WQ0008525_Final Permit_19940421

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
April 21, 1994
William C. Overton
Blue Flames Fuels, Inc.
Post Office Box 6
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 27870
Dear Mr. Overton:
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Subject: Permit No. WQ0008525
Blue Flames Fuels, Inc.
Dunlow's Grocery
Groundwater Remediation Facilities
Halifax County
In accordance with your application received October 5, 1993, we are forwarding herewith Permit
No. WQ0008525, dated April 21, 1994, to Blue Flames Fuels, Inc. for the construction and operation of
the subject groundwater remediation facility.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until March 31, 1999 and shall be subject to
the conditions and limitations as specified therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring
requirements in this permit. Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting and maintaining the
required operational information will result in future compliance problems.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, you have the
right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of
this permit. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the
North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, P,O. Drawer
27447, Raleigh, NC 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
One set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you need additional
information concerning this matter, please contact Michael D. Allen at [phone].
Sincerely,
A. Pres Howard, Jr., P.E.
cc: Halifax County Health Department
ENSCI Engineering Group, P.A.
Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Raleigh Regional Office, Groundwater Section
Jack Floyd, Groundwater Section
Training and Certification Unit
Facilities Assessment Unit
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
INFILTRATION GALLERY PERMIT
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina as
amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Blue Flames Fuels, Inc.
Halifax County
FOR THE
construction and operation of a 1,900 GPD groundwater remediation facility consisting of a 7 foot deep, 3
foot wide and 83 foot long recovery trench with a 10 GPM sump pump, a 10 GPM diffused air stripping
tank, two (2) 10 GPM containerized activated carbon units in series, and a 1,955 ft2 infiltration field to
serve Dunlow's Grocery with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application
received October 5, 1993, and in conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting
data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until March 31, 1999 and shall be subject to
the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARD
1. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a
certification must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted
facility has been installed in accordance with this permit, the approved plans and
specifications, and other supporting materials. Mail the Certification to the Water Quality
Permits and Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535.
2. The Raleigh Regional Office, telephone number [phone], shall be notified at least
forty-eight (48) hours in advance of operation of the installed facilities so that an in -place
inspection can be made. Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made during
the normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday,
excluding State Holidays.
3. This permit shall become voidable if the soils fail to adequately assimilate the wastes and
may be rescinded unless the facilities are installed, maintained, and operated in a manner
which will protect the assigned water quality standards of the surface waters and ground
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4. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of
nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those
actions that may be required by this Division, such as the construction of additional or
replacement treatment or disposal facilities.
5. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility for damages
to surface or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this facility.
6. Any residuals generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed in accordance with
General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management.
7. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated groundwater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited.
II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) of
the wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and
grade at least equivalent to or greater than the classification assigned to the wastewater
treatment facilities by the Certification Commission. The Permittee must also employ a
certified back-up operator of the appropriate type and grade to comply with the conditions
of Title 15A, Chapter 8A, .0202. The ORC of the facility must visit each Class I facility at
least weekly and each Class II, III, and IV facility at least daily, excluding weekends and
holidays, and must properly manage and document daily operation and maintenance of the
facility and must comply with all other conditions of Title 15A, Chapter 8A, .0202.
3. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -discharge system to
prevent the discharge of any wastewater resulting from the operation of this facility.
III. 'MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to insure
surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable sampling
reporting schedule shall be followed.
2. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Raleigh Regional Office, telephone number
[phone], as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next
working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the
following:
a. Any occurrence at the wastewater treatment facility which results in the treatment of
significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such as
the dumping of the contents of a basin or tank, the known passage of a slug of
hazardous substance through the facility, or any other unusual circumstances;
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that renders the facility
incapable of adequate wastewater treatment, such as mechanical or electrical failures of
pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.;
c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-pass
directly to receiving waters without treatment of all or any portion of the influent to
such station or facility; or
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d. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the facility is not in compliance
with its permit limitations.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
form within 15 days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report must outline
the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.
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Prior to operation of the remediation system, a flow measurement device shall be installed
to monitor the volume of water removed by the recovery trench. The device shall be
designed to record the volume of water on a daily basis. Records of flow measurement
shall be maintained by the Permittee and submitted quarterly along with the monitoring well
data schedule in No. 5 below.
2. Prior to operation of the remediation system, the Permittee shall abandon the water supply
well located on the property. Abandonment of the well shall be coordinated with the
Raleigh Regional Office and shall be conducted in accordance with 15A NCAC 2C (Well
Construction Standards).
3. Prior to beginning operations, one (1) additional monitoring well (designated as MW-8),
shall be installed to monitor groundwater quality. The well shall be constructed such that
the water level in the well is never above or below the screened (open) portion of the well at
any time during the year. The general location is marked on Attachment A. The
monitoring well shall be constructed in accordance with this permit, and approved by the
Raleigh Regional Office.
4. Monitor wells MW-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, shall be sampled every January, April, July,
and October. Monitor well MW-7 shall be sampled in April. All wells shall be monitored
for the following parameters:
Water Level
Ethylene Dibromide
Isopropyl Ether
EPA Method 602 (including Xylenes and MTBE)
The measurement of water levels must be made prior to sampling for the remaining
parameters. The depth to water in each well shall be measured from the surveyed point on
the top of the casing.
5. The results of the sampling and analysis shall be sent to the Groundwater Section, Permits
and Compliance Unit, P.Q. Box 29535 Raleigh, N.C. 27626-0535 on Form GW-59
(Compliance Monitoring Report Form] every February, May, August, and November.
6. The influent and effluent from the treatment system shall be sampled once every two (2)
weeks for the first three (3) months and monthly thereafter for the parameters specified
below:
Ethylene Dibromide
Isopropyl Ether
EPA Method 602 (including Xylenes and MTBE)
The results of the sampling and analysis shall be sent to the Groundwater Section, Permits
and Compliance Unit, P.O. Box 29535 Raleigh, N.C. 27626-0535 within 30 days of
sample collection.
7. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall
be provided.
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8. The COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in
15A NCAC 2L,.Groundwater Classifications and Standards. The Compliance Boundary is
for the disposal system constructed after December 31, 1983 is established at either (1) 250
feet from the waste disposal area, or (2) 50 feet within the property boundary, whichever is
closest to the waste disposal area. An exceedance of Groundwater Quality Standards at or
beyond the Compliance Boundary is subject to immediate remediation action in addition to
the penalty provisions applicable under General Statute 143-215.6A(a)(1).
In accordance with 15A NCAC 2L, a REVIEW BOUNDARY is established around the
disposal systems midway between the Compliance Boundary and the perimeter of the
waste disposal area. Any exceedance of standards at the Review Boundary shall require
remediation action on the part of the permittee.
9. All wells that are constructed for purposes of groundwater monitoring shall be constructed
in accordance with 15A NCAC 2C .0108 (Standards of Construction for Wells Other than
Water Supply) and any other state and local laws and regulations pertaining to well
construction.
10. Within sixty (60) days of completion of all monitoring wells, the permittee shall submit two
original copies of a scaled topographic map (scale no greater than 1 ":100') signed and
sealed by a professional engineer or a state licensed land surveyor that indicates all of the
following information:
a. the location and identity of each monitoring well,
b. the location of the waste disposal system,
c. the location of all property boundaries,
d. the latitude and longitude of the established horizontal control monument,
e. the relative elevation of the top of the well casing (which shall be known as the
"measuring point"), and
f. the depth of water below the measuring point at the time the measuring point is
established.
The survey shall be conducted using approved practices outlined in North Carolina General
Statutes Chapter 89C and the North Carolina Administrative Code Title 21, Chapter 56.
The surveyor shall establish a horizontal control monument on the property of the waste
disposal system and determine the latitude and longitude of this horizontal control
monument to a horizontal positional accuracy of +/- above shall be surveyed relative to this
horizontal control monument. The positional accuracy of features listed in a. through e.
above shall have a ratio of precision not to exceed an error of closure of 1 foot per 10,000
feet of perimeter of the survey. Any features located by the radial method will be located
from a minimum of two points. Horizontal control monument shall be installed in such a
manner and made of such materials that the monument will not be destroyed due to
activities that may take place on the property. The map shall also be surveyed using the
North American Datum of 1983 coordinate system and shall indicate the datum on the neap.
All bearings or azimuths shall be based on either the true or NAD 83 grad meridian. If a
Global Positioning System (GPS) is used to determine the latitude and longitude of the
horizontal control monument, a GPS receiver that has the capability to perform differential
GPS shall be used and all data collected by the GPS receiver will be differentially
corrected.
The maps and any supporting documentations shall be sent to the Groundwater Section,
N.C. Division of Environmental Management P.O. Box 29535 Raleigh, N.C. 27626-
0535.
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11. Upon completion of all well construction activities, a certification must be received from a
professional engineer certifying that the monitoring wells are located and constructed in
accordance with the Well Construction Standards (15A NCAC 2C) and this permit. This
certification should be submitted with copies of the Well Completion Form (GW-1) for
each well. Mail this certification and the associated GW-1 forms to the Permits and
Compliance Unit, Groundwater Section, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC, 27626-0535.
12. For the initial sampling of the new well as specified elsewhere in the permit, the Permittee
shall submit a copy of the GW-1 Form (Well Completion Form) with the Compliance
Monitoring Form (GW-59) for that well. Compliance Monitoring Forms that do not
include copies of the GWA form will be returned to the permittee without being processed.
Failure to submit these forms as required by this permit may result in the initiation of
enforcement activities pursuant to NC General Statutes 143-215.6.
13. All components of the groundwater recovery, treatment, and disposal system shall be
properly weather -proofed to prevent freezing and failure of the system.
14. The groundwater recovery, treatment and disposal system shall be inspected weekly. If it
is determined that the system is malfunctioning, all repairs should be made as soon as
possible and reported to the Raleigh Regional Office within 48 hours.
15. The groundwater treatment system shall consistently achieve at least a 95% treatment
efficiency (i.e. remove 95% of the influent contaminants) prior to discharge to the injection
wells. If the treatment system fails to consistently achieve this standard, additional
treatment units or changes in operational methods, may be required.
16. Isoconcentration (lines connecting points of equal concentration) reaps in both the vertical
and horizontal directions shall be developed using the April and October groundwater
monitoring data for BTEX, MTBE, EDB, and isopropyl ether. A water level contour map
must also be developed on a semiannual basis. These maps shall be submitted along with
all other monitoring data for that period.
1. Adequate inspection, maintenance and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to insure
proper operation of the subject facilities.
2. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the groundwater recovery and treatment
facilities to prevent malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors and discharges which
may cause or lead to the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health, or a
nuisance. The Permittee shall maintain an inspection log or summary including at least the
date and time of inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective
actions taken by the Permittee. This log of inspections shall be maintained by the Permittee
for a period of three -years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available to the
Division of Environmental Management or other -permitting authority, upon request.
3. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Environmental
Management may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect any property,
premises or place on or related to the disposal site or facility at any reasonable time for the
purpose of determining compliance with this permit, may inspect or copy any records that
must be maintained under the terms and conditions of this permit, and may obtain samples
of groundwater, surface water, or leachate.
VT. GENERA, CONDTTIQNS
1 _ This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with
the conditions of this permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting
data.
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2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in
the application and other supporting data.
3. This permit is not transferable. In the event there is a desire for the facilities to change
ownership, or there is a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request must be
submitted to the Division of Environmental Management accompanied by an application
fee, documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting materials as may be
appropriate. The approval of this request will be considered on its merits and may or may
not be approved.
4. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the
Permittee for the life of this project.
5. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6(a) to 143-215.6(c).
6. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty
(30) days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause
the Division to initiate action to revoke this permit as specified by 15A NCAC 2H .0205
(c)(4).
7. The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and
all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government
agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
8. The Permittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this permit, shall request its
extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will review the adequacy of the
facilities described therein, and if warranted, will extend the permit for such period of time
and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate.
9. This permit shall become voidable unless the agreement between Blue Flames Fuels, Inc.
and NCDOT for the construction of the infiltration gallery within NCDOT's right of way
for U.S. 158 is in full force and effect.
Permit issued this the 21st day of April, 1994
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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A. Preston oward, Jr., .E., Director
Division o nvironmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0008525
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Permit No. WQ0008525
April 21, 1994
I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North
Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the
project,
Project Name
Location
for the
Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation
of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and
intent of this permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature
Date
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RATING SCALE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS
Name of Facility: 17ONLOW,-3 G��`R-Y (�LuE FL&Me FUEc�_, I NC-�
Owner or Contact Person: WIL.LIAM C. ovetot.t
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County: 4,N_'-IFP.X Telephone: (°1l9)53-7_ cP141
Present Classification: New Facility ✓ Existing Facility
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Check Classification(s): Subsurface Spray Irrigation LandApplication
Wastewater Classification: (Circle One) 0 11 111 IV Total Points:
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SUBSURFACE CIASSiFiCATK)N
(check all units that apply)
1. septic tanks
2. pump tanks
3, siphon or pump -dosing systems
4, sand fillers
5. grease trap4nierceplor
6. oil/wafer separators
7. subsuriace treatment and disposal;
gravity
pressure
SPRAY IRF } TION C✓AS.SIFICAT)CN
(check all units that apply)
1. ,preliminary
treatment (definition no. 32 )
2.
lagoons
3.
septic tanks
4.
pump tanks
5.
pumps
6.
sand filters
7.
grease trapAnierceptor
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oillwater separators
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disinfection
10.
chemical addition for
nutrientlatgae control
11,
spray irrigation of wastewater
Pretreatment of wastewater In excess of these components shall be rated using the point rating
system and will require on operator with an appropriate dual certification.
LAND APPLICATIONIFIESIDUALS CLASSIFICATION (Applies only to permit holder)
1. _ Land app5callon of biosolids, residuals or contaminaled soils on a designated site.
WASTEWATER TFEATPv EN7 FAC)UTY CLASSIFICATION
The following systems shalt be assigned a Class I classification, unless the flow is of a significant quantity or the technology is
unusually complex, to require consideration by the Commission on a case -by -case basis: (Check if Appropriate)
1 001wa'er Separator Systems consisting only of physical separation, pumps and disposal;
2. Seplic Tank/Sand Filter Systems consisting only of septic tanks, dosing apparatus, pumps,sand filters, disinfection
and direct discharge;
3. Lagoon Systems consisting only a preliminary treatment, lagoons, pumps, disinfection, necessary chemical
treatment for algae or nutrient control, and direct discharge;
4—Closed-loop Recycle Systems;
5. ✓ Groundwater Remedialion Systems consisting only of pumps, air -stripping, carbon adsorption, disinfection and
disposal;
6. Fish larms with discharge to surface waters:
7. water Plan[ sludge handling and back -wash water ltealmenl;
8. Sealood processing consisting of screening and disposal.
9. Sing,'e-ismily discharging systems with the exception of Aerobic Treatment Units, will be classified it permitted after
July 1. 1993 or it upon inspeclion by the Division, it is found that the system is riot being adequately operated or
maintained. Svwh systems will be notified of the classification or reclassilicalion.�y the Commission, in writing.