WQ0008799_Amendment_20000218

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
February 18, 2000
MR. GREGORY R. BOOZER,
VICE PRESIDENT MANUFACTURING SERVICES
DAN RIVER INC., HARRIS FINISHING PLANT
POST OFFICE BOX 261
DANVILLE, VIRGINIA 24543
Dear Mr. Boozer:
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
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Subject: Amendment to Permit No. WQ0008799
Dan River Inc., Harris NC Finishing Plant
Land Application of Wastewater Residuals
Rutherford County
In accordance with the request received February 17, 2000, we are forwarding herewith amended
pages one (1) and three (3) of Permit No. WQ0008799 for the subject Land Application of Residuals facility.
The following corrections have been made to the permit:
I. Pages one (1) and three (3) have been amended to reflect the increase in dry tonnage from 126 dry
tons/year to 290 dry tons/year.
Please replace pages one (1) and three (3) with the corrected pages in Permit No. WQ0008799 issued
December 1, 1998.
If you need any additional information concerning this matter, please contact Kristin Miguez at (919)
733-5083 extension 524.
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Kerr T. Stevens
cc: Rutherford County Health Department
Asheville Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit
Permit File WQ0008799
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Telephone [phone] Fax[phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT ANDNATURAL RESOURCES'
RALEIGH
RESIDUALS LAND APPLICATION 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
Dan River Inc.
Rutherford County
FOR THE
continued operation of a wastewater residuals land application program consisting of the application of
290 dry tons per year of residuals from sources listed in Condition 11 5, to approximately 229.3 acres of
land in Rutherford County with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application
received on July 20, 1998, and in conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting
data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and
considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until October 30, 2003, shall void Permit
No. WQ0008799 issued February 10, 1997, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions
and limitations:
L PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. The Asheville Regional Office, telephone number 828/ 251-6208 and the appropriate
local governmental official (county manager/city manager) shall be notified at least
twenty-four (24) hours prior to the initial application of the residuals to a site so that an
inspection can be made of the application sites and application method. 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. In addition, the
Rutherford County Manager's office must be notified prior to the initial application so
that they will be aware that the operation has commenced_
2. This permit shall become voidable if the soils fail to adequately assimilate the wastes and
may be rescinded unless the sites are maintained and operated in a manner which will
protect the assigned water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.

3. An acceptable pH must be maintained in the soil, residual and lime mixture, greater than
6.0, on all land application sites to insure optimum yield for the crap(s) specified below.
The agronomist shall provide information on the pH best suited for the specified crop and
the soil type.
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The application rates shall not exceed the following for the specified crops:
Crop
PAN (lb./acre/Yr.)
Alfalfa
200
Bermuda Grass (Hay, Pasture)
220
Blue Grass
120
Corn (Grain)
160
Corn (Silage)
200
Cotton
70
Fescue
250
Forest (Hardwood & Softwood)
75
Milo
100
Small Grain (Wheat, barley, oats)
100
Sorghum, Sudex (Pasture)
180
Sorghum, Sudex (Silage)
220
Soybeans
200
Timothy, Orchard, & Rye Grass
200
If the approved land application sites are to be double cropped (i.e., a crop in the spring
and a second crop in the fall, with BOTH crops to receive wastewater residuals), then the
second crop shall receive an application of nutrients at a rate of no greater than 50
lbs/acre/yr. This practice will be allowed as long as the second crop is to be harvested. If
the second crop is to be planted for erosion control only, and is to be tilled into the soil,
then no wastewater residuals shall be applied to these fields because the nitrogen will
essentially be returned to the soil. w
No residuals other than the following are hereby approved for land application in
accordance with this permit:
Permit Volume
Source County Number (dr t
Dan River Inc. Harris NC
Finshing Plant Rutherford NC0083275 290
The lifetime heavy metal loadings shall not exceed the following for the corresponding
Cation Exchange Capacities (CEC):
Lifetime Loadings (lbs/acre)
Parameter
CEC < 5
CEC 5 - 15
CEC > 15
Lead
500
1000
2000
Zinc
250
500
1000
Copper
125
250
500
Nickel
125
250
500
Cadmium
4.5
9
18
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