WQ0008799_Final Permit_20010514

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
May 14, 2001
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT ANN) NATURAL RESOURCES
MR. GREGORY R. BOOZER, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MANUFACTURING
DAN RIVER, JNC.
POST OFFICE BOX 261
DANV ILLE, VIRGINIA 24543
Subject: Permit No. WQ0008799 Clarification
Dan River, Inc.
Harris, NC Finishing Plant
Distribution/Land Application of Residuals from
the Treatment of Other Wastewater
Rutherford County
Dear Mr. Boozer:
In accordance with a written request received from you on April 12, 2001, we are forwarding herewith
an amended Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8, and Page 9 of Permit No. WQ0008799, issued December 27, 2000,
for the subject residuals distribution/land application program.
It is the Division of Water Quality's (Division) understanding that Dazs River, Inc. has agreed to
withdraw an adjudication request that had been previously filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings
regarding this permit. This agreement was negotiated at a February 13, 2001 meeting between representatives
of Dan River, Inc.; Southern Soil Builders, Inc.; and the Water Quality Section of the Division's Asheville
Regional Office. In return, the Division has agreed to clarify some Ianguage in this permit regarding how
pathogen monitoring of the residuals is to be performed for this residuals distributiontland application program.
As such, the following amendments have been made to this permit:
1. Condition III. 3. (i.e., on Page 5) requires pathogen monitoring of residuals that are to be
distributed/Iand applied under the conditions of this permit. This condition is now clarified to
reflect more accurately how the residuals distribution/land application program is operated at this
facility. Note that all residuals distributed/land applied must still meet specific pathogen density
Iimits that are defined in Condition H. 4. before they may be distributed/land applied.
Condition III. 3, is being clarified to require pathogen monitoring of the residuals in the holding
tank prior to each distribution/land application event for the first year of operation under this permit.
One set of samples is sufficient for this purpose as Iong as additional residuals are not added to the
holding tank during the distribution/land application event. If residuals are added to the holding
tank during the event, another set samples must be taken, analyzed, and verified to be below the
required pathogen density limits before the distribution/land application event may continue.
Therefore, distribution/land application events must all be initiated out of the holding tank and not
out of the digesters or any other process unit present at the wastewater treatment facility. All other
aspects of this condition (e.g., reduction in monitoring frequency, steps to take if the wastewater
treatment facility is reseeded, etc.) are to remain as originally drafted.
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Amended Pages 6 through 9 are being included with this clarification correspondence simply
because the changes in Condition III. 3. made it necessary to format the permit differently. No
other changes have been made to the conditions contained on these pages.
Please replace Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8, and Page 9 with the amended Page 5, Page 6, Page
7, Page 8, and Page 9 into Permit No. WQ0008799, issued December 27, 2000.
If you need any additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms. Shannon Mohr
Thornburg at [phone], extension 353.
cc-, Southern Soil Builders, Inc.
Rutherford County Health Department
Asheville Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Asheville Regional Office, Groundwater Section
Central Office, Groundwater Section
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit
Permit File WQ0008799
Sinf ly,
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,r Kerr T. Stevens

11I. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Any monitoring (i.e., including groundwater, surface water, residuals, soil, or plant tissue analyses)
deemed necessary by the Division to ensure protection of the environment shall be established and an
acceptable sampling and reporting schedule shall be followed.
2. Proper records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking all distribution/land application activities.
The Permittee shall be responsible for developing and maintaining a consistent field
numbering/identification system. Records shall contain, but shall not be necessarily limited to, the
following information:
a. Source of residuals;
b. Date of residual application;
c. Information regarding the location of residual application (i.e., field owner name, address, and
telephone number; approximate field location; field number, etc.);
d. Method of application;
e. Weather conditions (i.e., sunny, cloudy, raining, etc.);
f. Soil conditions (Le.; dry, wet, frozen, etc.);
g. Type of crop or crops to be grown on field;
h. Volume of residuals applied in gallons per acre, dry tons per acre, or kilograms per hectare; and
i. Annual totals of dry tons per acre of residuals, annual pounds per acre of plant available nitrogen
(PAN), and annual pounds per acre of phosphorus applied to each field.
3. All residuals included in this permit shall be monitored by the Permittee for compliance with Condition
IL 4. of this permit. The results of all analyses shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a
minimum of five years. The residuals in the holding tank (i.e., following digestion) shall be tested
prior to each distribution/land application event for the first calendar year following this permit's
issuance. A distribution/land application event shall be defined as the time period during which
residuals are removed from the holding tank such that the volume has been reduced to a level that is
satisfactory to meet the residuals management needs of the Permittee. Note that this condition requires
that distribution/land application events be initiated from the holding tank alone and not from either of
the two digesters. One set of samples shall be sufficient for each distribution/] and application event as
long as no additional residuals are added to the holding tank during the event. Any time that additional
residuals are added to the holding tank during a distribution/land application event, another set of
samples shall be taken so that compliance with Condition H. 4. may be verified before the event
continues. If the samples from each distribution/land application event taken during the first calendar
year complies with the limits set forth in Condition H. 4„ then the monitoring frequency may be
reduced to an annual basis. Note, however, if the wastewater treatment plant is reseeded from a facility
that treats domestic wastewater (i.e., Town of Forest City) for any reason (i.e., upset of the biological
process, etc.), the Permittee shall test each batch of residuals prior to distribution/land application for
another calendar year, and the monitoring frequency may be reduced only as described above.

4. A residuals analysis shall be conducted annually from the date of permit issuance and any time that a
change in the manufacturing process of the finishing plant occurs. The results of all residuals analyses
shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five years. If distribution/land
application occurs at a frequency less than every annually, a residuals analysis will be required fot'each
instance of distribution/land application. The residuals analysis shall include, but shall not necessarily
be limited to, the following parameters:
Aluminum
Ammonia -Nitrogen
Arsenic
Cadmium
Calcium
Copper
Lead
Magnesium
Mercury
Molybdenum
Nickel
Nitrate -Nitrite Nitrogen
Percent Total Solids
PH
Phosphorus
Potassium
Selenium
Sodium
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
Zinc
Plant Available Nitrogen
(by calculation)
After the residuals have been monitored for two years at the above frequency, the Permittee may
submit a request to the Division for a permit modification for the reduction of the frequency of
monitoring for pollutant concentrations, but in no case shall the frequency of monitoring be less than
once per year when residuals are distributed/Iand applied.
5. A Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analysis shall be conducted by the Permittee
annually. The TCLP analysis shall include the following parameters (i.e., note the regulatory level in
milligrams per liter in parentheses):
Arsenic (5.0)
Cadmium (1.0)
Chlorobenzene (100.0)
o -Cresol (200.0)
Cresol (200.0)
1,2-Dichloroethane (0.5)
Endrin (0.02)
Hexachlorobenzene (0.13)
Lead (5.0)
Methoxychlor (10.0)
Pentachlorophenol (100,0)
Silver (5.0)
Trichloroethylene (0.5)
2,4,5 -TP (Silvex) (1A)
Barium (100.0)
Carbon tetrachloride (0.5)
Chloroform (6.0)
m -Cresol (200.0)
2,4-D (10.0)
1,1-Dichloroethylene (0.7)
Heptachlor (and its hydroxide) (0.00$)
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (0.5)
Lindane (0.4)
Methyl ethyl ketone (200.0)
Pyridine (5.0)
Tetrachloroethylene (0.7)
2,4,5 -Trichlorophenol (400.0)
Vinyl chloride (0.2)
Benzene (0.5)
Chlordane (0.03)
Chromium (5.0)
p -Cresol (200.0)
1,4 -Dichlorobenzene (7.5)
2,4-Dinitrotoluene (0.13)
Hexachloroethane (3.0)
Mercury (0.2)
Nitrobenzene (2.0)
Selenium (1.0)
Toxaphene (0.5)
2,4,6 -Trichlorophenol (2.0)
After the residuals have been monitored annually for two years, the Permittee may submit a request to
the Division for a perrnit modification to reduce the frequency of the TCLP analysis. In no case,
however, shall the frequency of TCLP monitoring be less than once per permit cycle when residuals are
distributed/land applied.
6. Three copies of all required monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in Condition III. 1.,
Condition III. 2., Condition III. 3., Condition M. 4., and Condition III. 5. shall be submitted annually
on or before March 1" of the year following the distribution/land application event to the following
address:
NC Division of Water Quality
Water Quality Section
Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617

7. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Asheville Regional Office, telephone number (828) 251-
6208, 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 with the residuals distributionfland application program that results in the
distribution/land application of significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or
characteristic.
b. Any failure of the residuals distribution/land application program resulting in a release of material
to surface waters.
c. Any time that self-monitoring information indicates that the residuals distribution/land application
program has gone out of compliance with the conditions and limitations of this permit or the
parameters on which the program was designed.
d. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons that renders the residuals
distribution/land application program incapable of adequate residual treatment.
e. Any spillage or discharge from a vehicle or piping system during transportation of residuals.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letterform within five
days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report shall outline the actions taken or
proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.
IV. GROUNDWATER REOUIREMENTS
1. No residuals shall be applied to any field when the vertical separation between the residuals and the
water table is less than three feet. Verification of the water table elevation by soil borings shall be
conducted on all fields within 24 hours prior to application of residuals. After verification of the water
table is concluded, the soil borings shall be filled in with native soil to decrease the chance of residuals
contaminating the surficial aquifer.
2. The COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15A NCAC
2L (i.e., Groundwater CIassifications and Standards). The Compliance Boundary for disposal systems
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 North Carolina
General Statute §143-215.6A(a)(1).
In accordance with 15A NCAC 2L, a REVIEW BOUNDARY is established around 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.
3. Any groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be provided.

V. INSPECTIONS
1. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the residuals storage, transport, 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 five years from the date of the
inspection and shall be made available to the Division or other permitting authority, upon request.
2. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division may, upon presentation of
credentials, enter and inspect any property, premises or place on or related to the treatment 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 kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; and may obtain
samples of groundwater, surface water, or leachate_
VI. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the distribution/land application activities are carried out in
accordance with the conditions of this permit, the supporting materials, and in the manner approved by
this Division.
2. This permit shall be effective only with respect to the nature and volume of residuals described in the
application and other supporting data.
3. This permit shall not be automatically transferable. In the event that there is a desire for the facilities
and/or program to change ownership or a name change of the Permittee, a formai permit request shall
be submitted to the Division accompanied by documentation from the parties involved and other
supporting materials as may be appropriate. The approval of this request shall be considered on its
merits and may or may not be approved.
4. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the Permittee to
an enforcement action by the Division in accordance with North Carolina General Statute §143-215.6A
through § 143-215.6C.
5. The annual administering and compliance fee shall be paid by the Permittee within 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 15 NCAC 2H .0205 (c)(4).
6. The issuance of this permit shall not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes,
rules, regulations, or ordinances that may be imposed by other government agencies (i.e., local, state,
and federal) which have jurisdiction.
7. The Permittee, at least six months prior to the expiration of this permit, shall request its extension.
Upon receipt of the request, the Conunission shall review the adequacy of the facilities described
therein, and if warranted, shall extend the permit for such period of time and under such conditions and
limitations as it may deem appropriate.
8. This permit may be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate any conditions, limitations, and
monitoring requirements the Division deems necessary in order to adequately protect the environment
and public health.

Permit issued this thplwenty-seventh day of December, 2000
NORTH QAFOLINA EbrVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
,-f Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0008799