WQ0012467_Correction_20020701

Mi_hac[ F. Easley. Govemor
William G. Ross Jr.. SesrcLary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan 'A' Klimek. P,E., Director
Division of Water Quality
July 1, 2002
William D. Gill. P.E.
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
I l 1 North Church Street
Smithfield, VA 234310
Subject: Permit No. WQ0012467 Correction
Duplin Marketing Company, LLC
Wastewater lrri_ation System
Duplin County
Dear Mr. Gill:
In accordance with a request received on June 26, 2002, from LAW Engineering we are forwarding
herewith a corrected and clarified Permit No. WQ0012467, issued JuneV14, 2002, for the subject facility.
The following corrections have been made to the permit:
I . The correct expiration date for the permit is May 31. 2007. This has been corrected in
the cover letter as well as Page I of the permit.
2. Section IV of the permit has been renumbered accurately.
3. Condition IV. 3 has been clarified with additional language regarding appropriate
methods of abandoning a monitoring, well.
4. Condition IV. 4 has been added to clarify replacement of wells that can not be located on
site but were constructed in accordance in past permits issued to this site.
Please replace the cover letter, Page 1, and Pages 5-9 -Aith the corrected cover letter, Page 1, and
Pages 5-9 into Permit No. WQ0012467, issued June 14, 2002.
if you have any questions regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact Sue Homewood -at 733-
5083, extension 502. Thank you for your cooperation. =
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Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Wilmington Regional Office, Groundwater Section
Groundwater Section, Central Office
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June 14, 2002
William D. Gill, P.E.
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
1 I 1 North Church Street
Smithfield, VA 23430
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Dcpartment of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division Of Water Quality
Subject: Permit No. WQ0012467
Duplin Marketing Company, LLC
Wastewater Spray lrrigation
Duplin County
Dear Mr. Gill:
In accordance with your modification request received October 2, 2001, and subsequent documentation
submitted, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0012467, dated June 14, 2002, to Smithfield Packing
Company, Inc. for the continued operation of the subject wastewater treatment facilities and expansion of the
subject spray irrigation facilities. This modification increases the allowable flow to the system and approves
construction of new spray irrigation facilities.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until May 31, 2007, shall void Permit No. WQ0012467
issued November 5, 2001, 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, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, -NC 27699-
6714_ 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 Sue Homewood at [phone] eAnsion 502.
cc: DupIin County Health Department
Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Wilmington Regional Office, Groundwater Section
Groundwater Section, Central Office
LAW Engineering
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit
Non-Discharge Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION'
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
SPRAY IRRIGATION SYSTEM 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
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Duplin County
continued operation and an increase in flow for a 5,824 GPD, 260 operating days per year, spray irrigation treatment
and disposal facility consisting of a 400,000 gallon anaerobic lagoon, a 120 GPM pump station, an existing spi
irrigation system consisting of seventeen (17) 17 GPM full circle fixed sprinkler heads, 4 17 GPM half circle fixea
sprinkler heads covering approximately a 2.53 acre irrigation field, and a new irrigation system consisting of thirteen
(13) 17 GPM full circle fixed sprinkler heads, nine (9) 17 GPM half circle fixed sprinkler heads covering
approximately a 2.58 acre irrigation field to serve Duplin Marketing Company, LLC, with no discharge of wastes to
the surface waters, pursuant to the application received October 2, 2001, 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 p'drxnif._
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until May 31, 2007, shall void Permit No. WQ0012467 issued
November 5, 2001, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of the new irrigation system, 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. If this
project is to be completed in phases and partially certified. you shall retain the responsibilityjesponsibility to track
further construction aDDroved under the same Dermit. and shall Drovide a final certificate of comnletion
once the entireroject has been com leted. Mail the Certification to the Non -Discharge Permitting Unit,
Division of Water Quality, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617.
2. The Wilmington 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 mad -
Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made during the normal office hours from 8:00 a.i_
until 5:00 p-m. on Monday through Friday, excluding State Holidays.

c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer Iine. 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.
d. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of compliance with
its permit limitations.
Persons reportinY such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter form within five
(5) 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.
117. GROUNDWATER RE UIREMENTS
Within 90 days of permit issuance, a new monitor well, NMI-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 and name for each
well is marked on Figure 1. Each monitoring well shall be located at the review boundary, constructed in
accordance with this permit, and approved by the Wilmington Regional Office.
2. The well must be constructed by either a North Carolina Certified Well Contractor, the property owner, or
the property lessee according to General Statutes 87-94.4(b)(2). If the construction is not performed by a
certified well contractor, the property owner or lessee must physically perform the actual well construction
activities and the well must be constructed according to the North Carolina Well Construction Standards
(15A NCAC 2C .0108) and the local county rules.
Unless it has already been performed, within thirty (30) days of permit issuance, monitor wells MW- 4.
MW-5, NNW-6, and MW-7, shall be temporarily abandoned (depicted on Figure 2) by securing the
wellheads to prevent access by hand. The wells shall be temporarily abandoned by securing the wellheads
to prevent access by hand. Each well shall have a lockable cap and be locked in order to reasonably
ensure against unauthorized access and use 115A NCAC 2C_ .Ql_08(c)(7)1. The wells shall be further
secured by placing a compatible watertight cap or seal onto the riser pipe to prevent potential
contamination from entering the wells.
4. Monitor wells that are not able to be located at the facility for active service in the moniioi`.ing program
shall be replaced by new wells of the same construction, and in the same general location as the "missing"
wells. The wells must be constructed by either a North Carolina Certified Well Contractor, the property
owner, or the property lessee according to General Statutes 87-98.4(b)(2). If the construction is not
performed by a certified well contractor, the property owner or lessee must physically perform the actual
well construction activities, and the wells must be constructed according to North Carolina Well
Construction Standards (15A NCAC 2C .0108) and the local county rules.
The Vvihnin-ton Regional Office, telephone number 910-395-3900(910) 395-3900, shall be notified at
least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the construction of any monitoring well so that an inspection can be
made of the monitoring well location. Such notification to the regional groundwater 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.
6. Within thirty (30) days of completion of all well construction activities, a certification must be received
from a professional engineer or a Iicensed geologist cei ufying that the monitoring well is located
according to this permit.
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7. Monitor wells MW-1, MW-2, MW-3, and MW-8 shall be sampled March and November for the
parameters listed below. In addition, monitor well MW-8 shall be initially sampled after construction and
before the operation of the expanded sprayfield. Prior to sampling the parameters, the measurement of
water levels must be taken. The depth to water in each well shall be measured from the surveyed point on
the top of the casing_ The measuring points (top of well casing) of all monitoring wells shall be surveyed
relative to a common datum.
Total Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 N) Chloride
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Nitrate (NO3 N)
Total Phosphorus Fecal Coliform
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Water level
pH
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) sampled in November.
For Total Organic Carbon (TOC), if concentrations greater than 10 mg/l are detected in any down -gradient
monitoring well, additional sampling and analysis must be conducted to identify the individual
constituents comprising this TOC concentration. If the TOC concentration as measured in the background
monitor well exceeds 10 mg/I, this concentration will be taken to represent the naturally occurring TOC
concentration. Any exceedances of this naturally occurring TOC concentration in the down -gradient wells
shall be subject to the additional sampling and analysis as described above.
For Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) sampled in November, use only one of the following methods:
1) Standard Method 6230D, Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL) at 0.5 ug/L or less
2) Standard Method 6210, PQL at 0.5 ug/L or less
3) EPA Method 8021, Low Concentration, PQL at 0.5 ug/L or less
4) EPA Method 8260, Low Concentration, PQL at 0.5 ug/L or less
5) Another method with prior approval by the Groundwater Section Chief.
Any of the referenced methods used for VOCs must at a minimum, include all the constituents listed in
Table VM of Standard Method 6230D. Amy method used must provide a PQL of -0.5 ugfl: or less, which
must be supported by laboratory proficiency studies as required by the DWQ Laboratory Certification
Unit. Any constituents detected above the Method Detection Limit (NML) but below the PQL of 0.5 ug/L
must be qualified (estimated) and reported.
Any laboratory selected to analyze parameters must be Division of Water Quality (DWQ) certified for
those parameters required.
8. All reports and documentation (GW-1, GW-59) shall be mailed to the following address:
Groundwater Section
Permits and Compliance Unit
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1636
Updated blank forms (GW-1, OW-59) may be downloaded from the Groundwater Section's website at
hnD:HMy.ehnnstate.nc.us/ or requested from the address mentioned above.
9. For the initial sampling of the 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 GW-I form will be returned to the
Perrnittee 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.
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10. The results of the sampling and analysis must be received on Form GW-59 (Groundwater Quay`
Monitoring: Compliance Report Form) by the Groundwater Section (address listed in the "Reportir._
Documentation" section of the Groundwater Requirements), on or before the last working day of the
month following the sampling month. The data of all groundwater sampling analyses required by the
permit conditions must be reported -using the most recent GW-59 form along with attached copies of the
laboratory analyses.
11_ 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 Iand 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"),
(f) the depth of water below the measuring point at the time the measuring point is established,
(g) the location of Review and Compliance boundaries, and
(h) the date the map is prepared and/or revised.
Control monuments 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. Maps and any supporting
documentation shall be sent to the Groundwater Section as addressed above.
The permittee is responsible for the geographic accuracy of any map submitted, however produced.
12_ Waste application activities shall not occur when the vertical separation between depth of application and
the water table is at less than one (1) foot. Verification of the water table elevation can be confirmed by
water level readings obtained from the monitor well(s) near the site or auger boring(s), which must be
done within 24 hours, prior to application of wastewater. Any open borings must be properly filled with
native soil, prior to application to decrease the chance of any waste contaminating the groundwater.
13. The COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations iri_15A NCAC 2L,
Groundwater Classifications and Standards. The Compliance Boundary for the disposal system
individually permitted after December 31, 1983 is established at either 250 feet from the waste disposal
area, or 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 according to 15A NCAC 2L .0106(d)(2).
The 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 action in accordance with 15A NCAC 2L .0106(d)(1).
14. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be provided.
INSPECTIONS
1. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to insure proper
operation of the subject facilities-
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2. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the wastewater treatment and disposal 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 keep 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 upon request to the Division or other permitting authority.
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 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.
VI. GENERAL CONDITIONS
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.
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 trust be submitted to the Division 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. 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 to 143-
215.6C.
5. The issuance of this permit does not exempt 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, including but not limited to applicable river buffer rules in 15A NCAC 2B .0200,
erosion and sedimentation control requirements in 15A NCAC Ch. 4 and under the Division's General
Permit NCG0100000, and any requirements pertaining to wetlands under 15A NCAC 2B .0200 and 2H
.0500.
A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the Permittee for the
life of the project.
7. The annual administering and compliance fee trust 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).

S. The Perrnittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this permit, shall request its extensior
Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will review the adequacy of the facilities described thereii.,
and if warranted, will extend the permit for such period of time and under such conditions and limitations
as it may deem appropriate.
Permit issued this the 14'hof June, 2002
NORTH AROLINA E IRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.. Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0012467
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