WQ0012709_Final Permit_20061002

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William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
pwon C Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
October 2, 2006
Earl Scott Wells
Wells Pork Products WWTF
750 Croomsbridge Rd
Burgaw, NC 28425
Subject: Permit No. WQ0012709
Wells Pork Products WWTF
Wastewater Surface Irrigation
Pender County
Dear Mr. Wells:
In accordance with your renewal request without modification received 07/18/06, we are
forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0012709, dated 10/02/06, to Wells Pork Products WWTF
for the continued operation of the subject wastewater treatment and surface irrigation facilities.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until 09/30/2011, shall void
Permit No. WQ0012709 issued 09/12/2001, 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.
Remember to take the time to review this permit thoroughly, as some of the conditions
contained therein may have been added, changed, or deleted since the last issuance. Pay
particular attention to changes to the groundwater sampling reporting requirement in permit
condition 1V(2). An additional copy of the result shall be sent to the Wilmington regional office
as well as the central office.
On September 1, 2006 State Administrative Code (15A NCAC 02T) governing surface
irrigation systems became effective. Since the application package was received prior to the
adoption of the rules, this permit has been issued under 15A NCAC 02H in effect prior to
September 1, 2006. Future renewals, modifications, or new permit applications will be subject to
15A NCAC 02T.
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.
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Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
SURFACE 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
Wells Pork Products WWTF
Pender County
FOR THE
construction and / continued operation of a 2,100 gallon per day (GPD) surface irrigation treatment and
disposal facility consisting of one-1,500 gallon grease trap; three-1,500 gallon holding tanks; one-I,500
gallon pump tank with dual 1/2 horsepower submersible pumps; one -high water alarm system; four-
17,000 gallon covered, above ground steel storage tanks; one-159,000 square foot irrigation area, with
associated solid set spray irrigation equipment, to include 20-Senniger 7025-1 spray nozzles and one -five
horsepower irrigation pump; and all associated valves, piping, and appurtenances to serve WeI1s Pork
Products WWTF, with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received
07/18/06, and subsequent additional information received by the Division, 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 09/30/2011, shall void Permit No.
WQ0012709 issued 09/12/2001, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of 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 Land Application Unit, Division of Water Quality, 1636 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1636,
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
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.

The surface irrigation facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times so that there
is no discharge to the surface waters, nor any contamination of ground waters, which will render them
unsatisfactory for normal use. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including
the creation of nuisance conditions or failure of the irrigation area to adequately assimilate the
wastewater, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective actions including those actions that may be
required by the Division of Water Quality, such as the construction of additional or replacement
wastewater treatment and disposal facilities.
4. 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.
5. The residuals generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed in accordance with General
Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the Division.
6. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is prohibited.
7. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a) 400 feet between wetted area and any residence or places of public assembly under separate
ownership,
b) 150 feet between wetted area and property lines,
c) 100 feet between wetted area and wells,
d) 100 feet between wetted area and drainageways or surface water bodies,
e) 50 feet between wetted area and public right of ways,
f) 100 feet between wastewater treatment units and wells, and
g) 50 feet between wastewater treatment units and property lines.
These buffers do apply in instances in which the sale of property would cause any of the buffers now
complied with, for the treatment and disposal facilities, to be violated. The applicant is advised that
any modifications to the existing facilities will require a permit modification.
II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. Upon classification of the wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities by the Water Pollution
Control System Operators Certification Commission (WPCSOCC), the Permittee shall designate and
employ a certified operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) and one or more certified operator(s) to
be back-up ORC(s) of the facilities in accordance with 15A NCAC 8G .0201. The ORC shall visit
the facilities in accordance with 15A NCAC SG .0204 or as specified in this permit and shall comply
with all other conditions specified in these rules.
3. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained.
4. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a condition that
will cause runoff.
5. Adequate measures shall betaken to prevent wastewater runoff from the irrigation field.
6. 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.
7. The application rate shall not exceed a cumulative loading of 52.0 inches over any twelve (12) month
period at an instantaneous application rate not to exceed '/a inches per hour. At no time, shall the
instantaneous application rate (inches applied per hour-IPH) result in surface run-off conditions. Nor
shall the instantaneous application rate (IPH) result in ponded wastewater conditions.

The application of plant available nitrogen (PAN) shall not exceed a cumulative loading rate of 300
pounds PAN per acre per year for Coastal Bermuda, and 50 pounds PAN per acre per year for the
winter cover crop. Application of nitrogen shall be credited to the actively growing crop at the time
of application. PAN shall be calculated using a 0.40 mineralization rate coefficient, due to the
unstabilized nature of the waste product. In order to receive PAN credit for the crop(s) grown, the
receiving crop(s) must be removed from the spray application area (See Condition II. 3.).
9. No type of wastewater other than that from Wells Pork Products WWTF shall be irrigated onto the
irrigation area.
10. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation occurs or while
normal maintenance is being performed.
11. Public access to the land application sites shall be controlled during active site use. Such controls
may include the posting of signs showing the activities being conducted at each site.
12. Only those cleaning agents and soaps which are bio-degradable, will not harm the cover crop, and
will not contravene the groundwater standards listed in 15A NCAC 2L may be utilized in the subject
truck washing facility.
III. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, soil or plant tissue analyses) deemed
necessary by the Division to insure surface and ground water protection will be established and an
acceptable sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.
2. Adequate records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking the amount of wastewater disposed.
These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following information:
a. Date of irrigation;
b. Volume of wastewater irrigated;
c. Field irrigated;
d. Length of time held is irrigated;
e. Continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings for each field;
£ Weather conditions; and
g. Maintenance of cover crops.
The effluent from the subject facilities shall be monitored by the Permittee at the point prior to
irrigation every MARCH, JULY, and NOVEMBER for the following parameters:
BOD5 TSS
Fecal Coliform pH
NH3 as N Sodium
Magnesium Calcium
Sodium Adsorption Ratio by Calculation
TKN NO2-N and NO3-N
Plant Available N (PAN) by Calculation

4. Results from the soils analysis required in Permit Condition Ill. 5., shall be utilized to determine the
appropriate amount of lime and/or gypsum to be incorporated into the spray irrigation field to
neutralize potential salts buildup from the cleaning agents and disinfectants. Salts accumulation shall
not be allowed to build to a point that inhibits the soils ability to absorb the spray irrigated
wastewater.
An ANNUAL representative soils analysis (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis) shall be conducted
during the months of April 15'b to September 15`� (after initial sampling date is established, future
annual sampling, thereafter, shall occur on or near the date of the initial sampling (+/- up to seven
days)) on each permitted spray held area, and the results shall be maintained on file by the Permittee
for a minimum of five years. The Standard Soil Fertility Analysis shall include, but is not necessarily
limited to, the following parameters:
Acidity Manganese Potassium
Calcium Percent Humic Matter Sodium
Copper pH Zinc
Magnesium Exchangeable Sodium Percentage Phosphorus
Cation Exchange Capacity Base Saturation (by calculation)
6. Three copies of all operation and disposal records (as specified in Condition Ill. 2.) on Form NDAR-1
(Hydraulic data) and Form IRR-2 (Nutrient Balance data) shall be SUBMITTED ON OR BEFORE
THE LAST DAY OF APRIL, AUGUST, AND DECEMBER. Three copies of all effluent
monitoring data (as specified in Condition 111. 3.) on Form NDMR-1 shall be SUBMITTED ON OR
BEFORE THE LAST DAY OF APREL, AUGUST, AND DECEMBER. Three copies of the
representative soils analysis shall be submitted ANNUALLY on or before March I" of the following
year. All information shall be submitted to the following address:
NC Division of Water Quality
Groundwater Protection Section
Land Application Unit
1636 Mail Service Center
7. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Wilmington Regional Office, telephone number (910)
796-7215, 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 sludge digester; 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 render 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.
d. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of compliance
with its permit limitations.

IV.
V.
Occurrences outside normal business hours may also be reported to the Division's Emergency
Response personnel at telephone number [phone], [phone], or [phone].
Persons reporting 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,
GROUNDWATER REQUIREMENTS
I. The Aquifer Protection Section and Wilmington Regional Offices shall be furnished with copies of
the analyses of the periodic sampling of the slaughterhouse water supply well (as required by the
Pender County Health Department). The analyses shall be mailed to:
Aquifer Protection Section
NCDENR - Division of Water Quality
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
Aquifer Protection Section
NCDENR - Wilmington Regional Office
127 Cardinal Dr.
Wilmington, NC 28405-2845
2. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be
provided.
3. The COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15A NCAC
2L, Groundwater CIassifications 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 accordance with 15A NCAC 2L .0106(d)(2), 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 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, in accordance with 15A NCAC 2L .0106(d)(1).
4. Waste application activities shall not occur when the vertical separation between the depth of
application and the water table is less than three feet. Verification of the water table elevation can be
confirmed by on -site auger borings, which must be done within 24 hours prior to the wastewater
application event. When auger boring investigations are conducted, ensure that all open borings are
properly re -filled with native soil, prior to the application event, to decrease the chance of any waste
contaminating the groundwater.
INSPECTIONS
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 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 Iog 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.

3. 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.
V1. GENERAL CONDITIONS
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 must 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.
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 Chapter 4 and under
the Division's General Permit NCGO10000, and any requirements pertaining to wetlands under 15A
NCAC 2B .0200 and 2H .0500.
6. The Permittee shall retain a set of approved plans and specifications for the life of the project.
7. The Permittee must pay the annual administering and compliance fee 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).
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.
Permit issued this the 2.nd day of October, 2006
NORTH C LINA E ENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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tan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0012709