WQ0013263_Final Permit_19970311

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources •
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary EDE H N FZ
A. Preston Howard, Jr., RE., Director
March 11, 1997 A"/r'4'4A&—
Mr. Greg Young, Town Manager
Town of Boone
PO Box 192
Boone, North Carolina 28607-0192
SUBJECT: Town of Boone
Permit No. WQ0013263 -
Distribution of Class A Wastewater
Residuals
Project No. CS370493-04 1,
Watauga County
Dear Mr. Young:
In accordance with your application received December 11, 1996, we are
forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0013263 dated March 11, 1997, to the Town of
Boone for the construction and operation of a wastewater residuals facility for the
distribution of Class A residuals.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until February 28, 2002, 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
to you, you have the right to 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 North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with
the Office of Administrative Hearings, P. O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N. C. 27611-7447.
Unless such demands are made, this permit shall be final and binding.
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A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the
Owner for the life of the project.
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 the approved plans and specifications. Mail
the Certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit, P. O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27626-0535. (Engineer's Certification Form is attached.)
If there are any questions concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Cecil G.
Madden, Jr., P. E. at [phone].
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rely,
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A. Preston How
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cc: Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates
Watauga County Health Department
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Don Safrit
Groundwater Section
Facilities Assessment
Robert Teulings
Don Evans
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
PERMIT FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF CLASS A RESIDUALS
1n 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
Town of Boone
Watauga County
FOR THE
construction and operation of a wastewater residuals facility for the distribution of Class A
residuals consisting of the distribution of 1250 dry tons per year of residuals from the sources
listed in Condition 112, with no discharge of waste to the surface waters, pursuant to the
application received on December 11, 1996 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 February 28, 2002, and shall
be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
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 and the
approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certification to the Permits and
Engineering Unit, P. O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535.
2. The Winston Salem 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.

II.
3. The distribution of Class A residuals program shall be effectively maintained and
operated as a non -discharge system to prevent the discharge of any wastes
resulting from the operation of this program.
4. This permit shall become voidable in the event of failure of the residuals program
to adequately protect the assigned water quality standards of the surface waters
and groundwaters.
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 program.
6. In the event that the residuals program is not operated satisfactorily, including the
creation of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take any immediate corrective
actions as may be required by the Division.
7. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated residuals or leachate from the residual
treatment facilities is prohibited.
8. All leachate must be reused as a wetting agent for the processing of residuals or
routed to the head of the treatment plant.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
The residuals treatment facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all
times.
2. No residuals other than the following are hereby approved for distribution in
accordance with this permit:
Permit
Volume
Source County Number _ _ (Dry Tons/Year)
Boone WWTP Watauga NC0020621 1250
3. All residuals shall be adequately stored to prevent leachate runoff until treated.
The finished product may be placed on a concrete pad, placed under shelter or
covered until such time as it is distributed to the buyer. If an alternate storage site
is to be used, approval must be obtained from the Division of Water Quality.
4. No other residuals other than those specified under Condition II 2 above may be
distributed. The Permittee shall request and obtain a permit amendment from the
Division of Water Quality for each additional residual source prior to acceptance
of that residual.
For a Class A residual to be sold or given away in bags or other container for
application to the land, the following must be satisfied:

The Ceiling Concentrations (Dry Weight Basis) and the Pollutant Monthly
Average Concentrations (Dry Weight Basis) must be maintained:
Ceiling
Monthly Average
Concentrations
Concentrations
Parameters
mg/kg
mg/kg
Arsenic
75
41
Cadmium
85
39
Copper
4,300
1,500
Lead
840
300
Mercury
57
17
Molybdenum
75
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Nickel
420
420
Selenium
100
100
Zinc 7,500 2,800
6. Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified residuals operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) of the residuals
program. The operator must hold a certificate of the type classification assigned to the
residuals program by the Certification Commission. The Permittee must also employ a
certified back-up operator of the appropriate type to comply with the conditions of Title
15A NCAC 8A.0202.
7. Adequate provisions shall be taken to prevent wind erosion and surface runoff from
conveying pollutants from the residuals treatment area onto the adjacent property or into
any surface waters.
8. A label shall be affixed to the bag or other container in which residuals that are sold or
given away for application to the land, or an information sheet shall be provided to the
person who receives the residuals sold or given away in an other container for application
to the land. The label or information sheet shall contain the following information:
a. The name and address of the person who prepared the residuals that is sold or
given away in a bag or other container for application to the land.
b. A statement that application of the residuals to the land is prohibited except in
accordance with the instructions on the label or information sheet.
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C. Information on all applicable buffers including a 10 foot buffer between
application site and any public or private water supply source (including wells)
and any stream, lake, or river.
d. Residuals shall not be applied to any site that is flooded, frozen or snow-covered.
e. Adequate procedures shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying
any disposed or stored residuals into any surface waters.
III. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, residuals, soil, or plant tissue
analyses) deemed necessary by the Division of Water Quality to insure protection of the
environment will be established and an acceptable sampling and reporting schedule shall
be followed.
2. Proper records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking all residual activities. These
records shall include, but are not necessarily Iimited to the following information:
a. source, volume and analysis of each residuals
b. name of residuals' recipient, volume received, and intended use
3. A residual analysis shall be conducted quarterly from the date of permit issuance by the
Permittee. The results of all analysis shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a
minimum of five years. The residuals analysis shall include the following parameters:
Arsenic
Cadmium
Copper
Lead
Mercury
Aluminum
Ammonia -Nitrogen
Calcium
Magnesium
Nitrate -Nitrite Nitrogen
%Total Solids
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Molybdenum
Nickel
Selenium
Zinc
pH
Phosphorus
Plant Available Nitrogen (by calculation)
Potassium
Sodium
TKN

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 and for the
pathogen density requirements, but in no case shall the frequency of monitoring be less
than once per year when residuals are sold or given away.
4. A Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analysis shall be conducted by
the Permittee annually. The TCLP analysis shall include the following parameters
(please note the regulatory level in mg/L in parentheses):
Arsenic (5.0) - Barium (100.0)
Benzene (0.5)
Cadmium (1.0)
Carbon tetrachloride (0.5)
Chlordane (0.03)
Chlorobenzene (100.0)
Chloroform (6.0)
Chromium (5.0)
o-Cresol (200.0)
m-Cresol (200.0)
p-Cresol (200.0)
Cresol (200.0)
2,4-D (10.0)
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (7.5) 1,2-Dichloroethane (0.5)
1, 1 -Di chloroethyl ene (0.7) 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (0.13)
Endrin (0.02) Heptachlor (and its hydroxide) (0.008)
Hexachlorobenzene (0.13) Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (0.5)
Hexachloro ethane (3.0) Lead (5.0)
Lindane (0.4)
Mercury (0.2)
Methoxychlor (10.0)
Methyl ethyl ketone (200.0)
Nitrobenzene (2.0)
Pentachlorophenol (100.0)
Pyridine (5.0)
SeIenium (1.0)
Silver (5.0)
Tetrachloroethylene (0.7)
Toxaphene (0.5)
Trichloro ethylene (0.5)
2,4,5-Trichiorophenol (400.0)
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol (2.0)
2,4,5-TP (Silvex) (1.0)
Vinyl chloride (0.2)
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5. Three copies of all required monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in
conditions I1I 1, III 2, III 3, II14 shall be submitted annually on or before March 1, of the
following year to the following address:
NC Division of Water Quality
Water Quality Section
Facility Assessment Unit
P. O. Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
6. Noncompliance Notification
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Winston-Salem 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 with the distribution program which results in the land
application of significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or
characteristic.
b. Any failure of the distribution program resulting in a release of material to
receiving waters.
C. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out
of compliance with the conditions and limitations of this permit or the parameters
on which the system was designed.
d. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the
facility 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 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.
IV. GROUNDWATER REQUIREMENTS
1. The COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY for the disposal system is specified by
regulations in 15A NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards. The
Compliance Boundary for the disposal system constructed after December 31,
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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.
2. 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
of Water Quality or other permitting authority, upon request.
2. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Water
Quality 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
This permit shall become voidable unless the distribution 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 is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of residuals
described in the application and other supporting data.
3. This permit is not automatically transferable. In the event there is a desire for the
facilities to change ownership or name change of the Permittee, a formal permit
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request must be submitted to the Division of Water Quality 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 of Water Quality in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6(a) to 143 - 215.6(c).
5. 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 211.0205(c)(4).
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. This permit may be modified or revoked and reissued to incorporate any
conditions, limitations and monitoring requirements the Division of Water Quality
deems necessary in order to adequately protect the environment and public health.
Permit issued this the I I th day of March, 1997
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
A. Preston Howard, Ji., P.E., Pir#tor
Division of Water Q lity
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0013263