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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0014508_Final Permit_19980227State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Wayne McDevitt, Secretary A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director Mr. H. C. Shearin, Jr., President Comer Oil Company Post Office Box 711 Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27801 Dear Mr. Shearin: AJ74 E D E N F� February 27, 1998 Subject: Permit No. WQ0014508 Comer Oil Company Williams & Lamm Electric Co. Site Groundwater Remediation Facilities Edgecombe County In accordance with Mr. Brian Boutin's request received February 24, 1998, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0014508, dated February 10, 1998, to Comer Oil Company for the construction and operation of the subject groundwater remediation facility. The only modification being made at this time is the clarification of the testing method for BTEX and MTBE in condition number IV-7. The required test method is EPA Method 602. This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until January 31, 2003, shall hereby void Permit No. WQ0014508 issued February 10, 1998, 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, P.O. Drawer 27447, Raleigh, NC 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding. If you have any questions concerning the Groundwater Conditions or groundwater monitoring requirements, please contact Ken Pohlig in the Groundwater Section at (919) 715-6161. If you need any additional information concerning this matter, please contact Rick Moore a 919) 733-5083 extension 527. Sincerely,, Y ALA. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E. cc: Edgecornbe County Health Department Stephanie R. Knight, P.E. Stratus Environmental Services, L.L.P. Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Section Raleigh Regional Office, Groundwater Section Bob Cheek, Groundwater Section, Central Office Technical Assistance and Certification Unit Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone (919) 733-5083 FAX (919) 733-0719 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post -consumer paper NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 171-MA[!I GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION 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 Comer Oil Company Edgecombe County FOR THE construction and operation of a 2,880 GPD groundwater remediation facility consisting of a recovery well, air stripper, a sump collection tank with a 2 GPM sump pump, dual particulate filters in series (25 micron followed by a 10 micron), dual activated carbon filters in series, and 2, 50 foot long by 2 foot wide by 2.5 foot deep infiltration galleries to serve Comer Oil Company at the Williams and Lamm Electric Company site with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received October 3, 1997, 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 January 31, 2003, shall hereby void Permit No. WQ0014508 issued February 10, 1998, 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. If this project is to be completed in phases entire project has been completed. Mail the Certification to the Non -Discharge Permitting Unit, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535. 2. The Raleigh Regional Office, telephone number (919) 571-4700, 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. 3. This permit shall become voidable if the soils fail to adequately assimilate the wastes and may be rescinded unless the facilities are installed, maintained, and operated in a manner which will protect the assigned water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters. 4. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those actions that may be required by the Division of Water Quality (Division), such as the construction of additional or replacement treatment or disposal facilities. 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 facility. 6. Any 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. 7. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated groundwater from the treatment facilities is prohibited. II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS 1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times. 2. Upon classification of the facility by the Water Pollution Control Systems Operators Certification Commission (WPCSOCC), the Permittee shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) of the wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and grade at least equivalent to or greater than the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the WPCSOCC. The Permittee must also employ a certified back-up operator of the appropriate type and grade to comply with the conditions of 15A NCAC 8A .0202. The ORE of the facility must visit each Class I facility at least weekly and each Class E, III, and IV facility at least daily, excluding weekends and holidays, and must properly manage and document daily operation and maintenance of the facility and must comply with all other conditions of 15A NCAC 8A .0202. Once the facility is classified, the Permittee must submit a letter to the WPCSOCC which designates the operator in responsible charge within thirty days after the wastewater treatment facilities are 50% complete. 3. 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. III. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 1. Any monitoring 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. Noncompliance Notification: The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Raleigh Regional Office, telephone number (919) 571-4700, 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 groundwater remediation facility which results in the treatment of significant amounts of contaminated groundwaters which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such as the dumping of the contents of a basin or tank, 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 renders the groundwater treatment and disposal system incapable of adequate treatment and disposal, such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.; (continued on next page) 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; or d. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the groundwater treatment and disposal system is not in compliance with any specified permit limitations. 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. I V . GROUNDWATER RE UIREMENTS Within 90 days of permit issuance, one monitor well (named Monitor Well 10) shall be installed to monitor groundwater quality. The well(s) 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 Attachment A. Each monitoring well shall be located at the review boundary, constructed in accordance with this permit, and approved by the Raleigh Regional Office. 2. All wells that are constructed for purposes of groundwater monitoring shall be constructed in accordance with 15A NCAC 2C .0108 (Standards of Construction for Wells Other than Water Supply) and any other state and local laws and regulations pertaining to well construction. 3. The Raleigh Regional Office, telephone number (919) 571-4700, 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. 4. 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 land 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"), and f. the depth of water below the measuring point at the time the measuring point is established. The survey shall be conducted using approved practices outlined in North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 89C and the North Carolina Administrative Code Title 21, Chapter 56. The surveyor shall establish a horizontal control monument on the property of the waste disposal system and determine the latitude and longitude of this horizontal control monument to a horizontal positional accuracy of +/- 10 feet. All other features listed in a. through e. above shall be surveyed relative to this horizontal control monument. The positional accuracy of features listed in a. through e. above shall have a ratio of precision not to exceed an error of closure of I foot per 10,000 feet of perimeter of the survey. Any features located by the radial method will be located from a minimum of two points. Horizontal control monument 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. The map shall also be surveyed using the North American Datum of 1983 coordinate system and shall indicate the datum on the reap. All bearings or azimuths shall be based on either the true or NAD 83 grid meridian. if a Global Positioning System (GPS) is used to determine the latitude and longitude of the horizontal control monument, a GPS receiver that has the capability to perform differential GPS shall be used and all data collected by the GPS receiver will be differentially corrected. The maps and any supporting documentation shall be sent to the Groundwater Section, N.C. Division of Water Quality F.O. Box 29578 Raleigh, N.C. 27626-0578. 5. Upon completion of all well construction activities, a certification must be received from a professional engineer or a licensed geologist certifying that the monitoring wells are located and constructed in accordance with the Well Construction Standards (15A NCAC 2C) and this permit. This certification should be submitted with copies of the Well Completion Form (GW-1) for each well. Mail this certification and the associated GW-1 forms to the Permits and Compliance Unit, Groundwater Section, P.O. Box 29578, Raleigh, NC, 27626-0578. 6. 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-1 form will be returned to the permittee 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. 7. Monitor wells MW-5 and MW-10 shall be sampled initially after construction and thereafter every April and October for the following parameters: Water Level PH BTEX using EPA Method 602 MTBE using EPA Method 602 The measurement of water levels must be made prior to sampling for the remaining parameters. 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 to provide the relative elevation of the measuring point for each monitoring well. The results of the sampling and analysis must be received on Form GW-59 (Groundwater Quality Monitoring: Compliance Report Form) by the Groundwater Section, Permits and Compliance Unit, P.O. Box 29578 Raleigh, N.C. 27626-0578 on or before the last working day of the month following the sampling month. The influent and effluent from the treatment system shall be sampled once every two (2) weeks for the first three (3) months and monthly thereafter for the parameters specified below: PH BTEX using Method 602 MTBE using Method 602 The results of the sampling and analysis shall be compiled and sent to the Groundwater Section, Permits and Compliance Unit, P.O. Box 29578 Raleigh, N.C. 27626-0578, on a semi-annual basis. 9. The two infiltration galleries shall both be equipped with a high-water shutoff sensors which will shut down the remediation system when the water level in either infiltration gallery rises to within 2 feet of the ground surface. 4 10. The groundwater treatment system shall consistently achieve a treatment efficiency such that the effluent is at or below groundwater 2L standards prior to discharge to the infiltration galleries. If the treatment system fails to consistently achieve this standard, additional treatment units or changes in operational methods, may be required. 11. The groundwater recovery, treatment and disposal system shall be inspected weekly. If it is determined that the system is malfunctioning, all repairs should be made as soon as possible and reported to the Raleigh Regional Office within 48 hours. 12. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be provided. 13. The COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15A NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications 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 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. V . 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 groundwater recovery 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 three years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available to the Division or other permitting authority, upon request. 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. V I . GENERAL CONDITIONS Issuance of this permit does not constitute approval for reimbursement from the Leaking Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Funds (15A NCAC 2P). 2. 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. 3. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the application and other supporting data. 5 4. 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. 5. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the Permittee for the life of this project. 6. 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. 7. 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 2H .0205 (c)(4). 8. 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. 9. 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 twenty-seventh day of February, 1998. NORTH C OLINA E O NTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION C �/�A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit Number WQ0014508 Permit No. WQ0014508 February 27, 1998 ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION Partial Final I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the project, Project Name Location and County for the Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of this permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature Date Registration No. 7