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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
ni:rision of Water Qua!ity
Michael F. Easley, Governor
August 6, 2004
MR. THOMAS E. TILLAGE, UTILITY SUPERINTENDENT
TOWN OF HOLLY SPRINGS
POST OFFICE BOX 8
HOLLY SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA 27540
Dear Mr- Tillage:
William G, Ross, Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Subject: Permit No. WQ0019098 Emergency Approval
Town of Holly Springs
Town of Holly Springs Residuals
Land Application Program
Land Application of Residual Solids (503)
Wake County
On July 23, 2004, the Division of Water Quality (Division) received a telephone request from Mr.
Carl Dangerfield regarding the above -referenced permit. Specifically, Mr. Dangerfield described the
Permittee's current situation with respect to its residuals land application program and requested the
Division's consideration to approve acreage not presently permitted to receive residuals by Permit No.
WQ0019098, issued on June 1, 2001, or the modified Attachment B, certified on November 12, 2002, for
immediate use on an emergency basis only.
This request for emergency approval has come about as the result of several occurrences. On
December 31, 2003, a permit modification application package was received by the Division to approve
additional land application sites as well as to increase the volume of residuals permitted for land
application. The approval of the modified permit would help alleviate the current situation, but it is still
pending as of this time. All existing sites are currently unavailable due to cropping restrictions or the fact
that they have already received an agronomic application of residuals. The Permittee has been
contracting with McGill Environmental Services of North Carolina, Inc. to dewater and haul residuals for
composting; however, the contract has been very expensive and has depleted the operating budget for
such emergency situations. The Perrmittee now has a full inventory of solids at the wastewater treatment
plant that are in need of removal.
Mr. Dangerfield requested that eight land application sites in Harnett County onto which the
Permittee's residuals may be land applied be approved for emergency use. The sites are currently
approved for use under the Town of Erwin's residuals land application program (i.e., Permit No.
WQ0006119, issued on March 8, 2002) and are being proposed for transfer into the Permittee's residuals
land application program in a permit modification application package received by the Division on July
10, 2004. This information is summarized in the following table and on the attached maps:
Aquifer Protection Section - Land Application Permitting and Compliance Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone]DB3 / FAX: [phone] / Internet: h2o.enr.state,nc.us
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Mr. Thomas E. Tillage
August 6, 2004
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Estimated
Site No.
Owner / Operator
Applicable
Comments
Acreage
Predominant soil series Wickham.
NC-IA-307-04
Roberts, Jr., King
12.70
Zero to two percent slopes. Used for
fescue cro .
Predominant soil series Wickham.
NC-HA-307-05
Roberts, Jr., King
10.50
Zero to two percent slopes. Used for
fescue crop.
Predominant soil series Wickham.
NC-HA-307-06
Roberts, Jr„ King
41.00
Zero to two percent slopes. Used for
fescue crop.
Predominant soil series Altavista.
NC-HA-307-07
Roberts, Jr., King
65.00
Zero to eight percent slopes. Used for
fescue crop.
Predominant soil series Wickham.
NC-HA-307-08
Roberts, Jr., King
14.00
Zero to two percent slopes. Used for
fescue crop.
Predominant soil series Exurn. Zero
NC-HA-307-09
Roberts, Jr., King
13.00
to two percent slopes. Used for fescue
crop.
Predominant soil series Exum. Zero
NC-HA-307-10
Roberts, Jr., King
35.00
to two percent slopes. Used for fescue
crop.
Predominant soil series Exum. Zero
NC-HA-307-11
Roberts, Jr., King
19.00
to two percent slopes. Used for fescue
cro .
Total
210.20
Mr. Grady Dobson of the Aquifer Protection Section of the Division's Fayetteville Regional
Office, has previously investigated these land application sites when the sites were approved to receive
residuals under the Town of Erwin's residuals land application program and determined that they were (1)
adequately depicted in the attached maps and (2) suitable for residuals land application activities year-
round. Note, however, that Site Nos. NC-HA-307-07, NC-HA-307-10, and NC-HA-307-11 do have
seasonal water tables that are not well defined, so the actual depth to the water table shall be verified by
soil borings within 24 hours prior to any residuals land application event. Residuals shall not be applied
to any site when the vertical separation between the depth of application and the water table is less than
three feet.
Under these very special circumstances, the Division will allow the commencement of emergency
residuals land application activities on the above -listed land application sites. The activities shall be
limited to the application of up to 215 dry tons of residuals that need immediate removal from the
Permittee's wastewater treatment plant (i.e., NPDES Permit No. NC0063096). All activities shall occur
within 90 calendar days of the date of this correspondence.

Mr. Thomas E. Tillage
August 6, 2004
Page 3
Note that all other conditions and limitations of Permit No. WQ0019098, issued on June 1, 2001,
and the modified Attachment B, certified on November 12, 2002, shall be valid and binding to these
emergency residuals land application activities. Be aware that this approval is a one-time occurrence in
that land application sites approved for use by this approval shall not receive additional residuals once this
approval expires until the formal permit modification is approved by the Division. Finally, the Division
requests that the Permittee notify its residuals management company that, as of this date, the sites are not
to receive residuals from any other residuals source -generating facility (i.e., the Town of Erwin's
wastewater and water treatment plants).
If you need any additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms. Shannon Mohr
Thornburg by telephone at [phone], extension 353, or via e-mail at
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
for Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Mr. Jonathan E. Hill, Synagro South, Inc.
Harnett County Health Department
Wake County Health Department
Mr. Grady Dobson, Fayetteville Regional Office -Aquifer Protection Section
Mr. Randy Jones, Raleigh Regional Office -Aquifer Protection Section
Mr. Ed Hardee, Land Application Permitting and Compliance Unit
Permit File WQ0019098

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