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Home My WebLink AboutWQ0035595_FP AttA_20121026AifyA NCQENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natura Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor 7ASON SMITH, VICE PRESIDENT GRANVILLE FARMS, INC. POST OFFICE BOX 1396 OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 27565 Dear Mr. Smith: Resources Charles Wakild, P. E. Dee Freeman Director Secretary October 26, 2012 Subject: Attachment A Certification Permit No. WQ0035595 Granville Farms, Inc. Land Application of Class B Residual Solids Edgecombe County In accordance with your permit modification request received on October 8, 2012 and subsequent additional information received electronically on October 17, 2012, we are forwarding herewith a modified Attachment A, Version 1.4, certified October 26, 2012, to Granville Farms, Inc. for the subject residuals land application program. This certification is being issued to approve the Town 'of Williamston Wastewater Treatment Plant as an additional -residuals source. The tonnage from this new source is 300 dry tons per year, and it .is intended to be used as a supplemental source. Please note that if Granville Farms intends to land apply from all the sources listed in Attachment A during the same year, there is not adequate land application area available to apply residuals below agronomic rates as required by Permit Condition II 10. Please replace the existing Attachment A of Permit No. WQ0035595 that was previously certified on April 12, 2012, with this modified Attachment A. It is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that a complete permit is created by inserting this modified Attachment A into Permit No. WQ0035595, issued on April 12, 2012. This modified Attachment A shall be effective from the date of certification; shall void Attachment A of Permit No. WQ0035595 that was previously (most recently) certified on April 12, 2012; and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein and well as those specified in the above -referenced permit. Note that this modified Attachment A is hereby incorporated by reference into Permit No. WQ0035595, issued on April 12, 2012. 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919-807-63001 FAX: 919-807-6492 Internet: www.ncwaterauality.oro An Equal Opportunity i Affirmative Acton Employer One. NorthCaroiina Naturally VA Mr. Smith October 26, 2012 Page 2 of 2 If any parts, requirements, and/or limitations contained in this certification or modified Attachment A are unacceptable, you have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days following receipt of the certification. This request shall 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 at 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such demands are made, this permit shall be final and binding. If you need any additional information concerning this matter, please contact David Goodrich by telephone at (919) 807-6352 or via e-mail at david.goodrich@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, for Charles Wakild, P.E. cc: Edgecombe County Health Department Raleigh Regional Office, Aquifer Protection Section Washington Regional Office, Aquifer Protection Section Permit File WQ0035595 Notebook File WQ0035595 A, ATTACHMENT A - Approved Residual Sources Granville Farms, Inc. Certification Date: Octobs, 2012 Permit Number: WQ0035595 Version:l.4 era Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring Permit Biological Maximum Frequency for Frequency for Frequency for Approved Owner Facility Name County Number Residuals Dry Tons 6 Non -hazardous Metals and Pathogen & Mineralization per Years, 2 Characteristics Nutrients Vector Attraction Rate Reductions 4,5 Town of Pikeville Town of Pikeville WWTP Wayne WQ0023934 Yes 21 Annually Annually Annually 0.30 Town of Tarboro Town of Tarboro WWTP Edgecombe NCO020605 Yes 829 Annually See Table Below See Table Below 0.30 Contenmea Metropolitan Contentnea MSD WWTP Pitt WQ0001048 Yes 320 Annually See Table Below See Table Below 0.30 Sewerage District City of Raleigh Neuse River WWTP Wake NCO029033 Yes 1,500 Annually See Table Below See Table Below 0.30 Town of Robersonville Robersonville WWTP Martin NCO026042 Yes 80 Annually Annually Annually 0.30 Town of Ahoskie Town of Ahoskie Bertie NCO088561 Yes 280 Annually Annually Annually 0.30 Town of Williamston Town of Williamston WWTP Martin NCO020044 Yes 300 Annually Annually Annually 0.30 Total 3,330 1. Maximum Dry Tons per Year is the amount of residuals approved for land application from each permitted facility. 2. Analyses to demonstrate that residuals are non -hazardous (i.e., TCLP, ignitability, reactivity, and corrosivity) as stipulated under permit Condition IV.2. 3. Testing of metals and nutrients as stipulated under permit Condition IV.3. 4. Analyses of pathogen and vector attraction reductions as stipulated under permit Condition IVA. Permit application indicated that Fecal Coliform Density Demonstration will be performed to meet pathogen reduction requirements. 30-Day Bench Scale Test and/or Specific Oxygen Uptake Rate Test and/or Injection and/or Incorporation will be performed to meet vector attraction reductions. However, other methods listed under 15A NCAC 02T .1106(b) and .I 107(a) can also be used to demonstrate compliance with this permit requirement. 5. Monitoring frequencies are based on the actual dry tons applied per year using the table below, unless specified above. Dry Tons Generated short tons per ear Monitoring Frequency stablished in 40 CFR 503 and 15A NCAC 02T .1111 <319 1/Year =>319 - <1,650 1/ Quarter 4 times per ear =>1,650 - <16,500 1/60 Days 6 times per ear =>16,500 1/month 12 times per ear 6. Condition I.1. requires the Permittee to submit a permit modification to add more land application area to this permit prior to land applying during the same year from all sources listed in Attachment A in order to comply with Condition 1I.10. If no land application events occur during a required sampling period (e.g. no land application occur during an entire year when annual monitoring is required), then no sampling data is required during the period of inactivity. The annual report shall include an explanation for missing sampling data. Those required to submit the annual report to EPA may be required to make up the missed sampling, contact the EPA for additional information and clarification.