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Home My WebLink AboutWQ0004563_2018 Annual Report Review_20190314ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director Mr. Kevin B. Greer, P.E. Asst. Public Services Director City of Hickory P.O. Box 398 Hickory, North Carolina 28603-0398 Dear Mr. Greer: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality March 15, 2019 Subject: Acknowledgement of Receipt of the 2018 Annual Report Hickory Regional Compost Facility (RCF) and Catawba ORGRO Distribution Program Permit No. WQ0004563 Distribution of Residual Solids (503) Catawba County Staff of the Mooresville Regional Office (MRO) has received and reviewed the 2018 Annual Report (AR) for the Hickory Regional Composting Facility (RCF). This facility receives treated residuals from partners of the sludge consortium which is comprised of 9 separate facilities that transfer treated biosolids to the RCF in Hickory, Catawba County. There is a concern with regards to the contract laboratory not reporting of calculations for certain parameters. The formulas for Sodium Absorption Ration (SAR) and Plant Available Nitrogen (PAN) were not presented in the AR. Although the results of the tests are noted and appear to be in compliance, the calculations for these values should be presented in the AR. The MRO is requesting that the contract lab present the calculations for both PAN and SAR for the months these calculations were performed in 2018. This permit expires on January 31, 2020. Please be sure to submit the permit renewal application at least 180 days prior to the permit expiration date. D Q North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 NORTH CAROHNA � o.namremor �w.c�giuuei� /`� 704.663.1699 The attached reports should be self-explanatory. However, should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 704-235-2198 or by email at edward.watsonAncdenr.gov. Sincerely, EA DocuSigned by: wNP,uft F161 F669A2D84A3... Andrew H. Pitner, P.G. Assistant Regional Supervisor Mooresville Regional Office Water Quality Regional Operations Section Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Enclosure: BIMS Compliance Inspection Report for Annual Report CC: Mr. Paul Spencer (via email) Compliance Inspection Report Permit: WQ0004563 SOC: County: Catawba Region: Mooresville Contact Person: Mick Berry Directions to Facility: System Classifications: Primary ORC: Secondary ORC(s): On -Site Representative(s): Effective: 02/01/15 Expiration: 01/31/20 owner: City of Hickory Effective: Expiration: Facility: Hickory Regional Compost Facility and Catawba OR 3200 20th Ave SE Title: City Manager Certification: Related Permits: NC0024279 City of Conover - Southeast WWTP NC0081370 City of Claremont - McLin Creek WWTP NC0032662 City of Claremont - North WWTP NC0040797 City of Hickory - Henry Fork WWTP NC0020401 City of Hickory - Northeast WWTP NC0024252 City of Conover - Northeast WWTP NC0039594 Town of Maiden - Maiden WWTP NC0036196 City of Newton - Clark Creek WWTP NC0025542 City of Hickory - Catawba WWTP Inspection Date: 03/08/2019 Entry Time: 08:30AM Primary Inspector: Edward Watson Secondary Inspector(s): Newton NC 28658 Phone: 828-323-7412 Phone: Exit Time: 04:OOPM Phone: Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Annual Report Review Permit Inspection Type: Distribution of Residual Solids (503) Facility Status: ❑ Compliant ❑ Not Compliant Question Areas: Miscellaneous Questions Record Keeping Treatment Sampling Pathogen and Vector Attraction (See attachment summary) Page 1 of 4 Permit: WQ0004563 Owner - Facility: City of Hickory Inspection Date: 03/08/2019 Inspection Type : Annual Report Review Reason for Visit: Routine Inspection Summary: This report is to acknowledge the receipt and review of the Annual Report. A site visit will be scheduled for a separate date. Page 2 of 4 Permit: WQ0004563 Owner - Facility: City of Hickory Inspection Date: 03/08/2019 Inspection Type : Annual Report Review Reason for Visit: Routine Type Yes No NA NE Land Application ❑ Distribution and Marketing Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Is GW monitoring being conducted, if required? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are GW samples from all MWs sampled for all required parameters? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are there any GW quality violations? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is GW-59A certification form completed for facility? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is a copy of current permit on -site? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are current metals and nutrient analysis available? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are nutrient and metal loading calculating most limiting parameters? ❑ ❑ ❑ a. TCLP analysis? ❑ ❑ ❑ b. SSFA (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis)? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are PAN balances being maintained? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are PAN balances within permit limits? ❑ ❑ ❑ Has land application equipment been calibrated? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are there pH records for alkaline stabilization? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are there pH records for the land application site? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are nutrient/crop removal practices in place? ❑ ❑ ❑ Do lab sheets support data reported on Residual Analysis Summary? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are hauling records available? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are hauling records maintained and up-to-date? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Has permittee been free of public complaints in last 12 months? ❑ ❑ ❑ Has application occurred during Seasonal Restriction window? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: This is an AR review. A site inspection will be performed at a later date. This is a distribution permit. TCLP analysis is current and presented in the AR. There are no GW monitoring wells associated with this permit. Pathogen and Vector Attraction a. Fecal coliform SM 9221 E (Class A or B) Class A, all test must be <1000 MPN/dry gram Geometric mean of 7 samples per monitoring period for class B<2.0*10E6 CFU/dry gram Fecal coliform SM 9222 D (Class B only) Geometric mean of 7 samples per monitoring period for class B<2.0*10E6 CFU/dry gram b. pH records for alkaline stabilization (Class A) Yes No NA NE Page 3 of 4 Permit: WQ0004563 Owner - Facility: City of Hickory Inspection Date: 03/08/2019 Inspection Type : Annual Report Review Reason for Visit: Routine c. pH records for alkaline stabilization (Class B) ❑ ❑ ❑ Temperature corrected d. Salmonella (Class A, all test must be < 3MPN/4 gram day) ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ e. Time/Temp on: 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Digester (MCRT) ❑ Compost Class A lime stabilization ❑ f. Volatile Solids Calculations ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ g. Bench -top Aerobic/Anaerobic digestion results ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: PVAR is performed by time and temperature to obtain reduction. Final digestion is through time and temperature via a reactor tunnel. The end product is a composed material. Treatment Yes No NA NE Check all that apply Aerobic Digestion ❑ Anaerobic Digestion ❑ Alkaline Pasteurization (Class A) ❑ Alkaline Stabilization (Class B) ❑ Compost Drying Beds ❑ Other ❑ Comment: Time on temperature records have been presented in the AR. The records indicate that the material is at the required temperature for a long enough time period to achieve the require reduction to a class "A" Bio-solid. Sampling Yes No NA NE Describe sampling: Sample is colllected bty composite method to obtain a representative sample. Is sampling adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is sampling representative? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Sampling records presented inn the AR provide enough information to indicate the sampling process is representative. Page 4 of 4