North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1300 - ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS › Section 02T .1308 - EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF SWINE WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) This Rule shall apply to the evaluation,
				  approval, and permitting of swine waste management systems that are required to
				  meet the performance standards in Rule .1307 of this Section.
(b) APPLICATION: The applicant shall submit a
				  permit application in writing to the Division showing that a swine waste
				  management system meets the performance standards. The application shall
				  include the following:
(1) operation and
				  maintenance procedures, the system classification, the proposed management
				  entity, and system operator requirements;
(2) a description of the swine waste
				  management system, including materials used in construction, and its proposed
				  use;
(3) a summary of literature,
				  published research, and previous experience with and performance of a waste
				  management system of similar waste characteristics;
(4) the results of 12 months of testing,
				  research, or monitoring of pilot- or full-scale operational systems; and shall
				  identify whether the testing, research, or monitoring provided was conducted by
				  a third party research or testing organization;
(5) documentation of the protocol used to
				  evaluate the performance of the swine waste management system;
(6) the identity and qualifications, if
				  applicable, of the proposed research or testing organization and the principal
				  investigators, and an affidavit certifying that the organization and principal
				  investigators have no conflict of interest and do not stand to gain financially
				  from the sale of the technology;
(7) an affidavit certifying that the swine
				  waste management system submitted for approval is the same as the certified or
				  listed product, or identify any modifications made to the submitted
				  system;
(8) a procedure to address
				  system malfunction and replacement;
(9) notification of any proprietary or trade
				  secret information, system, component, or device;
(10) engineering design documents. If
				  required by G.S. 89C, a professional engineer shall prepare these documents.
				  The following documents shall be provided to the Division by the applicant:
(A) engineering plans for the entire system,
				  including treatment, storage, application, and disposal facilities and
				  equipment except those previously permitted unless those previously permitted
				  are directly tied into the new units or are necessary to understand the
				  complete process;
(B)
				  specifications describing materials to be used, methods of construction, and
				  means for ensuring quality and integrity of the finished product, including
				  leakage testing; and
(C)
				  engineering calculations, including hydraulic and pollutant loading for each
				  treatment unit, treatment unit sizing criteria, hydraulic profile of the
				  treatment system, total dynamic head and system curve analysis for each pump,
				  buoyancy calculations, and irrigation design;
(11) a complete permit application in
				  compliance with Section .0100 of this Subchapter; and
(12) in lieu of the requirements of
				  Subparagraphs (b)(3) through (b)(6), the applicant may submit data from a
				  full-scale facility previously permitted by the Division.