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Home My WebLink About20112389.tiff • STATE OF, COLORADO John W.Hickenlooper,Governor - - Christopher E.Urbina,MD,MPH �oF coCo Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer Dedicated to protecting and improving the health and environment of the people of Colorado '• - I. 4300 Cherry Creek Dr.S. Laboratory Services Division \s 1876 Denver,Colorado 80246-1530 8100 Lowry Blvd. - Phone(303)692-2000 Denver,Colorado 80230-6928 - Colorado Department Located in Glendale,Colorado (303)692-3090 of Public Health http://www.cdphe.state.co.us and Environment August 25,2011 Terry Saffer Parker Ag Services 53036 Highway 71 Limon,CO 80828 RE: Notice of Authorization for the Use and Distribution of Biosolids CDPHE MEP#2122,Parker Ag Site WELLOY Portion of South'A of Section 6,all of Section 7, portion of Section 18,West'A of Northeast 'A of Section 19,Northwest'A and South 'A of Section 20,portion of Section 29 Township 3 North,Range 65 West; Weld County Dear Mr. Saffer: Enclosed please find an amendment to the Notice of Authorization for the Use and Distribution of Biosolids for the above-referenced site. This Notice has been amended to include additional area to the approved application site The Notice of Authorization for the Use and Distribution of Biosolids contains references to a number of monitoring and reporting requirements that are contained in the Colorado Biosolids Regulation, (5 CCR 1002- 64). Parker Ag Services,LLC is responsible for the identification of and compliance with any applicable criteria contained in the regulations. Additional requirements may be specified in the Special Conditions section of the Notice of Authorization for the Use and Distribution of Biosolids. Please review the document carefully. Pursuant to Section 64.16.B of the Biosolids Regulation, site soil fertility analyses are required prior to the initial biosolids application and on a once per application basis thereafter. Soil analysis for metals and physical characteristics are required once every ten years. Parameters required for soils monitoring requirements as well as methods for collection of soil samples are specified in Section 64.16.B of the Biosolids Regulation. The generation of nuisance odors as a result of sludge application is subject to the provisions of Regulation Two of the Air Pollution Control Commission(5 CCR 1001-4, 1973). Violations of applicable air quality standards are subject to enforcement as provided pursuant to Section 25-7-115 the Air Pollution Control Act, 1970. One of the intended crops for this site is alfalfa. Typically, alfalfa can generate enough nitrogen for growth, which makes the application of additional nitrogen unnecessary. However, Parker Ag Services,LLC is applying biosolids for the nutrient value of phosphorus and potash. The applicator has submitted data from Midwest Laboratories indicating both the agronomic requirements for these nutrients, as well as the amount of nitrogen that can be absorbed by alfalfa if nitrogen is available during growing. Additionally, the applicator has provided the Division with application calculations that indicate an application rate based on a conservative nitrogen absorption rate for this site. For these reasons,the Division has approved this site for growing alfalfa. Fee payment is required per the Beneficial Use of Water Treatment Sludge and Fees Applicable to the Beneficial Use of Sludges(5 CCR 1003-7, 6.B.1). Qobuu k'% : PL- L 2011-2389 G X): I /i Please contact me at 303-692-3515 with questions, concerns or comments you may have. Sincerely, fj ; ?--64/1/e4/1..} Elizabeth Lemonds Biosolids Management Program WATER QUALITY CONTROL DIVISION ecc: Bob Brobst, P.E., Biosolids Program Coordinator, EPA Region 8 Mary Evett, Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Lauren Light, Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Luke Bond, Parker Ag cc: Weld County Assessor Office Natural Resources Conservation Service Greeley Service Center BMP File#2122 NOTICE OF AUTHORIZATION FOR THE LAND APPLICATION OF BIOSOLIDS PURSUANT to the provisions of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act, Section 25-8-509 C.R.S., and the Colorado Biosolids Regulation (5 CCR 1002-64), this Notice of Authorization For The Use and Distribution of Biosolids, authorizes Parker Ag Services,LLC to land apply biosolids for beneficial purposes to the property described below: CDPHE BMP#2122,Parker Ag Site WELLOY Portion of South 'A of Section 6, all of Section 7, portion of Section 18,West 1/2 of Northeast Y of Section 19,Northwest' and South ''/of Section 20,portion of Section 29 Township 3 North,Range 65 West; Weld County,as shown on pages 4 & 5 of this document. APPLICATION shall be performed in accordance with applicable criteria of the Biosolids Regulation, unless a variance has been issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division in compliance with the requirements of 5 CCR 1002-64, Section 64.6. The permittee is responsible for the identification of and compliance with any applicable criteria contained in the Biosolids Regulation. For Table 1 quality biosolids, application of biosolids shall not exceed the cumulative application limits for any parameter identified in the Biosolids Regulation, Section 64.12,Table 2. SHORT TERM STORAGE of biosolids may be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the Biosolids Regulation, Section 64.13.F. Storage of biosolids of less than fourteen percent solids content or storage of any biosolids for a period of greater than fourteen days must be approved by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division. MONITORING shall be performed for the parameters identified and at the frequencies specified per the Biosolids Regulation, Sections 64.16.A and B. Additional monitoring requirements may be specified in Part II, Special Conditions,of this Notice of Authorization for the Use and Distribution of Biosolids. REPORT SUBMITTAL shall be made to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment per the requirements of the Biosolids Regulation, Section 64.17 B. SPECIAL CONDITIONS are attached, as deemed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division to be necessary to assure compliance with applicable criteria of the Biosolids Regulation. 1 RIGHT OF ENTRY to the application site by an authorized representative of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division, is authorized by the Colorado Water Quality Control Act, Section 25-8-306, C.R.S. for performance of whatever site inspection, monitoring and sample collection is deemed to be necessary to assure compliance with the criteria contained in the Biosolids Regulation. NON-COMPLIANCE with the conditions of this Notice of Authorization for the Use and Distribution of Biosolids may result an initiation of enforcement action by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division pursuant to Part 6 of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act, Section 25-8-601-612, C.R.S (1989 and 1993 Supp). Action may include revocation of this Notice of Authorization for the Use and Distribution of Biosolids, and imposition of administrative penalties. TERMS AND CONDITIONS contained in this Notice of Authorization for the Use and Distribution of Biosolids are subject to revision, addition or deletion based on any change in operation,biosolids quality or criteria contained in the Biosolids Regulation. AUTHORIZATION by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division does not relieve Parker Ag Services,LLC of compliance with applicable regulations of any other state, federal or local agency having jurisdiction. NOTICE OF AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIOSOLIDS ISSUED THIS 25th DAY OF AUGUST 2011. Gary Beers, Man. r Groundwater, La d ' pplica ion, and Industrial General Permits WATER QUALI Y I ONT OL DIVISION 2 SPECIAL CONDITIONS II.A Biosolids Monitoring Biosolids monitoring requirements are specified in Section 64.16.A of the Biosolids Regulation and shall be performed for the parameters identified and at the frequency specified per the Biosolids Regulation Section 64.16.A for any facility's biosolids which are applied to the site. Compliance with class B fecal coliform criteria, if that option is chosen, shall be determined based upon the geometric mean of seven individual samples collected within each quarter. II.B Biosolids Sources All biosolids,which are applied to this site by Parker Ag Services, LLC pursuant to this Notice of Authorization for the Use and Distribution of Biosolids, shall conform with applicable quality criteria specified in the Colorado Biosolids Regulation. Specifically,the biosolids shall comply with the maximum allowable constituent concentration limits for Table 1 biosolids as set forth at Section 64.12.A of the Regulation, and with the appropriate pathogen destruction requirements for Class B biosolids as set forth at Section 64.12.B of the Regulation. All biosolids must either comply with appropriate vector attraction reduction criteria as set forth at Sections 64.12.C(3)through (10)of the Regulation or biosolids application shall be accomplished as specified at either Section 64.12.C(11)or(12)of the Regulation. Submittal to the Division of a complete and acceptable Annual Report, as described at Section 64.17.B of the Regulation must be submitted, and written acknowledgment of the acceptability of such documentation provided by the Division, prior to the application of biosolids from sources for which no Annual Report has been submitted for the previous year. II.C Soils Monitoring Pursuant to Sections 64.16.B of the Biosolids Regulation, (5 CCR 1002-19, 64), site soil fertility analyses are required on a per application basis. Soils analyses for metals and physical characteristics are required once every ten years. Parameters required for soils monitoring requirements as well as methods for collection of soil samples are specified in Section 64.16.B of the Biosolids Regulation(5 CCR 1002-19, 64). II.D Endangered Species Pursuant to Section 64.15.A(3) of the Regulation, no person shall land apply biosolids for any beneficial use if such application is likely to adversely affect a threatened or endangered species listed under section 64.4 of the Endangered Species Act, or the designated critical habitat of any species so listed. ILE Variances This Notice does not incorporate or authorize any variance from applicable requirements of the Regulation. II.F Spill Reporting Biosolids spills shall be reported to the 24-hour Colorado Environmental Release and Incident Reporting Line at 1-877-518-5608, which is a Toll-free reporting line. 3 FIGURE 1: BMP#2122 Approved Application Area s te cis a 9 rs ` ` ata, is Approved application area indicated by grid,with the exception of water bodies. Localized areas within the site,which may be unacceptable due to slopes or other site-specific conditions, are not shown. 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