PRETREATMENT RATIONALE FOR REISSUANCE

Amick Farms, LLC						SIC: 2015
Jones County	- Laurel, MS					Date:  October 30, 2023
Water Pretreatment MSP090802				Permit Engineer: Samar Patel

I.	FACILITY INFORMATION
A.	Nature of Business: 			Poultry Processor
B.	Process Wastewater Description:	Process Wastewater
C.	Proposed Flowrate: 			1.6 MGD Average
D.	Applicable Federal Guidelines: 	None
E.	Receiving POTW:			Laurel POTW, Number 2 (MS0020176, AI#    
                                                                           13221)

II.	APPLICATION AND DMR DATA

Parameter	Maximum 		Max. 30 day		Long Term Average	# Analysis
	BOD5*	4640 mg/L		3492 mg/L		2616.04 mg/L	12			TSS1*	1220 mg/L		777 mg/L		528.51 mg/L	12
	NH3-N*	122 mg/L		67.4 mg/L		46.23 mg/L	12
	Oil & Grease*	926 mg/L		498 mg/L		377.50 mg/L	12
	pH*	7.9 SU		N/A		6.5 SU (min)	12
	Flow*	3.38 MGD		1.29 MGD		0.91 MGD	12
	Sulfate	76.1 mg/L		---		---	1
	COD	4920 mg/L	---		   ---			1	
	Total Phosphorus	33.4 mg/L	---		   ---			1
	Total Organic Nitrogen	170 mg/L	---		   ---			1

               *  Values recorded herein are based on DMR data from July 2022 through June 2023.

III.	PROPOSED LIMITATIONS
Parameter	Monthly Avg. 	Daily Max.		Monthly Avg.		Daily Max. 	
BOD5		Report mg/L		Report mg/L	Report lbs/day		Report lbs/day 
TSS		Report mg/L		Report mg/L	Report lbs/day		Report lbs/day
Ammonia (as N)	Report mg/L	Report mg/L		Report lbs/day		Report lbs/day
Oil & Grease		Report mg/L		Report mg/L	Report lbs/day		Report lbs/day
pH		6.0 S.U. (min)		9.0 S.U.	N/A			N/A
Flow		N/A			N/A		1.6 MGD		Report MGD

Biochemical oxygen demand (5-day), total suspended solids, and ammonia (as nitrogen) shall be measured once per week with a 24-hour composite sample.  Oil & grease shall be measured once per week with a grab sample of the effluent.  pH shall be measured twice per week with a grab sample of the effluent.  Flow shall be measured continuously.