NC0020451_AUTHORIZATION TO Construct_19840813

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-> r North Carolina Department of Naturall
Resources &Community Development
-:.. James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor James A, Summers, Secretary
C2�ciSl August 13, 1984
Mr. Paul E. Taylor, Town Manager
Town of West Jefferson
P. 0. Box 490
West Jefferson, North Carolina 27694
SUBJECT: Permit No. NC0020451
Authorization to Construct
Town of West Jefferson
Modifications to Upgrade
Existing Wastewater Treatment Plant
Ashe County
Dear Mr. Taylor:
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Director
Telecrione 919 733-7015
A letter of request for Authorization to Construct was received June 7,
1984, by the Division and final plans and specifications for the subject project
have been reviewed and found to be satisfactory. Authorization is hereby granted
for the installations and construction of new facilities for the existing .158 MGD
wastewater treatment facility to form a .369 MGD wastewater treatment facility con-
sisting of existing treatment components and the following changes including elimi-
nation of the plant's by-pass line, a comminutor, a supernatant decant system, an
additional flow meter, retrofit of the existing 16,516 gallon clarifier to an aera-
ted sludge holding tank, a standby power generator, a chlorine contact tank, a re -
aeration system, and a dechlorination system (if stream classification cannot be
changed from Trout designation), a laboratory, piping, valves, fittings and appur-
tenances to serve the West Jefferson Wastewater Treatment Plant off US 221 North.
This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part III para-
graph C of NPDES Permit No. NC0020451 issued August 1, 1984, and shall be subject
to revocation unless the wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in accor-
dance with the conditions and limitations specified in Permit No. NC0020451.
The Permittee must employ a certified wastewater operator in accordance
with Part III paragraph D of the referenced permit.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of
in accordance with G.S. 143-215.1 and in a manner approvable by the North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management.
In event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily in meeting it's
NPDES permit effluent limits, the Town of West Jefferson shall take such immediate
corrective action as may be required by this Division, including the construction
of additional wastewater treatment and disposal facilities. Currently, the need
for dechlorination is being waived pending the Town's attempt to have the receiv-
ing stream reclassified to C from C-Trout. Should this attempt not be successful
by September 30, 1985, plans for a dechlorination or an alternate disinfection
system must be submitted.
Cont'd.
P. o. Box 27687 Raleigh, N. C. 27611.7687
An Equal Opoortunity Affirmative Action Employer

NCO020451
August 10, 1984
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One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to
you. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact
Air. A. R. Hagstrom, telephone number 919/733-5083, extension 103.
Sincerely yours,
Original Signed By
FORREST R. WESTALL
FOR
Robert F. Helms
Director
cc: Ashe County Health Department
Henningson-Schmidt, Inc.
Winston-Salem.Regional Supervisor
Mr. Forrest R. WestallV
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