WQCS00220_Annual Performance_20200605

Town of Jefferson Water Resources/
1233 Highway 16 South P.O. Box
67 Jefferson, NC 28640 336.246.2165
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June 5, 2020 RECEIVED
North Carolina Division of Water Quality JUN 11 2020
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Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
ATTN: Kerr T.Stevens
SUBJECT: System Performance Annual Report
Dear Mr. Stevens:
Enclosed please find three copies of the System Performance Annual Report for the Town of Jefferson
WWTP, NPDES NC0021709 and its outlying collection system, permit number WQCS00220. This
information pertains to calendar year 2019. The report was posted on the Town's website June 5, 2020
at https://www.townofjefferson.org/docs/2019Drinkingwater.pdf. A notice of availability was printed
on the Town's water bills that were mailed to customers on May 29, 2020. A public notice will also
appear in the Ashe Post& Times in next week's edition, announcing the availability of the report.
Copies of the report are also available at Jefferson Town Hall, 302 E. Main Street,Jefferson, NC 28640
and at the Jefferson WWTP, 1233 NC Highway 16 S,Jefferson, NC 28640. Please note the public
education materials regarding control of Fats, Oils, &Grease are enclosed with this correspondence and
also appear on the Town's website.
If you have questions or require additional information please contact me at(336) 246-2165 or by email
at [e-mail].
Respectfully,
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Tim Church, Water Resources Director
Town of Jefferson
Encl: System Annual Report
FOG Public Education Material

This is the Annual Performance Report, 2019 edition for the Town of Jefferson Wastewater Treatment
Plant and its outlying sanitary sewer collection system,permits NC0021709 and WQCS00220 respectively.
Our mission statement for managing our water resources facilities is expressed in three areas:
• To surpass all North Carolina and US EPA Clean Water Standards
• To operate in the most cost-conscious manner possible for our customers
• To protect and enhance the public health of the New River Basin
COLLECTION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE is critical to our river basin. The Town of Jefferson maintains about
18 miles of sanitary sewer mains, along with five pump stations. The system experienced only one brief
sanitary sewer overflow in 2019 due to a massive rainfall event of 7.5 inches in 24 hours. The Town's
crews are making efforts to locate and eliminate sources of Inflow/Infiltration that allow surface water to
enter the collection system. We also ask all customers to take steps to prevent cooking grease and oil
from entering the system. Please find the attachment regarding the proper disposal of FATS, OILS, &
GREASE (FOG) in your home to prevent the blockage of sanitary sewer service lines and mains.
WASTEWATER PLANT PERFORMANCE was again within all discharge permit limits. The average daily flow
treated was 0.220 mgd, which is about 36% of the plant's permitted capacity. Jefferson's WWTP
discharges into Naked Creek which flows into a section of the New River that is designated by the State of
North Carolina as Outstanding Resource Waters. As a result, the Town's discharge permit contains some
of the strictest limits issued by the North Carolina Division of Water Quality. The tables below compare
average measurements of the plant discharge to the permit limits for each parameter.
April through October
Parameter Our Discharge, mg/L Permit Limit, mg/L
BOD 2.9 5.0
TSS <1. 20.
Ammonia nitrogen 0.04 2.0
Fecal coliform 44.7 org./100 ml. 200. org./100m1.
November through March
Parameter Our Discharge, mg/L Permit Limit, mg/L
BOD 0.7 10.
TSS <1. 20.
Ammonia nitrogen <0.5 4.
Fecal coliform 20.2 org./100 ml. 200. org./100 ml.
Please direct questions regarding water and wastewater treatment issues to Tim Church at (336) 246-
2165. Thank you for your cooperation as we continue to protect and enhance the waters of the New River
Basin.

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