WQCS00009_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018 (4)

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No. 0183 P. 1
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL. SYSTEM OPERATOR DESIGNATION FORM
NCAC 15A 8G .0201
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Facility Name: Water & Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County (WSACC) Permit #
WQCS00009
FacilltyType: CS it Facility Grade: 1V 'Ej SUBMITASEPARATE FORM FOR EACH CLASSIFICATION
Permittee Owner/Officer Name: WSACC 1 Chad VonCannon
Email Address: [e-mail]
Permittee Signature: /i _ Date: _'?/j 9% /9
Full Name: Joseph Wayne Lyles Work Phone: [phone]
Email Address: wlyles@wsacc_org
Certificate Type: CS
A4re_ 6'v, Effective Date: 3//V i
1 certify that 1 agree to my designation as the Operator in Responsible Charge for the facility noted. 1 understand and will
abide by the rules and regulations pertaining to the responsibilities of the ORC as set forth in 15A NCAC 08G .0204 and
failing to do so can result in DiscipiinaryActions by the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission."
Signature
Full Name:
0 Certificate Grade: IV 0 Certificate #. 24978
John Gregory Faggart Work Phone: [phone]
Certificate Type: CS l -Certificate Grade: IV 0 Certificate #:_ . 26291
Signature: Effective Date: `17
certify that i agree to Of 34—ignation as a Back-up Operator in Responsible Charge for the facility noted. 1 understand and will
abide by the rules and regulations pertaining to the responsibilities of the ORC as set forth in 15A NCAC 08G .0204 and failing to
do so can result in DlsciplingryActions by the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission."
Kull Name:
Justin Lee Ritchie
Work Phone: [phone]
Certificate Type: CS 0 Certificate Grade: IV Certificate #: 994822
Signature: ;, _ Effective Date: 3f %i-i// j
CVertify that 1 agree to my deslgnotlon as a Back-up Operator In Responsible Charge for the facility noted. I understand and will
abide by the rules and regulations pertaining to the respansibllitles of the ORC as set forth in 15A NCAC 08G .0204 and failing to do
so can result in DisclplinaryActions by the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission."
Mail, fax or email ORIGINALto: WPCSOCC, 1618 Mall Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1618 1 rAX: 919 715-Z726 [e-mail]
Mail or fax a COPY to: I Mooresville-610 E. Center Ave., Suits 301, Mooresville, NC 281115 J FAX: [phone] PH: 704-663-1699 s
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Manholes- Lines- Right Of Way- Aerials
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Visible signs of overflow
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Good condition properly seated
Bypass structures or pipes present
Invert in good condition Size inches Pipe capacity %a %2 3/a diameter.
Line free flowing and unrestricted
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Accessible
Free of sinkholes or depressions
No evidence of leakage
Free of non -utility motorized traffic
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Exposed line of ductile material
Water crossings and supports in good condition
Level of debris on or behind line
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Right of Way mowing records
Visual inspection of off street lines
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Collection. System Inspection Checklist
Manholes- Lines- Right Of Way- Aerials
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Cover present - vent and cover above grade - vent screened
Visible signs of overflow
Sinkholes and depressions
Good condition properly seated
Bypass structures or pipes present
Invert in good condition Size inches Pipe capacity 1/a 1/2 3/a diameter.
Line free flowing and unrestricted
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Exposed line of ductile material
Water crossings and supports in good condition
Level of debris on or behind line
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Right of Way mowing records
Visual inspection of off street lines
General observation of system (annual)

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Level of debris on or behind line
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Free of sinkholes or depressions
No evidence of leakage 1='
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Exposed line of ductile material
Water crossings and supports in good condition
Level of debris on or behind line
Free of damage
Right of Way mowing records
Visual inspection of off street lines
General observation of system (annual)

Pump Station Inspection Checklist
Name No of Pumps 1
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Capacity of each (gpm)
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Runtime hour meter reading average
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Housekeeping
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Identification Signage
Inspection Schedule Daily Weekly
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Bypass pumping configured
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Housekeeping
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Identification Signage
Inspection Schedule Daily Weekly,,\-:­7
Wet Well - Floats
Free of debris
High water float
Telemetry
Audio -Visual
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Emergency power 'Generator Portable Quick -connect Onsite
Fuel tank Gallons per hour usagerate`'
Testing schedule Automatic
Bypass, pumping configured
Overflow piping 4"
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Cover present - vent and cover above grade screened
Visible signs of overflow
Sinkholes and depressions
Good condition properly seated
Bypass structures -or pipes present
Invert in good condition Size _inches Pipe capac tf 1/4 %2 3/a diameter.
Line free flowing and unrestricted
Excessive grease, roots, or sand
2. Right of Way - location or name of outfall line
Accessible
Free of sinkholes or depressions
No evidence of leakage
Free of non -utility motorized traffic
3. Aerials - High Priority lines
Exposed line of ductile material
Water crossings and supports in good condition
Level of debris on or behind line
Free of damage
Right of Way mowing records ,
Visual inspection of off street lines
General observation of system (annual)

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High water float
Telemetry
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Visible signs of overflow v �,
Sinkholes and depressions ✓`�
Good condition properly seated
Bypass structures or pipes present '
Invert in good condition Size finches Pipe capacity i 1/2 3/a diameter.
Line free flowing and unrestricte&i
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2. Right of Way - location or name of outfall line
Accessible
Free of sinkholes or depressions �-
No evidence of leakage
Free of non -utility motorized traffic �y
3. Aerials - High Priority lines
Exposed line of ductile material
Water crossings and supports in good condition
Level of debris on or behind line
Free of damage
Right of Way mowing records
Visual inspection of off street lines
General observation of system (annual)

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Inspection Logs
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Manholes- Lines- Right Of Way- Aerials
1. Manhole location or address
Cover present - vent and cover above grade - vent screened
Visible signs of overflow
Sinkholes and depressions
Good condition properly seated
Bypass structures or pipes present
Invert in good condition Size inches Pipe capacity 1/4 %2 3/a diameter.
Line free flowing and unrestricted
Excessive grease, roots, or sand
2. Right of Way - location or name of outfall line
Accessible
Free of sinkholes or depressions
No evidence of leakage
Free of 'non -utility motorized traffic
3. Aerials - High Priority lines
Exposed line of ductile material
Water crossings and supports in good condition
Level of debris on or behind line
Free of damage
Right of Way mowing records
Visual inspection of -off street lines
General observation of system (annual)

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Pump Station Inspection Checklist
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Identification Signage
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Free of debris
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Telemetry L. ", - J
Audio -Visual L- ' L.,
SCADA
Alarm system tested for communications
Emergency power Generator
Fuel tank
Testing schedule
Bypass pumping configured
Overflow piping
Manhole upstream
Inspection Logs
Capacity of each (gpm)
1
2
Runtime hour meter reading average
1
2
Portable /Quick -connect Onsite
Gallons per hour usage rate
Automatic

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Collection System Inspection Checklist
Manholes- Lines- Right Of Way- Aerials
I. Manhole location or address
Cover present - vent and cover above grade - vent screened
Visible signs of overflow
Sinkholes and depressions
Good condition properly seated
Bypass structures or pipes present
Invert in good condition Size
Line free flowing and unrestricted
Excessive grease, roots, or sand
inches Pipe capacity 1/4 %a 3/a diameter.
2. Right of Way - location or name of outfall line f--, 1, `,, 4 ,
Accessible
Free of sinkholes or depressions U
No evidence of leakage
Free of non -utility motorized traffic v'
3. Aerials - High Priority lines' Gam,
Exposed line of ductile material ✓�
Water crossings and supports in good condition
Level of debris on or behind hick' ,
Free of damage
Right of Way mowing records
Visual inspection of off street lines
General observation of system (annual)
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Fuel tank Gallons per hour usage rate
Testing schedule Automatic
Bypass pumping configured G ', "I;
Overflow piping
Manhole upstream
Inspection Logs

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Collection System Inspection Checklist
Manholes- Lines- Right Of Way- Aerials
1. Manhole location or address
Cover present - vent and cover above grade - vent screened
Visible signs of overflow
Sinkholes and depressions
Good condition properly seated
Bypass structures or pipes present
Invert in good condition Size inches Pipe capacity I/4 %2 3/4 diameter.
Line free flowing and unrestricted
Excessive grease, roots, or sand
2. Right of Way - location or name of outfall line
Accessible
Free of sinkholes or depressions
No evidence of leakage
Free of non -utility motorized traffic
3. Aerials - High Priority lines ,� z ,� j,, o c k
Exposed line of ductile material ✓`- e, G1 �� s
Water crossings and supports in good condition Lam` r
Level of debris on or behind.line
Free of damage
Right of Way mowing records
Visual inspection of off street lines
General observation of system (annual)

WS 4cC-)
Inspection Checklist
General Information
1. 1'jumner of r uuik 5tauviis 24
2. SCADA system PS 2
3. Telemetry PS Z
4. Audible and Visual only
5. Generators Permanent
a. Frequency tested /14,k
Generators Portable
A. Quick -connect plugin
B. Frequency tested
Pump stations served
PS
i by same generator.
6.
ORC (320o-,_ Lt(l L B-ORC
Sewer Use Ordinance y
Enforcements Last Year J.Qj�- "Q
FOG Program
Inspections
Public ED How -
CIP Budget. S
Documentation of
Years
C56(�� 1. Line Cleanintn
g (10%)
2. High priority lines (6 mos) ►�
3. System observation annual .�
4. ROW mowing
Review logs for PS O&M -"
Review PS logs information
tn
Non repor le spills
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L
L�5 �01
CS_
I+k,-,- ' N 14

C�sFn� omp am s
Spare parts inventory

Pump Station Inspection Checklist
Name:
Address:
o
# Pumps -
1
2
Working -
1
2
Run Time -
I
Weather: . C `�U J
YES
NO
Si na e:
�-
Housekeeping:
Secure:
l—.
Wet Well Floats:
Debris. -
Working High Water Float:
Telemetry:
SCADA:
Audio/Visual:
Is alarms stem tested, How often:
Inspection Logs:
n
Emergency Power: �r�l�l�lz 1✓0'^'�' c�'�o�
Type: Portable Onsife / Fuel - Schedule/Vender -
Ouick Connect:
Testing Schedule:
Backflow:
Overflow Piping:
Bypass Pumping:
Inspection Schedule:
Comments/ Observations:
14

Pump Station Inspection Checklist
Name:
Address:
26 r�
# Pumps -
1
CZ)
Working -
1
Run Time -
Weather: Cyr
YES
NO
Si na e:
ell
Housekeeping:
Secure:
Wet Well Floats:
Debris:
Working High Water Float:
Telemetry:
SCADA:
Audio/Visual:
Is alarms stem tested, How often:
Inspection Logs:
/
Emergency Power:
Type: Portable Onsite Fuel - ScheduleNendet - �X
Ouick Connect:
Testing Schedule:
Backflow:
Overflow Piping:
Bypass Pumping:
Inspection Schedule:
Comments/ Observations:
,�,/ *.4 G 0 JY( r- iC)t�,-j , A-- � I,, rj_ -14Y

Pump Station Inspection Checklist
Name:
(�(
Address:
2j-1
# Pumps -
1
2
Working -
1
2
Run Time -
t
I
Weather: \�
YES
NO
Si na e:
Housekeeping:
Secure:
Wet Well Floats:
Debris:
Working High Water Float:
Telemetry:
SCADA:
Audio/Visual:
Is alarms stem tested, How often: GL7
Inspection Logs:
Emergency Power:
i
Type: Portable O s e Fuel - Schedule/Vender -
Ouick Connect:
Testing Schedule:
Backflow:
Overflow Piping:
Bypass Pumping:
Inspection Schedule:
Comments/ Observations:
U�, 1), pX c L C, �,
b� z.-- M °- 0�l y

Pump Station Inspection Checklist
Name:
Address:
# Pumps -
1
2
Working -
12
Run Time -
s
s
Weather: � �
YES
NO
Si na e:
Housekeeping:
Secure. -
Wet Well Floats:
Debris:
Working High Water Float:
Telemetry:
SCADA: �„l ✓�'
Audio/Visual:
Is alarms stem tested, How often:
Inspection Logs:
Emergency Power:
Type: Portable en Fuel Schedule/Vender -
Ouick Connect:
q/
TestingSchedule: /" �
Backflow:
Overflow Piping:
Bypass Pumping:
Inspection Schedule:
Comments/ Observations:
2' to, - L,."1 TI 1 L

Collection System Inspection Checklist
Manholes- Lines- Right Of Way- Aerials
Manhole location or address 3 N" la- 4A_J^
Cover present - vent and cover above grade - vent screened
Visible signs of overflow
Sinkholes and depressions
Good condition properly seated
Bypass structures or pipes present
Invert in good condition Size 30 inches Pipe capacityQ '/2 3/4 diameter.
Line free flowing and unrestricted
Excessive grease, roots, or sand
Right of Way - location or name of outfall line
Accessible
Free of sinkholes or depressions
No evidence of leakage — --
Free of non -utility motorized traffic
Aerials - High Priority lines
Exposed line of ductile material
Water crossings and supports in good condition.
Level of debris on or behind line /
Free of damage _—
Right of Way mowing records
Visual inspection of off street lines
General observation of system (annual)

Collection System Inspection Checklist
Manholes- Lines- Right Of Way- Aerials
Manhole location or address C��� �' e r �'
Cover present - vent and cover above grade - vent screened
Visible signs of overflov�-
Sinkholes and depressions ---
Good condition properly seated
Bypass structures or pipes present`
Invert in good condition Size L1, Z.- inches Pipe capacity 74 '/2 3/4 diameter.
Line free flowing and unrestricted
Excessive. grease, roots, or sand
Right of Way - location or name of outfall line✓
Accessible
Free of sinkholes or depressions
No evidence of leakage
Free of non -utility motorized traffic
F CF l�
Aerials - High Priority lines �'✓"�� JZ �-�`r� 7o
Exposed line of ductile material
Water crossings.and supports in good condition.- .
Level of debris on or behind line
Free of damage
Right of Way mowing records _
Visual inspection of off street lines^
General observation of system (annual) _

I
Inspection Checklist
General Information
I. Number of Pump stations r
2. SCADA system PS 3
3. Telemetry PS
4. Audible and Visual only
5. Generators Permanent
a. Frequency tested
Generators Portable
A. Quick -connect plugin PS
B. Frequency tested
Pump stations served
6.
ORC ,'9--ev B-ORC
Sewer Use Ordinance
Enforcements'Last Year, -
FOG Program
Inspections
Public ED How
CIP Budget. S Years_
by same generator.
Documentation of
oo ,Zo�� yw\ ��.�
1. Line Cleaning (10 0) 1
2. High priority lines (6 mos
3. System observation annual'
4. ROW mowing ✓
Review logs for PS O&M 1* 9"\!3
Review PS logs information
Non reportable spills
{ .�Ab d 4
CS -

Customer complain
Spare parts inventory
Map Ul J Y s em (iV v �v,..t . �.

Collection S),Stem Inspection Checklist
Manholes- Lines- Right Of Way- Aerials
Manhole location or address
Cover present - vent and cover above grade -vent screened
Visible signs of overflow
Sinkholes and depressions
Good conditionproperly seated
Bypass structures or pipes present
Invert in good condition Size inches Pipe capacity 1/e � 4 diameter.
Line free flowing and unrestricted
Excessive. grease, roots, or sand
Right of Way - location or name of outfall line
Accessible
Free of sinkholes or depressions
No evidence of leakage
Free ofnon-utility motorized traffic
Aerials - High Priority lines bw'U'lt Q` J ed.,
Exposed line of ductile material Water crossings and supports in. good condition.
Level of debris on or behind line
Free of damage
Right of Way mowing records
Visual inspection of off street lines
General observation of system (annual)
1 N�� ter

Collection System Inspection Checdist
Manholes- Lines- Right Of Way- Aerials
Manhole location or address UOf M
Cover present - vent and cover above grade - vent screened
Visible signs of overflow �+
Sinkholes and depressions Oro S `.j I ^j P,(e_jx,�10,N
Good condition properly seate&--,
Bypass structures or pipes present
invert in good condition Size LL{ inches Pipe capacity'/d 1/2 '/adiameter.
Line free flowing and unrestricted
Excessive grease, roots, or sand
Right of Way - location or name of outfall line
Accessible
Free of sinkholes or depressions
No evidence of leakage
Free ofnon-utility motorized traffic
h Priorit y lines
Aerials - FEg
Exposed line of ductile material��
Water crossings -and supports in good condition
Level of debris on or behind line
Free of damage
Right of Way mowing records
Visual inspection of off street lines
General observation of system (annual)

• Pump Station Inspection Checklist
Name:
Address:
# Pumps -
2
Working -
2
c Run Time —
v
Weather:
YES
NO
Signage:
Housekeeping:
Secure:
Wet Well Floats. -
Debris:
Working High Water Float:
Telemetry:
SCADA:
AudioNisual:
Is alarm system tested, How often:
Inspection Logs:
Emergency Power:
l
Type: Portable O�sit Fuel - ScheduleNender -
Ouick Connect:
Testing Schedule:
Backflow:
Overflow Piping:
Bypass Pumping:
Inspection Schedule:
Comments/ Observations: � � f J� 46A-1&'

• Pump Station Inspection Checklist
Name:
Address:
# Pumps -
1
2
Working -
1
2
Run Time —
Weather:
YES
NO
Signage:
Housekeeping:
r-
Secure:
Wet Well Floats:
Debris:
Working High Water Float:
Telemetry:
SCADA:
Audio/Visual:
Is alarm system tested, How often:
Inspection Logs:
Emergency Power:
Type: Portable' Onsite Fuel - Schedule/Vender -
Ouick Connect:
Testing Schedule:
Backflow:
Overflow Piping:
Bypass Pumping:
Inspection Schedule:
Comments/ Observations:

Pump Station Inspection Checklist
Name:
Address:
# Pumps -
2
Working -
Run Time —
Weather:
YES
NO
Signage:
Housekeeping:
Secure:
Wet Well Floats:
Debris:
Working High Water Float:
/
Telemetry:
SCADA:
AudioNisual:
Is alarm system tested, How often:
l
Inspection Logs:
✓
Emergency Power:
Type: Portable' !ansFuel - ScheduleNender -
Ouick Connect:
Testing Schedule:
Backflow:
Overflow Piping:
Bypass Pumping:
Inspection Schedule:
Comments/ Observations:
4Q- lZ,o tL,)0o

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WS"'ACC
WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY
OF CABARRUS COUNTY
February 27, 2012
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Office: 232 Davidson Hwy.
Concord, NC 28027
Mail to: P.O. Box 428
Concord, NC 28026-0428
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
RECEIVED
DIVISION Oi= 1,`u'AYER QUALITY
System Performance Annual Report MAR 5 2012
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center rJ� uVII LI L:._: s�IaAi f���I�E
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1617
SUBJECT: NPDES PERMIT NUMBER NCO036269
2011 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE ANNUAL REPORT
ROCKY RIVER REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Please find enclosed the subject system performance annual report. If you have any
questions, please contact me at [phone], ext. 14 or [e-mail].
THM:blc
Enclosure
cc: Mark Fowler (WSACC)
Coleman Keeter (WSACC)
Sincerely,
Timothy H. Mauldin
Wastewater Operations Manager
In
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Y from the EXecut�ve�CDArectQr„r
I would like to take this opportunity to recognize
1S_
and congratulate WSACC staff on a successful year
0f s
" during 2011.
WSACC received ISO 14001:2004 Certification
W for its Environmental Management System (EMS)
program in June 2011. The benefits of an EMS
program include improvement in compliance; devel-
Caleman Keeter o ment of universal operating
p p g procedures; reduc-
tion in major environmental impacts; potential reduction in operating
cost; improved communications internally and externally; and po-
tential regulatory relief. WSACC is North Carolina's fourth govern-
mental entity to become ISO 14001:2004 Certified,
The Heat Recovery and Power Generation Project has become
a reality for WSACC. The project will produce renewable energy
that will be provided to our community in the form of electricity. In
conjunction with system enhancements, WSACC will use existing
facilities that are already in service such as the multiple hearth
furnace incinerator and utilize wastewater biosolids, to produce the
electricity. WSACC initiated the construction phase for the Import
Biosolids Facilities in November 2011 and projected completion of
this portion of the project is early 2013. WSACC also obtained bids
for the Heat Recovery/Power Generation Equipment. This steam .
and electrical generation equipment will be incorporated into the
existing facility and allow for heat capture and conversion to steam
that will drive a turbine generator and produce electricity that will be
"wheeled" back into the electrical supply grid. This project has
already won a CH2M Hill global innovation award and the technical
concept has been presented at various water and wastewater pro-
fessional association meetings.
Economic and financial challenges continued to plague the
nation throughout 2011. During these trying times, WSACC is
solvent and financially healthy as we traverse the unfortunate nega-
tive prevalent and persistent economic conditions.
In regards to provision of adequate wastewater infrastructure
expansion, planning and construction, the Kings Grant Rocky River
Parallel Interceptor Project was completed and closed out in eady
2011. The construction of the Fuda Creek Interceptor line near the
Town of Harrisburg was also completed in 2011. The Mount Pleas-
ant pump station upgrade project was also completed and put into
service in 2011.
In closing, we anticipate a safe and productive 2012 as we en-
deavor to meet the needs of the region, our jurisdictional customers
andaIhe citizens of Cabarrus County.
-���omplrla�c�Ir�dustr�a��GusitQ'me!rs� �,
WSACC would like to commend all of its significant industrial users
for a job, well done in 2011, There was, only one industry in signifi
cant non-compliance this year. WSACC is required by federal
regulations to report,annually all industries in SNC to the Division
of Water Quality. Please continue to notify WSACC' of changed
conditions, improvements, or violations at your facility. Keep up
the good work!
Contact the North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and
Environmental Assistance (DPPEA). DPPEA provides free assis-
tance to state agencies or local governments on ways to eliminate,
reduce, reuse, or recycle waste. Website: www,p2pays.org
Phone: [phone]. Email: nowasre P2pays.o[g.
����.�7 `i�ep�� Sanitary Sevtter +C�veriflov�s � -Y
y Sewer collection system overflows
Yids:* often go unreported. Call 704-788-
�'� 4164 immediately if you see water
flowing from a manhole or under-
y
ground pipe.
Cabarrus County opened a Household Hazardous Waste disposal
facility in 2,002. It's FREE for Cabarrus County. residents. Please
remember, materials that are improperly stored or disposed of can
be hazardous to your health and the environment.
WSACC
a l_
PARTNER
Rocky River Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant
6400 Breezy Lane, Concord, North Carolina 28025
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
WSACC,
�ory
PARTNER
WASTEWATER
SYSTEM
REPORT 2011
This report contains performance highlights of the Rocky River
Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (RRRWWTP) and its Collec-
tion System for the year 2011. This annual report is required by the
Clean Water Act of 1999.
RRRWWTP is owned and operated by the Water and Sewer
Authority. of Cabarrus County (WSACC). The facility serves the
thriving area:,
north of Char-
lotte, including
the cities of Con-
cord and Kanna-
polis, the towns
of Harrisburg and
Mt. Pleasant, and
Cabarrus County.
The staff per-
forms . all func-
tions related to
the facility includ-
ing operations
and mainte-
nance, laboratory analysis, and industrial and groundwater monitor-
ing. The Plant uses a pure -oxygen activated sludge, secondary
treatment system that processes domestic and industrial wastewater
from both in -plant and off -site sources. The solids processing op-
eration relies on a combination of proven technologies, innovations,
and cost effective equipment and operations. All current state and
federal standards are strongly adhered to for protection. of our air
and water resources.
RRRWWTP operates under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimi-
nation System (NPDES) permit (NC0036269) issued and enforced
by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Re-
sources. RRRWWTP operates a bio-solids incinerator under its Air
Permit (4475R18), which includes an on -site emergency generator.
The Plant also has an off -site pump station generator under a sepa-
rate Air Permit (08780G01).
RRRWWTP's lab conducted over 23,000 water quality control
tests in 2011 to comply with its permit. The table to the right sum-
marizes those permit compliance results. (continued) .

ram• ` i7P has had only two viola-
tions. `�a � 4� ifs '�riii��4Pr?�. ��� Y
tions.The Incinerator Air Permit has not had an exceedance
since i1997. RRRWWTP received its third platinum award from
NACWA (National Association of Clean. Water Agency) for 2010.
A fourth platinum award is expected for compliance in 201 1.
Joint regional projects are ongoing with the City of Charlotte
that involve WSACC transporting and treating wastewater from
Mecklenburg County. Reedy Creek Pump Station, which will
accommodate approximately six MGD of wastewater from Char-
lotte Mecklenburg, was completed and is online. A joint effort
between .WSACC and local jurisdictions to identify and repair
inflow and infiltration issues has shown great success during
201 1,These efforts will continue during-2012.
The Collection System consists of 116 miles of interceptor
sewer, ranging in pipe size diameters from 12 to 72 inches. Five
remote pump stations provide wastewater transportation ser-
vices'from the surrounding areas to RRRWWTP. Interceptor
staff and the staff engineers are responsible for new construction
design and structural review. The interceptor staff is also re-
sponsible for general inspections, pump station operations and
maintenance, interceptor sewer inspections, manhole rehabilita-
tion, right-of-way maintenance, and flow monitoring.
The Collection System operates under the Collection System
Permit (WQCS00009), and must comply with detailed design,
inspection, and monitoring regulations. Any problems or spills
must 'be reported to the North Carolina Department of Environ-
ment and Natural Resources within 24 hours. Public notification
through news releases is also required. WSACC has imple-
mented a preventative maintenance program to reduce problems
and overflows, and as the table to the right shows, there was
one reportable overflow in 2011. WSACC televised 141,152 feet
of sewer lines during 2011.
' ;� � �
��
dverag+e 4 =
Remd�ial�r t
' f Exceeded
F'airarneter Unrts' x
Permrt Lim�tsf
;
.Average:
! 'i
' Limrt�-�,
r
� ,;
r influent
Effluent
Efficiency %
CBOD5 (mg/L)
17 summer/25 winter
327.7 mg/L
6.05 mg/L
98.2%
0
rfi
4I,
0
Q� j
NH3 N m L )
(
4 summer/I0 wIter
3 mg/L
68 mg/L
49 a
I
�., O' y
s ...-cnn.,.( 't �..1Y r, llr, .. ,
„o . r ^.� S
TSS (mg/L)
45 weekly/ 30 monthly
536.8 mg/L
17.55 mg/L
96.7%
0
6
0
Dissolved Oxygen.-
M m �;PPm
PH
6.0 - 9.0
—
6.0 - 7.2
0
Fecal Coliform (ml/ 100)
Chlorine Residual (ug/L)
<50 ug/L (Compliance)
<50 ug/L
0
Flow (MGD)
24 MGD
14.19 MGD
0
The Rocky River Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) is Timothy H. Mauldin.
1 6/30/201 1 1 5 iO4 Highway 49 1 5,610 1 ¢roken sewer line; repaired line and added lime to affected area.
The WSACC Collection System Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) is Wayne Lyles.
Cert�frlca#ialn"` 4
I certify under penalty of law that this report is complete and accurate
to the best of my knowledge. I further certify that this report has been
made available to the users or customers of the named system and
that those users have been notified of its availability.
02/24/2012
Timothy H. Mauldin Date
Wastewater Operations Manager (ORC)
Notifica#lon x
WSACC is a wholesale, supplier of wastewater services for area
municipalities. This report was distributed to the following govern-
ment officials on February 28, 2012.
Mike Downs, Cabanus County Manager
Kim Eagle, Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities Deputy Director
W. Del Eudy, Mayor, Town of Mt. Pleasant
Jim Greene, Concord Interim Wastewater Resources Director
Barry Gullet, Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities Director
Timothy Hagler, Mayor, Town of Harrisburg
Brian Hiatt, Concord City Manager
Kathy Kitts, Mayor, Town of Midland
Michael Legg, Kannapolis City Manager
Robert Misenheimer, Mayor, City of Kannapolis '
J.'Scott Padgett, Mayor, City of Concord
Elizabeth Poole, Chairman, Cabarrus County Commissioners

PROCEDURE 4 REQUEST FORM
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERCS UNIT
TO FROM ❑
Mike Mickey- Winston-Salem Regional Office
®
Dee Browder- Mooresville Regional Office
❑
Hughie White - Fayetteville Regional Office
❑
Wayne Bryant - Washington Regional Office
❑
Barry Herzberg - Raleigh Regional Office
❑
Dean Hunkele - Wilmington Regional Office
❑
Roy Davis - Asheville Regional Office
Date: July 23, 2007
�SAcG
� C �Q� SC� C�Ci�7
TO FROM Adrian Eaton
919-733-5083 x 580
919-733-0059 (FAX)
[e-mail]
Application Number: WQ0031726 County: Cabarru
Applicant: Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus Count(!n�'
Project Name: Kings Grant Rocky River Parallel Interceptor
Project Type: Fast -Track ❑ Pressure Sewer ❑ Name Change ❑ Change of Ownership ❑
Pump Station/Force Main ❑ Vacuum Sewer ❑
Gravity Sewer
Flow Type: DOM ® COM ® IND ❑
Receiving Facility: WSACC WWTF
Receiving Facility Permit: NCO036269
Flow Volume (GPD): N/A (this project is to install a new gravity parallel pipe interceptor from
Rocky River US29 to just south of Derita Road (SR 1445)). It will parallel the existing 30" sewer
pipe that currently serves this area.
Engineer: Greg J Wells, P.E. @ Willis Engineers
SOC Project? ❑ YES ® NO
SEPA Project ❑ YES ® NO FONSI Issued? ® YES ❑ NO
Pretreatment Program? ❑ YES ® NO Other Issues:
..................................................................
WWTP Approval:
Disp. Method (Spray, Drip, etc.) Approval:
Comments:
Regional Office Signature: dee browder
❑ YES ❑ NO
❑ YES ❑ NO ❑N/A
Date:
8/22/07
PLEASE RESPOND WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF RECEIPT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
SECTION1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................. 3
1.1 Purpose and policy.......... ...................... 3
1.2 Definitions ........................................ 4
SECTION 2 - GENERAL SEWER USE REQUIREMENTS .................... 15
2.1 Prohibited Discharge Standards .................... 15
2.2 National Categorical Pretreatment Standards....... 19
2.3 Local Limits.......... .......................... 20
2.4 State Requirements........... 20
2.5 Right of Revision ................................. 21
2.6 Dilution .......................................... 21
2.7 Pretreatment of Wastewater ........................ 21
2.8 Accidental Discharge/Slug Control Plans........... 23
2.9 Hauled Wastewater ................................. 24
SECTION3 - FEES .............................................. 25
3.1 Purpose ........................................... 25
3.2 User Charges ...................................... 25
3.3 Surcharges ........................................ 26
3.4 Pretreatment Program Administration Charges....... 27
SECTION 4 - WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION AND....... 28
ISSUANCE
4.1 Wastewater Dischargers ............................ 28
4.2 Wastewater Permits ................................ 28
SECTION 5
- REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ............................
39
5.1
Baseline Monitoring Reports .......................
39
5.2
Compliance Schedule Progress Reports ..............
40
5.3
Reports on Compliance with Categorical............
41
Pretreatment Standard Deadline
5.4
Periodic Compliance Reports .......................
41
5.5
Reports of Changed Conditions .....................
42
5.6
Reports of Potential Problems .....................
42
5.7
Reports from Unpermitted Users ....................
43
5.8
Notice of Violation/Repeat Sampling and...........
43
Reporting
5.9
Notification of the Discharge of Hazardous Waste..
43
5.10
Analytical Requirements ...........................
44
5.11
Sample Collection .................................
45
5.12
Timing ............................................
45
5.13
Record Keeping ....................................
45
SECTION 6 - COMPLIANCE MONITORING ............................. 45
6.1 Monitoring Facilities ............................. 45
6.2 Inspection and Sampling ........................... 46
6.3 Search Warrants ................................... 47

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 7 - CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION .......................... 47
SECTION8 - ENFORCEMENT ....................................... 48
8.1 Administrative Remedies ........................... 48
8.2 Civil Penalties ................................... 50
8.3 Other Available Remedies .......................... 51
8.4 Remedies Nonexclusive ............................. 52
SECTION 9 - ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE... 52
SECTION 10 - AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS..... 52
10.1 Upset ............................................ 52
10.2 Prohibited Discharge Standards Defense........... 53
10.3 Bypass ........................................... 54
SECTION 11 - TAMPERING WITH, DAMAGING SEWAGE WORKS............ 55
SECTION12 - NEW CONSTRUCTION ................................. 55
SECTION13 - USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS..............................55
SECTION 14 - PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL ...........................55
SECTION15 - OUTSIDE CONNECTIONS...............................56
SECTION16 - USER FEES ........................................ 56
16.1 Residential, Commercial and Unpermitted.......... 56
Nondomestic Users
16.2 Permitted Nondomestic Users ...................... 56
16.3 Penalties for Failure to Pay ..................... 56
16.4 Termination of Services .......................... 56
SECTION17 - SPECIAL AGREEMENTS ............................... 57
SECTION18 - SEVERABILITY..................................... 57
SECTION19 - CONFLICT ......................................... 57
2

SECTION 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1 Purpose and Policy
This ordinance sets forth uniform requirements for direct and
indirect contributors into the wastewater collection and treatment
system for the Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County,
hereafter referred to as the Authority, and enables the Authority
to comply with all applicable State and Federal laws including the
Clean Water Act (33 United States Code 1251 et seq.) and the
General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR, Part 403).
The objectives of this ordinance are:
(a) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the wastewater
treatment system which will interfere with the operation of
the system or contaminate the resulting sludge;
(b) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the wastewater
treatment system which will pass through the system,
inadequately treated, into any waters of the State or
otherwise be incompatible with the system;
(c) To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and
sludges from the wastewater treatment system;
(d) To protect both the Authority's personnel who may be affected
by sewage, wastewater, and sludge in the course of their
employment as well as protecting the general public;
(e) To provide for equitable distribution of the cost of
operation, maintenance and improvement of the wastewater
treatment plant; and
(f) To ensure that the Authority complies with its NPDES or Non -
discharge Permit conditions, sludge use and disposal
requirements and any other Federal or State laws to which the
wastewater treatment system is subject.
This ordinance provides for the regulation of direct and indirect
contributors to the wastewater treatment system, through the
issuance of permits to certain non -domestic users and through
enforcement of general requirements for the other users, authorizes
monitoring and enforcement activities, requires user reporting and
provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of
costs resulting from the program established herein.
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This ordinance shall apply to all users of the wastewater treatment
system. [ Note: as authorized by N.C.G.S. 160A-312 and/or 153A-
275]. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Executive Director
shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this
ordinance and shall be responsible for operating and maintaining
the wastewater treatment system. Any powers granted to or imposed
upon the Executive Director may be delegated by the Executive
Director to other Authority personnel. By discharging wastewater
into the wastewater treatment system, industrial users located
outside the Authority limits agree to comply with the terms and
conditions established in this ordinance, as well as any permits,
enforcement actions, or orders issued hereunder.
1.2 - Definitions And Abbreviations
(a) Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the
following terms and phrases, as used in this ordinance, shall
have the meanings hereinafter designated:
(1) Act or "the Act" shall mean the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as
amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251. et. seq.
(2) Approval Authority shall mean the Director of the
Division of Environmental Management of the North
Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural
Resources or his designee.
(3) Authorized Representative of the Industrial User:
(i) If the industrial user is a corporation, authorized
representative shall mean:
A) the president, secretary, or a vice-president
of the corporation in charge of a principal
business function, or any other person who
performs similar policy or decision -making
functions for the corporation, or
B) the manager of one or more manufacturing,
production, or operation facilities employing
more than two hundred fifty (250) persons or
having gross annual sales or expenditures
exceeding twenty-five (25) million dollars (in
second-quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to
sign documents has been assigned or delegated
to the manager in accordance with corporate
procedures.
(ii) If the industrial user is a partnership or sole
proprietorship, an authorized representative shall
mean a general partner or the proprietor,
respectively.
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(iii) If the industrial user is a Federal, State or local
government facility, an authorized representative
shall mean a director or highest official appointed
or designated to oversee the operation and
performance of the activities of the government
facility or their designee.
(iv) The individuals described in paragraphs i-iii above
may designate another authorized representative if
the authorization is in writing, the authorization
specifies the individual or position responsible
for the overall operation of the facility from
which the discharge originates or having overall
responsibility for environmental matters for the
company, and the written authorization is submitted
to the Authority.
(4) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) shall mean the quantity
of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of
organic matter under standard laboratory procedures for
five (5) days at twenty (20) degrees Celsius; usually
expressed as a concentration (milligrams per liter).
(5) Boundaries of the Authority or service area shall include
Cabarrus County, Cities of Concord and Kannapolis, and
Towns of Harrisburg and Mt. Pleasant.
(6) Building Sewer shall mean a sewer conveying wastewater
from the premises of a user to the POTW.
(7) Bypass shall mean the intentional diversion of
wastestreams from any portion of a user's treatment
facility.
(8) Categorical Standard or National Categorical Pretreatment
Standard shall mean any regulation containing pollutant
discharge limits promulgated by the Environmental
Protection Agency in accordance with Sections 307(b) and
(c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1347) which applies to a
specific category of industrial users and which appears
in 40 CFR Chapter 1, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471.
(9) Chemical Toilets shall mean the structures used to
collect human wastes at mass gatherings, construction
sites and labor work camps.
(10) Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) shall mean the quantity of
equivalent oxygen utilized in the chemical oxidation of
organic matter as measured by standard laboratory
methods as set out in this ordinance, expressed in parts
per million.
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(11) Color shall mean the true color due to substances in
solution which cause any variation in the hue of the
receiving stream and is expressed in parts per million.
(12) Cooling Water shall mean the water discharged from any
use such as air conditioning, cooling or refrigeration
during which the only pollutant added to the water is
heat.
(13) Domestic Wastes shall mean liquid wastes from the
noncommercial preparation, cooking and handling of food;
or containing human excrement and similar matter from the
sanitary conveniences of dwellings, commercial buildings,
industrial facilities and institutions.
(14) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall mean the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, or where appropriate the
term may also be used as a designation for the
Administrator or other duly authorized official of said
agency.
(15) Executive Director shall mean the chief administrative
officer of the Water and Sewer Authority.
(16) Hearing Authority shall mean the Executive Director,
Authority Attorney, and Wastewater Treatment
Superintendent or duly appointed deputies, agents or
representatives thereof.
(17 ) Grab Sample shall mean a sample which is taken from a
waste stream on a one-time basis without regard to the
flow in the waste stream and over a period of time not to
exceed 15 minutes.
(18) Holding Tank Waste shall mean any waste from holding
tanks, including but not limited to such holding tanks as
vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, septic
tanks, and vacuum -pump tank trucks.
(19) Indirect Discharge or Discharge shall mean the discharge. -
or the introduction from any nondomestic source regulated
under section 307(b), (c), or (d) of the Act, (33 U.S.C.
1317), into the POTW (including holding tank waste
discharged into the system).
(20) Industrial User or user shall mean any person which is a
source of indirect discharge.
(21) Industrial Waste shall mean the liquid and waterborne
pollutants resulting from processes or operations
employed in industrial establishments.
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( 22 ) Infiltration shall mean the water entering a sewer system
including sewer service connections from the ground
through such means as, but not limited to, defective
pipes, pipe joints, connections or manhole walls.
Infiltration does not include, and is distinguished from,
inflow.
(23) Inflow shall mean the water discharged into a sewer
system including service connections from such sources
as but not limited to roof leaders, cellar, yard and
area drains, foundation drains, cooling water
discharges, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole
covers, cross connections from storm sewers and combined
sewers, catch basins, stormwaters,. surface runoff,
street washwaters or drainage. Inflow does not include,
and is distinguished from, infiltration.
(24) Insignificant Industrial User shall mean a facility which
discharges nondomestic wastewater into a publicly owned
treatment works and which does not meet the criteria of
a significant industrial user.
(25) Immediate Oxygen Demand (IOD) shall mean the quantity of
oxygen, utilized by an industrial waste in excess of that
normally attributable to sewage as measured by using
standard laboratory methods, as set out in this
ordinance, expressed in parts per million.
(26) Interference shall mean the inhibition, or disruption of
the POTW treatment processes, operations, or its sludge
process, use, or disposal, which causes or contributes to
a violation of any requirement of the POTW's NPDES or
Non -discharge permit or prevents sewage sludge use or
disposal in compliance with specified applicable State
and Federal statutes, regulations, or permits. The term
includes prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal by
the POTW in accordance with Section 405 of the Act, (33
U.S.C. 1345) or any criteria, guidelines, or regulations
developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act
(SWDA).(42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq.), the Clean Air Act, the
Toxic Substances Control Act, the Marine Protection
Research and Sanctuary Act (MPRSA) or more stringent than
State criteria (including those contained in any State
Sludge Management Plan prepared pursuant to Title IV of
SWDA) applicable to the method of disposal or use
employed by the POTW.
(27) Maximum Daily Discharge shall mean the total
concentration or mass of a pollutant discharged from all
production periods during a twenty-four (24) hour
calendar day.
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(28) Medical Waste shall mean isolation wastes, infectious
agents, human blood and blood products, pathological
wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding,
surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory
wastes, and dialysis wastes.
(29) National Prohibitive Discharge Standard or Prohibitive
Discharge Standard shall mean the absolute prohibitions
against the discharge of certain substances; these
prohibitions appear in Section 2.1 of this ordinance and
are developed under the authority of 307(b) of the Act
and 40 CFR, Section 403.5.
(30) New Source shall mean
(i) Any building, structure, facility, or installation
from which there may be a discharge of pollutants,
the construction of which commenced after the
publication of proposed Categorical Pretreatment
Standards under Section 307(c) of the Act which
will be applicable to such source if such standards
are thereafter promulgated in accordance with
Section 307(c), provided that:
(A) The building, structure, facility, or
installation is constructed at a site at which
no other source is located; or
(B) The building, structure, facility, or
installation totally replaces the process or
production equipment that causes the discharge
of pollutants at an existing source; or
(C) The production or wastewater generating
processes of the building, structure,
facility, or installation are substantially
independent of an existing source at the same
site. In determining whether these are
substantially independent, factors such as the
extent to which the new facility is integrated
with the existing plant, and the extent to
which the new facility is engaged in the same
general type of activity as the existing
source, should be considered.
(ii) Construction on a site at which an existing source
is located results in a modification rather than a
new source if the construction does not create a
new building, structure, facility, or installation
meeting the criteria of section [(i)(B)] or [(C)]
above but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to
existing process or production equipment.
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(iii) For purposes of this definition, construction of a
new source has commenced if the owner or operator
has:
(A) Begun, or caused to begin as part of a
continuous on -site construction program:
(1) Any placement, assembly, or installation
of facilities or equipment; or
(2) Significant site preparation work
including , clearing, excavation, or
removal of existing buildings,
structures:, or facilities which is
necessary for the replacement, assembly,
or installation of new source facilities
or equipment; or
(B) Entered into a binding contractual obligation
for the purchase of facilities or equipment
which are intended to be used in its operation
within a'reasonable time. Options to purchase
or contracts which can be terminated, or
modified without substantial loss, and
contracts for feasibility,, engineering, and
design studies do not constitute a contractual
obligation under this definition.
(31) Nitrogen (NH3) as ammonia shall mean the initial product
in the decomposition of nitrogenous organic matter as
measured by using standardlaboratory methods, as set
out in this ordinance, expressed in mg/l.
(32) Non -discharge Permit shall mean a disposal system permit
issued by the State pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-215.1.
(33) Nondomestic Wastewater shall mean the liquid wastes
resulting from the processes employed. in industrial,
manufacturing, trade or business establishments, as
distinct from domestic wastes.
(34) NPDES or National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
shall mean the permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of
the Act (33,U.S.C. 1342), or pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-
215.1 by the State under delegation from EPA.
(35) Pass Through shall mean a discharge which exits the POTW
into waters of the State in quantities or concentrations
which, alone or with 'discharges from other sources,
causes a violation, including an increase in the
magnitude or duration of a violation, of the POTWfs NPDES
or Non -discharge Permit or a downstream water quality
standard.
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(36) Person shall mean any individual, firm, company,
partnership, corporation, association, joint stock
company, trust, estate, governmental entity or any other
legal entity, or their legal representatives, agents or
assigns. This definition includes all Federal, State, and
local government entities.
(37) pH shall mean a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of
a substance, expressed as standard units, and calculated
as the logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the
concentration of hydrogen ions expressed in grams per
liter of solution. A pH value of 7.0 is neutral, above
7.0 is alkaline and below 7.0 is acid.
(38) Pollutant shall many any "waste" as defined in N.C.G.S.
143-213 (13) and dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator
residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions,
medical wastes, chemical wastes, biological materials,
radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded
equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial,
municipal, and agricultural waste and certain
characteristics of wastewater (e.g., pH, temperature,
TSS, turbidity, color, BOD, COD, toxicity, or odor).
(39) POTW Treatment Plant shall mean that portion of the POTW
designed to provide treatment to wastewater.
(40) Pretreatment or Treatment shall mean the reduction of the
amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or
the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in
wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of
discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants into
a POTW. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by
physical, chemical and biological processes, or process
changes or other means, except by diluting the
concentration of the pollutants unless allowed by an
applicable pretreatment standard.
(41) Pretreatment Program shall mean the program for the.
control of pollutants introduced into the POTW from
nondomestic sources which was developed by the Authority
in compliance with 40 CFR 403.8 and approved by the
State in accordance with 40 CFR 403.11.
(42) Pretreatment Requirements shall mean any substantive or
procedural requirement related to pretreatment, other
than a pretreatment standard.
(43) Pretreatment Standards shall mean the prohibited
discharge standards, categorical standards, and local
limits.
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(44) Process Wastewater shall mean any water which, during
manufacturing or processing, comes into direct contact
with or results from the production of or use of any raw
material, intermediate product, finished product,
byproduct, or waste product.
(45) Properly Shredded Garbage shall mean the wastes from the
preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have
been shredded to such degree that all particles will be
carried freely under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers, with no .particle greater
than one-half inch in any dimension.
(46) Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) shall mean a
treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the Act, (33
U.S.C. 1292) which is owned in this instance by the
Authority. This definition includes any devices or
systems used in the collection, storage, treatment,
recycling, and reclamation of municipal sewage or
industrial wastes of a liquid nature.' It also includes
sewers, pipes, and other conveyances only if they convey
wastewater to the POTW treatment plant. For the purposes
of this ordinance, "POTW" shall also include any sewers
that convey wastewaters to the POTW from persons outside
the Authority who are, by contract or agreement with the
Authority, or in any other way, users of the Authority's
POTW.
(47) Sanitary Sewer shall mean a sewer intended to receive
domestic sewage and industrial waste, except that of
type expressly prohibited by this ordinance, without the
admixture of surface water and stormwater.
(48) Septage or septic tank sludge shall mean the liquid
and/or solids from septic tanks which contain no
wastewater other than domestic.
(49) Severe Property Damage shall mean substantial physical
damage to property, damage to the user's treatment
facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or
substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which
can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a
bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic
loss caused by delays in production.
(50) Significant Industrial User shall mean a facility which
discharges nondomestic wastewater into a publicly owned
treatment works and which:
(i) Has an average daily process wastewater flow twenty
five thousand (25,000) gallons per day or more; or
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(ii) contributes more than five (5) percent of any
design capacity of the wastewater treatment plant
receiving the discharge; or
(iii) is required to meet a national categorical
pretreatment standard; or
(iv) is found by the Authority, the Division of
Environmental Management or the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to have the potential for
impact, either singly or in combination with other
contributing industrial users, on the wastewater
treatment system, the quality of sludge, the
system's effluent quality, or compliance with any
pretreatment standards or requirements.
(51) Significant Noncompliance or Reportable Noncompliance
shall mean a status of noncompliance defined as follows:
(i) Violations of wastewater discharge limits.
(A) Chronic Violations. Sixty-six percent or more
of the measurements exceed (by any magnitude)
the same daily maximum limit or the same
average limit in a six-month period.
(B) Technical Review Criteria
Thirty-three percent or
measurements are more than
limit (maximum or average)
period. There are two group
s
BOD, TSS, fats, oil and grease
For all other pollutants TRC =
For pH any value less than 4.5
TRC = 1.4
1.2
units
(C) Any other violation(s) of an effluent limit
(average or daily maximum) that the control
authority believes has caused, alone or in
combination with other discharges,
interference or pass -through; or endangered
the health of the sewage treatment plant
personnel or the public.
(D) Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused
imminent endangerment to human health/welfare
or to the environment and has resulted in the
POTW's exercise of its emergency authority to
halt or -prevent such a discharge.
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(ii) Violations of compliance schedule milestones,
contained in a pretreatment permit or enforcement
order, for starting construction, completing
construction, and attaining final compliance by 90
days or more after the schedule date.
(iii) Failure to provide reports for compliance schedule,
self -monitoring data, baseline monitoring reports,
90-day compliance reports, and periodic compliance
reports within 30 days from the due date.
(iv) Failure to accurately report noncompliance.
(v) Any other violation or group of violations that the
control authority considers to be significant.
(52) Slug Load shall mean any discharge at a flow rate or
concentration which could cause a violation of the
prohibited discharge standards in Section 2.1 of this
ordinance.
(53) Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) shall mean a
classification pursuant to the Standard Industrial
Classification Manual issued by the Executive Office of
the President, Office of Management and Budget, 1987.
(54) Stormwater shall mean any flow occurring during or
following any form of natural precipitation and resulting
therefrom.
(55) Suspended Solids shall mean the total suspended matter
that floats on the surface of, or is suspended in,
water, wastewater or other liquids, and which is
removable by laboratory filtering.
(56) Unpolluted Water shall mean water not containing any
pollutants limited or prohibited by the effluent
standards in effect, or water whose discharge will not
cause any violation of receiving water quality
standards.
(57)
Upset shall mean an exceptional incident in which there
is unintentional and temporary
categorical pretreatment standards
beyond the reasonable control of the
not include noncompliance to the
operational error, improperly
facilities, inadequate treatment f
preventive maintenance, or care
operation.
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noncompliance with
because of factors
user. An upset does
extent caused by
iesigned treatment
acilities, lack of
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(58) User shall mean any person who contributes, causes or
permits the contribution of wastewater into the
wastewater treatment system, including persons who
contribute such wastes from mobile sources.
(59) Wastewater shall mean the liquid and water carried
industrial or domestic wastes from dwellings, commercial
buildings, industrial facilities, mobile sources,
treatment facilities, and institutions, together with
any groundwater, surface water, and stormwater that may
be present, whether treated or untreated, which are
contributed into or permitted to enter the POTW.
(60) Wastewater Permit shall mean as set forth in Section 4.2
of this ordinance.
(61) Waters of the State shall mean all streams, lakes, ponds,
marshes, watercourse, waterways, wells, springs,
reservoirs, aquifers, irrigation systems, drainage
systems and all other bodies or accumulations of water,
surface or underground, natural or artificial, public or
private, which are contained within, flow through, or
border upon the State or any portion thereof.
This ordinance is gender neutral and the masculine gender shall
include the feminine and vice -versa. Shall is mandatory; may is
permissive or discretionary. The use of the singular shall be
construed to include the plural and the plural shall include the
singular as indicated by the context of its use.
(b) The following abbreviations, when used in this ordinance,
shall have the designated meanings:
(1) BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand
(2) CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
(3) COD - Chemical Oxygen Demand
(4) EPA — Environmental Protection Agency
(5) mg/l - Milligrams per liter
(6) NCAC - North Carolina Administrative Code
(7) N.C.G.S. - North Carolina General Statutes
(8) NH3 - Nitrogen Ammonia
(9) NPDES - National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
(10) O & M - Operation and Maintenance
(11) POTW - Publicly Owned Treatment Works
(12) RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(13) SIC - Standard Industrial Classification
(14) SWDA - Solid Waste Disposal Act
(15) TSS - Total Suspended Solids
(16) U.S.C. - United States Code
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SECTION 2 - GENERAL SEWER USE REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Prohibited Discharae Standards
(a) General Prohibitions. No user shall contribute or cause to be
contributed into the POTW, directly or indirectly, any
pollutant or wastewater which causes interference or pass
through. These general prohibitions apply to all users of the
POTW whether or not the user is a significant industrial user
or subject to any National, State, or local pretreatment
standards or requirements.
(b) Specific Prohibitions. No user shall contribute or cause to be
contributed into the POTW the following pollutants,
substances, or wastewater:
(1) Explosive mixtures. Pollutants which create a fire or
explosive hazard in the POTW, including, but not limited
to, wastestreams with a closed cup flashpoint of less
than one hundred forty (140) degrees Fahrenheit (sixty
(60) degrees Celsius) using the test methods specified in
40 CFR 261.21.
(2) Solid or viscous substances. Solid or viscous substances
in amounts which will cause obstruction of the POTW
resulting in interference but in no case solids greater
than one half inch in any dimension. Prohibited materials
include but are not limited to: grease, uncomminuted
garbage, animal guts or tissues, paunch manure, bones,
hair, hides or fleshings, entrails, whole blood,
feathers, ashes, cinders, sand, spent lime, stone or
marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass
clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, wastepaper,
wood, tar, plastic, asphalt residues, residues from
refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil, ground
paper products, and material from grinders, residues or
solids from a pretreatment facility, and similar
substances.
(3) Petroleum, cutting or mineral oils. Petroleum oil,
nonbiodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil
origin, in amounts that will cause interference or pass
through.
(4) Corrosive wastes. Any wastewater having a pH less than
5.0 or more than 9.0 or wastewater having any other
corrosive property capable of causing damage to the POTW
or equipment.
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(5) Excessive discharge rate and/or concentration. Any
wastewater containing pollutants, including oxygen -
demanding pollutants, (BOD, etc.) insufficient quantity,
(flow or concentration) either singly or by interaction
with other pollutants, to cause interference with the
POTW.
(6) Temperature limit. Any wastewater having a temperature
greater than one hundred fifty (150) degrees Fahrenheit
(sixty-six (66) degrees Celsius), or which will inhibit
biological activity in the POTW treatment plant resulting
in interference, but in no case wastewater which causes
the temperature at the introduction into the treatment
plant to exceed one hundred four (104) degrees Fahrenheit
(forty (40) degrees Celsius) .
(7) Toxic gases. Any pollutants which result in the presence
of toxic gases, vapors or fumes within the POTW in a
quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety
problems.
(8) Truck or hauled pollutants. Any truck or hauled
pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the
Executive Director in accordance with Section 2.9 of this
ordinance.
(9) Oils and grease. Fats, oils, or greases of animal or
vegetable origin in concentrations greater than 100 mg/l.
(10) Noxious materials. Any noxious or malodorous solids,
liquids or gases, or other wastewater which either singly
or by interaction with other wastes are sufficient to
create a public nuisance or hazard to life or are
sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for
maintenance and repair.
(11) Improperly shredded garbage. Garbage that has not -been
ground or comminuted to such a degree that all particles
will be carried freely in suspension under flow
conditions normally prevailing in the public sewers, with
no particle greater than one-half inch in any dimension.
(12) Radioactive wastes. Any wastewater containing any
radioactive wastes or isotopes except as specifically
approved by the Executive Director in compliance with
applicable State and Federal regulations.
(13) Toxic substances. Any wastewater causing the treatment
plant effluent to violate State Water Quality Standards
for toxic substances as described in 15A NCAC 2B .0200.
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(14) Unpolluted waters. Storm water, surface water, ground
water, arterisan well water, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, swimming pool drainage, condensate, deionized
water, noncontact cooling water and unpolluted industrial
wastewater, unless specifically authorized by the
Executive Director. No person shall connect or cause to
be connected to the sanitary sewer .system any pipe or
conduit which will allow discharge from any inflow
sources listed in this section into the sanitary sewer
system.
(15) Cloth or textile waste. Any clothing rags, textile
remnants or waste, cloth, scraps, except fibers of scrap
that will pass through a one -fourth -inch mesh screen or
its equivalent in screening ability, provided such fibers
do not interfere with the normal operation of the
treatment plant.
(16) IOD limit. Any waters or wastes in which the IOD exceeds
five (5.0) mg/ 1.
(17) Fixed solids limit. Any waters or wastes in which the
total fixed solids exceed one thousand five hundred
(1,500) mg/l.
(18) Excessive residues. Any substance which may cause the
POTW's effluent or any other product of the POTW such as
residues, sludges, or scums, to be unsuitable for
reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the
reclamation process. In no case, shall a substance
discharged to the POTW cause the POTW to be in
noncompliance with sludge use or disposal regulations or
permits issued under Section 405 of the Act; the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic
Substances Control Act, or State criteria applicable to
the sludge management method being used.
(19) Heavy metals. Any waters or wastes containing amounts of
arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, zinc,
or other heavy metals which exceed national categorical
standards, local limits, interfere with treatment
efficiency or sludge disposal criteria or cause the POTW
to exceed NPDES permit limitations.
(20) Poisons. Any waters or wastes containing cyanide or other
such poisonous substances.
(21) Interfering solids. Any waters or wastes containing
suspended solids of such character and quality that
unusual attention or expense is required to handle such
materials at the POTW.
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(22) Color. Any wastewater which imparts color which cannot be
removed by the treatment process, including, but not
limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions,
which consequently imparts sufficient color to the
treatment plant's effluent to render the waters injurious
to public health or secondary recreation or to aquatic
life and wildlife or to adversely affect the palatability
of fish or aesthetic quality or impair the receiving
waters for any designated uses.
(23) Pretreatment sludges. Any sludges, screenings or other
residues from the pretreatment of industrial wastes.
(24) Medical wastes. Any medical wastes, except as
specifically authorized by the Executive Director in a
wastewater discharge permit.
(25) Ammonia compounds. Any material containing ammonia,
ammonia salts, or other chelating agents which will
produce metallic complexes that interfere with the
wastewater treatment system.
(26) Hazardous waste. Any material that would be identified as
hazardous waste according to 40 CFR Part 261 if not
disposed of in a sewer except as may be specifically
authorized by the Executive Director.
(27) Human or animal parts. Recognizable portions of the human
or animal anatomy.
(28) Toxicity. Wastewater causing, alone or in conjunction
with other sources, the treatment plant's effluent to
fail a toxicity test.
(29) Excessive foaming. Any wastes containing detergents,
surface active agents, or other substances which may
cause excessive foaming in the wastewater treatment.
system.
(30) Explosive limit. At no time, shall two successive
readings on an explosion hazard meter, at the point of
discharge into the system (or at any point in the system)
be more than five percent (5%) nor any single reading
over ten percent (10%) of the lower explosive limit (LEL)
of the meter.
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(31) Discharge of untreated wastewater. Within the boundaries
of the Authority, it shall be unlawful for any person to
discharge to any outlet, other than a sanitary sewer, any
domestic or industrial waste except where suitable
treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions
of this ordinance or where an appropriate NPDES permit
has been obtained.
(32) Alkyl Phenol Ethoxylates (APEs). Any compounds containing
APEs shall be prohibited due to the inhibiting and toxic
effect of APEs on the biological treatment at the POTW.
Linear alcohol ethoxylates, a more readily biodegradable
surfactant, may be substituted for APEs.
Pollutants, substances, wastewater, or other wastes prohibited by
this section shall not be processed or stored in such a manner that
they could be discharged accidentally or illegally to the
wastewater treatment system. All floor drains located in process or
materials storage areas must discharge to the industrial users
pretreatment facility before connecting with the system.
When the Executive Director determines that a user(s) is
contributing to the POTW any of the above enumerated substances in
such amounts which may cause or contribute to interference of POTW
operation or pass through, the Executive Director shall: 1) Advise
the user(s) of the potential impact of the contribution on the POTW
in accordance with Section 8.1; and 2) Take appropriate actions in
accordance with Section 4 for such user to protect the POTW from
interference or pass through.
2.2 National Categorical Pretreatment Standards
Users subject to categorical pretreatment standards are required to
comply with applicable standards as set out in 40 CFR Chapter 1,
Subchapter N, Parts 405-471 and incorporated herein.
(a) Where a categorical pretreatment standard is expressed only in
terms of either.the mass or the concentration of a pollutant
in wastewater, the Executive Director may impose equivalent
concentration or mass limits in accordance with 40 CFR
403.6(c).
(b) When wastewater subject to a categorical pretreatment standard
is mixed with wastewater not regulated by the same standard,
the Executive Director shall impose an alternate limit using
the combined wastestream formula in 40 CFR 403.6(e).
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(c) A user may obtain a variance from a categorical pretreatment
standard if the user can prove, pursuant to the procedural and
substantive provisions in 40 CFR 403.13, that factors relating
to its discharge are fundamentally different from the factors
considered by EPA when developing the categorical pretreatment
standard.
(d) A user may obtain a net gross adjustment to a categorical
standard in accordance with 40 CFR 403.15.
2.3 Industrial Waste Survey and Local Limits
An Industrial Waste Survey is required prior to a user discharging
wastewater containing in excess of the following maximum daily
discharge limits.
BOD
- 300
MG/L
COD
- 675
MG/L
TSS
- 175
MG/L
NH3 -
15
MG / L
Aluminum
- 1.80
MG/L
Arsenic
- 0.003
MG/L
Cadmium
- 0.003
MG/L
Copper
- 0.090
MG/L
Chromium
- 0.020
MG/L
Cyanide
- 0.041
MG/L
Lead
- 0.049
MG/L
Mercury
- 0.0003
MG/L
Nickel
- 0.021
MG/L
Silver
- 0.005
MG/L
Zinc
- 0.176
MG/L
Industrial Waste Survey information will be used to develop user -
specific local limits when necessary to ensure that the POTW's
maximum allowable headworks loading is not exceeded for particular
pollutants of concern. User -specific local limits for appropriate
pollutants of concern shall be included in wastewater permits. The
Executive Director may impose mass limits in addition to, .or in
place of, concentration -based limits.
2.4 State Requirements
State requirements and limitations on discharges shall apply in any
case where they are more stringent than Federal requirements and
limitations or those in this ordinance.
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2.5 Right Of Revision
The Authority reserves the right to establish limitations and
requirements which are more stringent than those required by either
- State or Federal regulation if deemed necessary to comply with the
objectives presented in Section 1.1 of this ordinance or the
general and specific prohibitions in Section 2.1 of this ordinance,
as is allowed by 40 CFR 403-4.
2.6 Dilution
No user shall ever increase the use of process water or, in any
way, attempt to dilute a 'discharge as a partial or complete
substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with the
limitations contained in the National Categorical Pretreatment
Standards, unless expressly authorized by an applicable
pretreatment standard, or in any other pollutant -specific
limitation developed by the Authority or State.
2.7 Pretreatment of Wastewater
(a) Pretreatment Facilities
Users shall provide wastewater treatment as necessary to
comply with this ordinance, and wastewater permits issued
under Section 4.2 of this ordinance and shall achieve
compliance with all National Categorical Pretreatment
Standards, local limits and the prohibitions set out in
Section 2.1 of the ordinance within the time limitations as
specified by the EPA, the State, or the Executive Director,
whichever is more stringent. Any facilities necessary for
compliance shall be provided, operated, and maintained at the
user's expense. Users'shall not discharge wastewater requiring
treatment either directly or indirectly to the Authority's
wastewater treatment system without first notifying and
obtaining approval from the Executive Director. Detailed plans
showing the.pretreatment facilities and operating procedures
shall be submitted to the Authority for review, and shall be
approved by the Executive Director before construction of the
facility. The review of such plans and operating procedures
shall in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of
modifying the facility as necessary to produce an effluent
acceptable to the Authority under the provisions of this
ordinance. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment
facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and be
approved by the Executive Director prior to the user's
initiation of the changes.
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(b) Additional Pretreatment Measures
(1) Whenever deemed necessary, the Executive Director may
require users to restrict their discharge during peak
flow periods, designate that certain wastewater be
discharged only into specific sewers, relocate and/or
consolidate points of discharge, separate sewage
wastestreams from industrial wastestreams, and such other
conditions as may be necessary to protect the POTW and
determine the user's compliance with the requirements of
this ordinance.
(2) Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the Executive Director, they are
necessary for the proper handling of wastewater
containing excessive amounts of grease and oil, or sand;
except that such interceptors shall not be required for
residential users. All restaurants and slaughtering
operations shall have grease interceptors or grease
removal facilities. All interception units shall be of
type and capacity approved by the Executive Director and
shall be so located to be easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection. Such interceptors shall be inspected,
cleaned, and -repaired regularly, as needed, by the user
at their expense.
(3) Flow Equalization. The Executive Director may require any
person discharging into the POTW to install and maintain,
on the property and at their expense, a suitable storage
and flow -control facility to ensure equalization of flow.
A wastewater discharge permit may be issued solely for
flow equalization. Such facility shall have a capacity of
at least eighty (80) percent of the normal volume of one
(1) twenty four hour production period of wastewater
and outlet to the sewer controlled by a waterworks -type
controller, or other approved device, the setting of
which shall be directed by the Executive Director.
(4) Control Manhole. Any person discharging nondomestic-
wastewater into the Authority's sanitary sewer shall
construct and maintain a suitable control manhole to
facilitate observation, measurements and sampling of all
wastewater including domestic wastewater from the
industry. The control manhole shall be constructed
downstream from any treatment, storage or other approved
system at a suitable and satisfactory location and built
in a manner approved by the Executive Director or his
designee.
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(5) Measuring Device. Where a storage tank is not required,
the control manhole shall be equipped with a permanent
type volume measuring device such as a nozzle, or other
device approved by the Executive Director. The manhole
shall be installed. by the person discharging the
wastewater at his own expense and shall be maintained by
him so as to be safe, accessible and in proper operating
condition at all times.
(6) Interrupted Service Note. Notice shall be given to the
Executive Director or his designee when normal industry
will be interrupted for seventy two (72) hours or longer
and wastewater will not be available for discharge, or
when a change of process is contemplated or malfunction
of the treatment facility occurs or is anticipated which
will alter demands on the wastewater treatment
facilities: Normal operations shall include allowance
for legal holidays and other announced plant shutdowns.
(7) Users with the potential to discharge flammable
substances may be required to install and maintain an
approved combustible gas detection meter.
Plans for the construction of the equalization tank, control
manhole, controlling devices, and volume measuring devices
shall be approved by the Executive Director prior to the
beginning of construction.
2.8 Accidental Discharge/Slug Control Plans
At least once every two (2) years, the Executive Director shall
evaluate whether each significant industrial user needs an
accidental discharge/ slug. control plan. The Executive Director may
require any user to develop, submit for approval, and implement
such a plan. Alternatively, the Executive Director may develop such
a plan for any user. An accidental discharge/slug control plan
shall address, at.a minimum, the following:
(a) Description of discharge practices, including nonroutine batch
discharges;
(b) Description of stored chemicals;
(c) Procedures for immediately notifying
any accidental or slug discharge, a
of this ordinance; and
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s required by Section 5.6

(d) Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or
slug discharge. Such procedures include, but are not limited
to, inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and
transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations,
control of plant site runoff, worker training, building of
containment structures or equipment, measures for containing
toxic organic pollutants, including solvents, and/or measures
and equipment for emergency response.
2.9 Hauled Wastewater
Any person engaging in the transport of septage, wastes from
chemical toilets or other liquid or semi -liquid wastewater for the
purpose of disposal shall be referred to herein as contractors.
Contractors shall be allowed to empty wastewater permitted by this
subsection into the sewer system at designated structures located
at the POTW subject to the following limitations and conditions:
(a) Before emptying septic tank sludge or wastes from chemical
toilets into the sewer system at the POTW, contractors shall
have obtained and have in their possession a currently valid
permit to provide scavenger service issued by the North
Carolina Department of Solid Waste. The number of the permit
shall be prominently displayed by the contractor on the cab of
the truck or on the tank in which sludge or waste is
transported.
(b) The contractor must apply for and receive a septage discharge
permit from the Authority, accompanied by the applicable fee
prior to discharging to the POTW. By accepting the permit to
introduce septic tank sludge and chemical toilet wastes
derived only from domestic sources into the sewer system the
contractor agrees to dump or empty such sludge and waste only
at designated structures, at such times as are established by
the POTW, and to maintain these structures and the area
surrounding them in a proper condition of cleanliness. Such
waste shall not violate Section 2 of this ordinance or any
other requirements established by the Authority.
(c) Contractor shall not empty into the sewer system grease trap
wastes.
(d) Contractor shall not empty into the sewer system any
industrial wastes without prior written approval from the
Authority. Contractor must provide any and all information,
including sampling analysis, requested by the wastewater
treatment staff.
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(e) The contractor shall supply with every load a representative
sample of the waste being emptied as prescribed by the
Executive Director. The contractor may also be required to
provide the name, address and phone number of the customer for
which the sample was provided.
(f) Upon failure to maintain structures in a proper condition of
cleanliness, failure to have a currently valid permit from the
North Carolina Department of Solid Waste or failure to pay
charges due to the Authority as hereinafter provided, the
Authority may deny a contractor permission to dispose of
septic tank sludge and waste from chemical toilets into the
sewer system. The Authority will notify the Cabarrus County
Health Department and State of such denial of permission to
any contractor.
(g) Failure of the contractor to comply in accordance with the
ordinance or septage permit may result in revocation of permit
and/or penalties as provided for in Section 8.
(h) User fees shall be established at a rate to recover the cost
of treatment and administration of the contract hauler
program. Fees and payment policy shall be approved by the
Board of Directors and shall be paid in accordance with the
procedure established by the Executive Director.
SECTION 3 - FEES
3.1 Purpose
It is the purpose of this section to provide for the recovery of
costs from users of the Authority's wastewater disposal system for
the implementation of the program established herein. The
applicable charges or fees shall be set forth in the Authority's
schedule of charges and fees.
3.2 User Charges
A user charge shall be levied on all users including, but not
limited to persons, firms, corporations or governmental entities
that discharge, cause or permit the discharge of sewage into the
POTW.
(a) The user charge shall reflect at least the cost of debt
service, operation and maintenance (including replacement) of
the POTW.
(b) Each user shall pay its proportionate cost based on volume of
flow.
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(c) The Executive Director shall review annually the sewage
contributions of users, the total costs of debt service,
operation and maintenance of the POTW and will make
recommendations to the Board of Directors for adjustments in
the Rate Schedule as necessary.
(d) Charges for flow to the POTW not directly attributable to the
users shall be distributed among all users of the POTW based
upon the volume of flow of the users.
3.3 Surcharges
All industrial users of the POTW are subject to industrial waste
surcharges on discharges which exceed the following levels:
BOD -
300
MG/L
COD -
675
MG/L
TSS -
175
MG/L
NH3 -
15
MG / L
Oil/Grease
- 100
MG/L
Aluminum
- 1.80
MG/L
Arsenic
- 0.003
MG/L
Cadmium
- 0.003
MG/L
Copper
- 0.090
MG/L
Chromium
- 0.020
MG/L
Cyanide
- 0.041
MG/L
Lead
- 0.049
MG/L
Mercury
-'0.0003
MG/L
Nickel
- 0.021
MG/L
Silver
- 0.005
MG/L
Zinc
- 0.176
MG/L
The amount of surcharge will be based upon the mass emission rate
(in pounds) discharged in excess of the levels listed above. An
industrial user shall never increase the amount of water to dilute
pollutant concentrations to avoid or reduce surcharges. The amount
charged per pound of excess will be set forth in the Surcharge Rate
Schedule.
(a) The volume of flow used in determining the total discharge of
wastewater for payment of user charges and surcharges shall be
based on the following:
(1) Metered water consumption as shown in the records of
meter readings maintained by the Authority. If a person
discharging wastewater into the public sewers produces
evidence to the Executive Director that a .significant
percent of the total annual volume of water used for all
purposes does not reach the public sewers, then an
estimated percentage of total water consumption to be
used in determining nondomestic wastewater discharge may
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be agreed upon between the Executive Director and the
person discharging such nondomestic wastewater into the
public sewer. The Executive Director shall ascertain
whether substantial evidence has been provided to prove
a significant percent of water does not reach the public
sewers; or
(2) If required by the Authority or at the individual
discharges option, other flow monitoring devices which
measure the actual volume of wastewater discharged to the
i! sewer. Such devices shall be accessible and safely
located, and the measuring system shall be installed in
accordance with plans approved by the Authority. The
metering system shall be installed and maintained at the
users expense according to arrangements that may be made
with the Authority.
(3) Where any user procures all or part of his water supply
from sources other than the Authority, the user shall
install and maintain at his own expense water meters of
a type approved by the Authority for the purposes of
determining the proper volume of wastewater discharged to
such sewers.
(b) The character and concentration of wastewater used in
determining surcharges shall be determined by samples
collected and analyzed'by the Authority. Samples shall be
collected in such manner as to be representative of the actual
discharge and shall be analyzed using procedures set forth in
40 CFR Part 136.
(c) The determination by the Executive Director or his duly
appointed representatives of the character and concentration
of the wastewater discharge shall be binding as a basis for
charges.
(d) Any source that discharges nondomestic wastewater in excess of
the levels listed above may be subject to surcharges.
(e) The Executive Director may assess surcharges to users to
recover any additional costs incurred by the Authority for the
handling and disposal of sludge.
3.4 Pretreatment Program Administration Charges
The schedule of charges and fees adopted by the Authority may
include charges and fees for:
(a) reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the
pretreatment program;
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(b) monitoring, inspections and surveillance procedures;
(c) reviewing accidental discharge procedures and construction
plans and specifications;
(d) permitting; and
(e) other fees as the Authority may deem necessary to carry out
the requirements of the pretreatment program.
SECTION 4 - WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE
4.1 Wastewater Discharaers
It shall be unlawful for any person to connect or discharge to the
POTW without first obtaining the permission of the Authority. When
requested by the Executive Director, a user must submit information
on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within thirty
(30) days of the request. The Executive Director is authorized to
prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require users
to update this information.
4.2 Wastewater Permits
All significant industrial users shall obtain a significant
industrial user permit prior to the commencement of construction or
operations which will result in a discharge to the POTW. Existing
industrial users who are determined by the Executive Director to be
significant industrial users shall obtain a significant industrial
user permit within 180 days of receiving notification of the
Executive Director's determination. Industrial users who do not fit
the significant industrial user criteria may at the discretion of
the Executive Director be required to obtain a wastewater discharge
permit for non -significant or insignificant industrial users.
For purposes of this definition, construction or operation has
commenced if the owner or operator has:
(i) Begun, or caused to begin as part of a continuous on -site
construction program:
(A) Any placement, assembly, or installation of
facilities or equipment; or
(B) Significant site preparation work including
clearing, excavation, or removal or existing
buildings, structures, or facilities which is
necessary for the replacement, assembly, or
installation of new source facilities or equipment;
or
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(ii) Entered into a binding contractual obligation for the
purchase of facilities or equipment which are intended to
be used in its operation within a reasonable time.
Options to purchase or contracts which can be terminated
or modified without substantial obligation under this
definition in accordance with that Section with the
provisions as stated in 40 CFR 403.3.(K).
(a) Significant Industrial User Determination
All persons proposing to discharge nondomestic wastewater, or
proposing to change the volume or characteristics of an
existing discharge of nondomestic wastewater shall request
from the Executive Director a significant industrial user
determination. If the Executive Director determines or
suspects that the proposed discharge fits the significant
industrial user criteria he will require that a,significant
industrial'user permit application be filed.
(b) Significant Industrial User Permit Application
Users required to obtain a significant industrial user permit
shall complete and file with the Executive Director an
application in the form prescribed by the Executive Director,
and accompanied by the applicable fee in the amount
prescribed in the Schedule of Charges and Fees. Significant
industrial users shall apply for a permit within 90 days after
notification of the Executive Director's determination in
Section 4.2 (a) above. In support of this application, the
user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for
evaluation, the following information:
(1) Name, address, location, (if different from the address) ;
(2) Volume of wastewater to be discharged on a daily basis
and over a specified timeframe;
(3) Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes for
pretreatment, the industry as a whole, and any processes
for which categorical pretreatment standards have been
promulgated;
(4) Analytical data on wastewater constituents and
characteristics including, but not limited to, those set
forth in Section 2 of this ordinance, any of the priority
pollutants ISection 307(a) of the Act} which the
applicant knows or suspects are present in the discharge
as determined by, a reliable analytical laboratory, and
any other pollutant of concern to the POTW; sampling and
analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures
established by the EPA pursuant to Section 304(g) of the
Act and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, as amended;
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(5) Time and duration of the indirect discharge;
(6) Average daily and 30 minute peak wastewater flow rates,
including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any;
(7) Description of all pretreatment facilities, existing and
proposed;
(8) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans
and details to show all sewers, floor drains, sewer
connections, direction of flow and appurtenances by size,
location and elevation;
(9) Description of activities, facilities and plant processes
on the premises including all materials which are or
could be accidentally or intentionally discharged;
(10) List of all hazardous or toxic chemicals used in plant
processes including information concerning handling,
storage and potential for aqueous contract;
(11) Number of employees and hours of operation of plant
proposed or actual hours of operation of pretreatment
system;
(12) Where known, the nature and concentration of any
pollutants in the discharge which are limited by any
Authority, State or Federal Pretreatment Standards, and -
a statement regarding whether or not the pretreatment
standards are being met on a consistent basis and if not,
whether additional Operation and Maintenance (O&M) and/or
additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet
applicable Pretreatment Standards;
(13) If additional pretreatment and/or O&M will be required to
meet the Pretreatment Standards; the shortest schedule by
which the user will provide such additional pretreatment.
The completion date in this schedule shall not be longer
than the compliance date established for the applicable
pretreatment standard. The following conditions apply to
this schedule:
(i) The schedule shall contain progress increments in
the form of dates for the commencement and
completion of major events leading to the
construction and operation of additional
pretreatment required for the user to meet the
applicable pretreatment standards. No increment in
the schedule shall exceed nine (9) months.
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No later than 14 days following each date in the
schedule and the final date for compliance, the
user shall submit a progress report to the
Executive Director including, as a minimum, whether
or not it complied with the increment of progress,
the reason for any delay, and if appropriate, the
steps being taken by the user to return to the
established schedule. In no event shall more than
nine (9) months elapse between. such progress
reports to the Executive Director.
(14) Each product produced by type, amount, process or
processes and rate of production;
(15) Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and
maximum.per day);
(16) If subject to a categorical standard, a baseline
monitoring report in accordance with 40 CFR 403.12 (b) and
15A NCAC 2H .0908(a), as outlined in Section 5.1 of this
ordinance;
(17) Any other information as may be deemed by the Executive
Director to be necessary to evaluate the permit
application.
(c) Application Signatories and Certification
All wastewater discharge permit applications and user reports
must be signed by an authorized representative of the user and
contain the following certification statement:
"I certify under penalty of law that this document
and all attachments were prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a
system designed to assure that qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate the information
submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate,
and complete. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility of fine and imprisonment
for knowing violations."
(d) Application Review and Evaluation
The Executive Director will evaluate the data furnished by the
user and may require additional information.
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(1) The Executive Director is authorized to accept
applications for the Authority and shall refer all
applications to the Authority staff for review and
evaluation.
(2) Within 30 days of receipt the Executive Director shall
acknowledge and accept the complete application; or if
not complete, shall return the application to the
applicant with a statement of what additional
information is required.
(e) Tentative Determination and Draft Permit
(1) The Authority staff shall conduct a review of the
application and an on -site inspection of the significant
industrial user, including any pretreatment facilities,
and shall prepare a written evaluation and tentative
determination to issue or deny the wastewater discharge
permit.
(2) If the staff's tentative determination is to issue the
permit, the following additional determinations shall be
made in writing:
(i) Proposed discharge limitations for those pollutants
proposed to be limited;
(ii) A proposed schedule of compliance, including
interim dates and requirements, for meeting the
proposed limitations; and
(iii) A brief description of any other proposed special
conditions which will have significant impact upon
the discharge described in the application.
(3) The staff shall organize the determinations made pursuant
to paragraphs (1) and (2) above and the Authority's
general permit conditions into a wastewater discharge
permit.
(f) Permit Synopsis
A fact sheet providing a brief synopsis of the application
shall be prepared by the Authority staff for submission to
the applicant and, the approval authority and shall be made
available to the public upon request. The contents of such
fact sheets shall include at least the following information:
(1) A sketch and detailed description of the industrial
facilities and pretreatment facilities including the
location of all points of discharge to the POTW and all
established compliance monitoring points.
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(2) A quantitative description of the discharge described in
the application which includes at least the following:
(i) The rate or frequency of the proposed discharge; if
the discharge is continuous,. the average daily
flow;
(ii) The actual average daily discharge in pounds per
day or concentration of any limited pollutant and
any pollutant identified in the application as know
or suspected present; and
(iii) The basis for the pretreatment limitations
including the documentation of any
calculations in applying categorical
pretreatment standards.
(g) Final Action On Wastewater Discharge Permit Applications
(1) The Executive Director shall take final action on all
applications not later than 90 days following receipt of a
complete application.
(2) The Executive Director is authorized to:
(i) Issue a wastewater discharge permit containing such
conditions as are necessary to effectuate the
purposes of this ordinance and N.C.G.S. 143-215.1;
(ii) Issue a wastewater discharge permit containing time
schedules for achieving compliance with applicable
pretreatment standards and requirements;
(iii) Modify any permit upon not less than 60 days notice
and pursuant to Section 4.2 (i) of this ordinance;
(iv) Revoke any permit pursuant to Section 8.1 of this
ordinance;-
(v) Suspend a permit pursuant to Section 8.1 of this
ordinance; and
(vi) Deny a permit application when in the opinion of
the Executive Director such discharge may cause or
contribute to pass through or interference of the
wastewater treatment plant or where necessary.to
effectuate the purposes of N.C.G.S. 143-215.1.
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(h) Hearings
The Authority may conduct hearings as designated in Section
8.1.
(1) Initial Adjudicatory Hearings. An applicant whose permit
is denied, or is granted subject to conditions he deems
unacceptable, a permittee/user assessed a civil penalty
under Section 8.2, or one issued an administrative order
under Section 8.1 shall have the right to an adjudicatory
hearing before a hearing officer designated by the
Executive Director upon making written demand,
identifying the specific issues to be contested, to the
Executive Director within 30 days following receipt of
the significant industrial user permit, civil penalty
assessment, or administrative order. Unless such written
demand is made within the time specified herein, the
action shall be final and binding. The hearing officer
shall make a final decision on the contested permit,
penalty, or order within 45 days of the receipt of the
written demand for a hearing. The Executive Director
shall transmit a copy of the hearing officer's decision
by registered or certified mail.
(i) New Permits. Upon appeal, including judicial review
in the General Courts of Justice, of the terms or
conditions of a newly issued permit, the terms and
conditions of the entire permit are stayed and the
permit is not in effect until either the conclusion
of judicial review or until the parties reach a
mutual resolution.
Renewed Permits. Upon appeal, including judicial
review in the General Courts of Justice, of the
terms or conditions of a renewed permit, the terms
and conditions of the existing permit remain in
effect until either the conclusion of judicial
review or until the parties reach a mutual
resolution.
(2) Final Appeal Hearings. Any decision of a hearing officer
made as a result of an adjudicatory hearing held under
Section 4.2(h)(1) above may be appealed, to the Board of
Directors upon filing a written demand within 10 days of
receipt of notice of the decision. Hearings held under
this subordinance shall be conducted in accordance to the
general guidelines of a hearing. Failure to make written
demand within the time specified herein shall bar further
appeal. The Board of Directors shall make a final
decision on the appeal within 90 days of the date the
appeal was filed and shall transmit a written copy of its
decision by registered or certified mail.
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(3) Official record. When a final decision is issued under
Section 4.2(h)(2) above, the Board of Directors shall
prepare an official record of the case that includes:
(i) All notices, motions, and other like pleadings;
(ii) A copy of all documentary evidence introduced;
(iii) A certified transcript of all testimony taken, if
testimony is transcribed. If testimony is taken and
not transcribed, then a narrative summary of any
testimony taken.
(iv) A copy of the final decision of the Board of
Directors.
(4) Judicial Review. Any person against whom a final order or
decision of the Board of Directors is entered, pursuant
to the hearing conducted under Section 4.2(h)(2) above,
may seek judicial review of the order or decision, by
filing a written petition within 30 days receipt of
notice by registered or certified mail of the order or
decision, but not thereafter, with the Superior Court of
Cabarrus County along with a copy to the Authority.
Within 30 days after receipt of the copy of the petition
of judicial review, the Board of Directors shall transmit
to the reviewing court the original or a certified copy
of the official record.
(i) Permit Modification
(1) Modifications of permits shall be subject to the same
procedural requirements as the issuance of permits except
as follows:
(i) changes in the ownership of the discharge when no
other change in the permit is indicated;
(ii) a single modification of any compliance schedule
not in excess of four months; and
(iii) modification of compliance schedules (construction
schedules) in permits for new sources where the new
source will not begin to discharge until control
facilities are operational.
Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a
reasonable time schedule for compliance.
(2) Within 9 months of the promulgation of a National
categorical pretreatment standard, the wastewater
discharge permit of users subject to such standards shall
be revised to require compliance with such standard
within the time frame prescribed by such standard. Where
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a user, subject to a National categorical pretreatment
standard, has not previously submitted an application for
a wastewater discharge permit as required by section 4.2
(b), the user shall apply for a wastewater discharge
permit within 180 days after the promulgation of the
applicable National categorical pretreatment standard.
(3) A request for a modification by the permittee shall
constitute a waiver of the 60 day notice required by
N.C.G.S. 143-215.1 (b) for modifications.
(j) Permit Conditions
(1) The Executive Director shall have the authority to grant
a permit with such conditions attached as he believes
necessary to achieve the purpose of this ordinance and
N.C.G.S. 143-215.1. Wastewater discharge permits shall
contain, but are not limited to, the following:
(i) a statement of duration (in no case more than five
years) ;
(ii) a statement of non -transferability;
(iii) applicable effluent limits based on categorical
standards or local limits or both;
(iv) applicable monitoring, sampling, reporting,
notification, and record keeping requirements.
These requirements shall include an identification
of pollutants to be monitored, sampling location,
sampling frequency, and sample type based on
Federal, State and local law.
(v) Notification requirements for slug loads; and
(vi) a statement of applicable civil and criminal
penalties for violation of pretreatment standards
and requirements and any applicable compliance
schedule.
( 2 ) In addition, permits may contain, but are not limited to,
the following:
(i) Limits on the average and/or maximum rate and time
of discharge, and/or requirements for flow
regulation and equalization;
(ii) Limits on the instantaneous, daily and monthly
average and/or maximum concentration, mass, or
other measure of identified wastewater pollutants
or properties.
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(iii) Requirements for the installation of pretreatment
technology or construction of appropriate
containment devices, etc., designed to reduce,
eliminate, or prevent the introduction of
pollutants into the wastewater treatment system.
(iv) Development and implementation of spill control
plans or other special conditions including
management practices necessary to adequately
prevent accidental, unanticipated, or non -routine
discharges.
(v) Development and implementation of waste
minimization plans to reduce the amount of
pollutants discharged to the wastewater treatment
system.
(vi) The unit charge or schedule of user charges and
fees for the management of the wastewater
discharged to the system.
(vii) Requirements for installation and maintenance of
inspection and sampling facilities and equipment.
(viii) specifications for monitoring programs which may
include sampling locations, frequency of sampling,
number, types, and standards for tests, and
reporting schedules.
(ix) Requirements for immediate reporting of any
instance of noncompliance and for automatic
resampling and reporting within thirty (30) days
where self -monitoring indicates a violation(s).
(x) Compliance schedules for meeting pretreatment
standards and requirements.
(xi) Requirements for -submission of periodic self -
monitoring or special notification reports.
(xii) Requirements for maintaining and retaining plans
and records relating to wastewater discharges as
specified in section 5.13 and affording the
Executive Director, or his designee, access
thereto.
(xiii) Requirements for prior notification and approval by
the Executive Director of any new introduction of
wastewater pollutants or of any significant change
in the volume or character of the wastewater prior
to introduction in the system.
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(xiv) Requirements for the prior notification and
approval by the Executive Director of any change in
the manufacturing and/or pretreatment process used
by the permittee.
(xv) Requirements for immediate notification of
excessive, accidental, or slug discharges, or any
discharge which could cause any problems to the
system.
(xvi) A statement that compliance with the permit
does not relieve the permittee of
responsibility for compliance with all
applicable Federal and State pretreatment
standards, including those which become
effective during the terms of the permit.
(xvii) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the
Executive Director to ensure compliance with this
ordinance, and State and Federal laws, rules, and
regulations.
(k) Permits Duration
Permits shall be issued for a specified time period not to
exceed five (5) years. A permit may be issued for a period
less than a year or may be stated to expire on a specific
date.
(1) Permit Transfer
Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific user
for a specific operation. A wastewater discharge permit shall
not be reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new
user, different premises or a new or changed operation.
(m) Permit Reissuance
A significant industrial user shall apply for permit
reissuance by submitting a complete permit application in
accordance with Section 4.2 a minimum of 180 days prior to the
expiration of the existing permit.
These same permitting procedures may be applied for all other
nondomestic discharges, such as insignificant industrial
users which do not meet the criteria of a significant
industrial user. Wastewater discharge permits for
insignificant industrial users shall be issued by the
Executive Director or his designee.
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SECTION 5 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Baseline Monitoring Reports
(a) Within either one hundred eighty (180) days after the
effective date of a categorical pretreatment standard, or the
final administrative decision on a category determination
under 40 CFR 403.6(a)(4), whichever is later, existing
categorical users currently discharging to or scheduled to
discharge to the POTW shall submit to the Executive Director
a report which contains the information listed in paragraph
(b) below. At least ninety (90) days prior to commencement of
their discharge, new sources, and sources that become
categorical users subsequent to the promulgation of an
applicable categorical standard, shall submit to the Executive
Director a report which contains the information listed in
paragraph (b) below. A new source shall report the method of
pretreatment it intends to use to meet applicable categorical
standards. A new source also shall give estimates of its
anticipated flow and quantity of pollutants to be discharged.
(b) Users described above shall submit the information set forth
below.
(1) Identifying Information. The name and address of the
facility, including the name of the operator and owner.
(2) Environmental Permits. A list of any environmental
control permits held by or for the facility.
(3) Description of Operations. A brief description of the
nature, average rate of production, and standard
industrial classifications of the operation(s) carried
out by such user. This description should include a
schematic process diagram which indicates points of
discharge to the POTW from the regulated processes.
(4) Flow Measurement. Information showing the measured
average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day,
to the POTW from regulated process streams and other
streams, as necessary, to allow use of the combined
wastestream formula set out in 40 CFR 403.6(e).
(5) Measurement of Pollutants.
(i) The categorical pretreatment standards applicable
to each regulated process.
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(ii) The results of sampling and analysis identifying
the nature and concentration, and/or mass, where
required by the standard or by the Executive
Director, of regulated pollutants in the discharge
from each regulated process. Instantaneous, daily
maximum, and long-term average concentrations, or
mass, where required, shall be reported. The sample
shall be representative 'of daily operations and
shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures set
out in section 5.10 of this ordinance.
(iii) Sampling must be performed in accordance with
procedures set out in section 5.11 of this
ordinance.
(6) Certification. A statement, reviewed by the user's
authorized representative and certified by a qualified
professional, indicating whether pretreatment standards
are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether
additional operation and maintenance (O&M) and/or
additional pretreatment is required to meet the
pretreatment standards and requirements.
(7) Compliance Schedule. If additional pretreatment and/or
O&M will required to meet the pretreatment standards, the
shortest schedule by which the user will provide such
additional pretreatment and/or O&M. The completion date
in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance
date established for the applicable pretreatment
standard. A compliance schedule pursuant to this section
must meet the requirements set out in Section 5.2 of this
ordinance.
(8) Signature and Certification. All baseline monitoring
reports must be signed and certified in accordance with
Section 4.2(c) of this ordinance.
5.2 Compliance Schedule Progress Reports
The following conditions shall apply to the compliance schedule
required by Section 5.1(b)(7) of this ordinance:
(a) The schedule shall contain progress increments in the form of
dates for the commencement and completion of major events
leading to the construction and operation of additional
pretreatment required for the user to meet the applicable
pretreatment standards (such events include, but are not
limited to, hiring an engineer, completing preliminary and
final plans, executing contracts for major components,
commencing and completing construction, and beginning and
conducting routine operation;
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(b) No increment referred to above shall exceed nine (9) months;
(c) The user shall submit a progress report to the Executive
Director no later than fourteen (14) days following each date
in the schedule and the final date of compliance including, as
a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment of
progress, the reason for any delay,. and, if appropriate, the
steps being taken by the user to return to the established
schedule; and
(d) In no event shall more than nine (9) months elapse between
such progress reports to the Executive Director.
5.3 Reports on Compliance with'Categorical Pretreatment Standard
Deadline
Within ninety (90) days following the date for final compliance
with applicable categorical pretreatment standards, or in the case
of a new source following commencement of the introduction of
wastewater into the POTW, any user subject to such pretreatment
standards and requirements shall submit to the Executive Director
a report containing the information described in section 5.1(b)(4-
6) of this ordinance. For users subject to equivalent mass or
concentration limits established in accordance with the procedures
in 40 CFR 403.6(c), this report shall contain a reasonable measure
of the user's long-term production rate. For all other users
subject to categorical pretreatment standards expressed in terms of
allowable pollutant discharge per unit of production (or other
measure of operation), this report shall include the user's actual.
production during the appropriate sampling period. All compliance
reports must be signed and certified in accordance with Section
4.2(c) of this ordinance.
5.4 Periodic Compliance Reports
(a) All significant industrial users shall, at a frequency
determined by the Executive Director but in no case less than
twice per year (in June 'and December), submit a report
indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the
discharge which are limited by pretreatment standards and the
measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows for the
reporting period. All periodic compliance reports must be
signed and certified in accordance with Section 4.2(c) of this
ordinance.
(b) All wastewater samples must be representative of the user's
discharge. Wastewater monitoring and flow measurement
facilities shall be properly operated, kept clean, and
maintained in good working order at all times. The failure of
a user to keep its monitoring facility in good working order
shall not be,grounds for the user to claim that sample results
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(c) If a user subject to the reporting requirement in this section
monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by the
Executive Director, using the procedures prescribed in Section
5.10 of this ordinance, the results of this monitoring shall
be included in the report.
5.5 Reports of Changed Conditions
Each user must notify the Executive Director of any planned
significant changes to the user's operations or system which might
alter the nature, quality, or volume of its wastewater at least
sixty (60) days before the change.
(a) The Executive Director may require the user to submit such
information as may be deemed necessary to evaluate the changed
condition, including the submission of a wastewater discharge
permit application under Section 4.2 of this ordinance.
(b) The Executive Director may issue a wastewater discharge permit
under Section 4.2 of this ordinance or modify an existing
wastewater discharge permit under Section 4.2 of this
ordinance in response to changed conditions or anticipated
changed conditions.
(c) For purposes of this requirement, significant changes include,
but are not limited to, flow increases of twenty percent (20%)
or greater, and the discharge of any previously unreported
pollutants.
5.6 Reports of Potential Problems
(a) In the case of any discharge, including, but not limited to,
accidental discharges, discharges of a nonroutine, episodic
nature, a noncustomary batch discharge, or a slug load, that
may cause potential problems for the POTW, the user shall
immediately telephone and notify the Executive Director of the
incident. This notification shall include the location of the
discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume, if known,
and corrective actions taken by the user.
(b) Within five (5) days following such discharge, the user shall,
unless waived by the Executive Director, submit a detailed
written report describing the cause(s),of the discharge and
the measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future
occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of
any expense, loss, damage, or other liability which may be
incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, natural resources,
or any other damage to person or property; nor shall such
notification relieve the user of any fines, penalties, or
other liability which may be imposed pursuant to this
ordinance.
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(c) A notice shall be,permanently posted on the user's bulletin
board or other prominent place advising employee's whom to
call in the event of a discharge described in paragraph (a),
above. Employees shall ensure that all employees, who may
cause such a discharge to occur, are advised of the emergency
notification procedure.
5.7 Reports from Unpermitted Users
All users not required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit
shall provide appropriate reports to the Executive Director as the
Executive Director may require.
5.8 Notice of Violation/Repeat Sampling and Reporting
If sampling performed by a user indicates a violation, the user
must notify the Executive Director within twenty-four (24) hours of
becoming aware of the violation. The user shall also repeat the
sampling and analysis and submit the results of the repeat analysis
to the Executive Director within thirty (30) days after becoming
aware of the violation. The user is not required to resample if the
Executive Director monitors at the user's facility at least once a
month, or if the Executive Director samples between the user's
initial sampling and when the user receives the results of this
sampling.
5.9 Notification of the Discharge of Hazardous Waste
(a) Any user who commences the discharge of hazardous waste shall
notify the POTW, the EPA Regional Waste Management Division
Director, and State hazardous waste authorities, in writing,
of any discharge into the POTW of a substance which, if
otherwise disposed of, would be a hazardous waste under 40 CFR
Part 261. Such notification must include the name of the
hazardous waste as set forth in 40 CFR Part 261, the EPA
hazardous waste number, and the type of discharge (continuous,
batch, or other). If the user discharges more than one hundred
(100) kilograms of such waste per calendar month to the POTW,
the notification also shall contain the following information
to the extent.such information is known and readily available
to the user: an identification of the hazardous constituents
contained in the wastes, an estimation of the mass and
concentration of such constituents in the wastestream
discharge during the calendar month, and an estimation of the
mass of constituents in the wastestream expected to be
discharged during the following twelve (12) months. All
notifications must take place no later than one hundred and
eighty (180) days after the discharge commences. Any
notification under this paragraph needs to be submitted only
once for each hazardous waste discharge. However,
notifications of changed conditions must be submitted under
section 5.5 of this ordinance. The notification requirement in
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this section does not apply to pollutants already reported by
users subject to categorical pretreatment standards under the
self -monitoring requirements of sections 5.1, 5.3, and 5.4 of
this ordinance.
(b) Dischargers are exempt from the requirements of paragraph (a)
above, during a calendar month in which they discharge no more
than fifteen (15) kilograms of hazardous wastes, unless the
wastes are acute hazardous wastes as specific in 40 CFR
261.30(d) and 261.33(e). Discharge of more than fifteen (15)
kilograms of nonacute hazardous wastes in a calendar month, or
of any quantity of acute hazardous wastes as specified in 40
CFR 261.30 (d) and 261.33 (e) , requires a one-time notification.
Subsequent months during which the user discharges more than
such quantities of any hazardous waste do not require
additional notification.
(c) In the case of any new regulation under section 3001 of RCRA
identifying additional characteristics of hazardous waste or
listing any additional substance as a hazardous waste, the
user must notify the Executive Director, the EPA Regional
Waste Management Waste Division Director, and State hazardous
waste authorities of the discharge of such substance within
ninety (90) days of the effective date of such regulations.
(d) In the case of any notification made under this section, the
user shall certify that it has a program in place to reduce
the volume and toxicity of hazardous wastes generated to the
degree it has determined to be economically practical.
(e) This provision does not create a right to discharge any
substance not otherwise permitted to be discharged by this
ordinance, a permit issued thereunder, or any applicable
Federal or State law.
5.10 Analytical Requirements
All pollutant analyses, including sampling techniques, to be
submitted as part of a wastewater discharge permit application or
report shall be performed in accordance with the techniques
prescribed in 40 CFR Part 136, unless otherwise specified in an
applicable categorical pretreatment standard, by a certified
wastewater laboratory. If 40 CFR Part 136 does not contain sampling
or analytical techniques for the pollutant in question, sampling
and analyses must be performed in accordance with procedures
approved by EPA.
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5.11 Sample Collection
(a) Except as indicated in section (b) below, the user must
collect wastewater samples using flow proportional composite
collection techniques. In the event flow proportional sampling
is infeasible, the Executive Director may authorize the use of
time proportional sampling or a minimum of four (4) grab
samples where the user demonstrates that this will provide a.
representative sample of the effluent being discharged. In
addition, grab samples may be required to show compliance with
instantaneous discharge limits.
(b) Samples for oil and grease, temperature, pH, cyanide, phenols,
sulfides, and volatile organic compounds must be obtained
using grab collection techniques.
5.12 Timing
Written reports will be deemed to have been submitted on the date
postmarked. For reports which are not mailed, postage prepaid, into
a mail facility serviced by the United States Postal Service, the
date of receipt of the report shall govern.
5.13 Record Keeping
Users subject to the reporting requirements of this ordinance shall
retain, and make available for inspection and copying, all records
of information obtained pursuant to any monitoring activities
required by this ordinance and any additional records of
information obtained pursuant to monitoring activities undertaken
by the user independent of such requirements. Records shall include
the date, exact place, method, and time of sampling, and the name
of the person(s) taking the samples; the dates of analyses were
performed; who performed the analyses; the analytical techniques or
methods used; and the results of such analyses. These records shall
remain available for a period of at least three (3) years. This
period shall be automatically extended for the duration of any
litigation concerning the user or the Authority, or where the user
has been specifically notified of a longer retention period by the
Executive Director.
SECTION 6 - COMPLIANCE MONITORING
6.1 Monitoring Facilities
The Authority requires the user to provide and operate at the
user's. expense, monitoring facilities to allow inspection,
sampling, and flow measurement of the building sewer and/or
internal drainage systems. The monitoring facility should normally
be situated on the user's premises, but the Authority may, when
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such a location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the
user, allow the facility to be constructed in the public street or
sidewalk area and located so that it will not be obstructed by
landscaping or parked vehicles.
There shall be ample room in or near such sampling manhole or
facility to allow accurate sampling and preparation of samples for
analysis. The facility, sampling, and measuring equipment shall be
maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at
the expense of the user.
Whether constructed on public or private property, the monitoring
facilities shall be provided in accordance with the Authority's
requirements and all applicable local construction standards and
specifications. Construction shall be completed within 90 days
following written notification by the Authority.
6.2 Inspection and Sampling
The Authority will inspect the facilities of any user to ascertain
whether the purpose of this ordinance is being met and all
requirements are being complied with. Persons or occupants of
premises where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the
Authority, approval authority and EPA or their representative ready
access at all reasonable times to all parts of the premises for the
purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination and copying
or in the performance of any of their duties. The Authority, State
and Environmental Protection Agency shall have the right to set up
on the user's property such devices as are necessary to conduct '
sampling, inspection, compliance monitoring and/or metering
operations. Where a user has security measures in force which would
require proper identification and clearance before entry into their
premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with their
security guards so that upon presentation of suitable
identification, personnel from the Authority, State and
Environmental Protection Agency will be permitted to enter, without
delay, for the purposes of performing their specific
responsibilities. Denial of the access to the user's premises shall
be a violation of this ordinance. Unreasonable delays may
constitute denial of access. The Executive Director or authorized
representative may enter upon the property at any hour under
emergency circumstances.
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6.3 Search Warrants
If the Executive Director, State, or EPA has been refused access to
a building, structure, or property, or any part thereof, and is
able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there may be a
violation of this ordinance, or that there is a need to inspect
and/or sample as part of a routine inspection and sampling program
of the Authority designed to verify compliance with this ordinance
or any permit or order issued hereunder, or to protect the overall
public health, safety and welfare of the community, then the
Executive Director, State, or EPA may seek issuance of a search
warrant from the Superior Court of Cabarrus County.
SECTION 7 - CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Information and data on a user obtained from reports,
questionnaires, permit applications, permits and monitoring
programs from inspections shall be available to the public or other
governmental agency without restriction unless the user
specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the Executive Director that the release of such
information would divulge information, processes or methods of
production entitled to protection as trade secrets of the user. Any
such request must be asserted at the time of submission of the
information or data.
When requested by the person furnishing a report, the.portions of
a report which might disclose trade secrets processes shall not be
made available for inspection by the public but shall be made
available upon written request to governmental agencies for uses
related to this ordinance, NPDES permit, State Disposal System
permit and/or the Pretreatment Programs; provided, however, that
such portions of a report shall be available for use by the State
involving the person furnishing the report. Wastewater
constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as
confidential information..
All records relating to compliance with Pretreatment Standards
shall be made available to officials of the approval authority and
EPA upon request.
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SECTION 8 - ENFORCEMENT
8.1 Administrative Remedies
(a) Notification of Violation
Whenever the Executive Director or'his designee finds that
any industrial user has violated or is violating this
ordinance, wastewater permit, or any prohibition, limitation
or requirements contained therein or any other pretreatment
requirement, he may serve upon such person a written notice
stating the nature of the violation. Within 30 days from the
date of this notice, an explanation for the violation and a
plan for the satisfactory correction thereof shall be
submitted to the Authority by the user. Submission of this
plan does not relieve the discharger of liability for any
violations occurring before or after receipt of the notice of
violation.
(b) Consent Order
The Executive Director is hereby empowered to enter into
consent orders, assurances of voluntary compliance, or other
similar documents establishing an agreement with the person
responsible for the noncompliance. Such orders will include
specific action to be taken by the discharger to correct the
noncompliance within a time period also specified by the
order. Consent orders shall have the same force and effect
as an administrative order issued pursuant to Section 8.1 (d)
below.
(c) Show Cause Hearing
The Executive Director may order any industrial user who
causes or is responsible for an unauthorized discharge, has
violated this ordinance or is in noncompliance with a
wastewater discharge permit to show cause why a proposed
enforcement action should not be taken. In the event the
Executive Director determines that a show cause order should
be issued, a notice shall be served on the user specifying the
time and place for the hearing, the proposed enforcement
action, the reasons for such action, and a request that the
user show cause why this proposed enforcement action should
not be taken. The notice of the hearing shall be served
personally or by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested) at least ten (10) days before the hearing. Service
may be made on any agent or officer of a corporation.
The Executive Director shall review the evidence presented at
the hearing and determine whether the proposed enforcement
action is appropriate.
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A show cause hearing under this section is not a prerequisite
to the assessment of a civil penalty under Section 8.2 nor is
any action or inaction taken by the Executive Director under
this section subject to an administrative appeal under Section
4.2(h).
(d) Administrative Orders
When the Executive Director finds that an industrial user has
violated or continues to violate this ordinance, permits or
orders issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment requirement
the Executive Director may issue an order to cease and desist
all such violations and direct those persons in noncompliance
to do any of the following:
(1) Immediately comply. with all requirements;
(2) Comply in accordance with a compliance time schedule set
forth in the order;
(3) Take appropriate remedial or preventative action in the
event of a continuing or threatened violation.
(4) Disconnect unless adequate treatment facilities, devices
or other related appurtenances are installed and properly
operated within a specified time period.
Appeals of Administrative Orders issued in accordance with
this section shall be as provided in Section 4.2(h).
(e) Emergency Suspensions
The Executive Director may suspend the wastewater treatment
service and/or wastewater permit when such suspension is
necessary in order to stop an actual or threatened discharge
which presents or may present an imminent or substantial
endangerment to the health or welfare of persons or the
environment,, interferes with the POTW or causes the POTW to
violate any condition of its NPDES or Non -discharge permit.
Any user notified of a suspension of the wastewater treatment
service and/or the wastewater permit shall immediately stop
or eliminate the contribution. A hearing will be held within
15 days of the notice of suspension to determine whether the
suspension may be lifted or the user's wastewater discharge
permit terminated. In the event of 'a failure to comply
voluntarily with the suspension order, the Executive Director
shall take such steps as deemed necessary including immediate
severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize
damage to the POTW system or endangerment to any individuals.
The Executive Director shall reinstate the wastewater permit
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and the wastewater treatment service upon proof of the
elimination of the noncompliant discharge. The industrial
user shall submit a detailed written statement describing the
causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to
prevent any future occurrence to the Executive Director prior
to the date of the above described hearing.
(f) Termination of permit
Any user who violates the following conditions of this
ordinance, or applicable State and Federal regulations, is
subject to having its permit terminated:
(1) Failure to accurately report the wastewater constituents
and characteristics of his discharge;
(2) Failure to report significant changes in operations, or
wastewater constituents and characteristics;
(3) Refusal or reasonable access to the user's premises for
the purpose of inspection or monitoring; or
(4) Violation of conditions of the permit.
Noncompliant industrial users will be notified of the proposed
termination of their wastewater permit and will be offered an
opportunity to show cause under Section 8.1 of this ordinance
why the proposed action should not be taken.
8.2 Civil Penalties
(a) Any user who is found to have failed to comply with any
provision of this ordinance, or the orders, rules, regulations
and permits issued hereunder, may be fined up to ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) per day per violation.
(b) In determining the amount of the civil penalty, the Executive
Director shall consider the following:
(i) The degree and extent of the harm to the natural
resources, to the public health, or to public or private
property resulting from the violation;
(ii) The duration and gravity of the violation;
(iii) The effect on ground or surface water quantity or quality
or on air quality;
(iv) The cost of rectifying the damage;
(v) The amount of money saved by noncompliance;
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(vi) Whether the violation was committed willfully or
intentionally;
(vii) The prior record of the violator in complying or failing
to comply with the pretreatment program;
(viii) The costs of enforcement to the Authority.
(c) Appeals of civil penalties assessed in accordance with this
section shall be as provided in section 4.2(h).
8.3 Other Available Remedies
Remedies, in addition to those previously mentioned in this
ordinance, are available to the Executive Director who may use any
single one or combination against a noncompliant user. Additional
available remedies include, but are not limited to:
(a) Criminal Violations
The District Attorney for the Cabarrus County Judicial
District may, at the request of the Authority, prosecute
noncompliant users who violate the provisions of N.C.G.S. 143-
215.6B.
(b) Injunctive Relief
Whenever a user is in violation of the provisions of this
ordinance or an order or permit issued hereunder, the
Executive Director, through the Authority Attorney, may
petition in the Superior Court of Justice for the issuance of
a restraining order or a preliminary and permanent injunction,
which restrains or compels the activities in question.
(c) Water Supply Severance
Whenever an user is in violation of the provisions of this
ordinance or an order or permit issued hereunder, water
service to the user may be severed and service will only
recommence, at the user's expense, after it has
satisfactorily demonstrated ability to comply.
(d) Public Nuisances
Any violation of the prohibitions or effluent limitations of
this ordinance or contained in a permit or order issued
hereunder, is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be
corrected or abated as directed by the Executive Director or
his designee. Any persons) creating a public nuisance shall
be subject to the provisions of this ordinance governing such
nuisances, including reimbursing the POTW for any costs
incurred in removing, abating or remedying said nuisance.
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8.4 Remedies Nonexclusive
The remedies provided for in this ordinance are not exclusive. The
Executive Director may take any, all, or any combination of these
actions against a noncompliant user. Enforcement of pretreatment
violations will generally be in accordance with the Authority's
enforcement response plan. However, the Executive Director may take
other action against any user when the circumstances warrant.
Further, the Executive Director is empowered to take more than one
enforcement action against any noncompliant user.
SECTION 9 - ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
At least annually, the Executive Director shall publish in the
largest daily newspaper circulated in the service area, a list of
those -industrial users which were found to be in significant
noncompliance, also referred to as reportable noncompliance in 15A
NCAC 2H .0903(b)(10), with applicable pretreatment standards and
requirements, during the previous 12 months.
SECTION 10 - AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS
10.1 Upset
(a) An upset shall constitute an affirmative defense to an action
brought for noncompliance with categorical pretreatment
standards if the requirements of paragraph (b), below, are
met.
(b) A user wishes to establish the affirmative defense of upset
shall demonstrate, through properly signed, contemporaneous
operating logs, or other relevant evidence that:
(1) An upset occurred and the user can identify the cause(s)
of the upset;
(2) The facility was at the time being operated in --a prudent
and workman -like manner and in compliance with applicable
operation and maintenance procedures; and
(3) The user has submitted the following information to the
Executive Director within twenty-four (24) hours of
becoming aware of the upset (if this information is
provided orally, a written submission must be provided
within five (5) days):
(i) A description of the indirect discharge and cause
of noncompliance;
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(ii) The period of noncompliance, including exact dates
and times or, if not corrected, the anticipated
time the noncompliance is expected to continue; and
(iii) Steps being taken and/or planned to reduce,
eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the
noncompliance.
(c) In any enforcement proceeding, the user seeking to establish
the occurrence of an upset shall have the burden of proof.
(d) Users will have the opportunity for a judicial determination
on any claim of upset only in an enforcement action brought
for noncompliance with categorical pretreatment standards.
(e) Users shall control production of
necessary to maintain compliance
standards upon reduction, loss,
facility until the facility is
method of treatment is provided.
the situation where, among other
power of the treatment facility
all discharges to the extent
with categorical pretreatment
or failure of its treatment
restored or. an alternative
This requirement applies in
things, the primary source of
is reduced, lost, or fails.
10.2 Prohibited Discharge Standards Defense
A user shall have an affirmative defense to an enforcement action
brought against it for noncompliance with the general prohibitions
in section 2.1(a) of this ordinance or the specific prohibitions in
sections 2.1(b)(2), (3), (5) through (7), and (9) through (31) of
this ordinance if it can prove that it did not know, or have reason
to know, that its discharge, alone or in conjunction with
discharges from other sources, would cause pass through or
interference and that either:
(a) A local limit exists for each pollutant discharged and the
user was in compliance with each limit directly prior to, and
during, the pass through or interference; or
(b) No Local limit exists, but the discharge did not change
substantially in nature or constituents from the user's prior
discharge when the Authority was regularly in compliance with
its NPDES permit, and in the case of interference, was in
compliance with applicable sludge use or disposal
requirements.
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10.3 Bypass
(a) A user may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause
pretreatment standards or requirements to be violated, but
only if it also is for essential maintenance to assure
efficient operation. These bypasses are not subject to the
provision of paragraphs (b) and (c)'of this section.
(b)
(c)
(1) If a user knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it
shall submit prior notice to the Executive Director at
least ten (10) days before the date of the bypass, if
possible.
(2) A user shall submit oral notice to the Executive Director
of an unanticipated bypass that exceeds applicable
pretreatment standards within twenty-four (24) hours from
the time it becomes aware of the bypass. A written
submission shall also be provided within five (5) days of
this time the user becomes aware of the bypass. The
written submission shall contain a description of the
bypass and its cause; the duration of the bypass,
including exact dates and times, and, if the bypass has
not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected
to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce,
eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the bypass. The
Executive Director may waive the written report on a
case -by -case basis if the oral report has been received
within twenty-four (24) hours.
(1) Bypass is prohibited, and the Executive Director may take
an enforcement action against a user for a bypass, unless
(i) Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life,
personal injury, or severe property damage;
(ii) There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass,
such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities,
retention of untreated wastes, or maintenance
during normal periods of equipment downtime. This
condition is not satisfied if adequate back-up
equipment should have been installed in the
exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to
prevent a bypass which occurred during normal
periods of equipment downtime or preventive
maintenance; and
(iii) The user submitted notices as required under
paragraph (b) of this section.
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(2) The Executive Director may approve an anticipated bypass,
after considering its adverse effects, if the Executive
Director determines that it will meet the three
conditions listed in paragraph (c)(1) of this section.
SECTION 11 - TAMPERING WITH, DAMAGING SEWERAGE WORKS
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break,
damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the wastewater
treatment system.
SECTION 12 - NEW CONSTRUCTION
New sewers and new connections shall be properly designated and
constructed in accordance with such guidelines as published by the
Environmental Protection Agency, reference 40 CFR section 35.927-4.
All new connections shall conform with the North Carolina plumbing
codes.
SECTION 13 - USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
The owner of any house, building, or property used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes under the
jurisdiction of this ordinance and abutting on any.street, alley,
or rights -of -way in which there is or may be located a wastewater
sewer connected to the treatment facility of the Authority, is
required at the •owner's expense to install suitable toilet
facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly to the
proper sewer in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance,
within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so
provided the proper wastewater sewer is within three hundred (300)
feet of the property line. This section shall not apply to any
person served by a privately constructed, owned, operated, or
maintained wastewater sewer and wastewater treatment facility that
discharges directly to a.natural outlet in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance and applicable state and federal laws.
SECTION 14 - PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Regulations concerning private sewage disposal will be enforced by
the Cabarrus County Health Department in accordance to 10 NCAC
10A.1900.
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SECTION 15 - OUTSIDE CONNECTIONS
Any person owning or controlling premises located beyond the
corporate limits or boundaries of the Authority and desiring to
install a plumbing system for the purpose of discharging domestic
sewage and/or industrial waste into the POTW may do so by complying
with the requirements of this ordinance and of the public utility
having jurisdiction over the sanitary sewer to which the connection
is proposed to be made.
SECTION 16 - USER FEES
The Board of Directors shall approve all rates and fees to be
assessed to each user class. Every user of the sewer system will
pay the appropriate fees as determined by the Executive Director.
16.1 Residential, Commercial and Unpermitted Nondomestic Users
Regular sewer service fees and charges will be assessed to
each residential, commercial and unpermitted nondomestic user
for the use of the sewer systems to recover the costs incurred
for the operation and administration of the collection and
wastewater treatment systems.
16.2 Permitted Nondomestic Users
In addition to the regular sewer service fees and charges,
sewer surcharges shall be assessed to each permitted
nondomestic user as applicable and in accordance with Section
3.3. The fees, including sampling and program fees, will be
for the use of the sewer system to recover the cost incurred
for the operation and administration of the pretreatment
program and the treatment system.
16.3 Penalties for Failure to Pay
Payment of charges, fees, and assessments shall be made
monthly and shall be due as specified on the bill. If any
charges remain after the specified due date, a notice will be
sent and a penalty will be applied to the unpaid balance in
accordance with the terms and 'conditions governing payments
set by the Board of Directors.
16.4 Termination of Services
If any charges remain, after the final due date set by the
Executive Director in accordance with Board of Directors
policy and procedures, water and sewer services may be
terminated. Before services can be reinstated, the balance
must be paid in full.
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SECTION 17 - SPECIAL AGREEMENTS
Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as preventing any
special agreement or arrangement between the Board of Directors and
any user of the wastewater treatment system whereby wastewater of
unusual strength, character or quantity is accepted into the system
and specially treated subject to any payments or user charges as
may be applicable, provided such wastewater will not interfere
with the treatment process, sludge disposal options, NPDES permit
compliance or cause a violation of water quality standards.
SECTION 18 - SEVERABILITY
If any provision, paragraph, word, section or article of this
ordinance is invalidated by any court of competent jurisdiction,
the remaining provisions, paragraphs, words, sections, and
chapters shall not be affected and shall continue in full force
and effect.
SECTION 19 - CONFLICT
All other ordinances and parts of other ordinances inconsistent or
conflicting with any part of this ordinance are hereby repealed to
the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.
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This ordinance is hereby effective immediately upon adoption.
Adopted this �� day of 1994.
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WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY OF
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Chairman, Board of Directors
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY OF CABARRUS COUNTY
DECLARATION OF INTENT
The Board of Directors (Board) of the Water and Sewer Authority of Cabamus
County (WSACC) adopted a Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO) on August 18, 1994. It is the
f ltent of the Board to adopt Amendment No. 1 to the SUO as shown on Attachment No.
1 in accordance with 162A-6(a)(14c). Amendment No. 1 shall be effective Nwc Pro
Tung to July 1,1999.
This the 21 day of October,1999
K eth F. Payne
Chairman
ST:
J Y.' Small
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ATTACHMENT NO. 1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SEWER USE ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO) was adopted on August 18, 1994;
WHEREAS, the Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County (WSACC) had
a study conducted which showed the Rocky River Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant
has the capability to handle and process additional solids;
WHEREAS, the current surcharge concentrations listed in the SUO, Section 3.3,
are based upon plant design and typical domestic sewage levels;
WHEREAS, the total suspended solids (TSS) concentration in typical domestic
sewage ranges from 220 to 250 mg/L; and
WHEREAS, the TSS surcharge concentration shall be changed from 175 mg/L to
250 mg/L.
NOW, THEREFORE, Section 3.3 of the SUO shall be amended to change the
TSS surcharge concentration from 175 mg/L to 250 mg/L.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment shall become effective July 1,
1999. Adopted this At day of OAV4z,,�, , 1999.
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
OF CABARRUS COUNTY
C. Murdock, K Executive Director
ATTEST:
/J rnie Y. Small, Secretary to the Board
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