WQ0019504_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20201008

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Mr. Chuck Flowers, Utilities Director
City of Belmont
P.O. Box 431
Belmont, North Carolina 28012
Dear Mr. Flowers:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 8, 2020
via Email
Subject: Non -Discharge Permit Inspection
City of Belmont WTP - Permit No.: WQ0019504
Distribution/Land Application of Alum Residuals (503 Exempt)
Gaston County
Staff of the Mooresville Regional Office (MRO) conducted a compliance inspection for the
referenced residuals permit on October 2nd, 2020. The MRO would like to thank Mr. Joseph
Roy for his time during the inspection.
The residuals storage appeared well maintained at the time of inspection. The following
items are noted for informational purposes:
• The last land application of residuals was in 2016. In August 2020, residuals were
dewatered and hauled for proper disposal by Eagle Dynamic Solutions, a contract
company out of Georgia.
• TCLP, Corrosivity, Ignitability and Reactivity analyses are required within the current
permit cycle (by 2025). Total residuals analyses are required annually when
distribution or land application is conducted. Mr. Roy stated that Eagle Dynamic
Solutions conducted some analyses for their hauling/disposal purposes, but the
analytical data was not part of their service agreement.
It is recommended all required analyses be conducted prior to the next distribution
event, since the last residuals data the MRO has on record is from 2016.
• This permit is currently in the renewal process with our Non -Discharge Permitting Staff
at our Central Office in Raleigh. Questions specific to the permit renewal may be
addressed to [e-mail], the permit writer assigned to this project.
Please contact Maria Schutte by phone [phone]) or email [e-mail],
should you have questions related to the inspection report.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 I Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704.663.1699

Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Assistant Regional Supervisor
Mooresville Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Attachment: WWQ0019504 Inspection Report
CC: Joseph Roy, WWTP Supervisor, City of Belmont (email)
Vivien Zhong, NCDEQ Non -Discharge Permitting (email)