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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0048577_Permit (Issuance)_19991129NPDES DOCUMENT SCANNINO COVER !MEET NPDES Permit: NC0048577 Maxton WTP Document Type: Permit Issuance Wasteload Allocation Authorization to Construct (AtC) Permit Modification Complete File - Historical Engineering Alternatives (EAA) Staff Report Instream Assessment (67b) Speculative Limits Environmental Assessment (EA) Document Date: November 29, 1999 Tlzir document is printed on reuse paper - ignore any content on the re -erne side State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Bill Holman, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director November 29, 1999 Mr. Myron E. Neville Robeson County Water Department 265 McGirt Road Maxton, North Carolina 28358 A7A NCDENR NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0048577 Robeson County WTP Robeson County Dear Mr. Neville: The Division received your application for a wastewater discharge permit on May 10, 1999. Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated December 6, 1983, and as subsequently amended. If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7447. Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding. Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Charles Weaver at telephone number (919) 733-5083, extension 511. cc: Central Files Fayetteville Regional Office/Water Quality Section NPDES Unit Point Source Compliance Enforcement Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer Sincerely, Original Signed By David A Goodrich Kerr T. Stevens Telephone (919) 733-5083 FAX (919) 733-0719 VISIT US ON THE INTERNET @ http://h2o.enr.State.nC.US/NPDES Permit NC0048577 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Robeson County Water Department is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Robeson County WTP 265 McGirt Road (NCSR 1308) Maxton Robeson County to receiving waters designated as the Lumber River in the Lumber River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective January 1, 2000. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2004. Signed this day November 29, 1999. Original Signed By David A. Goodrich Kerr T. Stevens, Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit NC0048577 1 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET The Robeson County Water Department is hereby authorized to: . Continue to operate a filter -backwash water treatment plant with the following components: • 200,000-gallon equalization basin • Dual 150-gpm equalization pumps • Four sludge drying beds • Four 200-gpm filtrate pumps This facility is located at the Robeson County WTP, at 265 McGirt Road (NCSR 1308) east of Maxton in Robeson County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the Lumber River, classified WS-III waters in the Lumber River Basin. LAURINBuRG•mAxTON AIRPORT Latitude: 34°46'50" Longitude: 79019'50" Quad # I-121SE Stream Class: WS-III Subbasin: 30751 Receiving Stream: Lumber River NC0048577 Robeson County WTP Facility Location ,,,,rr.Pr.nwyrrtr-i-'6.4:100-.. Or: North SCALE 1:24000 Permit NC0048577 A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS — FINAL During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average. Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location Flow Weekly Estimate Influent or Effluent Total Suspended Residue 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent Settleable Solids 0.1 ml/L 0.2 ml/L Weekly Grab Effluent Turbidityi Weekly Grab Upstream & Downstream Iron Weekly Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine Weekly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. The discharge from this facility shall not cause turbidity in the receiving stream to exceed 50 NTU. If the instream turbidity exceeds 50 NTU due to natural background conditions, the discharge cannot cause turbidity to increase in the receiving stream. All samples must be collected from a typical discharge event. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. 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Al p� ankrk Ail be PM TOW II to tati'r477e•?-tt0 1 tl.13 RM.l0- cV\os\e_S State of North Carolina Department of Environmen and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Bill Holman, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director MEMORANDUM To: OCT 1 1 1999 DENR - WATER QUALITY POINT SOURCE BRANCH September 30, 1999 Debra Benoy NC DENR / DEH / Regional Engineer Fayetteville Regional Office From: Charles H. Weaver, Jr. NPDES Unit Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NC0048577 7VA CDENR NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Robeson County Water Department / Ma P8n-WTP Robeson County If 1_5a/ 6, RCC:07 �ILL:1999� �F�CE Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this form by October 29, 1999. If you have any questions on the draft permit, please contact me at the telephone number or e-mail address listed at the bottom of this page. 111111111110111111111111111f 1101U1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111►111►1111111111111111111►11111111111111111111►11f 1111111 RESPONSE: (Check one) Concur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and maintained properly, the stated effluent limits are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not contravene the designated water quality standards. Concurs with issuance of the above permit, provided the following conditions are met: Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached: Signed Date: /e a �7 11 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919 733-5083, extension 5 An Equal opportunity Affirmative Action Employer Charles.Weaver@ ncmail.net (fax) 919 33-07 Page 2 of 2 Lumber Bridge WTP, NC0085685 -Based on the last inspection the County has never installed the force main to Raft Swamp as permitted The FRO has directed the permittee to either make a request for permit modification to discharge in the ditch or to immediately begin construction of the effluent force main (please note the application indicates discharge to the ditch). This office does not object with the discharge to the DOT roadside ditch at this time but based on a telephone conversation with Myron Neville 6/2/99 this site may be expanded in the near future. If the pernuttee does make an application to relocate the discharge point to the roadside ditch a letter of acceptance from NCDOT should be obtained. The FRO will continue to work with Robeson County to address this matter. -No rating sheet attached, Class I facility, Settling -No special conditions, limitations or monitoring suggested. -Recommend reissuance in keeping with basin wide strategy. Kenric Road WTP, NC0084204 -No rating sheet attached, Class I facility, Settling -No special conditions, limitations or monitoring suggested. -Recommend reissuance in keeping with basin wide strategy. Maxton WTP, NC0048577 -No rating sheet attached, Class I facility, Settling -No special conditions, limitations or monitoring suggested. -Recommend reissuance in keeping with basin wide strategy. DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY Fayetteville Regional Office Water Quality Section June 1,1999 MEMORANDUM, TO : Dave Goodrich, Supervisor NPDES Permits Archdale Building FROM :Kitty Kiamer and Paul Subject :Minor NPDES Permit Renewals Town of Maxton WWTP , NC0027120 Camp Mackall WWTP , NC0052477 Lumber Bridge WTP , NC0085685 Kenric Road WTP , NC0084204 Maxton WTP , NC0048577 The following are comments for the subject minor permit renewals. If further information is required please advised. Town of Maxton WWTP, NC0027120 -New Rating sheet, attached, indicates a change from Grade H to Grade llle This office recommends that monitoring at Grade III level be delayed 12 months to enable the Town the opportunity to budget money for increased sampling. -Recommend reissuance in keeping with basin wide strategy. Camp Mackall WWTP , NC0052477 - No rating sheet attached, no change in rating, Class I , Septic Tank Sand Filter. - Facility is in the process of connecting to the Moore County Water and Sewer Authority regional facility within this permit cycle. -No special conditions, limitations or monitoring suggested. -Recommend reissuance in keeping with basin wide strategy. Page 1 of 2 ROBESON COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT 265 MCGIRT ROAD MAXTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28364 May 6, 1999 Charles Weaver, Jr. N.C. Dept of ENR Division of Water Quality P. O. Box 29535 Raleigh, N. C. 27626-0535 Subject: Renewal of NPDES Permit NC0048577 Robeson County Dear Sir: This is a request to renew Permit NC0048577. There have been no changes at this facility since the last permit issuance. MEN/pg Sincerely, Myron E. Neville Water Treatment Superintendent Robeson County Water Department , 13 74 is 4 ROBESON COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT 265 MCGIRT ROAD MAXTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28364 SLUDGE DISPOSAL NARRATIVE NC 0048577 Wastewater generated at the Robeson County Water Plant, Maxton, N. C. is pumped through a clarifier where solids settle out and clear water is discharged to the Lumber River. Sludge is pumped from the clarifier to drying beds. After the drying process is complete, the dried sludge is taken to the Robeson County Landfill for disposal. There is no chemical treatment of the sludge.