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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0023868_authorization to construct_19890821State of North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development Division of Environmental Management 512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 James G. Martin, Governor William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary August 21, 1989 Mr. A. Randall Kornegay Director of Public Utilities City of Burlington P. 0. Box 135 Burlington, North 'Carolina 27215 Dear Mr. Kornegay: R. Paul Wilms Director SUBJECT: City of Burlington Permit No. NC002386.8 Authorization to Construct East Wastewater Treatment Plant Chemical -Physical Phosphorous Removal EPA Project No. C370385-07 (SRF) Alamance County The final plans and specifications for the subject project have been reviewed and found to be satisfactory. Authorization is hereby granted for the construction and operation of additions and modifications to the existing East wastewater treatment plant to provide chemical -physical phosphorous removal facilities to consist of dual 15,000 gallon alum storage tanks; a 15,000 gallon caustic storage tank; a 15,000 gallon acid storage tank; a bulk storage tank containment basin; 1,000 gallon day tanks for alum, caustic and acid; dual 0-120 alum feed pumps; dual 0-90 gph acid feed pumps; dual 0-30 gph caustic feed pumps; and associated piping, site work and electrical work. Do not proceed with construction until the Authorization -to -Award package, EEO, and MBE documentation/certification have been reviewed, and you are in receipt of our approval, if Federal funding is desired for project construction. The permittee shall employ an actively State certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator must hold a valid State Certificate of the grade at least equivalent to the classification assigned to the waste- P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone 919-733-7015 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 1 - 7 - water treatment facilities by the Certification Commission.' When a new chief operator must be obtained to be in responsible charge of the new facilities, it is required that this be done by the time the construction of the facilities is 50% complete. The Authorization -to -Construct is issued in accordance with Part III, Paragraph C of NPDES Permit No. NC0023868, issued December 17, 1987 and shall be subject to revocation unless the wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in accordance with the approved plans, specifications, and supporting documents; and are in compliance with the conditions and limitations specified in Permit No. NC0023868. The permittee shall have an acceptable sludge analysis and a sludge E.P. toxicity analysis which have been approved by the Division of Health Services, Solid Waste Management Branch prior to the disposal of any sludge from the new wastewater treatment plant. Copies of the analyses, supporting documents, and approvals shall be submitted to the Division of Environmental Management's Water Quality Section and the Winston-Salem Regional Office. During the construction of the proposed additions/modifications, the permittee shall continue to properly maintain and operate the existing wastewater treatment facilities at all times, and in such a manner, as necessary to comply with the effluent limits specified in the NPDES Permit. You are reminded that it is mandatory for the project to be constructed in accordance with the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act, and, when applicable, the North Carolina Dam Safety Act. In addition, the specifications must clearly state what the contractor's responsibilities shall be in complying with these Acts. The disposing, selling or free distribution of wet, dried, composted sludge or sludge -like materials from wastewater facilities without prior review and approval by this Division is illegal. One (1) set of final approved plans and specifications is to be forwarded to you, under separate cover. A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Owner for the life of the project. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a certification must be received from a Professional Engineer certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certifica- tion to the Permits and Engineering Unit, P. 0. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687. (Engineer's Certification Form is attached.) If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Mr. Bill Hoffman, at (919) 733-6900. Sincerely, R. Paul Wilms (/://:..„ Attachment BG:vk cc: Olsen Associates, Inc. Winston-Salem Regional Off Mr. Arthur Mouberry Mr. Tom Fahnestock Mr. Don Evans Bennie Goetze, Jr. Mr. John Campbell EMU GPF