NC0025763_Authorization to Construct_19910308

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 2761 1
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
The Honorable Edward M. Niedens, Mayor
Town of Kure Beach
Post Office Box 3
Kure Beach, North Carolina 28449
Dear Mayor Niedens:
Gcorgc T. Everett, Ph.D.
Director
March 8, 1991
Subject: Permit No. NC0025763
Authorization to Construct
Town of Kure Beach
Wastewater Treatment Facility
New Hanover County
A letter of request for an Authorization to Construct was received November 29, 1990 by
the Division and final plans and specifications for the subject project have been reviewed and found
to be satisfactory. Authorization is hereby granted for the construction of imu:ovements to an
existing 0.285 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of 1,905 linear feet of influent force
main extension from the existing 600 GPM influent pump station, a new bar screen and grit
chamber facility, a parshall flume with float well, two divider curtains to divide the existing lagoon
into three (3) aerated lagoon cells in series, dual 440 SCFM blowers, an aeration tubing system for
each cell, a gas cleaning system for the aeration systems, an air lift system in the third lagoon cell
to return sludge to the head of the first lagoon cell, the necessary space within the lagoon system
for 20 years of sludge storage, the additions of scum baffles and control modification to the
existing lagoon outlet boxes, an existing chlorination and chlorine contact facility with effluent
flow recorder, an existing effluent outfall discharge, and all associated piping, valves, timers,
gates, and appurtenances with discharge of treated wastewater into the Cape Fear River, classified
Class SC waters.
This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part 111 paragraph B of
NPDES Permit No. NC0025763 issued November 15, 1990, and shall be subject to revocation
unless the wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions and
limitations specified in Permit No. NC0025763.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with
G.S. 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management.
In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of
nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those as may be
required by this Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater
treatment or disposal facilities.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

The Wilmington Regional Office, phone no. 919/ 256-4161 shall be notified "least
forty-eight (48) hours in advance of operation of the installed facilities so that an in -place
inspection can be made. Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made during the
normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding State
Holidays.
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 NPDES Permit, this Authorization to Construct and the
approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit,
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, NC 27611.
Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge of the
wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and grade at least
equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the Certification
Commission. Within thirty days after the wastewater treatment facilities are 50% complete, the
Permittee must submit a letter to the Certification Commission which designates the operator in
responsible charge.
A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Permittee
for the life of the facility.
Failure to abide by the requirements contained in this Authorization to Construct may
subject the Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6.
The issuance of this Authorization to Construct does not preclude the Permittee from
complying with any and all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by
other government agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you have
any questions or need additional information, please contact/Mr. John Seymour, telephone
number 919/733-5083.
cc: New Hanover County Health Dep
Wilmington Regional Office
Training and Certification Unit
nt
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eorge T. Everett