NC0081256_Permit Issuance_19960305

Permit No. NCO081256
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM -
:.a :;uiYipiitulc;c tivith die pruvibIOn vi North Carolina GcnErai Statute i +:j-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,
City of High Point
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Frank L. Ward Water Treatment Facility
2011 East Kivett Drive
High Point
Guilford County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Richland Creek in the Cape Fear 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 April 1, 1996
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31, 2001
Signed this day March 5, 1996
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. N00081256
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
City of High Point
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate two settling lagoons each holding 10 million gallons at a facility located at
Water Filtration Plant, 2011 East Kivett Drive, High Point, Guilford County (See Part III of
this Permit), and
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into an
unnamed tributary to Richland Creek which is classified Class C waters in the Cape Fear River
Basin.

A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NCO081256
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from
outfall(s) serial number 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics
Flow
Total Suspended Solids
Settleable Solids
Turbidity
Total Residual Chlorine
Aluminum
Discharge Limitations
Lbsldav Units (specifyj
Mon. Avg. Daily Max Mon, AM Daily Max.
30.0 mg/I 45.0 mg/I
0.1 ml/I 0.2 mi/I
* Sample locations: E - Effluent, U - Upstream, D - Downstream
Monitoring Requirements
Measurement
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*Sample
Frequency
Type
Location
Weekly
Instantaneous
E
2/Month
Grab
E
Weekly
Grab
E
Weekly
Grab
U,D
Weekly
Grab
E
Weekly
Grab
E
** The discharge shall not cause the turbidity of the receiving water to exceed SO NTU. If the turbidity exceeds these levels due to natural
background conditions, the discharge level cannot cause any increase in the turbidity in the receiving water.
All samples collected should be of a representative discharge.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored weekly at the effluent by grab
sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

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Staff Review and Evaluation
NPDES Wastewater Permit
FACILITY INFORMATION
Facility City of High Point -Frank L. Ward WTP
NPDES No. NCO081256
Design Flow (MGD)
Facility Class I
STREAM CHARACTERISTICS
Stream Name UT Richland Creek
Stream Class C
Sub -basin 03-06-08
Drainage Area (mil)
S7Q10 (cfs)
W7Q10 (cfs)
30Q2 (cfs)
IWC (%)
Proposed Changes
Parameters Affected
Basis for change(s)
Addition of Aluminum
Division Policy
Compliance Schedule:
Special Condition(s): None.
Permits & Engineering Comments:
This is a renewal for a water treatment facility. Recommend renewal with existing limits, the only
change is the addition of aluminum monitoring since this is an alum sludge facility.
Prepared by; ��C7t�,
Regional Office Evaluation and Recommendations: /� �J C) 1C

Refer : Basinwide / Streamline WLA File
Completed By Permits & Engineering
CC: Permits and Engineering At Front Of Subbasin
Technical Support Branch
County Health Dept.
Central Files
WSRO
SOC PRIORITY PROJECT: Yes No _X_
If Yes, SOC No.
To: Permits and Engineering Unit
Water Quality Section
Attention: (Susan Robson)
Date: 8-10-95
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION LLT -e�r F1L_NOD W eE'V-
County Guilford
Permit No.
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address: Frank L. Ward Water Filtration Plant
Mailing Address: Location:
PO Box 230 2011 East Kivett Drive
High Point, NC 27261 High Point, NC
2. Date of Investigation: 8-9-95
3. Report Prepared by: Bill Justice, DEM, WSRO, WQ.
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Thomas Gore,
Assistant Director of Water/Sewer Plants and Jerry
Harrelson, Chief Operator. Telephone [phone].
5. Directions to Site: Take I-85 Bus/29&70 South to Kivett
Drive. Turn right (West) onto Kivett Drive and go
approximately 2 miles.. Plant is on right (North) side of
Kivett Drive.
6. Discharge Points(s), List for all discharge points:
Latitude: 350 58' 02" Longitude: 790 58126"
U.S.G.S. Quad No. C19NW U.S.G.S. Quad Name High Point East
7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application ?
X Yes No If No, explain:
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): Varying
mild slopes, sight is above the flood plain.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: Over 1,000 ft. fPLOTTED

10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: UT to Richland
Creek.
a. Classification: Class C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: Cape Fear; 03-06-08
C. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent
downstream uses: The UT flows under a railroad and
under Kivett Drive and then enters Richland Creek.
Richland Creek flows through residential and industrial
areas and receives the Eastside High Point WWTP
discharge.
Part II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
a. Volume of Wastewater to be permitted: The current
permit does not have a Flow limit, it only requires
monitoring of the discharge. Usually, the maximum
volume of water generated daily as a result of filter
backwash, is approximately 550,000 gallons. This
volume varies depending on the amount of treated water
the plant is generating but, 550,000 gallons would
normally be the maximum.
b. What is the current permitted capacity of the Waste
Water Treatment facility? No Flow limit - see question
above.
C. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility
(current design capacity)? As explained above, the
volume of water discharged daily will vary. There are
two (2) settling lagoons approximately 10 MGD each to
treat the discharge.
d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous
Authorizations to Construct issued in the previous two
years. None.
e. Please provide a description of existing or
substantially constructed wastewater treatment
facilities; The treatment system consists of two (2)
large lagoons of 10 MG capacity each (and a decant pool
which is not used because the settled water is no
longer recycled) and a parshall flume for flow
measurement of the discharge. Flow to these lagoons is
comprised of the filter backwash which occurs on a
regular schedule. Also, washdown and alum sludge from
the settling basins, which are cleaned out once per
year, goes to the lagoons. In the lagoons, the alum
sludge and the sediment from the filter backwash
settles out and the supernate is discharged. The
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sludge is dredged out of the lagoon and put on drying
beds to be disposed of later in a landfill.
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater
treatment facilities. None.
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: None known.
2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme: Solids
are put on a drying bed and disposed of in a landfill.
3. Treatment plant classification: Class I.
4. SIC Code (s) : 4941
Primary 21 Secondary
Main Treatment Unit Code: 5 0 0 x 1
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant
Funds or are any public monies involved. -No.
2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity)
requests: None.
3. Important SOC, JOC or Compliance Schedule dates: None.
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation: Has the facility evaluated
all of the non -discharge options available. Please provide
regional perspective for each option evaluated.
Spray Irrigation: N/A.
Connection to Regional Sewer System: N/A.
Subsurface: N/A.
Other disposal options:
5. Other Special Items:
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PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMENDATIONS
WSRO recommends renewal of NPDES Permit NC0081256 in accordance
with current Division policy.
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Signature of ort reparer
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