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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0025402_Annual Report_20090206.7^ ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT For the Calendar Year 2008 prepared: February 2009 RECEIVED FEB -4 2009 DENR ' WATER OUALIVi' POINT SOURCE BRANCH TOWN OF ENFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY-- ire FEB - 6 2009 * DENR RALEIGH I.General Information Town of Enfield Wastewater Treatment PlantFacility/System Name: Responsible Entity:Town of Enfield Person in Charge/Contact: Description of Collection System or Treatment Process: II.Compliance Performance Bobby Davis_______ Public Works Director 105 Railroad Street Enfield, NC 27823 (252)445-3146 The Town of Enfield Wastewater Treatment Plant is a 1.0 MGD design capacity facility. The facility treats a combination of domestic, commercial, and industrial wastewaters. The current treatment scheme includes a mechanical bar screen, grit removal system, activated sludge and secondary clarification. The treated effluent is disinfected by chlorination followed by dechlorination through the use of Sulfur Dioxide. Sludge stabilization is accomplished by an aerobic digester and sludge thickening/holding tank. Stabilized sludge is currently land applied in liquid form on permitted sites. 2008 Annual Performance Report for the Town of Enfield Wastewater Treatment Facility The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) regulates the Town of Enfield effluent discharge under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The NCDENR issued to the Town a NPDES Permit, which includes water quality limits and sampling and monitoring requirements. The NPDES Permit requires the Town to test more than 9 different constituents in the treated water. The monitoring frequency for these constituents are set at various intervals such as continuous, daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly. During the reporting period, the Town conducted 2,133 tests of the treated water before it was discharged to the creek. The WWTP achieved a compliance level of 99.75% with the NPDES Permit requirements. Following is a summary of the testing for the parameters, which are, assigned Water Quality standards by the NPDES Permit. Please note the summary does not include parameters, which incorporates a monitoring requirement only, nor does it include daily process control testing. Constituent ‘Testing is not required on holidays or during inclement weather. Following is a summary of permit violations, which occurred during the year: May 2008 The daily limit for pH was exceeded on May 19, 2008. October 2008 December 2008 L The weekly average limit for TSS was in exceedance during the week of December 1, 2008. The weekly average limit for Fecal Coliform was exceeded during the week of October 20, 2008. In addition to the required testing, the Town conducted over 1,196 in-house test to ensure the proper operation of the wastewater treatment plant. Flow_________________________ Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Total Suspended Solids (TSS)_____ Ammonia_____________________ Fecal Coliform_________________ Chlorine______________________ Total Nitrogen__________________ Total Phosphorus_______________ Toxicity Number of Test Required Continuous 156__________ 156__________ 52___________ 156__________ 156__________ 12___________ 12___________ 4 Number of Test Conducted* Continuous____ 159_________ 159_________ 57__________ 171__________ 165_________ 24__________ 24__________ 4 III.Certification day of JCtHUCVifSigned this , 2009. Town Administrator ^*1^ Bobby Davis (Name) (Signature^ I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this document and attachments. Based upon my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information reported herein, I believe that the submitted information is true, accurate and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information.