NC0074756_Correspondence_19980716

State of North Carolina
De"partment of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
July 16, 1998
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Stephen Chambers
Greater Badin Water & Sewer District
201 South Second Street
Albemarle, NC 28001
Subject: Demonstration of Future
Permit No. NCO074756
Greater Badin WWTP
Stanly County
Dear Mr. Chambers:
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Wastewater Treatment Capacities
15A NCAC 2H .0223, "Demonstration of Future Wastewater Treatment Capacities," was
adopted by the Environmental Management Commission to ensure that wastewater treatment
systems owned or operated by municipalities, counties, sanitary districts or public utilities do not
exceed their hydraulic treatment capacities. This Rule specifies that no permits for sewer line
extensions will be issued by the Division of Water Quality to facilities exceeding•80% of their
hydraulic treatment capacity unless specific evaluations of future wastewater treatment needs
have been completed.
A review of your self monitoring reports has indicated that the subject facility exceeded
the 80% value for calendar year 1997. The average flow calculated for this period was 0.4416
MGD, and represented 80.29% of the current treatment capacity. Therefore, we will be unable
to approve any further sewer line extensions for this facility until such time as you have complied
with the requirements contained in the Rule.
In order to remain in compliance with the Rule, you must submit an approvable
engineering evaluation of future wastewater treatment needs. This evaluation must outline
specific plans for system expansion and including the sources of funding for the expansion. If
future expansion is not proposed, a detailed justification must be made based on past growth
records and future growth projections and, as appropriate, shall include conservation plans or
other specific measures to achieve waste flow reductions.
To prevent delays in the processing of your future permit applications for sewer line
extensions, please submit a plan of action containing the information necessary to comply with
the appropriate demonstrations as described above to the following address:
DENR-DWQ-Point Source Compliance/Enforcement Unit
Post Office Box 29535
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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Per the terms of NCAC 2H. 0223 (3), the Director may, on a case by case basis, allow
permits to be issued to facilities exceeding the 80 percent loading rate if. 1) the additional flow
will not cause the facility to exceed its permitted hydraulic capacity, 2) the facility is in
compliance with all other permit limitations and requirements and 3) it is demonstrated that
adequate progress is being made in developing the required engineering evaluations or plans and
specifications. If you wish to ask for lifting of the moratorium per this provision of the rule,
please send information in support of your request to the address listed above.
As always, the actual plans and specifications for expansion should be submitted to the
NPDES Permit Unit of the Water Quality Section.
We look forward to working with you on development of your future wastewater
treatment needs. If you have any questions on this matter, please do not hesitate to contact the
Water Quality Section staff of our Mooresville Regional Office at [phone] or Ms. Susan
A. Wilson, Supervisor of the Point Source Compliance/Enforcement Unit, at [phone],
extension 215.
Sincerely,
;, oleen H. Sullins, Chief
",Water Quality Section
cc: Mooresville Regional Office
Ed Buchan
Point Source Compliance/Enforcement Unit
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