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Home My WebLink AboutNC0060194_Renewal (Application)_20191119 i ""flA ROY COOPERS . - Governor . MICHAEL S.REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER NORTH-1 CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality November 22, 2019 City of Morganton Attn: Raymond Presley, Plant Superintendent PO Box 3448 Morganton, NC 28680 Subject: Permit Renewal Application No. NC0060194 Catawba River WTP Burke County Dear Applicant: The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the November 19, 2019 receipt of your permit renewal application and supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW permitting branch. Per G.S. 150B-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made. Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit.The permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal of the permit. Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at: httos://deq.nc.gov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-application-tracker If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the links available within the Application Tracker. Sincerely, Jiscuipki, Wren Thedford Administrative Assistant Water Quality Permitting Section ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application -DENorth Csw6 rea Depa tnr nt of Environrm=-nts1Quality I Dius»rr of Vdater R_sources ✓Sj Ashevi1 Reg�nsl'�ffio 2O OIDS.7d71 gh�.s} I S�LanRsnoa�North Csro�ins 2S77S �fLa.[¢L�YAMt Q &2 -45 O NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP For discharges associated with water treatment plants Mail the complete application to: N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NPDES Permit Number NC0060194 If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up -down arrows to move from one field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise,please print or type. 1. Contact Information: Owner Name City of Morganton Facility Name Catawba River Water Treatment Plant Mailing Address PO Box 3448 City Morganton State / Zip Code NC 28680 Telephone Number (828) 584-1460 t ECEIVE® Fax Number ( ) NOV 19 2019 e-mail Address rpresley@ci.morganton.nc.us WCDEQIDWR! PDES 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same as above ❑ Street Address or State Road 100 Coulter St. City Morganton State / Zip Code NC 28655 County Burke 3. Operator Information: Name of the firm, consultant or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC) Name Robert Joyce Mailing Address PO Box 3448 City Morganton State / Zip Code NC 28680 Telephone Number (828) 584-1460 Fax Number ( ) 4. Ownership Status: Federal ❑ State ❑ Private ❑ Public X Page 1 of 4 Version 5/2012 NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP For discharges associated with water treatment plants 5. Type of treatment plant: ® Conventional (Includes coagulation, flocculation,and sedimentation, usually followed by filtration and disinfection) ❑ Ion Exchange (Sodium Cycle Cationic ion exchange) ❑ Green Sand Filter (No sodium recharge) ❑ Membrane Technology (RO, nanofiltration) Check here if the treatment process also uses a water softener ❑ 6. Description of source water(s) (i.e. groundwater, surface water) Surface water from the Catawba River 7. Describe the treatment process(es) for the raw water: Water is pumped to the plant from the Catawba river. Pre-Chlorine, Sodium Bicarbonate, and a coagulant is added before going into the settling basins. After going through conventional filters, post chlorine, phosphate, and lime slurry is added. It then travels to the onsite clearwells for disinfection. It then is pumped into the distribution system. 8. Describe the wastewater and the treatment process(es) for wastewater generated by the facility: Potable water is used to backwash the filters. It gets sent to the belt press for processing. All Sludge from the settling basins is sent to the belt press for processing. The wastewater from this process is sent into the sanitary sewer system. 9. Number of separate discharge points: 1 Outfall Identification number(s) MH1 10. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ❑ Intermittent El If intermittent: Days per week discharge occurs: 5 Duration: 8 11. Plant design potable flowrate 18 MGD Backwash or reject flow .1 MGD 12. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall, including latitude and longitude): Catawba River 13. Please list all water treatment additives, including cleaning chemicals or disinfection treatments, that have the potential to be discharged. Page 2 of 4 Version 5/2012 • NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP For discharges associated with water treatment plants Alum / aluminum sulfate Yes X No Iron sulfate/ ferrous sulfate Yes No X Fluoride Yes X No Ammonia nitrogen / Chloramines Yes No x Zinc-orthophosphate or sweetwater CP1236 Yes X No List'any other additives below: Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium Hypochlorite Lime Slurry 14. Is this facility located on Indian country? (check one) Yes ❑ No 15. Additional Information: • Provide a schematic of flow through the facility, include flow volumes at all points in the water treatment process. The plan should show the point[s] of addition for chemicals and all discharges routed to an outfall [including stormwater]. • Solids Handling Plan The solids (sludge) from the settling basins and from backwashing the filters are piped to the belt press where they are processed through the press and loaded onto a dump truck and hauled to an approved landfill (Foothills Environmental) in Lenoir. 16. NEW Applicants Information needed in addition to items 1-15: • New applicants are highly encouraged to contact a permit coordinator with the NCDENR Customer Service Center. Was the Customer Service Center contacted? ❑ Yes ❑ No • Analyses of source water collected • Engineering Alternative Analysis • Discharges from Ion Exchange and Reverse Osmosis plants shall be evaluated using a water quality model. 17. Applicant Certification I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate. 6 ylflofaof ?isLjaA,# �aJ Printed name of Person Signing Title //-&"II Signature of Applicant Date Page 3 of 4 Version 5/2012 NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP For discharges associated with water treatment plants North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6(b)(2)provides that Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation,or certification in any application,record, report,plan,or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article,or who falsifies,tampers with,or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article,shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed$25,000,or by imprisonment not to exceed six months,or by both. 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