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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
• Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
December 7, 1987 S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary Director
The Honorable John H. Moss, Mayor
City of Kings Mountain
P.O. Box 429
Kings Mountain, N.C. 28086
SUBJECT: Permit No. NCO020737
Authorization to Construct
City of Kings Mountain
Pilot Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Aeration Basin Improvements
Cleveland County
Dear Mayor Moss:
A letter of request for an Authorization to Construct was received July 22, 1987,
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 a 4.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting .of improvements to
three aeration basins which will consist of:
Basin 1:Six 15 HP Aqua-Jet Aerators, two 20 HP D.D.M. mixers, concrete liner
Basin 2:Six 15 HP Aqua-Jet Aerators, two 20 HP D.D.M. mixers
Basin 3:One 30 HP Aqua-Jet Aerator, four 40 HP Aqua-Jet aerators,
four 20-HP D.D.M. mixers.
This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part III paragraph C
of. the NPDES Permit No. NCO020737 issued November 20, 1987, and shall be subject to
revocation unless the wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in accordance
with the conditions and limitations specified in Permit. No. NCO020737.
The Permittee must employ a certified wastewater operator in accordance with Part
III paragraph D of the referenced permit.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in
accordance with G. S. 143-215. 1 and in a manner approvable by the North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management.
The Asheville Regional Office, telephone number 704/251-6208, shall be
notified twenty-four (24) hours in advance of operation of the installed system so
that an in-place inspection can be made. Such notification to the Regional Supervisor
• shall be made during normal office hours.
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In event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily in meeting its NPDES •
permit effluent limits, the permittee shall take such immediate corrective action as
may be required by this Division, including the construction of additional wastewater
treatment and disposal facilities.
Within 90 days of issuance of this authorization to construct two (2) monitor
wells shall, be installed downgradient of the existing lagoons. The location and
construction details for these wells must be approved by the Asheville Regional
Office, from which a well construction permit must be obtained. The two (2) new
monitor wells and the existing upgradient well (No. Q73V1) must be sampled every
March, July and November for the following parameters:
NO3 Total Ammonia
TDS Water Level (measured prior to sample
collection)
TOX Total Suspended Solids (Initial sampling
of new wells only)
PH TOC
Chloride Total Coliform
The analytical methods used for TOX must be capable of detecting the total of all
halogenated organic compounds present at a concentration of 5.0 parts per billion
(ppb) or greater. Any individual halogenated organic compound present at a
concentration at or above the method detection limit (MDL) must be identified,
quantified and reported with the sampling results. The results of the sampling and
analysis shall be sent to the N.C. Division of Environmental Management on Form GW-59 •
[Compliance Monitoring Report Form] every April, August and December. Any additional
groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Department, shall be
provided.
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 approved plans and
specifications.
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. Randy Jones,
telephone number 919/733-5083, extension 180.
Sincerely,
/ R.R. Pau
cc Cleveland County Health Department
Asheville Regional Supervisor
Groundwater Section
John Campbell
W. K. Dickson & Company
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