NC0025321_Permit Issurance_20110107

NPDE:i DOCYMEMI' SCANNINK COVER SHEET
NPDES Permit:
NCO025321
Waynesville WWTP
Document Type:
Permit Issuance;
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Technical Correction
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Document Date:
January 7, 2011
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director. Secretary
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Mr. Frederick L. Baker, P.E.
Director of Public Works
Town of Waynesville
PO Box C-100
Waynesville, North Carolina 28786
Subject: Issuance of NPDES
Permit NCO025321
Waynesville WWTP
Buncombe County
Dear Mr. Baker:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject .
permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. This permit.is-
issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the.
Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection -'Agency
dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
This final permit includes the following major changes from the previous permits ;
• The 85% removal requirement was substituted with the 75%moo removal re uirement -due toy the
low strength of the influent wastewater and based on the 40 CFR133.103 (d).
• The ammonia limits were added to the permit to protect the receiving stream from the:.
ammonia toxicity.
• Monitoring frequencies for copper; zinc, and cyanide were reduced to'quarterly based on'the review of
the effluent .data.
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh; North'Carolina 27604 One
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service:1-877-623-6.748 .i�T�TOl l.ilCaro' Hna-
Internet: www,ncwaterggality.org
'An Equal Opportunity V Affumative Action Employer

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If any parts, measurement frequencies, or'sampling requirements contained in this permit
are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within
thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written
petition, conforming to Chapter 1508 of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the
Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714).
Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The
Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not
affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of
Water Quality -or. permits required by the Division of Land Resources, .the, Coastal Area Management
Actor any other, Federal or Local governmental permit that maybe required. If you have any
questions concerning this permit, please contact Sergei Chernikov at telephone number (919) 807-
6393.
Sincerely,
Woleen H. Sullins
cc: NPDES Files ;
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Asheville Regional Office / Surface Water Protection
Aquatic Toxicology Unit (e-copy)
EPA Region IV (e-copy)
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1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury -St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service:1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
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` Permit No. NC0025321
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION- OF WATER QUALITY,
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and.
regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Oarolina Environmental Management Commission, and the°
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the
Town of Waynesville,
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Waynesville Wastewater Treatment Plant
300 Walnut Trail
Waynesville
Haywood County
to receiving waters designated as the Pigeon River in the French Broad River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set
forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof. .
The permit shall become effective February 1, 2011.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on January 31, 2016 ,
Signed this day January 7, 2011.
leen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No..NC002532 i
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked, and as of this issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is -no longer
effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under
the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein
The Town of Waynesville is hereby authorized to:
1: Continue to operate:an existing 6.0 MGD wastewater -treatment facility- consisting of;
■ bar screen
■ aerated grit chamber
■ dual primary clarifiers
■ primary lift station
■ four aeration basins with coarse air diffusion
■ two secondary clarifiers with return sludge
■ chlorine contact basin
■ two chlorinators ,
■ dechlorination equipment
■ instrumented flow measurement
■ standby power
■ a primary sludge gravity thickener
■ a secondary sludge gravity thickener
■ a gas mixed floating cover anaerobic digester
■ belt filter press and
■ sludge stabilization equipment.
This wastewater treatment facility is located at the Waynesville Wastewater Treatment Plant
(300 Walnut Trail, Waynesville) in Haywood County.
2. Discharge wastewater from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into the Pigeon River, which are classified Class C waters in the French Broad. River
Basin.
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:. Permit No. NCO025321
A (1). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - FINAL,
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
' s '
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LIMITS
�," MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
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Monthly
°Averrage
Weekly
Average , ?
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
.r; Frequency "
Sample a
TYP e
rSample
1;
Location
Flow
6.0 MGD
Continuous
RecordingI
or E
BOD, 5-day, 20°C2
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
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TSS2 -
30.0 mg/L
" 45.0 in -
'Daily
Composite
E,I
NH3-N (April 1 — October 31
9.0 m L
. 27.0 m L
Dail
Composite
E
NH3-N (November 1 — March
31
21.0 mg/L
35.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen
Variable'
Grab.
U,D
Dissolved O en3
Daily
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform (geometric
mean
200/ 100 mL
400/ 100 mL
Daily
Grab
E
Tem erature,
Variable'
Grab
„U,D
Temperature
Dail
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine4
28 ug/L
Daily
Grab
E,
Total Nitrogen
QuarterlyComposite
E ,
Total Phosphorus
QuarterlyComposite
E
Chronic toxicity-5
Quarterly
Composite
E
C anide6
Quarterly
Grab
E
Total Copper
-
Quarter' ,
Com o-site
. • E
Total Zinc
Quarter'
Composite
E
pH7
Daily ..
Grab '
E
Notes:
' Sample locations: E Effluent, I = Influent, U - Upstream at River Mile 55.5, D — River Mile 53.51� Instream'monitoring
shall be grab samples taken 3/wk (Jun -Sep) and 1./wk (Oct -May).
2 . The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 25%'of the
respective influent value (75% removal).
3 The daily average dissolved oxygen effluent concentration shall not be less than 6.0 mg/L.
4 Limitation applies only'if. chlorine is added for disinfection. The facility shall report all. effluent TRC. values reported by
a NC certified laboratory. including field certified. However., effluent values below 50 ug/L will be. treated as zero ufor.
compliance purposes.
5 Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia), P/F, 9%; February, May, August, and November; See. Part A.- (2.).
6 The Division shall consider all cyanide values reported below 10 µg/L to be "zero" for' compliance purposes. However,
Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) shall record all'values reported by a,North Carolina-certifiedaaboratory (even.if -
these values fall below 10 µg/L).
7 The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
There shall be no discharge -of floating solids. or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

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-Permit No. NC0025321
SUPPLEMENT TO. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
A (2). CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY)
The effluent, discharge shall at notime exhibit'observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to
Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 9%.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum,guarterlu monitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North
Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised February 1998, or subsequent versions or
"North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -February 1998) or subsequent
versions. The tests will be performed during the months of February, May, August and November. Effluent
sampling for. -this, testingshall be -performed at. the NPDES permitted final: effluent discharge below all treatment_:;
processes.
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV below the permit limit,
then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in each of the two following months as
described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -February 1998) or
subsequent versions.
The chronic value for multiple concentration tests will be determined using the geometric mean of the highest
concentration having no detectable impairment of reproduction or survival and the lowest concentration that does
have a detectable impairment of reproduction or survival. The definition of detectable impairment," collection
methods, exposure regimes; 'and further statisticalmethods are specified in the "North Carolina Phase II Chronic
Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -February 1998) or subsequent versions.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permitconditionwill be entered on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring. Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code TGP3B for the
pass/fail results and'THP3B forthe Chronic Value. Additionally, DWQ Form AT-3 (original) is to be, sent to the
following address:
Attention: North Carolina"Division of Water Quality
Environmental Sciences Section
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental,Sciences Section no later than 30 days
after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made.
Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all
concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate signature.
Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for r
disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in -which. toxicity monitoring is required, the
permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility
name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow" in the
comment area of the form: The report shall be submitted to the Environmental Sciences Section at the address cited
above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be
required during the following month.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water
Quality indicate potential impacts to the receiving' stream, this permit may be' re -opened and modified, to include
alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism
survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an
invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month
following the month of the initial monitoring.

• Permit No. NC0025321
A. (3.) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN
The permittee shall perform an
annual Effluent Pollutant Scan for all parameters listed in the table.below (in
accordance with ` 40 CFR Part
136). The annual effluent pollutant
-scan samples shall represent seasonal
(summer, winter, fall, spring) variations over the 5-year permit cycle. Unless
otherwise indicated, metals shall be
analyzed as "total recoverable."
Additionally, the method detection level and the minimum .level shall be , the
most sensitive as provided by the appropriate analytical procedure.:
Ammonia (as N)
Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene,
Bis (27-chloroethyl) ether .. .
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
1,1-dichloroethylene .
Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
Dissolved oxygen
1,2-dichloropropane
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Nitrate/Nitrite
1,3-dichloropropylene
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether.
a Kjeldahl nitrogen
Ethylbenzene •
, Butyl-benzyl p4joalate
Oil and grease
Methyl bromide
2-chloronaphthalene
Phosphorus
Methyl chloride
4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
Total dissolved solids
Methylene chloride
Chrysene
Hardness
1.,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
Di-n-butyl phthalate
Antimony
Tetrachloroethylene
Di-n-octyl phthalate
Arsenic
Toluene
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
Beryllium
1,1,1-trichloroethane
1,2-dichlorobenzene
Cadmium
I'11,2-trichloroethane
1,34chlorobenzene
Chromium
Trichloroethylene
1,4-dichlorobenzene
Copper
Vinyl chloride
3,3-dichlorobenzidine
Lead
Acid -extractable compounds:
Diethyl phthalate
Mercury
P-chloro-m-cresol
Dimethyl phthalate
Nickel
2-chlorophenol
2,4-dinitrotoluene
Selenium
2,4-dichlorophenol
2,6-dinitrotoluene, -
Silver
2,4-dimethylphenol
1,2-diphenylhydrazine
Thallium
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
Fluoranthene
Zinc
2,4-dinitrophenol
Fluorene
Cyanide
2-nitrophenol
Hexachlorobenzene
Total phenolic compounds
4'nitrophenol
Hexachlorobutadiene;: "
Volatile organic compounds:
Pentachlorophenol
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
Acrolein
Phenol
Hexachloroethane
Acrylonitrile
2,4,64richlorophenol
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Benzene
Base -neutral compounds.
Isophorone
Bromoform
Acenaphthene
Naphthalene.
Carbon tetrachloride
Acenaphthylene
Nitrobenzene
Chlorobenzene .
Anthracene
N-nitrosodkn-propylamine
Chlorodibromomethane,
Benzidine .
N-nitrosodimethylamine .
Chloroethane
Benzo(a)anthracene
N-nitrosodiphenylamine
2-chloroethylvinyl ether
Benzo(a)pyrene
Phenanthrene
Chloroform
3,4 benzofluoranthene
Pyrene
Dichlorobromomethane
Benzo(ghi)perylene
.1,2,4-tichlorobenzene
1,1-dichloroethane
Benzo(k)fluoranthene,
1,2-dichloroethane
Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane.
➢ Test results shall be reported to the Division in DWQ Form- DMR-PPA1 or in a form approved by
the Director, within 90 days of sampling. A copy of the report shall be submitted ao the NPDES
Unit at the following address: Division of Water Quality, Water Quality Section 1 1617.Mai1••Service .
Center,. Raleigh, North' Carolina 27699-161'7:

Chernikov, Sergei
From: Fred Baker [[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 10:00 AM
To: Chernikov, Sergei
Cc. A. Lee Galloway; Smith, David
Subject: RE: Town of Waynesville WWTP, Haywood County, Permit draft, NC 0025321
Yes sir, I have received it. I have no objections. The ammonia limits do not appear necessary, the plant has a good record
on effluent toxicity but as you note we will not have problems meeting limits. Thank you for your consideration.
Fred Baker
Director of Public Works
Town of Waynesville
828-456-4410
fax [phone]
From: Chernikov, Sergei [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 8:18 AM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: FW: Town of Waynesville WWTP, Haywood County, Permit draft, NC 0025321
Fred,
I have sent you the e-mail below on November 18, please let me know if you have received it. Do you have any
objections to the proposed changes?
Thank youl
Sergei
Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D.
Environmenta['Engineer II
Complex Permitting Unit
Phone: [phone], fax [phone]
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Express mail: 512 North Salisbury St.
Raleigh, NC 27606 -
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties.
From: Chernikov, Sergei
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:08 AM
To: 'Fred Baker'
Subject: RE: Town of Waynesville WWTP, Haywood County, Permit draft, NC 0025321
Fred,

We will be able to satisfy your request and change 85% removal requirement to 75% removal requirement. We also are
planning to add the ammonia limits to the permit to prevent toxicity to the receiving stream. based on the DMR review,
you should be able to easily meet the proposed ammonia limits. Attached is the proposed final permit. Please let me
know if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Sergei
Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D.
Environmental .Engineer II
Complex Permitting Unit
Phone: [phone], fax [phone]
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Express mail: 512 North Salisbury St.
Raleigh, NC 27606
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties.
'From: Fred Baker [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 11:02 AM
To: Chernikov, Sergei ,
Cc: Belnick, Tom; Haynes, Keith; A. Lee Galloway; Smith, David
Subject: RE: Town of Waynesville WWTP, Haywood County, Permit draft, NC 0025321
Attached is information that you requested. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Fred Baker
Director of Public Works
Town of Waynesville
828-456-4410
fax [phone]
From: Chernikov, Sergei [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 8:47 AM
To: Fred Baker
Cc: Belnick, Tom; Haynes, Keith
Subject: RE: Town of Waynesville WWTP, Haywood County, Permit draft, NC 0025321
Fred,
Thank you for submitting the comments! In order to grant your request for removal of 85% removal requirement we
would need the following information from you:
1) Please demonstrate that the 1/1 flows are within an acceptable range
2) Describe the sources, nature, and characteristics of the low -strength waste streams
3) Explain what steps they could take to reduce extraneous flows (require water -saving fixtures, for example); and
identify what % reduction can be achieved.

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October 26, 2010
Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D.
Complex Permitting Unit
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Re: Draft NPDES Permit #NC 0025321
Town of Waynesville WWTP
Haywood County
Dear Dr. Chernikov:
In response to your request of October 13a', I have the following information.
1) Please demonstrate that I/I flows are within an acceptable range.
Based on the EPA Handbook Sewer System Infrastructure Analysis and Rehabilitation,
1991, 1/I is the major deterrent to the successful performance of a wastewater conveyance or
treatment system.
• Excessive I/I can hydraulically overload sewer lines and wastewater treatment
plants, resulting in surcharging, basement backups, sewer bypass and reduced
treatment efficiency.
• Excessive I/I utilizes sewer capacity that could be reserved for present sanitary
flows and future urban growth.
• Excessive I/I causes a need for construction of relief sewers before originally
scheduled dates.
• Excessive I/I surcharges and back floods sewers into streets and private
properties, bypassing raw wastewater at various points.
• Excessive I/I surcharges pump stations resulting in excessive wear on equipment,
high power costs, and bypassing of flows.
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POB 100, 16 SOUTH MAIN ST., WAYNESVILLE, NC 28786 • PHONE [phone]

Fortunately in Waynesville, none of these conditions exist to indicate that M is excessive
or a deterrent to successful performance. Sewer lines and the treatment plant are not overloaded
and available capacities are increasing. Instead of constructing relief sewers, the Town
abandoned 4700 LF of the original 24" VCP Richland Creek trunk sewer since that capacity is no
longer needed and rehabilitation costs could not be justified. Average flows at the WWTP have
been decreasing since peaking at 4.7 MGD in 1997 and have averaged under 3.0 MGD for the last
three years. Since the treatment plant began operation on December 12, 1965 as a 7.0 MGD
primary treatment facility, flows have never been lower. The Town's Performance Annual
Reports confirm that wastewater spills are infrequent (none during calendar year 2009) and
typically caused by grease or roots and not I/I. The Town's collection system has no pump
stations and operates solely on gravity flow. The best evidence that I/I flows are within an
acceptable range is the successful performance of the conveyance system.
The EPA handbook provides several methods for estimating I/I in a sewer system. First
is using water supply records to estimate the amount of wastewater. The Town of Waynesville
sells water to Lake Junaluska Assembly and the Junaluska Sanitary District. Other users of the
plant, the Town of Clyde and a small number of Maggie Valley customers produce wastewater
from a secondary water source. For July -September 2009, water sales averaged 2.2 MGD and the
WWTP average daily flow was 2.5 MGD. The tributary collection system is extensive. In
addition to Waynesville's 102 miles of sewer, Lake Junaluska has 26 miles, JSD has 25 miles,
Clyde has 12 miles and Maggie Valley 1.5 miles. Using the old Ten States standard of 500 GPD
per inch -mile of pipe, allowable infiltration is estimated at 0.75 MGD. The resulting 1.75 MGD of
domestic sewage equates to a sewage return rate of 80%, squarely in the 70-90% range expected.
A second method is BOD evaluation. For the July -September 2009 period the seasonal
population is estimated at 18,000. The average influent BOD loading of 2,936 pounds works out
to 74 grams per capita per day. This falls in the expected range of 60 grams (Europe) to 100
grams/person/day. For a January to March 2009 average loading of 2,144 pounds BOD, the
equivalent winter time population would be 13,142.
Assuming that the average BOD of domestic waste without infiltration is 200 mg/l, 2,936
pounds of BOD equates to 1.76 MGD of domestic flow. This correlates well with the water use
evaluation for the same time frame that infiltration flows are in an acceptable range.
2) Describe the sources, nature and characteristics of the low -strength waste streams.
Waynesville has two industrial water customers, Giles Chemical (60,000 GPD) and Blue
Ridge Paper Products (50,000 GPD). Both customers produce a low strength waste stream. Giles
Chemical produces Epsom salts and their process wastewater has virtually no BOD. Likewise,
Blue Ridge Paper Products uses the majority of their water for cooling and boiler make up.
Their domestic wastewater is highly diluted. The Town has a permit issued to Haywood County
Solid Waste to accept leachate from the White Oak Landfill with a daily limit of 30,000 GPD and
a monthly maximum of 25,000 GPD. BOD was 54.0 mg/l on the latest report. As recently as
2003 the Town was accepting groundwater from the Benfield Industries Superfund Site on a
permit for 85,000 GPD of zero -strength wastewater.
Obliviously 0.75 MGD of allowable infiltration is a high percentage of 1.75 MGD of
domestic flow. The collection system was built when industrial wastewaters dominated the
treatment plant flows.
POB 100, 16 SOUTH MAIN ST, WAYNESVILLE, NC 28786 • PHONE [phone] • FAX [phone]

3) Explain what steps can be taken to reduce extraneous flows and identify what %
reduction can be achieved.
The Town can achieve 85% removal efficiency on a seasonal basis. By issuing the 85%
removal re uirethe monthsof May through October the state —can ., achieve its objective
o re uce hydraulic loads placed on treatment works from excessive I/I. The Town must protect
the integrity of the sewer system to prevent extraneous water from entering and upsetting the
treatment processes. The Town will then not be penalized for seasonally low influent loading. If
I/I is not excessive in the summer then how can it be excessive from November to April? The
Town cannot roll up portions of its sanitary sewer system during the winter because tourist and
seasonal populations drop. Based on the TSS loadings falling from 4,916 pounds/day (July -
Sept) to 2,736 pounds/day (January -March) then over 70 miles of pipe line to the treatment
works would need to be mothballed in the fall until loads increase again in the spring.
In 2006 the Town prepared an asset management plan for water and sewer and attempted
to address maintenance and replacement needs on a pay-as-you-go basis. Water and sewer rate
increases have been implemented, tap fees increased and capacity charges initiated for new
users. Unfortunately following increases in sewer charges in FY ' 07, FY ' 08 and FY ' 09, sewer
fund budgets are still stuck at 2007 levels. Revenues from sewer use charges have stagnated as
demand has fallen. Income from taps and capacity fees has fallen from $90,000 to $22,000. In
the FY '07 budget with the new charges, sewer rehabilitation capital out lays increased from
$150,000 to $275,000. The current year budget is $300,000. The key element to increasing
wastewater concentrations is the sewer system rehabilitation program, primarily excavation and
replacement.
The use of water -saving fixtures is mandated by code (1.6 gallon per flush w.c.). The
elasticity of demand in response to 33% increase in water rates and up to 27% increase in sewer
rates since 2006 illustrates that those reductions are being achieved. Since 2004 when sales were
738 MG, water sold has steadily decreased every year to 662 MG in 2009 (10.3%). The Town,
financially, is not in a good position to further erode revenues.
Your consideration is appreciated. If further questions or comments arise, do not hesitate -
to contact me.
Si
FredeL. Baker, P.E.
Director of.Public Works
Town Manager
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POB 100, 16 SOUTH MAIN ST., WAYNESVILLE, NC 28786 • PHONE [phone] • FAX [phone]

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September 14, 2010 Town of Waynesville
Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D.
Complex Permitting Unit
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Re: Draft NPDES Permit No. NC 0025321
Town of Waynesville WWTP
Haywood County
Via email to ser2ei.chernikov(a ncdenr.eov
Dear Dr. Chernikov:
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on the draft permit for the
Waynesville WWTP. The Town of Waynesville objects to the 85% removal requirement in
A(1), Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements — Final, Note 2.
The Town does not have excessive inflow and infiltration (M). Unfortunately, we do
have a history of non-compliance with the 85% removal requirement for both BOD5 and TSS.
Refer to Table A for a summary of influent and effluent concentrations and removal efficiencies.
The circumstances in which a permit's 85% removal requirement should be reduced are
stated in 40 CFR §133.103(d):
The ... State Director is authorized to substitute either a lower percent removal
requirement or a mass loading limit for the percent removal requirements set forth in
133.102(a)(3), 133.102(a)(4)(iii), 133.102(b)(3), 102.105(a)(3), 133.105(b)(3) and
133.105(e)(1)(iii) provided that the permittee satisfactorily demonstrates that: (1) The
treatment works is consistently meeting, or will consistently meet, its permit effluent
concentration limits but its percent removal requirements cannot be met due to less
concentrated influent wastewater, (2) to meet the percent removal requirements, the
treatment works would have to achieve significantly more stringent limitations than
would otherwise be required by the concentration -based standards, and (3) the less
concentrated influent wastewater is not the result of excessive M. The determination of
whether the less concentrated wastewater is the result of excessive Ul will use the
definition of excessive Ul in 40 CFR § 35.2005(b)(16) plus the additional criterion that
inflow is nonexcessive if the total flow to the POTW (i.e., wastewater plus inflow plus
infiltration) is less than 275 gallons per capita per day.,
SEP 222010
POB 100, 16 SOUTH MAIN ST, WAYNESVILLE, NC 28786 • PHONE [phone] • FAX (828)

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 150B-23, by including 85% removal
requirements in the Waynesville WWTP permit, NC DEHNR will be exceeding its authority,
acting erroneously and failing to act as required by law or rule. The public policy underlying the
Water and Air Resources Act (NC Gen. Stat. § 143.211) is "to protect for the conservation of
(North Carolina's) water and air resources" and "to achieve and maintain for the citizens of the
State a total environment of superior quality" (emphasis added). As applied to the Waynesville
Wastewater Treatment Plant, the 85% removal requirement fails to contribute to the purposes of
the Act and instead it is likely to diminish the integrity of the waters and detract from total
environmental quality in the Richland Creek basin.
Harm is threatened when Waynesville no longer has the capacity to accept low strength
wastewaters such as from groundwater remediation projects, landfill leachates, wastewaters from
DOT bridge deck hydro demolition and other non -storm discharges where the plant's treatment
would be beneficial to the environment. When BOD and TSS concentrations are low,
acceptance of the wastewater streams jeopardizes compliance with the Permit's 85% removal
requirement.
The concentrations of BOD and TSS in the effluent consistently remain well below the
Permit limits. For the year 2009 the average effluent concentration was 15.4 mg/l for BOD and
14.4 mg/1 for TSS. The highest average concentrations for any month during that period, 21.65
mg/1 BOD or 21.6 mg/l TSS were safely below the limit. Under the Permit's concentration
limits, BOD and TSS in the plant effluent are not and pose no danger of becoming harmful to the
environment.
The Town cannot agree to a permit with a limitation such as this, one in which we cannot
achieve compliance. Fortunately there are several acceptable alternatives. First, delete the 85%
removal requirement and substitute a mass loading limit as authorized by 40 CFR § 133.103(d).
Secondly, substitute a lower percent removal requirementof 75%. A third alternative would be a
seasonal permit of 75% for November -April and 85% for May -October.
Table A demonstrates that the treatment works is consistently meeting its permit effluent
concentration limits but its percent removal requirements cannot be met due to less concentrated
influent wastewater. To meet the percent removal requirements, the treatment works would have
to achieve significantly more stringent limitations than would otherwise be required by the 30
mg/l concentration based standards. Conventional activated sludge secondary treatment during
the cold weather months is not able to produce effluent at the 10 mg/l to 12 mg/l quality required
when influent concentrations are 80 mg/1 or less.
I/I is clearly non excessive on an annual basis. The most recent population figures for
Waynesville and Clyde from the state demographer are 10,144 and 1,377. Junaluska Sanitary
District estimates an additional 3,847 population on sewer. Lake Junaluska has a summer
population estimated at 2,800 (which drops to 750 in the winter). Using the 275 gallons per
capita per day figure times a population of 18,168 yields a flow of 5.0 MGD. For the last three
years, the plant flows have averaged 2.7 MGD.
POB 100, 16 SOUTH MAIN ST., WAYNESVILLE, NC 28786 • PHONE [phone] • FAX [phone]

In 1998 the Town and Division of Water Quality (DWQ) entered into a Special Order of
Consent agreement in reaction to threatened litigation by the American Canoe Association. The
SOC modified the 85% removal efficiency to an interim level of 70% for both BOD and TSS
and the Town agreed to correct I/I problems in the collection system. We have had considerable
success with eliminating Ill. In the two years prior to the SOC plant flow was 4.7 MGD (1996)
and 4.6 MGD (1997). In 2000, flow averaged 3.5 MGD. In 2001, flow from the Town of Clyde
was added. While Waynesville has grown from 9,232 population (2000) to 10,144 currently,
plant flows have averaged less than 3.0 MGD for the last three years. In the 1970s and early
1980s the plant routinely operated near its capacity of 6.0 MGD. Its influent was dominated by
high strength industrial wastewaters. Since then, all significant industrial users have been
eliminated. The Waynesville treatment plant is serving an area in Haywood County where the
economic and demographic characteristics have been changing rapidly. The industrial base is
gone and tourism and retirement services have increased. As the county's economy has changed,
the plant's influent has changed also. Seasonally low influent concentrations will continue to be
an issue.
The Town's water treatment plant contributes significantly to influent TSS loading
during warmer months by discharging alum sludge generated in the sedimentation basins and
filter backwash. During the winter, dredging the sludge pond is not possible due to freezing
temperatures.
When the 2006 permit renewal deleted the lower percent removal requirements from
1998 annual average removal efficiency was cited. Because A(1) note 2 requires a monthly
value for compliance, this was a specious rationale. In 2009, average daily influent BOD for
January -March was 2,144 pounds compared to 2,936 pounds for July -September, 37% higher.
With the water plant sludge, TSS loading is more seasonal, increasing 80% from 2,736
pounds/day (January -March) to 4,916 pounds/day (July -September).
Your assistance is earnestly solicited to eliminate this deficiency in the permit limitations.
If you require further information prior to making a substitution for the percent removal
requirement please do not hesitate to contact me at publicworksdirector(a.townofwaynesville.org
or [phone].
Director of Public Works
cc: Town Manager
WWTP
Enclosure
FLB:gb
POB 100, 16 SOUTH MAIN ST, WAYNESVILLE, INC 28786 • PHONE [phone] • FAX [phone]

Table A
Waynesville Wastewater Treatment Plant
BOD m 1
TSS m l
2010
Influent
Effluent
Removal %
Influent
Effluent
Removal %
January
80.2
22.00
73
80.9
21.63
74
February
89.4
17.45
80
89.8
17.60
80
March
138.6
26.65
81
150.7
21.83
85
April
107.1
10.71
90
225.1
5.76
97
May
118.5
9.05
92
199.7
5.50
97
June
124.0
7.09
94
205.0
7.18
96
July
104.4
6.48
94
183.7
9.76
95
BOD m 1
TSS m t
2009
Influent
Effluent
Removal %
Influent
Effluent
Removal %
January
76.3
19.70
75
88.8
16.50
82
February
102.1
21.65
78
135.5
17.60
87
March
93.9
12.23
87
124.4
12.09
90
April
96.8
17.52
82
146.9
18.43
88
May
83.6
18.45
78
144.0
21.60
86
June
108.9
11.14
90
174.5
9.73
95
July
169.1
10.14
94
349.5
9.86
97
August
136.7
21.0
88
195.2
17.86
94
September
122.6
16.29
87
180.3
16.38
91
October
100.9
12.77
87
205.7
9.77
94
November
71.9
12.21
83
110.3
9.53
91
December
89.0
12.10
86
107.6
13.10
88

Table A
Waynesville Wastewater Treatment Plant
2008
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
BOD (me/11 TSS (me/1
Influent Effluent Removal % Influent Effluent Removal %
106.4
21.55
80
120.5
12.95
89
101.0
23.38
77
150.7
23
85
80.8
24.50
70
106.1
19.85
81
110.0
15.36
86
166.1
11.05
94
133.6
18.33
86
205.1
15.62
92
156.2
10.05
94
234.1
9.52
96
142.4
9.14
94
153.7
6.72
96
152.7
12.90
92
189.4
6.56
96
147.1
16.10
89
166.5
8.00
95
151.8
16.35
89
212.3
9.57
95
115.4
15.67
86
141.3
19.44
86
92.9
19.76
80
124.3
18.81
85

N C0025321
Facility: Waynesville WWTP
Discharge to: Pigeon River
Residual Chlorine
Ammonia as NH3
(summer)
7Q10 (CFS)
95
7Q10 (CFS)
95
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
6
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
6
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
9.3
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
9.3
STREAM STD (UG/L)
17.0
STREAM STD (MG/L)
1.0
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (UG/L)
0
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (MG/L)
0.22
IWC (%)
8.92
IWC (%)
. 8.92
Allowable Conc. (ug/1)
190.66
Allowable Concentration (mg/1)
8.97
Ammonia as NH3
(winter)
7Q10 (CFS)
111
Fecal Limit
200/100ml
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
6
Ratio of 10.2 :1
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
9.3
STREAM STD (MG/L)
1.8
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (MG/L)
0.22
IWC (%),
7.73
Allowable Concentration (mg/1)
20.66
For Minor domestic -type facilities:
Minimum of 2 mg/I (summer) NH3-N; 4 mg/I (winter) NH3-N
Chlorine:
Residual chlorine must be capped at 28 ug/I to protect for acute toxicity effects

Chernikov, Serge!
From: [e-mail]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 12:33 PM
To: Chernikov, Sergei
Subject: NC0025321, Waynesville WWTP
EPA has no comments on this draft permit.
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Chernikov, Serge!
From: Morrison, Sarah
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:49 AM
To: Chernikov, Sergei
Subject: RE: draft permit for your review
Sergei,
Waynesville has had an inactive Pretreatment Program since November 5, 2007, when their only SIU (Holston, a
Centralized Waste Treatment/Oil Recycler facility) was dropped as their permit renewal was rejected.. If an industry
meeting the SIU definition proposes to discharge to the WWTP, the Town must notify PERCS, reactivate their
pretreatment program, and update all pretreatment program elements according to current requirements.
Thanks,
Sarah Morrison
Environmental Engineer
N.C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources
Pretreatment, Emergency Response & Collection Systems Unit (PERCS)
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
[phone]; fax [phone]
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From: Chernikov, Sergei
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 1:15 PM
To: Edwards, Roger; Reid, Steve; Meadows, Susan; Morrison, Sarah
Subject: draft permit for your review
Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D.
Environmental Engineer II
Complex Permitting Unit
Phone: [phone],3, fax [phone]
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Express mail: 512 North Salisbury St.
Raleigh, NC 27606 .
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Chernikov, Serge!
From:
Haynes, Keith
Sent:
Monday, August 30, 2010 2:46'PM
To:
Chernikov, Sergei
Cc:
Edwards, Roger
Subject:
FW: draft permit for your review
Attachments:
25321-draft letter-2010.doc; 25321-fact sheet-2010.doc; 25321-permit-2010.doc
I have reviewed the attachments and found everything in good order; however, on the fact sheet, a pretreatment
program is mentioned. The Town's pretreatment program was made inactive in 2007. Judging from the
monitoring/limits it appears that they are based on the Town having no significant industries, so I suppose everything is
good!
Keith Haynes - [e-mail]
North Carolina Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Quality - Surface Water Protection
2090 U.S. 70 Highway
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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From: Edwards, Roger
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 2:34 PM
To: Haynes, Keith
Subject: FW: draft permit for your review
Please review and provide comments to Sergei.
Thanks,
Roger Edwards - [e-mail]
North Carolina Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Quality - Surface Water Protection
2090 U.S. 70 Highway
Swannanoa, NC 28778
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DENR/DWQ
FACT SHEET FOR NPDES PERMIT DEVELOPMENT
NPDES No. NCO025321
Facility
Information
Applicant Facility Name:
Town of Waynesville/Waynesville WWTP
Applicant Address:
P.O. Box C-100•
Waynesville, North Carolina 28786
Facility Address:
566 Walnut Trail; Waynesville, North Carolina 28785
Permitted Flow
6.0 MGD
Type of Waste:
domestic 98%
and industrial 2% with pretreatment program_
Facility/Permit Status:
Class IV Active; Renewal
County:
Haywood County
Miscellaneous
Receiving Stream:
Pigeon River
Regional Office:
Asheville
Stream Classification:
C
—— -
State Grid / USGS
- uad--- —
E7SW/Clyde, NC
—
—
303(d) Listed?
Not where
Waynesville
discharges
Permit Writer:
Sergei Chemikov
Subbasin:
04-03-05
Date:
08 30 2010
Drainage Area (mi2):
236.4
-
Let. 35° 33' 02" N Long. 820 56' 58" W
Summer 7Q 10 cfs
95
Winter 7Q10 (cfs):
ill
30Q2 cfs
Average Flow cfs :
518
lWC (%):
9%
SUMMARY OF FACILITY INFORMATION
Waynesville has requested renewal of its existing NPDES wastewater treatment plant permit.
The current permitted design flow is 6.0-MGD. The plant is serving the Town of Waynesville,
Lake Junaluska Assembly, the Junaluska Sanitary District, and the Town of Clyde.
Waynesville has an inactive Pretreatment Program.
RECEIVING STREAM
The receiving stream is the Pigeon River in the French Broad River Basin and is classified C.
This segment of the Pigeon River is not listed on the 303(d) list for Impaired Streams. A
segment of the Pigeon River above the Waynesville discharge is on the 2008 NC Impaired
Streams List for biological integrity with stressors not identified.
COMPLIANCE SUMMARY
The last permit was issued in 2006. Since the beginning of 2007, the facility did not receive
any notices of violation (NOV).
The Compliance Evaluation Inspection conducted on 04/22/2010 found the facility to be in
compliance.
TOXICITY TESTING
Current Requirements. Chronic Toxicity at 9%: Feb May Aug Nov
A review of submitted chronic Ceriodaphnia toxicity tests shows that the facility has passed all
tests during the last permit cycle.
Recommendation: Renewal of the existing chronic toxicity test @ 9%
INSTREAM MONITORING
Current Upstream site: NCSR 1108
Current Downstream sites 1) NCSR 2424 2) NCSR 564
Town is collecting samples upstream at river mile 55.5 and downstream at river mile 53.
Fact Sheet
NPDES NCO025321 Renewal
Page I

A review of instream monitoring data. for the past three years, shows there are no problems
upstream or downstream of the Waynesville. plant with DO or temperature.
REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS/RESULTS:
Analysis was conducted using discharge monitoring reports from 2006 through 2010.
The parameters that were analyzed were arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, cyanide, lead,
mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, and zinc. Please see- attached RPA results.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES
• Monitoring frequencies for copper, zinc, and cyanide were reduced to quarterly based on
the review' of the effluent data.
PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE
____.__._—__DTafLP-ermit_to_Piablic-Notice• —September-1,2.0.1D —
Permit Scheduled to Issue (Tentatively): December 20, 2010
NPDES DIVISION CONTACT
If you have questions regarding any of the above information or on the attached permit, please
contact Sergei Chernikov at [phone].
REGIONAL OFFICE COMMENTS
NAME: DATE:
0
Fact Sheet
NPDES NC002^5)321 Renewal
Page 2

REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS
Waynesville WWTP
NC00
Time Period 2006-2010
Qw (MGD)
6
7Q10S (cfs)
95
7Q10W (cfs)
111
30Q2 (cfs)
0
Avg. Stream Flow, QA (cfs)
518
Rec'ving Stream Piegeon
River
WWTP.Class IV
IWC (%) @' 7Q10S 8.9166
@ 7Q10W 7.7307
@ 30Q2 N/A
@ QA 1.7637
Stream Class C
Outfall 001
Qw=6MGD
STANDARDS &
PARAMETER
TYPE
CRITERIA (2)
PQL
Units
REASONABLE POTENTIAL RESULTS
RECOMMENDED ACTION
NCWQS//,FAV/
n #Det. MaxPredCw AllowableCw
(1)
Chronic Acute
Acute: N/A
no limit
Arsenic
C
50
_
ug/L
12 1
21.9
_
Chronic 2,835
Acute: 15
no hmrt
Cadmium
NC
2 15
ug/L
11 1 3.0
Note: n<12
_
Chronic 22
Limited data set
Acute: 1,022
no hmd
Chromium
!dC
50 1,022
ug/L
1? 7.
8.7 °
_ _ _ _
` _t_ ,
_
Chronic 561,
Acute: 7
no limit reduce mon'itonng to quartertyz '
Copper
NC
7 AL 7.3
ug/L
36 32
138.8
Chronic 79
Acute: 22
no hmrt reduce mondonng to quarterly 3
Cyanide
NC
5 N 22
10
ug/L
36 19
14.5
_ _ _ _ _
Chronic 56
S
Acute: 34
no hmrt
Lead
NC
25 N 33.8
ug/L
12 4
18.6
_ _ _ _ _
Chronic 280
`
Acute: N/A
no hmrt' t
Mercury
NC
12
2.0000
ng/L
12 12
33.1500
_, k
_ _ _ _
Chronic 135a
_
Acute: NIA
no hmd'
Molybdenum
NC
3,500
ug/L
12 7
21.6
_ _
a x
_
Chronic 39,253Al
r`
3r yi
Acute: 261
no
Nickel
NC
88 261
ug/L
12 6
57.5
_ _ _ _ _
Chronic 987
a
Acute: 56
p
Selenium
NC
5.0 56
ug/L
19 6
49.8
er V
_ _
Chronic_ 56_
Acute: 67
no limit reduce rpondonng to quarterly i
Zinc
NC
50 AL 67
ug/L
34 34
239.4
1_F';_
_ _ _ _ _
Chronic 561
77-
�a
actid'o``levelstandatd , ,�,___;
'Legend.,
C = Carcinogenic
NC = Non -carcinogenic
A =Aesthetic
" Freshwater Discharge
25321 -RPA-201 0.x1s, rpa
8/4/2010

REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS
Arsenic
Date
Data
BDL=1/2DL
Results
1
<
1.6
0.8
Std Dev.
2.0715
2
<
1.6
0.8
Mean
2.2083
3
<
1.6
0.8
C.V.
0.9381
4
<
1.2
0.6
n
12
5
1.4
1.4
6
<
1.2
0.6
Mult Factor =
4,3700
7
<
1.5
0.8
Max. Value
5.0 ug/L
8
'. <
1.5
0.8
Max. Fred Cw
21.9 ug/L
9
Feb-2008
<
10.0
5.0
10
Nov-2007
<
10.0
5.0
11
Aug-2006
<
10.0
5.0
12
Feb-2006
<
10.0
5.0
13-
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
199
200
-1-
25321-RPA-2010.xls, data
8/412010

REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS
Cadmium
Chromium
Date
Data
BDL-112DL
Results
Date
Data
BDL•112DL
Results
1
0.67
0.7
Std Dev.
0.2342
1
0.7
0.7
Std Day.
0.8554
2
0.3
0.2
Mean
0.2564
2
< 0.59
0.3
Mean
1.1283
3
0.3
0.2
C.V.
0.9135
3
0.59
0.3
C.V.
0.7581
4
0.1
0.1
n
11
4
1.6
1.6
n
12
5
0.1
0.1
5
1
1.0
6
0.1
0A
Mult Factor =
4.4600
6
2.2
2.2
Mull Factor =
3.4900
7
0.2
0.1
Max. Value
0.7 ug/L
7
0.5
0.3
Max Value
2.5 ug/L
8
0.2
0.1
Max. Prod Cw
3.0 uglL
8
0.8
0.8
Max Pred Ow
8.7 ug/L
9
1
0.50
9
0.5
0.5
10
1
0.50
10
0.9
0.9
11
1
0.50
11
5.0
2.6
12
12
5.0
2.5
_._13-
__
_.____. _.
__ 93
14
14
15
15
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
_
2324
24-
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
31
32
32
33
33
34
34
35
35
36
36
37
37
38
38
39
39
40
40
41
41
42
42
43
43
44
44
45
45
46
46
47
47
48
48
49
49
50
50
51
51
52
52
53
53
54
54
55
55
56
56
57
57
58
58
59
59
60
60
199
199
200
200
25321-RPA-2010.xls. data
2. 8/4/2010

REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS
Copper
Cyanide
Date Data
BDL=1/2DL
Results
Date Data
BDL-112DL
Results
1
4.80
4.8
Std Dev.
8.5647
1
1.90
5.0
Std Dev.
1.2833
2
2.50
2.5
Mean
8.2722
2
1.80
5.0
Mean
5.3056
3
5.40
5.4
C.V.
1,0354
3
6.00
5.0
C.V.
0.2419
4
6.60
6.6
n
36
4
1.80
5.0
n
36
5
6.50
6.5
5
1.80
5.0
6
11.00
11.0
Mutt Factor =
2.6700
6
6.00
5.0
Mull Factor =
1.3200
7
5.90
5.9
Max. Value
52.0 ug/L
7
2.10
5.0
Max. Value
11.0 ug/L
8
8.60
8.6
Max. Pred Cw
138.8 ug/L
8 -
r, 1.90
5.0
Max. Prod Cw
14.5 uWL
9
3.10
3.1
9
2.90
5.000
10
17.00
17.0
10
2.00
5.000
11
2.80
2.8
11
0.20
5.000
12
0.70
61
0.7
83
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_._. __
12
_13- _. __2.00_..
0.20
6.000
5.000,
-
_-13
14
4.60
4.0
14
2.00
5.0
15
4.40
4.4
15
2.10
5.0
16
2.70
2.7
16
2.10
5.0
17
5.80
5.8
17
11.00
11.0
18
52.00
62.0
18
2.30
5.0
19
4.60
4.6
19
2.80
5.0
20
7.70
7.7
20
2.60
5.0
21
9.10
9.1
21
2.00
5.0
22
16.00
16.0
22
7.10
5.0
23
5.31)
5.3
_
23
2.60
5.0
24
19.00
19.0
24
- 2.60
5.0
25
3.00
3.0
25
2.60
5.0
26
4.90
4.9
26
2.60
5.0
27
7.50
7.5
27
2.60
5.0
28
13.00
13.0
28
2.60
5.0
29
6.60
6.0
29
5.00
5.0
30
8.40
8.4
30
4.50
5.0
31
12.00
12.0
31
3.80
5.0
32
10.00
10.0
32
- 2.90
5.0
33
10.00
5.0
33
5.00
5.0
34
10.00
5.0
34
10.00
10.0
35
10.D0
5.0
35
1.90
5.0
36
10.00
5.0
36
5.80
5.0
37
37
38
38
39
39
40
40
41
41
42
42
43
43
44
44
45
45
46
46
47
47
48
48
49
49
50
50
51
51
52
52
53
53
54
54
55
55
56
56
57
57
58
58
59
59
60
60
199
199
200
1 200
25321-RPA-2010.xts, data
-3- W412010

REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS
Lead
Mercury
Date
Data
BDL-1/2DL
Results
Date
Data
BDL=1/2DL
Results
1
0.6
0.3
Std Dev.
1.3725
1
4.2
4.2
Std Dev.
3.9406
2
0.8
0.8
Mean
1.6708
2
8.5
8.5
Mean
8.8500
3
0.6
0.3
C.V.
0.8215
3
6.9
6.9
C.V.
0.4463
4
0.9
0.5
n
12
4
6.7
6.7
n
12
5
0.9
0.9
5
15
15.0
6
4.9
4.9
Mult Factor =
3.7900
6
4.4
4.4
Mult Factor =
2.21
7
1.4
0.7
Max. Value
4.9 ug/L
7
2.8
2.8
Max. Value
15.0 ng/L
8
1.7
1.7
Max. Fred Cw
18.6 ug/L
8
12
12.0
Max. Fred Qv
33.2 ngr.
9
5
2.5
9
11.0
11.0
10
5
2.5
10
14.0
14.0
11
5
2.5
11
11.0
11.0
12
5
2.5
12
9.7
9.7
_..__-
__13-
--._
__-_
- _...
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
n.
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
31
32
32
33
33
34
34
35
35
36
36
37
37
38
38
39
39
40
40
41
41
42
42
43
43
44
44
45
45
46
46
47
47
48
48
49
49
50
50
51
51
52
52
53
53
54
54
55
55
56
55
57
57
58
58
59
59
60
60
199
189'
200
200'..
25321-RPA-2010.xis, data
-4 8/4/2010

REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS
Molybdenum
Nickel
Date
Data
BDL=1/2DL
Results
Date
Data
BDL=1/2DL
Results
1
0.64
06
Sid Dev.
1.90
1
2.80
1.4
Std Dev.
3,2671
2
y
3
10
Mean
2.05
2
12.00
12.0
Mean
3.2042
1.2
1.2
C.V.
0.93
3
2.80
1.4
C.V.
1.0196
3
4
1.1
1.1
n
12
4
A+
2.10
2.1
n
12
5
'.'
1
1.0
5
140
1A
6
u�
0.5
0.3
Mult Factor
4.3200
6
.,�
1.40
0.7
Mull Factor =
4.7900
7
0.8
CIA
Max. Value
5.0 ug/L
7
1.10
0.6
Max. Value
12.0 ug/L
1
1.0
Max. Fred Cw
21.6 ug/L
8
1.40
1.4
Max. Fred Cw
57.5 ug/L
g
9
Feb-2008
L'
%0
5.0
92
0
54
10
r
1.0
1.0
10
S&
.
21
11
Aug-2006
10.0
5.0
11
10.00
5.0
12
10.0
50
12
/..
10.00
5.0
13..
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
51
24
25
25
26i
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
r
30
31
31
32
'�
32
33
>
33
34
"3
34
q..
35+
35
0,..
36
x'
36
37
37
38
38
39
39
40
40
41
41
.t.
42
:§
42
43
43
44
44
45
45
s€,
46
46
48
48
49
49
50
,1
50
51
ii
51••
52
52
i
53
53
54
54
55
55
56
56
57
57
58
58
59
$
59
60
60
199
199
200
200
25321-RPA-2010.xis, data
-5- 8/4/2010

REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS
Selenium
Zinc
Date
Data
BDL=1/2DL
Rmults
Date Data
BDL=1/2DL
Results
1
1.80
1.0
Std Dev.
- 5.1266
1
32
32.0
Std Dev.
2
2.30
2.3
Mean
6.5895
2
33
33.0
Mean
3
1.90
1.0
C.V.
0.9172
3
36
36.0
C.V.
4
2.20
1.1
n
19
4
52
62.0
n
5
2.20
1.1
5
37
37.0
8
2.20
1.1
Mutt Factor =
3.3200
6
40
40.0
Mutt Factor=
7
3.00
1.5
Max. Value
15.0 ug2
7
33
33.0
Max. Value
8
3.00
1.5
Max. Pred Cw
49.8 uglL
8
40
40.0
Max. Fred Cw
9
Jul-2008
30.00
15.0
9
22
22.0
10
3.00
3.0
10
37
37.0
11
May-2008
30.00
15.0
11
37
37.0
12
Apr-2008
30.00
15.0
12
28
28.0
13
Feb390
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- 13
27-
_ __..27D--
14
8.50
8.5
14
30
30.0
15
5.80
5.8
-
15
39
39.0
16
3.40
3.4
16
140
140.0
17
5.00
5.0
17
39
39.0
18
10.00
5.0
18
51
51.0
19
20.00
10.0
19..
34
34.0
20
20
56
58.0
21
21
43
43.0
22
-
-
22
- 74
74.0
23
23
28
28.0
24
- -
24
30
30.0
25
25,
'40
40.0
26
26
62
62.0
27
28
27
39
39.0
29
28
34
34.0
30
29
35
35.0
31
30
43
43.0
32
31
55
55.0
33
32.
39
39.0
34
33
44
44.0
35
34
36
36.0
35
36
36
37
37
38
38
39.
39
40
40
41
41
42
42
43
43
44
44
45
45
46
46
47
47
48
48
49
49
50
50
51
51
52
52
53
53
54
54
55
55
56
56
57
57
58
58
59
59
60
60
199
199
200
200
20.2339
42.5000
0.4761
34
1.7100
140.0
239.4
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Town of Waynesville
July 6, 2010
Mrs. Dina Sprinkle
NCDENR, Division of Water Quality
NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Re: Renewal Application
Permit NC 0025321
Waynesville WWTP
Dear Mrs. Sprinkle:
The Town of Waynesville respectfully requests renewal of permit NC 0025321 for the
Waynesville WWTP. Submitted in triplicate are completed EPA Form 2A application and narrative
of the sludge management plan for the facility.
Since the issuance of the NPDES permit renewal in 2005 there has been the addition of
dechlorination equipment.
Do not hesitate to contact me at publicworksdirector(a)townofwaynesville.org or 828-456-
4410 if questions or comments arise.
Frederik - aker, P.E.
Director of Public Works
cc: Lee Galloway, Town Manager
David Smith, WWTP Superintendent
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POB 100, 16 SOUTH MAIN ST, WAYNESVILLE, NC 28786 • PHONE [phone] • FAX [phone]

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Narrative Description of The Town of Waynesville
Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Management
The Town of Waynesville Wastewater Treatment Plant generates both primary sludge with
primary clarifiers and waste 'activated sludge from the secondary activated sludge process at the
Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The two settled sludges are gravity thickened in primary and secondary gravity sludge
thickeners. The gravity thickened sludges are pumped to an anaerobic digester for further volatile
solids and pathogen reduction. The digested sludge is then dewatered with 1.5 meter belt press. The
dewatered sludge is blended with lime kiln dust and agricultural lime to achieve the required vector
attraction reduction requirements and is heat pasteurized to 158 degrees or greater for pathogen
reduction requirements. The lime stabilization and beat pasteurization equipment used is RDP
Technologies Thermoblender and 30 minute detention time pasteurization vessel.
All biosolids produced are stored in a covered building onsite. The biosolid product is
distributed to the public free of charge.
POB 100, 16 SOUTH MAIN ST., WAYNESVILLE, NC 28786 • PHONE [phone] • FAX [phone]

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Flow Schematic
Primary Clarifiers
-/ Primary Eff. Aeration Basins 4 Secondary
Grit ` Clarifiers 2 Chlorine Contact
Lift Station I Chamber
Chamber
Inf. i Eff. Sampler
6 mgd
Inf.Sampler 3 Mgd
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Automatic 3 Mgd to Pigeon River
Flow I nf. Screen
Meter .\ RAS Flow
Sludge Flow to 2.5 : 3.0 mgd
Digester 0.008 mgd
Primary Sludge ♦ �- WAS Flow 0.2 mgd
Flow 0.01 mgd
Secondary Gravity Belt Press
Thickener Eff. _ Anaerobic Dewatering &
Return Digester Lime
Stabilization
Primary Gravity Thickener Secondary Gravity I
Thickener I
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Belt Press Filtrate & Primary Main Plant flow
Gravity Thickener Eff. Return Primary Sludge Flow
RAS & Secondary Thickener Eff. Biosolids
All Sludge Waste Flows are approximate and will change WAS Storage Area
seasonally. Belt Press Filtrate & Primary Thickener Eff.
Primary & Secondary Sludge flow through Anaerobic
Digester to Belt Press and Biosolids storage
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Town Of Waynesville WWTP NC o025321
Installed Treatment Components
1- Influent Flowmeter
Isco Ultrasonic model # 4210 connected to circular chart recorder & totalizer in WWTP
Laboratory. Primary flow device is 24" Palmer Bowlus Flume.
2- Parkson Aquaguard Influent Screen model # AG -MN -A Opening size 0.56"
3- Aerated- Grit Chamber with 7.5 HP air lift blower. 3 HP aerator blower. 400 gpm Combs grit
separator. Grit Chamber dimensions are 16' long 13' wide I I' deep. 17160 gallon capacity
4- 2 Circular Primary Clarifiers 80' diameter 8' deep with oil skimmers and 1500 gallon grease
collection tank. Combined capacity is 0.60 MG. 2 Dorr Oliver primary sludge withdraw
pumps 3" air operated. Sludge pump maximum capacity combined with current air compressor
is 33'120 gpd.
5- Primary Effluent Lift Station 3- 10" Gorman Rupp suction lift pumps 2500 gpm capacity each.
6- 4 Aeration Basins with coarse air diffusion 189' long 29' wide 12.2' deep
Capacity is 0.50 MG each. Aeration supplied with 4 Hoffman Centrifugal Compressors at a
capacity of 3500 CFM each.
7- 2 Rectangular Leopold Clarivac secondary clarifiers 148' long 55' wide 8' deep
Capacity is 0.48 MG each. Sludge withdrawal is maintained with floating bridge continuous
vacuum siphon. Return sludge is pumped with 2-10" centrifugal pumps back to aeration basin.
Waste sludge is pumped with 4" centrifugal pump to secondary gravity thickener.
8- Chlorine Mixer Capacity 6 MOD
9- Chlorine Contact Basin with 2- 5' rectangular weirs at effluent discharge point. Dimensions
of basin is 74' long 48" wide 5' deep. Volume is 130'000 gallons.
10- 1 Primary Sludge Gravity Thickener, Dimensions. are 22' diameter 10' deep volume of 28'495
gallons. Sludge is withdrawn with 3" Dorr Oliver air diaphragm pump and 3" progressive
cavity pump to anaerobic digester.
11- 1 Secondary Sludge Gravity Thickener. Dimensions are 28' diameter 10' deep volume of
46'158 gallons, Sludge is withdrawn with 3" progressive cavity pump to anaerobic digester.
12- 1 Gas mixed Floating Cover Anaerobic Digester with 500'00 BTU sludCP
ge heater.
4"centrifugal recirculation pump and 4" progressive cavity withdraw pump. Dimensions are
60' diameter 23' deep volume is 487'485 gallons.
13- 1 Belt Filter Press size is 1 meter. 1.5 meter upgrade in mid to late 2001.

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14- Sludge Stabilization equipment for production of Class A biosolids. This equipment consists
of
1-.24 ton lime silo.
I- sludge & time blender with external electrical heat source.
1 - lime volume control screw conveyor
1 - agricultural lime volume control screw conveyor
1- sludge screw conveyor
1- invessel pastuerization unit with external electrical heat source
1- firiished product belt conveyor
15- 2 Chlorinators for effluent disenfection. Capacity is 200 lb. Per day. S�IU�✓► w4
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16- 1 Backup Generator 180 KW serves as backup power for Primary Effluent pump station"
return activated sludge pumps" laboratory power and secondary clarifiers.