NC0020940_Authorization to Construct_19861211

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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
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary December 11, 1986 Director
Honorable Cloe Moore, Mayor
Town of Murphy
P.O. Box 130
Murphy, NC 28906
SUBJECT: Permit No. NCO020940
Authorization to Construct
Town of Murphy
Wastewater Treatment Facilities
EPA Project No. C370516-02
Dear Mayor Moore:
The final plans and specifications for the subject project have been
reviewed and found to be satisfactory.
Authorization is hereby granted for the construction of modifications
and additions to expand the existing 0.5 MGD contact stabilization plant
to treat 0.775 MGD by converting the existing clarifier and aerobic
digester compartments to additional aeration basin capacity by pro-
viding a new clarifier, a new aerobic digester, a waste sludge pumping
station, 22,500 square feet of conventional drying beds, a drying bed
supernatant pump station, yard piping, electrical work, the addition of
a 60 hp blower, effluent sampling, fencing, a sep tage dump station,
and necessary appurtenances.
Do not proceed with construction until the Authorization-to-Award
package, EEO, and MBE documentation/certification have been reviewed, and
you are in receipt of our approval if Federal Funding is desired for
project construction.
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The permittee shall employ an actively State certified wastewater
treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge of the wastewater
treatment facilities. Such operator must hold a valid State certificate of
the grade at least equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater
treatment facilities by the Certification Commission. When a new chief
operator must be obtained to be in responsible charge of the new facilities,
it is required that this be done by the time the construction of the facili-
ties is 50% completed.
This Authorization-to-Construct is issued in accordance with Part III,
Paragraph C of NPDES Permit No. NCO020940 issued November 18, 1986,
and shall be subject to revocation unless the wastewater treatment facilities
are constructed in accordance with the approved plans, specifications, and
supporting documents; and are in compliance with the conditions and
limitations specified in Permit No. NC0020940.
The permittee shall obtain a sludge analysis and a sludge E.P. toxicity
analysis; and obtain approval of these analyses from the Division of
Health Services, Solid Waste Management Branch prior to the disposal of
any sludge from the new wastewater treatment plant. Copies of the
analyses, supporting documents, and approvals shall be submitted to the
Division of Environmental Management's Water Quality Section and the
Asheville Regional Office.
During the construction of the proposed additions/modifications,
the permittee shall continue to properly maintain and operate the
existing wastewater treatment facilities at all times, and in such
manner, as necessary to comply with the effluent limits specified in the
NPDES Permit.
You are reminded that it is mandatory for the project to be constructed in
accordance with the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act and,
when applicable, the North Carolina Dam Safety Act. In addition, the
specifications must clearly state what the contractors responsibilities
shall be in complying with these acts.
The selling or free distribution of wet, dried, composted sludge or
sludge-like materials from wastewater facilities without prior review and
approval by this Division is illegal.
One (1) set of final approved plans and specifications is to be
forwarded to you, one (1) set to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
and two (2) sets to the Corps of Engineers.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact
Mr. Bill Hoffman, telephone number 919/733-6900.
Sincerely,
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R. Paul Wilms
cc: Cherokee County Health Department
Appalachian Engineering
Mr. Walter D. Taf t, Jr.
Mr. Arthur Mouberry
Mr. Roy Davis
Mr. David Spain
Mr. Bobby Blowe
Ms. Brenda Chesson
Mr. W. S. Hoffman
Charlotte Corps of Engineers
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