NC0024244_NOV-2019-LM-0054 May Response_20190807

Strickland, Bev
From: Plyler, Brandon W <[e-mail]>
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Good afternoon,
Please see attached NOV response from The City of Albemarle. If I can be of any further assistance regarding this issue
please feel free to ask.
Thanks,
Brandon Plyler

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A L B E M A R L E Albemarle, NC 28002
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August 7, 2019
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office
Attn:
W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office
Re:
Notice of Violation & Intent to Assess Civil Penalty
Tracking Number: NOV-2019-LM-0054
Long Creek WWTP
Stanly County
Dear Mr. Basinger,
On behalf of The City of Albemarle, I would like to thank you and the staff of the Mooresville
Regional Office for the opportunity to provide additional information for the NOV dated July 23, 2019,
listed above.
The City of Albemarle Long Creek W WTP continues to have issues with NH3 in the effluent and
violated the limits stated in the NOV listed.
The W WTP staff has taken steps to improve the environment to build and sustain an adequate
volume of MLSS. Nitrification/BOD removal has been "hit or miss" during this process. This would
explain the NH3 violation(s) followed be fecal coliform violations. Sometimes during the nitrification
process we can convert the NH3 to NO2 causing a drastic increase of the Chlorine demand (and
associated less than disinfection).
The City of Albemarle staff is currently in contact with LKC Engineering to see what input they
may have to offer to increase the efficiency/removal of the plant operations.
The effluent was sampled and analyzed for conductivity on 5-13-19, but was inadvertently
omitted from the EDMR. An amended EDMR was submitted on 8-6-19.

P 704.984.9634
F 704.984.9605
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PO Box 190
Albemarle, NC 28002
Again, I would like to thank you for your continued cooperation regarding these issues. If you
and/or your staff would like any additional information regarding these matters, please feel free to me at
704-984-9634 of [e-mail]
Sincerely,
Brandon W. Plyler
City of Albemarle
ORC Long Creek W WTP