NC0026271_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018 (117)

WState of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
DECEMBER 18, 1996
Robert W. Duncan
Town Manager
Town of Taylorsville
204 Main Avenue, S.E.
Taylorsville, North Carolina 28681
DEC 90 9996
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Subject: Special Order by Consent
EMC SOC WQ 96-12
Alexander County
NPDES Permit NCO026271
Dear Mr. Duncan:
Attached for your records is a copy of the signed Special Order by Consent approved by the
Environmental Management Commission.
The terms and conditions of the Order are in full effect, and you are reminded that all final
permit limits contained in the permits must be met except those modified by the conditions of the
Order.
If you have questions concerning this matter, please contact Mike Lewandowski at (919)733-
5083 ext. 530.
SincRprely,
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P E.
Attachment
cc: Mooresville Regional Office
Mike Hom, EPA
Jimmie Overton
Robert Farmer
SOC Files
Central Files
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
COUNTY OF ALEXANDER
IN THE MATTER OF )
NORTH CAROLINA )
NPDES PERMIT )
NO. NC0026271 )
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OF TAYLORSVILLE )
SPECIAL ORDER BY CONSENT
EMC WQ NO. 96-12
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Pursuant to provisions of North Carolina General Statutes (G.S.)
143-215.2 and 1437215.67, this Special Order by Consent is entered
into by the Town of Taylorsville, hereinafter referred to as the
Town, and the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission,
an agency of the State of North Carolina created by G.S. 143B-282,
and hereinafter referred to as the Commission:
1. The Town and the Commission hereby stipulate the following:
(a) That the Town holds North Carolina NPDES Permit
No.NC0026271 for operation of an existing wastewater treatment
works and for making an outlet therefrom for treated
-_ wastewater. to Lower Little River, Class C. waters. of this State
in the Catawba River Basin, but is unable to comply with the
final effluent limitations for Flow, Biochemical Oxygen Demand
(BODO , and Total Suspended Residue (TSR) set forth in the
Permit. Compliance will require preparation of plans and
specifications for and construction and operation of
additional treatment works.
(b) That noncompliance with final effluent limitations
constitutes causing and contributing to pollution of the
waters of this State named above, and the Town is within the
jurisdiction of the Commission as set forth in G.S. Chapter
143, Article 21.
(c) That the Town desires to cause or allow the discharge of
170,000 gpd of additional wastewater to the treatment works,
and that the discharge of such additional wastewater will not
result in any significant degradation of the quality of any
waters.
(d) That the Town has secured financing for planning and
construction for treatment works which, when constructed and
operated, will be sufficient to adequately treat the
wastewater presently being discharged and the additional
wastewater desired to be discharged, to the extent that the
Town will be able to comply with final permit effluent
limitations.

EMC SOC WQ No. 96-12
Page Two
(e) Since this. Special Order is by Consent, neither party
will file a petition for a contested case or for judicial
review concerning its terms.
2. The Town agrees to pay the North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health, and Natural Resources the sum of $500.00 in
full settlement for alleged violations of G.S. 143-215.1 and NPDES
Permit No. NC0026271. The payment shall be submitted to the
Director of the Division of Water Quality, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27626-0535, within thirty (30) days of the signature
of this document by the Town. The Town agrees to waive its right
to an Administrative Hearing or remission of civil penalties for
the above settlement amount.
3. The Town, desiring to comply with the permit identified in
paragraph 1(a) above, hereby agrees to do.the following:
(a) Provide the Mooresville Regional Office of the North
Carolina Division of Water Quality, located at 919 North Main
Street, Mooresville, NC 28115, with a list of all additions of
flow under the Town's Special Order, and update this list each
time flow is added to the system.
(b) Undertake the following activities in accordance with the
indicated time schedule:
1) Submit request for authorization to construct and
plans and specifications for facility upgrade to 0.83 MGD
by October 25, 1995. MET; Authorization to Construct
issued April 4, 1996.
2) Begin construction of facility upgrade by August 1,
1996. MET
3) Complete construction of facility upgrade by May 31,
1997.
4) Attain compliance with final effluent limitations by
August 31, 1997.
(c) Comply with all terms and conditions of the permit except
those effluent limitations identified in paragraph l(a) above.
See Attachment A for all current monitoring requirements and
effluent limitations. The permittee may also be required to
monitor for other parameters as deemed necessary by the
Director in future permits or administrative letters.

EMC SOC WQ No. 96-12
Page Three
(d) Duringthe time in which this Special .Order by Consent is
effective, comply with the interim effluent limitations
contained in Attachment A. The following reflects only the
limitations that have been modified from NPDES requirements by
this Order:
Permit Limits:
Parameters Monthly Average Weekly Average
Flow 0'.43 MGD NA
BOD5 30.0 mg/1 45.0 mg/l
TSR 30.O.mg/l 45.0 mg/1
Modified Limits (SOC):
Parameters Monthly Average Weekly Average
Flow 0.60 MGD NA
BOD5 45.0 mg/l 60.0 mg/l
TSR 45.0 mg/1 -60.0 mg/l
(e) No later than 14 calendar days after any date identified for
accomplishment of any activity listed in 3(b) above, submit to the
Director of the Division of Water Quality written notice of
compliance or noncompliance therewith. In the case of
noncompliance,, the notice shall include a statement of the-
reason(s) for noncompliance, remedial action(s) taken, and a
statement identifying the extent to which subsequent dates or times
for accomplishment of listed activities may be affected.
(f) Enforce the North Carolina State Building Code as it applies
to Water Conservation (Volume II -Plumbing, Chapter 9, 901 General
Requirements - Materials, 901.2 Water Conservation, and Table
901.2.2 - Maximum Allowable Water Usage For Plumbing Fixtures).
(g) Develop and adopt sewer use ordinance limits for non -
conventional pollutants. Implement the pretreatment program as
approved by the Director, including the enforcement of both
categorical pretreatment standardsand local limits.
(h) Identify any Infiltration and Inflow problems associated with
the facility and establish a program to correct.

EMC SOC WQ No. 96-12
Page Four
4. The Town agrees that unless excused under paragraph 5, the Town
will pay the Director of the Division of Water Quality, by check payable
to the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural
Resources, stipulated penalties according to. the following schedule for
failure to meet the deadlines set out in paragraphs 3(b) and 3(e), or
failure to attain compliance with the effluent limitations/monitoring
requirements contained in Attachment A:
Failure to meet a schedule date
Failure to maintain compliance with
any modified limit contained in the
SOC.
Failure to achieve compliance with
final effluent limits at final
compliance deadline
Monitoring frequency violations
Failure to submit progress reports
$100/day for the first 7
days; $500/day
thereafter
$1000/violation
$2000.00
$100 per omitted value
per parameter
$50/day for the first 7
days; $250/day thereafter
5. The Town and the Commission agree that the stipulated penalties are
not due if the Town satisfies the Division of Water Quality that
noncompliance was caused solely by:
a. An act of God;
b. An act of war;
C. An intentional act or omission of a third party; but this
defense shall not be available if the act or omission is that of an
employee or agent of the defendant or if the act or omission occurs
in connection with a contractual relationship with the permittee;
d. An extraordinary. event beyond the permittee's control.
Contractor delays or failure to obtain funding will not be
considered as events beyond the permittee's control; or-
e. Any combination of the above causes.
Failure within 30 days of receipt, of written demand to pay the
penalties, or challenge them by a contested case petition pursuant to
G.S. 150B-23, will be grounds for a collection action , which the
Attorney General is hereby authorized to initiate. The only issue in
such an action will be whether the 30 days has elapsed.

EMC SOC WQ No. 96-12
Page Five
6. In accordance with
Commission allows the Town
below to its waste disposal
the provisions of G.S. 143-215.67(b) the
to accept the additional waste specified
system:
170,000 gpd of additional wastewater. The nature of the additional
flows is such that the waste characteristics do not exceed those
generally associated with domestic waste or are pretreated to
domestic strengths. Waste of greater than normal domestic strength
may be accepted if the parameter(s) that exceed normal domestic
strength wastewater are not those for which interim limitations
have been developed, and it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction
of the Director that the additional waste will not adversely affect
the treatment efficiency of the treatment system for any modified
parameter or result in the violation of any other permit
limitation. All new and proposed industrial waste tributary to the
system must be controlled using all needed mechanisms including,
but not limited to, adoption and implementation of industrial waste
control and pretreatment ordinances. No wastewater can be accepted
which will add toxic pollutants in quantities not generally
associated with domestic wastewater characteristics, unless the
acceptance of the additional wastewater can be supported through
appropriate analyses acceptable to the Director.
7. This Special Order by Consent and any terms, conditions and. interim
effluent limitations contained herein, hereby supersede any and all
previous Special Orders and Enforcement Compliance Schedule Letters, and
terms, conditions, and limitations contained therein issued in
connection with NPDES Permit No. NC0026271.
8. Any Violation of terms o
paragraphs 3(b) and 3 e
paragraph 6 of this Order
previously connected to the
until the necessary sewerage
and placed in operation.
f.this Special Order by Consent, including
Lbove and Attachment A shall terminate
and any authorized additional waste not
system shall not thereafter be connected
system improvements have been completed
9. Noncompliance with the terms of this Special Order by Consent is
subject to enforcement action in addition to the above stipulated
penalties, including injunctive relief pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6C.
10. The Town, upon signature of the Special Order by Consent, will be
expected to comply with all schedule dates, terms, and conditions of.
this document.

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EMC SOC WQ¢No.. 96-12
Page Six
11. This Special Order by Consent shall expire on November 30, 1997.
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EMC SOC WQ NO. 96-12
ATTACHMENT A
TOWN OF TAYLORSVILLE
NPDES PERMIT NO. NC0026271
ALEXANDER COUNTY
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS -Interim
During the period beginning on the effective date of this Special Order and lasting until August 31, 1997, the
Town of Taylorsville is authorized to discharge from outf all serial number 001. Such discharge shall be limited
and monitored by the Town of Taylorsville as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements
Mass -based limits Cbri6entration-based limits
(lbs/day) (units as specified) Measurement Sample * Sample
Mon. Avg. Daily Max. Mon. Avg. Weekly Avg. Frequency Type Location
Flow 0.600 MGD bontinuous Recording I or E
BOD, 5 Day, 200C ** 45.0 mg/1 60.0 mg/1 Weekly Composite E
Total Suspended Residue ** 45.0 mg/1 60.0 mg/1 Weekly Composite E
NH3 as N (April 1 - October 31) .17.8 mg/1 Weekly Composite E
NH3 as N (November 1 - March 31) 2/Month Composite E
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200.0/100 ml 400.0/100 ml Weekly Grab E
Total Residual Chlorine 2/Week Grab E
Temperature Weekly Grab E
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN) Quarterly Composite E
Total Phosphorus Quarterly Composite E
Copper Monthly Composite E
Cyanide Monthly Grab E
Zinc Monthly Composite E
Chlorides Monthly Composite E
Chronic Toxicity *** Quarterly Composite E
* Sample locations: E - Effluent, I - Influent
** The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Residue concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective
influent value (85% removal).
*** Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F @ 4.4%; January, April, July and October; See -Attachment B.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored weekly at the
effluent by grab sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
Note: Parameters noted in bold underlined lettering above are the only parameters modified as part of this SOC.

EMC SOC WQ NO. 96-12
ATTACHMENT B
TOWN OF TAYLORSVILLE
NPDES PERMIT NO. NC0026271
ALEXANDER COUNTY
CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit chronic toxicity using test
procedures outlined in:
1). The North Carolina Ceriodaphnia chronic effluent bioassay procedure (North
Carolina Chronic Bioassay Procedure - Revised * September 1989) or
subsequent versions.
The effluent concentration at which there may be no observable inhibition of
reproduction or significant mortality is 4.4% (defined as treatment two in the
North Carolina procedure document). The permit holder shall perform quarterly
monitoring using this procedure to establish compliance with the.SOC condition.
The tests will be performed in the months of January, April, July, and October.
Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted
final effluent discharge below all treatment processes.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this SOC condition will be
entered on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which
it was performed, using the parameter code TGP3B. Additionally, DEM Form AT-1
(original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention: Environmental Sciences Branch
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting
chemical/physical measurements performed in association with the toxicity tests,.
as well as all dose/response data. Total residual chlorine of the effluent
toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for
disinfection of the waste stream.
Should any single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure to meet specified
limits, then monthly monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a
single test is passed. Upon passing, this monthly test requirement will revert
to quarterly in the months specified above.
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 SOC may be reopened 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 and appropriate environmental controls,
shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate retesting (within 30
days of initial monitoring event). Failure to submit suitable test results will
constitute noncompliance with monitoring requirements.