NC0036919_Permit Issuance_20050131

NPDES DOCUMENT SCANNINL COVER SHEET
NPDES Permit:
NC0036919
Pantego WWTP
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Correspondence
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Document Date:
January 31, 2005
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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
January 31, 2005
Marie C. Russ
Town of Pantego
PO Box 87
Pantego, NC 27860
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO036919
Town of Pantego Municipal Center
Beaufort County
Dear Ms. Russ:
The Division received your application for a wastewater discharge permit on May 17, 2004. Division
personnel have reviewed and approved your application. 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 May 2004, and as subsequently amended.
Permit condition A.(3.) has been added to this permit and requires the Town of Pantego to perform and
submit to the Division an Engineering Alternative Analysis (EAA). The EAA must be received by the Division
no later than September 1, 2005. A guidance document for use in preparing the EAA is attached.
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 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings,
Post Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7447. 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 refssuance 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 Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Vanessa Manuel at [phone],
extension 532.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
Mark McIntire
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
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Permit NCO036919
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
lumNiVAIM
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful
standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the
Town of Pantego
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Town of Pantego Municipal Center
142 Swamp Road
Pantego
Beaufort County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Pantego Creek in the
Tar -Pamlico River Basin
in accordance with effluent limits, monitoring requirements, and other conditions
set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective March 1, 2005.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2009.
Signed this day January 31, 2005.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
Mark McIntire
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NCO036919
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked. As of this permit 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.
Town of Pantego
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to: operate an existing 0.006 MGD wastewater treatment facility with
the following components:
♦ 500-galln grease trap
♦ Dual semi 'c tanks
♦ Recirculz
ting sand filter
♦ 5,000-ga
lon recirculation tank
♦ "Perc-Rit
" control system
♦ UV dis'
ection
♦ Flow to
' er
♦ Venturi t
be -air injection unit
This facility ''s located at the Town of Pantego Municipal Center at 142 Swamp
Road west 4 Pantego in Beaufort County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into an unnamed tributary to Pantego Creek, classified C-Swamp NSW
waters in th5 Tar -Pamlico River Basin.

Facility
Location
Orth NOT TO SCALE

Permit NCO036919
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - FINAL
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored by the i)ermittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample Locationi
Flow
0.006 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20'C)2
(April 1- October 31
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Influent & Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20T)2
November 1- March 3
10.0 mg1L
15.0 mg1L
2/Month
Grab
Influent & Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Influent & Effluent
NHa as N
(April 1- October 31
2.0 mg/L
6.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
NHs as N
November 1 - March 3
4.0 mg/L
12.0 mg/L
21Month
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen
Weekly
Grab
Effluent,
Upstream & Downstream
Fecal Coliform
(geometric mean
200 / 100 ml
400 / 100 ml
21Month
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (2C) I
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (QC)
Weekly
Grab
Upstream & Downstream
Total Nitrogen
NO2+NOs+TKN
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
pH4
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. Upstream = at least 100 feet upstream from the outfall. Downstream = at least 300 feet
downstream from the outfall.
2. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed
15% of the respective influent value (85 % removal).
3. The daily average Dissolved Oxygen effluent concentration shall not be less than 6.0 mg/L.
4. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be
monitored twice per month at the effluent by grab sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Permit NC0036919
A. (2.) Nutrient Reduction Requirement
The Tar -Pamlico Nutrient Sensitive Waters (NSW) Implementation Strategy requires a total reduction
in nutrients (total phosphorus and total nitrogen) within the Tar -Pamlico River basin.
If requirements other than those listed in this permit are adopted as part of a future revision to the
NSW strategy, the Division reserves the right to reopen this permit and include those requirements.
If requirements other than those listed in this permit are adopted to prevent localized adverse
impacts to water quality, the Division reserves the right to reopen this permit and include those
requirements.
(PI`Ehgineering Alternative al is (EAA) Requiremen
N�Iater than pie
complete an En ' e
economic evalua 'o
of this discharge
ermittee with a gu
�the effective date of
Office at 943 Wash'
1617 Mail Service
The EAA guidance d
mber 1, 2005, 18 days after a effective date of thisje�mit,th permittee must
ering Alternatives Analysis (EAA). The permittee mustduct a t chnical and
n of wastewater d sposal alterna ' s, specifically evaluating possibl�connection
the Town of Be aven's wastewate treatment plant. The Division w� provide the
dance docume for use in prepara 'on of the FAA. No later than 180 days after
is permit, th EAA must be submi ed to the Division's Washington Regional
m on Square all, Washington, NC 889 and to the Point Source Branch at
Cen r, Raleigh NC 27699-1617. j
provide instructions for comple�%n and submission of the EAA_

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Belhaven, 1,800 sq. ft NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSURE A
w/water access to NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT
Pantego Creek and ICW
via Wynn's Gut. Metal &
brick commercial build- On the basis of thorough staff review and application of NC Gen-
ing, high. ceilings & eral statute 143.21, Public law 92.500 and other lawful standards
doors, fenced parcel, and regulations, the North Carolina Environmental Management
Ideal for storage or wa- Commission proposes to issue a National Pollutant Discharge Elimi-
ter related business. nation System (NPDES) wastewater discharge permit to the
Owner/agent 252-943- person(s) listed below effective 45 days from the publish date of
2825 or 866-338-2825. this notice.
Written comments regarding the proposed permitwill be accepted
until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. All comments
received prior to that date are considered in the final determina-
tions regarding the proposed permit.The Director of the NC Divi-
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3633 or 943-4309. .public interest.
Copies of the draft permit and other suppporting information on
file used to determine conditions present in the draft permit are
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available upon request and payment of the cost of reproduction.
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of Water Quality at the above address or call Ms. Carolyn Bryant at
HUMAN RESOURCES
[phone], extension 520, Please include the NPDES permit
AGENCY hiring Victims
number (below) in any communication. Interested persons may also
Service Oordinator for
visit the Division of Water Quality at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Ra-
Hyde County area. Send
leigh NC 27604.1 148 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm to
resume to Project Coor-
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dinator, PO Box 1387,
Washington, NC 27889
PSC Phosphate Inc, NPDES permit NC0003255 has applied for
the renewal of its permit discharging to an Unnamed Tributary to
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27889) has applied for renewal of NPDES permit NCO040584 for
the Pantego Rest Home WWTP in Beaufort County.This permitted
facility discharges 0.004 MGD treated wastewater to an unnamed
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Division of Environmental Health
Public Water Supply Section
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
Terry L. Pierce, Director
Jessica G. Miles, Section Chief
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mr. David Goodrich
NPDES Permits Group Leader
Discharge Permits Unit
Division of Water Quality
FROM: Jessica G. Miles, P.E., C.P.M., Chief
Public Water Supply Section
DATE: December 23, 2004
SUBJECT: Draft National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Permit-NPDES
Intent to Issue in Beaufort County, NC
L Clared, LLC-Howard Cadmus
Permit No. NCO040584
2. TowrmfPantego (Municipal Centetg
Permit No. NCO036919
3. PCS Phosphate, Inc.
Permit No. NC0003255
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POINT SOURCE BRANCH
Reference is made to the above -mentioned DraftNational Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits. We have
reviewed the permit information and determined the proposed discharge will not adversely affect water quality
upstream of any existing or known proposed public water supply intake.
We concur with the issuance of these permits provided the facilities are operated and maintained properly, the
stated effluent limits are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not contravene the designated water quality
standards.
If we can be of further assistance, please contact us.
JGM/JFH
DEC 2 8 2004
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SECTION
1634 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1634 ♦ Telephone: [phone]
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 2���� .:
NVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION/_NP S �J/4
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER �
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE A NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT `
1.
On the basis of thorough staff review and application of NC General Statute 143.21,
Public law 92-500 and other lawful standards and regulations, the North Carolina
Environmental ' Management Commission proposes to issue a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater discharge permit to the person(s)
listed below ective 45 days from the publish date of this notice.
Written com ents regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after
the publish to of this notice. All comments received prior to that date are considered
in the final terminations regarding the proposed permit. The Director of the NC
Division of W ter Quality may decide to hold a public meeting for the proposed permit
should the D' ision reoen►e a significant degree of public interest.
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draft permit and other supporting information on file used to determine
.sent in the draft permit are available upon request and payment of the
oduction. Mail comments and/or requests for information to * the NC
iter Quality at the above address or call Ms. Carolyn Bryant at (919) 733-
ion 520. Please include the NPDES permit number (attached) in any
n. Interested persons may also visit the Division of Water Quality at 512
street, Raleigh, NC 27604-1148 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00
v information on file.
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MEMORANDUM
July 13, 2004
To: NPDES Unit
Roger Thorpe, Washington Regional Office
Ken Schuster, Raleigh Regional Office
Vanessa Manuel
From: Teresa Rodriguez -1•. 9YI-0,_
Subject: Tar -Pamlico River Basin Permits
Meetings were held with the Raleigh and Washington Regional Offices to discuss
facilities with multiple enforcement cases in the Tar -Pamlico River Basin. The following
actions were suggested to be incorporated at permit renewal time:
NCO025054 Oxford — They are under SOC for construction of new plant, did M work.
Selenium issues were addressed through pre-treatment.
Recommended action: No action recommended.
NCO029131 Kittrell Job Center — A consultant contacted the RRO regarding 151ans for
improving the system. They were told to submit an EAA but it has not been ,received.
The treatment system included a pulper to shred paper products like plates and cups. This
was affecting the treatment system causing a milky looking discharge. The RRO told
them to discontinue the use of the pulper.
Recommended action: include a Wastewater Management Plan, evaluate connection to
Henderson and include a requirement in the permit for visual observation of color.
NCO035521 Henderson Head Start Center- Discharge was eliminated.
NCO043109 Wilton Elementary School - Discharge was eliminated.
NCO047279 Heritage Meadows — Had TRC problems, installed a dechlorination system
but the tank is corroded.
Recommended Action: Require an optimization plan for dechlorination.
NCO048631 Long Creek Court — Has 'shown improvement, they hired a new ORC and
cleaned their collection system.
Recommended Action: Require a communications program, urge them to talk to Kittrell
Job Center to combine and connect to regional system.
NCO058009 Lauren Hills Health Care - Discharge was eliminated

NC0037885 Southern Nash Jr. High School - Discharge was eliminated.
NC0050415 Phillips Middle School — They have plans to connect to Nash Co. but don't
have funding yet.
Recommended action: No action recommended.
NC0020435 Pinetops — An SOC is underway for 1/1 work.
Recommended action: include a Wastewater Management Plan and a Biosolids
Management Plan. The WWM plan should address the entire treatment system.
NC0050661 Macclesfield
Recommended Action: include a Wastewater Management Plan and a Biosolids
Management Plan.
NC0020834 Warrenton — They hired a new ORC and are operating better. Need more
digester capacity.
Recommended Action: include Biosolids Management Plan, include evaluation of
sludge disposal options.
NC0037231 Bear Grass Elementary School — Recently installed a sand filter, they have
been in compliance for the past 12 months except one month.
Recommended action: No action recommended.
NC0021521 Aurora — Had problems with fecal coliform and pH, fecal could have been
rain, pH from wetland system.
Recommended action: No action recommended.
NC0026492 Belhaven — Fecal problems may have been caused by the UV system, which
has been fixed.
Recommended action: No action recommended.
NC0036919 Pantego — Town bought W WTP from school, is being used as a community
building.
Recommended action: Require them to justify the need for a permit, look at connection
to Belhaven.

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED RENEWAL
Permit Number
Facility Name
�owA o D✓f
Reviewer
M M
Basin/Sub-basin
p; Ob o7
Receiving Stream
ti/T- A', 0 Lk -
Stream Classification in permit
Stream Classification in BIMS
Is the stream impaired (listed on 303(d))?
N 0
Is stream monitoring required?
rs
Do they need NH3 limit(s)?
qu
Do they need TRC limit(s)?
No
Do they have whole -effluent toxicity testing?
Are there special conditions?
Any obvious compliance concerns?
0
Existing Expiration Date
�t fo of.
Proposed Expiration Date
(th 010
Miscellaneous Comments:
expedited,