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Home My WebLink AboutNC0082767_Renewal (Application)_20210228 ROY COOPER II::;1:43:::\ 6 A Governor pV { L.MICHAEL S. REGAN V. a, 'Nita.0 Secretary �`"=xt a"= I.,6* . S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROL INA Director Environmental Quality March 01, 2021 Town of Spruce Pine Attn: Darlene J. Butler, Town Manager PO Box 189 Spruce Pine, NC 28777 Subject: Permit Renewal Application No. NC0082767 Spruce Pine WTP Mitchell County Dear Applicant: The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the February 28, 2021 receipt of your permit renewal application and supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW permitting branch. Per G.S. 150E-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made. Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal of the permit. Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at: https://deq.nc.gov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-application-tracker If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the links available within the Application Tracker. Sinc rely Wren Thedford 1 Administrative Assistant Water Quality Permitting Section cc: Central Files w/application ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application �A North Caro;:na Department of Environments!Qua rty I D vson of Water Resou rr_s D_E Q AsPev Fsegona Offoe I Z{a9D U.S 7D Hgfrnay I Swarnsnos,North o ra 2$77 rs 828-296-4500 • _— Town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina 10- y�RTH cP•s°N` RECEIVED February 24, 2021 NCDENR/DWQ/NPDES Unit FEB 2 8 2021 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES To Whom It May Concern: NPDES Permit Application NC000082767 The Town of Spruce Pine would like to request the renewal of the discharge permit for NC00082767. Please accept my apologies for the lateness of this application. We have had COVID personnel challenges, as well as a change of Town Manager. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Darlene J. Butler Town Manager Spruce Pine, NC Enclosure(1) Post Office Box 189,Spruce Pine, North Carolina 28777-0189 Telephone: (828)765-3000 Fax: (828)765-3014 Website: www.sprucepine-nc.gov NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP For discharges associated with water treatment plants Mail the complete application to: N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NPDES Permit Number NC000082767 If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise,please print or type. 1. Contact Information: Owner Name Town of Spruce Pine Facility Name Town of Spruce Pine Mailing Address P.O. Box 189 City Spruce Pine State / Zip Code NC 28777 Telephone Number (828)765-3000 Fax Number (828)765-3014 RE C E I VED e-mail Address manager@sprucepine-nc.gov FEB 2 R 2021 2. Location of facility producing discharge: NCDEQ/DW R/NPDES Check here if same as above ❑ Street Address or State Road 95 Clearwater Lane City Spruce Pine State / Zip Code NC 28777 County Mitchell 3. Operator Information: Name of the firm, consultant or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC) Name Veolia Water - Town of Spruce Pine Mailing Address 95 Clearwater Lane City Spruce ruce Pine State / Zip Code NC 28777 Telephone Number (828)765-3011 Fax Number (828)765-3013 4. Ownership Status: Federal ❑ State ❑ Private ❑ Public X❑ Page 1 of 4 Version 5/2012 • NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP For discharges associated with water treatment plants 5. Type of treatment plant: X❑ Conventional (Includes coagulation, flocculation, and sedimentation, usually followed by filtration and disinfection) ❑ Ion Exchange (Sodium Cycle Cationic ion exchange) ❑ Green Sand Filter (No sodium recharge) ❑ Membrane Technology (RO, nanofiltration) Check here if the treatment process also uses a water softener ❑ 6. Description of source water(s) (i.e. groundwater, surface water) Beaver Creek Water Shed WS-1 North Toe River 7. Describe the treatment process(es) for the raw water: Chloring Gas for disinfection, Alum/Caustic for coagulation. Caustic for post PH adjustment, OrthoPoly Phosphate for corrosion control. 3. Describe the wastewater and the treatment process(es) for wastewater generated by the facility: All Backwash water goes to WWTP NC0021423. 9. Number of separate discharge points: 1 Outfall Identification number(s) NC0082767 10. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ❑ Intermittent X❑ If intermittent: Days per week discharge occurs: Never been used Duration: 11. Plant design potable flowrate 1.61 MGD Backwash or reject flow MGD 12. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall, including latitude and longitude): Beaver Creek 13. Please list all water treatment additives, including cleaning chemicals or disinfection treatments, that have the potential to be discharged. Page 2 of 4 Version 5/2012 NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP For discharges associated with water treatment plants Alum / aluminum sulfate Yes X No Iron sulfate / ferrous sulfate Yes No X Fluoride Yes X No Ammonia nitrogen / Chloramines Yes No X Zinc-orthophosphate or sweetwater CP1236 Yes No X List any other additives below: Phosphate 70% Poly 30% Ortho Caustic 14. Is this facility located on Indian country? (check one) Yes ❑ No X❑ 15. Adcationa' Information: Provide a schematic of flow through the facility, include flow volumes at all points in the water treatment process. The plan should show the point[s] of addition for chemicals and all discharges routed to an outfall [including stormwater]. Solids Handling Plan 16. NEW Applicants Information needed in addition to items 1-15: New applicants are highly encouraged to contact a permit coordinator with the NCDENR Customer Service Center. Was the Customer Service Center contacted? ❑ Yes ❑ No Analyses of source water collected Engineering Alternative Analysis Discharges from Ion Exchange and Reverse Osmosis plants shall be evaluated using a water quality model. 17. Applicant Certification I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the best of my knowledge and belief such information is trko, complete, and accurate. Darlene J. Butler Town Manager Printed name of Person Signing Title oa-ay- a► Signature of Ap icant Date North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6(b)(2) provides that:Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation,or certification in any application, record,report,plan,or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article,or who falsifies,tampers with,or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article,shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed$25,000,or by Page 3 of 4 Version 5/2012 NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP For discharges associated with water treatment plants imprisonment not to exceed six months,or by both. (18 U.S.C.Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than$25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years,or both,for a similar offense.) Page 4 of 4 Version 5/2012 S R tiC��yF _—�� Town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina ��Q (*TH p� February 24, 2021 To Whom It May Concern: Sludge Handling from Water Treatment Plant The Sedimentation Basin was equipped in 2014 with an automated sludge removal system that operates two days per week. The basin was cleaned prior to installation and the sludge collected is discharged to the Waste Water Treatment Plant. Sincerely, Darlene J. Butler Town Manager Spruce Pine, NC Post Office Box 189, Spruce Pine, North Carolina 28777-0189 Telephone: (828)765-3000 Fax: (828)765-3014 Website: www.sprucepine-nc.gov r r jj � n�'.I,....� :.'. L`-.. r 7 : .is .. t h 4, 1JI � ��. I .3_.-._] •;+... - �',.'�..� f :.,,, .. r i r57 � r:.`-`'3,. 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