NC0087602_Annual Performance_20210310

2020
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
for
Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority
Wastewater Operations
The Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority currently owns and operates four (4) wastewater
treatment facilities. The following report is a summary of the operation of the TWSA Plant #4
facility for the 2020 calendar year.
TWSA #4 WWTP
Location: 294 Clearwood Drive
Whittier, North Carolina 28789
Operator in Responsible Charge: Harvey Bingham, ORC
828-506-3323
or
Contact: Stan Bryson
Wastewater Operations Superintendent
1246 West Main St.
Sylva NC 28779
ph: 828-586-9318
The Whittier WWTP is now owned and operated by TWSA and is designated as TWSA #4. The
facility is operated under the authority of the following permit, as issued by the North Carolina
Div. of Water Resources: NC0087602 NPDES Discharge Permit
The TWSA #4 WWTP discharges from one outfall into the Tuckaseegee River which is in the
Little Tennessee River Basin. The plant process is a conventional activated sludge process with a
design capacity of 0.100 million gallon/day. The plant consists of the following unit processes,
influent pump station, manually cleaned bar screen, extended air activated sludge with secondary
clarification, tertiary filters and ultra -violet light disinfection facilities.
The average daily flow at the facility during the year 2020 was .010 mgd this represents 10% of
plant capacity and is a 5% decrease from 2019. The highest monthly average occurred in Feb
and was recorded as .027 mgd. This represents 27% of total plant capacity and was an 2%
increase from 2019. The highest daily recorded flow in 2020 was .138 mgd and occurred Feb
7th, 2020. This was the only day in 2020 when the recorded flow was greater than plant capacity.
There were no violations of permitted monthly, weekly or daily limits during the calendar
year. On average, there was a 95.7% reduction in the amount of pollutants in the water
after treatment.
The permit for this facility was renewed effective November 1, 2017 and will expire on Aug 31st'

2022.
Month
Flow
mgd
(Limit,
0.100 mgd)
2020
Monthly Performance Summary of Wastewater
Plant Operations
TWSA #4 WWTP (NC0087602)
Inf Bod
mg/I
Eff BOD
mg/I
(Limit, 30
mg/I)
Reduction
January
0.013
137.0
< 2.1
98.5
February
0.027
119.0
2.6
97.8
March
0.014
141.0
< 2.0
98.6
April
0.012
114.0
< 2.5
97.8
May
0.010
122.0
2.5
98.0
June
0.006
125.0
2.9
97.7
July
0.008
151.0
4.8
96.8
August
0.007
142.0
4.0
97.2
September
0.006
157.0
3.4
97.8
October
0.005
130.0
< 2.8
97.8
November
0.005
73.1
< 2.2
97.0
December
0.006
98.9
< 3.0
97.0
avg.
0.010
125.8
< 2.9
97.7
Month
Inf TSS
mg/I
Eff TSS
mg/I
(Limit, 30 mg/I)
reduction
Fecal
Coliform
per 100ml
(Limit,
200/100 mis)
January
201.0
6.8
96.6
< 4
February
163.0
15.9
90.2
< 4
March
176.0
6.6
96.3
< 4
April
107.0
< 6.0
94.4
< 4
May
131.0
8.5
93.5
< 4
June
143.0
11.8
91.7
< 4
July
223.0
18.6
91.7
< 13
August
205.0
14.0
93.2
< 4
September
192.0
10.0
94.8
< 4
October
216.0
5.5
97.5
< 4
November
133.0
5.3
96.0
< 7
December
72.9
< 8.1
88.9
< 4
avg.
163.6
9.8
93.7
< 5

Whittier WWTP Daily Flows Yearly Monthly Avg. 0,010
2020 Yearly Daily Avg. 0,010
Permitted Flow•0,100 mgd Yearly Daily Max. 0,138
Date Jan '20 Feb '20 Mar '20 Apr '20 May '20 June '20 July '20
Aug '20
Sep'20
Oct'20
Nov'20 Dec'20
R 1
0.012
0.000
0.000
0.007
0.019
0.006
0.015
0.008
0.020
0.005
0.000
0.035
2
0.003
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.015
0.017
0.032
0.008
0.009
0.000
0.004
0.007
r 3
0.014
0.000
0.037
0.000
0.015
0.011
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.026
0.004
4
0.000
0.018
0.025
0.006
0.009
0.006
0.004
0.043
0.001
0.000
0.008
0.000
r 5
0.000
0.013
0.015
0.007
0.028
0.002
0.002
0.005
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
6
0.014
0.044
0.014
0.006
0.013
0.000
0.002
0.014
0.001
0.014
0.000
0.000
r 7
0.028
0.138
0.000
0.020
0.010
0.001
0.008
0.000
0.003
0.010
0.000
0.000
P 8
0.016
0.019
0.000
0.007
0.001
0.000
0.000
0.002
0.002
0.003
0.000
0.020
R
0.009
0.019
0.007
0.008
0.010
0.017
0.002
0.002
0.023
0.000
0.013
0.020
10
0.003
0.013
0.023
0.000
0.009
0.015
0.000
0.009
0.003
0.000
0.008
0.000
11
0.006
0.073
0.009
0.003
0.009
0.007
0.001
0.028
0.000
0.001
0.000
0.000
12
0.007
0.053
0.012
0.003
0.020
0.001
0.001
0.000
0.000
0.009
0.001
0.000
13
0.014
0.058
0.000
0.036
0.015
0.000
0.004
0.000
0.000
0.032
0.004
0.000
14
0.034
0.042
0.011
0.047
0.000
0.001
0.032
0.000
0.000
0.007
0.005
0.000
R 15
0.032
0.032
0.012
0.015
0.002
0.000
0.006
0.004
0.027
0.000
0.005
0.018
16
0.019
0.032
0.007
0.008
0.004
0.015
0.000
0.003
0.003
0.000
0.006
0.012
17
0.020
0.015
0.023
0.015
0.004
0.011
0.000
0.006
0.001
0.000
0.026
0.000
18
0.004
0.043
0.013
0.004
0.005
0.009
0.000
0.017
0.005
0.001
0.005
0.000
E 19
0.004
0.030
0.013
0.004
0.024
0.001
0.000
0.008
0.000
0.000
0.006
0.000
20
0.007
0.027
0.008
0.009
0.013
0.000
0.000
0.001
0.000
0.031
0.000
0.000
R 21
0.013
0.002
0.001
0.032
0.011
0.000
0.033
0.002
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
22
0.032
0.010
0.001
0.016
0.001
0.000
0.016
0.004
0.011
0.000
0.000
0.020
r 23
0.014
0.011
0.009
0.012
0.010
0.010
0.008
0.004
0.006
0.000
0.000
0.005
24
0.014
0.006
0.039
0.008
0.010
0.020
0.008
0.008
0.000
0.000
0.015
0.000
25
0.009
0.047
0.059
0.010
0.009
0.006
0.009
0.027
0.001
0.000
0.005
0.001
26
0.009
0.022
0.024
0.010
0.017
0.003
0.008
0.010
0.003
0.000
0.000
0.007
27
0.009
0.016
0.010
0.009
0.027
0.000
0.013
0.007
0.003
0.024
0.000
0.007
28
0.027
0.011
0.015
0.026
0.010
0.001
0.037
0.000
0.000
0.006
0.000
0.002
I. 29
0.007
0.000
0.015
0.014
0.002
0.000
0.008
0.000
0.042
0.019
0.000
0.033
30
0.013
0.007
0.012
0.000
0.015
0.000
0.000
0.011
0.001
0.000
0.006
r 31
0.010
0.030
0.001
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
AVERAGE'
0.013
' 0.027
' 0.014
' 0.012
' 0.010
' 0.006
' 0.008
' 0.007
' 0.006
' 0.005
' 0.005
' 0.006
MAXINBJM
0.034
r 0.138
r 0.059
f 0.047
► 0.028
°' 0.020
r 0.037
r 0.043
f 0.042
r 0.032
°' 0.026
r 0.035
MINIMUM
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
' 0.000
0.000
' 0.000
0.000
0.000
' 0.000
0.000
' 0.000

The annual report of the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority Wastewater operations is
available to the public for review at the central offices located at 1246 West Main St. Sylva, NC
28779.
Notification of the availability of this report has been made to the customers or users of these
facilities through advertisements in the print media located in the geographic area the Authority
serves.
I certify under penalty of law that this report is complete and accurate to the best of my
knowledge. I further certify that this report has been made available to the user or customers of
the named system and that those users have been notified of its availability.
Stan Bryson
Wastewater Plant Operations Supt.
Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority
Dated: 3/10/21