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Home My WebLink AboutNC0021881_Permit Issuance_20050519NPDES DOCUMENT :MCANNINO COVER SHEET NPDES Permit: NC0021881 Lake Waccamaw 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: May 19, 2005 This document is printed on reuse paper - ignore any content on the re Terse side Michael F. Easley, Governor State of North Carolina William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek P.E., Director Division of Water Quality May 19, 2005 Michael Prostinak, Operator in Responsible Charge Town of Lake Waccamaw P. O. Box 145 Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina 28450 Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0021881 Lake Waccamaw WWTP Columbus County Dear Mr. Prostinak: The Division of Water Quality (the Division) hereby issues this final permit for the subject facility. This permit is issued to the Town of Lake Waccamaw 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 9, 1994, or as subsequently amended. Correction to the Draft Permit. Please note that the monitoringfrequency for Total Phosphorus (TP)'vas incorrectly listed in the draft permit as "monthly" (see effluent page). This error has been corrected for this final permit to read Quarterly (as required in your previous permit). RevisingBOD5 (Limits. Seasonal limits(summer and winter)for BODS are intended to provide additional protection to the receiving stream under drier summer conditions. However, the Division noted that your BODS limits were reversed (more stringent in the winter) contrary to the intent of these limits. Therefore, the Division has reversed these limits (summer BOD5 shall be 10.0 —15.0 mg/L; winter BOD5 shall be 11.0 and 16.5 mg/L) to correct this error. Revising Ammonia (NH3 as N) Limits. In cooperation with the EPA region 4, the Division has added Ammonia Weekly Average limits to permits across the state. Because the Town of Lake Waccamaw WWTP is a municipal discharger, Weekly Average limits are calculated as "Monthly Average values times three." This corresponds to new Weekly Averages of 6.0 mg/L (summer), and 12.0 mg/L (Winter). Concerning Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) Limit. Finally, in keeping with a newly adopted statewide standard for Total Residual Chlorine (TRC), the Division has added a TRC limit to your permit of 17 µg/L. This limit is consistent with protecting the receiving stream under "zero - flow" stream conditions (7Q10 and 30Q2 = 0.0 fps). Compliance to this limit shall commence 18 months from the permit effective date. AwifA NCDENR North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 (919) 733-5083 Customer Service 1 800 623-7748 Town of Lake Waccamaw Wastewater Treatment Plant Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0021881 Page 2 Concerning Pond Dredging — the Division has added a Special Condition to this permit requiring regular treatment -system pond dredging to prevent the escape of solids and nutrients into the effluent. As discussed with the Permittee, dredging of both ponds shall be completed within six months of the effective date of this permit (see Special Condition A.(3.). If any parts, measurement frequencies, or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days after receiving this letter. Your request must be in the form of a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and must be filed with the office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699- 6714. Unless such a demand is made, this permit shall be final and binding. This permit is not transferable except after notifying the Division of Water Quality. The Division may require modification, or revocation and re -issuance of this permit. Please notice that this permit does not affect your legal obligation to obtain other permits required by the Division of Water Quality, the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or other federal or local governments. If you have questions, or if we can be of further service, please contact Joe Corporon at [Joe.Corporon@ncmail.net] or call (919) 733-5083, extension 597. Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Mark McIntire Alan W. Klimek, P.E. cc: Central Files Wilmington Regional Office NPDES Unit Aquatic Toxicology Unit Permit NC0021881 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) 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 Lake Waccamaw hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from an outfall located at the Lake Waccamaw Wastewater Treatment Plant NCSR 1901, west of Lake Waccamaw Columbus County to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary of Bogue Swamp located within the Lumber River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective July 1, 2005. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2009. Signed this day May 19, 2005. ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Mark McIntire Alan W. Klimek, PE, Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit NC0021881 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked, and as of this 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 described herein. The Town of Lake Waccamaw is hereby authorized to: 1) Continue operating an existing wastewater treatment system that includes the following components: • an activated -sludge, extended -aeration basin (with two floating mechanical aerators), • a clarifier with sludge return, • two polishing ponds (in series with mechanical aerators), • a gaseous chlorine contact chamber, • continuous -recording flow meter, • two aerated sludge holding tanks, • a sludge drying bed (backup), and • an emergency generator. This facility is located at the Lake Waccamaw Wastewater Treatment Plant, off NCSR 1901 west of Lake Waccamaw in Columbus County. 2) Discharge from said :treatment facility through Outfall 001 at a specified location (see attached map) into an unnamed tributary to Bogue Swamp, a waterbody classified as C Swamp waters within the Lumber River Basin. ) • so.TheCone , , w\ 1 55- o f �--co �e • \ ... - -.�O ��R,. 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LL - . y- -ice �'..- '. - �..,. yy�. ._ IS18n l i7 - ,_ — ` ..u.. -ilk -d4 __,,_ .+�.- ti, --�'M•. _ -t yy — — ice-- .y4 - •� 41,. _.v -14- -.. --- :41.. - Town of Lake Waccamaw WWTP Receiving Stream: UT of Bogue Swamp Drainage Basin: Lumber River Latitude: 34° 16' 56" N Lon••itude: 78° 33' 30" W Sub -Basin: 03-07-56 Permitted Flow: 0.4 MGD State Grid / USGS Quad: J 24 SE/Lake Waccamaw, W Stream Class: C-Sw NPDES Permit NC0021881 Columbus County Permit NC0021881 A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning on July 1, 2005 and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge through Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below: 1 i ,,:, , o _; B+RS-; -f r. r, . ; ; u i tS - �' r' 1 i', _'M ¢� a. wo � -Fr ._� -, [' �= ,rL i x' ,i ' o ` ' _ r' s � 'On � y=�.� ..•t r era a; �,•� eekly� .: ( .r ; ;'- A►vera'" a �_ ;�D_.�ly, L t .' 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': fi , Samp101 Y��n .=ie•!�-' aim .: Flow (MGD) 0.4 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent BOD, 5 day, 20°C (April 1- October 31) 2 10.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Influent & Effluent BOD, 5 day, 20°C (November 1— March 31) 2 11.0 mg/L 16.5 mg/L Weekly Composite Influent & Effluent Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 2 11 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Influent & Effluent NH3 as N (April 1— October 31) 2.0 mg/L 6.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent NH3 as N (November 1— March 31) 4.0 mg/L 12.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200 / 100 ml 400 / 100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen Dail average > 5.0 m Weekly Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) 3 17 µg/L3 MeekGrab Effluent pH > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units 3/Week Grab Effluent Temperature (°C) Daily Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen (NO2-N + NO3-N + TKN) Monthly Composite Effluent Total Phosphorus Quarterly Composite Effluent Chronic Toxicity 4 Quarterly Composite Effluent Temperature, °C III Variable5 Grab U, D Dissolved Oxygen i'i Variable5 Grab U, D Footnotes: 1. U: approximately 100 feet upstream of the outfall. D: Downstream — 300 feet from the outfall. 2. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15 % of the respective influent values (i.e., 85% removal is required). 3. Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) shall be monitored only if chlorine is used to disinfect. Compliance to this permit limit shall commence 18 months from the permit effective date. 4. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) at 90 %; quarterly during March, June, September, December; See Special Condition A. (2.) 5. Variable: instream samples shall be collected upstream and downstream 3/week during the summer months of June Jul �August, and September; samples shall be collected weekly during the rest of the year. mg/L: milligrams per liter µg/L: micrograms per liter BOD: biochemical oxygen demand NH3 as N: ammonia as nitrogen ml: milliliter Special Conditions — the Permittee shall dredge settling ponds as prescribed herein (see A. (3.). Effluent shall contain no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts. Permit NC0021881 A. (2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY) The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 90 %. The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised February 1998, or subsequent versions or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -February 1998) or subsequent versions. The tests will be performed during the months of, March, June, September, and December. Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted fmal effluent discharge below all treatment processes. If the test procedure, performed as the first test of any single quarter, results in a failure or ChV below the permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in each of the two following months, as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -February 1998) or subsequent versions. The chronic value for multiple concentration tests will be determined using the geometric mean of the highest concentration having no detectable impairment of reproduction or survival and the lowest concentration that does have a detectable impairment of reproduction or survival. The definition of "detectable impairment," collection methods, exposure regimes, and further statistical methods are specified in the `North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised - February 1998) or subsequent versions. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWQ Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the following address: Attention: NC DENR / DWQ / Environmental Sciences Branch 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621 Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental Sciences Branch no later than 30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made. Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate signature. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of `No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Environmental Sciences Branch at the address cited above. Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be required during the following month. 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 permit may be re -opened 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, minimum control organism reproduction, and/or appropriate environmental controls) shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing, to be completed no later than the last day of the month following the month of initial monitoring. A. (3.) DREDGING OF SETTLING PONDS The permittee shall routinely dredge the treatment system settling ponds to remove solids and sediment. Pond bottom dredging is required at a frequency and to a depth sufficient to avoid carryover of solids and nitrogen to the effluent. The Permittee shall complete the first dredging event within six months of the effective date of this permit [no later than January 1, 2007]. FILE CONTENTS: Left e: RIMS Tracking Slip. O Old Tracking Slip. Right side: ❑ Streamline Package Sheet /Draft Permit Cover Letter. al,E 1' Draft Permit acility Map EW Fact Sheet. ❑ Permit Writer'.v Notes ❑ , Staff Report from Region p'/Old Permit r ermit Application. IDVPAcknowledgement Letter ❑ Permittee Re.sponses NPDES PERMIT DRAFT & FINAL CHECK LIST Facility ^ • w� a W " 1QTP Permit No. Odndrn NPDES Permit Writer: (to region, only if streamlined (add new policy to t; sum rize major changes to p= mit) (order: cover, sup.leme , map, effluent sheets, spcial conditions) (E-Map: includ- fa ' ty Outfalls; U and D samp - locations) (document permit writer's issues and re -issue logic) (if not in Facts Sheet -- chronology, strategy, DMR Review, RPA, etc.) (as appropriate -- not needed if streamlined) (Text, Effluent Sheets and Special Conditions) (New Permit or Renewal; any additional permittee correspondence) (NPDES Unit written response to Renewal Application) (to acknowledgement letter, if any) O Waste Load Allocation (reference date; notes if recalculated for current action) Note: Italics indica e special conditions not always required or applicable. /Submitted to nu, 11d40 •t -for Peer Review: Date B" Peer Review completed by fit' Public Notice System Update , - \a /Permit Mailed /' -Mailed �� J1.�.E— W (Regional Staff) by Date// Admin cutoff / 7 BIMS Update: Events Limits 15_,1*bs--s Date O Regional Office Review completed by Date ❑ Submitted to for Public Notice on : Notice Date ❑ EPA Review by VIA Review completed by initiated by Date initiated by Date 4j44C ❑ Additional Review by initiated by Date ❑ Additional Review completed by on: Date ❑ FINAL to Dave / Mike / Susan / Tom / or signature on 1 /" t lCs' Letter Dated ❑ Additional Review � y' Final Files transferred to Server (Permits Folder) . BIMS Update: Events Limits AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER publ, This PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. COMMISSION/NPDES UNIT ' 1417 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617 iCiOT1FICATION OF INTENT ,. TO ISSUE ANPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT On the basis of thorough staff review and applica- tion of NC General Stat- ute 143.21, Public law 92- 500 and other lawful standards and regula- tions, the North Carolina Environmental Manage- ment Commission pro- poses to issue a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater dis- charge permit to the per- son(s) listed below effec- tive 45 days from the publish date of this no- tice. Written comments re- garding the proposed permit will ,be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this no- tice. All comments re- ceived 'prior to that date are considered in the fi- nal determinations re- garding the proposed permit. The Director of the NC Division of Water Quality may decide to hold'a public meeting for the proposed permit should the Division re- ceive a significant degree of public interest. Copies of the draft permit and other supporting in- formation on file used to determine conditions present in the draft per- mit are available upon request and payment of the costs of reproduction. Mail comments and/or requests for information to the NC Division of Wa- ter Quality at the above address or call Ms. Caro- lyn Bryant at (919) 733- 5083, extension 520. Please include the NPDES permit number (attached) in any communication. Interested persons may also visit the Division of Water Quality at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-1148 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to review information on file. Georgia-Pacific Corpora- tion (NC0005801) has applied to renew its per- mit discharging to the Soules Swamp located within the Lumber River Basin. No parameters are water -quality limited. This discharge may affect fu- ture allocations to this re- ceiving stream. 1VIr111_, 1 Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of Said County and State, T. Weil-Tallmadge Who, being duly sworn or affirmed, according to the law, says that he/she is CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MANAGER of THE STAR -NEWS, INC., a corporation organized and doing business under the Laws of the State of North Carolina, and publishing a newspaper known as STAR -NEWS in the City of Wilmington PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION/NPDES UNIT 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617 NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE A NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT On the basis of thorough staff review and application of N was inserted in the aforesaid newspaper in space, and on dates as follows: 1/221x And at the time of such publication Star -News was a newspaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications prescribed by Sec. No. 1-597 G.S. of N.C. f.14J120 I g Title: CLASSIFIED ADVER. MGR Sworn or affirmed to, and suscribedbefore me this , A.D., _ - In Testimo year aforesaid. Whereof, I have hereunto set my day of gifiic.stmt2!zld and affixed•tet ?' day and 1.0 lNlo.rt Eublic VMy commission expires 1 day of , 20 Se PO,- C��.•� 4~ • tforegoing affidavit with the advertisement thereto annexed it is adjudged by the �'�ttlt't41`t the said 3perly made and that the summons has been duly and legally served on the defendant(s). •vi'm m>. 'cm ditc,... Ca a8mv LLa._�. ta,SuL='-::>Eoc 2 vim—ow.0'-�E ot, 2 i,.,a o�3`O�mE o E'O �j v1 ,;�gou°'—E VN�AN. a:0-00 , 1-1.3 1nv33;:rot.ErYyca.+"_�a[Ec..—E� o .'-+S ur cu N2 •E+,W.v+€oE .YdiE.o �*y cm Coy oQpLoo.�u��Ec��mti�yv al as V o CiI o ,p._ n 0 io z3 nz 04- Vi Eft o.� Clerk of Superior Court DENR/DWQ FACT SHEET FOR NPDES PERMIT DEVELOPMENT NPDES Permit NC0021881 Facility Information Applicant/Facility Name: Town of Lake Waccamaw Applicant Address: P.O. Box 145, Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina 28450 Facility Address: NCSR 1901, west of Lake Waccamaw Permitted Flow 0.4 MGD Type of Waste: 100% Domestic Facility Class/Permit Status: Grade II / Renewal County: Robeson Miscellaneous Receiving Stream: ii UT of Bogue Swamp Regional Office: WiRO Stream Clasif cation: C-Sw USGS Topo Quads: J24SE / Lake Waccamaw, W 303(d) Listed?: No Permit Writer: Joe Corporon Subbasin: 03-07-56 Date: January 13, 2005 Drainage Area (mi2): < 0.1 7�",.x S -,- ; ✓ J7^Y " , Summer 7Q10 (cfs) 0 Winter 7Q10 (cfs): 0 Average Flow (cfs): < 0.1 IWC (%) 0.4 MGD: 100 (zero -flow) SUMMARY OF FACILITY AND WASTELOAD ALLOCATION This facility supports no industry and has no pretreatment program. The existing treatment system consists of an activated -sludge, extended aeration basin with two floating mechanical aerators, a clarifier with sludge return, two polishing ponds (in series with mechanical aerators), a gaseous chlorine contact chamber, continuous -recording flow meter, two aerated sludge holding tanks, a sludge drying bed (backup), and an emergency generator. TOXICITY TESTING: Current Requirement: Recommended COMPLIANCE Adjustment: SUMMARY: Required for discharge under "zero -flow condition, Chronic P/F @ 90 %. None. This facility failed toxicity once during the previous permit cycle (December of 2002), but reported "pass';I for seven quarters subsequent to March 2003. This facility has a long history of fecal coliform and dissolved oxygen (DO) limit violations, spanning 2001 through 2004, with many Notices of Violation (NOV) proceeding to enforcement action (see BIMS Report dated 13Jan05). Contrary to the permit, the permittee routinely reports receiving -stream pH and TSS instead of DO. Notes will be added to the permit cover letter pointing out this permit violation. l'oun rrfV bake Waccamaw Fact Slice e ;NI'I)I:S Renewal PaQt I Recommended Adjustment: According to Wilmington Regional Office's Staff Report (Ed Beck, 25Mar04), settling ponds operated in series need routine dredging to avoid carryover of solids and nitrogen to the effluent. A dredging schedule will be added as permit Special Condition. INSTREAM MONITORING: Current Requirement: Upstream and downstream for dissolved oxygen and temperature under "zero -flow conditions. Recommended Adjustment: None PROPOSED CHANGES: The Division noted that, contrary to logic, permit limits for BOD5 are lower during wetter winter conditions than during dryer summer conditions. These limits have been in effect since prior to 1987. Therefore, for this renewal these limits will be reversed to read summer: 10.0 & 15.0 mg/L —winter: 11.0 & 16.5 mg/L to protect seasonally variable conditions. PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE: Draft Permit to Public Notice: Permit Scheduled to Issue: January 19, 2005 March 14, 2005 STATE CONTACT: If you have any questions on any of the above information or on the attached permit, please contact Joe Corporon at (919) 733-5038 ext. 597. NAME: DATE: REGIONAL OFFICE COMMENTS: NAME: DATE: -ie:TLRQUALITY POINT SOURCE BRANCH e:fi F (f REGIONAL SUPERVISOR COMMENTS: N i4e- 7)a_Et)61 iv G- SAC HeTh.,LEF" �E 4-410 i-H — 'Co t/O.& A ierrsQ 4- 'Thte/`l <}r�ib�iJ1.S A SFLCt&L Cv,-t b,'tti rs( ON Thee ScLpPL ,1-t (7 (� oixe-4 Srl&e", -t-se&-eee is 44 etia a •'ri.16 /� __ NAME:�C"i j(- DATE: ///9/!? i� /t CeWS erreA Cel t L i L y NPDES SUPERVISOR COMMENTS: NAME: DATE: Town of Lake \Paccarnaw WWTP Fact Sheet NPDES Renewal Page 2 Draft Permit Reviews Subject: Draft Permit Reviews From: John Giorgino <john.giorgino@ncmail.net> Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:15:16 -0500 To: Joe Corporon <Joe.Corporon@ncmail.net> Hi Joe, I have reviewed the following draft permits: NC0021881 (Lake Waccamaw) - the bottom of the map page lists the PF @ 1.1 MGD, this should be 0.4MGD. ) NC0058301 (Lumberton Power) - no comments NC0042269 (Bunn WWTP) - no comments Thanks for forwarding them to me. John Giorgino Environmental Biologist North Carolina Division of Water Quality Environmental Sciences Section Aquatic Toxicology Unit Mailing Address: 1621 MSC Raleigh, NC 27699-1621 Office: 919 733-2136 Fax: 919 733-9959 Email: John.Giorgino@ncmail.net Web Page: http://www.esb.enr.state.nc.us 1 of 1 2/15/2005 7:46 AM Re: Lake Waccamaw Subject: Re: Lake, Waccamaw From: Joe Corporon <joe.corporon@ncmail.net> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 15:37:45 -0500 To: Ed Beck <Ed.Beck@ncmail.net> Okay do we want to give them a deadline to solve an immediate problem? Ed Beck wrote: Joe I suggest the 'following: The polishing ponds shall be evaluated for solids buildup at least every three years and maintenance action shall be taken as necessary to avoid excessive solids accumulation.' Thanks Ed 1 of 1 5/16/2005 10:40 AM j?S S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA • - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION/NPDES UNI 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH. NC 27699-1617 NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE A NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT On the basis of thorough staff review and applica- tion of NC General Stat- ute 143.21, Public law 92- 500 and other lawful standards and regula- tions, the North Carolina Enviironmenta) Manage-, ment .Commission pro- poses,tb issue a -National Pollutant Discharge Elirnination Systdm (NPDES) wastewater dis- charge permit to the per- son(s) listed below effec- tive 45 days • from the publish date of this no- tice. Written comments re- garding the proposed perrnit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this no- tice. All comments re- ceived prior to that date are considered in the fi- nal determinations re- garding the proposed permit. the Director of the NC Division of Water Quality may decide to hold'a public meeting for the proposed permit should the Division re- ceive a significant degree of public interest. Copies of the draft permit and other supporting in- formation on fife used to determine • conditions present in the draft per- mit are available upon request and payment of the costs of reproduction. Mail comments and/or requests for information to the NC Division of Wa- ter Quality at the above address or call Ms. Caro- lyn Bryant at (919) 733- 5083, extension 520. Please include the NPDES perrnit number (attached) in any communication. Interested personsmay also visit the Division of Water Quality at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-1148 between the hours of B:00 a.m. and 5:0D p.rn. to review information on fite. 1, Georgia-Pacific Corpora- "" -"I P tion (NC0005801) has applied to renew its per- mit discharging to the This 5oules Swamp located within the Lumber River Basin. No parameters are water -quality limited. This discharge may affect fu- ture allocations to this re- ceiving stream. [VIt 1 L 1 v:. Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of Said County and State, T. Weil-Tallnladge Who, being duly sworn or affirmed, according to the law, says that he/she is CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MANAGER of THE STAR -NEWS, INC., a corporation organized and doing business under the Laws of the State of North Carolina, and publishing a newspaper known as STAR -NEWS in the City of Wilmington PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION/NPDES UNIT 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH, IVC 27699-1617 NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE A NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT On the basis of thorough staff review and application of N was inserted in the aforesaid newspaper in space, and on dates as follows: 1/22 lx And at the time of such publication Star -News was a newspaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications prescribed by Sec. No. 1-597 G.S. of N.C- Title: Sworn or affirmed to, and subscribed before me this , A.D., J In Testimony) Whereof, I have hereunto set my year aforesaid. My commission expires CLASSIFIED ADVER. MGR /12 day of setgetub. i d and affixed is tl s '{ ; day and 444, y "IAN \1 tforegoing affidavit with the advertisement thereto annexed it is adjudged by the Claff t'ft�at the said Jperly made and that the summons has been duly and legally served on the defendant(s). day of i.Ql'C() , 20 0 N�T�CN °U w•_cyw co, E-o- QLL°�w " u'C951 y°°iaoy rl Vi y.uc om roEm Eq� m. o •oz �c,m °Lu0'i wow • aonv 10 •t 1e33>a1Ero0L w N 3° U— VJ ro c ,O. LT co wary Uo v=p3m Lmr6v,,,u Eublic Clerk of Superior Court ,-05 11:34am From -STAR NEWS 9103432129 T-T8T P 01/01 F-080 Order: W001981139 Pubs: 1,15 Rate: L9 Phone: (919) 733-5083 Class: 0001 Charges: $ 0.00 Account: N7335083 Start Date: 01/22/2005 List Price: $ 220.80 Name: Young, Sarah Stop Date: 01/22/2005 Payments: 0.0 Firm: NCDENR/DWQ/NPDES Insertions: 2 Balance:$ $ 220.80 PUBLII: NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRC.NMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION/NPOES uNIT 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH, N.: 2'699.1617 NOTIrICATu)N OF INTENT TO ISSUi: A NPOES WASTEWATER PERMIT On the basis or thorough stall review and appllca• [Ion of NC General Stat- ure 143.21. Public law 92- 500 and other lawful Standards and reputa- tions. the North [aro ma Environmental Manage- ment Com.nis;lon pro- poses to Is5lea National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systom (NPDES) waitewater dis- charge porrrit to the per- sons) fisted below erfec- tivc 45 da rs from the publish Matt of tnls no- tice. Written comments re- garding thl proposed Permit will bo accepted until 30 da rs actor the oubllsn date or trlls no- tice. Ad Cnminiants re- ceived prior to th8t date are considered in the fi- nal determ•nations re- garding thri proposed permit Tf1l Director of the NC Division of Water Quality may decide to hold a public' mr:etin9 for the proposed permit Should the Division re- celve a SidnJIrcant dogree of public mte est. Copies of tho draft permit and other st whirring In- formation on file used to deterrrtlne conditions present ,n the draft per- mit are ay.U8lIa upon request and payment of the costs of reproduction. Mad commt nrs anglor requester for Intormetron r0 the NC ClIiISion of Wa• ter Quality a.: the above address or Cf II Ms. Caro- lyn Bryant al (919) 733- 5083. extension 520. Please includr- tho NPDE5 permit numbs, (attached) in any communication Interested porsons may also viSit the Division of Water Quallrs at 512 N Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-11.18 between tho hours or 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to review Information on Ile. Georpla•Paclflc Corpora. tion (NC0005801) has applied to renew Its per- mit dischargln11 to the Soutes Swamp located within the Lumber River Basle, No parameters ore water-quallty limited. This discharge may affect Tu- ture allocations to this re- ceiving stream Georgia-Pacific i:orp. has applied for renewal of the NPDES permit for its Whitovdle Tlmbar Facility (permit number NC0072168) lo':aced In Columbus [Guilty. This facility dISCheroes wet- decklnp wastewaters into Soutes Swamp, a class C- 5wamp water in the Lumber River Bt.sin. Cur- rently, no parameters to this discharge are water Quality Ilrnitmd, however this discharge may Im- pact future .,uocatron within the acervtng stream. The Town of Latta Wac- camaw WWTP (NC0021881) ha:. applied to renew its puma for discharging to the vogue Swamp located with the Lumoer River Basin. BODS. ammoniii, fecal collroml, and total resid- ual chlorine (TRC) are wa- ter•quauty gmitc•d. This dischargu may umit fu• Lure allocations to the re- ceiving stream vd-Ad otptd Ac\-' kaA ,/aa A)1\0}JkV FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED RENEWAL Permit Number /% au Z� Facility Name LG JfrCc,4M4 ) Reviewer £i/4 ,tJ t� Basin/Sub-basin l vtiv AIL/ fjfrri,I _ .D,307519 ReceivingStream (' r o L Stream Classification in permit G Stream Classification in BIMS Is the stream impaired (listed on 303(d))? a' ASZAl4/ IfIs stream mgonitorin required? ASS Do they naed NH3 limit(s)? AS Do they need TRC limit(s)? Ycs Do they have whole -effluent toxicity testing? Ai Are there special conditions? 4/a Any obvious compliance concerns? Y&s , /0( _ fr/.�+" J Existing Expiration Date ly aVoy# Proposed Expiration Date 7/3 //0 f Miscellaneous Comments: 1,/, A / / f, te; 07 I If expedited, is this a simpler permit or a more difficult one? . Water Quality Section/Point Source Branch NPDES Unit September 4, 2003 MEMORANDUM To: NPDES Unit Staff From: Tor Fields Subject: Summaryof 7/24/03 Lumber River Basin Meeting Potential Permit Modifications Needed for Assessed Facilities (August 1999- May 2003). NC0005762 West Point Stevens, Inc The Wagram plant does not provide chlorination. As a result the permittee had multiple civil assessments for violations over the two-year period. One whole effluent toxicity violation and seven fecal limit violations (including one for fecal and pH) were recorded. Their fines totaled $6526.99. Recommended action: Compel chlorination and dechlorination. NC0020729 Town of Fair Bluff This facility has incurred civil assessments for limit violations of flow, fecal, TRC, and BOD. Fines total $6901.73 (reduced to $3151.73). Concerns include are grease accumulations in the plant, I/I, grit, and reduced retention time. This facility has had a sewer moratorium since 7/98 due to I/I problems. Their fecal violations can be attributed to inadequate Cl feed equipment. Recommended action: Place wastewater management plan (WWMP) requirement in permit. Specifically require a facilities assessment and an optimization plan for grit removal/disposal and chlorination. Also add oil and grease monitoring. NC0044725 Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission This facility has had civil assessments for limit violations totaling $2701.91. All three assessments were for fecal coliform levels. Though the plant upgrades are complete, the WWTP failed a 3/01 toxicity test. Recommended action: Require WWMP, specifically a Biosolids Management Plan. II NC0026921 Town of Parkton Facility has been assessed civil assessments for whole effluent toxicity and limit violations on eleven occasions. Causes of limit violations were fecal, TRC, BOD and Hg. The assessments total $26,075.45.' Fayetteville Regional Office continues to work with the ORC. The facility has received a CWMTF grant for I/I. The facility play be connecting to Red Springs (NC0025577). * Connection to Fayetteville PWC WWTP is another possibility. Recommended action: Add EAA requirement. • NC0049514 Pilkington North America Inc Permittee has been assessed for civil violations on eight separate occasions. The limit violations were for TP, O&G, pH, and TSS. Fines total $7798.20. The facility is investigating the cause of their oil and grease problems and have discussed connecting to LMAC (NC0044725). Recommended action: Place EAA requirement in permit. The Facility needs to evaluate the possibility of connecting to LMAC. NC0021881 Town of Lake Waccamaw Permittee has had three civil assessments for fecal limit violations, one of which also included a violation of NH3N limits. The town has been fined for $2121.65. An unsatisfactory sludge storage capacity at the plant contributes to loss of solids during heavy rain events. In 2001 the sludge buildup was observed in the receiving stream. The permittee was also non -compliant with its toxicity limit in 12/02 and 2/03, and there are I/I problems within the collection system. Recommended action: Require WWMP, specifically a Biosolids Management Plan. NC0021920 City of Whiteville This facility has been assessed for civil violations of whole effluent toxicity on four occasions. Penalties total $9102.72. An ATC was issued in 2/03 for the installation of a grit removal facility (plant experienced problems with sand accumulation). Two letters sent in 2/03 and 4/03 expressed concerns regarding the structural integrity of the plant's aeration and oxidation ditches. The system also has problems with Zn from a SIU (Conflande) and associated storm water issues. Recommended action: Require WWMP, specifically a Biosolids Management Plan. NC0020656 Laurinburg Leiths Creek This permittee has not violated its permit requirements. Recommended action: Require WWMP, specifically a Biosolids Management Plan. iT\SG I (o 11 SOC PRIORITY PROJECT: YES NO If Yes, SOC No. To: NPDES Permits Unit Water Quality Section I_/:) ---" --- Attention: Charles Weave4J► n {7 (Review Engineer) !�,+r il-— ,i Date: March 25, 2004 ~:-. i MAR 2 6 2004 NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION County: Columbus Permit No. NC0021881 PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Facility and Address: Town of Lake Waccamaw Post Office Box 145 Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina 28450 2. Date of Investigation: March 17, 2004 3. Report Prepared by: Edward Beck 4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Michael Prostinak, ORC (910) 646-3700 Lloyd William Payne, Town Manager 5. Directions to Site: Traveling west on US Highway 74/76 in Columbus County, exit at Lake Waccamaw onto NCSR 1735. Travel to the lake and continue around the lake in a westerly direction for a distance of approximately 2.8 miles until the road turns sharply to the left and becomes NCSR 1901. Travel approximately 0.5 mile and turn left (south) onto a dirt road, which is the entrance road to the wastewater treatment plant. 6. Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge points: Latitude: 34 16' 56" Longitude: 78 33' 30" Attach a USGS map extract and indicate treatment facility site and discharge point on map. U.S.G.S. Quad No: S 47 U.S.G.S. Quad Name: Lake Waccamaw 7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application? Yes 8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): The treatment plant site is at elevation 45 to 50 feet msl. It is probably within the 100 year flood plane. 9. Location of nearest dwelling: There are no dwellings within 0.5 mile. 10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: Unnamed Tributary to Bogue Swamp a. Classification: Class C SW b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: 03-07-56 c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: Broad swamp that is tributary to Waccamaw River. PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS 1. a. Volume of Wastewater to be permitted: 0.40 MGD b. What is the current permitted flow limit? 0.40 MGD c. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility? 0.4 MGD d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous Authorizations to Construct issued in the previous two years: None e. Please provide a description of existing or substantially constructed wastewater treatment facilities: The existing treatment system is an activated sludge, extended aeration plant consisting of a bar screen, grit channel, an extended aeration basin with two floating mechanical aerators, a clarifier with sludge return, two polishing ponds in series with one mechanical aerator, a gaseous chlorine contact chamber, continuous recording flow meter, two aerated sludge holding tanks, a backup sludge drying bed and an emergency generator. f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater treatment facilities: No upgrades are proposed g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: Chlorine and ammonia h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): not needed 2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme: a. If residuals are being land applied, please specify DWQ Permit No. WQ0000783 Residuals Contractor: S & B Maintenance, Inc. Telephone No.: (910) 253-4689 b. Residuals stabilization: PSRP 3. Treatment plant classification: Gradell 4. SIC Code(s): 4952 Wastewater Code(s) Primary: 01 Secondary: Main Treatment Unit Code: 2 5 3 PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION 1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant Funds or are any public monies involved? No 2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity) requests: 3. Important SOC, JOC or Compliance Schedule dates: NA 4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation: Has the facility evaluated all of the non -discharge options available? Please provide regional perspective for each option evaluated. Spray Irrigation: Insufficient suitable soil. Connection to Regional Sewer System: The system is the largest treatment system in the area. Subsurface: Not feasible. PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS The treatment system has been in operation for about twenty years. It is not very sophisticated and relies heavily on the two polishing ponds to remove solids washed through the plant during periods of high flows due to severe I&I. The town has done some I&I repair work and has applied for grants to fund additional repairs. The town has received a request from the Town of Bolton to serve that currently unsewered area, but needs to reduce its flow rates to avoid the requirements of the 80/90 rule prior to making the commitment. The plant is currently configured and operated in a manner that is somewhat different from the original design. The influent flow meter has been removed and flow is being measured at the effluent. The clarifier has a square weir mounted near the center of the unit instead of the original perimeter weir. The unit has a mechanical sludge scraper but no surface skimmer. A one to two foot segment of the perimeter baffle has been removed allowing flow from the surface to directly enter the adjacent sludge pump tank. This appears to offer some sludge skimming function and doesn't appear to result in excessive liquid in the sludge handling system. The settling ponds are operated in series but one can be bypassed to perform maintenance. There was a fairly heavy covering of duck weed and warm weather brings algae problems. The operator plans to try using barley hay to control algae. Routine dredging of solids from the bottom of the ponds is required to avoid carryover of solids and nitrogen to the effluent. This aintenance is planned for this year. Jv.e.cJ5 j -(z, The plant appears to perform well when flow rates are not excessive. Control of I&I should allow the plant to achieve compliance on a more regular basis. It is recommended that the permit be reissued for a period of five years. Signature of Report Preparer Water Quality Regional Supervisor Date cc: Wilmington Regional Files Central Files Ed Beck cz.riak ‘--Wr'aCCAW/leati}- ON THE SHORES OF NORTH CAROLINA'S LARGEST NATURAL LAKE P.O. Box 145 Lake Waccarnaw, North Carolina 28450 (910) 646-3700 (910) 646-3860 Fax email lakewaccamawi@ncez.net February 3, 2004 Point Source Compliance/Enforcement Unit Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 ATTN: Valery Stephens SUBJECT: Dear Ms. Stephens: Member N,C Laa of Municlpatica NPDES Permit renewal application Permit NC0021881 Lake Waccamaw WWTP Columbus County Enclosed please find two copies of Lake Waccamaw's application for renewal of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Our sludge management is really quite simple. We have two 30,000 gallon digesters. We waste sludge to these units where the sludge is thickened and stabilized. Once the sludge is stabilized, S&B Maintenance of Bolivia picks the sludge up and land applies it to fields that they have permitted for that purpose. S&B Maintenance land applies our sludge as needed and that is usually 4 to 6 times per year. If you have any further questions or you need any additional information, please call me at 910-646-3700. Sincerely, Michael Prostinak Interim Town Manager FACILITY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: Lake Waccamaw WWTP NC0021881 FORM 2A NPDES PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: Renewal RIVER BASIN: Lumber APPLICATION OVERVIEW Form 2A has been developed in a modular format and consists of a "Basic Application Information packet and a "Supplemental, Application Information" packet. The Basic Application Information packet is divided into two parts. All applicants must complete Parts A and C. Applicants with a design flow greater than or equal to 0.1 mgd must also complete Part B. Some applicants must also complete the Supplemental Application Information packet. The following items explain which parts of Form 2A you must complete. BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION: A. Basic Application Information for all Applicants. All applicants must complete questions A.1 through A.8. A treatment works that discharges effluent to surface waters of the United States must also answer questions A.9 through A.12. B. Additional Application Information for Applicants with a Design Mow _> 0.1 mgd. All treatment works that have design flows g g greater than or equal to 0.1 million gallons per day must complete questions B.1 through B.6. C. Certification. All applicants must complete Part C (Certification). SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION INFORMATION: D. Expanded Effluent Testing Data. A treatment works that discharges effluent to surface waters of the United States and meets one or more of the following criteria must complete Part D (Expanded Effluent Testing Data): 1. Has a design flow rate greater than or equal to 1 mgd, 2. Is required to have a pretreatment program (or has one in place), or 3. Is otherwise required by the permitting authority to provide the information. E. Toxicity Testing Data. A treatment works that meets one or more of the following criteria must complete Part E (Toxicity Testing Data): 1. Has a design flow rate greater than or equal to 1 mgd, 2. Is required to have a pretreatment program (or has one in place), or 3. Is otherwise required by the permitting authority to submit results of toxicity testing. F. Industrial User Discharges and RCRA/CERCLA Wastes. A treatment works that accepts process wastewater from any significant industrial users (SIUs) or receives RCRA or CERCLA wastes must complete Part F (Industrial User Discharges and RCRA/CERCLA Wastes). SIUs are defined as: 1. All industrial users subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards under 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 403.6 and 40 CFR Chapter 1, Subchapter N (see instructions); and 2. Any other industrial user that a. Discharges an average of 25,000 gallons per day or more of process wastewater to the treatment works (with certain exclusions); or b. Contributes a process wastestream that makes up 5 percent or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the treatment plant or c. Is designated as an SIU by the control authority. G. Combined Sewer Systems. A treatment works that has a combined sewer system must complete Part G (Combined Sewer Systems). ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE PART C (CERTIFICATION) FACILITY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: Lake Waccamaw WWTI!, NC0021881 BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: Renewa1 RIVER BASIN: T,am er PART A. BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS: All treatment works must complete questions A.1 through A.8 of this Basic Application !nformation Packet. A.1. Facility Information. Facility Name Mailing Address Lakes Warramaw WWTP P.O. Box 145 L ake Waccamaw, NC 28450 Contact Person Michael Pro s t i n a k rule ORC -- WWTP Telephone Number ( 910 6 4 6- 3 7 0 0 Facility Address 0n SR1901 West of Lake (not P.O. Box) Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450 A.2. Applicant Information. If the applicant is different from the above, provide the following: Applicant Name Same Mailing Address Contact Person Title Telephone Number Is the applicant the owner or operator (or both) of the treatment works? ❑ owner 1M operator Indicate whether correspondence regarding this permit should be directed to the facility or the applicant. gi facility ❑ applicant A.3. Existing Environmental Permits. Provide the permit number of any existing environmental permits that have been issued to the treatment works (include state -issued permits). NPDES UIC RCRA MC0021881 PSD Other Other A.4. Collection System Information. Provide information on municipalities and areas served by the facility. Provide the name and population of each entity and, if known, provide information on the type of collection system (combined vs. separate) and its ownership (municipal, private, etc.). Name Population Served Type of Collection System Ownership Town of Lake Waccamaw 1393 Sanitary Sewer Municipality Total population served 1393 FACIUTY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: Lake Waccamaw WWTP NC0021881 PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: Renewal RIVER BASIN: Lumber A.5. Indian Country. a. Is the treatment works located in Indian Country? ❑ Yes , JO No b. Does the treatment works discharge to a receiving water that is either in Indian Country or that is upstream from (and eventually flows through) Indian Country? ❑ Yes J No A.6. Flow. Indicate the design flow rate of the treatment plant (i.e., the wastewater flow rate that the plant was built to handle). Also provide the average daily flow rate and maximum daily flow rate for each of the last three years. Each year's data must be based on a 12-month time period with the 12th month of "this year" occurring no more than three months prior to this application submittal. a. Design flow rate . 400 mgd b. ¶ Annual average daily flow rate Two Years Ago Last Year This Year .243 .259 .226 c. Maximum daily flow rate . 7 71 .97R 721 A.7. Collection System. Indicate the type(s) of collection system(s) used by the treatment plant. Check all that apply. Also estimate the percent contribution (by miles) of each. DC Separate sanitary sewer 10 0 % 0 Combined (storm and sanitary sewer % A.8. Discharges and Other Disposal Methods. a. Does the treatment works discharge effluent to waters of the U.S.? IXII Yes 0 No If yes, list how many of each of the following types of discharge points the treatment works uses: i. Discharges of treated effluent 1 ii. Discharges of untreated or partially treated effluent 0 Combined sewer overflow points iv. Constructed emergency overflows (prior to the headworks) v. Other b. Does the treatment works discharge effluent to basins, ponds, or other surface impoundments that do not have outlets for discharge to waters of the U.S.? 0 Yes If yes, provide the following for each surface impoundment: Location: 0 0 No Annual average daily volume discharge to surface Impoundment(s) Is discharge ❑ continuous or ❑ intermittent? c. Does the treatment works land -apply treated wastewater? If yes, provide the following for each land application site: Location: Number of acres: Annual average daily volume applied to site: Is land application mgd ❑ Yes fo No mgd 0 continuous or ❑ intermittent? d. Does the treatment works discharge or transport treated or untreated wastewater to another treatment works? 0 Yes 1 No FACILITY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: Lake Waccamaw WWTP'N00021881 PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: Renewal RIVER BASIN: Lumber If yes, describe the mean(s) by which the wastewater from the treatment works is discharged or transported to the other treatment works (e.g., tank truck, pipe). If transport is by a party other than the applicant, provide: Transporter Name Mailing Address Contact Person Title Telephone Number ( ) For each treatment works that receives this discharge, provide the following: Name Mailing Address Contact Person Title Telephone Number ( ) If known, provide the NPDES permit number of the treatment works that receives this discharge Provide the average daily flow rate from the treatment works into the receiving facility. mgd e. Does the treatment works discharge or dispose of its wastewater in a manner not included in A.8. through A.8.d above (e.g., underground percolation, well injection): ❑ Yes 10 No If yes, provide the following for each disposal method: Description of method (including location and size of site(s) if applicable): Annual daily volume disposed by this method: Is disposal through this method 0 continuous or 0 intermittent? FACIUTY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: Lake Waccamaw WWT'P NC0021881 PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: Renewal RIVER BASIN: Lumber WASTEWATER DISCHARGES: If you answered "Yes" to question A.8.a, complete questions A.9 throuqh A.12 once for each outfall (including bypass points) through which effluent is discharged. Do not include information on combined sewer overflows in this section. If you answered "No" to question A.8.a, go to Part 8, "Additional Application Information for Applicants with a Design Flow Greater than or Equal to 0.1 mgd." A.9. Description of Outfall. a. Outfall number 001 b. Location Lake Waccamaw 28450 (City or town, if applicable) Rip Code) Columbus (County) 78° 33' 28" NC (State) 34 ° 1 6 1 r;h t, (Latitude) (Longitude) c. Distance from shore (if applicable) N/A ft. d. Depth below surface (d applicable) N / A ft. e. Average daily flow rate .226 mgd f. Does this outfall have either an intermittent or a periodic discharge? 0 Yes If yes, provide the fallowing information: Number f times per year discharge occurs: Average duration of each discharge: Average flow per discharge: Months in which discharge occurs: g. Is outfall equipped with a diffuser? A.10. Description of Receiving Waters. k7 No (go to A.9.g.) mgd 0 Yes DcNo a. Name of receiving water Bogue Swamp (Waccamaw River) b. Name of watershed (d known) United States Soil,Conservation Service 14-digit watershed code (if known): c. Name of State Management/River Basin (d known): Lumber River Basin United States Geological Survey 8-digit hydrologic cataloging unit code (if known): d. Critical low flow ofreceiving stream (if applicable) acute cfs chronic cis e. Total hardness of receiving stream at critical low flow (if applicable): mg/l of CaCO3 FACILITY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: Lake Waccamaw WWTP NC0021881 PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: Renewal RIVER BASIN: Lumber A.11. Description of Treatment a. What level of treatment are provided? Check all that apply. • Primary! E Secondary ■ Advanced ❑ Other. Describe: b. Indicate the following removal rates (as applicable): Design BODE removal or Design CBOD5 removal 8 5 9 % Design SS removal 85 % Design P removal % Design N removal % Other % c. What type of disinfection Chlorine is used for the effluent from this outfall? If disinfection varies by season, please describe: Gas If disinfection is by Does the treatment chlorination is dechlorination used for this outfall? 0 Yes 12 No plant have post aeration? 0 Yes ® No A.12. Effluent Testing Information. All Applicants that discharge to waters of the US must provide effluent testing data for the following parameters. Provide the indicated effluent testing required by the permitting authority for each outfall through which effluent is discharged. Do not include information on combined sewer overflows in this section. All information reported must be based on data collected through analysis conducted using 40 CFR Part 136 methods. In addition, this data must comply with QA/QC requirements of 40 CFR Part 136 and other appropriate QA/QC requirements for standard methods for analytes not addressed by 40 CFR Part 136. At a minimum, effluent testi' g data must be based on at least three samples and must be no more than four and one-half years apart. II Outfali number. 001 PARAMETER MAXIMUM DAILY VALUE AVERAGE DAILY VALUE Value Units Value Units Number of Samples pH (Minimum) 7.8 s.u. pH (Maximum) q.9 s.u. A Flow Rate .960 M{,n . 238 MGl7 1460 Temperature (Winter) 24.6 C 12.7 C 720 Temperature (Summer) 29.0 C 22.4 C 720 " For pH please report a minimum and a maximum daily value POLLUTANT MAXIMUM DAILY DISCHARGE AVERAGE DAILY DISCHARGE ANALYTICAL MLlMDL Conc. Units Conc. Units Number of Samples METHOD CONVENTIONAL AND NON CONVENTIONAL COMPOUNDS BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN 'SODS 23.0 mg/1 2.9 mg/1 208 SM 5210B t2 mg/1 DEMAND (Report one) CBOD5 FECALCOLIFORM 9000 #/100ML 49.7 #/100MT, 208 SM9222D 41/100m./h TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS, (TSS) 26.0 mq/1 6.4 mq/1 208 SM2590D 41.0 mg/1 END OF PART A. REFER TO THE APPLICATION OVERVIEW (PAGE 1) TO DETERMINE WHICH OTHER PARTS OF FORM 2A YOU MUST COMPLETE FACILITY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: Lake Waccamaw WWTP NC0021881 BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: RIVER BASIN: Renewal Lumber PART B. ADDITIONAL APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS WiTH A DESIGN FLOW GREAT EQUAL TO 0.1 MGD (100,000 gallons per day). ER THAN OR All applicants with a design flow rate > 0.1 mgd must answer questions 8.1 through B.6. All others gotoPart C (Certification). B.1. Inflow and infiltration. � Estimate the average number of gallons � ' a e rcation). g 9 per day that flow into the treatment works from inflow and/or infiltration. 20.000 - 200.000 gpd Briefly explain any steps underway or planned to minimize inflow and infiltration. Engineering Study completed. $400,000 Grant in han d nd another $550,000 B.2. Topographic Map. Attach to this application a to map must show the outline of the facility and the folliowiing inforaphic rmatiof on. (You (You may sarea ubmit more than oat least one rne le beyond if one maplity p dopes not shown This area.) the entire a. The area surrounding the treatment plant, including all unit processes. b. The major pipes or other structures through which wastewater enters the treatment works and the treated wastewater is'!discha ed from the treatmentplant. Include outfalls frombypass piping,pipesor other structures through which � if applicable. c. Each well where wastewater from the treatment plant is injected underground. d. Wells, springs, other surface water bodies, and drinking water wells that are: 1) within ' mile of the works, and 2) listed in' public record or otherwise known to the applicant. property boundaries of the treatment e. Any areas where the sewage sludge produced by the treatment works is stored, treated, or disposed. f. If the treatment works receives waste that is classified as hazardous under the Resource Conservation and or special pipe, show on the map where the hazardous waste enters the treatment works and where it is treated, stored, avery Act nd/odisposseed k, rail, B.3. Process Flow Diagram of Schematic. Provide a diagram showing the processes of the treatment plant, including ail bypass piping and all backup power sources orredunancy in the system. Also provide a water balance showing all treatment units, including disinfection (e.g., chlorination and dechlorination). The water balance must show daily average flow rates at influent and discharge points and approximate daily flow rates between treatment units. Include a brief narrative description of the diagram. B.4. O perationlMaintenance Performed by Contractor(s). Are any operational or maintenance aspects (related to wastewater treatment and effluent quality) of the treatment works contractor? 0 Yes zx No the responsibility of a If yes, list the name, address, telephone number, and status of each contractor and describe the contractor's responsibiiitiesattach additional pages if necessary). Name: Mailing Address: Telephone Number: ( ) Responsibilities of Contractor. B.5. Scheduled improvements, land Schedules of Implementation. Provide information on any uncompleted implementation schedule or uncompleted plans for improvements that will affect the wastewater treatment, effluent quality, or design capacity of the treatment works. If the treatment works has several different implementation schedules or is planning several improvements, submit separate responses to question B.5 for each. (If none, go to question B.6.) a. List the outfall number (assigned in question A.9) for each outfall that is covered by this implementation P on schedule. b. Indicate whether the planned improvements or implementation schedule are required by local, State, or Federal agencies. CI Yes 0 No i FACILITY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: Lake Waccamaw WWTP NC0021881 PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: Renewal RIVER BASIN: Lumber c. If the answer to B.5.b is "Yes," briefly describe, including new maximum daily inflow rate (if applicable). d. Provide dates imposed applicable. For improvements applicable. Indicate Implementation Stage - Begin Construction - End Construction - Begin Discharge - Atta€n Operational e. Have appropriate permits/clearances Describe briefly. by any compliance schedule planned independently dates as accurately as possible. Level concerning other or any actual dates of completion for the implementation steps listed below. of local, State, or Federal agencies, indicate planned or actual completion Schedule Actual Completion MMIDD/YYYY MMIDDIYYYY as dates, as 0 No / / / 1 / I / / / / / / / / Federal/State requirements been obtained? 0 Yes 8.6. EFFLUENT TESTING DATA (GREATER Applicants that discharge to waters of effluent testing required by the permitting on combine sewer overflows in this section. using 40 CFR Part 136 methods. In addition, QA/QC requirements for standard methods based on at least three pollutant scans Outfall Number: 10 01 THAN 0.1 MGD ONLY). the US must provide effluent testing data for the following parameters. Provide the authority for each outran through which effluent is discharged. Do not include indicated information conducted appropriate data must be All information this data for analytes and must be reported must be based on data collected through analysis must comply with QA/QC requirements of 40 CFR Part 136 and other not addressed by 40 CFR Part 136. At a minimum effluent testing no more than four and on -half years old. POLLUTANT MAXIMUM DAILY DISCHARGE AVERAGE DAILY DISCHARGE ANALYTICAL METHOD •MLIMDL Conc. Units Conc. Units Number of Samples CONVENTIONAL AND NON CONVENTIONAL COMPOUNDS AMMONIA (as N) 2 20.0G/L 0.24 MG/L 9 EPA 350.1 <0.04 MG/1 CHLORINE (TOTAL RESIDUAL, TRC) 7.9 MG/L 0.2 MG/L 9 DISSOLVED OXYGEN 1 1 6- 7 Mfg/T. 6 1 MR/T, 9 TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN (TKN) 2 2.6 1G/L 0.4 MG/L 9 EPA 351.2 4 0.2 0 MG NITRATE PLUS NITRITE NITROGEN 25.6 MG/L 13.4 MG/L 9 EPA 353.2 <0.04 MG OIL and GREASE PHOSPHORUS (Total) 2 2.1 MG/L 1.3 MG/L 9 EPA 365.4 <0.04 MG TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS) OTHER END OF PART B. REFER TO THE APPLICATION OVERVIEW (PAGE 1) TO DETERMINE OF FORM 2A YOU MUST COMPLETE WHICH OTHER PARTS FACILITY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: Lake Waccamaw WWri'P NC0021881 BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: Renewal RIVER BASIN: Lumber PART C. CERTIFICATION All applicants must complete the Certification Section. Refer to instructions to determine who is an officer for the purposes of this certification. All applicants must complete all applicable sections of Form 2A, as explained in the which parts of Form 2A you have completed and are submitting. By signing this certification statement, applicatnts on rm that they haveOverview. Indicatelow reviewed Form 2A and have completed all sections that apply to the facility for which this application is submitted. Indicate which parts of Form 2A you have completed and are submitting: :1 Basic Application Information packet Supplemental Application Information packet: ❑ Part D (Expanded Effluent Testing Data) M Part E (Toxicity Testing: Biomonitoring Data) ❑ Part F (Industrial User Discharges and RCRAICERCiA Wastes) ❑ Part G (Combined Sewer Systems) ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWNG CERTIFICATION. I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on myinquiry of the manage the system or those q ry person or persons who persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations. Name and official title,, Signature Telephone number Date signed Michael Prostinak, ORC WWTP 1910 ) 646-3700 /4/oy Upon request of the permitting auhordy, you must submit any other Information necessary to assure wastewater treatment practices at the treatment works or identify appropriate permitting requirements. SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO: NCDENR/ DWQ Attn: NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Process Flow at the Lake WaccamawWWTP Grit Chamber Influent Return Sludge Line . l Aeration Basin Aeration Bypass Line Diagesters 1st Polishing Pond C forine Contact Chamber