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DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
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sTic a rds and regulation
Management Cor rn,1ssion,
Town of
B.U. Box 4
Landis, NC
of North Carol!
.gated and.
the Federal Water ?ofluti
ed todischarge wastewater
set forth in
Landis Wastewater Treatment Piant
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AUG i8'1
Signed By
E H G, P., for

SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Town of Landis
Permit No.
NC 0025674
is hereby authorized to
1. Continue to operate an existing 1.25 MD activated sludge wastewater
treltment facility consisting of bar screen, mechanical grit removal,
instrumented flow megtutement, primary clarifier, high rate trickling
filter, followed by dual aeration basins with secondary clarifiers
(two "Nero -Addelerator" package units), chlorination facilities,
aerobic digestor and sludge drying beds located at the Landis
Wastewater Treatment Plant in Rowan County ':Note Part III, Condition
No. E of this Permit), and
2. Discharge from said treatment works into Grants Creek in the Yadkin
River Basin, which is classified Class "C".

A. (1). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - INTERIM
During the period beginning on the effective date and lasting until June - 1983,
the perrnittee isauthorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s) 001.
Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Etflunt Characteristics
,300-
T.11 as N
TSS
Settleable Matter
eci Coliform Ge,let ic Mean
emperature
. O. (Minimum)
COD
Total Residue
Residual Chlor'
Discharge Limitations
Kq/yjjbsLyjd
Monthly Av9.
4731.3 (1.25)
30 mg/1
45 mg/1
40 mg/1 60 mg/1
0 0/ 00 nil 2000/100 ml
****
5.0 mg/1
MonItorIngRqu1rements
*** Measurement **S le *SaMple_
—FiTquency I.
Location.
Daily
Daily
Monthly
Monthly
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Daily
Continuous I or
Composite I, E, U, 0
Composite I, E
Composite I, E
Grab
Grab E, U, D
Grab E, U,
Grab E, U, D
Composite E, U, D
Composite 1, E
Grab
'Sample Locations: 1-Influent, [-Effluent, U-Upstream and D-Downstream **jp1 e Type: All stream samples shall be grab.
***Measurement Frequency: Daily means every day on which a wastewater discharge occurs except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
holidays. Daily stream sampling frequencymay be reduced at. each sampling station to. one (1) time per week, except during
the months of June, July, August, and September, when the frequency must be no less than three. (3) times per week at each
sampling location.
**k*The temperature. shall be. such as to not cause a temperature in the receiving stream of OF above ambient stream
water temperature.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9() standard units and
shall be monitored weekly by grab samples at I, E, U, D.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

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A. (2). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - FINAL (Summer: April 1 to Cc
Charac
y (MG D )
During the period beginning
the permni ttee is authorized
Such discharges shall be lim
1 SS
Settleable Matter
i ecf l Cali form (Geamet
Temper t. u r e
(Minis gum)
COD
Total Residse
;tesidual Chlorine
*San )1e tioes
C5
an July 1, 1983 and lasting until expirat;
o discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s) 001,
ted and monitored by' the pe mittee as specified below:
Discharle Limitations
h`. / da y l b s ' day)
Monthly Avg. Weemmkiy
nr huer
***Measurement Frequency: Daily mea
holidays. Daily stream sampling
the months of June, July, August,
sampling statbn.
****The temperature shall be such as
temperature.
Monitor in i e nts
iasurement
req,iTency
Daily Conti lua x5 I: or
24 mg/1 Dai ly Composite I,
18 mg 1 Monthly Composite 1, E
45.0 rng/1 Monthly Composite I, E
Daily ab E
1000/100 roi 2000/100 r ti Daily I1 r . E, 0
**** Daily C ral E, ll, D
5.0 rng/1 Daily Grab E, U, D
Weekly Composite E, 0, D
Monthly Corrmposite 1, E
Daily Grab
.nt, U Upstream, and D-Dbwnstream **Sample Type: All strew r sampfts shall be gra
Other -Units (Specify)
Monthly Avg. Weeklj_
4731.3(1„25)
16 mg/1
12„0 mg/1
30.0 mg/1
every day on which a wastewater discharge occurs except Satur,
equency may be reduced at each sampling station t one (1) time
nd September, when the frequency must be no, less than three (3)
* Sam
Loai
Sundays , and
week, except d
per week at ea
to not cause a temperature in the receivirrl str~cam of r°F above ambient st
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than
shall be monitored weekly by grab samples at I, E, U, D.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
and units and

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. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - FINAL (Winter: November 1 to March 31)
During the period beginning on July 1, 1983 and lasting until expiration,
the permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s) 001.
Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
racterktics
M0D)
ttleable Matter
cal Coliform (Geometric Mean
Discharge Limitations
Mohitoring Req1rements
Igiday (lbsidav) Other -Units (Specify) *** Measurement **Sam le *Sample
tIcThlYJWS- Wee .0vg. Monthly vg. 1eekiy7yg. -Freguenst Location
4731.3(1.25) Continuous
3.0 mg/1 45 mg/1 Daily Composite I, E, D
Monthly Composite I, E
30.0 mg/1 45 mg/1 Monthly Composite I, E
Daily Grab E
1000/100 mi 2000/100 ml Daily Grab E, U, D
uperature **** Daily Grab E, U, D
O. (Minimum) 5.0 mg/1 Daily Grob E, U, D
tal Residue
,sjdual Chlorine
myle Locations: I -influent, E-Effluent, U-Upstream, and D-Downstream **Sample Type: All stream samples shall be grab.
lleasurement Frequency: Daily means every day on which a wastewater discharge. occurs except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
holidays. Daily stream. sampling frequency may be reduced at. each sampling station to one. (1) time per week, except during
the months of June, July, August, and September, when the frequency must be no less than three (3) times per week at each
sampling location.
Weekly Composite E, U, D
Monthly Composite I, E
Daily , Grab
The temperature shall be such as to not cause a temperature in the receiving stream of 5°F above ambient stream
water temperature.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9,0 standard units and
shall be monitored weekly by grab samples at I, E, U. D.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Part. I
Permit No. N,-0025674
B. SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE
1. The permittee shall achieve compliance with the effluent limitations
specified for discharges in accordance with the followingschedule:
a. Submit an application for a Step II Grant within three months
following EPA approval of 201 facilities planning requirements.
Complete and submit plans andspecifications and applyfor a Step
III Grant within nine months after an adequate Step II Grant is
offered,
c. Begin construction within six months after an adequate Step III
Grant is offered,
d. Attain operational level (meet final effluent limits or eliminate
discharge) within 30 months after the Step III Grant is offered,
no later than July 1, 1983.
2. No later than 14 calendar days following a dateidentified in the above
schedule of compliance, the permittee shall submit either a report of
progress or, in the case of specific. actions being required by identified
dates, a written notice of compliance or noncompliance. In the latter
case, the notice shall include the cause of noncompliance, any remedial
actions taken, and the probability of meeting the next scheduled requirement.

Part I
Permit No. NC
"Act" used herein means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, As Amended.
"OEM" used herein means the Division of Environmental Management of the
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development.
"EMC" used herein means the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
. MONITORING AND REPORTING
1. Representative Sampling
Samples and measurements taken as required herein shall be representative
of the volume and nature of the monitored discharge.
2. Reporting
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be
summarized for each month and reported on a Monthly Monitoring Report
Form (DEM No. MR 1.0, 1.1, and 1.4) , postmarked no later than the
45th day following the completed reporting period.
The first report is due on OC 15 . Duplicate signed copies of
these, and all other reports required herein, shall be submitted to
the following address:
Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North, Carolina 27611
Definitions
a. The monthly average, other than for fecal coliform bacteria, is the
arithmetic mean of all the composite samples collected in a one -
month period. The monthly average for fecal coliform bacteria is
the geometric mean of samples collected in a one -month period.
b. The weekly average, other than for fecal coliform bacteria, is the
arithmetic mean of all the composite samples collected during a
one -week period. The weekly average for fecal coliform bacteria
is the geometric mean of samples collected in a one -week period.
c. Flow, M3/day (MGD): The flow limit expressed in this permit is the
24 hour average flow, averaged monthly. It is determined as the
arithmetic mean of the total daily flows recorded during the calendar
month.
d. Arithmetic Mean: The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the
summation of the individual values divided by the number of individual
values.
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e. Geometric Mean: The geometric mean of any set of values is the
Nth root of the product of the individual values where N is equal
to the number of individual values. The geometric mean is equiva-
lent to the antilog of the arithmetic mean of the logarithms of
the individual values. For purposes of calculating the geometric
mean, values of zero (0) shall be considered to be one (1).
Composite Sample: A "composite sample" is any of the following:
(1)
Not less than four influent or effluent portions collected
at regular intervals over a period of 24 hours and composited
in proportion to flow.
(2) Not less than four equal volume influent or effluent portions
collected over a period of 24 hours at intervals proportional
to the flow.
(3) An influent or effluent portion collected continuously over
a period of 24 hours at a rate proportional to the flow.
Grab Sample: A "grab sample" is a single influent or effluent
portion which is not a composite sample. The sample(s) shall be
collected at the period(s) most representative of the total discharge.
Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC
regulations published pursuant to N. C. G. S. 143-215.63 et seq, The
Water and Air Quality Reporting Act, and to regulations published pursuant
to Section 304(g), 33 USG 1314, of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
As Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136.
Recording Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of
this permit, the permittee shall record the following information:
a. The exact place, date, and time of sampling;
b. The dates the analyses were performed; and
c. The person(s) who performed the analyses.
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PART I
Permit No. NC
Additional Monitoring by Perrnittee
If the permittee monitors any pollutant at the locations) designated
herein more frequently than required by this permit, using approved
analytical methods as specified above, the results of such monitoring
shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the values required
in the Monthly Monitoring Report Form (DEM No. MR 1.0, 1.1, and 1.4)
Such increased frequency shall also be indicated. The DEM may require
more frequent monitoring or the monitoring of other pollutants not
required in this permit by written notification.
7. Records Retention
All records and information resulting from the monitoring activities
required by this Permit including all records of analyses performed and
calibration and maintenance of instrumentation and recordings from
continuous monitoring instrumentation shall be retained for a minimum of
three (3) years, or longer if requested by the Division of Environmental
Management or the Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
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PART
Permit No. NC
A. MA!JAGEMT REQUIREMENTS
1. Change in Discharge
A]1 discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and
conditions of this permit. The discharge of any pollutant identified
in this permit more frequently than or at a level in excess of that
authorized shall constitute a violation of the permit. Any anticipated.
facility expansions, production increases, or process modifications which
will result in new, different, or increased discharges of pollutants must
be reported by submission of a new NPDES application or, if such changes
will not violate the effluent limitations specified in this permit, by
notice to the DEM of such changes. Following such notice, the permit
may be modified to specify and limit any pollutants not previously limited.
2. Non compliance Notification
If, for any reason, the permittee does not comply with or will be unable
to comply with any effluent limitation specified in this permit, the per-
mittee shall provide the Division of Environmental Management with the
following information, in writing, within five (5) days of becoming aware
of such condition:
a. A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance; and
b. The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times; or,
if not corrected; the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected
to continue, and steps being taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent
recurrence of the noncomplying discharge.
Facilities Operation
The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and
operate as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities
or systems installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with
the terms and conditions of this permit.
4. Adverse Impact
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any adverse
impact to navigable waters resulting from noncompliance with any effluent
limitations specified in this permit, including such accelerated or
additional monitoring as necessary to determine the nature and impact of
the noncomplying discharge.
5. Bypassing
Any diversion from or bypass of facilities necessary to maintain compliance
with the terms and conditions of this permit is prohibited, except (i where
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PART II
Permit No. NC
unavoidable to prevent loss of life or severe property damage, or
(ii) where excessive storm drainage or runoff would damage any facilities
necessary for complaince with the effluent limitations and prohibitions
of this permit. All permittees who have such sewer bypasses or overflows
of this discharge shall submit, not later than six months from the date
of issue of this permit, detailed data or engineering estimates which
identify:
a. The location of each sewer system bypass or overflow;
b. The frequency, duration and quantity of flow from each sewer
system bypass or overflow.
This requirement is waived where infiltration/inflow analyses are
scheduled to be performed as part of an Environmental Protection Agency
facilities planning project.
Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the
course of treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in
a manner such as to prevent any pollutant from such materials from
entering waters of the State or navigable waters of the United States.
7. Power Failures
The permittee is responsible for maintaining adequate safeguards to
prevent the discharge of untreated of inadequately treated wastes
during electrical power failures either by means of alternate power
sources, standby generators or retention of inadequately treated efflu-
ent. Should the treatment works not include the above capabilities at
time of permit issuance, the permittee must furnish within six months
to the permitting authority, for approval, an implementation schedule
for their installing, or documentation demonstrating that such measures
are not necessary to prevent discharge of untreated or inadequately
treated wastes. Such documentation shall include frequency and duration
of power failures and an estimate of retention capacity of untreated
effluent.
Onshore or Offshore Construction
This permit does not authorize or approve the construction of any onshore
or offshore physical structures or facilities or the undertaking of any
work in any navigable waters.
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PART II
Permit No. NC
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Right of Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director of the Division of Environmental
Management, the Regional Administrator, and/or their authorized represen-
tatives, upon the presentations of credentials:
a. The enter upon the permittee's premises where an effluent source is
located or in ;hice any records are required to be kept under the
terms and conditions of this permit; and
b. At reasonable times to have access to and copy any records required
to be kept onder the terms and conditions of this permit; to inspect
any monitoring equipment or monitoring method required in this permit;
and to sample eny discharge of pollutants.
2. Transfer of Ownershio or Control
This permit is not trarsferable. In the event of any change in control
or ownership of feeiliti(s from which the authorized discharge emanates
or is contemplot, the permittee shall notify the prospective owner or
controller by letter of the existence of this permit and of the need to
obtain a permit 1r the name of the prospective owner. A copy of the
letter shal: he ferwarded to the Division of Environmental Management.
Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under N. C. G. S. 143-215.
3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared
in accordance with the terms shall be available for public inspection at the
offices of the Division of Environmental Management. As required by the Act
effluent data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly making any
false statement en any such report may result in the imposition of criminal
penalties as providee fr in N. C. G. S. 143-215.6(b)(2) or in Section
309 of the Federa, Act.
4. Permit Modificat)on
After notice and ocoortunity ';'or a hearing pursuant to N. C. G. S. 143-
215.1(b)(2) and S. 14-215.1(e) respectively, this permit maybe
modified, suspendeo, er revoked in whole or in part during its term for
cause includino, tot rot limited to, thefollowing:
a. Violation of any terms or conditions of thispermit;
b. Obtainiro th.P.e permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose
fully e-,1 reievant facts; or
c. A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or
permanent reduction, or elimination of the authorized discharge.
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Permit No. NC
5. Toxic Pollutants
Notwithstanding Part II, B-4 above, if a toxic effluent standard or
prohibition (including any schedule of compliance specified in such
effluent standard or prohibition) is established under Section 307(a)
of the Act for a toxic pollutant which is present in the discharge and
such standard or prohibition is more stringent than any limitation for
such pollutant in this permit, this permit shall be revised or modified
in accordance with the toxic effluent standard or prohibition and the
permittee so notified.
6. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions on "Bypassing"' (Part II, A-5)
and "Power Failures' (Part II, A-7), nothing in this permit shall be
construed to relieve thn permittee from civil or criminal penalties for
noncompliance pursuant to N. C. G. S. 143-215.6 or Section 309 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1;319.
7. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution
of any legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject
under N. C. G. S. 143--215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act,
33 USC 1321.
8. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either
real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it
authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal
rights, nor any infrinnemnent of Federal,State or local laws or regulations.
9. Severability
The provisions of this p
permit, or the applica
stance, is held invalid,
cumstances, and the remn.inder
re severable, and if any provision of this
ny provision of this permit to any circum-
lication of such provision to other cir--
this permit shall not be affected thereby.
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PART II
Permit No. N6
10. Expiration of Pe
Permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date.
In order to receive authorization to discharge beyond the expiration
date, the permittee shall submit such information, forms, and fees as
are required by the agency authorized to issue permits no later than
180 days prior to the expiration date. Any discharge without a permit
after the expiration will subject the permittee to enforcement proce-
dures as provided in N. C. G. S. 143-215.6, and 33 USC 1251 et seq.
11. Industrial Pretreatment Standards
Permittee shall require any industrial dischargers into the permitted
system to meet Federal Pretreatment Standards (40 CFR, Part403 )
promulgated in response to Section 307(b) of the Act. The permittee
shall provide semi-annual reports to the permitting agency regarding the
pre-treatment requirements which have been imposed on each major contri-
buting industry and the results achieved therefrom. Other information
may be needed regarding new industrial discharges and this will be
requested from the permittee after the permitting agency has received
notice of the new industrial discharge.
A major contributing industry is one that: (1) has a flow of 50,000
gallons or more per average work day; (b) has a flow greater than five
percent of the flow carried by the municipal system receiving the waste;
(c) has in its waste a toxic pollutant in toxic amounts as defined in
standards issued under Section 307(a) of the Act; (d) has significant
impact either singly or in combination with other contributing industries,
on the treatment works or the quality of its effluent.
Any change in the definition of a major contributing industry as a
result of promulgations in response to Section 307 of the Act shall
become a part of this Permit.
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III OTHER REW •
ns on Pollutants Attributable to
Effluent lirnztations from this discharger are lsted in Part I. of thou yaersr::�t.
It is apparent that other pollutants attributable to inputs from major
contributing industries using the municipal system may also be present in the
permittee's discharge. At such time as sufficient. information becomes
available to establish limitations for such pollutants, this permit may be
revised to specify. effluent limitations for any or all of such other poiiutant
in accordance with best practicable technology or water quality standards.
2. Under no circumstances shall the permittee allow introduction. of the following
wastes into. the waste treatment system:
a. Wastes which create a fire or explosion hazard in the treatment works.
Wastes which will cause corrosive
flow
works
ctural darn,- e to treatment wor
or viscous substances in amounts which cause tructions to the
n sewers or interference with the proper operation of the treatment
Wastewaters at a flow rate and/or pollutant discharge rate which. i.
excessive over relatively short time periods so as to cause a loss
treatment efficiency.
e. Heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the treatment
works resulting in interference but in no case heat .in such quan©tities
o
that the temperature at the treatment works influent exceeds 40 C (104 F)
unless the works are designed to accomodate such heat. (After August 25, 1981)
With regard to the effluent requirements listed in Part I of this permit,
it may be necessary for the perrittee to supplement the requirements of the
Federal. Pretreatment Standard.; (40 Fp, Part 403) to ensure compliance `hv
the permittee with all applicable effluent limitations. Such actions by
the permittee may be necessary regarding some or all of the major contri
buting industries discharging to the municipal system.
The Ferrnittee shall require each major contributing industry subject to
pre-treatment standards or any other applicable requirements promulgated
pursuant to Section 307 of the Act to submit to thee permittee periodic
notice (at intervals not to exceed 9 months) regarding specific actions taken
to achieve full compliance with the requirements of Section, 307. Starting
on the permittee shall submit semi-annually to the �.errnit
issuing authority a report summarizing the progress of all. known major
contributing industries subject to the requirements of Section 307 towards
full compliance. with such requirements. Such report shall include at
least the following information:
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