NC0068861_Permit Issuance_19980126

NPDES DOCUMENT :MCANNINO COVER SHEET
Permit:
NC0068861
Bethel WTP
NPDES
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Compliance
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Document Date:
January 26, 1998
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PERMIT NOTES mlc
NC0068861 Bethel WTP Perquimans County
Class I Facility 03-01-52 Pasquotank River Basin
7/20 Received application, $200. 7/31 Ack letter; requested SR.
10/24 Received SR. Kim Hall
Requests that the permit be issued with 2 discharge points; one pipe discharges
from the softener and one pipe discharges from the sand filters.
Receiving Stream: Bethel Creek C-Swamp Index #: 30-8-3 C33SW
From source to Yeopim River 4/6/61
WLA JTC 11/13/86 This also states that there are two discharges.
CF - Letter dated 5/4/94from Lyn Hardison to Russ Chappell told him that he was non-
compliant for not monitoring for everything on his permit.
Compliance data: No violations, but all values for the following have been the same every
month for the last two years: Q,= 0.047, chloride = 72.0, and iron = 120.0
Chloride is listed as 72.0 mg/1 on compliance sheet and as 72.0 ppm on DMR.
• Facility is monitoring for TSS monthy instead of bimonthly. *
• Facility is not monitoring for settleable solids. *
• No Turbidity monitoring; weekly U&D required. ORC will start this.
• Testing for Chlorine although it is not required; all data = 0.
• DMR's submitted only for 001. Which is this the softener or the sand filter
discharge? Is any monitoring performed at the other discharge?
Two plants WTP #1 and WTP #2, one outfall at each plant
• The data for chloride (72 ppm) is where the operator is writing Chlorine on the
DMR's. He has a column for chloride and one for C12 Difference is?
Chlorine should be written as chloride
• Is alum flocculation used? No
11/3 Called the ORC, Russ Chappell, 426-8199 about the above bulleted items.
Barry Adams and Kimberly Hall visited @ 3 wks ago and talked to Richard Copeland
about these items. ORC will start monitoring for turbidity, settleable solids and TSS
bimonthly. He stated that he will start using exact #'s on the DMR instead of rounding to
the same ones every time.
CF Notes:
Last SR 8/4/92 Lyn Hardison Weekly eff monitoring was requested for chloride and
salinity, and U & D monitoring.
• U & D was put in for Turbidity only.
• Salinity monitoring was not put in the permit.
Drafted permit:
Made the following changes: added weekly TRC monitoring; locations for U & D monitoring
To Steve Pellei for review. Public Notice: 11/19/97 Schedule to Issue: 1/5/98
11/21 Kim Hall called. Facility does have 2 outfalls. 001 is the permitted sand filter discharge.
002 will be added to the permit as the water softener backwash discharge. Brine recharge so
chloride monitoring will be at this outfall.

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Mr. Russ Chappell
Perquimans County Water Department
P.O. Box 45
Hertford, North Carolina 27944
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January 26, 1998
Subject: NPDES Permit Issuance
Permit No. NC0068861
Perquimans County WTP#lBethel
Perquimans County
Dear Mr. Chappell:
In accordance your request for an NPDES permit renewal received on July 20, 1997, the Division is
forwarding herewith the subject NPDES permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North
Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the US
Environmental Protection Agency dated December 6, 1983.
The fallowing changes have been made to the above referenced permit:
• Weekly Total Residual Chloine monitoring was added.
• The pH monitoring requirement was removed.
• Upstream and Downstream monitoring locations were added for instream monitoring.
• A second outfall was identified during a site visit by Ms. Kimberly Hall of the Washington
Regional Office. An effluent Iimitations page for water softener backwash, outfall 002, was
subsequently added.
• The chloride monitoring requirement was removed from outfall 001.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30)
days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to
Chapter 150B'of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings,
Post Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7447. Unless such demand is made, this
decision shall Abe final and binding.
Pleasetakenotice that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division of Water
Quality. Part II, E.4. addresses the requirements to be followed in case of change in ownership or control
of this discharge. The Division of Water Quality may require modification or revocation and reissuance of
the permit.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by
the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area
Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required. .
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Mary Cabe at telephone number
[phone], extension 518.
cc: Central Files
Mr. Roosevelt Childress / EPA
Washington Regional Office / Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
Point Source Compliance Enforcement Unit
Sincerely,
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A. Preston Howard, Jr., P. V
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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Permit No. NC0068861
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
In compliance with the provision 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,
Perquimans County Water Department
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Perquimans County Bethel Water Treatment Plant #1
on NCSR 1340
south of Bethel
Perquimans County
to receiving waters designated as Bethel Creek in the Pasquotank River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in
Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof.
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This permit shall become effective March 1 1998. .
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 28.2003.
Signed this day January 26, 1998.
. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., D`ector
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NC0068861
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Perquimans County Water Department
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate sandfilters used to remove solids, discharge sandfilter backwash from
outfall 001 and discharge softener backwash from outfall 002 located at Perquimans County
Bethel Water Treatment Plant #1, on NCSR 1340, south of Bethel, Perquimans County (See
Part III of this Permit), and
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Bethel
Creek which is classified C-Swamp waters in the Pasquotank River Basin.

A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITA'I'IONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0068861
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and Ias1iiig until expiration, the Pcriiiittcc is authorized to discharge from the
sandfilter at outfall serial number 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permiUee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics
Flow
Total Suspended Solids
Settleable Solids
Turbidity
Iron
Total Residual Chlorine***
L-bs/day
Discharge Limitations
Units (specify)
Monitoring
Measurement
Mon. Avg. Daily Max Mon. Avg. Daily Max. Frequency
Weekly
30.0 mg/I 45.0 mg/1 2/Month
0.1 m 1/ I 0.2 m l/ I Weekly
Weekly
Weekly
Weekly
Requirements
Sample
Type
Instantaneous
Grab
Grab
Grab
Grab
Grab
"Sam_ple
Location
E
E
E
U, D
E
E
* Sample locations: E - Effluent, U - Upstream @ 50 feet, D - Downstream @ 100 feet
** The discharge shall not cause the turbidity of the receiving water to exceed 50 NT'U. If the turbidity exceeds these levels due to natural
background conditions, the discharge level cannot cause any increase in the turbidity in the receiving water.
*** Total Residual Chlorine monitoring is required only if chlorine is used.
All samples collected should be of a representative discharge.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

A. ( ). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0068861
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit.and lasting until expiration. the Pcrniittcc is authorized to discharge water
softener backwash from outfall serial number 002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permitlee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics _ Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements
Lbs/day Units (specify) Measurement
Mon. Avg. Daily Max Mon. Avg. Daily Max. Frequency
Flow Weekly
Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/I 45.0 mg/I 2/Month
Settleable Solids 0.1 m 1/ I 0.2 m 1/ I Weekly
Turbidity * * ' * Weekly
Chloride Weekly
Iron Weekly
Total Residual Chlorine*** Weekly
Sample *Sample
�e Location
Instantaneous E
Grab E
Grab E
Grab U, D
Grab E
Grab E
Grab E
* Sample locations: E - Effluent, U - Upstream @ 50 feet, D - Downstream @ 100 feet
** The discharge shall not cause the turbidity of the receiving water to exceed 5() NTU. If the turbidity exceeds these levels due to natural
background conditions, the discharge level cannot cause any increase in the turbidity in the receiving water.
*** Total Residual Chlorine monitoring is required only if chlorine is used.
All samples collected should be of a representative discharge.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

DFS3650I SESSION READY FOR INPUTGKEX88/MP
COMPLIANCE EVALUATION ANALYSIS REPORT PAGE 1
PERMIT--NC0068861 PIPE--001 REPORT PERIOD: 9609-9708 LOC---E
FACILITY--PERQUIMANS CO. WATER /BETHEL DESIGN FLOW-- .0000 CLASS-0
LOCATION--BETHEL REGION/COUNTY--07 PERQUIMANS
MONTH
LIMIT
96/09
96/10
96/11
96/12
97/01
97/02
97/03
97/04
97/05
97/06
97/07
97/08
50050 00530 00545 00940 01045
Q/MGD RES/TSS RES/SET CHLORIDE IRON
NOL F 30.0 F .1 NOL NOL
.0470 LESSTHAN 72.00 120.0000
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.04701 LESSTHAN
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
.0 72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
AVERAGE .0470 .0 72.00 120.0000
MAXIMUM .0470 72.00 120.0000
MINIMUM .0470 .0 72.00 120.0000
UNIT MGD MG/L ML/L1 MG/L

GKEX88/MP
COMPLIANCE EVALUATION ANALYSIS REPORT
10/31/97
PAGE 1
PERMIT--NC0068861 PIPE--001 REPORT PERIOD: 9509-9608 LOC---E
FACILITY--PERQUIMANS CO. WATER /BETHEL DESIGN FLOW-- .0000 CLASS-0
LOCATION--BETHEL REGION/COUNTY--07 PERQUIMANS
MONTH
LIMIT
95/09
95/10
95/11
95/12
96/01
96/02
96/03
96/04
96/05
96/06
96/07
96/08
50050 00530 00545 00940 01045
Q/MGD RES/TSS RES/SET CHLORIDE IRON
NOL F 30.0 F .1 NOL NOL
.0470 LESSTHAN 72.00 120.0000
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 1.5
.0470 3.0
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470 LESSTHAN
.0470
LESSTHAN
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
.0 72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
.0 72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
72.00 120.0000
AVERAGE .04702.2 .0 72.00 120.0000
MAXIMUM .0470' 3.0 72.00 120.0000
MINIMUM .0470 1.5 .0 72.00 120.0000
UNIT MGD MG/L ML/L MG/L MG/L

To: Permits and Engineering Unit SOC Priority Project: Yes No
Water Quality Section If "Yes", SOC No.
Date: October 10, 1997
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Perquimans County
Permit No. NC0068861
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address:
Perquimans Co. Water Department
Bethel Plant
P.O. Box 45
Hertford, NC 27944
2. Date of Investigation: October 8, 1997
3. Report Prepared by: Kimberly Hall
4. Person(s) Contacted and Telephone Number(s):
Russ Chappell
Water Dept. Supervisor
919-426-8230
5. Directions to Site:
Located on SR 1340 0.7 mile from its intersection with Hwy. 17
6. Discharge Point(s); List for all discharge points:
Latitude: 36° 0-6' 36" Longitude: 76° 28' 56"
Attach USGS map extract and indicate treatment facility site and
discharge point on map.
USGS Quad No. C33SW USGS Quad Name: Yeopim River
7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application?
Yes X No
If "No", explain:
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included):
Flat, approx. elevation 4 ft.
9. Location of nearest dwelling:
Approx. 50 yds.
10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters:
a. Classification: C Swamp
b. River Basin and Sub -basin No.: Pasquotank River Basin /
Bethel Creek
03-01-52
c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses:
Drainage

PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of Wastewater to be Permitted:
b. Current Permitted Capacity (Design Capacity): The facility
discharges approx. 0.047 MGD, however the discharge may vary.
c. Actual Treatment Capacity: see 1.a.
d. Date(s) and construction allowed by Authorizations to Construct
(issued past two years: N/A
e. Description of existing or substantially constructed wastewater
treatment facilities: Sand filters used to remove solids from the
backwash discharge.
f.
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Description of proposed wastewater treatment facilities: None
Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: N/A
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only):
1
2. Residuals Handling and Utilization Disposal Scheme
a. If residuals are being land applied, specify DEM permit number:
N/A
Approved
Not needed X
In development
Should be required
Residuals Contractor:
Telephone Number:
b. ;Residuals Stabilization: PSRP PFRP Other
c. Landfill: County Landfill
d. Other disposal/utilization scheme (specify):
3. Treatment Plant Classification (Less than 5 points no rating; attach
completed rating sheet): N/A
4. SIC Code(s): 4941
Wastewater Code(s): Primary 22
11
Main Treatment Unit Code: 000 1
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant Funds or are
any public monies involved (municipals only)? N/A
2. Special monitoring or 'limitations (including toxicity) requests: N/A

3. Important SOC, JOC, or Compliance Schedule dates (indicate): N/A
Activity Date
Submission of Plans and Specifications
Begin Construction
Complete Construction
4. Alternatives Analysis Evaluation: Has the facility evaluated all of the
non -discharge options available? Provide Regional perspective for each
option evaluated.
Spray Irrigation: N/A
Connection to Regional Sewer System: N/A
Subsurface Disposal: N/A
Other
5. Other
Disposal Options: N/A
Special Items: N/A
PART IV — EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
It is noted that the existing water treatment plant and wastewater facility
will be replaced in the future although the specific time is unknown.
The permit states that there is one discharge site. The Bethel plant
presently has two discharge sites. One pipe discharges water from the
softener system, while a second pipe discharges from the sand filters.
It is recommended to re -issue NPDES permit NC0068861 to Perquimans County
Water Department with a second discharge.
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Signature of report preparer
Wa'ter Quality Regional Supervisor
Date

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Latitude 36°06'35"
Map # C33SW
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Discharge Codes
Receiving Stream
Longitude 76°28'55"
Sub -basin 30152
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Design Q o goo rvt Permit expires 02/ 28/ 03
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NC0068861
Perquimans County