NC0000353_authorization to construct_19870609

State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary June 9, 1987 Director
Mr. Kenneth B. Loritsch
The Feldspar Corporation
P.O. Box 99
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
SUBJECT: Permit No. NC0000353
Authorization to Construct
The Feldspar Corporation
Wastewater Treatment Plant Additions
Mitchell County
Dear Mr. Loritsch:
A letter of request for an Authorization to Construct was received March 26,
1987, by the Division. and final plans and specifications for the subject project have
been reviewed and found to be satisfactory. Authorization is hereby granted for the
for the continued operation of the existing 3.5 mgd inorganic solids waste treatment
facility consisting of a cyclone seperator, vacum filters, two clarifiers, lime feed
system, polymer feed and mixing system, pH monitoring and adjusting equipment, flow
measuring and recording equipment, wastewater recycle system including pumps &
piping. This authorization is also granted for the construction and operation of
additional facilities consisting of 3200 linear feet of 4-inch gravity piping, a new
clarifier. (56 feet diameter), seperation system for flouride and non-flouride bearing
wastewater, a flouride wastewater neutralization tank with lime feed system, Sulfuric
acid feed system, polymer addition & pH monitoring system and all related valves,
pumps, pipes and appurtenances to serve as Feldspar Corporation waste treatment
facility located in Mitchell County.
This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance. with. Part III paragraph C
of the NPDES Permit No. NC0000353 issued February 25, 1987, and shall be subject to
revocation unless the wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in accordance
with the conditions and limitations specified in Permit. No. NC0000353.
The Permittee must employ a certified wastewater operator in accordance with Part
III paragraph I) of the referenced permit.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in
accordance with. G. S. 143-215.1 and in a manner approvable by the North Carolina
Division of Environmental. Management.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

The Asheville Regional Office, telephone number 704/253-3341, shall be notified
at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance operation of the installed system so that
an in -place inspection can be made of said system. Such notification to the Regional
Supervisor shall be made during the normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
on Monday through Friday, excluding State Holidays.
In event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily in meeting its NPDES
permit effluent limits, the Feldspar Corporation shall take such immediate corrective
action as may be required by this Division, including the construction of additional
wastewater treatment and disposal facilities.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in
accordance with General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approvable by the North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management.
Reports on the operations of the permitted system shall be submitted to the
Asheville Regional Office at regular intervals and in such form and detail as may be
required by this Division.
Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facility is
prohibited.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If
you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Mr. Asaad Shamsi,
telephone number 919/733-5083, extension 179.
Sincerely,
R. Paul Wilms
cc Mitchell County Health Department
Asheville Regional Supervisor
Mr. Dennis R. Ramsey