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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0026921_Other Agency Documents_20210504 DocuSign Envelope ID:F879B655-C4AF-4944-A1 F6-AA893FCAFA84 , ROY COOPER " Governor - DIONNE DELLI-GATTI '- , Secretary S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality 5/4/2021 CERTIFIED MAIL 7018 1830 0001 8037 1028 The Honorable Al McMillan, Mayor Town of Parkton PO Box 55 Parkton, NC 28371-0055 Subject: Imposition of Sewer Line Moratorium De monstration of Future Wastewater Treatment Capacities NPDES Permit NC0026921 Town of Parkton—Parkton WWTP Robeson County Dear Permittee: 15A NCAC 02T.0118, "Demonstration of Future Wastewater Treatment Capacities,"was adopted by the Environmental Management Commission to ensure that wastewater treatment systems owned or operated by municipalities, counties, sanitary districts or public utilities do not exceed their hydraulic treatment capacities. This Rule specifies that no permits for sewer line extensions will be issued by the Division of Water Resources to facilities exceeding 80%of their hydraulic treatment capacity unless specific evaluations of future wastewater treatment needs have been completed. A review of your self monitoring reports has indicated flow at the subject facility exceeded the 80% threshold for calendar year 2020. The average flow calculated for this period was 0.175 MGD, and represented 87.5% of the current treatment capacity. Therefore, we will be unable to approve any further sewer line extensions for this facility until such time as you have complied with the requirements contained in the Rule. In order to attain compliance with the Rule,you must submit an approvable engineering evaluation of future wastewater treatment needs. This evaluation must outline specific plans for system expansion and include the sources of funding for the expansion. If future expansion is not proposed, a detailed justification must be made based on past growth records and future growth projections and, as appropriate, shall include conservation plans or other specific measures to achieve waste flow reductions. To prevent delays in the processing of your future permit applications for sewer line extensions, please submit a plan of action containing the information necessary to comply with the appropriate demonstrations as described above to the following address: D E Q North lina epartm of Environmental ualhy I vWon esourc 512 NortCaroh SalisburyD Smetent 11617 Mail Se Q rvice Cemei.I RaDlklph NorthofWater R Carolina 2769es91617 °"°�/ 919.707.9000 DocuSign Envelope ID:F8798655-C4AF-4944A1F8-AA893FCAFA64 Town of Parkton—Parkton WWTP Sewer Line Moratorium 2021 DEQ-DWR Compliance&Expedited Permitting Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Provision For Sewer Line Approvals While On Moratorium Per the terms of NCAC 02T.0118 (3),the Director may, on a case by case basis, allow permits to be issued to facilities exceeding the 80 percent loading rate if: 1)the additional flow will not cause the facility to exceed its permitted hydraulic capacity, 2)the facility is in compliance with all other permit limitations and requirements and 3) it is demonstrated that adequate progress is being made in developing the required engineering evaluations or plans and specifications. Delegation for approval and denial of such requests has been given to the Water Quality Regional Operations Supervisor for the Fayetteville Region. If you wish to ask for a waiver of the moratorium per this provision of the rule, please send all required information in support of your request to the Fayetteville Regional Office. Any plans and specifications for expansion should be submitted to the Division of Water Infrastructure. We look forward to working with you on development of plans to meet your future wastewater treatment needs. If you have any questions regarding this matter,please contact the Water Quality Regional Operations staff of our Fayetteville Regional Office at 910-433-3300, or Brianna Young of the Compliance&Expedited Permitting Unit at 919-707-3619(email: brianna.young@ncdenr.gov). Sincerely, DocuSigned by: 83281344CE9E134A1... S. Daniel Smith,Director Division of Water Resources Attachment(15A NCAC 02T.0118) cc: Laserfiche Fayetteville Regional Office Municipal Permitting Unit