WQ0006785_Final Permit_19821229

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North Carolina Department of Natural
Resources &Community Development
James B. Hunt, Jr„ Gawernor Joseph W. Grimsley, Secretary
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT December 29, 1982
Honorable W. W. Hill
Mayor
P. 0. Box 6
Murfreesboro, North Carolina 27855
Subject: Permit No. 7814
Town of Murfreesboro
Non -Discharge Type Spray Irrigation
Wastewater Treatment Facilities
EPA Project No. C370491-02
Dear Mayor Hill:
In accordance with your application received August 13, 1982, we
are forwarding herewith Permit No. 7814, dated December 29, 1982, to
the Town of Murfreesboro for the construction and operation of the
subject non -discharge type wastewater treatment facilities.
This Permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until
December 29, 1987, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations
as specified therein.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this Permit
are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing
before a hearing officer upon written demand to the Director within
thirty (30) days following receipt of this Permit, identifying the
specific issues to be contended. Unless such demand is made, this Permit
shall be final and binding.
You are cautioned not to proceed with construction until the Authori-
zation to Award Package, EEO and MBE documentation/certification has been
reviewed and you are in receipt of our approval.
One (I) set of final approved plans and specifications is to be for-
warded to you, one (1) set retained for the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), and two (2) sets forwarded to the Corps of Engineers.
If there are any questions concerning this matter, please contact Mr.
Bill Hoffman at [phone].
Vcc: See Attached
S unginal Sinned By
FORREST R. WESTALL
FOR
Robert F. Helms
Director
P. O. Box 27687 Raleigh, N. C. 27611,7687
Equal Opnort-lity Affirmative Action Employer

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Permit No. 7814
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
• December 29, 1982
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cc: EPA
Hertford County Health Department
Boney and Associates
Mr. Jim Mulligan
Mr. Milan Aluzinich
Mr. Jack Conniff
Mr. Curtis Schacher
Mr. Bill Hoffman
Mr. Forrest Westall CYO
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Raleigh
P E R M I T
For the Discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, or Other Wastes
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143,
General Statutes of North Carolina as amended, and other applicable
Laws, Rules and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Town of Murfreesboro
Hertford County
FOR THE
construction and operation of 1,234 linear feet of 12—inch gravity sewers,
and modifications to the existing Town of Murfreesboro Wastewater Treatment
Facilities to increase the capacity to 0.476 MCD and to change the facility
from a direct discharge type facility to a non —discharge land application
type facility by modification of flow through the two existing wastewater
® treatment lagoons from parallel operation to series operation and an increase
in total storage capacity to approximately 35 days at the design flow, and
addition of a mechanical and manual bar screen, dual manually cleaned grit
chambers, a Parshall flume with automatic flow recording, dual 825 GPM
influent screw pumps, post chlorination, dual 1200 GPM spray irrigation
pumps, approximately 7,600 linear feet of 12--inch discharge force main,
spray irrigation laterals, approximately 77 acres of wetted spray irrigation
area, five (5) groundwater monitoring wells, and a stand—by power generator
to serve the Town of Murfreesboro with no discharge of wastewater to the
surface waters of the State,
pursuant to the application received August 13, 1982, and in conformity
with the project plans, specifications, and other supporting data, subse—
quently filed and approved by the Department of Natural Resources and
Community Development and considered a part of this Permit.
This Permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until
December 29, 1987, and shall be subject to the following specified condi—
tions and limitations:
•1) This Permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are
constructed in accordance with the approved plans, specifica—
tions and other supporting data.
2) This Permit is effective only with respect to the nature and
• volume of wastes described in the application and other support-
ing data.

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Town of Murfreesboro
December 29, 1982
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3) The wastewater facilities shall be properly maintained and operated
at all times.
4) This Permit shall become voidable.in the event of failure of the
soil to adequately absorb the wastes, and may be rescinded unless
the facilities are installed, maintained and operated in a manner
which will protect the assigned water quality standards of the
surface waters, and prevent any contamination of the ground waters
which will render them unsatisfactory for normal use.
5) In the event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, the
Permittee shall take such immediate corrective action as may be
required by this Department.
6) If any nuisance condition arises concerning this land application/
spray irrigation facility, including the creation of an odor problem,
the Permittee shall take such immediate corrective action as may be
required by the Division.
7) Solids, sludges, or other pollutants removed or resulting from the
wastewater treatment process shall be contained and disposed of
in such a manner as to prevent any contamination of the surface
or ground waters of the State.
0 8) Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the
treatment facilities is prohibited.
9) The application rate shall not exceed 1.84 inches/acre/week.
10) In the event it is necessary to remove solids from the waste
stabilization lagoon, the appropriate Permit must be obtained
from the Division of Environmental Management.
11) This Permit may be rescinded if a suitable year round vegetative
cover is not properly maintained and managed.
12) No root or leaf crops for direct human consumption shall be
raised on the irrigation site.
13) Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or
when the ground is in a condition that will cause runoff.
14) Freeboard in the lagoons shall not be less than 1.5 feet at any
time.
15) No other type of wastewater than described in the application and
other supporting data shall be disposed of on this site.
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Permit No. 7814
Town of Murfreesboro
December 29, 1982
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16) The Permittee shall employ a State certified wastewater treat-
ment plant operator to be in responsible charge of the waste-
water treatment facilities. Such an operator must hold a
valid State certificate of the grade at least equivalent
to the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment
facilities by the Certification Commission.
17) The issuance of this Permit does not relieve the Town of
Murfreesboro of the responsibility for contamination of
surface or ground water resulting from the operation of this
facility.
18) Construction of the sewers shall be so scheduled so as not
to interrupt service by the existing utilities nor result
in an overflow or bypass discharge of wastewater to the
surface water of the State.
19) Monitoring wells shall be constructed as shown on the approved
facilities plans and the following monitoring schedule imple-
mented:
Parameter
*Frequency
Sample Type
Location
Flow
Daily
Continuous
Influent
BOD5
Semi. -annually
Grab
Influent,
wells
COD
Semi-annually
Grab
Influent,
wells
Total
Kjeldahl N
Semi-annually
Grab
Influent,
wells
NH3 as
N
Semi-annually
Grab
Influent,
wells
NO2 +
NO3
Semi-annually
Grab
Influent,
wells
Total
Phosphorus
Semi-annually
Grab
Influent,
wells
Fecal
Coliform bacteria
Semi-annually
Grab
wells
Water
ravel
Monthly
wells
*Semi-annual samples should be taken during late winter and late
summer.
The data shall be submitted to the Division of Environmental Management,
Washington Regional Office inonthly. Each report shall be submitted
within 45 days following the end of the reporting period. One set of
samples must be taken before spraying begins.
20) Additional monitoring facilities and/or sampling and reporting
shall be constructed and/or.implemented if deemed necessary by the
Division of Environmental Management.
21) A minimum separation .from the spray irrigation wetted area shall be
maintained as follows:
aa. 50 feet from any public road right-of-way-
b. 50 feet from any free flowing stream.
C. 25 feet from any wet weather ditch.
d. 100 feet from anylpotable well.

Permit No. 7814
Town of Murfreesboro
® December 29, 1982
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22) Adequate facilities shall be provided so as to prevent any
surface water runoff from entering the spray field or
carrying any land applied waste material into the surface
waters of the State.
23) The Permittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration
of this Permit, shall request its extension. Upon receipt of the
request, the Commission will review the adequacy of the facilities
described therein, and if indicated, will extend the Permit for
such period of time and under such conditions and limitations
as it may deem appropriate.
24) During the construction of the proposed additions/modifications,
the Permittee shall continue to properly maintain and operate
the existing wastewater treatment facilities at all times, and
in such manner, as necessary to comply with the effluent limits
specified in the existing NPDES Permit.
25) Before either one of the existing treatment lagoons'is
tempora-rily taken out of service as required by the approved
project construction sequence, an Authorization to By-pass
a portion of the wastewater treatment facilities must be
obtained from the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management.
Permit issued this the 29th day of December, 1982.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Original Signed BY
FORREST R.
ESTALL
Robert P. Helms, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. 7814