WQ0001086_2021 Annual Report_20220314

Town of Spring Lake
Wastewater Collection System
System Performance Report
January 1, 2021 — December 31, 2021
General Information
Facility/System Name
Town of Spring Lake
Responsible Entity
Town of Spring Lake
Collection System ORC
Roy L Lowder
Collection Systems Contact
Tim Garner, Water Resources Director
Collection System Permit
W CS00105
WWTP and Land Application ORC
Richard Mendez
WWTP Contact
I Tim Garner, Water Resources Director
WWTP Dischar a Permit
I NC0030970
Land Application Bio Solids Permit I
W 0001086
Wastewater Treatment Plant and Collection System
The Town of Spring Lake owns and operates its own wastewater treatment system. The
wastewater treatment system consists of two sanitary sewer lift stations and a 1.5 MGD
wastewater treatment plant. Wastewater Treatment Plant is a Dual Train, Extended Aeration
Plant with Secondary Clarification for the separation of liquids and solids, Post Aeration,
Chlorination and De -Chlorination. Aerobic Digestion has been supplemented with Lime
Stabilization to ensure that the treated Bio-solids produced after plant processing, meet EPA and
NCDWQ regulations prior to disposal by land application. A monthly report of plant
performance as determined by Laboratory analysis is submitted to the NCDWQ and an annual
Bio-solids application report and Laboratory analysis is submitted to the EPA and NCDWQ
Non -Discharge Branch. The plant is also responsible for two lift stations in the town's collection
system.
The Town of Spring Lake also owns and maintains approximately 46 miles of gravity sewer line
and 2500 feet of force main sewer line. All aerial crossing and rights -of -way are inspected twice
yearly and after large storm/flooding events to ensure compliance with the Towns collection
permit.
Compliance Performance
The Spring Lake Wastewater Treatment plant received the following violations during the 2021
calendar year:
• January 2021 — Exceeded permit discharge limit
• February 2021 — Exceeded permit discharge limit
• March 2021 — Plaiii bypass of 4,600 gallons (less than 1000 gallons reaching Little River)
when a pipe burst in the plant.

The Spring Lake collections system did not have a reportable sanitary sewer overflow during the
reporting period
Wastewater Treatment Plant Monthly and Yearly Flow
The following table summarizes the amount of raw wastewater treated and released into the
Little River.
Flow(gallons)
Avg Daffy Flow (MGD)
January 2021
47,618,000
1.54
February 2021
51 203,000
1.83
March 2021
41,126,000
1.33
April 2021
33,326,000
1.11
May 2021
28,672,000
0.92
June 2021
27,520,000
0.92
July 2021
32,577 000
1.05
August 2021
27,775,000
0.90
September 2021
24,689,000
0.82
October 2021
26,215,000
0.85
November 2021
24,767,000
0.83
December 2021
25 263,000 1
0.81
Total
390,751,000
1.07
Notification
A copy of this report has been posted on the Town of Spring Lake website (www.spring-
lake.org).
Certification
I certify under penalty of law that this report is complete and accurate to the best of my
knowledge. I further certify that this report has been made available to the users or customers of
the named syste and that those users have been notified of its availability.
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Tim Garner, Water Resources Director Date