NC0024244_SOC (application)_20220401

March 31, 2022
Mr. Corey Basinger
NCDEQ-Division of Water Resources
610 East Center Avenue
Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
RE: City of Albemarle Public Utilities
City of Albemarle Sewer Collection System
NPDES Permit No. NC0024244
Special Order by Consent (SOC) — Revised Application
Dear Mr. Basinger:
RECEIVED/NCDEQ/DWI
APR I2022
MOORESVILWOROS
LE REGIONAL OFFICE
On behalf of the City of Albemarle and the City of Albemarle Public Utilities the following and
attached documents shall constitute the revised Application for the Special Order by Consent (SOC)
for the above referenced Collection System (Permit # WQCS00016) owned and operated by the City
of Albemarle. The following items are included in this transmittal:
1. Revised Application for SOC
2. Processing Fee ($400.00)
Should you have any questions or need any additional information please feel free to contact me or
Adam Kiker, PE at [phone] or the following emails: [e-mail] or
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
LKC Engineering, PLLC
Sara Mirek, E.I.
LKC Engineering, PLLC, 140 Aqua Shed Court, Aberdeen, North Carolina 28315
PH: 910/420-1437 * FAX: [phone] * License No. P-1095

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RECEIVED/NCDEQ/DWR
APR ®1 2022
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MO©RESVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
APPLICATION FOR A MODIFICATION TO EXISTING SCHEDULED DATES OF
SPECIAL ORDER BY CONSENT — EMC SOC WQ S19-007
I. PERMIT RELATED INFORMATION:
1. Applicant (corporation, individual, or other): City of Albemarle
2. Print or Type Owner's or Signing Official's Name and Title:
Michael Ferris, City Manager
3. Facility Name (as shown on Permit):
4. Owner Phone: [phone] (or)
Long Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
5. Owner Email: [e-mail]
4. Application Date: March 30, 2022
5. NPDES Permit No. (if applicable): NC0024244
6. Name of the specific wastewater treatment facility (if different from 1.3. above):
II. PRE -APPLICATION MEETING:
Prior to submitting this completed application form, applicants must meet with the appropriate
regional office staff to discuss whether or not an SOC is appropriate for this situation. Please
note the date this meeting occurred and who represented the permittee:
Representative: Judy Redwine (retired) Date: August 19, 2019
III. ADDITIONAL FLOW OR FLOW REALLOCATION:
In accordance with NCGS 143-215.67(b), only facilities owned by a unit of govermnent may
request additional flow.
Additional flow may be allowed under an SOC only in specific circumstances. These
circumstances may include eliminating discharges that are not compliant with an NPDES or
Non -discharge permit. These circumstances do not include failure to perform proper
maintenance of treatment systems, collection systems or disposal systems. When requesting
additional flow, the facility must include its justification and supporting documentation.

If the requested additional flow is non -domestic, the facility must be able to demonstrate the
ability to effectively treat the waste and dispose of residuals. The applicant must provide a
detailed analysis of the constituents in the proposed non -domestic wastewater.
The total domestic additional flow requested: NA gallons per day.
The total non -domestic additional flow requested: NA gallons per day.
The total additional flow (sun of the above): NA gallons per day.
Please attach a detailed description or project listing of the proposed allocation for additional
flow, with an explanation of how flow quantities were estimated. Further, any additional flow
requested must be justified by a complete analysis, by the perrnittee, that additional flow will not
adversely impact wastewater collection/treatment facilities or surface waters.
IV. NECESSITY NARRATIVE:
Please attach a narrative providing a detailed explanation of the circumstances regarding the
necessity of the proposed SOC. Include the following issues:
• Existing and/or unavoidable future violations(s) of perrnit conditions or limits(s),
• The existing treatment process and any process modifications that have been made to
date to ensure optimum performance of existing facilities,
• Collection system rehabilitation work completed or scheduled (including dates),
• Coordination with industrial users regarding their discharges or pretreatment facilities.
Identify any non -compliant significant industrial users and measure(s) proposed or
already taken to bring the pretreatment facilities back into compliance. If any industrial
facilities are currently under consent agreements, please attach these agreements,
• Date and outcome of last Industrial Waste Survey,
• Whether or not the facility is acting as a regional facility receiving wastewater from other
municipalities having independent pretreatment programs.
V. CERTIFICATION:
The applicant must submit a report prepared by an independent professional with expertise in
wastewater treatment. This report must address the following:
• An evaluation of existing treatment units, operational procedures and recommendations
as to how the efficiencies of these facilities can be maximized. The person in charge of
such evaluation must sign this document.
• A certification that these facilities could not be operated in a manner that would achieve
compliance with final permit limits. The person making such determination must sign
this certification.
• The effluent limits that the facility could be expected to meet if operated at their
maximum efficiency during the term of the requested SOC (be sure to consider interim
construction phases).
• Any other actions taken to correct problems prior to requesting the SOC.
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VI. PREDICTED COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE:
The applicant must submit a detailed listing of activities along with time frames that are
necessary to bring the facility into compliance. This schedule should include milestone dates for
beginning construction, ending construction, and achieving final compliance at a minimum. In
determining the milestone dates, the following should be considered:
• Time for submitting plans, specifications and appropriate engineering reports to DWR for
review and approval.
• Occurrence of major construction activities that are likely to affect facility performance
(units out of service, diversion of flows, etc.) to include a plan of action to minimize
impacts to surface waters.
• Infiltration/Inflow work, if necessary.
• Industrial users achieving compliance with their pretreatment permits if applicable.
• Toxicity Reduction Evaluations (TRE), if necessary.
Proposed Compliance Schedule for Collection System Permit WOCS00016:
We are requesting modifications to the following scheduled activity dates:
• Begin construction and execute construction contract for Phase 3: Plans and contract
documents were submitted to NCDEQ in early February and we are awaiting comrnents
or approval prior to proceeding to bidding and procurement phase. We are seeking an
extension of five months to complete this activity, from March 31, 2022 to August 31,
2022. Additional information regarding project scope is included in the Engineering
Narrative.
• Complete construction on Phase 3: We estimate that construction will take
approximately ten months to complete with construction beginning in September of 2022.
We are seeking an extension of five months to complete this activity, from March 31,
2022 to August 31, 2023.
• The final two items are adjusted accordingly based on the above discussion.
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Scheduled Activity
Original Due Date in
Executed SOC
Proposed Due Date
Submit Quarterly Progress Reports
(see details in paragraph 2(b) below.)
Beginning October 15,
2020
Ongoing
For Collection System Permit WQCS00016:
Complete Sanitary Sewer Rehab, Phase 1
December 31, 2019
Met
Begin construction on Sanitary Sewer Rehab,
Phase 2
July 31, 2019
Met
Apply for funding for Sanitary Sewer Rehab, Phase
3
September 30, 2019
Met
Receive Letter of Intent to Fund for Phase 3
March 31, 2020
Met
Submit finished plans and specifications for review
for Phase 3
September 30, 2021
Met
Complete construction on Phase 2
November 30, 2020
Met
Begin Construction and execute construction
contract for Phase 3
March 31, 2022
August 31, 2022
Complete construction on Phase 3
March 31, 2023
June 30, 2023
Review infrastructure improvements for
maintaining compliance
September 30, 2023
November 30, 2023
Attain Compliance with the Collection System
Permit
September 30, 2023
November 30, 2023
Proposed Compliance Schedule for NPDES Permit NC0024244:
The City of Albemarle applied for and received funding from the CWSRF to complete upgrades
at the Long Creek WWTP under CWSRF Project No. CS370522-08. The City received the
Letter of Intent to Fund on March 1, 2021 in the amount of $16,453,200.
The original Engineering Report and Environmental Information Document was submitted to
NCDEQ in August of 2021. The City is hopeful to receive approval of the document by May 1,
2022.
The scope of the Long Creek WWTP Treatment Process Rehab, CWSRF Project No. CS370522-
08 includes comprehensive rehabilitation to the Long Creek WWTP including all items
presented in Attachment B of the original SOC. This project is significant in scope and it was
conceived to address both the known deficiencies that contributed to the SOC and other
operational challenges the plant experiences.
The original due dates for scheduled activities to be completed at Long Creek WWTP were set
prior to the City seeking CWSRF funding for process rehabilitation. Pending ER/EID approval
in a timely fashion, the City is requesting modifications to the following scheduled activity dates:
® Begin implementation or construction of WWTP improvements items in Attachment B.
The City is seeking a significant extension to complete this activity, from March 31, 2022
to July 31, 2024. Items that are included in this schedule activity are the following: bid
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and design package submittal, approval of bid and design package, advertisement, and
receipt of Authority to Award.
• Complete construction of all WWTP improvements. We are seeking a proposed due date
of February 28, 2026 from the original due date of September 30, 2023.
• Attain compliance with NPDES permit limits. We are seeking a proposed due date of
May 31, 2026 from the original due date of September 30, 2023.
Scheduled Activity
Original Due Date
Proposed Due Date
Submit Quarterly Progress Reports
(see details in paragraph 2(b) below.)
Beginning October 15, 2020
Ongoing
For NPDES Permit NC0024244:
Begin implementation or construction of
WWTP improvements items in Attachment B.
March 31, 2022
July 31, 2024
Complete construction of all WWTP
improvements
September 30, 2023
February 28, 2026
Attain Compliance with NPDES permit limits
September 30, 2023
May 31, 2026
VII. FUNDING SOURCES IDENTIFICATION:
Funding Source Identification:
Collection System Permit WOCS00016
In the fall of 2019, the City applied and received funding for the Sanitary Sewer
Rehabilitation, Phase 3 project (CWSRF No. CS370522-07). This project will replace
the next -oldest, larger -diameter outfalls in the City's system, consisting of 24" and 18"
gravity sewer on the western and eastern side of the system. The original scope of the
project included upgrades to years 2 and 3 of the electrical upgrades at Long Creek
WWTP; however, this portion of the project was removed and replaced with additional
repairs to larger diameter gravity sewer lines along Poplin Creek which handles the
central and eastern portions of the City. The scope of the gravity sewer rehabilitation
project nearly doubled in size due to this change in scope. The City received a CWSRF
loan in the amount of $6,156,000 and the City's intention is to spend this entire amount
on sewer rehabilitation.
NPDES Permit NC0024244
The City of Albemarle applied for and received funding from the CWSRF to complete
upgrades at the Long Creek WWTP under CWSRF Project No. CS370522-08. The City
received the Letter of Intent to Fund on March 1, 2021 in the amount of $16,453,200.
This project includes all items described in Attachment B of the original SOC.
THE DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS APPLICATION
PACKAGE UNLESS ALL OF THE APPLICABLE ITEMS ARE INCLUDED WITH THE
SUBMITTAL.
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Required Items:
a. One original and two copies of the completed and appropriately executed application
form, along with all required attachments.
® If the SOC is for a City / Town, the person signing the SOC must be a ranking
elected official or other duly authorized employee.
® If the SOC is for a Corporation / Company / Industry / Other, the person signing
the SOC must be a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice-
president, or his duly authorized representative.
O If the SOC is for a School District, the person signing the SOC must be the
Superintendent of Schools or other duly authorized employee.
Note: Reference to signatory requirements in SOCs may be found in the North
Carolina Administrative Code [T15A NCAC 2H .1206(a)(3)].
b. The non-refundable Special Order by Consent (SOC) processing fee of $400.00. A
check must be made payable to The Department of Envirorunent and Natural
Resources.
c. An evaluation report prepared by an independent consultant with expertise in
wastewater. (in triplicate)
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APPLICANT'S CERTIFICATION:
(NO MODIFICATION TO THIS CERTIFICATION IS ACCEPTABLE)
I, Michael Ferris , attest this application for a Special Order by Consent (SOC) has
been reviewed by me and is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand if
all required parts of this application are not completed and if all required supporting information
and attachments are not included, this application package may be returned as incomplete.
(Please be advised that the return of this application does not prevent DWR from collecting all
outstanding penalties upon request). Furthermore, I attest by my signature that I fully
understand that an upfront penalty, which may satisfy as a full settlement of outstanding
violations, may be imposed. {Note: Reference to upfront penalties in Special Orders by
Consent may be found in the North Carolina Administrative Code [T15A NCAC 2H
.1206(c)(3)].}
Signature of Signing Official
Michael Ferris, City Manager
Printed Name of Signing Official
THE COMPLETED APPLICATION PACKAGE, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL AND TWO
COPIES OF ALL SUPPORTING INFORMATION AND MATERIALS, SHOULD BE SENT
TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
POINT SOURCE BRANCH
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-1617
IF THIS APPLICATION IS FOR A NON -DISCHARGE SYSTEM, THEN SEND TO:
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
AQUIFER PROTECTION SECTION
1636 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-1636
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