NC0082546_Permit (Issuance)_20050211

NPDES DOCUHENT SCANNING COVER SHEET
NC0082546
Granite Falls WTP
NPDES Permit:
Document Type: ;
Permit Issuance
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Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Application
Instream Assessment
(67b)
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Permit
History
Document Date:
February 11, 2005
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Michael F. Easley, Governor
State of North Carolina
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February 11, 2005
Mr. M. Shuford Wise
Water Resources Director
P.O. Box 10
Granite Falls, North Carolina 28630-0010
Dear Mr. Wise:
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
Subject: NPDES PERMIT ISSUANCE
Permit Number NC0082546
Granite Falls WTP
Caldwell County
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject
permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached final NPDES discharge permit. This permit is
issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the
Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency dated May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended).
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within
thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written
petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the
Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-
6714). Unless such demand is made, this permit shall be final and binding.
Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. This permit does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or
permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act, or any other
Federal or Local governmental permits which may be required.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact
Maureen Crawford of my staff at [phone], extension 538.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
Tom Belnick
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
Director, Division of Water Quality
cc: Central Files
NPDES Unit Files
Asheville Regional Office
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROUNA 27699-1617 - TELEPHONE [phone]/FAX [phone]
VISIT US ON THE WEB AT http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES

Permit NC0082546
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards
and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the
Town of Granite Falls
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Granite Falls WTP
100 Lakeside Avenue
Granite Falls
Caldwell County
to receiving waters designated as Lake Rhodhiss (the Catawba River) in the Catawba River Basin in
accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I,
II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective March 1, 2005.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 28, 2010.
Signed this day February 11, 2005.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
Tom Belnick
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0082546
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked, and as of this issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer
effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the
permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
The Town of Granite Falls is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a water treatment plant with a discharge of filter -backwash wastewater. This
facility is located at the Granite Falls WTP (in Granite Falls at 100 Lakeside Avenue) in Caldwell
County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Lake
Rhodhiss (the Catawba River), classified WS-IV & B CA waters in the Catawba River Basin.

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Town of Granite Falls WTP
County: Caldwell
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Facility ...,,
Location
Receiving Stream: Lake Rhodhiss (Catawba River)
(not to scale)
Latitude: 35° 47' 11"
Longitude: 81° 26' 28" Sub -Basin: 030831
Stream Class: WS-1V & B CA Grid/Ottad: D13SW
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NPDES Permit No. NC0082546

Permit NC0082546
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS — FINAL
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored
by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
'Maximum
Measurement
Frey uenev
Sample Type
Sample Location
Flow
Weekly
Instantaneous
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Settleable Solids
0.1 ml/L
0.2 m1fL
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Turbidity'
Weekly
Grab
Upstream & Downstream
Iron
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Aluminum
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The discharge from this facility shall not cause turbidity in the receiving stream to exceed 25 NTU.
If the instream turbidity exceeds 25 NTU due to natural background conditions, the discharge
cannot cause turbidity to increase in the receiving stream.
All samples must be collected from a typical discharge event.
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS.

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MEMORANDUM
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To:
From:
December 8, 2004
NC DENR / DEH / Regional Engineer
Asheville Regional Office
Maureen Crawford
919-733-5083 x-538
NPDES Unit
Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NC0082546
FACILITY
Caldwell County
Michael F. Easley, Governor
State of North Carolina
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
ICU Dept. o- ErlOo iment
& NaturalResources
4shevilleRegio ial Office
DEC ., NI
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this form by
January 4, 2005. If you have any questions on the draft permit, please feel free to contact me at the
telephone number shown above.
RESPONSE: (Check one)
Concur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and maintained properly, the stated
effluent limits are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not contravene the designated water quality
standards.
Concurs with issuance of the above permit, provided the following conditions are met:
DEC 2 D 2004
DE':3 - WATER QUALITY
Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or a ached: PUII`IT SOUkCE BRANCH
Signed A ` r (,A` &M4
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1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-1617 - TELEPHONE [phone]/FAX [phone]
VISIT US ON THE WEB AT hftp://h20.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES

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PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION/
NPDES UNIT
1617 MAIL.
SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NC
27699-1617
NOTIFICATION OF
INTENT TO ISSUE
A NPDES
WASTEWATER
PERMIT
On the basis of thor-
ough staff review
and application of
NC General Statute
143.21, Public law
92-500 and other
lawful standards and
regulations, the
North Carolina Envi-
ronmental Manage-
ment Commission
proposes to issue a
National Pollutant
Discharge Elimina-
tion System
(NPDES) wastewa-
ter discharge permit
to the person(s) list-
ed below effective
e
45 days from
thpublish date of this
notice.
Written commentsree-
garding the pro-
posed
permit will be
accepted until 30
days after the pub-
lish date of this no-
tice. All comments
received prior to that
date are considered
in the final determi-
nations regarding
the proposed permit.
The Director of the
NC Division of Water
Quality may decide
to hold a .public
meeting for the pro-
posed permit should
the Division receive
a significant degree
of public interest.
Copies of the draft
670 i y/ vac c t
NORTH CAROLINA,
CALDWELL COUNTY,
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said
County and State, duly commissioned, qualified, and
authorized by law to administer oaths, personally
11 McKenzie .•••••.
appeared ....a.:..Y....................
who being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that
he is ........ AdvertI-S1-ng..D7_r Qt................
of Lenoir Newspapers, Inc., engaged in the publication
of a newspaper known as Lenoir News -Topic, pub-
lished, issued, and entered as second class mail in the
City of Lenoir, in said County and State; that he is
authorized to make this affidavit and sworn state-
ment; that the notice or other legal advertisement, a
true copy of which is attached hereto, was published
in Lenoir News -Topic on the following dates:
Dec. 14
h notice,
and that the said newsPaPer in which cpublished
paper, document, or legaladvertisement was
was, at the time of each and every publication, a
newspaper meeting all of the requirements and quali-
fications of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes within
of
of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper
the meaning of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes
of North Carolina.
14th.
This /
Dec •
of................
Sworn to Mid subscribe efore me, this 14t, ... . , /
December .................�...
day of .... ..
Notary Public
My Commission expires: ... - • • ........................
permit and other
supporting informa-
tion on file used to
determine conditions
present in the draft
permit are available
upon request and
payment of the costs
of reproduction. Mail
comments and/or re-
quests for informa-
tion to the NC Divi-
sion of Water Quality
at the above ad-
dress or call Ms.
Carolyn Bryant - at
[phone], ex-
tension 520. Please
include the NPDES
permit number (at-
tached) in any com-
munication. Interest-
ed persons may
visit the Division of
Water Quality at 512
N. Salisbury Street,
Raleigh, NC 27604-
1148 between the
hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. to re-
view information on
file..
The town of Granite
Falls, 100 Lakeside
Avenue, Granite
Falls, North Carolina
has applied for re-
newal of NPDES
permit NC0082546
for its Granite Falls
WTP in Caldwell
County. This permit-
ted facility discharg-
es treated wastewa-
ter to Lake Rhod-
hiss/Catawba River
in the Catawba River
Basin. Currently,
CBOD and ammonia
nitrogen are water
quality limited. This
discharge may affect
future allocations in
this portion of the
watershed. /l'l t•
Dec. 14

N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit Number NC0082546
Please print or type
1. Contact Information:
Facility Name
Granite Falls Water Treatment Plant
Owner Name
Town of Granite Falls
Street Address
Post Office Drawer 10
City
Granite Falls
State / Zip Code
North Carolina 28630-0010
Telephone Number
( 828) 396-3180
Fax Number
( 828) 396-9114
e-mail Address
[e-mail]
Operator Name
M. Shuford Wise
Street Address
Post Office Drawer 10
City
Granite Falls
State / Zip Code
North Carolina 28630-0010
Telephone Number
( 828) 396-7111
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Facility Name (If different from above)
Street Address or State Road
100 Lakeside Avenue
City / Zip Code
Granite Falls, North Carolina 28630
County
Caldwell
3. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes: 4941
4. Principal process(es): Coagulation, Sedimenation, Filtration
5. Ownership Status:
Federal State Private
6. Check here if discharge is continuous
If not continuous,
Frequency of discharge during the day:
Frequency of discharge during the month (week): 3 to 5 times per week
7. Number of separate discharge points: 1
8. Description of source water(s) (i.e. groundwater or surface water) Surface
Public X
9. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide of map of exact location of each outfall, including latitude
and longitude: Lake Rhodhiss, Catawba River Latitude 35 + 47 m 11 s
Longitude 81 ° 26 m 29 s

10. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications (check all that apply and provide permit
numbers or check none if not applicable):
Type
Permit Number
• e
Permit Number
None
► on -Attainment
UIC
• cean Dumping
NPDES
NC0082546
IDredge/Fill Permits
PSD
r CRA
NESHAPS
• her
11. Is this facility located on Native American lands? (check one)
YES
NO X
12. Please list all water treatment additives, including cleaning chemicals, that have the potential
to be discharged.
Backwash water from water treatment process which may contain trace amounts of aluminum sulfate
and polymers.
13. For NEW water treatment plants, please submit all analyses of source water collected.
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the best of
my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
M. Shuford Wise Water Resources Director
Printed name of Person Signing Title
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Signature of Applicant
June 16, 2004
Date
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement
representation, or certification In any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained
under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies,
tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any
recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the
Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine not to exceed $10,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a
punishment by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.)

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Latitufe 35 ± 47m 11s lariitu:B 81° 2em 29s
Lake Rhodhiss

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• Owner Name:TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS
• Mailing Address:P 0 DRAWER 10
• City:GRANITE FALLS
• State:NC
• Zip:286300000
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• Land Units:9.64
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Barry Hayes
Mayor
Donald Kirkpatrick
Mayor Pro Tem
TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS
Town of Granite Falls
Alum Sludge Facility
NPDES Permit # NC0082546
Council Members
Mike Bowman
Dr. Caryl B. Burns
Frank Mackie
Joe Munday
W. Steve Simmons
Linda K. Story
Town Manager
Ikstory@charter net
Statement to Delegate Authority to Authorized Representative:
Authority is herby given to M. Shuford Wise to act as the authorized
representative for all matters that directly effect the operational,
reporting, and permitting requirements of the Town of Granite Falls
Alum Sludge Facility NPDES Permit Number NC0082546.
Give This Day June 16, 2004
By Barry Hayes, Mayor
447 A)7A-
P.O. Drawer 10 • Granite Fails, North Carolina 28630-0010 • Phone [phone] • Fax [phone]

Town of Granite Falls
Water Treatment Plant
Alum Sludge Facility
Management Plan
NPDES Permit # NO0082546
1. All alum sludge is held and thickened in the alum sludge holding tank.
2. When the thickened sludge reaches the desired level the sludge is pumped into tanker
trucks and transported to permitted area farm land.
3. The alum sludge is unloaded and applied along with wastewater bio-solids by a Sludge
Management Bio-solids Application company to area farm land under the provisions of
of Land Application Permit Number WQ0001618
4. The application frequency is typically one (1) event per year with an estimated amount of
200,000 gallons.

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED RENEWAL
Permit Number
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Facility Name
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Reviewer
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Basin/Sub-basin
03.93 3/
Receiving Stream
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Stream Classification in permit
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Stream Classification in BIMS
Is the stream impaired (listed on 303(d))?
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Is stream monitoring required?
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Do they need NH3 limit(s)?
NO
Do they need TRC limit(s)?
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Do they have whole -effluent toxicity testing?
P055/'3 II `r `(
Are there special conditions?
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Any obvious compliance concerns?
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Existing Expiration Date
248(0S
Proposed Expiration Date
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Miscellaneous Comments:
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If expedited, is this a S'mpler permit
or a more difficult one?