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Home My WebLink AboutNC0083828_Permit (Issuance)_20150120NPDES DOCIMENT SCANNING COVER SHEET NPDES Permit: NC0083828 J.D. Mackintosh WTP Document Type: Permit Issuance Wasteload Allocation Authorization to Construct (AtC) Permit Modification Complete File - Historical Engineering Alternatives (EAA) Staff Report Instream Assessment (67b) Speculative Limits Environmental Assessment (EA) Permit History Document Date: January 20, 2015 'Miss document its printed on reuse paper - signore any content on the re -worse aside Pat McCrory Governor ATA NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources January 20, 2015 Mr. Robert C. Patterson, Jr., P.E., Water Resources Director City of Burlington P. O. Box 1358 Burlington, NC 27216-1358 Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0083828 City of Burlington — J. D. Mackintosh WTP • Alamance County Dear Mr. Patterson: Donald R. van der Vaart Secretary Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached 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 October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended). This final permit contains the following changes to its terms from those found in the draft permit sent to you on April 13, 2011. • The effluent limit for Total Residual Chlorine has been corrected from 17 µg/L to 28 µg/L. • Language within the chronic toxicity monitoring condition regarding the reporting of monitoring data collected more frequently than required by the permit has been removed. • The map has been modified. • Updates have been made reflecting administrative changes within the permitting agency that have occurred since the draft permit was prepared. 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 decision shall be final and binding. 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Phone: 919-807-63001lntemet: www.ncwaterquality.org An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer — Made in part by recycled paper Mr. Robert C. Patterson, Jr. NC0083828 Permit Renewal 2015 p. 2 Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Resources or any other Federal, State, or Local governmental permits that may be required. Please note that Big Alamance Creek is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List. This means that the stream does not meet all water quality standards. Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Bob Sledge at telephone number (919) 807-6398, or via e-mail at bob.sledge@ncdenr.gov. S S. Jay Zimmerman, L.G., Acting Director Division of Water Resources cc: Central Files Winston-Salem Regional Office/Water Quality NPDES File ec: Aquatic Toxicology Branch Eric Davis — City of Burlington Permit NC0083828 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provision 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 City of Burlington is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the J.D. Mackintosh, Jr. WTP 3400 Harris Road Burlington Alamance County to receiving waters designated as Big Alamance Creek in the Cape Fear 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 February 1, 2015. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on June 30, 2016. Signed this day January 20, 2015. y Zimmerman, L.G., Acting Di : tor 'vision of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 5 Permit NC0083828 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is not 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 City of Burlington is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to discharge filter -backwash wastewater from a conventional water treatment plant. This facility is located at the J.D. Mackintosh, Jr. WTP, at 3400 Harris Road, near Burlington in Alamance County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Big Alamance Creek, classified C-NSW waters in the Cape Fear River Basin. Page 2 of 5 Permit NC0083828 PART I 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 Parameter We`::.Average f LIMITS = MONIITORING REQ1fl ME VTS= ,_. hIy 3= • — aiIy ;Max mum Itiiiireient.: : font n y....- '$am e' . _ :Type'.:.. Sample . 'Locat o' n . Flow 50050. Continuous Recording Effluent Total Suspended Solids . C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent PH 00400 ' z 6.0 s.u. and s 9.0 s.u. 2/Month Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine1 50060 28 pg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent Turbidity 00070 2/Month Grab Effluent Aluminum 01105 Quarterly2 Grab Effluent Total Iron 01045 Quarterly2 Grab Effluent Total Copper 01042 Quarterly2 Grab Effluent Manganese 01055 Quarterly2 Grab Effluent Fluoride 00951 Quarterly2 Grab Effluent Ammonia Nitrogen C0610 Quarterly2 Grab Effluent Total Phosphorous (TP) C0665 Quarterly2 Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen (TN) C0600 Quarterly2 Grab Effluent Whole Effluent Toxicity Monitoring3 TGP3B Quarterly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µme• 2. Monitoring should be performed in conjunction with toxicity testing. 3. Ceriodaphnia dubia 7day pass/fail test @ 8%. See Condition A. (2.) for toxicity testing requirements. Toxicity testing should be performed during the months of March, June, September • and December, and sampling should coincide with sampling for parameters covered by footnote 2. 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. Page 3 of 5 Permit NC0083828 A. (2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY MONITORING (QUARTERLY) The permittee shall conduct quarterly chronic toxicity tests using test procedures outlined in the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions. The effluent concentration defined as treatment two in the procedure document is 8 %. The testing shall be performed as a Ceriodaphnia dubia 7-day pass/fail test. The tests will be performed during the months of March, June, September and December. These months signify the first month of each three month toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes. . All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter code TGP3B. Additionally, DWR Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address: Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621 Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section no later than 30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made. Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements performed in association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream. Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Water Sciences Section at the address cited above. Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, then monthly monitoring will begin immediately. Upon submission of a valid test, this monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above. Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re- opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits. NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month following the month of the initial monitoring. Page 4 of 5 Permit NC0083828 City of Burlington J. D. Mackintosh WTP Latitude: 36°02'28" Longitude: 79°30'08" Stream Class: C-NSW Subbasin: 03-06-03 Quad #: C2OSE Receiving Stream: Big Alamance Creek NPDES Permit NC0083828 Alamance County Page 5 of 5 City of Burlington Telephone (336) 222-5133 ♦ Fax (336) 570-6175 P.O. Box 1358 Burlington, NC 27216-1358 Concerning Draft NPDES Permit Date: May 18, 2011 EgfEEN9 MAY 1 s 2011 DENR-WATER QUALITY POINT SOURCE BRANCH Mr. Bob Sledge Compliance and Expedited Permits Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1617 Re: Draft NPDES Permit NC0083828 Dear Mr. Sledge, Thank you for considering the City of Burlington's comments regarding the DRAFT NPDES permit #NC0083828 that was dated on April 13, 2011 and received in our office on April 18, 2011. We understand that we will have the opportunity to meet with you and your staff at a Q & A meeting on Monday, May 23, 2011 in Greensboro to discuss this issue, but we wanted to submit these comments to you by May 18, 2011 in order to comply with the 30-day comment period. Comments and Concerns 1) WET Testing Our primary concern is the addition of quarterly WET testing to the requirements in the DRAFT permit. We understand that addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the division. The City of Burlington is committed to protecting the environment and enhancing the environment when the opportunity and resources permit. The cost to add quarterly toxicity testing will be significant with no corresponding benefit to the aquatic environment, especially considering that the division emphasizes in the DRAFT permit that there is no compliance limit associated with the results of these tests. Recommendations — The City of Burlington understands that two of the main factors influencing this additional permit requirement is the fact that the receiving stream was listed on the 303(d) list of impaired waters AND the fact that the water treatment plant will transition the secondary disinfectant to chloramines during the 2011 calendar year. We would like to propose eliminating the WET testing at 8% and replace the WET test with additional chlorine testing and ammonia testing of the lagoon effluent. The City of Burlington already has the ability to perform these tests in-house at a much lower C:1Documents and SettingsledavislMy DocumentslUtilities DepartmentlWastewaterlComments_StandardConditions JDMWTP_DraftNPDES_110518.doc (:1Deccmeats cad Settagsledavis'Aly Docameats\Dtidies OspartmeatMosteerategsatmeats_Staadordteaditioas lDA1NRp DraftIMES11051{.doc cost. In addition, the results of ammonia and chlorine testing is very likely to identify any potential issues with toxicity as well as, if not better than WET testing. 2) Fluoride Testing The City of Burlington laboratory is not certified to report fluoride results for NPDES purposes. The purpose for adding this test at this time is unclear. The City of Burlington — like most water treatment plants in North Carolina — has been adding supplemental fluoride to drinking water for decades. Fluoride is a naturally occurring element that is present in many sources of surface water. We are not aware of any studies that have linked toxicity to fluoride concentration. In addition, per the recommendation of the CDC that was issued in January 2011, the City of Burlington has decreased the supplemental fluoride dosage in drinking water from 1-1.2 mg/L to the current target concentration of 0.7 mg/L. We question why this parameter would be included in our DRAFT permit. Recommendations — The City of Burlington would like to recommend removing this requirement from the permit or modifying the parameter to allow us to report the results without the need to run certified samples. Summary We do not believe that the proposed changes to the NPDES permit will provide any enhancement to the aquatic community over and above the measures we are currently implementing. We do understand the concern that is raised by the addition of ammonia to the disinfection process; however, we believe we are offering a practical and informative alternative by implementing additional ammonia testing. We believe the impairment status of the receiving stream is a priority, but the responsibility of the state should not place the additional monitoring cost burden (> $1,500 per year over a 5-year permit cycle) on the regulated permit holders without any expected environmental mitigation. The City of Burlington respectfully requests that WET testing and fluoride testing until a review of the requirements and implications of such changes can be conducted by all the affected NPDES permit holders. Res tfully submi Eric Davis Water and Sewer Operations Manager City of Burlington ed, AFFIDAVIT OF INSERTIOI`: OF ADNTER r1CMEN' The Times -News Publishing Company Burlington, NC Alamance County I, Debbie Shue, Legal Advertising Manager of the Times -News Publishing Co., do certify that the advertisement of entitled Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Measuring 69 LIN ES appeared in The Times -News, a newspaper published in Alamance; County, Burlington, NC, in issues of April 19, 2011 Order # 22583699/22588742 Sworriitao! k4 �ribed before me thi�e :g• •4 4%FY .r. :' z u PuON i O J- ''''to, once CP‘o, Legal Advertising Manager day of ,2011 My commission expires: January 20, 2015 Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 21699.1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit The North Carolina Envi- ronmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES waste- water discharge permit to the person's) fisted below. Written comments regard- ing the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Duality IDWO) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or informa- tion requests to DWO at the above address. Inter- ested persons may visit the DWO at 512 N. Salis- bury Street, Raleigh, NC to review information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on DUI website: http://portal.ncdenr.org/w eb/wq/swp/ps/npdes/cale ndar, or by calling f919) 807-6304. The South Saxapahaw Homeowners Association requested renewal of per- mit NC0059625 for the South Saxapahaw WTP in Alamance County; this permitted discharge is treated filter- backwash wastewater to a UT to the Haw River, Cape fear River Basin The City of Burhnomn re- quested renewal of permit NC0083828 for the J.D. Mackintosh, Jr WTP in Al- amance County; this per- mitted discharge is treated filter -backwash waste- water to Big Alamance Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin. April 19, 2011 FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile home parks, etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns). Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals Permit Writer/Date Bob Sledge 4/11/2011 Permit Number NC0083828 Facility Name City of Burlington — J. D. Mackintosh WTP Basin Name/Sub-basin number Cape Fear - 03-06-03 Receiving Stream Big Alamance Creek Stream Classification in Permit C- NSW Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No — Monitoring only Does permit need TRC limits/language? Yes - language Does permit have toxicity testing? Added per WTP policy Does permit have Special Conditions? Nutrients Reopener? /Vv ;1etj Does permit have instream monitoring? None in new permit Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? For what parameter? Yes: Biological Integrity Any obvious compliance concerns? No Any permit mods since last permit? Dechlorination added Current expiration date June 30, 2011 New expiration date June 30, 2016 Comments received on Draft Permit? Yes No If Yes, discuss response with Supervisor Most Commonly Used Expedited Language: • 303(d) language for Draft/Final Cover Letters: "Please note that the receiving stream is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List. Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be required". • TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote: "The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 AWL to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L.." BIMS Compliance Download: Queries>Reports>Violations>Monitor Report Violations>Limit Violations for Past 3 Years Reminder: Permits that are not subject to expedited renewal include the following: 1) Major Facility (municipal/industrial); 2) Minor Municipals with pretreatment program; 3) Minor Industrials subject to Fed Effluent Guidelines (lb/day limits for BOD, TSS, etc); 4) Limits based on reasonable potential analysis (metals, GW remediation organics); 5) Permitted flow > 0.5 MGD (requires full Fact Sheet); 6) permits determined by Supervisor to be outside expedited process. Note: This sheet is located on NPDES Server/CurrentVersions/Expedited Fact Sheet May2010 Burlington - Mackintosh WTP NC0083828 2014 Freshwater RPA - 95% Probability/95% Confidence MAXIMUM DATA POINTS = 58 Qw (MGD) = 0.41 1Q10S (cfs) = 5.99 7QIOS (cfs) = 7.20 7Q IOW (cfs) = 7.20 30Q2 (cfs) = 0.00 Avg. Stream Flow, QA (cfs) = 0.00 Receiving Stream: Big Alamance Creek W WTP/W'I'l' Class: 1 IWC @ IQIOS = 9.59% IWC @7Q10S= 8.11% IWC@7QIOW= 8.11% IWC @ 30Q2 = 100.00% IWC @ QA = 100.00% Stream Class: C-NSW Outfall 001 Qw = 0.41 MGD PARAMETER TYPE (1) STANDARDS & CRITERIA (2) a UNITS REASONABLE POTENTIAL RESULTS RECOMMENDED ACTION NC WQS / Applied ' FAV / Chronic Standard Acute Max Pred ri # Det. Cw Allowable Cw Aluminum NC 87 FW(7Q10s) pg/L 58 58 3,200.00000 Acute: NO WQS _____=___________ Chronic: 1072.74969 18 value(s) > ,\Ilowable ('w _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____________ Maintain Quarterly Monitoring Aluminum NC 8000 1111(7QI0s) pg/L 58 58 3,200.00000 Acute: NO WQS _ ___ _ _ _ Chronic: 98643.64982 No value > Allowable Cw _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________ Maintain Quarterly Monitoring 0 0 N/A Acute: — — — — — Chronic: — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 N/A Acute: ————— Chmnic: —----------—-— Page 1 of 1 NC0083828 9595 FRESHWATER RPA20141 (01142015), rpa 1/14/2015 Burlington - Mackintosh WTP NC0083828 REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS Qw (MGD) = 0.41 1Q10S (cfs) = 5.99 7Q I OS (cfs) = 7.20 7QIOW (cfs)= 7.20 30Q2 (cfs) = 0.00 Avg. Stream Flow, QA (cfs) = 0.00 Receiving Stream: Big Alamance Creek WWTP/WTP Class: 1 IWC @ IQIOS = 9.59% IWC @7Q10S= 8.11% IWC @ 7Q1OW = 8.11% IWC @ 30Q2 = 100.00% IWC QA = 100.00% Stream Class: C-NSW Outfall 001 Qw=0.41 MGD PARAMETERTYP (1)E STANDARDS & CRITERIA (2) a co g REASONABLE POTENTIAL RESULTS RECOMMENDED ACTION • NC WQS / Chronic Applied `/2 FAV / Standard Acute n # Det. Max Pred Allowable Cw Cw Aluminum NC 87 FW(7Q10s) ug/L 156 146 10057.50 Acute: NOWQS -- _ _ _ _ Chronic: hronic:1072.75 32 value(s) > Allowable Cw • Aluminum NC 8000 HH(7Q10s) ug/L 156 146 10057.50 Acute: NO WQS __ __ —__ _ _ __—_-------_-----_—_-----_---- Chronic: 986�33.65 No value > Allowable,Cw Continue monitoring; reduce to quarterly 0 0 N/A Acute: Chronic: ----------------------------------,---- i i 0 0 N/A Acute: • - - ---- ------------------------------- Chronic: Page 1 of 1 NC0083828 2011 Renewal RPA, rpa 4/12/2011 From: Tom Murr [ tmurr@ci.burlington.nc.us] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 To: Bob Sledge Subject: Answers to your questions regarding operations at the plant. Hi Mr. Sledge, 1. The backwash water is finished water. It is chlorinated and fluoridated. 2. We do not use zinc orthophosphate or any other zinc compound as a corrosion inhibitor. 3. We plan to start using chloramines as a secondary disinfection in June 2011. 4. Our monitoring device provides continuous monitoring recording of all volumes that may be discharged to the creek. 5. The minimum release rate is as follows Reservoir Water Level Percent Storage Available Head Downstream Flow 551.5 100 58.5 feet 9.0 (FS ) 550.0 93 57.0 8.6 548.0 83 55.0 8.0 546.0 75 53.0 7.5 544.0 67 52.0 7.2 Tom Tom Murr Chief Operator of Mackintosh WTP City of Burlington, N.C. IWC Calculations Burlington Mackintosh WTP NC0083828 Prepared By: Bob Sledge, NPDES Unit Enter Design Flow (MGD): Enter s7Q10(cfs): Enter w7Q10 (cfs): Residual Chlorine 7Q10 (CFS) DESIGN FLOW (MGD) DESIGN FLOW (CFS) STREAM STD (UG/L) UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (I IWC (%) Allowable Conc. (ug/l) Fecal Limit (If DF >331; Monitor) (If DF <331; Limit) Dilution Factor (DF) NPDES Servor/Current Versions/IWC 7.2 0.41 0.6355 17.0 0 8.11 210 Ammonia (NH3 as N) (summer) 7Q10 (CFS) DESIGN FLOW (MGD) DESIGN FLOW (CFS) STREAM STD (MG/L) UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL IWC (%) Allowable Conc. (mg/I) Ammonia (NH3 as N) (winter) 7Q10 (CFS) 200/100m1 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) DESIGN FLOW (CFS) STREAM STD (MG/L) 12.33 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL IWC (%) Allowable Conc. (mg/I) 7.2 0.41 0.6355 1.0 0.22 8.11 9.8 7.2 0.41 0.6355 1.8 0.22 8.11 19.7 4/11/2011 NC 2010 Integrated Report Categories 4 and 5 Impaired Waters All 13,123 Waters in NC are in Category 5-303(d) List for Mercury due to statewide fish consumption advice for several fish species AU_Number AU_Name AU Description LengthArea AU_Units Classification Category Parameter Reason for Rating Use Category Collection Year 303(d)year Cape Fear River Basin Q 16-19-(4.5)a Big Alamance Creek (Alamance Cr)(Lk Macintoch) Big Alamance Creek Watershed 0303000203 From Dam at Lake Macintosh to confluence 5.6 FW Miles C;NSW with Stinking Quarter Creek 5 Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos Fair Bioclassification Aquatic Life 2008 2006 Q 16-19-11 Little Alamance Creek From source to Big Alamance Creek 12.6 FW Miles C;NSW (Gant Lake, Mays Lake)(Alamance County 5 EcologicaUbiological Integrity Benthos Poor Bioclassification Aquatic Life 2006 2000 Cape Fear River Basin Back Creek -Haw River Watershed 0303000204 Q 16-18-(1.5)a Back Creek (Graham- From .3 mile upstream of NC Hwy 119 to 580.3 FW Acres WS- Mebane Reservoir) dam at Graham -Mebane Res excluding II;HQW,NSW, Quaker Arm of Reservoir above SR1927 CA 5 Chlorophyll a Standard Violation Aquatic Life 2008 2010 Q 16-18-(1.5)b Back Creek (Graham- Quaker Creek Arm of Graham -Mebane 113.0 FW Acres WS- Reservoir II;HQW,NSW, Mebane Reservoir) 5 Chlorophyll a Standard Violation Aquatic Life 2008 2010 5 Turbidity Standard Violation Aquatic Life 2008 2010 Q 16-(1)d3 HAW RIVER From Service Creek to a NC 49 2.1 FW Miles C;NSW 4t Fecal Coliform (recreation) Standard Violation Recreation 2008 1998 Q 16-12-1 Tickle Creek (Trickle From source to Travis Creek 5.0 FW Miles C;NSW Creek) 5 Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos Fair Bioclassification Aquatic Life 2006 2008 Q 16-17 Town Branch From source to Haw River 4t Fecal Coliform (recreation) 4.2 FW Miles C;NSW Standard Violation Recreation 2008 1998 Q 16-12 Travis Creek From source to Haw River 7.3 FW Miles C;NSW 5 EcologicaUbiological Integrity Benthos Fair Bioclassification Aquatic Life 2006 2008 Cape Fear River Basin Cane Creek -Haw River Watershed 0303000205 Q 16-27-(2.5)b 5 Chlorophyll a Cane Creek (Cane Creek Reservoir) From UT 0.5 miles downstream of SR1114 to dam at Cane Creek Reservoir 435.0 FW Acres WS- II;HQW,NSW, Standard Violation Aquatic Life 2008 2010 Q 16-20-(4) Haw Creek From N.C. Hwy. 54 to Haw River 3.8 FW Miles C;NSW 5 EcologicaUbiological Integrity Benthos Fair Bioclassification Aquatic Life 2008 2010 NC 2010 Integrated Report Category 4 and 5 303(d) List EPA Approved Aug 31, 201 9/20/2010 Page 5 of 145 a Cityof1• ; in t .n Telephone (336) 222-5133 • Fax (336) 570-6175 P.O. Box 1358 Burlington, NC 27216-1358 Request to Renew NPDES Permit City of Burlington NPDES Permit Permit #: NC0083828 Date: December 28, 2010 Ms. Dina Sprinkle NCDENR/DWQ/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 20699-1617 SUBJECT: NPDES Renewal for Permit # NC0083828 — JD Mackintosh WTP Dear Ms. Sprinkle, The City of Burlington, NC requests renewal of NPDES Permit # NC0083828. Enclosed are one original and two copies of the NPDES Permit Application — Short Form C- WTP. There have been no operational changes or solids handling changes at this facility since the last NPDES permit renewal. Thank you for your consideration of this permit renewal. Please contact us if you have questions for us regarding this application. Respectfully Submitted, Robert C. Patterson, Jr., PE Water Resources Director City of Burlington RCP:ead \\Cobutii\utilities server\Utils\Wastewater\NPDES Permits\NPDfS Permit Renewal Letter JDMWTP(1) 2010.doc NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP For discharges associated with water treatment plants Mail the complete application to: 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 NC0083828 If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type. 1. Contact Information: Owner Name Facility Name Mailing Address City State / Zip Code Telephone Number Fax Number e-mail Address City of Burlington J.D. Mackintosh, Jr. Water Plant P.O. Box 1358 Burlington North Carolina 27216 (336-584-1393) (336-584-1393) tmurr@ci.burlington.nc.us 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same as above El Street Address or State Road 3400 Harris Road City State / Zip Code County Burlington North Carolina 27215 Alamance 3. Operator Information: Name of the firm, consultant or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC) Name Mailing Address City State / Zip Code Telephone Number Fax Number 4. Ownership Status: Federal El City of Burlington P.O. Box 1358 Burlington North Carolina 27216 (336-584-1393) (336-584-1393) State ❑ Private El Public Page 1 of 4 C-WTP 03/05 NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP For discharges associated with water treatment plants 5. Type of treatment plant: ® Conventional (Includes coagulation, flocculation, and sedimentation, usually followed by filtration and disinfection) ❑ Ion Exchange (Sodium Cycle Cationic ion exchange) ❑ Green Sand Filter (No sodium recharge) ❑ Membrane Technology (RO, nanofiltration) Check here if the treatment process also uses a water softener ❑ 6. Description of source water(s) (Le. groundwater, surface water) Big Alamance Creek " Surface Water" 7. Describe the treatment process(es) for the raw water: The treatment process consist of flash mix, coagulation, flocculation, settling, filtration, chemical addition, disinfection, and pumping. 8. Describe the wastewater and the treatment process(es) for wastewater generated by the facility The plant produces wastewater from draining, cleaning the floc basin, settling basins, and backwashing the filters. These waste waters have associated solids that have been chemiclly treated with aluminum sulfate and sodium hydroxide for coagulation. The backwash water can have chlorine residual resulting from disinfection of the filters and the use of finished water during backwash.The waste water is dechlorinated with calcium thiosulfate. There is no sanitary waste included in this waste water. 9. Number of separate discharge points: 1 Outfall Identification number(s) 001 10. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ❑ Intermittent If intermittent: Days per week discharge occurs: Daily as needed Duration: All Year 11. Plant design potable flowrate 18 MGD Backwash or reject flow 0.11 MGD 12. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall, including latitude and longitude): Big Alamance Creek , Jordan Lake Water Shed Page 2 of 4 C-WTP 03/05 NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP For discharges associated with water treatment plants 13. Please list all water treatment additives, including cleaning chemicals or disinfection treatments, that have the potential to be discharged. Treatment Activates= Flash Mix, Coagulation, Flocculation, Sedimentation, Filtration, Back Wash, Pumping Chemicals= Aluminum Sulfate, Sodium Hydroxide,Carbon, Polymer, Hydrofuosilicic Acid, Corrosion Inhibitor 14. Is this facility located on Indian country? (check one) Yes ❑ No Ei 15. Additional Information: • Provide a schematic of flow through the facility, include flow volumes at all points in the treatment process, and point of addition of chemicals. • Solids Handling Plan 16. NEW Applicants Information needed in addition to items 1-15: > New applicants must contact a permit coordinator with the NCDENR Customer Service Center. Was the Customer Service Center contacted? 0 Yes ❑ No • Analyses of source water collected • Engineering Alternative Analysis • Discharges from Ion Exchange and Reverse Osmosis plants shall be evaluated using a water quality model. 17. Applicant Certification 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. e , P�-r c�I WA1i � so0 DtR 5ciz Printed name of Person Signing Title P12--1242iDA> Signature of Applicant 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 $25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section Page 3 of 4 C-WTP 03/05 NPDES PERMIT NUMBER - NC 0083828 City of Burlington Lake Mackintosh Discharge Point - 001 NC 0083828 City of Burlington Lake Mackintosh Discharge Point - 001 11Cobutillutilities serverlUtils\Wastewater\N PDES PermitslMackintoshLagoonDischarge_Diagram.doc Cityof furtin!` to Telephone (336) 222-5133 ♦ Fax (336) 570-6175 P.O. Box 1358 Burlington, NC 27216-1358 NPDES Permit# NC 0083828 Operational Narrative City of Burlington NPDES Permit Permit #: NC0083828 Date: December 28, 2010 The J. D. Mackintosh, Jr. Water Treatment Plant is a conventional water treatment plant originally constructed in 1981. The plant was expanded in 1993 when the dam was constructed to create Lake Mackintosh. Located on the shores of Lake Mackintosh at 3400 Hams Road, Burlington this plant can treat up to 18 million gallons per day. The water treatment process consists of flash mix, coagulation, flocculation, settling, filtration, chemical addition, disinfection, and pumping. The plant produces wastewater from draining and cleaning the floc basin, settling basins, and backwashing the filters. These waters have associated solids that have been treated with aluminum sulfate and sodium hydroxide for coagulation. The filter back wash can have chlorine residual resulting from disinfection of the filters and the use of finished water during the backwash procedure. The water generated by cleaning the basins and the filters flows to the two lagoons where the solids separate from the liquid by settling. There is no sanitary waste included in this wastewater. Two pumps located between the lagoons pump the wastewater to Great Alamance Creek behind the dam of Lake Mackintosh. We dechlorinate the water going into the creek with calcium thiosulfate which is fed at the pump well of the lagoons. We plan to replace the lagoon pumps this year with pumps capable of pumping sludge. We will then be able to pump the thin blanket of sludge at the top of the lagoons to holding basins making removal of sludge and hauling it to a farm more efficient. The thin sludge can then be sent back to the lagoons for thickening or we have the capability of pumping it to drying beds. The wastewater is monitored by a flow meter that can be compared against the pump run times to verify the flows. Maintenance on the meter and the pumps is a part of our preventive maintenance program. Respectfully Submitted, Thomas W. Murr, Jr.ii• Chief Operator, JD Mackintosh, Jr. WTP City of Burlington TWM:ead \\Cobutil\utilities server\Utils\Wastewater\NPDES Permits\NPDES Permit Renewal JDMWTP_Operational Narrative_2010.doc City t Telephone (336) 222-5133 ♦ Fax (336) 570-6175 P.O. Box 1358 Burlington, NC 27216-1358 NPDES Permit# NC 0083828 Sludge Management Narrative City of Burlington NPDES Permit Permit #: NC0083828 Date: December 28, 2010 Our method of disposal of the water treatment plant sludge satisfies the requirements of the 40 CFR 503 biosolids regulations and the 40 CFR 257 Solid waste disposal regulations. The treatment plant participates in a land application sludge management program under non -discharge permit number WQ0000520 issued by NCDENR/DWQ to the City of Burlington. The sludge management program includes disposal of the water plant sludge (3,286,399 gallons in 2009) on participating farmland. The treatment plant settling lagoons thicken the sludge by gravity. Thickened sludge can be combined with wastewater plant biosolids for land application, or applied directly to farmland. Our practice is to top dress the water plant sludge with either nitrogen fertilizer, potassium, or bio solids to improve the nutrient value to the farmer. The City has permitted 3,502.70 acres for the sludge management program. The City contracts with a biosolids management company to perform the site applications and assist with record keeping and reporting. Annual reports are submitted to the USEPA and the NCDENR. Respectfully Submitted, ;k,„ ,. Thomas W. Murr, Jr. l Chief Operator, JD Mackintosh, Jr. WTP City of Burlington TWM:ead \\Cobutil\utilities server\Utiis\Wastewater\NPDES Permits\NPDES Permit Renewal JDMWTP StudgeManagementNarratIve 2010.doc • J. D. MACKINTOSH WATER TREATMENT PLANT BURLINGTON, N.C. POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE FEED • • • 18 MGD RAW WATER • PUMPING STATION R 1� •.Z•T WATER RAW WATER LEVEL �� RESERVOIR 1 INTAKE 14, V..** TEMPORARY \ WATER LEVEL 5, TEMPORARY INTAKE SCREEN FLOCCULATORS CAUSTIC i6 FEED ;' FLASH MIX CHEMICAL FEEDERS,y ri4 a RAW /t WATER f ALUM FEED 1 v RECYCLED ff WATER 18 MGD FILTERS CARBON POLYMER CHLORINE, FEED FILTER FEED FEED BUILDING �' SETTLING ',. , TANKS _+fie► �`�'' w 1 T • 1= BACKWASH WATER ALUM SLUDGE THICKENING STORAGE • TANK SLUDGE SLUDGE RECYCLING i � I PUMPS WASTE DRYING �� PUMP TANK �-r-"°n \ !� 1, -,� l�,� STATION �, :' ` •� �'""�_� �� z-'-�-� i _ f, t, ' i SLUDGE./ I I FILTERED WASTEWATER CHEMICAL S M G FEEDERS FINISHED WATER RESERVOIR FINISHED WATER CHLORINE i FEED CAUSTIC CORROSION INHIBITOR FLOURIDE FEED 18 MGD FINISHED WATER PUMPING STATION ELEVATED WATER STORAGE ridX, 1: tj !1 CUSTOMER ii ill '''''''ii" i ( i=a I K tl�P1Zi 71"1".° w 1 ��L /^ FINISHED WATER TO GREAT ALAMANCE CREEK SLUDGE TO LANDFILL CALCIUM THIOSULFATE FEED LAGOON PUMPS ,. 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