NC0021181_Other Agency Documents_20220620

6/20/2022
Tanya S. Carter
City of Belmont WWTP
298 Parkdale Dr.
P.O. Box 431
Belmont, NC 28012
Dear Mr. Basinger,
I ECEIVED/NCDEQ/DWF?
JUL.
WOROS
NIOORESVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
The City of Belmont Wastewater Treatment Plant is requesting relief of 15A NCAC
02h .0124 (4) as allowed in the regulation by illustrating continuous staffing with
at least one certified operator is not necessary for reliable operation of the
Belmont facility. The City of Belmont can ensure reliability for the following
reasons:
• The City of Belmont WWTP has live cameras and secured entrances where
guests must check in with staff to enter.
• The plant has a telemetry system that monitors the influent pH, effluent
pH, and effluent chlorine, all of which are viewable remotely with an
Internet connection. There is an additional monitoring system indicating
the status of the bar screen and grit chamber.
• If granted relief, the plant will still be staffed continuously with trained
personnel who will be working toward their necessary certifications. Any
personnel on shift without a certified operator will be properly trained for
at least 2 months before working such a shift.
• Each week, an operator is on call 4pm to 7am to assist with operations.
Maintenance technicians are also available 24/7 for plant or lift station
maintenance concerns.
• The plant has a salaried Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC), and two
Backup Operators in Responsible Charge (BORC) that are always on call for
any questions of concerns for the plant or lift stations.
• An updated list of emergency contacts is in each room of the WWTP office
building.
• Although permitted for 5 million of gallons per day (MGD), average influent
flow into the plant is 2 MGD. In high flow events, the second aeration basin

may be used for retention until flows return to normal. This aeration basin
in not used for aeration in the normal biological process.
The ORC/BORC have not physically needed to report to the plant due to an
emergency since January 2021, however both receive calls with questions
or concerns from operators and most are handled via the call.
Below is a list of certified operators that work on shifts and the distance/times it
will take them to respond to emergencies:
Tanya Carter-ORC
Anthony Bain-BORC
9.5 miles/17 min
4.6 miles/9 min
Adam Bridges-BORC/Weekend shift
Ric La Mere-operator/on call
Antonio Martin -operator,
on call
Marisol Ortiz-Pretreatment/operator/on call
Taylor Pelzel-operator
on call
Bill Carroll (PW Director)
Sonny Payne (Maintenance Supervisor)
Please feel free to contact me with any concerns or questions.
Sincerely,
Olift
Tanya S. Carter
Wastewater ORC/Superintendent
License # 1005913
City of Belmont, NC
28 miles/36 min
16 miles/26 min
12 miles/23 min
21 miles/33 min
4.8 miles/13 min
1.8 miles/4 min
4.9 miles/10 min