NC0025381_Authorization to Construct_19911219 (2)

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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G.Martin,Governor George T.Everett,Ph.D
William W.Cobey,Jr., Secretary Director
December 19, 1991
Mr. Jerry R. King, Town Manager
Town of Lake Lure
Post Office Box 255
Lake Lure, North Carolina 28746
Subject: Permit Number NC0025381
Town of Lake Lure
Authorization to Construct
Wastewater Treatment Facility
Rutherford County
Dear Mr.King:
A letter of request for an Authorization to Construct was received June 25, 1990 by the Division
and final plans and specifications for the subject project have been reviewed and found to be satisfactory.
Authorization is hereby granted for the conversion of the Town's existing biological wastewater treatment
facility to a chemical/physical treatment process by installing a mechanical bar screen, adding a flash mix
basin, converting an existing sludge holding basin to a floculation basin, adding influent and effluent weirs
and sludge draw off piping to convert the existing aeration basin into a settling basin, and the addition of a
sludge holding basin and digester with discharge of treated wastewater into the Broad River.
This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part III paragraph C of NPDES
Permit No. NC0025381 issued October 20, 1988, and shall be subject to revocation unless the wastewater
treatment facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions and limitations specified in Permit No.
NC0025381.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with G.S.
143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management.
In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action,including those as may be required by this
Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities.
Regional Offices
Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh Washington Wilmington Winston-Salem
704/251-6208 919/486-1541 704/663-1699 919/733-2314 919/946-6481 919/395-3900 919/896-7007
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O.Box 29535,Raleigh,North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

Mr. Jerry R. King, Town Manager
Town of Lake Lure
December 19, 1991
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The Asheville Regional Office,phone no. [phone],shall be notified at least forty-eight (48)
hours in advance of operation of the installed facilities so that an in-place inspection can be made. Such
notification to the regional supervisor shall be made during the normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until
5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding State Holidays.
Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a certification
must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in
accordance with the NPDES Permit, this Authorization to Construct and the approved plans and
specifications. Mail the Certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit,P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC
27626-0535.
Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall employ a
certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge of the wastewater treatment
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facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and grade at least equivalent to the classification
assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the Certification Commission.
A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for the
life of the facility.
Failure to abide by the requirements contained in this Authorization to Construct may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in accordance with
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.
The issuance of this Authorization to Construct does not preclude the Permittee from complying
with any and all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government
agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you have any
questions or need additional information, please contact Mr. Dana Bolden, telephone number 919/733-
5083.
Sincerely,
6-0Avr-1-01170. 11(*)
George it Everett
cc: Rutherford County Health Department
Asheville Regional Office
Training and Certification Unit
Facilities Assessment Unit
McGill Associates, P.A.