NC0021547_Environmental Assessment_20050406

NPDES DOCIMENT SCANNING COVER SHEET
NPDES Permit:
NC0021547
Franklin WWTP
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Document Date:
April 6, 2005
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Note to NPDES Permit File NC0021547
Town of Franklin
Tom Belnick, NPDES
April 6, 2005
I was assigned to review this 201 Plan. When I called CG&L, Rob Brown said he was
still questioning flow projections, and the consultant was to provide more info. I decided
to wait and see what Rob determines, since we default to CG&L flow guidance.
Ultimately, the EA was stalled in the review process due to threatened/endangered
species issues with USFWS. This will need to be flushed out at a later date.

201 FACILITIES PLAN AMENDMENT
AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
WASTEWATER SYSTEM
TOWN OF FRANKLIN
MACON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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REVISED JULY 2003
3 ASSOCIATES
McGill
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

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ASSOCIATES
August 4, 2003
Mr. K. Lawrence Horton, III, P.E.
North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Construction Grants and Loans Section
1633 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1633
RE:
Dear Mr. Horton:
AUG - 5 20o1
Town of Franklin
201 Facilities Plan
WWTP Expansion to 3.3 MGD
Proj. No. CS370524-02
We have revised the 201 Facilities Plan Amendment based on your comments
included in your attached letter dated April 21, 2003. We offer the following responses
to your comments.
Section 3
1. Documentation for all wastewater allocations has been provided at the end of
Section 3 of the report.
2. The population and flow projections have been revised so that they are in
accordance with the guidelines in your letter and as discussed on the telephone
between myself and Rob Brown of your office. Please note that the projections
still indicate that a 3.3 mgd wastewater treatment plant is required to treat the
flows projected for the 20-year planning period. Therefore, the development of a
reserve -capacity -cost -ratio is not necessary.
Section 4
1. The patent fee has been deleted from the present worth analysis. There are no
patent fees associated with the proposed treatment equipment.
2. An alternative has been added to evaluate the present worth cost associated with a
dual oxidation ditch system. The present worth analysis indicates that the primary
Engineering •• Planning • Finance
McGill Associates, P.A. • P.O. Box 2259, Asheville, NC 28802 • 55 Broad Street. Asheville. NC 28801
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Mr. K. Lawrence Horton, III, P.E.
August 4, 2003
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clarifier/single oxidation ditch system is more cost effective than a dual oxidation
ditch system without primary clarifiers.
3. The oxidation ditch will include at least four (4) motor and drive units, allowing
aeration to continue should one unit be out of service. All aeration equipment in
the oxidation ditch will be accessible without the need to take the oxidation ditch
off-line. The project includes two (2) primary clarification units to allow primary
settling should it be necessary to remove one unit from service. The project will
also include an emergency generator to meet the power reliability requirements.
Public Participation
1. A public hearing will be scheduled after your office has indicated that the 201
Facilities Plan Amendment has been revised appropriately.
We trust that the above revisions are satisfactory. Please find enclosed three (3)
copies of the revised 201 Facilities Plan Amendment and Environmental Assessment
(EA). Please note that an addendum to the Environmental Assessment was recently
prepared and submitted to Ms. Hannah Stallings of your office, as well as directly to Mr.
Mark Cantrell of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to address their respective comments.
Since a FONSI for the Environmental Assessment had previously been issued by
NCDWQ, an addendum to the EA was prepared to supplement the original approved EA.
Thisaddendum is also included with the attached 201 Facilities Plan Amendment.
If you have any questions regarding this letter or the revised 201 Facilities Plan
Amendment, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
McGILL ASSOCIATES, P.A.
MIKE WARESAK, P.E.
Project Engineering Manager
Enclosures
Cc: David E. Henson, Mayor, Town of Franklin
Mike Decker, Town Administrator, Town of Franklin
Rob Brown, NCDWQ, Construction Grants and Loans Section
Hannah Stallings, NCDWQ, Construction Grants and Loans Section
Tom Belnick, NCDWQ, NPDES Permits (w/enclosure)
Joel Storrow, McGill Associates
Danny Bridges, McGill Associates
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Miscellaneous Assignments
Permit
NC0021547
NC0021547
NC0021547
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NC0021547
Facility
Franklin WWTP
Franklin WWTP
Franklin WWTP
Franklin WWTP
Town of Franklin
Activity Assigned Received
Spec Nowell 2/2/99
EA review Templeton 11/18/99
Minor Mod Weaver 5/1/00
Major Mod Rodriguez 1/29/02
Major Mod Belnick 5/28/03
14/103 '73.3MO
Comments
proposed expansion
expansion plans - 3.3 MGD
error correction mod
expansion to 3.3 MGD
expansion of WWTP
Completed
10/1/99
12/22/99
5/3/00
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