NC0023868_authorization to construct_19890821

State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
August 21, 1989
Mr. A. Randall Kornegay
Director of Public Utilities
City of Burlington
P. 0. Box 135
Burlington, North 'Carolina 27215
Dear Mr. Kornegay:
R. Paul Wilms
Director
SUBJECT: City of Burlington
Permit No. NC002386.8
Authorization to Construct
East Wastewater Treatment Plant
Chemical -Physical Phosphorous
Removal
EPA Project No. C370385-07
(SRF)
Alamance County
The final plans and specifications for the subject project have been
reviewed and found to be satisfactory.
Authorization is hereby granted for the construction and operation of
additions and modifications to the existing East wastewater treatment plant
to provide chemical -physical phosphorous removal facilities to consist of
dual 15,000 gallon alum storage tanks; a 15,000 gallon caustic storage tank;
a 15,000 gallon acid storage tank; a bulk storage tank containment basin;
1,000 gallon day tanks for alum, caustic and acid; dual 0-120 alum feed
pumps; dual 0-90 gph acid feed pumps; dual 0-30 gph caustic feed pumps;
and associated piping, site work and electrical work.
Do not proceed with construction until the Authorization -to -Award
package, EEO, and MBE documentation/certification have been reviewed, and
you are in receipt of our approval, if Federal funding is desired for
project construction.
The permittee shall employ an actively State certified wastewater
treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge of the wastewater
treatment facilities. Such operator must hold a valid State Certificate of
the grade at least equivalent to the classification assigned to the waste-
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
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water treatment facilities by the Certification Commission.' When a new
chief operator must be obtained to be in responsible charge of the new
facilities, it is required that this be done by the time the construction of
the facilities is 50% complete.
The Authorization -to -Construct is issued in accordance with Part III,
Paragraph C of NPDES Permit No. NC0023868, issued December 17, 1987 and
shall be subject to revocation unless the wastewater treatment facilities
are constructed in accordance with the approved plans, specifications, and
supporting documents; and are in compliance with the conditions and
limitations specified in Permit No. NC0023868.
The permittee shall have an acceptable sludge analysis and a sludge
E.P. toxicity analysis which have been approved by the Division of Health
Services, Solid Waste Management Branch prior to the disposal of any sludge
from the new wastewater treatment plant. Copies of the analyses, supporting
documents, and approvals shall be submitted to the Division of Environmental
Management's Water Quality Section and the Winston-Salem Regional Office.
During the construction of the proposed additions/modifications, the
permittee shall continue to properly maintain and operate the existing
wastewater treatment facilities at all times, and in such a manner, as
necessary to comply with the effluent limits specified in the NPDES Permit.
You are reminded that it is mandatory for the project to be constructed
in accordance with the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act,
and, when applicable, the North Carolina Dam Safety Act. In addition, the
specifications must clearly state what the contractor's responsibilities
shall be in complying with these Acts.
The disposing, selling or free distribution of wet, dried, composted
sludge or sludge -like materials from wastewater facilities without prior
review and approval by this Division is illegal.
One (1) set of final approved plans and specifications is to be
forwarded to you, under separate cover.
A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on
file by the Owner for the life of the project.
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 approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certifica-
tion to the Permits and Engineering Unit, P. 0. Box 27687, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27611-7687. (Engineer's Certification Form is attached.)

If you have any questions or need additional information, please
contact Mr. Bill Hoffman, at [phone].
Sincerely,
R. Paul Wilms
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Mr. Arthur Mouberry
Mr. Tom Fahnestock
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Mr. John Campbell
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