NC0049867_Annual Report 2014_20150121

Town of Cleveland
100 N. Depot Street
P.O. Box 429 RECEIVEDIDENRIDWR
Cleveland, NC 27013
[phone] JAN 2 1. 2015
Water Quality
Permitting Section
January 15,2014
System Performance Annual Report
N.C. Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
REF: NPDES#NC0049867
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed three signed copies of the Annual Performance Report for the year
2014 for the Town of Cleveland.
If you need further information,please contact Cleveland Town Hall at 704-278-4777.
Sincerely,
Ca
Cathy Payne,CMC
Town Clerk
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Annual WW Report 2014
Town of Cleveland
Operator Responsible in Charge:
Pete Rich
Statesville Analytical, Inc.
122 Court St.
PO Box 228
Statesville, NC 28687
Contact Person:
Cathy Payne
PO Box 429
Cleveland, NC 27013
I. General
The treatment system is an existing 0.27MGD wastewater
Treatment facility with the following components:
• Rotary bar screen
• Manual bar screen
• Flow splitter box
• Two oxidation ditches
• Two final clarifiers
• Chlorination/dechlorination basin
• Ultrasonic flow measurement station
• Aerobic digester with mechanical aerator
This facility is located at the Cleveland WWTP on Third Creek
Church Road near Cleveland in Rowan County. Discharge from said
treatment works at the location into Third Creek, classified C waters
in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin.
II. Compliance Performance:
The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (NCDENR) regulate The Town of Cleveland effluent
discharge under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES). The NCDENR issued to The Town of Cleveland a NPDES
Permit that includes water quality limits and sampling and monitoring
requirements. The facility was non-compliant in May for NH3N; the
following steps were taken; boosted aeration in the #2 ditch (low
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Annual WW Report 2014
speed to high speed), raised return rates in both waste streams and
wasted heavier plus 10% from both clarifiers to turn over mixed
liquor. The NPDES permit requires The Town of Cleveland to test
for routine wastewater parameters of the treated water leaving the
wastewater facility. The monitoring frequency for these tests is set at
various intervals as set forth in the permit.
There were no spills or bypasses for 2014.
Number Number Average Monthly Permit
Parameter Tests Tests Results Limit
Required* Conducted
Flow Continuous 365 0.134 MGD 0.27 MGD
Biochemical Oxygen 31 31 4 mg/L 15.0 mg/L
Demand(BOD)
April-October
Biochemical Oxygen 21 21 6 mg/L 30.0 mg/L
Demand(BOD)
Nov.—March
Total Suspended Solids 52 52 4.5 30.0 mg/L
(TSS) mg/L
Ammonia as Nitrogen 30 33 1.96 mg/L 6.0 mg/L
(NH3asN)
April—October
Ammonia as Nitrogen 21 21 1.24 mg/L 12.0 mg/L
(NH3asN)
Nov. —March
Dissolved Oxygen 52 241 5.6 mg/L Not less than
5.0 mg/L
Fecal Coliform 52 54 4 200 CFU/100
CFU/100mL mL
Total Residual Chlorine 104 104 28 mg/L 28 ug/L
Temperature Daily 252 17.5°C No limit
Number Number Average Monthly Permit
Parameter Tests Tests Results Limit
Required* Conducted
Oil and Grease 52 52 0.10 mg/L No limit
Total Nitrogen 12 12 16.4 mg/L No limit
Total Phosphorus 12 12 5.02 mg/L No limit
PH 52 52 Range 6.7 >=6, <9
7.0
Chronic Toxicity 4 4 Pass No limit
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