NC0025861_Permit Issuance_20150113

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Thomas E. Shrewsbury
Public Works Director
109 Railroad St
Lowell, NC 27098
Dear Mr. Shrewsbury:
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
January 13, 2015
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0025861
Lowell WWTP
Gaston County
Class WW-3
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit.
Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. This permit is issued pursuant to
the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between
North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently
amended).
This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on
November 10, 2014.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30)
days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to
Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings
(6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this
decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may
require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain any other Federal, State, or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you
have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Charles Weaver at telephone number (919) 807-
6391.
y,
Thomas A. Reeder, Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: Central Files
Mooresville Regional Office
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq
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Permit NC0025861
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful
standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
City of Lowell
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Lowell Wastewater Treatment Plant
98 Saxony Drive
Lowell
Gaston County
to an unnamed tributary designated as an effluent channel to the South Fork of the
Catawba River in subbasin 03-08-36 of the Catawba River Basin in accordance with
effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II,
III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective February 1, 2015.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on January 31, 2020.
Signed this day January 13, 2015
Tfnas A. Reeder, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0025861
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer
effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises
under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
1.
The City of Lowell is hereby authorized to:
Mechanical bar screen
• New high water alarms
• Aeration basins
• Three (3) new blowers
• New headers and diffusers
• Contact aeration basin
• Final clarifier
• Chlorine gas disinfection
• Sulfur gas de -chlorination system
• Aerobic sludge digester
• Sludge drying beds, and
• Flow measuring device
This facility is located at the Lowell WWTP (98
County.
Continue to operate an existing 0.60 MGD wastewater treatment plant
the following treatment components:
• Influent pump station with 3 pumps
•
consisting of
Saxony Drive, Lowell) in Gaston
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map
into an unnamed tributary designated as an effluent channel to the South Fork of
the Catawba River, currently classified WS-V waters in the Catawba River Basin.
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Permit NC0025861
Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored) by the Permittee as specified below:
PARAMETER
[PCS Code]
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow
[50050]
0.6 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day, 20° C2
[00310]
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
3NVeek
Composite
Influent and
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids2
[00530]
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Influent and
Effluent
NH3 as N [00610]
Monitor and report (mg/L)
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
[31616]
200/100 ml
400/100m1
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)3
[50060]
28 pg/L
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C) [00010]
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
pH [00400]
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
[00600]
Monitor and report (mg/L)
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus [00665]
Monitor and report (mg/L)
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Chronic Toxicity4 [TGP3B]
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Mercury5 [COMER]
5
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. No later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin submitting
discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A. (3)].
2. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15 % of
the respective monthly average influent value (85% removal).
3. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported < 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the
permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North
Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 mg/L.
4. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) at 0.74%: February, May, August & November (See A. (2)).
5. The permittee shall collect one sample of total mercury in calendar year 2019. Sampling and analysis
will be performed as specified in EPA Method 1631E (see A. (4)).
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NC0025861
A. (2) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (Quarterly)
[15A NCAC 02B.0200 et seq.]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant
mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 0.74%.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures
outlined in the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised
December 2010, or subsequent versions or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent
Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised- December 2010) or subsequent versions. The tests will be
performed during the months of February, May, August and November. These months
signify the first month of each (three-month) toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility.
Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and
shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes.
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure
or ChV below the permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed
at a minimum, in each of the two following months as described in "North Carolina
Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -December 2010) or
subsequent versions.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent
Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were performed, using the
parameter code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally,
DWR Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention: NC DENR / Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section no later
than 30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made.
Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and
all concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved
designate signature. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and
reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring
is required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity
(AT) test form indicating the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the
month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The
report shall be submitted to the Water Sciences Section at the address cited above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required,
monitoring will be required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based
on the toxicity testing quarter, which is the three month time interval that begins on the first day
of the month in which toxicity testing is required by this permit and continues until the final day
of the third month.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina
Division of Water Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be
re -opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
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Permit NC0025861
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum
control organism survival, minimum control organismreproduction, and appropriate
environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up
testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month following the month of the initial
monitoring.
A. (3) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports
(DMRs) and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then
permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The
Division anticipates that these regulations will be adopted and is beginning implementation.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of
this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.)
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
Signatory Requirements
Reporting
Records Retention
Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
Beginning no later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall
begin reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month
and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to
enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. Until such time
that the state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media Electronic Reporting
Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be required to submit all discharge monitoring data to
the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR submission by
printing, signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the computer -printed eDMR
to the following address:
NC DENR / Division of Water Resources / Information Processing Unit
ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the
facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have
broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements
may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1,
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Permit NC0025861
1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be
submitted to the mailing address above.
Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements must be
submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the
date the facility would be required under this permit to begin using eDMR. Temporary waivers
shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be
submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is granted a
new temporary waiver by the Division.
Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic
reporting requirements is found on the following web page:
httn://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/inu/edmr
Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month
following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month
following the commencement of discharge.
2. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and supersedes Section B.
(11.) (d)1
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in
Part II, Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in
Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority
for eDMR reporting purposes.
For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR
user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North
Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please
visit the following web page:
http://portal. ncdenr. orglweb/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall
make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF
CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate,
and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
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Permit NC0025861
3. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from
the date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40
CFR 122.41].
A. (4) TOTAL MERCURY MONITORING
[NCGS 143-215.3 (a)(2) and NCGS 143-215.66]
The Permittee shall provide one effluent analysis for Total Mercury using EPA method 1631E.
Sampling should be conducted during 2019. Results of the analysis shall be submitted with the
permit renewal application due no later than August 4, 2019.
Results from any other effluent mercury analyses shall also be submitted with the permit renewal
application. Failure to submit the 1631E results would be considered a permit violation.
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NC0025861 - City of Lowell WWTP
Latitude: 35° 16' 10" N USGS Quad: Mount Holly
Longitude: 81° 04' 55" W Stream Class: WS-V
Receiving Stream: UT to S Fork Catawba River
Sub -Basin: 03-08-35
Facility
Location
x
Gaston County
Map not to scale

AFFIDAVIT OF INSERTION OF ADVERTISMENT
The Gaston Gazette
PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL Gastonia, N.C.
MANAGEMENT Gaston County
COMMISSION/
NPDES UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE
CENTER
RALEIGH, NC • ! The Gaston Gazette does certify that the advertisement for:
276g9-1617
NOTIFICATION WATEWATER PERMIT, City of Lowell, permit NC0025861, WWTP/ Gaston County
OF INTENT TO
ISSUE A NPDES
WASTEWATER " ` Measuring 7.81 inches appeared in The Gaston Gazette, a newspaper published in
PERMIT Gaston County, Gastonia, N.C., in issue(s):
the North Carolina Envi-.
•onmental Management
ssue Commission
ppowasteo
- 11 /21 /2014.
water discharge permit to
:he person(s) listed below.
/Vritten comments regard-
ng the proposed permit
will be accepted until 30
Jays atter the publish date
)1 this notice. The Director
DI the NC Division of Water
Resources (DWR) may
cold a public hearingq
should there be a sigritR
ant degree of public inter-
ast. Please mail comments
and/or information re-
Juesis to DWR at the
above address. Interested
Jersons may visit the DWR
at 512 N. Salisbury Street,
Raleigh, NC to review in-
brmation on file. Additional
nformation on NPDES
Jermits and this notice.
nay be found on •our
website: http://oortal,.
icdenr.org/web/wq/swp/.
ps/nodes/celendar, or
;ailing (919) 507.630
City of Lowell requested
'enewal of permit
VC0025861 for its WWTPI
3aston County. Facility'
iischarges to an unnamed'
ributary designated as an'
'effluent channel" to the
South Fork Catawba Rive(/
Catawba River Basin. Cur
'ently Total Residual Chlo+.
ine and Fecal Coliform are
water quality limited. ,
IC -November 21, 2014.
rext GS556994 to 56654 -
Name of Account: NCDENR-Division of Water Resources
Order Number: 54556994
Ad Number: 54649622
Sworn to, and subscribed before me this 21 st day of November, 2014.
Serella M. Greene, Notary Public
My Commission Expires Oct.24, 2016

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require
full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile
home parks, etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include
facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing,
instream monitoring, compliance concerns).
Basic Information for Ex edited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer/Date
Charles H. Weaver 11/18/2014
Permit Number
NC0025861
Facility Name
Lowell WWTP
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
03-08-36
Receiving Stream
Effluent channel to South Fork Catawba River
Stream Classification in Permit
WS-V
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits?
No — already present
Does permit need TRC limits/language?
No — already present
Does permit have toxicity testing?
Yes. No failures since 2009
Does permit have Special Conditions?
No
Does permit have instream monitoring?
No
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
For what parameter?
Yes. Impaired for turbidity since 2008.
Any obvious compliance concerns?
No. Two enforcements since 2010, both for
TSS violations. Two other TSS violations -
since 2010.
Any permit modifications since last permit?
None.
New expiration date
1/31/2020
Comments on Draft Permit
➢ Updated tox test language
➢ Added Total Mercury sampling
➢ Added eDMR requirements
Most Commonly Used Expedited Language:
• 303(d) language for Draft/Final Cover Letters: "Please note that the receiving stream
is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List.
Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will
continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and
stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be
required".
• TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote:
"The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory
including field certified. However, effluent values < 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for
compliance purposes."
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2012 North Carolina 303(d) List -Category 5
Catawba River Basin
> AU Number Name
10-digit Watershed 0305010206 Lower South Fork of the Catawba River
Description
Length or Area Units classification Category
Category Rating Use
Reason for Rating
Parameter Year
> 11-129-15-5 Mauney Creek
Impaired Aquatic Life
From source to Hoyle Creek
4.4 FW Miles WS-IV 5
Poor Bioclassification Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos 2000
12-digit Subwatershed 030501020603
( 11-129-(15.5) South Fork Catawba From a point 0.4 mile upstream of Long Creek to Cramerton Dam and Lake 18.1 FW Miles WS-V
River Wylie at Upper Armstrong Bridge
15 Impaired Aquatic Life Standard Violation Turbidity 2008
11-129-16-(4) Long Creek From Mountain Creek to South Fork Catawba River 15.3 FW Miles C
Lower Long Creek
5
5
5 Impaired Aquatic Life Standard Violation Turbidity 2012
> 11-129-16-7b
Dallas Branch From Dallas WWTP to Long Creek
0.8 FW Miles C 5
5 Impaired Aquatic Life Fair Bioclassification Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos 1998
Catawba River Basin
8-digit Subbasin 03050103 Catawba River
Catawba River Basin
10-digit Watershed 0305010301 Sugar Creek
12-digit Subwatershed
030501030104 Irvins Creek
> 11-137-9a
5
McAlpine Creek
(Waverly Lake)
From source to SR 3356, (Sardis Rd)
Impaired Aquatic Life
8.5 FW Miles C 5
Fair Bioclassification Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos 1998
12-digit Subwatershed
030501030102 Little Sugar Creel,
> 11-137-8a
Little Sugar Creek From source to Archdale Rd
11.6 FW Miles C 5
Impaired Aquatic Life Standard Violation Copper
Impaired Fish Consumption Standard Violation Water column Mercury
2008
2010
Friday, August 24, 2012
Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
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Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing and Self Monitoring Summary
Lithium Corp NC0005177/001 County: Gaston Region: MRO Basin: CTB37 Jan Apr Jul Oct SOC_JOC:
Cer7dChV Begin: 2/1/2011 Chr Lim: 78%;pf 0.7 c NonComp: Single 7Q10: 0.27 PF: 0.615 IWC: 78 Freq: Q
1 F M A M J 1 A 5 0 N D
2009 >100 * * >100 * " <39 Invalid 88.3(s) >100(s) * *
2010 >100 * * >100 * • H H H >100 * *
2011 H >100 >100 >100 * " H H H H >100 *
2012 >100 • * H >100 H H H >100 •
2013 H >100 • >100 * H 88.31 • >100 * *
2014 >100 • • >100 • H H • •
Livingstone Coating Corporation NC0086002/001 County: Mecklenburg Region: MRO Basin: CTB34 Jan AprJul Oct SOC_JOC:
Ceri7dPF Begin: 3/1/2012 chr lim: 90%-Inactiv NonComp: Single 7410: 0.0 PF: 0.021 IWC: 100 Freq: Q
J F M A M J J A 5 0 N D
2009 Pass * * Pass Pass * • Pass * *
2010 Pass * * Pass Pass * • Pass *
2011 Pass * • Pass Pass * • H * •
2012 ' • H H H
2013 H * •* * ••*
2014 H * ' H ' * H * »
Louisburg WWTP NC0020231/001 County: Franklin Region: RRO
Ceri7dPF Begin: 4/1/2010 chr lim: 13% NonComp: Single 7010: 14.0
J F
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Basin: TAR01 Mar Jun Sep Dec SOC_JOC:
PF: 1.37 IWC: 13 Freq: Q
M A M J J A 5 0 N D
Pass • * Pass • * Pass » • Pass
Pass • * Pass • • Pass * • Pass
Pass • * Pass • • Pass • * Pass
Pass • * Pass * • Pass • Pass
Pass • * Pass • * Pass * * Pass
Pass * * Pass * * *•*
Lowell WWTP NC0025861/001
Ceri7dPF Begin: 7/1/2010 chr lim: 0.74%
County: Gaston Region: MRO
NonComp: Single
7Q10: 124.0
Basin: CTB36 Feb May Aug Nov SOC_JOC:
PF: 0.6 IWC: 0.74 Freq: Q
1 F
2009 • Pass
2010 • Pass
2011 • Pass
2012 * Pass
2013 * Pass
2014 * Pass
M A M
' * Pass
' Pass
• Pass
• • Pass
* Pass
• Pass
J J A S 0 N D
• Pass * Pass '
• Pass ' Pass •
• Pass * Pass *
• Pass * Pass '
• Pass * Pass *
• Pass • * * •
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NCDENR/DWQ
Atten: NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Ladies and Gentlemen:
RECEIVEDIDENRIUWR
MAY 2 2 2014
Water Resources
Permitting Section
Attached you will find a list of vendors used for the transportation and disposal of sludge by the
City of Lowell. If you have any question please let us know.
Sinc ply
AI'Greene
City Manager
Republic Services
2712 Lowell Road
Gastonia, NC 28054
[phone]
L & L Environmental
8531 Old Dowd Road
Charlotte, NC 28214
[phone]
EMA Resources
755 Yadkinville Road
Mocksville, NC 27028
[phone]
Synagro (pending)
City of Lowell
Sludge Transport
Dispatcher: Dayton Oaks
Dispatcher: Eric Blankenship
101 W. First Street • Lowell, North Carolina 28098 • Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

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Date
2/1/2012
1/1/12
3/1/12
4/1/12
5/1/12
6/1/12
7/1/12
8/1/12
9/1/12
10/1/12
11/1/12
12/1/12
AVG.
MAX.
MIN
00310
00530
000.
31010
TOP3B
00300
00340
00058
00555
1:05C0
W
F
g
T
O
TEMPERATURE CELSUS
p
CHLORINE RESIDUAL
BODs 20 C
TOTAL SUSPENDED
RESIDUE
NO2=NO3
AMMONIA NITROGEN
FECALCOUFORM
(GEOMETRIC MEAN)
CHRONIC TOXIC
0
0
O
0
0
TOTAL PHOSP.
Z
h
0.2260
15.2
6.5
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11
2
6.34 4.44
16
0.2980
15.8
6.7
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8
3
4.68 6.92
22
P
2.9
13.16
0.4490
17.6
6.6
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10
9
4.41 5.75
37
0.2750
19.9
6.7
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8
4
3.38 8.31
46
0.2800
22.6
6.9
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17
7
1.9 10.7
39
P
3.4
9 48
0.2380
26.3
6.8
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8
1
3.52 12.9
41
1
0.2260
27.2
6.9
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14
8
0.65 22.7
32
0.2340
26.9
6.9
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22
28
0.14 28
41
P
1.5
23 3
0.2580
24.9
6.7
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7
11
2.03 16.6
66
0.2270
22
6.7
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5
0
2.18 10.6
46
P
0.2670
19.6
6.4
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6
8
6.69 5.74
60
0.4
14 8
0.2990
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6.7
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9
6
3.17 14.8
26
0.2730833
21.266667
20
10.416667
7.1666667
3.2575
12.288333
38.333333
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16.186
0.449
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22
28
6.69
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6.4
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5
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0.42
9.48
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Date
1/1/13
2/1/13
3/1/13
4/1/13
5/1/13
6/1/13
7/1/13
8/1/13
9/1/13
10/1/13
11/1/13
12/1/13
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BODs 20 C
TOTAL SUSPENDED
RESIDUE
NO2=NO3
AMMONIA.NITROGEN
FECAL COLIFORM
(GEOMETRIC MEAN)
CHRONIC TOXIC
0
0
0
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8
5
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9
14
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20
P
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6.6
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7
4
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8
14
1.38 22.3
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9
18
1.28 18
26
P
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138
0.3280
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6.8
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7
16
0.56 25.4
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0.3800
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7.0
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10
12
1.14 19.1
72
0.2700
24.1
6.9
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10
3
1.09 25.6
24
P
1.6
109
0.2280
23.9
6.8
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9
5
2.11 16.7
14
0.2100
21.8
6.3
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7
3
2.69 1.96
37
0.2300
18.6
6.4
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6
5
3.17 1.42
32
P
5.9
10 63
0.3090
16.4
< 20
6
14
2.66 3.45
37
0.291
19.716667
20
8
9.4166667
1.8683333
15.4275
30.166667
#REF1
3.3125
11.575
0.38
24.1
7.1
20
10
18
3.17
26.6
72
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6.87
33.2
0.21
15.4
6.3
20
6
3
0.56
1.42
13
4REFS
1.58
1.09