NC0025984_Authorization to Construct_19880908

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 September 8, 1988
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary
Mr. Charles R. Summey, II, Town Manager
Town of. Forest City
P.O. Box 728
r'orest City, NC 28043
Subject: Permit No. NC0025984
Authorization to Construct
Town of Forest City
Wastewater Treatment
Facility Expansion
Rutherford County
Dear. Mr. Summey:
R. Paul Wilms
Director
A letter of request for Authorization to Construct was received May 24,
1988, 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 construction of additional facilities for the Town of. Forest
City Wastewater Treatment Plant to increase the capacity from 2.25 MGt) to 4.25
MGD. The expansion includes the construction of a mechanical bar screen, a
combination grit and grease separator tank (62 ft by 7.25 ft: by 13,25 ft. for
grit and 62 ft. by 6.6 ft. by 13.25 ft. for grease) with divider baffles, a
traveling bridge for each unit, n 75 GPM grit pump, and di.iai 130 CFM blowers, a
60 foot diameter primary clarifier with sludge collector, a 68 foot diameter
trickling filter with dual 3700 GPM pumps, dual 14 foot by 54 foot: aeration.
basins (converted from clarifier) with sp.l_i.tter box, floating aerators, aeration
headers, dual 1100 GPM jet aeration pumps, two (2) 75 foot diameter secondary
clarifiers with splitter box and sludge collectors, modifications to the
existing pump station to include new check and grate valves and aeration basin
feed pumps, modifications to the existing recirculation pump station to include
dual 1500 GPM recirculation pumps and dual 260 GPM waste sludge pumps, the
modification of the, existing chlorine contact tank to include new baffles and
fine bubble diffusers, the addition. of. a 1.36,000 gallon chlorine contact tank,
the conversion of the existing secondary clarifier Lo a sludge holding tank, a
55 foot diameter digester with a. 4000 GPM jet aeration system pump, a 3000 GPM
jet aeration system pump for the existing digester, a 750 GPM sludge pump, dual.
390 GPM scum pumps, a 260 GPM thickened sludge pump, a sludge dewatering
mechanism with a dewatering tank and screw, overflow weir, and discharge spout,
two new post aeration tanks with fine bubble aeration, a belt sludge thickener,
and all other appurtenances to serve the Town of Forest City.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687. Raleigh, North Carolina 27611.7687 Telephone [phone] c
An Eoual Opportunity Affirrnarive Action Employer

This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part III,
paragraph B of NPDES Permit No. NC0025984 issued October 8, 1987, and shall be
subject to revocation unless the wastewater treatment facilities are constructed
in accordance with the conditions and limitations specified in Permit No.
NCOO25984.
The Permittee must employ a certified wastewater operator in accordance
with Part III paragraph C of the referenced permit.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in
accordance with General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approvable by the
North Carolina Division of Environmental Management.
The Asheville Regional Office, phone no. 704/663-1699 shall be notified
at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of operation of these facilities.
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.
In the event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily in meeting its
NPDES permit effluent limits, the Permittee shall take such immediate corrective
action as may be required by this Division, including the construction of
additional wastewater treatment and disposal facilities.
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 .i.nsLalled in accordance with the
approved plans and specifications. Mail the certification to the Permits and
Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7687.
A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file
by the permittee for a minimum of five years from the date of issuance.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to
you. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact
Randy Jones, telephone number [phone], ext. 541.
Sincerely,
cc: Rutherford County Health Department
McGill Associates
Asheville Regional Supervisor
Mr. Dennis Ramsey
Mr. John Campbell