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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
August 12, 2002
Mr. Stephen R. Shoaf
City of Burlington
P.O. Box 1358
Burlington, North Carolina 27216
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: NPDES Permit Modification
Permit NC0023876
South Burlington WWTP
Alamance County
Dear Mr. Shoaf:
On April 19, 2002, a final permit for the subject facility became effective. It has since come to our
attention that the dissolved oxygen limit, which in your previous permit had been 6 mg/L, was erroneously printed as
5 mg/L. This error has been corrected — your dissolved oxygen limit continues to be (as in your previous permit)
6 mg/L.
Please find enclosed the revised permit pages. The revised pages should be inserted into your permit. The
old pages may then be discarded. All other terms and conditions contained in the original permit remain unchanged
and in full effect. This permit modification is issued under the requirements of North Carolina General Statutes 143-
215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit modification 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 a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North
Carolina General Statutes, 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.
If you have any questions concerning this permit modification, please contact Natalie Sierra at (919) 733-
5083, extension 551.
cc: Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality Section
MVO Vnit 4
Point Source Compliance and Enforcement
Central Files
EPA Region 4
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Sincerely,
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an W. Klimek
Telephone (919) 733-5083 FAX (919) 733-0719
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Permit NC0023876
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS — FINAL
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:
"EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average:
Weekly
Average
Daily
:Maximum
:Measurement
Frequency
Sample
-_Type
,Sample Locations.
,
Flow
12.0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5 day, 20°C2
(April 1— October 31)
9.0 mg/I
13.5 mg/I
Daily
Composite
Influent, Effluent
BOD, 5 day, 20°C2
(November 1— March 31)
18.0 mg/I
27.0 mg/I
-Daily
Composite
Influent, Effluent
Total Suspended Residue2
30.0 mg/I
45.0 mg/I
Daily
Composite
Influent, Effluent
NH3 as N (April 1— October 31)3
3.0 mg/1
Daily
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N (November 1—March 31)3
6.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen's
Daily
Grab
Effluent, Upstream,
Downstream
Fecal Coliform
(geometric mean)
200 / 100 ml
400 / 100 ml
Daily
Grab
Effluent, Upstream,
Downstream
Total Residual Chlorine
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (9C)
Daily
Grab
Effluent, Upstream,
Downstream
Total Nitrogen (NO2 + NO3 + TKN)
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus5 -
2.0 mg/I
(Quarterly Average)
Weekly
Composite
Effluent, Upstream,
Downstream
Chronic Toxicity6
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Conductivity?
Weekly
Composite
Effluent, Upstream,
Downstream
Cyanidee
5.8 µg/1
20.0 µg/l
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Copper
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
Total Zinc
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
Total Silver
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
OP
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1 Sample locations: For instream monitoring requirements and sample locations, see Part A. (3.). Instream monitoring
requirements shall be waived as long as the facility continues to participate in the Upper Cape Fear River Basin
Association.
2 The monthly average BOD5 and Total Suspended Residue concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective influent
value (85% removal).
3 The Division may re -open this permit to require weekly average limits for ammonia. After calculating allowable
concentrations, the Division will perform an analysis of past ammonia data to determine if there is a reasonable potential for
this discharge to exceed these potential limits. If there is, this permit will be re -opened. If there is not, the permit will not be
re -opened, but will contain weekly average limits for ammonia upon renewal.
4 The daily dissolved oxygen effluent concentration shall not be less than 6.0 mg/].
5Compliance shall be based upon a quarterly average of weekly samples
6 Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 86% in January. April, July and October (see Part A (2.))
7 Conductivity samples shall be collected three tines per week firma June -September and once per week the remainder of the
year. See Part A. (3.) for additional information
BThe quantitation limit for cyanide shall be 10 ug/1 (10 ppb). Levels reported at less than 10 ug/1 shall be considered zero for
compliance purposes.
9 The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored weekly at the
effluent by grab sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace
amounts.