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RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
May 09, 2023
Town of Franklin
Attn: Amanda W. Owens, Town Manager
PO Box 1479
Franklin, NC 28744-1479
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NC0089737
Town of Franklin WTP
Macon County
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the May 9, 2023 receipt of your permit renewal application and
supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW permitting
branch. Per G.S. 150E-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made.
Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The
permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a
timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal
of the permit.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https://deq.nc.gov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-application-tracker
If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the
links available within the Application Tracker.
,5cSincerely, R7....j
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Wren The ord
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
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D_E Q+ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP
For discharges associated with water treatment plants
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit Number NC0089737
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - clown arrows to move from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise,please print or type.
1. Contact Information: RECEIVE D
Owner Name Town of Franklin MAY 01 21173
Facility Name Water Treatment Plant
Mailing Address Post Office Box 1479 NCDEC /D R/NPDES
City Franklin
State / Zip Code North Carolina 28744
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
e-mail Address [e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same as above ❑
Street Address or State Road 437 Industrial Park Road
City Franklin
State / Zip Code North Carolina 28734
County Macon
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, consultant or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the
Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name Town of Franklin
Mailing Address Post Office Box 1479
City Franklin
State / Zip Code North Carolina 28744
Telephone Number [phone] x 305
Fax Number [phone]
4. Ownership Status:
Federal ❑ State ❑ Private ❑ Public
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP
For discharges associated with water treatment plants
5. Type of treatment plant:
® Conventional (Includes coagulation, flocculation, and sedimentation, usually followed by
filtration and disinfection)
❑ Ion Exchange (Sodium Cycle Cationic ion exchange)
❑ Green Sand Filter (No sodium recharge)
❑ Membrane Technology (RO, nanofiltration)
Check here if the treatment process also uses a water softener ❑
6. Description of source water(s) (i.e. groundwater, surface water)
Cartoogechaye Creek (surface water)
7. Describe the treatment process(es) for the raw water:
Raw water is pumped to pre-treatment (Actiflo) ballasted settling unit. Polyaluminum
chlorosulfate (PAC - (cedarclear-757)) is then added as a coagulant. It then flows to one of two
sedimentation basins. Final filtration using mixed media filter. It is then chlorinated with
simultaneous pH adjustment prior to storage in the clearwell prior to being pumped to the
distribution system.
8. Describe the wastewater and the treatment process(es) for wastewater generated by the
facility:
Wastewater is generated from the pre-treatment unit (Actiflo), filter backwash, periodic cleaning
of the sedimentation basins and process instrument wastewater. Wastewater then flows to two
alum sludge lagoons. Discharge is from the second alum sludge lagoon.
9. Number of separate discharge points: 1
Outfall Identification number(s) Outfall 001
10. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ® Intermittent ❑
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration:
11. Plant design potable flowrate 20 MGD
Backwash or reject flow .085 MGD
12. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall, including
latitude and longitude):
Cartoogechaye Creek
13. Please list all water treatment additives, including cleaning chemicals or disinfection
treatments, that have the potential to be discharged.
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For discharges associated with water treatment plants
Alum / aluminum sulfate Yes No X
Iron sulfate / ferrous sulfate Yes No X
Fluoride Yes No X
Ammonia nitrogen / Chloramines Yes No X
Zinc-orthophosphate or sweetwater CP1236 Yes X No
List any other additives below:
Polyalluminum chlorosulfate (PAC- (cedarclear-757))
Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda)
14. Is this facility located on Indian country? (check one)
Yes ❑ No
15. Additional Information:
• Provide a schematic of flow through the facility, include flow volumes at all points in
the water treatment process. The plan should show the point[s] of addition for
chemicals and all discharges routed to an outfall [including stormwater].
Solids Handling Plan
The water treatment solids remain in the two alum sludge lagoons for storage and
thickening. The two alum sludge lagoons are interconnected with a pipe which allows water
to flow from basin 1 to basin 2 to decant and discharge from the second lagoon.
Approximately every two to three years the solids in the basin have thickened to a level
where it is advantageous for the town to dispose of the solids. The water plant residuals are
land applied at a local farm as a beneficial soil amendment and as a Class A product. The
Town of Franklin contracts with a licensed residual/sludge hauler who secures the permits
for the farm land and application sites and manages the beneficial reuse program for the
town.
16. NEW Applicants
Information needed in addition to items 1-15:
New applicants are highly encouraged to contact a permit coordinator with the
NCDENR Customer Service Center.
Was the Customer Service Center contacted? ❑ Yes El No
• Analyses of source water collected
• Engineering Alternative Analysis
• Discharges from Ion Exchange and Reverse Osmosis plants shall be evaluated using a
water quality model.
17. Applicant Certification
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
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Printed name of Person Signing Title
Signature of Applicant Date
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6(b)(2)provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any application,
record,report,plan,or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that
Article,or who falsifies,tampers with,or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or
regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article,shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed$25,000,or by
imprisonment not to exceed six months,or by both. (18 U.S.C.Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than$25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5
years,or both,for a similar offense.)
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