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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
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary
Honorable William D.
Town of Hertford
D.O. Box 32
Hertford, NC 27944
Dear Mayor Cox:
R. Paul Wilms
August 14e 1986 1 /'�771f-i.pr' M• Ra
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SUBJECT: Permit No. NC0021849
Authorization to Construct
Town of Hertford
Wastewater Treatment Facilities
EPA Project No. C370526-02
The final plans and specifications for the subject project have been
reviewed and found to be satisfactory
Authorization is hereby granted for the upgrade and expansion of the
existing 0.3 MGD contact stabilization wastewater treatment plant to a
0.4 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment plant to consist of replacing
the existing comminutor with a new manual bar screen, converting the existing
package plant to an extended aeration plant with a divider wall to provide
dual aeration basins, ceramic dome diffusers, a new final clarifier, a new
aerobic digester, return sludge and waste sludge pump, seven (7) additional
conventional sludge drying beds, chlorine facilities, associated yard piping,
electrical work, and appurtenances.
Do not proceed with construction until the—Kuthorization-to-Award
package, EEO, and MBE documentation/certification have been reviewed, and
you are in receipt of our approval if Federal Funding is desired for
project construction.
The permittee shall employ an actively State certified wastewater
treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge of the wastewater
treatment facilities. Such operator must hold a valid State certificate of
the grade at least equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater
treatment facilities by the Certification Commission. When a new:•chief- '
operator must be obtained to be in responsible charge of the new facilities,_
it is required that this be done by the time the construction of the facili-
ties is 50% completed.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

This Authorization -to -Construct is issued in accordance with Part III,
Paragraph C of NPDES Permit No. NC0021849 issued December 18, 1986,
and shall be subject to revocation unless the wastewater treatment facilities
are constructed in accordance with the approved plans, specifications, and
supporting documents; and are in compliance with the conditions and
limitations specified in Permit No. NC0021849.
The permittee shall obtain a sludge analysis and a sludge E.P. toxicity
analysis; and obtain approval of these analyses from the Division of
Health Services, Solid Waste Management Branch prior to the disposal of
any sludge from the new wastewater treatment plant. Copies of the
analyses, supporting documents, and approvals shall be submitted to the
Division of Environmental Management's Water Quality Section and the
Regional Office.
During the construction of the proposed additions/modifications,
the permittee shall continue to properly maintain and operate the
existing wastewater treatment facilities at all times, and in such
manner, as necessary to comply with the effluent limits specified.in the
NPDES Permit.
You are reminded that it is mandatory for the project to be constructed in
accordance with the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act and,
when applicable, the North Carolina Dam Safety Act. In addition, the
specifications must clearly state what the contractors responsibilities
shall be in complying with these acts.
The selling or free distribution of wet, dried, composted sludge or
sludge -like materials from wastewater facilities without prior review and
approval by this Division is illegal.
One (1) set of final approved plans and specifications is to be
forwarded to you, one (1) set to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
and two (2) sets to the Corps of Engineers.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact
Mr. Bill Hoffman, telephone number 919/733-6900.
Sincerely,
APaul ilms
cc: Perquimans County Health Department
F. T. Green and Associates
Washington Regional Office
Walter D. Taft
John Campbell
W. S. Hoffman
Bobby Blowe
Joe Martin, Jr.
Carmine Forcinito
Brenda Chesson
EPA
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