NC0066028_Permit Issuance_20060313

Michael F. Easley, Governor
State of North Carolina
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
March 13, 2006
The Honorable Jason Ring, Mayor
Town of Lansing
P.O. Box 266
Lansing, North Carolina 28643
Subject: NPDES PERMIT ISSUANCE
Permit Number NCO066028
Town of Lansing W WTP
Ashe County
Dear Mayor Ring:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject
permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached final 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 May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended).
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 permit shall be final and binding.
Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. This permit does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or
permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act, or any other
Federal or Local governmental permits which may be required.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact
Carolyn Bryant of my staff at [phone], extension 363.
Sincerely,
PertAl an W. Klimek, P.E.
Director, Division of Water Quality
cc: Central Files
NPDES Unit Files
Winston-Salem Regional Office/Surface Water Protection
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-1617 - TELEPHONE [phone]FAX [phone]
VISIT us ON THE WEB AT http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES

Permit NCO066028
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision 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,
Town of Lansing
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Town of Lansing WWTP
173 B Street
Lansing
Ashe County
to receiving waters designated as Big Horse Creek in the New 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 April 1, 2006.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31, 2011.
Signed this day March 13, 2006.
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for Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NCO066028
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Town of Lansing is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.050
the following components:
♦ Bar screen
♦ Wet well
♦ Aeration basin
♦ Clarifier
♦ Sludge basin
MGD wastewater treatment system with
The facility is located in Lansing at the Lansing WWTP at 173 B Street in Ashe
County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into Big Horse Creek, classified C-Trout HQW waters in the New River
Basin.

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Permit NCO066028
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
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
T e
Sample Location.
Flow
0.050 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)l
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Influent & Effluent
Total Suspended Residue'
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Influent & Effluent
NH3 as N
21Month
Composite
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100mL
400/100ml-
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine
28µg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (C)
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen
NO2+NO3+TKN
Semi-
Annually
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
Semi-
Annually
Composite
Effluent
PH2
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Residue concentrations shall
not exceed 15% of the respective influent value (85% removal).
2. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts

NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
January 31, 2006
MEMORANDUM
TO: Carolyn Bryant
Point Source Branch
FROM: George Smith - WSRO
SUBJECT: Town of Lansing - Draft NPDES Permit
NPDES # NCO066028
Ashe County
This office reviewed of the draft permit, and is in agreement with the draft permit. We
recommend the permit be issued.
The current Permittee for this facility is Mayor Jason Ring.
If you have any questions please contact me at 336-771-4600.
cc: WSRO Files
F ,- - 2 2006

NORTH CAROLINA
FORSYTH COUNTY
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly
commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to administer oaths, personally
appeared D.H. Stanfield, who being duly sworn, deposes and says: that he is
Controller of the Winston-Salem Journal, engaged in the publishing of a newspaper
known as Winston-Salem Journal, published, issued and entered as second class mail
in the City of Winston-Salem, in said County and State: that he is authorized to
make this affidavit and sworn statement: that the notice or other legal advertisement,
a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in Winston-Salem Journal on
the following dates:
January 21, 2006
and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper document, or legal
advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every such publication, a
newspaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the
General Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the
meaning of Section 1-597 of the GeneralStatutes
of North Carolina.,
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This 23rd day of January, 2006 �1 �4h ,Z)
(signature o pe making affidavit)
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23rd day of January, 2006
My Commission expires: September 28, 2010
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
December 16, 2005
MEMORANDUM
TO: Charles Weaver
NPDES Unit
FROM: George Smith - WSRO
SUBJECT: Town of Lansing
NPDES # NCO066028
Ashe County
Attached you will find a copy of the compliance evaluation inspection. Just thought you needed
to know that footnotes 1 & 2 for sampling in -stream do not apply, and should be removed from
the permit.
If you have any questions please contact me at 336-771-4600.
cc: WSRO Files

Honorable Jason Ring, Mayor
Town of Lansing
P.O. Box 266
Lansing, NC 28643
SUBJECT:
Dear Mayor Ring:
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI)
Town of Lansing WWTP
NPDES Permit # NCO066028
Ashe County
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
January 5, 2006
On December 8, 2005 a CEI was performed by George Smith. Mr. Tim Church, ORC, was present
for the inspection. The inspection is comprised of an overall evaluation in order to document
compliance and noncompliance of. facilities equipment, capability to meet effluent limits, and terms
& conditions with the NPDES permit.
The attached inspection form evaluates nine (9) areas as noted in Section C of the attached
EPA inspection report, and the observations and comments during the inspection are
addressed below:
Permit
Your NPDES permit became effective July 1, 2001 and expires March 31, 2006.
The permit limit page shows upstream and downstream monitoring locations in footnotes 1 & 2. By
copy of this report the NPDES unit should note this discrepancy and remove the footnotes since no
in -stream monitoring is required.
Records & Reports
The flow calibration log and flow charts were kept on -site for at least 3-years, and were well
documented.
Calibration records for pH were documented using standards in the Jefferson lab.
All certificates of analytical analysis were kept on file along with chain of custody forms.
An activity log was also kept in the building, which logs operator visitation and plant operations. In
summary, the records and reports documentation by Mr. Church is considered to be excellent.
Ale Caro ina
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality 585 Waughtown Street Winston-Salem, NC 27107 Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
Internet h2o.enr.state.nc.us
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Mayor Ring
January 5, 2006
Page 2 of 4
A Wastewater System Performance Annual Report is required per General Statute § 143-215.1 C (a).
The report shall be prepared on either a calendar or fiscal year basis and shall be provided no later
than 60 days after the end of the calendar or fiscal year. In order to be compliant please submit this
annual report to: Surface Water Protection Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-1617.
Facilitv Site Review
In general, the facility is well maintained. The gravel road and the fence are in good condition.
The one -inch bar screen cage with a manual pull-up was well maintained.
The two influent pumps work on alternating cycles and appeared to operating properly at the time -of
inspection.
Both blower pumps were operational, and were delivering a gentle rolling action in the aeration
basin.
The aeration basin was a brown color with dark foam covering approximately 5% of the surface of
the basin, which indicates there were old solids in the plant. There appeared to be higher than
average solids in the basin. This was noted by observing a high viscosity of the water in the basin.
The chlorination and dechlorination units were operational at the final effluent contact tank.
Flow Measurement
The recording flow chart is operating, and measures the height of water measured in inches passing
through a 60° V-notch weir. The instantaneous flow was reading 7,000 gpd at the time of the
inspection, at approximately 09:50am.
The flow meter was calibrated by Mr. Church and documented on December 5, 2005.
Laboratory
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC), Temperature, and pH are performed and recorded on the Daily
Monitoring Report (DMR). The field parameters (TRC, Temp, pH) are currently performed under
field parameter certification #5419.
The pH is performed with a Hach Sension meter using a two -point calibration (pH 4 & 10) and a
mid -range check (pH 7), which is considered satisfactory.

Mayor Ring
January 5, 2006
Page 3 of 4
Mr. Church performs a temperature calibration against a NIST traceable thermometer.
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) is measured with a Hach DR2500, which is capable of detection to
permit limit of 28 ug/L. The Total Residual Chlorine must meet the 15-minute holding time. You are
required to perform approved analytical methods as required in the 20th Edition of Standard Methods
for Water & Wastewater, and per Part II, Section D, 4 per your NPDES permit, and per 15A NCAC
2B .0505(e)(4).
Effluent/Receiving Waters
The effluent was clear with no color or solids present at the time of inspection. Big Horse Creek,
Class C-trout, HQW waters, appeared to be clean with no visible impacts.
Operations & Maintenance
Mr. Tim Church is a grade IV operator and is the current ORC. Mr. Fred Walters is the Grade II
back-up operator.
The facility and grounds are maintained in excellent condition.
The clarifier cones were backwashed. This type of system appears to be inefficient for use in a
wastewater treatment plant. In general, clarifiers should not be disturbed, but allowed to settle solids
without being disturbed. As the facility approaches the design flow of 0.050 MGD this design may
not be able to produce an effluent that meets the NPDES permit requirements.
Plant -Pro (Chlorine 68%) is used for disinfecting, and Plant -Pro (Sodium bisulfite) is used for
dechlorination. They appear to work well.
Settleability test is periodically performed as process control to judge the operational performance of
this facility. For the most part, operation & maintenance is judged by observing plant performance.
Self -Monitoring Proms
A review of the monthly self -monitoring reports from September 2004 through October 2005
showed no monitoring or limit violations.
The effluent sample was collected with an Isco Model 2910 using a time composite at 120 mL/hr.
Composite samples are required for all pollution control facilities, except for facilities with a design
flow of 30,000 gallons per day or less. This means you can request a permit to change your
permitted/design flow to 30,000 gallons per day in order to then perform grab samples.

Mayor Ring
January 5, 2006
Page 4 of 4
Sludge Disposal
The aerated digester was approximately 50% full at the time of the inspection. The sludge removal is
contracted through Doug Cox septic service.
If you have any questions please contact George Smith at [phone].
Sincerely,
Steve W. Tedder
Regional Supervisor
cc: Mr. Tim Church - Town of Jefferson
Western NPDES Unit — Charles Weaver°
SWP Central Files
WSRO Files

United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved.
Washington, D.C. 20460 OMB No. 2040-0057
EPA Approval expires 8-31-98
Water compliance Ins ection Re ort
Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS)
Transaction Code
NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type
1 1N 2 II5' 3I NC0066028 (11 12� OS/12/08 I17 18ICI 19l 1 20) I
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Remarks 6
211 1 I 1 I l I I l l l
B1 QA---------------------Reserved------------------ 8- Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating 74 75I I ( I I I U
67 I 169 70 j 3 711 NJ 72 L N 73 W
Section B: Facility Data �--
Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date
POTW name and NPDES permit Number) 09 :35 AM 05/12/08 01/07/01
Lansing WWTP
Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date
173 B St
10:30 AM 05/12/08 06/03/31
Lansing NC 28643
Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Tities(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data
Timothy Church/ORC/336-246-2165/
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Contacted
Dayna Brown,PO Box 266 Lansing NC 28643//336-384-3938/ No
Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit Flow Measurement E Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports
Self -Monitoring Program Sludge Handling Disposal N Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters
Laboratory
D: Summary of Findi
(See attachment summary)
Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s)
George S Smith
Signature of Man,%ement Q A
EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
al sheets of narrative and checklists as
Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers
WSRO WQ//336-771-4600 Ext.272/
Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers
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NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type
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Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
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Permit: NCO066028 Owner - Facility: Lansing WWTP
Inspection Date: 12/08/2005 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Yes No NA NE
Operations & Maintenance
Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping?
■❑❑❑
Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable Solids, pH, DO, Sludge
■ ❑ ❑ ❑
Judge, and other that are applicable?
Comment:
Yes No NA NE
Permit
Y If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new application?013013
■ ❑ ❑ ❑
Is the facility as described in the permit?
# Are there any special conditions for the permit?
Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public?
■ ❑ ❑ ❑
Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection?
Comment: Remove footnotes 1 & 2 from the limits page.
Yes No NA NE
Record Keeping
Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit?
■ ❑ ❑ ❑
is all required information readily available, complete and current?
Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)?
■n0❑
Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs?
■n❑n
Is the chain -of -custody complete?
■
Dates, times and location of sampling
■
Name of individual performing the sampling
Results of analysis and calibration
■
Dates of analysis
■
Name of person performing analyses
■
Transported COCs
Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters?
■ ❑ ❑ ❑
Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ?
If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 2417 with a certified operator on each shift?
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Is the ORC visitation log available and current?
Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification?
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Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification?
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Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site?
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' Permit: NCO066028 Owner- Facility: Lansing WWTP
Inspection Date: 12/08/2005 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Yes No NA NE
Record Keeping
Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review?
■ noo
Comment:
Yes No NA NE
Flow Measurement - Effluent
# Is flow meter used for reporting?
■00❑
Is flow meter calibrated annually?
❑ ❑ ❑
Is the flow meter operational?
(If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter?
■❑❑❑
Comment:
Yes No NA NE
De -chlorination
Tablet
Type of system ?
Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)?
■ ❑ ❑ ❑
On ■❑
Is storage appropriate for cylinders?
# is de -chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers?
Comment:
■ ❑ ❑ O
Are the tablets the proper size and type?
■000
Are tablet de -chlorinators operational?
1
Number of tubes in use?
Comment:
Yes No NA NE
Disinfection -Tablet
■ ❑ ❑ ❑
Are tablet chlorinators operational?
■ ❑ ❑ ❑
Are the tablets the proper size and type?
1
Number of tubes in use?
M ❑ ❑ ❑
Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable?
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Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup?
Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination?
Comment:
Yes No NA NE
Effluent Sampling
Is composite sampling flow proportional?
Is sample collected below all treatment units?
■00❑
Is proper volume collected?
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Permit: NCO066028 Owner - Facility: Lansing WWTP
Inspection Date: 12/08/2005 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Yes No
NA
NE
Effluent Sampling
■ ❑
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Is the tubing clean?
Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at 1.0 to 4.4 degrees Celsius)?
■ 0
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Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type representative)?
■ n
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Comment: This is time composite flow for a small flow facility.
Yes No
NA
NE
Laboratory_
field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory?
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Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab?
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(1000
# Is the facility using a contract lab?
Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at 1.0 to 4.4 degrees Celsius)?
Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set.to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees?
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Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/-1.0 degrees?
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Comment:
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NC Dept. Of Environment and Natural Resources �/
Division of Water Quality/ NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center V
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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Dear : �r. W�� C�(� J
The Town of Lansing hereby requests the renewal of NPDES discharge permit number
NC0066028 for the Town of Lansing Wastewater Treatment Plant. There have been no
operational changes at this facility since the last permit issuance.
Sincerely,
CC I '& ,m� '%a os�)

Sludge Management Plan for the Lansing WWTP
The Lansing WWTP has one aerobic digester, approximately 7,000 gallons in
capacity. An airlift decant device allows for sludge thickening. Due to the
moderate volume of flow experienced at the facility the digester is successful in
producing a good level of oxidation of sludge. The excess sludge that is produced
is hauled to larger wastewater facilities in the area by a local septic pumper. This
work is usually done by Doug Cox Backhoe and Septic Service. The sludge is
disposed at either the Jefferson WWTP or the Boone WWTP.
This information is furnished by the plant Operator in Responsible Charge, Tim
Church, Grade IV certificate # 9743.
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FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED RENEWAL
Permit Number
Facility Name
Reviewer
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Basin/Sub-basin
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Receiving Stream
Stream Classification in permit
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Stream Classification in BIMS
Is the stream impaired (listed on 303(d))?
Is stream monitoring required?
O.
Do they need NH3 limit(s)?
No
Do they need TRC limit(s)?
Do they have whole -effluent toxicity testing?
Are there special conditions?
Any obvious compliance concerns?
,
Existing Expiration Date
Proposed Expiration Date
Miscellaneous Comments:
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If expedited, is thi a simpler permit a more difficult one?
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