NC0065749_Permit Issuance_20011130

Michael F. Easley
Governor
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Jerry H. Tweed, Vice President
Heater Utilities, Inc.
202 MacKenan Court
Cary, North Carolina 27511
Dear Mr. Tweed:
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Gregory J. Thorpe, Acting Director
Division of Water Quality
November 30, 2001
Subject: FINAL -- NPDES Permit No. NCO065749
Ashe Plantation WWTP
end of Quarters Lane
east of Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
In response to your renewal request received June 30, 1999, the Division of Water Quality (the
Division) hereby transmits your final NPDES permit. The Division acknowledges your request (June 5,
2001) for additional time to comply with monitoring (see Effluent TRC Monitoring below).
Ashe Plantation Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) discharges into Duck Creek, a Class C
stream tributary to Goose Creek within the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. Please note that Goose Creek
has been formally designated as an "impaired stream," listed in the Division's 2000 303(d) list as "a
biologically impaired waterbody" based on documented adverse impact to stream organisms. General and
specific factors causing impairment include:
• Treated wastewater discharged to the watershed
• Runoff from agricultural activities
• Suburban development
• Excessive instream fecal coliform concentrations.
• Slow flow and poor dilution due to water extracted for irrigation
• Low dissolved oxygen
Moreover, this drainage is considered environmentally sensitive due to the presence of a federally
endangered, and therefore protected, freshwater mussel, the Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata).
The Division is charged by state and federal law to restore Goose Creek to its intended uses and
has, therefore, implemented stricter limits and monitoring requirements. The Goose Creek NPDES
Permitting Strategy applies to all dischargers within this watershed including those on Duck Creek and
Stevens Creek. The long-range goal of the strategy is to remove all small dischargers in the Goose Creek
watershed by connecting these wastewaters to a proposed regional treatment facility, in the higher interest
of restoring and preserving the environment and surface water quality.
Q��
NCDENR
N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 [phone] Customer Service
1 800 623-7748

Heater Utilities — Ashe Plantation W WTP
Final NPDES Permit NCO065749
Page 2
Considering present stream conditions and the Division's Goose Creek Permitting Guidance, the
following changes have been made to renew this permit:
Receiving Stream Monitoring. The permittee shall begin monitoring the receiving
stream weekly for NH3 as N and for TRC during the summer season (April 1 through
October 31). However, the permittee is no longer required to measure or report instream
conductivity.
Effluent TRC Monitoring. Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) monitoring shall continue,
but will now be limited to 17 µg/L, Daily Maximum. Considering your request (June 5,
2001) for additional time and the need for an Authorization to Construct new facilities,
compliance with this limit shall begin coincident with summer sampling on April 1, 2002.
Although the other parameters and monitoring requirements remain unchanged, please notice that
the Division has resorted the table under Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements by "Sample
Location" to facilitate operator use.
If any parts, measurement frequencies, or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days
after receiving this letter. Your 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 a demand is made, this permit
shall be final and binding.
Please notice that this permit is not transferable except after notifying the Division of Water
Quality. The Division may require modification, or revocation and re -issuance of this permit. This
permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits required by the Division of Water
Quality, the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or other federal or local
governments.
• If you have questions, or if we can be of further service, please call Joe Corporon at (919) 733-
5083, extension 597.
Respectfully,
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Enclosure: NPDES Permit NCO065749
cc: Central Files
NPDES Unit Files
Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Point Source Compliance and Enforcement Unit
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
Aquatic Toxicology Unit.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Tom Augspurger
P.O. Box 33726
Raleigh, NC 27636-3726
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Attention: Danielle Pender
1142 I-85 Service Road
Creedmoor, NC 27522
Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection (MCDEP)
700 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202

NPDES Permit No. NCO065749
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PFRMTT
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,
Heater Utilities, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Ashe Plantation WWTP
End of Quarters Lane, east of Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
to receiving waters designated as Duck Creek within the Yadkin -Pee Dee 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 January 1, 2002
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight October 31, 2003.
Signed this day November 30, 2001
Original Signed By
Qavid A. Goodrich
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

NPDES Permit No. NCO065749 t
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Heater Utilities, Inc.
is hereby authorized:
L to continue discharging 0.100 MGD of treated domestic wastewater from an extended -
aeration package treatment plant consisting of:
• an influent lift station,
• bar screen,
• equalization basin,
• aeration basin,
• a rectangular clarifier,
• tertiary filter
• chlorine contact chamber (with tablet chlorination),
• continuous -recording flow measuring device,
• filter backwash tank,
• post aeration, and
• aerobic sludge digester
located at the Ashe Plantation WWTP, at the end of Quarters Lane, east of Charlotte,
Mecklenburg County, and
2. to discharge from said wastewater treatment works through Outfall 001 to Duck Creek
(see attached map), a stream classified as C waters within the Yadkin -Pee Dee River
Basin.

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NPDES Permit NCO065749
A. (l.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Beginning with the permit effective date and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated domestic wastewater 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
Location
Flow
0.100 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD , 5-da , 20°C (Suntnter A r. 01 to oct.31)
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
E
BOD5, 5-da , 20°C (Winter Nov.01 to Mar.31)
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
E
Total Suspended Residue
30.0 mgtL
45.0 mgtL
Weekly
Composite
E
NHI as N (Sununer Apr. 01 to 00.31)
2.0 mgtL
Weekly
Composite
E
NH3 as N (Winter Nov.01 to Mar.31)
4.0 m
Weekly
Composite
E
Dissolved oxygenoxygen2
Weekly
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine
17 ntL-
2/Week
Grab
E
Temperature
Daily
Grab
E
H4
Weekly
Grab
E
Total Nitrogen (NO2, + NO3 + TKN)
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Phosphorous
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Residual Chlorine
WeeklV5
Grab
U,D
NH3as N
Weeklv5Grab
U,D
Temperature
Weekly
Grab
U,D
Dissolved oxygen
Weekly
Grab
U,D
Fecal Coliform
Weekly
Grab
U,D
Footnotes:
1. Sample Locations: E — effluent; I — Influent; U — upstream approximately 50 feet above the discharge point. D — downstream about 500 feet
below the discharge point.
2. Dissolved Oxygen: effluent (E) daily average shall not fall below 6.0 mg/L.
3. The permittee shall comply with the TRC limit beginning April 1, 2002 (only if chlorine is used to disinfect).
4. pH shall not fall below 6.0 nor exceed 9.0 standard units.
5. Weekly: the Permittee shall monitor this parameter beginning April 01 through October 31 only.
Units: MGD = million gallons per day; mg/L = milligrams per liter
BOD = biochemical oxygen demand µg/L = micrograms per liter
Facility discharge shall not contain floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
ml = milliliter

NPDES PERMIT
DRAFT /FINAL
FILE CONTENTS:
Left side:
❑ New Tracking Slip.
❑ Old Tracking Slip.
Right side:
❑ Streamline Package Sheet
IT- Draft Permit Cover Letter.
12'� Draft Permit
M'�. Facility Map
2'� Fact Sheet.
2'� Permit Writer's Notes
L9 - Staff Report from Region
��OId Permit
p� Permit Application.
2' Acknowledgement Letter
❑ Permittee Responses
Waste Load Allocation
CHECK LIST yzk Jai c, I T(0,S�I C_
Permit No. 1 `l/ O k ��
NPDES Permit Writer:
(to region, only if str mlined)
(add new policy t r summarize major 911anges to permit)
(order: cover,44pplement, map, efflue sheets, special conditions)
(E-Map: Inc de facility; Outfalls; U and D sample locations) . .
(document permit writer's issues and re -issue logic)
(if not in Facts Sheet -- chronologi, strategy, DMR Review, RPA, etc.)
(as appropriate -- not needed if streamlined)
(Text, Effluent Sheets and Special Conditions)
(New Permit or Renewal; any additional permittee correspondence)
(for Renewal Application, from NPDES Unit)
(to acknowledgement letter, if any)
(reference date; recalculated for current action?)
Note: Italics indicate special conditions not
always required or applicable.
lt,Submitted to V r Peer Review: Date 641
�y —1
❑ Peer Review completed by I Date ��-o I — I
Permi[ Maile Mailed t Regional Staff �����\ by
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❑ egional Office Review completed by
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Ule ME oA CC
eclL A eeo( r Co' s
Date 1014 `t tt
Date
LvfAdditional Review by � �� initiated by Date L(- ?I
ICJ/ Additional Review completed by �� �K�jX*v�- on: Date
Submitted to Chta( ST'7 t�for Public Notice on I C FE3 : Notice Date
/ L J 1,�.
EX Updated Public Notice and atabases. Date/ i �/ Date
FINAL submitted to Dave Goodrich for signature onU 1
❑ Additional Review

Heater
�� WAutilities
SERVICES
June 5, 2001
Mr. Joe Corporon
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617.
202 Mechem Court
Cary, North Carolina 27511
phone: [phone]
fax: [phone]
P.O. Drawer 4889, Cary, NC 27519
Re: Draft Permit NC 0063584 - Oxford Glen WWTP
Draft Permit NC 0065749 - Ashe Plantation WWTP
Dear Mr. Corporon:
Both of the above -referenced draft permits involve wastewater treatment
plants (WWTP) owned by Heater Utilities, Inc. (Heater) in Mecklenburg County that
discharge into tributaries of Goose Creek. Both permits require a new chlorine
limit effective January 1, 2002, with summertime weekly stream monitoring for
ammonia nitrogen and chlorine.
Heater appreciates the environmental sensitivity of the stream and the
endangered Carolina heelsplitter as well as the desire for a chlorine limit on
Heater's discharge. It is likely that in order to comply Heater will install UV
lights for disinfection rather than dechlorination. In either event, this will
involve a significant expenditure, which will need to be budgeted for the calendar
year 2002.
Considering this budgeting requirement, the engineering, authorization to
construct and actual construction time, Heater will need at least until October
2002 to complete the constructign and place the improvements into service.
The stream testing parameters and frequencies will cause significant added
expense to these wastewater operations and appear to be excessive given the level
of effluent testing. Consideration of lesser stream testing frequency would be
appropriate.
If I can provide further information, please do not hesitate to contact me
at 919-467-8712, Ext. 37.
Sincerely`,
by President
JHT/rt

l<WRC,HCP,FALLS LAKE TEL:[phone] Jun 22'01 15:11 No.002 P.04
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission__®__
Charles R. Ful wood, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Joe R. Corporon, NpDE:$ Unit
Division of W�attoorr Quality,
FROM: Danielle R. Pet d r, Pi Rego Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Program
DATE: 22 June 2001
SUBJECT: Proposed Permit Renewal for Ashe Plantation WWTP, Mecklenburg County
NPDES Permit No. NC0o65749
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission have reviewed the
Subject application for impacts to fish and wildlife. Our comments are provided in accordance
with provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1977 (as amended), the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act (48 Stat, 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667d), mid North Carolina General
Statutes (G.S. 113-131 et seq.).
Heater Utilities, Inc has submitted a request for a permit renewal for the Ashe Plantation
Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to discharge treated wastewater into Duck Creek a
tributary of Goose Creek in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin, We appreciate the efforts to
improve water quality in Goose Creek. The implementation of effluent limit reductions and
monitoring requirements to renewal permits and disallowing now or expanding wastewater
discharges should go along way in protecting this important resource. However, we are
concerned with the chlorine effluent, averaging over 1000 µg/L after July 1999. Chlorine is
acutely toxic to aquatic organisms and forms secondary compounds that are also detrimental to
aquatic life.
We recommend that the following conditions be incorporated into the permit to reduce
impacts to tish and wildlife resources and in particular to listed species.
Although reducing the Total Residual tblorine effluent limit to 17 µJVL would be a
sound improvement, we suggest that the chlorine systems be replaced by ultraviolet light
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries01721MailServiceCenter•RaleishNC276991721
Telephone: [phone] ext. 281 • Fax: [phone]

.NCWRC,HCP,FALLS LAKE TEL:[phone] Jun 22'01 15:11 No.002 P.05 _
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22 June 2001
Ashe Plantation WW p
NPbPS No. NCOo65749
or ozonation systems. These alterMative systWU also provide the additional benefit of
removing a hazardous material $orn thO workplace,
2. If not already in place, we suggest the IM411atiOn of automatic stand-by power and an
auto -dial pbone notification systein forpower disruptions,
3. If a publicly owned treatment works and collection system becomes available, we
recommend corn octing to that system without delay,
Thank you for the opportunity to provide input during the planvdng stages for this project.
If we can be of further a.5sistauce, please Contact OUr off Ce at [phone].
cc: Mark Cantrell, USFWS
E-mail: Stephen Hall, Zoologist, Nfl?
Ron Linville, NCWRC

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IWC Calculations
Heater/Ashe
NC0065749
Prepared By: Tom Belnick, NPDES Unit
Enter Design Flow (MGD): 0.
Enter s7Q10(cfs): 0
Enter w7Q10 (cfs): 0
Residual Chlorine
Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(summer)
7Q10(CFS)
0
7Q10(CFS)
0
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.1
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.1
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
0.155
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
0.155
STREAM STD (UG/L)
17.0
STREAM STD (MG/L)
1.0
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (1
0
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL
,0200
IWC (%)
1Q00
IWC (%)
(100.00
Allowable Conc. (ug/I)
�7
Allowable Conc. (mg/1)
Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(winter)
7Q10 (CFS)
0
Fecal Limit
200/100ml
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.1
(If DF >331; Monitor)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
0.155
(If DF <331; Limit)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
1.8
Dilution Factor (DF)
1.00
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL
0.22
IWC (%)
100.00
Allowable Conc. (mg/1)
1.8
Servor/Current Versions/IWC
12/14/00

DENR / DWQ / NPDES Unit
FACT SHEET FOR NPDES PERMIT DEVELOPMENT
NPDES Permit No. NCO065749
INTRODUCTION
Heater Utilities, Inc. (herein referred to as Heater or the permittee) requires a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to dispose treated wastewater to the surface waters of
the state. The permittee has applied to the Division of Water Quality (the Division) for an NPDES
permit for the existing Ashe Plantation Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). This Fact Sheet
summarizes background information and rationale used by the Division's NPDES Unit to determine
permit limits and conditions. This document also contains references to information sources relevant
to this permit renewal (superscripted numbers in order of appearance, See References).
FACILITY RECORDS REVIEW
Facility Description. Heater acquired the Ashe Plantation WWTP (Table 1) from Mid -South Water
Systems, Inc. (Change of Ownership received June 22, 1999). This facility services a residential
subdivision, therefore the waste stream is wholly domestic.[ The existing treatment system consists of
an influent lift station, bar screen, equalization basin, aeration basin, a rectangular clarifier, tertiary
filter, chlorine contact chamber (with tablet chlorination), post aeration, continuous -recording flow
measuring device, filter backwash tank, and an aerobic sludge digester.
Table 1. Ashe Plantation Wastewater Treatment Plant
Facility Information
A licant/Facilit Name
Heater Utilities, Inc. / Ashe Plantation WWTP
A licant Address
202 MacKenan Court, Cary, NC 27511
Facility Address '
End of Quarters Lane, east of Charlotte
Permitted Flow (MTD)-rX
0.100
Type of Waste
Domestic wastewater. SIC Code 4952
WW Code Prim. 05; Treatment Unit Code 06107;
Facility/Permit Status 1,44
Class II, Minor / Renewal
Drainage Basin / County
Yadkin - Pee Dee / Mecklenburg
Miscellaneous
Receiving Stream '
Duck Creek
Regional Office
Mooresville
Stream Classification
C
State Grid /
USGS To o Quad'
G 16 NE /
Midland, NC
303(d) Listed?
No*
Permit Writer
Joe R. Corporon
Subbasin
03-07-12
Date:
06Ma 0l
Drainage Area (s . Inl.)7
2.11
Lat. 35° 10' 40" Long. 80° 35' 30"
Summer (cfs) '
0.0
Winter 7Q10 10 (cfs) '
0.0
30Q2 (cfs) '
0.0 to 0.4
Average Flow (cfs) '
2.0
IWC (%)
100
* Duck Creek is tributary to impaired Goose Creek — see Existing Stream Conditions
Pact Shcet
kcne�ezl -- NPDES Permit NC0005710
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The Division received the permittee's Permit Renewal Application (Short Form D) on June 2, 1999.'
The previous permit became effective November 1, 1994 and expired on October 31, 1999.2 Permit
renewal was delayed in part by impaired -stream data analyses and subsequent development of the
Goose Creek NPDES Permitting Guidance document.
Waste Load Allocation (WLA). The Division prepared a WLA in October 1991 and developed
effluent limits and monitoring requirements.' The Division judges these limits and monitoring
requirements to be appropriate for this renewal with the exception of the additions and deletions listed
below (see PERMITTING APPROACH SUMMARY).
Existing Stream Conditions. The Division verified that this facility discharges to Duck Creek, a
Class C stream, tributary to Goose Creek within the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. Impaired stream
conditions have mandated subbasin-specific permitting guidance for Goose Creek and its tributaries.$
Although Duck Creek is currently listed as "not evaluated" (NE), Goose Creek is 303(d) listed as
impaired or "not supporting" (NS) due to "biological impairment based on benthic macroinvertebrate
data," and because of "excessive instream fecal coliform concentrations." Goose Creek is also
acknowledged as environmentally sensitive due to the presence of a federally endangered freshwater
mussel, the Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata).6
COMPLIANCE REVIEW AND FACILITY INSPECTION
Notices of Violation/Notices of Deficiency (NOVs/NODs). The Mooresville Regional Office (MRO)
inspected the facility in August of 1999 and rated it "unsatisfactory" in the category of
Effluent/Receiving Waters (bio-solids observed in the streambed below the outfall). In the category
of Self -Monitoring Program, the permittee also recorded three permit violations of BOD limits in
April 1999 — one Monthly Average and two Daily Maximums. There were no NOVs or NODS issued
in year 2000.
Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Test. This facility does not conduct Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET)
testing.
Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR) -- Effluent Flow Data Review. The Division reviewed 24
months of DMRs (1999 through 2000). Reports appear generally thorough and complete. Actual
discharge flow averaged 0.036 MGD (1999), and 0.034 MGD (2000) suggesting an average discharge
at approximately 35% permitted capacity.9
Ammonia (NH3 as N), and BOD. BOD levels were generally reported <2.0 mg/L during years 1999
and 2000. Limits were exceeded only in April of 1999 when two Daily Maximums of 13.5 mg/L
BOD and 32 mg/L BOD were reported, and the average, 10.4 mg/L, exceeded the Monthly Average
of 7.5 mg/L (see NOVs above). The majority of effluent ammonia data are reported between <0.5
mg/L and 2 mg/L with the highest single week reported as 1.60 mg/L in November 1999.
Effluent Total Residual Chlorine (TRC). Concerning TRC, this permit currently does not include a
chlorine limit. Prior to July 1999 2/weekly TRC concentrations averaged about 240 µg/L. However,
after July 1999, effluent concentrations averaged over 1000 µg/L9 suggesting that it is unlikely that
this facility can comply with the draft TRC limit of 24 µg/L without de -chlorinating or employing
other means of disinfection. A compliance schedule for an Authorization to Construct and
construction of new facilities will be included in the permit.
Fact Sheet
Renewal -- NPDIS NC0065749
Pai=c

Instream Monitoring. The Division reviewed dissolved oxygen (DO) and temperature data reported in
DMRs. DO data appear seasonally appropriate and above minimum levels. The permittee reported
fecal coliform bacteria counts averaging less than 200 colonies per 100 milliliters both upstream and
downstream. Atypical instream maximums reported as >1,620 colonies per 100 milliliters (upstream)
and >1,860 colonies per 100 milliliters (downstream) are roughly 100 times higher that levels
reported in the effluent. Fecal data upstream versus downstream generally suggest that this facility
does not significantly contribute to instream fecal coliform. 9
PERMITTING APPROACH SUMMARY
The following summarizes changes conforming to Goose Creek NPDES Permitting Guidance.$
Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements
Recommended Changes:
Instream Monitoring
Previous Requirements:
Recommended Changes:
Add: TRC limit of
Schedule — April 1, 2001
permit effective date.
17 µg/L. Compliance
-- nine (9) months from
DO, fecal coliform, temperature, conductivity
Add ammonia nitrogen (NH3 as N) and TRC
monitoring in the summer (April 01 through
October 31);
Delete conductivity
PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF ISSUANCE
Draft Permit to Public Notice: May 23, 2001.
Permit Scheduled to Issue: July 9, 2001
NPDES UNIT CONTACT
If you have questions regarding any of the above information or on the attached permit, please
contact Joe Corporon at [phone] ext. 597.
NAME: DATE:
Fact ShCet
Kcnew,d -- NPDES NC'(K)65-,4()
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REFERENCES
1. 1999. NPDES Permit Application Short Form D, Heater Utilities, Inc.
2. 1994. NPDES Permit No.NC0065749 issued to Mid -South Water Systems, Inc. (facility now owned
by Heater Utilities, Inc.), expired October 31 1999. Copies obtained through the Division of
Water Quality, Central Files, Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, North Carolina.
3. 1999. NPDES Regional Staff Report and Recommendations, MRO No. 99-114, for Heater Utilities,
Inc., /Ashe Plantation WWTP, NPDES Permit NC0065749, Mooresville Regional Office,
August 13.
4. 2000. Active NPDES Permits List, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, NPDES Unit, on the
web at http:/h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES/NPDESweb.htmi.
5. 1998. Yadkin -Pee Dee Basinwide Water Ouality Management Plan. North Carolina Division of Water
Quality, Water Quality Section.
6. 2000. 303(d) List of North Carolina Impaired Waters - Draft. North Carolina Division of Water
Quality, Water Quality Section. Copies obtained through Planning Branch, Archdale Building,
512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, North Carolina.
7. 1991. NPDES Waste Load Allocation Work Sheet, NPDES Permit No. NC0065749, for Mid -South
Water System, (current owner/operator, Heater Utilities, Inc. Country Woods WWTP), modeled
by Carla Sanderson, October 15.
8. 2001 Goose Creek NPDES Permitting Guidance, Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin (Subbasin 030712)
Mecklenburg/Union County, Guidance Memorandum, January 5.
9. 1999-2000. Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR) for Effluent (DEM Form MR-1), Mid -South Water
System/Heater Utilities, Inc., Country Wood WWTP (January 1999 through December 2000).
Fact. Sheet
Renewal -- NPDES \('0065`49
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To: Permits and Engineering Unit
Water Quality Section
Attention: Charles Weaver,
SOC PRIORITY PROJECT: No
Date: August 13, 1999
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
County: Mecklenburg
NPDES Permit No.: NCO065749
MRO No.: 99-114
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
I. Facility and Address: Ashe Plantation WWTP
% Heater Utilities
Post Office Drawer 4889
202 Mackenan Court
Cary, N.C. 27519
2. Date of Investigation: February 22, 1999
3. Report Prepared By: Michael L. Parker, Environ. Engr. II
4. Person Contacted and Telephone Number: Tony Parker, [phone].
5. Directions to Site: From the jet. of NC Hwy. 51 and NC 218 in eastern Mecklenburg
County, travel east on Hwy. 218 = 2.7 miles and turn left onto Ashely Glen Drive. Once
on Ashley Glen Drive, travel to the jet. with Hanging Moss Trail. Turn onto Hanging
Moss Trail and proceed to Quarters Lane. The WWTP is located at the end of Quarters
Lane.
6. Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge Points: -
Latitude: 350 10' 40"
Longitude: 800 35' 30"
Attach a USGS Map Extract and indicate treatment plant site and discharge point on map.
USGS Quad No.: G16 NE
7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application: Yes. Limited area is available for
expansion, if necessary (less than 2 acres).
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): The site is in or very near what appears
to be the 100 year flood plain elevation. The existing WWT units appear to be protected
from flooding

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9. Location of Nearest Dwelling: Approx. 150 feet from the WWTP site.
10. Receiving Stream or Affected Surface Waters: Duck Creek
a. Classification: C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: Yadkin 030712
C. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: The stream is
small (3-5 feet wide X 1-3 inches deep) with very little flow. There are no other
downstream dischargers known.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS _
1. a. Volume of Wastewater. 0.130 MGD (D acity)
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b. What is the current QeLnjj=d capacity: 0.1 MG
C. Actual treatment capacity of current facile nt design capacity): ;•04=--
MGD (2e O2
d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous ATCs issued in the
previous two years: N/A
e. Description of existing or substantially constructed WWT facilities: The existing
WWT facilities consist of an influent pump station followed by a bar screen,
equalization basin, aeration basin, a rectangular clarifier, tertiary filter, effluent
chlorination (tablet) with contact chamber, post aeration, continuous flow
recording, a filter backwash holding tank, and an aerobic sludge digester.
f. Description of proposed WWT facilities: There are no facilities proposed at this
time.
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: Chlorine is added to the waste stream.
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): Not Needed.
2. Residual handling and utilization/disposal sc eme:
3. Treatment Plant Classification: Class II (no change from previous rating).
4. SIC Codes : 4952 V/ Wastewater Codes : 05 v
5. MTU Codes : 06107
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant Funds or are any public monies
involved (municipals only)? No

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2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity) requests: None at this time.
3. Important SOC/JOC or Compliance Schedule dates: N/A
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation
a. Spray Irrigation: Insufficient area available.
b. Connect to regional sewer system: Non presently available to this site.
C. Subsurface: Insufficient area available.
d. Other disposal options: None that we are aware.
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The renewal of the subject permit has been requested by Heater Utilities, which as of June
17, 1999 purchased Mid -South Water Systems (the former permittee) and all of Mid -South's
WWT facilities. The new Permit should be issued in the name of Heater Utilities, Inc. There have
been no changes to this facility and/or the permit since the permit was last renewed. This facility
discharges into a stream having a 7Q10/30Q2 flow of "0" cfs. This facility should be required to
cease discharge once an alternative becomes available.
It should also be pointed out that operational noise from this facility has generated a
significant amount of noise complaints from nearby residents. As a result, this Office requested
Mid -South (prior to June 17, 1999) and now Heater Utilities to identify and address the problem.
Based on recent conversations with Heater personnel, measures are planned in the next few week:
that are expected to reduce the operational noise.
It is recommended that the Permit be renewed as requested.
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June 22, 1999
NCDENR/DWQ/NPDES
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
202 MacKenan Court
Cary, North Carolina 27511
phone: [phone]
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P.O. Dmw4889, Cary, NC 27519
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POINT SOURCE BRANCH
Re: Transfer (Name Change) of Mid South Water Systems, Inc. to Heater
Utilities, Inc.
Dear Sir:
On May 17, 1999, ownership of all of the assets of the water and
wastewater systems of Mid South Water Systems, Inc. was transferred to Heater
Utilities, Inc. Enclosed are the following applications for name change:
DISCHARGE PERMITS
PE IT NUMBER
SYSTEM NAME
COUNTY
0074535
Pier 16 Marina
Iredell 50 � 3 =:
NN80691
Windemere
Iredell 3 o 6 3 2
LNCD067784
Governor's Island
Lincoln i;;i a 3 _'_
NCO065749
Ashe Plantation
Mecklenburg 30 71 2
NCO065773
Willows Creek/Farmwood
Mecklenburg 50 'iP
LK0063860
Harbor Estates
Mecklenburg 3oW
J 0063789
Mint Hill Festival
Mecklenburg 36g3 y
NCO063584
Oxford Glen/Reigate
Mecklenburg 3 0 7l Z
NCO065684
Country Woods East
Union 3 6 714-
s.M(0058742
Country Valley
Catawba 3ugiT.-
'-.NE0063355
Killian Crossroads
Catawba 362)d-
Riverwood Estates
Catawba g 0 1 3 L
T.J062456
060593
Spinnaker Bay
Catawba '3 p G 3 Z
A0065587
Frye Bridge
Forsyth 70 q
-HP075205
Alexander Island
Iredell 30
CO056154
Castaway/Bridgeport
Iredell 3 0
2074772
Diamond Head
Iredell 3 67.53 L
062481
Mallard Head
Iredell 3053'-
LNCO072061
Fox Run (Filter Backwash)
Gaston 7
4 084468
Keltic Meadows (Filter Backwash)
Gaston / a
✓1C0986193
Maplecrest (Filter Backwash)
Gaston 303,17
OeO086142
Oakley Park (Filter Backwash)
Gaston 3 v 3
Ut'O069035
Southgate (Filter Backwash)
Gaston -3 0 £ 3

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NCDENR/DWQ/NPDES
June 22. 1999
Also enclosed are copies of the contract for sale of the systems, the
North Carolina Utilities Commission Order Approving the Transfer and Notice to
the Commission of the June 17, 1999, closing.
If I can provide further information, please do not hesitate to contact
me at 919-467-8712, Ext. 37.
Sincerely,
herr H. TwW-0ki
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Vice President
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Enclosures

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
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NAME/UERS P CHANGE FQIZM
Permit Number. NC/ O /_..,/L/ 5 / 7 1219
1. Perr dtholdeescuuW MID SOUTH WATER SYSTEMS- TNC_- ASHE PLANTATION (MECKLENBURG)
2. permies signing official's name and title: THOMAS CARROLL WEBER
(person legally respcmaible for perati.t) •
PRESIDENT
(Title)
3 Mailing add ress. P.O. BOX 127 city: SHERRILLS FOR
Staae: NC 2lp Code 28673
] , This bequest to; a Warne change is a result of
- X •,a, Change in ownership of property/company
l,y. Name change only
other (please explain):
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'' • . HEATER ;IJTILI'TIL•S INC
2. New owns naale (name bo be put on permit)
JERRY H. TWEED
3. New owner's or signing official's name and title: (Aerson legally �-ponsible for permit)
VICE PRESIDENT
(Title)
4. Mailing
address: P • 0 • DRAWER 4889 Clt r CARY
NC T.tp Code• 27519 PiYute: [phone] , EXT . 37
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PERMIT NAME / OWNERSHIP CHANGE FORM
THIS APPLICATION PACKAGE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
UNLESS ALL OF THE APPLICABLE ITEMS LISTED BELOW ARE INCLUDED WITH THE SUBMITTAL
REQUIRED ITEMS:
1. This completed application
2. Processing fee of $100.00 (Checks to be made payable to DE171 R)
3. Legal documentation of the transfer of ownership (such as a contract, deed, articles of
incorporation)
Certification must be completed and signed by both the current permit holder and the
new applicant in the case of change of ownership. For name change only, complete and
sign the application certification
Current Permittee's Certification:
I THOMAS CARROLL WEBER attest that this application for
none/bwnership change has been reviewed and is accurate and complete to the best of
my knowledge. I understand that if all required parts of this application are not
completed and that if all required supporting information and attachments are not
included, this application package will be returned as incomplete.
Signature:<`rfiC;��!/ Date: 9//7z99
Applicant's Certification
I JERRY H. TWEED attest that this application for a
name/ownership change has been reviewed and is accurate and complete to the best of
my knowledge. I understand that if all required parts of this application are not
completed and that if all required supporting information and attachments are not
included, this a plica 'on palre will
�bee returned as incomplete.
Signature: �^� "`� Date:
THE COMPLETED APPLICATION PACKAGE, INCLUDING ALL SUPPORTING
INFORMATION & MATERIALS, SHOULD BE SEi I TO THE FOLLOWING ADDDRESS:
NC DEHNR, Division of Water Quality
Water Quality Section, Permits and Engineering Unit
P. O. Box 29535
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-OS35

NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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MOORESVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
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DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
August 25, 1999
JAMES B. HUNTJR; ` =;
GOVERNOR
Mr. Jerry Tweed
Heater Utilities, Inc.
202 MacKenan Court
Cary, N.C. 27511
WAYNE MCDEVITr-
SECRETARY
SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Ashe Plantation WWTP
NPDES Permit No. NCO065749
Mecklenburg County, N.C.
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Dear Mr. Tweed:
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On August 4, 1999, Mr. Darrin M. Peine of the Mecklenburg County
Department of Environmental Protection (MCDEP) conducted an inspection at the
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subject facility. This inspection was conducted as part of a cooperative working
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agreement between Mecklenburg County and the Division of Water Quality. The
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enclosed report should be self-explanatory.
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If you have any questions concerning this report or any other matters, please do
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not hesitate to call Mr. Richard Bridgeman or me at this office.
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Sincerely,
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D. Rex Gleason, P.E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
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Transaction Code NPDES No. Yr/Mo/Day Inspection Type Inspector Facility Type
N 5 NCO065749 99 / 08 / 04 C C 2
Remarks:
Inspector: Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection
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`Section 'B: Facility Data =
Name and Location of Facility Inspected:
Entry Time:
Permit Effective Date:
13:54
Ashe Plantation WWTP
August 04, 1999
November 01, 1994
Quarters Lane
Mecklenburg County, NC
Exit Time/Date:
Permit Expiration Date:
14:32
August 04, 1999
October 31, 1999
Name(s) of On -Site Representative(s) Titles) Phone No(s):
Mr. Tony Parker Waste Water Manager 7041489-9401
W. Ralph Childers ORC 704/489-9401
Mr. Greg Sipos Safety Manager 704/489-9401
Name and Address of Responsible Official:
Title: President
Mr. Jerry Tweed
Heater Utilities, Inc.
202 MacKenan Court
Phone No: 704/489-9401
Contacted?
Cary, NC 27511
No
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Matgmal,.U-Unsatisfac6ury,:N: Not Evahiated,"NA NotAppi bk)' .•
S Permit N Flow Measurement NA Pretreatment M Operations & Maintenance
S Records/Reports N Laboratory NA Compliance Schedules N Sludge Disposal
S Facility Site Review M Effluent/Receiving Waters M Self -Monitoring Program NA Other:
is�'SectionD: Summary.of Findings/ Co . _
See Attached Sheet(s) for Summary.
Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspectors:
Agency/Office/Telephone No:
Date:
Damn M Peine �� , �e�
MCDEP / Charlotte / [phone]
August 18, 1999
Signature of Reviewer:
Agency/Office:
Date:
Regulatory Office Use Only,
Action Taken:
Date:
_ Noncompliance
_ Compliance
EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev. 3-85) Previous editions are obsolete

Permittee: Heater Utilities, Inc.
Facility: Ashe Plantation WWTP
NPDES Permit Number: NCOO65749
Inspection Date: August 4, 1999
GENERAL:
The facility inspection was conducted in response to a citizen complaint concerning a
potential malfunction of the plant due to a power failure which occurred on August 1, 1999. The
facility was last inspected on October 21, 1998 by Mr. Steve Jadlocki of MCDEP.
PERMIT:
The current permit properly describes the facility and appears adequate for the waste
stream being treated. Permit effluent limits appear adequate to protect the receiving stream and
the stream's designated classification/uses.
The Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) visits the facility daily. The ORC maintains
a North Carolina Operators Certification Grade III, which is acceptable for the class of the
facility.
RATING: Satisfactory
FACILITY SITE REVIEW:
The 0.100 MGD permitted facility consists of a package extended aeration wastewater
treatment plant with an influent lift station, bar screen, equalization basin, aeration basin,
rectangular clarifier, tertiary filter unit, effluent tablet chlorination, chlorine contact basin, post
aeration, effluent continuous recording flow measurement, filter backwash holding tank, and
aerobic sludge digester.
The facility discharges to Duck Creek, which is a Class C water in the Yadkin -Pee Dee
River Basin.
All of the existing components of the facility were in service and appeared to be operating
properly at the time of the inspection.
The inspector was informed that the facility had been off-line for approximately ten (10)
hours on August 1 and 2, 1999, due to a power failure which occurred during an electrical
thunderstorm.
RATING: Satisfactory

Permittee:
Facility:
NPDES Permit Number:
Inspection Date:
Heater Utilities, Inc.
Ashe Plantation W'WTP
NCO065749
August 4, 1999
EFFLUENT/RECEIVING WATERS:
The effluent was clear at the time of the inspection; however, a significant amount of
activated sludge solids were observed covering the stream bed at the outfall during a site visit on
August 2, 1999.
RATING: Marginal
SELF -MONITORING PROGRAM:
Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) were reviewed for the period June 1998 through
May 1999. The reports indicate that the facility was in compliance with permit effluent limits
and monitoring frequency requirements during the review period, except for the following:
1. One (1) Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 N) exceedance in violation of the monthly
average permit effluent limit was noted. This occurred during the month of June
1998. This violation was noted on the previous inspection report dated
November 24,1998.
2. Effluent Total Residual Chlorine was not reported on a 2/week basis for the week
of June 8, 1998, in violation of permit 2/week monitoring requirement. This
constitutes two (2) failures to monitor for effluent Total Residual Chlorine. These
violations were noted on the previous inspection report dated November 24,
1998.
3. Effluent Flow was not reported on a daily continuous basis for Saturdays/Sundays
for the months of June and July 1998, in violation of permit continuous
monitoring requirements. This constitutes sixteen (16) failures to monitor for
effluent Flow. These violations were noted on the previous inspection report
dated November 24,1998.
4. One (1) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) exceedance in violation of the
monthly average permit effluent limit was noted. This occurred during the month
of April 1999.

Permittee:
Facility:
NPDES Permit Number:
Inspection Date:
Heater Utilities, Inc.
Ashe Plantation WWTP
NCO065749
August 4, 1999
SELF -MONITORING PROGRAM: continued
5. Two (2) BOD exceedances in violation of the daily maximum permit effluent
limit were noted. These violations occurred on April 22 and April 29, 1999.
RATING: Marginal
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE:
The ORC appears to be performing an adequate job in operating and maintaining the
facility. The facility and grounds appeared neat and orderly, except for the following:
1. Sludge was observed on the ground beside the plant. This material should be
cleaned up and disposed of properly.
Heater Utilities is currently conducting a noise level study at the facility in response to
citizen complaints concerning excessive noise coming from the WWTP. It was explained to the
inspector that a final report detailing recommendations and improvements to the facility
addressing the noise level will be forwarded upon completion.
RATING: Marginal

®HeatersS ut l tleWATER AND WASTEWATER RVICES
June 29, 1999
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
NC DENR/DWQ/NPDES
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
Dear Mr. Weaver:
202 MwKenan Court
Cary, North Carolina 27511
phone: [phone]
fax: [phone]
P.O. DEawer 4889, Cary, NC 27519
Enclosed is the original and two copies of applications for renewal of
the discharge permits for four wastewater treatment plants which Heater
Utilities, Inc. (Heater) purchased from Mid South Water Systems, Inc. (Mid
South) on June 17, 1999. Some of these renewals may have been submitted by
Mid South: however, in an abundance of caution, I am submitting them on behalf
of Heater. The requests for the name change on Mid South's permits has
already been submitted to the Division.
The following is a list of the enclosed renewal applications and the
required submittal date:
NPDES PERMIT NUMBER
SERVICE AREA
REQUIRED
SUBMITTAL DATE
NCO065749
Ashe Plantation
May
4,
1999
NCO063584
Oxford Glen
May
4,
1999
NCO065773
Willow Creek
April
3, 1999
NCO065684
Country Woods
May
4,
1999
Also enclosed is a copy of the sludge management plan previously
submitted by Mid South. Heater will use the same plan. Most of the waste
sludge will be removed by contract septage haulers and disposed of in various
municipal systems as permitted by the septage hauler and municipality.
If I can provide further information, please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Sincerely,
er H. Tweed JUN 3 Q 1999 D
Vice President
DENRJHT/rt
Enclosures POINT - WATER QUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH

SLUDGE MANAGEMENT PLAN
for
MID SOUTH WATER SYSTEMS, INC.
No sludge will be ireafed on any wasfewafer freafinenf plan# sife operafed by Mid Soufh Wafer Systems, Jnc.
Where praefical, sludge removed from a Mid Soufh f aciii#y wilt be fransporfed via a confracf hauler fo anolher Mid Soufh
lacitify for the purpose of "seeding" a new or under loaded plan#.
Unusable (or "dead") sludge wilt be removed by a confracf hauler and property disposed of in accordance with UfS 1 q3-
215.1. Confraef haulers used by #find Soufh will be requ-'Pei as mlopf iha quanfify of sludge fransporfed and idenfi f y )he
location of fhe proposed disposal sife if the sludge is no# fakers fo an exisfing plan# operafed by Mid Soufh. slid Soufh has
not .enfered info any agreement fo accept sludge info ifs f acilifies from ptanis no# owned by fhem.
Mid Soufh Wafer Sysfems, Jnc. will keep records on fhe quanfify of sludge removed from each f aeitify, Ike name of fhe
confracf hauler, and fhe desfinafion of fhe sludge (whether used in anofher plan# or disposed of). the inf ormafion wilt be
kepf on file and wilt be made available fo any regulaiory agency having jurisdicfion over sludge ireafinenf or disposal.