NC0061492_Draft_FactSheet_20231020

Fact Sheet for Permit Renewal
Sept 2023 - NPDES Permit NC0061492 - Page 1

NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES
EXPEDITED FACT SHEET - NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL
NPDES Permit NC0061492

Caroline Robinson / Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit / [e-mail] / Sept 2023
FACILITY INFORMATION
Applicant/Facility Name Maury Sanitary Land District (Jim Kuipers, WWTP Operator)
Maury Sanitary Land District WWTP
Applicant Address/Mailing
Address P.O. Box 98, Maury, NC 28554
Facility Physical Address NCSR 1401, Maury, NC 28554
Permitted Flow (MGD) 0.225 MGD
Type of Waste Municipal, < 1MGD
Facility Class WW-2 County Greene
Permit Status Renewal Regional Office WaRO
STREAM CHARACTERISTICS
Receiving Stream Contentnea Creek Stream
Classification C-Swamp NSW
Stream Segment 27-86-(7) Outfall Lat. 35° 25' 44" N
7Q10 - Summer (cfs) 34 Outfall Long. 77° 34' 56" W
7Q10 - Winter (cfs) 60 Drainage basin Neuse River Basin
30Q2 (cfs) 103 Subbasin 03-04-07
Average Flow (cfs) 880 HUC 030202030705
IWC (%) 1.02% (summer) /
0.58% (winter) 303(d) List
Added to the 303 (d) list in
2008 and 2018 for Benthos
exceeding criteria. Remains
on the list.

BASIC INFO FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWAL
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No – already present
Does permit need TRC limits/footnote? Already present in permit.
Does permit have toxicity testing? No – not a complex wastestream
Does permit have any Special Conditions? Yes – Neuse nutrient conditions
Does permit have instream monitoring? Yes – U & D for Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen
New expiration date: Nov 30, 2028
FACILITY SUMMARY
Maury Sanitary Land District operates a municipal wastewater treatment plant for an estimated 1,400
residents. The Maury Sanitary Land District WWTP is a minor facility (flow < 1 MGD) with a design
capacity and permitted wastewater discharge of 0.225 MGD. The original NPDES permit for this facility
was issued in July 1985. This facility utilizes the following treatment components:
 Influent pump station
 Standby power
 Mechanical screening
 Dual grit chamber
 Oxidation ditch
 Dual clarifiers
 Gas chlorination and dechlorination system

Fact Sheet for Permit Renewal
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 Flow measurement device
 Post aeration
 Sludge pumping station
 Sludge lagoon

RENEWAL SUMMARY
This renewal contains the following changes:
 Added a footnote about Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) for the table in Part I. A. (1)
 Added a reopener condition for all Neuse River discharge permits in Part I. A. (4.).
 Updated electronic data submission requirements in Part I. A. (5).

COMPLIANCE HISTORY
Maury Sanitary Land District WWTP has had no enforcement since 2013. The facility has been issued one
NOD for an Ammonia Nitrogen limit violation since the permit was originally issued in February 2019.
Most recent inspection (September 2019) showed the facility to be in compliance.

COMMENTS ON DRAFT PERMIT

Jeffrey Talbott (Operator Certification Program) noted that NC0061492 is classified as a WW-2 facility in
BIMS, and Backup ORC Julian Jones (Cert #8032) currently holds an “invalid” status as an operator.

Per 15A NCAC 08G .0201 – Responsibility of System Owners to Designate Certified Operators:

Owners of classified water pollution control systems shall designate operators certified by the Commission
of the same type and grade as the classification for the system and for each classification shall:
1) designate one ORC who possesses a valid certificate of the type and grade at least equivalent to the
type and grade of the system;
2) designate one or more Back-up ORC(s) who possesses a valid certificate of the type of the system
and no more than one grade less than the grade of the system, with the exception of no Back-up
ORC is required for systems whose minimum visitation requirements are twice per year

Our forms for ORC – Operator Designation & Resignation can be found at the following link:

https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/operator-certification/wastewater-
operator/downloads-links