NC0025348_Authorization to Construct_20021021

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
October 21, 2002
The Honorable Tom A. Bayliss, Mayor
City of New Bern
P.O. Box 1129
New Bern, North Carolina 28563-1129
SUBJECT: Authorization to Construct No. 025348A02
City of New Bern
Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Outfall/Diffuser
Craven County
SRF Project No. CS370483-04
Dear Mayor Bayliss:
A letter of request for Authorization to Construct was received on September 12, 2002 by
the Division, and final plans and specifications for the subject project have been reviewed and
found to be satisfactory. Authorization is hereby granted for the construction of modifications to
the existing 4.7 MGD City of New Bern Wastewater Treatment Plant, with discharge of treated
wastewater into the Neuse River in the Neuse River Basin.
This authorization results in no increase in design or permitted capacity and is awarded
for the construction of the following specific modifications:
Approximately 1,300 linear feet of 30-inch forcemain terminating with a 100-foot long
subaqueous diffuser in the Neuse River. The subaqueous diffuser consists of custom molded
HDPE pipe with ten riser pipes, each with a diffuser check valve for discharging the City of New
Bern WWTP effluent into the Neuse River.
This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part III, Paragraph A of
NPDES Permit No. NCO025348 issued January 5, 2001, and shall be subject to revocation unless
the wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions and
limitations specified in Permit No. NC0025348.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance
with G.S. 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of Water Quality.
In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of
nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those as may
be required by this Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater
treatment or disposal facilities.
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The Washington Regional Office, telephone number [phone], shall be notified at
least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of operation of the installed facilities so that an on site
inspection can be made. Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made during the
normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding State
Holidays.
Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a
certification must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted facility
has been installed in accordance with the NPDES Permit, this Authorization to Construct and the
approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certification to Cecil G. Madden, Jr., P.E.,
Construction Grants & Loans, DWQ / DENR, 1633 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-
1633.
Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) of the
wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and grade at least
equivalent to or greater than the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by
the Certification Commission.
The Permittee must also employ a certified back-up operator of the appropriate type and
grade to comply with the conditions of T15A:8G.0202. The ORC of the facility must visit each
Class I facility at least weekly and each Class II, III and IV facility at least daily, excluding
weekends and holidays, must properly manage the facility, must document daily operation and
maintenance of the facility, and must comply with all other conditions of T15A:8G.0202.
A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the
Permittee for the life of the facility.
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 a 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.
Failure to abide by the requirements contained in this Authorization to Construct may
subject the Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Water Quality in accordance
with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.
The issuance of this Authorization to Construct does not preclude the Permittee from
complying with any and all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by
other government agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.

One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you have
any questions or need additional information, please contact Cecil G. Madden, Jr., P.E. at
telephone number [phone].
Sincerely,
KOP:nw
cc: David Muse, P.E., City Engineer, City of New Bem
Rivers & Associates (Greenville, Attn: David W. Springer, P.E.)
Craven County Health Department
Washington Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
Daniel Blaisdell, P.E.
p2ra've Goodrich, NPDES Permitting Unit
Cecil G. Madden, Jr., P.E.
SRF

ENGINEERS CERTIFICATION
11) , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in
the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically/weekly/full time) the
construction of the modifications and improvements to the City of New Bern WWTP, located on
NCSR 1404 Road in Craven County for the City of New Bern, hereby state that, to the best of my
abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the following construction:
Approximately 1,300 linear feet of 30-inch forcemain terminating with a 100-foot long
subaqueous diffuser in the Neuse River. The subaqueous diffuser consists of custom molded
HDPE pipe with ten riser pipes, each with a diffuser check valve for discharging the City of New
Bern WWTP effluent into the Neuse River.
I certify that the construction of the above referenced project was observed to be built within
substantial compliance and intent of the approved plans and specifications.
Signature
Date
Registration No.
Mail this Certification to Cecil G. Madden, Jr., P.E.
Construction Grants & Loans
DENR/DWQ
1633 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1633