WQ0001086_Annual Performance_20240215

Town of Spring Lake
Wastewater Collection System
System Performance Report
January 1, 2023 — December 31, 2023
General Information
Facility/System Name
Town of Spring Lake
Responsible Entity
Town of Spring Lake
Collection System ORC
Roy L Lowder
Collection Systems Contact
Tim Garner Water Resources Director
Collection System Permit
W CS00105
WWTP and Land Application ORC
Richard Mendez
WWTP Contact
Tim Garner, Water Resources Director
WWTP Discharge Permit
NC0030970
Land Application Bio Solids Permit
W 0001086
Wastewater Treatment Plant and Collection System
The Town of Spring Lake owns and operates its own wastewater treatment system. The
wastewater treatment system consists of two sanitary sewer lift stations and a 1.5 MGD
wastewater treatment plant. Wastewater Treatment Plant is a Dual Train, Extended Aeration
Plant with Secondary Clarification for the separation of liquids and solids, Post Aeration,
Chlorination and De -Chlorination. Aerobic Digestion has been supplemented with Lime
Stabilization to ensure that the treated Bio-solids produced after plant processing, meet EPA and
NCDWQ regulations prior to disposal by land application. A monthly report of plant
performance as determined by Laboratory analysis is submitted to the NCDWQ and an annual
Bio-solids application report and Laboratory analysis is submitted to the EPA and NCDWQ
Non -Discharge Branch. The plant is also responsible for two lift stations in the town's collection
system.
The Town of Spring Lake also owns and maintains approximately 46 miles of gravity sewer line
and 2500 feet of force main sewer line. All aerial crossing and rights -of -way are inspected twice
yearly and after large stonm/flooding events to ensure compliance with the Towns collection
permit.
Compliance Performance
The Spring Lake Wastewater Treatment plant received the following violations during the 2023
calendar year:
• No violations were received during the 2023 calendar year
• The Spring Lake collections system did not have a reportable sanitary sewer overflow
during the 2023 calendar year.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Monthly and Yearly Flow
The following table summarizes the amount of raw wastewater treated and released into the
Little River.
Flow (gallons)
Avg Daily Flow (MGD)
(million gallons per day)
January 2023
28,496,000
0.92
February 2023
29,530,000
1.02
March 2023
271774,000
0.90
April 2023
33,178,000
1.11
May 2023
28,535,000
0.92
June 2023
23,795,000
0.79
July 2023
30,882,000
1.00
August 2023
29,790,000
0.96
September 2023
25,118,000
0.84
October 2023
23,037,000
0.74
November 2023
21,645,000
0.72
December 2023
27,534,000
0.89
Total
329,314,000
0.90
Notification
A copy of this report has been posted on the Town of Spring Lake website
(www.townofspringlake.com).
Certification
I certify under penalty of law that this report is complete and accurate to the best of my
knowledge. I further certify that this report has been made available to the users or customers of
the named system and that those users have been notified of its availability.
Tim Garner, Water Resources Director Date

The Town of Spring .cake
BOARD OF ALDFAUAU oa reo y
Soria L. Cooper, Mayor Pro inn
Robyn Chadwick, Aldetwoman
Marvin Lackman, Alderman
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Raul Palacios, Alderman o d`
Adrian Thompson, Alderwoman
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February 8, 2024
System Performance Annual Report
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1617
RE: Performance Annual Report For 2023
Town of Spring Lake N.C.
To Whom It May Concern:
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
Kia Anthony, Mayor
ADNERSTRATION
Jason Williams, Interim Town Manager
Carly Autry, Town Clerk
Michael R porter, Town Attorney
Please find enclosed the original and two (2) copies of the System Performance Annual Report
for the Town of Spring Lake Collections System and WWTP for calendar year 2023. Please
contact me if you have any questions regarding this report at [phone].
Sincerely,
Tim Garner, Water Resources Director
300 Ruth Street
Spring Lake, NC 28390
[phone]
www.towofsptinglake.com