NC0071943_Authorization to Construct_19871223

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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary
December 23, 1987
Honorable John Washburn, Mayor
Town of Boiling Springs
P. 0. Box 944
Boiling Springs, NC 28017
R. Paul Wilms
Director
SUBJECT: Permit No. NC0071943
Authorization To Construct
Town of Boiling Springs
Wastewater Treatment Facility
Project No. C370957-01
Dear Mayor Washburn:
The final plans and specifications for the subject project have been
reviewed and found to be satisfactory.
Authorization is hereby granted for the construction of additions,
modifications, and improvements to the existing 0.15 mgd Westside wastewater
treatment plant to increase the capacity to 0.3 mgd, to consist of a manual
bar screen, a manual grit removal basin, a 0.3 mgd automated package was-
tewater treatment plant with integral aeration basin/clarifier, aerobic sludge
digestion, and flow equalization; conversion of the existing 0.5 mgd was-
tewater treatment plant to an aerated sludge holding tank; abandonment of the
0.07 mgd Eastside wastewater treatment plant; 362 linear feet of 12-inch sewer
outfall line; and associated yard piping and electrical work.
Do not proceed with construction until the Authorization -to -Award
package, EEO, and MBE documentation/certification have been reviewed, and you
are in receipt of our approval if Federal funding is desired for project con-
struction.
Pollutimt Prevention Pays
PQ Box 27667, Raleigh, North Carolina 2761176V Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Af{irfnative Action Employer

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The permittee shall employ an actively State certified wastewater treat—
ment plant.operator to be in responsible charge of the wastewater treatment
facilities. Such operator must hold a valid State Certificate of the grade at
least equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment
facilities by the Certification Commission. When a new chief operator must b e
obtained to be in responsible charge of the new facilities, it is required
that this be done by the time the construction of the facilities is 50% com—
plete.
This Authorization —to —Construct is issued in accordance with Part III,
Paragraph C of NPDES Permit No. NCO071943 issued November 12, 1987,-and shall
be subject to revocation unless the wastewater treatment facilities are con—
structed in accordance with the approved plans, specifications, and supporting
documents; and are in compliance with the conditions and limitations specified
in Permit No. NC0071943.
The permittee shall have an acceptable sludge analysis and a sludge E.P.
toxicity analysis which have been approved by the Division of Health Services,
Solid Waste Management Branch prior to the disposal of any sludge from the new
wastewater treatment plant. Copies of the analyses, supporting documents, and
approvals shall be submitted to the Division of Environmental Management's
Water Quality Section and the Asheville Regional Office.
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 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.
The disposal, selling, or free distribution of wet, dried, composted
sludge or sludge —like materials from wastewater facilities without prior
review and approval by this Division is illegal.
One (1) set of final approved plans and specifications is to be for—
warded to you, one (1) set to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and
one (1) set to the Corps of Engineers.

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If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact
Mr. Bill Hoffman at [phone].
Sincerely,
R. Paul Wilms
cc: Cleveland County Health Department
West and Avery Associates
Walter D. Taft /
Arthur Mouberry ✓
Asheville Regional Office
Bobby Blowe
W. S. Hoffman
Charlotte - CE
Mr. John Campbell
EPA
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