NC0077763_Permit Issuance_20050715

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Nan W. Klimek, P. F- Director
Division of Water Quality
July 15, 2005
Mr. Barry L Webb
City of Belmont
P.O. Box 431
Belmont, North Carolina 28012
Subject- Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO077763
Belmont WTP
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Webb:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit.
Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES dischacgge hermit This ermit is issued pursuant to the
requirements of North Carolina General Statute 15.1— an�the Memorandum �Agreerentbetween North 143-2
Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended).
This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on May 25, 2005.
This permit includes a TRC limit that will take effect on February 1.2007. If you wish to install
dechlorination equipment, the Division has promulgated a simplified approval process for such projects.
Guidance for approval of dechlorination projects is attached.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the tight to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days
following receipt of this letter. This 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 demand is made, this decision shall be final
and binding.
Please note that this peanut is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may
require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This peanut does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or peanuts
required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local
governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact
Karen Rust at telephone number [phone], extension 361.
Sincerely,
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Alan W. Klim P.E.
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Mooresville Regional Office/Surface Water Protection Section
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Permit NCO077763
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
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, the
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Belmont WTP
301 North Tenth Street
Belmont
Gaston County
to receiving waters designated as the Catawba River in the Catawba 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 August 1, 2005.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2010.
Signed this day July 15, 2005.
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Alan W. Klimek, P. ., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NCO077763
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or
discharge are hereby revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued
permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority
to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions,
requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
The City of Belmont is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a conventional water treatment plant (with surface water
source water) with a discharge of filter -backwash wastewater. This facility is
located at the Belmont WTP (205 North Tenth Street, Belmont) in Gaston County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into the Catawba River, classified WS-IV, B; CA waters in the Catawba River
Basin.

Permit NC0077763
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as
specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Fre uency
Sample Type
Sample Location
Flow
Quarterly
Instantaneous
Effluent
Total Suspended Residue
W-0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Settleable Solids
0.1 mVL
0.2 mVL
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Turbidityl
Quarterly
Grab
Upstream & Downstream
ron
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine2
28 µg/L
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Aluminum
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The discharge from this facility shall not cause turbidity in the receiving stream to exceed 50 NTU. If the
instream turbidity exceeds 50 NTU due to natural background conditions, the discharge cannot cause
turbidity to increase in the receiving stream.
2. The limit for total residual chlorine will take effect February 1, 2007.
All samples must be collected from a typical discharge event.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

To
NPDES Unit
Water Quality Section
Attention: Karen Rust
SOC PRIORITY PROJECT: No
Date: May 25, 2005
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
County: Gaston
NPDES Permit No.: NC0077763
MRO No.: 04-134
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
2.
4.
Facility and address: City of Belmont WTP
205 North 1 Oth Street
Post Office Box 431
Belmont, NC 28012
Date of investigation: May 3, 2005
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Report prepared by: Michael L. Parker, Environmental Engineer II
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i J U N 1 2005
DENR - WATER DUALITY
Person contacted and telephone number: Charles Flowers, [phone]
5. Directions to site: From the jct. of Hwy. 273 and Hwy. 7 in the Town of Belmont, turn
right (east) on Hwy. 7 and travel to 1 Oth street. Turn left on 1Oth street, and the WTP is
located at the end of the road.
6. Discharge point(s), List for all discharge points: -
Latitude: 350 14' 27"
Longitude: 81 ° 00' 59"
Attach a USGS Map Extract and indicate treatment plant site and discharge point on map.
USGS Quad No.: G14NE
7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application: Yes. There is area available for
expansion, if necessary.
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): The site is gently rolling with slopes
ranging from 2 - 8%. The WTP is not located in a flood plain.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: Approx. 150f feet from the WTP site.

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10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: Catawba River
a. Classification: WS-IV, B CA* *Change from previous permit.
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: Catawba 030834* *Change from old SR
C. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: The discharge
enters a dry ditch, however, the City owns all of the property that the ditch passes
through down to the river, therefore, the ditch could be considered a conveyance
channel for the WTP's effluent. There are other downstream users of the
receiving waters, including the City's WWTP discharge.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of wastewater: 0.2 MGD (Design Capacity)
b. What is the current permitted capacity: Flow is not limited in the current permit.
C. Actual treatment capacity of current facility (current design capacity): 0.2 MGD
d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous ATCs issued in the
previous two years: There have been no ATCs issued in the past two years.
e. Description of existing or substantially constructed WWT facilities: The existing
WWT facilities consist of a solids thickener with a discharge of the supernatant.
f. Description of proposed WWT facilities: There are no additional WWT facilities
proposed at this time. If a TRC limit is imposed in the permit at renewal,
dechlorination will be necessary.
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: Chlorine is added to the waste stream.
The City was advised by the Division in a letter dated September 12, 2001 that
unless residual chlorine levels are reduced, a TRC limit may be added to future
permits. Although a review of recent DMRs indicate that TRC levels have come
down significantly from past levels, there were still a couple of months where
effluent TRC levels exceeded the recommended levels (28 pg/l) by as much as 10
times or more.
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): Not Needed.
2. Residual handling and utilization/disposal scheme: Residuals generated by this facility
are taken to the City's WWTP and co -mingled with the WWTP's residuals prior to land
application authorized by DWQ Permit No. WQ0019504.
3. Treatment plant classification: Class I (no change from previous rating).
4. SIC Code(s): 4941 Wastewater Code(s): 21 MTU Code(s): 5003

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PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant Funds or are any public monies
involved (municipals only)? No public monies were used in the construction of this
facility, however, the WTP is now owned by a municipality.
2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity) requests: None unless a TRC limit
is deemed necessary by the NPDES Unit.
3. Important SOC/JOC or Compliance Schedule dates: This facility is neither under an SOC
nor is one being considered at this time. If a TRC limit is added to the permit upon
reissuance, a schedule will need to be added to the permit to allow for the permittee to
acquire an ATC and complete any construction that may be necessary.
4. Alternative analysis evaluation: The only alternative to the existing discharge is a
connection to the City's sewer collection system, however, Belmont's WWTP staff do
not want the alum residuals that typically accompanies WTP discharges (and the
associated hydraulic loading) that a discharge such as this would impose on the WWTP.
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The City of Belmont requests renewal of the subject permit. There have been no changes
to the permit and/or the existing WWT facilities since the permit was last issued nor are any
being considered at this time. If a residual chlorine limit is added to the permit during this
renewal, additional treatment facilities (and a time schedule in the permit) may be necessary to
avoid potential compliance issues.
Pending receipt and approval of the yet -to -be promulgated draft permit, it is
recommended that the NPDES permit for this facility be renewed as requested.
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Signature of Report Preparer
Water Quality A6jional Supervisor Date
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City of Belmont
WATER TREATMENT PLANT 20510th STREET
POST OFFICE BOX 431
BELMONT, N.C. 28012
PHONE [phone]
November9, 2004
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
NCDENR/DWQ/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Re: Application for Renewal of NPDES Permit NCO077763
Dear Mr. Weaver:
NOV 2 3 2004
DENR - WATER QUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH
The City of Belmont Water Treatment Plant wishes to renew its NPDES permit to discharge treated
(physical/chemical) wastewater. This application package includes this cover letter with a narrative
description of the sludge management plan, a map showing our discharge point and completed
application. Thank you for your consideration and review of this application.
The City of Belmont Water Treatment Plant's current permit (NCO077763) has an exemption from
certification to perform Settleable Solids, Residual Chlorine analysis onsite and a modification removing
the requirement for pH monitoring.
The City of Belmont Water Treatment plant currently holds a permit (W00019504) to land apply our
sludge. The City of Belmont Water Treatment Plant has dewatering facilities that use the Gaston
County landfill as a back up to the land application permit.
Sincerely,
Barry L. Webb
City Manager