NC0025453_Final Permit_20140429

April 15,2014
Dear Mr. Biggs:
The final permit contains the following changes from your previous permit:
Pat McCrory
Governor
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right 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
Mr. R. Steven Biggs, Town Manager
Town of Clayton
P. O. Box 879
Clayton, North Carolina 27520
• Based on the results of a reasonable potential analysis monitoring for copper and zinc was
eliminated from the permit.
• Quarterly monitoring for mercury is included in the draft permit to collect data to determine
the need for a limit as per the Statewide Mercury TMDL.
• Special Condition A. (8.) was included in the permit describing requirements for electronic
DMR submittal.
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John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
Subject: Final NPDES Permit
Permit NC0025453
Little Creek WRF
Johnston County
Class IV Facility
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject
permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES permit. This permit is issued
pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of
Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October
15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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Sincerely,
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The
Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not
affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of
Water Resources or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area
Management Act or any other federal or local governmental permits that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Teresa Rodriguez at
telephone number [phone] or at email [e-mail].
cc: NPDES Files
Central Files
EPA Region 4 (e-copy)
Raleigh Regional Office / Surface Water Protection Section
Raleigh Regional Office / Public Water Supply Section (e-copy)
Aquatic Toxicology Unit (e-copy)
Monitoring Coalition Coordinator (e-copy)
Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless
such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Thomas A. Reeder, Director
Division of Water Resources, NCDENR
Permit No. NC0025453
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
Town of Clayton
to receiving waters designated as the Neuse River in the Neuse River Basin
This permit shall become effective .May 1, 2014
March 31,2018.
Signed tills day April 15, 2014.
hr compliance with the provisions 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
in accordance with the discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in
Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Thomas A. Reeder, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
is hereby authorized to discharge municipal wastewater from a facility located at
Little Creek Water Reclamation Facility
1000 Durham Street Extension
Clayton
Johnston County
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on
Permit NC0025453
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Town of Clayton
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2. Discharge wastewater from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into
the Neuse River, which is classified WS-IV NSW CA waters, in Neuse River Basin.
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.
Facility is located at the Little Creek Water Reclamation Facility, Durham Street Extension, Clayton,
Johnston County, and
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate 2.5 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of:
• mechanical screening and grit removal system,
• influent pump station,
• a 214,500 gallon anaerobic basin,
• a 300,000 gallon anoxic tank,
• oxidation basin No. 2,
• a 200,000 gallon anoxic tank
• oxidation basin No. 1,
• three (3) secondary clarifiers,
• two tertiary filters,
• ultraviolet disinfection with back-up chlorination/dechlorination,
• one 90,000 gallon aerated digester/sludge stabilization tank,
• one 360,000 gallon sludge holding tank,
• sludge loading station,
• sludge thickening building with rotary drum thickener
• non-potable water system using reclaimed treated wastewater
• reclaimed water pump station