NC0024244_Special Order By Consent_20160211

PAT MCCRORY
Govemor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
r tiecretnty
Woter Resources S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Director
February 11, 2016
The Honorable Gerald R.Michael
City of Albemarle
P. O.Box 190
Albemarle,NC 28002-0190,
Subject: SPECIAL ORDER BY CONSENT
EMC SOC WQ S10-010 Ad H
City of Albemarle—Long Creek W WTP
NPDES Permit Number NCO024244
Stanly County
Dear Mayor Michael:
The Division of Water Resources(DWR)hereby transmits for your records a copy of the signed Special
Order by Consent(SOC or the Order)approved by the Environmental Management Commission(EMC).
The terms and conditions of the Order are now in full effect, including those requiring submittal of
written notice of compliance or non-compliance with any SOC schedule date. To cover water-quality
maintenance costs, SOC fees have been revised to include a$500.00 annual fee,pursuant to North
Carolina General Statute 143-215.3D. DWR will invoice City of Albemarle at a later date,with future
SOC fees invoiced annually.
If you have questions,please contact the operations staff at DWR's Mooresville Regional Office at(704)
663-1699, or contact me in the central office,Derek Denard [[e-mail]] at(919) 807-6307.
Sincerely,
Derek Denard,Environmental Specialist
Division of Water Resources,NCDEQ
Attachment: Copy EMC SOC WQ S 10-010 Ad 11
cc: MRO Files/Attn:Corey Basinger w/attachment
SOC Files w/attachment
Central Files w/attachment
cc: Ben Clawson,P.E.-Municipal Engineering Services Company,P.A. [[e-mail]]
Corey Basinger,MRO[[e-mail]]
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1611 Mail service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1611
919 707 9000

NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
COUNTY OF STANLY
IN THE MATTER OF )
NORTH CAROLINA ) SPECIAL ORDER BY CONSENT
NPDES PERMIT NCO024244 ) EMC SOC WQ S10-010 Ad II
HELD BY THE CITY OF ALBEMARLE )
Pursuant to provisions of North Carolina General Statute(G.S.) 143-215.2 and G.S. 143-215.67,this
Special Order by Consent is entered into by the City of Albemarle, hereinafter referred to as the City,
and the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, an agency of the State of North
Carolina created by G.S. 14313-282, and hereinafter referred to as the Commission:
1. The City and the Commission hereby stipulate the following:
(a) The City holds North Carolina NPDES Permit NCO024244 for operation of an existing
wastewater treatment works and for making an outlet therefrom for treated wastewater to
Long Creek, Class C waters of this State in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin, but is unable
to consistently comply with effluent limitations and operational requirements as set forth in
NPDES Permit NCO024244 due to an overall degradation of collection system and
treatment plant infrastructure. Compliance will require preparation of plans and
specifications for construction and operation of additional treatment works.
(b) Noncompliance with final'effluent limitations constitutes causing and contributing to
pollution of the waters of this State named above, and the City is within the jurisdiction of
the Commission as set forth in G.S. Chapter 143, Article 21.
(c) The City has secured a grant or has otherwise secured financing for planning, design, and
construction/repairs of a new or improved waste treatment system which, once constructed
and operated, will be sufficient to adequately treat wastewater presently being discharged'
and the additional wastewater desired to be discharged, to the extent the City will be able to
comply with final effluent permit limitations in NPDES Permit NC0024244.
(d) Since this Special Order is by Consent, neither party will file a petition for a contested case
or for judicial review concerning its terms.
2. The City, desiring to comply with the Permit identified in paragraph l(a) above, hereby agrees
to do the following:
(a) As settlement of all alleged violations of NPDES Permit NCO024244 prior to entering into
this Special Order by Consent, the City agrees to pay the sum of$38,531.34 (including
$581.34 in investigative costs). A certified check must be made payable to the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources and forwarded to the Director of the Division of
Water Resources at 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 by no
later than fifteen (15) days following the date on which this Order is approved and executed
by the Commission and received by the City. (Met)
(b) Provide the Mooresville Office of the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (DWR),
located at 610 East Center Ave, Suite 301, Mooresville,NC 28115, with a list of all
additions of flow (see paragraph 5) under the City's Special Order by Consent, and update
this list each time flow is added to the collection system.

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(c) Undertake the following activities in accordance with the indicated time schedule:
Scheduled Activity Due Date
Submit Inflow and Infiltration collection August 31, 2011 (Met)
system evaluation report for WQCS00016
Prepare and submit a Residuals Management September 30, 2011 (Met)
Plan
Quarterly reports to be submitted by October 1,
Submit Construction Status Reports January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 during
each year the SOC is in effect, beginning July
`l, 2011.
Begin construction on the WWTP October 1, 2011 (Met)
Improvements (see Attachment B)
Complete Construction February 1, 2016
Attain Compliance with NPDES permit limits February 1, 2016
Submit a copy of WWTP Standard Operating
Procedures (SOP) Manual that details
operational policies and practices to include April 1, 2016
maintenance and operation of WWTP's valves,
gates and pumps
(d) The City shall comply with all terms and conditions of NPDES Permit NCO024244 except
those effluent limitations identified in paragraph 2(e) below. See Attachment A for all
monitoring requirements and effluent limitations. The Permittee may also be required to
monitor for other parameters as deemed necessary by the Director in future permits or
administrative letters.
(e) During the time in which this Special Order by Consent(SOC) is effective,the City shall
comply with the interim effluent limitations contained in Attachment A unless modified
below:
Under this SOC, only the parameters listed below have been modified from the most
current NPDES Permit NCO024244 in effect.
Permit Limits Modified Limits (SOC)
Parameters Monthly Avg. Weekly Avg. Monthly Avg Weekly Avg_
BOD (s) 10.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L 3 5.0 mg/L
BOD (w) 20.0 mg/L 30.0 mg/L 25.0 mg/L 3 5.0 mg/L
TSS 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L ' 35.0 mg/L 50.0 mg/L
Ammonia Nitrogen(s) 2.0 mg/L 6.0 mg/L 5.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L
Ammonia Nitrogen(w) 4.0 mg/L 12.0 mg/L 5.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L
BOD &TSS %Removal 85% 70%
s = summer(April 1 —October 31); w=winter(November 1 —March 31)

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(f) No later than thirty (30) calendar days after any date identified for accomplishment of any
activity listed in 2(c) above,the City shall submit to the Water Quality Regional Operations
Section Regional Supervisor for the Division of Water Resources' (DWR)Mooresville
Regional Office written notice of compliance or noncompliance therewith. In the case of
noncompliance,the notice shall include a statement of the reason(s) for noncompliance,
remedial action(s)taken, and a statement identifying the extent to which subsequent dates or
times for accomplishment of listed activities may be affected.
3. The City agrees that unless excused under paragraph four(4),the City will pay the Director of
DWR, by check payable to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
according to the following schedule for failure to meet the deadlines set out in paragraphs 2(c)
and 2(f), or failure to attain compliance with the effluent limitations/monitoring requirements
contained in Attachment A.
Violation Description Stipulated Penalty
Failure to meet a scheduled date $100/day for first seven days; $500/day
thereafter
Failure to maintain compliance with any $2,250/violation(Monthly Average)
modified limit contained in the SOC $1,000/violation(Weekly Average)
Failure to achieve compliance with NPDES
permit limits at final compliance deadline $40,000.00
Failure to submit a Inflow and Infiltration $50/day for first seven days; $100/day
collection system evaluation report thereafter
Failure to submit a Residuals Management $50/day for first seven days; $100/day
Plan r thereafter
Failure to Submit Status Reports $50/day for first seven days; $100/day
thereafter
Failure to Submit Copy of WWTP SOP $50/day for first seven days; $100/day
thereafter
4. The City and the Commission agree stipulated penalties are not due if the City satisfies to the
Division of Water Resources that noncompliance was caused solely by:
(a) An act of God;
(b) An act of war;
(c) An intentional act or omission of a third party but this defense shall not be available if the
act or omission is that of an employee or agent of the defendant or if the act or omission
occurs in connection with a contractual relationship with the Permittee;
(d) An extraordinary event beyond the Permittee's control. Contractor delays or failure to
obtain funding will not be considered as events beyond the Permittee's control; or
(e) Any combination of the above causes.
Failure within thirty (30) days of receipt of written demand to pay the penalties, or challenge
them by a contested case petition pursuant to G.S. 15013-23, will be grounds for a collection
action, which the Attorney General is hereby authorized to initiate. The only issue in such an
action will be whether the thirty(30) days has elapsed.

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5. In accordance with the provisions of G.S. 143-215.67(b)the Commission allows the City to
accept 0.5 MGD of additional wastewater to its waste treatment system during the plant
upgrade:
The nature of the additional flows is such that the waste characteristics do not exceed those
generally associated with domestic waste or are pretreated to domestic strengths. Waste of
greater than normal domestic strength may be accepted if the parameter(s)that exceed normal
domestic strength wastewater are not those for which interim limitations have been developed
and it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Director the additional waste will not
adversely affect the treatment efficiency of the treatment system for any modified parameter or
result in the violation of any other permit limitation.All new and proposed industrial waste
tributary to the system must be controlled using all needed mechanisms including but not
limited to adoption and implementation of industrial waste control and pretreatment
ordinances.No wastewater can be accepted which will add toxic pollutants in quantities not
generally associated with domestic wastewater characteristics, unless the acceptance of the
additional wastewater can be supported through appropriate analyses acceptable to the Director.
6. This Special Order by Consent and any terms, conditions, and interim effluent limitations
contained herein,hereby supersede any and all previous Special Orders, Enforcement
Compliance Schedule Letters,terms, conditions, and limitations contained therein issued in
connection with NPDES Permit NC0024244. In the event of an NPDES Permit modification or
renewal, any effluent limitations or monitoring requirements contained therein shall supersede
those contained in Attachment A of this Special Order by Consent, except as modified and
contained in paragraph 2(e) above.
7. Any violation of the terms of this Special Order by Consent, including paragraphs 2(c), 2(d)and
2(e) above and Attachment A may, upon the discretion of the Director,terminate paragraph five
(5) of this Order.
8. Noncompliance with the terms of this Special Order by Consent is subject to enforcement action
in addition to the above stipulations, including injunctive relief pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6(C).
9. The Permittee,upon signature of this Special Order by Consent,will be expected to comply
with all schedule dates,terms, and conditions of this document.
10. This Special Order by Consent shall expire April 30,2016.
For the City of Albemarle:
Gerald R. Michael,Mayor Date
For the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission:
S. Jay an,A4-tuag-Director Date
Division of ater Resources

Attachment A
WQ SOC S10-010 Ad II
A. (L) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS -INTERIM
During the period beginning on the effective date of the Special Order and lasting until March
31, 2016, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall serial number 001. Such
discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
=;EFFLUENTt: ,.QEF a;w;C:�" ;, , t. .:.:. .;•.
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Avera e r Av„ - rSampleType .Sample,L'ocatiph
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Flow 12.0 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent
BOD,5 day,20°C(April 1
to October 31)2 15.0 mgll 35.0 mg/l Daily Composite Influent&Effluent
BOD,5 day,20°C
25.0 mg/l 35.0 mg/I Daily Composite Influent&Effluent
(November 1 to March 31)2
Total Suspended Solids2 35.0 mg/l 50.0 mg/I Daily Composite Influent&Effluent
NH3 as N(summer&
5.0 mg/I 15.0 mg/I Daily Composite Effluent
winter
Dissolved Oxygen3 Daily Grab Effluent
Dissolved Oxygenl See Note 1 Grab U, D1 &D2
Fecal Coliform(geometric 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Daily Grab Effluent
mean
Total Residual Chlorine4 18 ug/I Daily Grab Effluent
Temperature Daily Grab Effluent
Temperature' See Note 1 Grab U, D1 &D2
Total Nitrogen(NO2+NO3+ Monthly Composite Effluent
TKN)
Total Phosphorus Monthly Composite Effluent
Chronic Toxicity5 Quarterly Composite Effluent
Conductivity' See Note 1 Grab U, D1 &D2
Total Cadmium 2.2 /I 16.0 /I Monthly Composite Effluent
Total Chromium 53.5 g/I 53.5 /I Monthly Composite Effluent
Total Cyanide Quarterly Grab Effluent
Total Lead Quarterly Composite Effluent
Total Mercury 12 ng/I 12 ng/I Monthly Grab Effluent
Total Nickel Quarterly Composite Effluent
Total Selenium Quarterly Composite Effluent
Total Copper Monthly Composite Effluent, U,D1 &D2
Total Silver Quarterly Composite Effluent
Total Zinc Quarterly Composite Effluent
Color(ADMI)1 See Note 1 Grab U&D3
Color(ADMI)6 2/Month Composite Effluent
pH7 >6.0 and<9.0 standard units Daily Grab Effluent
Note: Only those limits and conditions shown in bold have been modified from the terms of the
NPDES Permit. All other limits, frequencies and conditions in NPDES Permit
NCO024244 must be met.
Additional footnotes are found on the next page.

ATTACHMENT B
City of Albemarle WWTP Improvements—Updated August 2015
Brief Proiect Description
The first phase of the project consisted of replacement or construction of the following items:
• Removal/Replacement of two (2) screw pumps at the main influent station located at the
new section of the Albemarle WWTP.
• Removal/Replacement of one (1) screw pump at each of the two Return Activated Sludge
(RAS)pumping stations located at the new section of the Albemarle WWTP.
• Two (2) distribution box modifications including replacement of nine (9) gates each.
• Floating surface aerator removal and replacement of twenty four (24) units. Existing surface
aerators are 40 Hp and the new replacement units shall be 60 Hp.
• Modifications to repair the four (4) secondary clarifiers, these modifications will
include removal/replacement of existing scraper plates.
• Modifications to the tertiary effluent sand filters / or construction of new disc type
tertiary effluent filter systems.
Substantial completion of the above work was reached on 3/14/13.
The second phase of the project will consist of constructing the following items:
• Construction of one (1)new grit removal chamber with associated classifier.
• Construction of two (2) new mechanical bar screen and retro-fitting one existing mechanical
bar screen to a manual bar screen to act as the emergency bypass.
• Removal/Replacement of two (2) screw pumps at the main influent station located at the
new section of the Albemarle WWTP.

Attachment A
WQ SOC S10-010 Ad II
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS -INTERIM
During the period beginning on the effective date of the Special Order and lasting until March
31, 2016, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall serial number 001. Such
discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
�r EFFLUENTS
MONITORING�REQUIREMENT.St ~°
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% Avera e: :- :Sam• Ie`T;"
i.:Average:_ f _ s' g, Maximum•. Frequency _ p yp :Sam le'Locati'ori
Flow 12.0 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent
BOD,5 day,20°C(April 1
to October 31)2 15.0 mg/1 35.0 mg/1 Daily Composite Influent&Effluent
BOD,5 day,20°C
25.0 mg/1 35.0 mg/1 Daily Composite Influent&Effluent
(November 1 to March 31)2
Total Suspended Solids2 35.0 mg/l 50.0 mg/1 Daily Composite Influent&Effluent
NH3 as N(summer&
winter 5.0 mg/I 15.0 mgll Daily Composite Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen3 Daily Grab Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen See Note 1 Grab U, D1 &D2
Fecal Coliform(geometric 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Daily
mean Grab Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine4 18 ug/I Daily Grab Effluent
Temperature Daily Grab Effluent
Temperature' See Note 1 Grab U, D1 &D2
Total Nitrogen(NO2+NO3+
TKN Monthly Composite Effluent
Total Phosphorus Monthly Composite Effluent
Chronic Toxicity5 Quarterly Composite Effluent
-Conductivity' See Note 1 Grab U, D1 &D2
Total Cadmium 2.2 /I 16.0 /I Monthly Composite Effluent
Total Chromium 53.5 /I 53.5 /I Monthly Composite Effluent
Total Cyanide Quarterly Grab Effluent
Total Lead Quarterly Composite Effluent
Total Mercury 12 ng/I 12 ng/I Monthly Grab Effluent
Total Nickel Quarterly Composite Effluent
Total Selenium i Quarterly Composite Effluent
Total Copper Monthly Composite Effluent,U, D1 &D2
Total Silver Quarterly Composite Effluent
Total Zinc Quarterly Composite Effluent
Color(ADMI)l See Note 1 Grab U&D3
Color(ADMI)6 2/Month Composite Effluent
pHA >6.0 and<9.0 standard units Daily Grab Effluent
Note: Only those limits and conditions shown in bold have been modified from the terms of the
NPDES Permit. All other limits, frequencies and conditions in NPDES Permit
NCO024244 must be met.
Additional footnotes are found on the next page.