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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0025071_Sampling Reduction Request_20180220City of Eden Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Treatment February 20, 2018 RECEi1/EDIDENRIDWR Division of Water Resources FEB 1.6 2018 WQ Permitting Section Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center Permitting Section Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Subject: NPDES Permit #NC0025071, Sampling Reduction Request To Whom It May Concern: Our permit is set to expire April 30, 2018. We have already submitted our permit renewal application on October 3 0, 2017. In addition, we would like to also request that monitoring for BODS, TSS, NH3-N and Fecal Coliform be reduced under the "exceptionally performing facilities" criteria to two times per week. The attached data (summarized in the following table) indicates that the WWTP effluent has greatly exceeded the minimum criteria for reduced monitoring. The data used for this analysis was for the period of February 2015 — January 2018. This is more data than was included in the previous application in order to comply with the 3 years of data requirement. Percent of Monthly Average Limit Parameter Monthly Limit 3 -Year Average % of Limit 60.0 mg/l 0 TSS 60 mg/L BODS 3 0. 0 mg/1 3.0 mg/1 10% TSS 30.0 mg/L 4.2 mg/L 14% Fecal Coliform 200/100 ml 13 colonies/100 ml 6% NH3-N 14.8 mg/l 0.1 mg/1 1 % Number of Samples Over 200% of Monthly Average Limit Parameter 200% of Monthly Limit Number of Samples Over BODS 60.0 mg/l 0 TSS 60 mg/L 0 NH3-N 29.6 0 No Fecal Coliform sample exceeded 200% of the weekly average limit In addition to the exceptional test results, the Mebane Bridge Wastewater Treatment Plant is in compliance with all other criteria listed in Section B Approval Criteria of the October 22, 2012 guidance document regarding reduction of monitoring frequencies. P. O. Box 70 • Eden, NC 27289-0070 • (336) 627-1009 • Fax (336) 627-9968 City J Eden 7 - Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Treatment The City appreciates the Division's effort to reduce the regulatory and monetary burden on systems that strive consistently to provide exceptional wastewater treatment. We thank you for your consideration in these matters. If you have any additional questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Melinda S. Ward WW Superintendent Cc: Brad Corcoran, City Manager Terry Shelton, Public Utilities Director P. O. Box 70 • Eden, NC 27289-0070 • (336) 627-1009 • Fax (336) 627-9968 BOD Feb -15 Mar -15 Apr -15 May -15 Jun -15 Jul -15 Auq-15 Sep -15 Oct -15 Nov -15 Dec -15 Jan -16 Feb -16 23 30 24 29 20 20 28 20 52 133 39 20 20 32 38 21 20 20 20 26 20 21 99 29 20 20 24 34 26 23 20 31 20 20 46 36 24 22 66 21 35 43 20 20 28 20 20 33 27 20 22 57 20 66 25 29 20 29 20 29 39 36 24 21 31 20 24 28 26 20 25 20 20 49 28 45 20 25 24 23 41 20 20 32 20 20 42 39 30 24 25 28 35 20 28 20 29 20 20 78 53 80 26 33 29 43 20 37 20 44 20 20 66 20 42 21 39 20 75 20 20 20 28 20 20 48 22 36 20 33 25 31 20 20 20 21 27 20 59 36 38 23 38 28 32 20 23 20 32 33 31 42 38 36 27 46 30 33 35 20 20 25 62 25 60 48 61 20 37 30 30 20 22 20 27 60 24 54 29 54 20 44 40 31 20 20 20 23 57 20 37 106 26 20 20 34 28 20 23 20 24 47 20 51 20 33 23 21 23 30 20 21 22 24 54 30 45 20 27 33 25 20 28 20 20 20 26 42 40 34 66 21 26 62 21 34 20 20 22 20 64 44 83 21 23 37 34 20 20 33 21 57 66 69 22 34 26 21 2 24 53 43 2 35 19 20 21 20 22 22 21 21 21 18 20 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30 AVG 104 31 6 81 58 39 54 48 84 63 89 31 6 MAX 20 20 29 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIN 20 r TSS Feb -15 Mar -15 Apr -15 May -15 Jun -15 Jul -15 Auq-15 Sep -15 Oct -15 Nov -15 Dec -15 Jan -16 Feb -16 48 64 66 50 25 13 13 13 34 61 82 72 50 62 78 35 54 31 13 13 13 29 85 90 68 48 52 34 54 60 42 65 13 13 73 43 84 58 42 40 56 36 52 39 13 13 13 47 29 88 49 96 40 109 44 36 34 13 13 13 33 39 66 40 66 28 52 36 34 25 13 13 13 29 36 68 52 72 30 40 34 30 36 13 13 13 25 62 66 46 59 32 63 48 50 42 29 13 13 43 50 84 50 72 34 61 36 38 125 13 13 13 35 50 58 39 64 30 74 38 28 125 13 13 13 27 55 52 47 60 46 74 32 28 125 13 13 13 54 52 52 46 63 44 54 33 35 125 13 13 13 45 52 56 48 81 36 60 60 29 125 28 13 13 54 78 58 41 64 48 52 74 25 125 13 13 13 65 82 70 44 56 62 60 60 30 125 13 13 13 52 62 76 42 42 40 48 52 34 125 13 13 13 50 66 68 25 52 39 52 48 25 125 13 13 13 43 64 84 62 59 44 40 50 34 125 32 13 13 33 72 44 73 73 42 34 44 35 125 13 13 38 76 54 66 46 40 42 33 125 27 13 42 69 60 36 52 48 125 13 13 38 41 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