NC0006190_Staff Report_20180308

To: Complex Permitting Unit
Attention: Bing Bai
SOC Priority Project: No
Date: March 8, 2018
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
County: Catawba
NPDES Permit No.: NC0006190
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
Facility and Address: South Fork Industries, Inc. WWTP Physical Location
PO Box 742 100 W. Pine Street
Maiden, NC 28650 Maiden, N.C. 28650
2. Date of Investigation: February 22, 2018
3. Report Prepared By: Wes Bell, Sr. Environmental Specialist
4. Person Contacted and Telephone Number: Wayne Kelly/WWTP and Allen Lynch/Backup
ORC [phone]
5. Directions to Site: From the junction of NC 150 (west) and E. Maiden Road, take a right
onto E. Maiden Rd. and travel for 7.9 miles until merging onto E. Main Street. Continue
traveling on E. Main Street (later becoming W. Main Street) and turn left onto S. Carolina
Avenue with the intersection of W. Pine Street being in less than a mile. The Mill will be
located directly across from this intersection with the W WTP being past the production
building (once through the security gate).
6. Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge Point:
Outfall 001
Latitude: 350 34' 36"
Longitude: 810 14'23"
See USGS Map included with the renewal application for specific location of the outfall.
USGS Quad No.: E 14 SW
7. Receiving Stream or Affected Surface Waters: Clark Creek
a. Classification: C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: 03-08-35
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of wastewater and description of wastewater source(s) of each outfall:

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Outfall 001-1.1 MGD — industrial. The existing W WT facilities consist of mechanical
screening (lint removal); dual aeration basins with surface aeration; dual secondary
clarifiers; post aeration basin with surface aeration; continuous flow measurement; and
aerated sludge lagoon.
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity) requests: NA.
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Improvements to the facility's self-monitoring program and overall operation and
maintenance program will be required as a result of the recent inspection (February 22, 2018). The
operations staff continue to use chemical additions for color reduction. This Office recommends the
Permitting Staff to request updated production numbers from the new Owner. It is recommended
that the subject Permit be renewed following review of the updated production numbers and/or
application by the Division's Complex Permitting Staff.
Signature of Report Preparer Date
Water Quality Regional Supervisor Date