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FY 2000-2001 Wastewater Consumer Confidence Report
Pittsboro Treatment Plant
The Town of Pittsboro is pleased to present its
2001 Wastewater Consumer Confidence Report
to the citizens served by the Pittsboro Waste-
water Treatment Plant. This report covers the
period of time between 7/1/00 and 6/30/01.
The Pittsboro plant is permitted to treat up to
750,000 gallons per day of wastewater. The
collection system consists of an estimated 12
miles of sewer mains. The plant serves
approximately eight hundred eighty one (88 1)
residential and commercial customers. The Town
of Pittsboro also has a State of North Carolina
Approved Pretreatment program with two (2)
permits issued at this time.. One (1) permit is
issued to Hydro Tube South and the other permit
is held by Townsends Food,lnc.
Wastewater enters the plant and flows through a
structure known as a bar screen, which catches
large objects. The waste stream then enters a
wetwell where it is pumped into two (2) aeration
basins, which help to raise the dissolved oxygen
content in the water. Through use of an activated
sludge process, the biochemical oxygen demand
and other parameters are treated with the activat-
ed sludge then this treated water enters advanced
treatment by going through sand filtration and
then UV disinfection to meet the limits of our
Discharge permit issued by the State of North
Carolina. The treated wastewater is discharged
into Roberson Creek which then flows into
Jordan Lake.
The operator -in -responsible charge (ORC) of the
Pittsboro Wastewater Treatment Plant is James
Jenkins, and he can be reached at the following
number: 542-5833. The operator -in -responsible
charge (ORC) of the Pittsboro Wastewater Col-
lection system is John Poteat, Public Works
Director, and he can be reached at 542-2530.
PERFORMANCE:
The Pittsboro Treatment Plant (NPDES Permit
#NCt)020354):has performed well for the past
year`.`Ove the past two years the Town Of
Pittsboro has spent a large amount of money
repairing and replacing process equipment.
However, there is one permit violation that mars
an otherwise spotless record.
April, 2001: The Pittsboro WWPT exceeded a
monthly permit limit for BOD (Biochemical
oxygen demand). The permit limit for this
parameter is a monthly average of FIVE(5)
MG/L. Our monthly average was seven (7)
MG/L. Treatment processes have been adjusted
and no further violations have occurred. and
there have been no known environmental
impacts from this violation.
The Pittsboro wastewater collection system has
not experienced sanitary sewer overflows in
which 1,000 or more gallons reached the surface
waters of the State during the past fiscal year.
This report is available to the citizens served
by this system at thq Town of Pittsboro two
hall.
635 East St.
Pittsboro, N.C. 27312
CERTMCATION:
I hereby certify that the information contained in
this report is tr hful and accurate.
James Jr
s, Wastewater Treatment ORC
I hereby certify that the information contained in
thismWort is truth an ate.
oteat, Wastewater Collection ORC