WQ0003174_Final Permit_19900402

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
April2, 1990
Mr. George A. Wood
City Manager
City of Kings Mountain
P. O. Box 429
Kings Mountain, N. C. 28086
George T. Everett, Ph.D,
Director
Subject: Permit No.WQ0003174
City of Kings Mountain
Pioneer Motor Bearing Company
Sewer Extension
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Wood:
In accordance with your application received March 1, 1990 we are forwarding herewith
Permit No.WQ0003174, dated April 2,1990 to the City of Kings Mountain for the construction
and operation of the subject wastewater collection extension.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded, and shall be subject
to the conditions and limitations as specified therein.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable to you,
you have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days
following receipt of this permit. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming
to Chapter 150B of North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative
Hearings, P.O. Box 11666, Raleigh, NC 27604. Unless such demands are made this permit shall
be final and binding.
One set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you need
additional information concerning this matter, please contact Dana Bolden at 919/733-5083.
Sincerely,
George T. Eve
cc: Cleveland County Health Department
Asheville Regional Office
William Joseph Vanderlip, Civil Engineer
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
- An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
WASTEWATER COLLECTION PERMIT
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North
Carolina as amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
City of Kings Mountain
Cleveland County
FOR THE
construction and operation of approximately 1,652 linear feet of 8-inch gravity sewers to serve
Pioneer Motor Bearing Company and the discharge of 4,400 GPD of collected domestic
wastewater into the City of King Mountain's existing sewerage system, pursuant to the
application received March 1, 1990 and in conformity with the project plan, specifications, and
other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environment, Health
and Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject
to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with
the conditions of this permit, the approved plans and specifications and other supporting
data.
2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in
the application and other supporting data.
3. The facilities must be properly maintained and operated at all times.
4. The sewage and wastewater collected by thissystem shall be treated in the Pilot Creek
Wastewater Treatment Facility prior to being discharged into the receiving stream.
5. This permit is not transferable. In the event there is a desire for the facilities to change
ownership, or there is a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request must be
submitted to the Division of Environmental Management accompanied by an application
fee, documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting materials as may be
appropriate. The approval of this request will be considered on its merits and may or may
not be approved.
6. Construction of the sewers, pump station(s) and force main shall be scheduled so as not to
interrupt service by the existing utilities nor result in an overflow or bypass discharge of
wastewater to the surface waters of the State.

7. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a
certification must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted
facility has been installed in accordance with this permit, the approved plans and
specifications. Mail the certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 27687,
Raleigh, NC 27611-7687.
8. A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the
Permittee for a minimum of five years from the date of the completion of construction.
9. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Permittec to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6.
10. The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and
all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government
agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
It. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of
nuisance conditions, the .Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including
those as may be required by this Division, such as the construction of additional or
replacement wastewater collection facilities.
12. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Asheville Regional Office telephone no.
704/251-6208 as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next
working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of either of the
following:
a. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility
incapable of adequate wastewater transport such as mechanical or electrical failures
of pumps, line blockage or breakage, etc.
b. Any failure of a pumping station or sewer line resulting in a by-pass directly to
receiving waters without treatment of all or any portion of the influent to such station
or facility.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
form within 15 days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report must outline
the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.
Permit issued this the 2nd day of April, 1990
-NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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George T. Eve t , D c*
Division of Enviro e Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. WQ0003174
April2, 1990
Engineer's Certification
1, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North
Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full tune) the construction of the
project,
Project Name
Location
for the
Permince hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the
observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the approved plans and specifications.
Signature
Date
Registration No.
3

(4)
(5)
(6)
ITEM
POINTS
ITEM
POINTS
S(h
Preaeration or Equalization . . . . . . . . .
(1)
Land Application (see definition No. 23b)
5
(i�
Grease or Oil Separators -- Gravity
�2 J
{not applicable for facilities under
Mechanical,
((j
Microscreens .'
Aerated . . . . . . . ,
5
(k
Phosphorus Removal . . . . . . . . . . . .
(j)
Chemical Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
1)
Polishing Ponds- Without aeration . . . . . . . .
2 '
PRIMARY
TREATMENT UNITS
With aeration . . . . . . . . . ,
5
Septic Tank (see definition No. 44) . . . . . . . .
2
(m)
Post Aeration - Cascade . . . . . . .
0
b
jal
Imhoff Tank . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . , ,
3
Diffused or Mechanical . . . . . ,
GI)
c
Primary Clarifiers (including sludge air lifts) . .
5
{n)
Pre -Package Unit for Removal of Oil and Grease
30
d
Settling Ponds or Settling Tanks for Inorganic Hon-
(o)
Reverse Osmosis . . . . .... . . ,
5
Toxic Materials Involving a Discharge to the Surface
(p)
Sand or Mixed -Media Filters -- Lou Rate . .
2
waters (sand, gravel, stone, and other mining operations
High Rate . . . . .
5
except
xcminptlrecreational activities such as gem or gold
(7)
SLUDGE TREATMENT
34
(a)
Sludge Digestion Tank -- Heated . . . . . , . . . ,
10
SECONDARY TREATMENT UNITS
Aerobic _ . . . . .
5
(a)
Carbonaceous Stage
. ,
Unheated . ,
3
(i) Aeration - High PurityOxygen System . . . ,
Y9
20
b)
Sludge Stabilization {chemical or thermal)
10
Diffused Air System . . . . . . . . . . .
10
c)
Sludge Drying Beds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
Mechanical Air System (fixed, floating or rotor)
8
d)
if)
Sludge Elutriation . . . . . . . .
5
Separate Sludge Reaeration . . . . .
3
e)
Sludge Conditioner (chemical or thermal) . .
5
(ii) Trickling Filter - High Rate . . . . . . . .
7
Sludge Thickener . . . . . . .
2
Standard Rate . . . . . .
5
(g}
Sludge Gas Utilization (including g
g ( g gas storage) . .
2
Packed Tower . . . . . , ,
(iii) Aerated Lagoons
5
10
h
( j
Sludge Holding Tank -- Aerated
(5?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(iv) Rotating Biological Contactors (biodisc). . .
10
(1)
Nan -aerated . . . . .
Sludge Incinerator (not includin activated carbon
2
(vJ) Sand Filters (intermittent biological) . . .
2
regeneration .
10
{vi Stabilization Lagoons with Outlet to Stream .
5
(j)
Vacuum Filter, Centrifuge or Filter Press
I0
(vii; Clarifier (including sludge air lifts). . . .
5;
(8)
SLUDGE DISPOSAL (including -incinerated ash)
(b)
Nitrogenous Stage
(a)
Lagoons . . . . . . . . . . . '. . . .
2
(i) Aeration - High Purity Oxygen System.
20
b)
Land Application (surface and subsurface) (see def.
7Diffused Air Systems. . . . . . , . . . .
10
1
23a) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Herhanical Air System (fixed; floating, or rotor)B
(c)
Landfilled (burial) .
�.
5
Separate Sludge Reaeration . . . . . . . . .
3
(9)
DISINFECTION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
( i i ) Trickling Filter - High Rate . . . . . . . .
7
a)
Pre . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Standard Rate . . . . . .
5
�b)
Intermediate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
Packed Tower. . . . .
5
(c)
Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(�
(iii) Rotating Biological Contactors (biodisc)
10
(d)
Dech1orinatian. , . . . . . . .
(iv Sand Filter (intermittent biological), ,
2
(e)
Chlorine or Ozone Generation . . . .
5
(v Clarifier (including sludge air lifts) . . .
5
(f)
. . . . . .
Radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
TERTIARY
OR ADVANCED TREATMENT UNITS
(10)
MISCELLANEOUS
UNITS
(a)
Activated Carbon Beds - Without Carbon regeneration
5
(a)
Holding Ponds or Holding Tanks for Inorganic, Non -toxic
With Carbon regeneration,
15
Materials with no Discharge to the Surface Waters
2
(b)
Powdered or Granular Activated Carbon Feed - Without
(Sludge handling facilities for water purification
Carbon regeneration . . .
5
plants, sand, gravel, crushed stone and other similar
With Carbon regeneration.
15
operations --see definition No. 10)
c)
Ammonia Stripping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
(b)
Holding Ponds or Holding Tanks for Organic or Toxic
�
d
Chemical Additions . . . . , . . . . . .•. . . .
Denitrification Process
5
Materials with no Discharge to the surface Waters
':
e)
(separate process).
10
(Any pump, valve, or other mechanical control subject
f)
Electrodialysis . . . . . . , . . . . . .
Foam Separation
5
to failure creating a potential for bypass or discharge
-
g)
(h)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ion Exchange
5
5
from the holding ponds or tanks will necessitate a
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
minimum classification of Class I requiring.a certified
operator).
e
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,
-3-

(MISCELLANEOUS UNITS CONTINUED) POINTS
(c) Holding Pond for Effluent Flow Equalization and/or
Stage Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
(d) Effluent Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e). In -Plant Pumps (including air lifts). . . . . . . . j 2
f) Stand -By Power Supply . 3�
g) Thermal Pollution Control Device . 3
(h) Treatment Processes for Removal of Metal or Cyanide and
other Toxic Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Total Points
r" CLASSIFICATICH
Clas 5 - 25 Points
ass II 26 - 50 Points
Class III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 - 65 Points
Class IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 - Up Points
Facilities having a rating of one through four points, inclusive,
do not require a certified operator. Classification of all other
facilities requires a comparable grade operator in responsible charge.
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North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management
Checklist of Facility Components
To be Usgd In Determing Facility Classification
All information will be printed:
Name of Plant 1 11�OY1 TCII r/%[� /rGil�il .J�
County 1 l a 0\
Owner or Contact Person
J > 1 ]p e e
Mailing Address
—Street or P,O. Box No. Town or City Zip
Permit Number Information Construction Status
NPOES Permit No. Please Checks
Existing Facility
Date Issued Upgraded Facility _
/ New Facility
State Permit No. (Jv16 GOJ03! 73 If Upgraded or Ne+r�ility, Give:
50% Completion Date
Date Issued 100% Completion Date
Rated py �l ��1.'1!`�. Regional Office C� 1�' Date
Operator n Responsible Charge Grade
Design Flow of Plant in GPD ��Q iZ)� Plant Class _
ITEM POINTS
1) PRETREATMENT UNITS (see definition No. 34) . . . . . . . . 2
�2)
DESIGN FLOW OF PLANT IN GPO (not applicable to non -
contaminated cooling waters and non -discharging systems)
0 -- 20,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
20,001 - 50,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2'
50,001 -- 100,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
100,001 -- 2501000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
250,001 -- 500,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
500,001 -- 1,000,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
1,000,001 -- 2,000,000
10
2,000,001 (and up) - rate 1 point additional for each 200,000
GPO capacity up to a maximum of
30
Design Flow (GPO):
PRELIMINARY UNITS (seedefinition . . . . . . ..
(a)) Influent Pumps (including air liff.) . . . . . . . .
3
(I;1 Doi `.S.a•ec:ns
1
or
(c) Mechanical Screens, Static Screens or Comminuting
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
(d) Grit Removal or . . . . . . . . . .
1l
(e) Mechantcal or Aerated Grit Removal . . . . . . . . .
2
(f) Flow Measuring Device or . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
(g) Instrumented Flow Measurement . . . . . . . . .
2...
(3)