WQ0005842_Final Permit_19920331

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street - Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
Mr. Tom L. Davis, Superintendent
Carteret County Board of Education
Post Office Drawer 600
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516
Dear Mr. Davis:
George T. Everett, Ph.D
Director
March 31, 1992
Subject: Permit No. WQ0005842
Carteret County Schools
West Carteret High School and
Morehead Elementary School
Subsurface Disposal System
Carteret County
In accordance with your application received November 19, 1991 we are forwarding herewith
Permit No. WQ0005842 dated March 31, 1992 to Carteret County Board of Education for the construction
and operation of a 35,400 GPD low pressure pipe subsurface wastewater disposal system.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until March 31, 1997 and shall be subject to
the conditions and limitations as specified therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring
requirements in this permit. Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting and maintaining the
required operational information will result in future compliance problems.
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. Drawer 27447,
Raleigh, NC 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
Regional Offices
Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh Washington Wilmington Winston-Salem
704/251-6208 919/486-1541 704/663-1699 919/571-4700 919/946-6481 91.91395-3900 919/896-7007
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Aff=ative Action Employer

One set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you need additional
information concerning this matter, please contact Mr. John Seymour at 919/ 733-5083.
Sincerely,
oaj"-"'�o '
George T verett
cc: Carteret County Health Department
Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality
Wilmington Regional Office, Groundwater
Groundwater Section, Jack Floyd
Training and Certification Unit
Stroud Engineering, P.A,
Facilities Assessment Unit

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
SUBSURFACE DISPOSAL SYSTEM 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
Carteret County Board of Education
Carteret County
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construction and operation of a 35,400 GPD subsurface wastewater disposal system consisting of
approximately 650 linear feet of 8 inch gravity sewer, a dual pump 260 GPM pump station with high
water alarms and 3,560 feet of 6 inch force main to serve Morehead Elementary School; a dual pump 220
GPM influent pump station with high water alarms and 60 feet of 4 inch force main (receiving flow from
Morehead Elementary School and the existing gravity system flow from West Carteret High School), new
influent inlet screen with screenings catch trough, an aerated 20,000 gallon surge tank with existing dual
45 CFM blowers and new dual 40 GPM surge pumps with new surge control box (converted from
existing package treatment plant); a new two way splitter box, two new parallel package treatment plants
each with an 18,000 gallon aeration basin, and dual 1,500 gallon hopper clarifiers; three 90 CFM blowers
(to serve both plants), a 6,500 gallon aerated sludge digester tank (converted from the existing surge tank),
an existing dosing tank, two existing 64 foot by 34 foot surface sand filters to be renovated, a 1,300
gallon baffled stilling tank with a flow recorder (converted from the existing chlorine contact tank), a new
100 kw emergency generator, a new dual pump 50 GPM pump station with high water alarms and 770
feet of 2 inch force main, a 2,285 gallon dosing tank with four 550 GPM dosing pumps and high water
alarms, eight 140 foot by 80 foot low pressure pipe subfields totaling 89,600 square feet (each field
having thirty-two, 70 foot long, 11/4 inch distribution laterals), and all associated piping, valves, controls,
equipment and appurtenances to serve West Carteret High School and Morehead Elementary School with
no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received November 19, 1991 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 March 31, 1997 and shall be subject to
the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. 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
29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535.

2. The Wilmington Regional Office, phone no. 919/ 395-3900 shall be notified at least forty-
eight (48) hours in advance of backfilling of the installed facilities so that an in-place
inspection can be made. Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made during
the normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday,
excluding State Holidays.
3. 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 construction of additional or replacement
wastewater treatment or disposal facilities.
4. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility for damages
to surface or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this facility.
5. This permit shall become voidable if the soils fail to adequately absorb the wastes and may
be rescinded unless the facilities are installed, maintained, and operated in a manner which
will protect the assigned water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.
6. Adequate measures shall be taken to divert stormwater from the disposal area and prevent
wastewater runoff from the subsurface disposal field.
7. The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with
General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management.
8. A usable green area shall be maintained for wastewater disposal. The green area shall have
the capability of accommodating the average daily flow of the facility being served without
exceeding the loading rates of the green area. A "green area" as defined in 15 NCAC 2H
.0404(g)(7) is an area suitable for waste disposal, either in its natural state or which has
been modified by planting a vegetative cover of grasses or low growing shrubbery.
9. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited.
10. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a) 100 feet between disposal area and any public or private water supply including
wells
b) 100 feet between disposal area and "SA and SB" classified surface waters
C) 50 feet between disposal area and any stream, lake, river or natural drainageway
d) 50 feet between disposal area and property lines
e) 10 feet between disposal area and surface water interceptor drains or diversions
(upslope)
f) 25 feet between disposal area and surface water interceptor drains or diversions
(downslope) and groundwater drainage systems.
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
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2. Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) of
the wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and
grade at least equivalent to or greater than the classification assigned to the wastewater
treatment facilities by the Certification Commission. The Permittee must also employ a
certified back-up operator of the appropriate type and grade to comply with the conditions
of Title 15A, Chapter 8A, .0202. The ORC of the facility must visit each Class I facility at
least weekly and each Class 11,111, and IV facility at least daily, excluding weekends and
holidays, and must properly manage and document daily operation and maintenance of the
facility and must comply with all other conditions of Title 15A, Chapter 8A, .0202. Once
the facility is classified, the Permittee must submit a letter to the Certification Commission
which designates the operator in responsible charge within thirty days after the wastewater
treatment facilities are 50% complete.
3. The application rates to the disposal field shall not exceed 0.40 gallons/ day/ square foot.
4. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -discharge system to
prevent the discharge of any wastewater resulting from the operation of this facility.
5. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation
occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed.
6. A suitable cover shall be maintained on the LPP field(s) and the field(s) shall be routinely
mowed. The clippings shall be periodically removed to prevent the build-up of thatch.
7. The screenings removed from the wastewater treatment plant shall be properly disposed of
in a sanitary landfill.
8. An automatically activated standby power supply shall be on site and operational at all
times. If a generator is employed as the alternate power supply, it shall be tested weekly by
interrupting the primary power source.
9. The flow measurement device shall be calibrated annually by a representative of a firm
which is routinely engaged in the calibration of flow measurement devices. Records of the
calibration, including all information pertinent to the calibration, shall be available during
any inspection by Division staff.
10. Diffusers shall be cleaned as needed to assure adequate aeration. Records of maintenance
shall be maintained by the permittee.
III. MDNITQRING AND REPORTING RE0jJ1R
1. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to insure
surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable sampling
reporting schedule shall be followed.
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2. The low pressure lines shall be maintained as necessary (including purging of the lines and
pressure testing) in order to ensure that they remain free of obstructing materials and that
the pressure head on the laterals remains within the design specifications. The highest and
lowest laterals on each subfield shall be checked (and adjusted as necessary) annually to
ensure that the pressure heads are within the approved specifications. If adjustments are
necessary to the highest and lowest laterals, the remaining laterals in that subfield shall also
be checked and adjusted to the approved specifications. Adequate records showing all
maintenance shall be maintained by the Permittee.
These records should include but are not limited to the following:
Items Inspection Frequency
a) Individual dosing pump operation Monthly
b) Individual field rotation Monthly
c) High water alarms Monthly
d) Residual pressure on highest and
lowest lateral on each subfield Annually
3. As an indicator of proper operation and maintenance, the facility shall produce an effluent
in compliance with the following limitations:
Parameter Monthly Averagea Daily Maximumb
Flow MGD 0.0354
BOD$ 10 mgll 15 mg/1
NH3 as N 4 mg/l 6 mg/1
TSS 20 mg/l 30 mg/1
a Monthly average shall be the arithmetic mean of all samples collected during the reporting
period.
b Daily maximum shall be the maximum value of all samples collected during the reporting
period.
The effluent from the subject facilities shall be monitored by the Permittee at the point prior
to discharge to the subsurface disposal field for the following parameters:
Location of Measurement Sample
Parameter _ _ Sampling Points Frequency Tlype
BODS, 5 -day, 20C
Effluent
*2/Month
Composite
NH3 as N
Effluent
*2/Month
Composite
TSS
Effluent
*2/Month
Composite
Fecal Coliform
Effluent
*2/Month
Grab
Flow
Influent or Effluent
Continuous
Recording
Settleable Matter
Effluent
Daily
Grab
Residual Chlorine
Effluent
Daily
Grab
NO3
Effluent
**Triannually
Grab
TDS
Effluent
**Triannually
Grab
TOC
Effluent
**Triannually
Grab
Chloride
Effluent
**Triannually
Grab
The effluent pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
* 2/Month sampling frequency only during the months of April through October. Dunn;
remainder of the year, these parameters shall be monitored monthly.
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** Triannual sampling frequency shall correspond with triannual monitoring of wells requirec
Groundwater monitoring conditions.
If Groundwater sampling indicates or predicts problems with the compliance with Groundw
Standards, this permit will be modified to include additional and/or more restrictive limitations.
4. Three copies of all operation and maintenance records (as specified in condition III 2) and
all effluent monitoring data (as specified in condition III 3) shall be submitted on or before
the last day of the following month to the following address:
NC Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
Facility Assessment Unit
PO Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
5. A record shall be maintained of all residuals removed from this facility. This record shall
include the name of the hauler, permit authorizing the disposal or a letter from a
municipality agreeing to accept the residuals, date the residuals were hauled, and volume of
residuals removed.
6. A maintenance log shall be maintained at this facility including but not limited to the
following items:
a. Daily sampling results including residual chlorine, settleable matter, and dissolved
oxygen in the aeration basin and at the clarifier weir.
b. Visual observations of the plant and plant site.
C. Record of preventative maintenance (changing of filters, adjusting belt tensions,
alarm testing,diffuser inspections and cleanings, etc.).
d. Date LPP lines were purged and pressures equalized.
e. Date of calibration of flow measurement device.
f. Date and results of power interruption testing on alternate power supply.
7. Nolgomplianee Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Wilmington Regional Office, telephone no.
919/ 395-3900 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 any of the
following:
a. Any occurrence at the wastewater treatment facility which results in the treatment of
significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such
as the dumping of the contents of a basin or tank; the known passage of a slug of
hazardous substance through the facility; or any other unusual circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility
incapable of adequate wastewater treatment such as mechanical or electrical failures
of pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.
C. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-
pass of all or any portion of the influent to such station or facility.
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d. Any time that self-monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of
compliance with its permit limitations.
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.
1. Any groundwater quality monitoring as deemed necessary by the Division of
Environmental Management shall be provided
2. The hard pan in the LPP field shall be scarified or removed within the distribution trench
and the trench backfill should be properly compacted.
V. INSPECTION
1. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to
insure proper operation of the subject facilities.
2. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the wastewater treatment and disposal facilities
to prevent malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors and discharges which may cause
or lead to the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health, or a nuisance.
The Permittee shall keep an inspection log or summary including at least the date and time
of inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective actions
taken by the Permittee. This log of inspections shall be maintained by the Permittee for a
period of three years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available upon
request to the Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority.
3. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Environmental
Management may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect any property,
premises or place on or related to the disposal site and facility at any reasonable time for the
purpose of determining compliance with this permit; may inspect or copy any records that
must be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; or may obtain samples of
groundwater, surface water, or leachate.
VI. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with
the conditions of this permit, the approved plans, 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. This permit is not transferable. In the event there is 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.
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4. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the
applicant for the life of the project.
5. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty
(30) days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause
the Division to initiate action to revoke this permit as specified by 15 NCAC 2H .0205
(c)(4).
6. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.
7. The subject wastewater treatment and disposal facilities shall be connected to an operational
publicly owned wastewater collection system within 180 days of its availability to the
subject facilities, if the subject wastewater treatment or disposal facilities are in
noncompliance with the terms and conditions of this non -discharge permit or the governing
statutes or regulations. Prior to the initiation of these connection activities, appropriate
approval must be received from this Division.
8. 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.
9. The Permittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this permit, shall request its
extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will review the adequacy of the
facilities described therein, and if warranted, will extend the permit for such period of time
and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate.
Permit issued this the 31st day of March 1992
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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George T. , erett, Direr
Division of nvironmen Management
By Authority of the Environmental Mana ement Commission
Permit Number WQ0005842
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Permit No. WQ0005842
March 31, 1992
Engineers Certification
I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina,
having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the
project,
Project Name
Location
for the
Permittee 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 Registration No.
Date
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ITEM PO=':PS (5)
SECONDARY TREATMENT UNITS
(a) Carbonaceous Stage
;1)
Industrial Pretreatment Units and/or 4
Industrial Pretreatment Program
(i) Aeration - High Purity oxygen System......
Diffused Air System 00
(See Definition No, 33)
..............
Mechanical Air system )fixed,
floating, or rotor)..............a
(2)
DESIGN FLOW OF PLANT IN GPD
separate Sludge Reaeration ........ 3
(Not applicable to non -contaminated cooling
(ii) Trickling Filter - High Rate .................
waters, sludge handling facilities for water
Standard Rate.............5
purification plants, totally closed cycle
Packed Tower..............5
systems (definition No. 111, and facilities
(iii) Biological Aerated Filter or Aerated
consisting only of item (a)(d) or
Biological Filter ..........................10
Jtems (4)(d) and (11)(d).
(iv) Aerated Lagoons .............................10
(v) Rotating Biological Contactors..............10
0 -- 20,000 ........................... ' _
(vi) Sand Filters - Intermittent'BiolooicE........ 2
20,001 -- 50,000 .................................9
Recirculating Biclogicai...... 3
50,001 -- 100,000 ................ ......... I ...... .
100,001 -- 250,000...... ........ ................. ..,
(vii) Stabilization Lagoons ........................g
(viii) Clarifier ...................................
250,001 -- 500,000 .................................5
(ix) Single stage system for combined
500,001 -- 1,000,000 .................................a
carbonaceous removal of BOD and
1,000,001 -- 2,000,000 .................................3
nitrogenous removal by nitrification
2,000,001 (and up) -- Late I point additional fcr each
(See definition No. 12) (F.•ints for
100,000 GPD capacity up to a
this system are in addition to items
maximum3D
(5)(a)(i) through (5)(a)(viii)...............8
(of
Design Flow (GPD): / p�
(x) Nutr_ent Additions To Enhance BCD Removal .... 5
(xi) Bic::gical,Culcure ("Super Bugs") addition
(3)
PRELIMINARY UNITS (See definition No. 32)
to enhance organic compound removal ......... 5
(b) Nitrogeno:a Stage
(a) Bar Screens........ .............................. !
(1) Aerz_ion - High Purity Oxygen Syster......... 20
or
Diffused Aeration................10
(b) Mechanical Screens, Static Screens or
Mechanical Air System (fined,
Comminuting Devices................................2
floating, or rotor) .............. 6
or
Separate Sludge Reaeraticn........ 3
(c) Grit Removal.......................................1
(ll) Tric:;ling Filter - High Rate ................. 7
or
Standard Rate.............5
(d) Mechanical or Aerated Grit Removal.................2
Packed Tower ........... ...5
(e) Flow Measuring Device ................................
(iii) Bio:=gical Aerated Filter or Aerated
or
(f) Instrumented Flow Measurement ..................... _
Bic_ogical Filter ..........................10
(iv) Rota_ing Biological Contactors .............. 10
(g) Preaeration................................ ...... 2
(v) Sand Filter - Intermittent Biological ......2
(h) Influent Flow Equalization.... ...............
Recirculating Biological ....... 3
(i) Oil or Grease Separators -- Gravity ...............
(vi) Clarifier .................................... 5
Mechanical.............3
DAF....................3 (6) TERTIARY OR A- ANC£ TREATMENT UNITS
(a) Activated Carbon Beds -
(4)
PRIMARY TREATMENT UNITS
Without Carbon Regeneration..............5
(a) Septic flank (See definition No. 43)... .............2
With Carbon Regeneration................15
'b) Imhoff Tank.....................................5
(b) Powdered cr Granulated Activated Carbon Feed -
:) Primary Clarifiers... .._ .................5
Without Carbon Regeneration............ .5
,d) Settling Ponds or Settling Tanks for
With Carbon Regeneration................15
Inorganic Nontoxic Materials (sludge
(c) Air Stripe''ng.................... .................5
handling facilities for water purification
(d) Denitrification Process (Separate Process) ........ 10
plants, sand, gravel, stone, and other such
(e) Electrodia;.ysis....................................5
mining operations except recreational
(f) Foam Separetion....................................5
activities such a5 gem or gold mining..............2
(g) Ion Exchance....................................... 5
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(See Defln tion No. 22b) ('lot Applicable For
sand, graysl, stone, and tther similar mining
operations:
(i) On Agriculturally Managed Sites (Ser.
Definition No. a) . .........................10
(ii) By Efgh Rate Infiltration On Non -
Agriculturally Manaced Sites (Include:
Rotary Distributors and Similar Purpc-e
Fixer Nozzle Systems; .. ...........4
(iii) By Subsurface Disposal (Includes L. -a
Pressure Pipe SystecS and Gravity
Systems Except Plants Consisting of
Septic Tank and Nitrification Lines Only).
(i) Microscreens....................................... 5
(j) Phosphorus Removal By Biological Process
(See Definition No. 26) ..........................20
(k) Polishing ?ends - Without Aeration .................2
With Aeration....................5
(1) Post Aeration - Cascade ............... ............0
Diffused or Mechanical.............5
(m) Reverse OEm3sis.................................
(n) Sand or V✓ xad Media Filters - Low Raze............ 2
.1 High Rate............
(o) Treatment Process For Remc•:al of Nezal
Or Cyanide.. .....................................15
(p) Treatment Process For Remc7al Of Tox-'c
Materials other Than Meta'_ or Cyanide ............ 15
(7) SLUDGE TREATMENT 10
(a) Sludge Digestion Tank - Heated ................ 5
Aerobic ..................
Unheated.. ...........3
(b) Sludge Stabilization (Cher..'cal or T`.ermal)........ 10
(c) Sludge Drying Beds - Gray^_y.......................
vacuo- Assisted ............... 5
(d) SledgeElutriation .................................
(e) Sludge Conditioner (Chemical or Thermal) ...........5
(f) Sludge Thickener (Gravity) ........... ...........
{g) Dissolved Air Flotation U. -.-'t (Not Applicable B
To A Unit Rated As (3)(i)` .............•••• ......
Sludge Gas Utilization (Ir.-luding Gas Storage)..;
Sludge Holding Tank - Aerated ...................
Non-aerated.._ ....•
Sludge Incinerator (Not ln. luding )kctivated
10
Carbon Regeneration) ....................•••.•"
(k) Vacuum Filter, Centrifuge, Filter Press or „ 10
other similar,dewatering devices ...............
($) SLUDGE DISPOSAL (Including Incinerated Ash)
(a) Lagoons............ I ..................... .........Z
(b) Land Application (Surface and Subsurface) (See
Definition No. 22a)
Where the -facility holds the land application 10
permit......................................
- By contracting to a land application
operator who holds the land application �^
permit ....................................... 2
Land application of sludge by a contractor
who does not hold the permit for the
ilit where the sludge
(11) MISCELLANEOUS UNITS
(a)
Holding Ponds, Holding Tanks, or Settling
Ponds For Organic or Toxic Materials
Including Wastes From brining Cperations
Containing Nitrogen and/or Phosphorus
Compounds in Amounts Significantly Greater
Than Is Common for Domestic Wastewater).............4
(b)
Effluent Flow Equalization {Nz.t Applicable
To Storage Basins Inherent To :and
Application Systems).... ....................2
(c)
Stage Discharge (Not Applicable To Storage
(d)
Basins Inherent To Land Application Systems).
Pumps ............................................
(e)
Standby Power Supply ..... ........................
(f)
Thermal Pollution Control Devi:e...................3
TOTAL POINTS1
CLASSIFICATION
Class I ......................5 - 25 Points
lassI . .............. . .....26 - 50
Points
TI -ass I 1 ............... .....51 - 65
Points
Class IV........................66 - up
Points
Facilities having a rating of cne through four points,
inclusive, do not require a certified oterator. Classification of
all other facilities requires a comparable grade operator in
responsible charge.
Facilities hev'.ng an activated sludge process will be
assigned a minimum classification of Cless 1I.
Facilities haling treatment processes for the removal of
metal or cyanide w,11 be assigned a minimum classification of
Class II.
Facilities having treatment processes for the biological
removal of phosphc.-us will be assigned a minimum classification
of Class III.
rv, 4 !�
5S
wastewater treatment Lac y 10
is generated..... ............................. .
(c) Landfill (Burial) -.4 ........ 5
(9) DISINFECTION
(a) Chlorination ...............................
(b) Dechlorination .................I......_...: 5 T `
(c) ozone ..................................... 5
(d) Radiation.. .................................
10) CHEMICAL ADDITION SYSTEMS) (See Definition No. 9)
(Not Applicable to Chemical Additions Rated As Item
(6)(a)' ((b), (7)(e),
(9){b}, or (9)(c) 5 points each
................5
.....................5
.....................5
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