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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0006798_Final Permit_19930510State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources 4 • Division of Environmental Management James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor C) E H N Jonathan B. Hawes, Secretary A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director May 10, 1993 Mr. John F. Guinan, Executive Director Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority Post Office Box 1166 New Bern, North Carolina 28560 Subject- Permit No. WQ0006798 Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority Carteret County Solid Waste Transfer Station Washdown Water Pump and Haul Carteret County Dear Mr. Guinan: In accordance with your application received on July 27, 1992, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0006798, dated May 10, 1993, to the Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority for the subject washwater pump and haul operations. This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until April 30, 1998, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. The Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority shall notify the Division, in writing, when Permit No. WQ0007600, which was issued on February 23, 1993, is no longer required. The pump and haul activities associated with this permit (WQ0006798) shall not begin until written authorization is provided by the Division. 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, 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. P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carclina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 FAX 919-733-2496 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 100/6 post -consumer paper Mr. John F. Guinan May 10, 1993 Page 2 If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact -I&. Randy Jones at 919/733-5083. VA cc: Carteret County Health Department Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Washington Regional Office, Water Quality Larry Ausley, WQ Environmental Sciences Branch The Honorable Derryl Garner, Mayor (Town of Newport, PO Box 98, Newport, NC 28570) Jule Shanklin, Water Quality Permits and Engineering Training and Certification Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES RALEIGH PUMP AND HAUL 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 Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority Carteret County FOR THE operation of an approximately 2000 GPD washwater and 10 GPD "gray water" pump and haul facility to serve the Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority's Carteret County solid waste transfer station; the facilities consist of the construction and operation of a washwater simplex pump station with an audible and visual high water alarm, the installation of an above ground 20,000 gallon storage tank with an audible and visual high water alarm, sediment and trash traps, piping, and other appurtenances with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received on July 27, 1992, 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 April 30, 1998, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations: 1. This permit shall become voidable unless the subject pump and haul activities are carried out in a manner which has been approved by this Division. 2. This perrnit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the application and other supporting data. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times. 4. 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. 5. No type of wastewater other than that from the Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority's Carteret County solid waste transfer station shall be included in the pump and haul activities. 6. The permit shall become voidable unless the agreement between the Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority and the Town of Newport for the treatment of the transfer station washwater and the approximately 10 gallons of "gray water" is in full force and effect. 7. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall cease operation of all pump and haul activities and take such immediate corrective action, as may be required by this Division. 8. The washwater and "gray water" collected by this system shall be treated in the Town of Newport's wastewater treatment facility prior to being discharged into the receiving stream. 9. The Wilmington Regional Office, telephone no. 919/395-3900, shall be notified at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of operation of the pump and haul activities 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. 10. The Permittee is liable for any damages caused by a spill or failure of the pump and haul operations. 11. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to insure proper operation of the subject facilities. 12. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the washwater collection 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 as long as the pump and haul activities are being conducted and shall be made available upon request to the Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority. 13. 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 washwater collection facilities 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; and may obtain samples. 14. An accurate record of the pump and haul activities must be maintained by the Permittee, indicating: a) name of facility from which wastewater is removed, b) date wastewater is removed from the facility, C) name of facility receiving wastewater, and d) volume of wastewater removed. 2 15. The Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority is responsible for obtaining monitoring results from the transfer station wastewater that will be pumped and hauled to the Town of Newport's Wastewater Treatment Facility, for the constituents listed below. This monitoring will be conducted for five discrete pump and haul events, beginning with the second pump and haul activity, and shall be performed for every second pump and haul event thereafter, for the remaining four monitoring events. These monitoring events shall, as much as possible, coincide with the Town of Newport WWTF effluent monitoring requirements specified in condition 16, to ensure that both monitoring events include the same pumped and hauled wastewater. Additionally, the Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority is responsible for maintaining records which include: name of facility, date monitoring is performed, time of day monitoring is performed, location from which samples are collected, and volume of wastewater being pumped and hauled in the specific load. Wastewater Constituents (milligrams per liter) BOD5 COD Total Suspended Solids Ammonia Arsenic Cadmium Chromium Copper Cyanide Lead Mercury Nickel Silver Zinc 16. The Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority is responsible for obtaining monitoring results from the Town of Newport's Wastewater Treatment Facility effluent for the constituents listed below. This monitoring will be conducted for five discrete pump and haul events, beginning with the second pump and haul activity, and shall be performed for every second pump and haul event thereafter, for the remaining four monitoring events. These monitoring events shall, as much as possible, coincide with the transfer station monitoring of the wastewater that will be pumped and hauled, as specified in condition 15, to ensure that both monitoring events include the same pumped and hauled wastewater. The effluent monitoring shall be performed at a time when the treated pumped and hauled wastewater would be expected to be a part of that effluent, considering the detention time in the wastewater treatment facility. Effluent sampling for all testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge, below all treatment processes and each event shall consist of twenty-four hour composite samples. Additionally, the Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority is responsible for maintaining records which include: name of facility, date monitoring is performed, time of day monitoring is performed, location from which samples are collected, effluent flow (GPD) of WWTF at time of sample collection, and date and time of day that pumped and hauled wastewater in equalization/storage tank was released into WWTF and date and time of day that such release to WWTF ceased (includes only the most recent event prior to or during monitoring). Wastewater Constituents (milligrams per liter) BODS COD Total Suspended Solids Ammonia Arsenic Cadmium Chromium Copper Cyanide Lead Mercury Nickel Silver Zinc 3 17. One copy of all records required by conditions 14, 15, and 16 shall be submitted to the following three addresses, within five (5) working days of their availability to the Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority. When submitting these records or monitoring results, reference them by Permit No., permit issue date, and condition number: NC Division of Environmental Management Facilities Assessment Unit PO Box 29535 Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 Wilmington Water Quality Supervisor NC Division of Environmental Management 127 Cardinal Drive Extension Wilmington, NC 28405-3845 Washington Water Quality Supervisor NC Division of Environmental Management PO Box 1507 Washington, NC 27889 18. The Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority is responsible for obtaining the results from two chronic toxicity tests to be performed on the Town of Newport's Wastewater Treatment Facility effluent. The sampling for this testing shall be performed prior to effluent disinfection and shall consist of twenty-four hour composite samples. The chronic toxicity tests shall be performed using test procedures outlined in The North Carolina Ceriodal2hnia chronic effluent bioassay procedure (North Carolina Chronic Bioassay Procedure - Revised *September 1989 or subsequent versions). The effluent concentration defined as treatment two in the North Carolina procedure document is 66%. The Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority is responsible for ensuring that this procedure is used to establish compliance with the permit condition. The first toxicity test event will be performed prior to the occurrence of any pump and haul activities. These sample results shall be labeled, "Prior to Pump and Haul." The remaining toxicity test event shall be performed after the second pump and haul event, and in conjunction with the first sample event required in condition 16. DEM Forms AT -1 (original), for both toxicity testing events, are to be sent to the following address: Environmental Sciences Branch NC Division of Environmental. Management 4401 Reedy Creek Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 The test data shall be complete and accurate and shall include all supporting chemical/physical measurements performed in association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism survival and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require retesting. Failure to submit suitable test results will constitute noncompliance with those applicable requirements in this permit. 19. The results of all sampling and monitoring required in this permit will be reviewed by the Division. If necessary for the protection of public health and welfare and the State's natural H 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. The Permittee shall provide for the installation and maintenance of an audible and visual highwater alarm on any pump tank(s) and storage tank(s) used in these pump and haul activities. 23. A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for the life of the project. 24. Noncompliance Notification: The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Wilmington Regional Office at 919/395- 3900, as soon as possible, but in no case more than 244 hours or on the next working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the following: a. 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. b. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, etc. 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. 25. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of the subject pump and haul activities, a certification must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted facilities have been installed in accordance with this permit and the approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535. 26. 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 15A NCAC 2H.0205 (c)(4). 27. The Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority shall notify the Division, in writing, when Permit No. WQ0007600, which was issued on February 23, 1993, is no longer required. 28. The pump and haul activities associated with this permit (WQ0006798) shall not begin until written authorization is provided by the Division. The Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority is responsible for requesting such authorization. 5 Permit issued this the 10th day of May, 1993. ORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION l Permit No. WQ0006798 ssion Permit No. WQ0006798 May 10, 1993 Engineer's 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. 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Office_ Reviewed (Train. & Cert.) Central Office ORC Grade Plant Class: (circle one) L% II 111 IV Total Paints -�S­ ITEM POINTS (1) Industrial Pretreatment Units and/or (a) Carbonaceous Stage Industrial Pretreatment Program (i)Aeration - High Purity Oxygen System ..... (see definition No. 33) 4 (2) DESIGN FLOW OF PLANT IN GPD Mechanical Air System (fixed, (not applicable to non -contaminated cooling waters, sludge handling facilities for water purification plants, totally 8 closed cycle systems (del. No. 11), and facilities 3 consisting only of Item (4) (d) or Items (4) (d) and (11) (d)) 0 - 20,000 .......................... 1 20,001 -- 50.000 .......................... 2 50,001 100,000 .......................... 3 100,001 •• 250,000 .......................... 4 250,001 -• 5D0,000 .......................... 5 500,001 --1,000,000 .......................... a 1,000,001 -• 2,000.000 ........................ 10 2,000,001 (and up) - rate 1 point additiional for each 200,000 gpd capacity up to a maximum of 30 Design Flow (gpd) : (3) PRELIMINARY UNITS (see definition no. 32) (a) Bar Screens ................................ 1 or (b) Mechanical Screens, Static Screens or Comminuting Devices ........................ 2 (c) Grit Removal ............................... or (d) Mechanical or Aerated Grit Removal ........... 2 (e) Flow Measuring Device ....................... 1 or (f) Instrumented Flow Measurement .............. 2 (g) Preaeration................................ 2 (h) Influent Flow -Equalization ................... 2 (i) Grease or Oil Separators - Gravity .......... 2 Mechanical . ...... . 3 Dissolved Air Flotation. 8 0) Prechlorination .............................. 5 (4) PRIMARY TREATMENT UNITS (a) Septic Tank (see definition no. 43) .............. 2 (b) Imhoff Tank .................................. S (c) Primary Clarifiers ............................ 5 (d) Settling Ponds or Settling Tanks for Inorganic Non-toxic Materials 4sludge handling facilities for water purification plants, sand, gravel, stone, and other mining operations except recreational activities such as gem or gold mining) ...................................... 2 (5) SECONDARY TREATMENT UNITS (a) Carbonaceous Stage (i)Aeration - High Purity Oxygen System ..... 20 Diffused Air System ........... 10 Mechanical Air System (fixed, floating or rotor) .............. 8 Separate Sludge Reaeration ..... 3 (ii) Trickling Filter High Rate ................... 7 Standard Rate ............... 5 Packed Tower ............... 5 (iii) Biological Aerated Filler or Aerated Biological Filter ...................... 10 (iv) Aerated Lagoons ..................... . 10 (v) Rotating Biological Contaclors .......... 10 (vi) Sand Fillers - intermittent biological .... . recirculating biological .... . (vii) Stabilization Lagoons ................... (viii)Clarifier ........... ......... ........ (ix) Single stage system for combined carbonaceous removal of BOD and nitrogenous removal by nitrification (see def. No. 12) (Points for this item have to be in addition to items (5) (a) 0 through (5) (a) (viii) ................. (x) Nutrient additions to enhance SOD removal .......... (XI) Biological Culture ('Super Bugs') addition to enhance organic compound removal .... . (b) Nitrogenous Stage (i) Aeration - High Pudly Oxygen System ..... Diffused Air System ........... Mechanical Air System (fixed, floating, or rotor) ...... ...... Separate Sludge Reaeration .... . (ii) Trickling Filter - High Rate .............. Standard Rate ............ Packed Tower............ (iii) Biological Aerated Filter or Aerated Biological Filter . ...................... . (iv) Rotaling Biological Contactors ............ (v) Sand Filter - intermittent biological ........ recirculating biological ........ (vi) Clarifier ................................ 2 3 5 5 20 10 8 3 7 5 5 10 10 2 3 5 (6) TER-171ARY OR ADVANCED TREATMENT UNIT (10) -CHEMICAL ADDITION SYSTEM (S) (See definition No. 9) (a) Activated Carbons Beds - without carbon regeneration .................. 5 (not applicable to chemical additions rated as item with carbon regeneration ............. 0 i 5 (). (5) (a) (xi), (6) (a), (6) (b), (7) (b), (e), ...... (b) Powdered or Granular Activated Carbon Feed - List (9)) (aa), (9) (b), or {9) (c) 5 paints each: List: without carbon regeneration ................. 5 5 with carbon regeneration .................. 15 5 (c) Air Stripping .......................: , ... 5 5 (d) Denitrification Process (separate process) ... - - lo (e) Electrodialysis ........ _ .................... 5 (11) MISCELLANEOUS UNITS (1) Foam Separation ............................. 5 (a) Holding Ponds, Hong Tanks or Settling Ponds (g) Ion Exchange................................ 5 for Organic or Toxic Materials including wastes (h) Land Application of Treated Effluent from mining operations containing nitrogen and/or (see definition no. 22b) (not applicable for phosphorous compounds in amounts significantly sand, gravel, stone and other similar mining greater than is common for domestic wastewater .......... 4 operations) (b) Effluent Flow Equalization (not applicable to storage (i) an agricrdturally managed sites (See del. basins which are inherent in land application systems). 2 No. 4) ................................... 10 (c) Stage Discharge (not applicable to storage basins (ii) by high rate infiltration an non-agricutluraliy inherent in land application systems. „ 5 managed sites (includes rotary distributors {d} Pumps.__...:...._.__.._.________�_...- - _.._.��._.„..._...-.r....� and similar fixed nozzle systems) ........... 4 (e) Stand-By Power Supply.. _ ...._ _._ ,_ __. .... 3 ni) by subsurface disposal (includes low pressure (f) Thermal Pollution Control Device............................................. 3 pipe systems and gravity systems except at plants consisting of septic lank and nitrifica- tion lines only) ............................. 4 TOTAL POINTS (i) Microscreens.................................. 5 ()) Phosphorus Pemoraf by Biological Processes CLASSIFICATION (See def. No. 26). ........ _ 20 (k) Polishing Ponds - without aeration ....... 2 Class I........ .....------- - 5 - 25 Points with aeration .......... 5 Class 26- 50 Points (1) Post Aeration - cascade .............. 0 Class III. _ _.„... ........_ _ . _ .. 51- 65 Points diffused or mechanical ... 5 Class lV,.. .„ -.. .„ _ 66- Up Points (m) Reverse Osmosis ............................... 5 (n) Sand or Mixed-Media Enders - low rate ........... 2 Facilities having a rating of one through four points, inclusive, high rate .......... 5 do not require a certified operator. Classification of all other (q) Treatment processes for removal of metal or facilities requires a comparable grade operator in responsible cyanide ......................... .. ...... 15 charge. (p) Treatment processes for removal of toxic materials other than metal or cyanide ......... is Facilities having an activated sludge process will be assigned a minimum classification of Class It. f SLUDGE TREATMENT Facilities having treatment processes for the removal of metal (a) Sludge Digestion Tank - Heated.. . ............ 10 or cyanide will be assigned a minimum classification of Class It. Aerobic ............... 5 Unheated ............. (b) Sludge Stabilization (chemical or thermal) ....... 3 Facilities having treatment processes for the biological removal 5 (c) Sludge Drying Beds - Gravity................. of phosphorus will be assigned a minimum classification of Class 2 I1f. Vacuum Assisted ....... 5 (d) Sludge Elulrialion ............................. 5 in-plant processes and related control equipment which are an (e) Sludge Conditioner (chemical or thermal) ........ 5 integral part of industrial production shall not be considered waste (f) Sludge Thickener (gravity) ...................... 5 treatment. Likewise, discharges of wastewater from residences (g) Dissolved Air Flotation Unit having a design flow of 1,000 gpd or less, shall not be subject to (not applicable to a unit rales as (3) O ......... 8 rating, (h) Sludge Gas Utilization including gas storage) ... , 2 (r) Sludge Holding Tank - Aerated................ 5 ADDfTiQNAL COMMENTS* Non-aerated ............ 2 (j) Sludge Incinerator - (not including activated carbon regeneration) ..... 10 (k) Vacuum Filler, Centrifuge or Filler Press or other similar dewatering devices ................... 10 (a) SLUDGE DISPOSAL (including incinerated ash) (a) Lagoons.. - - - o o ... ................... ........ 2 (b) Land Application (surface and subsurface) (see definition 22a) -where the facility holds the land app. permit ... 10 -by contracting to a land application operator who holds the land apptiGalion permit ................ 2 -land application of sludge by a conlraclor who does not hold the permit for the wastewater treatment facility where the sludge•is generated ......... 10 (c) Landlitled (burial) ............................ 5 (9) DISINFECTION (a) Chlorination ........................ ..... 5 (b) Dechlorination ........................ 5 (c) Ozone .............................. 5 (d) Radiation .......................... 5