WQ0007600_Final Permit_19930223

State of North Caro".1na
�.�.a.j�bttn:ent of Environment, Health atel lvatur3$ esources
:
Division of EnvironmentO Management
5.12 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Caroli as 27604
Post C `" • .
New:.:rt::,
Dear Mr. Guinan,
February 23, 1993
:,x ul t v" Director
as°,� Management Authority
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
Subject: P P,rnmit No. WQ0&.)'i'6 J
Cuaatal Regional .;olid'TF,,':e Management Authority
Carteret and Pamlico Co; tty Solid Waste 'pransfer
Stations
Washdown Wats: - Pump and -cul
Pamlico County
Carteret County
In accordance with your application received on February 19, 1993; we are forwarding herewith
Permit No. WQ0007600, dated February 23, 1993, to the Comm,' RegiGnal. Solid Waste Management
Authorit1r for ,. . inf%'-:- ,, was?r ater pump and haul operations.
This per mit shall Lx� erfective from the date of issuance until October 31, 1994, and shall be subject
to the conditions and 11mitations as specified therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring
requirements in this ptxmit. Failure to establish an adequate systernn for collecting and maintaining the
required operational irformation will result in future compliance problems.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this perramit are unacceptable to you, you have
the right to requt;st 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 150E 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.
Region?' Offices
Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville 'Raleigh Washington Wilmington Winston -Saler,
704/251-6208 919/486-1541 704/663-1599 919/5714700 91.9/946-6481 919/395-3900 919/896-7007
Pollution Prevendon Pays
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Aff native Action > mploy.r

Mr. John F. Guinan
February 23, 1993
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If yoil need additional information concerning this matter, please contact*Randy Jones at
919/133-5083.
Sine ly,
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
Acting Director
cc: Pa dico County Health Department
Carteret County Health Department
Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality
Washington Regional Office, Water Quality
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Water Quality
Fayetteville Regional Office, Water Quality
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.

NORTH CAROLINA
PTIMO—NN4-7NTA.L M.ANAGEMP-',NI ' COii:;.: JSSION
DE PART ,ffi T OF ENVaQNMBNF, hTAL-, AND NEi"filJR.,° 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
Pamlico County
FOR THE
operation of wastewater (includes the approximately 10 GPD of "gray water" from each transfer station)
pump and haul facilities to serve the Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority's Carteret
County and Pamlico County solid waste transfer stations; the facilities at each transfer station consist of the
construction and operation of a wastewater simplex pump station with an audible and visual high water
alarm, the installation of an above ground storage tank (20,000 gallons at Carteret and 10,000 gallons at
Pamlico) 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
February 19, 1993, 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 October 31, 1994, 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 permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in
the application and other supporting data.
3. 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 and Pamlico County solid waste transfer stations 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, Environmental Compliance Corporation industrial
pretreatment facility in Winston -Salem, and/or Terradyne Environmental Services, Inc.
pn_� trYatment facility in. Fayetteville for the co'',, c.ion, tr- nsp rMtior, and � �atment of the
mk asi'cr static_. washviated and the approxirm"aeiy 10 ga ions of "gray watcr" from each
tralisfer station, is an fall 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 either
Environmental Compliance Corporation's industrial pretreatment facility prior to being
discharged into the City of Winston-Salem's sewer collection system or Terradyne
Environmental Services, Inc. industrial pretreatment facility prior to being discharged into
the PWC of the City of Fayetteville's sewer collection system.
9. The Washington Regional Office, telephone no. 919/946-6481, and the Wilmington
Regional Office, 919/395-3900, shall be notified at Ieast 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) date washwater is removed from the facility,
b) name of facility from which washwater is removed,
C) name of facility receiving washwater,
d) volume of washwater removed, and
e) status of permanent disposal option.
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15. The permittee is responsible for the sampling and analysis of each load of pumped and
hauled washwater for the first six months of operation of the pump and haul activities for
BOD;, TSS, and pH.
16. Tlie permittee is responsible for the sam- pHng and rnalysis of every fourth load of pumped
and hauled washwater for the first six months of operation of the pump and haul activities
for zinc and lead
17. The permittee shall provide the Division with a copy of any analysis related to the pump
and haul activities that is required by either Environmental Compliance Corporation or
Terradyne Environmental Services, Inc.
18. The records required in conditions 14, 15, 16, and 17, as well as any other records or
analyses required by the Division, shall be submitted monthly to the following address on
or before the fifteenth (15) day of the following month:
NC Division of Environmental Management
Facilities Assessment Unit
PO Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. The Permittee shall provide for the installation and maintenance of an audible and visual
highwater alarm on the pump tank(s) and storage tank(s).
22. A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Permittee
for the life of the project.
23. rn lin i
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Washington Regional Office (for the Pamlico
County facility), at telephone no. 919/946-6481, or the Wilmington Regional Office (for
the Carteret County facility), at 919/395-3900, and the Fayetteville Regional Office (if the
receiving treatment facility is Terradyne Environmental Services, Inc.) at 919/486-1541, or
the Winston-Salem Regional Office (if the receiving treatment facility is Environmental
Compliance Corporation, Inc.) at 919/896-7007 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 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.
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24. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of the subject puma and h-1-0
4c} vities, a c,:rtification nest be received ftom a professional F-m-m1cer 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.
23. 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).
Permit issued this the 23rd day of February, 1993.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
/2�k—,A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.,Acting Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0007600
t,I

Permit No. WQ0007600
February 23, 1993
Eng i eau's Cen f cation
+, , 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.
Si
Date
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Registration N

RATING SCALE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF FACILITIES
Name of Plant: rM s Mc4rF.JC
Owner or Contact Person:F-tr � s
Mailing Address: P, C/, RG f �� � °uK� ,lye
County: Nas Telephone:
NPDES Permit No. NCOO Nondisc. Per. No. iAlcc 9
IssueDate: Tri4, 2-71 /7r'3 Expiration Date: AA _,Tf 2
Existing Facility
Rated By: 1co-
Reviewed (Train. 8r Cert.) Reg.
Reviewed (Train. & Gert.)
ORC
New Facility t/ _
Date:_ 5� ? 7. Z2 i 5 -
Office
Central Office
Plant Class: (circle one)
ITEM POINTS
(1) Industrial Pretreatment Units andlor
Industrial Pretreatment Program
(see definition No. 33)
4
(2) 1 N FLOW OF PLANT IN GPD
(not applicable to non -contaminated cooling waters, sludge
handling facilities for water purification plants, totally
closed cycle systems (def, No. 11), and facilities
consisting only of Item (4) (d) or Items (4) (d) and (11) (d))
0 -- 20,000 ..........................
{J
20,001 — 50,000 ..........................
2
50,001 — 100,000 ..........................
3
100,001 -- 250,000 ..........................
4
250,001 -- 500,000 ..........................
5
500,001 --1,000,000 ..........................
a
1,000,001 -- 2.000.000 ........................
10
2,0006001 (and up) - rate 1 point additional for each
200,000 gpd capacity up to a
maximum of 30
Design Row (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 ...............................
1
or
(d) Mechanical or Aerated Grit Removal . , .........
2
(e) Flow Measuring Device .......................
1
or
(q Instrumented Flow Measurement ..............
2
(gl Preaeration................................
2
(h) Influent Flow•Equalizaiion ...... ...........
2
(j) Grease or Oil Separators - Gravity ..........
9,
Mechanical .....
3
Dissolved Air Flotation.
8
�{) Prechlorination ..................:...........
5
(4) PRIMARY TREATMENT UNITS
(a) Septic Tank (see definition no. 43) .............. 2
(b) Imhoff Tank ................................ 5
(c) Primary Clarifiers ...... .. ... 5
(d) Settling Ponds or Settling Tanks for inorganic
Nontoxic Materials (sludge handling facilities
for water purification plants, sand, gravel,
stone, and other mining operations except
recreational activities such as gem or gold
minim) ...................................... 2
Grade
11 111 IV Total Points J�
(5) SECONDARY TREATMENT UNITS
(a) Carbonaceous Stage
(!)Aeration - High Purity Oxygen System .....
Diffused Air System ...........
Mechanical Air System (fixed,
floating or rotor) ..............
Separate Sludge Reaerallon .....
(ii) Trickling Filter
High Rate ...................
Standard Rale ...............
Packed Tower ...............
(Hi) Biological Aerated Fitter or Aerated
Biological Filter ......................
(iv) Aerated Lagoons ......................
(v) Rotating Biological ContaCt6rs ......... .
(vi) Sand Fillers -
intermittent biological .... .
recirculating biological .... .
(vii) Stabilization Lagoons ...................
(viii)Ctarifier ..............................
(ix) Single stage system for combined
carbonaceous removal of BOD and
nitrogenous removal by nitrification
(see dei. No. 12) (Points for this item
have to be in addition to items (5) (a)
n through (5) (a) (viii) .................
(x) Nutrient additions to enhance BCD
femoval............ .................
(xi) Biological Culture ('Super Bugs`) addition
to enhance organic compound removal .... .
(b) Nitrogenous Stage
(i) Aeration - high Purity Oxygen System .....
Diffused Air System ...........
Mechanical Air System (fixed,
floating, or rotor) ...... ......
Separate Sludge Reaeration .....
(if) Trickling Filter -
High Rate ..............
Standard Rate ............
Packed Tower............
(iii) Biological Aerated Filter or Aerated
Silotogical Filter .........................
(iv) Rotating Biological Contactors ............
(v) Sand Fitter -
intermittent biological , ...... .
recirculating biological ........
(vi) Clarifier ................................
20
10
10
10
10
2
3
5
5
5
20
10
a
3
7
5
5
10
10

aur
TERT1AF+yORADVANCED TREATMENT UNIT
(10) CHEMICAL ADDITION SYSTEM (S) (See definition No. 9)
(a)
'
Activated Carbons Beds -
without carbon regeneration ..................
(not a chemical additions rated as item
a)
with carbon regeneration .................... 1 5
(to
(3j ti), (5) (a) (xi), (6) (a), (7) (e),
-b)
powdered or Granular Activated Carbon Feed -
is
(9) points . st
{4) (a). (9) (b), or {9) (c) 5 points each: List'
without carbon regeneration ................. 5
5
5
with carbon mgeneralion ..... ............. 15
5
(c)
Air Stripping ............ ................. (y
S
(d)
Denitrification Process (separate process) , ..
(e)
Electrodafysis ............... .............. 5
(11) MISCELLANEOUS UNITS
(Q
Foam Separation ............................. 5
(a) Holding Ponds, Holding Tanks or Settling Ponds
(g)
son Exchange .............................. .. 5
for Organic or Toxic Materials induding 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
(7 on agriculturally managed sites (See def.
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 on non -agriculturally
inherent in land application systems..._ .................................. 5
managed sites (includes rotary distributors
() d Pum
and similar fixed nozzle systems) ........... 4
r S
{e) Standds-......:..-Sy Power Supply....._....._..�._� ..........................»..., 3
(iii) by subsurface disposal ('includes low pressure
(f) Thermal Pollution Control Device:.._.,.. ................ 3
pipe systems and gravity systems except at
plants consisting or septic lank and nitrifica-
tion lines only) ............................ 4
TOTAL. POINTS 1 C
nMicrosoreens
.................................. 5
(j)
Phosphorus Remo+al by Biological Processes
CLASSIFICATION
(k)
(See def. No. 261 ............................ 20
Polishing Ponds - without aeration ....... 2iis
_ 5 - 25 Points
with aeration .......... 5
Il. 26- 50 Points
(I)
Post Aeration - cascade .............. 0
Class lLL __ ._._ 51- 65 Paints
diffused or mechanical ... 5
Class IV.... _ 66- Up Points
(m) Reverse Osmosis ............................... 5
(n)
Sand or Mixed -Meda Fillers - 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
(o)
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 melal or cyanide ... _ ..... 15
Facilities having an activated sludge process will be assigned
a minimum classification of Class If.
t 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 If.
Aerobic ...............
5
Unheated...... .......
3 Facililies having treatment processes for the biological removal
(b) Sludge Stabilization (chemical or thermal) .......
5 of phosphorus will be assigned a minimum classification of Class
(c) Sludge Drying Beds - Gravity .................
2 LII.
Vacuum Assisted .......
5
(d) Sludge Elutriation .............................
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 wastewaler 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 rates as (3) (i) .........
8 rating.
(h) Sludge Gas Utilization (induding gas storage) ....
2
[i) Sludge Folding Tank- Aerated ................
5 p ITL NA MM N
Non-aerated ..... .. ..
2
(jj Sludge Incinerator - (not including activated
carbon regeneration) .....
10
M Vacuum Filler, Centrifuge or Filler Press or other
similar dewatering devices ....................
10
(B) SLUDGE DISPOSAL (including incinerated ash)
(a) Lagoons ...... ............... .................
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 application perrril ................
2
-land application of sludge by a contractor who does
not hotel the permit for the wastewater treatment
facility where the sludge is generaled .........
10
(c) Landfilled (burial} .............................
5
(9) DISINFECTION
(a) Chlorination .............................
5
(b) Dechlorination ........................
5
(c) Ozone ..............................
5
(d) Radiation ..........................
5