NC0006220_Renewal (Application)_20180927

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September 27, 2018
Wilmer Melton, III, DIR PUBLIC WORKS
City of Kannapolis
1401 Bethpage Rd
Kannapolis, NC 28081
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NC0006220
Kannapolis WTP
Rowan County
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the September 26, 2018 receipt of your permit renewal application
and supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW
permitting branch. Per G.S. 150B-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made.
Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The
permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a
timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal
of the permit.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https://deg.nc.ciov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-application-tracker
If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the
links available within the Application Tracker.
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Sincerely,
Wren Thedford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
1617 Mad Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-807-6300

NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP
For discharges associated with water treatment plants
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. DEQ / DWR / NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit Number INCO006220
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name
City of Kannapolis
Facility Name
City of Kannapolis WTP
Mailing Address
401 Laureate Way
City
Kannapolis
State / Zip Code
NC / 28081
Telephone Number
704-920-4249
Fax Number
( )
e-mail Address
gfaulknera$annapolisnc.gov
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same as
above ❑
Street Address or State Road 1353 Pump Station Rd.
City
Kannapolis
State / Zip Code
NC / 28081
County
Rowan
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, consultant or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the
Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name City of Kannapolis - Public Works
Mailing Address 401 Laureate Way
City Kannapolis
State / Zip Code NC -28081
Telephone Number 704-920-4200
Fax Number 704-920-4244
4. Ownership Status:
Federal ❑ State ❑ Private ❑ Public
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP
For discharges associated with water treatment plants
5. Type of treatment plant:
® Conventional (Includes coagulation, flocculation, and sedimentation, usually followed by
filtration and disinfection)
❑ Ion Exchange (Sodium Cycle Cationic ion exchange)
❑ Green Sand Filter (No sodium recharge)
❑ Membrane Technology (RO, nanofrltration)
Check here if the treatment process also uses a water softener ❑
6. Description of source water(s) (i.e. groundwater, surface water)
Surface Water - Impounded Reservoir
7. Describe the treatment process(es) for the raw water:
Raw water pre-treated for iron and manganese oxidation; Alum added for coagulation; 4- stage
flocculation; minimum 4hr sedimentation; sodium hypochlorite addition pre -filtration (settled
flume); filtration; chlorination, fluoridation, pH adjustment prior to clearwell entry; finished
water pumped to distribution.
S. Describe the wastewater and the treatment process(es) for wastewater generated by the
facility:
Filter wash water, filter -to -waste, and sedimentation drains, gravity flow to equalization basin.
Equalization water is then pumped to circular clarifier. Solids from clarifier and Trac-vac basin
cleaning system is pumped to residuals lagoon, with decant from that sent to Rocky River
WWTP. Decant water from the clarifier is dechlorinated via calcium thiosulfate and flows into
Bakers Branch of Irish Buffalo Creek. All plant facility drains, lab and bathroom, are sent to
sanitary sewer.
9. Number of separate discharge points: 1 Outfall Identification number(s) 001
10. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ® Intermittent ❑
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration:
11. Plant design potable flowrate 15 MGD
Backwash or reject flow .250 MGD
12. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall, including
latitude and longitude):
Bakers Creek Branch - Irish Buffalo Creek
13. Please list all water treatment additives, including cleaning chemicals or disinfection
treatments, that have the potential to be discharged.
Alum I aluminum sulfate Yes ® No
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Iron sulfate / ferrous sulfate Yes No
Fluoride Yes ® No
Ammonia nitrogen / Chloramines Yes No
Zinc -orthophosphate or sweetwater CP1236 Yes ® No
List any other additives below:
Sodium Hypochlorite
Sodium Hydroxide
Sodium Permanganate
14. Is this facility located on Indian country? (check one)
Yes ❑
15. Additional Information:
Provide a schematic of flow through the facility, include flow volumes at all points in
the water treatment process. The plan should show the point[s] of addition for
chemicals and all discharges routed to an outfall [including stormwater].
Solids Handling Plan
16. NEW Applicants
Information needed in addition to items 1-15:
New applicants are strongly recommended to contact a permit coordinator with the
NCDENR Customer Service Center.
Was the Customer Service Center contacted? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Analyses of source water collected
Engineering Alternative Analysis
Discharges from Ion Exchange and Reverse Osmosis plants shall be evaluated using a
water quality model.
17. Applicant Certification
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any application,
record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulafions of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that
Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21
or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine notto exceed $25,000, or by
imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5
years, or both, for a similar offense.)
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