2005 Annual Wastewater Treatment Performance Report

10 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR THE JOHNSTON COUNTY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES PERIOD July 01 , 2004 TO June 30 , 2005 I General Information Facility Name s Johnston County Wastewater Treatment Facilities Responsible Entity Johnston County Contact Person s Timothy G Broome , PE or Haywood M Phthisic , III Address PO Box 2263 , Smithfield , NC 27577 Telephone # 9199895075 NPDES Permit # ’ s NC0030716 , NC0084735 , NC0060330 , WQ0007622 , and WQCS00060 The Central Johnston County Regional Wastewater Facilities Permits NC0030716 and WQCS00060 collect and treat wastewater from the towns of Smithfield , Selma Four Oaks , Wilson’s Mills , and Pine Level County facilities also extend to and serve the East Clayton Industrial Park , the Cleveland community , NC 42 area east of the Neuse River , and the McGee’s Crossroads area The County operates and maintains a system of sewer line interceptors that extend through Smithfield to Selma Wastewater from Pine Level is pumped into this interceptor Wastewater from Four Oaks is transferred to the treatment facility through a series of force mains and interceptors involving three 3 pumping stations Each town is responsible for operating its own collection system Wastewater from the other areas identified above is pumped to the County’s treatment facility or the town of Clayton wastewater treatment facilities The treatment plant NPDES Permit # NC0030716 is located south of Smithfield The plant is a tertiary facility permitted to treat and discharge 70 million gallons per day to the Neuse River The plant treatment works consist of primary screening , activated sludge with biological nutrient removal , secondary clarification , denitrification filtration , and ultraviolet light disinfection Additionally , the plant stablizes and dewaters biological sludge for disposal in the County’s lined landfill facility The County also treats process water NPDES Permit # NC0084735 from the County’s water filtration plant in Wilson’s Mills This facility consists of a surge decanting tank , solids thickener , and a fine solids polishing basin with the effluent discharged to the Neuse River These processes are located on the water plant site The County has provided wastewater service to a subdivision located west of Clayton NPDES Permit # NC0060330 The wastewater plant was under contract operation with Carolina Water Service , Inc to operate the facility until such time a pumping facility is constructed The pumping facility was completed in the fall of 2004 and the wastewater plant ceased operation in January , 2005 The wastewater is now pumped into the Town of Clayton’s system for treatment PageII Performance During the period July 01 , 2004 through June 30 , 2005 , the following permit violations and sanitary sewer overflows occurred for NPDES Permit # NC0030716 Date Location Spill Volume Cause 11 17 04 E Huntley Street lt; 200 gallons Contractor error 11 23 04 E Huntley Street lt; 200 gallons Contractor error Parameter Permit Limit Permit Violation May , 2005 Mercury 030 umg L 130 umg L June , 2005 Mercury 030 umg L 041 umg L daily violation During the period July 01 , 2004 through June 30 , 2005 , the following sanitary sewer overflows occurred under Permit # WQCS00060 Date Location Spill Volume Cause 08 08 04 1801 Industrial Drive 3,000 gallons Blocked sewer line 08 15 04 200 Commerce Drive 1,000 gallons Heavy Rain 05 31 05 1452 W Noble Street 25,000 gallons damaged air relief valve During the period July 01 , 2004 through June 30 , 2005 , all permit requirements of NPDES Permit # 0084735 were met or exceeded During the period July 01 , 2004 through June 30 , 2005 , the following permit violations occurred for NPDES Permit # NC0060330 Parameter Permit Limit Permit Violation September , 2004 Toxicity Pass Failed passed toxicity test next two months During the period July 01 , 2004 through June 30 , 2005 , all permit requirements of NPDES Permit # WQ0019631 were met or exceeded During the period July 01 , 2004 through June 30 , 2005 , all permit conditions of NPDES Permit # WQ0007622 were met or exceeded Permit has ceased as of November , 2004 PageIII Notification This report is available at the Johnston County Department of Utilities located at 309 East Market Street in Smithfield , the County Manager’s office in the Court House Annex , and has been provided to the towns served by these facilities This report will be available on the County’s web site , wwwjohnstonnccom A public notice was printed in the Smithfield Herald notifying users of its availability IV Certification I certify under penalty of law that this report is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge I further certify that this report has been made available to the users or customers of the named system and that those users have been notified of its availability Date Haywood M Phthisic , III Assistant DirectorPage