This draft update to the wastewater permit for the Tifton Regional Wastewater Treatment Complex (TRWTC) tightens some pollution limits, adds others, and adds some testing and reporting.
However, I don’t see any thing about PFAS or other forever chemicals.
What do you see that needs comment to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA-EPD)?
Draft reissuance of Tifton wastewater permit, NPDES Permit No. GA0048470, Outflow: New River –GA-EPD
The GA-EPD notice about this reissuance arrived via email today, with the document online here with a copy on the WWALS website.
Images of each page are below.
I hadn’t really noticed this biosolids sludge farm before:
CITY OF TIFTON BIOSOLIDS FARM LOCATION MAP
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There are many constraints on what can come out of the main TRWTC outfall into the New River. That’s west past TRWTC beyond the end of Old Brookfield Road, and slightly upstream. Near where Queen Bee Creek 03110203000652 enters the New River.
B.1. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
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NPDES GA0048470 New River WPCP
This is a reissuance of the NPDES permit for the New River WPCP. Up to 8.0 MGD (monthly average) of treated domestic wastewater is discharged to New River in the Suwannee River Basin.
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Final Permit Determinations and Public Comments:
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Before reissuing the permit, we require that you publish the attached public notice once in one or more newspapers of general circulation in Tift County.
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Reissuance with substantial modifications from previous permit; Requires EPA review (Major POTW/non-POTW and/or POTW with an approved industrial pre-treatment program and/or Facility for which the permit includes pollutant trading)
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1.4 Location and Description of the Discharge (as reported by applicant) Outfall # Latitude (°) Longitude (°) Receiving Waterbody 001 31.444721 -83.478527 New River
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3. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS & RECEIVING WATERBODY INFORMATION
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3.4 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
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4. PERMIT CONDITIONS AND EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
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40 CFR Part §122.44(a)(1) requires that NPDES permits include applicable technology-based
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4.3 Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET)
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4.4 Conventional Pollutants
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4.5 Nonconventional Pollutants
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4.6 Toxics & Manmade Organic Compounds
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4.7 Calculations for Effluent Limits
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4.8 Comparison & Summary of Water Quality vs. Technology Based Effluent Limits
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5. OTHER PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS
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7 REQUESTED VARIANCES OR ALTERNATIVES TO REQUIRED STANDARDS; 8 PERMIT EXPIRATION; 9 PROCEDURES FOR THE FORMULATION OF FINAL DETERMINATIONS
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AppA
Appendix A: Waste Load Allocation (WLA)
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AppB
Appendix B: Effluent Limit Calculations
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Refer to Section 4.0 of the Fact Sheet for conversion factors and equations used.
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AppC
Appendix C: Ammonia Toxicity Analysis
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AppD
Appendix D: Reasonable Potential Analysis (RPA)
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AppE
Appendix E: Percent Minimum Significant Difference (PMSD)
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AppF
Appendix F: Sludge Application Site Locations
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CITY OF TIFTON BIOSOLIDS FARM LOCATION MAP
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Part I A.1. SLUDGE DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
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A.4. EFFLUENT TOXICITY AND BIOMONITORING REQUIREMENTS
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B.1. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
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limitations in Monitoring Requirements
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B.2. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
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limitations in Monitoring Requirements
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B3. INSTREAM SURFACE WATER QUALITY MONITORING
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C. MONITORING AND REPORTING
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C.8. WATERSHED PROTECTION PLAN
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D.5. SIGNATORY REQUIREMENTS
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PART II A. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
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A.6. OPERATOR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
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A.11. NOTICE CONCERNING ENDANGERING WATERS OF THE STATE
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PART III A. APPROVED INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM FOR PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTWs)
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B. APPROVED PRETREATMENT PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT
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D. REQUIREMENTS FOR EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS ON POLLUTANTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO
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PART IV APPROVED SLUDGE MANAGEMENT PLAN
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