APPLICATION TO OPERATE DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
PAID NO\} 1 61QR1
APPLICATION TO OPERATE
DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
Type application: [] Operation [X] Temporary Operation []Construction
Status Source: [ ] New [X) Existing [] Modification
Source Name: Clearwater Northeast 8 mgd Treatment Facili tX:ounty: Pinellas
Source location: Street: N of SR 580 I E of McMullen Booth Rd. City: Clearwater
lat.: N28 o~'~" long.:~o~'~"
Appl. Name and Title: City of Clearwater
Appl. Address: City Hall. P.G . Box 4748 . Clearwater. Florida 33516
STATEMENT BY APPLICANT AND ENGINEER
A. Applicant
The undersigned owner or authorized representative. of Ci ty of Clearwater
is fully aware that the statements made in this application for a an operating
permit are true, correct and complete to the best of his knowled and belief. Further, the undersigned agrees to maintain and
operate the pollution source and pollution control facilities in s a manner as to com~1 with the provisions of Chapter 403,
Florida Statutes, and all the rules and regulations of the depart n He al 0 understand at it, f granted by the depart-
ment, will be non-transferable and he will promptly notify the ep rtme upon sale ransfer the permitted establish-
ment.
Anthony L. Shoemaker. City Manager
Name and Title (Please type)
Date: Nov. 10. 81 Telephone No.: 813-442-6700
* Attach a letter of authorization
B. Professional Engineer Registered in Florida (where required by Chapter 471, F.S.)
This is to certify that the engineering features of this pollution control project have been designed/examined by me and found to
be in conformity with modern engineering principles, applicable to the treatment and disposal of pollutants characterized in the
permit application. There is reasonable assurance, in my professional judgment, that the pollution control facilities, when
properly maintained and operated, will discharge an effluent that complies with all applicable statutes of the State of Florida
and the rules and regulations of the department. It is also agreed that the undersigned, if authorized by the owner, will furnish
the applicant a s of instructioror-'e proper maintenance and operation of the pollution control facilities and, if applicable,
pollution sourc . ~-
Signatur _ ,,' ~-:7 ~ Name: John F. Dennis. P. E.
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Com an Name: Briley. Wild & Associates Mailing Address: 406 S. Prospect Avenue
Clearwater, Florida 33516
Florida Registration No.:
20192
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(Affix Seal)
Telephone No.: 813-442-7196
Date: November 1 O. 1981
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE
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A, Describe the nature and extent of the project. Refer to existing pollution control facilities, expected improvement in perfor-
mance of the facilities and state whether the project will result in full compliance. Attach additional sheet if necessary.
The original project was a 1 mgd interim treatment facility to serve the North service
area of the City until completion of the Northeast Regiona~ Secondary Facility. The
8 mgd Regional Plant is operational and the interim plant has been converted to a post-
aeration facility.
Is this application associated with or part of a Development of Regional Impact (DR I) pursuant to Chapter 380, Florida Statutes, and
Chapter 22F-2, Florida Administrative Code? _ Yes --.X.... No
B. Schedule of Project Covered in this Application (Construction Permit Application Only).
Federally or State Financed Projects only:
Planning Complete (Date):
Financing Program Complete (Date):
Indicate other local, state and/or federal agency approvals and dates:
N/A
All projects:
Start of Construction (Date):
Completion of Construction (Date):
N/A
C. Cost of Construction (Show a breakdown of costs for individual components/units of the plant serving pollution control purpose
only). Information on actual costs shall be furnished with the application for operation permit.
Total cost of the Northeast Pollution Control Facility $6,557,600.00
D. For this source indicate any previous DER permits: issuance dates, and expiration dates; and orders and notices.
DO 52-36613 Operating Permit issued 12/1/80, expires 5/25/81
Variance DW - 52 - 79 issued 5/25/79 expires 5/25/81
Application for renewal of variance filed on 5/20/81
E. Indicate the relationship between this project and area regional planning for sewage treatment. List steps to be taken for this
sewage treatment plant to become part of an area wide sewage program.
This project is in conformance with the Central Pinellas County 201 Facility Plan.
The method of final effluent disposal is dependent on the recommendations of the
EPA Environmental Impact Statement for the Gulf Outfall which is scheduled for
completion in March 1982.
F. Indicate EPA-NPDES permit, effective date and expiration date:
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Permit No. FL: 00'11607
Application for Modification of NPDES Permit
Issue Date Expiration Date
Filed on January 8, 1980
Section 309 Order No. 81-91(wLSU)
Issued on January 15, 1981
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DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS
A. GENERAL
1. Present Population of Area to be Served:
2. Population Served by Existing Plant:
Type and number of Units:
Year 2000 .
3. ~Population to be Served:
45,000
45,000 including Safety Harbor
(does not include seasonal and
and Alligator Creek diversion
tourist population)
83,600 including Safety Harbor
Type and number of Units:
4. Present Approved Capacity of Plant:
5. New Design Capacity Proposed:
8.0*
MGD -l~5 mgd chlorinated effluent to
Possum Branch 3 mgd to spray irri-
MGD gation by DO 52-36613
B. TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL UNITS
1. List the sequence of treatment units and disposal systems and specify the number, dimensions, capacity and design criteria.
Use additional sheetif necessary.
Treatment or
Disposal Unit
Dimensions, Areas, Capacities
and Other Descriptive Data
Design Criteria
1. Mechan.icaLscreens
2 units each with 20 mgd peak
capacity
4 tanks, total volume 7800 cu. ft.
2 tanks, 75 ft. diameter
8 tanks, 240,000 cu. ft. total
5. Secondary settling
4 tanks, 75 ft. diameter
10 min. detention @ 8 mgd
2.6 hrs. detention @ 8 mgd
Design loading 910 gpd/sq. ft.
5.4 hrs. detention at 8 mgd.
39 Avg. daily pounds
BOD/1000 cu. ft.
4.9 hrs. detention at 8 mgd.
Surface loading at 450 gpd/sq.
ft.
31.4 minutes detention @
8 mgd.
2. Aerated grit removal
3. Primary settling
4. Aeration tanks
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6. Chlorine contact
2 tanks, 23,330 cu. ft.
2. Advanced Waste TreatmentlTertiary Treatment provided for: N / A
[ ] Nitrogen Removal
[ ] Phosphate Removal
C. Chlorination:
[ ] BOD/Suspended Solids Removal
[ ] Other (Specify):
Points of Application: Pre-chlorination, secondary effluent chlorination and chlorination prior
to spray irrigation.
Chlorine Dosage: 2-8000 # /day chlorinations sufficient dose to achieve in excess of 1 ppm
residual in effluent.
List Sludge treatment units:
Aerobic digester
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E. Volume. Composition, and Site and Method of Ultimate Disposal of Sludge (Provide name and address of carrier, if applicable.)
Digested sludge is presently disposed of by landspreading. A project for the
construction of heated sludge drying beds has been designed and will be under
construction in 1982.
F. Method (s) and location(s) of flow measurement.
'Venturi flowmeter located between the grit removal chamber and the primary tanks.
G. Describe practices to be followed to ensure adequate treatment and disinfection during emergencies such as power loss and
equipment failures causing shut down of pollution abatement equipment:
The plant has dual power feed capability from the Florida Power Corporation and
therefore, no engine generator sets have been provided.
H. Laboratory: List tests for which equipment/chemicals are provided:
Laboratory equipment and facilities have been installed to conduct the following
tests:
BOD
Suspended, total, and volatile solids
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
Dissolved Oxygen
pH
Chlorine Residual
Coliforms
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DOMESTIC WASTEWATER CHARACTERISTICS
Information furnished in this section for Construction Permit shall be based on reasonable prediction and good professional judgment.
However, actual data shall be submitted when applying for an operation permit.
A.
B.
Flow (MGD) Average Daily Flow for proposed project:
Water Quality Characteristics:
1.21 base on 12 month average, Oct. 1980 thru Sept.
1981
l. Effluent (1)
(After Chlorination)
Parameter Influent Per Cent
ppm Avg. Design Removal Removal
ppm Ibs./day Capacity
Ibs./day
5-day BO D 172 7 . 72 1664 96
Total Solids:
Total:
Volatile:
Suspended Solids:
Total: 149 4 41 1463 97
Total Nitrogen (N)*
Total Phosphorus (P)*
Other:
*This requirement, if necessary, will be specified in construction permit.
C. Average Chlorine Residual in Effluent
1.9
ppm
D. List industrial wastes, if any. treated in combination with domestic wastes: None
(1) Effluent samples taken of end of chlorine contact tank.
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ULTIMATE EFFLUENT DISPOSAL
A. Type of Receiving Body of Water
Name of Water Body Possum Branch & Old Tampa Bay
1. Surface Waters: Fresh [X) 1
Salt or Brackish [ ] 2
2. Ground Waters: Surface or Sub.surface Irrigation [ ] 3
Ponding and Percolation [ ] 4
Recharge Wells [ ] 5
B. If discharge is to surface waters complete the following:
1. Drainage Ditch
River
landlocked lake
Tidal Estuary
[ ] 1
[ ] 2
[ ] 3
[ 1"4
Small Stream
Man.made Canal
lake with Outlet
Ocean or Gulf
[Xl 5
[ ] 6
[ ] 7
[ ] 8
36-inch outfall
discharg'e line
2. Identify and describe the drainage path of effluents to major body of water:
to Possum Branch which drains to Old T~a Bay.
3. Florida's Water Quality and Use Classification of the receiving waters: Class II
4. Minimum weekly average flow of the receiving bodies of water for lo-year period:
5. Degree of dilution provided by receiving waters of minimum flow:
C. Description of Outfall to Area Surface Water
MGIWK
1. Approximate water depth at outfall during low flow:
1 foot
2. Approximate depth below outfall invert: approximately 1 foot
3. Diameter of outfall: 36-inch reinforced concrete pipe
4. Approximate distance of outfall from shoreline: Approximately 0.8 miles to Old Tampa Bay
D. If discharge into ground waters is involved during treatment or disposal, furnish the following information:
1. Surface or sub-surface irrigation: Spray area i~ surrounded by peripheral ditch
a) Description of disposal structure(s) Pipe I risers I spra.y heads and lmderdrain system. Under-
drainage discharged to POSSllm Bra.nch.
b) Area under irrigation
Total: 70 acres
Per rotation: Approximately 12 acres
c) Irrigation rate: Approximately 3 inches per week
d) Percolation rate: Adequate percolation obtained by use of underdrains.
e) Ultimate disposal of surface sub-surface runoff:
f) Cover crop, type:
Sorghum
2. Seepage Ponds: (for each surface impoundment)
a) Area of Pond(s): N/A
b) Design Depth of Water in the Ponds:
c) Percolation Rate:
d) Indicate any overflow during rainfall:
e) What is groundwater table elevation at its highest point during the year?
What is the elevation of the pond bottom?
f) Number and location of groundwater monitoring wells:
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E~vi;.onmental Data on Pollution sIre.
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1. Character of Area Within One Mile of PI.nt: Residential.
2. Distance from the Nearest Municipality: Inside the City of Clearwater
3. Owner of land (if different from applicant): same
4. Availability of Space for Expansion of Plant: Ci ty owns 320 acres on which the plant is 8i ted
5. If disposal is to groundwater as described in Section 0 above, complete the following: N/A
a) Description of the geohydrology of groundwater in the disposal area:
b) Direction of the groundwater flow:
c) Description of the chemical characteristics and uses of the area groundwater:
d) Indicate the number of potable water supply wells within 500 feet of effluent disposal area, the depths of those wells and
their approximate distances and direction from the disposal area: None
e) list all lakes, ponds and all other sources of surface water within one mile of the disposal area. List their uses and the
water elevations of the water bodies, their approximate distance and direction from the disposal area:
ADDITIONAL DATA FOR TEMPORARY OPERATION PERMIT
(For Existing Sources Not Meeting Department Standards)
Justification for Temporary Operation Permit Request
A. Attach additional sheets responding to the following items: See Attachment A
1. The facts and reasons which support that:
a. the applicant has a waste for which no feasible and acceptable method of treatment or disposal is known and the applicant
is making a bona fide effort through research and other means to discover and implement such a method;
b. the applicant needs permission to pollute the waters within the state for a period of time necessary to complete research,
planning, construction, installation or operation of an approved abatement facility or alternate waste disposal system;
c. there is no present reasonable, alternative means of disposing of applicant's waste other than by discharging into waters of
the state;
d. the denial of a temporary operation permit would work an extreme hardship upon the applicant;
e. granting of a temporary operation permit will be in the public interest;
f. the schedule for meeting compliance outlined in c. is reasonable;
g. the discharge will not be unreasonably destructive to the quality of the receiving waters.
2. The damage or harm resulting, or which may result, to the quality of the receiving water shc>uld the department grant a tem-
porary operation permit or an extension to an existing temporary operation permit.
3. Any advantages or disadvantages to residents and the environment in the affected area resulting from the department granting
or denying a temporary operation permit or an extension to an existing temporary operation permit.
B. Technical Data:
1. Manner of discharge:
2. Receiving body of water:
3. Use of receiving body of water:
4. Condition of receiving body of water:
5. Nature of discharge:
6. Volume of discharge:
7. Frequency of discharge:
B. Quantity of discharge:
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9. Duality of Discharge:
RAW
FINAL
Lbs/day BOD5
Lbs/day Total Suspended Solids
PPM DO at outfall
Lbs/ day Total Phosphorous, P
Lbs/day Total Nitrogen, N
Lbs/day Total Kjeldahl N
10. Proposed Time Discharge is Required:
11. Reasons for Time Requ ired:
12. Reasons why conditions of Chapter 403, Florida Statutes and Chapter 17-3, Florida Administrative Code have not been
met:
C. Plans for meeting full compliance to Chapter 403, F .5., and Chapter 17-3, F .A.C.
Schedule of Increments of Progress to meet compliance:
1. Date when planning is expected to be complete
2. Date when engineering will be complete
3. Date construction application will be submitted to upgrade or replace the ex-
isting plant or build lift station and .force main to phase out the present fa-
cility.
4. Date contract will be let
5. Date construction will commence
6. Date construction is to be complete and 50 certified
7. Date that wastevtlater collection/transmissionltreatment/effluent disposal sys-
tems will be certified "in compliance" to your permit
(cross out inappropriate components)
D. Who will be responsible for overseeing that the above time schedule will be met?
NAME
(Print or type)
TITLE
ADDRESS
PHONE
Signature
Date
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Attachment A
Compliance Schedule
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Northeast Pollution Control Facility
The following compliance and implementation schedule is based on ultimate
effluent disposal by discharge through an outfall to the Gulf of Mexico
off Honeymoon Island, in accordance with the Central Pinellas County 201
Facility Plan.
1. Completion of EPA Environmental Impact
Statement.
2. Commence design of effluent disposal
facilities.
3. Complete design of effluent disposal
facilities.
4. Submit Step 3 Grant Application for
Federal Grants Assistance to EPA.
5. Commence construction of effluent
disposal facilities.
6. Final completion and operation of
approved facilities.
March 1982
Sept. 1982
Jan. 1984
April 1984
Oct. 1984
June 1986
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