DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908-5767 TDD 401-222-4462
Tanvary 26, 2017
Boyajin, Harrington, Richardson & Furness (In Receivership)
182 Waterman Street
Providence, RI 02906
RE: Hope Mills
Scituate Assessor's Plat 3, Lot 8 & Plat 5, Lots 1,114 & 117
Coventry Assessor's Plat 101, Lot 5
Application # 1530-1388
Scituate, Rhode Island
Dear Applicant:
‘Attached herewith are the approved application, plan set, and testing requirements for the
above project.
The approved OWTS design is for a 38,410 gallons per day treatment train consisting of
the following:
3 - 25,000 gallon Septic Tanks
1+ 25,000 gallon Equalization Tank / Anoxic Tank
8- Orenco Advantex AX 100 Treatment Pods
1 - 30,000 gallon Recirculation Tank
1 + Orenco MBBRd-42 Custom Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor
1- 15,000 gallon Dosing tank
toa Pere Rite drip dispersal System.
‘An enhanced treatment system is proposed in order to mitigate against possible adverse
impacts of residual onsite wastewater pollutants to groundwater and surface water
quality.
Pursuant to the application approval, the following stipulations shall apply and shall be
considered an integral part of the approval:
1. The following discharge limits as measured at the 15,000 gallon Dosing Tank in
the treatment train on the plans shall apply:
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (Monthly Average) 30 mg/L.
‘Total Suspended Solids (Monthly Average) 30 mg/L
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Total Nitrogen 10 mg/L
Wastewater flow shall not exceed a monthly average daily flow of 38,410 gallons
per day. Wastewater flow shall be measured monthly so as to ensure compliance
with this stipulation,
‘The permit issued to the above-named persorvapplicant hercinafter referred to as
the “permittee,” only. The permit may be automatically transferred by the
peimittee to @ new owmer provided:
‘a, The current permittee notifies the Director by certified mail at
least thirty (30) days in advance of the proposed transfer date;
b. The notice includes the name and address of the new permittee and
fa written agreement between the existing and new permittee
containing a specific date for the transfer of permit responsibilty,
surety and lieblity between them and;
¢. The Director does not notify the existing permittee ond the
proposed new permittee of his intent to modify or reissue the
permit,
‘The operator or person in responsible charge of the OWTS shall have a Rhode
Island Class 1 (or higher) Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification or
an equivalent certification from another jurisdiction acceptable to the Director. If
the operator is not employed directly by the permittee, a service agreement with
the operator or other contact entity shall be entered into and continuously
‘maintained, and a copy of the active service agreement shall be submitted to the
Director,
“The permittee shall sample and test both the wastewater influent and effluent for
the following parameters:
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Total Suspended Solids
‘Total Nitrogen
Nitrate
Nitrite
‘Ammonia
Fats, Oils & Grease
Alkalinity
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10.
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Temperature
Total Daily Flow
‘The point of sampling of the influent shall be at the inlet of the 25,000 gation
Equalization / Anoxic tank as shown on the plans. The point of effluent sampling
shall be at the 15,000 gallon Dosing Tank in the treatment train on the plans.
‘Sampling and testing shall be conducted monthly. ‘The results shall be submitted
in writing to the Director within thirty (0) days afte the end of the measurement
period, Sampling and measurements shall be representative of the monitored
activity. All sampling results shall be submitted to this department,
‘The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and
ipment installed, At least sixty (60 days prior to requesting approval to
discharge any sewage into the proposed OWTS, the applicant shall cause to be
prepared and submitted to the state for review and approval a copy of the
‘operation and maintenance plan. The plan shall specify procedures for operation,
process control, record keeping, monitoring, weekly maintenance checks, other
routine and periodic maintenance, safety and security. Also, the O & M plan shall
include a contingency plan to address emergency actions and procedures in the
event of equipment failure and power loss.
‘This approval is for the discharge of sanitary sewage only. No toxic, hazardous or
industrial processing waste may be discharged into the system. Floor stripping
wastewaters and other wastewaters generated at the facility that may adversely
affect treatment shall be discharged to the floor stripping waste tank for
appropriate disposal offsite.
{All septage, sludges, screenings or other pollutants removed from the system shall
bbe disposed in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.
‘The permit may be modified, suspended, or revoked for cause. The Director
reserves the right to revise the permit in order to ensure compliance with
applicable state and federal regulations.
‘The Permittee shall allow the Director or his authe sd representative to access
the OWTS system and work areas to inspect equipment, practices, records
pertinent to this permit and stipulated compliance requirements, and to sample
and monitor the wastewater for the purposes of determining compliance,
In the event of treatment interruption, failure to treat to the discharge limits,
bypass or sewage overflow, the permittee shall notify the Director verbally within
twenty-four (24) hours. Such incident shall be reported in writing within five (5)Page 4
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days after it becomes known to the permittee, which report shall include the date
and time(s) of the incident, the duration of the incident, and actions taken to
correct the problem and prevent a reoccurrence,
This project is proposed to be completed in 3 phases as submitted to DEM.
Sampling of the system in to be conducted during all phases,
For purposes of notification, monitoring, compliance or inquires pursuant to this
permit, all correspondence, telephone calls and other contacts shall be directed to
Kyle Ferreira at 401-222-4700 extension 7709 atthe office noted above,
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Mohamed J. Freij(P-E., PLS
Supervising Sanitary Engineer
KF
Enclosure
ce: Acting Building Official, Town of Scituate
Robert Assalone, Building Official, Town of Coventry
Jason Clough, P.E., DiPrete Engineering