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TITLE 5 - THE AMPHIDROME WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMf r. mahony & associates inc. r m a water supply and 273 Weymouth Street • Rockland, MA 02370 pollution control equipment � f�; � � M j�.- O IY1 (�yv SEP 2 9 2003 CI -I y Ur SALEM BOARD OF HEALTH Amphidrome® Recently has Received Title 5 General Approval Although Amphidrome® is best known for its ability to obtain a very high level of nitrogen removal, many of our clients have asked us why we had not applied for Title 5 General Approval for BOD and TSS removal in addition to our Provisional Approval for Nitrogen Control and our Remedial Approval. As a result we have applied for and received the attached General Approval. Please keep in mind that this approval is similar to the General Approval received by our major competitors and is not General Approval for nitrogen removal. You may be aware that Massachusetts DEP is in the process of instituting a quota for manufacturers of nitrogen removal technologies. Unlike our major competitors, our quota will allow us to continue having new applications approved. Please keep in mind that we are actively seeking new provisional nitrogen removal opportunities. tel. 781.982.9300 • fax. 781.982.1056 • frma@compuserve.com • www.frmahony.com 't �\ COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ONE WINTER STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108 617.292-5500 MITT ROMNEY n ELLEN ROY HERZFELDER Governor SEP 2 9 2003 Secretary KERRY HEALEY EDWARD P. KUNCE Lieutenant Governor u l F( O F� Acting Commissioner BOARD OF HEALTH CERTIFICATION FOR GENERAL USE Pursuant to Title 5, 310 CMR 15.000 Name and Address of Applicant: F.R. Mahony & Associates 273 Weymouth Street Rockland, MA 02370 Trade name of technology: Amphidrome Process (hereinafter the "System"). A Schematic Drawing illustrating the System and an Inspection Checklist are attached and are part of this Certification. Transmittal Number: W 031728 Date of Issuance: July 1, 2003 Authority for Issuance Pursuant to Title 5 of the State Environmental Code, 310 CMR 15.000, the Department of Environmenta`f Protection hereby issues this Certification for General Use to: FR Mahony & Associates, 273 Weymouth Street, Rockland, MA 02370 (hereinafter "the Company"), certifying the System described herein for General Use in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Sale and use of the System are conditioned on and subject to compliance by the Company and the System owner with the terms and conditions set forth below. Any noncompliance with the terms or conditions of this Certification constitutes a violation of 310 CMR 15.000. Division of Watershed Management Department of Environmental Protection � 8DI Date This information is available in alternate format. Call Aprel McCabe, ADA Coordinator at Ifi17.5561171. TDD Service. 1400-299-2207. DEP on the Word Wide Web: http:/Av .mass.gov/dep 0 Pdnted on Recoed Paper ai Amphidrome Treatment Process, Certification for General Use r Page 2 of 6 I. Purpose The purpose of this Certification is to allow the use of the System in Massachusetts on a General use basis. 2. With the necessary permits and approvals required by 310 CMR 15.000, this Certification authorizes the installation and use of the System in Massachusetts. 3. The System may be installed on all facilities where a system in compliance with 310 CMR 15.000 exists on site or could be built and for which a site evaluation in compliance with 310 CMR 15.000 has been approved by the local approving authority or by DEP if DEP approval is required by 310 CMR 15.000. This Certification does not allow the use of the System on facilities for nitrogen reduction in a Department designated nitrogen sensitive or limited area as defined in 310 CMR 15.214 and 15.215. 4. The System is approved for use at facilities with a maximum design flow less than 10,000 gallons per day (GPD). H. Design Standards The System is a biological wastewater treatment system that utilizes a Submerged Attached -Growth Sequencing Bioreactor (SAGSB). The System consists of an anoxic/equalization tank, which must comply with the design criteria set forth below, a single reactor which alternates between aerobic and anaerobic conditions, and a clear well. Wastewater passes from the anoxic/equalization tank, through a granular biological filter and into the clear well. A pump is then used to reverse the flow back to the anoxic/equalization tank. This cycle is repeated multiple times and the effluent is discharged to the soil absorption system. A schematic of the System js attached to and is part of this Approval. i The anoxic/equalization tank shall be designed to have a total working volume equal to one day's design flow plus the volume of one backwash. ii The residual volume (i.e. volume below the effluent invert) shall equal one day's design flow. iii The height of the effluent pipe from the bottom of tank shall be at least 4 ft. iv The effluent tee shall not be more than 1 ft. below the effluent invert. v The volume between the influent invert and the effluent invert (i.e. fluctuating volume) must be equal to the volume required for one backwash. vi The influent invert shall be placed as close to the top of the tank as possible. I Amphidrome Treatment Process, Certification for General Use f Page 3 of 6 vii The influent and effluent tees shall be located under the access lids or manholes, and positioned at opposite ends of the tank. viii The risers of the tees shall extend into the manhole risers to ensure The risers are above the high water level. ix A minimum 1,500 -gallon anoxic/equalization tank is required. X The requirements in 310 CMR 15.223(1) and 310 CMR 15.224 do not apply to the System. xi The System shall be installed in series between the building sewer and the soil absorption system of a standard Title 5 system constructed in accordance with 310 CMR 15.100 — 15.279, subject to the provisions of this Approval. III. General Conditions 1. The provisions of 310 CMR 15.000 are applicable to the use and operation of this System, except those that specifically have been varied by the terms of this Certification. 2. Any required operation and maintenance, monitoring and testing shall be performed in accordance with a Department approved plan. Any required sample analysis shall be conducted by an independent U.S. EPA or DEP approved testing laboratory. It shall be a violation of this Certification to falsify any data collected pursuant to an approved testing plan, to omit any required data or to fail to submit any report required by such plan. 3. The facility served by the System, and the System itself, shall be open to inspection and sampling by the Department and the local approving authority at all reasonable times. 4. Jn accordance with applicable law, the Department or the local approving I uthority may require the owner of the System to cease operation of the System and/or to take any other action as it deems necessary to protect public health, safety, welfare or the environment. 5. The Department has not determined that the performance of the System will provide a level of protection to public health and safety and the environment that is at least equivalent to that of a sanitary sewer system. Accordingly, no System shall be upgraded or expanded, if it is feasible to connect the facility to a sanitary sewer, unless as allowed pursuant to 310 CMR 15.004. 6. Design, installation and operation of the System shall be in strict conformance with the Company's DEP approved plans and specifications and 310 CMR 15.000, subject to this Certification. t Amphidrome Treatment Process, Certification for General Use Page 4 of 6 N. Conditions Applicable to the System Owner 1. The System is certified only in connection with the discharge of sanitary wastewater. Any non -sanitary wastewater generated or used at the facility served by the System shall not be introduced into the System and shall be lawfully disposed of. 2. Operation and Maintenance agreement: a Throughout its life, the System shall be under an operation and maintenance (0&M) agreement. No O&M agreement shall be for less than one year. b No System shall be used until an O&M agreement is submitted to the local approving authority which: i Provides for the contracting of a person or firm trained by the Company as provided in Section V (5) and competent in providing services consistent with the System's specifications, with the operation and maintenance requirements specified by the Company and the designer, and with any specified by the Department; ii Contains procedures for notification to the Department and to the local approving authority within five days of a System failure, malfunction or alarm event and for corrective measures to be taken immediately; iii Provides the name of an operator, which must be a Massachusetts certified operator as required by 257 CMR 2.00 of an appropriate grade that will operate and monitor the System. The operator must operate and maintain the System at least every three months and anytime there is an alarm event. 3. The System owner shall at all times have the System properly operated and maintained in accordance with this Certification, the designer's operation and maintenance requirements and the Company's approved procedures. The System owner shall notify the Department and the local approving authority, in writing, within seven days of a change in the operator. 4. The System owner shall provide a copy of this Certification, prior to signing of a purchase and sales agreement for the facility served by the System or any portion thereof, to the proposed new owner. 5. The System owner shall furnish the Department any information that the Department requests regarding the System, within 21 days of the date of receipt of that request. I Amphidrome Treatment Process, Certification for General Use Page 5 of 6 6. By September 30'h of each year, the System owner shall submit to the Department and the local approving authority an O&M and technology checklist, completed by the System operator for each inspection performed during the previous 12 months. Copies of the checklists are attached to this Certification. V. Conditions Applicable to the Company 1. By January 31st of each year, the Company shall submit to the Department a report signed by a corporate officer, general partner, or Company owner that contains information on the System for the previous calendar year. The report shall state: the number of units of the System sold for use in Massachusetts during the previous year; the address of each installed System, the owner's name and address, the type of use (e.g. residential, commercial, school, institutional) and the design flow; and for all systems installed since the first issuance of Certification for General Use, all known failures, in alfunctions, and corrective actions taken and the address of each such event. 2. The Company shall notify the Director of the Watershed Permitting Program at least thirty days in advance of the proposed transfer, of ownership of the technology for which this Certification is issued. Said notification shall include the name and address of the proposed owner containing a specific date of transfer of ownership, responsibility, coverage and liability between them. All provisions of this Certification applicable to the Company shall be applicable to successors and assigns of the Company, unless the Department determines otherwise. 3. The Company shall develop and submit to the Department within 60 days of the effective date of this Certification: minimum installation requirements; an operating manual, including information on substances that should not be discharged to the System; a maintenance checklist; and a recommended schedule ,for maintenance of the System essential to consistent successful performance of the installed Systems. 4. The Company shall make available, in printed and electronic format, the referenced procedures and protocol in paragraphs 3 directly above to owners, operators, designers and installers of the System. 5. The Company shall institute and maintain a program of operator training and continuing education. The Company shall maintain and annually update, and make available the list of qualified operators by January 3151 and make the list known to local approving authorities, the Department and to users of the technology. 6. The Company shall famish the Department any information that the Department requests regarding the System within 21 days of the date of receipt of that request. T Amphidrome Treatment Process, Certification for General Use Page 6 of 6 J 7. The Company shall include copies of this Certification and the procedures described in Section V (3) with each System that is sold. In any contract executed by the Company for distribution or re -sale of the System, the Company shall require the distributor or re -seller to provide each purchaser of the System with copies of this Certification and the procedures described in Sections V (3). 8. The Company shall comply with 310 CMR 15.000 and all Department policies and guidance that apply and as they may be amended from time to time. VI. Reporting 1. All notices and documents required to be submitted to the Department by this Certification shall be submitted to: Director Watershed Permitting Program Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street - 6th floor Boston, Massachusetts 02108 VII. Rights of the Department I . The Department may suspend, modify or revoke this Certification for cause, including, but not limited to, noncompliance with the terms of this Certification, non-payment of any annual compliance assurance fee, for obtaining the Certification by misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully all relevant facts or any change in or discovery of conditions that would constitute grounds for discontinuance of the Certification, or as necessary for the protection of public health, safety, welfare, or the environment, and as authorized by applicable law. The Department reserves its rights to take any enforcement action authorized by '-law with respect to this Certification and/or the System against the owner, or operator of the System, and/or the Company. W 03172$-AmphidromeGeneralUse(Final) PLAN VIEW RO A 9.0ocoh n -I m _ woPPob many 1� Srelen ^ DYabvpo O nae a ee .r .. p — — yin ••inlno�•y . Kai ero�•nban PRORLE VIEW Ata.• Omoo cow Ian con (Ip) kv St. e' _____________________ ___ ___ __________ unron tAl.un T..e. Rpdrtl m colon. - Gnsl � Intel 24' float T � � e (wfart/) i' T IYRIM I o�aa Ye In Osvn.Itn Bor al Tiotlo. own neA�eaciNeoi tMl.u. R.I.a .Rb.. !-D' e - we i I=d I, ].npa GAIION ANn1DO TANK b t nm cm i aN O FAR Wo i TANK s.� AmphlEromeM Process Single Fomil Unit A11PHiDRDUE'i Seobt 41S D.A. BY dab No. REACICR Dol. AW4 BY MP Pbr N.. M0 F M AHONY R w It I Amphidromelm Inspection Checklist Wastewater Facility Location Day/Date operator/Firm Facility Type: Amphidrome Plus Single Dual Design Parameters: Effluent RPl m/d RP2 m/d BWPI Flow kgpd BOD TSS NH3 NO3 Total -N Fecal Coliform m/d DBWP2 m/d Actual Data: (latest lab result) *field results day avg. Flow kgpd BOD TSS NH3_ NO3 Total -N Fecal Coliform m/d Meth.Pump Amph.#1 No. of Treatment Cycles/24hrs 24 hr Timer Reset Cycle Beginning/End times Train 1-1 2 34 Train 2-1 2 3 4_ Backwash Cycles -TIC Train 1-1 2 3 4 Train -2-1 2 3 4. Denite BW Frequency/TIC 1 2 RETURN CYCLES Train I -No. of Return cycles Time after high float Train 2 -No. of Return cycles Time after high float Equipment Run Time TIC P131 m/d PB2 COUNTERS m/d BWB1 m/dBWB2 m/d RPl m/d RP2 m/d BWPI m/d BWP2 m/d DFP1 : - m/d DFP2 m/d DBWPI m/d DBWP2 m/d INF Pumps ' 1 m/d 2 m/d 3 m/d 4 m/d EFF Pumps 1 m/d 2—m/d 3 m/d 4 m/d Meth.Pump Amph.#1 m/d Amph#2 m/d Denite m/d Alk Pump/loc. #1 m/d- #2 3m/d-_ m/d- #3—m/d-- COUNTERS No. of Discharges off of High float Amp1BW_ Amp1FBW Amp2BW_Amp2FBW_ DBW_DFBW Equipment OFF-LINE/Reason 1. 2. 3. 4. Anoxic Tank Sludge DOB/water level http://www.state.ma.us/dep/brp/w%TWfil&it/Ampck.doc t r Amphidrome" Inspection Checklist Location Time In Out Participants: Review of Site Visit httpi/www.state.ma.usidep/brp/wwm/fileslit/Ampck.doc 2 Wastewater Treatment System Amphidrome® and Amphidrome Plus® f r. mahony &associates inc. tel. 781.982.9300 fax. 781.982.1056 273 Weymouth Street • Rockland, MA 02370 www.frmahony.com EQUIPMENT/PROCESS APPLICATION ENGINEERS ■ WATER SUPLY.AND PULLUTION CONTROL Amphidreme® The Amphidrome® and Amphidrome Plus® offer the highest degree of nitrogen removal of any system available. „If yo need a•high quality treatment system with low visual z�- _... AL im acaVblen&ihtoahe --- glandsape,Et'heUnt -11 iderhand.f: r �� � s mp `dro ystem;, Dell �x a -yea WA Am`gh rome® ' vahced effluent° �, �Since'the first E family h0Tmes ti reached Nii&a: 4 iidiome®.installation, frina has provided systems that treat flows from single: llons peday twTotal`ri�troen Itrmmts of less than 10 mg/I ca'rre` 100;000 ga 4h why not protect your valuable ' System Benefits ighest Degree of nitrogen removal igh quality effluent protects SAS educed SAS area requlrenents_c_an be ■ No specially fabricated'equ pment=ne_ ed� ■,Low visual impact ■Low Cost i Controlled by PLCusystem.to provide reliable„ process control ■ Highly flexible process control to meet your ~f Applications Coastal properties, Zone II well protection areas, failing existing SAS with limited site conditions can all benefit from the Amphidrome@ process. Commercial properties, resorts, shopping malls can also benefit from the high quality treatment from Amphidrome@ systems. Other applications include common or shared systems on cluster parcels or mobile home sites, camp sites. The Amphidrome@ works well as a component in meeting water reuse discharge limits. lane provides process design, equipment, technical guidance and testing of a complete Amphidrome@ system * Biological filter media * Stainless steel internals * Instrumentation & Controls * Valves, backwash and process air blower packages * Backwash/return and discharge pumps, pump stations * Start-up, testing and instruction by trained professionals. * Complete operations and training manuals Stratford Ponds Total Nitrogen in Influent vs. Effluent 120 100 60 +Total Nm Notal Ne8 E at 60 —� TNlimB(10mryt) —3 limit (5 m9'L) 40 20 o - 3/11197 6/19197 92797 11398 4/1558 72458 11/158 25/99 Amphidrome@ Controls The Amphidrome@ and Amphidrome Plus@ PLC controller is the heart of the process. The PLC provides reliable operation of all system components. The PLC controls adjust to your system needs and adjust the process controls for your varied lifestyle. The Amphidrome@ controller knows when you are away for extended periods and reduces operating systems to optimize the process control. When you return to normal activity the Amphidrome@ controller resumes normal operatinq conditions. Contact Information f r. mahony &associates inc. r a Tel: 781-982-9300 Fax: 781-982-1056 Email: Info@frmahony.com