COMPREHENSIVE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN ROJECT UMMARY P S For Fayette County, West Virginia September 28, 2005 Revised December 19, 2005 Prepared by: In association with: Submitted to: Mr. David Pollard County Resource Coordinator Fayette County Commission Fayette County Courthouse 1105 Mercer Street = Post Office Box 5849 Fayetteville, WV 25840-0307 Princeton, West Virginia 24740 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................1 2. ADVISORY COMMITTEE & LOCAL COORDINATOR.............................................................2 2.1. Project Advisory Committee...................................................................................2 2.2. Local Office.............................................................................................................3 2.3. Local Project Coordinator.......................................................................................3 3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION & PROJECT MEETINGS ...............................................................4 3.1. Public Participation Plan.........................................................................................4 3.2. Project and Public Meetings...................................................................................4 3.2.1 Wastewater Service District Interviews............................................................5 3.2.2 Project Web Site...............................................................................................5 4. COMMUNITY PROFILE ......................................................................................................6 4.1. Location ..................................................................................................................6 4.2. Population and Demographics...............................................................................8 4.3. Land Use ................................................................................................................9 4.4. Natural Resources..................................................................................................9 4.4.1 Topography.......................................................................................................9 4.4.2 Surficial Geology ............................................................................................10 4.4.3 Soils ................................................................................................................10 4.4.4 Wetlands and Floodplans ...............................................................................12 4.4.5 Floodplains .....................................................................................................12 4.5. Existing Infrastructure...........................................................................................13 4.5.1 Existing Wastewater Infrastructure ................................................................13 4.5.2 Existing Water Supply Infrastructure..............................................................21 4.6. Regulatory Issues.................................................................................................24 4.6.1 Water Quality Standards ................................................................................24 4.6.2 Anti-Degradation.............................................................................................24 4.7. Wastewater Facility Permitting.............................................................................25 4.7.1 Division of Water and Waste Management (DWWM) ...................................25 4.7.2 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Overview .........................26 4.8. Legal and Institutional Issues...............................................................................30 4.8.1 Background.....................................................................................................30 5. WASTEWATER NEEDS DEFINITION .................................................................................33 5.1. Needs Definition for Currently Unsewered Areas ................................................35 5.2. Onsite Systems ....................................................................................................35 5.3. Cluster Systems ...................................................................................................36 5.4. UIC Systems.........................................................................................................38 5.5. Recreational Area WWTFs...................................................................................40 5.6. Septage Management ..........................................................................................40 5.7. Package Treatment Plant Overview ....................................................................42 5.8. PSD and Municipal WWTF Overview ..................................................................44 Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Project Summary Fayette County, West Virginia September 28, 2005 Rev. December 19, 2005 iii 5.8.1 WWTF Overflows ...........................................................................................46 5.8.2 WWTF Financial Evaluation ...........................................................................49 5.9. Watershed-Level Water Quality Analysis ............................................................53 5.9.1 Bacterial Contamination .................................................................................53 5.9.2 Pollutant Sources ...........................................................................................56 5.9.3 Watershed Assessments................................................................................57 5.10. Needs Summary...................................................................................................58 6. ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFICATION AND SCREENING...........................................................59 6.1. Technology Overview ...........................................................................................59 6.1.1 Treatment .......................................................................................................59 6.1.2 Disinfection .....................................................................................................62 6.2. Onsite Systems ....................................................................................................64 6.2.1 Technology Options .......................................................................................64 6.2.2 Treatment .......................................................................................................64 6.2.3 Disinfection Options........................................................................................65 6.2.4 Dispersal Options ...........................................................................................65 6.2.5 Technology Screening Summary...................................................................67 6.3. Cluster Systems ...................................................................................................67 6.3.1 Collection ........................................................................................................68 6.3.2 Treatment .......................................................................................................70 6.3.3 Dispersal.........................................................................................................71 6.3.4 Technology Screening Summary...................................................................72 6.4. Package Plants.....................................................................................................72 6.4.1 Treatment .......................................................................................................72 6.4.2 Disinfection .....................................................................................................73 6.4.3 Disposal..........................................................................................................73 6.4.4 Technology Screening Summary...................................................................73 6.5. PSDs and Municipal WWTFs ...............................................................................75 6.5.1 I/I Reduction and CSO/SSO Control..............................................................75 6.5.2 I/I Reduction vs. Increasing Treatment and Collection System Capacity .....77 6.6. Management Options ...........................................................................................79 6.6.1 Identification of Management Options ...........................................................79 6.6.2 USEPA Management Models ........................................................................82 6.7. Screening Management Options..........................................................................83 6.7.1 Onsite Systems ..............................................................................................83 6.7.2 Cluster Systems .............................................................................................83 6.7.3 Package Plants...............................................................................................84 6.7.4 UIC Systems...................................................................................................84 6.7.5 PSD and Municipal Systems..........................................................................84