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E FFECTS OF BREWERY WASTE ON THE
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY
MERRIMACK, NEW H 4PSHIRE
During Nay 1970 the Merrimack, New Hampshire Water Pollution
Control Facility (WPCF) went into operation. Although the facility
was designed to treat a combination of domestic and industrial waste,
at present, the WPCF receives predominately industrial waste from the
Anheuser—Busch, Inc. brewery and the Nashua Corporation. The brewery
has agreed to limit the waste which it discharges as not to overload the
WPCF. The plant operators have experienced considerable difficulty in
operating with a varying waste load.
As the facility has not received final approval on an Environmental
Protection Agency construction grant, the EPA Region I Surveillance and
Analysis Division was requested by Air and Water Programs Division to
evaluate the brewery waste discharged to the WPCF.
Water Pollution Control Facility
The Merrimack WPCF located in Merrimack, New Hampshire 1.2 miles
north of the Nashua (Figure 1) city line on the west bank of the Merrimack
River provid s secondary treatment using a high rate trickling filter
followed by activated sludge (see Figure 2). Although the facility is
designed to treat a domestic flow of 2.3 mgd and an industrial flow of
2.7 mgd, the present flow into the WPCF is about 2.5 mgd which comes from
Anheuser—Busch, Inc. and the Nashua Corporation. Anheuser Busch contributes
90 to 95 per cent of the flow to the WPCF.

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Conduct of Study and Observations
Under the direction of the Technical Studies Section (TSS), Sur-
veillance and Analysis Division, the WPCF personnel collected hourly
influent and effluent samples on February 2, 1972 (See Table 1). These
samples were composited, proportional to flow, into four six—hour influent
samples and four six—hour effluent samples.
On February 10 and 11, 1972, the TSS used an automatic sampler to
collect 24 individual hourly samples from the brewery waste stream. After
the samples were analyzed for pH (Table 2 and Figure 3), they were corn—
posited into two twelve—hour composites. Equipment failure, primarily due
to environmental conditions, prevented concurrent sampling of the waste
stream and the WPCF. Several individual grab samples were collected from
the waste stream when establishing the sampling station at the brewery
(MAB—l).
On February 8, the automatic sampler was installed in the brewery
waste stream. The sampler only collected two samples before it became
clogged with a mass of material which best can be described as looking
like an old mop. It had a mousey gray color with bits of yellow—green
material interspersed through it. Included in the sample were several
bits of paper, a drinking straw (plastic) and wood chips. When observed
at 20 X, the yellow—green material appeared to be small leaves on petals
of flowers (Hops would be a source of this material.); slivers of wood
were observed; and the bulk of the samples was composed of a white fibrous
material. A possible source of this -might be from the main veins in the
hops flowers. When distilled water was added to a portion of the sample,
a grey—white floc was produced. Some of this material was observed at 800 X
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and disclosed the presence of many yeast cells, small clusters of fila—
inentous cellular forms, and unidentifiable debris.
Mr. Sherwood, WPCF Superintendent, after being shown the mass of
material stated that similar material had often caused problems in the
plant. He called the Anheuser—Busch Plant engineers who observed the
material and said they would investigate its origin in the brewery.
All, samples were analyzed according to EPA Standard Methods at the
Surveillance and Analysis Division laboratory in Needham, Massachusetts.
Tables 3 and 4 present the results of these analyses.
The treatment plant influent flow was measured at the main pump house
and the effluent at the chlorine contact chamber (Figure 4). Although the
brewery waste passes through a Parshall flume, the continuous recording
equipment at the flume was not operating; therefore, the brewery waste f1o
was calculated using the WPCF influent flow rate. Since the brewery con-
tributes between 90 to 95 percent of the flow, the influent flow rate is
representative of the brewery waste flow. Figure 5 shows the calculated
flow for February 10 and 11.
A temperature recorder was installed on February 8, 1972 at brewery
waste flume to record the temperature of the waste (Figure 6). Due to
environmental conditions and equipment failure, a continuous temperature
record was not obtained.
While approaching the WPCF, an apparent brewery waste odor could be
detected about 100 yards from the gate. This odor was very intense inside
the main pump house.
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Th weir pl.:itc oE the pr:hu try c13ri1 .Ler had pulled way Erow thu
clarifier wall in places, and a large quantity of suspended solids were
observed flowing over and under the weir plate.
At or just below the elevation of the trickling filter distribution
arm were a series of cracks in the metal exterior wall. Waste water was
dripping out of the cracks and freezing on the wall. The rust on the wall
indicated that the cracks had occurred some time ago.
A substantial quantity of suspended solids were also observed in the
effluent of the secondary clarifier and the chlorine contact chambers
Discussion
On April 24, 1968, Anheuser—Busch, Inc. signed an agreement with the
town of Merrimack (See Appendix I) which set the approximate character-
istics of the waste to be discharged by the brewery in the agreement. -
Anheuser—Busch also agreed to maintain the waste pH between ..5.0 and 10.0
and not to discharge any waste which - . is of such nature as to impair
the strength, durability, hydraulic, or biological capability of the town
system. . . Table 5 compares the brewery waste discharged data with the
values mentioned in the agreement.
Although the brewery waste flow is approximately the same as stated
in the agreement, the BOD concentration was up to three times the agree-
ment value. The pH on February 10 and 11 varied from over two units below
to almost one unit above the agreed—upon range. In addition to the
violation of the range, such a large pH variation very likely will impair
the biological capability of the.WPCF.
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The grey mop—like mass which clogged the sampler on February 8
could also impair the operation of the treatment plant.
The WPCF removed 91 percent of the BOD and in the order of 60 percent
of the suspended solids during the survey on February 2 (Table 6). Although
the efficiency is acceptable for a secondary plant, the BOD of the effluent
is similar to that of raw sewage discharge from a city population of 21,000.
This waste is discharged near the present low point in the dissolved oxygen
“sag curve” 1 of the Merrimack River, thus extending the river reach with a
low dissolved oxygen.
The present BOD load on the treatment plant is in excess of the
design BOD capacity (See Appendix II), even though the hydraulic loading
is less than one—half the design capacity. When the remaining waste in the
town is tied into the WPCF, the additional BOD load will overload the
facility. Table 7 presents the existing WPCF loadings.
1 Report on Pollution of the Merrimack River and Certain Tributaries
• Part II — Stream Studies Physical, Chemical and Bacteriological
U.S. D.I., FWPCA, 4ugust 1966
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TABLE 1
Station Latitude Longitude Description
0 tI 0 t it
NAB—i 42 49 25 71 29 04 NAB—i is at the flume where
Anheuser—Busch br- ry effluent
is discharged. The point is
located in a building at the
southeast corner of the property.
MNH—i 42 48 38 71 28 32 MNH—1 is the infiuent located in
_____________________________________ - the main pump house at the
Merrimack TPTPCF. MNH—l is just
after the comminuter.
MNH—2 42 48 30 71 28 32 MNH—2 is located after the chlorine
contact chamber just before the
effluent is discharged into the
river.

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TABLE 2
Hourly pH values at NAB—i
from 0930 2/10/72 to 0830 2/11/72
Time pjj
0930 4.3
1030 ND
1130 10.0
1230 3.5
1330 3.8
1430 3.8
1530 3.6
1630 4.2
1730 3.9
1830 3.8
1930 3.7
2030 3.8
2130 4.0
2230 2.8
2330 3.8
0030 10.7
0130 10.4
0230 ND
0330 3.9
0430 3.4
0530 3.8
0630 ND
0730 3.9
0830 8.3

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SAMPLE ANALYSES AND ABBREVIATIONS
__________________ Description
5—day biochemical oxygen
demand incubated at 20°C
Hydrogen ion concentration
Total nonfilterab] e Total suspended solids
residue
Total fixed nonfilterable Inorganic suspended
residue solids
Total P Total phosphorus
TKN Total kjeldahl nitrogen
NH 3 -N Ammonia nitrogen
N0 3 —N0 2 as N Nitrate — Nitrite
NO 2 N Nitrite
Letters preceding a reported value denote the following:
K — less than
J — estimated as, not accurate
ND — no data
Abbreviations:
mg/i — milligrams per liter
— degrees centigrade
Analyses Reported
BOD 5
pH
Measured In
mg/l
Standard Units — SU
tug/i
tug / 1
tug / 1
tug / 1
tug / 1
mg/i
of phosphorus
of nitrogen
of nitrogen
of nitrogen
mg/i of nitrogen

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TAB’LE 3
EW IIAMPSIILRE
CONTROL FACiLiTY
D EFFLUENT (MNII-2)
E SAMPLES
2, 1972
MERRIMACK, N
WATER POLLUTION
INFLUENT (MN1 [ -1) A
CO ’U?O SIT
FEBRUARY
Time
BOD 5 .
mg/i
Tot.
Flit.
ing/1
Non
Res.
TotalFixe
Non—Filt.
mg/i
influent (MNH—1)
es. TKN NH 3 -N NO —NO 2 as N NO —N Total P
mg/i mg/i mg/i mg 1 . ing/1
0001—0500 1500
550.5
60.5
11.48
0.56
0.72
0.010
7.04
0600—1100 1150
266.6
17.3
8.12
0.84
1.12
0.013
9.28
1200—1700 2000
ND
ND
15.54
0.76
0.76
0.010
18.88
‘800—2300 2600
ND
ND
17.36
1.12
0.72
0.015
9.60
Effluent; (MN}I-2)
OO2O—O 2O. 56
138.5
30.0
3.92
0.56
0.10
0.02K
3.20
0620—1120 210
211.6
32.2
9.24
Ni)
0.023
0.02K
8.32
1220—1720 310J
156.6
25.8
i]..48
0.87.
0.020
0.02K
9.60
1820—2320 170J
207.2
41.0
5.39
0.48
0.015
0.02K
8.00

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TABLE 4
MERRIMACK, NEW HANPSHIRE
WATER POLLUTiON CONTROL FACILITY
STATION MAB—1
BOD
Time Date Type mgI
Tot.
Flit.
mg/i
Non
Res.
Tot. Fixed
Non—Filt. Res.
mg/i
1130
0930—1030
0830
0830
0930—2030
2130—0830
2/3/72
2/8/72
2/9/72
2/9/72
2/10/7 2
2/10 / 72
1090.5
494.2
499.5
408
Grab
Camp
Grab
Grab
Camp
Camp
3100
2100
1750
2550
2450
1300
163.4
26.3
24.9
11.2
TKN
mg/i
24.22
14.0
17.92
32.34
26.60
16.94
NH -N
1.61
1.05
1.12
1.54
2.45
1.33
N0 3 —N0 2 as N
— mgli
1.12
1.52
1.44
1.76
1.40
1.28
N0 2 -N
mg / 1
0.010
0.010
0.005
0.005
0.010
0.005
Total P
mg/i
16.96
19.84
8.96
13.44
24.32
12.80

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TABLE 5
COMPARISON OF ANHEUSER—BUSCH, INC. BREWERY WASTE AND THE VALUE STATED IN THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE TOWN
Agreement Observed
Flow (mgd) 2.4 2.3
BOD (mg/i) 1,000 1300-3100
Suspended solids (mg/i) 450 408 — 1090.5
pH Range (SU) 5.0—10.0 2.8 — 10.7

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TABLE 6
• EFFICIENCY OF MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
FEBRUARY 2, 1972
Influent •Ef fluent %Removal
BOD 5 lbs. 39,562 3,631 91
Suspended solids lbs. 8,714* 3,438 60
POUNDS OF BOD 5 FROM
ANHEUSER—BUSCH, INC.
0930 ON FEBRUARY 10, 1972 TO
0830 ON FEBRUARY 11, 1972
Station MAB—1
Flow BOD 5 BOD 5
Composite Time Gal. mg/i lbs .
0930—2030 1.25x 10 6 2450 25,645
2130—0830 l.0x10 6 1300 11,060
Totals for 24 hours 2.25x10 6 36,105
*Projected — See Table 7.

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TABLE 7
BOD 5 AND TOTAL NON-FILTERABLE RESIDUE
RRIMACK, NEW HA SHIRE
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
FEBRUARY 2, 1972
Station MMH—i
Flow BOD 5 BOD 5 T—NFR T—NFR
Composite Period Gal. mg/i lbs. mg/i lbs .
0001—0500 6.25x10 6 1500 i,790 550 2,880
0600—1100 6.75x10 6 1150 6,377 67 1,477
1200—1700 6.75x 10 6 2000 11,300 ND ND
1800—2300 6.50x10 6 2600 14,095 ND
Totals 26.25x10 6 39,562 8,714*
Station MNH—2
0020—0520 5.25x 10 6 56 243 139 600
0620—1120 6.50x10 6 210 1,150 212 1,160
1220—1720 5.75x10 6 310 1,473 157 745
1820—2320 5.50xl0 6 170 765 207 933
Totals 23.0x10 6 3,631 3,438
*Since data was only available for a 12 hour period from 0001 through
1100 hours, the loading for that period was doubled to project a total
daily load.

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ANHEUSER- BUSCH INC.
and
WATER POLLUTION
CONTROL FAQILITY
MERRIMACK NEW HAMPSHIRE
IiORSESttOE
F GL 1

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ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWERY WASTE
IUA CORPORATION
MAIN- PUMPING STATION
SLUDGE
THICKENERS Q
0
SETTLING TANKS
FINAL SETTLING
TANKS
NEUTRALIZATION TA (S
HEADV1ORK
BUILDING
CHLORINATION BUILDING
MERRIMACK NEW HAMPSHIRE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY
TANKS
OUTFALL
I
AER IoN-
TANKS
CONTACT
CHAMBER

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12
S
4
3
2
0930 1130 1330 1530 1730 1930 2130 2330 0130 0330 0530 0730 0930
I 2/10/72 I 2/Il/T a I
TIME
pH vs. TIME
ANHE USER — BUSCH INC.
EFFLUENT MAB-I
I I
I0
9
8
7
6
!1GU 3

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3
— — -I
d
- 20
—
0
-J
I L .
/
1% 2 ‘
10500
I 0•
__ — — —
9000
0
4
0
u cr
w
0 .
0
U)
z
0-
a.
6000
MNI-I 2 EFFLUENT
— — MNH I INFLUENT
___—— INFLUENT BOD
4500
5000
0001 0200 0400 0600 0800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400
TIME
1500
0
BOD 5 and FLOW vs. TIME
MERRIMACK N.H.
2/2/72

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ESTIMATED
FLOW
AND BOD 5 FROM
ANHEUSER-BUSCH
From
0930
on 2/10/72 to
0830
on
2/11/72
4 0.
0
0
-J
Li
50
20
I0
00
30000
27000
24000
21000
18000
15000
12000
9000
6000
3000
0
0
OW
00.
2
0
0930 1130 1330
1530
1730
1930
2130
2330
TIME
0130
0330
0530
0730
0930
INC.
I

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44
40 —
36
32 —
0
0 26 —
z
I ii
24
20
0
‘a
I— 16 -
12 -
. I.I.I.I.I.l.I —I I.I.I.
0900 1100 I OO 1500 1700 1900 2100 2300 0100 0300 0500 0700 0900
TIME
ANHEUSER—BUSCH OflEVJERY bVASTE
I EM PER AT U RE
FEBRUARY 8—9, 1972
4-
0

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APPENDIX I
April 24, 1968 AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
TOWN OP MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE
ax$
ANHEUSER—BUSCH, INC.

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AGBEE 1E!T I
__ f /i
- This reencnt is entered ‘into thI _________ day of
____________, 1958, by and between AI a USEI -BUSCH, IICORP0RA D,
a ‘iissouri corporation having a principal place of bQzincss In
St. Louis, -iissouri (hereinafter called tTco r ariytl) and the T0’J1
OF 1- RRfl.1ACK (hereinafter called “To :n”), a r unicIpal corporation
in the State of Nc z Hamps ire, acting by and throuah its duly
elected Board of Selectmen.
In consideration of the mutual a reeu ts h rcin con-
tained, Coiipany and To rn hereby agree as follovs:
• ]., 3aek rounc1 Facts . The following facts forr the
ackground and basis for this A reemcnt:
(a) Company plans to construct a brewery in MerrImack,
New NaLipshire, pursuant to a Chcdui under riich It Is currently-
tIrnated that production In said facility may be Initiated on or
about March 1, 1970.
(b) Conmany’s waste characteristics will be a roxi—
riately as follows:
(i) Flow - 880,000,030 gallonQ per year,
(ii) Biochemical 0xy en D nd (BOD) -
1000 parts per million,
(iii) Suspended solIds — l .50 parts per mIIlIon.
(c) To’.m has agreed to design , finance, construct
and operate a seua e collectIon and treathent syster (hereinafte -
cal)ed the Syste ’) of adequate capacIty to accept and treat
Town sewage and Industria1 aste from Compan j’s proposed brewery,
d in furtherance of this agreement Town has:

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(i) At a Special Town on Feoru .ry 13, 1963,
and c.t an Lnnual Town :eetin on i: rch 12, 1963, c po rc-rcd it.
- 3oard of Selcctr-ien to borrow up to five r i1Jion dollars ( ;5,OOO,COO)
to fin incc the dezigi and constructIon of t System.
(ii) Rctairi d the firi i of rzon— icho1c &
Co ar j, Inc • to ciczi n the Systo and appr .riated fun foi’
initial 1csi ri wor:-z.
(iii) flcqucsted the State of Ncu }Iaz pchi e to
guarantee up to five i11icn dollars ( f3DCOO,OOO) ;o .’th of To :n
bonds to be issued to finance the Sy3tcm (such rec!uest zas ac.ted
upon favorably by approprIate State officIa1 on :arc1 27, 1953).
(d) Co any, In order to e: pedite fIn.ancln and
des nIn of the Systeri prior to tiaidn a firn coL i1t :ent to
locate in i rIi ac} has agreed by letter dated March 25, 1953 to
uararitee e.x cnditures Incurred by To;rn up to. May 1, 1963 relatIve
to financing and desi in the Systei .
2. Financ1n ConstructIon of the In addition
to steps already ta1czen to borrow up to 45,CcO,000 by appropriate
bondIng methods (as described in para 2’aph .(c)(i) and (iii)
hereof), To •rn agrees to:
(a) File appropriate applIcati n vith the State of
New iia pshIre for a construction grant of 1 of the cost of
!!eU jb1e?l Ite (to be in the forri of annual payrnents by the
State on Indcbtedne s ssu ’ ed by it) and to do all thin 3 necessary
and propdr to secure approval pf saId application.
(b) File pprbprIate applicatIon ;Ith the FederL.
}overn nt -for the ci eli ibleconstr ation grant (to be

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in the form ol’ cash), to do all things necessa-ry and prc2 r to
c•curc arproval of a1d application’, and to use all Fc-der l ftr cs
secu ’cd for reduction or service of the debt incurred to fin t o
de t n and construction of the System.
(c) Service that portion of the inc.lcbtne2s not
serviced by Federal oz’ State participation with rc-venuos c erive
from To rn’ c ad valorern tax on property.
(d) Take all other steps necessary and proper to
arranze for the issuance and sale of bonds necessary to fin nce
design and .construetion of the Systeti as expeditiously a
possible.
3. Construction of the Syste n . On the date hereof the
dea1 n of the proposed System has not been coi pleted, however
Town agrees:
(a) To retain Anderson-NIchols & Co: pany, Inc. to
complete all necessary design rori as expeditiously a possibe -.
(b) To cooperate with appropriate State- and Federal
officials and to secure Anderson—Nichols’ cooperatIon with such
officIals and with cont.ractors bidding on the job, to expedite
necessary aoprbval of piana and a i e co=pletion of constr’ ct on
of the treatment plant and interceptor sewer rur..ninz fro it to
and beyond Comoany’s plant at the earlIest possible date. It s
understood that under the current prooosed schedule Co any will
require sew tge treatz.cnt and disposal facilitIes on or befc e
1!arch 1, 1970, and Town agrees to rake every reasonable e ort
to assure completIon of the described facilitIes br thet date.

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Cc,r: -iy azrecz Co notify To ’ rrt in iritir iediatcly if thL
ro z d schcduie :ifl vary substantially.
(c) That the Cystc z1l1 ‘be desi ned and built to
provide foi’:
(i) An inItial treatmcnt plant with sufficient
hydraulic capacity to o.ccept an avera e
influent of 5,OOO COO gallons per day and
zith a bIolo ical capacity of ppro :ir tely
J -o,ooo pounds pc i ’ day of DOD (appro: i atcly
l .O greater capacity than required for
Co .ipany waste).
(ii) An intercc tor zc r which runs north fro:
To m 2 s treatment plant to and beyoid
Co pany*s property, and t thich has capacity
to accept an avcra e ±nfluent of 1O,000,OCO
gallons pe dey.
(iii) Future expansion of the treat ent plant to
twice its Initial capacity.
11., Cost of Orcrat1n end M intain1n’ the Spstcm ,
A. General : Toun agrees that all operation and cain—
tenance costs of the Systeiii will be paid froi current revenues to
be derived from sewer charges i po ed on users of the System.
Operation and maintenance charges include costs of labor, elcctrLc
power, chemicals, an .1 all other costs pertaining to the System
except debt service on th construction cost.
B. Sewer Char’ e to be Paid by C anv .
l. i ormal Char ’2 : Company ‘ ziil pay To m a se;z r

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E 5_
charge of ll.5ç /l,OOO gallonz: of influent
provided Com az y’s waste ch eteri cs do not
exceed (a) EOD of 1,000 part per million,
(b) suspcndcd solids of 450 arts per million,
zzi (c) ch1or n - demand of 20 parts per million.
It is agreed that the quantity of Influent
delivered to To .’n by Co any during any billing
period shall be determined b co utir.g 8o of
Company’s water meter reazlin3s for intake of
water into Company s plant d rin such period,
provided that Totrn and Company agree to ezamine
the basis of such i.anner of determining quantity
of •influcnt on an annual basIs, considering all
pertInent and accurate data, and make approprIate
adjustments if nc-ceszary.
2. Rene otI tIon of I’Torr. al Char-c . If the actual
average value of any of the characteristics
listed in paragrath 4-B-l consistently varies by
more than 20 fro i the values listed for a pe icd
of six rnonths, either party may request rene5ot!.a-
tion of the normal charge based on the pre !se
that the total charge is influenced by each of.
the following In the percentages indicated: -
BOD (14.O5 ), volume (29 ), suspended solids (24 ),
cnd chlorine demand (7 )

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3. Oth’ r A 1;Tu tr nts to i or .J. c iar- ? . If in a. Ly
year revcnucz deriMed from sc :er char cs c:wced
oporatin S and a1ntcnancc- costo or the Syste:
the surplus :ii1 be applied to operat n and
iriaintenanec co3ts in the succeeding year. If in
any year oporatin and riaintenancc costs e cecd
revcnu s , the deficit will be r.ade up frorn
revenues derived froi the ad valorer taxes on
property. Provided, ho rcver, that if the r urpiu
oi’ deficit ii Uld exceed 15 o the buc1 et in any
one year or 7 of the budget in each of t ro
successive years, the -n the normal charge to
Co pany of l1.5 /l,OO0 allon ’ and th3 char:es
to other users will be adjusted on a pro rata
basIs so that rojected revenues will eq.u ].
projected expenditures.
4. Payr nt . To;rn aill bill Co pariy for se :er
sorvice quarterly on or before pril 15, July 15,
Novether 15, and January 15. Coi any azrees to
pay said ehar e within 30 days of the bilhir
date. Payments more than 3 onthz de1 n nt
will be Increased by a penalty of l per rnonth
of the outstandin3 amount cor ute from the data
payr ent was duo.
5. Co ctio C?rrrt e . Upon written not .cc to
.Coi pan j, Co any ’s se:er will be con ected to
Town’s System at a point on th Intc cepts
sewer running from To’im’s treatment plant to

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an 1 bcyori i Co: any’z properti. Tc n r y di n .1e
the precise point of con wetion provi 1•;d that
such point u t be dircctly c t fro i Co:’:p n!’3
r ain plant buildin or the railroad right of
;ay of the Boston And iairio Corporation. The
cost of co -mection.uil1be borneby Co:2p ny.
( . ‘ er a d Rccordc . Torn ;i.ll install a
f1o r r oter and pH on cr in s s :er line
at a point proxImate to it connection wLth. the
Sycten. SaId floz i eter trill tl’ans:31t flc :
histor r to continuous rc-corde at To m’z scrcra:e
trcat ent plant. The pH conser ii11 trar c :it p11
history to continuous recordera at To nT se rera e
treatrent plant for the purpose of r onitorIn
excess acIdity and alkalinity. Sinultan ouzly
signals of flo i and PH wfll be trans iitted to
recorders o nied by Co any and located on its
. ro2ert ,. To;n a reez to check the relIabIlity
of and maintain the accuracy of its yietic flo z
.eter and pH enser at all tines.
5. Delcter1o ’z taste . Cornpany a recs not to discharZe into
Town’s System an ’ :aste ihich:
(a) contains any l able zolvcnts,
(b) has a p11 lo zer than 5.0 or h er than 10.0,
(c contains oils and fats in gDeaterc nccntration
25 parts per illiort,

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(d) contains any toxic materials or heavy r aterial
in toxic concentrations, or
(e) is of such nature as to Impair the ptrcrm th, c.lura—
bility, hydraulic or bIolo ica1 capability of the
Town System, provided, ho rever, that it Is under—
stood and agreed that the Syster will be de3I ned
and constructed so that ‘ zastes of the approximate
quantity and characteristics described in paragraph
1(b) hereof will not cause the “Impairr .ent” pro-
hibiteci by this subsection, and Toun specifically
agrees to accept Company’s wastes for the.charges-
and upon the conditIons stated herein.
b. Tests . In order to determine the characteristics of
Company’s wastes, sampling of such wastes shall be accomplished
v a quarterly basis. Samples shall be taken by a COfltiflUOUS gas
sewage sampler as manufactured by Pro-Tech, Inc. of Lester, Pennsyl-
vania, or equal, using nitrogen as the gap, which shall be installed
and r aintained by To ’m at Its cost. All analyses of samples shall
be izade in accordance with TtSt ard Methods for the Exm nation of
Water and Waste Water (current editIon), and all results shall be
tTeichted in accordance rith waste flow. The quarterly sarnple shall
be the average of the results of analyses made on seven (7) conco—
cutive days during any auarter. Town agrees that Co any can
rnonItor the collection, storage and analysis of the iiárteriy.
samples hich shall be Split between Town and Company.
Fth’ the purpose of thIs Agreement, chlorine demand is
as the p ts r ill1on chlorIne requlred to pro .uce
a0.l p.p.m. reslth’al chlorine after 15 minutes contact with the
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fore thc- chlorine addition.
7. Contr ctc: Uith Other Users . I’ oehin3 in thIs f. ree ent
shall be construed as prevcntin To rn from entering into contra s
with others for the acceptance and treatr.ent of se;;age aid indus-
trial :aste provided (a) that Town’s acceptance of obli at1ons
fl posed by such Agreements does not ir pair the abilIty of the
Town’s System to accept and treat Co npany’s waste of the quantIty
and characteristics described herein, and (b) that such contr .cts
zith others do not provide for the acceptance and treati ent of
raste of the sane general quantity and characteristics as Co: pany’s
waste on a substantIally different basis than that upon thich
Company’s waste Is accepted and treated.
8. Sewer e Ordinance . To rn agrees by and throu i it
Board of Selectmen to make every reasonable effort to secure
approval and adoption of a Sewerage OrdInance for Town in the
general form of the docurnent entItled “Town of MerrIi ack
Proposed Sewerage Ordinance” whIch is attached hereto.
Town agrees that:
(a) Any sewerage ordinance ultImately adopted by
To ’n will perrnit “special agreements” between
• Town and industrial eonce ns ,
(b) that this Agreement is such a “s ecial agree nt ”
(c) that any sewerage ordinance ultir.ately adopted
will confirm (in general tems) the continued
validity of specIal agreements exIsting prior
to adoption of the ordinance, and
(d) that any provisions of any ce’ 1 erage ordinance
ult tely adopted whIch In àay way conflIct
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l1 not supplant or taizo ce cnce over cn .c
.4 rcc ent.
9. Tcr-r of Ar ’ee;:ent . This A rcem nt shall be effectWe
on th date of its execution, provided ho;ic- -er, that this
A rcer ent shall be void and without force if Company falJ.s to
exercise its OptIon to purchase land in tiie To m oI I. rrit .ck or
Co:: wy f fl t eo truct its -p-r pcsed brewery on said property.
Cor pany may termInate this Agreer.ient at any tir:ie upon three years’
written notice to Town of its intention to do so. Town n y
terminate this A rcer. .ent at any tlze upon thrity days’ written
notice of its Intention to do so, bi it only In the event that
Co noany continuously fails or refuses to pay char c-s for .servicc
hereunder or otherwise continuously fails and refuses to ccr ply
with the provision of thIs Agreement or with prOV Siofls of any
sc;;era e ordInance ultim.ately adopted which a e not super cded by
- ‘ e terms of this A ree ent.
10. Succescors ani Assir ns . The provisions of this
reement shall be bindIng upon and shall Inure to the benefit
of the successors and assigns of the parties.
Ili WIT SS WHE E0F, the parties have execu ed this
Agreement by their resp2ctive office:-s thereunto duly authorized
as of the date first above ;rItten. -
AWdEUS3R-BU3CH, IICORPORATED
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Attest: • • -
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Selectman Se1ectz an
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APPENDIX II
BASIC DESIGN DATA
from
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL for
WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY, MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Vol. 1
Anderson—Nichols Co., Inc.
Consulting Engineers
Boston, Mass.
1970

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APPENDIX II
SIC ::SIc N CRIT IA AND EE?FICIENCIES
TOWN OF N RIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE
SEWAGE AND WASTE TREATMENT PLANT
BASIC DESIGN CRIT :A
DESi. N ?E IOD :
30 y a Z
Design
Avg. Gal/Cap/Day
OG0
FLC S :
Avg. MD
I •% •i S
- ‘ . .L;j 1
2.20
2.70
0.10 ______
5.00 10.00
Future Town
Brewery
Tannery
Total
2.20
.4o
•0.10
7.70
- -
o
Li.
-‘ I-s-
114..25
Town
Brewery
CombIned © 5.0 Mc-D
250
1,i 0O
Li
37,200
? OPULATION (Town):
Design Town
Brewery
Tannery
-
J.O .L
5.50
, ,
•
0.25
ORG. .NIC LO. .D:
SOLIDS :
Town
Brew . . y
Combtned © 5.0 I’GD
BOD-5
Infl. SS.
450
mz/i
#/C /Lay)
z,
14, O

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