NC0085511_Renewal (Application)_20200728

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
City of Asheville
Attn: Brendan Kelly, Plant Supervisor
3374 N Fork - Left Fork Rd
Black Mountain, NC 28711-8752
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NCO08SS11
Mills River Regional WTP
Henderson County
Dear Applicant:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 03, 2020
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the July 28, 2020 receipt of your permit renewal application and
supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW permitting
branch. Per G.S. 150B-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made.
Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The
permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a
timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal
of the permit.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https://deg.nc.gov/r)ermits-regulations/permit-quidance/environmental-application-tracker
If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the
links available within the Application Tracker.
Sincerely
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Wren Thedford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP
For discharges associated with water treatment plants
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 276994617
NPDES Permit Number NC00$5511
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1. Contact Information:
Owner Name G I �N dT ASti+eV� l ie
Facility Name M;l1s Ri!/ei Wa1ei Tfe0.�men �aGilii�
Mailing Address 4037 Roe %woofs 9006
City MIMS I:tVPr
State / Zip Code N C IT 751
Telephone Number ($2$) 2032__ 45��} GI10 g2.0w 2.3Z" 4S 7D lror 2 4/7
Fax Number ( )
e-mail Address bKelleH ana,shevllenc.)O%1
2. .Location of facility produfcing discharge:
Check here if same as above
Street Address or State Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, consultant or other entity that operates the facility. (Note thaf this is not referring to the
Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC(J
Name C;lm OY As eville
Mailing Address Sox 7 i `lg M . WaW ResoveLe of r'ec*0,4 '
city ASheyille
State / Zip Code N G 2q8®2.
Telephone Number (S my 251 5957
Fax Number ( )
4. Ownership Status:
Federal ❑ State ❑ Private ❑ Public 9�
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION" SHORT FORM C - WTP
For discharges associated with water treatment plants
5. Type f treatment plant:
Conventional (Includes coagulation, flocculation, and sedimentation, usually followed by
filtration and disinfection)
❑ Ion Exchange (Sodium. Cycle Cationic ion exchange)
❑ Green Sand Filter (No sodium recharge)
❑ Membrane Technology (RO, nanofiltration)
Check here if the treatment process also uses a water softener ❑
6. Description of source water(s) (i.e. groundwater, surface water) s' i
SvrFuce Wafer m D 1 06Ke ®f)emVia AO- Con NfnCt OF M+ 5 a V d
2ve<s
7. Describe the treatment process(es) for the raw water:
V"'W wc,Eer' is 'Qvrnpe� €rcr. Aver }I.r®ugl% i:�ar scrce+'s �o off Shear. Stom7e & IS MO
C4" . WoLW i5 OZonaFtb -- j Coomjula4 on —'1 Spiaia.,en}ahcon rFi G�!% I I radon
ewt� 5enV for goFable GOnSvrn%pWo^
8. Describe the wastewater and the treatment processes) for wastewater generated by the
facility: Ncc„,ulc-4e Alves+ Sol(•%Ve Crcore 'Wlft%er,60on anA PI er kzAcKwmin
%s Send ko 2 onssA� I,olat� lGgoons of W0,000 gal cc,p"PC Ck
5eWh� OCWrs en1-1,e 64"e%s Af1P +V%?, Cteor 50(oernalrnr.lt IS d�3Ghea/jta Gil-
Q Sluice gales 061r FF2 io"K Of-1he tftyoo^5*Ike 415cb,o,Rje FollowS A 1r,Ilep'�r'�
+ou locwl;on opprbk.�w�4 201�+ oto ns rervv% anj Nor4j, of- ikt Frc^ck4%c*4J:n6Ke
9. Number of separate discharge points: °�� iS pn�' aa�5tlw��. QoM�
Outfall Identification number(s) d®
10. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ( Intermittent ❑
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration:
11. Piant design potable flowrate �.S MGD
Backwash or reject flow O.®5® MGD
12. Name of receiving strearn(s) (Provide a map s,rh�owing the exact location of each outfall, inctudirzg
latitude and longitude): �{'er,Lh �rtaAa 1�ivEr
LaV: 36 ° 21, 1y4141/ W�®
Lon t vzo �S2" Ltoto" Vv
13. Please list all water treatment additives, including cleaning chemicals or disinfection
treatments, that have the potential to be discharged.
Alum / aluminum sulfate Yes No
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION -SHORT FORM C - WTP
For discharges associated with water treatment plants
Iron sulfate / ferrous sulfate Yes No
Fluoride Yes No
Ammonia nitrogen / Chlorarnines Yes No
Zinc -orthophosphate orsweetwater CP1236 Yes No
List any other additives below: C 1 4 p
Ca1c�ven h4kpx�ilp, br+ 7 (:or PIA 6cAllance as needel
14. Is this facility located on Indian country? (check one
Yes ❑ No MI
35. Additional Information:
Provide a schematic of flow through the facllity, include flow volumes at all points in
the water treatment process. The plan should show the points] of addition for
chemicals and all discharges routed to an cutfall [including stormwater].
Solids Handling Plan
16. NEW Applicants
Information needed in addition to items 1-Z5:
New applicants are highly encouraged to contact a germit coordinator with the
NCDENR Customer Service Center.
Was the Customer Service Center contacted? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Analyses of source water collected
n Engineering Alternative Analysis
Discharges from Ion
Exchange
and Reverse Osmosis plants shall be
evaluated using a
water quality model.
17. Applicant Certification
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
North Carolina General Stalu(e 143-215.6 (b}(2) provides that: Any person vrho knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certi0cation in any application,
record, report, plan, or other document fles or required to be mairtalned under Adicfe 21 or regulagons of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that
Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaceurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21
or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing That Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed �25,000, or by
imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a punishment by a floe of not more than $25,0g0 or imprisonment not more than 5
years, or both, for a similar oKense.)
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Mills River Water Treatment Facility (MRWTF)
Quad/State Grid: Skyland/FBNE HUC: 06010105
Receiving Stream: French Broad River Stream Segment: 6-(52.5)
Drainage Basin: French Broad Sub -Basin: 04-03-02
Stream Class: WS-IV; B; CA
Outfall: Facili
Latitude: 35023' 14.5"N Latitude: 35022' 14.6"N
Longitude: 82031' 56.4" W Longitude: 82032' 46AV' W
NO7"tTZ NPDES Permit NC0085511
Henderson County

BROAD RIVER
MILLS RIVER
CAUSTIC
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to South Asheville
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