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S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
October 20, 2020
Tweetsie Railroad
Attn: Chris Robbins, President
300 Tweetsie Railroad Ln
Blowing Rock, NC 28605
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NC0032131
Tweetsie Railroad
Watauga County
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the October 20, 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://dec.nc.gov/perm its-regulations/permit-g u ida nce/environmenta l-a pplication-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,,
Wren Thedford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
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Wren Thedford
NC DENR/ DWR/ NPDES Unit RECEIVED
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 OCT 2© 2020
Re: NPDEQ Permit NC0032131 NCDEQ!DWR/NPDES
Dear NC DENR Permitting Staff;
Enclosed is our NPDES Application Form D application requesting renewal of
the Tweetsie Railroad Wastewater Treatment Facility permit. This plant is located in
Watauga County and discharges into the Middle Fork New River.
Also included with this renewal Application are a sludge management plan letter
from Tweetsie Railroad's ORC, RPB Systems; and a site map showing the discharge
location.
Please contact me if there are other materials or information needed to complete
the renewal application. I can be reached directly at 828-264-9061, extension 110; or at
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
Chris Robbins
President
CC: RPB Systems
300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane•Blowing Rock,NC 28605 I phone:[phone] •fax:[phone]•tweetsie.com

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately-owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. DENR / Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit NC0032131
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise,please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name Tweeetsie Railroad, Inc. (Attn: Christopher B.Robbins)
Facility Name Tweetsie Railroad Wastewater Treatment Facility
Mailing Address 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane
City Blowing Rock
State / Zip Code NC 28605
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
e-mail Address [e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above El
Street Address or State Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name Robert P. Barr, RPB Systems
Mailing Address P.O. Box 1325
City Asheville
State / Zip Code NC 28802
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number ( 828) 251-1945
e-mail Address rbarr(a)rpbsystems.corn
1 of 3 Form-D 11/12

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately-owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
4. Description of wastewater:
Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that apply):
Industrial ❑ Number of Employees
Commercial ® Number of Employees See below
Residential ❑ Number of Homes
School ❑ Number of Students/Staff
Other ® Explain: Guest
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping
centers, restaurants, etc.):
Theme park rest rooms, food service facilities, and employee facilities
Number of persons served: average of 1,550 visitors and employees each operating day
5. Type of collection system
® Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
6. Outfall Information:
Number of separate discharge points 1
Outfall Identification number(s) 001
Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ® Yes ❑ No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (NEW applicants:Provide a map showing the exact location of each
outfall):
Middle Fork of the South Fork New River of the New River Basin
8. Frequency of Discharge: ® Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration:
9. Describe the treatment system
List all installed components, including capacities,provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and
phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a
separate sheet of paper.
• Bar screen
• Diversion box
• Dual train aeration basins
• Dual equalization tanks
• Dual two-chamber clarifiers
• Chlorine Contact Chamber
• Tertiary filter unit with mudwell chamber
• Dechlorination
• Flow meter
• Re-aeration
• Emergency generator
2 of 3 Form-D 11/12

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately-owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.07 MGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.002 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 0.017 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes ® No
12. Effluent Data
NEW APPLICANTS:Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, Temperature and pH shall be grab
samples,for all other parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported,
report daily maximum and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
RENEWAL APPLICANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum)and Monthly Average
over the past 36 months for parameters currently in your permit. Mark other parameters "N/A".
Parameter Daily Monthly Units of
Maximum Average Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) 21.3 3.84 Mg/L
Fecal Coliform 290.0 2.90 CFU's/100m1
Total Suspended Solids 27.0 4.698 Mg/L
Temperature (Summer) 0.017 0.003 °C
Temperature (Winter) 0.013 0.001 °C
pH 8.31 7.30 Standard units
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number Type Permit Number
Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NESHAPS (CAA)
UIC (SDWA) Ocean Dumping(MPRSA)
NPDES NC0032131 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
PSD (CAA) Other
Non-attainment program (CAA)
14. 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.
Christopher B. Robbins President
Printed name of Person Signing Title
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Signature o pp f Applicant ate
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any
application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management
Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate 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 fine of not more than$25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years,or both,for a similar offense.)
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MRPB Systems
Construction Services•Contract Operations•Maintenance
September 30, 2020
NCDEQ-Division of Water Quality/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
Re: Tweetsie Railroad WWTP/NC0032131
To Whom It May Concern:
Sludge generated from Tweetsie Railroad WWTP NC 0032131 is pumped by
Appalachian Pumping and is approved to be disposed at the Boone,NC municipal
wastewater plant.
RPB System, Inc.
Robert Barr
President
P.O. Box 1325 Asheville,N.C. 28802
(828)-251-1900 (828)-251-1945

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