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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0049174_Renewal (Application)_20220322 4 ROY COOPER . ` ) Governor _ ELIZABETH S.BISER °^" Secretary RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality March 23, 2022 Smoketree Lodge Attn: Amy Burnette, GM 11914 NC Hwy 105 S Banner Elk, NC 28604 Subject: Permit Renewal Application No. NC0049174 Smoketree Lodge Watauga County Dear Applicant: The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the March 22, 2022 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://deq.nc.gov/permits-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,� rr ' ill/6Q_A Wren Thedford Administrative Assistant Water Quality Permitting Section cc: Paul Isenhour-WQ Lab &Operations, Inc. ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application DE Q North Caronston-Salinalem DRegional epartmentOffi of ce Environmental450WestHanes Quality Mill Road.DivisionSuite of 300 Water Resources Winston-Salem.North Carolina 27105 ^ ^a � jr•e"' 33b.776.9800 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Modified Application Form 2A Division of Water Resources Revised March 2021 SMOW-rp-Ec Modified Application Form 2A Minor Sewage Facilities < 0.1 MGD and No Pretreatment Program NPDES Permitting Program RECEIVED MAR 2 2 2022 NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES Note: Complete this form if your facility is a MINOR new or existing publicly owned treatment works. NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0049174 Smoketree Lodge WWTP Modified March 2021 Form NC Department of Environmental Quality-Application for NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater NPDES MINOR SEWAGE FACILITIES(Before completing this form,please read the instructions.Failure to follow the instructions may result in denial of the application.) SECTION 1.BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS(40 CFR 122.21(j)(1)and(9)) 1.1 Facility name Smoketree Lodge WWTP Mailing address(street or P.O.box) P.O.Box 3047 City or town State ZIP code o Boone NC 28607 Contact name(first and last) Title Phone number Email address Amy Burnette General Manager (828)963-6505 ambvri@yahoo.com Location address(street,route number,or other specific identifier) ❑ Same as mailing address NC Highway 105,North of Boone LL City or town State ZIP code Boone NC 28607 1.2 Is this application for a facility that has yet to commence discharge? ❑ Yes 4 See instructions on data submission ❑ No requirements for new dischargers. 1.3 Is applicant different from entity listed under Item 1.1 above? 0 Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.4. Applicant name Water Quality Lab and Operations,Inc. = Applicant address(street or P.O.box) o P.O.Box 1167 City or town State ZIP code Banner Elk NC 28604 co Contact name(first and last) Title Phone number Email address 7).. Paul Isenhour President (828)898-6277 waterqualitylabs@yahoo.com 1.4 Is the applicant the facility's owner,operator,or both?(Check only one response.) ❑ Owner ❑✓ Operator ❑ Both 1.5 To which entity should the NPDES permitting authority send correspondence?(Check only one response.) ❑ Facility ❑r Applicant ❑ Facility and applicant (they are one and the same) 1.6 Indicate below any existing environmental permits.(Check all that apply and print or type the corresponding permit 411 number for each.) Zr) Existing Environmental Permits °' 1=1 NPDES(discharges to surface ❑ RCRA(hazardous waste) ❑ UIC(underground injection water) control) NC0049174 2 ❑ PSD(air emissions) ❑ Nonattainment program(CM) ❑ NESHAPs(CM) rn ❑ Ocean dumping(MPRSA) ❑ Dredge or fill(CWA Section ❑ Other(specify) 404) Page 1 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0049174 Smoketree Lodge WWTP Modified March 2021 1.7 Provide the collection system information requested below for the treatment works. Municipality Population Collection System Type Ownership Status Served Served (indicate percentage) 100 %separate sanitary sewer 0 Own El Maintain Lodging 80 %combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own 0 Maintain w 0 Unknown 0 Own ❑ Maintain co %separate sanitary sewer 0 Own ❑ Maintain %combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own ❑ Maintain a 0 Unknown 0 Own 0 Maintain c. o %separate sanitary sewer ❑ Own 0 Maintain o. %combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain R 0 Unknown 0 Own ❑ Maintain d %separate sanitary sewer ❑ Own 0 Maintain N %combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain a 0 Unknown 0 Own El Maintain Total 80 ca Population ci Served Separate Sanitary Sewer System Combined Storm and Sanitary Sewer Total percentage of each type of 100 % ° sewer line(in miles) % � 1.8 Is the treatment works located in Indian Country? c oo El Yes ❑ No U R 1.9 Does the facility discharge to a receiving water that flows through Indian Country? a El Yes El No 1.10 Provide design and actual flow rates in the designated spaces. Design Flow Rate 0.010 mgd ra Annual Average Flow Rates(Actual) a - Two Years Ago Last Year This Year ce CO 0.0015 mgd 0.0014 mgd 0.0023 mgd Maximum Daily Flow Rates(Actual) o Two Years Ago Last Year This Year 0.018 mgd 0.007 mgd 0.024 mgd y 1.11 Provide the total number of effluent discharge points to waters of the State of North Carolina by type. c Total Number of Effluent Discharge Points by Type a a Constructed a'1- Treated Effluent Untreated Effluent Combined Sewer Bypasses Emergency ._ .a Overflows Overflows C - y 0 1 Page 2 • NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0049174 Smoketree Lodge WWTP Modified March 2021 Outfalls Other Than to Waters of the State of North Carolina 1.12 Does the POTW discharge wastewater to basins, ponds,or other surface impoundments that do not have outlets for discharge to waters of the State of North Carolina? ❑ Yes ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.14. 1.13 Provide the location of each surface impoundment and associated discharge information in the table below. Surface Impoundment Location and Discharge Data Average Daily Volume Continuous or Intermittent Location Discharged to Surface Impoundment (check one) ❑ Continuous gpd 0 Intermittent 0 Continuous gpd ❑ Intermittent ❑ Continuous gpd 0 Intermittent 2 1.14 Is wastewater applied to land? 2 ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.16. c 1.15 Provide the land application site and discharge data requested below. H Land Application Site and Discharge Data Continuous or Location Size Average Daily Volume Intermittent Applied (check one) s acresgpd 0 Continuous o 0 Intermittent acresgpd 0 Continuous ❑ Intermittent 0 Continuous acres gpd 0 Intermittent 1.16 Is effluent transported to another facility for treatment prior to discharge? o ❑ Yes ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.21. 1.17 Describe the means by which the effluent is transported(e.g.,tank truck,pipe). 1.18 Is the effluent transported by a party other than the applicant? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.20. 1.19 Provide information on the transporter below. Transporter Data Entity name Mailing address(street or P.O.box) City or town State ZIP code Contact name(first and last) Title Phone number Email address Page 3 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0049174 Smoketree Lodge WWTP Modified March 2021 1.20 In the table below,indicate the name,address,contact information, NPDES number,and average daily flow rate of the receiving facility. Receiving Facility Data -0 Facility name Mailing address(street or P.O.box) d City or town State ZIP code 0 Contact name(first and last) Title 0 d Phone number Email address 2 cNPDES number of receiving facility(if any) ❑ None Average daily flow rate mgd N) 1.21 Is the wastewater disposed of in a manner other than those already mentioned in Items 1.14 through 1.21 that do not have outlets to waters of the State of North Carolina(e.g.,underground percolation, underground injection)? ❑ Yes ❑r No 4 SKIP to Item 1.23. c 1.22 Provide information in the table below on these other disposal methods. Information on Other Disposal Methods o Disposal Location of Size of Annual Average Continuous or Intermittent Method Disposal Site Disposal Site Daily Discharge (check one) co Description Volume acresgpd ❑ Continuous 0 Intermittent 0 Continuous acres gpd ❑ Intermittent acresgpd ❑ Continuous 0 Intermittent 1.23 Do you intend to request or renew one or more of the variances authorized at 40 CFR 122.21(n)?(Check all that apply. d w Consult with your NPDES permitting authority to determine what information needs to be submitted and when.) R ❑ Discharges into marine waters(CWA ❑ Water quality related effluent limitation(CWA Section Section 301(h)) 302(b)(2)) ElNot applicable 1.24 Are any operational or maintenance aspects(related to wastewater treatment and effluent quality)of the treatment works the responsibility of a contractor? 0 Yes ❑ No+SKIP to Section 2. 1.25 Provide location and contact information for each contractor in addition to a description of the contractor's operational and maintenance responsibilities. Contractor Information Contractor 1 Contractor 2 Contractor 3 o Contractor name Water Quality Labs (company name) o Mailing address P.O.Box 1167 c (street or P.O.box) City,state,and ZIP Banner Elk,NC 28604 code ast)tact name(first and Paul Isenhour Phone number (828)898-6277 Email address waterqualitylabs@yahoo.com Operational and Operations&Maintenance maintenance responsibilities of contractor Page 4 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0049174 Smoketree Lodge WWTP Modified March 2021 SECTION 2.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION(40 CFR 122.21(j)(1)and (2)) Outfalls to Waters of the State of North Carolina 2.1 Does the treatment works have a design flow greater than or equal to 0.1 mgd? o ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Section 3. c 2.2 Provide the treatment works'current average daily volume of inflow Average Daily Volume of Inflow and Infiltration and infiltration. gpd = Indicate the steps the facility is taking to minimize inflow and infiltration. R 0 4- 2.3 Have you attached a topographic map to this application that contains all the required information?(See instructions for specific requirements.) O o ❑ Yes ❑ No E 2.4 Have you attached a process flow diagram or schematic to this application that contains all the required information? (See instructions for specific requirements.) " o ❑ Yes ❑ No 2.5 Are improvements to the facility scheduled? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Section 3. = Briefly list and describe the scheduled improvements. 1. a, d E c 2. E 0 3. cn 4. 2.6 Provide scheduled or actual dates of completion for improvements. Scheduled or Actual Dates of Completion for Improvements E Affected Attainment of d Scheduled Begin End Begin > Outfalls Operational 2 Improvement Construction Construction Discharge (from above) (list outfall (MM/DD/YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYY) Level number) (MM/DD/YYYY) 1. -0 2 3. 4. 2.7 Have appropriate permits/clearances concerning other federal/state requirements been obtained?Briefly explain your response. ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ None required or applicable Explanation: Page 5 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0049174 Smoketree Lodge WWTP Modified March 2021 SECTION 3.INFORMATION ON EFFLUENT DISCHARGES(40 CFR 122.21(j)(3)to(5)) 3.1 Provide the following information for each outfall.(Attach additional sheets if you have more than three outfalls.) Outfall Number o01 Outfall Number Outfall Number State North Carolina y County Watauga City or town Boone Distance from shore ft. ft. ft. c Depth below surface ft. ft. ft. Average daily flow rate 0.0017 mgd mgd mgd Latitude 35° og 07" Na ° '" 0 Longitude 81° 48' 58" E 3.2 Do any of the outfalls described under Item 3.1 have seasonal or periodic discharges? o ❑ Yes No 4 SKIP to Item 3.4. 3.3 If so,provide the following information for each applicable outfall. y Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number 0 Number of times per year discharge occurs a Average duration of each discharge(specify units) cAverage flow of each mgd mgd mgd discharge co Months in which discharge occurs 3.4 Are any of the outfalls listed under Item 3.1 equipped with a diffuser? El Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.6. 3.5 Briefly describe the diffuser type at each applicable outfall. CL Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number 'A Forced Air Diffuser O vi 3.6 Does the treatment works discharge or plan to discharge wastewater to waters of the State of North Carolina from one or more discharge points? ❑✓ Yes ❑ No+SKIP to Section 6. Page 6 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0049174 Smoketree Lodge WWTP Modified March 2021 3.7 Provide the receiving water and related information(if known)for each outfall. Outfall Number ow Outfall Number Outfall Number Receiving water name Unnamed Tributary Name of watershed,river, c or stream system Watauga River a- U.S.Soil Conservation Service 14-digit watershed code Name of state management/river basin Watauga River Basin rn U.S.Geological Survey 0 8-digit hydrologic CD cataloging unit code Critical low flow(acute) cfs cfs cfs Critical low flow(chronic) cfs cfs cfs Total hardness at critical mg/L of mg/L of mg/L of low flow CaCO3 CaCO3 CaCO3 3.8 Provide the following information describing the treatment provided for discharges from each outfall. Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number Highest Level of 0 Primary 0 Primary 0 Primary Treatment(check all that 0 Equivalent to 0 Equivalent to 0 Equivalent to apply per outfall) secondary secondary secondary El Secondary ❑ Secondary 0 Secondary 0 Advanced 0 Advanced 0 Advanced ❑ Other(specify) ❑ Other(specify) 0 Other(specify) c 0 n Design Removal Rates by U) Outfall BOD5 or CBOD5 85 % as E TSS 85 % 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable Phosphorus /o /o 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable Nitrogen /o Other(specify) 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable Page 7 • NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0049174 Smoketree Lodge WWTP Modified March 2021 3.9 Describe the type of disinfection used for the effluent from each outfall in the table below.If disinfection varies by season,describe below. UV Disinfection ar c c 0 0 Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number .2- Disinfection type d Seasons used as w. Dechlorination used? ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable ❑ Yes ❑ Yes ❑ Yes ❑ No El No ❑ No 3.10 Have you completed monitoring for all Table A parameters and attached the results to the application package? ( " Yes 0 No 3.11 Have you conducted any WET tests during the 4.5 years prior to the date of the application on any of the facility's discharges or on any receiving water near the discharge points? ❑ Yes ✓❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.13. 3.12 Indicate the number of acute and chronic WET tests conducted since the last permit reissuance of the facility's discharges by outfall number or of the receiving water near the discharge points. Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number Acute Chronic Acute Chronic Acute Chronic � Number of tests of discharge = water CD Number of tests of receiving water 3.14 Does the POTW use chlorine for disinfection,use chlorine elsewhere in the treatment process,or otherwise have reasonable potential to discharge chlorine in its effluent? N/A due_4 o ❑ Yes 4 Complete Table B, including chlorine. ✓❑ No 4 Complete Table B,omitting chlorine. 3.15 Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table B pollutants and attached the results to this application package? l'J//} AU2 toclesrn Qtp�J ❑ Yes ✓❑ No Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table D pollutants required by your NPDES permitting authority and 3.18 attached the results to this application package? ID Yes ❑� No additional sampling required by NPDES permitting authority. Page 8 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0049174 Smoketree Lodge WWTP Modified March 2021 3.19 Has the POTW conducted either(1)minimum of four quarterly WET tests for one year preceding this permit application or(2)at least four annual WET tests in the past 4.5 years? ❑ Yes ❑ No.4 Complete tests and Table E and SKIP to Item 3.26. 3.20 Have you previously submitted the results of the above tests to your NPDES permitting authority? El Yes ❑ No.4 Provide results in Table E and SKIP to Item 3.26. 3.21 Indicate the dates the data were submitted to your NPDES permitting authority and provide a summary of the results. Date(s)Submitted Summary of Results (MMIDD/YYYY) -a m w 3.22 Regardless of how you provided your WET testing data to the NPDES permitting authority,did any of the tests result in o toxicity? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26. 4) 3.23 Describe the cause(s)of the toxicity: c d Ui w 3.24 Has the treatment works conducted a toxicity reduction evaluation? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26. 3.25 Provide details of any toxicity reduction evaluations conducted. 3.26 Have you completed Table E for all applicable outfalls and attached the results to the application package? ❑ Yes ❑ Not applicable because previously submitted information to the NPDES permittin• authorit . Page 9 • NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0049174 Smoketree Lodge WWTP Modified March 2021 SECTION 6.CHECKLIST AND CERTIFICATION STATEMENT(40 CFR 122.22(a)and(d)) 6.1 In Column 1 below, mark the sections of Form 2A that you have completed and are submitting with your application. For each section,specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting authority.Note that not all applicants are required to provide attachments. Column 1 Column 2 • Section 1: Basic Application Information for All Applicants ❑ w/variance request(s) ❑ wl additional attachments ❑ Section 2:Additional ❑ wl topographic map ❑ w/process flow diagram Information ❑ wl additional attachments r❑ wl Table A ❑ wl Table D ❑ Section 3: Information on ❑ wl Table B ❑ wl additional attachments Effluent Discharges ❑ w/Table C Section 4:Not Applicable 0 CO Section 5:Not Applicable a, d U Section 6:Checklist and Certification Statement 0 wl attachments fA Y 6.2 Certification Statement d I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief,true, accurate,and complete. l am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information,including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations. Name(print or type first and last name) Official title .o.ul I sen1,10t,(r Pr6A\e(14' Signature Date signed 3- -zZ Page 10 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Outfall Number Modified Application Form 2A NC0049174 Smoketree Lodge WWTP 001 Modified March 2021 TABLE A. EFFLUENT PARAMETERS FOR ALL POTWS Maximum Daily Discharge Average Daily Discharge Analytical ML or MDL Pollutant Number of Methods include units Value Units Value Units Samples Methods ( ) Biochemical oxygen demand 0 ML E BOD5 or o CBOD5 13.7 mg/L 1.93 mg/L 156 SM-5210B 2 E MDL (report one) o ML Fecal coliform 200 cfu/100mL 6.14 cfu/100mL 156 SM-9222D 1 E MDL Design flow rate 0.024 MGD 0.0017 MGD Continuous pH (minimum) 6.3 s/u pH(maximum) 7.9 s/u Temperature(winter) 20 Degrees Celsius 10.24 Degrees Celsius 60 Temperature(summer) 24 Degrees Celsius 17.97 Degrees Celsius 84 0 ML Total suspended solids(TSS) 15 mg/L 1.95 mg/L 156 SM-2540D 2.5 E MDL 1 Sampling shall be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test procedures(i.e., methods)approved under 40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or required under 40 CFR chapter I,subchapter N or 0.See instructions and 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3). Page 11