NC0049174_Permit Issuance_19980223

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Ms. Sandi Thompson
Smoketree Lodge
Post Office Box 3407
Boone, North Carolina 28607
February 23, 1998
E N F
Subject: NPDES Permit Issuance
Permit No. NC0049174
Smoketree Lodge
Watauga County
Dear Ms. Thompson:
In accordance with the discharge permit application received on July 8, 1997, the Division is
forwarding herewith the subject NPDES permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina
and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated December 6, 1983.
There has been one change to the draft permit - the permitted flow has been changed from 0.021
MGD to 0.01 MGD. This facility's treatment system is sized for 0.01 MGD and an authorization to
construct for an expansion has never been submitted. All permit pages referencing the flow have been
corrected.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30)
days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to
Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative
Hearings, Post Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7447. Unless such demand is
made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please take note that this permit is not transferable. Part II, E.4. addresses the requirements to be
followed in case of change in ownership or control of this discharge.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by
the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, or any other Federal
or Local governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Paul B. Clark at telephone number
[phone], extension 580.
Sincerely,
Original Signed BY •
David A. Goodrich
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
cc: Central Files
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
Point Source Compliance/Enforcement Unit
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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Permit No. NC0049174
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards
and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Smoketree Lodge
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Smoketree Lodge Condominiums
N.C. Highway 105
north of Boone
Watauga County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to the Watauga River in the Watauga River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I,
II, III, and IV hereof.
The permit shall become effective April 1, 1998
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2002
Signed this day February 23, 1998
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the' Environmental Management Commission

SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Smoketree Lodge
is hereby authorized to:
Permit No. NC0049174
1. Continue to operate a 0.01 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment facility consisting
of bar screen, aeration basin, clarifier, chlorination, and post dechlorination located at
Smoketree Lodge Condominiums, on NC Highway 105, north of Boone, Watauga County
(See Part III of this permit), and
2. Discharge wastewater from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into an unnamed tributary to the Watauga River which is classified Class B-Trout HQW
waters in the Watauga River Basin.

(GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN 215-SE)
ROAD CLASSIFICATION
PRIMARY HIGHWAY
HARD SURFACE
SECONDARY HIGHWAY
HARD SURFACE 1
LIGHT -DUTY ROAD, HARD OR
IMPROVED SURFACE
UNIMPROVED ROAD
Latitude 36°08'07" Longitude 81 °48'58"
Map # C1 NE Sub -basin 040201
Stream Class B-Trout HQW
Discharge Class 6,10,13
Receiving Stream UT to Watauga River
Design Q Q.01 MGD Permit expires 9/30/02
SCALE 1:24 000
0
1 MILE
_ 7000 FEET
1
0
1 KILOMETER
11
CONTOUR INTERVAL 20 FEET
Smoketree Lodge
NC0049174
Watauga County

A (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Permit No. NC0049174
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number
001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Locations
Flow
0.01 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD, 5-day, 20°C2 (April 1 - October 31)
5.0 mg/I
7.5 mg/I
Weekly
Composite
E
BOD, 5-day, 20°C2 (November 1 - March 31)
10.0 mg/I
15.0 mg/I
Weekly
Composite
E
Total Suspended Residue
10.0 mg/I
15.0 mg/I
Weekly
Composite
E
NH3-N, (April 1 - October 31)
2.0 mg/I
Weekly
Composite
E
NH3-N, (November 1 - March 31)
4.0 mg/I
Weekly
Composite
E
Total Residual Chlorine
17 ug/I
Daily
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform.
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
E, U, D
Temperature
Weekly
Grab
E, U, D
Dissolved Oxygen3
Weekly
Grab
E, U, D
Conductivity
Weekly
Grab
U, D
Total Nitrogen (NO2+ NO3 + TKN)
Semi-annually
Composite
E
Total Phosphorus
Semi-annually
Composite
E
Notes:
1 Sample locations: E - Effluent, I - Influent, U-100 feet upstream of discharge, D-300 feet downstream of discharge.
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3 The daily average dissolved oxygen effluent concentration shall not be less than 6.0 mg/I.
The pH shall not be Tess than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored weekly at the effluent by grab sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

FACILITY INFORMATION
Smoketree Lodge Condominiums
NC0049174
0.0210 MGD
II
Facility
NPDES No.
Design Flow (MGD)
Facility Class
Staff Review and Evaluation
NPDES Wastewater Permit
STREAM CHARACTERISTICS
Stream Name
Stream Class
Sub -basin
Drainage Area (mil)
S7Q10 (cfs)
W7Q10 (cfs)
30Q2 (cfs)
IWC (%)
UT to Watauga River
B-Trout HQW
040201
0.11
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
Proposed Changes
Parameters Affected
Basis for change(s)
Sample type: grab to composite
BOD5, NH3N
Appropriate for parameters
Monitoring frequencies
BOD5, NH3N, fecal coliform
02B .0500
Adding monitoring
TN, TP
02B. 0500
Limit from 30.0 to 10.0 mg/1
Total Suspended Residue
Trout water quality standard
Add footnote
Ambient stream temperature
02B .0211 and .0219 (see note 5)
Eliminate
Special Conditions D and E
Not applicable (see note 6)
Compliance Schedule: NA
Special Condition(s): NA
Permits & Engineering Comments:
1. Raleigh Central Office has not yet received renewal application. Mike Mickey indicated to Paul
Clark (April 15, 1997) that facility intends to renew permit.
2. The facility submitted an engineering alternatives analysis (EAA) which included cost of meeting 5
mg/1 BOD5 and 2 mg/1 NH3N (both summer) limits. EAA concluded WWTP modification with surface
water discharge was the most reasonable and cost effective alternative. Facility has had to comply
with 5/2 limits (15A NCAC 02B .0224) since 11/1/95.
3. The Division may want to require facilities that discharge to B-trout HQW waters to meet 5/2 limits
all year if they are capable (see The Ponds). Region please comment.
4. The ammonia toxicity mass balance calculation using 7Q10 and permitted flows calculates allowable
concentrations of 1.0 mg/I (summer)/1.8 mg/I (winter). However, facility's flow is less than 1 MGD,
thus: a) Division policy requires NH3-N limits no lower than 2/4 mg/1 and b) facility has choice of 2/4
NI-I3N limits or chronic toxicity at 90%. The 2/4 ammonia limits are already in their permit. Region
-please confirm that facility prefers ammonia limit to chronic toxicity. . .
5. Facility discharges into trout waters, recommend adding footnote prohibiting instream temperature
from increasing more than 0.5° C as a result of the discharge (15A NCAC 02B .0211 and .0219).
6. Recommend elimination of special conditions D (incorporated into boiler plate) and E (no longer
applicable because more stringent limits incorporated into permit).
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Regional Office Evaluation and Recommendations

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DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
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This facility has a system sized for only 0.01 MGD. Please revise effluent pages to
reflect this flow. They never applied for an authorization to construct to expand the
plant above the 0.01 MGD. The facility would prefer NH3-N limits. There is no
objection to year round 5/2 limits. This facility plans to tie into a proposed utility in
Avery County which will discharge in Watauga (Chuck Davis is the engineer for the
project.)- C, l i (,//A A_ze‘;1i a 7 `) - ??
The Ponds/105 Place Utility
NC0050610
Please do not add instream fecal monitoring. Year round 5/2 limits could be met with
this system. There is no objection to these limits.
Should you have any questions, please contact me at your earliest convenience.
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NC0049174 Summary
April 15, 1997
Smoketree Lodge Condominiums has applied to renew their permit to discharge 0.0210
MGD treated wastewater.
Treatment system consists of bar screen, aeration basin, clarifier, chlorination and
dechlorination and discharges to an unnamed tributary of the Watauga River (Class B-Trout
HQW) in the Watauga River Basin.
Compliance Summary
Review of 1995-present DMRs indicate the facility has had regular violations including:
56.0 ug/1 (chlorine-9501), 474/100 ml (fecal coliform-9506), 0.028 MGD (flow-9605),
9.5 mg/1(BOD5-9605), and 8.5 mg/1 (NH3-N, 9611) and violations also occurred prior to
1995. None of the violations appear to be parameter specific. In June 1995, fecal coliform
increased dramatically downstream of discharge likely as a result of high effluent value.
WLA Summary
The facility discharges into a stream with 7Q10/30Q2=0. During the most recent permit
period, the facility submitted an engineering alternatives analysis (EAA-940414) which
included cost of WWTP modification to meet 5 mg/1 BOD5 and 2 mg/1 NH3N summer
limits. EAA concluded WWTP modification with surface water discharge was the most
reasonable and cost effective alternative. Facility has had to comply with 5/2 limits (as
required by 15A NCAC 02B .0224) since November 1, 1995.
The ammonia toxicity mass balance calculation using 7Q10 and permitted flows calculates
allowable concentrations of 1.0 mg/1 (summer)/1.8 mg/1(winter). However, facility's flow
is less than 1 MGD, thus: a) Division policy requires NH3-N limits no lower than 2/4 mg/1
and b) facility has choice of 2/4 NH3N limits or chronic toxicity at 90%. The 2/4 ammonia
limits are already in their permit. Region should confirm that facility prefers
ammonia limit to chronic toxicity.
The chlorine toxicity mass balance calculation using 7Q10 and permitted flows calculates an
allowable concentration of 17.0 ug/l.
Instream Monitoring
Facility discharges into trout waters, recommend adding footnote prohibiting
ambient stream temperature from increasing more than 0.5° C as a result of
the discharge (15A NCAC 02B .0211 and .0219).
Review of instream monitoring data for the period 1995-present indicate that the discharge
does not appear to be adversely impacting the receiving stream. Temperature, dissolved
oxygen, fecal coliform, and conductivity values were very close if not identical at the up -
and downstream stations the majority of the time. The exception was one high fecal
coliform value at the downstream station in June 1995.
Other Items
Recommend the following: a) changing BOD5 and NH3N sample type from
grab to composite, b) changing frequencies of several parameters and
adding total nitrogen and total phosphorus monitoring on a semi-annual
basis to be consistent with 02B .0500, c) changing Total Suspended
Residue monthly average from 30.0 mg/1 to 10.0 mg/1 to be consistent with
water quality standard for trout receiving waters, and d) elimination of
special conditions D (no longer applicable because 5/2 limits incorporated
into permit) and E (incorporated into boiler plate).
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