NC0049174_Permit Modification_20000515

State of North Carolina
Depar;nient of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
May 15, 2000
Mr. Charles H. Davis, Jr.
Atlantic Plan Engineer Co.
P.O. Box 1691
Hickory, North Carolina 28603
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: NPDES Permit modification
Smoketree Lodge WWTP
Watauga County
Return # 2073
Dear Mr. Davis:
In accordance with Division policy, we must hereby return the enclosed check (#2664) for $215.00
received on April 17, 2000. After a preliminary review of the modification request you submitted on behalf of the
Smoketree Lodge, the NPDES Unit has determined that the request should be handled as an Authorization to
Construct (rather than as a permit modification). Since the process improvements you are proposing will not
result in any increased flow from the subject facility, no modification of the permit will be necessary prior to
issuance of an Authorization to Construct. Under the revised fee schedule for NPDES permits, no fee is required
when requesting an Authorization to Construct.
I'm sorry that I was unable to respond to your request sooner. I (along with the other 9 members of our
Unit) spent the last eight weeks working on a large project in the Neuse River basin, a project that culminated in
two public hearings on May 1st and may 4th. This "maximum effort" was accomplished at the expense of all our
other tasks - including the review of permit modification requests. I apologize for any confusion that resulted
from this delay in reviewing your project.
A review engineer will be assigned to this project. That staff member will contact you if further
information is needed to complete the Authorization to Construct. If you have any questions about the NPDES
permitting process, contact me at the telephone number or address listed at the bottom of this page.
cc: NPDES File
Winston-Salem Regional Office / Mike Mickey
Ms. Sandi Thompson / Smoketree Lodge
Sincerely,
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Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone], extension 511 FAX [phone]
Visrr us ON THE INTERNET @ http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES [e-mail]

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SION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT/ WATER QUALITY SECTION
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DISCHARGE - SHORT FORM D
rV BE FILED ONLY BY DISCHARGES. OF 1o0%'DOMESTIC WASTE (< 1 MGD FLOW).
North Carolina NPDES Permit No:
(if known)
1. Mailing address of applicant:.
Facility Name
Owner Name
Street Address
City
State
ZIP Code
Telephone No.
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SMOKETREE LODGE
DT THOMPSON
P.O. BOX 3407
BOONS
NORTH CAROLINA
28607
(828 ) 963-6515
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Name (If different from' above)
Facility Contact Person
Street Address or State Road
City
County
Telephone No.
SANDI THOMPSON
•NC'HWY 105
WATAUGA TOWNSHIP
WATAUGA
( 828) 963-6515
3. This NPDES Permit Application applies to which of the following:
Expansion/Modification *
Renewal
X
Existing Unpermitted Discharge
New Facility
* Please provide a description of the expansion/modification:
INSTALL AN.UPFLOW SLUDGE BLANKET FILTRAT-ION PLANT TO REPLACE
AN EXISTING TREATMENT PLANT AND INSTALL U.V. FILTERS ON THE
DISCHARGE.
4. Please provide a description of the existing treatment facilities,:
10,000 GPD EXTENDED AERATION
DECHLORINATOR.
TREATME
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5. Please indicate the source of toasteteater from the description of facilities listed (check where
applicable):
Type_of Facility Generating Wastewater
Industrial Number of Employees _
Commercial Number. of Employees
Residential 1Q0% Number of Homes
School Number of Students/Staff
Other
' Please describe source of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, etc.):
CONDOMINIUM RESORT LODGE
6. Number of separate wastewater discharge pipes/wastetaater outfalls (if applicable):
7. If separate discharge pipes, describe the source(s) of wastewater for each pipe:
8. Name of receiving water or waters: (Please provide a map showing the exact location of discharge)
UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO THE WATAUGA RIVER, CLASS B-TROUT HOW
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.
SANDI THOMPSON
Printed Name of Person Signing
MANAGER
Title
APRIL 15, 2000
Date Application Signed
Si a of Applicant/
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6(b)(2) provides that: 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 whofalsifies, 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 $10,000, 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 510,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both for a similar offense.)
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