NC0032212_Permit Issuance_19980216

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
Mr. John E. Rice
Yonahlossee Limited Partnership
P.O. Box 1370
Boone, North Carolina 28607
Dear Mr. Rice:
DENR
February 16, 1998
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0032212
Yonahlossee Resort and Club WWTP
Watauga County
The Division received your application for a wastewater discharge permit on February 24, 1997.
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application. Accordingly, we are forwarding herewith
the attached NPDES discharge 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, and as subsequently amended.
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 note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. Complete and
submit the enclosed Permit Name / Ownership Change Form if a change in ownership or control of this
discharge occurs. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit.
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, the Coastal Area
Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Mack Wiggins at telephone number
[phone], extension 542.
Sincerely,
U: igtnai Signed By
David A. Goodrich
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P. E.
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Winston-Salem Regional Office/Water Quality Section
Mr. Roosevelt Childress, EPA
NPDES Unit
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Permit No. NC0032212
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,
Yonahlossee Limited Partnership
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Yonahlossee Resort and Club
on NCSR 1102
south of Boone
Watauga County
to receiving waters designated as Lance Creek 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.
This permit shall -become effective March 1, 1998
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2002
Signed this day February 16, 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
Yonahlossee Limited Partnership
is hereby authorized to:
Permit No. NC0032212
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.04 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of an aerated flow
equalization basin, three way splitter box, aeration basin, clarifier, aerated sludge holding tank,
disinfection/post aeration chamber with UV disinfection and continuous flow recording device located
at Yonahlossee Resort and Club, NCSr 1102 (Shulls Mill Road), south of Boone, Watauga County
(See Part III of this permit),
2. . After receiving an Authorization to Construct from the Division of Water Quality, construct and operate
a 0.150 MGD extended aeration package plant with sludge holding (See Part III of this permit), and
3. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Lance Creek
which is classified C-Trout waters in the Watauga River Basin.

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A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL
Permit No. NC0032212
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Permit No. NC0032212
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Staff Review and Evaluation
NPDES Wastewater Permit
FACILITY INFORMATION
Facility Yonahlossee Resort
NPDES No. NC0032212
Design Flow (MGD) 0.04/0.15
Facility Class II
STREAM CHARAL 1 hRISTICS
Stream Name
Stream Class
Sub -basin
Drainage Area (mi2)
S7Q10 (cfs)
W7Q10 (cfs)
30Q2 (cfs)
IWC (%)
Lance Creek
C-Tr
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0.65
0.13
0.17
0.3
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Proposed Changes
Parameters Affected
Basis for change(s)
addition of NI-13 limits at .04
and .150 MGD
from NOL to 3/6 @ 0.04 MGD
and NOL to 2/4 @ 0.15 MGD
Mass balance calculations for
NH3
Compliance Schedule: none
Special Condition(s): none
Permits & Engineering Comments:
This is a permit renewal for a package wwtp for a resort and residential area. File review indicated
that the facility is maintained well, with only a few violations of flow and fecal noted in the past
three years. Because the facility utilizes UV disinfection, no chlorine Iimit or monitoring requirement
is in the permit. The mass balance calculation for ammonia indicated that the limits listed above
apply, and the draft permit includes those limits. Currently, the NH3 data for the past two years
indicate that the facility cannot consistently meet the new limits. If the treatment system could be run
as an extened aeration system with 18-36 hour retention time and a 0.02 MGD to 0.06 MGD sludge return
level, then the ammonia limits might be met. P&E recommends renewal with changes noted above.
REGION: Please comment on feasibility of facility to meet the new ammonia limits, and whether or
not a compliance schedule should
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Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Hawes, Secretary
July 10, 1997
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TO: Mack Wiggins
Permits & Engineering
FROM: Q ?A Beth Morton
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SUBJECT: Susan 'Robson's
Watauga County Streamlined permits package comments
Yonahlossee Resort
NC0032212
Thyshould be able to meet ammonia without a compliance schedule. The owner has
just been using 1/4 of the treatment capacity to save money on electricity. If the entire
plant is used, the ammonia should be no problem.
Should you have any questions, please contact me at your earliest convenience,
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Yonahlossee Resort
NC0032212
The plant should be able to meet ammonia without a compliance schedule. The
owner has just been using V2 of the treatment capacity to save money on electricity.
If the entire plant is used, the ammonia should be no problem.
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NC0032212
Facility: Yonahlossee Resort
Discharge to: Lance Creek
Stream class and index #: C-Tr (8-8-(2))
Residual Chlorine
7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (UG/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (UG/L)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (ug/I)
Fecal Limit
Ratio of 0.6 :1
Ammonia as NH3
(summer)
0.13 7Q10 (CFS)
0.15 DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.2325 DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
17.0 STREAM STD (MG/L)
0 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (MG/L)
64.14 IWC (%)
26.51 Allowable Concentration (mg/I)
Ammonia as NH3
(winter)
7Q10 (CFS)
200/100m1 DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (MG/L)
IWC (%)
Allowable Concentration (mg/1)
0.13
0.15
0.2325
1.0
0.22
64.14
1.44
minimum = 2
0.17
0.15
0.2325
1.8
0.22
57.76
2.96
minimum = 4

NC0032212
Facility: Yonahlossee Resort
Discharge to: Lance Creek
Stream class and index #: C-Tr (8-8-(2))
Residual Chlorine
7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (UG/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (UG/L)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (ug/l)
Fecal Limit
Ratio of 2.1 :1
Ammonia as NH3
(summer)
0.13 7Q10 (CFS) 0.13
0.04 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.04
0.062 DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 0.062
17.0 STREAM STD (MG/L) 1.0
0 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (MG/L) 0.22
32.29 IWC (%) 32.29
52.65 Allowable Concentration (mg/1) 2.64
minimum = 2
Ammonia as NH3
(winter)
7Q10 (CFS)
200/l00m1 DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (MG/L)
IWC (%)
Allowable Concentration (mgll)
0.17
0.04
0.062
1.8
0.22
26.72
6.13
minimum = 4
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Permit No. NC0032212
Summary
This is a permit renewal for a package wwtp for a resort and residential area. File review
indicated that the facility is maintained well, with only a few violations of flow and fecal
noted in the past three years. Because the facility utilizes UV disinfection, no chlorine
limit or monitoring requirement is in the permit. The mass balance calculation for
ammonia indicated that the limits listed above apply, and the draft permit includes those
limits. Currently, the NH3 data for the past two years indicate that the facility cannot
consistently meet the new limits. If the treatment system could be run as an extened
aeration system with 18-36 hour retention time and a 0.02 MGD to 0.06 MGD sludge
return level, then the ammonia limits might be met. P&E recommends renewal with
changes noted above. REGION: Please comment on feasibility of facility to meet the new
ammonia limits, and whether or not a compliance schedule should be developed.

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NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION PERMIT RENEWAL
County Watauga
Permit No. NC0032212
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address: Yonahlossee Limited Partnership
P.O. Box 1370
Boone, NC 28605
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2. Date of Investigation: March 18, 1997 - +
3. Report Prepared by: Beth Morton
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: John Rice [phone]
ORC- Paul Isenhour [phone]
5. Directions to Site: Take U.S. 421 to Hwy 105 South out of Boone. Just past the 105 N. Bypass, turn
left onto Poplar Grove Road (SR 1552), and proceed to Shulls Mill Road (SR 1102). Turn left onto
Shulls Mill and then take the next drive to the right across from the guard house: The WWTP is at the
end of the road beside the creek.
6. Discharge Points(s), List for all discharge points:
Latitude: 36.10' 14" Longitude: 81. 43' 15"
U.S.G.S. Quad No. C12 NW U.S.G.S. Quad Name Boone
7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application? Yes X No If No, explain:
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): The facility is not in a the flood plain.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: Cottages are within 1000 feet of the treatment plant. The plant recently
was enclosed in a building.
10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: Lance Creek.

NPDES PERMIT STAFF REPORT
March 25, 1997
Page 2
a. Classification C TR
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: New 04 02 01
c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: The receiving stream is a
rocky mountain stream with fish and wildlife present. The stream is located in a resort area
with cottages and recreational areas.
Part II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
a. Volume of Wastewater to be permitted: 0.04 MGD (Ultimate Design Capacity)
b. What is the current permitted capacity of the Waste Water Treatment facility? 0.04 MGD
The 20,000 gpd package plant has been installed, but not wired to operate the blowers for the
aeration basins yet.
c. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility (current design capacity)? 0.02 MGD
d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous Authorizations to Construct issued in
the previous two years. In January, 1994 an Authorization to Construct an additional 20,000
gpd facility consisting of a blower, aeration basin, clarifier and, aerated sludge holding was
issued.
e. Please provide a description of existing or substantially constructed wastewater treatment
facilities;
A 40,000 GPD facility consisting of flow equalization, influent bar screen, three way splitter
box, UV disinfection, continuous flow measurement and post aeration; and two package plants
each consisting of aeration basins, blowers, clarifiers, and aerated sludge holding basins. The
second package plant is not operational yet due to wiring of the blowers.
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater treatment facilities. None.
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: None.
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): not needed X
2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme: Septage pumper for disposal at Town of
Boone WWTP.
a. If residuals are being land applied, please specify DEM Permit No. NA .
b. Residuals stabilization: NA
c_ Landfill: NA
d. Other disposal/utilization scheme (Specify): NA
3. Treatment plant classification (attach completed rating sheet). Class II
4. SIC Code(s): 4952

NPDES PERMIT STAFF REPORT
March 25, 1997
Page 3
Primary Secondary
05 13
Main Treatment Unit Code: 06 0 X 7
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant Funds or are any public monies involved. No.
2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity) requests:
There is excessive foam in the post aeration unit during every inspection. There is a laundry facility on
site. MBAS sampling might indicate if these detergents could impact the receiving waters or trout.
The permit should include a page for limits when the flow is expanded above 0.02 MGD.
3. Important SOC, JOC or Compliance Schedule dates: (Please indicate). None.
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation: Has the facility evaluated all of the non -discharge options available.
Please provide regional perspective for each option evaluated. NA because discharge is to a positive
flow stream.
5. Other Special Items: NONE
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The facility has almost doubled in the amount of homes served (45 to 95) since 1994. A review of the self -
monitoring data for the period February 1996 to January 1997 showed two BOD5, one TSS and one fecal
coliform monthly average limit violations. We do not know if the flow reported for the period is accurate, due
to the fact that the documentation on calibrating the flow meter has not been submitted in two years. The
facility has an infiltration/inflow problem and washes out solids during rain events. When the second package
plant is on line the washouts should be eliminated.
Recommendation is made to renew the permit in accordance with division policy.
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Water Quality Regional Supervisor
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