NC0085952_Waste Load Allocation_19960926

NPDES WASTE LOAD ALLOCATION
PERMIT N(T NCO085952 Modeler Date Rec. # �4
PERMITTEE NAME: Travel Ports of America,Inc. 2
FACILITY NAME: Travel Ports of America Drainage Area(mi ) 0./l{ Avg. Streamflow (cfs): d
Facility Status: Proposed 7Q10(cfs) 6 Winter 7Q10(cfs) D 30Q2 (cfs) o.or
Permit Status: New Toxicity Limits: IWC % Acute/Chronic
Major Minor d Instream Monitoring:
Pipe No.: 001 Parameters _r ; rtj
Design Capacity: 0.025 MGD Upstream Y Location /aoke` I
Domestic (% of Flow): 100% Downstream `, Location 364Lfi—•. 0/+1104�
Industrial (% of Flow): U
Effluent Summer Winter
Comments: Characteristics
BODS (m ) 5' /o
NH3-N (mg/1)
D.O. (mg/1) 6
RECEIVING STREAM:an unnamed tributary of George Branch
Class:—C TSS (mg/1) 3o 30
Sub-Basin: 04-03-02 F. Col. (/100 ml)
200 200
Reference USGS Quad: E7SE (please attach)
County:
Buncombe pH (SU) `_ 6_9
Regional Office: Asheville Regional Office /6" 17
Previous Exp. Date: 00/00/00 Treatment Plant Class:
Classification changes within three miles: �`[t ate'`"C� I Gb l _
Requested by: Mark McIntire Date: 9/24/96
Prepar d by: Date: // / 9 Comments:
Rev' wed b Date: 4 (D
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September 5, 1996
Mr. Mark McIntire
North Carolina Department of Environment, Health & Natural Resources
Water Quality Section
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
RE: Supplemental Information
Travel Ports of America, Inc.
Candler Facility
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Dear Mark:
It is my understanding that you recently spoke to Joel Storrow of our office and
requested additional present worth cost information for the disposal alternatives considered in
the NPDES Discharge Permit Application submitted in July. The following adjustments
should be made to the cost estimates located in Section VI:
1. Table 2 - Cost Estimate for Extended Aeration Package Plant
Total Project Cost $ 201,800.00
Add Present Value of 20 Year Maintenance Cost $ 405,941.22
Total 20 Year Present Worth Cost $ 607,741.22
2. Table 3 - Cost Estimate for Route A Connection to MSD Sewer System
Total Project Cost $1,409,000.00
Add Present Value of 20 Year Maintenance Cost $ 43,825.37
Total 20 Year Present Worth Cost $1,452,825.37
3. Table 4 - Cost Estimate for Route B Connection to MSD Sewer System
Total Project Cost $1,063,000.00
Add Present Value of 20 Year Maintenance Cost $ 82,897.20
Total 20 Year Present Worth Cost $1,145,897.20
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FACT SHEET FOR WASTELOAD ALLOCATION
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Facility Name: TRAVEL PORTS OF Q C�
NPDES No.: NCO085952 D l
Type of Waste: Domestic - 100%
Facility Status: Proposed 3 r 1 X00
Permit Status: New
Receiving Stream: UT George BranchASHEVIVEoNFStream Classification: C WATEMAt OF ►ct
Subbasin: 040302 �Stss
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County: Buncombe Stream Characteristic:
Regional Office: Asheville USGS #
Requestor: McIntire Date: D� Gi flCry
Date of Request: 9/26/96 Drainage Area(mi2): 0.14 r
Topo Quad: E7SE Summer 7Q10(cfs): 0.920
Winter 7Q10(cfs): 0.9+.O
Average Flow (cfs): 0.0
30Q2 (cfs): 0.05
IWC (%):
Wasteload Allocation Summary
(approach taken,correspondence with region,EPA,etc.)
Facility requesting NPDES discharge permit.Previous permit had been rescinded in 1993 because
facility was not discharging. 1989 flow information indicated that receiving stream was 7Q10�
and 30Q2>0. Updated USGS flow report indicates that stream is sfi�(J poc f;s, I,, Options
for relocation of discharge and connection to municipality are not feasible. Ottier option of
subsurface disposal is possibility however could have problems in the future. Because of
minimum of options will recommend discharge with tertiary limits.
Special Schedule Requirements and additional comments from Reviewers:
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Recommended by: Date:
Reviewed by /1
Instream Asses ment: / ' Date: U
Regio isor: Date: � � 9
Permi &Engineering: Date: I
RETURN TO TECHNICAL SERVICES BY: 14V 2 7 1996

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CONVENTIONAL PARAMETERS
Recommended Limits:
Monthly Average
Summer Winter WQ or EL
Wasteflow (MGD): 0.025 0.025
BOD5 (mg/l): 5 10 WQ
NH3N (mg/1): 2 4 WQ
DO(mg/1): 6 6 WQ
TSS (mg/1): 30 30
Fecal Col. (/100 ml): 200 200
pH (SU): 6-9 6-97
Residual Chlorine (µg/1): 2-& 112$- (
Oil &Grease (mg/1): 30 (mo. 30 (mo. 1 ,I kok' �' �v✓'r�J V vl
avg): 60 avg): 60 Uv 1"
(da. max.) (da. max.) VI-4
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_X_ Parameter(s) are water quality limited. For some parameters,the a,jailable load capacity of
the immediate receiving water will be consumed. This may affect future water quality based
effluent limitations for additional dischargers within this portion of the watershed.
OR
No parameters are water quality limited, but this discharge may affect future allocations.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION& SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Special Instructions or Conditions
Wasteload sent to EPA? (Major) (Y or N)
(If yes, then attach schematic, toxics spreadsheet, copy of model, or, if not modeled, then old
assumptions that were made, and description of how it fits into basinwide plan)
Additional Information attached? (Y or N) If yes,explain with attachments.

Facility: travel ports
NPDES#:
Receiving Stream: ut george br
Comment(s):
gage number not available
Low Flow Record Station Number:
Hydrologic Area Number: HA10
Drainage Area Low Flow Record Station:
Qave Low Flow Record Station:
s7Q10 Low Flow Record Station:
w7Q10 Low Flow Record Station:
30Q2 Low Flow Record Station:
must be<400 sq.miles
Drainage Area New Site:F 0.14 sq.miles
MAR New Site:j 1.0 cfs/miles squared
Qave per Report Equation: 0 cfs
s701 per Report Equation: 0.02 cfs
w7Q10 per Report Equation: 0.04 cfs
30Q2 per Report Equation: 0.05 cfs
Unuseable Drainage Area
Drainage Area Ratio: #DIV/01
[new DA/Da at gage] #DIV/01
Weighted Ratio: #DIV/01
Over-ride Inappropriate Site (y):
Drainage Area New Site: 0.14 miles squared
MAR New Site: 1.0 cfs/miles squared
Weighted Qave per Report Equation: #DIV/01
Weighted s7010 per Report Equation: no input from above
Weighted w7Q10 per Report Equation: no input from above
Weighted 3002 per Report Equation: no input from above

TRAVEL PORTS OF AMERICA JMN
UT GEORGE BRANCH C 10/10/96
040302
Facility requesting new permit to discharge. Previously had a discharge permit as
Roadway Motor Plazas for same location,with tertiary limits given by M. Scoville in 1989.
Receiving stream at that time had 7Q10=0 and 30Q2>0, therefore discharge was allowed
with 5/2/6 and 10/4/6. The permit at that time was a backup for an existing septic system
However, in Dec. 1993,it was determined that the plant was not discharging and at the
request of the facility, the permit(NC0059188)was rescinded.
The new facility will be a truck stop with restaurant and shower facilities. It's expected to
avg. 9,000 GPD with a max. flow of 25,000 GPD. 1)There are no plans for the
Buncombe Co.MSD to extend service to the truck stop area. Plans to extend private lines
to MSD would be extremely expensive. 2) subsurface disposal-previously had failed and
would have limited success if reactivated now. 3) Spray irrigation-excessive amount of
land would be needed for this option. Impractical and too costly.
The current discharge location with the new USGS evaluation of the site the flow is still
determined to be 7Q10=0 and 30Q2>0. Although the Division will allow the discharge
with tertiary limits (5/2/6& 10/4/6),it would be ideal for Travel Ports to consider another
discharge site,possibly discharge directly into George Branch rather than the UT.
10/24/96-Talked w/Max Haner of ARO, I asked about them relocating to a larger stream
or to discharge directly into George Branch, .He says that Travel ports would have to
burrow under Interstate 40 exchange to get to George Branch and DOT will not allow them
to do this. The existing septic tank is failing. There is a possibility of using vacant lot
across the road for a new subsurface system. However, this system would eventually have
a lot of problems as the existing one does,but it could function for a while before that
happens. Connection to a municipality would be very expensive,would have to go several
miles to tie on.
Recommendation: Renewal of the previously recommended tertiary limits
because of 7Q10=0 and 30Q2 >0.

SOC PRIORITY PROJECT: Yes No XX
IF YES, SOC NUMBER
TO: PERMITS AND ENGINEERING UNIT
WATER QUALITY SECTION
ATTENTION: Mike McIntire
DATE: October 22, 1996
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
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COUNTY Buncombe
PERMIT NUMBER NCO085952
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address: Travelports of America, Inc
Candler Facility
153 Wiggins Road
Candler, N.C. 28715
Buncombe County, N.C.
Mailing Address: Travelports of America, Inc
3495 Winton Place, Bldg C
Rochester, New York 14623
2. Date of Investigation: October 11, 1996
3. Report Prepared By: Max L. Haner
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Mike Morefield
[phone]
5. Directions to Site: Proposed site is located at
truckstop at the NW quad of the intersection of I-40
and NCSR 1131, Wiggins Road (Exit #37 Q Georges Branch)
Buncombe County.
6. Discharge Point (s) , List for all discharge points:
Latitude: 350 32' 34" Longitude: 82' 45' 15"
Attach a USGS map extract and indicate treatment facility site and
discharge point on map.
U.S.G.S. Quad No. E7SE U.S.G.S. Quad Name Canton, N.C.
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7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application?
X_ Yes No If No, explain:
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included) : Not in flood
plain
9. Location of nearest dwelling: >100 feet (est)
10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: Georges Branch
a. Classification: Class "C"
b. River Basin and Subbasin No. : French Broad, 040302
C. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream
uses: Agriculture, wildlife
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of wastewater to be permitted . 025 MGD
b. What is the current permitted capacity of the Wastewater
Treatment facility? N/A
C. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility (current
design capacity N/A
d. Date (s) and construction activities allowed by previous
Authorizations to Construct issued in the previous two years:
e. Please provide a description of existing or substantially
constructed wastewater treatment facilities:
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater treatment
facilities: The proposed system will consist of two (2) 1600
gallon grease traps in series, a 25,000 gpd extended aeration
type package unit effluent disinfection (Clz) a 7, 000 gallon
septic tank to be modified for flow equalization, and
tertiary filters with discharge to Georges Branch.
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: None Known
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only) :
in development approved
should be required not needed
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2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme: Engineer
proposal calls for final disposal of sludge wasted from this
facility in an approved facility via independent contract hauler.
This matter must be resolved upon submittal of an ATC.
a. If residuals are being land applied, please specify DEM
Permit Number
Residuals Contractor
Telephone Number -
b. Residuals stabilization: PSRP PFRP OAR
C. Landfill:
d. Other disposal/utilization scheme (Specify) :
r`
3. Treatment plant classification (attach completed rating sheet) :
N/A - No ATC issued to date
4. SIC Codes (s) : 5541, 4952
Primary 10 Secondary* 13
Main Treatment Unit Code: No WWTP constructed to date
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant Funds
or are any public monies involved. (municipals only) ? N/A
2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity) requests:
None
3 . Important SOC, JOC, or Compliance Schedule dates: (Please
indicate)
Submission of Plans and Specifications Date
Begin Construction
Complete Construction
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation: Has the facility evaluated all
of the non-discharge options available. Please provide regional
perspective for each option evaluated. (See Recommendations Below)
Spray Irrigation: Applicant does not own land, Not Cost Effective
Connection to Regional Sewer System: Not Cost Effective
Subsurface: Septic Tank-Nitrification Field failing - no
additional repairs can be made to existing site. Adjacent property
across road may be suitable (short term) but not real alternative.
Health Dept rep does not support continuous long term use.
Other disposal options:
5. Other Special Items: None
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PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The septic tank-nitrification system currently serving this
truckstop under health department rules has been in the process of
failing for the past several years. The cause of failure
reportedly has been the constant 24-hour use combined with the
amount of grease generated by the restaurant. Maintenance of the
grease traps has not been a problem. Given the history of this
on-site disposal system, it is not surprising that health
department reps believe that adjacent property across the road
from the truckstop not to be a real solution. ARO concurs. There
appears to be no other alternative for this truckstop but to
request a NPDES permit to address its wastewater treatment needs.
As result of this review, ARO recommends that the permit go to
public notice and be issued baring any substantive adverse
comment.
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' APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DISCHARGE
' TRAVEL PORTS OF AMERICA, INC.
CANDLER FACILITY -
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BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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JOEL L. STORROW, P.E.
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ASSOCIATES ; 14774
Engineering • Planning • Finance
' Asheville, North Carolina
' JULY, 1996
94172.01
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' NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT,HEALTH,AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT/WATER QUALITY SECTION
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
' APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DISCHARGE-SHORT FORM D
TO BE FILED ONLY BY DISCHARGES OF 100%DOMESTIC WASTE(< 1 MGD FLOW).
' North Carolina NPDES Permit No. N I C I 0_10
(if 1V10NT)
' Please print or type
1. Mailing address of applicant:
Facility Name Travel Ports of America Inc.
Owner Name Jerry L Beiermann, P.E.
' Street Address 3495 Wintoh Place Buildina C
City Rochester
' State New York
ZIP Code 14623
Telephone No. ( 716 ) 272-1810
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
' Name (If different from above) same
Facility Contact Person Mike Moorefield
' Street Address or State Road 153 Wiggins Road
City Candler North Carolina
County Buncombe
' Telephone No. ( 704 ) 665-1156
3. Tlris �VPDES Penn it Application applies to which of the following:
' Expansion/Modification * Existing Unpermitted Discharge
Renewal New Facility X
' Please provide a description of the expansion/modification:
4. Please provide a description of the existing treatrnent facilities,:
' The wastewater from this facility is currently being routed through two 1,600
gallon grease traps and a 7,000 gallon septic tank in series to an on-siten
' field that is failing
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please indicate the source of wastewater from the description of facilities listed (check where
' applicable):
y...,p of Facilit� Generating Wastewater
Industrial Number of Employees
' Commercial Number of Employees
Residential Number of Homes
' School Number of Students/Staff
Other X
' • Please describe source of wastewater (example: subdivision,mobile home park,etc.):
_Truck stop with restaurant and shower facilities.
' 6. Number of separate wastewater discharge pipes/wastewater outfalls (if applicable):
P
' one (1) discharge point.
' 7. If separate discharge pipes, describe the source(s) of wastewater for each pipe:
N/A
8. Name of receiving water or waters: (Please proride a snap showing the exact location of discharge)
' Unnamed tributary of George Branch.
' I certify, that I am familiar ivith the information contained in the application and
that to the best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and
' accurate.
Jerry L. Beiermann, P.E.
' 1'rintL\J Name of Person Signing
Construction Manager
Travel Ports of America, Inc .
' Title
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' Date Application Signed
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' Signa e of pplicant
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6(b)(2) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any
' false statement representation, or certification in an), 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 $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,W0 or imprisonment not more than 5 years,or both for a similar offense.)
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' SECTION I ENGINEERING PROPOSAL
' ORIGIN, TYPE AND FLOW OF WASTE
' Travel Ports of America, Inc.(Travel Port), is presently operating an interstate truck
stop facility, complete with a restaurant, restrooms, and shower facilities. The facility is
located in Buncombe County near Candler, North Carolina, as shown on Figure 1 attached.
' Based on historical data measured directly at this facility, wastewater.flow is expected to
average 9,000 gallons per day (gpd) with maximum daily wastewater flows approaching
' 25,000 gpd as shown on Table 1 attached. Influent pollutant concentrations are 350 mg/L
BODS, 250 mg/L total suspended solids (TSS), and 20 mg/L Ammonia (NH3 as N), based on
' lab testing previously done on effluent of this facility (see Appendix for results of lab testing)
and on typical values for restaurant oriented wastewater. This translates to an ultimate loading
' of 73 lb/day BODS, 52 lb/day TSS and 4 lb/day NH3 as N for the ultimate design flow of
25,000 gpd.
SUMMARY OF TREATMENT OPTIONS CONSIDERED
Travel Port proposes to treat generated wastewater on-site and discharge treated
' effluent to an un-named tributary of George Branch, which flows along the western end of the
property, shown on Figure 2 attached. Due to the layout of the proposed site, the wastewater
produced on site will be pumped approximately 15 feet up to the proposed treatment facility
' and the treated effluent from the facility will flow by gravity to the proposed discharge point.
Travel Port anticipates receiving an NPDES permit with tertiary limitations (5 mg/L BODS
' summer, 10 mg/L BODS - winter, 30 mg/L TSS) for this purpose. Travel Port previously
held a discharge permit with 25,000 gpd flow limitation at this location, but it expired in 1992.
' A copy of this expired permit is included in the Appendix. These stringent discharge
limitations will require either an extended aeration activated sludge treatment unit (Extended
' Aeration Package Plant) or sequencing batch reactor (SBR) either with tertiary filter to meet
the necessary pollutant removals.
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Extended Aeration Package Plant
These prefabricated treatment plants are well known for their application in sewage
systems serving outlying subdivisions, schools, mobile home parks, etc. where the
development is located outside the reach of municipal sewerage. These plants employ the
' extended aeration form of the activated sludge process where aeration time is purposely
increased to decrease the volumes of waste sludge which must be disposed. Travel Port
' proposes to use a twenty-four (24) hour aeration time using coarse bubble diffused air under
this alternative preceded by equalization, followed by clarification and disinfection with
' chlorine. Tankage would be constructed of welded steel.
' Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR)
' The SBR utilizes the fill and draw, or batch method of treatment. The process can be
more efficient than conventional flow through systems when operated correctly. These
systems have historically required a high level of operator attention and therefore were not
' generally considered for smaller systems such as Travel Port. However, advances in
instrumentation technology have allowed SBR's to operate automatically with only a limited
' amount of attention, expanding their suitability to small flow applications.
' The sequencing batch reactor will consist of two tanks configured in parallel. The
process employs a five-stage cycle: fill, react, settle, draw, and idle. During the fill stage,
wastewater enters the tank and mixes with the settled biological solids remaining from the
previous cycle. The tank is mixed during the fill stage and may be aerated. During the react
stage, the wastewater and mixed liquor are subjected to aeration, causing oxidation of organic
' matter. Aeration and mixing are stopped during the settle stage, allowing solids to settle.
Clarified supernatant is decanted during the draw stage. After decanting, solids are removed
' from the bottom of the tank during the idle stage. By this stage the first reactor will have
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' finished its cycle and the other reactor will continue filling. When the second reactor
' completes its fill stage, it begins its react cycle and influent wastewater is directed to the first
reactor.
Either of these options will be followed by an equalization basin and a tertiary filter, in
' order to be certain that effluent limitations specified in the permit are not exceeded.
' PROPOSED TREATMENT WORKS
' If a treatment plant is to be constructed, we recommend the capacity be 25,000 gpd,
recognizing that peak wastewater flows at the facility are now in the 20,000 - 25,000 gpd
' range in the summertime. The treatment plant shall be designed to receive the wastewater
from the Travel Port facility after it passes through the two existing 1600 gallon grease traps
' and the existing 7000 gallon septic tank, which will be modified for use as an equalization
' basin. Travel Port proposes to use the Extended Aeration Package Plant due to cost
effectiveness. The cost of this option is summarized in Table 2 attached. In addition, Figure
' 2 attached is an orthographic photo of the property, which shows the approximate location of
the proposed treatment unit and the discharge point.
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STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
As the authorized representative of Travel Ports of America, Inc., I certify that:
Our organization will observe all applicable Federal, State and Local regulations with
' regard to the planning, siting, design, construction, operation and maintenance of any
proposed wastewater treatment and discharge facilities for the Travel Ports of
' America, Inc., Candler Facility, located in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Moreover, we possess the financial resources necessary to implement the proposed
' plan as outlined in the Application For Permit To Discharge prepared by McGill
Associates, P.A., Asheville, North Carolina.
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Signed:
' Jerry L. Beiermann, P.E.
' Construction Manager
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' EVALUATION OF WASTEWATER
SECTION H DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES
GENERAL INFORMATION
' A. Discharge Permittee:
' Travel Ports of America, Inc.
' 3495 Winton Place, Building C
Rochester, New York 14623
' [phone]
Project Engineer:
Joel L. Storrow, P.E.
N.C. P.E. #14774
% McGill Associates, P.A.
Post Office Box 2259
Asheville, North Carolina 28802
' [phone]
Travel Ports of America, Inc.(Travel Port), is presently operating an interstate truck stop facility,
complete with a restaurant, restrooms, and shower facilities. The facility is located in Buncombe
' County near Candler, North Carolina, as shown on Figure 1 attached. Based on historical data
measured directly at this facility, wastewater flow is expected to average 9,000 gallons per day
' (gpd) with maximum daily wastewater flows approaching 25,000 gpd as shown on Table 1
attached.
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' EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL. FEASIBILITY OF DISCHARGE ALTERNATIVES
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A. Evaluate the environmental feasibility of all three of the following non discharge
alternatives.
1. Connection to Sewerage System
' Stan Boyd with the Metropolitan Sewerage District (MSD) was
contacted to investigate the possibility of MSD extending their service
' area in the direction of the Travel Port facility. MSD is the centralized
wastewater collection and treatment utility in Buncombe County.
' According to current MSD policy, they do not have any intentions of
expansion to the West Buncombe County area, nor do they see plans for
expansion in the near future (See copy of related newspaper article in
' Appendix). However, MSD will accept private sewers into their system
for ownership and maintenance as long as such sewers meet specific
' design and construction criteria.
•
' Two (2) possible routes were investigated for connection of
Travel Port to the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) sewer system.
tFigure 3 attached shows the proposed location of both routes. The first
route, referred to as Route "A" on the map, would run along George
' Branch and Hominy Creek for approximately 21,000 feet. This route
would provide a gravity line without the need for lift stations. The other
' shorter route (Route "B") would run along Highway 19/23 for
approximately 14,000 feet, but would require at least three (3) lift
' stations.
The high cost associated with connection to the MSD sewer
' system makes this option impractical. See Table 3 and Table 4 for
estimates of the cost associated with these two routes.
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' 2. Subsurface Disposal
' The Travel Port Facility was previously known as The Roadway
Motor Plaza in the late 1980's. At that time, the facility utilized a 7000
' gallon septic tank and an onsite leach field that was clogged and failing.
This leach field was abandoned in the early 1990's and a new subsurface
' drain field was constructed, which is currently in use and failing. In
addition, two - 1600 gallon grease traps were added in series with the
' existing 7000 gallon septic tank at the same time that the new leach field
was constructed. The following alternatives have been recently explored
' with the cooperation of the Buncombe County Health Department (See
letter to Ken Castelloe dated 4/8/96 located in Appendix):
a. Adding new drain lines to the existing field.
b. Reactivating the abandoned drain field.
c. Developing drain fields on the property across the road, if the
' soils are adequate and expansion of parking would not be
' hindered.
' d. Addition of a wastewater pretreatment step in order to reduce
organic loading on the drain field and improve performance.
Ken Castell a on May 31 19 6
Response was received from e o y 9
' (See letter to Joel Storrow dated 5/31/96 located in Appendix). His
suggestions and/or comments were the following:
a. There is some additional room for adding new drain lines, but
space is limited and historical performance of the existing
field in this area is poor.
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' b. Reactivation of the abandoned drain field or immediate
surrounding area is not a viable option due to extensive
' excavation that has taken place previously.
' c. Drain fields could be placed across the road if additional soil
testing showed the soils to be adequate to support the fields,
' but drain fields cannot be placed under pavement.
' d. Pretreatment of wastewater would improve constituents of
wastewater effluent and theoretically would improve
' efficiency of the drain field.
' Based on Mr. Castelloe's responses, it appears that options to
' improve or relocate the existing on-site treatment system are limited.
While the property across Wiggins Road may be suitable, it would need
' to be dedicated as a drain field, restricting alternate usage such as the
planned auxiliary parking area. More importantly, the on-site treatment
' philosophy has not proven successful at Travel Port, perhaps due to the
24-hour mode of operation. Mr. Castelloe believes the continuous
' discharge of sewage to the field(s) has caused the premature failure.
' 3. Spray Irrigation System
' In order to consider land application as the sole means of
wastewater disposal, it must be determined how much land Travel Port
' would need and whether acquisition is economically feasible. The
' calculations in Table 5 attached were based on the following criteria:
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• An allowable percolation rate of 1.2 cm/day was used in the
' calculations. This is based on 5% of 0.4 inches/hr (permeability of the
soil). The EPA's Process Design Manual for Land Treatment of
' Municipal Wastewater recommends that only 4 to 10% of the
permeability be used for the allowable percolation rate.
1
The evapotranspiration values that were used were obtained from
' example numbers for Brevard, North Carolina in the EPA's Process
Design Manual for Land Treatment of Municipal Wastewater.
The precipitation values shown in Table 5 are the 10 year design
1 values from nearby McDowell County, North Carolina.
' Table 5 shows that the annual allowable wastewater hydraulic
' loading is 219.5 cm (86.4 in.).
' The required field area can now be determined using the design
hydraulic loading rate according to the following:
AW = Q x ( 65 d/vr.l
' (3630 f2/acre-in) x LW
AK, = Required field area (acres)
' Q = Daily design wastewater flow (cf)
LW = Allowable wastewater hydraulic loading (in./yr.)
AW = .33 42 ftp/d)( 65 d/vr)
1 (3630 ft%cre-in)(86.4 in/yr)
' AW = 3.9 acres (169,421 sf)
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With 200 ft. buffer zones, the required area increases from 3.9
' acres to approximately 15.1 acres. This is an extremely large amount of
land given the close proximity of the proposed plant to the truck stop
' facility. A 0.75 MG lagoon would also be necessary to retain the
wastewater for over 30 days before it could be used for spray irrigation.
' It would be impractical and economically infeasible to acquire this
amount of land and construct this lagoon for the purpose of spray
' irrigation. Table 6 attached summarizes the cost of a spray irrigation
system.
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B. None of the three (3) alternatives were found to be feasible.
C. (See Figure 2 attached for discharge point.)
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' SECTION III RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT PLAN
' The sewage sludge generated in the proposed WWTP will be hauled by an independent
contractor to an approved facility for disposal.
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Table Two
' Project Cost Estimate
Treated Discharge to Surface Water
' Travel Port of America, Inc.
Candler, North Carolina
1 25,000 gpd,dual-path,extended aeration 1 LS $120,000.00 $120,000.00
treatment unit with tertiary filter
2 Yard piping with appurtenances 300 LF $40.00 $12,000.00
' 3 Reinforced concrete base slab 20 CY $300.00 $6,000.00
4 Electrical 1 LS $10,000.00 $10,000.00
5 Sitework 1 LS $15,000.00 $15,000.00
' TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST $163,000.00
6 Construction Contingencies(10%) $16,300.00
7 Application for discharge permit $1,500.00
' 8 Design Engineering $13,500.00
9 Construction Administration lns ection $7,500.00
' TOTAL PROJECT COST $201,800.00
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1 Table Three
1 Project Cost Estimate
Connection to MSD Sewer (Route "A")
1 Travel Port of America, Inc.
Candler, North Carolina
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RIPTION � � = ,:QUANTITY.;; 'UNIT; U I T
1 1 8" DIP Sanitary Sewer Line (all depths) 21,000 LF $35.00 $735,000.00
2 4' dia. Manhole 70 EA $1,400.00 $98,000.00
3 16" Dia. steel casing pipe 250 LF $100.00 $25,000.00
1 4 Miscellaneous concrete 50 CY $140.00 $7,000.00
5 Rock Excavation 1,500 CY $60.00 $90,000.00
6 Washed Stone 500 TN $12.00 $6,000.00
1 7 Select Backfill 2,000 CY $8.00 $16,000.00
8 Grassing and Seeding 1 LS $15,000.00 $15,000.00
9 Creek Crossing 3 EA $25,000.00 $75,000.00
1 10 Renovate Existing Pump Station 1 LS $25,000.00 $25,000.00
11 Class 1 Rip-Rap 200 TN $25.00 $5,000.00
1 12 Mobilization 1 LS $15,000.00 $15,000.00
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST $1,112,000.00
1 13 Construction Contingencies(10%) $122,000.00
14 Design Engineering $86,000.00
1 15 Construction Administration/Inspection $39,000.00
16 Legal/Easements $50,000.00
1 TOTAL PROJECT COST $1,409,000.00
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Table Four
Project Cost Estimate
Connection to MSD Sewer (Route "B")
Travel Port of America, Inc.
Candler, North Carolina
I EM N ,_DESCRIPTION,`� ` � QUANTITYk ;`UNIT �U RfC TOTAL
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' 1 8" PVC Sanitary Sewer Line (all depths) 14,000 LF $35.00 $490,000.00
2 4'dia. Manhole 50 EA $1,400.00 $70,000.00
3 16" Dia. steel casing pipe 350 LF $100.00 $35,000.00
4 Miscellaneous concrete 50 CY $140.00 $7,000.00
5 Rock Excavation 800 CY $60.00 $48,000.00
' 6 Washed Stone 250 TN $12.00 $3,000.00
7 Select Backfill 1,000 CY $8.00 $8,000.00
8 Grassing and Seeding 1 LS $9,000.00 $9,000.00
9 Class 1 Rip-Rap 200 TN $25.00 $5,000.00
10 Lift Station 3 EA $45,000.00 $135,000.00
11 Driveway Repair 250 SY $20.00 $5,000.00
' 12 Mobilization 1 LS $10,000.00 $10,000.00
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST $825,000.00
' 13 Construction Contingencies(10%) $90,000.00
14 Design Engineering $66,000.00
' 15 Construction Administration/Inspection $32,000.00
16 Legal/Easements $50,000.00
' TOTAL PROJECT COST $1,063,000.00
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Table 5
' Determination of Hydraulic Loading Rates
for Spray Irrigation at Proposed WWTP Site
Travel Ports of America, Inc.
Candler Facility
{1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Month O:D. ' E.T. PR E.T. - PR PW
JAN 23 0.2 16.0 -15.8 27.6 11.8
FEB 25 0.3 19.1 -18.8 30 11.2
' MAR 29 2.1 20.6 -18.5 34.8 16.3
APR 30 4.6 21.1 -16.5 36 19.5
MAY 31 7.6 14.7 -7.1 37.2 30.1
JUN 30 10.2 24.1 -13.9 36 22.1
JUL 31 11.4 24.4 -13 37.2 24.2
AUG 31 10.4 34.0 -23.6 37.2 13.6
SEP 30 7.4 23.1 -15.7 36 20.3
OCT 31 4.6 24.6 -20 37.2 17.2
NOV 28 1.6 13.7 1 -12.1 33.6 21.5
' DEC 26 0.3 19.8 1 -19.5 31.2 11.7
TOTAL 345 60.7 255.2 -194.5 414 219.5
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0.D. _= Operating Days
E.T. Evapotranspiration (cm)
PR -- Precipitation (cm)
' PW == Percolation (cm)
LW Allowable Wastewater Hydraulic loading (cm) -cannot be less than zero
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Table 6
Spray Irrigation Cost Summary
Travel Ports of America, Inc.
' Candler, North Carolina
E ,QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL. PRICE
(acres)
Land 15.1 $20,000 $302,000
' Distribution System 3�9 $3,000 $11,700
Lagoon $500,000 $500,000
Estimated Total Cost $813,700
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t � WGILL ASSOCIATES, P.A.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
' September 14, 1990
tMr. Steve Berkowitz
On-Site Sewage Branch
' Division of Environmental Health
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
' RE: Subsurface Soil Absorption Treatment System
Roadway Motor Plaza
Candler, North Carolina
Dear Steve:
Please find a copy of the certified lab report referenced in our letter to you dated August 20, 1990. The
original Oil and Grease level of 170 mg/I was evidently in error. The correct value is 63.8 mg/I. The Total
Suspended Solids are in fact 170 mg/I. If you have any further questions regarding this project, please call.
' Sincerely,
McGILL ASSOCIATES, P.A.
JOEL L STORROW, P.E.
' JLS/tmn
' Enclosure
cc: Gary Mattson w/enclosure
' Ron Thomas w/enclosure
90144
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' P.O.BOX 2259 / 704/252-0575 / 38 ORANGE STREET
ASHEVILLE,NC 213802 704/252-251B (FAX) ASHEVILLE,NC 28801

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' P.O. Box 18029 . Asheville, North Carolina 28814-0029 • 704/254-5169
August 27, 1990
' Joel Storrow
McGill & Associates
' P.O. Box 2269
Asheville, NC 28802
re: Smokey Mtn. Truck Stop
' Results of analysis of your wastewater treatment plant are listed below.
' 1 ( 2 I 3 I 4
Down
' Parameters Units Upstream Influents Effluent ; Stream
Dissolved Solids m /I i i Date Samples
' Total Nitrogen i mg/I i I Collected:
8-9-90
Volitile Suspended Residue i m /l ' I Date Received:
Volitile Total Residue m /l 8-9-90
' pH Units Date Sample
Setteable Solids ml/I i Analyzed
BODS mg/l i 360.0 8-9-90
' COD m /l r Date Reported
Fecal Coliform 0/100 ml i 8-27-90
' Total Residue m /l
Total Suspended Residue m /l gertified
Total K eldahi Nitrogen
m /1Y`;;.�f ,
Ammonia Nitrogen ma/1
Oil $ Grease m /1 orriments
' Turbidity NTU
M.B.A.S. (Detergents) m /I
' Nitrate mail
Nitrate-Nitrite m /I
Total Phosphorus m /1
' Phenol u ll
Cyanide m ll
If you have any questions, or if we can be of further service, please let us know.
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State Certified Laboratory • Charter Member Commercial Laboratories Association of N.C.

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' P.O. Box 18029 Asheville, North Carolina 28814-0029 •" 7041254-5169
September 6, 1990
' Joel Storrow
McGill & Associates
P.O. Box 2269
' Asheville, N.C. 28802 re: Smokey Mtn. Truck Stop
Lift Station
' Results of analysis of your wastewater treatment plant are listed below.
1 i 2 i 3 4 +
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' Parameters Units Upstream Influent Effluent Stream
Dissolved Solids mgll i i I I Date Samples
' Total Nitrogen i mg/I Collected:---- --: 8-9-90
Volitile Suspended Residue I m /I I I Date Received:
Volitile Total Residue I rhll I 8'9'90
pH Units I Date Sample
' Setteable Solids mil i ( I Analyzed
BODS i m 11 I I 8-29-90
tCOD m /1 Date Reported
Fecal Coliform I i 1100 ml { 9-6-90
' Total Residue mall v
Total Suspended Residue ma/I C ified b -
1 Total K eidahl Nitrogen mall
Ammonia Nitro en mail �� .. r'
011 & Grease mg/1 163.8 rCo ments
' Turbidity NTU
M.B.A.S. (Detergents) mall
' Nitrate m ll
Nitrate-Nitrite mg/I
Total Phosphorus mg/I
' Phenol u /l
Cyanide m /1
If you have any questions, or if we can be of further service, please let us know.
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State Certified Laboratory • Charter Member Commercial Laboratories Association of N.C.

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tStatef North orth Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
' Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
' James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
June 15, ].989
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director
' Mr. Roger Cole
760 Brooks Ave.
Rochester, NY 14619
' Subject: Permit No.' N00059188
Roadway Motor Plazas, Inc.
Buncombe County
' Dear Mr. Cole:
In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on January
20, 1989, we are .forwarding herewith the subject: State - NPDES permit-. This permit- is
issued pursuant to the requirements of. North Carolina General Statute 143-21.5. 1 and
the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection
Agency dated December 6, 1983.
' If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in
this permit are unacceptable to you, you may request a waiver or modification pursuant
' to Regulation 15 NCAC 2.B .0508(b) by written request to the Director identifying the
specific issues to be contended. Unless such request is made within 30 days following
receipt of this permit, this permit shall be final and binding. Should your request
' be denied, you will have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing:
Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. Part II, D. 3.
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
' whish may be required by the Division of Environmental Management or permits required
by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or
Local governmental permit that may be required.
' If you have any questions concerning this permit, plr.ase contact Mr. David
Foster at telephone number. 91.9/733-5083.
' Sincerely,
Criginal S,Qned By
ARTHUR MOUSERRY
' alt: Pau I Wilms P C ti F. z \1 E D
cc. Mr. . Jim Patrick, FPA
Asheville Regional Office
Pollution Prevention Pays
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P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611.7687 Telephone [phone] +
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

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A. (_1^) • EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Summer Limits: April 1-Oct. 31 NPDES No. NC00591.`
During the period beginning on the effective date of the Permit and lasting until expiration,
Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s) 001. Such discharges shall be limits.
and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements
Lbs da Other Units (Specify) Measurement Sample *Sample
Monthly Avg. Weekly Avg. Monthly Avg. Weekly Avg. Frequency Type Location
Flow . 025 MGD Weekly Instantaneous I or E
BOD, 5Day, 20 Degrees C 5.0 mg/1 7.5 mg/l 2/month Grab E
Total Suspended Residue 30. 0 mg/l 45.5 mg/l 2/month Grab E
NH3 as N 2. 0 mg/l 3.0 mg/l 2/month Grab E
Dissolved Oxygen (minimum) 6. 0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l Weekly Grab E, U, D
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 1000.0/100 ml 2000.0/100 ml 2/month Grab E, U, D
Total Residual Chlorine Daily Grab E
Temperature Weekly Grab E, U, D
Conductivity Weekly Grab U, D
Oil & Grease 30.0 mg/l 60.0 mg/l** 2/month Grab E
*Sample locations: E - Effluent, I - Influent, U - Upstream 50 ft. above the discharge
D - Downstream at the I-40 access ramp
*`Daily Maximum Limitation
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be
monitored 2/month at the effluent by grab sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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April 8, 1996
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' Mr. Ken Castelloe
Environmental Health Services
Buncombe County Health Department
' 35 Woodfin Street
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
' RE: Wastewater Disposal System
Travel Ports of America
' Candler, North Carolina
Dear Ken:
' Subsequent to our telephone conversation last week, I spoke with Jerry Beiermann of
Travel Port in Rochester, New York about the subsurface disposal system at the Candler
' Facility. We are all obviously disappointed that the recent modifications to the distribution
piping failed to improve the performance of the drain field. Mr. Beiermann and I discussed the
short-term and long-term solutions to the facility's wastewater treatment and disposal problems.
' As we have previously recommended, Travel Port will proceed to install event recorders
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on the lift station pumps and also recalibrate the potable water meter. These modifications will
help verify the actual flow being pumped to the field, and supplement the records we currently
have. The facility will also continue to pump and haul as necessary to avoid complete failure of
' the drain field.
The long-term solutions are less straightforward, but we are proceeding to investigate
' four (4) alternatives as follows:
1. Expand existing drain field in immediate available area or other nearby suitable
areas.
2. Install pretreatment system to partially treat sewage in order to decrease loading
' on the existing/expanded drain field.
' 3. Connect to the Metropolitan Sewage District (MSD) centralized collection system,
if economically feasible.
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E n g i n e e r i n g P l a n n i n g F i n a n c e
' A1cGill Associates. P.A.• P.O. Box 2259.Asheville. NC 28802 •55 Brood Street.Asheville, NC 28801
704.252.0575 • FAX [phone]

Mr. Ken Castelloe
April 8, 1996
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under a renewed discharge permit.
' Since the latter two (2) options will be considerably more costly, we need to first explore
all possibilities for improving the on-site treatment. We therefore request your regulatory
' perspective with regard to the following issues:
1. How many new drain lines can realistically be developed in the existing field?
2. Can the old abandoned field on the high ground above the facility be reactivated,
' either as it currently exists or with some modification such as addition of fill
material?
3. Travel Port has plans to develop the field across-the road from the front of their
property as an auxiliary parking lot. Will the soils on this field support additional
drain lines? Can drain lines be installed under asphalt pavement?
4. Can Travel Port add a pretreatment step to the wastewater flow currently
discharged to the field for purposes of reducing organic loading, thereby
' improving the overall efficiency of the field?
' Ken, we appreciate your response to these inquiries in advance. If you have any
questions, please do-not hesitate to call me at 704/252-0575.
' Sincerely,
MCGILL ASSOCIATES, P.A.
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cc: Jerry Beiermann
' Ron Golden
Kat Scott
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Buncombe County Health Department
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BUNCOMBE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER GEORGE F. BOND, JR., MPH
' 35 WOODFIN STREET Health Director
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28801-3075 0 CHARLES F. MURRAY, MD
T Clinical Director
Environmental Health Services c A a ELAINE C. BARNES, MBA, RD
' [phone] FAX [phone] Administrative Director
tMay 31, 1996
1 Mr. Joel L. Storrow, P.E.
McGill Associates, P.R.
' P.O. Box 2259
Asheville, NC 28802
Dear Joel:
' In response to your letter on April 8, 1996 I will address your questions about
potential drainfield sites:
1. The existing field affords an area near the manifolds that is approximately
35' wide above the subfield on the left. The available area adjacent to the
subfield on the right is approximately 60' wide. There are no areas below the
existing fields that can be considered for additional drain lines. The system
' was not performing very well when we evaluated the additional areas. I have
contacted Ms. Kat Scott concerning this issue.
2. The old abandoned site does not, in my opinion, provide a viable option. The
' majority of that site is dedicated to the existing drainfields and has. been
subjected to extensive excavation. I will seek a second opinion from Stuart
Black, Regional Soil Consultant.
' 3 . The area across the road was considered before and would provide an option.
We would need to do more extensive soils work, if you choose to pursue this.
Drainfields may not be installed under any paved or parking areas.
' 4. Pretreatment of effluent does improve the constituents of the wastewater
effluent and theoretically would increase the efficiency of a drainfield. I
would recommend contacting Steven Berkowitz, P.E. Head of the Wastewater Branch
to further address the pretreatment issue.
' Please call if you have any specific questions about any of the issues.
Thanks for your consideration.
'
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' cerely,
"'&)
' Kenneth A. Castelloe
Environmental Health Supervisor
Environmental Health Services
JAN 1996
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