NC0060844_Permit Issuance_20071031

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross,Jr., Secretary
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
October 31, 2007
Mr. Billy Vanhook, President
Laurel Hills Town Homes Association
P.O.Box 1537
Franklin, NC 28713-1537
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0060844
Laurel Hills WWTP
Macon County
Dear Mr.Vanhook:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit.
Accordingly, we are forwarding 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 May 9, 1994(or as subsequently
amended).
This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on
September 12, 2007.
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
(6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). 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. 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 Charles Weaver at telephone number [phone], extension 511.
Sincerely,
j
�rcoleen
�o H. Sullins
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office/Surface Water Protection
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 One
512 North Salisbury Street,Raleigh,North Carolina 27604 NorthCarolina
Phone: [phone] I FAX [phone] I Internet:www.ncwaterquality.org NIahmally
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Permit NCO060844
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, the
Laurel Hills Town Homes Association, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Laurel Hills WWTP
NCSR 1653, south of Franklin
Macon County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to the Little Tennessee River in
subbasin 04-04-01 of the Little Tennessee 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 December 1, 2007.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2012.
Signed this day October 31, 2007.
Coleen Ho;Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0060844
SiJPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked, and as of this issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer
effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under
the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
The Laurel Hills Town Homes Association,,Inc. is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0:009 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment
system with the following components:
♦ Tertiary filters
Digester
♦ Ultraviolet disinfection
The facility is located at the Laurel Hills WWTP off NCSR 1653 south of Franklin in
Macon County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map
into an ,unnamed tributary to the Little Tennessee River, classified B waters in
subbasin 04-04-01 of the Little Tennessee River Basin.

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Latitude: 35°07'46" Stream Class: C Location
Longitude: 83°22'22" Subbasin: 040401
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Permit NCO060844
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until
expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges
shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
PARAMETER ° F LIMITS §,maxp MONITORINGFREQUIREMENTS y �s
z ' Monthl Ave of a Dail Maximum Measurement 3Sample Sample'Location�{
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Flow 0.009 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent
BOD,5-day(20°C) 15.0 mg/L 22.5 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
-(April 1—October 31
BOD,5-day(20°C) 16.0 mg/L 24.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
November 1—March 31
Total Suspended Residue 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
NH3 as N 4.3 mg/L 21.5 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
-(April 1—October 31
NH3 as N 12.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
November 1—March 31
Dissolved Oxygen Daily average>6.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen Weekly Grab U&D
Fecal Coliform 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent
(geometric mean
Total Residual Chlorine(TRC)2 28 Ng/L 2/Week Grab Effluent
Temperature(°C) Weekly Grab Effluent
pH >6.0 and<9.0 standard units Weekly Grab Effluent
Footnotes:
1. U: at least 50 feet upstream from the outfalL D: downstream near the mouth of the unnamed
tributary.
2. TRC limit and monitoring applies only if chlorine is used as a disinfectant.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts

The Franklin Press
Post Office Box 350
Franklin, NC 28744
PUBLIC NOTICE
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Personally appeared before the undersigned, Dorothy Halpin , who
having been duly sworn on oath that she is the administrative assistant of The Franklin Press, and the
following legal advertisement was published in The Franklin Press newspaper, and entered as second
class mail in the Town of Franklin in said county and state; and that he is authorized to make this affidavit
and sworn statement;that the notice or other legal advertisement, a true copy of which is attached
hereto, was published in The Franklin Press newspaper on the following dates:
Notification of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit
September 14,2007
And that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document or legal advertisement was
published, was at the time of each and every such publication, a newspaper meeting all the requirements
and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified
newspaper within the meaning of the Section 1-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina.
'0/ ,& )�4 r
Signature of pers n making affidavit
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd day of October, 2007
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: f�- - � ��
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i the NC Division of Water Quality .chlorine-care water quality limited. ;
may decide to hold a public meeting `Tfls;discharge may affect' future I
for the proposed permit should the. di:charges in. this, portion of the
Division-redeive a significant degree , Little Tennessee River Basin.
of public interest. 'The Macon County Board of
Copies of the draft permit and, ,Education (1202 Old.Murphy Road,
,,other supporting information on file Franklin, NC 28734) has applied for I
used,' to determine conditions nnewal of permit NCO067318.for its
present in the draft permit area I\antahala• School WWTP. This
available upon request and payment permitted facility discharges treated,
of the costs of reproduction. Mail domestic wastewater to Partridge,
comments- and/or" requests "for Crd•ek in the Little Tennessee River;
information to 'the NC Division of Bashf . Currently total residual,,
i Water Quality at the above address chlorine``is"w cer_quality limited.This,
i or call Dina 'Sprinkle '(919),733- discharge may' affect future 1 w
1 5083, extension 363 at the Point allocations in this portion of
Source Branch. Please include the Partridge Creek.
NPDES permit number(attached) in,' ' The Macon County'''�9oard of
any communication. . Interested Education (1202 Old Murphy` Road,;
Persons may also visit the Division Franklin, NC 28734) has applied for;
— —`— of Water Quality at 512 N.Salisbury, renewal of NPDES pern,,'t
PUBLIC NOTICE Street,_ Raleigh, NC 27604-1148 NCO067326 for the Cullasaja-School
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and WWTR This facility discharges';
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT b:00 p.m. to review information on treated domestic wastewater '"into
COMMISSIONMPDES UNIT - _ 'fiile. the Cullasaja River, a Class B-Trout'
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER The Laurel Hills Town .Homes stream in the Little Tennessee River
RALEIGH,-NC 27699-1617 Asoociation (P.O. Box" ,1537, Basin. BOD,TSS,and total residual
Franklin, NC 28713-1537)• has chlorine are water quality limited.
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT applied for renewal of .permit This`discharge may affect future
TO'ISSUE,A NPDES NCO060844 for its.WWTP,in Macon discharges in this portion. of the
WASTEWATER PERMIT• County. The facility discharges ` Little Tennessee River Basin.
treated'domestic wastewater to an Indian Bend'Properties, Inc. (61
unnamed, tributary to.. the Little East Main Street, , Franklin, NC
On the basis of thorough staff
Tennessee River in the Little 28734) has.applied for renewal-of
review and' application of NC
General Statute 14321, Public law Tennessee `River Basin. Currently permit NC0070394 for its
BOD, am onia' nitrogen,, fecal Willowbrook Park WWTP.in Macon
'92-5.00 and, other lawful standards f
and regulations, ,the. North Carolina coliform dissolved oxygen and total County. This permitted ' facility
Environmental Management residual chlorine,are water quality discharges ; 'treated domestic
Commission proposes to issue .a limited. This discharge may affect wastewater to'Coweeta Creek in the
National Pollutant, Discharge future allocations of this portion of Little Tennessee River Basin.
Elimination System (NPDES) the receiving stream. Currently fecal coliform and total
wastewater discharge permit to the The Macon County Board of residual chlorine are water quality
person(s).listed 'below effective 45 Education (1202 Old Murphy Road, "limited. This discharge may•affect
days from the publish date of this Franklin, NC 28734)has applied for future allocations•inj this portion of
notice. renewal of NPDES ,permit Coweeta Creek.
Written comments regarding the NCO067300 for the Macon Middle
proposed permit will be accepted School 1NWTP. This facility 9/14
until 30 days after the publish date discharges treated domestic I —
of this notice.All�comments received wastewater into the Cullasaja River,
prior.to that dqte are considered in a Class B-Trout stream in the Little
the ,final determinations regarding Tennessee River Basin: Currently,
fecal coliform and total residual
the proposed permit.The Director of ?

TRC Limit Calculation
N C O060844
Total Residual Chlorine
s7Q10 (CFS) 0.06
DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.009
DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 0.01395
STREAM STD (UG/L) 17.0
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (p /L) 0
IWC (%) 18.86
Allowable Concentration (Ng/L) 90.12
TRC standard requires limits of
17-28 pg/L
9/5/2007

Dear, Mr. Weaver
The home owners of Laurel Hills Town Home association would like to request renewal
of existing permit#NC0060844. There has been no upgrade to the facility since the last
issuance of_R J, )'_
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P_dsiden of Laurel Hills Town Home Association

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit OCOO(0©�c "
Please print or type.
1. Contact Information: ++
Owner Name LAUR l Oi 1 U lok'um 140mc-s
Facility Name L-A w r t �' ll y (Crlr.?►J �r,� —( t 9 t,c l
Mailing Addressj�
State / Zip Code �;.�,� G o 4 Q N 0L -1
Telephone Number ( ��) -3-,gq
Fax Number ( )
e-mail Address
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above ❑ i
Street Address or State Road LaCt ed �A-. (�s i�.c),-j 6 & iAsscc r, *i QA
City i V P� l�?�tt_ Mr,
State / Zip Code 6 nt t-enm ki"
County mAC0i-J �i"�c1rl
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name
Mailing Address �1 t^y� j �A N L - 2
City —'�-
State / Zip Code ���� -1l•�� ��� �
Telephone Number ( g �G �3--;Z q
Fax Number ( )
1 of 3 Form-D 4/05

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
4. Description of wastewater:
Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that applyr
Industrial ❑ Number of Employees
Commercial ❑ Number of Employees
Residential Number of Homes (S
School ❑ Number of Students/Staff
Other ❑ Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.): C'o nyd Q rn ( (AM 5 ©Q Nd BLS yv jejcAp?rn�
Population served: r,
5. T� e f collection system
Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
6. Outfall Information:
Number of separate discharge points
Outfall Identification number(s)
Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? Yes ❑ No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map shouting the exact location of ea+cth+ outfall):
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S. Frequency of Discharge: continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration:
9. Describe the treatment system
List all installed components, including capacities,provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and
phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a
separate sheet of paper. (_ ,r� ( `,l _ i
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NPDES APPLICATION — FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 6.nnq_MGD
Annual Average daily flow LMGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 'Sl MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indiasn country?
❑ Yes o
12. Effluent Data
Provide data for the parameters listed.Fecal Coliform, Temperature and pH shall be grab samples,for all other
parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used.If more than one analysis is reported, report daily maximum
and monthly average.If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum. —
Daily Monthly Units of
Parameter Maximum A era a Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODs) 3y.¢ A 4(3
yr Asti
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Fecal Coliform 2 Air y 3 itra,Is
Total Suspended Solids ►-j 3 3�R• s5 . , c.I,r, pvy)
Temperature (Summer) c C'
Temperature (Winter) io.
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pH S�
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number Type Permit Number
Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NESHAPS (CAA)
UIC (SDWA) Ocean Dumping(MPRSA)
NPDES Dredge or fill(Section 404 or CWA)
PSD (CAA) Other
Non-attainment program (CAA)
14. APPLICANT-CERTIFICATION
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in t e application and that to the
best of my k o led and belief such information is true, compllete, a accurate.
A k S I/"L"/ '
Printed n e of Pe son Signing Title
Signat f Applicant Date
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: 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 who falsifies,tampers with,or knowly 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$25,000,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$25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years,or both,for a similar offense.)
Fnrm-D 4105

Sludge Management Plan For
Laurel Hills Town Home Association W.W.T.P.
Narrative
The solids generated during treatment are pumped to the aerobic digester. When digester
is full, we have a septic hauler come and pump the solids out and dispose of at the Town
of Franklin W. T.P.
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President aurel Hills Town Home Association

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
Basic Information to determine potential for expedited permit renewal
Reviewer/Date a ,j, 3 61
Permit Number
Facility Name kd o i r
Basin Name/Sub-basin number & i 4hel6eP- G1 04 o t
Receiving Stream U-f 4,\ L',�f i9.--.n►,�,,I-C Lew(
Stream Classification in Permit C
Does permit need NH3 limits? e i t7. Niak
Does permit need TRC limits? �c
Does permit have toxicity testing? Ala
Does permit have Special Conditions?
Does permit have instream monitoring? e�
Is the stream impaired(on 303(d) list)? (�
Any obvious compliance concerns? Pie
Any permit mods since last permit? 0.
Existing expiration date t1 30 z.Qc
New expiration date
New permit effective date
Miscellaneous Comments
YES e� This is a SIMPLE EXPEDITED permit renewal (administrative
renewal with no changes, or only minor changes such as TRC,NH3,
name/ownership changes). Include conventional WTPs in this group.
YES_ This is a MORE COMPLEX EXPEDITED permit renewal (includes
Special Conditions (such as EAA, Wastewater Management Plan), 303(d)
listed, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns,phased
limits). Basin Coordinator to make case-by-case decision.
YES_ This permit CANNOT BE EXPEDITED for one of the following reasons:
• Major Facility(municipal/industrial)
• Minor Municipals with pretreatment program
• Minor Industrials subject to Fed Effluent Guidelines (lb/day limits for BOD, TSS,
etc)
• Limits based on reasonable potential analysis(metals, GW remediation organics)
• Permitted flow>0.5 MGD (requires full Fact Sheet)
• Permits determined by Basin Coordinator to be outside expedited process
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