NC0060844_Permit Issuance_20130318

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Pat McCrory Charles Wakild,P.E. John E.Skvarla III
Governor Director Secretary
March 18, 2013
Ms. Lynn Olson
Laurel Hills Town Homes Association,Inc.
17 Misty Meadow Ln
Franklin, N.C. 28734
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO060844
Laurel Hills WWTP
Class WW-2
Macon County
Dear Ms. Olson:
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 October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently
amended).
This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on January
16,2013.
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(919) 807-6391.
Sincer ly,
r harles Wakild, P.E.
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office/Surface Water Protection
NPDES Unit Mark Teague/Environmental,Inc. [P.O.Box 954, Cullowhee,NC 28723-0954]
1617 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 One
512 North Salisbury Street,Raleigh,North Carolina 27604 NofthCarolina
Phone: [phone]/FAX [phone]/http://poaal.ncdenr.org/web/wq Natmally
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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 Homeowners 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 May 1, 2013.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2017.
Signed this day March 18, 2013
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r CIVrles Wakild, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0060844
SUPPLEMENT 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
hydrologic unit 06010202 of the Little Tennessee River Basin.

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Location
Latitude: 35°07'46' Stream Class:B.
Longitude:83°22'22" Subbasin: 04-04-01 v
USGS Quad: Corbin Knob Macon County
Receiving Stream:UT Little Tennessee River Map not to scale

Permit NCO060844
A. (1) EFFLUENT ]LHMXTATI ONS AND ii ONII:T®RICNG R EQUHREMi 1ENTS
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:
PA'R�4MEaT�ER r ` SLIM S ''�" ' MONITORING REQU�IREMENTS
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Flow 0.009 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent
50050
BOD,5-day(20°C) [00310] 15.0 mg/L 22.5 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
April 1 -October 31
BOD,5-day(20°C) [00310] 16.0 mg/L 24.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
November 1-March 31
Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
00530
NH3 as N [00610] 4.3 mg/L 21.5 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
(April 1 -October 31
NH3 as N [00610] 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
00300 -
Dissolved Oxygen Weekly Grab U&D
00300
Fecal Coliform [31616] 200/100 ml 4001100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent
eometric mean
Total Residual Chlorine(TRC)2 28 pg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent
50060
Temperature(°C) Weekly Grab Effluent
00010
pH >6.0 and<9.0 standard units Weekly Grab Effluent
00400 - -
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 requirements apply only if chlorine is used as a disinfectant. The
Permittee shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC-certified laboratory [including
field-certified]. Effluent values < 50 [g/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts

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VOICE OF THE MOUNTAINS•CrIlZEN T RAES.com
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Public Notice --- BUNCOMBE COUNTY
North ca-rina Environmental Management
Commrssion/NPDPS Unit
1617 Mail service Center SS.
Raleigh,NC 2769}1617 �T
Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDlS Wastewater NORTH Cf',xOl.11�t,
PermitThe North. Carolina Environmental Man-
agement Commission proposes to issue a
NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the per-
sons) listed below. Written comments re
gard.
in
the proposed permit will be accepted until
30 days after the publish,date of this notice. Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County an
The Director of the NC Dwision of Water Quality
(DWQ) may,hold a public hearing should there
be a significant tlegree of public interest. State duly commissioned, qualified and authorized by law
Please mail comments and/or information re-
quests to DWQ,at the above address. Interested to administer oaths,personally appe ared Velene Fagan,
persons Rana visit the DWQ,at 512 N. Salisbury
Street Raleigh, NC to review information on
file. Additional information on NPDES permits who being first duly sworn deposes and says: that she is
and this notice may be found on our website: ,
htt :/portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swpp/ps/npd
eSPCa(endar, or by calling (91 ) 607-6390. Town the Legal Billing Clerk of The Asheville Citizen-Times,
of Elk Park requestetl renewal of permit
NC0079561 for Elk Park WWTP (n Avery County;
this permitted discharBa is treated domestic engaged in publication of a newspaper known as e
Basin. Laurel oHills(Homeowners AssoclatIon rar
quested renewal of permit NC0060844 / Macon Asheville Citizen-Times,published,issued, and entered as
County. Facility dischar es to uT to the Little
To River/Little Tennessee River Basin. first class mail in the City of Asheville,in said County and
Currently, BOD, ammonia nitrogen, fecal col
iform dissolved oxygen,.and total residual
chiortne are water quality limited. Fletcher State;that she is authorized to make this affidavit an
Warehousing Company requested renewal o
permit NC0 00094 for its wastewater treatment
Facility in. Henderson Count; this permitted
dischar a is treated wastewater to the French sworn statement; that the notice or other legs
Broadrver.In the French Broad River Basin.
Nantahala Village requested renewal of permit
NC0037737/Swain County. Facility discharges to advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto,was
UT to the Nantahala R yr/Little Tennessee Riv-
er Basin. Currently fecal colrform, ammonia ni- published in The Asheville Citizen-Times on the
tro4en and, total residual chlorine are water
gqquas limited. Nantahala, Outdoor Center r n following dates: January 17th,2013. And that the said
Cousnrytl r Facility disPhar g�esNto0the93Nantahala
River / Little Tennessee River Basin..Currently newspaper in which said notice,paper, document or legal
total residual, chlorine and fecal colrform are
water quality limited.
Januar 17 2013 9899) advertisement was published was, at the time of each an
every publication, a newspaper meeting all of the
requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the
General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified
newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the
General Statues of North Carolina.
Signed this 17`b day of January,2013
(Signature of person ma affidavit)
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 17th day of January,
2013.
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otary Public) ®eA nnyy p/�
My Comm ssion expires the 5th day of October, 2013 �aa°� ,1
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[phone] 1 [phone] FAX
14 0.HENRY AVE. P.O.BOX 2090 ASHEVILLE,NC 28802 1 [phone]n

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require
full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100%domestics (e.g., schools,mobile
home parks, etc)that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include
facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d)listed water, toxicity testing,
instream monitoring, compliance concerns).
Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer/Date Charles H.Weaver 1/15/2013
Permit Number NC0060844
Facility Name Laurel Hills WWTP
Basin Name/Sub-basin number 04-04-01
Receiving Stream UT Little Tennessee River
Stream Classification in Permit B
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No—already present
Does permit need TRC limits/language? No—already present
Does permit have toxicity testing? No
Does permit have Special Conditions? No
Does permit have instream monitoring? Yes
Is the stream impaired(on 303(d)list)? No
For whatparameter?
Any obvious compliance concerns? None
Any permit modifications since last permit? None
New expiration date 11/30/2017
Comments on Draft Permit Application received late due to change in
presidency of Homeowners Association.
Most Commonly Used Expedited Language:
• 303(d) language for Draft/Final Cover Letters: "Please note that the receiving stream
is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d)Impaired Waters List.
Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will
continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and
stream impairment can be attributed to your facility,then mitigative measures may be
required".
• TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote:
"The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory
including field certified. However, effluent values below 50 ug/l will be treated as zero
for compliance purposes."

Weaver, Charles
From: Frazier, Wanda
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 1:23 PM
To: Frazier, Wanda; Weaver, Charles
Cc: Cranford, Chuck; Wiggs, Linda; Menzel, Jeff
Subject: RE: expired [and expiring] permits in the ARO - Laurel Hills WWTP Macon County
Attachments: 60844 a cover page 2012.doc
rii Lnanes,
vvayne Price is no longer the ukL Ias of August ZU111. i ite new contractor is Env. inc.
I taikeo to the HtiA President ana OKL Lontractor. I hey are very concernea about the permit renewal ano not getting
the renewal request.
They wanted to know if they owe any money. I wasn't sure if the annual adm &comp fee has been paid. Please
advice them.
Listed helow is their rtirrent contact info.
Responsible official: Lynn Olson
Responsible " 's title: President HOA
Mailing address: 17 Misty Meadow Lane,
Franklin, NC 28734
Phone numbers:
828-332-0405 cell Lynn Olson, HOA contact (on-site contact)
828-524-8839 " — fax — Laurel Hills' office --- Send renewal to
rLy ii i'S lax +r aii ld to Heather's fax # (below i„
828-506-9450 cell Mark Teague, ORC Contractor
800-213-4035 Env. Inc. - office - toll-free
828-293-9396 Mark Teague - Env. Inc. office (old Cullowhee #)
828-586-5588 Sylva office (new location)
828-586-0800 Env. Inc. - fax
828-293-2285 " — fax - Sylva office (new fax #) - Heather --- Send
to this fax # also, they will complete their part and give it to Lynn.
Please send or fax the renewal application to them and they will get it back to
you asap. Can they fax it to you? If so please give them your fax and contact
info.
Attached is the new contact info for this facility. (i updated the facility electronic file.)
1

LAUREL HILLS TOWN HOMES ASSOCIATION, INC.
c/o Lynn Olson
17 Misty Meadow Lane
Franklin, NC 28734
November 30, 2012
NCDENR — Division of Water Quality
1617 Mall Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Dear Sirs:
We are hereby requesting renewal of our permit and have included all necessary
documentation.
Thank you,
Lynn Olson,
President
DEC 4 2012
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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100%domestic wastewaters<1.0 NGD
Mail the-complete-application to.
-N.C.DENR/ Division of Water Quality/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Ceder,Raleigh,NO 27699-1617
NPDES Permit PWCOOGO844
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up—down arrows to move from one
field to the next: To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box;Otherwise,please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name Laurel Hills Homeowners Association
Facility Name Laurel Hills Town Homes Association,Inc.
Mailing Address 17 Misty Meadow Lane
city Franklin
State / Zip Code NC/ 28734
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
e-mail Address LOI)JQnetscape.com
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above❑
Street Address or State Road NCSR 1653,South of Franklin
City Franklin
State / Zip Code NC/28713
County Macon
3. Ojperator Information:
Name of the firm public organization or other entity that operates the fae ty. (Note that this is not
re•�erring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name Environmental,Inc.
Mailing Address PO BOX 954
City Cullowhee
State/ Zip Code NC/ 28723
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
1 of 5 Foml^D 05l08

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100%domestic wastewaters<1.0 MOD
4. Description of wastewater:
Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that apply):
Industrial ❑ Number of Employees
Commercial ❑ Number of Employees
Residential IN Number of Homes 18
School ❑ Number of Students/Staff
Other ❑ Explain: _
Describe the source(s)of wastewater(example: subdivision,mobile home park,shopping centers,
restaurants,etc.):
Subdivision (townhomes)
Population served:
5. Type of collection system
® Separate(sanitary sewer only) Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
6. Outran Informat#on:
Number of separate discharge points 1
Outfall Identification number(s) .001
Is the outibll equipped with a diffuser? ®res ❑No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each oWfaUk
Little Tennessee River
8. Frequency of Discharge: ® Continuous ❑ Intermittent
1pntermittent: `
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration:
9. Describe the treatment system
List all installed oomponents, inchiding capacities,provide design removal for BOD,TSS, nitrogen and
phosphorus. If the space provided is not suf, wie4 attach the description of the treatment system in a
separate sheet of paper.
Continue to operate an existing 0.009 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment
system with the following component$:
• Tertiary filters
• Digester
• Ultraviolet disinfection
The facility is located at the Laurel Hills WWTP off NC3R 1653 south of Franklin in
Macon County.
Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into
an unnamed tributary to the Little Tennessee River,classified 8 waters in subbasin 04-
04-01 of the Little Tennessee River Basin.
2 of 5 Foo-D 05108

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100°l6 domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.009 MGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.0023 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 0.0028 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is thi; facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes �No
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_
Parameter Daily Monthly Units of
_ Maximum Average Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODs)
22.5 15.0 mg/1
(April 1- October 31)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODs)
24.0 16.0 mg/1
(November l- March 31)
Fecal Coliform 400/100 200/100 ml
Total Suspended Solids 45.0 30.0 mg/1
Temperature (Summer)
Temperature (Winter)
p14
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
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 NC0060844 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 the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true,complete, and accurate.
ll
Printed name of Person Signing Title
Signature of Aoi licant Date
4 of 5 Form-D 008

ENVIRONMENTAL
Mailing Address:PO Boa 9%.Cullowhee.NC 29723
Physical Address: 50 West Sylvan Shonnine Area."a.NC 28779(828158&5588
Phnienl Address:240 D Swannanoa River Road,Asheville.NC 28905(928)3M0-8704
Toll Free: (800)213403&Faz:Ma M&0800,Email:onuirof•MeM- alin aLf-I m
httr:I/www.environmentalinc.info/
Sludge Management Plan.
November 30,2012
Re:
NPDRS Permit C0060844
Laurel Hills Homeowners Association
Laurel Hills Town Homes Association, Inc.
17 Misty Meadow Lane
Franklin
NC/ 28734
Sludge is wasted from the clarifier into the digestor. From the digestor the solids are
pumped and hauled by Environmental,Inc.a licensed management firm.
6 The solids are disposed of at a local municipality facility.
Signature: kUt
Mark Teague,Environmental,Ide.
Contract Operational Firm
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