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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0055905_Permit Issuance_20151102North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Pat McCrory Governor November 2, 2015 Mr. John N. Vanderschaaf Waterford Place Property Owners Association 10 Lakeview Ct Brevard, NC 28712 Dear Mr. Vanderschaaf Donald R. van der Vaart Secretary Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO055905 Waterford Place WWTP Transylvania County Class WW-1 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 September 9, 2015. 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 any other Federal, State, 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. Since ely, S. Jay Zimmerman, Director Division of Water Resources cc: Central Files Asheville Regional Office NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919 807-6300 / FAX 919 807-6489 / http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer — 50% Recycled/101/o Post Consumer Paper Permit NCO055905 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions 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 Waterford Place Property Owners Association is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Waterford Place WWTP Music Camp Rd Brevard Transylvania County to receiving waters designated as Hunts Branch in subbasin 04-03-01 of the French Broad 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, 2015. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2020. Signed this day November 2, 2015 S,�WZimmerman, Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 C Permit NCO055905 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 Waterford Place Property Owners Association is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.023 MGD wastewater treatment system that includes the following components: ♦ 70 individual septic tanks ♦ Influent lift station with duplex pumps, dual alarms and emergency generator ♦ Dosing tank with alternating siphons ♦ Dual surface sand filters, dosed alternately ♦ Tablet chlorinator with 1000-gallon contact chamber ♦ Tablet dechlorination ♦ Effluent (concrete step) cascade aeration This facility is located near Brevard at the Waterford Place WWTP off Music Camp Road in Transylvania County. 2. After receiving an Authorization to Construct (AtC) permit from the Division, construct and operate a 0.046 MGD wastewater treatment system. 3. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Hunts Branch, currently classified C waters in hydrologic unit 06010105 of the French Broad River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NCO055905 A. (2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [0.046 MGD] [15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.] During the period beginning after expansion above 0.023 MGD 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.. ' 4F s - - 4MONI`TORING. -E QUIREMENTS` [PCS Code], ; ' Monthly _ ! Daily '' Measurement Sample Type ` !_ Sample Average.: _Maixal . -- i Fre gene _ ; ' Location, 4 - -9 - `_ Flow [50050] 0.046 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or BODEffluent day (20°C) [CO3,10] 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Total Solids [C0530]spended 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent NH3 as N [C0610] (April 1— October 31) 2.0 mg/L 10.0 mg/L 2/Month ::Grab Effluent NH3 as N [C0610] (November 1— March 31) 4.0 mg/L .20.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen [00300] Daily average > 6.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) [31616] 200 / 100 ml 400 / 100 ml 2/Month Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)Z [50060] 28 µg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent Temperature (°C) [000101 Weekly Grab Effluent pH [00400] > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units 2/Month 'Grab . Effluent Footnotes: I. No later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A. (3)]. 2. The Permittee shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC -certified laboratory [including field - certified]. Effluent values < 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes. TARE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF -FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. A. (3) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)] Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Division anticipates that these regulations will be adopted and is beginning implementation. Page 4 of 6 Permit NCO055905 Part I A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS 10.023 MGD] [15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.] During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expansion above 0.023 MGD (or until expiration), the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: PA12A'MFTER _ EDE S; MQNIT®1 TYG"ItEQUIItElVIEhTTS [PCS code]' 1Vlonthly, Daily Measurement .Sample Type Sample Average - _ !, Mannium r Location Flow [50050] 0.023 MOD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or ` Effluent BOD, 5-day (20°C) [C0310] 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent Total Suspended Solids [C0530] 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent NH3 as N • [C0610] 2/Month Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen [00300] Daily average > 6.0 mg/L — Weekly Grab Effluent, Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) [316 [31616] 200 / 100 ml 400 / 100 ml 2/Month Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)2 [50060] 28 µg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Temper[00010]ature (°C) Weekly Grab Effluent, PH [00400] > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units 2/Month Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. No later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A. (3)]. 2. The Permittee shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC -certified laboratory [including field - certified]. Effluent values < 50 µg/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 Page 3 of 6 Permit NCO055905 NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part H of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits): • Section B. (11.) • Section D. (2.) • Section D. (6.) • Section E. (5.) Signatory Requirements Reporting Records Retention Monitoring Reports L Reporting (Supersedes Section D (2) and Section E. (5) (a)1 Beginning no later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the Internet. Until such time that the state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be required to submit all discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the computer -printed eDMR to the following address: NC DENR / Division of Water Resources / Information Processing Unit ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the mailing address above. Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin using eDMR. Temporary waivers shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division. Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements is found on the following web page: http://i)ortal.nedenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/ed= Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on,the last day of the month following the commencement of discharge. Page 5 of 6 Permit NC0055905 2. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B (11) (b) and supersedes Section B. (11) (d)] All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part If, Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes. For eDMR, submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: littp://portal.nedenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: U certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified persdnnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person orpersons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are signiif cantpenalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations. " I Records Retention [Supplements Section D (6.)] The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41]. Page 6 of 6 NC0055905 - Waterford Race WWTP USGS Quad Name: Brevard, N.C. Latitude: Receiving Stream: Hunts Branch 35014'20" Stream Clan®: C Longitude,- "t0mlomw unit cod of 0601010s Intlawnw— Facility Location not ASHT.ViT T .E CITIZEN TBES VOICE OF THE MOUNTAINS • CITIZEN-TIMES.com AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION BUNCOMBE COUNTY SS. NORTH CAROLINA Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly commissioned, qualified and authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Emily Thomas, who, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that she is the Affidavit Clerk of The Asheville Citizen -Times, engaged in publication of a newspaper known as The Asheville Citizen -Times, published, issued, and entered as first class mail in the City of Asheville, in said County and State; that she 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 Asheville Citizen -Times on the following date: September 131h, 2015. And that the said newspaper in which said notice, paper, document or legal advertisement was published was, at the time of each and 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 Statutes of North Carolina. Signed this 16" day of September, 2015 (Signature of Sworn to and subscribed before me the 16' day of September, 2015. ..., r, ., expires the 5th day of October, 20 (828) 232-5830 1 (828) 253-5092 FAX 14 O. HENRY AVE. I P.O. BOX 2090 1 ASHEVILLE, NC 28802 1 (800) 800-4204 :�yi GAMEfT yNaV+;a061,ton,,,y� i i �'kRy 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 — 9/8/2015 Permit Number NC0055905 Facility Name Waterford Place WWTP Basin Name/Sub-basin number French Broad / 04-03-01 Receiving Stream Hunts Branch Stream Classification in Permit C 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? No Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? No Any obvious compliance concerns? None. No enforcements since 2002. No effluent limit violations recorded during this permit cycle. Any permit mods since lastpermit? No New expiration date 9/30/2020 Comments received on Draft Permit? 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 Lettefs/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 µg/l will be treated as zero for compliance purposes." NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD Mail the complete application to: N. C. DENR / Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NPDES Permit OCOOSS905 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 Facility Name Mailing Address City State / Zip Code Telephone Number Fax Number e-mail Address RECEIVEDIDENR/DWR Waterford Place POA Waterford Place 10 Lakeview Court 8 er Permitting SeC6011 Brevard NC 28712 cgZB- �(02- Sb'-1 vanderschaaf(goomporium.net 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same address as above ❑ Street Address or State Road Music Camp Road City Brevard State / Zip Code NC 28712 County Transylvania 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 Waterford Place POA Mailing Address 10 Lakeview Court City Brevard State / Zip Code NC 28712 Telephone Number 8 28 8 tot -- gg 7 1 Fax Number e-mail Address vanderschaa4comporium.net 1 of 3 Form-D 11/12 NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 4. Description of wastewater: FacilitV_Generating Wastewater(check all that apply Industrial ❑ Number of Employees Commercial ❑ Number of Employees Residential X Number of Homes School Number of Students/Staff Other ❑ Explain: Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers, restaurants, etc.): Subdivision Number of persons served: 5. Type of collection system X Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer) 6. Outfall Information: Number of separate discharge points 1 Outfall Identification number(s) 001 Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes X No 7. Name of receiving streams) (NEW applicants: Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfallr -Hunts Branch of the French Broad River Basin S. Frequency of Discharge: X 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. A 0.023MGD facility with 70 individual septic tanks, influent lift station with duplex pumps, dual alarms and emergency generator, dosing tank with alternating siphons, dual surface sand filters, dosed alternately, tablet chlorinator with 1000-gallon contact chamber, table dechlorination, effluent concrete step cascade aeration. 2of3 Form-D 11112 NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 10. Flow Information: Treatment Plant Design flow 0.023 MGD Annual Average daily flow 0.003 MGD (for the previous 3 years) Maximum daily flow ___0.010__MGD (for the previous 3 years) 11. Is this facility located on Indian country? ❑ Yes X No 12. Effluent Data NEW APPLICANTS: 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. RENEWAL APPLICANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum) and Monthly Average over the oast 36 month_s for narnmpters currently in vnur normit Mnrk-nthor nnrnmotorc aN/A" Parameter Daily Maximum Monthly Average Units of Measurement Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODs) 12.7 6.4 MG/L Fecal Coliform 53.0 7.3 CFU/ IOOML Total Suspended Solids 10.0 8.1 MG/L Temperature (Summer) 24.7 21.5 C Temperature (Winter) 13.4 7.8 C pH 7.9 6.9 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 NC0055905 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. �` JOHN hl %ArtC'ERS C�fq. 2rrNA "' ' VT -A Li r�L \ 'f1r`r'- iZ-ri_:cr Printed name of Person Signing Title ' JR Signa a of Applicant (L Date North CMna 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 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 $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.) 3 of 3 Form-D 11/12