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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0060844_fact sheet_20230328FACT SHEET EXPEDITED - PERMIT RENEWAL NCO060844 Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals Permit Writer/Date Charles Weaver / March 28, 2023 Permit Number - Class NCO060844— Class WW-2 Owner Laurel Hills Homeowners Association Facility Name Laurel Hills WWTP Type of Waste 100 % domestic Basin Name/Sub-basin number Neuse River Basin / 04-04-01 Receiving Stream UT Little Tennessee River [segment 2-(26.5)] Stream Classification in Pen -nit B Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No — already present. NH3 limits are correct for protection from ammonia toxicity instream. Does permit need TRC limits/language? No — already present. Does permit have toxicity testing? No Does permit have Special Conditions? No Does permit have instrearn monitoring? Dissolved Oxygen Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? No Any obvious compliance concerns? Two enforcements during this permit cycle, along with one NOD. Any pen -nit MODS since last permit? No New expiration date January 3 , 2028 Changes in draft permit? Updated eDMR language Changes to Final Permit? Updated facility component list. Weaver, Charles From: Armeni, Lauren E Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 2:41 PM To: Weaver, Charles Cc: Armeni, Lauren E Subject: RE: DRAFT permit renewal for NCO060844 Hi Charles, I just did the inspection here today, and all the components are not listed in the permit. The facility also has a bar screen, aeration basin, and secondary clarifier. Lauren Armeni Environmental Specialist // —Asheville Regional Office Water Quality Regional Operations Division of Water Resources North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Office: (828) 296-4667 1 Cell: (828) 782-0064 Lauren.Armeni@ncdenr.gov NORTH CAROLINA Q Department of Environmental Ouality ;N44� Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Weaver, Charles <charles.weaver@ncdenr.gov> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2022 1:04 PM To: Armeni, Lauren E <Iauren.armeni@ncdenr.gov>; Kinney, Maureen <Maureen.Kinney@ncdenr.gov> Subject: DRAFT permit renewal for NCO060844 This one will go to Notice in January. Send me any comments as time permits. Charles H. Weaver Environmental Specialist 11 Division of Water Resources 919-707-3616 charles.weaver(@ncdenr.qov (mailing address) 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Laurel Hills WWTP NCO060844 Prepared By: Charles Weaver Enter Design Flow (MGD): Enter s7Q 1 0(cfs): Enter w7Q 10 (cfs): Residual Chlorine IWC Calculations 0.009 0.06 0.09 Ammonia (NI-113 as N) (summer) 7Q 10 (cfs) 0.06 7Q10 (CFS) 0.06 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.009 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.009 DESIGN FLOW (cfs) 0.01395 DESIGN FLOW (cfs) 0.01395 STREAM STID (ug/L) 17.0 STREAM STID (mg/L) 1.0 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (1. 0 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (mg1L) 0.22 IWC (%) 18.86 IWC (%) 18.86 Allowable Conc. (ug/1) 90 Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 4.4 Ammonia (NI-113 as N) (winter) 7Q10 (CFS) 0.09 Fecal Limit 200/100ml DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.009 (If DF >331; Monitor) DESIGN FLOW (cfs) 0.01395 (If DF <331; Limit) STREAM STID (mg/L) 1.8 Dilution Factor (DF) 5.30 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (mg/L) 0.22 IWC (%) 13.42 Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 12.0 NPDES Servor/Current Versions/IWC 3/28/2023 Invoice / Affidavit The Franklin Press Post office Box 350 Franklin, NC 28744 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MACON PUBLIC NOTICE AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Personally appeared before the undersigned, Rachel North Carolina Environmental Management Hoskins, who having been duly sworn on oath that she is the Regional Publisher Commission/NPDES Unit of The Franklin Press, and the following legal advertisement was published in 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 The Franklin Press newspaper, and entered as second class mail in the Town of Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit Franklin in said county and state; and that she is authorized to make this NCO060844 Laurel Hill WWTP affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice or other legal advertisement, a The North Carolina Environmental Management true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in The Franklin Press Commission proposes to issue a newspaper on the following dates: NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments PUBLIC NOTICE regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days PERMIT: NCO060844 after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC 02/01/2023 Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant And that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document or legal degree of public interest. Please advertisement was published, was at the time of each and every such mail Comments and/or publication, a newspaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications of information requests to DWR at Section 1-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR a! newspaper within the meaning of the Section 1-597 of the General Statues of 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the North Carolina. information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: '0014 hftps://deq.nc.gov/public-notices- %%N NN N E hearings,or by calling (919) 707- NN ........ ;01. 3601. The Laurel Hills Homeowners Association, Inc. /V 0"' (17 Misty Meadow Ln, Franklin, Signature of person making affidavit CP Z NC 28734] requested renewal of 04, ;1- C:) -- 0 permit NCO060844 for its WVVTP 01 in Macon County. The facility 7-0 Z/C discharges treated domestic wastewater to an unnamed tributary to the Little Tennessee River in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, and total residual chlorine are water quality Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of February, 2023 limited. This discharge may affect future allocations of this portion of the receiving stream. 02/01/2023 #745810 Notary Public My Commission Expires: - 4-A Filed with: NCDENR- DIV WATER RESOURCES Address: 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH NC 27699 Total Amount Due: $72.41 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Modified Application Form 2A Division of Water Resources Revised March 2021 Modified Application Form 2A Minor Sewage Facilities < m MGD and No Pretreatment Program NPDES Permitting Program Note: Complete this form if your facility is a MINOR new or existing publicly owned treatment works. NPIDES Permit Number Facility N t;P7 Modified Application Form 2A NCO060844 Laurel Hills Modified March 2021 Form NC Department of Environmental Quality - Application for NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater MINOR SEWAGE FACILITIES (Before completing this form, please read the instructions. Failure to follow NPDES the instrtictions M result in denial of the @Oication.) SECTION 1. BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS (40 CFR 122.216)(1) and (9)) 1.1 Facility name h: Laurel Hills VVVv -FP Mailing address (street or P.O. box) 17 Misty Meadow Lane City or town State ZIP code Franklin North Carolina 28734 Contact name (first and last) Title Phone number Email address LVnn Olson Community Manager (828) 332-0405 lodj220@gmail.com Location address (street, route number, or other specific identifier) E]Same as mailing address Pete Mccoy Rd City or town State ZIP cod Franklin North Carolina 28734 1.2 Is this application for a facility that has yet to commence discharge? Yes 4 See instructions on data submission No requirements for new dischargers. 1.3 Is applicant different from entity listed under Item 1. 1 above? Yes No 4 SKIP to Item 1.4. Applicant name Applicant address (street or P.O. box) City or town State ZIP code Contact name (first and I Phone number Email address 1.4 Is the applicant the facility's owner, operator, or both? (Check only one response.) M 21 Owner El Operator El Both 1.5 To which entity should the NPDES permitting authority send correspondence? (Check only one response.) [:1 Facility El Applicant Facility and applicant (they are one and the same) 1.6 Indicate below any existing environmental permits. (Check all that apply and print or type the corresponding permit number for eacU 2.0 nip EwIM , Orr NPDES (discharges to surface RCRA (hazardous waste) UIC (underground injection water) control) NCO060844 PSD (air emissions) Nonattainment program (CAA) NESHAPs(CAA) Dredge or fill (CWA Section Other (specify) Ocean dumping (MPRSA) 404) Page 1 NPIDES Permit Number Facility �a­m Modified Application Form 2A -7 NCO060844 Laurel Hill W�TP7 Modified March 2021 Provide the colle tion system information requested below for the treatment works, Municipality Population Collection System Type Served Served (indicate percentage) Ownership Status Laurel Hills HOA Private facility 100 % separate sanitary sewer El Own 0 Maintain not POTW % combined storm and sanitary sewer 11 Own 13 Maintain El Unknown 11 Own El Maintain % separate sanitary sewer 0 Own El Maintain 0 % combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own 11 Maintain El Unknown 11 Own 11 Maintain 0- % separate sanitary sewer 11 Own 11 Maintain % combined storm and sanitary sewer 11 Own D Maintain Unknown 11 Own El Maintain % separate sanitary sewer El Own 11 Maintain % combined storm and sanitary sewer El Own 11 Maintain I El Unknown 0 Own 11 Maintain Total Private Facilit Population ANINEW" 0 0 Served Separate Sanitary Sewer System Combined Storm and Sanitary Sewer Total percentage of each type of sewer line (in miles) 100 % 0 % 1.8 Is the treatment works located in Indian Country? El Yes 21 No 1.9 Does the facility discharge to a receiving water that flows through Indian Country? El Yes No 1.10 Provide design and actual flow rates in the designated spaces. Design Flow Rate 0.0090 mgd Annual Average Flow Rates (Actual) Two Years Ago Last Year This Year 0 0.0015 mgd 0.0015 mgd 0.0016 mgd Maximum Daily Flow Rates (Actual) Two Years Ago Last Year This Year 0.005 mgd- 0.005 mgd 0.002 mgd_ 1.11 Provide the total number of effluert discharge points to waters of the State of North Carolina by type� Total Number of Effluent Discharge ointsbyType 0 W CL >1 Combined Sewer Constructed tM Treated Effluent Untreated Effluent Overflows Bypasses Emergency Overflows is Page 2 NPIDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NCO060844 Laurel Hills WWTP Modified March 2021 Outfalls Other Than to Waters of the State of North Carolina 1.12 Does the POTW discharge wastewater to basins, ponds, or other surface impoundments that do not have outlets for discharge to waters of the State of North Carolina? D Yes [E] No 4 SKIP to Item 1. 14. 1.13 Provide the location of each surface impoundment and associated discharge information in the table below, Surface I poundment Location and Disch rge Data Average Daily Volume Continuous or Intermittent Location Discharged to Surface Impoundment (check one) E:1 Continuous gpd 11 Intermittent 1-1 Continuous gpd El Intermittent I] Continuous gpd El Intermittent 1.14 Is wastewater applied to land? Ej Yes 21 No 4 SKIP to Item 1. 16. 40 0 1.15 Provide the land application site and discharge data requested below, CL Land Application Site nd Discharge Data Average Daily Volume Continuous or .t Ck 0 W Location Size Applied Intermittent (check one) acres gpd 11 Continuous 11 Intermittent acres gpd 11 Continuous 0 El Intermittent acres gpd 11 Continuous 13 Intermittent 1.16 Is effluent transported to another facility for treatment prior to discharge? 43 0 Yes No 4 SKIP to Item 1.21. 0 1.17 Describe the means by which the effluent is transported (e.g., tank truck, pipe). 1.18 Is the effluent transported by a party other than the applicant? El Yes El No -+ SKIP to Item 1.20. 1.19 Provide information on the transporter below. Transpo r Data Entity name Mailing address (street or P.O. box) City or town State ZIP code Contact name (first and last) Title Phone number Email address Page 3 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NCO060844 Laurel Hills VVWTP Modified March 2021 1.20 In th e table below, indicate the name, address, contact information, NPDES number, and average daily flow rate of the receivin,� facility. Receiving F cility Data Facility name Mailing address (street or P.O. box) City or town State ZIP code 0 I lu U, Contact name (first and last) Title 0 Phone number Email address NPDES number of receiving facility (if any) El None Average daily flow rate mgd 1.21 Is the wastewater disposed of in a manner other than those already mentioned in Items 1.14 through 1.21 that do 0 not have outlets to waters of the State of North Carolina (e.g., underground percolation, underground injection)? Yes S No + SKIP to Item 1.23. 1.22 Provide information in the table below on these other disposal methods. Information on Other Disposal Methods Disposal Location of Size of Annual Average Continuous or Intermittent Method Disposal Site Disposal Site Daily Discharge (check one) Description Volume M acres gpd 1:1 Continuous 0 Intermittent El Continuous acres gpd El Intermittent acres gpd 0 Continuous El Intermittent 1.23 Do you intend to request or renew one or more of the variances authorized at 40 CIFIR 122.21 (n)? (Check all that apply. Consult with your NPDES permitting authority to determine what information needs to be submitted and when.) Cr Discharges into marine waters (CWA Water quality related effluent limitation (CWA Section Section 301 (h)) 302(b)(2)) Not applicable 1.24 Are any operational or maintenance aspects (related to wastewater treatment and effluent quality) of the treatment works the responsibility of a contractor? El Yes El No +SKIP to Section 2. 1.25 Provide location and contact information for each contractor in addition to a description of the contractor's operational and maintenance responsibilities. Contractor Information Contractor I Contractor 2 Contractor 3 0 Contractor name (company nam Environmental, Inc Mailing address (street or P.O. box) PO BOX 954 City, state, and ZIP code Cullowhee, NIC 28723 Contact name (first and 0 last) MarkTeague Phone number (828) 586-5588 Email address Environmentalinc@aol.com Operational and All operations & maintenance maintenance responsibilities of contractor Page 4 NPIDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NCO060844 Laurel Hills VVVVTP Modified March 2021 SECTION 2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (40 CFR 122.210)(1) and (2)) 3� Outtalls, to Waters of the State of North Carolina 0 2.1 Does the treatment works have a design flow greater than or equal to 0.1 mgd? El Yes No + SKIP to Section 3. C 2.2 Provide the treatment works' current average daily volume of inflow A .2 and infiltration. gpd Indicate the steps the facility is taking to minimize inflow and infiltration. 0 2.3 Have you attached a topographic map to this application that contains all the required information? (See instructions for specific requirements.) 0 CL El Yes No E 2.4 Have you attached a process flow diagram or schematic to this application that contains all the required information? M Cn (See instructions for specific requirements.) El Yes No 2.5 Are improvements to the facility scheduled? El Yes El No + SKIP to Section 3. Briefly list and describe the scheduled improvements. . 0 14 1 E 2. 3. 4. 2.6 Provide scheduled or actual dates of completion for improvements. Scheduled or Actual Dates of Completion for Imp ements E Scheduled Affected Begin End Begin Attainment of Improvement Outfalls (I i st o utfal I Construction Construction Discharge Operational Level E (from above) number) (MM/DDIYYYY) Y (MM/DDNY Y) (MM/DD/YYYY) (MMIDDNYYY) 2. 3. 4. 2.7 Have appropriate permits/clearances concerning other federal/state requirements been obtained? Briefly explain your response. M Yes No El None required or applicable Explanation: Page 5 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NCO060844 Laurel Hills WWTP Moddied March 2021 SECTION 3. INFORMATION ON EFFLUENT DISCHARGES (40 CFR 122.210)(3) to (5)) 3.1 Provide the following information for each outfall. (Attach additional sheets if you have more than three ouffalls.) Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number State North Carolina County Macon t5 0 City or town Franklin Distance from shore ft. ft. .0 Depth below surface ft. ft. Average daily flow rate mgd mgd mgd Latitude 35* 07' 46" 1 Longitude 83* 22' 22 3.2 Do any of the outfalls described under Item 3.1 have seasonal or periodic discharges? El Yes El No 4 SKIP to Item 3.4. 3.3 If so, provide the following information for each applicable outfall. V Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number Number of times per year discharge occurs Average duration of each discharge (specify units) 0 Average flow of each mgd mgd mgd discharge Months in which discharge occurs 3.4 Are any of the outfalls listed under Item 3.1 equipped with a diffuser? El Yes 21 No4SKIPtoltem3.6. 3.5 Briefly describe the diffuser type at each applicable outfall. Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number 0(6 Does the treatment works discharge or plan to discharge wastewater to waters of the State of North Carolina from 1-2 3.6 one or more discharge points? Yes El No 4SKIP to Section 6. Page 6 NPIDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NCO060844 Laurel Hills WWTP Modified March 2021 3.7 Provide the receiving water and related information (if know for each outfall. Outfaill Number 00.1 -- Outfall Number Outfall Number Receiving water name Little Tennessee River Name of watershed, river, or stream system Little Tennessee River Basin U.S. Soil Conservation Service 14-digit watershed 0 code 2 M Name of state management/river basin Little Tennessee River Basin U.S. Geological Survey 8-digit hydrologic 0601020202 cataloging unit code Critical low flow (acute) cfs cfs cfs Critical low flow (chronic) cfs cfs cfs Total hardness at critical mg/L of mg/L of mg/L of low flow I CaCO3 CaCO3 CaCO-� 3.8 Provide the following informa ion describing the treatment pr vided for discharges from each outfall. Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number Highest Level of 71 Primary El Primary F-I Primary Treatment (check all that El Equivalent to El Equivalent to 11 Equivalent to apply per outfall) secondary secondary secondary 0 Secondary III Secondary 13 Secondary El Advanced 11 Advanced L1 Advanced El Other (specify) El Other (specify) El Other (specify) .0 Design Removal Rates by Outfall W BOD� or CBOD5 % % % E TSS % % % El Not applicable El Not applicable El Not applicable Phosphorus % % % El Not applicable 0 Not applicable El Not applicable Nitrogen % % % Other (specify) 0 Not applicable El Not applicable El Not applicable Page 7 NPDES Permit Number Facility Nt�� Modified Application Form 2A NCO060844 Laurel Hills WTP Modified March 2021 3.9 Describe the type of disinfection used for the effluent from each outfall in the table below. If disinfection varies by season, describe below. /W o� '7�77g Disinfection type Ultraviolet Disinfection Seasons used Continious Year Round Dechlorination used? Not applicable El Not applicable Not applicable El Yes El Yes El Yes El No No El No BIN 3.10 Have you completed monitoring for all Table A parameters and attached the results to the application package? N" Yes No WA 3.11 Have you conducted any WET tests during the 4.5 years prior to the date of the application on any of the facility's discharges or on any receiving water near the discharge points? El Yes El No -* SKIP to Item 3.13. 3.12 Indicate the number of acute and chronic WET tests conducted since the last permit reissuance of the facility's discharges by outfall number or of the receiving water near the discharge points. Wy,", Ouffa U 'J Number of tests of discharge water Number of tests of receiving water 0 3.14 Does the POTW use chlorine for disinfection, use chlorine elsewhere in the treatment process, or otherwise have reasonable potential to discharge chlorine in its effluent? Yes 4 Complete Table B, including chlorine. El No 4 Complete Table B, omitting chlorine. 3.15 Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table B pollutants and attached the results to this application K B package? �,�jN�, V, El Yes El No Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table D pollutants required by your NPIDES permitting authority and 3.18 attached the results to this application package? V, No additional sampling required by NPDES 21 ''le, Yes permitting authority. Page 8 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NCO060844 Laurel Hills VVVVTP Modified March 2021 -00 3.19 Has the PCTW conducted either (1) minimum of four quarterly WET tests for one year preceding this permit application or (2) at least four annual WET tests in the past 4.5 years? No 4 Complete tests and Table E and SKIP to Yes Item 3.26. 3.20 Have you previously submitted the results of the above tests to your NPIDES permitting authority? El Yes El No + Provide results in Table E and SKIP to Item 3.26. 3.21 Indicate the dates the data were submitted our NPIDES permitting authoritX and provide a summary of the results., 1041 -to, A" btv� "k, DfYYYY T�R' 14, 3.22 Regardless of how you provided your WET testing data to the NPDES permitting authority, did any of the tests result in toxicity? Yes No SKIP to Item 3.26. 3.23 Describe the cause(s) of the toxicity: 3.24 Has the treatment works conducted a toxicity reduction evaluation? Yes El No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26. 3.25 Provide details of any toxicity reduction evaluations conducted. 3.26 Have you completed Table E for all applicable ouffalls and attached the results to the application package? El Yes Not applicable because previously submitted information to the NPDES permitting authority. Page 9 NPIDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NCO060844 Laurel Hills WWTP Moddied March 2021 SECTION 6. CHECKLIST AND CERTIFICATION STATEMENT (40 CFR 122.22(a) and (d)) 6.1 In Column 1 below, mark the sections of Form 2A that you have completed and are submitting with your application. For each section, specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting authority. Note that not all applicants are required to provide attachments. Column I Column 2 Section 1: Basic Application Information for All Applicants wl variance request(s) 0 w/ additional attachments Section 2: Additional wl topographic map w/ process flow diagram Information wl additional attachments wl Table A El w/ Table D Section 3: Information on wl Table 8 El wl additional attachments Effluent Discharges El wl Table C p" Section 4: Not Applicable Section 5: Not Applicable Section 6: Checklist and wl attachments M01 �R . Certification Statement . . . . . . 6.2 Certification Statement 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 personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons 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. / am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations. Name (print or type first and last name) Official title Lynn Olson Community Manager Signature Date signed 4arn 12/07/2022 Page 10 NPIDES Permit Number Facility Name Outfall Number I I NCO060844 I Laurel Hills WWTP 1 001 Modified Application Form 2A Modified March 2021 Pollutant Maximum Daily Discharge Average Daily Discharge Analytical Method' MIL or MDL (include units) Value units Value Units Number of -samples 7 Biochemical oxygen demand Ei BOD5 or ii CBOD5 (report one) 56 Mg/L 4.3 Mg/l 52 sm521OB-2011 OML 10 MDL Fecal coliform 216 CFU/100ml 33.5 CFU/100ml 52 sm9222D-1997 OML 0 MDL Design flow rate 0.0024 MGD su su Celcius 0.0016 10.4 MGD Continious Celcius 26 pH (minimum) pH (maximum) Temperature (winter) 6.4 7.4 23 Temperature (summer) 27 Celcius 21.2 Celcius 26 Total suspended solids JSS) 21.5 Mg/l 3.5 Mg/l 52 sm2540D 1 Sampling shall be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test procedures (i.e., methods) approved under 40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or required under 40 CFR chapter 1, subchapter N or 0. See instructions and 40 CIFIR 122.21(e)(3). Page 11