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Home My WebLink AboutNC0067326_Fact Sheet_20240222NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES EXPEDITED FACT SHEET - NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL NPDES Permit NCO067326 Sara Bassett / Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit / sara.bassettgdeq.nc.gov / November 2023 FACILITY INFORMATION Applicant/Facility Name Country Bear LLC, Whistle Stop WWTP Applicant Address Applicant address same as physical address Facility Physical Address/Mailing Address 145 River Road, Franklin NC Permitted Flow (MGD) 0.003 MGD Type of Waste 100% Domestic, < 1 MGD Facility Class WW-2 County Macon Permit Status Renewal Regional Office ARO STREAM CHARACTERISTICS Receiving Stream Cullasaja River Stream Classification B; Tr Stream Segment 2-21-(5.5) Outfall Lat. 35.1611N 7Q10 - Summer (cfs) 36.6 Outfall Long. 83.3147W 7Q10 - Winter (cfs) 45.4 Drainage basin Little Tennessee 30Q2 (cfs) — Subbasin 04-04-01 Average Flow (cfs) 223 HUC 60102020203 IWC (%) 303(d) List No BASIC INFO FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWAL Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No -massive dilution at discharge point Does permit need TRC limits/footnote? Already present in permit. Does permit have toxicity testing? No — not a complex wastestream Does permit have any Special Conditions? No Does permit have instream monitoring? Added for temperature for trout waters New expiration date: November 30, 2028 1. FACILITY SUMMARY Country Bear LLC sends 100% domestic discharge to Whistle Stop WWTP. The Whistle Stop WWTP is a minor facility (flow < 1 MGD) with a design capacity and permitted wastewater discharge of 0.003 MGD facility that includes the following components: ♦ 2000-gallon secondary clarifier tank ♦ Flow equalization ♦ Manual bar screen ♦ 2000-gallon Aero-Flow aerobic system ♦ 580-ft2 sand filter ♦ 1200-gallon chlorine chamber ♦ 600-gallon polishing tank RENEWAL SUMMARY This renewal contains the following changes: • Updated the effluent table in Section A. (L) with eDMR parameter codes. • Added effluent monitoring for turbidity to the table in Section A. (L) to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (21) for Trout waters. Added effluent monitoring for dissolved oxygen to the table in Section A. (L) to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (6) for Trout waters. Added instream monitoring for temperature to the table in Section A. (L) to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (18) for Trout waters. Updated Section A. (2) to reflect current federal requirements for Electronic Reporting of Discharge Monitoring Reports. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Two enforcements in 2022 for limit violations. COMMENTS ON DRAFT PERMIT ARO: • Change 2000-gallon primary clarifier tank to secondary • Add manual bar screen to components list IWC Calculations Facility: Dogwood Trails Subdivision WWTP Permit No.: NC0065986 Prepared By: Sydney Carpenter Enter Design Flow (MGD): 0.03 <= Permitted Flow if Different from Design Enter s7Q10 (cfs): 36.6 Enter w7Q10 (cfs): 45.4 Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) Ammonia (Summer) Daily Maximum Limit (ug/1) Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/1) Design Permitted Design Permitted s7Q10 (CFS) 36.6 s7Q10 (CFS) 36.6 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.03 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.03 € DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 0.0465 DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 0.0465 STREAM STD (UG/L) 17.0 STREAM STD (MG/L) 1.0 € Upstream Bkgd (ug/1) 0 Upstream Bkgd (mg/1) 0.22 IWC (%) 0.13 IWC (%) 0.13 € Allowable Conc. (ug/1) 13398 Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 614.9 Ammonia (Winter) Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/1) Design Permitted Design Permitted Fecal Coliform w7Q10 (CFS) 45.4 Monthly Average Limit: Not Required: #VALUE! DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.03 (If DF >331; Monitor) DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 0.0465 (If DF<331; Limit) STREAM STD (MG/L) 1.8 € Dilution Factor (DF) 788.10 #VALUE! Upstream Bkgd (mg/1) 0.22 € IWC (%) 0.10 Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 1544.4 '213 .0404 (c) Applies Total Residual Chlorine 1. Cap Daily Max limit at 28 ug/I to protect for acute toxicity Ammonia (as NH3-N) 1. If Allowable Conc > 35 mg/I, Monitor Only 2. Monthly Avg limit x 3 = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals) 3. Monthly Avg limit x 5 = Daily Max limit (Non-Munis) If the allowable ammonia concentration is > 35 mg/L, no limit shall be imposed • By Policy dischargers < 1 MGD get limits no lower than 2 & 4 due to BAT • From 213 .0404(c) - Winter Limits can be no less stringent than 2 times the summer limits Fecal Coliform 1. Monthly Avg limit x 2 = 400/100 ml = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals) = Daily Max limit (Non -Muni) From: Armeni, Lauren E To: Bassett, Sara; Talbott, Jeffrev Cc: Armeni, Lauren E Subject: RE: Draft Permit Renewal - Whistle Stop WWTP (NC0067326) Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 3:07:56 PM Attachments: 67326 cover 2023 LA comments.Ddf imaae001.Dna U See attached for comments, thanks! Lauren Armeni Environmental Specialist II —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(@deq.nc.gov NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental Quality Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Bassett, Sara <sara.bassett@deq.nc.gov> Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2023 9:45 AM To: Talbott, Jeffrey <jeffrey.talbott@deq.nc.gov>; Armeni, Lauren E <lauren.armeni@deq.nc.gov> Subject: Draft Permit Renewal - Whistle Stop WWTP (NC0067326) Hello, The draft permit renewal for Whistle Stop WWTP (NC0067326) in Macon county is ready for review and comment. It will be submitted for Public Notice 10/10/2023. Please return any comments or concerns to me by 11/10/2023. Thank you! Sara Bassett (she/her/hers) Environmental Specialist I North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality sara.bassett(@deq.nc.gov D_E Q�� NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental Duality Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official. s eemmmEa Q AT ... commento. use @ to inure others SUPPLEhO:.'I i0 PER701TRi4 ey ymmmpawpmvemrnrrv: vmrwp enem.. rvrpm.,w v�weov.:m"�vma rrm0'mrwrtia ��eamv rcrww PTGE< 3 r man. Co10 O earmem Odin I _ Wee�r�rymu mwt memmv. wg.ermm. wa. 1w®� 6mm® Change this from a primary harbor to m se suaary tardier. I did this inspection in �w��'�=m® union nudian August. ymr,.._.m . moa�wa+r[m aw-Erotirurmum:am.u: suaawrv.wmemmwtimxmm 4r°vrr 0lea rmenr Oa10 Add manual bar screen to permit components list m spmr mmaomy. env,:wmul mr,ma aimmv.msmrmrameimmsa:remo PAGE 1 v 0learmem OR1O r Move to one line From: Talbott, Jeffrev To: Bassett, Sara; Armeni, Lauren E Subject: RE: Draft Permit Renewal - Whistle Stop WWTP (NC0067326) Date: Monday, October 16, 2023 4:39:58 PM Attachments: imaae001.png Hello Sara — Operator certification notes that the ORC and all Backup ORC's active with the facility are considered "active" in good standing with the program. We have no comments at this time. Thank you. Jeff Talbott Supervisor, NC Operator Certification Program Division of Water Resources Department of Environmental Quality Phone:(919)707-9108 Email: Jeff rey.Talbott( deq.nc.gov Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Bassett, Sara <sara.bassett@deq.nc.gov> Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2023 9:45 AM To: Talbott, Jeffrey <jeffrey.talbott@deq.nc.gov>; Armeni, Lauren E <lauren.armeni@deq.nc.gov> Subject: Draft Permit Renewal - Whistle Stop WWTP (NC0067326) Hello, The draft permit renewal for Whistle Stop WWTP (NC0067326) in Macon county is ready for review and comment. It will be submitted for Public Notice 10/10/2023. Please return any comments or concerns to me by 11/10/2023. Thank you! Sara Bassett (she/her/hers) Environmental Specialist I North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality sara.bassettl@deq.nc.gov D_E Q�� NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental Duality Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official. Invoice / Affidavit The Franklin Press Post Office Box 350 Franklin, NC 28744 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MACON AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Personally appeared before the undersigned, Rachel Hoskins, who having been duly sworn on oath that she is the Regional Publisher 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 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 Franklin Press newspaper on the following dates: WHISTLE STOP WWTP PUBLIC NOTICE 10/18/2023 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 I-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of the Section I-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina. ``,``,,�N►11rllrr//r��I E . Ike No Signature of person making affidavit = ,p `�♦ y•� m v • het /c OOU �I'rrrrrNTMr Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of October, 2023 Notary Public rn� My Commission Expires: p` �V nn g Filed with: NCDEQ-DWR Address: WATER QUALITY SECTION 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH NC 27699-1617 Total Amount Due: $72.54 PUBLIC NOTICE North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NCO067326 Whistle Stop WWTP The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: hftps://deq.nc.gov/public-notices- hearings, or by calling (919) 707- 3601. Country Bear LLC applied to renew NPDES permit NCO067326 for the Whistle Stop WWTP (145 River Road, east of Franklin) in Macon county. This facility discharges to the Cullasaja River in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Currently, fecal coliform and total residual chlorine (TRC) are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future waste load allocations in this portion of Country Line Creek 10-18-2023 #784383