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September 10, 2024
ANDREW N. STARK – AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY
BOONE OWNER LLC
2 SCHOOL STREET
RYE, NEW YORK 10580
Subject: Permit No. WQ0035784
The Cottages of Boone WWTP
Wastewater Irrigation System
Watauga County
Dear Mr. Stark,
In response to your permit change of ownership request received on June 10, 2024, and subsequent
additional information received on August 27, 2024, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0035784
dated September 10, 2024, to Boone Owner LLC for the continued operation of the existing wastewater
treatment and irrigation facilities.
This permit is effective from the date of issuance through April 30, 2030, shall replace Permit No.
WQ0035784 issued on June 5, 2023, and is subject to the conditions and limitations therein. The Permittee
shall submit a renewal application no later than November 1, 2029.
Please pay attention to the monitoring requirements listed in Attachments A, B, and C for they may
differ from the previous permit issuance. Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting and
maintaining the required operational information may result in future non-compliance.
The Division has removed the following permit conditions since the last permit issuance dated
June 5, 2023:
➢ Old Conditions I.1, I.2, and I.3 – The Division has removed these conditions because the
Permittee has completed these Compliance Schedules.
➢ Old Condition II.3 – The Division has removed this condition because the Permittee has
constructed all proposed groundwater monitoring wells.
➢ Old Condition II.10 – The Division has removed this condition because the Permittee owns all
the irrigation sites.
➢ Old Condition III.19 – The Division has removed this condition because Condition IV.9
includes this language.
Mr. Andrew N. Stark
September 10, 2024
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The Division has added or modified the following permit conditions since the last permit
issuance dated June 5, 2023:
➢ Condition I.1 – The Division has moved Old Condition VI.5 from Section VI to Section I.
➢ Condition II.7 – The Division has modified Old Condition II.8 to replace “…apply for a permit
modification to establish a new compliance boundary prior to…” with “…notify the Division
of…”.
➢ Condition II.9 – The Division has revised the setbacks in Old Condition II.11 to correspond to
the modified facility.
➢ Condition III.7 – The Division has modified Old Condition III.7 to replace “…once per permit
cycle” with “…annually”.
➢ Condition IV.1 – The Division has modified Old Condition IV.1 to include “…including the
monitoring of groundwater, surface water or wetlands, waste, reclaimed water, residuals, soil,
treatment processes, lagoon or storage ponds, and plant tissue, if…”.
➢ Condition IV.2 – The Division has modified Old Condition IV.2 to include “Parameters
measured on-site with in-line metering equipment are exempt from a Division-certified
laboratory analysis”.
➢ Conditions IV.6, IV.8, IV.9, and V.2 – The Division has modified the recordkeeping duration
in Old Conditions IV.6, IV.8, IV.9, and V.2 from five years to eight years because the next
permit renewal will be for eight years pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0111(e).
➢ Condition V.3 – The Division has modified Old Condition V.3 to replace “…groundwater,
surface water, or leachate samples” with “…influent, treatment process water, generated
reclaimed water, residual, soil, plant tissue, groundwater, or surface water samples”.
➢ Condition VI.10 – The Permittee shall pay an annual fee for each year of the term of this permit
pursuant to the schedule in G.S. 143-215.3D(a). The Permittee shall continue to pay annual
fees for any facility operating on an expired permit that the Division has not rescinded or
revoked.
This permit can be contested as provided in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes
by filing a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (Petition) with the North Carolina Office of Administrative
Hearings (OAH) within 30 calendar days. Requirements for filing a Petition are set forth in Chapter 150B
of the North Carolina General Statutes and Title 26 of the North Carolina Administrative Code. Those
interested in filing may access additional information regarding the requirements for filing a Petition and
Petition forms at the OAH website or by calling the OAH Clerk’s Office at (919) 431-3000. A party filing
a Petition shall serve a copy of the Petition on the Department of Environmental Quality’s Office of General
Counsel at 1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1601. If the party filing the Petition is not the
Permittee, then the party shall also serve the Permittee pursuant to G.S. 150B-23(a).
Mr. Andrew N. Stark
September 10, 2024
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If you need additional information concerning this permit, please contact Zachary Mega at (919)
707-3658 or zachary.mega@deq.nc.gov.
Sincerely,
Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: Watauga County Health Department (Electronic Copy)
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
Laserfiche File (Electronic Copy)
Digital Permit Archive (Electronic Copy)
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RALEIGH
WASTEWATER IRRIGATION SYSTEM PERMIT
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina as amended,
and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Boone Owner LLC
Watauga County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 108,530 gallon per day (GPD) wastewater treatment and irrigation facility
consisting of:
a 40,786 gallon bolted steel aerated flow equalization tank with coarse bubble diffusers served by a 96 cubic
feet per minute (CFM) blower; a rotary brush screen and a 500 gallon filtrate collection tank served by two
0.5 horsepower (hp) centrifugal screening transfer pumps; two 12,000 gallon anoxic bioreactor tanks served
by two 3 hp centrifugal recycled activated sludge (RAS)/mix pumps; two 12,000 gallon aerated bioreactor
tanks with coarse bubble diffusers served by a 96 CFM blower; a 12,000 gallon post-anoxic bioreactor tank;
two ultra-filtration (UF) membrane filter racks served by three 5 hp centrifugal circulation pumps, two 2
hp centrifugal membrane flush pumps, two 0.5 hp centrifugal membrane permeate pumps, and two 3 hp
centrifugal permeate backwash pumps (all part of a Dynatec Membrane Biological Reactor treatment
system); two 130 gallon per minute (GPM) Severn Trent ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems; a
turbidimeter; an effluent flow meter; an automatically activated standby power supply; a 548,000 gallon
bolted steel five-day upset tank; a 36,166 gallon bolted steel aerobic digester/sludge holding tank with
coarse bubble diffusers and a sludge flow meter; a 12,059 gallon high-density polyethylene (HDPE)
irrigation dosing tank served by two 15 hp centrifugal dosing pumps; a 1.562 million gallon (MG) bolted
steel 14-day wet weather storage tank; a rain sensor; three 1,763 gallon precast return flush tanks served by
two 48 GPM vertical turbine flush return pumps; 14.39 acres of drip irrigation area with a mixed hardwood
and pine forest cover crop; and all associated piping, valves, controls, and appurtenances
to serve 894 bedrooms, five administrative/clubhouse employees, a fitness center, a pool, and a spa at The
Cottages of Boone WWTP, with no discharge of wastes to surface waters, pursuant to the application
received on June 10, 2024, subsequent additional information received on August 27, 2024, and in
conformity with the Division-approved plans and specifications considered a part of this permit.
This permit is effective from the date of issuance through April 30, 2030, shall replace Permit No.
WQ0035784 issued on June 5, 2023, and is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
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I. SCHEDULES
1. If the permitted facilities change ownership or the Permittee changes its name, the Permittee shall
submit a permit modification request on Division-approved forms within 90 days of the change of
ownership. The Permittee shall comply with all terms and conditions of this permit until the Division
transfers the permit to the successor-owner. [G.S. 143-215.1(d3)]
2. The Permittee shall request renewal of this permit on Division-approved forms no later than November
1, 2029. [15A NCAC 02T .0105(b), 02T .0109]
II. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. The Permittee shall operate and maintain the subject wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities so
there is no discharge to surface waters, nor any contravention of groundwater or surface water
standards. In the event the facilities do not perform as designed, including the creation of nuisance
conditions due to improper operation and maintenance, or failure of the irrigation areas to assimilate
the effluent, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective actions, including Division-required actions,
such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities. [15A
NCAC 02T .0108(b)(1)(A)]
2. This permit shall not relieve the Permittee of its responsibility for contravention of groundwater or
surface water standards resulting from the operation of this facility. [15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)(1)(A)]
3. Effluent quality shall not exceed the limitations specified in Attachment A. [15A NCAC 02U .0301]
4. The Permittee shall not irrigate effluent in exceedance of the hydraulic and agronomic rates specified
in Attachment B. [15A NCAC 02T .0505(c), 02T .0505(n)]
5. The Permittee shall connect the irrigation system to a rain or moisture sensor designed to prevent
irrigation during precipitation events or wet conditions. [15A NCAC 02T .0505(x)]
6. The Division has established the compliance and review boundaries at the irrigation area boundary.
Any exceedance of groundwater standards at or beyond the compliance boundary shall require the
Permittee to take corrective action. The Division shall note any Division-approved relocation of the
compliance boundary in Attachment B. The Division shall consider multiple contiguous properties
under common ownership and permitted for use as a disposal system as a single property regarding the
determination of a compliance boundary. [15A NCAC 02L .0106(e), 02L .0107(c), 02L .0107(f), 02T
.0105(h), 02T .0506(c)]
7. The Permittee shall notify the Division of any sale or transfer of property affecting a compliance
boundary (i.e., parcel subdivision). [15A NCAC 02L .0107(l)]
8. The Permittee or any landowner who owns land within the compliance boundary shall not construct
any water supply wells within the compliance boundary. [15A NCAC 02L .0107(i)]
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9. The Permittee shall operate and maintain the permitted facilities pursuant to the following setbacks:
a. The Division permitted modifications to the irrigation sites on March 18, 2013, with an application
received on January 23, 2013. The setbacks for drip irrigation sites originally permitted or modified
with an application received from September 1, 2006, through August 31, 2018, are as follows (all
distances in feet):
i. Each habitable residence or place of assembly under separate ownership: 100 1
ii. Each habitable residence or place of assembly owned by the Permittee: 15
iii. Each private or public water supply source: 100
iv. Surface waters: 100
v. Groundwater lowering ditches: 100
vi. Surface water diversions: 25
vii. Each well with exception of monitoring wells: 100
viii. Each property line: 0 2, 3
ix. Top of slope of embankments or cuts of two feet or more in vertical height: 15
x. Each water line: 10
xi. Subsurface groundwater lowering drainage systems: 100
xii. Each swimming pool: 100
xiii. Public right of way: 50
xiv. Nitrification field: 20
xv. Each building foundation or basement: 15
1 Habitable residences or places of assembly under separate ownership constructed after the
Division originally permitted or subsequently modified the facilities are exempt from this
setback.
2 Setbacks to property lines are not applicable when the Permittee, or the entity from which the
Permittee is leasing, owns both parcels separated by the property line.
3 Achieving the reclaimed water effluent standards established in 15A NCAC 02U .0301 shall
permit the system to use the setbacks set forth in 15A NCAC 02U .0701(d) for property lines.
[15A NCAC 02T .0506(a), 02T .0506(c)]
b. The Division permitted modifications to the treatment and storage units on March 18, 2013, with
an application received on January 23, 2013. The setbacks for treatment and storage units originally
permitted or modified with an application received from September 1, 2006, through August 31,
2018, are as follows (all distances in feet):
i. Each habitable residence or place of assembly under separate ownership: 100 1
ii. Each private or public water supply source: 100
iii. Surface waters: 50
iv. Each well with exception of monitoring wells: 100
v. Each property line: 50 2
1 Habitable residences or places of assembly under separate ownership constructed after the
Division originally permitted or subsequently modified the facilities are exempt from this
setback.
2 Setbacks to property lines are not applicable when the Permittee, or the entity from which the
Permittee is leasing, owns both parcels separated by the property line.
[15A NCAC 02T .0506(b)]
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III. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
1. The Permittee shall operate and maintain the subject facilities as a non-discharge system. [15A NCAC
02T .0101]
2. The Permittee shall maintain an Operation and Maintenance Plan, which shall include:
a. A description of the operation of the system in sufficient detail to show what operations are
necessary for the system to function and who shall conduct the operations.
b. A description of the anticipated maintenance of the system.
c. Provisions for safety measures, including restriction of access to the site and equipment.
d. Spill control provisions that include response to upsets and bypasses, including control,
containment, and remediation; and contact information for personnel, emergency responders, and
regulatory agencies.
[15A NCAC 02T .0507(a)]
3. Upon the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission’s (WPCSOCC)
classification of the subject non-discharge facilities, the Permittee shall designate and employ a certified
Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC), and one or more certified operators as Back-up ORCs. The
ORC or its Back-up shall operate and visit the facilities as required pursuant to 15A NCAC 08G .0204
and 08G .0205. [15A NCAC 02T .0117]
4. The Permittee shall maintain a year-round vegetative cover on the irrigation area such that crop health
is optimal and allows even effluent distribution and inspection of the irrigation system. [15A NCAC
02T .0507(b)]
5. The Permittee shall take measures to prevent effluent ponding in or runoff from the irrigation area.
[15A NCAC 02T .0507(c)]
6. The Permittee shall not irrigate treated effluent during inclement weather or when the soil is in a
condition that will cause ponding or runoff. [15A NCAC 02T .0505(x)]
7. The Permittee shall test and calibrate the irrigation equipment annually. [15A NCAC 02T .0507(d)]
8. The Permittee shall only irrigate treated effluent from The Cottages at Boone WWTP onto the sites
listed in Attachment B. [15A NCAC 02T .0501]
9. The Permittee shall not allow vehicles or heavy machinery on the irrigation area, except during
equipment installation or maintenance activities. [15A NCAC 02T .0507(e)]
10. The Permittee shall prohibit public access to the wastewater treatment, storage, and irrigation facilities.
[15A NCAC 02T .0505(q)]
11. The Permittee shall dispose of or utilize generated residuals in a Division-approved manner. [15A
NCAC 02T .0508, 02T .1101].
12. The Permittee shall not divert or bypass untreated or partially treated wastewater from the subject
facilities. [15A NCAC 02T .0505(j)]
13. The Permittee shall maintain a freeboard of not less than two feet in the 548,000 gallon five-day upset
tank and 1.562 MG wet weather storage tank. [15A NCAC 02T .0505(d)]
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14. The Permittee shall provide gauges to monitor freeboard levels in the 548,000 gallon five-day upset
tank and 1.562 MG wet weather storage tank. These gauges shall have readily visible permanent
markings, at inch or tenth of foot increments, indicating the following elevations: the maximum liquid
level at the top of the temporary liquid storage volume, the minimum liquid level at the bottom of the
temporary liquid storage volume, and the lowest point on top of the dam. [15A NCAC 02T .0507(f)]
15. The Permittee shall establish and maintain a protective vegetative cover on all berms, pipe runs, erosion
control areas, surface water diversions, and earthen embankments (i.e., the outside toe of the
embankment to the maximum allowable temporary storage elevation on the inside of the embankment).
The Permittee shall remove all trees, shrubs, and other woody vegetation from earthen dikes and
embankments. The Permittee shall keep all earthen embankments mowed or otherwise controlled and
accessible. [15A NCAC 02T .0507(g)]
16. The Permittee shall test and calibrate metering equipment annually. [15A NCAC 02T .0507(d)]
17. The Permittee shall provide and maintain onsite an automatically activated standby power source
capable of powering all essential treatment units. If the Permittee employs a generator as an alternate
power supply, the Permittee shall test it weekly. [15A NCAC 02T .0505(l)]
18. If the generated wastewater exceeds 10 nephelometric turbidity units (NTUs) or the pathogen limits in
Attachment A, the Permittee shall route all generated wastewater to the five-day upset tank until the
Permittee corrects all problems associated with the wastewater treatment system. The Permittee shall
pump all water in the five-day upset tank back to the treatment plant headworks for re-treatment or treat
the water in the five-day upset tank prior to irrigation. [15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)(1)(A)]
IV. MONITORING AND REPORTING
1. The Permittee shall conduct and report any Division-required monitoring, including the monitoring of
groundwater, surface water or wetlands, waste, wastewater, residuals, soil, treatment processes, lagoon
or storage ponds, and plant tissue, if necessary to evaluate this facility’s impact on groundwater and
surface water. [15A NCAC 02T .0108(c)]
2. A Division-certified laboratory shall conduct all analyses for the required parameters specified in
Attachments A and C. Parameters measured on-site with in-line metering equipment are exempt from
a Division-certified laboratory analysis. [15A NCAC 02H .0805]
3. The Permittee shall continuously monitor flow through the treatment facility and report daily flow
values on Form NDMR. Facilities with a permitted flow of less than 10,000 GPD may estimate its
flow from water usage records provided the water source has a metering device. [15A NCAC 02T
.0105(k), 02T .0108(c)]
4. The Permittee shall monitor the treated effluent at the frequencies and locations for the parameters
specified in Attachment A. [15A NCAC 02T .0105(k), 02T .0108(c)]
5. The Permittee shall maintain records tracking the amount of effluent irrigated, which shall include the
following information for each irrigation site listed in Attachment B:
a. Date of irrigation.
b. Volume of effluent irrigated.
c. Site irrigated.
d. Length of site irrigation time.
e. Continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings.
f. Continuous monthly and year-to-date loadings for any non-hydraulic parameter specifically
limited in Attachment B.
g. Weather conditions.
h. Maintenance of cover crops.
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[15A NCAC 02T .0108(c)]
6. The Permittee shall measure and record weekly to the nearest inch or tenth of a foot of freeboard (i.e.,
the waste level to the lowest embankment elevation) in the 548,000 gallon five-day upset tank and
1.562 MG wet weather storage tank. The Permittee shall maintain the weekly freeboard records for
eight years and shall make them available to the Division upon request. [15A NCAC 02T .0108(c)]
7. On or before the last day of the month following the previous month’s sampling, the Permittee shall
submit monitoring data (as specified in Conditions IV.3 and IV.4) on Form NDMR for each PPI and
operation and disposal records (as specified in Conditions IV.5 and IV.6) on Form NDAR-1 for every
site in Attachment B. If no activities occurred during the monitoring month, the Permittee shall still
submit monitoring reports documenting the absence of the activity. The Permittee shall submit the
reports via the Non-Discharge monitoring report portal. [15A NCAC 02T .0105(l)]
8. The Permittee shall maintain records of all residuals removed from this facility. The Permittee shall
maintain these records for eight years and shall make them available to the Division upon request.
These records shall include:
a. Name of the residuals hauler.
b. Non-Discharge permit number authorizing the residuals disposal, or a letter from a municipality
agreeing to accept the residuals.
c. Residuals hauling date.
d. Volume of residuals removed.
[15A NCAC 02T .0508(b)]
9. The Permittee shall keep a log of all maintenance done at this facility. The Permittee shall maintain
this log for eight years and shall make it available to the Division upon request. This log shall include:
a. Date of flow measurement device calibration.
b. Date of irrigation equipment calibration.
c. Visual observations of the plant and plant site.
d. Record of preventative maintenance (e.g., changing of equipment, adjustments, testing,
inspections, cleanings, etc.).
e. Date and results of the alternate power supply testing.
f. Date of turbidimeter calibration.
[15A NCAC 02T .0507(h)]
10. The Permittee shall sample monitoring wells MW-1, MW-2, and MW-3 at the frequencies and for the
parameters specified in Attachment C. [15A NCAC 02T .0105(m)]
11. On or before the last day of the month following the previous month’s sampling, the Permittee shall
submit a Compliance Monitoring Form (GW-59) and its associated laboratory analyses for each
monitoring well in Attachment C. The Permittee shall submit the Compliance Monitoring Forms via
the Non-Discharge monitoring report portal. [15A NCAC 02T .0105(m)]
12. The Permittee shall conduct an annual representative soil analysis (i.e., Standard Soil Fertility Analysis)
on each irrigation site listed in Attachment B. The Permittee shall maintain these results at the facility
for eight years and shall make them available to the Division upon request. Each Standard Soil Fertility
Analysis shall include the following parameters:
Acidity Exchangeable Sodium Percentage Phosphorus
Base Saturation (by calculation) Magnesium Potassium
Calcium Manganese Sodium
Cation Exchange Capacity Percent Humic Matter Zinc
Copper pH
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[15A NCAC 02T .0108(c)]
13. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report to the Winston-Salem Regional Office, telephone number (336) 776-9800,
within 24 hours of first knowledge of the following:
a. Treatment of wastes abnormal in quantity or characteristic, including the known passage of a
hazardous substance.
b. Any process unit failure (e.g., mechanical, electrical, structural, etc.) that makes the facility
incapable of adequate wastewater treatment.
c. Any facility failure resulting in a discharge to surface waters.
d. Any time self-monitoring indicates the facility has gone out of compliance with its permit
limitations.
e. Ponding in or runoff from the irrigation sites.
Emergencies requiring reporting outside normal business hours shall call the Division’s Emergency
Response personnel at the telephone number (800) 858-0368. All noncompliance notifications shall
file a written report to the Winston-Salem Regional Office within five days of first knowledge of the
occurrence, and this report shall outline the actions proposed or taken to ensure the problem does not
recur. [15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)(1)(A)]
V. INSPECTIONS
1. The Permittee shall perform inspections and maintenance to ensure proper operation of the wastewater
treatment and irrigation facilities. [15A NCAC 02T .0507(i)]
2. The Permittee shall inspect the wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities to prevent malfunctions,
facility deterioration, and operator errors that may result in discharges of wastes to the environment,
threats to human health, or public nuisances. The Permittee shall maintain an inspection log that
includes the date and time of inspection, observations made, and maintenance, repairs, or corrective
actions taken. The Permittee shall maintain this inspection log for eight years from the date of the
inspection and shall make this log available to the Division upon request. [15A NCAC 02T .0507(h),
02T .0507(i)]
3. Division-authorized representatives may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect any
property, premises, or place related to the permitted wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities at any
reasonable time for determining compliance with this permit. Division-authorized representatives may
inspect or copy records maintained under the terms and conditions of this permit and may collect
influent, treatment process water, effluent, residual, soil, plant tissue, groundwater, or surface water
samples. [G.S. 143-215.3(a)(2)]
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VI. GENERAL
1. The Permittee’s failure to comply with this permit’s conditions and limitations may subject the
Permittee to a Division enforcement action. [G.S. 143-215.6A, 143-215.6B, 143-215.6C]
2. This permit is effective only for the nature and volume of wastes described in the permit application
and Division-approved plans and specifications. [G.S. 143-215.1(d)]
3. There are no variances to administrative codes or general statutes governing the construction or
operation of the permitted facilities unless the Permittee specifically requested a variance in the
application and the Division approved the variance as noted in this permit’s facility description. [15A
NCAC 02T .0105(b)]
4. This permit does not exempt the Permittee from complying with all statutes, rules, regulations, or
ordinances that other jurisdictional government agencies (e.g., local, state, and federal) may require.
[15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)(1)(A)]
5. The Permittee shall retain this permit and the Division-approved plans and specifications for the life of
the permitted facilities. [15A NCAC 02T .0105(o), 02T .0116(d)]
6. The Permittee shall comply with all permit conditions and requirements until the proper closure of the
permitted facilities, or until another appropriate authority permits the facilities. [15A NCAC 02T
.0105(j)]
7. This permit is subject to revocation or modification upon 60-day notice from the Division Director in
whole or part for:
a. Violation of any terms or conditions of this permit or 15A NCAC 02T.
b. Obtaining a permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose all relevant facts.
c. The Permittee’s refusal to allow authorized Department employees upon presentation of
credentials:
i. To enter the Permittee’s premises where a system is located or where the Permittee keeps any
Division-required records under the terms and conditions of this permit.
ii. To have access to any permit-required documents and records.
iii. To inspect any monitoring equipment or method as required in this permit.
iv. To sample any pollutants.
d. The Permittee’s failure to pay the annual fee for administering and compliance monitoring.
e. A Division determination that the conditions of this permit conflict with the North Carolina
Administrative Code or General Statutes.
[15A NCAC 02T .0110]
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8. Unless the Division determines that the Permittee needs a permit modification for the construction of
facilities to resolve non-compliance with any environmental statute or rule, or the Division Director
grants a variance, expansion of the permitted facilities shall not occur if any of the following apply:
a. The Permittee or any parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Permittee has been convicted of
environmental crimes under G.S. 143-215.6B or under Federal law that would otherwise be
prosecuted under G.S. 143-215.6B, and the Permittee or any parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate of
the Permittee has abandoned or exhausted all appeals of this conviction.
b. The Permittee or any parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Permittee has previously abandoned
a wastewater treatment facility without properly closing the facility in accordance with its permit
or 15A NCAC 02T.
c. The Permittee or any parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Permittee has not paid a civil
penalty, and the Permittee or any parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Permittee has
abandoned or exhausted all appeals of this penalty.
d. The Permittee or any parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Permittee is currently not compliant
with any compliance schedule in a permit, settlement agreement, or order.
e. The Permittee or any parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Permittee has not paid an annual
fee pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0105(e)(2).
[15A NCAC 02T .0120(b), 02T .0120(d)]
9. Unless the Division Director grants a variance, the Division shall not renew this permit if the Permittee
or any affiliation has not paid an annual fee pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0105(e)(2). [15A NCAC 02T
.0120(c), 02T .0120(d)]
10. The Permittee shall pay an annual fee for each year of the term of this permit pursuant to the schedule
in G.S. 143-215.3D(a). The Permittee shall continue to pay annual fees for any facility operating on
an expired permit that the Division has not rescinded or revoked. [15A NCAC 02T .0105(e)(2)]
Permit issued this the 10th day of September 2024
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
____________________________________________
Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0035784
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ATTACHMENT A – LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Certification Date: September 10, 2024
Boone Owner LLC Permit Number: WQ0035784 Version: 3.1
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PPI 001 – WWTP Effluent (ADF ≤ 100,000 GPD)
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PCS
Code Parameter Description Units of
Measure
Monthly
Average
Monthly
Geometric Mean Daily Minimum Daily Maximum Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
00310 BOD, 5-Day (20 ºC) mg/L 10 15 Monthly Composite
00940 Chloride (as Cl) mg/L 3 x Year 1 Composite
31616 Coliform, Fecal MF, M-FC Broth, 44.5 ºC #/100 mL 14 25 Monthly Grab
50050 Flow, in Conduit or thru Treatment Plant GPD 100,000 Continuous Recorder
00610 Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as N) mg/L 4 6 Monthly Composite
00625 Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, Total (as N) mg/L Monthly Composite
00620 Nitrogen, Nitrate Total (as N) mg/L 10 Monthly Composite
00600 Nitrogen, Total (as N) mg/L Monthly Composite
00400 pH su 5 x Week Grab
00665 Phosphorus, Total (as P) mg/L Monthly Composite
70300 Solids, Total Dissolved – 180 ºC mg/L 3 x Year 1 Composite
00530 Solids, Total Suspended mg/L 5 10 Monthly Composite
00076 Turbidity, HCH Turbidimeter NTU 10 Continuous Recorder
1. The Permittee shall conduct 3 x Year sampling in March, July, and November .
ATTACHMENT A – LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Certification Date: September 10, 2024
Boone Owner LLC Permit Number: WQ0035784 Version: 3.1
WQ0035784 Version 3.1 Attachment A Page 2 of 2
PPI 002 – WWTP Effluent (ADF > 100,000 GPD)
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PCS
Code Parameter Description Units of
Measure
Monthly
Average
Monthly
Geometric Mean Daily Minimum Daily Maximum Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
00310 BOD, 5-Day (20 ºC) mg/L 10 15 2 x Month Composite
00940 Chloride (as Cl) mg/L 3 x Year 1 Composite
31616 Coliform, Fecal MF, M-FC Broth, 44.5 ºC #/100 mL 14 25 2 x Month Grab
50050 Flow, in Conduit or thru Treatment Plant GPD 108,530 Continuous Recorder
00610 Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as N) mg/L 4 6 2 x Month Composite
00625 Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, Total (as N) mg/L 2 x Month Composite
00620 Nitrogen, Nitrate Total (as N) mg/L 10 2 x Month Composite
00600 Nitrogen, Total (as N) mg/L 2 x Month Composite
00400 pH su 5 x Week Grab
00665 Phosphorus, Total (as P) mg/L 2 x Month Composite
70300 Solids, Total Dissolved – 180 ºC mg/L 3 x Year 1 Composite
00530 Solids, Total Suspended mg/L 5 10 2 x Month Composite
00076 Turbidity, HCH Turbidimeter NTU 10 Continuous Recorder
1. The Permittee shall conduct 3 x Year sampling in March, July, and November
ATTACHMENT B – APPROVED LAND APPLICATION SITES AND LIMITATIONS Certification Date: September 10, 2024
Boone Owner LLC Permit Number: WQ0035784 Version: 3.1
WQ0035784 Version 3.1 Attachment B Page 1 of 1
IRRIGATION AREA INFORMATION APPLICATION LIMITATIONS
Field Owner Parcel No. County Latitude Longitude Net
Acreage
Dominant
Soil Series Parameter Hourly
Rate
Yearly
Max Units
1 Boone Owner LLC 2900228697000 Watauga 36.202779° -81.705226° 2.80 Pigeonroost / Tate 01284 – Non-Discharge Application Rate 0.15 101.4 inches
2 Boone Owner LLC 2900228697000 Watauga 36.202203° -81.704549° 2.70 Pigeonroost 01284 – Non-Discharge Application Rate 0.15 101.4 inches
3 Boone Owner LLC 2900228697000 Watauga 36.202258° -81.703531° 1.86 Pigeonroost 01284 – Non-Discharge Application Rate 0.15 101.4 inches
4 Boone Owner LLC 2900228697000 Watauga 36.201789° -81.702476° 2.72 Pigeonroost 01284 – Non-Discharge Application Rate 0.15 101.4 inches
5 Boone Owner LLC 2900326210000 Watauga 36.199994° -81.698554° 1.72 Pigeonroost 01284 – Non-Discharge Application Rate 0.15 101.4 inches
6 Boone Owner LLC 2900326210000 Watauga 36.199283° -81.699303° 2.59 Pigeonroost 01284 – Non-Discharge Application Rate 0.15 101.4 inches
Total: 14.39
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ATTACHMENT C – GROUNDWATER MONITORING AND LIMITATIONS Certification Date: September 10, 2024
Boone Owner LLC Permit Number: WQ0035784 Version: 3.1
WQ0035784 Version 3.1 Attachment C Page 1 of 2
Monitoring Wells: MW-1, MW-2, and MW-3
GROUNDWATER CHARACTERISTICS GROUNDWATER STANDARDS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PCS Code Parameter Description Daily Maximum Frequency Measurement Sample Type Footnotes
00680 Carbon, Total Organic (TOC) mg/L 3 x Year Grab 1, 6
00940 Chloride (as Cl) 250 mg/L 3 x Year Grab 1
31616 Coliform, Fecal MF, M-FC Broth, 44.5 ºC #/100 mL 3 x Year Grab 1
00610 Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as N) 1.5 mg/L 3 x Year Grab 1
00620 Nitrogen, Nitrate Total (as N) 10 mg/L 3 x Year Grab 1
00400 pH 6.5-8.5 su 3 x Year Grab 1, 2
00665 Phosphorus, Total (as P) mg/L 3 x Year Grab 1
70300 Solids, Total Dissolved - 180 ºC 500 mg/L 3 x Year Grab 1
GWVOC Volatile Compounds (GW) Present: Yes/No Annually Grab 1, 4, 5
82546 Water Level, Distance from measuring point feet 3 x Year Calculated 1, 2, 3
1. The Permittee shall conduct 3 x Year monitoring in March, July, and November, and Annual monitoring in November.
2. The Permittee shall measure the water levels prior to purging the wells. The Permittee shall measure the depth to water in each well from the surveyed point on the top of the casing. The Permittee
shall measure pH after purging and prior to sampling for the remaining parameters.
3. The Permittee shall survey the measuring points (top of well casing) of all monitoring wells to provide the relative elevation of the measuring point for each monitoring well. The Permittee shall
survey the measuring points (top of casing) of all monitoring wells relative to a common datum.
4. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) – Analyze by one or more of the following methods:
a. Standard Method 6200 B-2011, PQL at 0.5 μg/L or less
b. Standard Method 6200 C-2011, PQL at 0.5 μg/L or less
c. SW-846 Method 8021 B, Low Concentration, PQL at 0.5 μg/L or less
d. SW-846 Method 8260 D, Low Concentration, PQL at 0.5 μg/L or less
e. Another method with prior approval by the Water Quality Permitting Section Chief
Any method used shall meet the following qualifications:
a. A Division-certified laboratory shall run any method used.
b. The method used shall include all the constituents listed in Table 6200:I of Standard Methods.
c. The method used shall provide a PQL of 0.5 μg/L or less supported by laboratory proficiency studies as required by the Division’s Laboratory Certification Branch. A Division-certified
laboratory shall qualify (estimate) and report any constituents detected above the MDL but below the PQL of 0.5 μg/L.
5. If monitoring detects any volatile organic compounds (VOC), then the Permittee shall immediately contact the Winston-Salem Regional Office supervisor, telephone number (336) 776-9800, for
further instructions regarding any additional follow-up analyses required.
ATTACHMENT C – GROUNDWATER MONITORING AND LIMITATIONS Certification Date: September 10, 2024
Boone Owner LLC Permit Number: WQ0035784 Version: 3.1
WQ0035784 Version 3.1 Attachment C Page 2 of 2
6. If monitoring detects TOC concentrations greater than 10 mg/L in any downgradient monitoring well, the Permittee shall conduct additional sampling and analysis to identify the individual
constituents comprising this TOC concentration. If the TOC concentration as measured in the background monitor well exceeds 10 mg/L, this concentration shall represent the naturally occurring
TOC concentration. Any exceedances of this naturally occurring TOC concentration in the downgradient wells are subject to additional sampling and analysis as described above.
7. The Permittee shall report monitoring well data on Compliance Monitoring Forms (GW-59s) consistent with the nomenclature and location information provided in this attachment.
Figure 1 - Site Map
WQ0035784 - The Cottages of Boone WWTP
Legend
Cottages of Boone WWTP
Irrigation Field
Monitoring Well
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