NC0062413_Permit Issuance_20041230

NPDES DOCUMENT SCANNING COVER SHEET
NPDES Permit: NC0062413
Linville Ridge Country Club WWTP
Document Type: Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Compliance
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Document Date: December 30, 2004
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December 30,2004
Ivor. Gary Johnston
VP Director of Operations
Linville Ridge Development Company
Highway 105 South
Linville, North Carolina 28646
Subject:Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0062413
Linville Ridge Country Club WWTP
Avery County
Dear Mr.Johnston:
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 May'), 1994 (or as subsequently amended).
This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on November 10,
2004.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable
to you,you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty(30) days following receipt
of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition,conforming to Chapter 150B of the North
Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may
require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements
to obtain other permits which maybe required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the
Division of Land Resources,the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit
that maybe required. If you have any questions concerning this permit,please contact Dawn Jeffries at telephone
number [phone],extension 595.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
Tom BeInick
Alan W. Klimek,P.E.
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Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality Section
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Permit NCO062413
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the 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
Linville Ridge Development Company
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Linville Ridge Country Club WV%7TP
NC Highway 105
north of Linville
Avery County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to the West Fork Linville
River in the Catawba 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 February 1, 2005.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on January 31, 2010.
Signed this day December 30, 2004.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
Tom BeInick
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0062413
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SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility,whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked. As of this permit
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 Linville Ridge Development Company is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.015 MGD wastewater treatment system with
the following components:
♦ Influent trash screening
♦ Three 5,000-gallon aeration basins
♦ Clarifier with skimmer and sludge return
♦ Sludge holding tank
♦ Ultraviolet disinfection
♦ Continuous flow measurement
This facility is located at the Linville Ridge Country Club on NC Highway 105
north of Linville in Avery County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into an unnamed tributary to the West Fork Linville River, classified C-
Trout waters in the Catawba River Basin.
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A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Pennittee is
authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as
specified below:
EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS
Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Type Sample Location
Average Maximum Frequency
Flow 0.015 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or Effluent
BOD,5-day(20T) 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
Total Suspended Residue 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
NH3 as N 3.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
(April 1 —October 31
NH3 as N 10.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
November 1 —March 31
Fecal Coliform 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent
(geometric mean
Total Residual Chlorinef 28 Ng/L 2/Week Grab Effluent
Temperature IT) Weekly Grab Effluent
pH2 Weekly Grab Effluent
Footnotes:
1. Monitoring requirements apply only if chlorine is used for disinfection.
2. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

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North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Richard B. Hamilton, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Carolyn Bryant,NPDES Unit
JpKision of Water Quality
FROM: Ron Linville, Regional Coordinator (JLJ
Habitat Conservation Program (I
DATE: November 23, 2004
SUBJECT: Proposed Permit Renewal for Linville Ridge Development Company in Linville (Linville
Ridge), North Carolina (Linville Ridge Country Club W WTP), NPDES Permit No.
NC0062413, Avery County
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission have reviewed the subject
application for impacts to fish and wildlife. Our comments are provided in accordance with provisions of
the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667d), North Carolina
General Statutes (G.S. 113-131 et seq.), and the North Carolina Administrative Code 15A NCAC
101.0102.
Linville Ridge has submitted a request for a permit renewal for its W WTP to discharge treated wastewater
into an unnamed tributary of West Fork Linville River. Waters in Avery County support significant sport
trout fisheries. Aquatic nongame concerns for species in the Linville River are the Eastern creekshell
(Villosa delumbis) NCSR, Brook Floater (Alasmidonta varicosa) NCE, FSC; and Santee Chub
(Cyprinella zanema) NCSR occur below the gorge in the Linville River. Excessive amounts of chlorine
are deadly to mussels. Minimal amounts of chlorine can be harmful to juvenile aquatic species.
We appreciate the efforts of the Division of Water Quality to improve water quality. The implementation
of effluent limit reductions and monitoring requirements to renewal permits and disallowing new or
expanding wastewater discharges should go along way in protecting this important resource. Biologists
are concerned about chlorinated effluents. Chlorine is acutely toxic to aquatic organisms and forms
secondary compounds that are also detrimental to aquatic life. De-chlorination chemicals are also very
suspect. Additionally, freshwater mussels are among the most sensitive aquatic organisms tested for
impacts from ammonia, and ammonia may be a significant limiting factor for unionids (Augspurger et al.
2003). Recent research by Augspurger et al. (2003) found that ammonia concentrations which may be
protective of freshwater mussels range from 0.3 to 1.0 mg/L total ammonia as N at pH 8.
We recommend that the following conditions be incorporated into the permit to reduce impacts to fish and
wildlife resources and in particular to juvenile fish and rare species.
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh,NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

Linville Ridge NPDES 2 November 23,2004
1. If practicable, chlorine and any de-chlorination systems should be replaced by ultraviolet light or
ozone systems. Utilization of these techniques would provide an additional benefit of removing a
hazardous material from the workplace. Emergency use of chlorine should not be allowed.
2. We recommend a reevaluation of any ammonia limits based on the research discussed above and
readjusting the limits. Please contact Tom Augspurger with the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service at
[phone] for additional information.
3. Stand-by power is recommended if not already provided.
4. If a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) and sewer collection system becomes available,
connection should occur to the POTW without undue delay.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide input during the planning stages for this project. If we can be of
further assistance, please contact our office at(336)769-9453.
Citation:
Augspurger, T., A. E. Keller, A C. Black, W. G. Cope, and F. J. Dwyer (2003) Water quality guidance
for protection of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) from ammonia exposure.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22:2569-2575.
Cc: Tom Augspurger, USFWS Raleigh, USFWS Raleigh
E-mail: Mark Cantrell,USFWS Asheville
Sarah McRae,NIP

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aandvailable St hereto, was published in The Asheville Citizen-
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for I !an ro the NC Times on the following date: November 11, 2004.
Division t Water 'o And that the said newspaper in which said notice,
(919) M51i W,Carolyn eMen iOn paper, document or legal advertisement were
NPDES1eQ permit 1tWnumber published were, at the time of each and every
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The Linville Rd�v reel- 1-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina.
ville, North C91011no has
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DES permit NC a6a69�3
for its Linville Ridge Couo- Signed this 15th day of November 2004
try Club WWT
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Cain. This perm treeaated
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West Fork Linville River
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noon$inf this part,pn at t e I Sworn to and subscribed before me the 15th day of
watershetl. November 2004
Novemher 11,2W4
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My C ission expires the 3rd day of
2008.
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Subject: Receipt of permit zMM application
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Linville Ridge Countiv ul7 /l1ti"rI.
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Dear Mr.Johnston., i
The NPDES Unit receivfd your permit renewal application on June 1,2004. NVe.neel:cme additt4/9A twn in
order to process your fwm it ew,.d:
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♦ Solridu handling and disposal, How often axe solids (sludge)removed IF=)your facility? How are
solids disposed after removal? Sp Gi Gr'.Q, CC t,rvtp{�Q �lsw� bCc a j ,'VI C►�Gl h cn C c
lC�v�(�r c �i c1%Vt, e 10-ei 6byl it,'" �C;�bS o sus,�
A member of the NPDES Unit wzl review our a plication. That staff mentwr will�:ntact you if additional
infotxnation is required to complete your permit renewal. You should expect to receivee a draft iperinit approximately
30-45 days before your existing permit expixes. The requimments in your existing permit#iH remain in eifsct
until the permit is ttenewed(or the Division to kts ether action).
If you have any additional questions toricetxiing renewal of the subject permit, pl I e contact me at (919)
133-5083,extension 520.
Sincerely,
CUJ.4v�
Carolyn >3(y
Point,Source Branch
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Asheville Rcgional Office/Water QuAity Section
NPDES Unit
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1817 Mall SwWw Cent%, NC 276H.1617 DENR Custnnttr Service Contar:1 800 6 3.7741
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Division of Water Quality
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Linville Ridge Country Club
Post Office Box 704
Linville,NC 28646
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fi '•.Renewal•Notice,: ,.
NPIJES-1-Pefmi;t R&062413
1 Linville Ridge Country Club WWTP
Avery`County
Dear Permittee:
Your NPDES permit expires on January 31,2005. Federal (40 CFR 122.41)and North Carolina(15A NCAC
2H.0105(e)) regulations require that permit renewal applications must be filed at least 180 days prior to expiration of the current
permit. If you have already mailed your renewal application,you may disregard this notice.
To satisfy this requirement,your renewal package must be sent to the Division postmarked no later than August 4,
2004. Failure to request renewal by this date may result in a civil assessment of at least$500.00. Larger penalties may be assessed
depending upon the delinquency of the request.
If any wastewater discharge will occur after January 31,2005,the current permit must be renewed. Discharge of
wastewater without a valid permit would violate North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1;unpermitted discharges of wastewater
may be assessed civil penalties of up to$25,000 per day.
If all wastewater discharge has ceased at your facility and you wish to rescind this permit,contact Vanessa Manuel of the
Division's Compliance Enforcement Unit at(919) 733-5083,extension 532. You may also contact the Asheville Regional Office
at(828) 296-4500 to begin the rescission process.
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Use the enclosed checklist to complete your renewal package. The checklist identifies the items you must submit with
the permit renewal application. If you have any questions,please contact me at the telephone number or e-mail address listed
below.
Sincerely,
Charles H.Weaver,Jr.
NPDES Unit
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office,Water Quality Section
NPDES File RECE6V_� my 1 9 20%
1617 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 919 733-5083,extension 511 (fax)919 733-071 9
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NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL- SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by privately-owned dischargers of 100%domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES/
North Carolina NPDES Permit Number I NC00
Please print or type
1. Contact Information:
Facility Name LAy,
Owner Name b(Afritilf �O✓I?, l�l
Street Address 105 S pL.r.
city �� ,��, QL' oZ`�l1q l0
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number Ci
Fax Number onga
e-mail Address
Operator Name TjX 0A11G,S S�Ld J S*6G;TZS
Street Address
City
State / Zip Code
County
Telephone Number ( )
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same as above
Facility Name (If different from above)
Street Address or State Road
City
State / Zip Code-
County
3. Reason for application:
Expansion/Modification * Existing Unpermitted Discharge
Renewal New Facility
* Provide a description of the expansion/modification:
o� ar�r�liCc�bi�z,
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NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL- SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by privately-owned dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
4. Description of the existing treatment facilities (list all installed components with
capacities):
_r%MCL S r '1 3- 5cc�a Cw 0 Crrc_; ion
5. Description of wastewater (check all that apply):
Type of Facility Generating Wastewater
Industrial Number of Employees
Commercial �/ Number of Employees
Residential Number of Homes
School Number of Students/Staff
Other
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, etc.):
6. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications (check all that apply):
Type Permit Number Type Permit Number
RCRA Non-Attainment
UIC Ocean Dumping
NPDES C,onco3� 1 Dredge/Fill Permits
PSD Other
NESHAPS
7. Number of separate wastewater discharge pipes (wastewater outfalls):
8. If the facility has multiple discharge outfalls, record the source(s) of wastewater for each
outfall:
13 C-A k C bt 0 .
9. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall): n
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To be filed only by privately-owned dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow) Tf
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4. Description of the existing treatment facilities (list at[ installed components with
capacities): _4
5. Description of wastewater (check all that apply):
Type of Facility Generating Wastewater
Industrial Number of Employees
Commercial Number of Employees
Residential Number of Homes
School Number of Students/Staff
Other
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, etc.):
6. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications (check all that apply):
Type Permit Number Type Permit Number
RCRA Non-Attainment
UIC Ocean Dumping
NPDES Dredge/Fill Permits
PSD Other
NESHAPS
7. Number of separate wastewater discharge pipes (wastewater outfalls):
S. If the facility has multiple discharge outfalls, record the source(s) of wastewater for each
outfall:
9. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a rnap showing the exact location of each outfall):
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TT) be filed only by privately-owned dischargers of 100%domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
10. Is this facility located on Native American lands? (check one)
YES❑ NO
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.
GAe 0( N,J J
Printed Name of Person-Signing
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Signature of pplic t Date 8igribd
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6(b)(2)provides that: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$10,000,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$10,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years,or both for a
similar offense.)
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FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED RENEWAL
Permit Number AP 3
Facility Name ' L�nlll uh
Reviewer
Basin/Sub-basin n3 _ �._ 50
Receiving Stream W-2oi G L nV-\ QA
Stream Classification in permit
Stream Classification in BIMS
Is the stream impaired (listed on 303(d))? O
Is stream monitoring required? tJC-)
Do they need NH3 limit(s)?
Do they need TRC limit(s)? >/
Do they have whole-effluent toxicity testing? 60
Are there special conditions? A)
Any obvious compliance concerns? AJ
Existing Expiration Date
Proposed Expiration Date f v
Miscellaneous Comments:
If expedited, is this simpler pe mit or a more difficult one?