NC0080098_Draft Permit_20200421

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Andrew Price
Linville Falls Club POA
34 Blue Ridge Drive North
Marion, NC 28752
Dear Mr. Price:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 21, 2020
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO080098
Linville Falls Mountain Club and Preserve
WWTP
Grade II Biological WPCS
McDowell County
The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure a
thorough understanding of the information, conditions, and requirements it contains.
The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit:
➢ Section A. (3.) and Footnote #1 in Section A. (1.) has been updated regarding electronic submission of
effluent data. Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs).
➢ Effluent table from Section A. (2.) has been combined into the effluent table in Section A. (L) for ease of
use.
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general McDowell County area, per EPA requirements. Please provide
your comments, if any, to me no later than 30 days after receiving this draft permit.
Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and take appropriate
action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning the draft, please contact me at the telephone
number listed at the bottom of this page, or via e-mail [[e-mail]].
Sincerely,
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Sydney Carpenter
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting
ec: NPDES File [Laserfiche]
Asheville Regional Office [Laserfiche]
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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NPDES Permit NCO080098
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
PDES
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 Falls Club Property Owners Association, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Linville Falls Club WWTP
17677 U.S. Highway 221 North
Marion
McDowell County
to receiving waters designated as the North Fork Catawba 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
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2024.
Signed this day
S. Daniel Smith, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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NPDES Permit NC0080098
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 Falls Club Property Owners Association, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
Continue to operate an existing 0.025 MGD wastewater treatment facility. This facility is located
on the Linville Falls Mountain Club and Preserve (17677 US Highway 221 North, Marion) in
McDowell County. The wastewater treatment system includes the following components:
• Influent flow meter
• Equalization tank
• Dual path aeration tanks
• Dual path clarifiers
• Tertiary filters
• Chlorination and de -chlorination
• Effluent flow meter
2. After obtaining an Authorization to Construct permit from the Division, construct and operate a 0.202
MGD wastewater treatment facility.
3. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the North
Fork Catawba River, currently classified C-Trout waters [Stream Index: 11-24-(1)] in sub -basin 03-
08-30 [HUC: 0305010102] of the Catawba River Basin.
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NPDES Permit NCO080098
PART I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored'
by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
[eDMR Code]
Average
Maximum
Frequency
Type
Location 2
Flow [50050]
0.025 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or
Effluent
FIow3 [50050]
0.202 MGD3
Continuous
RecordingInfluent
or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C) (mg/L) [C0310]
(April 1 —October 31)
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mglL
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C) (mg/L) [C0310]
(November 1 — March 31)
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mglL
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) [C0530]
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N (mg/L) [C0610]
(April 1 — October 31)
2.0 mg/L
10.0 mglL
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N (mg/L) [C0610]
(November 1 — March 31)
4.0 mg/L
20.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) [003001
Daily average > 6.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) [00300]
Monitor & Report
Weekly
Grab
U & D
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) [31616]
100 / 100 ml
200 / 100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine4 [50060]
17 pg/L
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C) [00010]
Monitor &Report
Weekly
Grab
Effluent,
U & D
Total Nitrogen (mg/L) [C0600]
(NO2+NO3+TKN)
Monitor &Report
Semi-annually
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus (mg/L) [C0665]
Monitor & Report
Semi-annually
Composite
Effluent
Oil and Grease [00556]
30.0 mg/L
60.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH [00400]
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system. [see A. (3)]
2. Upstream = at least 100 feet upstream from the outfall. Downstream = 1 mile downstream from the outfall.
3. After receiving an Authorization to Construct (AtC) permit from the Division, the permittee may build an expanded
WWTP with a treatment capacity of up to 0.202 MGD. This flow limit will not be activated until the construction
required by the AtC has been completed.
4. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported < 50 µg/L to be in compliance with this
permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified
laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L.
All samples collected should be from a representative discharge event.
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NPDES Permit NCO080098
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS.
A. (2.) PHASED CONSTRUCTION CONDITION
[G. S. 143-215.1(b)]
Plans and specifications for the next phase and an Engineering Alternative Analysis (EAA) shall be
submitted when the flow to the existing units reaches 80% of the design capacity of the currently
installed (0.025 MGD) facilities. At no time may the flow tributary to the facility exceed the existing
design capacity.
A. (3.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G. S. 143-215.1(b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and
program reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on
December 21, 2015.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this
permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.)
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
Signatory Requirements
Reporting
Records Retention
Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and
submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter
monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. The eDMR system may be
accessed at: https:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr.
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the
facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have
broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements
may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1. 1,
2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to
the following address:
NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following
the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the
commencement of discharge.
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
• Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time
of each electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify
the initial recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means the
entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the
designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES
Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
https://www.federalre ig•ster.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant-discharge-
elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section
above.
3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to
the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to
the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be
required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a
temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring
data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for
and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electronic
reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting waiver request
may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period that the approved
reporting waiver request is effective.
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Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on
the following web page:
hltp://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.)
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part
II, Section B. (I 1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II,
Section B. (I 1)(b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR
reporting purposes.
For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user
account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North
Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit
the following web page:
hqp:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall
make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF
CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
"I 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. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations. "
5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)]
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the
date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR
122.41].
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Linville Falls Club Property Owners Facility
Association, Inc.
Linville Falls Club WWTP Location
Latitude: 35' 52'45.51" N USGS Ouad: Linville Falls not to scale
Lonuitude: 81' 56'25.94" W Permitted Flow: 0,025/0.202MGD
Receiving Stream: North Fork Catawba River Stream Class: C-Trout NPDES Permit NCO080098
Drainage Basin: Catawba River Basin Sub -Basin: 03-08-30 North I I McDowell County