NC0055336_Draft Permit_20200706

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MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
July 6,2020
Mr.Alfred B.Thompson
Backcountry,Inc.
P.O.Box 919
Brevard,NC 28712-0919
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0055336
Camp Carolina WWTP
Grade I Biological WPCS
Transylvania County
Dear Mr.Thompson:
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:
D. Section A.(2)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).
➢ Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
With this notification,the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Transylvania County area,per EPA requirements. Please provide
your comments,if any,to me no later than 30 days after receiving this draft permit.
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, HI, and IV) that are a part of the permit are not included in this draft
document(cover, map, and Part I). The conditions are the same as in your current permit except that agency and
division names have been updated.The latest version is available online(https://bit.ly/2BZ4xxx)and can be viewed
or downloaded as a PDF file.
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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Charles H. Weaver,Jr.
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting
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Permit NC0055336
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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,
Backcountry, Inc., d/b/a Camp Carolina
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Camp Carolina WWTP
Lambs Creek Road
Brevard
Transylvania County
to receiving waters designated as Lambs Creek in the French Broad 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 September 30,2025.
If the permittee intends to continue to discharge at the facility beyond the term of this permit,a renewal
application must be submitted no later than April 3,2025 (180 days before the expiration of this permit).
Signed this day
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S. Daniel Smikr
, ector
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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SITPPLEMENTTQ.PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this fti -whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked, and as of this issuance, any previouslysed 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 incl &ein.
Camp Carolina is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.020 MGD wastewater treatment facility that includes the
following components:
• 25 Septic Tanks/31,250 gallon capacity
• Dual dosing tanks
• Surface sand filter/ 15,000 GPD -
• Chlorination/Dechlorination System
• Cascade aeration
This facility is located north of Brevard at the Camp Carolina WWTP on Lambs Creek Road in
Transylvania County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached
map, into Lambs Creek [stream segment 6-33, HUC 060101050203],a waterbody currently
classified C-Trout within subbasin 04-03-01 of the French Broad River Basin.
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Part I
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
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 I
by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
[Parameter Codel Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow 0.02 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or Effluent
[50050]
Total Residual Chlorine 2 28 µg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent
[50060]
Temperature(°C)
[00010] Weekly Grab Effluent
pH Not<6.0 nor>9.0 2/Month Grab Effluent
[00400] standard units
BOD,5-day(20°C) 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent
[C0310]
Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent
[C0530]
NH3 as N(April 1 —October 31) 19.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent
[C0610]
NH3 as N(November 1—March 31) 2/Month Grab Effluent
[C0610]
Fecal Coliform(geometric mean) 200/ 100 ml 400/ 100 ml 2/Month Grab Effluent
[31616]
Footnotes:
]. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring data electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see
A.(2)1.
2. Total Residual Chlorine(TRC)-The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L
to be compliant 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
µWL.
The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A. (2) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 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):
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• Section B.(11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D.(2.) Reporting
• Section D.(6.) Records Retention
• Section E.(5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting ISupersedes Section D.(2.)-and Section E.(5.)(a)j
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://deq.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
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.
PLEASE NOTE:NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule—Phase 2 Extension. EPA is proposing to extend the Phase 2
deadline from December 21,2020,to December 21,2023.The electronic reporting date will be extended if the
implementation date is extended as a final regulation change in the Federal Register.
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)].
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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.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-
sstem-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 penmittees 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.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the following
web page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resourcesiedmr
4. Signatory Requirements[Supplements Section B.(11.)(b)and Supersedes Section B.(11.)(d)1
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B.
(11.Xa)or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II,Section B.(11.Xb). 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:
http://deq.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 certf, 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.)1
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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Location 441111111
Latitude: N 35°16'03" Longitude: W-82°43'50" not to scale
Receiving Stream: Lambs Creek 16-31J HUC: 060101050203 -s(}
River Basin: French Broad Sub-Basin: 04-03-01 _ jQ NPDES Permit NC0055336
�(�L USGS Quad: Pisgah Forest,N.C. Stream Class: C-Trout u�
Transylvania County