NC0020478_renewal application_20200721

USDAUnited States Forest National Forests in North Carolina
�— Department of Service
Agriculture
Wren Thedford
NC DENR / DWR / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
160A Zillicoa Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828-257-4200
Fax: [phone]
File Code: 7100
Date: July 21, 2020
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit
Permit NC0020478
USDA — US Forest Service: Lake Powhatan
Recreation Area WWTP Facility Rating: WW-2
Buncombe County
Dear Ms. Thedford:
Enclosed is the permit renewal application for Lake Powhatan Recreation Area Wastewater
Treatment Plant.
Please contact Karl Buchholz, Forest Facilities Engineer at 828-443-1581 with questions and
concerns.
Sinc
HURSTON A. NICHOLAS
Forest Supervisor
cc: Karl Buchholz, Barry Jones
Caring for the Land and Serving People Printed on Recycled Paper

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. DENR / Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit 000020478
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1. Contact Information:
Owner Name
USDA - US Forest Service
Facility Name
Lake Powhatan Recreational Area
Mailing Address
160 Zillicoa Street, Suite A
City
Asheville
State / Zip Code
NC 28801-1082
Telephone Number
828-257-4231
Fax Number
e-mail Address
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above ❑
Street Address or State Road Forest Route 479-2
City Asheville
State / Zip Code NC
County Buncombe
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name USDA - US Forest Service
Mailing Address 160 Zillicoa Street, Suite A
City Asheville
State / Zip Code NC 2SSOI-1082
Telephone Number 828-57-4231
Fax Number
e-mail Address
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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
4. Description of wastewater:
Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that apply):
Industrial ❑
Number of Employees
Commercial ❑
Number of Employees
Residential
Number of Homes
School
Number of Students/Staff
Other x
Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.):
Domestic waste from community showers, dump station and full hook up sites
Number of persons served:
5. Type of collection system
X Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
6. Outfall Information:
Number of separate discharge points 1
Outfall Identification number(s) 001
Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes X No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (NEW applicants: Provide a map showing the exact location of each
outfallp
Bent Creek in the French Broad River Basin
S. Frequency of Discharge: X Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration: _
9. Describe the treatment system
List all installed components, including capacities, provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and
phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a
separate sheet of paper.
A 0.02 MGD facility with 10,000 gallon flow equalization tank, communitor, manual bar
screen, flow control splitter box, 20,000 gallon aeration basin, clarifiers, tertiary filters,
chlorination, dechorination, flow measurement, aerobic digester, standby generator.
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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.02 MGD
Annual Average daily flow .005 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow MGD 0.014 (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes X No
12. Effluent Data
NEW APPLICANTS: Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, Temperature and pH shall be grab
samples, for all other parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported,
report daily maximum and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
RENEWAL APPLICANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum) and Monthly Average
over the past 36 months for parameters currentlu in your permit. Mark other parameters "NIA"
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODs)
38.6
21.9
MG/L
Fecal Coliform
73
3.5
CFU/ 100ML
Total Suspended Solids
22.7
14.8
MG/L
Temperature (Summer)
23.5
20.1
C
Temperature (Winter)
CLOSED
CLOSED
C
pH
8.3
7.6
units
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number Type
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES NCO020478
PSD (CAA)
Non -attainment program (CAA)
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
NESHAPS (CAA)
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
Other
Permit Number
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.
Signing Title
6ignat�n licant Date
North Carolina General Statute 143-2 .6 (b)(2) states: 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 $25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed sic months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001
provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.)
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