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August 17, 2020
Town of Waynesville
Attn: Preston Gregg, Town Engineer
PO Box 100
Waynesville, NC 28786
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NC0049409
Waynesville WTP
Haywood County
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the August 12, 2020 receipt of your permit renewal application and
supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW permitting
branch. Per G.S. 150B-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made.
Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The
permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a
timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal
of the permit.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https://deq.nc.gov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-application-tracker
If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the
links available within the Application Tracker.
Sincerely,
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Wren Thedford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
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Julia Freeman,Mayor Pro Tern Bill Cannon,Town Attorney
Jon Feichter,Alderman
Anthony Sutton,Alderman
Chuck Dickson,Alderman
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TOWN OF WAYNESVILLE
NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit No. NC0049409
Wren Thedford
NCDEQ/DWQ/NPDES Unit RECEIVED
1617 Mail Service Center AUG 12 2020
Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
NCDEO/DWR/NPDES
Dear Mr. Wren Thedford,
Please accept this permit request to renew the above referenced permit number. Below is a summary of
attachments for your review and approval:
• NPDES Permit Application
• Narrative Description of Sludge Management Plan
• Plant Schematic Diagram
• Plant Vicinity Map
Please note,no major changes have been made to the plant facility since last permit submittal.
If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Public Services Operations Center.
Sincerely,
Preston Gregg, PE
Town Engineer
129 Legion Dr. •P.O. Box 100• Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone[phone] Fax[phone]
Web Address: www.waynesvillenc.gov

NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP
For discharges associated with water treatment plants
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. DENR / Division of Water Resources / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit Number NC0049409
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise,please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name Town of Waynesville
Facility Name Waynesville Water Treatment Plant
Mailing Address P.O. Box 100
City Waynesville f�p F C E I\J E D
State / Zip Code NC / 28786 AUG 12 2020
Telephone Number [phone]
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Fax Number (828) 456- 2005
e-mail Address [e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same as above ❑
Street Address or State Road 341 Rocky Branch Rd.
City Waynesville
State / Zip Code NC / 28786
County Haywood
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, consultant or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the
Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name Town of Waynesville
Mailing Address P.O. Box 100
City Waynesville
State / Zip Code NC / 28786
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
4. Ownership Status:
Federal ❑ State ❑ Private ❑ Public El
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP
For discharges associated with water treatment plants
5. Type of treatment plant:
® Conventional (Includes coagulation, flocculation, and sedimentation, usually followed by
filtration and disinfection)
❑ Ion Exchange (Sodium Cycle Cationic ion exchange)
❑ Green Sand Filter (No sodium recharge)
❑ Membrane Technology (RO, nanofiltration)
Check here if the treatment process also uses a water softener ❑
6. Description of source water(s) (i.e. groundwater, surface water)
Surface Water
7. Describe the treatment process(es) for the raw water:
Rapid mix of coagulant followed by conventional flocculation, sedimentation and filtration with
pre and post disinfection / pH adjustment.
8. Describe the wastewater and the treatment process(es) for wastewater generated by the
facility:
Discharge by gravity flow of filter backwash and sedimentation wash water to sludge pond for
settling. Pond is dredged monthly during summer months with sludge transported by truck to
sanitary sewer.
9. Number of separate discharge points: 1 Outfall Identification number(s) 001
10. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: 4 Duration: 2.5 hrs.
11. Plant design potable flowrate 8.0 MGD
Backwash or reject flow 0.5 MGD
12. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall, including
latitude and longitude):
Allen's Creek
13. Please list all water treatment additives, including cleaning chemicals or disinfection
treatments, that have the potential to be discharged.
Alum / aluminum sulfate Yes X No
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - WTP
For discharges associated with water treatment plants
Iron sulfate / ferrous sulfate Yes No X
Fluoride Yes No X
Ammonia nitrogen / Chloramines Yes No X
Orthophosphate Yes X No
List any other additives below:
Sodium Hydroxide
Hydrofluorosilicic Acid
Chlorine
14. Is this facility located on Indian country? (check one)
Yes ❑ No El
15. Additional Information:
> Provide a schematic of flow through the facility, include flow volumes at all points in
the water treatment process. The plan should show the point[s] of addition for
chemicals and all discharges routed to an outfall [including stormwater].
> Solids Handling Plan
16. NEW Applicants
Information needed in addition to items 1-15:
• New applicants are strongly recommended to contact a permit coordinator with the
NCDENR Customer Service Center.
Was the Customer Service Center contacted? ❑ Yes ❑ No
> Analyses of source water collected
> Engineering Alternative Analysis
> Discharges from Ion Exchange and Reverse Osmosis plants shall be evaluated using a
water quality model.
17. Applicant Certification
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.
Preston R. Gregg, PE Town Engineer
Printed e of erso Signing Title 6
Signature of Applican Date
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 l
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 six 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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2020 Renewal Request
NPDES Permit No. NC0049409
Narrative Description of Sludge Management Plan
Filter backwash and sedimentation basin sludges are discharged to a lagoon for settling. For several days
monthly during warm weather, a dredge pumps the consolidated material from the lagoon bottom to tanker
trucks which transport the sludge to the municipal sewer system. The sludge is ultimately processed at the
Town of Waynesville's Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Preston R. Gregg, PE Town Engineer
Printed Name of Person Signing Title
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