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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
November 20, 2000
Frank Moody, H
Post Office Box 2001
Brevard, North Carolina 28712
NCDER�R
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: Engineering Alternatives Analysis
NPDES Permit NCO086878
Pisgah Downs
Transylvania County
Dear Mr. Moody:
Pisgah Downs submitted an application for NPDES discharge into Boyleston Creek, in Transylvania
County. The Division of Water Quality has reviewed the application and the Engineering Alternatives
Analysis and requires additional information to adequately evaluate the need for a discharge. Please
review the comments detailed below and respond no later than November 30, 2000.
Comments
1. Enclosed find a Local Government Signoff Form. This form must be completed by any and all
governments (county and/or municipal) having jurisdiction at the referenced site.
2. Please submit a letter from Transylvania County and the City of Brevard indicating their position
on providing sewer to the area. Additionally, please provide the Division with distances to the
Transylvania County and City of Brevard collection systems.
3. According to your submittal, Pisgah Downs requires 12,000 gpd to provide service for the
development. The surface water discharge evaluation proposes to construct a 15,000-gpd system.
Please provide the rationale for proposing the 15,000 gpd system.
4. The Division understands that Pisgah Downs currently owns insufficient land for subsurface or
surface disposal systems. Please examine the feasibility of purchasing the required land and
provide a cost analysis for these alternatives.
5. The alternative analysis examines each alternative independent of the other alternatives. Please
examine the feasibility of a combination of alternatives, thus reducing the amount of wastewater
discharged to waters of the state.
If you have any questions concerning this permit modification, please contact me at [phone],
extension 508.
Sincerely,
0 Tz "J' iir e 8�
Michael J. Myers, E.I.T.
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regiona_1.Office, Water- Quality -Section 5.
NPDES Unit
David D. Smith — David D. Smith and Company
46 Haywood Street, Suite 201-A
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
October 27, 2000
MEMORANDUM
NCD,ENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
NC DENR / DWQ / Regional Environmental Engineer
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From: Michael J. Myers
NPDES Unit
Subject: Review of New NPDES Permit NCO086878 Application
Pisgah Downs
Transylvania County
Attached is a copy of the NPDES permit application and Engineering Alternatives Analysis for the
above referenced facility for your review and comment. I have reviewed the Engineering Alternatives
Analysis and will be requesting additional information from the facility.
After you get a chance to review the permit application and Alternatives Analysis let me know what
comments you have in your staff report and we can combine them into one add info request.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the project, please contact me at 919-733-5083-x508
or by email at [e-mail]. I look forward to hearing from you.
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DAVID D. SMITH and COMPANY
Civil Engineering Consultants
46 Haywood Street., Suite 201-A
Asheville, NC 28801
April 28. 2000
Mr. Charles Weaver
North Carolina Department ol' Environmental Management
Post Officc Box 29535
Ralci�tyh. North Carolina 27626-0535
Re: Pisgah Downs
Project No. 104999-5„-01
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1. GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Facility Name: Pisgah Downs
County: Transylvania
Owner: Frank A. Moody. II
Post Office Box 2001
Brevard, North Carolina 28712
[phone]
Report By: David D. Smith. P.E.
David D. Smith and Company
46 Haywcx}d Street. Suite 201-A
Asheville. North Carolina 28801
[phone]
B. Project Description: The subject project is located on fligh\•:n 280 in Transylvania Count•
npproximatcl% 8 mile: ['ruin downtown Brevard and 5 miles Irom Pisgah Forc;t. One hundred
thousand (100.000) square I"eet of 0111cetretail space along with adequate parking is proposed to
he constructed on the 14 acre site. The site is hounded by NC' Hi­hwav 280 on the west- hv
private property oil both the north and south and by Boyleston Creek ul the cast. One building
along %k•ith a shed is currently located on the proposed project site.
Wastewater Generation: 100.000 I't2 office/retail space is planned. Al the regulation design Ilo\v
of 120 gpd per I.000 1't2 of floor space the total daily flow is 12.000 GPD.
C. Existing Facilities: An existing drain Field is located on site. This disposal facility. huwever. is
adequate to scrN c the existing building only.
D . Single Phasc C)n;truciLlon: The project will he built in a single phase. Thus; necessitating the
construction of a wastewater treatment facility at the onset of site development.
I1. EVALUATION OF DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES:
A. Connection to a Sewer Collection System: No public or private sewer system currently serves
the subject property. An existing sewer collection system. owned by Transylvania County. is
located 4.9 miles from the site. Because of prohibitive cost to construct a pump station capable
of pumping waste vatcr over the mountain which lies between the site and the collection
further cvahlatir•rl iti unneces;ary.
Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Mr. Weaver
April 28. 2000
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Planned Sewerage System: At present, Transylvania County does not have firm plans to extend
the sewer collection system. However. discussion with the County Manager indicates that
extension of, the collection system an additional 1.5 to ? miles within the next live years could
he a possibility.
B. Land Based Disposal:
1. Subsurface Disposal Systems:
Soil scientist. Dr. James E. Shelton has investigated the site and performed soil sampling
related to the feasibility of utilizing an on -site subsurface wastewater disposal system for
this project. His report (attached) stated that one location (Field #3) on the site would he an
acceptable location if' large enough to accommodate the planned building requirements.
His assessment of Field #1 indicated the presence of quarried gravel. Thus. suggesting this
to be in the area of the existing drain field for the current building. Field #1 cannot be
utilized for a suhsurl'ace.disposal system.
Durinc Dr. Shcho n s ;:vaiimiicm if Fle] J 91 allLIVIa! soik %';h cr,:ck ra` CI \1ilrC
encountered 14 — IS im_hes below the naturally occurring soil surface. These soils were
saturated. Thus. indicating that this area is subject to periodic flooding. Field 92 location is
same as the proposed location of the paved parkin, area.
Conventional Subsurface System: An estimate of the scale of a conventional suhsurl'acc
system has been calculated (calculations attached). Given a reasonable estimated LTAR fur
�7 the region of 0.4 gal/fr/day. 4.6 acres of land will he required to accommodate a
,,,,~`' conventional drain field and repair area. Based on Dr. Shelton's evaluation and set -hack
requirements. the land available for use as a subsurface disposal system is 0.7 acres.
Therefore, a conventional septic system cannot he located on the subject site.
Modified Subsurface System: Modifications (15A NCAC 18A .1950) to a conventional
septic tank system were evaluated with conclusions as follows: Field #1 cannot he
considered: modil'ied systems will not work at Field #2 due to the presence of saturated soil
at shallow depths and the fact that this is the location of" proposed paved parkin, area:
sufficient land is not available in the area of Field #3.
Low Pressure Pipe System: Fields #1 and #2 cannot he used for an LPP system for. the
same reasons previously stated. Field #3 was evaluated l'or required land area. Given an
LTAR ol' 0.4 gal/ft'/day. 11.3 acres of )and will be required to accommodate an LPP system
including the repair area. Therefore. an LPP systems cannot he located on the subject site.
2. Surface Disposal Systems:
Spray Irrigation: As previously stated, thc.subject site is bordered by Boyleston Creek. NC
Fli,,hwav 280 an(I orivalr pr(iperty. The proposed bui!din ,s tee Le 1( sated (r the bite[ ,.,i;]
utilized as office/retail space, thus public facilities. Based upon NCDENR set-hack/buffer
requirements. none of the site will be available for use. Therefore, a spray irrigation type of
wastewater treatment facility is not a possible alternative.
Drip Irrigation: After evaluation of the site based upon NCDENR set-hack/buffer
requirements, less than one acre of land will be available for wastewater disposal by a drip
irrigation method. Under ideal circumstances a minimum of 1.1 acres is required for
application of the wastewater with an additional 1.5 acres required for 30 days of
wastewater storage. Therefore, a drip irrigation type of wastewater treatment facility is also
not a possible alternative.
C. Surface Water Discharge:
Stream flow tnlormation: The USGS was consulted to obtain stream flow information fur
the proposed discharge's receiving stream, Boyleston Creek. Information provided by Mr.
Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Mr. Wcavcr
April 28. 2000
Curtis Weaver on nearhy similar streams was used to estimate a 7Q10 flow for Boyleston
Creek at the proposed discharge location of 0.45 to 0.51 cl's.
Description of' Proposed Facilities: 11 is proposed to construct a 15.000 GPD dual -train
extended aeration package -type wastewater treatment plant, including tertiary filters it'
required, consisting of the following treatment components:
5.000 gallon flow equalization tank with dual alternating pumps and controls.
15,000 gallons of aeration with diffusers. blowers, motors and controls. liar screens
will he provided as part of the aeration tanks and will include comminutors and
automatic reversing controls
3.000 gallons of anoxic denitrification with mixing equipment.
Dual 1.500 gallon clarifiers. with a total of" 200 Ih of, surface area.
.Airlift hiosolids return pumps and airlift skimmer pumps, aerated hiosolids holding
tank, .000 -allon capacity with s!perr !ant holding tank integral with the
treatment plant.
600 gallons, total, chlorine contact tank to provide the minimum 30 minute retention
time with full grating de -chlorination system integral to chlorine contact tank.
Standby power will he provided if required.
6" gravity collection sewer system.
No third party casement will be required for discharge to Boyleston Creek.
Cost: Following is a cost estimate of the proposed discharge system:
Wastewater Treatment Plant
15.000 GPD WVVTP
S91,800
Tertiary Filter
40,000
Site Work
10J)(K)
Collection System
25.000
Construction Contin(cncy
17.000
Engineering
_ '� (000
TOTAL $ 203,800
Annual Operating Expenses
Operator
$3.500
Monitorim,
2 S00
1 lec•tnctty
3,500
Slud"c Management
2.000
Fees
500
Maintenance
2.000
TOTAL $ 14,000
Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Mr. Weaver
April 28, 2000
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III. CONCLUSION
The only viable option available for the proposed development is a wastewater treatment system
discharging to Boyleston Creek. It is requested that you consider the above information included as
supplementary evidence to the NPDES Permit application. Please do not hesitate to contact this
office should you need clarification or additional information.
Very truly yours,
A�fl!T� AND COMPANY
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Attachments:
Location Map
Soil Scientist's Fvaluation
Calculations
cc: Frank Moody, I1 w;attachments
Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by dischargers of 100% doiniestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow) l(i L
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
P. O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
North Carolina NIPDES Permit Number I NC00 (
(if known) r h,
Please print or type Lj
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'1. Mailing address of applicant:
Facility Name Pisgah Downs
Owner Name Frank A. Moody,II
Street Address Post Office Box 2001
City Brevard
State North Caroling
ZiP Code 2871 2
Telephone Number ( 828 ) 966-9336
Fax Number ( )
e-mail Address
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Name (If different from above)
Facility Contact Person
Street Address or State Road
City / Zip Code
County
Telephone Number
3. Reason for application:
Expansion/Modification
Renewal
SAA
Frank.A. Moody, II
Hiahwav 280
Transylvania
( ) SAA
Existing Unpermitted Discharge
New Facility _ X
' Please provide a description of the expansion/modification:
N/A
4. D:. scription of the existing treatment facilities (list all installed components with capacities):
None
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
5. Description of wastewater (check all that apply):
Type of Facility Generating Wastewater
Industrial
Commercial x
Residential
School
Number of Employees
Number of Employees
Number of Homes
Number of Students/Staff
Other *1 00, 000 sq. feet of space
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, etc.):
100,000 sq ft office/retail space
6. Number of separate wastewater discharge pipes (wastewater. outfalls):
One
7. If the facility has multiple discharge outfalls, record the source(s) of wastewater for each outfall:
N/A
8. Name of receiving water(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall):
Boyleston Creek
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.
Frank A. Moody, II
Printed Name of Person Signing
Owner
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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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Mr. Frank A. Moody II
Pisgah Downs
P.O. Box 2001
Brevard, North Carolina 28712
Dear Mr. Moody:
P7� 1 N715W'A •
NCDENF1
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
April 13, 2000
Subject: NPDES Permit application
Pisgah Downs WWTP
Transylvania County
Return # 2072
In accordance with Division policy, we must hereby return the attached permit application and check
(#0377) for $715.00 received on March 21, 2000. After a preliminary review by the NPDES staff, the Division has
determined that the application package lacks the following items:
■ Complete analysis of discharge alternatives. An Engineering Alternatives Analysis (EAA) must be
submitted with all new NPDES permit applications. Refer to the enclosed guidance document when
preparing the EAA
If you wish to reapply for a permit, submit the items listed above and the items returned to you in one package.
If you have any questions about the NPDES permitting process, contact me at the telephone number or
address listed at the bottom of this page. Questions about permitting restrictions unique to your area should be
directed to Kerry Becker of the Asheville Regional Office at [phone].
Sincerely,
Charles H. Weaver, Jr;
NPDES Unit
J�
cc: NPDES File
Asheville Regional Office / Kerry Becker
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone], extension 511 FAX [phone]
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