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Mr. Michael W. Price
5071 & 5127 Hwy 107 N.
Authorization to Construct No. 089605AOI
Issued September 14, 2016
Engineer's Certification
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the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically/weekly/full time)
the construction of the modifications and improvements to the Price Sand Filter System 5071 &
5127 Hwy 107 N. Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Jackson County, hereby state that, to
the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the following
construction:
Two (2)1,000 gallon and one (1)1,500 gallon septic tanks; two (2) 444 ft2 primary and one (1)
444ft2 secondary subsurface sand filters; a 41.67-gallon tablet chlorination/dechlorination
contact tank via a low flow tablet feeder; a 10-foot cascade post aeration system all pipe and
associated appurtenances; in conformity with the project plans, specifications, and other
supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environmental Quality.
I certify that the construction of the above referenced project was observed to be built within
substantial compliance, intent and in conformity with all applicable regulations and statutes and
the project plans, specifications, and other supporting documentation comprising the
Authorization to Construct Permit Application package.
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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
July 25, 2016
Mr. Michael W. Price
Price Sand Filter
40 Andrew Park Road
Cullowhee, NC 28732
PAT MCCRORY
Gorernor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
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S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO089605
5071 & 5127 Hwy 107 N. .
Jackson County
Dear Mr. Price:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit.
Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. This permit is.issued pursuant to
the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement
between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as
subsequently amended).
This final permit includes the following changes from the draft permit sent to you on May 18, 2016:
Measurement frequency was changed from weekly to monthly.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable
to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days
following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to
Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative•
Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-67.14). Unless such demand is
made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may
require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain any other Federal, State, or Local governmental permit that may be required. If
you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Sonia Gregory at telephone number. (919)
807-6333.
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Water Quality Regional Operations
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State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300

Permit NCO089605
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
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
Michael W. Price
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Price Sand Filter System
5071 and 5127 Hwy 107 N.
Glenville
Jackson County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to West Fork Tuckasegee River in the little
Tennessee River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other
conditions set forth in Parts I, H, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become September 1, 2016.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on April 1, 2021.
Signed this day July 25, 2016.
S. J eman, P.G., Director
Di ionnfWer Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0089605
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Michael Price is hereby authorized to:
1. After receiving an Authorization to Construct from the Division, construct and operate facilities
for a design capacity of 0.001 MGD consisting of the following treatment components:
♦ Septic tank
♦ Distribution boxes
♦ Primary Sand filter
♦ Secondary sand filter
♦ Chlorinator
♦ Chlorine contact camber
♦ De -chlorinator
♦ Discharge piping
♦ Rip -rap apron aerator/diffuser
This facility is located on 5071 and 5127 Hwy 107 N. near Glenville near Jackson County
2. Discharge from said treatment works, through outfall 001 into an unnamed tributary to West
Fork Tuckasegee River (Little Glenville Lake) a WS=III, B and Tr water, in the Little
Tennessee, at the location specified on the attached map.
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Permit NCO089605
Part 1.
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15ANCAC 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 1
by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
LIMITS
­NIT
,HARACTE_ RI$ -TICS
MORING REUIREM QENTS
Parameter Code
Monthly
Average
Daily
. Maximum-.
Measurement
Frequency
S:ample'Ty a
P .I.
Sample `
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Location°
Flow
50050
0.001 MGD
Monthly
Instantaneous
Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
C0310
30.0 mg/L
45 mg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45 mg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N (April 1 —
October 31)
31.0 mg/L
35 mg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
C0610 -
NH3 as N (November 1—
March 31)
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
C0610
Fecal Coliform (geometric
mean)
200 / 100 ml
400 / 100 ml
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
31616
Temperature
-
00010
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
pH
00400
Between•6.0 and 9.0 su
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine 2
50060
28 pg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. No later than 12/21/2016, begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR
application system [see A. (2)].
2. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 ug/L to be in compliance with the permit.
However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified
laboratory (including fieldcertified), even if these values fall below 50 ug/L.
There -shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO089605
A. (2) 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 and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then
permittees must submit monitoring data and reports electronically to the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). 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.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
Reporting
Records Retention
Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)]
Effective Decembet 21, 2016, 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. Until such time that the state's
eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media Electronic Reporting Regulation
(CROMERR), permittees will be required to submit all discharge monitoring data to the state
electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR submission by printing,
signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the computer printed eDMR to the
following address:
NC DENR / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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
mailing address above. 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.
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Permit NCO089605
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. 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.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on
the following web page:
http://-portal.nedenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr
3. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)l
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part
II, Section B. (11.)(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:
http•//portal nedenr.or web/wq/admin/bog/i u/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:
U 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
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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. "
4. 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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Latitude: 35*10'15" NCO089605
Longitude: 83'07'44"
USGS Quad: Glenville, N.C. 5071 & 5127 NC Hwy 107
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NPDES Permit Standard Conditions
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PART II
STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS
Section A. Definitions
2/Month
Samples are collected twice per month with at least ten calendar days between sampling events. These samples shall be
representative of the wastewater discharged during the sample period.
3/Week
Samples are collected three times per week on three separate calendar days. These samples shall be representative of
the wastewater discharged during the sample period.
Act or "the Act"
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended, 33 USC 1251, et.
seq.
Annual Average
The arithmetic mean of all "daily discharges" of a pollutant measured during the calendar year. In the case of fecal
coliform, the geometric mean of such discharges.
Arithmetic Mean
The summation of the individual values divided by the number of individual values.
Bypass
The known diversion of waste streams from any portion of a treatment facility including the collection system, which is
not a designed or established or operating mode for the facility.
Calendar Day
The period from midnight of one day until midnight of the next day. However, for purposes of this permit, any
consecutive 24-hour period that reasonably represents the calendar day may be used for sampling.
Calendar Week
The period from Sunday through the following Saturday.
Calendar Quarter
One of the following distinct periods: January through March, April through June, July through September, and
October through December.
Composite Sample
A sample collected over a 24-hour period by continuous sampling or combining grab samples of at least 100 mL in
such a manner as to result in a total sample representative of the wastewater discharge during the sample period. The
Director may designate the most appropriate method (specific number and size of aliquots necessary, the time interval
between grab samples, etc.) on a case -by -case basis. Samples may be collected manually or automatically. Composite
samples may be obtained by the following methods:
(1) Continuous: a single, continuous sample collected over a 24-hour period proportional to the rate of flow.
(2) Constant time/variable volume: a series of grab samples collected at equal time intervals over a 24 hour period
of discharge and combined proportional to the rate of flow measured at the time of individual sample
collection, or
(3) Variable time/constant volume: a series of grab samples of equal volume collected over a 24 hour period with
the time intervals between samples determined by a preset number of gallons passing the sampling point. Flow
measurement between sample intervals shall be determined by use of a flow recorder and totalizer, and the
preset gallon interval between sample collection fixed at no greater than 1/24 of the expected total daily flow at
the treatment system, or
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(4) Constant time/constant volume: a series of grab samples of equal volume collected over a 24-hour period at a
constant time interval. Use of this method requires prior approval by the Director. This method may only be
used in situations where effluent flow rates vary less than 15 percent. The following restrictions also apply:
➢ Influent and effluent grab samples shall be of equal size and of no less than 100 milliliters
➢ Influent samples shall not be collected more than once per hour.
➢ Permittees with wastewater treatment systems whose detention time < 24 hours shall collect effluent grab
samples at intervals of no greater than 20 minutes apart during any 24-hour period.
➢ Permittees with wastewater treatment systems whose detention time exceeds 24 hours shall collect effluent
grab samples at least every six hours; there must be a minimum of four samples during a 24-hour sampling
period.
Continuous flow measurement
Flow monitoring that occurs without interruption throughout the operating hours of the facility. Flow shall be
monitored continually except for the infrequent tunes when there may be no flow or for infrequent maintenance
activities on the flow device.
Daily Discharge
The discharge of a pollutant measured during a calendar day or any 24-hour period that reasonably represents the
calendar day for purposes of sampling. For pollutants measured in units of mass, the "daily discharge" is calculated as
the total mass of the pollutant discharged over the day. For pollutants expressed in other units of measurement, the
"daily discharge" is calculated as the average measurement of the pollutant over the day. (40 CFR 122.2; see also
"Composite Sample," above.)
Daily Maximum
The highest "daily discharge" during the calendar month.
Daily Sampling
Parameters requiring daily sampling shall be sampled 5 out of every 7 days per week unless otherwise specified in the
permit. Sampling shall be conducted on weekdays except where holidays or other disruptions of normal operations
prevent weekday sampling. If sampling is required for all seven days of the week for any permit parameter(s), that
requirement will be so noted on the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Page(s).
DWR or "the Division"
The Division of Water Resources, Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Effluent
Wastewater discharged following all treatment processes from a water pollution control facility or other point source
whether treated or untreated.
EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission
EPA
The United States Environmental Protection Agency
Facility Closure
Cessation of all activities that require coverage under this NPDES permit. Completion of facility closure will allow this
permit to be rescinded.
Geometric Mean
The Nth root of the product of the individual values where N = the number of individual values. For purposes of
calculating the geometric mean, values of "0" (or "< [detection level]") shall be considered = 1.
Grab Sample
Individual samples of at least 100 mL collected over a period of time not exceeding 15 minutes. Grab samples can be
collected manually. Grab samples must be representative of the discharge (or the receiving stream, for instream
samples).
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Hazardous Substance
Any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the CWA.
Instantaneous flow measurement
The flow measured during the minimum time required for the flow measuring device or method to produce a result in
that instance. To the extent practical, instantaneous flow measurements coincide with the collection of any grab
samples required for the same sampling period so that together the samples and flow are representative of the discharge
during that sampling period.
Monthly Average (concentration limit)
The arithmetic mean of all "daily discharges" of a pollutant measured during the calendar month. In the case of fecal
coliform or other bacterial parameters or indicators, the geometric mean of such discharges.
Permit Issuing Authority
The Director of the Division of Water Resources.
Quarterly Average (concentration limit)
The arithmetic mean of all samples taken over a calendar quarter.
Severe property damage
Substantial physical damage to property, damage to the treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or
substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a
bypass. Severe property damage excludes economic loss caused by delays in production.
Toxic Pollutant:
Any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(1) of the CWA.
Upset
An incident beyond the reasonable control of the Permittee causing unintentional and temporary noncompliance with
permit effluent limitations and/or monitoring requirements. An upset does not include noncompliance caused by
operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive
maintenance, or careless or improper operation.
Weekly Average (concentration limit)
The arithmetic mean of all "daily discharges" of a pollutant measured during the calendar week. In the case of fecal
coliform or other bacterial parameters or indicators, the geometric mean of such discharges.
Section B. General Conditions
1. Duty to Comply_
The Permittee must comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of
the CWA and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or
modification; or denial of a permit renewal application [40 CFR 122.41].
a. The Permittee shall comply with effluent standards or prohibitions established under section 307(a) of the
CWA for toxic pollutants and with standards for sewage sludge use or disposal established under section
405(d) of the CWA within the time provided in the regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions or
standards for sewage sludge use or disposal, even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the
requirement.
b. The CWA provides that any person who violates section[s] 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of the Act, or
any permit condition or limitation implementing any such sections in a permit issued under section 402, or any
requirement imposed in a pretreatment program approved under sections 402(a)(3) or 402(b)(8) of the Act, is
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $37,500 per day for each violation. [33 USC 1319(d) and 40 CFR
122.41(a)(2)]
c. The CWA provides that any person who negligently violates sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318, or 405 of
the Act, or any condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402
of the Act, or any requirement imposed in a pretreatment program approved under section 402(a)(3) or
402(b)(8) of the Act, is subject to criminal penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or
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imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or both. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a negligent
violation, a person shall be subject to criminal penalties of not more than $50,000 per day of violation, or by
imprisonment of not more than 2 years, or both. [33 USC 1319(c)(1) and 40 CFR 122.41(a)(2)]
d. Any person who knowingly violates such sections, or such conditions or limitations is subject to criminal
penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. In the
case of a second or subsequent conviction for a knowing violation, a person shall be subject to criminal
penalties of not more than $100,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment of not more than 6 years, or both.
[33 USC 1319(c)(2) and 40 CFR 122.41(a)(2)]
e. Any person who knowingly violates section 301, 302, 303, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of the Act, or any permit
condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402 of the Act, and
who knows at that time that he thereby places another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily
injury, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than $250,000 or imprisonment of not more than
15 years, or both. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a knowing endangerment violation, a
person shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500,000 or by imprisonment of not more than 30 years, or
both. An organization, as defined in section 309(c)(3)(B)(iii) of the CWA, shall, upon conviction of violating
the imminent danger provision, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000,000 and can be fined up to
$2,000,000 for second or subsequent convictions. [40 CFR 122.41(a)(2)]
f. Under state law, a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 per violation may be assessed against any person
who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [North
Carolina General Statutes § 143-215.6A]
g. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Administrator for violating section 301, 302,
306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of this Act, or any permit condition or limitation implementing any of such sections
in a permit issued under section 402 of this Act. Administrative penalties for Class I violations are not to
exceed $16,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to exceed
$37,500. Penalties for Class II violations are not to exceed $16,000 per day for each day during which the
violation continues, with the maximum amount of any Class lI penalty not to exceed $177,500. [33 USC
1319(g)(2) and 40 CFR 122.41(a)(3)]
2. Duty to Mitigate
The Permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge or sludge use or disposal in
violation of this permit with a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment [40
CFR 122.41(d)].
Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions on 'Bypassing" (Part II.C.4), "Upsets" (Part II.C.5) and "Power Failures"
(Part II.C.7), nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the Permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities,
or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3, 143-215.6 or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC
1319. Furthermore, the Permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the
responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
4. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve the Permittee
from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the Permittee is or may be subject to under NCGS 143-
215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USG 1321. Furthermore, the Permittee is responsible for
consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be
temporarily suspended.
5. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal property, or any exclusive
privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any
infringement of Federal, State or local laws or regulations [40 CFR 122.41(g)].
6. Onshore or Offshore Construction
This permit does not authorize or approve the construction of any onshore or offshore physical structures or
facilities or the undertaking of any work in any navigable waters.
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7. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable. If any provision of this permit, or the application of any provision of
this permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances, and the
remainder of this permit, shall not be affected thereby [NCGS 15013-23].
8. Duty to Provide Information
The Permittee shall furnish to the Permit Issuing Authority, within a reasonable time, any information which the
Permit Issuing Authority may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or
terminating this permit or to determine compliance with this permit. The Permittee shall also furnish to the Permit
Issuing Authority upon request, copies of records required by this permit [40 CFR 122.41(h)].
9. Duty to Reapply
If the Permittee wishes to continue an activity regulated by this permit after the expiration date of this permit, the
Permittee must apply for and obtain a new permit [40 CFR 122.41(b)].
10. Expiration of Permit
The Permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive automatic authorization to
discharge beyond the expiration date, the Permittee shall submit such information, forms, and fees as are required
by the agency authorized to issue permits no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date unless permission for a
later date has been granted by the Director. (The Director shall not grant permission for applications to be
submitted later than the expiration date of the existing permit.) [40 CFR 122.21(d)] Any Permittee that has not
requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, or any Permittee that does not have a permit after the
expiration and has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will subject the Permittee to
enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS 143-215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et. seq.
11. Signatory Requirements
All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Permit Issuing Authority shall be signed and certified [40
CFR 122.41(k)].
a. All permit applications shall be signed as follows:
(1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of this Section, a responsible
corporate officer means: (a) a president, secretary, treasurer or vice president of the corporation in charge
of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision making
functions for the corporation, or (b) the manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating
facilities, provided, the manager is authorized to make management decisions which govern the operation
of the regulated facility including having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment
recommendations, and initiating and directing other comprehensive measures to assure long term
environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations; the manager can ensure that the
necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information for permit
application requirements; and where authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the
manager in accordance with corporate procedures .
(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively; or
(3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a principal executive officer or
ranking elected official [40 CFR 122.22].
b. ' All reports required by the permit and other information requested by the Permit Issuing Authority shall be
signed by a person described in paragraph a. above or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A
person is a duly authorized representative only if:
(1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above,
(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation
of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well or well field,
superintendent, a position of equivalent responsibility, or an individual or position having overall
responsibility for environmental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative may thus be
< either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position.); and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to the Permit Issuing Authority [40 CFR 122.22]
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c. Changes to authorization: If an authorization under paragraph (b) of this section is no longer accurate because
a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, a new authorization
satisfying the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section must be submitted to the Director prior to or
together with any reports, information, or applications to be signed by an authorized representative [40 CFR
122.22]
d. Certification. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a. or b. of this section 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
submittingfalse information, including the possibility offines and imprisonmentfor knowing violations."
12. Permit Actions
This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a request by the
Permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a notification of planned changes
or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any permit condition [40 CFR 122.41(f)].
13. Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, or Termination
The issuance of this permit does not prohibit the permit issuing authority from reopening and modifying the permit,
revoking and reissuing the permit, or terminating the permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations
contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code, Subchapter 02H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143.215.1 et. al.
14. Annual Administering and Compliance Monitoring Fee Requirements
The Permittee must pay the annual administering and compliance monitoring fee within thirty days after being
billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in accordance with 15A NCAC 02H .0105(b)(2)
may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the permit.
Section C. Operation and Maintenance of Pollution Controls
1. Certified Operator
Owners of classified water pollution control systems must designate operators, certified by the Water Pollution
Control System Operators Certification Commission (WPCSOCC), of the appropriate type and grade for the
system, and, for each classification must [T15A NCAC 08G .0201]:
a. designate one Operator In Responsible Charge (ORC) who possesses a valid certificate of the type and grade at
least equivalent to the type and grade of the system;
b. designate one or more Back-up Operator(s) in Responsible Charge (Back-up ORCs) who possesses a valid
certificate of the type of the system and no more than one grade less than the grade of the system, with the
exception of no backup operator in responsible charge is required for systems whose minimum visitation
requirements are twice per year; and
c. submit a signed completed "Water Pollution Control System Operator Designation Form" to the Commission
(or to the local health department for owners of subsurface systems) countersigned by the designated certified
operators, designating the Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) and the Back-up Operator in Responsible
Charge (Back-up ORC):
(1) 60 calendar days prior to wastewater or residuals being introduced into a new system; or
(2) within 120 calendar days following:
➢ receiving notification of a change in the classification of the system requiring the designation of a new
Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) and Back-up Operator in Responsible Charge (Back-up ORC)
of the proper type and grade; or
➢ a vacancy in the position of Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) or Back-up Operator in
Responsible Charge (Back-up ORC).
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(3) within seven calendar days of vacancies in both ORC and Back-up ORC positions replacing or designating
at least one of the responsibilities.
The ORC of each Class I facility (or the Back-up ORC, when acting as surrogate for the ORC) must:
➢ Visit the facility as often as is necessary to insure proper operation of the treatment system; the treatment
facility must be visited at least weekly
➢ Comply with all other conditions of 15A NCAC 08G .0204.
The ORC of each Class H, III and N facility (or the Back-up ORC, when acting as surrogate for the ORC) must:
➢ Visit the facility as often as is necessary to insure proper operation of the treatment system; the treatment
facility must be visited at least five days per week, excluding holidays
➢ Properly manage and document daily operation and maintenance of the facility
➢ Comply with all other conditions of 15A NCAC 08G .0204.
2. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The Permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control
(and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the Permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions
of this permit. Proper operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality
assurance procedures. This provision requires the Permittee to install and operate backup or auxiliary facilities only
when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit [40 CFR 122.41(e)].
NOTE: Properly and officially designated operators are fully responsible for all proper operation and maintenance
of the facility, and all documentation required thereof, whether acting as a contract operator [subcontractor] or a
member of the Permittee's staff.
3. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a Permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary to halt or
reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the condition of this permit [40 CFR 122.41(c)].
4. Bypassing of Treatment Facilities
a. Bypass not exceeding limitations [40 CFR 122.41(m)(2)]
The Permittee may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause effluent limitations to be exceeded, but
only if it also is for essential maintenance to assure efficient operation. These bypasses are not subject to the
provisions of Paragraphs b. and c. of this section.
b. Notice [40 CFR 122.41(m)(3)]
(1) Anticipated bypass. If the Permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice,
if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass; including an evaluation of the anticipated quality
and effect of the bypass.
(2) Unanticipated bypass. The Permittee shall submit notice of an unanticipated bypass as required in Part
II.E.6. (24-hour notice).
c. Prohibition of Bypass
(1) Bypass from the treatment facility is prohibited and the Permit Issuing Authority may take enforcement
action against a Permittee for bypass, unless:
(A) Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe property damage;
(B) There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities,
retention of untreated wastes or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime. This
condition is not satisfied if adequate backup equipment should have been installed in the exercise of
reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of
equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and
(C) The Permittee submitted notices as required under Paragraph b. of this section.
(2) Bypass from the collection system is prohibited and the Permit Issuing Authority may take enforcement
action against a Permittee for a bypass as provided in any current or future system -wide collection system
permit associated with the treatment facility.
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(3) The Permit Issuing Authority may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering its adverse effects, if
the Permit Issuing Authority determines that it will meet the three conditions listed above in Paragraph c.
(1) of this section.
5. Upsets
a. Effect of an upset [40 CFR 122.41(n)(2)]: An upset constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for
noncompliance with such technology based permit effluent limitations if the requirements of paragraph b. of
this condition are met. No determination made during administrative review of claims that noncompliance was
caused by upset, and before an action for noncompliance, is final administrative action subject to judicial
review.
b. Conditions necessary for a demonstration of upset: Any Permittee who wishes to establish the affirmative
defense of upset shall demonstrate, through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant
evidence that:
(1) An upset occurred and that the Permittee can identify the cause(s) of the upset;
(2) The Permittee facility was at the time being properly operated; and
(3) The Permittee submitted notice of the upset as required in Part ILE.6.(b) of this permit.
(4) The Permittee complied with any remedial measures required under Part II.B.2. of this permit.
c. Burden of proof [40 CFR 122.41(n)(4)1: The Permittee seeking to establish the occurrence of an upset has
the burden of proof in any enforcement proceeding.
6. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course of treatment or control of wastewaters
shall be utilized/disposed of in accordance with NCGS 143-215.1 and in a manner such as to prevent any pollutant
from such materials from entering waters of the State or navigable waters of the United States except as permitted
by the Commission. The Permittee shall comply with all applicable state and Federal regulations governing the
disposal of sewage sludge, including 40 CFR 503, Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge; 40 CFR
Part 258, Criteria For Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; and 15A NCAC Subchapter 2T, Waste Not Discharged To
Surface Waters. The Permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority of any significant change in its sludge use
or disposal practices.
7. Power Failures
The Permittee is responsible for maintaining adequate safeguards (as required by 15A NCAC 02H .0124) to
prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated wastes during electrical power failures either by means
of alternate power sources, standby generators or retention of inadequately treated effluent.
Section D. Monitoring and Records
Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be representative of the permitted discharge.
Samples collected at a frequency less than daily shall be taken on a day and time that is representative of the
discharge for the period the sample represents. All samples shall be taken at the monitoring points specified in this
permit and, unless otherwise specified, before the effluent joins or is diluted by any other wastestream, body of
water, or substance. Monitoring points shall not be changed without notification to and the approval of the Permit
Issuing Authority [40 CFR 122.410)].
2. Reporting
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and reported on a
monthly Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Form (MR 1, 1. 1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the
Director, postmarked no later than the last calendar day of the month following the completed reporting period.
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. Duplicate signed copies of these,
and all other reports required herein, shall be submitted to the following address:
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ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
3. Flow Measurements
Appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific practices shall be selected
and used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges. The
devices shall be installed, calibrated and maintained to ensure that the accuracy of the measurements is consistent
with the accepted capability of that type of device. Devices selected shall be capable of measuring flows with a
maximum deviation of less than 10% from the true discharge rates throughout the range of expected discharge
volumes. Flow measurement devices shall be accurately calibrated at a minimum of once per year and maintained
to ensure that the accuracy of the measurements is consistent with the accepted capability of that type of device.
The Director shall approve the flow measurement device and monitoring location prior to installation.
Once -through condenser cooling water flow monitored by pump logs, or pump hour meters as specified in Part I of
this permit and based on the manufacturer's pump curves shall not be subject to this requirement.
4. Test Procedures
Laboratories used for sample analysis must be certified by the Division. Permittees should contact the Division's
Laboratory Certification Section (919 733-3908 or http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/lab/cert) for information
regarding laboratory certifications.
Facilities whose personnel are conducting testing of field -certified parameters only must hold the appropriate field
parameter laboratory certifications.
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations (published pursuant to NCGS
143-215.63 et. seq.), the Water and Air Quality Reporting Acts, and to regulations published pursuant to Section
304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the CWA (as amended), and 40 CFR 136; or in the case of sludge use or disposal,
approved under 40 CFR 136, unless otherwise specified in 40 CFR 503, unless other test procedures have been
specified in this permit [40 CFR 122.41].
To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this permit, all test procedures must produce minimum detection
and reporting levels that are below the permit discharge requirements and all data generated must be reported down
to the minimum detection or lower reporting level of the procedure. If no approved methods are determined
capable of achieving minimum detection and reporting levels below permit discharge requirements, then the most
sensitive (method with the lowest possible detection and reporting level) approved method must be used.
Penalties for Tampering
The CWA provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate, any monitoring
device or method required to be maintained under this permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not
more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a
conviction of a person is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph,
punishment is a fine of not more than $20,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years,
or both [40 CFR 122.41].
6. Records Retention
Except for records of monitoring information required by this permit related to the Permittee's sewage sludge use
and disposal activities, which shall be retained for a period of at least five years (or longer as required by 40 CFR
503), the Permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including:
➢ all calibration and maintenance records
➢ all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation
➢ copies of all reports required by this permit
➢ copies of all data used to complete the application for this permit
These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the sample,
measurement, report or application. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR
122.41].
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7. Recording Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this permit, the Permittee shall record the
following information [40 CFR 122.41]:
a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements;
b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling or measurements;
c. The date(s) analyses were performed;
d. The individual(s) who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
f. The results of such analyses.
8. Inspection and Entry
The Permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an authorized contractor acting as
a representative of the Director), upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by
law, to;
a. Enter, at reasonable times, upon the Permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or
conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the conditions of this permit;
c. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices,
or operations regulated or required under this permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or as otherwise
authorized by the CWA, any substances or parameters at any location [40 CFR 122.41(i)].
Section E Reporting Requirements
1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of this permit. The discharge of
any pollutant identified in this permit more frequently than or at a level in excess of that authorized shall constitute
a violation of the permit.
2. Planned Changes
The Permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned physical alterations or additions
to the permitted facility [40 CFR 122.41(1)]. Notice is required only when:
a. The alteration or addition to a permitted facility may meet one of the criteria for new sources at 40 CFR
122.29(b); or
b. The alteration or addition could significantly change the nature or increase the quantity of pollutants
discharged. This notification applies to pollutants subject neither to effluent limitations in the permit, nor to
notification requirements under 40 CFR 122.42(a)(1); or
c. The alteration or addition results in a significant change in the Permittee's sludge use or disposal practices, and
such alteration, addition or change may justify the application of permit conditions that are different from or
absent in the existing permit, including notification of additional use or disposal sites not reported during the
permit application process or not reported pursuant to an approved land application plan.
3. Anticipated Noncompliance
The Permittee shall give advance notice to the Director of any planned changes to the permitted facility or other
activities that might result in noncompliance with the permit [40 CFR 122.41(1)(2)].
4. Transfers
This permit is not transferable to any person without prior written notice to and approval from the Director in
accordance with 40 CFR 122.61. The Director may condition approval in accordance with NCGS 143-215.1, in
particular NCGS 143-215.1(b)(4)b.2., and may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit, or
a minor modification, to identify the new permittee and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary
under the CWA [40 CFR 122.41(l)(3), 122.61] or state statute.
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5. Monitoring Reports
Monitoring results shall be reported at the intervals specified elsewhere in this permit [40 CFR 122.41(1)(4)].
a. Monitoring results must be reported on a Discharge Monitoring. Report (DMR) (See Part H.D.2) or forms
provided by the Director for reporting results of monitoring of sludge use or disposal practices.
b. If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this permit using test procedures
approved under 40 CFR Part 136 and at a sampling location specified in this permit or other appropriate
instrument governing the discharge, the results of such monitoring shall be included in the calculation and
reporting of the data submitted on the DMR.
6. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
a. The Permittee shall report to the Director or the appropriate Regional Office any noncompliance that
potentially threatens public health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24
hours from the time the Permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also be
provided within 5 days of the time the Permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission
shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its cause; the period of noncompliance, including exact
dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to
continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance [40
CFR 122.41(1)(6)].
b. The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis for reports under this section if the oral
report has been received within 24 hours.
c. Occurrences outside normal business hours may also be reported to the Division's Emergency Response
personnel at [phone], [phone] or [phone].
7. Other Noncompliance
The Permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under Part II.E.5 and 6. of this permit at the
time monitoring reports are submitted. The reports shall contain the information listed in Part II.E.6. of this permit
[40 CFR 122.41(1)(7)].
8. Other Information
Where the Permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a permit application, or submitted
incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly submit such facts or
information [40 CFR 122.41(1)(8)].
9. Noncompliance Notification
The Permittee shall report by telephone to either the central office or the appropriate regional office of the Division
as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day following the occurrence or first
knowledge of the occurrence of any of the following:
a. Any occurrence at the water pollution control facility which results in the discharge of significant amounts of
wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such as the dumping of the contents of a sludge
digester; the known passage of a slug of hazardous substance through the facility; or any other unusual
circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility incapable of adequate
wastewater treatment such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.
c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-pass without treatment of all
or any portion of the influent to such station or facility.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report within 5 days following first
knowledge of the occurrence. Also see reporting requirements for municipalities in Part IV.C.2.c. of this permit.
10. Availability of Resorts
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3 (a)(2) or Section 308 of the Federal Act, 33
USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms shall be available for public inspection at the offices
of the Division. As required by the Act, effluent data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly making any
false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-
215.1(b)(2) or in Section 309 of the Federal Act.
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11. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The CWA provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in
any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under this permit, including monitoring
reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than
$25,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both [40 CFR 122.411.
12. Annual Performance Reports
Permittees who own or operate facilities that primarily collect or treat municipal or domestic wastewater and have
an average annual flow greater than 200,000 gallons per day shall provide an annual report to the Permit Issuing
Authority and to the users/customers served by the Permittee (NCGS 143-215.1C). The report shall summarize the
performance of the collection or treatment system, as well as the extent to which the facility was compliant with
applicable Federal or State laws, regulations and rules pertaining to water quality. The report shall be provided no
later than sixty days after the end of the calendar or fiscal year, depending upon which annual period is used for
evaluation.
The report shall be sent to:
NC DENR / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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PART III
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Section A. Construction
a. The Permittee shall not commence construction of wastewater treatment facilities, nor add to the plant's treatment
capacity, nor change the treatment process(es) utilized at the treatment plant unless (1) the Division has issued an
Authorization to Construct (AtC) permit or (2) the Permittee is exempted from such AtC permit requirements
under Item b. of this Section.
b. In accordance with NCGS 143-215.1(a5) [SL 2011-394], no permit shall be required to enter into a contract for the
construction, installation, or alteration of any treatment work or disposal system or to construct, install, or alter any
treatment works or disposal system within the State when the system's or work's principle function is to conduct,
treat, equalize, neutralize, stabilize, recycle, or dispose of industrial waste or sewage from an industrial facility and
the discharge of the industrial waste or sewage is authorized under a permit issued for the discharge of the
industrial waste or sewage into the waters of the State. Notwithstanding the above, the permit issued for the
discharge may be modified if required by federal regulation.
c. Issuance of an AtC will not occur until Final Plans and Specifications for the proposed construction have been
submitted by the Permittee and approved by the Division.
Section B. Groundwater Monitoring
The Permittee shall, upon written notice from the Director, conduct groundwater monitoring as may be required to
determine the compliance of this NPDES permitted facility with the current groundwater standards.
Section C. Changes in Discharges of Toxic Substances
The Permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority as soon as it knows or has reason to believe (40 CFR 122.42):
a. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in the discharge, on a routine or frequent basis, of
any toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if that discharge will exceed the highest of the following
"notification levels";
(1) One hundred micrograms per liter (100 µg/L);
(2) Two hundred micrograms per liter (200 µg/L) for acrolein and acrylonitrile; five hundred micrograms per liter
(500 µg/L) for 2,4-dinitrophenol and for 2-methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol; and one milligram per liter (1 mg/L) for
antimony;
(3) Five times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit application.
b. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in any discharge, on a non -routine or infrequent
basis, of a toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if that discharge will exceed the highest of the
following "notification levels';
(1) Five hundred micrograms per liter (500 µg/L);
(2) One milligram per liter (I mg/L) for antimony;
(3) Ten times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit application.
Section D. Facility Closure Requirements
The Permittee must notify the Division at least 90 days prior to the closure of any wastewater treatment system covered
by this permit. The Division may require specific measures during deactivation of the system to prevent adverse
impacts to waters of the State. This permit cannot be rescinded while any activities requiring this permit continue at the
permitted facility.
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PART IV
SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES
Section A. Definitions
In addition to the definitions in Part H of this permit, the following defmitions apply to municipal facilities:
Indirect Discharge or Industrial User
Any non -domestic source that discharges wastewater containing pollutants into a POTW regulated under section
307(b), (c) or (d) of the CWA. [40 CFR 403.3 (i) and 0) and 15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(I 1)]
Interference
Inhibition or disruption of the POTW treatment processes; operations; or its sludge process, use, or disposal which
causes or contributes to a violation of any requirement of the Permittee's (or any satellite POTW's if different from the
Permittee) NPDES, collection system, or non -discharge permit or prevents sewage sludge use or disposal in
compliance with specified applicable State and Federal statutes, regulations, or permits. [15A NCAC 02H
.0903(b)(14)]
Pass Through
A discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the State in quantities or concentrations which, alone or with
discharges from other sources, causes a violation, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation, of
the Permittee's (or any satellite POTW's, if different from the Permittee) NPDES, collection system, or non -discharge
permit. [I5A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(23)]
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW)
A treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the CWA, which is owned by a State or local government organization.
This defmition includes any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal
sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature. It also includes the collection system, as defined in 15A NCAC 2T
.0402, only if it conveys wastewater to a POTW treatment plant. The term also means the local government
organization, or municipality, as defined in section 502(4) of the CWA, which has jurisdiction over indirect discharges
to and the discharges from such a treatment works. In this context, the organization may be the owner of the POTW
treatment plant or the owner of the collection system into which an indirect discharger discharges. This second type of
POTW may be referred to as a "satellite POTW organization." [15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(26)]
"Significant Industrial User" or "SIU"
An Industrial User that discharges wastewater into a publicly owned treatment works and that [15A NCAC 02H
.0903(b)(33)]:
1. Discharges an average of 25,000 gallons per day or more of process wastewater to the POTW (excluding sanitary,
noncontact cooling and boiler blowdown wastewaters); or
2. Contributes process wastewater which makes up five percent or more of the NPDES or non -discharge permitted
flow limit or organic capacity of the POTW treatment plant. In this context, organic capacity refers to BOD, TSS
and ammonia; or
3. Is subject to categorical standards under 40 CFR Part 403.6 and 40 CFR Parts 405-471; or
4. Is designated as such by the Permittee on the basis that the Industrial User has a reasonable potential for adversely
affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement, or the POTW's effluent
limitations and conditions in its NPDES or non -discharge permit, or to limit the POTW's sludge disposal options;
5. Subject to approval under 15A NCAC 02H .0907(b), the Permittee may determine that an Industrial User meeting
the criteria in paragraphs 1 or 2 of this definition above has no reasonable potential for adversely affecting the
POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement, the POTW's effluent limitations and
conditions in its NPDES or non -discharge permit, or to limit the POTW's sludge disposal options, and thus is not a
Significant Industrial User (SIU); or
6. Subject to approval under 15A NCAC 02H .0907(b), the Permittee may determine that an Industrial User meeting
the criteria in paragraph 3 of this definition above meets the requirements of 40 CFR Part 403.3(v)(2) and thus is a
non -significant categorical Industrial User.
Section B. Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
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All POTWs must provide adequate notice to the Director of the following [40 CFR 122.42(b)]:
1. Any new introduction of pollutants into the POTW from an indirect discharger, regardless of the means of
transport, which would be subject to section 301 or 306 of CWA if ii were directly discharging those pollutants;
and
2. Any substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants being introduced by an indirect discharger as
influent to that POTW at the time of issuance of the permit.
3. For purposes of this paragraph, adequate notice shall include information on (1) the quality and quantity of effluent
introduced into the POTW, and (2) any anticipated impact that may result from the change of the quantity or
quality of effluent to be discharged from the POTW.
Section C. Municipal Control of Pollutants from Industrial Users.
1. Effluent limitations are listed in Part I of this permit. Other pollutants attributable to inputs from Industrial Users
discharging to the POTW may be present in the Permittee's discharge. At such time as sufficient information
becomes available to establish limitations for such pollutants, this permit may be revised to specify effluent
limitations for any or all of such other pollutants in accordance with best practicable technology or water quality
standards.
2. Prohibited Discharges
a. The Permittee shall develop and enforce their Pretreatment Program to implement the prohibition against the
introduction of pollutants or discharges into the waste treatment system or waste collection system which
cause or contribute to Pass Through or Interference as defined in 15A NCAC 02H .0900 and 40 CFR 403. [40
CFR 403.5(a)(1)]
b. The Permittee shall develop and enforce their Pretreatment Program to implement the prohibitions against the
introduction of the following wastes in the waste treatment or waste collection system [40 CFR 403.5(b)]:
(1) Pollutants which create a fire or explosion hazard in the POTW, including, but not limited to,
wastestreams with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit or 60 degrees Centigrade
using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21;
(2) Pollutants which cause corrosive structural damage to the POTW, but in no case discharges with pH lower
than 5.0, unless the works is specifically designed to accommodate such discharges;
(3) Solid or viscous pollutants in amounts which cause obstruction to the flow in the POTW resulting in
Interference;
(4) Any pollutant, including oxygen demanding pollutants (BOD, etc.) released in a Discharge at a flow rate
and/or pollutant concentration which will cause Interference with the POTW;
(5) Heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the POTW resulting in Interference, but in no
case heat in such quantities that the temperature at the POTW Treatment Plant exceeds 40°C (104°F)
unless the Division, upon request of the POTW, approves alternate temperature limits;
(6) Petroleum oil, non -biodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin in amounts that will cause
Interference or Pass Through;
(7) Pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the POTW in a quantity that
may cause acute worker health and safety problems; or
(8) Any trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the POTW.
c. The Permittee shall investigate the source of all discharges into the POTW, including slug loads and other
unusual discharges, which have the potential to adversely impact the Permittee's Pretreatment Program and/or
the operation of the POTW.
The Permittee shall report such discharges into the POTW to the Director or the appropriate Regional Office.
Any information shall be provided orally within 24 hours from the time the Permittee became aware of the
circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time the Permittee becomes
aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a description of the discharge; the
investigation into possible sources; the period of the discharge, including exact dates and times; if the
discharge has not ceased, the anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce,
eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance,
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3. With regard to the effluent requirements listed in Part I of this permit, it may be necessary for the Permittee to
supplement the requirements of the Federal Pretreatment Standards (40 CFR, Part 403) to ensure compliance by
the Permittee with all applicable effluent limitations. Such actions by the Permittee may be necessary regarding
some or all of the industries discharging to the municipal system.
4. The Permittee shall require any Industrial User (IU) discharging to the POTW to meet Federal Pretreatment
Standards developed under Section 307(b) of the Act as amended (which includes categorical standards and
specific local limits, best management practices and narrative requirements). Prior to accepting wastewater from
any Significant Industrial User (SIU), the Permittee shall either develop and submit to the Division a new
Pretreatment Program or, as necessary, a modification of an existing Pretreatment Program, for approval as
required under section D below as well as 15A NCAC 02H .0907(a) and (b). [40 CFR 122.440)(2)]
5. This permit shall be modified, or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to incorporate or modify an approved POTW
Pretreatment Program or to include a compliance schedule for the development of a POTW Pretreatment Program
as required under Section 402 (b)(8) of the CWA and implementing regulations or by the requirements of the
approved State pretreatment program, as appropriate.
Section D. Pretreatment Programs
Under authority of sections 307 (b) and (c) and 402(b)(8) of the CWA and implementing regulations 40 CFR 403,
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.3(14) and implementing regulations 15A NCAC 02H .0900, and in accordance
with the approved pretreatment program, all provisions and regulations contained and referenced in the pretreatment
program submittal are an enforceable part of this permit. [40 CFR 122.440)(2)]
The Permittee shall operate its approved pretreatment program in accordance with Section 402(b)(8) of the CWA, 40
CFR 403, 15A NCAC 02H .0900, and the legal authorities, policies, procedures, and financial provisions contained in
its pretreatment program submission and Division approved modifications thereof. Such operation shall include but is
not limited to the implementation of the following conditions and requirements. Terms not defined in Part II or Part IV
of this permit are as defined in 15A NCAC 02H .0903 and 40 CFR 403.3.
1. Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO)
The Permittee shall maintain adequate legal authority to implement its approved pretreatment program. [15A
NCAC 02H .0903(b)(32), .0905 and .0906(b)(1); 40 CFR 403.8(f)(1) and 403.9(b)(1) and (2)]
2. Industrial Waste Survey (IWS)
The Permittee shall implement an IWS consisting of the survey of users of the POTW collection system or
treatment plant, as required by 40 CFR 403.8(f)(2)(i-iii) and 15A NCAC 02H .0905 [also 40 CFR 122.440)(1)],
including identification of all Industrial Users that may have an impact on the POTW and the character and amount
of pollutants contributed to the POTW by these Industrial Users and identification of those Industrial Users
meeting the definition of SIU. Where the Permittee accepts wastewater from one or more satellite POTWs, the
IWS for the Permittee shall address all satellite POTW services areas, unless the pretreatment program in those
satellite service areas is administered by a separate Pernttee with an approved Pretreatment Program. The
Permittee shall submit a summary of its IWS activities to the Division at least once every five years, and as
required by the Division. The IWS submission shall include a summary of any investigations conducted under
paragraph C.2.c. of this Part. [15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(13), .0905 and .0906(b)(2); 40 CFR 403.8(f)(2) and 403.9]
3. Monitoring Plan
The Permittee shall implement a Division -approved Monitoring Plan for the collection of facility specific data to
be used in a wastewater treatment plant Headworks Analysis (HWA) for the development of specific pretreatment
local limits. Effluent data from the Plan shall be reported on the DMRs (as required by Parts II.D and II.E.5.). [15A
NCAC 02H .0903(b)(16), .0906(b)(3) and .0905]
Headworks Analysis (HWA) and Local Limits
The Permittee shall obtain Division approval of a HWA at least once every five years, and as required by the
Division. Within 180 days of the effective date of this permit (or any subsequent permit modification) the
Permittee shall submit to the Division a written technical evaluation of the need to revise local limits (i.e., an
updated HWA or documentation of why one is not needed) [40 CFR 122.44]. The Permttee shall develop, in
accordance with 40 CFR 403.5(c) and 15A NCAC 02H .0909, specific Local Limits to implement the prohibitions
listed in 40 CFR 403.5(a) and (b) and 15A NCAC 02H .0909. Pursuant to 40 CFR 403.5, local limits are
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enforceable Pretreatment Standards as defined by 40 CFR 403.3(1). [15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(10), .0905, and
.0906(b)(4)]
5. Industrial User Pretreatment, Permits (IUP) & Allocation Tables,
In accordance with NCGS 143-215.1, the Permttee shall issue to all Significant Industrial Users, permits for
operation of pretreatment equipment and discharge to the Permittee's collection system or "treatment works. These
permits shall contain limitations, sampling protocols,; reporting requirements, appropriate standard and special'
conditions, and compliance schedules as necessary for the installation of treatmentand control technologies to
assure that their wastewater discharge will meet all applicable pretreatment standards and requirements. The
Permittee shall maintain a current Allocation Table (AT) which summarizes the results of the HWA and the limits
from all IUPs. Permitted ]UP loadings for each parameter cannot exceed the treatment capacity of the POTW as
determined by the HWA. [15A NCAC 02H .0906(b)((), .0909, .0916,;and .0917; 40 CFR 403.5,, 403.8(f)(1)(iii);
NCGS 143-215.67(a)]
6. Authorization to Construct (AtQ
The Permittee shall ensure that an Authorization to Construct, permit (AtQ is issued to all applicable Industrial
Users for the construction or modification of any pretreatment facility. Prior to the 'issuance of an AtC, the
proposed pretreatment facility and treatment process must be evaluated for its capacity to comply with all
Industrial User Pretreatment Permit (1UP) limitations. [15A NCAC 02H .0906(b)(7) and .0905; NCGS 143-
215.1(a)(8)]
7. POTW :Inspection & Monitoring of their IUs
The Permittee shallconduct inspection,_ surveillance, and monitoring activities as described in its Division
approved pretreatment program in order to determine, independent of information supplied by Industrial Users;
compliance with applicable pretreatment standards. [15A NCAC 02H .0908(e); 40 CFR 403.8(f)(2)(v)] The
Permittee must
a. Inspect all Significant Industrial Users (SIUs) at least once per calendar year;
b. Sample all Significant. Industrial Users (SIGs) at least once per calendar year for all SIU permit -limited
parameters including flow except as :allowed under 15A NCAC .0908(e); and
c. At least once per year, document an evaluation of any non -significant categorical ,Industrial User for
compliance with the requirements in 40 CFR 403.3(v)(2), and either continue or revoke the designation as non-
significant.
8. IU Self Monitoringand nd Reporting.
The Permittee shall require all Industrial Users to comply with the applicable monitoring .and reporting,
requirements outlined in the Division -approved pretreatment program„ the industry's pretreatment permit, or in 15A
NCAC 02H .0908. [15A NCAC 02H .0906(b)(5) and .0905; 40 CFR 403.8(fl(1)(v) and (2)(iii); 40 CFR
122.440)(2) and 40 CFR 403.121
9. Enforcement Response Plaw(ERP)
The Permittee shall enforce and obtain appropriate remedies for violations of all pretreatment standards
promulgated pursuant to section 307(b) and(c) of the CWA (40 CFR 405 'et. seq.), prohibitive discharge standards
as set forth in 40 CFR 403.5 and 15A NCAC ,02H .0909, specific local limitations,, and other pretreatment.
requirements. All remedies, enforcement, actions and other, shall be consistent with the Enforcement Response
Plan (ERP) approved by the Division. [15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(7), .0906(b)(8) and .0905; 40 CFR 403._8(f)(5)]
10. Pretreatment Annual Reports PAR),
The Permittee shall report to the Division in accordance with 15A NCAC 0211 .0908. In lieu of submitting annual
reports, Modified Pretreatment Programs developed under l 5A NCAC 02H .0904 (b) may be required to submit a
partial annual report or to meet with Division personnel periodically to discuss enforcement of pretreatment
requirements and other pretreatment implementation issues.
For all other active pretreatment programs, the. Permittee shall submit two copies of a Pretreatment Annual Report
(PAR) describing its pretreatment activities over the previous calendar, year to the Division at the following_
address:
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NC DENR / Division. of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section
Pretreatment, Emergency Response, and Collection Systems ("PERCS) Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
These reports shall be submitted by March 1 of each year and shall contain the following;
a. Narrative
A narrative: summary detailing actions taken, or proposed, by the Permittee to correct significant non-
compliance and to ensure compliance with pretreatment .requirements;,
b. Pretreatment Program Summan� (PPS')
A pretreatment program summary (PPS) on forms or in a format provided by the Division;
c. Significant Non -Compliance Report (SNCR)
A list of Industrial Users (IUs) in significant noncompliance (SNC) with pretreatment requirements, and the
nature- of the violations on forms or in a format ,provided by the Division;
d. Industrial Data Summary Forms (IDSF)
Monitoring data from samples collected by both the POTW and the Significant Industrial Users (SIUs). These
analytical results must be reported on Industrial Data Summary Forms (IDSF) or on other forms or in a format
provided by the Division;
e. Other Information
Copies of the POTW's allocation table, new or modified enforcement compliance schedules, public notice of
IUs in SNC, a summary of data or other information related to significant noncompliance determinations for
1Us that are not considered SIUs, and any other information, upon request, which in the opinion of the Director
is needed to determine compliance with the pretreatment implementation requirements of this permit;
11. Public Notice
The Permittee shall publish annually a list of Industrial Users (IUs) that were in significant noncompliance (SNC)
as defined in the. Permittee's Division -approved Sewer Use Ordinance with applicable pretreatment requirements
and standards during the previous twelve, mouth period. This list shall be published within four months of the
applicable twelve-month period., [15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(34), .0908(b)(5) and .0905 and 40 CFR
403 8(f)(2)(viii)]
12. Record Keepm'
The Permittee shalt retain: for a minimum of three years records of monitoring activities and results, along with
support information including general records, water quality records, and records of industrial impact on the
POTW and shall retain all other Pretreatment Program records as required by 15A NCAC 02H .0908(f). [15A
NCAC 02I1.0908(f); 40 CFR 403.12(o)]
13. Pretreatment Program Resources
The Permittee shall maintain adequate funding and qualified personnel to accomplish the objectives of its approved
pretreatment program. and retain a written description of those current, levels of inspection. [15A NCAC 02H
.0906(b)(9) and (10) and .0905; 40 CFR 403.8(f)(3), 403.9(b)(3)]
14. Modification to Pretreatment Programs
Modifications to the approved pretreatment program including but not limited to locall limits modifications, POTW
monitoring of their Significant Industrial Users (SIUs), and Monitoring Plan modifications, shall be considered a
permit modification and shall be governed by 40' CFR 403.18, 15 NCAC 02H .0114 and 15A NCAC 02H .0907.
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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
September 14, 2016.
Mr. Michael W. Price
Price Sand Filter
40 Andrew Park Road
Cullowhee, North Carolina 28732
PAT MCCRORY
Governor
_....____.DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Sf P 2 0 2016 y
Water Oua1Ry Reglanal Operations
Asheville Regional Office
SUBJECT: Authorization to Construct
A to C No. 089605A01
Michael W. Price
5071 & 5127 Hwy 107 N.
Dear Mr. Price:
A letter of request for an Authorization to Construct was received August 31, 2016, by the
Division of Water Resources (Division), and final plans and specifications for the subject project
have been reviewed and found to be satisfactory. Authorization is hereby granted for the
construction of modifications to the existing 0.001 MGD Price Sand Filter System 5071 & 5127
Hwy 107 N., with discharge of treated wastewater into an unnamed tributary to West Fork
Tuckasegee River in the little Tennessee River Basin.
This authorization results in no increase in design or permitted capacity and is awarded for
the construction of the following specific modifications:
Two (2)1,000 gallon and one (1)1,500 gallon septic tanks; two (2) 444 fO
primary and one (1) 4440 secondary subsurface sand filters; a 41.67-gallon
tablet chlorination/dechlorination contact tank via a low flow tablet feeder; a 10-
foot cascade post aeration system all pipe and associated appurtenances; in
conformity with the'project plans, specifications, and other supporting data
subsequently filed and approved by the Department. of Environmental Quality.
This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part III, Paragraph A of
NPDES Permit No. NCO089605 issued September 1, 2016, and shall be subject to revocation
unless the wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions and
limitations specified in Permit No. NC0089605..
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance
with G.S. 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the Division.
In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of
nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those as may
be required by the Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater
treatment or disposal facilities.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604, Archdale Building 9th Floor
Phone: [phone] / Fax: [phone]

1V4r. Michael W. Price
September 14, 2016
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The Asheville Regional Office, t�
forty-eight (48Y96uW4aivanceof ope
can be made. Such notification to the re
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hours from 8:00 a hl. until 5100 p.m. on
one number 828-296-4500, shall be notified at least
of the installed facilities so that an on -site inspection
a supervisor shall be made during the normal office
lay through Friday, excluding State Holidays.
Upon comp et fon of„c�gn tLuction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a
certification must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted facility
has been installed in accordance with the NPDES Permit, this Authorization to Construct and the
approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certification to: Division of Water Resources, WQ
Permitting Section — NPDES, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617.
Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) of the
wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and grade at least
equivalent to or greater than the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by
the Certification Commission.
The Permittee must also employ a certified back-up operator of the appropriate type and
grade to comply with the conditions of T15A:8G.0202. The ORC of the facility must visit each
Class I facility at least weekly and each Class II, III and IV facility at least. daily, excluding
weekends and holidays, must properly manage the facility, must document daily operation and
maintenance of the facility, and must comply with all other conditions of T15A:8G.0202:
A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Permittee
for the life of the facility.
During the construction of the proposed additions/modifications, the permittee shall
continue to properly maintain and operate the existing wastewater treatment facilities at all times,
and in such a manner, as necessary to comply with the effluent limits specified in the NPDES
Permit.
You are reminded that it is mandatory for the project to be constructed in accordance with
the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act, and when applicable, the North Carolina
Dam Safety Act. In addition, the specifications must clearly state what the contractor's
responsibilities shall be in complying with these Acts.
Prior to entering into any contract(s) for construction, the recipient must have obtained all.
applicable peimits from the State.
Failure to abide by the requirements contained in this Authorization to Construct may
subject the Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division in accordance with North Carolina
General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.

fl �
Mr. Michael W. Price
September 14, 2016
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The issuance of this Authorization to Construct does not preclude the Permittee from
complying with any and all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by
other government agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Michelle McKay
at telephone number [phone].
Sincerely,
S. Jay Zimmerman
Director, Division of Water Resources
cc: David D. Smith, P.E., David D. Smith and Company, PLLC, 1949 Bob"s Creek
Road, Zirconia, NC 28790
�. a� lfA l,�vrille Regi al'Ofcq Water Quality Programs
Ron Berry
Michelle McKay, E.I.
Central Files
NPDES File

Regional Office - SWP SFR.(NCG55) Staff Report Form
Verify permit Information against BIMs Information. Note any corrections required.
Date 307Dec-15,
To: (Permit Writer's Name) `Charies Weaver ,"IRO Contact Person:_: T1m Heim 9
_... ...... _ _ . ..Re.gional_Office._ Asheville
Permit Number " . NCG5516$8
Permittee - a.Mr: Mike W.Price
Facility ,Name/Addressq"5071 &5.127~Hvvy`1s97N°
Facility County Jackson.--,
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Maximum permitted flow -960 e gallons/day
Date of Last inspection �7/30/015,0°
Why is the permit needed? What is triggering the need for a Permit?
Unpermitted properly functioning sandfilter discharge system
Unpermitted failing sandfilter
X;.,r Permitted failing system
Failed subsurface system
Expanding capacity of existing discharging system
Building a new single-family home, requesting a new coverage under NCG55
°k° ' Functioning existing subsurface system: Owner can't expand existing system due to site constraints.
new discharging system to accommodate existing and new flow.
Other: Existing onsite °system has faiied and county health dept has° denied application 'for `
repair/upgrade'due_ to'site.conditiions.and inability.to meet`setbacks. z .
Possible alternatives: sprav irrigation sewer subsurface discharge none other W
Describe alternatives: 'subsurface discharge',surfacerapplication & co0ection to municipal sewerwere all '
R devaluated and found°to, be unfeasible. �', �.,,, .,
Location of proposed/new Discharge Point(s): Latitude r 35.170979
Longitude : ° 83.128771:�',::;�!']
Describe the outfall point in detail using information from the Addendum
The proposed outfall porntwill be located in'an unnamed/unclassified perennial tributary on/adjacent to the subject..
propelu
Outfall drains to: River Basin !Littl jennesse& Receiving Stream JT`to W.ForkTuc
Sub -basin :Fork Tuckasegee Stream Classification Uhc1W8 III-B, Tr
Stream Index 2770' ' 3=(7)
Review Special Conditions/suggested changes/additional information needed/setback_ violations:
Tim Heim and Jeff Menzel'of ARO rnef on. mrultiple:occasionswith both 'the Permittee, his Engineer,n and tFie
Jackson County Health Department ' ARO staff request a meeting witfith& Compliance and Expedited Permitting a
Urnt °Supervisor and. the Central Office., Permit Reviewer specific to this application and, to continue to establish .'
consistency in=reviewing new SFR applications j$<
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Forth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Mike W. Price
40 Andrews Park Road
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Dear Permittee:
October 26, 2015
Donald R.van der Vart
Secretary
olv;5RECE1 D
NOV - 2 2015
Water Ouallty Reoional Ooerations
_�ional0M
Subject: Acknowledgement of New Permit Application
Permit#: NCG551688
The Division of Water Resources received your application for coverage under NPDES General
Permit NCG550000 (Check #4425 in the amount of $60.00) on October 23, 2015. The application
has been assigned number NCG551688, and has been given to Charles Weaver for review.
The reviewer will perform a detailed review and contact you with a.request for additional
information if necessary. To ensure the maximum efficiency in processing permit applications, the
division requests your assistant in providing a timely and complete response to any additional
information requested.
Please refer to the above application number when making inquiries on this project. If you have
any questions, please contact Mr. Weaver at 919-807-6398, or via e-mail at
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
Wsre,*i/ Tkt4Ufo-roU
Wren Thedford
Wastewater Branch
c�As�Wville_ ogional-Office-�
Permit File NCG551688
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Phone: [phone] Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
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NCDENRApplication for Coverage Under General Permit
NCG550000
Single Family Residences and/or facilities discharging
< 1000 gallons per day of domestic wastewater
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1. Regional Office contact (Please note: This application will be returned if you have not met with a
representative from the appropriate regional office.):
Please list the NCDENR Regional Office representative(s) with whom you have met:
Name(s): Mr. Tim Heim, P.E. Date: 7/30/2015
2. Mailing address of owner/operator: (address to which all correspondence should be mailed)
Owner Name Mr. Mike W. Price REMNEDIDENRIDWR
Street Address 40 Andrews Park Road Z��J
City Cullowhee State NC Zip28723 - OCT
Telephone # (H) Telephone # (W) Water Qual'Ity
Cell/Mobile # [phone] Email [e-mail] Pel'mht1119 sectlorl
3. Location of facility producing discharge: (If facility is not yet constructed, give street address or lot #)
Street Address 5071 and 5127 Hwy 107N
City Glenville
County Jackson
Telephone #
4. Physical location information:
State NC Zip 28736 -
Cell/Mobile # [phone]
Please provide a narrative description of how to get to the facility (use street names, state road numbers, and distance
and direction from a roadway intersection). From Sylva NC proceed south on Hwy 107 approximately 22 miles.
Property is on the right.
5. This NPDES permit application applies to which of the following:
® New [term definition see 15A NCAC 02H .0103(16)1 or Proposed (system not constructed)
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Existing [term definition see 15A NCAC 02H .0103(11)]; If previously permitted by local or county health
department, please provide the permit number
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6. Description of Discharge: [Required by 15A NCAC 02H .0105(c)(1)]
a) Amount of wastewater to be discharged:
Number of bedrooms 8 x 120 gallons per bedroom = 960
1000 gallons per day to be permitted
b) Type of facility producing waste (please check one):
❑ Primary residence ❑ Vacation/second home
® Other: Rental units
7. Please check the components that comprise the wastewater treatment system:
[Required by 15A NCAC 02H .0105(c)(3)1
® Septic tank ❑ Dosing tank
® Primary sand filter ® Secondary sand filter ❑ Recirculating sand filter(s)
® Chlorination ® Dechlorination ❑ Other form of disinfection:
® Post Aeration (speck type) Cascade/RiuRap
RECEIVEDIDENROWR
OCT 2 3 2015
Water Quality
Permitting Section
8. For new or proposed systems only - Please address the feasibility of alternatives to discharging for the
following options in the cover letter for this application:
[Evaluation required by G.S. $ 143-215.1(b)(5)(a) and 15A NCAC 02H .0105(c)(2)]
a) Connection to a Regional or Municipal Sewer Collection System.
b) Letter from local or county health department describing the suitability or non -suitability of the site for all types of
wastewater ground adsorption and innovative non -discharge systems. Document the repair potential of the failed
system.
c) Land Application such as spray irrigation or drip irrigation.
9. Receiving waters: [Required by 15A NCAC 02H .0105(c)(1)]
a) What is the name of the body or bodies of water (creek, stream, river, lake, etc.) that the facility wastewater
discharges end up in? Discharge to an Unnamed tributary at a point approx. 1000 feet upstream of the West
Fork of the Tuckasegee River (Lake Glenville).
b) Stream Classification (if known): Tributary unclassified; West Fork of the Tuckasegee: WS III-B, Tr
10. The application must include the following or it will be returned, as allowed by 15A NCAC 02H .0107(b):
a) For Certificates of Coverage:
An original letter and two (1) copy requesting coverage under NCG550000.
® A signed and completed original and one copy of this Notice of Intent Application.
® A check or money order for the permit fee of $60.00 [per G.S. § 143-215.3(a)(1b)] made payable to NCDENR.
® Invoice showing that the septic tank has been pumped and serviced within the last 12 months (only when
existing service tank will be used).
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NCG550000 New Application
New or proposed facilities must also include:
® Letter from the county health department evaluating the proposed site for all types of ground absorption and
innovative non -discharge systems. Document the repair potential of the failed system.
® Evaluation of connection to a regional sewer system (approximate distance & cost to connect).
® Provide a 7Q 10 flow estimate at the proposed wastewater discharge point from the US Geological Survey (919-
571-4000)
b) For an Authorization to Construct (ATC) only: (Note: There is no fee for an ATC)
® A letter requesting an ATC
® Three sets of plans and specifications (required by 15A NCAC 02H .0138) of proposed treatment system (see
Permit Application Checklist and Design Criteria for Single Family Discharge)
® Invoice showing that the septic tank has been pumped and serviced within the last 12 months (only when existing
septic tank will be used).
Additional Application Requirements:
a) If this application is being submitted by a consulting engineer (or engineering firm), include
documentation from the applicant showing that the engineer (or firm) submitting the application has
been designated an authorized Representative of the applicant, per 15A NCAC 02H .0138(b)(1).
b) If this application is being submitted by a consulting engineer (or engineering firm), final plans for the
treatment system must be signed and sealed by a North Carolina registered Professional Engineer and
stamped - "Final Design - Not released for construction;" per 15A NCAC 02H .0139.
c) If this application is being submitted by a consulting engineer (or engineering firm), final specifications
for all major treatment components must be signed and sealed by a North Carolina registered
Professional Engineer and shall include a narrative description of the treatment system to be
constructed; per 15A NCAC 02H .0139.
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NCG550000 New Application
CERTIFICATION
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in this application and that to the best of my
knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
Printed Name of Person Signing: David D. Smith, P.E.
Title: /I�fr trei _I Engineer
officials)
North Carolina General Statute & 143-215.6B provides that:
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other
document filed or required to be maintained under this Article or a rule implementing this Article; or who knowingly makes a false
statement of a material fact in a rulemaking proceeding or contested case under this Article; or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under this Article or rules of
the Commission implementing this Article, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a fine not to exceed ten
thousand dollars ($10,000). 18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both,
for a similar offense.
Application must be accompanied by a check or money order for $60.00 [per G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1b)1
made payable to:
NCDENR
Mail this application and one copy of the entire package (with check) to:
NC DENR / DWR / Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Attn: Charles Weaver
Note: The submission of this document does not guarantee the issuance of an NPDES permit
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October 15, 2015
Mr. Tim Heim, P.E:
NC Department of Environment & Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations-ARO
2090 U.S. Highway 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Re: Sand Filter for 5071 and 5127 Hwy 107N
Jackson County
Notice of Intent and Authorization to Construct
DDSCO Project No.: 258215-1351-01
Dear Mr. Heim:
Zirconia, NC 28790
RECEIVE ,DIDENRIDWR
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Enclosed is the submittal package for the Application for Coverage Under General Permit
NCG550000 including Notice dT� --` r�--^+"^��zation to Construct the subject sand
filter system. The property is`6 ocated on the west side of Hwy 107
approximately twenty two (22), j Township (Glenville) Jackson
County (PIN 7564-62-5613 an j
This package includes:
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• One original and two 4
• One original and twol<<� ��N��� —_ , of Intent.
• A check payable to NCDENR in the amount of $60.00.
• Three (3) copies of the Evaluation of Alternative Disposal Methods and Sand Filter Design
Calculations including vicinity map, sand gradation report, SFR ATC Checklist and Design
Criteria.
• Three (3) copies of the denial letter from Jackson County Department of Public Health.
• Three (3) copies of Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority response.
• Three (3) copies of USGS Hydrologist J. Curtis Weaver, P.E. 7Q10 Flow Estimate.
• Three (3) copies of a recent Septic Tank Pumping Invoice.
• Three copies of the Owner's Letter authorizing David D. Smith, P.E. as Agent.
• Three (3) sets of Plans which include specifications.
We are hereby requesting coverage under NCG550000 and issuance of an Authorization to
Construct this sand filter system.

Mr. Tim Heim, P.E.
October 15, 2015
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Generally, the Price properties consist of two (2) lots comprising a total of approximately
one and one half (1.48 ac assessed) acres in Hamburg Township, Jackson County with
four (4) residential buildings needing a wastewater disposal system. The existing septic
system has failed and Jackson County Department of Public Health has denied an
application to repair and expand the system due to unsuitable soil depth, insufficient space
and being unsuitable to meet required setbacks.
Review and observation of the site reveals insufficient area and buffer for surface
application. Contact with the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority indicated no TWSA
sewerage lines exist remotely close to the site and the property is beyond the continental
divide.
The Owner desires to build and we propose a treatment and disposal system ,consisting of
reuse of the existing 1000 gallon septic tank, installation of new 1500 gallon and 1000
gallon septic tanks, new 4 inch PVC and DIP collection piping, primary and secondary
single pass sand filters, chlorination, dechlorination and post treatment aeration with
discharge to an unnamed tributary to the West Fork of the Tuckasegee River which
crosses the property approximately 1000 feet above the river (Lake Glenville). Contact
with Mr. J. Curtis Weaver, P.E. USGS Hydrologist indicated the estimated annual 7Q10
average flow rate to be approximately 0.1 cfs (45 gpm) at the discharge location.
I trust the enclosed submittal package addresses any concerns you may have. Please call
if you have any questions.
Company, PLLC

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GENERAL INFORMATICN (circle a or b):
a. Ne,(,v Site (proposi9 discharge) ?
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2. !s 7 0- p 5 0 Cls? ff riot then, 5/2 IiHn ts. I ]riCJ
3. Are septic tank, dual sam; filters in series, and disinfection provitfed? es ()f10
d. Is this discharge i.r?to waters classified as GRW, NSW, MQW, WS-1 cr Ws-l1? ()yes R o
(if yes ano proposed, E;szhatge will not ba permitter_ No dischtirgars are allowed in WS-1
waters.).
b. Fx's!ing Sits (pro iou8!y or not Previously permitted) ? K/A
J. Are septic tank, sand flltars, chlorinator and coritect tank provided^ []yes [!no
SITE PLAN
a . is ttlL map shovi i to scale?
2. Coas the mad; sriow:
building or house ✓
property lines ✓
veils ✓
receiving stream ✓
discharge point ,/
north arrow
vicinity reap
distance to building foundations
3. Does the plan st,ovvw: distance to property lines ✓
distance to wells ✓_
system components and sines
100 year flood contour
4. Does the system maintain a 100 f` set ack from all -water supply wells both on and off si e? `Be,5
5. Does the mi ain!tain a 10 ft setback from all property lines, dwellings, basements?; YES
8. Are.. elevations addressed for each- component? %=s
NPDES DESIGN -FLOW
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(rrinirnum des gn rr,u_t be for c40 gpolra$'Idence) i 9
2. Design flew for -dischargers other than single families, reference 2H 0.219 "Anintum Design
Requlre,nents
3. Discharge mus't be foss than 1000 gpd to be eligible for coverage under General permit.
SEPTIC TANK (Re -commend, minimum 1000 gal capacity)
Detertion Tirne (meat ons of this f-llowing):
Nominal detention time: (REC. t day rninllmum)i
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2500.. [gal; tanK size { ; - U.3) (d000 [gpd] NPDES flow rate x p)p= ®, lays
Joe& Ko. eornstdsr ji�4tsICA; 1001050+21.9111-1-0 revlllslvt in 5"Vice-
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. Slope frorn house to Septic Tank: V- s 17� 4 4. tl -T (REC. 2% !0 5 )4
2. Is buried piping iocated in an area ausoeptible to vehicular traffic? Ye-S t
3 Is there a provision to pr;ytact pipe frorr: large vehicular sods (recommend amend ductile iron)? 7 3
4. Are c.leanouts rarid long sweep a;bows provided for easy ma.intainance? &' "eg
5. Are cleanouts housed inside meter boxes below the surface? es'
DIS7RIBUTION 6OX(If applicabls)
1. Is a dictail of the box provided (recarnmend the adjustible cap type)? Yee,
2. is tl-ere a v,ay ;o di ,;-rt flcw from one line to the other? No 3. Is there a vYa r to ensure equal flow to each line?ug�-q�ple v $�(�2 0� `eAl-i bld.-HM b0X
SUBSURFACE SAND FILTERS
1. Media SpecifiCatiors (DWO Standards%: Effective size;. 0.3:-0.5 mm.
Uniformity coefficient: < 3.0
Dust coefficient: < 0.5%
2. Led Sizes: 2 Primary filters ® 3 Z 9t X ! 2 ft. each � 88� sf
_� Secondary filter �1 ft X 12 ti. each = 44 6f
Depth of sand: ft (TYP, 1.5 to 3 ft.)5
3. Application: 9a:e5 ',dual or recirc, fil-ters are. regUired.fer now systems):
Dual Filters:
Primary Filter: 1.15 _ gpd/sf (Use 1.1 5 gpd/sf)6
Secondary Filter: 2.3b gpd/sf (Use < 2.S gpd/sf)7
4. Intermittent Filter: N0_V1X�__ , gp&5f (REG. 0.4 to 1 gpolsi)8
5. Is a 1 C mil (or thicker) liner provided for sandfiltem?9 `�eg
DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTIQN LINES
t. Distribution sires: Sire: - L4� ln, pek,&i-at�i (3 to 6 in, perforated P,V.C)1D
Slope: _ 0.25 % (TYP.< 2%O'M
2. Underdrain lines: Size: 4 in. perf6vzcte4 (3 to 5 in, perforated P.V.C)i
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4. Are fiiter disiri.buiion limes plugged Cr capped?, `des
5. Are filter collection lines vented (for aeration and snaking) tc the surface? Ye
SYSTEM HEAD
1. Gravity System (If applicable):
Is there sufficient head from septlo tank to discharge point to promote flow' (TYr. > 3.25 ft)'Yet5
2. If there is more ti-ian one bad, are elavatf ens giver, and are they correct to ensure proper flow? Ye -
CHLORINE CQNTACT-fQt-r�lvf6�,� (if applioab8a
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if ohiormated, does systern Include dechlorinatior?? YW5
Is demonstrated alternate method of disinfection provided? AO
DEFINITIONS
Open S 'rid F:Iters (sin le Dias-s):
Primary or secondary effluant is distributed once, ovor an exposed, open sand bed. Removable covers
are tyaic?IIy deed. Wastewater may be aPpiled by gravity flow through distribution fines, periodic surfaca
flooding or spray distribution. Treatment by entrapment, $Orptlrn and assimilation takes p=ace as the
wastewater percoiates through the sand bed. Collectlon is made by underdrain lines imbedded in graves
which ;convey the filtratedisinfectiontrate tdisinfectiontreatment and final discharge, Coiiectlon lines may be vented to
the tap of the sand bad to a!low for aeration.
Buried !subst rface) Sand Filters
Similar to Jpen sand filters except the sarid filter is oonstructed below grade and covered with'backfiil.,
Vllastev;ater is applied by gravity flow through perforated distribution r lines installed on top of the filter
b.ed. Distribution anti --oliectloe, finds may be vented to the surface to aiiow for aeration of the sand bed.
Recirculating Sand Ritcrs
Recirculating filters are open filters o;hich employ recirculation of filtrate. The filtrate is returned to a
recirculation tank and is mixed *Mth septic tank effluent (typically at a 3:1 or 5:1 ratio, filtrate:zeptic tank
effluent) after whl& the. mix is applied to the sand bed. Sans reds are sized based upon the amount of
septic tank effluent. After ea'':h dose.a portion of the filtrate is divarted for further treatmont and
disposal. Dosing applications, r&gwre a prssaurized diatibution line.
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arrangement whl:---h allows for access to the sand bed. Dosing applications require a pressurized
d+istlibUtIori line or surf?ce ficioding. The dosing ie ach+eved through pumping or siphor±ing.
fa iu Sand r3vii
Rapid surd filters empicy a large hydraulic goad (g to19 fl of difference between filter red liquid and
clear well) which dr ve-s the water through the filter quickly (hence the name;. As filter pores clog
b.ackwashirg with fiitrale is required to expand the sand tied and dislodge particles.
Slo,,r Sari (gravity; Filters
Slow sand filers Pre similar to rapid sand fillers except they erripley a smaNer hycraulic head (0-2 to 4.0
foot difference between filter bod liquid and clear well) which drives the water through the filter much
more slowly. -As a result, loading rates are much lower then the rapid sand filters. The filter can be
cleanoid by re+rcving a tear inches of sand.
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The Jackson County Department of Public Health
538 Scotts Creek Rd. Suite 100 • Sylva, NC 28779
Tel: [phone] . FAX: [phone]
Paula G. Carden
DIRECTOR
July 31, 2015
Mike Price
40 Andrews Park Road
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Re: Application to repair and expand existing residence septic systems to provide for rentals
on PIN numbers 7564-62-5613 and 7564-62-4767
Dear Mr. Price,
The Jackson County Health Department, Environmental Health Division on March 31,
2015, evaluated the above -referenced properties at the site designated on the plat/site plan that
accompanied your permit application. The evaluation was done in accordance with the laws and
rules governing wastewater systems in North Carolina General Statute 130A-333 including
related statutes and Title 15A, Subchapter 18A, of the North Carolina Administrative Code,
Rule. 1900 and related rules.
Based on the criteria set out in Title 15A, Subchapter 18A, of the North Carolina
Administrative Code, Rules .1940 through .1948, the evaluation indicated that the site is
UNSUITABLE for a ground absorption sewage system. Therefore, your request for an
improvement permit is DENIED. A copy of the site evaluation is enclosed. The site is
unsuitable based on the following:
Unsuitable soil topography and/or landscape position (Rule .1940)
Unsuitable soil characteristics (structure or clay mineralogy) (Rule .1941)
Unsuitable soil wetness condition (Rule .1942)
X Unsuitable soil depth (Rule .1943)
Presence of restrictive horizon (Rule .1944)
X Insufficient space for septic system and repair area (Rule .1945)
X Unsuitable for meeting required setbacks (Rule .1950)
Other (Rule .1946
These severe soil or site limitations could cause premature system failure, leading to the
discharge of untreated sewage on the ground surface, into surface waters, directly to ground
water or inside your structure.
The site evaluation included consideration of possible site modifications, and modified,
innovative or alternative systems. However, the Health Department and Karen D. Wallace, LSS,
REHS has determined that none of the above options will overcome the severe conditions on this
site. At this time the options available are obtaining an easement to a suitable offsite area. You
stated in a meeting at the JCDPH on July 30, 2015 that you have exhausted all efforts to obtain
an easement area. If an offsite area is possible, an application will have to be made and an
evaluation will need to be completed. You also stated that you hired Walker Ferguson LSS to

perform an independent evaluation on your properties. There was no report from him stating that
he found any opinions that differed from Karen D. Wallace, LSS, REHS from the NCDHHS
office. The meeting on July 30, 2015 was attended by JCDPH, JC Code Enforcement and
members from DWR in Swannanoa. You and your engineer, Mr. Dave Smith also attended. It
was discussed that you would pursue a discharge option at this time and your engineer would be
working with DWR and Jackson County Code Enforcement. Please note that solutions that meet
the rules for obtaining a discharge permit need to be structured to save your repair area for your
primary 2 bedroom residence.
For the reasons set out above, the property is currently classified UNSUITABLE, and no
improvement permits shall be issued for this site in accordance with Rule .I948(c).
Note that a site classified as UNSUITABLE may be classified as PROVISIONALLY
SUITABLE "if written documentation is provided that meets the requirements of Rule .1948(d).
A copy of this rule is enclosed. You may hire a consultant to assist you if you wish to try to
develop a plan under which your site could be reclassified as PROVISIONALLY SUITABLE.
You have a right to an informal review of this decision. You may request an informal
review by the soil scientist or environmental health supervisor at the local health department.
You may also request an infonnal review by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
regional soil specialist. A request for informal review must be made in writing to the local health
department.
You also have a right to a formal appeal of this decision. To pursue a formal appeal, you
must file a petition for a contested case hearing with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714
Mail Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. To get a copy of a petition form, you may write the
Office of Administrative Hearings or call the office at [phone] or download it from the
OAH web site at http://www.ncoah.coirdfonns.litml. The petition for a contested case hearing
must be filed in accordance with the provision of North Carolina General Statutes 130A-24 and
150B-23 and all other applicable provisions of Chapter 15013. N.C. General Statute 130A-335 (g)
provides that your hearing would be held in the county where your property is located.
Please note: If you wish to pursue a formal appeal, you must file the petition form with
the Office of Administrative Hearings WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS
LETTER The date of this letter is July 31, 2015. Meeting the 30 day deadline is critical to your
right to a formal appeal.
If you file a petition for a contested case hearing with the Office of Administrative
Hearings, you are required by law (N.C. General Statute 150B-23) to serve a copy of your
petition on the Office of General Counsel, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001
Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-2001.
Do not serve the petition on your local health department. Sending a copy of your
petition to the local health department will NOT satisfy the legal requirement in N.C. General
Statute 150B-23 that you send a copy to the Office of General Counsel, N.C. Department of
Health and Human Services.
You may call or write the local health department if you need any additional infornation
or assistance.

TUCKASEIGEE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY
SERVING JACKSON COUNTY
1246 West Main Street
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: (828) 586,5189 ® Fax: [phone]
September 29, 2015
Dear Mr. Smith:
This letter is written to provide your Company documentation regarding sewer in the Glenville,
North Carolina area. As per our conversation this morning Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer
Authority (TWSA) does provide sewer service on the Cashiers side of the Continental Divide.
However, TWSA DOES NOT have water or sewer service in the Glenville area.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
19 r
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Tanya H. Tallent
Administrative Assistant

Dave Smith
From:
Weaver, John <[e-mail]>
Sera:
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 5:54 PM
To:
Dave Smith
Cc:
John Weaver
Subject:
Response from USGS concerning... Re: Low flow determination
Mr. Smith,
In response to your inquiry about the low -flow characteristics (7Q10) for an unnamed tributary to the West Fork Tuckasegee River (via
Thorpe Reservoir) at Glenville in southern Jackson County, the following information is provided:
A check of the low -flow files here at the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center (Raleigh office) does not indicate a previous
low -flow determination for the specific point of interest on the unnamed tributary, as identified by the lat/long
coordinates (35.170979, 83.128771) you provided via email dated September 29, 2015. No USGS discharge
records are likewise known to exist for the point of interest.
In the absence of site -specific discharge records sufficient for a low -flow analysis, estimates of low -flow characteristics at ungaged locations
are determined by assessing a range in the low -flow yields (expressed as flow per square mile drainage area, or cfsm) at nearby sites where
such estimates have previously been determined.
A basin delineation completed using the online USGS StreamStats application for North Carolina
(http•//water uses eov/osw/streamstats/north carolina.html) indicates the drainage area for the point of interest is 0.22 sgmi.
For streams in southern Jackson County, low -flow characteristics published by the USGS are provided in the following reports:
(1) The first is a statewide report completed in the early 1990's. It is USGS Water -Supply Paper 2403, "Low -flow characteristics of streams
in North Carolina" (Giese and Mason, 1993). An online version of the report is available at http•//pubs uses eov/wsp/2403/report.i)df. The
report provides the low -flow characteristics (based on data through 1988) via regional relations and at -site values for sites with drainage
basins between 1 and 400 sgmi and not considered or known to be affected by regulation and/or diversions.
(2) The second is a recently published statewide report released in March 2015. It is USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2015-5001,
"Low -flow characteristics and flow -duration statistics for selected USGS continuous -record streamgaging stations in North Carolina through
2012" (Weaver, 2015). The report is available online at http://13ubs.usas.gov/sir/2015/5001/. The report provides updated low -flow
characteristics and flow -duration statistics for 266 active (as of 2012 water year) and discontinued stream -ages across the state where a
minimum of 10 climatic years discharge records were available for flow analyses.
Inspection of the first report indicates the presence of eight nearby selected USGS partial -record sites in general vicinity of the points of
interest where low -flow characteristics have previously been published (no nearby sites noted in the second report). Among these 8 sites, the
annual 7Q10 yields range from about 0.26 to about 0.64 cfsm (average approximately 0.5 cfsm).
Applying the above annual 7Q10 yield range to the drainage area for the point of interest (0.22 sgmi) results in an estimated
annual 7Q 10 discharge from about 0.06 to 0.14 cfs (average approximately 0.1 cfs).
Please note the estimated flows are provided in units of cubic feet per second (cfs).
Please understand the information provided in this message is based on a preliminary assessment and considered provisional, subject to
revision pending further analyses.
Hope this information is helpful.
Thank you.
Curtis Weaver
J. Curtis Weaver, Hydrologist, PE Email: icweaver usgs.gov
USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center Online: http://n-c.water.usgs.gov/

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Mike Price
30 Andrews Park Rd
Cullowhee, NC 28723
October 14, 2015
Dave D Smith and Company, PLLC
1949 Bob's Creek Rd
Zirconia, NC 28790
828-254-4448
[e-mail]
Letter of Authorization
Dear Mr Smith,
This is to authorize you to act as my Agent in matters related to the Application for Coverage Under
General Permit NC550000 and the request for Authorization to Construct a sand filter waste -water
disposal system for my property located at 5071 and 5127 Hwy 107 N, Glenville, NC 28736.
Sincerely,
Mike Price

15A'. NUCA.0 { ZT .c5305"'
(a) Construction of sewers and sewer extensions are prohibited in the following areas unless the specifieddetemmations
are made:
(1) in a natural area designated on the State Registry of Natural Heritage Areas by a protectionagreeirecrit
between the owner and the Secretary, unless the Commission agrees that no prudent, feasible or
technologically possible alternative exists; or,
(2) in a natural area dedicated as a North Carolina Nature Preserve by mutual agreement between the
owner and State of North Carolina (Governor and Council of State), unless the Commission
recommends and the Governor and Council of State agree that no prudent, feasible or technologically
possible alternative exists;
(b) Engineering design documents. The following_documents shall be prepared prior to submitting apemrtapplicationto
the Division. If submittal of such documents is not requested in the permitting process (i.e., fast -track), they shall be
available upon request by the Division. If required by G.S. 89C, a professional engineer shall prepare these documrnts:
[Note: The North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors has determined, via letter datedDecerrberl,
2005, that preparation of engineering design documents pursuant to this Paragraph constitutes practicing engineering
under G.S. 89C.]
(1) A plan and profile of sewers, showing theirproximity to otherutilities and natural features, such as
water supply lines, water lines, wells, storm drains, surface waters, roads and other trafficked areas.
(2) Design calculations including pipe and pump sizing, velocity, pump cycle times and level control
settings, pump station buoyancy, wet well storage, surge protection, detention time inthewetwelland
force main, ability to flush low points in force mains with a pump cycle, and downstreamsewercapaciy
`analysis.
(3) Specifications relative to the sewer system describing all materials to be used, methods ofconstruction
and means for assuring the quality and integrity of the finished project.
(c) All deeds, easements and encroachment agreements necessary for installation and operation and maintenanceofthe
systemshallbe obtained prior to operation ofthe system.
(d) There shall be no by-pass or overflow lines designed in any new sewer system except for valved piping and
appurtenances intended for emergency pumping operation(s).
(e) A minimum of two feet protection from a 100-year flood shall be provided unless there is a water -tight seal on all
station hatches and manholes with control panels and vents extending two feet above the 100-year flood elevation.
(f) The following min imumseparations shall be provided for the sewer system except as allowed by Paragraph(g) ofthis
Rule:
Storm sewers and other utilities not listed below (vertical) 24 inches
Water mains (vertical -water over sewer including in benched trenches) 18 inches
or (horizontal) 10 feet
Reclaimed water lines (vertical — reclaimed over sewer) 18 inches
or (horizontal) 2 feet
Any private or public water supply source, including any wells, WS-1 waters or Class I
or Class H impounded reservoirs used as a source of drinking water 100 feet
Waters classified WS (except WS-1 or WS-V), B, SA, ORW, HQW, or SB fromnormal
high water (or tide elevation) and wetlands 50 feet
Any other stream, lake, impoundment, or ground water lowering and surface drainage ditches 10 feet
Any building foundation 5 feet
Any basement 10 feet
Top slope of embankment or cuts of 2 feet or more vertical height 10 feet
Drainage systems and interceptor drains 5 feet
Any swimming pool 10 feet
Final earth grade (vertical) 36 inches
(g) Alternatives where separations in Paragraph (f) of this Rule cannot be achieved. Nothing in this Paragraph shall
supersede the allowable alternatives provided in the Commission for Public Health Public Water Supply Rules (15A
NCAC 18C), Commission for Public Health Sanitation Rules (15A NCAC 18A) or the Groundwater Protection141les (15A
NCAC 02Land 15A NCAC 02C) that pertain to the separation of sewer systems to water mains or public orprivatewells:
(1) For storm sewers, engineering solutions such as ductile iron pipe or structural bridging to prevent
crushing the underlying pipe.

(4) The following sewer operations provided that the work conforms to all rules, setbacks and design
standards; record drawings of the completed project are kept for the life of the project; and new
sources of wastewater flow, immediate or future, are not planned to be connected to the s ewer other
than previously permitted but not yet tributary:
(A) rehabilitation or replacement of sewers in kind (i.e., size) with the same horizontal and vertical
alignment;
(B) rehabilitation or replacement of public 6-inch sewers with 8-inch sewers provided that the
rehabilitation or replacement is to correct deficiencies and bring the sewer up to current
minimum standards;
(C) line relocations of the same pipe size and within the same right-of-way or easement;
(D) parallel line installations of the same size and within the right-of-way or easement wherethe
existing line will be abandoned;
(E) point repairs; and
(F) in place pump station repairs/upgrades and maintaining permitted capacity to within five
percent of the original permitted capacity for pump replacement.
(b) The Director may determine that a system should not be deemed permitted in accordance with this Rule and Rule
.0113 of this Subchapter. This determination shall be made in accordance with Rule .O1,13(e) of this Subchapter.
History Note: Authority G.S.143-215.1; 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006.
15A NCAC 02T .0304 APPLICATION SUBM TTAL
(a) Application for permits pursuant to this Section shall be made on forms provided by the Division.
(b) Applications shall not be submitted unless the Permittee has assured downstream sewer capacity.
(c) For pressure sewers, vacuum sewers, STEP systems and other alternative sewer systems discharging into a sewer
system, the Pemuttee, by certifying the permit application and receiving an issued permit, agrees to be responsible forall
individual pumps, tanks, service laterals and main lines as pemutted. The line froma building to the septic orpunp tankis
excluded fromthis responsibility. This does not prohibit the Permittee fromentering into a service agreenientwith another
entity. However, the Permittee shall be responsible for correcting any environmental orpublic health problems withthe
system
(d) For sewer extensions involving gravity sewers, pump stations and force mains or any combination thereofthat do not
require an Environmental Assessment pursuant to 15A NCAC 01C .0408 (except for low pressure sewers,vacuumsewers
and STEP systems discharging to a sewer system), are not funded through the Division's Construction, Grants andLoans
Section, and where plans, calculations and specifications and other supporting documents have been sealed by a
professional engineer, application may be made according to the fast -track permitting process.
(e) Projects involving an Environmental Assessment per 15A NCAC 01C.0408 orare funded through the Division's
Construction, Grants and Loans Section must be submitted for a full technical review on application forms providedby
the Division. An application for sewers involving an Environmental Assessment shall not be considered completeuntil
either a Finding of No Significant Impact or Record of Decision is issued.
(f) Where the plans were not prepared by a professional engineer, applications shall be submitted for filltechnicalreview
on application forms specified by the Division.
(g) Lowpressure sewer systems, vacuumsewer systems and other alternative sewer systems shall be subrriittedforafull
technical review using the official application formforthose systems.
(h) A letter of agreement from the owner or an official, meeting the criteria in Rule .0106 of this Subchapter, of the
receiving collection system or treatment works accepting the wastewater is required, if the applicationsnotsubnttedby
the owner of the receiving collection system or treatment works. This letter shall be specific to the projectwhetherornot
capacity has been purchased through an intergovernmental agreement or contract. This letter shall also signify thatthe
owner of the receiving collection system or treatment works has adequate capacity to transport and treat the proposed
new wastewater. This shall not negate the need for downstream sewer capacity calculations.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.1; 143-215.3(a); 143-215.67;
Eff. September 1, 2006.
15A NCAC 02T .0305 DESIGN CRITERIA