NC0030996_Permit Issuance_20041217

WDES DOCYNENT SCANNIM6 COVER SHEET
NPDES Permit:
NC0030996
The Switzerland Inn WWTP
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Correspondence
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Document Date:
December 17, 2004
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Govemor William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
December 17, 2004
Mr. Gary Jensen
The Switzerland Inn
P.O. Box 399
Little Switzerland, North Carolina 28749
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO030996
The Switzerland Inn WWTP
McDowell County
Dear Mr. Jensen:
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 May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently
amended).
This final permit includes the following changes from the draft permit sent to you on October 27, 2004:
➢ The months for toxicity testing have been changed to March, June, September and December [as you
requestedl.
➢ The Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) limit in this permit takes effect August 1, 2006. If you wish to explore
dechlorination options in order to comply with the limit, consult the enclosed guidance document.
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 27699-6714). 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 other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits
required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local
governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact
Charles Weaver at telephone number [phone], extension 511.
Sincerely,
JRIGINAL SIG�[NLED By
Alan CW {I01nAk- O"
cc: Central Files
Ashevil lc Regional Office/Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit d
Acluatie'roxicoloAy Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 One
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 NorthCarolina
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / Internet: h2o.enr.state.ne.us -o fthCar tin
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Permit N00030996
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision 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,
Grary Jensen
is hereby authorized to discharge treated domestic wastewater from a facility located at
The Switzerland Inn
Blue Ridge Parkway@ U.S. Highway226A
Little Switzerland
McDowell County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Buchanan Creek in the Catawba River Basin in
accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III
and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective February 1, 2005.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 312009.
Signed this day December 17, 2004.
ORIGINAL SIGNBD By
SUSAN A. "LSON
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

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Permit Na03O996
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous DES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked.
As of this perniii issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore,
the exclusi authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions,
requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
Gary Jensen is hereby authorized to:
1. Con operation of a 0.01 MGD wastewater treatment plant consisting of the following
treatment units:
• Septic tank
• D ing tank
• S ace sand filter
• Tablet chlorinator
• Ta let dechlonnator
The fa ility is located at the intersection of the Blue Ridge Parkway and U.S. Highway 226A
at The �witzerland Inn in McDowell County.
2. Discharge treated wastewater from said treatment works at the location specified on the
attached map through outfall 001 into an unnamed tributary to Buchanan Creek, classified
GHQRU waters in the Catawba River Basin.

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Discharge Location
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Facility
Latitude: 35050'56" Sub -Basin: 03-08-30
Location AAW
Longitude: 820 05' 23"
uad #: Little Switzerland, N.C.
Stream Class: C-HQW
Receiving Stream: Unnamed Tributary to Buchanan Creek
North
The Switzerland Inn
Permitted Flow: 0.01 MOD
McDowell ity

Permit NCB030996
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A. (1.r EFF UENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on February 1, 2005 and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to
discharge treated wastewater from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the
Permittee as specified below:
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Effluent
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Footnotes:
1. Upstream at least 100 feet upstream from the outfall. Downstream = at least 300 feet downstream
from the outfall.
2. The TRC limit takes effect August 1, 2006. Until then, the permittee shall monitor TRC [with no
effluent lir*].
3. Chronic To' 'city (Ckilo h ) at 90%: March, June, September, December (see Part I. A. (2)).
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
Defintions:
MGD — Million', gallons per day mg/L — Milligram per liter
ml — Milliliter BOD — Biochemical Oxygen Demand

Permit Na03O996
A. (2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (Quarterly)
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The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to
Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 90%.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North
Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised February 1998, or subsequent versions or
"North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -February 1998) or subsequent
versions. The tests will be performed during the months of March, June, September and December. Effluent
sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment
processes.
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV below the permit
limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in each of the two following months as
described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -February 1998) or
subsequent versions.
The chronic value for multiple concentration tests will be determined using the geometric mean of the highest
concentration having no detectable impairment of reproduction or survival and the lowest concentration that does
have a detectable impairment of reproduction or survival. The definition of "detectable impairment," collection
methods, exposure regimes, and further statistical methods are specified in the "North Carolina Phase II Chronic
Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -February 1998) or subsequent versions.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code TGP3B for the
pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWQ Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the
following address:
Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Quality
Environmental Sciences Section
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental Sciences Branch no later than 30 days
after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made.
Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all
concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate signature.
Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for
disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, the
permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the
facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow"
in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Environmental Sciences Branch at the address
cited above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be
required during the following month.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water
Quality indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and modified to include
alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism
survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an
invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month
following the month of the initial monitoring.

Draft Permit reviews (2)
Subject: Draft Permit reviews (2)
From: John Giorgino <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:05:47 -0500
To: Charles Weaver <[e-mail]>
Hi Charles, I have reviewed the following:
The Switzerland Inn (NC00309967
Sugar Hill Truck Stop (NC0029831)
The A(2) pages on the permits have us listed as the Environmental
Sciences "Branch". That should read the Environmental Sciences
"Section". I believe Kevin Bowden sent over a revised page with the
section changes. Thanks for sending over the drafts.
-John
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Subject: NC0030996, Little Switzerland
From: Kevin Bowden <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:16:45 -0400
To: Charles Wi aver <[e-mail]>
CC: Matt Matthews <[e-mail]>
Charles, this p rmit is up for renewal. The facility has requested modification of the
toxicity testing months from Feb, May, Aug and Nov to Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec to
allow more time for system start up after being idle for the winter.
I have asked Mr. Jensen, owner, to forward his request to modify toxicity testing
months to me and I will forward to you.
We support they request. thanks. kevin.
1 of 1 11/1/2004 8:42 AM

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17-28 pug/L
10/25/2004

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED RENEWAL
Permit Nurr I
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Facility Na e
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Reviewer
Basin/Sub-basin
0,70e,30
Receiving Sltream
Stream Classification
in permit
Stream Classification
in BIMS
Is the strearp impaired (listed on 303(d))?
a
Is stream monitoring required?
Y49
Do they need NH3 limit(s)?
Do they need TRC limit(s)?
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Do they have whole -effluent toxicity testing?
VC5
Are there special conditions?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
d
Existing Expiration Date
Proposed Expiration Date
If expedited, is this a impler ermit or a more difficult one?
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CHALETRESTAURANT
6/15/04
Mrs. Valery Stephens
NC DENR Water Quality
Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Mrs. Stephens,
Enclosed is my application for permit renewal of our existing wastewater discharge at the
Switzerland Inn. We have made no changes to our facility since the last renewal and
have no plans to make any changes in the near future. As always, we have continued to
look at alternate means of treating our wastewater and possibly discharging subsurface,
but at this time our current system seems to be the best for treating our type of
wastewater. Your prompt attention to this renewal would be greatly appreciated and
please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
A--yG
P.O. Box 399 • Little Switzerland • North Carolina 28749 • 828-765-2153 • 1-800-654-4026

• NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL- SHORT FORM D
,To be filed only by privately -owned dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES/
Nolth Carolina NPDES Permit Number 1 NC00
1. Contact Information:
Facility Name
Owner Name
Street Address
I
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
Operator Name
Street Address'
City
State / Zip Co e
County
Telephone Number
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2. Location o f facility producing dis harge:
Check here, if same as above
Facility Name (If different from above)
Street Address or State Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
3. Reason for application:
Expansion/Modification * Existing Unpermitted Discharge
Renewal — New Facility
* Provide a de cription of the expansion/modification:
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NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL- SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by privately -owned dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
4. Descriptio of the existing treatment facilities (list all installed components with
capacities):
MMWMIIr_ : '
5. Description of wastewater (check all that apply):
Type of Facilit„y Generating Wastewater
Industrial Number of Employees
Commercial Number of Employees
Residential Number of Homes
School Number of Students/Staff
Other
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0
Describe the sources) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, etc.):
6. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications (check all that apply):.
JyRe Permit Number Time Permit Number
RCRA Non -Attainment
UIC Ocean Dumping
NPDES Dredge/Fill Permits
PSD Other
NESHAPS
7. Number of separate wastewater discharge pipes (wastewater outfalls):
lb
S. If the facility has multiple discharge outfalls, record the source(s) of wastewater for each
outfall:
a
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• NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL- SHORT FORM D
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To be filed only by privately -owned dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
9. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall):
t, C r r e ij 1 n rALi4 & Re.- i
10. Is this facility located on Native American lands? ( ck onej
YES ❑ NO
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to
the best of n%y knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
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Printed Nafne, of Pe on Signing
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Title
Signature bY App ant F r
Date Signed
North Carolina General tatute 143-215.6(b)(2) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or
certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the
Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any
recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental
Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000, or by
imprisonment not toexceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $10,000 or
imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both for a similar offense.)
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SWITZERLAND,,
CHALET RESTAURANT
RE: Sludgj
6/15/04
Dear sirs of Madam,
At the Switzerland Inn wastewater facility we are treating domestic wastewater. As far
as sludge is concerned we have two grease traps totaling 4000 gallons and one 10,000
gallon septic tank. We currently pump the two grease traps monthly and the septic tank
is pumped once at the end of each season. (Operating a seasonal resort six months
annually) We have never had a sludge problem in our sand filter bed as we remove by
routine pumping of the three aforementioned tanks.
In
P.O. Box 399 • Little Switzerland • North Carolina 28749 • 828-765-2153 • 1-800-654-4026