NC0020460_Fact Sheet_20210112

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require
full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile
home parks, etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include
facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing,
instream monitoring, compliance concerns).
Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer/Date
Emily DelDuco-09/25/2020
Permit Number
NCO020460
Facility Name
Sliding Rock Recreation Area WWTP
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
French Broad / 04-03-03
Receiving Stream
Looking Glass Creek
Stream Classification in Permit
B-Trout H W
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits?
N/A
Does permit need TRC limits/language?
No — already resent
Doespen-nit have toxicity testing?
No
Doespen-nit have Special Conditions?
No
Doespen-nit have instream monitoring?
No
Is the stream impaired on 303 d list)?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
None.
Any pen -nit mods since lastpermit?
No
New expiration date
1 /31 /2026
Comments received on Draft Permit?
Updated eDMR requirements
Added Classification above effluent table
Updated Ma
Facility Summary
This facility is a minor municipal facility (flow <1 MGD) that receives 100% domestic waste.
The design capacity of the treatment system is 0.005 MGD. No significant changes have been
made to this facility since the last permit renewal. The facility consists of the following
wastewater treatment units:
• septic tank
• distribution box
• sand filter
• post chlorination
• post dechlorination
Compliance — This facility has no major compliance issues. One enforcement case in 2017 for
TSS Monthly Average Exceedance.
Toxicity — Not required
Stream — Discharge Sliding Rock Recreation Area WWTP for outfall 001 is into Looking Glass
Creek, currently classified B-Trout HQW waters (Stream Index: 6-34-12). Not on 2018 303d
list.
RPA — A Reasonable Potential Analysis (RPA) was not applicable for any parameters for this
permit renewal.

eDMR summary — June 2016- June 2020
Analvsis Variable: Value
DO10 - Temperature, Water Deg. Centigrade
-
7.00
23.7
127
D400 - pH
-
6.9
7.5
91
1616 - Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC Broth, 44.5 C
10.95
4.00
204.00
40
D050 - Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant
0.00
0.00
0.03
106
D060 - Chlorine, Total Residual
10.00
10.00
10.00
138
0310 - BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - Concentration
3.30
2.00
19.30
40
0530 - Solids, Total Suspended - Concentration
15.30
5.00
37.00
40
0610 - Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as N) - Concentration 19.80
0.10
109.00
40
For Renewal — This permit reflects discharge at Outfall 001. DWR updated the Electronic
Reporting - Discharge Monitoring Reports page. Regulatory citations were added throughout
the permit. The outfall map was updated. No other changes were needed.

IWC Calculations
Sliding Rock Recreation Area WWTP
NC0020460
Prepared By: Emily DelDuco, NPDES Program
Enter Design Flow (MGD): 0.005
Enter s7Q10(cfs): 4
Enter w7Q10 (cfs): 5
Residual Chlorine
Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(summer)
7Q10 (cfs)
4
7Q10 (CFS)
4
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.005
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.005
DESIGN FLOW (cfs)
0.00775
DESIGN FLOW (cfs)
0.00775
STREAM STD (ug/L)
17.0
STREAM STD (mg/L)
1.0
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (1
0
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (mg/L)
0.22
IWC (%)
0.19
IWC (%)
0.19
Allowable Conc. (ug/1)
8791
Allowable Conc. (mg/1)
403.6
Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(winter)
7Q10 (CFS)
5
Fecal Limit
Not Required DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.005
(If DF >331; Monitor)
DESIGN FLOW (cfs)
0.00775
(If DF <331; Limit)
STREAM STD (mg/L)
1.8
Dilution Factor (DF)
517.13
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (mg/L)
0.22
IWC (%)
0.15
Allowable Conc. (mg/1)
1021.2
NPDES Servor/Current Versions/IWC
10/12/2020

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
CLIPPING OF LEGAL ADVERTISING NORTH CAROLINA
ATTACHED HERE TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
NCO020460: U.S. Forest Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said
PUBLIC NOTICE
Service requested renewal County and State, duly commissioned, qualified, and
of permit for SlidingRock authorized by law to administer oaths, personally
North Carolina Environ-
Recreation Area / appeared Sean A. Trapp who being first duly sworn,
mental Management Comm-
ission/NPDES Unit 1617
Transylvania County. Facility deposes and says: that he is Co -Publisher (Owner,
Mail Service Center Raleigh,
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discharges to Looking Glass
Creek / French Broad River Partner, publisher, or other officer or employee
NC 27699-1617
Basin. Fecal coliform and authorized to make this affidavit) of The
total residual chlorine are Transylvania Times, published, issued, and entered
Notice of Intent to Issue
currently water quality as second class mail in the Town of Brevard in said
a NPDES wastewater
Permit NCO020460 Sliding
lnrt�' County and State; that he is authorized to make this
Rock Recreation Area
M10/19/1TC-74997 affidavit and swom statement; that the notice or
other legal advertisement, a true copy of which is
The North Carolina
attached hereto, was published in The Transylvania
Environmental Management
Times on the following dates:
Commission proposes to
issue a NPDES wastewater
October 19, 2020
discharge permit to the
person(s) listed below.
And that the said newspaper in which such notice,
Written comments regarding
paper, document, or legal advertisement was
the proposed permit will
published was, at the time of each and every such
accepted until 30 days afteerr
the publish date of this notice.
publication, a newspaper meeting all of the
The Director of the NC
requirements and qualifications of Section I-597 of
Division of water Resources
the General Statutes of North Carolina and was
(DWR) may hold a public
qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section
hearing should there be a
significant degree of public
I-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
interest. Please mail
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comments and/or information
This 7-nh day of CTd 2020
requests to DWR at the
above address. Interested
persons may visit the DWR
ot
at 512 N. Salisbury Street,
(Signature of pe on making affidavit)
Raleigh, NC 27604 to review
information on file.
Sworn to/� d s bscribed before me, this
Additional information
day of tfc� "N r 2020.
on NPDES permits and this
notice may be found on our
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MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
USDA U S Forest Service
Attn: Hurston A. Nicholas, Forest Supervisor
160a Zillicoa St
Asheville, NC 28801
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NCO020460
Sliding Rock Recreation Area
Transylvania County
Dear Applicant:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 08, 2020
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the September 8, 2020 receipt of your permit renewal application
and supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW
permitting branch. Per G.S. 150B-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made.
Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The
permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a
timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal
of the permit.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https://deg. nc.gov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-application-tracker
If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the
links available within the Application Tracker.
Sincerely,
�l
Wren Thedford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
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928 296-4500

USDA United States Forest National Forests in North Carolina 160A Zillicoa Street
Department of Service Asheville, NC 28801
Agriculture 828-2574200
Fax: [phone]
File Code: 7100
Date: August 7, 2020
Wren Thedford SEP G 8 2020
NC DENR / DWR / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center NCD1--0/DWR/NPDES
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit
Permit NCO020460
USDA — U.S. Forest Service, Sliding Rock Recreation Area WWTP
Buncombe County
Dear Ms. Thedford:
Enclosed is the permit renewal application and sludge management plan for Sliding Rock
Recreational Area Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Please contact our Forest Facilities Engineer, Karl Buchholz at 828-443-1581 with questions and
concerns.
Sin1
HURSTON A. NICHOLAS
Forest Supervisor
Enclosure
Caring for the Land and Serving People Printed on Recycled Peps Q

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
Mail the complete application to:
NC DEQ / DWR / NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES PermitC0o20460
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to moue from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name
USDA -US Forest Service
Facility Name
Sliding Rock Recreation Area WWTP
Mailing Address
160 Ziilicoa St, Suite A
City
Asheville
State / Zip Code
MC / 28801
Telephone Number
(828)-257-4262
Fax Number
( )
e-mail Address
Karl. [e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above ❑
Street Address or State Road US Highway 276 N
City
Pisgah Forest
State / Zip Code
NC / 28768
County
Transylvania
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORQ
Name Environmental, Inc
Mailing Address
PO BOX 954
City
Cullowhee
State / Zip Code
NC / 28723
Telephone Number
[phone]
Fax Number
[phone]
e-mail Address
[e-mail]
1 of 3 Form-D 612017

NPDEB APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
4. Description of wastewater:
Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that applyr
Industrial
❑
Number of Employees
Commercial
❑
Number of Employees
Residential
❑
Number of Homes
School
❑
Number of Students/Staff
Other
®
Explain: Rec. Area
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.):
Recreation Area
Number of persons served: 200
S. Type of collection system
® Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
6. Outfall Information:
Number of separate discharge points 1
Outfall Identification number(s) 001
Is the outfe.H equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes ® No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (NEW applicants: Provide a reap shouring the exact location of each
outfall}.
Looking Glass Creek
8. Frequency of Discharge: ® Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration:
9. Describe the treatment system
List all installed components, including capacities, provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and
phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a
separate sheet of paper.
The treatment system consists of a 5000 gallon septic tank, a distribution box with a
filter, a sand filter with a 4" diameter perforated PVC laterals, tablet chlorine
disinfection, chlorine dissipation pond, tablet deehlorination and effluent gravity outfall.
2 of 3 Form-D 612017

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 1001/6 domestic wastewaters <1.0 MbD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.005 mGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.0007 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 0.0007 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes ® No
12. Effluent Data
NNW APPI.ACANTS: Provide data for the parameters listed, Fecal Col(form, Temperature and pH shall be grab
samples, for all other parameters 24-hootr composite sampling shall be used. tfmore than one analysis is reported,
report daily maximum and monthly average. Ifonly one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
RENEWAL APPUCANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum) and Monthly Average over
the past 36 months for Darameters currently in ynyr pormit Mnri- nfhvr .,..r.,.,,—#e -)vi e
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (SODS)
19.3
10.85
Mg/1
Fecal Coliform
53
73
# / 100 ml
Total Suspended Solids
18.4
13.2
Mg/1
Temperature (Summer)
23.6
23.1
C
Temperature (Winter)
NA
NA
NA
pH
7.5
7.4
su
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number Type
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES NCO020460
PSD (CAA)
Non -attainment program (CAA)
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
NESHAPS (CAA)
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
Diedge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
Other
Permit Number
I eertW that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
beat Z�'rJoi-A
y knowledge and7,4v�a,
fsuch information is true,
-�+complete,
�,aand accurate.
Applicant
Title
Date
7
North Carolina GenemV3MMW-44$ states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any
application, record, report, plan, or other document files a *e i1- 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, shah be
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a One not to exceed $25,000, or by Imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001
provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.)
3 of 3 Form-D 6017

Mailing Address: PO Box 954, C011owhee, NC 28723
_Physical Address: 2675 Skyland Drive, Svlva, NC 28779 [phone]
Physical Address: 240-D Swannanoa River Road, Asheville, NC 28805 [phone]
Toll Free: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: environmentalincOmol.cgm
htto://www.environmentaline-infof
Sludge Management Plan
August 3, 2020
NPDES Permit C002046
Sliding Rock Recreation Area WWTP
US Highway 276 N
Pisgah Forest
NC / 28768
USDA -US Forest Service
Sludge is pumped out of the septic tank. The solids are pumped and hauled by a licensed
septage management firm.
The solids are disposed of at a local municipality facility.
Signature:
Mark Teague, Environmental, c.
Contract Operational Firm

From:
DelDuco, Emilv
To:
"Jones. James B -FS"
Cc:
"karl.buchholz(n usda.aov"
Subject:
RE: [External] RE: Electronic Delivery of NPDES Permit - NCO020460
Date:
Monday, January 25, 2021 10:01:00 AM
Attachments:
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NCO020460 Final Permit 01-2021.Ddf
Good Morning Barry,
Thank you for your reply. Please find the issued permit attached.
-Emily
From: Jones, James B -FS <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 20214:50 PM
To: DelDuco, Emily <Emily.Del [e-mail]>
Cc: Buchholz, Karl -FS <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] RE: Electronic Delivery of NPDES Permit - NC0020460
CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an
attachment to Report Spam.
Good evening Emily, I hope all is well with you and your family. We agree that moving toward
electronic documents is acceptable. Please send all correspondence to me and copy Karl Buchholz,
Allen has retired.
Thanks for all you do!
Barry Jones
Engineering, Heritage, Recreation, Lands and Special Uses Staff Officer
Forest Service
National Forests in North Carolina
p: 828-257-4835
c:828-231-3575
f: 828-257-4884
0ames.b.ionespusda.eov
160 Zillicoa Street
Asheville, NC 28801
www.fs.fed.us
C
Caring for the land and serving people
From: DelDuco, Emily <Emily.Del Duco(@ncdenr.gov>

Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 20213:57 PM
To: Nicholas, Allen -FS <[e-mail]>; Jones, James B -FS <iames.b.iones(@usda.gov>
Subject: Electronic Delivery of NPDES Permit - NCO020460
Greetings,
This is in regards to the NPDES wastewater permit for Sliding Rock Rec Area WWTP /NC0020460.
In order to provide more convenience, control, and security to our permittees and assist them in
processing their transactions, The Division of Water Resources is currently transitioning towards
electronic correspondence. This will hopefully provide more efficient service to our permittees and
other partners and will allow us to more effectively process and track documents. We are writing to
ask you for your approval of the transmittal of documents related to your permitting and related
activities with the Division in an electronic format. Documents will be emailed to the appropriate
contact person(s) in your organization in a PDF format.
Please respond to me through email with verification that transmittal of your documents in an
electronic manner is acceptable to you. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
me.
Thank you,
Emily DelDuco
Division of Water Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
919-707-9125
ern ily.delducoPncdenr.Rov
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