NCG551010_Permit (Issuance)_19990903

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary NCDENR
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
September 3, 1999
Mr. James R. Collins
5146 Adam Smallwood Rd.
Gainesville, Georgia 30506
Subject: Permit Issuance
Authorization to Construct
General Permit NCG550000
Cert. of Coverage NCG5.51010
James R. Collins Property
Swain County
Dear Mr. Collins:
In accordance with your application for an NPDES discharge permit received November
12, 1998 by the Division, we are herewith forwarding the subject Certificate of Coverage under
the state NPDES general permit for James R. Collins. Authorization is hereby granted for the
construction of a 240 GPD sandfilter system consisting of a 1000 gallon septic tank, distribution
box, 282 square foot(6X 47)primary sandfilter, with a loading rate of not more than 1.15
GPD/square foot for each filter, another distribution box, 138 square foot(6X 23) secondary
sandfilter with a loading rate of not more than 2.3 GPD/square foot, chlorination unit, chlorine
contact chamber, dechlorination unit, and rip rap aeration with a discharge of treated wastewater
into an Alarka Creek classified C Tr waters in the Little Tennessee River Basin. We recommend
that the collection lines be vented and all elbow piping must be of the long sweeping type. This
Certificate of Coverage is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina and the U.S
Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum of Agreement dated December 6, 1983 and as
subsequently amended.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this general
permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to submit an individual permit application and
letter requesting coverage under an individual permit. Unless such demand is made, this decision
shall be final and binding. Please take notice this Certificate of Coverage is not transferable
except after notice to the Division of Water Quality. Part II, EA. addresses the requirements to
be followed in case of change of ownership or control of this discharge.
This Certificate of Coverage shall be subject to revocation unless the wastewater
treatment facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions and limitations specified in
Permit No. NCG550000.
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James R. Collins
NCG551010
September 3, 1999
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 this Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater
treatment or disposal facilities.
The Raleigh Regional Office, telephone number(919) 571-4700, shall be notified at least
forty-eight (48)hours in advance of operation of the installed facilities so that an in-place
inspection can be made. Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made during the
normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday,excluding State
Holidays.
Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a
certification must be received certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in
accordance with the NPDES Permit, the Certificate of Coverage, this Authorization to Construct
and the approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certification to the Stormwater and General
Permits Unit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,NC 27699-1617.
A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the
Permittee for the life of the facility. -
The sand media of the sandfilters must comply with the Division's sand specifications.
The engineer's certification will be evidence that this certification has been met.
A leakage test shall be performed on the septic tank and dosing tank to insure that any
exfiltration occurs at a rate which does not exceed twenty (20)gallons per twenty-four(24) hour
per 1,000 gallons of tank capacity. The engineer's certification will serve as proof of compliance
with this condition.
Failure to abide by the requirements contained in this Authorization to Construct may
subject the Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Water Quality in accordance
with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.
The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and
all statutes,rules, regulations, or ordinances 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 Federal,Local or other governmental permit that may be required.

James R. Collins
NCG551010
September 3, 1999
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Antonio Evans,
telephone number 919/733-5083, extension 584.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
WILUiiNd G. MILLS
Kerr T. Stevens
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office,Water Quality
Point Source Compliance Enforcement Unit
Stormwater and General Permits Unit

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG550000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG551010
TO DISCHARGE DOMESTIC WASTEWATERS FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND OTHER
DISCHARGES WITH SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS 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,
James R. Collins
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
James R. Collins
Old Hwy. 19 S.
Bryson City, NC
Swain County
to receiving waters designated as Alarka Creek, Class C Tr, in the Little Tennessee River Basin
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts 1, II, II1,
and IV of General Permit No. NCG550000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective September 3, 1999.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day September 3, 1999.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
ILLIAM C. MILLS
Ken T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

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Latitude: 35°23' 22" James R. Collins
Longitude: 830 31' OT'
USGS Quad #: F4NE _ Property
River Basin #: 04-04-02 NCG551010 m
Receiving Stream: Alarka Creek
Stream Class: C Tr. Swain County