NC0000078_correspondence (classification ltr)_20210730

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Water Pollution Control Systems Operator Certification Commission
Roy Cooper W. Corey Basinger John Nicholson
Governor Chairman Interim Secretary
July 30, 2021
SENT VIA EMAIL TO:
Mr. Bernard M. Kelly
Davidson River Village LLC
P.O. Box 880
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina 28768-0880
Subject: Classification of Biological Water Pollution Control System
Davidson River Village WWTP
Permit Number: NC0000078
Transylvania County
Dear Mr. Kelly:
In accordance with North Carolina General Statute § 90A-37, the Water Pollution Control System Operators
Certification Commission is required to classify all water pollution control systems.
During our review of the recent draft version of this permit it was noticed that the classification in the database did
not match the classification on the draft permit sent to us for review. This led to further discussion and a review of
the records on hand. The additional documentation provided by Mr. David Franchina in a letter dated July 23, 2021
confirmed that this facility is a simple biological lagoon system and that the Operator Certification Program, in an
email dated April 15, 2014, agreed that the facility should be reclassified as a WW-I biological wastewater treatment
system. Based on this, the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission has determined that
the classification record be corrected. The subject facility is and continues to be classified a:
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System 15A NCAC 08G .0302(a)(2)
Effective Date: April 1, 2014
System owners of a classified system shall designate certified operators of the same type and grade as the classified
system; one ORC, and at least one backup ORC. 1-15A NCAC 08G .0201)
If the system owner (permittee) wishes to make any changes to the designated Operator in Responsible Charge
(ORC) or backup ORC for the subject facility, please submit an Operator Designation Form countersigned by the
appropriate operators and send it via email to: [e-mail]. Going forward, please be sure to identify
the correct classification when submitting designation forms or correspondence pertaining to this permit. A copy of
all correspondence will be placed in the permit classification file and the database corrected.
We apologize for the confusion and thank you for your prompt attention to this. If you have any questions
concerning this classification, please contact me at 919-707-9038, or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
NC Operators Certification Program
ec: Landon Davidson, Supervisor, DWR, Asheville Regional Operations
Steve Reid, Supervisor, DWR Operator Certification Program
Tim Heim, DWR, Asheville Regional Operations
Charles Weaver, DWR, NPDES Permitting Unit
Doug Dowden, DWR NPDES Permitting Unit
Julia Byrd, DWR NPDES Permitting Unit
1618 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1618
919 807 6353 I Fax [phone] I http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/operator-certification