NC0086053_JSD Ltr - Revocation - Denial_20210803

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 3, 2021
CERTIFIED MAIL ITEM - 7018 1830 0001 8037 2117 - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Josh Nickol, GM/Finance Officer
Junaluska Sanitary District
P.O. Box 35
Lake Junaluska, NC 28745
Delivered via email and via certified mail
Subject: DWR ACTIONS RELATED TO
NPDES PERMIT NCO086053
Pilot Travel Center #393
Haywood County
Dear Mr. Nickol:
In its May 27, 2021 letter, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) provided an update regarding
the request for an ownership/name change via a minor modification for the NPDES permit for
Pilot Travel Center # 393, NCO086053 (Permit). That letter also provided Junaluska Sanitary
District (JSD) with a copy of a public notice that the DWR intended to publish giving notice of
the potential actions that DWR may take, including revocation of the Permit, denial of the Pilot
Travel Center's pending renewal application, and denial of a pending request for an
ownership/name change. The public notice was published in The Mountaineer on June 2, 2021
and the comment period ended on July 2, 2021.
DWR reviewed the public comments, including comments submitted by JSD. If JSD is
interested in an NPDES wastewater discharge permit for a new discharge from a new wastewater
treatment plant, then it should submit an application for a new permit through the DWR Central
Office. You can also find information about the NPDES permitting process on our website at:
https:Hdeq.nc. gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-qualitypermitting/npdes-
wastewater/permittinj4process. For clarification, Pilot Travel Center's renewal application was
submitted on July 24, 2020 and DWR did not "approve" the renewal on September 20, 2020 as
stated in your public comment.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
❑EVRmE.1 d I-i-ar 1o.ao-y 919.707.9000

Josh Nickol
NC0086053
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As set forth in the attached letter, dated August 3, 2021, DWR revoked the Permit, denied Pilot
Travel Center's renewal application, and denied the pending ownership/name change request.
DWR is providing a copy of that letter to you to provide notice of DWR's final actions on the
pending requests related to the Permit.
DWR's actions can be contested as provided in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General
Statutes by filing a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (Petition) with the North Carolina Office
of Administrative Hearings (OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days. Requirements for filing and
serving a Petition are set forth in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and Title
26 of the North Carolina Administrative Code. Additional information regarding requirements for
filing a Petition and Petition forms may be accessed at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the
OAH Clerk's Office at [phone].
Service of a Petition on the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality must be sent to:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
If you have any questions about this matter, please contact John Hennessy, Supervisor of
Compliance and Expedited Permitting at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
S. Daniel Smith
Director, Division of Water Resources
cc: NPDES Files - electronic
Asheville Regional Office / Water Quality electronic