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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCG530176_Application_20210916 �s SUTF 4 ti ROY COOPER ` :j Governor �' ELIZABETH S.BISER „r . Secretory S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality September 16, 2021 Silver Fox Trout Farms, LLC Attn: Duane Davis, Owner 987 Howard Moore Rd Hot Springs, NC 28743 Subject: Permit Application Application No. NCG530176 Siler Fox Trout Farm, LLC Madison County Dear Applicant: The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges receipt of your application for a new NPDES WW permit, including supporting documentation. These items were received in our offices on September 8, 2021. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW permitting branch. The permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete evaluation of your application. Your timely and direct response to any such request will help to expedite the review process. Please note that acceptance of the application does not guarantee a NPDES permit will be issued for the proposed activity. A permit will only be issued following a complete review of the application, concluding the proposed discharge is allowable per applicable statutes and rules. Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at: https://deq.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, Wren Thed rd Administrative Assistant Water Quality Permitting Section ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application D_E Qs) North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Asheville Regional Office 12090 US.Highway 70 I Swannanoa,North Carolina 28778 ate-- --4+4� 828 296 4500 Division of Water Resources FOR AGENCY USE ONLY AT•CIA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System(NPDES) Date Received NCDENR Application for Coverage Under General Permit Year Month Day a 1 oq Da- °S N CG 530000 Certificate of Coverage Seafood packing,fish packing and fish farms NCG 5 3 U 1 Check# Amount NOTICE OF INTENT N)1- Required by 15A NCAC 02H.0127(d);term definition see 15A NCAC 02H .0103(19) Assigned To: (Please print or type) 1) Mailing address of applicant: Company Name Silver Fox Trout Farm,LLC RECEIVED Owner Name Duane&Katherine Davis S E P 0 8 2021 Street Address 987 Howard Moore Rd. City Hot Springs State NC Zip 28743-NCDEQIDWRINPDES Telephone# 828-622-3630 Fax# Cell# 828-371-0009 Email duane@iss-trading.com 2) Location of facility producing discharge: Facility Name Silver Fox Trout Farm,LLC Facility Contact Duane Davis Street Address 987 Howard Moore Rd. City Hot Springs State NC Zip 28743- County Madison Telephone# 828-622-3630 Fax# 3) This Application applies to which of the following activities: ❑ Seafood packing/rinsing ® Fish farms [aquaculture] Describe the activities to be permitted in detail: Water from the stream circulates through our property and returns to the stream.We need a permit to allow that to happen. In addition to this,we pump well water into our fish hatchery where we hatch Ranbow Trout eggs. That water is discharged to a settling tank and eventually goes into the stream. 4) Description of Discharge: [Required by 15A NCAC 02H .0105(c)(1)] a. Volume of discharge(in GPD): 50,000 b. The discharge is: ® Continuous ❑ Intermittent If the discharge is intermittent,describe when the discharge occurs: c. Number of discharge points(outfalls): Page 1 of 3 Revised 9/1/2013 NCG530000 New Application d. What percentage of the discharge is treated? 0 e. Describe the type of wastewater being discharged(including any known pollutants present in the discharge): Water from ponds containing Rainbow Trout Describe the nature of the business applying for coverage under the General Permit: Ranbow Trout farm f. Identify the treatment methods in use at the facility(check all that apply): ❑ None ® Settling Ponds ❑ Screens* ❑ Floor Screens* ❑ Treatment Equipment* Other(describe): *If checked,attach a description of all component specifications(design volume,retention time,surface area,etc.). Describe existing treatment facilities in detail and provide design criteria or operational data (including calculations)showing the facility can meet the requirements for coverage under the General Permit,as required by 15A NCAC 02H.0127. g. Describe the discharge location(bay,stream,etc.): Stream h. A USGS topographic map(1:24000 scale)identifying the exact discharge location(s)must be submitted with this application. Identify all discharge points(outfalls)on this site map. i. Is the discharge directly to the receiving water? ® Yes ❑ No— If no,mark the path taken by the discharge from the outfall to the receiving stream on the site map (including the pathway of any storm sewers, ditches, canals, etc.). j. Name of receiving water(s): Bearwallow Branch 5) Alternatives to Direct Discharge: [Evaluation required by G.S. 143-215.1(b)(5)(a)and 15A NCAC 02H.0105(c)(2)] Address the feasibility of implementing each of the following non-discharge alternatives: a. Connection to a Regional Sewer Collection System-If the facility is existing and currently discharges to a POTW,when will connection not be allowed? b. Subsurface disposal(including nitrification field,infiltration gallery, injection wells,etc.) c. Spray irrigation The alternatives to discharge analysis should include boring logs and/or other information indicating that a subsurface system is neither feasible nor practical as well as written evidence indicating that connection to a POTW is not an option. It should also include a present value of costs analysis as outlined in the Division's Engineering Alternatives Analysis (EAA) Guidance Document. Page 2 of 3 Revised 9/1/2013 NCG530000 New Application Additional Application Requirements: For new or proposed discharges,the following information must be included in triplicate with this application or it will be returned as incomplete;per 15A NCAC 02H .0105(c) a. USGS topographic map(or photocopied portion thereof)with discharge location clearly indicated. If the discharge is not directly to a stream,the pathway to the receiving stream must be clearly indicated. b. If this application is being submitted by a consulting engineer(or engineering firm), include documentation from the applicant showing that the engineer(or firm)submitting this application has been designated an Authorized Representative of the applicant;per 15A NCAC 02H .0138(b)(1). c. Final plans for the treatment system(if applicable). The plans must be signed and sealed by a North Carolina registered Professional Engineer and stamped"FINAL DESIGN-Not Released for Construction;"per 15A NCAC 02H .0139. d. Final specifications for all major treatment system components(if applicable). The specifications must be signed and sealed by a North Carolina registered Professional Engineer and shall include a narrative description of the treatment system to be constructed;per 15A NCAC 02H .0139. I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in this application and that to the best of my knowledge and belief such information is true,complete,and accurate. Printed Name of Person Signing: Duane Davis Title: Owner,managing partner (Please review 15A NCAC 02H.0106(e)for authorized signing officials) yLAf\) August 28,2021 (Signature of Applicant) (Date Signed) North Carolina General Statute§ 143-215.6B provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this Article or a rule implementing this Article;or who knowingly makes a false statement of a material fact in a rulemaking proceeding or contested case under this Article; or who falsifies,tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under this Article or rules of the Commission implementing this Article,shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars($10,000). 18 U.S.C.Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine or imprisonment not more than 5 years,or both,for a similar offense. Design of treatment facilities must comply with requirements in 15A NCAC 02H .0138. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mail this application and one copy of the entire package to: NC DENR/DWR/Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 Attn: Charles Weaver Page 3 of 3 Revised 9/1/2013 This property was developed around 1985 by Paul Brown,the previous owner. Paul created the water system including the 5 concrete raceways and the 3 trout ponds, Paul and his wife operated a small trout farm.As far as I know, no permit was ever applied for. Black arrows represent water discharge t Discharge Square tj represents a fish hatchery Circles represent 0building 3 trout ponds 0 Discharge Rectangle represents 5 trout raceways Stream water enters - -1. F�r � raceways by gravity flow The stream water enters our property at our upper raceway.There are 5 raceways containing rainbow trout. Each raceway delivers water to the raceway below it by gravity flow.At the end of raceway#5 is an underground pipe that delivers water to the first of 3 ponds.The first pond delivers water via a waterfall to the lower pond by gravity flow.The second pond delivers water via a waterfall to the third pond.The third pond discharges the water back to the stream via a waterfall. Each pond is approximately 50,000 gallons and each has a fountain to help aerate the water. This system was in place when we purchased the property in July 2000.The square in this map is the hatchery building which we had built.The water that flows into the hatchery is supplied by 3 wells.We do not use stream water for our hatchery.The discharge from the hatchery goes into a fiberglass settling tank that supplies a waterfall.The waterfall has an overflow to the stream, but we believe that most of the water evaporates. The raceways are occasionally cleaned of waste material.The waste material goes into an earthen settling tank that does not discharge to the stream. Alternative to direct discharge Connection to a Regional Sewer System is not available in our area. Subsurface disposal may not be practical in this situation. Spray irrigation may be possible. We use fountains and waterfalls for this now.