NC0068918_Permit (Issuance)_20020930

NPDES DOCU ENT 5CANNINO COVER :SHEET
NC0068918
Cedar Hill WWTP
NPDES Permit:
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Plan of Action
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Permit
History
Document Date:
September 30, 2002
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
September 30, 2002
Mr. James C. Woodham
Resources Planning Corporation
P.O. Box 2185
Cashiers, North Carolina 28717
NCDENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0068918
Cedar Hill Development WWTP
Jackson County
Dear Mr. Woodham:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit.
Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. This permit is issued pursuant
to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement
between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated May 9, 1994 (or as
subsequently amended).
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty
(30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition,
conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of
Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless
such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may
require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain other permits 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 other
Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Christie Jackson at telephone
number [phone], extension 538.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
SUSAN A. WILSON
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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Permit NC0068918
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER 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,
Resources Planning Corporation
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Cedar Hill Development WWTP
On US Highway 64
east of Cashiers
Jackson County
to receiving waters designated as Horsepasture River in the Savannah River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other
conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective November 1, 2002.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2007.
Signed this day September 30, 2002.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
SUSAN A. WILSON
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0068918
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Resources Planning Corporation is hereby authorized to:
1. After receiving an Authorization to Construct from the Division of Water Quality,
construct and operate a 0.10 MGD wastewater treatment system.
The facility is located east of Cashiers at Cedar Hill Development WWTP at on US
Highway 64 in Jackson County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into Horsepasture River, classified C-Trout waters in the Savannah River
Basin.

Latitude: 35°08'03"
Longitude: 83°04' 14"
Quad # G6NE
Receiving Stream: Horsepasture River
Stream Class: C-Trout
Subbasin: 031302
NC0068918 - Cedar Hill Development WW'l'P
Jackson County

Permit NC0068918
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - FINAL
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until
expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges
shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample Location
Flow
0.100 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20QC)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Residue
30✓Q m_g/L
z
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N
(April 1— October 31) (
11.0 mg/L
\
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N (
(November 1— March 31)
14.0 mg/L
;
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine •(.!
µg/L
2NVeek
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (QC)
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
pH1
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts

PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
COMMISSIONSSION / NPDES UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE A
NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT
On the basis of thorough staff review
and application of NC General Statute
143.21, Public law 92-500 and other law-
ful standards and regulations, the North
Carolina Environmental Management
Commission proposes to issue a
National Pollutant Discharge Elimin-
ation System (NPDES) , wastewater dis-
charge permit to the person(s) listed
below effective 45 days from the pub-
lish date of this notice.
Written comments regarding the pro-
posed permit will be accepted until 30
days after the publish date of this
notice. All comments received prior to
that date are considered in the final
determinations regarding the proposed
permit. The Director of the NC Division
of Water Quality may decide to hold a
public meeting for the proposed permit
should the Division receive a significant
degree of public interest.
Copies of the draft permit and other
supporting information on tile used to
determine conditions present In, the
draft permit are available upon request
and payment of the cost of the produc-
tion. Mail comment and'or requests for
information to the NC Division of Water
Quality at the above address or call Ms.
Christie Jackson at [phone].
extension 538. Please include the
NPDES permit number (attached) in any
communication. Interested persons
may also visit the Division of Water
Quality at 512 N. Salisbury Street,
Raleigh. NC 27604-1148 between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to
review information on file.
NPDES Permit Number NC0022985,
Carolina Water Service - Fairfield
Sapphire Subdivision WWTP, P.O. Box
240908, Charlotte. NC 28224 has
applied for a permit renewal for a facili-
ty located in Jackson County discharg-
ing treated wastewater into Trays Island
Creek in the Savannah River Basin.
Currently ammonia and fecal coliform
are water quality limited. This discharge
may affect future allocations in this por-
tion of the receiving stream.
NPDES Permit Number NC0068918.
Resources Planning Corporation -
Cedar Hill Development. P.O. BOX 2185,
Cashiers, NC 28717 has applied for a
permit renewal for a facility located in
Jackson County discharging treated
wastewater into Horsepasture River In
the Savannah River Basin. Currently
ammonia, fecal coliiorm and total resid-
ual chlorine are water quality limited.
This discharge may affect future alloca-
tions in this portion of the receiving
stream.
NPDES Permit Number NC0067954.
CAROLINA MTN. SPRINGWATER CO.,
P.O. BOX 1610. HOT SPRINGS. AR
71902 has applied for a permit renewal
for a facility located In JACKSON
County discharging treated wastewater
into UT WHITEWATER RIVER in the
SAVANNAH River Basin. Currently
BOD5 And MBAS are water quality lim-
ited. This discharge may affect future
allocations in this portion of the receiv-
ing stream.
10
NORTH CAROLINA
Jackson County
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State,
duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to
administer oaths, personally appeared
who is first duly sworn, deposes and says: that he -she is
(Owner, partner, publisher, or other officer or employee authorized to make this affidavit)
of The Sylva Herald and Ruralite, engaged in the publication of a news-
paper known as The Sylva Herald and Ruralite published, issued, and
entered as second class mail in the Town of Sylva, in said County and
State; that he -she is authorized to make this affidavit and sworn state-
ment; that the notice or other legal advertisement, a true copy of which
is attached hereto, was published in The Sylva Herald and Ruralite on
the following dates;
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and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document, or
legal advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every
such publication, a newspaper meeting all of the requirements and qual-
ifications of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and
was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the
General Statutes of North Carolina.
This - A day of 9-z4 yQb
—
(Signature of person making affidavit)
Sworn to and subscribed before mec-this
day of
My Commission expires:
Notary ublic
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Residual Chlorine and Ammonia Toxicity Assessment
Residual Chlorine
s7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (UG/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL
IWC (%)
Allowable Concentration (ug
Fecal Limit
Ratio of 12.9 :1
0.155
17.0
0
7.19
236.35
Ammonia as NH3
(summer)
s7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL
IWC (%)
Allowable Concentration (n'
Ammonia as NH3
(winter)
w7Q10 (CFS)
200/l00m1 DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL
IWC (%)
Allowable Concentration (IT
2
0.1
0.155
1.0
0.22
7.19
11.06
..........
0.1
0.155
1.8
0.22
11.44
14.03
CRJ
NC0068918
5/7/02

RALEIGH, NC
WEST PALM BEACH, FL
PAWLEY'S ISLAND, SC
RESOURCES PLANNING CORPORATION
763 HIGHWAY 107 SOUTH
POST OFFICE BOX 2446
CASHIERS, NORTH CAROLINA 28717
[phone]
FAX [phone]
Via U.S. Mail & Facsimile: 919-733-0719
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
NPDES Unit
NCDENR, Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
RE: NPDES Permit NC 0068918
Dear Mr. Weaver & Mrs. Stephens:
March 25, 2002
CHARLEV(.
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I;r ;{R - WA'i ER OUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH
Mrs. Valery Stephens
NCDENR
Water Quality/Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
We have just received in this morning's mail, Mr. Weaver's letter of March 11, 2002,
and the NPDES Permit Application Short Form D which accompanied it.
In response, we are both faxing to you, Mr. Weaver, and mailing to you, Mrs. Stephens,
Short Form D as it has been completed by us.
Please renew the above referenced permit for us. There have been no changes on our
site since our last renewal application. This is to advise you, however, that we will soon be
applying for an Authority to Construct Permit which our engineers, William P. Lapsley and
Associates, Hendersonville, NC are preparing for us.
Very truly yours,
RESOURCES PLANNING CORPORATION
James C. Woodham
Assistant Secretary
AWR/mta CAD
Enclosure
CC: William P. Lapsley, P.E.

NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center. Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
North Carolina NPDES Permit Number
(if known)
Please print or type
1 NC00 68918
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1. wiling address of applicant/permittee:
Facility Name
Owner Name
Street Address
City
State
ZIP Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
Cedar Hill Development
Resources Planning Corporation
P. 0. Box 2185
Cashiers,
Worth rarn]inn
28717
(828 ) 743-2118
(828 ) 743-3126
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2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Name (If different from above)
Facility Contact Person
Street Address or State Road
City / Zip Code
James C. Woodham
761 TINY. 107 South - P.O. Box 2185
Cashiers, NC 28717
County Jackson
Telephone Number (8 22 ) 7 4 3 - 21 18
S. Reason for application:
Expansion/Modification * Existing Unpermitted Discharge
Renewal New Facility
* Please provide a description of the expansion/modification:
4. Description of the existing treatment facilities (list all installed components with
capacities):
Not constructed as of this date
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
S. Description of wastewater (check all that apply):
Tyne of Facility Generating Wastewater
Industrial Number of Employees
Commercial Number of Employees
Residential Number of Homes
School Number of Students/Staff
Other
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, etc.):
Residential subdivision and commercial area
6. Number of separate wastewater discharge pipes (wastewater outfalls):
One (1)
7. If the facility has multiple discharge outfalls, record the source(s) of wastewater for each
outfall:
S. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall):
Horsepasture River/Savannah River Basin
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
James C. Woodham
Printed Name of Person Signing --
Assistant Secretary
Title
3/25/02
ture of Applicant Date Signed
N Carolina General Statute 143-215.6E (i) provides that Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation,or
certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document tiles or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the
Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, or who faisifies, 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, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000, 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 $10,000 or
imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both tor a similar offense.)
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