NC0086193_Permit (Issuance)_20050815

NPDES DOCUMENT 5CANNINC COVER SHEET
NC0086193
Maplecrest
WTP
NPDES Permit:
Document Type
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File
- Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Staff Report
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Permit
History
Document Date:
August 15, 2005
This document is printed on reuise paper - ighnore any
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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Ir., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P. E. Director
Division of Water Quality
August 15, 2005
Mr. Michael Myers
Heater Utilities, Inc.
PO Box 4889
Cary, North Carolina 27519
Subject Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0086193
Maplecrest Subdivision WTP
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Myers:
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).
This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on June 22, 2005.
This permit includes a TRC limit that will take effect on March 1, 2007. If you wish to install dechlorination
equipment, the Division has promulgated a simplified approval process for such projects. Guidance for
approval of dechlorination projects may be viewed online at http://www.nccgl.net/news/ATCoverview.html.
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
Karen Rust at telephone number [phone], extension 361.
cc: Central Files
Mooresville Regional Office/Surface Water Protection Section
NPDES Files
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Npr Carolina
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N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center
Internet http!/h2o.enr.state.nc.us 512 N. Salisbury St.
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Phone: [phone] Customer Service
Raleigh, NC 27604 Fax: [phone]

Permit NC0086193
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,
Heater Utilities, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Maplecrest Subdivision WTP
Maplecrest Drive
South of Gastonia
Gaston County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Catawba Creek and
Catawba Creek in the Catawba 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 September 1, 2005.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2010.
Signed this day August 15, 2005.
-fir
Alan W. Klimek, P. E., Direc r
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0086193
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or
discharge are hereby revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued
permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority
to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions,
requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
Heater Utilities, Inc., is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to discharge greensand filter -backwash wastewater from a drinking -
water purification system at Well #3 (outfall 001) and a drinking -water
purification system at Well #2 (outfall 002) . These wells are located at the
Maplecrest Subdivision south of Gastonia on Maplecrest Drive in Gaston County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the locations specified on the attached
map into an unnamed tributary to Catawba Creek (outfall 002) and Catawba
Creek (outfall 001). Both streams are classified C waters in the Catawba River
Basin.

Latitude: 35°12'36" (001 - Well 3)
Longitude: 81°06'40" (001-Well 3)
Latitude: 35°11'24" (002 - Well 2)
Longitude: 81°06'42" (002 -Well 2)
Quad # G14NE
Receiving Stream Catawba Creek (001)
UT Catawba Creek (002)
Stream Class: C
Subbasin: 30837
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Permit NC0086193
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 outfalls 001 and 002. Such discharges shall be limited -and monitored by the
Permittee as specified below:
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1. For instantaneous flow monitoring, the duration of the discharge must be reported in addition to the total
flow.
2. The limit for total residual chlorine will take effect March 1, 2007, only if chlorine is used.
3. The pH shall not be less than 6 standard units nor greater than 9 standard units.
All samples should be collected from a representative discharge event.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

AFFIDAVIT OF INSERTION OF
ADVERTISEMENT
The Gaston Gazette
Gastonia, NC
Gaston County
I, Linda Seiboth Legal Advertising Clerk of The Gaston Gazette, do certify that the
advertisement of
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE A NPDES WASTEWATER
PERMIT
Measuring 18.46 inches appeared in The Gaston Gazette, a newspaper published in
Gaston County, Gastonia, NC, in issues:
JUKE 24, 2005
ff. day
to and subscribed before me this o
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Linda Seiboth
Legal Advertising
, 2005
Carla Norris Potter, Notary Public
My Commission Expires September 14, 2008

STATE OF'NORTH
cAROuRIA•
ENVIRONMENTAL 'MAN-
" AGEMENT •COMMISStOW
• NPDES UNIT
1617. MAIL SERVICE
CENTER
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617
• NOTIFICATION :OF IN-
TENT :..TO ISSUE A
• NPDES WASTEWATER
*staff review and application;:
•of NC, 'General ;Statute
'14321, Publiclaw 92-500
and other lawful standards
and regulations,_ the North
• Carojtna Environmental
management Commission
proposes to issue a nation-
al Pollutant : Discharge
• Elimination ..'System
(NPDES).wastewaterthe per-
sons(s)
die-
chargepemlit
.listed Wiwi: effect•;
tive 45 days from :the pub-
lish date of this notice.
Written comments re.
tng the proposed permit
be accepted until 30 days
• after the publish date of this
notice. Ail comments re-
ceived prior•tb that date are -
considered In the final de-
• terminations regarding the
proposed penalt. The Di- -
rector of the NC Division of
Water Orrality mays deride
to. hold a public•meeting fdr
'the proposed permit shouid
the Division receive a sig-
nificant degree of public In-
terest.:: ` • ' `
•
Copies of the draft permit
and other: supporting
rnation on file used to de-
terinine conditions present
• in the draft perms are avail-
able upon request and pay-
ment`of lie "costs of repro-
•
ductton::: Mail, -.comments
• andlor requests for infor
ration -to the 'NC Division
of Water quality at -
above. address or call the
Point 4ourca Branch at
(919)..733-5083; :extension
.520; ;Please. include the
NPDES - permit l 5r
(NC0060577, "
NC0084468, 'NC0,086142,
N00086193).-in any 'corn!.
• murhtcation. Interested •per-
' sons may arso visit .the DI-.
vision- 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 re -
.view tpformaation on file. •
Carotins Mater;'Servtce,
Inc. of . North Carotins,: P.O.
Box -'240908, :' Charlotte.
North Carolina;28224 has
applied . ,for;-, .renewal of
NPDES Permit _N
for [ts Saddiewobri
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alert:::: .:af%::NCSR
` 2416 (L.ittie : Mountain
Road) in > Gaston county.
This.;pefacility ',ills.: -
"charges treateil Wastewater
,to an unnamed�.tributary to
•Crowders Creek In the Ca-
tawbaRiver t.Basin. ':Cur-
rentiy, CBOD and ammonia
nitrogen -are water. -quality
-discharge. limited:: This `discharge, May
affect:,,luture allocations in
' d
this on 3of • the Water-
she •
Thai Ridge .: Community
Sewer Assodat_lon; -,:106
Ridge •Circle, ' Gastonia,
. North Carolina has applied
for :renewal of NPDES per
_ view intimation on tile.
Carolina Water•• Service,.
Inc. of North Carotins, P.O.
.. Box • 240908, Charlotte,
North: Carol[na . 28224 has
apptiedior.- renewal of
NPDES permit.NC0060577
for Its.SS'Iewood. Subdivi-
ston :.WWTP , aft a. �iCSR
2416 ;::.(Little Mountain
Road)' to -•Gaston 'County.
:. This; permitted facttify, disk
.Charges treated wastewater
to an unnamed .tributary to
•Crowders Creek in the Ca-
tawba-' River 7 Basin.
rent% CBOD and ammonia.
• nitrogen are.. water quality
t'untted. This discharge may
afect:;future allocations in
this portion of - the water-
•
Ridge tr. Comrrlunity
"Sewer) • Assodation,";:106
Ridge .Circle,-' Gastonia,
North' Carolina has applied
for•renewal of NPDES per
mit.; •.NC0069175 '• for .'its
Ridge' Community WWTP.
"In Gaston County. This per
mitted': facility discharges,
• treated .wastewater to an
unnamed•tributary to Black-
wood 'Creek In the Cataif
ba River' Basin::'edgedty,
CBOD and'ammonia nttro-
gen;are:water quality limit-
ecl This. may af-
fact • future • . allocations in
this portion;._of,,the Water
shed
r���y ti'k ��1 j
Heater, Utiiit:es r tnc, '.(P.O.
Drawer 4889,: Cary,. N.C.`
27519) as.' applied: for re -
curia 01- NPDES. permit
N00084468•: for: the..Keitic
Meadows Subdon WTP
r in Gaston County. Thla•.Per-
• matted facility..„ -.discharges
treated wastewater- to an
unnamed, tributaryyto. Ca-,
tawba Cteelf iri the Cataw-
ba River, Basin. Currently,
total- residual:, chtoririe Is
' water" quality; limited:. This
` dischargermay affect future
allogations'In thla portlon,of
the Catawba Rhrer Basin. _.
{
Heater • Utttltles, .:Iick (PO.
Drawer 4889, 'Cary, N.C.
27519) .as . applied for. re-
newal;.af '.NPDES permit
NC0086142 for the Oaldey
Park Subdivision WTP to
Gaston County.. This. Per?
milled fadlity discharges a
,maximum- of.. 0:001: MGD
treated .;. wastewater to
McGill Branch: in the Ca-
tawba River:: Basin. Cur-
rently, total residual chto-
rine Is water quality limited.
• .This • discharge may affect:
• future allocations In' this •
portion 'of the' Catawba Rtv
er Basin "
Heater, (ltitittes.' lnc.:(P.O.
:. Drawer 4889, : Cary, N.C.
27519) as applied for -re-
newel of : NPDES permit
NC0088193',.. for, _ • the
Maptecrest . Subdivision
WTP _ In' Gaston, -County..
This permitted facility dis-
charges treated wastewater
to' Catawba Creek In the
Catawba; River. Basip..Cur-
- total residual chlo-
rine 1s water quality ttmtted
This discharge may; affed
future allocations : In; this
portion of the Catawba Riv-
er Basin '
1C-June '24, 2005

To: Permits and Engineering Unit
Water Quality Section
Attention: Carolyn Bryant
SOC PRIORITY PROJECT: No
Date: April 20, 2005
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NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATiONAPR 2 6 2005
County: Gaston
MRO No.: 05-20
Permit No. NC0086193
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and address: Maplecrest Subdivision WTP
Heater Utilities, Inc.
Post Office Drawer 4889
Cary, North Carolina 27519
UE? R - WATER QUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH
2. Date of investigation: April 6, 2005
3. Report prepared by: Samar Bou-Ghazale, Environmental Engineer I
4. Persons contacted and telephone number: Mr. Mike Dycus, ORC, Heater Utilities, (704)
489-9404
5. Directions to site: From the intersection of New Hope Road (NC Highway 279) and
Beaty Road (SR 2439) in Gastonia, Gaston County, travel south on SR 2439
approximately 1.1 miles to the junction with Maplecrest Drive (SR 2792) on the right
(west). Turn right (west) onto Maplecrest Drive and proceed approximately 0.25 mile to
the junction with Forest Wood Court (SR 2797). Proceed north on Forest Wood Court
approximately 0.1 mile. Well No.3 is located at the end of Forest Wood Court.
Well No.2 is located approximately 500 feet southwest of the junction of Woodhurst
Court (SR 2795) and Duncan Lane (SR 2794) in the subdivision.
6. Discharge point(s). List for all discharge points:
001 (Well No. 3)
Latitude: 35 ° 12' 36"
Page Two
Longitude: 81 ° 06' 40"
002 (Well No.2)
Latitude: 35 ° 11' 24" Longitude: 81 ° 06' 42"

Attach a U.S.G.S. map extract and indicate treatment facility site and discharge point on
map.
USGS Quad No.: G 14 NE USGS Name: Belmont, NC
7. Site size and expansion are consistent with application? N/A
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): The site has moderate slopes. The
sites are not located in the flood plain area.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: Approximately 200 feet from the well No. 3, and 75 feet
from well No. 2.
10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: Unnamed tributary to Catawba Creek
a. Classification: C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: Catawba and 03-08-37
c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: The discharge
from Well No. 3 (via outfall No.001) is to an unnamed tributary to Catawba Creek.
The discharge (via outfall No. 002) from Well No. 2 is to a natural drainage ditch
which enters an UT to Catawba Creek. Note that Well No. 2 has not been in
operation since last year. Downstream uses are typical for class C waters.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of wastewater to be permitted: Intermittent discharge.
b. What is the current permitted capacity of the wastewater treatment facility? 750
GPD.
c. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility (current design capacity)? 750
GPD
d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous Authorizations to
Construct issued in the previous two years: None.
e. Please provide a description of existing or substantially constructed wastewater
treatment facilities: The existing WWT facilities consist of iron/manganese green
sand filters.
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater treatment facilities: None
proposed.

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g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: None that we are aware.
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): N/A.
2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme: No residuals generated.
3. Treatment plant classification: Discharge of filter back wash water. No rating given.
4. SIC Code(s): 9999 Wastewater Code(s): 22 Main Treatment Unit Code: 00000
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant Funds or are any public monies
involved (municipals only)? Public monies were not used in the construction of this
facility.
2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity) requests: None at this time.
3. Important SOC, JOC or Compliance Schedule dates: (please indicate) N/A.
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation: N/A
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The permittee, Heater Utilities, has requested that the subject permit be renewed. The
permit allows the discharge of filter backwash water from sand filters used in the removal of Iron
and Manganese from well water. There have been no changes to the permit since the permit was
last renewed.
Pending a final review and approval by the NPDES Unit, it is recommended that the
permit be reissued to the applicant as requested.
Signature of Report Preparer
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Surface Wat r Protection Regional Supervisor
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Heater
Utilities
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WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES
January 11, 2005
Mr. Charles Weaver
North Carolina DENR
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Re: Permit Renewal - NPDES Permit No. NC0086193
Maplecrest Subdivision WTP
Dear Mr. Weaver:
202 MacKenan Court
Cary, North Carolina 27511
phone : [phone]
fax : [phone]
P.O. Drawer 4889, Cary, NC 27519
Enclosed is the original and two copies of the permit renewal application for
the above -described discharge permit. This permit involves the discharge of backwash
water from iron/manganese removal filters at a community well serving Malpecrest
subdivision in Gaston County. These filters are backwashed onto the ground near the
well lots located in the subdivision. There are two filters on each well with an
estimated backwash of 650 gallons per backwash. These filters are backwashed
approximately two times per week for a total weekly backwash at the two discharge
points of 5.200 gallons per week (four filters x 650 gallons x 2 backwashes per
week).
There is no pretreatment of the backwash water prior to the discharge and no
solids removal or sludge management plan.
If I can provide further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at
919-467-8712, Ext. 37.
JHT/rt
Enclosure
Sincerely,
CI,Y2P/
Je y H. Tweed
Vice President
El
JAN 1 8 2005
DENR - WATER QUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH
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