NC0065684_Fact Sheet_20220221

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require full Fact
Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile home parks, etc)
that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include facilities with more complex
issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance
concerns).
Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer / Date
Siying Chen 11/23/2021
Permit Number
NC0065684
Facility Name / Facility Class
Country Woods WWTP / WW-2
County / Regional Office
Union / MRO
Basin Name / Sub -basin number
Yadkin -Pee Dee / 03-07-12
Receiving Stream / HUC
Goose Creek / 030401050701
Stream Classification / Stream Segment
C / 13-17-18
Does permit need Daily Maximum NH3 limits?
No — already present
Does permit need TRC limits/language?
No — already present
Does permit have toxicity testing? IWC (%) if so
No
Does permit have Special Conditions?
Yes, an ammonia toxicity and nutrients reopener
Does permit have instream monitoring?
Yes, for TRC, NH3 as N, temperature, DO, and
fecal coliform.
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
Three violation and enforcement cases (including
one NOV and two NOD) during the permit cycle.
Any permit mods since last permit?
Added WWTP classification
Updated eDMR requirements
Updated outfall map
Updated facility's address
New expiration date
4/30/2026
Comments on Draft Permit?
No
Most Commonly Used Expedited Language:
• TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote: "The
facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field
certified. However, effluent values below 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance
purposes."
Fact Sheet for Permit Renewal
November 2021 -- NPDES Permit NC0065684 - Page 1

Section 1. Facility Overview:
This facility is a minor facility (flow < 1 MGD) discharging 100% domestic wastewater with a design
capacity of 0.67 MGD. This WWTP consists of:
• 0.09 MGD package plant (dual trains at 0.045 MGD each) using dual:
• aeration basins
• clarifiers
• contact tanks with tablet chlorination and dechlorination (backup only)
• aerated sludge tanks
• 0.10 MGD package plant (dual trains at 0.05 MGD each) using dual:
• aeration basins
• clarifiers
• chlorine contact tanks with tablet chlorination and dechlorination (backup only)
• aerated sludge tanks
o one common equalization basin prior to both plants
o one common tertiary filter for both dual plants (2 cells) after clarification
• 0.48 MGD (three trains, each 0.16 MGD) each consisting of triple:
• equalization basins
• aeration basins
• clarifiers
• chlorine contact tanks with tablet chlorination (backup only)
• post aeration
• dechlorination
• aerated sludge tanks, and
• one filter unit per train (four cells)
with effluent from all treatment trains discharging through UV disinfection and a recording -type effluent
flow meter.
The facility has submitted an Authorization to Operate application for a reduced design capacity to 0.48
MGD. Upon receipt of the Engineer's Certificate for the 0.48 MGD design capacity, effluent limitations
and monitoring requirements will be as specified in section A. (1). Also, upon receipt of the Engineer's
Certificate the dual 0.09 MGD treatment train capacity and the dual 0.10 treatment capacity will no
longer be active treatment components; and may be repurposed or decommissioned.
Section 2. Compliance History (October 2016 — November 2021):
• One NOV for Ammonia Nitrogen limit violation in May 2018.
• Two NODs for Ammonia Nitrogen limit violation in June 2019 and August 2019.
Fact Sheet for Permit Renewal
November 2021 -- NPDES Permit NC0065684 - Page 2

Section 3. Changes from previous permit to draft:
• Added facility grade in A. (1) and A. (2).
• Updated eDMR footnote in A. (1), A. (2) and language in A. (4)
• Updated outfall map.
Section 4. Comments received on draft permit:
• No comment received on draft permit.
Section 5. Changes from draft to final:
• Updated facility's address on cover sheet.
• Reassigned from Emily Phillips to Siying Chen after Public Notice.
• From reviewing the past permits, we found that the effluent limits for ammonia nitrogen were
changed in the 2011 permit renewal (See attached) due to the added Ammonia Toxicity
Reopener condition. The monthly average effluent limit for ammonia nitrogen was reduced to
0.5 mg/L throughout the year, and the daily maximum effluent limits were reduced to 2.9 mg/L
during the summer and 7.15 mg/L during the winter. The monthly average effluent limits for
ammonia nitrogen calculated from the wasteload allocation worksheet are 1.1 mg/L for summer
and 2.4 mg/L for winter. Since the effluents limits based on ammonia toxicity are tighter than the
limits calculated from the WLA worksheet, we determined that no change needed on the current
effluent limits, and thus no change to the final permit.
Fact Sheet for Permit Renewal
November 2021 -- NPDES Permit NC0065684 - Page 3

AFFP
Public Notice
Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF NC }
COUNTY OF
SS
Kimberly Cook, being duly sworn, says:
That she is Billing Clerk of the The Enquirer Journal, a
daily newspaper of general circulation, printed and
published in Monroe, County, NC; that the publication, a
copy of which is attached hereto, was published in the
said newspaper on the following dates:
October 07, 2021
That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated
on those dates.
SIGNED:
()..34
Billing Clerk J
Subscribed to and sworn to me this 7th day of October
2021.
Barbara M Daniels, Notary, Guilford , County, NC
My commission expires: February 01, 2022
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(EJ) Wren Thedford
Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Public Notice
North Carolina
Environmental Management
Commission/NPDES Unit
161' 7 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue a
NPDES Wastewater Permit
NC0065684 Country Wood
WWTP
The North Carolina Environ-
mental Management Commis-
sion proposes to issue a NP-
DES wastewater discharge per-
mit to the person(s) listed be-
low. Written comments regard-
ing the proposed permit will be
accepted until 30 days after the
publish date of this notice. The
Director of the NC Division of
Water Resources (DWR) may
hold a public hearing should
there be a significant degree of
public interest. Please mail
comments and/or information
requests to DWR at the above
address. Interested persons
may visit the DWR at 512 N,
Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC
27604 to review information on
file. Additional information on
NPDES permits and this notice
may be found on our website:
http:itdeq.nc.gov/abouUdivi-
sionsiwater- resourcestwater-re-
sources-permitsfwastewater-
b rant h? n pd es-w as tewat a rtp u b -
lic-notices,or by calling (919)
707-3601. Aqua North Carolina,
Inc. (202 Mackenan Court,
Cary, NC, 27511) has applied
tor renewal of NPDES permit
NC0065684 for the Country
Woods WWTP in Union
County. This permitted facility
discharges treated wastewater
to Goose Creek within the
Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin.
BOD, ammonia nitrogen, DO,
fecal coliform, and total resid-
ual chlorine are water quality
limited. This discharge may af-
fect future wasteload alloca-
tions to this portion of the
Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin.
Oct. 7, 2021

NH3/TRC WLA Calculations
Facility: Country Wood WWTP
PermitNo. NC0065684
Prepared By: Siying Chen
Enter Design Flow (MGD):
Enter s7Q10 (cfs):
Enter w7Q10 (cfs):
0.67
0.1
0.4
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)
Daily Maximum Limit (ug/I)
s7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (UG/L)
Upstream Bkgd (ug/I)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (ug/I)
Fecal Coliform
Monthly Average Limit:
(If DF >331; Monitor)
(If DF<331; Limit)
Dilution Factor (DF)
0.1
0.67
1.0385
17.0
0
91.22
19
Ammonia (Summer)
Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/I)
s7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
Upstream Bkgd (mg/I)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (mg/I)
Ammonia (Winter)
Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/I)
w7Q10 (CFS)
200/100m1 DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
1.10 Upstream Bkgd (mg/I)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (mg/I)
Total Residual Chlorine
1. Cap Daily Max limit at 28 ug/I to protect for acute toxicity
Ammonia (as NH3-N1
1. If Allowable Conc > 35 mg/I, Monitor Only
2. Monthly Avg limit x 3 = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals)
3. Monthly Avg limit x 5 = Daily Max limit (Non-Munis)
If the allowable ammonia concentration is > 35 mg/L, no limit shall be imposed
0.1
0.67
1.0385
1.0
0.22
91.22
1.1
0.4
0.67
1.0385
1.8
0.22
72.19
2.4
Fecal Coliform
1. Monthly Avg limit x 2 = 400/100 ml = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals) = Daily Max limit (Non -Muni)

MONITORING REPORT(MR) VIOLATIONS for:
Report Date: 11/22/21 Page 1 01 1
Permit: nc0065684 MRs Betweei 0 - 2016 and11 - 2021 Region: % Violation Category:% Program Category: %
Facility Name: % Param Nam(% County: % Subbasin:% Violation Action: %
Major Minor:
PERMIT: NC0065684
FACILITY: Aqua North Carolina Inc - Country Wood WWTP
COUNTY: Union REGION: Mooresville
Limit Violation
MONITORING UNIT OF
OUTFALL LOCATION PARAMETER VIOLATION FREQUENCY
REPORT DATE MEASURE
LIMIT
CALCULATED
VALUE Over
VIOLATION TYPE VIOLATION ACTION
08-2020 001 Effluent Chlorine, Total Residual 08/07/20 Weekly ug/I 19 24 26.3 Daily Maximum No Action, BPJ
Exceeded
12 - 2018 001 Effluent Flow, in conduit or thru 12/31/18 Continuous mgd 0.48 0.515 7.3 Monthly Average No Action, BPJ
treatment plant Exceeded
05-2018 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as 05/10/18 Weekly mg/I 2.9 3.68 26.9 Daily Maximum Proceed to NOV
N) - Concentration Exceeded
05-2018 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as 05/31/18 Weekly mg/I 0.5 1.19 138.4 Monthly Average Proceed to NOV
N) - Concentration Exceeded
06-2019 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as 06/30/19 Weekly mg/I 0.5 0.51 2.5 Monthly Average Proceed to NOD
N) - Concentration Exceeded
08-2019 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as 08/31/19 Weekly mg/I 0.5 0.53 6 Monthly Average Proceed to NOD
N) - Concentration Exceeded
Reporting Violation
MONITORING UNIT OF
OUTFALL LOCATION PARAMETER VIOLATION FREQUENCY
REPORT DATE MEASURE
LIMIT
CALCULATED %
VALUE Over
VIOLATION TYPE VIOLATION ACTION
09-2021 10/31/21 Late/Missing DMR None

From: Berger, Amanda A
To: Chen, Siyinq
Cc: Pearce, Joseph R; Lambeth, Robyn E
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] NPDES Permit Renewal - Electronic Distribution of NC0061719 and NC0065684
Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 3:27:26 PM
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Good afternoon Siying —
Electronic transmittal of NPDES draft and final permits is acceptable to Aqua North Carolina. Please
include Mr. Joseph Pearce and Ms. Robyn Lambeth, in addition to myself, on any communication to
ensure that it is received and addressed promptly. Their contact information is in the cc:// line.
Thank you,
Amanda
AQUA.
Amanda Berger
Director, Environmental Compliance
Aqua North Carolina
202 Mackenan Court; Cary, NC 27511
0: 919.653.6965 M:910.773.0406
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From: Chen, Siying <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 3:12 PM
To: Berger, Amanda A <[e-mail]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] NPDES Permit Renewal - Electronic Distribution of NC0061719 and NC0065684
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Hi Ms. Berger,
My name is Siying and I'm the permit writer who has been assigned to your NPDES permit renewals
for Woodlake Country Club WWTP (NC0061719) and Country Woods WWTP (NC0065684)
In order to provide more convenience, control, and security to our permittees and assist them in
processing their transactions, The Division of Water Resources is currently transitioning towards
electronic correspondence. This will hopefully provide more efficient service to our permittees and

other partners and will allow us to more effectively process and track documents. We are writing to
ask you for your approval of the transmittal of documents related to your permitting and related
activities with the Division in an electronic format. Documents will be emailed to the appropriate
contact person(s) in your organization in a PDF format.
Please respond to me through email with verification that transmittal of your documents in an
electronic manner is acceptable to you. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Thank you!
Siying (Sylvia) Chen (She/Her/Hers)
Environmental Specialist
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Email: siying.chen anncdenr.gov
Phone: [phone] (Office)
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From: Berger, Amanda A
To: Chen, Siyinq
Cc: Pearce, Joseph R; Lambeth, Robyn E; Weaver, Charles; Basinger, Corey
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] NPDES Permit Issuance - NC0065684
Date: Monday, February 21, 2022 7:23:58 AM
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Good morning Siying,
Permit has been received.
Thank you,
Amanda
AQUA
Amanda Berger
Director, Environmental Compliance
Aqua North Carolina
202 Mackenan Court; Cary, NC 27511
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Sent: Friday, February 18, 2022 3:03 PM
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] NPDES Permit Issuance - NC0065684
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Good afternoon Ms. Berger,
Attached is the final NPDES permit renewal for Country Woods WWTP (NC0065684). The
permit will be effective on April 1, 2022.
Please respond to this email confirming that you received the attached document, were
able to open and view the document and have saved/printed a copy for your records.

Thank you!
Siying (Sylvia) Chen (She/Her/Hers)
Environmental Specialist
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Email: siying.chen anncdenr.gov
Phone: [phone] (Office)
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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretory
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROL.INA
Environmental Quality
November 16, 2020
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
Attn: Amanda Berger, Dir. of Environmental Compliance
202 Mackenan Crt
Cary, NC 27511
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NC0065684
Country Wood WWTP
Union County
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the November 3, 2020 receipt of your permit renewal application
and supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW
permitting branch. Per G.S. 150B-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made.
Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The
permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a
timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal
of the permit.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https://deci. nc.gov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-a pplication-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.
cc: Central Files w/application
ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application
D_EQ,
Sincerely,
Wren Thedford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
North C,Sror ra Department of Envronmenta' Quality I Divson of Water Resources
Mooresv r Regona Off ce I €10 East Center Avenue, Sete 301 I Mooresv e, Norte Caro- na 28115
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AOUA_
Essential Utilities Company
November 2, 2020
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0167
Re: Application for Permit Renewal
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
Country Woods WWTP
NPDES No. NC0065684
Union County
Good Afternoon:
RECEIVED
NOV 11 2020
NCDEQIDWRINPDES
Enclosed are three (3) copies of the completed application Form D-WWTP. This
submittal includes the necessary attachments for your office to renew the subject
permit.
The plant is currently under construction to expand the facility. Aqua will provide
updated plant components upon completion of the project.
Should you need any additional information or assistance, please feel free to contact
me [phone] or by e-mail at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
524171/CA-(C2-(/n/Z1
Amanda Berger
Director of Environmental Compliance
Aqua North Carolina
Enc: NPDES Application
202 MacKenan Court, Cary, NC, 27511 • 919.467.8712 • AquaAmerica.com

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
Mail the complete application to:
NC DEQ / DWR / NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit
INC000065684
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name
Facility Name
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
AQUA NORTH CAROLINA, INC.
COUNTRY WOODS SUBDIVISION WWTP
202 MACKENAN COURT
CARY
NORTH CAROLINA 27511
RECEIVED
[phone]
Nov 11 2020
[phone]
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
[e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above ❑
Street Address or State Road HEMLOCK DRIVE
City MINT HILL
State / Zip Code NORTH CAROLINA
County UNION
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name AQUA NORTH CAROLINA, INC.
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
202 MACKENAN COURT
CARY
NORTH CAROLINA 27511
[phone]
[phone]
[e-mail]
1 of 3 Form-D 6/2017

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
4. Description of wastewater:
Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that apply):
Industrial ❑ Number of Employees
Commercial 4 Number of Employees
Residential 4 Number of Homes
School ❑ Number of Students/Staff
Other ❑ Explain:
11
1604
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.):
This system serves 1604 residential customers and 11 commercial businesses- employee count
unknown.
Number of persons served:
5. Type of collection system
'‘i Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
6. Outfall Information:
Number of separate discharge points 1
Outfall Identification number(s) 001
Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (NEW applicants: Provide a map showing the exact location of each
outfall):
Goose Creek (Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin)
8. Frequency of Discharge: I Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration:
9. Describe the treatment system
List all installed components, including capacities, provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and
phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a
separate sheet of paper.
0.480 MGD (three trains, each 0.160 MGD) each consisting of triple:
• Equalization basins
• Aeration basins
• Clarifiers
• Chlorine contact tanks with tablet chlorination (backup only)
• Post aeration
• Dechlorination
• Aerated sludge tanks, and
• One filter unit per train (four cells)
2 of 3 Form-D 6/2017

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.48 MGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.383 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 0.994 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes No
12. Effluent Data
NEW APPLICANTS: Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, Temperature and pH shall be grab
samples, for all other parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported,
report daily maximum and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
RENEWAL APPLICANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum) and Monthly Average
over the past 36 months for parameters currently in your permit. Mark other parameters "N/A".
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
3.2
0.6
MG/L
Fecal Coliform
350
9.7
#/ 100 ML
Total Suspended Solids
8.2
1.5
MG/L
Temperature (Summer)
27.3
23.5
° Celsius
Temperature (Winter)
18.9
16.3
° Celsius
pH
7.6
N/A
UNITS
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES
PSD (CAA)
Non -attainment program (CAA)
Permit Number
NC0065684
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
Type
NESHAPS (CAA)
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
Other
Permit Number
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.
Amanda Berger
Director, Environmental Compliance
Printed name of Person Signing Title
Signature of Applicant
Date
idadzo
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any
application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management
Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, 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 $25,000, 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 $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.)
3 of 3 Form-D 6/2017

SLUDGE MANAGEMENT PLAN
For
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
No sludge will be treated on any wastewater treatment plant site operated
by Aqua N.C., Western Division
Where practical, sludge removed from an Aqua N.C., Western
Division facility will be transported via a contract hauler to another
Aqua N.C., Western Division facility for the purpose of "seeding" a
new or under loaded plant.
Unusable (or "dead") sludge will be removed by a contract hauler and
properly disposed of in accordance with NCGS 14S-215.1. Contract
haulers used by Aqua N.C., Western Division will be required to
report the quantity of sludge transported and identify the location of
the proposed disposal site if the sludge is not taken to an existing
plant operated by Aqua N.C., Western Division. Aqua N.C., Western
Division has not entered into any agreement to accept sludge into its
facilities from plants not owned by them.
Aqua N.C., Western Division will keep records on the quantity of sludge
removed from each facility, the name of the contract hauler, and the
destination of the sludge (whether used in another plant or disposed of).
The information will be kept on file and will be made available to any
regulatory agency having jurisdiction over sludge treatment or disposal.
Aqua N.C., Western Division includes all of the facilities under the
jurisdiction of the Mooresville Regional Office.
202 MacKenan Court, Cary, NC, 27511 • 919.467.8712 • AquaAmerica.com

Heater Utilities Inc.
Country Wood WWTP
NPDES Permit NC0065684
Receiving Stream: Goose Creek
Stream Segment: 13-17-18
River Basin: Yadkin Pee -Dee
County: Union
Stream Class: C
Sub -Basin #: 03-07-12
H U C: 0304010507
SCALE
1:30,000
35.12278` ,-80.62000*
USGS Quad: Bakers

Country Woods
Oct-19
Nov-19
Dec-19
Jan-20
Feb-20
Mar-20
Apr-20
May-20
Jun-20
Jul-20
Aug-20
Sep-20
12-mtfi Avt'.
3-mth
Season Ave.
FINAL 12
MONTH AVE
units
e °ron Fnt
WWTP
Union County
NC0065684
(Avg.) 11/2020
OD
<1
<1
0.6
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
0.6
<1
<1
0.60
0.6
MGjL
Fecal Col!form
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
2.2
17.2
<1
<1
<1
<1
9.7
9.7
n/100ML
TSS
<1
<1
<1
<1
1.0
2.1
1.6
2.2
0.9
1.6
<1
1.0
1.5
23,5
1.5
23.5
MG/L
°Celsius
Tem. Summer
23.0
19.4
" 19.8
23,8
26.3
26.8
25.3
Tem• Winter
15.9
15.7
15.0
16.9
17,9 ?
Max
16
Max
16.3
MAX
° Celsius
Measurement
(Max.)
BOD
<1
<1
2.2
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
3.2
<1
<1
3.2
- 3.2
MG/L
Fecal Coliform
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
54.0
350.0
<1
<1
<1
<1
350.0
350.0
a/100ML
TSS
<1
<1
<1
<1
3.8
4.7
8.2
4.7
3.5
4.1
<1
4.1
8.2
8.2
MG/L
Temp (Summer
26.6
21.0
20.0
25.0
27.3
27.0
27.0
27.3
27.3
° Celsius
Temp (Winter)
'
18.0
16.7
18.9
18.0
18,9
18.9
18.9
° Celsius
pH
7.3
7.3
7.0
7.0
7.5
7.4
7.4
7.6
7.3
7.5
7.5
7.3
"76
7.6
UNITS
Annual Ayrq flow;
0.480
0.307
0.404
0.395
0.442
0.378
0.370
0.427
0.368
0.329
0.336
0.362
0.383
0.383
Annual Ave Mx
(16
0.404
0.476
0.794
0.688
0.994
0.536
0.440
0.782
0.543
0.352
0.449
0.635
0.994.
0.994
Max Flow:
Explanation:
Temp (Summer)
Yellow is to represent the months a Temp analysis was available. The months analyzed may change for the system your entering.
Temp (Winter) If so, you can change the color to represent the months for your analysis.
You may change your original to suit your needs.
Apr 1 to Oct 31
Nov 1 to Mar 31

Permit NC0065684
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
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,
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Country Woods WWTP
Hemlock Drive, northwest of Bakers,
Union County
to receiving waters designated as Goose Creek in subbasin 03-07-12 of the Yadkin -Pee Dee
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 October 1, 2016.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on April 30, 2021.
Signed this day August 31, 2016.
S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G., Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
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Permit NC0065684
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked, and as of this 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.
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate 0.48 MGD of the existing 0.67 MGD design capacity wastewater treatment
facility consisting of:
0.09 MGD package plant (dual trains at 0.045 MGD each) using dual:
• aeration basins
• clarifiers
• contact tanks with tablet chlorination and dechlorination (backup only)
• aerated sludge tanks
0.10 MGD package plant (dual trains at 0.05 MGD each) using dual:
• aeration basins
• clarifiers
• chlorine contact tanks with tablet chlorination and dechlorination (backup only)
• aerated sludge tanks
• one common equalization basin prior to both plants
• one common tertiary filter for both dual plants (2 cells) after clarification
0.48 MGD (three trains, each 0.16 MGD) each consisting of triple:
• equalization basins
• aeration basins
• clarifiers
• chlorine contact tanks with tablet chlorination (backup only)
• post aeration
• dechlorination
• aerated sludge tanks, and
• one filter unit per train (four cells)
with effluent from all treatment trains discharging through UV disinfection and a recording -
type effluent flow meter, located at the Country Woods WWTP (off Hemlock Drive, northwest of
Bakers) in Union County.
2. An Authorization to Operate application for a reduced design capacity to 0.48 MGD has been
submitted to the Division. Upon receipt of the Engineer's Certificate for the 0.48 MGD design
capacity, effluent limitations and monitoring requirements will be as specified in section A. (1).
Also, upon receipt of the Engineer's Certificate the dual 0.09 MGD treatment train capacity
and the dual 0.10 treatment capacity will no longer be active treatment components; and may
be repurposed or decommissioned; and
3. Should you want to expand above the 0.48 MGD design capacity, you must apply for and
obtain an Authorization to Construct from the Division. After receiving an Authorization to
Construct approval from the Division, construct, operate, and discharge at the expanded total
design treatment capacity of 0.67 MGD; and
4. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached
map into Goose Creek [13-17-18], currently classified C, located within subbasin 03-07-12
[HUC: 0304010507] of the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin.
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Permit NC0065684
Part 1
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (0.48 MGD)
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.]
Beginning with the permit effective date and lasting until discharges above 0.48 MGD or
expiration, whichever is sooner, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated domestic
wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the
Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Code
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly Average
Daily Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample
Location
Flow 50050
0.48 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day, (20°C)- Summer* C0310
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
BOD, 5-day, (20°C) -Winter* C0310
18.0 mg/L
27.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N - Summer* C0610
0.5 mg/L
2.90 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N - Winter* C0610
0.5 mg/L
7.15 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Daily average > 5.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature 00010
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform 31616
(geometric mean)
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine 3 50060
19 pg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH 00400
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen C0600
(NO2 + NO3 + TKN)
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus C0665
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N C0610
Weekly
Grab
Upstream &2
Downstream
Temperature 00010
Weekly
Grab
Upstream &2
Downstream
Dissolved Ox
Oxygen 00300
yg
WeeklyGrab
Upstream &
Downstream 2
Total Residual Chlorine 3 50060
Weekly
Grab
Upstream &2
Downstream
Fecal Coliform 31616
Weekly
Grab
Upstream &2
Downstream
*Summer:
April 1- October 31
*Winter: November 1 - March 31
Footnotes:
1. No later than December 21, 2016, the permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports
electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system [see A. (4)].
2. Upstream = approximately 100 feet above the outfall. Downstream = approximately 0.4 miles below the
discharge point.
3. Total Residual Chlorine monitoring and limit effective only if chlorine compounds are used for disinfection.
The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 pg/L to be in compliance with the
permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina
certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 pg/L.
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN
TRACE AMOUNTS
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Permit NC0065684
A. (2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (0.67 MGD)
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.]
Beginning with discharges above 0.48 MGD up to 0.67 MGD and lasting until expiration,
the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated domestic wastewater from Outfall 001.
Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Code
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly Average
Daily Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample
Location
Flow 50050
0.67 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day, (20°C)- Summer* C0310
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
BOD, 5-day, (20°C) -Winter* C0310
18.0 mg/L
27.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N - Summer* C0610
0.5 mg/L
2.90 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N - Winter* C0610
0.5 mg/L
7.15 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Daily average > 5.0 mg/L
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature 00010
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform 31616
(geometric mean)
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine 3 50060
19 pg/L
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
pH 00400
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen C0600
(NO2 + NO3 + TKN)
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus C0665
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N C0610
Variable4
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream 2
Temperature 00010
Variable 4
Grab
Upstream &2
Downstream
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Variable 4
Grab
Upstream &2
Downstream
Total Residual Chlorine 3 50060
Variable 4
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream 2
Fecal Coliform 31616
Variable 4
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream 2
*Summer:
*Winter:
Footnotes:
April 1- October 31
November 1 - March 31
1. No later than December 21, 2016, the permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports
electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system [see A. (4)].
2. Upstream = approximately 100 feet above the outfall. Downstream = approximately 0.4 miles below the
discharge point.
3. Total Residual Chlorine monitoring and limit effective only if chlorine compounds are used for disinfection.
The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 pg/L to be in compliance with the
permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina
certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 pg/L.
4. The Permittee shall collect stream samples 3/week during the months of June, July, August, and
September; sample weekly during the remainder of the year.
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE
AMOUNTS
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Permit NC0065684
A. (3) PERMIT REOPENER CONDITION: AMMONIA TOXICITY & NUTRIENTS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
This permit may be reopened to impose further controls or restrictions upon the
discharge of ammonia and other nutrients to the receiving stream. Endangered
species in the Goose Creek watershed exhibit a high degree of sensitivity to
ammonia. Permit modification may be required in order to ensure viable aquatic
habitat with regard to instream ammonia concentrations.
Studies conducted within the Goose Creek watershed demonstrate episodic events of
elevated concentrations of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorous) . High
concentrations of nutrients have the potential create conditions detrimental to
overall water quality and the health of aquatic life. Permit modification may be
required to include monitoring that will help ascertain the impact of the discharge
with respect to instream concentrations of nutrients and to require controls on
effluent nutrient concentrations should the discharge be found to be a significant
contributor to elevated nutrient levels within the receiving stream.
A. (4) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports
(DMRs) and program reports and specify that, if a state does not establish a system
to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit monitoring data and
reports electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) . The final
NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December
21, 2015.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections
within Part II of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
Effective December 21, 2016, the permittee shall report discharge monitoring data
electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR)
internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for
each month and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows
permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using
the internet. Until such time that the state's eDMR application is compliant with
EPA's Cross -Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be
required to submit all discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using
eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing,
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Permit NC0065684
and submitting one signed original and a copy of the computer printed eDMR to the
following address:
NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or
due to the facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of
the households have broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES
electronic reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data
may be submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms
approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the mailing
address above. See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section
below.
Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the
month following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the
last day of the month following the commencement of discharge.
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee must electronically report the
following compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
• Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to
Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1) (9), the permittee must identify the initial
recipient at the time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use the
EPA's website resources to identify the initial recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities
means the entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES
program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40
CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic
reporting tool for each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions
on how to access and use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available
as well. Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
http: / /www2.epa.gov/ compliance /final-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-
system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule.
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting
Requirements" section above.
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Permit NC0065684
3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division.
To obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic
reporting waiver request to the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting
waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least
sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to
begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary waiver
shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data
and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re-
applies for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the
Division. Approved electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only
permittees with an approved reporting waiver request may submit monitoring data
and reports on paper to the Division for the period that the approved reporting
waiver request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver
are found on the following web page:
http: / / deq.nc.gov/ about/ divisions /water -resources / edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes
Section B. (11.) (d)1
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person
described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that
person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position,
must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes.
For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an
eDMR user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more
information on North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining
an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page:
http: / / deq.nc.gov/ about/ divisions /water -resources / edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR
system shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER
STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared
under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure
that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted.
Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those
persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted
is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware
that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the
possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1
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Permit NC0065684
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including
eDMR submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at
least 3 years from the date of the report. This period may be extended by request of
the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41].
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Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Mr. Thomas J. Roberts
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
202 Mackenan Court
Cary, NC 27511
Subject:
Dear Mr. Roberts:
ATA
NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Director Secretary
April 1, 2011
Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0065684
Aqua North Carolina, Inc. - Country Woods WWTP
Current Facility Class: WW-2
Union County
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 October 15, 2007 (or as
subsequently amended).
This final permit contains significant changes from the draft permit sent to you on July 16, 2008.
Following public notice of the draft permit, the Division received comments from the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC)
regarding the discharge and its potential effects on water quality in Goose Creek, especially as it pertains
to the viability of habitat for the Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata), federally designated as a
endangered freshwater mussel, and other protected species that are known to be present in Goose Creek.
Additionally, during this same time period, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission
had taken unto its consideration rules establishing a water quality management plan for"the Goose Creek
watershed. The Division considered the USFWS and NCWRC comments and applied the terms of the
Goose Creek rules (15A NCAC 02B .0601 - .0609) before finalizing the content of the permit to be
reissued.
While the final permit does differ from the original draft, it contains one significant change from the
updated draft permit sent to you in a February 25, 2011 e-mail (from John Hennessy, supervisor of the
Division's Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit). In the final permit, language has been added to
Section A. (4), the Ammonia Toxicity Reopener condition, that states the permit may also be opened to
address matters involving nutrient levels in the Goose Creek watershed. Stream sampling studies have
indicated the watershed may experience elevated nutrient concentrations at times. The reopener clause
provides for a reevaluation of the permit to ensure protection of water quality standards.
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
An Equal Opportunity \ Affirms 'Jve Action Employer
NorthCarolina
Naturally

Mr. Thomas J. Roberts
NC0065684 Permit Renewal
p. 2
Please be aware that this permit reduces the monthly average effluent limit for ammonia nitrogento.0.5
mg/L throughout the year. The daily maximum effluent limit for ammonia nitrogen has been reduced to
2.90 mg/L during the summer months (April — October) and to 7.15 mg/L during the winter months
(November — March).
Please also note that Goose Creek is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d)
Impaired Waters List. This means that the stream does not meet all water quality standards. Addressing
impaired waters is a high priority for the Division, and instream data will continue to be evaluated. If
there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and stream impairment can be attributed to your
facility, then mitigative measures may be required.
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 govemmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Bob Sledge at telephone number (919)
807-6398 or via e-mail at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Coleen H. Sullins
cc: Central Files
Mooresville Regional Office/Surface Water Protection Section
NPDES Files
TACU

Permit NC0065684
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 provisions 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,
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Country Woods WWTP
Hemlock Drive, northwest of Bakers, NC
Union County
to receiving waters designated as Goose Creek within the Yadkin -Pee Dee 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 May 1, 2011.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight April 30, 2016.
Signed this day April 1, 2011.
a14- C
Coln H. Sullins, Director
l5vision of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0065684
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this -facility, whether -for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked, and as of this 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 described herein.
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate 0.350 MGD of the existing 0.670 MGD domestic wastewater treatment facility
consisting of:
0.090 MGD package plant (dual trains at 0.045 MGD each) using dual:
• aeration basins
• clarifiers
• contact tanks with tablet chlorination and dechlorination (backup only)
• aerated sludge tanks
0.100 MGD package plant (dual trains at 0.05 MGD each) using dual:
• aeration basins
• clarifiers
• chlorine contact tanks with tablet chlorination and dechlorination (backup only)
• aerated sludge tanks
• one common equalization basin prior to both plants
• one common tertiary filter for both dual plants (2 cells) after clarification
0.480 MGD (three trains, each 0.160 MGD) each consisting of triple:
• equalization basins
• aeration basins
• clarifiers
• chlorine contact tanks with tablet chlorination (backup only)
• post aeration
• dechlorination
• aerated sludge tanks, and
• one filter unit per train (four cells)
with effluent from all treatment trains discharging through UV disinfection and a recording -type effluent flow
meter, located at the Country Woods WWTP, off Hemlock Drive, northwest of Bakers, in Union County; and
2. upon reaching an average annual flow of 0.280 MGD (80 % of current use capacity - 0.350 MGD), operate a
0.670 MGD domestic wastewater treatment facility, and
3. to discharge from said wastewater treatment works at a designated point (see attached map) through Outfall
001, to Goose Creek, a stream classified as C waters within the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin.

Per{nit NC0065684
Aqua North Carolina — country Woods WWTP
Permit Expires: Oct 31, 2010 Permitted Flow:
Latitude: 35° 07' 22" Discharge Class:
Lon nude: 80°37' 12" State Grid/Quad:
Receiving Strewn: Goose Creek Drainage Basin:
Stream Class: C (impaired) Sub -Basin:
0.670 MGD
100% Domestic
F16SE / Bakers Quad.
Yadkin — Pee Dee
03-07-12
NPDES Permit NC0065684
Union County

Permit NC0065684
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - 0.350 MGD
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expansion to 0.670 MGD or expiration,
the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated domestic wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges
shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample SampleI
Type Locatibn
Flow 0.350 MGD
Continuous
RecordingInfluent
or
Effluent
BOD5, 5-day, 20°C (Summer) 10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L Weekly
Composite Effluent
BOD5, 5-day, 20°C (Winter) 18.0 mg/L
27.0 mg/L Weekly
Composite Effluent
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L Weekly
Composite Effluent
NH3 as N (summer) 0.5 mg/L
2.90 mg/L Weekly
Composite Effluent
NH3 as N (winter) 0.5 mg/L
7.15 mg/L Weekly
Composite Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen Daily average> 5.0 mg/L Weekly
Grab Effluent
Temperature
Weekly
Grab Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200/100 ml
400/100 ml Weekly
Grab Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) 2
19 µg/L Weekly
Grab Effluent
pH > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard Weekly
units
Grab Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2 + NO3 + TKN)
Quarterly
Composite Effluent
Total Phosphorous
Quarterly
Composite Effluent
NH3 as N
Weekly
Grab U, D
Temperature
Weekly
Grab U, D
Dissolved Oxygen
Weekly
Grab U, D
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)2
Weekly
Grab U, D
Fecal Coliform
Weekly
Grab U, D
Summer- April 1 through: October 31 _
Winter- November 1 through March 31
Footnotes:
1. U: upstream approximately 100 feet from the outfall. D: downstream approximately 0.4 miles
from the outfall.
2. Total Residual Chlorine monitoring and limit effective only if chlorine compounds are used for
disinfection.
The discharge shall contain no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.

Permit NC0065684
A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS — 0.670 MGD
Beginning upon expansion to 0.670-MGD and lasting until expiration—the-Perinittee-i-s-authorized-to—
discharge treated domestic wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored
by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow
0.670 MGD
Continuous
Recordin g
Influent or
Effluent
BOD5, 5-day, 20°C (Summer)
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
BOD5, 5-day, 20°C (Winter)
18.0 mg/L
27.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N (summer)
0.5 mg/L
2.90 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N (winter)
0.5 mg/L
7.15 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen
Daily average > 5.0 mg/L
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) 2
19 µg/L
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
pH
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard
units
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2 + NO3 + TKN)
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorous
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N
Variable 3
Grab
U, D
Temperature
Variable 3
Grab
U, D
Dissolved Oxygen
Variable 3
Grab
U, D
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) 2
Variable 3
Grab
U, D
Fecal Coliform
Variable 3
Grab
U, D
Summer- April 1 through October 31
Winter- November 1 through March 31
Footnotes:
1. U: upstream approximately 100 feet from the outfall. D: downstream approximately 0.4 miles
from the outfall.
2. Total Residual Chlorine monitoring and limit effective only if chlorine compounds are used for
disinfection.
3. The Permittee shall collect stream samples 3/week during the months of June, July, August, and
September; sample weekly during the remainder of the year.
The discharge shall contain no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.

• Permit NC0065684
A. (3.) TREATMENT WORKS RECLASSIFICATION -- Class II to Class III
Upon reaching an average flow (based on a calendar year average) equal to or exceeding 0.280
MGD (80 % of permitted capacity), the Permittee shall:
1) notify the Division in writing; and
2) increase effluent monitoring frequencies to 3/Week according to Section A. (2.).
The Permittee shall thereafter maintain compliance required of a Class III facility permitted at
0.670 MGD, unless request is made and granted to modify this permit.
A. (4.) PERMIT REOPENER: AMMONIA TOXICITY & NUTRIENTS
This permit may be reopened to impose further controls or restrictions upon the discharge of ammonia
and other nutrients to the receiving stream. Endangered species in the Goose Creek watershed exhibit a
high degree of sensitivity to ammonia. Permit modification may be required in order to ensure viable
aquatic habitat with regard to instream ammonia concentrations.
Studies conducted within the Goose Creek watershed demonstrate episodic events of elevated
concentrations of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorous). High concentrations of nutrients have the
potential create conditions detrimental to overall water quality and the health of aquatic life. Permit
modification may be required to include monitoring that will help ascertain the impact of the discharge
with respect to instream concentrations of nutrients and to require controls on effluent nutrient
concentrations should the discharge be found to be a significant contributor to elevated nutrient levels
within the receiving stream.

Sledge, Bob
From: Bryant, Shari L.
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 3:08 PM
To: Sledge, Bob
Subject: NPDES Permits for Goose Creek
Bob,
Thank you for talking with me and answering my questions regarding the NPDES draft permits for Country Woods,
Oxford Glen, and Ashe Plantation.
Below are the couple of comments I indicated I would send to you.
The Technical Support Document (TSD) for the Goose Creek Watershed Site -Specific Management Plan developed by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, and. N.C. Natural Heritage Program recommends an
acute water quality standard of 1.75 mg/L total ammonia as N. The draft permits have daily maximum limits for
ammonia of 2.9 mg/L (summer) and 7.15 mg/L (winter). I understand these daily maximums are derived from EPA's
recent guidance on ammonia, but we are concerned these exceed those recommended in the TSD. I am not sure exactly
how the 1.75 mg/L included in the TSD was derived and whether it is temperature dependent, but Tom Augspurger with
USFWS probably could provide those details.
We recognize there are no water quality standards for copper or nutrients as recommended in the TSD, or for endocrine
disrupting compounds (EDC), and therefore will not be included in the permits. However, each of the permits includes a
re -opener for ammonia, would it be possible to include a re -opener clause for copper, nutrients or EDC stating if water
quality standards are implemented then the permit can be re -opened and the new standards applied rather than
waiting until permit renewal?
Thanks.
Shari Bryant
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
P.O. Box 129
Sedalia, NC 27342-0129
336.449.7625
[e-mail]
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Sledge, Bob
From: Hennessy, John
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 3:07 PM
To: [e-mail]; Bryant, Shari L.; [e-mail];
[e-mail]
Cc: Sledge, Bob; Poupart, Jeff
Subject: Goose Creek NPDES Permit Renewals
Attachments: NC0063584 box 2010 DRAFT II.pdf; NC0065684 box 2010 Draft II.pdf; NC0065749 box 2010
Draft II.pdf
I have previously called each of you this afternoon to alert of this coming email. As I discussed on the phone, the DWQ is
preparing to issue NPDES permit renewals for the referenced WWTPs below located in the Goose Creek watershed:
NC0063584 Oxford Glen WWTP
NC0065684 Country Woods WWTP
NC0065749 Ashe Plantation WWTP
I apologize if this email is outside the normal process, but I had a couple of "do something even if it's wrong" parents.
Seriously, I am new to my present position (Supervisor for the unit charged with processing these permits) and as part of
getting up to speed I am trying to identify areas of workload backlog to process and complete. The permit renewals for
these facilities fall into that category.
At present, the attached permits have been reviewed, submitted for public comment, and the comments received and
processed. Ordinarily, we would proceed to finalizing and completing a final permit. However, as you all also aware,
Goose Creek is not an ordinary watershed and as such a number of issues have arisen over the past few years that
potentially affect our final permit. I offer this up not as excuse as to why the issuance of these permits has been
delayed, but rather as an explanation as to where we presently are in the process. It seemed to me that given the
amount of time since these projects were last commented on, and trying to process them in the most efficient manner,
sending an email with draft permit attached was best. For your convenience, I have attached copies of the draft permits
for review. So you know what the Division's plan of action entails, it is our expectation that these permits will be
approved by March 315t. I apologize if that seems like a quick turnaround time. However, these permits have been
sitting for a significant amount of time and we are trying to get them processed and approved.
After you have had a chance to review the attached draft permits, please feel free to respond to either Bob Sledge at
919-807-6398 (bob.sled [e-mail]) or myself at 919-807-6377 ([e-mail]) if you have any
questions/comments/concerns. We will move forward accordingly. Thanks.
Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
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Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia -
Freshwater
Fact Sheet: December 2009
EPA is publishing draft national recommended ambient water quality criteria for the protection of
aquatic life for ammonia. These criteria are based on EPA's Guidelines for Deriving Numerical
National Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Aquatic Organisms and Their Uses (1985), EPA
822/R-85-100. EPA is publishing these draft criteria in order to receive scientific input from the
public.
What are aquatic life water quality criteria?
Aquatic life water quality criteria are numeric values that protect aquatic life from the harmful
effects of pollutants in surface water. Under section 304(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), water
quality criteria are based solely on data and scientific judgments about the relationship between
pollutant concentrations and environmental and human health effects; economic or social impacts do
not influence criteria recommendations.
EPA's national recommended water quality criteria provide guidance to states, territories and
authorized tribes in adopting water quality criteria that meet the requirements of the CWA. They are
not regulations themselves and do not impose legally binding requirements on EPA, states,
territories, authorized tribes or the public.
How were these water quality criteria for ammonia derived?
EPA derived these aquatic life water quality criteria for ammonia based on the Agency's 1985 Aquatic
Life Criteria Guidelines. These guidelines provide consistent, scientifically -based procedures for
deriving ambient water quality criteria for the protection of aquatic organisms and their uses.
Toxicity data and other information on the effects of ammonia were obtained from reliable sources
and subjected to both internal and external peer review. The draft criteria update incorporates all
toxicity data available since the last criteria update including new data on larval and juvenile
freshwater mussels to reflect the latest science.
What are the draft aquatic life water quality criteria for ammonia?
Freshwater: Freshwater aquatic organisms and their uses should not be affected unacceptably if —
1. The one -hour average concentration of total ammonia nitrogen (in mg N/L) does not exceed,
more than once every three years on the average, the CMC (acute criterion), which is dependent on
the aquatic organisms present.
2A. The thirty -day average concentration of total ammonia nitrogen (in mg N/L) does not exceed,
more than once every three years on the average, the CCC (chronic criterion), which is dependent
on the aquatic organisms present.
2B. In addition, the highest four -day average within the 30-day period should not exceed 2.5 times
the CCC.
The acute and chronic criteria concentrations are expressed as functions of temperature and pH,
such that values differ across sites, and differ over time within a site. See draft criteria document
(pp. 34-38) for actual equations describing this function. As temperature decreases, invertebrates,
but not fish, become less sensitive to ammonia, and below a particular temperature threshold, fish
become the most sensitive genera.
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Acute Criteria: At pH=8, where freshwater mussels are present, the criterion concentration ranges
from 1.90 mg N/L at 30° C to 9.81 mg N/L at 0° C. At pH=8, where freshwater mussels are absent
the criterion concentration ranges from 3.29 mg N/L at 30° C to 9.99 mg N/L at 0° C.
Chronic Criteria: At pH=8, where freshwater mussels are present, irrespective of whether fish ELS
are present or absent, the criterion ranges from 0.186 mg N/L at 30° C to 0.817 mg N/L at 0° C.
When freshwater mussels are absent, the values range from 1.33 mg N/L at 30° C to 2.32 mg N/L at
0° C at times when fish ELS are present, and from 1.33 mg N/L at 30° C to 5.87 mg N/L at 0° C at
times when fish ELS are absent.
Draft 2009 Ammonia Criteria Current 1999 Criteria
(at pH 8 and 25°C) (at pH 8 and 25°C)
Acute
2.9 mg N/L mussels present
5.0 mg N/L mussels absent
5.6 mg N/L salmon present
Chronic 0.26 mg N/L mussels present
1.8 mg N/L mussels absent
1.2 mg N/L fish early life stages present
Note: These criteria values are appropriate at the standard normalized pH and temperature; the
criteria values are a function of the variability of pH and temperature.
The water quality criteria for ammonia saltwater are not being updated at this time.
Where can I find more information on the draft aquatic life water
quality criteria for ammonia?
Contact Lisa Huff, U.S. EPA, Health and Ecological Criteria Division (4304T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20460; [phone]; [e-mail].
You can find the Federal Register notice on national recommended water quality criteria online at
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/criteria/ammonia/. EPA has also established an official public
docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0921.
Scientific views on these draft criteria will be accepted for 90 days (upon Federal Register
publication) via the docket webpage. The docket can be accessed at www.regulations.gov.
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Temperature and pH -Dependent Values of the CMC (Acute Criterion): Mussels Present
CMC: Mussels Present, mg N/L
pH
Temperature, C
0 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.9
8.0
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.9
9.0
57.0
54.7
52.0
49.0
45.7
42.1
38.3
34.5
30.6
26.8
23.2
19.9
16.9
14.2
11.8
(.9.80
8.11 5.91
6.68 4.87
5.50 4.01
4.53 3.30
3.74 2.72
3.09 2.25
2.57 1.87
2.15 1.57
1.82 1.32
1.54 1.13
41.5
39.8
37.9
35.7
33.3
30.7
27.9
25.1
22.3
19.5
16.9
14.5
12.3
10.3
8.61
35.2 29.8 25.2 21.4
33.7 28.6 24.2 20.5
32.1 27.2 23.0 19.5
30.2 25.6 21.7 18.4
28.2 23.9 20.2 17.2
26.0 22.0 18.7 15.8
23.7 20.1 17.0 14.4
21.3 18.0 15.3 12.9
18.9 16.0 13.6 11.5
16.5 14.0 11.9 10.1
14.3 12.1 10.3 8.71
12.3 10.4 8.81 7.46
10.4 8.81 7.47 6.33
8.74 7.41 6.28 5.32
7.30 6.18 5.24 4.44
6.06 5.13 4.35 3.68
5.00 4.24 3.59 3.04
4.12 3.49 2.96 2.51
3.40 2.88 2.44 2.07
2.80 2.37 2.01 1.70
2.31 1.95 1.66 1.40
1.91 1.62 1.37 1.16
1.59 1.35 1.14 0.966
1.33 1.13 0.954 0.808
1.12 0.949 0.804 0.681
0.953 0.808 0.684 0.580
18.1 15.4 13.0 11.0
17.4 14.7 12.5 10.6
16.5 14.0 11.9 10.1
15.6 13.2 11.2 9.48
14.5 12.3 10.4 8.84
13.4 11.3 9.61 8.15
12.2 10.3 8.75 7.42
11.0 9.29 7.87 6.67
9.73 8.24 6.98 5.92
8.52 7.22 6.12 5.18
7.38 6.25 5.30 4.49
6.32 5.35 4.54 3.84
5.36 4.54 3.85 3.26
4.50 3.82 3.23 2.74
3.76 3.19 2.70 2.29
2.64 2.24 1.90
2.58 2.18 1.85 1.57
2.13 1.80 1.53 1.29
1.75 1.48 1.26 1.06
1.44 1.22 1.03 0.876
1.19 1.01 0.853 0.723
0.984 0.833 0.706 0.598
0.818 0.693 0.587 0.497
0.685 0.580 0.491 0.416
0.577 0.489 0.414 0.351
0.491 0.416 0.353 0.299
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Temperature and pH -Dependent Values of the CCC (Chronic Criterion): Mussels Present
CCC: Mussels Present, mg N/L
pH
Temperature, C
0 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.9
8.0
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.9
9.0
2.24 1.43 1.25 1.10 0.968 0.851 0.748 0.658 0.578 0.508
2.21 1.40 1.23 1.09 0.954 0.838 0.737 0.648 0.569 0.501
2.16 1.38 1.21 1.06 0.936 0.823 0.723 0.636 0.559 0.491
2.11 1.35 1.18 1.04 0.914 0.804 0.707 0.621 0.546 0.480
2.05 1.31 1.15 1.01 0.889 0.781 0.687 0.604 0.531 0.466
1.98 1.26 1.11 0.977 0.858 0.755 0.663 0.583 0.513 0.451
1.90 1.21 1.07 0.937 0.823 0.724 0.636 0.559 0.492 0.432
1.81 1.15 1.01 0.891 0.783 0.688 0.605 0.532 0.467 0.411
1.71 1.09 0.955 0.839 0.738 0.648 0.570 0.501 0.440 0.387
1.59 1.01 0.890 0.782 0.688 0.604 0.531 0.467 0.411 0.361
1.47 0.933 0.820 0.721 0.634 0.557 0.490 0.431 0.379 0.333
1.34 0.850 0.747 0.657 0.578 0.508 0.446 0.392 0.345 0.303
1.20 0.765 0.673 0.591 0.520 0.457 0.402 0.353 0.310 0.273
1.07 0.681 0.598 0.526 0.462 0.406 0.357 0.314 0.276 0.243
0.940 0.598 0.526 0.462 0.406 0.357 0.314 0.276 0.243 0.213
0.817. 0.521 0.458 0.402 0.354 0.311 0.273 0.240 0.211 0.186
0.704 0.449 0.394 0.347 0.305 0.268 0.235 0.207 0.182 0.160
0.602 0.384 0.337 0.296 0.261 0.229 0.201 0.177 0.156 0.137
0.512 0.326 0.287 0.252 0.221 0.195 0.171 0.150 0.132 0.116
0.433 0.276 0.243 0.213 0.187 0.165 0.145 0.127 0.112 0.0983
0.366 0.233 0.205 0.180 0.158 0.139 0.122 0.107 0.0945 0.0831
0.309 0.197 0.173 0.152 0.134 0.117 0.103 0.0908 0.0798 0.0701
0.261 0.166 0.146 0.129 0.113 0.0994 0.0874 0.0768 0.0675 0.0593
0.222 0.141 0.124 0.109 0.0960 0.0844 0.0742 0.0652 0.0573 0.0504
0.190 0.121 0.106 0.0934 0.0821 0.0721 0.0634 0.0557 0.0490 0.0431
0.163 0.104 0.0914 0.0804 0.0707 0.0621 0.0546 0.0480 0.0422 0.0371
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Ambient Monitoring System Station Summaries
NCDENR, Division of Water Quality
Basinwide Assessment Report
Location: GOOSE CRK AT SR 1524 NR MINT HILL
Station #: Q8360000 Hydrologic Unit Code: 3040105
Latitude: 35.13090 Longitude: -80.63105 Stream class: C
Agency: NCAMBNT NC stream index: 13-17-18
Time period: 01/07/2002 to 12/12/2006
# # Results not meeting EL Percentiles
result ND EL # % %Conf Min 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Max
Field
D.O. (mg/L) 60 0 <4 4 6.7 1 5.1 6.8 8.4 10.4 12.3 14.7
60 0 <5 5 8.3 1 5.1 6.8 8.4 10.4 12.3 14.7
pH (SU) 60 0 <6 1 1.7 5.9 6.3 6.6 6.8 7.4 7.9 8.6
60 0 >9 0 0 5.9 6.3 6.6 6.8 7.4 7.9 8.6
Spec. conductance 60 0 N/A 91 101 121 141 212 358 609
(umhos/cm at 25°C)
Water Temperature (°C) 60 0 >32 0 0 4 7.7 11.3 17.9 22.9 2542 30.9
Other
TSS (mg/L) 20 2 N/A 2.5 2.6 4 5 14.5 27.8 48
Turbidity (NTU) 60 0 >50 4 6.7 2.1 4 4.9 10.3 20 48.9 80
Nutrients (mg/L)
NH3 as N 58 10 N/A 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.07 0.41 1.66 18
NO2 + NO3 as N _ 58 0 N/A 0.17 0.37 0.62 0.92 1.7 3.37 6.6
TKN as N v58 3 N/A 0.2 0.28 0.35 0.5 1.95 4.84 20
Total Phosphorus 58 0 N/A 0.06 0.07 0.09 0.2 0.96 2.41 4.8
Metals (ug/L)
Aluminum, total (Al) 22 0 N/A 110 133 150 265 715 1350 2200
Arsenic, total (As) 22 22 >10 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
Cadmium, total (Cd) 22 22 >2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Chromium, total (Cr) 22 22 >50 0 0 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Copper, total (Cu) 22 6 >7 2 9.1 2 2 2 3 5 11 18
Iron, total (Fe) 22 0 >1000 4 18.2 93.8 330 352 418 535 930 1100 3400
Lead, total (Pb) 22 22 >25 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mercury, total (Hg) 22 22 >0.012 0 0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Nickel, total (Ni) 22 22 >88 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Zinc, total (Zn) 22 10 >50 1 4.5 10 10 10 12 28 42 90
Fecal coliform (#/100mL)
# results: Geomean #> 400: % > 400: %Conf:
59 582 33 56 100
Kev:
# result: number of observations
# ND: number of observations reported to be below detection level (non -detect)
EL: Evaluation Level; applicable numeric or narrative water quality standard or action level
Results not meeting EL: number and percentages of observations not meeting evaluation level
%Conf : States the percent statistical confidence that the actual percentage of exceedances is at least 10% (20% for Fecal Coliform)
Stations with less than 10 results for a given parameter were not evaluated for statistical confidence
NCDENR, Division of Water Quality
Ambient Monitoring System Report
Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin - June 2007
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Ambient Monitoring System Station Summaries
NCDENR, Division of Water Quality
Basinwide Assessment Report
Location: GOOSE CRK IN HUNLEY CREEK SUBDIVISION
Station #: Q8359500 Hydrologic Unit Code: 3040105
Latitude: 35.13855 Longitude: -80.63363 Stream class: C
Agency: YPDRBA NC stream index: 13-17-18
Time period: 01/16/2002 to 12/13/2006
# # Results not meeting EL Percentiles
result ND EL # % %Conf Min 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Max
Field
D.O. (mg/L) 99 0 <4 0 0 4.8 5.4 5.7 6.9 8.5 9.9 11.3
99 0 <5 1 1 4.8 5.4 5.7 6.9 8.5 9.9 11.3
pH (SU) 85 0 <6 0 0 6.6 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.4 8.1 8.3
85 0 >9 0 0 6.6 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.4 8.1 8.3
Spec. conductance 84 0 N/A 83 96 112 142 182 207 331
(umhos/cm at 25°C)
Water Temperature (°C) 99 0 >32 0 0 5.4 7.8 13.6 20.6 23.4 24.4 29.2
Other
Turbidity (NTU) 60 0 >50 6 10 60.6 2.1 5.3 7.1 14 24.8 67.5 400
Fecal coliform (#/100mL)
# results: Geomean # > 400: %> 400: %Conf:
60 120 5 8
Key:
# result: number of observations
# ND: number of observations reported to be below detection level (non -detect)
EL: Evaluation Level; applicable numeric or narrative water quality standard or action level
Results not meeting EL: number and percentages of observations not meeting evaluation level
%Conf : States the percent statistical confidence that the actual percentage of exceedances is at least 10% (20% for Fecal Coliform)
Stations with less than 10 results for a given parameter were not evaluated for statistical confidence
NCDENR, Division of Water Quality
Ambient Monitoring System Report
Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin - June 2007
AMS-175

Ambient Monitoring System Station Summaries
NCDENR, Division of Water Quality
Basinwide Assessment Report
Location: GOOSE CRK AT SR 1524 NR MINT HILL
Station #: Q8360000 Hydrologic Unit Code: 3040105
Latitude: 35.13090 Longitude: -80.63105 Stream class: C
Agency: YPDRBA NC stream index: 13-17-18
Time period: 01/16/2002 to 12/13/2006
# # Results not meeting EL Percentiles
result ND EL # % %Conf Min 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Max
Field
D.O. (mg/L) 99 0 <4 2 2 3.6 5.1 5.4 6.6 8 9.5 11
99 0 <5 8 8.1 3.6 5.1 5.4 6.6 8 9.5 11
pH (SU) 85 0 <6 0 0 6.5 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.4 8.1 8.4
85 0 >9 0 0 6.5 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.4 8.1 8.4
Spec. conductance 84 0 N/A 98 127 140 187 228 271 367
(umhos/cm at 25°C)
Water Temperature (°C) 99 0 >32 0 0 6.3 8 13.7 20.5 23.8 25.1 29.4
Other
Turbidity (NTU) 60 0 >50 8 13.3 85.8 3.1 4.9 6.6 12 29.8 55 128
Fecal coliform (#/100mL)
# results: Geomean #> 400: % > 400: %Conf:
60 142 9 15
Key:
# result: number of observations
# ND: number of observations reported to be below detection level (non -detect)
EL: Evaluation Level; applicable numeric or narrative water quality standard or action level
Results not meeting EL: number and percentages of observations not meeting evaluation level
%Conf : States the percent statistical confidence that the actual percentage of exceedances is at least 10% (20% for Fecal Coliform)
Stations with less than 10 results for a given parameter were not evaluated for statistical confidence
NCDENR, Division of Water Quality
Ambient Monitoring System Report
Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin - June 2007
AMS-177

SECTION .0600 - WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLANS
15A NCAC 02B .0601 SITE SPECIFIC WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE GOOSE
CREEK WATERSHED (YADKIN PEE-DEE RIVER BASIN): PURPOSE
The Goose Creek watershed in the Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin provides habitat for an aquatic animal species that
is listed as federally endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the provisions of the Endangered
Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544. Maintenance and recovery of the water quality conditions required to sustain
and recover the federally -listed endangered species thereby protects the biological integrity of the waters. The
Goose Creek watershed, which includes Goose Creek (Index # 13-17-18), Stevens Creek (Index # 13-17-18-1),
Paddle Branch (Index # 13-17-18-2), Duck Creek (Index # 13-17-18-3) and all tributaries, shall be protected by the
site -specific management strategy described in Rules .0601 through .0609 of this Section.
The purpose of the actions required by this site -specific management strategy is for the maintenance and recovery of
the water quality conditions required to sustain and recover the federally endangered Carolina heelsplitter
(Lasmigona decorata) species. Management of the streamside zones to stabilize streambanks and prevent
sedimentation are critical measures to restore water quality to sustain and enable recovery of the federally
endangered Carolina heelsplitter. Site -specific management strategies shall be implemented to:
(1) control stormwater for projects disturbing one acre or more of land as described in Rule .0602,
(2) control wastewater discharges as described in Rule .0603,
(3) control toxicity to streams supporting the Carolina heelsplitter as described in Rule .0604, and
(4) maintain riparian buffers as described in Rules .0605 through .0609.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143-214.1; 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.8A;
Eff. January 1, 2009.
15A NCAC 02B .0603 SITE SPECIFIC WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE GOOSE
CREEK WATERSHED (YADKIN PEE-DEE RIVER BASIN): WASTEWATER
CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
No new National Pollution Discharge Elimination System "NPDES" wastewater discharges or expansions to
existing discharges shall be permitted.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143-214.1; 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.8A;
Eff. January 1, 2009.
15A NCAC 02B .0604 SITE SPECIFIC WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE GOOSE
CREEK WATERSHED (YADKIN PEE-DEE RIVER BASIN): CONTROL
TOXICITY INCLUDING AMMONIA
No activity that results in direct or indirect discharge is allowed if it causes toxicity to the Carolina heelsplitter
(Lasmigona decorata) endangered mussel. For any direct or indirect discharge that may cause ammonia toxicity to
the Carolina heelsplitter freshwater mussel, action shall be taken to reduce ammonia (NH3-N) inputs to achieve 0.5
milligrams per liter or less of total ammonia based on chronic toxicity defined in 15A NCAC 02B .0202. This level
of total ammonia is based on ambient water temperature equal to or greater than 25 degrees Celsius.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143-214.1; 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.8A;
Eff February 1, 2009.

NC 2010 Integrated Report Categories 4 and 5 Impaired Waters
All 13,123 Waters in NC are in Category 5-303(d) List for Mercury due to statewide fish consumption advice for several fish species
AU Number AU_Name AU Description LengthArea AU_Units Classification
Category Parameter Reason for Rating Use Category Collection Year 303(d)year
Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin Lanes Creek Watershed 0304010506
Q 13-17-40-(1) Lanes Creek
4s Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
From source to Marshville Water Supply
Dam (located 0.1 mile downstream of
Beaverdam Creek)
Fair Bioclassification Aquatic Life
27.4 FW Miles WS-V
1989 2004
5 Turbidity
Standard Violation Aquatic Life 2008 2010
Q 13-17-40-(12) Lanes Creek
From Marshville Water Supply Dam
(located 0.1 mile downstream of
Beaverdam Creek) to Rocky River
27.1 FW Miles C
5 Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos Fair Bioclassification Aquatic Life 1996 1998
Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin
Lower Rocky River Watershed 0304010507
Q 13-17-20 Crooked Creek From source to Rocky River 12.9 FW Miles C
5 Turbidity Standard Violation Aquatic Life 2008 2010
Q 13-17-18-3 Duck Creek From source to Goose Creek 9.7 FW Miles C
4b Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
Fair Bioclassification Aquatic Life
1998 2008
Q 13-17-18b Goose Creek From SR 1524 to Rocky River 13.1 FW Miles C
4b Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos Fair Bioclassification Aquatic Life
2006 1998
4t Fecal Coliform (recreation) Standard Violation Recreation 2008
Q 13-17-31b Long Creek From Little Long Creek to Rocky River 2.2 FW Miles C
5 Copper Standard Violation Aquatic Life 2008 2008
Q 13-17-20-1 North Fork Crooked
Creek
From source to Crooked Creek 12.0 FW Miles C
4s Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos Fair Bioclassification Aquatic Life 2000
5 Turbidity
Standard Violation Aquatic Life 2008 2004
Q 13-17c Rocky River
5 Copper
From the mouth of Dutch Buffalo Creek to 46.5 FW Miles C
the mouth of Island Creek
Standard Violation Aquatic Life 2008 2008
5 Turbidity
Standard Violation Aquatic Life 2008 2008
5 Zinc
Standard Violation Aquatic Life 2008 2008
Q 13-17-20-2a South Fork Crooked From source to SR 1515 5.6 FW Miles C
Creek
5 Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos Poor Bioclassification Aquatic Life 1995 1998
5 Ecological/biological Integrity FishCom Fair Bioclassification Aquatic Life 1995 1998
NC 2010 integrated Report Category 4 and 5 303(d) List EPA Approved Aug 31, 201 9/20/2010 Page 144 of 145

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
MEMORANDUM
TO: Bob Sledge, NPDES Program
Division of Water Quality
FROM: Shari L. Bryant, Piedmont Region Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Program
DATE: 14 August 2008
SUBJECT: Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Renewal for
Country Woods Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), Goose Creek, Union County,
NPDES Permit No. NC0065684
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission have reviewed the public
notice concerning re -issuance of the referenced NPDES permit. Our comments are provided in
accordance with provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1977 (as amended), Fish and Wildlife Coordination
Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667d), North Carolina General Statutes (G.S. 113-131 et
seq.), and North Carolina Administrative Code 15A NCAC 10I.0102.
Aqua North Carolina, Inc. has applied for a renewal of its NPDES permit to discharge treated
wastewater into Goose Creek. The Public Notice indicates BOD5, ammonia, fecal coliform and total
residual chlorine are water quality limited.
There are records for the federal and state endangered Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata)
and the federal species of concern and state endangered Carolina creekshell (Villosa vaughaniana) and
Atlantic pigtoe (Fusconaia masoni) in Goose Creek. Portions of Goose Creek are federally designated
critical habitat for the Carolina heelsplitter. In addition, Goose Creek is on the 303(d) list of impaired
waters.
Due to the presence of the Carolina heelsplitter, a Site Specific Water Quality Management Plan
is being developed for Goose Creek and Duck Creek under provisions of the North Carolina Procedures
for Assignment of Water Quality Standards (15A NCAC 2B .0100) section .0110 Considerations for
Federally -listed Threatened or Endangered Species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, N.C. Wildlife
Resources Commission, and N.C. Natural Heritage Program developed a Technical Support Document
for this Site -Specific Management Plan. The Technical Support Document details the water quality
concerns and provides recommendations for addressing these concerns to protect aquatic resources,
particularly listed species, in the Goose Creek watershed. More specifically, water quality standards for
ammonia, copper, nitrate -nitrite and phosphorus and revisiting point source permit loads are of particular
concern.
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
TPlenhnnee (91 Al 707-099f) • Faye (9191 7(17-002R

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14 August 2008
Country Woods WWTP
NPDES Permit NC0065684
Therefore, we recommend the following conditions be incorporated into the permit to reduce
impacts to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife resources and in particular to listed species.
1. If the WWTP uses chlorine disinfection, the disinfection system should be replaced with an
ultraviolet light or ozone system. In addition, there should be a permit condition that excludes
any use of chlorine and possession of chlorine at the WWTP even for emergency wastewater
discharge treatment or fecal coliform limit compliance. However, if chlorine is permitted for
emergency wastewater discharge treatment, then when chlorine is used, the facility should report
these instances and appropriate sampling regimes taken of the wastewater discharge to document
full compliance of the facility with the permit limits for total residual chlorine and de -chlorination
chemicals. Chlorine is acutely toxic to aquatic organisms and can form secondary compounds
that are detrimental to aquatic life. Valenti (2006) concluded the impact of long term exposure to
low doses of chlorine may impact juvenile mussels and reduce the chance of them being recruited
to the reproducing population.
2. An acute water quality standard of 1.75 mg/1 total ammonia as N and chronic standard of 0.50
mg/1 (based on the 90th percentile pH of 8 for Goose Creek).
3. An acute water quality standard of 3.6 ug/1 copper and chronic standard of 2.2 ug/1.
4. Nutrient targets of 0.4 mg/1 for nitrate -nitrite and a 0.1 mg/1 for total phosphorus. While nitrate
and phosphorus are not as important from a toxicity standpoint as ammonia, these are related to
excessive nutrient loading, nuisance algal blooms and dissolved oxygen depletion.
5. Portions of Goose Creek do not have flow for significant periods, particularly during recent and
ongoing droughts, and the dilution potential at these times is non-existent. Therefore, the low
flow statistics used to establish the extent of expected dilution should be revised during permit
issuance. Permit limits should reflect this lack of dilution during all low flow conditions. If
necessary, limits should be effective at the "end of pipe" to protect aquatic species and habitats
for listed species.
6. Evaluate alternatives to a surface wastewater discharge while retaining the water in the Goose
Creek system (e.g., land application). Although connecting to sanitary sewer service is an
alternative, this would remove the water from the system and reduced base flows in Goose Creek
are having a significant adverse affect on the Carolina heelsplitter and its host species.
7. Recent studies have shown that endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) in treated wastewater can
inhibit reproduction and cause feminization of mussels and fish. We recommend studies be
conducted to document the levels of EDCs in this wastewater discharge through NPDES permit
and N.C. Division of Water Quality ambient studies. Should either monitoring or studies
document the presence of EDCs at levels that can affect aquatic species, treatment train measures
should be implemented without delay to reduce or eliminate EDCs from wastewater prior to
discharge. Dr. W. Gregory Cope with the Department of Environmental and Molecular
Toxicology at N.C. State University has been studying the effects of these compounds in
wastewater discharges on aquatic species and may be contacted to discuss past studies and study
designs. Dr. Cope can be reached at [phone].
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this permit renewal. If we can be of further
assistance, please contact our office at [phone].
Literature cited

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14 August 2008
Country Woods WWTP
NPDES Permit NC0065684
Valenti, T.W., D.S. Cherry, R.J. Currie, R.J. Neves, J.W. Jones, R. Mair, and C.M. Kane. 2006. Chlorine
toxicity to early life stages of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry, 25(9):2512-2518.
ec: Tom Augspurger, USFWS
John Fridell, USFWS
Ryan Heise, WRC

North Carolina ) ss
Mecklenburg County)
The Charlotte Observer Publishing Co.
Charlotte, NC
Affidavit of Publication
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
NCDENR/DWQ/NPDES
FRANCIS CANDELARIA
1617 MAIL SERVICE CTR
RALEIGH NC 27699-1617
REFERENCE: 30045571
6214762 npdes permit
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said
County and State, duly authorized to administer
oaths affirmations, etc., personally appeared,
being duly sworn or affirmed according to law,
doth depose and say that he/she is a
representative of The Charlotte Observer
Publishing Company, a corporation organized and
doing business under the laws of the State of
Delaware, and publishing a newspaper known as The
Charlotte Observer in the city of Charlotte,
County of Mecklenburg, and State of North Carolina
and that as such he/she is familiar with the
books, records, files, and business of said
Corporation and by reference to the files of said
publication, the attached advertisement was,
inserted. The following is correctly copied from
the books and files of the aforesaid Corporation
and Publication.
•
PUBLISHED ON: 07/18
AD SPACE:
FILED ON:
NAME:
in Testimony
day and year
Notar
130 LINE
07/25/08
TITLE:
DATE:
ENVIRONMENTAL''.MANAGEMENT'COMMISSION/NPDES UNIT
k. , 1617MAI4SERVICECENTEREFw,
RALEIGH` NC 27699-1617 '�
¢NSTIFICATIONOFINTENTTOISSUE
� +TFA NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT a .�" 11jj
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General Stable 14314, Public kW,92••500 and 'otherlawfully£:
standards and regulatiurm,-,the Nartlt CarolinaEnvtranmental.
•Management Cammieai*poses poses 10 issues Natlonel Poliutant1
Discharge Elimination INPOESY wastewater e t
permit to the perso (e) below ffecti a 45 days horn
pubaah date+at tlila .erg of p _. • p'' 44.4rA3-t
a�p��until1330 de after the��ppauubliah � of this notice AJ
L commpentsreceleed pilo art iatdate'ara Director
determinations regarding the proposed•
of
.the NC Dhdsion-ol ater, Quality may de to hold a public=
meeting f edt@ pert 11 should, ' Mvtebr4recelve 8
Signiicantdegree puPgc 'merest. _ T,Tiesiv'itrlMrnw..•-
r:Genies oT�he-draftpemtlt and other supporting •infoahatienone's. .
used to determine condrgontrpresent: kt the: _draft, primetaree*.
available upon iequestandpaymentot thecaeis of repproductton?
. Mail comments and/or requestsfor Inforrnationlo the NCDtvislon-
of Water Quality at the above address or call Dina Sprinkle (919)
733-5083, extension. 383 at the Pdnt Source, Branch. Please
include the •NPDES permit, number "(attached) - in any
communication. Interested persons may also visit the DlvSbn
ort
Water Quality at 512 fL Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27600148
between the hours oe 140 8.1n and • 5 p m. t review s
Informetlpn on file „ ., pax 6 •x "+ s.+ ° r..
Aqua Norttt.Caroana inc. has app iced for renewal of NPDES;
permit;NC0063584,for.the O:dord OlenWWTP in Meddenburg
County. This:permtttad fadllty'diechargee treated wastewater tot.
,Stevens Creek within the.Yadkin, Pee. Dee River Basin. BODS,
ammonla and: Total:Resldual Chlorine ere water -quality limited.
discharger may efled: future • wasfeloed allocation to the
reeeiving stresme }
Aq[ia.North Caretini44-6.has eppitekt°:foi reriev7aC•d l+POES-
peed NC0065749 for the Aahe Plantation WWTP lry Mecklenburg
County This , permitted facility d hargea treated wastewater to
Duck (reek wiihrei-the Xedkin = Pee -Dee .River. Basin. SODS,
`ammonia and Total Residual.Chlodne are water -quality trrcted.,y,
This disdiarge ma! of eot 8 bI8 westerei allecad4ne::10 die-
receiving abeam . s ' • ,-ze r ».
Carolina Water Service, I of INC has applied_ for renewal of
NPDES permit NC003504t 4oethe Hernby Acres WWCP In Union
County. Thfe. permitted Maly discharges treated wastewater 10,
the North Fork Crooked Creek- trt the Yadtdn -'Pee Des River i.
Basin Currently BOD ammonia end Total Reeiduel "'..
Chlorine are! water IUrtltekidischargermay affect
future allocatiena'7n porton of, the ladkin pee Deg River
Aqua North'Carollne, let.' has apptl,ed for renewal of NPDES.
permit .N00065684 for: the. Country Woods WWTP In Union
County. This pomaded tied faciUCydisd'arges treated wastewaterComte. Creek within. td`
ammonia,• colifonn aannddddTelalRe@ki�ual Chlorineeare; :t
quality limited; _Thisdischarge may effect future wasteioad
Whereof I have hereunto sethand and��,f`46 ' he„:
my �E���
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aforesaid.
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My Commission Expires May 7, 2011
My Colfmi ss i on Expires: _/_/_

SOC PRIORITY PROJECT: No
To: Surface Water Protection Section
Western NPDES Unit
Attention: Susan Wilson
Date: May 5, 2008
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
County: Union
Permit No. NC0065684
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and address: Country Woods East Subdivision
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
P. O. Drawer 859
Denver, North Carolina 28037
2. Date of investigation: April 25, 2008
3. Report prepared by: Michael Parker, Environmental Engineer II
4. Persons contacted and telephone number: Mr. Tony Parker; 704/507-3369.
5. Directions to site: Travel east on S.R. 1004 (lawyers Road) approximately 1.2 miles from the
Union -Mecklenburg County line. Turn right onto Redwood Drive and travel approximately
0.65 mile. Turn left onto Hemlock Drive and travel 0.1 mile. The wastewater treatment
plant is located on the left side of Hemlock Drive.
6. Discharge point(s), list for all discharge points:
Latitude: 35 ° 07' 22" Longitude: 80° 37' 12"
Attach a U.S.G.S. map extract and indicate treatment facility site and discharge point on
map.
U.S.G.S. Quad No.: G 16 SE U.S.G.S. Name: Bakers, N.C.
7. Site size and expansion are consistent with application? Yes. There is limited area available
for expansion, if necessary.
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): Gently rolling, 3-4% slopes; The WWT
facility is not located within the 100-year flood plain.

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9. Location of nearest dwelling: None within 500 feet.
10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: Goose Creek.
a. Classification: C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: Yadkin; 03-07-12
c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: Goose Creek in
this area is usually a small, slow moving stream. There are several other discharges
in the Goose Creek Watershed. Goose Creek has been listed on the 303(d) list as a
biologically impaired waterbody. Also, Goose Creek is considered environmentally
sensitive due to the presence of a federally endangered species, the Carolina
heelsplitter. Downstream uses are typical for class C waters.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of wastewater to be permitted: 0.67 MGD (Ultimate Design Capacity)
b. What is the current permitted capacity of the wastewater treatment facility? 0.67
MGD
c. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility (current design capacity)? 0.67
MGD
d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous Authorizations to Construct
issued in the previous two years: There have been no ATCs issued to this facility in
the past two years.
e. Please provide a description of existing or substantially constructed wastewater
treatment facilities: The existing facilities consist of flow equalization, a dual -
train 0.09 MGD WWTP, a dual -train 0.100 MGD WWTP, and a three -train 0.480
MGD WWTP. All trains have aeration, clarifier, tablet chlorination, post
aeration, tertiary filters, dechlorination and aerated sludge tanks, flow meter, and a
stand by power generator.
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater treatment facilities: There are
no proposed WWT facilities at this time.
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: Chlorine is added to the waste stream,
however, dechlorination is provided.
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): N/A

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2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme: The permittee has contracted with
BIOTECH, Inc. for the removal and ultimate disposal of residuals produced at this
facility. Waste sludge is removed and transported to a Charlotte -Mecklenburg Utility
Department WWT system for final disposal.
3. Treatment plant classification: Class III (based on a Division re -rating in 2001, which was
subsequently challenged by the permittee. This case was eventually dropped due to
inactivity.
4. SIC Code(s): 4952
Wastewater Code(s) 05 MTU Code: 06117
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant Funds or are any public monies
involved? 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 or Compliance Schedule dates: This facility is neither under an SOC nor
is one being considered at this time.
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation: There is currently no known alternative to a discharge
at this time.
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Aqua North Carolina is applying to renew the subject permit to discharge treated
domestic wastewater. There have been no changes to the WWTP and or the permit since the
permit was last renewed. The wastewater treatment plants appeared to be in good operational
condition during the site investigation. No detrimental effect on the stream was observed by the
discharge.
Pending review and approval by the Western NPDES Unit, it is recommended that the
subject permit be renewed as reques
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Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Goose Creek Watershed Rules]]]
Subject: Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Goose Creek Watershed Rules]]]
From: Tom Belnick <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:39:48 -0400
To: adriene weaver <[e-mail]>
CC: Susan Wilson <[e-mail]>, Jeff Manning <[e-mail]>
Adriene- the current contacts for NPDES permits in Goose Creek watershed are listed below. I'm
assuming the mass mailing took care of the natural resource folks (USFWS, NC WRC, etc).
Thomas J Roberts, President
AQUA North Carolina, Inc
4163 Sinclair Street N C s !u _Ia` 4.1k{ a
(�/
Denver, North Carolina 28037 N Ass- by. ox e 4 u `0 '
Mr. Jon C. Dyer
Union County Public Works Dept. N c 7 Z sub- )- \A v it)
400 North Church Street I�
Monroe, North Carolina 28112-4808
Mr. Paul H. Trotter, President
Goose Creek Utility Company
1515 Mockingbird Lane
Charlotte, North Carolina 28209
adriene weaver wrote:
a„1„,
IN) 7 61 ... Fit ItEt 1/1 all
9n
Tom,
Please email me the contact information for the point source discharges in the Goose Creek
watershed.
Thanks
Adriene
Subject:
[Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Goose Creek Watershed Rules]]
From: Jeff Manning <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:11:04 -0400
To: Adriene Weaver <Adriene.Weaver(a7ncmail.net>, Tom Belnick <Tom.Belnick(u.ncmail.net>
To: Adriene Weaver <Adriene.Weaver(dncmail.net>, Tom Belnick <Tom.Belnick(ncmail.net>
Thanks, Tom. Adriene sent out a huge mailing, so I will ask her to check and see if the WWTP
were covered in that. Adriene, will you let us know if the point sources were in your mailing list? If
not, Tom Belnick will have their contact info. Thanks
1 of 3 4/21/2008 10:40 AM

AQUA
North Carolina.
Mrs. Dina Sprinkle
NC DENR/DWQ Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
SUBJECT: NPDES Renewal Application
Country Woods WWTP NPDES
Permit No. NC0065684
Union County, NC
Dear Mrs. Sprinkle,
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
P.O. Box 859
4163 Sinclair Street
Denver, NC 28037
March 31, 2008
T: 704.489.9401
F: 704.489.9409
www.aquanorthcarolina.com
.,1
APR 14 2006
d
. WATER QUAD!
SOURCE. AR'OCI-t
Transmitted herewith are the completed/signed originals and two copies each of 1) the subject NPDES
permit renewal application and 2) a description of the facility's sludge management plan. Also attached are
two copies of this cover letter.
It is my understanding that no filing fee is required for this renewal.
If you have questions regarding this application, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sinceegly,
Thomas Rob
An Aqua America Company

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit
NC0065684
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name
Facility Name
Mailing Address
Aqua North Carolina, Inc. (Thomas Roberts)
Country Woods WWTP
202 Mackenan Court i
city Cary APR 7 4 2008
State / Zip Code North Carolina/27511
Telephone Number [phone] (Ext 30) DENR . WATER QUAUTY
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Fax Number [phone]
e-mail Address [e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above ❑
Street Address or State Road Hemlock Drive Northwest of Bakers
City
State / Zip Code
County
Bakers
North Carolina
Union
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name Ralph Childers (c/o Aqua North Carolina, Inc.)
Mailing Address 4163 Sinclair Street
City Denver
State / Zip Code NC/28037
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
4. Description of wastewater:
Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that apply):
Industrial ❑ Number of Employees
Commercial 0 Number of Employees
Residential ® Number of Homes
School 0 Number of Students/Staff
Other ❑ Explain:
1136
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.):
Subdivision
Population served: 2885
5. Type of collection system
® Separate (sanitary sewer only)
❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
6. Outfall Information:
Number of separate discharge points One
Outfali Identification number(s) 001
Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes
® No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall):
Goose Creek, Yadkin -Pee dee River Basin
8. Frequency of Discharge: ® Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: 7 Duration: Continuous
9. Describe the treatment system
List all installed components, including capacity, provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and
phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a
separate sheet of paper.
0.670 MGD extended aeration WWTP consising of seven (7) parallel treatment trains, as
follows: A dual -train 0.090 MGD WWTP, a dual -train 0.100 MGD WWTP, and a three -train
0.480 MGD WWTP. Each train consists of equalization basin, aeration basin, clarifier,
tablet chlorination and dechlorination, post aeration, aerated sludge tanks and tertiary
filters. A UV disinfection system has been installed as the primary means of disinfection
(ATC issued 12/03/04). Facilities are designed to meet the following Monthly
Average/Daily Maximum NPDES Permit effluent limitations (mg/1): BOD (winter)
18.0/27.0, BOD (summer) 10.0/15.0, TSS 30.0/45.0, NH3 as N (winter) 2.0/10.0, NH3 as
N (summer) 4.0/20.0. No phosphorus limits specified in current NPDES permit.
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For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.670 MGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.1889 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow '05--0.478. '06--1.022. '07--0.863 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes ® No
12. Effluent Data
Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, Temperature and pH shall be grab samples, for all other
parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used Effluent testing data must be based on at least three samples
and must be no more than four and one half years old
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Number of
Samples
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
(BOD5)
<2.0
<2.0
mg/1
13
Fecal Coliform
<1.0
<1.0
#/ 100m1
13
Total Suspended Solids
6.0
<2.0
mg/1
13
Temperature (Summer)
27
25
Centigrade
8
Temperature (Winter)
19
18
Centigrade
5
pH
7.4
13
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES
PSD (CAA)
Non -attainment program (CAA)
NC 0065684
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
Type
NESHAPS (CAA)
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA) I j
Dredge or fill (Section 404 or16
x
Special Order of Consent (SOC) i
Other
L
Permit Number
APR 11 2008
'OMMR - WATER DUALITY'
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and btli' udh information is true, complete, and accurate.
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Printed name of Person Signing Title
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For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
Signature of pplicant LYat
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement
representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be
maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article,
or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowly 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 $25,000, 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 $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.)
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SLUDGE DISPOSAL/HANDLING
Country Woods WWTP
Aqua North Carolina has a contractual agreement with BIOTECH, NC (8531 Old Dowd Road, Charlotte,
NC 28214) for the removal and disposal of sludge generated at Aqua North Carolina's Country Woods
Wastewater Treatment Plant in Union County. Sludge is removed directly from the on -site aerated
sludge holding tanks and transported off -site to sites approved for sludge disposal.

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
Basic Information to determine potential for expedited permit renewal
Reviewer/Date
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Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
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Any obvious compliance concerns?
Any permit mods since last permit?
Existing expiration date
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New expiration date
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New permit effective date
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Miscellaneous Comments
YES_ This is a SIMPLE EXPEDITED permit renewal (administrative
renewal with no changes, or only minor changes such as TRC, NH3,
name/ownership changes). Include conventional WTPs in this group.
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YES V This is a MORE COMPLEX EXPEDITED permit renewal (include
Special Conditions (such as EAA, Wastewater Management Plan 303(dD
listed, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns, jTiased
limits). Basin Coordinator to make case -by -case decision.
YES_ This permit CANNOT BE EXPEDITED for one of the following reasons:
• Major Facility (municipal/industrial)
• Minor Municipals with pretreatment program
• Minor Industrials subject to Fed Effluent Guidelines (lb/day limits for BOD, TSS,
etc)
• Limits based on reasonable potential analysis (metals, GW remediation organics)
• Permitted flow > 0.5 MGD (requires full Fact Sheet)
• Permits determined by Basin Coordinator to be outside expedited process
TB Version 8/18/2006 (NPDES Server/Current Versions/Expedited Fact Sheet)

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I am forwarding the link for the stormwater public notices to everyone that was at
this morning's meeting. Here you go.
Jeff
Subject: Public Notices
From: Bradley Bennett <Bradley.Bennett@n
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:42:31 -0400
To: jeff manning <jeffmanning@ncmail `net
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This morning at our meeting there were some questions about the notice of the draft
Goose Creek permits. Tom recommended sending you th notice information from our
website so you could forward to the appropriate people with the resources agencies.
The link for our public notices is given below and the Goose Creek permits are listed
under the April 3, 2007 notices.
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