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Mr. Michael C. Anderson
County Manager
P.O. Box 838
Hayesville, North Carolina 28904
Dear Mr. Anderson
Michael F Easley
Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E , Director
Division of Water Quality
September 20, 2002
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0026697
Clay County WWTP
Clay 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 May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended).
There has been one significant change from the draft permit sent to you on February 20, 2002 A re -opener
special condition for Dissolved Oxygen (DO) has been added to the permit at Part I. A. (2 ). Monitoring by the
Division has noted critically low DO levels downstream from your facility. The Division is working to determine the
cause(s) for the low DO downstream. If the data collected shows that your facility is the primary cause of the low
downstream DO, this permit may be re -opened. For more information on the DO instream and potential remedies
for low DO, contact Ms. Callie Dobson of the Division's Planning Branch at [phone], extension 583.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to
you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of
this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina
General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require
modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain
other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land
Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be
required. If you have any questions or comments concerning this permit, contact Charles Weaver at the (919) 733-
5083, extension 511.
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
Callie Dobson / Planning Branch
N C. Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
SUSAN A. WILSON
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
Phone [phone]
Fax: [phone]
DENR Customer Service Center: 1 800 623-7748

Permit N C0026697
STATE, OF NORTH CAROLI\A
D I-TART-14 E'\T OF E'N VIRONM E',N T AND NATURAL RESOURCE'S
DIVISIO\ OF WAT H'R QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGH. WASTEWATI-�;R UNDH;R THF4;
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, the
Clay County Water & Sewer District
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Clay County WWTP
238 Jarrett Road
Hayesville
Clay County
to receiving waters designated as the Hiwassee River in the Hiwassee River Basin in accordance with
effluent hmitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective November 1, 2002.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2007.
Signed this day September 20, 2002
SIGs.
SUSA A. WILSON
Alan W. Klimek, P.E , Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the I--f nvironmental Management Commission

Permit \ C0026697
SUPPLEMENT TO PI--4;RMIT COVER SHKELT
The Clay County Water & Sewer District is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.3 MGD wastewater treatment facility with the
following components:
• Bar screen and selector tanks
• Twin 30-horsepower blowers
• Twin 150,000-gallon aeration tanks
• Two split clarifiers
• Two aerobic digesters
• Draimad system for bagging activated sludge
• Chlorine disinfection
• Chart recorder and flow meter
This facility is located at the Clay County WWTP in Hayesville off Jarrett Road in Clay
County.
2 Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into
the Hiwassee River, classified WS-IV waters in the Hiwassee River Basin.

Quad. Hayesville, N.C.
Latitude: 35°03 16"
Longitude: 83°48'55"
Stream Class• WS-IV
Subbasin: 40501
Receiving Stream: Hiwassee River
Clay County Water & Sewer District
Clay County WWTP

Permit N C0026697
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Perrnittee as
specified below:
EFFLUENT
LIMITS
MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS
Average
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Maximum
Daily
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Locations
Flow
0.3
MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent
Effluent
or
BOD,
5 day
(20°C)2
30.0
mg/L
45.0
mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Influent
&
Effluent
Total
Suspended
Residue2
30.D
mg/L
45.0
mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Influent
&
Effluent
NH3
(April
as
1
N
-
October
31)
11.0
mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3
as
N
1
March
31)
1
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
(November
-
.?
Dissolved
Oxygen
Weekly
Grab
Effluent,
Upstream
&
Downstream
Fecal
Coliform
200/100
400/100
ml
ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
(geometric
mean)
Total
Residual
Chlorine
28.0
pg/L
2/Weelc
Grab
Effluent
Total
Nitrogen
Semi-annually
Composite
Effluent
(NO2+NO3+TKN)
Total
Phosphorus
Semi-annually
Composite
Effluent
Temperature
(°C)
.Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperature
(°C)
Weekly
Grab
Upstream
&
Downstream
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH3
II
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Footnotes:
1. Upstream = at least 50 feet upstream from the outfall Downstream = at least 100 feet downstream from the outfall.
2. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Residue concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective
influent value (85% removal).
3. the pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A. (2) Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Reopener
The Division may reopen and modify this permit if data from the receiving stream indicates that this discharge is
the primary cause of low DO downstream.

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Subject: Re: draft permit for Clay County W&S
From: Callie Dobson <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 10:48:26 -0400
To: Charles Weaver <Charles.Weaver@ ncmail.net>
Charles,
Thanks for the chance to look at Clay County's permit. So, they don't have a DO
limit (or range of limits)? The monitoring part looks good, but I'm just
wondering if anyone has looked at the data they've collected so far.... There
have been fish kills below Chatuge dam in this vicinity in the past. Can I get to
this DMR data through BIMS?
Callie
Charles Weaver wrote:
Callie, here's the draft permit that went out a while ago. The final
will be issued soon, but I'd like you to have a look first - any
suggestions you have would be appreciated.
Thanks for your presentation on the situation with the mountain basins.
It was depressing (overdevelopment is inevitable) but very
well -constructed and informative.
E-mail me any comments....
CHW
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Callie Dobson
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NC DENR - Div. of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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Clay County Progress
L ocated at Moore's Plaza
P. O. Box 483
Hayesville, NC 28904
[phone]
Fax - [phone]
Form prepared by William C. Lassitor, General Counsel for North Carolina
Press Association. Approved by the Attorney General of North Carolina.
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
CLAY COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly
commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to administer oaths, person-
ally appeared
who being s rn, depos s and says that he/she is
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(owner, publisher or employee authorized to make this affidavit).
engaged in the publication of a newspaper known as the Clay County
Progress, published, issued and entered as second class mail in the City of
Hayesville, said County and State, that he/she is authorized to make this
affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice or other legal advertisement, a
true copy of which is attached her to, published in the Clay County
Progress on the following dates c���,$ras
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and that said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document, or legal
advertisement was published, at the time of each and every publication, a
newpaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of
the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within
the meaning of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
This
(signature of persoaking affidavi
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Sworn to and subscribed before me this v day of 1 , 20 0
fjy,Public, Clay County, North Carolina
Y mmrssion Expires Nov. 28, 2004
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
(seal)
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DENR - WATER QUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH
PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION/NPDES UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT
TO ISSUE A NPDES
WASTEWATER PERMIT
On the basis of thorough
staff review and application of
N C General Statute 143.21,
P ublic law 92-500 and other
lawful standards and
regulations, the North
, Carolina Environmental
Management Commission
proposes to issue a National
Pollutant Discharge Elimina-
tion System (NPDES) was-
tewater discharge permit to
the person(s) listed below ef-
fective 45 days from the
publish date of this notice.
Written comments regarding
the proposed permit will be
accepted until 30 days after'
the publish date ot='this notice.
All- comments received prior
to that date are considered in
the final determinations
regarding the proposed per-
mit. The Director of the NC
Division of Water Quality may
decide to hold a public meet-
ing for the proposed permit
should the Division receive a
significant degree of public in-
terest.
Copies of the draft permit
and other supporting informa-
tion on file used to determine
conditions present in the draft
permit are available upon re-
quest and payment of the
costs of reproduction. Mail
comments and/or requests for
information to the NC Division
of Water Quality at the above
address or call Ms. Christie
Jackson at [phone], ex-
tension 538. Please .include
the NPDES permit number (at-
tached) in any communica-
tion. Interested persons may
also visit the Division of Water
Quality at 512 N Salisbury
Street, Raleigh, N.C. 27604-
1148 between the hours of
8 00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to
review information on file.
NPDES Permit Number
NC0026697, Clay County
Water & Sewer District (Clay
County WWTP), P.O. Box 838,
Hayesville, NC 28904 has ap-
plied for a permit renewal for a
facility located in Clay County
discharging treated was-
tewater into the Hiawassee
River in the Hiawassee River
Basin. Currently ammonia
nitrogen and total residual
chlorine are water quality
limited. This discharge may af-
fect future allocations in this
portion of the receiving
stream.
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
BUNCOMBE COUNTY
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NORTH CAROLINA
I/stATEQF
NORTH CAROLINA
- ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION /
NPDES UNiT
1617MAIL
SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1617
NOTIFICATION OF
INTENT TO ISSUE A
NPDES WASTEWATER
PERMIT
:BLIC NOTICE
On the basis of thorough
staff review and applica-
tion of NC General Statute
143.21, Public law 92-500
and other lawful stan-
dards, and regulations, the
North Carolina Environ-
mental Management
Commission proposes to
issue a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) waste-
water discharge permit to
the person(s) listed below
effective 45 days from the
publish date of this notice
Written comments regard-
ing the proposed permit
will be accepted until 30
days after the publish date
of this notice. All com-
ments received prior to
that date are considered in
the final determinations
regarding the proposed
permit. The Director of
the NC Division of Water
Quality may decide to hold
a public meeting for the
proposed permit should
the Division receive a sig-
nificant degree of public
interest.
Copies of the draft permit
and other supporting in-
formation on file used to
determine conditions pre-
sent in the draft permit are
available upon request
and payment of the costs
of reproduction. Mail
comments and/or requests
for information to the NC
Division of Water Quality
at the above address or
call Ms. Christie Jackson
at [phone], extension
538. Please include the
NPDES - permit number
(attached) in any com-
munication Interested
per ons may also visit the
Division of Water Quality
at 512 N. Salisbury Street.
Raleigh, NC 27604-1148 be-
tween the hours of 8.00 am
and 5:00 pm to review in-
formation on file.
NPDES Permit Number
NC0026697. Clay County
Water & Sewer District
(Clay County WWTP),
P.O Box 838, Hayesville,
NC 28904 has applied for a
permit renewal for a facil-
ity located in Clay County
discharging treated
wastewater into the H i=
wassee River Basin. Cur-
rently ammonia nitrogen
and total residual chlorine
are water quality limited.
This discharge may affect
future allocations in. this
portion of the receiving
stream.
February 23, 2002
(4170)
Before the undersigned, a Notary P
County and State, duly commissioner 1 ied and
authorized by law to administer oaths, personally
appeared Janis Pierce who, being first duly sworn,
deposes and says: that he (she) is the Legal Billing
Clerk of TheAsheville Citizen -Times Company,
engaged in publication of a newspaper known as
The Asheville Citizen -Times, published, issued,
and entered as second class mail in the City of
Asheville, in said County and State; that he (she) is
authorized to make this affidavit and sworn
statement; that the notice or other legal
advertisement, a true copy of which is attached
hereto, was published in The Asheville Citizen -
Times on the following dates: 02/23/02And that
the said newspaper in which said notice, paper,
document or legal advertisement were published
were, at the time of each and every publication, a
newspaper meeting all of the requirements and
qualifications of Section 1-597 of the General
Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified
newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of
the General Statues of North Carolina.
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(Signattwe iYerson making affidavit)
Swot to and subscribed before me the 28th day of
Feb ary, 2002
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To: N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality/ NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
From: Clay County Water & Sewer District
P.O. Box 838
Haycsvill.e, NC 28904
Re: NCDENR / DWQ J NPDES Permit Application
NC NPDES Permit Number: NC0026697
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Please note response to question # 6:
Facility Description: Installed wastewater treatment components at the facilit
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2-30 HP Invenc ible Turboflow blowers for aeration and D.O.
2-150,000 gallon aeration bulks, with 11-air diffusers on each side
2-split clarifiers with approximately 30,000 gallon each
2-aerobic digesters, approximately 32,000 gallons each, with 5-air diffusers on each side
Dram' ad system_ for bagging activated sludge
Bar screen and selector tanks for pre-treatment
Chart recorder and flow meter for recording daily flows.
Potential Facility Changes: Plied upgrades, expansions repairs during the next 5 years..
Planned upgrades would include a screening and grease removal system.
Schematic of wastewater flow: A line drawing the water flow through the facili T. .
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Location Map: A map showing the location of each out fall..
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!1C0026697 - Clay County WW 1TP
Subject: NC0026697 - Clay County WWTP
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 07:30 04 -0400
From: Charles Weaver <[e-mail]>
To: Harold Saylor <[e-mail]>
Harold, I sent this one out in February and don't have a record that
your group approved the renewal.
I've attached an electronic copy of the draft - let me know if you have
any questions.
Thanks,
CHW
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