NC0021946_Permit (Issuance)_20001023

NPDES DOCUHENT SCANNING: COVER SHEET
NC0021946
Rosman WWTP
NPDES Permit:
Document Type:
Permit Issuance'?
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Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Correspondence
Owner Name Change
Return
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
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Document Date:
October 23, 2000
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Mayor Johnny Rogers
Town of Rosman
P.O. Box 636
Rosman, North Carolina 28772
Adirvei
NCDENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
October 23, 2000
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0021946
Rosman WV-'TP
Transylvania County
Dear Mayor Rogers:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for 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).
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Please note that the revised chlorine limit in this permit will take effect on Januar01, 2002. Instream
monitoring for fecal coliform should begin in December 2000.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to
you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of
this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North
Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require
modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain
other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land
Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be
required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Charles Weaver at telephone number
[phone], extension 511.
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
Point Source Compliance Enforcement Unit
Technical Assistance & Certification Unit
Sincerely,
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T. Stevens
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer
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Permit NC0021946
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful
standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the
Town of Rosman
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Rosman WWTP
NCSR 1156
Transylvania County
to receiving waters designated as the French Broad River in the French Broad 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 December 1, 2000.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2005.
Signed this day October 23, 2000.
T. Stevens, Director,/
Division of Water Quality
• By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0021946
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
The Town of Rosman is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.09 MGD wastewater treatment facility with the
following components:
• Bar screen
• Dual aeration tanks
• Dual clarifiers
• Chlorine disinfection equipment
♦ Flow meter
♦ Aerobic sludge digester with drying beds
This facility is located at the Rosman WWTP on NCSR 1156 in Transylvania
County.
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2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into the French Broad River, classified C-Trout waters in the French Broad
River Basin.

Latitude: 35°08' 10"
Longitude: 82°49'OS"
Quad # G7NE
Stream CIacs: C-Trout
Subbasin: 40301
Receiving Stream French Broad River
NC0021946
Town of Rosman
WWTP
SCALE 1:24000

Permit NC0021946
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS — FINAL -
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until December 31, 2001. the
Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the
Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample Locationl
Flow
0.09 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5 day (202C)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Residue
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N
2/Month
Composite
Effluent
Fecal Coliform
(geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent,
Upstream & Downstream
Total Residual Chlorine
0.8 mg/L
2NVeek
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
Semi-annually
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
Semi-annually
Composite
Effluent
Temperature (2C)
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH2 •
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. Upstream = at least 100 feet upstream from the outfall. Downstream = at least 300 feet downstream from
the outfall.
2. 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 that trace amounts.
A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS — FINAL
During the period beginning on January 1, 2002 and lasting until expiration. the Permittee is authorized to
discharge from outfall 002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample Locationl
Flow
0.09 MGD
Continuous
Recording
influent or Effluent
BOD, 5 day (202C)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Residue
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N
2/Month
Composite
Effluent
Fecal Cofrform
(geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent,
Upstream & Downstream
Total Residual Chlorine
28 pg/L
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
Semi-annually
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
Semi-annually
Composite
Effluent
Temperature (2C)
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH2
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. Upstream ..at least 100 feet upstream from the outfall. Downstream = at least 300 feet downstream from
the outfall. •
2. 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.

.-PART I
Section B. Schedule of Compliance ' .7. •
L The permittee shall comply with Final Effluent Limitations specified for discharges in accordance
with the following schedule:
Permittee shall comply with Final Effluent Limitations by the effective date of the permit unless
specified below.
2. Permittee shall at all times provide the operation and maintenance necessary to operate the
existing facilities at optimum efficiency.
3. No later than 14 calendar days following a date identified in the above schedule of compliance,
the permittee shall submit either a report of progress or, in the case of specific actions being
required by identified dates, a written notice of compliance or noncompliance. In the latter case,
the notice shall include the cause of noncompliance, any remedial actions taken, and the
probability of meeting the next schedule requirements.

County Transylvania
NPDESPermit Number .N00021946;_:Town of to m (WWTP), P.O. Box 636. Rosman; NC 28772 has applied for a
permit renewal for a facility located in Transylvania Countydischarging treated wastewater into French Broad River in the
French Broad River Basin. Currently total residual chlorine are water quality limited: This discharge may affect future
allocations in this portion of the receiving stream.
NPDES Permit Number NC0024295, Transylvania Utilities. Inc.. P.O. Box 240908. Charlotte. NC 28224 has applied for
a permit renewal for a facility located in Transylvania County discharging treated wastewater into the French Broad River
and Lower Creek in the French Broad River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen and total residual chlorine are water
quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the receiving stream.
NPDES Permit Number NC0055905, Waterford Place Property Owners Association, 800 Lakeview Court. Brevard. NC
28712 has applied for a permit renewal for a facility located in Transylvania County discharging treated wastewater into
Hunts Branch in the French Broad River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen and total residual chlorine are water quality
limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the receiving stream.
NPDES Permit Number NC0055336. backcountry. Inc. (Camp Carolina), P.O. Box 919, Brevard, NC 28712 has applied
for a permit renewal for a facility located in Transylvania County discharging treated wastewater into Lamb Creek in the
French Broad River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This
discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the receiving stream.
Wednesday, August 30, 2000
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