NC0083178_Permit (Issuance)_20001110

NPDES DOCUMENT :MCANNINO COVER SHEET
NC0083178
Sugarcamp
Fork WTP
NPDES Permit:
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Staff Report
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental
Assessment (EA)
Permit
History
Document Date:
November 10, 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
November 10, 2000
Mr. Charles E. Rector
Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District
P.O. Box 8452
Asheville, North Carolina 28814
ern
NCDENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0083178
Sugarcamp Fork \X-'TP
Buncombe County
Dear Mr. Rector:
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 C.S. Environmental Protection Agency
dated May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended).
Based on comments received from the Asheville Regional Office regarding the draft permit, one change has been made
for issuance of this final permit:
The sample type for toxicity testing has been changed from composite to grab.
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
nit
Point Source Compliance Enforcement Unit
Aquatic Toxicology Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer
Sincerely,
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
Kerr T. Stevens
Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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Permit NC0083178
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
Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Sugarcamp Fork WTP
NCSR 2115
Weaverville
Buncombe County
to receiving waters designated as Reems Creek 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 October 31, 2005.
Signed this day November 10, 2000.
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0083178
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
The Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a water treatment plant with a discharge of filter -backwash
wastewater. This facility is located at the Sugarcamp Fork WTP on NCSR 2115
near Weaverville in Buncombe County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into Reems Creek, classified C-Trout waters in the French Broad River
Basin.

WOODFIN WATER TREATMENT PLANT
LATITUDE: 35° 42' 06"
LONGITUDE: 82° 26' 14"
Latitude: 35'42'06"
Longitude: 82°26'14"
Stream Class: C
Subbasin: 40302
Receiving Stream: Reems Creek
NC0083178
Woodtin Sanitary
Water & Sewer District
Sugarcamp Fork W11)
SCALE 1 :24000

Permit NC0083178
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - FINAL
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as
specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample Location
Flow
Weekly
Instantaneous
Effluent
Total Suspended Residue
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Settleable Solids
0.1 ml/L
0.2 ml/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Turbidity1
Weekly
Grab
Upstream & Downstream
Iron
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Aluminum
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Chronic Toxicity2
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The discharge from this facility shall not cause turbidity in the receiving stream to exceed 10 NTU. If the
instream turbidity exceeds 10 NTU due to natural background conditions, the discharge cannot cause
turbidity to increase in the receiving stream.
2. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia Pass/Fail at 8%) samples shall be collected during the months of January,
. April. July & October (see Part I. A. (2.)).
All samples must be collected from a typical discharge event.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A. (2.) Chronic Toxicity Pass/Fail Permit Limit (Quarterly)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant
mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 8%.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined
in the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised February 1998,
or subsequent versions or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure"
(Revised -February 1998) or subsequent versions. The tests will be performed during the months
of January, April, July & October. Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the
NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes.
(continued on next page)

Permit NC0083178
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV
below the permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum,
in each of the two following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole
Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -February 1998) or subsequent versions.
The chronic value for multiple concentration tests will be determined using the geometric mean of the
highest concentration having no detectable impairment of reproduction or survival and the lowest
concentration that does have a detectable impairment of reproduction or survival. The definition of
"detectable impairment," collection methods, exposure regimes, and further statistical methods are
specified in the "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -
February 1998) or subsequent versions.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent
Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were performed, using the
parameter code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally,
DWQ Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention: NC DENR / DWQ / Environmental Sciences Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental Sciences Branch no
later than 30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made.
Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and
all concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved
designate signature. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and
reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity
monitoring is required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the
aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility name, permit number, pipe number,
county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow" in the comment area
of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Environmental Sciences Branch at the
address cited above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required,
monitoring will be required during the following month.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North
Carolina Division of Water Quality indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this
permit may be re -opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum
control organism survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental
controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed
no later than the last day of the month following the month of the initial monitoring.

Woodfin Sanitary 83178
Subject: Woodfin Sanitary 83178
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 14:27:06 -0400
From: Kristie Robeson <[e-mail]>
To: Charles Weaver <[e-mail]>
Hey Charles. I have reviewed their draft permit and the only change I
would make is to change their sample type for tox to grab. I emailed
Keith Haynes(ARO) about it and he would agree that for them getting a
composite sample is difficult. He said their discharge is from a
basin. I'll send a memo and copy you on that so we'll have
documentation for the files.
1 of 1 10/18/2000 1:41 PM

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RANOTIFICATION OF INTTEENNTTO ISSUE
A NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT
On the basis o1 thorough staff review and op-
PItcatfon of NC General Statute 14321 Public
aw 92-500 end other lawful standards
reguiablins, the aft Inn Envlr
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this notice.
Written comments regarding the prape60d ..I
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thatdalthis atee areeartjder in9eere/detAll eernmenteerrmina
regor0Lng the mead permit. The Director
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NPDES • Permit Number NC0061162 Bun-
combe Counb, Stlaots (North Buncombe Hien'
School), 167 Craven Street, Asheville, NC 28506
hos ap lies) f{oprra permit renewol for facility •
located In,: Buncombe: Con discharging
heated wastewater Into stonfreld Branch In
the French Brood River basin, Currently
chronic toxitily ere water quality limited. This
discharge may affect future allocations in this
p0nian of the receiving stream.
NPDES Permit NCOW5952. TA Operating Cor-
poration (Candler Travel renter WW(P),
24601 genterR Idge Rood, Sufte 2015 Westlake,
OH 44 a5 hosuoAlltnlor a permit renaxo3 far o
alb treated
wastewater
o _ County rliscbarg-
turf ta beast age BratB cr,mo an uFrench tool
George Bronco in the French Stood
River Basle. Curranh/BOO, 0o0"ap(a nitro-
yen ter 1WrecldtwlchWreseorewaterquol-
,W n T1W (Jsclwrge may a!fect:fe re
caeca iG tie: portion of the receiving
31rtt m.
NPDES Pertrit Nurtrr NW03 4. Yang Life
Wray Gap Wray Crp Cana WWTP), YA Cdes
Care Read Weave vale NC 2iPW Ira applied for o
geol v Rewate imp ivor amp.C�lesCo
in the Freren crnrycniaritregeocrewalgiqurtityMcrae
(tar aged future c*omnorc in this team d
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Area YA ppI)� 10•gW Ae�sopvf.DO
7 8ty llos �ed in�B.toriro permit ewjly di5Cfo rsl
rreahnem wastewater into cat Creek its the
French Brood River Basin. urrrremntly foul m-
illet -re are water quality limited. This dis.
charging may affect future allocations in this
portion of MR receiving Stream.
Page. Corn 9e)) Riverside Drive,Astreillt.. NC
caret 'r1 Bye, nVe Cw1N Marti lreele�A
wastewater into Prig Bevrr hi the Enrich
Rive'
Breed B sio. Cuard Currently BOO, o4 oa
eni bed suspended or
rOy �fut future weer
ttispatim of therecrivng groom
NPDA tt Number NCO06M34. Aaron elate
lin Acres MHP WWrTP), 558 Pend
Rare.Ba t4C21910611090Edled fora j
rerK vol fora2ebaciiI(IIv !mated in BBuncamaeC ry
abetstributary taco rant Bremerin Mthe FrenchaO Broad
River Bassin, Current' emmonia Ntragert ore
water
tamely limited, This discharge may affect
future
kiaalio,S n this partial of�e' receiving
sNPDES Permit Number NCr1035. 9Choa,
A h vimon(R ), 8 Riverbr ermii
renevalC N a lily Mooted
far a berme
renewal discharging
a IiN frosted
wastewater B0,e
Sw)nn dia River I ire Fr Broo1into
Swonrarioo River 11 Ilw French Brood River
Basle. Currmtl Ito errs arc water
lore all I Itc s in this �por- rtforg of 11Oriey ecei'iv ing
stream.
NPDES Permit Number N0000 8733, Marilyn
Hidg, residence), 212 South Plains Drive
Asheville, NC 2��Ba33 has applied for peftrdl
renetvtyyalEetar o"faolgtllv located In Buncombe
Cou• Merrill Corse ere k re treated
o Prr wastewater ood River
Basin. Basin.. Current)y no Parameters ore water
ROOMY
re all limited.This
in 11his portion of charge the receivihe
ng
stream.
NPDES Per it Number NC0073814. Bun.
corned C schools (North Buncombe
Eirnm'ary7, 67 Craven Street, Ashay(IB, NC
280s1tawad ed fora permit renewal q fa -
located In Buncombe County discharging
5000(0d Wastewater I b Oick Bra etc In the
French Brood River blade. Currenl5y ormhis
CioQ ellrrgoogee ore water quality limikd This
9005,0+d t rxc�inpi ieami.Lxations in triis
NP(7ES Permit: No ,oer NC0pp�66,y790. eue-
COMI n County SchootslLeieestor Elemrer,-
lary), )67aCraven Street, Asheville, NC 28R76
hasp Ilea fora pert ronewel for o facility
treOeeded wastewaater into County ucks. B discharging in he
French Brood River Baum, urreqnnt yy omm,p
nin nitrogen ore water quality limited T7fi
discharge mow affect lucre allocations in this
tertian of tip receiving Stream
NPDES Permit Number NC0068152. Rice,
LLC (Edens Glen MH0), 105 Snow Wilde
Drive. Clyde, NC 28721 has applied fora xrrrrrrrrrxxx
renewal for a locyily anted In etur,00frbe
Colonty di girhoInp treated wastewater eta
Flat Creek In the Fre�r1d� Brood Rlm Bolin
chlorine ore eater qlimited.' This
reipis.
chlorine are water qualityogle mi)rd. This 5(5.
charge may affect future allocation In this paf-
han 0; the receiving, strewn.
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said
County and State, duly commissioned, qualified and
authorized by law to administer oaths, personally
appeared Jennifer Hill, who, being first duly sworn,
deposes and says: that he (she) is the Legal Billing
Clerk ofTheAsheville 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: September 16,
2000And 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.
This 18th day of September
(Signature of person making affidavit)
Sworn and subs r r ed before me the 18 day of
September
12:771a4.6e772ie¢e
(Notary It()6lie)
My Commission expires the 20w day of June of
2005.

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FAX: [phone]
WOODFIN SANITARY WATER
AND SEWER DISTRICT
P.O. BOX 8452
ASHEVILLE, NC 28814
3 March 2000
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr
NC DENR/Water Quality/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Re: Renewal Package
Re -application for NPDES Permit #NC0083178
Permittee: Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District
Sugarcamp Fork Water Treatment Plant
Buncombe County
Dear Mr. Weaver:
Enclosed you will find documentation for the renewal of our NPDES Permit for the Woodfin
Sanitary Water and Sewer District.
Upon request to renew our current permit which expires September 30, 2000, please note
that NO changes have been implemented at our facility for wastewater treatment since the
issuance of said permit.
For each document enclosed, one signed original and two copies are submitted to
substantiate our application for permit renewal pursuant to the North Carolina
Administrative Code L15A NCAC 2H.0105(e).
If you should have any questions, contact me at 828-253-5551.
Sincerely,
Charles E. Rector
District Director

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WOODFIN SANITARY WATER
AND SEWER DISTRICT
P.O. BOX 8452
ASHEVILLE, NC 28814
3 March 2000
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr
NC DENR/Water Quality/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Re: Sludge Management Plan
Renewal for NPDES Permit #NC0083178
Permittee: Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District
Sugarcamp Fork Water Treatment Plant
Buncombe County
Dear Mr. Weaver:
Pursuant to our application for permit renewal, the following narrative is submitted
concerning the sludge management plan for the Sugarcamp Fork Water Treatment Plant:
Wastewater is primarily generated from adsorption clarifer flushes, backwashing our
filter system, and water used for the analysis of treatment processes. Wastewater
empties into our sedimentation lagoon where gravitational settling occurs.
Supernate is discharged from one effluent outfall pipe. As conditions warrant,
sludge is periodically pumped from the lagoon into tanker vehicles owned by a
contract operations firm and disposed of in accordance with G.S. 143-215.1.
If you should have any questions, contact me at 828-253-5551.
Sincerely,
Charles E. Rector
District Director