NC0023001_DRAFT BINDER Permit v3 20Jul2022_20220726

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, Jr.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
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July 26, 2022
Mr. Tony Konsul, Director of State Operations
Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina
P.O. Box 240908
Charlotte, NC 28224
Subject:
Mr. Konsul:
NPDES Permit - DRAFT Review
Permit NC0023001
Bear Paw WWTP, WPCS Grade WW-2
Powerhouse Road west of Hiwassee Village
Cherokee County
In response to your request to renew the subject NPDES permit, dated February 8, 2022, the
Division of Water Resources (DWR or the Division) hereby transmits this draft for your review
and comment. Please review this document carefully to assure your understanding of the permit
limits and monitoring conditions, and to correct errors, if any.
Concurrent with this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft by
publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Cherokee County area, as
required by the NPDES Program. Please provide your written comments, if any, to me via
email [[e-mail]] or write to my attention care of NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES
Program no later than August 15, 2022, approximately 30 days after receiving this letter. Your
written comments are welcome but are not mandatory.
SUMMARY OF RENEWAL CHANGES
The Division understands from your application to renew that Carolina Water Service, Inc.
(CWS) has made no significant alterations to the subject wastewater treatment system since
last renew. We have therefore made only minimal changes to your permit including updating
permit text and site vicinity map.
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, and IV), are part of this permit but are not included
in this draft document (cover, map, and Part I). The latest version of Parts II, III, and IV are
available at https://bit.ly/2BZ4xxx and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file.
D_E Q
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 --
919.707.3616

Tony Konsul, Director of State Operations
Renewal - Draft Permit Review
June 2022
Page 2
Following the mandatory 45-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent
comments, if any, and take appropriate action prior to issuing an NPDES permit final. If you have
questions, please email the undersigned at [ioe.corporon(a,ncdenr.gov]. Much of NC State
Government may currently function remotely considering emergency response to Covid 19,
therefore correspondence via email is preferred.
Resp - lly,
Joe ' . Corpor n, P.G.
D : • / DWR NPDES
Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0023001 (renewal DRAFT)
ec: NPDES Program Files / Laserfiche [draft permit and Fact Sheet]
ARO/SWPS, Landon Davidson, Supervisor
OCU, Maureen Kinney

Permit NC0023001
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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,
Carolina Water Service, Inc,4f N rth Carolina
is hereby authorized to discharge wfacility located at the
Bear Pa ' P
Powerhouse Road side . ' A Darr, Murphy
Ch
to receiving waters desi
effluent limitations,
hereof.
ted asiwassee River Basin in accordance with
conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV
This permit shall becomes -ctive ` �/ , 2022.
This permit and authorization t. •' arge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2027.
Signed this day
, 2022.
Richard E. Rogers, Jr, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0023001
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer
effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the
permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina
is hereby authorized to:
1. continue to operate an existing 0.080 MGD wastewater treatment facility utilizing
• influent bar screen
• flow measurement device
• diffused -air aeration tank
• secondary clarifier
these facilities located at the CWR Bear Paw
Village, 100 meters below Hiwassee Dam, Che
TP on Power
nty, an
se Road west of Hiwassee
2. discharge from said treatmeni wo s, via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map,
into the Hiwassee River - Appalachia Lake below elev. 1281 [stream segment 1-(75)], a waterbody
currently classified B waters within hydrological unit 04-05-02 [HUC: 0602000209] of the Hiwassee
River Basin.
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Permit NC0023001
Part I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., .0500 et seq.] WPCS Grade WW-2 [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
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, monitored, and
reported 1 by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
PARAMETER CODES
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location 2
Flow
50050
0.080 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
C0310
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
E
Total Suspended Solids
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/
eekly
Composite
E
pH (Standard Units)
00400
Not < 6.0 or > 9.0
Weekly
Grab
E
Temperature °C
00010
Monitor & rt
" - ekly
Grab
E
NH3 as N
C0610
Monitor & R ort
2 o 1 th
Composite
E
Total Nitrogen
(NO2+NO3+TKN)
C0600
Mo 'to Repo
Semi -An u. y
Composite
E
Total Phosphorus
C0665
�-- Monit\Report
Semi -Annually
Composite
E
Footnotes:
1. Beginning on the
reports electro
2. I = Influent; E = E
Condition: The Permittee sha
submit discharge monitoring
see Condition A. (2)].
flting solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program
reports. 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
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Permit NC0023001
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)]
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, 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 de
being physically located in an area where less than 10 pe
then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic
discharge monitoring data may be submitted on p
approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copi
"How to Request a Waiver from Electronic eportin
Regardless of the submission method, the fi
issuance of the permit or in the ca
commencement of discharge.
Starting on December 21, 2020,
monitoring data and
• Sewer Ove
• Pretreatment
• Clean Water Ac
epo
al oes; and
tion�16(b) Annual Reports.
ted hardship or due to the facility
the households have broadband access,
g irements may be granted and
form R 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms
ubmitte . the mailing address above. See
below.
n the last day of the month following the
t day of the month following the
cally report the following compliance
The permittee may seek an e oni eporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Report ection 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
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Permit NC0023001
Rule is found at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant-
discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above.
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 appro ed reporting waiver request is
effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a tempor
following web page: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisio
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuin:. ' ority s
Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized r:>e'tative
B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a p . i ' c , mus
purposes.
For eDMR submissions
and login credential
system, registering
page: http://deq.nc.gov
erso
acc
AMR abt
b. ut/diva ' •
Certification. Any person s
following certification [40 C
ACCEPTED:
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e
s/
and s
g
an
le
1.
e
ated
res
•
and Su►e.edes Section B. (11.) (d)]
gned by -, $ erson described in Part II,
at person as described in Part II, Section
a ory authority for eDMR reporting
is reporting waiver are found on the
es/edmr
ittin - the DMR must obtain an eDMR user account
ore information on North Carolina's eDMR
R user account, please visit the following web
esources/edmr
itting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the
2]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE
"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.)]
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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Carolina Water Service, Inc. of NC
Bear Paw WWTP
Latitude:
Longitude:
Stream Class:
Drainage Basin:
HUC:
35° 08' 52" N
84° 10' 48" W
C
Hiwassee Basin
0602000209
State/ USGS Quad:
Permitted Flow:
Receiving Stream:
Hydrological Unit:
Stream Segment:
G2NW/ Unaka
0.080 MGD
Hiwassee River
04-05-02
1-(74)
Facility
Location
not to scale
North
NPDES Permit NC0023001
Cherokee County