NC0059421_Renewal (Application)_20220819

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Governor � 11_ r
ELIZABETH S.BISER u ;
Secretary
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RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
August 22, 2022
Town of Rosman
Attn: Brian Shelton, Mayor
PO Box 636
Rosman, NC 28772-0636
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NC0059421
Sapphire Lakes Plant WWTP #1
Transylvania County
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the August 19, 2022, 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://deq.nc.gov/permits-regulations/permit--guidance/environmental-application-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.
Sincerely,
Wren fedford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
cc: William Royal, ORC
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North Carolina Departmern of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059421 SAPPHIRE LAKES WWTP#1 Modified March 2021
Form NC Department of Environmental Quality-Application for NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater
NPDES MINOR SEWAGE FACILITIES(Before completing this form,please read the instructions.Failure to follow
the instructions ma result in denial of the •1t lication.
SECTION 1.BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS(40 CFR 122.21(j)(1)and(9))
1.1 Facility name
SAPPHIRE LAKES WWTP#1(TOWN OF ROSMAN)
Mailing address(street or P.O.box)
PO BOX 636
City or town State ZIP code
ROSMAN NC 28772
Contact name(first and last) Title Phone number Email address
BRIAN SHELTON MAYOR [phone] ROSMANTOWN@COMPORIUI
Location address(street,route number,or other specific identifier) ❑ Same as mailing address
US HWY 64
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City or town State ZIP code
SAPPHIRE NC 28771FCEI V ED
1.2 Is this application for a facility that has yet to commence discharge?
❑ Yes 4 See instructions on data submission 0 No A U G 1 9 2022
requirements for new dischargers.
1.3 Is applicant different from entity listed under Item 1.1 above? NCDEtIDWRINPUES
❑ Yes ❑r No 4 SKIP to Item 1.4.
Applicant name
= Applicant address(street or P.O.box)
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City or town State ZIP code
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Contact name(first and last) Title Phone number Email address
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1.4 Is the applicant the facility's owner,operator,or both?(Check only one response.)
❑r Owner ❑ Operator ❑ Both
1.5 To which entity should the NPDES permitting authority send correspondence?(Check only one response.)
❑ Facility 0 Applicant 0 Facility and applicant
(they are one and the same)
1.6 Indicate below any existing environmental permits.(Check all that apply and print or type the corresponding permit
number for each.)
Existing Environmental Permits
°' 0 NPDES(discharges to surface 0 RCRA(hazardous waste) ❑ UIC(underground injection
water) control)
NC0059421
o ❑ PSD(air emissions) ❑ Nonattainment program(CM) 0 NESHAPs(CM)
.475
y ❑ Ocean dumping(MPRSA) El Dredge or fill(CWA Section 0 Other(specify)
404)
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059421 SAPPHIRE LAKES WWTP#1 Modified March 2021
1.7 Provide the collection system information requested below for the treatment works.
Municipality Population Collection System Type Ownership Status
Served Served (indicate percentage)
separate sanitary sewer El Own El Maintain
750 750 %combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain
0 Unknown 0 Own 0 Maintain
. %separate sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain
c %combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain
3 0 Unknown 0 Own ❑ Maintain
a %separate sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain
_ %combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own El Maintain
0 0 Unknown ❑ Own ❑ Maintain
d %separate sanitary sewer 0 Own ❑ Maintain
%combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain
c ❑ Unknown 0 Own 0 Maintain
o
Total 750
°' Population
o Served
Separate Sanitary Sewer System Combined Storm and
Sanitary Sewer
Total percentage of each type of
sewer line(in miles)
Z' 1.8 Is the treatment works located in Indian Country?
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o 0 Yes El No
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0 1.9 Does the facility discharge to a receiving water that flows through Indian Country?
c ❑ Yes ❑r No
1.10 Provide design and actual flow rates in the designated spaces. Design Flow Rate
.025 mgd
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enAnnual Average Flow Rates(Actual)
vll Two Years Ago Last Year This Year
co MO mgd .012 mgd .015 mgd
'T`L Maximum Daily Flow Rates(Actual)
Cl Two Years Ago Last Year This Year
.019 mgd .016 mgd .017 mgd
CO 1.11 Provide the total number of effluent discharge points to waters of the State of North Carolina by type.
c Total Number of Effluent Discharge Points by Type
a a Constructed
w Combined Sewer
Treated Effluent Untreated Effluent Bypasses Emergency
s Overflows Overflows
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— 001
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059421 SAPPHIRE LAKES WWTP#1 Modified March 2021
Outfalls Other Than to Waters of the State of North Carolina
1.12 Does the POTW discharge wastewater to basins,ponds,or other surface impoundments that do not have outlets
for discharge to waters of the State of North Carolina?
❑ Yes ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.14.
1.13 Provide the location of each surface impoundment and associated discharge information in the table below.
Surface Impoundment Location and Discharge Data
Average Daily Volume Continuous or Intermittent
Location Discharged to Surface (check one)
Impoundment
❑ Continuous
gPd ❑ Intermittent
❑ Continuous
gpd 0 Intermittent
0 Continuous
en gpd ❑ Intermittent
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t 1.14 Is wastewater applied to land?
❑ Yes ❑r No 4 SKIP to Item 1.16.
c 1.15 Provide the land application site and discharge data requested below.
e Land Application Site and Discharge Data
o Continuous or
Location Size Average Daily Volume Intermittent
Applied (check one)
acresgpd ❑ Continuous
0 ❑ Intermittent
acresgpd ❑ Continuous
0 0 Intermittent
-p 0 Continuous
acres gpd ❑ Intermittent
1.16 Is effluent transported to another facility for treatment prior to discharge?
o ❑ Yes © No 4 SKIP to Item 1.21.
1.17 Describe the means by which the effluent is transported(e.g.,tank truck,pipe).
1.18 Is the effluent transported by a party other than the applicant?
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.20.
1.19 Provide information on the transporter below.
Transporter Data
Entity name Mailing address(street or P.O.box)
City or town State ZIP code
Contact name(first and last) Title
Phone number Email address
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059421 SAPPHIRE LAKES WWTP#1 Modified March 2021
1.20 In the table below,indicate the name,address,contact information,NPDES number,and average daily flow rate of the
receiving facility.
Receiving Facility Data
Facility name Mailing address(street or P.O.box)
d
City or town State ZIP code
0
Contact name(first and last) Title
0
d Phone number Email address
oNPDES number of receiving facility(if any) ❑None Average daily flow rate mgd
a
0 1.21 Is the wastewater disposed of in a manner other than those already mentioned in Items 1.14 through 1.21 that do
0 not have outlets to waters of the State of North Carolina(e.g.,underground percolation,underground injection)?
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4C D Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.23.
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1.22 Provide information in the table below on these other disposal methods.
Information on Other Disposal Methods
o Disposal Location of Size of Annual Average Continuous or Intermittent
Method Disposal Site Disposal Site Daily Discharge (check one)
Description Volume
acres gpd ❑ Continuous
0 Intermittent
0 Continuous
acres gpd ❑ Intermittent
acresgpd 0 Continuous
❑ Intermittent
1.23 Do you intend to request or renew one or more of the variances authorized at 40 CFR 122.21(n)?(Check all that apply.
N Consult with your NPDES permitting authority to determine what information needs to be submitted and when.)
c 3 ❑ Discharges into marine waters(CWA ❑ Water quality related effluent limitation(CWA Section
cr
co Section 301(h)) 302(b)(2))
0 Not applicable
1.24 Are any operational or maintenance aspects(related to wastewater treatment and effluent quality)of the treatment works
the responsibility of a contractor?
El Yes ❑ No+SKIP to Section 2.
1.25 Provide location and contact information for each contractor in addition to a description of the contractors operational
and maintenance responsibilities.
Contractor Information
Contractor 1 Contractor 2 Contractor 3
o Contractor name
70 (company name) ROYAL WATER WORKS,IN
oMailing address p0 BOX 778
(street or P.O.box)
City,state,and ZIP RE T N 2 758
code
PISGAH FO S , C 8
Contact name(first and WESLEY ROYAL
c) last)
Phone number [phone]
Email address [e-mail]
Operational and
maintenance
responsibilities of
contractor
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059421 SAPPHIRE LAKES WWTP#1 Modified March 2021
SECTION 2.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION(40 CFR 122.21(j)(1)and(2))
o Outfalls to Waters of the State of North Carolina
2.1 Does the treatment works have a design flow greater than or equal to 0.1 mgd?
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❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Section 3.
co 2.2 Provide the treatment works'current average daily volume of inflow Average Daily Volume of Inflow and Infiltration
and infiltration. gpd
Indicate the steps the facility is taking to minimize inflow and infiltration.
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t 2.3 Have you attached a topographic map to this application that contains all the required information?(See instructions for
co specific requirements.)
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O ❑ Yes CINo
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E 2.4 Have you attached a process flow diagram or schematic to this application that contains all the required information?
c co (See instructions for specific requirements.)
LL o ❑ Yes ❑ No
2.5 Are improvements to the facility scheduled?
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Section 3.
c Briefly list and describe the scheduled improvements.
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2.6 Provide scheduled or actual dates of completion for improvements.
Scheduled or Actual Dates of Completion for Improvements
a' Scheduled Affected
Begin End Begin Attainment of
d
Outfalls Operational
o Improvement Construction Construction Discharge
(from above) (list outfall (MM/DD/YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYY) Level
number) (MM/DD/YYYY)
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2.
3.
4.
2.7 Have appropriate permits/clearances concerning other federal/state requirements been obtained?Briefly explain your
response.
❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ None required or applicable
Explanation:
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059421 SAPPHIRE LAKES WWTP#1 Modified March 2021
SECTION 3.INFORMATION ON EFFLUENT DISCHARGES(40 CFR 122.21(j)(3)to(5))
3.1 Provide the following information for each outfall.(Attach additional sheets if you have more than three outfalls.)
Outfall Number o01 Outfall Number Outfall Number
State NORTH CAROLINA
County TRANSYLVANIA
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City or town SAPPHIRE
Distance from shore 10 ft. ft. ft.
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d Depth below surface o ft. ft. ft.
Average daily flow rate .016 mgd mgd mgd
Latitude 35° 06 20" NO 11
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Longitude 82° 54 12" v❑ °
3.2 Do any of the outfalls described under Item 3.1 have seasonal or periodic discharges?
o 0 Yes El No 4 SKIP to Item 3.4.
R 3.3 If so,provide the following information for each applicable outfall.
Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number
Number of times per year
o discharge occurs
a Average duration of each
discharge(specify units)
cAverage flow of each mgd mgd mgd
discharge
Months in which discharge
occurs
3.4 Are any of the outfalls listed under Item 3.1 equipped with a diffuser?
❑ Yes ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.6.
3.5 Briefly describe the diffuser type at each applicable outfall.
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Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number
d
vi 3.6 Does the treatment works discharge or plan to discharge wastewater to waters of the State of North Carolina from
one or more discharge points?
3 m
w ❑ Yes 0 No+SKIP to Section 6.
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059421 SAPPHIRE LAKES WWTP#1 Modified March 2021
3.7 Provide the receiving water and related information(if known)for each outfall.
Outfall Number ow Outfall Number Outfall Number
Receiving water name HORSEPASTURE RIVER
Name of watershed,river,
c or stream system SAVANNAH
c U.S.Soil Conservation
Service 14-digit watershed
code
Name of state NORTH CAROLINA
management/river basin
rn
U.S.Geological Survey
8-digit hydrologic
cc cataloging unit code
Critical low flow(acute) cfs cfs cfs
Critical low flow(chronic) cfs cfs cfs
Total hardness at critical mg/L of mg/L of mg/L of
low flow CaCO3 CaCO3 CaCO3
3.8 Provide the following information describing the treatment provided for discharges from each outfall.
Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number
Highest Level of 0 Primary ❑ Primary 0 Primary
Treatment(check all that 0 Equivalent to Cl Equivalent to 0 Equivalent to
apply per outfall) secondary secondary secondary
❑ Secondary ❑ Secondary 0 Secondary
❑ Advanced 0 Advanced ❑ Advanced
❑ Other(specify) 0 Other(specify) 0 Other(specify)
aDesign Removal Rates by
Outfall
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c
BOD5 or CBOD5
as
TSS % % %
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0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable
Phosphorus %
0 Not applicable ❑Not applicable ❑Not applicable
Nitrogen 0/0
Other(specify) ❑Not applicable 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059421 SAPPHIRE LAKES WWTP#1 Modified March 2021
3.9 Describe the type of disinfection used for the effluent from each outfall in the table below.If disinfection varies by
season,describe below.
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Outfall Number NuOutfall Number Outfall Number
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Disinfection type CHLORINE TABLETS
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Seasons used
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Dechlorination used? ❑ Not applicable 0 Not applicable ❑ Not applicable
▪ Yes 0 Yes 0 Yes
O No 0 No ❑ No
3.10 Have you completed monitoring for all Table A parameters and attached the results to the application package?
❑ Yes ❑ No
3.11 Have you conducted any WET tests during the 4.5 years prior to the date of the application on any of the facility's
discharges or on any receiving water near the discharge points?
❑ Yes 0 No 3 SKIP to Item 3.13.
3.12 Indicate the number of acute and chronic WET tests conducted since the last permit reissuance of the facility's
discharges by outfall number or of the receiving water near the discharge points.
Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number
Acute Chronic Acute Chronic Acute Chronic
co
c Number of tests of discharge
water
03 Number of tests of receiving
water
3.14 Does the POTW use chlorine for disinfection,use chlorine elsewhere in the treatment process,or otherwise have
reasonable potential to discharge chlorine in its effluent?
❑ Yes 4 Complete Table B,including chlorine. 0 No 4 Complete Table B,omitting chlorine.
3.15 Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table B pollutants and attached the results to this application
package?
❑ Yes ❑ No
Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table D pollutants required by your NPDES permitting authority and
3.18 attached the results to this application package?
El Yes ❑ No additional sampling required by NPDES
permitting authority.
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059421 SAPPHIRE LAKES WWTP#1 Modified March 2021
3.19 Has the POTW conducted either(1)minimum of four quarterly WET tests for one year preceding this permit application
or(2)at least four annual WET tests in the past 4.5 years?
El Yes 0 No 4 Complete tests and Table E and SKIP to
Item 3.26.
3.20 Have you previously submitted the results of the above tests to your NPDES permitting authority?
El Yes ❑ No 4 Provide results in Table E and SKIP to
Item 3.26.
3.21 Indicate the dates the data were submitted to your NPDES permitting authority and provide a summary of the results.
Date(s)Submitted Summary of Results
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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w3.22 Regardless of how you provided your WET testing data to the NPDES permitting authority,did any of the tests result in
toxicity?
❑ Yes El No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26.
3.23 Describe the cause(s)of the toxicity:
3.24 Has the treatment works conducted a toxicity reduction evaluation?
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26.
3.25 Provide details of any toxicity reduction evaluations conducted.
3.26 Have you completed Table E for all applicable outfalls and attached the results to the application package?
El Yes Not applicable because previously submitted
information to the NPDES 'ermittin' authori .
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059421 SAPPHIRE LAKES WWTP#1 Modified March 2021
SECTION 6.CHECKLIST AND CERTIFICATION STATEMENT(40 CFR 122.22(a)and(d))
6.1 In Column 1 below,mark the sections of Form 2A that you have completed and are submitting with your application. For
each section, specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting authority. Note that not
all applicants are required to provide attachments.
Column 1 Column 2
Section 1:Basic Application
❑ Information for All Applicants ❑ w/variance request(s) ❑ w/additional attachments
❑ Section 2:Additional ❑ w/topographic map ❑ w/process flow diagram
Information ❑ w/additional attachments
❑ w/Table A ❑ w/Table D
❑ Section 3: Information on ❑ w/Table B ❑
Effluent Discharges w/additional attachments
❑ w/Table C
co Section 4: Not Applicable
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Section 5:Not Applicable
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Section 6:Checklist and
❑ Certification Statement ❑ w/attachments
to
Te 6.2 Certification Statement
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 fine
and imprisonment for knowing violations.
Name(print or type first and last name) Official title
WILLIAM WESLEY ROYAL ORC
Signature Date signed
*14 ?,
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Outfall Number Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059421 SAPPHIRE LAKES WWTP#1 Modified March 2021
TABLE A.EFFLUENT PARAMETERS FOR ALL POTWS
Maximum Daily Discharge Average Daily Discharge Analytical ML or MDL
Pollutant
Value Units Value Units Sam b lesf Method1 (include units)
Biochemical oxygen demand
2 BOD5 or 0 CBOD5 45 MG/L 30 MG/L WEEKLY C0310 ❑ML
❑MDL
re sort one
Fecal coliform 400 ML 200 ML WEEKLY 31616 ❑ML
0 MDL
Design flow rate .025 MGD CONTINUOUS
pH(minimum) 6.0 SU
pH(maximum) 9.0 SU
Temperature(winter) _■C C DAILY
Temperature(summer) C C DAILY
0 ML
Total suspended solids(TSS) 45 MG/L 30 MG/L WEEKLY 50050 0 MDL
1 Sampling shall be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test procedures(i.e.,methods)approved under 40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or
required under 40 CFR chapter I,subchapter N or 0.See instructions and 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3).
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51pocuSig,Envelope ID.B62C4C6C-0565-4BF5-8834-C312F1A71EA6
Permit NC0059421
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,the
Town of Rosman
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Sapphire Lakes WWTP#1
U.S.Highway 64 at Sapphire Lakes
Transylvania County
to receiving waters designated as the Horsepasture River in the Savannah 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 september 23, 2020
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expir«.t midnight on August 31,2022.
If the permittee intends to continue to discharge at the facility beyond the term of this permit, a renewal
application must be submitted no later than March 4, 2022 (180 days before the expiration of this
permit).
Signed this day September 23, 2020
DocuSigned by:
8328B44CE9EB4A1...S.Daniel Smith,Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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1 NC0059421
Sapphire Lakes Plant #1 WWTP Facility
Location X
Latitude: 35°06'20" N USGS Quad: Reid not to scale
Longitude: 82'59'12" W —®-•
Receiving Stream: Horsepasture River River Basin: Savannah _n I Town of Rosman
Stream Class: C-Trout+ Sub-Basin: 03-13-02 J`/Vn�u(iNL, JI
Transylvania County

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Permit NC0059421
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.
The Town of Rosman
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.025 MGD extended aeration package-type wastewater treatment
system that includes the following components:
• 12,500 gallon flow equalization basin
• Manual bar screen
• 25,000 gallon aeration basin
• Clarifier with skimmer and sludge returns
• Chlorination, plus contact chamber
• Dechlorination
• Flow measurement device
• Aerobic digester
The facility is located near Round Top Mountain at Sapphire Lakes Plant#1, off U.S.Highway 64 at
Sapphire Lakes, in Transylvania County.
2. After receiving an Authorization to Construct(AtC)permit from the Division, construct and operate
a 0.30 MGD wastewater treatment facility.
3. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the
Horsepasture River, currently classified C—Trout+waters in the Savannah River Basin.
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Permit NC0059421
Part I
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [0.025 MGD]
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginnmg on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expansion to 0.30
MGD or 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 Weekly Measurement Sample Type Sample Location
Parameter Code Average Average Frequency
Flow 50050 0.025 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day(20°C) C0310 30.0 mg/L 45,0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
NH3 as N C0610 Monitor&Report 2/Month Grab Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Monitor&Report Weekly Grab Effluent
Fecal Coliform 31616 200/100 mL 400/100 mL Weekly Grab Effluent
(geometric mean)
Total Residual Chlorine2 50060 28 pg/L Daily Maximum 2/Week Grab Effluent
Temperature(°C) 00010 Monitor& Report Daily Grab Effluent
Total Nitrogen C0600 Monitor&Report Semi-Annually Grab Effluent
(NO2+NO3+TKN)
Total Phosphorus C0665 Monitor& Report Semi-Annually Grab Effluent
pH 00400 >6.0 and<9.0 standard units Weekly Grab Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring data electronically using the Division's eDMR system. [see
A. (3)].
2. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/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 µg/L
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NC0059421
A. (2). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [0.3 MGD]
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning upon expansion to 0.30 MGD 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 Weekly Measurement Sample Type Sample Location
Parameter Code Average Average Frequency
Flow 50050 0,30 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or
Effluent
BOD,5-day(20°C) C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent •�
Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent
NH3 as N C0610 24.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent
April 1 —October 31
NH3 as N C0610 Weekly Composite Effluent
November 1 -March 31
Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Monitor&Report Weekly Grab Effluent
Fecal Coliform 31616 200/100 mL 400/100 mL Weekly Grab Effluent
(geometric mean)
Total Residual Chlorine2 50060 28 pg/L Daily Maximum 2/Week Grab Effluent
Temperature(°C) 00010 Monitor&Report Daily Grab Effluent
Temperature(°C) 00010 Monitor&Report Weekly Grab Upstream&
Downstream
Total Nitrogen C0600 Monitor&Report Semi-Annually Composite Effluent
(NO2+NO3+TKN)
Total Phosphorus C0665 Monitor& Report Semi-Annually Composite Effluent
pH 00400 >6.0 and <9.0 standard units Weekly Grab Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring data electronically using the Division's eDMR system. [see
A. (3)].
2. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/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 µg/L
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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