NC0059421_Draft Permit_20220820

ROY COOPER :.
Governor
ELIZABETH BISER ;: -
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS,Jr. .o+ „io°
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 20, 2022
The Honorable Brian Shelton,Mayor
Town of Rosman
PO Box 636
Rosman,North Carolina 28772-0636
Subject: Review of Draft Permit
NPDES NC0059421
Sapphire Lake WWTP#1
WPCS Class WW-II
Transylvania County
Mayor Shelton:
In response to your request to renew the subject NPDES permit, received tardy on August 19,
2022,the Division of Water Resources (DWR or the Division) hereby transmits this draft permit
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 Transylvania 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 September 23,2022,approximately 30 days after receiving this letter.
Your written comments are welcome but are not mandatory.
Summary of Changes
The Division understands from your Application to Renew that the Town of Rosman(Rosman)
has made no significant alterations to the subject wastewater treatment system since last renewal.
We have therefore made minimal changes to your permit to include updates to permit text and the
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/3k5NFaL and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
�. 512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617--
919.707.3616

Brian Shelton,Mayor
Renewal DRAFT review
August 2022
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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 [[e-mail]]. Much of NC State
Government currently functions remotely considering emergency response to ('ovid 19, therefore
correspondence via email is preferred.
Respe lly,
Joe . Corpor n, P.G.
DFQ/DWR NPDES Permitting
Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0059421 (renewal DRAFT)
ec: NPDES Program Files/Laserfiche[draft permit and Fact Sheet]
WSRO/SWPS,Tim Heim;Landon Davidson, Supervisor
OCU,Maureen Kinney
Town of Rosman,William Wesley Royal ORC [[e-mail]]

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
(NPDES) -/\
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General'S .4 to 143-215.1, other lawful standards
and regulations promulgated and adopted by the N rth Caro Environmental Management
Commission, and the Federal Water 11. ion Cont /1\ct, as amended,
To n of .s
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewat om a facility located at the N
• op' L' k W WTP #1
U.S. ' 'gh .y 6 t Sapphire Lakes
N'ransy County
to receiving waters de ' ted as t Horsepasture River in the Savannah River Basin in accordance
with effluent limitations, 'toying requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV
hereof. ;
This permit shall become effective , 2022.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31 , 2027.
Signed this day , 2022.
for Richard E. Rogers,Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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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.
Town of Rosman
is hereby authorized to:
1. continue to operate an existing 0.025 MGD extended aeration package-type wastewater treatment
system utilizing
• 12,500-gallon flow equalization basin
• manual bar screen
• 25,000-gallon aeration basin
• clarifier with skimmer and sludge re
• chlorination,plus contact amb
• dechlorination
• flow measurement devi
• aerobic digester N
• discharge pi ing and flow moni ring
these facilities loca t Sapp a akes WWTP Plant#1, near Round Top Mountain off US
Highway 64, Sapphir ansyly Comity, and
2. discharge from said treatm n or s via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map,
into the Horsepasture River, aterbody currently classified C; Trout+within hydrological unit 03-
13-02 [HUC 0306010101] of the Savannah River Basin; and
3. after applying for and receiving the Division's Authorization to Construct(ATC)permit, construct
and operate a 0.300 MGD wastewater treatment facility, and after submitting an Engineer's
Certification Form certifying that construction is completed in accord with the ATC and this permit,
then
4. discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map,
into the Horsepasture River, a waterbody currently classified C; Trout+within hydrological unit 03-
13-02 [HUC 0306010101] of the Savannah River Basin.
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Permit NC0059421
PART I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.; WPCS Grade WW-II 15A NCAC 08G
[ q [ .0302]
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expansion or 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 LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
Parameter Code Average Maximum Frequency Type Location 2
Flow 50050 0.025 MGD ,' Continuous Recording I or E
Temperature(°C) 00010 \\i:ly Grab E
Total Residual ChlChlorine50060 28 µ�3eek Grab E
BOD, 5-day(20°C) C0310 30. �ng/LS. eeklv Grab E
Total Suspended Solids C0530 30. Weekly.0 g/L y Grab E
pH Standard Units 00400,- , Not . 1 , '.0 Weekly Grab E
Dissolved Oxygen 00 Mo 't : o Weekly Grab E
Fecal Colifonn 3l 16 2bll0 100 m 400/10 mL Weekly Grab E
(geometric mean)
Ammonia(NH3 as N C0610\ m eport 2/Month Grab E
Total Nitrogen(TN) CO6►i Monitor&Report Semi-Annually Grab E
1 (NO2+NO3+TKN)
Total Phosphorus(TP) 0665 onitor&Report Semi-Annually Grab E
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the
Division's eDMR reporting system. [see A.(3.)].
2. I=Influent; E=Effluent
3. The Division shall consider compliant all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L.
However,the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a
North Carolina certified test method(including field certified),even if these values are
reported below 50 µg/L.
Conditions: The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NC0059421
A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.; WPCS Grade WW-II [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
Beginning upon expansion to 0.300 MGD, 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 LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
Parameter Code Average Maximum Frequency Type Location 2
Flow 50050 0.300 MGD Continuous Recording I or E
Temperature(°C) 00010 Daily Grab E
Total Residual Chlorine 3 50060 28 µg/L 2/Week Grab E
BOD, 5-day(20°C) C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab E
Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab E
< >
pH Standard Units 00400 Not 6.0 or 9.0 s.u. WeeklyGrab E
Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Monitor& Report Weekly Grab E
Fecal Coliform 31616 200/100 mL 400/100 mL Weekly Grab E
(geometric mean)
Ammonia(NH3 as N) C0610 Monitor& Report 2/Month Grab E
Total Nitrogen (TN) C0600 Monitor& Report Semi-Annually Grab E
(NO2+NO3+TKN)
Total Phosphorus(TP) C0665 Monitor& Report Semi-Annually Grab E
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the
Division's eDMR reporting system. [see A. (3.)].
2. I=Influent; E=Effluent
3. The Division shall consider compliant all effluent TRC values reported below 50 fig/L.
However,the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a
North Carolina certified test method (including field certified), even if these values are
reported below 50 fig/L.
Conditions: The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
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A. (3.) 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 \
1. Re 1 ortin. Re i uirements Su 1 ersedes Sec 1.1 D. 2. and Se 1 1 E. 5. a
The permittee shall report discharge mo • : g da : - '•.nically usin. .,e NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report(eDMR)in -�' -t' lica. • •.
Monitoring results obtained during t 4 e .revs• • . s• . be summarized for each month and
submitted electronically u ' : eDMR. ' e e D I' yst s ws permitted facilities to enter
monitoring data and submit 0 'I's el;c -onica ' sing the internet. The eDMR system may be
accessed at: htt•s:/ • �.v :b. ,t/.; s • • / -r-resources/edmr.
If a permittee is k'a,le to use e,e► I' system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility
being physically to ;t-d in an . - w'-r= less than 10 percent of the households have broadband
access,then a temporary waiver ' o th. 'DES electronic reporting requirements may be granted
and discharge monitoring data m.y, e submitted on paper DMR forms(MR 1, 1.1,2, 3)or
alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the
1 following address:
NC DEQ/Division of Water Resources/Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
See"How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting"section below.
Regardless of the submission method,the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following
the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the
commencement of discharge.
Starting on December 21,2020,the permittee must electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
• Clean Water Act(CWA) Section 316(b)Annual Reports.
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NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule—Phase 2 Extension: EPA is proposing to extend the Phase 2
deadline from December 21,2020 until at least December 21, 2023. The current compliance date
will be extended if the implementation date is extended as a final regulation change in the federal
register.
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting"section 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 's website resources to identify the
initial recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information f m DE ,a ulated facilities means the entity
(EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implem t NPDES p )that is the designated entity
for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 C 27.2(b)
EPA plans to establish a website that wi s link t e propriate ele onic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and fo -.ch state. nstructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reportin •11 b= available as we . Information on EPA's NPDES
Electronic Reporting Rule i o d a • ttps: ,f lr ter.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-
24954/national-pollutant- c arge-eli natio•-sy tems-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submis 'ons must s y the, a li ee in the "Reporting Requirements" section above.
3. How to Requ Waiv fl'o eetronic Reporting
The permittee may se temporary ele tronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting wai r, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to
the Division. Requests for mporary 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 approved reporting
waiver request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on
the following web page: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
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4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B.111.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.)
(d)1
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II,
Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II,
Section B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR
reporting purposes.
For eDMR submissions,the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user
account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. F F. in re information on North Carolina's
eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eD I' ser account, please visit the
following web page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resourc e r
�, \
Certification. Any person submitting an ectronic DMR using the sta -'s eDMR system shall make
the following certification [40 CFR 122.* 0 OT E STATEMENTS\OF CERTIFICATION
WILL BE ACCEPTED:
"I certify, under penalty of I , that this doc. •" a d all 1 hments were prepared under my
direction or supervision in c0ordance, with a j s m designedto assure that qualified personnel
properly gather andyaluat h i4 nfgrmation s,b fitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons who mana e t e those pegs. s directly responsible for gathering the information,
the information u itted t , t st of my knowledge and belief true, accurate, and complete. I
am aware that there are signi ant enalties for submitting false information, including the
possibility of fines a d 'mprison e t fob-l�nowing violations."
5. Records Retention [Sup ments Section D. (6.)1
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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Sapphire Lakes WWTP #1 Location *
Latitude: 35°06'20" N State Grid/USGS: G7SW/Reid,NC not to scale
Longitude: 82°59' 12" W HUC: 0306010101
Stream Class: C;Trout Hvdrologieal Unit: 03-13-(12.5)
Permitted Flow: Phased-0.025 MGD/0.300 MGD NPDES Permit NC0059421
Receiving Streams: Horsepasture River North
Transylvania County