NC0063321_Authorization to Construct_19960930

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NC0063321
Cashiers WWTP #3
NPDES Permit:
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
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Authorization to Construct (AtC) 7,
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
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Owner Name Change
Meeting Notes
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Document Date:
September 30, 1996
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Mr. Jerry King
Tuckaseigee W&SA
P.O. Box 1051
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
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September 30, 1996
Subject: Permit No. AC0063321
Authorization to Construct
Cashiers WWTP
Jackson County
Dear Mr. King:
A letter of request for an Authorization to Construct was received March 8, 1996 by the Division
and final plans and specifications for the subject project, received July 31, 1996, have been reviewed and
found to be satisfactory. Authorization is hereby granted for the construction of a second clarifier to be
constructed in series with the first, two return activated sludge pumps, splitter box, junction box, and all
associated piping and appurtenances with discharge to an unnamed tributary to the Chattooga River, a
class B-Trout ORW river in the Savannah River Basin.
This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part III, Paragraph A of NPDES
Permit No. NC0063321 issued January 15,1993, and shall be subject to revocation unless the wastewater
treatment facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions and limitations specified in Permit No.
NC0063321.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with G.S.
143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of Water Quality.
In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those as may be required by this
Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities.
The Asheville Regional Office, telephone number [phone], shall be notified at least forty-
eight (48) hours in advance of operation of the installed facilities so that an in -place inspection can be
made. Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made during the normal office hours from 8:00
a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding State Holidays.
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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Permit No. AC0063321
Authorization to Construct
Cashiers WWTP
September 30, 1996
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Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a certification
must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in
accordance with the NPDES Permit, this Authorization to Construct and the approved plans and
specifications. Mail the Certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC
27626-0535.
A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for the
life of the facility.
The Operational Agreement between the Permittee and the Environmental Management
Commission is incorporated herein by reference and is a condition of this Permit. Noncompliance with the
terms of the Operational Agreement shall subject the Permittee to all sanctions provided by G. S. 143-
215.6 for violation of or failure to act in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Permit.
Failure to abide by the requirements contained in this Authorization to Construct may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Water Quality in accordance with North Carolina
General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.
The issuance of this Authorization to Construct does not preclude the Permittee from complying
with any and all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government
agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you have any
questions or need additional information, please contact Mary Cabe, telephone number [phone],
extension 518.
Sincerely,
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A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Permits and Engineering (ATC Files)
Mr. Wm. James Jones, P.E.
Mattern &Craig, Consulting Engineers
72 Wall Street
Asheville, North Carolina 28801

Date: February 13, 1992
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
County: Jackson
NPDES Permit No. NC0063321
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address: Jackson County Sanitary District Cashiers Plt.
Wayne Hooper, Chairman
Jackson County Commission
8 Ridgeway Street
Sylva, N. C. 28779
2. Date of Investigation: December 10, 1991
3. Report Prepared By: W. E. Anderson
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Tom Massie/704-586-4055
5. Directions to Site: From the intersection of NCSR 1112 and NCSR
1113 south of the Cashiers intersection, travel east on NCSR 1113
approximately 0.9 mi. to the POTW on the left.
6. Discharge Point - Latitude: 35°06'12"
Longitude: 83 06'24"
Attached a USGS Map Extract and indicate treatment plant site
and discharge point on map.
USGS Quad No.176-SE (G6SE) USGS Quad Name Cashiers
7. Size (land available for expansion and upgrading): N/A
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): relatively
flat, above flood plain.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: Greater than 500 feet.
10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: UT to Chattooga
River.
a. Classifications: "B-Tr ORW"
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: Savannah 03 13 01

c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream
uses: This discharge is to Outstanding Resource Waters
used for primary recreation and fish propagation.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. Type of wastewater: _100% Domestic
% Industrial
a. Volume of Wastewater: 0.10 MGD existing expandable to
0.20MGDA
b. Types and quantities of industrial wastewater: None
c. Prevalent toxic constituents in wastewater: Chlorine
d. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only)
in development approved
should be required not needed _XXX_
2. Production rates (industrial discharges only) in pounds N/A
a. highest month in the last 12 months
b. highest year in last 5 years
3. Description of industrial process (for industries only) and
applicable CFR Part and Subpart: N/A
4. Type of treatment (specify whether proposed or existing) :
Existing extended aeration with tertiary filters and chlorine
disinfection with dechlorination.
5. Sludge handling and disposal scheme: Liquid sludge from this
facility is trucked to the Jackson County POTW near Sylva.
6. Treatment plant classification: II
7. SIC Code(s) 4952
Wastewater Code(s) 01
Main Treatment Unt Code 051-7
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PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grants Funds
(municipals only)? Not at this time
2. Special monitoring requests: Fecal Coliform Bacteria upstream and
downstream during Summer months.
3. Additional effluent limits requests:
4. Other:
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS The existing
facility is designed for 0.10 MGD, the permit allows expansion to
0.20 MGD. The ORW basin plan requires that the additional 0.10 MGD
not result in any increase in pollutant discharge above those
allowed for the original 0.10 MGD facility.
Additional construction for the second 0.1 MGD should include
provisions for ammonia reduction.
The facility is in good condition. Permit renewal is appropriate.
Signature of Report Preparer
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
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