NC0042358_Draft Permit_20220906

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Governor
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ELIZABETH S.BISER •
Secretary ouwva.
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
September 6,2022
Mr. Larry Lehning
Adams Apple Homeowners Association, Inc.
1208 Kelty Court
Cary,NC 27511
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0042358
Adams Apple Condominiums WWTP
Grade WW-2 Biological WPCS
Avery County
Dear Permittee:
The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft
permit for your facility.Please review this draft carefully to ensure your thorough understanding of the
information,conditions,and requirements it contains.
The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit:
➢ Added monitoring for turbidity to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (21).
➢ Added monitoring for dissolved oxygen to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (6).
➢ Added footnote regarding temperature increase as per 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (18).
➢ Electronic data submission requirements have been updated.
The NPDES standard conditions(Parts II,III,and IV)that are a part of the permit are not included in this draft
document(cover,map,and Part I).The conditions are the same as in your current permit except that agency and
division names have been updated.The latest version is available at https://bit.ly/3k5NFaL and can be viewed
online or downloaded as a PDF file.
With this notification,the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Avery County area,per EPA requirements.Please provide your
comments,if any,to me at the address below no later than 30 days after receiving this draft permit.
Following the 30-day public comment period,the Division will review all pertinent comments and take
appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning the draft,please contact me at
[e-mail].
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NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting
DENorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources
Q 512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1611
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Permit NC0042358
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 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,the
Adams Apple Homeowners Association, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Adams Apple Condominiums WWTP
NC Highway 105
Southeast of Banner Elk
Avery County
to receiving waters designated as the Watauga River in the Watauga 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
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2027.
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 April 3, 2027(180 days before the expiration of this permit).
Signed this day
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Richard E. Rogers,Jr.
Director,Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0042358
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 Adams Apple Homeowners Association, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing2 p 0.0 0 MGD wastewater treatment system that includes the following
components:
• Manual bar screen
• Aeration basin with dual blowers
• Clarifier with skimmer and sludge return
• Tablet chlorinator post aeration
• Tablet dechlorinator
• Chlorine contact chamber
• Stevens 61R strip chart flow meter with totalizer
• Concrete cascade
The facility is located southeast of Banner Elk at the Adams Apple Condominiums WWTP, off NC
Highway 105 in Avery County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the Watauga
River, currently a class B-Trout HQW water in the Watauga River Basin.
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Permit NC0042358
Part I
Grade WW-2 Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of the 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 Daily Measurement Sample Sample
Parameter Code Average Maximum Frequency Type Location2
Flow 50050 0.020 MGD Continuous RecordingInfluent 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
(April 1 —October 31) C0610 11.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent
NH3 as N 32.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent
(November 1 —March 31) C0610
Fecal Coliform(geometric mean) 31616 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine(TRC)3 50060 28 pg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent
Turbidity 00070 Weekly Grab Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Weekly Grab Effluent
Temperature(°C) 00010 Daily Grab Effluent
Temperature(°C)4 00010 Weekly Grab Upstream &
Downstream
>6.0 and<9.0 standard
pH 00400 — units Weekly Grab Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system, [see
A. (2.)].
2. Upstream = at least 50 feet upstream from the outfall; Downstream = at least 50 feet downstream from the
outfall.
3. 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.
4. The instream temperature shall not be increased by more than 0.5 degrees C(0.9 degrees F)due to the discharge
of heated liquids, but in no case to exceed 20 degrees C (68 degrees F). If the stream temperature exceeds 20
degrees C due to natural background conditions, the effluent cannot cause any increase in instream water
temperature.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NC0042358
A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 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. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
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. The eDMR system may be
accessed at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr.
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility
being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband
access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted
and discharge monitoring data may be 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
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 21,2025, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
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• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
• Clean Water Act(CWA) Section 316 (b)Annual Reports.
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 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 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 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. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)I
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. For more information on North
Carolina's eDMR system,registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account,please visit
the following web page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make
the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION
WILL BE ACCEPTED:
"I certib,, 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.)1
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained foraperiod of at least 3 years from the
p
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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Location
(not to scale)
Latitude: 36°07'45" Longitude: 81°49'10"
Stream Class: B-Trout HOW Subbasin: 04-02-01
Receiving Stream: Watauga River HUC: 06010103 North Avery County
NPDES Permit NC0042358