NC0024376_Permit Issuance_20121017

NPDES DOCIMENT SCANNING COVER SHEET
NPDES Permit:
NC0024376
The Wilds WWTP
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Correspondence
Owner Name Change
Technical Correction
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Document Date:
October 17, 2012
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, P.E. Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
October 17, 2012
Mr. Gary D. Williams
The Wilds Christian Association, Inc.
1000 Wilds Ridge Rd
Brevard, N.C. 28712
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0024376
The Wilds WWTP
Class WW-2
Transylvania County
Dear Mr. Williams:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit.
Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. This permit is issued pursuant to
the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between
North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently
amended).
This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on July 26,
2012.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30)
days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to
Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings
(6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this
decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may
require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits
required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local
governmental permit that may be required. If you have any q .astns concerning this permit, please
contact Charles Weaver at telephone number (919) 807-63
rely,
Charles Wakild, P
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Asheville Regional Office/Surface Water Protection
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
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Permit NC0024376
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
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 Wilds Christian Association, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
The Wilds WWTP
1000 Wilds Ridge Road
Transylvania County
to receiving waters designated as Toxaway Creek in subbasin 03-13-02 of 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 December 1, 2012.
This permit and authorization to a ' . u arge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2017.
Signed this day October
7, 2012
Wakild, P.E., Directo
ision of Water Quality
y Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0024376
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 Wilds Christian Association, Inc. is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.08 MGD wastewater treatment facility that
includes the following components:
• Influent bar screen
• Flow equalization (50,000 gallon)
o One 10,000 gallon active feed cell and
o Two - 20,000 gallon storage
• Splitter box
• Three aeration basins
o One 20,000 gallon and
o Two 30,000 gallon
• Three clarifiers
o One 3,365 gallon and
o Two 5,750 gallon
• 20,000 gallon sludge holding tank
• 2,100 gallon chlorine contact chamber
• Chlorination / Dechlorination tablet feeders
• Flow measurement
• Sampling apparatus
This facility is located at 1000 Wilds Ridge Road at the Wilds WWTP, west of
Brevard in Transylvania County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001 into Toxaway Creek,
currently classified Class C-Trout waters in the Savannah River Basin, at the
location specified on the attached map.

NC0024376 - The Wilds WWTP
Latitude: 35° 05' 04" N
Longitude: 82° 52' 15" W
RiverBasin: Savannah
Receiving Stream: Toxaway Creek
USGS Quad:
Stream Class:
Sub -Basin:
Easttoe
C-Trout
03-13-02
Facility
Location
X
Transylvania County
Map not to scale

Permit NC0024376
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
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 and monitored by the Permittee as
specified below:
PARAMETER
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[PCS Code]
Monthly Average
Daily Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample
Location
Flow
[50050]
0.08 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
[00310]
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
[00530]
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N
[00610]
2/Month
Composite
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
[31616]
200/100 m/L
400/100 m/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine'
[50060]
28 pgl-
2/week
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NOz+NOs+TKN)
[00600]
Monitor & Report
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
[00665]
Monitor & Report
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
pH
[00400]
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
—
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC -certified laboratory
[including field -certified] . Effluent values < 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance
purposes.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace
amounts.

Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission/NPDES Unit
1RaleMail
Service99.1617r
Notice of'Intent to Issue a
NPDES Wastewater Permit
The N.orth Carolina Environmental Management
Commission proposes to issue a NPDES waste
water discharge permit to the person(s) listed
be ow. •
Written comments regarding the propoked per-
mit
will be accepted until30 days after tte pub-
lish
date of this notice The tt Director oYyf he NC
public hearirl0 should there be a)signtfca tdde
gree of public Interest. Please mail comments
and/or information requests to DWQ at the
above address. interestedperssons may vsit
the DWQ at 512 N.SalisburyStreet,
Raleigh, NC
to review Information on file. Additional infor-
motion on NPDES permits and t is notice may
be� found on ourppppwebsite: http://portal.ncden•
.orgn9 (919) q/S 6p/P.s/npdes/calendar, or by
calliThe Adams Apple Homeowners AsS0Clatiopn
Ipc. requested renewal of p rmit NC0042358 tof
the Adams Apple Condomrr1inums WWTP in Av
ery County; this permittee •�Ischarge Is treated
domestic'wastewater to the Watauga River In
the Watauga . River Basin. CWS, Inc requested
renewal of permit . NC0023001 for Bear P w
yyy�p I Cherokee Coun 'this permitted dis-
charge In treated doin c wastewater'to t e
Hlawassee River In . the H awassee River Bas n.
The Mark Laurel tiomeoWner's Association re-
quested renewal of Permit NC0061930 for the
Mark Laurel :WWTP In Macon County; this per-
mitted discharge Is treated domestic wastewa-
ter to,ttthhhe East Fork. Overflow Creek within he
Cavann etj River renewal The Wilds Christian
Sav re ed Basin. of permit NC0024376
for tte ssct aarrg I Is Transylvania-
reated domesotic was this
water to Toxaway Creek the Savannah' River
Basin.
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Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and
State, duly commissioned, qualified and authorized by law
to administer oaths, personally appeared Velene. Fagan,
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the Legal Billing Clerk of The Asheville Citizen -Times,
engaged in publication of a newspaper known as The
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first class mail in the City of Asheville, in said County and
State; that she is authorized to make this affidavit and
sworn statement; that the notice or other legal
advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was
published in The Asheville Citizen -Times on the
following date: July 26th, 2012. And that the said
newspaper in which said notice, paper, document or legal
advertisement was published was, at the time of each and
every publication, a newspaper meeting all of the
requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the
General Statues ofNorth Carolina and was a qualified
newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the
General Statues of North Carolina.
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Christian Camp • Conference Center
1000 Wilds Ridge Road • Brevard, NC 28712-7273
Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail] • Website: www.wilds.org
Mrs. Dina Sprinkle
NC DENR/DWQ/Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
[phone].
To whom it may concern:
The Wilds Christian Association wishes to request renewal of their NPDES permit #
NC0024376 for the Wastewater treatment facility located at 1000 Wilds Ridge Rd.
Brevard, NC 28712. Please find enclosed the appropriate application filled out and
submitted for review. Since receiving the last permit The Wilds Christian Association has
made no major improvements or changes to its wastewater facility.
The ' ' • : usiness Director
Gary Williams
[e-mail]
828-: -7811
The 'Wilds TP ORC
Paul Johnson
[e-mail]
828-884-7811
M@IE OWIE
FEB 2 3 2012
DENR-WATER QUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH
_.. Corporate Office: THE WILDS Christian Association, inc. • PO Box 509 • Taylors, SC 29687-0009
Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone] • E-mail: [e-mail]

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. DENR / Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit
NNC0024376
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type.
• 1. Contact Information:
Owner Name The Wilds Christian Association, INC.
Facility Name
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
The Wilds
1000 Wilds Ridge Rd.
Brevard
NC/ 28712
Telephone Number 828-884-7811
Fax Number
e-mail Address
828-862-4813
garv.wil.liams u,wilds.org
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above
Street Address or State Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name The Wilds Christian Association, Inc.
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
1000 Wilds Ridge Rd.
1 of 4
Form-D 05/08

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
4. Description of wastewater:
Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that apply):
Industrial
Commercial
Residential
School
Other
❑ Number of Employees
❑ Number of Employees
❑ Number of Homes
® Number of Students/Staff
® Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision,
restaurants, etc.):
Camp and Conference Center which includes staff housing,
50-1500
See below
mobile home park, shopping centers,
camper housing, dining hall facility.
Population served: varies with season 50-1500
5. Type of collection system
jEl Separate_(sanitarysewer-only)------❑ C-om fined- (sto
rm sewer and sanitary sewer)
6. Outfall Information:
Number of separate discharge points 1
Outfall Identification number(s) 001
Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes
® No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location ofeach outfall):
Discharge point and receiving stream (Toxaway Creek in Savannah River
n Basin) has not changec
8. Frequency of Discharge: ® Continuous
If intermittent: ❑ Intermittent
Days per week discharge occurs:
9. Describe the treatment system
List all installed components, including capacities, provide
phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach
separate .sheet of paper.
Flow equalization 50,000 gal: one 10,000 gal active
Splitter Box
Duration:
design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and
the description of the treatment system in a
feed cell and two 20,000 gal storage
Three aeration basins; one 20,000 gal and two 30,000
Three clarifiers one 3365 gal and two 5750 gal
Sludge holding tank : 20,000 gal
Effluent chlorine contact chamber 2,100
Chlorination Tablet feeders
Dechlorination tablet feeders
No design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen or phosphorous nothing in system has
changed since last permitt
2of4 —
Form-D 05/08

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0
MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.08 MGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.010547 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 0.069196 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. --Is-this facility located on Indian country?
_ —0 Yes ._E__No
12. Effluent Data
Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform,
Temperature and pH shall be grab samples, ; or all other
parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported, report daily maximum
and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
Parameter
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
Fecal Coliform
Total Suspended Solids
Temperature (Summer)
Temperature (Winter)
pH
Daily
Maximum
9.1
<1
10
26.6
14.1
7.9
13. List all permits, construction approvals
Type
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES
PSD (CAA)
Non -attainment program (CAA)
Permit Number
nc0024376
Monthly
Average
6.96
4.5
8.29
24.8
10.8
7.2
and/or applications:
Type
NESHAPS (CAA)
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
Other
Units of
Measurement
mg/L
#/100m1
mg/L
C
c
pH
Permit Number
3of4
Form-D 05/08

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
Pri • - me or rers9n aignipg
1 '
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Title
• • - ture of applicant r ate
Nort caarolcna General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any
application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management
Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method
required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001
provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.)
4 of 4 Form-D 05108

The Wilds Christian Association INC.
WWTP Sludge Management Plan.
This facility stores waste sludge in a 20,000 gallon holding tank where it is
gravimetrically settled and the supernatant is drawn off and sent through the
plants process for treatment. The waste sludge, when it has been sufficiently
dewatered, is pumped into a tanker truck and hauled to a large plant in
Fletcher by Goldie and Associates. During the summer months, our highest
flows, we haul one load a week. During lower flows the rest of the year it is
once a month or less.
Thilds WWTP ORC
pau1. Johnson@wilds : org
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