NC0062961_Permit Issuance_19970929

NPDES DOCUHENT !MCANNINO COVER SHEET
NPDES Permit:
NC0062961
Tynecastle WWTP
Document Type:
ermit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Correspondence
Owner Name Change
Compliance
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Document Date:
September 29, 1997
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Mr. Robert C. Schwebke
RCS Properties, Inc.
Rt.1, Box 270
Banner Elk, North Carolina 28604
Dear Mr. Schwebke:
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September 29, 1997
Subject: NPDES Permit Issuance
Permit No. NC0062961
Shoppes of Tynecastle WWTP
Avery County
In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on March 20, 1997 by the Division,
we are forwarding herewith the subject permit to discharge under the subject state - NPDES 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
December 6, 1983 and as subsequently amended.
Summarized changes to the permit are:
• The Supplement to Cover page description of treatment units was updated.
• Requirements for BOD5, Total Suspended Solids, NH3, Fecal Coliform, Temperature, pH and
Total Residual Chlorine were changed per updated .0500 regulations regarding minimum monitoring
frequencies for all facilities throughout North Carolina.
Per this permits requirement to continually evaluate alternatives to wastewater discharges (Part III, D.)
the Division hereby requests that the facility submit a report evaluating the cost effectiveness of operating the
present system versus connecting to the regional sewer system. A guidance document is enclosed. Please
submit the report, in triplicate, within 180 days of the effective date of the permit to Mr. David Goodrich at the
address below.
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, Post Office
Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7447. Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be
final and binding.
Please take notice that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division of Water
Quality. Part II, E.4. addresses the requirements to be followed in case of change in ownership or control of
this discharge. 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 questions concerning this permit, please contact Mary Cabe at telephone number (919)
733-5083, extension 518.
Sincerely,
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P. E.
cc: Central Files
Mr. Roosevelt Childress / EPA
Asheville Regional Office / Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
Point Source Compliance Enforcement Unit
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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Permit No. NC0062961
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, 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,
RCS Properties, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Shoppes of Tynecastle
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 November 1, 1997.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2002.
Signed this day September 29, 1997.
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NC0062961
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
RCS Properties, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.04 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of dual 0.020
MGD trains having bar screen, aeration, clarifiers, aerated sludge holding, chlorination,
dechlorination, reaeration, and recording effluent flow measurement located at Shoppes of
Tynecastle, NC Highway 105, southeast of Banner Elk, Avery County (See Part HI of this
Permit), and
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the
Watauga River which is classified Class B-Trout HQW waters in the Watauga River Basin.

ROAD CLASSIFICATION
PRIMARY HIGHWAY
HARD SURFACE
SECONDARY HIGHWAY
HARD SURFACE
LIGHT -DUTY ROAD, HARD OR
IMPROVED SURFACE
UNIMPROVED ROAD = _ =
Latitude; 36°07'16" Longitude; 81 °50'05"
Map # C1 1 SE Sub -basin 040201
Stream Class B-Trout HOW
Discharge Class 04. 06
Receiving Stream Wata uga Fiver
Permit exp. 9/30/02 Qw 0.04 MCA
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RCS Properties
N C0062961
Avery County

A. ( ). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL
Permit No. NC0062961
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall
serial number 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations
Monthly Avg.
Flow 0.040 MGD
BOD, 5 day, 20°C 30.0 mg/I
Total Suspended Residue 30.0 mg/I
Dissolved Oxygen**
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200 /100 ml
Conductivity
Total Residual Chlorine
NH3 as N (April 1 - Oct. 31) 2.3 mg/I
NH3 as N (Nov.1 - March 31) 4.4 mg/I
Temperature, °C
Temperature, °C
Weekly Avg.
Monitoring Requirements
Measurement Sample *Sample
Daily jkax Frequency Type Location
Continuous Recording I or E
45.0 mg/I Weekly Composite E
45.0 mg/I Weekly Composite E
Weekly Grab E, U, D
400 /100 ml Weekly Grab E, U, D
Weekly Grab U, D
28 µg/I 2/Week Grab E
Weekly Composite E
Weekly Composite E
Daily Grab E
Weekly Grab U, D
* Sample locations: E - Effluent, I - Influent, U - Upstream 50 feet, D - Downstream 200 feet
** The daily average dissolved oxygen effluent concentration shall not be less than 5.0 mg/1.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored weekly at the effluent by grab
sample.
There shall be no discharge of flpating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Staff Review and Evaluation
NPDES Wastewater Permit
To SDP: 4/23/97
From SDP/to region: 6/19/97
FACILITY INFORMATION
Facility RCS Properties / Shoppes of Tynecastle WWTP
NPDES No. NC0062961
Design Flow (MGD) 0.04
Facility Class II
STREAM CHARACTERISTICS
Stream Name Watauga River
Stream Class B-Trout HQW
Sub -basin 04-02-01
Drainage Area (mi2) 0.25
S7Q10 (cfs) 0.1
W7Q10 (cfs) 0.1
30Q2 (cfs) 0.17
IWC (%) 38
Proposed Changes
Parameters Affected
Basis for change(s)
-Changed minimum from 5.0 to
6.0 mg/1:-
DO
put -stream
hanged monitoring frequencies
BOD, TSS, NH3, Fecal,
TRC, Temp, PH
.0500 regs
Compliance Schedule: N/A
Special Condition(s): N/A
Permits & Engineering Comments:
All chlorine detects = 0.0 µg/1 since 11/95. Facility has chlorine and dechlor facilities.
ATC issued 6/25/93. Special Cond E states that the facility has an unused UV system and
that they must request an ATC prior to modifying facilities; moved this to effluent page.
Updated Sup to Cover page.
Recommend renewal of NPDES permit with the above changes.
Prepared by:
Regional Office Evaluation and Recommendations:
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Residual Chlorine
7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (UG/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVE
IWC (%)
Allowable Concentration
Fecal Limit
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7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVI
IWC (%)
Allowable Concentration
Ammonia as NH3
(winter)
7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVI
IWC (%)
Allowable Concentration
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0.04
0.062
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