NC0042358_Permit Issuance_19971003

NPDES DOCIMENT ! CANNIN`: COVER SHEET
NPDES Permit:
NC0042358
Adams Apple Condominiums WWTP
Document Type:
;Permit 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:
October 3, 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. John H. Coyle
Adams Apple HOA
Rt.1, Box 298
Banner Elk, North Carolina 28604
IC) EHNF�
October 3, 1997
Subject: NPDES Permit Issuance
Permit No. NC0042358
Adams Apple Racquet Club WWTP
Avery County
Dear Mr. Coyle:
In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on March 10, 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, and pH
were changed per updated .0500 regulations regarding minimum monitoring frequencies for all
facilities throughout North Carolina.
• A Total Residual Chlorine footnote was added to monitor for chlorine only if it is used and the
limit was changed from 53.0 to 28 µg/1 to protect for acute toxicity in the receiving stream.
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 proposed Glens at Grandfather sewer system. A
guidance document is enclosed. Please submit the report in triplicate within 180 days of receipt of this
permit. The report should be mailed to Mr. David Goodrich at the address below. Also, as previously
requested of you by Mr. Joseph Yoder of Glens at Grandfather, please submit (in writing) your intention to
connect to the proposed system.
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 2761 1-7447. 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 of Water Quality may require modification or revocation and
reissuance of the permit.
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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NPDES Permit Issuance
Permit No. NC0042358
Adams Apple Racquet Club WWTP
October 3, 1997
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
[phone], extension 518.
Sincerely,
/,,eizzi_____
Preston Howard, Jr.,
cc: Central Files
Mr. Roosevelt Childress / EPA
Asheville Regional Office / Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
Point Source Compliance Enforcement Unit

Permit No. NC0042358
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,
Adams Apple Homeowners Association
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Adams Apple Racquet Club
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 October 3, 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

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Permit No. NC0042358
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Adams Apple Homeowners Association
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.020 MGD wastewater treatment package plant consisting of a
bar screen, aeration basin, clarifier with sludge return, tablet chlorinator, contact basin,
dechlorination, flow meter and cascade aerator located at Adams Apple Racquet Club, NC
Highway 105, southeast of Banner Elk, Avery County (See Part III 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.

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SCALE 1:24000
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7000 FEET
ROAD CLASSIFICATION
PRIMARY HIGHWAY
HARD SURFACE
SECONDARY HIGHWAY
HARD SURFACE 1=1.11111=1
LIGHT -DUTY ROAD. HARD OR
IMPROVED SURFACE
UNIMPROVED ROAD = = =
Latitude; 36°07'45" Longitude; 81 °49'10"
Map # C11 NE Sub -basin 040201
Stream Class B-Trout HOW
Discharge Class 06
Receiving Stream Wata uga Rver
Permit exp. 9/30/02 Ow 0.02 MGD
SCALE 1:24 000
0
1 MILE
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7000 FEET
1
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1 KILOMETER
CONTOUR INTERVAL 40 FEET
Adams Apple Raquet Club
NC0042358
Avery County

A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL
Permit No. NC0042358
During the period beginning on the effective day 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
Flow
BOD, 5 day, 20°C
Total Suspended Residue
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
Total Residual Chlorine"
Temperature
NH3 as N (Apr. 1 - Oct. 31)
NH3 as N (Nov. 1 - Mar. 31)
Discharge Limitations
Monthly Avg, Weekly Avg, Daily Max
0.020 MGD
30.0 mg/I
30.0 mg/I
200 /100 ml
11.0 mg/I
32.0 mg/I
45.0 mg/I
45.0 mg/I
400 /100 ml
28 µg/I
Monitoring
Measurement
Frequency
Continuous
Weekly
Weekly
Weekly
2/Week
Daily
Weekly
Weekly
Requirements
Sample
LyDe
*Sample
Location
Recording I or E
Composite E
Composite E
Grab E
Grab E
Grab E
Composite E
Composite E
* Sample locations: E - Effluent, I - Influent
** Total Residual Chlorine monitoring is required only if chlorine is utilized in the treatment process.
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 floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

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Facility
NPDES No.
Design Flow (MGD)
Facility Class
Staff Review and Evaluation
NPDES Wastewater Permit
To SDP: 4/21/97
Back from SDP / to region: 6/19/97
FACILITY INFORMATION
Adams Apple Racquet Club WWTP
NC0042358
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STREAM CHARACTERISTICS
Stream Name
Stream Class
Sub -basin
Drainage Area (mi2)
S7Q10 (cfs)
W 7Q10 (cfs)
30Q2 (cfs)
1WC (%)
Watagua River
B-Trout HQW
04-02-01
1.48
0.4
0.6
0.7
7.2
Proposed Changes
Parameters Affected
Basis for change(s)
Reduced limit from 53.0 to 28
µg/l
TRC
Per SDP
Changed monitoring frequencies
BOD, TSS, NH3,
Fecal, pH, Temp
.0500 regs
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Compliance Schedule: N/A
Special Condition(s): N/A
Permits & Engineering Comments:
SR 12/3/92 Facility was proposing to install effluent dechlor and a recording and totalizing meter.
Existing permit requests an ATC be submitted for them. No ATC in files, but facility has
listed on their application that they are installed. Plans were to be submitted to ARO by 1/1/95
Updated the Sup to Cover sheet.
Added TRC monitoring footnote to effluent limits page.
Instream monitoring and effluent DO monitoring are not required per WLA.
Recommend renewal of NPDES permit with the above changes.
Prepared by:
Regional Office Evaluation and Recommendations:
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NC0042358
Adams Apple Racquet Club
Watauga River B-Trout HQW
Residual Chlorine
7010 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (UG/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVE
IWC (%)
Allowable Concentration
Fecal Limit
Ratio of 12.9 :1
0.4
0.02
0.031
17.0
0
7.19
236.35
Ammonia as NH3
(summer)
7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVI
IWC (%)
Allowable Concentration
Ammonia as NH3
(winter)
7Q10 (CFS)
200/100ml DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVI
IWC (%)
Allowable Concentration
0.4
0.02
0.031
1.0
0.22
7.19
11.06
0.6
0.02
0.031
1.8
0.22
4.91
32.38