NC0060534_Wasteload Allocation_19950419

NPDES WASTE LOAD ALLOCATION
PERMIT NO.: NC0060534
PERMITTEE NAME: City of Brevard
FACILITY NAME: Brevard Wastewater Treatment Plant
Facility Status: Existing
Permit Status: Renewal
Major Minor
Pipe No.: 001
Design Capacity: 2.5 MGD
Domestic (% of Flow): 100 %
Industrial (% of Flow): 0 %
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STI: °1/,/Is (040501)
RECEIVING STREAM: the French Broad River
Class: C
Sub -Basin: 04-03-01
Reference USGS Quad: F 8 SW
County: Transylvania
Regional Office: Asheville Regional Office
(please attach)
Previous Exp. Date: 9/30/95 Treatment Plant Class:
Classification changes within three miles:
Requested by:
Prepared by:
Reviewed
Susan Wilson
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Date: 3/21 /95
Date: 1/ / 77 9�
Date: /r/
Modeler
Date Rec.
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Drainage Area (mil ) 2,20 Avg. Streamflow (cfs): 75751
7Q10 (cfs) /6/ Winter 7Q10 (cfs) 30Q2 (cfs)
Toxicity Limits: IWC •?•s % Acute/Chronic
Instream Monitoring:
Parameters
Upstream Location
Downstream Location
Effluent
Characteristics
Summer
Winter
BOD5 (mg/1)
30
NH -N (mg/1)
D.O. (mg/1)
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TSS (mg/1)
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City of Brevard
Water & Wastewater Treatment Facility
Utility Plants Superintendent
Donald G. Byers
151 West Main Street
Brevard, North Carolina 28712
9 February 1995
Mr. Trent Rainey
United States Environmental
Protection Agency
Region 4
345 Courtland Street, N. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30365
RE: NPDES No. NC0060534
Brevard, City Of - WWTP
40 CFR Part 503 Sludge Annual Report
Dear Mr. Rainey:
Per our telephone conversation of 9 February 1995, please be advised that the City of
Brevard Wastewater Treatment Facility disposes of all of the biological sludge produced in this
facility to the Transylvania County Sanitary Landfill at Woodruff. This is a lined landfall and
receives Transylvania County's Municipal Solid Waste in addition to the sludge from this facility.
Thank you very much for your assistance in this report. If you should have any further
questions, please call me at [phone].
S
ely,
Donald G. Byers
Utility Plants Superintendent
City of Brevard
North Carolina

Facility Name:
NPDES No.:
Type of Waste:
Facility Status:
Permit Status:
Receiving Stream:
Stream Classification:
Subbasin:
County:
Regional Office:
Requestor:
Date of Request:
Topo Quad:
FACT SHEET FOR WASTELOAD ALLOCATION
BREVARD WWTP
NC0060534
100% DOMESTIC
Existing
Renewal
FRENCH BROAD RIVER
C
040301
Transylvania
ARO
Wilson
3/21/'95
F8SW
Request # 8274
Stream Characteristic:
USGS #
Date:
Drainage Area (mi2):
Summer 7Q10 (cfs):
Winter 7Q10 (cfs):
Average Flow (cfs):
30Q2 (cfs):
IWC (%):
220
161
750
2.4
Wasteload Allocation Summary
(approach taken, correspondence with region, EPA, etc.)
Facility has requested renewal of NPDES permit with no expansion or modifications. No specific
management strategy recommended for this segment of the French Broad River. Technical Support
recommends the renewal of existing limits.
Special Schedule Requirements and additional comments from Reviewers:
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Recommended by:
Reviewed by
Instream Assessor t:
Regional S r:
Permits & Engineering:
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Date: 49 05-
Date: Q�
10 /f..5
6 1995
Date:
RETURN TO TECHNICAL SUPPORT BY:
MAR 3 I fQQ5

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CONVENTIONAL PARAMETERS
Existing Limits:
Monthly Average
Summer Winter
Wasteflow (MGD): 2.5
BOD5 (mg/1): 30
NH3N (mg/1): monitor
DO (mg/1): nr
TSS (mg/1): 30
Fecal Col. (/100 ml): 200
pH (SU): 6-9
Residual Chlorine (14/1): monitor
TP (mg/1): Qrtrly
monitoring
TN (mg/1): Qrtrly
monitoring
Recommended Limits:
Monthly Average
Sumer Winter WQ or EL
Wasteflow (MGD): 2.5
BOD5 (mg/1): 30
NH3N (mg/1): monitor
DO (mg/1): nr
TSS (mg/1): 30
Fecal Col. (/100 ml): 200
pH (SU): 6-9
Residual Chlorine (14/1): monitor
TP (mg/1): Qrtrly
monitoring
TN (mg/1): Qrtrly
monitoring
Limits Changes Due To:
Change in 7Q10 data
Change in stream classification
Relocation of discharge
Change in wasteflow
Other (onsite toxicity study, interaction, etc.)
Instream data
New regulations/standards/procedures
New facility information
Parameters) Affected
(explanation of any modifications to past modeling analysis including new flows, rates, field data,
interacting discharges)
(See page 4 for miscellaneous and special conditions, if applicable)

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Type of Toxicity Test:
Existing Limit:
Recommended Limit:
Monitoring Schedule:
Existing Limits
COD (mg():
Cadmium (ug/1):
Chromium (ug/1):
Copper (ug/1):
Nickel (ug/1):
Lead (ug/1):
Zinc (ug/1):
Cyanide (ug/1):
Phenols (ug/1):
Mercury (ug/1):
Silver (ug/1):
Recommended Limits
COD (mg/):
Cadmium (ug/1):
Chromium (ug/1):
Copper (ug/1):
Nickel (ug/l):
Lead (ug/1):
Zinc (ug/1):
Cyanide (ug/1):
Phenols (ug/1):
Mercury (ug/1):
Silver (ug/1):
TOXICS/METALS
Chronic Ceriodapnia Quarterly
@ 2.4%
@ 2.4%
JAN APR JUL OCT
Daily Max.
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Daily Max.
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
WQ or EL
Limits Changes Due To: Parameter(s) Affected
Change in 7Q10 data
Change in stream classification
Relocation of discharge
Change in wasteflow
New pretreatment information
Failing toxicity test
Other (onsite toxicity study, interaction, etc.)
Parameter(s) are water quality limited. For some parameters, the available load capacity of
the immediate receiving water will be consumed. This may affect future water quality based
effluent limitations for additional dischargers within this portion of the watershed.
OR
_X_ No parameters are water quality limited, but this discharge may affect future allocations.

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INSTREAM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Upstream Location: NA
Downstream Location: NA
Parameters:
Special instream monitoring locations or monitoring frequencies:
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION & SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Adequacy of Existing Treatment
Has the facility demonstrated the ability to meet the proposed new limits with existing treatment
facilities? Yes No
If no, which parameters cannot be met?
Would a "phasing in" of the new limits be appropriate? Yes No
If yes, please provide a schedule (and basis for that schedule) with the regional
office recommendations:
If no, why not?
Special Instructions or Conditions
Wasteload sent to EPA? (Major) (Y or N)
(If yes, then attach schematic, toxics spreadsheet, copy of model, or, if not modeled, then old
assumptions that were made, and description of how it fits into basinwide plan)
Additional Information attached? (Y or N) If yes, explain with attachments.

Facility Name BREVARD WWTP Permit # NC0060534 _ Pipe # 001 _
CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit chronic toxicity using test procedures outlined in:
1.) The North Carolina Ceriodaphnia chronic effluent bioassay procedure (North Carolina Chronic Bioassay
Procedure - Revised *September 1989) or subsequent versions.
The effluent concentration at which there may be no observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality
is _2.4_% (defined as treatment two in the North Carolina procedure document). The permit holder shall
perform quarterly monitoring using this procedure to establish compliance with the permit condition. The first
test will be performed after thirty days from the effective date of this permit during the months of
_JAN APR JUL OCT .. Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted
final effluent discharge below all treatment processes.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter code TGP3B.
Additionally, DEM Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention: Environmental Sciences Branch
North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, N.C. 27607
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements performed in
association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity
sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream.
Should any single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure to meet specified limits, then monthly monitoring will
begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this monthly test requirement will
revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and
modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism
survival and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate
retesting(within 30 days of initial monitoring event). Failure to submit suitable test results will constitute
noncompliance with monitoring requirements.
7Q10 161 cfs
Permitted Flow 2.5 MGD
IWC 2.4 %
Basin & Sub -basin CTB35
Receiving Stream French Broad River
County Transylvania / /D /28/9
Recommended by:
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BREVARD WWTP JMN
FRENCH BROAD RIVER C 8274
040301
The facility is requesting renewal of existing NPDES permit for 2.5 MGD plant. There are
no expansion or modification requests with the renewal. The last correspondence from the
facility was a 1992 request for an exemption from the requirement for 85% removal of
BOD5. No info in WLA about whether the exemption was allowed by the Division.
However the existing permit says the monthly average effluent BOD5 and TSS
concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective influent value (85% removal).
The wasteflow is 100% domestic with no significant industrial users contributing waste to
the Brevard plant. Compliance data shows that the facility is well operated, all limits are
being met with the exception of pH, which has violated limits of 6-9 SU for the past six
months.
RECOMMENDATION: The renewal of existing limits of 30/30 and
200/100m1 of fecal. Continuation of whole effluent chronic toxicity test @
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Facility: brevard wwtp
NPDES#: nc0060534
Receiving Stream: french broad river
Comment(s):
Low Flow Record Station Number:
Hydrologic Area Number:
Drainage Area Low Flow Record Station:
Qave Low Flow Record Station:
s7Q10 Low Flow Record Station:
w7Q10 Low Flow Record Station:
3002 Low Flow Record Station:
Drainage Area New Site:
MAR New Site:
Qave per Report Equation:
s7Q10 per Report Equation:
w7Q10 per Report Equation:
3002 per Report Equation:
Drainage Area Ratio:
[ new DA/Daatgage )
Weighted Ratio:
Over -ride Inappropriate Site ( y
age number not available
03.4430.0000
HA10
296.00 miles squared
1006.00 cfs
206.00 cfs
253.00 cfs
379.00 cfs
must be . 400 sq. miles
220.00 sq. miles
2.8 cfs/miles squared
616 cfs
101.81 cfs
145.57 cfs
211.90 cfs
Continue
0.74 : 1
Continue
0.66 : 1
Drainage Area New Site:
MAR New Site:
Weighted Qave per Report Equation:
Weighted s7Q10 per Report Equation:
Weighted w7Q10 per Report Equation:
Weighted 3002 per Report Equation:
220.00 miles squared
2.8 cfs/miles squared
616 cfs
135.55 cfs
173.50 cfs
257.80 cfs

LONG TERM MONITORING PLAN REQUEST FORM
FACILITY: bt ce ► P
NPDES NO.: {SIC OOb0
EXPIRATION DATE: 9 /3 v f1
REGION: ;�. / Co
111
P&E REQUESTOR: 5 • W , L Sa /J
PRETREATMENT CONTACT: I
DATE OF REQUEST: )/l( <S
INDICATE THE STATUS OF PRETREATMENT PROGRAM:
1) THE FACILITY HAS NO SIU'S AND SHOULD NOT HAVE PRETREATMENT LANGUAGE,
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2) THE FACILITY HAS OR IS DEVELOPING A PREATREATMENT PROGRAM.
3) ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS REGARDING THE PRETREATMENT PROGRAM ATTACHED.
PERMITTED FLOW:
INDUSTRIAL
io DOMESTIC
Pretreatment Unit Staff (Region)
E�J
Jeff Poupart(_WSRO)
Tom Poe (FRO, ARO, WiRO)
Dana Folley (RRO, WaRO)
Joe Pearce (MRO)

SOC PRIORITY PROJECT: No
IF YES, SOC NUMBER
TO: PERMITS AND ENGINEERING UNIT
WATER QUALITY SECTION
ATTENTION: Susan Wilson
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DATE: April 9, 1995
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
COUNTY Transylvania
PERMIT NUMBER NC0060534
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Facility and Address: Don Byers
Wilson Rd.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
2. Date of Investigation: January 25, 1995
3. Report Prepared By: Kerry S. Becker
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Don Byers
704-883-8461
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5. Directions to Site: From the intersection of Hwy. 64 and Ecusta Rd. east of
Brevard, turn left onto Ecusta Rd. Proceed on Ecusta Rd to its end at Pisgah
Forest, NC. Turn right and then make an immediate left onto Wilson Rd. The
facility is located on the left after crossing the French Broad River.
6. Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge points:
Latitude: 35° 15' 05" Longitude: 82° 41' 40"
Attach a USGS map extract and indicate treatment facility site and discharge
point on map.
U.S.G.S. Quad No. 193 SW U.S.G.S. Quad Name Pisgah Forest, NC
7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application?
X_ Yes No If No, explain:
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included):
Flat. The site upon which the facility is located was filled to raise
the treatment plant above the flood plain.
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9. Location of nearest dwelling: >100 ft.
10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: French Broad River
a. Classification: C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: 04-03-02"
c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: The
French Broad River is a moderately swift moving, rocky bottomed river
that serves as habitat for the propagation and maintenance of wildlife.
Various dischargers utilize the river above and below the City of
Brevard's discharge. A paper manufacturer, Ecusta, has requested that
the French Broad River above their raw water intake be reclassified to
WS-V. The intake is located just above the city's discharge.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of wastewater to be permitted 2.5 MGD (Ultimate
Design Capacity)
b. What is the current permitted capacity of the Wastewater Treatment
facility? 2.5 MGD
c. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility (current design
capacity 2.5 MGD
d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous Authorizations
to Construct issued in the previous two years: None within the past
two years.
e. Please provide a description of existing or substantially constructed
wastewater treatment facilities: The existing facility consists of
influent lift stations, static screens for grit removal, rotating
biological contactors, final clarifiers, and effluent chlorination.
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater treatment
facilities: None proposed.
g-
Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: Chlorine
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): N/A
in development approved
should be required not needed
2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme: Aerated sludge digestion,
dewatering by belt press with final disposal in the Transylvania Co.
Landfill. The land fill is lined; the leachate is collected and hauled to
the Brevard WWTP.
a. If residuals are being land applied, please specify DEM Permit Number
Residuals Contractor
Telephone Number
b. Residuals stabilization: PSRP PFRP OTHER
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c. Landfill:
d. Other disposal/utilization scheme (Specify):
3. Treatment plant classification (attach completed rating sheet):
Class IV
4. SIC Codes(s):4952
Wastewater Code(s) of actual wastewater, not particular facilities i.e., non -
contact cooling water discharge from a metal plating company would be 14, not
56.
Primary 01 Secondary
Main Treatment Unit Code: 430-1
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant Funds or are any
public monies involved. (municipals only)? N/A
2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity) requests:
None
3. Important SOC, JOC, or Compliance Schedule dates: (Please indicate) N/A
Submission of Plans and Specifications
Begin Construction
Complete Construction
Date
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation: Has the facility evaluated all of the non -
discharge options available. Please provide regional perspective for each
option evaluated.
Spray Irrigation:
Connection to Regional Sewer System:
Subsurface:
Other disposal options:
5. Other Special Items:
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PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Renewal of NPDES permit #NC0060534 is recommended.
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ater Quality Regional Supervisor
Date
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DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
July 31, 1992
MEMORANDUM
TO: Randy Kepler
Permits and Engineering
FROM: Betsy Jotutson.e.1
Technical Support Branch
THROUGH: Mike Scoville tS
Ruth Swanek
SUBJECT: City of Brevard
NPDES No. NC0060534
Transylvania County
I have reviewed 40 CFR 133.102 (a) (3) and 40 CFR 133.103 (d) in response to the request
by the City of Brevard for an exemption from the requirement for 85% removal of BOD5. Brevard
must meet all three requirements of 40 CFR 133.103 (d) in order to receive an exemption. Brevard
must show that: 1.) permit limits for BOD5 are consistently met but percent removal is not met due
to less concentrated influent, 2.) significantly more stringent limitations than those required by the
permit, i.e., less than 30 mg/I, would be met if 85% removal were achieved, and 3.) the less
concentrated influent wastewater is not the result of I&I. Brevard should submit a summary of
influent and effluent data for our review and show that the low influent values are not the result of
excess I&I.
The City of Wilminton's Northside plant requested the same variance last year. We did not
delete the 85% removal requirement but reduced it to 79% based on a review of 5 years of influent
and effluent data. If the above requirements are met, Technical Support has no objection to a
reduction in the 85% removal requirement for the Northside WWTP.
If you have any questions regarding my comments, please let me know.
cc: Asheville Regional Office
Central Files

DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Permits and Engineering/ NPDES Unit
July 29,1992
Memorandum
TO: Technical Support Branch
FROM: Randy Kepler ;,
SUBJECT: City of Brevard
Brevard WWTP/ NC0060534
Transylvania County
Attached is a letter from the city of Brevard. They are requesting the removal
of the 85% BOD5 removal. They have received violations from this but have
had BOD5 measures below 30 mg/1. Please comment if this is appropriate to
remove this or not and return to me.
Thank You

4;t� 8 � OF BREVARD
NORTH CAROLINA
DEE A. FREEMAN
CITY MANAGER
GLENDA W. SANSOSTI
CITY CLERK
JOHN K. SMART, JR.
ATTORNEY
20 May 1992
Mr. George T. Everett, Director
State of North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management
Post Office Box 27687
Raliegh, North Carolina 27611-7687
RE: City of Brevard, North Carolina
NPDES Permit NC 00605534
Dear Mr. Everett:
The purpose of this letter is to request an exemption
for the City of Brevard Wastewater Treatment Facility 85%
removal effluent limitations. In May of 1986 the
construction of this facility was completed and initial
start up and operation began. The facility has produce
quality effluent and has been in compliance with the NPDES
permit since that time. However, with the renewal of the
NPDES permit in 1991, and the implementation of the 85%
removal regulation, this treatment facility has been in
noncompliance with 85% removal during several reporting
periods. However, this facility has not exceeded 30 mg\1 of
TSS or BOD in the effluent as a monthly average. Extremely
low influent BOD loading is the cause of this inability to
achieve 85% removal. The facility was designed to treat an
influent BODS of 200 mg/1, which is standard engineering
ATIVETZ
MAY 2,
DIV. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MGMNT.
DIRECT
OFFICE -
MAY y 1993
KATHERINE E. ANDERSON
MAYOR
CITY COUNCIL
S. MACFIE MORROW
MAYOR PRO TEM
N BELL
GARET GARREN
BRY HARRIS
NNY PETERSON
151 W. MAIN ST. BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA 28712
704 884-4123

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practice. Influent BOD5 for the Brevard facility have
consistently been from 50 to 100 mg/1 since operations began
in May of 1986. Effluent BOD5 for the last 5 years have
averaged 15 to 18 mg/1.
An exemption from the 85% removal of BOD will not
contribute to the degradation of the French Broad River, as
effluent TSS and BOD have been and are expected to be well
below the 30 mg\l permit limits.
Thank you for your time and consideration in this
matter. If you have any further questions please feel free
to call me at 704 883-8468.
Sincerely,
Donald G. Byers
Utility Plants Superintendent
City of Brevard
North Carolina
cc: Gary Tweed, Regional Office