NC0089559_Draft Permit_20221122

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
November 22, 2022
Wallace Anderson
Ridge Haven, Inc.
215 Ridge Haven Rd.
Brevard, NC 28712
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0089559
Ridge Haven WWTP
Grade II Biological WPCS
Transylvania County
Dear Mr. Anderson:
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:
> Treatment components list has been updated to reflect the components installed in 2017.
➢ Monitoring for turbidity has been added to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (21) as the
receiving stream is currently classified as Trout waters.
> Monitoring for dissolved oxygen has been added to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (6)
as the receiving stream is currently classified as Trout waters.
➢ Instream monitoring for temperature was added to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (18)
as the receiving stream is currently classified as Trout waters.
> Section A. (2.) has been updated regarding electronic submission of effluent data. Federal regulations
require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs).
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/2BZ4xxx 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 Transylvania 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
919-707-3712, or via e-mail at [e-mail].
1:tE
NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Duellry
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.9000

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NPDES Permit NC0089559
DRAFT Permit Renewal
Sincerely,
Sydney Carpenter
Environmental Specialist I
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting
cc: NPDES File [Laserfiche]
Asheville Regional Office [Laserfiche]
Operator Certification Program

NPDES Permit NC0089559
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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
Ridge Haven, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Ridge Haven WWTP
215 Ridge Haven Road
Brevard, NC
Transylvania County
to receiving waters designated as the Toxaway Creek in the Savannah River Basin in accordance with
the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other applicable 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 August 31, 2027.
Signed this day
for Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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NPDES Permit NC0089559
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.
Ridge Haven, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate and maintain a 100% domestic, .0163 MGD wastewater treatment plant. This
facility is located at the Ridge Haven WWTP, 215 Ridge Haven Road, Brevard in Transylvania
County. The wastewater treatment system includes of the following components:
• Manual bar screen
• Flow equalization basin
• Two (2) equalization basin pumps and a blower
• Flow splitter box
• Two (2) aeration basins with diffusers
• Two (2) secondary clarifiers
• Two (2) tertiary filters
• Two (2) backwash pumps
• Tertiary filter blower
• Post -aeration basin
• Mud well with two (2) pumps
• UV Disinfection
• Aerobic digester
• Two (2) blowers
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map via Outfall 001
into the Toxaway Creek, currently classified C; Trout waters [Stream Index: 4-9] in sub -basin 03-
13-02 [HUC: 030601010102] of the Savannah River Basin.
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NPDES Permit NC0089559
PART I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.]
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be
limited and monitored' by the permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
eDMR Code
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location'
Flow (MGD)
50050
0.0163 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5 day, 20°C (mg/L)
C0310
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Ammonia Nitrogen (mg/L)
C0610
Monitor and Report
2/Month
Composite
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
31616
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH (s.u.)
00400
Between 6.0 and 9.0 Standard
Units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C)
00010
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine 3 (fig/L)
50060
28 pg/L
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Turbidity 4 (NTU)
00070
Not to exceed 10 NTU
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)
00300
Daily average > 6.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C)
00010
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
U and D
Table A. (1.) Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR
application system. See Special Condition A. (2.).
2. U: Upstream at least 100 feet from the outfall. D: Downstream at least 100 feet from the outfall.
3. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50 µg/1 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. Effluent turbidity shall not cause receiving -stream turbidity to exceed 10 NTU. If background turbidity
naturally exceeds 10 NTU, the effluent shall not cause background turbidity to increase. Exceeding this
permit limit will require sufficient instream sampling (upstream and/or downstream) to verify compliance
(effluent vs. background) [NCAC 02B. 0211 (21)].
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN
OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS.
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NPDES Permit NC0089559
A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 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)I
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 monthly 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.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and
reported via the eDMR system no later than the last calendar day of the month following the
completed reporting period. 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:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; and
• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
• Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
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NPDES Permit NC0089559
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.)
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 certify, 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 for a period of at least 3 years from the
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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NPDES Permit NC0089559
Receiving Stream: Toxaway Creek Longitude: 82° 51' 42.8" W
Stream Index: 4-9 Latitude: 35° 05' 57" N
River Basin: Savannah Sub -Basin: 03-13-02
Stream Class: C; Tr HUC: 030601010102