NC0024376_Fact Sheet_20221121

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FACT SHEET
EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWAL
NC0024376
Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer/Date
Charles H. Weaver / November 21, 2022
Permit Number - Class
NC0024376 — Class WW-2
Flow
0.08 MGD
Owner
The Wilds Christian Association, Inc.
Facility Name
The Wilds WWTP
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
Savannah River Basin / 03-13-02
Receiving Stream
Toxaway Creek [segment 4-9]
Stream Classification in Permit
C-Trout
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits?
Yes — added per 2016 NH3 memo (summer only)
Does permit need TRC limits/language?
No — already present
Does permit have toxicity testing?
No
Does permit have Special Conditions?
No
Does permit have instream monitoring?
Added instream monitoring for temperature [see below]
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
No. Six NOVs, one NOD and one enforcement case during the
last permit cycle.
Any permit MODS since last permit?
None
New expiration date
August 31, 2027
Changes to Current Permit?
➢ Added instream monitoring for turbidity to determine
compliance with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (21).
➢ Added instream monitoring for dissolved oxygen to
determine compliance with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (6).
➢ Added instream monitoring for temperature and footnote
regarding temperature increase as per 15A NCAC
02B.0211 (18).
➢ Updated eDMR requirements.
Changes to Final Permit
➢ Added summer ammonia limit based upon 2016 NH3
guidance memo
> Deleted footnote for temperature limit. NPDES o
management determined that discharges from 100 /o
domestic systems do not qualify as a "heated liquid" as
described in the rule.

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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
CLIPPING OF LEGAL ADVERTISING
ATTACHED HERE
NOTICE OF INTENT
TO ISSUE A NPDES
WASTEWATER
PERMIT NC0024376
Public Notice North
Carolina Environmental
Management Commiss-
ion/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail
Service Center Raleigh, NC
27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue a
NPDES Wastewater Permit
NC0024376 The Wilds
Christian Camp The North
Carolina Environmental
Management Commission
proposes to issue a NPDES
wastewater discharge
permit to the person(s)
listed below. Written
comments regarding the
proposed permit will be
accepted until 30 days after
the publish date of this
notice. The Director of the
NC Division of Water
Resources (DWR) may
hold a public hearing
should there be a significant
degree of public interest.
Please mail comments
and/or information requests
to DWR at the above
address. Interested persons
may visit the DWR at 512
N. Salisbury Street,
Raleigh, NC 27604 to
review information on file.
Additional information on
NPDES permits and this
notice may be found on our
website: http://deq.nc.gov/
about/divisions/water-reso-
u-rces/water-resources-per
mits/wastewater branch/
npdes-wastewater/public-
notices,or by calling (919)
707-3601. The Wilds
Christian Association, Inc.
(1000 Wilds Ridge Rd,
Brevard, NC 28712) has
requested renewal of permit
NC0024376 for its WWTP
in Transylvania County.
This permitted facility
discharges treated domestic
wastewater to Toxaway
Creek in the Savannah
River Basin. Currently
Fecal coliform and Total
Residual Chlorine are water
quality limited. This
discharge may affect future
allocations in this segment
of Toxaway Creek.
M/8/15/1/TC-77771
NORTH CAROLINA
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said
County and State, duly commissioned, qualified, and
authorized by law to administer oaths, personally
appeared Barbara Conley, who being first duly
sworn, deposes and says: that she is Circulation
Manager (Owner, partner, publisher, or other officer
or employee authorized to make this affidavit) of
The Transylvania Times, published, issued, and
entered as second class mail in the Town of Brevard
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
Transylvania Times the following dates:
August 15, 2022
And that the said newspaper in which such notice,
paper, document, or legal advertisement was
published was, at the time of each and every such
publication, a newspaper meeting all of the
requirements and qualifications of Section I-597 of
the General Statutes of North Carolina and was
qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section
I-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
This lay of
Sworn
day of
,2022
(Signature of person making affidavit)
to and subscribed before me, this `U24"1""
NONU Abate , 2022.
Notary Public
My Commission Expires 2'2\ -2L'1

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Weaver, Charles
From: Hennessy, John
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 2:55 PM
To: Weaver, Charles
Subject: Re: Heated Liquid memo
You can go ahead and finalize those permits.
John E. Hennessy
Environmental Supervisor II, Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Office: [phone]
[e-mail]
11).E ?)CV
NOR rH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Quality
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North
Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina
Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: Weaver, Charles <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 2:01 PM
To: Hennessy, John <[e-mail]>
Subject: Heated Liquid memo
I — and the other permit writers — need the memo from Mike M stating that 100% domestic wastewater is not
considered a heated liquid as referenced in 026.0224. I have several permits to finalize that will need that memo
attached to the fact sheet.
Charles H. Weaver
Environmental Specialist II
Division of Water Resources
919-707-3616
[e-mail]
(mailing address) 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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Weaver, Charles
From: Heim, Tim
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 7:17 AM
To: Weaver, Charles; Kinney, Maureen
Subject: RE: DRAFT permit renewal for NC0024376 - Transylvania County
No additional comments from ARO.
Thanks
-Tim
From: Weaver, Charles <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 7:59 AM
To: Heim, Tim <[e-mail]>; Kinney, Maureen <[e-mail]>
Subject: DRAFT permit renewal for NC0024376 - Transylvania County
This one will go to Notice next month. Send me any comments / corrections as time permits.
Charles H. Weaver
Environmental Specialist II
N.C. DEQ / Division of Water Resources
919-707-3616
[e-mail]
(mailing address) 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed
to third parties.
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The Wilds WWTP
N C0024376
Prepared By: Charles Weaver
Enter Design Flow (MGD):
Enter s7Q10(cfs):
Enter w7Q10 (cfs):
IWC Calculations
0.08
4.3
6.5
Residual Chlorine
7Q10 (cfs)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (cfs)
STREAM STD (ug/L)
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (l
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (ug/I)
Fecal Limit
(If DF >331; Monitor)
(If DF <331; Limit)
Dilution Factor (DF)
NPDES Servor/Current Versions/IWC
Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(summer)
4.3 7Q10 (CFS)
0.08 DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.124 DESIGN FLOW (cfs)
17.0 STREAM STD (mg/L)
0 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (mg/L)
2.80 IWC (%)
607 Allowable Conc. (mg/I)
Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(winter)
7Q10 (CFS)
200/100m1 DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (cfs)
STREAM STD (mg/L)
35.68 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (mg/L)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (mg/I)
4.3
0.08
0.124
1.0
0.22
2.80
28.0
6.5
0.08
0.124
1.8
0.22
1.87
84.6
11 /21 /2022

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
The Wilds Christian Associations, Inc
Attn: Paul Johnson Jr., ORC
1000 Wild's Rdg Rd
Brevard, NC 28712-7273
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NC0024376
The Wilds Christian Camp
Transylvania County
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 31, 2022
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the March 31, 2022 receipt of your permit renewal application and
supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW permitting
branch. Per G.S. 150B-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made.
Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The
permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a
timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal
of the permit.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https://deq. nc.gov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-application-tracker
If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the
links available within the Application Tracker.
cc: Central Files w/application
ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application
Sincerely,
Wren Thedford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Asheville Regional Office 12090 U.S. Highway 70 I Swannanoa. North Carolina 28778
828.296.4500

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NPDES Permit Number
NC0024376
Facility Name
The Wilds WWTP
Modified Application Form 2A
Modified March 2021
Form
NPDES
NC Department of Environmental Quality - Application for NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater
MINOR SEWAGE FACILITIES (Before completing this form, please read the instructions. Failure to follow
the instructions may result in denial of the application.)
SECTION
1. BASIC
APPLICATION
INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS (40 CFR 122.21(j)(1) and (9))
Facility Information
1.1
Facility name
The Wilds WWTP
Mailing address (street or P.O. box)
1000 Wilds Ridge Rd.
City or town
Brevard
State
NC
ZIP code
28712
Contact name (first and last)
Paul Johnson
Title
WWTP ORC
Phone number
[phone]
Email address
[e-mail]
Location address (street, route number, or other specific identifier)
t•4
Same as mailing
address
City or town
State
ZIP code
1.2
Is this application for a facility that has yet to commence discharge?
❑ Yes 4 See instructions on data submission
requirements for new dischargers.
✓
No
Applicant Information
1.3
Is applicant different from entity listed under Item 1.1 above?
❑ Yes
✓
No 4 SKIP to Item 1.4.
Applicant name
Applicant address (street or P.O. box)
City or town
State
ZIP code
Contact name (first and last)
Title
Phone number
Email address
1.4
Is the
■
applicant the facility's owner, operator,
Owner
ICJ
or both? (Check only one response.)
Operator ❑ Both
1.5
To
✓
which entity should the NPDES permitting
Facility
•
authority send correspondence? (Check
Applicant•Facility
only one response.)
and applicant
(they are one and the same)
Existing Environmental Permits
1.6
Indicate
number
below any existing environmental
for each.)
permits.
(Check all that apply and print or type the corresponding permit
Existing Environmental Permits
p
NPDES (discharges to surface
water)
NC0024376
•
RCRA (hazardous waste)
❑ UIC (underground injection
control)
❑ PSD (air emissions)
•
Nonattainment program (CAA)
❑ NESHAPs (CAA)
❑ Ocean dumping (MPRSA)
❑ Dredge or fill (CWA Section
404)
❑ Other (specify)
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NPDES Permit Number
NC0024376
Facility Name
The Wilds WWTP
Modified Application Form 2A
Modified March 2021
Collection System and Population Served
1.7
Provide the collection system information requested below for the treatment works.
Municipality
Served
Population
Served
Collection System Type
(indicate percentage)
Ownership Status
100 % separate sanitary sewer
t] Own I 1 Maintain
The Wilds Camp
Varies with
0 % combined storm and sanitary sewer
0 Own 0 Maintain
and Conference
season 50-1500
❑ Unknown
0 Own 0 Maintain
% separate sanitary sewer
0 Own 0 Maintain
combined storm and sanitary sewer
0 Own 0 Maintain
❑ Unknown
❑ Own 0 Maintain
% separate sanitary sewer
0 Own 0 Maintain
% combined storm and sanitary sewer
0 Own 0 Maintain
❑ Unknown
0 Own 0 Maintain
% separate sanitary sewer
0 Own 0 Maintain
% combined storm and sanitary sewer
0 Own 0 Maintain
❑ Unknown
0 Own 0 Maintain
Total
Population
Served
Separate Sanitary Sewer System
Combined Storm and
Sanitary Sewer
Total percentage of each type of
sewer line (in miles)
100 0/
o %
Indian Country
1.8
Is the
■
treatment works located in Indian
Yes
Country?
✓
No
1.9
Does the facility discharge to a receiving
❑ Yes
water that flows through
✓
Indian Country?
No
Design and Actual
Flow Rates
1.10
Provide design and actual flow rates
in the designated spaces.
Design Flow Rate
0.08 mgd
Annual Average Flow Rates (Actual)
Two Years Ago
Last Year
This Year
0.003585 mgd
0.006770 mgd
0.002996 mgd
Maximum Daily Flow Rates (Actual)
Two Years Ago
Last Year
This Year
0.026491 mgd
0.031765 mgd
0.005496 mgd
Discharge Points
by Type
1.11
Provide the total number of effluent discharge points to waters of the State of North Carolina by type.
Total Number of Effluent Discharge Points by Type
Treated Effluent
Untreated Effluent
Combined Sewer
Overflows
Bypasses
Constructed
Emergency
Overflows
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NPDES Permit Number
NC0024376
Facility Name
The Wilds WWTP
Modified Application Form 2A
Modified March 2021
Outfalls and Other Discharge or Disposal Methods
Outfalls Other Than to Waters of the State of North Carolina
1.12
Does the POTW discharge wastewater to basins, ponds,
for discharge to waters of the State of North Carolina?
❑ Yes
or other
surface impoundments that do not have outlets
4 SKIP to Item 1.14.
✓ No
1.13
Provide the location of each surface impoundment and associated discharge information in the table below.
Surface Impoundment Location and Discharge Data
Location
Average Daily Volume
Discharged to Surface
Impoundment
Continuous or Intermittent
(check one)
gpd
❑ Continuous
❑ Intermittent
gpd
❑ Continuous
❑ Intermittent
gpd
❑ Continuous
❑ Intermittent
1.14
Is wastewater applied to land?
❑ Yes
4 SKIP to Item 1.16.
SI No
1.15
Provide the land application site and discharge data requested below.
Land Application Site and Discharge Data
Location
Size
Average Daily Volume
Applied
Continuous or
Intermittent
(check one)
acres
gpd
0 Continuous
0 Intermittent
acres
gp d
0 Continuous
❑ Intermittent
acres
gp d
❑ Continuous
❑ Intermittent
1.16
Is effluent transported to another facility for treatment
❑ Yes
prior to discharge?
4 SKIP to Item 1.21.
PI No
1.17
Describe the means by which the effluent is transported (e.g., tank truck, pipe).
1.18
Is the effluent
transported by a party other
than the applicant?
4 SKIP to Item 1.20.
• Yes
• No
1.19
Provide information on the transporter below.
Transporter Data
Entity name
Mailing address (street or P.O. box)
City or town
State
ZIP code
Contact name (first and last)
Title
Phone number
Email address
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NPDES Permit Number
NC0024376
Facility Name
The Wilds WWTP
Modified Application Form 2A
Modified March 2021
Outfalls and Other Discharge or Disposal Methods Continued
1.20
In the table below, indicate the name, address, contact information, NPDES number, and average daily flow rate of the
receiving facility.
Receiving Facility Data
Facility name
Mailing address (street or P.O. box)
City or town
State
ZIP code
Contact name (first and last)
Title
Phone number
Email address
NPDES number of receiving facility (if any) 0 None
Average daily flow rate mgd
1.21
Is the wastewater disposed of in a manner other than
not have outlets to waters of the State of North Carolina
❑ Yes ✓
those a
(e.g.,
No
ready mentioned in Items 1.14 through 1.21 that do
underground percolation, underground injection)?
4 SKIP to Item 1.23.
1.22
Provide information in the table below on these other disposal methods.
Information on Other Disposal Methods
Disposal
Method
Description
Location of
Disposal Site
Size of
Disposal Site
Annual Average
Daily Discharge
Volume
Continuous or Intermittent
(check one)
acresgpd
❑ Continuous
❑ Intermittent
acresgpd
❑ Continuous
❑ Intermittent
acresgpd
0 Continuous
0 Intermittent
Variance
Requests
1.23
Do
Consult
❑
NI
you intend to request or renew one or more of the
with your NPDES permitting authority to determine
Discharges into marine waters (CWA
•
Section 301(h))
Not applicable
variances authorized at 40 CFR 122.21(n)? (Check all that apply.
what information needs to be submitted and when.)
Water quality related effluent limitation (CWA Section
302(b)(2))
Contractor Information
1.24
Are any operational or maintenance aspects (related to
the responsibility of a contractor?
❑ Yes ✓
wastewater treatment and effluent quality) of the treatment works
No 4SKIP to Section 2.
1.25
Provide location and contact information for each contractor in addition to a description of the contractor's operational
and maintenance responsibilities.
Contractor Information
Contractor 1
Contractor 2
Contractor 3
Contractor name
(company name)
Mailing address
(street or P.O. box)
City, state, and ZIP
code
Contact name (first and
last)
Phone number
Email address
Operational and
maintenance
responsibilities of
contractor
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NPDES Permit Number
NC0024376
Facility Name
The Wilds WWTP
Modified Application Form 2A
Modified March 2021
SECTION 2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(40 CFR 122.21(j)(1) and
(2))
a
Outfalls to Waters of the State of North Carolina
c
rn
0
2.1
Does the treatment
works have a design
flow greater
than or equal to 0.1 mgd?
No 4 SKIP to Section 3.
• Yes
'4
Inflow and Infiltration
2.2
Provide the treatment works' current average daily volume of inflow
and infiltration.
Average Daily Volume of Inflow and Infiltration
gpd
Indicate the steps the facility is taking to minimize inflow and infiltration.
Topographic
Map
2.3
Have you attached
specific requirements.)
a topographic map to
this application
that contains all the required information? (See instructions for
No
• Yes
■
Flow
Diagram
2.4
Have you attached a process flow diagram
(See instructions for specific requirements.)
❑ Yes
or schematic
to this application that contains all the required information?
No
■
Scheduled Improvements and Schedules of Implementation
2.5
Are improvements
to the facility scheduled?
❑ No 4 SKIP to Section 3.
• Yes
Briefly list and describe the scheduled improvements.
1.
2.
3.
4.
2.6
Provide scheduled or actual dates of completion for improvements.
Scheduled or Actual Dates of Completion for Improvements
Scheduled
Improvement
(from above)
Affected
Outfalls
(list outf j I
number
Begin
Construction
(MM/DD/YYYY)
End
Construction
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Begin
Discharge
(MM/DDIYYYY)
Attainment of
Operational
Level
(MM/DD/YYYY)
1.
2.
3.
4.
2.7
Have appropriate permits/clearances
response.
❑ Yes
concerning
other federal/state requirements been obtained? Briefly explain your
No ❑ None required or applicable
■
Explanation:
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NPDES Permit Number
NC0024376
Facility Name
The Wilds WWTP
Modined Application roan zA
Modified March 2021
SECTION 3. INFORMATION ON EFFLUENT DISCHARGES (40 CFR 122.21(j)(3) to (5))
Description of Outfalls
3.1
Provide the following information for each outfall. (Attach additional sheets if you have more than three outfalls.)
Outfall Number on
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
State
North Carolina
County
Transylvania
City or town
Brevard
Distance from shore
0 ft.
ft.
ft.
Depth below surface
0 ft.
ft.
ft.
Average daily flow rate
o.011 mgd
mgd
mgd
Latitude
35° 05' 04" N
° "
°
Longitude
82° 52' 15" W
"
„
Seasonal or Periodic Discharge Data
3.2
Do any of the outfalls described under Item 3.1 have seasonal or
❑ Yes
periodic
✓
discharges?
No 4 SKIP to Item 3.4.
3.3
If so, provide the following information for each applicable outfall.
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
Number of times per year
discharge occurs
Average duration of each
discharge (specify units)
Average flow of each
discharge
mgd
mgd
mgd
Months in which discharge
occurs
Diffuser Type
3.4
Are any of the outfalls listed under Item 3.1 equipped with a diffuser?
❑ Yes
✓
No 4 SKIP to Item 3.6.
3.5
Briefly describe the diffuser t pe at each applicable outfall.
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
Waters of
the U.S.
3.6
Does the treatment works discharge or plan to discharge wastewater
one or more discharge points?
❑ Yes
0
to waters of the State of North Carolina from
No 4SKIP to Section 6.
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NPDES Permit Number
NC0024376
Facility Name
The Wilds WWTP
Modified Application Form 2A
Modified March 2021
SECTION 6. CHECKLIST AND CERTIFICATION STATEMENT (40 CFR 122.22(a) and (d))
submitting with your application. For
permitting authority. Note that not
Checklist and Certification Statement
6.1
In Column 1 below, mark the sections of Form 2A that you have completed and are
each section, specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the
all applicants are required to provide attachments.
Column 1
Column 2
Section
1: Basic Application
for All Applicants
❑ w/ variance request(s) ❑ wl additional attachments
✓
Information
Section
2: Additional
✓ w/ topographic
map ❑ w/ process flow diagram
attachments
✓
❑ w/ additional
Information
Section
3: Information on
Discharges
❑ w/ Table
❑ w/ Table
A ❑ w/ Table D
B ❑ w/ additional attachments
C
✓
Effluent
• w/ Table
Section 4: Not Applicable
Section 5: Not Applicable
6: Checklist and
Statement
✓ Section
p w/ attachments
Certification
6.2
Certification Statement
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 fine
and imprisonment for knowing violations.
Name (print or type first and last name)
Paul Johnson Jr
Official title
WWTP ORC
Signature /
r /r
/
Date signed
03/24/2022
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