NC0032131_Authorization to Construct_19900831

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor George T. Everett, Ph.D.
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
August 31, 1990
Mr. Spencer Robbins,
Vice President & General Manager
Post Office Box 1555
Banner Elk, North Carolina 28604
Subject: Permit No. NC0032131
Authorization to Construct
Tweetsie Railroad
Wastewater Treatment Facility
Watauga County
Dear Mr. Robbins:
Director
A letter of request for an Authorization to Construct was received February 23, 1990 by the
Division and final plans and specifications for the subject project have been reviewed and found to
be satisfactory. Authorization is hereby granted for the construction of a 35,000 GPD package
wastewater treatment plant consisting of approximately 75 linear feet of 8-inch sewer line, a 32
GPM pump station with high water alarms and alternate power source, approximately 2,251 linear
feet of 21/2 - inch force main, a receiving manhole, a bar screen, a splitter box with dual control
gates, a 7,000 gallon aerated equalization tank with duplex lift pumps, a 2,735 gallon aerated
sludge holding tank, a 35,165 gallon aeration basin, dual 110 CFM blowers, a 6,150 gallon
clarifier, a flow combining manhole, a tablet chlorinator with baffledchlorine contact tank, a
totalizing flow meter, a tablet dechlorinator with baffled dechlorination basin, approximately 116
linear feet of 8-inch effluent pipe with discharge cascade, a 40 kw emergency generator with
retainment wall enclosed gasoline tank, and associated piping, valves and appurtenances with
discharge of treated wastewater into the Middle Fork of the South Fork of the New River,
classified Class WS-III Trout Waters.
This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part III paragraph A of
NPDES Permit No. NC0032131 issued November 1, 1989, and shall be subject to revocation
unless the wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions and
limitations specified in Permit No. NC0032131.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with
G.S. 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management.
In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of
nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those as may be
required by this Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater
treatment or disposal facilities.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

The Asheville Regional Office, phone no. 704/ 251-6208, shall be notified at least
forty-eight (48) hours in advance of operation of the installed facilities so that an in -place
inspection can be made. Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made during the
normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding State
Holidays.
Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a
certification must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted facility has
been installed in accordance with the NPDES Permit, this Authorization to Construct and the
approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit,
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, NC 27611.
The Permittee shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in
responsible charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the
grade at least equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the
Certification Commission. Within thirty days after the wastewater treatment facilities are 50%
complete, the Permittee must submit a letter to the Certification Commission which designates the
operator in responsible charge.
A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Permittee
for the life of the facility.
Failure to abide by the requirements contained in this Authorization to Construct may
subject the Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6.
The issuance of this Authorization to Construct does not preclude the Permittee from
complying with any and all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by
other government agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you have
any questions or need additional information, please contact Mr. John Seymour, telephone
number 919/733-5083.
Sincere
George T. Everett
cc: Watauga County Health Department
Asheville Regional Office
Training and Certification Unit
Davis -Martin -Powell & Associates