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ELIZABETH S.BISER ,,
Secretary
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
December 15, 2022
Highlands Falls Community Association
Attn: Jennifer Royce, Community Manager
91 Falls Dr W
Highlands, NC 28741
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NC0059552
Highlands Falls Community Association Sand Filter
Macon County
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the December 13, 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.
Sincerely,
ren edford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
cc: Mark Teague-Environmental, Inc.
ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application
DEQ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
_ Asheville Regional Office 2090 U.S Highway 70 Swannanoa.North Carolina 28778
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North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality Modified Application Form 2A
Division of Water Resources Revised March 2021
Modified Application
Form 2A
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059552 Highlands Fall Community Modified March 2021
Form 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
NPDES the instructions result in denial of the =,i ication.
SECTION 1.BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS(40 CFR 122.21(j)(1)and(9))
1.1 Facility name
Highlands Falls Community Association Sand Filter
Mailing address(street or P.O.box)
91 Falls Drive West
City or town State ZIP code
o Highlands North Carolina 28741
Contact name(first and last) Title Phone number Email address
Jennifer Royce Community Manager [phone] [e-mail]
Location address(street,route number,or other specific identifier) ❑ Same as mailing address
Off US Highway 64 East
City or town State ZIP oRECEIVED
Highlands North Carolina 28741
1.2 Is this application for a facility that has yet to commence discharge? DEC 1 3 202a
❑ Yes 4 See instructions on data submission ❑ No
requirements for new dischargers. NODE
1.3 Is applicant different from entity listed under Item 1.1 above? "!v ""D1RJNPDES
❑ Yes E No 4 SKIP to Item 1.4.
Applicant name
= Applicant address(street or P.O.box)
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o City or town State ZIP code
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Contact name(first and last) Title Phone number Email address
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1.4 Is the applicant the facility's owner,operator,or both?(Check only one response.)
2 Owner 0 Operator ❑ Both
1.5 To which entity should the NPDES permitting authority send correspondence?(Check only one response.)
❑ Facility ❑ Applicant Facility and applicant
(they are one and the same)
1.6 Indicate below any existing environmental permits.(Check all that apply and print or type the corresponding permit
number for each.)
Existing Environmental Pets*"
✓❑ NPDES(discharges to surface ❑ RCRA(hazardous waste) ❑ UIC(underground injection
control)
water)NC.DC5(155)
o ❑ PSD(air emissions) a' ❑ Nonattainment program(CM) ❑ NESHAPs(CM)
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N ElOcean dumping(MPRSA) ElDredge or fill(CWA Section ElOther(specify)
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059552 Highlands Fall Community Modified March 2021
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I 1.7 Provide the collection system information requested below for the treatment works.
Municipality Population Collection System Type Ownership Status
Served Served (indicate percentage)
a Highlands Falls Private facility 100 %separate sanitary sewer ID Own ❑ Maintain
a Community not POTW %combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
w 0 Unknown 0 Own 0 Maintain
co %separate sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
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%combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
c 0 Unknown 0 Own 0 Maintain
oo %separate sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
%combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
03 0 Unknown 0 Own 0 Maintain
CD %separate sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
%combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
c 0 Unknown 0 Own 0 Maintain
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Total
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Private Facility
Population
Served
Separate Sanitary Sewer System Combined Storm and
Sanitary Sewer
Total percentage of each type of ioo ;0 0
sewer line(in miles)
1.8 Is the treatment works located in Indian Country?
c
o ❑ Yes 0 No
c 1.9 Does the facility discharge to a receiving water that flows through Indian Country?
c_, 0 Yes ❑✓ No
1.10 Provide design and actual flow rates in the designated spaces. Design Flow Rate
0.003 mgd
a Annual Average Flow Rates(Actual)
d i Two Years Ago Last Year This Year
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0 0 mgd 0 mod 0 mgd
.a" Maximum Daily Flow Rates(Actual)
© Two Years Ago Last Year This Year
o mgd 0 mgd 0 mgd
1.11 Provide the total number of effluent discharge points to waters of the State of North Carolina by type.
o Total Number of Effluent Discharge Points by Type
a a Constructed
P,- Treated Effluent Untreated Effluent Combined Sewer Bypasses Emergency
1 co t .n Overflows Overflows
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059552 Highlands Fall Community Modified March 2021
Outfalls Other Than to Waters of the State of North Carolina
1.12 Does the POTW discharge wastewater to basins,ponds,or other surface impoundments that do not have outlets
for discharge to waters of the State of North Carolina?
❑ Yes ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.14.
1.13 Provide the location of each surface impoundment and associated discharge information in the table below.
Surface Impoundment Location and Discharge Data
Average Daily Volume Continuous or Intermittent
Location Discharged to Surface
Impoundment (check one)
Continuous
9Pd 0 Intermittent
0 Continuous
9Pd ❑ Intermittent
gPd 0 Continuous
0 Intermittent
2 1.14 Is wastewater applied to land?
2 ❑ Yes ❑r No 4 SKIP to Item 1.16.
0 1.15 Provide the land application site and discharge data requested below.
Land Application Site and Discharge Data
i6 Continuous or
`a Average Daily Volume
Location Size A lied Intermittent
m pp (check one)
acres d ❑ Continuous
gp ❑ Intermittent
r acresgpd 0 Continuous
0 Intermittent
R acres d 0 Continuous
gp ❑ Intermittent
1.16 Is effluent transported to another facility for treatment prior to discharge?
o ❑ Yes © No 4 SKIP to Item 1.21.
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?
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.20.
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 Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
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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
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Contact name(first and last) Title
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Phone number Email address
o NPDES number of receiving facility(if any) ❑None Average dailyflow rate mgd
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a 1.21 Is the wastewater disposed of in a manner other than those already mentioned in Items 1.14 through 1.21 that do
not have outlets to waters of the State of North Carolina(e.g.,underground percolation,underground injection)?
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z ❑ Yes ❑ No+SKIP to Item 1.23.
0 1.22 Provide information in the table below on these other disposal methods.
a) Information on Other Di posal Methods
Disposal Annual Average
Method Location of Size of Daily Discharge Continuous or Intermittent
Description Disposal Site Disposal Site Volume (check one)
acres gpd ❑ Continuous
❑ Intermittent
0 Continuous
acres 9Pd ❑ Intermittent
acresgpd ❑ Continuous
❑ Intermittent
1.23 Do you intend to request or renew one or more of the variances authorized at 40 CFR 122.21(n)?(Check all that apply.
at (I, Consult with your NPDES permitting authority to determine what information needs to be submitted and when.)
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c ❑ Discharges into marine waters(CWA ❑ Water quality related effluent limitation(CWA Section
Section 301(h)) 302(b)(2))
ElNot applicable
1.24 Are any operational or maintenance aspects(related to wastewater treatment and effluent quality)of the treatment works
the responsibility of a contractor?
❑✓ Yes ❑ No+SKIP 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
o Contractor name
(company name) Environmental,Inc
Mailing address PO BOX 954
(street or P.O.box)
City,state,and ZIP Cullowhee,NC 28723
code
c0i Contact name(first and Mark Teague
last)
Phone number [phone]
Email address [e-mail]
Operational and All operations&maintenance
maintenance
responsibilities of
contractor
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059552 Highlands Fall Community Modified March 2021
SECTION 2.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION(40 CFR 122.21(j)(1)and(2))
c Outfalls to Waters of the State of North Carolina
2.1 Does the treatment works have a design flow greater than or equal to 0.1 mgd?
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a ❑ Yes 0 No 4 SKIP to Section 3
0 2.2 Provide the treatment works'current average daily volume of inflow Average Daily Volume of Inflow and Infiltration
and infiltration.
gpd
Indicate the steps the facility is taking to minimize inflow and infiltration.
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2.3 Have you attached a topographic map to this application that contains all the required information?(See instructions for
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❑ Yes ❑ No
E 2.4 Have you attached a process flow diagram or schematic to this application that contains all the required information?
o (See instructions for specific requirements.)
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W. c ❑ Yes ❑ No
2.5 Are improvements to the facility scheduled?
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Section 3. -
Briefly list and describe the scheduled improvements.
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Scheduled or Actual Dates of Completion for Improvements
Scheduled Affected Begin End Begin Attainment of
Improvement Outfalls Construction Construction Discharge Operational
(from above) (list outfall (MMIDD/YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYY) Level
number} (MM/DD/YYYY)
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3.
4.
2.7 Have appropriate permits/clearances concerning other federal/state requirements been obtained?Briefly explain your
response.
❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ None required or applicable
Explanation:
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC0059552 Highlands Fall Community Modified March 2021
SECTION 3.INFORMATION ON EFFLUENT DISCHARGES(40 CFR 122.21(j)(3)to(5))
3.1 Provide the following information for each outfall. (Attach additional sheets if you have more than three outfalls.)
Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number
State North Carolina
Macon
County
0 City or town Highlands
Distance from shore ft. ft. ft.
a.
Depth below surface ft. ft. ft.
Average daily flow rate mgd mgd mgd
Latitude 35° 04' 48" N °
Longitude 83° 11' 20" W °
3.2 Do any of the outfalls described under Item 3.1 have seasonal or periodic discharges?
o 0 Yes No 4 SKIP to Item 3.4.
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Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number
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Number of times per year
o discharge occurs
a Average duration of each
discharge(specify units)
Average flow of each
discharge mgd mgd mgd
v, Months in which discharge
occurs
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 °°1 Outfall Number Outfall Number
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o Does the treatment works discharge or plan to discharge wastewater to waters of the State of North Carolina from
3.6 one or more discharge points?
0 Yes ❑ No 4SKIP to Section 6.
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
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3.7 Provide the receiving water and related information(if known)for each outfall.
Outfall Number ool Outfall Number Outfall Number
Receiving water name Cullasaja River
Name of watershed,river,
0 or stream system Little Tennessee River Basin
a U.S.Soil Conservation
Service 14-digit watershed
o code
o Name of state
management/river basin Little Tennessee River Basin
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} U.S.Geological Survey
'5 8-digit hydrologic 0601020202
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cataloging unit code
Critical low flow(acute) cfs cfs cfs
Critical low flow(chronic) cfs cfs cfs
Total hardness at critical mg/L of mg/L of mg/L of
low flow CaCO3 CaCO3 CaCO3
3.8 Provide the following information describing the treatment provided for discharges from each outfall.
Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number
Highest Level of 0 Primary ❑ Primary ❑ Primary
Treatment(check all that 0 Equivalent to 0 Equivalent to 0 Equivalent to
apply per outfall) secondary secondary secondary
❑ Secondary 0 Secondary 0 Secondary
❑ Advanced 0 Advanced 0 Advanced
❑ Other(specify) 0 Other(specify) 0 Other(specify)
0
0
o Design Removal Rates by
Outfall
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BOD5 or CBOD5
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d TSS % % %
0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable
Phosphorus %
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0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable
Nitrogen % % %
Other(specify) 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable
%
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
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3.9 Describe the type of disinfection used for the effluent from each outfall in the table below.If disinfection varies by
season,describe below.
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o Outfall Number,2P1 Outfall Number Outfall Number
.2 Disinfection type Tablet Chlorination
Seasons used Continious Year Round
Dechlorination used? ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable
0 Yes ❑ Yes ❑ Yes
❑ No ❑ No ❑ No
3.10 Have you completed monitoring for all Table A parameters and attached the results to the application package?
❑ Yes El No
3.11 Have you conducted any WET tests during the 4.5 years prior to the date of the application on any of the facility's
discharges or on any receiving water near the discharge points?
❑ Yes El No 4 SKIP to Item 3.13.
3.12 Indicate the number of acute and chronic WET tests conducted since the last permit reissuance of the facility's
discharges by outfall number or of the receiving water near the discharge points.
Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number
Acute Chronic Acute Chronic Acute Chronic
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Number of tests of discharge
water
Number of tests of receiving
water
3.14 Does the POTW use chlorine for disinfection,use chlorine elsewhere in the treatment process,or otherwise have
reasonable potential to discharge chlorine in its effluent?
❑ Yes 4 Complete Table B,including chlorine. ✓❑ No 4 Complete Table B,omitting chlorine.
3.15 Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table B pollutants and attached the results to this application
package?
❑ Yes ✓❑ No
Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table D pollutants required by your NPDES permitting authority and
3.18 attached the results to this application package?
❑ Yes CI No additional sampling required by NPDES
permitting authority.
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
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3.19 Has the POTW conducted either(1)minimum of four quarterly WET tests for one year preceding this permit application
or(2)at least four annual WET tests in the past 4.5 years?
El Yes ❑ No 4 Complete tests and Table E and SKIP to
Item 3.26.
3.20 Have you previously submitted the results of the above tests to your NPDES permitting authority?
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 Provide results in Table E and SKIP to
Item 3.26.
3.21 Indicate the dates the data were submitted to your NPDES permitting authority and provide a summary of the results.
Date(s)Submitted Summary of Results
(MMODNYYY)
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R 3.22 Regardless of how you provided your WET testing data to the NPDES permitting authority,did any of the tests result in
toxicity?
c ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26.
t 3.23 Describe the cause(s)of the toxicity:
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3.24 Has the treatment works conducted a toxicity reduction evaluation?
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26.
3.25 Provide details of any toxicity reduction evaluations conducted.
3.26 Have you completed Table E for all applicable outfalls and attached the results to the application package?
❑ Yes 0 Not applicable because previously submitted
information to the NPDES•ermittin' authorit .
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SECTION 6.CHECKLIST AND CERTIFICATION STATEMENT(40 CFR 122.22(a)and(do
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6.1 In Column 1 below,mark the sections of Form 2A that you have completed and are submitting with your application.For
i each section,specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting authority.Note that not
all appcdlcants are required toZ�rovide attachments
I 0,,, Cdu n 2 Column
Section 1:Basic Application
VOA ❑ ❑Information for All Applicants wl variance requests) Elwl additional attachments
'04444i4 ❑ Section 2:Additional 0 w!topographic map El flow diagram
Information El wl additional attachments
❑ wl Table A ❑ WI Table D
Section 3:Information on
werEffluent Discharges w/Table 6 0 w/additional attachments
4D wl Table C
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Section 4:Not Applicable
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Section 5:Not Applicable
Section 6:Checklist and
Certification Statement ❑ w/attachments
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.
tfig Name(print or type first and last name) Official title
Jennifer Royce `[� Community Manager
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Signature Date signed
...--. . a 12/07/2022
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