NC0023124_Fact Sheet_20221207

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FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require
full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile
home parks, etc.) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes but can include
facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing,
instream monitoring, compliance concerns).
Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer/Date
Charles H. Weaver 12/7/2022
Permit Number
NC0023124
Facility Name
GGCC WWTP
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
03-08-30
Receiving Stream
Linville River
Stream Classification in Permit
C-Trout
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits?
No — already present. Limits in the permit
have been in place since 1993 and are more
stringent than the limits required for protection
from ammonia toxicity instream. Existing
NH3 limits will remain to prevent concerns
about backsliding (tox-based limits would be
looser).
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?
No
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
Five enforcements in this permit cycle, and 5
NOVs in the same period. No effluent
violations since 2020.
Any permit modifications since last permit?
None.
New expiration date
1/31/2027
Changes to Draft Permit
> Updated eDMR requirements
➢ Added monitoring for turbidity to
determine compliance with 15A
NCAC 02B.0211 (21).
> Added monitoring for dissolved
oxygen to determine compliance with
15A NCAC 02B.0211 (6).
> Added instream monitoring for
temperature as per 15A NCAC
02B.0211 (18).
Comments on draft permit
> Catawba River Foundation requested
limits for dissolved oxygen, turbidity,
and instream temperature. They also
requested sampling for e coli and
instream monitoring for fecal coliform.
They also requested a compliance
schedule to resolve issues from past
inspection reports. The comment letter
was dated 11/28/2022, after the 30-day
comment window had closed.
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Changes to final permit
> None. Regarding the CRF comments:
> Monitoring for DO, turbidity, and
instream temperature will be evaluated
at the next permit renewal to determine
if limits are necessary.
> NPDES management determined that
discharges from 100% domestic
WWTPs are not a "heated liquid" as
described in the rule, thus negating the
requirement for an instream
temperature limit.
➢ The Division only requires instream
fecal monitoring if the receiving stream
is impaired for fecal coliform.
➢ The Division does not have a policy for
monitoring e coli at present.
> The inspection findings from 2016 and
2021 will be handled by the ARO with
enforcements as necessary. There have
been no effluent limit violations since
2020, and the ARO will continue to
press for repairs/upgrades at the
facility.
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9 CATAWBA
RIVERKEEPEW
November 28th, 2022
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Dear Water Quality Permitting Section,
The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation is a member -funded environmental nonprofit that educates, advocates, and
protects the Catawba-Wateree River and all its tributaries. Our organization represents over 6,000 active members
who rely on the watershed for drinking water, recreation, and electricity. The Linville River is a major tributary to
Lake James and is a designated Class C trout water. In addition, this facility discharges upstream of the Linville
Gorge Wilderness, which features a designated NC Natural and Scenic River section of the Linville River. We
appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Grandfather Golf and Country Club WWTP NPDES permit
(NC0023124) and make the following recommendations:
• Limit discharge turbidity
The facility discharges into a designated trout water. Discharge should be limited to ensure stream
turbidity does not exceed 10 NTUs.
• Limit discharge dissolved oxygen
The facility discharges into a designated trout water. Discharge should be limited to ensure stream
dissolved oxygen is not less than 6 mg/L.
• Limit discharge temperature at 20 degrees C
The facility discharges into a designated trout water. The draft permit does not include a temperature
limit. This still appears to violate 15A NCAC 02B .0211(18) "... the temperature for trout waters shall
not be increased by more than 0.5 degrees C due to the discharge of heated liquids, but in no case to
exceed 20 degrees C;."
• Monitor up and downstream fecal coliform weekly
The 2016 inspection noted "Overall this system is aged and has a design that is difficult to
evaluate thoroughly since it is mostly a covered system. At a glance neither the WWTP nor
the river indicated that the WWTP is leaking, however given its age an evaluation of the
structural integrity of the system should be considered. The adjacent channel could be
sampled upstream and downstream of the WWTP for bacteria as an initial indicator." Since
then, multiple violations have been attributed to heavy holiday use and inflow & infiltration.
We are unaware of planned or completed major system upgrades.
A WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE® Member
115 Willow Drive McAdenville NC 28211
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
www.catawbariverkeeper.org

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• Monitor discharge E. coli in addition to fecal coliform
For the last 36 years, the EPA has recommended using E. coli instead of fecal coliform as an indicator
of pathogens. Last year DWR proposed updating the standard and the Environmental Management
Commission approved the measure. Linville River users should not have to wait another 5+ years for a
more accurate measure of fecal contamination.
• Establish a compliance schedule to resolve all issues from inspection reports
Since the last permit was issued, 11 violations have been reported; 3 of which led to formal
enforcement action. The 2016 and 2021 inspections noted several major issues that need to be
resolved before a new permit is issued. These include:
■ Repair the substantial leak that appears to be coming from the influent pipe for the UV
disinfection.
■ Install proper pumps and a splitter box to ensure a functional EQ basin.
■ Rectify issues with fourth clarifier to ensure its proper function and performance.
■ Confirmation of a functioning bar screen.
■ Confirmation of standby power.
■ Operation of permit required tertiary filter.
For the River,
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Brandon Jones
Catawba Riverkeeper
A WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE® Member
115 Willow Drive McAdenville NC 28211
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
www.catawbariverkeeper.org

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
AVERY COUNTY
DEQ - DIVISION OF WATER
RESOURCES
1617 Mail Service Ctr
Raleigh, NC 276991617
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly commissioned,
qual' d, and auth • ed law to administer oaths, personally appeared
e-1t t h h who being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that
he (she) is an employee of ADAMS PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC, engaged in the publication
of a newspaper known as The Avery Journal, published in the city of NEWLAND in said
County and State, that he (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 Avery Journal, a newspaper meeting all of the requirements and qualifications of Section
I-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina on the following dates:
NC0023124 GGCC Utility WWTP
10/26/22
ournal
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P.O. BOX 1815, BOONE, NC 28607
828-264-6397
This th day of October, 2022
Signature of person making affidavit
rn to and subscribed before me
on this
27th day of October, 2022
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Notary Public
My Commission expires:
Public Notice
North Carolina Environmen-
tal Management Commis-
sion/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail
Service Center Raleigh, NC
27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue a
NPDES Wastewater Permit
NC0023124 GGCC Utility
WWTP The North Carolina En-
vironmental Management Com-
mission proposes to issue a
NPDES wastewater discharge
permit to the person(s) listed
below. Written comments re-
garding 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 com-
ments and/or information re-
quests to DWR at the above
address. Interested persons
may visit the DWR at 512 N.
Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC
27604 to review the information
on file. Additional information on
NPDES permits and this notice
may be found on our website:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divi-
sions/water-resources/water -
resources -permits/
wastewater-branch/npdes -
wastewater/public-notices, or
by calling [phone].
Grandfather Golf and Country
Club Utility, Inc. (PO Box 368,
Linville, NC 28646-0368) has
applied for renewal of NPDES
permit NC0023124 for its
WWTP in Avery County, This
permitted facility discharges
treated domestic wastewater to
the Linville River in the Catawba
River Basin. Currently fecal col-
iform, ammonia nitrogen, and
total residual chlorine are water
quality limited. This discharge_.
may affect future allocations in
this portion of the Linville River.

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GGCC WWTP
N C0023124
Prepared By: Charles Weaver
Enter Design Flow (MGD):
Enter s7Q10(cfs):
Enter w7Q10 (cfs):
IWC Calculations
0.07
1.9
2.6
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)
1.9 7Q10 (CFS)
0.07 DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.1085 DESIGN FLOW (cfs)
17.0 STREAM STD (mg/L)
0 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (mg/L)
5.40 IWC (%)
315 Allowable Conc. (mg/I)
Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(winter)
7Q10 (CFS)
200/100m1 DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (cfs)
STREAM STD (mg/L)
18.51 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (mg/L)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (mg/I)
1.9
0.07
0.1085
1.0
0.22
5.40
14.7
2.6
0.07
0.1085
1.8
0.22
4.01
39.7
12/7/2022