NC0059200_fact sheet_20221208

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FACT SHEET
EXPEDITED - PERMIT RENEWAL
NCO059200
Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer/Date Charles Weaver/December 7,2022
Permit Number-Class NCO059200—Class WW-2
Owner Trillium Links &Village, LLC
Facility Name Trillium Links &Village WWTP
Type of Waste 100 % domestic
Basin Name/Sub-basin number Little Tennessee/04-04-02
Receiving Stream UT to Thorpe Lake [segment 2-79-23-(1)];From source to
Thorpe Lake, West Fork Tuckase ee River
Stream Classification in Permit WS-III&B Trout
No—already present. Existing ammonia limits have been in the
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? permit since 1989,based on a Level B model from the 1980s.
The limits are rounded equivalents of toxicity-based NH3 limits.
Does permit need TRC limits/language? No—already resent
Does permit have toxicity testing? No
Does permit have Special Conditions? No
Does permit have instream monitoring? Yes—Temperature and DO
Is the stream impaired on 303 d list)? No
Twelve enforcements during this permit cycle, along with 16
NOVs. Comments from ARO regarding compliance
problems at the facility: This facility utilizes membrane
filtration for the treatment process. The membranes
frequently tear and due to COVID supply chain issues,
repairs were delayed for some time. They finally repaired
Any obvious compliance concerns? the membranes in November 2021 and there was a dramatic
drop off in the violations. Going forward, they will
probably continue to have problems with the membranes
tearing and we can only hope that future repairs will be able
to happen faster. The ORC recommends that the owner
modify the system, as the filters are too fragile for the
o erational environment.
Any permit MODS since lastpermit? None
New expiration date October 31,2027
➢ Added monitoring for turbidity as per 15A NCAC
Changes in draft permit? 02B.0211 (21).
➢ Updated eDMR text in section A. 2.
➢ Corrected receiving stream to UT to Thorpe Lake after
Changes to final permit receiving comments from SELC.
➢ Corrected stream classification

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Weaver, Charles
From: Weaver, Charles
Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 1:37 PM
To: 'Bob Halstead'
Cc: Patrick Hunter
Subject: RE: [External] NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0059200 Trillium Links &Village WWTP
Attachments: NC0059200 Wasteload Allocation 1-18-1989.pdf
I have some additional information. Lake Glenville is also known by the names Glenville Reservoir and Thorpe Lake. The
attached wasteload allocation from 1989 shows the hand-mapped discharge point to Thorpe Lake (Glenville).
I suspect Hurricane Creek was erroneously substituted when an earlier version of the permit was written. Thanks again
for helping get this corrected.
Charles H.Weaver
Environmental Specialist II
Division of Water Resources
919-707-3616
charles.weaver(@ncdenr.gov
(mailing address) 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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Thank you, Charles.This has cleared up my confusion.
Likewise, I appreciate you taking the time to work this out with me and for updating the permit.
Bob Halstead (he/him)
Legal and Administrative Assistant
Office(828)258-2023
From: Weaver, Charles<[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 11:32 AM
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Subject: RE: [External] NPDES Wastewater Permit NCO059200 Trillium Links&Village WWTP
I've been looking at maps since receiving your message. I'm unclear as to why Hurricane Creek was selected as the
receiving stream for this permit.
Hurricane Creek flows south to Hurricane Lake. The headwaters for Hurricane Creek are not close to the latitude &
longitude of the outfall.
Given the latitude & longitude of the outfall,the receiving stream should have been labeled as a UT to Lake
Glenville. I'm going to correct the permit to that effect.
The stream classification for Lake Glenville is WS-III & B Trout HQW, not greatly different from the classification for
Hurricane Creek(WS-III Trout HQW).
Thanks for pointing this out. I appreciate it.
Charles H.Weaver
Environmental Specialist II
Division of Water Resources
919-707-3616
charles.weaver(cDncdenr.gov
(mailing address) 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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Thank you. I think my confusion is over the lake name and assumed flow direction.
I thought the large lake to the north and east of the WWTP was called Lake Glenville and Hurricane Lake was further
south and much smaller. At least that's what I'm seeing on Google.Are you referring to the large lake as Hurricane Lake?
I also thought the discharge was flowing south or west, but looking again at terrain the UT might be going northeast
instead, directly into what I'm calling Lake Glenville. Is that correct?
Thanks,
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Bob Halstead (he/him)
Legal and Administrative Assistant
Office(828)258-2023
From: Weaver, Charles<[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 10:08 AM
To: Bob Halstead <[e-mail]>
Cc: Patrick Hunter<[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [External] NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0059200 Trillium Links&Village WWTP
Norton Creek curves to the left (NW) upstream of the discharge and enters Hurricane Lake further North.
I'll update the draft permit to state that the discharge is in a UT to Hurricane Lake,to eliminate any confusion.
Charles H.Weaver
Environmental Specialist II
Division of Water Resources
919-707-3616
charles.weaver(a)_ncdenr.gov
(mailing address) 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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Good morning Mr. Weaver,
I have a question about the location of the Trillium Links &Village WWTP outfall.The text of the draft permit states on
page 2 (paragraph 2)that "Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into an
unnamed tributary to Hurricane Creek (Hurricane Lake)..."
However, on the map it appears that the outfall is located on an unnamed tributary to Norton Creek and is 1-2 miles
north of Hurricane Creek and Hurricane Lake. Perhaps the UT to Norton Creek is also called Hurricane Creek—I wasn't
able to find a name for it—but I was hoping you could provide some insight as to where the outfall is truly located and
what stream or tributary is receiving the discharge.
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Thanks,
Bob
Bob Halstead (he/him)
Legal and Administrative Assistant
Southern Environmental Law Center
48 Patton Avenue, Suite 304
Asheville, NC 28801
Office(828)258-2023
Fax[phone]
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IWC Calculations
GGCC WWTP
NC0023124
Prepared By: Charles Weaver
Enter Design Flow (MGD): 0.04
Enter s7Q10(cfs): 0.13
Enter w7Q10 (cfs): 0.15
Residual Chlorine Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(summer)
7Q10 (cfs) 0.13 7Q10 (CFS) 0.13
DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.04 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.04
DESIGN FLOW (cfs) 0.062 DESIGN FLOW (cfs) 0.062
STREAM STD (ug/L) 17.0 STREAM STD (mg/L) 1.0
UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (l 0 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (mg/L) 0.22
IWC (%) 32.29 IWC (%) 32.29
Allowable Conc. (ug/1) 53 Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 2.6
Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(winter)
7Q10 (CFS) 0.15
Fecal Limit 200/100ml DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.04
(If DF >331; Monitor) DESIGN FLOW (cfs) 0.062
(If DF <331; Limit) STREAM STD (mg/L) 1.8
Dilution Factor(DF) 3.10 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (mg/L) 0.22
IWC (%) 29.25
Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 5.6
NPDES Servor/Current Versions/IWC
12/7/2022

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Invoice / Affidavit
Crossroads Chronicle
P.O. Box 1040 Cashiers North Carolina 28717
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
JACKSON COUNTY
PUBLIC NOTICE
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Personally appeared before the undersigned, Rachel North Carolina Environmental
Hoskins, who having been duly sworn on oath that she is Regional Publisher of Management
The Crossroads Chronicle, and the following legal advertisement was published Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
in The Crossroads Chronicle newspaper, and entered as second class mail in the Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Town of Cashiers in said county and state; and that she is authorized to make Notice of Intent to Issue a
NPDES Wastewater Permit
this affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice or other legal NCO059200 Trillium Links &
advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in The Village WWTP The North
Carolina Environmental
Crossroads Chronicle newspaper on the following dates: Management Commission
proposes to issue a NPDES
wastewater discharge permit to
NPDES WASTERWATER PERMIT the person(s) listed below.
NCO059200 TRILLIUM LINKSP Written comments regarding the
proposed permit will be accepted
10/26/2022 until 30 days after the publish
date of this notice. The Director
of the NC Division of Water
And that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document or legal Resources (DWR) may hold a
advertisement was published, was at the time of each and every such public hearing should there be a
significant degree of public
publication, a newspaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications of interest. Please mail comments
Section I-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified and/or information requests to
DWR at the above address,
newspaper within the meaning of the Section I-597 of the General Statues of Interested persons may visit the
North Carolina.
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:
hftp://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/
water-resou rces/water-resou rces-
permits/wastewater-
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of October, 2022 branch/npdes-wastewater,'public-
notices,or by calling (919) 707-
3601. Trillium Links & Village,
LLC (P.O. Box 2644, Cashiers,
I NC 28717) has applied for
My Commission ExpiresI./ r;7 renewal of permit NCO059200 for
-L7 Ji its WWTP in Jackson County.
Notary Public This facility discharges to an
unnamed tributary to Hurricane
Creek in the Little Te
nnessee
River Basin. Currently BOD
Filed with: NCDENR- DIV WATER RESOURCES total suspended solids, ammonia
Address: 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH NC 27699 nitrogen, fecal coliform, dissolved
Date: 10/26/2022 oxygen and total residual chlorine
are TOTAL COST: $56.95 � . This
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affect d future
allocations in this portion of
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ROY COOPER n
Governor ��
ELIZABETH S.BISER =,=n* a
Secretary
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
October 11, 2022
MEMORANDUM
To: Kimberly Barnett
NC DEQ / DWR / Public Water Supply
Asheville Regional Office
From: Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
NPDES Unit
Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NCO059200
Trillium Links & Village WWTP
Jackson County
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this
form by November 16, 2022. If you have any questions on the draft permit, please contact
me at 919-707-3616 or via e-mail [[e-mail]].
RESPONSE: (Check one)
F] Concur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and maintained
properly, the stated effluent limits are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not
contravene the designated water quality standards.
F-1
Concurs with issuance of the above permit, provided the following conditions are met:
F-1
Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached:
Signed�iz /l�cce��rL Date: 11/14/2022
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1611 D �
919.707.9000 HornicaaouNA
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Weaver, Charles
From: Boss, Daniel J
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2022 10:08 AM
To: Weaver, Charles
Subject: RE: NCO059200/Jackson County
Attachments: NC0059200_NOV2022LV0088, 0089, 0090 Res ponse_20220209.pdf
Hi Charles,
This facility utilizes membrane filtration for the treatment process. The membranes frequently tear and due to COVID
supply chain issues, repairs were delayed for some time. They finally repaired the membranes in November of 2021 and
there was a dramatic drop off in the violations. Going forward,they will probably continue to have problems with the
membranes tearing and we can only hope that future repairs will be able to happen faster. I don't know if they could
buy an extra set of filters to keep on stand by,that could probably help keep them in compliance.
The attached response from Bob Barr summarizes the issue. He recommends that the owner modify the system.
Let me know if you have more questions,thanks.
Daniel Boss
Assistant Supervisor-Asheville Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
NCDEQ- Division of Water Resources
Office Phone: [phone] Cell: 828-273-3991
[e-mail]
2090 U.S. Hwy. 70
Swannanoa, N.C. 28778
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NORTH 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.
From: Weaver, Charles<[e-mail]>
Sent:Thursday, September 22, 2022 9:36 AM
To: Boss, Daniel J <[e-mail]>
Subject: NCO059200/Jackson County
Dan—what's the problem with this facility? They have 12 enforcements and 16 NOVs in the last permit cycle. Is it poor
O&M? Do they have a bad operator?
I'm starting the renewal and I need to know what's going on. Any info the ARO could share would be appreciated.
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RPB S stems
Construction Services•Contract operations•Maintenance
February 9, 2022
Mr. Daniel Boss
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
Water Quality Section
2090 U.S. Highway 70
Swannanoa,NC 28778
Re: NOV-2022-LV-0088/NOV-2022-LV-0089/NOV-2022-LV-0090
NPDES Permit NC0059200 Trillium Links & Village LLC
Jackson County
Dear Daniel,
This letter is written on behalf of the Trillium Links &Village LLC to provide
information as to remedial action taken to the above referenced facility. RPB Systems,
Inc. is the contract operations firm,which operates this facility.
NOV-2022-LV-0088:
As outlined in your January 26, 2022 letter we exceeded a daily maximum BOD with
213 mg/L, 21.1 mg/L, and 21.3 mg/L which resulted in a violation for the monthly
average of 5 mg/L with a 65.42 mg/L average. We exceeded a daily maximum Fecal
with 60,000 #/100mg, 60,000#/100mg, 6,000#/100mg, and 90,000#/100mg which
resulted in a violation for the monthly average of 200 #/100mg with a 37,339.98#/100m1
average. We also violated the daily maximum TSS with 192 mg/L and 34 mg/L resulting
in a monthly average of 69.38 mg/L over the 20 mg/L monthly average limit.
All of these violations were result of damage or tears in the membranes in the WWTP.
Replacement membranes had been ordered for several months and delays have occurred
in delivery do to covid issues according to the manufacturer.
NOV-2022-LV-0089:
As outlined in your January 26, 2022 letter we exceeded a daily maximum BOD with
23.4 mg/L, 12.2 mg/L, and 10.6 mg/L which resulted in a violation for the monthly
average of 5 mg/L with a 12.9 mg/L average. We exceeded a daily maximum Fecal with
6,000#/100mg, 6,000#/100mg, 6,000 #/100mg, and 6,000 #/100mg which resulted in a
violation for the monthly average of 200 #/100mg with a 6,000#/100ml average. We
also violated the daily maximum TSS with 105 mg/L and 60 mg/L resulting in a monthly
average of 48.35 mg/L over the 20 mg/L monthly average limit. We also violated the
daily maximum NH3Nwith 17 mg/L resulting in a monthly average of 4.4 mg/L over the
3 mg/L monthly average limit.
P.O. Box 1325 Asheville,N.C. 28802
(828)-251-1900 (828)-251-1945

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NOV-2022-LV-0088/NOV-2022-LV-0089/NOV-2022-LV-0090 2/9/22
NC0059200,Jackson County,North Carolina RPB Systems,Inc.
All of these violations were result of damage or tears in the membranes in the WWTP.
Replacement membranes had been ordered for several months and delays have occurred
in delivery do to covid issues according to the manufacturer.
NOV-2022-LV-0090:
As outlined in your January 26, 2022 letter we exceeded a daily maximum BOD with
18.1 mg/L and 39.5 mg/L which resulted in a violation for the monthly average of 5 mg/L
with a 17.18 mg/L average. We exceeded a daily maximum Fecal with 900#/100mg,
700 #/100mg, and 6,000#/100mg which resulted in a violation for the monthly average
of 200 #/100mg with a 247.96#/100ml average.
All of these violations were result of damage or tears in the membranes in the WWTP.
Replacement membranes had been ordered for several months and delays have occurred
in delivery do to covid issues according to the manufacturer.
Summary:
The membranes were finally replaced on 11/18/21. The original order was still
outstanding but the vender substituted another clients order due to construction delays to
Trillium. We have seen a large improvement in the performance of the WWTP and new
membranes so far. We still recommend to the owner to consider a design modification
to the WWTP since these membranes are too fragile and do not hold up with the
conditions of the site.
I trust you will call if you have any further questions or concerns.
Robert Barr
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