NC0022985_Permit Issuance_20021231

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
December 31, 2002
Mr. Jim Highley
CWS Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 240908
Charlotte, North Carolina 28224
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO022985
Fairfield Sapphire Subdivision W WTP
Jackson County
Dear Mr. Highley:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit. Accordingly, we are
forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General
Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
dated May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended).
Compliance with all terms and conditions of the attached permit is the responsibility of the Permittee. Please note that
T15A 08G .0204 of the North Carolina Administrative Code has been interpreted to mean that the Operator in Responsible
Charge is responsible for operation of water pollution control systems.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you
have the tight to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request
must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the
Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made,
this permit shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require
modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other
permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal
Area Management Act, or any other Federal or Local governmental permits which may be required.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Mark McIntire of my staff at
[phone], extension 508.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNSD BY
SUSAN A. WILSON
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Central Files
NPDES Unit Files
Asheville Regional Office
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-161 7 -TELEPHONE [phone]/FAX [phone]
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER - 509E RECYCLED/ 109E POST -CONSUMER PAPER

Permit NC0022985
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELBUNATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful
standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
CWS Systems, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Fairfield Sapphire Subdivision WWTP
U.S. Highway 64 West near Sapphire Valley
Jackson County
to receiving waters designated as Trays Island Creek in the Savannah River Basin in
accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions
set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective February 1, 2003.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2007.
Signed this day December 31, 2002.
OSUSAN A.lGNED V
� SON
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
CWS Systems, Inc. is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.300 MGD wastewater treatment system with
the following components:
♦ Two 0.075 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment system
♦ One 0.150 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment system
♦ Three effluent chlorine contact/fine solids settling ponds
The facility is located in Sapphire Valley at Fairfield Sapphire Subdivision WWTP
off U.S. Highway 64 West in Jackson County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into Trays Island Creek, classified C waters in the Savannah River Basin.

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Jackson County

Permit NCO022985
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until
expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges
shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample
Location
Flow
0.300 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day (209C)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N
(April 1 —October 31
2.7 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N
November 1 — March 31
4.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric
mean)
2001100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (2C)
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
pH'
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts

PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
COMMISSIONSSION I NPDES UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE A
NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT
On the basis of thorough staff review
and application of NC General Statute
143.21, Public law 92-5D0 and other law-
fui standards and regulations, the North
Carolina Environmental Management
Commission proposes to issue a
National Pollutant Discharge Elimin.
ation System (NPDES) , wastewater dis.
charge permit to the persons) listed
below effective 45 days from the pub-
lish tlate of this notice.
Written comments regarding the pro.
Posed permit will be accepted until 30
days after the publish date of this
notice. All comments received prior to
that date are considered In the final
determinations regarding the proposed
permit. The Director of the NC Division
of Water Quality may decide to hold a
public meeting for the proposed permit
should the Division receive a significant
degree of public Interest.
Copies of the draft permit and other
supporting information on file used to
determine conditions present In, the
draft permit are available upon request
and payment of the cost of the produc-
tion. Mail comment and'or requests for
information to the NC Division of Water
Quality at the above address or call Ms.
Christie Jackson at [phone],
extension 538. Please Include the
NPDES permit number (attached) in any
communication. Interested persons
may also visit the Division of Water
Quality at 512 N. Salisbury Street,
Raleigh. NC 27604-1146 between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to
review information on file.
NPDES Permit Number NC0022985,
Carolina Water Service - Fairfield
Sapphire Subdivision WWTP, P.O. Box
240908, Charlotte. NC 28224 has
applied for a permit renewal for a facili-
ty located In Jackson County discharg-
Ing treated wastewater into Treys Island
Creek In the Savannah River Basin.
Currently ammonia and focal coliform
are water quality limited. This discharge
may affect future allocations in this por-
tion of the receiving stream.
NPDES Permit Number NC0068918.
Resources Planning Corporation -
Cedar Hill Development. P.O. BOX 2185,
Cashiers, NC 28717 has applied for a
permit renewal for a facility located in
Jackson County discharging treated
wastewater into Horsepaslure River in
the Savannah River Basin. Currently
ammonia, fecal coliiotm and total read-
ual chlorine are water quality limited.
This discharge may affect future alloca-
tions in this portion of the receiving
straam.
NPDES Permit Number NC0067954.
CAROLINA MTN. SPRINGWATER CO.,
P.O. BOX 1610. HOT SPRINGS. AR
71902 has applied for a permit renewal
for a facility located in JACKSON
County discharging treated wastewater
Into UT WHITEWATER RIVER In the
SAVANNAH River Basin. Currently
BOD5 And MBAs are water quality Ilm.
tied. This discharge may affect future
allocations In this portion of the raceiv.
Ing stream.
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NORTH CAROLINA
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State,
duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to�j
administer oaths, personally appeazed............9 �:....... .:d!:.:�..............
who is first duly sworn, deposes and says: that he -she is
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(Owner, partner, publisher, or other officer or employee authorized to make this affidavit)
of The Sylva Herald and Ruralite, engaged in the publication of a news-
paper known as The Sylva Herald and Ruralite published, issued, and
entered as second class mail in the Town of Sylva, in said County and
State; that he -she is authorized to make this affidavit and sworn state-
ment; that the notice or other legal advertisement, a true copy of which
is attached hereto, was published in The Sylva Herald and Ruralite on
the following dates;
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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 qual-
ifications of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and
was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the
General Statutes of North Carolina.
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO:
FILE
FROM:
CHRISTIE R. JACKSON
SUBJECT:
CAROLINA WATER SERVICE —BOILER PLATE LANGUAGE
DATE:
04/30/02
CC:
ADJUDICATION FILE
Bruce Haas with Carolina Water Service has requested to have the boiler plate language
(part 3, D) substituted in several of their permits with the following language:
"If the facility is in substantial non-compliance with the terms and conditions of the NPDES
permit or governing rules, regulations or laws for 3 consecutive months, the permittee shall
submit a report in such form and detail as required by the Division evaluating these alternatives
and a plan of action within sixty (60) days of notification by the Division."
According to a letter from Preston Howard dated July 29, 1992, the following language should
he substituted:
"In the event that the wastewater treatment facility is in substantial non-compliance for three
consecutive months with the effluent discharge conditions of this NPDES Permit, the permittee
shall, upon demand of the Division, conduct a study evaluating all available wastewater disposal
alternatives and the permittee shall, within sixty days of notification by the Division, submit a
report in such form and detail as required by the Division evaluating these alternatives with
respect to environmental soundness and cost effectiveness."
After a discussion with Bruce Haas, this language is accepted by Carolina Water Service and will
be inserted into all of their new and renewed permits.

CWS SYSTEMS, INC.
AN AFFQJATE OF
N7PIIILII7P ag, INC.
Regional Office:
P.O. Box 240908
Chulotte, NC 28224
Telephone: [704] 525-7990
FAX: [704] 525-8174
June 20, 2002
Ms. Christie R. Jackson
NPDES Unit
Division of Water Quality
NC DENR
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Re: Draft NPDES Permit
Permit NCO022985
Fairfield Sapphire WWTP
Dear Ms. Jackson,
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We are in receipt of your May 29, 2002 letter and draft permit within. We do have some issues
to address:
1) Our official Permittee name is CWS Systems, Inc. A copy of our renewal intent
letter and short form D application is enclosed showing identity as CWS Systems,
Inc. not Carolina Water Service, Inc.]. Please change in all applicable places.
2) The facility address is 3500 U.S. Highway 64 West, Sapphire, NC 28774. We
apologize for the error in our application. Please change in all applicable places.
3) In section (3)(D), the word "...substantial..." is used but is not defined. This word
can be very subjective and completely open to interpretation. We object to the
phrasing of this section without a more clear definition of the word "substantial'.
you have any questions, please call me at 704-525-7990 (Ext. 216). Thank you in advance for
our attwtion and assistance.
Martin Lashua
Regional Manager
CC: Mr. Jim Highley
Mr. Alan Watkins

CWS SYSTEMS, INC.
an affiliate of Utilities, Inc.
Charlotte Regional Office
5701 Westpark Dr., Suite 101
P.O. Box 240908
Charlotte, North Carolina 28224
704-525-7990
FAX: [phone]
March 26, 2002
Mrs. Valery Stephens
NC DENR / Water Quality / Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Re: Notice of Renewal Intent
Fairfield Sapphire WWTP
NPDES Permit NCO022985
Jackson County
Dear Mrs. Stephens:
CWS Systems, Inc. is hereby requesting renewal of the aforementioned permit. Enclosed
are one signed original and two copies of this letter, the application, and our sludge
management plan.
If you should need additional information regarding the permit renewal application or have
questions about the information I have provided, please contact me by calling 704-525-
7990, extension 221.
Sin ere ,
Jim Hi
Sr. Regional anager
c: Carl Daniel

NPDES PERNIIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by dischargers or 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
North Carolina NPDES Permit Number I NC00
(if known)
Please print or type
1. Mailing address of applicant/permittee:
Facility Name
Owner Name
Street Address
City
State
ZIP Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Name (If different from above)
Facility Contact Person
Street Address or State Road
City / Zip Code
County
Telephone Number
3. Reason for application:
Expansion/Modification * Existing Unpermitted Discharge
Renewal New Facility
* Please provide a description of the expansion/modification:
4. Description of the existing treatment facilities (list all installed components with
capacities):
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CWS SYSTEMS, INC.
an afliate of Utilities, Inc.
Charlotte Regional Office
5701 Westpark Dr., Suite 101
P.O. Box 240908
Charlotte, North Carolina 28224
704-525-7990
FAX: [phone]
March 26, 2002
Mrs. Valery Stephens
NC DENR / Water Quality / Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Re: Notice of Renewal Intent
Fairfield Sapphire WWTP
NPDES Permit NCO022985
Jackson County
Dear Mrs. Stephens:
CWS Systems, Inc. is hereby requesting renewal of the aforementioned permit. Enclosed
are one signed original and two copies of this letter, the application, and our sludge
management plan.
If you should need additional information regarding the permit renewal application or have
questions about the information I have provided, please contact me by calling 704-525-
7990, extension 221.
Sin ere ,
Jim Highley
Sr. Regional anager
c: Carl Daniel

CWS SYSTEMS, INC.
an affiliate of Utilities, Inc.
Charlotte Regional Office
5701 Westpark Dr., Suite 101
P.O. Box 240908
Charlotte, North Carolina 28224
704-525-7990
FAX: [phone]
March 26, 2002
Mrs. Valery Stephens
NC DENRIWater Quality/Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Re: Fairfield Sapphire WWTP
NPDES Permit No. NCO022985
Sludge Management Plan
Dear Mrs. Stephens:
Please be advised that sludge generated at the aforementioned facility is removed and
disposed of by:
Buchanan National, Inc.
1805 Macktown Road
Sylvia, NC 28779
828-586-3431
If you should need additional information regarding our sludge management program,
please contact me by calling 704-525-7990, extension 221.
i el
Tim Highley
Senior Regional Manager

NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit � RR
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1 fil7 1 d LS
North Carolina NPDES Permit Number
(if known)
Please print or type
I. Mailing address of applicant/permittee:
Facility Name
Owner Name
Street Address
City
State
ZIP Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Name (If different from above)
Facility Contact Person
Street Address or State Road
City / Zip Code
County
Telephone Number
3. Reason for application:
G
APR - 2 2002
DFNR - WATER DUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH
Expansion/Modification * Existing Unpermitted Discharge
Renewal New Facility
* Please provide a description of the expansion/modification:
4. Description of the existing treatment facilities (list all installed components with
capacities):
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
5. Description of wastewater (check all that apply):
Type of Facility Generating Wastewater
Industrial
Commercial
Residential
School
Other
Number of Employees
Number of Employees
Number of Homes
Number of Students/Staff
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, etc.):
6. Number of separate wastewater discharge pipes (wastewater outfalls):
GPI
7. If the facility has multiple discharge outfalls, record the source(s) of wastewater for each
outfall:
8. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall):
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6B (i) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or
certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the
Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any
recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental
Management Commission Implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a We not to exceed $10,00% or by
imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $10,000 or
imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both for a similar offense.)
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