NC0089095_Permit Issuance_20150901 (2)

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory Donald R.van der Vaart
Governor Secretary
September 1,2015
Mr.Aubrey Deaver,President
A&D Water Services,Inc.
P.O Box 1407
Pisgah Forest,NC 28768
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0089095
High Vista Falls WWTP
Class WW-2
Henderson County
Dear Mr.Deaver:
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 October 15,2007(or as subsequently amended).
This final permit includes no changes from the draft permit sent to you on July 15,2015.
If any parts,measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to you,
you have the right 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 decision 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 any other Federal, State, or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions
concerning this permit,please contact Sonia Gregory at telephone number(919) 807-6333.
incerely,
1 ' .
S.Jay Zimmerman, Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 512 North Salisbury Street,Raleigh,North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone]/FAX [phone]/htip://portal.ncdehcorghveb/wq
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Permit NC0089095
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
MDES)
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,
A & D Water Service; Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from an outfall located at
High Vista Falls WWTP
Creasman Hill Road
Mills River
Henderson County
to receiving waters designated as Line Creek within the French Broad 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 November 1,2015.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 31,2020.
Signed this day September 1,2015.
S.Ja merman,P.G.,Director _
Di ion of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NCO089095
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES permits issued to this facility,whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked. As of
this permit issuance, any Ipreviously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the
exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements,
terms,and provisions included herein.
A & D Water Service, Inc. is hereby authorized to:
1. Upon receipt of the signed Engineering Certificate for conversion of the existing High Vista Falls
reuse facility to discharge 0.045 MGD of treated domestic wastewater to Line Creek, operate with
the following components:
➢ One(1)influent bar screen
➢ Two (2) influent equalization basins, one 9,000 gallons, one 6,500 gallons, transfer pumps,
blowers
➢ Five(5)9,000 gallon aeration basin With blowers
➢ Flow splitter box
➢ Two (2)6,200 gallon rectangular clarifiers with sludge transfer systems
➢ Two(2)48 fl multi-media tertiary filters
➢ Filter backwash clearwell with pumps
➢ Two(2) 1,200 gallon chlorine contact chambers with liquid bleach chlorination
➢ Effluent flow splitter box
➢ One (1) 500,000 gallon effluent 6ff-spec holding pond
➢ Dechlorination
➢ Post aeration
➢ Effluent flow meter with recorder
➢ Effluent composite sampler
➢ Two (2)sludge holding tanks,one 2,300 gallons, one 9,000 gallons
➢ 100 KW standby generator
➢ Effluent lift station for conjunctive distribution(option).
This facility is located at Creasman Hill Road in Mills River, in Henderson County.
2. To discharge through Outfall 001 at a specified location (see attached map) into Line Creek, a
waterbody classified as C waters within the French Broad River Basin.
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Permit NCO089095
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3. This facility anticipates continuing to provide treated wastewater for conjunctive use. Conjunctive
use and subsequent non-discharge permitting is administered by the Non-Discharge Permitting
Section.
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Permit NCO089095
Part 1.
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Beginning on the effective date of the permit and receipt of the signed Engineering Certificate for conversion of
the existing treatment facility to discharge to Line Creek, and lasting to expiration the Permittee is authorized to
discharge treated domestic wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored 1 by the
Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample Location
[Parameter Codes] Average Maximum Frequency Type
Flow 0.045 MGD Continuous Recorder Effluent
50050
Total Residual Chlorine 2 28 Ng/L 2/Week Grab Effluent
[50060
BOD,5-Day(20 Deg.C) 10.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent
C0310
Total Suspended Solids 5.0 mg/L 10.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent
[00530
Nitrogen,Ammonia Total(as N) 1.0 mg1L 5.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent
[00610]
Fecal coliform(geometric mean) 14/100 ml 25/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent
[31616
pH Not greater than 9.0 S.U.nor less Weekly Grab Effluent
[004001 than 6.0 S.U.
Dissolved Oxygen(mg/L) Not less than 5.0 mg/L,daily Weekly Grab Effluent
[003001 avera e
Temperature,°C Weekly Grab Effluent
00010
Turbidity,NTU Quarterly Recorder or Effluent
[00070] Grab
Footnotes:
1. No later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit,the permittee shall begin submitting
discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDNM system
[see A.(2)]
2. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the
permit.However,the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North
Carolina certified laboratory(including field certified),even if these values fall below 50 µg/L.
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR FOAM VISIBLE IN OTHER
THAN TRACE AMOUNTS.
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Permit NCO089095
A. (2) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b))
Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports(DMRs)and specify
that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals,then permittees must submit DMRs
electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). The Division anticipates that these regulations will
be adopted and is beginning implementation.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part H of this permit
(Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)]
Beginning no later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit,the permittee shall begin reporting
discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report
(eDMR)internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s)shall be summarized for each month and submitted
electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and
submit DMRs electronically using the internet. Until such time that the state's eDMR application is
compliant with EPA's Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Regulation(CROMERR),permittees will be
required to submit all discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required
to complete the eDMR submission by printing,signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the
computer-printed eDMR to the following address:
NC DENR/Division of Water Resources/Information Processing Unit
ATTENTION: Central Files/eDMR
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being
physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband access,then a
temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted and discharge
monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms(MR 1, 1.1,2,3)or alternative forms approved by
the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the mailing address above.
Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements must be submitted in
writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty(60)days prior to the date the facility would be
required under this permit to begin using eDMR. Temporary waivers shall be valid for twelve(12)months
and shall thereupon expire. At such time,DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the
permittee re-applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division.
Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting
requirements is found on the following web page:
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Permit NCO089095
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wg/admin/bog/ipu/edmr
Regardless of the submission method,the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the
issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility,on the last day of the month following the
commencement of discharge.
2. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.)(b) and supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part H,Section
B.(I 1.)(a)or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part H, Section B.(11.)(b). A
person,and not a position,must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes.
For eDMR submissions,the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user account and
login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North Carolina's eDMR system,
registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account,please visit the following web page:
hiip://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wg/admin/boglipu/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the
following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE
ACCEPTED:
"Tcertify, 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 fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
I Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)]
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the
date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR
122.41].
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8/28/2015 NCDENR-NPDES Public Calendar
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NPDES Event Calendar Et Public Notices
North Carolina General Statutes 143.215.1 and Administrative Code 15A NCAC 02H.0109
(http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ps/npdes/regs) require the Division to provide public notice of permitting actions
through local newspapers.The NPDES unit uses this webspace to announce publications in newspapers on a
biweekly schedule.
Public comments are due 30 days from the date these notices were published in the newspapers. Actual date of
publication may vary by newspaper. The date of notice shown below represents the date the unit requested
publication.
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Date: 2015-0 7-15 ..............._......._................................
Type: Notice-Permit
D,,....,W." `r Name: NC0089095-High Vista Falls WWTP
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`Dlvlslan of Water Resources The Division has made an attempt to post notices in the following newspaper(s):Asheville Citizen-Times A at D
Water Services,Inc.[P.0.Box 1407,Pisgah Forest,NC 28768]has requested permit renewal for NCO089095 for High
Contact: Vista Falls WWTP in Henderson County.This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to Line-
_Sonia_.Gregoory@n_cd_enr.gov Creek in the French Broad River Basin.BOD,TSS,ammonia nitrogen,DO and TRC are water quality limited
~~ parameters.This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the French Broad River Basin.
Send Comments To: Facility.NC0089095-High Vista Falls WWTP
NCDENR-Division of Water Resources, Counties:Henderson
Wastewater Branch,1617 Mail Service Center, permit No.:NC0089095
Raleigh,NC 27699-1617 River Basins:French Broad
Program:NPDES(http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ps/npdes)
Comment Period Ends:
30-days from publish date
N.C.Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,NC 27699.1601
Headquarters(Environment and Natural Resources Building):217 W.Jones St. Yn
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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 Sonia Gregory 7/10/2015
Permit Number NCO089095
Facility Name High Vista Falls WWTP
Basin Name/Sub-basin number 04-03-02
Receiving Stream Line Creek
Stream Classification in Permit C
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No—already resent
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? No
Is the stream impaired(on 303(d) list)? No
For what parameter9
Any obvious compliance concerns? Yes—
A Notice of Violation was issued as a result of
the May 7,2015 compliance inspection. A
written response was requested but has not
been received. A copy of the NOV letter is
attached.
There have been 39 Limit Violations from
January 2013-April 2015 that have gone to
enforcement.
Are there any other permit conditions
central office staff recommend we should
add or require(e.g., engineering study)
based on the apparent inability of the
system to maintain compliance?The RO
will continue to pursue enforcement action
as necessary to achieve compliance.
Any permit modifications since lastpermit? None.
New expiration date 10/31/2020
Comments on Draft Permit ➢ Added eDMR requirements
➢ Added parameter codes
➢ Added citations
Most Commonly Used Expedited Language:
• 303(d)language for Draft/Final Cover Letters: "Please note that the receiving stream
is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d)Impaired Waters List.
Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division,and instream data will
continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and
stream impairment can be attributed to your facility,then mitigative measures may be
required".
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• TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote:
"The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory
including field certified. However,effluent values<50 µg/L will be treated as zero for
compliance purposes."
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