NC0062553_Permit Issuance_19980213

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources S4 1 e
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary D
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
E N R
February 13, 1998
Mr. Bud Smith
Wade Hampton Property Owners Association
P.O. Box 2286
Cashiers, North Carolina 28717
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO062553
Wade Hampton Club WWTP
Jackson County
Dear Mr. Smith:
The Division received your application for a wastewater discharge permit on June 16, 1997.
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application. 'Accordingly, we are forwarding herewith
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 December 6, 1983, and as subsequently amended.
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,
Post Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7447. 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. Complete and
submit the enclosed Permit Name / Ownership Change Form if a change in ownership or control of this
discharge occurs. 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, the Coastal Area
Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Mack Wiggins at telephone number
[phone], extension 542.
Sincerely,
Original Signed By
ADlvid A. Goodrich
reston Howard, Jr., P. E.
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality Section
Mr. Roosevelt Childress, EPA
NPDES Unit
Point Source Compliance Enforcement Unit
Aquatic Toxicology Unit
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone[phone] FAX[phone]
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Permit No. NCO062553
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION 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,
Wade Hampton Property Owners' Association
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a faAility located at
Wade Hampton Club
on NC Hwy 107
southeast of Cashiers
Jackson County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Silver Run 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 March 1, 1998 200-7
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on '^,Signed this this day February 13, 1998
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NC0062553
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Wade Hampton Property Owners' Association
is hereby'authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing activated sludge f Cashiers Jackson County er ounty (See Part nt located
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Hampton Club, on NC Hwy 107, southeast
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2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into an
unnamed tributary to Silver Run Creek which is classified Class C-Trout waters in the Savannah
River Basin.

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Map # USE Sub-basin 03-13-02 CONTOUR INTERVAL 40 FEET
Stream Class C-Trout
Discharge Class Domestic QUAD LOCATION Wade Hampton Property
Owners-Wade Hampton Club
UT to Silver Run Creek
Receiving Stream % NCO062553
Permit exp. 08/28/2002 Qw 0.125 MGD Jackson County

A. ( ). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NCO062553
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from
outfall(s) serial number 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements
Measurement Sample *Sample
Monthly Avg Weekly Avg. Daily Max Frequency Type Location
Flow 0.125 MGD Continuous Recording I or E
BOD, 5 day, 20°C 30.0 mg/I 45.0 mg/I Weekly Composite E
Total Suspended Residue 30.0 mg/I 45.0 mg/I Weekly Composite E
NH3 as N 2/Month Composite E
Dissolved Oxygen Weekly Grab E,U,D
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200 /100 ml 400 /100 ml Weekly Grab -E, �
Total Residual Chlorine 28 pg/I 2/Week Grab E
Tg'rnperat re eekl� Gab U,D
Toth Nitre og n(NO2 + NO3 + TKN) Semi=annually C��site E
Total Phosphorus Semi-annually Composite E
PVCu � t"orit Pori fc. E
*Sample o Effluent,
cations: E - Euent, I - Influent, U - Upstream at NC Hwy 107, D - Downstream at �L 1 7.
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**Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 34%, March, June, September, December, See Supplement to Vffluent Limitations and Monitoring
Requirements.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored weekly at the effluent by grab
sample.
There shall be no discharge of boating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

A. ( ). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0062553
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from
outfall(s) serial number 001. (Continued)
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements
Units (specify) Measurement Sample *Sample
Monthly Avg. Weekly Avg. Daily Max Frequency Type Location
Chronic Toxicity ** Quarterly Composite E
Temperature Daily Grab E

Permit No. NC0062553
SUPPLEMENT TO EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
A (2). Chronic Toxicity Testing Requirements
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit chronic toxicity using test procedures outlined in the "North
Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised.November 1995, or subsequent
versions.
The effluent concentration at which there may be no observable inhibition of reproduction or significant
mortality is 34 % (defined as treatment two in the procedure document). The permit holder shall perform
quarterly monitoring using.this procedure to establish compliance with the permit condition. The tests will be
performed during the months of March,June, September and December. Effluent sampling for this testing
shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter code TGP3B.
Additionally, DWQ Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention:Environmental Sciences Branch
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements performed
in association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. Total residual chlorine of the effluent
toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required,
the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating
the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report-with the notation of
"No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Environmental Sciences
Branch at the address cited above.
Should any.single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure to meet specified limits, then monthly monitoring will
begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this monthly test requirement
will revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, then monthly
monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this monthly test
requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of
Water Quality indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re-opened and modified to
include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.

NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control
organism survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls, shall
constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day
of the month following the month of the initial monitoring.

Staff Review and Evaluation
NPDES Wastewater Permit
FACILITY INFORMATION
Facility Wade Hampton Property Owners' Association
NPDES No. NC0062553
Design Flow(MGD) 0.125 MGD
Facility Class II
STREAM CHARACTERISTICS
Stream Name UT to Silver Run Creek
Stream Class C Tr
Sub-basin 031302
Drainage Area (mil) 0.53
S7Q10 (cfs) 0.37
W7Q10 (cfs) 0.45
30Q2 (cfs) 0.85
IWC (%) 34
-Proposed Changes Parameters Affected Basis for change(s)
Monitoring frequencies BODS, TSS, Fecal, 2B .0500 regulations
TRC,Tem erature and pH
Deleted continually to evaluate Special conditions Contained in boilerplate
Panguage.
Compliance Schedule: none
Special Condition(s): Nutrient Condition for permits without Phosphorus limits,Chronic tox
Condition and Sludge disposal condition
Permits&Engineering Comments:
This is a permit renewal for a discharge into an unnamed tributary to Silver Run Creek in the Savannah
River Basin. Within the past twenty four months this facility had one violation of TSS. Permits and
Engineering will recommend existing limitations to include a tox test with monitoring reflective of
current regulations for a class II facility. As per the WLA file, the permittee previously chose to test
for whole effluent toxicity instead of meeting ammonia limits to address ammonia toxicity. P&E has
contacted the permittee concerning permit renewal. The region must verify facility class and take a
close look at sludge management for the facility. As per the permittee,pump and haul is now being
used as a method of sludge disposal. If there is a DWQ approved sludge disposal plan in place, the
sludge disposal condition will be removed prior to notice.
Prepared by:
Regional Office Evaluation and Recommendations: �,(?avf —rAt 5�� 9 (aN t�Pt�uivtN+Ca'r/�n
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Permit Summary
NCO062553
This is a permit renewal for a discharge into an unnamed tributary to Silver Run
Creek in the Savannah River Basin. Within the past twenty four months this
facility had one violation of TSS. Permits and Engineering will recommend
existing limitations to include a tox test with monitoring reflective of current
regulations for a class II facility. As per the WLA file, the permittee previously
chose to test for whole effluent toxicity instead of meeting ammonia limits to
address ammonia toxicity. Renewal process should begin shortly for this facility.
ME has contacted the permittee concerning permit renewal. The region must
verify facility class and take.a close look at sludge management for the facility.
As per the permittee, pump and haul is now being used as a method of sludge
disposal. If there is a DWQ approved sludge disposal plan in place, the sludge
disposal condition will be removed prior to notice.

NC0062553
Residual Chlorine Ammonia as NH3
(summer)
7010(CFS) 0.37 7010(CFS) 0.37
DESIGN FLOW(MGD) 0.125 DESIGN FLOW(MGD) 0.125
DESIGN FLOW(CFS) 0.19375 DESIGN FLOW(CFS) 0.1938
STREAM STD (UG/L) 17.0 STREAM STD(MG/L) 1.0
UPS BACKGROUND LEVE 0 UPS BACKGROUND LEVI 0.22
IWC(%) 34.37 IWC(%) 34.37
Allowable Concentration ( .A@<. 6q, Allowable Concentration 2.49
Ammonia as NH3
(winter)
7010(CFS) 0.45
Fecal Limit 200/10omi DESIGN FLOW(MGD) 0.125
Ratio of 1.9:1 DESIGN FLOW(CFS) 0.1938
STREAM STD(MG/L) 1.8
UPS BACKGROUND LEVI 0.22
IWC(%) 30.10
Allowable Concentration 5.47