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NC0066958_fact sheet_20230307
FACT SHEET EXPEDITED - PERMIT RENEWAL NCO066958 Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals Permit Writer/Date Charles Weaver/ March 7, 2023 Permit Number - Class NC0066958 — Class WW-2 Owner Jackson County Board of Education Facility Name Blue Ridge School WWTP Type of Waste 100 % domestic Basin Name/Sub-basin number Little Tennessee River Basin / 04-04-02 Receiving Stream Hurricane Creek [segment 2-79-23-2] Stream Classification in Permit WS-III Trout HQW Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? N/A due to massive dilution 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? No enforcements since 1990. No limit violations during the last permit cycle. Any permit MODS since last permit? No New expiration date October 31, 2027 • Updated eDMR language • Added monitoring for turbidity to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 0213.0211. Changes to current permit? • Added monitoring for dissolved oxygen to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 0213.0211 • Added instream monitoring for temperature to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 0213.0211 • NC0066958 was first issued in November 1986, before the existence of the HQW rule (15A NCAC 02B.0224). HQW Rule applicability The HQW rule lists effluent requirements for new and expanding discharges. This permit's discharge is not "new" as defined by the rule. Any expansion to the discharge would be governed by the HQW rule. Changes to final permit? • None IWC Calculations NC0066958 Prepared By: Charles Weaver Enter Design Flow (MGD): 0.01 Enter s7Q10(cfs): 1.5 Enter w7Q10 (cfs): 1.2 Residual Chlorine Ammonia (NH3 as N) (summer) 7Q10 (cfs) 1.5 7Q10 (CFS) 1.5 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.01 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.01 DESIGN FLOW (cfs) 0.0155 DESIGN FLOW (cfs) 0.0155 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 (%) 1.02 IWC (%) 1.02 Allowable Conc. (ug/1) 1662 Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 76.5 Ammonia (NH3 as N) (winter) 7Q10 (CFS) 1.2 Fecal Limit 200/100ml DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.01 (If DF >331; Monitor) DESIGN FLOW (cfs) 0.0155 (If DF <331; Limit) STREAM STD (mg/L) 1.8 Dilution Factor (DF) 97.77 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (mg/L) 0.22 IWC (%) 1.28 Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 124.1 3/7/2023 ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director MEMORANDUM S ATe NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality December 6, 2022 To: Nicole Hairston NC DEQ / DWR / Public Asheville Regional Office From: Charles H. Weaver, Jr. NPDES Unit Water Supply Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NCO066958 Blue Ridge School WWTP Jackson County Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this form by January 13, 2022. If you have any questions on the draft permit, please contact me at 919-707-3616 or via e-mail [charles.weaver@ncdenr.gov]. RESPONSE: (Check one) 51the Concur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and maintained properly, stated effluent limits are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not contravene the designated water quality standards. 1-1 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 N[6r,� f-l&frgftNv Date: 12/07/2022 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources ^� 512 North Salisbury Street 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611 D �./}j 919.707.9000 o�canouN�iQ�` ��J PUBLIC NOTICE North Carolina Invoice / Affidavit Environmental Management Crossroads Chronicle C Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center P.O. Box 1040 Cashiers North Carolina 28717 Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a Phone: 828-743-5101 NPDES Wastewater Permit Fax: 828-743-4173 NCO066958 Blue Ridge School WTTP The North Carolina Environmental Management STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge JACKSON COUNTY permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Personally appeared before the undersigned, Rachel notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources Hoskins, who having been duly sworn on oath that she is Regional Publisher of (DWR) may hold a public hearing The Crossroads Chronicle, and the following legal advertisement was published should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please in The Crossroads Chronicle newspaper, and entered as second class mail in the mail comments and/or Town of Cashiers in said county and state; and that she is authorized to make information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested this affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice or other legal persons may visit the DWR at advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in The 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the Crossroads Chronicle newspaper on the following dates: information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT our website: hftp://deq. nc.gov/about/divisions/ NCO066958 water- resou rces/water-resou rces- 01 / 11 / 2 0 2 3 permits/wastewater- b ranch/n pdes-wastewater/public- document or legal notices,or by calling (919) 707- 3601. The Jackson County Board And that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, advertisement was published, was at the time of each and every such Sf Education[39 has talapplied for Y ] publication, a newspaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications of renewal of permit NCO066958 for Section I-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified its Blue Ridge School WWTP. This permitted facility discharges newspaper within the meaning of the Section I-597 of the General Statues of treated domestic wastewater to Hurricane Creek in the Little North Carolina. Tennessee River Basin. Currently fecal coliform and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may (� &j affect future allocations in this portion of Hurricane Creek. 01-11-2023 #742255 Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of January, 2023 My Commission Expires: Notary Public Filed with: NCDENR- DIV WATER RESOURCES Address: 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH NC 27699 ``�����u���►�ly���,' DTOTAL COST?/$54392 ���\�NNE/j jy ��'� No .. 01 •m O� : N/C North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Modified Application Form 2A Division of Water Resources Revised March 2021 Modified Application Form 2A Minor Sewage Facilities < 0.1 MGD and No Pretreatment Program NPDES Permitting Program Note: Complete this form if your facility is a MINOR new or existing publicly owned treatment works. NPDES Permit Number Facility Name n , 1 ' o � �` ' Modified Application Form 2A Modified March 2021 Form NC Department of Environmental Quality - Application f NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater MINOR SEWAGE FACILITIES (Before completing this form, please read the instructions. Failure to follow NPDES the instructions My result in denial of the ication. SECTI1•4 1. BASIC APPLICATION•• • •• r 1.1 Facility name ` � 1 Mailing address (street or P.O. box) City or town State ZIP code vca NC 3 T� Contact e (first and last) Title Phone number Email address c ' Location addr ss (street, route nu er, or other specific identifier) ❑ Same as mailing address L49 City or town State ZIP code a� ��- 1.2 Is this application for a facility that has yet to commence discharge? ❑ Yes 4 See instructions on data submission No requirements for new dischargers. 1.3 Is applicant different from entity listed under Item 1.1 above? [� Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.4. Appli ant name Applicant address (street or P.O. box) c City or town State ZIP code Contact name (first an last) Title Phone number Email address 1.4 Is the applicant the facility's owner, operator, or both? (Check only one response.) Owner ❑ Operator ❑ Both 1.5 To which entity should the NPDES permitting authority send correspondence? (Check only one response.) acility and applicant ❑ Facility ❑ Applicant (they are one and the same) 1,6 Indicate below any existing environmental permits. (Check all that apply and print or type the corresponding permit number for each. Existling EnvironmentalPermits NPDES (discharges to surface at r ❑ RCRA (hazardous waste) ❑ UIC (underground injection control) ❑ PSD (air emissions) ❑ Nonattainment program (CAA) NESHAPs (CAA) e' ❑ Ocean dumping (MPRSA) ❑ Dredge or fill (CWA Section ❑ Other (specify) 404) Page 1 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A t `C— ' Modified March 2021 1.7 Provide the collections stem information requested below for the treat nt works. Municipality Population Collection System Type Status Served Served indicatepercentage)Ownership [-j \cL. %separate sanitary sewer Own ❑ Maintain m r t C1 1', % combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own El Maintain m K��'1 ❑ Unknown ❑ Own ❑ Maintain % separate sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain 16 % combined storm and sanitary sewer El Own El Maintain Q ElUnknown ❑ Own ❑ Maintain as % separate sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain % combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain ❑ Unknown ❑ Own ❑ Maintain % separate sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain N% combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain c ❑ Unknown ❑ Own ❑ Maintain Total ; {e Population (� �1 Q Served rC iU 1 Separate Sanitary Sewer System Combined Storm and Sanitary Sewer Total percentage of each type of ° 41 ° �J �0 N 1A �° sewer line in miles 1.8 Is the treatment works located in Indian Country? ,.,�.' c e ❑ Yes No U 1.9 Does the facility discharge to a receiving water that flows through Indian Country? c ❑ Yes VNo 1.10 Provide design and actual flow rates in the designated spaces. Design Flow Rate D . U mgd Annual Average Flow Rates Actual a Two Years Ago Last Year This Year vo;: 0 V mgd r �� mgd mgd " Maximum Daily Flow Rates Actual Two Years Ago Last Year . 10c) 1 mgd ��-% 1L mgd `Thhiis-YYear ' 1 q mgd W 1.11 Provide the total number of effluent discharge points to waters of the State of North Carolina by type. H c Total Number of Effluent Discha a Points by Type d rn r— Treated Effluent Untreated Effluent Combined Sewer Constructed BypassesEmergency t Overflows Overflows M Page 2 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A Modified March 2021 (�(� Ou#alls Other Than to Waters of the State of North Cantina 1.12 Does the POTW discharge wastewater to basins, ponds, or other surface impoundments that do not have outlets for discharge to waters of the State of North Carolina? ❑ Yes VNo 4 SKIP to Item 1.14. 1.13 Provide the location of each surface impoundment and associated discharge information in the table below. Surface Im oundment Location and Discharge Data Average Daily Volume Continuous or Intermittent Location Discharged to Surface (check one} Impoundment ❑ Continuous gpd ❑ Intermittent ❑ Continuous gpd ❑ Intermittent gpd El Continuous W [IIntermittent s 1.14 Is wastewater applied to land? 2 ❑ Yes No + SKIP to Item 1.16. (n 1.15 Provide the land application site and discharge data requested below. C Land Application Site and Discharge Data Average Daily Volume Continuous or m Location Size Applied Intermittent check one acres gpd ❑ Continuous 0 ❑ Intermittent acres gp d El Continuous ElIntermittent o c acres d gpd ❑ Continuous eo ❑ Intermittent 1.16 Is effluent transported to another facility for treatment pri r to discharge? El Yes No 4 SKIP to Item 1.21. 0 1.17 Describe the means by which the effluent is transported (e.g., tank truck, pipe). 1.18 Is the effluent transported by a party other than the applicant? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.20. 1.19 Provide information on the transporter below. Transporter Data Entity name Mailing address (street or P.O. box) City or town State ZIP code Contact name (first and last) Title Phone number Email address Page: NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A Modified March 2021 1.20 In the table below, indicate the name, address, contact information, NPDES number, and average daily flow rate of the receivinq facility. Receivin IF cility Data Facility name Mailing address (street or P.O. box) c City or town State ZIP code a Contact name (first and last) Title ffi Phone number Email address NPDES number of receiving facility (if any) ❑ None Average daily flow rate m d 9 Y 9 CL !, 0 1.21 Is the wastewater disposed of in a manner other than those already mentioned in Items 1.14 through 1.21 that do `o not have outlets to waters of the State of North Carolina e.g., underground percolation, underground injection)? s ❑ Yes No 4 SKIP to Item 1.23. 1.22 Provide information in the table below on these other disposal methods. m Information on Other Disposal Methods Disposal Location of Size of Annual Average Continuous or Intermittent a Method Disposal Site Disposal Site Daily Discharge (check one) Description Volume a acres 9P d El Continuous r ❑ Intermittent 0 acres gp d ❑ Continuous ❑ Intermittent acres 9p d [I Continuous ❑ Intermittent 1.23 Do you intend to request or renew one or more of the variances authorized at 40 CFR 122.21(n)? (Check all that apply. Consult with your NPDES'permitting authority to determine what information needs to be submitted and when.) ❑ Discharges into marine waters (CWA ❑ Water quality related effluent limitation (CWA Section Cr Section 301(h)) 302(b)(2)) Not applicable �1,24Are any operational or maintenance aspects (related to wastewater treatment and effluent quality) of the treatment works the r sponsibility of a contractor? P Yes ❑ No +SKIP to Section 2. 1.25 Provide location and contact information for each contractor in addition to a description of the contractor's operational and maintenance responsibilities. Contractor Information Contractor 1 Contractor 2 Contractor 3 o Contractor name R (company name Mailing Vo address gc5A street or P.O. box City, state, and ZIP r l v code Contact name (first and U last Phone number Email address EnOlro1*a w (�{1L� �l Operational and CW (Vf� —rc `-1' maintenance responsibilities of contractor Page 4 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A ' Modified March 2021 SECTION 2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (40 CFR 122.210)(1) and (2)) c Outfalls to Waters of the State of North Carolina c_ 2.1 Does the treatment works have a design flow greater than or equal to 0.1 mgd? a� ❑ Yes �No 4 SKIP to Section 3. c 2.2 Provide the treatment works' current average daily volume Daily Volume of Inflow and Infiltration =erage and infiltration. gpd s~ = Indicate the steps the facility is taking to minimize inflow and infiltration. v 0 3 0 c a2.3 Have you attached a topographic map to this application that contains all the required information? (See instructions for specific requirements.) 0 0 ❑ Yes ❑ No 2.4 Have you attached a process flow diagram or schematic to this application that contains all the required information? o (See instructions for specific requirements.) o ❑ Yes ❑ No 2.5 Are improvements to the facility scheduled? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Section 3. Briefly list and describe the scheduled improvements. 0 ?a 1. c d E c 2. E 3. 6 d v Cn 4. v 2.6 Provide scheduled or actual dates of completion for improvements. Scheduled or Actual Dates of Completion for IMProvements E Scheduled Affected Outfalls Begin End Begin Attainment of Operational o Improvement p (list outfall Construction Construction Discharge level (from above) number (MM/DDiYYYY) (MMIDD/YYYY) {MM/DDlYYYY) MMIDDNYYY S 1. a� 5 2. 3. 4. 2.7 Have appropriate permits/clearances concerning other federal/state requirements been obtained? Briefly explain your response. ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ None required or applicable Explanation: Page 5 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NY-( T) a enrol -?A -� -k-�I d(,V) Soh I Modified March 2021 SECTION•' • ON 1 1 Provide the following information for each outfall. (Attach additional sheets if you have more than three outfalls.) 3.1 Outfall Number W Outfall Number Outfall Number StateNC�4A w Count y C�-SL+1 City or town o, o Distance from shore � Depth below surface ft. ft. ft. I { Average daily flow rate mgd mgd mgd Latitude © + LAC) ° Longitude 33 o -.' Q3Q5 ° 3.2 perio Do any of the outfalls described under Item 3.1 have seasonal or c discharges? 1 n ❑ Yes No 4 SKIP to Item 3.4. m R 3.3 If so, provide the following information for each applicable outfall. P 9 � PP s a Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number Number of times per year 'a. discharge occurs a Average duration of each o discharge (specify units flow of each mgd mgd mgd cAverage discharge Months in which discharge cn occurs 3.4 Are any of the outfalls listed under Item 3.1 equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes [/No 4 SKIP to Item 3.6. 3.5 Briefly describe the diffuser type at each applicable outfall. Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number a" N G Does the treatment works discharge or plan to discharge wastewater to waters of the State of North Carolina from 0 Ca :::5 3.6 one or more discharge points? d 1O � ' Yes ❑ No -SKIP to Section 6. Page 6 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A (� p —5` C ` ( Modified March 2021 of G 3.7 Provide the receiving water and related information if known for each ou all.. WWI Number � Outfall Number Outfall Number Receiving water name �Au' ' e Name of watershed, river, o` or stream system V ��- U.S. Soil Conservation Service 14-digit watershed i code Name of state 10W-e 21111�55e�2 $ management/river basin 51 cam: >i._ U.S. Geological Survey 8-digit hydrologic cataloging unit code Critical low flow (acute) cfs cfs cfs Critical low flow (chronic) cfs cfs cfs Total hardness at critical mg/L of mg/L of mg/L of low flow CaCO3 CaCO3 CaCO3 3.8 Provide the following information describing the treatment provided for discharges from each outfall. Outfall NumberUA _ Outfall Number Outfall Number Highest Level of VPrimary ❑ Primary El Primary Treatment (check all that ❑ Equivalent to ❑ Equivalent to ❑ Equivalent to apply per outfall) secondary secondary secondary ❑ Secondary ❑ Secondary ❑ Secondary ❑ Advanced ❑ Advanced ❑ Advanced ❑ Other (specify) ❑ Other (specify) ❑ Other (specify) c 0 Design Removal Rates by TI Outfall BOD5 or CBOD5 % % % TSS % % % ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable Phosphorus % % % [INot applicable ElNot applicable [I Not applicable Nitrogen % % % Other (specify) ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable Page 7 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A n e I U Modified March 2021 3.9 Describe the type of disinfection used for the effluent from each outfall in th44able below. If disinfection varies by `- season, describe below. a c 0 OutfaN Number , Outfall Number WWI Number Disinfection type av \uxY ) a- R C%lilSr'1 %f- �- Seasons used AA n -1 CAC) ec:ur r Dechlorination used? ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable pp ❑ Not applicable ,�,/ I� Yes ❑ Yes ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ No ❑ No 3.10 Have ou completed monitoring for all Table A parameters and attached the results to the application package? Yes ❑ No 3.11 Have you conducted any WET tests during the 4.5 years prior to the date of the application on any of the facility's discharges or on any receiving water near the discharge points? ❑ Yes No 4 SKIP to Item 3.13. 3.12 Indicate the number of acute and chronic WET tests conducted since the last permit reissuance of the facility's dischar es by outfall number or of the receiving water near the discharge points, OutFall Number Outfalf Number Uu#fali"Nur Acute Chronic Acute Chronic Acute ` Chronic •` Number of tests of discharge water " Number of tests of receiving water 3.14 Does thef6TVV'use chlorine for diiinfection, use chlorine elsewhere in the treatment process, or otherwise have reasonable potential to discharge chlorine in its effluent? t Yes + Complete Table B, including chlorine. No Complete Table B, omitting chlorine. 3.15 Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table B pollutants and attached the results to this application package? ❑ Yes ❑ No Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table D pollutants required by your NPDES permitting authority and 3.18 attached the results to this application package? ❑ Yes No additional sampling required by NPDES permitting authority. Page 8 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A Modified March 2021 3.19 Has the POTW conducted either (1) minimum of four quarterly WET tests fo ne year preceding this permit application or (2) at least four annual WET tests in the past 4.5 years? ❑ Yes Del', 4 Complete tests and Table E and SKIP to Item 3.26. 3.20 Have you previously submitted the results of the above tests to your NPDES permitting authority? ❑ Yes ❑ No + Provide results in Table E and SKIP to Item 3.26, 3.21 Indicate the dates the data were submitted to your NPDES permitting authority and provide a summary of the results. Summary of Results A, 3.22 Regardless of how you provided your WET testing data to the NPDES permitting authority, did any of the tests result in toxicity? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26. 3.23 Describe the cause(s) of the toxicity. s 3.24 Has the treatment works conducted a toxicity reduction evaluation? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26. 3.25 Provide details of any toxicity reduction evaluations conducted. 3.26 Have you completed Table E for all applicable outfalls and attached the results to the application package? Not applicable because previously submitted ❑ Yes information to the NPDES ermittin authority . Page 9 ([�\ NPOES Ram, t NU!71tSEf F&day Nampa Abate A€:pSc cation Form 2A •*1 Is iffam m t t 6.1 In Column 1 below, mark the sections of Form 2A that you have completed and are submitting with your application. For each section, specify in Column 2 any attachments 'hat you are enclosing to ales the permitting authorty Note that not all ap ts are required to Rrovide attachments. "MPA, Column a F y. Section 1: Basic Application Information for All Applicants ❑ ` variance request(s) ❑ wi additional attachments Section 2: Additional ❑ wt topographic map ❑ wt process flour diagram Information ❑ wl additional attachments 3: Information on wl Table A ❑ mt Table C ❑ Effluent EenDischargesSe uen l wl Table 8 ❑ wl additional attachments ❑ wl Table C Section 4; Not Applicable Section 5: Not Applicable Section 6: Checklist and El Certification Statemnte ❑ wf attachments 6.2 Certification Statement l certify under penalty offaw that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualif€ed personnel property gather and evacuate 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, 1 am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine ;i and imprisonment for knowing violations, Name (print or type first and last name) Official title Davia f' Sig ure Hate signed Page 10 NPDES Permit Number I Facility Name I Outfall Number Modified Application Form 2A r . _ . . �+.C� `a.2i. Y) a C_.i �� r r I Modified March2021 Maximum Daily Discharge. w _ Average Daily Discharge Analytical ML ar iNOL Pollutant Value Units Value Units Number of Method' �5a 171 rS i0 s�' (include units) n Ml 11 A14o Bio hemical oxygen demand l OD5 or ❑ CBODe (report one) Fecal coliform r �� l_ �-� CF7U (LZWIL. OM Design flow rate _-- •OD k to r-1 A G S(� • Uv, a pH (minimum) •a pH (maximum) S� Temperature (winter) ' �-- ©G D Temperature (summer) Total suspended solids (TSS) MI (L n iG L '5r>1a5��DD-2t ( li 1 Sampling shall be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test procedures (i.e., methods) approved undel'40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or required under 40 CFR chapter I, subchapter N or 0. See instructions and 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3). Page 11