NC0057151_Renewal (Application)_20150406

NPDES Permit NC0057151
Town of Mars Hill
Madison County
NC0057151
The Town of Mars Hill would like to request the renewal of its wastewater treatment
plant permit(NPDES Permit NC0057151). There has been no additions to treatment
process or plant design from the last permit. Our facility has an excellent record of
compliance and is still below it designed flow capacity. If you have any questions feel
free to call me at(828) 689-2301 or my work Cell#[phone] and my email is
[e-mail].
Town of Mars Hill
Public Works Director-ORC
Robert M. Sams 3/31/15
RECEIVED/DENR/DWR
' k _ 6 2015
`Water Quality
Permitting Section

FACILITY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: RIVER BASIN:
Town of Mars Hill, NC0057151 Renewal French Broad
BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION
PART A.BASIC APPUCATION INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS:
All treatment works must complete questions A.1 through A.8 of this Basic Application Information Packet
A.1. Facility Information.
Facility Name Town of Mars Hill WWTP
Mailing Address PO Box 368
Mars Hill NC 28754
Contact Person Robert Sams
Title Public Works Director
Telephone Number [phone]
Facility Address 504 Cascade Street
(not P.O.Box) Mars Hill NC 28754
A.2. Applicant Information. If the applicant is different from the above,provide the following:
Applicant Name
Mailing Address
Contact Person
Title
Telephone Number ( )
Is the applicant the owner or operator(or both)of the treatment works?
❑ owner ® operator
Indicate whether correspondence regarding this permit should be directed to the facility or the applicant.
❑ facility ® applicant
A.3. Existing Environnenlal Pantile. Provide the permit number of any existing enviromner*al pemrls that have been issued to the treatment works
(incMude state-Issued permits).
NPDES NC0057151 PSI)
UIC Other WQ0004298
RCRA Other WQCS00201
Aro. Collection System Information. Provide information on municipalises and areas served by the facility. Provide the name and population of each
entity and,if known,provide information on the type of collection system(combined vs.separate)and its ownership(municipal,private.etc.).
Name Population Served Type of Collection System Ownership
Town of Mars Hill 3200 Sanitary Sewer Town of Mars Hill
Total population served

FACILITY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: RIVER BASIN:
Town of Mars Hill WWTP, NC0057151 Renewal French Broad
A.5. Indian Country.
a. Is the treatment works located in Indian Country?
❑ yes ® No
b. Does the treatment works discharge to a receiving water that is either in Indian Country or that is upstream from(and eventually flows
through)Indian Canty?
❑ Yes ® No
A.6. Flow. Indicate the design flow rate of the treatment plant(i.e.,the wastewater flow rate that the plant was bust to handle). Also provide the
average daily flow rate and maximum daily flow rate for each of the last three years. Each year's data must be based on a 12-month lime period
with the 121"month of*this year"occurring no more than three months prior to this application submittal.
a. Design flow rate 0.425 MGD
Two Years Aao Last Year This Year
b. Annual average daily flow rate 0.18819 0.19131 0.17243
c. Maximum daily flow rate 0.30770 0.49300 0.3377
A.7. Collection System. Indicate the type(s)of collection system(s)used by the treatment plant. Check all that apply. Also estimate the percent
contribution(by miles)of each.
® Separate sanitary sewer 100
❑ Combined storm and sanitary sewer
A.S. Discharges and Other Disposal Methods.
a. Does the treatment works discharge effluent to waters of the U.S.? ® Yes ❑ No
If yes,list how many of each of the following types of discharge points the treatment works uses:
i. Discharges of treated effluent 1
u. Discharges of untreated or partially treated effluent 0
iii. Combined sewer overflow points 0
iv. Constructed emergency overflows(prior to the headworks) 0
v. Other 0
b. Does the treatment works discharge effluent to basins,ponds,or other surface impoundments
that do not have outlets for discharge to waters of the U.S.? ❑ Yes ® No
If yes,provide the following for each surface impoundment
Location:
Annual average daily volume discharge to surface inpoundment(s) MGD
Is discharge 0 continuous or 0 intermittent?
c. Does the treatment works land-apply treated wastewater? 0 Yes ® No
If yes,provide the following for each land application site:
Location:
Number of acres:
Annual average daily volume applied to site: MGD
Is land application 0 continuous or 0 intermittent?
d. Does the treatment works discharge or transport treated or untreated wastewater to another
treatment works? 0 Yes ® No

FACILITY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: PERMIT AC710N REQUESTED: RIVER BASIN:
Town of Mars Hill VVWTP, NC0057151 Renewal French Broad
WASTEWATER DISCHARGES:
If you answered"Yea"to sussfion A.S.a.complete questions A.9 through A.12 once for each outfall(including bypass points)through
which affluent is discharged. Do not Include Information on combined server overflows M this section. If you answered"No"to guest on
A.8.a,go to Part B,"Additional Application Information for Applicants with a Design Flow Greater than or Equal to 0.1 MGD."
A.9. Description of Outfall.
a. Outfall number 01
b. Location Town of Mars Hill 28754
(City or town,If applicable) (Zip Code)
Madison NC
(County) (Slate)
35.49'39.23"N 82.33'29.02"W
(Latitude) (Longitude)
c. Distance from shore(if applicable) 0 R
d. Depth below surface(if applicable) 0 ft.
e. Average da flow rate 0.17243 MGD
fly
f. Does this outfall have either an intermittent or a periodic discharge? 0 Yes x No (go to A.9.g.)
If yes,provide the following information:
Number f times per yew discharge occurs:
Average duration of each discharge:
Average flow per discharge: MGD
Months in which discharge occas:
g. Is outfall equipped with a diffuser? 0 Yes ® No
A.10. Description of Receiving Waters.
a. Name of receiving water Gabriel's Creek
b. Name of watershed(if known)
United States Soil Conservation Service 14-digit watershed code(if known):
c. Name of State Management/River Basin(if known):French Broad
United States Geological Survey 8-digit hydrologic cataloging unit code(if known):
d. Critical low flow of receiving stream(if applicable)
acute ds chronic ds
e. Total hardness of receiving stream at critical low flow(rf applicable): mgll of CaCO3
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FACILITY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: RIVER BASIN:
Town of Mars Hill WWTP, NC0057151 Renewal French Broad
BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION
PART B. ADDITIONAL APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR APPUCANTS WITH A DESIGN FLOW GREATER THAN OR
EQUAL TO 0.1 MGD(100,000 gallons per day).
All applicants with a design flow rate i 0.1 MGD must answer questions 8.1 through B.6. All others go to Part C(Certification).
8.1. Inflow and Infiltration. Estimate the average number of gallons per day that flow into the treatment works from inflow and/or infiltration.
10.000 9pd
Briefly explain any steps underway or planned to minimize inflow and infiltration.
Visual checking of manholes,pump stations and treatment plant during a heavy rain event and monitoring pump station
run times also
B.2. Topographic Map. Attach to this application a topographic map of the area extending at least one mile beyond facility property boundaries. This
map must show the outline of the facility and the following information. (You may submit mom than one map if one map does not show the entire
area.)
a. The area surrounding the treatment plant,including all unit processes.
b. The major pipes or other structures through which wastewater enters the treatment works and the pipes or other structures through which
treated wastewater is discharged from the treatment plant Include outfals from bypass piping,if applicable.
c. Each well where wastewater from the treatment plant is injected underground.
d. Wells,springs,other surface water bodies,and drk>Idng water wells that are: 1)within%mile of the property boundaries of the treatment
works,and 2)listed in public record or otherwise known to the applicant
e. Any areas where the sewage sludge produced by the treatment works is stored,treated,or disposed.
f. If the treatment works receives waste that is classified as hazardous under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(RCRA)by truck,rail,
or special pipe,show on the map where the hazardous waste enters the treatment works and where it is treated,stored,and/or disposed.
B.S. Process Flow Diagram or Schematic. Provide a diagram showing the processes of the treatment plant,including all bypass piping and all
backup power sources or redunancy in the system. Also provide a water balance showing all treatment units,including disinfection(e.g.,
chlorination and dechlorination). The water balance must show daily average flow rates at i ikuent and discharge points and approximate daily flow
rates between treatment units. Include a brief narrative description of the diagram.
8.4. OpsrataYMalntenance Perfomned by Contractor(s).
Are any operational or maintenance aspects(related to wastewater treatment and effluent quaky)of the treatment works the responsibility of a
contractor? 0 Yes ® No
If yes,list the name,address,telephone number,and status of each contractor and describe the contractors responsibilities(attach additional
pages if necessary).
Name:
Mailing Address:
Telephone Number: ( )
Responsibilities of Contractor:
6.5. Scheduled improvements and Schedules of Implementation. Provide information on any uncompleted implementation schedule or
uncompleted plans for improvements that will affect the wastewater beat mend,effluent quality,or design capacity of the treatment works. If the
treatment works has several different implementation schedules or is planning several improvements,submit separate responses to question B.5
for each. (If none,go to question B.B.)
a. List the outfall number(assigned in question k9)fix each outlet'that is covered by this implementation schedule.
b. Indicate whether the planned improvements or implementation schedule are required by local,State,or Federal agencies.
0 Yes 0 No

FACILITY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: RIVER BASIN:
Town of Mars Hill WWTP, NC0057151 Renewal French Broad
c. If the answer to B.5.b is'Yes,'briefly describe,including new maximum daily inflow rate(If applicable).
d. Provide dates imposed by any compliance schedule or any actual dates of completion for the implementation steps sated below,as
applicable. For improvements planned independently of local,State,or Federal agencies,indicate planned or actual completion dates,as
applicable. Indicate dates as accurately as possible.
Schedule Actual Completion
Implementation Stage MM/DD/YYYY MMIDD/YYYY
-Begin Construction
-End Construction
-Begin Discharge I I I /
-Attain Operational Level I I I I
e. Have appropriate permits/clearances concerning other FedoraVState requirements been obtained? 0 Yes 0 No
Describe briefly:
B.6. EFFLUENT TESTING DATA(GREATER THAN 0.1 MGD ONLY).
Applicants that discharge to waters of the US must provide effluent tasting data for the following parameters. Provide the indicated
effluent testing required by the permitting authority for each outfail through which effluent is dischnaed. Do not Include infoimatlon
on combine sewer overflows In this section. All information reported must be based on data collected through analysis conducted
using 40 CFR Part 136 methods. In addition,this data must comply with QA/QC requirements of 40 CFR Part 136 and other appropriate
QA/QC requismeuts for standard methods for analytes not addressed by 40 CFR Part 136. At a minimum effluent testing data must be
based on at least three pollutant scans and must be no more than four and on-half years old.
Outfall Number 01
MAXIMUM DAILY AVERAGE DAILY DISCHARGE
DISCHARGE ANALYTICAL
POLLUTANT METHOD ML/MDL
Conc. Units Conc. Units NumbeSample.e of
P�
CONVENTIONAL AND NON CONVENTIONAL COMPOUNDS
AMMONIA(as N) 2.2 11911 0.2 IgA 52 SM4500NH3F 0.1
CHLORINE(TOTAL 21 Ugh <17 Ugh 104 SM4500CIG 17
RESIDUAL,TRC)
DISSOLVED OXYGEN 9.1 Mgll 6.3 Mg/I 52 SM4500 0 G 0.1
TOTAL KJELDAHL 121 Mg/I 3.7 IgA 4 351.2 0.10
NITROGEN(TKN)
NITRATE PLUS NITRITE 3.12 Mg/I 1.02 119/1 4 SM4500-NO3-H 0.10
NITROGEN
OIL and GREASE
PHOSPHORUS(Total) 12 11911 4.2 Mg/I 4 200.7 0.20
TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS
(TDS)
OTHER
END OF PART B.
REFER TO THE APPLICATION OVERVIEW(PAGE 1) TO DETERMINE WHICH OTHER PARTS
OF FORM 2A YOU MUST COMPLETE

FACILITY NAME AND PERMIT NUMBER: PERMIT ACTION REQUESTED: RIVER BASIN:
Town of Mars Hill WWTP, NC0057151 Renewal French Broad
BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION
PART C. CERTIFICATION
All applicants must complete the Certification Section. Refer to Instructions to determine who is an officer for the purposes of this
certification. AM applicants must complete all applicable sections of Form 2A,as explained in the Application Overview. Indicate below which
parts of Form 2A you have completed and are submitting. By signing this certification statement,applicants confine that they have reviewed
Form 2A and have completed all sections that apply to the facility for which this application is submitted.
Indicate which parts of Form 2A you have completed and are submitting:
Ei Basic Application Information packet Supplemental Application Information packet:
❑ Part D(Expanded Effluent Testing Data)
❑ Part E(Toxicity Testing: Biomonitoring Data)
O Part F(Industrial User Discharges and RCRAKCERCLA Wastes)
❑ Part G(Combined Sewer Systems)
ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION.
I certify under penalty of law that this document and at 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 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 fine and imprisonment
for knowing violations.
Name and official tide Robert ams
Signature M (/41142
Telephone number f828)689-2301
Date signed 3/31/2015
Upon request of the permitting authority,you must submit any other information necessary to assure wastewater treatment practices at the treatment
works or identify appropriate permitting requirements.
SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO:
NCDENR/DWQ
Attn: NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory Donald R. van der Vaart
Governor Secretary
April 13, 2015
Robert Sams,Public Works Dir.
Town of Mar Hill WWTP
PO Box 368
Mars Hill,NC 28754
Subject: Acknowledgement of Permit Renewal
Permit NC0057151
Madison County
Dear Mr. Sams:
The NPDES Unit received your permit renewal application on April 06, 2015. A member of the
NPDES Unit will review your application. They will contact you if additional information is required to
complete your permit renewal. You should expect to receive a draft permit approximately 30-45 days
before your existing permit expires.
If you have any additional questions concerning renewal of the subject permit, please contact Charles
Weaver(919) 807-6391.
Sincerely,
W re w TIS-eol ford/
Wren Thedford
Wastewater Branch
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
Location:512 N.Salisbury St.Raleigh,North Carolina 27604
Phone:[phone] Fax:[phone]/Customer Service:1-877-623-6748
Internet::www.ncwater.oro
An Equal Opportunity\Affirmative Action Employer