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Home My WebLink AboutNC0059552_Fact Sheet_20230313FACT 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 Charles Weaver 3/13/2023 Permit Number NCO059552 Facility Name Highlands Falls WWTP Basin Name/Sub-basin number Little Tennessee 04-04-01 Receiving Stream UT to Cullasa'a River Ravenel Lake Stream Classification in Permit WS-III Trout Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? Already present. Limits are compliant with 2016 NH3 guidance document. Does permit need TRC limits/language? Already resent Does permit have toxicity testing? No Does permit have Special Conditions? No Does permit have instream monitoring? Temperature & DO Is the stream impaired on 303 d list)? Yes. Impaired for benthos since 1998 Any obvious compliance concerns? No Any permit mods since lastpermit? No New expiration date January 31, 2028 Changes in Draft Permit? ➢ Added turbidity monitoring (Trout waters) ➢ Updated eDMR text Changes to finalpermit? ➢ None Invoice / Affidavit The Highlander Post Office Box 249 Highlands, NC 28741 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MACON AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Personally appeared before the undersigned, Rachel Hoskins, who having been duly sworn on oath that she is Regional Publisher of The Highlander, and the following legal advertisement was published in The Highlander newspaper, and entered as second class mail in the Town of Highlands in said county and state; and that she is authorized to make this affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice or other legal advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, Public Notice North Carolina Environmental was published in The Highlander newspaper on the following dates: Management PDES U t PUBLIC NOTICE NORTH CAROL NC0059552 O1/26/2023 Commission/N ni 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0059552 Highlands Falls Community Association Sand Filter The North Carolina And that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document or legal Environmental Management issue a advertisement was published, was at the time of each and every such NPDESslon wasptewaters tdischarge publication, a newspaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications of permit to the person(s) listed Section I-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit newspaper within the meaning of the Section I-597 of the General Statues of will be accepted until 30 days North Carolina. after the publish date of this notice The Director of the NC �. Signatu e of person making affidavit/ Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th dayof January, 2023. information on file. Additional y� information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on Notary Public �1 My Commission Expires: J Total Cost of Advertisement: $62.11 Filed With: NCDENR-DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES Address: 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH NC 27699-1617 our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices- hearings,or by calling (919) 707- 3601. The Highlands Falls Community Association (91 Falls Drive West, Highlands, NC 28741) requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0059552 for the Highlands Falls Country Club septic tank/sandfilter system WWTP in Macon County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to N&�'Lake) unnamed to the o��M• i Ctributary (Rnin • ••.•••••• . •s�''�� • •. helLittlea TeRiver River Bas in. Currently, fecal coliform, total NpTARY residual chlorine, and ammonia CIO:' nitrogen are water quality limited. ' �•� = •; Q = This discharge may affect future Ic PUBLIC' allocations in this portion of the :•. ��%. .•••��• ••,.' �Qv`•` watershed. #745153 01/26/23 IWC Calculations Highlands Falls Community Association Sand Filter NC0059552 Prepared By: Charles Weaver Enter Design Flow (MGD): 0.003 Enter s7Q10(cfs): 0.15 Enter w7Q10 (cfs): 0.15 (no Winter 7Q10 data in file; used Summer data) Residual Chlorine Ammonia (NH3 as N) (summer) 7Q10 (cfs) 0.15 7Q10 (CFS) 0.15 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.003 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.003 DESIGN FLOW (cfs) 0.00465 DESIGN FLOW (cfs) 0.00465 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 (%) 3.01 IWC (%) 3.01 Allowable Conc. (ug/1) 565 Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 26.2 Ammonia (NH3 as N) (winter) 7Q10 (CFS) 0.15 Fecal Limit 200/100ml DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.003 (If DF >331; Monitor) DESIGN FLOW (cfs) 0.00465 (If DF <331; Limit) STREAM STD (mg/L) 1.8 Dilution Factor (DF) 33.26 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL (mg/L) 0.22 IWC (%) 3.01 Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 52.8 NPDES Servor/Current Versions/IWC 3/13/2023 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 Modified Application Form 2A NCO059552 Highlands Fall Community n�:..a. C-.... [..— Modified March 2021 Form NC Department of Environmental Quality - Application for NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater MINOR SEWAGE FACILITIES (Before completing this form, please read the instructions. Failure to follow NPDES the instructions mgy result in denial of the a ication. SECTION 1. BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS (40 CFR 122.210)(1) and (9)) 1.1 Facility name Highlands Falls Community Association Sand Filter Mailing address (street or P.O. box) 91 Falls Drive West F, -" City or town State ZIP code Highlands North Carolina 28741 Contact name (first and last) Title Phone number Email address c' Jennifer Royce Community Manager (828) 526-2203 jennifer@highlandsfallsca.con ki Location address (street, route number, or other specific identifier) ❑ Same as mailing address Off US Highway 64 East City or town State ZIP code Highlands North Carolina 28741 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? E ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.4. Applicant name Applicant address (street or P.O. box) p F, City or town State ZIP code Contact name (first and last) Title Phone number Email address s� r, 1.4 Is the applicant the facility's owner, operator, or both? (Check only one response.) ❑✓ Owner ❑ Operator ❑ Both V� 1.5 To which entity should the NPDES permitting authority send correspondence? (Check only one response.) � t� „. ❑ Facility ❑ Applicant 0 Facility and 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. � p 0 NPDES (discharges to surface ❑ RCRA (hazardous waste) ❑ UIC (underground injection water) control) ❑ PSD (air emissions) ❑ Nonattainment program (CAA) ❑ NESHAPs (CAA) yA ❑ Dredge or fill (CWA Section ❑ Other (specify) ❑ Ocean dumping (MPRSA) 404) x Page 1 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NCO059552 Highlands Fall Community Modified March 2021 1.7 Provide the collections stem information requested below for the treatment works. Municipality Population Collection System Type Served Served indicatepercentage)ownership Status Highlands Falls Private facility 100 % separate sanitary sewer 0 Own ❑ Maintain a Community not POTW % combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain ❑ Unknown ❑ Own ❑ Maintain c % separate sanitary sewer ElOwn ElMaintain % combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain Q ❑ Unknown ❑ Own ❑ Maintain 0 % separate sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain % combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain ❑ Unknown ❑ Own ❑ Maintain ;; % separate sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain % combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain ❑ Unknown ❑ Own ❑ Maintain o Total Private Facility Population 0 Served Separate Sanitary Sewer System Combined Storm and Sanitary Sewer Total percentage of each type of sewer line in miles 100 % 0 °iC 1.8 Is the treatment works located in Indian Country? c ' 0 L) ElYes ❑r No 1.9 Does the facility discharge to a receiving water that flows through Indian Country? ❑ Yes No 1.10 Provide design and actual flow rates in the designated spaces. Design Flow Rate 0.003 mgd Annual Average Flow Rates Actual Two Years Ago Last Year This Year c o o mgd 0 mcd D mgd rn LL Maximum Daily Flow Rates Actual Two Years Ago Last Year This Year 0 mgd 0 mgd D mgd y 1.11 Provide the total number of effluent dischar e points to waters of the State of North Carolina by type. .r- Total Number of Effluent Discharge Points by Type a Combined Sewer Constructed a' +— Treated Effluent Untreated Effluent Overflows Bypasses Emergency _ Overflows Page 2 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0059552 Highlands Fall Community Modified March 2021 Outfalls Other Than to Waters of the State of North Carolina 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 ❑r No 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 ❑ Continuous gpd ❑ Intermittent w 1.14 Is wastewater applied to land? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.16. 1.15 Provide the land application site and discharge data requested below. C- Land Application Site and Discharge Data Average Daily Volume Continuous or o a, Location Size Applied Intermittent check one acres gpd ❑ Continuous 0 ❑ Intermittent acres d gpd [I Continuous ❑ Intermittent acres 9P d ❑ Continuous ❑ Intermittent 1.16 Is effluent transported to another facility for treatment prior to discharge? o El Yes ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.21. 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. Trans orter 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 3 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NCO059552 Highlands Fall Community 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 facilit . " Receivina F cilitv Data Facility name Mailing address (street or P.O. box) 3 City or town State ZIP code 0 U Contact name (first and last) Title 0 d Phone number Email address 0 NPDES number of receiving facility (if any) ❑ None Average daily flow rate mgd o. 2 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 0 not have outlets to waters of the State of North Carolina (e.g., underground percolation, underground injection)? m ❑ Yes ❑ No -* SKIP to Item 1.23. 0 1.22 Provide information in the table below on these other disposal methods. Information on Other Dis osal Methods Disposal Location of Size of Annual Average Continuous or Intermittent Method Disposal Site Disposal Site Daily Discharge (check one) M Description Volume acres gpd ElContinuous ❑ Intermittent o ❑ Continuous acres gpd ❑ Intermittent acres gpd ❑ 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 1.24 Are any operational or maintenance aspects (related to wastewater treatment and effluent quality) of the treatment works the responsibility of a contractor? ✓❑ 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 Contractor name Environmental, Inc com an name oMailing address c street or P.O. box p0 BOX 954 City, state, and ZIP16 Cullowhee, NC 28723 o R code Contact name (first and u last)g Mark Tea ue Phone number (828) 586-5588 Email address Environmentalinc@aol.com Operational and All operations & maintenance maintenance responsibilities of contractor Page 4 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NCO059552 Highlands Fall Community Modified March 2021 A--;--- C,-, ADDITIONALSECTION 2. INFORMATION ' t CFR 122.2111 and c Outfalls to Waters of the State of North Carolina 2.1 Does the treatment works have a design flow greater than or equal to 0.1 mgd? 0s c ❑ Yes ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Section 3. 0 2.2 Provide the treatment works' current average daily volume of inflow Average Daily Volume of inflow and infiltration and infiltration. gpd = Indicate the steps the facility is taking to minimize inflow and infiltration. 0 a c 2.3 Have you attached a topographic map to this application that contains all the required information? (See instructions for CL *`; specific requirements.) o"''; 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.) c ❑ 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 M 1. C d E ax a 2. E 3. 0 0 5 4. m 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 > Improvement" (list outfall Construction Construction Discharge Level Q E (from above) number) (MM/DDIYYYY) (MMIDDiYYYY) (MM/DDIYYYY) MM/DD/YYYY v 3 1. d n 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 NC0059552 Highlands Fall Community Modified March 2021 SECTION 3. INFORMATION ON EFFLUENT DISCHARGES (40 CFR 122.210)(3) to (5)) 3.1 Provide the following information for each outfall. (Attach additional sheets if you have more than three outfalls) Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number State North Carolina County Macon w 0 City or town Highlands o c Distance from shore ft. ft. ft. c •c a" Depth below surface ft. ft. ft. Q Average daily flow rate mgd mgd mgd Latitude 35° 04' 48" N ° Longitude 83° 11 20" W 3.2 Do any of the outfalls described under Item 3.1 have seasonal or periodic discharges? R ❑ Yes ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.4. m 3.3 If so, provide the following information for each applicable outfall. Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number 0 Number of times per year 0 discharge occurs a Average duration of each `o discharge (specify units Average flow of each mgd mgd mgd n discharge R Cn Months in which discharge 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 t e at each applicable outfall. Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number Q k E � ME t / R r a c Does the treatment works discharge or plan to discharge wastewater to waters of the State of North Carolina from d j 3.6 one or more discharge points? Yes ❑ No 4SKIP to Section 6. Page 6 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NCO059552 Highlands Fall Community Modified March 2021 3.7 Provide the receivinq water and related information if known for each outfall. Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number Receiving water name Cullasaja River Name of watershed, river, 0 or stream system Little Tennessee River Basin .L3- U.S. Soil Conservation Service 14-digit watershed o code Name of state cn management/river basin Little Tennessee River Basin U.S. Geological Survey 8-digit hydrologic 0601020202 x 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 pr vided for discharges from each outfall °5 - -• • Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number Highest Level of 0 Primary ❑ Primary ❑ 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) 0 Design Removal Rates by Outfall BOD5 or CBOD5 % % % N N m E m TSS % % % ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable Phosphorus % % ova ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable Nitrogen % % % Other (specify) ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable % % % Page 7 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NCO059552 Highlands Fall Community n ..,.,...:-....., c.,.,.. tea- Modified March 2021 3.9 Describe the type of disinfection used for the effluent from each outfall in the table below. If disinfection varies by season, describe below. 0 15 0 Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number U o : a Disinfection type Tablet Chlorination a 0 G Seasons used Continious Year Round v E Dechlorination used? ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable ❑✓ Yes ❑ Yes ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ No ❑ No 3.10 Have you completed monitoring for all Table A parameters and attached the results to the application package? ❑ Yes ❑r 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 Outfall Number Outfall Number Acute Chronic Acute Chronic Acute Chronic R c Number of tests of discharge a� water U Number of tests of receiving water d w 3.14 Does the POTW use chlorine for disinfection, use chlorine elsewhere in the treatment process, or otherwise have reasonable potential to discharge chlorine in its effluent? ❑ Yes 4 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? additional sampling required by NPDES El Yes El permitting authority. Page 8 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NCO059552 Highlands Fall Community Modified March 2021 3.19 Has the POTW conducted either (1) minimum of four quarterly WET tests for one year preceding this permit application or (2) at least four annual WET tests in the past 4.5 years? ❑ Yes ❑ No 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. Date(s) Sunbymitted Summary of Results c :µ c 0 3.22 Regardless of how you provided your WET testing data to the NPDES permitting authority, did any of the tests result in c toxicity? ❑ Yes ❑ No SKIP to Item 3.26. d 3.23 Describe the cause(s) of the toxicity: c, d w L W 3.24 Has the treatment works conducted a toxicity reduction evaluation? ❑ Yes ❑ No + 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 permitting authority. Page 9 ModifW Application Pogo 2A MDVrf March 2021 6.1 Column 1 below, mark the sections of Form 2A that you have completed and are submitting with your application. For 1In each section, specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting authority. Note that not 2 a icants are re aulred to Provide attachments. Column 11 � Column 22 I ❑ Section 1: Basic Application I nformation for All Applicants ❑ wi variance request(s) ❑ wl additional attachments ❑ Section 2: Additional r Information ❑ wl topographic map ❑ wl process flow diagram ❑ wl additional attachments ❑ w/ Table A ❑ wl Table D ❑ Section 3: Information on Effluent Discharges ❑ w/ Table B ❑ w/ additional attachments ❑ wi Table C Section 4: Not Applicable Section 5: Not Applicable a Section 6: Checklist and Certification Statement ❑ w/ attachments B.2 Certification Statement I certify under penalty of taw that this document and al( 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 fine and im risonment for knowfm violations. Name (print or type first and last name) Jennifer Royce +! Official title Community Manager �.�. Signature . _�. Date signed •— _� 12/07/2022 Page 10