NC0067091_Permit Issuance_20070518

Michael F. Easley, Governor
State of North Carolina
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
May 18, 2007
Mr. Michael J. Myers
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
202 McKenan Drive
Cary, North Carolina 27511
Subject: NPDES PERMIT ISSUANCE
Permit Number NCO067091
Mikkola Downs WWTP
Forsyth County
Dear Mr. Myers:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject
permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached final 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 May 9, 1994 (or 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 (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-
6714). Unless such demand is made, this permit shall be final and binding.
Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. 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, Coastal Area Management Act, or any other
Federal or Local governmental permits which may be required.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact
Maureen Crawford of my staff at [phone], extension 538.
X
ly,
t� .
r : Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
Director, Division of Water Quality
cc: Central Files
NPDES Unit Files
Winston-Salem Regional Office
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-1617 - TELEPHONE [phone]/FAX [phone]
VISIT US ON THE WEB AT http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES

Permit NCO067091
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
I miff:►IId
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions 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, the
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the..
Mikkola Downs Subdivision WWTP
On NCSR 2016
north of Kernersville
Forsyth County
to receiving waters designated as East Belews Creek in the Roanoke River Basin in accordance with
effluent limitations, monitoring' requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, If, III and IV
hereof.
This permit shall become effective July 1, 2007.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 29, 2012.
Signed this day May 18, 2007..
4c = Alan W. Klimek, P e, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0067091
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked, and as of this issuance., any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer
effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from thislacility arises under
the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
Aqua North Carolina, Inc. is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate 'an existing 0.072 MGD wastewater treatment system, with the following
Components:
♦
Flow splitter box
♦
Bar screen
♦
Dual aeration tanks
♦
Dual blowers
♦
Dual clarifiers
♦
Sludge holding tank
♦
Sanuril chlorinator
♦
Chlorine contact tank
♦
Post aeration tank
♦
Effluent flow recorder'
The facility is located north of Kernersville at Mikkola Downs Subdivision on' NCSR 2016 in
Forsyth County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on'the attached map into East Belews
Creek, classified C waters in the Roanoke River Basin.

Permit NCO067091
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on July 1, 2007 and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to
discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as
specified below:
EFFLUENT
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Average
Maximum
Frequency
Type
Locations
Flow
0.072 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or
_
Dd5 6
Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
L% 71O
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
et"o
NH3 as N C
6.0 mg/L
30.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
(April 1 — October 31)
NH3 as N ulll lC
18.0 mg/L
35.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
(November 1 — March 31)
Dissolved Oxygen
Weekly
Grab
Effluent,
Cr 1I E
l "L
Upstream &
Downstream
Fecal Coliform (geometric
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
mean)
1
Total Residual Chlorine
28 ug/L
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C)
Weekly
Grab
Upstream &
L C c t C
Downstream
Temperature (°C)
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2 + NO3+
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
TKN)
�L,oC'
Total Phosphorus
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
VIA,
pH 3
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
-` 6 t
Footnotes:
1. Upstream = 50 from discharge point; Downstream = at the secondary road approximately 0.4 miles
downstream.
2. TRC limit will become effective December 1, 2008, while monitoring is required beginning July 1,
2007.
3. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS

NORTH CAROLINA
FORSYTH COUNTY
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly
commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to administer oaths, personally
appeared D.H. Stanfield, who being duly sworn, deposes and says: that he is
Controller of the Winston-Salem Journal, engaged in the publishing of a newspaper
known as Winston-Salem Journal, published, issued and entered as second class mail
in the City of Winston-Salem, in said County and State: that he is authorized to
make this affidavit and sworn statement: that the notice or other legal advertisement,
a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in Winston-Salem Journal on
the following dates:
March 3, 2007
and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper document, or legal
advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every such publication, a
newspaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the
General Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the
meaning of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
This 5th day of March, 2007�
STATE OF NIORTH CAA OLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION/
(signature of ers aking affidavit)
NPDES UNIT
16i' MAIL SERVICE CENTER
NOT1FICt�TIR TO
INnTENT ISSUE
A NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 5th day of March, 2007
oof"NCeGeneralf thoroughta13.21, Publ c law 93?500
500 and
and
other lawful standards and regulations the North
Carolina Environmental Management 10mmission j
proPoses to issue
a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System
(NPPES) wastewater discharge
permtt to the persons) listed below effective 45 days
from the puDlPish date of this notice.
iota P IlC
" COfAf"n"a egiu�dl^g the roposed permit
vyi be accepte unti�3 alafter the publish date of
MIS notic� All
e. comments recellved prior to that date
� cpoonsld�gd in the final determinations regarding
My Commission expires: September 28, 2010
of Water ua rmlL The Director of the I DNislon
should
for the proposed Permit the Divisions eceive a
sign ant degree of public interest r
.Copies of the draft permit and 9ther supporting infor-
mation on file used to determine conditions
present
In the draft permit are available upon request and
Payment of the costs of reproduction. Mail comments
an or requests for informatio to the NC (vision of
Wa er Quality at the above address or calpthe Point
Source ran% at [phone], extension 363. Com-
'mentsWaca can also bee emailed to
please include the NP
rrmm
Par) In any communication. lnteerested persons
5alisbusryo Stree Raliei�ph NC 2 041f4i3 between the
67
hours of 8 00 a m. and 5 a0 p.m. to review information
on fifit�y
KIMALEY JOHNSON
NOTARY PUBLIC
FORSYTH COUNTY
STATE OF NORTH CAR I
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES ' o
no 27d, o fStoto�' P.O. Box 20. Danbury North Caro1E
applied for renewal of iVPDEs ermit,
NC0082384 for its D bury WWTP in Stokes County.
This perm ci ac l discharges treated wastewa-
ter
to the Dan River n tfie Roanoke River Basin. Cur-.
rently, CBQD Ana ammonia nitr4pen are water quality
linked. This discharge may affect future albcations
I n this portion of the watershed.
Aqua North Carotins, Mc., 202 McKeriaa Drirq Cary
North Carolina
27S31 has applied for renewal of
NDPES permit NCO067091 for its Mikkola gowns
WWTP in Forsyth County. This permitted facility dis-
chawes treated wastewater to East Belews Creek in
tnniia
iitrogen are waterigmquaiitlty, limited. This discharge
may affect future allocationsln this portion of the wa-
tershed.
Aqua Ine.. 202 McKenan Drive, Cary
NorthNCarotiia l has applied for renewal of
W�P inermi NCCoi8n 93 for its Salem Quarters
Y permitted facility dis-
charges treated wastewater to an unnamed tributary
10 BBCelews Creek In tfle Roanoke River Basin. Current-
yed.BThis discharge"(may affeeet are
eture allocationls n
this portion of the watershed.

Stearns & Wheler, PLLC
Environmental Engineers and Scientists
September 1, 2006
NC DENR — DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
Point -Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Attn: Mrs. Carolyn Bryant
RE: NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL
NCO067091 —AQUA NORTH CAROLINA, MIKKOLA DOWNS WWTP
S&W JOB No. 61117.0
Dear Mrs. Bryant:
3128 Highwoods Boulevard
Suite 140
Raleigh, NC 27604
tel. [phone]
fax. [phone]
web. www.steamswheler.com
On behalf of AQUA North Carolina, Stearns & Wheler hereby requests renewal of
NPDES permit number NCO067091 for the Mikkola Downs WWTP.
Thank you for your efforts with this renewal. If you have any questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to contact me at [phone] or Mike Myers at [phone].
Yours truly,
STEARNS & WHELER, PLLC
44/ z&X_112x_L
Mark McIntire, P.E.
Project Engineer
MDM/lch
cc: Mike Myers, Aqua North Carolina
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NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <0.1 MGD
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water (,duality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit CO067091
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to moue from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
Facility Name
Mikkola Downs WWTP
Mailing Address
202 McKenan Drive
City
Cary
State / Zip Code
NC, 27511
Telephone Number
[phone]
Fax Number
[phone]
e-mail Address
MJMyers®aquaamerica.com
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above ❑
Street Address or State Road NCSR 2016
City Harrisburg
State / Zip Code NC, 28075
County Forsyth
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
Mailing Address 202 McKenan Drive
City Cary
State / Zip Code NC, 27511
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
1 of 3 Form-D 1/06

NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <0.1 MGD
4. Description of wastewater:
Facilitv Generatino.Wastewater(check all that apply):
Industrial
❑
Number of Employees _
Commercial
❑
Number of Employees _
Residential
®
Number of Homes 39
School
❑
Number of Students/Staff _
Other
❑
Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.):
This facility receives 100% domestic wastewater from a residential subdivision
Population served: Approximately 120.
5. Type of collection system
® Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
6. Outfall Information:
Number of separate discharge points 1
Outfall Identification number(s) 001
Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes ® No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall):
East Belews Creek
8. Frequency of Discharge: ® Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration: _
9. Describe the treatment system
List all installed components, including capacity, provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and
phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a
separate sheet of paper.
Treatment is provided by an activated sludge system consisting of bar screening, flow
splitter box, dual aeration tanks, dual blowers, dual clarifiers, a sludge holding tank, a
tablet chlorinator with chlorine contact tank, a post -aeration tank, and an effluent flow
recorder.
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.072 MGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.005 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 0.014 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes ® No
2 of 3 Form-D 1/06

NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <0.1 MGD
12. Effluent Data
Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, Temperature and pH shall be grab samples, for all other
parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. Effluent testing data must be based on at least three samples
and must be no more than four and one half years old.
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Number of
Samples
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
(BOD5)
11.5
5.6
mg/L
26
Fecal Coliform
3
<1
#/ 100 ml
26
Total Suspended Solids
6.4
3.2
mg/L
26
Temperature (Summer)
27
24.9
°C
161
Temperature (Winter)
13
6
°C
151
pH
7.8
7.1
Standard Units
29
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number
Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NA
UIC (SDWA) NA
NPDES NCO067091
PSD (CAA) NA
Non -attainment program (CAA) NA
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
Type
NESHAPS (CAA)
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
Permit Number
NA
NA
Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA) NA
Special Order of Consent (SOC) NA
Other NA
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
Michael J. Myers Division Manager
Printed name of Person Signing Title
Signature of A,lplicant / Date
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement
representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be
maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that
Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or
method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management
Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed
$25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a
punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar
offense.)
3 of 3 Form-D 1/06

Sludge Management Plan
Aqua North Carolina, Mikkola Downs WWTP
NCO067091
Sludge is wasted from the secondary clarifier to an aerobic digestion tank. Aqua currently
contracts with Forsyth Rooter to pump out the sludge for disposal.

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
Racir Tnfnrmatinn to dPtPrminP nntPntial fnr exnedited hermit renewal
Reviewer/Date
-2 -O '
Permit Number
070q I
Facility Name
A -a uz4 G- M i k'o I a �aw1f, S
Basin Name/Sub-'basin number
Receiving Stream
Pe-1 ew s C rem <
Stream Classification in Permit
e_i -
Does permit need NH3 limits?
Y e- S .
Does permit need TRC limits?
L I Nt (1' U L t-- o e P �
Does permit have toxicity testing?
Does permit have Special Conditions?
N O
Does permit have instream monitoring?
Al 0
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
M O .
Any obvious compliance concerns?
R
Any permit mods since lastpermit?
/V LJ
Existing expiration. date
21-02v0
Reissued permit expiration date
Minor-allananvic '�nmmantc
Q.d72 GQ
�P
YES --� This is a SIMPLE EXPEDITED permit renewal (administrative
renewal with no changes, or only minor changes such as TRC, NH3,
name/ownership changes).. Include conventional WTPs in this group. r
YES_ This is a MORE COMPLEX EXPEDITED permit renewal (includes
Special Conditions- (such as EAA, Wastewater Management Plan), 303(d)
listed, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns,, phased
limits). Basin Coordinator to make case -by -case decision.
YES_ - This permit CANNOT BE EXPEDITED for one of the following reasons:
• Major Facility (municipal/industrial)
•- Minor Municipals with pretreatment program
• Minor Industrials subject to Fed Effluent Guidelines (lb/day.limits for BOD, TSS,
etc)
• Limits based on reasonable potential analysis (metals, GW remediation organics)
• Permitted flow > 0.5 MGD (requires full Fact Sheet)
• Permits determined by Basin Coordinator to be -outside expedited process
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