NC0042358_Permit Issuance_20171023

ROY COOPER
Governor
Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Mr. Jadd Brewer
Water Quality Utilities, Inc.
P.O. Box 384
Banner Elk, NC 28605-0384
Dear Permittee:
MICHAEL S. REGAN
secretory
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
October 23, 2017
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO042358
Adams Apple Condominiums WWTP
Avery County
Class WW-2
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject
permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding 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 October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
The final permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit:
➢ Section A. (2.) has been added to require electronic submission of effluent data.
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring
reports (DMRs).
➢ Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
➢ An updated outfall map has been included.
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 decision shall be final and
binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The
Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit
does not affect the legal requirements to obtain any other Federal, State, or Local
governmental permit that may be required.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
919 807 6300 919-807-6389 FAX
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits

If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Emily Phillips at telephone
number [phone], or via e-mail [[e-mail]].
c rely,
S. Jay Zimmerman
cc: NPDES files
Central files
Asheville Regional Office
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Permit NCO042358
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
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
Adams Apple Homeowners Association, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Adams Apple Condominiums WWTP
Off NC Highway 105
Southeast of Banner Elk
Avery County
to receiving waters designated as the Watauga River in the Watauga 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 December 1, 2017.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on
September 30, 2022. .
Signed this day October 23, 2017.
` . Jay Zimmerman, P.G.
Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NCO042358
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SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SKEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer
effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the
permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
The Adams Apple Homeowners Association, Inc®
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.020 MGD wastewater treatment system that
includes the following components:
♦ Manual bar screen
♦ Aeration basin with dual blowers
♦ Clarifier with skimmer and sludge return
♦ Tablet chlorinator post aeration
♦ Tablet dechlorinator
♦ Chlorine contact chamber
♦ Stevens 6 1 R strip chart flow meter with totalizer
♦ Concrete cascade
The facility is located southeast of Banner Elk at the Adams Apple Condominiums
WWTP, off NC Highway 105, in Avery County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map
into the Watauga River, currently a class B-Trout, HQW water in the Watauga
River Basin.
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Permit NCO042358
Part I.
Y.IMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
A. (1.) EFFLUENT
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until
is to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall
expiration, the Permittee authorized
be limited and monitored4 by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly Daily Measurement
Sample
Sample
Parameter Code Average Maximum Frequency
Type
Locationl
Flow 50050 0.020 MGD Continuous
Recording
Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C) C0310 30.0 mglL 45.0 mg/L Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N 11.0 mg/L 35.0 mg1L Weekly
Composite
Effluent
April 1- October 31 C0610
NH3 as N 32.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L Weekly
Composite
Effluent
November 1- March 31 C0610
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 31616 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)2 50060 28 Ng/L 2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C) 00010 Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C) 00010 Weekly
-T
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
pH3 00400 Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. Upstream = 50 feet upstream of outfall; Downstream = 50 feet downstream of outfall.
2. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 -pg/L to be in compliance with
the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a
North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 jig/L.
3. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
4. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR
system, [see A. (2.)].
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO042358
A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs)
and program reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became
effective on December 21, 2015.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II
of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D (2) and Section E. (5) (a)]
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each
month and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted
facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet.
Until such time that the state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media
Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be required to submit all
discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to
complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original
and a copy of the computer printed eDMR to the following address:
NC DENR / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due
to the facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the
households have broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic
reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted
on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1. 1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director.
Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the mailing address above. See "How to
Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month
following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the
month following the commencement of discharge.
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Permit NC0042358
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee must electronically report the following
compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
Clean Water Act,(CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to
Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at
the time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website
resources to identify the initial recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means
the entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is
the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool
for each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and
use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's
NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
https://www.federairegister.gov/doc ments/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant-
discharge elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements"
section above. '
3. How to Request a Waiver from ]Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To
obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic
reporting waiver request to the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting
waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty
(60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin
submitting monitoring data and reports: The duration of a temporary waiver shall not
exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data and reports
shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is
granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electronic
reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting
waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the
period that the approved reporting waiver request is effective.
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Permit NC0042358
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are
found on the following web page:
http: / / deg.nc. gov / about / divisions /water -resources / edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11) (b) and Supersedes Section B
1( 1.) (d)l
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person
described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that
person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be
delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes.
For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an
eDMR user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more
information on North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an
eDMR user account, please visit the following web page:
http://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system
shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF
CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all 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 fines and
imprisonment for knowing violations. "
5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)j
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years
from the date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any
time [40 CFR 122.41].
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Phillips, Sarah E
From: Heim, Tim
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2017 1:41 PM
To: Phillips, Sarah E
Subject: FW: NPDES Permit NCO042358 - Adams Apple Condos WWTP
Emily,
FYI.
From: Boss, Daniel J
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2017 1:33 PM
To: Heim, Tim <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: NPDES Permit NCO042358 - Adams Apple Condos WWTP
The only mistake I see in this permit is that in the components list, the chlorinator is listed twice and the tablet
dechlorinator is not listed at all. Otherwise the permit looks fine.
Daniel Boss
Environmental Specialist- Asheville Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
NCDEQ- Division of Water Resources
Office Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
2090 U.S. Hwy. 70
Swannanoa, N.C. 28778
From: Heim, Tim
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 8:44 AM
To: Boss, Daniel J <[e-mail]>
Subject: FW: NPDES Permit NCO042358 - Adams Apple Condos WWTP
Let me know if you see anything that needs corrected.
-Tim
From: Davidson, Landon
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 12:10 PM
To: Boss, Daniel J <[e-mail]>; Heim, Tim <[e-mail]>
Subject: FW: NPDES Permit NCO042358 - Adams Apple Condos WWTP
G. Landon Davidson, P.G.
Regional Supervisor —Asheville Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
NCDEQ — Division of Water Resources

828 296 4680 office
828 230 4057 mobile
Landon. Davidson(a)ncdenr.gov
2090 U.S. Hwy. 70
Swannanoa, N.C. 28711
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: Phillips, Sarah E
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 12:09 PM
To: Hintz, Randy <[e-mail]>; Davidson, Landon <[e-mail]>
Cc: Kinney, Maureen <[e-mail]>; [e-mail]
Subject: NPDES Permit NC0042358 - Adams Apple Condos WWTP
Good Morning,
Please see attached draft for NPDES Permit NC0042358 - Adams Apple Condos WWTP, which is out for public
comments.
Thanks,
Emily
Emily Phillips, Environmental Specialist
NC Dept. of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources
Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center; Raleigh, NC 27699 (mailing address)
512 N. Salisbury Street; Raleigh, NC 27604 (physical address)
E: [e-mail]
O: 919.807.6479
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Acct. Name: NORTH CAROLINA-WATAUGA COUNTY
ATTN: WREN THEDFORD Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County
and State, duly commissioned, qualified and authorized by the
Acct. # 265236 law to administer oaths, personally appeared:
COST OF PUBLICATION
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Total $279.72
Who being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that he (she) is
of a newspaper known as THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT, publishe
issued and entered as second class mail in City of Boone,
in said County and State; that he (she) is authorized to make
this affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice of other legal
advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was
published in THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT the following dates
NPDES UNIT
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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 of
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 9th day of Aug t, 2017
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Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental
Management
Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue a
NPDES Wastewater Permit
The North Carolina Environ-
mental Management Commis-
sion proposes to issue a
NPDES wastewater discharge
permit to the person(s) listed
below. Written comments re-
garding the proposed permit will
be accepted until 30 days after
the publish date of this notice.
The Director of the NC Division
of Water Resources (DWR)
may hold a public hearing
should there be a significant de-
gree of public interest. Please
mail comments and/or informa-
tion requests to DWR at the
above address. Interested per-
sons may visit the DWR at 512
N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh,
NC to review information on file.
Additional information on
NPDES permits and this notice
may be found on our website:
htto:Hdeq nc aov/abouUdivi-
s i o n s/water-resources/water-re-
s o u rc es-p e rm its/wa stewa to r-
branch/npdes-wastewater/pub
lic-notices, or by calling (919)
807-6397.
Water Quality Utilities, Inc. re-
quested renewal of permit
NCO050610 for The Ponds
WWTP in Watauga County; this
permitted discharge is treated
domestic wastewater to the
Watauga River in the Watauga
River basin.
Hawksnest Utilities, Inc. applied
to renew NPDES Permit
NCO058891 for the Valley
Creek WWTP discharging
100% domestic wastewater,
Watauga River Basin, Watauga
County.
MS & SR Enterprises, LLC, ap-
plied to renew permit
NCO033448 for Valley Creek
Apartments WWTP, Boone,
Watauga County, discharging
treated wastewater into Valley
Creek, Watauga River Basin.
Hebron Colony Ministries, Inc,
Boone, Watauga County, has
applied to renew permit
NCO032191 discharging to the
Watauga River.
The Adams Apple Homeowners
Association, Inc. requested re-
newal of permit NCO042358 for
the Adams Apple Condomini-
ums WWTP in Avery County;
this permitted discharge is treat-
ed domestic wastewater to the
Watauga River in the Watauga
River Basin.

FACT SHEET
EXPEDITED - PERMIT RENEWAL
NCO042358 — Class 2
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
Emily Phillips / NPDES / June 27, 2017
Permit Number - Class
NC0042358 — Class 2
Flow
0.020 MGD [60 people]
Owner
Adams Apple Homeowners Association
Facility Name
Adams Apple Condominiums WWTP
Type of Waste
100 % domestic
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
Watauga River Basin / 04-02-01
Receiving Stream
Watauga River [segment 8-(1)]
Stream Classification in Permit
B-Trout, HQW
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits?
No
Does permit need TRC limits/language?
No
Does permit have toxicity testing?
No
Does permit have Special Conditions?
No
Does permit have instream monitoring?
Yes (Temperature)
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
Yes, see below.
Any permit MODS since last permit?
No
Requests for Renewal
Received May 19, 2017
New expiration date
September 30, 2022
Changes to current permit?
Updated map, added eDMR language, & added regulatory
citations
Data Review -- Reviewed BIMS data from 2012 through present. There were 17 violations for monitoring with
frequency for temperature, as well as for daily maximum (Fecal Coliform).... All which proceeded to NOV's.
There was one enforcement in 2017.