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Home My WebLink AboutNC0038041_Permit Issuance_20120614WDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, P.E. Governor Director June 14, 2012 Ms. Renae Ward PSI Properties, Inc. 4375 Hickory Blvd Granite Falls, N.C. 28630 Natural Resources Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0038041 Laurel Seasons WWTP Class WW-2 Watauga County Dear Ms. Ward: Dee Freeman Secretary 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). This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on April 25, 2012: 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 other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Charles Weaver at telephone number (919) 807-6391^ Sin erely, 22C, Charles Wakild, P. - cc: Central Files Winston-Salem Regional Office/Surface Water Protection NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 One 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 NorthCarohna Phone: 919 807-6300 / FAX 919 807-6495 / hllp://porlal.ncdenr.org/weblwq a ighmallff An Equal OpporlunilylAffinnative Action Employer -50% Recycled/10%a Post Consumer Paper ��/ Permit NCO038041 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provision 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, PSI Properties, Inc. is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the . Laurel Seasons WWTP 4092 NC Highway 105 South Boone Watauga County to receiving waters designated as Laurel Fork 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 October 1, 2012. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2017. Signed this day June 14, 2012 L.Fy/iViVil Vl •74L4V1 By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission 16 Outfa11001 m NCO038041 - Laurel Seasons WWTP Facility Location Latihide: 360 12' 20" N USGS Ouad: Boone, N.C. Longitude: 81°43' 15" W Receiving Stream: Laurel Pork River Rasim Watauga River Basin Watauga County Stream Class: C-Trout ��IQJ�'L Map not to scale Permit NCO038041 A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit 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: PARAMETER LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [RCS Code] Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Type Sample Average Maximum Frequency Location Flow 50050 0.0145 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or Effluent BOD, 5-day (20°C) 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent 00310 Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent 00530 Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200/100 mL 400/100 mL Weekly Grab Effluent 31616 Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) 28 pg/L 2/week Grab Effluent 50060 Temperature Weekly Grab Effluent [00010 pH [00400] > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units Weekly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. The Permittee shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC -certified laboratory [including field -certified]. Effluent values < 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Permit NC0038041 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET 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. PSI Properties, Inc. is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.0145 MGD wastewater treatment facility with the following components: • A 2,000 gallon grease tank • Influent bar screen • Aerated influent holding basins • Aeration basin • Clarifier • Jet-Chlor tablet chlorinator • 900-gallon chlorine contact basin • Metabisulfate dechlorination unit 0 35 gallon chemical mixing tank o Pump and 900 gallon contact tank This facility is located at the Laurel Seasons WWTP (4092 NC Highway 105 South) near Boone in Watauga County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Laurel Fork, currently classified C-Trout waters in the Watauga River Basin. 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 S.A. Bragman, who being duly sworn, deposes and says: that she is Assistant Controller of the Winston-Salem Journal, engaged in the publishing of a newspaper known as the Winston-Salem Journal, published, issued and entered as second class mail in the City of Winston-Salem, in said County and State: 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, was published in the Winston-Salem Journal on the following dates: April 27, 2012 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 27th day of April, 2012 (signature o person making affidavit) Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 27� day of April, 2012 My Commission expires: September 28, 2015 KIMALEY JONNSON NOTARY PUBLIC FORSYTH COUNTY p STATE OF NORTH CARbQt,1� Zo MY COMMISSION EXPIRES' ) 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 Permi t The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewa- ter discharge 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 notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Quality (DWQ) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public in- terest Please mail comments and/or Information requests to DWQ at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWQ 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: http://portal. ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ps/npdes/calendar, or Stokes County Public Works applied to renew NPDES permit NCO043290 for the Town of Danbury WTP discharging to a UT to Scott Branch, Roanoke River Basin. Wieland Copper Products, LLC Pine Nall, 3990 Hwy 311N, Stokes County, has applied to renew permit NCO035173 discharging to a UT of Dan River, Roa- noke River Basin.' Mill Ridge PDA requested renewal of NCO030473 for their WWTP/Watauga, County. Facility dis- charges to the Watauga River/Watauga River Ba- sin. Currently BOD, ammonia nitrogen, dissolved oxygen and fecal coliform are water quality limit- ed. Albert Sensing 6 David Ramsey requested re- newal of N00088579/Stone Bridge WWTP/ Watau- ga County. Proposed facility will discharge to Lance Creek/Watauga; River Basin. Currently fecal collform, ammonia nitrogen, and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. Valle landing Property Owners Association re- quested renewal of permit NCO072559 /Valle land- Ing Shopping Center WWTP/Watauga County. ,Fa- cllitNy discharges to Dutch Creek/6Vatauga River Basin. Currently fecal coliform Is water quality limited. Clevon Woods Association requested renewal of permit .NO0O70408/Art Plaza WWTP/Watauga County. Proposed facility would discharge to the Watauga River/Watauga River Basin. The follow- ing parameters are currently water quality limited: SODS, TSS, ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform, total residual chlorine, dissolved oxygen.. requested renewal of permit WWTP in Watauga County. to an unnamed tributary to the tauga River Basin. Currently ogen, total suspended solids, am, coliform, and total residu- quality limited. PSI Properties, Inc requested renewal of permit NC0038041/Laurel Seasons WWTP/Watauga Coun- ty. Basin Currentlry9es to fecal coliform and talrresidu- al chlorine are water quality limited. WSJ: April 27, 2012 FACT 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 Eanedited Permit Renewals Permit Writer/Date Charles H. Weaver— 4/17/2012 Permit Number NC0018041 FacihtyName Laurel Seasons WWTP Basin Name/Sub-basin number Watauga / 04-02-01 Receiving Stream Laurel Fork Stream Classification in Permit C-Trout Does permit need Daily Maximum NH, limits? N / A 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 Anypermit mods since last permit? No New expiration date 9/30/2017 Comments on Draft Permit? Most Commonly Used Expedited Language: • 303(d) lanauase for Draft/Final Cover Letters: "Please note that Cane Creek is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List. Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with this permit's effluent limits and stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be required". Permit NCO038041 A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit 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: PARAMET ER LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Type Sample , [PPS Code] ;: aximum > 'Fre 'uenc`" Flow 50050 0.0145 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or Effluent BOD, 5-day (20°C) 00310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent 00530 Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200/100 mL 400/100 mL Weekly Grab Effluent 31616 Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) 28.0 ug/L 2/week Grab Effluent 50060 Temperature Weekly Grab Effluent 00010 pH 00400 > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units — — Weekly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. The Permittee shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC -certified laboratory [including field -certified]. Effluent values < 50 Ng/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Water Quality lab and Operations, Inc. PO Box 1167 Banner Elk, NC 28604 Phone 828-898-6277 Fax 828-898-6255 March 20, 2012 Laurel Seasons WWTP The request is being made for Laurel Seasons WWTP, NPDES Permit NCO038041 to have their wastewater permit renewed. No changes to the plant have been made since the last permit renewal in 2007. If you have any questions, feel free to contact myself, Jadd Brewer, owner of Water Quality Lab and Operations, Inc. at 828-898-6277 Sincerely, giadd Brewer Water Quality Lab and Operations, Inc... ,l APR 2 2012 NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For, privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD Mail the complete application to: N. C. DENR / Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NPDES Permit C00 3gQ 41 If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move 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 Lau re 6easons ebrp)eee Wair� Facility Name Lo-arell Mailing Address 4,376 City G r .4 fa 5 State / Zip Code rVi a gla n Telephone Number ('9A) a W U �Z / Fax Number VW) a&y 1P & ZZ e-mail Address 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same address as above ❑ Street Address or State Road 2; 50A L'A9city 100neo State / Zip Code /VC affbio 2 County 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 QaMbi(ho WOuter nit d - Mailing Address TID 3 City 'Bah io ey 1L State / Zip Code N C. agtoog Telephone Number O ZTD r h Fax Number () �(� W ��• ' �� 11�16 COIL 00 1 of 3 Form-D 05/08 l NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately owned treatment systems treating 1000/a domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD R 4. Description of wastewater: Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that applyj: Industrial ❑ Number of Employees Commercial ❑ Number of Employees Residential Number of Homes a Q School ❑ Number of Students/Staff Other ❑ Explain: Y Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers, restaurants, etc.): Population served: 4Q 5. 'lope of collection system V Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer) 6. Outfall Informatio n: Number of separate discharge points Outfall Identification number(s) DD Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes, dN6 7. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map shounng the exact location of each outfallr s LMMY arK S. Frequency of Discharge: ErContinuous ❑ Intermittent If intermittent: Days per week discharge occurs: Duration: _ 9. Describe the treatment system List all installed components, including capacities, 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. �!o chccnge �cx, c�, lash 1 2 of 3 Form-D 05/08 r • NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 10. Flow Information: Treatment Plant Design flow • Q �'51V MGD Annual Average daily flow • 010 7 MGD (for the previous 3 years) Maximum daily flow • Mq MGD (for the previous 3 years) 11. Is this facility located on Ind n country? ❑ Yes No 12. Effluent Data Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal CoIiform, Temperature and pH shall be grab samples, for all other parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported, report daily maximum and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum. Parameter Daily Maximum Monthly Average Units of Measurement Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODs) Fecal Coliform Z lnd chanae o(, cf_.� A24 �6 1 Total Suspended Solids Temperature (Summer) Temperature (Winter) pH 13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications: Type Permit Number Type Permit Number Hazardous Waste (RCRA) UIC (SDWA) NPDES PSD (CAA) Non -attainment program (CAA) NESHAPS (CAA) Ocean Dumping (MPRSA) IW380 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA) Other 14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION 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 tr■se, complete,. and accurate. Z-a8aTrwMo�VV&4cr_attaQJ(1 n u1n�r Printed name of Person Signing Title 3121 Date 'forth 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 05108 [Type text] Water Quality lab and Operations, Inc. PO Box 1167 Banner Elk, NC 28604 Phone 828-898-6277 Fax 828-898-6255 March 20, 2012 Excess bio-solids are pumped and hauled to Boone wastewater treatment plant. ' cerely Ladd Brewer Water Quality Labs,inc. A PR 2 2012