NC0061930_Permit Issuance_20171113

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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
November 13, 2017
Mr. Ronnie Waller
Mark Laurel Home Owners Association
P.O. Box 155
Highlands, NC 28741-0155
Dear Permittee:
ROY COOPER
Govemor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO061930
Mark Laurel WWTP
Macon 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. (3.) 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
unabe to you, you have the right to an adjudicail3eang upon written request__
within thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a
writ2n.petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the Noih.Carolina General Statutes, and
filed&iith the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail_Service Center, Raleigh, North
lina 2 Caro7699-6714). Unless such demand is made, thi"ecision shall be fmal 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 Enviromnental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
919 807 6300 919-807-6389 FAX
https:lldeq.nc.govlaboutldivisionslwater-resourceslwater-resources-permitslwastewater-bmnchlnpdes-wastewater-permits

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If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Emily Phillips at
telephone number [phone], or via e-mail [sarah.phillips ncdenr.gov].
cc: NPDES Files
Central Files
Asheville Regional Office
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Linda Culpepper
Interim Director

Permit NCO061930
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 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, the
Mark Laurel Homeowners Association
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Mark Laurel WWTP
Off Moonlight Lane
West of Highlands
Macon County
to receiving waters designated as East Fork Overflow Creek in the Savannah 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 August 31, 2022.
Signed this day November 13, 2017. s _
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a Culpepper
11i,erim Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NCO061930
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.
The Mark Laurel Homeowners Association
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.042 MGD extended aeration (diffused air)
wastewater treatment system that includes the following components:
♦ Two aeration basins
♦ Digester
♦ Clarifier
♦ UV disinfection
♦ Flow meter
The facility is located west of Highlands at the Mark Laurel WWTP, off Moonlight
Lane in Macon County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map
into Eas.tFork Overflow Creek, classified C-Trout ORW_ waters in the Savannah
--------diver 1B)tIzfti.- — - - -
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Permit NCO061930
Part I.
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
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 monitored4 by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample Type
Sample Locationl
Parameter Code
Average
Maximum
Frequency
Flow 50050
0.042 MGD
Continuous
Instantaneous
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C) C0310
30.0 mg/L
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
2.2 mg/L
11.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
(April 1- October 31 C0610
NH3 as N
6.6 mg/L
33.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
November 1- March 31 C0610
Effluent,
Dissolved Oxygen2 00300
Weekly
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Fecal Coliform
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
(geometric mean) 31616
Temperature (°C) 00010
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C) 00010
Weekly
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
pH3 00400
_
Weekly
I Grab
Effluent
Footnotes: -
1. Upstream = at unimprovedT-Uad; Downstream = approximately 0.2 miles from the of -Sall.
2. The daily average dissolved oxygen effluent concentration shall not be less than 5.0 mg/L.
3. The pH shall not be less thaii-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. (3)]. -- ----
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
See Condition A. (2.) for instructions should the facility's permitted UV system fail and an
alternate means of disinfection is required. Total Residual Chlorine monitoring
requirements and limits are applicable if chlorine compounds are used for disinfection.
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Permit NCO061930
A. (2.) TEMPORARY MEANS OF DISINFECTION
[NCGS 143-215.1 (a)]
In the event that the wastewater treatment plant's ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system
should fail, underperform, or otherwise be removed from effective service, the permittee or
his agent should immediately inform the Surface Water Protection Section staff of the
Asheville Regional Office of this development and discuss temporary, alternate means for
disinfection of the effluent.
If chlorine compounds are used as temporary means of disinfection, the total residual
chlorine (TRC) concentration of the effluent must be monitored on a daily basis while this
method of disinfection is in use and values must be reported on the discharge monitoring
report. TRC in the effluent may not exceed 28 µg/ L; therefore, dechlorination methods may
also be necessary to ensure protection of water quality in the receiving stream.
In the event that TRC monitoring should occur, 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 pg/L.
Use of a disinfection system other than the permitted UV system during circumstances not
deemed as emergency and/or temporary (replacement of lamps, lamp cleaning or
maintenance, etc.) will be considered a violation of the terms of this permit.
A. (3.) 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: Thies special conrli w supplements -or- supersedes the-'o 1 _Hans_^Tart
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. ReRorting Requirements rSuversedes Section D. 2. and Section E. (5.1 fall
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
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Permit NC0061930
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.
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) (9j, the permittee must identify the initial recipient—
at the time of each electronic subrru _'h ermittee should use the EPA s websit�_
-- P- '
resources to identify the initial recipient- for the electronic submission.
- Initial recipient of electronic NPDES in from NPDES-regulated facilities means,
the entity (EPA or the state authorized-b3� -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:
httvs: / /www.federalregister.gov/ documents / 2015 / 10 / 22 / 2015-24954 / national-pollutant-
discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
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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.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are
found on the following web page:
http: / /deg.nc.aov/about/divisions /water-resources1edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (bi and Supersedes Section B.
11. d
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 aro a s--e sys em, fegistering for eDMR and obtaining, 8fti-
eDMR user account, please visit-U%e.following web page:
.._ _-�_�- . -_ ��.�., ..____ _ ___ --,•aye—; --�— - -- - -:. _
http: / /deg.nc.gov/about/divisions-water-resources/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR sys,*t_em
_ shall make the following certification_[40 CFR 122.221. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF----- --
CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
7 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. to
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5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. 16.11
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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FACT SHEET
EXPEDITED - PERMIT RENEWAL
NCO061930 — Class 2
Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer/Date
Emily Phillips / NPDES / September 18, 2017
Permit Number - Class
NCO061930 — Class 2
Flow
0.042 MGD [12 homes]
Owner
Mark Laurel Home Owners Association
Facility Name
Mark Laurel WWTP
Type of Waste
100 % domestic
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
Savannah River Basin / 03-13-01
Receiving Stream
East Fork Overflow [segment 3-10-2-1]
Stream Classification in Permit
C;Tr, ORW
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 and Dissolved Oxygen]
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
No
Any permit MODS since last permit?
No
Requests for Renewal
Received September 13, 2017
New expiration date
August 31, 2022
Changes to current permit?
Updated map, added eDMR language, & added regulatory
citations
Data Review -- Reviewed RIMS data from 2012 through present. Two frequency violations which proceeded to
NOV's for monitoring of Flow, as well as Dissolved Oxygen.

-,:voice / Affidavit
'_',n Hiahlander
post office Box 249
Highlands, NC 28741
:TATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF MACON
AFPIDAViT OP PUBLICATION
-..�:or:ally appeared before the undersigned, Brad Spaulding, who having been
djiy sworn on oath that he is the 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 he is authorized to make this aff.iday.it and sworn statement; that the
notice or other legal advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto,
was puhl shed in The Highlander newspaper on the following dates:
P'JL<1,1C N-MARK LAUREL PERM
7MAIL-9/20 WREN THED
09/28/2017
An,: that. the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document or legal
?v4rrtisement was published, was at the time of cacti and every such
i on, a newspaper meua t:i.ng a'-1 the requires_ -,ts and qualifications of
.�tion I-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified
i-wspaper within the meaning of the Section I-597 of the General Statues of
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Filed With: NCDENR- DIV WATER RESOURCES
Andress: 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RAI,EIGH NC 27699
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 Environmental
Management Commission
proposes to issue a NPDES
wastewater 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 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 to review
information on file.
Additional information on NPDES
permits and this notice may be
found on our website:
httpJ/deq.nc.gov/aboutidivisions/
water-resources/water-resources-
permits/wastewater-
branch/npdes-wastewater/public-
notices,or by calling (919)807-
6397.
The Mark Laurel Homeowner's
Association requested renewal of
Permit NC0061930 for the Mark
Laurel WWTP in Macon County;
this permitted discharge is
treated domestic wastewater to
the East Fork Overflow Creek
within the Savannah River Basin.
Pe rm i t NCO061930-9/28-374032