NC0067326_Fact Sheet_20231005

NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES
EXPEDITED FACT SHEET - NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL
NPDES Permit NC0067326

Sara Bassett / Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit / [e-mail] / September 2023
FACILITY INFORMATION
Applicant/Facility Name Country Bear LLC, Whistle Stop WWTP
Applicant Address Applicant address same as physical address
Facility Physical
Address/Mailing Address 145 River Road, Franklin NC
Permitted Flow (MGD) 0.003 MGD
Type of Waste 100% Domestic, < 1 MGD
Facility Class WW-2 County Macon
Permit Status Renewal Regional Office ARO
STREAM CHARACTERISTICS
Receiving Stream Cullasaja River Stream
Classification B; Tr
Stream Segment 2-21-(5.5) Outfall Lat. 35.1611N
7Q10 - Summer (cfs) 36.6 Outfall Long. 83.3147W
7Q10 - Winter (cfs) 45.4 Drainage basin Little Tennessee
30Q2 (cfs) ~ Subbasin 04-04-01
Average Flow (cfs) 223 HUC 60102020203
IWC (%) 303(d) List No

BASIC INFO FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWAL
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No-massive dilution at discharge point
Does permit need TRC limits/footnote? Already present in permit.
Does permit have toxicity testing? No – not a complex wastestream
Does permit have any Special Conditions? No
Does permit have instream monitoring? Added for temperature for trout waters
New expiration date: November 30, 2028
1. FACILITY SUMMARY

Country Bear LLC sends 100% domestic discharge to Whistle Stop WWTP. The Whistle Stop WWTP is a
minor facility (flow < 1 MGD) with a design capacity and permitted wastewater discharge of 0.003 MGD
facility that includes the following components:
♦ 2000-gallon primary clarifier tank
♦ Flow equalization
♦ 2000-gallon Aero-Flow aerobic system
♦ 580-ft2 sand filter
♦ 1200-gallon chlorine chamber
♦ 600-gallon polishing tank

RENEWAL SUMMARY
This renewal contains the following changes:
• Updated the effluent table in Section A. (1.) with eDMR parameter codes.
• Added effluent monitoring for turbidity to the table in Section A. (1.) to determine compliance with
15A NCAC 02B.0211 (21) for Trout waters.
• Added effluent monitoring for dissolved oxygen to the table in Section A. (1.) to determine
compliance with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (6) for Trout waters.
• Added instream monitoring for temperature to the table in Section A. (1.) to determine compliance
with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (18) for Trout waters.
• Updated Section A. (2) to reflect current federal requirements for Electronic Reporting of
Discharge Monitoring Reports.

COMPLIANCE HISTORY

Two enforcements in 2022 for limit violations.

COMMENTS ON DRAFT PERMIT