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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0066249_Permit Issuance_201511021 ::4 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Pat McCrory Governor November 2, 2015 Ms. Carolyn Edmundson Country Acres Mobile Home Park 22 Keith Memorial Dr Mills River, NC 28759 Donald R. van der Vaart Secretary Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0066249 Country Acres MHP WWTP Henderson County Class WW-2 Dear Ms. Edmundson: 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). 2015. This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on July 15, 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. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Charles Weaver at telephone number (919) 807- 6391. Since ly, S. Jay Zimmerman, Di Division of Water Resources cc: Central Files Asheville Regional Office NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919 807-6300 / FAX 919 807-6489 / http://podal.ncdenr.orgtweblwq An Equal Oppodunily/Affirmative Action Employer- 50% Recycled/10'/o Post Consumer Paper r, Permit NCO066249 . 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, Ms. Carolyn F. Edmundson is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Country Acres Mobile Home Park 25 Keith Memorial Drive NW of Mills River Henderson County to receiving waters designated as McDowell Creek in the French Broad 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, 2015. This permit and authorization to discharge -shall expire at midnight on November- 30, 2020. - - - - Signed this day November 2, 2015 S, a unmerman, Director ion of Water Resources - By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 e Permit NC0066249 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. Ms. Carolyn F. Edmundson is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.006 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment system with the following components: ♦ Manual bar Screen ♦ 6,000 gallon aeration tank ♦ Dual motor and blower (3 6 cfm) controls providing diffused air ♦ 1,000 gallon clarifier with skimmer and sludge returns ♦ Aerobic digester ♦ Tablet chlorinator ♦ V-notch weir ♦ Effluent pump tank w/duplex 50 gpm submersible pumps ♦ High water alarms ♦ 350 linear feet of 2" force main to outfall The facility is located NW of Mills River at Country Acres Mobile Home Park (25 Keith Memorial Drive) in Henderson County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into McDowell Creek, currently classified C waters in sub -basin 04-03-02 of the French Broad River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NCO066249 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 monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS: MO Q�R1NG REQUIREMENTS y Parameter Codes Average Maklllm�n Measurement Sa_ mple Fre uenc : - q Type Sample Flow -- Y , Location 50050 0.006 MGD Weekly Instantaneou Influent or BOD, 5-day (20°C) s Effluent C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L I 2/Month Grab Effluent Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent NH3 as N C0610 2/TM\ oath Grab Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 31616 200/100 ml 400/100 ml 2/1V4onth Grab Residual Chlorinez jEffluent [Total 50060 28 µ1;n 2/Week Grab Temperature (°C) 00010 Weekly Grab pH Not < 6.0 nor > 9.0 00400 Standard Units Weekly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. No later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, begin submitting discharge monitorin reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system [see A. (2)]. , g 2. Limit and monitoring applies only if chlorine is added for disinfection. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/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 µg/1. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS Page 3 of 6 Permit NCO066249 A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [G. S. 143-215.1(b)) Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part H of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits): • Section B. (11.) • Section D. (2.) • Section D. (6.) • Section E. (5.) Signatory Requirements Reporting Records Retention Monitoring Reports 1. Reporting [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1 Beginning no later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin reporting 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 DEQ / DWR / Information Processing Unit ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR 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. Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements 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 using eDMR. Temporary waivers shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re- applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division. Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements is found on the following web page: htti)://i)ortal.ncdeiir.org/web/Wq/admin/boWil)tl/edmr Page 4 of 6 Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month followingNC0066249 issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the commencement of discharge. 2. * Simatory Requirements Su elements Section B. (11.) (b) and supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)l .All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (I I.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in part II, Section B.11. person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting { }ro}• A . p g 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: htt :// ortal.ncdenr.or /web/w /admin/bo i u/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, underpenalty of law, that this document and all attachments wereprepared 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 signficant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations. " 3. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)l 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]. Page 5 of 6 Ms. Carolyn.F. Edmundson Country Acres Mobile Home Park WWTP County: Henderson Stream Class: C Receiving Stream: McDowell Creek Sub -Basin: 04-03-02 Latitude: 350 25' 10" USGS Quad: Skyland, N.C. Longitude: 82°35'30" HUC#: 06010105 Facility Location x (not to scale) NORTH NPDES Permit NC0066249 Page 6 of 6 PermNOnceit Of Intent W ISSW a NPDES re - ASHE`/il i E CITIZEN TIlVIES VOICE OFTTTE MOUNTAINS • CMZEN-TiMF.S.com AFFIDAVIT OF ]PUBLICATION BUNCOMBE COUNTY SS. NORTH CAROLINA Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly commissioned, qualified and authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Rene Simpson, who, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that she is the Finance Manager of The Asheville Citizen -Times, engaged in publication of a newspaper known as The Asheville Citizen -Times, published, issued, and entered as first class mail in the City of Asheville, 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 Asheville Citizen -Times on the following date: September 4th 2015. And that the said newspaper in which said notice, paper, document or legal advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every publication, a newspaper meeting all of the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Signed this 4" day of September, 2015 (Sig I ature of person making affidavit) Sworn to and subscribed before me the 4111 day of September, 2015f--, /1 ,•_� expires the 5' day of October, (828) 232-5830 1 (828) 253-5092 FAX 14 O. HENRY AVE. ( P.O. BOX 2090 1 ASHEVILLE, NC 28802 1 (800) 800-4204 Qy GANNEif NOTAR PUTLIC 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 Expedited Permit Renewals Permit Writer/Date Maureen Kinney 4/13/2015 Permit Number NC0066249 Facility Name Country Acres Mobile Home Park WWTP Basin Name/Sub-basin number French Broad 04-03-02 HUC # 06010105 Receiving Stream McDowell Creek Stream Classification in Permit C Doespen-nit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No Does permit need TRC limits/language? Yes No Does permit have toxicity testing? Yes No Does permit have Special Conditions? Yes No — E-Re ortin Does permit have instream monitoring? Yes No Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? For whatparameter? Yes No Any obvious compliance concerns? None Any permit mods since lastpermit? No Current expiration date 11/30/2015 New expiration date 11/30/2020 Comments received on Draft Permit? Please note the following modifications to this draft: • A requirement to begin reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application has been added to this draft, see Special Condition A. (2.). For information on eDMR, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr. os 9D c� o0o q3 7q- 4 fib Wren Thedford May 6, 2015 NC DENR/DWR/NPDES Unit RECEIVED/DENR/DWR 1617 Mail Service Center ,IUN 0 ). 2015 Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Water Quality Permitting Sectior Please renew NPDES permit # NCO066249 for Country Acres Mobile Home Park. There are no changes or expected changes in the nature or volume of the waste to be treated. Attached are the completed application forms and our sludge management plan. If additional information is needed, please advise. Sincerely, Carolyn Edmundson Owner Sludge Management Plan Country Acres Mobile Home Park Permit # NCO066249 At the wastewater treatment facility serving Country Acres Mobile Home Park, mixed liquor suspended solids in the aeration tank are maintained in the desired range and the facility is operated and maintained in such a manner to minimize the production of large quantities of sludge. Sludge is wasted as necessary from the package plant to an aerobic digester. As needed a licensed commercial septic tank truck removes sludge from the digester for ultimate disposal at a nearby POTW. cy� 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 Resources / NPDES Program 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NPDES Permit 000066249 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 Carolyn Edmundson Facility Name Country Acres Mobile Home Park Mailing Address 25 Keith Memorial Drive City RECEIVEDIDENRIDWR Mills River State / Zip Code NC c� g;jrg �) �� - �) 5 Telephone Number (828-891-3261) Water Quality Fax Number ( ) e-mail Address L"_r'J n: u Ails r_"J o b5=[I s au`th, /ye-- 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same address as above x[" Street Address or State Road City State / Zip Code County Henderson 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 ORQ Name Safety & Environmental Consulting, Inc. Mailing Address 64 Web Place City Mills River State / Zip Code NC Telephone Number (828-684-8722) Fax Number ( ) e-mail Address jfedwards@morrisbb.net 1 of 3 Form-D 9/2013 NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 4. Description of wastewater: Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that applyft Industrial ❑ Number of Employees Commercial ❑ Number of Employees Residential x3"' Number of Homes 24 School ❑ Number of Students/ Staff Other ❑ Explain: Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers, restaurants, etc.): Mobile Home Park Number of persons served: 34 5. Type of collection system xBSeparate (sanitary sewer only) 6. Outfall Information: ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer) Number of separate discharge points 1 Outfall Identification number(s) 001 Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes xEKNO 7. Name of receiving stream(s) LAW applicants: Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall�. McDowell Creek S. Frequency of Discharge: xa Continuous ❑ Intermittent If intermittent: Days per week discharge occurs: 7 Duration: 24hrs/day 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. 0.006 MGD extended aeration package plant consisting of bar screen, aeration tank, dual motor and blower controls, sedimentation and sludge holding compartments, chlorine contact chamber followed by dechlorination, effluent lift pump, and aerobic digester. 2 of 3 Form-D 9/2013 NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 10. Flow Information: Treatment Plant Design flow 0.006 MGD Annual Average daily flow 0.003 MGD (for the previous 3 years) Maximum daily flow 0.003 MGD (for the previous 3 years) 11. Is this facility located on Indian country? ❑ Yes x['No 12. Effluent Data NEW APPLi[CANTS: Provide data for the parameters Itsted. Fecal Coliform, 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. ,RENEWAL APPLICANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum) and Monthly Average over 4t.w . --,# �% �rfns7�Ztc� f^*. tf/7Ylf1Y)�iOf'C• n,rp rifli/ in limir nprmit_ Mnrk other narameters 'NIA'. LI6G 1.i.74 Parameter __ ______ _ ____ Daily Maximum __ _ Monthly Average Units of Measurement Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODs) 176 21.6 mg/ 1 Fecal Coliform 1010 10 # / 100 ml Total Suspended Solids 32.7 18.8 mg/ 1 Temperature (Summer) 25 24 Degrees C Temperature (Winter) 6 8.2 Degrees C pH 7.0 6.9 units 13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications: Type Permit Number Type Permit Number Hazardous Waste (RCRA) UIC (SDWA) NPDES NCO066249 PSD (CAA) Non -attainment program (CAA) 14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION NESHAPS (CAA) Ocean Dumping (MPRSA) Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA) Other 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. CarolM Edmundson Owner Printed name of Person Signing Title &15�1 6'57 --,25 -1S Signatur of Applicant 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 912013