NC0090247_Public Hearing Fact Sheet_20240205

NCDEQ Seeking Public Comment on Clear Creek
Wastewater Treatment Plant Permit
Draft Permit Overview
Henderson County has applied for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permit for a proposed municipal wastewater treatment plant that would serve existing residential
and commercial
VU
properties in Edneyville.
The minor municipal
plant would have the
capacity to treat up to
200,000 gallons per day,
with the option to
expand to up to 500,000
gallons per day.
The treated wastewater
would discharge into
Clear Creek, which is
part of the French Broad
River Basin.
Clear Creek is listed on
the 2022 North Carolina
303(d) list as impaired
for aquatic life.
Figure 1 Proposed Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Public Comment Period
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources is
accepting comments on the draft NPDES permit until 5 p.m. Feb. 6. Comments can be
submitted using any of the following options:
Email: publiccomments(a-gdeq.nc.gov with "Clear Creek WWTP" in the subject line
Mail: Wastewater Permitting, Attn: Henderson County -Clear Creek WWTP Permit, 1617 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1617
In -Person: Monday, February 5, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Auditorium at North Henderson
High School, 35 Fruitland Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792, Speaker registration opens at 5:30
p.m., onsite via sign-up sheet.
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Facility Location
The proposed wastewater treatment plant would be located near Fruitland Road on
approximately half an acre on 15 acres near the confluence of Clear Creek and Laurel Branch.
Facility Discharges
Henderson County will be required to monitor the quality of the wastewater discharged from the
plant, and report the findings to DWR. The water quality standards that the plant would have to
meet are given in the table below. In addition, the plant cannot discharge any floating solids or
visible foam, other than trace amounts.
1MVMonthly
average
Weekly average
Daily
Daily
limit
limit
maximum
average
Total residual
28 micrograms
Chlorine
per liter
Biochemical
30 mg per liter
45 mg per liter
oxygen demand
Ammonia
Monitor and
report
Dissolved oxygen
More than 5
mg per liter
Total suspended
30 mg per liter
45 mg per liter
solids
pH
Not less than 6 or
more than 9
standard units
Fecal coliform
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Chronic toxicity
Toxicity tests
done quarterly
Total nitrogen
Monitor and
report
Total phosphorus
Monitor and
report
Due to concerns about the aquatic life impairment in Clear Creek, DWR included a condition in
the permit that the permittee shall submit a plan - within three months of the permit's effective
date - for studying the biological integrity of the waters receiving the treated wastewater.
The details of the monitoring requirements, and DWR's enforcement policies, are available on
the DEQ website. Printed copies of the draft permit and related documents may be reviewed by
appointment at the Asheville Regional Office, located at 2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC
28778-8211.
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To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 828-296-4500, and ask for a Water
Quality Regional Operations supervisor. File materials may not be removed from any DWR
office, but copy machines are available for use upon payment of the cost to DWR, pursuant to
G.S. 132-6.2.
Visit the NCDEQ website to learn more: https://www.deq.nc.gov/news/events/public-hearing-
henderson-county-npdes-wastewater-permit-nc0090247clear-creek-wastewater-treatment. For
questions, email Laura Oleniacz at [e-mail] or call 919-707-8604.
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