NC0037737_Authorization to Construct_19870403

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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street * Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary Director
April 3, 1987
Mr. Ragan B. Walker, General Manager
Nantahala Village
P. 0. Drawer J
Bryson City, NC 28713
SUBJECT: Permit No. NCO037737
Authorization to.Construct
Nantahala Village
Sand Filter Beds
Swain County
Dear Mr. Walker:
A letter of request for Authorization to Construct was received February 4, 1987,
by the Division and final plans and specifications for the subject project have been
reviewed and found to be satisfactory. Authorization is hereby granted for the
addition of a sand filter bed with four (4) distribution lines to serve the existing
7,800 GPD wastewater treatment facility located at Nantahala Village in Swain County.
This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part III paragraph C
of the NPDES Permit No. NCO037737 issued July 30, 1982, and shall be subject to
revocation unless the wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in accordance
with the conditions and limitations specified in Permit No. NC0037737.
The Permittee must employ a certified wastewater operator in accordance with Part
III pargr.aph D of the referenced permit.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in
accordance with G.S. 143.215.1 and in a manner approvable by the North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management.
The Asheville Regional Office, telephone number 704/253-3341 shall be notified in
advance of start-up of the installed filter system so that an in -place inspection can
be made of said system prior to operation. Such notification to the Regional
Supervisor shall be made during the normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
on Monday through Friday, excluding State Holidays.
Pollution Prcvention Pats
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Anion Employer

In event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily in meeting its NPDES
permit effluent limits, the Permittee shall take such immediate corrective action as
may be required by this Division, including the construction of additional wastewater
treatment and disposal facilities.
The sand media of the filters must comply with the Division's sand specifications
and must be analyzed and approved by this Division either by direct sampling or by
acquisition of filter sand from a dealer who is currently certified by the Division as
an acceptable source.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Mr.
Randy Jones, telephone number 919/733-5083, ext. 170.
Sincerely yours,
R. Paul Wilms
cc: Swain County Health Department
Dennis R. Ramsey
Asheville Regional Office
Dennis Ramsey
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