NC0074306_Permit Issuance_20080806

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
August 6, 2008
Mr. Brad Joyner, Superintendent
P.O. Box 728
Forest City, North Carolina 28043
Subject: Issuance of NPDES
Permit NCO074306
Town of Forest City WTP
Rutherford County
Dear Mr. Joyner:
Coleen H. Sullins Director
Division of Water Quality
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).
This permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on May 21, 2008.
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 other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of
Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may
be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Bob Guerra at telephone number
[phone].
Sincerely,
s
,r- Coleen H. Sullins
Enclosure: NPDES Permit NCO074306
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office / Surface Water Protection
NPDES Unit
Aquatic Toxicity Unit
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Permit NCO074306
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
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
Town of Forest City
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Forest City WTP
581 Vance Street North of Forest City
Rutherford County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to the Second Broad River in the
Broad River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions
set forth in Paris I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective September 1, 2008.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2013.
Signed this day August 6, 2008. A
, oleen H. Sullins, Director
ivision of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NCO074306
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 City of Forest City is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a Conventional water treatment drinking plant with a discharge
of filter -backwash wastewater. This facility is located at 581 Vance Street North of
Forest City in Rutherford County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map
into an unnamed tributary of the Second Broad River, classified WS-V waters in the
Broad River Basin.

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Town of Forest City Facility
Town of Forest City WTP Location
Latitude: 350 20' 56' N State Grid: Forest City not to scale
Lonaitude: 810 51' 53" W Permitted Flow: 0.09 MGD
Receiving Stream: UT to Second Broad River Drainage Basin: Broad River Basin North
NPDES Permit No. NCO074306
ea Strm Class: WS-V sub -Basin: 03-08-02 No�./h rtRutherford County

Permit NCO074306
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge filter backwash from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored
by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
a
Sample
Location
Flow
0.09 MGD
2./Month
Continuous
Effluent
TSS
30 m L
45 m L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
H
6.0 - 9.0 s.u.
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual
Chlorines
17 µg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Total Zinc4
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Fluoride
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Copper
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Iron
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Ammonia Nitro en2
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Aluminum3
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Ca1cium3
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Magnesium3
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Manganese3
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen
Quarterly
Grab I
Effluent
Whole Effluent
Toxici Monitorings
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. Limit and monitor only if facility adds chlorine to water that is eventually discharged. Because
low-level TRC is currently difficult to quantify in a wastewater matrix, 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
North Carolina -certified field and lab test methods, even if these values fall below 50 jig/ L.
2. Quarterly monitoring is required only if chloramination is utilized.
3. Parameter should be monitored in conjunction with toxicity test.
4. Zinc monitoring is required if Permittee uses zinc orthophosphate as a corrosion inhibitor.
5. See Attachment A. (2.).
All samples collected should be from a representative discharge event.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace
amounts.

Permit NCO074306
A. (2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY MONITORING (QRTRLY)
The permittee shall conduct guarterly chronic toxicity tests using test procedures outlined in the
"North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure", Revised February 1998, or
subsequent versions.
The effluent concentration defined as treatment two in the procedure document is 90%. The
testing shall be performed as a Ceriodaphnia dubia day pass/fail test. The tests will be performed
during the months of January, April, July, and October. Effluent sampling for this testing
shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment
processes.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent
Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter
code TGP3B. Additionally, DWQ Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention: North Carolina, Division of Water Quality
Environmental -Sciences Section
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental Sciences Section no
later than 30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made.
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical
measurements performed in association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data.
Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine
is employed for disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity
monitoring is required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the
aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county,
and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow" in the comment area of the form.
The report shall be submitted to the Environmental Sciences Section at the address cited above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required,
then monthly monitoring will begin immediately. Upon submission of a valid test, this monthly
test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina
Division of Water Quality indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be
re -opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently then required by this permit, the results
of such monitoring shall be included in the calculation & reporting of the data submitted on the
DMR & all AT Forms submitted.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, .such as
minimum control organism survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and
appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require
immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month
following the month of the initial monitoring.

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment ,; .
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and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
NCDENR
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
MEMORANDUM
To: James Adams
NCDENR / DEH / Regional engineer
Asheville Regional Office
From: Robert Guerra
NPDES Western Region
Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NCO074306
Forest City WIT
Rutherford County
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this form by June 21, 2008.
If you have any questions on the draft permit, please contact me at the telephone number or e-mail address listed at
the bottom of this page.
RESPONSE: (Check one)
Concur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and maintained properly, the stated effluent limits
are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not contravene the designated water quality standards.
Concurs with issuance of the above permit, provided the following conditions are met:
Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached:
Signed1--A/XU-Cf"L - st' h Date: -2:r/
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919 733-5083, extension 539 (fax) 919 73M719
VISIT US ON THE INTERNET @ http:lfh2o.enr.state.nc.uslNPDES Bob.Guerra@ ncmail.net

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION -.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly
commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to administer oaths, personally
appeared
Erika Meyer
who being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that they are
Classified Manager '
(Owner, partner, publisher, or other officer or employee authorized to make this
affidavit) of THE DAILY COURIER, a newspaper published, issued and entered as
second class mail In the town of FOREST CITY, In said County and State; that they
are 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
DAILY COURIER on the following dates:
May 24, 2008
and that said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document, or legal
advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every such publication, a
newspaper meeting all of the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the
General Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning
of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. ,`` WIII i li t,, /
This the 28 day of May, 2008. ���`'� GIN''" •'Si�''�;,
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.` Nor
Erika Meyer, Classified Manager 4121MIM,Pljat
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 28th day of May, 2008. �.. C
OR C()�`.,y``�,,
Cindy B. White, otary.Public) .... «�: !ltt
My commission expires: February 18, 2012

' `PUBLIC NOTICE -
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ENVISONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSIONINPDES UNIT
\\ 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER . ,
- 'RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617'ot:
N��OO,�TjIFICATNN OF INTENT TO ISSUE A NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT
On the basis?t thorough staff review and application of NC General Statute 143.215.1 and 15A
NCAC 02H0'r09.and othe lawful standards and 'mgulations, the. North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission poposes tolissue a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination, System
(NPDESIL. astewaterr dischage permit to the person(s) listed, below effective 45 days from the
Win el comments., reg R ing the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish
date of' 'this notice! .All comments. received prior to that "date are considered-in'thel final
determinations regarding the proposed permit. The Director of the NC Division of Water .Quality
may decide tit hold a public meeting for the proposed permit should the Division receive a
significantdegree of public interest
Copies of the draft permit and other supporting information on file used to determine conditions
present inahe draft permit are available upon request and payment of the costs of reproduction.
Mail comments andlor`requests for information to. the NC Division of Water quality at the above
address or call, Dina Sprinkle (919).733 5083, extension 363 at the Point Source Branch. Please
igclude the'NPDES permit numbs (below) in any communication. Interested persons may also.
visit the Division of, Water quality at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-1148 between
th0 hours of 8 00 a.m. and 5 00 p.m. to review information on file.. -
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Re Oak Manor 188 Oscar Justice Road, Rulherfordton, NC has applied for renewal of NPDES
0i NC0030139 for its White Oak Manor. Wastewater Treatment Plant in Rutherford County.
T)w permitted facility. discharges treated wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Catheys Creek in
the' broad River Basin. Currently, ammonia nitrogen and total residual chlorine are water quality
limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of watershed..
n edg Wodri'Mns1.1 +Nf
1}nwR Mills;'. North Carolina, has applied for renewal of its. permit
NCd03217fouds {oVniteO odd, Mission wastewater treatment facility in Rutherford County
disc har Irrg to Cfierry Creek in Broad River
.Basin. Currently, ammonia nitrogen and total residual
allocalions'in this
:Ity (P.O. Box 728, Forest City, NC; 28043) has applied for renewal of
74306 for its, WTPR' This, permitted facility discharges filter -backwash
lamed for,
to the Second Broad River in the Broad River Basin:
it chlorine is water quality limited:., This discharge may affect future
In of the Second Broad River. - -

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Re: NPDES Permit NCO074306
Enclosed are permit application with required items for
renewal of NPDES Permit NC0074306. Please feel free to contact
me with any other items needed for compliance.
Thank You,
Brad Joyner, Town of Forest City WTP, Superintendent
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TOWN OF FOREST CITY
WATER TREATMENT PLANT
P.O. BOX 728 — 581 VANCE STREET
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA 28043
OFFICE:828-248-5215 FAX:[phone]
EMAIL: facto it fim nofforestcity.com
Re: Solids Handling Plan
Alum Sludge Lagoon Operation
Conventional Water Treatment Plant with Flash Mixer,
Flocculation, Sedimentation, and Filtration disposes of
filter backwash water through two holding lagoons. After
solids settle, supernatant is recycled back to the head works
of the water plant. Once solids are dewatered and dried
through natural causes, solids are hauled from lagoon by
private contractor and disposed of at a landfill.
Brad Joyner, Town of Forest City WTP, Superintendent

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
Basic Information to determine potential for expedited permit renewal
Reviewer/Date
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Permit Number
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Facility Name
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Basin Name/Sub-basin number
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Receiving Stream
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Stream Classification in Permit
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Does permit need..NH3 limits?
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Does permit need TRC limits?
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Does permit have toxicity testing?
NO
Does permit have Special Conditions?
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Does permit have instream monitoring?
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Is the stream impaired on 303 d list)?
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Any obvious co m Hance concerns?
410
Any permit mods since lastpermit?
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Existing expiration date
New expiration date
7 3 ♦ 20�3
New permit effective date
Miscellaneous Comments
YES_ This is a SIMPLE EXPEDITED permit renewal (administrative
renewal with no changes, or only minor changes such as TRC, NH3,
name/ownership changes). Include conventional WTPs in this group.
YES.1 This is a MORE COMPLEX EXPEDITED permit renewal (includes
Special Conditions (such as EAA, Wastewater Management Plan), 303(d)
listed, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns, phased
limits). Basin Coordinator to make case -by -case decision.
YESThis permit CANNOT BE EXPEDITED for one of the following reasons:
• Major Facility (municipal/industrial)
Ottd S • Minor Municipals with pretreatment program
0 • Minor Industrials subject to Fed Effluent Guidelines (lb/day limits for BOD, TSS,
etc)
• Limits based on reasonable potential analysis (metals, GW remediation organics)
• Permitted flow > 0.5 MGD (requires full Fact Sheet)
• Permits determined by Basin Coordinator to be outside expedited process
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