NC0082767_Permit Issuance_20060307

North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
March 7, 2006
Mr. Richard Canipe
Town Manager
P.O. Box 189
Spruce Pine, North Carolina 28777-0189
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0082767
Spruce Pine WTP
Mitchell County
Dear Mr. Canipe:
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 May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently
amended).
This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on January
18, 2006.
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 Charles Weaver at telephone number [phone], extension 511.
Sincerely, ,p
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l`ran W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Central Files /
Asheville Regional Office / Surface Water Protection
NPDES Unit r
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 NorthCarohna
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Permit NCO082767
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 Spruce Pine
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Spruce Pine WTP
200 Clearwater Road
Spruce Pine
Mitchell County
to receiving waters designated as Beaver 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 April 1, 2006.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 28, 2011.
Signed this day March 7, 2006.
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NCO082767
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 Town of Spruce Pine is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a water treatment plant with a discharge of filter -backwash
wastewater. This facility is located at the Spruce Pine WTP on Clearwater Road
near Spruce Pine in Mitchell County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into Beaver Creek, classified C-Trout waters in the French Broad River
Basin.

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Permit NCO082767
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on April 1, 2006 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:
PARAMETER
LIMITS ' °
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample Location
Flow
Weekly
Instantaneous
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mglL
45.0 mg1L
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Grab
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Grab
Effluent
Turbidityt
Weekly
Grab
Upstream & Downstream
Iron
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine
17 Ng1L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Aluminum
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The discharge from this facility shall not cause turbidity in the receiving stream to exceed 10 NTU. If the
instream turbidity exceeds 10 NTU due to natural background conditions, the discharge cannot cause
turbidity to increase in the receiving stream.
2. Limit takes effect October 1. 2007. Until then, the permittee shall monitor TRC [with no effluent limit]
All samples must be collected from a typical discharge event.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

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COUNTY OF MITCHELL
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newspaper published in Mitchell County, North Carolina, in
compliance with statutes G.S. 1-597 of North Carolina, as amended in
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view infomation on file.
The Mitchell County Board of
Education (72 Ledger Road,
Bakersville, NC 28705) has ap-
plied for renewal of permit
NCO066729 for the Tipton Hill
Elementary.School WWTP. This /
permitted facility discharges �G(/
treated domestic wastewater to
Raccoon Creek in the French
Broad River Basin. Currently
amonia nitrogen, fecal coliform
And total residual chlorine are
water quality limited. This dis-
charge may affect future alloca-
lions in this portion of Raccocn.
Creek.
The Mitchell County Board of
Education (72 Ledger Road,
Bakersville, NC28705) has ap-
plied for renewal vi, permit /}
N00066737 for the Mitchell High
SchooTWINTP. This permitted
'acilitY_dischanes treated do-
mestic wastewater to Cranber-
ry Branch in the French Broad
River Basin. Currently ammonia
nitrogen, fecal coliform and total
residual chlorine are water qual-
ity limited. This discharge may
affect future allocations in this
portion of Cranberry Branch.
The Town of Bakersville has ap-
plied for renewal of NPDES per-
mit NCO025461for the Bak-
ersville wastewater treatment
plant, located in Mitchell County.
This permitted facility discharges
treated wastewater to Cane
Creek in the French Broad River
Basin. Currently, total residual
chlorine is water, quality, limited.
This discharge may alied future
allocations in this portion of the
receiving stream.
The Town of Spruce Pine (P.O.
Box 189, Spruce Pine, NC
28777) has applied for renewal
of permit NC00827671for its
WTP in Mitchell County, This
permitted facility discharges fit-
ter -backwash wastewater to
Beaver Creek in the French
Broad River Basin. Currently
total residual chlorine is water.
quality limited. This discharge
may affect future allocations in
this portion of Beaver Creek.
#5557 - 1/25/06

Town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina
August 26, 2005
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
NCDENR / Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Renewal NPDES Permit NC00082767 -
Dear Mr. Weaver:
The Town of Spruce Pine would like to request the renewab of the discharge permit `for
our Water Treatment Facility. There have been' no. changes to. the process operation of
this facility since the issuance of the last permit: If you have questions or need' . er,
information please feel free to contact me. Thank you for you assistance in. this matter,
Sincerely,
Richard Canipe
Town Manager
Post Office Box 189, Spruce Pine, North Carolina 28777-0189
Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Website: www.sprucepine.org

NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C-WTP
For discharges associated with conventional water treatment plants
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit Number C00
1. Contact Information:
Facility Name
Owner Name
Street Address
city
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
Operator Name
Street Address
city
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
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5. Ownership Status:
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6. Check here if discharge is continuous
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Frequency of discharge during the month (week):
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8. Description of source water(s) (i.e. groundwater or surface water)
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C-WTP
For discharges associated with conventional water treatment plants
9. Name pf *aipPivino stream(s) (Provide of map of exact location of each outfali, including latitude and
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10. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications (check all that apply and provide
permit numbers or check none if not applicable):
Permit Number
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0 PSD
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'Igoe Permit Number
Non -Attainment
O Ocean Dumping
Dredge/Fill Permits
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11. Is this facility located on Native American lands? (check one)
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12. Please list all water treatment additives, including cleaning chemicals, that have the
potential to be discharged.
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13. For NEW water treatment plants, please submit all analyses of source water collected.
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.
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Signature of
Date
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) provides that: 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 $10,000, 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 $10,000 or
imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.)
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