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Home My WebLink AboutNC0079481_Permit Issuance_20141212A'Ar NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor Mr. Dennis J. Whitson Harmony Estates 3800 Sugar Hill Rd Marion, NC 28752 Dear Mr. Whitson: John E. Skvarla III Secretary December 12, 2014 Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0079481 Harmony Estates WWTP McDowell County Class WW-3 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 final permit has no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on October 22,. 2014. If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable t6 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. .---1 Since�ely, All, Thomas A. Reeder, Dix' r 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, Noah Carolina 27604 Phone: 919 807-6300 / FAX 919 807-64891 httpJ/poftal.ncdenr.org/web/wq An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - 50% Recycled/10'k Post Consumer Paper Permit NCO079481 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES 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, Dennis J. Whitson is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Harmony Estates WWTP Deer Park Rd / Lots 90 8. 91 Nebo McDowell County to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to North Muddy Creek in subbasin 03-08-30 of the Catawba 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 January 1, 2015. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2019. Signed this day December 12, 2014 T111i as A. Reeder, Director _...... Y�i 'sion of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 5 Permit NCO079481 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. Dennis J. Whitson is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.020 MGD wastewater treatment facility with the following components: ♦ Manual bar screen ♦ Equalization basin ♦ Dual grinder pumps ♦ Aeration basin with 2 blowers [diffused air] ♦ Clarifier with sludge return / air lift pumping ♦ Sludge holding tank ♦ Tablet chlorine disinfection and contact chamber ♦ Sodium sulfite tablet dechlorination This facility is located east of Marion at the Harmony Estates WWTP on Deer Park Rd in McDowell County. 2. After receiving an Authorization to Construct permit from the Division, construct and operate a 0.040 MGD wastewater treatment system. 3. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into an unnamed tributary to North Muddy Creek, currently classified C waters in the Catawba River Basin. Page 2 of 5 Permit NCO079481 Part I A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expansion above 0.020 MGD, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER ,LIIITSMONITPORINGiREUIREMENTS , [PCS-Code] I�lontt%ly': �Daiiy� ;leasurerent; t Sample :Sample, Average . :Maximum' !Frequencyt , t -TIT, ype Locatiori2 Flow 0.020 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or 50050 Effluent Flow 50050 0.040 MGD3 Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent BOD, 5-day (20°C) 00310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent Total Suspended Solids 00530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent NH3 as N (April 1- October 31) 2.0 mg/L 10.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent 00610 NH3 as N (November 1- March 31) 4.0 mg/L 20.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent 00610 Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200 / 100 ml 4001100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent 31616 Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily average > 5.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen Weekly Grab U & D 00300 Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) 28 Ng/L 2/Week Grab Effluent 50060 Temperature (C) Weekly Grab Effluent, 40010 U & D pH 00400 > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units - - Weekly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. No later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A. (2)]. 2. Upstream = at least 100 feet upstream from the outfall. Downstream = at least 300 feet downstream from the outfall. 3. After receiving an Authorization to Construct (AtC) permit from the Division, the permittee may build an expanded WWTP with a treatment capacity of up to 0.04 MGD. This flow limit will not be activated until the construction required by the AtC has been completed. 4. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported < 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/L. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 3 of 5 Permit NCO079481 A. (2) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS 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). The Division anticipates that these regulations will be adopted and is beginning implementation. NOTE: This special condition supplements or. supersedes the following sections within Part II of this permit (Standard Conditions for*NPDES Permits): • Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements • Section D. (2.) Reporting • Section D. (6.) Records Retention • Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports 1. Reportina ruupersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)l 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 DENR / Division of Water Resources / Information Processing Unit ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 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. Page 4 of 5 Permit NCO079481 Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements is found on the following web page: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wg/admin/bog/ipu/edmr Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the 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. Signatory Requirements rSupplements Section B. (11.1 (b) and supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)i All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting 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: http: / /portal. ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.221. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: 7 certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared 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 significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations." 3. Records Retention fSupplements Section D. (6.)1 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 122.411. Page 5 of 5 Latitude: 35'40'28" Longitude: 81*53'39" NCO079481 Facility Receiving Stream: A Location ------ 1111111111111� UT North Muddy Creek Harmony Estates Quad #:EllNW 'VVVFFP stream Class: C 4, �R �T,, SCALE 1:24000 Subbasin: 30830 AST-TFVR .T .E CITIZEN TIlVIES VOICE OP THE MOUNTAINS • CITIZEN-TIMFS.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 Vicki Harrison, 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: October 241h 2014. 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 241 day of October, 2014 Sworn to and subscribed before me the 24`h day of October, 2014. My Comniission expires the 5`h day of October, 201 (828) 232-5830 1 (828) 253-5092 FAX NOTARY 14 O. HENRY AVE. I P.O. BOX 2090 1 ASHEVILLE, NC 28802 1 (800) 8004204 - GANVEI< PUBLIC /^��,, 1 p4 `NhDC 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 Ezaedited Permit Renewals Permit Writer/Date Charles H. Weaver 10/20/2014 Permit Number NC0079481 Name Harmony Estates WWTP -Facility Basin Name/Sub-basin number 03-08-30 Receiving Stream UT South Muddy Creek Stream Classification in Permit C Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No — already resent Does permit need TRC limits/language? No — already resent Does permit have toxicity testing? No Does permit have S Conditions? No Does permit have instream monitoring? Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? For whatparameter? No Any obvious compliance concerns? No. Three enforcements since 2010. Sporadic limit violations since 2011, no pattern of decline in overall performance. Any permit modifications since lastpermit? None. New expinition date 12/31/2019 Comments on Draft Permit ➢ Added parameter codes ➢ Added eDMR requirements ➢ Updated list of components ➢ Combined effluent pages into one page Most Commonly Used Expedited Language: • 303(d) language for DraftlFinal Cover Letters: "Please note that the receiving stream is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List. Addressing impaired waxers is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be required". TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote: "The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified. However, effluent values < 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes." This page has been printed on scrap paper to save money and reduce our program's environmental impact Disregard any content on the back of this page. Whitson Realty Harmony Estates 3800 Sugar Hill Rd. Marion, NC 28752 July 7, 2014 Ms. Wren Thedford NCDENR/Division of Water Resources Wastewater Branch 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Dear Ms. Thedford: Please accept this letter as a request for renewal of the Harmony Estates Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit #NC0079481. There have been no operational or design changes at the facility since the issuance of the last permit. Sincerely, RECEIVED/pENR/Otilt'� JUL. 2 R ? !, t,+ Water uua .: Permitting Sedion 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 Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NPDES Permit NC00 '79 4f- Z / 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 0EM41/5 c..1 . W 14 / ?r.S O Fl Facility Name 14A42- ftptJ r CS 7A*e-s k1#+Ae &JA"_ 71t46xeqf'- P[� Mailing Address 3 5M Su &Ae- 9t L L 4 city M 4-r-10 P4 State / Zip Code AV DR-+14 CA- g.4V A ;L ? S 2, Telephone Number 429) ? 3 F 3 %A O Fax Number (M) ?3 r Y--. Z -7 e-mail Address DQ,^/N!S t J 0 y/.4I fs d til Ra4q-L( Y. Gep/Y1 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same address as above ❑ Street Address or State Road Dei-:X PRP&X- 4YWZ &Z- (76T) Ze-r / 9 d �" g City N 'e-A Z> State / Zip Code N p reft-t C,fr{ieo C,::�tj+ County AU D60je_LL 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 ORC) Name (4)9 ( TS btJ )e C (iJ a✓c. . Mailing Address 3 gCst> S 4,4AoZ H e L C le-crwcL City Al A"tttO a State / Zip Code LV B IL -H C A-00L. r iJ A Z. X ? SZ Telephone Number (VIV) ?3 F( _ 13 J YD Fax Number (TZ51 73r _ e-snail Address f)9 j!Al(S Gil ® W 91 C E a IJ 4 eIPL C�jIV\- RECEIVED/DENR/DVVR JUL 2 R 2014 1 of 3 P Water Quahi form-011/12 ermht!N Section 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 apply): Industrial ❑ Number of Employees Commercial ❑ Number of Employees Residential Number of Homes b School ❑ Number of Students/Staff Other ❑ Explain: Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers, restaurants, etc.): Number of persons served: ?5- 5. Ty a of collection system Z;parate (sanitary sewer only) b. Outfall Information: ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer) Number of separate discharge points l Outfall Identification number(s)�_ Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes XNo 7. Name of receiving stream(s) (NEW applicants: Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall): S. Frequency of Discharge: Continuous ❑ Intermittent If intermittent: Days per week discharge occurs: Duration: _ 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. .6A.f, Ec4u� (IWAVC440 -- FL&LJ r! pccAZt 744-f1 owl AA -sr fJ W /41 2 AIM Ps -- A eut -zo j .6Aszj (./,,�F! �2. %34aujetis (r.> t,=,ru ie Z 4 , a-) CL-4vPtex- ulr�a s "�: 4E-rcaw ( A t4- L tj=-t PV1nPz"6;) -- C 14Lo2f N C Co C a,).m ism 'c,L/, �- m N,6d,4e_ l*fit Fc8n;> DEc,9-L01tJ rJA-(7oN Lrij LIAM' l"Cam" Fewn - -5d44jev, 9'wx,7Ce 2 of 3 Farm-D 11112 ' NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 10. Flow Information: Treatment Plant Design flow Z a MGD Annual Average daily flow Q. O0 7SMGD (for the previous 3 years) Maximum daily flow O . 0 / a MGD (for the previous 3 years) 11. Is this facility located on IFNO'an country? ❑ Yes 12. Effluent Data NEW APPLICANTS: Provide data for the parameters listed. 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 the past 36 months for parameters curTre tty in yourpermit. Mark otherparameters "NIA". Parameter Daily Maximum Monthly Average Units of Measurement Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD;) 3 ( 6 1 Fecal Coliform ;Ls 0 9 , Total Suspended Solids -;k— 0 ZPLa L Temperature (Summer) L G b Temperature (Winter) a pH 13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications: Type Permit Number Type Hazardous Waste (RCRA) UIC (SDWA) NPDES PSD (CAA) Non -attainment program (CAA) NESHAPS (CAA) Ocean Dumping (MPRSA) A j C.6t>'7 Q j4kI Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA) Other 14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION Permit Number 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. 7D GJrJ is cn, Vj g.c 7"s o r•f E) uJ tj E'rL Printed name of Person Signing Title North Carolina General St to 3-215.6 (b)(2) states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, I , or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementinrthat 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 11 /12 Sludge Management Plan For: Harmony Estates Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit #NC0079481 Date: 7-7-14 The waste sludge produced at the treatment facility is removed directly from the aeration basins by Asbury Septic Service of Morganton, NC (Burke County — License #4437104) and discharged into the City of Marion (McDowell County) sewage collection system. By: Dennis J. Whitson 3 800 Sugar Hill Road Marion, NC 28752