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Home My WebLink AboutNC0079561_Permit Issuance_20080115o�f�F�WA��TF�pG 7 /LJW`J\ January 15, 2008 Ms. Darlene Hicks, Mayor Town of Elk Park 576 Elk River Road Elk Park, North Carolina 28622 Michael F. Easley, Governor State of North Carolina William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary Department of Environment and Natural Resources Coleen H. Sullins, Director Division of Water Quality Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO079561 Elk Park WWTP Avery County Dear Ms. Hicks: 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 contains no significant changes from the draft you were sent on November 21, 2007, 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 Toya Fields at telephone number (919) 733-5083, extension 551. Sincerely, oleen H.Sullins cc: Central Files Asheville Regional Office/Surface Water Protection NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone (919) 733-7015 FAX (919) 733-0719 No hCarolina 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 On the Internet at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ orlhCa l in An Equal OpportunflylAffirmative Action Employer Permit NCO079561 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 Elk Park is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Elk Park WWTP Elk River Road NCSR 1305 north of Elk Park Avery County to receiving waters designated as Little Elk Creek in the Watauga 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 February 1, 2008. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2012. Signed this day January 15, 2008. oleen H. Sullins, Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit NCO079561 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. Town of Elk Park is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate a 0.10 MGD wastewater treatment facility that includes the following components: ♦ Inlet bar screen ♦ Two aeration basins ♦ Two blowers ♦ Two clarifiers ♦ Chlorine contact chamber with gaseous chlorination and sulfur dioxide dechlorination ♦ Two digesters ♦ Diesel engine generator The facility is located north of Elk Park on Elk River Road off NCSR 1305 in Avery County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Little Elk Creek, classified C-Trout waters in the Watauga River Basin. Discharge location i �. _ dw AL 1Mwqb oleo rNl; • i J iJ L • 406 / .• •• ' .. Iftft Cj 15 rx ' ,,,�• Elk Park WWTP - NCO079561 • Facility • _ ': Location USGS Quad Name: Elk Park Lat.: 36°10'06" >~' Receiving Stream: Little Elk Creek Long.: 81°58'30" Stream Class: C-Tr J cI 0w010163 Not to SCALE Subbasin: Watauga 04-02-01 Permit NCO079561 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 from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT - CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Weekly Avera a Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location' Flow 0.1 MGD Continuous Recorder Influent or Effluent BOD, 5-day (202C)2 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent Total Suspended Solids2 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent NH3 as N (April 1- October 31 4.2 mg/L 12.6 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent NH3 as N November 1- March 31 11.0 mg/L 33.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent Dissolved Oxygen Weekly Grab Effluent, Upstream & Downstream Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine3 28 µg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent Temperature (QC) Daily Grab Effluent Temperature (4C) Weekly Grab Upstream & Downstream Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN) Semi -Annually Composite Effluent Total Phosphorus Semi -Annually Composite Effluent pH4 Weekly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. Upstream: at least 100 feet above discharge. Downstream: at least 300 feet below discharge. 2. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective influent value (85% removal). 3. Monitoring only required if chlorine disinfection is used. 4. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts ASHEVILLE CITIZEN - TIMES VOICE OF THE MOUNTAINS • CITIZEN -TIMES -corn 14 O. Henry Avenue • P.O. Box 2090 • Asheville, NC 28802.828-252-5611 • FAX 828-253-5092 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 Cory Kordupel, who, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that she is the Legal Billing Clerk 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.swom 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: November 23`d , 2007. And 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 Statues of North Carolina. Signed this 23`d, day of November 2007. (Signature 96emon making affid it) Sworn to and subscribed before me the 23`d, day of 3OYt; My Commission expires the 3`d, day of Sept _fmel,Nu 2008. / 's_ PUBLIC TOWN OF ELK PARK Founded March 5, 1885 Darlene Hicks Aldermen Mayor Mike Davis Tony Eller Town Clerk Brad Benfield Connie Guinn Greg Harris Mike Smith February 28, 2007 Mrs. Carolyn Bryant NC DENR/ DWQ/ Point Source Branch 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 RE: NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL Dear Mrs. Bryant: The Town of Elk Park is requesting renewal for NPDES Permit NCO079561. There has not been any changes at the facility since last renewal of permit. The town hires A-1 Appalachian Pumping from Boone, North Carolina to pump the sludge and is hauled to another facility. If you have any further questions, please call me at the Elk Park Town Hall (828) 733- 9573. Sincerely, Otis D. Ward ORC 169 WINTERS STREET - P. O. BOX 248 - ELK PARK, NORTH CAROLINA 28622 (828) 733-9573 - FAX (828) 733-8696 NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL - SHORT FORM A For municipal discharges <1 MGD without a pretreatment program (or similar publicly owned discharges <1MGD) N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617(� q http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES/ NPDES Permit KC00 795611�AR _ 2 2001 LI Please print or type UA fn f 1 1. Contact Information: �ENR ,OUP•Ea Facility Name Elk Park WWTP Owner Name Town of Elk Park Street Address 576 Elk River Road City Elk Park State / Zip Code NC 28622- - - Telephone Number ( 828) 733-9573 Fax Number ( 828) 733-8696 e-mail Address _ toep9573@chartner.net Operator Name Otis Ward Street Address 169 Winters 6trPPt City Elk Park State / Zip Code NC 28622 County Avery Telephone Number ( 828) 733-9573 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same as above Facility Name (if different from above) Street Address or State Road City State / Zip Code County 3. Design flow of facility 0. 1 0 MGD. Average monthly flow 0.60 MGD 4. Population served: 1-199 ® 200-499 ❑ 500-999 1,000-4,999 ❑ 5,000-9,999 ❑ 10,000 or more 8. Do you receive industrial waste? ❑ Yes Qx No If yes, enter approximate number of industrial dischargers into system 1 of 2 12/02 NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL - SHORT FORM A For municipal discharges <1 MGD without a pretreatment program (or similar publicly owned discharges <1MGD) 6. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications: Me Permit Number MMe RCRA Non -Attainment UIC Ocean Dumping NPDES N_C 0079561 Dredge/Fill Permits PSD Other Permit Number ?. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfaii): S. Is this facility located on Native American lands? (check one) YES 0 NO Ej 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. o< Printed name of Person Signing e. North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: 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 knowly 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.) 2 of 2 12/02