NC0075736_Fact Sheet_20240502

NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES
EXPEDITED FACT SHEET - NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL
NPDES Permit NCO075736
Sara Bassett / Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit / sara.bassettgdeq.nc.gov / May 2024
FACILITY INFORMATION
Applicant/Facility Name
Whiteside Estates, Inc., Whiteside Estates WWTP
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 100, Highlands, NC 28741
Facility Physical Address
Proposed: 3020 Norton Rd, Cashiers NC, 28717
Permitted Flow (MGD)
0.1 MGD
Type of Waste
100% Domestic, < 1 MGD
Facility Class
WWNC
County
Jackson
Permit Status
Renewal
Regional Office
ARO
STREAM CHARACTERISTICS
Receiving Stream
Grassy Camp Creek
Stream
Classification
WS-II1: @
Stream Segment
2-79-23-4-1
Outfall Lat.
35"06'49.0"N
7Q10 - Summer (cfs)
0.43
Outfall Long.
83009'14.0"W
7Q10 - Winter (cfs)
0.54
Drainage basin
Little Tennessee
30Q2 (cfs)
0.8
Subbasin
04-04-02
Average Flow (cfs)
2.8
HUC
0601020301
303(d) List
No
BASIC INFO FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWAL
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits?
Already present, set at BAT because receiving waters
are classified @; specific actions to protect HQW down
stream.
Does permit need TRC limits/footnote?
Already present
Does permit have toxicity testing?
No
Does permit have any Special Conditions?
Yes, added "Engineering Alternatives Analysis" special
condition. (See Section A. (2))
Does permit have instream monitoring?
Yes: D.O., temperature
New expiration date:
February 28, 2029
FACILITY SUMMARY
This facility has not been constructed.
RENEWAL SUMMARY
This renewal contains the following changes:
➢ Section A. (3) has been updated regarding electronic submission of effluent data. Federal
regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs).
➢ Section A. (2) has been added regarding reporting requirements after commencement of discharge.
➢ The parameter codes have been updated in section A. (1).
➢ The proposed facility address has been updated per the application.
COMPLIANCE HISTORY
All annual fees paid.

COMMENTS ON DRAFT PERMIT
No comments were returned from the regional office or the operator certification program. Public Water
Supply did not object to the issuance of this permit.

IWC Calculations
Facility: Whiteside Estates WWTP
Permit No.: NCO075736
Prepared By: Sara Bassett
Enter Design Flow (MGD): 0.1 <= Permitted Flow if Different from Design
Enter s7Q10 (cfs): 0.43
Enter w7Q10 (cfs): 0.54
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)
Ammonia (Summer)
Daily Maximum Limit (ug/1)
Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/1)
Design Permitted
Design Permitted
s7Q10 (CFS)
0.43
s7Q10 (CFS)
0.43
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.1
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.1
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
0.155
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
0.155
STREAM STD (UG/L)
17.0
STREAM STD (MG/L)
1.0
Upstream Bkgd (ug/1)
0
Upstream Bkgd (mg/1)
0.22
IWC (%)
26.50
IWC (%)
26.50
Allowable Conc. (ug/1)
64
Allowable Conc. (mg/1)
3.2
Ammonia (Winter)
Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/1)
Design Permitted
Design Permitted
Fecal Coliform
w7Q10 (CFS)
0.54
Monthly Average Limit:
200/100m1 #VALUE!
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.1
(If DF >331; Monitor)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
0.155
(If DF<331; Limit)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
1.8
Dilution Factor (DF)
3.77s #VALUE!
Upstream Bkgd (mg/1)
0.22
IWC (%)
22.30
Allowable Conc. (mg/1)
7.3
*213 .0404 (c) Applies
Total Residual Chlorine
1. Cap Daily Max limit at 28 ug/I to protect for acute toxicity
Ammonia (as NH3-N)
1. If Allowable Conc > 35 mg/I, Monitor Only
2. Monthly Avg limit x 3 = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals)
3. Monthly Avg limit x 5 = Daily Max limit (Non-Munis)
If the allowable ammonia concentration is > 35 mg/L, no limit shall be imposed
* By Policy dischargers < 1 MGD get limits no lower than 2 & 4 due to BAT
* From 2B .0404(c) - Winter Limits can be no less stringent than 2 times the summer limits
Fecal Coliform
1. Monthly Avg limit x 2 = 400/100 ml = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals) = Daily Max limit (Non -Muni)

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHAM E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 26, 2024
MEMORANDUM
To: Kimberly Barnett
NC DEQ / DWR / Public Water Supply
Asheville Regional Office
From: Sara Bassett
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting
Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NCO075736
Whiteside Estates WWTP
Jackson County
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this
form by April 5, 2024. If you have any questions on the draft permit, please contact me at 919-
707-3600 or via e-mail [[e-mail]].
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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.
nConcurs with issuance of the above permit, provided the following conditions are met:
F-1 Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached:
Signed Qlaz Date: 2024-04-29
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PUBLIC NOTICE
North Carolina Environmenta
Mp agement
CBmmission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES
Wastewater Permit NCO075736
Whiteside Estates WWTP
The North Carolina
Environmental Management
Commission proposes to ssue a
NPDES wastewater discharge
permit to the person(s) listed
below. Written comments
regarding the proposed permit
will be accepted until 30 days
after the publish date of this
notice. The Director of the NC
Division of Water Resources
(DWR) may hold a public hearing
should there be a significant
degree of public interest. Please
mail comments and/or
information requests to DWR at
the above address. Interested
persons may visit the DWR at
512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh
NC 27604 to review the
information on file. Adoitional
information on NPDES permits
and this notice may be found on
our website:
https:/!deq.nc.gov/public-notices.
hearings,or by calling (919) 707-
3601. Whiteside Estates, Inc.
applied to renew NPDES permit
NCO075736 for the proposed
Whiteside Estates WWTP
(proposed location: 3020 Norton
Road, Cashiers) in Jackson
County. This facility discharges
to Grassy. Camp Creek in the
Little Tennessee River Basin.
Currently, biochemical oxyger
demand (BOD), total suspendec
solids (TSS), ammonia nitrogen.
fecal coliform, and total residual
chlorine (TRC) are water quality
limited. This proposed discharge
may affect future wasteload
allocations in this portion of
Grassy Camp Creek.
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