NC0086070_Permit Issuance_20010309

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
March 9, 2001
Mr. James S. Erwin, Jr.
Henderson County Utilities Department
101 East Allen Street
Hendersonville, North Carolina 28792
Dear Mr. Erwin:
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO086070
NC Justice Academy WWTP
Henderson County
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).
Division personnel have reviewed your request for changes to BOD5 and NH3 - N limits.
Based on the amount of public interest and the irrigation practices of the area, the Division
must deny your request. These stringent limits would not normally be imposed where the
receiving stream has significant flow, however several water withdrawals from the creek (for
irrigation) cast doubt on the low -flow estimates of this stream. The hearing officer also took
the public comments into account and recommended the strictest effluent limits possible as
an extra precaution.
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.
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Christie Jackson at
telephone number [phone], extension 538.
Sincerely,
Original Signed By
David A Goodrich
Kerr T. Stevens
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
Point Source Compliance Enforcement Unit—

Permit NCO086070
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
I PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMMATION 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,
Henderson County Utilities Department
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
NC Justice Academy
US Highway 64
Edneyville
Henderson County
to receiving waters designated as Lewis 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, 2001.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2005.
Signed this day March 9, 2001.
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

• Permit NC0086070, .
SUPPLEMENT T4 PERMIT COVER SHEET
Henderson County Utilities Department is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.030 MGD extended aeration wastewater
treatment system with the following components:
♦ Bar screen
♦ Flow recorder
♦ Equalization basin
♦ Dual aeration basins
♦ Dual secondary clarifiers
♦ Tertiary filters
♦ Post aeration
♦ Disinfection
♦ Pre -filter chlorination
♦ Effluent flow measurement
♦ Aerated sludge holding tank
The facility is located in Edneyville at the NC Justice Academy on US Highway 64
in Henderson County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into Lewis Creek, classified C-Trout waters in the French Broad River Basin.

Facility Information
Facility
Latihide:
W23'02" Sub -Basin 04-03-02
Loc`eion Ir
Longitude
32"21'27"
Quad Name:
Bat Cave
Sbe Class
Pe Sties:
C-TM t,
Lewis Creek
Henderson Coumty Utilities - NC Justice Academy
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North
NC0086070
Henderson County

Permit NCO08607Q
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS — FINAL
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
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS'
CHARACTERISTICS
M,
Monthly'' :
Weekly
Daily
Measurement
Sample«�
„Sample Location'
-
Averaa
T eAverage.
Flow
0.030 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day (202C)2
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Influent & Effluent
A dI 1- October 31
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BOD, 5-day (2012C)2
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Influent & Effluent
November 1- March 31
Total Suspended Residue2
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Influent & Effluent
NH3 as N
2.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
(April 1- October 31
NH3 as N
4.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
November 1 - March 31
Dissolved Oxygen3
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen4
Weekly
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Fecal Coliform 4
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent,
(geometric mean)
Upstream &
Downstream
Total Residual Chlorines
28 µg/L
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C) 4
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperature(QC)4
Weekly
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Total Nitrogen
Semi-
Composite
Effluent
NO2+NO3+TKN
Annually
Total Phosphorus
Semi-
Composite
Effluent
Annually
pH6
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. Upstream = 50 feet above discharge point
Downstream = 0.5 miles downstream of discharge point
2.. The monthly average BOD5 and Total Suspended Residue concentrations shall not exceed
15% of the respective influent value (85% removal).
3. The daily average Dissolved Oxygen effluent concentration shall not be less than 6.0 mg/L.
4. Instream monitoring for Dissolved Oxygen, Fecal Coliform and Temperature shall be
conducted weekly on a year round basis.
5. Monitoring applies only if chlorine is added for disinfection
6. 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
VA

NORTH CAROLINA
HENDERSON COUNTY
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County
and State, duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized
by law to administer oaths, personally appeared
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who
being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that he is
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of Hendersonville Newspaper Corporation, engaged in the
publication of a newspaper known as The Times -News,
published, issued, and entered as second class mail in the
City of Hendersonville, in said County and State; that he is
authorized to make this affidavit and sworn statement;
that the notice of other legal advertisement, a true co - of_—
which is attached hereto, was P blis a in she jTirgRs-`�('
News on the following dates: II •,� �� `� I-_..—
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JAH 2 2 2001
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and that the said newspaper in whifh such holies, paper,
document, or legal advertisement was -published was. at
the time of each and every publication, a newspaper meet-
ing 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. �
This �cr day of --1—, 20'—;t
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(SIGNED) j tl t'.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this --
day of
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Notary Pub c
My commission expires:
PUULI . NU, n.a
STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION / NPDES
UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE
CENTER
RALEIGH, NC
27699-1617
NOTIFICATION OF IN-
TENT TO ISSUE A
NPDES WASTEWATER
PERMIT
On the basis of thorough
staff review and applica-
tion of NC General Stat-
ute 143.21, Public law
92.500 and other lawful
standards and regula.
lions, the North Carolina
Poses to issue a Natlonai
Pollutant Discharge Elim-
ination System (NPDES)
wastewater dischargge
Permit to the persons)
sted below effective 45
days from the publish
date of this notice.
Written comments
regard-
ing the proposed permit
will be accepted until 30
days after the publish
dale of this notice. At
comments received prior
to that date are consid-
ered In the final determi-
nations regarding th
proposed permit. The Di-
rector of the NC Division
of Water Quality may de-
cide to hold a public
meeting for the propose
permit should the Divi-
sion receive a significan
degree of public interest.
Copies of the draft permi
and other supporting in-
formation
on file used t
determine condition
present in the draft per-
mit
are available upon
request and payment o
the costs of reproduction
Mail comments and/o
requests for information
to the NC Division of We
ter Quality at the above
address or call Ms
Christie Jackson at (919
73S-==;, extension
538. Please Include th
NPDES permit numbs
(attached) in any com-
munic3u�� _h+lerested
persons may also visit
the Division of Water
Quail ry at 512 N. Salis-
bury Street, Raleigh, NC
27604-1148 between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. to review infor-
mation on file.
NPDES Permit Number
NC0071897, Hender-
son's Assisted Living -
Mizppah Healthcare, Inc.,
P. O. Box 999, Mountain
Home, NC 28758 has
applied for a permit re-
newal for a facility locat-
ed in Henderson County
discharging treated
wastewater Into an Un-
named Tributary to
Featherstone Creek in
the French River Basin.
Currently BOD, total sus-
pended residue, ammo-
nia 6 fecal coliform are
water quality limited. This
discharge may affect fu-
ture allocations in this
portion of the receiving
stream.
NPDES Permit Number
NC0070645, Willow
Creek Farms, 3540 Wil-
low Creek Farms Road,
Hendersonville, NC
28739 has applied for a
permit renewal for a fa-
cility located in Hender-
son County discharging
treated wastewater into
the North Fork of Bill Wil-
low Creek in the French
Broad River Basin. Cur-
e rently no parameters are
water quality limited. This
discharge may affect fu-
ture allocations in this
portion of the receiving
d stream.
NPDES Permit Number
t NC0075647, Hidden Gap
t Mobile Home Park, P. O.
Box 226, Dana, NC
28724 has applied for E
° permit renewal for a Is
s cility located in Hender
son County dischargint
treated wastewater anti
f an Unnamed Tributary k
Devils Fork in the Frencl
r Broad River Basin. Cur
Irently fecal coliform an
water quality limited. Thi:
discharge may affect to
lure allocations in lhi.
portion of the receivin,
stream.
e NPDES--,-,,—,m1 Numbs
r NCo062669, Mills RivE
Restaurant, Inc., 420
Haywood Road, Hors
Shoe, NC 28742 has ap-
plied for go ."rowel
for a foci f- I fly located in
Henderson County dis-
charging treated .waste-
water into an Unnamed
Tributary to Mills River in
the French Broad River
Basin. Currentlyy ammo-
nia &fecal coliform are
water quality limited. This
discharge may affect fu-
ture allocations in this
portion of the receiving
stream.
NPDES Permit Number
NC0086070, Henderson
County Utility - Edney-
. villa, 101 East Allen
Street, Hendersonville,
NC 28792 has applied
for a permit renewal for a
facility located in Hender-
son County discharging
treated wastewater into
Lewis Creek in the
French Broad River Ba-
sin. Currently BOD, am-
monia, fecal coliform and
total residual chlorine
are water quality limited.
This dischargge may af-
fect future allocatlons in
this portion of the receiv-
ing stream.
NPDES Permit Number
NC0085511, Mills River
Regional WTP, 4037
Haywood Road, Horse
Shoe, NC 28742 has ap-
plied for a permit renewal
for a facility located in
Henderson County dis.
charging treated waste-
water into French Broad
River in the French
Broad River Basin. Cur-
rently no parameters are
water quality limited. This
discharge may affect fu-
ture allocations In this
portion of the receiving
I stream.
NPDES Permit Number
NC0076708, Riverwind
MHP/Oakwood Homes.
Inc., too Rivenvind
Drive, Hendersonville,
NC 28739 has applied
the Frencn Uroaa rive,
in the French Broad.Riv-
er Basin. Currently no
parameters are water
quality. limited. This dis-
charge may affect future
allocations in this portion
of the receiving stream.
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HENDERSON COUNTY
UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
101 EAST ALLEN STREET
HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28792
PHONE [phone]
FAX [phone]
July 26, 2000
Mr. Kerr J. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
RE: NPDES Permit # NC 0086070
Henderson County's WWTP which serves the Justice Academy
Request for change in Permit limits
Dear Mr. Stevens:
JUL 31 20
DIV. OF WATER QUALITY
DIRECTOR-8 OFFICE
The above referenced permit is due to expire on October 31, 2000. Our application for permit
renewal was submitted in March of this year. As a part of the renewal process I would like to
request that the following changes be made to the referenced Permit:
BOD25 (April 1-October 31)
NH3 as N (April 1-October 31)
Current limits Requested limits
Monthly Weekly Monthly Weekly
Average Average Avera e Average
5.0 mg/I 7.5 mg/I 10.0 mg/1 15.0 mg/1
2.0 mg/1
4.0 mg/I
If the "anti -degradation clause" was a major factor in requiring strict limits for BOD25 and NH3
as N, I believe it would be appropriate to make the limits less strict due to the following: Lewis
Creek, at the discharge point for the subject Permit, is not a pristine mountain stream, but rather a
stream that is being affected by farming and commercial activities.
Additionally, I believe the comparison of the actual average daily flow to the 7Q10 flow of
Lewis Creek supports our request for the referenced limit changes. The subject treatment plant
is currently permitted for 30,000 gallons per day, however, the Justice Academy is the only
customer discharging to the treatment plant in question and even with the dormitory and cafeteria
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now in operation the actual daily flow is only 3,180 gallons per day compared to a summer 7Q10
flow in Lewis Creek of 1CFS (646,272 gallons per day). The actual flow into the subject
treatment plant is not expected to increase significantly over the next 5-year permitting period.
If I can provide additional information, please let me know. Your consideration is greatly
appreciated.
Sincerely,
James S. Erwin, Jr., Director
Henderson County Utilities Department
cc: Mr. Roy Davis, Environmental Engineer
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources

HENDERSON COUNTY
UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
101 EAST ALLEN STREET
HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28792
PHONE [phone]
FAX [phone]
March 28, 2000
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
NC DENR / Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
RE: Renewal of NPDES Permit NCO086070
NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE ACADEMY WWTF (EDNEYVILLE WWTP)
Henderson County
Sludge Management
Dear Mr. Weaver:
Since we began operating the above referenced wastewater treatment plant there has not been
any excess sludge. Our intent is to wait until excess sludge becomes a factor and then prepare
and tailor a sludge management plan to fit the particular situation.
If you need anything additional, please let me know.
Sincerely,
James S. Erwin, Jr.
Director
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HENDERSON COUNTY
UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
101 EAST ALLEN STREET
HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28792
PHONE [phone]
FAX [phone]
March 28, 2000
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
NC DENR / Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
APR 3 - 2000
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RE: Renewal of NPDES Permit NCO086070
NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE ACADEMY WWTF (EDNEYVI LLE WWTP)
Henderson County
Dear Mr. Weaver:
Please accept this letter as Henderson County's formal request for renewal of the above
referenced permit.
If you need anything additional, please let me know.
Sincerely,
James S. Erwin, Jr.
Director
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