NCG550162_Staff Report_19920520

TO: PERMITS AND ENGINEERING UNIT
WATER QUALITY SECTION
DATE: May 13 , 1992
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
COUNTY Macon
PERMIT NUMBER NC0048581
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PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION tit AY ?_ 0 1992
1 . Facility and Address: Arthur E. Gamache ResidETER IICAL SUPPORT BRANCH
Route 1, Box 352
Highlands, N. C.
2 . Date of Investigation: 9/17/91 1<•5.Becka
3 . Report Prepared By: Linda S. Wiggs
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number:
5. Directions to Site: Travel east on US Hwy 64 from Franklin
to Buck Creek Estates on the left. The Gamache residence is the
third house on the north side of Buck Creek.
6. Discharge Point(s) , List for all discharge points:
Latitude: 35° 07 ' 40" Longitude: 83° 16' 40"
Attach a USGS map extract and indicate treatment facility site and
discharge point on map.
U. S.G. S. Quad No. 167-NE(G5NE)USGSU. S.G. S. Quad Name Corbin Knob
7 . Size ( land available for expansion and upgrading) : N/A
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included) : Steep above
flood plain.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: N/A
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' 10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: Buck Creek
a. Classification: C-Trout
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b. River Basin and Subbasin No. : LTN 04-04 pot'
c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream
uses: This discharge is about 0. 5 miles upstream from the
Cullasaja River which is classified B-Trout.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1 . Type of wastewater: 100 % Domestic
Industrial
a. Volume of Wastewater: 0. 000, 300 MGD (Design Capacity)
b. Types and quantities of industrial wastewater: none
c. Prevalent toxic constituents in wastewater: none
d. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only) :
in development approved
should be required not needed
2 . Production rates (industrial discharges only) in pounds per day:
a. Highest month in the past 12 months: lbs/day
b. Highest year in the past 5 years: lbs/day
3 . Description of industrial process ( for industries only) and
applicable CFR Part and Subpart:
PP P
4. Type of treatment ( specify whether proposed or existing) : The
existing facility consists of a septic tank/subsurface sand
filter trench.
5. Sludge handling and disposal scheme: Licensed commercial septic
tank cleaning firm.
6. Treatment plant classification (attach completed rating sheet) :
7 . SIC Codes( s) : 4952
Wastewater Code( s) : Primary 04 Secondary
Main Treatment Unit Code: 44007
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• PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1 . / Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant funds
(municipals only)? N/A
2 . Special monitoring requests: none
3 . Additional effluent limits requests: none
4. Other:
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The Asheville Regional Office recommends renewal of NPDES Permit
Number NC0048585.
Signature of Report reparer
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Water Quality Regional Supervisor
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