NC0087556_Permit Issuance_20160107

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
January 7, 2016
Mr. Peter G. Watson, President
Ledgestone Property Owners' Association, Inc.
P. O. Box 21
Fairview, NC 28730
Subject: Issuance ofNPDES Permit NCO087556
Ledgestone Subdivision WWTP
Buncombe County
Dear Mr. Watson:
PAT MCCRORY
Govemor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZDANMRMAN
Director
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 to its terms from those found in the draft permit sent
to you on November 4, 2015. However, you are also reminded of the new condition requiring
electronic reporting of discharge monitoring report (DMR) data using the Division's eDMR internet
application. This new requirement will become effective on November 1, 2016 (approximately 270
days or nine months following the effective date of the permit).
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 Resources or any
other Federal, State, or Local governmental permits that may be required.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-161 I
919-707-9000

Mr. Peter G. Watson
NCO087556 Permit Renewal 2016
p. 2
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Bob Sledge at telephone number (919)
807-6398, or via e-mail at [e-mail].
ncerel ,
S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G., Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality Regional Operations
NPDES File

Permit NCO087556
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions 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
Ledgestone Property Owners' Association, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Ledgestone Subdivision WWTP
Miller Road -(NCSR 2800)
Fairview
Buncombe County
to receiving waters designated as Cane 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 February 1, 2016
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2020.
Signed this day January 7, 2016.
Shy Zimmerman, P.G., Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0087556
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked, and as of this 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.
Ledgestone Property Owners' Association, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a 0.027 MGD wastewater treatment plant with the following components:
• Extended aeration basin
• Chlorine contact basin/Dechlorination
The facility is located at the Ledgestone Subdivision WWTP, off Miller Road (NC Highway
2800), in Fairview, Buncombe County, and;
2. Discharge wastewater from said facility at the location specified on the attached map through
outfall 001 into the Cane Creek, which is classified C-Trout water, in the French Broad River
Basin.
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Permit NC0087556
PART I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS — FINAL
[ 15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
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
_
Parameter Code
LIMITS'
MONI'�ORING` REQU�REI��NTS
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Monthly
Avera e_ .
F, DatIYj_ 4
Maximum...::._
Mea eCt
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Sample Type
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Flow 50050
0.027 MGD
Continuous
Recorder
Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C) C0310
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Residue C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Ammonia Nitrogen C0610
Monitor & Report
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 31616
200 / 100 ml
400 / 100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)2 50060
28 µg/L
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
pH 00400
z 6.0 & s 9.0 standard units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature, °C 00010
Monitor & Report
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. No later than November 1, 2016 (270 days from the effective date of this permit), begin submitting
discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See
Condition A. (2.).
2. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 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.
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Permit NCO087556
A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
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 in late 2013.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this
permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.)
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
Signatory Requirements
Reporting
Records Retention
Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)]
Beginning no later than November 1, 2016 (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), pem- ittees 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 / DWR / Information Processing Unit
ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 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.
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Permit NCO087556
A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS, continued
Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic
reporting requirements is found on the following web page:
htty://Dortal.ncdenr.or web/wo/admin/bop/iyu/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. Sienatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)l
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:
ht W-Dortalmcdennor web/wq/admin/bog�pu/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall
make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. 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 (Supplements 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
122.41].
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Latitude: 35- 31' 32" N State Grid: Olean
Longitude: 82' 24' 12' W Permitted Flow: 0.027 MGD
Receiving Stream: Cane Creek Drainage Basin: French Broad
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NPDES Permit NC0087556
Stream Class: C Sub -Basin: 04-30-02
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