NC0058378_Renewal (Application)_20170314

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
March 14, 2017
Mr. Martin J. Lashua
Carolina Water Service, Inc. of NC
PO Box 240908
Charlotte; NC 28224
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NCO058378
Elk River WWTP
Avery County
Dear Mr. Lashua:
ROY COOPER
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MICHAEL S. REGAN
Acting Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges receipt of your permit application and
supporting documentation received on March 13, 2017. The primary reviewer for this renewal
application is John Hennessy.
The primary reviewer will review your application, and he will contact you if additional
information is required to complete your permit renewal. Per G.S. 150B-3 your current permit
does not expire until permit decision on the application is made. Continuation of the current permit
is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit.
Please respond in a timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to
complete the permit application. If you have any additional questions concerning renewal of the
subject permit, please contact John Hennessy at 919-807-6377 or [e-mail].
cc: Central Files
NPDES
Asheville Regional Office
Sincerely,
Wren Thedford
Wastewater Branch
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-807-6300

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February 7, 2017
Mr. Wren Thedford
NC DENR
Division of Water Resources
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1617
Re: Elk River WWTP
NPDES NCO058378
Sludge Management Plan
Dear Mr. Thedford,
As sludge and other solids are generated at this facility, they are periodically removed by the licensed contractor below.
A-1 Appalachian Pumping Inc.
301 Clay Hodges Rd
Boone, NC 28607
Phone: [phone]
If you should have any questions or need any additional information, please do not hesitate to call me at 704-319-0523 or by
email [e-mail] .
Thank you in advance for your attention.
Sincerely,
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Regional Manager
a Ufiftes, Inc. company Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina
P.O. Box 240908 0 Charlotte, NC 28224 0 P: 704-525-7990 s F: 704-525-8174
5701 Westpark Dr., Suite 101 o Charlotte, NC 28217 0 www.uiwater.com

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Mr. Wren Thedford
NC DENR
Division of Water Resources
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1617
Re: Elk River WWTP
NPDES NCO058378
Renewal Request
Dear Mr. Thedford
Inc.'
March 7, 2017
RECEIVEMCDEOIDWR
MAR .13 2017
WaterQuallfy
PerflaittingSerilon
Please find enclosed Application and attachments and consider this letter as our official request to renew the NPDES permit for
the facility referenced above.
If you should have any questions or need any additional information, please do not hesitate to call me at 704-319-0523 or by
email at [e-mail] .
Thank you in advance for your attention.
Sincerely,
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Regional Manager
a Utilities, Inc. company Carolina Wafer Service, Inc. of North Carolina
P.O. Box 240908 0 Charlotte, NC 28224 0 P: 704-525-7990 0 F: 704-525-8174
5701 Westpark Dr., Suite 101 o Charlotte, NC 28217 i www.uiwater.com

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. DENR / Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit'
,1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit $CO05837
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type.
1. Contact Information,
Owner Name
Facility Name
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
Carolina Water Service, Inc. of NC
Elk River - WWTP
P.O. Box 240908
Charlotte
NC, 28224
[phone]
[phone]
e-mail Address [e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above ❑
i
Street Address or State Road Highway 184
City Banner Elk
State / Zip Code NC, 28604
County Avery
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name Carolina Water Service, Inc. of NC
Mailing Address P.O. Box 240908
City Charlotte
State / Zip Code NC, 28224
Telephone Number (704) 31970523
Fax Number (704-)525-8174
e-mail Address [e-mail]
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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters,<1.0 MGD
4. Description of wastewater:
Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that apply):
Industrial
❑
Number of Employees 1
Commercial
®
Number of Employees unkown
Residential
®
Number of Homes 127
School
❑
Number of Students/Staff
Other
❑
Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.):
Elk River - Subdivision
127 x 1.5 = (Seasonal multiplier)191 population
Number of persons served: 191
5. Type of collection system
® Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
6. Outfall Information:
Number of separate discharge points 1
Outfall Identification number(s) 001
Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes, ® No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (NEW applicants: Provide a map showing the exact location of each
outfall):
Elk River
8. Frequency of Discharge: ® Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration: _
9. Describe the treatment system
List all installed components, including capacities, provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and
phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a
separate sheet of paper.
The .08 MGD treatment facility consists of the following components; effluent flow
meter, flow splitter box, two Parallel contact stabilization plants, two reaeration
chambers, two clarifiers, two aerobic digesters, tablet chlorination and de -chlorination,
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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
K For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters .<1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.08 MGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.001 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 0.020 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes ® No
12. Effluent Data
NEW APPLICANTS: Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, Temperature and pH shall be grab
samples, for all other parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported,
report daily maximum and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum
RENEWAL APPLICANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum) and Monthly Average over
the past 36 months or parameters curre tly in your permit. Mark other parameters N/A".
Parameter
Daily
Maximum.
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODS)
36.0
11.3
Mg/1
Fecal Coliform
400
1.6
# 100/ml
Total Suspended Solids
28.0
2.8
Mg/l
Temperature (Summer)
23
18.0
Celsius
Temperature (Winter)
15
7.0
Celsius
pH
8:7
7.03
Units
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number Type, Permit Number
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES
PSD (CAA)
Non -attainment program (CAA)
NESHAPS (CAA)
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
NC 0058378 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
Other — Deemed collection permit
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.
Tony Konsul Regional Manaaer
Printed name of Person Sianinis _ Title
Signature
3�"l [rLo
Date
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 knowingly 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 $25,000, 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 $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.)
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