NC0023001_Renewal (Application)_20170210

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
March 10, 2017
Mr. Martin Lashua, VP,
Carolina Water Service Inc. of North Carolina
PO Box 240908
Charlotte, NC 28224
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NCO023001
Bear Paw WWTP
Cherokee County
Dear Mr. Lashua:
ROY COOPER
Gover?tor
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 06, 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. 15OB-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,
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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

UtilitiEs, Inc.®
February 6, 2017
Mr. Wren Thedford
NC DENR
Division of Water Resources
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1617
Re: Bear Paw WWTP
NPDES NCO023001
Renewal Request
Dear Mr. Thedford
RECEI EDINGDEQQyR
FEB 10
Water Quaiity
Permitting Section
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 til<[e-mail] .
Thank you in advance for your attention.
Sincerely,
nsul
Regional Manager
aUthes,Inc. company Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina
P.O. Box 240908 / Charlotte, NC 28224 • P: 704-525-7990 • F: 704-525-8174
5701 Westpark Dr., Suite 101 0 Charlotte, NC 28217 o 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 NCO0230
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
Carolina Water Service Inc. of NC
Facility Name
Bear Paw - WWTP
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 240908
City
Charlotte
State / Zip Code
NC, 28224
'Telephone Number
[phone]
Fax Number
[phone]
e-mail Address
[e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above ❑
Street Address or State Road Lower Hiwassee Dam Rd beside TVA Maintenance Shed
City Murphy
State / Zip Code NC 28906
County Cherokee
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 [phone]
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
Residential
®
Number of Homes 76
School
❑
Number of Students/Staff
Other
❑
Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.):
Bear Paw - Subdivision
76 x 2.5 = 190 population
Number of persons served: 190
5. Type of collection system
0 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):
Hiawassee 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 0.08 MGD treatment facility consists of the following components; Bar screen,
effluent flow measurement, diffused aeration tank and clarifier.
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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
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 0.009 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 0.015 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_ for parameters currentlry in your permit. Mark other parameters "N/A".
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODS)
21
4.9
Mg/1
Fecal Coliform
N/A
N/A
# 100/ml
Total Suspended Solids
7.4
0.13
Mg/1
Temperature (Summer)
25
19.1
Celsius
Temperature (Winter)
9.5
13.3
Celsius
pH
7.3
6.96
Units
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number Type
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES NCO023001
PSD (CAA)
Non -attainment program (CAA)
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
NESHAPS (CAA)
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
Other
Permit Number
WQCD034
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.
Printed me of Person Signin Title
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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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Utilities, Inc'
February 6, 2017
Mr. Wren Thedford
NC DENR
Division of Water Resources
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1617
Re: Bear Paw WWTP
NPDES NCOO23001
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.
W&S Maintenance
455 Cane Creek Road
Fletcher, NC 28732-7406
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 at [e-mail] .
Thank you in advance foryour attention.
Sincerely,
Ton Sul
Regional Manager
a Utilises, Inc. company Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina
P.O. Box 240908 iv Charlotte, NC 28224 0 P: 704-525-7990 0 F: 704-525-8174
5701 Westpark Dr., Suite 101 o Charlotte, NC 28217 • www.uiwater.com