NC0089478_Draft Permit_20170707

Wa ter Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S REGAN
Secretary
S JAY ZIMMERMAN
Lin ector
July 7, 2017
Paul P. Vest, President
YMCA of Western Carolina
53 Asheland Avenue, Suite 105
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO089478
Camp Watia WWTP-Class II
Swain County
Dear Mr. Vest:
The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review
this draft carefully to ensure your thorough understanding of the information, conditions,
and requirements it contains.
The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit:
➢ Section A. (2.) has been added to require electronic submission of effluent data.
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports
(DMRs) .
➢ Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
➢ Updated outfall map included.
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by
publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Swain County area, per
EPA requirements. Please provide your comments, if any, to me no later than 30 days
after receiving this draft permit.
Following the 30 -day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments
and take appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning
the draft, please call me at 919-807-6388 or email at anlali.orlando(i�ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Anj ali Orlando
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
919 807 6300 919-807-6389 FAX
https.Hdeq Tic gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits

cc: NPDES Files
Asheville Regional Office

NPDES Permit NCO089478
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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,
YMCA of Western North Carolina
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Camp Watia
5030 Watia Road, Bryson City
Swain County
to receiving waters designated as Townhouse Branch (Stream Segment 2-58) in the Little
Tennessee River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and
other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof.
The permit shall become effective
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 31, 2022.
Signed this day
DRAFT
S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G.
Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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NPDES Permit NCO089478
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are
hereby revoked. As of this permit 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.
YMCA of Western North Carolina is hereby authorized to:
1. begin operating a 0.012 MGD, 100% -domestic wastewater treatment facility utilizing
• Central sewage pumping station with duplex grinder pumps
• Flow equalization tank
• Activated sludge aeration tank (12,000 gallons)
• Positive displacement blowers
• Clarifier with return activated sludge
• Tablet chlorination
• Tablet de -chlorination
• Chart recording flow meter
• Automatic electrical backup
located at YMCA Camp Watia, 5030 Watia Road, Bryson City, 28713, and
2. discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, as located on the attached map, into
Townhouse Branch [Stream Segment 2-581, a waterbody currently classified C waters
within subbasin 04-04-02 [HUC 0601020203061 of the Little Tennessee River Basin.
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Part I.
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15 NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until permit expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited, monitored, and reported 1
by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
[Parameter Code]
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location z
Flow
50050
0.012 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
I or E
Total Residual Chlorine 3
50060
28 Ng/L
2/Weekly
Grab
E
Dissolved Oxygen
00300
Weekly
Grab
E
pH
00400
Not < 6.0 nor > 9 0
standard units
Weekly
Grab
E
Temperature (°C)
00010
Weekly
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform (geometric
mean)
31616
200 / 100 ml
400 / 100 ml
2/Monthly
Grab
E
BOD, 5 -day (20°C)
C0310
30 0 mg/L
45 0 mg/L
2/Monthly
Grab
E
Total Suspended Solids
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Monthly
Grab
E
Ammonia [NH3 as N]
C0610
13 mg/L
35 mg/L
2/Monthly
Grab
E
Footnotes.
1. eDMR - The Permittee shall report electronically all discharge monitoring data using
NCDWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application (see
Section A. (2 )).
2• Sampling: E = Effluent, I = Influent A given effluent sample shall accurately represent
the chemical and physical character of its discharge event.
3. Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) - The Permittee shall monitor and report Total Residual
Chlorine only if chlorine is used to disinfect TRC effluent concentrations reported below
50µg/L shall be deemed compliant with this permit, however the Permittee shall submit
all levels reported by NC -certified test methods (including field certified), even if these
levels are below 50µg/L.
Conditions -
All samples must be taken from a typical discharge event
The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam
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NPDES Permit NCO089478
A. (2). ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs)
and program reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became
effective on December 21, 2015.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II
of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)]
The permittee shall report 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), permittees 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 / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
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. See "How to
Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
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.
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee must electronically report the following
compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
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• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
• Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to
Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at
the tune of each electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website
resources to identify the initial recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means
the entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is
the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting
tool for each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to
access and use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well.
Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
http: / /www2.epa.gov/compliance/fmal-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-
npdes-electronic-reporting-rule.
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements"
section above.
3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To
obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic
reporting waiver request to the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting
waivers 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
submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary waiver shall not
exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data and reports
shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is
granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electronic
reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting
waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the
period that the approved reporting waiver request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are
found on the following web page:
http://deg.nc.gov/about/­divisions/water-resources/edmr
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4. Signatory Requirements (Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes
Section B. (11.) (d1]
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:
http: / / deg.nc.gov/ about/ divisions /water -resources / 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:
"I 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."
S. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.11
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 122.411.
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