NC0065889_Draft Permit_20170809

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S REGAN
Secretary
S JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
August 9, 2017
Mr. Harris Merrill, Jr.
Indian Creek Resort, LLC
8000 Capps Ferry Road
Douglasville, GA 30132
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO065889
Catatoga at Lake Toxaway WWTP
Class II
Transylvania County
Dear Mr. Merrill, Jr.:
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. (5.) has been updated to reflect current language regarding electronic submission of
effluent data. Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring
reports (DMRs).
➢ Regulatory citations have been added.
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a
notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Transylvania 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
contact me at 919-807-6388, or via e-mail [[e-mail]].
Sincerely,
Anjah Orlando
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
cc: NPDES Files
Asheville Regional Office
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 //deq nc gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits

NPDES Permit NCO065889
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,
Indian Creek Resort, LLC
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Catatoga at Lake Toxaway WWTP
U.S. Highway 64 west of Rosman
Transylvania County
to receiving waters designated as Indian Creek in the Savannah 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
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 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 NC0065889
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.
Indian Creek Resort, LLC is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.025 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment
system with the following additional components:
♦ UV disinfection
The facility is located west of Rosman at Catatoga at Lake Toxaway off U.S. Highway 64 in
Transylvania County.
2. After receiving an Authorization to Construct from the Division of Water Quality,
construct the necessary facilities to increase plant capacity to 0.07 MGD, and
3. After receiving an Authorization to Construct from the Division of Water Quality,
construct the necessary facilities to expand the plant to its ultimate capacity of 0.14
MGD.
4. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into
Indian Creek (Stream Index 4-5-(3)), a waterbody currently classified C -Trout waters in
sub -basin 03-13-02 [HUC: 030601010101] of the Savannah River Basin.
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NPDES Permit NCO065889
Part I.
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (0.025 MGD)
[15 NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expansion
above 0.025 MGD or expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such
discharges shall be limited, monitored, and reported' by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS'
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Parameter Code
Average I
Maximum
Frequency
Type
Location
Flow
0.025 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneou
Influent or Effluent
50050
s
BOD, 5 -day (20°C)
30 0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
C0310
Total Suspended Solids
30 0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
C0530
NH3 as N
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
C0610
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
31616
Temperature (°C)
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
00010
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
C0600
Total Phosphorus
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
C0665
pH
Not < 6.0 nor > 9.0
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
00400
Standard Units
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's
eDMR system [see A (5.)].
Conditions:
1 All samples much be collected from a typical discharge event
2. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
3. See Condition A. (4.) for instructions should the facility's permitted UV system fail and an
alternate means of disinfection is required. Total Residual Chlorine monitoring requirements
and limits are applicable if chlorine compounds are used for disinfection.
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NPDES Permit NCO065889
A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (0.07 MGD)
[15 NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
I
During the period beginning upon expansion above 0.025 MGD and lasting until expansion above
0.07 MGD or until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such
discharges shall be limited, monitored, and reported' by the Permittee as specked below:
i
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS1
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Parameter Code
Average ;
Maximum
Fre uenc
T e
Location
Flow
50050
0.07 MGD1
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5 -day (20°C)
30.0 mg/Li
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
C0310
Total Suspended Solids
C0530
30 0 mg/L
45 0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N - Summer*
6 0 mg/L
30.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
C0610
NH3 as N - Winter*
C0610
23.5 mg/L135.0
mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
31616
Temperature (°C)
00010
I
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
C0600
I
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
C0665
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
pH
00400
Not < 6.0 nor > 9.0
Standard Units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
*Summer. April 1 — October 31
*Winter.- November 1— March 31
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's
eDMR system [see A. (5.)].
Conditions:
2. All samples much be collected from a typical discharge event.
3. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
4. See Condition A. (4.) for instructions should the facility's permitted UV system fail and an
alternate means of disinfection isl required. Total Residual Chlorine monitoring requirements
and limits are applicable if chlorine compounds are used for disinfection.
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NPDES Permit NCO065889
A. (3.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (0.14 MGD)
[15 NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning upon expansion above 0.07 MGD and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited, monitored,
and reported' by the Permittee as specified below
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS1
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Parameter Code
Average
Maximum
Fre uenc
Tvoe
Location
Flow
Flow0.14
MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or Effluent
50050
BOD, 5 -day (20°C)
30 0 mg/L
45 0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
C0310
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45 0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
C0530
NH3 as N - Summer*
6 0 mg/L
30 0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
C0610
NH3 as N - Winter*
23 5 mg/L
35 0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
C0610
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
31616
Temperature (°C)
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
00010
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
C0600
Total Phosphorus
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
C0665
pH
Not < 6.0 nor > 9.0
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
00400
Standard Units
*Summer. April 1— October 31
*Winter November 1 — March 31
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's
eDMR system [see A. (5.)].
Conditions:
2. All samples much be collected from a typical discharge event.
3. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
4. See Condition A. (4.) for instructions should the facility's permitted UV system fail and an
alternate means of disinfection is required. Total Residual Chlorine monitoring requirements
and limits are applicable if chlorine compounds are used for disinfection.
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A. (4.) TEMPORARY MEANS OF DISINFECTION
[NCGS 143-215.3 (a)(2)]
In the event that the wastewater treatment plant's ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system should
fail, underperform, or otherwise be removed from effective service, the permittee or his agent
should immediately inform the Surface Water Protection Section staff of the Asheville
Regional Office of this development and discuss temporary, alternate means for disinfection
of the effluent.
If chlorine compounds are used as temporary means of disinfection, the total residual
chlorine (TRC) concentration of the effluent must be monitored on a daily basis while this
method of disinfection is in use and values must be reported on the discharge monitoring
report. TRC in the effluent may not exceed 28 µg/L; therefore, dechlorination methods may
also be necessary to ensure protection of water quality in the receiving stream.
Use of a disinfection system other than the permitted UV system during circumstances not
deemed as emergency and/or temporary (replacement of lamps, lamp cleaning or
maintenance, etc.) will be considered a violation of the terms of this permit.
The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 gg/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.
A. (5.) 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. (5.1 (a)l
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
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NPDES Permit NCO065889
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;
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(l)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at
the time 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/comphance/final-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-
npdes-electronic-reporting-rule.
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Electronic submissions must start 1by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements"
section above.
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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://deq.nc.gov/about/­divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Signatory 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:
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:
U 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
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penalties for submitting false inforr ation, including the possibility of fines and
imprisonment for knowing violations. "
5. Records Retention
The permittee shall retain records bf 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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