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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
January 24, 2018
Mr. William H. Mills
Western Valley Properties LLC
505 Racking Cove Road
Sylva, NC 28779
ROY COOPER
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MICHAEL S REGAN
Secy eta),
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Du ecta
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO032808
Morningstar of Jackson WWTP
Class WW -2
Jackson County
Dear Permittee:
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:
➢ The facility address has been updated on the cover sheet and Supplement to Permit Cover
Sheet based on information provided by the Asheville Regional Office.
➢ A footnote in Section A. (1) and language in Section A. (2) have been added concerning the
requirement for electronic submission of effluent data. Federal regulations require electronic
submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs).
➢ Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
➢ Outfall map has been updated.
➢ Language on the Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet has been updated.
➢ The total residual chlorine footnote in Section A. (1) has been updated.
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a
notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Jackson 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 [phone], or via e-mail [[e-mail]].
9Sincerely,
I
Brianna Young
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
cc: NPDES File
ec: 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

Permit NCO032808
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PF.R MTT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
PDES
In compliance with the provision 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,
Western Valley Properties, LLC
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Morningstar of Jackson WWTP
505 Racking Cove Road
Sylva
Jackson County
to receiving waters designated as Blanton Branch in subbasin 04-04-02 of 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.
This permit shall become effective.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 31, 2022.
Signed this day.
Linda Culpepper
Interim Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Penmt NC0032808
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.
Western Valley Properties, LLC
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.0085 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment system with
ultraviolet disinfection. The facility is located at the Morningstar of Jackson WWTP off Racking Cove
Road near Sylva in Jackson County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Blanton Branch
[Stream Segment: 2-79-39-10], a waterhody currently classified C waters in subbasin 04-04-02 [HUC:
0601020303] of the Little Tennessee River Basin.
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Permit NCO032808
PART I.
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on 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 Penmttee as
specified below.
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTIC
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample Type
Sample
Parameter Code
Average
Maximum
Frequency
Location
Flow 50050
0.0085
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or
MGD
Effluent
BOD, 5 -da 20°C 00310
30 0 m
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended 00530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Solids
NH3 as N 00610
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform
31616
(geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual 50060
Chlorine
28 gg/L
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperature °C 00010
1
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
PH 00400
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard
—
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
units
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application
system [see A. (2)].
2. Limit and monitor only if the facility adds chlorine or chlorine derivatives to water that is eventually discharged.
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 gg/L
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO032808
A. (2) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF 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.)
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
Signatory Requirements
Reporting
Records Retention
Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
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 DEQ / 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.
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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 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 ori EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting
Rule is found at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-
pollutant-discharge-elimination-s st�pdes-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.ne.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1
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. (1 l.)(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://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
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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. "
5. 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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Morningstar of Jackson WWTP
NPDES Permit NCO032808
Receiving Stream: Blanton Branch Stream Class: C
Stream Segment: 2-79-39-10 Sub -Basin #: 04-04-02
River Basin: Little Tennessee HUC: 0601020303
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