NC0037737_Draft Permit_20180307

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. RAGAN
Secretaiy
LINDA CULPEPPER
Acting Director
March 7, 2018
Ms. Deborah Morris General Manager
Roumelco Properties, LLC
dba Nantahala Village
9400 U.S. Hwy 19W
Bryson City, N.C. 28713
Subject: Review of DRAFT Permit NCO037737
Nantahala Village WWTP, Class WW -1
Swain County
Dear Ms. Morris:
In response to your request to renew the subject NPDES permit, the Division of Water Resources
(DWR) or the Division) has attached a draft for your review and comment. Please review the
draft carefully to ensure your thorough understanding of the permit limits and monitoring
conditions.
RenewalSummary — We note from your application that you have made no significant changes
to the subject treatment processes since last renewal. We have therefore only updated your
facility description and site map; updated table and footnotes in Section A. (1.), and updated
text for Discharge Monitoring Electronic Reporting.
Division records show that you have successfully registered with the eDMR Program. Please be
reminded that until the state's eDMR application is approved compliant with EPA's Cross -
Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), all permittees must continue to submit
hardcopy of DMRs as backup to eDMR reporting [see permit section A. (3.)].
Following the 30 -day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent
comments and take appropriate action prior to issuing a final NPDES permit. If you have
questions, please email me [e-mail]], or call my direct line (919) 807-
6394. 1 n
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Corporon, L.G.an Expedited Permitting
Enclosure: NPDES Permit NCO0377,3"7 (renewal
hc: NPDES Program Files
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Permit NCO037737
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NEDES)
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,
Roumelco Properties, LLC
dba Nantahala Village
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Nantahala Village WWTP
U.S. Highway 19 south of Almond
Swain County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to the Nantahala River 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 52018.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 31, 2022.
Signed this day , 2018.
Linda Culpepper, Interim Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0037737
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.
Roumelco Properties, LLC
dba Nantahala Village
is hereby authorized to:
1. continue to operate an existing Class WW -1 wastewater treatment facility generating 0.0078 MGD
of wastewater utilizing the following components:
♦ septic tanks
♦ dosing tank
♦ Surface sandfilter
♦ collection tank
♦ recirculation pumps
♦ spray nozzles
♦ chlorine disinfection
♦ dechlorination equipment
these facilities located at the Nantahala Village )MTP off U.S. Highway 19, south of Almond in
Swain County, and
2. discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map,
into an unnamed tributary to the Nantahala River [stream Segment 2-57-(22.5)], currently classified
B -Trout within subbasin 04-04-02 [HUC: 06010202] of the Little Tennessee River Basin.
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Permit NCO037737
PART 1
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning 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, monitored, and
reported' by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS
[PCS CODE]
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Average
Maximum
Frequency
T� pe
Location 2
Flow
50050
0.0078 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
I or E
BOD, 5 -day (20°C)
00310
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
E
Total Suspended
Solids
00530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
E
NH3 as N
O 1 Apr -3 I Oct)
00610
5.5 mg/L
27.5 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
E
NH3 as N
(0 1 Nov -3 1 Mar)
00610
11.0 mg/L
35.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform
(geometric mean)
31616
200 / 100 ml
400 / 100 ml
2/Month
Grab
E
Total Residual
Chlorine (TRC)2
50060
28 gg/L
2/Week
Grab
E
Temperature (°C)
00010
Daily
Grab
E
Temperature (°C)
00010
Weekly
Grab
U & D
pH
00400
Not < 6.0 or > 9.0
2/Month
Grab
E
standard
units
Footnotes:
1. Beginning on the permit effective date, the Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports
electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) program [See
Special Condition A. (2.)]
2. E = Effluent; I = Influent; Upstream = U - at least 50 feet upstream from the outfall. Downstream = D - at
least 100 feet downstream from the outfall.
3. The Division shall consider compliant all TRC values reported < 50 µg/L. However, the Permittee shall
continue to report all effluent TRC detected by an NC -certified test method [including field -certified] even if
these values fall below 50 ug/L.
Condition: The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO037737
A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 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.) (ail
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DV -/R'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.
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Permit NC0037737
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(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 on EPA's NPDES
Electronic Reporting Rule is found at: htt://www2.e a. ov/com liance/final-national- ollutant-
dischar e -elimination -s stem -n des -electronic -re ortin -rule.
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above.
How to Request a Waiver from Electronic ReyortinQ
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://ded.nc. _ o� v/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
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Permit NC0037737
3. Sign atory 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. (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://dpg.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:
7 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. "
4. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)l
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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USGS Quad: Wesser, N.C.
Stream Class: B -Trout
Subbasin: 04-04-02
Latitude: 35'21'16"
NCO037737
Nantahala Village WWTP
Longitude: 83°33'32"
Receiving Stream: UT Nantahala River
Facility
Location
.�Q Map not to scale
Swain County