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Governor or,r'
ELIZABETH S.BISER `* �
Secretary
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
June 22, 2023
Mr. Paul Isenhour, President
Camp Broadstone WWTP
P.O. Box 1167
Banner Elk,NC
28604
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NC0032166
Camp Broadstone WWTP
Watauga County
Class WW-2
Dear Mr. Konsul:
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit renewal for your facility. Please
review this draft carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it
contains. There are several changes from the existing permit, including the following:
• Added Stream Index Code,HUC Code,and Subbasin Code to the Supplement to Permit Cover
Sheet.
• Added the facility grade to Section A.(1.).
• Updated the effluent table in Section A. (1.)with eDMR parameter codes.
• Added effluent monitoring for turbidity to the table in Section A. (1.)to determine compliance
with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (21)for Trout waters.
• Updated Section A. (2)to reflect current federal requirements for Electronic Reporting of
Discharge Monitoring Reports.
• Added HUC Code to the Permit Map
The NPDES standard conditions(Parts II, III, and IV)that are a part of the permit are not included
in this draft document (cover, map, and Part I). The conditions are the same as in your current
permit except that agency and division names have been updated. The latest version is available at
https://bit.ly/3k5NFaL and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having
circulation in the general Watauga County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit.
Please provide any written comments you may have to the following: NCDEQ/DWR,NPDES
Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,NC 27699-1617 no later than 30 days
after receipt of 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 this
draft permit, please call me at(919) 707-3602 or by email at [e-mail].
4 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resotuces
J��� 512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh NoRh Carolina 27699-1611
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Sincerely,
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Anjali Orlando
NPDES Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
e-Copy: DWR/Winston Salem Regional Office/
Water Quality/Lon Snider/Jenny Graznak
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
DE .„) 512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1611
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Permit NC0032166
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,
Appalachian State University
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Camp Broadstone WWTP
1431 Broadstone Road
Boone
Watauga County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to the Watauga River in the Watauga 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
September 30, 2027.
Signed this day
Richard Rogers
Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0032166
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.
Appalachian State University
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.0075 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment system which
includes the following components:
• Manual influent bar screen
• Aeration basin
• Clarifier
• Chlorination
• Dechlorination
• Sludge holding tank
The facility is located southwest of Boone at the Camp Broadstone WWTP, 1431 Broadstone Road
in Watauga County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map
into an unnamed tributary to the Watauga River, Steam Index 8-(1), currently classified B-Trout
HQW waters, [HUC: 060101030301], in subbasin (04-02-01), in the Watauga River Basin.
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Permit NC0032 166
Part 1.
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B .0211]
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G. 0302]
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 and monitored5 by the Permittee as
specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Measureme
Monthly Daily nt Sam le T e Sample
Parameter Code Average Maximum Frequency p yp Location
Flow 50050 0.0075 Weekly Instantaneous Influent or
MGD Effluent
BOD, 5-day(20°C) C0310 17.0 mg/L 25.5 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
Total Suspended Solids C0530 10.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
NH3 as N 2.0 mg/L 10.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
(April 1 —October 31) C0610
NH3 as N
November 1 —March 31 C0610 4.0 mg/L 20.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)31616 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine2 (TRC)50060 17 pg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent
Temperature (°C) 00010 Monitor and Report Daily Grab Effluent
Temperature (°C) 00010 Monitor and Report Weekly Grab Upstream &
Downstream
Effluent,
Dissolved Oxygen3 00300 Daily Average 6.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Upstream &
Downstream
pH4 00400 Between 6.0 and 9.0 Weekly Grab Effluent
Standard Units
Turbidity6 00700 Not to exceed 10 NTU Weekly Grab Effluent
Footnotes:
1. Upstream=approximately 30 feet upstream of outfall(immediately upstream of small,ponded area);
Downstream=immediately downstream of Camp Broadstone Road. Instream monitoring shall be conducted
weekly by grab sample.
2. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/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.
3. The daily average dissolved oxygen effluent concentration shall not be less than 6.0 mg/L.
4. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
5. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system.
[see A(2.)].
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Permit NC0032166
6. Effluent turbidity shall not cause receiving-stream turbidity to exceed 10 NTU. If background turbidity
naturally exceeds 10 NTU,the effluent shall not cause background turbidity to increase. Exceeding this
permit limit will require sufficient instream sampling(upstream and/or downstream)to verify compliance
(effluent vs.background) [NCAC 02B. 0211 (21)].
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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)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 interne. The eDMR system may be
accessed at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr.
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
following address:
NC DEQ/Division of Water Resources /Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
See"How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
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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, 2025, 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: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-
24954/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.
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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)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://deq.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."
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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Latitude:36.11.38 Stream Class: B-Trout,HQW
Longitude: -81.45.33 Sub-basin: 04-02-01
Receiving Stream: UT to the Watauga River NC0032166 - Watauga County
HUC Code 060101030303