NC0035599_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2016

Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Annual Wastewater Report
School Year 2003-2004
(A Requirement of the Clean Water Act)
Please maintain a file for reference by our customers.
(The annual report is normally delivered in July, at the end of the school
year. This issue of the report is being delivered in January since we have
connected to municipal sewer. This report covers a six month period from
July ,Ist 2003 to December 31st 2003.)
January 12, 2004
I. General Information
❑ Regulated entity:
Wal&ertowrW IVI dd e-Schooi
❑ Responsible entity:
Kevin Booe
(Water Pollution Control System- Operator In Responsible Charge)
Groundskeeping Department
4897 Lansing Drive
Winston Salem, NC 27105
[phone]
❑ Applicable permits:
NPDES Permit # NC0035599
Special Order By Consent # EMC SOC WQ 91-37 AD II
❑ System description:
0.009 MGD Wastewater treatment system
11,700 gallon septic tank
4,320 gallon dosing chamber with single siphon
2,600 square foot surface sand filter
Disinfection system with a baffled flow through holding tank
Cascade reaeration device

II. Performance
❑ 12 month performance
Over the last year the septic system has not performed as well as I would like
it to. The system consistently has higher test results than our other facilities
with septic systems. However, as far as violations go Walkertown Middle was
the best performer. Walkertown Middle was the only school to have no permit
limit violations this year.
We pumped the septic tank in August before school started back.
Connection to municipal sewer was made on the afternoon of December
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❑ Violations
Our permit requires us to monitor the water that we discharge from the system
and sets limits for each parameter that is monitored to ensure that the water is
safe for the environment. We monitor the following parameters weekly:
(Flow, Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, Conductivity, and Residual Chlorine)
We monitor the following parameters BI-monthly:
(Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Ammonia Nitrogen, Total Suspended Residue,
Fecal Coliform, and pH)
Violations of the permit limits can result in civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day
per violation.
• There have been NO Permit Limit Violations during the last year.
• There have been NO monitoring and reporting violations during the last
year.
• There has been NO (illegal) bypass of treatment facilities in the last year.
• There have been NO sanitary sewer overflows in the last year.
❑ Environmental impact of violations
• Effluent discharges into an unnamed tributary to West Belews Creek
which is classified Class C waters in the Roanoke River Basin.
(Class C, is a classification that designates waters as protected for
secondary recreation, fishing, wildlife, fish and aquatic life propagation and
survival, agriculture, etc. Secondary recreation includes wading, boating,
and other uses involving human body contact with the water where such
activities take place in an infrequent, unorganized, or incidental manner."
• There were no violations to cause environmental impacts beyond the
impact of our normal discharges. The creek should definitely get healthier
since we tied into the city sewer.
❑ Corrective measures taken
• No Permit Limit Violations- No corrective measures needed.

III. Notification
u Customers access to this report
• A copy of this report has been, sent to NC Division of Water Quality Office
in Raleigh.
• A copy of this report has been sent to Gene Miller (Assistant
Superintendent of Operations WS/FCS).
• A copy of this report has been sent to Patrick Mitze (Principal of
Walkertown Middle School). Report should be made available for public
inspection.
• A copy of this report will also be kept at the WS/FCS Maintenance Site.
IV. Certification
Tougher restrictions and penalties concerning discharges into our surface
waters has helped to improve water quality all over the state. Years ago, many
businesses were forced to upgrade their wastewater treatment facilities, or
discontinue their use and cease discharge to meet water quality standards. Both
Walkertown schools wastewater systems were old, and designed to meet less
strict water quality standards. They couldn't meet the new permit requirements
without being upgraded. The NC Department of Environment and Natural
Resources agreed, in an (SOC) which extends our permit limits, to let us
continue to operate the systems without upgrades until the town of Walkertown
could get its public sewer system operating. The result of this is that the school
system was able to contribute money to Walkertown to help build the new sewer
system, rather than spend the money upgrading the old facilities.
I was very happy when we tied into the new sewer line on the afternoon of
December 1st. Following connection to the sewer line, remediation of the site
began. The septic tank was pumped down and backwashed. Walls, fences,
pipes, and other structures were demolished and hauled away. The tank was
crushed in and filled with gravel. Then everything was covered over with dirt to
bring up to surrounding grade level. The areas were then seeded and covered
with straw. We have sent in a request to have our permits for these facilities
rescinded. I have returned to the site several times and have been pleased to
see clear water running in the creek.
Even though we had no permit limit violations, the water that we discharged did
contain small levels of pollutants. The creek behind the Walkertown Schools runs
into West Belews Creek. Fish and other wildlife use the water that drains from,
and runs across our grounds, and people use it for recreational activities. I am
happy to see the new sewer system in operation. It will certainly provide a
healthier environment for everyone!
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(Signature of Operator in Responsible Charge) (Date)
By this signature, I certify that this report is accurate and complete to the best
of my knowledge.

• To learn more about water quality, see the NCDENR Division of Water
Quality web site at:
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/
• More information on water quality regulations can be found at:
hftp://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES/regs.html

William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina -Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P. E. Director
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
January 5, 2004 RECEWED
N-C. Dept. s f '�HNfI
Mr. Donald L. Martin, Jr. AN 0 7 2004
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education
PO BOX 2513 WInston--5,- 1.1r rrt
WINSTON-SALEM NC 27102 Regional otfiice.
Subject: Rescission of NPDES Permits
Walkertown Elementary School - NPDES Permit Number NCO035602
�Wa11�erto�v n IVl�iddl.e S hool =NPDES Permit Number NCO035599
Forsyth County
Dear Mr. Martin:
Reference is made to your request for rescission of the subject NPDES Permits. The staff
of the Winston-Salem Regional Office has confirmed that these permits are no longer required.
Therefore, in accordance with your request, NPDES Permit NCO035602 and NPDES Permit
NCO035599 are rescinded, effective immediately.
If in the future you wish to again discharge wastewater to the State's surface waters, you
must first apply for and receive a new NPDES Permit. Qperating a facility without a valid NPDES
Permit will subject the responsible party to a civil penalty of up to $25,000 per day.
If you have questions about this matter, please contact Karen Rust at [phone],
extension 361 or the Water Quality staff in our Winston-Salem Regional Office at [phone].
Sincerely,
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: V irisLon ; `aTezri Regional"Offc V atta Edh
NPDES Unit
Point Source Compliance - w/attachment
Central Files - w/attachment
Fran McPherson, DWQ Budget Office
N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 [phone]
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Customer Service
1-877-623-6748

W/NSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS
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December 5, 2003
To: Attention: Bob Sledge
Point Source Compliance and Enforcement Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
From: Donald L. Martin, Jr., Ed.D. (Superintendent of Schools)
Subject: Permits remission request for Walkertown Schools
The Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools is requesting remission of all
permits related to the operation of our wastewater treatment plants that have
served Walkertown Elementary School and Walkertown Middle School.
Permits included in remission request:
NCO035602 (Walkertown Elementary School)
NCO035599 (Walkertown Middle School)
EIVIC SOC WQ 91-37 Ad III (Both Walkertown Schools)
On December 1St, 2003 the connection lines to both of our treatment plants were
severed and plugged. Both Walkertown schools were connected to the Town of
Walkertown's Municipal Sewer System. There will be no further discharge from
our treatment plants. We are in the process of demolishing the treatment plants.
(Including: disposal of tank contents and plant structures, and remediation of the
site according to regulations) We expect to be finished with demolition by next
week.
Donald L. Martin, Jr., Ed.D. (Superintendent of Schools)

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
19 June 2003
Mr. Barry Smith
Operations Manager, Maintenance
Forsyth County School System
4897 Lansing Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION - EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
Walkertown Middle School
NPDES No. NCO035599
Forsyth County
Mr. Smith:
Review of the self -monitoring report for the month of March 2003 revealed the following daily
maximum effluent limit violation:
Date Parameter Permit Limit
3-17 Fecal Coliform 400.0
Reported Value Units
970.0 #/100m1
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance
problem(s). Please be aware that violations of your NPDES permit could subject you to enforcement
action by the Division with the possible assessment of civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day, per
violation. Should you have any questions, please contact Corey Basinger or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
11%9teve Mauney
Acting Water Quality Supervisor
cc: Compliance Group
ligHM Central Files
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NCDENR
N. C. Division of Water Quality/Water Quality Section 585 Waughtown Street Winston-Salem, NC 27107 [phone] Customer Service
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Cover Sheet from
Staff Member to
Regional Supervisor
DMR Review Record
Facility: 1��g utEmoW,� Permit/Pipe No.: r. 60 3S5 99 Month/Year Mavck 2k 3
Monthly Average Violations
Parameter . Permit Limit DMR Value % Over Limit
Date
3-17
Date
Weekly/Daily Violations
Parameter Permit Limitgype DMR Value % Over Limit
9-70 47.5 % 4DV
Monitoring Frequency Violations
Parameter Permit Frequency Values Reported # of Violations
Other Violations
Completed by: �-
Regional Water Quality
Supervisor SiQnoff:
Date: 19 J 21L3
Date:

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
r Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
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9 April 2003
Mr. Barry Smith
Operations Manager, Maintenance
Forsyth County School System
4897 Lansing Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION - EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
Walkertown Middle School
NPDES No. NCO035599
Forsyth County
Mr. Smith:
Review of the self -monitoring report for the month of January 2003 revealed the following monthly
average effluent limit violation:
Parameter
Permit (SOC) Limit
Reported Value
Units
Ammonia -Nitrogen
20.0
21.1
mg/1
Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance
problem(s). Please be aware that violations of your NPDES permit could subject you to enforcement
action by the Division with the possible assessment of civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day, per
violation. Should you have any questions, please contact Corey Basinger or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
✓'
Steve Mauney
Acting Water Quality Supervisor
cc: Compliance Group
Central Files
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N. C. Division of Water Quality/Water Quality Section 585 Waughtown Street Winston-Salem, NC 27107 [phone] Customer Service
�6 9�' 1 800 623-7748

Cover Sheet from
Staff Member to
Regional Supervisor
DMR, Review Record
Facility: 6w &'�7aj 4 t4 io o us— Permit/Pipe No.: t,1 0oo 35S g 9 Month/Year Ta J '0 3
Monthly Average Violations
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Parameter P t Limit bMR Value % Over Limit
nj 5.5'Ole,
Weekly/Daily Violations
Date Parameter Permit Limit/Tvpe DMR Value % Over Limit
Monitoring Frequency Violations
Date Parameter Permit Frequency Values Reported n of Violations
Other Violations
Completed by: Date:
Regional Water Quality
Supervisor Sianoff: Date:

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Winston salerniforsyth county schools
Annual Wastewater Report
School Year 2001-2002
(A Requirement of the Clean Water Act of 1999)
Please maintain a file for reference by our customers.
July 1, 2002
I. General Information
❑ Regulated entity:
Walkertown Middle School
❑ Responsible entity:
Kevin Booe
(Water Pollution Control System- Operator In Responsible Charge)
Groundskeeping Department
4897 Lansing Drive
Winston Salem, NC 27105
[phone] [phone]
❑ Applicable permits:
NPDES Permit # NCO035599
Special Order By Consent # EMC SOC WQ 91-37 AD II
❑ System description:
0.0102 MGD Wastewater treatment system
11,700 gallon septic tank
4,320 gallon dosing chamber with single siphon
2,600 square foot surface sand filter
Disinfection system with a baffled flow through holding tank
Cascade reaeration device
RECEIVED
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b 2002
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II. Performance
❑ 12 month (performance
Over the last year the septic system has not performed as well as I would like
it to. Floating scum was pumped from the septic tank last July. Test results
fluctuated from time to time, but for the most part stayed close to our limits all
year. Floating scum was found getting into the dosing tank in November. The
Sodium Bicarbonate addition point was moved to the influent side of the
septic tank to try to prevent the possible stirring up of scum that would let it
get into dose water. This didn't help much and the scum had to be pumped
from the tank again in December. High test results a couple of month's later
lead us to investigate the septic tank farther. We found that Ammonia
Nitrogen in the septic tank at Walkertown Middle was twice as high as other
schools with septic tanks. We also did a grease & oil test on the floating scum
that had accumulated again. The test came back with a result of 65.3%
grease & oil. This confirmed that grease was being dumped into the septic
tank from the cafeteria causing the tank not to operate properly and probably
being the cause of bad test results for the last several years. Floating scum
had to be pumped again in late March. We had a leaking bell, which controls
doses from the dosing tank that was found and repaired in April. Floating
scum will be pumped again before school starts back in the fall.

❑ Violations
Our permit requires us to monitor the water that we discharge from the system
and sets limits for each parameter that is monitored to ensure that the water is
safe for the environment. We monitor the following parameters weekly:
(Flow, Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, Conductivity, and Residual Chlorine)
We monitor the following parameters BI-monthly:
(Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Ammonia Nitrogen, Total Suspended Residue,
Fecal Coliform, and pH)
Violations of the permit limits can result in civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day
per violation.
• Permit Limit Violations:
In November our Total Suspended Residue monthly average was 35.7
mg/I, which was above our 30 mg/I limit.
In February our Ammonia Nitrogen monthly average was 20.5 mg/I, which
was above our 20 mg/I limit.
In April we had a Fecal Coliform result of 1160 #1100ml, which was above
our 400 #/100ml daily maximum limit.
• There have been NO monitoring and reporting violations during the last
year.
• There has been NO (illegal) bypass of treatment facilities in the last year.
• There have been NO sanitary sewer overflows in the last year.
❑ Environmental impact of violations
• Effluent discharges into an unnamed tributary to West Belews Creek
which is classified Class C waters in the Roanoke River Basin.
(Class C, is a classification that designates waters as "protected for
secondary recreation, fishing, wildlife, fish and aquatic life propagation and
survival, agriculture, etc. Secondary recreation includes wading, boating,
and other uses involving human body contact with the water where such
activities take place in an infrequent, unorganized, or incidental manner."
• There is no indication of significant environmental impacts from our permit
violations.

❑ Corrective measures taken
• The Total Suspended Residue & Ammonia Nitrogen monthly average
violations were most likely a result of grease in the septic tank. Key
personnel have been informed of the problem and steps should be taken
to reduce the amount of grease that is allowed to enter drains. We are
also planning to install a grease trap in this old facility that has never had
one. However, installing a grease trap is a major project and probably
won't be completed until next year, at the earliest.
• The Fecal Coliform daily maximum violation was a one-time event that
was a result of the leaking bell in the dosing tank. The problem went away
when the bell was repaired. Even with the one high test result our monthly
average for the month was only 11 #/100mi, with a monthly average limit
of 200 #/100ml.
Ill. Notification
❑ Customers access to this report
• A copy of this report has been sent to NC Division of Water Quality Office
in Raleigh.
• A copy of this report has been sent to Dr. Reginald Teague (Assistant
Superintendent Of Operations WS/FCS).
• A copy of this report has been sent to Bonnie Welch (Principal of
Walkertown Middle School). Report should be made available for public
inspection.
• A copy of this report will also be kept at the WS/FCS Maintenance Site.

IV. Certification
Tougher restrictions and penalties concerning discharges into our surface
waters has helped to improve water quality all over the state. Years ago, many
businesses were forced to upgrade their wastewater treatment facilities, or
discontinue their use and cease discharge to meet water quality standards. Both
Walkertown schools wastewater systems are old, and were designed to meet
less strict water quality standards. They can't meet the new permit requirements
without being upgraded. The NC Department of Environment and Natural
Resources agreed, in an (SOC) which extends our permit limits, to let us
continue to operate the systems without upgrades until the town of Walkertown
could get it's public sewer system operating. The result of this is that the school
system will be able to contribute money to Walkertown to help build the new
sewer system, rather than spend the money upgrading the old facilities. Work on
the new sewer system for the town of Walkertown began in April. If there are no
holdups with construction we should be able to tie into the sewer by the summer
of 2003.
Fish and other wildlife, use the water discharged from our system and people
also use it for recreational activities. I will be happy to see the new sewer system
in operation and these old systems retired, and I'm glad that we will be
contributing to a new system that will provide a healthier environment for
everyone!
❑ X —/—Z��
(Signature of Operator in Responsible Charge) (Date)
By this signature, I certify that this report is accurate and complete to the best
of my knowledge.
• To learn more about water quality, see the NCDENR Division of Water
Quality web site at:
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/
• More information on water quality regulations can be found at:
http://h2o.enr.'state.nc.us/NPDES/regs.htmi