NC0045144_Fact Sheet_20211104

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require
full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile
home parks, etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include
facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing,
instream monitoring, compliance concerns).
Basic Information for Ex edited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer / Date
Siying Chen 10/18/2021
Permit Number
NC0045144
Facility Name /Facility Class
Western Alamance High School WWTP /
WW-1
Basin Name / Sub -basin number
Cape Fear / 03-06-02
Receiving Stream / HUC
Haw River / 030300020404
Stream Classification / Stream Segment
WS;V; NSW / 16-(10.5)
Does permit need Daily Maximum NH3 limits?
N/A
Does permit need TRC limits/language?
Already present
Does permit have toxicity testing? IWC (%) if so
N/A
Does permit have Special Conditions?
Yes — nutrient reopener
Does permit have instream monitoring?
No
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
No
Any permit mods since last permit?
No
New expiration date
4/30/2026
Comments on Draft Permit?
No
Section 1. Facility Overview:
The Western Alamance High School operates a WWTP with a permitted flow of 0.0115
MGD. The facility generates intermittent discharge 5 days a week. Treatment
components consists of:
• Septic tank
• Dosing tank
• Surface sand filter
• UV disinfection
Section 2. Compliance History (January 2016 — June 2021):
• 3 NODs for fecal coliform daily max exceedances
• 1 NOV for total nitrogen frequency violation
• 1 NOV for total phosphorus frequency violation
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Section 3. Chan2es from previous permit to draft:
• Updated eDMR footnote in A(1) and language in A(3)
• Updated outfall map
• Added facility grade in A(1)
• Corrected receiving stream on the Permit Cover Sheet
• Updated TRC footnote in A(1)
Section 4. Comments received on draft permit:
• No comments received on draft permit.
Section 5. Chan2es from draft to final:
• No changes to final permit.
• Reassigned from Brianna Young to Siying Chen after Public Notice.
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NPDES Implementation of Instream Dissolved Metals Standards - Freshwater
Standards
The NC 2007-2015 Water Quality Standard (WQS) Triennial Review was approved by
the NC Environmental Management Commission (EMC) on November 13, 2014. The
US EPA subsequently approved the WQS revisions on April 6, 2016, with some
exceptions. Therefore, metal limits in draft permits out to public notice after April 6,
2016 must be calculated to protect the new standards - as approved.
Table 1. NC Dissolved Metals Water Quality Standards/Aquatic Life Protection
Parameter
Acute FW, µg/1
(Dissolved)
Chronic FW,
µg/1
(Dissolved)
Acute SW, µg/1
(Dissolved)
Chronic SW,
µg/1
(Dissolved)
Arsenic
340
150
69
36
Beryllium
65
6.5
---
---
Cadmium
Calculation
Calculation
40
8.8
Chromium III
Calculation
Calculation
---
---
Chromium VI
16
11
1100
50
Copper
Calculation
Calculation
4.8
3.1
Lead
Calculation
Calculation
210
8.1
Nickel
Calculation
Calculation
74
8.2
Silver
Calculation
0.06
1.9
0.1
Zinc
Calculation
Calculation
90
81
Table 1 Notes:
1. FW= Freshwater, SW= Saltwater
2. Calculation = Hardness dependent standard
3. Only the aquatic life standards listed above are expressed in dissolved form.
Aquatic life standards for Mercury and selenium are still expressed as Total
Recoverable Metals due to bioaccumulative concerns (as are all human health
standards for all metals). It is still necessary to evaluate total recoverable aquatic
life and human health standards listed in 15A NCAC 2B.0200 (e.g., arsenic at 10
µg/1 for human health protection; cyanide at 5 µg/L and fluoride at 1.8 mg/L for
aquatic life protection).
Table 2. Dissolved Freshwater Standards for Hardness -Dependent Metals
The Water Effects Ratio (WER) is equal to one unless determined otherwise
under 15A NCAC 02B .0211 Subparagraph (11)(d)
Metal
NC Dissolved Standard, µg/1
Cadmium, Acute
WER*{1.136672-[ln hardness](0.041838)} • e^{0.9151 [In hardness]-3.1485}
Cadmium, Acute Trout waters
WER*{1.136672-[In hardness](0.041838)} • e^{0.9151[ln hardness]-3.6236}
Cadmium, Chronic
WER*{1.101672-[ln hardness](0.041838)} • e^{0.7998[ln hardness]-4.4451}
Chromium III, Acute
WER*0.316 • e^{0.8190[ln hardness]+3.7256}
Chromium III, Chronic
WER*0.860 • e^{0.8190[ln hardness]+0.6848}
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Copper, Acute
WER*0.960 • e^{0.9422[ln hardness]-1.700}
Copper, Chronic
WER*0.960 • e^{0.8545[ln hardness]-1.702}
Lead, Acute
WER*{1.46203-[ln hardness](0.145712)} • e^{1.273[ln hardness]-1.460}
Lead, Chronic
WER*{1.46203-[ln hardness](0.145712)} • e^{1.273[ln hardness]-4.705}
Nickel, Acute
WER*0.998 • e^{0.8460[ln hardness]+2.255}
Nickel, Chronic
WER*0.997 • e^{0.8460[ln hardness]+0.0584}
Silver, Acute
WER*0.85 • e^{1.72[ln hardness]-6.59}
Silver, Chronic
Not applicable
Zinc, Acute
WER*0.978 • e^{0.8473[ln hardness]+0.884}
Zinc, Chronic
WER*0.986 • e^{0.8473[ln hardness]+0.884}
General Information on the Reasonable Potential Analysis (RPA)
The RPA process itself did not change as the result of the new metals standards.
However, application of the dissolved and hardness -dependent standards requires
additional consideration in order to establish the numeric standard for each metal of
concern of each individual discharge.
The hardness -based standards require some knowledge of the effluent and instream
(upstream) hardness and so must be calculated case -by -case for each discharge.
Metals limits must be expressed as `total recoverable' metals in accordance with 40 CFR
122.45(c). The discharge -specific standards must be converted to the equivalent total
values for use in the RPA calculations. We will generally rely on default translator values
developed for each metal (more on that below), but it is also possible to consider case -
specific translators developed in accordance with established methodology.
RPA Permitting Guidance/WQBELs for Hardness -Dependent Metals - Freshwater
The RPA is designed to predict the maximum likely effluent concentrations for each
metal of concern, based on recent effluent data, and calculate the allowable effluent
concentrations, based on applicable standards and the critical low -flow values for the
receiving stream.
If the maximum predicted value is greater than the maximum allowed value (chronic or
acute), the discharge has reasonable potential to exceed the standard, which warrants a
permit limit in most cases. If monitoring for a particular pollutant indicates that the
pollutant is not present (i.e. consistently below detection level), then the Division may
remove the monitoring requirement in the reissued permit.
1. To perform a RPA on the Freshwater hardness -dependent metals the Permit
Writer compiles the following information:
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• Critical low flow of the receiving stream, 7Q10 (the spreadsheet
automatically calculates the 1Q10 using the formula 1Q10 = 0.843
(s7Q10, cfs) 0.993
• Effluent hardness and upstream hardness, site -specific data is preferred
• Permitted flow
• Receiving stream classification
2. In order to establish the numeric standard for each hardness -dependent metal of
concern and for each individual discharge, the Permit Writer must first determine
what effluent and instream (upstream) hardness values to use in the equations.
The permit writer reviews DMR's, Effluent Pollutant Scans, and Toxicity Test
results for any hardness data and contacts the Permittee to see if any additional
data is available for instream hardness values, upstream of the discharge.
If no hardness data is available, the permit writer may choose to do an initial
evaluation using a default hardness of 25 mg/L (CaCO3 or (Ca + Mg)).
Minimum and maximum limits on the hardness value used for water quality
calculations are 25 mg/L and 400 mg/L, respectively.
If the use of a default hardness value results in a hardness -dependent metal
showing reasonable potential, the permit writer contacts the Permittee and
requests 5 site -specific effluent and upstream hardness samples over a period of
one week. The RPA is rerun using the new data.
The overall hardness value used in the water quality calculations is calculated as
follows:
Combined Hardness (chronic)
= (Permitted Flow, cfs *Avg. Effluent Hardness, mg/L) x (s7Q10, cfs *Avg. Upstream
Hardness, mg/L)
(Permitted Flow, cfs + s7Q10, cfs)
The Combined Hardness for acute is the same but the calculation uses the 1Q10
flow.
3. The permit writer converts the numeric standard for each metal of concern to a
total recoverable metal, using the EPA Default Partition Coefficients (DPCs) or
site -specific translators, if any have been developed using federally approved
methodology.
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EPA default partition coefficients or the "Fraction Dissolved" converts the
value for dissolved metal at laboratory conditions to total recoverable metal
at in -stream ambient conditions. This factor is calculated using the linear
partition coefficients found in The Metals Translator: Guidance for
Calculating a Total Recoverable Permit Limit from a Dissolved Criterion
(EPA 823-B-96-007, June 1996) and the equation:
Cdiss =
Ctotal
1
1 + { [Kpo] [SSUU+a)] [10-6] }
Where:
ss = in -stream suspended solids concentration [mg/1], minimum of 10 mg/L
used, and
Kpo and a = constants that express the equilibrium relationship between
dissolved and adsorbed forms of metals. A list of constants used for each
hardness -dependent metal can also be found in the RPA program under a
4. The numeric standard for each metal of concern is divided by the default partition
coefficient (or site -specific translator) to obtain a Total Recoverable Metal at
ambient conditions.
In some cases, where an EPA default partition coefficient translator does not exist
(ie. silver), the dissolved numeric standard for each metal of concern is divided by
the EPA conversion factor to obtain a Total Recoverable Metal at ambient
conditions. This method presumes that the metal is dissolved to the same extent as
it was during EPA's criteria development for metals. For more information on
conversion factors see the June, 1996 EPA Translator Guidance Document.
5. The RPA spreadsheet uses a mass balance equation to determine the total
allowable concentration (permit limits) for each pollutant using the following
equation:
Ca = (s7Q10 + Qw) (Cwqs) — (s7Q10) (Cb)
Qw
Where: Ca = allowable effluent concentration (µg/L or mg/L)
Cwqs = NC Water Quality Standard or federal criteria (µg/L or mg/L)
Cb = background concentration: assume zero for all toxicants except NH3*
(µg/L or mg/L)
Qw = permitted effluent flow (cfs, match s7Q10)
s7Q10 = summer low flow used to protect aquatic life from chronic toxicity
and human health through the consumption of water, fish, and shellfish from
noncarcinogens (cfs)
* Discussions are on -going with EPA on how best to address background
concentrations
Flows other than s7Q10 may be incorporated as applicable:
1 Q 10 = used in the equation to protect aquatic life from acute toxicity
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QA = used in the equation to protect human health through the
consumption of water, fish, and shellfish from carcinogens
30Q2 = used in the equation to protect aesthetic quality
6. The permit writer enters the most recent 2-3 years of effluent data for each
pollutant of concern. Data entered must have been taken within four and one-half
years prior to the date of the permit application (40 CFR 122.21). The RPA
spreadsheet estimates the 95th percentile upper concentration of each pollutant.
The Predicted Max concentrations are compared to the Total allowable
concentrations to determine if a permit limit is necessary. If the predicted max
exceeds the acute or chronic Total allowable concentrations, the discharge is
considered to show reasonable potential to violate the water quality standard, and
a permit limit (Total allowable concentration) is included in the permit in
accordance with the U.S. EPA Technical Support Document for Water Quality -
Based Toxics Control published in 1991.
7. When appropriate, permit writers develop facility specific compliance schedules
in accordance with the EPA Headquarters Memo dated May 10, 2007 from James
Hanlon to Alexis Strauss on 40 CFR 122.47 Compliance Schedule Requirements.
8. The Total Chromium NC WQS was removed and replaced with trivalent
chromium and hexavalent chromium Water Quality Standards. As a cost savings
measure, total chromium data results may be used as a conservative surrogate in
cases where there are no analytical results based on chromium III or VI. In these
cases, the projected maximum concentration (95th %) for total chromium will be
compared against water quality standards for chromium III and chromium VI.
9. Effluent hardness sampling and instream hardness sampling, upstream of the
discharge, are inserted into all permits with facilities monitoring for hardness -
dependent metals to ensure the accuracy of the permit limits and to build a more
robust hardness dataset.
10. Hardness and flow values used in the Reasonable Potential Analysis for this
permit included:
Parameter
Value
Comments (Data Source)
Average Effluent Hardness
(mg/L)
[Total as, CaCO3 or (Ca+Mg)]
N/A
N/A
Average Upstream Hardness
(mg/L)
[Total as, CaCO3 or (Ca+Mg)]
N/A
N/A
7Q10 summer (cfs)
BIMS
1 Q 10 (cfs)
N/A
N/A
Permitted Flow (MGD)
0.0115
Permit
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ROY COOPER
Governor
JOHN NI CHO LS ON
Interim Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
MEMORANDUM
To:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 22, 2021
Eric Hudson
NC DEQ / DWR / Public Water Supply
Winston-Salem Regional Office
From: Brianna Young
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NC0045144
Western Alamance High School WWTP
Alamance County
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this form by
July 22, 2021. If you have any questions on the draft permit, please contact me at 919-707-3619 or via
e-mail [brianna.youngncdenr.gov].
§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§
RESPON : (Check one)
Concur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and maintained properly,
the stated effluent limits are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not contravene the
designated water quality standards.
Concurs with issuance of the above permit, provided the following conditions are met:
Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached:
NORTH CAROLIND.E
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Public Notice
North Carolina Environmen-
tal Management Commis-
sion/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue a
NPDES Wastewater Permit
NC0045128 Sylvan Elemen-
tary School WWTP,
NC0045144 Western
Alamance High School
WWTP, and NC0045152 B.E.
Jordan Elementary School
WWTP The North Carolina
Environmental Management
Commission proposes to
issue a NPDES wastewater
discharge permit to the
person(s) listed below. Writ-
ten comments regarding the
proposed permit will be
accepted until 30 days after
the publish date of this
notice. The Director of the
NC Division of Water
Resources (DWR) may hold
a public hearing should there
be a significant degree of
public interest. Please mail
comments and/or informa-
tion requests to DWR at the
above address. Interested
persons may visit the DWR
at 512 N. Salisbury Street,
Raleigh, NC 27604 to review
information on file. Addi-
tional information on NPDES
permits and this notice may
be found on our website:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisi
ons/water-resources/water-
resources-perm its/waste-
water-branch/npdes-waste-
water/public-notices,or by
calling [phone]. The
Alamance-Burlington School
System [1732 Vaughn Road,
Burlington, NC 27217] has
requested renewal of permit
NC0045128 for its Sylvan
Elementary School WWTP in
Alamance County. This
permitted facility discharges
treated domestic wastewater
to Cane Creek in the Cape
Fear River Basin. Currently
total residual chlorine and
fecal coliform parameters
are water quality limited.
This discharge may affect
future allocations in this
segment of Cane Creek. The
Alamance-Burlington School
System (1732 Vaughn Road,
Burlington, NC 27217) has
requested renewal of permit
NC0045144 for its Western
Alamance High School
WWTP in Alamance County.
This permitted facility
discharges treated domestic
wastewater to the Haw River
in the Cape Fear River
Basin. Currently total resid-
ual chlorine and fecal
coliform parameters are
water quality limited. This
discharge may affect future
allocations in this segment of
the Haw River. The
Alamance-Burlington School
System (1732 Vaughn Road,
Burlington, NC 27217) has
requested renewal of permit
NC0045152 for its B.E.
Jordan Elementary School
WWTP in Alamance County.
This permitted facility
discharges treated domestic
wastewater to the Haw River
in the Cape Fear River
Basin. Currently total resid-
ual chlorine and fecal
coliform parameters are
water quality limited. This
discharge may affect future
allocations in this segment of
the Haw River.

NH3/TRC WLA Calculations
Facility: Western Alamance High School WWTP
PermitNo. NC0045144
Prepared By: Brianna Young
Enter Design Flow (MGD):
Enter s7Q10 (cfs):
Enter w7Q10 (cfs):
0.0115
25
62
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)
Daily Maximum Limit (ug/I)
s7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (UG/L)
Upstream Bkgd (ug/I)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (ug/I)
Fecal Coliform
Monthly Average Limit:
(If DF >331; Monitor)
(If DF<331; Limit)
Dilution Factor (DF)
25
0.0115
0.017825
17.0
0
0.07
23860
Ammonia (Summer)
Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/I)
s7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
Upstream Bkgd (mg/I)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (mg/I)
Ammonia (Winter)
Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/I)
w7Q10 (CFS)
qot Required DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
1403.52 Upstream Bkgd (mg/I)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (mg/I)
Total Residual Chlorine
1. Cap Daily Max limit at 28 ug/I to protect for acute toxicity
Ammonia (as NH3-N1
1. If Allowable Conc > 35 mg/I, Monitor Only
2. Monthly Avg limit x 3 = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals)
3. Monthly Avg limit x 5 = Daily Max limit (Non-Munis)
If the allowable ammonia concentration is > 35 mg/L, no limit shall be imposed
25
0.0115
0.01783
1.0
0.22
0.07
1095.0
62
0.0115
0.01783
1.8
0.22
0.03
5497.5
Fecal Coliform
1. Monthly Avg limit x 2 = 400/100 ml = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals) = Daily Max limit (Non -Muni)

MONITORING REPORT(MR) VIOLATIONS for:
Report Date: 06/11/21 Page 1 01 2
Permit: nc0045144 MRs Betweei 1 - 2016 and 6 - 2021 Region: % Violation Category:% Program Category: %
Facility Name: % Param Nam(% County: % Subbasin:% Violation Action: %
Major Minor:
PERMIT: NC0045144
FACILITY: Alamance-Burlington School System - Western
Alamance High School
COUNTY: Alamance REGION: Winston-Salem
Limit Violation
MONITORING UNIT OF
OUTFALL LOCATION PARAMETER VIOLATION FREQUENCY
REPORT DATE MEASURE
LIMIT
CALCULATED
VALUE Over
VIOLATION TYPE VIOLATION ACTION
02-2016 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC 02/10/16 2 X month #/100m1 400 2,420 505 Daily Maximum Proceed to NOD
Broth, 44.5 C Exceeded
06-2016 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC 06/07/16 2 X month #/100m1 400 2,420 505 Daily Maximum Proceed to NOD
Broth, 44.5 C Exceeded
10-2017 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC 10/24/17 2 X month #/100m1 400 649 62.3 Daily Maximum Proceed to NOD
Broth, 44.5 C Exceeded
Monitoring Violation
MONITORING VIOLATION UNIT OF CALCULATED %
REPORT OUTFALL LOCATION PARAMETER DATE FREQUENCY MEASURE LIMIT VALUE Over VIOLATION TYPE VIOLATION ACTION
06 - 2016 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 06/30/16 2 X month mg/I Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Concentration
07 -2016 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 07/31/16 2 X month mg/I Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Concentration
08 -2016 001 Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 08/31/16 2 X month mg/I Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Concentration
07-2016 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC 07/31/16 2 X month #/100m1 Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Broth, 44.5 C
08-2016 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC 08/31/16 2 X month #/100m1 Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Broth, 44.5 C
07-2016 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as 07/31/16 Monthly mg/I Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
N) - Concentration
08-2016 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as 08/31/16 Monthly mg/1 Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
N) - Concentration
12-2018 001 Effluent Nitrogen, Total - 12/31/18 Quarterly mg/I Frequency Violation Proceed to NOV
Concentration
06 -2016 001 Effluent pH 06/30/16 2 X month su Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
07-2016 001 Effluent pH 07/31/16 2 X month su Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
08-2016 001 Effluent pH 08/31/16 2 X month su Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ

MONITORING REPORT(MR) VIOLATIONS for:
Report Date: 06/11/21 Page 2 of 2
Permit: nc0045144 MRs Betweei 1 - 2016 and 6 - 2021 Region: % Violation Category:% Program Category: %
Facility Name: % Param Nam(% County: % Subbasin:% Violation Action: %
Major Minor: %
PERMIT: NC0045144
FACILITY: Alamance-Burlington School System - Western
Alamance High School
COUNTY: Alamance REGION: Winston-Salem
Monitoring Violation
MONITORING UNIT OF
OUTFALL LOCATION PARAMETER VIOLATION FREQUENCY
REPORT DATE MEASURE
LIMIT
CALCULATED
VALUE Over
VIOLATION TYPE VIOLATION ACTION
12-2018 001 Effluent Phosphorus, Total (as P) - 12/31/18 Quarterly mg/I Frequency Violation Proceed to NOV
Concentration
06 -2016 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 06/30/16 2 X month mg/I Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Concentration
07-2016 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 07/31/16 2 X month mg/I Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Concentration
08-2016 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 08/31/16 2 X month mg/I Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Concentration
06-2016 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 06/25/16 Weekly deg c Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Centigrade
07-2016 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 07/09/16 Weekly deg c Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Centigrade
07-2016 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 07/16/16 Weekly deg c Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Centigrade
07-2016 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 07/23/16 Weekly deg c Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Centigrade
07-2016 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 07/30/16 Weekly deg c Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Centigrade
08-2016 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 08/06/16 Weekly deg c Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Centigrade
08-2016 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 08/13/16 Weekly deg c Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Centigrade
08-2016 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 08/20/16 Weekly deg c Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Centigrade
08-2016 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 08/27/16 Weekly deg c Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Centigrade
12-2016 001 Effluent Temperature, Water Deg. 12/31/16 Weekly deg c Frequency Violation No Action, BPJ
Centigrade

From:
To:
Subject:
Date:
Jay fuller
Chen, Sivinq; Matthew (Pace Analytical) Smith
[External] Draft NPDES Permits NC0045128, NC0045144 and NC0045152
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 1:24:11 PM
CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an
attachment to Report Spam.
Miss Siying,
Received your email and your letter about our systems. I have cc..Matt 5mith(Pace Labs) on this
email, to keep him in the loop. If there is anything that I or Matt can do just let us know. Thanks
for your time.
Jay Fuller
Director of Facilities and Maintenance
Alamance-Burlington School System
307 Prison Camp Road, Graham, NC 27253
Office [phone] Fax [phone]
Cell [phone]
[e-mail]

From: Chen, Siyinq
To: jay fuller(aabss.k12.nc.us
Subject: NPDES Permit Renewal - Electronic Distribution of NC0045128, NC0045144, NC0045152
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 10:49:00 AM
Hi Mr. Fuller,
My name is Siying and I'm the new permit writer who has been reassigned to your NPDES permit
renewals for Sylvan Elementary School WWTP (NCOO45128), Western Alamance High School WWTP
(NCOO45144), and B.E. Jordan Elementary School WWTP (NCOO45152).
In order to provide more convenience, control, and security to our permittees and assist them in
processing their transactions, The Division of Water Resources is currently transitioning towards
electronic correspondence. This will hopefully provide more efficient service to our permittees and
other partners and will allow us to more effectively process and track documents. We are writing to
ask you for your approval of the transmittal of documents related to your permitting and related
activities with the Division in an electronic format. Documents will be emailed to the appropriate
contact person(s) in your organization in a PDF format.
Please respond to me through email with verification that transmittal of your documents in an
electronic manner is acceptable to you. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Thank you!
Siying (Sylvia) Chen (She/Her/Hers)
Environmental Specialist I
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Email: siying.chenC&ncdenr.gov
Phone: [phone] (Office)
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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Alamance-Burlington School System
Attn: Jay Fuller, Director of Facilities
1712 Vaughn Rd
Burlington, NC 27217-2916
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NC0045144
Western Alamance High School
Alamance County
Dear Applicant:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 05, 2021
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the March 5, 2021 receipt of your permit renewal application and
supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW permitting
branch. Per G.S. 150B-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made.
Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The
permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a
timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal
of the permit.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https://dea. nc.gov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-application-tracker
If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the
links available within the Application Tracker.
Singerely,
Wren Thedford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
cc: Jessica Mize -Pace Environmental Services
ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application
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WinstrinSe?erm Rego* Off 1452 West ifattes 11.10 Roe*, Site 3DD I WinsmnSetein, Nortia Parana 27105
336-776-98d0

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. DENR / Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit
(NC0045144
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name Alamance-Burlington School System
Facility Name Western Alamance High School WWTP
Mailing Address 1732 Vaughn Road
City Burlington
State / Zip Code NC / 27217
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
e-mail Address [e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above 0
Street Address or State Road 1731 NC Highway 87 N
City
State / Zip Code
County
Elon
NC / 27244
Alamance
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
Pace Analytical Services
1377 South Park Dr.
Kernersville
NC / 27284
[phone]
[phone]
[e-mail]
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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
4. Description of wastewater:
Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that apply):
Industrial ❑ Number of Employees
Commercial ❑ Number of Employees
Residential 0 Number of Homes
School ® Number of Students/Staff 1243/100
Other ❑ Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.):
High School
Number of persons served:
5. Type of collection system
® Separate (sanitary sewer only)
❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
6. Outfall Information:
Number of separate discharge points 1
Outfall Identification number(s) 001
Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes
® No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (NEW applicants: Provide a map showing the exact location of each
outfall):
Haw River
8. Frequency of Discharge: ❑ Continuous ® Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: 5 Duration:
9. Describe the treatment system
List all installed components, including capacities, provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and
phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a
separate sheet of paper.
*0.0115 MGD wastewater treatment system
*Septic Tank
*Dosing Tank
*Surface Sand Filter
*UV Disinfection
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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.0115 MGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.0031 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 0.013 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes ® No
12. Effluent Data
NEW APPLICANTS: Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, Temperature and pH shall be grab
samples, for all other parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported,
report daily maximum and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
RENEWAL APPLICANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum) and Monthly Average
over the past 36 months for parameters currentlu in your permit. Mark other parameters `N/A'.
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
13.2
2.63
Mg/1
Fecal Coliform
55
1.26
Co1/100 ml
Total Suspended Solids
18.5
2.3
Mg/1
Temperature (Summer)
26
20.8
°C
Temperature (Winter)
12.77
20
°C
pH
6.8
Std. Units
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number Type
Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NESHAPS (CAA)
UIC (SDWA) Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
NPDES NC0045144 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
PSD (CAA) Other
Non -attainment program (CAA)
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
Permit Number
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
fau.' AvottvF'ral l t`o.ed- �or ito it
Title
Je55icoL (r'(5i hoz Au
Printed name of Person Signing
3/1f 2I
Siof Applicant Date
North Ca ina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification In any
application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Artide 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management
Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method
required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001
provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.)
3 of 3 Form-D 11112

SLUDGE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Western High School WWTP
WASTEWATER TREAMENT PLANT
NPDES PERMIT NO. NC0045144
Sludge from Western Alamanace High School , wastewater treatment plant is disposed of in
the following way:
1. Any Sludge from Western Alamance High School is collected in the Septic Tank.
2. Sludge is then removed by septic tank truck i.e. Jenkins Waste Management.

L.
Latitude;
J.otteitude•
(Quad Name
Stream Class
Receiving Stream
Facility Information
36°08'05" Sub -Basin: 03-06-02
79°29'25"
Lake Burlington
C-NSW
Haw River
Discharge Location
Facility
Location
Western Alamance High School
NC0045144
Alamance County

Permit NC0045144
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 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, the
Alamance - Burlington School System
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Western Alamance High School
1731 NC Highway 87 N
Elon
Alamance County
to receiving waters designated as the Cane Creek in subbasin 03-06-02 of the Cape
Fear 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 July 1, 2016.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on April 30, 2021.
Signed this day June 3, 2016.
S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G., Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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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.
The Alamance - Burlington School System is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.0115 MGD wastewater treatment facility with
the following components:
♦ Septic tank
♦ Dosing tank
♦ Surface sand filter
♦ Chlorine contact chamber
♦ UV disinfection system
This facility is located south of Altamahaw at Western Alamance High School off
NC Highway 87 in Alamance County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on
the attached map into the Haw River [16-(10.5)], currently classified WS-V NSW,
located within subbasin 03-06-02 [HUC: 03030002] of the Cape Fear River Basin.
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Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored) by the Permittee as specified below:
PARAMETER
[PCS code]
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample
Location
Flow2
[50050]
0.0115 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
[C0310]
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
[C0530]
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
[C0610]
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
[31616]
200 / 100 ml
400 / 100 ml
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine3
[50060]
28 lug/
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C)
[00010]
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
[C0600]
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
[C0665]
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
pH
[00400]
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
- -
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. No later than December 21, 2016, the permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring
reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system [see A. (2)].
2. Flow monitoring should be conducted prior to the wastewater treatment system or at the effluent.
3. Limit and monitoring requirements apply only if chlorine is used for disinfection. The facility shall
report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified.
However, effluent values below 50 pg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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 and specify that, if a state does not establish a system
to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit monitoring data and reports
electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The final NPDES
Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, 2015.
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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
Effective December 21, 2016, 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 on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
http: / /www2.epa.gov/compliance/final-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.
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.
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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].
A. (3) NUTRIENT REOPENER CONDITION
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Pursuant to N.C. General Statutes Section 143-215.1 and the implementing rules
found in the North Carolina Administrative Code at 15A NCAC 2H.0112 (b) (1) and
2H.0114 (a) and Part II sections B-12 and B-13 of this permit, the Director may
reopen this permit to require supplemental nutrient monitoring of the discharge. The
purpose of the additional monitoring will be to support water quality modeling efforts
within the Cape Fear River Basin and shall be consistent with a monitoring plan
developed jointly by the Division and affected stakeholders. In addition, the results of
water quality modeling may require that limits for total nitrogen and total
phosphorus be imposed in this permit upon renewal.
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