NC0035386_Fact Sheet_20220809

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 Expedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer / Date
Siying Chen 5/18/2022
Permit Number
NC0035386
Facility Name / Facility Class
Hiwassee Dam School WWTP / WW-1
County / Regional Office
Cherokee / ARO
Basin Name / Sub -basin number
Hiwassee / 04-05-02
Receiving Stream / HUC
Thompson Branch / 060200020901
Stream Classification / Stream Segment
C / 1-77-2
Does permit need Daily Maximum NH3 limits
Already present
Does permit need TRC limits/language?
Already present
Does permit have toxicity testing? IWC (%) if so
No
Does permit have Special Conditions?
No
Does permit have instream monitoring?
No
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
One NOD during the permit cycle
Any permit mods since last permit?
Added WWTP classification
Updated parameter code
Updated eDMR requirements
Updated outfall map
New expiration date
8/31/2027
Comments on Draft Permit?
No comment received
Most Commonly Used Expedited Language:
• 303(d) language for Draft/Final Cover Letters: "Please note that the receiving stream is listed
as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List. Addressing
impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will continue to be
evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and stream impairment can
be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be required".
• TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote: "The
facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field
certified. However, effluent values below 50 µg/1 will be treated as zero for compliance
purposes."
Fact Sheet for Permit Renewal
May 2022 -- NPDES Permit NC0035386 - Page 1

Section 1. Facility Overview:
This facility is a minor facility (flow < 1 MGD) discharging 100% domestic wastewater with a design
capacity of 0.0088 MGD. This WWTP utilizes the following treatment components:
• Septic tank
• Sand filter
• Chlorine disinfection
Section 2. Compliance History (September 2017 — May 2022):
• One NOD for temperature, TRC, and flow monitoring frequency violation in January 2020.
Section 3. Changes from previous permit to draft:
• Added facility grade in A. (1).
• Updated parameter code for total suspended solids in A. (1).
• Updated eDMR footnote in A. (1) and language in A. (2).
• Updated outfall map.
Section 4. Comments received on draft permit:
• No comment received on draft permit.
Section 5. Changes from draft to final:
• No change to final permit.
Fact Sheet for Permit Renewal
May 2022 -- NPDES Permit NC0035386 - Page 2

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NORTH CAROLINA
Cherokee County
HIWASSEE DAM SCHOOL
PUBLIC NOTICE NORTH CAROL
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and state, duly
commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to administer oaths, personally
appeared David Brown, who being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is
Publisher engaged in the publication of a newspaper known as the
CHEROKEE SCOUT
published, issued, and entered as second class mail in the City of Murphy, in
said County and State, that he is authorized to make this affidavit and sworn
statement, that the notice or other legal advertisement, a true copy of which is
attached hereto, was published in the CHEROKEE SCOUT on the following dates:
06/08/2022
and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document, or legal
advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every publication, a
newspaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications of Section I-597 of
the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the
meaning of the Section I-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina.
This 1st day of July, 2022
David Brown
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of July, 2022
AA -
Notary Public
Donna M Getch
My commission expires January 18, 2027
(SEAL)
DONNA M. GETCH
Notary Public
North Carolina
Cherokee County

A4 text :
Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0035386
Hiwassee Dam School WWTP The North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater
discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written
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 information 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. Additional information on NPDES permits
and this notice may be found on our website:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divis
ions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewat
er-branch/npdes-wastewater/public-notices, or by calling (919)
707-3601. Cherokee County Schools [911 Andrews Road, Murphy,
NC 28906] has applied for renewal of NPDES permit NC0035386
for the Hiwassee Dam School WWTP. This permitted facility
discharges treated wastewater into Thompson Branch in the
Hiwassee River Basin. Currently, ammonia -nitrogen, fecal
coliform, and total residual chlorine are water quality
limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this
portion of the watershed.
(708347)

NH3/TRC WLA Calculations
Facility: Hiwassee Dam School WWTP
PermitNo. NC0035386
Prepared By: Siying Chen
Enter Design Flow (MGD):
Enter s7Q10 (cfs):
Enter w7Q10 (cfs):
0.0088
0.6
0.7
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)
0.6
0.0088
0.01364
17.0
0
2.22
765
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)
200/100m1 DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
44.99 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-N)
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
0.6
0.0088
0.01364
1.0
0.22
2.22
35.3
0.7
0.0088
0.01364
1.8
0.22
1.91
82.9
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: 05/18/22 Page 1 of 1
Permit: nc0035386 MRs Betweei 9 - 2017 and 5 - 2022
Facility Name: % Param Nam( %
Major Minor: %
Region: %
County: %
Violation Category:%
Subbasin:%
Program Category:
Violation Action: %
PERMIT: NC0035386
FACILITY: Cherokee County Schools - Hiwassee Dam School
COUNTY: Cherokee
REGION: Asheville
Monitoring Violation
MONITORING OUTFACE
REPORT
LOCATION
PARAMETER
VIOLATION
FREQUENCY UNIT OF
DATE MEASURE
LIMIT
CALCULATED
VALUE
Over
VIOLATION TYPE
VIOLATION ACTION
01-2020 001
01-2020 001
01-2020 001
Effluent
Effluent
Effluent
Chlorine, Total Residual 01/04/20 2 X week
Flow, in conduit or thru
treatment plant
Temperature, Water Deg.
Centigrade
01/04/20 Weekly
01/04/20 Weekly
ug/I
mgd
deg c
Frequency Violation
Frequency Violation
Frequency Violation
Proceed to NOD
Proceed to NOD
Proceed to NOD

From:
To:
Subject:
Date:
Higdon, John
Chen, Siying
[External] Re: Draft NPDES Permit - Hiwassee Dam School WWTP
Monday, June 13, 2022 2:20:53 PM
CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an
attachment to Report Spam.
Thank you,
I received your email with the draft NPDES permit for Hiwassee Dam School WWTP
(NC0035386). I also received a copy via mail. I forwarded a copy of the draft permit to
Environmental Inc., Cherokee County Schools water system operator, for review.
John
On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 11:44 AM Chen, Siying <[e-mail]> wrote:
Hi Mr. Higdon,
Please see attached for the draft NPDES permit for Hiwassee Dam School WWTP
(NC0035386). The permit was sent to public notice on June 8, 2022. Please review and
provide your comments, if any, to me by July 8, 2022.
Please respond to me through email with verification that transmittal of your
documents in an electronic manner is acceptable to you. Please also confirm that you
received the attached document, were able to open and view the document and have
saved/printed a copy for your records
Thank you!
Siying (Sylvia) Chen (She/Her/Hers)
Environmental Specialist
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone] (Office)

EQ
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties
John Higdon
Cherokee County Schools
Assistant Superintendent
This email is for the sole use of the individual for whom it is intended. If you are neither the intended recipient, nor
agent responsible for delivering this email to the intended recipient, any disclosure, re -transmission, copying, or
reliance on the information contained herein is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the
person transmitting the correspondence immediately. All email correspondence to and from this email may be subject
to disclosure to any third party upon request, including the media. It shall not be necessary to disclose: 1) Email
correspondence which does not constitute a Public Record as defined under N.C.G.S. §132.1 or; 2) a public record
which is exempt from disclosure under other applicable State or Federal law.

From:
To:
Subject:
Date:
Higdon, John
Chen, Sivinq
[External] Re: FW: NPDES Permit Issuance - Hiwassee Dam School WWTP NC0035386
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 11:06:16 AM
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attachment to Report Spam.
Yes the final permit was received by Cherokee County Schools and forwarded to our
wastewater operator Environmental Inc..
Thank you for the follow up email.
John
On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 10:31 AM Chen, Siying <[e-mail]> wrote:
Hi Mr. Higdon,
Just want to confirm that you've received the final permit, could you respond to this email if
you have received it and were able to access the attached document?
Thank you!
Siying (Sylvia) Chen (She/Her/Hers)
Environmental Specialist
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone] (Office)
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Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the

North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties
From: Chen, Siying
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:31 PM
To: 'Higdon, John'<[e-mail]>
Cc: [e-mail]; Boss, Daniel J <[e-mail]>; Davidson,
Landon <[e-mail]>; Weaver, Charles <[e-mail]>
Subject: NPDES Permit Issuance - Hiwassee Dam School WWTP NC0035386
Hi Mr. Higdon,
Attached is the final NPDES permit renewal for Hiwassee Dam School WWTP
(NC0035386). The permit will be effective on September 1, 2022.
Please respond to this email confirming that you received the attached document, were
able to open and view the document and have saved/printed a copy for your records.
Thank you!
Siying (Sylvia) Chen (She/Her/Hers)
Environmental Specialist
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Email: siying.chen@a,ncdenr.gov
Phone: [phone] (Office)

Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties
John Higdon
Cherokee County Schools
Assistant Superintendent
This email is for the sole use of the individual for whom it is intended. If you are neither the intended recipient, nor
agent responsible for delivering this email to the intended recipient, any disclosure, re -transmission, copying, or
reliance on the information contained herein is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the
person transmitting the correspondence immediately. All email correspondence to and from this email may be subject
to disclosure to any third party upon request, including the media. It shall not be necessary to disclose: 1) Email
correspondence which does not constitute a Public Record as defined under N.C.G.S. §132.1 or; 2) a public record
which is exempt from disclosure under other applicable State or Federal law.

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director Environmental Quality
Cherokee County Schools
Attn: John Higdon
911 Andrews Rd
Murphy, NC 28906
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NC0035386
Hiwassee Dam School
Cherokee County
NORTH CAROLINA
April 28, 2022
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the April 28, 2022 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://deq. 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.
ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application
itein
Wren Thettford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
o.wmena E.«w wa\
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Asheville Regional Office 12090 U.S. Highway TO I Swannanoa. North Carolina 28778
828.296.4500

North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
Modified Application Form 2A
Revised March 2021
Modified Application
Form 2A
Minor Sewage Facilities < 0.1 MGD
and No Pretreatment Program
NPDES Permitting Program RECEIVED
APR 28 2022
NCDEQIDWRINPDES
Note: Complete this form if your facility is a MINOR new or existing publicly owned treatment works.

NPDES Peet Nu rrFe•
Fa;:i :y Nar'e
Hiwassee Dam WWTP
Modified Apeicaton Form 2A
Modified March 2021
Form
NPDES
NC Department of Environmental Quality - Application for NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater
MINOR SEWAGE FACILITIES (Before completing this form, please read the instructions. Failure to follow
the instructions - result in denial of the : y. cation.
Facility Information
N 1. BASIC
APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS (40 CFR 122.21(j)(1) and (9))
1,1
Facility name
Hiwassee Dam WWTP
Mailing address (street or P.O. box)
911 Andrews Rd
City or town
Murphy
State
NC0035386
ZIP code
28906
Contact name (first and last)
John Higdon
Title
Assistant Superintendent
Phone number
[phone]
Email address
[e-mail]
Location address (street, route number, or other specific identi
7755 NC Hwy 294
ier) • Same as mailing
address
City or town
Murphy
State
NC0035386
ZIP code
28906
1.2
Is this application for a facility that has yet to commerce discharge?
■ Yes -) See instructions on data submission p No
requirements for new dischargers
Applicant Information
1.3
Is applicant different from entity listed under Item 1.1 above?
Q Yes •
No -) SKIP to Item 1.4
Applicant name
Cherokee County Schools
Applicant address (street or P.O. box)
911 Andrews Rd
City or town
Murphy
State
NC
ZIP code
28906
Contact name (first and last)
John Higdon
Title
Assistant Superintendent
Phone number
[phone]
Email address
[e-mail]
1.4
Is the applicant the facility's owner, operator or both? (Check only one response.)
(7 Owner • Operator • Both
1.5
To which entity should the NPDES permitting authority send correspondence? (Check only one response.)
Facility and applicant
• Facility • Applicant 12(they are one and the same)
g Environmental Permits
1 6
Indicate below any existing environmental permits. (Check at that apply and print or type the corresponding permit
number for each.)
Existing Environmental Permits
p NPDES (discharges to surface
water)
NC0035386
In RCRA (hazardous waste)
■ UIC (underground injection
control)
■
PSD (air emissions)
■ Nonattainment program (CAA)
• NESHAPs (CAA)
H ■ Ocean dumping (MPRSA)
■ Dredge or fill (CWA Section
404)
■ Other (specify)
Page

NPDES Perm t Number
NC0035386
Facility Name
Hiwassee Dam WWTP
Modified Application Form 2A
Modeled March 2021
Collection System and Population Served
1.7
Provide the collection system information requested below for the treatment works
Municipality
Served
Population
Served
Collection System Type
(indicate percentage)
Ownership Status
NA
rk
P vcri�
300
100 % separate sanitary sewer
% combined storm and sanitary sewer
Unknown
ClOwn ❑ Maintain
0 Own 0 Maintain
0 Own 0 Maintain
NA
NA
% separate sanitary sewer
___ % combined storm and sanitary sewer
❑ Unknown
0 Own 0 Maintain
0 Own 0 Maintain
0 Own 0 Maintain
NA
NA
% separate sanitary sewer
% combined storm and sanitary sewer
❑ Unknown
0 Own 0 Maintain
0 Own 0 Maintain
0 Own 0 Maintain
NA
NA
% separate sanitary sewer
0 Own 0 Maintain
% combined storm and sanitary sewer
0 Own 0 Maintain
❑ Unknown
0 Own 0 Maintain
Total
Population
Served
300
Separate Sanitary Sewer System Combined Storm and
Sanitary Sewer
Total percentage of each type of
sewer line (in miles)
Indian Country
1.8
Is the
•
treatment works located in Indian
Yes
Country?
0 No
1 9
Does the facility discharge to a receiving
• Yes
water that flows through Indian Country?
t2 No
Design and Actual
Flow Rates
1.10
Provide design and actual flow rates
in the designated spaces.
Design Flow Rate
C.088 mgd
Annual Average Flow Rates (Actual)
Two Years Ago
Last Year
This Year
0.002 7,,2d
0.002 mgd
0.002 m3C
Maximum Daily Flow Rates (Actual)
Two Years Ago
Last Year
This Year
0003 mgd
0.009' mcd
0.0_4 -,,
1 1'
Provide the total nurrbei effluent discharge points to waters of the State of North Carolina by type
Treated Effluent
Total Number of Effluent Discharge Points by Type
Untreated Effluent
Combined Sewer
Overflows
Bypasses
Constructed
Emergency
Overflows

NPDES Perm t Norte'
NC0035386
Facility Name
I-1iwassee Dam WWTP
Modified AppIcah n Form 2A
Modified March 2021
Outfalls and Other Discharge or Disposal Methods
Outfalls Other Than to Waters of the State of North Carolina
2
Does the POTW discharge wastewater to basins ponds. or other surface impoundments that do not have outlets
for discharge to waters of the State of North Carolina?
• Yes MI No 4 SKIP to Item 1.14.
1.' 3
Provide the location of each surface impoundment and associated dischwge informatior in the table below.
Surface Impoundment Location and Discharge Data
Location
Average Daily Volume
Discharged to Surface
Impoundment
Continuous or Intermittent
(check one)
9Pd
0 Intermittent
9Pd
0 Continuous
0 Intermittent
gPd
ElContinuous
0 Intermittent
1.14
Is wastewater applied to land?
• Yes f0 No 4 SKIP to Item 1.16.
1.15
Provide the land application site and discharge .data requested behr;
Land Application Site and Discharge Data
Location
Size
Average Daily Volume
Applied
Continuous or
Intermittent
(check one)
acres
9Pd
CIContinuous
0 Intermittent
acres
gp
0 Continuous
❑ Intermittent
acres
d
gip"
❑ Continuous
❑ Intermittent
1 16
Is effluent transported to another facility for treatment prior to discharge?
■ Yes M No 4 SKIP to Item 1.21.
1 17
Describe the means by which the effluent is transported (e.g., tank truck, pipe).
1.18
Is the
•
effluent transported by a party other than the applicant?
Yes 0 No 4 SKIP to Item 1.20.
1 19
Provide information on the transposer below.
Transporter Data
Entity name
Mailing address (street or P.O. box)
City or town
State
ZIP code
Contact name (first and last)
Title
Phone number
Email address
Pate

NPDES Per, INu-:ber
NC0035386
Faa,ty Name
Hiwassee Dam WWTP
Modfied App.:at on Form 2A
Modrfed March 2021
In the table below. indicate the name, address. contact information. NPDES number. and average daily flow rate of the
receiving facility.
Receiving Facility Data
Facility name
Mailing address (street or P.O. box)
City or town
State
ZIP code
Contact name (first and last)
Title
Phone number
Email address
NPDES number of receiving facility (if any) ❑ None
Average daily flow rate mgd
0utfalls and Other Discharge or Di.
N N
Is the wastewater disposed of in a manner other than those already mentioned in Items 1.14 through 1.21 that do
not have outlets to waters of the State of North Carolina (e g., underground percolation, underground injection)?
• Yes MI No 3 SKIP to Item 1.23
Provide information in the table below on these other disposal methods
Information on Other Disposal Methods
Disposal
Method
Description
Location of
Disposal Site
Size of
Disposal Site
Annual Average
Daily Discharge
Volume
Continuous or Intermittent
(check one)
g,,,,
❑ Continuous
❑ Intermittent
acres
gPC
0 Continuous
0 Intermittent
acresgpd
❑ Continuous
❑ Intermittent
Variance
Requests
1.23
Do you intend to request or renew one or more of the variances authorized at 40 CFR 122.21(n)? (Check all that apply.
Consult with your NPDES permitting authority to determine what information needs to be submitted and when.)
• Discharges into marine waters (CWA I Water quality related effluent limitation (CWA Section
Section 301(h)) 302(b)(2))
ISI Not applicable
Contractor Information
N N
(Jl A
Are
the
0
any operational or maintenance aspects (related
responsibility of a contractor?
Yes
to wastewater treatment and effluent quality) of the treatment works
■ No +SKIP to Section 2
Provide location and contact information for each contractor in addition to a description of the contractor's operational
and maintenance responsibilities.
Contractor Information
Contractor 1
Contractor 2
Contractor 3
Contractor name
(company name)
Environmental, Inc
Mailing address
(street or P.O. box)
p0 BOX 954
City, state. and ZIP
Code
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Contact name (first and
last)
Mark Teague
Phone number
[phone]
Email address
[e-mail]
Operational and
maintenance
responsibilities of
contractor
Operations, maintainance
and general repairs
Page 4

NPDES Perm! Number Facdry Name
NC0035386 Hiwassee Dam W WTP
Modified Application Form 2A
Moddied March 2021
SECTION
2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (40 CFR 122.21(j)(1) and (2))
g
c
cp
o
Outfalls to Waters of the State of North Carolina
2 1
Does the treatment works have a design flow greater than or equal to 0 1 mgd2
■ Yes 12 No 4 SKIP to Section 3.
Inflow and Infiltration
2 2
Provide the treatment works' current average daily volume of inflow
Average Daily Volume of Inflow and Infiltration
and infiltration
;pc
Indicate the steps the facility is taking to minimize inflow and infiltratior
Topographic
Map
2.3
Have you attached a topographic map to this application that contains all the required information? (See instructions for
specific requirements 1
IN Yes ■ No
Flow
Diagram
2.4
Have
(See
•
you attached a process flow diagram or schematic
instructions for specific requirements )
Yes
to this application that ccntains all the required information?
■ No
Scheduled Improvements and Schedules of implementation
2.5
Are improvements to the facility scheduled?
• Yes • No 4 SKIP to Section 3
Briefly fist and describe the scheduled improvements
1.
4
2 6
Provide scheduled or actual dates of completion for improvements.
Scheduled or Actual Dates of Completion for Improvements
Scheduled
Improvement
(from above)
Affected
Outfalls
piss outfau
number)
Begin
Construction
(MMIDDIYYYY)
End
Construction
(MM'DDIYYYY)
Begin
Discharge
(MM/DDlYYYY)
Attainment of
Operational
Level
(MM/DDNYYY)
2.
z
4.
2 7
Have appropriate permits!cteararces concerning other federal/state requirements been obtained? Brief
response
❑ Yes ■ No • None required
y explain your
or applicable
Explanation
Page 5

NPDES Perm I Number Facility Narrie
NC0035386 Hiwassee Dam WWTP
Modified Application Form 2A
Modtted March 2021
Description of Outfalls
N 3. INFORMATION
ON EFFLUENT DISCHARGES (40 CFR 122.21(j)(3) to (5))
3 1
Provide the following information for each outfall. (Attach additional sheets if you have more than three outfalls )
Outfall Number 001
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
State
North Carolina
County
Cherokee
City or town
Murphy
Distance from shore
ft
t
ft
Depth below surface
It.
ft.
ft.
Average daily flow rate
mgd
mgd
mgd
Latitude
35' 06' 15"
'
Longitude
84' 137f 28"
°
Seasonal or Periodic Discharge Data
3.2
Do any of the outfalls described
• Yes
under Item 3.1 have seasonal or periodic discharges'?
Ca No -) SKIP to Item 3.4.
3 3
If so, provide the following information
for each applicable outfall
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
Number of times per year
discharge occurs
Average duration of each
discharge (specify units)
Average flow of each
discharge
mgd
nod
mgd
Months in which discharge
occurs
Diffuser Type
3.4
Are any of the outfalls listed under Item 3.1 equipped with a diffuser?
• Yes 19 No -) SKIP to Item 3 6
Briefly describe the diffuser type at each applicable outfall.
3 5
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
—
V?
3 _
3.6
Does the treatment works discharge or plan to discharge wastewater to waters of the State of North Carolina from
one or more discharge points'
CI Yes • No -*SKIP to Section 6

NPDES Perm I Number
NC0035386
Facaity Name
Hiwassee Dam WWTP
Modified Applrcatlon Form 2A
Modfed March 2021
Treatment Description Receiving Water Description
3.7
Provide the receiving water and related information (if known) for each outfall.
Outfall Number ooi
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
Receiving water name
Thompson Branch
Name of watershed. river
or stream system
U.S. Soil Conservation
Service 14-digit watershed
code
Name of state
managementrriver basin
U.S Geological Survey
8-digit hydrologic
cataloging unit code
Critical low flow (acute)
cfs
cfs
cfs
Critical low flow (chronic)
cfs
cfs
cfs
Total hardness at critical
low flow
mg/L of
CaCO3
mgiL of
CaCO3
mg/L of
CaCO:
Provide the following information describing the treatment provided for discharges from each outfall.
Outfall Number col
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
Highest Level of
Treatment (check all that
apply per outfall)
O Primary
0 Equivalent to
secondary
0 Secondary
0 Advanced
0 Other (specify)
❑ Primary
0 Equivalent to
secondary
0 Secondary
0 Advanced
0 Other (specify)
0 Primary
0 Equivalent to
secondary
0 Secondary
0 Advanced
0 Other (specify)
Design Removal Rates by
Outfall
NA
BOD< or CBODs
NA %
%
°fc
TSS
N Pc ',,
%
cic
Phosphorus
0 Not applicable
0 Not applicable
3,
0 Not applicable
c;c
Nitrogen
0 Not applicable
,:c
0 Not applicable
c^
0 Not applicable
%
Other (specify)
0 Not applicable
%
0 Not applicable
!o
0 Not applicable
%
P ale

NPDES Perm t Number
NC0035386
Facility Name
Hiwassee Dam WWTP
Modeled Application Form 2A
Mod.fed March 2021
Effluent Testing Data Treatment Descnption Continued
3.9
Describe the type of disinfection used for the effluent from each outfall in the table below If disinfection varies by
season, describe below.
Outfall Number
001
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
Disinfection type
Chlorine
Seasons used
Year Round
Dechlorination used?
■
Not applicable
Yes
No
■ Not applicable
• Not applicable
el
■ Yes
■ Yes
•
■ No
• No
3.10
Have you completed monitoring
for all Table A parameters and
attached the results
to the application package?
12 Yes
• No
3.11
Have you conducted any WET
discharges or on any receiving
tests during the 4.5 years prior to the date of the application on any of the facility's
water near the discharge points?
0 No 4 SKIP to Item 3.13.
• Yes
3 12
Indicate the number of acute and chronic WET tests conducted since the last permit reissuance of the facility's
discharges by outfall number or of the receiving water near the discharge points.
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
Outfall Number
Acute
Chronic
Acute
Chronic
Acute
Chronic
Number of tests of discharge
water
Number of tests of receiving
water
3.14
Does the POTW use chlorine
reasonable potential to discharge
for disinfection, use chlorine elsewhere
chlorine in its effluent?
B, including chlorine
in the treatment
process, or otherwise have
Complete Table B omitting chlorine.
■ Yes 4 Complete Table
0 No 4
3.15
Have you completed monitoring
package?
for all applicable Table B pollutants and attached the results to this application
0 No
• Yes
3.18
Have you completed monitonng
attached the results to this application
for all applicable Table D pollutants
package?
required by
No additional
your NPDES permitting authority and
sampling required by NPDES
authorit .
■ Yes
0 ermittin
Prr_eb

NPOES Penn t Number
NC0035386
Fa:illy Name
Hiwassee Dam WWTP
Modeled Application Form 2A
Madded March 2021
Effluent Testing Data Continued
3.19
Has the POTW conducted either (1) minimum of four quarterly WET tests for one year preceding this permit application
or (2) at least four annual WET tests in the past 4.5 years?
• Yes MI No -4 Complete tests and Table E and SKIP tc
Item 3.26.
3.20
Have you previously submitted the results of the
❑ Yes
above tests to your NPDES permitting authority?
No 4 Provide
results in Table E and SKIP to
Item 3.26.
3.21
Indicate the dates me data were submitted to your NPDES permitting authority and provide a summary of the results.
Date(s) Submitted
(.MMIDONYYY)
Summary of Results
3.22
Regardless of how you provided your WET testing
toxicity?
❑ Yes
data to the NPDES permitting authority, did any of the tests result in
■ No 9 SKIP to Item 3.26.
3.23
Describe the cause(s) of the toxicity:
3.24
Has the treatment works conducted a toxicity reduction evaluation?
• Yes ■ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26.
3.25
Provide details of any toxicity reduction evaluations conducted.
3.26
Have you completed Table E for all applicable out`aits and attached the results to the application package?
■ Yes Q Not applicable because previously submitted
information to the NPDES e • rmittin• authorit
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NPDES Perm t Number
NC0035386
Faaihty Name
Hiwassee Darn WWTP
Modified Application Form 2A
Modified March 2021
Checklist and Certification Statement
N 6. CHECKLIST
AND CERTIFICATION STATEMENT (40 CFR 122.22(a) and (d))
6.1
In Column 1 below, mark the sections of Form 2A that you have completed and are submitting with your application. For
each section, specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting authority Note that not
all applicants are required to provide attachments.
Column 1
Column 2
Section 1: Basic Application
Information for AD Applicants
• w' variance request(s) Elw/ additional attachments
❑ Section 2: Additional
Information
• w! topographic map
❑ w/ process flow diagram
• wl additional attachments
• w/ Table A ■ w/ Table D
❑ w/ Table B
0 Section 3. Information on
■ wt additional attachments
Effluent Discharges
• wl Table C
Section 4: Not Applicable
Section 5: Not Applicable
Section 6: Checklist
and
w; attachments
Certification Statement
6.2
Certification Statement
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 property 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. 1 am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine
and imprisonment for knowing violations.
Name (print or type first and last name)
Tohn Nisdon
Official title
A55i 5+ irrt-
5upexin-in►clent"
Date signed
4/28/2022
Signature
On bechaiCoPChcrokcc County board of'Ed uca4ion
agegro
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NPDES Permit Number
NC0035386
Facility Name
Hiwassee Dam WWTP
Outfall Number
Modified Application Form 2A
Modified March 2021
TABLE A. EFFLUENT PARAMETERS FOR ALL POTWS
Pollutant
Biocnem :al oxygen demand
m BODs or ❑ CBODs
re•. one
7.7
Maximum Daily Discharge
Value Units
Fecal coliform
160
Mg/L
8100 ml
Average Daily Discharge
Value
4.7
Units
Mg/I
107
1100ml
Number of
Samples
4
Design flow rate
0.014
MGD
pH (minimum)
pH (maximum)
Temperature (winter)
6.1
7.6
21.9
su
Temperature (summer)
25.9
su
c
C
0.0012
MGD
13.4
C
4
4
21.8
C
4
Total suspended solids (TSS)
Mg/L
Mg/L
Analytical ML or MDL
Method' (include units)
❑ ML
❑ MDL
❑ ML
❑ MDL
0 ML
0 MDL
' Sampling shall be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test procedures (i.e., methods) approved under 40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or
required under 40 CFR chapter I, subchapter N or 0. See instructions and 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3).
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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
August 7, 2017
Mr. John Higdon
Cherokee County Schools
911 Andrews Road
Murphy, NC 28906
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secrets v
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0035386
Hiwassee Dam School WWTP/ Class I
Cherokee County
Dear Mr. Higdon:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject
permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. This permit is issued
pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of
Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15,
2007 (or as subsequently amended).
The final permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit:
> Section A.(2.) has been added to require electronic submission of effluent data. Federal
regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs).
> Regulatory citations have been added to the permit
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty
(30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition,
conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of
Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless
such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division
may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the
legal requirements to obtain any other Federal, State, or Local governmental permit that may be
required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Anjali B. Orlando at
telephone number [phone] or [e-mail].
S. Jay Zimmerman, P.
Director, Division of Water Resources
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office
NPDES Unit
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
919 807 6300 919-807-6389 FAX
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits

Permit NC0035386
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, the
Cherokee County Schools
are hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Hiwassee Dam School WWTP
7755 NC Highway 294, northwest of Murphy
Cherokee County
to receiving waters designated as Thompson Branch in the Hiwassee 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 September 1, 2017.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2022.
Signed this day August 7, 2017.
S. Jiy/Zimmerman, P.G.
Dirctor, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0035386
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.
The Cherokee County Schools are hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.088 MGD wastewater treatment facility with the
following components:
• Septic tank
• Sand filter
• Chlorine disinfection
The facility is located at the Hiwassee Dam School WWTP, 775 NC Highway 294,
northwest of Murphy in Cherokee County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into
Thompson Branch (stream index 1-77-2), a currently classified C stream in sub -basin 04-
05-02 of the Hiwassee River Basin.
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Permit NC0035386
Part I.
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15 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 and monitored' by the
Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Code
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow
50050
0.0088 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
00530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
C0610
35.0 mg/L
35.0 mg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
31616
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine2
50060
28 pg/L
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C)
00010
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH
00400
Not < 6.0 nor > 9.0
Standard Units
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Footnote:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR
system [see A. (2.)].
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.
All samples must be taken from a typical discharge event.
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)]
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Permit NC0035386
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. 12.) and Section E. (5.) (all
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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Permit NC0035386
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: ' 1www2.et a.12;ovjcompliance/fmal-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-
n p des -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: f j deg.nc.gov/ about/ divisions/water-resources/ edmr
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Permit NC0035386
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.1 Ib) and Supersedes
Section B. (11.) Id11
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 1 / deq.nc.gov j 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. (6.11
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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Hiwassee Dam School
Cherokee County
Coun : Cherokee Stream Class: C
Receiving Stream: Thompson Branch Sub -Basin: 04-05-02
Latitude: 35° 06' 15" Grid/Quad: G2SW/Persimmon Ck
Longitude: 84° 13' 28" HUC #: 06020002
Facility
Location
(not to scale)
4411,
NPDES Permit: NC0035386
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