NC0037001_Permit Issuance_20120313

NPDES DOCUMENT SCANNING COVER SHEET
NPDES Permit:
NC0037001
Bethany Elementary School WWTP
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Correspondence
Owner Name Change
Staff Report
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Document Date:
March 13, 2012
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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, P.E. Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
March 13, 2012
Mr. R. William Holcomb
Rockingham County Schools
511 Harrington Hwy
Eden, N.C. 27288
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC00J 3706I
Bethany Elementary School WWTP
Rockingham County
Dear Mr. Holcomb:
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).
This final includes no significant changes from the draft permit sent to you on January
18, 2012.
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 (3.0)
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 other permits which may be required by the Division, or permits required by the
Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental
permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Charles
Weaver at telephone number [phone].
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Charles Wakild, P.E L�
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Winston-Salem Regional Office/Surface Water Protection
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq
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Permit NC0037001
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
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
Rockingham County Board of Education
is hereby authorized to discharge domestic wastewater from a facility located at the
Bethany Elementary School WWTP
NC Highway 65 at NCSR 2316
Bethany
Rockingham County
to receiving waters designated as Huffines Mill Creek in subbasin 03-02-02 of the Roanoke River Basin in
accordance with effluent limits, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III
and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective June 1, 2012.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on May 31, 2017.
Signed this day March 13, 2012
s Wakild, P.E., Director
sion of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0037001
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 Rockingham County Board of Education is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.01 MGD wastewater treatment facility with the
following components:
• Septic tank/pump tank
• Dual pump system with flow meters and zone control
• Recirculating sand filter system
• W disinfection system
This facility is located off NC Highway 65 at NCSR 2316 in Bethany at the Bethany
Elementary School WWTP in Rockingham County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into
Huffines Mill Creek, classified C waters in hydrologic unit 03010103 of the Roanoke
River Basin.

USGS Quad: Bethany, N.C.
Latitude: 36°20'00"
Longitude: 79°51'27" Rockingham County Schools
Stream Class: C Bethany Elementary School
Subbasin: 03-02-02
Receiving Stream: Huffines Mill Creek
NC0037001
Rockingham County
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Permit NC0037001
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on June 1, 2012, and lasting until May 31, 2017, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from outfall 001. Such
discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
PARAMETER
Parameter Description - PCS Code
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Unit of
Measure
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample
Location
Flow- 50050
0.01
MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg. C) - 00310
30.0
45.0
mg/L
2 / Month
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids - 00530
30.0
45.0
mg/L
2 / Month
Grab
Effluent
Ammonia Nitrogen (as N) - 00610 - Summer
14.0
35.0
mg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Ammonia Nitrogen (as N) - 00610 - Winter
mg1L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) - 31616
200
400
#/100m1
2 / Month
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine 1 - 50060
28
pg/L
2 / Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature, °Centigrade - 00010
deg. C
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen - 00300
mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH - 00400
> 6.0 and < 9.0
s.u.
2 / Month
Grab
Effluent
Winter: November 1- March 31
Summer: April 1- October 31
Footnotes:
1. Limit and monitoring requirements apply only if chlorine or a chlorine derivative is added to the
waste stream during the treatment process. The Permittee shall report all effluent TRC values
reported by a NC -certified laboratory [including field -certified]. Effluent values below 50 µg/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.

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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
The North Carolina' Environmental Manage-
ment Commission proposes to issue a NPDES
wastewater discharge permit to the person(s)
listed below.
Written comments regarding the proposed per-
mit will be accepted until 30 days after the pub-
lish date of this notice. The Director of the NC
Division of Water Quality (DWQ) may hold a
public hearing should there be a significant de-
gree of public interest. Please mail comments
and/or information requests to DWQ at the
above address. Interested persons may visit
the DWQ at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC
to review information on file. Additional infor-
mation on NPDES permits and this notice may
be found on our website: http://portai.ncdenr.
org/web/wq/swp/ps/npdes/calendar, or by
calling [phone].
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NCSU requested renewal of permit NC0078271:
Betsy -Jeff Penn 4-H Educational
Center/Rockingham County. Facility discharg-
es into Carroll Creek/Roanoke River Basin. Cur-
rently ammonia nitrogen and fecal coliform are
water quality limited.
Rockingham County Schools requested renew-
al of permit NC0037001: Bethany Elementary
School WWTP. Facility discharges to Huffines
Mill Creek/Roanoke River Basin. Currently am-
monia nitrogen, fecal coliform, and total residu-
al chlorine are water quality limited.
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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
Charles H. Weaver — 1/17/2012
Permit Number
NC0037001
Facility Name
Bethany Elementary School WWTP
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
Roanoke / 03-02-02
Receiving Stream
Huffines Mill Creek
Stream Classification in Permit
C
Does permit need Daily Maximum NH; limits?
No — already present
Does permit need TRC limits/language?
No — already_ present
Does permit have toxicity testing?
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?
No
Any permit mods since last permit?
No
New expiration date
5/31/2017
Comments received on Draft Permit?
Most Commonly Used Expedited Language:
• 303(d) language for Draft/Final Cover Letters: "Please note that Cane Creek is listed
as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List.
Addressing unpaired waters is a high priority with the Division. and instream data will
continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with this permit's effluent limits and
stream impairment can be attributed to your facility. then mitigative measures may be
required".

ROCKING HAM
COUNTY SCHOOLS
Rockingham County Schools
511 Harrington Highway
Eden, North Carolina 27288
November 8, 2011
Mrs. Dina Sprinkle
NC DENR/DWQ/Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Dear Mrs. Sprinkle:
R. William Holcomb
Associate Superintendent
[phone]; FAX [phone]
E-mail [e-mail]
I am enclosing the renewal permit application for the wastewater treatment facility at
Bethany Elementary School. The current permit expires on May 31, 2012. No changes have
occurred at this facility since the issuance date of the current permit.
If you have any questions, or need any other information, please let me know.
R. William Holcomb
Associate Superintendent
Enclosure
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NOV 28 2011
DENR-WATER QUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH

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
INC00 37001
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
Facility Name
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
Rockingham County Board of Education
Bethany Elementary School
c/o Mr. R. William Holcomb, 511 Harrington Highway
Eden
NC 27288
(336 ) 627-2611
[phone]
[e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above ❑
Street Address or State Road 271 Bethany Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
Reidsville
NC 27320
Rockingham
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 N/A
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
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POINT SOURCE BRANCH
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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 806
Other ❑ Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.):
N/A School Bethany
Population served: 806,
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) 0 01
Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes ® No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall):
See Supplement page
8. Frequency of Discharge: ❑ Continuous
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: 4
® Intermittent
Duration: Time differ
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.
See supplement page
Note: Sludge and solids are removed from the septic tank as needed.
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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 • 010 MGD
Annual Average daily flow .0025 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow • 0053 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes x❑ No
12. Effluent Data
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.
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
45.0 mg/L
30.0 mg/L
2/Month
Fecal Coliform
400 / 100 mL
200 / 100 mL
2/Month
Total Suspended Solids
45.0 mg/L
30.0 mg /L
2/Month
Temperature (Summer)
n/a
n/a
Weekly
Temperature (Winter)
n/ a
n/a
We elcly
pH
76.0
,' 6.0
2/Monthly
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES
PSD (CAA)
Non -attainment program (CAA)
Permit Number
NC0037001
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
Type
NESHAPS (CAA)
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
Other
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.
R. William Holcomb, Associate Superintendent, Rockingham County Schools
Printed name of Person igning Title
Signature of Applicant • ate
North Carolina 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 Article 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.)
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