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Home My WebLink AboutNC0043974_Permit Issuance_20080124Michael F. Easley, Govemor State of North Carolina William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary Department of Environment and Natural Resources Coleen H. Sullins, Director Division of Water Quality January 24, 2008 Zenobia W. Smallwood, Ed. D. Superintendent Public Schools of Gates County P.O. Box 125 Gatesville, North Carolina 27938 Subject: NPDES PERMIT ISSUANCE Permit Number NC0043974 Buckland Elementary School WWTP Gates County Dear Dr. Smallwood: Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached final 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 May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended). 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 permit shall be final and binding. Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act, or any other Federal or Local governmental permits which may be required. If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Maureen Crawford of my staff at (919) 733-5083, extension 538. cc: Central Files NPDES Unit Files Washington Regional Office Sincerely, it%eleA-t- Coleen H. Sullins Director, Division of Water Quality 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-1617 -TELEPHONE 919-733-5083/FAX 919-733-0719 VISIT US ON THE WEB AT http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES Permit NC0043974 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, GATES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Buckland Elementary School 448 NC Highway 37 North Gates Gates County to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Cole Creek in the Chowan 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 March 1, 2008. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2012. Signed this day January 24, 2008. r : Coleen H. Sullins, Direc r Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit NC0043974 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 Ionger effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein. Gates County Board of Education is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.006 MGD wastewater treatment system with the following components: • Grease trap (1,500 gallon) • Septic tank (8,000 gallon) • Two dosing tanks • Two vertical flow wetland systems • Two horizontal flow wetland systems • Recirculating line • UV disinfection • Post aeration The facility is located south of Buckland at Buckland Elementary School at 448 NC Highway 37 North in Gates County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into an unnamed tributary to Cole Creek, classified C-NSW waters in the Chowan River Basin. Gates County Board of Education Buckland Elementary School WWTP County: Gates Stream Class: C-NSW Receiving Stream: UT to Cole Creek Sub -Basin: 030101 Latitude: 36° 28' 00" Grid/Quad: B3 I NE Longitude: 76° 45' 40" NORTH NPDES Permit No. NC0043974 Permit NC0043974 A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning on March 1, 2008 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 LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location _ Flow 0.006 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or Effluent BOD, 5-day (20°C) (April 1— October 31) 5.0 mg/L 7.5 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent BOD, 5-day (20°C) (November 1— March 31) 10.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent NH3 as N (April 1— October 31) 2.0 mg/L 10.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent NH3 as N (November 1 — March 31) 4.0 mg/L 20.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN) Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Phosphorus Quarterly Grab Effluent Temperature (°C) Weekly Grab Effluent pH' Weekly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units. Health and development of wetland vegetation shall be checked at least weekly for any abnormal conditions. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS A. (2.) TEMPORARY MEANS OF DISINFECTION In the event that the wastewater treatment plant's ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system should fail, underperform, or otherwise be removed from effective service, the permittee or his agent should immediately inform the Surface Water Protection Section staff of the Washington Regional Office of this development and discuss temporary, alternate means for disinfection of the effluent. If chlorine compounds are used as temporary means of disinfection, the total residual chlorine (TRC) concentration of the effluent must be monitored on a daily basis while this method of disinfection is in use and values must be reported on the discharge monitoring report. TRC in the effluent may not exceed 17 µg/L; therefore, dechlorination methods may also be necessary to ensure protection of water quality in the receiving stream. Use of a disinfection system other than the permitted UV system during circumstances not deemed as emergency and/or temporary (replacement of lamps, lamp cleaning or maintenance, etc.) will be considered a violation of the terms of this permit. AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION This is not an Invoice GATES COUNTY INDEX Post Office Box 146 Gatesville, North Carolina 27938 IN ACCOUNT WITH NCDENR/DWQ/NPDES Attn: Dina Sprinkle 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Date Description Words/Lines Rate Amount Public Notice 530/202 .80 per line $176.60 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 12-26-2007 Attorneys placing legal advertising are held responsible for payment. All statements payable 10 days after billing. Additional copies of this notice will be furnished except upon payment of fee of $15.00. NORTH CAROLINA GATES COUNTY AFFADAVIT OF PUBLICATION Before the undersigned, a Notary Public, duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared the undersigned representative who being duly sworn, deposes and says that he (she) is an employee or other officer authorized to make this affidavit of Roanoke-Chowan Publications, LLC, engaged in the publication of a newspaper known as The Gates County Index, issued and entered as second class mailing in the Town of Gatesville, N.C., in said county and state; that he (she) is authorized to make this affidavit and sworn statement; and the notice or other legal advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in the Gates County Index on the following dates: December 12, 2007 And that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document or legal advertisement was published was at the time of each and every such publication, a newspaper meeting all of the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. is 6m day of De Le"\((Signature o epresentative making affidavit) to and subscribed before me this 26th day of December, 2007. IC-V3tA (Notary Public) My Commission Expires October 17, 2009 -ember, 2007. DR. ZENOBIA W. SMALLWOOD Superintendent MICHAEL 1 CONNER Assistant Superintendent Vutiic g§tboot5 of olatecs QCouutp Office of the Superintendent 205 Main Street - P.O. Box 125 GATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 27938 (252) 357-1113 May 10, 2007 Mrs. Carolyn Bryant NC DENR/Water Quality/Point Source Branch 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Sub: Renewal Wastewater Permit Buckland Elementary School Gates County Dear Mrs. Bryant: D1 E f'f lNr Sn�A E• aRuAL gl�IT IV/ BOARD MEMBERS Dale W. Saunders, St Chairman Glendale P. Boone Vice -Chairman Leslie S. Byrum G. Douglas Lilley Paulette E Wester We are requesting renewal of the wastewater permit for Buckland Elementary School. The permit no. is as follows; NC0043974. This plant has not had any major changes between renewals. If you have any questions concerning this plant or anything else regarding wastewater for Gates County Schools contact: Robert T. Ewell, Jr. (Bobby) O.R.C. 252.357.1440 Sincerely, 7 Zenobia W. Smallwood, Ed. D. Superintendent FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS Basic Information to determine potential for expedited permit renewal Reviewer/Date (Cci,,, , - ////0 ? Permit Number /JLOO Y3 V7V Facility Name 6ccck/any[ d < uJcv' Sckou / Basin Name/Sub-basin number Glower, 03 -O/-o/ Receiving Stream &T (--e Ci-e-e,/c Stream Classification in Permit C - /vS u.) Does permit need NH3 limits? y Does permit need TRC limits? 4_20 Does permit have toxicity testing? NO Does permit have Special Conditions? /00 Does permit have instream monitoring? No Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? NO Any obvious compliance concerns? AI o —± eit ie id / /11c Any permit mods since last permit? A1() Existing expiration date /I�3v v 7 New expiration date ///3�� i4a New permit effective date Miscellaneous Comments YES This is a SIMPLE EXPEDITED permit renewal (administrative renewal with no changes, or only minor changes such as TRC, NH3, name/ownership changes). Include conventional WTPs in this group. YESil This is a MORE COMPLEX EXPEDITED permit renewal (includes Special Conditions (such as EAA, Wastewater Management Plan), 303(d) listed, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns, phased limits). Basin Coordinator to make case -by -case decision. NO_ This permit CANNOT BE EXPEDITED for one of the following reasons: • Major Facility (municipal/industrial) • Minor Municipals with pretreatment program • Minor Industrials subject to Fed Effluent Guidelines (lb/day limits for BOD, TSS, etc) • Limits based on reasonable potential analysis (metals, GW remediation organics) • Permitted flow > 0.5 MGD (requires full Fact Sheet) • Permits determined by Basin Coordinator to be outside expedited process TB Version 8/18/2006 (NPDES Server/Current Versions/Expedited Fact Sheet)