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Mr. David J. Triplett
Watauga County Board of Education
P.O. Box 1790
Boone, North Carolina 28607
Dear Mr. Triplett:
Michael F. Easley
Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
November 27, 2002
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO066991
Bethel Elementary School'vVWTP
Watauga County
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 May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended).
This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on October 9, 2002.
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
other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality 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 (919)
733-5083, extension 511.
Sincerely,
JRIGINAL SIGNED BY
SUSAN A. WILSON
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Central Files
Winston-Salem Regional Office/Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
N. C. Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit Phone: [phone], extension 511
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Fax [phone]
Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us e-mail: [e-mail]

Permit NCO066991
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 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
Watauga County Board of Education
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Bethel Elementary School WWTP
207 Bethel School Road
Sugar Grove
'. Watauga County
to receiving Waters designated as Beaverdam Creek in the Watauga 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 January 1, 2003.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2007.
Signed this day November 27, 2002.
-- ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
SUSAN A. WILSON
- Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NCO066991
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
The Watauga County Board of Education is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.0065 MGD extended -aeration wastewater
treatment system that includes the following components:
➢ Grit chamber
➢ Aeration basin
➢ Clarifier
➢ Return sludge holding tank
This facility is located at the Bethel Elementary School WWTP off Bethel School
Road near Sugar Grove in Watauga County.
2. Discharge from at the locations specified on the attached map into Beaverdam
Creek, classified C-Trout waters in the Watauga River Basin.

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Latitude: 36*17'3 "� BetheL Elementary School
Longitude: 81'51 ' �� SCALE 1:284000
Receiving Stream: averdam Creek North

Permit NC0066991
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS.
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 for each outfall:
EFFLUENT .:'.
LIMITS
_.:. ; MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS`
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Daily ..
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Average
° : Maximum:.
°°. Frequency,
Flow
0.0065 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5 day (202 C)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
2/1VIonth
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine
28 pg/L"
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature
Weekly
Grab
Effluent,
Upstream & Downstream
Notes:
1. Upstream = at least 50 feet upstream from the outfall. Downstream = at least 50 feet downstream
from the outfall.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

NORTH CAROLINA
FORSYTH COUNTY
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 D.H. Stanfield, who being duly sworn, deposes and says: that he is
Controller of the Winston-Salem Journal, engaged in the publishing of a newspaper
known as Winston-Salem Journal, published, issued and entered as second class mail
in the City of Winston-Salem, 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 Winston-Salem Journal on
the following dates:
October 13, 2002
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 the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the
General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning
of Section 1-597 of the general statues of North Carolina. PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSIOWNPDES UMT
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
This 14th day of October, 2002 RALEIGNOTIFICATION OFMINTENT TO ISSUE A NPDES
WASTEWATER PERMIT
(signature of pers n n yang affidavit) On the basis of thorough staff review and application of NC Generals=
ue 143.21, Public law 92-500 and other lawful standards and regdatiaris
the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proppene:
to issue a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NODES
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14th day of Oc r 2002 days stwater
hepudischalisp ate to the person(s) fisted below effective
, , days from the publish date of flan notice.
Written comments reeggarding the proposed permit will be accepted u"
• 30 days after the publish date of this notice. All comment received prrio
to that date are considered in the final determinations regarding the prro
posed permit. The Director of the NC Division of Water Quality may We
cite to hold a public meeting for the proposed permit should the Divisi®r
receive a significant degree of public interest.
Notary Plublic Copies of the draft Permit and other supporting Information on file usfec
to determine Condit ons present in the draft permit are available upon To
quest and paymert of the costs of reproduction. Mail comments anaVo
requests for information to the NC Division of Water Quality at the abcwi
My Commission expires: September 28, 2005 address or call Ms. ValePOErSy Stephpermit
nu at r in any
Comm extension 5
Please include the NODES permit number in arty communication. Irmer
ested persons may also vist the Division of Water Quality at 512 N. Satiis
bury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-1148 between the hours of 8:00am aim
5:00pm to review information on file.
NODES Permitnumber NC0066991. Watauga County Board of Eduma
NJNJ(Bethel Elementary School WWiP)., P.O. Box 1790. Boone, 'DI(
has appled for a permit renewal for a facility located in Watau
Courrty discharp treated wastewater into Beverdam Creek in the V a
taugz River Basm. Currerd total residual chlorine are water quality finnA
ed. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the vre
ceivir�g stream.
NPDES Permit Number NC0067008. Watauga County Board of Carr
missions (Old Cove Creek School WWTP). 969 West King Street, Booms
NC 28607 has appled for a permit renewal for afacility located in Wata t.
aCou disch treated OFFICIAL SEAL g ivy arg rr Bated wastewater into Cove Creek in the ft
taugaRiverBasin. urrentlynoparameters are water qualitylimited. Tihti:
Notary Public, North Carolina discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the receivim
sl�1/ COUNTY OF FORSYTH stream.
\' .�✓ �N NPDES Permit Number NC0067024. Watauga County Board of Eck=
KIMALEY
-{`►�v$ A / lion (Valle Crucis Elementary School WWTP). P.O. Box 1790, Boone, W
F✓fy Commission Expires 0 v 28607 has applied for a permit renewal for afacil located in Wataug
Cou ty disoharg ng treated wastewater into Dutch reek in the Watee
River Basin. Currently total residual chlorine are water quality limrtarr
This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the rece!n
# i r in stream.
i NODES Permit Number NC0050610. Water Quality Services. Inc. (Tit
Ponds W WTP). Post Office Box 1102, Banner Elk, NC 28604 has applfe
for a permit renewal for a facility located in Watauga County dischargim
treated wastewater into the Watauga River in the Watauga River Base
Currently BOB, ammonia nitrogen and total suspended solids are waste
quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this porflo
of the receiving stream.
NPDES Permit Nuntper NCO072559. Valle landing Owners Associatke
(Valle Landing Shopping Center WWi P). P.O. Box 691, Valle Crucis, Yd
i 28691 has applied for a permit renewal for a facility located in Watawl;
County discharging treated wastewater inot Dutch Creek in the Wataum
River Basin. Currentryry no parameters are water quality limited. This afe
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charge may affect fiture allocations in this portion of the recevvnn
stream.
NPDES Permit Number NC0032212. Water Quality Services, Itn
(Yonahlossee WWTP), P.O. Box 1102. Banner Elk, NC 28604 has all
peed for a permit renewal for a facility located in Watauga County dl
charging treated wastewater into Lance Creek in the Watauga River a,
sin. Cune fly ammonia nitrogen and total residual chlorine are wart
quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portm

PUBLIC NOTICE NPDES Permit Number NC
STATE OF NORTH 0067008, Watauga County
CAROLINA Board of Commission6js
E N V I R O N M E N T A L (Old Cove Creek School
MANAGEMENT COMMIS- WWTP), 969 West King
SION/NPDES UNIT Street, Boone, NC 28607
1617 MAIL SERVICE has applied for a permit
CENTER renewal for a facility located
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617 in Watauga County dischar-
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT ging treated wastewater into
TO ISSUE A NPDES Cove Creek in the Watauga
WASTEWATER PERMIT River Basin. Currently, no
parameters are water quaNty
On the basis of thorough limited. This discharge may
staff review and application affect future allocations in
of NC General Statute this portion of the receiving
143.21, Public law 92-500 stream.
and other lawful standards
and regulations, the North NPDES Permit Number
Carolina Environmental NC0067024, Watauga Couh-
Management Commission ty Board of Education (Valle
proposes to issue a National Crucis Elementary School
Pollutant Discharge WWTP), P.O. Box 1790,
Elimination System Boone, NC 28607 has app-
(NPDES) wastewater disc- lied for a permit renewal for
harge permit to the per- a facility located in Watauga
son(s) listed below effective County discharging treated
45 days from the publish Wastewater into Dutch Creek
date of this notice. in the Watauga River Basin.
Currently total residual
Written comments regarding chlorine are water quality
the proposed permit will be limited. This discharge may
accepted until 30 days after affect future allocations in
the publish date of this this portion of the receiving
notice. All comments re- stream.
ceived prior to that date are
considered in the final de- NPDES Permit Number
terminations regarding the NC0050610, Water Quality
proposed permit. The Direc-, Services, Inc. (The Ponds
for of the NC Division of WWTP), Post Office Box
Water Quality may decide to .1102. Banner Elk, NC 28604
hold a public meeting for the has applied for a permit
proposed permit should the renewal for a facility located
Division receive a significant in Watauga County dischar-
degree of public interest. ging treated wastewater into
the Watauga River Basin;
Copies of the draft permit Currently BOD, ammonia
and other supporting infor- nitrogen and total suspendeq
mation on file used to de- solids are water quality
termine conditions present in limited. This discharge may
the draft permit are available affect future allocations in
upon request and payment this portion of the receiving
of the costs of reproduction. stream.
Mail comments and/or re-
quests for information to the NPDES Permit Num.bAr
NC Division of Water Quality NC0072559, Valle landing
at the above address or call Owners Association (Valle
Ms. Valery Stephens at 919. Landing Shopping Center
733-5083, extension 520. WWTP), P.O. Box 691, Valle
PLease include the NPDES Crucis, NC 28691 has app-
permit number (attached) in lied for a permit renewal for
any communication. Interes- a facility located in Watauga
ted persons may also visit County discharging treated
the Division of Water Quality !wastewater into Dutch Creek
at 512 N. Salisbury Street, in the Watauga River Basin.
Raleigh, NC 27604-1148 Currently no parameters an,
between the hours of 8:00 Nater quality limited. T*
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to review lscharge may affect future
information on file. allocations in this portion c
h
NPDES Permit Number he receiving stream.
NCO066991, Watauga Coun- VPDES Permit Number
ty Board of Fducation (Beth- NC0032212, Water Ser-
el Elementary -..._-vices Inc. ( Yonahlossee
WWTP), P.O. Box 1790, WWTP), P.O.Box 11W,
Boone, NC 28607 has app-Banner Elk, NC 28604 tras
lied for a permit renewal fo applied for a permit renewal
a facility located in Wataugiifor a facility located in
County discharging treater Watauga County discharging
wastewater into Beaverdan treated wastewater into
Creek ve
Basin. nCurrrrentlya total atuga R1 re Lance Creek in the Watauga
sidual chlorine are wate River Basin. Currently am -
quality limited. This discharmonia nitrogen and total re-
q Y sidual chlorine are water
ocatge may affect future all ualit limited. This dischar-
receivns In this portion of thge may affect future all,
receiving stream. ,orations in this portion of the
•eceiving stream.
Xt. 14-1c
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
NORTH CAROLINA-WATAUGA COUNTY
Before the undersigned, a
Notary Public of said County and
state, duly commissioned, qualified
and authorized by law to administer
oaths, personally appeared:
ANGELA H GREENE
Who being first duly sworn, deposes
and says: that he (she) is
ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT
of a newspaper known as THE WATAUGA
DEMOCRAT, published, issued and
entered as second class mail in the
City of Boone, in said County and
State; that he (she) is authorized to
make this affidavit and sworn state-
ment; that the notice or other, legal
advertisement,a true copy of which is
attached hereto, was published in THE
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT the following dates:
OCTOBER 14, 200
such not ice, paper, docl_tme-.nt, or- legal
advertisement was published was, at
the time of each and every sl_tch pl_tb-
lic:ation, a newspaper meeting all of
the requirements and qualifications
of Section I-597 of the General Sta.--
tl_ttes of North Carolina and was a
qualified newspaper within the meaning
of Section I-597 of the Generoal. Sta-
tUtes of North Carolina..)
This 7 day o f �(:7� , 0
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Sworn to and sl_tbse-gibed before me,
of
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,- r, �• ,� Notary Public
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Watauga County Board of Education
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
MARGARET E. GRAGG EDUCATION CENTER TEL: [phone]
P.O. BOX 1790 BOONE N.C. 28607 FAX: [phone]
March 19, 2002
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
NPDES Unit
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Dear Mr. Weaver:
MAR 2 5 2002
L'E,%rR - WATER QUALITY I
POINT Sl,ii,,�r BR vJ .,
This letter is to request renewal of NPDES Permit No. NCO066991 for
the Wastewater Treatment Facility at Bethel Elementary School. It is
my understanding that this request must be filed at least 180 days
prior to the expiration date of the current permit which is September
30, 2002. The renewal forms were received by my office today.
I am including the completed application forms including one signed
original and two copies.
Thank you for your assistance.
�. •ri plett
R • if Operations
cc/Dr. Richard Jones, Superintendent
Educate for productive citizenship and life-long learning.

Sludge Management Narrative/Bethel Elementary School--NC0066991
The accumulation of solids in the sludge holding tank makes it necessary to
periodically pump the excess solids and haul to the Town of Boone Watewater
Treatment Plant.
This task is performed by: A-1 Appalachian Pumping, Inc.
301 Clay Hodges Road
„ Boone, NC 28607
The norgfo puml¢in%F�4edule is two times per year.
J.':�IViyrett
Dr of Physical Operations