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Home My WebLink AboutNC0075515_Fact Sheet_20231109DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04DO3-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES EXPEDITED FACT SHEET - NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL NPDES Permit NCO075515 Catherine Shadwell, Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit / (919)707-3613 Sep 2023 FACILITY INFORMATION Applicant/Facility Name Wilkes County Schools Boomer Ferguson Elementary School WWTP Applicant Address 613 Cherry Street North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 Facility Physical Address/Mailing Address 556 Boomer -Ferguson School Rd. Boomer, NC 28606 Permitted Flow (MGD) 0.003 MGD Type of Waste 100% Domestic, < 1 MGD Facility Class WW-1 County Wilkes Permit Status Renewal Regional Office WSRO STREAM CHARACTERISTICS Receiving Stream UT Warrior Creek Stream Classification WS-IV Stream Segment 12-29-(0.7) Outfall Lat. 360 06' 01" N 7Q 10 - Summer (cfs) 0.07 Outfall Long. 810 1747" W 7Q10 - Winter (cfs) 0.1 Drainage basin Yadkin Pee Dee 30Q2 (cfs) 0.14 Subbasin 03-07-01 Average Flow (cfs) 0.23 HUC 030401010203 IWC (%) Summer — 6.23% Winter — 4.44% 303(d) List Not listed. BASIC INFO FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWAL Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? Already present in permit Does permit need TRC limits/footnote? Already present in permit Does permit have toxicity testing? No Does permit have any Special Conditions? Yes, high rock lake nutrient reopener Does permit have instream monitoring? no Few expiration date: Sep 30, 2028 Facility Summary Wilks County Schools operate Boomer Ferguson Elementary School which houses 215 students and faculty that has a minor WWTP with a design capacity of 0.003 MGD. The permit for this facility was originally issues in 1989. • Septic tank • Dosing tank • Two surface sand filters • Calcium hypochlorite disinfection • Sodium sulfite dechlorination Renewal Summary This renewal contains the following changes: • Updated the effluent table in Section A. (1.) with eDMR parameter codes. • Updated Section A. (3.) to reflect current federal requirements for Electronic Reporting of Discharge Monitoring Reports. • Added regulatory citations. Fact Sheet for Permit Renewal July 2023 - NPDES Permit NCO075515 - Page 1 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04DO3-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 Updated outfall map Compliance History Looking back to 2018 — present, Boomer Ferguson Elementary School WWTP has only had 2 violations, and both were in 2020. Most recent inspection performed in February 2020 found the treatment plant to be in satisfactory condition. Comments on Draft Permit Fact Sheet for Permit Renewal July 2023 - NPDES Permit NCO075515 - Page 2 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04D03-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 IWC Calculations Facility: Boomer Ferguson Elementary WWTP Permit No.: NC0075515 Prepared By: Catherine Shadwell Enter Design Flow (MGD): 0.003 0.2 <= Permitted Flow if Different from Design Enter s7Q10 (cfs): 0.07 Enter w7Q10 (cfs): 0.1 Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) Ammonia (Summer) Daily Maximum Limit (ug/1) Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/1) Design Permitted Design Permitted s7Q10 (CFS) 0.07 0.07 s7Q10 (CFS) 0.07 0.07 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.003 € 0.2 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.003 € 0.2 DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 0.00465 0.31 DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 0.00465 0.31 STREAM STD (UG/L) 17.0 17 STREAM STD (MG/L) 1.0 1 Upstream Bkgd (ug/1) 0 0 Upstream Bkgd (mg/1) 0.22 0.22 IWC (%) 6.23 81.58 IWC (%) 6.23 81.578947 Allowable Conc. (ug/1) 273 21 Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 12.7 1.2 Ammonia (Winter) Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/1) Design Permitted Design Permitted Fecal Coliform w7Q10 (CFS) 0.1 0.1 Monthly Average Limit: 200/100ml € 200/100ml DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.003 0.2 (If DF >331; Monitor) DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 0.00465 0.31 (If DF<331; Limit) STREAM STD (MG/L) 1.8 1.8 Dilution Factor (DF) 16.05 1.23 Upstream Bkgd (mg/1) 0.22 0.22 IWC (%) 4.44 75.61 Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 35.8 2.3 *2B .0404 (c) Applies 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/l, 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 By Policy dischargers < 1 MGD get limits no lower than 2 & 4 due to BAT * From 2B .0404(c) - Winter Limits can be no less stringent than 2 times the summer limits Fecal Coliform 1. Monthly Avg limit x 2 = 400/100 ml = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals) = Daily Max limit (Non -Muni) DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04DO3-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 Public notice AFFP NOT- NP-DES WASTEWATER PERMIT Affidavit of Publication STATE OF NC } SS COUNTY OF Betty Denny, being duly sworn, says: That she is Billing Clerk of the Wilkes Journal -Patriot, a daily newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in North Wilkesboro, County, NC; that the publication, a copy of which is attached nereto, was published in the said newspaper on the following dates July 27, 2023 That said newspaper was regu!ariy issued and circulated on those dates. SIGNED: Billing Clerk J `_� Subscribed to and sworn to me this 27th day of July 2023. Michael C. Lambert Sr., NOTARY Burke, County, NC �,tttrtrrr�� My commission expires: June 05` 27 C LAA J66�' 0 TA 70099902 70730678 A(/ E L1G (WJP) WREN THEDFORD F • • A NCDEQ/DWR CCUN 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RAL_EIGH, N-11 27699 North Carolina Environmental Management Comm ission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of intent to issue NP- DES Wastewater Permit NCO075515 Boomer Fer- guson Elementary School WWTP, and NCO046426 Tra- phill Elementary School WWTP The North Carolina En- vironmental Management Com- mission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments re- garding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this no- tice. The Director of the NC Di- vision. of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hear- ing should there be a signific- ant 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 the information on file. Addition- al information on NPDES per- mits and this notice may be found on our %vebsite: https:/Ideq.nc.govlpublic-ri.r.+• tices-hearings,or by calhing (919) 707-3601 The Wilkes County Schools 1613 Cherry Street, North Wilkusboro, NC 28659] have applied for rena; r- al of the permit NCO075515 for the Boomer Ferguson Element- ary School WWTP in Wilkes County. This permitted facillty discharges treated domestic wastewater to an unnamed trib- utary to Warrior Creek in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. C,.rren,lly HI•%m4niiw r:: CiVy fecal coliform, and total resid- ual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may at- feet future allocations in this portion of the river basin. The Wilkes County Board of Educa- tion [613 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 286591 has ap- plied for renewal of permi! NCO046426 for its Traphili Ele- mentary School WWTP, This; perrnittod facility discharge treated domestic wastewater,tr, Little Candy Creek in thce Yadkin -Pee DeF, ;diver Basin, Currently, fa;:al coiiiorm is wa- ter quality limited. This d c- charge may affect future alloca- tions in this portion of the Basin, July 27, 2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04DO3-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 Qy eu .91»s 't'O ROY COOPER o Governor a$ ELIZABETH S. BISER`n Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality July 17, 2023 MEMORANDUM To: Ben Kirby NC DEQ / DWR / Public Water Supply Winston Salem Regional Office From: Catherine Shadwell NPDES Unit Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NCO075515 Boomer Ferguson Elementary School WWTP Wilkes County Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this form by August 17, 2023. If you have any questions on the draft permit, please contact me at 919-707-3613 or via e-mail [kate.shadwell@deq.nc.gov]. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ RESPONSE: (Check one) Concur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and maintained properly, the stated effluent limits are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not contravene the designated water quality standards. F-1 Concurs with issuance of the above permit, provided the following conditions are met: F-1 Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached: a4l " c�2 Signed" Date: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 �¢ 919.707.9000 NORTH CA RDUNA l Npaft tut Entranm W10WIty DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04DO3-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. RECAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director Mr. Tommy Spicer Wilkes County Schools 613 Cherry Street Wilkesboro, NC 28659 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality February 24, 2020 SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Boomer Ferguson Elementary School WWTP NPDES Permit No. NCO075515 Wilkes County Dear Mr. Spicer, On February 19, 2020, Kelli Park, of this office, met with you, the Operator in Responsible Charge, to perform a Compliance Evaluation Inspection at the Boomer Ferguson Elementary School wastewater treatment plant. This type of inspection consists of two basic parts: an in -office file review and an on -site inspection of the treatment facility. The attached EPA inspection form details the areas that were evaluated during this inspection. The inspection of the facility was satisfactory. If you have any questions regarding the inspection or this report, please contact Kelli Park or me at (336) 776-9800 or by email at kelli.park(c�ncdenr.gov or Ion. snider(a�ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Docu Siiggned by: ��. l t%,Je_' 1_.49E225C94EA... Lon Snider Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Division of Water Resources Attachments: EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report cc: WSRO North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 �N,0H�HCARCII_inA fl ueper [ m �im l 336.7769800 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04DO3-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 OMB No. 2040-0057 Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expires 8-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 IN I 2 15 I 3 I NCO075515 111 12 I 20/02/19 I17 18 L d 19 L s j 201 211 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 f6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved ------------------- 671 71 J72 n73I—!74 751 I I I I 70Iu I 80 Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date POTW name and NPDES oermit Number) 11:30AM 20/02/19 19/04/01 Boomer Ferguson Elementary School 556 Boomer -Ferguson Sch R Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Boomer NC 28606 12:15PM 20/02/19 23/09/30 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Thomas J Spicer/ORC/336-651-4010/ Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Ken Barfield,201 W Main St Wilkesboro NC 28697//336-921-3015/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenance 0 Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program 0 Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Kelli A Park Docusigned by: DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9689/ ; ;P" 2/26/2020 EB4A41 DCE74C34139_. Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Docusigned by: Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Lon Snider E-T 1-5,4tc 2/24/2020 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04D03-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type (Cont.) N C O075515 I11 121 20/02/ 19 117 18 I"I Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) On February 19, 2020, Kelli Park, of this office, met with you, the Operator in Responsible Charge, to perform a Compliance Evaluation Inspection at the Boomer Ferguson Elementary School wastewater treatment plant. This type of inspection consists of two basic parts: an in -office file review and an on -site inspection of the treatment facility. The attached EPA inspection form details the areas that were evaluated during this inspection. The inspection of the facility was satisfactory. If you have any questions regarding the inspection or this report, please contact Kelli Park or me at (336) 776-9800 or by email at kelli.park@ncdenr.gov or lon.snider@ncdenr.gov. Page# DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04DO3-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 Permit: NCO075515 Owner - Facility: Boomer Ferguson Elementary School Inspection Date: 02/19/2020 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: Permit Yes No NA NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new ❑ ❑ ❑ application? Is the facility as described in the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are there any special conditions for the permit? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is all required information readily available, complete and current? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the chain -of -custody complete? ❑ ❑ ❑ Dates, times and location of sampling Name of individual performing the sampling Results of analysis and calibration Dates of analysis Name of person performing analyses Transported COCs Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ (If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator ❑ ❑ ❑ on each shift? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? M ❑ ❑ ❑ Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 3 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04DO3-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 Permit: NCO075515 Owner - Facility: Boomer Ferguson Elementary School Inspection Date: 02/19/2020 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: ORC is a grade 2, bORC is a Grade 1 Calibration and post calibration records were available. Some days there was not a post Calibration- please be sure to do post calibration checks EACH time the instrument is used. Septic Tank Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is septic tank pumped on a schedule? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are pumps or syphons operating properly? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are high and low water alarms operating properly? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The fence around the septic tank has been damaged due to a tree falling on it, please fix this immediately. The visual alarm was not working at the time of inspection, however the ORC fixed it within 24 hours and sent a photo confirming the replacement. Pumped once a year at the minimum, pumped as needed between yearly visit. Myers septic service is used for pumping, records are kept Sand Filters (Low rate) (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visible alarm Present and operational? Is the distribution box level and watertight? Is sand filter free of ponding? Is the sand filter effluent re -circulated at a valid ratio? # Is the sand filter surface free of algae or excessive vegetation? # Is the sand filter effluent re -circulated at a valid ratio? (Approximately 3 to 1) Comment: Minimal vegitation. Slightly uneven sand. There is no recirculation at this plant. The plant is raked weekly. Disinfection -Tablet Are tablet chlorinators operational? Are the tablets the proper size and type? Number of tubes in use? Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Yes No NA NE ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ 2 ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04D03-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 Permit: NC0075515 Owner - Facility: Boomer Ferguson Elementary School Inspection Date: 02/19/2020 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Disinfection -Tablet Yes No NA NE Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: De -chlorination Yes No NA NE Type of system ? Tablet Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is storage appropriate for cylinders? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is de -chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Are the tablets the proper size and type? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are tablet de -chlorinators operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Number of tubes in use? 2 Comment: Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Effluent pipe is across the road and down the hill from the plant. We were able to walk to and see the effluent pipe. The location is marked with a flag on an above branch. Effluent Sampling Is composite sampling flow proportional? Is sample collected below all treatment units? Is proper volume collected? Is the tubing clean? # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type representative)? VMMZSM►/_10►1ME ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ M ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Grab samples are taken from a manhole that is after the plant near the road between the plant and the effluent pipe. Samples are out on ice. Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 5 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04DO3-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 Permit: NCO075515 Owner - Facility: Boomer Ferguson Elementary School Inspection Date: 02/19/2020 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the facility using a contract lab? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Calibration and post calibration records were available. Some days there was not a post calibration- olease be sure to do Dost calibration checks EACH time the instrument is used. The pH 10 standard expires this month. pH 4 expires in March 2020 Lab number 5406 Water Tech Labs is used for non -field parameters Flow Measurement - Influent # Is flow meter used for reporting? Is flow meter calibrated annually? Is the flow meter operational? (If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? Comment: Flow is measured by the schools well water meter Yes No NA NE ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Page# 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04DO3-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Wilkes County Schools Attn: Thomas J. Spicer, ORC 613 Cherry Street North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 Dear Permittee, NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality 7/25/2023 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO075515 Boomer Ferguson Elementary School WWTP Grade I Biological WPCS Wilkes County The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure a thorough understanding of the information, conditions, and requirements it contains. The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit: • Section A. (3.) has been updated to require electronic submission of effluent data reports (DMRs). Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring. • An updated outfall map has been included. The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, and IV) that are a part of the permit are not included in this draft document (cover, map, and Part I). The conditions are the same as in your current permit except that agency and division names have been updated. The latest version is available at https://bit.ly/3k5NFaL and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file. With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Wilkes County area, per EPA requirements. Please provide your comments, if any, to me at the address below no later than 30 days after receiving this draft permit. Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and take appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning the draft, please contact me at (919)707-3613 or via e-mail at kate.shadwell(cr�,deq.nc.gov. Sincerely, Catherine Shadwell NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting cc: NPDES File [Laserfiche] Winston Salem Regional Office [Laserfiche] DE�- North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 w aware 919.707.9000 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04D03-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 Permit NCO075515 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES 1=914 ir1 TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NEDES) 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 Contr ct, as amended, Wilkes County Sc oo are hereby authorized to discharge waste from a facility located at the Boomer Ferguson Elementary School WWTP 556 Boomer -Ferguson School Rd Booni&,. W CoU ty to receiving waters designated as ajunnamoCbuta to Warrior Creek in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin in accordance with effluent liI'nitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV her This permit shall becom This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2028. Signed this day Richard E. Rogers Jr. Director, Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04DO3-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 Permit NCO075515 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked, and as of this issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions described herein. Wilkes County Schools are hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.003 MGD wastewater treatment 2. components: • Septic tank • Dosing tank • Two surface sand filters • Calcium hypochlorite disinfection • Sodium sulfite dechlorination The facility is located at the Boomer School Rd, Boomer in Wilkes CoyA that includes the following 1 WWTP, 556 Boomer -Ferguson Discharge from said treaties via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map, into an unnamed tribut o Warrior Creek, a waterbody currently classified WS-IV [Stream Index: 12-29-(0.7)] within subbasin 03-07-01 [HUC: 030401010203] of the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin. Page 2 of 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04DO3-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 Permit NCO075515 PART I. A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302] 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: PARAMETERS Limits Monitoring Requirements Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Type Sample eDMR Code Average Maximum Frequency Location Flow (MGD) 50050 0.003 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or Effluent BOD, 5 day, 200C C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2 / Month Grab Effluent Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2 / Month Grab Effluent NH3 as N April 1 to October 31 C0610 12.7 mg/L 3 ma 2 I Month Grab Effluent NH3 as N November 1 to March 31 C0610 Monitor and Rep Monthly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform 31616 200 / 100 ml 400 / 100 ml 2 / Month Grab Effluent (geometric mean TTRC otal Residual Chlorine 50060 28 pg/L 2 / Week Grab Effluent Temperature 00010 Monitor and Report Weekly Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen C0600 Monitor and Report Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Phosphorus C0665 Monitor and Report Quarterly Grab Effluent pH 00400 > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units 2 / Month Grab Effluent Footnotes, 1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR system [see A. (3.)]. 2. The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory (including field certified laboratories). However effluent values < 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 Page 3 of 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04DO3-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 Permit NCO075515 A. (2.) NUTRIENT REOPENER FOR HIGH ROCK LAKE [G.S. 143.215.1 (b)] This permit may be reopened and modified to implement nutrient requirements in accordance with any future TMDL and / or nutrient management strategy for High Rock Lake. A.(3.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1 (b)] 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): 1. • Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements • Section D. (2.) Reporting • Section D. (6.) Records Retention • Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electr ly using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet a�li tip on. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shallshall'IYe summarized for each month and submitted monthly electronically using eDMR. The eDMR s3jtem allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically usi the in+et The eDMR system may be accessed at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/division ter -re edrnr. If a permittee is unable to u stem due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being physically located in an a where less t 0 percent of the households have broadband access, then a temporary waiver fro e NPDES electron reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be%Lc itted on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate sopiWhall be submitted to the following address: NC DEQ / Division of Water Re7ources / Water Quality Permitting Section ATTENTION: Central Files 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and reported via the eDMR system no later than the last calendar day of the month following the completed reporting period. 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, 2025, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable: Page 4 of 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04D03-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 Permit NCO075515 • Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; and • Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and • Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports. The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below). a. 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 t 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 approp e e onic reporting tool for each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access a e the appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES Elec c Reporting Rule is found at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24 national-pollutant-discharge-elimination- system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule Electronic submissions must start by the dates lif"in the "Re -ng Requirements" section above. b. How to Rea uest a Waiver from Electronic Reporting The permittee may seek a temporary electro ' repo waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first sub ec nic reporting waiver request to the Division. Requests for temporary electr 'c repo ' waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at leasj.6ixty (60) rior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and rep The duration of a temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon ex At such ti e, innitoring data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the perm re-applie�for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electro reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period that the approved reporting waiver request is effective. Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the following web page: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr c. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1 All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (I I.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (I 1.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes. Page 5 of 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9BA04D03-OA90-433A-98C7-OA86C26D7AF9 Permit NCO075515 For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: "I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that ere are significant penalties for submittingfalse information, including the possibility offines and im onmentfor knowing violations." d. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)] The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Moni records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at 4 may be extended by request of the Director at any time [ Page 6 of 6 41]. IC19W eDMR submissions. These the date of the report. 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