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Home My WebLink AboutNC0041190_Draft Permit_20181128 ,,,, ROY COOPER mri ar Goi•er�ra �'s 4. ', t � j Y�F _r? ,- f MICHAEL S. REGAN ''. d=.,�,4 "� Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER l 4' Interim Du ector •'r I' NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality November 28, 2018 Dr.Jeffrey Church Assistant Superintendent Caldwell County Schools 1914 Hickory Blvd.,S.W. Lenoir,North Carolina 28645 Subject: DRAFT NPDES PERMIT NC0041190 Kings Creek Elementary School WWTP Grade I Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G.0302] Caldwell County Dear Dr. Church: Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft permit for your facility. Please review the draft very carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the conditions and requirements it contains. Your permit is among several in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin that the Division has targeted for expedited renewal. This draft contains no major changes from the existing permit: • HUC and stream index number were added to site description(page 2) • The outfall map has been updated • Regulatory citations were added as necessary • Section A(3)was updated to be current With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Caldwell County area,per EPA requirements. Please provide your comments,if any,to me 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 fmal permit. If you have questions concerning the draft, please contact me via email at [emily.delduco@ncdenr.gov] or call 919-707-9125. Sincerely, ,ed„.„6.3 Liater_ Emily DelDuco Environmental Specialist NPDES Program cc: NPDES files ec: ARO North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 919-707-9125 Permit NC0041190 Grade 1 Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G.0302] 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 j o).ina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, ass arse ded,the Caldwell 'i hools Co, are hereby authorized to disch ems- _ar Water from a facility located at the Z --) \ King eek-elementary School WWTP 63 80 Wilkesboro Boulevard c) Y Kings Creek Caldwell County to receiving waters designated as Kings Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee 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 2019. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 31, 2023. Signed this day 2018. Linda Culpepper, Interim Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 Permit NC0041190 Grade 1 Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302] 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 Caldwell County Schools are hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.006 MGD wastewater treatment system discharging via outfall 001 that includes the following components: • Septic tank—6,000 gallon • Sand filter beds • Tablet chlorination • Tablet dechlorination The system is located at the Kings Creek Element \School WWTP off Wilkesboro Boulevard in the Kings Creek community in Caldwell d'art 2. Discharge from said tretrr orks, the location specified on the attached map into Kings Creek [HUC: 030401010103T]-currently a class C-Trout stream in sub-basin 03-07-01 of the Yadkin-Pee Dee Ri_e e assn Page 2 of 6 Permit NC0041190 Grade 1 Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302] PART I A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A 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 LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample eDMR Code Average Maximum Frequency Type Location Flow Influent or 0.006 MGD Weekly Instantaneous 50050 Effluent BOOD,� day(20°C) 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Mon' Grab Effluent CTotal Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L %M � Grab Effluent C05C0610 0 NH3 as N Monthly Grab Effluent Total 50060 Residual Chlorine2 28 µg/L\ 2/Week Grab Effluent Temperature 00010 Weekly Grab Effluent Fecal 31616 Coliform(geometric mean) ,�00 ml 400/ 100 ml 2/Month Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen(NO2+NO3+TKN) C0600 \/ Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Phosphorus \ C0665 J // Quarterly Grab Effluent pH �� ;/ >6.0 and<9.0 standard 2/Month Grab Effluent 00400 /�/ units Footnotes: 1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A(3.). 2. Limit and monitoring requirements apply only if chlorine is used for disinfection. If chlorine is used, dechlorination is required. 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. • Page 3 of 6 Permit NC0041190 Grade 1 Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302] A.(2.) NUTRIENT REOPENER FOR HIGH ROCK LAKE [NCGS 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 OF 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 folio g 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 [Supersedesection D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1 The permittee shall report d e1 e omt�drying data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Repoft' eD1`IR)Internet application. Monitoring results , offined dµnn he previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted electrolly using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data an 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. Page 4 of 6 Permit NC0041190 Grade 1 Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302] 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. 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, fy the initial recipient at the time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use4 e EPA's website resources to identify the initial recipient for the electronic submission. \)/ Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information fr n NPDES-regulated facilities means the entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to im lement tfhe\NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40�CFR..I 2,71(b)]. V EPA plans to establish a website that will also link the appropriate electronic reporting tool for . each type of electronic submission aid f5,each state. Instructions on how to access and use the appropriate electronic reportng\tool-will'6e available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting R�ule\slow _t: http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/final-national-pollutant- discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule. Electronic submissi�\ 1st tart 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://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr Page 5 of 6 Permit NC0041190 Grade 1 Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302] 4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) is J1 i 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://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using a state's eDMR system shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHEr ' EMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: /4 "I certify, under penalty of law, that this documenNnqall attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system\d js-igned to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the informa eo submed. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those . oon's,,irectly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, toe--lest of n knowledge and belief true, accurate, and complete. I ' am aware that there are signi r\an`gena s for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imp ason ent fo owing violations." Th--) )7 5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1 The permittee shall `retaiecords 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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