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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 24, 2019
Ms.Donna A.Ritterpusch
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools
930 Eastern Avenue
Nashville,NC 27856
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0037885
Southern Nash Middle School
Nash County
Grade I Biological WPCS
Dear Permittee:
The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure
your 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.
• Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
• An updated outfall map has been included.
With this notification,the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Rowan 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 any questions concerning this permit,please contact
Emily Phillips at emily.phillips(&,ncdenr.gov or(919)707-3621.
Sincere ,
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Emily Phillips
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
cc: NPDES files
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
919-807-6300 919-807-6389 FAX
hops://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-pennies
Permit NC0037885
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[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 Carolina Environmental Management
Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Nash Rocky Mount Public Schools
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Southern Nash Middle School WWTP
5301 NC Highway 581 S
Spring Hope
Nash County
to receiving waters designated as the Tar River in the Tar-Pamlico 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.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 31, 2024.
Signed this day
Linda Culpepper, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0037885
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[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, 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 included herein.
Nash Rocky Mount Public Schools
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.015 MGD wastewater treatment facility with the following
components:
• Two septic tanks
• Dosing tank
• Caustic chemical feed
• Surface sand filter
• Spray Nozzles
• Tablet Chlorination
• Tablet De-chlorination
• Disinfection &post-aeration
• Flow Meter
This facility is located at the Southern Nash Middle School WWTP, off NC Highway 581, north of
Spring Hope, in Nash County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the Tar
River [sub-basin 03-03-02], classified WS-V; NSW waters in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin.
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Permit NC0037885
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[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 CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
Parameter Code Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow 50050 0.015 MGD Weekly Continuous Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day(20°C) 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 C0610 Monthly Grab Effluent
Fecal Coliform(geometric mean) 31616 200/100 ml 400/100 ml 2/Month Grab Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine(TRC)2 50060 28 pg/I Weekly Grab Effluent
Temperature(°C) 00010 Monitor&Report Weekly Grab Effluent
Total Nitrogen(TKN +(NO2-N + NO3-N)) C0600 Monitor&Report(mg/L) Monthly Grab Effluent
Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) 00625 Monitor& Report(mg/L) Monthly Grab Effluent
Nitrite/Nitrate Nitrogen (NO2-N+NO3-N) 00630 Monitor&Report(mg/L) Monthly Grab Effluent
Total Phosphorus C0665 Monitor&Report(mg/L) Monthly Grab Effluent
pH 00400 '—6.0 and<— Standard 2/Month Grab Effluent
Units.
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR application
system. [See A. (3.)].
2. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 ug/l to be in compliance with the permit.
However,the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified
laboratory(including field certified),even if these values fall below 50 ug/l.
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE
AMOUNTS.
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Permit NC0037885
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302]
A. (2.) NUTRIENT REDUCTION
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Dischargers to the Tar-Pamlico River are subject to the requirements,terms and conditions,of the Tar-Pamlico
Nutrient Sensitive Waters Implementation Strategy: Phase III adopted April 14, 2005 (Strategy).Non-members
of the Tar-Pamlico Association(Association)will maintain or receive permit effluent limits for Total Nitrogen
and for Total Phosphorus concentrations as defined in the Strategy.Any revisions to the Strategy during the life
of this permit are applicable.
If requirements other than those listed in this permit are adopted as part of a revision of the Strategy,the
Division reserves the right to reopen this permit to include these requirements.
If requirements other than those listed in this permit are adopted to prevent localized adverse impacts to water
quality,the Division reserves the right to reopen this permit and include those requirements.
A. (3.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 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):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D.(2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report(eDMR)internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s)shall be summarized for each month and
submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring
data and submit 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 DENR/Division of Water Resources/Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
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Permit NC0037885
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302]
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.
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 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 the 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 appropriate electronic reporting tool for each type
of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the appropriate electronic
reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found
at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/201 5/1 0/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant-discharge-
elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submissions must start 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.
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Permit NC0037885
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302]
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
4. 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.(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 usingthe state's eDMR system shall make the
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following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE
ACCEPTED:
"I certf& under penalty oflaw, that this document and all attachments weredirection or
P t1' prepared under my
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 there are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility offines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
5. Records Retention[Supplements Section D. (6.)l
The permittee shall retain records 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 122.411
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Latitude: 35° 52' 55" Receiving Stream:Tar River Location
Longitude: 78°05' 15" Sub-basin: 03-03-02
Stream Class:WS-V; NSW North NPDES Permit NC0037885
Nash County
�crSTATEa ROY COOPER
-rY Governor
►. _ MICHAEL S. REGAN
4. Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 24, 2019
MEMORANDUM
To: NC DEQ/DWR/Public Water Supply
Raleigh Regional Office
From: Emily Phillips
NPDES Unit
Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NC0037885
Southern Nash Middle School,Nash County
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this form within 30 days
of receipt. If you have any questions on the draft permit,please contact me at 919-707-3621 or via e-mail
[emily.phillips@ncdenr.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.
Concurs with issuance of the above permit,provided the following conditions are met:
Opposes the issuance of the above permit,based on reasons stated below,or attached:
Signed Date:
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
919-807-6300 919-807-6389 FAX
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits
STAtf ' _
ROY COOPER
:` "4 •:.
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretory
4 / LINDA CULPEPPER
,�J Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Envlrotunental Quality
June 24, 2019
MEMORANDUM
To: NC DEQ/DWR/Public Water Supply
Raleigh Regional Office
From: Emily Phillips
NPDES Unit
Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NC0037885
Southern Nash Middle School,Nash County
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this form within 30 days
of receipt. If you have any questions on the draft permit,please contact me at 919-707-3621 or via e-mail
[emily.phillips@ncdenr.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.
Concurs with issuance of the above permit,provided the following conditions are met:
Opposes the issuance of the above permit,based on reasons stated below,or attached:
Signed Date:
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
919-807-6300 919-807-6389 FAX
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits