HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0030783_Renewal (Application)_20191118ROY COOPER
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
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Caldwell County Schools
Attn: Dr. Jeff Church, Asst. Superintendent
1914 Hickory Blvd SW
Lenoir, NC 28645
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NCO030783
Baton Elementary School
Caldwell County
Dear Applicant:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 18, 2019
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the November 18, 2019 receipt of your permit renewal application
and supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW
permitting branch. Per G.S. 150B-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made.
Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The
permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a
timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal
of the permit.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https://deg.nc.gov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-application-tracker
If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the
links available within the Application Tracker.
Sincerely,
Wren Thedford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
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North Caro itne Department of Er ronmentaQua ly I D vson of Water Res,Iu rars
D_E rlshevrtre Regona aff.oe 1 2090 U.S. 70 Hghway I Swarranoa, North Caro na 2S776
828-296-4500
1914 Hickory Blvd., SW
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Schools Lenoir, NC -8ne: 828-7288407407
Fax:828-728-0012
Don Phipps, Ed.D.
Superintendent
November 12, 2019
NCDEQ Water Permitting
Attn: Ms. Wren Thedford
Room 942B 9th Floor
512 North Salisbury Street
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27604-1617
Dear Ms. Thedford:
RECEIVED
NOY 18 2019
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Please accept this letter as a request for renewal of the Baton Elementary School
Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit #NC0030783(Caldwell County).
There have been no operational or design changes at the facility since the issuance of
the last permit
Sincerely,
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Assistant Superintendent
Auxiliary Services
Caldwell County Schools
An equal opportunity employer
NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MOD
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. DENR / Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit INCO030783
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name
CALDWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS
Facility Name
BATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Mailing Address
1914 HICKORY BOULEVARD SW
City
LENOIR
State / Zip Code
NORTH CAROLINA 28645 R
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Telephone Number
828 728-8407
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Fax Number
828 728-0012
e-mail Address
jeffchurch@caldwellschools.com
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above ❑
Street Address or State Road 1400 BATON SCHOOL ROAD
City GRANITE FALLS
State / Zip Code NORTH CAROLINA 28630
County CALDWELL
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name DR. JEFF CHURCH, CALDWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS
Mailing Address 1914 HICKORY BOULEVARD SW
City LENOIR
State / Zip Code NORTH CAROLINA 28645
Telephone Number 828 728-8407
Fax Number 828 728-0012
e-mail Address jeffchurch u�,caldwellschools.com
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Form-D 11112
NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
4. Description of wastewater:
Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that applyr
Industrial
❑
Number of Employees
Commercial
❑
Number of Employees
Residential
Number of Homes
School
❑X
Number of Students/Staff 435
Other
❑
Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.):
100% DOMESTIC -ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Number of persons served: 435
5. Type of collection system
X Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
6. Outfall Information:
Number of separate discharge points 1
Outfall Identification number(s) 001
Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes X No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (NEW applicants: Provide a map showing the exact location of each
I outfallp
STRATFORD CREEK IN CATAWBA RIVER BASIN
i
S. Frequency of Discharge: Continuous ❑ X Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: M-F Duration: 1OHRS
9. Describe the treatment system
List all installed components, including capacities, provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and
phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a
separate sheet of paper.
--SEPTIC TANK/DUAL DOSING - 15,000 GAL
--SUB-SURFACE SAND FILTERS
--WET WELL WITH 2 ALTERNATING PUMPS FOR EFFLUENT DISCHARGE
--ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT/DUAL FOR DISINFECTION
--DESIGN REMOVAL: BOD 85%
TSS 85%
NITROGEN NONE
PHOSPHORUS NONE
2 of 4 Form-D 11/12
NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
3 of 4 Form-0 11112
NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design now 0.015 MGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.004 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 0.005 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes X No
12. Effluent Data
NEW APPLICANT'S: ,Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, Temperature and pH shall be grab
samples, for all other parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported,
report daily maximum and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
RENEWAL APPLICANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum) and Monthly Average
over the past 36 months for parameters currentl in our ermit. Mark other parameters "N/A".
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODS)
12.2
0.75
mg/L
Fecal Coliform
7.0
<1.0
Colonies/ 1 00ml
Total Suspended Solids
16.5
5.9
mg/L
Temperature (Summer)
28.3
21.1
C Degrees
Temperature (Winter)
21.0
14.5
C Degrees
pH
8.9
7.5
SU's
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number Type
Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NESHAPS (CAA)
U1C (SDWA) . Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
NPDES NCO030783 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
PSD (CAA) Other
Non -attainment program (CAA)
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
Permit Number
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
name of Person Signing
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (bH2) states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any
application, record, report,,plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management
Commission Implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method
required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission Implementing that Article, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $25.000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001
provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or Imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.)
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SLUDGE MANAGEMENT PLAN
FOR: BATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
NPDES PERMIT # NCO030783 (CALDWELL COUNTY)
DATE: 11-12-2019
DISPOSAL: THE WASTE SLUDGE PRODUCED AT THE TREATMENT FACILITY IS REMOVED
DIRECTLY FROM THE BASINS BY BUMGARNER SEPTIC SERVICE OF LENOIR, NC
(CALDWELL COUNTY - LICENSE # NCS00829) AND DISCHARGED INTO THE CITY
OF LENOIR (CALDWELL COUNTY) SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM/LOWER CREEK
W WTP.
BY: DR. JEFF CHURCH
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
AUXILIARY SERVICES