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MICHAEL S. REGAN
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S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
March 23,2020
Dr.Jeff Church,Assistant Superintendent
Caldwell County Schools
1914 Hickory Blvd SW
Lenoir,NC 28645
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0030783
Baton Elementary School WWTP
Grade I Biological WPCS
Caldwell County
Dear Dr.Church:
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit renewal for your facility. Please review
this draft carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it contains.
There are several changes in the draft from the existing permit. These changes are summarized below.
• Regulatory Citations—Language has been added throughout the permit to provide regulatory
citations for permit requirements.
• Electronic Reporting—Permit language has been updated to be consistent with the fmalization of
federal requirements for electronic reporting.
• Parameter Codes—Codes have been updated as necessary in the table in Section A. (1).
• Ammonia Nitrogen(NH3-N)Monitoring—In the current permit you monitor 2 times per month
for NH3-N and have a summer effluent limit of 3 mg/L(monthly average)and 15 mg/L(weekly
average)and winter limits of 11 and 35 mg/L. Recent review by Division staff has noted that
15A NCAC 2B .0404(c)requires that winter waste load allocations for oxygen consuming waste
be no less stringent than 2 times the summer waste load limit. To meet this rule requirement
winter limits for NH3-N are being adjusted in your permit.
The draft permit includes proposed changes to the winter limits that will reduce the monthly
average limit to 6 mg/L and the daily max to 30 mg/L. A review of your monitoring data over the
permit cycle indicates that no winter NH3-N value has exceeded 6.5 mg/L,so the individual
values are well below the proposed daily max. In addition,no monthly values were above the
proposed limit. For all values reported during the winter period,half of the values were actually
below the 0.2 detection limit. Based on the data reviewed from the previous permit cycle it
appears that the proposed change in the winter limits will be well within the values that this
treatment system routinely attains.
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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.The latest
version is available at https://bit.ly/2BZ4xxx and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having general
circulation in the Columbus County area soliciting public comments on this draft permit. Please provide
any written comments you may have to me no later than 30 days after receipt of 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 this draft permit,
please contact me by email at [e-mail]. Currently I am working out of the office, so
if you would like to have a call about any issues in the draft,please send me an email and we can set that
up.
Sincerely,
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Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
cc: NPDES Files
Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality-electronic
Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney-electronic

Draft Permit NC0030783
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDe THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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
Caldwell County Schools
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Baton Elementary School WWTP
1400 Baton School Road
Granite Falls
Caldwell County
to receiving waters designated as Stafford Creek in the Catawba 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 February 28, 2025.
Signed this day
S. Daniel Smith, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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P e t NC0030783
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.
Caldwell County Schools
is hereby authorized to: .t
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.015 MGD wastewater treatm F .cility with the ,..‘ ,a wing
components: 4
• 15,000-gallon septic tank with dual dosing
• Subsurface sand filters
• Wet well with dual alternating effluent pumps
• Dual UV disinfection units
• Subsurface discharge pipe with an energy dissipator housed in a protective structure
This facility is located at the Baton Elementary School WWTP at 1400 Baton School Road(NCSR
1224)near Granite Falls in Caldwell County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Stafford
Creek, currently classified WS-IV waters in subbasin 03-08-31 [HUC 030501010801] in the
Catawba River Basin.
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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:
EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Average Measurement Sample Sample
[Parameter Codes] Daily Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow 50050 0.015 MGD Weekly Instantaneous 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 3.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent
(April 1—October 31)
as N C0610 6.0 mg/L 30.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent
(Nov.(No 1 —March 31)
Fecal Coliform 31616 200/100 mL 400/100mL 2/Month Grab Effluent
(geometric mean)
Temperature 00010 Monitor and Report(°C) Weekly Grab Effluent
pH 00400 Between 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.(2)].
There shall be no discharge of floating.solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A. (2) 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
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1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)I
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. The eDMR system may be
accessed at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr.
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
following address:
NC DEQ/Division of Water Resources/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.
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)].
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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/2015/10/22/201 5-24954/national-pollutant-di scharge-
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.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on
the following web page:
http://deq.ne.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.)(b)and Supersedes Section B.(11.)(d)l
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 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
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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 of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1
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
122.41].
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Receiving Stream: Stafford Creek Stream Segment: 1143-(1) (not to scale)
Drainage Basin: Catawba River Basin Sub-Basin: 03-08-31
Latitude: 36°48' 10" Longitude: 81°32'46" -
Stream Class: WS-IV HUC: 030501010801 NORTH NPDES NC0030783
USGS Quad: D12SE/Drexell,NC Caldwell County
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