NC0041181_Permit (Issuance)_20081006

NPDES DOCIMENT ! CANNINO COVER SHEET
NPDES Permit:
NC0041181
Happy Valley Elementary School WWTP
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Correspondence
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Permit
History
Document Date:
October 6, 2008
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
October 6, 2008
Mr. Donald R. Bassinger
Caldwell County Schools
1914 Hickory Boulevard SW
Lenoir, N.C. 28645
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0041181
Happy Valley Elementary School WWTP
Caldwell County
Dear Mr. Bassinger:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit.
Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. This permit is issued pursuant to
the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between
North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently
amended).
This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on August
13, 2008.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30)
days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to
Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings
(6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this
decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may
require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits
required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local
governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please
contact Charles Weaver at telephone number [phone].
Sincerely,
Coleen H. Sullins
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office/Surface Water Protection
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
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Permit NC0041181
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
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
are hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Happy Valley Elementary School WWTP
1350 Yadkin River Road
Caldwell County
to receiving waters designated as the Yadkin River 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 November 1, 2008.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 31, 2013.
Signed this day October 6, 2008
f
oleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0041181
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 0.008 MGD wastewater treatment system discharging via
outfall 001 with the following components:
♦ Septic tank
♦ Dosing tank with dual siphons
• Dual sand filters
The system is located at the Happy Valley Elementary School WWTP off Yadkin River
Road in Caldwell County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the locations specified on the attached map into
the Yadkin River, currently a class C-Trout stream in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin.

Quad: Lenoir, N.C.
Subbasin: 3071) l
Latitude: 35"59'45"
Longitude: 81'33'30"
Receiving Stream: Yadkin River
Stream Class: C-Trout
NC0041 181
Caldwell County Schools
Happy Valley Elementary
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Permit NC0041181
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
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:
PARAMETER
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample Location
Flow
0.008 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen
(NO2+NO3+TKN)
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
pH
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

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NORTH CAROLINA,
CALDWELL COUNTY,
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said
County and State, duly commissioned, qualified, and
authorized by law to administer oaths, personally
appeared
Cathy Fagan
who being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that he
is Advertising Director
of Lenoir Newspapers, Inc., engaged in the publication
of a newspaper know as Lenoir News -Topic, published,
issued, and entered as second class mail in the City of
Lenoir, in said County and State; that he is authorized to
make this affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice
or other legal advertisement, a true copy of which is
attached hereto, was published in Lenoir News -Topic on
the following dates:
Aug. 20
and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper,
document, or legal advertisement was published was, at
the time of each and every publication, a newspaper
meeting all of the requirements and qualifications of
Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina
and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of
Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
20 day of Aug. , 2008
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PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION/NPDES UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE A NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT
On the basis of thorough staff review and application of NC General Statute •
143.215.1 and 15A NCAC 02H.0109 and other lawful standards and regulations, the
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater discharge permit to the
person(s) listed below effective 45 days from the publish date of this notice.
Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after
the publish date of this notice. All comments received prior to that date are consid-
ered in the final determinations regarding the proposed permit. The Director of the
NC Division of Water Quality may decide to hold a public meeting for the proposed
permit, should the Division receive a significant degree of public interest.
Copies of the draft permit and other supporting information on file used to determine
conditions present in the draft permit are available upon request and payment of
the costs of reproduction. Mail comments and/or requests for information to the NC
Division of Water Quality at the above address or call. Dina Sprinkle [phone]
at the Point Source Branch. Please include the NPDES permit number (below) in any
communication. Interested persons may also visit the Division of Water Quality at
512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-1148 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. to review information on file.
The Patterson School, Inc. [P.O. Box 500, Patterson, NC 28661-0500] has applied
for renewal of NPDES permit NC0043125 for its WWTP in Caldwell County. This
permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to the Yadkin River in the
Yadkin River Basin. Currently total residual chlorine is water quality limited. This
discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Yadkin River.
Camp Carolwood, Inc. [1181 Camp Carolwood Rd, Lenoir, NC 28645] has applied for
renewal of NPDES permit NC0035939 for its WWTP in Caldwell County. This permit-
ted facility discharges treated wastewater to Cove Branch in the Yadkin -Pee Dee
River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine, fecal coliform and ammonia nitrogen
are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of
the watershed.
The Caldwell County Schools [1914 Hickory Boulevard SW, Lenoir, NC 28645] have
applied for renewal of NPDES permit NC0041190 for the Kings Creek Elementary
School WWTP. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to
Kings Creek in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. Currently fecal coliform and total re-
sidual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations
in this portion of Kings Creek.
Omni Supply Incorporated at P.O. Box 99 Patterson, NC 28661 has applied for
renewal of NPDES permit NC0006254 for its Omni Supply, Inc. facility in Caldwell
County. This permitted facility discharges treated industrial wastewater and non -
contact cooling water to the Yadkin River in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. Cur-
rently, total residual chlorine is water -quality limited. This discharge may affect future
allocations in this portion of the watershed.
The Caldwell County Schools [1914 Hickory Boulevard SW, Lenoir, NC 28645] have
applied for renewal of NPDES permit NC0041181 for the Happy Valley Elementary
School WWTP. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to
the Yadkin River in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. Currently no parameters are
water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the
Yadkin River.

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May 1, 2008
Mrs. Dina Sprinkle
NC DENR/DWQ/Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Dear Mrs. Sprinkle:
1914 Hickory Blvd SW
Lenoir, NC 28645
Telephone [phone]
Fax [phone]
Donnie Bassinger, Associate Superintendent
Please accept this letter as a request for renewal of NPDES Permit #NC0041181 - Happy Valley
Elementary School - Caldwell County.
Sincerely,
Mr. Donald R. Bassinger
Associate Superintendent
RECEIVED
MAY - 5 2008
DENR - WATER QUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit
INC0041181
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
Facility Name
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
Caldwell County Schools
Happy Valley Elementary School
1914 Hickory Blvd, SW
Lenoir
NC, 28645
[phone]
[phone]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above ❑
Street Address or State Road 1350 Yadkin River Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
Patterson
NC, 28661
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
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
( )
1 of 4 Form-D 1 /06

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 apply):
Industrial D Number of Employees
Commercial 0 Number of Employees
Residential ❑ Number of Homes
School ® Number of Students/Staff
Other 0 Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.):
Elementary School
Population served: 366
5. Type of collection system
® 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
® No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall):
Yadkin River
8. Frequency of Discharge: ❑ Continuous ® Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: 5 Duration: 3
9. Describe the treatment system
List all installed components, including capacity, 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 with dual dosing bells (8,000 gal)
- Dual sand bed filters
- Design removal: BOD 85 - 90%
TSS 85 - 90%
Nitrogen 0 - 10%
Phosphorus none
2 of 4 Form-D 1/06

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. • Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.008 MGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.002 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 0.003 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes ®No
12. Effluent Data
Provide data for the parameters Iisted. Fecal Coliform, Temperature and pH shall be grab samples, for all other
parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. Effluent testing data must be based on at least three samples
and must be no more than four and one half years old.
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Number of
Samples
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
(BOD5)
19.5
5.7
mg/L
Fecal Coliform
n/a
n/a
0
Total Suspended Solids
37.0
7.5
mg/L
y0
Temperature (Summer)
27.6 •
19.3
C°
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Temperature (Winter)
20.1
9.2
C°
11
pH
6.9
su's
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13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES
PSD (CAA)
Non -attainment program (CAA)
Permit Number
NC0041181
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
Type
NESHAPS (CAA)
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
Special Order of Consent (SOC)
Other
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.
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Printed name of Person Signing v Title
3 of 4
Form-D 1/06

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
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Signature o Applicant Date
North Carolina General Statute 14 15.6 (b)(2) 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 knowly 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 fme 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.)
4 of 4 Form-D 1/06

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1914 Hickory Blvd SW
Lenoir, NC 28645
Telephone [phone]
Fax [phone]
Donnie Bassinger, Associate Superintendent
Sludge Management
Facility: Happy Valley Elementary School
NPDES Permit NC0041181
Caldwell County
Method of Disposal:
Phillips Septic Service
Permit #NC500214
All waste sludge is removed by Phillips Septic Service and discharged into the City of Lenoir
sewer system.
Mr. Donald R. Bassinger
Associate Superintendent

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
Basic Information to determine Dotential for expedited Dermit renewal
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Stream Classification in Permit
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Does permit need NH3 limits?
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Does permit need TRC limits?
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Does permit have toxicity testing?
PA
Does permit have Special Conditions?
NA
Does permit have instream monitoring?
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
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Any obvious compliance concerns?
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Any permit mods since last permit?
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Existing expiration date
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New expiration date
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New permit effective date
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Miscellaneous Comments
YES k This is a SIMPLE EXPEDITED permit renewal (administrative
renewal with no changes, or only minor changes such as TRC, NH3,
name/ownership changes). Include conventional WTPs in this group.
YES_ This is a MORE COMPLEX EXPEDITED permit renewal (includes
Special Conditions (such as EAA, Wastewater Management Plan), 303(d)
listed, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns, phased
limits). Basin Coordinator to make case -by -case decision.
YES_ This permit CANNOT BE EXPEDITED for one of the following reasons:
• Major Facility (municipal/industrial)
• Minor Municipals with pretreatment program
• Minor Industrials subject to Fed Effluent Guidelines (lb/day limits for BOD, TSS,
etc)
• Limits based on reasonable potential analysis (metals, GW remediation organics)
• Permitted flow > 0.5 MGD (requires full Fact Sheet)
• Permits determined by Basin Coordinator to be outside expedited process
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