NC0050075_Permit Issuance_20050210

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February 10, 2005
Mr. Donald R. Bassinger
Caldwell County Schools
Assistant Superintendent
1914 Hickory Blvd.
Lenoir, North Carolina 28645
Michael F. Easley, Governor
State of North Carolina
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
Subject: NPDES PERMIT ISSUANCE
Permit Number NC0050075
Collettsville Elementary School
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 final 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 May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended).
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 permit shall be final and binding.
Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. 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, Coastal Area Management Act, or any other
Federal or Local governmental permits which may be required.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact
Maureen Crawford of my staff at [phone], extension 538.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
Tom Belnick
an W. Klimek, P.E.
Director, Division of Water Quality
cc: Central Files
NPDES Unit Files
Asheville Regional Office
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROUNA 27699-1617 - TELEPHONE [phone]/FAX [phone]
VISIT US ON THE WEB AT http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES

Permit NC0050075
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 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,
Caldwell County Schools
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Collettsville Elementary School WWTP
NC Highway 90
Collettsville
Caldwell County
to receiving waters designated as the Johns River in the Catawba River Basin in accordance with
effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, 11, III and IV
hereof.
This permit shall become effective March 1, 2005.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 28, 2010.
Signed this day February 10, 2005.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
Tom Belnick
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0050075
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.
Caldwell County Schools is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.010 MGD wastewater treatment facility with the following
components:
• Influent bar screen
• Aeration basin
• Secondary clarifier
This facility is located at the Collettsville Elementary School WWTP in Collettsville on NC
Highway 90 in Caldwell County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the Johns
River, classified C waters in the Catawba River Basin.
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Caldwell County Schools
Collettsville Elementary School
County:
Receiving Stream:
Latitude:
Longitude:
Caldwell
Johns River
35° 55' 28"
81° 4025"
Stream Class:
Sub -Basin:
Grid/Quad:
030831
D12NW
Facility
Location
(not to scale)
NORTH
NPDES Permit No. NC0050075

Permit NC0050075
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS — FINAL
During the period beginning March 1, 2005 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
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample Location
Flow
0.010 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C)
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH'
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS.

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 thor-
ough staff review
and application of
NC General Statute
143-21, Public law
92-500 and other
lawful standards and
regulations, the
North Carolina Envi-
ronmental Manage-
ment Commission
proposes to issue a
National Pollutant
Discharge Elimina-
tion System
(NPDES) wastewa-
ter discharge permit
to the person(s) list-
ed below effective
45 days from the
publish date of this
notice.
11110
Written comments re-
garding the pro-
posed permit will be
accepted until 30
days after the pub-
lish date of this no-
tice. All comments
received prior to that.
date are considered
in the final determi-
nations regarding
the proposed permit.
The Director of the
NC Division of Water
Quality may decide
to hold a public
meeting for the pro-
posed permit should
the Division receive
a significant degree
of public interest.
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 . 8a1.1y..McKenzi_.e
who being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that
he is
of Lenoir Newspapers, Inc., engaged in the publication
of a newspaper known as Lenoir News -Topic, pub-
lished, 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 state-
ment; 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:
Advertising Director.
Nov. 28
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 quali-
fications of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of
of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within
the meaning of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes
of North Carolina.
Nov.
Sworn to and subsctCikfed before me, t
day of F ovelaber
28th.
Notary Public
My Commission expires:

Copies of the draft
permit and other
supporting informa-
tion 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 re-
quests for informa-
tion to the NC Divi-
sion of Water Quality
at the above ad-
dress or call Ms.
Carolyn Bryant at
[phone], ex-
tension 520. Please
include the NPDES
permit number (at-
tached) in any com-
munication. Interest-
ed 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 re-
view information on
file.
Caldwell County Schools,
1914 Hickory Blvd. SW,
Lenoir, North Carolina
28645 has applied for re-
newal of NPDES permit
NC0050075 fir Collettsville
Elementary School in
Caldwell County. This per-
mitted facility discharges
treated wastewater to
Johns River in the Cata-
wba River Basin. Current-
ly, CBOD and ammonia ni-
trogen are water- quality
limited. This discharge
may affect future alloca-
tions in this portion of the
watershed.
November 28, 2004

Information on Collettsville Elementary
Subject: Information on Collettsville Elementary
From: "Gail Frizsell" <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 11:56:05 -0500
To: "Maureen Crawford" <[e-mail]>
Ms. Crawford,
We received a letter dated November 24, 2004 regarding the permit application submitted for
Collettsville Elementary School. You noted that a Total Residual Chlorine limit had been added to
the permit. Please see the information below that was received from our contractor, Mr. Ron
McClure, who oversees the plant at Collettsville Elementary School.
Per Ron McClure:
On the application for permit renewal, there is a part of the plant that used to be an old
chlorine contact chamber. This chamber is now used as an effluent distribution chamber.
We have not fed chlorine into this chamber for about 10 years. The plant now feeds
directly into Johns River rather than a small tributary of this river.
If this information is not sufficient, please let me know what else you need. This change will be
made on any future permit applications for this school.
Thank you.
Gail Frizsell
Administrative Assistant to Mr. Donnie Bassinger
Caldwell County Schools
gfrizseil(caa.k12.nc.us
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Donnie B_ assingeyr, Assistant Superintendent
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July 19, 2004
NC Division of Water Quality
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
DEHR - WATER QU
POINT SOURCE BRANCH
Ref: NPDES Permit # NC0030783, NC0050075, NC0041157, NC0041220
Dear Ms. Bryant:
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I recently received a letter requesting one additional item that was needed in order to process our
permit renewal. The item is listed below:
• Solids handling and disposal. How often are solids (sludge) removed from your
facility? How are solids disposed after removal?
The system at Collettsville Elementary School is pumped out 2 times a year, removing
approximately 6000 gallons each time. These solids are removed to the City of Lenoir utility
department. All other septic tanks are pumped every 3 to 5 years or as needed.
If you need any additional information, please feel free to call me at 828-728-8407 ext. 142.
Thank you,
Donnie Bassinger
Assistant Superintendent

NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL- SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by privately -owned dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
http: / /h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES/
North Carolina NPDES Permit Number
1. Contact Information:
Facility Name
Owner Name
Street Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
Operator Name
Street Address
City
State / Zip Code
County
Telephone Number
NCOO 50075
Please print or type
Collettsville Elementary School
Caldwell County Schools.
1914 Hickory Blvd. SW
Lenoir
NC 28645
( 828) 728-8407
( 828 ) 728-0012
[e-mail]
Ron McClure
P 0 Box 840
Hudson
NC 28638
Burke (residence)
( 028 ) 493-1759
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same as above ❑
Facility Name (If different from above)
Street Address or State Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
3. Reason for application:
Expansion/Modification *
Renewal
same
4690 Collettsville School Drive
Collettsville
NC 28611
Caldwell County
Existing Unpermitted Discharge
New Facility
* Provide a description of the expansion/modification:
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NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL- SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by privately -owned dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
4. Description of the existing treatment facilities (list all installed components with
capacities):
0.010 MGD wastewater treatment system consisting of an influent bar screen,
aeration basin, secondary clarifier, into a contact tank, into lift station,
and pumped into the river.
5. Description of wastewater (check all that apply):
Type of Facility Generating Wastewater
Industrial Number of Employees
Commercial Number of Employees
Residential Number of Homes
School x Number of Students/ Staff
Other
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, etc.):
Public School
6. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications (check all that apply):
Type
RCRA
U1C
NPDES
PSD
NESHAPS
Permit Number
Type
Non -Attainment
Ocean Dumping
Dredge/Fill Permits
Other
Permit Number
7. Number of separate wastewater discharge pipes (wastewater outfalls): 1 (one)
8. If the facility has multiple discharge outfalls, record the source(s) of wastewater for each
outfall:
9. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each ouffali):
Johns River - Catawba River Basin
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NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL- SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by privately -owned dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater .(< 1 MGD flow)
10. Is this facility located on Native American lands? (check one)
YES I l NO [X.
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.
Donald R. Bassinger
Printed Name of Person Signing
Assistant Superintendent
Title
Signature of Applicant ` � Date ed
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6(b)(2) provides that: 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 $10,000, 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 $10,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both for a
similar offense.)
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FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED RENEWAL
Permit Number
li L 0 0 c) 0 1 l
Facility Name
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Reviewer
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Basin/Sub-basin
Receiving Stream
'
mot.'1\_A..c r4-,1l,l,
Stream Classification in permit
C
Stream Classification in BIMS
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Is the stream impaired (listed on 303(d))?
AP
Is stream monitoring required?
A/ ,
Do they need NH3 limit(s)?
A,•' j,
Do they need TRC limit(s)?
\i' f ;
Do they have whole -effluent toxicity testing?
Are there special conditions?
N o
Any obvious compliance concems?
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Existing Expiration Date
! ? ,', �;
2!2
Proposed Expiration Date
2/231 2 - o •' )
Miscellaneous Comments:
If expedited, is this
simpler
ermit or a more difficult one?