NC0050075_Permit Issuance_20150302

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Jeff Church
Caldwell County Schools
1914 Hickory Blvd. SW
Lenoir, NC 28645
Dear Mr. Church:
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
March 2, 2015
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0050075
Collettsville Elementary School WWTP
Caldwell County
Class WW-1
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 the following changes from the draft permit sent to you on January 14, 2015:
A. (1) table - NH3 parameters being monitored in summer months and not winter months.
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 any other Federal, State, or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions
concerning this permit, please contact Sonia Gregory at telephone number [phone].
S. Jay Zimmerman, Acting 'rector
Division of Water Resources
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq
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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, the
Caldwell County Schools
are 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 subbasin 03-08-31 of 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 April 1, 2015.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 29, 2020.
Signed this day March 2, 2015.
S . Linunerman, Acting Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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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.
The Caldwell County Schools are 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 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,
currently classified C waters in hydrologic unit 03050101 of the Catawba River Basin.
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Permit NC0050075
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
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Footnotes:
1. No later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring
reports electronically using the Division'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
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and specify
that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit DMRs
electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Division anticipates that these regulations
will be adopted and is beginning implementation.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this permit
(Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.)
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
Signatory Requirements
Reporting
Records Retention
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Permit NC0050075
• Section E..(5 ;' `;; ` Monitoring Reports
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1. Reporting [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
Beginning no later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin reporting
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 / Information Processing Unit
ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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.
Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements 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 using eDMR. Temporary waivers shall be valid for twelve (12) months
and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the
permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division.
Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting
requirements is found on the following web page:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr
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.
2. 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
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Permit NC0050075 •
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/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:
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"I certffr, 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 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 signcant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
3. 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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Collettsville Elementary School
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Receiving Stream:
Latitude:
Longitude:
Caldwell
Johns River
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81° 40' 25"
Stream Class: C
Sub -Basin: 030831
Grid/Quad: DI2NW
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Public Notice
North Carolina
Environmental Management
Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue a
NPDES Wastewater Permit
The North Carolina Environ-
mental Management Commis-
sion proposes to issue a NP-
DES wastewater discharge
permit to the person(s) listed
below. Written comments re-
garding the proposed permit
will be accepted until 30 days
after the publish date of this
notice. The Director of the NC
Division of Water Resources
(DWR) may hold a public hear-
ing should there be a signific-
ant degree of public interest,
Please mail comments and/or
information requests to DWR
at the above address. Inter-
ested persons may visit the
DWR at 512 N. Salisbury
Street, Raleigh, NC to review
information on tile. Additional
information on NPDES per-
mits and this notice may be
found on our website:
httpi://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq
/swp/p5/npdes/calendar, or by
calling (919)-807-6304:
Caldwell County Schools re-
quested renewal of NPDES
permit NC0050075 for Collett-
sville Elementary School. Fa-
cility discharges treated
wastewater to Johns River in
the Catawba River Basin.
Caldwell County Schools re-
quested renewal of NPDES
permit NC0030783/Baton Ele-
mentary School. Facility dis-
charges into Stafford
Creek/Catawba River Basin.
Fecal coliform and ammonia
nitrogen are water quality lim-
ited.
Jan. 16
NORTH CAROLINA,
CALDWELL COUNTY,
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before the undersigned, a Notaty Public of said
County and State, duly commissioned, qualified,
and authorized by law to administer oaths,
personally appeared Terese Almquist who being
first duly sworn, deposes and says: that she is
Publisher of Lenoir Newspapers, Inc., engaged in
the publication of a newspaper known as Lenoir
News -Topic, published, issued, and entered as
second class mail in the City of Lenoir, in said
County and State; that she 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
JAN. 16
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.
This 16ay of Janua015
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NPDES Permit Renewal
Regional Office Comments
Permit number:
NC0050075
Region:
Asheville
Date:
January 13, 2015
Facility name:
Collettesville School
Staff:
Linda wiggs
County:
Caldwell
Reviewer:
Sonia Gregory
RO Supervisor:
Landon Davidson
Requested
Action:
❑ Issue permit according to Draft
❑ Make changes as noted below
Comments:
NH3:
Nov -March? Why?
No limit monitoring only, right?
Should be summer months, not winter months.
Fix font or column width to neaten up effluent table i.e. Measureme"nt"
and Instantaneou"s".
S:1SWP12-Templates&Forms\Permit Review\NPDESPermitReview ROComments.Feb2012.docx

CALDWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS
1914 HICKORY BOULEVARD, SW
LENOIR, NC 28645
September 15, 2014
Mr. Wren Thedford
NCDENR/DWR/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Dear Mr. Thedford:
Please accept this letter as a request for renewal of the Collettesville Elementary School
Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit #NC0050075 (Caldwell County).
There have been no operational or design changes at the facility since the issuance of the
last permit.
Sincerely,
c\i"kVQ-'''''
Dr. Jeff Church
Assistant Superintendent
Auxiliary Services

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. DENR / Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit
INC0050075
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
Collettesville Elementary School
1914 Hickory Boulevard SW
Lenoir
North Carolina 28645
[phone]
[phone]
[e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above ❑
Street Address or State Road 4690 Collettesville School Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
Collettesville
North Carolina 28611
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 [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
e-mail Address
[e-mail]
1 of 3 Form-D 11/12

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 0 Number of Employees
Commercial 0 Number of Employees
Residential ❑ Number of Homes
School ® Number of Students/ Staff 391
Other 0 Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.):
100% Domestic
Number of persons served: 391
5. Type of collection system
® Separate (sanitary sewer only) 0 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) (NEW applicants: Provide a map showing the exact location of each
outfall):
Johns River in Catawba River Basin
8. Frequency of Discharge: ® Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration: _
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.
- Bar Screen - Manual
- Activated sludge aeration basin - 10,000 gal
- Clarifier with air lift sludge return & skimmer
- Wet well with 2 alternating effluent pumps - 500 gal
- Design removal: BOD 85%
TSS 85%
Nitrogen None
Phosphorus None
2 of 3 Form-D 11112

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.010 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
NEW APPLICANTS: 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 currently in your permit. Mark other parameters "N/A".
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (SODS)
32.9
5.5
mg/L
Fecal Coliform
N/A
Total Suspended Solids
42
14.3
mg/ L
Temperature (Summer)
25
22
C°
Temperature (Winter)
10
7.5
C°
pH
7.2
6.8
SU's
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number Type
NESHAPS (CAA)
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
NC0050075 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
Other
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES
PSD (CAA)
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.
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Title
Printed namle of Person Signing
5/11111
pplicant Date
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (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 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.)
3 of 3 Form-D 11/12

Sludge Management Plan
For: Collettesville Elementary School Wastewater Treatment Plant
NPDES Permit #NC0050075 (Caldwell County)
Date: 9-15-14
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
WWTP.
By: Dr. Jeff Church
Assistant Superintendent
Auxiliary Services