NC0066958_Renewal (Application)_20221114

ROY COOPER -' ,'
Governor 4-1
ELIZABETH S.BISER clam •
Secretary _
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
November 15, 2022
Jackson County BOE
Attn: Dana L. Ayers
398 Hospital Rd
Sylva, NC 28779
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NC0066958
Blue Ridge School
Jackson County
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the November 15, 2022, 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://deq.nc.gov/perm its-regulations/permit-ci uidance/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,
XtV1/1621W
Wren Thedford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
cc: Mark Teague-Environmental, Inc.
ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application
DECO North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Asheville Regional office 12090 US.Highway 70 I Swannanoa,North Carolina 28776
828296.4500

NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
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Form NC Department of Environmental Quality-Application f6 NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater
NPDES MINOR SEWAGE FACILITIES(Before completing this form,please read the instructions.Failure to follow
the instructions ma result in denial of the application.
SECTION 1.BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS(40 CFR 122.21(j)(1)and(9))
1.1 Facility name
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Mailing address(street or P.O.box).b1 ,j
City or town State ZIP code
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Contact a(first and last) Title Phone number Email address
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Location address(street,route nu er,or other specific identifier) ❑ Same as mailing address
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City or town J State ZIP code
_ G03111 tJ C a8 �-�-
1.2 Is this application for a facility that has yet to commence discharge?
0 Yes+See instructions on data submission [21/ No
requirements for new dischargers.
1.3 Is applicant different from entity listed under Item 1.1 above?
[2( Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.4.
Appli ant name
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Applicant address(street or P.O.box)
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City or town State ZIP code
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Contact name(first an last) Title Phone number Email address
1.4 Is
the applicant the facility's owner,operator,or both?(Check only one response.)
132 Owner ❑ Operator ❑ Both
1.5 To which entity should the NPDES permitting authority send correspondence?(Check only one response.)
❑ Facility ❑ Applicant
acility and applicant
(they are one and the same)
1.6 Indicate below any existing environmental permits.(Check all that apply and print or type the corresponding permit
number for each.)
Existing Environmental Permits
a NPDES(discharges to surface ❑ RCRA(hazardous waste) ❑ UIC(underground injection
at r control)
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. ❑ PSD(air emissions) ❑ Nonattainment program(CAA) ❑ NESHAPs(CM)
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❑ Ocean dumping(MPRSA) ❑ Dredge or fill(CWA Section ❑ Other(specify)
404)
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
IC-CD UR.t,1" 1 4e \ Modified March 2021
1.7 Provide the collection system information requested below for the treatrnt works.
Municipality Population Collection System Type
Served Served indicate percentage Ownership Status
"61Lcc pri Vo.ke- II:D %separate sanitary sewer "Own ❑ Maintain
r t 4-; rki 1 %combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own 0 Maintain
N50 1 1�11N 0 Unknown 0 Own 0 Maintain
c %separate sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
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%combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
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0 Unknown 0 Own ElMaintain
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o %separate sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
a
c %combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
'a 0 Unknown 0 Own 0 Maintain
w %separate sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
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%combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
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Total , i{e
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Population rr��
Served 'T(.,1(,111
Separate Sanitary Sewer System Combined Storm and
Sanitary Sewer
Total percentage of each type of �) ° ' I 00
sewer line(in miles) CC 1�1 IA
a' 1.8 Is the treatment works located in Indian Country?
o ❑ Yes V.No
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c 1.9 Does the facility discharge to a receiving water that flows through Indian Country?
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c 0 Yes EK No
1.10 Provide design and actual flow rates in the designated spaces. Design Flow Rate;.
D .0 1 mgd
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Annual Average Flow Rates(Actual)
1.5 Two Years Ago Last Year This Year
c o b .0 L t 0 mgd U �J J bC\ mgd D ,LAD( a mgd
lis Maximum Daily Flow Rates(Actual)
G Two Years Ago Last Year This Year
0,V.A.%1 —1 mgd 0,GC)1LA mgd 0 •lA.�1Lk mgd
(n 1.11 Provide the total number of effluent discharge points to waters of the State of North Carolina by type.
c Total Number of Effluent Discharge Points by Type
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Cl. a Constructed
Combined Sewer
I Treated Effluent Untreated Effluent Bypasses Emergency
A�, i Overflows
c .n Overflows
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
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Outfalls Other Than to Waters of the State of North Carolina
1.12 Does the POTW discharge wastewater to basins,ponds,or other surface impoundments that do not have outlets
for discharge to waters of the State of North Carolina?
El Yes �No 4 SKIP to Item 1.14.
1.13 Provide the location of each surface impoundment and associated discharge information in the table below.
Surface Impoundment Location and Discharge Data
1 Average Daily Volume Continuous or Intermittent
Location Discharged to Surface (check check one)
❑ Continuous
9Pd ❑ Intermittent
❑ Continuous
9Pd 0 Intermittent
9Pd 0 Continuous
0 Intermittent
_c 1.14 Is wastewater applied to land?
❑ Yes 1Z17 No 4 SKIP to Item 1.16.
w 1.15 Provide the land application site and discharge data requested below.
0
Land Application Site and Discharge Data
Continuous or
Location Size Average Daily Volume Intermittent
Applied (check one)
acres d 0 Continuous
o gp ❑ Intermittent
acres gpd 0 Continuous
o ❑ Intermittent
acres 0 Continuous
g� ❑ Intermittent
1.16 Is effluent transported to another facility for treatment pri r to discharge?
0
El Yes No 4 SKIP to Item 1.21.
1.17 Describe the means by which the effluent is transported(e.g.,tank truck,pipe).
1.18 Is the effluent transported by a party other than the applicant?
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.20.
1.19 Provide information on the transporter below.
Transporter Data
Entity name Mailing address(street or P.O.box)
City or town State ZIP code
Contact name(first and last) Title
Phone number Email address
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
Modified March 2021
1.20 In the table below,indicate the name,address,contact information,NPDES number,and average daily flow rate of the
receiving facility.
Receiving Facility Data
v Facility name Mailing address(street or P.O.box)
a)
c
City or town State ZIP code
0
u) Contact name(first and last) Title
0
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0 Phone number Email address
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NPDES number of receiving facility(if any) 0 None Average daily flow rate mgd
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0 1.21 Is the wastewater disposed of in a manner other than those already mentioned in Items 1.14 through 1.21 that do
0 not have outlets to waters of the State of North Carolina e. undergroundpercolation.underground injection)?
0) 9 9 9 J )
s ❑ Yes No 4 SKIP to Item 1.23.
0 1.22 Provide information in the table below on these other disposal methods.
d Information on Other Disposal Methods
Disposal Location of Size of Annual Average Continuous or Intermittent
Method Daily Discharge
co Description Disposal Site Disposal Site Volume (check one)
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0 Continuous
acres gpd ❑ Intermittent
0 0 Continuous
acres gpd ❑ Intermittent
acresgpd 0 Continuous
0 Intermittent
1.23 Do you intend to request or renew one or more of the variances authorized at 40 CFR 122.21(n)?(Check all that apply.
in Consult with your NPDES permitting authority to determine what information needs to be submitted and when.)
RTA
Discharges into marine waters(CWA Water quality related effluent limitation(CWA Section
❑ Section 301(h)) ❑ 302(b)(2))
V Not applicable
1.24 Are any operational or maintenance aspects(related to wastewater treatment and effluent quality)of the treatment works
the rgsponsibility of a contractor?
�/ Yes ❑ No+SKIP to Section 2.
1.25 Provide location and contact information for each contractor in addition to a description of the contractor's operational
and maintenance responsibilities.
_ Contractor Information
Contractor 1 Contractor 2 Contractor 3
RContractor name nth1�(5rl(�l tt(company name) �u[1�f1 rl(�
� Mailing address
c (street or P.O.box)
o` City,state,and ZIP Cult rNGw-35
co cocode
c� ast)tact name(first and �'r �I �n
Phone number UUP S 1 _XCL� .
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Email address Eno ravnenticri is Doi, urn
Operational and WrC f`�j � Gl�-t
maintenance �
contractor
responsibilities of �,^�i i ni-en a t&
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
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SECTION 2.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION(40 CFR 122.21(j)(1)and(2)) Vl
0 Outfalls to Waters of the State of North Carolina
2.1 Does the treatment works have a design flow greater than or equal to 0.1 mgd?
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u ❑ Yes /'No 4 SKIP to Section 3.
0 2.2 Provide the treatment works'current average daily volume of inflow Average Daily Volume of Inflow and Infiltration
and infiltration.
gpd
Indicate the steps the facility is taking to minimize inflow and infiltration.
0
2.3 Have you attached a topographic map to this application that contains all the required information?(See instructions for
• n specific requirements.)
a �
a ❑ Yes
O ❑ No
3 E 2.4 Have you attached a process flow diagram or schematic to this application that contains all the required information?
0 (See instructions for specific requirements.)
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o ❑ Yes ❑ No
2.5 Are improvements to the facility scheduled?
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Section 3.
= Briefly list and describe the scheduled improvements.
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3.
4.
C 2.6 Provide scheduled or actual dates of completion for improvements.
Scheduled or Actual Dates of Completion for Improvements
0, Affected Attainment of
E Scheduled Begin End Begin
Outfalls Operational
o Improvement Construction Construction Discharge
(from above) (list outfall (MM/DD/YYYY) (MM/DD YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYY) Level
0
number) (MM/DD/YYYY)
d
1.
d
2.
3.
4.
2,7 Have appropriate permits/clearances concerning other federal/state requirements been obtained?Briefly explain your
response.
❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ None required or applicable
Explanation:
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
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SECTION 3.INFORMATION ON EFFLUENT DISCHARGES(40 CFR 122.21(j)(3)to(5))
3.1 Provide the following information for each outfall.(Attach additional sheets if you have more than three outfalls.)
Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number
State NUS, Cc of ra
at
73- County Oa
City or town ,
c Distance from shore ft. ft. ft.
a
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d Depth below surface ft. ft. ft.
0
Average daily flow rate mgd mgd mgd
Latitude 55 �-- 4G " °
Longitude 83° of 60 "
3.2 Do any of the outfalls described under Item 3.1 have seasonal or perio c discharges?
c 0
Yes No 4 SKIP to Item 3.4.
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3.3 If so,provide the following information for each applicable outfall.
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Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number
0
o Number of times per year
o discharge occurs _
a. Average duration of each
`o discharge(specify units)
oAverage flow of each mgd mgd mad
0 discharge
�, Months in which discharge
occurs
1 3.4 Are any of the outfalls listed under Item 3.1 equipped with a diffuser?
❑ Yes L1Y/No 4 SKIP to Item 3.6.
3.5 Briefly describe the diffuser t pe at each applicable outfall.
a.
› Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number
d
In
0
15 cri 3.6 Does the treatment works discharge or plan to discharge wastewater to waters of the State of North Carolina from
'` •• one or more discharge points?
3w
Yes 0 No-SKIP to Section 6.
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
NC
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3.7 Provide the receiving1 water and relatedinformation(if known)for each ou all.C.J`�
Outfall Number COI Outfall Number Outfall Number
Receiving water name Ravi(cl ne Grail—
,
N
Name of watershed,river, 1_:e 1-E-1:crne55e4
0 or stream system CINiV Cr 6\Y1
n U.S.Soil Conservation
Service 14-digit watershed
0 code
Name of state Lk-kw "j.Q. ne.ssee-
ci management/river basin r vex-Tx-61 n
as
U.S.Geological Survey
Ti; 8-digit hydrologic
irx cataloging unit code .
Critical low flow(acute) cfs cfs cfs
Critical low flow(chronic) cfs cfs cfs
Total hardness at critical mg/L of mg/L of mg/L of
low flow CaCO3 CaCO3 CaCO3
3.8 Provide the following information describing the treatment provided for discharges from each outfall.
Outfall NumberC0t Outfall Number Outfall Number
Highest Level of 'Primary 0 Primary ❑ Primary
Treatment(check all that ❑ Equivalent to ❑ Equivalent to 0 Equivalent to
apply per outfall) secondary secondary secondary
❑ Secondary 0 Secondary 0 Secondary
❑ Advanced ❑ Advanced 0 Advanced
❑ Other(specify) 0 Other(specify) 0 Other(specify)
c
0
Q Design Removal Rates by
'5 Outfall
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BODs or CBODs % %
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a) TSS %
❑Not applicable ❑Not applicable 0 Not applicable
Phosphorus
0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable ❑Not applicable
Nitrogen % % %
Other(specify) ❑Not applicable El Not applicable ❑Not applicable
I, %
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
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Modified March 2021
3.9 Describe the type of disinfection used for the effluent from each outfall in thgtable below.If disinfection varies by
season,describe below.
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Outfall Number ._t Outfall Number Outfall Number
Disinfection type CC1\C 1 L--Qf'1
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• Seasons used 11 i Gal
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d Dechlorination used? Not
i- ❑ applicable ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable
EV Yes 0 Yes 0 Yes
0 No 0 No 0 No
3.10 Have ou completed monitoring for all Table A parameters and attached the results to the application package?
Yes 0 No
3.11 Have you conducted any WET tests during the 4.5 years prior to the date of the application on any of the facility's
discharges or on any receiving water near the discharge points?
O Yes No 4 SKIP to Item 3.13.
3.12 Indicate the number of acute and chronic WET tests conducted since the last permit reissuance of the facility's --~
discharges by outfall number or of the receiving water near the discharge points.
Outfall Number _ Outfall Number Outfall Number
<0 Acute Chronic Acute Chronic Acute Chronic
Y
03
o Number of tests of discharge i
m
c water
FNumber of tests of receiving
water
W
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3.14 Does thef'efiW use chlorine for infection,use chlorine elsewhere in the treatment process,or otherwise have
reasqnable potential to discharge chlorine in its effluent?
t Yes 4 Complete Table B,including chlorine. V No 4 Complete Table B,omitting chlorine.
3.15 Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table B pollutants and attached the results to this application
package?
O Yes 0 No
Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table D pollutants required by your NPDES permitting authority and
3,18 attached the results to this application package?
❑ Yes No additional sampling required by NPDES
permitting authority.
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
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3.19 Has the POTW conducted either(1)minimum of four quarterly WET tests forne year preceding this permit application
or(2)at least four annual WET tests in the past 4.5 years?
El Yes Et/ No Complete tests and Table E and SKIP to
Item 3.26.
3.20 Have you previously submitted the results of the above tests to your NPDES permitting authority?
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 Provide results in Table E and SKIP to
Item 3.26.
3.21 Indicate the dates the data were submitted to your NPDES permitting authority and provide a summary of the results.
Date(s)Submitted Summary of Results
(MWDD/YYYY)
0
3.22 Regardless of how you provided your WET testing data to the NPDES permitting authority,did any of the tests result in
toxicity?
Q' 0 Yes 0 No.4 SKIP to Item 3.26.
g 3.23 Describe the cause(s)of the toxicity:
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3.24 Has the treatment works conducted a toxicity reduction evaluation?
❑ Yes 0 No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26.
3.25 Provide details of any toxicity reduction evaluations conducted.
3.26 Have you completed Table E for all applicable outfalls and attached the results to the application package?
El Yes Not applicable because previously submitted
information to the NPDES .ermittin. authorit .
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*!€'DES Pe.t Norther Er.tty Nwre _ Mcoified Apphcatan Form 2A
NI C yIlk GJ5' . 'u ,dt, 3(,1 MaddedMarcO 2021
SECTION 6.CHECKLIST AND CERTIFICATION STATEMENT(40 CFR 122.22(a)and(d))
6.1 In Column 1 below,mark the sections of Form 2A that you have completed and are submitting with your application.For
each section,specify in Column 2 any attachments!hat you are enclosing to ales the permitting authority Note that not
all applicants are required to provide attachments.
-- ',,;,';'1: ' ' 'COiainn 1' ' Column 2
si Section 1:Basic Application
Information for All Applicants ❑ wi variance request(s) ❑ wt additional attachments
Section 2:Additional ❑ wl topographic map 0 w!process flow diagram
Information ❑ ,wf additional attachments
cip, wf Table A ❑ wi Table D
Section 3.Information or 0 w;Table B ❑
Effluent Discharges wl additional attachments
SC3 w Table C
65 Section 4:Not Applicable
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Section 5.Not Applicable
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`0 Section 6.Checklist and
0 Certification Statement 0 wf attachments
'` 6.2 Certification Statement
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, 1 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 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 fine
and imprisonment for knowing violations.
*,Name(print or type first and last name) Official title ,,`t
*.. Sure Date signed
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Outfall Number Modified Application Form 2A
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TABLE A.EFFLUENT PARAMETERS FOR ALL POTWS t Yn; J._I
Maximum Daily Discharge Average Daily Discharge Analytical ML or MDL
Pollutant Number of
Value Units Value Units Methods (include units)
Samples
Bio hemical oxygen demand VtIOD5 or❑CBOD5 a3.5 m IL , "l m I L 5a .,Ip o-, .1( a,
re.ort one ll
Fecal coliform . la) IMMEMIIII q� � L 3I�—IQ'� �fDL
Design flow rate •,1 A y r G `) i.uv1 a m 6 1 5 cam(
pH(minimum) ,a S(_,t,
pH(maximum) EMI Su
Temperature(winter) 1 ©G S Li? 0INIMI
Temperature(summer) i9. 1 0nirill OC au,
Total suspended solids(TSS)
0.6i EIRMEEMEMINMEM1611125LI ❑MI___DD-2c 1
t Sampling shall be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test procedures(i.e.,methods)approved un.- 40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or
required under 40 CFR chapter I,subchapter N or 0.See instructions and 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3).
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