NC0066958_Permit Issuance_20021206

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NCDENR
Mr. Arlin Middleton
Jackson County Board of Education
398 Hospital Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Dear Mr. Middleton:
Michael F. Easley
Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
December 6, 2002
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0066958
Blue Ridge School WWTP
Jackson County
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 May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended).
This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on October 9, 2002.
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 (919)
733-5083, extension 511.
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
N. C. Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us
Sincerely,
IGINAL SIGNED E
SUSAN A. WILSON
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
Phone: [phone], extension 511
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]

Permit NC0066958
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
Jackson County Board of Education
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Blue Ridge School WWTP
NC Highway 107 @ NCSR 1145
southeast of Glenville
Jackson County
to receiving waters designated as Hurricane Creek in the Little Tennessee 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 January 1, 2003.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 31, 2007.
Signed this day December 6, 2002.
ORIGINAL SIGNED EY:
SUSAN A. WILSON
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0066958
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
The Jackson County Board of Education is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.01 MGD wastewater treatment facility with the
following components:
• Extended aeration
• Chlorine disinfection
• Tablet dechlorination
The facility is located at the Blue Ridge School WWTP, southeast of Glenville at the
intersection of NC Highway 107 and NCSR 1145 in Jackson County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into
Hurricane Creek, a class WS-III Trout HQW stream in the Little Tennessee River Basin.

ROAD CLASSIFICATION
PRIMARY HIGHWAY
HARD SURFACE
SECONDARY HIGHWAY
HARD SURFACE =MC=
LIGHT -DUTY ROAD. HARD OR
IMPROVED SURFACE
UNIMPROVED ROAD
Latitude 35°07'40" Longitude 83°07'20"
Sub -basin 4-04-02
WS-III-TR • HQW
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Map # G6NE
Stream Class
Discharge Class
Receiving Stream Hurricane Creek
Design Q 0.01 MGD 11111.111101111111111111001.
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0
SCALE 1:24 000
1 MILE
7000 FEET
1
0
1 KILOMETER
CONTOUR INTERVAL 40 FEET
Jackson County Schools
NC0066958
Jackson County
Blue Ridge School

Permit NC0066958
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:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
_ LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample Location
Flow
0.01 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or Effluent
SOD, 5-day (202C)
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
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
' 200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
`
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine
28 pg/L
21Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (2C)
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Daily
Grab
Effluent
pH1
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.

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
October 8, 2002
MEMORANDUM
To: Harold Saylor
NC DENR / DEH / Regional Engineer
Asheville Regional Office
From: Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
NPDES Unit
Subject:
NCDENR
NORTH CAROL! NA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
NC Dept. of Environment
& Natural Resources
Asheville Regional Office
NOV 15 2002
Review of Draft NPDES Permit NC0066958
Jackson County Board of Education / Blue Ridge School WWTP
Jackson County
j'.
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this fdr
2002. If you have any questions on the draft permit, please contact me at the telephone number
listed at the bottom of this page.
RESPONSE: (Check one)
Signed
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OCT 14 2002
*` * -1.1ne
Concur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and maintained properly, the stated effluent limits
are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not contravene the designated water quality standards.
Concurs 7ryith issuance of the above permit, provided the following conditions are met:
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Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached:
Date: ///2j-2-
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919 733-5083, extension 511 (fax) 919 733-0719
VISIT US ON THE INTERNET @ http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES
Charles.Weaver@ ncmail.net

PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLiNA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION / NPDES UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
VIALEIGH, 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
143.21, Public law 92-500 and other law-
ful standards and regulations, the North
Carolina Environmental Management
Commission proposes to issue a
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) , waste-
water discharge permit to the person(s)
listed below effective 45 days from the
publish date of this notice.
Written comments regarding the pro-
posed permit will be accepted until 30
days after the publish date of this
notice. All comments received prior to
that date are considered in the final
determinations regarding the proposed
permit. The Director of the NC Division
of Water Quality may decide tohold a
public meeting far 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 upen.request
and payment of the cost of the produc-
tion. Mail comment and/or requests for
Information to the NC Division of Water
Quality at the above address or call Ms.
Valery Stephens at [phone].
extension 520. Please Include the
NPDES permit number (attached) 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 tile,
NPDES Permit Number NC0086958,
Jackson County Board of Education
(Blue Ridge School WWTP), 398
Hospital Road, Sylva, NC 28779, has
applied for a permit renewal for a faclll-
ty located in Jackson County discharg-
ing treated wastewater into Hurricane
Creek in the Little Tennessee River
Basin. Currently total residual chlorine
are water quality limited. This discharge
may affect future allocations in this por-
tion of the receiving stream.
NPDES Permit Number. NCD075736,
Whiteside Estates, Inc., P.O. Box 849,
Highlands, NC 28741, has applied fora
permit renewal for a facility located In
Jackson County discharging treated
wastewater into Grassy Camp Creek in
the Little Tennessee River Basin
Currently BOD, total suspended solids,
ammonia nitrogen and total residual
chlorine arewater quality limited. This
discharge may affect future allocations
in this portion of the receiving stream.
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NORTH CAROLINA
Jackson 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 Pa" ,cam
who is first duly sworn, deposes and says: that he -she is
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(Owner, partner, publisher, or other officer or employee authorized to make this affidavit)
of The Sylva Herald and Ruralite, engaged in the publication of a news-
paper known as The Sylva Herald and Ruralite published, issued, and
entered as second class mail in the Town of Sylva, in said County and
State; that he -she is authorized to mdke this affidavit and sworn state-
ment; that the notice or other legal advertisement, a true copy of which
is attached hereto, was published in The Sylva Herald and Ruralite on
the following dates;
and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document, or
legal advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every
such publication, a newspaper meeting all of the requirements and qual-
ifications 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 2$ day of
Cr'
(Signature of person m ing affidavit)
Swom to and subscribed before e, this
day of
My Commission expires:
Notary Public

North Carolina Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Subject: Renewal
NPDES Permit NC0066958
Blue Ridge School
Jackson County
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DENR - k/ATER QUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH
Please review the renewal application for NPDES permit NC006958 Blue Ridge School,
Jackson County. Jackson County School is requesting renewal of their wastewater
treatment permit. There have not been any changes to the facility since issuance of the
last permit.
Sincerely,
Arlin Middleton
Maintenance Supervisor
Jackson County Schools

Sludge Management Plan
Blue Ridge School, Jackson County, NPDES Permit NC0066958. Blue Ridge School's
wastewater treatment plant consists of an influent septic tank, (2) aeration basins,
clarifier, and chlorine contact basin. Settable solids and MLSS are performed to
determine where to dispose of the solid sludge. The influent septic tank is pumped out as
needed. Also, sludge is pumped out of the clarifier and chlorine contact basin. A septic
tank trunk service company pumps the basin. The company disposes of the sludge and or
solids in the city municipality.

NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by 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
North Carolina NPDES Permit Number
(if known)
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Please print or type
1. Mailing address of applicant/permittee:
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City
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Telephone Number
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City / Zip Code
County
Telephone Number
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM D
To be filed only by dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
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 k Number of Students/Staff
Other
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, etc.):
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6. Number of separate wastewater discharge pipes (wastewater outfalls):
7. If the facility has multiple discharge outfalls, record the source(s) of wastewater for each
outfall:
8. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall):
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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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Date Signed
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6E (i) 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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