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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Pat McCrory Charles Wakild, P.E. John E. Skvarla III
Governor Director Secretary
April 9, 2013
Mr. Steve C. Jones
Associate Superintendent
398 Hospital Rd
Sylva, N.C. 28779
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0066958
Blue Ridge School WWTP
Jackson County
Dear Mr. Jones:
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 January
30, 2013.
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].
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Permit NC0066958
STAlh 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 subbasin 04-04-02 of 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 May 1, 2013.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 31, 2017.
Signed this day April 9, 2013
-
arles Wakild, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit N00066958
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 boring 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 induded herein.
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 hydrologic unit 06010203 of the
Little Tennessee River Basin.

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Stream Class: WS-III Trout HQW
NC0066958
Blue Ridge School WWTP
Facility
Location
Jackson County
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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:
PARAMETER
[PCS Code]
LIMITS
MONITORING, REQUIREMENTS '
Monthly
Average
Pally
- Maximum
' Meaeurement
=. Frequency
Sample Type
-Sample Location
Flow
[50050]
0.01 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
[00310]
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mglL
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
[00530]
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg!L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
[00610]
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform [31616]
(geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine1
[50060]
17 pglL
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C) •
[00010]
Daily
• Grab
Effluent •
pH
[00400]
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
—
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Notes:
1. The Permittee shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC -certified laboratory ['including field -certified].
Effluent values < 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder John E. Skvarla III
Governor Director Secretary
. February 18, 2013
Mr. Charles Weaver
NC Division of Water Quality •
1617 Mail Service C enter
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Re: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NC0066958
Blue Ridge School WWTP
Jackson County
Dear Mr. Weaver.
Pursuant to our review of the above referenced draft NPDES permit, we concur with the issuance of this permit
provided the facility is operated and maintained properly, the stated effuex t limits are met prior to discharge, and
the discharge does not contravene the designated water quality standards. Please be advised that this facility is
upstream of raw water Wakes that serve the Westem•Carolina University NC01501 l 6 and Tuckaseigee Water
and Sewer Authority NC0150035 Water went Facilities.
Sincerel
es P. Adams, PE, Regional Engineer
Public Water Supply Section
Asheville Regional Office
1601 Marl Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1601
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ASHEVILLE
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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 Environmental Man-
agement Commission proposes to issue a
NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the per-
son(s) listed below. Written Comments regard-
ing the proposed permit willbe accepted until
30 days after the publish ate of this notice.
The Director bold
dthe NC Division of Waterl Quality
bewa) significant degree degree hofipubllc Interest.
Please mail comments and/or Information re-
quests the DWQ address.
N.lSalisbury
Street Raleigh, NC to review Information on
file Additional Information onNPDES permits
and this notice may be founon our website:
http3 porrttal.ncdepr.org/web/wd/swpp/pps//nppd
es/calendar, or by calling [phone]. The
Town of Highlands requested renewal In permit
Country hissrrpermitted discharge It Is treateed Macon
wastewater to Big Creek In the
Lttle Tennessee River Basin. The Town of
Bryson City requested ttrrvenewal of permit
in
Countt� is permittedr discharge is treated do-
mestic wastewater to Tuckasegee River, Little
Tennessee River Basin. Jackson County BOEre-
ueessted renewal of permit NC0066958/Biue
gRidge School WWWT7P. Facility discharges to Hyr-
ricane Creek/Little Tennessee River BasJn.
Currently
are water conform
alittyr limitedd , Trill
ium Linksl &
Village requested renewal of permit NC0059-
200/Jackson County. Facility discharges to an
unnamed tributary to Hurricane Creek/Little
Tennessee RiverBasin. Currently BOD,�total
suspended
solids,ammonia 9antotalal9rreesiduai chlo-
rine are water quality limited.
February 2, 2012 (9944)
[phone] I [phone] FAX
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
BUNCOMBE COUNTY
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NORTH CAROLINA
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and
State, duly commissioned, qualified and authorized by law
to administer oaths, personally appeared Velene Fagan,
who, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that she is
the Legal Billing Clerk of The Asheville Citizen -Times,
engaged in publication of a newspaper known as The
Asheville Citizen -Times, published, issued, and entered as
first class mail in the City of Asheville, 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 The Asheville Citizen -Times on the
following date: February 2nd, 2013. And that the said -.
newspaper in which said 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 Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified
newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the
General Statues of North Carolina.
(Signature of person mak tdavit)
Sworn to and su
2013.
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FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require
full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile
home parks, etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include
facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing,
instream monitoring, compliance concerns).
Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer/Date
Charles H. Weaver 1/28/2013
Permit Number
NC0066958
Facility Name
Blue Ridge School WWTP
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
04-04-02
Receiving Stream
Hurricane Creek
Stream Classification in Permit
WS-III Trout HQW
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits?
N / A
Does permit need TRC limits/language?
No — already present
Does permit have toxicity testing?
No
Does permit have Special Conditions?
_
No
Does permit have instream monitoring?
No
Is the stream. impaired (on 303(d) list)?
For what parameter?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
None
Any permit modifications since last permit?
None
New expiration date
10/31/2017
Comments on Draft Permit
Renewal originally assigned to Joe; transferred
to me on 1/22/2013.
Most Commonly Used Expedited Language:
• 303(d) language for Draft/Final Cover Letters: "Please note that the receiving stream
is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List.
Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will
continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and
stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be
required".
• TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote:
"The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory
including field certified. However, effluent values below 50 ug/1 will be treated as zero
for compliance purposes."

JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Dr. Michael L. Murray, Superintendent
[e-mail]
April 26, 2012
Mrs. Dina Sprinkle
NC DENR/DWQ/Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Dear Mrs. Dina Sprinkle,
Steve C. Jones, Associate Superintendent
sjones©jcpsmail.org
Jackson County Schools would like to request a renewal permit for NPDES Permit (NC
0066958). Included is our Sludge Management Plan. Please feel free to contact me additional
information is needed.
Sincerely,
Mr. Steve C. Jones
Associate Superintendent
Jackson County Public Schools
828.586.2311 ext. 1933
Enclosure: Sludge Management Plan
APR 302012
DEN-V F- i r QUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH
398 Hospital Road Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Phone: [phone] I Fax: [phone]

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
NNC0066958
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 Jackson County Board of Education
Facility Name Blue Ridge School WWTP
Mailing Address 398 Hospital Road
City Sylva
State / Zip Code NC/ 28779
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
e-mail Address
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above
Street Address or State Road NC Highway 107 NCSR 1145, southeast of Glenville
City
State / Zip Code
County
Cashiers
NC
Jackson
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 Mark Teague (Environmental, Inc.)
Mailing Address PO BOX 954
City Cullowhee
State / Zip Code NC/ 28723
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
1 of 1
Form-D 05/08

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 ❑ Number of Employees
Commercial ❑ Number of Employees
Residential Number of Homes
School ® Number of Students/Staff 350
Other 0 Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.) :
School
Population served: 350
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 outfali equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes
® No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall):
Discharge from said treatment discharges into Hurricane Creek, a class WS-III HQW stream
subbasin 04-04-02 of Little Tennessee River Basin. (Map is attached)
8. Frequency of Discharge: ® Continuous 0 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.
The treatment system consist of an existing 0.01 MGD wastewater treatment system
with the following components:
• Extended aeration
• Chlorine Disinfection
• Tablet Disinfection
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 of 2 Form-D 05/08

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.01 MGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.0041 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 0.0052 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑Yes ®No
12. Effluent Data
Prouide 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.
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
45.0
•
30.0
Mg/1
Fecal Coliform
400/100
200/100
nil
Total Suspended Solids
45.0
30.0
Mg/1
Temperature (Summer)
Temperature (Winter)
pH
>6.0 and <9.0 standard units
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number Type
Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NESHAPS (CAA)
UIC (SDWA) Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
NPDES NC0066958 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
PSD (CAA) Other
Non -attainment program (CAA)
Permit Number
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
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.
Steve C. Jones
Associate Superintendent
Printed name of Person Signing Title
c c e/A2
Signature of Ap -icant 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.)
4 of 4 Form-D 05/08

ENVIRONMENTAL
Inc. Mau. i Wastewater tervie.s
(74e/ ef, 79
Mailing: PO Box 954, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Physical Address: 50 West Sylva Shopping Area, Sylva, NC 28779 [phone]
Physical Address: 240-D Swannanoa River Road, Asheville, NC 28805 [phone]
Toll Free: [phone], Fax: [phone]. Email: environmentalinc(a�aol.com
Sludge Management Plan
April 15. 2012
RE:
Jackson County Board of Education
Blue Ridge School WWTP
39F Hospital Road
Sylva, NC 28779
NPDES Permit NC0066958
Solids are pumped out of the clarifier or aeration basin by Environmental. Inc. a licensed
waste management firm.
The solids are disposed of at Tuckasegee Water and Sewer Municipal Wastewater
Treatment Plant.
Marl. Teague. Env ironme j
Inc
Contract Operational Firm
Signature: / I C Lk a 9/(A_Q___
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