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Home My WebLink AboutNC0067351_Permit Issuance_20110103A1 NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Governor Director January 3, 2011 Mr. Tracy F. Hargrove Haywood County Schools 401 Farmview Dr Waynesville, N.C. 28786 Dee Freeman Secretary Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0067351 Bethel School WWTP Haywood County Dear Mr. Hargrove: 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 November 10, 2010. 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) 807-6391. Sincerely, Coleen H. Sullins cc: Central Files Asheville Regional Office/Surface Water Protection NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699.1617 One 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 NofthCarollna Phone: 919 807-6300 /FAX 919 807-6495 / http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq .�aturall� An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer — 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper Permit NCO067351 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY PER „ ,e 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 Haywood County Schools are hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Bethel School WWTP 630 Sonoma Road Waynesville Haywood County to receiving waters designated as Bird Creek in subbasin 04-03-05 of the French Broad 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 February 1, 2011. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on January 31, 2016. Signed this day January 3, 2011. Coleen H. Sullins, Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit NC0067351� 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 bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive aut4ority to operate, and discharge from.this,facility arises under,the permit conditions, requirements, - terms, and provisions included herein. The Haywood -=County Schools are hereby authorized too- m 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.015 MGD extended aeration package wastewater treatment system that includes the following components: • Manual bar screen • Aeration basin with dual blowers providing diffused air • Clarifier with skimmer -and sludge return • Tablet chlorine disinfection with chlorine contact chamber • Effluent polishing chamber • Tablet dechlorination The facility is located in Bethel, west of NC Highway 110-at the Bethel School WWTP off Sonoma Road in Haywood County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Bird Creek, currently classified WS411 Trout waters in hydrologic unit 06010106 of the French Broad River Basin. 1 C o ��` • 4800 Silo N �\ u Of31•4W Q{ � \ �. gyp\ \\ f .0 ' . •'.� sa��_� _ f�� Silo, Wa t BM NB \ • .. lop/ `. J, era►, , fff �ry I•amaa.e ! / ".e � C \ • ' f _ � — ; ` i 1 . � j�o`, , :J� I �• J � L �``� , � merge a�� • �` p• � " I a�3 I ♦ ,o :lJ oaQmil•, Ti / 1 —"y�� 6 (� •I ' 8 �� ``\S. .$alaQ o � 4 l� '�/ �� ! f r ° ee •a -a .•^ •r$QJ� , \\� \�• /�\�o ' ,B lr �. J /�� ✓/ ! �(r �,( /' � ,1 �' i • Alt-' % � � • • lid �� /! � l f��f . � /� NCO067351 - Bethd School WWT Latitude: 35"28.12,' Sub -Basin: 04-03-05 Longitude: 82°53'45' River Basin: French Broad Quad Name: • WaynesviIle Hvdrologic Unit: 06010106 Stream Class: W'S-III Trout Receiving Stream: Bud Creek t , . Facility . Location } �� Haywood Count* Schools ° Map not to ~tale ° Permit. NC0067351.. 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 LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [PCS code] Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Sample Type Sample Frequency Location Flow — 0.015 MGD Weekly Instantaneous ° Influent or [500501 Effluent BOD, 5-day (20°C) 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent C0310 Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent C0530 NH3 as N 2/Month Grab Effluent C0610 Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent 31616 Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)' 28 µg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent 50060 Temperature (°C) Daily Grab Effluent [00010] pH > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units Weekly Grab Effluent [00400] - Footnotes: 1. The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified. However, effluent values below 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 Weaver, Charles From: Frazier, Wanda Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 1:20 PM To: Weaver, Charles Cc: Edwards, Roger; Pugh, James L. Subject: NCO067351 Bethel School DRAFT permit renewal Attachments: NCO067351 Bethel Sch expedited fact sheet 2010.doc; NCO067351 Bethel School DRAFT permit 2010.doc; NCO067351 Bethel School box 2010.doc; NCO067351 Bethel School map 2010.ppt; NCO067351 a cover page 2010.doc; NCO067351 2-25-10.pdf; NCO067351 4-28-09.pdf Hi Charles, Here are my comments for the permit renewal for N00067351 Bethel School. Attached are the two most recent inspections and facility cover page. Here's what I would suggest for the draft permit: Classification: Class II facility (not: Class I - as indicated in your email below). Supplement to permit cover page: (see attachment) Continue to operate: 0.015 MGD extended aeration package plant consisting of: manual bar screen; aeration basin with dual blowers providing diffused air; clarifier with skimmer and sludge returns; tablet chlorinator; chlorine contact chamber; polishing chamber; and tablet dechlorinator. Everything else looks good. ARO recommends renewal of this permit. Thanks, Wanda Wanda Frazier Email: Wanda.Frazier(@ncdenr.eov North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Asheville Regional Office Division of Water Quality Surface Water Protection Section 2090 US 70 Highway Swannanoa, NC 28778 Switchboard: 828-296-4500 x 4662 Direct line: 828-296-4662 Fax: 828-299-7043 1 Facilitv information NPDES permit #: NC0067351 Haywood County Facility name: Haywood County Schools — Bethel School WWTP WWTP class: II WWTP type: 0.015 MGD extended aeration package plant consisting of: manual bar screen; aeration basin with dual blowers providing diffused air; clarifier with skimmer and sludge returns; tablet chlorinator; chlorine contact chamber; polishing chamber; and tablet dechlorinator. Average Annual Flow: 0.0028 MGD (3 year average: 2007-2010) Collection System: < 12 connections Development: School with 375 students and staff. Sludge Management: Commercial hauler (Mike's Septic Service) to City of Waynesville's WWTP. WWTP location: 630 Sonoma Rd., Waynesville; west of NC Hwy 110 in the Bethel Community. Responsible official: Tracy E. Hargrove Responsible "'s title: Director of Maintenance and Custodians Official's location: Haywood County Schools Mailing address: 401 Farmview Drive; Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone numbers 828-456-2402 828-456-2452 800-213-4035 828-586-5588 828-293-9396 828-586-0800 828-506-9450 828-226-7784 828-342-0340 Tracy Hargrove " - fax Environmental Inc. (toll -free) — ORC & Lab Contr. Environmental Inc. - office " - Kristi Leis — office " - fax (lab: Anthony Tyrona & Steve) Mark Teague - cell JoeDavid Hall - cell Dale Wike - cell Operator information ORCs: Mark Fredrick Teague — Grade II — Cert. # 10920 JoeDavid Matthew Hall — Grade II — Cert. # 993269 Dale Howard Wike — Grade II — Cert. # 27314 Mailing address: Env. Inc.; PO Box 954; Cullowhee, NC 28723 Location address: 50 West Sylva Shopping Area; Sylva, NC 28779 Email: environmental! nc a@aol.com Permit information Date issued: 2-1-2006 Expiration date: 1-31-2011 New permit expiration: 1-31-2016 Stream information Stream & river basin: Bird Creek; French Broad River Basin Sub -basin: 04-03-05 Hydrologic Unit Code: 06010106 Quad: Waynesville Stream classification:WS-III Trout Instream Waste Conc.: no data Average flow 7Q10: no data Summer cfs: no data Winter cfs: no data Other information Directions: see next page North Notice of In Wasl .h Carolina The Town of Sppruce Pine requested renew ermit NCD021423 for Spruce, Pine WW7 Mitchell County; this facility discharge is ed municipal wastewater tYo North Toe I French Broad River Basin. Pilot Travel Centers Inc. requested renew NPDES permit NCOOft6053 for P(igt Travel C' #393/Haywood County. Facility d'sch, treated wastewater into Stingy Branch/Fr Broad River Basin. Currently ammonia uual cMonnecare water qualityrlimited and total NC DOT requested renewal of NC00248% foi 1-40 Welcome Center/Rest Ar WWTP In wood County. This facility discharges tre wastewater to in the Pigeon River / Fr Broad River Basin. Currently, no param' are water quality limited =vergreen Foundation requested renewal vPDES permit NCO032361 for The Balsam Cc NWTP/Haywood County, facility discha nto Richland Creek /Fr nch .Broad River B �mmon(a nitrogen, fecal .cplif0rr� and fora :'dual chlorine are waterquahty limited. ;am'S5 Mart, Inc. requested renewal of NI )errs it NCO044199 for the SaM's Mart NWTP/Haywood County. Facility discha reated wastewater into the Pigegn Ri °rench Broad River Basin. Currently no ameters are water Qua1'j' limited. the National Park Service requested renew, ' PP"permit w oil CCount�y for Facillityodischa reated wastewater into Pisgah Creek/Frtt 3oad River Basin. Dissolved oxygen and f :oiiform are water quality limited. ASHEVRIE CITIZEN TIMES VOICE OF THE MOUNTAINS • CM7.EN-T IM ES.com AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION BUNCOMBE COUNTY SS. 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 Elyse Giannetti, 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: November 14th , 2010. 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. Signed this 15th day of November, 2010 affidavit) Sworn to and subscribed before me the 15th day of November,-ZQ 10. My &04mission expires the 5th day of October, 2013 (828) 232-5830 1 (828) 253-5092 FAX 14 0. HENRY AVE. I P.O. BOX 2090 1 ASHEVILLE, NC 28802 1 (800) 800-4204 NOTARY GAMER PUBLic, PC&AR � North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources DIVIsion of Environmental Health Beverly Eaves Perdue Terry L. Pierce Governor Director November 10, 2010 MEMORANDUM To: Charles Werver — Through James McRight NPDES Unit From: Jim Adams, PE Regional Engineer NCDENR PWS Asheville Regional Office Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NCO067351 THE BETHEL SCHOOL WWTP HAYWOOD County Response: Dee Freeman Secretary 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. ❑ Concur with issuance of the above pamit, provided the following conditions are met: ❑ Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached: Pubic crier poySection —JessicaCoftw,Chief Asheallle onal Office. 2090 U.S. FGghway70, Suwnanoa, North CarolIna28778 Phone: 828-295 45001 FAX 828-299-70431 Internet ncdrinkin9mlecstate.nc us An Equal OppodunhyIAf nnadveAdanEmployer Date: %//14,liu 1I ppfthCarolina )VII&MAII t 01 07/20/2010 09:38 8282932285 TEAGUE OPERATIONS PAGE 07/07 Sludge Management Plan Haywood County Schools Bethel School 401 Pam -view Drive Waynesville, NC 2878E Haywood County NPDIZS Permit: #NC0067357 Sludge that is generated during the wastewater treatment plant process is disposed of by a designated septage management firm. The firm is called on an "as needed" basis to pump the solids out of the clarifier and polishing ponds. The sludge is disposed of at the Haywood Cowity Municipal Treatment Plant_ Signature: mu Mark Teague, Enviromne tal, In ontract Operatioml Finn 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 — 11/3/20 10 Permit Number NC0067351 Facility Name Bethel School WWTP Basin Name/Sub-basin number French Broad / 04-03-05 Receiving Stream Bird Creek Stream Classification in Permit WS-III Trout Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? N/A Does permit need TRC limits/language? No — already resent 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)? No Any obvious compliance concerns? No Any permit mods since lastpermit? No New expiration date 1 /31 /2016 Comments received on Draft Permit? 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 µg/1 will be treated as zero for compliance purposes"