NC0076066_Draft Permit_20230815

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretory
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Wi I kes County School
Attn: ThomasJ. Spicer (ORC)
613 Cherry St
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Doer Permittee,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
8/15/2022
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO076066
North Wilkes High School WWTF
Grade I Bi of ogi cal WPCE
Wi I kes County
The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure a
thorough understanding of the information, conditions, and requirements it contains.
Thedraft permit includesthefollowing significant changesfrom theexisting permit:
• Section A. (3.) has been updated to require electronic submission of
effluent data reports (DMRs). Federal regulations require electronic
submittal of all discharge monitoring.
• An updated outf all I map has been i ncl uded.
The NPDES standard conditi ons (Parts 11, 111, and I V) that are a part of the permit are not i ncl uded i n thi s draft
document (cover, map, and Part 1). The conditi ons are the same as i n your current permit except that agency and
di vi si on names have been updated. The I atest versi on i s avai I abl a at https://bi t.l y/3k5N FaL and can be vi ewed
onl i ne or down) oaded as a PDF fi I e.
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers havi ng a rcul ati on i n the general Wi I kes County area, per EPA requi rernents. PI ease pr ovi de your
comments, if any, to meat the address below no later than 30 days after receiving this draft permit.
Fol I owi ng the 30-day publ i c comment peri od, the Di vi si on wi I I revi ew al I perti nent comments and take
appropri ate acti on pri or to i ssui ng a fi nal permit. I f you have questi ons concerni ng the draft, pl ease contact me at
[phone] or via e-mail at kate.shadwelI(a6deq.nc.gov.
Si ncerel y ,
Catheri ne Shadwel I
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting
cc: NPDESFile [Laserfiche]
Winston Salem Regional Office [Lasafiche]
D E Q-:5' North Carding Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail ServiceCe ter I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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919.707.9000

Permit NC0076066
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
104387111
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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 Contr ct, as amended,
Wilkes County S
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater`from a facility 1'ted at the
North Wilkes High School WWTP
to receiving waters designated as t olf
with effluent limitations, monitorin
hereof.
This permit shall become effective
2986 Traphilld
Ha�y1's
W ilkeg'Codiffity
e Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin in accordance
other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30. 2028.
Signed this day
Richard E. Rogers Jr.
Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NCO076066
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 described herein.
Wilkes County Schools
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.0105 MGD wastewater treaft a facility that includes the
following components:
Septic tank
Dual bell siphons
Sandfilter beds
Calcium hypochlorite disinfection
Sodium sulfite dechlorination
Effluent pump station/force main
The facility is located at the North Wilkes Hig
County.
lei
WWTP (2986 Traphill Rd, Hays) in Wilkes
2. Discharge from said treaN
YA.'
via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached
map, into Wolf Branch,aw currently classified B [Stream Index: 12-46-3-1] within
subbasin 03-07-01 [HUC: 030 01010404] of the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin.
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Permit NCO076066
PART I.
A. (L) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
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:
PARAMETERS
Limits
Monitoring Re uirements
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample Type
Sample
eDMR Code
Average
Maximum
Fre u ncy
Location
Flow (MGD)
50050
0.0105 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or
Effluent
BOD 5-Day
C0310
30.0 mg/L
745.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
(April 1 to October 31
C0610
23.0 mg/L
35.0 mg
month
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
November 1 to March 31
C0610
Monitor and Re
2/ th
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform
(geometric mean
31616
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
TTRC otal Residual Chlorine
50060
28 pg/L'*
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature °C
00010
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen
00600
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Phosphorous
00665
` onitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
pH
00400
> .0 and < 9.0 Standard Units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall sub Ascharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's
eDMR system [see A. (3.)].
2. The facility shall report all e C values reported by a NC certified laboratory
(including field certified laborato es). However 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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Permit NCO076066
A. (2.) NUTRIENT REOPENER FOR HIGH ROCK LAKE
[G.S. 143.215.1 (b)]
This permit may be reopened and modified to implement nutrient requirements in accordance with any future
TMDL and / or nutrient management strategy for High Rock Lake.
A.(3.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 143-215.1 (b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program reports.
The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, 2015.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sec ' ns within Part II of this permit
(Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Renortina Reauirements iSunersedes Section D. 2. an tion E. 5. a
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring dhta electr . aIM%sing the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet applicatiptr
Monitoring results obtained during^rev� month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted
monthly electronically using eDM[ L The eDMR, stern allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data
and submit DMRs electronically usi the inte—MIT he eDMR system may be accessed at:
https://deq.nc.gov/about/di ' aterNsys
rces/edmr.
If a permittee is unabldtto use the eD m due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being
physically located in an area where le s 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 submitteoh paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1. 1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by
the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the following address:
NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and reported
via the eDMR system no later than the last calendar day of the month following the completed reporting
period. 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.
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I, Z1YL11Z•S0
Starting on December 21, 2025, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; and
• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
• Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a Waiver
from Electronic Reporting" section below).
a. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(l)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of each
electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the initial recipient
for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-Xrefacilities means the entity (EPA or
the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) designated entity for receiving
electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the ropriate electro eporting tool for each type of
electronic submission and for each state. Instructions o w to access and use the appropriate electronic
reporting tool will be available as well. Information on A's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-poll utant-di scharge-el i m i nation-
system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in t e "Reporting Requirements" section above.
b. How to Reauest a Waiver fro ectr'nic Re ortin
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The permittee may seek a temporary electronic repc#i'ng waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic
reporting waiver, a permittpe Must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to the
Division. Requests for torary electrorAtipporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division
for written approval at+least sixty (60) days pTior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to
begin submitting monitoring data and' eports. The duration of a temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years
and shall thereupon expire. ' uc e, monitoring data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the
Division unless the permittee Mwies for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the
Division. Approved electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved
reporting waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period that
the approved reporting waiver request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the
following web page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
c. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) N and Supersedes Section B. (11) Ml
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section
B. (I I.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (I I.)(b). A
person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes.
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Permit NCO076066
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:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/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:
"I 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 quaked 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 ere are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility offines and intiffbnmentfor knowing violations. "
d. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)]
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Mon
records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at
may be extended by request of the Director at any time
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