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Home My WebLink AboutNC0029611_Draft Permit_20231009ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Mr. Mitchell T Long Yadkin County Board of Education 121 Washington Street Yadkinville, NC 27055 Dear Permittee: SATe NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality October 10, 2023 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO029611 East Bend Elementary School WWTP Grade WW-1 WPCS Yadkin County The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft permit for your facility. Please review this draft carefully to ensure your thorough understanding of the information, conditions, and requirements it contains. The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit: ➢ Updated eDMR language for electronic data submission in Part I. A. (3). The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, and IV) that are a part of the permit are not included in this draft document (cover, map, and Part I). The conditions are the same as in your current permit except that agency and division names have been updated. The latest version is available at https://bit.ly/3k5NFaL and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file. With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Yadkin County area, per EPA requirements. Please provide your comments, if any, to me at the e-mail address below no later than 30 days after receiving this draft permit. Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and take appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning the draft, please contact me at caroline.robinson(cl�,deq.nc.gov. Sincerely, Environmental Specialist II NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting D � �� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 NOHIH CAHOLINh 919.707.9000 O.""M of Em1;; al Owl Permit NCO029611 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES 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 Yadkin County Board of Education is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at East Bend Elementary School WWTP 205 School Street East Bend Yadkin County to receiving waters designated as Logan Creek in subbasin 03-07-02 of the Yadkin -Pee Dee 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 This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2028. If the permittee intends to continue to discharge at the facility beyond the term of this permit, a renewal application must be submitted no later than June 3, 2028 (180 days before the expiration of this permit). Signed this day Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 Permit NCO029611 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET Allprevious 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 authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein. The Yadkin County Board of Education is hereby authorized to: Continue to operate an existing 0.007 MGD wastewater treatment system that includes the following components: • Grease trap • Septic tank • Dosing tank with filters • Recirculating surface sand filter with dual recirculation pumps • Ultraviolet unit for disinfection • Chlorine disinfection & dechlorination equipment [backup system] • Dual effluent pumps The facility is located at East Bend Elementary School WWTP [205 School Street, East Bend] in Yadkin County. 2. Discharge from said wastewater treatment works via Outfall 001 at the location specified on the attached map into Logan Creek [Stream Index: 12-83-2-(0.3)], a waterbody currently classified C waters within subbasin 03-07-02 [HUC: 030401011201 ] of the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NCO029611 Part I Grade WW-I Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G.0302] A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] 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 EFFLUENT MONITORING REQUIREMENTS LIMITATIONS eDMR Codes Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Type Sample Average Maximum Frequency Location Flow 50050 Influent or 0.007 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Effluent BOD, 5-da , 20' C C0310 30.0 m /L 45.0 m /L 2/Month Grab Effluent Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 m /L 45.0 m /L 2/Month Grab Effluent NH3 as N C0610 Monthly Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily averajaze > 6.0 m /L Weekly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform 31616 200/100 ml 400/100 ml 2/Month Grab Effluent (geometric mean Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)2 28 µg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent 50060 Temperature °C 000101 1 Weekly Grab Effluent H 00400 1 > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units 2/Month Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. The permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR application system [see A. (3)]. 2. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 jig/L. TRC limit and monitoring requirements apply only if chlorine is added to disinfect. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. A. (2) NUTRIENT REOPENER FOR HIGH ROCK LAKE [NCGS 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. Page 3 of 6 Permit NCO029611 A. (3) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [NCGS 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 sections within Part II of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits): • Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements • Section D. (2.) • Section D. (6.) • Section E. (5.) Reporting Records Retention Monitoring Reports 1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)] The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. The eDMR system may be accessed at: https:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr. If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being physically located in an area where less 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 submitted on 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. Starting on December 21, 2025, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable: • Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; Page 4 of 6 Permit NCO029611 • 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). 2. Electronic Submissions In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(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-regulated facilities means the entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the 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 appropriate electronic reporting tool for each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at: hgps://www.federalre ig ster.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant-discharge- elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above. 3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies 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: hltp:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr Page 5 of 6 Permit NCO029611 4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1 All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (11.) (a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.) (b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes. 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. goy/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 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 fines and imprisonment for knowing violations. " 5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1 The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions. 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