NC0066397_Permit Issuance_20031009

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NCDENR
Mr. Larry McIntyre
Cleveland County Board of Education
866 Poplar Springs Church Road
Shelby, North Carolina 28152
Dear Mr. McIntyre:
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
October 9, 2003
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO066397
Casar Elementary School WWTP
Cleveland 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 August 15, 2003.
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.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
Tom Belnick
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Central Files
Mooresville Regional Office/Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
N. C. Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit Phone: [phone]
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 fax: [phone]
Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us DENR Customer Service Center. 1 800 623-7748

Permit NCO066397
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
Cleveland County Board of Education
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Casar Elementary School WWTP
NCSR 1518 (School House Road)
Casar
Cleveland County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Crooked Run Creek in the 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 November 1, 2003.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2008.
Signed this day October 9, 2003.
OR
IGINAL SIGNED BY
Tom Belnick
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NCO066397
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
authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and
provisions included herein.
The Cleveland County Board of Education is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.066 MGD wastewater treatment facility with the
following components:
♦ Septic tank
♦ Recirculating surface sand filter
♦ UV disinfection system
The facility is located off NCSR 1518 (School House Road) in Casar at the Casar
Elementary School WWTP in Cleveland County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into
an unnamed tributary to Crooked Run Creek, a class C stream in the Broad River Basin.
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Stream Class: C
Receiving Stream: UT Crooked Run Creek
Facility
Location 7—A,
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Permit NCO066397
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:
FILUNT -
LIMITS :.
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHAI�►CTERISTICS:
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M_easureent :
Sample Type `
Sample LocatEon;
AiNd �, -
ism.
Mcl ;
Fre uer�cy
Flow
0.066 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
21Month
Grab
Effluent
(April 1 - October 31
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
21Month
Grab
Effluent
November 1— March 31
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
21Month
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
2.0 mg/L
10.0 mg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
(April 1 - October 31
NH3 as N
4.0 mg/L
20.0 mg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
November 1— March 31
Dissolved Oxygen2
Weekly
Grab
Effluent,
Upstream & Downstream
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 mi
400/100 ml
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine3
17 Ng/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature CC)
Weekly
Grab
Effluent,
Upstream & Downstream
pH4
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. Upstream: at least 50 feet upstream from the outfall. Downstream: 0.1 miles downstream from the outfall.
2. The daily average dissolved oxygen effluent concentration shall not be less than 6.0 mg/L.
3. This limit applies only if chlorine is used for disinfection in place of the existing UV system.
4. 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.

THE STAR
NCDENR/DWQ/NPDES
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1677
ATTN: VALERY STEPHENS
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT
TO ISSUE A NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT
CLEVELAND COUNTY
I, Tina Mc Combs, Classified Advertising
Manager at THE STAR, a newspaper
published in Shelby, N. C., do
solemnly swear that the advertisement
hereto annexed appeared in the
SHELBY STAR, for one
successive week/days beginning
JAUG. 20, 2003
Classified Advertising Manager
Sworn to and subscribed before me
on this t'hee221TH day of AUGUST, 2003
CAfs�G��%J . 6/-yfi
Notary Publ'
MY COMMISSION
f'EXPIRES
UL-2&2VW
IOPRA S. R J.;t'A'
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August 21, 2003
PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION]
NPDES UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE
CENTER, RALEIGH, NC
27699.1617
NOTIFICATION OF —
INTENT TO ISSUE
A NPDES WASTEWATER
PERMIT
On the basis of a thorough
staff review and application
of NC General Statute
143.21, Public law 92-500
and other lawful standards
and regulations, the North
Carolina Environmental
Management Commission
Proposes to issue a Nation-
al Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System
(NPDES) wastewater dis-
charge permit to the per-
sons) listed below affec-
Me 45 days from the pub-
lish of this notice.
Written comments regard-
ing the proposed permit will
be accepted until 30 days
after the publish date of this
notice. All comments re-
ceived prior to that date are
considered in the final de-
terminationsregarding the
proposed permit. The Di-
rector of the NC Division of
Water Quality may decide
to hold a public meeting for
the proposed permit should
the Division receive a sig-
nificant degree of public In-
terest.
Copies Of the draft permit
and other supporting mfor-
Mahon on file used to de-
termine conditions present
in the draft permit are
available upon request and
payment of the costs of I,
Production. Mail comments
and/or requests for infor-
mation to the NC Division
Of Water quality at the
above address or call Ms.
Valery Stephens at (919)
733.5083, extension 520.
Please indicate the NPDES
Permit number (attached)
In any communication. in-
terested 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.r1 to review information
on file.
ew
Sybil Joy Bell (1056 Col-
lege Avenue, Shelby NC
28150) has applied for re-
news[ of NPDES permit
NCO063797 for the Whis-
- penng Pines Rest Home
WWTP. This permitted fa-
cility discharges treated do-
mestic wastewater to Sug-
ar Branch in the broad Riv-
er Basin. Currently total re-
sidual chlorine is water
quality limited. This dis-
charge may affect future al-
locations in this portion of
Sugar Creek.
The Town of Grover (PO
Box 189, Grover NC
28073) has applied for re-
newal of NPDES permit
NCD065242 for its WWTP.
This permitted facility dis-
charges treated domestic
wastewater to an unnamed
tributary to Buffalo Creek in
the Broad River Basin. Cur-
rently ammonia nitrogen
and total residual chlorine
are water quality limited.
This discharge may affect
future allocations in this
'portion of Buffalo Creek.
The City of Kings Mountain
(PO Box 429, Kings Moun-
tain NC 28086) has applied
for renewal of NPDES per-
mit NCO079740 for its
WTP. This permitted facility
discharges filter- backwash
wastewater to Buffalo
Creek in the Broad River
Basin. Currently total resid-
ual chlorine is water quality
limited. This discharge may
affect future allocations in
this portion of Buffalo
Creek.
The Cleveland County
Board of Education (856
Poplar Springs Church
Road, Shelby NC 28152)
has applied for renewal of
NPDES permit NCO066397
for the Casar Elementary
School WWTP. This per-
mitted facility discharges
treated wastewater to an
unnamed tributary to
Crooked Run Creek In the
Broad River Basin. Cur-
rently BOD, ammonia nitro-
gen and total residual chlo-
rine are water quality limit-
ed. This discharge may af-
fect future allocations in
this portion of Crooked
Creek
August 20, 2003 tic

SOC Priority Project: No
To: Permits and Engineering Unit
Water Quality Section
Attention: Charles Weaver
Date: June 18, 2003
MOZ 6l Nnr
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
County: Cleveland
MRO No. 03-004
Permit No. NCO066397
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
I. Facility and Address: Casar Elementary School
Cleveland County Board of Education
866 Poplar Springs Church Road
Shelby, North Carolina 28152
2. Date of Investigation: June 12, 2003
3. Report Prepared by: Michael L. Parker, Environmental Engineer H
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Larry McIntyre, [phone].
5. Directions to Site: From the Town of Polkville, travel north on NC Hwy 10 to the intersection of
School House Road (SR 1518). Turn right and the school is on the left.
6. Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge points:
Latitude: 35' 30' 22" Longitude: 81, 3712"
Attach a USGS map extract and indicate treatment facility site and discharge point on map.
U.S.G.S. Quad No.: E12NE U.S.G.S. Quad Name: Casar, NC
7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application? Yes. There is ample area for the
continued operation of the existing WWT system as well as expansion, if necessary.
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): Moderate slopes; the WWTP is not located
within the 100 year flood plain.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: None within 500 feet of the WWT system.

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10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: UT to Crooked Run Creek
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a. Classification: �i (G�o r% ly C
b. River Bann and Subbasin No.. Broad 030804
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C. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: The receiving stream
is essentially a dry ditch, and the effluent infiltrates into the soil before reaching any
surface waters. General "C" classification uses downstream. The Cleveland County
Sanitary District has a water supply intake on the First Broad River several miles
downstream.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of wastewater to be permitted: 0.0066 MGD (ultimate design capacity)
b. Current permitted capacity of the wastewater treatment facility: 0.0066 MGD
C. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility (current design capacity): 0.0066 MGD
d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous ATC issued in the previous two
years: There have been no ATCs issued in the previous 2 years.
e. Please provide a description of existing or substantially constructed wastewater treatment
facilities: The existing treatment consists of a septic tank, a recirculating surface sand
filter bed, and UV disinfection.
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater treatment facilities: There are no
proposed WWT facilities at this time.
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: None expected.
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): N/A
2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme: Sludge is removed when needed by Wesson
Septic Service which disposes sludge under Division of Solid Waste Management Permit
NCS00574.
3. Treatment plant classification: Class I
4. SIC Code(s): 8211 Wastewater Code(s): 03 Main Treatment Unit Code: 44007

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PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant Funds or are any public monies
involved (municipals only)? Public Monies were used in the construction of this facility.
2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity) requests: None at this time.
3. Important SOC, JOC or Compliance Schedule dates: The school is not under an SOC at this time.
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation:
Spray Irrigation: Insufficient area (adjacent land is unavailable at this time).
Connection to Regional Sewer System: There is none presently available nor is a regional
collection system planned for this area in the near future.
Subsurface: The school had planned to install a subsurface WWT system on property adjacent to
the school, however, the property owner has to -date refused to sell the land to the school system.
The school system will continue to negotiate with the property owner in hopes of eventually
eliminating this discharge.
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The permittee, Cleveland County Schools (CCS), has applied for permit renewal for the WWTP
serving Casar Elementary School. Changes to the existing WWT facilities since the permit was last
renewed include sand filter renovations, a recirculating pump station, the installation of a magnetic
flow meter, and ultraviolet disinfection. These additions should be reflected in the permit upon
renewal.
The receiving stream is a zero flow stream, which according to Division policy requires the
school to receive limits for BODS of 5.0 mg/l and NH, as N of 2.0 mg/1. Based on a review of recent
effluent monitoring data (August 2002 through March 2003), the school has consistently met the
final effluent limitations as contained in the subject permit. The CCS plans to continue to pursue all
available non -discharge options in hopes that this discharge can be eventually eliminated.
Pending receipt and review of the WLA, it is recommended that the permit be renewed as
requested.
Signature of report preparer ate
Water Q 1' Regional Supervisor *af
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CCS
CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS
Cleveland County Schools
Plant Operations
866 Poplar Springs Church Road
Shelby, North Carolina 28152
Mrs. Valery Stephens
NCDENR/Water Quality/Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
February 18, 2003
Subject: Request for renewal of NPDES Permit NC0066397, Casar Elementary School
WWTP, Cleveland County Schools.
• The NPDES permit for Casar Elementary School expires on August 31, 2003.
The application for permit renewal is included with this request for renewal.
• Since the last permit was issued on this facility, major approved upgrades have
been completed as of August 2001. This project consisted of installation of sand
filter bed renovations, recirculating pump station, magnetic meter, ultraviolet
disinfection, and appurtenances.
• Sludge Management Plan
The 73,500 gallon septic tank is inspected semi-annually and pumped as required
by Wesson Septic Tank, Inc. of Shelby, North Carolina. Final disposal/treatment
is at the City of Shelby's Municipal Waste Water Treatment Plant.
If you have additional questions, or if we can be of further assistance, please call
704487-9087. Phil Craft is the Operator in Responsible Charge. Larry McIntyre
is the Permittee.
Sincerely,
r
Larry McIntyre
Director of Plant Operations
Cleveland County Schools
130 South Post Road • Shelby, North Carolina 28152
Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone]

NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM D
To be -filed only by dischargers'of 100�6 domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
N. C. Department of Env#gpment.and.Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Uait
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
North Carolina NPDES Permit Number NC0066397-
(if known)
Please print- or type
L Mailing address of appiicant/permittee: .
Facility Name
Owner Name
Street Address
City
State
ZIP Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
Casar Elementary School
Cleveland County Board -of Education
866 Poplar Sioririds Church* Road
1V�rt� Gam1=i•na . - ..
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28152
( 704 ) 487-9087
( 704 487-8943
1=[e-mail]:us
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Name (If different from above)
Facility Contact Person l ariy McIntyre..
Street Address or State Road 436 School House Road
City / Zip Code. Casar; . NC. 28020 :
County eve24nd
Telephone Number ( )
704. 538-9982-school OR 704-487-9087-
-.8. Reason for application:
Modification * Existing Unpermtted Discharge :.
Renewal X NewFacility
* Please provide a'description of the expansion/modification:
4. Description of the existing treatment facilities •(list all lustalled components with
capacities):
A • o.0066 MGM wastewater -treatment system consisting of - a 7, 500. Gallonsepptic
tank,' recirculating pump station; 231-GPM' MAX. meter*, and an
-U trayi olet . dis :refection system. .
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_ NPDES PEIt111IIT APPLICATION = SNORT FORM D
To be filed only by dischargers of 100% domestic wastewater (<1 MGD flow)
S. Description of wastewater (cheek all that apply):
Tyke of Facility Generating Wastewater
Industrial. _ Number of .Employees.
Commercial . Number of Employees .
Residential Number of Homes
School X Number of Students/Staff 320/48
Other
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, etc.):
Elementary School
6. Number of separate wastewarter discharge pipes (wastewater , outfaaft):
7 If the facility -has multiple discharge outfalls, record: the source(s) of wastewater for each
outfan:
n/a
S.. Name of eceiving stream .(s). (provide a snap showing the exact locaitioA of each -outfall):
We -need to ask for an t to the permit to drop stream discharge (Crooked
Run Creek) because this system discharges -.into -a dry ditch.
I ,.certify that I am familiar with the* informaitiori contained- in the *application, and. that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
Larry " McTntyra
S tore of jplicanf` . Date Signed.
North CaroCna 3415.68 (Q provides that. Any person who knowingly makes.any false statement. representation, or
ceM.Won hanyappilcaft record, report. plan, or other document frles.or Mgidred to be mainta fined w*r:�lttide 21 or regidaffons of the
Environmental- Managenient.CmWssionimplement ng:dW Article, of who#alsiML-tampers:with, or krrowinglpenders lnaacurato any
recording or monitor M device -or method reodred to.be,operated or maintained itnder.Artide 21 or ations of the ErMronmental
Management Commission imowenting#0 Article, shall be guilty d a misdemeanor poddoble by a foie 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 fire of not more than $10,000 or
Imprisonment not mare than 5 years, or both far a similar offense.)
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