NC0071773_Draft Permit_20231115

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Yadkin County Board of Education
Attn: Mitchell T. Long (ORC)
121 Washington St
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Dear Permittee,
NORTH CAROLINA
EnvironmentalQua/hy
11/14/2023
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO071773
Forbush High School WWTP
Grade II Biological WPCS
Yadkin 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.
The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit:
• Section A. (4.) has been updated to require electronic submission of
effluent data reports (DMRs). Federal regulations require electronic
submittal of all discharge monitoring.
• An updated outfall map has been included.
• Included section A. (3.) for temporary means of disinfection in case of UV
disinfection system failure.
Please note that Forbush Creek 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 this permit's effluent limits and stream impairment can be attributed
to your facility, then mitigative measures may be required.
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 hops://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 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
[phone] or via e-mail at kate.shadwellAdeq.nc.gov.
North Carolina Department of Enviroinnental Quality I Division of Water Resources
P_7177N
512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
,./ 919.707.9000

Sincerely,
Catherine Shadwell
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting
cc: NPDES File [Laserfiche]
Winston Salem Regional Office [Laserfiche]

Permit NC0071773
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
DES
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 cation
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Forbush Higlf School WWTP
1525 Falcon Rd
£' East Bend
Yadkin County
to receiving waters designated as the Forbush Creek in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin in accordance
with effluent limitations, monitoriry# requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and
IV hereof.
.des,
This permit shall become effective
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 31, 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 NCO071773
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 issuedpermit 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.
The Yadkin County Board of Education
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.026 MGD wastewater treatment facility that includes the following
components:
♦ Grease Trap
♦ Bar Screen .4
8,000-gallon equalization basin with flow tter box
Dual 13,000-gallon aeration basins
Dual 3,250-gallon clarifiers
Dual sludge storage with air di
UV Disinfection System
1,500-gallon backup tablet chlorin C ` ti nation unit
Flow meter
The facility is located ash h School WWTP (1525 Falcon Rd, East Bend) in Yadkin
County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached
map, into Forbush Creek, a waterbody currently classified WS-IV [Stream Index: 12-83-(1.5)]
within subbasin 03-07-02 [HUC: 030401011202] of the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin.
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Permit NCO071773
PART I.
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Grade II 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
Frequency
Location
Flow (MGD)
50050
0.026 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or
Effluent
BOD 5-Day
C0310
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
C0610
Monitor and Report
2/month
Grab
Effluent
(April 1 to October 31
NH3 as N
C0610
Monitor and Report
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
November 1 to March 31
Fecal Coliform
31616
200/100 mL
4001100 mL
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
(geometric mean
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)
50060
28 pg1L,
2Meek
Grab
Effluent
Temperature °C
00010
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen
C0600
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Phosphorous
C0665 .
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
1pH
00400
> 6.0 and < 9.0 Standard Units
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's
eDMR system [see A. (4)1:
2. The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory
(including field certified laboraibries). However effluent values < 50 µg/L will be treated
as zero for compliance purposes.
See Condition A. (3.) for instructions should the facility's permitted UV system fail and an alternate
means of disinfection is required. Total Residual Chlorine monitoring requirements and limits are
applicable if chlorine compounds are used for disinfection.
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN
OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS
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Permit NCO071773
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.) TEMPORARY MEANS OF DISINFECTION
[G.S. 143-215, 143-215.1]
a. In the event that the wastewater treatment plant's ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system fails,
underperforms, or is removed from effective service, the permittee or his agent shall immediately inform
the Winston Salem Regional Office of this development and discuss temporary, alternate means for
disinfection of the effluent.
b. If chlorine compounds are used as temporary means of disinfection a total residual chlorine (TRC)
concentration of the effluent shall be monitored daily while this eod of disinfection is in use and
values shall be reported on the discharge monitoring report. the effluent shall not exceed
28µg/L; therefore, dechlorination methods may also be necessary ure protection of water quality in
the receiving stream.
c. In the event that TRC monitoring should occur, the sio shall consider all effluent TRC values
reported below 50 µg/ L to be in compliance with the t. However, the Permittee shall continue to
record and submit all values reported by a Carolina cprlified laboratory (including field certified),
even if these values fall below 50 µg(L.
d. Use of a disinfection system otherjon the pe d UV system during circumstances not deemed as
emergency and/or temporary (r ement of la , lamp cleaning or maintenance, etc.) will be
considered a violation of the t " s of this Perini
A.(4.) ELECTRONIC F ORTING14SCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 143-215.1 (b)]
Federal regulations require electro?Wmittal 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.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)I
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.
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Permit NCO071773
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted
monthly 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" sectio W.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) sh a summ ed for each month and reported
via the eDMR system no later than the last calendar day omonth followi*the completed reporting
period. Regardless of the submission method, the first W4R is du on the last day of the month following the
issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, onthelast day of the month following the
commencement of discharge.
Starting on December 21, 2025, the permittee m elec 1 report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports, when applic e:
• Sewer OverflowBypa vent orts;
• Pretreatment Progr nnual Reports; a�_�
• Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b)nnual Reports.
The permittee may see electron
from Electronic Repo section
e. imectronic auumIssion
In accordance with 40 CFR 12
electronic submission. The perm
for the electronic submission.
waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a Waiver
9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of each
should use the EPA's website resources to identify the initial recipient
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:
https://www.federalregister.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.
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Permit NC0071773
f. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic ReDortin
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:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
V]
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority sh41l 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. (I 1.)(b). A
person, and not a position, must be delegated si atory authori , for eDMR reporting purposes.
For eDMR submissions the person signing and sixbm� must obtain an eDMR user account and
P g g_
login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more info ion on North Carolina's eDMR system,
registering for eDMR and obtaining a , eTIR user account, please visit the following web page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/ r-re ir`
Certification. Any person bmitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the
following certification4 FR 122.22]. N(�OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE
ACCEPTED:
"I certify, under penalty ofWhis document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or
supervision in accordance wim 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. "
h. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)]
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions. These
records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report. This period
may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41 ].
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