HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0086983_More Information (Requested)_20231204ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Caswell County Board of Education
Attn: Jerry Hatchett, Maintenance Director
PO Box 160
Yanceyville, NC 27379
Dear Mr. Hatchett:
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Environmental Quality
December 4, 2023
Subject: Request for Additional Information
NPDES Renewal Application
NCO086983
South Elementary School WTP
Caswell County
On August 1, 2014, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) issued General Permit NPDES NCG590000 for
wastewaters from Greensand and Conventional type water treatment plants. This permit was developed to
expedite the issuance and reissuance of these types of permits.
The Caswell County Board of Education's existing Individual NPDES permit for its Water Treatment Plant
(WTP) at the South Elementary School is up for renewal and qualifies for coverage under NCG590000. The
annual permit fee for the general permit is $100 verses $1,150 for an Individual permit and monitoring is less
frequent than that listed in NC0086983.
Similar to Individual NPDES permits, General Permits expire every five years but all permittees with coverage
under this general permit do not have to submit a renewal application. The General Permit is reissued every five
years and all Permittees covered under it will receive a new Certificate of Coverage automatically if all permit
annual fees have been paid.
To switch to the General permit, the Caswell County Board of Education (BOE) will need to make a written
request to DWR. Please note, the issuance of the General Permit would require the rescission of your individual
permit. The Division suggests that you review the attached file containing the General Permit and decide whether
you would like the Division to renew the individual permit or proceed with issuance of a Certificate of Coverage
for the WTP. Note that the South Elementary School WTP operates a greensand water treatment system that
discharges to freshwater, so the facility would be subject to the limitations listed on page 4 (B. (1) Greensand
WTP Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements — Discharging to Freshwater) in the attached
General permit.
To request that the Division proceed with issuing the General Permit instead of renewing the existing Individual
permit, the Caswell County BOE should respond with the wording below, or equivalent text:
The Caswell County Board of Education has reviewed the Division of Water Resources
General Permit NCG5900000 for greensand and conventional type water treatment plants
and requests that the discharge from the South Elementary School WTP be covered under this
new general permit. The Caswell County BOE understands that the Division will rescind the
individual NPDES permit for the South Elementary School WTP — NCO086983 when the
Certificate of Coverage for the General Permit NCG590000 is issued to the Caswell County
BOE for the WTP.
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512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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Request for Additional Info
NCO086983 Renewal
The written request shall be signed by an authorized Caswell County Board of Education official in accordance
with 15A NCAC 02H .0106(e).
If you have questions concerning this matter, please contact me via e-mail at Sydney.deuterman(c-r�,deq.nc.gov.
Please let me know how you would like us to proceed within the next two weeks, preferably by December 18,
2023. If we do not get a response by that date, the Division will proceed with the renewal of individual permit
NC0086983.
Sincerely,
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Sydney Deuterman
Environmental Specialist II
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting
Attachments: NCG590000 General Permit & Technical Bulletin
cc: NPDES File [Laserfiche]
D E Q North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
v512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
NORTH CAROLINA 919.707.9000
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