NC0035939_Fact Sheet_20240222

NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES
EXPEDITED FACT SHEET - NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL
NPDES Permit NCO035939
Catherine Shadwell, Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit / 919-707-3613 Nov 2023
FACILITY INFORMATION
Applicant/Facility Name
Bethel Colony of Mercy, Inc (Paul Pruitt, executive director)
Bethel Colony Women's Campus WWTP
Applicant Address
1675 Bethel Colony Rd Lenoir NC 28645
Facility Physical
Address/Mailing address
1181 Camp Carolwood Rd Lenoir NC 28645
Permitted Flow (MGD)
0.0054 MGD
Type of Waste
100% Domestic, < 1 MGD
Facility Class
WW-1
County
Caldwell
Permit Status
Renewal
Regional Office
ARO
STREAM CHARACTERISTICS
Receiving Stream
Cove Branch
Stream
Classification
C-Trout
Stream Segment
12-19-14
Outfall Lat.
360 02' 47" N
7Q10 - Summer (cfs)
0.2
Outfall Long.
810 32' 06" W
7Q10 - Winter (cfs)
0.3
Drainage basin
Yadkin -Pee Dee
30Q2 (cfs)
0.5
Subbasin
03-07-01
Average Flow (cfs)
1.0
HUC
030401010101
IWC (%)
4.02% (summer) /
2.71% (winter)
303(d) List
Not listed.
BASIC INFO FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWAL
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits?
Already present in permit
Does permit need TRC limits/footnote?
Already present in permit
Does permit have toxicity testing?
No
Does permit have any Special Conditions?
Yes, nutrient reopener for high rock lake
Does permit have instream monitoring?
o, but needs instream monitoring since it is releasing
into trout waters
New expiration date:
October 31, 2028
Facility Summary
Bethel Colony Women's Campus WWTP was originally permitted in 1982. This facility utilizes the
following treatment components:
• Septic Tank
• Dosing Tank with dual alternating siphons
• Dual surface sand filters
• Tablet chlorination and dichlorination
• Chlorine contact basin with post -aeration
Renewal Summary
This renewal contains the following changes:
• Added the facility grade to Section A. (L).
• Added effluent monitoring for turbidity to the table in Section A. (L) to determine compliance with
15A NCAC 0213.0211 (21) for Trout waters.
Fact Sheet for Permit Renewal
Sept 2023 - NPDES Permit NCO035939 - Page 1

• Added effluent monitoring for dissolved oxygen to the table in Section A. (1.) to determine
compliance with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (6) for Trout waters.
• Added instream monitoring for temperature to the table in Section A. (1.) to determine compliance
with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (18) for Trout waters.
• Updated Section A. (2) to reflect current federal requirements for Electronic Reporting of
Discharge Monitoring Reports.
• Updated outfall map
Compliance History
5 NOVS issued since 2018, all of which were issued to either monitoring violations or late/missing DMR.
Most recent inspection (January 2023) found facility to be well maintained and in compliance.
Comments on Draft Permit
Fact Sheet for Permit Renewal
Sept 2023 - NPDES Permit NC0035939 - Page 2

IWC Calculations
Facility:Bethel Colony Women's campus WWTP
Permit No.: NC0035939
Prepared By: Catherine Shadwell
Enter Design Flow (MGD): 0.0054
Enter s7Q10 (cfs): 0.2
Enter w7Q10 (cfs): 0.3
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)
Ammonia (Summer)
Daily Maximum Limit (ug/1)
Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/1)
Design Permitted
Design
Permitted
s7Q10 (CFS) 0.2 0.2
s7Q10 (CFS)
0.2
0.2
DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.0054 € 0.2
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.0054
0.2
DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 0.00837 0.31
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
0.00837
0.31
STREAM STD (UG/L) 17.0 17
STREAM STD (MG/L)
1.0
1
Upstream Bkgd (ug/1) 0 0
Upstream Bkgd (mg/1)
0.22
0.22
IWC (%) 4.02 60.78
IWC (%)
4.02
60.784314
Allowable Conc. (ug/1) 423 28
Allowable Conc. (mg/1)
19.6
1.5
Ammonia (Winter)
Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/1)
Design Permitted
Design
Permitted
Fecal Coliform
w7Q10 (CFS)
0.3
0.3
Monthly Average Limit: 200/100m1 € 200/100m1
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.0054
0.2
(If DF >331; Monitor)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
0.00837
0.31
(If DF<331; Limit)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
1.8
1.8
Dilution Factor (DF) 24.89 1.65
Upstream Bkgd (mg/1)
0.22
0.22
IWC (%)
2.71
50.82
Allowable Conc. (mg/1)
58.4
3.3
*2B .0404 (c) Applies
Total Residual Chlorine
1. Cap Daily Max limit at 28 ug/I to protect for acute toxicity
Ammonia (as NH3-N)
1. If Allowable Conc > 35 mg/l, Monitor Only
2. Monthly Avg limit x 3 = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals)
3. Monthly Avg limit x 5 = Daily Max limit (Non-Munis)
If the allowable ammonia concentration is > 35 mg/L, no limit shall be imposed
By Policy dischargers < 1 MGD get limits no lower than 2 & 4 due to BAT
* From 2B .0404(c) - Winter Limits can be no less stringent than
2 times the summer limits
Fecal Coliform
1. Monthly Avg limit x 2 = 400/100 ml = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals) = Daily Max limit (Non -Muni)

Public Notice
AFFP
North Carolina
Public Notice North Carolina
Environmental Management
Commissionr'NPDES Unit
Affidavit of Publication
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 276991617
Notice of Intent to Issue a NP-
DES Wastewater Permit
NC0035939 Bethel Colony Wo-
STATE OF } SS
COUNTY OFF }
rfien's Carripus WWTP The
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North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission pro -
Carolyn Setzer, being duly sworn, says:
poses to issue a N P D E S
wastewater discharge permit to
That she is Sales of the Lenoir News Topic, a daily
the person(s) listed below. Writ -
newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in
ten Corflfftents regarding the
Lenoir, County, NC; that the Publication, a cony of which
p; opCesCd per -nit will be accep-
is attached hereto, was published in the said newspaper
ted until 30 days after the pub -
on the following dates:
fish date of thi,, notice. The Dir-
September 16, 2023
ector of the NC Division of Wa-
ter Resources (DWR) may hold
a public hearing should there
be a significant degree of pub-
lic interest. Please mail corfi-
ments and/or information re -
quests to DWR at the above
That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated
address. Interested persons
on those dates.
SIGNED:
may visit tree DWR at 512 N.
Salisbury Street. Raleigh, NC
0
27604 to review the inforrfia-
Sales
tson on file, Add tiona! inforrvia-
tion on NPDES perrf"lits and this
Subscribed to and sworn to me this 16th day of
notice may be found on our
September 2023.
website: https:ifdeq,nc.gov,,pub-
lic-notices-hearings,or by call-
ing [phone]. Bethel
Colony of Mercy, Inc. [1675
Michael C. Lambert Sr., NOTARY Burke, County, NC
Bethel Colony Pd, Lenoir, NC
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28645] has requested renewal
My commission expires: June 05, 2027
of permit NC0035939 for Its
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Bethel Colony Wornen's Cam-
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pus WbVTP in Caldwell County,
This permitted facility dis-
c i-iat-ges treated wastewater to
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Cove Branch in the Yadkin -Pee
(N1) Wren Thedford PUgL\C, . C�`
Dee River Basin, Currently,
NCDEQ-Division of Water Resoyrce's•.
total residual chlorine, fecal co-
1617 Mail Service Center /'yl,E COv��.`**
llforrri and arrirnonia nitrogen
Raleigh, NC 27699 /111111110
are water quality lirnited. This
discharge may affect future ai-
locations in this portion of the
watershed.
Sept, 16, 2023

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Bethel Colony of Mercy, Inc.
Attn: Paul Pruitt, Executive Director
1675 Bethel Colony Rd
Lenoir, NC 28645
Dear Permittee,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
9/ 12/2023
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO035939
Bethel Colony Women's Campus WWTP
Grade I Biological WPCS
Caldwell 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. (3.) has been updated to require electronic submission of
effluent data reports (DMRs). Federal regulations require electronic
submittal of all discharge monitoring.
• Monitoring for turbidity has been added to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 02B.0211 (21).
• Monitoring for dissolved oxygen has been added to determine compliance with 15A NCAC
02B.0211 (6).
• Instream monitoring for temperature was added to determine compliance with 15A NCAC
02B.0211 (18).
• An updated outfall map has been included.
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 1). 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 Caldwell 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.shadwell(c�r�,deq.nc.gov.
Sincerely,
A
r-
Catherine Shadwell
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting
DE�- 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
w aware 919.707.9000

cc: NPDES File [Laserfiche]
Asheville Regional Office [Laserfiche]

Permit NCO035939
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
1=914 ir1
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NEDES)
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 ControJlAct, as amended,
Bethel Colony of M c.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility ted at the
Bethel Colony Wome ampus WWTP
1181 Camp Caro od Rd
Lenoir
Cal 11 County
to receiving waters designated as t Cove Bich in e Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin in accordance
with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, a fd other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and
IV hereof.
This permit shall becom
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 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 NCO035939
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.
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate
following componer.
2.
♦ Septic Tz
♦ Dosing t,
♦ Dual surf
♦ Tablet ch
♦ Chlorine
The facility is locate
Lenoir) in Caldwell
Discharge from said
map, into Cove Brar
subbasin 03-07-01 [HUC:
Bethel Colony of Mercy, Inc.
that includes the
31 Camp Carolwood Rd,
ied on the attached
ndex: 12-19-14] within
0304Q1010101] of the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin.
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Permit NCO035939
PART I.
A. (1.) 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
Monit ring Requirements
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample Type
Sample
eDMR Code
Average
Maximum
Frequency
Location
Flow (MGD)
50050
0.0054 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or
Effluent
BOD 5-Day (20°C)
C0310
30.0 mg/L
45.0 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
C0610
20.0 mg/L
35.0 mg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
April 1 to October 31
NH3 as N
C0610
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
November 1 to March 31
Fecal Coliform
31616
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
(geometric mean
TTRC otal Residual Chlorine
50060
28 pg/L
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Effluent,
Temperature °C
00010
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
Upstream, &
Downstream
Turbidity (NTU)
00070
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen
00300
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen
00300
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
pH
00400
> 6.0 and < 9.0 Standard Units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's
eDMR system [see A. (3.)].
2. Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) — The Permittee shall monitor and report Total Residual
Chlorine onlyi chlorine is used to disinfect. TRC effluent concentrations reported below
50µg/L shall be deemed compliant with this permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to
submit all levels reported by NC -certified test methods (including field certified), even if these
concentrations fall below 50µg/L
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN
OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS
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Permit NCO035939
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.
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 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
1. ReDortine Requirements ISunersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)l
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring ctronic using the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet a ica
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted
monthly electronically using eDM . he eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data
and submit DMRs electronically ng the internet. Tlve eDMR system may be accessed at:
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/w sources/Ar.
If a permittee is unable a the e MR s due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being
physically located in a a where les than 10 percent of the households have broadband access, then a
temporary waiver from t PDES ele ronic 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 Vies 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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Permit NC0035939
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(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-regul facilities means the entity (EPA or
the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) th e 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 opriate electroi*eporting tool for each type of
electronic submission and for each state. Instructions o w to ss and use the appropriate electronic
reporting tool will be available as well. Information on ES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/201 954/national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-
system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listc%rjjff "RLP6rting Requirements" section above.
b. How to Request a Waiver
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic repWmg waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic
reporting waiver, a permittee must first su mit an electronic reporting waiver request to the
Division. Requests for temporary tro eporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division
for written approval at le t sixty (60 ys prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to
begin submitting monito *data and ports. The duration of a temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years
and shall thereupon expire.such time, monitoring data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the
Division unless the permittee re--a�plies 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.) (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. (I 1.)(b). A
person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes.
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Permit NC0035939
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:
7 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 ere are significant penalties for
submittingfalse information, including the possibility offines and im onmentfor knowing violations."
d. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)]
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monii
records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at 4
may be extended by request of the Director at any time [
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41].
1ch1l1g eDMR submissions. These
the date of the report. This period

Bethel Colony of Mercy Inc. -
Bethel Colony Women's Campus WWTP
Receiving Stream: Cove Branch Stream Class: C;Tr
Stream Segment: 12-19-14 Sub -Basin #: 03-07-01
River Basin: Yadkin Pee -Dee HUC: 030401010101
Longitude: 36' 02' 47" N Latitude: 81' 32' 06" W
N
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1:20,000
(not to scale) NPDES Permit NCO035939
Caldwell County