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Home My WebLink AboutNC0045276_Draft Fact Sheet_20240625 NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES EXPEDITED FACT SHEET - NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL NPDES Permit NCO045276 Cassilyn Shires/Compliance&Expedited Permitting Unit/cassilyn.shires@deq.nc.gov/May 2024 FACILITY INFORMATION Brunswick County Board of Education(Kem Harmon,Director of Applicant/Facility NameFacilities) Waccamaw Elementary School WWTP Applicant Address/Mailing 35 Referendum Dr, Bolivia,NC 28422 Address Facility Physical Address 5901 Waccamaw Elementary School Rd,Ash,NC 28420 Permitted Flow(MGD) 0.0057 MGD Type of Waste 100%Domestic,< 1 MGD Facility Class W-1 County Brunswick Permit Status Renewal Regional Office WiRO STREAM CHARACTERISTICS Receiving Stream Bear Branch Stream C-Swamp Classification Stream Segment 15-5 Outfall Lat. 340 03'45"N 7Q10 - Summer(cfs) 0 Outfall Long. 780 30' 50" W 7Q 10 -Winter(cfs) 0 Drainage basin Lumber 30Q2 (cfs) 0 Subbasin 03-07-57 Average Flow(cfs) 0.07 HUC 030402060603 IWC (%) 100%(summer)/ 100% 303(d)List /A (winter) BASIC INFO FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWAL Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No—Already present in permit Does permit need TRC limits/footnote? No—Already present in Special Conditions Does permit have toxicity testing? No—Not a complex wastestream Does permit have any Special Conditions? Yes—Temporary Means of Disinfection Does permit have instream monitoring? No New expiration date: August 31,2029 FACILITY SUMMARY Brunswick County Board of Education operates a 100%domestic wastewater treatment plant for an elementary school that serves an estimated 475 staff and students. The Waccamaw Elementary School WWTP is a minor facility(flow< 1 MGD)with a design capacity and permitted wastewater discharge of 0.057 MGD. The WWTP was originally permitted in May 1982. This facility utilizes the following treatment components: • Multiple septic tanks(5) • 1,000-gallon grease trap • 10,000-gallon dosing tank with dual dosing pumps • 3,000-gallon Quadplex effluent tank • Quadplex ultraviolet disinfection • Flow meter RENEWAL SUMMARY This renewal contains the following changes: • Added the facility grade to Part I. Section A. (1). • Updated Section A. (3)to reflect current federal requirements for Electronic Reporting of Discharge Monitoring Reports. • Updated Map COMPLIANCE HISTORY Waccamaw Elementary School WWTP has had 3 enforcements on record for limit violations during the last period. The facility has been issued 6 NOVs for limit violations since the permit last permit was issued in July 2020. Most recent inspection(April 2019) showed the facility to be compliant. IWC Calculations Facility:Waccamaw Elementary School WWTP Permit No.: NC0045276 Prepared By:Cassilyn Shires Enter Design Flow(MGD): 0.0057 <= Permitted Flow if Different from Design Enter s7Q10(cfs): 0 Enter w7Q10(cfs): 0 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 s7Q10(CFS) 0 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.0057 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.0057 DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 0.008835 DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 0.00884 STREAM STD(UG/L) 17.0 STREAM STD(MG/L) 1.0 Upstream Bkgd (ug/I) 0 Upstream Bkgd (mg/1) 0.22 IWC(%) 100.00 IWC(%) 100.00 Allowable Conc.(ug/I) 17 Allowable Conc.(mg/1) 1.0 < 1 MGD Policy Applies Ammonia(Winter) Monthly Average Limit(mg NH3-N/1) Design Permitted Design Permitted Fecal Coliform w7Q10(CFS) 0 Monthly Average Limit: 200/100mi #VALUE! DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 0.0057 (If DF>331; Monitor) DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 0.00884 (If DF<331; Limit) STREAM STD(MG/L) 1.8 Dilution Factor(DF) 1.00 #VALUE! Upstream Bkgd (mg/1) 0.22 IWC(%) 100.00 Allowable Conc.(mg/1) 1.8 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/I, 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) Permit Enforcement History by Permit Permit: NC0045276 Facility: Waccamaw Elementary School WWTP Owner: Brunswick County Schools/Board of Education Region: Wilmington County: Brunswick Penalty Remission Enforcement EMC Collection Has Assessment Penalty Enforcement Request Conference Hearing Memo Sent Payment Case Case Approved Amount Costs Damages Received Held Held To AGO Total Paid Balance Due Plan Closed LM-1998-0087 12/18/98 $1,100.00 $44.16 01/14/99 02/03/99 $1,044.16 $0.00 No 04/06/99 LV-2000-0245 06/15/00 $1,750.00 $39.92 07/03/00 08/02/00 $1,789.92 $0.00 No 09/15/00 LV-2000-0274 07/14/00 $1,250.00 $39.92 08/04/00 10/04/00 $1,289.92 $0.00 No 10/31/00 LM-2000-0040 10/18/00 $1,300.00 $35.82 10/30/00 02/27/01 $1,335.82 $0.00 No 04/20/01 LV-2000-0512 12/21/00 $2,000.00 $35.57 01/05/01 02/27/01 $2,035.57 $0.00 No 04/20/01 LV-2001-0021 01/17/01 $3,250.00 $35.57 $3,285.57 No 07/21/05 LV-2003-0819 12/18/03 $250.00 $48.40 $298.40 $0.00 No 01/14/04 LV-2004-0162 06/08/04 $250.00 $54.83 $304.83 $0.00 No 06/22/04 LV-2004-0210 06/14/04 $250.00 $54.83 $304.83 $0.00 No 06/29/04 LV-2005-0085 03/04/05 $800.00 $41.82 $841.82 $0.00 No 07/21/05 LM-2005-0011 03/18/05 $650.00 $45.94 $695.94 $0.00 No 07/21/05 LV-2005-0077 03/18/05 $800.00 $41.82 $841.82 $0.00 No 07/21/05 LV-2005-0123 03/24/05 $100.00 $41.82 $141.82 $0.00 No 07/21/05 LV-2005-0186 06/20/05 $875.00 $41.82 $916.82 $0.00 No 07/21/05 LV-2005-0196 06/22/05 $437.50 $41.82 $479.32 $0.00 No 07/21/05 LV-2008-0290 08/08/08 $100.00 $43.05 $0.00 $143.05 $0.00 No 09/03/08 LV-2010-0035 01/27/10 $250.00 $49.34 $0.00 $299.34 $0.00 No 08/17/11 LV-2010-0250 08/04/10 $250.00 $49.34 $299.34 $0.00 No 08/30/10 LM-2011-0013 05/09/11 $325.00 $59.30 $0.00 05/27/11 08/10/11 $384.30 $0.00 No 09/15/11 Penalty Remission Enforcement EMC Collection Has Assessment Penalty Enforcement Request Conference Hearing Memo Sent Payment Case Case Approved Amount Costs Damages Received Held Held To AGO Total Paid Balance Due Plan Closed LM-2013-0001 01/02/13 $425.00 $169.55 $0.00 $594.55 $0.00 No 02/05/13 LV-2013-0177 10/01/13 $350.00 $169.55 $0.00 $519.55 $0.00 No 10/21/13 LM-2015-0019 08/31/15 $300.00 $183.50 $0.00 $483.50 $0.00 No 09/29/15 LM-2017-0003 02/14/17 $325.00 $117.25 $0.00 $442.25 $0.00 No 04/25/17 LV-2017-0199 07/07/17 $350.00 $117.25 $0.00 07/25/17 09/05/17 $467.25 $0.00 No 10/09/17 LV-2017-0200 07/07/17 $250.00 $117.25 $0.00 07/25/17 09/05/17 $367.25 $0.00 No 10/09/17 LV-2018-0013 01/22/18 $250.00 $137.75 $0.00 $387.75 $0.00 No 03/31/20 LV-2018-0033 02/09/18 $250.00 $137.75 $0.00 $387.75 $0.00 No 04/10/18 LV-2020-0002 01/22/20 $250.00 $141.00 $0.00 02/05/20 $391.00 $0.00 No 03/31/20 LV-2022-0039 02/01/22 $250.00 $147.75 $0.00 $397.75 $0.00 No 03/10/22 LV-2022-0166 06/21/22 $350.00 $140.56 $490.56 No Total Cases: 30 $19,337.50 $2,424.25 $17,885.62 $3,776.13 Total Penalties: $21,761.75 Total Penalties after $21,661.75 MONITORING REPORT(MR)VIOLATIONS for: Report Date: 05/21/24 Page 1 of 3 Permit: NCO045276 MRS Betweel 7 - 2020 and 5 - 2024 Region: % Violation Category:% Program Category: Facility Name:% Param Nam(% County: % Subbasin:% Violation Action:% Major Minor: % PERMIT: NCO045276 FACILITY: Brunswick County Schools/Board of Education- COUNTY: Brunswick REGION: Wilmington Waccamaw Elementary School WWTP Limit Violation MONITORING VIOLATION UNIT OF CALCULATED % REPORT OUTFALL LOCATION PARAMETER DATE FREQUENCY MEASURE LIMIT VALUE Over VIOLATION TYPE VIOLATION ACTION 02-2022 001 Effluent BOD,5-Day(20 Deg.C)- 02/02/22 2 X month mg/I 15 21 40 Daily Maximum Proceed to NOV Concentration Exceeded 10-2022 001 Effluent BOD,5-Day(20 Deg.C)- 10/05/22 2 X month mg/I 7.5 11 46.7 Daily Maximum No Action, BPJ Concentration Exceeded 10-2022 001 Effluent BOD,5-Day(20 Deg.C)- 10/31/22 2 X month mg/I 5 7 40 Monthly Average No Action, BPJ Concentration Exceeded 04-2023 001 Effluent BOD,5-Day(20 Deg.C)- 04/19/23 2 X month mg/I 7.5 10 33.3 Daily Maximum No Action, BPJ Concentration Exceeded 05-2023 001 Effluent BOD,5-Day(20 Deg.C)- 05/10/23 2 X month mg/I 7.5 8 6.7 Daily Maximum No Action, BPJ Concentration Exceeded 09-2021 001 Effluent Nitrogen,Ammonia Total(as 09/30/21 2 X month mg/I 2 2.45 22.5 Monthly Average Proceed to N)-Concentration Exceeded Enforcement Case 02-2022 001 Effluent Nitrogen,Ammonia Total(as 02/02/22 2 X month mg/I 20 20.6 3 Daily Maximum Proceed to NOV N)-Concentration Exceeded 02-2022 001 Effluent Nitrogen,Ammonia Total(as 02/28/22 2 X month mg/I 4 4.83 20.7 Monthly Average Proceed to NOV N)-Concentration Exceeded 03-2022 001 Effluent Nitrogen,Ammonia Total(as 03/31/22 2 X month mg/I 4 5.65 41.3 Monthly Average Proceed to N)-Concentration Exceeded Enforcement Case 03-2023 001 Effluent Nitrogen,Ammonia Total(as 03/31/23 2 X month mg/I 4 5.82 45.6 Monthly Average Proceed to NOV N)-Concentration Exceeded 04-2023 001 Effluent Nitrogen,Ammonia Total(as 04/30/23 2 X month mg/I 2 6.55 227.5 Monthly Average No Action, BPJ N)-Concentration Exceeded 11-2023 001 Effluent Nitrogen,Ammonia Total(as 11/30/23 2 X month mg/I 4 4.03 0.8 Monthly Average No Action, BPJ N)-Concentration Exceeded 08-2020 001 Effluent Oxygen, Dissolved(DO) 08/12/20 Weekly mg/I 6 5.89 1.8 Daily Minimum Not No Action, BPJ Reached 11-2020 001 Effluent Oxygen, Dissolved(DO) 11/25/20 Weekly mg/I 6 5.83 2.8 Daily Minimum Not No Action, BPJ Reached 08-2021 001 Effluent Oxygen, Dissolved(DO) 08/11/21 Weekly mg/I 6 5.71 4.8 Daily Minimum Not No Action, BPJ Reached MONITORING REPORT(MR) VIOLATIONS for: Report Date: 05/21/24 Page 2 of 3 Permit: NCO045276 MRS Betweel 7 - 2020 and 5 - 2024 Region: % Violation Category:% Program Category: Facility Name:% Param Nam(% County: % Subbasin:% Violation Action:% Major Minor: % PERMIT: NCO045276 FACILITY: Brunswick County Schools/Board of Education- COUNTY: Brunswick REGION: Wilmington Waccamaw Elementary School WWTP Limit Violation MONITORING VIOLATION UNIT OF CALCULATED % REPORT OUTFALL LOCATION PARAMETER DATE FREQUENCY MEASURE LIMIT VALUE Over VIOLATION TYPE VIOLATION ACTION 09-2021 001 Effluent Oxygen, Dissolved(DO) 09/08/21 Weekly mg/I 6 5.84 2.7 Daily Minimum Not Proceed to Reached Enforcement Case 09-2021 001 Effluent Oxygen, Dissolved(DO) 09/15/21 Weekly mg/I 6 5.88 2 Daily Minimum Not Proceed to Reached Enforcement Case 03-2022 001 Effluent Oxygen, Dissolved(DO) 03/02/22 Weekly mg/I 6 4.8 20 Daily Minimum Not Penalty Retracted Reached 03-2022 001 Effluent Oxygen, Dissolved(DO) 03/09/22 Weekly mg/I 6 5.61 6.5 Daily Minimum Not Penalty Retracted Reached 02-2023 001 Effluent Oxygen, Dissolved(DO) 02/16/23 Weekly mg/I 6 5.2 13.3 Daily Minimum Not No Action, BPJ Reached 03-2022 001 Effluent pH 03/09/22 2 X month su 6 5.5 8.3 Daily Minimum Not Penalty Retracted Reached 03-2022 001 Effluent pH 03/23/22 2 X month su 6 5.5 8.3 Daily Minimum Not Penalty Retracted Reached 03-2022 001 Effluent pH 03/30/22 2 X month su 6 4.4 26.7 Daily Minimum Not Proceed to Reached Enforcement Case 04-2022 001 Effluent pH 04/06/22 2 X month su 6 5.9 1.7 Daily Minimum Not No Action, BPJ Reached 08-2022 001 Effluent Solids,Total Suspended- 08/17/22 2 X month mg/I 45 68.4 52 Daily Maximum Proceed to NOV Concentration Exceeded 08-2022 001 Effluent Solids,Total Suspended- 08/31/22 2 X month mg/I 30 35.9 19.7 Monthly Average Proceed to NOV Concentration Exceeded 03-2023 001 Effluent Solids,Total Suspended- 03/22/23 2 X month mg/I 45 84 86.7 Daily Maximum Proceed to NOV Concentration Exceeded 04-2023 001 Effluent Solids,Total Suspended- 04/05/23 2 X month mg/I 45 75 66.7 Daily Maximum No Action, BPJ Concentration Exceeded 04-2023 001 Effluent Solids,Total Suspended- 04/30/23 2 X month mg/I 30 55.2 84 Monthly Average No Action, BPJ Concentration Exceeded 06-2023 001 Effluent Solids,Total Suspended- 06/21/23 2 X month mg/I 45 81.1 80.2 Daily Maximum Proceed to NOV Concentration Exceeded 06-2023 001 Effluent Solids,Total Suspended- 06/30/23 2 X month mg/I 30 30.03 0.1 Monthly Average Proceed to NOV Concentration Exceeded MONITORING REPORT(MR) VIOLATIONS for: Report Date: 05/21/24 Page 3 of 3 Permit: NCO045276 MRS Betweel 7 - 2020 and 5 - 2024 Region: % Violation Category:% Program Category: Facility Name:% Param Nam(% County: % Subbasin:% Violation Action:% Major Minor: % PERMIT: NCO045276 FACILITY: Brunswick County Schools/Board of Education- COUNTY: Brunswick REGION: Wilmington Waccamaw Elementary School WWTP Limit Violation MONITORING VIOLATION UNIT OF CALCULATED % REPORT OUTFALL LOCATION PARAMETER DATE FREQUENCY MEASURE LIMIT VALUE Over VIOLATION TYPE VIOLATION ACTION 04-2024 001 Effluent Solids,Total Suspended- 04/03/24 2 X month mg/I 45 48.2 7.1 Daily Maximum None Concentration Exceeded Monitoring Violation MONITORING VIOLATION UNIT OF CALCULATED % REPORT OUTFALL LOCATION PARAMETER DATE FREQUENCY MEASURE LIMIT VALUE Over VIOLATION TYPE VIOLATION ACTION 02-2023 001 Effluent BOD,5-Day(20 Deg.C)- 02/28/23 2 X month mg/I Frequency Violation No Action, Facility Concentration Reporting Error 02-2023 001 Effluent Coliform, Fecal MF, MFC 02/28/23 2 X month #/100ml Frequency Violation No Action, Facility Broth,44.5 C Reporting Error 10-2023 001 Effluent Conductivity 10/14/23 Weekly umhos/cm Frequency Violation No Action, Facility Reporting Error 02-2023 001 Effluent Nitrogen,Ammonia Total(as 02/28/23 2 X month mg/I Frequency Violation No Action, Facility N)-Concentration Reporting Error 02-2023 001 Effluent Solids,Total Suspended- 02/28/23 2 X month mg/I Frequency Violation No Action, Facility Concentration Reporting Error From: Shires,Cassilyn To: King,Morella s;Talbott,Jeffrey Subject: Regional Review: NPDES NCO045276 Draft Waccamaw Elementary School Date: Thursday,June 13,2024 3:42:00 PM Attachments: imacae001.Dna NCO045276 Draft Fact Sheet 2024.Ddf NCO045276 Draft Perm&2024.Ddf Good afternoon, The NPDES NCO045276 Waccamaw Elementary School WWTP draft permit renewal is ready for review. If the WiRO could please return any comments or concerns by June 20fh , that would be great! Thank you, Cassilyn Shires (she/her/hers) Environmental Specialist 1, Division of Water Resources North Carolina Deportment of Environmental Quality Office: (919) 707-91251 cassilyn.shires(@deq.nc.gov ,e D E NORTH CAROLINA Department of I.mikonmental Duality Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.