NC0046418_Draft Permit_20181017

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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality .
October 17,2018
Bergie Speaks
Wilkes County Schools
613 Cherry St
North Wilkesboro,N.C. 28659
Subject: DRAFT NPDES PERMIT NC0046418
Mountain View Elementary School
Grade I Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
Wilkes County
Dear Mr. Speaks:
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft permit for your facility. Please review the draft very carefully to
ensure thorough understanding of the conditions and requirements it contains. Your permit is among several in the
Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin that the Division has targeted for expedited renewal.
This draft contains no major changes from the existing permit:
• HUC and stream index number were added to site description(page 2)
• The outfall map has been updated
• Regulatory citations were added as necessary ,
• Section A(3)was updated to be current
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Wilkes County area, per EPA requirements. Please provide your
comments,if any,to me 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 via email at
[[e-mail]] or call 919-707-9125.
Sincerely,
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Emily DelDuco
Environmental Specialist
NPDES Program
cc: NPDES files
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
919-707-9125

Permit NC0046418
Grade 1 Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
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 Poth onon Control Act, as amended, the
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Wilkes County Board of Education
is herebyauthorized to discharge wastewater from a�facility ated at
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Mountai`VView Elementary School
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to receiving waters designated as an-unnamed tributary to Mulberry Creek in subbasin
03-07-01 of the Yad ik n-Pee Dee R vi er'asin'In accordance with effluent limitations,
monitoring req‘irements;and o her condilions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof.
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The permit shall become effec ive .
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This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2023.
Signed this day .
Linda Culpepper, Interim Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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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 Wilkes County Board of Education is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing wastewater treatment plant which includes the
following components:
• Septic tank
• Single-siphon dosing tank
• Surface sandfilterIll\ .
• Calcium hypochlorite disinfection
• Sodium sulfite dechlorination
• Pumping station
• 9,270 linear feed of force main
• Concrete vault and a blow \
The facility is located at the Moun in View Ele I entary School off Mountain View
Road near Hays in Wilkes County,.
2. Discharg fry d`�re tmen� zt wo ks,a, the location specified on the attached map into
an unnamecltributary`tcoberry Creek [Stream Segment:12-42 ; HUC:
03040101040'5 currently classgied C waters in subbasin 03-07-01 of the Yadkin-Pee
Dee River Basin 1
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Permit NC0046418
Grade 1 Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 02B.0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of the 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:
PARAMETER LIMITS - MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[eDMR Code] Monthly Daily Measurement Sample
Average Maximum Frequency Sample Type Location
Flow 0.01 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or
[50050] Effluent
BOD,5 day,20°C [00310] 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent
Total Suspended Solids [00530] 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L /j /Month Grab Effluent
NH3 as N [00610]
(April 1 to October 31) 22.6 mg/L 35.0 mg/L, \ Month Grab Effluent
NH3 as N [00610] 71'
LM'onth Grab Effluent
(November 1 to March 31) \ \
Dissolved Oxygen [00300] Daily average>6 0\ig(L Z> Weei1yN Grab Effluent
Fecal Coliform [31616] 200/100 ml \ 400/i00 ml� 2/Month\J Grab Effluent
(geometric mean) \ \ \ \
Total R
sidual Chlorine(TRC)2 \\Ng/1 \\ 2/Week Grab Effluent
Temperature [00010] < \\ \v7 \i v Daily Grab Effluent
Total Nitrogen [00600;,-------„, `\\,/ \\ Quarterly Grab Effluent
Total Phosphorus/[C0665] \"\ \ �.,) Quarterly Grab Effluent
pH [00400] \\` \\>\6\.0,0d\<9.0 standard units 2/Month Grab Effluent
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1. The permittee shall submd scharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR
application system [se\A. (3)]!/
- 2. Effluent: at the wet well.
3. The Permittee shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC-certified laboratory [including field-
certified]. Effluent values< 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes. ,
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NC0046418
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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 OF 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 Rul was adopted
and became effective on December 21, 2015.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersede�jthe following sections within
Part II of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requiremei s
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retentio\
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring-Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Sup edes ection D. (2.) and Section E.
The permittee shall, e �rt�dischalrgmv it ng data electronically using the NC
DWR's Electronic D se`harge Monito1 ng/Report�0DMR) Internet application.
Monitorin esults o t\ed ur-in ,the\evious months shall be summarized for
g� g \ month(s)
each month and submitte electr nicall using eDMR. The eDMR system allows
permitted f cilities to\enter\monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the
internet. Un #such tim \that\he state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's
Cross-Media E e trronic Reiiorting Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be required
to submit all dischap itoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will
be required to complet,,the eDMII, submission by printing, signing, and submitting one •
signed original and a copy of the computer printed eDMR 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
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 acces 1, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES
electronic reporting requirements11.
ay be granted and discharge monitoring data may
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Grade 1 Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
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 mailing address above.
See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
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.
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee must electronically report the following
compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
• Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
The permittee may seek an electronic re orti wailer from the Division (see "How to
Request a Waiver from Electronic Repo t ng" ection below).
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 12241(1)(9), the permittee must i entify the initial
recipient at the time of each electron submission. The permittee should use the
EPA's website resources to identify the initial\recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of e eronic NP�DES information, rom NPDES-regulated facilities
means the entity (EPA or the state a .thorized by EPA to implement the NPDES
program) that is the designated—entityfo. receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40
CFR 127.2(b)]. �vU
�� appropriate electronic
EPA plans to establish a websites that will also link to the app op a
reporting tool for"each type\of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on
how to access an'd\use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as
well. Information on ERA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
http://www2.ep a.gov/compliance/final-national-p ollutant-discharge-elimination-system-
np de s-electronic-reporting-rule.
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements"
section above.
3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
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
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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/divisionsAvater-resources/ednir
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements' eciion B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes
Section B. (11.) (d)] U
All eDMRs submitted to the permit isuin� authority s ‘a 1 be signed by a person
described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(a) or 0y a d�pl autho zed representative of that
person as described in Part II, Section B (11`1,)(b) A person, and not a position, must be
delegated signatory authority foleD R rep r zng purposes.
For eDMR submissions erso .s gning.and ubmitting the DMR must obtain an
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eDMR user account/ar d'lo�gi credent4als t^acce0. he eDMR system. For more
information on Nor<l� Crolin 'g e'DMA s stem;`registering for eDMR and obtaining an
eDMR user a count, p\lea� isii--t e fo 1 wing web page:
htt ://de .na. ov' /abott/\isions/ovate resources/edmr
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Certification.Any perso ubnitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR
system shall mmke\he following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER
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STATEMENTS O R fFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
"I 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 there are significant
penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and
imprisonment for knowing violations."
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5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1
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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Stream Segment: 12-42 Sub-Basin#:03-07-01
River Basin:Yadkin-Pee Dee HUC: 030401010405 SCALE 36.24810 N, -81.1172°W
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