NC0076287_Draft Permit_20181031

ROY COOPER
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MICHAEL S. REGAN
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c; ,� r LINDA CULPEPPER
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 31,2018
Mr.Larry T. Chilton
Randolph County Board of Education
2234 B Enterprise Street
Asheboro,North Carolina 27205
Subject: DRAFT NPDES PERMIT
Permit Number NC0076287
Farmer Elementary School WWTP
Grade I Biological WPCS
Randolph County
Dear Mr. Chilton:
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(2)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 Randolph 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 NC0076287
Grade I 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 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
Randolph County BoardrofEcation
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is hereby authorized to discharge wastewa er- om a facility located at the
Farmer-Elementary School WWTP
jWiige Hall Road
Asheboro
cl Randolph County
to receiving waters designed as the Uwharrie River in subbasin 03-07-09 of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River
Basin in accordance with effluent limitations,monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in
Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective----.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on January 31,2024.
Signed this day .
Linda Culpepper, Interim Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0076287
Grade I Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
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 Randolph County Board of Education is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.012 MGD wastewater treatment system which includes the
following components:
• 10,263-gallon septic tank
• 10,000 gallon grease trap (kitchen)
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• 12,120-gallon recirculating dosing tank
• 2,960-ft2 surface sand filter
• Ultraviolet disinfection
The facility is located at the Farmer Elementary S'chol (3557 Grange Hall Road, Asheboro) in
Randolph County.
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2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the Uwharrie
River [HUC: 030400305011 St_ream Index: 13-2-(1.5)], currently classified C waters in subbasin
03-07-09 of the YYdldn-Pee)Dee River Basin.
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Permit NC0076287
Grade I 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 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:
EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS
Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
Parameter Code 'Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow Influent or
0.012 MGD Weekly Instantaneous
50050 Effluent
CO3D10 5-day(20°C) 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/MontpGrab Effluent
Total
C0530uspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 204\ Grab Effluent
NH3 as C0610 N / monthly Grab Effluent
3Fecal
1616 Coliform(geometric mean) 200/100 ml 400/100 ml\ /Month Grab Effluent
Temperature(°C) ` s� Weekly Grab Effluent
00010
pH >6.0 and r'.0
00400 , pdard U` its 2/Month Grab Effluent
Footnote:
1. The permittee s ali sup bmit) discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's
eDMR application sys em �ee Special Condition A.(2.).
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS.
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Permit NC0076287
Grade I Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
A. (2) 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 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. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) anrSection E. (5.) (a)1
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data elec .dni ally using the NC DWR's
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report(eDMR) inte• e1 applicat3,n.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous' Tonthf("s) shall be summarized for each month and
submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMRaysern allows permitted facilities to enter
monitoring data and submit DMRs electro`mcally`sing the internet. Until such time that the state's
eDMR application is compliant with EPA+Aos5;Media Electronic Reporting Regulation
(CROMERR),permittees will bquired (submit all discharge monitoring data to the state
electronically using eDMR and�will to re aired to complete the eDMR submission by printing,
signing, and submittingone n et-o �1 and a copyof the computer printed eDMR to the
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following address: Th \6
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NC DEQ/Divisio ff ater Resources/Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Cenntrl\Files
1617 Mail Service Cept r
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 access,then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements
maybe 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 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:
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Permit NC0076287
Grade I Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
• 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 reporting waiver from the Division(see"How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
2. 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-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 CCFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to theeappropriate electronic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instruction—n how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be avail We r ell. Information on EPA's NPDES
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Electronic Reporting Rule is found at: http://w 2.epa.gov/compliance/final-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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3. How to Request a Waiver\from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a to porary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting\waiver, aa
permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to
the Division. Requss\fozi{emporary 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
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Permit NC0076287
Grade I Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.)
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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. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position,must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR
reporting purposes.
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:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this docum,�'nd all attachments were prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a sysTe(n•des gned to assure that qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate the information submiit 1d, Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons who manage the system, or those peYsons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, whe best of my knowledge and belief true, accurate,
and complete. I am aware that there are si faficant penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility of fines nclimpiss nment 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 r\e ds or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the
date of the report. Thi period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR
122.41].
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Receiving Stream:Uwharrie River Stream Class:C
Stream Segment: 13-2-(1.5) Sub-Basin#:03-07-09
River Basin:Yadkin-Pee Dee HUC:030401030501 SCALE 35.6419°N, -79.9661°W
County:Randolph 1:16,000