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Home My WebLink AboutNC0034703_Draft Permit_20190109 ..a suit„i ROY COOPER 'izr'' ;A Governor A. ,� -,n�. MICHAEL S. REGAN "� "''!_ sr. ,t F `'' Secretary � � 4 LINDA CULPEPPER ,cam,, Director gar pw.acon NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality January 9, 2019 Ms. Lynn Moody Rowan-Salisbury Schools 3075 Shue Road Salisbury, North Carolina 28147 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0034703 Knollwood Elementary School Rowan County Grade II Biological WPCS Dear Permittee: The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure your 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 added to require electronic submission of effluent data reports (DMRs). Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring. • Regulatory citations have been added to the permit. • An updated outfall map has been included. With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Rowan 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 any questions concerning this permit, please contact Emily Phillips at emily.phillipsRncdenr.gov or (919) 707-3621. Sin ly, V.14Ar S Emily Phillips Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit cc: NPDES files State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources _ 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,NC 27699-1617 919 807 6300 919-807-6389 FAX https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits Permit NC0034703 Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302] STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER U „DER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE/ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions of North-Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations4r9mulgated and\adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Con-mission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,�as:amended, the " ° Rowan,- Salisbury Schools \.) is hereby authorized to discharge,wastewater from a facility located at Knollwood E ementay School`''WWTP `�� 3075 Shue Road Rowan Cou ty \ to receiving waters desi nated as Little Creekln the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin -w.- „ ` in accordance with effluent 1'imitations,'monitoring requirements, and other conditions'set forth in`Parts I, II, III and Iv'hereof. The permit shall,b'ecome effective. This permit and the'authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on June 30, 2024. = ` Signed this day Linda Culpepper, Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 Permit NC0034703 Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [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. Rowan - Salisbury Schools is hereby authorize: ,; ., /2-3' \,,,') s- 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.011.MGD wastewateretreatment system which includes the following components: /�' . \ �� • Grease trap ` °` • Bar screen \», ,,,7 ° • Equalization basin `8 \ . <,\\ • Aeration basin ' ` ` '' , 1 e� • Clarifier 1 �� , • Dosing tank ", .''''-"" �`�` • Distribution box ' ' ' , "y` ,, i , „ it 6 • Surface sand (fitter �;'�✓ // `) • Chlorine contact'tank with tablet chlorinator and tablet de-chlorination • Ultrasonic flow meter ) ` �, �..;o, '` �ti fie,, / `ti.,w ,' 8 The facility is�located at the yKriollwood-Elementary School WWTP, off Shue Road, north of Salisbury in Rowan County. vo ..,, 2. Discharge from said,,treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Little Creek, currently classified C waters in sub-basin 03-07-04 of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River'Basin. . Page 2 of 6 Permit NC0034703 Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [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 serial number 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored 1 by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly , Daily Measurement Sample Average- Maximum _ Frequency Sample Type Locatio Parameter Code . n / tiE \ Influent Flow 50050 0.011 MGDa / Weekly .. Instantaneous or ' :,° Effluent BOD,5-day(20°C) C0310 30.0 mg/L'`,.,45.0 mg/L ' 3 Weekly v\' ,,Grab Effluent Total Suspended Solids C0539/'10.0 mg/L 4510 mg/L / Weekly Grab Effluent NH3 as N (April 1 -October 31) C0610`, 284, ng/L 35.0 mg/L`'v,, Weekly Grab Effluent NH3 as N (November 1 -March 31) C0610 \ v\'. -°°,,,lVeekly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform(geometric mean),,----,31616 200/100 ml 400/410.mI Weekly Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine2 `M" 50060 °, ,, ,/?8 fg/L,n-ry;; 2/Week Grab Effluent Temperature(°C) ' . 0040' `'z /7 Daily Grab Effluent % >6.0 and<•.9.0,standard pH _ � �,,00400 _.'''' units ` Weekly Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen(NO2+NO3+TKN)� , vC0600 ''`=. '` - ,, \..: Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Phosphorus C0665 Quarterly Grab Effluent Footnotes ,\1 � `sue` 1. The Permittee shall submit monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system. [See A. (3')] , - / 2. The Division shall consider all/effluent TRC values reported below 50 pg/L to be in compliance with the permitAlowever, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North/Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 pg/L. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 3 of 6 • Permit NC0034703 Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302] A. (2.) NUTRIENT REOPENER FOR HIGH ROCK LAKE [G.S.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 DISCHARGE1MONITORING REPORTS [NCGS 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�e following sections within Part II of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits): \ • Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements ; • Section D. (2.) Reportinge4 ' �°• Section D. (6.) Records Retention, 5 \ `� • Section E. . ( ) MonitoringReports N 1. Reporting Requirements_[Supersedes Section.D.(2.) and:Section E. (5.) (a)i The permittee shall' report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's e Electronic Discharg Monitor nggReport (eDMR) internet application. Monitoringr�r'esults obtainedduring the,previods. month(s) shall be summarized for each month�!and>suibmitted electronically using:eDM`R. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities% enter monitoring'data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. Until such time that the\state's-,eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Regulation(CROMERR), permittees will be required to submit all discharge monitoring data�tothe state electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the computerprinted eDMR to the following address: NC DENR / Division of,Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section ATTENTION: Central Fits 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 access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic 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 copies shall be submitted to the mailing address above. See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below. Page 4 of 6 Permit NC0034703 Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302] 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 ` 6 • Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports The permittee may seek an electronic reportingcwaiver.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�,permitteemust identify the initial recipient at the time of each electronic submission. The permittee should uselhe,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 authoried.by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)]. EPA plans to establish a website that will also"link totheappropriate electronic reporting tool for each'`type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use;theappropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information'onEPA's NPDES Electroriic,Reporting Rule is found at: https:Ewww.federalregister:gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national- pollutant=discharge=elimination system-iipdes-electronic-reporting-rule Electronic submissionsmust start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above. 3. How to Requestta 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 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. Page 5 of 6 Permit NC0034703 Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302] Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the following web page: http://deq.nc.goy/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr 4. Signatory Requirements (Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)) 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"per•son, 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 credential`s,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:'' •3 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 certificatiori,[4.O CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: "I certify, under penalty of lau); that this docurrient and all attachments were prepared under my direction or,sup\ervision 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-mjanage 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 knowingViolation`s:" 5. Records Retention [Supplem`ents 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. 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