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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
Ms. Lynn Moody
Rowan -Salisbury Schools
3075 Shue Road
Salisbury, North Carolina 28147
Dear Permittee:
NORTH CAROLINA
£nvironmentaI Quality
3/8/2019
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO034703
Knollwood Elementary School
Rowan County
Grade II Biological WPCS
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the
subject permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit.
This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute
143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
This final 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.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this
permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon
written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must
be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina
General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this
decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division.
The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This
permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain any other Federal, State, or Local
governmental permit that may be required.
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If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Emily Phillips at
telephone number (919) 707-3621.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
Linda Director
cc: Central Files
NPDES files
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Permit NCO034703
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [I SA 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
Rowan - Salisbury Schools
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Knollwood Elementary School WWTP
3075 Shue Road
Rowan County
to receiving waters designated as Little Creek in 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.
The permit shall become effective April 1, 2019.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on June 30,
2024.
Signed this day 3/8/2019 DocuSigned by:
8328B44CE9EB4A1...
Linda Culpepper, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NCO034703
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [ I SA 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 authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.011 MGD wastewater treatment system which
includes the following components:
♦ Grease trap
♦ Bar screen
♦ Equalization basin
♦ Aeration basin
♦ Clarifier
♦ Dosing tank
♦ Distribution box
♦ Surface sand filter
♦ Chlorine contact tank with tablet chlorinator and tablet de -chlorination
♦ Ultrasonic flow meter
The facility is located at the Knollwood Elementary School WWTP, off Shue Road, north of
Salisbury in Rowan County.
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.
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Permit NCO034703
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [I SA NCAC 08G .0302]
PART I.
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[I SA 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
Parameter Code
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample
Locatio
n
Flow 50050
0.011 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent
or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C) C0310
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N (April 1 — October 31) C0610
28.4 mg/L
35.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N (November 1 — March 31) C0610
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 31616
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine2 50060
28 pg/L
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C) 00010
Daily
Grab
Effluent
pH 00400
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard
— units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN) C0600
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Phosphorus C0665
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
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 Vg/L to be in
compliance with the permit. However, 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.
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Permit NCO034703
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [I SA 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 DISCHARGE MONITORING 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 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.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each
month and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted
facilities to 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 to the 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 computer printed eDMR to the following address:
NC DENR / 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 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.
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Permit NCO034703
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [I 5A 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
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 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic
reporting tool for each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on
how to access and use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well.
Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
https: / /www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 2015 / 10 / 22 /2015-24954 /national-
pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-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
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.
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Permit NC0034703
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [I SA NCAC 08G .0302]
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver
are found on the following web page:
http://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes
Section B. I11.1 Id)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. (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: / /deg.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 122.221. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF
CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
1 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. "
5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)]
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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Longitude: 802 34' 22"
Receiving Stream: Little Creek Schools Location
Stream Class: C Knollwood
Sub -basin: 03-07-04 NC0034703
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