NC0041181_Fact Sheet_20190927

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FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require
full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools,
mobile home parks, etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can
include facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity
testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns).
Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer/Date
Emily DelDuco 10/30/18
Permit Number
NCO041181
Facility Name
Happy Valley Elementary School WWTP
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
Yadkin Pee Dee 03-07-01
Receiving Stream
Yadkin River
Stream Classification in Permit
C-Trout
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits?
No
Does permit need TRC limits/language?
No
Does permit have toxicity testing?
No
Does permit have Special Conditions?
Yes — High Rock reopener
Does permit have instream monitoring?
No
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? For
whatparameter?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
No
Any permit mods since last permit?
No
New expiration date
10/31/2023
Changes to previous permit
Changes to previous 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 current language
Compliance History:
No compliance concerns. No NOVs or enforcements in this past permit cycle.
Comments on Renewal:
Asheville Regional Office requested that fecal coliform limits be put in place, as well as
chlorination and dechlorination. The Division's approach to this has been that in the case of in -
stream dilution greater than 300:1, fecal limits are not necessary.
ARO collected samples to evaluate whether this dilution was protective. The lab results
(in attached email) did not demonstrate need for a limit.

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MONITORING REPORT(MR) VIOLATIONS for:
Report Date:
06/17/19 Page:
1 of 1
Permit: NCO041181
MRS Between 10 -
2014 and 10 - 2018
Region: %
Violation Category%
Program Category:
Facility Name: %
Param Name %
County: %
Subbasin:%
Violation Action: %
Major Minor: %
PERMIT: NCO041181
FACILITY:
Caldwell County Schools - Happy Valley Elementary
COUNTY: Caldwell
REGION: Asheville
School
Monitoring Violation
MONITORING
VIOLATION
UNIT OF CALCULATED %
REPORT OUTFALL
LOCATION
PARAMETER
DATE FREQUENCY
MEASURE LIMIT VALUE Over
VIOLATION TYPE
VIOLATION ACTION
09 - 2017 001
Effluent
Flow, in conduit or thru
09/02/17 Weekly
mgd
Frequency Violation
No Action, Facility
treatment plant
Reporting Error
09 - 2017 001
Effluent
Temperature, Water Deg.
09/02/17 Weekly
deg c
Frequency Violation
No Action, Facility
Centigrade
Reporting Error

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From:
Heim, Tim
To:
Hennessy, John; Davidson, Landon
Cc:
Willmer, Mikal; DelDuco, Emily; Wiggs, Linda
Subject:
RE: adding fecal coliform to permit
Date:
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 10:56:27 AM
Approximately 20', mixing conditions were good, but I could not get farther than that due to water
depth and slope.
From: Hennessy, John
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2019 10:54 AM
To: Davidson, Landon <[e-mail]>; Heim, Tim <[e-mail]>
Cc: Willmer, Mikal <[e-mail]>; DelDuco, Emily <Emily.Del [e-mail]>;
Wiggs, Linda <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: adding fecal coliform to permit
How far downstream were the samples taken?
John Hennessy
Supervisor, Compliance & Expedited Permitting Branch
Division of Water Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
[phone] office
iohn.hennessyP_ncdenr.gov
512 N. Salisbury Street (Archdale Building), Suite 925-B, Raleigh, NC 27604
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
From: Davidson, Landon
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 10:20 AM
To: Heim, Tim <Tim.Heim Pncdenr.gov>; Hennessy, John <iohn.hennessy(@ncdenr.gov>
Cc: Willmer, Mikal <mikal.willmer(@ncdenr.gov>; DelDuco, Emily <Emily.Del Duco(@ncdenr.gov>;
Wiggs, Linda <linda.wiggs(@ncdenr.gov>
Subject: RE: adding fecal coliform to permit
Thank you for grabbing these samples Tim. John, I'm guessing this is not a compelling case at this
point to include fecal coliform. Sampling in August and including E. coli would like yield different
results. As expressed previously, I'm fundamentally opposed to operating a WWTP and not
monitoring FC. That said, please proceed as needed with the permit based on this data.
Thanks.
G. Landon Davidson, P.G.
Regional Supervisor —Asheville Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
NCDEQ — Division of Water Resources

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828 296 4680 office
828 230 4057 mobile
Landon. Davidson&ncdenr.gov
2090 U.S. Hwy. 70
Swannanoa, N.C. 28711
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From: Heim, Tim
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 9:49 AM
To: Davidson, Landon <landon.davidson(@ncdenr.gov>
Cc: Willmer, Mikal <mikal.willmer(@ncdenr.gov>; DelDuco, Emily <Emily.Del Duco(@ncdenr.goy>
Subject: RE: adding fecal coliform to permit
Here are the results from the lab:
Patterson School:
Upstream: 38 CFU/100ml
Effluent: 5,300 CFU/100ml
Downstream: 84 CFU/100ml
Happy Valley School:
Upstream: 29 CFU/100ml
Effluent: 12,000 CFU/100ml (133)
Downstream: 18 CFU/100ml
From: Davidson, Landon
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 4:51 PM
To: Heim, Tim <Tim.Heim (EDncdenr.gov>
Cc: Willmer, Mikal <mikal.willmer(@ncdenr.gov>; DelDuco, Emily <Emily.DelDuco(@ncdenr.gov>
Subject: RE: adding fecal coliform to permit
Tim,
In talking with John further, we will need fecal samples (up, at discharge and downstream) to fortify
our request. I've asked John to hold the permits for now. We will need you to sample during school
so that would be in the next week or two before break. Just so happens, Linda is in that area and you
may be able to ask her to collect these samples for you. She is familiar with this request and was on
the call when this was discussed. Perhaps follow-up with her to see if she can grab these samples for
you. Thanks.

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G. Landon Davidson, P.G.
Regional Supervisor —Asheville Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
NCDEQ — Division of Water Resources
828 296 4680 office
828 230 4057 mobile
Landon. Davidson&ncdenr.gov
2090 U.S. Hwy. 70
Swannanoa, N.C. 28711
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: Davidson, Landon
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 4:53 PM
To: Heim, Tim <Tim.Heim(@ncdenr.gov>
Cc:'mikal willmer' <mikal.willmer(@ncdenr.gov>
Subject: adding fecal coliform to permit
Tim,
So for Happy Valley and Patterson school where you wanted to add fecal coliform to the permits, I
had a discussion with John about this. Essentially with this level of dilution (300 times), the general
approach for consistency has been not to include in the permit. That said, I completely support the
need to include but we need to provide CO permitting with some reasons why which may include
discharge proximity to students, immediate downstream users, etc.
Let's all three discuss please and them Tim you can capture convo and send to CO permitting again
that provides a basis.
Thanks.
PS —this has come up in other regions recently
G. Landon Davidson, P.G.
Regional Supervisor —Asheville Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
NCDEQ — Division of Water Resources
828 296 4680 office
828 230 4057 mobile
Landon. Davidson&ncdenr.gov
2090 U.S. Hwy. 70
Swannanoa, N.C. 28711
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

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AFFP Public Notice
Public Notice North Carolina
Environmental Management
CommtssiOWNPDES Unit
Affidavit of Publication 1617 Mail Service Center
Ralelghf NC 2759g-1517
Notice of Intent to Issue a
NPDES Wastewater permit
STATE OF NORTH The North Carolina Environ-
CAROLINA) SS mental Management Commis_
COUNTY OF � �� $ion proposes to issue a NP-
DES wastewater discharge
permit to the Person(s) listed
Guy Lucas, being duly sworn, says: below. Written comments re -
That he is Publisher of the News -Topic, a doll newspaper will be accepted until 3o garding the proposed permit
of general circulation, printed and published in Lenoi ,(4,,el( after the public date of this
County, North Carolina, that the publication, a copy of notice. The Director Of the NC
which is attached hereto, was published in the said Division of Water Resource$
newspaper on the following dates: (DWR) may hold a public
June 27, 2019 hearing should there be a sig-
nifioant degree of public in-
terest. Please mail comments
and/or information requests to
DWR at the above address.
Interested persons may visit
the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury
That said newspaper was re ulari issued and,circulated Street, Raleigh, NC to review
on those d e . Y information on file. Additional
SIGNED: information on NPDES per-
mits and this notice may be
found on our website:
Publisher http://deq.nc.90V/$bOut/divi-
sions/Water-resources/water-
Subscribed to and sworn to me this 27th day of June resources-permt`ts/wastewa_
2019, ter-branch/npde$-
wastewater/public-notices, or
by calling (gig) 707-3601.
NCO043125: The Patterson
�.' ,,..,..C(4'•,� School, Inc. requested renew -
Michael C. Lambert Sr, Notary,al of permit for its Patterson
j�%, Nrolir7a School W WTP/Caldwell
My commission expires: May 17 '4 �'®��4 County. Facility discharges to
�y GB y the Yadkin River/Yadkin-Pee
; �,• 41C t Dee River Basin. Currently
co • �%: zero parameters are water
UNTY, NG,%` quality limited. NCO041 t 81.,
30134007 30870027 Caldwell County Schools re- 1
quested renewal of permit for M
Wren Thedford Happy Valley Elementary i
NCDEQ DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES School WWTP/Caldwell I
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER County, This permitted facility
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617 discharges treated domestic
wastewater to the Yadkin
River; Yadkin -Pee Dee River
Basin. Currently zero paramet-
ers are water quality limited. 1
June 27, 2019
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ROB'' COOPER NORTH CAROLINA
Governor Environmental Quality
1ffCILAEL S- REG-AN
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LINDA CULPEPPER
Intarine Director
October 22, 2018
Jeff Church, Assistant Auxiliary Services Superintendent for
Caldwell County Schools
1914 Hickory Blvd SW
Lenoir, NC 28645
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NCO041181
Happy Valley Elementary School
Caldwell County
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the October 19, 2018 receipt of your permit renewal application and
supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW permitting
branch. Per G.S. 15OB-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made.
Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The
permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a
timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal
of the permit.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https•//deq nc gov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-application-tracker
If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the
links available within the Application Tracker.
ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application
Sincerely,
Wren Thedford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
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a a,
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-807-6300

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Caldwell County Schools
Date: /,0/ tS h rr
.
Dear Mr. Wren Thedford:
RECEIVED/DENIRiI: WR
OCT 19 2018
Water Resources
Permitting Section
Please accept this letter as a request for renewal of NPDES Permit #NC0041181—Happy Valley
Elementary School —Caldwell County.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jeffery Church
Associate Superintendent

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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MG D,
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. DENR / Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit 000041181
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box Otherwise, please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name
Caldwell County Schools
Facility Name
Happy Valley Elementary School
Mailing Address
1914 Hickory Blvd, SW
City
Lenoir
State / Zip Code
NC, 28645
Telephone Number
[phone]
Fax Number
[phone]
e-mail Address
[e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above E]
Street Address or State Road 1350 Yadkin River Road
City Patterson
State / Zip Code NC, 28661
County Caldwell
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number ( )
Fax Number ( )
e-mail Address
1 of 3 Form-D 11112

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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.008 MGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.002 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maxim>tum daily flow 0.003 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes ® No
12. Effluent Data
NEW APPLICANTS: Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, Temperatrire and pH shall be grab
samples, for all other parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported,
report daily maximum and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
RE11iEWAL APPLICANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum) and Monthly Average over
the past 36 months for parameters currenttu in mour permit. Mark other parameters "N/A�.
Parameter
DaUy
Maximum
Monthly
Ave -rage
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
25.9
1.2.7
mg/L
Fecal Coliform
Total Suspended Solids
21.5
6.6
mg/L
Temperature (Summer)
22.0
16.5
CO
Temperature (Winter)
11.1
5.6
C°
pH
8.7
7.6
SU's
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number Type
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES NCO041181
PSD (CAA)
Non -attainment program (CAA)
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
NESHAPS (CAA)
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
Other
Permit Number
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
Printed nam6 of Person Signing Title
Ab
of Applicant
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any
application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management
Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders Inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method
required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission Implementing that Article, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001
provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or Imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.)
3 of 3 Form-D 11112

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Date: I. L,,jh p
Sludge Management
Facility: Happy Valley Elementary School
NPDES Permit NCO041181
Caldwell County
Method of Disposal:
Bumgarner Septic Service
Permit # NCS00829
All waste sludge is removed by Bumgarner Septic Service and discharged into the City of Lenoir sewer
system.
Dr. Jeffery Church
Associate Superintendent

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Caldwell County Schools
Happy Valley Elementary
County Caldwell Stream Class:
C-Trout
Receiving Stream: Yadkin River Sub -Basin:
03-07-01
Latitude: 35' 59' 45" GrII/Quad:
Lenoir, NC
Longitude: 81° 33' 30" HUC #:
03040101
Facility
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Location
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NORTH
NPDES Permit: NCO041281