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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
August 9, 2017
Tommy R. Burns, Owner
c/o John W. Simons Jr, Water Plant Supervisor, ORC
302 Courthouse Square
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516
Dear Mr. Burns:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
Subject: Review of Permit DRAFT
NPDES Permit NCO086975
Laurel Road WTP, Class 1
534 Laurel Road, Beaufort
Carteret County
Per your request to renew the subject NPDES permit, received January 30, 2017, the Division of
Water Resources (the Division) hereby transmits this draft for your review and comment. Please
review this document carefully to assure your understanding of the permit limits and monitoring
conditions, and to correct errors, if any.
Concurrent with this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft by
publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Carteret County area, as
required by the NPDES Program. Please provide your written comments, if any, to me via email
Uoe.corporon@ncdenr.gov], or write to my attention care of DEQ / DWR / NPDES Program no
later than September 15, 2017. Your written comments are welcome, but not mandatory.
Changes to Your Previous Permit. The Division notes from your renewal application that you
have made no significant changes to your wastewater treatment processes since last renewal.
Accordingly, we have updated your permit conditions, format and site map, incorporating only
the following decisions:
• Discontinued monitoring for Manganese [required only of WS stream class]
• Updated WET -test narrative.
• Added permit limits for Total Copper, Total Lead and Total Zinc; in accord
with databases showing reasonable potential, increased monitoring from
2/Month to Monthly.
• Updated to current versions Effluent acute toxicity narrative A. (2.)
and amended its footnote.
• Added details of eDMR requirements, narrative (A. (3.).
• Updated Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet narrative
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State
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State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
512 N Salisbury Street 11611 Mad Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1611
919 707 900 0
Tommy R. Burns
NPDES Permit Renewal Draft
August 8, 2017
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Records show that you have successfully registering with the Electronic Discharge Monitoring
Report (eDMR) Program. Please be reminded that until the state's eDMR application is approved
by the Department as compliant with EPA's Cross Media Electronic Reporting Regulation
(CROMERR), all permittees must continue to submit hardcopy of DMR as backup to eDMR
reporting [see permit section A. (5.)].
Following the mandatory 45 -day publ c -comment period, the Division will review all pertinent
comments, if any, and take appropriate action prior to issuing an NPDES permit final. If you
have questions concerning this draft, please e-mail me Uoe.corporon@ncdenr.gov], or call my
direct line (919) 807-6394.
Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0086975 (Renewal DRAFT)
hc: NPDES Program Files (Draft and Fact Sheet)
ec. WiRO, Jim Gregson (Draft and Fact Sheet)
ATB, Susan Meadows, Cindy Moore (Draft and Fact Sheet)
OCU, Maureen Kinney (Draft and Fact Sheet)
Permit NCO086975
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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 Pollution Control Acus amended, the
County of
is hereby authorized to discharge
Laurel R
534 La Ro
rterC
to receiving waters
effluent limitations,
hereof.
a
at the
Site Oak River Basin in accordance with
tions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV
This permit shall become effective on_, 2017.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2022.
Signed this day 52017
S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NCO086975
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.
County of Carteret
is hereby authorized to:
1. continue to operate a wastewater treatment system in support of
discharging Ion Exchange (IE) backwash/rinsate wastewater, w
Filter backwash, a system currently designed to produce 0.3
wastewater discharge maximum monthly average report
components including
• two (2) each 10 ft -diameter gree
feed system
• two (2) each 8 ft -diameter water
• chemical -feed systems for o a
(aqua ammonia, chlorine
• two (2) each 20 ft x 22 fttsett�
with decant pumns,xecucl�nurh
• one (1) 9,000 ga`li \etutlifig• one (1) collection baith
• liquid chemical feed
• backwash pumps and corrt
these facilities located at the Laurel Rt
for
pumps
Iter production,
I discharge Greensand
le water, and a
, utilizing treatment
-ation system)
chloramines disinfection
backwash wastewater
wastewater
filter and softener operation
WTP, 534 Laurel Road, Beaufort, Carteret County, and
2. discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached
map, into Feltons Creek [stream segment 21-35-1-1], a waterbody currently classified SA HQW;
PNA within subbasin 03-05-04 [HUC: 03020301] of the White Oak River Basin.
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Permit NCO086975
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 0213.0400 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 Ion Exchange filter backwash/rinse wastewater from Outfall 001.
Such discharges shall be limited, monitored and reported 1 by the Permittee, as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
(Parameter Code)
LIMITS
Monthly Daily
Average Maximum
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Measurement Sample Sample
Frequency Type Location 2
Flow, MGD 3
50050
Weekly
Estimate 3
E
Total Suspended Solids
00530
10.0 m
15.0 m
2/Month
Grab
E
H
00400
Not > 6.8 or < 8.5 s. u.
2/Month
Grab
E
H
00400
2/Month
Grab
SI
Total Residual Chlorine 4,5
50060
13
13
2/Mgnth
Grab
E
Total Lead
01051
4.25
110
Grab
E
Total Copper, 5
01042
1.85
2.9
nhblj
Grab
E
Total Zinc, 5
01092
42.8
47.2
on
Grab
E
Dissolved Ox en, mg/L
00300
Month
Grab
E
Dissolved Oxygen, m
00300
Monthly
Grab
SI
Salinity, t
00480
thly
Ift4onthly
rab
E
Salinity, t
00480
VGrab
Sl
Conductivity, mohs/cm
00094
\\NN
\AQnthly
Grab
E
Total Dissolved Solids, mgj
70295
Grab
E
Ammonia [NH3 as N] m
00610
ly
Grab
E
Turbidity, NTU
1 00070
ly
Grab
E
WET Acute Toxicity 6
o
Quarterly
Grab
E
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharg
Division's eDMR system [see A. (3
,g r"s) electronically using the
2. E = Effluent; Instream S 1 = center of Fe) �oiy reek, east side of bridge; Outfall 001 at west
side of bridge. vv
3. Discharge Estimate shall be based on flow rate and duration, both to be recorded in log book.
4. The Division shall consider compliant all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L. However,
the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified
test methods (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L.
5. Sampling shall be collected concurrently with quarterly acute toxicity sampling.
6. Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing; Acute 24-hour Pass/Fail Monitoring: (January,
April, July, and October). Permittee shall use mysid shrimp or other approved test organism
[See special condition A. (2)].
Conditions: All samples shall accurately represent the physical and chemical character of the
discharge event. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other
than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO086975
A. (2.) ACUTE TOXICITY PASS/FAIL MONITORING (QRTRLY)
[15A NCAC 0213.0500 et seq.]
The permittee shall conduct acute toxicity tests on a guarterlX basis using protocols defined in the North
Carolina Procedure Document entitled "Pass/Fail Methodology for Determining Acute Toxicity In A Single
Effluent Concentration" (Revised December 2010 or subsequent versions). The monitoring shall be performed
as a Mysid Shrimp (Mysidopsis Bahia) 24-hour static test. The effluent concentration at which there may be at
no time significant mortality is 90% (defined as treatment two in the procedure document). Effluent samples
for self-monitoring purposes must be obtained during representative effluent discharge below all waste
treatment. The tests will be performed during the months of January, April, July and October. These months
signify the first month of each three-month toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form (MR -1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter code TGE3E.
Additionally, DWQ Form AT -2 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the n ' tal c' nces Section no later than
30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the rep made.
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all portin c e 'c physic a surements
performed in association with the toxicity tests, as well dose /re ase ata. Tota sidual chlorine of the
effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported i e is a yed for disinfection of the waste
stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow fro a acili uring n n h toxicity monitoring is required,
the permittee will complete the information to a d a e top he aq is toxicity (AT) test form indicating
the facility name, permit number,er, a the h/year of the report with the notation of
"No Flow" in the comment are r e fbt7 e r s mitted to the Environmental Sciences
Section at the address cited above. . \
Should the permittee fail to monitor d�ir' a mot m which toxicity monitoring is required, then monthly
monitoring will begin immediately. Upo mis i n of a valid test, this monthly test requirement will revert
to quarterly in the months specified above. s s ent of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity testing
quarter, which is the three-month time intery khat begins on the first day of the month in which toxicity
testing is required by this permit and continues until the final day of the third month.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of
Water Quality indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and modified to
include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this permit, the results of such
monitoring shall be included in the calculation and reported data submitted on the DMR and AT Form.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control
organism survival and appropriate environmertal controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require
immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month following the month of the
initial monitoring.
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Permit NCO086975
USE OF A DIFFERENT TEST ORGANISM
The permittee may request the use of a different test organism upon documentation that the alternate test
organism would provide an equal or greater level of protection and is appropriate based on the characteristics
of the discharge and receiving stream. Such documentation would consist of one of the following:
1. For saltwater classified streams, a fathead minnow may be assigned as the acute testing species if the
salinity of the receiving stream at the point of discharge is <5 ppt throughout the tidally influenced
cycle. This determination may be based on the best professional judgment of DWQ staff or data
collection provided by the permittee and approved by DWQ staff. This evaluation should include
vertical profiles of salinity/conductivity measurements at both high tide and low tide over several 24 -
hr cycles.
2. Three consecutive "side-by-side" tests with results indicating that the alternate test organism is as or
more sensitive to the facility's effluent. Each test series would consist of two separate toxicity tests
conducted on the same sample of effluent with the length of exposure specified by the permit, the only
difference between the tests being the organism used.
3. An alternate plan developed by the permittee and approved by the Aqu4tic Toxicology Unit that
demonstrates an equal level of protection is offered by the test orgaiSs
For items 2 and 3, it must also be demonstrated that viable and staAle
e' a\\cbture techniques are available
for that organism and standardized testing methodologies have b7e ped d validated. This
demonstration should meet guidance provided by EPA in Sect n A-821- 2-012, "Short Term
Methods for Estimating the Acute Toxicity of Effluents and Red ' ' g ters to .� water Organisms, Fifth
Edition 2002". Requests to use a different test organisrr�' d suppor�t�mentati ould be sent to
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Environmenta\IncesSct�on at the addlisted above.
A. (3.) ELECTRONIC REPO R ' OF`DIS E--�MMNITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Federal regulations require elec 6fc��� 1 o 1'dis a e o i ormg reports (DMRs) and program
reports. The final NPDES Electro i Reporli Ru as aand became effective on December 21,
2015.
NOTE: This special condition suppleme s r su rsedes 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
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Permit NCO086975
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, l .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 a onth following the
commencement of discharge.
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee must
monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual
The permittee may seek an electronic
from Electronic Reporting" section b(
2. Electronic Submissions
compliance
see "How to Request a Waiver
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.4 1)(9), the\ rmittpd'must identify the initial recipient at the time of each
electronic submission. The permitte ss could e the EPA's website resources to identify the initial
recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES infCrmation 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. Infonnation on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting
Rule is found at: http://www2.epa. ov�pliance/final-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-
nndes-electronic-renortins-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 electrcnic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the
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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://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/Water-resources/edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II,
Section B. (I 1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that perso ��- �cribed in Part II, Section B.
(11.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatoryl or�tyTor eDMR reporting
purposes. "7 ���
For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submittin i D must ob i an eDMR user account
and login credentials to access the eDMR system. F r more a i n on North arolina's eDMR
system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eD ser accf /please visit t e llowing web page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting e ctro 'c DMR uig th` s s eDMR system shall make the
following certification [40 CFR' 2 2]. OT R ST T ME �� S OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE
ACCEPTED: /.---1
"I cert, under penalty of law,haz this cit zzer?�ci1t�d all attachments were prepared under my direction
or supervision in accordance wrtR \s,�stena e rgneko' assure that qual f ed personnel properly gather
and evaluate the information submitBase n my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the
system, or those persons directly respo s f r gathering the information, the information submitted is,
to the best of my knowledge and belief, e; 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.)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 J.
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