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Home My WebLink AboutNC0036242_Draft Permit_20170920Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ROY COOPER Goternot MICHAEL S REGAN Secretary S. JAY ZIMMERMAN Du ectot September 20, 2017 Ms. Heather Sofield Sofield Childrens' LP dba Sofield Properties 355 Industrial Park Dr Boone, N.C. 28607 Subject- Draft of NPDES Permit NCO036242 Woodland Hills Apartments WWTP Watauga County Class WW -1 Dear Ms. Sofield. 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. (2.) has been added to require electronic submission of effluent data. Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs). ➢ 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 Watauga 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 Anjah B. Orlando at telephone number (919) 807-6393 or an) all. orlando(a)ncdenr gov. Sincerely, Anj ali Orlando Environmental Specialist/ NPDES Unit cc: Winston-Salem Regional Office NPDES Unit 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 NPDES Permit NCO036242 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES 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, Sofield Properties is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Woodland Hills Apartments WWTP NCSR 1107, west of Oak Grove Boone Watauga County to receiving waters designated as Brushy Fork Creek in the Watauga 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 This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2022. Signed this day DRAFT S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G. Director, Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 NPDES Permit NCO036242 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. Sofield Properties is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate a 0.0067 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment facility that includes the following components: ♦ Aeration basin ♦ Clarifier with sludge return ♦ Effluent disinfection This facility is located at Woodland Hills Apartments off NCSR 1107 west of Oak Grove in Watauga County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Brushy Fork Creek, a waterbody located within Subbasin 04-02-01, [Stream Index 8-15-10], (HUC 060101030302), a waterbody currently classified C waters, in the Watauga River Basin. Page 2 of 6 NPDES Permit NCO036242 A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15 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, monitored, and reported' by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTSi [PCS Code] Monthly Average Daily Maximum Frequency Measurement Sample Type Sample LSample Flow 50050 0.0067 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or Effluent BOD, 5 day, 20°C3 30.0 mg/L 45 0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent 00310 Total Suspended Solids 30 0 mg/L 45 0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent 00530 NH3 as N (April 1— October 31) 2 0 mg/L 10 0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent 00610 NH3 as N (November 1— March 31) 4 0 mg/L 20.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent [006101 1 Dissolved Oxygen Daily average > 5.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent 003001— Dissolved Oxygen Weekly Grab U & D 00300 pH 00400 > 6 0 and < 9.0 standard units — — Weekly Grab Effluent Temperature Weekly Grab Effluent, 00010 U & D Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200 / 100 ml 400 / 100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent 31616 Total Residual Chlonne4 17 µg/l- 2/Week Grab Effluent [50060] Footnotes: 1 The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A. (2 )]. 2. U at least 50 feet upstream from the outfall. D: at least 100 feet downstream from the outfall. 3 The monthly average effluent BODS and total suspended residue concentrations shall not exceed 15% of their respective influent values (85% removal). 4. The Permittee shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC -certified laboratory [including field - certified]. Effluent values < 50 gg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes. Conditions: • All samples must be collected from a typical discharge event. • There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 3 of 6 NPDES Permit NCO036242 A. (2.) 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.) • Section D. (2.) • Section D. (6.) • Section E. (5.) Signatory Requirements Reporting Records Retention 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 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. Page 4 of 6 NPDES Permit NC0036242 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: http://www2.epa gov/compliance/final-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic- reportmg-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. Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the following web page- http://deq.ne.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/cdmr 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 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: Page 5 of 6 NPDES Permit NC0036242 htip:Hdeq.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 cert, 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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