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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
October 04, 2017
Mr. Steve Ward
Director, Public Utilities -
Harnett County
P.O. Box 1119'
Lillington, North Carolina 27546
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S REGAN
Seci e(ai7,
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Du ecta
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NCO088366
South Harnett Regional WWTP
Harnett County
Facility Class IV
SIC Code 4952
Dear Mr. Ward:
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit renewal for your facility. Please
review this draft carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it
contains. There are several changes from the existing permit, including the following:
• Upstream and effluent hardness quarterly monitoring has been added to the permit as
required by the implementation of the new dissolved metal standards [See A. (1)].
• Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A. (2). Chronic Toxicity Permit
Limit, please review each paragraph carefully.
• Special Conditions A. (3) Total Nitrogen Monitoring/Limit and A. (4) Total Phosphorus
Monitoring/Limit have been added to the permit for total nitrogen and total phosphorus
mass loading calculations.
• Special Condition A. (6) has been modified to include the specific three years in which the
Effluent Pollutant Scans shall be performed (2018, 2019, and 2020). In addition, at the end
of the Special Condition, 2nd species Toxicity Testing Requirements for municipal permit
renewals per Federal Regulations [40 CFR 122.210)(5)] have been added.
• Effluent data for copper showed reasonable potential to exceed allowable discharge
concentration of 45 µg/L. Therefore, limit and monthly monitoring requirement for total
copper was added to the permit [See A. (1)].
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300
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• Effluent data reported for silver was all less than detection, at a detection level of less than
5 µg/L. In accordance with 15A NCAC 2B .0500 all test procedures must produce detection
and reporting levels that are below the permit discharge requirements and all data generated
must be reported to the approved detection level or lower reporting level of the procedure.
Currently, DWR's laboratory identifies the Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL) for silver at
< 1 µg/L. The allowable discharge concentration for your facility is 0.175 µg/L. Therefore,
future sampling for silver as part of the facility's Pretreatment Program and Effluent
Pollutant Scans should sample silver down to the lower reporting level of the procedure
which is < 1 µg/L. No limits or additional monitoring requirements for silver were added
to the permit at this time.
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports
(DMRs) and program reports. The requirement to continue reporting discharge monitoring
data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR)
internet application has been added to your final NPDES permit. [See Special Condition
A. (7)].
• Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
• The NPDES Standard Conditions (Parts II, III, and IV) are not included with this draft.
They can be found at the following link if you would like to review them in conjunction
with this draft permit.
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public/W ater%20 Quality/Surface%2OW ater%2OP rotection/NPDES/MIS C/NPDES %20 St
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Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having
circulation in the general Harnett County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit.
Please provide any written comments you may have to the following: NCDEQ/DWR, NPDES
Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 no later than 30 days
after receipt of 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 questions concerning this
draft permit, please call me at (919) 807-6389 or by email at Bing.Bai@ncdenr.gov.
i Sincerely,
Bing Bai, Engineer
NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
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Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR/Ecosystems Branch/Mark Vander Borgh
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Susan Meadows
DWR/Fayetteville Regional Office / Water Quality
DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney
Permit NCO088366
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,
Harnett County Public Utilities
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
South Harnett Regional WWTP
3324 Shady Grove Rd.
Spring Lake
Harnett County
to receiving waters designated as the Lower Little River in the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance with effluent
limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective xxxx, 2017
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on May 31, 2021.
Signed this day xxxx, 2017
Draft
S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G., Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit NCO088366
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked, and as
of this 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
Harnett County Public Utilities is hereby authorized to:
1 Continue to operate a 15.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of the following components:
• Headworks including an automatic fine screen with manual bypass, vortex grit chamber, influent
composite sampler, and flow splatter box,
• Three intermittent continuous extended aeration systems with each system including dual 126-ft by
174-ft by 18-ft depth basins providing a total aeration volume of 17.7 MG, a 3.9 MG surge tank, fine -
bubble diffusers, 12 decanter, twelve 25 Hp submersible mixers, and seven 2,300 scfrn blowers
• Surge tank
• Nine 12.5 —ft by 52-ft traveling bridge filters
• Three channel UV disinfection system, with each channel capable of treating a peak flow of 12 5
MGD and a total 37 5 MGD
• Cascade aerator with Parshall flume and effluent composite sampler
• A sludge management facility including a 2-meter gravity belt thickener rated at 900 dry pounds/ hour,
a 2.2 meter sludge filter press rated at 2,041 dry pounds/ day with sludge feed pump, screw conveyers,
Class A residuals heated vessel rated at 2,000 pounds/ hour, lime storage silo and delivery system, and
an odor control system
• Dual tertiary traveling bridge filters, with three 12.5-ft by 52-ft units each
• A lime addition system including two 7.5 hp submersible mixers
• A 1,000 KW emergency generator
The facility is located at the South Harnett Regional WWTP on 3324 Shady Grove Rd in Spring Lake,
Harnett County.
2 Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map into the
Lower Little River currently classified as C waters in subbasm 03-06-14 [HUC• 03030004] of the Cape
Fear River Basin.
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Perrmt NCO088366
Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq , 15A NCAC 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 treated domestic wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored' by the Permittee as specified below.
Effluent Characteristics
Discharge Limitations
Monitoring Requirements
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Parameter Code
Average
Average
Maximum
Frequency
T
Type
Location 2
Flow 50050
15 0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD5 3 (April 1 — October 31) C0310
5 0 mg/L
7 5 mg/L
2/Week 4
Composite
E and I
BOD5 3 C0310
(November 1 — March 31)
10.0 mg/L
15 0 mg/L
2/Week 4
Composite
E and I
Total Suspended Solids 3 C0530
30 0 mg/L
45 0 mg/L
2/Week 4
Composite
E and I
N113-N (April 1 — October 31) C0610
10 mg/L
3 0 mg/L
2/Week 4
Composite
E
NH3-N C0610
(November 1 — March 31)
2 0 mg/L
6 0 mg/L
2/Week 4
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Daily Average > 5 0 mg/L
Daily
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform 31616
(Geometric Mean)
200/100ml
400/100m1
2/Week 4
Grab
E
Temperature (°C) 00010
Daily
Grab
E
pH 00400
Between 6 0 and 9.0 standard units
Daily
Grab
E
Hardness- Total as [CaCO3 or 00900
Quarterly
Composite
E
(Ca + Mg)] I (mg/L)
Hardness- Total as [CaCO3 or
00900
Quarterly
Grab
U
(Ca + Mg)] 6 (Mg/L)
Total Copper 5 01042
45.2 µg/L
60 7 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
C0600
Monitor & Report (mg/1)
Monthly
Composite
Total Nitrogen 7
QM600
Monitor & Report (lb/mo)
Monthly
Calculated
E
(April 1 —October 31)
QS600
160,628 lb/season (summer mass loading)
Annually
Calculated
Total Nitrogen C0600
(November 1 — March 31)
Monitor & Report (mg/1)
Monthly
Composite
E
TKN mg/ L 00625
Monthly
Composite
E
NO2 + NO3 mg/ L 00630
Monthly
Composite
E
C0665
Monitor & Report (mg/1)
Monthly
Composite
Total Phosphorus s
QM665
Monitor & Report (lb/mo)
Monthly
Calculated
E
(April 1 —October 31)
QS665
53,543 lb/season (summer mass loading)
Annually
Calculated
Total Phosphorus C0665
(November 1 — March 31)
Monitor & Report (mg/1)
Monthly
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L 9 00300
Variable
Grab
U and D
Temperature (°C) 9 00010
Variable
Grab
U and D
Chronic Toxicity 10 TGP3B
Quarterly
Composite
E
Effluent Pollutant Scan NC01
Monitor and Report
Footnote 11
Footnote 11
E
Footnotes. See next page
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Permit NCO088366
1 The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application
system See Special Condition A (7).
2 Sample Location E — Effluent, I — Influent, U — Upstream = at least 50 feet upstream of the discharge, D —
Downstream = at least 500 feet from the discharge Instream monitoring for DO and temperature is provisionally
waived in light of the permittee's participation in the Middle Cape Fear River Basin Association Instream
monitoring will be immediately reinstated and the Division shall be notified immediately should the permittee end
its participation in the Association
3 The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the
respective influent value (85% removal)
4 2AVeek monitoring for BOD5, TSS, NH3-N, and fecal coliform for mfluent and effluent must occur on any two non-
consecutive days during the calendar week (Sunday through Saturday)
5 Metal sampling shall be performed in conjunction with total hardness effluent and upstream sampling
6 The Permittee shall sample mstream hardness, upstream of the facility's discharge The sample shall be
representative of the hardness in the receiving stream. If the Permttee is a member of the Monitoring Coalition
Program, sampling for mistream hardness may be waived as long as the Monitoring Coalition agrees to sample
hardness at the nearest upstream location, at a nummum frequency of quarterly, and the Permiee has obtained
approval from DWR -NPDES Permitting Unit that the upstream station being monitored by the Coalition is
representative of the receiving stream for this discharge The Permttee is responsible for submitting instream
hardness test results with its permit renewal application package If Coalition membership is cancelled or the
Coalition terminates mstream hardness sampling at the approved station, the Permttee will mmmediately notify the
Division and resume sampling for mstream hardness, upstream of its discharge
7 TN = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N + NO2-N
are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively See A (3) for Total Nitrogen calculations
8 See A (4) for Total Phosphorous calculations
9 Variable monitoring frequency is defined as follows- Samples collected three times per week during June 1 through
September 30 and once per week October 1 through May 31
10 Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) limit at 34% with testing in January, April, July, and October [see A (2)]
11 The permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the term of this permit [see A (6)]
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A. (2) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
[I 5A NCAC 02B.0200]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to
Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 34%
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum,quarter lX monitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North
Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions or
"North Carolina Phase H Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised- December 2010) or
subsequent versions 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. Effluent
sampling for this testing must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the
NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV below the
permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in each of the two
following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test
Procedure" (Revised -December 2010) or subsequent versions.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code TGP3B for the
pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWR Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the
following address:
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Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section no later than 30 days after
the end of the reporting period for which the report is made.
Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all
concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate signature
Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for
disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, the
permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the
facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No
Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Water Sciences Section at the address
cited above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be
required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity testing quarter,
which is the three month time interval that 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
Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and modified to include
alternate monitoring requirements or limits
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism
survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental 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
A. (3) TOTAL NITROGEN MONITORING/LIMIT
[G. S. 143-215.1(b)]
The Permittee shall calculate the summer mass loading of total nitrogen as the sum of monthly loadings for April
through October, according to the following equations
Monthly Mass Loading (lb/month) = TN x Q x 8.34 where
TN = The average total nitrogen concentration (mg/1) of the composite
samples collected during the month
Q = The total wastewater flow discharged during the month (MG/mo)
8.34 = Conversion factor, from (mg/l x MG) to pounds
Summer Mass Loading (lb/season) = Sum of (Monthly Mass Loadings) for the summer months (April -
October)
The Permittee shall report the total nitrogen concentrations for each sample and the monthly mass loading in the
appropriate self -monitoring report and the summer mass loading of total nitrogen in the October self -monitoring
report for the year
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A. (4) TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MONITORING/LIMIT
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The Permittee shall calculate the summer mass loading of total phosphorus as the sum of monthly loadings for
April through October, according to the following equations -
Monthly Mass Loading (lb/month) = TP x Q x 8.34 where:
TP = The average total phosphorus concentration (mg/1) of the composite
samples collected during the month
Q = The total wastewater flow discharged during the month (MG/mo)
8.34 = Conversion factor, from (mg/1 x MG) to pounds
Summer Mass Loading (lb/season) = Sum of (Monthly Mass Loadings) for the summer months (April -
October)
The Permittee shall report the total phosphorus concentration for each sample and the monthly mass loading in the
appropriate self -monitoring report and the summer mass loading of total phosphorus in the October self -monitoring
report for the year
A. (5) PERMIT RE -OPENER: SUPPLEMENTARY MONITORING FOR TOTAL NITROGEN
AND PHOSPHORUS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The Division may, upon written notification to the permtttee, require additional effluent monitoring that it deems
necessary to support its water quality protection and restoration efforts in the receiving stream.
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A. (6) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The Permittee shall perform a total of three (3) Effluent Pollutant Scans for all parameters listed below. One scan
must be performed in each of the following years: 2018, 2019,
and 2020. Analytical methods shall be in
accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 and
shall be sufficiently sensitive to determine whether parameters are present in
concentrations greater than applicable standards and criteria Samples
should be collected with one quarterly toxicity
test each year, and must represent seasonal variation [i.e., do not sample in the same quarter every year]. Unless
otherwise indicated, metals shall be analyzed as "total recoverable."
Ammonia (as N)
Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
1,1-dichloroethylene
'` Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
Dissolved oxygen
1,2-dichloropropane
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Nitrate/Nitnte
1,3-dichloropropylene /
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
Kleldahl nitrogen
Ethylbenzene ,'
Butyl benzyl phthalate
Oil and grease
Methyl bronude ., -'
2-chloronaphthalene
Phosphorus
Methyl chloride
4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
Total dissolved solids
Methylene chloride
Chry` sene
Hardness
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
Di-n-butyl phthalate
Antimony
Tetrachloroethylene
Di-n-octyl phthalate
Arsenic
,Toluene f
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
Beryllium
1, 1, 1=trichloroethane'
1,2-dichlorobenzene
Cadmium
1,1,2-trichloroethane
1,3-dichlorobenzene
Chromium
Tnchloroethylene
1,4-dichlorobenzene
Copper
Vmyl chloride
3,3-dichlorobenzidme
Lead
Acid -extractable compounds:
Diethyl phthalate
Mercury (EPA Method 1631If)
P-chloro-m-cresol %
Dimethyl phthalate
Nickel
2-chlorophenol
2,4-duntrotoluene
Selenium
2,4-dichlorophenol
2,6-dmitrotoluene
Silver
2,4-dimethylphenol
1,2-diphenylhydrazme
Thallium'
4,6-dmitro-07cresol
Fluoranthene
Zinc .�
2,4-dnutrophenol
Fluorene
Cyanide
2-mtrophenol
Hexachlorobenzene
Total phenolic compounds
47mtrophenol
Hexachlorobutadiene
Volatile orzanic compounds:
Peritaclilorophenol
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
Acrolem
Phenol'
Hexachloroethane
Acrylonitrile
2,4,6-tnchlorophenol
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Benzene
Base -neutral compounds:
Isophorone
Bromoform
Acenaphthene
Naphthalene
Carbon tetrachloride
Acenaphthylene
Nitrobenzene
Chlorobenzene
Anthracene
N-mtrosodi-n-propylamme
Chlorodibromomethane
Benzidme
N-nitrosodnmethylamme
Chloroethane
Benzo(a)anthracene
N-mtrosodiphenylamme
2-chloroethylvmyl ether
Benzo(a)pyrene
Phenanthrene
Chloroform
3,4 benzofluoranthene
Pyrene
Dichlorobromomethane
Benzo(ghi)perylene
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
1, 1 -dichloroethane
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
1,2-dichloroethane
Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane
Reporting. Test results shall be reported on DWR Form -A MR-PPAl (or in a form approved by the Director) by
December 3151 of each designated sampling year The report shall be submitted to the following address: NC DEQ
/ DWR / Central Files, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617.
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Additional Toxicity Testing Requirements for Municipal Permit Renewal. Please note that Municipal
facilities that are subject to the Effluent Pollutant Scan requirements listed above are also subject to additional
toxicity testing requirements specified in Federal Regulation 40 CFR 122.210)(5) The US EPA requires four (4)
toxicity tests for a test organism other than the test species currently required in this permit The multiple species
tests should be conducted either quarterly for a 12-month period prior to submittal of the permit renewal
application, or four tests performed at least annually in the four and one half year period prior to the application.
These tests shall be performed for acute or chronic toxicity, whichever is specified in this permit The multiple
species toxicity test results shall be filed with the Aquatic Toxicology Branch at the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Contact the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 919-743-8401 for guidance on conducting the additional
toxicity tests and reporting requirements. Results should also be summarized in Part E (Toxicity Testing Data) of
EPA Municipal Application Form 2A, when submitting the permit renewal application to the NPDES Permitting
Unit
A. (7) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 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 sup--rsedes the following sections within Part H 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 DEQ / 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
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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.,
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:
httys://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
submittmg 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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Information on eDMR and the application for a tempo rary electronic reporting waiver are found on the
following web page:
http://deq nc gov/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 H, Section
B. (I 1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part H, 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 //deq nc gov/about/divisions/water-resources/e'dmr
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: '
7 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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Stream Class: C Sub -Basin: 03-06-14 NPDES Permit NC0088 366
HUC: 03030004 North Harnett County