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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
October 04, 2017
Mr. M. J. Noland, P.E.
Water Resources Chief Operations Officer
Fayetteville Public Works Commission
P.O. Box 1089
Fayetteville, NC 28302-1089
Dear Mr. Noland:
ROY COOPER
Gores not
MICHAEL S REGAN
Sect etai),
S JAY ZIMMERMAN
Du ectot
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NCO023957
Cross Creek WRF
Cumberland County
Class 4 Facility
SIC Code 4952
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:
• Please note, Special Condition A. (4) Onsite Reuse of Treatment Plant Effluent has been
removed from the permit. Permittees are required to obtain a non -discharge permit for
onsite irrigation.
• Monitoring frequency has been reduced from daily to 2/week for CBOD5, TSS, ammonia
nitrogen and fecal coliform based on exceptional facility performance over the past three
years [15A NCAC 2B .0508(b)(1)].
• 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 Condition A. (3) 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.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center 1 Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300
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• Effluent mercury data was reviewed from July 2015 to March 2017. The Permittee started
testing effluent mercury using EPA test Method 1631E in July 2015. In accordance with
the 2012 Mercury TMDL NPDES Guidance the permittee needs to show annual mean
effluent concentrations below both the Water Quality Based Effluent Limitation (WQBEL)
of 215.5 ng/L and the Technology Based Effluent Limitation (TBEL) of 47 ng/L. A review
of the data showed that the annual averages were below both the WQBEL and the TBEL,
therefore, no mercury limitation is required.
Fifteen out of 17 low level effluent mercury samples collected since July 2015 were over
1 ng/L. As a result, a Mercury Minimization Plan (MMP) requirement has been added to
this permit renewal. See section A. (4). Please note that the Permittee shall develop and
implement a MMP during this permit term. The MMP shall be developed within 180 days
of the NPDES Permit Effective Date, and shall be available for inspection on-site. A
sample MMP was developed through a stakeholder review process and has been placed on
the Division website for guidance (http://portal.nedenr.org/web/wq/swp/ps/npdes, under
Model Mercury Minimization Plan).
• Quarterly monitoring for total capper has been removed from the permit based on no
reasonable potential to exceed water quality standards [See A. (1)].
• Two out of 14 effluent data reported for silver were less than detection, at a detection level
of less than 5 gg/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 gg/L. The allowable discharge concentration for your facility
is 1.1 gg/L. Therefore, future sampling for silver as part of the facility's Pretreatment
Program and Effluent Pollutant Scans should analyze these parameters down to the lower
reporting level of the procedure or PQLs as listed above. 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. (6)]
• Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
The NPDES Standard Conditions (Parts II, III, and M 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.
http://ncdenr. s3 . amazonaws. com/s3 fs-
public/W ater%20 Quality/Surface%20 W ater%20Protection/NP DE S/MIS C/NPDES %20 St
andard%20Conditions-Boilgglate-DWR-S WP-NPDES-2015 0410.pdf
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Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having
circulation in the general Cumberland 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.
Sincerely,
Bing Bai, Engineer
NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
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 NCO023957
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,
Fayetteville Public Works Commission
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Cross Creek WRF
601 North Eastern Boulevard
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Cumberland County,
to receiving waters designated as the Cape Fear 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 October 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 NCO023957
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.
Fayetteville Public Works Commission is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a 25.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of the following components
• Influent pump station
• Mechanical bar screens
• Grit removal chambers
• Dual primary clarifiers
• Activated sludge system with nitrification
• Secondary clarifiers
• Tertiary sand filters
• Chlorination with sodium hypochlorite
• Dichlormation with sodium bisulfate
• Effluent flow monitoring
• Post aeration
• Sludge management via belt thickening, anaerobic digestion, and holding tanks.
The facility is located at the Cross geek WRF on 601 North Eastern Boulevard in Fayetteville,
Cumberland County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map into the
Cape Fear River currently classified as C waters in subbasin 03-06-15 [I UC: 03030004] of the Cape Fear
River Basin
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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
Parameter Code
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample Location E
Average
Avera2e
Maximum
Frequency
TyRe
Flow 50050
25 0 MGD
, `
Continuous
Recording
Influent or Effluent
CBOD, 5 -day, 20 °C
80082
6 8 mg/L
10 2 mg/L
2/Week 4
Composite
Influent and Effluent
(Apel 1 —October 31) 3
CBOD, 5 -day, 20 °C
80082
13.6 mg/L
i
20.4 mg/L
//Week 4
Composite
Influent and Effluent
(November 1 — March 31) 3
Total Suspended Solids 3 C0530
30 0 mg/L
45 0 mg/L
/ 2/Week 4
Composite
Influent and Effluent
NH3 as N
C0610
10 mg/L '
3 0 mg/L
//Week 4
Composite
Effluent
(April 1 — October 31)
NH3 as N
C0610
2 0 mg/L
,6 0 mg/L
2/Week 4
Composite
Effluent
(November 1 — March 31)
Total Residual Chlorine 5 50060
--
28 µg/L
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform
31616
200/100ml
400/100ml
2/Week 4
Grab
Effluent
(geometric mean)
1 1
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Daily average not less than 5 0 mg/L
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C) - 00010
1
Daily
Grab
Effluent
pH `11 00400
Between 6 0 and 9.0 standard units
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (mg/L) 6 C0600
Monthly
Calculate
Effluent
Total Phosphorus (mg/L) C0665
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
Chromc Toxicity 7 TGP3B
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Temperature (°C) 00010
Variable 8
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 00300
Variable 8
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Conductivity (µmhos/cm) 00094
Variable 8
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Hardness- Total as [CaCO3 00900
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
or (Ca + Mg)] (mg/L)
Hardness- Total as [CaCO3 00900
Quarterly
Grab
Upstream 9
or (Ca + Mg)] (mg/L)
Effluent Pollutant Scan NCO]
Monitor and Report
3 per cycle
See A (3)
Effluent
Footnotes:
The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR
application system [see A. (6)].
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2. Upstream = at least 50 feet upstream of the discharge Downstream = at least 500 feet from the
discharge. Stream samples shall be collected three times per week during the months of June, July,
August, and September and weekly during the remainder of the year
3 The monthly average effluent CBOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15%
of the respective influent value (85% removal).
4 2/Week monitoring for CBOD5, TSS, NH3-N, and fecal coliform for influent and effluent must occur on
any two non-consecutive days during the calendar week (Sunday through Saturday).
5. Total residual chlorine shall be monitored only if chlorine is added to the treatment process The
Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/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.
6 TN = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN i's Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N
+ NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively.
7 Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) limit at 6% with testmg,iri January, April, July, and October [see A.
(2)]r , \
8. Instream sampling (Upstream and Downstream monitoring) is waived' as long as the Permittee retains
membership in the Middle Cape Fear River Basin Association (MCFRBA), which is conducting a
coordinated instream monitoring effort. If the Permitfee's membership in the MCFRBA is terminated,
the Permittee must immediately notify the Division in writing, and begin instream monitoring at 3/Week
(June to September) and weekly (October to !gay). 411 1 `
9. The permittee shall sample instream hardness upstream of the facility's discharge. The 'sample shall be
representative of the hardness in the receiving stream. If the permittee is a member of a monitoring
coalition program, sampling for instream hardness may be waived as long as the monitoring coalition
agrees to sample hardness at the nearest upstream location, at a minimum frequency of quarterly, and the
permittee 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 permittee is
responsible for submitting mstream hardness test results with its permit renewal application package. If
Coalition membership js `cancelled or the Coalition terminates instream hardness sampling at the
approved station, the permittee will immediately notify the Division and resume sampling for instream
hardness upstream of its discharge.
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 0213.0200]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit cbservable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to
Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 6%.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North
Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions or
"North Carolina Phase 11 Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised- December 20 10) 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 belcw 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
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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 TIIP3B for the Chronic Value Additionally, DWR Form AT -3 (original) is to be sent to the
following address.
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
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A. (3) 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 suff ciently 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- l .2-dichloroethylene
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
1,1-dichloroethylene
Dissolved oxygen
1,2-dichloropropane
Nitrate/Nitnte
1,3-dichloropropylene
Kjeldahl nitrogen
Ethylbenzene
Oil and grease
Methyl bromide
Phosphorus
Total dissolved solids
Hardness
Antimony
Arsenic
Beryllium
Cadmum
Chromium
Copper
Lead
Mercury (EPA Method 1631 E)
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Thallium
Zinc
Cyanide
Total phenolic compounds
Volatile organic compounds:
Acrolem
Acrylomtnle
Benzene
Bromoform
Carbon tetrachloride
Chlorobenzene
Chlorodibromomethane
Chloroethane
2-chloroethylvinyl ether
Chloroform
Dichlorobromomethane
1,1-dchloroethane
1,2-dchloroethane
Methyl chloride
Methylene chloride
1,1,2,2 -tetrachloroethane
Tetrachloroethylene
Toluene
1,1,1 --trichloroethane
1,1,2 trichloroethane
Tnchloroethylene
Vinyl. chloride
Acid -extractable compounds:
P-clf-oro-m-cresol
2 -chlorophenol
2,4-dichlorophenol
2,4-dunethylphenol
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
2,4-dmitrophenol
2-n_trophenol
4-nitrophenol
Pentachlorophenol
Phenol
2,4, 6-tnchloropheno 1
Base -neutral compounds:
Acenaphthene
Acenaphthylene
Anthracene
B--nzidine
Benzo(a)anthracene
B enzo(a)pyrene
3,4 benzofluoranthene
Benzo(ghi)perylene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether
Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
Butyl benzyl phthalate
2-chloronaphthalene
4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
Chrysene
Di -n -butyl phthalate
Di-n-octyl phthalate
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
1,2 -dichlorobenzene
1,3 -dichlorobenzene
1,4 -dichlorobenzene
3,3-dichlorobenzidme
Diethyl phthalate
Dimethyl phthalate
2,4-duutrotoluene
2,6-duntrotoluene
1,2-diphenylhydrazine
Fluoranthene
Fluorene
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
Hexachloroethane
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Isophorone
Naphthalene
Nitrobenzene
N-nitrosodi-n-propylamme
N-nitrosodunethylamme
N-mtrosodiphenylamme
Phenanthrene
Pyrene
1,2,4-tnchlorobenzene
Reporting. Test results shall be reported on DWR Form -A MR-PPA1 (or in a form approved by the Director) by
December 31 st 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 122.21 0)(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. (4) MERCURY MINIMIZATION PLAN (MMP)
[G.S. 143-215.1 (b)]
The permittee shall develop and implement a mercury minimization plan during this permit term The MMP shall
be developed within 180 days of the NPDES Permit Effective Date, and shall be available for inspection on-site. A
sample MMP was developed through a stakeholder review process and has been placed on the Division website for
guidance (http://deq nc gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-
wastewater-permits, under Model Mercury Minimization Plan). The MMP should place emphasis on identification
of mercury contributors and goals for reduction Results shall be summarized and submitted with the next permit
renewal Performance of the Mercury Minimization Plan will meet the requirements of the TMDL (Total
Maximum Daily Load) for mercury approved by USEPA on October 12, 2012, unless and until a Waste Load
Allocation specific to this facility is developed and this NPDES permit is amended to require further actions to
address the Waste Load Allocation.
A. (5) PERMIT RE -OPENER: SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRIENT MONITORING
[15A NCAC 2H.0112 (b) (1) and 15A NCAC 2H.0114 (a)]
Pursuant to N C General Statutes Section 143-215 1 and the implementing rules found in Title 15A of the North
Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 02H, specifically, 15A NCAC 02H.0112(b)(1) and 0211.0114(a), and
Part H, Sections B.12. and B 13 of this Permit, the Director of DWQ may reopen this permit to require
supplemental nutrient monitoring of the discharge. The additional monitoring will be to support water quality
modeling efforts within the Cape Fear River Basin, and shall be consistent with a monitoring plan developed
jointly by the Division and affected stakeholders
A. (6) 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 supersedes the following sections within Part II of this permit
(Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits).
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• Section B. (11 ) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6 )
• Section E. (5.)
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 tune 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
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, or_ the last day of the month following the commencement of
discharge.
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee trust 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)]
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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:
hIMs://www.federalre iso ter.¢ov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant-discharp,e-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.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the
following web page:
http://d A.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 11, Section
B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (I 1.)(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 122.22]. 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. l 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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Receiving Stream: Cape Fear River Sub -Basin: 03-06-15
8 -Digit HUC: 03030004 Stream Class: C
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NPDES Permit No. NCO023957
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