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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
October 4, 2017
Mr. Victor I. Czar, Public Works Director
City of Sanford
P.O. Box 3729
Sanford, NC 27331-3729
Dear Mr. Czar:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S REGAN
Seci etai),
S JAY ZIMMERMAN
Da ectoi
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NCO024147
Big Buffalo WWTP
Lee County
Class IV 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:
The NC 2007-2014 Water Quality Standard (WQS) Triennial Review was approved by
the NC Environmental Management Committee (EMC) on November 13, 2014. The US
EPA subsequently approved the WQS revisions on April 6, 2016 with some exceptions.
The NC Division of Water Resources NPDES Permitting Unit is required to implement
the new dissolved metal standards in all permits public noticed after April 6, 2016. The
new standards for most metals include acute standards. Further, the freshwater standards
for several metals are expressed as the dissolved form of the metals, and seven metals
have hardness -dependent equations. As a result, the NPDES Permitting Unit will need
site-specific effluent hardness data and instream hardness data, upstream of the discharge,
for each facility monitoring these metals in order to calculate permit limitations. Effluent
hardness and instream hardness sampling, upstream of the discharge, has been added to
this permit at a monitoring frequency of quarterly. See special condition A. (1) Effluent
Limitations and Monitoring Requirements for effluent and instream sampling
requirements.
• Total copper did not show reasonable potential to violate NC WQS but it did exceed 50%
of the allowable discharge limit. Monitoring for total copper has been maintained at a
frequency of quarterly and shall be sampled in conjunction with hardness above.
• Please be advised that four toxicity tests should be conducted for an organism other than
your normal test species during your permit cycle. The results for the four toxicity tests
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Marl Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300
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must be submitted with your next renewal application. This condition has been added to
your permit under Special Condition A. (3).
• The limits and monitoring of mercury have been removed from Effluent Limitations and
Monitoring Requirements based on the TMDL evaluation. Sampling for mercury shall be
conducted during the 3 effluent pollutant scans [see special condition A. (3)].
Please note the mercury must be sampled using method 1631E as outlined in Special
Condition A. (3). Currently you are using EPA method 245. 1, which is not compliant with
Effluent Pollutant Scan requirements.
• Special condition A. (4) has been added to require a Mercury Minimization Plan (MMP)
based on the statewide mercury TMDL approved by EPA in 2012.
• The special condition A. (5) Instream Monitoring Requirements has been removed.
Instream monitoring is now maintained in special condition A. (1) Effluent Limitations
and Monitoring Requirements. Instream monitoring stations at Cumnock Bridge and at
Highway 15-501 have been added, but are not required as long as membership in the
Upper Cape Fear River Basin Association is maintained.
• Special conditions for the 6.8 MGD flow phase limitations, monitoring requirements, and
quarterly toxicity test at 32% has been removed since the facility has expanded to 12
MGD.
• Instream monitoring for fecal coliform has been removed since the receiving water body
is not impaired for fecal coliform, is not classified for primary recreation, and the facility
has had no fecal coliform violations.
• Monitoring frequencies for CBOD, TSS, and fecal coliform have been reduced to 2/Week
in accordance with DWR policy for Reduction of Monitoring Frequencies in NPDES
Permits for Exceptionally Performing Facilities, October 22, 2012.
• The monitoring for silver, zinc, and chloride have been removed based on the results of the
RPA which showed no reasonable potential to exceed water quality standards.
• The total residual chlorine limit has been removed since chlorination and dichlorination
facilities have been removed and UV is now used for disinfection.
• Effluent Pollutant Scan frequency has changed from annual to 3 times per permit cycle
[see A. (3)].
• Parameter characteristic codes have been added in special condition A. (1).
• An updated outfall map has been included.
• 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.
http: //ncdenr. s3 . amazonaws. com/s3 fs-
public/Water%20Qual-�ty/Surface%20Water%20Protection/NPDES/MIS C/NPDES %20 St
andard%20Conditions-Boilerplate-DWR-SWP-NPDES-20150410.pdf
• Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports
(DMRs) and program reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted
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and became effective on December 21, 2015. The requirement to begin 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)]
For information on eDMR, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account,
please visit the following web page: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-
resources/edmr.
For more information on EPA's final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit the
following web site: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-
24954/national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having
circulation in the general Lee 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) 807-6304 or by email at david.hill@ncdenr.gov.
Sin e y,
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David Hill, Environmental Senior Specialist
NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Susan Meadows
DWR/ NC Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney
DWR/Raleigh Regional Office / Water Quality/Danny Smith
DWR/PERCS/Deborah Gore
City of Sanford/Plant Supermtendent/Mr Scott Siletzky
Permit NCO024147
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, the
City of Sanford
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Big Buffalo Wastewater Treatment Plant
5327 Iron Furnace Road
Sanford, North Carolina
Lee County
to receiving waters designated as Deep River in the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance with effluent
limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, I1, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2021.
Signed this day
DRAFT
S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G.
Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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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. The
City of Sanford is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 12.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility that includes the following
components:
• Four mechanical bar screens
• One manual bar screen
• Dual grit collection systems
• Equalization tank
• Aeration basins
• Five clarifiers
• Denitnfication filters
• Ultraviolet disinfection system
• Effluent parshall flume meter
• Alum and supplemental carbon facility
• Gravity -belt thickeners
• Five sludge storage tanks
• Standby power
The facility is located at the Big Buffalo WWTP, 5327 Iron Furnace Road in Sanford, Lee County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001 at the location specified on the attached map
into Deep River, currently classified C waters in 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 this permit and lasting until permit expiration, the permittee
is authorized to discharge treated municipal wastewater from outfall 001 Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored' by the permittee as specified below
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EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Parameter Code
Average
Average
Maximum
Frequency
Type
Location3
Flow 50050
12 0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or Effluent
CBOD, 5 -day, (20°C) 2
Influent and
80082
5 0 mg/L
7 5 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Effluent
(April 1 -October 31)
1
CBOD, 5 -day, (20°C) 2
Influent and
80082
9 2 mg/L
14 2 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Effluent
(November 1- March 31)
Total Suspended Solids 2 C0530
30 0 mg/L
45 0 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Influent and
Effluent
NH3 as N C0610
10 mg/L
3.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
Effluent
(April 1 -October 31)
NH3 as N C0610
1 1 mg/L
3 4 mg/L
Daily
Composite
Effluent
(November 1- March 31)
Fecal Coliform 31616
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
(geometric mean)
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Daily Average > 5 0 mg/L
Daily
Grab
Effluent
pH 00400
Between 6 0 and 9 0 standard units
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C) 00010
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Conductivity (pmhos/cm) 00094
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Total Phosphorus (mg/L) C0665
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus 4
QM665
Monitor and Report (pounds/month)
Monthly
Calculated
Effluent
(April 1 -October 31)
Total Phosphorus 4
QS665
20,138 pounds/ summer season
Seasonally
Calculated
Effluent
(April 1 -October 31)
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN) C0600
Weekly
Calculated
Effluent
(mg/L)
Total Nitrogen(NO2+NO3+TKN)4
QM600
Monitor and Report (pounds/month)
Monthly
Calculated
Effluent
(April 1 -October 31)
Total Nitrogen (N 02+NO3+TKN)4
QS600
64,628 pounds/ summer season
Seasonally
Calculated
Effluent
(April 1 -October 31)
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen [TKN] 00625
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
(mg/L)
Nitrate/Nitrite Nitrogen
00630
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
[NO3+NO2] (mg/L)
Total Copper (Ng/L) 01051
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
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Chronic Toxicity 5 TGP3B
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Temperature (°C) 00010
Variable 3
Grab
Upstream and
Downstream
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 00300
Variable 3
Grab
Upstream and
Downstream
Conductivity (Nmhos/cm) 00094
Variable 3
Grab
Upstream and
Downstream
Effluent Pollutant Scan NC01
Monitor and Report
Footnote 6
Footnote 6
Effluent
Hardness- Total as [CaCO3or
(Ca + Mg)] (mg/L) 00900
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Hardness- Total as [CaCO3or
(Ca + Mg)] (mg/L) 8 00900
Quarterly
Grab
Upstream
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR
application system [see A. (7)].
2. The monthly average effluent CBOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed
15% of the respective influent value (85%) removal.
3. Upstream- at Cumnock Bridge, Downstream- at Highway 15-501. Upstream and downstream
samples shall be grab samples shall be collected 3/week during the months of June, July, August, and
September, and weekly during the remainder of the year. Instream sampling requirements are
provisionally waived in light of the permittee's participation in the Upper Cape Fear River Basin
Association. Should participation in the association cease, all instream sampling requirements are
immediately reinstated.
4. Calculations of mass loads shall be evaluated as indicated in Special Condition A. (6), Calculation of
Mass Loads.
5. Whole effluent toxicity will be evaluated using Chronic Toxicity (Cenodaphma dubia) P/F test at
45% during the months of March, June, September and December. See section A. (2).
6. The permittee shall preform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the term of this permit [see A. (3)].
7. Effluent hardness sampling should be performed in conjunction with testing for metals.
8. The permittee shall sample insLream 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 instream hardness test results with its
permit renewal application package. If coalition membership is 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.
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A. (2) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
[15A NCAC 02B.0200 et seq.]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant
mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 45%.
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 II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure"
(Revised- December 2010) or subsequent versions. The tests will be performed during the months of
March, June, September and December. 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 THP311 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
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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.
F
A. (3) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN
[NCGS 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 concentration eater than applicable: t ndards 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)
610 ---
C0610 ---
C0665
Methyl chloride
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
Chlorine
50060
Dissolved oxygen
00300
Nitrate
00620
Nitrite
00615 ,
Kjeldahl nitrogen
y00625
Oil and grease
Phosphorus
Total dissolved solids
Hardness
Antimony
Arsenic
Beryllium
Cadmium
Chromium
Copper
Lead
Mercury (Method 1631E)
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Thallium
Zinc
Cyanide
Total phenolic compounds
Volatile organic compounds
1,2-dichlor6ethane , `
Trans -1,2-d ichloroethylene
1,1-dichloroethylene '
1f,2-dichloropropane
,1,3-dichloropropylene
Ethylbenzene
00556
Methyl bromide
C0665
Methyl chloride
70295
Methylene chloride
00900
1,1,2,2 -tetrachloroethane
01097
Tetrachloroethylene
01002
Toluene
01012
1,1,1-tnch loroetha n e
01027
1,1,2-tnch loroetha n e
01034
Trichloroethylene
01042
Vinyl chloride
01051
Acid -extractable compounds
COMER
P -chloro -m -cresol
01067
2 -chlorophenol
01147
2,4-dichlorophenol
01077
2,4 -dimethylphenol
01059
4,6-dimtro-o-cresol
01092
2,4-dinitrophenol
00720
2-nitrophenol
32730
4-nitrophenol
34536
Pentachlorophenol
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32103
Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane
34278
34546
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether
34273
34501
Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
34283
34541
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
39100
77163
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
34636
34371
Butyl benzyl phthalate
34292
34413
2-chloronaphthalene
34581
34418
4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
34641
34423
Chrysene
34320
81549
Di -n -butyl phthalate
39110
34475
Di-n-octyl phthalate
34596
34010
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
34556
34506
1,2 -dichlorobenzene
34536
34511
1,3 -dichlorobenzene
34566
39180
1,4 -dichlorobenzene
34571
39175
3,3-dichlorobenzidine
34631
Diethyl phthalate
34336
34452
Dimethyl phthalate
34341
34586
2,4-dmitrotoluene
34611
34601
2,6-dinitrotoluene
C0626
34606
1,2-diphenylhydrazine
34346
34657
Fluoranthene
C0376
34616
Fluorene
34381
34591
Hexachlorobenzene
C0700
34646
Hexachlorobutadiene
39702
39032
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
34386
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Acrolein
34210
Phenol
34694
Hexachloroethane
34396
Acrylonitnle
34215
2,4,6-tnchlorophenol
34621
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
34403
Benzene
34030
Base -neutral compounds
Isophorone
34408
Bromoform
32104
Acenaphthene
34205
Naphthalene
34696
Carbon tetrachloride
32102
Acenaphthylene
34200
Nitrobenzene
34447
Chlorobenzene
34301
Anthracene
CO220
N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
34428
Chlorodibromomethane
34306
Benzidine
39120
N-nitrosodimethylamine
34438
Chloroethane
85811
Benzo(a)anthracene
34526
N-nitrosodiphenylamine
34433
2-chloroethyl vinyl ether
34576
Benzo(a)pyrene
34247
Phenanthrene
34461
Chloroform
32106
3,4 benzofluoranthene
34230
Pyrene
34469
Dichlorobromomethane
32101
Benzo(ghi)perylene
34521
1,2,4-tnchlorobenzene
34551
1,1-dichloroethane
34496
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
34242
Reporting. Test results shall be reported electronically via eDMR or on DWR Form — DMR -PPA -1 (or
on a form approved by the Director) by December 31St 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.
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)
and EPA Municipal Application Form 2A. The US EPA requires four (4) toxicity tests for a test
organism other than the test species currently required in this permit. The second 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. The
second species tests must be multiple concentration (5 concentrations plus the control) These tests shall
be performed for acute or chronic toxicity, whichever is specified in this permit. POTWs performing
NPDES chronic Ceriodaphma testing should perform chronic Fathead minnow testing. POTWs
performing NPDES acute Fathead Minnow testing should perform acute Cenodaphnia testing. POTWs
performing NPDES chronic Mysid shrimp testing should perform chronic Silverside Minnow testing.
The second 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)
[NCGS 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
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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
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 143-215.1 and the implementing rules found in Title 15A of the
North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H, specifically, 15A NCAC 2H.0112 (b) (1) and
2H.0114 (a), and Part II sections B-12 and B-13 of this Permit, the Director 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) CALCULATION OF MASS LOADS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
The permittee shall calculate monthly and seasonal TN (or TP) Loads as follows:
• Monthly TN (or TP) Load (pounds/month) = TN (or TP) x TMF x 8.34
where:
TN (or = the average Total Nitrogen or (Total Phosphorus) concentration
TP) (mg/L) of the daily composite samples collected during the
month
TMF = the Total Monthly Flow of wastewater discharged during the
month (MG/month)
8.34 = conversion factor, from (mg/L x MG) to pounds
• Seasonal TN (or TP) Load (pounds/season) = Sum of the 7 Monthly TN (or TP) Loads for
the summer season, April I — October 31 (214 days).
The permittee shall report Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus concentrations for each sample and the
monthly mass loadings in the appropriate discharge monitoring report for each month. The Effluent
Nutrients Worksheet (DWQ Form NW 1 s(10/10)) shall be completed and submitted with the April
through October discharge monitoring reports, during each calendar year, identifying compliance or
non-compliance with NPDES permit nutrient loading limitations.
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A. (7) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF 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.) (01
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 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;
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• 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. https.//www.federalre ister.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 temperary 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.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 Il,
Section B. (11 )(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part 11, Section
B (11.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting
purposes.
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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/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
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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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