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Home My WebLink AboutNC0027065_Draft Permit_20171017Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ROY COOPER Govemot MICHAEL S REGAN Sect etmy S JAY ZIMMERMAN Du ectot October 17, 2017 Mr. Eric Warner Plant Manager 1730 East Moore Street SE Southport, North Carolina 28461 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal Permit NCO027065 ADM Southport WWTP Brunswick County Class 4 Facility SIC Code 2869 Dear Mr. Warner: 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: • Limits for BODS, COD, TSS and ammonia nitrogen were recalculated to reflect adjusted production data in accordance with 40 CFR 439 Subpart A [See A. (1)]. • Limits for thirty (30) additional pollutants required by 40 CFR 439.14 were recalculated to reflect adjusted production data in accordance with 40 CFR 439 Subpart A [See A. (2)] • Monitoring frequency for COD has been reduced from daily to monthly based on exceptional facility performance that long-term COD average was less than 50% of monthly average limit [See A. (1)]. • Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A. (4) Chronic Toxicity Permit Limit, please review each paragraph carefully. • One effluent sample reported for mercury was less than detection, at a detection level of less than 0.2 gg/L. In accordance with the implementation of 2012 Statewide Mercury TMDL, future sampling for mercury should employ EPA method 1631 E and analyze State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality 1 Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919 807 6300 Page 12 mercury down to the lower reporting level of 1 ng/L. No limits or additional monitoring requirements for mercury 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 updated in the permit. [See Special Condition A. (6)] • 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. http://ncdenr.s3.amazonaws.co_n/s3 fs- public/Water%20Quality/Surface%20Water%20Protechon/NPDES/MIS C/NPDES %20St andard%20Conditions-B oilerplate-DWR-S WP-NPDES-20150410.pdf Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having circulation in the general Brunswick 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/Wilmington Regional Office / Water Quality DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney DMF/Shellfish Sanitation Permit NCO027065 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, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the ADM Southport Plant 1730 East Moore ST., SE Southport, North Carolina Brunswick County to receiving waters designated as 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 November 30, 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 NCO027065 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 herem Archer Daniels Midland is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate a 3.50 MGD extended aeration industrial wastewater treatment facility consisting of the following components: • Three aerobic treatment basins • Three clarifiers • Aerobic sludge digestion • Sludge dewatering via belt filtration • Chlorination of the industrial wastewater effluent stream (currently inactive) • pH adjustment • Nutrient addition • Effluent holding tank The facility is located at ADM's Southport Plant on 1730 East Moore St., SE in Southport, Brunswick County. 2. Discharge from the effluent holding tank on outgoing tides vis Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map into the Cape Fear River currently classified as SC waters in subbasm 03-06-17 [HUC: 03030005] of the Cape Fear River Basin. Page 2 of 9 Permit NCO027065 Part I A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 0213.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.] Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the permittee is authorized to discharge process wastewater and contaminated non -process wastewater, including non -contact cooling water and stormwater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below. Effluent Characteristics Parameter Code Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location Flow 50050 3 50 MGD Continuous Recording Effluent BOD, 5 -day, 20°C QD310 30,577 lbs/day 45,866 lbs/day Daily Composite Influent & Effluent COD 00340 14,8491 bs/day 29,057 lbs/day Monthly Composite Influent & Effluent Total Suspended Solids QD530 51,981 lbs/day 77,972 lbs/day Daily Composite Effluent Total Nitrogen 2 QD600 18,780 lbs/day Daily Composite Effluent Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily Grab Effluent pH 00400 Between 6 8 and 8 5 Standard Units Daily Grab Effluent Temperature (°C) 3 00010 Daily Grab Effluent Conductivity (µmhos/cm) 00094 Daily Grab Effluent Settleable Solids 00545 5 mL/L Daily Grab Effluent Enterococci 61211 Weekly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform 31616 Weekly Grab Effluent Total Cyanide 00720 333 gg/L 333 µg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Total Copper 01042 Quarterly Composite Effluent Total Phosphorus C0665 Monthly Composite Effluent Ammonia Nitrogen QD610 438,9 lbs/day 1255 5 lbs/day Quarterly Composite Effluent Chronic Toxicity a TGP3B Quarterly Composite Effluent Footnotes. 1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system [see A (6)] 2. TN = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N + NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitnte Nitrogen, respectively. 3 The temperature of the effluent shall be such as not to cause an increase in the temperature of the receiving stream of more than 0 8 °C during June, July, and August nor more than 2.2 °C during the months of September through May and in no case cause the ambient water temperature to exceed 32 °C. 4. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 0.3% with testing in January, April, July, and October [see A (4)]. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 3 of 9 Pernut NCO027065 A. (2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND _MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [40 CFR 439.14(a)] Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lastmg until expiration, the permittee shall comply with the limitations and monitoring frequencies established below at Outfall 001 (reference 40 CFR 439 Subpart A) Effluent Characteristics Parameter Code Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements Monthly Average I Daily Maximum I Measurement Frequency Sample Type 2 Sample Location 3 Acetone 81552 299 746 Annual Grab IWWTP 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (MIBK) 81596 299 746 Annual Grab IWWTP Isobutyraldehyde 51001 746 1791 Annual Grab IWWTP n -Amyl acetate 51002 746 1941 Annual Grab IWWTP n -Butyl acetate 77189 746 1941 Annual Grab IWWTP Ethyl acetate 81585 746 1941 Annual Grab IWWTP Isopropyl acetate 04146 746 1941 Annual Grab IWWTP Methyl formate 51000 746 1941 Annual Grab IWWTP Amyl alcohol 51003 6121 1493 Annual Grab IWWTP Ethanol 77004 6121 1493 Annual Grab IWWTP Isopropanol 77015 23.89 5822 Annual Grab IWWTP Methanol 77885 6121 1493 Annual Grab IWWTP Methyl Cellosolve 04147 60610 14929 Annual Grab IWWTP Dimethyl Sulfoxide 77042 55982 13660 Annual Grab IWWTP Tnethyl Amine 77111 152272 37322 Annual Grab IWWTP Phenol 34649 030 075 Annual Grab IWWTP Benzene 34030 030 075 Annual Grab IWWTP Toluene 34010 0.30 090 Annual Grab IWWTP Xylenes 81551 0 15 045 Annual Grab IWWTP n -Hexane 51437 030 0.45 Annual Grab IWWTP n-Heptane 79862 030 075 Annual Grab IWWTP Methylene Chloride 34423 448 1344 Annual Grab IWWTP Chloroform 32106 0 19 030 Annual Grab IWWTP 1,2-Dichloroethane 32103 149 597 Annual Grab IWWTP Chlorobenzene 34301 090 224 Annual Grab IWWTP o -Dichlorobenzene 04150 090 224 Annual Grab IWWTP Tetrahydrofuran 81607 38 81 1254 Annual Grab IWWTP Isopropyl ether 77117 38 81 1254 Annual Grab IWWTP Diethylamine 77030 152272 37322 Annual Grab IWWTP Acetomtnle 73207 15227 1 3732 1 Annual Grab IWWTP Footnotes. 1. All units are pounds/day. 2. Organic parameters shall be tested with methods specified in 40 CFR 136 3 3 IWWTP sampling location shall apply to the industrial wastewater treatment plant effluent stream. Page 4 of 9 Pernut NCO027065 A. (3) INSTREAM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.] Site i Location Frequency Parameters 2, 3, 4 West edge of the main channel at U Channel Marker #23 approximately 1 0 miles upstream of outfall pier Weekly during the months of April Temperature, DO, Conductivity, through October No monitoring shall Salinity, Total Suspended Solids, 1000 feet downstream of the outfall be required during the remaining months Fecal Coliform, Enterococci D pier at a distance from the shore even with the end of the pier Notes 1 U = Upstream; D = Downstream 2. All samples shall be taken at the water surface 3. All instream sampling must be performed on the outgoing tide during times of effluent discharge. Upstream and downstream monitoring must be conducted on the same day. 4 The instream monitoring requirements listed above are waived as long as Permittee retains membership in the Lower Cape Fear River Program (LCFRP). The Permittee must immediately restart instream monitoring requirements in this permit if membership is cancelled. A. (4) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY) [ 15A 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 0.3%. The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North Carolina Ceraodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions or "North Carolina Phase Il 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 H 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 Page 5 of 9 Permit NCO027065 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 :)f 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. (5) DISCHARGE ON THE OUTGOING TIDES [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] Effluent shall be discharged from the treatment system only during periods of outgoing tide in the Cape Fear River Effluent shall be stored in the holding basin during all other times 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) • 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 Page 6 of 9 Permit NC0027065 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; • 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: htlps-//www.federalregister Dov/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. Page 7 of 9 Permit NC0027065 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 roust 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 nem- 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-res,:)urces/edmr 4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1 All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b) A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes. For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: http-Hdeq.ne.gov/about/divisions/water-re3ources/ed= Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO O OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED 7 cert, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system ,designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gwhering 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]. Page 8 of 9 Permit NCO027065 4�N d x 2f srrowt PT ^--••me�q >} - 'ir (�� 3, 0W1 " • o '! y) iHE1 BASIN 'r1 v } Ll"T. 2 2. l 001 OutfalVft x` r 'z .,ell r4 r v ----WATER ' �PT pi }) 611, INI ET P i L o y. u •� r STRHR isu►�u 2 J� ;.t4s a N "' F .r. rq NC00027065 -Archer Daniels Midland Co. Facility Latitude 33°56'03 Sub -Basin 03 06 17 Location Longitude 77'59'10` Quad #: L27NW/Kure Beach (map not to scale) X Stream Class SC Receiving Stream Cape Fear Rnrer 8 -Digit HUC 03030005 North ADM Co. -Southport Plant Permitted Flow 3 502 MGD N00027065