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Home My WebLink AboutNC0087700_Draft Permit_20171101Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY November 1, 2017 Mr. Oded Ashe Kamet Holdings LLC 2620 S. Maryland Parkway Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89109 ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S REGAN Secretai7 S. JAY ZIMMERMAN Dtrectoi Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO087700 Westview Estates WWTP Class WWNC Jackson County Dear Mr. Ashe: The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure your thorough understanding of the information, conditions, and requirements it contains. The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit: ➢ The footnote in Section A. (1) and language in Section A. (3) have been updated concerning the requirement for electronic submission of effluent data. Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs). ➢ Regulatory citations have been added to the permit. ➢ Outfall map has been updated. ➢ The facility address has been updated per the renewal application. ➢ Regulatory citations have been updated in Section A. (2). With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Jackson County area, per EPA requirements. Please provide your comments, if any, to me no later than 30 days after receiving this draft permit. Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and take appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning the draft, please contact me at (919) 807-6333, or via e-mail [Brianna.Young@ncdenr.gov]. Sincerely, I Brianna Young Compliance and Expedit rmitting Unit cc: NPDES File ec: Asheville Regional Office DWR/Public Water Supply Regional Engineer State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 919 807 6300 919-807-6389 FAX https://deq.nc gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits Permit NCO087700 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, Kamet Holdings, LLC is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Westview Estates WWTP 3501 Big Ridge Road Glenville Jackson County to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Trout Creek in the Little Tennessee 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. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 31, 2022. Signed this day. S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G. Director, Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 Permit NCO087700 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. Kamet Holdings, LLC is hereby authorized to: 1. After submitting an acceptable Engineer's Certification Form to the Division upon completion of construction [in accordance with Authorization to Construct (AtQ permit 08770OA01 (issued October 19, 2006) and condition A. (2) of this permit], begin to operate facilities necessary to treat up to 0.0822 MGD of wastewater. The AtC permit requires construction of an extended aeration package wastewater treatment plant that includes the following treatment units: • 25,000 gallon aerated flow equalization basin with dual submersible pumps • Dual 56,800-gallon aeration basins with fine bubble diffusers • Dual 380-cfin blowers and one (1) 206 cfin blower • Dual 208 ft2 secondary clarifiers with air lift pumps • Dual 112 ft2 tertiary filters • Ultraviolet disinfection • Dual aerobic sludge digesters (total volume 35,000 gallons) The constructed facility will be located at the Westview Estates WWTP (3501 Big Ridge Road in Glenville) in Jackson County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into an unnamed tributary to Trout Creek, currently classified WS-III Trout waters [Stream Segment: 2-79-23-12] in subbasin 04-04-02 [HUC: 06010203 01 ] in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NCO087700 PART I A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated domestic wastewater from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored) by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER Parameter Code LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location2 Flow 50050 0 0822 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent BOD, 5-day (20oC) C0310 (April 1— October 31 5 0 mg/L 7.5 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent BOD, 5-day (20°C) C0310 November 1 — March 31 10 0 mg/L 15 0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent Total Suspended Solids C0530 30 0 mg/L 45 0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent NH3 as N (April 1— October 31) C0610 2.0 mg/L 10 0 mg/L 2/Month Composite Effluent NH3 as N (November 1 — March 31) C0610 4.0 mg/L 20 0 mg/L 2/Month Composite Effluent Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily Average > 6 0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 31616 200 / 100 ml 400 / 100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent pH 00400 >_ 6 0 and <— 9 0 standard units Weekly Grab Effluent Temperature (°C) 00010 Monitor & Report Daily Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen C0600 Monitor & Report Semi -Annually Composite Effluent Total Phosphorus C0665 Monitor & Report Semi -Annually Composite Effluent Temperature (°C) 00010 Monitor & Report Weekly Grab Upstream & Downstream Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Monitor & Report Weekly Grab Upstream & Downstream Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 31616 Monitor & Report Weekly Grab Upstream & Downstream Footnotes: 1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system [see A. (3)]. 2. Upstream = at least 50 feet upstream from the outfall. Downstream = at least 50 feet downstream from the outfall. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 3 of 6 Permit NCO087700 A. (2) WASTEWATER TREATMENT CONDITION [15A NCAC 02U .0300 et seq., 02U .0400 et seq.] The permittee shall design, construct and operate the wastewater treatment plant for this facility in accordance with the State's requirements for treatment of wastewater for "use of reclaimed water" as described in 15A NCAC 02U .0300 and 02U .0400, with the following exceptions: 1. Compliance with the limitations described in 15A NCAC 02U .0301 shall not be required by this permit, but that the facility must meet the permit limitations as described on the effluent limits page of this NPDES Permit. 2. Continuous on-line monitoring and recording for turbidity or particle count as described in 15A NCAC 02U .0401 shall not be required by this permit. 3. The design, construction and operation of a "five-day side -stream detention pond" as described in 15A NCAC 02U .0402 shall not be required by this permit. The objective of this condition in this NPDES permit is to require that all treatment components for this plant be appropriately designed, sized, built, and operated so that effluent quality would consistently approach the levels described in 15A NCAC 02U .0301. Compliance with this condition will be evaluated by examining the specific details of the design components of the plant, the facilities actually installed, the operation of the plant upon treatment of wastewater, and the effluent quality performance of the plant A. (3) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)] Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, 2015. NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part Il 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), Page 4of6 Permit NC0087700 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 perinittee 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 ig ster.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 Page 5 of 6 Permit NC0087700 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: htti):Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/Water-re3ources/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. (I 1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes. For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: 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 122.221. 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 ofmy 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.)1 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 6 of 6 Kamet Holdings, LLC Westview Estates WWTP NPDES Permit NCO087700 Receiving Stream: UT to Trout Creek Stream Class: WS-III; Tr Stream Segment: 2-79-23-12 Sub -Basin #: 04-04-02 River Basin: Little Tennessee HUC: 0601020301 County: Jackson N SCALE 1:24,000 Facility Location scale not shown USGS Quad: Big Ridge 35.196670,-83.095560