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Home My WebLink AboutNC0021709_Draft Permit_20171108Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY November 8, 2017 Mr. Tim Church, Water Resources Director Town of Jefferson P.O. Box 67 Jefferson, North Carolina 28640 Dear Mr. Church: ROY COOPER Gove„mr MICHAEL S REGAN Secr etar), S JAY ZIMMERMAN Dtr ectoi Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal Permit NCO021709 Jefferson WWTP, Class 3 Ashe County 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: • Facility classification was reassigned from Class 2 to Class 3. The plant's permitted flow of 0.60 MGD and usage of activated sludge match the characteristics for Class 3 facilities (as "Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System") under Rule 15A NCAC 08G .0302(c). 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 quarterly frequency. [See Specific Condition A. (1.) Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements.] State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919 707 9000 Limits and monitoring for Total Cadmium have been removed from the permit, but quarterly monitoring shall continue as part of the Long -Term Monitoring Program. Results of a reasonable potential analysis (RPA) on submitted data indicated there was no reasonable potential to exceed the water quality standard in the receiving stream. • Based on the new WQS approved on April 6, 2016, a monthly average limit of 25.0 gg/L and a daily maximum limit of 32.0 gg/L for Total Copper have been added to the permit and samples shall be taken monthly. Results of an RPA on submitted data indicated there was reasonable potential to exceed the instream WQS. • Limits and monitoring for Total Lead have been removed from the permit, but quarterly monitoring shall continue as part of the Long -Term Monitoring Program. Results of an RPA on submitted data indicated there was no reasonable potential to exceed the water quality standard in the receiving stream. Review of submitted effluent data found no detects for Total Lead (one at < 50 gg/L, 53 at < 10 gg/L and three at < 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 of the lower reporting level of the procedure. Currently, DWR's laboratory identifies the Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL) for Total Lead at < 2.0 gg/L. The allowable discharge concentration for your facility is 11.3 gg/L Total Lead. Therefore, effluent sampling and effluent pollutant scans for Total Lead shall be analyzed down to < 5.0 or < 2.0 gg/L to demonstrate compliance with instream standards. Additional monitoring and limits may be added in the next permit renewal if such compliance is not demonstrated. Limits and monitoring for Total Mercury have been removed from the permit. Since the issuance of the previous permit, a statewide mercury TMDL was approved by the US EPA in 2012 to protect human health via fish consumption. Results of a TMDL evaluation analysis on submitted data indicated no exceedences of either the WQS in the receiving stream of 20.2 ng/L or the technology-based standard of 47 ng/L. Therefore, monitoring in the required Effluent Pollutant Scans and as part of the Long -Term Monitoring Program is sufficient. All Total Mercury samples shall be analyzed using EPA Method 1631E. • Based on the new WQS approved on April 6, 2016, a monthly average limit and daily maximum limit of 358 gg/L Total Zinc has been added to the permit and samples shall be taken monthly. Results of a reasonable potential analysis on submitted data indicated there was reasonable potential to exceed the instream WQS. A four-year Compliance Schedule has been added to the permit to allow time and actions toward meeting the new Total Copper and Total Zinc limits. [See Special Condition A. (5)•] • Frequency of the Effluent Pollutant Scan have been reduced from annually to three years within the permit term per 40 CFR 122. Effluent Pollutant Scans shall be sampled in years 2018, 2019 and 2020. [See Special Condition A. (3.).] Page 2 of 3 • 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. 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. (4.).] 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-systein-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule. Please note that the receiving stream is listed as impaired for fish community on the North Carolina 2014 303(d) Impaired Waters List. Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be required. Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having circulation in the general Ashe 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) 807-6385 or by email at gary.perlmutter@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, FZ / e: Gary Perlmutter, Environmental Senior Specialist NPDES Complex Permitting Unit Hardcopy: NPDES Files eCopy: US EPA Region 4 DWR / Operator Certification Unit / Maureen Kinney DWR / Aquatic Toxicology Branch / Susan Meadows DWR / Winston-Salem Regional Office / Water Quality Operations Page 3 of 3 Permit NCO021709 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 Town of Jefferson is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Jefferson WWTP 1233 NC Highway 16 South Jefferson, NC 28640 Ashe County to receiving waters designated as Naked Creek in the New 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 Moilt17 1. 20 i°v. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31, 2021. Signed this day %loiali 1, 201 x. k:A S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G. Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit NC0021709 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked. As of this permit 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 Town of Jefferson is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.600 MGD wastewater treatment system consisting of the following: ♦ Wet well with automatic bar screen ♦ Raw pumps ♦ Oxidation ditch ♦ Flow splitter ♦ Two secondary clarifiers ♦ Two traveling bridge tertiary filters ♦ Chlorination (disinfection) ♦ Dechlorination (sodium thiosulfate) ♦ Aeration basin ♦ Two sludge basins ♦ Aerobic digester ♦ Belt press ♦ Sludge dryer The facility is located at Jefferson Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1233 NC Highway 16 South, Jefferson, NC 28640, in Ashe County; 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Naked Creek, classified C+ waters in the South Fork New River Watershed, New River Basin. Page 2 of 12 Permit NCO021709 PART I A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (0.6 MGD) [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] a. During the period beginning on the effective date and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Weekly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location 2 Flow 0 6 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent BOD, 5 -day, 20°C (Summer between April 1 through October 31) 3 5 0 mg/L 7 5 mg/L 3/Week Composite Influent & Effluent BOD, 5 -day, 20°C (Winter between November 1 through March 31) 3 10.0 mg/L 15 0 mg/L 3/Week Composite Influent & Effluent Total Suspended Solids3 20 0 mg/L 30 0 mg/L 3/Week Composite Influent & Effluent NH3 as N (Summer between April 1 through October 31) 2 0 mg/L 6 0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent NH3 as N (Winter between November 1 through March 31) 4 0 mg/L 12.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent Dissolved Oxygen Daily Average >_ 6 0 mg/L 3/Week Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200/100 mL 400/100 mL 3/Week Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) a 28 µg/L 3/Week Grab Effluent pH Between 6 0 and 9 0 Standard Units 3/Week Grab Effluent Temperature (°C) Monitor and Report 3/Week Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen (mg/L) 5 Monitor and Report Semi-annually Composite Effluent Total Phosphorus (mg/L) Monitor and Report Semi-annually Composite Effluent Total Cyanide 6 8 4 µg/L 32 8 µg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Total Copper 7 25 0 µg/l_ 32 0 µg/L Monthly Composite Effluent Total Zinc 7 358 µg/L 358 µg/L Monthly Composite Effluent Total Hardness as [CaCO3 or (Ca + Mg)] (mg/L) e Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite Effluent Chronic Toxicity 9 Cenodaphnia dub►a Pass/Fad at 30% effluent Quarterly Composite Effluent Effluent Pollutant Scan Monitor and Report Footnote 10 Footnote 10 Effluent Total Hardness as [CaCO3 or (Ca + Mg)] (mg/L)2, 11 Monitor and Report Quarterly Grab Upstream Temperature (°C) 2 Monitor and Report Variable 2 Grab Upstream, Downstream Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 2 Monitor and Report Variable 2 Grab Upstream, Downstream Footnotes on next page. Page 3 of 12 Permit NC0021709 Footnotes: 1. Submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A (4.). 2. Upstream is at just below the NC Highway 16 bridge (100 feet above discharge). Downstream is dust beyond the end of the aerobic digester (100 yards downstream of discharge). Upstream and Downstream samples shall be grab samples. Samples shall be collected three times per week from June 1 through September 30 and once per week from October 1 through May 31. 3. The monthly average effluent BODS and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective influent value (85% removal). 4. The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory (including field -certified). Effluent values below 50 µg/L shall be treated as zero for compliance purposes. 5. Total Nitrogen = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, NO3-N is Nitrate Nitrogen, and NO2-N is Nitrite Nitrogen. 6. The quantitation limit for Cyanide shall be 10 µg/L (10 ppb). Levels reported at less than 10 µg/L shall be considered zero for compliance purposes. 7. Limits for Total Copper and Total Zinc shall become effective four (4) years from the effective permit date of this permit. See Total Copper and Total Zinc Compliance Schedule under Special Condition A. (5.). 8. Effluent Total Hardness sampling should be performed in conjunction with testing for hardness - dependent metals (cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, silver and zinc). 9. Whole Effluent Toxicity shall be monitored using the Pass/Fail Chronic Toxicity test using Ceriodaphnia dubia at 30% effluent. Samples shall be taken in February, May, August and November; see Special Condition A. (2.). 10. The Permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the term of this permit; see Special Condition A. (3.). 11. The Permittee shall sample instream Total Hardness, upstream of the facility's discharge. The sample shall be representative of the hardness in the receiving stream. b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts Page 4 of 12 Permit NCO021709 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 30%. 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 February, May, August and November. 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 Chronic Value (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 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. Page 5 of 12 Pemut NC0021709 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. Page 6of12 Permit NCO021709 A.(3.) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN (Municipal POTWs) [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] The Permittee shall perform a total of three (3) Effluent Pollutant Scans for all parameters listed below. One scan must be performed in each of the following years: 2018, 2019, and 2020. Analytical methods shall be in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 and shall be sufficiently sensitive to determine whether parameters are present in concentrations greater than applicable standards and criteria. Samples should be collected with one quarterly toxicity test each year, and must represent seasonal variation [i.e., do not sample in the same quarter every year]. Unless otherwise indicated, metals shall be analyzed as "total recoverable." Ammonia (as N) Chlorine (total residual, TRC) Dissolved Oxygen Nitrate/Nitrite Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) Oil and Grease Phosphorus Total Dissolved Solids Hardness Antimony Arsenic Beryllium Cadmium Chromium Copper Lead Mercury (EPA Method 1631 E) Nickel Selenium Silver Thallium Zinc Cyanide Total Phenolic Compounds Volatile organic compounds: Acrolein Acrylonitrile Benzene Bromoform Carbon tetrachloride Chlorobenzene Chlorodibromomethane Chloroethane 2-chloroethylvinyl ether Chloroform Dichlorobromomethane 1, 1 -dichloroethane 1,2-dichloroethane Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene 1,1-dichloroethylene f 1,2-dichloropropan�% 1,3-dichloropropylene Ethylbenzene, Methyl bron ide Methyl chloride Methylene chloride 1,1,2,2 -tetrachloroethane Tetrachloroethylene , Toluene 1,1,1-tnchloroethane 1,1,2 -trichloroethane Trichloroethylene Vinyl chlonde., Acid -extractable compounds: P -chloro -m -cresol ' 2 -chlorophenol 2,4-dichlorophenol 2,4 -dimethylphenol 4,6-dmitro-o-cresol 2,4-dmitrophenol 2-mtrophenol 4-mtrophenol _ Pentachlorophenol Phenol 2,4,6-tnchlorophenol Base -neutral compounds: Acenaphthene Acenaphthylene Anthracene Benzidme Benzo(a)anthracene Benzo(a)pyrene 3,4 benzofluoranthene Benzo(ghi)perylene Benzo(k)fluoranthene Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane Page 7of12 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-dichlorobenzidine Diethyl phthalate Dimethyl phthalate 2,4-dmtrotoluene 2,6-dmitrotoluene 1, 2-diphenylhydrazme Fluoranthene Fluorene Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorobutadiene Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene Hexachloroethane Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene Isophorone Naphthalene Nitrobenzene N-nitrosodi-n-propylamme N-mtrosodimethylamme N-nitrosodiphenylamine Phenanthrene Pyrene 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene Permit NCO021709 Reporting. Test results shall be reported on DWR Form -A MR-PPA1 (or in a form approved by the Director) by December 31' 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). 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. Page 8of12 Permit NCO021709 A.(4.) 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.) • 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.) (a)1 The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. Until such time that the state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be required to submit all discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the computer printed eDMR to the following address: NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section ATTENTION: Central Files 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband access, then a 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: Page 9of12 Permit NC0021709 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: https://www.federalre ig ster.gov/docuinents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant-discharge- elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule. Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above. 3. How to Request a.Waiver from Electronic Reporting The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to the Division. - Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary waiver shall not exceed five (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.ne.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr Page 10 of 12 Permit NC0021709 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 I1, 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. 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 ACCEPTED: "I 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 three (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 11 of 12 Permit NCO021709 A. (5.) SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE FOR TOTAL COPPER AND TOTAL ZINC LIMITATIONS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] 1. Within one (1) year from the effective day of the permit, the Permittee shall submit to the Division of Water Resources a Corrective Action Plan summarizing the strategy or actions to be taken to achieve compliance with the Total Copper and Total Zinc limitations listed in Special Condition A. (1.), which includes specific dates for completion or implementation of each action. 2. Within two (2) years from the effective date of the permit, the Permittee shall submit a report to the Division summarizing actions taken in accordance with the Corrective Action Plan. 3. Within three (3) years from the effective date of the permit, the Permittee shall submit a report to the Division summarizing actions taken in accordance with the Corrective Action Plan. 4. The Permittee shall achieve compliance with Total Copper and Total Zinc limitations specified in Section A. (1.) within four (4) years of the effective date of this permit. [give specific date in final permit]. Upon approval of the Corrective Action Plan by the Division, the report and actions become an enforceable part of this permit. Any modifications to the schedule shall be requested to the Division at least ninety (90) days before the deadline. Modifications to the schedule in excess of four (4) months will be subject to public notice. Page 12 of 12 Jm- ' i_�-1 �• ) .. 1 t ` J- i_ i...' ,A.._ � 1 % rye: Not 51, y V MR st Jefferson WWTP49 & Outfall 001 f 41 i» _ `. I ♦ �t-'j\div^\�� •`� .Z� yawl 1 .r. - J_\ I •SIO' UP.,i.' USGS Quad: Jefferson, NC NC0021709 Facility \� Latitude: 36'24'35" `25'43" Location Longitude: 81 w Ton of Jefferson Stream Class: C+ Subbasin: 050701 Receiving Stream: Naked Creek Ashe County North SCALE 1:24000