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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0068861_Draft Permit_20180124Water Resources Environmental Quality January 24, 2018 Mr. Richard Copeland Perquimans County P O. Box 45 Hertford, North Carolina 27944 ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Interim Duector Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO068861 Perquimans County WTP #1 (PC -1) Perquimans County Dear Mr. Copeland. In response to your request to renew the subject NPDES permit, the Division of Water Resources (DWR or the Division) hereby transmits this draft for your review and comment. Please review this document to assure your understanding of the permit limits and monitoring conditions, and to correct errors, if any. The Division understands that you have made no significant changes to your facility since the last permit renewal. We have made the following updates to your previous permit: 1. The facility map has been updated. 2. Regulatory citations have been added. 3. Electronic reporting of discharge monitoring reports (eDMR) has been added in Section A. (6.). 4. In accordance with water treatment permitting strategy for IE technology the following changes have been for the permit renewal: a. The following effluent toxicant parameters have been added with monthly monitoring: Total Zinc and Ammonia Nitrogen. b. The monitoring frequency has been increased to 2/month for effluent pH. Instream monitoring for pH remains monthly. c. The sample type for Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Salinity and Conductivity has been changed to composite sample. Instream monitoring for Salinity and Conductivity will remain as grab sampling. d. Flow measurement frequency has been increased to weekly, which is more frequent the most frequent parameter 5. Concurrent sampling with quarterly WET testing is no longer required for toxicants. 6 Total Iron monitoring has been removed because the EPA approved removal of these NC aquatic life standards as part of 2007-2016 Triennial review. Therefore, there are no limits to compare monitoring data for these parameters. 7. The receiving stream is not impaired for Turbidity. Therefore, instream Turbidity monitoring has been removed. 8. Due to toxicity failure, a Discharge Alternatives Evaluation and permit re -opener condition for whole effluent toxicity has been added as described in Sections A. (3.) and A. (4.). 9. The following Total Chloride and Total Copper limits have been applied for this permit renewal with monthly monitoring: State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919-707-9000 Mr. Copeland January 24, 2018 Page 2 of 3 Parameter Outfall Monthly Average Limit Daily Maximum Limit Chloride 001 230 mg/L 230 mg/L Copper 001 7.88 µg/L 10.47 µg/L A compliance schedule has been added for Total Chloride and Total Copper limits in Section A. (2 ) The Total Copper limits will become effective 48 months from the effective date of the permit. 10 Effluent and upstream quarterly monitoring for Total Hardness has been added. Please see discussion below for more information. Effluent hardness sampling should be performed in conjunction with sampling for hardness dependent metals (Copper, Zinc) (Footnote 6). The Permittee shall sample instream hardness, upstream of the facility's discharge The sample shall be representative of the hardness in the receiving stream (Footnote 9). 11. For instream parameters, if no stream flow is available to sample, indicate "no stream flow" on DMR (see Footnote 10). 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. Furthermore, 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 mstream 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 Section A (1 ) Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements. To enable us to complete our review, in accordance with N.C.G.S. 143-215.1 and 15A NCAC 2H.0105, the following was requested. 1. Please provide five (5) days of Total Hardness (CaCO3 or (Ca + Mg)) data for the effluent at Outfall 001. 2. If flow is present in the receiving stream, please provide five (5) days of Total Hardness (CaCO3 or (Ca + Mg)) data upstream from Outfall 001. 3 Review of our records indicates that there is no stream flow data documented for the receiving stream. Please provide a 7Q10 and 30Q2 at the location of Outfall 001 [36.109444°, -76.4813891], for Bethel Creek from the following contact with the US Geological Survey: J. Curtis Weaver, Hydrologist, PE USGS North Carolina Water Science Center 3916 Sunset Ridge Road Raleigh, NC 27607 Phone: (919) 571-4043 // Fax: (919) 571-4041 E-mail address--icweaver@usgs.gov Internet address -- http://nc.water.usgs.gov/ The additional information request was received by Perquimans County on July 20, 2017. No response was received within 60 calendar days [per 15A NCAC 2H.0I07(b)]. Therefore, the permit has been renewed Mr. Copeland January 24, 2018 Page 3 of 3 without the benefit of the requested additional information Therefore, a default hardness of 25 mg/L and a 7Q 10 of zero was used to calculate effluent limits for Copper as indicated in the letter. Please note that the Total Chloride is not hardness dependent, but like Total Copper no dilution was applied because of the receiving stream zero flow conditions. Whole Effluent Toxicity test results submitted during the past three years have demonstrated that the Water Treatment Plant's effluent is showing potential for causing aquatic toxicity in the receiving stream. As a result, Perquimans County shall perform a Discharge Alternatives Evaluation as described in Section A. (3 ) of this permit. This evaluation is being requested to determine whether there are any economical and technologically feasible alternatives available to the Perquimans County to comply with all NC Water Quality Standards. The permittee will be given approximately one permit cycle to evaluate and document possible treatment/discharge alternatives to eliminate aquatic toxicity. The evaluation shall be submitted with the permittee's next permit renewal application and will be carefully reviewed by the Division and the results will be used in the development of a compliance schedule or possible variance request for Perquimans County Concurrent with this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Perquimans County area, as required by the NPDES Program Please provide your comments, if any, to me via email [derek.denard@ncdenr.gov] or write to my attention care of DEQ / DWR / NPDES Program no later than February 23, 2018. Your written comments are welcome but not mandatory. Following the mandatory 30 -day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments on your permit draft, and take appropriate action prior to issuing your NPDES permit final. If you have questions concerning this draft, please e-mail me or call my direct line (919) 807-6307 Sincerely, Derek Denard, Environmental Specialist Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Enclosure NPDES Permit NC0068861 (renewal DRAFT) he NPDES Program Files ec DWR/WaRO, Robert Tankard [robert tankdard@ncdenr gov] Wastewater Operator Certification Group / Maureen Kinney [Maureen Kinney@ncdenr gov] Aquatic Toxicology Branch / Susan Meadows [susan meadows@ncdenr gov], Cindy Moore [curdy moore@ncdenr gov] NPDES Permit NCO068861 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM NPDES 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 Perquimans County is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Perquimans County Water Treatment Plant (WTP) #1 458 Snug Harbor Road (NCSR 1340), Bethel 27944 Perquimans County to receiving waters designated Bethel Creek within the Pasquotank River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof. The permit shall become effective on , 2018. This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on Signed this day 92018. Linda Culpepper, Interim Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 9 NPDES Permit NCO068861 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 described herein. Perquimans County is hereby authorized to. 1. continue to operate an ion exchange [water softeners] and conventional [coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration] technology water treatment plant with discharge of wastewaters from media filter backwash, sedimentation basins and regeneration wastewater with a design potable flowrate of 1.152 MGD, design backwash or reject flow of 0.050 MGD and a maximum, monthly average wastewater discharge of 0.038 MGD, with wastewater treatment consisting of, • one (1) aerator (raw water pre -aeration) • one (1) raw -water detention tank (300,000 gallons) • three (3) each l lft-diameter sand filters (backwashed 3 to 5 times/week; generating 0.040 to 0.041 MGD of wastewater per backwash) • two (2) each 7ft-diameter ion -exchange water softeners • waste settling pond (300,000 gallons) • chemical usage consists of; o chlorine o Aquamag © [corrosion control; Fe and Mg sequestering] o potassium permanganate o calcium th:osulfate o Filteraid O (diatomaceous earth) facilities located at the Bethel WTP, 458 Snug Harbor Road (NCSR 1340), Bethel, Perquimans County, and 2. discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map, to Bethel Creek [stream segment 30-8-3], a waterbody currently classified C;Sw within Subbasin 03-01-52 [HUC: 030102050402] of the Pasquotank River Basin. Page 2 of 9 NPDES Permit NCO068861 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 filter backwash from outfall 001 Such discharges shall be limited, monitored and reported' by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS [Parameter Codes] PERMIT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS 1 Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location 2 Flow (MGD) 50050 Weekly Instantaneous 3 E Tot Residual Chlorine (TRC) (gg/L) 4 50060 17 gg/L 4 2/Month Grab E Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) C0530 30 0 mg/L 45 0 mg/L 2/Month Composite E pH (su) 00400 Not < 6 0 nor > 9 0 standard units 2/Month Grab E Total Dissolved Solids (mg/L) 70295 Monitor & Report Monthly Composite E Turbidity 00070 Monitor & Report Monthly Grab E Temperature (°C) 00010 Monitor & Report Monthly Grab E Salinity (ppth) 00480 Monitor & Report Monthly Composite E Conductivity (umhos/cm) 00094 Monitor & Report Monthly Composite E Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 00300 Monitor & Report Monthly Grab E Total Chloride (gg/L) 5 00940 230 mg/L5 230 mg/L5 Monthly Composite E Total Copper (gg/L) 516 01042 7 88 gg/0 10 47 pg/L5 Monthly Composite E Total Zinc (gg/L) 6 01092 Monthly Composite E Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) (mg/L) C0610 Monitor & Report Monthly Composite E Total Nitrogen (TN) (mg/L) 7 C0600 Monitor & Report Quarterly Composite E Total Phosphorus (TP) (mg/L) C0665 Monitor & Report Quarterly Composite E Chronic WET Testing 8 TGP3B Monitor & Report Quarterly Composite E Hardness - Total as [CaCO3 or (Ca + Mg)] (mg/L) 6 00900 Monitor & Report Quarterly Composite E Hardness - Total as [CaCO3 or (Ca + Mg)] (mg/L) g 00900 Monitor &Report Quarterly Grab U 9, 10 Temperature (°C) 5 00010 Monitor & Report Monthly Grab U D 10 Salnuty (ppth) 00480 Monitor & Report Monthly Grab U D 10 Conductivity (umhos/cm) 00094 Monitor & Report Monthly Grab U D 10 Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 00300 Monitor & Report Monthly Grab U D 10 pH (su) 00400 Monitor & Report Monthly Grab U D 10 Footnotes. Continued next page Page 3 of 9 NPDES Permit NCO068861 Footnotes 1 The Permittee shall begin submitting Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system See Condition A (6.). 2. Sample locations E = Effluent, U = Upstream @ —50 feet, D = Downstream @ —100 feet. 3 The Permittee shall report on DMRs both the discharge flow rate and flow duration 4 The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/l, 5 Compliance with this limit shall commence on , approximately 48 months from the permit effective date See Compliance Schedule Condition A. (2). 6 Effluent hardness sampling should be performed in conjunction with sampling for hardness dependent metals (Copper, Zinc). 7 For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN + NO3-N + NO2 N, where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N and NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitnte Nitrogen, respectively. 8 Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia dubia) 7 -day pass/fail, monitoring only, test at 90% in February, May, August, and November See condition A (5 ) 9 The Permittee shall sample mstream hardness, upstream of the facility's discharge. The sample shall be representative of the hardness in the receiving stream. 10. If no stream flow is available to sample, indicate "no stream flow" on DMR Conditions. • All samples must be collected from a typical discharge event • There shall be no discharge of floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts A. (2.) SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE (OUTFALL 001) [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] 1. Within one year from the effective day of the permit the Permittee shall submit to the Division of Water Resources a Corrective Action Plan summarizing the actions to be taken to achieve compliance with the Total Copper limits at Outfall 001 and a schedule of activities to implement the Plan 2 Within two years from the effec_ive date of the permit submit a report to the Division summarizing actions taken in accordance with the Corrective Action Plan 3 Within three years from the effective date of the permit submit a report to the Division summarizing actions taken in accordance with the Corrective Action Plan. 4. Within four years from the effective date of the permit submit a report to the Division summarizing actions taken in accordance with the Corrective Action Plan 5 Achieve compliance with Total Copper limits specified in Section A (2 ) by 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 months will be subject to public notice Page 4 of 9 101 U P161.2 A. (3.) DISCIIARGE ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION [G. S. 143-215.1(b)] The Permittee shall assess potential alternatives to eliminate Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) test failures. This evaluation shall assess the feasibility of all the following alternatives. 1. Connect discharge to a WWTP: Determine whether the wastewater can be discharged to a wastewater treatment plant. Approval or disapproval from the plant operator should be acquired. 2. Obtain a Non -discharge permit: Eliminate the surface water discharge by obtaining a non -discharge pernnt for spray irrigation, infiltration, or subsurface disposal (on-site drainfield, infiltration gallery, injection wells) 3. Install Wastewater Treatment: Install improved wastewater` treatment to enable the facility effluent to consistently pass the WET test. If this is not technically feasible or cost prohibitive, please explain and provide estimated costs. 4. Use Alternative Water Treatment Source: Obtain'drinking water from another source (nearest County, City, or Town or other wells) so the discharge or toxicity problem is eliminated. 5. Use Alternative Water Treatment Method: Install alternative and/or innovative water treatment methods or operational improvements that do not produce toxic wastewaters. For example, install a recycle iron/manganese filtration system with no discharge or combine discharge with WWTP or cooling water effluents. / , ` 6. Discharse to a Larger waterbody/Perform a dilution model: Relocate the facility's discharge to a larger receiving waterb6dy'to`elimitiate or reduce toxic impacts to the receiving waterbody given the increased dilution If applicable, perform a dilution model to receive allowance for stream dilution in WET test. 7. Combination of Alternatives: Employ any combination of the alternatives listed above that would result in elinunatiiig or decreasing toxicity until amore feasible solution becomes available. The evaluation shall include, a present value of costs analysis for all technologically feasible options as outlined in the Division's "Engineering Alternatives Analysis Guidance Document " This Document can be found at: http //portal ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ps/npdes/.permits. 4 This evaluation is being requested to 'determine whether There are any economical and technologically feasible alternatives'available to the Permittee to address aquatic toxicity in the plant effluent. Based upon the evaluation, please identify viable alternatives and present an implementation schedule and project timelme for the preferred alternative The Permittee shall submit the Discharge Alternatives Evaluation to the Division along with the submission of their next permit renewal application (due 6 months prior to permit expiration on ) to: NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources Water Quality Permitting Section - NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 A. (4.) PERMIT RE -OPENER: WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY [G. S. 143-215.1(b)] Whole Effluent Toxicity monitoring results indicating aquatic toxicity may result in the Division of Water Resources re -opening this permit, or requesting by letter that further action be taken. Additional metals testing, a toxicity identification evaluation, a toxicity reduction evaluation, and/or an assessment of discharge treatment alternatives may be requested. Page 5 of 9 NPDES Permit NCO068861 A. (5.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL MONITORING ONLY (QUARTERLY) [15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.] The permittee shall conduct quarterly chronic toxicity tests using test procedures outlined in the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions T ie effluent concentration defined as treatment two in the procedure document is 90%. The testing shall be performed as a Ceriodaphnia dubia 7 -day pass/fail test 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. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR -1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter code TGP3B Additionally, DWR Form AT -1 (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 and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements performed in association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. 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, then monthly monitoring will begin immediately Upon submission of a valid test, this monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above. 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 to 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 6 of 9 NPDES Permit NCO068861 A. (6.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE 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 H 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 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) Page 7 of 9 NPDES Permit NC0068861 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• http://www2.epaog v/compliance/final-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electromc- reportmg-rule Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above 3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to the Division Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division Approved electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period that the approved reporting waiver request is effective. Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the following web page: http //deq ne.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 II, Section B (I 1.)(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, mus: be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes. For eDMR submissions, the pe: -son 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: Page 8 of 9 NPDES Permit NCO068861 7 certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete 1 am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility offines 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 9 of 9 ICU l 4. w i 17 i S. r , ` ,.� . ��, • y it -A ;, ...,ice= ,, -\` ; , j,+J•�-/ X46 b , Approximate Facility Boundary Cem. i342 _ .oBethel Snug Harbor Rd -_ b \� / 'yam � `\� �r� • • �, • i m W Bethel Ch / .,� �- ernVY . r r,• I + Outfall 001 [flows sout]] Big Creek `�— [flows southwest] • OX , ..y Oa CIrrrjT Perquimans County WTP #1 NPDES Permit NCO068861 456 Snug Harbor Road, Hertford 27944 Receiving Stream: Bethel Creek Stream Class: C;Sw Stream Segment: 30-8-3 Sub -Basin #: 03-01-52 River Basin: Pasquotank HUC: 030102050402 N SCALE 1:24,000 -- 1:15,000,000 36.109399° N,-76.4813660 W NC Grid: C33SW USGS Quad: Yeopim, NC County: Perquimans