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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
February 7, 2018
Mr. Stuart Kerkhoff
Environmental Health and Safety Manager
Radiator Specialty Company
600 Radiator Road
Indian Trail, NC 28079
Dear Mr. Kerkhoff:
ROY COOPER
Gove of
MICHAEL S REGAN
Sect e[ary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Litei un Du ecla
Subject: Draft of NPDES Permit
Permit NC0088838
Radiator Specialty Company
Union County
Class I
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the renewal draft permit for your facility. Be aware
there are many changes from your existing permit. Please review the draft carefully to
understand the conditions, measurement units, and new requirements.
Summary of Proposed Permit Changes
• Removed monitoring for Chloroethane from this permit. This parameter no longer has
a WQBEL criterion.
• Removed monitoring for 1,1-Dichloroethene; 1,2-Dichloroethene (total); 1,1,1 -
Trichloroethane; and 1,2-Dichloroethane from this permit. These parameters are no
longer pollutants of concern based on reasonable potential evaluation and no
significant levels in the influent.
• Revised daily limits for Tetrachloroethene and Vinyl chloride. The 2015 EPA Human
Health water quality criterion for these parameters was applied in this permit (technical
change).
• Added quarterly monitoring with limits for pH. The pH is a federal defined pollutant of
concern and the freshwater standard was applied in this permit.
• Added quarterly monitoring for 1,4 -Dioxane with WQBEL with provisional
monitoring increase to monthly upon exceedance of WQBEL in this permit. Added
special condition A (3) REOPENER 1,4 DIOXANE in this permit. Adjacent
monitoring wells data indicates potential migration of this pollutant to the groundwater
remediation collection system, thus, a potential for this pollutant to be present in excess
of its WQBEL, and may require modification of the permit to address compliance.
• 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
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
512 N Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
919 807 6464
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electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet
application has been added to this pernut. [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:,Ydeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/ed=
For more information on EPA's final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit the
following web site- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-
24954/national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
The NPDES Standard Conditions (Part II, III, and IV) are not included with this draft. They can be found
at the following link if you would like to reoiew them in conjunction with this draft permit.
http //ncdenr.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-
public/Water%200uality/Surface%20W ater%20Protection/NPDES/MISC/NPDES %20Standard%20Con
ditions-Boilerplate-DWR-SWP-NPDES-2G 150410.pdf
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having
circulation in the general Template 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) 507-6396 or by email at ron.berry@ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
PIW 6
Ron Berry, Environmental Engineer
Division of Water Resources
ecopy: Mooresville Regional Office/Water Quality Programs (with fact sheet)
Mooresville Regional Office/Edward Watson
WSS/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Susan Meadows
PWSS/Protection Enforcement Branch/Maureen Kinney
HWS/Facility Management Branch/Robert McDaniel
NPDES File (with fact sheet, application)
Permit NCO088838
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 provision 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,
Radiator Specialty Company
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Radiator Specialty Company
600 Radiator Road
Indian Trail
Union County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to South Fork Crooked Creek in the Yadkin Pee -
Dee 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 .................... ..................... tbd.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31, 2023.
Signed this day ............. tbd.
Linda Culpepper
Interim Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0088838
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. Aerefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the
permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
Radiator Specialty Company
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a 0.090 MGD Ground Water Remediation treatment facility consisting of
• on:, (1) 6,000 gallon equalization tank
• one (1) transfer pump
• one (1) packed air stripper column with blower and overflow sump
• effluent meter with recorder
• gravity sewer to outfall
Located at Radiator Specialty Company, 600 Radiator Road, Indian Trail in Union County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into unnamed
tributary to the South Fork Crooked Creek, a class C water in the Yadkin River Basin.
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Permit NCO088838
Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC .02B .0400 et seq., .02B .0500 et seq.]
a. Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge treated groundwater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited
and monitored 1 by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow'
0.090 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Tetrachloroethene
3.3 µg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Vinyl Chloride
2.4 µg/l,
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
pH
Not less than 6.0 S.U. nor
greater than 9.0 S.U.
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
1,4 Dioxane 3
80 µg/L
Quarterly 3
Grab
Effluent
1, 1 -Dichloroethane
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Trichloroethene
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Benzene
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Methyl Chloride
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Toluene
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Chronic Toxicity
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's
eDMR application system. See Special Condition A. (4).
2. Flow shall be measured with a totalizing flow meter.
3 1,4 Dioxane measurement shall be conducted to a minimum detection level of 80 µg/L
or the Practical Quantitative Level if lower, using test Method 624.1. If a measurement
is equal to or greater than 80 gg/L then monthly monitoring shall commence and
continue. See Special Condition A. (3).
4 Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) limit at 90% with testing in January, April, July, and
October, see Special Condition A. (2). Quarterly toxicity testing shall coincide with
the sampling of all the other parameters.
b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO088838
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 90%.
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
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 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 TGP313 for the pass/fail results and THP313 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
1623 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1623
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.
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Permit NC0088838
(Continued A. (2) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT)
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. (3) REOPENER 1,4 DIOXANE
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
Upon measurement of an effluent 1,4 Dioxane sample equal to or greater than 80 µg/L, monitoring shall
be increased immediately to monthly. If deemed necessary by the Division the permit will be reopened to
modify permit requirements to address 1,4 Dioxane monitoring and limitations.
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Permit NC0088838
A. (4) 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 II of this
permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Pe,-mits):
1.
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
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 1e 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: `,
f r
NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail. Service Center Z
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:
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Permit NC0088838
(Continued A.(4) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS)
• 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 isg ter.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-
24954/national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-systein-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 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/edinr
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Permit NC0088838
(Continued A.(4) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS)
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. (I 1.)(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:
hqp:Hdeq.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:
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. I
am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the
possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations.11
"
5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)]
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the
date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR
122.41].
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Latitude: 35'3'55"W 350 3'45" W
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Stream Class: C
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Facility Location
Subbasin: 03-07-12 HUC: 03040105
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Receiving Stream: UT to South Fork Crooked Creek
Union County