NC0003816_Draft Permit_20200115

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
Mr. George W. Radford
Environmental Affairs Officer
PSC Box 8006
Cherry Point, NC 28533-0006
Dear Mr. Radford:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 15, 2020
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit
Permit NC0003816
USMCAS Cherry Point WWTP
Craven County
Grade IV WPCS
SIC Code 4952
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit 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:
• Effluent mercury data was reviewed from March 2015 to March 2019. In accordance with
the 2012 Mercury TMDL NPDES Guidance the Permittee needs to show annual average
effluent concentrations below the Water Quality Based Effluent Limitation (WQBEL) and
the individual mercury sample result below the Technology Based Effluent Limitation
(TBEL). A review of the data showed that both criteria were met; therefore, mercury
limitations and monitoring have been removed from the permit [See A. (L) and A. (2)].
• Based on the Mercury TMDL evaluation, Mercury Minimization Plan (MMP) special
condition has been removed from the permit.
• Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) daily maximum limit for outfall 001 has been changed to
13 µg/L based on the US EPA NRWQC for saltwater aquatic life protection [See A. (L)
and A. (2)]. Please note that the Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported
below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit.
• The Permittee reported Total Copper and Total Zinc at less than detection, with detection
levels < 50.0 µg/L for Total Copper and Total Zinc. The allowable monthly discharge
concentrations for your facility are 26.4 µg/L for Total Copper and 575.6 µg/L for Total
Zinc. DWR's laboratory identifies the target Practical Quantification Limits (PQLs)
for Total Copper and Total Zinc as 2.0 µg/L and 10.0 µg/L, respectively. In accordance
with 15A NCAC 2B .0500 all test procedures must produce minimum detection and
reporting levels that are below the allowable discharge concentration and all data generated
must be reported down to the minimum detection level or lower reporting level of the
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11617Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 276991617
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procedure. The Permittee should use sufficiently sensitive test methods when analyzing
effluent data, including performing Effluent Pollutant Scans. Following is a link to DWR's
METHODS, PQLs. QA to view target PQL's:
httos✓/deg, nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources✓water-resources-data/water-
sciences-home-oage/microbioloPy-inorzanics-branch methods-ogls-ga
• Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A. (6), Chronic Toxicity Permit
Limit, please review each paragraph carefully.
• Language of Special condition A. (10.), Electronic Reporting of Discharge Monitoring
Reports, has been updated. Please review each paragraph carefully.
• Parameter codes have been added to the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements
and Instream Monitoring Requirements [See A. (1.), A. (2), A. (3), A. (4.) and A. (5)].
• Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II and III) that are a part of the permit are not included in
this draft document (cover, map, and Part I). The conditions are the same as in your current permit
except that agency and division names have been updated. The latest version is available at
https://bit.ly/2BZ4xxx and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having
circulation in the general Craven 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 contact me at [phone] or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely
,` `Z
Qais Banihani, Engineer
NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: Washington Reginal Office/Water Quality
US EPA Region 4
Wastewater Operator Certification Group/Maureen Kinney
WSS/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Hannah Headrick
USMCAS Cherry Point WWTP / Timothy Lawrence
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT 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
United States Marine Corps
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Marine Corps Air Station - Cherry Point
Craven County
to receiving waters designated as the Neuse River in the Neuse River Basin in accordance with effluent
limitations, monitoring requirements, and other applicable conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV
hereof.
The permit shall become effective M&th XX, 20XX
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on June 30, 2024.
Signed this day Month XX, 20XX
DRAFT
Linda Culpepper, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0003816
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.
The United States Marine Corps
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 3.5 MGD (design estimate) wastewater treatment facility that
includes the following components:
• Influent bar screen
• Grit removal system
• Three (3) primary clarifiers
• Two (2) biological nutrient reactors (BNRs) w/ acid feed
• Three (3) secondary clarifiers
• Secondary pump station
• Dual (2) rapid -rate tertiary filters
• UV disinfection
• Re -aeration
• Effluent pump station (to outfall — i
• Flow measuring device
• Dual (2) sludge thickeners
• Three (3) aefobic digesters, and
• Sludge holding facilities
• Back-up power generator
• Reuse holding tank and pump station (Outfall 001)
and,
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2. Upon completion of the 6 MGD membrane drinking water treatment system described below and
written notification to the Division of Water Resources as to when a wastewater discharge will
commence, discharge membrane concentrate and filter backwash wastewaters at an estimated flow
of 1.93 MGD. Treatment for the Water Treatment Plant wastewaters includes:
• Backwash waste basin and equalization for strainer backwash and membrane bypass filters
• Hypochlorite dosing and Oxygenation for membrane concentrate wastewaters
• Backwash Waste Clarifer for all wastestreams
• Decant wet well and effluent pump (Outfall 002)
• Solids wet well collection and pump to WWTP
These permitted facilities are located at the Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point in Craven County.
Discharge from said treatment works through Outfall 001, Outfall 002, and the combined Outfall
C01 at the locations specified on the attached map, and to a submerged diffuser into the Neuse
River, currently classified SB-Swamp NSW waters in the Neuse River Basin.
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PART I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (3.5 MGD)
115A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade IV Biological Water Pollution
Control System [ 15A NCAC 08G .0302]
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until commencement of discharge from Water
Treatment Plant or permit expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from
the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) at Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Parameter Code
Average
Average
Maximum
Frequency
Type
Location 2
Flow 50050
3.5 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E1
Total Monthly Flow, 82220
MG/month
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Recorded or
Calculated
I or E1
BOD, 5-day, 200C C0310
(April 1 - October 31)
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E1
BOD, 5-day, 200C C0310
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E1
(November 1 - March 31)
Total Suspended Solids C0530
(TSS)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E1
Ammonia (NH3 as N) C0610
(April 1 - October 31)
2.0 mg/L
10.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E1
Ammonia (NH3 as N) C0610
(November 1 - March 31)
4.0 mg/L
20.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E1
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) 00300
Daily average not less than 6.0 mg/L
Daily
Grab
E1
(61211
geometric mean)
(geom
35i 100 mL
276/100 mL
Daily
Grab
E1
Temperature, `C 00010
Daily
Grab
E1
Total a Residual Chlorine 50060
13.0 pg/L
Daily
Grab
E1
TKN, mg/L 00625
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E1
NO2-N + NO3-N, mg/L 00630
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E1
Total Nitrogen, mg/L 4 C0600
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E1
QM600
Monitor and Report (pounds/ month)
Monthly
Calculated
Total Nitrogen Load 8
E1
OY600
39,421 pounds/ year
Annually
Calculated
Total Phosphorus 6 C0665
2.0 mg/L Quarterly Average
Weekly
Composite
E1
pH 00400
Between 6.8 and 8.5 standard units
Daily
Grab
E1
Total Toxic Organic (TTO)7 78141
280.0 p g/L
Monthly
Grab
E1
Total Copper, p g/L 8 01042
Quarterly
Composite
E1
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EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Parameter Code
Average
Average
Maximum
Frequency
Type
Location 2
Total Zinc, pg/L 8 01092
Quarterly
Composite
E1
Chronic Toxicity 9 TGP3B/
THP38
Quarterly
Composite
E1
Footnotes
1. Submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system. See section A.
(10.).
2. I = Influent and E1 = WWTP Effluent prior to mixing with WTP wastewat a section A. (5.) for instream
monitoring requirements. -
3. Effluent monitoring and limitation only apply if chlorine or a chloride derivative is added to the waste stream during
treatment. 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.
4. For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN + NO2-N iOg-N, where T)% total nitrogen, TKN is total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen, NO2-N and NO3-N are nitrite and nitrate nitrogen, respectively.
5. Compliance with this limit shall be determined in accordance with special conditions A. (7.) Calculation of Total
Nitrogen Loads and A. (8.) Annual Limits for Total Nitrogen.
6. The quarterly average for total phosphorus §JWLbe the average of composite samples collected weekly during each
calendar quarter (January -March, April -June, JV114Mptember, October-Decem
7. In lieu of monitoring for TTO, the Permittee may submit the following certificatio" . "Based on my inquiry of the person
or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the permit limitation for Total Toxic Organics, I certify
that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, no dumping of concentration toxic organics into the wastewater has
occurred since the filing of the last discharge monitoring report."
8. Metals monitoring shall cgjjjjjjjWth Chronic Toxicity monitorinAerformed during the months of March, June,
September, and Decemb
9. Chronic Toxicity (Ceti aphnia) P @ 14%; March, e, September, and December. See condition A. (6.) of this
permit. Upon commencement of discharge from the W Oatment Plant at Outfall 002, the Chronic Toxicity Limit
and monitoring for Outfall 001 shall no longer apply d shall be replaced by the Chronic Toxicity Limit and
monitoring at Outfall CO1. See conditions A. (4.) and A. 6.).
The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
During a discharge event there shall be no observed surface turbulence from the diffuser in the
receiving stream.
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A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (3.5 MGD)
115A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade IV Biological Water Pollution
Control System 115A NCAC 08G .0302]
Upon commencement of discharge from the Water Treatment Plant and lasting until permit expiration,
the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from the Wastewater Treatment Plant
(WWTP) at Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified
below:
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Parameter Code
Average
Average
Maximum
Frequency
Type
Location 2
Flow 50050
3.5 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E1
Total Monthly Flow,
82220
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Recorded or
I or E1
MG/month
Calculated
BOD, 5-day, 200C C0310
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E1
(April 1 - October 31)
BOD, 5-day, 200C C0310
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E1
(November 1 - March 31)
Total Suspended Solids C0530
(TSS)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E1
Ammonia (NH3 as N) C0610
2.0 mg/L
10.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E1
(April 1 - October 31)
Ammonia (NH3 as N) C0610
4.0 mg/L
20.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E1
(November 1 - March 31)
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) 00300
Daily average not less than 6.0 mg/L
Daily
Grab
E1
Enterococci 61211
35/100 mL
276/100 mL
Daily
Grab
E1
(geometric mean)
Temperature, °C 00010
Daily
Grab
E1
Total Residual Chlorine 50060
13.0 /L
p 9
Dail Y
Grab
E1
(TRC) 3
TKN, mg/L 4 00625
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E1
NO2-N + NO3-N, mg/L' 00630
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E1
Total Nitrogen, mg/L 4,5 C0600
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E1
Total Phosphorus, mg/L 6 C0665
2.0 mg/L Quarterly Average
Weekly
Composite
E1
pH 00400
Between 6.8 and 8.5 standard units
Daily
Grab
E1
Total Toxic Organic (TTO) 78141
280.0 p g/L
Monthly
Grab
E1
Total Copper, p g/L 8 01042
Quarterly
Composite
E1
Total Zinc, p g/L 8 01092
Quarterly
Composite
E1
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Footnotes
1. Submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system. See section A.
2. I = Influent and E1 = WWTP Effluent prior to mixing with WTP wastewaters. See section A. (5.) for instream
monitoring requirements.
3. Effluent monitoring and limitation only apply if chlorine or a chlorine derivative is added to the waste stream during
treatment. 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.
4. After one year of sampling TN at both outfalls 001 and COI the Permittee may request reduced monitoring and
reporting of TN from outfall 001 if the TN Load data from the Combined Out COI has been shown to be
representative of both wastewaters.
5. For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN + NO2-N + NO3-N, where TN is total nitrogen, TKN is total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen, NO2-N and NO3-N are nitrite and nitrate nitrogen, respectively.
6. The quarterly average for total phosphorus shall be the average of composite samples collected weekly during each
calendar quarter (January -March, April -June, July -September, October -December).
7. In lieu of monitoring for TTO, the Permittee may submit the following certification: "Based on my inquiry of the person
or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the permit limitation for Total Toxic Organics, I certify
that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, no dumping of concentration toxic organics into the wastewater has
occurred since the filing of the last discharge monitoring report." 8. Metals monitoring shall coincide with Chronic Toxicit nonitoring perfo*4d at combined outfall COI during the
months of March, June, September, and December. See section A. (4.).
The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
During a discharge event there shall be no observed surface turbulence from the diffuser in the
receiving stream.
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A. (3.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[I5A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Upon completion of the 6.0 MGD membrane drinking Water Treatment Plant (WTP) and lasting until
permit expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge .membrane concentrate and filter backwash
wastewaters from Outfall 002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as
specified below:
PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Code
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location 2
Flow, MGD 50050
Monitor and Report
Continuous
Recording
E2
pH 00400
Between 6.8 and 8.5 standard units
Weekly
Grab
E2
Total Residual Chlorine 50060
(TRC) 3
13.0 p g/L
1-
Weekly
Grab
E2
TKN, mg/L 4 00625
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E2
NO2-N + NO3-N, mg/L 4 00630
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E2
Total Nitrogen, mg/L 4,5 C0600
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E2
Total Phosphorus, mg/L C0665
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E2
Temperature, °C 00010
Monitor and Report
2/Month
Grab
E2
Salinity, ppt 00480
Monitor and Report
2/Month
Grab
E2
Conductivity, pohms/cm 00094
Monitor and Report
2/Month
Grab
E2
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) 00300
Daily average not less than 6.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
E2
Total Dissolved Solids 70295
(TDS), mg/L
Monitor and Report
2/Month
Grab
E2
Turbidity, NTU 00070
Monitor and Report
2/Month
Grab
E2
Ammonia (NH3 as N), mg/L C0610
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Grab
E2
Total Arsenic, p g/L 01002
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Grab
E2
Total Copper, p g/L s 01042
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Grab
E2
Total Zinc, p g/L 5 01092
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Grab
E2
Total Chloride, mg/L 6 50060
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Grab
E2
Footnotes:
1. Submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system. See section A.
(10.).
2. E2 = WTP Effluent prior to mixing with any other wastewaters.
3. Effluent monitoring and limitation only apply if chlorine or a chlorine derivative is added to the waste stream during
treatment. 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.
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4. After one year of sampling TN at both outfalls 002 and COI the Permittee may request reduced monitoring and
reporting of TN from outfall 002 if the TN Load data from the Combined Outfall COI has been shown to be
representative of both wastewaters.
5. For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN + NO2-N + NO3-N, where TN is total nitrogen, TKN is total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen, NO2-N and NO3-N are nitrite and nitrate nitrogen, respectively.
6. Monitoring for these parameters shall coincide with Chronic Toxicity monitoring performed at combined outfall COI
during the months of March, June, September and December. See A. (4.).
All samples collected should be during a representative membrane wastewater discharge
event.
At least 48 hours prior to commencement of discharge, the Permittee shall notify either the
Central Office or the appropriate Regional Office of the Division, of the discharge start date
for Outfall 002 and to activate limits at Outfall C01 on that date.
A6
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A. (4.) COMBINED LIMITATIONS — OUTFALL COI (COMBINED OUTFALLS 001 AND 002)
115A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Upon commencement of discharge from the Water Treatment Plant at Outfall 002 and lasting until
permit expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge WWTP and WTP wastewaters through the
combined Outfall COI. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified
below:
PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Parameter Code
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Average
Average
Maximum
Frequency
Type
Location z
Flow, MGD 50050
Monitor and Report
Continuous
Recording
E3
Total Monthly Flow, 82220
MG/month
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Recorded or
Calculated
I or E3
TKN, mg/L 3 00625
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E3
NO2-N + NO3-N, mg/L 3 00630
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E3
Total Nitrogen, mg/L 4 C0600
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E3
QM600
Monitor and Report (pounds/ month)
Monthly
Calculated
Total Nitrogen Loads
E3
QY600
39,421 pounds/ year
Annually
Calculated
Total Phosphorus, mg/L 6 C0665
2.0 mg/L Quarterly Average
Weekly
Composite
E3
Chronic Toxicity 7 TGP38/
THP38
Quarterly
Composite
E3
Footnotes:
1. Submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system. See section A.
(10.).
2. I = Influent and E3 = Combined Effluent from the WTP and the WWTP.
3. Sampling for these parameters shall occur in conjunction with TN and TP species sampling at outfalls 001 and 002.
4. For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN + NO2-N + NO3-N, where TN is total nitrogen, TKN is total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen, and NO2-N and NO3-N are nitrite and nitrate nitrogen, respectively.
5. Compliance with this limit shall be determined in accordance with special conditions A. (7.) Calculation of Total
Nitrogen Loads and A. (8.) Annual Limits for Total Nitrogen.
6. The quarterly average for total phosphorus shall be the average of composite samples collected weekly during each
calendar quarter (January -March, April -June, July -September, October -December).
7. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F @ 7%; March, June, September, December. See A. (6.) of this permit.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
During a discharge event there shall be no observed surface turbulence from the diffuser in the
receiving stream.
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A. (5.) INSTREAM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
115A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.]
The Permittee shall conduct instream monitoring for the following parameters and at these specified
Monitoring Sites:
1. Within 10 feet of the center of outfall (discharge point); however, upon commencement of
discharge from the Water Treatment Plant at Outfall 002, this monitoring site shall be replaced
with: Within 22 feet of the center of the outfall (discharge point).
2. Upstream 100 yards (1500 yards offshore, perpendicular to outfall);
3. Downstream 100 yards (1500 yards offshore, perpendicular to outfall).
PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS
LOCATION
MEASUREMENT FREQUENCY
Parameter Code
Dissolved Oxygen, mg/L 00300
Vertical
Weekly
Monthly
(1 meter increments)
(April — October)
(November — March)
Temperature, °C 00010
Vertical
Weekly
Monthly
(1 meter increments)
(April — October)
(November — March)
Salinity, ppt 00480
Vertical
Weekly
Monthly
(1 meter increments)
(April — October)
(November — March)
PH, S.U. 00400
Vertical
Weekly
N/A
(1 meter increments)
(April — October)
Enterococci, #/100 mL 61211
Surface
Weekly
(April — October)
Monthly
(November — March)
Secchi Depth, m
Photic Zone
2/Month
(June - September)
N/A
TKN, mg/L 00625
Depth integrated
2/Month
N/A
(use composite sampler)
(June — September)
Chlorophyll -a, mg/L 32230
Depth integrated
2/Month
N/A
(use composite sampler)
(June — September)
NO2-N + NOA, mg/L 00630
Depth integrated
2/Month
N/A
(use composite sampler)
(June — September)
NH3-N, mg/L C0610
Depth integrated
2/Month
N/A
(use composite sampler)
(June — September)
Total Phosphorus, mg/L C0665
Depth integrated
2/Month
N/A
(use composite sampler)
(June — September)
Conductivity*, u ohms/cm 00094
Depth integrated
Monthly
(use composite sampler)
(January — December)
'l.onductivity sampling shalt become ettective upon completion of the Water Treatment Plant and commencement of a
wastewater discharge from Outfa11002.
Note: Depth integrated samples shall be composites taken throughout the water column within the
Photic Zone (2x the Secchi Depth). Samples collected 2/month shall be taken concurrently with
weekly samples.
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A. (6.) CHRONIC TOXICITY (QUARTERLY) - PERMIT LIMIT (Outfalls 001 & C01)
[15A NCAC 02B .0200 et seq.]
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until commencement of discharge from the
Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) effluent (Outfall 001) discharge shall at no time exhibit observable
inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of
14 %;
and,
Upon commencement of discharge from the Water Treatment Plant at Outfall 002, the combined
WWTP (Outfall 001) and WTP (Outfall 002) effluent discharge at Outfall C01 shall at no time exhibit
observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent
concentration of 7 %.
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
March, June, September, and December. 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 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
1623 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1623
Or, results can be sent to the email, ATForms.ATB(ancdenr.gov.
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
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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.
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. (7.) CALCULATION OF TOTAL NITROGEN LOADS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
a. The Permittee shall calculate monthly and annual TN Loads as follows:
Monthly TN Load (pounds/month) = TN x TMF x 8.34
where: TN = the average Total Nitrogen concentration (mg/L) of the composite
samples collected during the month
TMF = the Total Monthly Flow of wastewater discharged during the month
(MG/month)
8.34 = conversion factor, from (mg/L x MG) to pounds
ii. Annual TN Load (pounds/year) = Sum of the 12 Monthly TN Loads for the calendar year
b. The Permittee shall report monthly Total Nitrogen results (mg/L and pounds/month) in the
appropriate discharge monitoring report for each month and shall report each year's results
(pounds/year) with the December report for that year.
A. (8.) ANNUAL LIMITS FOR TOTAL NITROGEN
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
a. Total Nitrogen (TN) allocations and TN Load limits for NPDES dischargers in the Neuse River
basin apply on a calendar year basis.
b. For any given calendar year, the Permittee shall be in compliance with the annual TN Load limit in
this Permit if. V
i. the Permittee's annual TN discharge is less than or equal to its TN Load limit, or
ii. the Permittee is a co-permittee member of a compliance association.
C. If the Permittee is not a co-permittee member of a compliance association and the Permittee's
cumulative annual TN discharge exceeds the effective TN Load limit in this permit at any point
during the calendar year, the Permittee is in violation of its TN Load limit, and each day of a
continuing violation shall constitute a separate violation.
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d. The TN Load limit in this Permit (if any) may be modified as the result of allowable changes in the
Permittee's TN allocation.
i. Allowable changes include those resulting from purchase of TN allocation from the Wetlands
Restoration Fund; purchase, sale, trade, or lease of allocation between the Permittee and other
dischargers; regionalization; and other transactions approved by the Division.
ii. The Permittee may request a modification of the TN Load limit in this Permit to reflect
allowable changes in its TN allocation. Upon receipt of timely and proper application, the
Division will modify the permit as appropriate and in accordance with state and federal
program requirements.
iii. Changes in TN limits become effective on January 1 of the year following permit
modification. The Division must receive application no later than August 31 for changes
proposed for the following calendar year.
iv. Application shall be sent to:
NCDWR / NPDES Programs
Attn: Neuse River Basin Coord'
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 .,
e. If the Permittee is a member and co-permittee of an approved compliance ciation, its TN
discharge during that year is governed by that association's group NPDES permit and the TN limits
therein.
i. The Permittee shall be considefed a Co-Pennittee Member for, any given calendar year in
which it is identified as such in Appendix A of the association group NPDES permit.
ii. Association roster(s) and members' TN allocations will be updated annually and in
accordance with state and federal program requirements.
iii. If the Permittee intends to join or leave a compliance association, the Division must be
notified of the proposed action in accordance with the procedures defined in the association's
NPDES permit.
(A) Upon receipt of timely and propernotification, the Division will modify the permit as
appropriate and in accordance with state and federal program requirements.
(B) Membership changes in a compliance association become effective on January 1 of the
year following modification of the association's permit.
f. The TN monitoring and reporting requirements in this Permit remain in effect until expiration of
this Permit and are not affected by the Permittee's membership in a compliance association.
A. (9.) TOTAL NITROGEN ALLOCATIONS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b) ]
a. The following table lists the Total Nitrogen (TN) allocation(s) assigned to, acquired by, or
transferred to the Permittee in accordance with the Neuse River nutrient management rule (T15A
NCAC 02B .0234) and the status of each as of permit issuance. For compliance purposes, this table
does not supersede any TN limit(s) established elsewhere in this permit or in the NPDES permit of
a compliance association of which the Permittee is a Co-Permittee Member.
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ALLOCATION
TYPE
SOURCE
DATE
ALLOCATION AMOUNT 1
STATUS
Estuary
Discharge
(lb/year)
(lb/year)
Base
Assigned by Rule
12/7/97;
39,421
39,421
Active
J15A NCAC 02B .0234)
4/1/03
Footnote:
Transport Factor = 100%
b. Any addition, deletion, or modification of the listed allocation(s) (other than to correct
typographical errors) or any change from Reserved to Active status of any of the listed allocations
shall be considered a major modification of this permit and shall be subject to the public review
process afforded such modifications under state and federal rules.
A. (10.) 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 Permits):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements ISugersedes 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 electronicalIL, using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter
monitoring data and si#6t 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), p�ennittees 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
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If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility
being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband
access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted
and discharge monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or
alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the mailing
address above. See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the
issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the
commencement of discharge.
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of
each electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the
initial recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means the entity
(EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the designated entity
for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES
Electronic Reporting Rule is found at: https://www.federalre i� 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
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.
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Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on
the following web page:
htti)://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Si2natory 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. (I1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part I1,
Section B. (1 l.)(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.)l
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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