NCG170151_COMPLETE FILE - HISTORICAL_20150720

STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET
NCG PERMITS
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
July 20, 2015
Dean F Lail
Sapona Manufacturing Company, Inc.
2478 Cedar Falls Rd
Cedar Falls, NC 27230
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
NPDES General Stormwater Permit NC6170000
Certificate of Coverage NCG170151
Sapona Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Randolph County
Dear Mr. Lail:
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
Sue White and Glen White of the Winston-Salem Regional Office of the NC Division of Energy, Mineral, and
Land Resources (DEMLR) conducted a compliance evaluation inspection at the subject facility on July 14,
2015. Your assistance and cooperation were greatly appreciated. An inspection checklist is attached for
your records and the inspection findings are summarized below.
1. Permit
This facility holds General Stormwater Permit No. NCG170151 to discharge Stormwater from activities
associated with Textile Mill Products under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
The permit became effective August 1, 2014 and expires July 31, 2019 Your permit renewal package must
be received in the Central Office in Raleigh no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date of the permit.
2. Records/Reports
Part II, Section"A of the permit requires the development of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP).
The plan must include all subsections of Part II, Section A requirements of the permit. This site is not
required to complete analytical monitoring but qualitative monitoring is required to be completed and -
documented twice yearly as defined in Part II, Section C of the permit. An SPPP plan and qualitative
records were available for review at the time of inspection but the plan was not being updated annually
and qualitative monitoring, although being performed, was not being properly performed and documented.
The plan must be updated annually and qualitative monitoring must be conducted and properly
documented semi-annually to regain and maintain compliance with the permit.
Facilitv Site Review
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Energy Section - Geological Survey Section • Land Quality Section
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612.919-707-92001 FAX: [phone]
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 • Internet: htt:II ortal.ncdenr.or 1webllrl
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This site manufactures textile mills products. Owner (Mr. Lail) walked the site with the inspectors,
observed each of the outfall locations and the general condition of the site. The site itself appears to
comply with requirements of the permit.
4. Effluent/Receiving Waters
Stormwater from the site is discharged from four outfall locations on the property into the Deep River
part of the Cape Fear River Basin.
5. Self -Monitoring Program
Analytical Monitoring: This site is not required to provide analytical monitoring under current conditions of
the permit.
6. Qualitative Monitoring: All qualitative records do not need to be submitted to DEMLR, however, the
records must be kept on file at the facility for a period of five years.
Update SPPP plan yearly and perform qualitative monitoring semi-annually to achieve and maintain permit
compliance. Provide training on proper techniques of qualitative monitoring and documentation. Update
siteplan to show which outfalls are no longer in use and those that remain active.
If you have any questions concerning this letter or the attached inspection report, please contact Sue White
at [phone].
Sincerely,
Matthew E. Gantt, P.E.
Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Attachments:
1. BIMS Inspection Checklist
CC: Division of Land Quality -- WSRO

Permit: NCG170151
SOC:
County: Randolph
Region: Winston-Salem
Contact Person: Dean F Lail
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications:
Primary ORC:
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Related Permits:
Inspection Date: 0711412015
Primary Inspector: Sue White
Secondary Inspector(s):
Compliance Inspection Report
Effective: 10/02/14 Expiration: 07/31/19 Owner: Sapona Manufacturing Company Inc
Effective: Expiration: Facility: Sapona Manufacturing Company
2478 Cedar Falls Rd
Cedar Falls NC 27230
Title: Phone: [phone]
Certification: Phone:
Entry Time: 12:OOPM Exit Time: 02:OOPM
Phone: [phone]
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit Inspection Type: Textile Mill Products Stormwater Discharge COC
Facility Status: Compliant ® Not Compliant
Question Areas:
® Storm Water
(See attachment summary)
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Permit: NCG170151 Owner • Facility:5apona Manufacturing Company Inc t
Inspection Date: 07h412015 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaivadon Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
Met Dean Lail onsite. Walked site and reviewed records. Permit in records is expired. Update permit and maintain current
copy in file. Update siteplan to show current active outfalls and those no longer in use. Provide training techniques for
proper techniques of quantitative monitoring. Clean up rags on top of solid waste tank.
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' Permit; NCG170151 Owner - Facility: Sapona Manufacturing Company Inc
Inspection Date: 07/1412015 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Yes No NA NE
Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
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# Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map?
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# Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"?
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# Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas?
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# Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years?
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# Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices?
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# Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment?
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# Does the Plan include a BMP summary?
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# Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)?
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# Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan?
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# Does the facility provide and document Employee Training?
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# Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)?
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# Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually?
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Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented?
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Comment: No active SP3. Needs updated permit.
Qualitative Monitorin
Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually?
Comment: Need to Drovide trainina on orooer techniaues for auanitative monitorina. Conduct monitorin
Yes No NA NE
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semi-annually following rainfall event.
Permit and Outfails
Yes No NA NE
# Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? ❑ ®❑ ❑
# Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? Is ❑ ❑ ❑
# If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division? ❑ ❑ ® ❑
# Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non starmwater) discharges? Is ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: Permit expired. Update permit and maintain valid copy onsite._ Update siteplan that shows which
outfalls are active and those no longer in use.
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NC®ENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
February 9, 2009
Mr. Dean F. Lail, President
Sapona Manufacturing Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 128
Cedar Falls, NC 27230
Subject: General Stormwater Permit Inspection
Sapona Manufacturing Company, Inc. -
Permit No. NCG170151
Randolph County
Dear Mr. Lail:
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Sapona Plastics, LLC
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Dean Lail
President
www. Sa pona Pla stics.com
PO Box 2464, Asheboro NC 27204 phone: 336.873,8700
133 Oak View Lane. Asheboro NC 27205 fax: [phone]
email: [e-mail] cell: 336,953.9335
On February 4, 2009, Mike Mickey of this office met with you to perform a NPDES
Stormwater Permit Inspection at the Sapona Manufacturing facility located in Cedar Falls.
This inspection evaluated the five (5) areas as designated on the attached inspection form.
Observations from each area are addressed below:
1. Permit
Sapona Manufacturing holds NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCG170151 for the discharge
of stormwater from the facility. The permit expires next on July 31, 2009. A letter outlining
the renewal requirements should be sent to you from our Central Office in the near future. It
was noted that your records did not contain the most recent permit. Please find one attached.
2. Records/Reports
Part 11, Section A of the permit requires the development of a Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan (SPPP). A copy of the SPPP for Sapona Manufacturing by was reviewed
during the inspection. The plan, prepared in 1998, appeared outdated on did not follow the
outline contained in Section A of the permit. Please note that Section A (7) requires the plan
be updated on an annual basis.
3. Facility Site Review
The exact numbering for two of the four outfalls shown on the site map was unclear. One
number was inadvertently removed by a hole -punch and another was simply omitted. All four
outfalls need to be properly designated on the site map for monitoring purposes.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Winston-Salem Regional Office
Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27107
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet www.ncwaterqua4ty.org
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4. Effluent/Receiving Waters
Stormwater leaves the site from four separate outfalls and is discharged into the Deep River,
Class "C" waters in the Cape Fear River Basin.
5. Monitoring Program
Part II, Section B of the permit requires that qualitative (visual) monitoring be performed and
documented semi-annually. - Sapona Manufacturing only performed this monitoring once in
2008. Please make sure that this monitoring is performed and recorded as required. The
qualitative records do not need to be submitted to the Division, however, they must be kept on
file at the facility for a period of five years. Attached is a qualitative monitoring form that
°should be utilized for this semi-annual monitoring.
The analytical monitoring for on-siie vehicle maintenance listed in Section C of the permit is
not required since Sapona does not use more that 55 gallons of new motor oil per month when
averaged over the calendar year.
In summary, the SPPP and site map for Sapona Manufacturing need to be updated and
the attached qualitative monitoring formneeds to be utilized. If you have any questions
concerning this letter, please contact Mike Mickey or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Steve W. Tedder
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
cc: NPS Assistance and Compliance Oversight Unit
Central Files — SWP
WSRO

Farm Approved
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Approval Expires
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United States Environmental Protection AQencv. Washington- D.C.. 20460
Section A: National Data System Coding
Transaction Code NPDES No. Yr/Nlo/Day Inspection Type Inspector FacilityType
N 5 NCG 170151 09-02-04 C S 2
Facility EN°aluation Rating BI QA ..........Reserved............
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Section B: Facility Data
Name and Location of Facility Inspected:
Entry Time:
Permit Effective
1025 hrs.
Date: Aug 1, 2004
Sapona Manufacturing Company, Inc.
2478 Cedar Falls Road
Cedar Falls, NC 27230
Exit Time:
Permit Expiration
1040 hrs.
Date: July 31, 2009
Name(s) of On -Site Representative(s):. Title(s): Phone No(s):
Dean F. Lail President [phone], ext. 4275
Name, Address of Responsible Official:
Title: President
Mr. Dean F. Lail
Phone No. [phone]
Contacted' Yes
Sapona Manufacturing Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 128
Cedar Falls, NC 27230
Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (check only those areas evaluated)
Yes Permit NA Flow Measurement NA Operations/Maintenance NA Sewer Overflow
Yes Records/Reports Yes Self -Monitoring Program NA Sludge Handling/Disposal NA Pollution Prevention
Yes Facility Site Review NA Compliance Schedules NA Pretreatment
Yes Effluent/Receiving Waters NA Laboratory Yes Stormwater
Section D: Summary of Findings/Comments
(See cover letter and attached inspection form for specific comments).
Narne(s) and Signature(s) of Inspectors:
Agency/Office/Telephone:
Date:
DWQ / WSRO / [phone]
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Signature of Re61.7jr,(
Agency/Office:
Date:
_DWQ / WSRO / [phone]
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Permit; NCG170151 owner - Facility: Saporta Manufacturing Company Inc
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Comment: The facilitiy's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP), prepared in
1998, needs to be updated per the SPPP guidance found in Part II, Section (A) of the
current permit. In regards to the outfalls, it appears that there are four (X3, X4, X5, X6),
however the exact numbering of the outfalls was difficult to determine using the site map
in the file since the hole punch remove one and another was missing.
Qualitative Monitoring Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? n n n ❑
Comment: Part 11. Section (B) of the permit requires that semi-annual qualitative
(visual) monitoring be conducted at each outfall. This monitoring was only performed
once in 2008 on 4-1-08. Please make sure that this monitoring is conducted per the
required frequency and docmumented using the State's "Stormwater Discharge Outfall
Qualitative Monitoring Report", which is attached.
Analytical Monitorin Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? n n n In
# Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? n n n n
Comment: The on -site vehicle maintenance monitoring specified in Part 11. Section (C)
of the permit is not required since Sapona Manufacturing uses less than 55 gallons of
new motor oil per month when averaged over the calendar year -
Permit and Outfalls Yes No NA NE
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Permit: NCG170151 Owner - Facility: Sapona Manufacturing Company Inc
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Inspection Date: 02104/2009 Inspection Type: Stormwater Reason for Visit: Routine
# Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? n C D ❑
# Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? I l ■ n n
# If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division? n ❑ ■ Q -
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# Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges? 11 n n ■
Comment: The facility did not have a copy of the current stormwater permit issued
August 1, 2004. One is included with this letter.
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
August 4, 2004
Lynn Huffman
Sapona Manufacturing Company Inc
2478 Cedar Falls Rd
Cedar Falls, NC 27230
Subject: NPDES Stormwater Permit Coverage Renewal
Sapona Manufacturing Company
COC Number NCG 170151
Randolph County
Dear Permittee:
In response to your renewal application for continued coverage under general permit NCG 170000 the Division of
Water Quality (DWQ) is forwarding herewith the reissued stormwater general permit. This permit is reissued
pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement
between the state of North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, dated December 6, 1983.
The following information is included with your permit package:
• A new Certificate of Coverage
• A copy of General Stormwater Permit NCG 170000
• A copy of a discharge monitoring report form
+ 5 copies of the qualitative monitoring report form
Your coverage under this general permit is not transferable except after notice to DWQ. The Division may require
modification or revocation and reissuance of the Certificate of Coverage. This permit does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, or relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other applicable federal, state, or
local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree.
If you have any questions regarding this permit package please contact of the Central Office Stormwater Permitting
Unit at [phone], ext. .
Sincerely,
for Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Central Files
Stormwater Permitting Unit
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Surface Water Protection Section
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX [phone]Internet: http:11h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/stormwater.htmi
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG170000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG170151
STORMWATER DISCHARGES
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,
Sapona Manufacturing Company Inc
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from a facility located at
Saporta Manufacturing Company
2478 Cedar Falls Rd
Cedar Falls
Randolph County
to receiving waters designated as the Deep River, a class C stream, in the Cape Fear River Basin in
accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts
1, 1I, 111, IV, V, and VI of General Permit No. NCG 170000 as attached.
This Certificate of Coverage shall become effective August I, 2004.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day August 1, 2004.
for Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management
Commission

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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
LYNN HUFFMAN
SAPONA ;MANUFACTURING CO. INC.
2478 CEDAR FALL RD
CEDAR FALLS, NC 27230
Dear Permittee:
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NCDENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
July 28, 1999
Subject: Reissue - NPDES Stormwater Permit
Sapona Manufacturing Co. Inc.
COC Number NCO170151
Randolph County
In response to your renewal application for continued coverage under general permit NCG170000, the Division of
Water Quality (DWQ) is forwarding herewith the reissued stormwater general permit. This permit is reissued
pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement
between the state of North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, dated December 6, 1983.
The following information is included with your permit package:
* A copy of general stormwater permit NCG170000
* A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) Certification Farm. Completion of this form is required to
certify that you have developed and implemented the SPPP as per the conditions of the permit. This form
must be completed and returned to the Division within 30 days of receipt of this letter.
DO NOT SEND the SPPP with the signed form.
* Five copies of the Analytical Monitoring form and five copies of the Qualitative Monitoring form
* A copy of a Technical Bulletin for the general permit which outlines changes in the permit, key requirements,
and addresses frequently asked questions
* A Certificate of Coverage
Your coverage under this general permit is not transferable except after notice to DWQ. The Division may require
modification or revocation and reissuance of the Certificate of Coverage. This permit does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by DENR or relieve the permittee from responsibility
for compliance with any other applicable federal, state, or local law. rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or
decree.
If you have any questions regarding this permit package please contact Tony Evans of the Central Office Stormwater
and General Permits Unit at [phone], ext. 584
Sincerely,
for Kerr T. Stevens
cc: Central Files
Stormwater and General permits Unit Files
Winston-Salem Regional Office
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone] Fax [phone]
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG170000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG170151
STORMWATER DISCHARGES
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,
SAPONA MANUFACTURING CO. INC.
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from a facility located at
SAPONA MANUFACTURING CO. INC.
2478 CEDAR FALLS RD
CEDAR FALLS
RANDOLPH COUNTY
to receiving waters designated as the Deep River in the Cape Fear River Basin
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I. II, III,
IV, V, and N71 of General Permit No. NCG170000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective August 1, 1999.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day July 28. 1999.
for Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
James B_ Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A- Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
June 30, 1995
Mr. Lynn Huffman
Sapona Manufacturing Co., Inc.
2478 Cedar Falls Road
Cedar Falls, NC 27232
Subject: Certificate of Coverage (COC)
COC NCG170151
Sapona Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Randolph County
Dear Mr. Huffman:
On April 28, 1995 the Division of Environmental Management (Division) issued COC
NCG170151 to Stonecutter Mills Corporation. The Division made an error when preparing the
Certificate of Coverage (Certificate). Accordingly, we are forwarding herewith a change to the
subject Certificate to correct the error. The Certificate change includes the correct facility
name, Sapona Manufacturing Co., Inc. covered by the Certificate.
Please find enclosed an amended Certificate which you should use in place of the original. You
should discard the old Certificate. The Certificate change is issued pursuant to the requirements
of North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between
North Carolina -and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
If you have any questions concerning this Certificate change, please contact Antonio Evans at
919/733-5083, Ext. 584.
Sincerely,
gi
st,o 'ow d, Jr., P.E.
cc. Winston Salem Regional Office
Central Files
'.O_ Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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STATE OF NORTH CAROL INA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AI D NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG170000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG170151
STORNfR'ATER DISCHARGES
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
1n compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and
regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmeneal 1`tanagement Commission, and the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.
Sapona Manufacturing Co., Inc"
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from a facility located at
Sapona Manufacturing Co., Ins
2478 Cedar Falls Road
Cedar'Fails , NC
Randolph County
to receiving waters designated as Deep River in the Cape Fear River Basil+
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, 11, 1I1
and 1V of General Permit No. NCG170000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective April 28, 1995.
This Certificate of Coverage shall retrain in effect for the duration of the General Permit_
Signed this day April 28, 1995.
-9—Preston H , Jr., P.E., Diirector
Division of 91vuorimental Mana--ement
By Authority of the Environmeaml Management Commission

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
April 28, 1995
Lynn Huffman
Sapona Manufacturing Co, Inc.
2478 Cedar Fall Rd
CeadarFalls, NC 27230
Subject: General Permit No. NCG 170000
Saporta Manufacturing Co, Inc.
COC NCG170151
Randolph County
Dear Lynn Huffman:
In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on March 6, 1995, we are forwarding
herewith the subject certificate of coverage to discharge under the subject state - NPDES general permit. This
permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215 .1 and the
Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection agency dated
December 6, 1983.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an individual permit by submitting an individual permit
application. Unless such demand is made, this certificate of coverage shall be final and binding.
Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except after notice to the Division
of Environmental Management. The Division of Environmental Management may require modification or
revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the
Division of Environmental Management or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal
Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any question concerning this permit, please contact MR. ANTONIO EVANS at telephone
number 919/733-5083.
Sincerely,
Original Signed By
Co ..en H. Sullins
A. Preston Howard, Jr. P.E.
cc: Winston-Salem Regional Office
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG170000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG170151
STORMWATER DISCHARGES
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,
Sarpona Manufacturing Co., Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from a facility located at
Sarpona Manufacturing Co., Inc.
2478 Cedar Falls Road
Cedar Falls , NC
Randolph County
to receiving waters designated as Deep River in the Cape Fear River Basin
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts 1, II, 111
and IV of General Permit No. NCG 170000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective April 28, 1995.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day April 28, 1995.
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Division of Environmental Management
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Permit No. NCG 170000
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL
RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERtiIIT NO. NCG170000
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER 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, this permit
is hereby issued to ail owners or operators, hereafter permittees, which are covered by this
permit as evidenced by receipt of a Certificate of Coverage by the Environmental Management
Commission to allow the discharge of stormwater to the surface waters of North Carolina or
separate storm sewer systems conveying stormwater to surface waters in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
Coverage under this General Permit is applicable to all owners or operators of stormwater point
source discharges associated with activities classified as establishments primarily engaged in
manufacture of textile mill products [standard industrial classification (SIC) Major Group 22];
and like activities deemed by the division of Water Quality to be similar in the process and/or the
exposure of raw materials, products, by-products, or waste materials.
The General Permit shall become effective on August 1, 2009.
The General Permit shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2014.
Signed this day July 7, 2009.
Original signed by Chuck Wakild
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NCG 170000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I INTRODUCTION
Section A: General Permit Coverage
Section B: Permitted Activities
PART II MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED
DISCHARGES
Section A: Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Section B: Qualitative Monitoring Requirements
Section C: On -Site Vehicle Maintenance Monitoring Requirements
PART III STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES STORMWATER GENERAL PERMITS
Section A: Compliance and Liability
I.
Compliance Schedule
2.
Duty to Comply
3.
Duty to Mitigate
4.
Civil and Criminal Liability
5.
Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
6.
Property Rights
7.
Severability
8.
Duty to Provide Information
9.
Penalties for Tampering
10.
Penalties for Falsification of Reports
Section B: General
Conditions
l .
General Permit Expiration
2.
Transfers
3.
When an Individual Permit May be Required
4.
When an Individual Permit May be Requested
5.
Signatory Requirements
6.
General Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, or
Termination
7.
Certificate of Coverage Actions
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Section C: Operation and Maintenance of Pollution Controls
I . Proper Operation and Maintenance
2. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
3. Bypassing of Stormwater Control Facilities
Section D: Monitoring and Records
I.
Representative Sampling
2.
Recording Results
3.
Flow Measurements
4.
Test Procedures
5.
Representative Outfall
6.
Records Retention
7.
Inspection and Entry
Section E: Reporting Requirements
l .
Discharge Monitoring Reports
2.
Submitting Reports
3.
Availability of Reports
4.
Non-Stormwater Discharges
5.
Planned Changes
6.
Anticipated Noncompliance
7.
Bypass
8.
Twenty-four Hour Reporting
9.
Other Noncompliance
10.
Other Information
PART IV LIMITATIONS REOPENER
PART V ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
PART VI DEFINITIONS
IF

Permit No. NCG 170000
PART I INTRODUCTION
SECTION A: GENERAL PERMIT COVERAGE
Al I persons desiring to be covered by this General Permit must register with the Division of
Water Quality by the filing of a Notice of Intent (NOI) and applicable fees. The NOI shall be
submitted and a certificate of coverage issued prior to any discharge of stormwater associated
with industrial activity that has a point source discharge to the surface waters of the state.
Any owner or operator not wishing to be covered or limited by this General Permit may make
application for an individual NPDES permit in accordance with NPDES procedures in 15A
NCAC 2H .0100, stating the reasons supporting the request. Any application for an individual
permit should be made at least 180 days prior to commencement of discharge.
This General Permit does not cover activities or discharges covered by an individual NPDES
permit until the individual permit has expired or has been revoked. Any person conducting an
activity covered by an individual permit but which could be covered by this General Permit may
request that the individual permit be revoked and coverage under this General Permit be
provided.
If industrial materials and activities are not exposed to precipitation or runoff as described in 40
CFR § 122.26(g), the facility may qualify for a No Exposure Exclusion from NPDES stormwater
discharge permit requirements. Any owner or operator wishing to obtain a No Exposure
Exclusion must submit a No Exposure Certification NOI form to the Division, must receive
approval by the Division, must maintain no exposure conditions unless authorized to discharge
under a valid NPDES stormwater permit, and must reapply for the No Exposure Exclusion once
every five (5) years.
Any facility may apply for new or continued coverage under this permit until a Total Maximum
Daily Load (TMDL) for pollutants for stormwater discharges is established. A TMDL sets a
pollutant loading limit that affects a watershed, or portion of a watershed, draining to an
impaired water. For stormwater discharges to watersheds affected by a TMDL, coverage
under this permit may depend on the facility demonstrating it does not have reasonable
potential to violate applicable water quality standards for those pollutants as a result of
discharges. If the Division determines that discharges have reasonable potential to cause water
quality standard violations, the facility shall apply for an individual permit 180 days prior to the
expiration date of this general permit, and once that permit is effective, will no longer have
coverage under this general permit. [Mote the facility must identify impaired waters (scheduled
for TMDL development) and waters already subject to a TMDL in the Site Plan, as outlined in
the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP), in Part 11, Section A.1]
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge stormwater associated with industrial activity. Such
discharges shall be controlled, limited, and monitored as specified in this permit.
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SECTION B: PERbIITTED ACTIVITIES
Until this permit expires or is modified or revoked, the permittee is authorized to discharge
stormwater to the surface waters of North Carolina or separate storm sewer system which has
been adequately treated and managed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
General Permit. All discharges shall be in accordance with the conditions of this permit.
Any other point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited unless it is an
allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization, or approval.
The stormwater discharges allowed by this General Permit shall not cause or contribute to
violations of Water Quality Standards. This General Permit does not allow discharges
determined by the Division of Water Quality to be wastewaters.
This permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other
applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree.
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PART It MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR
PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN
The Permittee shall develop a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, herein after referred to as the Plan.
This Plan shall be considered public information in accordance with Part I II, Standard Conditions,
Section E, Paragraph 3 of this General Permit. The Plan shall include, at a minimum, the following
items:
Site Plan. The site plan shall provide a description of the physical facility and the potential
pollutant sources which may be expected to contribute to contamination of stormwater
discharges. The site plan shall contain the following:
(a) A general location map (USGS quadrangle map or appropriately drafted equivalent
map), showing the facility's location in relation to transportation routes and surface
waters, the name of the receiving water(s) to which the stormwater outfall(s) discharges,
or if the discharge is to a municipal separate storm sewer system, the name of the
municipality and the ultimate receiving waters, and accurate latitude and longitude of
the point(s) of discharge. The general location map (or alternatively the site map) shall
identify whether each receiving water is impaired (on the state's 303(d) list of impaired
waters) or is located in a watershed for which a TMDL has been established, and
what the parameter(s) of concern are.
(b) A narrative description of storage practices, loading and unloading activities, outdoor
process areas, dust or particulate generating or control processes, and waste disposal
practices. A narrative description of the potential pollutants which could be expected to
be present in the stormwater discharge from each outfall.
(c) A site map drawn at a scale sufficient to clearly depict: the site property boundary, the
stormwater discharge outfalls, all on -site and adjacent surface waters and wetlands,
industrial activity areas (including storage of materials, disposal areas, process areas,
loading and unloading areas, and haul roads), site topography, all drainage features and
structures, drainage areas for each outfall, direction of flow in each drainage area,
industrial activities occurring in each drainage area, buildings, existing BMPs, and
impervious surfaces. The site map shall include a distance legend and must indicate the
percentage of each drainage area that is impervious.
(d) A list of significant spills or leaks of pollutants that have occurred at the facility during
the three (3) previous years and any corrective actions taken to mitigate spill impacts.
(e) Certification that the stormwater outfalls have been evaluated for the presence of non-
stormwater discharges. The certification statement will be signed in accordance with the
requirements found in Part I11, Standard Conditions, Section B, Paragraph 5. The
permittee shall re -certify annually that the stormwater outfalls have been evaluated for
the presence of non-stormwater discharges.
Stormwater Management Plan. The stormwater management plan shall contain a narrative
description of the materials management practices employed which control or minimize the
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exposure of significant materials to stormwater, including structural and nonstructural measures.
The stormwater management plan, at a minimum, shall incorporate the following:
(a) Feasibility Study. A review of the technical and economic feasibility of changing the
methods of operations and/or storage practices to eliminate or reduce exposure of
materials and processes to stormwater. Wherever practical, the pennittee shall prevent
exposure of all storage areas, material handling operations, and manufacturing or fueling
operations. In areas where elimination of exposure is not practical, the stormwater
management plan shall document the feasibility of diverting the stormwater runoff away
from areas of potential contamination.
(b) Secondary Containment Requirements and Records. Secondary containment is required
for: bulk storage of liquid materials; storage in any amount of Section 313 of Title III of
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) water priority chemicals;
and storage in any amount of hazardous substances, in order to prevent leaks and spills
from contaminating stormwater runoff. A table or summary of all such tanks and stored
materials and their associated secondary containment areas shall be maintained. If the
secondary containment devices are connected to stormwater conveyance systems, the
connection shall be controlled by manually activated valves or other similar devices
(which shall be secured closed with a locking mechanism), and any stormwater that
accumulates in the containment area shall be at a minimum visually observed for color,
foam, outfall staining, visible sheens and dry weather flow, prior to release of the
accumulated stormwater. Accumulated stormwater shall be released if found to be
uncontaminated by any material. Records documenting the individual making the
observation, the description of the accumulated stormwater, and the date and time of the
release shall be kept for a period of five years.
(c) BMP Summary. A listing of site structural and non-structural Best Management.
Practices (BMP) shall be provided. The installation and implementation of BMPs shall
be based on the assessment of the potential for sources to contribute significant quantities
of pollutants to stormwater discharges and data collected through monitoring of
stormwater discharges. The BMP Summary shall include a written record of the specific
rationale for installation and implementation of the selected site BMPs. The BMP
Summary shall be reviewed and updated annually.
Spill Prevention and Response Plan. The Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP) shall
incorporate an assessment of potential pollutant sources based on a materials inventory of the
facility. Facility personnel (or the team) responsible for implementing the SPRP shall be
identified in a written list incorporated into the SPRP and signed and dated by each individual
acknowledging their responsibilities for the plan. A responsible person shall be on site at all
times during facility operations that have the potential to contaminate stormwater runoff through
spills or exposure of materials associated with the facility operations. The SPRP must be site
stormwater specific. Therefore, an oil Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure plan
(SPCC) may be a component of the SPRP, but may not be sufficient to completely address the
stormwater aspects of the SPRP. The common elements of the SPCC with the SPRP may be
incorporated by reference into the SPRP.
4. Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program. A preventative maintenance and
good housekeeping program shall be developed. The program shall list all stormwater control
systems, stormwater discharge outfalls, all on -site and adjacent surface waters and wetlands,
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industrial activity areas (including material storage areas, material handling areas, disposal areas,
process areas, loading and unloading areas, and haul roads), all drainage features and structures,
and existing structural BMPs. The program shall establish schedules of inspections,
maintenance. and housekeeping activities of stormwater control systems, as well as facility
equipment, facility areas, and facility systems that present a potential for stormwater exposure or
stormwater pollution. Inspection of material handling areas and regular cleaning schedules of
these areas shall be incorporated into the program. Timely compliance with the established
schedules for inspections; maintenance, and housekeeping shall be recorded in writing and
maintained in the SPPP.
Employee Training. Training programs shall be developed and training provided at a minimum
on an annual basis for facility personnel with responsibilities for: spill response and cleanup,
preventative maintenance activities, and for any of the facility's operations that have the potential
to contaminate stormwater runoff. Facility personnel (or team) responsible for implementing the
training shall be identified, and their annual training shall be documented by the signature of
each employee trained.
Responsible Party. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall identify a specific
position(s) responsible for the overall coordination, development, implementation, and revision
to the Plan. Responsibilities for all components of the Plan shall be documented and position
assignments provided.
7. Plan Amendment. The permittee shall amend the Plan whenever there is a change in design,
construction, operation, or maintenance which has a significant effect on the potential for the +
discharge of pollutants to surface waters. All aspects of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention
Plan shall be reviewed and updated on. an annual basis. The annual update shall include an
updated list of significant spills or leaks of pollutants for the previous three years, or the notation
that no spills have occurred. The annual update shall include written re -certification that the
stormwater outfalls have been evaluated for the presence of non-stormwater discharges. Each
annual update shall include a re-evaluation of the effectiveness of the BMPs listed in the BMP
Summary of the Stormwater Management Plan.
The Director may notify the permittee when the Plan does not meet one or more of the minimum
requirements of the permit. Within 30 days of such notice, the permittee shall submit a time
schedule to the Director for modifying the Plan to meet minimum requirements. The permittee
shall provide certification in writing (in accordance with Part II1, Standard Conditions, Section
B, Paragraph 5) to the Director that the changes have been made.
8. Facility Inspections. Inspections of the facility and all stormwater systems shall occur as part of
the Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program at a minimum on a semi-annual
schedule, once during the first half of the year (January to June), and once during the second half
(July to December), with at least 60 days separating inspection dates (unless performed more
frequently than semi-annually). These facility inspections are different from, and in addition to,
the stormwater discharge characteristic monitoring required in Part 11 of this permit.
9. Implementation. The permittee shall implement the Plan. Implementation of the Plan shall
include documentation of all monitoring, measurements, inspections, maintenance activities, and
training provided to employees, including the log of the sampling data and of actions taken to
implement BMPs associated with the industrial activities, including vehicle maintenance
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activities. Such documentation shall be kept on -site for a period of five years and made
available to the Director or the Director's authorized representative immediately upon request.
SECTION B: QUALITATIVE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Qualitative monitoring requires a visual inspection of each stormwater outfall regardless of
representative outfall status and shall be performed as specified below in Table 1. No analytical tests
are required. Qualitative monitoring of stormwater outfalls must be performed during a representative
storm event.
A representative storm event is a storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall. The
time between this storm event and the previous storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches must
be at least 72 hours. A single storm event may have a period of no precipitation of up to 10 hours.
For example, if it rains but stops before producing any collectable discharge, a sample may be
collected if the next rain producing a discharge begins within 10 hours.
Table 1. Qualitative Monitoring Requirements
Discharge'Characteristics°
Frequency
Monitoring
Locationt
Color
Semi -Annual
SDO
Odor
Semi -Annual
SDO
Clarity
Semi -Annual
SDO
Floating Solids
Semi -Annual
SDO
Suspended Solids
Semi -Annual
SDO
Foam
Semi -Annual
SDO
Oil Sheen
Semi -Annual
SDO
s..
Erosion or deposition at the
outfall
Semi -Annual
SDO
Other obvious indicators
of stormwater pollution
Semi -Annual
SDO
Footnotes:
1 Monitoring Location: Qualitative monitoring shall be performed at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) regardless
of representative outfall status.
If the permitteCs qualitative monitoring indicates either that existing stormwater BMPs are ineffective,
or that significant stormwater contamination is present, the permittee shall investigate potential causes,
evaluate the feasibility of corrective actions, and implement those corrective actions appropriate. A
written record of the permittee's investigation, evaluation, and response actions shall be Dept in
the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
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Qualitative monitoring is for the purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of the Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP), assessing new sources of stormwater pollution, and
prompting the permittee's response actions to pollution. If the permittee repeatedly fails to
respond effectively to correct problems identified by qualitative monitoring, or if the discharge
causes or contributes to a water quality standard violation, DWQ may:
• require that the permittee revise, increase, or decrease the monitoring frequency for the
remainder of the permit;
• rescind coverage under the General Permit, and require that the permittee apply for an
individual stormwater discharge permit;
• require the permittee to install structural stormwater controls;
• require the permittee to implement other stormwater control measures: or
• require that the permittee implement site modifications to qualify for the No Exposure
Exclusion.
Qualitative monitoring will be performed twice per year, in accordance with the schedule in
Table 2. A minimum of 60 days must separate Period 1 and Period 2 monitoring dates, unless
monthly sampling has been instituted under a Tier Two response for vehicle maintenance activity areas.
Table 2. Monitorina Schedule
M6n'itoringOeriodl'2`
Event Number
Start. ;.
End'
Year I — Period I
I
August 1, 2009
December 31, 2009
Year 1— Period 2
2
January 1, 2010
June 30, 2010
Year 2 — Period 1
3
Julv 1, 2010
December 31, 2010
Year 2 Period 2
4
January 1, 2011
June 30, 2011
Year 3 — Period 1
5
July 1, 2011
December 31, 2011
Year 3 — Period 2
6
January I, 2012
June 30, 2012
Year 4 —Period 1
7
July 1, 2012
December 31, 2012
Year 4 — Period 2
8
January 1, 2013
June 30, 201
Year 5 Period 1
9
July 1, 2013
December 31, 2013
Year 5 — Period 2
10
January 1, 2014
July 31, 2014
Footnotes:
I Maintain semi-annual monitoring during permit renewal process. If at the expiration of the General Permit, the
permittee has submitted an application for renewal of coverage before the submittal deadline, the permittee will be
considered for renewed coverage. The applicant must continue semi-annual monitoring until the renewed
Certificate of Coverage is issued.
2 If analytical monitoring applies, but no discharge occurs during the monitoring period, the permittee must submit a
monitoring report indicating "No Flow -'within 30 days of the end of the six-month monitoring period.
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SECTION C: ON -SITE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Facilities which have any vehicle maintenance activity occurring on -site which uses more than 55
CF
gallons of new motor oil per month when averaged over the calendar year shall perform analytical
monitoring as specified in Table 3. This monitoring shall be performed at all outfalls which discharge
stormwater runoff from the vehicle maintenance areas, and in accordance with the schedule presented in
Table 2. All analytical monitoring shall be performed during a representative storm event.
Table 3. Analytical Monitoring Requirements for On -Site Vehicle Maintenance
'Discharge'Characteristies"
-Units,
Measurement:
Fre uenc ' 1
-Sample''.
i e? =
'Sample
Location3
H
standard
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
Oil and Grease
m /l
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
Total Suspended Solids
mall
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
Total Rainfall4
inches
semi-annual
Rain gauge
New Motor Oil Usage
allons/month
semi-annual
Estimate
-
Footnotes:
I Nleasurement Frequency: `twice per year during a representative storm event.
2 If the stormwater runoff is controlled by a stormwater detention pond a grab sample of the discharge from the pond shall be
collected within the first 30 minutes of dischargae from the pond.
3 Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) that discharges stormwater
runoff from area(s) where vehicle maintenance activities occur.
4 For each sampled representative storm event the total precipitation must be recorded. An on -site or local rain gauge
reading must be recorded.
In all cases, the permittee shall report the analytical results from the first sample with valid results within
the monitoring period. The permittee shall compare those results to the benchmark values in Table 4.
Exceedences of benchmark values require the permittee to increase monitoring, increase management
actions, increase record keeping, and/or install stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) in a tiered
program. See below the descriptions of Tier One and Tier Two.
Table 4. Benchmark Values for On -Site Vehicle Maintenance Activities
Dischar" e'Characteristics' ' . ;
Benchmark -Value .
H
Within range 6.0 - 9.0
Oil and Grease
30 m /l
Total Suspended Solids
I00 m2/l
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Tier One
If: The first valid sampling results are above a benchmark value, or outside of the benchmark
range., for any parameter at any outfall;
Then: The permittee shall:
I . Conduct a stormwater management inspection of the facility within two weeks of receiving
sampling results.
2. Identify and evaluate possible causes of the benchmark value exceedence.
3. ldentify potential and select the specific: source controls, operational controls, or physical
improvements to reduce concentrations of the parameters of concern, or to bring
concentrations to within the benchmark range.
4. Implement the selected actions within two months of the inspection.
S. Record each instance of a Tier One response in the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
Include the date and value of the benchmark exceedence, the inspection date, the personnel
conducting the inspection, the selected actions, and the date the selected actions were
implemented.
Tier Twa
If: During the term of this permit, the first valid sampling results from two consecutive monitoring
periods are above the benchmark values, or outside of the benchmark range, for any specific
parameter at a specific discharge outfall;
Then: The permittee shall:
l . Repeat all the required actions outlined above in Tier One.
2. Immediately institute monthly monitoring for all parameters at every outfall where a
sampling result exceeded the benchmark value for two consecutive valid samples. Monthly
(analytical and qualitative) monitoring shall continue until three consecutive sample results
are below the benchmark values, or within the benchmark range.
3. If no discharge occurs during the sampling period, the permittee is required to submit a
monthly monitoring report indicating "No Flow" to comply with reporting requirements.
4. Maintain a record of the Tier Two response in the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
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During the term of this permit, if the valid sampling results required for the permit monitoring
periods exceed the benchmark value, or are outside the benchmark range, for any specific
parameter at any specific outfall on four occasions, the permittee shall notify the DWQ regional
Office Supervisor in writing within 30 days of receipt of the fourth analytical results. DWQ may:
• require that the permittee revise, increase, or decrease the monitoring frequency for the
remainder of the permit;
• rescind coverage under the General Permit, and require that the permittee apply for an
individual stormwater discharge permit;
• require the permittee to install structural stormwater controls;
• require the permittee to implement other stormwater control measures; or
• require that the permittee implement site modifications to qualify for the No Exposure
Exclusion.
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PART III STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES STORMWATER
GENERAL PERMITS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
Compliance Schedule
The permittee shall comply with Limitations and Controls specified for stormwater discharges in
accordance with the following schedule:
Existing facilities already operating, but applying for coverage under this General Permit for the first
time: The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed and implemented within 12 months of
the effective date of the initial Certificate of Coverage issued pursuant to this General Permit and updated
thereafter on an annual basis. Secondary containment, as specified in Part II, Section A. Paragraph 2(b)
of this permit, shall be accomplished within 12 months of the effective date of the initial Certificate of
Coverage.
New facilities applying for permit coverage for the first time and existing facilities previously permitted
and applying for renewal under this General Permit: All requirements, conditions, limitations, and
controls contained in this permit become effective immediately upon issuance of the Certificate of
Coverage. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed and implemented prior to the
beginning of discharges from the operation of the industrial activity and be updated thereafter on an
annual basis. Secondary containment, as specified in Part 11, Section A, Paragraph 2(b) of this permit
shall be accomplished prior to the beginning of discharges from the operation of the industrial activity.
2. Duty to Com l
The permittee must comply with all conditions of this General Permit. Any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for certificate of
coverage termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of a certificate of coverage
upon renewal application.
a. The permittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under section 307(a) of the Clean
Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the regulations that establish these standards or
prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is subject to a civil penalty
not to exceed $25,000 per day for each violation. Any person who negligently violates any permit
condition is subject to criminal penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for
not more than 1 year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates permit conditions is subject to
criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years,
or both. Also, any person who violates a permit condition may be assessed an administrative penalty not
to exceed $10,000 per violation with the maximum amount not to exceed $125,000. [Ref: Section 309 of
the Federal Act 33 USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41(a).]
c. Understate law, a daily civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars (S 10,000) per violation may
be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or
requirements of a permit. [Ref: North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.6A]
d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Director for violating section 301, 302, 306,
307, 308, 318, or 405 of the Act, or any permit condition or limitation implementing any of such sections
in a permit issued under section 402 of the Act. Administrative penalties for Class 1 violations are not to
exceed $10,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to exceed
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525,000. Penalties for Class II violations are not to exceed $10,000 per day for each day during which
the violation continues, with the maximum amount of any Class 11 penalty not to exceed $125,000.
Duty to Mitigate
The pennittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this
General Permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the
environment.
4. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in Section D of this permit regarding bypassing of stormwater control facilities,
nothing in this General Permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3, 143-215.6A, 143-215.613, 143-
215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for
consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be
temporarily suspended.
5. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this General Permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve
the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject
to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321.
6, Property Rights
The issuance of this General Permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal
property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion
of personal rights, nor any infringement of federal, state or local laws or regulations.
7. Severability
The provisions of this General Permit are severable, and if any provision of this General Permit, or the
application of any provision of this General Permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the application
of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this General Permit, shall not be affected
thereby.
&. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information which the Director
may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating the
certificate of coverage issued pursuant to this General Permit or to determine compliance with this
General Permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Director upon request, copies of records required
to be kept by this General Permit.
9. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders
inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this General Permit shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not
more than two years per violation, or by both. If a conviction of a person is for a violation committed
after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph, punishment is a fine of not more that $20,000
per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years. or both.
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10. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement. representation..
or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under this Ceneral
Permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction,
be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two
years per violation, or by both.
SECTION B: GENERAL CONDITIONS
General Permit Expiration
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to discharge beyond the
expiration date, the permittee shall submit forms and fees as are required by the agency authorized to
issue permits no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date. Any permittee that has not requested
renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, or any permittee that does not have a permit after the
expiration and has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will be subjected to
enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS §143-2153.6 and 33 USC 1231 et. seq.
Transfers
The certificate of coverage issued pursuant to this General Permit is not transferable to any person except
after notice to and approval by the Director. The Director may require modification or revocation and
reissuance of the certificate of coverage to change the name and incorporate such other requirements as
may be necessary under the Clean Water Act. Permittee is required to notify the Division in the event
the permitted facility is sold or closed.
When an Individual Permit May be Required
The Director may require any owner/operator authorized to discharge under a certificate of coverage
issued pursuant to this General Permit to apply for and obtain an individual permit or an alternative
General Permit. Any interested person may petition the Director to take action under this paragraph.
Cases where an individual permit may be required include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. The discharger is a significant contributor of pollutants;
b. Conditions at the permitted site change, altering the constituents and/or characteristics of the
discharge such that the discharge no longer qualifies for a General Permit;
C. The discharge violates the terms or conditions of this General Permit;
d. A change has occurred in the availability of demonstrated technology or practices for the control
or abatement of pollutants applicable to the point source;
e. Effluent iimitations are promulgated for the point sources covered by this General Permit;
f. A water quality management plan containing requirements applicable to such point sources is
approved after the issuance of this General Permit.
g. The Director determines at his or her own discretion that an individual permit is required
When an Individual Permit Maybe Requested
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Any permittee operating under this General Permit may request to be excluded from the coverage of this
General Pen -nit by applying for an individual permit. When an individual permit is issued to an
owner/operator the applicability of this General Permit is automatically terminated on the effective date of
the individual permit.
Signatory Requirements
All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Director shall be signed and certified.
a. All notices of intent to be covered under this General Permit shall be signed as follows:
(1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of this Section, a
responsible corporate officer means: (a) a president. secretary, treasurer or vice president
of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who
performs similar policy or decision making functions for the corporation, or (b) the
manager of one or more manufacturing production or operating facilities employing more
than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding 25 million (in
second quarter 1930 dollars), if authority to sign documents has been assigned or
delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.
(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the proprietor.
respectively: or
(3) For a municipality, state, federal, or other public agency: by either a principal executive
officer or ranking elected official.
All reports required by the General Permit and other information requested by the Director shall
be signed by a person described above or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A
person is a duly authorized representative only if:
(1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above;
(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility for the
overall operation of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of plant
manager, operator of a well or well field ', superintendent, a position of equivalent
responsibility, or an individual or position having overall responsibility for
environmental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative may thus be
either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position.): and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to the Director.
Any person signing a document under paragraphs a. or b. of this section shall make the following
certification which shall not be modified in any way:
"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. 1 am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
General Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, or Termination
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The issuance of this General Permit does not prohibit the Director from reopening and modifying the
General Permit, revoking and reissuing the General Permit, or terminating the General Permit as allowed
by the laws, rules, and regulations contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123;
Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code. Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General
Statute 143-215.1 et. al.
After public notice and opportunity for a hearing, the General Permit may be terminated for cause. The
filing of a request for a General Permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination does not
stay any General Permit condition. The certificate of coverage shall expire when the General Permit is
terminated.
7. Certificate of Coverage Actions
The certificate of coverage issued in accordance with this General Permit may be modified, revoked and
reissued, or terminated for cause. The notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does
not stay any General Permit condition.
SECTION C: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and
control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance
with this General Permit. Proper operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls
and appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or
auxiliary facilities or similar systems which are installed by a permittee only when the operation is
necessary to achieve compliance with the General Permit.
2. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary to halt
or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the condition of this General Permit.
3. Bypassing of Stormwater Control Facilities
Bypass is prohibited and the Director may take enforcement action against a permittee for bypass unless:
a. Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe property damage; and
b. There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary control facilities,
retention of stormwater or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime or dry
weather. This condition is not satisfied if adequate backup controls should have been installed in
the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during
normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and
c. The permittee submitted notices as required under Section E of this Part.
If the Director determines that it will meet the three conditions listed above, the Director may approve an
anticipated bypass after considering its adverse effects.
SECTION D: MONITORING AND RECORDS
1. Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be characteristic of the volume and
nature of the permitted discharge. Analytical sampling shall be performed during a representative storm
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event. Samples shall be taken on a day and time that is characteristic of the discharge. Ali samples shall
be taken before the discharge joins or is diluted by any other waste stream, body of water, or substance.
Monitoring points as specified in this permit shall not be changed without notification to and approval of
the Director.
Recording Results
For each measurement, sample, inspection or maintenance activity performed or collected pursuant to the
requirements of this General Permit, the permittee shall record the following information:
a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling, measurements, inspection or maintenance activity;
b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling, measurements, inspection or maintenance
activity;
C. The date(s) analyses were performed;
d. The individual(s) who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
f. The results of such analyses.
Flow Measurements
Where required, appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific
practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements of the volume
of monitored discharges.
Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations published pursuant to
NCGS 143-215.63 et. seq, the Water and Air Quality Reporting Acts, and to regulations published
pursuant to Section 304(g). 33 USC 1314. of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended, and
Regulation 40 CFR 136.
To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this General Permit, all test procedures must produce
minimum detection and reporting levels and all data generated must be reported down to the minimum
detection or lower reporting level of the procedure.
Representative Outfall
If a facility has multiple discharge locations with substantially identical stormwater discharges that are
required to be sampled, the permittee may petition the Director for representative outfall status. If it is
established that the stormwater discharges are substantially identical and the permittee is granted
representative outfall status, then sampling requirements may be performed at a reduced number of
outfalls.
Records Retention
Visual monitoring shall be documented and records maintained at the facility along with the Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Plan. Copies of analytical monitoring results shall also be maintained on -site. The
permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and maintenance
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records and all original strip chart recordings.for continuous monitoring instrumentation, and copies of all
reports required by this General Permit for a period of at least 5 years from the date of the sample,
measurement, report or application. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time.
7. Inspection and Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an authorized contractor
acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility which discharges through a
municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized representative of a municipal operator or the
separate storm sewer system receiving the discharge.. upon the presentation of credentials and other
documents as may be required by law, to;
a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or conducted,
or where records must be kept under the conditions of this General Permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times. any records that must be kept under the conditions
of this General Permit;
C. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control
equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this General Permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring General Permit compliance or
as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any location.
SECTION E: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Discharae Monitoring Reports
Samples analyzed in accordance with the terms of this permit shall be submitted to the Division on
Discharge Monitoring Report forms provided by the Director. Submittals shall be delivered to the
Division no later than 30 days from the date the facility receives the sampling results from the laboratory.
The permittee shall submit an Annual Summary Data Monitoring Report to the appropriate DWQ
Regional Office in February of each year. The submittal shall be on the forms supplied by the Division.
When no discharge has occurred from the facility during the report period, the permittee is required to
submit a discharge monitoring report, within 30 days of the end of the six-month sampling period, giving
all required information and indicating "NO FLOW" as per NCAC T15A 02B .0506.
The permittee shall record the required qualitative monitoring observations on the SDO Qualitative
Monitoring Report form provided by the Division, and shall retain the completed forms on site. Visual
monitoring results should not be submitted to the Division, except upon DWQ's specific requirement to
do so.
2. Submitting Reports
Two signed copies of Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs), shall be submitted to:
Central Files
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
In addition, a separate signed Annual Summary DMR copy shall be submitted to the local DWQ
Regional Office (RO) by lvfarch I of each year.
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Addresses for each RO and the counties covered by each RO can be found here:
http://wNN -Nv.enr.state.ne.us/htmt/rcaionaloffices.html. The permittee shall retain the completed
originals on site. Visual monitoring results should not be submitted to the Regional Offices or Central
Files unless specifically requested by DWQ.
Availabilitv of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the Federal
Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms shall be available for public
inspection at the offices of the Division of Water Quality. As required by the Act, analytical data shall
not be considered confidential. Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in
the imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.613 or in Section 309 of the Federal
Act.
4. Non-Stormwater Discharges
If the storm event monitored in accordance with this General Permit coincides with a non-stormwater
discharge, the permittee shall separately monitor all parameters as required under the non-stormwater
discharge permit and provide this information with the stormwater discharge monitoring report.
Planned Changes
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes at the permitted
facility which could significantly alter the nature or quantity of pollutants discharged. This notification
requirement includes pollutants which are not specifically listed in the General Permit or subject to
notification requirements under 40 CFR Part 122.42 (a).
6. Anticipated Noncompliance
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes at the permitted
facility which may result in noncompliance with the General Permit requirements.
B_ vpass
a. Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit
prior notice, if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass; including an evaluation of
the anticipated quality and affect of the bypass.
Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice within 24 hours of becoming aware of
an unanticipated bypass.
8. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
The permittee shall report to the central office or the appropriate regional office any noncompliance
which may endanger health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24
hours from the time the permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also be
provided within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes; the period of
noncompliance, including exact dates and times,.and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the
anticipated time compliance is expected to continue, and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and
prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
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The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis if the oral report has been received
within 24 hours.
9. Other Noncompliance
The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under 24 hour reporting at the time
monitoring reports are submitted.
10. Other Information
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a Notice of Intent to be
covered under this General Permit or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly submit such facts or
information.
PART IV LIMITATIONS REOPENER
This General Permit shall be modified or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to comply with any applicable
effluent guideline or water quality standard issued or approved under Sections 302(b) (2) (c), and (d), 304(b) (2)
and 307(a) of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent guideline or water quality standard so issued or approved:
a. Contains different conditions or is otherwise more stringent than any effluent limitation in the General
Permit: or
b. Controls any pollutant not limited in the General Permit.
The General Permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also contain any other requirements in the
Act then applicable.
PART V ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
The permittee must pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days after being billed
by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in timely manner in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0105(b)(4) may
cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the Certificate of Coverage.
PART VI DEFINITIONS
Act
See Clean Water Act.
2. Allowable Non-Stormwater Discharges
This permit regulates stormwater discharges. Nan-stormwater discharges which shall be allowed in the
stormwater conveyance system are:
(a) All other discharges that are authorized by a non-stormwater NPDES permit.
(b) Uncontaminated groundwater, foundation drains, air -conditioner condensate without added
chemicals, springs, discharges of uncontaminated potable water, waterline and fire hydrant
flushings, water from footing drains, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands.
(c) Discharges resulting from fire -fighting or fire -fighting training.
Best Management Practices (BMPs)
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Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters. BMPs may take the
form of a process, activity, or physical structure. 1vtore information on BMPs can be found at:
http://cfpub,epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/inenuofbmps/index,cfm.
4. Bypass
A bypass is the known diversion of stormwater from any portion of a stonnwater control facility
including the collection system, which is not a designed or established operating mode for the facility.
5. Bulk Storage of Liquid Products
Liquid raw materials. manufactured products, waste materials or by-products with a single above ground
storage container having a capacity of greater than 660 gallons or with multiple above ground storage
containers located in close proximity to each other having a total combined storage capacity of greater
than 1,320 gallons.
6. Certificate of Coverage
The Certificate of Coverage (COC) is the cover sheet which accompanies the General Permit upon
issuance and lists the facility name, location, receiving stream, river basin, effective date of coverage
under the permit and is signed by the Director.
7. Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended, 33
USC 1251, et. seq.
S. _Division or DWO
The Division of Water Quality, Department of Environment and Natural Resources_
Director
The Director of the Division of Water Quality, the permit issuing authority.
10. EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
11. GrabSample
An individual sample collected instantaneously. Grab samples that will be analyzed (quantitatively or
qualitatively) must be taken within the first 30 minutes of discharge.
12. Hazardous Substance
Any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act.
13. Landfill
A disposal facility or part of a disposal facility where waste is placed in or on land and which is not a land
treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an injection well, a hazardous waste long-term storage facility
or a surface storage facility.
14. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Svstem
A stormwater collection system within an incorporated area of local self-government such as a city or
town.
15. No Exposure
A condition of no exposure means that all industrial materials and activities are protected by a storm
resistant shelter or acceptable storage containers to prevent exposure to rain, snow, snowmelt, or runoff.
Industrial materials or activities include, but are not limited to, material handling equipment or activities,
industrial machinery, raw materials, intermediate products, by-products, final products, or waste products.
DWQ may grant a No Exposure Exclusion from NPDES Stormwater Permitting requirements only if a
facility complies with the terms and conditions described in 40 CFR § 122.26(g)
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16. Notice of Intent
The state application form which, when submitted to the Division, officially indicates the facility's notice
of intent to seek coverage under a General Permit,
IT Permittee
The owner or operator issued a certificate of coverage pursuant to this General Permit.
18. Point Source Discharge of Stormwater
Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited to, any pipe.
ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which Stormwater is or may be discharged to
waters of the state.
19. Representative Storm Event
A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall. The time between this storm event and the
previous storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches must be at least 72 hours. A single storm event
may have a period of no precipitation of up to 10 hours. For example, if it rains but stops before
producing any collectable discharge, a sample may be collected if the next rain producing a discharge
begins within 10 hours.
20. Representative Outfall Status
When it is established that the discharge of stormwater runoff from a single outfall is representative of the
discharges at multiple outfalls, the DWQ may grant representative outfaii status. Representative outfall
status allows the permittee to perform analytical monitoring at a reduced number of outfalls.
21. Secondary Containment
Spill containment for the contents of the single largest tank within the containment structure plus
sufficient freeboard to allow for the 25-year, 24-hour stone event.
22. Section 313 Water Priority Chemical
A chemical or chemical category which:
a. is listed in 40 CFR 372.65 pursuant to Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, also titled the Emergency Planning and Community Right -
to -Know Act of 1986:
b. Is present at or above threshold levels at a facility subject to SARA title III, Section 313 reporting
requirements; and
C. Meets at least one of the following criteria:
(1) Is listed in appendix D of 40 CFR part 122 on Table 11 (organic priority pollutants), Table
ICI (certain metals, cyanides, and phenols) or Table IV (certain toxic pollutants and
hazardous substances),
(2) Is listed as a hazardous substance pursuant to section 31 1(b)(2)(A) ofthe CWA at 40
CFR 116.4; or
(3) Is a pollutant for which EPA has published acute or chronic water quality criteria.
23. Severe Property Damage
Means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the control facilities which causes them to
become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be
expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss
caused by delays in production.
24, Significant Materials
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Includes, but is not limited to: raw materials; fuels; materials such as solvents, detergents, and plastic
pellets; finished materials such as metallic products; raw materials used in food processing or production;
hazardous substances designated under section 101(]4) ofCERCLA- any chemical the facility is required
to report pursuant to section 313 of Title II I of SARA, fertilizers; pesticides; and waste products such as
ashes, slag and sludge that have the potential to be released with stormwater discharges.
25. Significant Spills
Includes; but is not limited to: releases of oil or hazardous substances in excess of reportable quantities
under section 311 of the Clean Water Act (Ref: 40 CFR I I0.10 and CFR 1 17.21) or section 102 of
CERCLA (Ref: 40 CFR 302A),
26. Stormwater Runoff
The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately following rainfall or as
a result of snowmelt.
27, Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity
The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying stormwater and which is
directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material storage areas at an industrial site. Facilities
considered to be engaged in "industrial activities" include those activities defined in 40 CFR
122.26(b)(14). The term does not include discharges from facilities or activities excluded from the
NPDES program.
28. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
A comprehensive site -specific plan which details measures and practices to reduce stormwater pollution
and is based on an evaluation ofthe pollution potential of the site.
29. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
TMDLs are written plans for attaining and maintaining water quality standards, in all seasons, for a
specific water body and pollutant. (A list of approved TMDLs for the state of North Carolina can be
found at http://h2o.enr.state.ne.us/tmdW)
30. Toxic Pollutant
Any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act.
31. Vehicle Maintenance Activity
Vehicle rehabilitation, mechanical repairs, painting, fueling, lubrication, vehicle cleaning operations, or
airport deicing operations.
32. Visible Sedimentation
Solid particulate matter, both mineral and organic, that has been or is being transported by water, air,
gravity, or ice from its site of origin which can be seen with the unaided eye.
33. 25-year, 24 hour storm event
The maximum 24-hour precipitation event expected to be equaled or exceeded, on the average, once in 25
years.
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