NC0043532_Email SOC_20200106 (2)

Strickland, Bev
From: Denard, Derek
Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 5:30 PM
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Cc: Hennessy, John; Basinger, Corey; Scheller, Roberto
Subject: SPECIAL ORDER BY CONSENT (SOC) - EMC SOC WQ S19-003 - West Stanly WWTP -
NPDES No. NCO043532
Attachments: NCO043532 SOC S19-003 20200107.docx.pdf
Dear Mr. Lucas:
Please see attachments for your review.
The Division of Water Resources (DWR) hereby transmits for your review and signature two (2) copies of the Special
Order by Consent (SOC or the Order).
Please sign and return two (2) copies to:
Attention: Derek Denard
NCDEQ/DWR/Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Once the SOC has been signed, the Division will solicit public comment on this SOC by publishing a notice in newspapers
having circulation in the general Stanly County area, as required by the NPDES Program. Following the mandatory 30-day
public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments on the SOC, and take appropriate action prior to
issuing the SOC.
If you have questions, please contact the operations staff at DWR's Mooresville Regional Office at [phone], or
contact me in the central office, Derek Denard [[e-mail]] at [phone].
Sincerely,
Derek C Denard
Environmental Specialist
Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit
N.C. Division of Water Resources
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
919 707 3618 office
919 707 9000 main DWR
derek.denarda-ncdenr.gov
N. C. Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Permitting Section - NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

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LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
January 7, 2019
Mr. Andrew M. Lucas, County Manager
Stanly County
1000 N. First Street, Suite l0A
Albemarle, NC 28001
Subject: SPECIAL ORDER BY CONSENT (SOC)
EMC SOC WQ S19-003
West Stanly WWTP
NPDES No. NCO043532
Stanly County
Dear Mr. Lucas:
The Division of Water Resources (DWR) hereby transmits for your review and signature two (2) copies of the
Special Order by Consent (SOC or the Order).
Please sign and return two (2) copies to:
Attention: Derek Denard
NCDEQ/DWR/Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Once the SOC has been signed, the Division will solicit public comment on this SOC by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Stanly County area, as required by the NPDES Program. Following the
mandatory 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments on the SOC, and take
appropriate action prior to issuing the SOC.
If you have questions, please contact the operations staff at DWR's Mooresville Regional Office at
[phone], or contact me in the central office, Derek Denard [[e-mail]] at (919) 707-
3618.
Sincerely,
Derek C. Denard, Environmental Specialist
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Centers Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-707-3616

Mr. Lucas
January 7, 2020
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
COUNTY OF STANLY
IN THE MATTER OF )
NORTH CAROLINA )
NPDES PERMIT NO. NCO043532 1
HELD BY )
STANLY COUNTY )
SPECIAL ORDER BY CONSENT
EMC SOC WQ NO. S19-003
Pursuant to provisions of North Carolina General Statutes (G.S.) 143-215.2 and 143-215.67, this
Special Order by Consent is entered into by Stanly County, hereinafter referred to as the County
and the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, an agency of the State of North
Carolina created by G.S. 143B-282, and hereinafter referred to as
the Commission:
1. Stanly County and the Commission hereby stipulate the following:
a. The County holds North Carolina NPDES permit number NCO043532 for operation of
West Stanly WWTP, an existing wastewater treatment works, and for making an outlet
therefrom for discharge of treated wastewater to the Rocky River (Outfall 002) and Long
Creek (Outfall 001), both Class C waters of this State in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin,
but is unable to consistently comply with the final effluent limits for Total Suspended
Solids (TSS) and Fecal Coliform as set forth in NPDES permit NC0043532. Compliance
will require preparation and implementation of plans and specifications for construction
and operation of additional treatment works and upgrades.
b. Noncompliance with final effluent limits constitutes causing and contributing to pollution
of the waters of the State of North Carolina, and the County is within the jurisdiction of the
Commission as set forth in G.S. Chapter 143, Article 21.
The County will secure financing for planning, designing, and constructing a new or
improved wastewater treatment and disposal system which, once constructed and operated,
will be sufficient to adequately convey and treat wastewater presently being discharged, to
such an extent that Stanly County will be able to comply with final effluent limits.
d. Since this Special Order is by consent, neither party will file a petition for a contested case
or for judicial review concerning its terms.

West Stanly WWTP
EMC SOC WQ S 19-003
D. 2
2. The County, desiring to comply with the permit identified in paragraph 1(a) above, hereby
agrees to do the following:
a. Undertake the following activities in accordance with the indicated time schedule:
Scheduled Activity
Due Date
Upon receipt of the required the Division of Water
Within 15 calendar days of
Resources permit(s), begin the bid process for construction
receiving required the Division of
activities
Water Resources permits
Complete bid process for construction activities
Within 60 calendar days from
initiating bid process
Assuming a successful bid process, award contract for
Within 15 calendar days following
construction activities
bid process closure
Begin construction
With 60 calendar days of awarding
contract
Complete construction of the upgrades to the wastewater
treatment plant and submit a certification of completion
Within 365 calendar days of
(Engineer's Certification) from a professional engineer
beginning construction
verifying that the construction has been completed
Within 120 calendar days
Attain compliance with NPDES permit final limits
following completion of
construction and certification by
professional engineer
b. The County will submit quarterly progress reports detailing the work and activities
undertaken and completed on the upgrades to the facility. The reports are to be submitted
as follows: one copy must be mailed to the Regional Supervisor of the Mooresville
Regional Office, Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Regional Operations
Section, 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, NC 28115, and one copy must
be mailed to the Water Quality Permitting Section / NPDES, 1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617. The quarterly reports are due in each respective office no later
than the thirtieth (30th) day of January, April, July, and October for the duration of this
Order.
The County will comply with all terms and conditions of the permit except effluent limits
for parameters identified in paragraph 1(a) above. See Attachment A for all current
monitoring requirements and effluent limits, including interim effluent limits applicable to
this Special Order by Consent. The County may also be required to monitor for other
parameters, as deemed necessary by the Director, in future permits or administrative letters.
During the time in which this Special Order by Consent is effective, the County shall
comply with the interim effluent limits for Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Fecal
Coliform as listed in the table below.

West Stanly WWTP
EMC SOC WQ S 19-003
D. 3
Under this Special Order by Consent, ONLY the parameters listed below have been
modified from the most current NPDES Permit in effect for Outfall 002.
Parameters
Units
Permit Limits
Interim Limits
Monthly
Avg.
Weekly
Avg.
Monthly
Avg.
Weekly
Avg.
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
m /L
30.0
45.0
45.0
70.0
Fecal Coliform
#/100 ml
200*
400*
400*
600*
*Geometric Mean
Under this Special Order by Consent, ONLY the parameters listed below have been
modified from the most current NPDES Permit in effect for Outfall 001.
Parameters
Units
Permit Limits
Interim Limits
Monthly
Avg.
Weekly
Avg.
Monthly
Avg.
Weekly
Avg.
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
m /L
30.0
45.0
45.0
70.0
Fecal Coliform
#/100 ml
200*
400*
400*
600*
*Geometric Mean
d. No later than fourteen (14) calendar days after any date identified for accomplishment of
any activity listed in paragraph 2(a) above, submit to the Director of the Division of Water
Resources written notice of compliance (including the date compliance was achieved along
with supporting documentation if applicable) or noncompliance therewith. In the case of
noncompliance, the notice shall include a statement of the reason(s) for noncompliance,
remedial action(s) taken, and a statement identifying the extent to which subsequent dates
or times for accomplishment of listed activities may be affected.
e. The County will continue to operate the wastewater treatment plant as best as possible to
prevent/minimize any adverse impacts to the surface waters.
3. The County has outstanding civil penalty assessments that total $10,326.25. The County agrees
to pay an upfront penalty amount of $326.25, with the remaining amount of $10,000.00 to be
held in abeyance until the successful completion of this SOC. At the successful conclusion of
this Special Order by Consent, the penalty amount held in abeyance ($10,000.00) will be
remitted. Should the Special of by Consent not reach a successful conclusion, the full
remaining penalty amount of $10,000.00 will be due immediately by check payable to the
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. The County also agrees that unless
excused under paragraph four (4), the County will pay the Director of the Division of Water
Resources, by check payable to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
stipulated penalties according to the following schedule for failure to meet the deadlines set
out in paragraphs 2(a), 2(b), and 2(d).

West Stanly WWTP
EMC SOC WQ S 19-003
D. 4
Violation Description
Stipulated Penalty
Failure to meet a scheduled date
$1,000 per day
Failure to comply with interim effluent
$1,000 for exceeding monthly average (or
limits for Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
geometric mean) limit; $500 for exceeding weekly
and/or Fecal Coliform
average or geometric mean limits
Monitoring frequency violations for
$100 per omitted value per parameter
modified parameters
Failure to Submit Status Reports
$1,000 for the first violation; penalty doubles with
each subsequent assessment for late reports
Failure to achieve compliance with final
$5,000 (single penalty)
effluent limits
4. The County and the Commission agree that the stipulated penalties are not due if the Town
satisfies the Division of Water Resources that noncompliance was caused solely by:
a. An act of God;
b. An act of war;
An intentional act or omission of a third party, but this defense shall not be available if the
act or omission is that of an employee or agent of the defendant or if the act or omission
occurs in connection with a contractual relationship with the permittee;
d. An extraordinary event beyond the permittee's control. Contractor delays or failure to
obtain funding will not be considered as events beyond the permittee's control; or
e. Any combination of the above causes.
Failure within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of written demand to pay the penalties, or
challenge them by a contested case petition pursuant to G.S. 150B-23, will be grounds for a
collection action, which the Attorney General is hereby authorized to initiate. The only issue
in such an action will be whether the thirty (30) days has elapsed.
5. Noncompliance with the terms of this Special Order by Consent is subject to enforcement
action in addition to the above stipulations, including injunctive relief pursuant to G.S. 143-
215.6.C.

West Stanly WWTP
EMC SOC WQ S 19-003
D. 5
6. This Special Order by Consent and any terms or conditions contained herein, hereby supersede
any and all previous Special Orders, Enforcement Compliance Schedule Letters, terms,
conditions, and limits contained therein issued in connection with NPDES permit number
NC0043532. In the event of an NPDES permit modification or renewal, any effluent limit or
monitoring requirements contained therein shall supersede those contained in Attachment A
of this Special Order by Consent, except as modified and contained in paragraph 2(c) above.
7. This Special Order by Consent may be amended provided the County has made good faith
efforts to secure funding, complete all construction and achieve compliance within the dates
specified.
8. During the term of this Special Order by Consent, the County will not be permitted to accept
additional wastewater from any domestic, industrial, or commercial sources without prior
approval from the Mooresville Regional Supervisor and the Water Quality Permitting Section.
An initial allocation of 80,000 gallons of additional wastewater will be allowed to be made
tributary to the West Stanly WWTP on the effective date of this Special Order by Consent. An
additional flow allocation of 30,000 gallons of wastewater may be made tributary to the West
Stanly WWTP following the successful completion and placement in service of the new
secondary clarifier. New wastewater flow shall not exceed a total of 110,000 gallons during
the effective dates of this Special Order by Consent.
9. Failure to meet the scheduled date identified in paragraph 2(a) may terminate this Special Order
by Consent and require the County to comply with the terms and conditions contained in the
permit identified in paragraph 1(a).
10. The County, upon signature of this Special Order by Consent, will be expected to comply with
all schedule dates, terms, and conditions of this document.

West Stanly WWTP
EMC SOC WQ S 19-003
D. 6
This Special Order by Consent shall expire on January 31, 2023.
For Stanly County:
Andrew M. Lucas
County Manager
Date
For the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission:
Linda Culpepper, Director Date
Division of Water Resources

Permit NCO043532
Attachment A — EMC SOC WQ S19-003
Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
115A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
a. During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expansion above
0.9 MGD or expiration, whichever is sooner, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated
domestic wastewater from Outfall 002 (Rocky River). Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
EFFLUENT
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
CHARACTERISTICS
Average
g
Average
g
Maximum
Frequency
q Y
Type
YP
Location 2
Flow
0.9 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD, 5 day, 20°C 3
9.0 mg/L
13.5 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
I and E
(April 1 — October 31)
BOD, 5 day, 20°C 3
18.0 mg/L
27.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
I and E
(November 1 — March 31
Total Suspended Solids 3
45.0 mg/e
70.0 mg/L*
3/Week
Composite
I and E
NH3 as N
(April 1 — October 31
3.0 mg/L
9.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
E
NH3 as N
November 1 — March 31
6.0 mg/L
18.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen
Not less than 5.0 mg/L, daily average
3/Week
Grab
E
Dissolved Oxygen, mg/L
Variable 2
Grab
U, D
pH
Between 6.0 and 9.0 Standard Units
3/Week
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform
eometric mean
400/100 ml!
600/100 ml!
3/Week
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform, #/100 mL
Variable 2
Grab
U, D
Total Residual Chlorine 4
28 µg/L
3/Week
Grab
E
Total Copper, µg/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Zinc, µg/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
Temperature, °C
Daily
Grab
E
Temperature, °C
Variable 2
Grab
U, D
Total Hardness as
[CaCO3] 5, mg/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Hardness as
[CaCO3] 6, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
U
Total Nitrogen 7, mg/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Phosphorus, mg/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
Chronic Toxicity 8
Quarterly
Composite
E
* SOC Limits are effective beginning on the effective date of the SOC and lasting until the SOC
compliance date [see SOC paragraph 2(a)]. The SOC shall expire on January 31, 2023.
Page 1 of 6

Permit NCO043532
Attachment A — EMC SOC WQ S19-003
(Continued A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS)
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC
DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A. (7).
2. Sample locations: E - Effluent, I - Influent, U - Upstream at least 100 feet above the
discharge point, D - Downstream 1.7 miles below the discharge point (near the end of
NCSR 1659). Instream monitoring requirements are waived as long as the facility
retains membership in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin Association. If membership is
cancelled, facility will monitor 3/week during the months of June through September
and once per week during the remaining months of the year.
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and TSS concentrations shall not exceed 15% of
the respective influent value (85% removal).
4. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50
µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to
record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including
filed certified) even if these values fall below 50 µg/L.
5. Effluent hardness sampling shall be performed in conjunction with testing for hardness
dependent metals (cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and zinc).
6. The Permittee shall sample instream hardness, approximately 100 yards upstream from
the facility's discharge and shall be representative of the hardness in the receiving
stream. If the Permittee is a member of a Monitoring Coalition Program, sampling for
instream hardness may be waived as long as the Monitoring Coalition agrees to sample
hardness at the same upstream location, at a minimum frequency of quarterly, and the
Permittee has obtained approval from the DWR -NPDES Permitting Unit. The
Permittee is responsible for submitting instream hardness test results with its permit
renewal application package. If Coalition membership is cancelled or the Coalition
terminates instream hardness sampling at the approved station, the Permittee will
immediately notify the Division and resume sampling for instream hardness, upstream
of its discharge.
7. Total Nitrogen is the sum of TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TKN and NO3-N + NO2-
N are Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen and Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen respectively.
8. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 4.6%; January, April, July, and October. See
Special Condition A. (4) — Outfall 002.
b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO043532
Attachment A — EMC SOC WQ S19-003
A. (2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
a. During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expansion above
0.9 MGD or expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated domestic wastewater from
emergency backup Outfall 001(Long Creek) in case of an effluent pump station failure. Such
discharges shall be limited and monitored 1 by the Permittee as specified below:
LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
EFFLUENT
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
CHARACTERISTICS
Average
g
Average
g
Maximum
Frequency
q Y
Type
YP
Location 2
Flow
0.9 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD, 5 day, 20°C 3
9.0 mg/L
13.5 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
I and E
(April I — October 31)
BOD, 5 day, 20°C 3
18.0 mg/L
27.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
I and E
(November I — March 31
Total Suspended Solids 3
45.0 mg/L*
70.0 mg/L*
3/Week
Composite
I and E
NH3 as N
(April 1 — October 31
2.8 mg/L
8.4 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
E
NH3 as N
(November I — March 31
6.0 mg/L
18.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen
Not less than 5.0 mg/L, daily average
3/Week
Grab
E
Dissolved Oxygen, mg/L
Variable 2
Grab
U, D
pH
Between 6.0 and 9.0 Standard Units
3/Week
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform
eometrli mean
(giFecal
400/100 mL*
600/100 mL*
3/Week
Grab
E
Coliform, #/100 mL
Variable 2
Grab
U, D
Total Residual Chlorine 4
28 µg/L
3/Week
Grab
E
Total Copper, µg/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Zinc, µg/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
Temperature, °C
Daily
Grab
E
Temperature, °C
Variable 2
Grab
U, D
Total Hardness as
[CaCO3] 5, mg/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Hardness as
[CaCO3] 6, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
U
Total Nitrogen', mg/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Phosphorus, mg/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
Chronic Toxicity 8
Quarterly
Composite
E
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate,
Quarterly
Composite
E
gg/L
Cyanide, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
E
* SOC Limits are effective beginning on the effective date of the SOC and lasting until the SOC
compliance date on [see SOC paragraph 2(a)]. The SOC shall expire on January 31, 2023.
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Permit NCO043532
Attachment A — EMC SOC WQ S19-003
(Continued A. (2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS)
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC
DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A. (7).
2. Sample locations: E - Effluent, I - Influent, U - Upstream at least 100 feet above the
discharge point, D - Downstream 1.7 miles below the discharge point (near the end of
NCSR 1659). Instream monitoring requirements are waived as long as the facility
retains membership in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin Association. If membership is
cancelled, facility will monitor 3/week during the months of June through September
and once per week during the remaining months of the year.
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and TSS concentrations shall not exceed 15% of
the respective influent value (85% removal).
4. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50
µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to
record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including
filed certified) even if these values fall below 50 µg/L.
5. Effluent hardness sampling shall be performed in conjunction with testing for hardness
dependent metals (cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and zinc).
6. The Permittee shall sample instream hardness, approximately 100 yards upstream from
the facility's discharge and shall be representative of the hardness in the receiving
stream. If the Permittee is a member of a Monitoring Coalition Program, sampling for
instream hardness may be waived as long as the Monitoring Coalition agrees to sample
hardness at the same upstream location, at a minimum frequency of quarterly, and the
Permittee has obtained approval from the DWR -NPDES Permitting Unit. The
Permittee is responsible for submitting instream hardness test results with its permit
renewal application package. If Coalition membership is cancelled or the Coalition
terminates instream hardness sampling at the approved station, the Permittee will
immediately notify the Division and resume sampling for instream hardness, upstream
of its discharge.
7. Total Nitrogen is the sum of TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TKN and NO3-N + NO2-
N are Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen and Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen respectively.
8. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 30%; January, April, July, and October. See
Special Condition A. (4) — Outfall 001.
b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO043532
Attachment A — EMC SOC WQ S19-003
A. (3) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
a. During the period beginning upon receipt of an Engineer's Certificate for completion of the
1.2 MGD expansion and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge
treated domestic wastewater from Outfall 002 (Rocky River). Such discharges shall be limited
and monitored 1 by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
AverageType
Weekly
Average
g
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Fre uenc
Sample
Yp
Sample
Location 2
Flow
1.2 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD, 5 day, 20°C 3
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
I and E
Total Suspended Solids 3
45.0 mg/L*
70.0 mg/L*
3/Week
Composite
I and E
NH3 as N
4.0 mg/L
12.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen
Not less than 6.0 mg/L, daily average
3/Week
Grab
E
Dissolved Oxygen, mg/L
Variable 2
Grab
U, D
pH
Between 6.0 and 9.0 Standard Units
3/Week
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform
eometrli mean
(giFecal
400/100 me
600/100 mL*
3/Week
Grab
E
Coliform, #/100 mL
Variable 2
Grab
U, D
Total Residual Chlorine 4
28 µg/L
3/Week
Grab
E
Total Copper, µg/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Zinc, µg/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
Temperature, °C
Daily
Grab
E
Temperature, °C
Variable 2
Grab
U, D
Total Hardness as
[CaCO3] 5, mg/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Hardness as
[CaCO3] 6, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
U
Total Nitrogen 7, mg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Phosphorus, mg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Chronic Toxicity 8
Quarterly
Composite
E
Effluent Pollutant Scan
See Footnote 9
E
* SOC Limits are effective beginning on the effective date of the SOC and lasting until the SOC
compliance date on [see SOC paragraph 2(a)]. The SOC shall expire on January 31, 2023.
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's
eDMR application system. See Special Condition A. (7).
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Permit NCO043532
Attachment A — EMC SOC WQ S19-003
(Continued A. (3) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS)
2. Sample locations: E - Effluent, I - Influent, U - Upstream at least 100 feet above the
discharge point, D - Downstream 1.7 miles below the discharge point (near the end of
NCSR 1659). Instream monitoring requirements are waived as long as the facility retains
membership in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin Association. If membership is cancelled,
facility will monitor 3/week during the months of June through September and once per
week during the remaining months of the year.
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and TSS concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the
respective influent value (85% removal).
4. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50
µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record
and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including filed
certified) even if these values fall below 50 µg/L.
5. Effluent hardness sampling shall be performed in conjunction with testing for hardness
dependent metals (cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and zinc).
6. The Permittee shall sample instream hardness, approximately 100 yards upstream from the
facility's discharge and shall be representative of the hardness in the receiving stream. If
the Permittee is a member of a Monitoring Coalition Program, sampling for instream
hardness may be waived as long as the Monitoring Coalition agrees to sample hardness at
the same upstream location, at a minimum frequency of quarterly, and the Permittee has
obtained approval from the DWR -NPDES Permitting Unit. The Permittee is responsible
for submitting instream hardness test results with its permit renewal application package. If
Coalition membership is cancelled or the Coalition terminates instream hardness sampling
at the approved station, the Permittee will immediately notify the Division and resume
sampling for instream hardness, upstream of its discharge.
7. Total Nitrogen is the sum of TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TKN and NO3-N + NO2-N
are Total Kj eldahl Nitrogen and Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen respectively.
8. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 6.0%; January, April, July, and October. See
Special Condition A. (4) — Outfall 002.
9. The permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans and four Second Species
Toxicity Tests in conjunction with this permit next renewal, commencing with this permit
activation of the 1.2 MGD terms. See Special Condition A. (5).
b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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