NC0000744_Draft Permit_20200226

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MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
. .71 S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 26, 2020
Phillip Carawan,President
Capt.Charlie's Seafood,Inc.
PO Box 164
Columbia,North Carolina 27925
Subject: Review of Permit Renewal Draft
NPDES Permit NC0000744
Capt.Charlie's Seafood,WWTP Class PCNC
261 Hill Top Road,Engelhard 27824
Hyde County
Dear Mr. Carawan:
The Division of Water Resources(DWR or the Division)received your application to renew the subject
permit, signed July 22,2019,and we hereby transmit this permit draft for your review and comment.
Please review the draft carefully to assure your understanding of the permit limits and monitoring
conditions.
Concurrent with this notification,the Division will solicit public comment on this draft by publishing a
notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Hyde County area,as required by the NPDES
program.Please provide your written comments,if any,to me [[e-mail]] or write to my
attention at DEQ/DWR/NPDES no later than March 31,2020,approximately 30 days after receiving this
document.We welcome your written comments,but they are not mandatory.
Renewal limits are based on your estimated production-not on actual data(per Application received
22Jul2019).You are therefore instructed to notifying the Division's Washington Regional Office(WaRO)
within 24 hours of startup,and upon resuming operations provide the Division with revised estimates of
production within 30 days(see Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet).
Your application expresses the intent to process Atlantic Oysters, and to process Conventional Blue Crab
by both hand-shucking and mechanized processing methods. Therefore,your discharges are hereafter
separated by outfall to allow proper reporting under federal seafood regulations 40 CFR 408.Future
discharges are to be separated and reported as:
1. 40CFR 408.30 Subpart C- Mechanized Blue Crab Processing Subcategory (Outfall 001)
2. 40CFR 408.22(b), Subpart B- Conventional Blue Crab Processing Subcategory (Outfall 002)
3. 40CFR408260 Subpart Z- Atlantic and Gulf Coast Hand-Shucked Oysters (Outfall 003)
DWR understands that you may process multiple species in the same location.The above outfall
designations provide for reporting intended to facilitate compliance under each speciated federal
regulation.You are cautioned to report each production activity under its proper outfall.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617—919.707.9000

Philip Carawan,President
Capt.Charlie's Seafood Inc.
Permit Renewal-Draft Review
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Reporting with eDMR: Records show that you have registered for eDMR[electronic Discharge
Monitoring Report]program,but DWR has no record of a discharge Reporting Waiver. In the absence
of this approved waiver,you must continue to submit eDMRs Monthly for each outfall including those
dormant as"No Discharge"or"No flow"in order to maintain compliance with the permit.Failure to
report monthly is a permit violation subject to civil penalty assessment.
Should you care to apply for a discharge Reporting Waiver,please contact the Central Office,attention
Charles Weaver[[e-mail]] and copy the Washington Regional Office, attention
Robert Tankard[[e-mail]].
Following the 30-day public
c comment period,the Divisio
n will review all pertinent comments
mments and take
appropriate action prior to issuing an NPDES permit fmal. If you have questions concerning this draft,
please e-mail me [[e-mail]] or call my direct line(919)707-3617.
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Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0000744(renewal DRAFT)
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WARO,Robert Tankard
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Permit NC000408 1
WWTP Class PCNC
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards
and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Capt. Charlie's Seafood, Inc
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Capt. Charlie's Seafood
261 Hilltop Road, Engelhard
Hyde County
to receiving waters designated as Far Creek within the Tar-Pamlico River Basin in accordance with
effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, and III and IV
hereof.
This permit shall become effective 2020
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2024.
Signed this day 2020
S. Daniel Smith, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0004081
WWTP Class PCNC
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility,whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer
effective.
Therefore, the exclusive authority
onty to operate and discharge fro this facility arises under the
permit conditions,requirements, terms, and provisions included herei .
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Capt. Charlie's S4\d, Inc.
is hereby authorized to: / \
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1. continue to operate wastewater-treatment fa 'h ie po o eafood packing and processing of
Atlantic Oysters and Convent' nal Bl' Crab d sh c ' gJ, n Mechanized Blue Crab processing;
these facilities managedre :oat ccor w' d •e 'tions/Best Management Practices
(BMPs)as detailed herein Section A.( )]; N�
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these facilities located at Capt. 'e's Seafo d, 261 Hilltop Road,Engelhard, in Hyde County; and
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2. upon resuming process operations, notify the Division's Washington Regional Office(WaRO)within
24 hours of startup, and within 30 days of restart,provide the Division with revised estimates of
production, and
3. discharge from said treatment works via Outfalls 001, 002 and 003,at locations specified on the
attached map, into Far Creek [Stream Segment 29-70-(2)], a waterbody currently classified SC; HQW
within Subbasin 03-03-08 [HUC: 03020105] of the Tar-Pamlico River Basin.
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Permit NC0004081
WWTP Class PCNC
PART I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] WWTP Class PCNC
the effective date of thepermit and 1 in til expiration,the Permittee
During the period beginning on p
g p � g
is authorized to discharge treated wastewaters from Mechanized B e C b Processing via Outfall 001.
Such discharges shall be limited, monitored and reported 1 by the itte \as specified below:
Outfall 001 PERMIT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
EFFLUENT Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
CHARACTERISTICS Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
[PARAMETERS CODES]
Flow (MGD) 50050 0.0012 onthly Instantaneous Effluent
BOD5-day(lbs/day) QD310 3.12 6,5 `. M ty Grab Effluent
Total Suspended Solids � '
(lbs/day) QD530 7.9 1 .9. *Ohl;
hly Grab Effluent
Oil & Grease(lbs y 005,56 \'1.6 2 3.3 Monthly Grab Effluent
Temperature°C \ 0007
\ fk Monthly Grab Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine , 50060 13 µg/L 3 Monthly Grab Effluent
pH.(standard units) '4 .400 of<6.8 or>8.5 s.u. Monthly Grab Effluent
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Footnotes: `,./
1. The Permittee shall submit electronic discharge monitoring reports using NC DWR's
eDMR reporting system [See section A. (7.)].
2. Effluent temperature shall not increase the receiving stream temperature by more than 0.8
°C during the months of June, July, and August, and not more than 2.2°C during the rest of
the year. In no instance may effluent flow cause the receiving stream to exceed 32°C.
3. Total Residual Chlorine(TRC)—monitor only if chlorine is used to disinfect. The Division
will consider compliant all TRC values reported below 50 µg/L. However, the Permittee
shall report all test results by NC-certified test methods (including field certified) even if
lower than 50 µg/L.
4. See Special Conditions
• A. (4.), Best Management Practices,
• A. (5.) Dry Cleanup Procedures.
• A. (6.)Use of Biocides
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Permit NC0004081
WWTP Class PCNC
A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] WWTP Class PCNC
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewaters from Conventionzl Blue Crab[hand-picked]
Processing via Outfall 002. Such discharges shall be limited,monitored an'dreported 1 by the
Permittee as specified below:
Outfall 002 PERMIT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
EFFLUENT Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
CHARACTERISTICS Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
[PARAMETERS CODES] g q Y YP
Flow (MGD) 50050 0.0007 4vlonthly Instantaneous Effluent
BOD5-day(lbs/day) QD310 - -0.19 0.39 Monthly Grab Effluent
Total Suspended Solids Q �30 0.56 1.17 Monthly Grab Effluent
(lbs/day)
Oil & Grease(lbs/day) 005 0.08/ 0.17 M6nthly Grab Effluent
Temperature °C 2 01.0 Monthly Grab Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine 3 500Y0`_ 13 µgMonthly/L 3 Grab Effluent
pH (standard units) \`. 00400 Not<6.8 or> 8.5 s.u. Monthly Grab Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit electronic discharge monitoring reports using NC DWR's
eDMR reporting system [See section A. (7.)].
2. Effluent temperature shall not increase the receiving stream temperature by more than 0.8
°C during the months of June, July, and August, and not more than 2.2°C during the rest of
the year. In no instance may effluent flow cause the receiving stream to exceed 32°C.
3. Total Residual Chlorine(TRC)—monitor only if chlorine is used to disinfect. The Division
will consider compliant all TRC values reported below 50 µg/L. However, the Permittee
will report all test results by NC-certified test methods (including field certified) even if
lower than 50 pg/L.
4. See Special Conditions
• A. (4.), Best Management Practices,
• A. (5.) Dry Cleanup Procedures.
• A. (6.)Use of Biocides
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Permit NC0004081
WWTP Class PCNC
A. (3.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] WWTP Class PCNC
Beginning on the permit effective date and lasting until permit expiration,the Permittee is authorized to
discharge treated wastewater from Hand Shucked oyster processes and wash-down wastewater via
Outfall 003. Such discharge shall be limited,monitored and reported/by the Permittee as specified
below:
Outfall 003 PERMIT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
EFFLUENT Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
CHARACTERISTICS Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
[PARAMETERS CODES]
Flow 50050 Monthly Instantaneous Effluent
Total Suspended Solids QD530 1.44 2.4 Monthly Grab Effluent
(lbs/day)
Oil and Grease(lbs/day) 00556 0.08 0.12 Monthly Grab Effluent
Total Residual Chlori 2 5006Q 13 µg/L 2 Monthly Grab Effluent
pH(standard units) 004000\�,\No<6.8 or>8.5 Monthly Grab Effluent
Footnotes: J 1,
1. The Permittee shall submit elestronie discharge monitoring reports using NC DWR's eDMR
reporting system [See section A`-('f.)].
2. Total Residual Chlorine(TRC)—monitor only if chlorine is used to disinfect. The Division
will consider compliant all TRC values reported below 50 fig/L. However,the Permittee
will continue to report all test results by NC-certified test methods (including field certified)
even if lower than.50 µg/L.
3. See Special Conditions
• A. (4.), Best Management Practices,
• A. (5.)Dry Cleanup Procedures.
• A. (6.)Use of Biocides
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Permit NC0004081
WWTP Class PCNC
A. (4.) SPECIAL CONDITION — Best Management Practices
[G.S. 143-215.3(a)(2)] or [G.S. 143-215.66]
BMPs must be employed
p oyed to ensure that excessive pollutants are not discharged to the surface
water of the state. These practices should include as a minimum th following:
1. No discharge of fish or crab parts, floating solids, foam�isibie in
other than trace amount.
2. The permittee shall direct employees and provide resources to
follow, at a minimum, the following practices such thht5wastewar`,
volume and wastewater constituentare reduced:
a. All hoses used to provide on demand voter delivery shall be
equipped with automatic shut-off n\ozzleg> \,
b. Personnel shall-be instructed to ell te'fl ..ws thr�u i idle equipment.
c. All process acid washdown equipm t shall be wed with high
pressureflow volume nozzles.
d. Dry clannup shall be preformed prior to washdown of the facility
A. (5.) SPECIAL CONDITION- Dry Cleanup Requirements
[G.S. 143-215.3(a)(2)] or [G.S. 143-215.66]
Dry Cleanup shall emphasize the following techniques, as applicable:
a. Seafood process solids shall be squeegeed off the floor
prior to wet cleanup.
b. Cooking or plucking residuals shall be containerized
for proper disposal.
c. Discharge to surface waters of cooking or plucking
residuals shall not be allowed.
d. Trays shall be placed under machines and conveyor
belts, where practical, to catch cooking or plucking
residuals,breading or other process food products.
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Permit NC0004081
WWTP Class PCNC
A. (6.) SPECIAL CONDITION—Use of Biocide
[G.S. 143-215, 143-215.1]
The Permittee shall add no chromium, zinc or copper to the treatment system except as biocidal
compounds pre-approved by the Division. The Permittee shall obtain approval from the
Division of Water Resources Aquatic Toxicology Branch(ATB)prior to the adding any
biocidal compound to the water discharged from Outfalls 001, 002 and 003. The Permittee
must apply to ATB for approval of any new compound [not previously approved] at minimum
90 days in advance of its planned use.
A. (7.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports(DMRs) and
gu eq S
program reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on
December 21, 2015.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this
permit(Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D.(6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements 'Supersedes Section D.(2.)and Section E. (5.) (a)I
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report(eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and
submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter
monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. The eDMR system may be
accessed at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr.
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility
being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband
access,then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted
and discharge monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms(MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3)or alternative
forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the following address:
NC DEQ/Division of Water Resources/Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
See"How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
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Permit NC0004081
WWTP Class PCNC
Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the
issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the
commencement of discharge.
Starting on December 21,2020, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports;and
• Clean Water Act(CWA) Section 316(b)Annual Reports.
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of
each electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the
initial recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means the entity
(EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the designated entity
for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for each
type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the appropriate
electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic
Reporting Rule is found at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-
24954/national-pollutant-di scharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rul e
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above.
3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to the
Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the
Division for written approval at least sixty(60) days prior to the date the facility would be required
under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary
waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time,monitoring data and reports
shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re-applies for and is granted a
new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electronic reporting waivers
are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting waiver request may submit
monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period that the approved reporting waiver
request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on
the following web page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
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Permit NC0004081
WWTP Class PCNC
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B.(11.)(b)and Supersedes Section B.(11.)(d)1
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II,
Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section
B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position,must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting
purposes.
For eDMR submissions,the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user
account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North Carolina's
eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following
web page: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resourcs/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make
the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION
WILL BE ACCEPTED:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons
who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the
information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief true, accurate, and complete. I am
aware that there are significant penalties for submitting_false information, including the possibility of
fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
5. Records Retention !Supplements Section D. (6.)1. The permittee shall retain records of all
Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions. These records or copies shall be
maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report. This period may be extended by
request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41].
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Receiving Stream: Far Creek Stream Segment: 29-70-(2) Location
Latitude: 35°30'31" Longitude: 76°59'26" not to scale
Hue: 03020104 Stream Class: SC,HQW
Drainage Basin: Tar-Pamlico Sub-Basin: 03-03-08 orth NPDES Permit NC0000744
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State Grid/Quad: E35SW/Engelhard East 1 V Hyde County