NC0030139_Permit Issuance_20131108

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder John E. Skvarla III
Governor Director Secretary
November 8, 2013
Ms. Kally Dotson
White Oak Manor
188 Oscar Justice Rd
Rutherfordton, N.C. 28139
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO066397
White Oak Manor - Rutherfordton
Rutherford County
Dear Ms. Dotson:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit.
Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently
amended).
This final permit includes the following major change from the draft permit sent to you
on September 11, 2013.
➢ Section A. (2) has been added to require electronic submission of effluent data. Proposed Federal
regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs). The
proposed regulations specify that if a state does not establish a system to receive such
submittals permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). Accordingly, NC DENR has established an electronic data -submission system.
Permittees must begin using the system no later than 90 days following the issuance of permit
renewals. In your case, that deadline is March 1,, 2014.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30)
days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to
Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings
(6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this
decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may
require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits
required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local
governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please
contact Charles Weaver at telephone number [phone].
Sincerely,
„QThomas A. Reeder
_cc: Central Files Raleigh Regional Office/Surface Water Protection NP FS Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq
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Permit NCO030139
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other
lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina
Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended, the
White Oak Manor
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
White Oak Manor - Rutherfordton WWTP
188 Oscar Justice Road
Rutherfordton
Rutherford County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Catheys Creek in the
Broad River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements,
and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective December 1, 2013.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2018.
Signed this day November 8, 2013.
Thomas A. Reeder, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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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
to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions,
requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
White Oak Manor is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.015 MGD extended aerationpackage
wastewater treatment facility with the following components:
• Equalization basin
• Aeration basin
• Clarifier
• Chlorine contact chamber
• Dechlorination
This facility is located at the White Oak Manor Rutherfordton facility (188 Oscar
Justice Rd, Rutherfordton) in Rutherford County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001 into an unnamed tributary
to Cathey's Creek, currently classified WS-V waters in the Broad River Basin.
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NCO030139 - White Oak Manor WWTP
Latitude: 350 24' 43" N USGS Quad: Rutherfordton, N.C.
Longitude: 81' 55' 36" W Sub -Basin: 03-08-02
Stream Class: WS-V
Receiving Stream: UT Cathey's Creek
` Facility
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Rutherford County
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Permit NCO030139
Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as
specified below:
PARAMETER
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[PCS Code]
Monthly Average
Daily Maximum
Measurement
Sample Type
Sample
Frequency
Location
Flow
0.015 MGD
Continuous
Instantaneous
Influent or
50050
Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
00310
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
00530
NH3 as N [00610]
17.0 mg/L
35.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
A ril 1- Oct 31
NH3 as N [006101
Monitor & Report
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
November 1 - March 31
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
31616
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)l
28 Ng/L
2/week
Grab
Effluent
50060
Temperature
00010
Monitor & Report
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH
00400
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
- -
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Pnotnotes-
1. No later than March 1, 2014, the permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports
electronically using the Division's eDMR application system [see A. (2)].
2. Because low-level TRC is currently difficult to quantify in a wastewater matrix, the Division
shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be "in compliance" with the
permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by
North Carolina -certified field and lab test methods, even if these values fall below 50 ,ug/L.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace
amounts.
A. (2) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring
reports (DMRs) and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such
submittals, then permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). The Division anticipates that these regulations will be adopted
and is beginning implementation in late 2013.
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
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• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting_ [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. 15.) (a)1
Beginning no later than 90 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee
shall begin reporting 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.
Until such time that the state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media
Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be required to submit all
discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to
complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original
and a copy of the computer printed eDMR to the following address:
NC DENR / Division of Water Resources / Information Processing Unit
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due
to the facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the
households have broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic
reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be .
submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1. 1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the
Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the mailing address above.
Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements 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 using eDMR.
Temporary waivers shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At
such time, DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee
re -applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division.
Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic
reporting requirements is found on the following web page:
htti):Ht)ortal.nedenr.or, /web/wq/admin/bo„/ipu/edmr
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.
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2. Signatory Re uirements [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://portal. ncdenr.or,-/web/wq/admin/bo,,/ipu/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system
shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.221. 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."
3. Records Retention [Supplements Section D.(6.11
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 122.411.
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FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require
full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile
home parks, etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include
facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing,
instream monitoring, compliance concerns).
Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer/Date
Charles H. Weaver 9/9/2013
Permit Number
NC0030139
Faeili Name
White Oak Manor - Rutherfordton WWTP
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
03-08=02
Receivin Stream
UT Cathe 's Creek
Stream Classification in Permit
WS-V
_Does rmit need Daily Max NH3 limits?
No —already present
Doespermit need TRC limits/language?
No — already resent
Does permit have toxicity testing?
No
Does armit have Special Conditions?
No
Does permit have instream monitoring?
No
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
No
For what parameter9
An obvious compliance concerns?
None. No enforcements since 2008.
Any permit modifications since last en it?
None.
New ex iration date
7/31/2018
Comments on Draft Permit
Added parameter codes.
No other changes from 2008 renewal:
Most Commonly Used Expedited Language:
303(d) lan uaie for Draft(Final Cover Letters: "Please note that the receiving stream
is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List.
Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will
continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent Iimits and
stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be
required".
TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote:
"The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory
including field certified. However, effluent values < 50 µg/l will be treated as zero for
compliance purposes."

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder
Governor Director
November b, 2013
MEMORANDUM
To: Charles Weaver
NPDES Unit
Tammy Kauffman
PWSS Plan Review Unit
From: Jim Adams, PE
Regional Engineer
NCDENR PWS
Asheville Regional Office
Subject: Review of NPDES Permit NCO030139
White Oak Manor — Rutherfordton WWTP
Rutherford County
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
Response:
Concur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and maintained properly,
the stated effluent limits are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not contravene the
designated water quality standards.
❑ Concur with issuance of the above permit, provided the following conditions are met:
❑ Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached:
igned�� %t�5�'• 9 _.. Date:
Public Water Supply Section — Jessica C. Godreau, Chief
Asheville Regional Office
2090 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Lab Form FAX: [phone] Internet: www,ncwater.org/pws/
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly
commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to administer oaths, personally
appeared
Bobbie Greene
who being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that they are
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legal advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in THE
DAILY COURIER on the following dates:
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and that said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document, or legal
advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every such publication, a
newspaper meeting all of the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the
General Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning
of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
This the 24th day of September, 2013.
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Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 24th day of September, 2013
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My commission expires: February 18, 2017.

PUBLIC NOTICE
North Carolina Environmental Management
CommissionINPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission
proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to
the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the
proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the
publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of
Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should
there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail
comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above
address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N.
Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC to review information on file.
Additional information on NPDES permits and
this notice may be found on our website:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ps/npdes/calendar, or by
calling [phone]. White Oak Manor requested a
renewal of NPDES permit NC0030139 for its WWTP in
Rutherford County. Facility discharges to an unnamed
trit-itary to Catheys Creek/Broad River Basin. Currently.
arm-nonia nitrogen, fecal coliform, and total residual chPorir
are water quality limited.
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