NC0006351_Wasteload Allocation_19930921

NPDES WASTE LOAD ALLOCATION
PERMIT NO.: NC0006351
PERNIITTEE NAME: Mineral Research and Development Corp.
FACILITY NAME: Mineral Research & Development
Facility Status: Existing
Permit Status: Renewal
Major Minor
Pipe No.: 001
Design Capacity: 0.025 MGD
Domestic (% of Flow):
Industrial (% of Flow): 100 %
Comments:
inorganic chemical manufacturing, 40 CFR 415 applies to Copper
Sulfate and Copper nitrate Subpart*, no other guidelines
AT
RECEIVING STREAM: the Rocky River
Class: C
Sub -Basin: 03-07-11
Reference USGS Quad: F 16 SE (please attach)
County: Cabarrus
Regional Office: Mooresville Regional Office
Previous Exp. Date: 9/30/94 Treatment Plant Class: Class II
Classification changes within three miles:
Requested by: Charles Alvarez
Prepared by: ( (Jr., Date:
Reviewed by
: � '�1')/,t.�r"-) Date:
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Date: 5/4/93
Modeler
Date Rec.
#
5 ocLA,
5/t, Ig 3
14 3
2 <
Drainage Area (mi ) 136 Avg. Streamflow (cfs): 177
7Q10 (cfs),, ( Winter 7Q10 (cfs)
Toxicity Limits: IWC 0 .qS %
Instream Monitoring:
Parameters
Upstream Location
Downstream Location
2I
30Q2 (cfs)
Recommended Limits
Flow (MGD) Monthly Avg.
NH3-N (#/day):
TSS (#/day):
pH (SU):
Arsenic: LA)Q
**
Cadmium (#/day):
Chromium (#/day):
Copper (#/day)
Selenium (#/day)
Lead :
Zinc (#/day):
Chlorides:
Iron:
Conductivity:
Wq
Daily Max.
3
3
6-9
640 µg/1
0.133 #/day
0.184
0.2
0.12
0.416
monitor
0.626
monitor
monitor
monitor
cut/Chronic
4cso 745 °I.
•
FoIrdafromintivapkt
Monthly Average
0.025
2
2
0.092
0.104
0.06
0.208
0.313
Comments:
quarterly

FOR APPROPRIATE DISCHARGERS, LIST COMPLETE GUIDELINE LIMITATIONS BELOW
Effluent Characteristics
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Comments
BOD5
TSS
134.3 lbs
403 lbs
Oil & Grease
Fecal Coliform
NH3
Copper
5.84 lbs
17.52
Nickel
11.68
35.04
_ Selenium
2.92
8.76
Type of Product Produced
Lbs/Day Produced
Effluent Guideline Reference
Copper sulfate
5740
415.362
Copper nitrate 50% solution
100
415.362

Facility Name:
NPDES No.:
Type of Waste:
Facility Status:
Permit Status:
Receiving Stream:
Stream Classification:
Subbasin:
County:
Regional Office:
Requestor:
Date of Request:
Topo Quad:
NC0006351
Industrial - 100%
Existing
Renewal
Rocky River
C
030711
Cabarru
MRO
C. Alvarez
5/4/93
F16SE
FACT SHEET FOR WASTELOAD ALLOCATION
Reguest # 7453
Mineral Research & Development a DEPT. of NATURAL
UR
RESOURCES AN!)
COMMUNITY DEVELOP'', P', ANT
AUG 2 5 1993
INVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
MOORESVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
Stream Characteristic:
USGS #
Date:
Drainage Area (mi2):
Summer 7Q10 (cfs):
Winter 7Q10 (cfs):
Average Flow (cfs):
30Q2 (cfs):
IWC (%):
136
8.6
21
177
0.45
Wasteload Allocation Summary
(approach taken, correspondence with region, EPA, etc.)
Mineral R&D makes batch specialty chemicals. Previous limits were based on acheiveable long-
term averages for Applied Technologies (EPA Development Document). There are no specifiec
effluent guidelines for inorganic batch manufacturing (except copper sulfate).
The facility has been "passing" their toxicity tests (LC50 >100%). Mineral R&D has been
basically compliant with their existing limits.
Special Schedule Requirements and additional comments from Reviewers:
Recommended by: t
Reviewed by
Instream Assessment:
Regional Supervisor:
Permits & Engineering:
Date: 8 jt'I f 63
Due: 8� 0-3
Date:
Date: q/M 3
S E P 1 7 1993
RETURN TO TECHNICAL SERVICES BY:

2
Type of Toxicity Test:
Existing Limit:
Recommended Limit
Monitoring Schedule:
Existing Limits
Flow (MGD) Monthly Avg.
NH3-N (#/day):
TSS (#/day):
pH (SU):
Arsenic:
Cadmium (#/day):
Chromium (#/day):
Copper (#/day)
Selenium (#/day)
Lead:
Zinc (#/day):
Chlorides:
Recommended Limits
Flow (MGD) Monthly Avg.
NH3-N (#/day):
TSS (#/day):
pH (SU):
Arsenic:
**
Cadmium (#/day):
Chromium (#/day):
Copper (#/day)
Selenium (#/day)
Lead:
Zinc (#/day):
Chlorides:
Iron:
Conductivity:
TOXICS/METALS/CONVENTIONAL PARAMETERS
Acute
Qtrly LC50 > 45% (fathead)
Acute Qtrly LC50 > 45% (fathead)
Jan Apr Jul Oct
Daily Max.
3
3
6-9
0.416
0.184
0.2
0.12
0.416
monitor
0.626
Daily Max..
3
3
6-9
640 µg/1
0.133 #/day.
0.184
0.2
0.12
0.416
monitor
0.626
monitor
monitor
monitor
Monthly Avg
0.025
2 2/month
2 2/month
weekly
0.208 2/month
0.092 2/month
0.104 2/month
0.06 2/month
0.208 2/month
monthly
0.313 2/month
Monthly Average
0.025
2
2
0.092
0.104
0.06
0.208
0.313
BPJ
BPJ
BPJ
WQ
BPJ
BPJ
_ BPJ
BPJ
Daily Max Monthly Avg
quarterly
BPJ
BPJ
WQ
WQ
BPJ
BPJ
BPJ
BPJ
** Arsenic limit is based on Federal Criteria (consumption). It appears that the facility will be able to meet this
limit.
Elevated levels of chlorides and iron appear in the effluent data taken 4/93; it is possible that these parameters could
exceed the state action level and should be monitored.
Recommend that lead monitoring be dropped to quarterly (much less than allowable in effluent and not likely to be
in Mineral R&D products).
Limits Changes Due To: Parameter(s) Affected
Other (onsite toxicity study, interaction, etc.) Federal criteria (Arsenic)
Parameter(s) are water quality limited. For some parameters, the available load capacity of the immediate
receiving water will .be consumed. This may affect future water quality based effluent limitations for additional
dischargers within this portion of the watershed.
OR
_X_ No parameters are water quality limited, but this discharge may affect future allocations.

3
INSTREAM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Upstream Location:
Downstream Location:
Parameters:
Special instream monitoring locations or monitoring frequencies:
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION & SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Adequacy of Existing Treatment
Has the facility demonstrated the ability to meet the proposed new limits with existing treatment
facilities? Yes No
If no, which parameters cannot be met?
Would a "phasing in" of the new limits be appropriate? Yes No
If yes, please provide a schedule (and basis for that schedule) with the regional
office recommendations:
If no, why not?
Special Instructions or Conditions
Wasteload sent to EPA? (Major) N (Y or N)
(If yes, then attach schematic, toxics spreadsheet, copy of model, or, if not modeled, then old
assumptions that were made, and description of how it fits into basinwide plan)
Additional Information attached? N (Y or N) If yes, explain with attachments.

Facility Name MuNetAl_ erve,t5Aonq72ev&LA) PAIL Permit# NCp006351 Pipe #
•
ACUTE TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY)
The permittee shall conduct acute toxicity tests on a quarterly basis using protocols defined as definitive in E.P.A.
Document 600/4-85/013 entitled "The Acute Toxicity of Effluents to Freshwater and Marine Organisms." The
monitoring shall be performed as a Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) 48 hour static test, using effluent
collected as a 24 hour composite. The LC50 of this effluent using the previously stated methodology may at no
time in any toxicity test be less than 45 %. Effluent samples for self -monitoring purposes must be obtained
during representative effluent discharge below all waste treatment. The first test will be performed after thirty days
from the effective date of this permit during the months of Jan Apr Jul Oct .
The parameter code for this test is TAA6C. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition
will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed,
using the appropriate parameter code. Additionally, DEM Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following
address:
Attention: Environmental Sciences Branch
North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, N.C. 27607
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements performed in.
association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity
sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream.
Should any single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure to meet specified limits, then monthly monitoring will
begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this monthly test requirement will
revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
Should any test data from either these monitoring requirements or tests performed by the North Carolina Division
of Environmental Management indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and
modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism
survival and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate
retesting(within 30 days of initial monitoring event). Failure to submit suitable test results will constitute
noncompliance with, monitoring requirements.
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FACILITY Mineral R&D
Flow 0.025 MGD Flow is based on total permitted flow requested
7Q10s 8.60 cfs
Qavg 177 cis Human
Health Allowable Allowable DAILY Mean of Highest Requirmnt Requirmnt
Fedi Standard Standard conc. conc. MAX Samples Sample based on based on
State Aquatic Organism Aquatic Water & LIMIT Taken 4/93 Taken 4/9 Mean High
Life Only Life Organisms Sample
Parameter stdrd µg/1 µg/ µg/I µg/I - - µg/I µg/I
Aluminum FC 87.000 nostdrd 19395.387 nostdrd 19395.387 399 800 monit monit (5rAre A-,L.)
Arsenic (c) SS/FC 50.000 0.140 11146.774 639.624 (39.662 6785 45000 limit limit (" (-t'f(7)
Barium no stdrd no stdrd no stdrd no'stdrd 0.000 399 800 limit limit (No SiP-.7)
Cadmium SS 2.000 nostdrd 445.871 nostdrd 445.671 21 87 monit limit Coq Lieutr)
Chromium SS 50.000 no stdrd 11146.774 no stdrd 11146.774 937 4900 monit limit (✓SPY uM ir)
Copper AL 7.000 nostdrd 1560.548 nostdrd 1560.548 4617 15000 limit limit (13PS Lima'
Iron AL 1000.000 no stdrd 222935.484 no stdrd 222935A84 27700 87000 limit limit (-I-/,Te AL. -No t-t4 (7)
Lead SS 25.000 no stdrd 5573.387 no stdrd 5573.387 7 24 no .req no req (
Manganese no stdrd no stdrd no stdrd no stdrd 0.000 2069 71 1' mit :+mit (1,10 ST-M >)
Magnesium no stdrd no stdrd no stdrd no stdrd 0.000 21630 50 limit limit- t No S-rpti--C)
Zinc AL 50.000 no stdrd 11146.774 no stdrd 11146.774 206129 760000 limit limit (*PS IA M)T)
Chloride AL 230000 nostdrd 51275161.290 nostdrd 5.13E+07 6400000.00 1.3E+07 limit limit (srAi . A. I,.--,ito,J bP)
Selenium SS 5 no stdrd 1114.677 no stdrd 1.11E+03 10.00 10 no req no req (5t�.S 1...1m IT)
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MID -STATE FORD, INC • PERM CIIR LIM:99% (GRAB)
NC0067822 Begin:10/01/91 Frequency: Q P/F A FED MAY AUG NOV NonComp:8--
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PF:.00001 Special 91 --
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MINERAL. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PERM AC LIM:45% FTIFI) 48 IIR I.C50
NC0006351 Begin:09/01/91 Frequency: Q A JAN APR JUL OCT
NonComp:
County: CABARRUS
Region: MRO Subbasin: YAM 1
PP: 0.025 Special
7Q10: 8.6 IWC(%):0.45 Omer:
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NC0037508 Begin: 12/01/92 Frequency: Q P/F' A JLIN S1?I' DEC MAR NonComp:SINGI.I:
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LEGEND:
PERM =Permit Requirement LET = Administrative Letter - Target Frequency = Monitoring
Begin
ER= First it Renth ui me 7Q 10 = Receiving stream low flow criterion cfs frequency: Q- Quarterly; M- Monthly; DM- Bim nthly; SA- Semiannually; A- Annually; OWD- Only when discharging; D- Discontinued monitoring requirement:
PF= Permitted flow (MGD) IWC% = Instrcam waste concentration ( ) d = quarterly monitoring es increases t= monthly upon CIIR failurehro Months that testing must occur - ex. JAN,APR,JUL,OCF NonComp =Content Compliance
P/F Pass/Fail chronic test AC =Acute = e IS- Conducting independent study
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Data Notation: f - Fathead Minnow: * - Ceriodnmhnia so.; my - Mvsid shrimp; CllV - Chmnic value; P - Mortality of stated ncrrentace at high sheen entration; at • Performed by DEM An Ira Grout% bt - Bad test P Requirement
Reporting Notation: --- = Data not required; NR - Not reported; ( ) - Beginning of Quarter Facility Activity Stems: I - Inactive, N - Newly Issued(l o construct); !I - Active but m4 discharging; f-More data available for month in question SIG = ORC sig
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