NC0022934_Permit Issuance_20150918

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AG --WA
NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Lawrence H. Schwartz
UCS, Inc.
P.O. Box 667
Lincolnton, NC 28092-0657
Dear Mr. Schwartz:
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
September 18, 2015
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO022934
UCS - Main Plant
Lincoln County
Class WW-1
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 no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on June 17,
2015.
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 any other Federal, State, or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you
have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Charles Weaver at telephone number (919) 807-
6391.
ince y,
S. Jay Zimmerman, Direc r
Division of Water Resources
cc: Central Files
Mooresville Regional Office
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / http://poaal.ncdenr.o4web/wq
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Permit NCO022934
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 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,
UCS, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
UCS Main Plant
511 Hoffman Road
Gaston County
to receiving waters designated as the South Fork Catawba River in subbasin 03-08-
35 of the Catawba River Basin in accordance with.effluent limits, monitoring
requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective November 1, 2015.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2020.
Signed this day Septembe
S,jybZimmerman, Director
sion of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NCO022934
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.
UCS, Inc. is hereby authorized to:
Continue to operate an existing 0.3-acre waste stabilization lagoon followed by
chlorine disinfection. This wastewater treatment system is located at the UCS
Main Plant site (511 Hoffman Road, Lincolnton) in Gaston County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into the South Fork Catawba River, currently classified WS-IV waters in
the Catawba River Basin.
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Permit NCO022934
Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
115A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration,
the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from outfall 001. Such
discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
PARAMETER
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Measurement
PCS Code
Monthly Avera a
Daily Maximum
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample Location
Flow (MGD)
50050
0.0053 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Effluent
5-Dj (20 Deg. C)
C0310
C031
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2 / month
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2 / month
Grab
Effluent
Ammonia Nitrogen (as N)
C0610
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Colifonn (geometric mean)
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
2 / month
Grab
Effluent
31616
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)2
50060
28 µg/L
2 /month
Grab
Effluent
Temperature, ° Centigrade
00010
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
j
pH
00400
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
- -I
2 /month
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. No later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin submitting
discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A. (2)).
2. TRC limit and monitoring requirements apply only if chlorine or a chlorine derivative is added
during the treatment process. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported < 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 field certified), even if
these values fall below 50 µg/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
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports
(DMRs) land 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
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Permit NCO022934
(EPA). The Division anticipates that these regulations will be adopted and is beginning
implementation.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II
of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. Signatory Requirements
(11.)
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting 1Supersedes Section D. 12.1 and Section E. (5) (all
Beginning no later than 270 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 intemet.
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 requited 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 / eDMR
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:
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Permit NC0022934
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. Sia*atory Requirements [Supplements Section B. f 11.1 fbl and sunersedes
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:
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
imptisonment for knowing violations."
3. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. 16.11
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 122.41].
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NCO022934 - UCS, Inc. / Main Plant
Latitude: 35"24'37" Longitude: 81°13'51"
USGS Quad: Lincointon East, N.C. Stream Class: WS-1V
Subbasin: 03-08-35
Receiving Stream: South Fork Catawba River
I Facility
Location
Lincoln County
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PUBLIC NOTICE
North Carolina
Environmental
Management
Commission /
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service
Center
Raleigh, NC
27699-1617
Notice of Intent
to Issue a
NPDES
Wastewater
Permit
The North Carolina Ervi-
ronmental Management
Commission proposes to
issue a NPDES waste-
water discharge permit to
the person(s) listed below.
Written comments regard-
ing 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 signifi-
cant degree of public inter-
est. Please mail comments
and/or information re-
quests to DWR at the
above address. Interested
persons may visit the DWR
at 512 N. Salisbury Street,
Raleigh, NC to review in-
formation on file. Addi-
tional Information on
NPDES permits and this
notice may be found on our
website: httod1portal.
ncdenr org/web/wc/swo/
os/nodes/calendar, or by
calling [phone].
UCS, Inc. requested re-
newal of NPDES permit
NC0022934/ Main Plant/
Gaston County. Facir
discharges to the So
Fork Catawba River/ Ca-
tawba River Basin. Cur -
mildly, fecal coldorm and
total residual chlonne are
water quality limited.
AFFIDAVIT OF INSERTION OF ADVERTISMENT
The Gaston Gazette
Gastonia, N.C.
Gaston County
The Gaston Gazette does certify that the advertisement for:
PUBLIC NOTICE North Carolina Environmental Management Commission / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service
Measuring 7.35 inches appeared in The Gaston Gazette, a newspaper published in
Gaston County, Gastonia, N.C., in issue(s):
06/19/2015.
Name of Account: NCDENR/DWQ/NPDES
Order Number: 54564643
Ad Number: 54665613
IC -June 19,2015. Sworn to, and subscribed before me this 19 th day of June, 2015.
Tent GS564643 to 56654
P,.ZrB<
v NOTARY
Lisai)Zyble, Notary Public
My Commission Expires April 25, 2017

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) fisted water, toxicity testing,
instream monitoring, compliance concerns).
Rasic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer/Date
Charles H. Weaver 6/16/2015
Permit Number
NC0022934
Facility Name
UCS Main Plant WWTP
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
03-08-35
Receiving Stream
South Fork Catawba River
Stream Classification in Permit
WS-Iv
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits?
Not applicable
Does permit need TRC limi e?
No — ah-ead resent
Does permit have toxicity ?
No
Does permit have Special Conditions?
No
Does permit have instream monitoring?
No
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
For whatparameter?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
No. No discharge reported during this permit
cycle. No enforcements or effluent violations
recorded in BIMS.
Any permit modifications since last ?
None.
New expiration date
7/31/2020
Comments on Draft Permit
➢ Added regulatory citations
➢ Added eDMR requirements
Most Commonly Used Expedited Language:
• 303(d) laneuage 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 limits and
stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be
required".
• TRC laneuaee for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote:
"Me 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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PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE
Draft Permit to Public Notice:
Permit Scheduled to Issue [updated]:
Effective date [updated]
March 11, 2015
May 18, 2015
July 1, 2015
Edgecombe Genco, LLC - Battlebord Power Plant
Fact Sheet For NPDES Renewal 2015
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UCS, Inc.
511 Hoffman Road / PO Box 657
Lincolnton, NC 28092
January 26, 2015
Mrs. Wren Thedford
NCDENR/DWR/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Dear Mrs. Thedford:
RECEIVED/DENR/DWR
FEB 0 2 2015
Permitting Seter �ctior
Please accept this letter as a request for renewal of the UCS, hic. Wastewater Treatment
Plant NPDES Permit #NC0022934.
There have been no operational or design changes at the facility since the issuance of the
last permit.
Sinc ly,
Lawrence H. Schwartz
Vice -President

NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION — SHORT FORM C — Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name
Facility Name
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
NPDES Permit Number INCO022934
Please print or type.
Lawrence H. Schwartz
UCS, Inc.
P.O. Box 657
Lincolnton
NC / 28093
704-732-9922
704-732-9559
[e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same as above ❑
Street Address or State Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
511 Hoffman Road
Lincolnton
NC / 28092
Gaston
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, consultant
or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the
Operator in Responsible Charge
or ORQ
Name
UCS, Inc.
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 657
City
Lincolnton
State / Zip Code
NC / 28093
Telephone Number
704-732-9922
Fax Number
704-732-9559
4. Ownership Status:
Federal ❑ State ❑ Private ® Public ❑
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
5. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code(s): 3949
6. Number of employees: 60
7. Describe the treatment system List all installed waste treatment components with capacities,
describe the processes that generate wastewaters. If the space provided is not suffecient attach a
separate sheet of paper with the system description.
0.3 acre Waste Stabilization Lagoon
Tablet manual feed/flow operated
(Permitted flow = 0.0053 MGD)
8. Is facility covered under federal effluent limitation guidelines? No ® Yes ❑
If yes, specify the category?
9. Principal product(s) produced: Track & field equipment, strength trn equipment, gym mats
& tumble forms, football field goals, soccer goals, team shelter & benches
Principal raw material(s) consumed: Vinyl, Foam, Metal -steel, Aluminum, Plastic, Cardboard
Briefly describe the manufacturing process(es):
- Cut and sew vinyl fabric
Cut and stuff foam in vinyl covers
Cut, weld, powder coat, and assemble aluminum & steel fabricated parts
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
10. Amount of principal product produced or raw material consumed (Annual)
/List specific amounts consumed and/or units of nroduction over the last three uenrs)
Product Produced or Raw Material
Consumed
AVERAGE
Product Produced or Raw Material
Consumed
PEAK
per Day
per Month
per Year
See Below
Aluminum
250,000 LB
Steel
1,100,000 LB
Foam
210,000 LB
Vinyl
350,000 LB
11. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ❑
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: 0
Intermittent ❑
Duration:
12. Types of wastewater discharged to surface waters only
Discharge
Flow
GALLONS PER DAY
Sanitary - monthly average
0
Utility water, etc. - monthly average
0
Process water - monthly average
0
Stormwater - monthly average
0
Other - monthly average
Explain:
Monthly Average
total discharge (all types)
0
13. Number of separate discharge points: 1 Outfall Identification number(s) 001
14. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall, including
latitude and longitudes
South Fork - Catawba River
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
15. Data [for new or proposed discharges]
Provide data for the parameters listed. Temperature and pH shall be grab samples, for all other parameters 24-hour
composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported, report daily maximum and monthly average.
If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
NOTE: Permittees requesting renewal should complete the table ONLY for the parameters
currentlu monitored. Summarize the oast 3 uears of effluent data.
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
Total Organic Carbon
Total Suspended Solids
Ammonia as N
j
Temperature (Summer)
C"
Temperature (Winter)
pH
Fecal Coliform (If sanitary waste is
present)
Total Residual Chlorine (if chlorine is
used)
16. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications (check all that apply and provide permit
numbers or check none if not applicable):
Type Permit Number Type Permit Number
Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NESHAPS (CAA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES
PSD (CAA)
Non -attainment program (CAA)
NCO022934
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
Other
17. List any chemicals that may be discharged (Please list and explain source and potential
amounts.)
Chlorine - Disinfection
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
18. Is this facility located on Indian country? (check one)
Yes ❑ No
19. Applicant Certification
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false
statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or
required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission
implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or
monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the
Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
by a fine not to exceed $25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section
1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both,
for a similar offense.)
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Sludge Management Plan
For: UCS, Inc. Wastewater Treatment Plant
NPDES Permit #NC0022934
Date: January 26, 2015
The waste sludge produced at the treatment facility is removed directly from the
stabilization basin by Robert's Septic Service of Hickory, NC (Catawba County — License
#NCS00294) and discharged into the City of Newton (Catawba County) sewage collection
system.
By: Lawrence H. Schwartz
UCS, Inc.
511 Hoffman Road
P.O. Box 657
Lincolnton, NC 28092