NC0021971_Permit Issuance_19960802

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, ALY _11�
Health and Natural Resources 4 •
Division of Water Quality
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James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary UD E H N R
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
August 2, 1996
Ms. Barbara Castleberry
Louis Dreyfus Energy
8800 Roswell Road, Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30350
Subject: NPDES Permit Issuance
Permit No. NC0021971
Southeast Terminal
Mucklenb=rg Count,
Dear Ms. Castleberry:
In accordance with the application for a discharge permit received on December 6, 1995. the Division is
forwarding herewith the subject NPDES 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 December 6, 1983.
The Division acknowledges the May 17, 1996 letter requesting the removal of the USEPA Methods
624/625 monitoring requirement from NPDES permit no. NC0021971. However, the Division cannot grant the
request. Extensive research, site visits, discussions with terminal operators and data review indicated that there is
a lack of effluent data identifying the various constituents discharged from oil terminals. For the Division to
identify constituents discharged in oil terminals' effluent that could potentially have an adverse impact on water
quality, USEPA Methods 624/625 will be required on a semi-annual basis. It should be noted that upon permit
renewal all data will be analyzed to identify potential adverse impacts to water quality. USEPA Methods 624/625
may not be required during subsequent permit periods if data support elimination of this requirement.
In addition, the monitoring/outfall locations have been changed in the NPDES permit. The attached site
plan of the Louis Dreyfus oil terminal indicates several outfalls only two of which are currently permitted by the
NPDES permit (outfalls 001 and 002). The Division discussed this issue and developed three potential
monitoring options for Louis Dreyfus. Each monitoring option should ensure that all stormwater discharged
from the site is monitored. The three options are indicated on the site plan. Don Griffin (Louis Dreyfus) selected
option no. 1 which consists of one sampling point located at the culvert under the railroad bridge south of tanks
108 and 109. Therefore, the Louis Dreyfus NPDES permit will only have one permitted outfall (rather than the
two permitted outfalls in the existing permit). The final permit has been revised to include this change.
Monitoring requirements from outfalls 001 and 002 will be combined into the new outfall which will be called
outfall 009 so as not to confuse it with previous permitted outfalls.
There have also been two changes to the permit on the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements
page. Monthly monitoring with a 325.0 ug/I limit wfll be required for ethyl benzene and xylene monitoring will
be required semi-annually. Benzene, toluene, and ethyl benzene were all detected in the effluent at concentrations
that could potentially have adverse impacts on water quality. The ethyl benzene limit was inadvertently omitted
from the draft permit. Several members of the public were concerned that the oil terminal discharge permits did
not include xylene monitoring. Xylene is not included in USEPA Methods 624/625 and was recommended to be
added by the hearing officer. Thus, the requirement has been added to all oil terminals discharging stormwater to
surface waters.
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Ms. Castleberry
August 2, 1996
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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, Post Office Drawer
27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7447. Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and
binding.
Please take note that this permit is not transferable. Part II, EA. addresses the requirements to be
followed in case of change in ownership or control of this discharge.
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 or any other Federal or Local
governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Paul B. Clark at telephone number
[phone], extension 580.
Sincerely,
Original Signed By
A Preston Howard, Jr.
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
Enclosures
cc: Central Files
Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Mr. Roosevelt Childress, EPA
(Permits and Engineering Unit
Aquatic Survey and Toxicology
Technical Assistance & Certification Group

Permit No. NCO021971
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
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,
Louis Dreyfus Energy
is hereby autborized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Louis Dreyfus Energy - Southeast Terminal
7401 Old Mount Holly Road
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Paw Creek in the Catawba River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I,
H, III, and IV hereof.
The permit shall become effective September 1, 1996
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2001
Signed this day August 2, 1996
original Signed By
A. Preston Howard, Jr.
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Louis Dreyfus Energy
Southeast Terminal
is hereby authorized to:
Permit No. NC0021971
Continue to discharge stormwater/wastewater from two existing oil/water separators
connected in series with an oil storage tank and stotmwater from diked areas at Outfall 009
(see enclosed site map in addition to USGS map) from a facility located at Southeast
Terminal, 7401 Old Mount Holly Road, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County (See Part III of this
pernit), and
2. Discharge at the location specified on the attached map into an unnamed tributary to Paw
Creek which is classified Class C waters in the Catawba River Basin.

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A. O. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Permit No. NCO021971
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge
stormwater/wastewater from outfall(s) serial number
009. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified
below:
Effluent Characteristics
Discharge Limitations_ Monitoring Requirements
Measurement Sample
Sample
Monthly Avg
Weekly Avg. Daily Max Trequency Tvoe
Location
Flow t
Monthly Y t
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
45.0 mg/I Monthly Grab
Effluent
Oil and Grease2
Monthly Grab
Effluent
Benzene
71.4 ug/I h4onlhly Grab
Effluent
Toluene
11.0 ug/I Monthly Grab
Effluent
Ethyl benzene
325.0 ug/I Monthly Grab
Effluent
Xylene
Semi-annually Grab
Effluent
EPA Methods 624/625
Serni-annually Grab
Effluent
AcuteToxicity3
Annually3 Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
l Where no measurable discharge occurs, "no discharge"
FI b A:
should be clearly noted on the submitted monthly discharge monitoring report.
ow may a coon tore rn one of four ways:
a) Measure flow continuously,
b) Calculate flow based on the area draining to the outfall, the built upon area, and the total rainfall, (this method of flow measurement should
not be used at facilities that have large ponds to collect surface water runoff),
c) Estimate by flow measurement at 20 minute intervals during the entire discharge event, or
d) Base flow on pump logs.
2 Where possible, the grab sample for oil and grease should be skiuuned from the surface of a quiescent (calm water) zone.
3 Acute Toxicity (Fathead Minnow, 24-hour) Monitoring, Annual, See Part Ill, Condition E.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
There shall be no direct discharge of tank solids, tank bottom water, or the rag layer.
There shall be no direct discharge of tank contents following hydrostatic testing unless benzene concentration is less than 71.4 ug/1 and toluene
concentration is less than 11 ug/l.

Part III NPDES No. NCO021971
E. ACUTE TOXICITY MONITORING (ANNUAL)
The permittee shall conduct annual toxicity tests using protocols defined as definitive in E.P.A.
Document EPA/600/4-90/027 entitled "Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents to
Freshwater and Marine Organisms." The monitoring shall be performed as a Fathead Minnow
(Pimephales promelas) 24 hour static test. Effluent samples for self -monitoring purposes must be
obtained below all waste treatment. The permittee will conduct one test annually, with the annual
period beginning in January of the calendar year of the effective date of the permit. The annual test
requirement must be performed and reported by June 30. If no discharge occurs by June 30,
notification will be made to the Division by this date. Toxicity testing will be performed on the next
discharge event for the annual test requirement.
The parameter code for this test is TAE6C. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit
condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge 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
Water Quality
4401 Reedy Creek Rd.
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 test data from either these monitoring requirements or tests performed by the North
Carolina Division of Water Quality 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.
Failure to submit suitable test results will constitute noncompliance with monitoring requirements.
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SOC PRIORITY PROJECT: Yes_ No X
To: Permits and Engineering Unit
Water Quality Section
Attention: Susan A. Wilson
Date: January 5, 1996
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
County: Mecklenburg
Permit No. NC0021971
MRO No. 95 - 172
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address: Louis Dreyfus Energy
Southeast Terminal
8800 Roswell Road Suite 200
Atlanta, George 30350-1843
2.
Date of
Investigation:
01-05-96
3.
Report
Prepared By: G.
T. Chen
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Mr. Sherer Guin,
Terminal Manager, [phone]
5. Directions to Site: From the junction of Highway 27 (Freedom
Drive) and Old Mount Holly Road (SR 1619) in northwestern
Charlotte, travel east on SR 1619 approximately 0.40 mile.
The terminal is located on the right side of the road.
6. Discharge Point(s). List for all discharge points:
Latitude: Longitude:
001:
350
16'
38"
800
55'
52"
002:
350
16'
35"
800
55'
48"
003:
350
16'
36"
800
55'
52"
004:
350
16'
35"
800
55'
52"
005:
350
16'
35"
800
55'
53"
006:
350
16'
34"
800
55'
54"
007:
350
16'
35"
800
55'
56"
008:
350
16'
32"
800
55'
55"
Attach a U.S.G.S. map extract and indicate treatment facility
site and discharge point on map.
USGS Quad No.: F 15 SW USGS Quad Name: Mtn Island Lake
7. Site size and expansion are consistent with application? Yes.

8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): Flat to
moderate slopes; the WWT facilities are not located within a
flood plain.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: None within 500 feet.
10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: UT to Paw Creek
a. Classification: C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: Catawba and 03-08-34
C. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent
downstream uses: The receiving stream is a wet weather
ditch. General "C" classification uses. Downstream
users are not known.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of wastewater to be permitted: Intermittent
Discharge.
b. What is the current permitted capacity of the wastewater
treatment facility? N/A.
C. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility
(current design capacity)? N/A.
d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous
Authorizations to Construct issued in the previous two
years: None.
e. Please provide a description of existing or substantially
constructed wastewater treatment facilities: Existing
treatment consists of two oil/water separators for the
truck loading area (001). There is no treatment for the
stormwater discharges from the diked areas (002 - 008).
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater
treatment facilities: N/A.
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: Benzene,
Toluene, and Xylene have been detected in the samples
collected from the discharge of outfall 001.
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): N/A.
2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme:
a. If residuals are being land applied, please specify DEM
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Permit No.: N/A.
Residuals Contractor: N/A.
Telephone No.: N/A.
b. Residuals stabilization: PSRP: N/A.
RFRP: N/A.
Other: N/A.
C. Landfill: N/A.
d. Other disposal/utilization scheme (specify): N/A.
3. Treatment plant classification (attach completed rating
sheet): No rating given.
4. SIC Code(s): 5171
Wastewater Code(s):
Primary: 39 Secondary: 73
Main Treatment Unit Code: 53000
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant
Funds or are any public monies involved (municipals only)?
N/A.
2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity)
requests: Toxicity limit.
3. Important SOC, JOC or Compliance Schedule dates: (please
indicate) N/A.
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation:
Spray Irrigation: N/A.
Connection to Regional Sewer System: N/A.
Subsurface: N/A.
Other Disposal Options: N/A.
5. Air Quality and/or Groundwater concerns or hazardous materials
utilized at this facility that may impact water quality, air
quality or groundwater? The facility stores a variety of
hazardous materials (gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene) that
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are typically associated with bulk storage units. There are
no known air quality or groundwater concerns.
6. Other Special Items: N/A.
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the NPDES Permit be renewed as
requested by the applicant.
Date
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