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Home My WebLink AboutNC0038831_Permit Issuance_20160606OL Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Mr. Martin Lashua Carolina Trace Utilities, Inc. P.O. Box 240908 Charlotte, NC 28224-0908 Dear Mr. Lashua: PAT MCCRORY Go I el 1101 DONALD R. VAN DER VAART secreta,y S. JAY ZIMMERMAN Director June 6, 2016 Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO038831 Carolina Trace WWTP Class WW-2 Lee County The Division of Water Resources (the Division) hereby issues the attached NPDES permit for the subject facility. 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. We have made the following updates to your previous permit: ➢ Section A. (7) has been added to require electronic submission of effluent data. Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs), effective December 21, 2016. ➢ Regulatory citations have been added to the permit. ➢ An updated outfall map has been included. We have made the following updates since the draft permit: ➢ The monitoring coalition name in the footnotes section of both A. (1) and A. (2) has been changed from Middle Cape Fear River Basin Association to Middle Cape Fear Basin Association. Starting on December 21, 2016, 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 final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, 2015. The requirement to begin reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application has been added to your final NPDES permit. [See A. (7)] For information on eDMR, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: htti):Hdeg.nc oov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr. For more information on EPA's final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit the following web site: htt,o//www2 epa gov/compliance/final national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes- electronic-reporting-rule. State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919 807 6300 Pr If any parts, measurement frequencies, or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing, upon written request submitted within thirty (30) days after receiving this letter. Your request must take the form of a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of North Carolina General Statutes, and you must file it with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such a demand is made, this permit shall remain 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 Resources or any other Federal, State, or Local governmental permits that may be required. If you have questions, or if we can be of further service, please contact Jennifer Busam at bennifer.busam@ncdenr.gov] or call (919) 807-6393. spec fully, 7� S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G ector Division of Water Reso ces, NCDEQ Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0038831 (Issuance Final) he: Central Files NPDES Program Files RRO Files ec: Mr. Martin Lashua [A4JLashua@uiwater.com] Permit NCO038831 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 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, Carolina Trace Utilities, Inc. is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Carolina Trace WWTP 5448 Cox Mill Road Sanford Lee County to receiving waters designated as the Upper Little River in subbasin 03-06-13 of the Cape Fear 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 October 1, 2016. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2021. Signed this day June 7, 2016. S: ay Zimmerman, P.G., Dire ivision of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 10 Permit NCO038831 A. (2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (1.0 MGD) [15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.] - During the period beginning after expansion above 0.675 MGD 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 specked below: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS Parameter Code EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS' MONITORING REQUIREMENTS --- Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency -- Sample Type Sample Location Flow 50050 1.0 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent BOD, 5-day, (20°C) - Summer* C0310 5.0 mg/L 7.5 mg/L 3/Week Composite Effluent BOD, 5-day, (20°C) - Winter` C0310 10.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L 3Meek Composite Effluent Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 3Meek Composite Effluent NH3 as N - Summer* C0610 2.0 mg/L 10.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite Effluent NH3 as N - Winter* C0610 4.0 mg/L 20.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite Effluent Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily average > 5.0 mg/L 3Meek Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform 31616 (geometric mean) 200/100 ml 400/100 ml 3Meek Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine 3 50060 22 pg/L 3Meek Grab Effluent Temperature (*C) 00010 Daily Grab Effluent pH 00400 > 6,0 and < 9.0 standard units 3Meek Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen C0600 (NO2+NO3+TKN) Monthly Composite Effluent Total Phosphorus C0655 Monthly Composite Effluent Chronic Toxicity 4 TGP38 Quarterly Composite Effluent Fecal Coliform 31616 (geometric mean) Variable s Grab Upstream & Downstream 2 Temperature (*C) 00010 Variable 5 Grab Upstream & Downstream 2 [Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Variable 5 Grab Upstream & Downstream 2 Summer. Hprii -i - October 3i *Winter.- November 1- March 31 Footnotes: 1. No later than December 21, 2016, the permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system [see A. (7)]. 2. Upstream = at least 100 feet above the outfall. Downstream = at NCSR 1222. Carolina Trace WWTP is a participant of the Middle Cape Fear Basin Association and thus instream monitoring requirements as specified in this permit are waived. Should the Carolina Trace WWTP's membership in the association be terminated for any reason, the Permittee shall notify the Division in writing, and immediately resume instream monitoring and sampling according to this permit. 3. Limit and monitoring requirements apply only if chlorine is used for disinfection. The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified. However, effluent values below 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes. ' 4. See section A. (5). 5. Variable: instream samples shall be collected 3/week during the summer months of June, July, August, and September; samples shall be collected weekly during the rest of the year. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. Page 4 of 10 Permit NCO038831 A. (4) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY) - (0.675 MGD) [15A NCAC 02B.0200 et seq:] The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 67%. The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterlU monitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010, or -subsequent-versions-,or "North Carolina Phase II , Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure (Revised- December 2010) or subsequent versions. The tests will be performed during the months of January, April, July and October. These months signify the first month of each three-month toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes. procedure as the first test of any .single quarter results in a failure C ro below thecedure perpermit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be If the test performed at a minimum, in each of the two following months as described in . "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised- becember 2010) or subsequent versions. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP3B for the performed, using the parameter code Chronic Value. Additionally, DWR Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent t6 the- following address: Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch 1623 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1623 Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section no later than 30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made. Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory l chlorine of the supervisor and ORC or approved des s effluent toxicity sample must be mured and reported iTotal residuahlorines employed for disinfection of the waste stream. Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Water Sciences Section at the address cited above. Page 5 of 10 Permit NCO038831 Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity testing quarter, which is the three month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which toxicity testing is required by this permit and continues until the final day of the third month. Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water Resources 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, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test- and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month following the month of the initial monitoring. A. (5) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY) - (1.0 MGD) [15A NCAC 02B.0200 et seq.] The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 76%. The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, '9uarterlU monitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised- December 2010) or subsequent versions. The tests will be performed during the months of January, April, July and October. These months signify the first month of each three-month toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes. If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV below the permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in each of the two following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised - December 2010) or subsequent versions. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were performed, using theparameter code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWR Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the following address: Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch 1623 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1623 Page 6 of 10 Permit NCO038831 Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms he reporting period for which the all be filed with the aterreport isciences sm den no later than 30 days after the end p Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate signature. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream. Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Water Sciences Section at the address cited above. Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity testing quarter, which is the three month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which toxicity testing is required by this permit and continues until the final day of the third month. Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water Resources 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 organisms, shallrconstitute controlum an n�a� d testrand will require appropriate environmental control immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month following the month of the initial monitoring. A. (6) NUTRIENT REOPENER CONDITION [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)] Pursuant to N.C. General Statutes Section 143-215.1 and the implementing rules found in the North Carolina Administrative Code at 15A NCAC 2H.0112 (b) (1) and 2H.0114 (a) and Part II sections B-12 and B-13 of this permit, the Director may reopen this permit to require supplemental nutrient monitoring of the discharge. The purpose of the additional monitoring will be to support water quality modeling efforts within the Cape Fear River Basin and shall be consistent with a monitoring plan developed jointly by the Division and affected stakeholders. In addition, the results of water quality modeling may require that limits for total nitrogen and total phosphorus be imposed in this permit upon renewal. Page 7 of 10 Permit NCO038831 A. (7) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF MONITORING REPORTS [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)] Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program reports and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit monitoring data and reports electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 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)1 Effective December 21, 2016, 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. 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 DEQ / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section ATTENTION: Central Files 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 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. See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below. 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. Page 8 of 10 Permit NCO038831 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 f om. the Division (see "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting' section ) 2. Electronic Submissions ittee must identify the initial In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the her permittee should use the EPA'srwebsite at the time of each electronic submission. T p resources to identify the i?iti�PDES information from NPDrecipient ES Efor the electronic S-regulated facilities means Initial recipient of electronic - ) p ].g that.is the entity (EPA or the state authorized by is NPDES datae[see 40 FDR 127 2(b)]. the designated entity for receiving electron EPA plans to establish a websi ��ll also link to the submiss'on and for each tatepropriate leInstructioris on reporting tool for each type of electronic 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: cis hare -elimination system nudes -electronic -reporting -rule. dates listed :in the "Reporting Requirements" Electronic submissions must start by the section above. 3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic reportingng waiver from .the Division. To The permittee may seek a temporary obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic electronic reporting waiver request to the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting val at least sixty waivers must be submitted in writing to theDivision reuired under th tten sppermit to begin (60) days prior to the date the facility wouldq waiver shall not submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expirei A t such time, m shall be submitted electronically to the Don unless the permittee onitorine reaapta p it es forand and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved d electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approve 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 //deg.nc.gov/ about/ divisions / water -re sources I edmr 4. SignatoRequirements ry LSupplements Section E. ill• Section E 11. d Page 9 of 10 Permit NCO038831 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: / / deg .nc. gov/ about / divisions /water -resources / 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. (Fi )l 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 anytime [40 CFR 122.41]. 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Carolina Trace WWTP NPDES Permit NCO038831 Receiving Stream: Upper Little River Stream Class: C Facility Location scale not shown Stream Segment: 18-20-(8) Sub -Basin #: 03-06-13 River Basin: Cape Fear HUC: 0303000402 County: Lee SCALE 1:30,000 35.416667• ,-79.087500- USGS Quad: Broadway NUD11C IVULIUV Ncrth Carolina Environ- mental Management Com- mission/NPDES-Unit 1617 Mail Se=vice Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit the North Carolina Environ- mental Management Com- mission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater dis- charge 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 Re- sources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or informa- tion requests 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. Addition- al information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: ht- tp J/deq. nc.gov/about/d ivi- s ions/water-resources/wa- ter-resources- permits/wastewater- branch/npdes- wastewater/public- notices,or by calling (919) 807-6304. NC DOT applied to renew NPDES permit INCO0876291 for its groundwater remedi- ation system, Asphalt Test- ing Site No. 6-48, 240 Sugar Lake Rd, Pittsboro, Chath- am County, discharging to Haw River, Cape Fear River Basin. Carolina Trace Utilities re- quested renewal of permit NCO038831 for Carolina Trace WWTP /Lee County; this facility discharges treated wastewater to Up- per Little River/Cape Fear River Basin. Five paramet- ers are water quality limited. Tlir S(Infnx•i� Jiez•�cl� Affidavit Of Publication: Lee County, North Carolina .s a newspaper with a general circulation to actual paid subscribers admitted to the e Periodicals class in Lee County. The Sanford Herald has been published at least one eek for at least 25 of the 26 consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of this affidavit. fi- fied Advertising Representative of The Sanford Herald, a newspaper published in Lee )rth Carolina, being duly sworn, deposes and says: that the attached advertisement of notice, in the action entitled: the aforesaid newspaper once a week for consecutive weeks, beginning with lay of 2 p I i , and ending with the issue dated the Z 1 day of —4nfi � ZOfla . d of W J-tom j , $_ l S , the cost of the above publication. By: C iJ Traci Chamberlin, Classified Advertising Representative Sworn to and subscribed before me, thisi-L day of s nl P . otary tK -7 D My Commission Expires FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS This forin 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 Jennifer D. Busam — 4/13/2016 Permit Number NCO038831 Facility Name Carolina Trace WWTP Basin Name/Sub-basin number Cape Fear / 03-06-13 Receiving Stream U er Little River Stream Classification in Permit C I Stream Index: 18-20-(8) Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No — already present Does permit need TRC limits/language? No — already present Does permit have toxicity testing? Yes Does pen -nit have Special Conditions? Yes, nutrient reo ener Does permit have instream monitoring? Yes, for DO, fecal coliforn, and temperature Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? No Any obvious compliance concerns? No. Two enforcements for the current permit cycle for BOD, TSS, and fecal coliform exceedances. Any permit mods since lastpermit? No New expiration date 9/30/2021 Changes to 2011 Permit? Added eDMR requirements Added regulatory citations Changes to Draft Permit? Most Commonly Used Expedited Language: • 303(d) language 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 strearn impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be required". • TRC lannuaee 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 below 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes." Count of Value Value Parameter Year Pass Fail Grand Total TGP3B - P/F STATRE May Chr Ceriodaphnia 2011 1 1 2012 4 4 2013 6 2 8 2014 4 4 2015 4 4 2016 1 1 TGP3B - P/F STATRE May Chr Ceriodaphnia Total 20 2 22 Grand Total 20 2 22 Count of Value Toxicity Testing NCO038831 In 7 6 C) 5 CO 4 m d 3 Value i— 2 0 1 ® ® ■Pass c 0 ■Fail u 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 TGP313 - P/F STATRE May Chr Ceriodaphnia Year Parameter Year verage of Value Flow NCO038831 0.5 0.4 0 0.3 �i 0.2 Parameter 0.1 50050 - Flow, in conduit or 0 10 1 4 7 10 1 4 7 10 1 4 7 10 1 4 7 10 1 thru treatment plant 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Month # and Year ear Month Utilitks, Inc' February 25, 2016 NC Department of Environmenatl Quality Division of Water resources NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1617 Re: Carolina Trace WWTP NPDES NCO038831 Renewal Request Dear Ms. Thedford, RECEIVED/NCDEQ/DWR FEB 2 9 2916 Water Duality Permitting Section Please find enclosed Application and attachments and consider this letter as our official request to renew the NPDES permit for the facility referenced above. If you should have any questions or need any additional information, please do not hesitate to call me at 704-319-0517 or by email at milashua@uiwater.com Thank you in advance for your attention. Since ely, Martin Lashua Vice President of Operations, NC/TN CC: Danny Lassiter Stephen Harrell a Utilities, Inc. canpany Carolina Trace Utilities, Inc. P.O. Box 240908 I Charlotte, NC 28224 • P: 704-525-7990 0 F: 704-525-8174 5701 Westpark Dr., Suite 101 I Charlotte, NC 28217 s www.uiwater.com NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD Mail the complete application to: N. C. DENR / Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NPDES Permit 000038831 If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to moue from one field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type. 1. Contact Information: Owner Name Facility Name Mailing Address City State / Zip Code Telephone Number Fax Number e-mail Address Carolina Trace Utilities, Inc. RECEIVED/NCDEQ/DWR Carolina Trace WWTP FEB 2 9 7016 PO Box 240908 Water OuaTy Charlotte Permitting -Section NC 28224-0908 (704)319-0517 (704) 525-8174 mjlashua@uiwater.com 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same address as above ❑ Street Address or State Road 5448 Cox Mill Rd City Sanford State / Zip Code County NC 27332 Lee 3. Operator Information: Name of thefirm, public organization or other entity that operates thefacility. (Note that this is not referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC) Name Same as owner info above Mailing Address City State / Zip Code Telephone Number Fax Number e-mail Address 1 of loe 5 Form-D 11/12 NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 4. Description of wastewater: Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that apply): Industrial ❑ Number of Employees Commercial ❑ Number of Employees Residential ® Number of Homes 1591 School ❑ Number of Students/Staff Other ❑ Explain: Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers, restaurants, etc.): subdivision, residential homes, minor non-residential such as clubhouses etc. Number of persons served: 4041 5. Type of collection system ® Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer) 6. Outfall Information: Number of separate discharge points 1 Outfall Identification number(s) 001 Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes ® No 7. Name of receiving stream(s) (NEW applicants: Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall): Upper Little River 8. Frequency of Discharge: ® Continuous ❑ Intermittent If intermittent: Days per week discharge occurs: 7 Duration: 24 9. Describe the treatment system List all installed components, including capacities, provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a separate sheet of paper. Influent pumping station, Bar screen, splitter box, 2 - Diffused aeration basins at 369,395 gallons and 364,326 gallons, 2 - 36' clarifiers, 2 Aerobic Digesters at 78,818 gallons and 78,419 gallons, 2 - 124 ft2 traveling bridge filters, UV disinfection. The plant is designed to remove BOD to less than 5 mg/1 (summer) and 10 mg/1 (winter), Total Suspended Solids to less than 30 mg/l, Ammonia Nitrogen to less than 2.0 mg/L (summer) and 4.0 mg/L (winter). 2 ofle 3 Form-D 11/12 NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 10. Flow Information: Treatment Plant Design flow 0.657 MGD Annual Average daily flow 0.17 MGD (for the previous 3 years) Maximum daily flow 1.196 MGD (for the previous 3 years) 11. Is this facility located on Indian country? ❑ Yes ® No 12. Effluent Data NEW APPLICANTS: Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, 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. RENEWAL APPLICANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum) and Monthly Average over the past 36 months_ for parameters currentlu in uour permit. Mark other parameters "N/A"_ Parameter Daily Maximum Monthly] Average Units of Measurement Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) 4.58 0.671 mg/l Fecal Coliform 45.8 1.168 #/ 100 Total Suspended Solids 2.7 0.851 mg/1 Temperature (Summer) 17 16.7 C Temperature (Winter) 17 15.79 C PH 6.9 6.8 S.U. 13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications: Type Permit Number Type Hazardous Waste (RCRA) UIC (SDWA) NPDES NCO038831 PSD (CAA) Non -attainment program (CAA) 14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION NESHAPS (CAA) Ocean Dumping (MPRSA) Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA) Other Permit Number 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. Printed name of Signature of Applicant Vice President of Title aof Date North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: 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.) '303 Form-D 11112 00 tltiletiEs, Ince February 25, 2016 NC'Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Reference: Carolina Trace WWTP NPDES Permit NCO038831 Sludge Management Plan To Whom It May Concern, As sludge and other solids are generated at this facility, they are periodically removed by a contract hauler, Republic Services, for disposal. If you should have any questions or need any additional information, please do not hesitate to call me at 704-319-0517 or by email at MJLashua@uiwater.com Thank you in advance for your attention. Sinc eLL , Martin Lashua Vice President of Operations NC/TN cc: Danny Lassiter Stephen Harrell a Mites, Inc. company Carolina Trace Utilities, Inc. P.O. Box 240908 9 Charlotte, NC 28224 ® P: 704-525-7990 if F: 704-525-8174 5701 Westpark Dr., Suite 101 0 Charlotte, NC 28217 ® www.uiwater.com