NCG081012_Email RE Reporting No Flow_20230927

Eplin, Jerry W
From: Kate Fleming <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 AM
To: Eplin, Jerry W
Subject: Re: [External] Union County, 3rd Quarter Flows
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Understood, thank you! Kate
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On Sep 27, 2023, at 7:50 AM, Eplin,Jerry W<[e-mail]>wrote:
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An occasional no flow report does not carry a negative connotation. Most facilities occasionally have a "no flow', depending upon when rain
events happen. The key on your end is to make sure that you collect samples as early in the sampling period as possible—at the first qualifying
event.
Jerry W. Eplin, PE
Assistant Regional Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Office: [phone] x2147
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From: Kate Fleming<[e-mail]>
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To: Eplin,Jerry W<[e-mail]>
Cc: Khan, Zahid <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [External] Union County, 3rd Quarter Flows
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Jerry,
I appreciate your quick response.The Certificate of Coverage number is NCG081012. Does reporting "no flow/ no qualifying event" place us in
violation or carry any negative weight? Thanks— Kate Fleming
From: Eplin,Jerry W<[e-mail]>
Sent:Tuesday, September 26, 2023 1:13 PM
To: Kate Fleming<[e-mail]>
Cc: Khan, Zahid<[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [External] Union County, 3rd Quarter Flows
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Hello Ms. Fleming:
First, please reply back to this email and verify the Certificate of Coverage number for your referenced stormwater discharge permit.
Second, rather than sampling as you proposed, if there is not a measurable rain event between now and the end of the quarter, I would rather
you report"no flow/ no qualifying event" on the DMR for this quarter, and sample as early as possible in the next quarter to avoid another
missed monitoring period.
Please call me at the number below if you have questions.
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Jerry W. Eplin, PE
Assistant Regional Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Office: [phone] x2147
Email: merry.eplina-deg.nc.gov
Physical and Mailing Address:
610 E. Center Ave. Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
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From: Khan, Zahid <[e-mail]>
Sent:Tuesday, September 26, 2023 1:02 PM
To: Kate Fleming<Kate.Fleming@ unioncountync.gov>; Eplin,Jerry W<[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [External] Union County, 3rd Quarter Flows
Kate,
Jerry Eplin will response. Thanks
From: Kate Fleming<[e-mail]>
Sent:Tuesday, September 26, 2023 12:03 PM
To: Khan,Zahid <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] Union County, 3rd Quarter Flows
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Zahid,
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I recently asked to be able to sample with a variant given to the 72 hour rain requirement due to consistent rain events and I was granted a 48
hour timeframe between rain events per Jeffery Chandler. Then it decided not to rain again during working hours. I am out of town Wednesday
&Thursday of this week with Friday being the last day in the 3rd quarter. In the past I have been allowed, with your approval, to pull samples
from Outfall 002 due to constant flow due to ground water contributions at this outfall. If there is not a measurable rain event before Friday,
will this option of dry weather flows be allowed and considered adequate for the 3rd quarter reporting?Thank you for your considerations.
Kate Fleming
Industrial Pretreatment Manager I Union County Water
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