NC0023876_Pretreatment_IUP_Issuance_20240125

CitN of Burlim-,ton
Control Authority and/or Municipality
PERMIT
Industrial User Pretreatment Permit (IUP)
To Discharge Wastewater Under the
Industrial Pretreatment Program
0091 N/A
IUP Number 40 CFR Category(if Applicable)
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, any
applicable federal categorical pretreatment regulations, all other lawful standards and
regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission, and the Control Authority and/or Municipality Sewer Use Ordinance. The
fntlnwine Industrv, hereafter referred to by name or as the ermittee:
Industry name, permittee:
Mount Vernon Chemicals, LLC dba Apollo Chemical -
Facility Located at Street Address
2001 Willow Springs Lane
Cfly
Burlin ton
State, Zip
North Carolina 27215
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from the facility located at the above listed
address into the sanitary sewer collection system and the wastewater treatment facility of
the Control Authority and/or Municipality listed below:
IUP Control Authority and/or Municipality WWrP name:
South Burlington Wastewater Treatment Plant
NPDES Number:
NCO023876
WWrPAddress:
Boy Wood Road
City, State, Zip
North Carolina 27215
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and all other conditions
set forth in Parts I, II, and III of this Industrial User Pretreatment Permit (IUP).
Effective date, this permit and the authorization to discharge shall become
effective at midnight on this date:.
March 1, 2024
Expiration date, this permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at
midnight on this date:
December 31, 2026
WC-PJiLo—��-210
Water Resources Director/Date
Water Resources Director
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Industrial User Pretreatment Permit (IUP)
PART I
Specific Conditions
Continued: IUP History
IUP, PART I, OUTLINE:
A.) IUP Basic Information
B.) IUP Modification History
C.) Authorization Statement
D.) Description of Discharges
E.) Schematic and Monitoring Locations
F.) Effluent Limits & Monitoring Requirements
G.) Definitions and Limit Page(s) notes
A. IUP Basic Information:
Receiving Control Authority & WWTP name: POTW NPDES # :
South Burlington Wastewater Treatment Plant NCO023876
IUP Name : IUP Number:
Mount Vernon Chemicals, LLC dba Apollo Chemical - 0091
Burlington
IUP Effective date: Pipe Numbers, list all regulated pipes:
March 1, 2024 01
IUP Expiration date: IUP 40 CFR # (if applicable), or N/A:
December 31, 2026 N/A
B. IUP History.
Effective
Date
3/1/2024
New/Renewal or Description of changes over previous IUP
Modification
New Permit issued to newly designated SIU
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C.) Authorization Statement:
1.) The Permittee is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater in accordance with
the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and all other conditions set
forth in this Industrial User Pretreatment Permit (IUP) into the sewer collection
system and wastewater treatment facility of the Control Authority and/or
Municipality.
2.) The Permittee is hereby authorized to continue operation of and discharge
wastewater from the following treatment or pretreatment facilities. These
facilities must correspond to the treatment units listed on both the application
and ins ection forms.
IU Treatment Units
�L'stll Treatment Units: Descriptions:
Holding tank 5,000 gallon gravity based holding tank
3.) The Permittee is hereby authorized to, if required by the Control Authority
and/or Municipality and after receiving Authorization to Construct (A to C)
from the Control Authority and/or Municipality, construct and operate
additional pretreatment units as needed to meet final effluent limitations.
D.) Description of IUP Discharge(s):
Describe the discharge(s) from all regulated pipes.
Pipe # 001 , Description of Discharge:
Wastewater generated by manufacturing chemicals through wet blend
or synthesis. The chemicals manufactured at this facility are used to
help clean and degrease hard surfaces, remove stains from fabrics,
eliminate odors, and repel oil and water.
E.) Schematic and Monitoring Locations:
The facility schematic and description of monitoring location(s) given below must
show enough detail such that someone unfamiliar with the facility could readily find
and identify the monitoring location(s) and connection to the sewer. Include and
identify all regulated pipes.
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Industrial User Pretreatment Permit IUP
PART I
ific Conditions
G.) Definitions and Limit Page(s) notes:
1.
2.
3.
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In addition to the definitions in the City of Burlington Sewer Use Ordinance the
following definitions and requirements apply:
Composite Sample, alternative definition:
A composite sample for the monitoring requirements of this IUP is the same
as described above unless specifically defined below as the automatic or
manual collection of constant volume and constant time grab samples
collected and composited according to the following criteria:
Specific volume of each grab sample =
Specific time interval between samples =
Total duration of sample collection period =
Total number of grab samples to be composited =
Daily Monitoring Frequency
1300 1
Milliliters
Hours
Hours
Samples
Daily Monitoring Frequency as specified in this IUP shall mean each day
of discharge.
Grab Sample
Grab sample for the monitoring requirements of this IUP, is defined as a
single "dip and take" sample collected at a representative point in the
discharge stream.
Instantaneous measurement
An Instantaneous measurement for the monitoring requirements of this IUP
is defined as a single reading, observation, or measurement.
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Industrial User Pretreatment Permit JUP
PART II
General Conditions
Outline of PART II,
1. Representative Sampling 16. Federal and/or State Laws
2. Reporting 17. Penalties
3. Test Procedures 18. Need to Halt or Reduce
4. Additional Monitoring by 19. Transferability
Permittee
5. Duty to comply
6. Duty to Mitigate
7. Facilities Operation, Bypass
8. Removed substances
9. Upset Conditions
10. Right of Entry
11. Availability of Records
12. Duty to provide information
13. Signatory Requirements
14. Toxic Pollutants
15. Civil and Criminal Liability
1. Representative Sampling
20. Property Rights
21. Severability
22. Modification, Revocation,
Termination
23.
Reapplication
24.
Dilution Prohibition
25.
Reports of Changed Conditions
26.
Construction of pretreatment
facilities
27.
Reopener
28.
Categorical Reopener
29.
General Prohibitive Standards
30.
Reports of Potential Problems
Samples and measurements taken as required herein shall be representative of the volume and nature
of the monitored discharge. All samples shall be taken at the monitoring points specified in this
permit and, unless otherwise specified, before the effluent joins or is diluted by any other
wastestream, body of water, or substance. Monitoring points shall not be changed without
notification to, and approval by, the permit issuing authority.
2. Reporting
a.) Monitoring results obtained by the permittee shall be reported on forms specified by the
Control Authority and/or Municipality, postmarked no later than the twentieth day of the
month following the month in which the samples were taken. If no discharge occurs during
a reporting period (herein defined as each calendar month) in which a sampling event was
to have occurred, a form with the phrase "no discharge" shall be submitted. Copies of these
and all other reports required herein shall be submitted to the Control Authority and/or
Municipality and shall be sent to the following address:
Robert C. Patterson, Jr., P.E.
Water Resources Director
City of Burlington
PO Box 1358
Burlington, NC 27216-1358
b.) If the sampling performed by the permittee indicates a violation, the permittee shall notify the
Control Authority and/or Municipality within 24 hours of becoming aware of the violation. The
permittee shall also repeat the sampling and analysis and submit the results of the repeat
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PART II
General Conditions
analysis to the Control Authority and/or Municipality within 30 days after becoming aware of
the violation.
3. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall be performed in accordance with the techniques
prescribed in 40 CFR part 136 and amendments thereto unless specified otherwise in the monitoring
conditions of this permit.
4. Additional Monitoring by Permittee
If the permittee monitors any pollutant at the location(s) designated herein more frequently than
required by this permit, using approved analytical methods as specified above, the results of such
monitoring shall be submitted to the Control Authority and/or Municipality. The Control Authority
and/or Municipality may require more frequent monitoring or the monitoring of other pollutants not
required in this permit by written notification.
5. Duty to Comply
The permittee must comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance constitutes
a violation of the Control Authority and/or Municipality Sewer Use Ordinance and is grounds for
possible enforcement action.
6. Duty to Mitigate - Prevention of Adverse Impact
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of
this permit, which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health, the POTW, the
waters receiving the POTW s discharge, or the environment.
7. Facilities Operation, Bypass
The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and operate as efficiently as possible,
all control facilities or systems installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the
terms and conditions of this permit. Bypass of treatment facilities is prohibited except when
approved in advance by the Control Authority and/or Municipality. Bypass approval shall be given
only when such bypass is in compliance with 40 CFR 403.17.
8. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course of treatment or control of
wastewaters shall be disposed of in a manner such as to prevent any pollutants from such materials
from entering the sewer system. The permittee is responsible for assuring its compliance with any
requirements regarding the generation, treatment, storage, and/or disposal of "Hazardous waste" as
defined under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
9. Upset Conditions
An "upset" means an exceptional incident in which there is an unintentional and temporary
noncompliance with the effluent limitations of this permit because of factors beyond the reasonable
control of the permittee. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by
operational error, improperly designed or inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventative
maintenance, or careless or improper operations.
An upset may constitute an affirmative defense for action brought for the noncompliance. The
permittee has the burden of proof to provide evidence and demonstrate that none of the factors
specifically listed above were responsible for the noncompliance.

Industrial User Pretreatment Permit JUPy
PART II
General Conditions
10. Right of Entry
The permittee shall allow the staff of the State of North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality and Division of Water Resources, the Regional Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Control Authority and/or Municipality, and/or their authorized
representatives, upon the presentation of credentials:
1. To enter upon the permittee's premises where a real or potential discharge is located or
in which records are required to be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit;
and
2. At reasonable times to have access to and copy records required to be kept under the
terms and conditions of this permit; to inspect any monitoring equipment or monitoring
method required in this permit; and to sample any discharge of pollutants.
11. Availability of Records and Reports
The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and
maintenance records as well as copies of reports and information used to complete the application
for this permit for at least three years. All records that pertain to matters that are subject to any type
of enforcement action shall be retained and preserved by the permittee until all enforcement
activities have concluded and all periods of limitation with respect to any and all appeals have
expired.
Except for data determined to be confidential under the Sewer Use Ordinance, all reports prepared
in accordance with terms of this permit shall be available for public inspection at the Control
Authority and/or Municipality. As required by the Sewer Use Ordinance, effluent data shall not be
considered confidential.
12. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Water Resources Director or his/her designees, within a reasonable
time, any information which the Director, his/her designee, or the State of North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality and the Division of Water Resources may request to
determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating this permit or
to determine compliance with this permit. The permittee shall also furnish, upon request, copies of
records required to be kept by this permit.
13. Signatory Requirements
All reports or information submitted pursuant to the requirements of this permit must be signed and
certified by the Authorized Representative as defined under the Sewer Use Ordinance. If the
designation of an Authorized Representative is no longer accurate because a different individual or
position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, or overall responsibility for
environmental matters for the company, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of this
section must be submitted to the Water Resources Director prior to or together with any reports to
be signed by an authorized representative.
14. Toxic Pollutants
If a toxic effluent standard or prohibition (including any schedule of compliance specified in such
effluent standard or prohibition) is established under Section 307(a) of the Federal Clean Water Act
for a toxic pollutant which is present in the discharge and such standard or prohibition is more
stringent than any limitation for such pollutant in this permit, this permit may be revised or modified
in accordance with the toxic effluent standard or prohibition and the permittee so notified.
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15. Civil and Criminal Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from civil or criminal penalties for
noncompliance.
16. Federal and/or State Laws
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve the
permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties established pursuant to any applicable
Federal and/or State law or regulation.
17. Penalties
The Sewer Use Ordinance of the Control Authority and/or Municipality provides that any person
who violates a permit condition is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 dollars per day of
such violation.
Under state law, (NCGS 143-215.613), under certain circumstances it is a crime to violate terms,
conditions, or requirements of pretreatment permits. It is a crime to knowingly make any false
statement, representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to
be maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or
noncompliance. These crimes are enforced at the prosecutorial discretion of the local District
Attorney.
18. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary
to halt or reduce the permitted activity to maintain compliance with the conditions of the permit.
19. Transferability
This permit shall not be reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different
premises, or a new or changed operation without approval of the Town.
20. Property Rights
This permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal property, or any exclusive
privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights,
nor any infringement of Federal, State or local laws or regulations.
21. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable and, if any provision of this permit or the application of
any provision of this permit to any circumstance is held invalid, the application of such provision to
other circumstances and the remainder of this permit shall not be affected thereby.
22. Permit Modification, Revocation, Termination
This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued or terminated with cause in accordance to the
requirements of the Control Authority and/or Municipality Sewer Use Ordinance and North
Carolina General Statute or implementing regulations.
23. Re -Application for Permit Renewal
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The permittee is responsible for filing an application for reissuance of this permit at least 180 days
prior to its expiration date.
24. Dilution Prohibition
The permittee shall not increase the use of potable or process water or in any other way attempt to
dilute the discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance
with the limitations contained in this permit.
25. Reports of Changed Conditions
The permittee shall give notice to the Control Authority and/or Municipality of any planned
significant changes to the permittee's operations or system which might alter the nature, quality, or
volume of its wastewater at least 180 days before the change. The permittee shall not begin the
changes until receiving written approval from the Control Authority and/or Municipality. Also see
Part II, 30 below for additional reporting requirements for spill/slug issues.
Significant changes may include but are not limited to
(a) Increases or decreases to production;
(b) Increases in discharge of previously reported pollutants;
(c) Discharge of pollutants not previously reported to the Control Authority and/or
Municipality;
(d) New or changed product lines;
(e) New or changed manufacturing processes and/or chemicals; or
(f) New or changed customers.
26. Construction
No construction of pretreatment facilities or additions thereto shall be begun until Final Plans and
Specifications have been submitted to the Control Authority and/or Municipality and written
approval and an Authorization to Construct (A to C) have been issued.
27. Reopener
The permit shall be modified or, alternatively, revoked and reissued to comply with any applicable
effluent standard or limitation for the control of any pollutant shown to contribute to toxicity of the
WWTP effluent or any pollutant that is otherwise limited by the POTW discharge permit. The
permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph may also contain any other requirements of
State or Federal pretreatment regulations then applicable.
28. Categorical Reopener
This permit shall be modified, or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to comply with any applicable
effluent standard or limitation issued or approved under Sections 302(b)(2)(C) and (D), 304(b)(2),
and 307(a)(2) of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent standard or limitation so issued or approved:
1.) Contains different conditions or is otherwise more stringent than any effluent
limitation in this permit; or
2.) Controls any pollutant not limited in this permit.
The permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also contain any other requirements
of the Act then applicable.
29. General Prohibitive Standards
The permittee shall comply with the general prohibitive discharge standards in 40 CFR 403.5 (a)
and (b) of the Federal pretreatment regulations.
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30. Potential Problems
The permittee shall provide protection from accidental and slug discharges of prohibited materials
and other substances regulated by this permit. The permittee shall also notify the POTW
immediately of any changes at its facility affecting the potential for spills and other accidental
discharge, discharge of a non -routine, episodic nature, a non -customary batch discharge, or a slug
load as defined in the Sewer Use Ordinance.
Additionally, the permittee shall notify by telephone the Control Authority and/or Municipality
immediately of all discharges that could cause problems to the POTW including any slug loadings
as defined in the Sewer Use Ordinance. If the permittee experiences such a discharge, they shall
inform the Control Authority and/or Municipality immediately upon the first awareness of the
commencement of the discharge. Notification shall include location of the discharge, type of waste,
concentration and volume if known and corrective actions taken by the permittee. A written follow-
up report thereof shall be filed by the permittee within five (5) days, unless waived by the Control
Authority and/or Municipality.
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PART III
Special Conditions
Slug/Spill Control Measures
The permittee shall provide protection from accidental and slug discharges of
prohibited materials and other substances regulated by this permit. The permittee
shall develop a written slug/spill control plan and submit it to the Control Authority
on or before June 15 2024 for the approval by the Control Authority. The plan
shall include, but is not limited to:
¥ Description of discharge practices, including non -routine batch discharges;
¥ Description of stored chemicals;
¥ Procedures for immediately notifying the POTW of slug discharges that
would cause a violation of 40 CFR 403.5(b), with procedures for follow- up
notification within 5 days;
¥ And if necessary, procedures to prevent adverse impact from accidental
spills, including inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and
transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site
run-off, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment,
measures for containing toxic organic pollutants (including solvents),
and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
2. Sludge Management Plan
Ninety days prior to the initial disposal of sludge generated by any pretreatment
facility, the permittee shall submit a sludge management plan to the Control
Authority.
3, Flow Measurement Requirements
The permittee shall maintain appropriate discharge flow measurement devices and
methods consistent with approved scientific practices to ensure the accuracy and
reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges. Devices
installed shall be a continuous recording flow meter capable of measuring flows
with a maximum deviation of less than 10% from true discharge rates throughout
the range of expected discharge volumes. The devices shall be installed, calibrated,
and maintained to ensure accuracy. The meter must have a non-resettable totalizer
that reads in cubic feet or gallons. There shall be no by-pass capability of the
metering device. The meter shall be calibrated at a minimum of once per calendar
year by an independent contractor. Modifications to the flow metering equipment
shall be approved by the Control Authority prior to installation. If a required flow
measurement device fails, the Control Authority shall be notified within 24 hours.
4, Certified Laboratory Analysis
Pollutant analysis shall be performed by the State of North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality and the Division of Water Resources Certified Laboratory
that is certified in the analysis of the pollutant in wastewater.
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5. 1,4 Dioxane Minimization Plan
The permittee shall evaluate and implement practical best management practices to
minimize 1,4 Dioxane-containing chemicals discharged into the POTW. The
permittee shall develop a written 1,4 Dioxane minimization plan and submit it to
the Control Authority on or before 4/15/2024 for the approval by the Control
Authority. The plan shall include, but is not limited to evaluation of production
substitution, process changes, and taking process lines with significant 1,4 Dioxane
loadings to closed loop. Upon approval, the Minimization Plan shall become an
enforceable part of this Permit.
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IUP Synopsis
A. IUP Basic Information
Receiving POTW name: POTW NPDES#:
South Burlington Wastewater Treatment NCO023876
Plant
IUP name: IUP Number:
ITG/Burlington Industries LLC — 0091
Burlington Finishing
IUP Effective date: Pipe Numbers, list all regulated pipes:
March 01, 2024 01
IUP expiration date: IUP 40 CFR#, if applicable:
December 31, 2026
B. IUP Survey & Application form
Attach a completed copy of the Industrial User Wastewater Survey &
Application Form (see appendix 6-A)
C. IU Inspection form
Attach a copy of an Industrial User Inspection Form (see chapter 7) completed
by the Control Authority within the past 12 months.
D. RATIONALE FOR LIMITATIONS:
As listed on the IUP Limits Page(s), PART I, Section F of the IUP.
RATIONALE # 1:
Review of IU Monitoring Data, with no Over Allocation situation:
The following pollutants were assigned numerical limits in this IUP based on
City of Burlington's local limits, the industry's effluent data, and the
industry's estimated maximum daily flow to account for sample variability.
Permit limits assigned by the Local IUP Control Authority cannot result in an
Over Allocation situation for any pollutants.
Chromium
Copper
Nickel
Zinc
0.01 lbs/da
' 0.01 lbs/da
0.005 lbs/day
0.04 lbs/day
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