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Home My WebLink AboutNC0006033_Permit Issuance_19960919State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources' • Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary p E H N F1 A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director September 19,1996 Mr. Chess Maxwell Cramerton Automotive Products, L.P. P.O. Box 279 Cramerton, North Carolina 28032 Subject: NPDES Permit Issuance Permit No. NC0006033 Cramerton Automotive Products Gaston County Dear Mr. Maxwell: In accordance with the application for a discharge permit received on March 28, 1996, 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 US Environmental Protection Agency dated December 6,1983. 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 notice 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, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Greg Nizich at telephone number (919) 733-5083, extension 541. Sincerely, Original Signed By David A. Goodrich A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E. cc: Central Files Mooresville Regional Office Mr. Roosevelt Childress, EPA Permits and Engineering Unit Facility Assessment Unit Aquatic Survey & Toxicology Unit P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone (919) 733.5083 FAX (919) 733-0719 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled / 10 % post -consumer paper Permit No. NC0006033 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, Cramerton Automotive Products, L.P. is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at Cramerton Plant on NCSR 2565 west of Belmont Gaston County to receiving waters designated as South Fork Catawba River in the Catawba River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I,11, III, and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective November 1, 1996. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2001. Signed this day September 19, 1996. Original Signed By David A Goodrich A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit No. NC0006033 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET Cramerton Automotive Products, L.P. is hereby authorized to: Continue to operate a 4.0 MGD wastewater treatment plant consisting of an influent bar screen, pH control, flow equalization basin with mechanical aeration, aeration basin with mechanical aeration, dual secondary clarifiers, sludge recirculation pump station, gaseous chlorination with contact chamber, aerobic digestors, sludge drying beds, a sludge belt press, and ultrasonic flow measuring device located at Cramerton Plant, NCSR 2565, west of Belmont, Gaston County (See Part III of this Permit), and Dischar.-e from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into South Fork Catawba River which is classified Class WS-V waters in the Catawba River Basin. 195 Crarnei-ton' a . 0. y, I 1 BrSe --D-✓ I 650 Hope N 1 J ROAD CLASSIFICATION PRIMARY HIGHWAY LIGHT -DUTY ROAD. HARD OR HARD SURFACE IMPROVED SURFACE SECONDARY HIGHWAY HARD SURFACE =000= UMMPROVED ROAD = _ — Latitude 35014'01" Longitude 81003'52" Map # G14NE Sub -basin 030836 Stream Class Discharge Class , Receiving Stream Design O South Fork Catawba River Permit expires 9/30/01 SCALE 1:24 000 0 1 KILOMETER CONTOUR INTERVAL 10 FEET QUAD LOCATION Iramerton Automotive Product NC0006033 Gaston County WWTP A. O. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0006033 During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below: Effluent Characteristic Discharge Limitation: Monitoring Requirements Lbs/dalr Units !specify Measurement Sample `Sample Mon. Avo. Daily Max Mon. Avg. Daily Max. Frequency Type Location Flow 4.0 MGD Continuous Recorder I or E BOD, 5 Day, 20 °C 334.4 668.8 10.0 Z0.0 Daily Composite E Total Suspended Residue 1,302. 2,604.0 Daily Composite E ODD 5,189. 10,378.0 Weekly Composite E Sulfides 13.6 27.3 Monthly Grab E Phenols 0.7 21.0 µg/I Monthly Grab E Total Chromium 6.8 13.6 Monthly Composite E Temperature ` ' ` ' ' ' Daily Grab E,U,D Dissolved Oxygen Grab U,D Conductivity Grab U,D NH3 as N Monthly Composite E * Sample locations: E - Effluent, 1 - Influent, U - Upstream at Cramerton Bridge, D - Downstream at Upper Armstrong Bridge. Stream samples shall be grab samples. Instream sampling shall be conducted three times per week during the months of June, July, August, and September and once per week during the remaining months of the year. ** Daily means every day on which a wastewater discharge occurs except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. *** The to re of th n increase in the temperature of the receiving stream of more that 2.8'C and cause the am Tent water temperature to exceed 32°C. **** See Part 111, Condition F. ***** Chronic Toxicity ( Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 4.7%, March, June, September and December, See Part III, Condition E. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored daily at the effluent. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0006033 During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number 001. (Continued) Effluent Characteristic Discharge Lim It at Ion! Lbs/day Other Units (specify) Mon. Avg. Daily Max Mon. Avg. Daily Max. Total Residual Chlorine Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)"""" Total Phosphorus"" Chronic Toxicity**'** 200.0 /100 ml 400.0 /100 ml Monitorina Reaulrements Measurement Sample Freauency Type Daily Grab Daily Grab Monthly Composite Monthly Composite Quarterly Composite `Sample Location E E,U,D E E E Part Ill Permit No. NC0006033 E. CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIM1T (QRTRLY) The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit chronic toxicity using test procedures outlined in: 1.) The North Carolina Ceriodaphnia chronic effluent bioassay procedure (North Carolina Chronic Bioassay Procedure - Revised *September 1989) or subsequent versions. The effluent concentration at which there may be no observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality is 4.7% (defined as treatment two in the North Carolina procedure document). The permit holder shall perform quarterly monitoring using this procedure to establish compliance with the permit condition. The first test will be performed after thirty days from the effective date of this permit during the months of March, June, September, and December. Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR -I) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter code TGP3B. Additionally, DEM Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address: Attention: Environmental Sciences Branch North Carolina Division of Environmental Management 4401 Reedy Creek Road 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 single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure to meet specified limits, then monthly monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above. Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management 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 and will require immediate retesting(within 30 days of initial monitoring event). Failure to submit suitable test results will constitute noncompliance with monitoring requirements. F. NUTRIENTS I d e l '( It has been determined by the Division of vironmental Management through intensive water quality studies that discharges upstrean3,df Lake Wylie, including this discharge, need to control nutrients through the application of a best available technology (BAT) that is economically achievable. The perm shall vide the Division with a study which fully investigates the feasibility of meeting a monthl average TP limit of 1.0 mg/l, and a summertime TN limit of 6 mg/1. If it is determined to beAeyond reasonable BAT to reach such concentrations of nutrients, the Division will apply BAT imits based on the results of this study and the performance of other similar plants. The nutrient study should be completed by November 1, 1999, and submitted to the following address: North Carolina Division of Environmental Management Water Quality Section /Technical Support Branch P.O. Box 29535 Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 G. Nutrient Condition for Permits with Phosphorus This permit may be modified, or revoked and rei for this discharge depending upon the following: 1. The findings of a study by the control is necessary. 2. Local actions do not successfully dt l', change the effluent limitation on nutrients Environmental Management determine nutrient the nutrient loading on the receiving waters. 3. The onset of problem conditipfis in the receiving waters. NPDES WASTE LOAD ALLOCATION PERMrr NO.: NC0006033 PERMITTEE NAME: Cramerton Automotive Products, L.P. FACILITY NAME: Cramerton Plant Facility Status: _ Existing Permit Status: Renewal Major q Minor Pipe No.: 001 Design Capacity: 4.0 MGD Domestic (% of Flow): Industrial (% of Flow): Comments: 21% 79% RECEIVING STREAM: South Fork Catawba River Class: WS-V Sub -Basin: 03-08-36 Reference USGS Quad: G 14 NE (please attach) County: Gaston Regional Office: Mooresville Regional Office Previous Exp. Date: 9/30/96 Treatment Plant Class: III Classification changes within three miles: Requested by: Greg Nizich u /' Date: 4/2/96 Prepared by: Date: 61,1115K Reviewed by: / D `Bo D K ��,�G✓ dZ (O � � -- Modeler Date Rec. # Drainage Area (mil) 6 5 Avg. Streamflow (cfs): 9/ 0 7Q10 (cfs) ld. r Winter 7Q10 (cfs) o? J 30Q2 (cfs) 3C) ql Toxicity Limits: IWC c f, 7 % Acute/ hmn�i Instream Monitoring: 7 Trvr t �S�i) Parameters / � vm , 00, C ,� d , fe G oIl W/1 0 P, / 1/ n,iovf Upstream i/Zg401y n %/i ; gcLocation T� 1/-5 0/ Downstream41G �lr/ �, f . U -' Location Monthly Daily Max. Daily Max. Average Summer/ Winter Wasteflow (MGD): 4.0 BOD5 (Ibs/day): 334.4 668.8 COD (lbs/day): 5189.0 10378.0 NH3N (mg/1): monitor TSS (Ibs/day): 1302.0 2604.0 Fecal Col. (/100 ml): 200 400 pH (SU): 6-9 Residual Chlorine (µg/1): monitor Phenols (lbs/day): 0.7 21.0 ug/L Sulfides (lbs/day): 13.6 27.3 Total Chromium (lbs/day): 6.8 13.6 Temperature: monitor monitor TP (mg1r: monitor TN (mg/1): monitor Mercury (ug/L): monitor Chloroform (ug/L): monitor Chronic Toxicity test 0 4.7'% i SOUTH-; FORK RIVER-- FILTER 1 1--2420000 GPO STORAGE I 1200000 GPD; LAKEWOOD 2 620000 G PO Fi. AST TANK FLC.NT i 22000 Gill-, COOLING EOILEk PURCHASF TOWER5 DYEING POTABLE TACK WASH BLOW DOWNPOTABLE N - TOWN OF CRAMEPTON 510000 GPO WASTE iRCATMENT PLANT SCHEMATI;; OF WATEI; FL(-W ,i()0174:LL AUTOMOTIVE FI:000CTS CORPORATION 5�0(y00 G P O.1- STOR IA WAT E R *C•LC — .CV.,ON: .• << o..c co, CKO O ♦►'VO V r C RAMS RTON PL I-NT C - 8 - 86 a FACT SHEET FOR WASTELOAD ALLOCATION Facility Name: Cramerton Plant NPDES No.: NC0006033 Type of Waste: 21 % domestic / 79% industrial Facility Status: Existing Permit Status: Renewal Receiving Stream: South Fork Catawba River Stream Classification: WS-V Subbasin: 03-08-36 County: Gaston spo Regional Office: Mooresville Requester: Greg Nizich Date of Request: 4/2196 Topo Quad: G 14 NE Wasteload Allocation Summary (approach taken, correspondence with region, EPA, etc.) Request # 8470 Stream Characteristic: USGS # Date: Drainage Area (mi2): Summer 7Q10 (cfs): Winter 7Q10 (cfs): Average Flow (cfs): 30Q2 (cfs): JWC (%): t10 a, :a a flows from FV94 WLA 635 125 230 810 4.7 Effluent guidelines and modeling analysis from the 1994 WLA were used in this WLA. Facility has consistently passed its WET test since 1992. A review of instream monitoring data from 1992 to the present did not reveal any reported instream D.O. violations. However, high fecal coliform levels were frequently noted both up and downstream of the discharge. According to the permit which became effective June 1, 1995, the permittee is to conduct a feasibility study due in 1999 which analyzes the ability of the facility to meet a TP limit of 1.0 mg/L and a TN limit of 6.0 mg/L. If the study concludes that these limits can not be consistently achieved then the Division will apply BAT limits based on the results of the study and the performance of other similar plants. Per the 1995 Catawba River Basinwide Management Plan BAT limits for nutrients are recommended. Until appropriate nutrient limits are determined effluent monitoring for TP and TN is recommended. The facility has confirmed that production figures used to calculate guideline limits have not changed since the previous waste load allocation (1994). Special Schedule Requirements and additional comments from Reviewers: N.C. Dr6PT. OF ENytRONME T, HEALTH, RWUR & NATURAL KAT 29 1996 1518B flFSYIUEE REffi I k OFHC `a Recommended by: 4^ Date: ZO 7f� Reviewed by , L Instream Assessment: w c Date: Regional Supervisor: Z Date: S 46 Permits & Engineering: Date: 3i 96 RETURN TO TECHNICAL SUPPORT BY: juN 19 1996 3 Existing Limits: CONVENTIONAL PARAMETERSfWMCS/1V1ETALS Monthly Average Summer/ Winter Wasteflow (MGD): 4.0 BODS (lbs/day): 334.4 COD (lbs/day): 5189.0 NH3N (mg/1): monitor TSS (lbs/day): 1302.0 Fecal Col. (/100 ml): 200 pH (SU): 6-9 Residual Chlorine (µg/1): monitor Phenols (lbs/day): Sulfides (lbs/day): 13.6 Total Chromium (lbs/day): 6.8 Temperature: monitor TP (mg/1): monitor TN (mg/1): monitor Chronic Toxicity test @ 4.7% Daily Max. 668.8 10378.0 0.7 27.3 13.6 monitor Daily Max. 21.0 ug/L * The current permit requires the facility to study the feasibility of meeting a TP limit of 1 mg/L and a TN limit of 6 mg/L. Monthly Daily Max. Daily Max. Average Summer/ Winter Wasteflow (MGD): 4.0 BODS (lbs/day): 334.4 668.8 COD (lbs/day): 5189.0 10378.0 NH3N (mg/1): monitor TSS (lbs/day): 1302.0 2604.0 Fecal Col. (/100 ml): 200 400 pH (SU): 6-9 Residual Chlorine (µg/1): monitor Phenols (lbs/day): 0.7 21.0 ug/L Sulfides (lbs/day): 13.6 27.3 Total Chromium (lbs/day): 6.8 13.6 Temperature: monitor monitor TP (mg/1): monitor * TN (mg/1): monitor * Mercury (ug/L): monitor Chloroform (ug/L): monitor Chronic Toxicity test @ 4.7% * Per Catawba River Basinwide Management Plan BAT nutrient limits should be applied upon completion of feasibility study due in 1999. 4 (explanation of any modifications to past modeling analysis including new flows, rates, field data, interacting discharges) No limit changes are recommended with the exception of the addition of mercury and chloroform monitoring. APAMS from 1994 and 1995 were available for review. The 1994 APAM reported an effluent mercury concentration equal to the allowable, 0.3 ug/L. Both the 1994 and 1995 APAMs reported chloroform concentrations well above the detection level although still below the allowable. Chloroform and mercury monitoring are recommended in order to collect enough data points to run a reasonable potential analysis. After a muumum of 12 data points are collected over the course of at least one year this analysis can be run at which point we can reevaluate the need for continued monitoring. TOMCS/NETALS Type of Toxicity Test: Cronic Tox. P/F Permit limit (Quarterly) Existing Limit: 4.7% Recommended Limit: 4.7% Monitoring Schedule: Mar, Jun, Sept, Dec. INSTREAM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Upstream Location: Cramerton Bridge Downstream Location: Upper Armstrong Bridge Parameters: Temp., DO, Cond., Feeabeeliform DK- Fecr..( CoC`4v✓Vw Special instream monitoring locations or monitoring frequencies: MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION & SPECIAL CONDITIONS Adequacy of Existing Treatment Has the facility demonstrated the ability to meet the proposed new limits with existing treatment facilities? Yes V No If no, which parameters cannot be met? Would a "phasing in" of the new limits be appropriate? Yes _ No If yes, please provide a schedule (and basis for that schedule) with the regional office recommendations: If no, why not? Special Instructions or Conditions Wasteload sent to EPA? (Major) _ (Y or N) (If yes, then attach schematic, toxics spreadsheet, copy of model, or, if not modeled, then old assumptions that were made, and description of how it fits into basinwide plan) Additional Information attached? (Y or N) If yes, explain with attachments. FacilityName G rar1� 401V1 / /J 17 t, Permit # X 0060." 3 Pipe # CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY) The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit chronic toxicity using test procedures outlined in: 1.) The North Carolina CeriodUhnia chronic effluent bioassay procedure (North Carolina Chronic Bioassay Procedure - Revised *September 1989) or subsequent versions. The effluent concentration at which there may be no observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality is `!, 7 % (defined as treatment two in the North Carolina procedure document). The permit holder shall perform quarterly monitoring using this procedure to establish compliance with the permit condition. The first test will be performed pfter th ty days from the effective date of this permit during the months of /i�U }' , .i ✓�, �eG Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter code TGP3B. Additionally, DEM Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address: Attention: Environmental Sciences Branch North Carolina Division of Environmental Management 4401 Reedy Creek Road 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 single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure to meet specified limits, then monthly monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above. 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N1on:dim:n slard .wnsm:uc s' Li.:basl -II%c lxr,thlllt s I'crb.ngad br I iM'I\u I VlI (tn+nP: it - n:sl.Cul Ihlnminp S.............. = D.11n no. trquiad; NIt -Nt. np.nlyd; (1 I1ry:hninl:.d(1:':I.mr Ptvilit, Are.'ny Sa:eu: I - Inar0.c, N. Nr.dy Isruedl1....nl.1-1), 11 . Anivc In. tat dird.t,m:: a.hill dal.ua 61.44a 11- m..n0. m "tali.... 1=URl'xi9naune.x�Jru1 5S SOC PRIORITY tPOJECT: No To: Permits and Engineering Unit f---} Water Quality Section Attention: Greg Nizich Date: May 16, 1996 NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS County: Gaston NPDES Permit No.: NC0006033 MRO No.: 96-101 PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION. 1. Facility and Address: Cramerton Automotive Products, L.P. P.O. Box 279 Cramerton, N.C. 28032 2. Date of Investigation: May 10, 1996 3. Report Prepared By: Samar Bou-Ghazale, Environ. Eng. I 4. Person Contacted and Telephone Number: Robert Kaufman, Environmental Eng. With Cramerton Automotive Products, Tel# (704) 825-7505 5. Directions to Site: From the junction of Lakewood Drive and Eagle Road (SR 2565) in the Town of Cramerton, Gaston County, travel east on Eagle Road approximately 0.3 mile. The plant is on the right (south) side of the road. 6. Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge Points: - Latitude: 350 14' 06" Longitude: 810 03' 56" Attach a USGS Map Extract and indicate treatment plant site and discharge point on map. USGS Quad No.: G 14 NE U.S.G.S. Name: Belmont, NC/SC 7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application: Yes. There is additional area available for expansion, if necessary. 8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): The site slopes vary from 2 to 8%. The faciliy is not located in a flood plain zone. 9. Location of Nearest Dwelling: None within 1000 feet. 10. Receiving Stream or Affected Surface Waters: South Fork Catawba River a. Classification: WS-V b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: Catawba 030836 C. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: The receiving stream is a major tributary to the Catawba River (Lake Wylie), and has significant flow. No discharge to the river could be observed because the outfall line is 200 feet off shore and eight (8) feet below water surface. The town of Cramerton's outfall is located approximately one mile downstream from the subject discharge. PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS 1. a. Volume of Wastewater to be permitted: 4.0 MGD b. What is the current permitted capacity of the wastewater treatment facility? 4.0 MGD C. Actual treatment capacity of current facility (current design capacity)? 8.00 MGD (The esisting facility is designed to treat 8.00 MGD, but the permit request is for 4.0 MGD). d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous ATCs issued in the previous two years: N/A e. Description of existing or substantially constructed WWT facilities: The existing facility is a 4.00 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment plant consisting of a mechanical bar screen, a 5.00 million gallons capacity flow equalization basin (currently not in operation) with mechanical aeration, a 5.00 million gallons capacity aeration basin with mechanical aeration, dual secondary clarifiers (800,000-gallon capacity each), a sludge recirculation pump station, gaseous chlorination with contact chamber, an aerobic sludge digester with mechanical aeration, sludge drying beds, a sludge belt press, and an ultrasonic flow measuring device. f. Description of proposed WWT facilities: N/A g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: Various chemicals are used during the manufacturing process. (see list provided with the application package). h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): Not Needed. 2. Residual handling and utilization/disposal scheme: a. If residuals are being land applied, please specify DEM Permit No. WQ 0002618 Residuals Contractor: EWR, Inc. Telephone No. (910) 998-8184 b. Residuals stabilization: Class B 3. Treatment Plant Classification: Class IV (include rating sheet) SIC Code(s): 2299 4952 Wastewater Code(s): 55,01,02 Secondary: 16,14 Main Treatment Unit Code: 05003 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 may need to be limited. 3. Important SOC/JOC or Compliance Schedule dates: N/A 4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation: N/A PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS The permittee is requesting renewal of the subject permit. During the site investigation, it was noted that the components of the wastewater treatment facilities were in good operational conditions. No unusual impact on the environment was observed. Pending review and approval of the WLA and review and approval by P & E, it is recommended that the Permit be renewed. as requested. Signature of !jeort Preparer Date Water Quality RgyOnal Supervisor Date CRAMERTON AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, I-P. A JPSI&-iron Joint Venture P.O. Box 279 Eagle Road Cramerton, N.C. 28032 (704)825-9841 FAX (704) 825-7555 June 8, 1995 A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E. State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management P.O. Box 29535 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Re: Cramerton Automotive Products, L.P. Cramerton, North Carolina NPDES No. NC0006033 Dear Mr. Howard: - JUN 16 19,15 DIV OF EUVIRONMENTI A;' %W DIRECTOR'S OFFICE In reviewing the recently received permit referenced above, we have the following comments/requests: 1. COD monitoring has been increased from the previous requirement from weekly to daily. We request that monitoring frequency remain once per week. There is sufficient background data to indicate that COD is not a problem and would justify the change in monitoring frequency. 2. Ammonia-N, sulfide and total chromium monitoring frequency has been increase to weekly from once per month. We request that this monitoring frequency remain once per n onth -rather than the indicated weekly frequency. Again, there is sufficient background data available to indicate that these parameters are not a problem and therefore leaving the monitoring frequency at once per month would not impact the stream quality. 3. We will contact Mr. David Goodrich in the near future to set up a meeting concerning the nutrient study. We are concerned about the nutrient limits expressed in the permit ( 1 mg/1 TP and 6 mg/1 TN) and the effort that it will take to contract a study and establish BAT economically achievable. 4. The permit is written for only 14 months. We were wondering why it was not written for five years and how the permit fee would be applied. 5. In order to protect our procedural rights and allow a more adequate review. we have asked our attorneys to file a petition for a contested case hearing with the office of Administrative Hearings. We hope however, that we can settle this matter with the Division _g:, TOXICANT ANALYSIS -if, Facqt& NameICramerton Automotive NPDES I !NC0006033 -... —............ ............ ._.._.—_. 7010s c/s) • 125.7! 1WC ffy i 4.70 Reeving Stream S. Fork Catawba River Stream Class !WS-V FINAL RESULTS ( Chromium Max. Pred Cw 215.361ugfl Allowable Cw! Llmi-r 425.5 ugA COD Max. Pred Cwj 169;mgA Allowable Cwj Lim1T 310.6 mgfl Sulfide Max. Pred C%v, 211.65 ugA AllowableC%v uHeT 816.9'ugA NH3-N Max. Pred Cwj 3.552 mgA Allowable Owl ►10ur74k1ub mgA I I O Max. Pred Cwj 0 ugA Allowable Cw 0.0 ugA ! 01 Max Pred Cwj 0 ugA Allowable Cwj 0.0 u A j 01 Max Pred Cwj 0 ugA Allowable Cwj 0.0 ugA Oj Max. Pred Cw! 0, Allowable Cwj 0.0 ugA , ug/1 0 Max. Pred Cw 0 ugA Allowable Cw; 0.0 ugA I Oj Max. Pred Cw! 01 ugA Allowable Cwj 0.0 ugA I o Max. Pred Cwj O'ugA Allowable Cwj 0.0 ugA of Max Pred Cw, 0. ugA Allowable Cw' 0.0!u A t'l ou �-ro ksu is GVRRi�� Pp�viws fZe�&uaST W14Ly Mon MouTHL/ DAILY tO.MIL k� 1NL--EkLY tiom+" 1-4 1410tJTky week.LY Ijcnll��. Mouili�/ 8/16/95 PAGE TOXICANT ANALYSIS arameter = [COD Standard = 14.61 m A n BDL=1 /2DL Actual Data RESULTS 1 109.7 Std Dev. 1 17.821 21 1301 Mean 83.9 31 1251 C.V. 0.212 j 4 { 901 ! 51 60 6+ 851 Mult Factor = 1.3' 7 801 Max. Value 130!mg/I 8' 881 Max. Pred Cw 169 i m A 91 85 Allowable Cw 310.6 mg/I 10 i 75 ! 11 so E 12 80 13 i 75 14! 721 151 65 1 16! 85 1 i 171, 851 1 181 90 19i 82 1 { 20! 62 1 211 70 1 1 221 72 231 1 24 j 25 ! 1 1 8/16/95 PAGE 1 TOXICANT ANALYSIS Parameter = Chromium Standard = ; _ _ _ _ 20 ggA nl BDL=1/2DL Actual Data RESULTS 1 25.3 Std Dev. 21.77394015 2 .59.6 Mean 29.74166667 31 23.7 C.V. 0.732102219 41 32 1 51 17.1 61 67.3 Mult Factor 7 32.8 Max. Value 67.3 ggA 8 60.6 Max. Pred 215.36 ggA 91 4.1 Allowable Cw 425.5 ggA 101 11.3 111 17.5 121 5.6 13 14 15 161 171 181 19 201 211 221 231 241 251 -26 1 271 281 I i 291 301 31� 32 } 331 34 35! 361 37 1 1 381 391 401 41 42 43 44' 45 461 I 471 i 48 491 501 , 511 I i 52 i 1 i 8/16/95 PACE 1 TOXICANT ANALYSIS arameter = F Sulfide Standard = 38.4 A I n BDL=1/2DL Actual Data RESULTS 1 i 63.5 Std Dev. 20.22 2 71.6 Mean 72.78 3, 55.6 C.V. 0.278 4! 124.5 51 68.5 611 55.1 Mult Factor = ~1.7' 7? 82.1 Max. Value 124.5 ggA 8i 80.3 Max_ Pred Ow 211.7 ggA 9 1 54.5 Allowable Cw 816.9 gA 10E 70.5 11 ! 91.2 12 t 55.9 131 141 15! 16? M ' 19; 20 s 8/16/95 PAGE 1 TOXICANT ANALYSIS arameter = N H 3-N Standard = .1.8 i m n BDL=1 /2DL Actual Data RESULTS 1 0.22 Std Dev_ 0.2557 2 1.11 Mean 0.3458 3 0.12 C.V. 0.7393 4 0.35 5 0.32 6 0.21 Mult Factor = ; 3.2 7 0.18 Max. Value 1 1.11 mg/I 8 0.33 Max. Pred Cwj 3.552 m /I 9 0.35 Allowable Cw 38.3 mg/I 10 0.4 11 0.21 12 0.35 13 14 15 16 17 , 18 19 20 8/16/95 PAGE i