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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0045993_Permit (Issuance)_20240903Docusign Envelope ID: 58A6F185-372A-4448-A69C-62420F97844E Permit NCO045993 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 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, ATI Specialty Materials, LLC is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at 2020 Ashcraft Avenue Monroe Union County to receiving waters designated as Richardson Creek in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof. The permit shall become effective October 1, 2024 This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2029 Signed this day August 27, 2024 DocuSigned by: Douglas Dowden Environmental Program Supervisor II Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: 58A6F185-372A-4448-A69C-62420F97844E Permit NC0045993 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked, and as of this issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein. ATI Specialty Materials, LLC is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate two cooling ponds with an oil skimming baffle located at the Monroe Facility at 2020 Ashcraft Avenue, Monroe, in Union County; and 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Richardson Creek, which is classified C waters in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. Page 2 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: 58A6F185-372A-4448-A69C-62420F97844E Permit NCO045993 PART I A. (1). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily Maximum MeasuremenT Fre uenc Sample Type Sample Location2 Flow, MGD No limit Continuous Recording Effluent Total Chromium 0.04 lb/day 0.09 lb/day 2/Month Composite Effluent Total Fluoride 43.34 lb/day 98.77 lb/day 2/Month Composite Effluent Total Cyanide3 0.171 lb/day 0.414 lb/day 2/Month Grab Effluent Total Nickel 0.09 lb/day 0.13 lb/day 2/Month Composite Effluent Total Lead 0.29 lb/day 0.6 lb/day 2/Month Composite Effluent Total Zinc 0.87 lb/day 2.09 lb/day 2/Month Composite Effluent Total Copper 15.38 µg/L 18.96 µg/L 2/Month Composite Effluent Total Cadmium, µg/L Quarterly Composite Effluent NH3 as N (April 1 -October 31) 2.0 mg/L 10.0 mg/L 2/Month Composite Effluent NH3 as N (November 1-March 31) 4.0 mg/L 20.0 mg/L 2/Month Composite Effluent Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Composite Effluent Oil and Grease 10.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent Temperature, oC4 Weekly Grab Effluent, Upstream, Downstream Conductivity, µmho/cm 2/Month Grab Effluent, Upstream, Downstream pH 6.0 < pH < 9.0 Monthly Grab Effluent Chronic Toxicitys Quarterly Composite Effluent Notes: 1. See Special Condition A (3). 2. Sample locations: Upstream: 50 feet above discharge point; Downstream: at a point 100 feet downstream of the discharge point. 3. The Division shall consider all cyanide values reported below 10 µg/L to be "zero' for compliance purposes. However, Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) shall record all values reported by a North Carolina -certified laboratory (even if these values fall below 10 µg/L). 4. The temperature of the effluent will be regulated so that the temperature of the receiving stream does not increase more than 2.8°C (5.05°F) above the natural water temperature (between upstream and downstream monitoring locations) and does not exceed a maximum of 32°C (89.6°F). [15 A NCAC 02B .0211 (18)]. Page 3 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: 58A6F185-372A-4448-A69C-62420F97844E Permit NCO045993 5. Whole Effluent Toxicity shall be measured by the chronic toxicity P/F test (Ceriodaphnia) at 51%; testing shall be performed in February, May, August, and November. See Condition A. (2.) for details. Toxicity monitoring shall coincide with metals monitoring. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE OIL IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. A. (2). CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY) [ 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 51.0%. The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterlmonitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised February 1998, or subsequent versions or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -February 1998) or subsequent versions. The tests will be performed during the months of February, May, August, and November. Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes. If the quarterly test procedure 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 the parameter code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP313 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 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621 Or, results can be sent to the email, ATForms.ATB@deq.nc.gov. 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 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 month. Page 4 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: 58A6F185-372A-4448-A69C-62420F97844E Permit NCO045993 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. (3). ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [G. S. 143-215.1(b)] Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program reports. 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.) • Section D. (6.) • Section E. (5.) Reporting Records Retention Monitoring Reports 1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)] 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. Starting on December 21, 2025, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable: Page 5 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: 58A6F185-372A-4448-A69C-62420F97844E Permit NC0045993 • 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 from the Division (see "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below). 2. Electronic Submissions In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the initial recipient for the electronic submission. Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means the entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)]. EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on 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: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/ 10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant- dis charge-elimination-system-npde s-electronic-reporting-rule Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above. 3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved 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: htt-p://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr 4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)] 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 Page 6 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: 58A6F185-372A-4448-A69C-62420F97844E Permit NC0045993 eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: http://deq.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: 7 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. (6.)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 any time [40 CFR 122.411. Page 7 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: 58A6F185-372A-4448-A69C-62420F97844E Permit NCO045993 Page 8 of 8