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Home My WebLink AboutDEQ-CFW_00011574UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 4 MAC P ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8960 MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL NPDES MONTHLY UPDATE October 2012 We would like your feedback concerning our Monthly Updates; what is useful, what is not useful, what changes would you like to see. If you have any questions or comments about the Monthly Report, please contact either Mark Nuhfer or Connie Kagey as noted below: Mark Nuhfer, phone (404) 562-9390, email: Nuhfer.Mark@epa.gov Connie Kagey, phone (404) 562-9300, email: Kagey.Connie@epa.gov For State specific issues please contact your EPA State Coordinator. CURRENT NEWS New !-app Lets Users Check Health of Waterways Anjwhere in the U.S. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today launched a new app and website to help people find information on the condition of thousands of lakes, rivers and streams across the United States from their smart phone, tablet or desktop computer. Available at http://www.epa.gov/mywaterway, the How's My Waterway app and. website uses GPS technology or a user -entered zip code or city name to provide information about the quality of local water bodies. The release of the app and website helps mark, the 40"' anniversary of the Clean Water Act, which Congress enacted on October 18, 1972, giving citizens a. special role in caring for the nation's water resources. Forty years later, EPA is providing citizens with a technology -based tool to expand that stewardship. "America's lakes, streams and rivers are national treasures. Communities and neighborhoods across the U.S. want to know that their local lakes, rivers and streams are healthy and safe to enjoy with their families," said Nancy Stoner, acting assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Water. "This new app provides easy, user-friendly access to the health of a waterway, whether it is safe for swimming and fishing, and what is being done about any reported problems. People can get this information whether researching at a desk -top or standing streamside looking at a smart phone." How It Works: - SEARCH: Go to http://www.epa.gov/mywa.terway and allow GPS-technology to identify the nearest streams, rivers or lakes or enter a zip code or city name. • RESULTS: Instantly receive a list of waterways within five miles of the search location. Each waterway is identified as unpolluted, polluted or un-assessed. A map option offers the user a view of the search area with the results color -coded by assessment status. - DISCOVER: Once a specific lake, river or stream is selected, the How's My Waterway app and website provides information on the type of pollution reported for that waterway and what has been DEQ-CFW-0001 1574 done by EPA and. the states to reduce it. Additional reports and technical information is available for many watemays. Read simple descriptions of each type of water pollutant, including pollutant type, likely sources and potential health risks. NPDES PERMIT WRITERS' TRAINING COURSE: Provided below are the dates and locations for the NPDES Permit Writers' Training Course. Please regularly check the website for changes and updates to dates and locations. Arlington, Virginia: December 10 — 13, 2012 See this website for more details: http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/dates.cfm?program_id=0&outreach_id=1 ON LINE TRAINING: Several modules from the NPDES Permit Writers' Course have been developed and are available as web -training. See this website: http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/outreach/training/pwtraining.cfm L 16 These are the FYI 3 Priority Permits commitments for each state: ALABAMA — FY 2013 commitment is 8 out of a universe of 10. FLORIDA — FY 2013 commitment is 2 out of a universe of 2. GEORGIA — FY 2013 commitment is 10 out of a universe of 12. KENTUCKY - FY 2013 commitment is 26 out of a universe of 32. MISSISSIPPI — FY 2013 commitment is 8 out of a universe of 10. NORTH CAROLINA — FY 2013 commitment is 2 out of a universe of 2. SOUTH CAROLINA — FY 2013 commitment is 10 out of a universe of 13. TENNESSEE — FY 2013 commitment is 7 out of a universe of 9. 3 r Ii P1111111illl Ill 1! 111 1111 1 � � 1111 ill I ill I I ill I I � � 111 1 11 1111 � III 11111111 111i � ml, 11 11 11, 1 1,11 � 111iiiiiiii, � I I rortrITT13w, "11 11: � 11111111 �� TIN 111111111 11111111 !1111 111 P11 iiiii�ll�l 111 11 I I If you have any questions regarding Priority Permits or about PMOS, please contact Gina Fonzi at (404) 562-9301 or fonzi.gina@epa.gov. DEQ—CFW-0001 1575 r ' r 1 r • !� i' This information is provided to the Regions twice a year by Headquarters. The summaries are provided as of September 30, 2012. 2012 END OF YEAR SUMMARY STATE Total Facilities Current Facilities (1) Current % AT 85% GOAL? AL 4468 4360 97.6% YES FL 1381 1353 98.0° v YES GA 998 841 84.3% NO (but very close!) KY 5367 4819 89.8% YES MS 1907 1778 93.2% YES NC 2946 2873 97.3% YES SC 1385 1153 83.2% NO TN 1 1752 1 1663 1 94.9% YES REGION TOTAL 20,204 18,840 93.2% YES 2012 END OF YEAR SUMMARY for MINOR PERMITS STATE Total Facilities Current' Facilities (1) Current % AL 1421 1339 94.2% FL 239 231 96.7% GA 570 508 89.1% KY 1770 1313 74.2% MS 1351 1227 90.8% NC 1022 984 963% SC 321 246 76.6% TN 1160 1079 93.0% 2012 END OF YEAR SUMMARY or MAJOR PERMITS STATE Total Facilities Current (Facilities (1) Current %' AL 190 164 86.3% FL 216 196 90.7% GA 189 132 69.8% KY 133 57 42.9% MS 94 89 97.7% NC 218 183 83.9% SC 160 109 68.1% TN 154 146 94.8% DEQ-CFW 00011576 2012 END OF YEAR SUMMARY for GENERAL PERMITS STATE Total Facilities Current Facilities (1) Current % AL 2857 2857 100% FL 926 926 100% GA 239 201 84.1 % KY 3464 3449 99.6% MS 462 462 100% NC 1706 1706 100% SC 904 798 88.3% TN 438 438 100% (1) Permits are considered current: (1a) if their expiration dates are not older than 180 days from the time of the PCS/ICIS download (9/30/2012). (1 b) if the permit expiration field is blank but an application received date is present and the application date is not more than a year old. If you have any questions regarding this contact Gina Fonzi at (404) 562-9301 or fonzi.gina@epa.gov Expired Non-Stormwater General Permits FY2012: As of September 30, 2012, PMOS indicates these general permits (in bold) were reissued during FY12. (Great job, Alabama and North Carolina) State NPDES # Permit Name Issued Effective Expired Number of Date Date Date Authorizations AL ALG060000 ...................................................................................................::.............................................................................. Lumber, Wood, and 2/3/2012 ......................................::.................................................. 7/1/2012 6/30/2017 258 Paperboard AL ALG150000 Food and Related Substances 2/3/2012 6/1/2012 5/31/2017 " 93 AL ALG250000 Noncontact Cooling Water and 10/31/2012 4/1/2012 3/31/2017 59 Boiler Blowdown AL ALG020000 Asphalt 2/3/2012 10/1/2012 9/30/2017 115 AL ALG170000 Paints and Related Products 8/22/2012 10/1/2012 9/30/2017 18 AL ALG180000 Salvage and Recycling 7/13/2012 10/1/2012 9/30/2017 456 AL ........................................... ALG030000 ... ........ ....... ......... ......... Ship Building 8/29/2012 10/1/2012 9/30/2017 43 AL ALG200000 Plastics and Rubber 8/22/2012 10/1/2012 9/30/2017 59 AL ALG230000 ...................................................................................................::.............................................................................. Stone, Glass, and Clay 8/22/2012 ......................................::.................................................. 10/1/2012 9/30/2017 48 AL ALG240000 Textiles 8/22/2012 10/1/2012 9/30/2017 20 AL ........................................... ALG340000 ... .... ..... ........ ......... Petroleum Products and 10/31/2011 2/1/2012 1/31/2017 315 Treated Groundwater " AL ALGlIO000 Concrete Industries 2/3/2012 9/1/2012 8/31/2017 " 275 AL ALG120000 ...................................................................................................::.............................................................................. Metals 8/29/2012 ......................................::.................................................. 10/1/2012 9/30/2017 371 AL ALG140000 Transportation 8/29/2012 10/1/2012 9/30/2017 459 AL ALG160000 Landfills 10/31/2011 2/1/2012 1/31/2017 110 " AL ALG670000 Hydrostatic Test Water 8/22/2012 10/1/2012 9/30/2017 " 60 GA GAG960000 Gwinnett County Reuse 8/4/2006 8/3/2011 1 GA GAG930000 GP animal Feeding Operations 6/13/2002 6/13/2002 4/30/2007 42 " KY KYG910000 General Groundwater Rem G91 5/12/2003 7/l/2003 6/30/2008 " 15 NC NCG530000 Seafood Packing and Rinsing, 8/1/2012 8/1/2012 7/31/2017 98 Fish Farms & Similar Wastewaters DEQ-CFW 00011577 NC NCG520000 In -Stream Sand Mining 8/1/2012 8/1/2012 7/31/2017 49 Wastewater, Associated SW & Similar Wastewaters NC ............................................................................................................................................... NCG550000 Domestic Wastewaters from 8/1/2012 8/1/2012 7/31/2013 '" 1259 Single Family Residences NC NCG500000 Non -contact Cooling Water 8/1/2012 8/1/2012 7/31/2017 182 SC ....................................................... SCG750000 ........................................................... Vehicle Wash Water Discharges 10/12/2006 12/1/2006 11/30/2011 4 SC SCG800000 NPDES GGP for "No- 5/14/2004 6/l/2004 5/31/2009 " 0 Discharge" Concentrated Animal ...................:.......................................... Feeding Operations ;....................................................................................................:.........................................:......................................:......................................:................................................ SC SCG830000 Discharges from Petroleum 2/28/2004 3/l/2004 2/28/2009 " 2 Contaminated Groundwater :........................................ .................. SC ..................... ......................:.................................................................................................... SCG250000 Utility Water Discharges ....................................... 3/21/2006 5/l/2006 ......................................::............................................... 4/30/2011 90 ...................:..........................................;....................................................................................................:.........................................:......................................:......................................:................................................ SC SCG670000 Hydrostatic Test Water 4/6/2006 6/l/2006 5/31/2011 10 FY2013: The following is a list of non-stormwater general permits that have expired or will expire by the end of fiscal year 2013 (September 2013). This list was originally obtained from PMOS on November 1, 2012. State NPDES # Permit Name Issued Date Effective Date Expired Date Number of Authorizations AL ALG64000 Water Treatment Plant 4/23/2008 7/1/2008 6/30/2013 47 GA GAG600000 Pooler Reuse 4/4/2008 4/3/2013 1 GA GAG930000 General Permit Animal Feeding Operations 6/13/2002 6/13/2002 4/30/2007 37 GA GAG960000 Gwinnett County Reuse 8/4/2006 8/3/2011 1 KY KYG400000 General Residences G40 11/30/2007 1/1/2008 12/31/2012 1461 KY KYG840000 General Noncoal G84 6/22/2007 7/1/2007 6/30/2012 222 KY KYG910000 General Groundwater Rem G91 5/12/2003 7/1/2003 6/30/2008 15 MS MSG18 Drinking Water Treatment 11/9/2007 10/31/2012 4 MS MSG21 Dairy CAFO 8/26/2008 7/31/2013 2 NC NCG550000 Domestic Wastewaters from Single Family Residences 8/1/2012 8/1/2012 7/31/2013 1259 SC SCG250000 Utility Water Discharges 3/21/2006 5/l/2006 4/30/2011 90 SC SCG670000 Hydrostatic Test Water Discharges 4/6/2006 6/1/2006 5/31/2011 10 SC SCG750000 Vehicle Wash Water Discharges 10/12/2006 12/1/2006 11/30/2011 4 SC SCG800000 NPDES General Permit for "No- Discharge" Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) 5/14/2004 6/l/2004 5/31/2009 0 SC SCG830000 Discharges from Petroleum Contaminated Groundwater 2/28/2004 3/1/2004 2/28/2009 2 TN TNG110000 Discharges of Stormwater Runoff/Process Wastewater from Ready Mixed Concrete Facilities 10/31/2007 11/15/200 7 10/31/2012 235 TN TNG830000 Treated Groundwater from Underground Storage Tank Remediation 2/15/2008 3/1/2008 2/14/2013 24 If you have any questions regarding this contact Gina Fonzi at (404) 562-9301 or fonzi_ na((Tepa. Please update your general permits in PMOS. DEQ-CFW 00011578 The Individual Permits Backlog Report is included as a separate document with this Monthly Report. Included in this are the individual State reports (shown by separate worksheets). One worksheet ("Counts") indicates the percentage expired for each State. This data comes from PCS (Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina) and from ICIS (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee). Since it has been requested that this worksheet also include the percentage that are administratively continued, this has been included. It should be noted that the 85% commitment (both general and individual together) is determined by the percentage of backlogged permits, not whether the permit has been "administratively continued" or noted as "expired." Highlights for 4th Quarter FY2012 (End of FY2012) Individual Permit Backlog (expired as of 9/30/2012) • States having backlogs of expired major individual NPDES permits of 15% or less: Florida (11%), Mississippi (9%) and Tennessee (15%) • States having an overall backlog of expired individual NPDES permits of 15% or less: Alabama (15%), Florida (9%), Mississippi (10%), and North Carolina (10%) This list is provided quarterly (from PCS & ICIS). If you have any questions regarding this contact Connie Kagey at (404) 562-9300 or kagey.connie@epa.gov Please keep ICIS/PCS maintained and up -to date, so this report will give an accurate record of your State's status. WEBSITES THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST: The following are various websites that might be of interest. The format has changed to reflect generic topics. This section provides a brief summary and website address. New or updated items for this month are in red. Analytical http://,Aww.epa.gov/Nvaterscience/methods/ Methods Clean Water Enforcement and Compliance littp://www.epa-echo.gov/echo Enforcement History Interactive Map for Clean http://www.epa-eclio.gov/ccho/aiicr/us/ Water Act Annual Noncompliance Report State Review Framework http:Llwww.epa.gov/compliance/state/srf/index.html Coal Mining Surface Coal Mining littp://www.epa.goi7/owow/Nvetlands/guidance/nfii-ing.htnil Activities under CWA Section 404 Cooling Cooling Water Intake http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/lawsgiiidance/cwa/316b/ Water Structures — 316(b) Effluent Animal Feeding Operations http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program id=7 Guidelines Dental Amalgam Effluent littp://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guide/dental/index.cfm Guideline (Mercury) Pesticides applications http://cfpub.epa_gov/npdes/home.cftn?program_id=41 (NPDES permitting) information Vessel Discharges http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program id=350 DEQ-CFW 00011579 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... National Strategic Plans and lit.1p://water.epa.gov/resource_perfonnance/planning/ Water Guidances - which describe Program water program priorities and Guidance strategies, including the suite of water performance measures and their targets Oceans Ocean Acidification http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/lawsgLiidance/cwa/tmdl/oa memo nov20 Memo on Ocean Acidification l0.cfm & Clean Water Act 303(d) Listing Program Nutrients March 16, 2011 http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/standards/criteria/nutrients/uplo Nancy Stoner's memo — ad/memo—nitrogen_framework.pdf "Working in Partnership with States to Address Phosphorus and Nitrogen Pollution through Use of a Framework for State Nutrient Reductions" The Municipal Nutrient www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/index.htm Removal Technologies Reference Document POTW Nutrient Reduction httpJ/www.tetratech-ffx.coin/potwconf/agenda.htm and Efficiency Workshop Consists of information which presented the latest information (2008) on municipal nutrient removal technologies and approaches, and results of energy conservation measures and operational efficiency retrofits implemented at wastewater treatment facilities across the Midwest PCB TMDL Technical document http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/lawsgLiidance/cwa/tmdl/upload/pcb_tmdl_ Handbook handbook.pdf. Publically October 27, 2011 http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/meniointegratedmuricipalplans.pdf Owned Memorandum from Nancy Treatment Stoner and Cynthia Giles: Works Achieving Water Quality (POTWs) Through Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Plans This memo addresses how EPA will work with States and municipalities to target resources to the most cost- elfective approaches while still meeting their Clean Water Act obligations. Combined Sanitary http://cfpubl.epa.gov/npdes/liome.cfm?program id=5 overflows (CSOs) Sanitary Sewer Overflows httpJ/www.epa.govhipdes/sanitaryseweroverflows (SSOs) Trading Water Quality Trading Toolklt http://www.epa.gov/WaterQualityTrading/WQTToolkit.html for Permit Writers Training New Edition of NPDES http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pwnianual Permit Writers' Manual Water Quality Standards lnt.1p://www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards/academy/ Academy Water Methyl Mercury httpa/www.epa.govlwaterscience/criteria/methyhnercury Quality Fish Tissue Criterion DEQ-CFW 00011580 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Standards Nutrient lit.1p://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/floiida—index.cfin Standards for Florida lakes, springs and streams Pathogens http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/criteria/recreation/ Recreational water quality risks — two documents released by EPA, "Review of Published Studies to Characterize Relative Risks from Different Sources of Fecal Contamination in Recreational Waters" and "Review of Zoonotic Pathogens in Ambient Water" Water A discharge monitoring report http://www.epa.gov/pollutantdischarges Pollution pollutant loading tool Data Water Improving the security and http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity/index.cfni Seen rite resilience of our nation's drinking water and wastewater infrastructures is vital to ensure the provision of clean and safe water to all in the United States. Support Guidance http://water.epa.gov/infrastructLire/watersecurity/emerplan/upload/epa81 "Containment and Disposal of 7b12002.pdf Large Amounts of Contaminated Water: A Support Guidance for Water Utilities" Waters of the Definition http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/wetlands/CWAwaters.cfm U.S Watersheds Healthy Watersheds Initiatives http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/watershed/iiidex.cfm Whole WET Guidance Documents lit.1p://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/wgbasedpernntting/wetdocs.cfm Effluent WET http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/wgbasedperniitting/wet.cfm. Toxicity (WET) FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES (October I — November 9, 2012) DEQ-CFW 00011581