NC0080586_Draft Permit_20190220

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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 20,2019
Cheryl Williams
Carolina Stalite Company
P.O.Box 1037
Salisbury,N.C. 28145-1037
Subject: DRAFT NPDES PERMIT NC0080586
Carolina Stalite Company—Gold Hill Plant
Grade I Physical Chemical WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
Rowan County
Dear Mr.Williams:
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft permit for your facility. Please review the draft very carefully to
ensure thorough understanding of the conditions and requirements it contains. Your permit is among several in the
Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin that the Division has targeted for expedited renewal.
This draft contains no major changes from the existing permit:
• HUC was added to the outfall description on page 2
• The outfall map has been updated
• Regulatory citations were added as necessary
• Section A. (3)was updated to be current
• "Oil and Grease" sampling was added to this permit as an effluent monitoring requirement (See
effluent table in Part I. Section A. (1)).
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Rowan County area, per EPA requirements. Please provide your
comments,if any,to me no later than 30 days after receiving this draft permit.
Following the 30-day public comment period,the Division will review all pertinent comments and take appropriate
action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning the draft, please contact me via email at
[[e-mail]] or call 919-707-9125.
Sincerely,
i,,,,ce,3 aater_ .
Emily DelDuco
Environmental Specialist
NPDES Program
cc: NPDES files
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
919-707-9125

Permit NC0080586
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT ,
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina Gene`ral'Statute,143-215.1, other lawful standards
and regulations promulgated and adopted by th71c6311h✓Caroliaa Environmental Management
Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control'Actas amended,
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Carolina Stall& Com an
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. is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located,at
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Carolina Stalit\Company- GoldHHill Plant
16815 Old\Beatty Ford Road\
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to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Long Creek in the Yadkin—Pee Dee River
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in accordance with effluent limitations,monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts
I, II, III arichIV\hereof. `
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This permit shall beeome effective `, 2019.
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This permit and authorization\to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 28, 2024.
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Signed this day 2019.
Linda Culpepper, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility,whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked. As of this permit 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,
Carolina Stalite Company\
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existingwastewater treatment's. stem hat includes the followingtreatment
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units:
• Three stormwater catchbasins `Z
• Four settling basins with solids storage \� /)
located at the Carolina Stalite Com h7`(16815 Old BeattyFord Road, Rowan County); and
2. Discharge treated wastewater from said trfatm`t-works at the location specified on the attached
map,through outfall 001,into an unnamed\tributary to-Long Creek,[HUC: 030401050402],which
is currently classified C wa ersterst in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Bash,j
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PART I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 02B.0500 et seq.]
Grade 1 Physical Chemical WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
During the period beginning on the effective date to the permit and lasting until expiration,the
Permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from outfall(s) 001. Such discharges shall be
limited and monitored) by the Permittee as specified below: 7)
EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS
eDMR Code Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Typ e Sample
Average Maximum Frequency Location2
Flow(MGD) 50050 2/Month\\ Instantaneous Effluent
Temperature, (°C)3 00010 \\\\ /',2/Month " \Grab Effluent
Settleable Solids 00545 0C'�ml/L 0.2 nil/ /2/Month Grab Effluent
Turbidity4 (ntu) 00070 \\‹: \ /Month Grab U, D
Oil and grease—EPA 00552 \\ \ \2%Month Grab Effluent
1664 [SGT-HEM] (mg/L) y- - O
pH 40400-- 6 0 and`<,9'0 standard 2/Month Grab Effluent
units
Footnotes:
1. The permittee-shall_submit ischarge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR system.
See Condition A._ 3. .
2. Sample Location:U—IJRstrer,D a.ownstream
3. The temperature of the effluent shall`not cause an increase in the temperature of the receiving stream of
more than\2 8 °C and in no case cause\the ambient water temperature to exceed 32°C.
4. The effluent'shall not cause thee\turbidity tile receiving stream to exceed 50 NTU. If natural background
conditions in the receiving stream(upstream) e greater than 50 NTUs then the effluent shall not cause an
increase in the turbidity of the receiving stream.
Conditions: \\9)
• There shall be no discharge of floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
A. (2.) PERMIT REOPENER—ADDITIONAL OUTFALLS
In the event that construction of a pipe that will allow the base stream flow of the unnamed tributary to
Long Creek to bypass and not comingle with Carolina Stalite Company's treatment basins is not
completed by the effective date of this permit, this permit may be reopened to require additional
monitoring of wastewater entering the existing watercourse.
Carolina Stalite Company shall continue to provide the Mooresville Regional Office with regular
reports regarding the status of the construction project until the time of its completion.
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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.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention v/
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports r
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1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5)\(a)1
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The permittee shall report discharge-monitoring da a.tectronically using the C`DWR's
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Reportt'(e1 MR) internet application.
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Monitoring results obtained during the j r"vioussmon h(s) shall befor each month and
submitted electronically�,using eDMR. TheteDMR-system allows permitted facilities to enter
monitoring data and subniit..DMRs electronically using-themternet/Until such time that the state's
eDMR application i�com'pliant\ ith EPA's\Cr'oss Media Elea onic Reporting Regulation
(CROMERR),permittees will be reqpired to submit all discharge monitoring data to the state
electronically using eDMR and will berequired\to complete the eDMR submission by printing,
signing, and s omitting one signedroriginatand a\copy of the computer printed eDMR to the
following address: T
NC DEQ/'Division of Water,Resou ces\/Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION:,,Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
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If apermittee is unable to i setthe eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardshipor due to the
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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 21,2020, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
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• 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'id p ify the initial recipient at the time
of each electronic submission. The permittee should usethe EPA's website resources to identify
the initial recipient for the electronic submission. 7 \
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from.I%1PDES;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 1,2722(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will alsonl\to the appropriate el'ecronic 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 availabl as we1l�,�Information on EPA's NPDES
Electronic Reporting Rule is found\at: http://www2 epa.gov/compliance/final a tional-pollutant-
discharge-elimination-system-npdeselectronic-reporting-rule.
Electronic submissions must start by t e"d tes listed in the`Reporting Requirements" section
above.
3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reportmg
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The permittee may s ek a°temporary,electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic,reporting waiver•,\permitt ee msut first\submit an electronic reporting waiver request to
the Division. Requests.for temporary electromc reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to
the Division for written approval at least sixxy( days prior to the date the facility would be
required under this permit toibegin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a
temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 yearsnand shall thereupon expire. At such time,monitoring
data and r pottt�s shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re-applies for
and is granted anew 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 dat,and reports on paper to the Division for the period that the approved
reporting waiver request'-iss effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on
the following web page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
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4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.)
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.
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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 eDMR system,registering for eDMR and obtaining ai eDMR user account,please visit
the following web page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resourcessiedmrz
Certification. Any person submitting an electronics°MR using the state, eDMR system shall
make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STA�LMENTS OF
CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: \\y/N,
"I certify, under penalty of law, tha t iis•document and all at'achments were prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance ii th`'a system d s ned to assure that qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate the info' 'atio ssbmitted. B�asect,on my inquiry of the person or
persons who manage the system, or thoseepersons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the informati n submitted is�to\the best of miknowldge and belief true, accurate,
and complete. I am�aw e'that�.thhieT are s gn fzcant penalties fo,submitting false information,
including the possibility offines and imprisonmentffor knowing-violations."
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5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1
The permittee shall retain resords,,o'f all`Disc h argeeMo toring Reports,including eDMR
submissions. These records or`copies shall b-r[ a tamed for a period of at least 3 years from the
date of the.report. This period maybe extendy request of the Director at any time [40 CFR
122.41].
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