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MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Water Resources - Interim Director
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
July 10, 2018
Mr. Dennis Baxley
City Manager
Town of Raeford
315 North Main Street
Raeford,North Carolina 28376
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NC0026514
Raeford WWTP
Hoke County
Grade IV Biological WPCS
SIC Code 4952
Dear Mr. Baxley:
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit renewal for your facility. Please
review this draft carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it
contains. There are several changes from the existing permit, including the following:
• Upstream and effluent total hardness quarterly monitoring has been added to the permit as
required by the implementation guidance for the new dissolved metal standards [See A.
(1.)].
• Based on Reasonable Potential Analysis (RPA)results, monitoring for total zinc and total
copper have been removed from the permit [ See A. (1.)].
• RPA showed that maximum predicted concentration for total silver exceeded the allowable
concentration with one hit of 6 ug/L. Moreover,three effluent data reported for silver were
less than detection, at a detection level of less than 5 and 2 µg/L. In accordance with 15A
NCAC 2B .0500, all test procedures must produce detection and reporting levels that are
below the permit discharge requirements and all data generated must be reported to the
approved detection level or lower reporting level of the procedure. Currently, DWR's
laboratory identifies the Practical Quantification Limit for Total Silver at< 1.0 µg/L. The
allowable discharge concentration for Total Silver at your facility is 0.692 µg/L as a
monthly average. The Division recommends that the Permittee improves and implements
"clean" sampling techniques and split Silver samples with another lab, and analyzes Total
Silver to the lower reporting level of the procedure. If Silver is detected, the Permittee
should look at SIU's or perform a collection system survey to look for possible sources.
Note,if Silver is detected during this permit cycle a limit will be added to the permit during
the next permit renewal. In the meantime, quarterly monitoring and reporting for Total
Silver shall continue in the permit. [ See A. (1.)].
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300
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• Effluent mercury data were reviewed from May 2014 to November 2017. In accordance
with the 2012 Mercury TMDL NPDES Guidance the permittee needs to show annual
average effluent concentrations below the Water Quality Based Effluent Limitation
(WQBEL)and the individual mercury sample results below the Technology Based Effluent
Limitation (TBEL). A review of the data showed that both criteria were met; therefore,
mercury limitation and monitoring has been removed from the permit [See A. (1.)].
• Based on Mercury TMDL evaluation, permittee shall continue implementing Mercury
Minimization Plan(MMP)during this permit term.A progress report discussing the results
of the MMP implementation shall be submitted with the next permit renewal application
[See A. (5.)].
• Instream Total Suspended Solids (TSS) data were reviewed from January 2015 through
June 2017. Since there was no negative impact on the receiving water, downstream,
instream TSS monitoring has been removed from the permit [See A. (1.)].
• Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A. (3.), Chronic Toxicity Permit
Limit,please review each paragraph carefully.
• Special Condition A. (4.) has been modified to include the specific three years in which
the effluent Pollutant Scan shall be performed (2019, 2020, 2021). In addition, at the end
of the Special Condition, 2nd species Toxicity Testing Requirements for municipal permit
renewals per Federal Regulations [40 CFR 122.21(j)(5)] have been added.
• Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports
(DMRs) and program reports. The requirement to continue reporting discharge monitoring
data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report(eDMR)
internet application has been added to your NPDES permit[See Special Condition A. (6.)].
• Parameter characteristic codes have been added to the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring
Requirements [ See A. (1.)].
• Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having
circulation in the general Hoke County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit.
Please provide any written comments you may have to the following: NCDEQ/DWR,NPDES
Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,NC 27699-1617 no later than 30 days
after receipt of 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 this
draft permit,please contact me at(919) 807-6351 or by email at Qais.Banihani@ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Qais Banihani, Engineer
NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
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Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: Fayetteville Reginal Office/Water Quality
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Wastewater Operator Certification Group/Maureen Kinney
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Susan Meadows
WSS/Ecosystem Branch/Mark Vander Borgh
Operations Manager/Trudy McVicker
Permit NC0026514
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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, the
City of Raeford
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from outfalls located at the
Raeford Wastewater Treatment Plant
1606 US Highway 401 Business
Raeford, North Carolina
Hoke County
to receiving waters designated as the Rockfish Creek within the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance with
effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof
This permit shall become effective Month XX, 2018.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 31, 2022.
Signed this day Month XX, 2018.
DRAFT
Linda Culpepper, Interim 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.
The City of Raeford is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 3.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility located at the Raeford WWTP
off US Highway 401 Business East of Raeford in Hoke County, discharging through outfall 001 and
consisting of the following wastewater treatment components:
• mechanical and manual bar screen with grit removal
• influent recording flow meter
• two (2) 65 foot diameter primary clarifiers
• four(4) 675,000 gallon extended-air aeration basins
• four(4) 48 foot diameter secondary clarifiers
• return activated sludge (RAS) tank
• four(4) chlorination units
• four(4) effluent recording flow meters
• gaseous SO2 dechlorination
• two (2) 100,000 gallon aerobic sludge holding tanks
• two (2)belt presses mechanical sludge dewatering with lime stabilization.
• sludge Storage
• backup generator
2. Discharge from said treatment works into Rockfish Creek, classified C waters in the Cape Fear River
Basin, at the location specified on the attached map.
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A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (3.0 MGD)
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade IV Biological Water Pollution
Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee
is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Parameter Code Monthly Weekly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
Average Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow 50050 3.0 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent
BODS(20°C)2 C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Week Composite Influent and
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids Influent and
(TSS)2 C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Week Composite Effluent
Ammonia(NH3 as N)
(April 1 October 31) C0M 9.0 mg/L 27.0 mg/L 2/Week Composite Effluent
Ammonia(NH3 as N)
(November 1 March 31) C0610 26.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L 2/Week Composite Effluent
Fecal Coliform 31616 200/100 mL 400/100 mL Daily Grab Effluent
(geometric mean)
Total Residual Chlorine 50060 28.0 pg/L Daily Grab Effluent
(TRC)3
Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily Average>_5 mg/L Daily Grab Effluent
Temperature(°C) 00010 Daily Grab Effluent
Conductivity 00094 Daily Grab Effluent
pH 00400 Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units Daily Grab Effluent
TKN(mg/L) 00625 Monitor and Report Monthly 5 Composite Effluent
NO2-N+NO3-N(mg/L) 00630 Monitor and Report Monthly 5 Composite Effluent
Total Nitrogen^ C0600 Monitor and Report Monthly 5 Composite Effluent
Total Phosphorus C0665 Monitor and Report Monthly 5 Composite Effluent
Total Silver 6 01077 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite Effluent
Total Hardness[as 00900 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite Effluent
CaCO3](mg/L)7
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EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Code Monthly Weekly Daily MEASUREMENT Sample Sample
Average Average Maximum FREQUENCY Type Location
Whole Effluent Toxicity 8 TGP3B Quarterly Composite Effluent
Effluent Pollutant Scan NC01 Monitor and Report Footnote 9 Footnote 9 Effluent
Conductivity 10 00094 Variable 1' Grab U, D 12
Temperature(°C)10 00010 Variable 11 Grab U, D 12
Dissolved Oxygen 10 00300 Variable 11 Grab U, D 12
Total Hardness[as CaCO3] 00900 Monitor and Report QuarterlyGrab U 12
(mg/L)13
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Table Footnotes:
1. Submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system[See section A.(6.)].
2. The monthly average effluent BODS and TSS concentrations shall not exceed 15 %of respective influent value(i.e.,85%
removal is required).
3. Limit and monitoring apply only if chlorine or chlorine derivatives are used for disinfection. The Division shall consider
all effluent TRC values reported below 50µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However,the Permittee shall record
and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory(including field certified),even if these values fall
below 50µg/L.
4. TN=TKN+NO2-N+NO3-N, where TN is Total Nitrogen,TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen,and NO2-N and NO3-N are
nitrite and nitrate nitrogen,respectively.
5. Supplemental nutrient monitoring may be required[See Condition A.(2.)].
6. Monitor Quarterly in conjunction with quarterly Toxicity Test. Permittee should review and implement clean sampling
techniques for Total Silver.The reporting laboratory should test to the lower reporting level of the procedure.
7. Effluent Total Hardness sampling shall be conducted in with effluent metals for the pretreatment g conjunctionp treatment program.
8. Whole Effluent Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) at 9%; quarterly during February, May, August and November, See Special
Condition A. (3.).
9. The Permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the term of this permit[See Section A.(4.)]
10. Instream Monitoring (U/D) -- Responsibility to perform Instream Monitoring(U/D) has been assumed by the Middle
Cape Fear River Basin Association through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the permittee. Should
membership in this association terminate for any reason,the permittee shall immediately notify the Division's NPDES
Unit in writing and immediately resume responsibility to monitor and report this parameter,as specified in this permit.
11. Variable: instream sampling shall be collected upstream and downstream 3/week during the summer months of June,July,
August,and September;samples shall be collectd weekly during the rest of the year.
12. Sample Locations:U=at least 50 feet upstream From the outfall. D=at least 50 feet downstream from the outfall.
13. The permittee shall sample instream hardness upstream of the facility's discharge.The sample shall be representative of the
hardness in the receiving stream. If the permittee is a member of a monitoring coalition program, sampling for instream
hardness may be waived as long as the monitoring coalition agrees to sample hardness at the nearest upstream location,at a
minimum frequency of quarterly, and the pe 'nee has obtained approval from DWR-NPDES Permitting Unit that the
upstream station being monitored by the Coalitio is representative of the receiving stream for this discharge.The permittee
is responsible for submitting instream hardnes test results with its permit renewal application package. If Coalition
membership is cancelled or the Coalition terminates instream hardness sampling at the approved station, the permittee will
immediately notify the Division and resume sampling for instream hardness upstream of its discharge.
Effluent shall contain no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
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A. (2.) PERMIT RE-OPENER: SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRIENT MONITORING
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
Pursuant to N.C. General Statutes Section 143-215.1 and the implementing rules found in Title 15A of the
North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 02H, specifically, 15A NCAC 02H.0112(b)(1) and
02H.0114(a), and Part II, Sections B.12. and B.13. of this Permit, the Director of DWQ may reopen this
permit to require supplemental nutrient monitoring of the discharge. The additional monitoring will be to
support water quality modeling efforts within the Cape Fear River Basin, and shall be consistent with a
monitoring plan developed jointly by the Division and affected stakeholders. In addition, the results of
water quality modeling may require that limits for total nitrogen and total phosphorus be imposed in this
permit upon renewal.
A.(3.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
[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 9%.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the
"North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010, or
subsequent versions or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure"
(Revised- December 2010) or subsequent versions. The tests will be performed during the months of
February, May, August and November. These months signify the first month of each three-month
toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during
representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge
below all treatment processes.
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter 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
which tests wereperformed, usingthe parameter
Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in
code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP3B 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,NC 27699-1621
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.
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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 quarter, which is the three month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which
toxicity testing is required by this permit and continues until the final day of the third month.
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. (4.)
EFFLUENT POLLUTANT LUTANT SCAN
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The Permittee shall perform a total of three (3) Effluent Pollutant Scans for all parameters listed below. One scan
must be performed in each of the following years: 2019,2020,and 2021. Analytical methods shall be in accordance
with 40 CFR Part 136 and shall be sufficiently sensitive to determine whether parameters are present in
concentrations greater than applicable standards and criteria. Samples should be collected with one quarterly toxicity
test each year, and must represent seasonal variation [i.e., do not sample in the same quarter every year]. Unless
otherwise indicated,metals shall be analyzed as"total recoverable."
Ammonia(as N) Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether
Chlorine(total residual,TRC) 1,1-dichloroethylene Bis(2-chloroisopropyl)ether
Dissolved oxygen 1,2-dichloropropane Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
Nitrate/Nitrite 1,3-dichloropropylene 4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
Kjeldahl nitrogen Ethylbenzene Butyl benzyl phthalate
Oil and grease Methyl bromide 2-chloronaphthalene
Phosphorus Methyl chloride 4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
Total dissolved solids Methylene chloride Chrysene
hr1sene'
Hardness 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane Di-n-butyl phthalate
Antimony Tetrachloroethylene Di-n-octyl phthalate
Arsenic Toluene Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
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Beryllium 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1,2-dichlorobenzene
Cadmium 1,1,2-trichloroethane 1,3-dichlorobenzene
Chromium Trichloroethylene 1,4-dichlorobenzene
Copper Vinyl chloride 3,3-dichlorobenzidine
Lead Acid-extractable compounds: Diethyl phthalate
Mercury(EPA Method 1631E) P-chloro-m-cresol Dimethyl phthalate
Nickel 2-chlorophenol 2,4-dinitrotoluene
Selenium 2,4-dichlorophenol 2,6-dinitrotoluene
Silver 2,4-dimethylphenol 1,2-diphenylhydrazine
Thallium 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol Fluoranthene
Zinc 2,4-dinitrophenol Fluorene
Cyanide 2-nitrophenol Hexachlorobenzene
Total phenolic compounds 4-nitrophenol Hexachlorobutadiene
Volatile organic compounds: Pentachlorophenol Hexachiorocyclo-pentadiene
Acrolein Phenol Hexachloroethane
Acrylonitrile 2,4,6-trichlorophenol Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Benzene Base-neutral compounds: Isophorone
Bromoform Acenaphthene Naphthalene
Carbon tetrachloride Acenaphthylene Nitrobenzene
Chlorobenzene Anthracene N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
Chlorodibromomethane Benzidine N-nitrosodimethylamine
Chloroethane Benzo(a)anthracene N-nitrosodiphenylamine
2-chloroethylvinyl ether Benzo(a)pyrene Phenanthrene
Chloroform 3,4 benzofluoranthene Pyrene
Dichlorobromomethane Benzo(ghi)perylene 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
1,1-dichloroethane Benzo(k)fluoranthene
1,2-dichloroethane Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane
Reporting. Test results shall be reported on DWQ Form-A MR-PPA1 (or in a form approved by the Director) by
December 31st of each designated sampling year. The report shall be submitted to the following address: NC DENR
/DWQ/Central Files, 1617 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617.
Additional Toxicity Testing Requirements for Municipal Permit Renewal. Please note that Municipal
facilities that are subject to the Effluent Pollutant Scan requirements listed above are also subject to
additional toxicity testing requirements specified in Federal Regulation 40 CFR 122.21(j)(5). The US EPA
requires four (4) toxicity tests for a test organism other than the test species currently required in this
permit. The multiple species tests should be conducted either quarterly for a 12-month period prior to
submittal of the permit renewal application, or four tests performed at least annually in the four and one
half year period prior to the application. These tests shall be performed for acute or chronic toxicity,
whichever is specified in this permit. The multiple species toxicity test results shall be filed with the
Aquatic Toxicology Branch at the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1621
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Contact the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 919-743-8401 for guidance on conducting the
additional toxicity tests and reporting requirements. Results should also be summarized in Part E(Toxicity
Testing Data) of EPA Municipal Application Form 2A, when submitting the permit renewal application to
the NPDES Permitting Unit.
A. (5.) Mercury Minimization Plan (MMP)
[G.S. 143-215.1 (b)]
The permittee shall continue implementing the mercury minimization plan(MMP) during this permit term.
The MMP shouldplace emphasis on identification of mercurycontributors and goals for reduction. Results
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shall be summarized and submitted with the next permit renewal.
A. (6.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF 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 Section 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
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
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/DWR/Water Quality Permitting Section
Attn: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
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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, 2020, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
• 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-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-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
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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:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Sianatory Requirements 'Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)I
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
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:
"I 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.)1
The Permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions.
These records or copies shall be maintai ed for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report.
This period may be extended by request f the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41].
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