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Home My WebLink AboutNC0066150_Draft Permit_20180725 ROY COOPER Governor jyY MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretory LINDA CULPEPPER Water Resources Interim Dn ector ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY July 25, 2018 Mr. Chris E. Grimes, Utilities Operations Manager Town of Fuquay-Varina 401 Old Honeycutt Rd. Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0066150 Brighton Forest WWTP WWTP Wake County Dear Mr. Grimes: Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft permit renewal for your facility. Please review this draft carefully to ensure a thorough understanding of the conditions and requirements it contains. The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit: > The daily average dissolved oxygen limit in Section A.(1.)has been updated. • Section A. (5)has been added to require electronic submission of effluent data. Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs). • Regulatory citations have been added to the permit. Please note that Middle Creek is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List. Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be required. Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having circulation in the general Wake County area, soliciting public comments on this permit draft. Please provide any comments you may have to the NPDES program 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 this draft permit,please contact me at the telephone number listed at the bottom of this page, or via e-mail [E mily.D e lD uc o@nc de nr.go v].. Sincerely, Yu_ Liu. Yu Liu NPDES Program cc: NPDES Files ec: Maureen Kinney Raleigh Regional Office;Wake County Environmental Services State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,NC 27699-1617 Phone:919-707-9125 Fax:919-807-6389 https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits Permit NC0066150 Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15 A NCAC 08G. 0302] 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 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 Town of Fuquay-Varina is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Brighton Forest Subdivision WWTP 4809 Goldleaf Court Fuquay-Varina Wake County to receiving waters designated as Middle Creek in the Neuse 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. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on April 30, 2023. Signed this day. DRAFT . Linda Culpepper, Interim Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 9 Permit NC0066150 , Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15 A NCAC 08G. 0302] 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. The Town of Fuquay-Varina is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate a 0.117 MGD wastewater treatment facility that includes the following components: > Influent pump station > Two train carbon steel package treatment plant with > Equalization basin > Sludge holding basin > Aeration basin > Hopper bottom clarifiers > Tertiary filters > Ultraviolet disinfection system This facility is located at the Brighton Forest Subdivision WWTP, 4809 Goldleaf Court, Fuquay-Varina, Wake County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Middle Creek, currently classified C; NSW waters in hydrologic unit 030202010901 of the Neuse River Basin. Page 2 of 9 Permit NC0066150 Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15 A NCAC 08G. 0302] Part I A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC O2B .0400 et seq., 15A NCAC O2B .0500 et seq.] During the period beginning on the effective day of this 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 LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [eDMR Code] Monthly Weekly Daily Measurement Sample Sample _ Average Average Maximum, Frequency Type Location Flow [50050] 0.117 MGD ' Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent Total Monthly Flow [82220] Monitor&Report(MG/Month) Monthly Calculated Influent or Effluent BOD,5-day(20°C)3 [C0310] 5.0 mg/L 7.5 mg/L 3/Week Composite Influent& (April 1 through October31) Effluent BOD,5-day(20°C)3 [C0310] 10.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite Influent& (November 1 through March 31) Effluent Total Suspended Solids2 [C0530] 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite Influent& Effluent NH3 as N [C0610] 2.0 mg/L 10.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite Effluent (April 1 through October 31) NH3 as N [C0610] 4.0 mg/L 20.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite Effluent (November 1 through March 31) Dissolved Oxygen [00300] Daily average>_5.0 mg/L 3/Week Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen [00300] Footnote 2 Footnote 2 Upstream& Downstream Temperature(°C) [00010] Footnote 2 Footnote 2 Upstream& Downstream Fecal Coliform [31616] 200/100 ml 400/100 ml 3/Week Grab Effluent (geometric mean) Total Residual Chlorine(TRC)4,5 17 pg/L 3/Week Grab Effluent [50060] Temperature(°C) [00010] Daily Grab Effluent TKN(mg/L) [00625] Monitor&Report 2/Month Composite Effluent NO2-N+NO3-N(mg/L) [00630] Monitor&Report 2/Month Composite Effluent TN(mg/L)6 [C0600] Monitor&Report 2/Month Composite Effluent Total Nitrogen Load7 [QM600] Monitor&Report(pounds/month) Monthly Calculated Effluent [QY600] Monitor&Report(pounds/year)6 Annually Calculated Effluent Total Phosphorus9 [C0665] 2.0 mg/L quarterly average 2/Month Composite Effluent pH [00400] >6.0 and<9.0 standard units 3/Week Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A. (5)]. 2. Upstream=at least 100 feet upstream from the outfall. Downstream=at U.S. Highway 401. Instream samples shall be grab samples collected 3 times per week during June, July, August, September, and October; weekly sampling is required during the other months of the year. Instream monitoring is provisionally waived in light of the permittee's participation in the Lower Neuse Basin Association. Instream monitoring shall be conducted as stated in this permit should the permittee end its participation in the Association. Page 3 of 9 Permit NC006615b Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15 A NCAC 08G. 0302] 3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective influent value (85% removal). 4. This limit and associated monitoring will apply only if chlorine is used for disinfection. 5. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L. 6. For a given wastewater sample, TN =TKN+NO3-N+NO2-N, where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N and NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively. 7. TN Load is the mass load of Total Nitrogen discharged in a given period of time [see A. (3)]. 8. Compliance with this limit shall be determined in accordance with A. (4). 9. The quarterly average for total phosphorus shall be the average of composite samples collected 2/month during each calendar quarter (January-March, April-June, July-September, October- December). There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. A. (2) CALCULATION OF TOTAL NITROGEN LOADS [G.S. 143-215.1 (b)] a. The Permittee shall calculate monthly and annual TN Loads as follows: i. Monthly TN Load (lb/month) = TN x TMF x 8.34 where: TN = the average Total Nitrogen concentration (mg/L) of the composite samples collected during the month TMF = the Total Monthly Flow of wastewater discharged during the month (MG/month) 8.34 = conversion factor, from (mg/L x MG) to pounds ii. Annual TN Load (pounds/year) = Sum of the 12 Monthly TN Loads for the calendar year b. The Permittee shall report monthly Total Nitrogen results (mg/L and lb/month) in the appropriate discharge monitoring report for each month and shall report each year's results (lb/year) in the December report for that year. Page 4 of 9 Permit NC0066150 Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15 A NCAC 08G. 0302] A. (3) ANNUAL LIMITS FOR TOTAL NITROGEN [G.S. 143-215.1 (b)] a. Total Nitrogen (TN) allocations and TN Load limits for NPDES dischargers in the Neuse River basin are annual limits and are applied for the calendar year. b. For any given calendar year, the Permittee shall be in compliance with the annual TN Load limit in this Permit if: i. the Permittee's annual TN Load is less than or equal to the said limit, or ii. the Permittee is a Co-Permittee Member of a compliance association. c. If the Permittee is not a co-permittee member of a compliance association and the Permittee's cumulative annual TN discharge exceeds the effective TN Load limit in this permit at any point during the calendar year, the Permittee is in violation of its TN Load limit, and each day of a continuing violation shall constitute a separate violation. d. The TN Load limit in this Permit (if any) may be modified as the result of allowable changes in the Permittee's TN allocation. i. Allowable changes include those resulting from the purchase of TN allocation from the Wetlands Restoration Fund; purchase, sale, trade, or lease of allocation between the Permittee and other dischargers; regionalization; and other transactions approved by the Division. ii. The Permittee may request a modification of the TN Load limit in this Permit to reflect allowable changes in its TN allocation. Upon receipt of timely and proper application, the Division will modify the permit as appropriate and in accordance with state and federal program requirements. iii Changes in TN limits become effective on January 1 of the year following permit modification. The Division must receive application no later than August 31 for changes proposed for the following calendar year. iv. Application shall be sent to: • NC DEQ / DWR / NPDES Attn: Neuse River Basin Coordinator 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 e. If the Permittee is a member and co-permittee of an approved compliance association, its TN discharge during that year is governed by that association's group NPDES permit and the TN limits therein. i. The Permittee shall be considered a Co-Permittee Member for any given calendar year in which it is identified as such in Appendix A of the association's group NPDES permit. ii. Association roster(s) and members' TN allocations will be updated annually and in accordance with state and federal program requirements. iii. If the Permittee intends to join or leave a compliance association, the Division must be notified of the proposed action in accordance with the procedures defined in the association's NPDES permit. Page 5 of 9 Permit NC0066150 Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15 A NCAC 08G. 0302] (1) Upon receipt of timely and proper notification, the Division will modify the permit as,appropriate and in accordance with state and federal program requirements. (2) Membership changes in a compliance association become effective on January 1 of the year following modification of the association's permit. f. The TN monitoring and reporting requirements in this Permit remain in effect until the expiration of this Permit and are not affected by the Permittee's membership in a compliance association. A. (4) TOTAL NITROGEN ALLOCATIONS [G.S. 143-215.1 (b)] a. The following table lists the Total Nitrogen (TN) allocation(s) assigned to, acquired by, or transferred to the Permittee in accordance with the Neuse River nutrient management rule (T15A NCAC 02B .0234) and the status of each as of permit issuance. For compliance purposes, this table does not supersede any TN limit(s) established elsewhere in this permit or in the NPDES permit of a compliance association of which the Permittee is a Co-Permittee Member. ALLOCATION AMOUNT(1) ALLOCATION SOURCE DATE STATUS TYPE Estuary Discharge (pounds/year) (pounds/year) Base Assigned by Rule 12/7/1997; 1,183 2,366 Active (T15A NCAC 02B.0234) 4/1/2003 (1) Transport Factor= 50% b. Any addition, deletion, or modification of the listed allocation(s) (other than to correct • typographical errors) or any change to Active status of any of the listed allocations shall be considered a major modification of this permit and shall be subject to the public review process afforded such modifications under state and federal rules. Page 6 of 9 Permit NC0066150 Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15 A NCAC 08G. 0302] A. (5) 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 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 • Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports 1. Reporting Requirements (Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (all 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, 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 Page 7 of 9 Permit NC0066150 Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15 A NCAC 08G. 0302] • 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 http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/final- 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 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. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. 111.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1 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: Page 8 of 9 Permit NC0066150 Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15 A NCAC 08G. 0302] 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 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 122.41]. Page 9 of 9 ...-..-*--,,INEA..., - wa774. . 4CIP,..—Ank;?„ t&-‘14 'ilw.Reetricr-131-. vrii--41MatIVIRAM-Allii-- - va.- : - ,. ..4 .4or J . 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O tilips",. ..40;,L." !: ;!-C.- - - -• ..........y, \ f . \ 301 -rte-' a ..l'.'-ie-tii.lt-s\---w- -g 1 -IG'---.'\ _- ^-1 . l. 4---4 - L \ l. ` ---4—'\ Copyright:® 013 National Geographic-So 'ety,,i-cubed Town of Fuquay-Varina,Brighton Forest Subdivision WWTP NPDES Permit NC0066150 �a�M;+'�i�� i� i'''' 4809 Goldleaf Court t #1441-a n�TI��V J Receiving Stream: Middle Creek Stream Class: C; NSW ";� Stream Segment: 27-43-1541) Sub-Basin #: 03-04-03 River Basin: Neuse HUC: 030202010901 SCALE County: Wake 1:20,000 35°38'09"N, 78°43'45"W - 1 FACT SHEET FOR NPDES PERMIT DEVELOPMENT This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100%domestics(e.g., schools,mobile home parks,etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes but can include facilities with more complex issues(Special Conditions, 303(d)listed water,toxicity testing,instream monitoring,compliance concerns). Permit Writer/Date Yu Liu 7/20/2018 Permit Number NC0066150 Applicant/Facility Name Town of Fuquay-Varina/Brighton Forest WWTP Facility Address 4809 Goldleaf Court,Fuquay-Varina,NC 27526 County Wake Type of Waste Municipal Wastewater Discharge,<1MGD Facility/Permit Status Active/Renewal Basin Name/Sub-basin number Neuse River Basin/03-04-03 Receiving Stream Middle Creek Stream Classification in Permit C;NSW Permitted Flow 0.117 MGD Does permit have toxicity testing? No Does permit have Special Conditions? Neuse nutrient conditions Does permit have instream monitoring? Dissolved Oxygen,Temperature Is the stream impaired(on 303(d)list)? Yes; For what parameter? Benthos fair rating Any obvious compliance concerns? Six enforcements during this permit cycle,with four in 2018. Any permit modifications since the last permit? None. New expiration date 5/31/2023 Comments on Draft Permit Added regulatory citations Most Commonly Used Expedited Language: • The daily average dissolved oxygen limit in Section A.(1.)has been updated. • The HUC of the outfall 001 in the BIMS system were added. • There was no mercury analysis within the last permit cycle been submitted with the current permit renewal application.Therefore,an additional information request E-mail was sent to the permittee on July 9,2018.Mercury analysis report was returned to the NPDES program on July 20, 2018. • 303(d)language for Draft/Final Cover Letters:"Please note that the receiving stream is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d)Impaired Waters List. Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division,and instream data will continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and stream impairment can be attributed to your facility,then mitigative measures may be required". • TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote:"The • facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified. However,effluent values<5014/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes."