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ROY COOPER NORTH CAROLINA
Governor Environmental Quality
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
August 22, 2018
Mr. Gerald James
Public Works Director
Town of Wallace
316 E. Murphy St
Wallace,North Carolina 28466
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NC0003450
Wallace Regional WWTP
• Duplin County
Grade IV Biological WPCS
SIC Code 4952
Dear Mr. James:
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:
• The NC 2007-2014 Water Quality Standard (WQS) Triennial Review was approved by
the NC Environmental Management Committee (EMC) on November 13, 2014. The US
EPA subsequently approved the WQS revisions on April 6, 2016 with some exceptions.
The NC Division of Water Resources NPDES Permitting Unit is required to implement
the new dissolved metal standards in all permits public noticed after April 6, 2016. The
new standards for most metals include acute standards. Further, the freshwater standards
for several metals are expressed as the dissolved form of the metals, and seven metals
have hardness-dependent equations. As a result, the NPDES Permitting Unit will need
site-specific effluent hardness data and instream hardness data,upstream of the discharge,
for each facility monitoring these metals in order to calculate permit limitations. Effluent
hardness and instream hardness sampling,upstream of the discharge,has been added to
this permit at a monitoring frequency of quarterly [See Section A. (1)].
• Monthly monitoring for Kjeldahl Nitrogen and Nitrite/Nitrate Nitrogen have been
removed from Section A. (1) Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements.
NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Eminximent.1 WaITI
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000
• Quarterly monitoring for Total Chromium, Copper, Cyanide, Lead, Nickel and Zinc have
been removed from the permit based on no reasonable potential to exceed water quality
standards for these parameters in the Reasonable Potential Analysis [See Section A. (1)].
• Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A. (2). Chronic Toxicity Permit
Limit, please review each paragraph carefully.
• Effluent mercury data was reviewed from 2013 to 2016. The Permittee started testing
effluent mercury using EPA test Method 1631E in 2013. In accordance with the 2012
Mercury TMDL NPDES Guidance the permittee needs to show annual mean effluent
concentrations below the Water Quality Based Effluent Limitation(WQBEL)of 18.0 ng/L,
and all individual values below the Technology Based Effluent Limitation (TBEL) of 47
ng/L. A review of the data showed that the annual averages were below the WQBEL and
no individual value exceeded the TBEL, therefore,no mercury limitation is required.
All 4 low level effluent mercury samples collected since 2013 were over 1 ng/L.As a result,
a Mercury Minimization Plan (MMP) requirement has been added to this permit renewal.
See section A. (4). Please note that the Permittee shall develop and implement a MMP
during this permit term. The MMP shall be developed within 180 days of the NPDES
Permit Effective Date, and shall be available for inspection on-site. A sample MMP was
developed through a stakeholder review process and has been placed on the Division
website for guidance(https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-
permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits, under Model Mercury
Minimization Plan).
• Thirteen effluent samples reported for total cadmium were less than detection, at a
detection level of less than 10 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
Quantitation Limit (PQL) for cadmium at < 0.5 p g/L. The allowable discharge
concentration for your facility is 1.8 µg/L. Therefore, future sampling for cadmium should
analyze down to the lower reporting level of the procedure or PQLs as listed above.
Quarterly monitoring for cadmium will remain in the permit at this time. Failure to analyze
to the lower reporting level or PQLs may result in a limit for cadmium during the next
renewal.
• All 18 effluent samples reported for total silver were less than detection, at a detection level
of less than 10 µg/L and 5 jag/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
Quantitation Limit(PQL) for silver at< 1 gg/L. The allowable discharge concentration for
your facility is 0.09 µg/L. Therefore, future sampling for silver should analyze down to the
lower reporting level of the procedure or PQLs as listed above. Quarterly monitoring for
cadmium will remain in the permit at this time; however, if effluent silver concentrations
NORTH CAROLNA
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000
are not consistently less than 1 µg/L, a limit will be added to the permit during the next
renewal.
• 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 updated in the permit. [See Special Condition A. (5)]
• Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
The NPDES Standard Conditions (Parts II, III, and IV) are not included with this draft. They can
be found at the following link if you would like to review them in conjunction with this draft
permit.
http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document_library/get file?uuid=b32f8a66-541 c-4cf5-8ba6-
03e381edb2da&groupld=38364
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having
circulation in the general Duplin 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 call me at(919) 707-3610 or by email at Bing.Bai@ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Bing Bai, Engineer
NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
cc: NPDES Files
US EPA Region 4
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Susan Meadows
DWR/Wilmington Regional Office/Water Quality
DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney
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NORTH C ROLINA
Oepartrrontat EmhmmanW(huffily'
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000
Permit NC0003450
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 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,
Town of Wallace
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Wallace Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant
851 Old Wilmington Road
Wallace, North Carolina
Duplin County
to receiving waters designated as Rock Fish Creek in 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 January 31,2023.
Signed this day Month XX,2018.
Draft
Linda Culpepper,Interim Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit NC0003450
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.
Town of Wallace is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 5.42 MGD domestic wastewater treatment facility consisting of the following
components:
• Spiral mechanical screen(peak flow rating of 13.6 MGD)-'
• Vortex grit removal system(peak flow rating of 3.6 MGD)
• Influent flow meter system
• Influent composite sampler with proportion 1 sampling control
• Influent transfer basin with four(4)variable drive pumps and controls(capacity 13.6 MGD)
• Three(3) 1,900,000 gallon concrete Sequencing Batch Reactor,(SBR)basins with fine bubble diffusers,
floating mixer, floating decanter, sludge transfei-pump, and controls
• Five(5) 1,443 scfin blowers
• One(1)2,300,000 gallon post aeration basin with floating aerator
• Two(2)tertiary disk filters(peak flow rating bf 10.8 MGD)
• Two(2)UV disinfection channel unit with three(3)banks each4(peak flow rating of 10.8 MGD)
• Effluent composite'sampler ;
• Effluent basin wr,ith four(4)variable drive pumps and'controls (capacity 13.6 MGD)with 6,355 ft of 24
in diameter force main to outfall_ s
• Effluent flow meter system with recorder
• Effluent composite`sampler with proportional sampling control
• One (1) 1,900,000 gallon'concrete,aerobic sludge digester with three (3) floating aerators, floating
decanter, and two(2)sludge transfer pumps '' •
• Three(3) 900 scfm blowers • a'
• Two(2) 330,000 gallon concrete,sludge thickening basins with sludge transfer pumps
• Sludge truck loading station .
• 2,250 kW emergency generator with automatic transfer
• Additional emergency power connection capability at outfall
The facility is located at Wallace Regional WWTP on 851 Old Wilmington Road in Wallace,Duplin County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map into the
Cape Fear River currently classified as C, Sw waters in subbasin 03-06-22 [HUC: 03030007] of the Cape
Fear River Basin.
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Permit NC0003450
Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.]
Grade IV Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration,the Permittee is authorized to
discharge treated wastewater through Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored1 by the
Permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements
Parameter Code Monthly Weekly Measurement Sample Sample Location 2
Average Average Frequency Type
Flow 50050 5.42 MGD /Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent
BOD,5-day,20°C 3
(April 1—October 31) 80082 5.0 mg/L 7.5 mg/L -` Daily Composite Influent and Effluent
BOD,5-day,20°C 3 80082 10.0 mg/L 15.0fmg/L 'l Daily Composite Influent and Effluent
(November 1—March 31) /- /
Total Suspended Solids 3 C0530 30.0 mg/L /45.0img/L Daily` Composite Influent and Effluent
NH3 as NC0610 1.0 mg/L '3.0 mg/L Daily Composite Effluent
(April 1—October 31) 7'
NH3 as N
(November 1—March 31) C0610 2.0 mg/L 6.0 mg/L'1'• / Daily Composite Effluent
Fecal Coliform ` • `',
31616 200/100 mL, . 400/ 100 mL Daily Grab Effluent
(geometric mean)
pH 00400,„,_Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard'units Daily Grab Effluent
1
Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Dai1y`Average not less than/6:6 mg/L • Daily/ Grab Effluent
Temperature(°C) (000/0 • '/ 7,/ Daily Grab Effluent
Conductivity(µmohs/cm) 00094- ! - Daily Grab Effluent
Total Nitrogen(mg/L)4 C0600 , ' l` Monitor&Report`. Monthly Calculated Effluent
Total Phosphorus(mg/L) .•''C0665 ',,;2' ,Monitor'&•Report: '', Monthly Composite Effluent
Total Cadmium'(µg/L)5 01027 '' 'h ' Quarterly Composite Effluent
Total Silver(1.1g/LP 5 01077 „ "� Quarterly Composite Effluent
Hardness-Total as CaCO3
(mg/L) 00900 Quarterly Composite Effluent
Temperature(°C) •00010 Variable 6 Grab U and D
Dissolved Oxygen(mg/L) ` ,00300 Variable 6 Grab U and D
Conductivity(µmohs/cm) 00094 . y- Variable 6 Grab U and D
(T a�L)ss-Total as CaCO3 00900 Quarterly Grab U
Chronic Toxicity 8 TGP3B Quarterly Composite Effluent
Effluent Pollutant Scan NC01 Monitor and Report Footnote 9 Footnote 9 Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR
application system [see A. (5)].
2. U=Upstream, 200 feet upstream of discharge to Rock Fish Creek.D=Downstream, 0.98 mile downstream of
previous active NC0020702 discharge to Rock Fish Creek.
3. The monthly average effluent BODS and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the
respective influent value(85%removal).
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4. TN= TKN+NO3-N+NO2-N where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N+
NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen,respectively.
5. Metal sampling shall be performed in conjunction with total hardness effluent sampling and reported to lowest
PQL.
6. Upstream and downstream samples shall be grab samples collected three times per week during June,July,
August and September then once per week in the remaining months of the year.
7. 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 permittee has obtained
approval from DWR-NPDES Permitting Unit that the upstream station being monitored by the Coalition is
representative of the receiving stream for this discharge.The permittee*is responsible for submitting instream
hardness 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.
8. Chronic Toxicity(Ceriodaphnia) limit at 67%with testing in January;April,July and October[See Special
Condition A. (2)].
9. The permittee shall perform three effluent pollutantsf cans'during the term ofVthis permit [see A. (3)].
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There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible fo m,in o`therythan trace amounts.
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A. (2) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
[15A NCAC 02B.0200]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to
Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 67%.
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 January,April,July and October.
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 fmal 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-ata minimum,in each of the two
following months as described in"North Carolina Phase/II Chronic*hole.Effluent Toxicity Test
Procedure"(Revised-December 2010) or subsequent yeisions.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form(MR-1) for the months in which tests were performed,using the parameter code TGP3B for the
pass/fail results and 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 Centel-
Raleigh,
enterRaleigh,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.'
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. 4'
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 fmal 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
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invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month
following the month of the initial monitoring.
A. (3) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT 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-dichloropropaane, // '• ''Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
Nitrate/Nitrite 1,3-dichloropr�pylene '.4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
Kjeldahl nitrogen Ethylbenzene /" Butyl benzyl phthalate
Oil and grease Methyl bromide' 2-chloronaphthalene
Phosphorus Methyl chloride /, 4-chloropheriyl phenyl ether
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Total dissolved solids Methylene chloride Chrysene
Hardness /1;1,2,2-tetrachloroethane Di-n-butyl phthalate
Antimony `,Tetrachloroethylene • Di-n-octyl phthalate
Arsenic Toluene • Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
Beryllium 1,1;1 trichloroethane '.1,2-dichlorobenzene
Cadmium1,1,2'richloroethane 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 /"----_ry ` 2-chlorophenol , S 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 ', ,I 4-nitrophenol Hexachlorobutadiene
Volatile organic compounds:: 17 i Pentachlorophenol Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
Acroleini` Phenol Hexachloroethane
Acrylonitrile / 2,4,6-trichlorophenol Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Benzene --7 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
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Reporting. Test results shall be reported on DWR Form-A MR-PPA1 (or in a form approved by the Director)by
December 31'of each designated sampling year. The report shall be submitted to the following address: NC DEQ
/DWR/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 ,
Contact the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 919-743-8401 for guidanceon 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.
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A. (4) MERCURY MINIMIZATION PLAN •
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The permittee shall develop and implement a mercury minim.,/
tion plan during This permit term. The MMP
shall be developed within 180 days of the NPDES Permit Effective Date, and shall be available for inspection
on-site. A sample MMP was developed through a stakeholder review process and has been placed on the
Division website for guidance(http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ps/npdes,under Model Mercury
Minimization Plan). The MMP shquld place emphasis on identification of mercury contributors and goals for
reduction. Results shall be summarized and submitted with the next permit renewal. Performance of the
Mercury Minimization Plan will*meet the requirements of the TMDL(Total Maximum Daily Load)for mercury
approved by USEPA on October,I2;2012,unless and until a Waste Load Allocation specific to this facility is
developed and this NPDES permit is amended to require further actions to address the Waste Load Allocation.
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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
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1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a))
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge
Monitoring Report(eDMR)internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted
electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit
DMRs electronically using the intemet. 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 t`o 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 reguirements_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 addres"s�ove. 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 21,2(120,the perriiittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring
data and reports,when applicable: )
•• Sewer 'erflow/Bypass Everit R
OReports; •
• Pretreatment Program Annual'Reports; and '
• Clean Water Act(CWA) Section`3.16(b)Annual Reports.
The permitteeinayseek an electronic;reporting,waiver from the Division(see"How to Request a Waiver from
Electronic Reporting"-section below).
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2. Electronic Submission`s. /
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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:
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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 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. (11.) (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:
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].
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