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Home My WebLink AboutNC0087033_Draft Permit_20181219 VIVI�4 ROY COOPER _ Governor , •,� `.-?x n' MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary L t LINDA CULPEPPER „a �j - Dn ector a se NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality December 19,2018 Mayor Daniel Matney Town of Harmony P.O.Box 118 Harmony,North Carolina 28134-0118 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0087033 Town of Harmony WWTP Grade II Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G.0302] Iredell County Dear Mayor Matney: 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 and stream index number were added to site description(page 2) • Regulatory citations were added as necessary • Part I Section A. (4.)was updated to be current • New outfall map is included With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Iredell 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 [emily.delduco@ncdenr.gov] or call 919-707-9125. Sincerely, z.e,6e/3 /a/CZ/cc_ Emily DelDuco Environmental Specialist NPDES Program cc:NPDES files ec: Steven Lambert 4P Q1, 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 NC0087033 Grade I Biological WPCS [15A 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 provisions of North Carolina Genial Stadfe/ 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by t $?North Caro11n/a Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution ControlAct as amended tie, ,, fj .1,41 wiw /r„r Town of Harmony"," % t is hereby authorized to disc`h ge WaStewater froihVa-facility located at the �%'%� Harmony3, Tr-‹, i255Windmill Court$outhwest of Harmony Iredell VOA ''ounty \gP;G� ', . to receiving waters designated as,the Dutchman Creek/'in the Yadkin—Pee Dee 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,<efifective4 s) 2019. This permit and authorization*discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30,2023. Signed this day 2019. Linda Culpepper,Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 8 ' Permit NC0087033 Grade I Biological WPCS [15A 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 Harmony is hereby au „oized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing0.080 MGD w ,te4ptment p a�fe,X�ate system which includes the following components: / �� • Blowers • Screw bar screen ,,, V-,/, • Equalization tank w/2 submersible pump's"..splitter box Pei • Dual train whopper clarifiers �"' �` �� • Rotary drum tertiary filter r °, : 4!/ ♦ UV disinfection , u • 20,000 gallon aerated sludge stoj ge °zd ,,, ,1, • Composite samplers l`y, "'1 ;, , t This facility is located a th`e Harmony Wastewater/Freat rent Plant(15 Windmill Ct., Harmony, NC) in Iredell`"County. ° ", 'iAA ''�'"' 2. Up/O xe eipt of anyA thorization To Construct pe it from the Division of Water Resources, construct and'ierate additional'faciries needed to expandthe 0.080 MGD facility to 0.115 MGD; and 3. Upon receipt of an`AUthorizat4onTo Construct permit from the Division of Water Resources,construct and operate additional factlte ;'e fled to expand the 0.115 MGD facility to 0.250 MGD; and G ,-- 4. After submitting an Engineer's Certification,discharge from said treatment works via outfall 001,specified on the attached map into Dutchman Creek[Stream Index: 12-108-12],'currently classified C waters in sub- basin 03-07-06 of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin[HUC: 030401020107]. Page 2 of 8 Permit NC0087033 Grade I Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G.0302] PART I ' A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [0.080 MGD] [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expansion above 0.080 MGD or expiration,the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored'by the Permittee as specified below: ) TERISTICS ' LIMITS' MONITORINGREQUIREMENTS CHARAC Monthly ' Weekly ' Measurement , Sample ' ' Sample eDMR Code —Average Average Frequency . , Type ; , Location Flow ,/"WliN, 50050 0.080 MGD ,gCrtinw, Recording Influent or Effluent BOD,5-day,20°C 2 4, 4., 30.0 mg/L 45.0 rnik:7. ' Weekly 'V'; Composite' Influent&Effluent C0310 Total Suspended Solids 2 yolk 30.0 mg/L 45:0,1mg/L Weekly . COMite Influent&Effluent C0530 '4";A, 4t./44/>, NH3 as N—Summer* ,) 14e'k, ' 5.4 mg/L 16.2 mg/lit k /Weekly Composdf30, 444A', Effluent C0610 '4,1.4`ti Y A, NH3 as N—Winter* 15.8 nii/L-„/„:' 43,5.0 mg/1 *,Weekly Composite Effluent C0610 Dissolved Oxygen 4 , Daily Average,>5.040, Wee4'y Grab Effluent pH ,:%, 0g 7; 6:0—9.0 Sta. • , ';''' '''',.;,%,'- ndard Umts /0 ,ot,;;Weekly '4:v 1 Grab Effluent 00400 ../Aki/.-4'4'''''--:.,,,;:,,'.,',,, V%, 11,4-4 %%, „ Total Residual Chlorine3 ( e:X ',:,-,,-;:',, Te4?>/4"g, '/i'4 , V,t-:1/4, Daily:Maximum 200 2/Week Grab Effluent 50060 Total Nitrogen(NO2+NO3+TKN) 4,,„ C0600 '' , , >, I:4 Quarterly Composite Effluent 44443Z4Z,h, '';;Y 1-4, ' 4,, Total Phosph6, - 403=f;, " -7,,')." V' C0665 alr p,,,,+ I ,,,,,,, 4', 4444* .',, , •,t., 444,1 Quarterly Composite Effluent TemperahhX, 4,, .;',,, 00010 4,7P, ',,,,a N 442' \,,y ',., -," Daily Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform aeanetrie mean) V0A 001100 mr- 4001100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent 31616 *Summer: April 1—0C1,401-,11 *Winter: November 1—Mgi61331 if44 Footnotes: 1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR system. See Special Condition A.(4.). 2. The monthly average effluent BODS and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15%of the respective influent value(85%removal). 3. Monitoring requirement and limit apply only if chlorine is added for disinfection. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50 ptg/1 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 1.1g/l. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS ORIVISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. Page 3 of 8 Permit NC0087033 Grade I Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302] A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [0.115 MGD] [15A NCAC 02B .0490 et seq.,02B .0500 et seq.] During the period beginning on expansion above 0.080 MGD and lasting until expansion above 0.115 MGD or expiration,the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored'by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT `a LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS CHARACTERISTICS , Monthly Weekly Measurement Sample _ Sample•° - Parameter Code • , . Average . Average . Frequency . Type, - Location Flow ./,,,,)"` 50050 0.115 MGD Contuluoti Recording Influent or Effluent '1'.-if BOD,5-day,20°C 1s C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L a< Weekly Composite Influent&Effluent Total Suspended Solids 1 �30.0 mg/L 45.0 m ` Weekly E'3..Composite Influent&Effluent NH3 as N—Summer* it %'v "`"-�;�, 4.1 mg/L F2 3,,mg/1 Weekly �Cfnposite Effluent C0610 -_,'y; NH3 as N—Winter* 11.7 mg/L 35.0 m/�g15; Yee1d j Comp'stu,._ Effluent C0610 Dissolved Oxygen fi < : 'r4"', "'�:,.v 00300 Daily yerage,>5.0 mg/L 'OWeekly Grab Effluent 00400 6.0—9.0 pH Standaid Units Weekly, Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine3 ,� °; e` /'- /!'"" - ',DailyMaximumx28 µg/ r—.,./,Week % Grab Effluent 50060 , / %„ f,,. v -. 'f _ V Total Nitrogen(NO2+NO3+TI14) `°°' ; \`°'3\/ y '�~4' ' , 'T,`fi?, Quarterly Composite Effluent Total Phosphorus ''''AO' y%f) {..:a� C0665 `, 's,,` Quarterly Composite Effluent Temperature,°G','`°'-� .W �,n ti�y F---"--4„ ,'„ ,;‘,,,, \e',1'' '000/0 n ,' : ; ;y'%`' ` "' * ' DailyGrab Effluent Fecal Colifoinit(geometric mean)> 2001`,00,m1 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent 31616 -,_; ,> tr 'we *Summer: A nl 1�='October 31 '':, `' n •- *Winter: November 1;-March 31 v, ',, 41 Footnotes: ,y,`' � °,) 1. The permittee shall subniit-dischar'ge'monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR system. See Special Condition A.(4.).�f jQ; 4ns ,. 2. The monthly average efflueri465 and Total Suspended Residue concentrations shall not exceed 15%of the respective influent value(85%removal). 3. Monitoring requirement and limit apply only if chlorine is added for disinfection. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50 µg/1 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. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. Page 4 of 8 Permit NC0087033 Grade I Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302] A.(3.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [0.250 MGD] [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] During the period beginning upon the expansion above 0.115 MGD and lasting until expiration,the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored) by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT - LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS CHARACTERISTICS , Monthly Weekly . Measurement -Sample _ ` Sample Parameter Code Average Average , Frequency Type , Location Flow / 0.25 MGD AContinuous Recording Influent or Effluent 50050 5 AW\x,'°\ BOD,5-day,20°C 1 �,a `�'' \ 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/A4, Weekly ,, ' , Composite Influent&Effluent C0310 �%%l � Total Suspended Solids 1 30.0 mg/L 45 Osiif/L Weekly `Co posite Influent&Effluent C0530a1 yA� %.v NH3 as N—Summer* °% 4;,. ,c4'�. C0610 2.4 mg/L 7.2 mg/1t' Week)j Composif Effluent 4;r "r NH3 as N—Winter* �' d`"�, ��; 6.3 mg/L. . 18.9 mg/1 .,,�� „Weekly Composite Effluent C0610 \ 3,, °\., rA,-;' . Dissolved Oxygen Daily Average>'S,Ang/L Weekly Grab Effluent v 00400 pH ," 6.0—9.0 Standard Umts', Weekly'�/I Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine3 ti- 4% / y, �` '" ,, , D"ai'1y Maximum%284(g,/,L; ' 2/Week0 Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen(NO2+NO3+Tl ;,, `,f y\, C0600 ', y -,', Quarterly Composite Effluent Total Phosphonis ,., j/7 ;3 Quarterly Composite 44 Effluent Temperature;'°C` '.:,w `,, %v e '`4,. f �� Daily Grab Effluent �'e, 00010 ��i� Fecal Coliform' eometric mean) _', 'vim ) �- ,200/100 mlt,,,,400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent 31616 '`-/N v,``°;o,� / *Summer: April 1—Ociober 31 ' m', *Winter: November 1'`'March 31 k-;;'a Footnotes: f , I 1. The permittee shall submit dischXarge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application .� system. See Special Condition A.(4.). 2. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Residue concentrations shall not exceed 15%pf the respective influent value(85%removal). 3. Monitoring requirement and limit apply only if chlorine is added for disinfection. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50 µg/1 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 50 141. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. Page 5 of 8 Permit NC0087033 Grade I Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302] A. (4.) 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 D. Section (2.) • Reporting af", • 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 dataelectronically using th'61c1C,.DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report(eDMR) internet application. 7,,, �°°. o% ,��/ Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall he summarized for each month and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR,system allowsNpermitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using'the internet. Until suchftime that the state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA s Cross-Media Electronic4Reporting Regulation(CROMERR) permittees will be required ubmi all discharge monitoring"data to"the state electronically using eDMR and will be re uire"'to com`"lete the eDMR s �"i q �,,,, p�,,�� R�> ubmiSgion 1iyprinting, signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy o the computer printed„eDMR to the following address: NC DEQ/Division;of Water Resource '/Water Quality Permitting Section ATTENTION: Central Files %% ✓ , , °j. \.;` 1617 Mail Service Center,,, a; 3 Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 1°617 y" If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being physically located n an area"where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband access, then a temporary waive from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data may osubmitted 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; Page 6 of 8 • Permit NC0087033 Grade I Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302] • 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 t 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-pollutantdischarge-elimination- system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule. o, Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the- Reporting Requirements"section above. 'r 3. How to Request a Waiver fromElectronic Reporiing\,\ The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver.from the Division. To obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submitan electiomc7porting waiver request to the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers•must be�submitted in writing to the Division for written apptrovai-'at least sixty(60) days prior:to the dat,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 thereup \on expire. At\such time,monitoring data and reports shall be submitted electronically to they Divisionunless the permittee re-applies for and is granted a new temporary electronic.reporting waiver the Division. Approved electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only perniittees with'an approved`"reporting waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports orrpaper to the Division for tile period that the approved reporting waiver request is 4 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/division's/water-resources/edmr 4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) isffi 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 Page 7 of 8 Permit NC0087033 Grade I Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302] 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 1,22.22]. 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 oiimy inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for. ga hering 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 infor at( ,,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 ports, including eDMR submissions. These records or copies shall be mainta ined;for a:period of atleast 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]. A. (5.) NUTRIENT REOPENER,-EOR HIGH ROCK L�AKEr [NCGS 143.21511 N] .\ This permit may be reopeneddand>modified-to implement nutrient requirements in accordance with any future TMDL ii 1/or-nutrient management-strategy fo?High Rock Lake. tF{ Page 8 of 8 7,4." ii - L., 7------,-, ..aik. \__ Milffjw f, 8 it: if f j5„ .. . e.". ,,,..., % �y. ......, w 4,„gmki,..,.--. ,_ sits __ c,„41. -- .Galt. -„,..--,,. ,� Of- �/ r.,,,,,‘, , -_::_-_--, __- : ) -_‘42:„.1 I is,,,,,_,1;, ‘,,,, .s, ...,47-, , _.,--- ay , ,Arr)....... ..„-_,..- .....„ ,.,., ,;,/ , &=-1( 01 11.. - - s..\4 ,k‘ '.."-Titra 'a --- rei.,.. , , i„. 4 f-0--- ,,,p \ C\--,. .t:L 4..„...:1, it ....;. ..-----.----' ,.N, ....„, ., ,,, ,,...,:-.4.---.6,....,.....„ w„„j , ,:....);),.;*:_—_,....._ _....e.„.. :4_, ,,,,,,,......_ _ _r, ,....., ,,,b b d , . ,,,,e" ,,,. ,,,, <, -N... v............„.. t„, - 4 4___,...___..;,,,_ _ ___ ___,....,_„....... _ _• . . 1 , ',. .... ... „7.- ...2_, .„,,,. .. „Ay,/ \ D-- s,).et',------ 1 ' ,, 1I . 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'' , '<... . -- , ...-,, ,,'-': .•...) ::S t . •,, :rifyr„.:';),/ .14°, , - ,i(i (, ' - - 11 --�-_= �..r� ' 7,NcV/.S( ' ' ' • I ,, _..,....,..._,.\,,, 0 ', ,.. ‘ .Th___, .. ..._ _.,,,I; 1, .,.."4,,_,..1 ,__. ,....., ,4,..., ,„....A )x. -_, T. ___, ?._.--7- .—"'" 4. .;,,,, A _ , s , .. ._,- c_.. . • ..... , -- ..„ - ( ...... -- ,-.• ,,,,_ , L______. -- i P'; / Av.. 4 _ , . , -....-...--...-,---:---- .,.--: .....:--:,- . _. . 1 ‘ .,...-11E) .....-. , EI or: 1 ,_.. . .410 4' i_ . . . ..., ,A. t • / ,/ y 7/• _ L ' --.—\,/) � I Town of Harmony N Town of Harmony WWTP * ' NPDES Permit NC0087033A r ,5.000.000 Receiving Stream: Dutchman Creek Stream Class: C Stream Segment: 12-108-12 Sub-Basin#: 03-07-06 River Basin:Yadkin-Pee Dee HUC: 030401020107 SCALE 35.941321°N, -80.795338°W County: Iredell I:20,000