NC0020061_Draft Permit_20200224

ROY COOPER
STATE
Governor d °r�•;
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH 5l � /
Director N1 !!s'• /
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 24, 2020
Ms. Sherry W. Freeman, Secretary
Town of Spring Hope
P.O. Box 87
Spring Hope,NC 27882-0087
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0020061
Spring Hope WWTP
Nash County
Grade I Biological WPCS
Dear Permittee:
The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure
your thorough understanding of the information,conditions,and requirements it contains.
The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit:
• Section A. (6.)has been updated to require electronic submission of effluent data
reports(DMRs). Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge
monitoring.
• An updated outfall map has been 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 Davidson 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 any questions concerning this permit,please contact
Emily Phillips at emily.phillipsAncdenr.gov or(919)707-3621.
Sincerely,
Emily Phillips
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
cc: NPDES files
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
919-807-6300 919-807-6389 FAX
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits

Permit NC0020061
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[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 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 Spring Hope
from a facilitylocated at the
is herebyauthorized to discharge wastewater
g
Spring Hope WWTP
NC Highway 581
Spring Hope
Nash County
to receiving waters designated as the Tar River in the Tar-Pamlico 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 October 31, 2024.
Signed this day
S. Daniel Smith, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0020061
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[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.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 Town of Spring Hope is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a 0.40 MGD wastewater package treatment system with the following
components:
• Mechanical and manual bar screens
• Manual grit removal
• Influent ultrasonic flow meter
• 2 -Aeration chambers
• 2 - Circular clarifiers
• 1 -Aerobic digester
• 2 -Tertiary clarifiers (previously secondary clarifiers from old WWTP)
• Chlorination equipment
• Cascade aeration
• De-chlorination equipment
This facility is located at the Spring Hope WWTP in Spring Hope on NC Highway 581 in Nash
County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the Tar
River, currently classified WS-V; NSW waters in sub-basin 03-03-02 of the Tar-Pamlico River
Basin.
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Permit NC0020061
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G .0302]
PART I.
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit 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 Average Weekly Measurement Sample Sample
Parameter Codes Average Frequency Type Location
Flow 0.40 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent
50050
BOD, 5-day(20°C)2 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Influent&Effluent
C0310
Total Suspended Solids2 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Influent&Effluent
C0530
NH3 as N 2/Month Composite Effluent
C0610
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent
31616
Total Residual Chlorine3 Daily Maximum 28 µg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent
50060
Temperature(°C) Daily Grab Effluent
00010
Total Nitrogen
(NO2-N+NO3-N+TKN) Monitor&Report Weekly Composite Effluent
C0600
TN Load 4 Monitor&Report(Ib/mo) Monthly Calculated
QY600 5,705 1 bs/year Effluent
Annually Calculated
QM600 (effective 1/1/2016)5
Nitrate/Nitrite Nitrogen
(NO2-N+NO3-N) Weekly Composite Effluent
C0630
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) Weekly Composite Effluent
C0625
Total Phosphorus Weekly Composite Effluent
C0665
TP Load 4 Monitor&Report(lb/mo) Monthly Calculated
QY665 1,031 1bs/year Effluent
Annually Calculated
QM665 (effective 1/1/12016)5
Total Mercury6 Monitor&Report within last 12 1/Cycle Grab Effluent
COMER months of permit cycle
pH Not less than 6.0 S. U. nor Weekly Grab Effluent
00400 greater than 9.0 S. U.
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Permit NC002006I
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302]
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see
A.(6.)].
2. The monthly average effluent GODS and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15%of the
respective influent value(85%removal).
3. Total Residual Chlorine monitoring is required only if chlorine or chlorine derivative is added during the
treatment process. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC 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.
4. TN or TP Load is the mass quantity of Total Nitrogen or Total Phosphorus discharged in a given period of time.
See Special Condition A.(2.)Calculation of TN or TP Loads.
5. Compliance with mass limits shall be determined in accordance with Special Condition A.(3.)Annual Limits for
Total Nitrogen or Total Phosphorus.
6. Based on the completion and approval of the N.C. Statewide mercury total Maximum Daily Load(TMDL),the
permit now requires one mercury analysis,using EPA Method 1631 E,which must be completed within the
twelve(12)months prior to the next permit renewal. This requirement is included on the effluent page and in the
new Special Condition A.(5.).
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE
AMOUNTS.
A.(2.) CALCULATION OF TOTAL NITROGEN AND TOTAL PHOSPHORUS LOADS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
(a.) The Permittee shall calculate monthly and annual TN Loads as follows:
(i.) Monthly TN(or TP) Load(lb/mo)=TN(or TP) x TMF x 8.34 where:
TN or TP = the average Total Nitrogen or Total Phosphorus concentration(mg/L)of the
composite samples collected during the month
TMF = the Total Monthly Flow of wastewater discharged during the month(MG/mo)
8.34 = conversion factor,from(mg/L x MG)to pounds
(ii.) Annual TN(or TP)Load(lb/yr)= Sum of the 12 Monthly TN(or TP)Loads for the calendar
year
(b.) The Permittee shall report monthly Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus results(mg/L and
lb/mo)in the appropriate discharge monitoring report for each month and shall report each
calendar year's results(lb/yr)with the December report for that year.
A.(3.) ANNUAL LIMITS FOR TOTAL NITROGEN OR TOTAL PHOSPHORUS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
(a.) Total Nitrogen(TN)and Total Phosphorus(TP)allocations and load limits for NPDES
dischargers in the Tar-Pamlico River basin are annual limits and apply on a calendar year basis.
(b.) For any given calendar year,the Permittee shall be in compliance with the annual TN(or TP)
Load limit in this Permit if:
(i.) the Permittee's annual TN(or TP)Load is less than or equal to the effective limit, or
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Permit NC0020061
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302]
(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(or TP)discharge exceeds the effective TN(or TP)Load limit in this
permit at any point during the calendar year,the Permittee is in violation of its TN(or TP)Load
limit for the remainder of the calendar year,and each day of continuing violation shall constitute
a separate violation. Compliance with annual limits shall be determined separately for each
calendar year,and an exceedance in one year does not carry forward to subsequent years.
(d.) The TN(or TP)Load limit in this Permit(if any)may be modified as the result of allowable
changes in the Permittee's allocations.
(i.) Allowable changes include those resulting from purchase of TN(or TP)allocation from an
authorized mitigation banker,the Ecosystem Enhancement Program, or other source allowed
under applicable regulations;purchase, sale,trade,or lease of allocation between the
Permittee and other dischargers; and other transactions approved by the Division and
consistent with the Tar-Pamlico River Basin Association Agreement,as revised.
(ii.) The Permittee may request a modification of the TN(or TP)Load limit in this Permit to
reflect allowable changes in its allocation(s).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(or TP)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:
NCDWR/Wastewater Permits Branch
Attn: Tar-Pamlico 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 on January
1 of a given year, its TN and TP discharges during that year are governed by that association's
group NPDES permit and the 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 and TP 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.
(A) Upon receipt of timely and proper notification,the Division will modify the permit as
appropriate and in accordance with state and federal program requirements.
(B) Membership changes in a compliance association become effective on January 1 of
the year following modification of the association's permit.
(f.) The TN and TP monitoring and reporting requirements in this Permit remain in effect
throughout the term of the Permit and are not affected by the Permittee's membership in a
compliance association.
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Permit NC0020061
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302]
A.(4.) NUTRIENT ALLOCATIONS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
(a.) Total Nitrogen(TN)and Total Phosphorus(TP)allocations represent the maximum TN and TP
loads that a discharger or group of dischargers is potentially allowed under the Tar-Pamlico
nutrient management strategy.Allocations are not enforceable limits but are the basis for TN and
TP limits established in individual or group NPDES permits.
(b.) The allocations originally assigned to the Tar-Pamlico Basin Association members total 889,274
lb/yr kg/yr)TN and 160 372
(404,274 lb/yr(73,060 kg/yr)TP.These group allocations have been
divided among the members in proportion to the maximum permitted flow in each member's
permit; that is,
Individual Allocatian(TN or Ti')= lmdividual Permitted Flow(MOD) x GroupAllocation,TPBA
Total Permitted Flow,TPBA(MGD) (TN or TP)
For the purposes of this distribution, individual permitted flows for the Association members are
those in effect as of July 2014 and result in a Total Permitted Flow of 62.495 MGD.
(c.) The following table lists, for information purposes only,the TN and TP allocations assigned to,
acquired by, or transferred to the Permittee in accordance with the Tar-Pamlico River Basin
Phase IV Agreement. Applicable TN or TP limits are established in the Effluent Limitations
conditions of this permit or in the NPDES permit of a compliance association of which
the Permittee is a Co-Permittee Member.
ALLOCATION SOURCE DATE ALLOCATION AMOUNT(1) STATUS
TYPE
(Ib/yr) (kg/yr)
Tar-Pamlico River
Total Nitrogen Basin Phase IV 7/9/2015 123,456 345,678 Active
Agreement
Tar-Pamlico River
Total Phosphorus Basin Phase IV 7/9/2015 2,816 5,632 Active
Agreement
(d.) Any addition,deletion, or modification of the listed allocation(s)(other than to correct
typographical errors)or any change from Reserve 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.
A. (5.) EFFLUENT MERCURY ANALYSIS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
The Permittee shall provide one effluent mercury analysis, using EPA Method 1631 E, in conjunction
with the next permit renewal application. The analysis should be taken within 12 months prior to the
application date. Any additional effluent mercury measurements conducted from the effective date of
this permit and up to the application date shall also be submitted with the renewal application.
If the result of the mercury analysis is not provided with the application, the application may be
returned as incomplete and the Permittee considered non-compliant.
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Permit NC0020061
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302]
A. (6.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING- DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 143-215.1 (b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports(DMRs)and program
reports.The fmal 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.) (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. The eDMR system may be accessed at:
https://deq,nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr.
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 following address:
NC DEQ/Division of Water Resources/Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
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).
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Permit NC0020061
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302]
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 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 temporaryelectrons electronic reporting waiver are found on the
following web page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Siviatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.)
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
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Permit NC0020061
Grade I Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302]
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. lam aware that there are significant penalties
for submitting false information, including the possibility offines and imprisonment for knowing
violations."
5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)]
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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Spring Hope WWTP Location
County: Nash Stream Class: WS-V, NSW (not to scale)
Receiving Stream:Tar River Sub-Basin: 03-03-02 ."
Latitude: 35°54' 19" Longitude: 78°06'46"
NORTH NPDES Permit: NC0020061