NC0087963_Draft Permit_20200311

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Franklin R. Williams
Jonas Ridge Properties, LLC
1502 Jonquill Dr.
Henrico, VA 23238
Dear Mr. Williams:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 11, 2020
Subject: DRAFT NPDES PERMIT NCO087963
Buckeye Creek WWTP
Not Classified
Watuaga County
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 Catawba River Basin that the Division has targeted for expedited renewal.
This draft contains the following changes from the existing permit:
• HUC and Stream Segment were added to the outfall description on the Supplement to Cover
page.
• NH3 limits were recalculated according to EPA established criteria. Separate limits for
summer and winter have been put in place.
• The language in section A.(2.) has been updated to be consistent with the finalization of
federal requirements for electronic reporting.
• The outfall map was updated.
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice
in newspapers having circulation in the general Watauga 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 [[e-mail]] or call 919-707-9125.
Sincerely,
6�2t3 Lauzeo—
Emily DelDuco
Environmental Specialist II
NPDES Program
cc: NPDES files
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DE Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.9000

Permit NCO087963
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,
Mr. Franklin Reed Williams, II
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Buckeye Creek WWTP
Hwy 221 near Knob Road
x West of Blowing Rock
Watauga County
to receiving waters designated as Thunderhole Creek in the Catawba 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 February 28, 2025
Signed this day
DRAFT
S. Daniel Smith, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0087963
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.
Mr. Franklin Reed Williams, II
is hereby authorized to:
1. After receiving an Authorization to Construct from the Division of Water Resources, construct
and operate facilities necessary to treat up to 0.050 MGD of wastewater, located at the Buckeye
Creek WWTP, Highway 221 near Knob Road, west of Blowing Rock, Watauga County, and;
2. Discharge treated domestic wastewater from said treatment works at the location specified on
the attached map through outfall 001 into Thunderhole Creek (HUC: 030501010501; Stream
Segment 11-38-5), which is classified C waters in the Catawba River Basin.
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Permit NCO087963
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 the permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge treated domestic wastewater from outfall 001. Such discharges
shall be limited and monitored) by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
eDMR Code
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location2
Flow 50050
0.050 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Effluent
BOD, 5-day, 200C C0310
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N - summer C0610
1.2 mg/L
6.0 mg/L
2/Month
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N - winter C0610
2.4 mg/L
12.0 mg/L
2/Month
Composite
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine3 50060
17 Ng/L
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Daily average > 6.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature, °C 00010
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform(geometric mean) 31616
200 / 100 ml
400 / 100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH 00400
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen C0600
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus C0665
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Weekly
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Temperature, °C 00010
Weekly
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR system.
See Condition A. (2.).
2. Upstream: at least 100 feet from the outfall. Downstream: at least 300 feet from the outfall.
3. 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.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO087963
A. (2.) 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
• 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)l
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:Hdeg.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.
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Permit NC0087963
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time
of each electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify
the initial recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means the
entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the
designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES
Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
https://www.federalregiister.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
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Permit NC0087963
4. Signatory Requirements (Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. 01.)
_(d)]
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. (I 1.)(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://deg.nc. pov/about/divisions/water-resources/ed in r
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 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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