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S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
April 22,2020
Mr.Jonathan Gobble
Shuford Yarns,LLC.
2815 1"Ave SW
Hickory,N.C. 28602
Subject: DRAFT NPDES PERMIT NC0035211
Dudley Shoals Plant WWTP
Grade II Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
Caldwell County
Dear Mr.Gobble:
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:
• The outfall description on the supplement to cover page has been updated to include the HUC
and Stream Index number for the outfall location.
• Several parameter codes in the effluent table have been corrected.
• The language in section A.(3) has been updated to be consistent with the finalization of
federal requirements for electronic reporting.
• The Outfall Map has been updated.
The NPDES standard conditions(Parts II,III,and IV)that are a part of the permit are not included in this
draft document(cover,map,and Part I).The conditions are the same as in your current permit. The latest
version is available at https://bit.ly/2BZ4xxx and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file.
With this notification,the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice
in newspapers having circulation in the general Caldwell 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,
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Emily DelDuco
Environmental Specialist II
NPDES Program
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Asheville Regional Office
Public Water Supply/Kimberly Barnett[[e-mail]]
D E�...- North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
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Permit NC0035211
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,
Shuford Yaws, LLC
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is hereby authorized to discharge waste\ *om a facility located at the
Dudley Shoals Plant
5100 Burns Road
Granite Falls
Caldwell County
to receiving waters designated as the Upper Little River in subbasin 03-08-32 of 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 March 31,2025.
Signed this day
S.Daniel Smith,Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0035211
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.
Shuford Yarns,LLC is herebyr a> rized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.0054 MOD wastewater treatment system located at the Dudley
Shoals Plant(5100 Burns Road, Granite Falls) which includes the following components:
• Septic tank
• Dosing facilities
• Distribution box
• Surface sand filter
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001 at the location specified on the attached map
into the Upper Little River, currently classified WS-IV;CA waters [HUC: 030501010901; Stream
Index: 11-58-(8)] of the Catawba River Basin.
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Permit NC0035211
Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.]
Grade II Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
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:
PARAMETER LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[eDMR Code] Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Sample Type Sample
Frequency Location
Flow 0.0054 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or
[50050] Effluent
BOD,5-day(20°C) 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent
[C0310]
Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent
[C0530]
NH3N Monthly Grab Effluent
[C0610]
Temperature(°C)
[00010] Weekly Grab Effluent
pH
>6.0 and<9.0 standard units 2/Month Grab Effluent
[0
[00400] —
Footnotes:
1. The pern ittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system
[see A.(3)].
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A. (2) DISINFECTION CONDITION
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.]
If this discharge causes violations of the North Carolina water quality standard for fecal coliform,
disinfection of the effluent will be required immediately. The permit shall be reopened to include
disinfection requirements and establish a fecal coliform effluent limitation.
A. (3) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 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
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Permit NC0035211
• 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://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).
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-
e limination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
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Permit NC0035211
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 5years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring
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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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Receiving Stream:Upper Little River Stream Class:WS-IV;CA ,r
Stream Segment: 11-58-(8) Sub-Basin#:03-08-32
River Basin:Catawba HUC:030501010901 SCALE 35.8639°N, -81.3728° W
County:Caldwell 1:16,000