NC0004081_PERMIT ISSUANCE_20100702

NPDES DOCUWENT SCAMMIMS COVER SHEET
NPDES Permit:
NC0004081
Aurora packing
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Speculative Limits
Correspondence
lnstream Assessment (67B)
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Permit
History
Document Dater
July 2, 2010
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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
Mr. Glenn Williamson, President
Aurora Packing, Inc.
655 Second sheet �o� 3 s
Aurora, North Carolina 2780
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Dear Mr. Williamson:
July 2, 2010
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0004081
for Aurora Packing, Inc.
Beaufort County
The Division of Water Quality (the Division) hereby issues the attached NPDES permit for the
subject facility. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General
Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007, or as subsequently amended.
The Division understands from your renewal application that you have not altered your facilities, but
your production of blue crab has significantly decreased since last renewal. The Division has
correspondingly adjusted your permit limits in accord with federal categorical regulations governing
blue crab processing [40CFR 408.2.2(b), Subpart B).
In order to better protect the receiving stream, the Division has added Settleable Solids to your
permit, consistent with similar seafood facilities statewide. Monitoring requirements include limits
of 5 m1/L Monthly Average and 10 ml/L Daily Maximum. We have also increased your
monitoring frequency for all parameters from annually to 1/Month. We realize that your episodic
discharge is seasonal, therefore during months when you generate no wastewater, please submit a
monthly Discharge Monitoring Report, (DMR) indicating "No discharge." This is mandatory for
permit compliance.
If any parts, measurement frequencies, or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing, upon written request submitted within
thirty (30) days after receiving this letter. Your request must take the form of a written petition
conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and you must file it with the
office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-
6714. Unless such a demand is made, this permit shall be final and binding.

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This permit is not transferable except after notifying the Division of Water Quality. The Division
may require permit modification, or revocation and re -issuance. Please note that this permit does
not affect your legal obligation to obtain other permits required by the Division of Water Quality,
the -Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or other federal or local
governments.
If you have questions, or if we can be of further service, please contact Joe Corporon at
[ioe.corporon _,ncdenr.gov] or call [phone].
Respectfully,
�pF W A Le, vQ
P 't
Coleen H. Sullins
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Enclosure: NPDES Permit Final NCO004081
cc: Central Files [hardcopy]
WaRO / SWPS, Attn: Al Hodge [hardcopy]
NPDES Program Files [hardcopy]
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1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699.1617
Location, 512 N, Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 One
Phone: 9IM07-63001 FAX: 91M07-64921 Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 NorthCaroiina
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org �atura!!r�
An Equal Opportunity l Affirmative Acton Employer

Permit NCO004081
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES
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,
Aurora. Packing Company, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Aurora Packing Company, Inc.
655 Second Street
Aurora
Beaufort County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary of South Creek within the Tar -Pamlico River
Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in
Parts I, II, and III and IV hereof.
The permit shall become effective August 1, 2010.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2014.
Signed this day July 2, 2010.
'Coleen H.-uilins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NCO004081
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.
Aurora Packing Company, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. continue to operate existing wastewater treatment facilities, used in the cooking and processing of
blue crab, consisting of drain sdreens,
for a facility located at Aurora Packing Company, Inc., 655 Second Street, Aurora, Beaufort
County, and
2. discharge from said treatment works, at the location specified on the attached map, through
Outfalls 001 and 002 into an unnamed tributary of South Creek, a waterbody classified SC -NSW,
within the Tar -Pamlico River Basin.

Aurora Packing Company, Inc.
Latitude: 35° 18' 20"
Longitude: 75°47'02"
Stream Class: SC- NSW
Receiving Stream:
Sub -Basin: 03-03-07
Quad #: F 31 SE
Permitted Flow: No limit
UT to South Creek
Facility °
Location
North NPDES Permit NC0004081
Beaufort Count

Permit NCO004081
A. (L) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge crab cooking wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
Effluent �-
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Mon�tor�ng Requirements
Characterfsticcs:.-.�Y:,
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Qutfall 1
Average,°p
A�veragc
Mamum
Frequencyype
Loton
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Flow MGD
0.0007
1/Month
Instantaneous
E
Total Suspended
4.2 lb/day
33 lb/day
1/Month
Grab
E
Solids
Oil and Grease
1.2 lb/day
9 lb/day
1/Month
Grab
E
Settleable Solids
5 ml/L
10 ml/L
1/Month
Grab
E
H 3
1/Month
Grab
E
Temperature 4
1/Month
Grab
E
Footnotes:
1. Sample Location: E -- Effluent
2. The Permittee shall combine mass loading from both Outfalls 001 and-002 (See Special Condition A. (3)
3. The pH limit of the effluent shall not fall below 6.8 nor exceed 8.5 standard units.
4. See Special Condition A. (6.) Temperature
See Special Condition A. (4.) Best Management Practices
See Special Condition A. (5) Dry Cleanup Procedures
A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge crab processing wastewater from Outfall 002. Such discharges shall be monitored and
reported by the Permittee and as specified below:
Efflu-en
jhRracteristics
2
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Weekly
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0.0005
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Total Suspended
Solids2
(Reported
with 001)
(Reported
with 001)
1/Month
Grab
E
Oil and Grease
(Reported
with 001)
(Reported
with 001
l/Month
Grab
Settleable Solids
(Reported
with 001)
(Reported
with 001
l/Month
Grab
E
H
l/Month
Grab
E
Temperature'
l/Month
Grab
E
Footnotes:
1. Sample Location: E — Effluent
2, The Permittee shall combine mass loading from both Outfalls 001 and 002 (See Special Condition A. (3.)
3. pH limit of the effluent shall not fall below 6.8 nor exceed 8.5 standard units.
4. See Special Condition A. (6.) Temperature and A. (7.) Biocides
See Special Condition A. (4.) Best Management Practices
See Special Condition A. (5.) Dry Cleanup Procedures
Definitions
lb/day — Pounds per day

Permit NCO004081
A. (3.) Permit Special Condition - Total Suspended Solids and Oil & Grease Reporting Requirement
Outfalls 001 and 002 shall both be independently sampled and monitored monthly for oil & grease and
Total Suspended Solids (TSS).
The value reported on the discharge monitoring report for Outfall 001 shall be the sum of mass loading
from both Outfalls 001 and 002.
i. i.e. Value reported on Discharge Monitoring Report for Outfall 001.
2. Oil & Grease = lb/day for Outfall 001 + lb/day for Outfall 002
3. TSS = lb/day for Outfall 001 + lb/day for Outfall 002
A. (4.) Permit Special Condition -Best Management Practices (BMPs)
BMPs must be employed to ensure that excessive pollutants are not discharged to the surface water of the
state. These practices should include as a minimum the following:
i. No discharge of fish or crab parts, floating solids, foam visible in other than trace amount.
2. The permittee shall direct employees and provide resources to follow, at a minimum, the
following practices such that wastewater volume and wastewater constituents are reduced:
a. All hoses used to provide on demand water delivery shall be
equipped with automatic shut-off nozzles.
b. Personnel shall be instructed to eliminate flows through idle equipment.
c. All process and washdown equipment shall be fitted with high pressure/low
volume nozzles.
d. Dry cleanup shall be preformed prior to washdown of the facility
A. (S.) Permit Special Condition = Dry Cleanup Requirements - Dry Cleanup shall emphasize
the following techniques, as applicable:
a. Seafood process solids shall be squeegeed off the floor prior to wet cleanup.
b. Cooking or plucking residuals shall be containerized for proper disposal.
c. Discharge to surface waters of cooking or plucking residuals shall not be allowed.
d. Trays shall be placed under machines and conveyor belts, where practical, to catch
cooking or plucking residuals; breading of other process food products.
A. (6.) Permit Special Condition - Temperature Condition
The temperature of the effluent shall not cause the temperature of the receiving stream to increase by more
than 0.8 °C above the natural water temperature during the months of June, July, and August nor more than
2.2°C during any other month and in no case to exceed a maximum of 32°C.
A (7.) Permit Special Condition - Biocide Condition
There shall be no chromium, zinc or copper added to the treatment system except as pre -approved
additives to biocidal compounds. The Permittee shall obtain approval from the Division of Water Quality's
Aquatic Toxicology Unit (ATU) prior to the addition of any biocidal compound to the water discharged
from outfall(s) 001. Approval for use of new compounds (not previously approved) must be submitted to
the ATU at least 90 days in advance of any planned use of those compounds.

BBAUFORT COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County
and State. duly commissioned, qualified and authorized
la�x to a� nister oaths. personally appeared
-el) � /O.,S��� who being first duly
.wo, ,: us a representative of the Washington Daily
News. a newspaper, published, issued and entered as
second class mail in Washington, NC in said county and
state and is authorized to make this affidavit and sworn
statement, that the notice or other legal advertisement, a
true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in
the Washington Daily News on the following dates:
14.
and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper,
document, or legal advertisement was published was, at
the time of each and every publication, a newspaper
meeting all of the requirements and qualifications of
Section I-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina
and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of
Section I-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
This day of
(Signature of person making affidavit)
Sworn to and subscribed before me, a Notary Public,
this day of _ ZLkk , 20
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MY commission s
Publication cost $ paid.
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:h.a Notica of Meat to Issue a NPDES
:+r,'.f'ir;l "s . • 1Wasfenretar Pnrmft
She NorthCerotlnaa,F.nvironmental .I
" to Issue': a, NrR wastewater ds-
charge permitto^ihe pereon(s)"list6d
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Written comments"regard ing the pro-
posed: permN wilt , be accepted until
30 days after the publish date of this
y notice.: The Director of the NC Dint-
sion, of... Water 'Quality, (DWQ).,may,;
hold: a public`; hearing ftuld them �l
be, a siggnnfli wt degree of public in.
terest:`.Please md-comments ar>dlor'
lntormation requeststo,DWQat;the;'
above:address: Interested. parsons;
may visn•the,DwQ at 612:N: Setts=1
bury Street; ­ Raleigh, • NCto review
Information.,on',flle. -Additional 4nfor-.
mation on NPDES permits and this
notice may be found on our webstts:
www.ncwaterqual��yyrorg, or by call-
Ing [phone] "
The Town' of. Robereonvllle has" ap-
pplied for renewal of. NPDES permit
NC0026042 for Its Roberionvllle .
WWrP in Martin County. ;This per
mitled facility dlscharges treated
wastewater to Flat Swamp in the Tar „:i
Pamlico River Basin.
Aurora Packing Company Inc.' of Au- f
rora, NC has applied to review
NPDES permit NC0o04081 for dis-
charge a UT of South Creek In the
Tar -Pamlico River Basin. No param-
eters are water quality limited.
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Cor oron, Joe
From: Thorpe, Roger
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 11:57 AM
To: Corporon, .foe
Subject: Aurora Packing Company, Inc - DRAFT Review NCO004081
I have reviewed the draft permit and fact sheet for Aurora Packing and have no comments to offer.

Fact Sheet
NPDES Permit Development - Complex Expedited
FOR: Aurora Packing Company, Inc.
NPDES Permit NC0004081
FACILITY SUMMARY
Aurora Packing Company, Inc. operates a seafood [crab] packing and processing facility in Beaufort
County that employs 10 to 25 people. On July 7, 2009, the Permittee submitted an application to renew
this permit which expired on November 30, 2009. The Permittee may operate 6 to 7 days a week, usually
April through October, with little or no discharge during the winter (November through March).
Table 1
Ficility Information
A ; 'licarl/Fa.cili' 'Name: ;..
Aurora Packing Company, Inc.
A ' licanf Address .-�- '
655 Second Street, Aurora, NC 27806
Facili .Address:
Same
PermittedTlbw
0.007 MGD (Outfall 001) and 0.005 MGD Outfall 002
Type of Waste:
,.
Seafood: Categorical 40CFR 408: blue crab packing and processing
Facili /.-Permit. Status:
Class I Minor 1 Renewal
Basin,/..Court ':
Tar -Pamlico / Beaufort County
Miscellaneous
Receivin ;Stream
UT of South Creek
Regional Office
Washington
Stream Classification:
SC -NSW
State Grid /
USGS Too Qua. .:
F 32 SW / Aurora, NC
303 d Listed?``
No
Permit Writer:
Joe R. Corporon, L.G.
SubWsin:.;
03-03-07
Date:
April 27, 2010
Drainage Area (mi):
Tidal
Summer_7. 10 (cfs)
Tidal
Winter 7Q10 (cfs):
Tidal
30 2 cfs)
Tidal
Average Flow (cfs):
Tidal
IWC (%):
—
LLnLmary SIC Code:
2092

RENEWAL
Receiving -Stream Environment - The Permittee discharges to an unnamed tributary of South Creek,
a waterbody classified SC -NSW. This facility is exempt from the Tar -Pamlico River Basin Nutrient
Strategy (2010) because of its relatively low discharge volume (episodic flow limited to maximum
12,000 gallons per day — sum of two outfalls).
The Permittee generates wastewaters from two sources:
1. crab cooking via Outfall 001, and
2. crab processing via Outfall 002.
Blue Crab Production — According to the renewal application, waste -generating facilities and waste -
treatment processes have not changed from the previous permit cycle. Production is described as:
OutfaIl 001
• Maximum for a single day = 15,000 lbs/day;
• Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days = 6,0001bs/day.
Outfall 002
• Maximum for a single day = 15,000 lbslday;
• Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days = 6,000 lbs/day.
Permittee monitors these outfalls separately, but reports the total effluent together under Outfall 001.
Therefore the Division developed limits by combining the production of the two outfalls.
Effluent Limit Development
Permitting Guidance. According to current NPDES Program guidance (Coleen Sullins' memo to Permit
Writers, 1993), federally regulated seafood -processing industries should adhere to the following limits
and monitoring requirements:
1. Flow — estimate Monthly, concurrent with monitoring of limited parameters
2. Temperature to WQ standard -- No monitoring
3. pH — 6.0 to 9.0 standard units for fresh waters; 6.8 to 8.5 for tidal waters
4. Biocide Special Condition
5. TSS — Limit per guidelines with monthly monitoring
6. O&G — Limit per guidelines with monthly monitoring
7. BMP/dry cleanup requirements
Effluent is subject to federal categorical regulations 40CFR 408.22(b), Subpart B, Conventional [Non -
Mechanical] Blue Crab Processing for production > 1000 lbs/day, defined as "blue crab gross weight

prior to processing." The Division calculated permit limits based on the degree of pollutant reduction
established by Best Practicable Technology (BPT) and production submitted in the application to renew.
Table 2 compares renewal limits to previous permit -cycle limits (2005), and presents equivalent
concentrations (assumes flow daily maximum of 1,200 gallons per day — the sum of both outfalls).
Table 2. Blue Crab Processing - Parameter Limit Calculations
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,Concentrations
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(gross we�gbt$�n lbs`;)
Lim�ts#(Llislday)
'Limits
(lbslday)
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Parameter
For
Daily
For
Monthly
Max/
30-Day
Daily
Monthly
Daily
Monthly
Daily
Monthly
Max
Average
Day
Average
Max
Average
Max
Average
Max
Average
TSS
2.2
0.7
15,000
6,000
68.2
34.1
33
4.2
3,297
419
Oil &
Grease
0 6
0.2
15,000
6,000
18.6
9.3
9.0
1.2
899
120
H
-
6.8-8.5
1. Calculation assumes flow at 0.0012 MGD [mass in lbs per day / 8.34 lbs per gallon / flow in MGD]
2. pH = standard units [saltwater] — no change from previous permit.
Monitoring Frequency and Additional Parameters of Concern: To better protect the receiving stream,
the Division has also included 1/Month monitoring of Settleable Solids (SS) with limits of 5.0 ml/L
(Monthly Average) and 10.0 ml/L (Daily Maximum). Based on NPDES permitting guidance for seafood
production, the Division has increased the monitoring frequency from Annually to Monthly. For months
when there is no production or discharge, the Permittee is instructed to submit a monthly Discharge
Monitoring Report (DMR) indicating "No discharge."
PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE:
Draft Permit to Public Notice:
Permit Scheduled to Issue:
STATE CONTACT:
May 12, 2010
July 1, 2010
If you have any questions on any of the above information or on the attached permit, please
contact Joe R. Corporon at [phone].
PERMIT WRITER: DATE:

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AURORA PACKING COMPANY INCORPORATED
Post Office Box 354
655 Second Street
Aurora, North Carolina 27806
[phone]
July 5, 2009
Mrs. Dina Sprinkle
NC DENRI Water Quality/ Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Dear Mrs. Stephens,
This letter is a request for the renewal of the permit for Aurora Packing Company
Incorporated located at 655 Second Street in Aurora. in Beaufort County to discharge
wastewater into an unnamed tributary of South Creek in the Tar -Pamlico River Basin.
The current permit is set to expire November 30, 2009,
The following items are enclosed. One signed original and two copies of the cover letter
requesting renewal, one signed original and two copies of the application with schematics
of the location of the outfalls, and one signed original and two copies of the description
of how wastewater solids are handled and disposed.
I apologize for the delay resulting in the Notice of Violation.
If you have any questions, please call [phone].
Si�nc�erely,
Glenn Williamson
President
J U L - 7 2009
DENR - WATER QUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH

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In regard to how solids are handled in our operation:
1) We continue to us Best Management Practices of dry cleanup prior to washdown.
2) At our two discharge points we continue to incorporate the use of filtering screens.
U� - I- �-o�
Glenn Williamson