NC0064599_Draft Permit_20200506

ROY COOPER
Governor Z_ ..
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
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S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 6, 2020
Anthony Genaro,Manager
Lake Norman Motel
4491 Slanting Bridge Road
Sherrills Ford,North Carolina 28673
Subject: DRAFT NPDES PERMIT
Permit Number NC0064599
Lake Norman Motel WWTP—Grade II
Catawba County
Dear Mr. Genaro:
The Division of Water Resources(DWR or the Division)received your application to renew the
subject permit on March 4,2019,unsigned by you.Please resubmit this application with proper
signature and date as it is required for our records [You may email it to the undersigned].
Our review process will be held pending receipt of your properly signed application.
Please review the attached draft permit carefully to ensure your understanding of the limits and
monitoring conditions,and to correct errors, if any. Concurrent with this notification,the
Division will solicit public comment on this draft by publishing a notice in newspapers having
circulation in the general Catawba County area,as required by the NPDES Program. Please
submit your written comments(if any),to my attention, DEQ/DWR/NPDES no later than
June 6,2020(approximately 30 days after receiving this document).We welcome your written
comments,but they are not mandatory.
Renewal Changes: The Division understands that you have made no significant alterations to
treatment processes since last renewal.We have therefore made only minimal updates to your
permit including facility treatment system and site location map.
eDMR Submittals: Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring
reports(DMRs)and program reports [See Special Condition A. (3.)]. If you have filled out and
submitted to DWQ an electronic signature agreement,you are no longer required to submit
DMR hardcopy as back-up to the eDMR.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617—919.707.9000

Ms.Halina Genaro
Lake Norman Motel
Draft Permit Review
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Following the mandatory 45-day Public Comment period,the Division will review all pertinent
comments, if any, and take appropriate action prior to issuing an NPDES permit final. If you have
questions,please email me,Joe R. Corporon,P.G. at[[e-mail]] In support of
currently mandated emergency Covid 19 remote permitting,please forward all correspondence via
email.
Sincerely,
oe R. Co oron,11.G.
//DEQ/D /NPDES Permitting
Enclosure:NPDES Permit NC0081825(renewal draft)
ec: DWR/MRO,
NPDES Program Files
DWR/OCU,Maureen Kinney
PWS

Permit NC0064599
WWTP Biological Grade II
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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 Co trot Act, as amended,
Anthony Cie ro
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Lake Norman Motel
4491 Slanting Bridge Road, Sherrills Ford
. Catawba County
to receiving water§designated as the Mountain Creek arm of Lake Norman in the Catawba River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitati ns,monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts
I, II, III and IV hereof. \\>
This permit shall become effective , 2020.
This permit and authorization to lischarge shall expire at midnight on April 30, 2025.
Signed this day , 2020.
S. Daniel Smith, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0064599
WWTP Biological Grade II
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.
Anthony Genaro
is hereby authorized to:
1. continue to operate an existing 0.0075 MGD wastewater treatment system utilizing the following
components:
• manual bar screen
• aeration basin(7,500 gallon)diffused-air activated : • ,_e
• clarifier(1,250 gallon), single-hopper,rectant.I : -ith skimmer an ' -lift sludge return
• chlorine contact chamber(500 gallon),tube-fee., . ,let c . ation
• dechlorination-in-line tube/tablet fee.
• discharge line with sample port
• sludge holding tank(2,000 gallon)
this wastewater treatment system locate a the L. . orman .tel WWTP, Slanting Bridge Road
near Sherrills For., ata ,,. C. ty,and`
2. discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached
map, into the Mountain Creek arm of Lake Norman(Stream Segment ),a waterbody
currently classified WS-IV; B; CA waters within sub-basin 03-08-32 [HUC: 03050101] of the
Catawba River Basin.
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Permit NC0064599
WWTP Biological Grade II
PART I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq.,02B.0500 et seq.];WWTP Biological Grade II[15A NCAC 08G.0302]
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration,the
Permittee is authorized to discharge from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited,monitored,
and reported 1 by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
/PARAMETER CODES] Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow 50050 I)0075 MOD Weekly Instantaneous influent or
Effluent
Total Residual
50060 28 gg/I. 2'Week Grab Effluent
Chlorine2
BOD,5 day(20°C) C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg L Weekly rab Effluent
Total Suspended CO 530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly. a Effluent
Solids
NH3 as N CO 610 'eekly Grab Effluent
Fecal Coliform \ {
(geometric mean) 31616 200/ 100 ml 40 / 00 mR elcy Grab Effluent
Temperature 00010 Week Grab Effluent
Oil and Grease 00556 30 0 mg/L , 60.0 mg/L "ekly Grab Effluent
pH 0400 t< :D nor>9.0 Weekly Grab Effluent
S dad Units
Footnotes:
1. Beginning on the effecti to s ing discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC
DWR's eDMR application . ee Special Condition A. (3.).
2. The Division shall consider compliant all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L. However,
the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by North Carolina certified
test methods(including field certified),even if below 50 µg/L.
Condition: The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace
amounts.
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Permit NC0064599
WWTP Biological Grade II
A. (2.) SPECIAL CONDITION— Spill Notification
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
(a) Contacting Public Health Directors
The Permittee must notify the Catawba,Iredell,Lincoln and Mecklenburg County Public Health
Directors within 12 hours of first knowledge by the owner/operator of any discharge of untreated
wastewater to waters of the State or a discharge from the wastewater treatment plant that has not
received adequate disinfection due to a malfunctioning treatment unit.
The County Public Health Directors can be contacted using the following information:
Catawba County Health Director Iredell County al Director
3070 Eleventh Avenue Drive SE 318 Turners g ghway
Hickory,NC 28602 Statesvill , C 625
828 695-5800 704 8 :=
Lincoln CountyHealth Director f ec enburgCounty ,e; th Director
151 Sigmon Road 2• ' illingsle Road
Lincolnton,NC 28092 Ch. o e, 211
704 735-3001 704 3 .- 7
(b) Public Notification of Spills
The Permittee must notify the ublic of un eated stewat"'spills. tewater facility owners or
operators must issue a press re se after a discharge to surface waters of 1,000 gallons within 24 hours
of first knowledge of the-spill by he own /operator. The press release must be issued to"all electronic
and print news med. ou ets that provide coverage in the counties(Catawba,Iredell,Lincoln
and Mecklenburg w e the di harg�\ooecurred." A copy Of the press release must be maintained for
one year by the Pe ' e. This p ss.release is required in addition to the permit requirement to
contact the North Car ling Division fWa r esources(DWR).
If a discharge of 15,000 pitons or mo taches surface waters, a public notice is required in addition
to the press release. The pub' notice inu t be placed in a newspaper having general circulation in the
County in which the discharge ccurred and the county immediately downstream. The owner or
operator shall publish the notice ' 10 days after the Secretary has determined the counties that are
significantly affected by the discharge and approved r ved the form and content of the notice and the
newspapers in which the notice is to be published.
At a minimum the notice shall be published in the newspaper of general circulation in Catawba,
Iredell,Lincoln and Mecklenburg Counties. If a discharge of 1,000,000 gallons of wastewater or more
reaches surface waters,the DWR regional office must be contacted to determine in what additional
counties, if any,a public notice must be published. A copy of these public notices and proof of
publication must be sent to the attention of DWR's"Non-Discharge Compliance Enforcement Unit"at
this permit's letterhead address within 30 days of publication.
NOTE: The Permittee, at minimum shall,locate the spill,estimate spill volume,identify the surface
waterbody affected,and detail the steps taken to prevent future spills.
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Permit NC0064599
WWTP Biological Grade II
A. (3.) 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 SignatoryB. 11. 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 d e ctronically using the NC DWR's
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report(eDMR) ' e et appli tion.
Monitoring results obtained during the pr i month( 1 e summarized4 each month and
submitted electronically using eDMR. The stem 1 ws permitted facilities to enter
monitoring data and submit DM,s-*troni 1 'n the i e et. Until such time that the state's
eDMR application is complia with EP 's C -Me is�ec 'c Reporting Regulation
(CROMERR),permittees ill be requ �to su mit all di harge nitoring data to the state
electronically using eDMR'and will be r fired to complete R submission by printing,
signing,and submitting one signed o ' 4 and a copy of the computer printed eDMR to the
following address: \ v
NC DEQ/Division of Water e`sources/Water ity Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-16 7
If a permittee is unable to se tl� eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the
facility being physically loc ed ' an area where less than 10 percent of the households have
broadband access,then a temp 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 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.
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Permit NC0064599
WWTP Biological Grade II
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 EP ' bsite resources to identify
the initial recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from I*P S-reg facilities means the
entity(EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implemenx the NPDES am)that is the
designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.
EPA plans to establish a website that will . •• link to the appropriate electron' 'reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for -: , .te. Instructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be , . ,leas well. information on EPA's NPDES
Electronic Reporting Rule is fo d at:
https://www.federalregister. v/ cu e ts/20 0/ /20 -2 /national-pollutant-discharge-
elimination-system-npdes 1 onic-r o ing- ,1
Electronic submissio must by t tes list,. the"Reporting Requirements"section
above.
3. How to Rep st,a Waiver tronic Reporting
The permittee may s k a tempo lect p inic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting waver, a perm tt e must fast submit an electronic reporting waiver request to
the Division. Requests f tempo 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 NC0064599
WWTP Biological Grade II
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b); 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 s 's eDMR system shall
make the following certification[40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTH It S ATEMENTS OF
CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document a attachment re prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a sys -m#signed to assure qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate the information submi ed, Based my inqu' the person or
persons who manage the system, or those ons dir-. ?r po 'ble for ga 'ng the
information, the information submitted is, best of y kn ledge and beli rue, accurate,
and complete. lam aware that there are sig ificant penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility of fines ' prison ent for knowi 'olations."
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[Supplements D. 6.5. Records RetentionISupp ( )1/^\\�
The Permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR
submissions. These records or copies,shall be maintd for a period of at least 3 years from the
date of the report. This period may be xtended b ryuest of the Director at any time [40 CFR
122.41].
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