NC0088935_Fact Sheet_20200615

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DEQ / DWR / NPDES
FACT SHEET
FOR NPDES PERMIT Renewal — 23Mar2020
Permit NCO088935
INTRODUCTION
Carolina's Best Seafood, LLC (the Permittee) has requested renewal for seafood processing, to include
Atlantic Oysters [both Hand Shucked and Mechanized] and Conventional Blue Crab [Seafood Federally
regulated under 40CFR]. The Permittee processes year-round but seasonally, depending on the catch,
employing up to twelve (12) workers during a 4- to 6-day workweek. The Permittee estimates cooling water
use at 2,500 gal/month, packing wastewater at 4,500 gal/month, and process wastewater at 5,000 gal/month,
or about 833 gallons average wastewater per working day.
Table 1
Facility Information
Applicant/Facility
Name:
Carolina's Best Seafood, LLC
Applicant Address:
975 Gull Rock Road, Engelhard, North Carolina 27824
Facility Address:
Same
Permitted Flow
Not limited
Type of Waste:
Seafood Processing / Packing Prima SIC Code: 2092
Facility/Permit Status:
Minor Indus / Renewal
County:
Hyde County
§40CFR Regulated?
Hand -Shucked and Mechanically Shucked Oysters §40CFR 408,
Subparts Z and AA; Conventional Blue Crab §40 CFR 408.25
Miscellaneous
Receiving Stream:
UT of Gray Ditch
Regional Office:
Washington
Stream
Classification:
SC
State Grid /
USGS TooQuad:
F34NE /
Middletown, NC
303(d) Listed?
all NC waters
impaired for H ]
Permit Writer:
Joe R. Corporon, P.G.
Subbasin:
03-03-08
Date:
23Mar2020
Drainage Area miz :
<5.0
Lat: 35' 26' 20"
Long: 76' 04' 08"
Summer 7Q10 cfs
0.0 — Tidal
Winter 7Q10 (cfs):
0.0 — Tidal
30Q2 cfs
0.0 — Tidal
Average Flow (cfs):
0.0 — Tidal
IWC (%):
N/A
OUTFALL DEVELOPMENT
Permit renewal hereby revises permit limits based on the Permittee's declared production and intent to
process Atlantic Oysters (two processes), both Hand -Shucked and Mechanical -Shucked, also Conventional
Blue Crab. While the Permittee does not soon anticipate accepting Blue Crab, they indicate that this species
shall remain in the permit [see Application to Renew signed 20Jun2019].
To accommodate required Federal Regulations, renewal therefore requires newly designated
outfalls as:
1. Outfall 001 -- Hand -Shucked Oyster Processing [40 CFR 408.2621
2. Outfall 002 -- Mechanically -Shucked Oyster Processing [40 CFR 408.2721
3. Outfall 003 -- Conventional Blue Crab Processing [40 CFR 408.251
Fact Sheet for Renewal — NPDES Permit NCO088935
Atlantic Oyster / Blue Crab Processing, March 2020
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DWR understands that the Permittee may process multiple species in the same location. The above
outfall designations provide for sampling, monitoring and reporting intended to facilitate
compliance reporting under each speciated federal regulation. The Permittee is admonished to
report each production activity under its proper outfall.
Disinfection: The Permittee historically disinfects with citrus concentrates, but because there is potential to
use chlorine for cleanup disinfection, the Division has retained Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) in the
permit, to be monitored only chlorine is used to disinfect. The permit limit is modified to reflect the
saltwater standard (13 µg/L) footnoted as, "...any concentration reported below 50 pg/L shall be deemed
compliant...", etc. [see permit Tables A. (1), A. (2), and A. (3)].
Settleable Solids (SS) monitoring, previously permitted, is hereby discontinued as redundant considering
EPA's preference for monitoring Total Suspended Solids (TSS); note compliance history, Table 5.
40 CFR Limit Requirements and Calculations
Table 2. §40 CFR 408.262 (BPT) - Hand -Shucked Atlantic Oysters (Outfall 001)
Effluent Characteristic Monthly Average Daily Maximum
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 16 lbs / 1,000 lbs 24 lbs / 1,000 lbs
Oil & Grease (O&G) 0.81 lbs / 1,000 lbs 1.2 lbs / 1,000 lbs
pH [saltwater] not < 6.8 or > 8.5 s. u.
Table 2a. Limits Calculated - Hand shucked Ra),,500 lbs/day] Concentration Equivalent*
TSS
Monthly Average
0.5 x 16 = 8.0 lbs/day
191 mg/L
TSS
Daily Maximum
0.5 x 24 = 121bs/day
288 mg/L
O&G
Monthly Average
0.5 x 0.81 = 0.411bs/day
9.8 mg/L
O&G
Daily Maximum
0.5 x 1.2 = 0.61bs/day
14.4 mg/L
pH
(saltwater)
not < 6.8 or > 8.5 standard units
-
*Concentration Equivalent calculated for reference comparison to NC water -quality standards
[mass in lbs/day _ 8.34 lbs/gallon - flow in MGD = concentration in mg/L]; Per EPA guidelines,
used flow 5,000 gal/month [0.005 MGD] for both Monthly Average and Daily Maximum limits.
Table 3. §40 CFR 408.272 (BPT) - Mechanized Shucking Atlantic Oysters (Outfall 002)
IIIV Effluent Characteristic Monthly Average 0 Daily Maximum
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 190 lbs / 1,000 lbs 270 lbs / 1,000 lbs
Oil & Grease (O&G) 1.7 lbs / 1,000 lbs 2.3 lbs / 1,000 lbs
pH [saltwater] not < 6.8 or > 8.5 s. u.
Table 3a. Limits Calculated - Mech. Shucking 1&500 lbs/day] Concentration Equivalent*
TSS
Monthly Average
TSS
Daily Maximum
O&G
Monthly Average
O&G
Daily Maximum
pH
(saltwater)
0.5 x 190 =
0.5 x 270 =
0.5 x 1.7 =
0.5 x 2.3 =
not < 6.8 or > 8.5 s. u.
95 lbs/day
135 lbs/day
0.85 lbs/day
1.15 lbs/day
2,278 mg/L
3,237 mg/L
20.3 8 mg/L
27.58 mg/L
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Atlantic Oyster / Blue Crab Processing, March 2020
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Table 4. §40 CFR 408.25 (BPT) - Conventional Blue Crab Processing (Outfall 003)
Effluent Characteristic Monthly Average Daily Maximum
BOD 5-day 0.15 lbs/1,000 lbs 0.15 lbs/1,000 lbs
Total Suspended Solids (TSS 0.451bs/1,000 lbs 0.901bs/1,000 lbs
Oil & Grease (O&G) 0.0651bs/1,000 lbs 0.13 lbs/1,000 lbs
pH [saltwater] not < 6.8 or > 8.5 s. u.
Table 4a. Limits Calculated Blue Crab MONO lbs/da 11 Concentration Equivalent*
BOD 5-Day
Monthly Average
BOD 5-Day
Daily Maximum
TSS
Monthly Average
TSS
Daily Maximum
O&G
Monthly Average
O&G
Daily Maximum
pH
(saltwater)
0.15 x 10
= 1.5 lbs/day
36.0
mg/L
0.30 x 10
= 3.0 lbs/day
72.0
mg/L
0.45 x 10
= 4.5 lbs/day
100.8
mg/L
0.90 x 10
= 9.0 lbs/day
210.6
mg/L
0.065 x 10
= 0.65 lbs/day
10.6
mg/L
0.13 x 10
= 1.3 lbs/day
31.0
mg/L
not < 6.8 or
> 8.5 s. u.
1 Blue Crab processing @ 10,000 lbs/ day is assumed based on the Permittee's past reported
production [see previous Application to Renew signed 31Oct2014]. Production is undeclared for
this renewal. Limits should be adjusted before any potential startup at Outfall 003.
*Concentration Equivalent calculated for reference comparison to NC water -quality standards
[mass in lbs/day _ 8.34 lbs/gallon - flow in MGD = concentration in mg/L]; Per EPA guidelines,
used flow 5,000 gal/month [0.005 MGD] to calculate both Monthly Average and Daily Maximum
limits.
Compliance
Table 5. Compliance to Previous Limits - Daily Max / Monthly Ave (Jan2015-Jan2020)
Permit Limit
Max
Compliant?
Parameter
(lbs/d) / ml
Reported
Average
n
(YES/No)
lbs/d / ml
Flow
Not limited
0.0001
0.0001
56
Yes
BOD, 5-Day- DM
3.0
MA
1.5
1.68
0.45
56
YES
TSS - DM
27.4
MA
16.5
1.34
0.22
56
YES
O&G - DM
2.18
MA
1.27
0.05
0.008
56
YES
PH
6.8-8.5
7.8
7.58
56
YES
Settleable Solids
(discontinued)
MA
20 ml
38
6.36
56
YES
DM
40 ml
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Atlantic Oyster / Blue Crab Processing, March 2020
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PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE
Draft Permit to Public Notice:
Permit Tentative Issuance Schedule:
Tentative Effective Date
NPDES DIVISION CONTACT
January 29, 2020
March 31, 2020
May 1, 2020
If you have any questions on any of the above information or on the attached permit, please contact Joe
Corporon, P.G. at [e-mail]]. or call his direct line [phone]
NAME:
J
DATE: 23MAR2020
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Atlantic Oyster / Blue Crab Processing, March 2020
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®�,i11TA'�
975 Gull Rock Rd
Engelhard, NC 27824
Sludge Management Plan
While processing our oysters, we have a big five -gallon bucket with a strainer attached at the top to hold
any shells or debris that may come from the oysters. Also, there is a hole in the five -gallon bucket so
when the water fills up to a certain point, the access water is filtered before it goes out to the stream.
Thomas Tsiaras

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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C-Seafood
This form should be completed by seafood processing facilities and mailed to:
1. Contact Information:
Facility Name
Owner Name
Street Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
E-mail Address
Operator Name
Street Address
City
State / Zip Code
County
Telephone dumber
NC DEQ / DWR / NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit Number NCOOQj 8g35
Please print or type
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2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same as above ❑✓
Facility Name (If different from above)
Street Address or State Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
3. Ownership Status:
Federal ❑ State ❑ Private 12� Public ❑
4. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code(s):
Canned/Cured Fish & Seafood (2091) ❑
Prepared Fresh or Frozen Fish & Seafood (2092) �Er
5. Do you process seafood and/or pack seafood? (if you only pack seafood, you maybe eligible for coverage under
a general permit - please call the NPDES Unit at 919-807-6300):
Process ❑
Pack Only ❑
Process and Pack [r
6. Facility Operations and Associated Federal Regulations: (check all that apply)
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C-Seafood
Product"
§40CFR408'
;lilubpart
�_ =Check
-if Applicable
Outfali e
; Number(s)
Breaded Shrimp Processing
M
Non -Breaded Shrimp Processing
L
Manually Processed Blue Crab
B
%,-
Mechanically Processed Blue Crab
C
Hand Shucked Clam Processing
W
Mechanically Shucked Clam Processing
X
Scallop Processing
AD
Fish Meal Processing
O
Manually Processed Bottom -Fish
U
Mechanically Processed Bottom -Fish
V
Hand -Shucked Oyster Processing
Z
Mechanically Shucked Oyster Processing
AA
Other (Specify)
Other (Specify)
..
7. Production Information:
Outfall - 00 ` ' q_L I A-P,
Production Report
(Type, of Seafood]-()111F_1-}Cf1G
(Report gross weight of.product to processing.
.
Exce tion: for oysters and scallops report product weight after processing.)
Processed: Maximum Pounds in
is O (D (pounds)
a Single Da
Processed: Average of Daily
r �a (pounds per day)
Values in 30 Consecutive Days
Y�
If discharge occurs
all year, check here td or list the months in which discharge occurs:
Number of days per ''II--
Comments:
'DCpXf)d\irl on ag00119111i� o� oy546r
week discharge occurs: T^LP
Outfall 00 `
Production Report
(T e of Seafood],, '(3 �►A� CrC1�'J
YF? ]---
(Report gross weight of product prior to processing.
Exce tion. fora sters and scallops report product wei' ht after processing.)'
Processed: Maximum Pounds in
a Single Da
(pounds)
CUY YZnii VI& groce-5sli In
Processed: Average of Daily
(pounds per day)
Values in 30 Consecutive Days
If discharge occurs
all year, check here El or list the months in which discharge occurs:
Number of days per
Comments:
week discharge occurs:
.Outfall , 00 -
„ , o Production,Report - -.. _
(Type of Seafood]
(Report gross weight of product prior to processing.
Exception: for oysters and scallops: reort'product weight after rocessinO . .
Processed: Maximum Pounds in
(pounds)
a Single Da
Processed: Average of Daily
(pounds per day)
Values in 30 Consecutive Days
If discharge occurs
all year, check here or list the months in which discharge occurs:
Number of days per
Comments.
week discharge occurs:
To list additional outfalls, duplicate this page and correct outfall number(s).
NOTE: if the facility has separate discharge points (outfalls) or multiple industrial processes,
include a schematic diagram of wastewater flow at the facility.
8. Types of wastewater discharged to surface waters only:
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C-Saafond
Type
Average Flow
GALLONS PER OPERATING MONTH
Sanitary Sewer - monthly average
��
Cooling Water - monthly average
25-00
Process Water - monthly average
50co
Packing Water — monthly average
Other— (Please Specify)
9. Number of employees: (0
2. Number of separate discharge points:
9. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall)
10. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications (check all that apply and provide permit numbers or
check none if not applicable):
Type Permit Number
Type
❑ None
❑
Non -Attainment
❑ uIC
❑
Ocean Dumping
["NPDES O G 00 % �35
❑
Dredge/Fill Permits
❑ PSD
❑
RCRA
❑ NESHAPS
❑
Other
Permit Number
13. Are any of the following substances added as a result of your operations, activities, or processes?
(Check all that apply):
Biocides for Algal Control ❑ Chlorine/Bleach ❑ Other (please specify below) ❑
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C-Seafood
14. Application Supplement - Conventional Pollutant Analyses [under §40CFR 122.21]. Show this list to your North
Carolina -certified laboratory.
Provide data for the parameters listed. Temperature and pH shall be grab samples, for all other parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be
used. If more than one analysis is reported, report daily maximum and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) ;
Total Organic Carbon
Total Suspended Solids
a--, 4 I105
I U , 5
1 b
Ammonia as N
Temperature (Summer)
Temperature (Winter)
pH i
90,5
15. Is this facility located on Native American lands? (check one)
YES ❑
NO [ir
16. Treatment Components - Provide a narrative description of installed wastewater treatment components at
the facility. Include sizes & capacities for each component.
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17. Certification
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the best of my knowledge and
belief such information Is true, complete, and accurate.
-Tbotmas - roic as ovN"Iff/r'
Printed name of Person Signing Title
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or Authorized Agent
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement
representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained
under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies,
tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or
maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both.
(18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or
both, for a similar offense.)
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State of North Carolina
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Environmental Staff Report
Quality
To: ® NPDES Unit ❑ Non -Discharge Unit Application No.: NCO088935
Attn: Joe Corporon Facility name: Carolinas Best
From: Scott Vinson
Washington Regional Office
Note: This form has been adapted from the non -discharge facility staff report to document the review of both non -
discharge and NPDES permit applications and/or renewals. Please complete all sections as they are applicable.
I. GENERAL AND SITE VISIT INFORMATION
1. Was a site visit conducted? ® Yes or ❑ No
a. Date of site visit: July 18, 2019
b. Site visit conducted by: Scott Vinson
c. Inspection report attached? ® Yes or ❑ No
d. Person contacted: Thomas Tsiaras and their contact information: (252) 945 - 0438 ext.
e. Driving directions: In Hyde County, take H ,wy 264 (state roads 45/94) east past Swanquarter to Lake Landing,
turn south onto Great Ditch Rd., then right onto Nebraska Rd., then left onto Gull Rock Rd. and travel for
approximately I mile and Carolina's Best Seafood facility will be located on the left.
2. Discharge Point(s):
Latitude: 35.4391
Longitude:-76.0699
3. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: UT to Gray Ditch
Classification: SC
River Basin and Subbasin No.: Tar -Pamlico River Basin, 03-03-08
Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: The receiving saltwater stream is
classified and used for secondary recreation to include boating, canoeing and other uses involving human
body contact, for wildlife habitat, for supporting aquatic life and propagation and for fishing to include fish
consumption.
II. PROPOSED FACILITIES: NEW APPLICATIONS n/a
III. EXISTING FACILITIES: MODIFICATION AND RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
1. Are there appropriately certified Operators in Charge (ORCs) for the facility? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
ORC: n/a PCNC Certificate #: Backup ORC: Certificate #:
2. Are the design, maintenance and operation of the treatment facilities adequate for the type of waste and disposal
system? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
Description of existing facilities: A seafood packing and processingfacility acility of oysters and blue crab with effluent
screens being utilized to help remove solids.
Proposed flow: n/a
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Current permitted flow: n/a , Currently there are no permitted limits for effluent Flow.
Explain anything observed during the site visit that needs to be addressed by the permit, or that may be important
for the permit writer to know (i.e., equipment condition, function, maintenance, a change in facility ownership,
etc.)
3. Are the site conditions (e.g., soils, topography, depth to water table, etc) maintained appropriately and adequately
assimilating the waste? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
4. Has the site changed in any way that may affect the permit (e.g., drainage added, new wells inside the compliance
boundary, new development, etc.)? ❑ Yes or ® No
If yes, please explain:
Is the residuals management plan adequate? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
6. Are the existing application rates (e.g., hydraulic, nutrient) still acceptable? ❑ Yes or ❑ No ® N/A
If no, please explain:
7. Is the existing groundwater monitoring program adequate? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
If no, explain and recommend any changes to the groundwater monitoring program:
8. Are there any setback conflicts for existing treatment, storage and disposal sites? ❑ Yes or ® No
If yes, attach a map showing conflict areas.
9. Is the description of the facilities as written in the existing permit correct? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
10. Were monitoring wells properly constructed and located? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
If no, please explain:
11. Are the monitoring well coordinates correct in BIMS? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
If no, please complete the following (expand table if necessary):
12. Has a review of all self -monitoring data been conducted (e.g., DMR, NDMR, NDAR, GW)? ® Yes or ❑ No
Please summarize any findings resulting from this review: eDMRs have been reported regularly and without limit
violations.
Provide input to help the permit writer evaluate any requests for reduced monitoring, if applicable.
13. Are there any permit changes needed in order to address ongoing BIMS violations? ❑ Yes or ® No
If yes, please explain:
14. Check all that apply:
® No compliance issues ❑ Current enforcement action(s) ❑ Currently under JOC
❑ Notice(s) of violation ❑ Currently under SOC ❑ Currently under moratorium
Please explain and attach any documents that may help clarify answer/comments (i.e., NOV, NOD, etc.)
If the facility has had compliance problems during the permit cycle, please explain the status. Has the RO been
working with the Permittee? Is a solution underway or in place? There has been only one NOV issued to this
facility in 2015 for late payment of their annual fee.
Have all compliance dates/conditions in the existing permit been satisfied? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
15. Are there any issues related to compliance/enforcement that should be resolved before issuing this permit?
❑ Yes ®No❑N/A
If yes, please explain:
16. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: None that WaRO is aware of.
17. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): N/A
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IV. REGIONAL OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Do you foresee any problems with issuance/renewal of this permit? ❑ Yes or ® No
If yes, please explain:
2. List any items that you would like the NPDES Unit or Non -Discharge Unit Central Office to obtain through an
additional information request:
Item Reason
None
3. List specific permit conditions recommended to be removed from the permit when issued:
Condition Reason
None
4. List specific special conditions or compliance schedules recommended to be included in the permit when issued:
Condition Reason
None
5. Recommendation: ❑ Hold, pending receipt and review of additional information by regional office
® Hold, pending review of draft permit by regional office
❑ Issue upon receipt of needed additional information
❑ Issue
❑ Deny (Please state reasons: )
6. Signature of report preparer:
R." T""
Signature of regional supervisor:
Date: 10/29/2019
V. ADDITIONAL REGIONAL STAFF REVIEW ITEMS
None
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Permit Number NCO088935
Central Files: APS _ SWP _
1 /15/2020
Permit Tracking Slip
Program Category
Status Project Type
NPDES WW
In review Renewal
Permit Type
Version Permit Classification
Industrial Process & Commercial Wastewater Discharge
Individual
Primary Reviewer
Permit Contact Affiliation
joe.corporon
Coastal SWRule
Permitted Flow
Facility
Facility Name
Major/Minor
Region
Carolinas Best
Minor
Washington
Location Address
County
975 Gull Rock Rd
Hyde
Facility Contact Affiliation
Engelhard NC 27824
Thomas Tsiaras
Owner
975 Gull Rock Rd
Owner
Engelhard
NC 27824
Owner Name
Owner Type
Individual
Thomas Tsiaras
Owner Affiliation
Thomas Tsiaras
Owner
975 Gull Rock Rd
Dates/Events
Engelhard
NC 27824
Scheduled
Orig Issue App Received Draft Initiated Issuance Public Notice Issue Effective Expiration
10/6/2010 7/5/2019
Regulated Activities Requested /Received Events
Seafood or fish processing Region comments on draft requested
Region comments on draft received
Outfal I 001
Waterbody Name Streamindex Number Current Class Subbasin
Gray Ditch 29-60-4 SC 03-03-08

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Thomas Tsiaras, Owner
Carolina's Best Seafood, LLC
975 Gull Rock Road
Engelhard, North Carolina 27824
Dear Mr. Tsiaras:
Division of Water Resources
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
May 2, 2015
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0088935
Carolina's Best Seafood
975 Gull Rock Road, Engelhard
Hyde County
The Division of Water Resources (the Division) hereby issues the attached NPDES permit for the subject
facility. We issue this pennit 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.
Revised Production. The Division understands from our correspondence with you on January 27`1', that
you have revised your production since last renewal. You currently estimate Atlantic Oysters at 1,500
lbs/day [Daily Maximum], with a 4- to 5-day weekly production (over a given 30-day period) at
approximately 800 lbs/day [Monthly Average], net weight after shucking. Based on this estimate, the
Division has recalculated your permit lunits in accord with federal regulations 40CFR 408.262 [see
Section A. (L)]. For renewal, we have also updated your facility description and site -location map.
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (eDMR) - A New Requirement. According to our letter to you
dated March 14, 2014, you should have registered for electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR)
eDMR by the deadline January 15, 2015. Failure to register and submit eDMRs [without a granted waver]
subjects you to pending civil penalty assessment [NCGC 143-215.6A (a)(2)].
Please be advised that the Division has implemented an electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR)
program. Recently proposed EPA regulations require electronic submittal of all DMRs and specify that, if
North Carolina does not establish its own system, Permittees must submit eDMRs directly to EPA. We
have included the details of North Carolina's eDMR program in this permit [see Special Condition A.
(4.)]. For information on eDMRs, registering for eDMR submittal, and obtaining an eDMR user account,
please visit our webpage:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr.
For information on EPA's proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit the
following website:
Atp•//www2 epa gov/compliance/proposed-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule.

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Carolina's Best Seafood LLC
Apr2015 Issuance NCO088935
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.
This permit is not transferable except after notifying the Division of Water Resources. The
Division may modify, or revoke and reissue this permit. Please note that this permit does not
affect your legal obligation to obtain other permits that may be required by the Division of Water
Resources, the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or any other
federal or local governments.
If you have questions, or if we can be of further service, please contact Joe R. Corporon, LG at
[ioe.corporongncdenr.gov] or call his direct line [phone].
Respectfully,
r
. Jay Zimmerman, Director
Division of Water Resources
Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0088935 (issuance Final)
he: Central Files
WaRO, David May, Supervisor
NPDES Program Files
ec: WaRO/SWPS, Attn: Robert Bullock, cc David May

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Permit NC0088935
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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 Control Act, as amended,
Carolina's Best Seafood, LLC
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Carolina's Best Seafood
975 Gull Rock Road, Engelhard, NC
Hyde County
to receiving waters designated as a UT to Gray Ditch 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.
This permit modification shall become effective June 1, 2015.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2019.
Signed this day May 2, 2015.
L'
S y Zimmerman, Director i
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0088935
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.
Carolina's Best Seafood, LLC
is hereby authorized to:
1. continue to operate wastewater -treatment facilities, including effluent screens utilized in support of
seafood packing and processing of oysters and blue crab; these facilities operated in accord with
Operating Conditions / Best Management Practices (BMPs) as noted herein [see Section A. (2)],
located at Carolina's Best Seafood, 975 Gull Rock Road Engelhard, in Hyde County; and
2. discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, a location specified on the attached map,
into an unnamed tributary (UT) to Gray Ditch [Stream Segment 29-60-4], a waterbody currently
classified SC within subbasin 03-03-08 [HUC: 03020105] of the Tar -Pamlico River Basin.
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Part I
Permit NC0088935
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Beginning on the permit effective date and lasting until permit expiration, the Permittee is authorized to
discharge treated wastewater from oyster processing, crab processing and wash -down wastewater via Outfall
001. Such discharge shall be limited, monitored and reported 1 by the Permittee as specified below:
Effluent
Characteristics
[PARAMETERS CODES] `
Permit Limits
Monitoring Requirements
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location 2'
Flow
50050
Monthly
Instantaneous
E
BOD 5-Day
QD310
1.5 lbs/day
3.0 lbs/day
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Suspended Solids
QD530
16.5 lbs/day
27.4 lbs/day
Monthly
Grab
E
Oil and Grease
00556
1.27 lbs/day
2.18 lbs/day
Monthly
Grab
E
Settleable Solids
00545
20 mg/L
40 mg/L
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine 3
50060
13 µg/L 3
Monthly
Grab
E
pH (standard units)
00400
Not < 6.8 or > 8.5
Monthly
Grab
E
Footnotes:
1. In accord with the Permit Modification, effective April -1, 2014, the Permittee shall have begun reporting discharge
monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet
application. Failure to meet this requirement [without approved waver] subjects the Permittee to civil penalty
assessment. [See section A. (4.)].
2. Sample Location: E = Effluent.
3. Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) — monitor only if chlorine is used to disinfect. The Division will consider compliant all
TRC values reported below 50µg/L. However, the Permittee will continue to report all test results by NC -certified test
methods (including field certified) even if these results fall below 50µg/L.
A. (2.) OPERATING CONDITIONS
[G.S. 143-215, 143-215.1]
Best Management Practice (BMP) Requirements. Failure to implement Best Management Practices constitutes
a permit violation liable to civil penalty assessment. The Permittee shall:
(1) discharge no foam or floating solids as oyster parts, crab parts or seafood offal.
(2) provide resources and instruct employees to minimize water use, reduce
wastewater volume, and minimize waste constituents by implementing the following:
• fit automatic shut-off nozzles on all hoses with on -demand water delivery;
• fit high-pressure / low -volume nozzles to all process and washdown equipment;
• stop water flow through idle equipment.
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Permit NC0088935
(3) instruct employees in cleanup practices to minimize solids from entering the
drainage system:
• collect residual solids and place in a container for proper disposal to
prevent discharging to surface waters;
• perform dry cleanup prior to washing down the facility;
• brush the floor with a stiff broom to collect solids prior to wet cleanup.
A. (3.) USE OF BIOCIDE(S)
[G.S. 143-215, 143-215.1]
The Pet7nittee shall use no chromium, zinc or copper additives to the treatment system except as pre -approved
biocidal compounds. The Permittee shall obtain approval from the DWR's Aquatic Toxicology Unit (ATU)
prior to adding any biocidal compound to effluent discharged via Outfall 001. To obtain approval for new
compounds (not previously approved), the Permittee must submit a Biocide Approval Form to the ATU at least
90 days in advance of use.
A. (4.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and
specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then Pertnittees must submit
DMRs electronically to the Enviromnental Protection Agency (EPA). The Division intends to adopted and
implement these regulations in 2013.
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.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
Reporting
Records Retention
Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting [Supersedes Part II, Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
Beginning no later than January 1, 2015 [except by approved waver], the Permittee shall have begun
reporting 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. Until such time that the state's eDMR application
is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), Permittees will be
required to submit all discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be
required to complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original and a
copy of the computer printed eDMR to the following address:
NC DENR / DWR / Information Processing Unit
ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR
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Permit NC0088935
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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 mailing address above.
Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements 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 using eDMR. Temporary waivers shall be valid for
twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be submitted electronically to
the Division unless the Permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division.
Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting
requirements is found on the following web page:
http://portal.nedenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog�ipu/edmr
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.
2. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Part II, 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. (I 1.)(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:
littp:Hportal ncdenr or web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/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:
V certify, under penalty of law, that this docztrnent 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. "
3. Records Retention [Supplements Part II, 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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