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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0022454_Permit Issuance_20160415PAT MCCRORY DONALD R. VAN DER VAART •h'crr cirri 4• aterResources S. JAY ZIMMERMAN l 71Yr 4t q April 15, 2016 Dr. Nancy R. Freeman Midway Medical Center 6750 Carolina Blvd Clyde, NC 28721 Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO022454 Midway Medical Center WWTP Haywood County Class WW-2 Dear Dr. Freeman: Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. 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). This final permit includes one major change from the draft permit sent to you on January 13, 2016: ➢ Effective December 21, 2016, all permittees must report discharge monitoring data electronically using the Division's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application [see Part I A. (2) of this permit for details]. .If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding. Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain any other Federal, State, or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Bob-81odge at telephone number (919) 807-6398. S. Jay Zimmerman, D' or Division of Water Resources cc: Central Files Asheville Regional Office NPDES Unit State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 919 807 6300 919-807-6389 FAX https://deq.nc. gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdcs-wastewater-permits Permit Nc0022454 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, Midway Medical Center, P.A. is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at 6750 Carolina Boulevard Clyde Haywood County to receiving waters designated as Sally Haynes Branch in subbasin 04-03-05 of the French Broad 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 May 1, 2016. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on January 31, 2021. Signed this day April 15, 2016. S y Zimmerman, P.G., Direc Division of Water Resources By Authority of the_. Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 5 Permit NCO022454 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. Midway Medical Center, P.A. is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.005 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment facility that includes the following components: ♦ Aeration chamber with diffused air ♦ Clarification with return sludge + Chlorine disinfection ♦ Chlorine contact chamber + Dechlorination equipment The facility is located at Midway Medical Center (6750 Carolina Blvd, Clyde) in Haywood County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Sally Haynes Branch, currently classified C waters in hydrologic unit 06010106 of the French Broad River Basin. Page 2 of 5 Permit NC0022454 Part I A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 0213.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 0213.0500 et seq.] 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 and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER Limits Monitoring Requirements [PCS code] Monthly>Average "Daily Maximum Measurement Sample Type Sample Flow Fre uenc Location 50050 0.005 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or BOD, 5 day (20°C) Effluent [C031)1 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Total Solids C053puspended 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent NI-13 as N (April 1—October 31) C0 C0610 6.0 mg/L 30.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent NI-13 as (November 1 —March 31) 0610N 12.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 31616 200/100 ml 4001100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)2 50060 281ug/L 2/Week Grab Effluent Temperature (°C) f000101 Weekly Grab Effluent pH [00400 > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units - _ Weekly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. No later than December 21, 2016, the permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A. (2)]. 2. The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified. However, effluent values below 50 gg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. A. (2) 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 and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit monitoring data and reports electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, 2015. Page 3 of 6 Permit NCO022454 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 I. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D (2) and Section E. tS (a)1 Effective December 21, 2016, 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. 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 / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section ATTENTION: Central Files 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, L 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 Rep'orting" 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. Page 4 of 6 Permit NC0022454 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: htt www2.e a. ov final -national- ollutant-discharge- elimination-system- /compliancen des -electronic -re ortin -rule. Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above. 3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Retorting 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: / Ideci.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr Page 5 of 6 Permit NC0022454 4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. 11, b and Su ersedes Section B. (11.) IdlI 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: J Ideg.nc.gov/about/divisionsIwater-resources1edmr 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 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 anytime [40 CFR 122.411. Page 6 of 6 Latitude: 35'32'00" Longitude: 82°5254" USGS Quad: Clyde, N.C. Stream Class: C Subbasin: 04-03-05 Receiving Stream: Sally Haynes Branch Hydrologic Unit: 06010106 NCO022454 Midway Medical Center Haywood County Facility Location �p�, Map not to scale � ASHEVR LE Clr3.. IZEN—TLLV.LE> VOICE OF THE MOUNTAINS • CITTZEN TIMFS.com AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION BUNCOMBE COUNTY SS. NORTH CAROLINA Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly commissioned, qualified and authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Kelly Loveland, who, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that she is the Staff Accountant of The Asheville Citizen -Times, engaged in publication of a newspaper known as The Asheville Citizen -Times, published, issued, and entered as first class mail in the City of Asheville, in said County and State; that she 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 Asheville Citizen -Times on the following date: January 28" 2016. And that the said newspaper in which said 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 1-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Sigiie tDs 22"d day of February, 2016 L (Signature of person makinj affidavit) Sworn to and subs gibed before me the 22"d day of Febrarv. 2V6. .-, My Com fission expires the 5t6 day of October, 2018. 1 f (828) 232-5830` ' )',J O # ARY � (828) 253-5092 FAX 1,J., 14 O. HENRY AVE. P.O. BOX 2090 1 ASHEVILLE, NC 28802 1 (800) 800-4204 �� GAMEIT PUBLIC North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission Pat McCrory W. Corey Basinger Donald R. van der Vaart Governor Chairman Secretary January 15, 2016 SENT VIA EMAIL TO: JANGROVE(a MIDWAYMC.COM Ms. Jan W. Grove Midway Medical Center, PA P.O. Box 1409 Canton, North Carolina 28716-1409 Subject: Classification of Water Pollution Control System (WW-2) NPDES Permit No: NCO022454 Midway Medical Center WWTP Haywood County Dear Sir/Madam: In accordance with North Carolina General Statute § 90A-37, the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission is required to classify all water pollution control systems. The Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission has determined that the subject facility is classified as a Grade 2 Biological Water Pollution Control Treatment System. As required by 15A NCAC 8G .0202 and your permit, you must designate a Grade 2 or higher Biological Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) and a Back-up Operator with at least a Grade 1 Biological certification. To verify this facility's operator designation please visit our website, select NPDES and enter the permit number: http://i)ortal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/tacu. If you have any questions concerning this classification or the designation of operators, please contact me at 919-707-9038, or via email at maureen.kinney@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, aau Extension Education & Training Specialist Operator Certification Program ec: Juanita R. James, Engineer/Consultant NPDES Permit Files Asheville Regional Office WPCSOCC, NC DEQ 1618 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1618 Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Telephone (919) 807-6353 Fax (919) 715-2726 Internet: www.ncwater.org/wwcert An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer— 50% Recycled 110%a Post Consumer Paper FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile home parks, etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns). Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals Permit Writer/Date Charles H. Weaver — 1/5/2016 Permit Number NCO022454 Facility Name Midway Medical Center WWTP Basin Name/Sub-basin number French Broad / 04-03-05 Receiving Stream Sally Haynes Branch Stream Classification in Permit C Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No Does permit need TRC limits/language? No — already present Does permit have toxicity testing? No Does permit have Special Conditions? No Does permit have instream monitoring? No Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? No Any obvious compliance concerns? No. No violations since November 2013. One enforcement since 2011, for BOD violations in 2013. Any permit mods since last permit? No New expiration date 1 /31 /2021 Comments received on Draft Permit? Added eDMR requirements Added regulatory citations Most Commonly Used Expedited Language: • 303(d) language for Draft/Final Cover Letters: "Please note that the receiving stream is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List. Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be required". • TRC lan ua a for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote: "The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified. However, effluent values below 50 µg/1 will be treated as zero for compliance purposes." James & James Environmental Management, Inc. 3801 Asheville Hwy., Hendersonville, N. C. 28791 OFFICE: (828) 697-0063 FAX: (828) 697-0065 April 29, 2015 N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, N. C. 27699-1617 Regarding All Waste Water Facilities Operated by James & James Environmental Mgt., Inc. To Whom It May Concern: Sludge from this facility ( Midway Medical Center WWTP NC0022454) is pumped by Mike's Septic Tank Service and is permitted to be dumped at Brevard Waste Treatment System and MSD. Sincerely fAU Juanita J es James and James Environmental Mgt., Inc. jjemi@bellsouth.net r James & James Environmental Management, Inc. ti t 3801 Asheville Hwy., Hendersonville. N. C. 28791 OFFICE: (828) 697-0063 FAX: (828) 697-0065 MAY 2015 April 29, 2015 wale quality petntftting vedon N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, N. C. 27699-1617 Regarding All Waste Water Facilities Operated by James & James Environmental Mgt., Inc To Whom It May Concern: This letter is to request the renewal of the permit for the waste water treatment facility of Midxvay Medical Center WWTP, NPDES number NC0022454. Sincerely Juanita James James and James Environmental Mgt., Inc. jjemi abelisouth.net NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD Mail the complete application to: N. C. DENR I Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NPDES Permit �N&6_022454 -- - If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type. 1. Contact Information: Owner Name Midway Medical Center Facility Name Midway Medical Center Mailing Address 6750 Carolina Boulevard RIDWR city Clyde State / Zip Code NC 28721 mAY 5 5 Telephone Number 828-627-2211 Fax Number 828-627-2216 Permitting Section e-mail Address a=wet a C/ 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same address as above X Street Address or State Road City State / Zip Code County Haywood 3. Operator Information: Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the ,facility referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC) Name Midway Medical Center Mailing Address 6750 Carolina Boulevard City State / Zip Code Telephone Number Fax Number e-mail Address Clyde NC 28721 828-627-2211 828-627-2216 (A"ote that ttds is not NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D • For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 4. Description of wastewater: Facility Generating Wastewater(ch.eck all that applyt. Industrial Number of Employees Commercial Number of Employees Residential Number of Homes School Number of Students/Staff Other X Explain: Physician's Office __'--- Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers, restaurants, etc.): Physician's Office Number of persons served: &,q _-Df'a I,, Cc v e fi a-i e,, S. Type of collection system X Separate (sanitary sewer only) Combined (stoma sewer and sanitary sewer) 6. Outfall Information: Number of separate discharge points 1 Outfall Identification number(s) 001 Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? P Yes X No 7. Name of receiving stream(s) (11iEW applicants: Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfallJ. Sally Haynes Branch 8. Frequency of Discharge: X Continuous F1 Intermittent If intermittent: Days per week discharge occurs: Duration: 9. Describe the treatment system ,List all installed components, including capacities, provide design removal for.BOD, TSS, nitrogen and phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a separate sheet of paper. 0.005 MGD facility with aeration chamber with diffused air, clarification with return sludge, chlorine disinfection, chlorine contact chamber, dechlorination. NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MOD 10. Flow Information: Treatment Plant Design flow 0.005 MOD Annual Average daily flow 0.0006 MOD (for the previous 3 rears) Maximum daily flow 0.003 MOD (for the previous 3 years) 11. Is this facility located on Indian country? 0 Yes X No 12. Effluent Data NEW APPLICANTS: Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, 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 maxim -am and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum. RENEWAL APPLICANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum) and Monthly Average over 77 _ .s-- — .L_ - -. `.4., ..a..... ..n.,. normif ]IfTnrlr nthar nnmrnefers "N/A" - - Daily Monthly traits 0f Parameter Maximum Average Measurement Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODs) 22.3 12.8 MG/L Fecal Coliform 260 3.5 CFU/ 100ML Total Suspended Solids 33.3 14.9 MG/L Temperature (Summer) 22.6 21.7 C Temperature (Winter) � 10.5 5.6 C pH 7.7 7.6 UNITS 13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications: Type Permit Number Type Permit Number Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NESHAPS (CAA) UIC (SDWA) Ocean Dumping (-MPRSA) - NPDES NCO022454 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA) - PSD {CAA.) Other - Non -attainment program (C.AA) 14. 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