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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0089923_Draft Permit_20200812 ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN ;0 Secretary r S. DANIEL SMITH 'w Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality August 12, 2020 William Deal, Senior Project Manager Charlotte Water 5100 Brookshire Boulevard Charlotte,North Carolina 28216 Subject: NPDES Draft Permit NC0089923 Sewer Extension Dewatering Treatment WWTP Class PCNC Baxter and McDowell Streets,Charlotte Mecklenburg County Dear Mr. Deal: The Division of Water Resources (DWR or the Division)received your application for surface discharge on March 9,2020.Please review carefully the attached draft permit to ensure your understanding of permit 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 Mecklenburg County area,as required by the NPDES Program. Please submit your written comments(if any),to my attention, DEQ/DWR/NPDES no later than September 7,2020 (approximately 30 days after receiving this document). We welcome your written comments,but they are not mandatory. RECEIVING STREAM EVALUATION The application for discharge provides historic stream-flow data for Little Sugar Creek mainstem —not the UT to Little Sugar Creek where the application initially located the outfall. Subsequent correspondence with the USGS provided stream data for the UT also. However,these data are moot considering any discharge to a storm-sewer inlet affords no dilution. Both Little Sugar Creek and its UT are currently classified C;these waterbodies located within the Catawba River Basin. Little Sugar Creek is listed as impaired[2018 North Carolina 303 (d)List]. Stream impairments include: • Fecal Coliform • Turbidity limit[<50 NTU]. • Dissolved Oxygen [daily average not<5 mg/L; instantaneous value not<4 mg/L during 7Q10 stream-flow conditions. 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 William Deal,Senior Project Manager Charlotte Water Draft Permit Review Page 2 of 2 EVALUATION of PROPOSED DISCHARGE Contaminants of Concern(COCs). The Division established a list of organic COCs reflecting the table Summary of Detection provided with the application[Pace Analytical Services, LLC, page 4 of 38]. However,while previous soil and groundwater analyses considered potential organic contaminants,there are no data to date to assess the concentration of metals. DWR therefore has added monitoring for a suite of metals(see permit Section A. (1.)]. It follows that Total Hardness of the effluent and the receiving stream(upstream of the outfall)must also be established in compliance with EPA guidelines for evaluating metals in dissolved fraction. Finally,we have added Quarterly monitoring [see permit section A. (1.)] as comprehensive suites to spot-check for: • Total Purgeable Organic Compounds,EPA 624 • Base-Neutral Acids(Semi-Volatile Organics),Methods and 625 • Total PAHs,EPA Method 8270 • Polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs), EPA Method 8280A ESTABLISHING PERMIT LIMITS Charlotte Water proposes to discharge to established storm-sewer inlets along the rights-of-way to the Baxter and McDowell Streets discharging to the UT to Little Sugar Creek(see revised application,Vicinity Map). Because these outfalls discharge to a storm-sewer inlet,the Division will assume zero flow receiving-stream conditions offering no dilution per current permitting guidance.Permit limits therefore reflect each given COC's surface water quality standard. DWR applied the standard as both acute and chronic limits [see section A. (1.)]. Reasonable Potential Analyses(RPAs)were not conducted on the current database because there are no post treatment analytical data; analyses to date consist of samples untreated for discharge collected sporadically during site assessment. ENGINEERING ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS (EAA) The Applicant presented an Engineering Alternatives Analysis(EAA), as required of new discharges, concluding that a surface-water discharge is the most viable discharge alternative based on cost(see permit application,Table 1 EAA Cost Analysis). The Division concurs with this conclusion. Whole Effluent Toxicity(WET) Testing—to protect the environment considering a potential discharge daily[six(6)days per week],DWR recommends WET testing Acute, Monitor Only; 2/Monthly(Pimephales promelas)48-hour static test. [See Section A. (2)].WET-test samples shall be collected concurrently with other effluent samples as appropriate to monitoring frequency. William Deal,Senior Project Manager Charlotte Water Draft Permit Review Page 2 of 2 eDMR Submittals: Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring data 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 forms as back-up to the eDMR. Dissolved Metals Standards. EPA approved NC 2015-2019 Water Quality Standard(WQS) Triennial Review to include new chronic and acute dissolved standards for most metals. Further, the freshwater standards for several metals are expressed as the dissolved form of the metals,and seven metals have hardness-dependent equations. As a result,the NPDES Permitting Unit will need both site-specific effluent hardness and receiving-stream hardness data upstream. 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 fmal. If you have questions concerning this draft,please e-mail me at [joe.corporon@ncdenr.gov]. Sincer , Joe . Corpor n,P.G. /Q/DWR NPDES Permitting Enclosure:NPDES Permit NC0089923(DRAFT) ec: MRO,Ed Watson[edward.watson@ncdenr.gov] ATB,Hannah Hendrick OCU,Maureen Kinney Charlotte Water,Bruce Reilly[breilly@cecinc.com] NPDES Permit NC0089923 WWTP Grade PCNC 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 Control Act, as amended, Charlotte Water is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Sewer Extension - Excavation Dewatering & Treatment Baxter and McDowell Streets, Charlotte Mecklenburg County to a receiving waterbody designated as an unnamed tributary(UT) to Little Sugar Creek within the Catawba River Basin, in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof. The permit shall become effective , 2020. This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on June 30, 2022. Signed this day , 2020. S. Daniel Smith, Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 8 NPDES Permit NC0089923 WWTP Grade PCNC SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET [new NPDES Permit—no previous permits] Charlotte Water is hereby authorized to: 1. construct and operate a surface-water pollution prevention system to treat excavation dewatering/groundwater remediation(GW-REM) in the rights-of way along Baxter and McDowell Streets,with a proposed operating flow rate of 25 gpm or 0.036 MGD;this proposed treatment system consisting of,but not limited to • one(1) each 100-gallon surge/settling tank(to se le larger suspended solids) • two(2) each transfer pumps [delivering supe.d a .hs to filters] • two(2)each particle filters [in parallel] • two(2) each 1000-pound carbon vessels�{c•,s l ected in series] • sample ports(fore and aft)to establish con ant e through • ancillary piping,instrumentatioiand valving. ��� • discharge line to storm sewer inlet(various dep d g on system mobility) • sample port and totalizing flow meter these treatment facilities utilized at various locations along the rights.of--way to Baxter and McDowell Streets, servicing C arlotte Water's S er Extension - Excavation Dewatering& Treatment,Charlotte,Mecklen County; and 2. discharge from said treatment works via various outfalls as designated storm-sewer inlets within the rights-of-way along Baxter and McDowell Streets(located generally on the attached map), into a UT to Little Sugar Creek[Stream index 11-137-8],a waterbody currently classified C waters within subbasin 03-08-34 [HUC: 03050103] of the Catawba River Basin. Page 2 of 8 NPDES Permit NC0089923 WWTP Grade PCNC PART I A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq.,02B.0500 et seq.]WWTP Grade PCNC[15A NCAC 08G.0302] During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until the construction phase is completed,the Permittee is authorized to discharge via Outfall 001 and/or Outfall 002 [and/or alternate Outfalls 001 and 002]. Such discharges shall be limited,monitored 1 and reported 2 by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample [Parameter Code] Average Maximum Frequency Type Location Flow(MGD) 50050 0.036 0.036 Episodic Recording Effluent pH 00400 Not<6.0 or>9.0 s.u. / 2/Monthly Grab Effluent Benzene 34030 51 µg/L* , 1 µg/L* 2/Monthly Grab Effluent Toluene 34010 11 µg/L \11`µg/L 2/Monthly Grab Effluent Ethylbenzene 34371 97 µg/L 97 µg/L "Z./Monthly Grab Effluent Total Xylenes 81551 670 1g/L 670.µtg/L 2/Monthly Grab Effluent Acetone 81552 2000\µg/L 2000 µg/L 2/Monthly \./brab Effluent Tetrachloroethylene(PCE)µg/L 78389 3.3 µg) * 3.3 µg/L* 2/Monthly Grab Effluent Trichloroethylene(TCE)µg/L 34475 30 µg/L \ 30 µg/L 2/Monthly Grab Effluent Trichlorofluoromethane 67,000 µg/L, ,6', 0jtg/L* 2/Monthly Grab Effluent 1,2,4 trimethylbenzene (µg/L) ` 7222 390 µg/L 3�9 µg/LN, 2/Monthly Grab Effluent 1,2,3 trichloropropane 0.001 µg/L* \0.001 µg/L* \s,-; 2/Monthly Grab Effluent 1,2-Cis-Dichloroethene(D 7 9 720 µg/L* 720 µg/L* 2/Monthly Grab Effluent 1-Methylnaphalene ( N 418 450 µg/* 450�tg/L 2/Monthly Grab Effluent 2.6 µg/L 2.0 g/L 2-Methylnaphalene (µg/L 774,c6\, 200 µg/L* 00 µg/L* 2/Monthly Grab Effluent Naphthalene (µg/L) 11417 12 µg/L 12 µg/L 2/Monthly Grab Effluent Total Suspended Solids(TSS) C0530) )30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Monthly Grab Effluent Turbidity 3 •�00070 50 NTU 50 NTU 2/Monthly Grab Effluent Whole Effluent Toxicity(WET)4 TAA6C Monitoring report 2/Monthly Grab Effluent Total Hardness(mg/L) Effluent& 00900 Monthly Grab [CaCO3 or Ca+Mg] Upstream Oil and Grease(mg/L) 00556 Monthly Grab Effluent [EPA Method 1664 SGT-HEM] Total Arsenic (µg/L)** 01002 Monthly Grab Effluent Total Barium(µg/L)** 01007 Monthly Grab Effluent Total Cadmium(µg/L)** 01027 Monthly Grab Effluent Total Chromium(µg/L)** 01034 Monthly Grab Effluent Page 3 of 8 NPDES Permit NC0089923 WWTP Grade PCNC LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample [Parameter Code] Average Maximum Frequency Type Location Total Mercury(µg/L) COMER Monthly Grab Effluent Total Copper (µg/L)** 01042 Monthly Grab Effluent Total Lead(µg/L) ** 01051 Monthly Grab Effluent Total Zinc(µg/L)** 01092 Monthly Grab Effluent Total Nickel(µg/L)** 01067 Monthly Grab Effluent Total PAHs 5(µg/L) C0456 Quarterly Grab Effluent (EPA Method 8270D) Polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs)5 39516 Quarterly Grab Effluent (µg/L)(EPA Method 8280A) Organics,Total Purgeable(VOCs)5 76029 Quarterly Grab Effluent (µg/L)(EPA Method 624) Base Neutrals&Acids 5(µg/L) 76028 Quarterly Grab Effluent (Semi-VOCs,EPA Method 625) <\<'' \ N N.N> Footnotes(pg.3&4): \ 7/ \NN\ 1. The Permittee shall maintain onsite,available for DWR inspection,sampling logs and laboratory analyses of internal sampling conducted to verify system treatment-component contaminant breakthrough. \ t 2. Beginning on the effective date of this permit,the Permittee shall submit monthly Discharge Monitoring Reports(DMRs)electronically using the Division's eDMR application system [see Condition A.(3.)]. 3. Turbidity limit [narrative]is andated by stream class [C]. 4. Whole Effluent Toxicity(WET)Acute,Monitor Only;Monthly(Pimephales promelas)48-hour static test. [See Section A. (2.)]. 5. Sampling and analyses shall be conducted in the first month of the calendar quarter. For eDMR reporting of this test method,the Permittee shall enter"1"[Yes(Y)=1] if detected,and"0"[NO(N) =0]if not detected.Parameters detected by this method shall be recorded in the"Comments" section,to include the compound and its reported concentration.Laboratory reports shall be kept on file in accordance with records retention requirements,Part II. Section D.6. *limit based on Fish Consumption. **Total Hardness dependent Conditions: Permit limits apply at end-of-pipe[NCAC 02B.0211(21].Compliance problems shall be addressed through Best Management Practices [NCAC 02B. 0202]. Page 4 of 8 NPDES Permit NC0089923 WWTP Grade PCNC A. (2.) ACUTE TOXICITY MONTHLY - MONITOR ONLY [15A NCAC 02B .0200 et seq.] The Permittee shall conduct acute toxicity tests monthly using protocols defined as definitive in EPA Document EPA-821-R-02-012 entitled"Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater and Marine Organisms."The monitoring shall be performed as a Fathead Minnow(Pimephales promelas)48-hour static test. Effluent samples for self-monitoring purposes must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted fmal effluent discharge below all waste treatment processes. The parameter code for Pimephales promelas is TAA6C. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Form(MR-1) for the month in which it was performed,using the appropriate parameter code. Additionliy,DWR Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address: / ,vram ` \ \\ \ ii \ \ Attention: North Carolina Ik'ivis n of Water Resou cees Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicol``�a ,, ranch 1621 Ma' ervice Center , \ Raleigh, Carolina 2 699.1621 \)' Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be 1 d with the Water Sciences Section no later than° days after the end of the reporting period obi which t report is made. µ> Test data shall be complete and accurate and include dU 4porting chemical/physical measurements performed in associati9n with the toxicity tests, as well`asrt l dose/response data. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxi ' sample must be measured and rej*rted if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream. , \ Should there be no disc rge of flow from th cility during any month,the Permittee will complete the information located at the top\of the aquatic tokity(AT)test form indicating the facility name,permit number,pipe number, coun rid the month/year of the report with the notation of"No Flow"in the comment area of the form. The eP9rt shall be submitted to the Water Sciences Section at the address cited above. /' i Should any test data from either these monitoring requirements or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water Quality indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream,this permit may be re- opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits. NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism survival and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month following the month of the initial monitoring. Page 5 of 8 NPDES Permit NC0089923 WWTP Grade PCNC 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 B. (11.) Signatory 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.) (ail The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report(eDMR) internet application. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. The eDMR system may be accessed at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr. If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3)or alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the following address: NC DEQ/Division of Water Resources/Water Quality Permitting Section ATTENTION: Central Files 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 See"How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below. Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the commencement of discharge. Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring data and reports,when applicable: • Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; • Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and • Clean Water Act(CWA) Section 316(b)Annual Reports. Page 6 of 8 NPDES Permit NC0089923 WWTP Grade PCNC NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule—Phase 2 Extension: EPA is proposing to extend the Phase 2 deadline from December 21,2020 until at least December 21,2023. The current compliance date will be extended if the implementation date is extended as a final regulation change in the federal register. 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. ,,� i 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. (b)]. % \\`. EPA plans to establish a website that will also link o the appropriate electronic reporting tool for each type of electronic submission and for each state. istrt ct is on how to access and use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will a ilable well. In ormation on is NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:https .fides a Leiter.gov/documen s tem-npd 4ectronic-reporting-rule Electronic submissions murst`start bydates listed in the"Reporting Requirements"section above. \ < 1 \ 3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting The permittee may seek a ` ary electr reportit waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic reporting waiver,a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to the Division. Regttets for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for watt n'approval at least sixcty(60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this pe .4o begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary waiver shall n 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 Page 7 of 8 NPDES Permit NC0089923 WWTP Grade PCNC 4. Sisnatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b)and Supersedes Section B. (11.)(d)1 All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(a)or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A person,and not a position,must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes. For eDMR submissions,the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North Carolina's eDMR system,registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account,please visit the following web page: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr /r7\> Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR usitig the state's eDMR system shall make the following certification[40 CFR 122.22].NO OTH R S 'ATE S OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: "I certi , under penaltyoflaw, that this document an 2a11 attacliinents wer ared under r' my direction or supervision in accordance wi stem de rgned to-assure that li ied personnel properly gather and evaluate the informati ubnlitted. set on my inquiry oft he person or persons who manage the system, or those pedirectly r sponsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, t/the best,of my knowledge and belie; true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are si fic t pe 1 'es fo su mitting f se"{nfgrmation, including the possibility offines and imp ' ment for win vio tions.'" (2--- ---- 5. Records Retentio\Kupplements Section D. (6.)1 The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports,including eDMR submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41]. Page 8 of 8 Approximate Project Rights of Way 1 ' ,,Q,.)4 fali .1.,> - I—277 7 US HWY 74 __-- i 1011 MW-1,1 C t j> MW- 5 • MW- D „MW-3S \''''' ill' EEC MW-3D or MW-4S111001(...,_, //' /11,,.Vi° e•• W-8S 'MW-4D MW-8D ; W=SS 111° W-5D i UT to Little Sugar Creek III ram . ) � Mw-1 1 � 0 Mw � . . +. (flows south 13 7REATMENi k: ' \`• •S7b ItM V ��0.:__2_,.. Jpc'� ,� y���I. giGW Treatment System 4 PVC 90 ill. (mobile) DISCHPIPE ARGE i A�' •• CREEK BED to ilk IFir P$ JJi . • II\ ill' * • it i _ ♦� ti Proposed Discharge Line � �� • (mobile)to variable UT storm sewers • (flows SE) PROPOSED00 OUTFA N 35' 12. 40.12' W8O' 50 12.91 Little Sugar Creek % CD (flows south) lip .,,e;x1 'AA_ ger/ - . o_ C / I:.::: ! CHART •T E EAST Civil&Environmental Consultants,Inc. MECK 3701 Arco Corporate Drive•Suite 400•Charlotte,NC 28273 MONITORING REPORT Ph'.980 237.0373-Fax 980.237.0372 SITE. ID No. 60-0012 SCALE IN FEET www.cecinc.com WELLS P-2R AND 1.11 1 DRAWN BY PAB CHECKED BY: DRAFT APPROVED 10/2018. 0 300 600 DATE DEC 2019 DWG SCALE: 1"=300'PROJECT h Charlotte Water - Sewer Extension Facility 441111111, GW-REM Baxter and McDowell Streets Location not to scale State Grid/Quad: G15 NE/Charlotte East 10-Digit HUC: 0305010301 Receiving Stream: UT to Little Sugar Creek Stream Class: C Drainage Basin: Catawba River Basin Sub-Basin: 03-08-34 North Mecklenburg Permit NC0089923 Mecklenburg County