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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0003191_Draft Permit_20200923ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director John Ashley, Mill Manager International Paper Co., New Bern CF 1785 Weyerhaeuser Road Vanceboro, North Carolina 28586 Dear Mr. Ashley NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality September 23, 2020 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal Permit NC0003191 New Bern CF WWTP Craven County Grade IV Biological WPCS SIC Code 2611 Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit renewal for your facility. Please review this draft carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it contains. There are several changes from the existing permit, including the following: • A new Special Condition, A. (16.) Clean Water Act Section 316(b), has been added to require additional information about the cooling water intake structure, actual intake flow notification requirements, and limiting take as defined by the Endangered Species Act. The surface water intake components have also been added to the list of components on the Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet. • Stormwater from the Weyerhaeuser sawmill has been added as a wastestream on the Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet. • Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A. (5.), Chronic Toxicity Permit Limit, please review each paragraph carefully. • Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program reports. The requirement to continue reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application has been added to your NPDES permit [See Special Condition A. (17.)]. • Parameter codes have been added to the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements [ See A. (1.)]. • Regulatory citations have been added to the permit. The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, II1, and IV) that are a part of the permit are not included in this draft document (cover, map, and Part I). The conditions are the same as in your current permit except that agency and division names have been updated. The latest version is available at https://bit.lv/2BZ4xxx and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources _� D E Q�� 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 NOFTH CAROLINA m^•^ ^� �^^�� /� 919.707.9000 Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having circulation in the general Craven County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit. Please provide any written comments you may have to the following: NCDEQ/DWR, NPDES Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 no later than 30 days after receipt of this draft permit. Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and take appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning this draft permit, please call me at (919) 707-3612 or by email at david.hill@ncdenr.gov. Sincerel David Hill, Environmental Specialist II NPDES Industrial Permitting Unit Hardcopy: NPDES Files Ecopy: US EPA Region 4 DWR/Washington Regional Office/Water Quality/Robert Tankard DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Cindy Moore FWS/sara ward@fws.gov V*rRC/maria.dunn@ncwildlife.org Page 2 of 2 Permit NC0003191 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, the International Paper Company, Inc. is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at New Bern Cellulose Fibers 1785 Weyerhaeuser Road Vanceboro, North Carolina Craven County to receiving waters designated as Neuse River in the Neuse River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other applicable conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof. The permit shall become effective Month xxxx. This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on April 30, 2024. Signed this day Month xxxx. For S. Daniel Smith, Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit NC0003191 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked, and as of this 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. International Paper Company is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 32.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility located at the New Bern Cellulose Fibers plant, 1785 Weyerhaeuser Road, Vanceboro, Craven County, and consisting of the following treatment components: • surface water intake structure consisting of traveling screen and spray bar • bar screen • primary clarifier • sludge press • two aeration ponds with a combined volume of 346 million gallons (98 acres) • storage and settling pond with a volume of 332 million gallons (116 acres) • reaeration canal • side -stream oxygenation system • effluent diffuser system (Outfall 001). 2. Continue to operate four existing passive oil/water separators consisting of grit removal, baffled sumps, and piping to the wastewater treatment facility. 3. Continue to receive, treat, and discharge stormwater associated with industrial activity from the Weyerhaeuser saw mill. 4. Continue to discharge bleach plant effluent to the wastewater treatment system via separate acid and alkaline sewers (Internal Outfall 003). Discharge from said treatment works at the locations specified on the attached map into the Neuse River, currently classified SC -Swamp NSW waters in the Neuse River Basin. 2of18 Permit NC0003191 Part I A. (L) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.] Grade IV Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302] Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until the twelve (12) month average flow exceeds 18 MGD or expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated industrial wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER PARAMETER CODE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average I Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location Flow 50050 20.0 MGD Continuous Recording E Total Monthly Flow (MG) 82220 Monitor & Report Monthly Recorded or Calculated E BOD, 5-day, 20°C QD310 (April 1 — October 31 C0310 3550 pounds/day 43.0 mg/L 6813 pounds/day 66.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite E BOD, 5-day, 20°C QD310 (November 1 — March 31 C0310 7100 pounds/day 43.0 mg/L 13631 pounds/day 66.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite E Total Suspended Solids QD530 8250 pounds/day 26700 pounds/day 3/Week Composite E NH3 as N QD610 900 pounds/day 1 1720 pounds/day Weekly Composite E D.O. (Summer minimum)2, s 00300 172 pounds/MG Daily Grab E Temperature, °C 00010 Monitor & Report Daily Grab E Conductivity, umhos/cm 00094 Monitor & Report Daily Grab E pH 00040 Between 6.8 and 9.5 standard units Daily Grab E Color, PT -CO units 00080 Monitor & Report Quarterly Grab E TKN, mg/L 00625 Monitor & Report Weekly Composite E NO2+NO3, mg/L 00630 Monitor & Report Weekly Composite E Total Nitrogen, mg/L C0600 Monitor & Report Weekly Composite E Total Nitrogen Load' QM600 QY600 Monitor & Report pounds/month 312,828 pounds/year' Monthly Annually Calculated' Calculated' E E Total Phosphorus C0665 2.0 mg/L (quarterly average)' Weekly Composite E Pentachlorophenols 39032 3.1 pounds/day Weekly Composite E Trichlorophenols 81848 19.4 pounds/day Weekly Composite E AOX6 79855 1254 pounds/day 1914 pounds/day Monthly Composite E Chronic Toxicity TGP3B See Footnote 7 Quarterly Composite E Notes: E- effluent 1. The Permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A. (17.). 2. The minimum summer dissolved oxygen (DO) shall be reported as the sum of effluent and side -stream oxygenation system. If the automatic oxygen sampler indicates that instream oxygen concentration is above 5.5 mg/L and the river flow is greater than 329 cfs, the facility can discontinue the supplemental oxygen injection during the months of April and May only. 3. See Special Condition A. (6.). Calculation of Total Nitrogen Load. Compliance with these limits shall be determined in accordance with Special Condition A. (7.), Annual Limits for Total Nitrogen. TN= TKN+NO3+NO2. 4. Compliance shall be based upon a quarterly average of weekly composite samples collected during the calendar quarter (Jan. -March, Apr -June, July -Sept., Oct.- Dec.). Footnotes for A. (L) continued on next page 3of18 Permit NC0003191 Footnotes for A. (1.) continued 5. Monitoring is not required for these compounds if the Pennittee certifies in writing that chlorophenolic -containing biocides are not used at the facility. 6. AOX monitoring shall be in accordance with the Weyerhaeuser Cluster Rule Sampling Plan (dated 8/11/2000) or subsequent modifications approved by the Division. AOX data shall be submitted on a quarterly basis along with other Cluster Rule chemical data; refer to Special Condition A.(13.). 7. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) at 8.6%; January, April, July, and October [see Special Condition A.(5.)]. 8. (Summer) = April 1- October 31 There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.] Grade IV Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302] Beginning on the day when the twelve (12) month average flow exceeds 18.0 MGD and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated industrial wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER PARAMETER CODE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location Flow 50050 32.0 MGD Continuous Recording E Total Monthly Flow (MG) 82220 Monitor & Report Monthly Recorded or Calculated E BOD, 5-day, 20°C QD310 (April 1 — October 31 C0310 3550 pounds/day 43.0 mg/L 6813 pounds/day 66.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite E BOD, 5-day, 20°C QD310 (November 1 — March 31 C0310 7100 pounds/day 43.0 mg/L 13631 pounds/day 66.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite E Total Suspended Solids QD530 8250 pounds/day 26700 pounds/day 3/Week Composite E NH3 as N QD610 900 pounds/day 1 1720 pounds/day Weekly Composite E D.O. (Summer minimum)',' 00300 172 pounds/MG Daily Grab E Temperature, °C 00010 Monitor & Report Daily Grab E Conductivity, umhos/cm 00094 Monitor & Report Daily Grab E pH 00040 Between 6.8 and 9.5 standard units Daily Grab E Color, PT -CO units 00080 Monitor & Report Quarterly Grab E TKN, mg/L 00625 Monitor & Report Weekly Composite E NO2+NO3, mg/L 00630 Monitor & Report Weekly Composite E Total Nitrogen, mg/L C0600 Monitor & Report Weekly Composite E Total Nitrogen Load' QM600 QY600 Monitor & Report pounds/month 312,828 pounds/year' Monthly Annually Calculated' Calculated' E E Total Phosphorus C0665 2.0 mg/L (quarterly average)' Weekly Composite E Pentachlorophenol5 39032 3.1 pounds/day Weekly Composite E Trichlorophenol5 81848 19.4 pounds/day Weekly Composite E AOX6 79855 1254 pounds/day 1914 pounds/day Monthly Composite E Chronic Toxicity TGP3B See Footnote 7 Quarterly Composite E Notes: E- effluent Footnote for A. (2.) continued on next page 4of18 Permit NC0003191 Footnotes for A. (2.) continued 1. The Permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A. (17.). 2. The minimum summer dissolved oxygen (DO) shall be reported as the sum of effluent and side -stream oxygenation system. If the automatic oxygen sampler indicates that instream oxygen concentration is above 5.5 mg/L and the river flow is greater than 329 cfs, the facility can discontinue the supplemental oxygen injection during the months of April and May only. 3. See Special Condition A. (6.). Calculation of Total Nitrogen Load. Compliance with these limits shall be determined in accordance with Special Condition A. (7.), Annual Limits for Total Nitrogen. TN= TKN+NO3+NO2. 4. Compliance shall be based upon a quarterly average of weekly composite samples collected during the calendar quarter (Jan. -March, Apr -June, July -Sept., Oct.- Dec.). 5. Monitoring is not required for these compounds if the Permittee certifies in writing that chlorophenolic-containing biocides are not used at the facility. 6. AOX monitoring shall be in accordance with the Weyerhaeuser Cluster Rule Sampling Plan (dated 8/11/2000) or subsequent modifications approved by the Division. AOX data shall be submitted on a quarterly basis along with other Cluster Rule chemical data; refer to Special Condition A.(13.). 7. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) at 13%; January, April, July, and October [see Special Condition A.(5.)]. 8. (Summer) = April 1- October 31 There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. A. (3.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [40 CFR 430 Subpart B] Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge bleach plant effluent from Internal Outfall 003. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER PARAMETER CODE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS' Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type3 Sample Location2 Flow 50050 Weekly Calculated BPE 2,3,7,8-TCDF 38691 31.9 pg/L4 Annually Composite BPE 2,3,7,8-TCDD 34675 < 10 pg/L4 Annually Composite BPE Trichlorosyringol 73054 < 2.5 ug/L4 Annually Composite BPE 3,4,5-Trichlorocatechol 73037 < 5.0 ug/L4 Annually Composite BPE 3,4,6-Trichlorocatechol 51024 < 5.0 ug/L4 Annually Composite BPE 3,4,5-Trichloroguaiacol 61024 < 2.5 ug/L4 Annually Composite BPE 3,4,6-Trichloroguaiacol 51022 < 2.5 ug/L4 Annually Composite BPE 4,5,6-Trichloroguaiacol 73089 < 2.5 ug/L4 Annually Composite BPE 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 77687 < 2.5 u /L4 Annually Composite BPE 2,4,6-Trichloro henol 34621 < 2.5 u /L4 Annually Composite BPE Tetrachlorocatechol 73050 < 5.0 ug/L4 Annually Composite BPE Tetrachloroguaiacol 73047 < 5.0 ug/L4 Annually Composite BPE 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol 77770 < 2.5 ug/L4 Annually Composite BPE Pentachlorophenol 39032 < 5.0 ug/L4 Annually Composite BPE Notes: 1. Monitoring and flow calculations shall be in accordance with the Weyerhaeuser Cluster Rule Sampling Plan (dated 8/11/00) or subsequent modifications approved by the Division. Chemical results for Cluster Rule parameters (Internal Outfall 003 parameters + AOX from Outfall 001) shall be reported on a quarterly basis; refer to Special Condition A.(13.). The facility has been exempted from monitoring chloroform in accordance Cluster Rules requirements (see Special Condition A.(14.). 2. Sample locations: BPE (Bleach Plant Effluent) is composed of BPE-acid (acid sewer collected from tap installed on filtrate pump from C102 bleaching stage D), BPE-acid (acid sewer collected from tap installed on filtrate pump from C102 pre -bleaching stage W), and BPE-alkaline (alkaline sewer collected from tap installed on filtrate pump from alkaline extraction stage Eop). 3. Sample Type: Calculated- calculate separate flows for alkaline and acid sewers by water balance, and report total bleach plant flow (acid + alkaline waste streams) in DMRs. Grab- collect separate automated grab samples over a 24-hour period from both the acid and alkaline streams using the ISCO Cluster Rule Volatile Organic Compound sampler (or similar sampler), which will then be composited separately by the lab, and analyzed as separate 24-hr composite acid and alkaline samples. Composite- collect separate automated composite samples over a 24-hour period from both the acid and alkaline streams, then prepare and analyze a single flow -proportioned composite of the acid and alkaline waste stream. 4. Limits are based on Minimum Levels (ML) specified in 40 CFR 430.01. 5of18 Permit NC0003191 A. (4.) INSTREAM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.] Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee shall monitor instream conditions as specified below: INSTREAM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS PARAMETER(CODE) Measurement Frequency Sample Type2 Sample Location' Dissolved Oxygen (April 1 —October 31) 2/Month Grab U2, D2, D4 (00300), Temperature (00010), pH (00040), Conductivity (00094), TN (C0600), TP (C0665) Color (00080) Quarterly Grab U1, D1, D2, D4 Dissolved Oxygen' Daily Grab U24 Dissolved Oxygen, (November 1 —March 31) Monthly U1, D1 Temperature, pH, Conductivity TN, TP (November 1 —March 31) Monthly U2 Notes: I . Sample locations: U1- Upstream at Spring Garden, U2 — Upstream at Streets Ferry Bridge, D1- Downstream at Monitor, D2- Downstream at Narrows, D4- Downstream at Coast Guard navigation marker M38 located just off the City of New Bern downstream of railway bridge. 2. Grab samples for DO, Temp, and Conductivity shall be collected at one -meter depth intervals from surface (0.1 m) to bottom. Grab samples for pH and color shall be collected at surface only. 3. If the automatic oxygen sampler indicates that instream oxygen concentration is above 5.5 mg/L and the river flow is greater than 329 cfs, the facility can discontinue the supplemental oxygen injection during the months of April and May only. 4. The alternative sampling location for dissolved oxygen is oil dock on the company property. The location can be used if the automatic oxygen sampler on the Streets Ferry Bridge is malfunctioning or being repaired/maintained. A. (5.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY) [15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.] The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at effluent concentration of 8.6% and 13% at 20 MGD and 32 MGD respectively. The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised- December 2010) or subsequent versions. The tests will be performed during the months of January, April, July, and October. These months signify the first month of each three-month toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes. If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV below the permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in 6of18 Permit NC0003191 each of the two following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -December 2010) or subsequent versions. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered electronically using the Division's eDMR system for the month in which tests were performed, using the parameter code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP313 for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWR Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the following address: Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1621 Or, results can be sent to the email, ATForms.ATB(ancdenr.gov. Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section no later than 30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made. Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate signature. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream. Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, the Permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Water Sciences Section at the address cited above. Should the Permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity testing quarter, which is the three month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which toxicity testing is required by this permit and continues until the final day of the third month. Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water Resources 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, minimum control organism reproduction, 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. 7of18 Permit NC0003191 A. (6.) CALCULATION OF TOTAL NITROGEN LOADS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] a. The Permittee shall calculate monthly and annual TN Loads as follows: Monthly TN Load (pounds/mo) = TN x TMF x 8.34 where: TN = the average Total Nitrogen concentration (mg/L) of the composite samples collected during the month TMF = the Total Monthly Flow of wastewater discharged during the month (MG/mo) 8.34 = conversion factor, from (mg/L x MG) to pounds ii. Annual TN Load (pounds/yr) = Sum of the 12 Monthly TN Loads for the calendar year b. The Permittee shall report monthly Total Nitrogen results (mg/L and pounds/mo) in the appropriate discharge monitoring report for each month and shall report each year's results (pounds/yr) with the December report for that year. A. (7.) ANNUAL LIMITS FOR TOTAL NITROGEN [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] a. Total Nitrogen (TN) allocations and TN Load limits for NPDES dischargers in the Neuse River basin apply on a calendar year basis. b. For any given calendar year, the Permittee shall be in compliance with the annual TN Load limit in this Permit if: i. the Permittee's annual TN discharge is less than or equal to its TN Load limit, or ii. the Permittee is a Co-Permittee Member of a compliance association. c. If the Permittee is not a Co-Permittee member of a compliance association and the Permittee's cumulative annual TN discharge exceeds the effective TN Load limit in this permit at any point during the calendar year, the Permittee is in violation of its TN Load limit, and each day of a continuing violation shall constitute a separate violation. d. The TN Load limit in this Permit (if any) may be modified as the result of allowable changes in the Permittee's TN allocation. Allowable changes include those resulting from purchase of TN allocation from the Wetlands Restoration Fund; purchase, sale, trade, or lease of allocation between the Permittee and other dischargers; regionalization; and other transactions approved by the Division. ii. The Permittee may request a modification of the TN Load limit in this Permit to reflect allowable changes in its TN allocation. Upon receipt of timely and proper application, the Division will modify the permit as appropriate and in accordance with state and federal program requirements. iii. Changes in TN limits become effective on January 1 of the year following permit modification. The Division must receive application no later than August 31 for changes proposed for the following calendar year. iv. Application shall be sent to: 8of18 Permit NC0003191 NCDWR / NPDES Programs Attn: Neuse River Basin Coordinator 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 e. If the Permittee is a member and Co-Permittee of an approved compliance association, its TN discharge during that year is governed by that association's group NPDES permit and the TN limits therein. The Permittee shall be considered a Co-Permittee Member for any given calendar year in which it is identified as such in Appendix A of the association's group NPDES permit. ii. Association roster(s) and members' TN allocations will be updated annually and in accordance with state and federal program requirements. iii. If the Permittee intends to join or leave a compliance association, the Division must be notified of the proposed action in accordance with the procedures defined in the association's NPDES permit. (A) Upon receipt of timely and proper notification, the Division will modify the permit as appropriate and in accordance with state and federal program requirements. (B) Membership changes in a compliance association become effective on January 1 of the year following modification of the association's permit. f. The TN monitoring and reporting requirements in this Permit remain in effect until expiration of this Permit and are not affected by the Permittee's membership in a compliance association. A. (8.) TOTAL NITROGEN ALLOCATIONS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] a. The following table lists the Total Nitrogen (TN) allocation(s) assigned to, acquired by, or transferred to the Permittee in accordance with the Neuse River nutrient management rule (T15A NCAC 02B .0700) and the status of each as of permit issuance. These allocations and credits are not enforceable limits nor do they supersede any TN limit(s) established elsewhere in this permit or in the NPDES permit of a compliance association of which the Permittee is a Co-Permittee Member. ALLOCATION TYPE SOURCE DATE ALLOCATION AMOUNT (l) STATUS Estuary Discharge (pounds/yr) (pounds/yr) Base Assigned by Rule 12/7/97; 312,828 312,828 Active (T15A NCAC 02B .0700) 4/1/03 Footnote: (1) Transport Factor = 100% b. Any addition, deletion, or modification of the listed allocation(s) (other than typographical errors) or any change to Active status of any of the listed allocations shall be considered a major modification of this permit and shall be subject to the public review process afforded such modifications under state and federal rules. A. (9.) INSTREAM DISSOLVED OXYGEN/DISCHARGE RESTRICTION [G.S. 143-215.66] The Permittee shall not discharge any wastewater if the depth averaged dissolved oxygen concentration at any stream station is < 3.0 mg/L in the fresh water portion of the river or above the halocline in the 9of18 Permit NC0003191 saline portion of the river, unless the side -stream oxygenation system is operating and such discharge is authorized by the Director or his/her designee. A. (10.) WASTEWATER STORAGE [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] It is a recommendation, but not a requirement of this permit, that the facility store wastewater when the Neuse River flow is less than 329 cfs. A. (11.) STREAMFLOW DATA [G.S. 143-215.66] The facility will calculate the daily Neuse River flow at Outfall 001 and must maintain this data onsite and be available to the Division for review upon request. A. (12.) BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs) [40 CFR 430 Subpart B & G.S. 143- 215.1(b)] The Permittee must implement the BMPs specified in Section I below. The primary BMP objective is to prevent leaks and spills of spent pulping liquors, soap, and turpentine. A secondary objective is to contain, collect, and recover at the immediate process area, or otherwise control, those leaks, spills, and intentional diversions of spent pulping liquor, soap, and turpentine that do occur. BMPs must be developed according to best engineering practices and must be implemented in a manner that takes into account the specific circumstances at the mill. Section I. BMP Implementation Requirements 1. The Permittee must return spilled or diverted spent pulping liquors, soap, and turpentine to the process to the maximum extent practicable as determined by the mill, recover such materials outside the process, or discharge spilled or diverted material at a rate that does not disrupt the receiving wastewater treatment system. 2. The Permittee must establish a program to identify and repair leaking equipment items. This program must include: (i) Regular daily visual inspections of process area with equipment items in spent pulping liquor, soap, and turpentine service; (ii) Immediate repair of leaking equipment items, when possible. Leaking equipment items that cannot be repaired during normal operations must be identified, temporary means for mitigating the leaks must be provided, and the leaking equipment items repaired during the next maintenance outage; (iii) Identification of conditions under which production will be curtailed or halted to repair leaking equipment items or to prevent pulping liquor, soap, and turpentine leaks and spills; and (iv) A means for tracking repairs over time to identify those equipment items where upgrade or replacement may be warranted based on frequency and severity of leaks, spills, or failures. 3. The Permittee must operate continuous, automatic monitoring systems that the mill determines are necessary to detect and control leaks, spills, and intentional diversions of spent pulping liquor, soap, and turpentine. These monitoring systems should be integrated with the mill process control system and may include, e.g., high level monitors and alarms on storage tanks; process area conductivity (or pH) monitors and alarms; and process area sewer, process wastewater, and wastewater treatment plant conductivity (or pH) monitors and alarms. 4. The Permittee must establish a program of initial and refresher training of operators, maintenance personnel, and other technical and supervisory personnel who have responsibility for operating, maintaining, or supervising the operation and maintenance of equipment items in spent pulping liquor, soap, and turpentine service. The refresher training must be conducted at least annually and the training program must be documented. 10 of 18 Permit NC0003191 s. The Permittee must prepare a brief report that evaluates each spill of spent pulping liquor, soap, or turpentine that is not contained at the immediate process area and any intentional diversion of spent pulping liquor, soap, or turpentine that is not contained at the immediate process area. The report must describe the equipment items involved, the circumstances leading to the incident, the effectiveness of the corrective actions taken to contain and recover the spill or intentional diversion, and plans to develop changes to equipment and operating and maintenance practices as necessary to prevent recurrence. Discussion of the reports must be included as part of the annual refresher training. 6. The Permittee must establish a program to review any planned modifications to the pulping and chemical recovery facilities and any construction activities in the pulping and chemical recovery areas before these activities commence. The purpose of such review is to prevent leaks and spills of spent pulping liquor, soap, and turpentine during the planned modifications, and to ensure that construction and supervisory personnel are aware of possible liquor diversions and of the requirement to prevent leaks and spills of spent pulping liquors, soap, and turpentine during construction. 7. The Permittee must install and maintain secondary containment (i.e., containment constructed of materials impervious to pulping liquors) for spent pulping liquor bulk storage tanks equivalent to the volume of the largest tank plus sufficient freeboard for precipitation. An annual tank integrity testing program, if coupled with other containment or diversion structures, may be substituted for secondary containment for spent pulping liquor bulk storage tanks. 8. The Permittee must install and maintain secondary containment for turpentine bulk storage tanks. 9. The Permittee must install and maintain curbing, diking or other means of isolating soap and turpentine processing and loading areas from the wastewater treatment facilities. i o. The Permittee must conduct wastewater monitoring to detect leaks and spills, to track the effectiveness of the BMPs, and to detect trends in spent pulping liquor losses. Such monitoring must be performed in accordance with Section V. Section II. BMP Plan Requirements i. The Permittee must prepare and implement a BMP Plan. The BMP Plan must be based on a detailed engineering review as described in this section. The BMP Plan must specify the procedures and the practices required for the mill to meet the requirements of Section I, the construction the mill determines is necessary to meet those requirements including a schedule for such construction, and the monitoring program (including the statistically derived action levels) that will be used to meet the requirements of Section V. The BMP Plan also must specify the period of time that the mill determines the action levels established under Section IV may be exceeded without triggering the responses specified in Section V. 2. The Permittee must conduct a detailed engineering review of the pulping and chemical recovery operations -including but not limited to process equipment, storage tanks, pipelines and pumping systems, loading and unloading facilities, and other appurtenant pulping and chemical recovery equipment items in spent pulping liquor, soap, and turpentine service -for the purpose of determining the magnitude and routing of potential leaks, spills, and intentional diversions of spent pulping liquors, soap, and turpentine during the following periods of operation: (i) Process start-ups and shut downs; (ii) Maintenance; (iii) Production grade changes; (iv) Storm or other weather events; (v) Power failures; and (vi) Normal operations. 3. As part of the engineering review, the Permittee must determine whether existing spent pulping liquor containment facilities are of adequate capacity for collection and storage of anticipated intentional liquor diversions with sufficient contingency for collection and containment of spills. The engineering review must also consider: (i) The need for continuous, automatic monitoring systems to detect and control leaks and spills of spent pulping liquor, soap, and turpentine; (ii) The need for process wastewater diversion facilities to protect end -of -pipe wastewater treatment facilities from 11 of 18 Permit NC0003191 adverse effects of spills and diversions of spent pulping liquors, soap, and turpentine; (iii) The potential for contamination of storm water from the immediate process areas; and (iv) The extent to which segregation and/or collection and treatment of contaminated storm water from the immediate process areas is appropriate. 4. The Permittee must amend its BMP Plan whenever there is a change in mill design, construction, operation, or maintenance that materially affects the potential for leaks or spills of spent pulping liquor, turpentine, or soap from the immediate process areas. 5. The Permittee must complete a review and evaluation of the BMP Plan five years after the first BMP Plan is prepared and, except as provided in Section II.4., once every five years thereafter. As a result of this review and evaluation, the Permittee must amend the BMP Plan within three months of the review if the mill determines that any new or modified management practices and engineered controls are necessary to reduce significantly the likelihood of spent pulping liquor, soap, and turpentine leaks, spills, or intentional diversions from the immediate process areas, including a schedule for implementation of such practices and controls. 5. The BMP Plan, and any amendments thereto, must be reviewed by the senior technical manager at the mill and approved and signed by the mill manager. Any person signing the BMP Plan or its amendments must certify to the Division under penalty of law that the BMP Plan (or its amendments) has been prepared in accordance with good engineering practices and in accordance with this regulation. The Permittee is not required to obtain approval from the Division of the BMP Plan or any amendments thereto. Section III. BMP Recordkeeping Requirements 1. The Permittee must maintain on its premises a complete copy of the current BMP Plan and the records specified in Section III.2 and must make such BMP Plan and records available to the Division for review upon request. 2. The Permittee must maintain the following records for three years from the date they are created: (i) Records tracking the repairs performed in accordance with the repair program described in Section I; (ii) Records of initial and refresher training conducted in accordance with Section I; (iii) Reports prepared in accordance with Section I; and (iv) Records of monitoring required by Sections I and V. Section IV. Establishment of Wastewater Treatment System Influent Action Levels 1. The Permittee must conduct a monitoring program per Section IV.2, for the purpose of defining wastewater treatment system influent characteristics (or action levels), described in Section IV.3, that will trigger requirements to initiate investigations on BMP effectiveness and to take corrective action. 2. The Permittee must employ the following procedures in order to develop the action levels required by Section IV: Monitoring parameters. The Permittee must collect 24-hour composite samples and analyze the samples for a measure of organic content (e.g., Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) or Total Organic Carbon (TOC)). Alternatively, the mill may use a measure related to spent pulping liquor losses measured continuously and averaged over 24 hours (e.g., specific conductivity or color). Monitoring locations. The Permittee must conduct monitoring at the point influent enters the wastewater treatment system. For the purposes of this requirement, the Permittee may select alternate monitoring point(s) in order to isolate possible sources of spent pulping liquor, soap, or turpentine from other possible sources of organic wastewaters that are tributary to the wastewater treatment facilities (e.g., bleach plants, paper machines and secondary fiber operations). 12 of 18 Permit NC0003191 3. The Permittee must maintain an influent action levels monitoring program using the procedures specified in Section IV and must establish initial action levels based on the results of that program. A wastewater treatment influent action level is a statistically determined pollutant loading determined by a statistical analysis of six months of daily measurements. The action levels must consist of a lower action level, which if exceeded will trigger the investigation requirements described in Section V, and an upper action level, which if exceeded will trigger the corrective action requirements described in Section V. 4. The Permittee must complete a second six-month monitoring program using the procedures specified in Section IV and must establish revised action levels based on the results of that program. The initial action levels shall remain in effect until replaced by revised action levels. s. Action levels developed under this Section must be revised using six months of monitoring data after any change in mill design, construction, operation, or maintenance that materially affects the potential for leaks or spills of spent pulping liquor, soap, or turpentine from the immediate process areas. Section V. BMP Monitoring, Corrective Action, and Reporting Requirements 1. The Permittee must conduct daily monitoring of the influent to the wastewater treatment system in accordance with the procedures described in Section IV for the purpose of detecting leaks and spills, tracking the effectiveness of the BMPs, and detecting trends in spent pulping liquor losses. 2. Whenever monitoring results exceed the lower action level for the period of time specified in the BMP Plan, the Permittee must conduct an investigation to determine the cause of such exceedence. Whenever monitoring results exceed the upper action level for the period of time specified in the BMP Plan, the Permittee must complete corrective action to bring the wastewater treatment system influent mass loading below the lower action level as soon as practicable. 3. Although exceedences of the action levels will not constitute violations of an NPDES permit, failure to take the actions required by Section V.2 as soon as practicable will be a permit violation. 4. The Permittee must report to the Division the results of the daily monitoring conducted pursuant to Section V.1. Such reports must include a summary of the monitoring results, the number and dates of exceedences of the applicable action levels, and brief descriptions of any corrective actions taken to respond to such exceedences. Submission of such reports shall be annually, by March 31 st of the following year. Section VI. BMP Definitions i . Action Level: A daily pollutant loading that when exceeded triggers investigative or corrective action. Mills determine action levels by a statistical analysis of six months of daily measurements collected at the mill. For example, the lower action level may be the 75th percentile of the running seven-day averages (that value exceeded by 25 percent of the running seven-day averages) and the upper action level may be the 90th percentile of the running seven-day averages (that value exceeded by 10 percent of the running seven-day averages). 2. Division: North Carolina DENR, Division of Water Resources, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617. 3. Equipment Items in Spent Pulping Liquor, Soap, and Turpentine Service: Any process vessel, storage tank, pumping system, evaporator, heat exchanger, recovery furnace or boiler, pipeline, valve, fitting, or other device that contains, processes, transports, or comes into contact with spent pulping liquor, soap, or turpentine. Sometimes referred to as "equipment items." 4. Immediate Process Area: The location at the mill where pulping, screening, knotting, pulp washing, pulping liquor concentration, pulping liquor processing, and chemical recovery facilities are located, 13 of 18 Permit NC0003191 generally the battery limits of the aforementioned processes. "Immediate process area" includes spent pulping liquor storage and spill control tanks located at the mill, whether or not they are located in the immediate process area. 5. Intentional Diversion: The planned removal of spent pulping liquor, soap, or turpentine from equipment items in spent pulping liquor, soap, or turpentine service by the mill for any purpose including, but not limited to, maintenance, grade changes, or process shutdowns. 6. Mill: The owner or operator of a direct or indirect discharging pulp, paper, or paperboard manufacturing facility subject to this section. 7. Senior Technical Manager: The person designated by the mill manager to review the BMP Plan. The senior technical manager shall be the chief engineer at the mill, the manager of pulping and chemical recovery operations, or other such responsible person designated by the mill manager who has knowledge of and responsibility for pulping and chemical recovery operations. s. Soap: The product of reaction between the alkali in kraft pulping liquor and fatty acid portions of the wood, which precipitate out when water is evaporated from the spent pulping liquor. 9. Spent Pulping Liquor: For kraft and soda mills "spent pulping liquor" means black liquor that is used, generated, stored, or processed at any point in the pulping and chemical recovery processes. i o. Turpentine: A mixture of terpenes, principally pinene, obtained by the steam distillation of pine gum recovered from the condensation of digester relief gases from the cooking of softwoods by the kraft pulping process. Sometimes referred to as sulfate turpentine. A. (13.) CLUSTER RULE MONITORING AND REPORTING [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] The bleach plant effluent sample (Outfall 003) shall be analyzed for 2,3,7,8-TCDD in accordance with EPA Method 1613. A single sample may be analyzed to determine compliance with the daily maximum effluent limitation. Alternatively, a sample volume may be collected to enable the sample to be split (duplicate analysis). If the analysis of either split sample is below the Minimum Level (ML), the quantity is considered to be zero for compliance evaluation. If both splits are positive, the results of two analyses shall be averaged to determine compliance. The Minimum Level for 2,3,7,8-TCDD by EPA Method 1613 is 10 pg/L. The bleach plant effluent sample (Outfall 003) shall be analyzed for the 12 chlorinated phenolic compounds in Part I, A. (3.) in accordance with EPA Method 1653. A single sample may be analyzed to determine compliance with the daily maximum effluent limitation. Alternatively, a sample volume may be collected to enable the sample to be split (duplicate analysis). If the analysis of either split sample is below the Minimum Level (ML), the quantity is considered to be zero for compliance evaluation. If both splits are positive, the results of two analyses shall be averaged to determine compliance. The Minimum Levels for each of the 12 chlorinated compounds are the same as the Daily Maximum concentrations listed in Part I, A. (3.). The final wastewater treatment plant effluent sample (Outfall 001) shall be analyzed for AOX in accordance with EPA Method 1650, or subsequent test methods approved by the Division. The Permittee may request future monitoring modifications to the Cluster Rule requirements, including 1) use of ECF certification in lieu of monitoring for chloroform in the bleach plant effluent (Outfall 003) when this rule is promulgated by EPA; 2) demonstrating compliance using samples collected less frequently than every four hours; 3) using automated composite volatile samplers for chloroform sampling; and 4) using automated composite samplers for chlorophenolic and TCDD/DF sampling. Such future requests will be evaluated in accordance with 15A NCAC 21-1.0114. The flow calculations for internal Outfall 003 shall not be subject to accuracy requirements specified under Part II, Section D.3. This exclusion is similar to that provided for pump log flow calculations. 14 of 18 Permit NC0003191 Chemical data for Cluster Rule parameters (all Outfall 003 parameters + AOX from Outfall 001) shall be submitted to the Division on a quarterly basis (January- March, April- June, July- September, October -December). Quarterly submissions shall be due 60 days following the last day of each quarter (Due dates = May 31, August 31, November 30, February 28). Chemical data shall be submitted on Division -approved DMR forms, with a separate form provided for each month. A. (14.) CHLOROFORM CERTIFICATION IN LIEU OF MONITORING [40 CFR 430 Subpart B] In accordance with Cluster Rule requirements, International Paper has demonstrated compliance with applicable chloroform limitations and is eligible for an exemption from minimum chloroform monitoring requirements. To maintain compliance with this exemption, International Paper certifies that they will maintain a record of the following processes and operating conditions from the bleach plant: • The pH of the first chlorine dioxide bleaching phase; • The chlorine content of chlorine dioxide used on the bleach line; • The kappa factor of the first chlorine dioxide bleaching stage; • The total bleach line chlorine dioxide application rate. International Paper has identified chlorine dioxide as the chlorine containing compound used for bleaching during the collection of samples and certifies that the fiber line does not use elemental chlorine or hypochlorite as bleaching agents. A. (15.) VARIANCE TO 24-HOUR STAFFING BY CERTIFIED OPERATOR [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] The request by International Paper for continuation of the variance to 24-hour staffing coverage at your WWTP by certified operators is hereby granted with the following conditions: 1. The facility shall maintain all current systems, operating strategies, monitoring and operator training as outlined in your letter dated June 9, 2000. 2. Maintain and have available for review by Division staff the documentation of the Wastewater Treatment Operator's Training. 3. Failure of the monitoring system to detect and report a malfunction, or the failure of an appropriate person in responding to a problem must be documented and reported to the Washington Regional Office. Failure of a monitoring device or failure to respond to a problem will not be a mitigating factor in any enforcement action. 4. This variance shall remain in effect until April 30, 2024, and will be reviewed with the renewal of the NPDES permit for this facility. A request for renewal of this variance should be submitted with the permit renewal request. 5. The variance maybe rescinded at the discretion of the Director in the event that the compliance status or the conditions at the facility change. A. (16.) CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 316(b)[40 CFR 125.90(b)] At current operation levels, the Permittee is not subject to the Cooling Water Intake Structures (CWIS) requirements of 40 CFR 125.94 through 40 CFR 125.99. The Permittee shall notify the Division whenever 25% or more of the surface water withdrawn on an actual intake flow basis is used exclusively 15 of 18 Permit NC0003191 for cooling purposes. The Permittee shall also submit a report with their next permit renewal application documenting the CWIS technologies, operational measures, and best management practices used at the facility to minimize impingement and entrainment mortality. At a minimum, the report shall include the requirements found in: • 40 CFR 122.21(r)(2)(i)-(iii) • 40 CFR 122.21(r)(3)(i)-(v) • 40 CFR 122.21(r)(4), (ii), (vi), & (vii) • 40 CFR 122.21(r)(5)(i)-(iii) Nothing in this permit authorizes take for the purposes of a facility's compliance with the Endangered Species Act. A. (17.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF 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.) (a)1 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:Hdeq.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. 16 of 18 Permit NC0003191 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. NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule — Phase 2 Extension. EPA is proposing to extend the Phase 2 deadline from December 21, 2020, to 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. 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: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant- discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above. 3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting 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. 17 of 18 Permit NC0003191 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 4. Signatory 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. (I 1.)(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 state's eDMR system shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: "I 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.)] 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]. 18 of 18