NC0021920_Draft Permit_20200922

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Mr. Darren Currie, City Manager
City of Whiteville
P.O. Box 607
Whiteville, North Carolina 28472
Dear Mr. Currie:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 22, 2020
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NCO021920
Whiteville WRF
Columbus County
Grade IV Biological WPCS
SIC Code 4952
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:
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing no reasonable potential to
violate state water quality standards, total copper, total cadmium, and total silver effluent
monitoring requirements have been removed from the permit [See A. (1.)].
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing no reasonable potential to
violate state water quality standards, total lead effluent limits and monitoring requirements
have been removed from the permit [See A. (1.)].
• As the inactive wastewater pond has been closed, all piping connections have been
removed, and the closure has been inspected by the Division, existing Special Condition
A.(5.) Inactive Wastewater Pond has been removed from the permit, along with reference
to the wastewater pond in the supplement to cover.
• Based on the Mercury TMDL evaluation showing no annual average mercury
concentration greater than the Water Quality -Based Effluent Limit, the total mercury limit
has been removed from the permit [See A.(1.)].
• Based on the Mercury TMDL evaluation showing mercury values reported at levels > 1
ng/L and since the permitted flow is greater than 2 MGD, wording in Special Condition
A.(4.) Mercury Minimization Plan has been modified toward its maintenance.
• Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A.(2.), Chronic Toxicity Permit
Limit, please review each paragraph carefully.
• Special Condition A.(3.) has been modified to include the specific three years in which the
Effluent Pollutant Scan shall be performed (2021, 2022, and 2023). In addition, at the end
of the Special Condition, 2nd species Toxicity Testing Requirements for municipal permit
renewals per Federal Regulations [40 CFR 122.210)(5)] have been added.
• A notation was made concerning the 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.
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• Parameter codes have been added to the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements
[ See A.(L)].
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, 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
hops://bit.ly/2BZ4xxx and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having
circulation in the general Columbus 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 contact me at [phone] or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
72111eav__
Nick Coco, Engineer
NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: US EPA Region 4
DWIMilmington Regional Office/Water Quality/Morella S. King
DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Cindy Moore
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Permit NC0021920
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 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, the
City of Whiteville
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Whiteville Water Reclamation Facility
1000 Nolan Avenue, Whiteville
Columbus County
to receiving waters designated as the White Marsh in the Lumber 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: .............................................................................................. Month xx, 2020.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on: .................... August 31, 2024.
Signed this day: .................... Month xx, 2020.
DRAFT
S. Daniel Smith, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0021920
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.
The City of Whiteville
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue operation of a 3.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility that includes the following
components:
• Mechanical bar screen
• Influent meter
• Influent composite sampler
• Grit removal / Disposal equipment
• Influent pump station
• Anerobic basin/distribution box
• Two oxidation ditch basins
• Two flow distribution boxes
• Three clarifiers
• Two tertiary disc filters
• Post aeration basin
• Chlorine contact chamber
• Dechlorination
• Effluent flow meter
• Aerobic sludge digester
• Sludge holding tank
• Sludge truck loading station
• Standby power
This facility is located at the Whiteville Water Reclamation Facility at 1000 Nolan Avenue, Whiteville in
Columbus County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into White
Marsh, a class C-Swamp water in the Lumber River Basin.
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PART
A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade III Biological Water
Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until permit expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge treated 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
Weekly
I Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow 50050
3.0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
(April 1 - October 31) C0310
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
2/Week4
Composite
I and E
BODs (20°C) 3 C0310
(November 1 - March 31)
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
2/Week4
Composite
I and E
Total Suspended Solids3 C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Week4
Composite
I and E
Ammonia (NH3 as N) C0610
(April 1 - October 31)
1.8 mg/L
5.4 mg/L
2/Week4
Composite
E
Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(November 1 - March 31) C0610
4.9 mg/L
14.7 mg/L
2/Week4
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Daily Average >_ 5.0 mg/L
Daily
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform 31616
(geometric mean)
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
2/Week4
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorines 50060
28 pg/L
Daily
Grab
E
Temperature, °C 00010
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
E
pH 00400
Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units
Daily
Grab
E
Conductivity, pmhos/an 00094
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
E
TKN, mg/L 00625
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
NO3-N + NO2-N, mg/L 00630
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
TN, mg/L C0600
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Phosphorus, mg/L C0665
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Hardness [as 00900
CaC031, mg/L6
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Chronic Toxicity' TGP3B
See Note 7
Quarterly
Composite
E
Effluent Pollutant Scan NC01
Monitor and Report
Footnote 8
E
Dissolved Oxygen, mg/L 00300
Monitor and Report
Variable2
Grab
U, D
Temperature, °C 00010
Monitor and Report
Variable2
Grab
U, D
Conductivity, pmhos/an 00094
Monitor and Report
Variable2
Grab
U, D
Total Hardness [as 00900
CaC031, mg/L9
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
U
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system.
See Special Condition A.(5.).
2. Sample Locations: I - Influent, E - Effluent. U- Upstream at U.S. 74/76, D- Downstream at railroad crossing.
Stream samples shall be collected three times per week during the months of June, July, August, and September
and weekly during the remainder of the year.
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and TSS concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective influent value
(85% removal).
4. 2/Week sampling must occur on any two non-consecutive days during the calendar week.
(Footnotes continued on next page.)
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Footnotes (continued);
5. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50 ug/I to be in compliance
with the permit. However, the permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North
Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 ug/l.
6. Effluent hardness sampling should be performed in conjunction with testing for hardness dependent metals
(cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and zinc).
7. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F @ 50%, January, April, July, October; See Special Condition A.(2.).
8. The Permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the term of this permit [see A.(3.)].
9. The Permittee shall sample instream hardness, upstream of the facility's discharge. The sample shall be
representative of the hardness in the receiving stream. If the Permittee is a member of the Monitoring Coalition
Program, sampling for instream hardness may be waived as long as the Monitoring Coalition agrees to sample
hardness at the nearest upstream location, at a minimum frequency of quarterly, and the Permittee has obtained
approval from DWR - NPDES Permitting Unit that the upstream station being monitored by the Coalition is
representative of the receiving stream for this discharge. The Permittee is responsible for submitting instream
hardness test results with its permit renewal application package. If Coalition membership is cancelled or the
Coalition terminates instream hardness sampling at the approved station, the Permittee will immediately notify the
Division and resume sampling for instream hardness, upstream of its discharge.
b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A.(2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
[15A NCAC 02B .0200 et seq.]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant
mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 50%.
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
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 months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code
TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP311 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, North Carolina 27699-1623
Or, results can be sent to the email, ATForms.ATBQncdenr.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
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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.
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A.(3.) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN
[G.S.143-215.1(b)]
a. The Permittee shall perform a total of three (3) Effluent Pollutant Scans for all parameters listed
below. One scan must be performed in each of the following years: 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Analytical methods shall be in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 and shall be sufficiently sensitive
to determine whether parameters are present in concentrations greater than applicable standards
and criteria. Samples should be collected with one quarterly toxicity test each year, and must
represent seasonal variation [i.e., do not sample in the same quarter every year]. Unless
otherwise indicated, metals shall be analyzed as "total recoverable."
Ammonia (as N)
C0610
Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene
34546
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether
34273
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
50060
1,1-dichloroethylene
34501
Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
34283
Dissolved oxygen
00300
1,2-dichloropropane
C0541
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
C0100
Nitrate / Nitrite
00630
1,3-dichloropropylene
77163
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
34636
Kjeldahl nitrogen
00625
Ethylbenzene
34371
Butyl benzyl phthalate
34292
Oil and grease
00556
Methyl bromide
34413
2chloronaphthalene
34581
Phosphorus
C0665
Methyl chloride
34418
4 chlorophenyl phenyl ether
34641
Total dissolved solids
70295
Methylene chloride
34423
Chrysene
34320
Hardness
00900
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroetharte
81549
Di-n-butyl phthalate
39110
Antimony
01097
Tetrachloroethylene
34475
Di-noctyl phthalate
345%
Arsenic
01002
Toluene
34010
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
34556
Beryllium
01012
1,1,1-trichloroethane
34506
1,2-dichlorobenzene
34536
Cadmium
01027
1,1,2-trichloroethane
34511
1,3-dichlorobenzene
34566
Chromium
C0034
Trichloroethylene
39180
1,4-dichlorobenzene
34571
Copper
01042
Vinyl chloride
39175
3,3-dichlorobenzidine
34631
Lead
01051
Arid -extractable compounds.
Diethyl phthalate
34336
Mercury (Method 1631E)
COMER
P-chloro-m-cresol
34452
Dimethyl phthalate
34341
Nickel
01067
2-chlorophenol
34586
2,4-dinitrotoluene
34611
Selenium
01147
2,4-dichlorophenol
34601
2,6-dinitrotoluene
C0626
Silver
01077
2,4-dimethylphenol
34606
1,2-diphenylhydrazine
34346
Thallium
01059
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
34657
Fluoranthene
C0376
Zinc
01092
2,4-dinitrophenol
34616
Fluorene
34381
Cyanide
00720
2-nitrophenol
34591
Hexachlorobenzene
C0700
Total phenolic compounds
32730
4-nitrophenol
34646
Hexachlorobutadiene
C0702
Volatile organic compounds:
Pentachlorophenol
39032
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
34386
Acrolein
34210
Phenol
34694
Hexachloroethane
343%
Acrylonitrile
34215
2,4,6-trichlorophenol
34621
Indeno(1,2 3-cd)pyrene
34403
Benzene
34030
Base-aeutralcompoundx
Isophorone
34408
Bromoform
32104
Acenaphthene
34205
Naphthalene
346%
Carbon tetrachloride
32102
Acenaphthylene
34200
Nitrobenzene
34447
Chlorobenzene
34301
Anthracene
CO220
N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
34428
Chlorodibromomethane
34306
Benzidine
39120
N-nitrosodimethylamine
34438
Chloroethane
85811
Benzo(a)anthracene
C0526
N-nitrosodiphenylamine
34433
2-chloroethyl vinyl ether
34576
Benzo(a)pyrene
34247
Phenanthrene
34461
Chloroform
32106
3,4 benzofluoranthene
34230
Pyrene
34469
Dichlorobromomethane
32101
Benzo(ghi)perylene
34521
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
C0551
1,1-dichloroethane
344%
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
34242
1,2-dichloroethane
32103
Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane
34278
b. Reporting. Test results shall be reported electronically using the Division's eDMR system or on
DWR Form DMR-PPA-1(or on a form approved by the Director) by December 31st of each
designated sampling year.
C. The Permittee must at least report completion of the test in the eDMR system by entering "1" or
"Y" for parameter code NC01- Annual Pollutant Scan. If utilizing the DWR Form submit to the
following address:
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NC DEQ/ DWR/ NPDES Files,1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617.
Or the form may be uploaded at: https:/ /edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/NPDES WW-EDMR-
Supplemental-Form
d. Additional Toxicity Testing Requirements for Municipal Permit Renewal. Please note that
Municipal facilities that are subject to the Effluent Pollutant Scan requirements listed above are
also subject to additional toxicity testing requirements specified in Federal Regulation 40 CFR
122.210)(5). The US EPA requires four (4) toxicity tests for a test organism other than the test
species currently required in this permit. The multiple species tests should be conducted either
quarterly for a 12-month period prior to submittal of the permit renewal application, or four tests
performed at least annually in the four and one half year period prior to the application. These
tests shall be performed for acute or chronic toxicity, whichever is specified in this permit. The
multiple species toxicity test results shall be filed with the Aquatic Toxicology Branch at the
following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Or, results can be sent to the email, [e-mail].
Contact the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 919-743-8401 for guidance on conducting
the additional toxicity tests and reporting requirements. Results should also be summarized in
Part E (Toxicity Testing Data) of EPA Municipal Application Form 2A, when submitting the
permit renewal application to the NPDES Permitting Unit.
A.(4.) MERCURY MINIMIZATION PLAN (MMP)
[G.S.143-215.1(b)]
The Permittee shall continue implementing the mercury minimization plan during this permit term.
The MMP should place emphasis on identification of mercury contributors and goals for reduction.
Results shall be summarized and submitted with the next permit renewal. Performance of the Mercury
MirLmization Plan will meet the requirements of the TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) for mercury
approved by USEPA on October 12, 2012, unless and until a Waste Load Allocation specific to this
facility is developed and this NPDES permit is amended to require further actions to address the Waste
Load Allocation.
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A.(5.) 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.) (a)]
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 DEQ / 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 1,1.1,
2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to
the mailing address above. See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting' section
below.
Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following
the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the
commencement of discharge.
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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:
hops:/ /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.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on
the following web page:
http:/ / deq.nc.gov / about/ divisions / water-resources/edmr
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4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Suyersedes Section B. (11.1(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:
htW://deg.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. (01
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
122.411.
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Drainage Basin: Lumber River Basin Sub -Basin: 03-07-58 x
Permitted Flow: 3.0 MGD HUCi 03040206
State GridAJSGS Quad: J24SW / Whiteville, N.0 Latitude 34' 19' 44" N Longitude 78' 40'41" W
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