NC0023256_Draft Permit_20210223

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
February 23, 2021
Mr. Parvin, Interim Town Manager
Town of Carolina Beach
1121 N. Lake Park Blvd
Carolina Beach, North Carolina 28428
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NC0023256
Carolina Beach WWTP
New Hanover County
Grade IV Biological WPCS
SIC Code 4952
Dear Mr. Parvin:
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 calculations for saltwater ammonia allowable concentrations using site -specific
measurements of temperature, pH and salinity, and compared to the current permit limits, the
winter monthly average Ammonia limit has been reduced to 2.4 mg/L (all other Ammonia
limits are maintained); see A. (1.).
• Based on the revised winter limit and the summer Ammonia data not meeting the criterion
of the three-year average > 50% of the summer monthly average limit, monitoring for
Ammonia has been increased to daily; see A. (1.). The Permittee can request monitoring
frequency reduction after three years of effluent data have accumulated under the revised limit.
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing no reasonable potential to
violate state water quality standards but the maximum predicted value > 50% of the allowable
concentration, quarterly monitoring requirement for Total Nickel has been added to the permit;
see A. (1.).
• The Town of Carolina Beach has reported Total Selenium and Total Silver at less than
detection, with detection levels < 10 µg/L in for both parameters all three Effluent Pollutant
Scans. The Town's allowable discharge is concentration is 0.56 µg/L for Total Silver. DWR's
laboratory identifies the target Practical Quantification Limit (PQL) for both Total Selenium
and Total Silver as < 1.0 µg/L. 15A NCAC 02B .0505(e)(4) requires that all test procedures
must produce detection and reporting levels that are below the permit discharge requirements
and all data generated must be reported to the to the approved detection level or lower reporting
level of the procedure. The Division recommends that all samples collected be analyzed to the
lower reporting level of the procedure. If not approved levels are capable of achieving a
detection level below the permit discharge requirement (or allowable discharge concentration),
the method with the lowest detection level must be used. The Town should use sufficiently
NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Uuali�
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

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sensitive test methods for all pollutants, including when performing Effluent Pollutant Scans.
Quarterly monitoring for Total Silver has been added to the permit; see A. (1.).
• Some of the wording has changed in Special Conditions A. (3.) — Chronic Toxicity Permit
Limit, and A. (6.) — Electronic Reporting of Discharge Monitoring Reports. Please review each
condition carefully.
• Special Condition A. (5.) has been modified to update the specific three years in which the
Effluent Pollutant Scan shall be performed (2022, 2023, and 2024). In addition, at the end of
the Special Condition, 2nd species Toxicity Testing Requirements for municipal permit
renewals per Federal Regulations [40 CFR 122.21(j)(5)] have been added.
• 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 A. (6.).
• 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, 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
https://bit.ly/3k5NFaL 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 New Hanover 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 [phone] or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
9FBBBC952DF8455...
Gary Perlmutter, Environmental Specialist II
NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
eCopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR/Wilmington Regional Office/Water Quality/Morella S. King
DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Zachary Thomas and Cindy Moore
DWR/Ecosystems Branch/Mark Vander Borgh
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Permit NC0023256
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
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
Town of Carolina Beach
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Carolina Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
404 South Dow Road
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
New Hanover County
to receiving waters designated as the Cape Fear River in the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance with
effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV
hereof.
This permit shall become effective Month XX, 2021.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31, 2025.
Signed this day Month XX, 2021.
DRAFT
S. Daniel Smith, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0023256
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 Town of Carolina Beach is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 3.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility that includes the
following components:
• Manual bar screen
• Mechanical bar screen
• Grit removal/separator
• 1.5 MGD oxidation ditch
• Dual 0.75 MGD aeration basins (modified package plants)
• Dual secondary clarifiers
• Three traveling bridge tertiary filters
• RAS/WAS pump room
• 1.25 MG equalization basin with lagoon aerator, bar screen and pump station with dual
pumps
• Gas chlorination
• Chlorine contact chamber
• Gas dechlorination
• Effluent diffuser
• Aerobic digester
• Two sludge storage basins
2. Discharge from said treatment works into the Cape Fear River, a Class SC stream in the Cape
Fear River Basin, at the location specified on the attached map.
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Permit NC0023256
Part I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (3.0 MGD)
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade IV Biological Pollution Control
System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
a. Beginning upon the effective date of the permit and lasting until permit expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge treated municipal wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be
limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Code
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow
50050
3.0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day, 20°C
(Apr 1— Oct 31) 2
C0310
5.0 mg/L
g
7.5 mg/L
gEffluent
2/week 3
Composite
Influent &
BOD, 5-day, 20°C
(Nov 1— Mar 31) 2
10.0 m /L
g
15.0 m /L
g
2/week3
Com osite
p
Influent &
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 2
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/week3
Composite
Influent &
Effluent
NH3-N (Apr 1 - Oct 31)
C0610
2.0 mg/L
6.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
Effluent
NH3-N (Nov 1 - Mar 31)
2.4 mg/L
12.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine 4
50060
13 pg/L
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Enterococci
(geometric mean)
61211
35/100 mL
276/100 mL
2/week 3
Grab
Effluent
pH
00400
Between 6.8 and 8.5 standard units
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
00300
Daily Average >— 5 mg/L
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperature
00010
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen
(NO2+ NO3 + TKN)
C0600
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
C0665
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
Total Copper (as Cu)
01042
21 pg/L
25 pg/L
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
Total Nickel (as Ni)
01067
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Silver (as Ag) 5
01077
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Chlorodibromomethane
34306
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Chronic Toxicity6
THP3B
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Effluent Pollutant Scan
NC01
Monitor and Report
Footnote 7
Footnote 7
Effluent
Footnotes on next page.
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Permit NC0023256
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NCDWR's eDMR application system; see
A. (6.).
2. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and TSS concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective influent value (85%
removal).
3 Sampling 2/week must occur on any two non-consecutive days during the calendar week.
4. The facility shall monitor TRC when using chlorination for disinfection. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC
values reported below 50 µg/L 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 µg/L.
5. Total Silver shall be monitored using "clean" sampling techniques and reported to the lower reporting level of the
procedure.
6. Chronic Toxicity (Mysidopsis bahia) at 17.9% with testing in February, May, August and November; see A. (3.).
7. The Permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the term of this permit; see A. (5.).
b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A. (2.) INSTREAM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0200]
INSTREAM CHARACTERISTIC
Parameter Code
MEASUREMENT FREQUENCY
SAMPLE TYPE
SAMPLE LOCATION 1
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (mg/L)
00300
June -September
3/week
Grab
Upstream,
Downstream
October -May
1/week
Temperature (°C)
00010
June -September
3/week
Grab
Upstream,
Downstream
October -May
1/week
Footnotes:
1. Upstream = approximately 75 meters north of the outfall. Downstream = approximately 75 meters south of the outfall.
Instream monitoring for DO and Temperature is provisionally waived in light of the Permittee's participation in the
Lower Cape Fear River Program (LCFRP). Instream monitoring will be immediately reinstated and the Division shall
be notified immediately should the Permittee end its participation in the LCFRP.
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A. (3.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (Quarterly) [15A NCAC 02B .0200]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant
mortality to Mysidopsis bahia at an effluent concentration of 17.9%.
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
February, May, August and November. 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 THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWR Form AT-3
(original) is to be sent to the following address:
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@a,ncdenr.gov.
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental 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.
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Permit NC0023256
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.
If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this permit, the results of such
monitoring shall be included in the calculation & reporting of the data submitted on the DMR & all AT
Form submitted.
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.
A. (4.) FREEBOARD MAINTENANCE [NCGS 143-215.1(b)]
The Permittee shall maintain a minimum of one (1) foot of freeboard in the surge basin and maintain
sufficient readings from a staff gauge that is surveyed at the lowest point of elevation.
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A. (5.) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN (3.0 MGD) [NCGS 143-215.1(b)]
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: 2022, 2023, and 2024. 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)
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
Dissolved oxygen
Nitrate / Nitrite
Kjeldahl nitrogen
0il and grease
Phosphorus
Total dissolved solids
Hardness
Antimony
Arsenic
Beryllium
Cadmium
Chromium
Copper
Lead
Mercury (Method 1631E)
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Thallium
Zinc
Cyanide
Total phenolic compounds
Volatile organic compounds:
Acrolein
Acrylonitrile
Benzene
Bromoform
Carbon tetrachloride
Chlorobenzene
Chlorodibromomethane
Chloroethane
2-chloroethyl vinyl ether
Chloroform
Dichlorobromomethane
1,1-dichloroethane
1,2-dichloroethane
C0610
50060
00300
00630
00625
00556
C0665
70295
00900
01097
01002
01012
01027
C0034
01042
01051
COMER
01067
01147
01077
01059
01092
00720
32730
34210
34215
34030
32104
32102
34301
34306
85811
34576
32106
32101
34496
32103
Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene
1,1-dichloroethylene
1,2-dichloropropane
1,3-dichloropropylene
Ethylbenzene
Methyl bromide
Methyl chloride
Methylene chloride
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
Tetrachloroethylene
Toluene
1,1,1-trich loroetha ne
1,1,2-trichloroethane
Trichloroethylene
Vinyl chloride
Acid -extractable compounds:
P-chloro-m-cresol
2-chlorophenol
2,4-dichlorophenol
2,4-dimethylphenol
4,6-d in itro-o-cresol
2,4-dinitrophenol
2-nitrophenol
4-nitrophenol
Pentachlorophenol
Phenol
2,4,6-trichlorophenol
Base -neutral compounds:
Acenaphthene
Acenaphthylene
Anthracene
Benzidine
Benzo(a)anthracene
Benzo(a)pyrene
3,4 benzofluoranthene
Benzo(ghi)perylene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane
34546
34501
C0541
77163
34371
34413
34418
34423
81549
34475
34010
34506
34511
39180
39175
34452
34586
34601
34606
34657
34616
34591
34646
39032
34694
34621
34205
34200
CO220
39120
C0526
34247
34230
34521
34242
34278
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether
Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
Butyl benzyl phthalate
2-chloronaphthalene
4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
Chrysene
Di-n-butyl phthalate
Di-n-octyl phthalate
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
1,2-dichlorobenzene
1,3-dichlorobenzene
1,4-dichlorobenzene
3,3-dichlorobenzidine
Diethyl phthalate
Dimethyl phthalate
2,4-dinitrotoluene
2,6-dinitrotoluene
1,2-diphenylhydrazine
Fluoranthene
Fluorene
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
Hexachloroethane
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Isophorone
Naphthalene
Nitrobenzene
N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
N-nitrosodimethylamine
N-nitrosodiphenylamine
Phenanthrene
Pyrene
1,2,4-tichlorobenzene
34273
34283
C0100
34636
34292
34581
34641
34320
39110
34596
34556
34536
34566
34571
34631
34336
34341
34611
C0626
34346
C0376
34381
C0700
C0702
34386
34396
34403
34408
34696
34447
34428
34438
34433
34461
34469
C0551
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 31' of each designated
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sampling year. 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:
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
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 122.21(j)(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: ATForms.ATB@,ncdenr.gov.
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.
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A. (6.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - 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)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://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, 2025, the Permittee must electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
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• Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
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.
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)]
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Permit NC0023256
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
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.)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].
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Latitude: 34° 01' 42" N
Longitude: 77° 55' 08" W
USGS Quad#: 1(27SW
River Basin 4: 03-06-17
Receiving Stream: Cape Fear River
Stream Class: SC
Quad Location
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Town of Carolina Beach
WWTP
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New Hanover County
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