NC0025984_Draft Permit_20210223

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Mr. John Condrey, City Manager
Town of Forest City
PO Box 728
Forest City, North Carolina 28043
Dear Mr. Condrey:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 23, 2021
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NCO025984
Forest City WWTP
Rutherford 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:
• As the sludge dryer was removed from the plant, it has been removed from the facility
components list on the Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet.
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing no reasonable potential to
violate state water quality standards, the monitoring requirement for zinc has been removed
from the permit [See A. (1)].
Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) predicting a maximum effluent bis (2-
ethylhexyl) phthalate concentration (from a limited dataset) that is greater the allowable
discharge concentration based on state water quality standards, quarterly monitoring for bis
(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate has been added to the permit [See A. (1)].
The Division is implementing dissolved metals standards in all permits, per the 2016
revisions to State water quality standards. As such, the NPDES Permitting Unit will need
site -specific effluent hardness data and instream hardness data, upstream of the discharge, for
each facility monitoring these metals in order to calculate permit limitations. Effluent
hardness and instream hardness sampling, upstream of the discharge, have been added to the
permit at a monitoring frequency of quarterly [See A. (1)].
• 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 (2023, 2024, and 2025). 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 — NPDES Electronic
Reporting Rule — Phase 2 Extension. EPA extended the Phase 2 deadline to December 21,
2025. Th cauaWiance date, effective January 4, 2021, was extended as a final
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regulation change published in the November 2, 2020 Federal Register [See Special Condition
A. (4.)].
• Parameter codes have been added to the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements
[ See A. (1.)].
• Projected effective date depends on the public notice period. This could potentially impact
the projected expiration date.
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 Rutherford 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,
Cassidy Kurtz, Engineer
NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR/Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality/Tim Heim
DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Zach Thomas and Cindy Moore
DWR/Municipal Permitting Unit/Kristin Litzenberger
DWR/Public Water Supply /Kimberly Barnett and Nicole Hairston
Town of Forest City / Forest City WWTP / Jeff Dotson and Sonny Penson
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Permit NCO025984
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
DRAFT 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 Forest City
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Forest City Wastewater Treatment Plant
397 Riverside Drive
Forest City
Rutherford County
to receiving waters designated as the Second Broad River in the Broad 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 August X, 2021.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2026.
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 NC0025984
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.
Town of Forest City
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 4.95 MGD wastewater treatment facility that includes the
following components:
• Influent mechanical step/bar screening
Bypass screen
Aerated traveling bridge grit chamber
• Grease removal
Five smaller first stage aeration tanks
• Second stage aeration basin
Two circular secondary clarifiers
• Chlorine contact chamber/chlorine gas feed equipment
• Sulfur dioxide gas feed equipment and dechlorination
• Step aeration
Two aerobic digestors
Envirex gravity belt thickener
• Environquip belt filter press
• Sludge storage bin
• Step aeration
This facility is located at the Forest City Wastewater Treatment Plant (397 Riverside Drive,
Forest City) in Rutherford County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the
Second Broad River, currently a class WS-IV stream in the Broad River Basin.
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Permit NCO025984
Part I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (4.95 MGD)
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until 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
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Code
Average
Average
Maximum
Frequency
Type
Location 2
Flow 50050
4.95 MGD
Continuous
RecordingInfluent
or
Effluent
BOD 5-day, 20°C 3 C0310
25.5 mg/L
38.25 mg/L
Daily
Composite
Influent and
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
C0530
30.0 mglL
45.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
Influent and
TSS 3
Effluent
Ammonia (NH, as N) C0610
(April 1 - October 31
4.5 mg/L
13.5 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
Ammonia (NH, as N) C0610
November 1 - March 31
16.3 mg/L
35.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Daily Average >_ 6.0 mg/L
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric 31616
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Daily
Grab
Effluent
mean
pH 00400
Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine 50060
28 /L
Ng
DailyGrab
Effluent
TRC 4
Temperature (°C) 00010
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2 + NO3 C0600
+ TKN) (m /L
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus (mg/L) C0665
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Chronic Toxicity 5 TGP3B
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Effluent Pollutant Scan NC01
Monitor and Report
See Footnote 7
Effluent
Total Hardness [as 00900
CaCO, m /L 8
Monitor and Report
p
Quarter) y
Composite
p
Effluent
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate C0100
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Monitor and Report
Footnote 6
Grab
Upstream,
Downstream
Conductivity 00094
Monitor and Report
Footnote 6
Grab
Upstream,
Downstream
Temperature 00010
Monitor and Report
Footnote 6
Grab
Upstream,
Downstream
Total Hardness [as 00900
Monitor and Report
p
Quarter) y
Grab
Upstream,
CaCO3 m /L 9
Downstream
Footnotes:
1. Submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special
Condition A. (4).
2. Upstream: Upstream 50 feet from outfall. Downstream: Second Broad River at Low Bridge Road (Rd 1910).
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and total suspended solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of their
respective influent value (85% removal).
Footnotes continued on next page.
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Permit NC0025984
4. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50 µg/1 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. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 18%; samples shall be collected quarterly during the months of
January, April, July, and October. See Condition A. (2). Toxicity monitoring shall coincide with metals
monitoring.
6. Instream sampling shall be conducted 3/week during June, July, August and September and 1/week during the
rest of the year.
7. The Permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the term of this permit. See Special
Condition A. (3.).
8. Effluent Total Hardness sampling shall be performed in conjunction with testing for hardness -dependent
metals (cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and zinc).
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.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO025984
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 18%.
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 11 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 TGP313 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:
Attention: 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.ATBkncdenr.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.
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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: 2023, 2024, and 2025. 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)
CO610
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
CO541
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
2-chloronaphthalene
34581
Phosphorus
CO665
Methyl chloride
34418
4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
34641
Total dissolved solids
70295
Methylene chloride
34423
Chrysene
34320
Hardness
00900
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
81549
Di-n-butyl phthalate
39110
Antimony
01097
Tetrachloroethylene
34475
Di-n-octyl phthalate
34596
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
CO034
Trichloroethylene
39180
1,4-dichlorobenzene
34571
Copper
01042
Vinyl chloride
39175
3,3-dichlorobenzidine
34631
Lead
01051
Acid -extractable
Diethyl phthalate
34336
compounds:
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
CO626
Silver
01077
2,4-dimethylphenol
34606
1,2-diphenylhydrazine
34346
Thallium
01059
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
34657
Fluoranthene
CO376
Zinc
01092
2,4-dinitrophenol
34616
Fluorene
34381
Cyanide
00720
2-nitrophenol
34591
Hexachlorobenzene
CO700
Total phenolic compounds
32730
4-nitrophenol
34646
Hexachlorobutadiene
CO702
Volatile organic compounds:
Pentachlorophenol
39032
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
34386
Acrolein
34210
Phenol
34694
Hexachloroethane
34396
Acrylonitrile
34215
2,4,6-trichlorophenol
34621
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
34403
Benzene
34030
Base -neutral compounds:
Isophorone
34408
Bromoform
32104
Acenaphthene
34205
Naphthalene
34696
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
CO526
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
CO551
1,1-dichloroethane
34496
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
34242
1,2-dichloroethane
32103
Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane
34278
i. Reporting. Test results shall be reported electronically using the Division's eDMR system or on DWR
Form DMR-PPA-l(or on a form approved by the Director) by December 31' of each designated
sampling year.
ii. The Permittee must at least report completion of the test in the eDMR system by entering "l" or "Y" for
parameter code NCO - 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
b. 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, 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.
A. (4.) 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. (I I
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
Signatory Requirements
Reporting
Records Retention
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. The eDMR system may be accessed at:
hlt2s: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
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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
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-reportin -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:
hgp:Hdeq.nc. Gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
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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. (I 1.)(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, underpenalty 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].
A. (5.) MERCURY MINIMIZATION PLAN (MMP)
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The permittee shall continue to implement a mercury minimization plan during this permit term. The MMP shall
be available for inspection on -site. 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 Minimization 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.
A. (6.) SPECIAL CONDITION FOR WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
Upon receiving DWR approval for an expansion of the Forest City Water Treatment Plant above 8 MGD, the
Town of Forest City shall notify the Division. At that time the Division may re -open this permit (NC0025984) to
incorporate new limits for conventional parameters and toxicants, reflective of the new Instream Waste
Concentration.
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