NCG080959_Response to NCDEQ Land Quality Section NOV_20210405

April 2, 2021
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
AND E-MAIL
Mr. Zahid S. Khan, CPM, CPESC, CPSWQ
Regional Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Land Quality Section
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
zahid.khan&ncdenr. gov
Moore&VanAllen
Mary Katherine Stukes
Attorney at Law
T 704 331 2456
F 704 378 2054
[e-mail]
Moore & Van Allen PLLC
Suite 4700
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202-4003
Re: Additional Response to February 2, 2021 Notice of Violation (NOV-2021-PC-0061)
Migway, Inc.
NPDES Certificate of Coverage: NCG080959
9349 China Grove Church Road, Pineville, Mecklenburg County, NC 28134
Dear Mr. Khan:
Our firm submitted an initial response dated February 17, 2021, on behalf of Migway, Inc.
("Migway") with respect to the February 2, 2021 Notice of Violation ("NOV") that it received
from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality ("DEQ") related to its coverage
under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Stormwater General Permit No.
NCG080000 (the "General Permit") for its facility located at 9349 China Grove Church Road,
Pineville, North Carolina (the "Facility"). As further response to the NOV, and as indicated in our
prior response, Migway has now prepared and is implementing the attached Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan at the Facility. Migway also is working with its environmental consultant to
establish a protocol for qualitative and analytical monitoring under the General Permit moving
forward.
As the result of these actions, we believe that Migway has achieved compliance and respectfully
request that DEQ confirm that the NOV may be closed out.
Best regards,
g,a re,- �,
Mary Katherine Stukes
cc: Alex Volk, Migway, Inc.
Charlotte, INC
Charleston, SC

Matt Bramblett, Hart & Hickman, PC
Annette Lucas, PE Stormwater Program Supervisor
Alaina Morman, Environmental Specialist

Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Migway, Inc.
9349 China Grove Church Road
Pineville, North Carolina 28134
Certificate of Coverage # NCG080959
H&H Job No. MIG.001
April 1, 2021
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Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Migway, Inc.
9349 China Grove Church Road
Pineville, North Carolina 28134
H&H Job No. MIG-001
Table of Contents
1.0 Plan Overview........................................................................................................................ I
1.1 Plan Preparation................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Plan Responsibilities.......................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Plan Review......................................................................................................................... 4
2.0 Facility Information............................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Facility Overview................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 Facility Location................................................................................................................. 6
2.3 Facility Drainage................................................................................................................ 6
2.4 Facility Security.................................................................................................................. 7
2.5 Facility Description............................................................................................................ 8
2.5.1 Storage Practices............................................................................................................ 8
2.5.2 Loading and Unloading Areas....................................................................................... 8
2.5.3 Outdoor Process Areas.................................................................................................. 8
2.5.4 Dust or Particulate Control Practices............................................................................. 9
2.5.5 Waste Handling and Disposal Practices........................................................................ 9
2.6 Significant Spills or Leaks...............................................................................................10
2.7 Non-Stormwater Discharge Assessment and Certification..........................................10
3.0 Stormwater Management Strategy....................................................................................
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3.1 Feasibility Study...............................................................................................................11
3.2 Secondary Containment Requirements & Records......................................................11
3.3 Best Management Practices Summary...........................................................................12
4.0 Spill Prevention and Response Procedures.......................................................................13
4.1 Spill Prevention.................................................................................................................13
4.2 Spill Response....................................................................................................................13
4.3 Notification Procedures....................................................................................................
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5.0 Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping........................................................16
5.1 Preventative Maintenance............................................................................................... 16
5.2 Inspections......................................................................................................................... 16
5.3 Good Housekeeping Program.........................................................................................17
6.0 Stormwater Monitoring....................................................................................................... 19
6.1 Qualitative Monitoring Requirements...........................................................................19
6.2 Analytical Monitoring Requirements (If Required)..................................................... 20
7.0 Training................................................................................................................................ 23
8.0 Recordkeeping......................................................................................................................24
List of Figures
Figure 1 Site Location Map
Figure 2 Site Layout and Drainage Map
List of Appendices
Appendix A NPDES Stormwater Permit and Related Correspondence
Appendix B Inspection Reports and Forms
Form 1
— Qualitative Monitoring Report
Form 2
— Semi -Annual Stormwater DMR
Form 3
— Semi -Annual Facility Inspection
Form 4
— Annual Plan Review
Form 5
— Tiered Response Actions
Form 6
— Spill Report
Appendix C Completed Inspection Reports and Forms
Appendix D Training Records
Appendix E BMP Implementation Table
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STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN CERTIFICATION
"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 fine and imprisonment for knowing violations" [as specified in Part III, Section B,
Paragraph 5(d). of the Permit].
Name: Alex Volk
Title: Finance/Controller
Date
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Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Migway, Inc.
9349 China Grove Church Road
Pineville, North Carolina 28134
H&H Job No. MIG-001
1.0 Plan Overview
1.1 Plan Preparation
This Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) was prepared for the Migway, Inc.
(Migway) facility located at 9349 China Grove Church Road in Pineville, North Carolina.
Migway is a Charlotte -based expedited trucking company. The property is owned by Raven
Property Group LLC and consists of one parcel totaling approximately 4.68 acres. The Site is
currently used for truck and trailer terminal operations, storage/parking, truck maintenance, and
office -related activities.
This SWPPP was prepared to comply with the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(USEPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program under the amended
1987 Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The SWPPP has been developed using information
obtained from Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan — A Guide for Industrial
Operators (USEPA, .Tune 2015). The purpose of the SWPPP is to identify potential sources of
pollution associated with industrial activity at the facility which may impact stormwater quality.
The SWPPP shall describe and ensure the implementation of practices that are to be used to
minimize the pollutants in stormwater discharge associated with industrial activity at the facility and
to assure compliance with the terms and conditions of the Permit for the facility. This SWPPP has
also been prepared in accordance with standard engineering practices.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has adopted final stormwater
permitting rules for industrial discharges in North Carolina. The discharge permits are part of a
program delegated to North Carolina by USEPA, under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). This
SWPPP has been prepared to cover the facility under the North Carolina NPDES General Permit
No. NCGO80000 (Permit) to Discharge Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity [Vehicle
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Maintenance Areas]. The facility's Permit has an effective date of November 1, 2018 and remains
in effect for the duration of the Permit (which expires on May 31, 2021). Copies of the Permit and
related correspondence are included in Appendix A.
This facility has been issued Certificate of Coverage (COC) Number NCG080959. The COC shall
continue in force and effect beyond the expiration of the current Permit until such a time as a new
Permit is issued. The COC will be renewed automatically as long as payment of permit fees are up
to date. Additionally, the facility is required to perform certain compliance activities, including
characterizing and monitoring stormwater drainage areas and stormwater quality at the facility. The
facility must also implement necessary Best Management Practices (BMPs) that may include
programmatic, operational, and structural practices to eliminate or reduce stormwater pollution.
1.2 Plan Responsibilities
The facility has formed a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Team (SWPPT) consisting of on -Site
personnel to implement this SWPPP. Therefore, facility employees should be familiar with the
SWPPP requirements, as appropriate to their job assignment, duties, and responsibilities. The
SWPPT will implement the good housekeeping, preventative maintenance, and spill prevention
and response procedures and other BMPs described in this SWPPP. The SWPPT members are
listed below in Table 1.
Table 1 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Team
Role
Name
Title
Phone
Leader
Alex Volk
Finance/Controller
[phone]
Viktor Voronin
Safety
[phone]
Member
Dan Smith
Operations Manager
[phone]
Leader Responsibilities
The Finance/Controller, or designee, serves as the SWPPT Leader and is responsible for the
implementation, evaluation, and maintenance of the SWPPP. Responsibilities include:
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• Facilitate and document the implementation of the SWPPP;
• Assure signatory authority requirements of stormwater documents;
• Retain and submit pertinent SWPPP documents, as required;
• Maintain SWPPP records as listed in the SWPPP;
• Review and approve SWPPP revisions; and
• Coordinate training for the SWPPP.
The Finance/Controller will designate the SWPPT Leader and Members. A copy of the SWPPP
is maintained by the SWPPT Leader and is available to DEQ or other appropriate regulatory
agency for review on -Site during normal working hours as required by the Permit. The SWPPT
Leader will be notified in the event of a stormwater release and will respond as necessary.
Emergency contact information is maintained by the SWPPT Leader and is listed in Section 4 of
this SWPPP.
Member Responsibilities
SWPPT Member responsibilities include:
• Implement SWPPP BMPs;
• Conduct facility inspections;
• Identify needs for preventative maintenance and other BMPs;
• Perform visual inspections of facility areas during respective shifts;
• Assist with stormwater discharge monitoring; and
• Communicate with SWPPT Leader any facility changes, which could necessitate
SWPPP revisions.
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1.3 Plan Review
The SWPPT will meet at least annually to evaluate the effectiveness of the stormwater
management controls and determine if additional controls need to be incorporated at the facility.
Technical and economic feasibility issues are a baseline consideration in choosing facility
stormwater management controls that will be performed during each annual review of the
SWPPP. The Annual Plan Review form found in Appendix B will be used to document this
evaluation and completed copies will be inserted into Appendix C.
Additionally, the SWPPT is required to make revisions to the SWPPP where changes to the
facility affect the potential risks to stormwater quality. This SWPPP will be amended whenever
there is a change in design, construction, operation, or maintenance at the facility, which has a
significant effect on the potential for the discharge of pollutants to surface waters. Additional
controls, including structural controls, will be evaluated during each annual SWPPP review.
Should any new controls be recommended by the annual review, the SWPPP shall be updated to
document the new controls. These revisions can be simple and brief narratives inserted as
amendments to the original SWPPP. The SWPPP may need to be updated or re -written when the
Permit is renewed.
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2.0 Facility Information
2.1 Facility Overview
Facility Name: Migway, Inc.
Mailing Address: 9349 China Grove Road
Pineville, NC 28134
Street Address: 9349 China Grove Road
Pineville, NC 28134
Telephone: [phone]
Owner: Raven Property Group
9349 China Grove Road
Pineville, NC 28134
Telephone: [phone]
Contact Name: Alex Volk
9349 China Grove Road
Pineville, NC 28134
Telephone: [phone] ext. 202
The facility currently operates as a freight transportation and logistics company, including as
office space for administrative functions and as a truck terminal for in -bound and out -bound
commercial motor vehicles. As part of Migway's terminal operations, the facility services and
maintains commercial motor vehicles comprised of trucks and chassis. Chemical storage on -Site
includes vehicle maintenance fluids including new motor oil, coolant, brake cleaner, gear oil, and
used oil stored in 55-gallon drums and smaller containers. Raw materials including maintenance
chemicals are delivered to the facility at the loading dock at the front of the facility. An office
area is located at the front of the facility with vehicle maintenance and storage/parking areas at
the rear of the facility. Three vehicle maintenance bays were added to the rear of the facility
between 2018 and 2019. Vehicle parking areas are located outside the front (western) and
southern sides of the building. The remainder of the property is primarily gravel covered for
truck trailer storage. A steep ravine is located at the rear (eastern) portion of the property, and
the eastern property boundary is along the Norfolk Southern Railway right of way.
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2.2 Facility Location
The facility is located in Mecklenburg County at 9349 China Grove Road in Pineville, North
Carolina. The coordinates of the center of the facility are N 35' 06' 39" latitude and W 80' 53'
06" longitude. A Site Location Map (Figure 1) and a Site Layout and Drainage Map (Figure 2)
have been provided in this SWPPP. The Site Location Map shows the facility location in
relation to transportation routes, surface waters, and surrounding areas. The Site Layout and
Drainage Map shows the facility layout including property lines, buildings and other impervious
surfaces, outdoor material storage areas, loading/unloading areas, storm drainage structures,
drainage areas for the stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) SDO1, and other potential pollutant
sources.
2.3 Facility Drainage
General topography is relatively flat with gentle sloping to the northern and eastern property
boundaries. A steep grade change of approximately 40 to 50 feet occurs near the eastern
property boundary at the end of the gravel parking area. The stormwater management systems in
place at the facility include building roof drains and a storm drain inlet at the loading dock. The
storm drain inlet drains to a stormwater ditch located along the northern property boundary.
Stormwater in the ditch flows to a ditch along the eastern property boundary and flows off -Site
through a culvert under the railroad tracks near the southeastern corner of the property boundary.
The majority of Site runoff is sheet flow to the storm drain inlet or drainage ditches.
The property consists of two drainage areas as shown on Figure 2. The northern drainage area
(Drainage Area 1) drains to the catch basin near the loading docks at the front of the facility or to
the drainage ditch along the northern property boundary. Drainage Area 1 flows to one SDO
(SDO1) in the northeast corner of the property where it connects to a drainage ditch from off -
Site. The southern drainage area (Drainage Area 2) conveys stormwater via sheet flow to the
eastern drainage ditch and does not discharge via a point source. Stormwater from the Site flows
to Little Sugar Creek, which is located approximately 0.6 miles southeast of the facility. The
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facility is located within the Catawba River Basin. A summary of the drainage area and outfall
characteristics is presented below in Table 2.
Table 2 Drainage Area and Outfall Characteristics
Drainage Area
Outfall
Latitude/ Longitude
Drainage
Estimated
ID
Area
Percent
(acres)
Impervious
Drainage Area 1
N 350 06' 39"/
SDO1
1.55
27
W 800 53' 06"
Drainage Area 2
N/A
N/A
2.72
16
Notes: 1. Drainage areas are estimated and for on property acreage, only.
2. N/A = Not Applicable
SDO1 is located in the northeast corner of the property and discharges to a stormwater ditch that
runs along the eastern property boundary and then off -Site via a culvert under the Norfolk
Southern Railway. SDO1 receives drainage from the northern drainage area (Drainage Area 1)
which includes the parking area, roll -off container, dumpster, outdoor storage area, trailer
storage, loading docks, and Site building.
Potential pollutant sources located within the facility drainage areas include:
• Spills during loading/unloading activities or transfers of materials across the facility;
• Leaks or spills from vehicles or trucks traveling through the facility or parked on -Site;
and
• Stormwater runoff from any exposed material or equipment storage area containing
stormwater pollutants (i.e., the dumpster, roll -off container, etc.).
2.4 Facility Security
The facility building is kept locked when the facility is unattended. Facility lighting is provided
around the facility to allow for discovery of spills by facility personnel during hours of darkness.
Sufficient lighting and security cameras are in place to deter acts of vandalism that could lead to
oil spills.
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2.5 Facility Description
2.5.1 Storage Practices
The facility will use indoor or covered storage whenever practical. Empty, closed drums; wood
pallets; vehicle parts; and other miscellaneous items are temporarily stored outdoors behind the
facility building and are exposed to precipitation. The storage area is located on a graded level,
concrete surface as shown on Figure 2. Materials in poor condition with potential to leach
contaminants into stormwater runoff are stored inside and not kept in this area. Stormwater
runoff from this area flows north or east via sheet flow to the on -Site stormwater ditches. This
area is reviewed semi-annually for potential stormwater pollutant sources.
2.5.2 Loading and Unloading Areas
Materials loaded or unloaded at the facility include vehicle parts and maintenance fluids in
connection with terminal operations. Shipping and receiving occur at three loading docks at the
front of the facility. These loading docks are covered and unloaded materials are stored inside
with no exposure to precipitation. The loading docks are such that trucks pull flush with the
building opening and are equipped with side and top flaps which minimize the potential for
stormwater exposure. To avoid unseen detection of spills, loading and unloading activities are
conducted during daylight hours. Unloading activities are conducted by qualified personnel.
Migway employees are on -Site during unloading and loading activities and will respond in the
event of a spill.
2.5.3 Outdoor Process Areas
Operations at the facility take place inside the facility building. With the exception of the
outdoor storage area, process materials are typically stored indoors. Roadways or access roads
on -Site are reserved for truck traffic and parking. Service and delivery vehicles make frequent
visits to the loading docks. Vehicle fueling is not performed on -Site to eliminate the risk for
potential stormwater impacts from these activities. Additionally, vehicle maintenance occurs
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under roof within vehicle maintenance bays to prevent exposure to stormwater. The areas
mentioned above are inspected semi-annually using the form provided in Appendix B.
2.5.4 Dust or Particulate Control Practices
The facility maintains paved parking lots and driveways on the western and southern sides of the
facility building. However, the northern and eastern portions of the property are gravel areas
used for truck and trailer storage/parking and traffic. These areas are relatively flat and the
transport of gravel sediment in stormwater is less likely due to the minimal grade. In addition,
vegetated buffers are maintained at the edges of the gravel areas to reduce sediment transport to
the stormwater ditches.
2.5.5 Waste Handling and Disposal Practices
The facility implements various BMPs to minimize stormwater pollution from waste handling
operations, including using waste containers that are covered and located on concrete pads, and
conducting inspections in the waste accumulation areas to confirm the absence of exposure to
precipitation. Tanks, drums or containers of non -hazardous waste or used oil that are generated
at the facility are stored under roof to prevent exposure to precipitation.
One scrap metal roll -off container is located outside the rear of the facility and stored on a
concrete pad as shown on Figure 2. The roll -off container is equipped with a tarp that is used to
cover the container when not in use to prevent exposure to precipitation. The container is picked
up as needed by a metals recycling contractor.
One dumpster is located outside the rear of the facility and is stored on a concrete pad as shown
on Figure 2. The dumpster is used for general refuse and the lids are kept closed when not in use
to prevent potential exposure to precipitation. The dumpster is emptied periodically by a
contracted waste disposal company.
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One 250-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) is used to contain used oil generated from
vehicle maintenance. This AST is located in the maintenance shop as shown on Figure 2. The
used oil is periodically pumped and recycled off -Site by a used oil recycling contractor. In the
event of a spill from the used oil AST, the contents would remain in the general vicinity of the
AST due to the flat topography and absence of floor drains. Spills from the used oil AST will be
immediately reported to the SWPPT and appropriate personnel using the proper spill response
equipment will mitigate spills or leaks.
2.6 Significant Spills or Leaks
No significant spills or leaks have occurred in the last three years. Records of significant spills
are documented using the Spill Report as provided in Appendix B of this SWPPP. Completed
Spill Reports are maintained on -Site by the SWPPT. Should any spill or leak occur, facility
personnel will implement corrective actions to mitigate environmental impacts and to prevent
reoccurrence.
2.7 Non-Stormwater Discharge Assessment and Certification
The Permit requires that SDO1 be visually evaluated annually for the presence of non-
stormwater discharges. The facility must also annually certify that this evaluation has been
performed. The Non-Stormwater Discharge Assessment and Certification form is completed
during the Annual Plan Review and is provided in Appendix B of this SWPPP. A certified copy
of the completed form should be inserted into Appendix C.
A method used to identify non-stormwater discharges is performing visual inspections during dry
weather conditions. Observing flow at an outfall when there has been no rain for several days
may indicate a non-stormwater discharge. Non-stormwater discharges identified at the facility
will be investigated further to determine its source and whether or not the discharge is an
allowable non-stormwater discharge as authorized by the Permit. Chemical analysis may be
necessary to confirm the presence of non-stormwater in a discharge. Corrective actions will be
performed at the facility for improper non-stormwater discharges identified at the facility.
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3.0 Stormwater Management Strategy
3.1 Feasibility Study
A review of technical and economic feasibility of changing the methods of operations and/or
storage practices to eliminate or reduce exposure of materials and processes to stormwater has
been completed at the facility. It is believed that the facility has implemented technically and
economically feasible methods of operation and storage practices, which eliminate or reduce the
exposure of materials and processes to stormwater to the extent practicable.
The internal storage and vehicle maintenance operations at the facility occur indoors. Materials
that are warehoused at the Site are maintained in a clean and indoor environment. Materials,
vehicles, and trailers stored outside are in good condition and not likely to impact stormwater.
Stormwater runoff from these areas flows to stormwater ditches via sheet flow. A vegetated
buffer is maintained prior to the stormwater ditches to minimize sediment transport to the
ditches.
In general, facility personnel find practices which reduce the potential for stormwater pollution
from Site operations in line with company quality requirements and cost control. Accordingly,
the facility evaluates material and waste handling operations to provide high quality service in
the most economical manner while reducing the quantities of waste generated at the facility. For
the various products and materials that are received, stored, and transported on -Site, facility
personnel use procedures that reduce the exposure of materials to stormwater.
3.2 Secondary Containment Requirements & Records
The facility maintains one 275-gallon new motor oil AST and one 250-gallon used oil AST as
shown on Figure 2. In addition to the two ASTs, the facility stores 55-gallon drums of motor oil
and brake cleaner and other vehicle maintenance chemicals in smaller container sizes. The
petroleum storage volumes do not meet the definition of bulk storage as defined in Part 4 of the
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permit, and therefore, do not require secondary containment. However, the brake cleaner stored
in 55-gallon containers contains hazardous substances as defined in 40 CFR 116 and Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) water priority chemicals (WPC) as provided in
Table 3 below. Therefore, storage of these drums on spill pallets or other means of secondary
containment is required. Chemicals are stored inside and not exposed to stormwater. In
addition, the floor of the facility is concrete with no floor drains. In the event of a release, the
spill would remain in the general area of the release and spill response activities would be
deployed as described in Section 4.2.
Table 3 On -Site Hazardous Substances
Chemical
Hazardous Constituents
SARA WPC
Secondary
Constituents
Containment
Isopropanol
Toluene
(10-25%) CAS 67-63-0
(<I%) CAS 108-88-3
Toluene
Kent® Fast
Naphthalene
(<I%) CAS 108-88-3
Spill Pallet
Drying Non-
(<I%) CAS 91-20-3
Naphthalene
Secondary
Chlorinated Brake
Ethylbenzene
(<I%) CAS 91-20-3
Containment
Parts Cleaner
(<I %) CAS 100-41-4
Ethylbenzene
Benzene
(<I%) CAS 100-41-4
(<1%) CAS 71-43-2
Benzene
(<1%) CAS 71-43-2
3.3 Best Management Practices Summary
The facility continually evaluates process operations and waste management operations relative
to environmental, health, and safety issues; compliance requirements; and costs. The facility
selects BMPs that effectively support compliance objectives to minimize or prevent any
stormwater pollution at the facility. A BMP Implementation Table is used to track existing
baseline and Site -specific BMPs implemented at the facility. Dates that BMPs are implemented
at the facility are entered into this table. This table is also used to track proposed BMPs and their
associated target dates. This BMP Implementation Table is reviewed and updated annually as
part of the Annual Plan Review (Appendix B). A copy of the BMP Implementation Table is
maintained in Appendix E of this SWPPP.
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4.0 Spill Prevention and Response Procedures
The Permit requires that the facility have a spill prevention and response component to this
SWPPP. The potential for a facility spill to affect stormwater is low because of the flat
topography in industrial areas, distance between chemical storage and stormwater conveyance
structures, and chemical storage inside the facility. However, should a spill occur, the spill
response personnel and contractors are listed in Table 4 below. Applicable Migway employees
receive basic training in spill response and are available on -Site during operations in the event of
a spill. Procedures for the prevention and response to possible spills are described in the sections
below.
4.1 Spill Prevention
Employee awareness is the key to an effective spill prevention and response program. Spill
prevention training is a component of the general employee -training program. New facility
personnel are taught spill prevention practices. Facility personnel gain a sufficient understanding
of the objectives of the spill prevention program in the annual training described in Section 7.0.
4.2 Spill Response
In the event of a spill at the facility, absorbent materials and other expedient containment
equipment are readily available. Minor spills can typically be absorbed with dry granular
absorbents, pads, booms, or socks. Many liquid materials stored at the facility are used inside
buildings and are not normally exposed to the storm drainage system. Small spills can be controlled
by sweeping or mopping the material into approved containers for proper disposal. Proper disposal
includes removing absorbent compounds from the floor on a timely basis and placing used
absorbent in drums. In the event of a spill, facility personnel must immediately notify the
SWPPT and follow the procedures outlined in this SWPPP. After the response to the incident is
complete, the spill incident should be documented in the Spill Report (Appendix B) and records
maintained on -Site.
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4.3 Notification Procedures
In the event of an unanticipated discharge of hazardous substances or oil in excess of the
reporting quantity established under either 40 CFR Part 117 (Clean Water Act) or 40 CFR Part
102 (CERCLA) during a 24-hour period, the following steps must be taken to report and
document the discharge:
1. The National Response Center shall be notified at 800-424-8802 and the Division's
Emergency Response Personnel shall be notified at 800-858-0368 or the local Regional
Office (Mooresville Regional Office) shall be notified at 704-663-1699.
2. The permittee shall submit within 5 calendar days of knowledge of the release a written
description of the release to the Mooresville Regional Office at the address below:
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes; the
period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been
corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to
reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance in accordance with Part III,
Section E.9 of the Permit. Additionally, in the event of a spill, Migway will complete the Spill
Report (Appendix B) and maintain a copy of the report in the SWPPP for a period of five years.
A list of emergency contacts is provided below in Table 4.
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Table 4 Emergency Contacts
Response Role
Contact
Day Phone
24-Hour Phone
Emergency Medical
Pineville Police
Department
[phone]
911
Emergency Medical
Pineville EMS
[phone]
911
Fire Suppression
Pineville Fire Department
[phone]
911
Emergency Spill
Carolina Environmental
[phone]
[phone]
Response
Response Team
Emergency Spill
Response
National Response Center
-
[phone]
Emergency Spill
Division's Emergency
-
[phone]
Response
Response Personnel
Spill Notification
NC DEQ Mooresville
[phone]
-
Regional Office
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5.0 Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping
The facility focuses on preventative maintenance activities, good housekeeping measures, and
good management techniques to avoid contact between pollutants and stormwater as a result of
leaks and spills.
5.1 Preventative Maintenance
Stormwater management devices used at the facility include the stormwater inlet, underground
drain piping, roof drains, stormwater ditches, and outfall SDOI to convey stormwater from the
drainage area off -Site. These devices are inspected semi-annually, at a minimum, as part of the
Semi -Annual Facility Inspection (Appendix B). Should potential problems be detected in
material storage, drainage pathways, or landscaping, the facility will address the concerns and
make any necessary repairs promptly. The facility also makes repairs as needed to maintain the
integrity of the stormwater management devices.
Additionally, material storage, handling, disposal, process, and loading/unloading areas are
observed during the course of normal facility operation by trained employees who are able to
detect problems or concerns. Migway employees perform informal daily walkthroughs
throughout the facility as well as regularly scheduled inspections. Detailed inspections of
storage areas and other facility areas are conducted by facility personnel in the Semi -Annual
Facility Inspection (Appendix B).
5.2 Inspections
Detailed written inspections are conducted semi-annually as part of the Semi -Annual Facility
Inspection. These inspections should occur between the months of January and June and
between the months of July and December with at least 60 days separating each inspection. The
personnel conducting the inspections are knowledgeable of facility operations, characteristics of
storage areas and associated equipment. Completed semi-annual inspection records are reviewed
and signed by the Finance/Controller and are maintained in Appendix C of this SWPPP.
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Semi -Annual Inspections
Semi-annual inspections are conducted in the following areas:
• Outdoor storage area;
• Dumpster;
• Scrap metal roll -off,
• Trailer storage area;
• Loading docks;
• Parking lot;
• Erosion controls;
• Stormwater management devices; and
• Checking the inventory of discharge response equipment and restocking as needed.
Stormwater conveyances and SDO1 are formally inspected on a regular basis as described in
Section 6 of this SWPPP. In the event of severe weather, the facility may arrange for additional
inspection of the stormwater conveyances and SDO1. Additionally, facility staff routinely walks
through the facility and will respond to situations that could affect stormwater conveyance,
SDO1, or the quality of stormwater runoff at the facility. If evidence of stormwater impacts are
observed, a plan to investigate and address the impacts will be implemented.
5.3 Good Housekeeping Program
The facility has implemented the following good housekeeping measures to minimize the
potential for contamination of stormwater runoff at the facility:
• Semi -Annual Facility Inspections are performed to determine the effectiveness of the
good housekeeping measures. The stormwater management controls will also be
evaluated to identify any additional potential pollutant sources, which were not addressed
by this SWPPP.
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• Routine inspections are performed for leaks or potential spill conditions, especially at the
chemical storage, handling, and loading/unloading areas.
• Facility personnel perform maintenance of facility equipment as needed.
• Facility personnel are provided with periodic good housekeeping, material management
practices, and spill prevention and response training.
Furthermore, the facility maintains clean and orderly work areas to reduce the possibility of
accidental spills caused by mishandling of chemicals and equipment and to reduce safety hazards
to the employees.
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6.0 Stormwater Monitoring
Qualitative stormwater discharge monitoring is conducted at the facility. The general
requirements for stormwater discharge monitoring at the facility outfall is described below.
Specific monitoring requirements are described in the NPDES Stormwater Permit found in
Appendix A of this SWPPP.
6.1 Qualitative Monitoring Requirements
Stormwater discharge qualitative monitoring (visual inspections) must be performed at SDO1
twice per year: one between the months of January and June and one between the months of July
and December. Qualitative monitoring may be required monthly as part of Tier Two responses
to benchmark exceedances (see Section 6.2 below). The purpose of the qualitative monitoring is
to evaluate the effectiveness of the SWPPP and to assess new sources of stormwater pollution.
The qualitative monitoring events should be performed during the corresponding analytical
monitoring event as outlined below. The stormwater discharge and each outfall must be
evaluated for the following characteristics:
• Color,
• Odor,
• Clarity,
• Floating solids,
• Suspended solids,
• Foam,
• Oil sheen,
• Erosion or deposition at the outfall, and
• Other obvious indicators of stormwater pollution.
The results of these observations must be recorded on the Qualitative Monitoring Report form
provided in Appendix B. Completed copies of this form must be inserted into Appendix C of
this SWPPP. If any problems are noted, corrective action must be taken to resolve the problem.
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6.2 Analytical Monitoring Requirements (If Required)
Analytical monitoring of stormwater discharges must be performed at the facility as specified
below in Table 5 if the facility uses greater than 55 gallons of new motor oil and/or hydraulic oil
per month when averaged over the calendar year. For calendar year 2020, the facility used
greater than 55 gallons of oil on average and is subject to analytical monitoring. Analytical
monitoring must be performed during a measurable storm event, which is a storm event that
results in an actual discharge from the outfall. The previous measurable storm event must have
been at least 72 hours prior. Table 5 shows the analytical parameters for which discharges from
industrial outfalls will be monitored. Refer to the Permit for more details on analytical
monitoring including how to address periods of no discharges or to view the standard monitoring
schedule.
Table 5 Analytical Monitoring Requirements
Parameter
Discharge
Units
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Benchmark
Code
Characteristics
Frequency'
Type'
Location'
00400
pH
S.U.
semi-annual
Grab
SDO1
6-9
C0530
Total Suspended
mg/L
semi-annual
Grab
SDO1
100
Solids (TSS)
Non -Polar Oil &
00552
Grease/TPH by
mg/L
semi-annual
Grab
SDO1
15
EPA Method 1664
(SGT-HEM)
New Motor Oil or
NCOIL
Hydraulic Oil
gal/mo
semi-annual
Estimate
-
-
Usage6
46529
Total Rainfall4
mg/L
semi-annual
Rain
-
-
Gauge
1 Measurement Frequency: Twice per year during a measurable storm event (unless other provisions of the
permit prompt monthly sampling).
2 Grab samples shall be collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge.
3 Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each representative SDO (SDO1).
4 For each sampled measurable storm event, the total precipitation must be recorded. An on -Site rain gauge
reading must be recorded.
5 S.U. = standard units; mg/L = milligrams per liter; gal/mo = gallons per month
6 Analytical monitoring required for facilities using greater than 55 gallons of new motor oil and/or hydraulic
oil per month when averaged over the calendar year.
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The results of the analytical monitoring must be submitted to NC DEQ via the online portal
(https:Hedocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-DMR) and a hard copy with the original signature to the
Regional office within 30 days after they are received from the laboratory. The Mooresville
Regional office address is included in Section 4.3. NC DEQ's Semi -Annual Stormwater
Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) form found in Appendix D is used to submit the analytical
results. Completed and signed copies of this form must be inserted into Appendix C of this
SWPPP along with copies of laboratory reports.
If the first valid sampling results are above the benchmark value, or outside of the benchmark
range, for any parameter at any outfall, the facility must implement "Tier One" as described in
the Permit:
• Conduct a stormwater management inspection of the facility within two (2) weeks of
receiving the sampling results.
• Identify and evaluate possible causes of the benchmark value exceedance.
• Identify potential, and select the specific: source controls, operational controls, or
physical improvements to reduce concentrations of the parameters of concern, or to
bring concentrations to within the benchmark range.
• Implement the selected actions within two (2) months of the inspection.
• Record each instance of a Tier One response in the SWPPP. Include the date and
value of the benchmark exceedance, the inspection date, the personnel conducting the
inspection, the selected actions, and the date the selected actions were implemented.
Keep all Tier One records with this SWPPP.
• Note: Benchmark exceedances for a different parameter separately trigger a tiered
response.
During the Permit term if the sampling results are above the benchmarks for any specific
parameter at any specific outfall two times in a row, the facility must implement "Tier Two" as
described in the Permit:
• Repeat all the required actions outlined above in Tier One.
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• Immediately institute monthly monitoring for all parameters at every outfall where a
sampling result exceeded the benchmark value for two consecutive samples. Monthly
(analytical and qualitative) monitoring must continue until three consecutive sample
results are below the benchmark values, or within the benchmark range.
• If no discharge occurs during the sampling period, the facility is required to submit a
monthly monitoring report indicating "No Flow" to comply with the reporting
requirements.
• Maintain a record of the Tier Two response in the SWPPP.
• Continue Tier Two response obligations throughout the Permit renewal process.
During the Permit term if the sampling results exceed the benchmark value, for any specific
parameter at any specific outfall on more than four occasions, Migway must notify the DEMLR
Regional Engineer in writing within 30 days of receipt of the fourth analytical results. The
division may, but is not limited to;
• require that the permittee revise, increase, or decrease the monitoring and reporting
frequency for some or all of the parameters;
• require sampling of additional or substitute parameters;
• require the permittee to install structural stormwater control measures;
• require the permittee to implement other best management practices;
• require the permittee to perform upstream and downstream monitoring to characterize
impacts on receiving waters;
• require the permittee implement Site modifications to qualify for a No Exposure
Certification; or
• require the permittee to continue Tier Three obligations through the permit renewal
process.
Record each instance of a Tiered response in the Tiered Response Actions form provided in
Appendix B. Keep all Tiered Response Actions records with this SWPPP for a period of five (5)
years.
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7.0 Training
Training facility personnel on stormwater pollution prevention is essential to the effective
performance of the SWPPP. Employees who work in areas which have the potential to contaminate
stormwater runoff will receive training in stormwater pollution prevention and should be familiar
with the SWPPP. This includes the SWPPT Members and facility employees who are involved in
the use, storage, or transfer of oil or hazardous substances at the facility as well as the
loading/unloading of these materials at the facility. Facility personnel are trained on the
emergency spill procedures and reporting requirements to isolate and contain spills before a
discharge occurs.
Personnel refresher trainings are held on an annual basis. New personnel will receive training
promptly upon assignment. Personnel training will be documented with an employee signed log
and maintained on -Site at the facility for five years. Records from the sessions are inserted in
Appendix D of the SWPPP. Records must include the location and instructor of the training
session, persons present at the training, and a brief discussion of the topics covered. The
Training Record form included in Appendix D may be used to document the training or a similar
form can be used as long as it contains the required information. As situations and employees
change, the SWPPP will be updated and the employees can be informed of modifications to the
SWPPP during future training sessions.
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8.0 Recordkeeping
Implementing this SWPPP establishes the following recordkeeping requirements:
• Document all SWPPP-related training provided to facility employees. Use the Training
Records, or similar form, as provided in Appendix D.
• Document semi-annual (or monthly based on if facility is in Tier Two/Three status) SDO
Qualitative Monitoring Report as required. The Permit requirements for visual
monitoring of stormwater discharges from the facility are specified in Section 6.1 of this
SWPPP. Use the Qualitative Monitoring Report form found in Appendix B and insert
completed copies into Appendix C. Note that this form does not need to be submitted to
NC DEQ with the Semi -Annual Stormwater DMR form.
• If required, quantitatively document semi-annual (or monthly based on if facility is in
Tier Two/Three status) DMR of stormwater discharges from the facility as required. The
Permit requirements for analytical monitoring are specified in Section 6.2 of this SWPPP.
Use the Semi -Annual Stormwater DMR form found in Appendix B to record analytical
results from the laboratory. Insert completed copies of the DMR into Appendix C. Note
that Semi -Annual Stormwater DMR forms must include the signed certification and be
submitted to NC DEQ via the online portal and by mail with the original signature copy
to the Regional office within 30 days from receipt of the laboratory results.
• Document calendar year motor oil and hydraulic oil usage by keeping new oil purchase
and/or used oil disposal records in Appendix C to justify if analytical monitoring is
required.
• Document the Semi -Annual Facility Inspection of potential pollutant sources and any
associated follow-up items or corrective action associated with deficiencies or problems
identified during the inspections. Use the Semi -Annual Facility Inspection found in
Appendix B and insert completed copies into Appendix C.
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• Document the Annual Plan Review and amendments to the SWPPP. Use the Annual
Plan Review form in Appendix B and insert completed copies into Appendix C.
• Document and certify annually that the facility SDOs are being evaluated for the
presence of non-stormwater discharges. Use the Non-Stormwater Discharge Assessment
and Certification form in the Annual Plan Review to complete this certification.
• At least annually or whenever new BMPs are implemented, document the annual review
of facility BMPs or the implementation of new BMPs using the BMP Implementation
Table in the Annual Plan Review found in Appendix B. Insert updated copies of this
table into Appendix C and remove old versions of this table to maintain a current table of
facility BMPs in the SWPPP.
• Document maintenance or infrastructure repairs associated with the facility's stormwater
system. Records of these inspection and repairs should be inserted into Appendix C of
this SWPPP.
Such documentation will be maintained on -Site in accordance with the Permit and made
available to the regulatory authority upon request. The facility also maintains records of any
incidents of significant spills or leaks that could impact stormwater runoff, along with corrective
actions, surface water discharge (if any), and other relevant information. These records are
maintained on -Site in the Finance/Controller's office for a period of five years.
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JOB NO. MIG-001 FIGURE NO. 2

Appendix A
NPDES Stormwater Permit and Related Correspondence
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG080000
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
for establishments primarily engaged in the following activities:
Vehicle Maintenance Areas
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, this permit is hereby issued to all owners or operators,
hereinafter permittees, which are covered by this permit as evidenced by receipt of a Certificate of Coverage
by the Environmental Management Commission to allow the discharge of stormwater to the surface
waters of North Carolina or to a separate storm sewer system conveying discharges to surface waters in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.
Coverage under this General Permit is applicable to:
All owners or operators of stormwater point source discharges associated with establishments primarily
engaged in activities classified as Vehicle Maintenance Areas (including vehicle rehabilitation, mechanical
repairs, painting, fueling, lubrication and equipment cleaning operation areas) associated with activities
classified as Rail Transportation [Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 40], Local and Suburban
Transit and Interurban Highway Passenger Transportation [SIC 41], Motor Freight Transportation
and Warehousing [SIC 42], Postal Service [SIC 43], and Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals [SIC
5171] with total petroleum storage capacity of less than 1 million gallons.;
Stormwater point source discharges from like industrial activities deemed by The Division of Energy,
Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR) to be similar to these operations in the process, or the discharges, or
the exposure of raw materials, intermediate products, by-products, products, or waste products. Other
activities may include stormwater discharges from oil water separators, secondary containments structures
at petroleum storage facilities, and/or vehicle maintenance areas at any facilities other than those listed.
The following activities and associated discharges are excluded from coverage under this General Permit:
• Maintenance areas classified as Water Transportation [SIC 44],
• Maintenance areas classified as Transportation by Air [SIC 45],
• Wash water from steam cleaning operations or other equipment cleaning operations
• Wastewater discharges from oil water separators, and
• Public Warehousing and Storage [SIC 4221-4225].
The General Permit shall become effective on November 1, 2018.
The General Permit shall expire at midnighyon NlAy 31, 2021.
Signed this day October 29, 2018.
11
William E. (Toby) Vinson, Jr., P.E., CPM 7
Interim Director, Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NCG080000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I INTRODUCTION
Section A: General Permit Coverage
Section B: Permitted Activities
PART II MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
Section A: Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Section B: Analytical Monitoring Requirements from On -Site Vehicle and Equipment
Maintenance
Section C: Discharge Limitations and Analytical Monitoring Requirements - Oil Water
Separators and/or Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
Section D: Qualitative Monitoring Requirements for Stormwater Discharges
Section E: Special Conditions
PART III STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES STORMWATER GENERAL PERMITS
Section A: Compliance and Liability
1. Compliance Schedule
2. Duty to Comply
3. Duty to Mitigate
4. Civil and Criminal Liability
5. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
6. Property Rights
7. Severability
8. Duty to Provide Information
9. Penalties for Tampering
10. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
11. Onshore or Offshore Construction
12. Duty to Reapply
Section B: General Conditions
1. General Permit Expiration
2. Transfers
3. When an Individual Permit May be Required
4. When an Individual Permit May be Requested
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Permit No. NCG080000
S. Signatory Requirements
6. General Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, or
Termination
7. Certificate of Coverage Actions
8. Annual Administering and Compliance Monitoring Fee Requirements
Section C: Operation and Maintenance of Pollution Controls
1.
Proper Operation and Maintenance
2.
Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
3.
Bypassing of Stormwater Control Facilities
4.
Upsets
Section D: Monitoring and Records
1.
Representative Sampling
2.
Recording Results
3.
Flow Measurements
4.
Test Procedures
5.
Representative Outfall
6.
Records Retention
7.
Inspection and Entry
Section E: Reporting
Requirements
1.
Discharge Monitoring Reports
2.
Submitting Reports
3.
Availability of Reports
4.
Non-Stormwater Discharges
5.
Planned Changes
6.
Anticipated Noncompliance
7.
Spills
8.
Bypass
9.
Twenty -Four Hour Reporting
10.
Other Noncompliance
11.
Other Information
PART IV DEFINITIONS

Permit No. NCG080000
PART I — INTRODUCTION
SECTION A: GENERAL PERMIT COVERAGE
All persons desiring to have facilities covered by this General Permit must register with the Division
of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR) by the filing of a Notice of Intent (NOI) and
applicable fees. The NOI shall be submitted and a certificate of coverage issued prior to any point
source discharge of stormwater associated with industrial activity to the surface waters of the state.
Any owner or operator not wishing to be covered or limited by this General Permit may make
application for an individual NPDES permit in accordance with NPDES procedures in 15A NCAC 2H
.0100, stating the reasons supporting the request. Any application for an individual permit should
be made at least 180 days prior to commencement of discharge.
This General Permit does not cover activities or discharges covered by an individual NPDES permit
until the individual permit has expired or has been revoked. Any person conducting an activity
covered by an individual permit but which could be covered by this General Permit may request
that the individual permit be revoked and coverage under this General Permit be provided.
If industrial materials and activities are notexposed to precipitation or runoff as described in 40
CFR §122.26(g), the facility may qualify for a No Exposure Exclusion from NPDES stormwater
discharge permit requirements. Any owner or operator wishing to obtain a No Exposure Exclusion
must submit a No Exposure Certification Notice of Intent (NOI) form to the Division; must receive
approval by the Division; must maintain no exposure conditions unless authorized to discharge
under a valid NPDES stormwater permit; and must recertify the No Exposure Exclusion annually.
Any facility may apply for new or continued coverage under this permit until a Total Maximum
Daily Load (TMDL) for pollutants for stormwater is established. A TMDL sets a pollutant -loading
limit that affects a watershed, or portion of a watershed, draining to a specific impaired water. For
discharges to watersheds affected by a TMDL, coverage under this permit may depend on the facility
demonstrating it does not have reasonable potential to violate applicable water quality standards for
those pollutants as a result of discharges. If the Department determines that discharges have
reasonable potential to cause water quality standard violations, the facility shall apply for an
individual permit 180 days prior to the expiration date of this General Permit. Once that individual
permit is effective, the facility will no longer have coverage under this General Permit. Note that the
permittee must identify impaired waters (scheduled for TMDL development) and waters already
subject to a TMDL in the Site Plan, as outlined in the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, Part II,
Section A. A list of approved TMDLs for the state of North Carolina can be found at
https: I/deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources /planningImo deling=
assessment/tmdls/draft-and-approved-tmdls.
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Permit No. NCG080000
SECTION B: PERMITTED ACTIVITIES
Until coverage under this permit expires or is modified or revoked, the permittee is authorized to
discharge stormwater to the surface waters of North Carolina, or to a separate storm sewer system,
which has been adequately treated and managed in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this General Permit and the requirements of the permittee's Certificate of Coverage (COC). The
permittee's COC is hereby incorporated by reference into this General Permit. Any violation of the
COC is a violation of this General Permit and subject to enforcement action as provided in the General
Permit.
Any other point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited unless it is an
allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization, or approval.
The discharges allowed by this General Permit shall not cause or contribute to violations of Water
Quality Standards. Discharges allowed by this permit must meet applicable wetland standards as
outlined in 15A NCAC 213.0230 and .0231 and water quality certification requirements as outlined
in 15A NCAC 21-1.0500.
This permit does not relieve the permittee's responsibility for compliance with any other applicable
federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, or decree.
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Permit No. NCG080000
PART II — MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN
The permittee shall develop and implement a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP). The
SPPP shall be maintained on site unless exempted from this requirement by the Division. The SPPP
is public information in accordance with Part III, Standard Conditions, Section E, paragraph 3 of this
permit. The SPPP shall include, at a minimum, the following items:
1. Site Overview. The Site Overview shall provide a description of the physical facility and the
potential pollutant sources that may be expected to contribute to contamination of stormwater
discharges. The Site Overview shall contain the following:
(a) A general location map (USGS quadrangle map or appropriately drafted equivalent map),
showing the facility's location in relation to transportation routes and surface waters; the
name of the receiving waters to which the stormwater outfalls discharge, or if the discharge
is to a municipal separate storm sewer system, the name of the municipality and the
ultimate receiving waters; and accurate latitude and longitude of the points of stormwater
discharge associated with industrial activity. The general location map (or alternatively the
site map) shall identify whether any receiving waters are impaired (on the state's 303(d)
list of impaired waters) or if the site is located in a watershed for which a TMDL has been
established, and what the parameters of concern are.
(b) A narrative description of storage practices, loading and unloading activities, outdoor
process areas, dust or particulate generating or control processes, and waste disposal
practices. A narrative description of the potential pollutants that could be expected to be
present in the stormwater discharge from each outfall.
(c) A site map drawn at a scale sufficient to clearly depict: the site property boundary; the
stormwater discharge outfalls; all on -site and adjacent surface waters and wetlands;
industrial activity areas (including storage of materials, disposal areas, process areas,
loading and unloading areas, and haul roads); site topography and finished grade; all
drainage features and structures; drainage area boundaries and total contributing area for
each outfall; direction of flow in each drainage area; industrial activities occurring in each
drainage area; buildings; stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs); and impervious
surfaces. The site map must indicate the percentage of each drainage area that is
impervious, and the site map must include a graphic scale indication and north arrow.
(d) A list of significant spills or leaks of pollutants during the previous three (3) years and any
corrective actions taken to mitigate spill impacts.
(e) Certification that the stormwater outfalls have been evaluated for the presence of non-
stormwater discharges. The permittee shall re -certify annually that the stormwater outfalls
have been evaluated for the presence of non-stormwater discharges. The certification
statement will be signed in accordance with the requirements found in Part III, Standard
Conditions, Section B, Paragraph S.
2. Stormwater Management Strategy. The Stormwater Management Strategy shall contain a
narrative description of the materials management practices employed which control or
minimize the stormwater exposure of significant materials, including structural and
nonstructural measures. The Stormwater Management Strategy, at a minimum, shall
incorporate the following:
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(a) Feasibility Study. A review of the technical and economic feasibility of changing the
methods of operations and/or storage practices to eliminate or reduce exposure of
materials and processes to rainfall and run-on flows. Wherever practical, the permittee
shall prevent exposure of all storage areas, material handling operations, and
manufacturing or fueling operations. In areas where elimination of exposure is not
practical, this review shall document the feasibility of diverting the stormwater run-on
away from areas of potential contamination.
(b) Secondary Containment Requirements and Records. Secondary containment is required for:
bulk storage of liquid materials including petroleum products; storage in any amount of
Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
water priority chemicals; and storage in any amount of hazardous substancesin order to
prevent leaks and spills from contaminating stormwater runoff.
1. A table or summary of all such tanks and stored materials and their associated
secondary containment areas shall be maintained.
2. If the secondary containment devices are connected to stormwater conveyance
systems, the connection shall be controlled by manually activated valves or other
similar devices (which shall be secured closed with a locking mechanism).
3. Any stormwater that accumulates in the containment area shall be at a minimum
visually observed for color, foam, outfall staining, visible sheens and dry weather
flow, prior to release of the accumulated stormwater.
4. Accumulated stormwater shall be released if found to be uncontaminated by any
material.
5. Records documenting the individual making the observation, the description of the
accumulated stormwater, and the date and time of the release shall be kept for a
period of five (5) years.
For facilities subject to a federal oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan
(SPCC), any portion of the SPCC plan fully compliant with the requirements of this permit
may be used to demonstrate compliance with this permit. The Division may allow
exceptions to secondary containment requirements for mobile refuelers, as with the
exemption provided by amendments to federal SPCC regulations, as long as appropriate
spill containment and/or diversionary structures or equipment is used to prevent discharge
to surface waters. Exceptions do not apply to refuelers or other mobile tankage used
primarily as bulk liquid material storage in a fixed location in place of stationary containers.
(c) BMP Summary. A listing of site structural and non-structural Best Management Practices
(BMPs) shall be provided. The installation and implementation of BMPs shall be based on
the assessment of the potential for sources to contribute significant quantities of pollutants
to stormwater discharges and on data collected through monitoring of stormwater
discharges. The BMP Summary shall include a written record of the specific rationale for
installation and implementation of the selected site BMPs. The BMP Summary shall be
reviewed and updated annually.
(d) Locomotive Sanding Areas (applicable to Rail Transportation only). The plan must describe
measures that prevent or minimize contamination of the stormwater runoff from areas
used for locomotive sanding. The facility shall consider covering sanding areas, minimizing
stormwater runoff /runon, appropriate sediment removal practices to minimize the offsite
transport of sanding material by stormwater, or other equivalent measures.
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(e) Vehicle and Equipment Cleaning Areas. The plan must describe measures that prevent or
minimize contamination of the stormwater runoff from all areas used for vehicle and
equipment cleaning. The facility shall consider:
1. performing all cleaning operations indoors,
2. covering the cleaning operation,
3. ensuring that all wash waters drain to the sanitary sewer system (i.e., not the
stormwater drainage system, unless permitted by another NPDES general or
individual permit),
4. collecting the stormwater runoff from the cleaning area, and
5. providing treatment or recycling, or other equivalent measures.
If sanitary sewer is not available to the facility and cleaning operations take place outdoors,
the cleaning operations shall take place on grassed or graveled areas to prevent point
source discharges of the wash water into the storm drains or surface waters. Where
cleaning operations cannot be performed as described above and when operations are
performed in the vicinity of a storm drainage collection system, the drain shall be covered
with a portable drain cover during cleaning activities. Any excess ponded water shall be
removed and properly handled by pump to a sanitary sewer system prior to removing the
drain cover. Detergents used outdoors shall be biodegradable and the pH adjusted to be in
the range of 6 to 9 standard units.
The point source discharge of vehicle and equipment wash waters, including tank cleaning
operations, are not authorized by this permit and must be covered under a separate NPDES
general or individual permit or discharged to a sanitary sewer in accordance with
applicable industrial wastewater pretreatment requirements.
(f) Remote Fueling Operations. If remote fueling (or other vehicle maintenance activities) are
conducted at off site locations but coordinated from the permitted facility, the plan shall
include a component that describes the stormwater management practices and BMPs used
to prevent and/or minimize the contamination of stormwater from such activities.
3. Spill Prevention and Response Procedures. The Spill Prevention and Response Procedures
(SPRP) shall incorporate an assessment of potential pollutant sources based on a materials
inventory of the facility. Facility personnel responsible for implementing the SPRP shall be
identified in a written list incorporated into the SPRP and signed and dated by each individual
acknowledging their responsibilities for the plan. A responsible person shall be on -site at all
times during facility operations that have the potential to contaminate stormwater runoff
through spills or exposure of materials associated with the facility operations. The SPRP must
be site stormwater specific. Therefore, an oil Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure
plan (SPCC) may be a component of the SPRP, but may not be sufficient to completely address
the stormwater aspects of the SPRP. The common elements of the SPCC with the SPRP may be
incorporated by reference into the SPRP.
4. Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program. A preventative maintenance and
good housekeeping program shall be developed and implemented. The program shall address
all stormwater control systems (if applicable), stormwater discharge outfalls, all on -site and
adjacent surface waters and wetlands, industrial activity areas (including material storage
areas, material handling areas, disposal areas, process areas, loading and unloading areas, and
haul roads), all drainage features and structures, and existing structural BMPs. The program
shall establish schedules of inspections, maintenance, and housekeeping activities of
stormwater control systems, as well as facility equipment, facility areas, and facility systems
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that present a potential for stormwater exposure or stormwater pollution where not already
addressed under another element of the SPPP. Inspection of material handling areas and
regular cleaning schedules of these areas shall be incorporated into the program. Timely
compliance with the established schedules for inspections, maintenance, and housekeeping
shall be recorded and maintained in the SPPP.
Facility Inspections. Inspections of the facility and all stormwater systems shall occur as part of
the Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program at a minimum on a semi-
annual schedule, once during the first half of the year (January to June), and once during the
second half (July to December), with at least 60 days separating inspection dates (unless
performed more frequently than semi-annually). These facility inspections are different from,
and in addition to, the stormwater discharge characteristic monitoring at the outfalls required
in Part Il, Sections B and C of this permit.
6. Employee Training. Training programs shall be developed and training provided at a minimum
on an annual basis for facility personnel with responsibilities for: spill response and cleanup,
preventative maintenance activities, and for any of the facility's operations that have the
potential to contaminate stormwater runoff. The facility personnel responsible for
implementing the training shall be identified, and their annual training shall be documented by
the signature of each employee trained.
7. Responsible Party. The SPPP shall identify a specific position or positions responsible for the
overall coordination, development, implementation, and revision of the SPPP. Responsibilities
for all components of the SPPP shall be documented and position assignments provided.
8. SPPP Amendment and Annual Update. The permittee shall amend the SPPP whenever there is a
change in design, construction, operation, site drainage, maintenance, or configuration of the
physical features which may have a significant effect on the potential for the discharge of
pollutants to surface waters. All aspects of the SPPP shall be reviewed and updated on an annual
basis. The annual update shall include:
(a) an updated list ofsigniPcantspills or leaks of pollutants for the previous three (3)
years, or the notation that no spills have occurred (element of the Site Overview);
(b) a written re -certification that the storm water outfalls have been evaluated for the
presence ofnon-storm water discharges (element of the Site Overview);
(c) a documented re-evaluation of the effectiveness of the on -site stormwater BMPs
(BMPSummaryelement of the Stormwater Management Strategy).
(d) a reviewand comparison ofsample analytical data to benchmark values (if
applicable) over the past year, including a discussion about Tiered Response status.
The permittee shall use the Division's Annual Summary Data Monitoring Report
(DMR) form, available from the Stormwater Permitting Unit's website:
https: I/deq.nc.govlabout/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources lnpdes-
stormwater-gns.
The Director may notify the permittee when the SPPP does not meet one or more of the
minimum requirements of the permit. Within 30 days of such notice, the permittee shall submit
a time schedule to the Director for modifying the SPPP to meet minimum requirements. The
permittee shall provide certification in writing (in accordance with Part III, Standard
Conditions, Section B, Paragraph 5) to the Director that the changes have been made.
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9. SPPP Implementation. The permittee shall implement the Stormwater Pollution Prevention
Plan and all appropriate BMPs to prevent contaminants from entering surface waters via
stormwater. Implementation of the SPPP shall include documentation of all monitoring,
measurements, inspections, maintenance activities, and training provided to employees,
including the log of the sampling data and of actions taken to implement BMPs associated with
the industrial activities, including vehicle maintenance activities. Such documentation shall be
kept on -site for a period of five (5) years and made available to the Director or the Director's
authorized representative immediately upon request.
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Permit No. NCG080000
SECTION B: ANALYTICAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FROM ON -SITE VEHICLE AND
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
Facilities that have any vehicle or equipment maintenance activity occurring on -site which uses
more than 55 gallons of new motor oil and/or hydraulic oil per month when averaged over the
calendar year shall perform analytical monitoring as specified below in Table 1. (See Definitions for
vehicle maintenance activity.) All analytical monitoring shall be performed during a measurable
storm event at all stormwater discharge outfalls (SDOs) that discharge storm water runofffrom
vehicle maintenance areas, and in accordance with the schedule presented in Table 2.
Sampling is notrequired outside of the facility's normal operating hours.
A measurable storm event is a storm event that results in an actual discharge from the permitted
site outfall. The previous measurable storm event must have been at least 72 hours prior. The
72-hour storm interval does not apply if the permittee is able to document that a shorter interval
is representative for local storm events during the sampling period, and the permittee obtains
approval from the local DEMLR Regional Office. See Definitions
Table 1. Analytical Monitoring Requirements for Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance
Parameter
Discharge
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Bench -mark
Code
Characteristics
Frequencyl
Type2
Location3
and Units
00400
pH
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
6 - 9 s.u.
C0530
Total Suspended Solids
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
100 m L
C0530
TSS (ORW, HQW, Trout & PNA waters)
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
50 m /L
46529
Total Rainfal14
semi-annual
Rain
-
(inches)
gauge
Non -Polar Oil &Grease/TPH
00552
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
15 mg/L
EPA Method1664 (SGT-HEM)
NCOIL
New Motor Oil or Hydraulic Oil Usage
semi-annual
Estimate
-
(gal/month)
Footnotes:
1• Measurement Frequency: Twice per year during a measurable storm event (unless other provisions of the
permit prompt monthly sampling), until either another permit is issued for this facility or until this permit
is revoked or rescinded. See Table 2 for schedule of monitoring periods through the end of this permitting
cycle. If the facility is monitoring monthly because of Tier Two or Three response actions under the
previous permit, the facility shall continue a monthly monitoring and reporting schedule in Tier Two or Tier
Three status until relieved by the provisions of this permit or the Division.
2. Grab samples shall be collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge. When physical separation between
outfalls prevents collecting all samples within the first 30 minutes, sampling shall be begun within the first
30 minutes, and shall continue until completed.
3• Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) that discharges
stormwater runoff from area(s) where vehicle maintenance activities occur, unless representative outfall
status (ROS) has been granted. A copy of the letter granting ROS shall be kept on site.
4. For each sampled measurable storm event the total precipitation must be recorded. An on -site rain gauge
is required. Where isolated sites are unmanned for extended periods of time, a local rain gauge may be
substituted for an on -site reading.
5• If pH values outside this range are recorded in sampled stormwater discharges, but ambient precipitation
pH levels are lower, then the lower threshold of this benchmark range is the pH of the precipitation
(within instrument accuracy) instead of 6 S.U. Readings from an on -site or local rain gauge (or local
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precipitation data) must be documented to demonstrate background concentrations were below the
benchmark pH range of 6-9.
The permittee shall compare monitoring results to the benchmark values in Table 1. The
benchmark values in Table 1 are not permit limits but should be used as guidelines for the
permittee's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP). Exceedances of benchmark values
require the permittee to increase monitoring, increase management actions, increase record
keeping, and/or install stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) in a tiered program. See
descriptions of Tier One, Tier Two, and Tier Three response actions below. If the Division releases
the permittee from continued monthly monitoring under Tier Three, DEMLR's release letter may
remain in effect through subsequent reissuance of this permit, unless the release letter provides for
other conditions or duration.
The permittee shall complete the analytical samplings in accordance with the schedule specified
below in Table 2, unless adverse weather conditions prevent sample collection (see Adverse
Weatherin Definitions). A minimum of 60 days must separate Period 1 and Period 2 sample dates,
unless monthly monitoring has been instituted as part of other requirements of this permit.
Inability to sample because of adverse weather conditions must be documented in the SPPP and
recorded on the DMR. The permittee must report the results from each sample taken within the
monitoring period (see Part III, Section E). However, for purposes of benchmark comparison and
Tiered response actions, the permittee shall use the analytical results from the first sample with
valid results within the monitoring period.
Table 2. Monitoring Schedule
Semi-annual
Monitoring Events1,2
Start Date
(All Years)3
End Date
(All Years)3
Period 1
January 1
June 30
Period 2
Jul 1
December 31
Footnotes:
1. Maintain semi-annual monitoring during the General Permit renewal process (unless other provisions of
this permit require monthly sampling). The applicant must continue monitoring until the renewed
Certificate of Coverage (COC) is issued.
2. If no discharge occurs during the sampling period, the permittee must record "No Flow" or "No
Discharge" within 30 days of the end of the sampling period.
3. Monitoring periods remain constant throughout the five-year term of the General Permit. For permittees
continuing with renewed coverage under this General Permit, Year 1 begins in Period 1 on January 1,
2019.
Failure to monitor semi-annually per permit terms may result in the Division requiring monthly
monitoring for all parameters for a specified time period. "No discharge" from an outfall or inability
to collect a sample because of adverse weather conditions during a monitoring period, for example,
does not constitute failure to monitor, as long as it is properly reported.
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Tier One
If: The first valid sampling results are above a benchmark value, or outside of the benchmark range, for any
parameter at any outfall;
Then: The permittee shall:
1. Conduct a stormwater management inspection of the facility within two weeks of receiving sampling results.
2. Identify and evaluate possible causes of the benchmark value exceedance.
3. Identify potential, and select the specific feasible: source controls, operational controls, or physical
improvements to reduce concentrations of the parameters of concern, and/or to bring concentrations
within the benchmark range.
4. Implement the selected feasible actions within two months of the inspection.
S. Record each instance of a Tier One response in the SPPP. Include the date and value of the benchmark
exceedance, the inspection date, the personnel conducting the inspection, the selected actions, and the date
the selected actions were implemented.
6. Note: Benchmark exceedances for a different parameter separately trigger a tiered response.
Tier Two
If. The first valid sampling results from two consecutive monitoring periods (omitting periods with no discharge)
are above the benchmark values, or outside of the benchmark range, for any specific parameter at a specific
discharge outfall;
Then: The permittee shall:
1. Repeat all the required actions outlined above in Tier One.
2. Immediately institute monthly monitoring and reporting for all parameters. The permittee shall conduct
monthly monitoring at every outfall where a sampling result exceeded the benchmark value for two
consecutive samples. Monthly (analytical and qualitative) monitoring shall continue until three
consecutive sample results are below the benchmark values or within benchmark range.
3. If no discharge occurs during the sampling period, the permittee is required to submit a monthly
monitoring report indicating "No Flow" to comply with reporting requirements.
4. Alternatively, in lieu of steps 2 and 3, the permittee may, after two consecutive exceedances, exercise the
option of contacting the DEMLR Regional Engineer as provided below in Tier Three. The Regional Engineer
may direct the response actions on the part of the permittee as provided in Tier Three, including reduced or
additional sampling parameters or frequency.
5. Maintain a record of the Tier Two response in the SPPP.
6. Continue Tier Two response obligations throughout the permit renewal process.
Tier Three
If. The valid sampling results required for the permit monitoring periods exceed the benchmark value, or are outside
the benchmark range, for any specific parameter at any specific outfall on four occasions, the permittee shall notify
the DEMLR Regional Engineer in writing within 30 days of receipt of the fourth analytical results;
Then: The Division may but is not limited to:
• require that the permittee revise, increase, or decrease the monitoring and reporting frequency for some
or all of the parameters herein;
• require sampling of additional or substitute parameters;
• require the permittee to install structural stormwater controls;
• require the permittee to implement other stormwater control measures;
• require the permittee to perform upstream and downstream monitoring to characterize impacts on
receiving waters; or
• require the permittee implement site modifications to qualify for a No Exposure Exclusion;
• require the permittee to continue Tier Three obligations through the permit renewal process.
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Permit No. NCG080000
SECTION C: DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS AND ANALYTICAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - OIL
WATER SEPARATORS, PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
During the term of the permit, the permittee is authorized to discharge stormwaterfrom oil water
separators and/or petroleum bulk stations and terminals secondary containment areas subject to the
provisions of this permit. If such activities have been designated by the Division, discharges shall be
monitored and limited as specified in Table 1 and sampled in accordance with the schedule presented in
Table 2.
Note: This permit only applies to storm water discharges out of oil water separators, and/orpetroleum bulk
stations and terminals secondary containment areas subject to the provisions of this permit. Wastewater
discharges from these devices are a violation of the terms of the permit.
Clarification: The limitations in Table 3 only apply to oil water separators, secondary containment
structures atpetroleum bulk stations and terminals with a totalpetroleum storage capacity ofless than 1
million gallons, or o th er storm wa ter discharges thathave been specifically designa ted by the Division as
subject to these discharge requirements in the permit. This means that, unless specified differently by the
Division, discharges from oil water separators or from secondary containment areas that are associated
with vehicle maintenance activities at facilities categorically captured by the federal NPDES Stormwater
Program are otherwise subject to Part II, Section B (Stormwater Analytical Monitoring Requirements) of
this general permit.
The permit limitations for oil water separators, petroleum bulk stations and terminals in Table 3 are
different from the benchmark values in Section B, Table 1. An exceedance of any of these limitations results
in a violation of the permit conditions and may be subject to enforcement action as specified in Part III,
Section A.2 of this permit. Sample results that exceed a limitation must be submitted to the Regional Office
no later than 30 days from the date the facility receives the sampling results (see Part III, Section E).
Table 3. Discharge Limitations and Analytical Monitoring Requirements
for Stormwater Discharges as Designated by the Division
Parameter
Code
Discharge
Characteristics
Measurement
Frequencyl
Sample
Type2
Sample
Location3
Limitations
and Units
00400
pH
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
6.0 to 9.0 sm.
C0530
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
100 mg/l
C0530
TSS CORW, HQW, Trout & PNA waters)
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
50 mg/l
46529
Total Rainfa114
semi-annual
Rain gauge
-
inches
00552
Non -Polar Oil & Grease / TPH
EPA Method 1664 (SGT-HEM)
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
15mg/l
Footnotes:
I. Measurement Frequency: Twice per year during a measurable storm event, until either another permit is
issued for this facility or until this permit is revoked or rescinded. See Table 2 for schedule of monitoring
periods through the end of this permitting cycle.
2. Grab samples shall be collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge. When physical separation
between outfalls prevents collecting all samples within the first 30 minutes, sampling shall be begun
within the first 30 minutes, and shall continue until completed.
3• Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) that discharges
stormwater runoff from area(s) where vehicle maintenance activities occur, unless representative outfall
status (ROS) has been granted. A copy of the letter granting ROS shall be kept on site.
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4. For each sampled measurable storm event the total precipitation must be recorded. An on -site rain gauge
is required. Where isolated sites are unmanned for extended periods of time, a local rain gauge may be
substituted for an on -site reading.
SECTION D: QUALITATIVE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR STORMWATER
DISCHARGES
The purpose of qualitative monitoring is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan (SPPP) and assess new sources of stormwater pollution. Qualitative monitoring of
stormwater outfalls must be performed during a measurable storm event.
Qualitative monitoring requires a visual inspection of each stormwater outfall associated with
industrial activity (not just vehicle maintenance activities), regardless ofrepresentative outfall
status. Qualitative monitoring shall be performed semi-annually as specified in Table 4, and during
required analytical monitoring events if applicable (unless the permittee is required to perform
further qualitative sampling per the Qualitative Monitoring Response below). Inability to sample
because of adverse weather conditions must be documented in the SPPP and recorded on the DMR
(see Adverse Weatherin Definitions). Only SDOs discharging storm water associated with
industrial activity must be monitored (See Definitions).
In the event an atypical condition is noted at storm water discharge outfall, the permittee shall
document the suspected cause of the condition and any actions taken in response to the discovery.
This documentation will be maintained with the SPPP.
Table 4. Qualitative Monitoring Requirements
Discharge Characteristics
Frequencyl
Monitoring
Location2
Color
semi-annual
SDO
Odor
semi-annual
SDO
Clarity
semi-annual
SDO
Floating Solids
semi-annual
SDO
Suspended Solids
semi-annual
SDO
Foam
semi-annual
SDO
Oil Sheen
semi-annual
SDO
Erosion or deposition at the outfall
semi-annual
SDO
Other obvious indicators of stormwater pollution
I semi-annual
SDO
Footnotes:
1. Measurement Frequency: Twice per year (unless other provisions of this permit prompt monthly
sampling) during a measurable storm event. See Table 2 for schedule of monitoring periods. The
permittee must continue qualitative monitoring throughout the permit renewal process.
2. Monitoring Location: Qualitative monitoring shall be performed at each stormwater discharge outfall
(SDO) associated with industrial activity, regardless of representative outfall status.
A minimum of 60 days must separate monitoring dates, unless additional sampling has been
instituted as part of other analytical monitoring requirements in this permit.
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If the permittee's qualitative monitoring indicates that existing stormwater BMPs are ineffective, or
that significant stormwater contamination is present, the permittee shall investigate potential
causes, evaluate the feasibility of corrective actions, and implement those corrective actions within
60 days, per the Qualitative Monitoring Response, below. A written record of the permittee's
investigation, evaluation, and response actions shall be kept in the Stormwater Pollution Prevention
Plan.
onse
Qualitative monitoring is for the purposes of evaluating SPPP effectiveness, assessing new sources of
stormwater pollution, and prompting the permittee's response to pollution. If the permittee
repeatedly fails to respond effectively to correct problems identified by qualitative monitoring, or if
the discharge causes or contributes to a water quality standard violation, DEMLR may but is not
limited to:
• require that the permittee revise, increase, or decrease monitoring frequency for some or
all parameters (analytical or qualitative);
• require the permittee to install structural stormwater controls;
• require the permittee to implement other stormwater control measures;
• require the permittee to perform upstream and downstream monitoring to characterize
impacts on receiving waters; or
• require the permittee implement site modifications to qualify for a No Exposure Exclusion.
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SECTION E: SPECIAL CONDITIONS
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 III of
this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (5.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (1.) Discharge Monitoring Reports
• Section E. (2.) Submitting Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supplements Section E. (1.) and Supersedes Section E. (2.).]
Effective December 21, 2016 or when the agency's electronic reporting system is able to accept
NPDES stormwater permit monitoring data, the permittee shall report discharge monitoring
data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR)
internet application. NC DEMLR will notify permittees when eDMR is ready to accept
stormwater monitoring data.
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 also will be required to complete the eDMR submission by
printing, signing, and submitting one signed original computer printed eDMR to the following
address:
NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources
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 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 no later than 30 days from the date
the facility receives the sampling results from the laboratory.
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2. 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:
https: Ildeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
3. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (5.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (5.)
M
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in
Part III, Section B. (5.) (a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in
Part III, Section B. (5.) (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:
hUps:Ildeq.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:
7 certify, under penalty oflaw, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified
personnel properlygatherand evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the
person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directlyresponsible forgathering
the information, the information submitted is, to the best ofmyknowledge and belief, true,
accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are signiticantpenalties for submitting false
information, including the possibility offines and imprisonmentforknowing violations "
4. 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].
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PART III STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES STORMWATER GENERAL PERMITS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
1. Compliance Schedule
The permittee shall comply with Limitations and Controls specified for stormwater discharges in
accordance with the following schedule [40 CFR 122.41]:
Existing Facilities already operating but applying for permit coverage for the first time: The
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed and implemented within 12 months of the
effective date of the Certificate of Coverage (COC) and updated thereafter on an annual basis.
Secondary containment, as specified in Part II, Section A, Paragraph 2 (b) of this general permit, shall
be accomplished within 12 months of the effective date of the issuance of the Certificate of Coverage,
or as otherwise specified in special conditions of the COC.
New Facilities applying for coverage for the first time: The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
shall be developed and implemented prior to the beginning of discharges from the operation of the
industrial activity and be updated thereafter on an annual basis. Secondary containment, as specified
in Part II, Section A, Paragraph 2(b) of this general permit shall be accomplished prior to the
beginning of discharges from the operation of the industrial activity.
Existing facilities previously permitted and applying for renewal under this General Permit: All
requirements, conditions, limitations, and controls contained in this permit (except new SPPP
elements in this permit renewal) shall become effective immediately upon issuance of the Certificate
of Coverage. New elements of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for this permit renewal shall
be developed and implemented within 6 months of the effective date of this general permit and
updated thereafter on an annual basis. Secondary containment, as specified in Part II, Paragraph
2(b) of this general permit shall be accomplished prior to the beginning of discharges from the
operation of the industrial activity.
2. Duty to Comply
The permittee must comply with all conditions of this general permit. Any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and is grounds for enforcement action; for
permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of a permit upon renewal
application. [40 CFR 122.41]
a. The permittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under section 307(a) of
the CWA for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the regulations that establish these
standards or prohibitions, even if the general permit has not yet been modified to incorporate
the requirement. [40 CFR 122.41]
b. The CWA provides that any person who violates section[s] 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of
the Act, or any permit condition or limitation implementing any such sections in a permit issued
under section 402, or any requirement imposed in a pretreatment program approved under
sections 402(a)(3) or 402(b)(8) of the Act, is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $37,500 per
day for each violation. [33 USC 1319(d) and 40 CFR 122.41(a)(2)]
c. The CWA provides that any person who negligently violates sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308,
318, or 405 of the Act, or any condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a
permit issued under section 402 of the Act, or any requirement imposed in a pretreatment
program approved under section 402(a)(3) or 402(b)(8) of the Act, is subject to criminal
penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or
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both. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a negligent violation, a person shall be
subject to criminal penalties of not more than $50,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment
of not more than 2 years, or both. [33 USC 1319(c)(1) and 40 CFR 122.41(a)(2)]
d. Any person who knowinglyviolates such sections, or such conditions or limitations is subject to
criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than 3
years, or both. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a knowing violation, a person
shall be subject to criminal penalties of not more than $100,000 per day of violation, or
imprisonment of not more than 6 years, or both. [33 USC 1319(c)(2) and 40 CFR 122.41(a)(2)]
e. Any person who knowinglyviolates section 301, 302, 303, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of the Act,
or any permit condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under
section 402 of the Act, and who knows at that time that he thereby places another person in
imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of
not more than $250,000 or imprisonment of not more than 15 years, or both. In the case of a
second or subsequent conviction for a knowing endangerment violation, a person shall be
subject to a fine of not more than $500,000 or by imprisonment of not more than 30 years, or
both. An organization, as defined in section 309(c)(3)(B)(iii) of the CWA, shall, upon conviction
of violating the imminent danger provision, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000,000 and
can be fined up to $2,000,000 for second or subsequent convictions. [40 CFR 122.41(a)(2)]
f. Under state law, a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 per violation may be assessed against
any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements
of a permit. [North Carolina General Statutes § 143-215.6A]
g. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Administrator for violating section
301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of this Act, or any permit condition or limitation
implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402 of this Act.
Administrative penalties for Class I violations are not to exceed $20,628 per violation, with the
maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to exceed $51,570. Penalties for Class II
violations are not to exceed $20,628 per day for each day during which the violation continues,
with the maximum amount of any Class II penalty not to exceed $257,848. [33 USC 1319(g)(2)
and 40 CFR 122.41(a)(3)]
3. Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this
general permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the
environment. [40 CFR 122.41(d)]
4. Civil and Criminal Liabili
Except as provided in Part III, Section C of this general permit regarding bypassing of stormwater
control facilities, nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from any
responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3,143-215.6, or
Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for
consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may
be temporarily suspended.
5. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this general permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or
relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or
may be subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321.
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6. Property Rights
The issuance of this general permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal
property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any
invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local laws or regulations [40
CFR 122.41(g)].
7. Severability
The provisions of this general permit are severable, and if any provision of this general permit, or the
application of any provision of this general permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the
application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this general permit, shall
not be affected thereby [NCGS 15013-23].
8. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Permit Issuing Authority, within a reasonable time, any
information which the Permit Issuing Authority may request to determine whether cause exists for
modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating the general permit issued pursuant to this general
permit or to determine compliance with this general permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the
Permit Issuing Authority upon request, copies of records required to be kept by this general permit
[40 CFR 122.41(h)].
9. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders
inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this general permit
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by
imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a conviction of a person is for
a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph, punishment is a
fine of not more than $20,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years, or
both [40 CFR 122.41].
10. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be
maintained under this general permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or
noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation,
or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both [40 CFR 122.41].
11. Onshore or Offshore Construction
This general permit does not authorize or approve the construction of any onshore or offshore
physical structures or facilities or the undertaking of any work in any navigable waters.
12. Duty to Reapply
Dischargers covered by this general permit need not submit a new Notice of Intent (NOI) or renewal
request unless so directed by the Division. If the Division chooses not to renew this general permit,
the permittee will be notified to submit an application for an individual permit. [15A NCAC 02H
.0127(e)]
SECTION B: GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. General Permit Expiration
General permits will be effective for a term not to exceed five years, at the end of which the Division
may renew them after all public notice requirements have been satisfied. If a general permit is
renewed, existing permittees do not need to submit a renewal request or pay a renewal fee unless
directed by the Division. New applicants seeking coverage under a renewed general permit must
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submit a Notice of Intent to be covered and obtain a Certificate of Coverage under the renewed
general permit. [15A NCAC 02H .0127(e)]
2. Transfers
This general permit is not transferable to any person without prior written notice to and approval
from the Director in accordance with 40 CFR 122.61. The Director may condition approval in
accordance with NCGS 143-215.1, in particular NCGS 143-215.1(b)(4) b.2, and may require
modification or revocation and reissuance of the Certificate of Coverage, or a minor modification, to
identify the new permittee and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary under the
CWA [40 CFR 122.41(1)(3), 122.61] or state statute. The Permittee is required to notify the Division in
writing in the event the permitted facility is sold or closed.
3. When an Individual Permit May be Required
The Director may require any owner/operator authorized to discharge under a certificate of
coverage issued pursuant to this general permit to apply for and obtain an individual permit or an
alternative general permit. Any interested person may petition the Director to take action under this
paragraph. [15A NCAC 02H .0127(i)-(j)] Cases where an individual permit may be required include,
but are not limited to, the following:
a. The discharger is a significant contributor of pollutants;
b. Conditions at the permitted site change, altering the constituents and/or characteristics of
the discharge such that the discharge no longer qualifies for a general permit;
C. The discharge violates the terms or conditions of this general permit;
d. A change has occurred in the availability of demonstrated technology or practices for the
control or abatement of pollutants applicable to the point source;
e. Effluent limitations are promulgated for the point sources covered by this general permit;
f. A water quality management plan with requirements applicable to such point sources is
approved after the issuance of this general permit;
g. The Director determines at his or her own discretion that an individual permit is required.
4. When an Individual Permit May be Requested
Any permittee operating under this general permit may request to be excluded from the coverage of
this general permit by applying for an individual permit. When an individual permit is issued to an
owner/operator the applicability of this general permit is automatically terminated on the effective
date of the individual permit. [15A NCAC 02H .0127(h)]
5. Signatory Requirements
All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Permitting Issuing Authority shall be signed
and certified. [40 CFR 122.41(k)]
a. All Notices of Intent to be covered under this general permit shall be signed as follows:
(1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of this Section, a
responsible corporate officer means: (a) a president, secretary, treasurer or vice president
of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who
performs similar policy or decision making functions for the corporation, or (b) the manager
of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities, provided, the manager is
authorized to make management decisions which govern the operation of the regulated
facility including having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment
recommendations, and initiating and directing other comprehensive measures to assure
long term environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations; the manager
can ensure that the necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete
and accurate information for permit application requirements; and where authority to sign
documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate
procedures.
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(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the proprietor,
respectively; or
(3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a principal executive
officer or ranking elected official. [40 CFR 122.22]
b. All reports required by the general permit and other information requested by the Permit
Issuing Authority shall be signed by a person described in paragraph a. above or by a duly
authorized representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:
(1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above;
(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility for the
overall operation of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of plant manager,
operator of a well or well field, superintendent, a position of equivalent responsibility, or an
individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company.
(A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named individual or any individual
occupying a named position.); and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to the Permit Issuing Authority [40 CFR 122.221
c. Changes to authorization: If an authorization under paragraph (b) of this section is no longer
accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of
the facility, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section must
be submitted to the Director prior to or together with any reports, information, or applications to
be signed by an authorized representative [40 CFR 122.22]
d. Certification. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a. or b. of this section shall make
the following certification [40 CFR 122.221. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL
BE ACCEPTED:
7 certify, underpenalty oflaw, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel
properlygather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible forgathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the best ofmyknowledge and belief, true, accurate,
and complete. I am aware that there are significantpenalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility offines and imprisonment for knowing violations "
6. General Permit Modification. Revocation and Reissuance. or Termination
The issuance of this general permit does not prohibit the Permit Issuing Authority from reopening
and modifying the general permit, revoking and reissuing the general permit, or terminating the
general permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations contained in Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H
.0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 et al.
After public notice and opportunity for a hearing, the general permit may be terminated for cause.
The filing of a request for a general permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination
does not stay any general permit condition. The Certificate of Coverage shall expire when the general
permit is terminated.
7. Certificate of Coverage Actions
The general permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The notification
of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any general permit condition [40
CFR 122.41(f)].
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8. Annual Administerine and Compliance Monitorine Fee Reauirements
The permittee must pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days
after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in timely manner in accordance with 15A
NCAC 2H .0105(b)(2) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke coverage under the general
permit.
SECTION C: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment
and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve
compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and maintenance also includes
adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires
the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems which are installed by a permittee
only when the operation is necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. [40
CFR 122.41(e)]
2. Need to Halt or Reduce Not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary
to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the condition of this
general permit. [40 CFR 122.41(c)]
3. Bypassing of Stormwater Control Facilities
Bypass is prohibited, and the Director may take enforcement action against a permittee for bypass
unless:
a. Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe property damage; and
b. There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary control facilities,
retention of stormwater or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime or dry
weather. This condition is not satisfied if adequate backup controls should have been installed in
the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during
normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and
c. The permittee submitted notices as required under, Part III, Section E of this general permit.
If the Director determines that it will meet the three conditions listed above, the Director may
approve an anticipated bypass after considering its adverse effects.
4. Upsets
a. Effect of an upset [40 CFR 122.41(n)(2)]: An upset constitutes an affirmative defense to an
action brought for excursion from permit benchmark concentrations and/or noncompliance
with monitoring requirements if the requirements of this condition are met. No determination
made during administrative review of claims that noncompliance was caused by upset, and
before an action for noncompliance, is final administrative action subject to judicial review.
b. Conditions necessary for a demonstration of upset: Any Permittee who wishes to establish the
affirmative defense of upset shall demonstrate, through properly signed, contemporaneous
operating logs, or other relevant evidence that:
(1) An upset occurred, and that the Permittee can identify the cause(s) of the upset;
(2) The Permittee facility was at the time being properly operated;
(3) The Permittee submitted notice of the upset as required in Part III, Section E, Item (9) of
this general permit; and
(4) The Permittee complied with any remedial measures required Part III, Section E, Item (9) of
this permit.
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c. Burden of proof [40 CFR 122.41(n)(4)]: The Permittee seeking to establish the occurrence of an
upset has the burden of proof in any enforcement proceeding.
SECTION D: MONITORING AND RECORDS
Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be characteristic of the volume
and nature of the permitted discharge. Analytical sampling shall be performed during a measurable
storm event. Samples shall be taken on a day and time that is characteristic of the discharge. All
samples shall be taken before the discharge joins or is diluted by any other waste stream, body of
water, or substance. Monitoring points as specified in this general permit shall not be changed
without notification to and approval of the Permit Issuing Authority. [40 CFR 122.41(j)]
Recording Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this general permit, the
permittee shall record the following information [40 CFR 122.41]:
a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements;
b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling or measurements;
c. The date(s) analyses were performed;
d. The individual(s) who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
f. The results of such analyses.
Flow Measurements
Where required, appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted
scientific practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements
of the volume of monitored discharges.
4. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations published
pursuant to NCGS 143-215.63 et. seq, the Water and Air Quality Reporting Acts, and to regulations
published pursuant to Section 304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136.
To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this general permit, all test procedures must
produce minimum detection and reporting levels and all data generated must be reported down to
the minimum detection or lower reporting level of the procedure. If no approved methods are
determined capable of achieving minimum detection and reporting levels below general permit
discharge requirements, then the most sensitive (method with the lowest possible detection and
reporting level) approved method must be used.
5. Representative Outfall
If a facility has multiple discharge locations with substantially identical stormwater discharges that
are required to be sampled, the permittee may petition the Director for representative outfall status.
If it is established that the stormwater discharges are substantially identical and the permittee is
granted representative outfall status, then sampling requirements may be performed at a reduced
number of outfalls.
6. Records Retention
Qualitative monitoring shall be documented and records maintained at the facility along with the
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP). Copies of analytical monitoring results shall also be
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maintained on -site or be available electronically to a DEMLR inspector upon request. The permittee
shall retain records of all monitoring information, including
a. all calibration and maintenance records,
b. all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation,
c. copies of all reports required by this general permit,
d. copies of all data used to complete the Notice of Intent to be covered by this general permit.
These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 5 years from the date of the
sample, measurement, report or Notice of Intent application. This period may be extended by
request of the Director at any time. [40 CFR 122.41] If this volume of records cannot be maintained
on -site, the documents must be made available to an inspector upon request as immediately as
possible.
7. Inspection and Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an authorized
contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility which discharges
through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized representative of a municipal
operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the discharge, upon the presentation of
credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to:
a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or
conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this general permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the conditions
of this general permit;
c. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control
equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this general permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or as
otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any location. [40
CFR 122.41(i)]
SECTION E: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Discharge Monitoring Reports
Samples analyzed in accordance with the terms of this general permit shall be submitted to the
Division on Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) forms provided by the Director. DMR forms are
available on the Division's website (https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-
resources/npdes-industrial-stormwater). Submittals shall be delivered to the Division no later than
30 days from the date the facility receives the sampling results from the laboratory.
When no discharge has occurred from the facility during the report period, the permittee is required
to submit a discharge monitoring report, within 30 days of the end of the specified sampling period,
giving all required information and indicating "NO FLOW" as per NCAC T15A 0213.0506.
If the permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this general permit using
test procedures approved under 40 CFR Part 136 and at a sampling location specified in this general
permit or other appropriate instrument governing the discharge, the results of such monitoring shall
be included in the data submitted on the DMR. [40 CFR §122.41(1)]
The permittee shall record the required qualitative monitoring observations on the SDO Qualitative
Monitoring Report form provided by the Division and shall retain the completed forms on site.
Qualitative monitoring results should not be submitted to the Division, except upon DEMLR's specific
requirement to do so. Qualitative Monitoring Report forms are available at the website above.
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Submitting Reports
A signed copy of the Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) shall be submitted to DWR Central Files
(not DEMLR):
Central Files
Division of Water Resources (DWR)
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
The Permit Issuing Authority may require the permittee to begin reporting monitoring data
electronically during the term of this permit. The permittee may be required to use North Carolina's
eDMR internet application for that purpose. 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
eDMR to the address above.
3. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms shall be available for
public inspection at Division offices. As required by the Act, analytical data shall not be considered
confidential. Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition
of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.613 or in Section 309 of the Federal Act.
4. Non-Stormwater Discharges
If the storm event monitored in accordance with this general permit coincides with a non-
stormwater discharge, the permittee shall separately monitor all parameters as required under all
other applicable discharge permits and provide this information with the stormwater discharge
monitoring report.
5. Planned Changes
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes at the
permitted facility which could significantly alter the nature or quantity of pollutants discharged [40
CFR 122.41(1)]. This notification requirement includes pollutants which are not specifically listed in
the general permit or subject to notification requirements under 40 CFR Part 122.42 (a).
6. Anticipated Noncompliance
The permittee shall give advance notice to the Director of any planned changes at the permitted
facility which may result in noncompliance with the general permit. [40 CFR 122.41(1)(2)]
7. Sills
The permittee shall report to the local DEMLR Regional Office, within 24 hours, all significant spills as
defined in Part IV of this general permit. Additionally, the permittee shall report spills including: any
oil spill of 25 gallons or more, any spill regardless of amount that causes a sheen on surface waters,
any oil spill regardless of amount occurring within 100 feet of surface waters, and any oil spill less
than 25 gallons that cannot be cleaned up within 24 hours.
8. Bypass
Notice [40 CFR 122.41(m)(3)]:
a. Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit
prior notice, if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass; including an evaluation of
the anticipated quality and effect of the bypass.
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b. Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice within 24 hours of becoming aware of
an unanticipated bypass.
9. Twenty -Four Hour Renortin
a. The permittee shall report to the central office or the appropriate regional office any
noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Any information shall be
provided orally within 24 hours from the time the permittee became aware of the circumstances.
A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes
aware of the circumstances.
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes; the
period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been
corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to
reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance. [40 CFR 122.41(1)(6)]
b. The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis for reports under this section
if the oral report has been received within 24 hours.
c. Occurrences outside normal business hours may also be reported to the Division's Emergency
Response personnel at [phone], [phone] or [phone].
10. Other Noncompliance
The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under 24-hour reporting at
the time monitoring reports are submitted. [40 CFR 122.41(1)(7)]
11. Other Information
Where the Permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a Notice of Intent to
be covered under this general permit, or submitted incorrect information in that Notice of Intent
application or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly submit such facts or information. [40
CFR 122.41(1)(8)]
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PART IV DEFINITIONS
1. Act
See Clean Water Act.
2. Adverse Weather
Adverse conditions are those that are dangerous or create inaccessibility for personnel, such as local
flooding, high winds, or electrical storms, or situations that otherwise make sampling impractical.
When adverse weather conditions prevent the collection of samples during the sample period, the
permittee must take a substitute sample or perform a visual assessment during the next qualifying
storm event. Documentation of an adverse event (with date, time and written narrative) and the
rationale must be included with your SPPP records. Adverse weather does not exempt the permittee
from having to file a monitoring report in accordance with the sampling schedule. Adverse events
and failures to monitor must also be explained and reported on the relevant DMR.
3. Allowable Non-Stormwater Discharges
This general permit regulates stormwater discharges. Non-stormwater discharges which shall be
allowed in the stormwater conveyance system are:
a. All other discharges that are authorized by a non-stormwater NPDES permit.
b. Uncontaminated groundwater, foundation drains, air -conditioner condensate without added
chemicals, springs, discharges of uncontaminated potable water, waterline and fire hydrant
flushings, water from footing drains, irrigation waters, flows from riparian habitats and
wetlands.
c. Discharges resulting from fire -fighting or fire -fighting training, or emergency shower or eye
wash as a result of use in the event of an emergency.
4. Best Management Practices (BMPsI
Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters. BMPs may
take the form of a process, activity, or physical structure. More information on BMPs can be found at:
http //www.epa.gov/nodes/national-menu-best-management-practices-bmps-stormwater#edu.
S. Bypass
A bypass is the known diversion of stormwater from any portion of a stormwater control facility
including the collection system, which is not a designed or established operating mode for the facility.
6. Bulk Storage of Liquid Products
Liquid raw materials, manufactured products, waste materials or by-products with a single above
ground storage container having a capacity of greater than 660 gallons or with multiple above
ground storage containers having a total combined storage capacity of greater than 1,320 gallons.
7. Certificate of Coverage
The Certificate of Coverage (COC) is the cover sheet which accompanies a general permit upon
issuance and lists the facility name, location, receiving stream, river basin, effective date of coverage
under the general permit and is signed by the Director.
8. Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended, 33
USC 1251, et. seq.
9. Division or DEMLR
The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ),
formerly the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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10. Director
The Director of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, and the permit issuing
authority.
11. EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
12. Grab Sample
An individual sample collected instantaneously. Grab samples that will be analyzed (quantitatively
or qualitatively) must be taken within the first 30 minutes of discharge.
13. Hazardous Substance
Any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act.
14. Landfill
A disposal facility or part of a disposal facility where waste is placed in or on land and which is not a
land treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an injection well, a hazardous waste long-term
storage facility or a surface storage facility.
15. Measurable Storm Event
A storm event that results in an actual discharge from the permitted site outfall. The previous
measurable storm event must have been at least 72 hours prior. The 72-hour storm interval may not
apply if the permittee is able to document that a shorter interval is representative for local storm
events during the sampling period, and obtains approval from the local DEMLR Regional Office. Two
copies of this information and a written request letter shall be sent to the local DEMLR Regional
Office. After authorization by the DEMLR Regional Office, a written approval letter must be kept on
site in the permittee's SPPP.
16. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS41
A stormwater collection system within an incorporated area of local self-government such as a city or
town.
17. No Exposure
A condition of no exposure means that all industrial materials and activities are protected by a
storm -resistant shelter or acceptable storage containers to prevent exposure to rain, snow,
snowmelt, or runoff. Industrial materials or activities include, but are not limited to, material
handling equipment or activities, industrial machinery, raw materials, intermediate products, by-
products, final products, or waste products. DEMLR may grant a No Exposure Exclusion from NPDES
stormwater permitting requirements only if a facility complies with the terms and conditions
described in 40 CFR 122.26(g).
18. Notice of Intent
The state application form which, when submitted to the Division, officially indicates the facility's
notice of intent to seek coverage under a general permit.
19. Permit Issuing Authority
The Director of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (see "Director" above).
20. Permittee
The owner or operator issued a Certificate of Coverage pursuant to this general permit.
21. Point Source Discharge of Stormwater
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Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited to, any pipe,
ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which stormwater associated with
industrial activity is or may be discharged to waters of the state.
22. Representative Outfall Status (ROS)
When it is established that the discharge of stormwater runoff from a single outfall is representative of the
discharges at multiple outfalls, the DEMLR may grant representative outfall status. Representative outfall
status allows the permittee to perform analytical monitoring at a reduced number of outfalls.
23. Secondary Containment
Spill containment for the contents of the single largest tank within the containment structure plus
sufficient freeboard to allow for the 25-year, 24-hour storm event.
24. Section 313 Water Priority Chemical
A chemical or chemical category which:
b. Is listed in 40 CFR 372.65 pursuant to Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, also titled the Emergency Planning and Community Right -
to -Know Act of 1986;
c. Is present at or above threshold levels at a facility subject to SARA title 1I1, Section 313 reporting
requirements; and
d. Meets at least one of the following criteria:
i. Is listed in appendix D of 40 CFR part 122 on Table II (organic priority pollutants), Table
III (certain metals, cyanides, and phenols) or Table IV (certain toxic pollutants and
hazardous substances);
ii. Is listed as a hazardous substance pursuant to section 311(b)(2)(A) of the CWA at 40 CFR
116.4; or
iii. Is a pollutant for which EPA has published acute or chronic water quality criteria.
25. Severe Property Damage
Substantial physical damage to property, damage to the control facilities which causes them to
become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be
expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss
caused by delays in production.
26. Significant Materials
Includes, but is not limited to: raw materials; fuels; materials such as solvents, detergents, and plastic
pellets; finished materials such as metallic products; raw materials used in food processing or
production; hazardous substances designated under section 101(14) of CERCLA; any chemical the
facility is required to report pursuant to section 313 of Title III of SARA; fertilizers; pesticides; and
waste products such as ashes, slag and sludge that have the potential to be released with stormwater
discharges.
27. Significant Spills
Includes, but is not limited to: releases of oil or hazardous substances in excess of reportable
quantities under section 311 of the Clean Water Act (Ref: 40 CFR 110.3and 40 CFR 117.3) or section
102 of CERCLA (Ref: 40 CFR 302.4).
28. Stormwater Discharge Outfall (SDO)
The point of departure of stormwater from a discernible, confined, or discrete conveyance, including
but not limited to, storm sewer pipes, drainage ditches, channels, spillways, or channelized collection
areas, from which stormwater flows directly or indirectly into waters of the State of North Carolina.
29. Stormwater Runoff
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The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately following rainfall
or because of snowmelt.
30. Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity
The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying stormwater and
which is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material storage areas at an industrial
site. Facilities considered to be engaged in "industrial activities" include those activities defined in
40 CFR 122.26(b)(14). The term does not include discharges from facilities or activities excluded
from the NPDES program.
31. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPPI
A comprehensive site -specific plan which details measures and practices to reduce stormwater
pollution and is based on an evaluation of the pollution potential of the site.
32. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL�
TMDLs are written plans for attaining and maintaining water quality standards, in all seasons, for a
specific water body and pollutant. A list of approved TMDLs for the state of North Carolina can be
found at https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/planning/modeling_
assessment/tmdls.
33. Toxic Pollutant
Any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a) (1) of the Clean Water Act.
34. Vehicle Maintenance Activity
Vehicle rehabilitation, mechanical repairs, painting, fueling, lubrication, vehicle cleaning operations,
or airport deicing operations. For the purposes of this permit, vehicle maintenance activity includes
equipment maintenance that uses hydraulic oil and that is stored or used outside, or otherwise
exposed to Stormwater.
35. Visible Sedimentation
Solid particulate matter, both mineral and organic, that has been or is being transported by water,
air, gravity, or ice from its site of origin which can be seen with the unaided eye.
36. 25-year. 24-hour Storm Event
The maximum 24-hour precipitation event expected to be equaled or exceeded, on the average, once
in 25 years.
35. Upset
An exceptional incident in which there is an unintentional and temporary excursion from permit
benchmark concentrations and/or noncompliance with monitoring requirements beyond the
reasonable control of the permittee. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused
by operational error, improperly designed treatment or control facilities, lack of preventative
maintenance, or careless or improper operation. Benchmark exceedances during an upset condition
shall not trigger tier response actions.
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Appendix B
Inspection Reports and Forms
Form 1
— Qualitative Monitoring Report
Form 2
— Semi -Annual Stormwater DMR
Form 3
— Semi -Annual Facility Inspection
Form 4
— Annual Plan Review
Form 5 — Tiered Response Actions
Form 6 — Spill Report
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Environmental
Quality
Stormwater Discharge Outfall (SDO)
Qualitative Monitoring Report
For guidance on filling out this form, please visit https:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/
npdes-stormwater-gps
Permit No.: N/C/ / / / / / / / or Certificate of Coverage No.: N/C/G/
Facility Name:
County: Phone No.
Inspector:
Date of Inspection:
Time of Inspection:
Total Event Precipitation (inches):
All permits require qualitative monitoring to be performed during a "measurable storm event."
A "measurable storm event" is a storm event that results in an actual discharge from the permitted site
outfall. The previous measurable storm event must have been at least 72 hours prior. The 72-hour storm
interval does not apply if the permittee is able to document that a shorter interval is representative for
local storm events during the sampling period, and the permittee obtains approval from the local DEMLR
Regional Office.
By this signature, I certify that this report is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge:
(Signature of Permittee or Designee)
1. Outfall Description:
Outfall No. Structure (pipe, ditch, etc.):
Receiving Stream:
Describe the industrial activities that occur within the outfall drainage area:
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2. Color: Describe the color of the discharge using basic colors (red, brown, blue, etc.) and tint
(light, medium, dark) as descriptors:
3. Odor: Describe any distinct odors that the discharge may have (i.e., smells strongly of oil, weak
chlorine odor, etc.):
4. Clarity: Choose the number which best describes the clarity of the discharge, where 1 is clear
and 5 is very cloudy:
1 2 3 4 5
5. Floating Solids: Choose the number which best describes the amount of floating solids in the
stormwater discharge, where 1 is no solids and 5 is the surface covered with floating solids:
1 2 3 4 5
6. Suspended Solids: Choose the number which best describes the amount of suspended solids in
the stormwater discharge, where 1 is no solids and 5 is extremely muddy:
1 2 3 4 5
7. Is there any foam in the stormwater discharge? O Yes O No.
8. Is there an oil sheen in the stormwater discharge? OYes O No.
9. Is there evidence of erosion or deposition at the outfall? O Yes O No.
10. Other Obvious Indicators of Stormwater Pollution:
List and describe
Note: Low clarity, high solids, and/or the presence of foam, oil sheen, or erosion/deposition may be
indicative of pollutant exposure. These conditions warrant further investigation.
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NCDEQ Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Stormwater Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Form for NCG080000
Transit and Transportation
Click here for instructions
Complete, sign, scan and submit the DMR via the Stormwater NPDES Permit Data Monitoring Report (DMR) Upload form within
30 days of receiving sampling results. Mail the original, signed hard copy of the DMR to the appropriate DEMLR Regional Office.
Certificate of Coverage No. NCG08
Person Collecting Samples:
Facility Name:
Laboratory Name:
Facility County:
Laboratory Cert. No.:
Discharge during this period: ❑ Yes
❑ No (if no, skip to signature and date)
Has your facility implemented mandatory
If so, which Tier (I, II, or III)?
Tier response actions this sample period for any benchmark exceedances? ❑ Yes ❑ No
A copy of this DMR has been uploaded
Date Uploaded:
electronically via https://edocs.deg.nc.gov/Forms/SW-DMR ❑ Yes ❑ No
Part A: Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance Areas — Benchmarks in
Parameter
Code
Parameter
Outfall
Outfall
Outfall
Outfall
Outfall
N/A
Receiving Stream Class
N/A
Date Sample Collected MM/DD/YYYY
46529
24-Hour Rainfall in inches
C0530
TSS in mg/L (100 or 50*)
00552
Non -Polar Oil & Grease in mg/L (15)
00400
pH in standard units (6.0-9.0)
NCOIL
Estimated New Motor/Hydraulic Oil
Usage in gal/month
Part B: Oil/Water Separators and Secondary Containments Areas at Bulk Stations & Terminals — Benchmarks in
Parameter
Code
Parameter
Outfall
Outfall
Outfall
Outfall
Outfall
N/A
Receiving Stream Class
N/A
Date Sample Collected MM/DD/YYYY
46529
24-Hour Rainfall in inches
C0530
TSS in mg/L (100 or 50*)
00552
Non -Polar Oil & Grease in mg/L (15)
00400
pH in standard units (6.0-9.0)
Outfalls to Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW), High Quality Waters (HQW), Trout Waters (Tr) and Primary Nursery Areas (PNA)
have a benchmark TSS limit of 50 mg/L. All other water classifications have a benchmark of 100 mg/L
Notes (optional):
"I certify by my signature below, 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."
Signature of Permittee or Delegated Authorized Individual Date
Email Address Phone Number

Semi -Annual Facility Inspection
This inspection record must be completed semi-annually with at least 60 days separating the
inspections. If any response requires further elaboration, provide comments in Description &
Comments space provided. Further description and comments, if necessary, must be provided on a
separate sheet of paper and attached to this sheet. Any item that receives "yes" as an answer must be
described and addressed immediately. Semi -Annual Facility Inspections must be kept at the facility
for 5 years.
Inspection Criteria
Y*/N
Description & Comments
Outdoor Storage Area
Evidence of stormwater pollutants
Drum/container is damaged, rusted or
deteriorated
Drum/container surfaces show signs of
leaka e
Scrap Metal Roll -Off Container
Evidence of stormwater pollutants
Tarp not in use
Container surfaces show signs of leakage
Dum ster
Evidence o stormwater pollutants
Lids not closed
Container surfaces show signs of leakage
Trailer Storage Area
Evidence of stormwater pollutants
Evidence of leakage from vehicles or
trailers
ParkingArea
Evidence o stormwater pollutants
Evidence of leaka e rom vehicles

Semi -Annual Facility Inspection
Inspection Criteria
Y*/N
Description & Comments
Loading Dock
Evidence o stormwater pollutants
Loading/unloading area is damaged or
deteriorated
Erosion Controls
Inadequate vegetative buffer along
stormwater ditches
Evidence of erosion
Stormwater Management Devices
Stormwater conveyances, controls, and
measures are inadequate
Evidence of stormwater pollutants at the
catch basin, pipe discharge, or SDOI
Security
Lighting is non-functional
Security system is non-functional
Spill Response Equipment
Spill response equipment inventory is
incomplete
Additional Remarks:
Date:
Name:
Signature:

Annual Plan Review
1. List of Significant Spills for Past 3 Years: (If no spills have occurred since the last Annual Plan
Update, please indicate below.)
2. Describe Technical and Economic Feasibility of Stormwater Improvements:
3. Evaluate Stormwater BMPs Efficiency and Add BMPs if Necessary: (Provided in Appendix E
of this Plan)
4. List the Date SWPPP Training was Completed: (SWPPP training must be completed on an
annual basis by the requirements stated in this Plan.)
5. Complete the Annual Summary Data Monitoring Report. (Provided below)
6. Complete the Non-Stormwater Discharge Assessment and Certification. (Provided below)
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Annual Plan Review
Non-Stormwater Discharge Assessment and Certification
Facility Name: Assessor:
Date:
Outfall Directly
Method Used
Describe Results
Identify
Name of
Date of
Observed During
to Test or
from Test for the
Potential
Person Who
Test or
the Test (Identify
Evaluate
Presence of Non-
Significant
Conducted the
Evaluation
as indicated on the
Discharge
Stormwater
Sources
Test or
site ma
Discharge
Evaluation
SDO1
Certification
"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. "
Printed Name: Title: Signature:
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STORMWATER DISCHARGE OUTFALL (SDO)
ANNUAL SUMMARY DATA MONITORING REPORT (DMR) / SPPP Annual Update DATA REVIEW FORM
Calendar Year
Individual NPDES Permit No. NCS❑❑❑❑❑❑ or
Certificate of Coverage (COC) No. NCG❑❑❑❑❑❑
This monitoring report summary of the calendar year should be kept on file on -site with the facility SPPP.
Facility Name:
County:
Phone Number: ( )
Total no. of SDOs monitored
Outfall No.
Is this outfall currently in Tier 2 (monitored monthly)? Yes ❑ No ❑
Was this outfall ever in Tier 2 (monitored monthly) during the past year? Yes ❑ No ❑
If this outfall was in Tier 2 last year, why was monthly monitoring discontinued?
Enough consecutive samples below benchmarks to decrease frequency ❑
Received approval from DWQ to reduce monitoring frequency ❑
Other ❑
Was this SDO monitored because of vehicle maintenance activities? Yes ❑ No ❑
Parameter, (units)
Total
Rainfall,
inches
Benchmark N/A
Date Sample
Collected,
mm/dd/yy
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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."
Signature
Date
For questions, contact your local Regional Office:
DEMLR Regional Office Contact Information:
ASHEVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
2090 US Highway 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
[phone]
RALEIGH REGIONAL OFFICE
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
[phone]
WINSTON-SALEM REGIONAL OFFICE
450 Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
[phone]
FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE MOORESVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
225 Green Street 610 East Center Avenue/Suite 301
Systel Building Suite 714
Fayetteville, NC 28301-5043
[phone]
WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE
943 Washington Square Mall
Washington, NC 27889
[phone]
CENTRAL OFFICE
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
[phone]
Mooresville, NC 28115
[phone]
WILMINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington, NC 28405-2845
[phone]
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Tiered Response Actions
Tiered
Response
(Tier I, II,
or III
Inspection
Date
Personnel
Conducting
Inspection
Value of
Exceeded
Benchmark
Actions
Date
Actions
Completed

Spill Report
Complete this form whenever a significant spill occurs.
Date of spill:
Material spilled:
Quantity of product spilled:
Were any regulators notified? (Y/N) If so, who was notified?
Description of spill event:
How was the material spilled?
How was the material cleaned up?
Did the material enter any stormwater drainage structures or surface water?
Name: Facility:
Signature: Address:
Date of report:

Appendix C
Completed Inspection Reports and Forms
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Appendix D
Training Records
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Training Roster
Location: Date:
Class Name:
Attendees:
Key Subjects and Issues Discussed:
Recommendations and Suggestions:
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Appendix E
BMP Implementation Table
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BMP Implementation Table
BMP
Best Management Practice Description
Target
Implement
No.
Date
Date
Baseline BMPs
1
Most industrial production activities occur indoors.
NA
Ongoing
2
Good housekeeping practices have been implemented at the
NA
Ongoing
facility.
3
Preventative maintenance is performed of facility systems.
NA
Ongoing
Spill prevention and response procedures are in place at the
4
facility.
NA
Ongoing
5
Covered storage areas are provided at the facility.
NA
Ongoing
Adequate lighting and a security system are provided at the
6
facility.
NA
Ongoing
7
Solid waste containers are closed/covered and are emptied on
NA
n On oi
Ongoing
a timely basis.
Observed erosion, scoring, or sedimentation should be
8
controlled using appropriate vegetative, stabilization, or
NA
Ongoing
structural measures.
9
Loading and unloading of materials and products to and from
NA
Ongoing
g g
trucks occurs directly into the building via covered docks.
10
Oil and hazardous substances drums and small sized
NA
Ongoing
g g
containers are stored indoors or under cover at the facility.
11
Scrap parts and materials are recycled or removed from the
NA
Ongoing
g g
facility for proper disposal.
12
Spill response materials are available at the facility (e.g.,
NA
n On oi
Ongoing
absorbents are used to contain minor drips, leaks, & spills).
13
Some vegetative buffers are provided around the perimeter of
NA
n On oi
Ongoing
portions of the facility.
14
Standard procedures are followed for unloading/loading to
NA
n On oi
Ongoing
minimize exposure.
15
Facility personnel perform scheduled inspections of storage
NA
n On oi
Ongoing
areas and other potential pollutant sources at the facility.

BMP
Best Management Practice Description
Target
Implement
No.
Date
Date
Site -Specific BMPs
BMP-1
Limit outdoor storage to materials that will not impact
NA
Ongoing
stormwater quality. Store materials inside when practical.
Empty materials placed inside roll -off container regularly and
BMP-2
do not overfill. Do not fill roll -off container during inclement
NA
Ongoing
weather.
BMP-3
Cover roll -off container with tarp during periods when filling
NA
Ongoing
is not in progress.
Remove abandoned or non-functioning equipment located on
site to reduce exposure of the scrap equipment to
BMP-4
precipitation, and evaluate options to store other
NA
Ongoing
materials/equipment currently exposed to precipitation
indoors or under cover.
Keep equipment and materials that must be stored outside in
BMP-5
an orderly manner, stacked and covered where practical to
NA
Ongoing
minimize potential exposure.
Immediately clean up any oil or chemical spills. Routinely
BMP-6
sweep floors to prevent excessive accumulations of dirt,
NA
Ongoing
metals, debris, etc.
Perform vehicle maintenance under roof within maintenance
BMP-7
bays.
NA
Ongoing
Maintain all chemicals in appropriate containers (drums,
BMP-8
totes, etc.) inside the facility on concrete flooring.
NA
Ongoing
Immediately clean up excessive or leaking oils using
absorbent materials.
BMP-9
Maintain vegetative buffer along drainage ditches at the
NA
Ongoing
perimeter of the property.
BMP-10
Add silt fencing or other means of erosion prevention along
4/2021
TBD
the eastern edge of the parking area
BMP-11
Store brake cleaner inside the facility on secondary
4/2021
TBD
containment (i.e. spill pallets)
Upgrade spill kit to include an overpack drum containing
BMP-12
absorbent pads, socks, and other absorbent materials to
4/2021
TBD
contain a release from a 55-gallon drum.