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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0004685_Draft Permit_20210420ROY COOPER Governor DIONNE DELLI-GATTI Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality April 20, 2021 Mr. Richard Young, Focus Factory Manager Electric Glass Fiber America, LLC 940 Washburn Switch Road Shelby, North Carolina 28150 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal Permit NC0004685 Electric Glass Fiber America, LLC Cleveland County Grade III Biological WPCS SIC Codes 3229, 3083 Dear Mr. Young: The Division of Water Resources has reviewed your March 2, 2018 application for renewal of the subject NPDES permit. The Division has made a tentative determination to reissue the permit, with modifications, and is enclosing the draft permit for your review and comment. Please review this draft carefully to ensure a thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it contains. Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having circulation in the general Cleveland County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit. Please provide any written comments you may have to the following: NCDEQ/DWR, NPDES Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 no later than Thursday May 20, 2021. Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and take appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning this draft permit, please contact me at (919) 707-3707 or by email at julia.byrd@ncdenr.gov. The draft permit includes several changes from the existing permit, including the following: • Facility Classification. The additional PC2 classification has been removed in the reissued permit. Per 15A NCAC 08G .0302 the facility is classified as a Grade III Biological WPCS, and per 15A NCAC 08G .0306 (c), any WPCS subject to classification under rule .0302 utilizing a physical or chemical process to enhance activated sludge or submerged fixed growth process shall not be subject to additional classification under the rule [See A. (1.)]. • Metals Monitoring. Monitoring requirements for total copper, zinc, and lead have been removed from the permit based on the results of a reasonable potential analysis (RPA) of the discharge at Outfall 001. The RPA shows no reasonable potential to violate state water quality standards and predicts a maximum concentration less than 50% of the allowable discharge concentration. In these situations, monitoring is not required [See A. (1.)]. • Ammonia Limits Ammonia nitrogen limits have been changed to reflect appropriate, separate limits for summer and winter months. A check of instream waste concentration (IWC) at Outfall 001 and the seasonal ammonia -nitrogen criteria indicated that a lower limit is necessary to protect water quality in the summer months [See A. (1.)]. �D_E NORTH CAROLJNA Department of Environmental Duality North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919.707.9000 • Oil and Grease. Sections 402(o)(2) and 303(d)(4) of the CWA and federal regulations at 40 CFR 122.44(1) prohibit backsliding of effluent limitations in NPDES permits. These provisions require effluent limitations in a reissued permit to be as stringent as those in the previous permit, with some exceptions where limitations may be relaxed. Therefore, effluent limits for oil and grease stipulated in the previous permit are maintained; however, per US EPA (Interim Guidance, 1996), monitoring requirements are not considered effluent limitations under Section 402(0) of the Clean Water Act, and therefore anti - backsliding prohibitions would not be triggered by reductions in monitoring frequencies. Monitoring for oil and grease has been reduced from weekly to monthly [See A. (1.)]. • The Division is implementing dissolved metals standards in all permits, per the 2016 revisions to State water quality standards. As such, the NPDES Permitting Unit will need site -specific effluent hardness data and instream hardness data, upstream of the discharge, for each facility monitoring these metals in order to calculate permit limitations. Effluent hardness and instream hardness sampling, upstream of the discharge, have been added to the permit at a monitoring frequency of quarterly [See A. (1.)]. • Some of the wording has been updated in Special Condition A. (3.), Chronic Toxicity Permit Limit, please review each paragraph carefully. • A notation was made concerning the Electronic Reporting Rule — Phase 2 Extension. EPA has extended the Phase 2 deadline from December 21, 2020, to December 21, 2025. The current compliance date will be extended if the implementation date is extended as a final regulation change in the federal register. • Parameter codes have been added to the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements [ See A. (1.)]. The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, and IV) that are a part of the permit are not included in this draft document (cover, map, and Part I). The conditions are the same as in your current permit except that agency and division names have been updated. The latest version is available at https://bit.ly/3k5NFaL and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file. Sincerely, DDocuSigned by: ALitt ��rL 78E78EBA4CBD441... Julia Byrd, Engineer NPDES Industrial Permitting Unit Hardcopy: NPDES Files Ecopy: US EPA Region 4 DWR/Mooresville Regional Office/Water Quality/Cory Basinger DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Cindy Moore Page 2 of 2 Permit NC0004685 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Electric Glass Fiber America, LLC is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Shelby Facility On NCSR-1313 West of Shelby Cleveland County to receiving waters designated Brushy Creek and Overflow Branch in the Broad River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof. The permit shall become effective: Month xx, 2021. This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on: Month XX, 2026. Signed this day• Month xx, 2021. DRAFT for S. Daniel Smith, Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit NC0004685 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein. Electric Glass Fiber America, LLC is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue operation of a 1.3 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of the following components: • bar screen and grinder • one (1) flow equalization tank with lime addition • influent pumps • one (1) load equalization tank with aluminum chloride and coagulant addition • one (1) flash mixing tank with polymer addition • two (2) primary clarifiers • two (2) aeration basins with lime, hydrogen phosphate, and defoamer addition • three (3) secondary clarifiers with ferric chloride and polymer addition • one (1) flow splitter for waste and return activated sludge • one (1) sand filter with defoamer addition • one (1) effluent holding tank for reuse/cooling water • one (1) sludge thickener tank • one (1) sludge belt press with polymer addition This facility is located at the Electric Glass Fiber America, LLC Shelby Facility at 940 Washburn Switch Road, near Shelby in Cleveland County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works of treated process wastewater, stormwater, sanitary sewage, cooling water, and landfill leachate at the location specified on the attached map, through Outfall 001 into Brushy Creek, a class C- water in the Broad River Basin, and; 3. Discharge of non -contact cooling water and stormwater through Outfall 002, at the location specified on the attached map, into Overflow Branch, a class C water in the Broad River Basin. Page 2 of 9 Permit NC0004685 PART I A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302] a. Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until permit expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored1 by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Parameter Code Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location2 Flow 50050 1.3 MGD Continuous Recording E BOD5 (20°C) (mass) QD310 217.0 Ibs./day 325.5 Ibs./day Weekly Composite E BOD5 (20°C) C0310 (conc.) 20.0 mg/L 30.0 mg/L Weekly Composite E Total Suspended Solids C0530 20.0 mg/L 146.0 mg/L Weekly Composite E Ammonia (NH3 as N) (mass) (April 1 -October 31) QD610 27.1 lbs./day 97.5 lbs./day Weekly Composite E Ammonia (NH3 as N) (conc) C0610 (April 1 -October 31) 2.5 mg/L 9.0 mg/L Weekly Composite E Ammonia (NH3 as N) (mass) QD610 (November 1 - March 31) 65.0 lbs./day 97.5 lbs./day Weekly Composite E Ammonia (NH3 as N) (conc) C0610 (November 1 - March 31) 6.0 mg/L 9.0 mg/L Weekly Composite E Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily Average >_ 5.0 mg/L Daily Grab E Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Monitor and Report See Note 2 Grab U and D Fecal Coliform 31616 (geometric mean) Monitor and Report Weekly Grab E Total Residual Chlorine3 50060 17 pg/L Weekly Grab E Temperature, °C 00010 Monitor and Report Daily Grab E Temperature, °C 00010 Monitor and Report See Note 2 Grab U and D pH 00400 Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units Daily Grab E Total Nitrogen, mg/L C0600 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E Total Phosphorus, mg/L C0665 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E Conductivity 00094 Monitor and Report See Note 2 Grab U and D Oil and Grease 00556 10.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L Monthly Grab E Fluoride 00951 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E Total Hardness [as CaCO3 mg/L] 00900 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E Total Hardness [as CaCO3 mg/L5] 00900 Monitor and Report Quarterly Grab U Chronic Toxicity4 TGP3B See Note 4 Quarterly Composite E Footnotes: 1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A. (6.). 2. Sample Locations: E - Effluent. U- Upstream at NCSR 1323, D- Downstream at NCSR 1305. Instream samples shall be grab samples collected three times per week during the months of June, July, August, and September and weekly during the remainder of the year. 3. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50 ug/1 to be in compliance with the permit. However, the permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 ug/1. Page 3 of 9 Permit NC0004685 Footnotes (continued): 4. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F @ 33%, January, April, July, and October; See Special Condition A. (3.). 5. The Permittee shall sample instream hardness, upstream of the facility's discharge. The sample shall be representative of the hardness in the receiving stream. If the Permittee is a member of the Monitoring Coalition Program, sampling for instream hardness may be waived as long as the Monitoring Coalition agrees to sample hardness at the nearest upstream location, at a minimum frequency of quarterly, and the Permittee has obtained approval from DWR - NPDES Permitting Unit that the upstream station being monitored by the Coalition is representative of the receiving stream for this discharge. The Permittee is responsible for submitting instream hardness test results with its permit renewal application package. If Coalition membership is cancelled or the Coalition terminates instream hardness sampling at the approved station, the Permittee will immediately notify the Division and resume sampling for instream hardness, upstream of its discharge. b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. A.(2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302] a. Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until permit expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from outfall 002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored3 by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER Parameter Code EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location2 Flow 50050 Semi-annually Estimate E Total Residual Chlorine2 50060 28 pg/L Semi-annually Grab E Temperature, °C 00010 See Note 1 Semi-annually Grab E pH 00400 Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units Semi-annually Grab E Footnotes: 1. The temperature of the effluent shall be such as not to cause an increase in the temperature of the receiving stream of more than 2.8°C and in no case cause the ambient water temperature to exceed 29°C. 2. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50 ug/1 to be in compliance with the permit. However, the permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 ug/1. 3. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A. (6.). b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. c. The Permittee shall obtain authorization from the Division of Water Resources prior to utilizing and biocide in the cooling water. See Part 1, A.4 of this permit. d. There shall be no chromium, zinc, or copper added to the cooling water. Page 4 of 9 Permit NC0004685 A.(3.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY) - OUTFALL 001 [15A NCAC 02B .0200 et seq.] The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 33%. The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised- December 2010) or subsequent versions. The tests will be performed during the months of January, April, July, and October. These months signify the first month of each three-month toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes. If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV below the permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in each of the two following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -December 2010) or subsequent versions. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered electronically using the Division's eDMR system for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWR Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the following address: Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621 Or, results can be sent to the email, ATForms.ATB@ncdenr.gov. Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section no later than 30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made. Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate signature. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream. Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, the Permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Water Sciences Section at the address cited above. Should the Permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity testing quarter, which is the three-month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which toxicity testing is required by this permit and continues until the final day of the third month. Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re- opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits. NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month following the month of the initial monitoring. Page 5 of 9 Permit NC0004685 A.(4.) BIOCIDE CONDITION - OUTFALL 002 The Permittee shall not use any biocides except those approved in conjunction with the permit application. The Permittee shall notify the Director in writing not later than ninety (90) days prior to instituting use of any additional biocide used in cooling systems which may be toxic to aquatic life other than those previously reported to the Division of Water Resources. Such notification shall include completion of Biocide Worksheet Form 101 and a map locating the discharge point and receiving stream. A.(5.) DISINFECTION CONDITION - OUTFALL 001 In the event that violations of North Carolina's water quality standards for fecal coliform occur as a result of this discharge, disinfection will immediately be required, and the permit amended to establish a fecal coliform effluent limitation. A.(6.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, 2015. NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits): • Section B. (11.) • Section D. (2.) • Section D. (6.) • Section E. (5.) Signatory Requirements Reporting Records Retention Monitoring Reports 1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1 The Permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. Until such time that the state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), Permittees will be required to submit all discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the computer printed eDMR to the following address: NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section ATTENTION: Central Files 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 If a Permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1,1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the mailing address above. See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below. Page 6 of 9 Permit NC0004685 Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the commencement of discharge. Starting on December 21, 2020, the Permittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable: • Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; • Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and • Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports. NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule - Phase 2 Extension. EPA extended the Phase 2 deadline from December 21, 2020, to December 21, 2025. The current compliance date will be extended if the implementation date is extended as a final regulation change in the federal register. The Permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below). 2. Electronic Submissions In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1) (9), the Permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of each electronic submission. The Permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the initial recipient for the electronic submission. Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means the entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)]. EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at: https:/ /www.federalregister.gov/ documents/ 2015/10/ 22/2015-24954/national-pollutant- discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above. 3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting The Permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a Permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the Permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only Permittees with an approved reporting waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period that the approved reporting waiver request is effective. Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the following web page: http:/ / deq.nc.gov/ about/ divisions/water-resources/ edmr Page 7 of 9 Permit NC0004685 4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1 All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (11.) (a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.) (b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes. For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: http:/ / deq.nc.gov/ about/ divisions/water-resources/ edmr Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: "I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations." 5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1 The Permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41]. Page 8 of 9 Permit NC0004685 Scale 1: 24 000 Latitude: 35°20'43" Longitude: 81°37'02" Quad #: F12SE. Stream Class: C Receiving Stream: Brushy Creek (001) 0 Overflow Branch (002) Permitted Flow: 1.3 MGD (001) PPG Industries, Inc. 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