NC0001589_Draft Permit_20210219

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELLI-GATTI
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 20, 2021
Mr Ramon Frontanes
V.P. Operations Global Sterile Injectables
4285 North Wesleyan Blvd.
Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NC0001589
Hospira, Inc.
Nash County
Facility Class I
SIC Code 2834
Dear Mr. Frontanes:
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit renewal for your facility. Please
review this draft carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it
contains. There are several changes from the existing permit, including the following:
• Per the 2009 Water Treatment Plant Permitting Strategy (2009 WTP Strategy) for reverse
osmosis process, the following changes have been made for Outfall 003: The monitoring
frequency for total residual chlorine has been changed from monthly to twice per month;
monthly monitoring for total suspended solids has been replaced with total dissolved
solids (TDS); instream monitoring for pH has been added at a monitoring frequency of
monthly; effluent hardness has been added at a monitoring frequency of quarterly
[A.(3.)].
• The Outfall 001 also receives reverse osmosis wastewater. As recommended in a
Compliance Evaluation Inspection Report completed by the Raleigh Regional Office in
2014, the 2019 WTP Strategy has been implemented at Outfall 001. As a result, instream
monitoring for pH, effluent hardness, TDS, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, salinity,
conductivity, ammonia as nitrogen, total arsenic, total copper, total chloride, total iron,
total fluoride, total zinc, and quarterly monitoring for Acute Toxicity have been added.
All parameters sampling must coincide with sampling for quarterly acute toxicity tests.
The monitoring frequency for total residual chlorine has also been changed from monthly
to twice per month [A.(1.)].
• Special Condition for Nutrient Reduction [A.(5.)] has been updated to refer to the current
Tar -Pamlico Nutrient Sensitive Waters Implementation Strategy (Phase IV).
• With the acknowledgement of Raleigh Regional Office, the previous permit requirement
for the stormwater outfall SW017 evaluation has been fulfilled and is no longer needed.
As such, the permit requirement for SW017 has been removed from this permit.
£ D_E
NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Quality
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

• Some of the wording has been updated and an email address for electronic submittal of
toxicity testing results has been added in Special Condition A.(4.), Acute Toxicity
Pass/Fail Monitoring. Please review each paragraph carefully.
• Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports
(DMRs) and program reports. The requirement to continue reporting discharge
monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring
Report (eDMR) internet application has been added to your NPDES permit [See Special
Condition A.(6.)].
• A notation was made concerning the Electronic Reporting Rule — NPDES Electronic
Reporting Rule — Phase 2 Extension. EPA extended the Phase 2 deadline to December
21, 2025. The current compliance date, effective January 4, 2021, was extended as a final
regulation change published in the November 2, 2020 Federal Register.
• Parameter codes have been added to the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring
Requirements [See A.(1.), A.(2.), and A.(3.)].
• Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, and IV) that are a part of the permit are not included
in this draft document (cover, map, and Part I). The conditions are the same as in your current
permit except that agency and division names have been updated. The latest version is available at
https://bit.ly/3k5NFaL and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having
circulation in the general Nash County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit.
Please provide any written comments you may have to the following: NCDEQ/DWR, NPDES
Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 no later than 30 days
after receipt of this draft permit.
Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments
and take appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning this
draft permit, please call me at [phone] or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
,-DocuSigned by:
B0B410C9F6204F7...
Min Xiao, Engineer
NPDES Industrial Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR/Raleigh Regional Office/Water Quality/Scott Vinson
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Zach Thomas, Cindy Moore
DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney
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Permit No. NC0001589
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
Hospira, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Hospira, Inc.
4285 N. Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC
Nash County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Beech Branch in the Tar -Pamlico River Basin
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other applicable conditions set
forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective mmm dd, 202y.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on mmm dd, 202y.
Signed this day mmm dd, 202y.
DRAFT
S. Daniel Smith, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NC0001589
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.
Hospira, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate and maintain the wastewater treatment system consisting of three (3) cooling
ponds for the waste streams listed below:
Outfall 001- Combined industrial wastewater consisting of:
Non -contact cooling water, steam condensate, filter backwash, reverse osmosis wastewater,
stormwater, and process wastewater in a mixed influent to a 463,162-gallon cooling pond system
(Cooling Pond #1). Wastewater treatment consists of dechlorination and temperature treatment
using water spray and cooling towers. An effluent meter monitors flow from the pond to an
effluent channel.
Outfall 002 - Combined industrial wastewater consisting of:
Non -contact cooling water, steam condensate, stormwater, and process wastewater in a mixed
influent to a 260,304-gallon cooling pond system (Cooling Pond #2). Wastewater treatment consists
of dechlorination and temperature treatment using water spray and cooling towers. An effluent
meter weir is used to estimate the flow from the pond to an unnamed tributary.
Outfall 003 - Combined industrial wastewater consisting of:
Non -contact cooling water, steam condensate, filter backwash, reverse osmosis wastewater,
stormwater, and process wastewater in a mixed influent to a 704,975-gallon retention pond
(Cooling Pond #3). Additional local area stormwater discharges directly into pond. The only
wastewater treatment is temperature treatment. Holding time in the retention pond provides
cooling. An influent meter monitors mixed influent flow to the pond. An effluent weir is available
to estimate the flow from the pond to an unnamed tributary.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the Beech
Branch, classified C, NSW waters in the Tar -Pamlico River Basin.
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Permit No. NC0001589
PART I - MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - OUTFALL 001
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.] Grade I
Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
(a.) During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge non -contact cooling water, steam condensate, filter backwash,
reverse osmosis wastewater, stormwater, and process wastewater from Outfall 001. Such
discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Code
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample Location2
Flow 50050
Monthly
Instantaneous3
Effluent
pH 00400
Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
pH 00400
Monthly
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Temperature 00010
32 °C
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature 00010
Downstream not to exceed 2.8 °C above
upstream
Monthly
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)4 50060
17 pg/L
2 / Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), mg/L 70295
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Turbidity, NTU 00070
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen (DO), mg/L 00300
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen (DO), mg/L 00300
Monthly
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Salinity, ppt 00480
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Salinity, ppt 00480
Monthly
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Conductivity, pohms/cm 00094
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Conductivity, pohms/cm 00094
Monthly
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
NH3 as N, mg/L C0610
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Arsenic, pg/L 01002
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Copper, pg/L 01042
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Chloride, mg/L 00940
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Iron, mg/L 01045
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Fluoride, mg/L 00951
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Zinc, pg/L 01092
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) 00625
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Nitrite/Nitrate Nitrogen
(NO2-N + NO3-N) 00630
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (TN)
TN = (NO2-N + NO3-N) + TKN C0600
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Calculated
Effluent
Total Phosphorus (TP) C0665
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Acute Toxicity5 TGE6C
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Hardness [as CaCO3]6 00900
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system.
See Special Condition A. (6.).
2. Upstream = Beech Branch near Highway 301. Downstream = Beech Branch near railroad bridge.
Footnotes continue on the next page.
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Permit No. NC0001589
Footnotes continued from A. (1.) Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements:
3. The reported flow shall be measured by a maintained calibrated metering system that provides an instantaneous
flow measurement and include the flow duration.
4. Total Residual Chlorine compliance is required when chlorine or chlorine derivative are added for disinfection in the
source wastewater or process water. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported
below 50 µg/1 to be in compliance with the permit. However, the permittee shall continue to record and submit all
values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50
µg/1.
5. Acute Toxicity (Pimephales promelas) P/F at 90% with testing in March, June, September, and December. See
Special Condition A.(4.) of this permit. Quarterly sampling for toxicity test and monthly sampling for other effluent
characteristics shall be conducted at the same time, and during a RO discharge event.
6. Effluent hardness sampling should be performed in conjunction with testing for hardness dependent metals
(cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and zinc).
(b.) There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A.(2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - OUTFALL 002
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.] Grade I
Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
(a.) During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge non -contact cooling water, steam condensate, stormwater, and
process wastewater from Outfall 002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored) by the
permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Code
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample Location
Flow 50050
Monthly
Instantaneous2
Effluent
pH 00400
Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature 00010
32 °C
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)3 50060
17 pg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) 00625
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Nitrite/Nitrate Nitrogen
(NO2-N + NO3-N) 00630
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (TN)
TN = (NO2-N + NO3-N) + TKN C0600
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Calculated
Effluent
Total Phosphorus (TP) C0665
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system.
See Special Condition A. (6.).
2. The reported flow shall be measured by a maintained calibrated metering system that provides an instantaneous
flow measurement and include the flow duration.
3. Total Residual Chlorine compliance is required when chlorine or chlorine derivative are added for disinfection in the
source wastewater or process water. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported
below 50 µg/1 to be in compliance with the permit. However, the permittee shall continue to record and submit all
values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50
µg/l.
(b.) There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit No. NC0001589
A.(3.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - OUTFALL 003
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.] Grade I
Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
(a.) During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge non -contact cooling water, steam condensate, filter backwash,
reverse osmosis wastewater, stormwater, and process wastewater from Outfall 003. Such
discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Code
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample Location2
Flow 50050
Monthly
Instantaneous3
Effluent
pH 00400
Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
pH 00400
Monthly
Grab
D2
Temperature 00010
32 °C
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature, °C 00010
Monthly
Grab
D2
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)4 50060
17 pg/L
2 / Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), mg/L 70295
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Turbidity, NTU 00070
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen (DO), mg/L 00300
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen (DO), mg/L 00300
Monthly
Grab
D2
Salinity, ppt 00480
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Salinity, ppt 00480
Monthly
Grab
D2
Conductivity, pohms/cm 00094
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Conductivity, pohms/cm 00094
Monthly
Grab
D2
NH3 as N, mg/L C0610
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Arsenic, pg/L 01002
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Copper, pg/L 01042
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Chloride, mg/L 00940
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Iron, mg/L 01045
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Fluoride, mg/L 00951
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Zinc, pg/L 01092
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) 00625
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Nitrite/Nitrate Nitrogen
(NO2-N + NO3-N) 00630
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (TN)
TN = (NO2-N + NO3-N) + TKN C0600
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Calculated
Effluent
Total Phosphorus (TP) C0665
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Acute Toxicity5 TGE6C
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Hardness [as CaCO3]6 00900
Monitor and Report, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system.
See Special Condition A. (6.).
2. D2 = Beech Branch downstream from common unnamed tributary (Outfall 002 and 003).
3. The reported flow shall be measured by a maintained calibrated metering system that provides an instantaneous
flow measurement and include the flow duration.
Footnotes continue on the next page.
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Permit No. NC0001589
Footnotes continued from A. (1.) Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements:
4. Total Residual Chlorine compliance is required when chlorine or chlorine derivative are added for disinfection in the
source wastewater or process water. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported
below 50 µg/1 to be in compliance with the permit. However, the permittee shall continue to record and submit all
values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50
µg/1.
5. Acute Toxicity (Pimephales promelas) P/F at 90% with testing in March, June, September, and December. See
Special Condition A.(4.) of this permit. Quarterly sampling for toxicity test and monthly sampling for other effluent
characteristics shall be conducted at the same time, and during a RO discharge event.
6. Effluent hardness sampling should be performed in conjunction with testing for hardness dependent metals
(cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and zinc).
(b.) There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A.(4.) ACUTE TOXICITY PASS/FAIL MONITORING (QUARTERLY) [15A NCAC 02B .0200]
The permittee shall conduct acute toxicity tests on a quarterly basis using protocols defined in the North
Carolina Procedure Document entitled "Pass/Fail Methodology For Determining Acute Toxicity In A
Single Effluent Concentration" (Revised -December 2010, or subsequent versions). The monitoring shall
be performed as a Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) 24-hour static test. The effluent concentration at
which there may be at no time significant acute mortality is 90% (defined as treatment two in the
procedure document). The tests will be performed during the months of March, June, September, and
December. 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.
The parameter code for Pimephales promelas is TGE6C. All toxicity testing results required as part of this
permit condition will be entered electronically using the Division's eDMR system for the month in which
it was performed, using the appropriate parameter code. Additionally, DWR Form AT-2 (original) is to
be sent to the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Or, results can be sent to the email, [e-mail].
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.
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Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during any month, 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, then
monthly monitoring will begin immediately. Upon submission of a valid test, this monthly test
requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above
Should any test data from either these monitoring requirements 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 and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will
require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month following
the month of the initial monitoring.
A.(5.) NUTRIENT REDUCTION REQUIREMENT [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
(a.) Dischargers to the Tar -Pamlico River are subject to the requirements, terms and conditions, of the
Tar -Pamlico Nutrient Sensitive Waters Implementation Strategy: Phase IV adopted July 9, 2015.
Non-members of the Tar -Pamlico Association (Association) will maintain or receive permit effluent
limits for Total Nitrogen and for Total Phosphorus concentrations as defined in the Strategy. Any
revisions to the Strategy during the life of this permit are applicable.
(b.) If requirements other than those listed in this permit are adopted as part of a revision of the
Strategy, the Division reserves the right to reopen this permit to include these requirements.
A.(6.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1 (b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program reports.
The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, 2015.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this permit
(Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge
Monitoring Report (eDMR) interne( application.
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Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted
electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit
DMRs electronically using the internet. The eDMR system may be accessed at:
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr.
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being
physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband access, then a
temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring
data may be submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director.
Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the following address:
NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the issuance
of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the commencement of
discharge.
Starting on December 21, 2025, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring
data and reports, when applicable:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
• Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a Waiver from
Electronic Reporting" section below).
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of each
electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the initial recipient for
the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means the entity (EPA or
the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving
electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for each type of
electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the appropriate electronic
reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
https://www. federalregister. gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant-di scharge-elimination-
system-npde s-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
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for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at
least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin submitting
monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon
expire. At such time, monitoring data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the
permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved
electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting waiver request
may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period that the approved reporting
waiver request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the
following web page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)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 certj, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or
supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and
evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or
those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my
knowledge and belief true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions. These
records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report. This period
may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41].
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Permit No. NC0001589
US HWY 301
Upstream
Sample Point
NC0001589
Outfall 003
NC0001589
Outfall 002
NC0001589
Outfall 001
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U5G5 Quad: C275E Drake, NC
Latitude
Facility: 36° 2' 6" N
Outrall 001: 36° 1' 55.1" N
Outfall 002: 36° 2' 9.3" N
Outfall 003: 36° 2' 12.5" N
Longitude
77° 45' 47 W
77° 45' 38.2" W
77° 45' 39.1" W
77° 45' 37.4" W
Subbasin: 03-03-02 HUC: 03020101
Receiving Stream: UT to Beech Branch Stream Class: C, NSW
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Facility
Location
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Hospira, Inc. NC0001589
Nash County
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