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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0004464_Permit (Issuance)_20140425 NPDES DOCUWEMT SCANNIMG COVER SHEET NPDES Permit: NC0004464 Document Type: Permit Issuance Wasteload Allocation Authorization to Construct (AtC) Permit Modification Speculative Limits Correspondence Instream Assessment (67B) Environmental Assessment (EA) Permit History Document Date: April 25, 2014 This documeImt to printea oxk rein paper-ignore any coritent on the re weree aide i NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory ,John E. Skvarla, III Governor Secretary April 25, 2014 D.M. Pittman Interim County Manager Polk County P.O. Box 308 Columbus,North Carolina 28722 Subject: NPDES PERMIT ISSUANCE Permit Number NCO004464 Woodland Mills WWTP - Class I1 Polk County Dear Pennittee: Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached final NPDES discharge permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended). Please note that proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DN4-Rs) and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Therefore, a requirement to begin reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report. eDMR internet application has been added to this final permit. [See Special Condition A. (2.)] For information on eDMR, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: litt JI ortal.ncdenr.or weblw /admiii/ba i u/edmr. For information on EPA's proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit the following web site: http://www2_pa.gov/compIiance/proposed-tipdes-electronic-repoitii g-rule. If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days Fallowing receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this permit shall be final and binding. Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Resources or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act, or any other Federal or Local governmental permits which may be required. 1617 Mall Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699.1617 Phone:919-807.6300 I Internet:.aww.rimaterquality.org An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer—Made In part by recycled paper Woodland Mills WWTP NC0004464 Page 2 I If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Maureen Kinney of my staff at (919) 807-6388, Sincerel , 7 homas A. Reeder ' cc: Central Files � NPDES Unit Files Asheville Regional Office, Surface Water Protection Section I I Permit NCO004464 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the 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, Polk County is hereby authorized to discharge domestic wastewater from a facility located at the Woodland Mills WWTP 4021 NC Highway 108 Mill Spring Polk County to receiving waters designated as the South Branch(unnamed tributary to Little White Oak Creek)in the Broad River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and W hereof. The permit shall become effective August 1, 2014. This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2018. Signed this day April 25,2014. i G-- Thor ads A. Reeder, Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page t of 6 Permit NCO004464 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. Polk County is hereby authorized to: I . Continue to operate an existing 0.015 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment facility that includes the following components: ➢ Aeration ➢ Clarifier ➢ Skimming ➢ Sludge return ➢ Chlorine disinfection ➢ Tablet dechlorination The facility is located at Woodland Mills WWTP (4021 NC Highway 108) near Mill Spring in Polk County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the South Branch (unnamed tributary to Little White Oak Creek), currently classified C waters in sub-basin 03- 08-02 of the Broad River Basin, Page 2 of 6 Permit NCO004464 PART I A. (L) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated domestic wastewater from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS CHARACTERISTICS Mo6thly Daily Measurement Sample Sample Parameter Code Average Maximum Frequency Type Location Flow 0.015 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent 50050 BOD,5 day,20°C 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Influent&Effluent C0370 Total Suspended Solids 3 0.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Influent& Effluent C0530 Fecal Coliform(geometric mean) 200/100 ml 400/100 nil Weekly Grab Effluent 31616 NH3 as N—Summer* 12.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent C0610 NH3 as N— Winter* 33.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent C0610 Total Residual Chlorine 3 28 µg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent 50060 PH 6.0—9.0 Standard Units Weekly Grab Effluent 00300 Temperature 00010 Daily Grab Effluent *Summer: April l —October 31 *Winter: November 1 —March 3 I Footnotes: 1. No later than May 1,2015, begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A.(2.). 2. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Residue concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective influent value (85% removal). 3. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50 µg/l to be in compliance with the permit. However,the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µgll. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. Page 3 of 6 Permit NCO004464 A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Division anticipates that these regulations will be adopted and is beginning implementation. 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 [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1 Beginning no later than May 1, 2015, the permittee shall begin reporting 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 DENR/DWR 1 Information Processing Unit ATTENTION: Central Files/eDMR 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1.617 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 NI'DE'S 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. Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements 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 using eDMR. Temporary waivers shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re-applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division. Page 4 of 6 Permit NCO004464 Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements is found on the following web page: http://portal,ncdenr.or web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr 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. 2. Signatory Requirements f Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and supersedes Section B. (11.) (! All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (l 1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part 1I, Section B. (1 l.)(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://portal.nedenr.or web/wq/admin/bo ipu/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: V 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. 1 am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations." 3. Records Retention fSupplements Section D. (6.)l 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 5 of 6 f 1� rL 1319 \i cFP i Jl,l r,•• v �I y 1313 i( =--&Jackson _�NJ 6.1 cm 1322 FP,emu --�`/� `� 1 •� ff 113a l• � �� 1120 r l� )L;�i •.Mill g V ' �` ��` char•' ••4�_ ,. ., �� '� .Q• �^ .� t Po Water ,, �~ I • • � r, i �i wit • � `! 1 { f f I it, 1079, Fw J' cein pax _ ..%5 "..r .•-�.� ( • • • '. )u,�u .� '• ._� _�.. BSt� •tea"' V►� Polk County Facility woodtond Mills WWTP Location County: Polk Stream Class: C (not to scale) Receiving Stream: S.Branch Little White Oak Ck. Sub-Basin: 03-08.02 Latitude: 35'17'24" Grid/Quad: F10SW Longitude: 82010'04" HUC#: 030SO105 NPDES Permit: NC0004464 LI� j Ll ! 2-o t q AFFP PERMIT Affidavit of Publication STATE OF NORTH SS LEGAL NOTICE CAROLINA} Public Notice Betty Ramsey,being duly sworn,says: North Carolina Environmental That she is Publisher of the Tryon Daily Bulletin, a daily Management newspaper of general circulation,printed and published in Tryon, Commission/NPDES Unit Polk County,North Carolina;that the publication,a copy of which is attached hereto,was published in the said newspaper on the 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh,NC 27599-1617 following dates: February 28,2014 Notice of Intent 10 Issue a NPDES Wastewater.Perm it The North Carulina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s)listed below.Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publisrces That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on (DWR)may ho)d a e of this public heaerii Directorshould there be alsignifican signifvision of Water icant public ( ) Y p g g 9 P those dates. interest.Please mail comments andlor information requests to DWR at the above address.Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N.Salisbury Street,Raleigh, The sum charged by the Newspaper for said publication does not NC to review information on file.Additional information on NPDES permits and this exceed the lowest rate paid by commercial customers for an notice may be found on our website, advertisement of similar size and frequency in the same http,//portal.ncdenr.org/web/wglswp/ps/npdos/calendar,or by calling(919)807- newspaper in which the public notice appeared. 6390.The City of Saluda has applied for renewal of NPDES permit NCO028075 for the City of Saluda WWTP in Polk County in North Carolina.This permitted facility discharges treated wastewater to Joel's Creek in the Broad River Basin.Currently There are no agreements between the Tryon Daily Bulletin and ammonia nitrogen and total residual chlorine are water quality limited.This the officer or attorney charged with the duty of placing the discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the watershed.Polk County attached legal advertising notices whereby any advantage,gain Govemment,P.Q.Box 308,40 Courthouse St.,Columbus,NC 28722 has applied or profit accrued to said officer or attorney. for renewal of NPDES permit NC0004464 for the Woodland Mills Wastewater Treatment Plant in Polk County.This permitted facility discharges treated domestic SIGNED: wastewater to South Branch Little White Oak Creek in the Broad River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen and total residual chlorine are water quality limited.This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Broad River basin. Tryon Daily Bulletin February 28,2014 Publisher PERMIT Subscribed to and sworn to me this 28th day of February 2014, Mary Jo Eskridge, Notary Public, Polk County, North My commission expires:April 13, 2014 04143222 00073055 Wren Thedford NCDENR/DWQ/Point Search Branch 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 2769 9-1 6 1 7 NPDES Permit Renewal Regional Office Comments Permit number: NC0004464 'Region: Asheville Date:' February 26, 2014 Facility name: Woodland Mills County: Polk Staff:, Linda Wiggs Reviewer:. Maureen Kinney RO Supervisor: Chuck Cranford Requested XX Issue permit according to Draft Action: ❑ Make changes as noted below ARO recommends issuance of this permit. No changes suggested. Comments: SASWP12=1'empiatcs&Forms\Permit Rev ic%v\NP DES Ile rmitRevie«•_ROComments.1`62012.docx FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile home parks, etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include facilities with more complex issues (Special.Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing, instreatn monitoring, compliance concerns). Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals Permit Writer/Date Maureen Kinney 2/19/14 Permit Number NCO004464 Facility Name Woodland Mills WWTP Basin Name/Sub-basin number Broad 03-08-02 HUC # 03050105 Receiving Stream South Branch Little White Oak Creek Stream Classification in Permit C Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No Does permit need TRC limitsIlan ua e? Yes No Does perinit have toxicity testing? Yes No Does perinit have Special Conditions? Yes No— E-Re ortin g Requirement Does permit have instream monitoring? Yes No Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? For Yes No whatparameter? Any obvious Compliance concerns? No Any permit mods since lastpermit? No Current expiration date 7/31/2013 New expiration date 7/31/2018 Comments received on Draft Permit? This permit was reassigned when Jackie went on medical leave and announced her retirement. Assigned to MPK on 2/33/14. Please note the following modifications to this draft: • Parameter codes have been added to Section A.(1.) Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements. • A requirement to begin reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application has been added to this draft. [See Special Condition A. (2.)] For information on eDMR, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: hitp:Hportal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bo 7 ipu/edmr. D.Marche Pittman Michael V.Gage Interim County Manager Chair Beth Fehrmann Ted B.Owens Cterk to the Board Assistant to County Manager Vice Cher Ray D.Gasperson Comrnlssioner Keith Holbert Commissioner Tom E.Pack GOVERNMENT Commissioner January 28, 2013 N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources ti Division of Water Quality/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Regarding NPDES Permit NCO004464 Woodland Mills WWTP Polk County To Whom It May Concern: This letter is to request the renewal of the permit for the waste water treatment facility of Woodland Mills,NPDES number NC0004464. There have been no changes affecting this facility. Sincerely, D. Marche Pittman Polk County Manager FEB 01 M3 DENPOINTSOAURCE 11 H Polk County Government • P.Q. Box 308 Columbus,NC 28722 828-894-3301 • FAX 828-894-2263 D.Marche Pittman Michael V.Gage Inlerim County Manager Chair Beth Fehrmann Ted 8.Owens Clerk to the Board Assistant to County Manager vice'Chair Ray D.Gasperson Commissioner Q Keith Holbert {J � Commissioner Tom E.Pack Commissioner GOVERNMENT January 28, 2013 N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources ti Division of Water Quality/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh,NC 27699-1617 Regarding NPDES Permit NCO004464 Woodland Mills WWTP Polk County To Whom It May Concern: Sludge from the Woodland Mills facility is pumped by Mike's Septic Tank Service and is permitted to be dumped at Brevard Waste Treatment System and MSD. Sincerely, •I `\ D. Marche Pittman Polk County Manager Polk County Government • P.O. Box 308 Columbus, NC 28722 828-894-3301 • FAX 828-894-2263 NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately-owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD Mail the complete application to: N. C. DENR / Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NPDES Permit C00 Q If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one field to the'next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise,please print or type. 1. Contact Information: Owner Name CO Facility Name Mailing Address po city �'�I_� b u S State / Zip Code 2 8 q,2.2 Telephone Number ?q14 - 330 ! Fax Number e-mail Addresste- op- or) gg 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same address as above ❑ Street Address or State Road 1 zNC H '( kwjw4 log City S State / Zip Code 7 Zjz- County Po ( K 3. Operator Information: Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the Operator.in Responsible Charge or ORQ Name P 0 Mailing Address City Cc f u m_b (I State / Zip Code -n (' Z F 3 ZZ - Q 3(� Telephone Number (g z?)fi 330 1 Fax Number (TZ g) 714 - 22 (. 3 e-mail Addressrndl C-4 q �J 1 of 3 Form-D 11112 i NPDES APPLICATION- FORM D For privately-owned treatment systems-treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 4. Description of wastewater: Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that apply): Industrial ❑ Number of Employees Commercial Number of Employees Residential ❑ Number of Homes School X Number of Students/Staff Other ❑ Explain: Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers, restaurants, etc.): Number of persons served: lb IO 5. Type of collection system Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer) 6. Outfall Information: Number of separate discharge points °( Outfall Identification numbers) Q [ Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes No 7. Name of receiving stream(s) (NEW applicants:Provide a reap showing the exact location of each outfall): 8. Frequency of Discharge: Continuous ❑ Intermittent If intermittent: Days per week discharge occurs: Duration: 9. Describe the treatment system List all installed components, including capacities,provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and. phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a separate sheet of paper. A o , o 15 sm d T-a c i f-y w i t h qe, ra-h o n , c (ax� i Pi Sksmmi ng , s� Ud e rc.� urrn � chlori• ntdi !SM - C-c.fron 6-r.i no on -. ... 2 of 3 Form-011I12 NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately-owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 10. Flow Information: Treatment Plant Design flow .,��MGD Annual Average daily flow MGD (for the previous 3 ycars) Maximum daily flow a.6Q MGD (for the previous 3 years) 11. Is this facility located on Indian country? ❑ Yes No 12. Effluent Data NEW APPLICANT'S:Provide data for the parameters listed.Fecal Coliform, Temperature and pH shall be grab samples,for all other parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported, report daily maximum and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum. RENEWAL APPLICANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum)and Monthly Average over the past 36 months or parameters curre Yy in your pertnit. Mark other parameters "N/A". Parameter Daily Monthly ti Units of Maximum Average Measurement Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODS) 5 m �- Fecal Coliform 3 ' 8 b Total Suspended Solids IsE 2 , Q Temperature (Summer) Z r] , 0 1 ° Temperature (Winter) C. pH 1 r t0 lll.n �S 13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications: Type Permit Number Type Permit Number Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NESHAPS (CAA) UIC (SDWA) Ocean Dumping (MPRSA) NPDES WC OW 4 4 k q Dredge or fill. (Section 404 or CWA) PSD (CAA) Other Non-attainment program (CAA) 14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate. ��" ��) gnn'�V\ 24Vk" Printed name of Person Signing Title Signature of Applicant bate North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed$25,000,or by imprisonment not to exceed six months,or by both. (18 U.S.C.Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than$25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years,or both,for a similar offense.) 3 of 3 Form-D 11/12