NC0020184_Permit (Issuance)_20170315

Permit NC0020184
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,
City of Gastonia
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Long Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
3000 Old Spencer Mountain Road
Dallas
Gaston County
to receiving waters designated as the South Fork Catawba River in the Catawba River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II,
III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective April 1, 2017
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on January 31, 2020.
Signed this day March 15, 2017.
-S. J y ermanmm■ - t
D. ion of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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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.
The City of Gastonia
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 16.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility that includes the following
components:
• Mechanical bar screens
• Mechanical draft tube mixers
• Grit removal
• Parshall flume
• Influent pump station
• Splitter box
• Primary clarifiers
• Raw sludge pumping station
• Dual basins for biological nutrient removal
• Denitrification basin
• Final clarifiers
• Tertiary filtration
• Backwash holding tank
• Chlorine contact basin
• Chlorination/dechlorination facilities
• Static aerators
• Dissolved air floatation (DAF) unit
• Six anaerobic digesters
• Solids contact reactor
• Chemical feed facilities
• Stand by power generator
This wastewater treatment facility is located on Long Creek Disposal Road at the Long Creek
Wastewater Treatment Plant at 3000 Spencer Mountain Road, Dallas, in Gaston County.
2. Discharge wastewater from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the
South Fork Catawba River, classified Class WS-V waters in the Catawba River Basin.
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PART I - MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B
.0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
(a.) During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored1
by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
Flow
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
16.0 MGD
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Measurement Sample
Frequency Type
Continuous
Sample
Location
Recording
Influent or Effluent
Total Monthly Flow
BOD, 5-day, 20°C 2
(April 1-October 31)
BOD, 5-day, 20°C 2
(November 1 — March 31)
5.0 mg/L
Monitor and Report
7.5 mg/L
Monthly
Daily
Recorded or
Calculated
Composite
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Daily
Influent or Effluent
Influent & Effluent
Composite
Influent & Effluent
Total Suspended Solids 2
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Influent & Effluent
NH3 as N
(April 1- October 31)
NH3 as N
(November 1— March 31)
Dissolved Oxygen
2.0 mg/L
4.0 mg/L
6.0 mg/L
12.0 mg/L
2/Week
2/Week
Composite
Composite
Effluent
Effluent
Daily average ?. 6.0 mg/L
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform
(geometric mean)
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature
Hardness, Total as
[CaCO3 or (Ca + Mg)]
mg/L
Daily
Grab
Effluent
pH
>_ 6.0 and —< 9.0 standard units
Total Residual Chlorine 3
TKN4
i
28 pg/L
Monitor and Report (mg/L)
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Daily
Weekly
Grab
Composite
Effluent
Effluent
NO3-N + NO2-N 4
Monitor and Report (mg/L)
TN 4
TN Load 5,6,7
TP 4
Monitor and Report (mg/L)
Monitor and Report (Ib/mo)
Monitor and Report (lb/season) (effective
4/1/17)
Weekly
Weekly
Monthly
Seasonally
TP Load 5,6,7
Monitor and Report (mg/L)
Chronic Toxicity 8
1 mg/L (monthly average)
(effective through 12/31/17)
Monitor and Report (Ib/mo)
Monitor and Report (Ib/yr) (effective
1/1/18)
Effluent Pollutant Scan
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
Composite
Effluent
Effluent
Weekly
Monthly
Annually
Effluent
Composite
Composite
Calculated
Calculated
Effluent
Effluent
Effluent
Quarterly
Footnote 9
Composite
Footnote 9
Effluent
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application
system. See Special Condition A.(9).
2. The monthly average effluent BODS and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the
respective influent value (85% removal).
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3. Facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified.
However, effluent values below 50 µg /L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes. Compliance with the
limit for Total Residual Chlorine shall be based upon a daily average value.
4. For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N and NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively. TP is Total
Phosphorus.
5. TN or TP Load is the mass quantity of Total Nitrogen or Total Phosphorus discharged in a given period of
time. See Special Conditions A.(4.) Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus Limits and A.(5.) Calculation of Total
Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus Loads.
6. Summer is defined as April 1- October 31; winter is defined as November 1- March 31. Annual means on a
calendar year basis, January 1- December 31.
7. The facility is subject to nutrient limitations as specified in Special Condition A.(2.) Combined Limitations for Nutrients -
Outfall C01.
8. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia), P/F at 19% with testing in March, June, September and December. See
Special Condition A.(7.).
9. See Special Condition A.(8.), Effluent Pollutant Scan.
(b.) There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A.(2.) COMBINED LIMITATIONS FOR NUTRIENTS - Outfall CO1 [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
(a.) During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit or as specified below and lasting until
permit expiration, the Permittee is further authorized to discharge Total Nitrogen and Total
Phosphorus from the Long Creek WWTP (NC0020184, Outfall 001) and the Eagle Road WWTP
(NC0006033, Outfall 001) subject to the following combined load limitations:
Permit
Facility
Total Nitrogen
Summer
(1b/season)1'3
Total Nitrogen
Winter
(Ib/season)1'3
Total Phosphorus
Annual
(Ib/yr) Z'3
NC0020184
Long Creek WWTP
171,337
241,793
48,706
NC0006033
Eagle Road WWTP
42,834
60,448
12,176
Combined Load Limitations
214,171
302,242
60,882
Footnotes:
1. In accordance with the 1995 Lake Wylie TMDL, summer values apply April 1 - October 31 and winter
values apply November 1- March 31.
2. Total Phosphorus values applies for the calendar year; January 1 to December 31.
3. All values are displayed to the nearest pound. The Combined Load Limitations may not equal the
apparent sum due to the effects of rounding the individual values.
(b.) Compliance with these limits shall be determined in accordance with Special Conditions A.(4.), Limits
for Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus, and A.(5.), Calculation and Reporting of Nutrient Loads.
(c.) Nutrient monitoring and reporting requirements are specified in Special Conditions A.(1.), Effluent
Limitations and Monitoring Requirements, and A.(5.), Calculation and Reporting of Nutrient Loads.
(d.) Pursuant to N.C. General Statute Section 143-215.1 and Part II, Sections B-12 and B-13 of this permit,
the Division of Water Resources (Division) may reopen the permits listed above and establish more
stringent nutrient limits upon finding that such limits are necessary to prevent the discharges from
causing localized water quality impacts in the receiving streams.
(e.) The Permittee may request that its permits be modified to rescind these combined limits and establish
individual mass discharge limits for each facility. The Division may, after written notification to the
Permittee, rescind these combined limits and establish individual mass discharge limits for each
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facility.
A.(3.) INSTREAM SAMPLING [15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.]
Instream monitoring is required for the following parameters at the locations specified:
Parameter
Dissolved Oxygen
Temperature
Conductivity
Hardness
Frequency
Footnote 2
Footnote 2
Footnote 2
Quarterly
Sample Type
Grab
Grab
Grab
Grab
Location1
U, D2
U, D1, D2
U, Dl
U
Footnotes:
1. U: upstream at Highway 275 or 200 feet above the outfall. D1: downstream at Spencer Mountain Pool at
dam, D2: 1.56 miles below at USGS site.
2. Instream samples shall be grab samples taken 3/week (June -September) and 1/week (October -May).
A.(4.) TOTAL NITROGEN AND TOTAL PHOSPHORUS LIMITS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
(a.) Total Nitrogen (TN) allocations and load limits for NPDES dischargers in the Lake Wylie watershed
are seasonal (summer and winter) values. Summer is defined as April 1 through October 31, and
winter is defined as November 1 through March 31. Total Phosphorus (TP) allocations and load limits
are annual values and apply on a calendar year basis, January 1 through December 31.
(b.) The TN (or TP) Load limit in this Permit may be modified as the result of allowable changes in the
Permittee's allocation.
(i.)
Allowable changes include those transfers resulting from the purchase, sale, trade, or lease of
allocation between the Permittee and other dischargers assigned allocation under the 1995 Lake
Wylie TMDL; regionalization (if both facilities were assigned allocation); and other transactions
approved by the Division.
The Permittee may request a modification of the TN (or TP) Load limit in this Permit to reflect
allowable changes in its allocation.
(A) The request must include an analysis demonstrating that change in allocations and limits
does not have a reasonable potential to cause localized water quality impacts.
(B) Upon receipt of timely and proper application, the Division will propose to modify the
permit as appropriate and in accordance with state and federal program requirements.
(C) Changes in TN or TP limits become effective on the first January 1 (annual limit), the first
April 1 (summer limit), or the first November 1 (winter limit) following permit
modification. The Division must receive application no later than 180 days prior to the
requested effective date for any limit change.
Any requests for modification should be sent to:
NCDEQ/ DWR/ NPDES Programs
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
A.(5.) CALCULATION AND REPORTING OF TOTAL NITROGEN AND TOTAL
PHOSPHORUS LOADS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
(a.) The Permittee shall calculate monthly, seasonal, and annual TN (or TP) Loads as follows:
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(i.) Monthly TN (or TP) Load (lb/mo) = TN (or TP) x TMF x 8.34
where:
TN or TP
the average Total Nitrogen or Total Phosphorus concentration
(mg/L) of the composite samples collected during the month
TMF the Total Monthly Flow of wastewater discharged during the
month (MG/mo); that is, the sum of daily flows in the month
8.34 conversion factor, from (mg/L x MG) to pounds
(ii.) Summer TN Load (lb/summer) = Sum of the April - October Monthly TN Loads for the season
(iii.) Winter TN Load (lb/winter) = Sum of the November - March Monthly TN Loads for the season
(iv.) Annual TP Load (lb/yr) = Sum of the 12 Monthly TP Loads for the calendar year
(b.) The Permittee shall report monthly Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus results (mg/L and lb/mo) in
the appropriate discharge monitoring report for each month: the summer TN results with the October
DMR; the winter TN results with the March DMR; and each calendar year's results with the December
report for that year.
(c.) In the case of combined nutrient limits (see Special Condition A.(2.)):
(i.) The Permittee shall report each facility's monthly TN and TP effluent loads in the discharge
monitoring report for that facility.
(ii.) The Permittee shall report the seasonal or annual combined loads in the discharge monitoring
reports for the Long Creek WWTP.
(d.) Any addition, deletion, or modification of the listed allocation(s) (other than to correct typographical
errors) or any change in status of any of the listed allocations shall be considered a major modification
of this permit and shall be subject to the public review process afforded such modifications under
state and federal rules.
A.(6.) NUTRIENT ALLOCATIONS [G.S.143-215.1(B)]
(a.) The following table list the Total Nitrogen (TN) and Total Phosphorus (TP) allocations assigned to,
acquired by, or transferred to the Permittee in accordance with the 1995 Lake Wylie TMDL and
nutrient management strategy and the status of each as of permit issuance. For compliance purposes,
this table does not supersede any TN or TP limit established elsewhere in this permit.
Total Nitrogen Allocation
I
ALLOCATION SOURCE
TYPE
DATE
DISCHARGE
ALLOCATION
SUMMER1
DISCHARGE
ALLOCATION
WINTER'
STATUS
Base ' TMDL
1995
171,337 Ib/season
241,793 Ib/yr
Active
Total Allocation
171,337 lb/season
241,793 lb/yr
Active
Footnotes:
1. Summer is defined as April 1- October 31. Winter is defined as November 1- March 31.
ALLOCATION
TYPE
Base
Total Phosphorus Allocation
SOURCE
DATE
DISCHARGE
ALLOCATION
ANNUAL'
STATUS
TMDL
1995
48,706 Ib/yr
Active
Total Allocation
48,706 lb/yr
Active
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Footnotes:
1. Annual means on a calendar year basis, January 1- December 31.
(b.) Any addition, deletion, or modification of the listed allocation(s) (other than to correct typographical
errors) or any change in status of any of the listed allocations shall be considered a major modification
of this permit and shall be subject to the public review process afforded such modifications under
state and federal rules.
A.(7.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT [15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.]
The permittee shall conduct quarterly chronic toxicity tests using test procedures outlined in the "North
Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions.
The effluent concentration defined as treatment two in the procedure document is 19 %. The testing shall be
performed as a Ceriodaphnia dubia 7-day pass/fail test. 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.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter code TGP3B.
Additionally, DWR Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1623 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1623
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 and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements
performed in association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. 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, 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 this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of
Water Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and
modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control
organism survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls,
shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later
than the last day of the month following the month of the initial monitoring.
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A.(8.) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN EG.S.143-215.1(b)]
(a.) The Permittee shall perform a total of three (3) Effluent Pollutant Scans for all parameters listed below.
One scan must be performed in each of the following years: 2017, 2018, and 2019. Analytical methods
shall be in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 and shall be sufficiently sensitive to determine whether
parameters are present in concentrations greater than applicable standards and criteria. Samples
should be collected with one quarterly toxicity test each year, and must represent seasonal variation
[Le., do not sample in the same quarter every year]. Unless otherwise indicated, metals shall be
analyzed as "total recoverable."
Ammonia (as N)
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
Dissolved oxygen
Nitrate/Nitrite
Kjeldahl nitrogen
Oil and grease
Phosphorus
Total dissolved solids
Hardness
Antimony
Arsenic
Beryllium
Cadmium
Chromium
Copper
Lead
Mercury (EPA Method 1631E)
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Thallium
Zinc
Cyanide
Total phenolic compounds
Volatile oroanic compounds:
Acrolein
Acrylonitrile
Benzene
Bromoform
Carbon tetrachloride
Chlorobenzene
Chlorodibromomethane
Chloroethane
2-chloroethylvinyl ether
Chloroform
Dichlorobromomethane
1,1-dichloroethane
1,2-dichloroethane
Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene
1,1-dichloroethylene
1,2-dichloropropane
1,3-dichloropropylene
Ethylbenzene
Methyl bromide
Methyl chloride
Methylene chloride
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
Tetrachloroethylene
Toluene
1,1,1-trichloroethane
1,1,2-trichloroethane
Trichloroethylene
Vinyl chloride
Acid -extractable compounds;
P-chloro-m-cresol
2-chlorophenol
2,4-dichlorophenol
2,4-dimethylphenol
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
2,4-dinitrophenol
2-nitrophenol
4-nitrophenol
Pentachlorophenol
Phenol
2,4,6-trichlorophenol
Base -neutral compounds:
Acenaphthene
Acenaphthylene
Anthracene
Benzidine
Benzo(a)anthracene
Benzo(a)pyrene
3,4 benzofluoranthene
Benzo(ghi)perylene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether
Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
Butyl benzyl phthalate
2-chloronaphthalene
4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
Chrysene
Di-n-butyl phthalate
Di-n-octyl phthalate
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
1,2-dichlorobenzene
1,3-dichlorobenzene
1,4-dichlorobenzene
3,3-dichlorobenzidine
Diethyl phthalate
Dimethyl phthalate
2,4-dinitrotoluene
2,6-dinitrotoluene
1,2-diphenylhydrazine
Fluoranthene
Fluorene
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
Hexachloroethane
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Isophorone
Naphthalene
Nitrobenzene
N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
N-nitrosodimethylamine
N-nitrosodiphenylamine
Phenanthrene
Pyrene
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
(b.) Reporting. Test results shall be reported on DWR Form -A MR-PPA1 (or in a form approved by the
Director) by December 31st of each designated sampling year. The report shall be submitted to the
following address: NC DEQ/ DWR/ Central Files, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27699-1617.
(c.) Additional Toxicity Testing Requirements for Municipal Permit Renewal. Please note that
Municipal facilities that are subject to the Effluent Pollutant Scan requirements listed above are also
subject to additional toxicity testing requirements specified in Federal Regulation 40 CFR 122.21(j)(5).
The US EPA requires four (4) toxicity tests for a test organism other than the test species currently
required in this permit. The multiple species tests should be conducted either quarterly for a 12-
month period prior to submittal of the permit renewal application, or four tests performed at least
annually in the four and one half year period prior to the application. These tests shall be performed
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for acute or chronic toxicity, whichever is specified in this permit. The multiple species toxicity test
results shall be filed with the Aquatic Toxicology Branch at the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1623 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1623
(d.) Contact the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 919-743-8401 for guidance on conducting the
additional toxicity tests and reporting requirements. Results should also be summarized in Part E
(Toxicity Testing Data) of EPA Municipal Application Form 2A, when submitting the permit renewal
application to the NPDES Permitting Unit.
A.(9.) 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 and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees
must submit monitoring data and reports electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 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 states 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
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.
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.
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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.
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 http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/final-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
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (dl1
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:
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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."
5. Records Retention f Suj,vlements Section D. (6.31
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions.
These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report.
This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41].
A.(10.) MERCURY MINIMIZATION PLAN [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The permittee shall develop and implement a mercury minimization plan during this permit term. The
MMP shall be developed within 180 days of the NPDES Permit Effective Date, and shall be available for
inspection on -site. A sample MMP was developed through a stakeholder review process and has been
placed on the Division website for guidance (http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ps/npdes, under
Model Mercury Minimization Plan). The MMP should place emphasis on identification of mercury
contributors and goals for reduction. Results shall be summarized and submitted with the next permit
renewal. Performance of the Mercury Minimization Plan will meet the requirements of the TMDL (Total
Maximum Daily Load) for mercury approved by USEPA on October 12, 2012, unless and until a Waste
Load Allocation specific to this facility is developed and this NPDES permit is amended to require
further actions to address the Waste Load Allocation.
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Long Creek WWTP — NC0020184
City of Gastonia - Gaston County
Receiving Stream: South Fork Catawba River
Sub -Basin: 03-08-36
Stream Class: WS-V
State Grid/USGS Quad: F14SE/Mount Holly
Latitude 35° 18' 37" Longitude 81° 06' 50"
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