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Home My WebLink AboutNC0078158_Draft Permit_20210927 ROY COOPER Governor Aifl ELIZABETH S. BISER ' Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director +*,q 641*Qail NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality September 27,2021 Aqua North Carolina,Inc. Attention:Amanda Berger 202 Mackenan Court Cary,NC 27511 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0078158 Old Beau Golf Club WWTP Alleghany County Grade II Biological WPCS Dear Permittee: The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure your thorough understanding of the information,conditions,and requirements it contains. The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit: • Section A.(2.)has been updated to require electronic submission of effluent data reports(DMRs). Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring. • An updated outfall map has been included. With this notification,the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Alleghany County area,per EPA requirements.Please provide your comments,if any,to me no later than 30 days after receiving 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 any questions concerning this permit,please contact Emily Phillips at emily.phillips@,ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, EDocuSlgned by: e+1+61 PLUirS 8BE53CB16480471... Emily Phillips Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit cc: NPDES files ec: WSRO State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,NC 27699-1617 919-807-6300 919-807-6389 FAX https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits Permit NC0078158 Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302] 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 provision 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, Aqua North Carolina, Inc. is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Olde Beau Golf Club WWTP Near 917 Country Downs Avenue Alleghany County to receivin waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Laurel Branch(Laurel Creek) in subbasin 05-07-03 of the New RI asin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts , and IV hereof web This permit shall become effective This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31, 2026. Signed this day. S.Daniel Smith,Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 Permit NC0078158 Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302] SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked, and as of this 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. Aqua North Carolina, Inc. is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.02 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment system with the following components: • Bar screen • Flow splitter box • Equalization basin • Dual Aeration basins • Dual secondary clarifiers • Dual aerated sludge holding tanks • Single tablet chlorinator • Chlorine contact chamber • Tablet dechlorination unit • Stevens flow meter • Effluent pumps,and • On-site generator This facility is located at the Olde Beau Golf Club, (near 917 County Downs Avenue, Glade Valley)in Alleghany County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map into an unnamed tributary to Laurel Branch (Laurel Creek) [10-9-10-2)] currently classified C-Trout waters in subbasin 05-07-03 [HUC: 0505000104] of the New River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NC0078158 Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302] Part I. A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.] Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302] Beginning with the permit effective date 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 CHARACTERISTICS EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Parameter Code Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample Average Maximum Frequency Type Location Flow 50050 0.020 MGD Continuous RecordingInfluent or Effluent BOD, 5-day, (20°C) *Summer C031 20.0 mg/L 30.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent BOD, 5-day, (20°C) *Winter C031 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Total Suspended Solids C053 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent NH3 as N—*Summer C0610 3.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent NH3 as N—*Winter . C0610 6.9 mg/L 34.5 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform 31616 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent (geometric mean) Total Residual Chlorine 3 50060 28 pg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent >6.0 and <9.0 standard pH 00400 — units Weekly Grab Effluent Oil and Grease 00556 30.0 mg/L 60.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Temperature(°C) 00010 Daily Grab Effluent Temperature(°C) 00010 Weekly Grab Upstream&2 Downstream Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily average>5.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Weekly Grab Upstream&2 Downstream *Summer. April 1 —October 31 *Winter: November 1 —March 31 Footnotes: 1. The Permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system[see A. (2)]. 2. Upstream=approximately 50 feet upstream from the outfall.Downstream=at the mouth of the unnamed tributary. 3. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC 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 µg/L. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. Page 3 of 6 Permit NC0078158 Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302] A. (2.) 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 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. 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. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and reported via the eDMR system no later than the last calendar day of the month following the completed reporting period. 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. Page 4 of 6 Permit NC0078158 Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302] The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting"section below). Electronic Submissions In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(l)(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 identifythe initial recipient for P 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/20 1 5/1 0/22/20 1 5-24954/national-pollutant-discharge-elimination- system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the"Reporting Requirements"section above. 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 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: Page 5 of 6 Permit NC0078158 Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System[15A NCAC 08G.0302] "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 offines and imprisonment for knowing violations." 1. 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]. ti Page 6 of 6 -.t);. It -'''r---1-- --- 1 = , 0 Illy l v,vI r r, s}cillivi, i - (._---,r,i a 0 r i _ fp' \ , , ,f.:r , _ °1 V ' II -1' — \') k Al-it• 96E) kV I \\:..\ Tr Y ( ,i,, p,, ,(1\1\ 1W cy,. \ i r . r _ -1 ' i -\,\1 r(cie' ( ------ ,_\ 1. tit-\.\ ,N\ 40 2), ..•, '' , A - } h ‘.. cgNi i k _if., ,,,„4,3 Jo)? p j, --'-'--------N-7------ .‘ (.____ __Ik -.4)--7.-‘1-ii 1 ' ' s - "Ipkb:"' .-- 45_:-.' & _ ., D. 1 ---Th.Ai ) woosA Fr. 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