NC0086550_NPDES Permit Renewal_20080229

AVA
NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Coleen.H. Sullins, Director
February 29, 2008
H. Blake Proctor
Town of Fairmont
P.O. Box 248
Fairmont, NC 28340-0248
SUBJECT: Advance Notice of Renewal Application Requirements
Permit, NC0086550
Fairmont Regional WWTP
Dear Permittee:
Your NPDES permit for a municipally owned/operated WWTP expires on July 31, 2009. This notice is being
sent to explain the requirements for your permit renewal application.
You are receiving this advance notice because your facility has a permitted flow at or above 1
MGD, or the facility receives industrial [pretreatment] wastewater. If either of these criteria no
longer applies, contact the NPDES Unit before submitting a renewal application.
Federal (40 CFR 122) and state (15A NCAC 2H.0105(e)) regulations require that permit renewal
applications be filed at least 180 days prior to expiration of the current permit. Your renewal application is
due to the Division postmarked no later than. February 1, 2009. Failure to apply for renewal by the
appropriate deadline may result in a civil penalty assessment or other enforcement activity at the discretion
of the Director.
The U.S. EPA revised and expanded the application requirements for municipal permits, effective August 1,
2001. EPA form 2A is attached to this Notice, and must be used for your permit renewal application. The
new application requirements mandate additional effluent testing:
1. Conduct three Priority Pollutant Analyses (PPAs) and submit results with your renewal
application. Collect samples for the PPAs in conjunction with sampling for your current
quarterly toxicity test. The new PPA requirements differ from previous versions. Each PPA
must include:
> Analyses for all total recoverable metals listed in Part D of form 2A. This includes metals
that are not normally monitored through your NPDES permit.
> Analyses for total phenolic compounds and hardness..
> Analyses for all of the volatile organic compounds listed in Part D.
> Analyses for all of the acid -extractable compounds listed in Part D.
> Analyses for all base -neutral compounds listed in Part D.
> Analyses for Total Mercury must be performed using EPA Method 1631.
2. Conduct four toxicity tests for an organism other than Ceriodaphnia and submit results with
your renewal application. The tests should be conducted quarterly, with samples collected on the
same day as your current toxicity test. Ca11 the Aquatic Toxicology Unit at (919). 733-2136 for
guidance in conducting the additional tests.
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The pollutant and toxicity analyses described above must accompany your permit renewal
application, or any major permit modification request. The Division cannot draft your permit without the
additional data. Any data submitted cannot be over 4 1/2 years old, and must account for seasonal
variation (samples cannot be collected during the same season each year if collected over multiple years).
PLEASE NOTE: If your existing permit contains a requirement for annual PPAs, additional PPAs
are not required [provided you have conducted at least 3 scans prior to submitting your application].
If any wastewater discharge will occur after the current permit expires, this NPDES permit must be
renewed. Discharge of wastewater without a valid permit would violate Federal and North Carolina law.
Unpermitted discharges of wastewater could result in assessment of civil penalties of up to $25,000-per day.
Use the checklist below to complete your renewal package. The checklist identifies the items you
must submit with the permit renewal application. If all wastewater discharge has ceased at this facility and
you wish to rescind this permit, please contact me. My telephone number, fax number and e-mail address
are listed at the bottom of the previous page.
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The following items are REQUIRED for all renewal packages:
o A cover letter requesting renewal of the permit and documenting any changes at the facility since
issuance of the last permit. Submit one signed original and two copies.
o The completed EPA Form 2A application (copy attached), signed by the permittee or an Authorized
Representative. Submit one signed original and two copies.
o If an Authorized Representative (such as a consulting engineer or environmental consultant) prepares
the renewal package, written documentation must be provided showing the authority delegated to the
Authorized Representative (see Part II.B.11.b of the existing NPDES permit).
o A narrative description of the sludge management plan for the facility. Describe how sludge (or other
solids)' generated during wastewater treatment are handled and disposed. If your facility has no such
plan (or the permitted facility does not generate any solids), explain this in writing. Submit one signed.
original and two copies. This information can be included in the cover letter.
Send the completed renewal package to:
Mrs. Dina Sprinkle
NC DENR / DWQ / Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617