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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0025984_Permit (Issuance)_20211110 DocuSign Envelope ID:4024B52C-FAB3-4DA7-B880-5EF3382D503A STATE 'W ROY COOPER Governor . aryl �g ELIZABETH S.BISER /' Secretary `gam S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality November 10,2021 Ms.Janet Mason,City Manager Town of Forest City PO Box 728 Forest City,North Carolina 28043 e-mail: ianetmason@townofforestcity.com Subject: Final NPDES Permit Renewal Permit NC0025984 Forest City WWTP Rutherford County Grade IV Biological WPCS SIC Code 4952 Dear Ms. Mason: Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES 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). The following changes were made to the draft permit sent to you on February 23,2021: • Per comments received from the Asheville Regional Office,the facility's components list on the Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet has been updated. • As a technical correction,downstream hardness sampling has been removed; upstream hardness sampling has been maintained [See A. (1.)]. The final permit maintains the following significant changes identified in the letter sent on February 23,2021: • As the sludge dryer was removed from the plant, it has been removed from the facility components list on the Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet. • Based on the reasonable potential analysis(RPA)showing no reasonable potential to violate state water quality standards,the monitoring requirement for zinc has been removed from the permit[See A.(1)]. • Based on the reasonable potential analysis(RPA)predicting a maximum effluent bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate concentration(from a limited dataset)that is greater the allowable discharge concentration based on state water quality standards,quarterly monitoring for bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate has been added to the permit [See A. (1)]. • The Division is implementing dissolved metals standards in all permits,per the 2016 revisions to State water quality standards.As such,the NPDES Permitting Unit will need site-specific effluent hardness data and instream hardness data,upstream of the discharge, for each facility monitoring these metals in order to calculate permit limitations. Effluent hardness and instream hardness sampling, upstream of the discharge, have been added to the permit at a monitoring frequency of quarterly [See A. (1.)]. • Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A. (2.), Chronic Toxicity Permit Limit,please review each paragraph carefully. D E Q NorthNorth Carolina DepartmentSalisburyStreet of1617 Environmental MailServiceCenter I Raleigh Quality I Division of WaterNorthCarolina Resources 512 , 27699 1617 �l;N /'1 919.707.9000 DocuSign Envelope ID:4024B52C-FAB3-4DA7-B880-5EF3382D503A • Special Condition A. (3.) has been modified to include the specific three years in which the Effluent Pollutant Scan shall be performed(2023,2024,and 2025).In addition,at the end of the Special Condition, 2na species Toxicity Testing Requirements for municipal permit renewals per Federal Regulations [40 CFR 122.21(j)(5)] have been added. • 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 fmal regulation change published in the November 2, 2020 Federal Register[See Special Condition A. (4.)]. • Parameter codes have been added to the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements [See A. (1.)]. 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 following 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 decision shall be final and binding. The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, and IV) 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. See Standard Condition Part IV, Section D: By June 1, 2022 (180 days of the permit effective date),the Permittee shall submit to the Division a written technical evaluation of the need to revise local limits(i.e., an updated HWA or documentation of why one is not needed). Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Resources or any other Federal, State,or Local governmental regulations. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Gary Perlmutter at(919) 707-3611 or via email at gary.perlmutter@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, [DocuSigned .. byyA A'•�. '..r'`l.l� r" 1�° t o C484531431644FE... for S. Daniel Smith, Director Division of Water Resources,NCDEQ Hardcopy: NPDES Files Central Files Ecopy: US EPA Region 4 DWR/Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality/Tim Heim and Mikal Willmer DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Cindy Moore and Zach Thomas DWR/Municipal Unit—Pretreatment/Kristen Litzenberger Town of Forest City/Forest City WWTP Jeff Dotson,jeffdotson@townofforestcity.com Sonny Penson, sonnypenson@townofforestcity.com Jacob Hodge iacobhodgena townofforestcity.com Page 2 of 2 DocuSign Envelope ID:4024B52C-FAB3-4DA7-B880-5EF3382D503A Permit NC0025984 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,the Town of Forest City is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Forest City Wastewater Treatment Plant 397 Riverside Drive Forest City Rutherford County to receiving waters designated as the Second Broad River in the Broad River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof. The permit shall become effective December 1, 2021. This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2026. Signed this day November 10, 2021. c—nADocuSigned byy:A ` IVU t ite C464531431644FE... for S. Daniel Smith Director, Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 10 DocuSign Envelope ID:4024B52C-FAB3-4DA7-B880-5EF3382D503A Permit NC0025984 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. Town of Forest City is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 4.95 MGD wastewater treatment facility that includes the following components: • Influent mechanical step/bar screening • Bypass screen • Aerated traveling bridge grit chamber • Grease removal • Five smaller first stage aeration tanks • Second stage aeration basin • Two circular secondary clarifiers • Chlorine contact chamber/chlorine gas feed equipment • Sulfur dioxide gas feed equipment and dechlorination • Step aeration • Two aerobic digestors • Rotary drum thickener • Environquip belt filter press • Sludge storage building This facility is located at the Forest City Wastewater Treatment Plant (397 Riverside Drive, Forest City)in Rutherford County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the Second Broad River, currently a class WS-IV stream in the Broad River Basin. Page 2 of 10 DocuSign Envelope ID:4024B52C-FAB3-4DA7-B880-5EF3382D503A Permit NC0025984 Part I A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (4.95 MGD) [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored) by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Weekly Daily Measurement Sample Sample Parameter Code Average Average Maximum Frequency Type Location 2 or Flow 50050 4.95 MGD Continuous Recording Influe Effluent t nt BOD 5-day,20°C 3 C0310 25.5 mg/L 38.25 mg/L Daily Composite Influent and Effluent Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Daily Composite Influent and (TSS)3 Effluent Ammonia(NH,as N) C0610 4.5 mg/L 13.5 mg/L 3/Week Composite Effluent (April 1 -October 31) Ammonia(NH,as N) C0610 16.3 mg/L 35.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite Effluent (November 1 -March 31) Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily Average>_6.0 mg/L Daily Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform(geometric 31616 200/100 mL 400/100 mL Daily Grab Effluent mean) pH 00400 Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units Daily Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine 50060 28 pg/L Daily Grab Effluent (TRC)4 Temperature(°C) 00010 Monitor and Report Daily Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen(NO2+NO3 C0600 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite Effluent +TKN)(mg/L) Total Phosphorus(mg/L) C0665 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite Effluent Chronic Toxicity 5 TGP3B Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite Effluent Effluent Pollutant Scan NC01 Monitor and Report See Footnote 7 Effluent Total Hardness[as 00900 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite Effluent CaCO](mg/L)8 Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate C0100 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite Effluent Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Monitor and Report Footnote 6 Grab Upstream, Downstream Conductivity 00094 Monitor and Report Footnote 6 Grab Upstream, Downstream Temperature 00010 Monitor and Report Footnote 6 Grab Upstream, Downstream Total Hardness[as 00900 Monitor and Report Quarterly Grab Upstream CaCO, m /L 9 Footnotes: 1. Submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A. (4). 2. Upstream: Upstream 50 feet from outfall. Downstream: Second Broad River at Low Bridge Road (Rd 1910). 3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and total suspended solids concentrations shall not exceed 15%of their respective influent value(85% removal). Footnotes continued on next page. Page 3 of 10 Uocusign Envelope ID:4024B52C-FAB3-4DA7-B880-5EF3382D503A Permit NC0025984 4. 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. 5. Chronic Toxicity(Ceriodaphnia)_P/F at 18%;samples shall be collected quarterly during the months of January,April,July,and October. See Condition A. (2). Toxicity monitoring shall coincide with metals monitoring. 6. Instream sampling shall be conducted 3/week during June,July,August and September and 1/week during the rest of the year. 7. The Permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the term of this permit. See Special Condition A. (3.). 8. Effluent Total Hardness sampling shall be performed in conjunction with testing for hardness-dependent metals(cadmium,copper, lead,nickel,silver,and zinc). 9. The Permittee shall sample instream hardness,upstream of the facility's discharge. The sample shall be representative of the hardness in the receiving stream. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 4 of 1 0 DocuSign Envelope ID:4024B52C-FAB3-4DA7-B880-5EF3382D503A Permit NC0025984 A. (2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT(QUARTERLY) [15A NCAC 02B .0200 et seq.] The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 18%. The permit holder shall perform at a minimum,quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the"North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure,"Revised December 2010,or subsequent versions or`North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure"(Revised-December 2010)or subsequent versions. The tests will be performed during the months of January,April,July,and October. 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. If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV below the permit limit,then multiple-concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum,in each of the two following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised-December 2010)or subsequent versions. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered electronically using the Division's eDMR system for the months in which tests were performed,using the parameter code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally,DWR Form AT-3(original)is to be sent to the following address: Attention:North Carolina Division of Water Resources Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1621 Or,results can be sent to the email,ATForms.ATBAncdenr.gov. 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. 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,monitoring will be required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity testing quarter, which is the three month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which toxicity testing is required by this permit and continues until the final day of the third month. 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. Page 5 of 10 DocuSign Envelope ID:4024852C-FAB3-4DA7-B880-5EF3382D503A Permit NC0025984 A. (3.) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN [G.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: 2023,2024,and 2025. 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 [i.e.,do not sample in the same quarter every year]. Unless otherwise indicated,metals shall be analyzed as"total recoverable." Ammonia(as N) C0610 Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene 34546 Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether 34273 Chlorine(total residual,TRC) 50060 1,1-dichloroethylene 34501 Bis(2-chloroisopropyl)ether 34283 Dissolved oxygen 00300 1,2-dichloropropane C0541 Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate CO100 Nitrate/Nitrite 00630 1,3-dichloropropylene 77163 4-bromophenyl phenyl ether 34636 Kjeldahl nitrogen 00625 Ethylbenzene 34371 Butyl benzyl phthalate 34292 Oil and grease 00556 Methyl bromide 34413 2-chloronaphthalene 34581 Phosphorus C0665 Methyl chloride 34418 4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether 34641 Total dissolved solids 70295 Methylene chloride 34423 Chrysene 34320 Hardness 00900 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 81549 Di-n-butyl phthalate 39110 Antimony 01097 Tetrachloroethylene 34475 Di-n-octyl phthalate 34596 Arsenic 01002 Toluene 34010 Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 34556 Beryllium 01012 1,1,1-tichloroethane 34506 1,2-dichlorobenzene 34536 Cadmium 01027 1,1,2-trichloroethane 34511 1,3-dichlorobenzene 34566 Chromium C0034 Trichloroethylene 39180 1,4-dichlorobenzene 34571 Copper 01042 Vinyl chloride 39175 3,3-dichlorobenzidine 34631 Lead 01051 Acid-extractable Diethyl phthalate 34336 compounds: Mercury(Method 1631E) COMER P-chloro-m-cresol 34452 Dimethyl phthalate 34341 Nickel 01067 2-chlorophenol 34586 2,4-dinitrotoluene 34611 Selenium 01147 2,4-dichlorophenol 34601 2,6-dinitrotoluene C0626 Silver 01077 2,4-dimethylphenol 34606 1,2-diphenylhydrazine 34346 Thallium 01059 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol 34657 Fluoranthene C0376 Zinc 01092 2,4-dinitrophenol 34616 Fluorene 34381 Cyanide 00720 2-nitrophenol 34591 Hexachlorobenzene C0700 Total phenolic compounds 32730 4-nitrophenol 34646 Hexachlorobutadiene C0702 Volatile organic compounds: Pentachlorophenol 39032 Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene 34386 Acrolein 34210 Phenol 34694 Hexachloroethane 34396 Acrylonitrile 34215 2,4,6-trichlorophenol 34621 Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 34403 Benzene 34030 Base-neutral compounds: Isophorone 34408 Bromoform 32104 Acenaphthene 34205 Naphthalene 34696 Carbon tetrachloride 32102 Acenaphthylene 34200 Nitrobenzene 34447 Chlorobenzene 34301 Anthracene CO220 N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine 34428 Chlorodibromomethane 34306 Benzidine 39120 N-nitrosodimethylamine 34438 Chloroethane 85811 Benzo(a)anthracene C0526 N-nitrosodiphenylamine 34433 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether 34576 Benzo(a)pyrene 34247 Phenanthrene 34461 Chloroform 32106 3,4 benzofluoranthene 34230 Pyrene 34469 Dichlorobromomethane 32101 Benzo(ghi)perylene 34521 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene C0551 1,1-dichloroethane 34496 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 34242 1 -dichloroethane -,2 32103 Bis(2 chloroethoxy)methane 34278 i. Reporting. Test results shall be reported electronically using the Division's eDMR system or on DWR Form DMR-PPA-1(or on a form approved by the Director)by December 31'of each designated sampling year. ii. The Permittee must at least report completion of the test in the eDMR system by entering"1"or"Y"for parameter code NC01 -Annual Pollutant Scan. If utilizing the DWR Form submit to the following address: Page 6 of 10 DocuSign Envelope ID:4024B52C-FAB3-4DA7-B880-5EF3382D503A Permit NC0025984 NC DEQ/DWR/NPDES Files, 1617 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617. Or the form may be uploaded at: https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/NPDES WW-EDMR-Supplemental-Form b.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 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 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1621 Or,results can be sent to the email,ATForms.ATB(ancdenr.gov. 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. (4.)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. 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)internet application. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s)shall be summarized for each month and submitted monthly 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 Page 7 of 10 DocuSign Envelope ID:4024B52G-FAB3-4DA7-B880-5EF3382D503A Permit NC0025984 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/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. 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 Page 8 of 10 DocuSign Envelope ID:4024B52C-FAB3-4DA7-B880-5EF3382D503A Permit NC0025984 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 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." 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]. A. (5.)MERCURY MINIMIZATION PLAN (MMP) [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] The permittee shall continue to implement a mercury minimization plan during this permit term. The MMP shall be available for inspection on-site. 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. A. (6.) SPECIAL CONDITION FOR WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] Upon receiving DWR approval for an expansion of the Forest City Water Treatment Plant above 8 MGD,the Town of Forest City shall notify the Division. At that time the Division may re-open this permit(NC0025984)to incorporate new limits for conventional parameters and toxicants,reflective of the new Instream Waste Concentration. 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