NC0025984_Permit (Issuance)_20211110

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ELIZABETH S.BISER /'
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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: [e-mail]
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
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• 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 [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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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,[e-mail]
Sonny Penson, [e-mail]
Jacob Hodge iacobhodgena townofforestcity.com
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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
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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
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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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8-digit HUC:03050105 Location
Subbasui:030802 Forest City W TP
Stream Index:9-41-(21.5)
Receiving Stream:Second Broad River Latitude: 35'19'38"
Stream Class:\VS-IV Longitude:81'50'25" North Not to Scale