NC0024210_permit issuance_20131206

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Programs
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Director Secretary
December 5, 2013
Mr. Terry L. Houk
City of High Point
P.O. Box 230
High Point, NC 27261
Subject: NPDES Final Permit NC0024210
High Point Eastside WWTP
Facility Class IV
Guilford County
Dear Mr. Houk:
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 Division received your comment letter on the draft permit and provides the following
responses:
• The expiration date on your permit was changed to December 31, 2018.
• Footnote 4 on the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements table was modified
to include a statement explaining compliance for total residual chlorine based on reported
laboratory values.
• The statement in the draft letter indicating that quarterly monitoring for lead will be
required should have read that quarterly monitoring for nickel will be required. Lead
monitoring is not required in the permit.
• The required method for mercury was added in Section A.(7.) Effluent Pollutant Scan.
• The Division can't modify the total phosphorus limits at this time since these are based
on the Randleman Lake Rules, 15A NCAC 02B.0249 and the results of modeling.
• Monitoring frequency for BOD, TSS, ammonia and fecal coliform was reduced to twice
per week.
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
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Mr. Houk
December 5, 2013
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• Upstream/Downstream sampling. As a member of the Upper Cape Fear Basin
Association your instream monitoring requirements are waived. Monitoring for Data
obtained through ambient sampling will be used by the Division for future modeling
efforts for the Cape Fear River.
In addition please note that your final permit includes the following changes from the
previous permit:
• The latitude and longitude for the Richland Creek discharge (Outfall 001) in the fact
sheet and map were verified and updated. The location represented by those
coordinates was in the Deep River.
• The numerical address of the facility on Riverdale Road is denoted on the
supplement to permit cover sheet.
• The Deep River outfall 002 is listed first on the supplement to permit cover sheet and
the phrase about construction of Randleman Reservoir has been removed.
• Twice per month monitoring for total cadmium, total lead, phenols, and cyanide has
been removed from the permit based on results of the reasonable potential analysis.
• The footnotes regarding chlorinated phenolic compounds and cyanide were
removed from A. (1.) and A. (2.) based on these parameters no longer being
monitored in the permit.
• Footnote 5 in A. (1.) and A. (2.) now states that toxicity monitoring shall coincide
with copper and zinc monitoring.
• The weekly average limit for total mercury was removed based on the results of the
mercury evaluation analysis. Based on the NC approved mercury TMDL and an
evaluation of data from 2008 through 2012, it was determined that no limit was
required for the protection of the NC water quality standard or the technology based
effluent limit. It was determined that the facility would have to conduct a mercury
minimization plan (MMP) based on the number of detectable values above 1 ng/1. A
special condition was added requiring the completion of the MMP (See A. (8.)).
• The weekly average and daily maximum limit for total nickel was removed based on
the results of the reasonable potential analysis which indicated no potential to
exceed the water quality standard in the Deep River or Richland Creek. However
based on current DWQ procedure, quarterly monitoring for nickel will be required
based on the predicted concentration being greater than 50% of the allowable
concentration.

Mr. Houk
December 5, 2013
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• Minor language changes to the chronic toxicity conditions A. (5.) and A. (6.) have
been made to reflect updates.
• Please note the following in the Special Condition A.(7.) Effluent Pollutant Scan:
1. Language has been updated to note three scans must be completed during
the permit cycle.
2. Mercury must be sampled using EPA Method 1631E.
3. DWQ Water Quality Section has been corrected to the Surface Water
Protection Section.
• A special condition was added to your permit [See Special Condition A. (9)]
including requirements for electronic reporting. Proposed federal regulations require
electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and specify that, if a
state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must
submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The
Division anticipates that these regulations will be adopted and is beginning
implementation. For information on eDMR, registering for eDMR and obtaining an
eDMR user account, please visit the following web page:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr. For information on EPA's
proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit the following web site:
http://www2. epa. gov/compliance/proposed-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule.
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.
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 permits required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area
Management Act or any other federal or local governmental permits that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Teresa Rodriguez at
telephone number [phone] or at email [e-mail].
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY TOM BELNICK
Thomas A. Reeder

Mr. Houk
December 5, 2013
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cc: Winston-Salem Regional Office/Surface Water Protection Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office/Pubic Water Supply (ecopy)
EPA Region IV (ecopy)
ESS/Aquatic Toxicology Unit/Susan Meadows (ecopy)
ESS/Ecosystems Unit/Carrie Ruhlman (ecopy)
Steve Reid (ecopy)
NPDES File
Central Files

Permit NC0024210
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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 Water Quality Commission, and the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, as amended, the
City of High Point
is hereby authorized to discharge municipal wastewater from a facility located at the
High Point Eastside WWTP
5898 Riverdale Road
Jamestown
Guilford County
to receiving waters designated as Richland Creek or the Deep River in the Cape Fear River Basin in
accordance with the discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts
I, II, III, and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective January 1, 2014.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2018.
Signed this day December 6, 2013.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY TOM BELNICK
Thomas A. Reeder, Director
Division of Water Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0024210
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 High Point is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a 26.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of
mechanical bar screens, grit removal, primary sedimentation, flow equalization,
anaerobic/anoxic/aeration basins, secondary sedimentation, residuals thickening
devices, filtration, effluent UV disinfection, and effluent pump station. This facility
is located at the High Point Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant, 5898 Riverdale
Road, Jamestown, in Guilford County.
2. Discharge wastewater from said treatment works at the location specified on the
attached map into
1) The Deep River through outfall 002 [refer to Part I, A. (2.)], or
2) Richland Creek through outfall 001 [refer to Part I, A. (1.)],
Both Richland Creek and The Deep River are classified as WS-IV CA waters in
the Cape Fear River Basin.
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Permit NC0024210
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (26.0 MGD)
(Discharge to Richland Creek)
Beginning on the effective day of this permit and during emergency conditions as defined in A. (3.), the Permittee is
authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored8 by the Permittee as
specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample Location
Flow
26.0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5 day (20°C) 2
[April 1 - October 31]
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Influent & Effluent
BOD, 5 day (20°C) 2
[November 1 - March 31]
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Influent & Effluent
Total Suspended Solids2
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Influent & Effluent
NH3 as N [April 1- October 31]
1.0 mg/L
3.0 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N [November 1- March 31]
2.0 mg/L
6.0 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen3
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen
See footnote 1
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
See footnote 1
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Total Residual Chlorine4
18 pg/L
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
[April 1 - October 31]
6.0 mg/L
1301 pounds/day
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Upstream &
Downstream
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
[November 1 - March 31]]
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Upstream &
Downstream
Total Phosphorus
0.5 mg/L
108 pounds/day
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Upstream &
Downstream
Temperature (°C)
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C)
See footnote 1
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Conductivity
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Conductivity
See footnote 1
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Chronic Toxicity5
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Copper
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Nickel
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Zinc
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
pH6
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Effluent Pollutant Scan7
Monitor and Report
Footnote 7
Footnote 7
Effluent
(Footnotes on next page)
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Permit NC0024210
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (26.0 MGD)
(Discharge to Richland Creek)
(Continued)
Footnotes:
1. Upstream (2 locations): (1) Richland Creek at least 100 feet above outfall, (2) Deep River at NCSR 1113.
Downstream (2 locations): (1) Deep River at NCSR 1129, (2) Deep River at NCSR 1921. Stream samples shall
be grab samples collected 3/Week during June — September and 1/Week during the remaining months of the
year. As a participant in the Upper Cape Fear River Basin Association, the instream monitoring requirements as
stated above are waived. Should your membership in the agreement be terminated, you shall notify the Division
immediately and the instream monitoring requirements specified in your permit shall be reinstated.
2. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the
respective influent value (85% removal).
3. The daily average dissolved oxygen effluent concentration shall not be less than 6.0 mg/L.
4. The total residual chlorine limit and monitoring are required only if chlorine is used as back-up disinfection
method. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC 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 dubia) P/F at 90%: January, April, July, and October [see Part I, A. (5.)]. Toxicity
monitoring shall coincide with copper and zinc monitoring.
6. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
7. The permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the term of this permit [See A. (7)].
8. No later than 90 days from the effective date of this permit, begin submitting discharge monitoring reports
electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A (9).
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NC0024210
A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (26.0 MGD)
(Discharge to Deep River)
During the period beginning upon the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge from outfall 002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored8 by the Permittee as
specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Sample Location
Flow
26.0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5 day (20°C)2
[April 1 - October 31]
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Influent & Effluent
BOD, 5 day (20°C)2
[November 1 - March 31]
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Influent & Effluent
Total Suspended Solids2
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Influent & Effluent
NH3 as N [April 1- October 31]
1.0 mg/L
3.0 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Effluent
NH3 as N [November 1- March 31]
2.0 mg/L
6.0 mg/L
2/Week
Composite
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen3
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen
See note 1
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
See footnote 1
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Total Residual Chlorine4
18 pg/L
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
[April 1 - October 31]
6.0 mg/L
1301 pounds/day
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Upstream &
Downstream
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
[November 1 - March 31]
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Upstream &
Downstream
Total Phosphorus
0.5 mg/L
108 pounds/day
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Upstream &
Downstream
Temperature (°C)
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C)
See note 1
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Conductivity
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Conductivity
See note 1
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream
Chronic Toxicity5
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Copper
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Nickel
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Zinc
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
pH6
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Effluent Pollutant Scan7
Monitor and Report
Footnote 7
Footnote 7
Effluent
(Footnotes on next page)
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Permit NC0024210
A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (26.0 MGD)
(Discharge to Deep River)
(Continued)
Footnotes:
1. Upstream = Deep River at NCSR 1129. Downstream = Deep River at NCSR 1921. Stream samples shall be
grab samples collected 3/Week during June — September and 1/Week during the remaining months of the year.
As a participant in the Upper Cape Fear River Basin Association, the instream monitoring requirements as stated
above are waived. Should your membership in the agreement be terminated, you shall notify the Division
immediately and the instream monitoring requirements specified in your permit shall be reinstated.
2. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the
respective influent value (85% removal).
3. The daily average dissolved oxygen effluent concentration shall not be less than 6.0 mg/L.
4. The total residual chlorine limit and monitoring are required only if chlorine is used as back-up disinfection
method. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC 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
5. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia dubia) P/F at 85%: January, April, July, and October [see Part I, A. (6.)]. Toxicity
monitoring shall coincide with copper and zinc monitoring.
6. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
7. The permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the term of this permit [See A. (7)].
8. No later than 90 days from the effective date of this permit, begin submitting discharge monitoring reports
electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A (9).
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A. (3.) EMERGENCY DISCHARGE TO RICHLAND CREEK
Upon relocation of the discharge to the Deep River, the permittee is authorized to discharge to Richland
Creek through Outfall 001, during emergency conditions such as non -routine maintenance or pump failures
of the effluent pump station. The Winston Salem Regional Office shall be notified when such conditions
occur and the facility needs to discharge to Richland Creek.
A. (4.) NUTRIENT MONITORING
The Division may, upon written notification to the Permittee, require additional effluent monitoring that it
deems necessary to support its water quality protection and restoration efforts in the receiving stream.
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Permit NC0024210
A. (5.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (Quarterly)
RICHLAND CREEK discharge (Outfall 001)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality
to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 90 %.
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 on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form (MR-1) 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
Environmental Sciences Section
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental 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
Environmental 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.
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Permit NC0024210
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.
If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this permit, the results of such
monitoring shall be included in the calculation & reporting of the data submitted on the DMR & all AT
Form submitted.
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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Permit NC0024210
A. (6.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (Quarterly)
DEEP RIVER discharge (Outfall 002)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality
to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 85 %.
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 on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form (MR-1) 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
Environmental Sciences Section
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental 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
Environmental 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.
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Permit NC0024210
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.
If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this permit, the results of such
monitoring shall be included in the calculation & reporting of the data submitted on the DMR & all AT
Form submitted.
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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Permit NC0024210
A. (7.) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN
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: 2014, 2015, and 2016. 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)
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
Dissolved oxygen
Nitrate/Nitrite
Total Kjeldahl nitrogen
Oil and grease
Total 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 Organic 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
Benno (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-nitro s o dimethylamine
N-nitro s o diphenylamine
Phenanthrene
Pyrene
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
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
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following address: NCDENR/DWR/Central Files, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27699-1617.
A. (8.) MERCURY MINIMIZATION PLAN (MMP)
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.
A. (9.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and
specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit
DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Division anticipates that these
regulations will be adopted and is beginning implementation in late 2013.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this
permit (Standard Conditions forNPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.)
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
Signatory Requirements
Reporting
Records Retention
Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)]
Beginning no later than 90 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin
reporting 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 state's 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 DENR / DWR / Information Processing Unit
ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR
1617 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
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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.
Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements 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 using eDMR. Temporary waivers shall be valid for twelve (12)
months and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the
Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division.
Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting
requirements is found on the following web page:
http: / /portal.ncdenr.org/web /wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr
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.
2. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)]
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: / /portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/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 ystem 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 ystem, or those persons directly responsible forgathering 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."
3. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6)]
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].
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State Grid/Ouad: D19NW/ High Point East
Receiving Stream: Richland Creek (001) Latitude: 35° 56' 26.7" N
Longitude: 79° 54' 24.8" W
Deep River (002) Latitude: 35° 56' 11" N
Longitude: 79° 53' 22" W
Drainage Basin: Cape Fear River Stream Class: WS-IV CA
Sub -Basin: 03-06-08 HUC#: 03030003
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NPDES Permit No. NCOO2421O
Guilford County