NCS000122_FINAL PERMIT_19991201

STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET
NCS PERMITS
PERMIT NO.
N C S DOD 1 Z2-
DOC TYPE
77 FINAL PERMIT
❑ MONITORING REPORTS
❑ APPLICATION
❑ COMPLIANCE
❑ OTHER
DOC DATE
❑ iqT 1201
YYYYMMDD

/ 1l State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
November 12, 1999
Mr. Clement Williams
General Timber, Inc. -SR #2118
625 Farmville Mine Road
Sanford, North Carolina 27330
Dear Mr. Williams:
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: Permit No. NCS000122
General Timber, Inc. -SR #2118
Chatham County
In response to your renewal application for continued coverage under NPDES stormwater
permit NCS000122, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) is forwarding herewith the subject
state - 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
US Environmental Protection agency dated December 6, 1983.
Please note that the Division has revised the analytical monitoring strategy for individual
stormwater permits. Based on a review of the permit monitoring data received to date, the
analytical monitoring measurement frequencies have been changed and cut-off concentrations
have been removed. These changes will be implemented for all second term individual
stormwater permits with analytical monitoring requirements. For those permits with analytical
monitoring requirements, Part 11- Monitoring, Controls, and Limitations for Permitted
Discharges has been modified to reflect the change in monitoring strategy.
The qualitative monitoring strategy remains the same as the first term of the permit.
Please note that the semi-annual qualitative monitoring is a requirement of the permit. Failure to
complete the monitoring as required is a violation of the permit and any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act. Reference Part 11, Section A, Item 2 'Duty to
comply", Item 9 "Penalties for Tampering " and Item 10 'Penalties for Falsification of Reports"
of your permit for further information.
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, Post Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina
27611 -7447. Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please take notice this permit is not transferable. Part III, 13.2. addresses the requirements
to be followed in case of change in ownership or control of this discharge.
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This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be
required by the Division of Environmental Management or permits required by the Division of
Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental
permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Tony Evans at telephone
number 919/733-5083 ext. 584.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL WILLIAM C. MILDY MILLS
for Kerr T. Stevens
cc: Mr. Roger O. Pfaff, EPA
Raleigh Regional Office
Central Files
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Permit No. NCS000122
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER 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 Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, as amended,
General Timber, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from a facility located at
General Timber. Inc.
State Road 2148
Farmville. NC
Chatham County
to receiving waters designated as Georges Creek. Class C stream, in the Cape Fear River Basin
in accordance with the discharge limitations. monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, 11. III. IV. V
and VI hereof.
This permit shall become effective December 1. 1999
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30. 2004.
Sinned this day November 12. 1999.
WILLIAM C. MIL S
fim Kerr T. Stevens. Director
Division of Water Quality
By the Authoriq• of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NCS000122
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I INTRODUCTION
Section A: Individual Permit Coverage
Section B: Permitted Activities
Section C: Location Map
PART II MONITORING. CONTROLS. AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
Section A: Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Section B: Analytical Monitoring Requirements
Section C: Qualitative Monitoring Requirements
Section D: On -Site Vehicle Maintenance Monitoring Requirements
PART III STANDARD CONDITIONS
Section A: Compliance and Liability
I. Compliance Schedule
2. Duty to Comply
3. Duty to Mitigate
4. Civil and Criminal Liability
5. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
6. Property Rights
7. Severability
8. Duty to Provide Information
9. Penalties for Tampering
10. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
Section B: General Conditions
1. Individual Permit Expiration
2. Transfers
3. Signatory Requirements
4. Individual Permit Modification. Revocation and Reissuance. or Termination
5. Permit Actions
Section C: Operation and Maintenance of Pollution Controls
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
2. Need to Halt or Reduce Not a Defense
3. Bypassing of Stormwater Control Facilities
Section D: Monitoring and Records
I.
Representative Sampling
2.
Recording Results
3.
Flow Measurements
4.
Test Procedures
5.
Representative Outfall
6.
Records Retention
7.
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Section E: Reporting Requirements
1.
Discharge Monitoring Reports
2.
Submitting Reports
3.
Availability of Reports
4.
Non-Stormwater Discharges
5.
Planned Changes
6.
Anticipated Noncompliance
7.
Bypass
8.
Twenty-four Hour Reporting
9.
Other Noncompliance
10.
Other Information
PART IV LIMITATIONS REOPENER
PART V ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS
PART VI DEFINITIONS

Permit No. NCS000122
PART I INTRODUCTION
SECTION A: INDIVIDUAL PERMIT COVERAGE
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the permittee is
authorized to discharge stormwater associated with industrial activity. Such discharges shall be controlled, limited
and monitored as specified in this permit.
SECTION B: PERMITTED ACTIVITIES
Until this permit expires or is modified or revoked, the permittee is authorized to discharge stormwater to the surface
waters of North Carolina or separate storm sewer system which has been adequately treated and managed in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this individual permit. All discharges shall be in accordance with the
conditions of this permit.
Any other point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited unless it is an allowable non-stormwater
discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization or approval.
This permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other applicable federal. state.
or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order. judgment, or decree.
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PART 11 MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN
The permittee shall develop a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, herein after referred to as the Plan. This Plar
shall be considered public information in accordance with Part III, Standard Conditions, Section E. Paragraph 3 of
this individual permit. The Plan shall include, at a minimum, the following items:
Site Plan. The site plan shall provide a description of the physical facility and the potential pollutant
sources which may be expected to contribute to contamination of Stormwater discharges. The site plan shall
contain the following:
(a) A general location map (USGS quadrangle map or appropriately drafted equivalent map).
showing the facilitys location in relation to transportation routes and surface waters, the name of
the receiving water(s) to which the stormwater outfall(s) discharges, or if the discharge is to a
municipal separate storm sewer system, the name of the municipality and the ultimate receiving
waters; and accurate latitude and longitude of the point(s) of discharge.
(b) A narrative description of storage practices, loading and unloading activities. outdoor process
areas, dust or particulate generating or control processes, and waste disposal practices.
(c) A site map drawn to scale with the distance legend indicating location of industrial activities
(including storage of materials. disposal areas, process areas and loading and unloading areas),
drainage structures, drainage areas for each outfall and activities occurring in the drainage area.
building locations, existing BMPs and impervious surfaces, and the percentage of each drainage
area that is impervious. For each outfall, a narrative description of the potential pollutants which
could be expected to be present in the stormwater discharge.
(d) A list of significant spills or leaks of pollutants that have occurred at the facility during the 3
previous years and any corrective actions taken to mitigate spill impacts.
(e) Certification that the stormwater outfalls have been evaluated for the presence of non-stormwater
discharges. The certification statement will be signed in accordance with the requirements found
in Part III. Standard Conditions, Section B. Paragraph 3.
2. Stormwater Management Plan. The stormwater management plan shall contain a narrative description of
the materials management practices employed which control or minimize the exposure of significant
materials to stormwater, including structural and nonstructural measures. The stormwater management
plan, at a minimum, shall incorporate the following:
(a) Feasibility Study. A review of the technical and economic feasibility of changing the methods of
operations and/or storage practices to eliminate or reduce exposure of materials and processes to
stormwater. Wherever practical, the permittee shall prevent exposure of all storage areas, material
handling operations, and manufacturing or fueling operations. In areas where elimination of
exposure is not practical. the stormwater management plan shall document the feasibility of
diverting the stormwater runoff away from areas of potential contamination.
(b) Secondary Containment Schedule. A schedule to provide secondary containment for bulk storage
of liquid materials, storage of Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA) water priority chemicals, or storage of hazardous substances to
prevent leaks and spills from contaminating stormwater runoff. If the secondary containment
devices are connected directly to stormwater conveyance systems, the connection shall be
controlled by manually activated valves or other similar devices [which shall be secured with a
locking mechanism] and any stormwater that accumulates in the containment area shall be at a
minimum visually observed for color, foam, outfall staining, visible sheens and dry weather flow,
prior to release of the accumulated stormwater. Accumulated stormwater shall be released if found
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to be uncontaminated by the material stored within the containment area. Records documenting
the individual making the observation. the description of the accumulated stormwater and the date
and time of the release shall be kept for a period of five years.
(c) BMP Summary. A narrative description shall be provided of Best Management Practices (BMPs)
to be considered such as, but not limited to, oil and grease separation, debris control, vegetative
filter strips, infiltration and stormwater detention or retention, where necessary. The need for
structural BMPs shall be based on the assessment of potential of sources to contribute significant
quantities of pollutants to stormwater discharges and data collected through monitoring of
stormwater discharges.
Spill Prevention and Response Plan. The Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP) shall incorporate an
assessment of potential pollutant sources based on a materials inventory of the facility. Facility personnel
(or team) responsible for implementing the SPRP shall be identified. A responsible person shall be on -site
at all times during facility operations that have the potential to contaminate stormwater runoff through spills
or exposure of materials associated with the facility operations. The SPRP must be site stormwater specific.
Therefore, a SPCC plan may be a component of the SPRP, but may not be sufficient to completely address
the stormwater aspects of the SPRP. The common elements of the SPCC with the SPRP may be
incorporated by reference into the SPRP.
d. Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program. A preventative maintenance program shall be
developed. The program shall document schedules of inspections and maintenance activities of stormwater
control systems. plant equipment and systems. Inspection of material handling areas and regular cleaning
schedules of these areas shall be incorporated into the program.
5. Employee Training. Training schedules shall be developed and training provided at a minimum on an
annual basis on proper spill response and cleanup procedures and preventative maintenance activities for all
personnel involved in any of the facility's operations that have the potential to contaminate stormwater
runoff. Facility personnel (or team) responsible for implementing the training shall be identified.
6. Responsible Party. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall identify a specific position(s)
responsible for the overall coordination. development, implementation. and revision to the Plan.
Responsibilities for all components of the Plan shall be documented and position assignments provided.
7. Plan Amendment. The permittee shall amend the Plan whenever there is a change in design. construction.
operation, or maintenance which has a significant effect on the potential for the discharge of pollutants to
surface waters. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be reviewed and updated on an annual
basis.
The Director may notify the permittee when the Plan does not meet one or more of the minimum
requirements of the permit. Within 30 days of such notice, the permittee shall submit a time schedule to the
Director for modifying the Plan to meet minimum requirements. The permittee shall provide certification in
writing (in accordance with Part I1I, Standard Conditions. Section B. Paragraph 3) to the Director that the
changes have been made.
Facility Inspection Program. Facilities are required to inspect all stormwater systems on at least a
semiannual schedule, once in the fall (September -November) and once in the spring (April - June). The
inspection and any subsequent maintenance activities performed shall be documented, recording date and
time of inspection. individual(s) making the inspection and a narrative description of the facility's
stormwater control systems, plant equipment and systems. Records of these inspections shall be
incorporated into the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
Stormwater discharge characteristic monitoring as required in Part 11 of this permit shall be performed in
addition to facility inspections.
Implementation. The permittee shall document all monitoring, measurements, inspections and maintenance
activities and training provided to employees, including the log of the sampling data and of activities taken
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to implement BMPs associated with the industrial activities, including vehicle maintenance activities. Such
documentation shall be kept on -site for a period of five years and made available to the Director or his
authorized representative immediately upon request.
SECTION B: ANALYTICAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the permittee is authorized to
discharge stormwater subject to the provisions of this permit. Analytical monitoring of stormwater discharges shall be
performed as specified below in Table 1.
For each parameter. the arithmetic mean of all analytical sampling results collected during the term of the permit shall be
calculated for each individual outfall. The computed arithmetic mean is then compared to the cut-off concentrations listed
below in Table 2. If the arithmetic mean is less than the specified cut-off concentration for a given parameter, then the facility
is not required to continue annual analytical monitoring for that parameter (at that outfall) during the remaining term of the
permit unless a significant change in facility operations or configuration occurs. If a cut-off concentration results in
discontinued analytical monitoring at an individual discharge outfall, the permittee is required to maintain facility operations
that ensure the continuation of stormwater runoff quality.
The permittee must perform analvtical sampling during the first and last year of the permit coverage regardless of cut-off
concentration conditions. Analytical results from sampling during the final year of the permit coverage must be submitted
with the permit renewal application. All analytical monitoring shall be performed during a representative storm event.
Table 1. Analytical Monitoring Requirements
Discharge
Characteristics
Units
Measurement
Fir uenc 1
Sample
Tv e2
Sample
Location3
TSS
mo I
annually
Grab
SDO
Total Rainfall4
inches
annually
-
-
Event Duration4
minutes
annualiv
-
-
Total Flow4
MG
annually
SDO
Footnotes:
1 Measurement Frequency: Once per year during a representative storm event. A year is defined as the 12 month period
beginning on the month and day of issuance of the Permit.
2 If the stormwater runoff is controlled by a stormwater detention pond, a grab sample of the discharge from the pond shall
be collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge. If the detention pond discharges only in response to a storm event
exceeding a ten vear design storm, then no analytical monitoring is required and only qualitative monitoring shall be
performed.
Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) unless representative outfall
status has been granted.
For each sampled representative storm event the total precipitation, storm duration, and total flow must be monitored.
Total flow shall be either; (a) measured continuously, (b) calculated based on the amount of area draining to the outfall.
the amount of built -upon (impervious) area. and the total amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow
at 20 minute intervals during the rainfall event.
Table 2. Cut-off Concentrations for Analytical Monitoring Requirements
Discharge Characteristics
Cut-off Concentration ( )
TSS
100
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SECTION C: QUALITATIVE NIONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Qualitative monitoring requires a visual inspection of each stormwater outfall regardless of representative outfall status and
shall be performed as specified below in Table 3. Qualitative monitoring is for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of
the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) and assessing new sources of stormwater pollution. No analytical tests are
required. Qualitative monitoring of stormwater outfalls does not need to be performed during a representative storm event.
The first qualitative monitoring event during the coverage of the permit must coincide with the initial analvtical monitoring
event (regardless of the season). All other qualitative monitoring will be performed twice per year, once in the spring (April -
June) and once in the fall (September - November).
Table 3. Qualitative Monitoring Requirements
Discharge Characteristics
Frequency
Monitoring
Locations
Color
Semi -Annual
SDO
Odor
Semi -Annual
SDO
Clarity
Semi -Annual
SDO
Floating Solids
Semi -Annual
SDO
Suspended Solids
Semi -Annual
SDO
Foam
Semi -Annual
SOO
Oil Sheen
Semi -Annual
SDO
Other obvious indicators
of stormwater pollution
Semi -Annual
SDO
Footnotes:
I Monitoring Location: Qualitative monitoring shall be performed at each
stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) regardless of representative outfall status.
SECTION D: ON -SITE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Facilities which have any vehicle maintenance activity occurring on -site which uses more than» gallons of new motor oil per
month when averaged over the calendar year shall perform analytical monitoring as specified below in Table 4. This
monitoring shall be performed at all outfalls which discharge stormwater runoff from vehicle maintenance areas.
For each parameter, the arithmetic mean of all analytical sampling results collected during the coverage of the permit shall be
calculated for each individual outfall. The computed arithmetic mean is then compared to the cut-off concentrations listed
below in Table 5. If the arithmetic mean is less than the specified cut-off concentration for a given parameter, then the facility
is not required to continue annual analytical monitoring for that parameter (at that outfall) during the remaining coverage of
the permit unless a significant change in facility operations or configuration occurs. If a cut-off concentration results in
discontinued analytical monitoring at an individual discharge outfall, the permittee is required to maintain facility operations
that ensure the continuation of stormwater runoff quality.
The permittee must perform analytical sampling during the first and last year of the permit coverage regardless of cut-off
concentration conditions. Analytical results from sampling during the final year of the permit coverage must be submitted
with the permit renewal application. All analytical monitoring shall be performed during a representative storm event.
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Table 4. Analytical Monitoring Requirements for On -Site Vehicle Maintenance
Discharge Characteristics
Units
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Typel
Sample
Location2
H
standard
annually
Grab
SDO
Oil and Grease
mg/I
annually
Grab
SDO
Total Suspended Solids
mg/I
annually
Grab
SDO
New Motor Oil Usagegallons/month
annually
Estimate
-
Total Flow3
I MG
I annually
I Grab
SDO
Footnotes:
I If the stormwater runoff is controlled by a stormwater detention pond. a grab sample of the discharge from the pond shall
be collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge. If the detention pond discharges only in response to a storm event
exceeding a ten year design storm. then no analytical monitoring is required and only qualitative monitoring shall be
performed.
2 Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) that discharges
stormwater runoff from area(s) where vehicle maintenance activities occur.
3 Total flow shall be; (a) measured continuously. (b) calculated based on the amount of area draining to the
outfall. the amount of built -upon (impervious) area. and the total amount of rainfall. or (c) estimated by the
measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals during the rainfall event. Total precipitation and duration of the
rainfall event measured shall result from the sampled representative storm event.
Table 5. Cut-off Concentrations for On -Site Vehicle Maintenance Activities
Discharge Characteristics
Cut-off Concentration (m )
H 1
within range 6.0 - 9.0
Oil and Grease
30
Total Suspended Solids
100
Footnotes:
I pH cannot be averaged due to the nature of the logarithmic pH scale. The most recent pH sample result shall be used
for cut-off concentration purposes.
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PART III STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES STORMWATER INDIVIDUAL
PERMITS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
Compliance Schedule
The permittee shall comply with Limitations and Controls specified for stormwater
discharges in accordance with the following schedule:
Existing Facilities: The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed and
implemented within 12 months of the effective date of the initial permit and updated
thereafter on an annual basis. Secondary containment, as specified in Part 11, Section A,
Paragraph 2(b) of this permit, shall be accomplished within 12 months of the effective
date of the initial permit issuance.
Proposed Facilities: The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed and
implemented prior to the beginning of discharges from the operation of the industrial
activity and be updated thereafter on an annual basis. Secondary containment, as
specified in Part II, Section A. Paragraph 2(b) of this permit shall be accomplished prior
to the beginning of discharges from the operation of the industrial activity.
Duty to Comply
The permittee must comply with all conditions of this individual permit. Any permit
noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for
enforcement action: for permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification: or
denial of a permit upon renewal application.
a. The permittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under
section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time
provided in the regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if
the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day for each violation. Any
person who negligently violates any permit condition is subject to criminal
penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more
than l year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates permit conditions is
subject to criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or
imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who violates a
permit condition may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed $10,000
per violation with the maximum amount not to exceed $125,000. [Ref: Section
309 of the Federal Act 33 USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41(a).]
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Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars
($10,000) per violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails
to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref:
North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.6A]
d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Director for
violating section 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318, or 405 of the Act, or any permit
condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under
section 402 of the Act. Administrative penalties for Class I violations are not to
exceed $10,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty
assessed not to exceed $25,000. Penalties for Class 11 violations are not to exceed
$10,000 per day for each day during which the violation continues, with the
maximum amount of any Class II penalty not to exceed $125,000.
3. Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in
violation of this individual permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely
affecting human health or the environment.
4. Civil and Criminal Liabilitv
Except as provided in Part III, Section C of this permit regarding bypassing of stormwater
control facilities, nothing in this individual permit shall be construed to relieve the
permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to
NCGS 143-215.3, 143-215.6A, 143-215.613, 143-215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act,
33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such
as fish kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily
suspended.
Oil and Hazardous Substance Liabilitv
Nothing in this individual permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any
legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to
which the permittee is or may be subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311
of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321.
6. Propertv Rights
The issuance of this individual permit does not convey any property rights in either real or
personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private
property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local
laws or regulations.
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7. Severability
The provisions of this individual permit are severable, and if any provision of this
individual permit, or the application of any provision of this individual permit to any
circumstances, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances,
and the remainder of this individual permit, shall not be affected thereby.
8. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information
which the Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying,
revoking and reissuing, or terminating the permit issued pursuant to this individual permit
or to determine compliance with this individual permit. The permittee shall also furnish
to the Director upon request, copies of records required to be kept by this individual
permit.
9. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this
individual permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000
per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both.
If a conviction of a person is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such
person under this paragraph, punishment is a fine of not more that $20,000 per day of
violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years, or both.
10. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to
be maintained under this individual permit, including monitoring reports or reports of
compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more
than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation.
or by both.
SECTION B: GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. Individual Permit Expiration
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive
automatic authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the pemtittee shall
submit forms and fees as are required by the agency authorized to issue permits no later
than 180 days prior to the expiration date. Any permittee that has not requested renewal
at least 180 days prior to expiration, or any permittee that does not have a permit after the
expiration and has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will be
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subjected to enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS § 143-2153.6 and 33 USC
1251 et. seq.
2. Transfers
This permit is not transferable to any person except after notice to and approval by the
Director. The Director may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the
permit to change the name and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary
under the Clean Water Act. Permittee is required to notify the Division in writing in the
event the permitted facility is sold or closed.
3. Signatory Requirements
All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Director shall be signed and
certified.
a. All applications to be covered under this individual permit shall be signed as
follows:
(1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of
this Section, a responsible corporate officer means: (a) a president,
secretary, treasurer or vice president of the corporation in charge of a
principal business function, or any other person who performs similar
policy or decision making functions for the corporation, or (b) the manager
of one or more manufacturing production or operating facilities employing
more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures
exceeding 25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to sign
documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance
with corporate procedures.
(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the
proprietor, respectively; or
(3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a
principal executive officer or ranking elected official.
b. All reports required by the individual permit and other information requested by
the Director shall be signed by a person described above or by a duly authorized
representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:
(1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above;
(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having
responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity,
such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well or well field,
superintendent, a position of equivalent responsibility, or an individual or
position having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the
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company. (A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named
individual or any individual occupying a named position.); and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to the Director.
C. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a. or b. of this section shall
make the following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were
prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed
to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information
submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system.
or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the
information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate,
and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false
information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing
violations."
4. Individual Permit Modification. Revocation and Reissuance, or Termination
The issuance of this individual permit does not prohibit the Director from reopening and
modifying the individual permit, revoking and reissuing the individual permit, or
terminating the individual permit as allowed by the laws. rules, and regulations contained
in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North
Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute
143-215. t et. al.
After public notice and opportunity for a hearing, the individual permit may be terminated
for cause. The filing of a request for a individual permit modification, revocation and
reissuance, or termination does not stay any individual permit condition. The permit shall
expire when the individual permit is terminated.
5. Permit Actions
The permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The
notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any
individual permit condition.V
SECTION C: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the
permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this individual permit. Proper
operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate
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quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or
auxiliary facilities or similar systems which are installed by a permittee only when the
operation is necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of this individual
permit.
2. Need to Halt or Reduce Not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with
the condition of this individual permit.
3. Bypassing of Stormwater Control Facilities
Bypass is prohibited and the Director may take enforcement action against a permittee
for bypass unless:
a. Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe property
damage; and
b. There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary
control facilities, retention of stormwater or maintenance during normal periods of
equipment downtime or dry weather. This condition is not satisfied if adequate
backup controls should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable
engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods
of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance: and
The permittee submitted notices as required under, Part III, Section E of this
permit.
If the Director determines that it will meet the three conditions listed above, the Director
may approve an anticipated bypass after considering its adverse effects.
SECTION D: MONITORING AND RECORDS
Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be characteristic of
the volume and nature of the permitted discharge. Analytical sampling shall be
performed during a representative storm event. Samples shall be taken on a day and time
that is characteristic of the discharge. All samples shall be taken before the discharge
joins or is diluted by any other waste stream, body of water, or substance. Monitoring
points as specified in this permit shall not be changed without notification to and
approval of the Director.
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2. Recording Results
For each measurement, sample, inspection or maintenance activity performed or collected
pursuant to the requirements of this individual permit, the permittee shall record the
following information:
a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling, measurements, inspection or
maintenance activity;
b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling, measurements, inspection or
maintenance activity;
The date(s) analyses were performed;
d. The individual(s) who performed the analyses:
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
The results of such analyses.
3. Flow Measurements
Where required, appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with
accepted scientific practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and
reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges.
Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations
published pursuant to NCGS 143-215.63 et. seq, the Water and Air Quality Reporting
Acts, and -to regulations published pursuant to Section 304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136.
To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this individual permit, all test procedures
must produce minimum detection and reporting levels and all data generated must be
reported down to the minimum detection or lower reporting level of the procedure.
5. Representative Outfall
If a facility has multiple discharge locations with substantially identical stormwater
discharges that are required to be sampled, the permittee may petition the Director for
representative outfall status. If it is established that the stormwater discharges are
substantially identical and the permittee is granted representative outfall status, then
sampling requirements may be performed at a reduced number of outfalls.
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6. Records Retention
Visual monitoring shall be documented and records maintained at the facility along with
the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. Copies of analytical monitoring results shall
also be maintained on -site. The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring
information, including all calibration and maintenance records and all original strip chart
recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, and copies of all reports required
by this individual permit for a period of at least 5 years from the date of the sample,
measurement, report or application. This period may be extended by request of the
Director at any time.
7. Inspection and Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an
authorized contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility
which discharges through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized
representative of a municipal operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the
discharge, upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required
by law, to;
a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located
or conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this
individual permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under
the conditions of this individual permit:
Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and
control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this
individual permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring individual
permit compliance or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any
substances or parameters at any location.
SECTION E: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Discharge Monitoring Reports
Samples analyzed in accordance with the terms of this permit shall be submitted to the
Division on Discharge Monitoring Report forms provided by the Director. Submittals
shall be received by the Division no later than 30 days from the date the facility receives
the sampling results from the laboratory.
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Submitting Reports
Duplicate signed copies of all reports required herein, shall be submitted to the following
address:
Division of Water Quality
Water Quality Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Availabilitv of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section
308 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms
shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Water Quality. As
required by the Act, analytical data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly
making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal
penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.613 or in Section 309 of the Federal Act.
4. Non-Stormwater Discharges
If the storm event monitored in accordance with this individual permit coincides with a
non-stormwater discharge, the permittee shall separately monitor all parameters as
required under the non-stormwater discharge permit and provide this information with the
stormwater discharge monitoring report.
Planned Chances
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes
at the permitted facility which could significantly alter the nature or quantity of pollutants
discharged. This notification requirement includes pollutants which are not specifically
listed in the individual permit or subject to notification requirements under 40 CFR Part
122.42 (a).
6. Anticipated Noncompliance
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes
at the permitted facility which may result in noncompliance with the individual permit
requirements.
Bypass
a. Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it
shall submit prior notice, if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass:
including an evaluation of the anticipated quality and affect of the bypass.
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b. Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice within 24 hours of
becoming aware of an unanticipated bypass.
Twentv-four Hour Reporting
The permittee shall report to the central office or the appropriate regional office any
noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Any information shall be
provided orally within 24 hours from the time the permittee became aware of the
circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time the
permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes;
the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance
has not been corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to continue; and steps
taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis if the oral report has
been received within 24 hours.
9. Other Noncompliance
The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under 24 hour
reporting at the time monitoring reports are submitted.
10. Other Information
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in an
application for an individual permit or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly
submit such facts or information.
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PART IV LIMITATIONS REOPENER
This individual permit shall be modified or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to comply with
any applicable effluent guideline or water quality standard issued or approved under Sections
302(b) (2) (c), and (d), 304(b) (2) and 307(a) of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent guideline or
water quality standard so issued or approved:
a. Contains different conditions or is otherwise more stringent than any effluent limitation in
the individual permit; or
b. Controls any pollutant not limited in the individual permit.
The individual permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also contain any other
requirements in the Act then applicable.
PART V ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
The permittee must pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days
after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in timely manner in accordance with
15A NCAC 2H .0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the Individual
Permit.
PART VI DEFINITIONS
Act
See Clean Water Act.
Arithmetic Mean
The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the summation of the individual values
divided by the number of individual values.
Allowable Non-Stormwater Discharses
This permit regulates stormwater discharges. Non-stormwater discharges which shall be
allowed in the stormwater conveyance system are:
(a) All other discharges that are authorized by a non-stormwater NPDES permit.
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(b) Uncontaminated groundwater, foundation drains, air -conditioner condensate
without added chemicals, springs, discharges of uncontaminated potable water,
waterline and fire hydrant flushings, water from footing drains, flows from
riparian habitats and wetlands.
(c) Discharges resulting from fire -fighting or fire -fighting training.
Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters.
BMPs may take the form of a process, activity, or physical structure.
Bypass
A bypass is the known diversion of stormwater from any portion of a stormwater control
facility including the collection system, which is not a designed or established operating
mode for the facility.
6. Bulk Storage of Liquid Products
Liquid raw materials, manufactured products, waste materials or by-products with a
single above ground storage container having a capacity of greater than 660 gallons or
with multiple above ground storage containers located in close proximity to each other
having a total combined storage capacity of greater than 1.320 gallons.
7. Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as
amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq.
8. Division or DWQ
The Division of Water Quality, Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
9. Director
The Director of the Division of Water Quality, the permit issuing authority.
10. EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
t 1. Grab Sample
An individual sample collected instantaneously. Grab samples that will be directly
analyzed or qualitatively monitored must be taken within the first 30 minutes of
discharge.
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12. Hazardous Substance
Any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean
Water Act.
13. Landfill
A disposal facility or part of a disposal facility where waste is placed in or on land and
which is not a land treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an injection well, a
hazardous waste long-term storage facility or a surface storage facility.
14. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
A stormwater collection system within an incorporated area of local self-government such
as a city or town.
15. Overburden
Any material of any nature, consolidated or unconsolidated, that overlies a mineral
deposit, excluding topsoil or similar naturally -occurring surface materials that are not
disturbed by mining operations.
16. Permittee
The owner or operator issued a permit pursuant to this individual permit.
17. Point Source Discharge of Stormwater
Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited
to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well. or discrete fissure from which
stormwater is or may be discharged to waters of the state.
18. Representative Storm Event
A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded by at least 72
hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A single storm
event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For example, if it rains for 2
hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then stops, a sample may be collected if a
rain producing a discharge begins again within the next 10 hours.
19. Representative Outfall Status
When it is established that the discharge of stormwater runoff from a single outfall is
representative of the discharges at multiple outfalls, the DWQ may grant representative
outfall status. Representative outfall status allows the permittee to perform analytical
monitoring at a reduced number of outfalls.
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20. Rinse Water Discharee
The discharee of rinse water from equipment cleaning areas associated with industrial
activity. Rinse waters from vehicle and equipment cleaning areas are process
wastewaters and do not include washwaters utilizing any type of detergent or cleaning
avent.
21. Secondary Containment
Spill containment for the contents of the single largest tank within the containment
structure plus sufficient freeboard to allow for the 25-year, 24-hour storm event.
22. Section 313 Water Priority Chemical
A chemical or chemical category which:
Is listed in 40 CFR 372.65 pursuant to Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, also titled the Emergency
Planning and Community Right -to -Know Act of 1986:
b. Is present at or above threshold levels at a facility subject to SARA title III,
Section 313 reporting requirements: and
That meet at least one of the followine criteria:
(1) Is listed in Appendix D of 40 CFR part 122 on either Table II (organic
priority pollutants), Table III (certain metals, cyanides, and phenols) or
Table IV (certain toxic pollutants and hazardous substances);
(2) Is listed as a hazardous substance pursuant to section 31l(b)(2)(A) of the
CWA at 40 CFR 116.4: or
(3) Is a pollutant for which EPA has published acute or chronic water quality
criteria.
23. Severe Propertv Damace
Means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the control facilities which
causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources
which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property
damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production.
24. Sienificant Materials
Includes, but is not limited to: raw materials; fuels; materials such as solvents, detergents,
and plastic pellets; finished materials such as metallic products: raw materials used in
food processing or production: hazardous substances designated under section 101(14) of
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CERCLA: any chemical the facility is required to report pursuant to section 313 of Title
III of SARA; fertilizers; pesticides; and waste products such as ashes, slag and sludge that
have the potential to be released with stormwater discharges.
25. Significant Spills
Includes. but is not limited to: releases of oil or hazardous substances in excess of
reportable quantities under section 311 of the Clean Water Act (Ref: 40 CFR 110.10 and
CFR 117.21) or section 102 of CERCLA (Ref: 40 CFR 302.4).
26. Stormwater Runoff
The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately
following rainfall or as a result of snowmelt.
27. Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activitv
The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying
stormwater and which is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material
storage areas at an industrial site. Facilities considered to be engaged in "industrial
activities" include those activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14). The term does not
include discharges from facilities or activities excluded from the NPDES program.
23. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
A comprehensive site -specific plan which details measures and practices to reduce
stormwater pollution and is based on an evaluation of the pollution potential of the site.
29. Ten Year Design Storm
The maximum 24 hour precipitation event expected to be equaled or exceeded on the
average once in ten years. Design storm information can be found in the State of North
Carolina Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual.
30. Total Flow
The Flow corresponding to the time period over which the entire storm event occurs.
Total flow shall be either; (a) measured continuously. (b) calculated based on the amount
of area draining to the outfall, the amount of built -upon (impervious) area, and the total
amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals
during the rainfall event.
31. Toxic Pollutant
Any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act.
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32. Upset
Means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary
noncompliance with technology based permit effluent limitations because of factors
beyond the reasonable control of the permittee. An upset does not include
noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment
or control facilities, inadequate treatment or control facilities, lack of preventive
maintenance, or careless or improper operation.
33. Vehicle Maintenance Activity
Vehicle rehabilitation, mechanical repairs, painting, fueling, lubrication, vehicle cleaning
operations, or airport deicing operations.
34. Visible Sedimentation
Solid particulate matter, both mineral and organic, that has been or is being transported
by water, air, gravity, or ice from its site of origin which can be seen with the unaided
eve.
35. 25-vear. 24 hour storm event
The maximum 24-hour precipitation event expected to be equaled or exceeded, on the
average, once in 25 years.
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