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ROY COOPER o
Governor �yr
ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretory
S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CARCLI\A
Director Environmental Quality
December 20,2021
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7011 2000 0002 3103 1124
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Rick Coleman,Mayor
Town of Dallas
210 N.Holland Street
Dallas,NC 28034-2749
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION:NR NOV-2021-TX-0072
Whole Effluent Toxicity(WET)Testing
NPDES Permit No.N00082694/001
Dallas WTP
Gaston County
Dear Mr.Coleman:
This is to inform you that the Aquatic Toxicology Branch,ATB,did not receive your toxicity self-monitoring
report form for the month of October 0 1. This is in violation of Title i5A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code,Chapter 2,Subchapter 2B,Section.0506 (a)(1)(A)which states that"monthly
monitoring reports shall be filed no later than 30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the
report was made."Please remember that reporting of toxicity self-monitoring data is a dual recur:ement and
per your permit,"All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered
electronically using the Division's eDMR system",as well as"Completed Aquatic Toxicity Forms shall be filed with
the Water Sciences Section...". Please be aware that North Carolina General Statutes provide for
assessment of civil penalties for violations of NPDES permit limitations and requirements.
ATB has had to request A TFormsfor multiple previous bioassay quarters,including 112021 and 712021.
Therefore,ATB has issued the above NOV to request that eitheryour October 2021 results or a 'NO
FLOW"ATForm be submitted,or that you perform a make-up test,before returning to normal quarterly
testing.
The reverse side of this Notice also contains important information concerning your Whole Effluent Toxicity
Monitoring and Reporting Requirements. We encourage you to review this information;if it would be helpful
to discuss this situation or possible solutions to resolve effluent toxicity noncompliance,please contact
Mr.Zach Thomas at(919) 743-8439 or zachary.thomas@ncdenr.eov.
Sincerel ,
( /W
mdy Moors Sup rrvisor Aqu tic Toxicology Branch
Division of Water Resources,NCDEQ
cc: Zackery Foreman,ORC(via email:zforeman(@dallasnc.net)
Wes Bell,MRO (via email:wes.bell(&ncdenr.goy)
ATB Enforcement File&Laserfiche
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources I Bio Lab
4401 Reedy Creek Road 11621 Mail service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 2 769 9-16 21
919.743.8400
WHO[LE EFFLUENT TOXICITY MONITORING AND REPORTING INFORMATION
The following items are provided in an effort to assist you with identifying critical and sometimes overlooked toxicity testing and
reporting information. Please take time to review this information.The items below do not address or include all the toxiciry
testing and reporting gauirements contained in your NPDES permit. If you should have any questions about your toxicity
testing requirement,please contact Zach Thomas with the Aquatic Toxicology Branch at(919)743-8439 or Cindy Moore at(919)
743-8442.
➢ DATA SIIBMITTAI.: The nermittee is responsible for ensuring that toxicity testing is conducted according to the permit
requirement and that toxicity report forms are appropriately filed.
• The reporting of whole effluent toxicity testing data is a/lltel Lea,.irem nt.
• 1)All toxicity test results must be entered(with the appropriate parameter code)on your monthly Electronic Discharge
Monitoring Report(eDMR)and,
• 2)Your Toxicity test data("AT"form)must be submitted to the Aquatic Toxicity Branch via:
Email to: ATForms.ATBCulncdenr.gov
Or
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicity Branch
16211 Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1621
• Tmdci test results shall he filed with the Water Sciences Section no Iater than 30 days after the end of the reporting
pPl'iad(eg,January test result is due by the end of February).
• To determine ifyour AT test forms were received on time by the Division of Water Resources,you may consider suhmittinv,
your toxicity test r s I<certified mail return receipt requested to the Water Sciences Section or email to the above address,
receiving e-confirmation.
• The Aquatic Toxicity Test forms shall be signed by the facility's Operator in Responsible Charge(ORC)except for facilities
which have not received a facility classification. In these cases,a duly authorized facility representative must sign the AT form.
The AT form must also be signed by the performing lab supervisor.
➢ FAII_.EDTMS: -
• Toxicity test condition language contained in your NPDES permit may require use of multiple concentration toxicity testing
upon failure of any single quarterly toxicity test If the initial pass/fail test fails or if the chronic value is lower than the permit
limit,then at least two multiple concentration toxicity tests(one per month)will be conducted over the following two months.
As many analyses as can be completed will be accepted. If your NPDES permit does not require use of multiple concentration
toxicity testing upon failure of any single quarterly test,you may choose to conduct either single concentration toxicity testing
or multiple concentration toxicity testing per the Division's WET enforcement initiatives effective July 1,1999. Follow-up
multiple concentration toxicity testing will influence the Division's enforcement response.
INVALIDT TS,
• If you receive notification from your contract laboratory that a test was invalidated,you should immediately notify the Water
Sciences Section at(919)743-8439 and provide written documentation indicating why the test was invalidated and the date
when follow-up testing will occur.
TESTING MONTHS:
• Toxicity testing months are specified by the NPDES Permit,except for NPDES Permits which contain episodic toxicity
monitoring requirements(eg,ifthe testing months specified inyour NPDES permit are March,June,September,and
December,then toxicity testing must be conducted during these months). -
➢ EPISODIC MONITORING:
• Ifyour NPDES Permit specifies episodic monitoring and your facility does not have a discharge from January 1-June 30,then
you must provide written notification to the Water Sciences Section by June 30 that a discharge did not occur during the first
six months of the calendar year.
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• If your facility is required to conduct toxicity testing during a month in which no discharge occurs,you should complete the
information block located at the top of the AT form indicating the facility name,permit number,pipe number,county and the
month/year of the subject report. You should also write"No Flow"on the AT form,sign the form and submit following normal
procedures.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Qpaitty I Division of Water Resources I Bin Lab
4401 Reedy Creek Road 11621 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1621
•� 919.743.8400