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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0056561_Permit (Issuance)_20220104 Docusign Envelope ID:28B4096E-24E8-48A9-AD7E-5AEF7B33F30A ROY COOPER Governor C��_����-� .������ ELIZABETH S.BISER �l0.� � . Secretary S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality January 4, 2022 Mr.Nathan Clark,Town Manager Town of Maggie Valley 3987 Soco Road Maggie Valley,North Carolina 28751 Subject: Final NPDES Permit Renewal Permit NC0056561 Maggie Valley WWTP Haywood County Grade III Biological WPCS SIC Code 4952 Dear Mr. Clark: Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15,2007(or as subsequently amended). The following changes were made to the draft permit sent to you on July 27,2021: • On the Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet,the"2 sludge holding basins"was removed and the"3 digesters"was changed to 2 digesters. • Language in Footnote 2 was expanded to include upstream abbreviation. The final permit maintains the following significant changes identified in the letter sent on July 27, 2021: • Per 15A NCAC 02B.0508,monitoring frequencies for total residual chlorine and temperature have been revised [See A. (1.)]. • Per the results of instream waste concentration (IWC)-based calculations for ammonia-nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen limits have been added to the permit [See A. (1.)]. • Based on the effluent data review for total silver, the quarterly monitoring requirement for total silver has been changed to monthly monitoring [See A. (1)] Additionally, Special Condition A.(4.) Effluent Total Silver Permit Reopener has been added to the permit. • Based on NPDES guidance regarding the reduction of monitoring frequencies in NPDES permits for exceptionally performing facilities, monitoring requirements for BOD5, NH3-N, Total Suspended Solids and Fecal Coliform have been reduced to twice per week [See A. (1.)]. • To verify the nature of the treated wastewater is 100% domestic, Special Condition A. (5.) Industrial Waste Survey has been added to the permit. • Language has been added to Footnote 2 to account for influent and effluent abbreviations [See A. (1.)]. ) NorthNorth CarolinaS DepartmentalisburyStreet1 o1617 f EnMailvironmentalServiceCenter I Quality Raleigh,Division of WaterNorthCaro Resourceslina 512 27699-1617 NORTH GARO+DNA 011,111110001 m Environment.,anon 919.707.9000 DocuSign Envelope ID:28134096E-24E8-48A9-AD7E-5AEF7B33F30A • Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A. (2.), Chronic Toxicity Permit Limit, please review each paragraph carefully. • Special Condition A.(3.)has been modified to include the specific three years in which the Effluent Pollutant Scan shall be performed (2023, 2024, and 2025). In addition, at the end of the Special Condition, 2nd species Toxicity Testing Requirements for municipal permit renewals per Federal Regulations[40 CFR 122.21(j)(5)] have been added. • A notation was made concerning the Electronic Reporting_Rule —NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule—Phase 2 Extension. EPA extended the Phase 2 deadline to December 21,2025. • Parameter codes have been added to the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements [See A. (1.)]. • Regulatory citations have been added to the permit. If any parts,measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to you,you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty(30)days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition,conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made,this decision shall be final and binding. The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, and IV) are the same as in your current permit except that agency and division names have been updated.The latest version is available at https://bit.ly/3k5NFaL and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file. See Standard Condition Part IV, Section D: By July 31, 2022 (180 days of the permit effective date),the Permittee shall submit to the Division a written technical evaluation of the need to revise local limits(i.e., an updated HWA or documentation of why one is not needed). Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Resources or any other Federal, State,or Local governmental regulations. If you have any questions concerning this permit,please contact Gary Perlmutter at(919)707-3611 or via email at garv.perlmutterna,ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, oocu8lpn.d by LAtidtl‘d WV-Width C464531431844FE... for S. Daniel Smith,Director Division of Water Resources,NCDEQ Hardcopy: NPDES Files Central Files Ecopy: US EPA Region 4 DWR/Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality/Tim Heim&Lauren Armeni DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Zach Thomas and Cindy Moore Town of Maggie Valley/ORC Public Works Director/Michael Mehaffey Page 2 of 2 Docuslgn Envelope ID:28B4096E-24E8-48A9-AD7E-5AEF7B33F30A Permit NC0056561 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the 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, the Town of Maggie Valley is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Maggie Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant 5320 Jonathan Creek Road Waynesville Haywood County to receiving waters designated as Jonathans Creek in the French Broad River Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations,monitoring requirements,and other applicable conditions set forth in Parts I,II, III, and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective February 01,2022. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31,2026. Signed this day January 4, 2022. L4tL DocuSIgned byy:t`� �y �f,''w ,"WVAIa / C464531431644FE... for S. Daniel Smith,Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission 1/4/2022 2:21 PM DocuSign Envelope ID:2864096E-24E5-48A9-AD7E-5AEF7B33F30A Permit NC0056561 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 Town of Maggie Valley is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 1.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of the following components: • A mechanical influent bar screen • Back-up manual bar screen / • Flow selector basin • 2 rectangular aeration basins • 2 rectangular Aero-Mod clarifiers • 5 dual aeration blowers • 2 digesters • Chlorination • Chlorine contact basin • Sulfur dioxide dechlorination • Effluent flow monitoring • Belt filter press This facility is located at the Maggie Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant,5320 Jonathan Creek Road in Waynesville,Haywood County. 2. Discharge from said treatmente‘orks at the location specified on the attached map via Outfall 001 into Jonathans Creek,classified C;Trout waters in the French Broad River Basin. Page 2 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID:28B4096E-24E8-48A9-AD7E-5AEF7B33F30A Permit NC0056561 PART I A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [1.0 MGD] [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq.,15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.] Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302] a. During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until permit expiration, the permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored) by the permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS PARAMETER Monthly Weekly Daily Measurement Sample Sample Parameter Code Average Average Maximum Frequency Type Location2 Flow 50050 1.0 MGD Continuous Recording I or E BOD, 5 day,20°C3 C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Week4 Composite I and E Total Suspended Solids' C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Week4 Composite I and E NH3 as N C0610 12.6 mg/L 35.0 mg/L 2/Week4 Composite E Fecal Coliform 31616 200/100 mL 400/100 mL 2/Week4 Grab E (geometric mean) Dissolved Oxygen, mg/L 00300 Monitor and Report 3/Week Grab E pH 00400 Between 6.0 and 9.0 Standard Units 3/Week Grab E Temperature,°C 00010 Monitor and Report Daily Grab E Total Residual Chlorines 50060 28.0 pg/L 3/Week Grab E Total Nitrogen, mg/L6 C0600 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E Total Phosphorous, mg/L C0665 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E Total Silver',pg/L 01077 Monitor and Report Monthly Composite E Total Hardness[as CaCO3], mg/L8 00900 Monitor and Report Quarterly Grab E Chronic Toxicity9 TGP3B Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E Effluent Pollutant Scan10 NC01 Monitor and Report Footnote 10 Footnote 10 E Total Hardness[as CaCO3], mg/L" 00900 Monitor and Report Quarterly Grab U Footnotes: 1. The permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A.(6.). 2. Sample locations I-Influent,E-Effluent,U-Upstream approximately 450 ft from the outfall at Jonathan Creek Rd. 3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15%of the respective influent value(85%removal). 4. 2/Week sampling must occur on any two non-consecutive days during the calendar week. 5. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50 µg/L 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 jig/L. 6. Total Nitrogen=TKN+NO3-N+NO2-N,where TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen,NO3-N is Nitrate Nitrogen,and NO2-N is Nitrite Nitrogen. 7. The Permittee should review and implement clean sampling techniques for Total Silver.The reporting laboratory should test to the lower reporting level of the procedure,which is<1 jig/L.See Special Condition A.(4.). 8. Effluent hardness sampling should be performed in conjunction with testing for hardness dependent metals(cadmium,copper, lead,nickel,silver,and zinc). 9. Chronic Toxicity(Ceriodaphnia dubia)P/F at 6%with testing in January,April,July and October.See Special Condition A.(2.). 10. The permittee shall perform three effluent pollution scans during the term of this permit.See Special Condition A.(3.). 11. The Permittee shall sample instream hardness,upstream of the facility's discharge.The sample shall be representative of the hardness in the receiving stream. b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 3 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID:28B4096E-24E8-48A9-AD7E-5AEF7B33F30A Permit NC0056561 A.(2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY) [15A NCAC 02B.0200] The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 6%. The permit holder shall perform at a minimum,quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the"North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," (Revised December 2010,or subsequent versions) or"North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions). The tests will be performed during the months of January, April,July and October. These months signify the first month of each three-month toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes. If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV below the permit limit,then multiple-concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum,in each of the two following months as described in"North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised-December 2010,or subsequent versions). All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered electronically using the Division's eDMR system for the months in which tests were performed,using the parameter code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally,DWR Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the following address: North Carolina Division of Water Resources Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1621 Or,results can be sent to the email,ATForms.ATB@ncdenr.gov. Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section no later than 30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made. Test data shall be complete, accurate,include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all concentration/response data,and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate signature. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream. Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility name, permit number,pipe number,county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of"No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Water Sciences Section at the address cited above. Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on Page 4 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID:28B4096E-24E8-48A9-AD7E-5AEF7B33F30A Permit NC0056561 the toxicity testing quarter,which is the three-month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which toxicity testing is required by this permit and continues until the final day of the third month. Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re- opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits. NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism survival,minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month following the month of the initial monitoring. Page 5 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID:28B4096E-24E8-48A9-AD7E-5AEF7B33F30A Permit NC0056561 A.(3.) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN (Municipal POTWs) [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] a. The Permittee shall perform a total of three (3)Effluent Pollutant Scans for all parameters listed below. One scan must be performed in each of the following years: 2023,2024,and 2025. Analytical methods shall be in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 and shall be sufficiently sensitive to determine whether parameters are present in concentrations greater than applicable standards and criteria. Samples should be collected with one quarterly toxicity test each year,and must represent seasonal variation [i.e., do not sample in the same quarter every year]. Unless otherwise indicated,metals shall be analyzed as"total recoverable." Ammonia(as N) C0610 Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene 34546 Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether 34273 Chlorine(total residual,TRC) 50060 1,1-dichloroethylene 34501 Bis(2-chloroisopropyl)ether 34283 Dissolved oxygen 00300 1,2-dichloropropane C0541 Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate CO700 Nitrate/Nitrite 00630 1,3-dichloropropylene 77163 4-bromophenyl phenyl ether 34636 Kjeldahl nitrogen 00625 Ethylbenzene 34371 Butyl benzyl phthalate 34292 Oil and grease 00556 Methyl bromide 34413 2-chloronaphtl ene 34581 Phosphorus C0665 Methyl chloride 34418 4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether 34641 Total dissolved solids 70295 Methylene chloride 34423 Chrysene 34320 Hardness 00900 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 81549 Di-n-butyl phthalate 39110 Antimony 01097 Tetrachloroethylene 34475 Di-n-octyl phthalate 34596 Arsenic 01002 Toluene 34010 Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 34556 Beryllium 01012 1,1,1-trichloroethane 34506/ 1,2-dichlorobenzene 34536 Cadmium 01027 1,1,2-trichloroethane 34511 1,3-dichlorobenzene 34566 Chromium C0034 Trichloroethylene 39180 1,4-dichlorobenzene 34571 Copper 01042 Vinyl chloride / 39175 3,3-dichlorobenzidine 34631 Lead 01051 Acid-extractable compounds: Diethyl phthalate 34336 Mercury(Method 1631E) COMER P-chloro-m-cresol 34452 Dimethyl phthalate 34341 Nickel 01067 2-chlorophenol 34586 2,4-dinitrotoluene 34611 Selenium 01147 2,4-dichlorophenol 34601 2,6-dinitrotoluene C0626 Silver 01077 2,4-dimethylphenol 34606 1,2-diphenylhydrazine 34346 Thallium 01059 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol 34657 Fluoranthene C0376 Zinc 01092 2,4-dinitrophenol 34616 Fluorene 34381 Cyanide 00720 2-nitrophenol 34591 Hexachlorobenzene C0700 Total phenolic compounds 32730 4-nitrophenol 34646 Hexachlorobutadiene C0702 Volatile organic compounds: / Pentachlorophenol 39032 Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene 34386 Acrolein 34210 Phenol 34694 Hexachloroethane 34396 Acrylonitrile ,34215 2,4,6-trichlorophenol 34621 Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 34403 Benzene /34030 Base-neutral compounds: Isophorone 34408 Bromoform 32104 Acenaphthene 34205 Naphthalene 34696 Carbon tetrachloride 32102 Acenaphthylene 34200 Nitrobenzene 34447 Chlorobenzene 34301 Anthracene CO220 N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine 34428 Chlorodibromotethane 34306 Benzidine 39120 N-nitrosodimethylamine 34438 Chloroethane 85811 Benzo(a)anthracene C0526 N-nitrosodiphenylamine 34433 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether 34576 Benzo(a)pyrene 34247 Phenanthrene 34461 Chloroform 32106 3,4 benzofluoranthene 34230 Pyrene 34469 Dichlorobromomethane 32101 Benzo(ghi)perylene 34521 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene C0551 1,1-dichloroethane 34496 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 34242 1,2-dichloroethane 32103 Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane 34278 b. Reporting. Test results shall be reported electronically using the Division's eDMR system or on DWR Form DMR-PPA-1(or on a form approved by the Director)by December 31st of each designated sampling year. Page 6 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID:28134096E-24E8-48A9-AD7E-5AEF7B33F30A Permit NC0056561 c. The Permittee must at least report completion of the test in the eDMR system by entering"1" or "Y" for parameter code NC01 -Annual Pollutant Scan. If utilizing the DWR Form submit to the following address: NC DEQ/DWR/NPDES Files,1617 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617. Or the form may be uploaded at: https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/NPDES WW-EDMR- Supplemental-Form d. Additional Toxicity Testing Requirements for Municipal Permit Renewal. Please note that Municipal facilities that are subject to the Effluent Pollutant Scan requirements listed above are also subject to additional toxicity testing requirements specified in Federal Regulation 40 CFR 122.21(j)(5). The US EPA requires four (4) toxicity tests for a test organism other than the test species currently required in this permit. The multiple species tests should be conducted either quarterly for a 12-month period prior to submittal of the permit renewal application, or four tests performed at least annually in the four and one half year period prior to the application. These tests shall be performed for acute or chronic toxicity, whichever is specified in this permit. The multiple species toxicity test results shall be filed with the Aquatic Toxicology Branch at the following address: North Carolina Division of Water Resources Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1621 Or, results can be sent to the email, ATForms.ATB@ncdenr.gov. Contact the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 919-743-8401 for guidance on conducting the additional toxicity tests and reporting requirements. Results should also be summarized in Part E (Toxicity Testing Data) of EPA Municipal Application Form 2A,when submitting the permit renewal application to the NPDES Permitting Unit. Page 7of11 DocuSign Envelope ID:28B4096E-24E8-48A9-AD7E-5AEF7B33F30A Permit NC0056561 A.(4.) EFFLUENT TOTAL SILVER PERMIT REOPENER [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] In the event that the Permittee detects effluent levels of total silver greater than the chronic allowable discharge concentration, 0.95 µg/L, the Permittee shall inform the Division. This permit may be reopened and modified to implement effluent total silver requirements in accordance with State surface water quality standards. A.(5.) INDUSTRIAL WASTE SURVEY [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] The Permittee shall submit an industrial waste survey (IWS) within 180 days following permit issuance. The IWS shall be submitted to the NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit at the following address: NC DEQ/ Division of Water Resources/ NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit/Pretreatment 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 A.(6.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF MONITORING REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, 2015. NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits): • Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements • Section D. (2.) Reporting • Section D. (6.) Records Retention • Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports 1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1 The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted monthly electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. The eDMR system may be accessed at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr. If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1.1, Page 8 of 11 DocuSlgn Envelope ID:28B4096E-24E8-48A9-AD7E-5AEF7B33F30A Permit NC0056561 2,3) or alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the following address: NC DEQ/ Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section ATTENTION: Central Files 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 See"How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below. Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility,on the last day of the month following the commencement of discharge. Starting on December 21,2025, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring data and reports,when applicable: • Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; • Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and • Clean Water Act(CWA)Section 316(b) Annual Reports. The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below). 2. Electronic Submissions In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the initial recipient for the electronic submission. Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means the entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)]. EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant- discharge-elin}ination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the"Reporting Requirements" section above. 3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a Page 9of11 UocuSign Envelope ID:2884096E-24E8-48A9-AD7E-5AEF7B33F30A Permit NC0056561 temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time,monitoring data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re-applies for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period that the approved reporting waiver request is effective. Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the following web page: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr 4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1 All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II,Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A person,and not a position,must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes. For eDMR submissions,the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North Carolina's eDMR system,registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account,please visit the following web page: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the following certification[40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: "I certify, under penalty of law, tl frt 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." 5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1 The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports,including eDMR submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41]. Page 10 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID:28B4096E-24E8-48A9-AD7E-5AEF7B33F30A Permit NC0056561 J 1 it` � ,�cu o i l r� r- -� ' 1, ` a' ^rl r IyT(.{�p}{ �~ N1fiNht Knob y° t;t 7 se. l s F'.4. N A T 1 0 A n f. in • `�, ) Scay Pao• S H fr-osa " ^k lh - ' Ch A. t • f %uttontoun e > ' i � Outfa11001 t r. 1 ` J yf , Nrck Gap ' + • High Top aeKnob 1: • \ 4 F' / t nmh Gr.•.. +, a,/R•r;.still so, , ' ,?,,• 2:‘,..4, , • ' NC0056561 , Facility F_ Town of Maggie ValleyWWTP ' Location. USGS Quad: Cellr,cc7,tLam. Receh.ingStream: Jonathans Creek - Latitude: 3S-35 5'c"N Stream Class: C-Trout �u Haywood County r ��,. Longitude: S3 Cu'_3 '.. Sub-Basin: 04-03-05 �/�at 11ZajJ IlOY to scale Page 11 of 11