NC0087858_Permit Issuance_20150109

NPDES DOCUWENT SCANNING COVER SHEET
NC0087858
Equipment and Supply site
NPDES Permit:
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File
- Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Additional Information received
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Permit
History
Document Date:
January 9, 2015
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MENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Glen R. Hudson, Manufacturing Engineer
Equipment Supply, Inc.
4507 Highway 74 West
Monroe, North Carolina 28110
Dear Mr. Hudson:
Donald van der Vaart
Secretary
January 9, 2015
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0087858
Equipment Supply, Inc. WWTF
4507 Highway 74 West, Monroe
Union County
The Division of Water Resources (DWR of the Division) hereby issues the attached permit 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 (EPA) dated October 15, 2007 (or as
subsequently amended).
The Division understands that you have made no changes in your treatment system since last renewal. We
therefore have made only minimal changes for renewal; updated your facility map and facility description;
we have also included parameter codes for your convenience [see Section A. (1.)]. However, please note that
electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (eDMRs) will soon be required.
Implementing Electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (eDMRs). Please be advised that the Division is
implementing an electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) program in accord with pending
requirements by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We have included the details of the eDMR
program in this permit {see Special Condition A. (3.)].
Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all DMRs and specify that, if North Carolina
does not establish a program to receive such submittals, Permittees must then submit eDMRs directly to
EPA. For more information on eDMRs, registering for eDMR submittal, and obtaining an eDMR user
account, please visit DWR's webpage:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr.
For information on EPA's proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit EPA's website:
http://www2.epa. gov/compliance/proposed-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty
(30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must take the form of a written petition,
1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1601
Phone: [phone] Internet: www.ncdenr.gov
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conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and you must file this form
with the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may
modify, revoke, and/or reissue this permit. This permit does not affect your legal obligation to
obtain other permits required by the Division of Water Quality, the Division of Land Resources, the
Coastal Area Management Act, or any other Federal or Local governmental permit.
If you have any questions, please contact Joe R. Corporon, L.G. at [[e-mail]] or
call his direct line [phone].
homas A. Reeder, Director
Division of Water Resources
Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0087858 (Issuance Final)
hc: Central Files
MRO/SWPS Marcia Allocco; Michael L. Parker, Supervisor
NPDES Program Files
ec: MRO/SWPS Marcia Allocco; Michael L. Parker, Supervisor
Richard L. Harmon [harmonenv�}a�yahoo.com]
Susan Meadows, Aquatic Toxicology Branch (ATB)

Permit NC0087858
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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,
Equipment Supply, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from an outfall located at the
Equipment Supply Inc. WWTF
4507 Highway 74 West, Monroe
Union County
to receiving waters designated as a unnamed tributary to Stewarts Creek in the Yadkin Pee -Dee
River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other
conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective February 1, 2015.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on January 31, 2019.
Signed this day January 9, 2015.
T ,►'s A. Reader, Director
ision of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0087858
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.
Equipment Supply, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. continue operating a groundwater remediation system consisting of:
• two recovery wells
• equalization/storage tank
• air stripper
• effluent piping and sample port
located at the Equipment Supply Inc. WWTF, 4507 Highway 74, Monroe, Union County, and
2. discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached
map, into an unnamed tributary (UT) to Stewarts Creek [Stream Segment 13-17-36-9-(1]], a
waterbody currently classified WS-III within Subbasin 03-07-14 of the Yadkin Pee -Dee River
Basin.
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Permit NC0087858
Part l
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING' REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge treated wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored 1 by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
• CHRACTERISTIC
[P R MLTER�' CODRS
.... ..
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS •
Monthly`
Ave"rage-::
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Daily
`Maximum •
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Sample
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: Location
Flow (MGD)
50050
0.0216
Continuous
Recording
Effluent
1,1 Dichloroethene
34501
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Cis 1,2 Dichloroethene
77093
•
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
1,2-Trans-Dichloroethylene
34546
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Tetrachloroethene
78389
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
1,1,2 Trichloroethane
34511 •
,
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Trichloroethene
78391
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Vinyl Chloride
39175
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Chronic Toxicity 2
TGP3B
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. Beginning no later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the Permittee shall begin
reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge
Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application [See Section A. (3.)].
2. A flow totalizer may be used in lieu of a continuous recording device. Should flow become
inconsistent and/or highly variable, or should the Mooresville Regional Office deem this method
insufficient to properly characterize wasteflow, a continuous recording device may be required.
3. Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing [Chronic] using Ceriodaphnia dubia, @ 90% effluent
concentration; to be performed during the months of March, June September and December. See
supplement to Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements page A. (2)
Conditions:
• Each effluent sample event shall accurately represent the physical and chemical character
. of the discharge.
• The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam.
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Permit NC0087858
A. (2) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (Quarterly)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to
Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 90 %.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North
Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions or
"North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised- December 2010) or subsequent
versions. The tests will be performed during the months of March, June September and December. These months
signify the first month of each three-month toxicity -testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent sampling for this
testing must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted
final effluent discharge below all treatment processes.
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV below the
permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in each of the two
following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure"
(Revised -December 2010) or subsequent versions.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code TGP3B for the
pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWR Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the
following address:
Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section no later than 30 days after the
end of the reporting period for which the report is made.
Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all
concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate signature.
Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for
disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, the
Permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility
name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow" in the
comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Water Sciences Section at the address cited above.
Should the Permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be
required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity testing quarter,
which is the three month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which toxicity testing is required by
this permit and continues until the final day of the third month.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water
Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and modified to include
alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism
survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid
test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month following
the month of the initial monitoring.
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Permit NC0087858
A. (3.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports
(DMRs) and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then
Permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following Sections within Part II of
this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.)
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
Signatory Requirements
Reporting
Records Retention
Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
Beginning no later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the Permittee shall
begin reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month
and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to
enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. Until such time that
the state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media Electronic Reporting
Regulation (CROMERR), Permittees will be required to submit all discharge monitoring data
to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR submission
by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the computer printed
eDMR to the following address:
NC DENR / DWR / Information Processing Unit
ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
If a Permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship, or due to the
facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have
broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting
requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR
forms (MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed
copies shall be submitted to the mailing address above.
Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements must be
submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the
date the facility would be required under this permit to begin using eDMR. Temporary
waivers shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At such time,
DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the Permittee re -applies for and
is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division.
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Permit NC0087858 •
Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic
reporting requirements is found on the following web page:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr
Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month
following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the
month following the commencement of discharge.
2. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and supersedes Section B.
(11.) (d)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, not an assigned position, must be delegated signatory
authority for eDMR reporting purposes.
For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR
user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on
North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account,
please visit the following web page:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system
shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF
CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
"1 certf, 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."
3. 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].
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03-07-14
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NPDES Permit NC0087858
Union County

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Affidavit of Publication
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Pat Deese, being duly sworn, says:
That she is Accounting Clerk of the The Enquirer Journal,
a daily newspaper of general circulation, printed and
published in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina; that
the publication, a copy of which is attached hereto, was
published in the said newspaper on the following dates:
November 21, 2014
That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated
on those dates.
SIGNED:
Accounting Clerk
Subscribed to and sworn to me this 21 st day of November
2014.
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Pamela D. Crump, Notary, Uni County, North Carolina
My commission expires: July 10, 2018
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PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION/NPDES UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE
CENTER
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT
TO ISSUE A NPDES
WASTEWATER PERMIT
The North Carolina Environ-
mental Management Commis-
sion proposes to issue a NP-
DES wastewater discharge
permit to the person(s) listed
below.
Written comments regarding
the proposed permit will be ac-
cepted until 30 days after the
publish date of this notice. The
Director of the NC Division of
Water Resources (DWR) may
hold a public hearing should
there be a significant degree of
public interest. Please mail
comments and/or information
requests to DWR at the above
address. Interested persons
may visit the DWR at 512 N.
Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC
to review information on file.
Additional information on NP-
DES permits and this notice
may be found on our website:
http://portal . ncdenr.org/webiwq
!swp/ps/npdes/calendar, or by
calling [phone]. Equip-
ment & Supply, Inc., Monroe,
requested to renew permit
NC0087858 for its groundwa-
ter remediation WWTF, Union
County, discharging to a UT to
Stewarts Creek, Yadkin Pee -
Dee River Basin.
Nov. 21, 2014

DENR / DWR /NPDES
EXPEDITED FACT SHEET - NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL
NPDES Permit NC0087858
Joe R. Corporon, L.G., Expedited Permitting and Compliance Unit
18Nov2014
Facility Information
Facility Name:
Equipment & Supply, Inc.
Applicant Address:
4507 Highway 74 West, Monroe, NC 28110
Facility Address:
Same
Contact & Consultant
Information:
Glen R. Hudson, Manufacturing
Engineer [[e-mail]]
Richard L Harmon, Harmon
Environmental
704-289-6565 - Consultant:
PA, 704-764-5697
Permitted Flow (MGD):
0.0216
Facility Classification:
Class 1 pc (groundwater remediation - GW-REM)
Permit Status:
Renewal
County:
Union
Stream Characteristics
Receiving Stream:
UT Stewarts Creek
(conveyance ditch)
Regional Office:
MRO
Basin/Subbasin:
Yadkin / 03-07-14
USGS Topo Quad:
G 16SE/ Bakers
Stream Classification:
WS-III
Segment 13-17-36-9-(1)
Permit Writer:
Joe R. Corporon, L.G.
303(d) Listed:
No
Date:
18Nov2014
Drainage Area (mi2):
< 0.5
Lat. 35° 02' 34 N Lone. 80° 36' 42" W
Summer 7Q10 (cfs)
0.0
Winter 7Q10 (cfs):
0.0
30Q2 (cfs):
0.0
Average Flow (cfs):
NA
IWC (%):
100%
Background Summary - This permit was first issued to the Permittee in May 2010; discharge of treated
groundwater not to exceed 0.0216 MGD. Soil and groundwater assessment detected volatile organic
compounds in the groundwater including the chlorinated hydrocarbons Trichloroethene (TCE), 1,2 —
Dichloroethene (1,2 DCE), 1,1— Dichloroethene (1,1 DCE) and vinyl chloride. The source(s) of these
contaminants was not determined (no obvious sources; not used or produced at the facility).
Receiving Stream - The facility discharges to an unnamed tributary (UT) to Stewarts Creek in the Yadkin -
Pee Dee River Basin. Stewarts Creek (currently classified WS-I11) is not 303d-listed in the Basin Plan;
discharge zero -flow receiving -stream conditions [summer 7Q10 flow = 0.0 cfs].
1. Effluent Data Review -- BIMS Database [Jan2010-Nov2014] shows no parameters detected above
respective test -method MDLs. WET testing all "pass" (19 Quarterly events); changed WET testing
Composite to Grab (at Permittee Request) ; approved by Tom Belnick (NPDES).
Summary of Renewal Changes:
1. added "... within 270-days of the effective date, begin submitting electronic monthly eDMRs.
2. updated facility description [Supplement to Cover Sheet] and Vicinity Map;
3. added parameter codes to table, Section A. (1.).
Fact Sheet
Renewal 2014 -- NPDES Permit NC0087858
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Belnick, Tom
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Belnick, Tom
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 9:47 AM
Moore, Cindy; Bell, Wes
Reid, Dianne; Giorgino, John; Meadows, Susan
RE: NC0087858/001
Permit NC0087858
Permit Expiration: 1/31/2014
Yadkin River Basin
Request: Change Tox Test from Composite to Grab
Cindy- I'm fine with change from composite to grab for tox test. Please relay info to Permittee, and NPDES will
incorporate change when we get to permit renewal. This might take awhile given several vacancies. Permit is currently
assigned to Jim McKay, but will need to be reassigned since Jim will be retiring next month. Thanks.
Tom Belnick
Supervisor, NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
NCDWR/Water Quality Programs
919-807-6390
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties
From: Moore, Cindy
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 8:30 AM
To: Belnick, Tom; Bell, Wes
Cc: Reid, Dianne; Giorgino, John; Meadows, Susan
Subject: FW: NC0087858/001
NPDES# 0087858 which is a ground water remediation site, is up for renewal. The facility has requested the sample to
be changed from composite to grab. The remediation site has WET testing because of the VOC parameter in the
permit. All other parameters are grab but the WET test. Due to the backlog of permits needing to be renewed ( Tom
states he is down 3 people) , they have requested permission to change from composite to grab for the WET test until
permit can be finalized. Included in this email is their DMR data and other parameters they test. They have one fail for
WET testing back in 2006 when they tried to use a chemical descaler. Since then , all VOC data and WET test have been
compliant. ATB's best professional judgment, due to the above mentioned data and the fact that they have some
intermittent flows, would lead us to grant the change from composite to grab. Please respond with your comments and
if this is acceptable.
Thanks
From: Giorgino, John
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 7:31 AM
To: Moore, Cindy
Subject: RE: NC0087858/001
See attached pdf file for outfall limits and average flow for the past reporting month (.0216 mgd). Also find attached the
flows over the past 5 years. Considering the flow, I think they have a valid reason to go to a grab.
John Giorgino
Environmental Biologist

North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Environmental Sciences Section
Aquatic Toxicology Unit
Mailing Address:
1621 MSC
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Office: 919 743-8441
Fax: [phone]
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public
Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: Moore, Cindy
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 3:47 PM
To: Giorgino, John
Subject: NC0087858/001
This is a ground water remediation site that has passed since 2006. I think they had one fail at the very beginning but
otherwise have passed. Can you look at Flow and what other parameters they are monitoring? And if they have had any
other exceedences
Thanks
Cindyu
Cindy Moore
NC Department of Environmental and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources - Aquatic Toxicology Unit
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties.

To: Point Source Branch
Surface Water Protection Section
Attention: James McKay
SOC Priority Project: No
Date: October 3, 2013
Page 1
OCT 9 2013
DENR-WATER QUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
County: Union
Permit No. NC0087858
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and address: Equipment and Supply, Inc.
4507 Highway 74 West
Monroe, NC 28110
2. Date of investigation: September 24, 2013
3. Report prepared by: Sujatha R. Nagulapally, Environmental Specialist
4. Persons contacted and telephone number: Richard Harmon, [phone], [phone] (c)
5. Directions to site: From the jct. of I-485 and Hwy, 74 southeast of Charlotte, travel east towards
Monroe 6 miles. The entrance to the site will be on the right side of Hwy. 74 behind building
No. 4
6. Discharge point(s), list for all discharge points:
Outfall 001:
Latitude: 35° 02' 34" Longitude: 80° 36' 42
Attach a USGS map extract and indicate treatment facility site and discharge point on map.
U.S.G.S. Quad No.: E15NE
U.S.G.S. Quad Name: Shepherds, NC
7. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: UT to Stewarts Creek
a. Classification: WSIII
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: Yadkin 03-07-14
c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: The discharge enters a
dry ditch, which conveys the effluent to the receiving stream. The receiving stream is 4 to
5 feet wide and 4 to 6 inches deep at the point of discharge. There are no known
downstream discharges. The area is dominated by commercial development primarily

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along Hwy. 74.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of wastewater to be permitted: 0.0216 MGD (Ultimate Design Capacity)
b. Current permitted capacity of the wastewater treatment facility: 0.0216 MGD
c. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility (current design capacity): 0.0216MGD
d. Please provide a description of existing or substantially constructed wastewater treatment
facilities: The existing WWT facilities consist of two recovery wells, a contaminated
GW storage tank, an air stripper, and a totalizing flow device.
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater treatment facilities: N/A
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: Ground water at this site has been affected by
the previous release of chlorinated solvents like Trichloroethane, Cis 1, 2-dichloroethene,
Vinyl Chloride and Trans 1, 2-dichloroethane. The Equipment and Supply Inc. extracts
ground water affected by chlorinated compounds from two recovery wells, and utilizes
air -stripper technology to remove them.
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity) requests: None at this time.
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The permittee, Equipment &Supply, Inc. has applied for permit renewal. The current permit
expires on January 30, 2014. There have been no changes to the permit and/or the existing GW
remediation treatment facilities since the permit was last renewed. The existing treatment facilities
appeared to be in good operational condition at the time of the site inspection.
During the visit to the site, the permittee has requested to provide an approval to collect the grab
samples vs. composite samples for toxicity testing. I have asked permittee to make a formal request of
this in writing to the Division.
At this time, there are no additional changes are requested by the permittee, it is recommended
that the permit be renewed as requested.
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Sigr}ture o rep it preparer I Da e
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Date

Harmon Environmental, PA
615 Bruce Thomas Road Phone and Fax: [phone]
Monroe, North Carolina 28112 www.harmonenvironmental.com
July 23, 2013
Mr. Glenn Hudson
Equipment & Supply, Inc.
4507 Highway 74 W
Monroe, North Carolina 28110
Re: Transmittal of Draft NPDES Renewal Application
Equipment & Supply, Inc.
NPDES Permit No. NCDOO87858
Project No. 309-68
Dear Mr. Hudson:
Attached please find a draft NPDES Permit Renewal Application for the groundwater remediation
system at the Equipment & Supply, Inc. facility in Monroe, North Carolina. Please review this
application and call if you have any questions or changes. Following your approval, page 3 should
be signed by a qualified representative and the original should be mailed to:
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
To comply with the Permit renewal schedule, this application should be Post -Marked by August 4,
2013. •
Please call if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Harmon Environmental, PA
Richard L. Harmon, P.G.
President/Principal Hydrogeologist
Attachment

NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - GW
For discharges associated with groundwater treatment facilities.
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit Number
NC0087858
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up — down arrows to move from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name Equipment & Supply, Inc.
Facility Name Equipment & Supply, Inc. WWTF
Mailing Address 4507 Highway 74 W
City Monroe
State / Zip Code NC 28110
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
e-mail Address [e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same as above
Street Address or State Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, consultant or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the
Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name Richard L. Harmon - Harmon Environmental, PA
Mailing Address 615 Bruce Thomas Road
City Monroe
State / Zip Code NC 28112
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
4. Ownership Status:
Federal 0 State ❑
Private ® Public 0
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5. Products recovered:
Gasoline ❑ Diesel fuel ❑ Solvents ® Other
6. Number of separate discharge points: 1
Outfali Identification number(s) 001
7. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ® Intermittent 0
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration:
S. Treatment System Design flow 0.0216 MGD
9. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall, including
latitude and longitude):
Unnamed Tributary to Stewarts Creek
10. Please list all additives to the treatment system, including chemicals or nutrients, that have
the potential to be discharged.
11. Is this facility located on Indian country? (check one)
Yes ❑ No El
12. Additional Information
All applicants (including renewals):
> A USGS topographical map (or copy of the relevant portion) which shows all outfalls
> A summary of the most recent analytical results (effluent data, if available) containing the
maximum values for each chemical detected
NEW Applicants only:
> Engineering Alternative Analysis
> Description of remediation treatment system components, capacities, and removal efficiency
for detected compounds.
➢ If the treatment system will discharge to a storm sewer, written approval from the
municipality responsible for the sewer.
➢ A list of any chemicals found in detectable amounts at the site, with the maximum observed
concentration reported for each chemical (the most recent sample must be collected less
than one year prior to the date of this application)
➢ For petroleum -contaminated sites - Analyses for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) should
be performed. Analyses for any fuel additives likely to be present at the site and for phenol
and lead should also be performed.
➢ For sites contaminated with solvents or other contaminants - EPA Method 624/625
analysis should be performed.
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13. Applicant Certification
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
6Le aI tq ! ',1-ch-ck Sc)t C
Printed name of Person Signing
Signature of Applicant
Title
Date
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false
statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or
required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission
implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or
monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the
Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
by a fine not to exceed $25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section
1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both,
for a similar offense.)
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