NC0089613_Draft Permit_20220222

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Mr. Robert Walker
Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer H2GO
PO Box 2230
Leland, NC 28451-2230
Dear Mr. Walker:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 21, 2022
Subject: DRAFT NPDES PERMIT NC0089613
H2GO WTP
Physical Chemical Not Classified WPCS
[15A NCAC 08G .0306]
Brunswick County
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft permit for your facility. Please review the draft very carefully
to ensure thorough understanding of the conditions and requirements it contains.
This draft contains the following changes from the existing permit:
➢ Additional Flow Sheet — The Division has reviewed your request for an additional flow tier to
meet the needs of a 6MGD potable water design. A new flow sheet has been added.
➢ Toxicity Monitoring Requirements —
o The language in Section A (5) Chronic Toxicity Testing Pass/Fail Quarterly has been
modified to reflect the addition of the 6MGD potable design flow sheet, as well as to
include instructions for electronic submittal of results.
o The footnote corresponding to each effluent table which previously required metals to be
sampled in conjunction with Whole Effluent Toxicity has been removed. This is no
longer a requirement.
➢ Electronic Reporting - The language in section A.(6) has been updated to be consistent with the
finalization of federal requirements for electronic reporting
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, and IV) that are a part of the permit are not included in this
draft document (cover, map, and Part I). The conditions are the same as in your current permit. The latest
version is available at https://bit.ly/2BZ4xxx and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file.
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice
in newspapers having circulation in the general Brunswick County area, per EPA requirements. Please
provide your comments, if any, to me no later than 30 days after receiving this draft permit.
Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and take
appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning the draft, please contact
me via email at [[e-mail]] or call 919-707-9125.
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Sincerely,
Emily Richards
Environmental Specialist II
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.9000

Permit NC0089613
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
Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer H2GO
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer H2GO WTP
146 Gregory Road, Belville
Brunswick County
to receiving waters designated as the Brunswick River in the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance with effluent
limitations, monitoring requirements, and other applicable conditions set forth in Parts I, II, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2026.
Signed this day DRAFT
S. Daniel Smith
Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked, and as
of this 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.
Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer H2GO
is hereby authorized to:
Discharge membrane concentrate wastewater from a 4 MGD potable water treatment plant at an estimated flow of
1.0 MGD. Spent cleaning solution and rinse waters will be neutralized and discharged to the sanitary sewer which
discharges to the Belville WWTP. The concentrate and occasional flush waters will be discharged through a
diffuser into the Brunswick River using available Reverse Osmosis treatment unit water pressure.
Upon notification to the Division of startup of an expanded potable water treatment plant capacity to 6 MGD,
discharge approximately 1.5 MGD of membrane concentrate wastewaters through a diffuser to the Brunswick
River.
Upon notification to the Division of startup of an expanded potable water treatment plant capacity to 8 MGD,
discharge approximately 2.0 MGD of membrane concentrate wastewaters through a diffuser to the Brunswick
River.
This facility is located at 146 Gregory Road in Belville, Brunswick County; and
Discharge said wastewaters through an extended discharge pipe with a diffuser (Outfall 001, approximately 351
feet from the shoreline), at the location specified on the attached map, into the Brunswick River, a Class SC
waterway within the Cape Fear River Basin.
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PART I
SECTION A -
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (6 MGD Potable
Water Treatment Plant) [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
a) Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expansion to greater than a 4 MGD water
purification system or permit expiration, whichever comes first, the Permittee is authorized to discharge membrane
concentrate wastewater and flush wastewaters through a diffuser from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be
limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
(Parameter Codes)
DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location2
Flow, MGD (50050)
Continuous
Recording
E
Total Residual Chlorine3 (50060)
13 pg/L
Weekly
Grab
E
pH (00400)
>_ 6.8 and <_ 8.5 Standard Units
Weekly
Grab
E
pH, Standard Units (00400)
2/Month
Grab
U, D
Temperature, °C moon)
2/Month
Grab
E, U, D
Conductivity, pmhos/cm (00095)
2/Month
Grab
E, U, D
Dissolved Oxygen, mg/L (00300)
2/Month
Grab
E, U, D
Salinity (parts per thousand or psu)
(00480)
2/Month
Grab
E, U, D
Total Dissolved Solids, mg/L (70295)
2/Month
Grab
E
Turbidity, NTU (00070)
2/Month
Grab
E
Total Arsenic, pg/L (00978)
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Chloride, mg/L (00940)
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Copper, pg/L (01042)
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Zinc, pg/L (00600)
Monthly
Grab
E
Ammonia Nitrogen, mg/L (00610)
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Nitrogen4, mg/L (00600)
Monthly
Grab
E
TKN 4 , mg/L (00625)
Monitor & Report
Monthly
Grab
E
NO2-N + NO3-N 4, mg/L (00630)
Monitor & Report
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Phosphorus, mg/L (00665)
Monthly
Grab
E
Whole Effluent Toxicitys (TGP3E)
Quarterly
Grab
E
NOTES:
1. Submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special
Condition A (6).
2. Sample Locations: E- Effluent prior to leaving the facility site and being discharged to the river,
U-Upstream. D-Downstream. See special condition A. (3) for instream monitoring requirements.
3. Limit and monitor only if the facility adds chlorine or chlorine derivatives to water that is eventually discharged. The
Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 ug/1 to be in compliance with the permit. However, the
Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field
certified), even if these values fall below 50 ug/1.
4. For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN + (NO3-N + NO2-N), where TN is total nitrogen, TKN is total
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and (NO3-N + NO2-N) are nitrate/nitrite nitrogen, respectively.
5. Chronic Toxicity Monitoring P/F (Mysidopsis bahia) @ 2.1 %; January, April, July, and October (see Condition
A.(5) of this permit). Samples shall coincide with sampling for other parameters.
All effluent samples collected shall be representative of the discharge.
Discharge shall contain no floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (4 MGD
Potable Water Treatment Plant) [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
a) Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expansion to greater than a 6 MGD
water purification system or permit expiration, whichever comes first, the Permittee is authorized to
discharge membrane concentrate wastewater and flush wastewaters through a diffuser from
Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored1 by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
(Parameter Codes)
DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location2
Flow, MGD (50050)
Continuous
Recording
E
Total Residual Chlorine3 (50060)
13 pg/L
Weekly
Grab
E
pH (00400)
>_ 6.8 and <_ 8.5 Standard Units
Weekly
Grab
E
pH, Standard Units (00400)
2/Month
Grab
U, D
Temperature, °C (noon)
2/Month
Grab
E, U, D
Conductivity, pmhos/cm (00095)
2/Month
Grab
E, U, D
Dissolved Oxygen, mg/L (00300)
2/Month
Grab
E, U, D
Salinity (parts per thousand or psu)
mo48o)
2/Month
Grab
E, U, D
Total Dissolved Solids, mg/L (70295)
2/Month
Grab
E
Turbidity, NTU (00070)
2/Month
Grab
E
Total Arsenic, pg/L (00978)
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Chloride, mg/L (00940)
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Copper, pg/L (01042)
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Zinc, pg/L (00600)
Monthly
Grab
E
Ammonia Nitrogen, mg/L (00610)
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Nitrogen4, mg/L (00600)
Monthly
Grab
E
TKN4 , mg/L (00625)
Monitor & Report
Monthly
Grab
E
NO2-N + NO3-N 4, mg/L (00630)
Monitor & Report
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Phosphorus, mg/L (00665)
Monthly
Grab
E
Whole Effluent Toxicitys (TGP3E)
Quarterly
Grab
E
NOTES:
1. Submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A
(6).
2. Sample Locations: E- Effluent prior to leaving the facility site and being discharged to the river,
U-Upstream. D-Downstream. See special condition A. (3) for instream monitoring requirements.
3.
Limit and monitor only if the facility adds chlorine or chlorine derivatives to water that is eventually
discharged. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 ug/1 to be in compliance
with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North
Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 ug/1.
4. For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN + (NO3-N + NO2-N), where TN is total nitrogen, TKN is total
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and (NO3-N + NO2-N) are nitrate/nitrite nitrogen, respectively.
5. Chronic Toxicity Monitoring P/F (Mysidopsis bahia) @ 2.1 %; January, April, July, and October (see Condition
A.(5) of this permit). Samples shall coincide with sampling for other parameters.
All effluent samples collected shall be representative of the discharge.
Discharge shall contain no floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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A.(3.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (8 MGD
Potable Water Treatment Plant) [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
(a.) Beginning upon expansion from a 4 MGD water purification system to an 8 MGD water purification
system and lasting until permit expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge membrane
concentrate wastewater and flush waters through a diffuser from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall
be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
(Parameter Codes)
DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location2
Flow, MGD (50050)
Continuous
Recording
E
Total Residual Chlorine3 (50060)
13 pg/L
Weekly
Grab
E
pH (00400)
>_ 6.8 and <_ 8.5 Standard Units
Weekly
Grab
E
pH, Standard Units (00400)
2/Month
Grab
U, D
Temperature, °C (000io)
2/Month
Grab
E, U, D
Conductivity, pmhos/cm (00095)
2/Month
Grab
E, U, D
Dissolved Oxygen, mg/L (00300)
2/Month
Grab
E, U, D
Salinity (parts per thousand or psu)
2/Month
Grab
E, U, D
Total Dissolved Solids, mg/L (70295)
2/Month
Grab
E
Turbidity, NTU (00070)
2/Month
Grab
E
Total Arsenic, pg/L (00978)
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Chloride, mg/L (00940)
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Copper, pg/L (01042)
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Zinc, pg/L (00600)
Monthly
Grab
E
Ammonia Nitrogen, mg/L (00610)
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Nitrogen4, mg/L (00600)
Monthly
Grab
E
TKN4 , mg/L (00625)
Monitor & Report
Monthly
Grab
E
NO2-N + NO3-N 4, mg/L (00630)
Monitor & Report
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Phosphorus, mg/L (00665)
Monthly
Grab
E
ChronicToxicitys (TGP3E)
Quarterly
Grab
E
NOTES:
1. Submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A
(6).
2. Sample Locations: E- Effluent prior to leaving the facility site and being discharged to the river,
U-Upstream. D-Downstream. See special condition A. (3) for instream monitoring requirements.
3. Limit and monitor only if the facility adds chlorine or chlorine derivatives to water that is eventually discharged. The
Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 ug/1 to be in compliance with the permit. However, the
Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field
certified), even if these values fall below 50 ug/1.
4. For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN + (NO3-N + NO2-N), where TN is total nitrogen, TKN is total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen, and (NO3-N + NO2-N) are nitrate/nitrite nitrogen, respectively.
5. Chronic Toxicity Monitoring P/F (Mysidopsis bahia) @ 2.1%; January, April, July, and October (see Condition A.(5) of
this permit). Samples shall coincide with sampling for other parameters.
All effluent samples collected shall be representative of the discharge.
Discharge shall contain no floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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A.(4.) INSTREAM SAMPLE LOCATIONS
[15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.]
(a.) The Permittee shall collect grab samples at the designated locations and frequency during a continuous
discharge event after a minimum of 1 hour of continuous discharge has occurred. Effort should be made to
collect the sample several feet below the surface water level or at the median water depth of the river at the
point at which the sample is being taken. Every effort should be made to replicate the same sample location
and depth each time instream samples are taken. To provide a point of comparison the required effluent
grab sample should be collected at the same time.
(b.) In accordance with 15A NCAC 2B .0505 (c)(4), stream sampling may be discontinued when flow
conditions or extreme weather conditions could result in injury or death of the person(s) collecting the
samples. In such cases, on each day that sampling is discontinued, written justification for the
discontinuance shall be specified in the monitoring report for the month in which the event occurred. This
provision also applies to influent and effluent sampling.
X
10 meters
10 meters
Upstream - U >< >. D — Downstream
90°
NO SCALE
"X" Marks the sample locations
North
Location Description:
U = upstream 10 meters, perpendicular to diffuser and at the mid -point of the diffuser, approximately 380 feet
offshore;
D = downstream 10 meters, perpendicular to diffuser and at the mid -point of the diffuser, approximately 380 feet
offshore.
Center of Diffuser
Pipe
DISCHARGE LINE
=351 ft
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A.(5.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
[15A NCAC 02B .0200 et seq.]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to
Mysidopsis bahia at an effluent concentration of 2_1 % at discharge flows of 1 MGD (4 MGD potable design),
1.5 MGD (6 MGD potable design), and 2 MGD (8 MGD potable design).
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using procedures described below to
establish compliance with the permit condition. 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 EPA Method 1007.0, Mysid, Mysidopsis bahia, Survival, Growth, and
Fecundity Test, as described in Short -Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and
Receiving Waters to Marine and Estuarine Organisms, Third Edition, EPA821-R-02-014, October 2002.
The test procedure will be based on EPA Method 1007.0, Mysid, Mysidopsis bahia, Survival, Growth, and
Fecundity Test, as described in Short -Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and
Receiving Waters to Marine and Estuarine Organisms, Third Edition, EPA-821-R-02-014, The procedure will be
performed as written with the following exceptions:
• At 1, 1.5, or 2 MGD discharge flows (4 MGD, 6 MGD, or 8MGD potable design):
The test treatments will consist of a control and a 2.1 % effluent concentration ("pass/fail,") or a
control and five effluent concentrations, one of which will be 1 % and one of which will be 4 %.
• Mortality for pass/fail tests will be evaluated using the t test described in Section 11.3 in Methods for
Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents to Freshwater and Marine Organisms, Fifth Edition.
EPA-821-R-02-012, October 2002, applying an alpha level of 0.05.
• The growth endpoint for pass/fail tests will be determined using Appendix G of Short -Term Methods
for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Marine and Estuarine
Organisms, Third Edition, EPA-821-R-02-014, October 2002, applying an alpha level of 0.01.
• Mortality and growth endpoints for multiple -concentration tests will be determined using hypothesis
testing as described in EPA Method 1007.0, Mysid, Mysidopsis bahia, Survival, Growth, and
Fecundity Test, as described in Short -Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents
and Receiving Waters to Marine and Estuarine Organisms, Third Edition, EPA-821-R-02-014,
October 2002.
• Fecundity will not be evaluated.
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. For pass/fail results, report using the
parameter code TGP3E, and for Chronic Value results use the parameter code THP3E. Additionally, DWR
Form AT-4 (pass/fail) and DWR Form AT-6 (chronic) are to be sent to the following address:
Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section
1623 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1623
Or, results can be sent to the email, [e-mail].
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
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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.
A.(6.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE 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
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, 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;
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• 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-elimination-
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 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 cert, 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
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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].
A. (7.) ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
[G.S. 143-215.3(a)(2)]
H2GO in conjunction with UNCW Center for Marine Science and the Lower Cape Fear River Program Advisory
Board and Technical Committee will be conducting a 1-year supplemental monitoring program to verify the
CORMIX predictions for mixing and dilution of the concentrate discharge. The results from the 1-year
supplemental monitoring program shall be submitted to the Division for review within 60 days of completion of
the study. This permit may be re -opened to include additional monitoring or modifications to implement changes
needed based on the program findings.
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Quad: Wilmington, N.C.
Latitude: 34°13'05"
Longitude: 77'58'42"
Stream Class: SC
Subbasin/HUC: 30617/03030005
Receiving Stream: Brunswick River
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Brunswick Regional Water &
Sewer H2GO WTP
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