NC0005274_Permit Modification_20130731

NPDES DOCUHENT :MCANNINO COVER SHEET
NPDES Permit:
NC0005274
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
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Permit
History
Document Date:
July 31, 2013
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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder John E. Skvarla, III
Govemor Acting Director Secretary
July 31, 2013
Mr. Tony Chiarella, Director of Operations
Kings Mountain Venture #1, LLC
17 A Marten Drive
Hamilton, NJ 08691
Subject: Permit Monitoring Revision for NC0005274
Kings Mountain Venture #1
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Chiarella:
The Aquatic Toxicology Unit (ATU) has reviewed and approved your request to modify the
Whole Effluent Toxicity testing requirement in the subject permit. We are forwarding you revised permit
pages for Sections A. (1.) and A. (2.). You should replace your existing Section A.(1.) and A.(2.) sheets
with these revised pages. Since ATU approved this monitoring revision in July, the revisions are being
made effective as of July 1, 2013. This permit revision 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 changes made in the permit modification include:
Modifying the Whole Effluent Toxicity test from an acute testing requirement to a chronic 7-day
pass/fail Ceriodaphnia test at a test concentration of 0.25%. See footnote 4 under Section A.(1.)
and Chronic Toxicity Testing Requirements under Section A.(2.).
As stated previously, the Permittee is required to notify the DWQ/Surface Water Protection Section at the
Mooresville Regional Office 48 hours prior to discharge to allow for their inspection or observation of the
wastewater discharge. Suggested contacts are Wes Bell or Michael Parker at 704-663-1699. Chronic
toxicity test results shall be made available to the Regional personnel upon request and submitted with
monthly Discharge Monitoring Reports.
All sludge and wastewaters associated with the sludge will be disposed of in accordance with state and
federal regulations. Wastewaters as part of sludge dewatering will not be discharged via Outfall 001.
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
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Please note that the receiving stream is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d)
Impaired Waters List. Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data
will continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and stream
impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be required.
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 a demand is made, this permit shall be
final and binding.
Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. The Division may require modification 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 Quality or permits required by the Division of Land
Resources, Coastal Area Management Act, or any other Federal or Local governmental permits may be
required.
If you have questions concerning this permit, please contact Julie Grzyb by e-mail
([e-mail]) or phone at [phone].
Sincerely,
del
homas A. Reeder
Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0005274
cc: NPDES Unit
Central Files
Mooresville Regional Office / Surface Water Protection Section
e-copy:
Aquatic Toxicology Unit
Stephen Timm, Safety/Environmental Director, [e-mail]
EPA Region 4

Permit NC0005274
A (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (001)
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until 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 t
CHARACTERISTICS
t
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
MoathlY.
- Average ,
Dail :Ma?umum
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;
Measurement.
+. Frequency
Sam le
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Type:
:Sam' le'Locationi,`.'
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Flow
0.20 MGD
Instantaneous2
Estimate
Effluent
BOD, 5-day, 20°C
123 pounds/day
329 pounds/day
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
156 pounds/day
501 pounds/day
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Total Phenolics
1.67 pounds/day
Daily
Grab
Effluent
PAHs3
0.012 pounds/day
3.6 pg/l
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Sulfates
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Chlorides
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Chronic Toxicity4
See footnote (4)
Grab
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
7.6 pounds/day
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen
(NO2+NO3+TKN)
144 pounds/day
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Temperatures
Daily
Grab
Effluent
PH6
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Color?
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Color (April -October)?
Monthly
Grab
Upstream & Downstream
Temperature$
1/Week8
Grab
Upstream & Downstream
Dissolved 0xygen8
1/Week8
Grab
Upstream & Downstream
Conductivity8
1/Week8
Grab
Upstream & Downstream
Notes:
1. Upstream = approximately 2.2 miles upstream at the Stanley/Spencer Mountain Road bridge. Downstream =
approximately 2.6 miles downstream at the riverbank near the Lowell WWTP.
2. The duration of discharge must be recorded in order to calculate the total discharge quantity per day.
3. PAHs applies to total PAHs present and includes: benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene,
benzo(k)fluoranthene, chrysene, dibenz(a,h)anthracene, indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene.
4. A chronic 7-day pass/fail Ceriodaphnia dubia test shall be performed for each 400,000 batch after it is mixed and
aerated in the equalization basin. The test concentration shall be 0.25% and each test must pass at 0.25% prior to
discharge (see Special Condition A (2.)).
5. The temperature of the effluent shall not cause an increase in the receiving stream of more than 2.8°C, and in no
case cause the receiving stream temperature to exceed 32°C.
6. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
7. Refer to Color Permitting Requirements (see Special Condition A (3.)).
8. Instream sampling shall be 1/Week during a discharge period.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Permit NC0005274'
A. (2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT
The permittee shall conduct a chronic toxicity test on each batch of treated wastewater transferred from tanks AT-1,
• PC-2, ET-3, and SC-4 to the 400,000 gallon storage tank, after treatment but prior to discharge. Toxicity tests shall be
performed 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 chronic 7-day pass/fail Ceriodaphnia dubia test shall be performed for each 400,000 gallon batch after it is mixed
and aerated in the equalization basin. Each test must pass at 0.25% prior to discharge. Failing is defined as either 1) a
statistically significant decrease in survival of the treatment organisms as compared to the control organisms or 2) a
twenty percent or greater decrease in treatment organism reproduction which is also determined to be statistically
different from control organism reproduction.
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, DWQ Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the
following address:
Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Quality
Environmental Sciences Section
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental 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 any 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 Environmental Sciences Section at the address cited
above.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water
Quality indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and modified to include
alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this permit, the results of such monitoring
shall be included in the calculation & reporting of the data submitted on the DMR & all AT Form submitted.
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.

Grzyb, Julie
From: Hollenkamp, Carol
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 1:28 PM
To: [e-mail]; Parker, Michael
Cc: Bell, Wes; Grzyb, Julie; Art Smith; Moore, Cindy; [e-mail]
Subject: FW: Kings Mountain Venture Discharge
Cindy and I wanted to clarify the toxicity reporting requirements.
The required reporting for toxicity testing is as follows. The toxicity results are reported on the DMR with the actual AT
form being mail to the Aquatic Toxicity Unit (ATU) at 1621 MSC, Raleigh, NC 27699-1621. The address is listed on the
form. The lab will send additional information with the AT form to the facility, but only the AT form needs to be sent to
ATU. The DMR is reported to the Central Office. ATU does not need the monthly DMR. Each time the facility prepares
a 400,000 gallon batch for discharge, a sample for toxicity will need to be pulled and tested, and the test must pass at
0.25% prior to discharge. Then, the data is reported on the DMR and an AT form mailed to ATU. Therefore, only one AT
form is required for each 400,000 gallon batch that is discharged.
If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Moore (919-743-8401 or [e-mail]).
Thanks,
From: Hollenkamp, Carol
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 12:44 PM
To: Moore, Cindy
Subject: FW: Kings Mountain Venture Discharge
From: safetytraining©rcn.com [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 11:38 AM
To: Parker, Michael
Cc: Grzyb, Julie; Bell, Wes; Art Smith; Hollenkamp, Carol; [e-mail]
Subject: Kings Mountain Venture Discharge
Hello Michael. In follow up to our conversation today at 11:00, I am writing to you to provide you with the
necessary written verification that the 48 hour notice requirement has been made and the the discharge will start
at 7:00 am on Monday, July 29th. In addition, it is my understanding based on the summary provided by Carol
below that Julie Grzyb will make the necessary modification to Permit NC0005274 to address the change in
the Ceriodaphnia Testing requirements upon her return to the office on Monday, July 29th. Lastly, it is my
understanding that the Effluent Aquatic Toxicity Report Fonn will be submitted twice to the Department along
with the monthly DMR. Once in the month of July and once in the month of August since the discharge will be
occurring during the end of July and the beginning of August for the 400,000 gallons that are presently mixed
and aerated at the site.
Please let me know if you have any questions and hope you have a nice weekend.
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From: "Carol Hollenkamp" <carol.hollenkamp(ncdenr.gov>
To: safetytraining aarcn.com, "stephen timm" <stephen.timmc albea-group.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 10:05:42 AM
Subject: FW: King Mountain Venture Summary
Please let me know if you received this
Thanks,
Carol
From: Hollenkamp, Carol
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 2:08 PM
To: Moore, Cindy; Grzyb, Julie; Bell, Wes; Parker, Michael
Cc: Art Smith; '[e-mail]'
Subject: King lviountain Venture Summary
Cindy Moore and I talked with Art Smith and Stephen Timms this afternoon about the Kings Mountain Venture
discharge. Below is a summary.
Julie ----after reading the summary below, could you advise Art and Stephen and the MRO on the next steps and when
they can start discharging? They were hoping to get started as soon as possible.
A chronic 7-day Ceriodaphnia dubia test was conducted on samples collected on 7/9/13 and 7/11/13 from a 400,000
equalization basin that had been aerated. The critical concentration of this test is 0.25%, meaning that the Ceriodaphnia
dubia have to pass the test at 0.25%. 0.25% is the critical concentration because this has been determined to be the
Instream Waste Concentration (IWC), which is calculated based on a maximum discharge rate of 200,000 gallons per day
into the average 10 year low flow (7Q10) of the South Fork River. The facility may discharge less than 200,000 gallons
per day, but not more. For this initial test, the Aquatic Toxicology Unit had also asked that additional concentrations be
tested (0.5%, 1%, 2%, and 4%) to provide some certainty that the effluent was not close to failing at 0.25%.
The results of the test were very positive. The effluent passed at all concentrations, meaning that we would not expect
any chronic toxicity to occur at 0.25% instream waste concentration, or even at a higher instream waste concentration
of 4%. Based on this test, it is not anticipated that discharge of the Kings Mountain Venture effluent would cause
toxicity to the South Fork River at a maximum discharge rate of 200,000 gallons per day.
For future toxicity tests, a chronic 7-day pass/fail Ceriodaphnia dubia test shall be performed for each 400,000 batch
after it is mixed and aerated in the equalization basin. The test concentration shall be 0.25%. As we understood from
Art and Stephen, this will be more than 4 tests in total since one of the 4 vats contains 1,000,000 gallons.
The North Carolina Chronic Pass/Fail procedure can be found
at: http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document library/get file?uuid=c530388a-1513-4161-82d8-
18b9b9671615&groupld=38364.
Each test must pass at 0.25% prior to discharge. Failing is defined as either 1) a statistically significant decrease in
survival of the treatment organisms as compared to the control organisms or 2) a twenty percent or greater decrease in
treatment organism reproduction which is also determined to be statistically different from control organism
reproduction.
If anyone has any questions, please let me know.
Thanks,
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Grzyb, Julie
From: Grzyb, Julie
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 2:06 PM
To: Hollenkamp, Carol; [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Cc: Moore, Cindy; Parker, Michael
Subject: RE: Toxicity Testing for Kings Mountain Venture permit
Stephen and Art,
As soon as you get the results and providing the effluent passes- please let me know and I will modify the toxicity
testing requirements in the permit and reissue the one page.
Thanks,
Julie
From: Hollenkamp, Carol
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 1:42 PM
To: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Cc: Grzyb, Julie; Moore, Cindy; Parker, Michael
Subject: Toxicity Testing for Kings Mountain Venture permit
Art and Stephen,
Per the data you submitted and our phone call last Friday, June 28`h, the ATU recommends changing the toxicity testing
requirements in the Kings Mountain Venture permit (NC0005274) to:
Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia pass/fail test at 0.25% using the North Carolina Chronic Pass/Fail procedure outlined
at: http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document library/get file?uuid=c530388a-1513-4161-82d8-
18b9b9671615&groupld=38364.
This test shall be performed for each of the 4 vats after aeration and prior to discharge (a total of 4 tests). Each test
must pass at 0.25% prior to discharge.
We also recommend that the first of these 4 tests be conducted as a multi -concentration test, just to provide more
confidence and knowledge about the potential for toxicity in the sample. 0.25% is the critical concentration at which
you must pass. Normally, for multiple concentration tests, we require that 2 concentrations be below the IWC, with one
of the concentrations being one-half the IWC. However, because your IWC is such a low percentage, testing below
0.25% seems a little extreme. In this specific situation, we recommend the concentrations to be: 0.25%, 0.5%, 1%, 2%,
and 4%. Conducting the multi -concentration test will provide better knowledge regarding how close the effluent is to
passing or failing the limit of 0.25%. For instance, if you pass at 0.25%, would you still pass at 0.5%? Having this
knowledge will just give everyone a little more confidence that the other 3 tests will also pass at 0.25%.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Carol Hollenkamp
Aquatic Toxicology Unit/Environmental Sciences Section
North Carolina Division of Water Quality/DENR
1621 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Phone: [phone]
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