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Home My WebLink AboutNC0084832_Draft Permit_20220517 : -Nc STATE OF= ',,, ROY COOPER $%,"3,.4pI„-I,,t t `= Governor V O ,I.. :), I,:: ELIZABETH S.BISER ` Secretary *�`Q _, RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality May 17,2022 Nikola's Restaurant&High Meadows Inn, LLC Attn: Zdenko Peros, Owner PO Box 222 Roaring Gap,NC 28668-0222 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0084832 Nikola's Restaurant&High Meadows Inn WWTP Grade II Biological WPCS Alleghany County Dear Permittee: The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft permit for your facility. Please review this draft carefully to ensure your thorough understanding of the information,conditions,and requirements it contains. The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit: 1. Language has been updated in Section A. (1) and Section A. (2)to require electronic submission of effluent data. Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports(DMRs). 2. The facility grade has been added in Section A. (1). 3. Facility addresses have been updated on cover sheet and supplement to permit cover sheet. 4. An updated outfall map has been included. 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 except that agency and division names have been updated. 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 Alleghany County area,per EPA requirements. Please provide your comments,if any,to me at the address below 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 at 919-707-3619, or via e-mail at siying.chen@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Clvi Lam. Siying Chen Environmental Specialist NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit DEQ Nlirt of Environmental Q I D 512orth NorthCaro SalisburynaDepa Streetment 11611 Mail Service Centeruality I Raleigh,NorthWater CaroliResourcesna 27699-1611 NORTH CAROLINA _ 919.707.9000 Department of Environmental Dual cc: NPDES File [Laserfiche] Winston-Salem Regional Office[email] Operator Certification Program[email] Research&Analytical Laboratories,Inc. [info@randalabs.com] D_E Q North Carolina Department el Environmental Quality I DivisionIRaleigh of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1611 Mail Service Center ,North Carolina 27699-1611 NORTH CAROLINA 919.707.9000 Department of Environmental Quality Permit NC0084832 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 provision 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, Nikola's Restaurant & High Meadows Inn, LLC is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Nikola's Restaurant & High Meadows Inn WWTP 10498 US Highway 21 South Roaring Gap Alleghany County to receiving waters designated as Laurel Branch (Laurel Creek) in subbasin 05-07-03 of the New 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 This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31, 2026. If the permittee intends to continue to discharge at the facility beyond the term of this permit, a renewal application must be submitted no later than October 2, 2025 (180 days before the expiration of this permit). Signed this day Richard E. Rogers, Jr. Director, Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 Permit NC0084832 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. Nikola's Restaurant & High Meadows Inn, LLC is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.025 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment system with the following components: ♦ Aeration basin with diffused air ♦ Secondary clarifier with sludge air lifts and in-plant pumps ♦ Chlorination ♦ Dechlorination This facility is located at the Nikola's Restaurant & High Meadows Inn WWTP off of US Highway 21 South, Roaring Gap, in Alleghany County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map into Laurel Branch(Laurel Creek) [10-9-10-2] currently classified C-Trout waters in subbasin 05- 07-03 [HUC: 050500010405] of the New River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NC0084832 Part I A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.] Grade WW-2 Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G.0302] Beginning with the permit effective date and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated domestic wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored) by the Permittee as specified below: _ EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample Parameter Code Average Maximum Frequency Type Location Flow 50050 0.025 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or Effluent BOD, 5-day, (20°C) C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent NH3 as N—*Summer C0610 11.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent NH3 as N—*Winter C0610 Weekly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform 31616 200/100 mL 400/100 mL Weekly Grab Effluent (geometric mean) Total Residual Chlorine 3 50060 28 pg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent pH 00400 >6.0 and<9.0 standard units Weekly Grab Effluent Oil and Grease 00556 30.0 mg/L 60.0 mg/L Monthly I Grab Effluent Effluent, Temperature (°C) 00010 Weekly Grab Upstream & Downstream 2 Effluent, Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Weekly Grab Upstream & Downstream 2 *Summer: April 1—October 31 *Winter: November 1 —March 31 Footnotes: 1. The Permittee shall submit discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using the Division's eDMR submittal system [see A. (2)]. 2. Upstream=at US Highway 21 bridge. Downstream=at Mountain View Road bridge. 3. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC 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 µg/L. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. Page 3 of 6 Permit NC0084832 A. (2) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [NCGS 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. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and reported via the eDMR system no later than the last calendar day of the month following the completed reporting period. 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; Page 4 of 6 Permit NC0084832 • 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 Page 5 of 6 Permit NC0084832 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, 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." 5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1 The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions. 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