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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0051322_Remission (Request)_20220825 Za STATEQ rti ROY COOPER ; _ Governor ELIZABETH S.BISER "^ "u vas Secretary • - RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality August 25, 2022 Carolina Water Service Inc of North Carolina Attn: Dana Hill, Director of Operations 4944 Parkway Plaza Blvd, Ste 375 Charlotte, NC 28217 Subject: Permit Renewal Application No. NC0051322 Ashley Hills WWTP Wake County Dear Applicant: The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the August 25, 2022, receipt of your permit renewal application and supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW permitting branch. Per G.S. 150B-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made. Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal of the permit. Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at: https://deq.nc.gov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-application-tracker If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the links available within the Application Tracker. Sincerely, 41111.111k) Wren e• o d Administrative Assistant Water Quality Permitting Section cc: Brent Milliron-CWSNC ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application D_E Q North Carolina Department of Envtronrnental Quality I Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh.North Carolina 27609 o.w....i+e...a*0•11. /'" 919 7914200 KAII Carolina Water Service of North Carolina`" August 23, 2022 Wren Thedford Division of Water Resources Water Quality Permitting Section—NPDES Archdale Building—9th Floor 512 North Salisbury Street Raleigh,NC 27604 Subject: NPDES Permit Renewal Application RECEIVED Ashley Hills WWTP AUG 2 5 2022 NPDES NC0051322 Wake County NCDEQIDWRINPDES Wren Thedford, Please find the enclosed application as our official request to renew the NPDES permit for the facility referenced above. If you should have any questions or need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Dana Hill (252-269-2540), Stephen Harrell (919-868-4701) or myself. Sincerely, t traLf__„ Brent Milliron Regulatory Compliance Manager cc: Dana Hill—Director of State Operations, CWSNC Stephen Harrell—Area Manager, CWSNC •4944 Parkway Plaza Blvd.Suite 375 •Charlotte,North Carolina 28217 •800-525-7990 A NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0051322 Ashley Hills WWTP Modified March 2021 Form NC Department of Environmental Quality-Application for NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater NPDES MINOR SEWAGE FACILITIES(Before completing this form,please read the instructions.Failure to follow the instructions ma result in denial of the ap'ication. SECTION 1.BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS(40 CFR 122.21(j)(1)and(9)) 1.1 Facility name Ashley Hills WWTP Mailing address(street or P.O.box) PO Box 240908 City or town State ZIP code c Charlotte NC 28224 Contact name(first and last) Title Phone number Email address Dana Hill Director of Operations (252)269-2540 dana.hill@carolinawaterservic Location address(street,route number,or other specific identifier) ❑ Same as mailing address co co 320 Woods Run LL City or town State ZIP code Knightdale NC 27545 1.2 Is this application for a facility that has yet to commence discharge? ❑ Yes+See instructions on data submission ✓❑ No requirements for new dischargers. 1.3 Is applicant different from entity listed under Item 1.1 above? ✓❑ Yes ❑ No.SKIP to Item 1.4. Applicant name Carolina Water Service Inc.of North Carolina Applicant address(street or P.O.box) PO Box 240908 City or town State ZIP code Charlotte NC 28224 Contact name(first and last) Title Phone number Email address "a Dana Hill Director of Operations (252)269-2540 dana.hill@carolinawaterservic 1.4 Is the applicant the facility's owner,operator,or both?(Check only one response.) El Owner ❑ Operator ❑ Both 1.5 To which entity should the NPDES permitting authority send correspondence?(Check only one response.) ❑ Facility El Applicant ❑ Facility and applicant (they are one and the same) 1.6 Indicate below any existing environmental permits.(Check all that apply and print or type the corresponding permit .€ number for each.) Existing Environmental Permits ❑ NPDES(discharges to surface ❑ RCRA(hazardous waste) ❑ UIC(underground injection water) control) NC0051322 o ❑ PSD(air emissions) 0 Nonattainment program(CM) 0 NESHAPs(CM) • rn ❑ Ocean dumping(MPRSA) ❑ Dredge or fill(CWA Section ❑ Other(specify) 404) Page 1 i NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0051322 Ashley Hills WWTP Modified March 2021 1.7 Provide the collection system information requested below for the treatment works. Municipality Population Collection System Type Served Served (indicate percentage) Ownership Status 1172 100 %separate sanitary sewer CIOwn ❑ Maintain connections; %combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain aa,, ^2930 000ulation ❑ Unknown 0 Own ❑ Maintain c %separate sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain %combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own ❑ Maintain ❑ Unknown ❑ Own ❑ Maintain as %separate sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain c %combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain c I ❑ Unknown 0 Own ❑ Maintain w %separate sanitary sewer 0 Own ❑ Maintain ›n %combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain _ ❑ Unknown 0 Own ❑ Maintain ' Total 2930 Population v I Served Combined Storm and Separate Sanitary Sewer System 1Sanitary Sewer Total percentage of each type of _ sewer line(in miles) loo % I C z' 1.8 Is the treatment works located in Indian Country? 0 ❑ Yes El No A1.9 Does the facility discharge to a receiving water that flows through Indian Country? ❑ Yes El No 1.10 Provide design and actual flow rates in the designated spaces. Design Flow Rate .250 mgd = Annual Average Flow Rates(Actual) in T.; 2 Two Years Ago Last Year This Year v -.- _ c _o .171 mgd 203 mgd .152 mgd rti `L Maximum Daily Flow Rates(Actual) cmTwo Years Ago Last Year This Year .397 mgd .221 mgd .217 mgd 1.11 Provide the total number of effluent discharge points to waters of the State of North Carolina by type. 49 5 Total Number of Effluent Discharge Points by Type a• a Constructed a'1- Treated Effluent Untreated Effluent Combined Sewer Bypasses Emergency t a Overflows Overflows SO c 1 Page 2 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0051322 Ashley Hills WWTP Modified March 2021 Dutfells Other Than to Waters of the State of North Carolina 1.12 Does the POTW discharge wastewater to basins,ponds,or other surface impoundments that do not have outlets for discharge to waters of the State of North Carolina? ❑ Yes ❑ No4SKIPtoItem1.14. 1.13 Provide the location of each surface impoundment and associated discharge information in the table below. Surface Impoundment Location and Discharge Data Average Daily Volume Continuous or Intermittent Location Discharged to Surface (check one) Impoundment ❑ Continuous gpd ❑ Intermittent O Continuous gpd ❑ Intermittent ❑ Continuous gpd ❑ Intermittent 1.14 Is wastewater applied to land? ❑ Yes ❑ No+SKIP to Item 1.16. 0 1.15 Provide the land application site and discharge data requested below. Land Application Site and Discharge Data o Continuous or o Location Size Average Daily Volume Intermittent Applied (check one) d 0 Continuous acres gip" ❑ Intermittent d 0 Continuous L acres gip" 0 Intermittent 0 Continuous acres gpd ❑ Intermittent A 1.16 Is effluent transported to another facility for treatment prior to discharge? o ❑ Yes ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.21. 1.17 Describe the means bywhich the effluent is transported(e.g.,tank truck,pipe). P 1.18 Is the effluent transported by a party other than the applicant? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.20. 1.19 Provide information on the transporter below. Transporter Data Entity name Mailing address(street or P.O.box) City or town State ZIP code Contact name(first and last) Title Phone number Email address Page 3 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0051322 Ashley Hills WWTP Modified March 2021 1.20 In the table below,indicate the name,address,contact information,NPDES number,and average daily flow rate of the receiving facility. Receiving Facility Data -0 Facility name Mailing address(street or P.O.box) City or town State ZIP code 0 Contact name(first and last) Title 0 Phone number Email address 0. NPDES number of receiving facility(if any) 0 None Average daily flow rate mgd 0 1.21 Is the wastewater disposed of in a manner other than those already mentioned in Items 1.14 through 1.21 that do dnot have outlets to waters of the State of North Carolina(e.g.,underground percolation,underground injection)? En ❑ Yes ❑ No+SKIP to Item 1.23. 0 1.22 Provide information in the table below on these other disposal methods. Information on Other Disposal Methods oDisposal Location of Size of Annual Average Continuous or Intermittent Method Disposal Site Disposal Site Daily Discharge (check one) co Description Volume _ acres gpd 0 Continuous 0 Intermittent o acres d 0 Continuous 9P ❑ Intermittent acresgpd ❑ Continuous 0 Intermittent 1.23 Do you intend to request or renew one or more of the variances authorized at 40 CFR 122.21(n)?(Check all that apply. S Consult with your NPDES permitting authority to determine what information needs to be submitted and when.) ❑ Discharges into marine waters(CWA ❑ Water quality related effluent limitation(CWA Section Section 301(h)) 302(b)(2)) ❑ Not applicable 1.24 Are any operational or maintenance aspects(related to wastewater treatment and effluent quality)of the treatment works the responsibility of a contractor? ❑ Yes El No+SKIP to Section 2. 1.25 Provide location and contact information for each contractor in addition to a description of the contractor's operational and maintenance responsibilities. Contractor Information Contractor 1 Contractor 2 Contractor 3 c Contractor name is (company name) Mailing address (street or P.O.box) o City,state,and ZIP code Contact name(first and c0i last) Phone number Email address Operational and maintenance responsibilities of contractor Page 4 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0051322 Ashley Hills WWTP Modified March 2021 SECTION 2.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION(40 CFR 122.210)(1)and(2)) c Duffells to Waters of the State of North Carolina c 2.1 Does the treatment works have a design flow greater than or equal to 0.1 mgd? rn ❑✓ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Section 3. c 2.2 Provide the treatment works'current average daily volume of inflow Average Daily Volume of Inflow and Infiltration and infiltration. 50,000 gpd c Indicate the steps the facility is taking to minimize inflow and infiltration. Manholes are inspected regularly to detect flow changes with suspect areas inspected by CCTV and repairs made accordingly.Several sections of main have been rehabbed in previous years. 0 2.3 Have you attached a topographic map to this application that contains all the required information?(See instructions for o A specific requirements.) o 2 0 ❑✓ Yes ❑ No E 2.4 Have you attached a process flow diagram or schematic to this application that contains all the required information? cE (See instructions for specific requirements.) co c ❑✓ Yes ❑ No 2.5 Are improvements to the facility scheduled? ❑ Yes 0 No 4 SKIP to Section 3. Briefly list and describe the scheduled improvements. 0 1. w 2. E w 0 3. d co4. -o WI 2.6 Provide scheduled or actual dates of completion for improvements. a Scheduled or Actual Dates of Completion for Improvements Affected Attainment of m Scheduled Begin End Begin o Outfalls Operational 2 Improvement Construction Construction Discharge (list outfall Level (from above) number) (MM/DD/YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYY) 1. d -C co2. 3. 4. 2.7 Have appropriate permits/clearances concerning other federal/state requirements been obtained?Briefly explain your response. ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ None required or applicable Explanation: Page 5 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0051322 Ashley Hills WWTP Modified March 2021 SECTION 3.INFORMATION ON EFFLUENT DISCHARGES(40 CFR 122.210)(3)to(5)) 3.1 Provide the following information for each outfall.(Attach additional sheets if you have more than three outfalls.) Outfall Number 0D1 Outfall Number Outfall Number State NC cn 6 County Wake A 0 City or town Knightdale 0 s Distance from shore o ft. ft. ft. Q Depth below surface o ft. ft. ft. Average daily flow rate .150 mgd mgd mgd Latitude 35' 48' 9.25" N Longitude 78° 29' 10.8f' W " 3.2 Do any of the outfalls described under Item 3.1 have seasonal or periodic discharges? o ❑ Yes 0 No 4 SKIP to Item 3.4. 3.3 If so,provide the following information for each applicable outfall. Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number o _ Number of times per year 0 discharge occurs Average duration of each `o discharge(specify units) oAverage flow of each mgd mgd mgd discharge Months in which discharge occurs 3.4 Are any of the outfalls listed under Item 3.1 equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes ❑r No 4 SKIP to Item 3.6. I 3.5 Briefly describe the diffuser type at each applicable outfall. Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number vi 3.6 Does the treatment works discharge or plan to discharge wastewater to waters of the State of North Carolina from m one or more discharge points? w ❑r Yes ❑ No 4SKIP to Section 6. Page 6 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0051322 Ashley Hills WWTP Modified March 2021 3.7 Provide the receiving water and related information(if known)for each outfall. Outfall Number o01 Outfall Number Outfall Number Receiving water name Poplar Creek Name of watershed,river, c or stream system Neuse River Basin a U.S.Soil Conservation Service 14-digit watershed 030202011103 code Name of state Neuse management/river basin rn U.S.Geological Survey 8-digit hydrologic 03020201 CD cataloging unit code Critical low flow(acute) cfs cfs cfs Critical low flow(chronic) cfs cfs cfs Total hardness at critical mg/L of mg/L of mg/L of low flow CaCO3 CaCO3 CaCO3 3.8 Provide the following information describing the treatment provided for discharges from each outfall. Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number Highest Level of 0 Primary 0 Primary 0 Primary Treatment(check all that 0 Equivalent to 0 Equivalent to 0 Equivalent to apply per outfall) secondary secondary secondary El Secondary ❑ Secondary 0 Secondary ❑ Advanced 0 Advanced 0 Advanced 0 Other(specify) 0 Other(specify) 0 Other(specify) 0 Design Removal Rates by Outfall BOD5 or CBODs 85 % cyo E m TSS 85 % I � 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable Phosphorus 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable Nitrogen % % Other(specify) 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable ❑Not applicable Page 7 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0051322 Ashley Hills WWTP Modified March 2021 3.9 Describe the type of disinfection used for the effluent from each outfall in the table below.If disinfection varies by season,describe below. UV Disinfection I o U o Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number a Disinfection type titi, Seasons used All l' E d Dechlorination used? 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable ❑ Not applicable ❑ Yes ❑ Yes ❑ Yes 0 No 0 No ❑ No 3.10 Have you completed monitoring for all Table A parameters and attached the results to the application package? El Yes ❑ No 3.11 Have you conducted any WET tests during the 4.5 years prior to the date of the application on any of the facility's discharges or on any receiving water near the discharge points? ❑ Yes ✓❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.13. 3.12 Indicate the number of acute and chronic WET tests conducted since the last permit reissuance of the facility's discharges by outfall number or of the receiving water near the discharge points. Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number co Acute Chronic Acute Chronic Acute Chronic rn Number of tests of discharge water Number of tests of receiving water 3.14 Does the POTW use chlorine for disinfection,use chlorine elsewhere in the treatment process,or otherwise have reasonable potential to discharge chlorine in its effluent? 0 Yes 4 Complete Table B,including chlorine. ✓❑ No 4 Complete Table B,omitting chlorine. 3.15 Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table B pollutants and attached the results to this application package? ❑✓ Yes ❑ No Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table D pollutants required by your NPDES permitting authority and 3.18 attached the results to this application package? ❑ Yes 0 No additional sampling required by NPDES permitting authority. Page 8 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0051322 Ashley Hills WWTP Modified March 2021 3.19 Has the POTW conducted either(1)minimum of four quarterly WET tests for one year preceding this permit application or(2)at least four annual WET tests in the past 4.5 years? El Yes ❑ No 4 Complete tests and Table E and SKIP to Item 3.26. 3.20 Have you previously submitted the results of the above tests to your NPDES permitting authority? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 Provide results in Table E and SKIP to Item 3.26. 3.21 Indicate the dates the data were submitted to your NPDES permitting authority and provide a summary of the results. Date(s)Submitted Summary of Results (MM/DD/YYYY) v ao co c c 3.22 Regardless of how you provided your WET testing data to the NPDES permitting authority,did any of the tests result in toxicity? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26. d 3.23 Describe the cause(s)of the toxicity: I � w w 3.24 Has the treatment works conducted a toxicity reduction evaluation? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26. 3.25 Provide details of any toxicity reduction evaluations conducted. 3.26 Have you completed Table E for all applicable outfalls and attached the results to the application package? ❑ Yes 0 Not applicable because previously submitted information to the NPDES ermittin authori . Page 9 NPDES Permit Number I Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A NC0051322 Ashley Hills WWTP Modified March 2021 SECTION 6.CHECKLIST AND CERTIFICATION STATEMENT(40 CFR 122.22(a)and(d)) 6.1 In Column 1 below,mark the sections of Form 2A that you have completed and are submitting with your application.For each section,specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting authority.Note that not all applicants are required to provide attachments. Column 1 Column 2 ❑ Section 1:Basic Application ❑ w/variance request(s) ❑ w/additional attachments Information for All Applicants ❑ Section 2:Additional El w/topographic map 0 w/process flow diagram Information ❑ w/additional attachments w/Table A ❑ w/Table D ❑ Section 3: Information on ✓❑ w/Table B ❑ wl additional attachments Effluent Discharges ❑ w/Table C cr' Section 4:Not Applicable 0 Section 5:Not Applicable ❑ Section 6:Checklist and ❑ wl attachments cis Certification Statement 6.2 Certification Statement 0 5 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 fine and imprisonment for knowing violations. Name(print or type first and last name) Official title Dana Hill Director of Operations Signature Date signed Dana Hill DN mth.al Ne'2022071.151211-0D�0.�.E-0...� ..«.� 07/19/2022 Foal F.D.EJW Vowm:1121 Page 10 NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Outfall Number Modified Application Form 2A NC0051322 Ashley Hills WWTP 001 Modified March 2021 TABLE A.EFFLUENT PARAMETERS FOR ALL POTWS Maximum Daily Discharge Average Daily Discharge Analytical ML or MDL Pollutant Number of Method' include units Value Units Value Units _ Samples ( ) Biochemical oxygen demand ML o BOD5 or❑CBOD5 8.7 mg/I 1.67 mg/I 156 SM 5210 B-2011 15/7.5 mg, MDL report one) Fecal coliform 93 /100 mis 1.47 /100 mis 156 Colilert 18 400/100 rr ❑ML MDL Design flow rate .250 MGD .203 MGD 365 pH(minimum) 6.6 SU pH(maximum) 7.3 SU Temperature(winter) 15.6 degrees C 13 degrees C 365 Temperature(summer) 27 degrees C 25 degrees C 365 Total suspended solids(TSS) 6.6 mg/I 1.2 mg/I 156 SM 2540D-2015 45 mg/I 0 ML O MDL 1 Sampling shall be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test procedures(i.e.,methods)approved under 40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or required under 40 CFR chapter I,subchapter N or 0.See instructions and 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3). Page 11 EPA Identification Number NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Outfall Number Modified Application Form 2A . NC0051322 Ashley Hills WWTP 001 Modified March 2021 TABLE B.EFFLUENT PARAMETERS FOR ALL POTWS WITH A FLOW EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 0.1 MGD Maximum Daily Discharge Average Daily Discharge Analytical ML or MDL Pollutant Number of Method' (include Value Units Value Units Samples units) 0 ML Ammonia(as N) 4.5 mg/I .34 mg/I 156 EPA 350.1 35/12 mg/ O MDL Chlorine ❑ML (total residual,TRC)2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ❑MDL 0 ML Dissolved oxygen 12.6 mg/I 8.7 mg/I 156 SM4500 0 G-2016 >5 mg/I MDL 0 ML Nitrate/nitrite 14.75 mg/I 9.4 mg/I 52 EPA 353.2 MR O MDL 0 ML Kjeldahl nitrogen 2.12 mg/I 1.69 mg/I 52 EPA 351.2 MR l7 MDL Oil and grease N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ❑ML ❑MDL 0 ML Phosphorus 6.65 mg/I 4.7 mg/I 24 EPA 365.4 MR MDL Total dissolved solids N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A CI ML ❑MDL 1 Sampling shall be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test procedures(i.e.,methods)approved under 40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or required under 40 CFR chapter I,subchapter N or 0.See instructions and 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3). 2 Facilities that do not use chlorine for disinfection,do not use chlorine elsewhere in the treatment process,and have no reasonable potential to discharge chlorine in their effluent are not required to report data for chlorine. 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