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Home My WebLink AboutNC0065412_Permit Issuance_20160608Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Mr. James Radford NC Land Lease, LLC P.O. Box 2533 Christiansburg, VA 24068 Dear Mr. Radford: PAT MCCRORY Govetwor DONALD R. VAN DER VAART Secretary S. JAY ZIMMERMAN Director June 8, 2016 Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0065412 Pleasant Ridge WWTP Class WW-2 Rockingham County The Division of Water Resources (the Division) hereby issues the attached NPDES permit for the subject facility. This permit 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. We have made the following updates to your previous permit with no subsequent changes from the draft permit mailed to you: ➢ Section A. (3) has been added to require electronic submission of effluent data. Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs), effective December 21, 2016. ➢ Regulatory citations have been added to the permit. ➢ The permit has been updated to reflect ownership change. ➢ The current stream classification has changed to WS-IV; NSW. ➢ An updated outfall map has been included. Starting on December 21, 2016, 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). The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, 2015. The requirement to begin reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application has been added to your final NPDES permit. [See A. (3)] For information on eDMR, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr. For more information on EPA's final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit the following web site: http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/final-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes- electronic-reporting-rule. State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919 807 6300 If any parts, measurement frequencies, or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing, upon written request submitted within thirty (30) days after receiving this letter. Your request must take the form of a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of North Carolina General Statutes, and you must file it with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such a demand is made, this permit shall remain final and binding. Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require modification or 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 Resources or any other Federal, State, or Local governmental permits that may be required. If you have questions, or if we can be of further service, please contact Jennifer Busam at [jennifer.busam@ncdenr.gov) or call (919) 807-6393. m. 6 i S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G. erector Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0065412 (Issuance Final) hc: Central Files NPDES Program Files WSRO Files Permit NC0065412 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, NC Land Lease, LLC is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Pleasant Ridge WWTP Southfork Drive, off of NC HWY 150 Reidsville Rockingham County to receiving waters designated as Little Troublesome Creek in subbasin 03-06-01 of the Cape Fear 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 j u 19 16 t This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on April 30, 2021. Signed this day j U n C 'L o ti �C. y Zimmerman, P.G., Dire ision of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 Permit NC0065412 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. NC Land Lease, LLC is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue discharging 0.0235 MGD wastewater treatment facility with the following components: • Influent tank • Bar screen • Aeration tank • Dual secondary clarifiers • Sludge digester • Chlorine disinfection • Tablet dechlorination • 22.5° V-notch weir for flow measurement • Stand-by power generator This facility is located southwest of Williamsburg off of NC Highway 150 at the Pleasant Ridge WWTP in Rockingham County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map into Little Troublesome Creek [16-7-(2)], currently classified WS-IV; NSW, located within subbasin 03-06-01 [HUC: 0303000202] of the Cape Fear River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NC0065412 Part I A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.] 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 ; °EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS q } CHARACTERISTICS Parametir Code Quarterly Average, Monthly Average Daily Maximum _ -_a Measurement Frequency ! =F Sample Type __ Sampler Location ;: _.. ; r___ .�. _. _. ._. Flow 50050 0.0235 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 7.2 mg/L 35.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent NH3 as N — Winter* C0610 Weekly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform 31616 (geometric mean) 200/100 mL 400/100 mL Weekly Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine 2 50060 28 pg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent Temperature (°C) 00010 Daily [weekdays] Grab Effluent Total Phosphorus (as P) C0665 2.0mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen (as N) C0600 Quarterly Grab Effluent pH 00400 > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units Weekly Grab Effluent *Summer: April 1- 0ctober31 *Winter: November 1- March 31 Footnotes: 1. No later than December 21, 2016, the permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system [see A. (3)]. 2. The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified. However, effluent values below 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS A. (2) NUTRIENT REOPENER CONDITION [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)] Pursuant to N.C. General Statutes Section 143-215.1 and the implementing rules found in the North Carolina Administrative Code at 15A NCAC 2H.0112 (b) (1) and 2H.0114 (a) and Part II sections B-12 and B-13 of this permit, the Director may reopen this permit to require supplemental nutrient monitoring of the discharge. The purpose of the additional monitoring will be to support water quality modeling efforts within the Cape Fear River Basin and shall be consistent with a monitoring plan developed jointly by the Division and affected stakeholders. In addition, the Page 3 of 6 Permit NC0065412 results of water quality modeling may require that limits for total nitrogen and total phosphorus be imposed in this permit upon renewal. A. (3) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF MONITORING REPORTS [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)] Federal regulations require electronic .submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program reports and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit monitoring data and reports electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) . 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): J • 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.) (all Effective December 21, 2016, 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. 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 DEQ / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section ATTENTION: Central Files 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 Page 4 of 6 - Permit NC0065412 address above. 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, 2020, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable: • Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; • 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 typeof electronic submission and for each state. Instructions 'on how to accessand use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at: http: / /www2. epa. gov / compliance / final-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 Page 5 of 6 Permit NC0065412 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 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. 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]. Page 6 of 6 NC Land Lease, LLC Pleasant Ridge WWTP NPDES Permit NC0065412 Receiving Stream: Little Troublesome Creek Stream Class: WS-IV; NSW Stream Segment: 16-7-(2) Sub -Basin #: 03-06-01 River Basin: Cape Fear HUC: 0303000202 County: Rockingham Facility Location scale not shown 36.269722°, -79.608333° USGS Quad: Williamsburg Reidsville Review Advertising Affidavit NCDENR - DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES IBT PROGRAM, WATER SUPPLY PLANNING BRANCH 1611 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH, NC 27699 IPO Number Order Category 1921 Vance Street Reidsville, NC 27320 (336) 627.1781 Fax: (336) 342.2513 Account Number 4019534 Date April 24, 2016 Description 0000209952 Legal Notices Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/ NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater dis- charge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accept- ed 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 com- ments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Inter- ested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC to review information on file. Addi- tional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: http://deq.nc.gov/about/di visions/water-resources/water- reso u rces-permits/wastewater- branch/ npdes-wastewater/pubiic- notices,or by calling (919) 807-6304. NC Land Lease, LLC has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0065412/Pleasant Ridge WWTP/Rockingham County. Facility discharges treated wastewater into Little Troublesome Creek/Cape Fear River Basin. Four parameters are water quality limited. NC Land Lease, LLC has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0060259/Willow Oak MHP WWTP/Rockingham County. Facility discharges to Little Troublesome Creek/Cape Fear River Basin. Four parameters are water quality limit- ed. Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/ NPDES Ur Publisher of the Reidsville Review Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of Guilford, North Carolina, duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared the Publisher Representative who by being duly sworn deposes and says: that he/she is the Publisher's Representative of the Reidsville Review, engaged in the publishing of a newspaper known as Reidsville Review, published, issued and entered as second class mail in the City of Reidsville, in said County and State: that he/she is authorized to make this affidavit and sworn statement: that the notice or other legal advertisement, a copy of which is attached hereto, was published in the Reidsville Review on the following dates: 04/24/2016 and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper document, or legal advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every such publication, a newspaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. (signature of person making affidavit) Sworn to and subscribed before me the . day of Y r 1 - . L4 , 20 10 LEA ANNE LAMB NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 06-15-19 (Notary Public) THIS IS NOT A BILL. PLEASE PAY FROM INVOICE. THANK YOU FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile home. parks, etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns). Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals Permit Writer/Date Jennifer D. Busam — 4/7/2016 Permit Number NC0065412 Facility Name Pleasant Ridge WWTP , Basin Name/Sub-basin number Cape Fear / 03-06-01 Receiving Stream Little Troublesome Creek, Index #16-17-(2) Stream Classification in Permit WS-IV; NSW Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No — already present for summer Does permit need TRC limits/language? No — already present Does permit have toxicity testing? No ' Does permit have Special Conditions? Yes, a nutrient reopener Does permit have instream monitoring? No Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? No. Section 16-17-(2) is not the 2016 303(d) list. Upstream 16-17-(1)a is on the 303(d) list. Any obvious compliance concerns? No. No violations that led to enforcement during the current permit cycle. Any permit mods since last permit? No New expiration date 4/30/2021 Changes to 2011 permit? Added eDMR requirements Added regulatory citations Updated ownership Stream classification change from WS-V; NSW to WS-IV; NSW A new facility outfall map created Changes to Draft Permit? Most Commonly Used Expedited Language: • TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote: "The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified. However, effluent values below 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes." Wales Resources ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITY MEMORANDUM To: From: Subject: April 15, 2016 Eric Hudson NC DEQ / DWR / Public Water Supply Winston-Salem Regional Office Jennifer D. Busam NPDES Unit Review of Draft NPDES Permit NC0065412 Pleasant Ridge WWTP Rockingham County PAT MCCRORY DONALD R. VAN DER VAART S. JAY ZIMMERMAN I)1lCt'Inf Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this form by May 16, 2016. If you have any questions on the draft permit, please contact me at 919-807-6393 or via e-mail [jennifer.busam@ncdenr.gov]. RESPONSE: (Check one) §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Concur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and maintained properly, the stated effluent limits are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not contravene the designated water quality standards. Concurs with issuance of the above permit, provided the following conditions are met: Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached: State of North Carolina Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 919 807 6393 919-807-6389 FAX https: //deq. n c. gov/abo ut/d iv i si ons/wate r-resources/water-reso urces-perm i is/wastewater-b ranch/n pd es -wastewater -permits