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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, Jr.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Envrronmerrfii rtaIr�y
12/1/2022
T. Pratt Summers, Vice President, Operations
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
P.O. Box 576
Savannah, GA 31402
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0082970
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
Wilmington Terminal, WPCS PC-1
1002 S. Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401
New Hanover County
Mr. Summers:
The Division of Water Resources (the Division or DWR) hereby issues the attached NPDES permit
for the subject facility. We issue this 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.
Comments on Draft -- Thanks to CTI for its review and comments on the draft permit (Tom Dolan,
received July15, 2022). DWR addresses these comments as follows.
1. Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet [A. (1.)]: per your request, we have added "steam condensate"
to the description of treated effluent.
2. Turbidity [A. (1.) and A. (2)]: per your request, DWR has corrected the Turbidity footnote to
reflect State regulations. We have also reduced Turbidity limits from 50 NTU to 25 NTU
consistent with the classification of the receiving stream.
3. Total Suspended Solids [A. (1.)] although this parameter was deleted from the draft, it is hereby
reinstated because TSS monitoring is required of all industrial facilities by EPA.
4. Methanol [A. (1)]: per your request, DWR has deleted monitoring as Methanol is no longer a
parameter of concern.
5. BOD-5 [A. (1)]: DWR has discontinued permit limits and reduced monitoring frequency from
Monthly to Quarterly.
6. BTEX [A. (1.)]: These analytes remain parameters of concern (POCs) for ongoing groundwater
remediation at Outfall 001. However, based on the monitoring record (no detection above lab
PQL since March 2018), monitoring is hereby reduced from Monthly to Quarterly.
7. WET testing [A. (1): Regarding effluent flow, regardless of continuous or episodic, DWR
judges all groundwater remediation effluents statewide to be "complex" wastestreams.
8. Turbidity [A. (1.) and A. (2.)]: footnotes and texts for Turbidity have been corrected from 50
NTU to 25 NTU to reflect receiving -stream conditions.
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 — 919.707.3616
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T. Pratt Summers, V.P. of Operations
Permit Renewal Issuance
Sep2022
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Summary of Changes for Renewal:
• updated permit text and Site Map
• Monitoring for BTEX reduced from Monthly to Quarterly
• renewal continues to require test methods EPA 624/625, hereby updated
to 624.1 and 625.1 with revised text [see section A. (1.) and related
Special Condition Additional Monitoring and Reporting Requirements A.
(6.)] providing for eDMR reporting of any analyte detected.
• Turbidity limits in the draft permit have been reduced from 50 NTU to 25 NTU
in accord with the stream classification [Sections A. (1.) and A. (2.)]
• deleted previous Footnote 6. [Sections A. (1.) and A. (2.)] addressing
Naphthalene (no longer a parameter of concern)
• added pH monitoring to both outfalls [required by EPA of industrial permits]
• corrected Oil & Grease (O&G) parameter code from 00556 to 00552 [EPA
method 1664 (SGT-HEM) intended to target petroleum hydrocarbon
products rather than soaps/fats]
• WET Change - Outfall 003 Only — DWR hereby discontinues Whole Effluent
Toxicity (WET) at Outfall 003 [best professional judgement] considering a
stormwater effluent (simple wastestream) and an instream waste concentration
(IWC) ratio of less than 0.25%
• WET Change - Outfall 001 Only - Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing --
DWR hereby replaces Acute TAE6C with Chronic saltwater EPA Method 1007.0
Mysid shrimp, P/F, Limited (see Rationale below). Despite the dilution afforded
(estimated IWC < 0.25%), DWR feels WET is warranted due a complex
wastestream.
Rationale for Chronic (WET) Testing at Outfall 001 only:
1. CTI combines remediated groundwater and stormwater discharging continuously at Outfall
001. DWR must therefore define this effluent as chemically complex. Complex wastestreams
with continuous flow require Chronic WET testing [see Director's Memo — Colene Sullins,
1999].
2. DWR evaluates WET using aquatic test species and the flow ratio of effluent vs. the receiving
stream, or the instream waste concentration (IWC) expressed as a percentage. However, CTI
discharges to SC waters (influenced by ocean tides - no evident 7Q10 stream flow) where the
IWC has not been quantified and may not be quantified without CTI's further study. IWC
0.0038 % was calculated assuming flow 3,900 MGD (East Cape Fear River).
3. Assigning an alternate WET test method to such effluents may require a dilution study. Upon
request, CTI may initiate this study to establish alternate test species considering saltwater vs.
freshwater if this study is performed in accord with methods establish by the Division
[Director's Memo — Colene Sullins, 1999].
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4. Therefore, until the Permittee may request approval for further study, DWR hereby replaces
acute WET test TAE6C with Chronic WET test EPA Method 1007.0 - Mysid Shrimp
(Mysidopsis bahia), Pass/Fail, permit limited for saltwater, monitored Quarterly [see permit
section A. (1.) and A. (5.)].
Rationale for Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Testing at Outfall 001:
a. CTI combines remediated groundwater and stormwater discharging continuously at Outfall 001. In
accord with permitting guidance, DWR defines this effluent as chemically complex. A Complex
wastestream requires a Chronic WET test [see Director's Memo — Colene Sullins, 1999].
b. DWR evaluates WET using aquatic test species and the flow ratio of effluent vs. the receiving
stream, or the instream waste concentration (IWC) expressed as a percentage However, CTI
discharges to SC waters (influenced by ocean tides - 7Q10 stream flow estimated only). IWC
has not been established and may not be quantified without CTI's further study.
c. Assigning an alternate WET -test method may require a dilution study to establish an IWC. Upon
request, CTI may initiate this study to establish alternate testing considering saltwater vs.
freshwater to be performed in accord with methods establish by the Division [see Director's
Memo — Colene Sullins, 1999].
d. It follows therefore, that until the Permittee may request approval for further study, DWR
shall, for renewal at Outfall 001 only, replace acute test TAE6C with Chronic test EPA
Method 1007.0 - Mysid Shrimp (Mysidopsis bahia), Pass/Fail, permit limited for saltwater.
This test is performed at 90% effluent concentration, monitored Quarterly [see permit sections
A. (1.) and A. (5.)].
Please note that the receiving stream, the Cape Fear River, is listed as impaired for aquatic life on the North
Carolina 2020 303(d) Impaired Waters List. Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division as
we continue to evaluate instream data. If you report noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and stream
impairment may be attributed to your facility, DWR may require mitigative measures.
Monthly Report Submittals: Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all program reports and
Monthly Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs). Please note that CTI must continue to report using the
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) programs permit [see permit section A. (7.)].
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.
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T. Pratt Summers, V.P. of Operations
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Sep2022
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Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may modify,
and/or revoke and reissue this permit. This permit does not affect your legal requirement to obtain other
permits which may be required by the Division of Water Resources, or any other Federal, State, or Local
government.
If you have questions, or if we can further assist you, please contact Joe R. Corporon, P. G. of my staff
[j o e. corporon@nc denr. gov] .
Respectfully,
DocuSigned by:
8328B44CE9EB4A1...
for Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0082970 (permit issuance final)
ec: Laserfiche
NPDES Program Files
WiRO Files/ Attn: Morella King
Aquatic Toxicology Branch, Attn. Cindy Moore
OCU Attn., Maureen Kinney
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NPDES Permit NC0082970
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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,
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from outfalls located at the
CTI of North Carolina, Inc. — Wilmington Terminal
1002 S. Front Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
New Hanover County
to receiving waters designated as the Cape Fear River within 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 February 1, 2023
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2026.
Signed this day December 1, 2022
DocuSigned by:
8328B44CE9EB4A1...
for Richard E. Rogers, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management
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NPDES Permit NC0082970
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked. As of this permit 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.
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. continue operating an existing Surface -Water Pollution Control System for stormwater, diesel tank
bottoms, boiler blowdown (steam condensate from steam -circulation system) and groundwater
remediation system held in proximity to above -ground storage tanks (ASTs), surface bulk -storage of
petroleum hydrocarbon fuels in excess of one million gallons, utilizing
• a treatment system for each of two (2) discharges [Outfalls 001 & 003] consisting of
o berm areas around product holding/surface storage tanks
o gravity type oil/water separator
o mechanical skimmers
• additional treatment to remediate groundwater [0.014 MGD], a combined effluent,
at Outfall 001 consisting of
o an oil/water separator
o air stripper
o particulate filters
o activated carbon
these facilities located at CTI of North Carolina, Inc. — Wilmington Terminal, 1002 S. Front Street,
Wilmington, New Hanover County, and
2. discharge from said treatment works via Outfalls 001 & 003, at locations specified on the attached
map, into the Cape Fear River [Stream Segment 18-(71)], a waterbody currently classified SC within
hydrological unit 03-06-17 [HUC: 030300050503] of the Cape Fear River Basin.
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NPDES Permit NC0082970
PART I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.; WPCS Grade PC-1 [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
Beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to
discharge treated stormwater and groundwater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited,
monitored and reportedl by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
[PARAMETER CODES]
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTSI
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow 2 (MGD)
50050
Episodic
2
Effluent
pH (Standard Units)
Not <6.0 or >9.0 s.u.
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Oil & Grease 3 (mg/L)
[EPA Method 1664 SGT-HEM]
00552
30.0 mg/L
60.0 mg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Benzene 5 (µg/L)
34030
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Toluene 5 (µg/L)
34010
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Ethyl Benzene 5 µg/L)
34371
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Xylene 5 (µg/L)
81551
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
C0310
Monitor and report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Turbidity 4 (NTU)
00070
25 NTU
25 NTU
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Naphthalene 5 (µg/L)
34696
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
MTBE 5 (µg/L)
22417
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Organics, Total Purgeable 6
[EPA Method 624.1] (µg/L)
76029
Semi -Annually
Grab
Effluent
Base Neutrals & Acid 6
[EPA Method 625.1] (µg/L)
76028
Semi -Annually
Grab
Effluent
Chronic WET Testing 7
TGP3E
Annually 7
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. Beginning on the effective date, the Permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically
using NCDWR's eDMR application system [See Condition A. (6.)].
2. Each discharge event shall be monitored for flow volume and flow duration. During periods of no flow,
the Permittee shall submit a signed, monthly Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) indicating "No Flow"
or "No discharge." Flow may be documented using any one of the following four (4) methods:
a) measure flow continuously via weir or flow meter (totalizer preferred)
b) estimate flow at 20-minute intervals during the entire discharge event
c) report flow based on discharge pump logs; or
d) calculate flow based on total rainfall per unit area draining to the outfall
using the Rational Method [see formula, Section A. (3.)].
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3. Where possible, the grab sample for Oil & Grease should be skimmed from the water surface of a
quiescent (calm water) zone.
4. Turbidity: the turbidity in the receiving water shall not exceed 25 NTU; if turbidity exceeds this level
due to natural background conditions, the existing turbidity level shall not be increased. [NCAC 02B.
0220(19)].
5. All laboratory practical quantitation limits (PQL) must be sufficiently sensitive to consider each
parameter's respective surface water quality standard [see Part II. Section D. (4.)].
6. See Special Condition A. (6.) for identifying and reporting additional monitoring requirements for EPA
Methods 624.1 and 625.1.
7. If Chronic WET testing fails [TGP3E], using Mysid Shrimp (Mysidopsis bahia), the Permittee shall test
Monthly until testing indicates "pass," after which Quarterly monitoring shall resume in accord with
Section A. (5.). If after a subsequent five (5) consecutive Quarterly events, WET results demonstrate no
toxicity (i.e., "pass"), the Permittee may petition the Division to relax monitoring, as data may warrant.
WET -test samples shall be collected concurrently with other POC samples (see Footnote 5.), as
appropriate to monitoring frequencies.
Conditions:
• There shall be no discharge of floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
• Direct discharge of tank solids, tank -bottom water, or the rag layer is not permitted.
• Hydrostatic Tank Testing: the Permittee shall discharge no tank solids, no tank bottom -water,
no tank rag -layer; no tank [or pipe] contents, unless toluene concentrations test less than 370
µg/L and Benzine concentrations test below 1.5 µg/L.
A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq; WPCS Grade PC-1 [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
Beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to
discharge treated stormwater from Outfall 003. Such discharges shall be limited, monitored and
reported' by the Permittee as specified below.
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
[PARAMETER CODES]
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS1
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow 2 (MGD)
50050
Episodic
2
Effluent
pH (Standard Units)
Not <6.0 or >9.0 s.u.
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Oil & Grease (mg/L)
[EPA Method 1664 SGT-HEM]
00552
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Turbidity 3 (NTU)
00070
25 NTU
25 NTU
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Benzene 4 (µg/L)
34030
Semi -Annually
Grab
Effluent
Xylene 4 (µg/L)
81551
Semi -Annually
Grab
Effluent
Naphthalene 4 (µg/L)
34696
Semi -Annually
Grab
Effluent
Non -Halogenated Volatile Organics
(µg/L)
51518
Semi -Annually
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. Beginning on the permit effective date, the Permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports
electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Condition A. (6.).
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2. The Permittee shall monitor each discharge event recording flow volume and flow duration. During
periods of no flow, the Permittee shall submit a signed, monthly Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR)
indicating "No discharge." Flow may be documented using any one of the following four (4) methods:
1) measure flow continuously via weir or flow meter (totalizer preferred)
2) estimate flow at 20-minute intervals during the entire discharge event
3) report flow based on discharge pump logs; or
4) calculate flow based on total rainfall per unit area draining to the outfall using the
Rational Method [see formula, Section A. (3.)].
3. Turbidity: the turbidity in the receiving water shall not exceed 25 NTU; if turbidity exceeds this level due to
natural background conditions, the existing turbidity level shall not be increased. (NCAC 02B. 0220(19).
4. All laboratory practical quantitation limits (PQLs) must be sufficiently sensitive to consider each
parameter's respective surface water quality standard [see Part II. Section D. (4.)].
Conditions:
• There shall be no discharge of floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
• Direct discharge of tank solids, tank -bottom water, or the rag layer is not permitted.
• Hydrostatic Tank Testing: the Permittee shall discharge no tank solids, no tank bottom -water, no tank rag -
layer; no tank [or pipe] contents unless Toluene concentrations test less than 370 µg/L and Benzine
concentrations are below 1.8 µg/L.
A. (3.) FLOW MEASUREMENT RATIONAL
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The Rational Method - Determination of Peak Runoff:
[REF: FHWA Urban Drainage Design Manual, 3.2.2. Rational Method (3-1)]
Q=KuCIA, where:
Q = flow (peak flow rate in cfs or m3/sec)
Ku = unit conversation factor = 1.008 for U.S. standard units (usually ignored
because it is so close to 1), or 0.278 for metric units
C = dimensionless runoff coefficient for the watershed, loosely defined as the ratio of
runoff to rainfall
I = intensity of rainfall [taken from the intensity -duration -frequency curves for the
specified design return period at the time of concentration, tc (in/h or mm/h). tc =
time of concentration (time after beginning rainfall excess when all portions of
the drainage basin are contributing simultaneously to outlet flow).
A = area of tributary watershed (acres or km2)
The rational equation is used to calculate the runoff from a region, given:
• the runoff coefficient (accounts for infiltration losses in the region),
• the rainfall intensity to the region,
• the time for runoff to travel from the region's upper reaches to its outlet, and
• the region's drainage area.
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A. (4.) PERMIT RE -OPENER: TMDL IMPLEMENTATION
[G. S. 143-215.1(b)]
The Division may upon written notification to the Permittee, re -open this Permit in order to incorporate or modify
effluent limitations, monitoring and reporting requirements, and other permit conditions when it deems such
action is necessary to implement TMDL(s) approved by the U. S. EPA.
A. (5.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL (QUARTERLY) — Outfall 001
[15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of growth or significant mortality to
Mysidopsis bahia at an effluent concentration of 0.0038 %.
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:
• The test treatments will consist of a control and a 0.0038 % effluent concentration
("pass/fail,") or a control and five effluent concentrations, one of which will be 0.0038 %
and one of which will be 0.0019 %.
• 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.
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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 reporting Chronic Value results use the parameter code
THP3E. Additionally, DWR Form AT-4 (original), is to be sent to the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Or, results can be sent to the email, ATForms.ATB@ncdenr.gov.
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 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 growth, 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.
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A. (6.) ADDITIONAL MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
[G.S. 143-215.1(B)]
(a.) EPA Method 624.1- Organics, Total Purgeables (VOCs). The permittee shall conduct Semi-annually
effluent pollutant scans using protocols as defined in E.P.A. Document EPA 821-R-16-008 entitled "Method
624.1: Purgeables by GC/MS". The parameter code for reporting EPA Method 624.1 is 76029. Parameter
codes for reporting analytes associated with this method are listed in EPA Method 624.1: Tables 1 and 2
below.
(b.) EPA Method 625.1 - Base Neutrals & Acids (Semi-VOCs). The permittee shall conduct Semi-annually
effluent pollutant scans using protocols as defined in E.P.A. Document EPA 821-R-16-007 entitled "Method
625.1: Base/Neutrals and Acids by GC/MS". The parameter code for reporting EPA Method 625.1 is 76028.
Parameter codes for reporting analytes associated with this method are listed in EPA Method 625.1: Tables
1, 2 and 3 below.
(c.) Standard Conditions. Analytical methods shall be in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 and shall be
sufficiently sensitive to determine whether parameters are present in concentrations greater than applicable
standards and criteria (See Part II. Section D. 4.). Laboratory reports shall be kept on file in accordance with
records retention requirements found in Part II. Section D. 6.
(d.) Effluent Scan Reporting.
• For the eDMR application system, under the parameter code for the pollutant scan, indicate
whether the test was performed by entering "1" for "yes" and "0" for "no".
• Any detection of analytes shall be entered in eDMR, using the appropriate parameter code listed in
the tables below. Once an analyte is detected, the parameter should be reported in eDMR at the
same monitoring frequency as the pollutant scan until further notice by the Division.
• Parameter codes noted with "+" in the tables below may not currently be allowed in eDMR and
will need to be added by the eDMR administrator. Please submit requests to add parameters to
the appropriate eDMR contacts with the Division.
• Any analytes in the tables below that do not have an assigned parameter code are noted as "No
Code". These parameters shall be noted in the comments section of eDMR by noting the analyte
detected, the CAS Registry No. and the reported concentration.
• A current List of Parameters Allowed for DMRs can be found at the following webpage:
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr/user-documentation.
EPA Method 624.1: Table 1- Purgeables
* All the analytes in this table are Priority Pollutants (40 CFR part 423, appendix A).
Analyte [alternative nomenclature]
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Analyte +
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Acrolein
107-02-8
34210
1,3-Dichlorobenzene
[meta-dichlorobenzene, 1,3-DCB]
541-73-1
34566
Acrylonitrile
107-13-1
34215
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
[para-dichlorobenzene, 1,4-DCB]
106-46-7
34571
Benzene
71-43-2
34030
1,1-Dichloroethane
75-34-3
34496
Bromodichloromethane
[Dichlorobromomethane]
75-27-4
32101
1,2-Dichloroethane
107-06-2
32103
Bromoform
75-25-2
32104
1 1-Dichloroethene
[1,1-Dichloroethylene]
75-35-4
34501
Bromomethane
[Methyl Bromide]
74-83-9
34413
trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
[trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene]
156-60-5
34546
Carbon tetrachloride
56-23-5
32102
1,2-Dichloropropane
78-87-5
C0541
Chlorobenzene
108-90-7
34301
cis-1,3-Dichloropropene
10061-01-5
34704
Chloroethane
75-00-3
85811
trans-1,3-Dichloropropene
10061-02-6
34699
2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether (mixed)
110-75-8
34576
Ethyl benzene
100-41-4
34371
Chloroform
67-66-3
32106
Methylene chloride [Dichloromethane]
75-09-2
34423
Chloromethane
74-87-3
34418
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
79-34-5
34516
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* All the analytes in this table are Priority Pollutants (40 CFR part 423, appendix A).
Analyte [alternative nomenclature]
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Analyte
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
(Methyl Chloride)
Dibromochloromethane
[Chlorodibromomethane]
124-48-1
32105
Tetrachloroethene [PERC]
[Tetrachloroethylene]
127-18-4
34475
1,2-Dichlorobenzene
[ortho-dichlorobenzene, 1,2-DCB]
95-50-1
34536
Toluene
108-88-3
34010
EPA Method 624.1: Table 2 — Additional Purgeables
Analyte [alternative nomenclature]
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Analyte
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Acetone
67-64-1
81552
Ethyl methacrylate
97-63-2
73570'
Acetonitrile [Methyl cyanide]
64047
73207
Ethylene oxide
75-21-8
76999
Acrolein
107-02-8
34210
Hexachlorobutadiene
87-63-3
C0702
Acrylonitrile
107-13-1
34215
Hexachloroethane
67-72-1
34396
Allyl alcohol [2-Propen-l-ol]
107-18-6
73505'
2-Hexanone
591-78-6
75166'
Allyl chloride [3-Chloropropene]
107-05-1
78109'
Iodomethane
74-88-4
No Code
t-Amyl ethyl ether [TAEE]
919-94-8
No Code
Isobutyl alcohol
78-83-1
77033
t-Amyl methyl ether [TAME]
[Tert-Amyl Methyl Ether]
994-05-8
22421
Isopropylbenzene
98-82-8
77223
Benzyl chloride
100-44-7
73128'
p-Isopropyltotuene
[4-Isopropyltoluene]
99-87-6
03980'
Bromoacetone
598-31-2
No Code
Methacrylonitrile
126-98-7
81593'
Bromobenzene
108-86-1
81555'
Methanol
67-56-1
77885
Bromochloromethane
74-97-5
70009'
Malonitrile
109-77-3
No Code
1,3-Butadiene
106-99-0
51695'
Methyl acetate
79-20-9
77032
n-Butanol [1-Butanol]
71-36-3
45265
Methyl acrylate
96-33-3
51010
2-Butanone [MEK]
78-93-3
78356
Methyl cyclohexane
108-87-2
No Code
t-Butyl alcohol [tert-Butyl alcohol]
[TBA]
75-65-0
51008
Methyl iodide
74-88-4
No Code
n-Butylbenzene
104-51-8
77342
Methyl methacrylate
80-62-6
81597
sec-Butylbenzene
135-98-8
77350
4-Methyl-2-pentanone [MIBK]
[Methyl isobutyl ketone]
108-10-1
78133'
t-Butylbenzene [Tert-butylbenzene]
72477
77353
Methyl-t-butyl ether [MTBE]
[Methyl tert-butyl ether]
[Propane, 2-methoxy-2-methyl]
1634-04-4
22417
t-Butyl ethyl ether [ETBE]
[Ethyl-Tert Butyl Ether]
637-92-3
22422'
Naphthalene
91-20-3
34696
Carbon Disulfide
75-15-0
77041
Nitrobenzene
98-95-3
34447
Chloral hydrate
302-17-0
39108'
N-Nitroso-di-n-butylamine
[N-Nitrosodibutylamine]
924-16-3
73609
Chloroacetonitrile
107-14-2
No Code
2-Nitropropane
79-46-9
No Code
1-Chlorobutane
109-69-3
No Code
Paraldehyde
123-63-7
No Code
Chlorodifluoromethane
[Freon 22]
75-45-6
45028'
Pentachloroethane
76-01-7
No Code
2-Chloroethanol
107-07-3
77046'
Pentafluorobenzene
363-72-4
No Code
bis (2-Chloroethyl) sulfide
[Mustard Gas]
505-60-2
No Code
2-Pentanone
107-19-7
No Code
1-Chlorohexanone
20261-68-1
No Code
2-Picoline [2-Methylpyridine]
109-06-8
77088'
Chloroprene
[2-chloro-1,3-butadiene]
126-99-8
81520'
1-Propanol
[n-Propyl alcohol]
71-23-8
77018'
3-Chloropropene [A1ly1 chloride]
107-05-1
78109'
2-Propanol [Isopropanol]
67-63-0
77015
3-Chloropropionitrile
542-76-7
No Code
Propargyl alcohol
107-19-7
No Code
2-Chlorotoluene [Orthochlorotoluene]
95-49-8
38681
beta-Propiolactone
57-57-8
No Code
4-Chlorotoluene [p-Chlorotoluene]
106-43-4
61227'
Propionitrile [ethyl cyanide]
107-12-0
51466
Crotonaldehyde
123-73-9
77028
n-Propylamine
107-10-8
No Code
Cyclohexanone
108-94-1
77097'
n-Propylbenzene
103-65-1
77224
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane
[Dibromochloropropane]
96-12-8
49146
Pyridine
110-86-1
77045
1,2-Dibromoethane
[Ethylene dibromide]
106-93-4
73292'
Styrene
100-42-5
81708
Dibromomethane
[Methylene Bromide]
74-95-3
38679
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
630-20-6
77562'
cis-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
1476-11-5
No Code
Tetrahydrofuran
109-99-9
81607
trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
110-57-6
49263'
o-Toluidine
95-53-4
77142
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
[cis-1,2-DCE]
[cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene]
156-59-2
77093
1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene
87-61-6
77613'
Dichlorodifluoromethane
75-71-8
34668
Trichlorofluoromethane [Freon 11]
75-69-4
34488'
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Analyte [alternative nomenclature]
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Analyte .
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
1,3-Dichloropropane
142-28-9
77173'
1,2,3-Trichloropropane
96-18-4
77443'
594-20-7
46366'
1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene
526-73-8
51565'
2,2-Dichloropropane
1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol
96-23-1
No Code
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
95-63-6
77222'
1,1-Dichloropropene
563-58-6
77168'
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
108-67-8
77226'
10061-01-5
34704'
Vinyl acetate
108-05-4
77057'
cis-1,3-Dichloropropene
1:2,3 :4-Diepoxybutane
1464-53-5
No Code
m-Xylene [1,3-Xylene]
108-38-3
81710'
Diethyl ether [ethoxyethane]
60-29-7
81576
o-Xylene [1,2-Xylene]
95-47-6
81711'
Diisopropyl ether [DIPE]
[Isopropyl ether]
108-20-3
81577
p-Xylene [1,4-Xylene]
106-42-3
34728
1,4-Dioxane [Dioxane]
123-91-1
82388
m+o- Xylene
179601-22-0
No Code
Epichlorohydrin
106-89-8
81679'
m+p- Xylene
179601-23-1
85795'
Ethanol
64-17-5
77004
o+p- Xylene
136777-61-2
78121'
Ethyl acetate
141-78-6
81585
Xylene (mix of m+o+p)
NA
81551
EPA Method 625.1: Table 1— Non-Pesticide/PCB Base/Neutral Extractables
* All the analytes in this table are Priority Pollutants (40 CFR part 423, appendix A).
Analyte [alternative nomenclature]
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Analyte
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Acenaphthene
83-32-9
34205
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine
91-94-1
34631
Acenaphthylene
208-96-8
34200
Diethyl phthalate
84-66-2
34336
Anthracene
120-12-7
CO220
Dimethyl phthalate
131-11-3
34341
Benzidine
92-87-5
39120
2,4-Dinitrotoluene
121-14-2
34611
Benzo(a)anthracene
56-55-3
C0526
2,6-Dinitrotoluene
606-20-2
C0626
Benzo(a)pyrene
50-32-8
34247
Di-n-octylphthalate
117-84-0
34596
Benzo(b)fluoranthene
205-99-2
34230
Fluoranthene
206-44-0
C0376
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
207-08-9
34242
Fluorene
86-73-7
34381
Benzo(ghi)perylene
191-24-2
34521
Hexachlorobenzene
118-74-1
C0700
Benzyl butyl phthalate
[Butyl Benzyl Phthalate]
85-68-7
34292
Hexachlorobutadiene
87-68-3
C0702
bis(2-Chloroethoxy)methane
111-91-1
34278
Hexachloroethane
67-72-1
34396
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
117-81-7
CO100
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
193-39-5
34403
bis(2-Chloroisopropyl) ether
[2,2'-0xybis(1-chloropropane)]
108-60-1
34283
Isophorone
78-59-1
34408
4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether
101-55-3
34636
Naphthalene
91-20-3
34696
2-Chloronaphthalene
91-58-7
34581
Nitrobenzene
98-95-3
34447
4-Chlorophenyl phenyl ether
7005-72-3
34641
N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine
621-64-7
34428
Chrysene
218-01-9
34320
Phenanthrene
85-01-8
34461
Dibenz(a,h)anthracene
53-70-3
34556
Pyrene
129-00-0
34469
Di-n-butylphthalate
84-74-2
39110
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
120-82-1
C0551
EPA Method 625.1: Table 2 — Acid Extractables
* All the analytes in this table are Priority Pollutants (40 CFR part 423, appendix A).
Analyte (alternative nomenclature)
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Analyte
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
4-Chloro-3-methylphenol
59-50-7
70012
2-Nitrophenol
88-75-5
34591
2-Chlorophenol
95-57-8
34586
4-Nitrophenol
100-02-7
34646
2,4-Dichlorophenol
120-83-2
34601
Pentachlorophenol
87-86-5
39032
2,4-Dimethylphenol
105-67-9
34606
Phenol
108-95-2
34694
2,4-Dinitrophenol
51-28-5
34616
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
88-06-2
34621
2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol
[4,6-dinitro-o-cresol]
534-52-1
34657
EPA Method 625.1: Table 3 — Additional Extractable Analytes
Analyte (alternative nomenclature)
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Analyte
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Acetophenone
98-86-2
81553
2,2',4,4',5',6-Hexachlorobiphenyl
60145-22-4
No Code
2-Acetylaminofluorene
[2-Acetyl aminoflourcene]
53-96-3
82204
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene *
77-47-4
34386'
1-Acetyl-2-thiourea
591-08-2
No Code
Hexachlorophene
70-30-4
51541'
Alachlor
15972-60-8
39161'
Hexachloropropene
1888-71-7
No Code
Aldrin *
309-00-2
39330
Hexamethylphosphoramide [HMPA]
680-31-9
82196'
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Analyte (alternative nomenclature)
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Analyte
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Ametryn
834-12-8
38402'
Hexanoic acid
142-62-1
77190'
2-Aminoanthraquinone
117-79-3
No Code
Hexazinone
51235-04-2
30264'
Aminoazobenzene
60-09-3
No Code
Hydroquinone
123-31-9
77165'
4-Aminobiphenyl [p-Aminobiphenyl]
92-67-1
77581'
Isodrin
465-73-6
51527'
3-Amino-9-ethylcarbazole
132-32-1
No Code
2-Isopropylnaphthalene
2027-17-0
No Code
Anilazine
101-05-3
No Code
Isosafrole
120-58-1
No Code
Aniline
62-53-3
77089
Kepone
143-50-0
81281'
o-Anisidine
90-04-0
No Code
Leptophos
21609-90-5
51382'
Aramite
140-57-8
No Code
Longifolene
475-20-7
No Code
Atraton
1610-17-9
No Code
Malachite green
569-64-2
51478'
Atrazine
1912-24-9
39033'
Malathion
121-75-5
39530
Azinphos-methyl (Guthion)
86-50-0
82616'
Maleic anhydride
108-31-6
No Code
Barban
101-27-9
38418'
Merphos
150-50-5
30009'
Benzanthrone
82-05-3
No Code
Mestranol
72-33-3
No Code
Benzenethiol
108-98-5
No Code
Methapyrilene
91-80-5
No Code
Benzoic acid
65-85-0
77247
Methoxychlor
72-43-5
39480
2,3-Benzofluorene
243-17-4
No Code
2-Methylbenzothioazole
120-75-2
No Code
p-Benzoquinone
106-51-4
No Code
3-Methylcholanthrene
56-49-5
61225'
Benzyl alcohol
100-51-6
77147'
4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)
101-14-4
78123'
alpha-BHC *
319-84-6
39336
4,4'-Methylenebis(N,N-dimethylaniline)
101-61-1
No Code
beta-BHC *
319-85-7
39338
4,5-Methylenephenanthrene
203-64-5
No Code
gamma-BHC [Lindane] *
58-89-9
39344
1-Methylfluorene
1730-37-6
No Code
delta-BHC *
319-86-8
34198
Methyl methanesulfonate
66-27-3
No Code
Biphenyl
92-52-4
81513'
2-Methylnaphthalene
91-57-6
77416
Bromacil
314-40-9
30311'
Methylparaoxon
950-35-6
No Code
2-Bromochlorobenzene
694-80-4
No Code
Methyl parathion
298-00-0
39600'
3-Bromochlorobenzene
108-37-2
No Code
1-Methylphenanthrene
832-69-9
No Code
Bromoxynil
1689-84-5
51136
2-(Methylthio)benzothiazole
615-22-5
51079'
Butachlor
2318-4669
77860
Metolachlor
51218-45-2
39356'
Butylate [Sutan]
2008-41-5
81410'
Metribuzin
21087-64-9
82630'
n-C10 [n-decane]
124-18-5
77427
Mevinphos
7786-34-7
39600'
n-C12 [n-undecane]
1120-21-4
No Code
Mexacarbate
315-18-4
38506'
n-C14 [n-tetradecane]
629-59-4
77691'
MGK 264 [Pyrodone]
113-48-4
No Code
n-C16 [n-hexadecane]
544-76-3
77757'
Mirex
2385-85-5
39755
n-C18 [n-octadecane]
593-45-3
77804
Molinate [Ordram]
2212-67-1
49562'
n-C20 [n-eicosane]
112-95-8
77830'
Monocrotophos
6923-22-4
51385'
n-C22 [n-docosane]
629-97-0
77859'
Naled
300-76-5
38855'
n-C24 [n-tetracosane]
646-31-1
No Code
Napropamide [Devrinol]
15299-99-7
49564'
n-C26 [n-hexacosane]
630-01-3
77901'
1,4-Naphthoquinone
130-15-4
No Code
n-C28 [n-octacosane]
630-02-4
No Code
1-Naphthylamine
134-32-7
No Code
n-C30 [n-triacontane]
638-68-6
No Code
2-Naphthylamine
91-59-8
82191'
Captafol
2425-06-1
No Code
1,5-Naphthalenediamine
2243-62-1
No Code
Captan
133-06-2
39640'
Nicotine
54-11-5
No Code
Carbaryl [Sevin]
63-25-2
39750
5-Nitroacenaphthene
602-87-9
No Code
Carbazole
86-74-8
77571
2-Nitroaniline
88-74-4
78306'
Carbofuran
1563-66-2
81405'
3-Nitroaniline
99-09-2
78300'
Carboxin
5234-68-4
No Code
4-Nitroaniline
100-01-6
78870'
Carbophenothion [Trithion]
786-19-6
51042'
5-Nitro-o-anisidine
99-59-2
No Code
Chlordane *
57-74-9
51032'
4-Nitrobiphenyl
92-93-3
No Code
bis(2-Chloroethyl) ether *
111-44-4
34273
Nitrofen
1836-75-5
No Code
Chloroneb
2675-77-6
51139'
5-Nitro-o-toluidine
99-55-8
No Code
4-Chloroaniline
106-47-8
50312'
Nitroquinoline-l-oxide
56-57-5
No Code
Chlorobenzilate
510-15-6
39460'
N-Nitrosodi-n-butylamine
[N-Nitrosodibutylamine]
924-16-3
73609
Chlorfenvinphos
470-90-6
04083'
N-Nitrosodiethylamine
55-18-5
78200'
4-Chloro-2-methylaniline
95-69-2
No Code
N-Nitrosodimethylamine [NDMA] *
62-75-9
34438
3-(Chloromethyl)pyridine hydrochloride
6959-48-4
No Code
N-Nitrosodiphenylamine *
86-30-6
34433
4-Chloro-2-nitroaniline
89-63-4
No Code
N-Nitrosomethylethylamine
10595-95-6
No Code
Chlorpropham
101-21-3
81322'
N-Nitrosomethylphenylamine
614-00-6
No Code
Chlorothalonil
[Daconil (C8C14N2)]
1897-45-6
51140'
N-Nitrosomorpholine
[Morpholine, 4-nitroso-]
59-89-2
73617
1-Chloronaphthalene
90-13-1
No Code
N-Nitrosopiperidine
[1-Nitrosopiperidine]
100-75-4
73619'
3-Chloronitrobenzene
121-73-3
No Code
N-Nitrosopyrrolidine
930-55-2
78206'
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Analyte (alternative nomenclature)
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Analyte
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
4-Chloro-1,2-phenylenediamine
95-83-0
No Code
trans-Nonachlor
[Chlordane - Nonachlor, Trans]
39765-80-5
39071'
4-Chloro-1,3-phenylenediamine
5131-60-2
No Code
Norflurazon
27314-13-2
51151'
2-Chlorobiphenyl
2051-60-7
No Code
2,2',3,3',4,5',6,6'-Octachlorobiphenyl
40186-71-8
No Code
Chlorpyrifos
2921-88-2
81403'
Octamethyl pyrophosphoramide
152-16-9
No Code
Coumaphos
56-72-4
81293'
4,4'-Oxydianiline
101-80-4
No Code
m+p-Cresol
15831-10-4
No Code
Parathion [Ethyl parathion]
56-38-2
39540'
o-Cresol [ortho-Cresol]
[2-Methylphenol]
95-48-7
78395
PCB-1016[Arochlor 1016]*
12674-11-2
34671
p-Cresidine
120-71-8
No Code
PCB-1221 [Arochlor 1221] *
11104-28-2
39488
Crotoxyphos [Ciodrin]
7700-17-6
82565'
PCB-1232 [Arochlor 1232] *
11141-16-5
39492
2-Cyclohexyl-4,6-dinitro-phenol
131-89-5
No Code
PCB-1242 [Arochlor 1242] *
53469-21-9
39496
Cyanazine
21725-46-2
04041'
PCB-1248 [Arochlor 1248] *
12672-29-6
39500
Cycloate
1134-23-2
81892'
PCB-1254 [Arochlor 1254] *
11097-69-1
39504
p-Cymene [4-Isopropyltoluene]
99-87-6
03908
PCB-1260 [Arochlor 1260] *
11096-82-5
39508
Dacthal [DCPA]
1861-32-1
39770'
PCB-1268 [Arochlor 1268] *
11100-14-4
51581'
4,4'-DDD *
72-54-8
39310
Pebulate
1114-71-2
49563'
4,4'-DDE *
72-55-9
39320
Pentachlorobenzene
608-93-5
77793'
4,4'-DDT *
50-29-3
39300
Pentachloronitrobenzene [PCNB]
82-68-8
49206'
Demeton-O
298-03-3
No Code
2,2',3,4',6-Pentachlorobiphenyl
68194-05-8
No Code
Demeton-S
126-75-0
No Code
Pentachloroethane
76-01-7
81501'
Diallate (cis or trans)
2303-16-4
No Code
Pentamethylbenzene
700-12-9
No Code
2,4-Diaminotoluene
[2,4-Toluenediamine]
95-80-7
78888'
Perylene
198-55-0
77801'
Diazinon
333-41-5
39570
Phenacetin
62-44-2
73183'
Dibenz(a,j)acridine
224-42-0
73542'
cis-Permethrin
61949-76-6
No Code
Dibenzofuran
132-64-9
81302'
trans-Permethrin
61949-77-7
No Code
Dibenzo(a,e)pyrene
192-65-4
51737'
Phenobarbital
50-06-6
No Code
Dibenzothiophene
132-65-0
No Code
Phenothiazene
92-84-2
No Code
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane
[Dibromochloropropane]
96-12-8
49146
1,4-Phenylenediamine
624-18-0
No Code
3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile
[Bromoxynil]
1689-84-5
51136'
1-Phenylnaphthalene
605-02-7
No Code
2,6-Di-tert-butyl-p-benzoquinone
719-22-2
No Code
2-Phenylnaphthalene
612-94-2
No Code
Dichlone
117-80-6
39150'
Phorate
298-02-2
46313'
2,3-Dichloroaniline
608-27-5
77533
Phosalone
2310-17-0
81291'
2,3-Dichlorobiphenyl
16605-91-7
No Code
Phosmet [Imidan]
732-11-6
51154'
2,6-Dichloro-4-nitroaniline [Dichloran]
99-30-9
38446'
Phosphamidon
13171-21-6
78881'
2,3-Dichloronitrobenzene
3209-22-1
No Code
Phthalic anhydride
85-44-9
77453'
1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol
96-23-1
No Code
alpha-Picoline [2-Methylpyridine]
109-06-8
77088'
2,6-Dichlorophenol [2,4-Dichlorophenol]
120-83-2
34601
Piperonyl sulfoxide
120-62-7
No Code
Dichlorvos
[2,2-Dichlorovinyldimethyl phosphate]
62-73-7
39109
Prometon
1610-18-0
51155'
Dicrotophos
141-66-2
04310'
Prometryn
7287-19-6
51156'
Dieldrin *
60-57-1
39380
Pronamide
23950-58-5
51157'
1,2:3,4-Diepoxybutane
1464-53-5
No Code
Propachlor
1918-16-7
51158'
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
[Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate]
103-23-1
51174'
Propazine
139-40-2
51159'
Diethylstilbestrol
56-53-1
82192'
Propylthiouracil
51-52-5
No Code
Diethyl sulfate
64-67-5
No Code
Pyridine
110-86-1
77045
Dilantin [Phenytoin]
[5,5-Diphenylhydantoin]
57-41-0
51744'
Resorcinol [1,3-Benzenediol]
108-46-3
77164'
Dimethoate
60-51-5
46314'
Safrole
94-59-7
77545+
3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine
119-90-4
51769'
Simazine
122-34-9
39055'
Dimethylaminoazobenzene
[p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene]
60-11-7
73179'
Simetryn
1014-70-6
No Code
7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene
57-97-6
No Code
Squalene
7683-64-9
No Code
3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine
119-93-7
51647'
Stirofos [Tetrachlorvinphos]
22248-79-9
38686
N,N-Dimethylformamide
68-12-2
77110'
Strychnine
57-24-9
No Code
3,6-Dimethylphenathrene
1576-67-6
No Code
Styrene
100-42-5
81708
alpha, alpha-Dimethylphenethylamine
122-09-8
No Code
Sulfallate
95-06-7
No Code
Dimethyl sulfone
67-71-0
No Code
Tebuthiuron
34014-18-1
51160'
1,2-Dinitrobenzene
528-29-0
No Code
Terbacil
5902-51-2
30234'
1,3-Dinitrobenzene
99-65-0
45622'
Terbufos
13071-79-9
51462'
1,4-Dinitrobenzene
100-25-4
No Code
Terbutryn
886-50-0
51162'
Dinocap
39300-45-3
No Code
alpha-Terpineol
98-55-5
77493
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EPA Method 625.1: Table 3 — Additional Extractable Analytes
Analyte (alternative nomenclature)
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code m
Analyte
CAS
Registry No.
Parameter
Code
Dinoseb [Dinitrobutyl phenol]
[2-sec-Butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol]
88-85-7
30191'
1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene
95-94-3
77734'
Diphenylamine
122-39-4
77579'
2,2',4,4'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl
2437-79-8
No Code
Diphenyl ether
101-84-8
No Code
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo p-dioxin
[Dioxin] [TCDD]
1746-01-6
34675
1,2-Diphenylhydrazine
122-66-7
34346
2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol
58-90-2
77770
Diphenamid
957-51-7
78004'
Tetrachlorvinphos
22248-79-9
38686'
Diphenyldisulfide
882-33-7
No Code
Tetraethyl dithiopyrophosphate
[Sulfotepp]
3689-24-5
82201'
Disulfoton
298-04-4
39010
Tetraethyl pyrophosphate [TEPP]
107-49-3
39620'
Disulfoton sulfoxide
2497-07-6
No Code
Thianaphthene [2,3-Benzothiophene]
95-15-8
No Code
Disulfoton sulfone
2497-06-5
No Code
Thioacetamide
62-55-5
No Code
Endosulfan I *
959-98-8
34361
Thionazin
297-97-2
51381'
Endosulfan II *
33213-65-9
34356
Thiophenol [Benzenethiol]
108-98-5
No Code
Endosulfan sulfate *
1031-07-8
34351
Thioxanthone
492-22-8
No Code
Endrin *
72-20-8
39390
Toluene-1,3-diisocyanate
26471-62-5
No Code
Endrin aldehyde *
7421-93-4
34366
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
584-84-9
78144'
Endrin ketone, in water *
53494-70-5
78008
o-Toluidine
95-53-4
77142
EPN
2104-64-5
81290'
Toxaphene *
8001-35-2
39400
EPTC [Eradicane]
[S-Ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate]
759-94-4
81894'
Triadimefon, organic pesticide
43121-43-3
51163'
Ethion
563-12-2
39398'
1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene
87-61-6
77613'
Ethoprop
13194-48-4
81758'
2,4,5-Trichlorobiphenyl
15862-07-4
No Code
Ethyl carbamate
51-79-6
No Code
2,3,6-Trichlorophenol
933-75-5
No Code
Ethyl methanesulfonate
62-50-0
73184'
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
95-95-4
77687
Ethylene thiourea
96-45-7
38928'
Tricyclazole
41814-78-2
No Code
Etridiazole
2593-15-9
No Code
Trifluralin
1582-09-8
39030'
Ethynylestradiol-3-methyl ether
72-33-3
No Code
1,2,3-Trimethoxybenzene
634-36-6
No Code
Famphur
52-85-7
38462'
2,4,5-Trimethylaniline
137-17-7
No Code
Fenamiphos
22224-92-6
No Code
Trimethyl phosphate
512-56-1
No Code
Fenarimol
60168-88-9
51145'
Triphenylene
217-59-4
No Code
Fensulfothion
115-90-2
30004
Tripropyleneglycolmethyl ether
20324-33-8
No Code
Fenthion
55-38-9
30006'
1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene
99-35-4
73653'
Fluchloralin
33245-39-5
No Code
Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate
126-72-7
22410'
Fluridone
59756-60-4
51588'
Tri-p-tolyl phosphate
78-32-0
No Code
Heptachlor *
76-44-8
39410
O,O,O-Triethyl phosphorothioate
[Phosphorothioic acid, O,O,O-triethyl
ester]
126-68-1
73652'
Heptachlor epoxide *
1024-57-3
39420
Trithiane
3325-33-5
No Code
2,2',3,3',4,4',6-Heptachlorobiphenyl
52663-71-5
No Code
Vernolate
1929-77-7
82200'
A. (7.) 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
Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)]
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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 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
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.
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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)]
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.)]
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].
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PART II
STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS
Section A. Definitions
2/Month
Samples are collected twice per month with at least ten calendar days between sampling events. These samples shall be
representative of the wastewater discharged during the sample period.
3/Week
Samples are collected three times per week on three separate calendar days. These samples shall be representative of
the wastewater discharged during the sample period.
Act or "the Act"
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended, 33 USC 1251, et.
seq.
Annual Average
The arithmetic mean of all "daily discharges" of a pollutant measured during the calendar year. In the case of fecal
coliform, the geometric mean of such discharges.
Arithmetic Mean
The summation of the individual values divided by the number of individual values.
Bypass
The known diversion of waste streams from any portion of a treatment facility including the collection system, which is
not a designed or established or operating mode for the facility.
Calendar Day
The period from midnight of one day until midnight of the next day. However, for purposes of this permit, any
consecutive 24-hour period that reasonably represents the calendar day may be used for sampling.
Calendar Week
The period from Sunday through the following Saturday.
Calendar Quarter
One of the following distinct periods: January through March, April through June, July through September, and
October through December.
Composite Sample
A sample collected over a 24-hour period by continuous sampling or combining grab samples of at least 100 mL in
such a manner as to result in a total sample representative of the wastewater discharge during the sample period. The
Director may designate the most appropriate method (specific number and size of aliquots necessary, the time interval
between grab samples, etc.) on a case -by -case basis. Samples may be collected manually or automatically. Composite
samples may be obtained by the following methods:
(1) Continuous: a single, continuous sample collected over a 24-hour period proportional to the rate of flow.
(2) Constant time/variable volume: a series of grab samples collected at equal time intervals over a 24 hour period
of discharge and combined proportional to the rate of flow measured at the time of individual sample
collection, or
Variable time/constant volume: a series of grab samples of equal volume collected over a 24 hour period with
the time intervals between samples determined by a preset number of gallons passing the sampling point. Flow
measurement between sample intervals shall be determined by use of a flow recorder and totalizer, and the
preset gallon interval between sample collection fixed at no greater than 1/24 of the expected total daily flow at
the treatment system, or
(3)
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(4) Constant time/constant volume: a series of grab samples of equal volume collected over a 24-hour period at a
constant time interval. Use of this method requires prior approval by the Director. This method may only be
used in situations where effluent flow rates vary less than 15 percent. The following restrictions also apply:
➢ Influent and effluent grab samples shall be of equal size and of no less than 100 milliliters
> Influent samples shall not be collected more than once per hour.
> Permittees with wastewater treatment systems whose detention time < 24 hours shall collect effluent grab
samples at intervals of no greater than 20 minutes apart during any 24-hour period.
> Permittees with wastewater treatment systems whose detention time exceeds 24 hours shall collect effluent
grab samples at least every six hours; there must be a minimum of four samples during a 24-hour sampling
period.
Continuous flow measurement
Flow monitoring that occurs without interruption throughout the operating hours of the facility. Flow shall be
monitored continually except for the infrequent times when there may be no flow or for infrequent maintenance
activities on the flow device.
Daily Discharge
The discharge of a pollutant measured during a calendar day or any 24-hour period that reasonably represents the
calendar day for purposes of sampling. For pollutants measured in units of mass, the "daily discharge" is calculated as
the total mass of the pollutant discharged over the day. For pollutants expressed in other units of measurement, the
"daily discharge" is calculated as the average measurement of the pollutant over the day. (40 CFR 122.2; see also
"Composite Sample," above.)
Daily Maximum
The highest "daily discharge" during the calendar month.
Daily Sampling
Parameters requiring daily sampling shall be sampled 5 out of every 7 days per week unless otherwise specified in the
permit. Sampling shall be conducted on weekdays except where holidays or other disruptions of normal operations
prevent weekday sampling. If sampling is required for all seven days of the week for any permit parameter(s), that
requirement will be so noted on the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Page(s).
DWQ or "the Division"
The Division of Water Quality, Depailinent of Environment and Natural Resources.
Effluent
Wastewater discharged following all treatment processes from a water pollution control facility or other point source
whether treated or untreated.
EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission
EPA
The United States Environmental Protection Agency
Facility Closure
Cessation of all activities that require coverage under this NPDES permit. Completion of facility closure will allow this
permit to be rescinded.
Geometric Mean
The Nth root of the product of the individual values where N = the number of individual values. For purposes of
calculating the geometric mean, values of "0" (or "< [detection level]") shall be considered = 1.
Grab Sample
Individual samples of at least 100 mL collected over a period of time not exceeding 15 minutes. Grab samples can be
collected manually. Grab samples must be representative of the discharge (or the receiving stream, for instream
samples).
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Hazardous Substance
Any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the CWA.
Instantaneous flow measurement
The flow measured during the minimum time required for the flow measuring device or method to produce a result in
that instance. To the extent practical, instantaneous flow measurements coincide with the collection of any grab
samples required for the same sampling period so that together the samples and flow are representative of the discharge
during that sampling period.
Monthly Average (concentration limit)
The arithmetic mean of all "daily discharges" of a pollutant measured during the calendar month. In the case of fecal
coliform or other bacterial parameters or indicators, the geometric mean of such discharges.
Permit Issuing Authority
The Director of the Division of Water Quality.
Quarterly Average (concentration limit)
The arithmetic mean of all samples taken over a calendar quarter.
Severe property damage
Substantial physical damage to property, damage to the treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or
substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a
bypass. Severe property damage excludes economic loss caused by delays in production.
Toxic Pollutant:
Any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(1) of the CWA.
Upset
An incident beyond the reasonable control of the Permittee causing unintentional and temporary noncompliance with
permit effluent limitations and/or monitoring requirements. An upset does not include noncompliance caused by
operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive
maintenance, or careless or improper operation.
Weekly Average (concentration limit)
The arithmetic mean of all "daily discharges" of a pollutant measured during the calendar week. In the case of fecal
coliform or other bacterial parameters or indicators, the geometric mean of such discharges.
Section B. General Conditions
1. Duty to Comply
The Permittee must comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of
the CWA and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or
modification; or denial of a permit renewal application [40 CFR 122.41].
a. The Permittee shall comply with effluent standards or prohibitions established under section 307(a) of the
CWA for toxic pollutants and with standards for sewage sludge use or disposal established under section
405(d) of the CWA within the time provided in the regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions or
standards for sewage sludge use or disposal, even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the
requirement.
b. The CWA provides that any person who violates section[s] 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of the Act, or
any permit condition or limitation implementing any such sections in a permit issued under section 402, or any
requirement imposed in a pretreatment program approved under sections 402(a)(3) or 402(b)(8) of the Act, is
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $37,500 per day for each violation. [33 USC 1319(d) and 40 CFR
122.41(a)(2)]
c. The CWA provides that any person who negligently violates sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318, or 405 of
the Act, or any condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402
of the Act, or any requirement imposed in a pretreatment program approved under section 402(a)(3) or
402(b)(8) of the Act, is subject to criminal penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or
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imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or both. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a negligent
violation, a person shall be subject to criminal penalties of not more than $50,000 per day of violation, or by
imprisonment of not more than 2 years, or both. [33 USC 1319(c)(1) and 40 CFR 122.41(a)(2)]
d. Any person who knowingly violates such sections, or such conditions or limitations is subject to criminal
penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. In the
case of a second or subsequent conviction for a knowing violation, a person shall be subject to criminal
penalties of not more than $100,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment of not more than 6 years, or both.
[33 USC 1319(c)(2) and 40 CFR 122.41(a)(2)]
e. Any person who knowingly violates section 301, 302, 303, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of the Act, or any permit
condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402 of the Act, and
who knows at that time that he thereby places another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily
injury, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than $250,000 or imprisonment of not more than
15 years, or both. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a knowing endangerment violation, a
person shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500,000 or by imprisonment of not more than 30 years, or
both. An organization, as defined in section 309(c)(3)(B)(iii) of the CWA, shall, upon conviction of violating
the imminent danger provision, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000,000 and can be fined up to
$2,000,000 for second or subsequent convictions. [40 CFR 122.41(a)(2)]
f. Under state law, a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 per violation may be assessed against any person
who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [North
Carolina General Statutes § 143-215.6A]
Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Administrator for violating section 301, 302,
306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of this Act, or any permit condition or limitation implementing any of such sections
in a permit issued under section 402 of this Act Administrative penalties for Class I violations are not to
exceed $16,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to exceed
$37,500. Penalties for Class II violations are not to exceed $16,000 per day for each day during which the
violation continues, with the maximum amount of any Class II penalty not to exceed $177,500. [33 USC
1319(g)(2) and 40 CFR 122.41(a)(3)]
2. Duty to Mitigate
The Permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge or sludge use or disposal in
violation of this permit with a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment [40
CFR 122.41(d)].
3. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions on 'Bypassing" (Part II.C.4), "Upsets" (Part II.C.5) and "Power Failures"
(Part II.C.7), nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the Permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities,
or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3, 143-215.6 or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC
1319. Furthermore, the Permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the
responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
4. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve the Permittee
from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the Permittee is or may be subject to under NCGS 143-
215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USG 1321. Furthermore, the Permittee is responsible for
consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be
temporarily suspended.
5. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal property, or any exclusive
privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any
infringement of Federal, State or local laws or regulations [40 CFR 122.41(g)].
6. Onshore or Offshore Construction
This permit does not authorize or approve the construction of any onshore or offshore physical structures or
facilities or the undertaking of any work in any navigable waters.
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7. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable. If any provision of this permit, or the application of any provision of
this permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances, and the
remainder of this permit, shall not be affected thereby [NCGS 150B-23].
8. Duty to Provide Information
The Permittee shall furnish to the Permit Issuing Authority, within a reasonable time, any information which the
Permit Issuing Authority may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or
terminating this permit or to determine compliance with this permit. The Permittee shall also furnish to the Permit
Issuing Authority upon request, copies of records required by this permit [40 CFR 122.41(h)].
9. Duty to Reapply
If the Permittee wishes to continue an activity regulated by this permit after the expiration date of this permit, the
Permittee must apply for and obtain a new permit [40 CFR 122.41(b)].
10. Expiration of Permit
The Permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive automatic authorization to
discharge beyond the expiration date, the Permittee shall submit such information, forms, and fees as are required
by the agency authorized to issue permits no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date unless permission for a
later date has been granted by the Director. (The Director shall not grant permission for applications to be
submitted later than the expiration date of the existing permit.) [40 CFR 122.21(d)] Any Permittee that has not
requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, or any Permittee that does not have a permit after the
expiration and has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will subject the Permittee to
enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS 143-215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et. seq.
11. Signatory Requirements
All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Permit Issuing Authority shall be signed and certified [40
CFR 122.41(k)].
a. All permit applications shall be signed as follows:
(1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of this Section, a responsible
corporate officer means: (a) a president, secretary, treasurer or vice president of the corporation in charge
of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision making
functions for the corporation, or (b) the manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating
facilities, provided, the manager is authorized to make management decisions which govern the operation
of the regulated facility including having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment
recommendations, and initiating and directing other comprehensive measures to assure long term
environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations; the manager can ensure that the
necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information for permit
application requirements; and where authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the
manager in accordance with corporate procedures .
(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively; or
(3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a principal executive officer or
ranking elected official [40 CFR 122.22].
b. All reports required by the permit and other information requested by the Permit Issuing Authority shall be
signed by a person described in paragraph a. above or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A
person is a duly authorized representative only if:
(1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above;
(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation
of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well or well field,
superintendent, a position of equivalent responsibility, or an individual or position having overall
responsibility for environmental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative may thus be
either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position.); and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to the Permit Issuing Authority [40 CFR 122.22]
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c. Changes to authorization: If an authorization under paragraph (b) of this section is no longer accurate because
a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, a new authorization
satisfying the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section must be submitted to the Director prior to or
together with any reports, information, or applications to be signed by an authorized representative [40 CFR
122.22]
d. Certification. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a. or b. of this section shall make the following
certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
7 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."
12. Permit Actions
This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a request by the
Permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a notification of planned changes
or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any permit condition [40 CFR 122.41(0].
13. Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, or Termination
The issuance of this permit does not prohibit the permit issuing authority from reopening and modifying the permit,
revoking and reissuing the permit, or terminating the permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations
contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code, Subchapter 02H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143.215.1 et. al.
14. Annual Administering and Compliance Monitoring Fee Requirements
The Permittee must pay the annual administering and compliance monitoring fee within thirty days after being
billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in accordance with 15A NCAC 02H .0105(b)(2)
may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the permit.
Section C. Operation and Maintenance of Pollution Controls
1. Certified Operator
Owners of classified water pollution control systems must designate operators, certified by the Water Pollution
Control System Operators Certification Commission (WPCSOCC), of the appropriate type and grade for the
system, and, for each classification must [T15A NCAC 08G .0201]:
a. designate one Operator In Responsible Charge (ORC) who possesses a valid certificate of the type and grade at
least equivalent to the type and grade of the system;
b. designate one or more Back-up Operator(s) in Responsible Charge (Back-up ORCs) who possesses a valid
certificate of the type of the system and no more than one grade less than the grade of the system, with the
exception of no backup operator in responsible charge is required for systems whose minimum visitation
requirements are twice per year; and
c. submit a signed completed "Water Pollution Control System Operator Designation Form" to the Commission
(or to the local health department for owners of subsurface systems) countersigned by the designated certified
operators, designating the Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) and the Back-up Operator in Responsible
Charge (Back-up ORC):
(1) 60 calendar days prior to wastewater or residuals being introduced into a new system; or
(2) within 120 calendar days following:
> receiving notification of a change in the classification of the system requiring the designation of a new
Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) and Back-up Operator in Responsible Charge (Back-up ORC)
of the proper type and grade; or
➢ a vacancy in the position of Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) or Back-up Operator in
Responsible Charge (Back-up ORC).
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(3) within seven calendar days of vacancies in both ORC and Back-up ORC positions replacing or designating
at least one of the responsibilities.
The ORC of each Class I facility (or the Back-up ORC, when acting as surrogate for the ORC) must:
> Visit the facility as often as is necessary to insure proper operation of the treatment system; the treatment
facility must be visited at least weekly
> Comply with all other conditions of 15A NCAC 08G .0204.
The ORC of each Class II, III and IV facility (or the Back-up ORC, when acting as surrogate for the ORC) must:
> Visit the facility as often as is necessary to insure proper operation of the treatment system; the treatment
facility must be visited at least five days per week, excluding holidays
> Properly manage and document daily operation and maintenance of the facility
> Comply with all other conditions of 15A NCAC 08G .0204.
2. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The Permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control
(and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the Permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions
of this permit. Proper operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality
assurance procedures. This provision requires the Permittee to install and operate backup or auxiliary facilities only
when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit [40 CFR 122.41(e)].
NOTE: Properly and officially designated operators are fully responsible for all proper operation and maintenance
of the facility, and all documentation required thereof, whether acting as a contract operator [subcontractor] or a
member of the Permittee's staff.
3. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a Permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary to halt or
reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the condition of this permit [40 CFR 122.41(c)].
4. Bypassing of Treatment Facilities
a. Bypass not exceeding limitations [40 CFR 122.41(m)(2)]
The Permittee may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause effluent limitations to be exceeded, but
only if it also is for essential maintenance to assure efficient operation. These bypasses are not subject to the
provisions of Paragraphs b. and c. of this section.
b. Notice [40 CFR 122.41(m)(3)]
(1) Anticipated bypass. If the Permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice,
if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass; including an evaluation of the anticipated quality
and effect of the bypass.
(2) Unanticipated bypass. The Permittee shall submit notice of an unanticipated bypass as required in Part
II.E.6. (24-hour notice).
c. Prohibition of Bypass
(1) Bypass from the treatment facility is prohibited and the Permit Issuing Authority may take enforcement
action against a Permittee for bypass, unless:
(A) Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe property damage;
(B) There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities,
retention of untreated wastes or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime. This
condition is not satisfied if adequate backup equipment should have been installed in the exercise of
reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of
equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and
(C) The Permittee submitted notices as required under Paragraph b. of this section.
(2) Bypass from the collection system is prohibited and the Permit Issuing Authority may take enforcement
action against a Permittee for a bypass as provided in any current or future system -wide collection system
permit associated with the treatment facility.
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(3) The Permit Issuing Authority may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering its adverse effects, if
the Permit Issuing Authority determines that it will meet the three conditions listed above in Paragraph c.
(1) of this section.
5. Upsets
a. Effect of an upset [40 CFR 122.41(n)(2)]: An upset constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for
noncompliance with such technology based permit effluent limitations if the requirements of paragraph b. of
this condition are met. No determination made during administrative review of claims that noncompliance was
caused by upset, and before an action for noncompliance, is final administrative action subject to judicial
review.
b. Conditions necessary for a demonstration of upset: Any Permittee who wishes to establish the affirmative
defense of upset shall demonstrate, through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant
evidence that:
(1) An upset occurred and that the Permittee can identify the cause(s) of the upset;
(2) The Permittee facility was at the time being properly operated; and
(3) The Permittee submitted notice of the upset as required in Part II.E.6.(b) of this permit.
(4) The Permittee complied with any remedial measures required under Part II.B.2. of this permit.
c. Burden of proof [40 CFR 122.41(n)(4)]: The Permittee seeking to establish the occurrence of an upset has
the burden of proof in any enforcement proceeding.
6. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course of treatment or control of wastewaters
shall be utilized/disposed of in accordance with NCGS 143-215.1 and in a manner such as to prevent any pollutant
from such materials from entering waters of the State or navigable waters of the United States except as permitted
by the Commission. The Permittee shall comply with all applicable state and Federal regulations governing the
disposal of sewage sludge, including 40 CFR 503, Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge; 40 CFR
Part 258, Criteria For Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; and 15A NCAC Subchapter 2T, Waste Not Discharged To
Surface Waters. The Permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority of any significant change in its sludge use
or disposal practices.
7. Power Failures
The Permittee is responsible for maintaining adequate safeguards (as required by 15A NCAC 02H .0124) to
prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated wastes during electrical power failures either by means
of alternate power sources, standby generators or retention of inadequately treated effluent.
Section D. Monitoring and Records
1. Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be representative of the permitted discharge.
Samples collected at a frequency less than daily shall be taken on a day and time that is representative of the
discharge for the period the sample represents. All samples shall be taken at the monitoring points specified in this
permit and, unless otherwise specified, before the effluent joins or is diluted by any other wastestream, body of
water, or substance. Monitoring points shall not be changed without notification to and the approval of the Permit
Issuing Authority [40 CFR 122.41(j)].
2. Reporting
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and reported on a
monthly Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Form (MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the
Director, postmarked no later than the last calendar day of the month following the completed reporting period.
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. Duplicate signed copies of these,
and all other reports required herein, shall be submitted to the following address:
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ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
3. Flow Measurements
Appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific practices shall be selected
and used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges. The
devices shall be installed, calibrated and maintained to ensure that the accuracy of the measurements is consistent
with the accepted capability of that type of device. Devices selected shall be capable of measuring flows with a
maximum deviation of less than 10% from the true discharge rates throughout the range of expected discharge
volumes. Flow measurement devices shall be accurately calibrated at a minimum of once per year and maintained
to ensure that the accuracy of the measurements is consistent with the accepted capability of that type of device.
The Director shall approve the flow measurement device and monitoring location prior to installation.
Once -through condenser cooling water flow monitored by pump logs, or pump hour meters as specified in Part I of
this permit and based on the manufacturer's pump curves shall not be subject to this requirement.
4. Test Procedures
Laboratories used for sample analysis must be certified by the Division. Permittees should contact the Division's
Laboratory Certification Section (919 733-3908 or http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/lab/cert) for information
regarding laboratory certifications.
Facilities whose personnel are conducting testing of field -certified parameters only must hold the appropriate field
parameter laboratory certifications.
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations (published pursuant to NCGS
143-215.63 et. seq.), the Water and Air Quality Reporting Acts, and to regulations published pursuant to Section
304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the CWA (as amended), and 40 CFR 136; or in the case of sludge use or disposal,
approved under 40 CFR 136, unless otherwise specified in 40 CFR 503, unless other test procedures have been
specified in this permit [40 CFR 122.41].
To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this permit, all test procedures must produce minimum detection
and reporting levels that are below the permit discharge requirements and all data generated must be reported down
to the minimum detection or lower reporting level of the procedure. If no approved methods are determined
capable of achieving minimum detection and reporting levels below permit discharge requirements, then the most
sensitive (method with the lowest possible detection and reporting level) approved method must be used.
5. Penalties for Tampering
The CWA provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate, any monitoring
device or method required to be maintained under this permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not
more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a
conviction of a person is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph,
punishment is a fine of not more than $20,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years,
or both [40 CFR 122.41].
6. Records Retention
Except for records of monitoring information required by this permit related to the Permittee's sewage sludge use
and disposal activities, which shall be retained for a period of at least five years (or longer as required by 40 CFR
503), the Permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including:
➢ all calibration and maintenance records
➢ all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation
➢ copies of all reports required by this permit
➢ copies of all data used to complete the application for this permit
These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the sample,
measurement, report or application. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR
122.41].
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7. Recording Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this permit, the Permittee shall record the
following information [40 CFR 122.41]:
a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements;
b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling or measurements;
c. The date(s) analyses were performed;
d. The individual(s) who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
f. The results of such analyses.
8. Inspection and Entry
The Permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an authorized contractor acting as
a representative of the Director), upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by
law, to;
a. Enter, at reasonable times, upon the Permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or
conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the conditions of this permit;
c. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices,
or operations regulated or required under this permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or as otherwise
authorized by the CWA, any substances or parameters at any location [40 CFR 122.41(i)].
Section E Reporting Requirements
1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of this permit. The discharge of
any pollutant identified in this permit more frequently than or at a level in excess of that authorized shall constitute
a violation of the permit.
2. Planned Changes
The Permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned physical alterations or additions
to the permitted facility [40 CFR 122.41(1)]. Notice is required only when:
a. The alteration or addition to a permitted facility may meet one of the criteria for new sources at 40 CFR
122.29(b); or
b. The alteration or addition could significantly change the nature or increase the quantity of pollutants
discharged. This notification applies to pollutants subject neither to effluent limitations in the permit, nor to
notification requirements under 40 CFR 122.42(a)(1); or
c. The alteration or addition results in a significant change in the Permittee's sludge use or disposal practices, and
such alteration, addition or change may justify the application of permit conditions that are different from or
absent in the existing permit, including notification of additional use or disposal sites not reported during the
permit application process or not reported pursuant to an approved land application plan.
3. Anticipated Noncompliance
The Permittee shall give advance notice to the Director of any planned changes to the permitted facility or other
activities that might result in noncompliance with the permit [40 CFR 122.41(1)(2)].
4. Transfers
This permit is not transferable to any person without prior written notice to and approval from the Director in
accordance with 40 CFR 122.61. The Director may condition approval in accordance with NCGS 143-215.1, in
particular NCGS 143-215.1(b)(4)b.2., and may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit, or
a minor modification, to identify the new permittee and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary
under the CWA [40 CFR 122.41(1)(3), 122.61] or state statute.
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5. Monitoring Reports
Monitoring results shall be reported at the intervals specified elsewhere in this permit [40 CFR 122.41(1)(4)].
a. Monitoring results must be reported on a Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) (See Part II.D.2) or forms
provided by the Director for reporting results of monitoring of sludge use or disposal practices.
b. If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this permit using test procedures
approved under 40 CFR Part 136 and at a sampling location specified in this permit or other appropriate
instrument governing the discharge, the results of such monitoring shall be included in the calculation and
reporting of the data submitted on the DMR.
6. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
a. The Permittee shall report to the Director or the appropriate Regional Office any noncompliance that
potentially threatens public health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24
hours from the time the Permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also be
provided within 5 days of the time the Permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission
shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its cause; the period of noncompliance, including exact
dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to
continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance [40
CFR 122.41(1)(6)].
b. The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis for reports under this section if the oral
report has been received within 24 hours.
c. Occurrences outside normal business hours may also be reported to the Division's Emergency Response
personnel at (800) 662-7956, (800) 858-0368 or (919) 733-3300.
7. Other Noncompliance
The Permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under Part II.E.5 and 6. of this permit at the
time monitoring reports are submitted. The reports shall contain the information listed in Part II.E.6. of this permit
[40 CFR 122.41(1)(7)].
8. Other Information
Where the Permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a permit application, or submitted
incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly submit such facts or
information [40 CFR 122.41(1)(8)].
9. Noncompliance Notification
The Permittee shall report by telephone to either the central office or the appropriate regional office of the Division
as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day following the occurrence or first
knowledge of the occurrence of any of the following:
a. Any occurrence at the water pollution control facility which results in the discharge of significant amounts of
wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such as the dumping of the contents of a sludge
digester; the known passage of a slug of hazardous substance through the facility; or any other unusual
circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility incapable of adequate
wastewater treatment such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.
c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-pass without treatment of all
or any portion of the influent to such station or facility.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report within 5 days following first
knowledge of the occurrence. Also see reporting requirements for municipalities in Part IV.C.2.c. of this permit.
10. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3 (a)(2) or Section 308 of the Federal Act, 33
USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms shall be available for public inspection at the offices
of the Division. As required by the Act, effluent data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly making any
false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-
215.1(b)(2) or in Section 309 of the Federal Act.
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11. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The CWA provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in
any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under this permit, including monitoring
reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than
$25,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both [40 CFR 122.41].
12. Annual Performance Reports
Permittees who own or operate facilities that collect or treat municipal or domestic waste shall provide an annual
report to the Permit Issuing Authority and to the users/customers served by the Permittee (NCGS 143-215.1C). The
report shall summarize the performance of the collection or treatment system, as well as the extent to which the
facility was compliant with applicable Federal or State laws, regulations and rules pertaining to water quality. The
report shall be provided no later than sixty days after the end of the calendar or fiscal year, depending upon which
annual period is used for evaluation.
The report shall be sent to:
NC DENR / Division of Water Quality / Surface Water Protection Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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PART III
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Section A. Construction
a. The Permittee shall not commence construction of wastewater treatment facilities, nor add to the plant's treatment
capacity, nor change the treatment process(es) utilized at the treatment plant unless (1) the Division has issued an
Authorization to Construct (AtC) permit or (2) the Permittee is exempted from such AtC permit requirements
under Item b. of this Section.
b. In accordance with NCGS 143-215.1(a5) [SL 2011-394], no permit shall be required to enter into a contract for the
construction, installation, or alteration of any treatment work or disposal system or to construct, install, or alter any
treatment works or disposal system within the State when the system's or work's principle function is to conduct,
treat, equalize, neutralize, stabilize, recycle, or dispose of industrial waste or sewage from an industrial facility and
the discharge of the industrial waste or sewage is authorized under a permit issued for the discharge of the
industrial waste or sewage into the waters of the State. Notwithstanding the above, the permit issued for the
discharge may be modified if required by federal regulation.
Issuance of an AtC will not occur until Final Plans and Specifications for the proposed construction have been
submitted by the Permittee and approved by the Division.
c.
Section B. Groundwater Monitoring
The Permittee shall, upon written notice from the Director, conduct groundwater monitoring as may be required to
determine the compliance of this NPDES permitted facility with the current groundwater standards.
Section C. Changes in Discharges of Toxic Substances
The Permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority as soon as it knows or has reason to believe (40 CFR 122.42):
a. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in the discharge, on a routine or frequent basis, of
any toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if that discharge will exceed the highest of the following
"notification levels";
(1) One hundred micrograms per liter (100 µg/L);
(2) Two hundred micrograms per liter (200 µg/L) for acrolein and acrylonitrile; five hundred micrograms per liter
(500 µg/L) for 2,4-dinitrophenol and for 2-methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol; and one milligram per liter (1 mg/L) for
antimony;
(3) Five times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit application.
b. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in any discharge, on a non -routine or infrequent
basis, of a toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if that discharge will exceed the highest of the
following "notification levels";
(1) Five hundred micrograms per liter (500 µg/L);
(2) One milligram per liter (1 mg/L) for antimony;
(3) Ten times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit application.
Section D. Facility Closure Requirements
The Permittee must notify the Division at least 90 days prior to the closure of any wastewater treatment system covered
by this permit. The Division may require specific measures during deactivation of the system to prevent adverse
impacts to waters of the State. This permit cannot be rescinded while any activities requiring this permit continue at the
permitted facility.
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PART IV
SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES
Section A. Definitions
In addition to the definitions in Part II of this permit, the following definitions apply to municipal facilities:
Indirect Discharge or Industrial User
Any non -domestic source that discharges wastewater containing pollutants into a POTW regulated under section
307(b), (c) or (d) of the CWA. [40 CFR 403.3 (i) and (j) and 15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(11)]
Interference
Inhibition or disruption of the POTW treatment processes; operations; or its sludge process, use, or disposal which
causes or contributes to a violation of any requirement of the Permittee's (or any satellite POTW's if different from the
Permittee) NPDES, collection system, or non -discharge permit or prevents sewage sludge use or disposal in
compliance with specified applicable State and Federal statutes, regulations, or permits. [15A NCAC 02H
.0903(b)(14)]
Pass Through
A discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the State in quantities or concentrations which, alone or with
discharges from other sources, causes a violation, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation, of
the Permittee's (or any satellite POTW's, if different from the Permittee) NPDES, collection system, or non -discharge
permit. [15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(23)]
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW)
A treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the CWA, which is owned by a State or local government organization.
This definition includes any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal
sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature. It also includes the collection system, as defined in 15A NCAC 2T
.0402, only if it conveys wastewater to a POTW treatment plant. The term also means the local government
organization, or municipality, as defined in section 502(4) of the CWA, which has jurisdiction over indirect discharges
to and the discharges from such a treatment works. In this context, the organization may be the owner of the POTW
treatment plant or the owner of the collection system into which an indirect discharger discharges. This second type of
POTW may be referred to as a "satellite POTW organization." [15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(26)]
"Significant Industrial User" or "SIU"
An Industrial User that discharges wastewater into a publicly owned treatment works and that [15A NCAC 02H
.0903(b)(33)]:
1. Discharges an average of 25,000 gallons per day or more of process wastewater to the POTW (excluding sanitary,
noncontact cooling and boiler blowdown wastewaters); or
2. Contributes process wastewater which makes up five percent or more of the NPDES or non -discharge permitted
flow limit or organic capacity of the POTW treatment plant. In this context, organic capacity refers to BOD, TSS
and ammonia; or
3. Is subject to categorical standards under 40 CFR Part 403.6 and 40 CFR Parts 405-471; or
4. Is designated as such by the Permittee on the basis that the Industrial User has a reasonable potential for adversely
affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement, or the POTW's effluent
limitations and conditions in its NPDES or non -discharge permit, or to limit the POTW's sludge disposal options;
5. Subject to approval under 15A NCAC 02H .0907(b), the Permittee may determine that an Industrial User meeting
the criteria in paragraphs 1 or 2 of this definition above has no reasonable potential for adversely affecting the
POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement, the POTW's effluent limitations and
conditions in its NPDES or non -discharge permit, or to limit the POTW's sludge disposal options, and thus is not a
Significant Industrial User (SIU); or
6. Subject to approval under 15A NCAC 02H .0907(b), the Permittee may determine that an Industrial User meeting
the criteria in paragraph 3 of this definition above meets the requirements of 40 CFR Part 403.3(v)(2) and thus is a
non -significant categorical Industrial User.
Section B. Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
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Section C. Municipal Control of Pollutants from Industrial Users.
1. Effluent limitations are listed in Part I of this permit. Other pollutants attributable to inputs from Industrial Users
discharging to the POTW may be present in the Permittee's discharge. At such time as sufficient information
becomes available to establish limitations for such pollutants, this permit may be revised to specify effluent
limitations for any or all of such other pollutants in accordance with best practicable technology or water quality
standards.
2. Prohibited Discharges
a. The Permittee shall develop and enforce their Pretreatment Program to implement the prohibition against the
introduction of pollutants or discharges into the waste treatment system or waste collection system which
cause or contribute to Pass Through or Interference as defined in 15A NCAC 02H .0900 and 40 CFR 403. [40
CFR 403.5(a)(1)]
b. The Permittee shall develop and enforce their Pretreatment Program to implement the prohibitions against the
introduction of the following wastes in the waste treatment or waste collection system [40 CFR 403.5(b)]:
(1) Pollutants which create a fire or explosion hazard in the POTW, including, but not limited to,
wastestreams with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit or 60 degrees Centigrade
using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21;
(2) Pollutants which cause corrosive structural damage to the POTW, but in no case discharges with pH lower
than 5.0, unless the works is specifically designed to accommodate such discharges;
Solid or viscous pollutants in amounts which cause obstruction to the flow in the POTW resulting in
Interference;
(4) Any pollutant, including oxygen demanding pollutants (BOD, etc.) released in a Discharge at a flow rate
and/or pollutant concentration which will cause Interference with the POTW;
Heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the POTW resulting in Interference, but in no
case heat in such quantities that the temperature at the POTW Treatment Plant exceeds 40°C (104°F)
unless the Division, upon request of the POTW, approves alternate temperature limits;
(6) Petroleum oil, non -biodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin in amounts that will cause
Interference or Pass Through;
Pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the POTW in a quantity that
may cause acute worker health and safety problems; or
Any trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the POTW.
All POTWs must provide adequate notice to the Director of the following [40 CFR 122.42(b)]:
1. Any new introduction of pollutants into the POTW from an indirect discharger, regardless of the means of
transport, which would be subject to section 301 or 306 of CWA if it were directly discharging those pollutants;
and
2. Any substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants being introduced by an indirect discharger as
influent to that POTW at the time of issuance of the permit.
3. For purposes of this paragraph, adequate notice shall include information on (1) the quality and quantity of effluent
introduced into the POTW, and (2) any anticipated impact that may result from the change of the quantity or
quality of effluent to be discharged from the POTW.
(3)
(5)
(7)
(8)
c. The Permittee shall investigate the source of all discharges into the POTW, including slug loads and other
unusual discharges, which have the potential to adversely impact the Permittee's Pretreatment Program and/or
the operation of the POTW.
The Permittee shall report such discharges into the POTW to the Director or the appropriate Regional Office.
Any information shall be provided orally within 24 hours from the time the Permittee became aware of the
circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time the Permittee becomes
aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a description of the discharge; the
investigation into possible sources; the period of the discharge, including exact dates and times; if the
discharge has not ceased, the anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce,
eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance,
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3. With regard to the effluent requirements listed in Part I of this permit, it may be necessary for the Permittee to
supplement the requirements of the Federal Pretreatment Standards (40 CFR, Part 403) to ensure compliance by
the Permittee with all applicable effluent limitations. Such actions by the Permittee may be necessary regarding
some or all of the industries discharging to the municipal system.
4. The Permittee shall require any Industrial User (IU) discharging to the POTW to meet Federal Pretreatment
Standards developed under Section 307(b) of the Act as amended (which includes categorical standards and
specific local limits, best management practices and narrative requirements). Prior to accepting wastewater from
any Significant Industrial User (SIU), the Permittee shall either develop and submit to the Division a new
Pretreatment Program or, as necessary, a modification of an existing Pretreatment Program, for approval as
required under section D below as well as 15A NCAC 02H .0907(a) and (b). [40 CFR 122.44(j)(2)]
5. This permit shall be modified, or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to incorporate or modify an approved POTW
Pretreatment Program or to include a compliance schedule for the development of a POTW Pretreatment Program
as required under Section 402 (b)(8) of the CWA and implementing regulations or by the requirements of the
approved State pretreatment program, as appropriate.
Section D. Pretreatment Programs
Under authority of sections 307 (b) and (c) and 402(b)(8) of the CWA and implementing regulations 40 CFR 403,
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.3(14) and implementing regulations 15A NCAC 02H .0900, and in accordance
with the approved pretreatment program, all provisions and regulations contained and referenced in the pretreatment
program submittal are an enforceable part of this permit. [40 CFR 122.44(j)(2)]
The Permittee shall operate its approved pretreatment program in accordance with Section 402(b)(8) of the CWA, 40
CFR 403, 15A NCAC 02H .0900, and the legal authorities, policies, procedures, and financial provisions contained in
its pretreatment program submission and Division approved modifications thereof. Such operation shall include but is
not limited to the implementation of the following conditions and requirements. Terms not defined in Part II or Part IV
of this permit are as defined in 15A NCAC 02H .0903 and 40 CFR 403.3.
1. Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO)
The Permittee shall maintain adequate legal authority to implement its approved pretreatment program. [15A
NCAC 02H .0903(b)(32), .0905 and .0906(b)(1); 40 CFR 403.8(f)(1) and 403.9(b)(1) and (2)]
2. Industrial Waste Survey (IWS)
The Permittee shall implement an IWS consisting of the survey of users of the POTW collection system or
treatment plant, as required by 40 CFR 403.8(f)(2)(i-iii) and 15A NCAC 02H .0905 [also 40 CFR 122.44(j)(1)],
including identification of all Industrial Users that may have an impact on the POTW and the character and amount
of pollutants contributed to the POTW by these Industrial Users and identification of those Industrial Users
meeting the definition of SIU. Where the Permittee accepts wastewater from one or more satellite POTWs, the
IWS for the Permittee shall address all satellite POTW services areas, unless the pretreatment program in those
satellite service areas is administered by a separate Permittee with an approved Pretreatment Program. The
Permittee shall submit a summary of its IWS activities to the Division at least once every five years, and as
required by the Division. The IWS submission shall include a summary of any investigations conducted under
paragraph C.2.c. of this Part. [15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(13), .0905 and .0906(b)(2); 40 CFR 403.8(0(2) and 403.9]
3. Monitoring Plan
The Permittee shall implement a Division -approved Monitoring Plan for the collection of facility specific data to
be used in a wastewater treatment plant Headworks Analysis (HWA) for the development of specific pretreatment
local limits. Effluent data from the Plan shall be reported on the DMRs (as required by Parts ILD and II.E.5.). [15A
NCAC 02H .0903(b)(16), .0906(b)(3) and .0905]
4. Headworks Analysis (HWA) and Local Limits
The Permittee shall obtain Division approval of a HWA at least once every five years, and as required by the
Division. Within 180 days of the effective date of this permit (or any subsequent permit modification) the
Permittee shall submit to the Division a written technical evaluation of the need to revise local limits (i.e., an
updated HWA or documentation of why one is not needed) [40 CFR 122.44]. The Permittee shall develop, in
accordance with 40 CFR 403.5(c) and 15A NCAC 02H .0909, specific Local Limits to implement the prohibitions
listed in 40 CFR 403.5(a) and (b) and 15A NCAC 02H .0909. Pursuant to 40 CFR 403.5, local limits are
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enforceable Pretreatment Standards as defined by 40 CFR 403.3(1). [15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(10), .0905, and
.0906(b)(4)]
5. Industrial User Pretreatment Permits (IUP) & Allocation Tables
In accordance with NCGS 143-215.1, the Permittee shall issue to all Significant Industrial Users, permits for
operation of pretreatment equipment and discharge to the Permittee's collection system or treatment works. These
permits shall contain limitations, sampling protocols, reporting requirements, appropriate standard and special
conditions, and compliance schedules as necessary for the installation of treatment and control technologies to
assure that their wastewater discharge will meet all applicable pretreatment standards and requirements. The
Permittee shall maintain a current Allocation Table (AT) which summarizes the results of the HWA and the limits
from all IUPs. Permitted IUP loadings for each parameter cannot exceed the treatment capacity of the POTW as
determined by the HWA. [15A NCAC 02H .0906(b)(6), .0909, .0916, and .0917; 40 CFR 403.5, 403.8(f)(1)(iii);
NCGS 143-215.67(a)]
6. Authorization to Construct (AtC)
The Permittee shall ensure that an Authorization to Construct permit (AtC) is issued to all applicable Industrial
Users for the construction or modification of any pretreatment facility. Prior to the issuance of an AtC, the
proposed pretreatment facility and treatment process must be evaluated for its capacity to comply with all
Industrial User Pretreatment Permit OUP) limitations. [15A NCAC 02H .0906(b)(7) and .0905; NCGS 143-
215.1(a)(8)]
7. POTW Inspection & Monitoring of their IUs
The Permittee shall conduct inspection, surveillance, and monitoring activities as described in its Division
approved pretreatment program in order to determine, independent of information supplied by Industrial Users,
compliance with applicable pretreatment standards. [15A NCAC 02H .0908(e); 40 CFR 403.8(f)(2)(v)] The
Permittee must:
a. Inspect all Significant Industrial Users (SIUs) at least once per calendar year;
b. Sample all Significant Industrial Users (SIUs) at least once per calendar year for all SIU permit -limited
parameters including flow except as allowed under 15A NCAC .0908(e); and
c. At least once per year, document an evaluation of any non -significant categorical Industrial User for
compliance with the requirements in 40 CFR 403.3(v)(2), and either continue or revoke the designation as non-
significant.
8. IU Self Monitoring and Reporting
The Permittee shall require all Industrial Users to comply with the applicable monitoring and reporting
requirements outlined in the Division -approved pretreatment program, the industry's pretreatment permit, or in 15A
NCAC 02H .0908. [15A NCAC 02H .0906(b)(5) and .0905; 40 CFR 403.8(f)(1)(v) and (2)(iii); 40 CFR
122.44(j)(2) and 40 CFR 403.12]
9. Enforcement Response Plan (ERP)
The Permittee shall enforce and obtain appropriate remedies for violations of all pretreatment standards
promulgated pursuant to section 307(b) and (c) of the CWA (40 CFR 405 et. seq.), prohibitive discharge standards
as set forth in 40 CFR 403.5 and 15A NCAC 02H .0909, specific local limitations, and other pretreatment
requirements. All remedies, enforcement actions and other, shall be consistent with the Enforcement Response
Plan (ERP) approved by the Division. [15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(7), .0906(b)(8) and .0905; 40 CFR 403.8(0(5)]
10. Pretreatment Annual Reports (PAR)
The Permittee shall report to the Division in accordance with 15A NCAC 02H .0908. In lieu of submitting annual
reports, Modified Pretreatment Programs developed under 15A NCAC 02H .0904 (b) may be required to submit a
partial annual report or to meet with Division personnel periodically to discuss enforcement of pretreatment
requirements and other pretreatment implementation issues.
For all other active pretreatment programs, the Permittee shall submit two copies of a Pretreatment Annual Report
(PAR) describing its pretreatment activities over the previous calendar year to the Division at the following
address:
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Pretreatment, Emergency Response, and Collection Systems (PERCS) Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
These reports shall be submitted by March 1 of each year and shall contain the following:
a. Narrative
A narrative summary detailing actions taken, or proposed, by the Permittee to correct significant non-
compliance and to ensure compliance with pretreatment requirements;
b. Pretreatment Program Summary (PPS)
A pretreatment program summary (PPS) on forms or in a format provided by the Division;
c. Significant Non -Compliance Report (SNCR)
A list of Industrial Users (IUs) in significant noncompliance (SNC) with pretreatment requirements, and the
nature of the violations on forms or in a format provided by the Division;
d. Industrial Data Summary Forms (IDSF)
Monitoring data from samples collected by both the POTW and the Significant Industrial Users (SIUs). These
analytical results must be reported on Industrial Data Summary Forms (IDSF) or on other forms or in a format
provided by the Division;
e. Other Information
Copies of the POTW's allocation table, new or modified enforcement compliance schedules, public notice of
Ms in SNC, a summary of data or other information related to significant noncompliance determinations for
Ms that are not considered SIUs, and any other information, upon request, which in the opinion of the Director
is needed to determine compliance with the pretreatment implementation requirements of this permit;
11. Public Notice
The Permittee shall publish annually a list of Industrial Users (Ms) that were in significant noncompliance (SNC)
as defined in the Permittee's Division -approved Sewer Use Ordinance with applicable pretreatment requirements
and standards during the previous twelve month period. This list shall be published within four months of the
applicable twelve-month period. [15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(34), .0908(b)(5) and .0905 and 40 CFR
403.8(f)(2)(viii)]
12. Record Keeping
The Permittee shall retain for a minimum of three years records of monitoring activities and results, along with
support information including general records, water quality records, and records of industrial impact on the
POTW and shall retain all other Pretreatment Program records as required by 15A NCAC 02H .0908(f). [15A
NCAC 02H .0908(f); 40 CFR 403.12(o)]
13. Pretreatment Program Resources
The Permittee shall maintain adequate funding and qualified personnel to accomplish the objectives of its approved
pretreatment program. and retain a written description of those current levels of inspection. [15A NCAC 02H
.0906(b)(9) and (10) and .0905; 40 CFR 403.8(0(3), 403.9(b)(3)]
14. Modification to Pretreatment Programs
Modifications to the approved pretreatment program including but not limited to local limits modifications, POTW
monitoring of their Significant Industrial Users (SMs), and Monitoring Plan modifications, shall be considered a
permit modification and shall be governed by 40 CFR 403.18, 15 NCAC 02H .0114 and 15A NCAC 02H .0907.
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NPDES Permit NC0082970
Joe R. Corporon, P.G., Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit
Revised-19Sen2022
Facility Information
Applicant/Facility Name
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
CTI of North Carolina, Inc. — Wilmington Terminal
Applicant Address
P.O. Box 576, Savannah, GA 31402
Facility Address
1002 S. Front Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
Facility Contacts
Tom Dolan, Environmental Manager / 910-762-2271
Operator of Record: [tdolan@colonialgroupinc.com]
T. Pratt Summers, V.P Operations, [pwatts@colonialterminals.com]
Mailing address: 1002 S. Front Street, Wilmington
Permitted Flow (MGD)
not limited
Type of Waste
100% Industrial; stormwater and remediated groundwater held in
proximity to fuel bulk surface storage exceeding 1.0 million gallons
Facility Class
PC-1
County
New Hanover
Permit Status
Renewal
Regional Office
WiRO
Stream Characteristics
Receiving Stream
Cape Fear River
Stream Classification
SC (PNA)
Stream Segment
[18-(71)]
Drainage basin
Cape Fear
Summer 7Q10 (cfs)
Tidal
Subbasin [HUC]
03-06 17
[HUC: 030300050503]
Winter 7Q10 (cfs)
Tidal
Use Support
Impaired for aquatic
life
30Q2 (cfs)
Tidal
303(d) Listed
Average Flow (cfs)
Tidal
State Grid
K27NW
IWC (%) - Estimated
0.0038%
USGS Topo Quad
Wilmington, NC
Facility Summary:
CTI of North Carolina - Wilmington Terminal (herein CTI) is a hydrocarbon fuel, surface bulk -storage
facility, a 100% industrial, minor discharger [flow <1 MGD]. The permit renewal application for this
Surface Water Pollution Control Program states that the Permittee has "...made no significant changes to
the treatment systems..." since last renewal. This discharge combines stormwater and treated groundwater
held in proximity to aboveground storage tanks (ASTs). Because surface bulk storage exceeds one million
gallons, treated effluents do NOT qualify for the Division's Stormwater Permit. Currently active point -
source facilities are described as:
• Both Outfalls 001 & 003 - treatment systems consisting of
o gravity -type oil/water separator
o mechanical skimmers
o waste -product holding/storage tanks
• Outfall 001 ONLY - a groundwater remediation system [design flow 0.014 MGD, no
permit limit]; this discharge combines stormwater and remediation wastewater utilizing
o an oil/water separator
o air stripper
o particulate filters
o activated carbon
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Summary of Changes for Renewal:
1. updated permit text and Site Map
2. BTEX monitoring reduced from Monthly to Quarterly [not detected above
lab PQL since March 2018]
3. renewal continues to require test methods EPA 624/625, hereby updated to
624.1 and 625.1 with revised text [see section A. (1.) and related Special
Condition Additional Monitoring and Reporting Requirements A. (6.)]
providing for eDMR reporting of any analyte detected.
4. Turbidity limits in the draft permit have been reduced from 50 NTU to 25 NTU in
accord with the stream classification [Sections A. (1.) and A. (2.)]
5. deleted previous Footnote 6. [Sections A. (1.) and A. (2.)] addressing
Naphthalene (no longer a parameter of concern)
6. added pH monitoring to both outfalls [required by EPA of industrial permits]
7. corrected Oil & Grease (O&G) parameter code from 00556 to 00552 [EPA
method 1664 (SGT-HEM) intended to target petroleum hydrocarbon products
rather than soaps/fats]
8. WET Change - Outfall 003 Only — DWR hereby discontinues Whole Effluent
Toxicity (WET) at Outfall 003 [best professional judgement] considering a
stormwater effluent (simple wastestream) and an instream waste concentration
(IWC) ratio of less than 0.25%
9. WET Change - Outfall 001 Only - Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing -- DWR
hereby replaces Acute TAE6C with Chronic saltwater EPA Method 1007.0 Mysid
shrimp, P/F, Limited (see Rationale below). Despite the dilution afforded (estimated
IWC < 0.25%), DWR feels WET is warranted due a complex wastestream.
Rationale for Chronic (WET) Testing at Outfall 001 only:
1. CTI combines remediated groundwater and stormwater discharging continuously at Outfall 001.
DWR must therefore define this effluent as chemically complex. Complex wastestreams with
continuous flow require Chronic WET testing [see Director's Memo — Colene Sullins, 1999].
2. DWR evaluates WET using aquatic test species and the flow ratio of effluent vs. the
receiving stream, or the instream waste concentration (IWC) expressed as a percentage.
However, CTI discharges to SC waters (influenced by ocean tides - no evident 7Q10 stream
flow) where the IWC has not been quantified and may not be quantified without CTI's further
study. IWC 0.0038 % was estimated assuming flow 3,900 MGD (East Cape Fear River).
3. Assigning an alternate WET test method to such effluents may require a dilution study. Upon
request, CTI may initiate this study to establish alternate test species considering saltwater vs.
freshwater if this study is performed in accord with methods establish by the Division
[Director's Memo — Colene Sullins, 1999].
4. Therefore, until the Permittee may request approval for further study, DWR hereby replaces
acute WET test TAE6C with Chronic WET test EPA Method 1007.0 - Mysid Shrimp
(Mysidopsis bahia), Pass/Fail, permit limited for saltwater, to be performed at 0.0038%
effluent concentration, monitored Quarterly [see permit section A. (1.) and A. (5.)].
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Impaired Receiving Stream: The receiving -stream segment [ 18-(71)a3] is listed as Impaired for aquatic
life, 2020 Integrated Report 303(d) list.
Monitoring for BOD5 and Methanol: The renewal application reports Methanol detected in 3 instances
during the previous permit cycle. In two of these reports, BOD5 was also elevated. The Permittee perceives
this to indicate organic concentrations related to Methanol, therefore the Permittee requests that monitoring
of BOD5 continue. Considering that Methanol has no surface water quality standard, DWR has no objection
to renewing the Permittee's request.
DMR Parameter Data - Review and Summary (Jan 2018 - Feb2022)
Outfall 001
Parameter
Max
Min Average Count
Units
00556 - Oil & Grease
8
5 5 106
mg/1
C0310 - BOD 5-day
36
2 5.94 52
mg/1
77885 - Methanol
12.9
5 5.45 52
EPA Method 624
Not reported
EPA Method 625
Parameter(s) detected
22417 - Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE)
2.0
<0.5 0.59 21
ug/1
34010 - Toluene
2.0
<0.5 0.53 53
ug/1
34030 - Benzene
2.0
<0.5 0.53 53
ug/1
34371 - Ethylbenzene
2.0
<0.5 0.83 53
ug/1
34696 - Naphthalene
2.0
0.5 0.59 22
ug/1
81551 - Xylene (mix of m+o+p)
6.0
0.5 1.63 53
ug/1
C0530 - Solids, Total Suspended (TSS)
50.6
2.5 12.1 52
mg/1
00070 - Turbidity
101
3.5 22.56 62
NTU
TGE3E - Acute WET (Quarterly)
4 = fail Last fail 14
Feb2020
t
Outfall 003
Parameter
Max
Min Average Count
Units
00556 - Oil & Grease
7.5
<5 5.1 55
mg/L
34030 - Benzene
24
<0.5 5.39 14
ug/L
34696 - Naphthalene
1.5
0.5 0.91 9
ug/L
81551 - Xylene (mix of m+o+p)
1.5
1.41 1.49 9
ug/L
C0530 - Solids, Total Suspended TSS
25.6
2.5 11.84 52
mg/L
00070 - Turbidity
61.9
3.7 18.52 60
NTU
51518 - EPA 624
Parameter(s) detected
22417 - MTBE
0.9
One test only 1
mg/L
TGE3E - Acute WET (Annually) All "Pass"
2018-2022 5
Outfall 001- Annual Flow Summary:
Data (MGD)
Parameter
Year
Max Min Average
Count
50050 - Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant
2018
0.279 0.002 0.042
60
2019
0.117 0.002 0.012
60
2020
0.032 0.001 0.018
65
2021
0.202 0.001 0.014
65
2022
0.015 0.001 0.0126
15
Flow - Max year 2018
0.279
Outfall 003 - Annual Flow Summary:
Data (MGD)
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Parameter
Year
Max
Min
Average
Count
50050 - Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant
2018
0.224
0.001
0.031
60
2019
0.085
0.003
0.016
60
2020
0.099
0.002
0.026
62
2021
0.133
0.001
0.020
63
2022
0.360
0.003
0.033
15
Flow - Max year 2022
0.360
Compliance History: By Outfall Dec2019 to Feb2022.
2
3
4
5
3
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
FACILITY MONTH YEAR OUTFALL PARAMETER VIOLA DATE UNIT LIMIT
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
CTI of NC
10
11
11
12
12
2 2022 ' 001
2 2022 001
2 2022
3 2022 ' 001
3 2022 ' 001
4 2020
Turbidity
Turbidity
001 Turbidity
Turbidity
Turbidity
001 Turbidity
5 2021 001
5 2021 ' 901
6 2021
7 2020 '
7 2020 '
8 2021 '
2019 '
2021
2021
2020
2619
Turbidity
Turbidity
001 Turbidity
001 Oil & Grease
001 Oil & Grease
001 Turbidity
001 BOD, 5-Day
001 Turbidity
001 Turbidity
001 Turbidity
001 BOD, 5-Day
CALC
VALUE OVER
VIOL TYPE
VIOL ACTION COMMENT ID
02/09/2022 ntu 25 57 126 Daily Maximum Exceeded No Action, BPJ
02125/2022 ntu 25 85 240 Daily Maximum Exceeded No Action, BPJ
02/28/2022 ntu 25 71 183 Monthly Average Exceeded No Action, BPJ
03;08/2022 ntu 25 64 156 Daily Maximum Exceeded None
0321/2022 ntu 25 44 75 Monthly Average Exceeded None
0410612020 ntu 25 35 38 Daily Maximum Exceeded No Action, BPJ
05l0312021 ntu 25 101 304 Daily Maximum Exceeded No Action, BPJ
0521/2021 ntu 25 61 143 Monthly Average Exceeded No Action, BPJ
0610212021 ntu 25 34 38 Daily Maximum Exceeded No Action, BPJ
07105/2020 mg/I 60
07/31/2020 mg/I 30
08/12/2021 ntu 25
10;31/2019 mg/I 30
11;10/2021 ntu 25
11/30/2021 ntu 25
12/09/2020 ntu
12131/2019 mg/I 30
1 2019 003 Turbidity 01/22/2019 ntu
1 2019 ' 003 Turbidity 01;31/2019 ntu
2 2022 ' 003 Turbidity 0210912022 ntu
2 2020 ' 003 Turbidity 02/04/2020 ntu
2 2022 ' 003 Turbidity 02128/2022 ntu
2 2020 003 Turbidity 02/29/2020 ntu
3 2022 ' 003 Turbidity 03;08/2022 ntu
3 2020 003 Turbidity 03;02/2020 ntu
3 2022 ' 003 Turbidity 03131/2022 ntu
, 4 2020 003 Turbidity 04;05/2020 ntu
4 2020 ' 003 Turbidity 0420/2020 ntu
5 2019 ' 003 Turbidity 05;23/2019 ntu
2 2020 04/20/2020
2 2020 04/21/2020
10 2019
03/31/2020
25
no impact on river
no effect on
downstream reading
no impact to stream
ura 006 data
No impact on
downstream
dean.hunkele
deanhunkele
dean.hunkele
bimsprod.cron
bimsprod.cron
dean.hunkele
dean.hunkele
dean.hunkele
dean.hunkele
102 70 Daily Maximum Exceeded Proceed to Enforcement dean.hunkele
51 70 Monthly Average Exceeded Proceed to Enforcement deanhunkele
26 3 Daily Maximum Exceeded No Action, BPJ dean.hunkele
36 20 Monthly Average Exceeded Proceed to Enforcement dean.hunkele
41 64 Daily Maximum Exceeded No Action, BPJ No impact on dean.hunkele
downstream value
28 14 Monthly Average Exceeded No Action, BPJ deanhunkele
27 10 Daily Maximum Exceeded No Action, BPJ No effect on dean.hunkele
waterbody
33 10 Monthly Average Exceeded Proceed to NOV dean.hunkele
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
29 16 Daily Maximum Exceeded Proceed to NOV dean.hunkele
27 6 Monthly Average Exceeded Proceed to NOV dean.hunkele
40 60 Daily Maximum Exceeded No Action, BPJ dean.hunkele
35 40 Daily Maximum Exceeded Proceed to NOV dean.hunkele
40 60 Monthly Average Exceeded No Action, BPJ deanhunkele
25 1 Monthly Average Exceeded No Action, BPJ dean.hunkele
62 148 Daily Maximum Exceeded None bimsprod.cron
31 22 Daily Maximum Exceeded No Action, BPJ No impact on dean.hunkele
downstream
25 41 63 Monthly Average Exceeded None
25 34 37 Daily Maximum Exceeded No Action, BPJ
no effect on
downstream reading
25 26 4 Monthly Average Exceeded No Action, BPJ _
25 32 30 Daily Maximum Exceeded Proceed to NOV _
Aquatic toxicity violation Proceed to NOV _ NC NOV
Aquatic toxicity violation Proceed to NOV _ NC NOV
Aquatic toxicity permit limit Proceed to NOV NC NOV
violation
bimsprod crop
dean.hunkele
dean.hunkele
dean.hunkele
hannahheadrick
hannah.headrick
hannahheadrick
Active Outfall Coordinates - Outfalls 001 & 003
Outfall 001 34° 13' 16", -77° 57' 03" [34.2211, -77.9508]
Outfall 003 34° 13' 20", -77° 57' 04" [34.2222, -77.9511]
001
Aerial Photo Active Outfalls
003
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PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE
Draft Permit to Public Notice:
Permit Scheduled to Issue [estimated]:
Effective Date [estimated]
NPDES UNIT CONTACT
June 17, 2022
September 30, 2022
November 1, 2022
If you have questions regarding any of the above information or on the attached permit, please
contact Joe Corporon [joe.corporon@ncdenr.gov].
NAME:
DATE: 19SEP2022
NPDES Implementation of Instream Dissolved Metals Standards — Freshwater
The NC 2007-2015 Water Quality Standard (WQS) Triennial Review was approved by the NC
Environmental Management Commission (EMC) on November 13, 2014. The US EPA subsequently
approved the WQS revisions on April 6, 2016, with some exceptions. Therefore, metal limits in draft
permits out to public notice after April 6, 2016 must be calculated to protect the new standards - as
approved.
Table 1 Notes:
1. FW= Freshwater, SW= Saltwater
2. alculatic74 = Hardness dependent standard
3. Only the aquatic life standards listed above are expressed in dissolved form. Aquatic life standards
for Mercury and selenium are still expressed as Total Recoverable Metals due to bioaccumulative
concerns (as are all human health standards for all metals). It is still necessary to evaluate total
recoverable aquatic life and human health standards listed in 15A NCAC 2B.0200 (e.g., arsenic at
10 µg/1 for human health protection; cyanide at 5 µg/L and fluoride at 1.8 mg/L for aquatic life
protection).
Table 2. Dissolved Freshwater Standards for Hardness -Dependent Metals
The Water Effects Ratio (WER) is equal to one unless determined otherwise under 15A NCAC
02B .0211 Subparagraph (11)(d)
Metal
NC Dissolved Standard, µg/1
Cadmium, Acute
WER*{1.136672-[ln hardness](0.041838)} • e^{0.9151 [ln hardness]-3.1485}
Cadmium, Acute
Trout waters
WER*{1.136672-[ln hardness](0.041838)} • e^{0.9151[In hardness]-3.6236}
Cadmium, Chronic
WER*{1.101672-[ln hardness](0.041838)} • e^{0.7998[In hardness]-4.4451}
Chromium III, Acute
WER*0.316 • e^{0.8190[ln hardness]+3.7256}
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Chromium III, Chronic
WER*0.860 • e^{0.8190[ln hardness]+0.6848}
Copper, Acute
WER*0.960 • e^{0.9422[ln hardness]-1.700}
Copper, Chronic
WER*0.960 • e^{0.8545[In hardness]-1.702}
Lead, Acute
WER*{1.46203-[ln hardness](0.145712)} • e^{1.273[ln hardness]-1.460}
Lead, Chronic
WER*{1.46203-[ln hardness](0.145712)} • e^{1.273[ln hardness]-4.705}
Nickel, Acute
WER*0.998 • e^{0.8460[ln hardness]+2.255}
Nickel, Chronic
WER*0.997 • e^{0.8460[ln hardness]+0.0584}
Silver, Acute
WER*0.85 • e^{1.72[ln hardness]-6.59}
Silver, Chronic
Not applicable
Zinc, Acute
WER*0.978 • e^{0.8473[ln hardness]+0.884}
Zinc, Chronic
WER*0.986 • e^{0.8473[ln hardness]+0.884}
General Information on the Reasonable Potential Analysis (RPA)
The RPA process itself did not change as the result of the new metals standards. However, application of
the dissolved and hardness -dependent standards requires additional consideration in order to establish the
numeric standard for each metal of concern of each individual discharge.
The hardness -based standards require some knowledge of the effluent and instream (upstream) hardness and
so must be calculated case -by -case for each discharge.
Metals limits must be expressed as `total recoverable' metals in accordance with 40 CFR 122.45(c). The
discharge -specific standards must be converted to the equivalent total values for use in the RPA
calculations. We will generally rely on default translator values developed for each metal (more on that
below), but it is also possible to consider case -specific translators developed in accordance with established
methodology.
RPA Permitting Guidance/WOBELs for Hardness -Dependent Metals - Freshwater
The RPA is designed to predict the maximum likely effluent concentrations for each metal of concern,
based on recent effluent data, and calculate the allowable effluent concentrations, based on applicable
standards and the critical low -flow values for the receiving stream.
If the maximum predicted value is greater than the maximum allowed value (chronic or acute), the
discharge has reasonable potential to exceed the standard, which warrants a permit limit in most cases. If
monitoring for a particular pollutant indicates that the pollutant is not present (i.e. consistently below
detection level), then the Division may remove the monitoring requirement in the reissued permit.
1. To perform a RPA on the Freshwater hardness -dependent metals the Permit Writer compiles the
following information:
• Critical low flow of the receiving stream, 7Q10 (the spreadsheet automatically calculates
the 1Q10 using the formula 1Q10 = 0.843 (s7Q10, cfs) 0.993
• Effluent hardness and upstream hardness, site -specific data is preferred
• Permitted flow
• Receiving stream classification
2. In order to establish the numeric standard for each hardness -dependent metal of concern and for
each individual discharge, the Permit Writer must first determine what effluent and instream
(upstream) hardness values to use in the equations.
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The permit writer reviews DMR's, Effluent Pollutant Scans, and Toxicity Test results for any
hardness data and contacts the Permittee to see if any additional data is available for instream
hardness values, upstream of the discharge.
If no hardness data is available, the permit writer may choose to do an initial evaluation using a
default hardness of 25 mg/L (CaCO3 or (Ca + Mg)). Minimum and maximum limits on the
hardness value used for water quality calculations are 25 mg/L and 400 mg/L, respectively.
If the use of a default hardness value results in a hardness -dependent metal showing reasonable
potential, the permit writer contacts the Permittee and requests 5 site -specific effluent and upstream
hardness samples over a period of one week. The RPA is rerun using the new data.
The overall hardness value used in the water quality calculations is calculated as follows:
Combined Hardness (chronic) =
(Permitted Flow, cfs *Avg. Effluent Hardness, mg/L) x (s7Q10, cfs *Avg. Upstream Hardness, mg/L)
(Permitted Flow, cfs + s7Q10, cfs)
The Combined Hardness for acute is the same but the calculation uses the 1 Q 10 flow.
3. The permit writer converts the numeric standard for each metal of concern to a total recoverable
metal, using the EPA Default Partition Coefficients (DPCs) or site -specific translators, if any have
been developed using federally approved methodology.
EPA default partition coefficients or the "Fraction Dissolved" converts the value for
dissolved metal at laboratory conditions to total recoverable metal at in -stream ambient
conditions. This factor is calculated using the linear partition coefficients found in The
Metals Translator: Guidance for Calculating a Total Recoverable Permit Limit from a
Dissolved Criterion (EPA 823-B-96-007, June 1996) and the equation:
Calss = 1
Ctotal 1 + { [Kpo] [SSil+a)] [10-6] }
Where:
ss = in -stream suspended solids concentration [mg/1], minimum of 10 mg/L used, and
Kpo and a = constants that express the equilibrium relationship between dissolved and
adsorbed forms of metals. A list of constants used for each hardness -dependent metal can
also be found in the RPA program under a sheet labeled DPCs.
4. The numeric standard for each metal of concern is divided by the default partition coefficient (or
site -specific translator) to obtain a Total Recoverable Metal at ambient conditions.
In some cases, where an EPA default partition coefficient translator does not exist (i.e. silver), the
dissolved numeric standard for each metal of concern is divided by the EPA conversion factor to
obtain a Total Recoverable Metal at ambient conditions. This method presumes that the metal is
dissolved to the same extent as it was during EPA's criteria development for metals. For more
information on conversion factors see the June 1996 EPA Translator Guidance Document.
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5. The RPA spreadsheet uses a mass balance equation to determine the total allowable concentration
(permit limits) for each pollutant using the following equation:
Ca = (s7Q10 + Qw) (Cwqs) — (s7Q10) (Cb)
Qw
Where: Ca = allowable effluent concentration (µg/L or mg/L)
Cwqs = NC Water Quality Standard or federal criteria (µg/L or mg/L)
Cb = background concentration: assume zero for all toxicants except NH3* (µg/L or mg/L)
Qw = permitted effluent flow (cfs, match s7Q10)
s7Q 10 = summer low flow used to protect aquatic life from chronic toxicity and
human health through the consumption of water, fish, and shellfish from
noncarcinogens (cfs)
* Discussions are on -going with EPA on how best to address background
concentrations
Flows other than s7Q10 may be incorporated as applicable:
1Q10 = used in the equation to protect aquatic life from acute toxicity
QA = used in the equation to protect human health through the consumption
of water, fish, and shellfish from carcinogens
30Q2 = used in the equation to protect aesthetic quality
6. The permit writer enters the most recent 2-3 years of effluent data for each pollutant of concern.
Data entered must have been taken within four and one-half years prior to the date of the permit
application (40 CFR 122.21). The RPA spreadsheet estimates the 95th percentile upper
concentration of each pollutant. The Predicted Max concentrations are compared to the Total
allowable concentrations to determine if a permit limit is necessary. If the predicted max exceeds
the acute or chronic Total allowable concentrations, the discharge is considered to show reasonable
potential to violate the water quality standard, and a permit limit (Total allowable concentration) is
included in the permit in accordance with the U.S. EPA Technical Support Document for Water
Quality -Based Toxics Control published in 1991.
7. When appropriate, permit writers develop facility specific compliance schedules in accordance with
the EPA Headquarters Memo dated May 10, 2007 from James Hanlon to Alexis Strauss on 40 CFR
122.47 Compliance Schedule Requirements.
8. The Total Chromium NC WQS was removed and replaced with trivalent chromium and hexavalent
chromium Water Quality Standards. As a cost savings measure, total chromium data results may be
used as a conservative surrogate in cases where there are no analytical results based on chromium
III or VI. In these cases, the projected maximum concentration (95th %) for total chromium will be
compared against water quality standards for chromium III and chromium VI.
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9. Effluent hardness sampling and instream hardness sampling, upstream of the discharge, are inserted
into all permits with facilities monitoring for hardness -dependent metals to ensure the accuracy of
the permit limits and to build a more robust hardness dataset.
Hardness and flow values used in the Reasonable Potential Analysis for this permit included:
Parameter
Value
Comments (Data Source)
Average Effluent Hardness (mg/L)
[Total as, CaCO3 or (Ca + Mg)]
"'
Metals monitoring not required
Average Upstream Hardness (mg/L)
[Total as, CaCO3 or (Ca + Mg)]
Metals monitoring not required
7Q10 summer (cfs)
Estimated
0.0038
IWC = (?) tidal conditions
1Q10 (cfs)
—
IWC = (?) tidal conditions
Permitted Flow (MGD)
Not
Limited
BIMS:
Highest reported monthly average 001 = 0.095
MGD. Highest reported monthly average 003 =
0.360 MGD.
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NH3/TRC WLA Calculations
Facility: CTI of North Carolina, Inc. - Wilmington Bulk Storage
PermitNo. NC0082970
Prepared By: Joe Corporon 07Sep2022
Enter Design Flow (MGD):
Enter s7Q10 (cfs):
Enter w7Q10 (cfs):
0.095
3900
0
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)
Daily Maximum Limit (ug/I)
s7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (UG/L)
Upstream Bkgd (ug/I)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (ug/I)
Fecal Coliform
Monthly Average Limit:
(If DF >331; Monitor)
(If DF<331; Limit)
Dilution Factor (DF)
3900
0.095
0.14725
17.0
0
0.00
450272
Jot Required
26486.57
Ammonia (Summer)
Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/I)
s7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
Upstream Bkgd (mg/I)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (mg/I)
Ammonia (Winter)
Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/I)
w7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
Upstream Bkgd (mg/I)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (mg/I)
Total Residual Chlorine
1. Cap Daily Max limit at 28 ug/I to protect for acute toxicity
Ammonia (as NH3-N)
1. If Allowable Conc > 35 mg/I, Monitor Only
2. Monthly Avg limit x 3 = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals)
3. Monthly Avg limit x 5 = Daily Max limit (Non-Munis)
If the allowable ammonia concentration is > 35 mg/L, no limit shall be imposed
3900
0.095
0.14725
1.0
0.22
0.0038
20659.7
0
0.095
0.14725
1.8
0.22
100.00
1.8
Fecal Coliform
1. Monthly Avg limit x 2 = 400/100 ml = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals) = Daily Max limit (Non -Muni)
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CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
A Subsidiary of Colonial Group, Inc.
July 7, 2022
Wren Thedford
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES Permitting
NCDEQ Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
RECEIVED
l i 1 5 2022
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Re: Comments to Draft NPDES Permit NC0082970
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
Ms. Thedford:
The following comments are being provided in response to the Draft NPDES Permit, NC0082970,
issued to the CTI of North Carolina, Inc. terminal in Wilmington.
Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet, #1 (page 2 of 17): To clarify this condition, boiler blowdown
includes steam condensate from traps on the steam circulation system.
Part 1.A.(1.) and Part 1.A.(2.), Total Suspended Solids (page 3 and 4 of 17): As stated in the
summary of changes for renewal, total suspended solids (TSS) needs to be removed from the
effluent limitations and monitoring requirement tables for Outfalls 001 and 003. TSS monitoring
is being discontinued because the receiving stream is not impaired for TSS.
Part 1.A.(1.), Methanol and BOD-5 testing requirement (page 3 of 17): Due to a methanol
release that occurred on November 29, 2015, monitoring for methanol and BOD5 were added to
the monitoring requirements for Outfall 001 in the permit that became effective January 1, 2017.
There has been no monthly sample collected with detectable levels of methanol in Outfall 001
since February 2020. Results from the BOD5 analysis conducted over this same period also show
results well under the daily and monthly average maximum. There no longer exists a concern
with methanol being discharged. As such, we request that the methanol and BOD-5 testing
requirements be removed from the permit for Outfall 001.
Part 1.A.(1.), Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene and Xylene (page 3 of 17): Benzene, Toluene,
Ethyl Benzene and Xylene monthly results from Outfall 001 have been under the detection limit
since March 2018. Based on these monthly results, there is no reasonable potential for these
parameters to be discharged from this outfall. We request that these parameters be reduced in
monitoring frequency to semi-annual to match Outfall 003's monitoring requirements.
1002 South Front Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 Office: 910.762.2271 Fax: 910.762.6154
colonialterminals.com
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Part 1.A.(1.), Chronic WET Testing (page 3 of 17): WET testing for Outfall 001 was changed from
Acute WET testing to Chronic WET testing with the rationale that Outfall 001 is a complex waste
stream with continuous flow. Outfall 001 does not have continuous flow. The flow is episodic
and is largely dependent on rainfall. Therefore, based on the definition given, Outfall 001 should
continue with Acute WET testing.
Part 1.A.(1.) and Part 1.A.(2.) Footnotes, Turbidity (page 3 and 4 of 17): In footnote 4 for Outfall
001 and footnote 3 for Outfall 003, the turbidity limits are listed as 25 NTU. This is incorrect and
the limit should be listed as 50 NTU to reflect the change made to the turbidity limit. The footnote
should read, "Effluent turbidity shall not cause receiving -stream turbidity to exceed 50 NTU. If
background turbidity naturally exceeds 50 NTU, the effluent shall not cause background turbidity
to increase."
If you have any questions concerning this submittal, please contact me at 912-443-6645. We
would appreciate a response during the comment period, which would afford us the ability to
correct issues of concern before the permit is issued.
Sinceiel
Tom Dolan
Environmental Manager
C: Ryan Chandler, Pratt Summers, Rigel Rodriguez, Philip Watts
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ROY COOPER
Governor
JOHN NICHOLSON
Interim Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
Attn: T. Pratt Summers, VP
PO Box 576
Savannah, GA 31402-0576
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NC0082970
Wilmington Terminal Facility
New Hanover County
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
July 07, 2021
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the July 7, 2021 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-requlations/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.
cc: Tom Dolan, Environmental Manager
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Sincerely
4.1k.
Wren Th-:for.
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Wilmington Regional Office 127 Cardinal Drive Extension Wilmington. North Carolina 28405
910 796.7215
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Colonial
June 29, 2021
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
A Subsidiary of Colonial Group, Inc.
Mr. Derek Denard
Environmental Specialist
NCDEQ, Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Re: NPDES Permit Renewal Application
CTI of North Carolina, Inc. — Wilmington Terminal
Existing NPDES Permit No. NC0082970
New Hanover County
Dear Mr. Denard:
RECEIVED
JUL 0 7 2021
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Please find attached NPDES Permit Renewal Application for the CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
terminal located at 1002 South Front Street, Wilmington. The terminal is a bulk liquid
petroleum/chemical storage terminal and has no refining or production capability. There have not
been any significant changes at the terminal since the last permit was issued.
Methanol monitoring was added to the 2017 permit as a result of a release that occurred in 2015.
Over the permit period, Methanol has been nondetect except for 3 instances. In 2 of these cases,
BOD5 was also elevated. We request that Methanol be removed as a monitoring parameter and
allow BOD5 to be an indication of organic concentration in the effluent.
Please feel free to call me at (912) 443-6645 with any questions you may have concerning this
permit application.
Environmental Manager
Enclosures
1002 South Front Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 Office: 910.762.2271 Fax: 910.762.6154
colonialgroupinc.com
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EPA Identification Number
NCD981476708
NPDES Permit Number
NC0082970
Facility Name
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
Form Approved 03/05/19
OMB No. 2040-0004
Form
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NPDES
&EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Application for NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater
GENERAL INFORMATION
SECTION
1. ACTIVITIES REQUIRING AN NPDES PERMIT (40 CFR 122.21(f) and (f)(1))
Activities Requiring an NPDES Permit
1.1
Applicants Not Required to Submit Form 1
1.1.1
Is the facility a new or existing publicly owned
treatment works?
If yes, STOP. Do NOT complete p
Form 1. Complete Form 2A.
No
1.1.2
Is the facility a new or existing treatment
treating domestic sewage?
If yes, STOP. Do NOT
complete Form 1. Complete
Form 2S.
p
works
No
1.2
Applicants Required to Submit Form 1
1.2.1
Is
operation
production
•
the facility a concentrated animal feeding
or a concentrated aquatic animal
facility?
Yes 4 Complete Form 1 p
and Form 2B.
No
1.2.2 Is
the
commercial,
currently
•
facility an existing manufacturing,
mining, or silvicultural
discharging process wastewater?
Yes 4 Complete Form
1 and Form 2C.
facility
p
that is
No
1.2.3
Is the facility a new manufacturing, commercial,
mining, or silvicultural facility that has not
commenced to discharge?
Yes 4 Complete Form 1 p
and Form 2D.
yet
No
1.2.4
Is the
commercial,
discharges
p
facility a new or existing manufacturing,
mining, or silvicultural
only nonprocess wastewater?
Yes 4 Complete Form
1 and Form 2E.
facility
•
that
No
1.2.5
Is the
discharge
associated
discharge
non-stormwater?
p
facility a new or existing facility
is composed entirely of stormwater
with industrial activity or
is composed of both stormwater
Yes 4 Complete Form 1
and Form 2F
unless exempted by
40 CFR
122.26(b)(14)(x) or
b 15
whose
whose
p
and
No
SECTION
2. NAME,
MAILING ADDRESS, AND LOCATION (40 CFR 122.21(f)(2))
Name, Mailing Address, and Location
2.1
Facility Name
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
2.2
EPA Identification Number
NCD981476708
2.3
Facility Contact
Name (first and last)
Tom Dolan
Title
Environmental Manager
Phone number
(912) 236-1331
Email address
tdolan@colonialgroupinc.com
2.4
Facility Mailing Address
Street or P.O. box
1002 S. Front Street
City or town
Wilmington
State
North Carolina
ZIP code
28401
EPA Form 3510-1 (revised 3-19)
Page 1
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EPA Identification Number
NCD981476708
NPDES Permit Number
NC0082970
Facility Name
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
Form Approved 03/05/19
OMB No. 2040-0004
Name, Mailing Address,
and Location Continued
2.5
Facility Location
Street, route number, or other specific identifier
1002 S. Front Street
County name
New Hanover
County code (if known)
City or town
Wilmington
State
North Carolina
ZIP code
28401
3. SIC
AND NAICS CODES (40 CFR 122.21(f)(3))
SIC and NAICS Codes
3.1
SIC Code(s)
Description (optional)
4226
Special Warehousing and Storage, NEC
3.2
NAICS Code(s)
Description (optional)
493190
Other Warehousing and Storage
N 4. OPERATOR
INFORMATION (40 CFR
122.21(f)(4))
Operator Information
4.1
Name of Operator
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
4.2
Is the name you listed in Item 4.1 also the owner?
Yes ❑ No
4.3
Operator Status
• Public —federal • Public —state ■ Other public (specify)
0 Private • Other (specify)
4.4
Phone Number of Operator
(910) 251-1020
Operator Information
Continued
4.5
Operator Address
Street or P.O. Box
1002 S. Front Street
City or town
Wilmington
State
North Carolina
ZIP code
28401
Email address of operator
pwatts@colonialtermnals.com
N 5. INDIAN
LAND (40 CFR 122.21(f)(5))
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5.1
Is the facility
■Yes
located
IgNo
on Indian Land?
EPA Form 3510-1 (revised 3-19)
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EPA Identification Number
NCD981476708
NPDES Permit Number
NC0082970
IFacility Name
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
Form Approved 03/05/19
OMB No. 2040-0004
SECTION 6. EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS (40 CFR 122.21(f)(6))
6.1
Existing Environmental Permits (check all that apply and print or type the corresponding permit number for each)
m NPDES (discharges to surface
water)
NC0082970
❑ RCRA (hazardous wastes)
❑ UIC (underground injection of
fluids)
O PSD (air emissions)
❑ Nonattainment program (CAA)
❑ NESHAPs (CAA)
O Ocean dumping (MPRSA)
O Dredge or fill (CWA Section 404)
❑✓ Other (specify)
Air Quality Permit #05870T17
SECTION 7. MAP (40 CFR 122.21(f)(7))
7.1
c.
Have you attached a topographic map containing all required information to this application? (See instructions for
specific requirements.)
0 Yes 0 No ❑ CAFO—Not Applicable (See requirements in Form 2B.)
SECTION 8. NATURE OF BUSINESS (40 CFR 122.21(f)(8))
8.1
Describe the nature of your business.
The facility is a bulk liquid petroleum and chemical storage terminal. There is no refining or production capability.
SECTION 9. COOLING WATER INTAKE STRUCTURES (40 CFR 122.21(f)(9))
9.1
Does your facility use cooling water?
❑ Yes ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Item 10.1
9.2
Identify the source of cooling water. (Note that facilities that use a cooling water intake structure as described at
40 CFR 125, Subparts I and J may have additional application requirements at 40 CFR 122.21(r). Consult with your
NPDES permitting authority to determine what specific information needs to be submitted and when.)
SECTION 10. VARIANCE REQUESTS (40 CFR 122.21(f)(10))
10.1
Do you intend to request or renew one or more of the variances authorized at 40 CFR 122.21(m)? (Check all that
apply. Consult with your NPDES permitting authority to determine what information needs to be submitted and
when.)
❑ Fundamentally different factors (CWA ❑ Water quality related effluent limitations (CWA Section
Section 301(n)) 302(b)(2))
❑ Non -conventional pollutants (CWA
Section 301(c) and (g))
El Not applicable
❑ Thermal discharges (CWA Section 316(a))
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Page 3
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EPA Identification Number
NCD981476708
NPDES Permit Number
NC0082970
Facility Name
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
Form Approved 03/05/19
OMB No. 2040-0004
SECTION
11. CHECKLIST
11.1
AND
In Column 1 below,
For each section,
that not all applicants
CERTIFICATION STATEMENT (40 CFR 122.22(a) and (d))
mark the sections of Form 1 that you have completed and are submitting with your application.
specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting authority. Note
are required to provide attachments.
Column 1
Column 2
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Section 2: Name, Mailing Address, and Location
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Section 3: SIC Codes
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11.2
Certification Statement
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 I >
T. Pratt S
ast name)
Official title
Vice President, Operations
Signatur:
Date signed
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OUTFALL 003
OUTFALL 001
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
Wilmington Terminal
Outfall 1 Latitude 34°13'16" NPDES Permit No. NC0082970
Longitude 77'57'03" New Hanover County
Outfall 3 Latitude 34°13'20" Receiving Stream: Cape Fear River
Longitude 77 °57'04" Drainage Basin: Cape Fear River Basin
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CTI of NC, Inc.
OUTFALL 004
OUTFALL 003
OUTFALL 005 1
OUTFALL 001
IOUTFALL 006
CTI of North Carolina, Inc.
Wilmington Terminal
Outfall 1 Latitude 34°13'16"
Longitude 77 °57'03"
Outfall 3 Latitude 34°13'20"
Longitude 77'57'04"
Outfall 4 Latitude 34°13'22"
Longitude 77 *57'04"
Outfall 5 Latitude 34°13'18"
Longitude 77'57'04"
Outfall 6 Latitude 34°13'14"
Longitude 77 °57'02"
NPDES Permit No. NC0082970
New Hanover County
Receiving Stream: Cape Fear River
Drainage Basin: Cape Fear River Basin
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