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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0024201_Fact Sheet_20230206Fact Sheet NPDES Permit No. NCOO242O1 Permit Writer/Email Contact: Nick Coco, nick.coco@ncdenr.gov Date: 2/6/2023 Division/Branch: NC Division of Water Resources/NPDES Municipal Permitting Fact Sheet Template: Version 09Jan2017 Permitting Action: ❑X Renewal ❑ Renewal with Expansion ❑ New Discharge ❑ Modification (Fact Sheet should be tailored to mod request) Note: A complete application should include the following: • For New Dischargers, EPA Form 2A or 2D requirements, Engineering Alternatives Analysis, Fee • For Existing Dischargers (POTW), EPA Form 2A, 3 effluent pollutant scans, 4 2nd species WET tests. • For Existing Dischargers (Non-POTW), EPA Form 2C with correct analytical requirements based on industry category. Complete applicable sections below. If not applicable, enter NA. 1. Basic Facility Information Facility Information Applicant/Facility Name: Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District / Roanoke River Wastewater Treatment Plant Applicant Address: PO Box 308, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 Facility Address: 135 Aqueduct Road, Weldon, NC 27890 Permitted Flow: 8.34 MGD Facility Type/Waste: MAJOR Municipal; 95.6% domestic, 4.4% industrial (Based on permitted flows) Facility Class: Class IV Treatment Units: bar screen and grit chamber, influent equalization, dual primary clarifiers, dual trickling filters, three aeration basins, dual final clarifiers, hypochlorite disinfection and dechlorination system, dual secondary sludge thickeners, three anaerobic digesters, lime stabilization, sludge storage tanks, sludge drying beds Pretreatment Program (Y/N) Y; LTMP County: Halifax Region Raleigh Briefly describe the proposed permitting action and facility background. - The Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District (RRSD) has applied for an NPDES permit renewal at 8.34 MGD for its Roanoke River WWTP. This facility serves approximately 17,070 residents within the town of Gaston, City of Roanoke Rapids, and unincorporated areas, as well as 3 significant industrial users (SIUs) via an approved pretreatment program. Treated domestic and industrial wastewater is discharged into Roanoke River, a class C waterbody in the Roanoke River Basin. Sludge disposal: Sludge is land applied through the land application permit WQ0001989. Page 1 of 11 2. Receiving Waterbody Information: Receiving Waterbody Information Outfalls/Receiving Stream(s): Outfall 001 - Roanoke River Stream Segment: 23-(26) Stream Classification: C Drainage Area (m12): 8520 Summer 7Q10 (cfs) 1172 (Regulated) Winter 7Q10 (cfs): Regulated* 30Q2 (cfs): Regulated* Average Flow (cfs): Regulated* IWC (% effluent): 1.1% 2022 303(d) listed/parameter: Not listed; meeting criteria for all identified parameters Subject to TMDL/parameter: Yes- State-wide Mercury TMDL implementation. Basin/Sub-basin/HUC: Roanoke / 03-02-08 / 03010107 USGS Topo Quad: B28NE Weldon, NC *Outfall located downstream of Roanoke Rapids Lake. Virginia/North Carolina Power controls the discharge rate from Roanoke Rapids Lake to Roanoke River (per 2003 Arcadis Dye Study Field Test Protocol correspondence). 3. Effluent Data Summary Table 1. Effluent Data Summary Outfall 001 (January 2018 through June 2022) Permit Parameter Units Average Max Min Limit Flow MGD 3.3 12.7 1.8 MA 8.34 Monitor and Temperature ° C 19.9 27.9 9.6 Report WA 37.5 CBOD mg/l 7.8 35.6 2.9 MA 25.0 WA 45.0 TSS mg/l 16.6 142.5 4.4 MA 30.0 Monitor and NH3N mg/l 2.4 13.4 < 0.1 Report Monitor and DO mg/l 5.9 9.8 2.7 Report (geometric) Fecal coliform #/100 ml 13.4 792 < 1 WA 400 MA 200 0 < pH < 6.9.0 pH SU 7.0 7.6 6.1 DM 28.0 (< TRC µg/l 10.3 26 < 10 50 compliance) Monitor and TN mg/l 14.4 49.11 4.8 Report Monitor and TP mg/l 1.0 3.5 0.4 Report Monitor and Total Hardness mg/l 78.3 152 36 Report MA -Monthly Average, WA -Weekly Average, DM -Daily Maximum, DA-Daily Average Page 2 of 11 4. Instream Data Summary Instream monitoring may be required in certain situations, for example: 1) to verify model predictions when model results for instream DO are within 1 mg/1 of instream standard at full permitted flow; 2) to verify model predictions for outfall diffuser; 3) to provide data for future TMDL; 4) based on other instream concerns. Instream monitoring may be conducted by the Permittee, and there are also Monitoring Coalitions established in several basins that conduct instream sampling for the Permittee (in which case instream monitoring is waived in the permit as long as coalition membership is maintained). If applicable, summarize any instream data and what instream monitoring will be proposed for this permit action: The current permit requires instream monitoring for dissolved oxygen and temperature upstream at 308 Rollingwood Road and downstream at 1090 Rockfish Lane. Instream monitoring is conducted weekly during June, July, August and September, and twice per month during the rest of the year. This reduced instream monitoring regimen was implemented in the permit with the 2012 renewal based on request by the permittee and review of instream temperature and dissolved oxygen data concluding no observed impact from the effluent. In addition, the current permit requires quarterly hardness monitoring upstream of the outfall to aid in calculating total metals of hardness -dependent dissolved metals (See RPA section below). Data was observed from January 2018 to June 2022. The data has been summarized in Table 2 below. Table 2. Instream Monitoring Data Summary Parameter Units Upstream Downstream Average Max Min Average Max Min Temperature ° C 20.7 31 1.9 20.6 31.6 1.5 DO mg/1 8.9 14.4 3.3 9.0 14.9 5.1 Total Hardness Mg/L as CaCO3 31.5 40 24 - - - Students t-tests were run at a 95% confidence interval to analyze relationships between instream samples. A statistically significant difference is determined when the t-test p-value result is < 0.05 Downstream temperature was not greater than 32 degrees Celsius [per 15A NCAC 02B .0211 (18)] during the period reviewed. Downstream temperature was not greater than upstream temperature by more than 2.8 degrees Celsius during the period reviewed. It was concluded that no statistically significant difference exists between upstream and downstream temperature. Instantaneous downstream DO did not drop below 4 mg/L [per 15A NCAC 02B .0211 (6)] during the period reviewed. The daily average downstream DO was greater than 5 mg/L for the period reviewed. It was concluded that no statistically significant difference exists between upstream and downstream DO. Instream monitoring for fecal coliform and conductivity are not required in the permit. As the receiving stream is neither class B nor impaired for fecal coliform, no change is proposed for instream fecal coliform monitoring requirements. Based on the IWC of 1.1%, it is not likely that the effluent conductivity would have an influence downstream. As such, no change has been proposed for instream conductivity. No changes are proposed to instream monitoring requirements. Is this facility a member of a Monitoring Coalition with waived instream monitoring (YIN): NO Name of Monitoring Coalition: NA Page 3 of 11 5. Compliance Summary Summarize the compliance record with permit effluent limits (past 5 years): The facility reported 4 TSS limits violations resulting in NOVs in 2021. Summarize the compliance record with aquatic toxicity test limits and any second species test results (past 5 years): The facility passed 18 of 18 quarterly chronic toxicity tests, as well as all 4 second species chronic toxicity tests from January 2018 to July 2022. Summarize the results from the most recent compliance inspection: The last facility inspection conducted in December 2021 reported that the facility was in compliance with NPDES permit NC0024201. 6. Water Quality -Based Effluent Limitations (WQBELs) Dilution and MixingZones ones In accordance with 15A NCAC 213.0206, the following streamflows are used for dilution considerations for development of WQBELs: 1Q10 streamflow (acute Aquatic Life); 7Q10 streamflow (chronic Aquatic Life; non -carcinogen HH); 30Q2 streamflow (aesthetics); annual average flow (carcinogen, HH). If applicable, describe any other dilution factors considered (e.g., based on CORMIX model results): NA If applicable, describe any mixing zones established in accordance with 15A NCAC 2B. 0204(b): NA Oxygen -Consuming Waste Limitations Limitations for oxygen -consuming waste (e.g., BOD) are generally based on water quality modeling to ensure protection of the instream dissolved oxygen (DO) water quality standard. Secondary TBEL limits (e.g., BOD= 30 mg/1 for Municipals) may be appropriate if deemed more stringent based on dilution and model results. Ifpermit limits are more stringent than TBELs, describe how limits were developed.- Secondary TBEL BOD5 limits were established in the permit in 1986 along with a reissuance of the permit at an 8.34 MGD flow. In 1991, the permittee requested and was granted secondary TBEL limits for CBOD5 to replace their BOD5 limits. Also at this time, it was identified that the discharge location for the facility was in fact the Chockoyotte Creek, and not Roanoke River. Speculative limits were requested for relocation of the discharge to Roanoke River in 1993. The Division developed a field calibrated QUAL2E model in 1995 which verified that the secondary TBEL BOD5 limits were sufficiently protective of a 6 mg/L instream dissolved oxygen concentration, regardless of the outfall location. Relocation of the discharge point to the Roanoke River occurred in 2007. No changes are proposed from the previous permit limits. Ammonia and Total Residual Chlorine Limitations Limitations for ammonia are based on protection of aquatic life utilizing an ammonia chronic criterion of 1.0 mg/1(summer) and 1.8 mg/1(winter). Acute ammonia limits are derived from chronic criteria, utilizing a multiplication factor of 3 for Municipals and a multiplication factor of 5 for Non -Municipals. Limitations for Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) are based on the NC water quality standard for protection of aquatic life (17 ug/1) and capped at 28 ug/1(acute impacts). Due to analytical issues, all TRC values reported below 50 ug/1 are considered compliant with their permit limit. Page 4 of 11 Describe any proposed changes to ammonia and/or TRC limits for this permit renewal: The permit does not currently have ammonia limits. Ammonia requirements have been reviewed in the attached WLA spreadsheet based on ammonia toxicity. Per the 2016 DWR Ammonia permitting guidance, allowable concentrations > 35 mg/L do not require a permit limit. As the calculated limitations were greater than 35 mg/L, no limits have been added to the permit and monitoring has been maintained. There are no proposed changes for ammonia. The TRC limit took effect in 1999 as 28.0 ug/L. The limit has been reviewed in the attached WLA spreadsheet and found to be protective. No changes are proposed. Reasonable Potential Analysis (RPA) for Toxicants If applicable, conduct RPA analysis and complete information below. The need for toxicant limits is based upon a demonstration of reasonable potential to exceed water quality standards, a statistical evaluation that is conducted during every permit renewal utilizing the most recent effluent data for each outfall. The RPA is conducted in accordance with 40 CFR 122.44 (d) (i). The NC RPA procedure utilizes the following: 1) 95% Confidence Level/95% Probability; 2) assumption of zero background; 3) use of detection limit for "less than" values; and 4) streamflows used for dilution consideration based on 15A NCAC 2B.0206. Effective April 6, 2016, NC began implementation of dissolved metals criteria in the RPA process in accordance with guidance titled NPDES Implementation of Instream Dissolved Metals Standards, dated June 10, 2016. A reasonable potential analysis was conducted on effluent toxicant data collected between January 2019 and July 2022. Pollutants of concern included toxicants with positive detections and associated water quality standards/criteria. Based on this analysis, the following permitting actions are proposed for this permit: • Effluent Limit with Monitoring. The following parameters will receive a water quality -based effluent limit (WQBEL) since they demonstrated a reasonable potential to exceed applicable water quality standards/criteria: None • Monitoring Only. The following parameters will receive a monitor -only requirement since they did not demonstrate reasonable potential to exceed applicable water quality standards/criteria, but the maximum predicted concentration was >50% of the allowable concentration: None • No Limit or Monitoring: The following parameters will not receive a limit or monitoring, since they did not demonstrate reasonable potential to exceed applicable water quality standards/criteria and the maximum predicted concentration was <50% of the allowable concentration: Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Cyanide, Lead, Molybdenum, Nickel, Selenium, Zinc • POTW Effluent Pollutant Scan Review: Three effluent pollutant scans were evaluated for additional pollutants of concern. (2018, 2020, 2021) o The following parameter(s) will receive a water quality -based effluent limit (WQBEL) with monitoring, since as part of a limited data set, two samples exceeded the allowable discharge concentration: None o The following parameter(s) will receive a monitor -only requirement, since as part of a limited data set, one sample exceeded the allowable discharge concentration: None o The following parameters will not receive a limit or monitoring, since as part of a limited data set, they did not demonstrate reasonable potential to exceed applicable water quality standards/criteria and the maximum predicted concentration was <50% of the allowable concentration: Beryllium, Total Phenolic Compounds, Silver Page 5 of 11 Attached are the RPA results as well as a copy of the Dissolved Metals Implementation Fact Sheet for freshwater/saltwater to this Fact Sheet. Toxici , Testing Limitations Permit limits and monitoring requirements for Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) have been established in accordance with Division guidance (per WET Memo, 8/2/1999). Per WET guidance, all NPDES permits issued to Major facilities or any facility discharging "complex" wastewater (contains anything other than domestic waste) will contain appropriate WET limits and monitoring requirements, with several exceptions. The State has received prior EPA approval to use an Alternative WET Test Procedure in NPDES permits, using single concentration screening tests, with multiple dilution follow-up upon a test failure. Describe proposed toxicity test requirement: This is a Major POTW, and a chronic WET limit at 1.1% effluent will continue on a quarterly frequency during the months of January, April, July, and October. Mercury Statewide TMDL Evaluation There is a statewide TMDL for mercury approved by EPA in 2012. The TMDL target was to comply with EPA's mercury fish tissue criteria (0.3 mg/kg) for human health protection. The TMDL established a wasteload allocation for point sources of 37 kg/year (81 lb/year), and is applicable to municipals and industrial facilities with known mercury discharges. Given the small contribution of mercury from point sources (-2% of total load), the TMDL emphasizes mercury minimization plans (MMPs) for point source control. Municipal facilities > 2 MGD and discharging quantifiable levels of mercury (>1 ng/1) will receive an MMP requirement. Industrials are evaluated on a case -by -case basis, depending if mercury is a pollutant of concern. Effluent limits may also be added if annual average effluent concentrations exceed the WQBEL value (based on the NC WQS of 12 ng/1) and/or if any individual value exceeds a TBEL value of 47 ng/1 Table 2. Mercury Effluent Data Summary 2018 2020 2021 2022 # of Samples 1 4 4 4 Annual Average Conc. n /L 12.8 6.2 7.9 9.2 Maximum Conc., n /L 12.8 8.81 14.2 13.6 TBEL, n /L 47.0 WQBEL, n /L 1 1100.0 Note: 2019 data was non -detect < 200 ng/L and was not included in this summary. Describe proposed permit actions based on mercury evaluation: Since no annual average mercury concentration exceeded the WQBEL, and no individual mercury sample exceeded the TBEL, no mercury limit is required. The permittee submitted their existing Mercury Minimization Plan (MMP) in their renewal application. As the facility is > 2 MGD in capacity and reported multiple detections of mercury > 1 ng/L, the MMP requirement has been maintained. Other TMDL/Nutrient Management Strategy Considerations If applicable, describe any other TNDDLs/Nutrient Management Strategies and their implementation within this permit: N/A Page 6 of 11 Other WOBEL Considerations If applicable, describe any other parameters of concern evaluated for WQBELs: As required by Session Law 2018-5, Senate Bill 99, Section 13.1(r), every applicant shall submit documentation of any additional pollutants for which there are certified methods with the permit application if their discharge is anticipated via a Chemical Addendum to NPDES Application table. As an attachment to the permit application RRSD informed the Division that no monitoring for additional pollutants has been conducted (see attached chemical addendum) and therefore no additional pollutants of concern have been identified. If applicable, describe any special actions (HQW or ORW) this receiving stream and classification shall comply with in order to protect the designated waterbody: NA If applicable, describe any compliance schedules proposed for this permit renewal in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H 010 7(c) (2) (B), 40CFR 122.47, and EPA May 2007 Memo: NA If applicable, describe any water quality standards variances proposed in accordance with NCGS 143- 215.3(e) and 15A NCAC 2B. 0226 for this permit renewal: NA 7. Technology -Based Effluent Limitations (TBELs) Municipals Are concentration limits in the permit at least as stringent as secondary treatment requirements (30 mg/1 BODS/TSS for Monthly Average, and 45 mg/l for BODS/TSS for Weekly Average). YES If NO, provide a justification for alternative limitations (e.g., waste stabilization pond). NA Are 85% removal requirements for CBODS/TSS included in the permit? YES, Overall CBOD5 and TSS removal rates were greater than 85% - See attached CBOD/TSS removal rate calculations. If NO, provide a justification (e.g., waste stabilization pond). NA 8. Antidegradation Review (New/Expanding Discharge): The objective of an antidegradation review is to ensure that a new or increased pollutant loading will not degrade water quality. Permitting actions for new or expanding discharges require an antidegradation review in accordance with 15A NCAC 213.0201. Each applicant for a new/expanding NPDES permit must document an effort to consider non -discharge alternatives per 15A NCAC 2H.0105(c)(2). In all cases, existing instream water uses and the level of water quality necessary to protect the existing use is maintained and protected. If applicable, describe the results of the antidegradation review, including the Engineering Alternatives Analysis (EAA) and any water quality modeling results: NA 9. Antibacksliding Review: Sections 402(o)(2) and 303(d)(4) of the CWA and federal regulations at 40 CFR 122.44(1) prohibit backsliding of effluent limitations in NPDES permits. These provisions require effluent limitations in a reissued permit to be as stringent as those in the previous permit, with some exceptions where limitations may be relaxed (e.g., based on new information, increases in production may warrant less stringent TBEL limits, or WQBELs may be less stringent based on updated RPA or dilution). Are any effluent limitations less stringent than previous permit (YES/NO): NO If YES, confirm that antibacksliding provisions are not violated: NA Page 7 of 11 10. Monitoring Requirements Monitoring frequencies for NPDES permitting are established in accordance with the following regulations and guidance: 1) State Regulation for Surface Water Monitoring, 15A NCAC 213.0500; 2) NPDES Guidance, Monitoring Frequency for Toxic Substances (7/15/2010 Memo); 3) NPDES Guidance, Reduced Monitoring Frequencies for Facilities with Superior Compliance (10/22/2012 Memo); 4) Best Professional Judgement (BPJ). Per US EPA (Interim Guidance, 1996), monitoring requirements are not considered effluent limitations under Section 402(o) of the Clean Water Act, and therefore anti - backsliding prohibitions would not be triggered by reductions in monitoring frequencies. For instream monitoring, refer to Section 4. RRSD was granted 2/week monitoring for CBOD, ammonia, and fecal coliform based on 2012 DWR Guidance Regarding the Reduction of Monitoring Frequencies in NPDES Permits for Exceptionally Performing Facilities during their 2018 renewal. The permittee has requested continuation of this monitoring frequency reduction as part of their renewal application, indicating in their assessment that TSS does not meet criteria and is not being requested for the monitoring reduction. The last three years of the facility's data for these parameters have been reviewed in accordance with the criteria outlined in the guidance. As ammonia is not limited in the permit due to the calculated allowable discharge concentrating being greater than 35 mg/L, the review for reduction of ammonia monitoring frequency was conducted considering a 35 mg/L limit. Based on this review, 2/week monitoring frequency has been maintained for CBOD, ammonia, and fecal coliform. Footnote 4 has been added to Section A.(1.): 2/week sampling must occur on any two non-consecutive days during the calendar week, per the 2012 guidance. In their renewal application, RRSD requested the reduction of total nitrogen and total phosphorous monitoring frequencies from monthly to once per quarter and the reduction of chronic toxicity testing from quarterly to annually. Per 15A NCAC .02B .0508, facilities discharging into the Roanoke River Basin at a permitted flow of 1.0 MGD or higher shall monitor for total nitrogen and total phosphorous at a monitoring frequency of monthly. No change is proposed to total nitrogen or total phosphorous monitoring. Additionally, per the 1999 Whole Effluent Toxicity Permit Limits and Monitoring Requirements memorandum (attached) chronic toxicity testing has been maintained at a quarterly frequency. Footnote 1 of Section 1 of the existing permit states, "The permittee may discontinue influent, effluent and/or stream sampling at such times when adverse stream flows or extreme weather conditions pose a substantial risk of injury or death to persons collecting samples. On such days, written justification for sample discontinuance shall be specified in that month's discharge monitoring report (DMR). Sampling and monitoring shall resume at the first safe opportunity." This language is covered in 15A NCAC 02B .0505(c)(4) and is redundant. In the renewal application, the permittee requested the maintenance of this footnote language. The language is not considered appropriate as a footnote but has been maintained in the permit as Special Condition A.(6.) Clarification of Monitoring Requirements. To identify PFAS contamination in waters classified as Water Supply (WS) waters, monitoring requirements are to be implemented in permits with pretreatment programs that discharge to WS waters. While not immediately downstream, the Roanoke River does have a WS-IV classified stream segment approximately 80 miles downstream of the discharge. As the Roanoke River WWTP has a pretreatment program, monitoring of PFAS chemicals will be added to the permit at a frequency of 2/year. Since an EPA method for sampling and analyzing PFAS in wastewater is not currently available, the PFAS sampling requirement in the Permit includes a compliance schedule which delays the effective date of this requirement until the first full calendar quarter beginning 6 months after EPA has a final wastewater method in 40 CFR136 published in the Federal Register. This date may be extended upon request and if there are no NC -certified labs. Page 8 of 11 11. Electronic Reporting Requirements The US EPA NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was finalized on December 21, 2015. Effective December 21, 2016, NPDES regulated facilities are required to submit Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) electronically. While NPDES regulated facilities would initially be required to submit additional NPDES reports electronically effective December 21, 2020, EPA extended this deadline from December 21, 2020, to December 21, 2025. The current compliance date, effective January 4, 2021, was extended as a final regulation change published in the November 2, 2020 Federal Register. This permit contains the requirements for electronic reporting, consistent with Federal requirements. 12.Summary of Proposed Permitting Actions: Table 4. Current Permit Conditions and Proposed Changes 8.34 MGD Parameter Current Permit Proposed Change Basis for Condition/Change Flow MA 8.34 MGD No change 15A NCAC 213 .0505 Temperature Monitor Daily No change Surface Water Monitoring, 15A NCAC 02B .0500 CBOD5 MA 25.0 mg/l No change TBEL. Secondary treatment WA 37.5 mg/l standards/40 CFR 133 / 15A NCAC Monitor 2/Week 213 .0406; 1995 QUAL2E model. 2012 DWR Guidance Regarding the Reduction of Monitoring Frequencies in NPDES Permits for Exceptionally Performing Facilities TSS MA 30.0 mg/l No change TBEL. Secondary treatment WA 45.0 mg/l standards/40 CFR 133 / 15A NCAC Monitor Daily 213 .0406; 1995 QUAL2E model. Surface Water Monitoring, 15A NCAC 02B .0500 N113-N Monitor 2/Week No change Surface Water Monitoring, 15A NCAC 0213.0500; 2012 DWR Guidance Regarding the Reduction of Monitoring Frequencies in NPDES Permits for Exceptionally Performing Facilities; 1995 QUAL2E model and 2022 WLA review. DO Monitor Daily No change Surface Water Monitoring, 15A NCAC 0213.0500; 1995 QUAL2E model. Fecal coliform MA 200 /100ml No change WQBEL. State WQ standard, 15A WA 400 /100ml NCAC 213.0200; 2012 DWR Monitor 2/Week Guidance Regarding the Reduction Page 9 of 11 of Monitoring Frequencies in NPDES Permits for Exceptionally Performing Facilities pH 6.0 — 9.0 SU No change WQBEL. State WQ standard, 15A Monitor Daily NCAC 213.0200 TRC DM 28.0 µg/l No change WQBEL. State WQ standard, 15A Monitor Daily NCAC 2B .0200. Surface Water Monitoring, 15A NCAC 02B .0500 Total Nitrogen Monitor Monthly No change 15A NCAC 213.0500 TKN No requirement Monitor and Report Surface Water Monitoring; For Monthly calculation of Total Nitrogen NO2+NO3 No requirement Monitor and Report Surface Water Monitoring; For Monthly calculation of Total Nitrogen Total Phosphorus Monitor Monthly No change 15A NCAC 213.0500. Total Hardness Quarterly effluent and No change Hardness -dependent dissolved upstream monitoring metals water quality standards approved in 2016; Pretreatment facility Evaluation of PFAS contribution: Add 2/year monitoring pretreatment facility upstream of PFAS No requirement with delayed state border; Implementation implementation delayed until after EPA certified method becomes available. Toxicity Test Chronic limit, 1.1% No change WQBEL. No toxics in toxic effluent, conducted amounts. 15A NCAC 213.0200 and quarterly 15A NCAC 213.0500 Effluent Pollutant 3 times per permit cycle: 3 times per permit 40 CFR 122 Scan 2018, 2020, 2021 cycle: 2025, 2026, 2027 Instream Separate footnote in Consolidated into Improve clarity of monitoring Monitoring Section A.(1.) Footnote 1 in Section requirements A.(1.) Mercury Required No change, revise Consistent with 2012 Statewide Minimization Plan language toward Mercury TMDL Implementation. (MMP) maintenance Electronic Electronic Reporting No change In accordance with EPA Electronic Reporting Special Condition A.(5.) Reporting Rule 2015. MGD — Million gallons per day, MA - Monthly Average, WA — Weekly Average, DM — Daily Max Page 10 of 11 13. Public Notice Schedule: Permit to Public Notice: 10/08/2022 & 11/10/2022 Per 15A NCAC 21-1.0109 & .0111, The Division will receive comments for a period of 30 days following the publication date of the public notice. Any request for a public hearing shall be submitted to the Director within the 30 days comment period indicating the interest of the party filing such request and the reasons why a hearing is warranted. 14. NPDES Division Contact If you have any questions regarding any of the above information or on the attached permit, please contact Nick Coco at (919) 707-3609 or via email at nick.coco@ncdenr.gov. 15. Fact Sheet Addendum (if applicable): The draft was submitted to RRSD, EPA Region IV, and the Division's Raleigh Regional Office, Aquatic Toxicology Branch, and Operator Certification Program for review. RRSD submitted comments on October 25, 2022. RRSD informed the Division that the permit language regarding instream monitoring frequency had been reverted to the more frequent monitoring regimen that was once employed at the plant. This language change was inadvertent, and the reduced monitoring regimen was meant to be maintained, as noted above in Instream Data Summary. Were there any changes made since the 1010812022 Draft Permit was public noticed (Yes/No): YES If Yes, list changes and their basis below: • Based on discussion with the DWR Basin Planning Branch, to support planning efforts, and as the two parameters are used in calculating TN, monthly monitoring and reporting for TKN and NO2+NO3 has been added to the permit. • Footnote 2 has been revised to reflect the correct variable frequency for instream monitoring [See A.(1.)] . As some of the changes to the permit are significant, the permit was resubmitted for public comment on 11/10/2023. The draft was submitted to RRSD, EPA Region IV, and the Division's Raleigh Regional Office, Aquatic Toxicology Branch, and Operator Certification Program for review. RRSD submitted comments on December 13, 2022, concurring with the draft permit. Were there any changes made since the 1111012022 Draft Permit was public noticed (Yes/No): Yes If Yes, list changes and their basis below: • The expiration year has been revised to 2028, to reflect a 5-year permit cycle. • As the expiration year has been revised, the years specified for conducting the effluent pollutant scans in Special Condition A.(3.) Additional Monitoring Requirements for Renewal have been revised. 16. Fact Sheet Attachments (if applicable): • RPA Spreadsheet Summary • NPDES Implementation of Instream Dissolved Metals Standards — Freshwater Standards • NH3/TRC WLA Calculations • CBOD & TSS Removal Rate Calculations • Pretreatment Form • WET Testing and Self -Monitoring Summary • Water Compliance Inspection Report • Application Addendum • Mercury Minimization Plan Submittal (previously submitted) • Applicable special correspondences Page 11 of 11 Public Notice AFFP North Carolina Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission?NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Affidavit of Publication Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NP- DES Wastewater Permit STATE OF NC } SS NCO024201 Roanoke River COUNTY OF } WWTP The North Carolina En- vironmental Management Com- mission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge Tia Bedwell, being duly sworn, says: permit to the person(S) listed below. Written Comments re - That she is Editor of the The Daily Herald, a daily garding the proposed permit newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in will be accepted until 30 days Roanoke Rapids, County, NC; that the publication, a copy publish date of this no- ofthe of which is attached hereto, was published in the said tice. The Director of the NC Di - newspaper on the following dates: vision of Water Resources November 10, 2022 (DWR) may hold a public hear- ing should there be a signific- ant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested 0N.R...00 �% persons may visit the DWR at �` ��-•.<F That said newspaper was regularldlArr�ulcl 51 2 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review on those dates. = Q: :Z _ _ the information on file. Addition- SIGNED: _ Z' PUBLIC V al information on NPDES per- mits and this notice may be 0 ��iruu�nnm\\\"X\\ found on our website: Editor http:/ldeq.nc.govlaboutldivi- Subscribed to and sworn to me this 10th day of November sions water-resources/water-re- 2022. sources -permitslwastewater- branch npdes-wastewater,lpub- lic-notices,or by calling (919) 707-3601. Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District (P.O. Box 308, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870) Allison R. Coleman, Notary Halifax Co, County, NC has requested renewal of NP- DES permit NCO024201 for its My commission expires: April 29, 2023 Roanoke River Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Hal- ifax County. This permitted fa- cility discharges treated muni- cipal and industrial wastewater 00006193 70517526 to the Roanoke River, a class C water in the Roanoke River Wren Thedford Basin. Fecal coliform, pH and NCDEQ-DWR (RR) total residual chlorine are wa- 1617 Mail Service Center ter quality limited. This dis- Raleigh, NC 27699 charge may affect future alloca- tions in this segment of the Roanoke River, Nov. 10, 2022 P�OICE R9 x Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District 92fTgRY D15�4,G December 8, 2022 CERTIFIED MAIL, Mr. Nick Coco NC DEQ, Water Quality, NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699-1617 P.O. Box 308 1000 Jackson Street Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 (252) 537-9137 Fax: (252) 537-3064 www.rrsd.or� 7005 3110 0001 6339 1367 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED RE: Comments NPDES Permit Number NCO024201 Renewal Roanoke River Wastewater Treatment Plant 135 Aqueduct Road Halifax County Dear Mr. Coco, 93ECE6NED DEC 13 2022 KDEOMR/WDES The Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District (RRSD) received a draft permit for the referenced facility on October 11, 2022 (Publication Notice dated 10/8/22). After initial comments were submitted, we received the second draft permit on November 29, 2022 (Publication Notice dated 11/10/22). After reviewing the latest draft permit, we concur with DWR's recommendations and findings and have no further comments. We request a copy of any comments that are received from the public regarding this permit renewal, if applicable. We very much appreciate the time and effort of the NPDES Unit for this permit renewal. Please do not hesitate to call me (252-537-9137) if you have any questions. Sincerely, Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District R. Danieley Brq4n, PE Chief Executive Officer CC: James E. Kerr,11, Chairman Steven Ellis, ORC Page, 1/1 ETm Bfrn PDES PamMOraftPa r MMLsMd= Public Notice AFFP North Carolina Public Notice Environmental Management Commission. NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Affidavit of Publication Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NP- DES Wastewater Permit NCO024201 Roanoke River STATE OF NC } ss WWTP The North Carolina En - COUNTY OF } vironmental Management Com- mission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge Tia Bedwell, being duly sworn, says: permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments re - That she is Editor of the The Daily Herald, a daily garding the proposed permit newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in will be accepted until 30 days Roanoke Rapids, County, INC; that the publication, a copy after the publish date of this no - of which is attached hereto, was published in the said tice. The Director of the NC Di - newspaper on the following dates: vision of Water Resources October 08, 2022 (DWR) may hold a public hear- ing should there be a signific- ant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested N�o,,�� '' persons may visit the DWR at \�� o That said newspaper was regular• k�ku'ed and cir4 d 512 N. Salisbury Street, on those dates. NOTARY = Raleigh, NC 27604 t0 review the information on file. Addition - SIGNED: _ = al information on NPDES per- �'. PUBLIC _\ mits and this notice may be found on our website. Editor '%%,,11111I Co1U`N\�o`� http:!ldeq.nc.gov?about? Subscribed to and sworn to me this 8th day of October division S:'bvater-resources. water -resources -permits( 2022. wastewater-branchlnpdes- - wastewatertpubiic- notices, or by "ALU calling (919) 707-3601. Roan- oke Rapids Sanitary District [P.O. Box 308, Roanoke Rap - AI ison R. Coleman, Notary Halifax Co, County, NC Ids, NC 27870] has requested renewal of NPDES permit My commission expires: April 29, 2023 N00024201 for its Roanoke River Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Halifax County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal 00006193 70486703 and industrial wastewater to the Roanoke River, a class C wa- Wren Thedford ter in the Roanoke River Basin. NCDEQ-DWR (RR) Fecal coliform, phi and total re - 1617 Mail Service Center sidual chlorine are water qual- Raleigh, NC 27699 ity limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Roanoke River. Oct. 8. 2022 Coco, Nick A From: Coco, Nick A Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 9:48 AM To: Steven Ellis Subject: RE: [External] NCO024201 Hi Steven, You are correct that TN is already defined as TKN and NO2+NO3 in the permit. The additional monitoring requirement won't change any of the actions RRSD is already taking but ensures that the data makes it into the DMRs for us and the basin planners to use. This has been requested for just about anyone sampling for TN, since we have run into situations where only TN was reported and not TKN and NO2+NO3. Since this data is very useful for basin planning, and having the monitoring requirement saves us from having to reach out and request years and years of TKN and NO2+NO3 data, it is a good idea to have it as a reporting requirement tied to TN. I do see your point here, especially considering you have been reporting this data all along, but we are aiming for consistency in the permits as we move through them. I've submitted the revised draft permit to our administrative specialist today and should hopefully have a copy to you today or tomorrow, with a notice in the paper shortly thereafter. Thanks again for all of your help with this process and please do not hesitate to reach out with any comments or questions. Best, Nick Coco, PE (he/him/his) Engineer 111 NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Office: (919) 707-3609 nick.coco@ncdenr.gov "Email is preferred but I am available to talk by via Microsoft Teams" Physical Address: 512 North Salisbury St.,Raleigh, NC, 27604 Mailing Address: 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617 DE NORTH CAROLINA tj:�) Department of Environmental Quality Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Steven Ellis <sellis@rrsd.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 9:18 AM To: Coco, Nick A <Nick.Coco@ncdenr.gov> Subject: RE: [External] NCO024201 CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to Report Spam. Isn't TN the sum of TKN and NO2+NO3. We are monitoring those three to report TN already. We just don't have to report them individually as we report TN. I would request you leave it as is because TN is defined in the permit language as equal to TKN+NO2+NO3. That's just my thoughts though. Steven Ellis I Wastewater Treatment Plant ORC Ph 252.536.4884 1 Fax 252.536.4885 1 Cell 252.885.0166 1 Email Sellis(a)rrsd.org Delivering safe drinking water while protecting environmental water quality Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District 1000 Jackson Street I PO Box 308 1 Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 1 www.rrsd.ora Please consider the natural environment before printing this e-mail. From: Coco, Nick A <Nick.Coco@ncdenr.gov> Sent: Monday, November 7, 2022 4:14 PM To: Steven Ellis <sellis@rrsd.org> Subject: RE: [External] NCO024201 Hi Steven, Would you mind sending me the comments via email? I'm only in the office a couple times per week but hadn't received anything last week. I've not received comments from any other party, with the exception of the DWR basin planners requesting NO2+NO3 and TKN be added as monitoring requirements alongside TN. The notice was published in the Daily Herald on 10/8/2022 (see attached affidavit). Thanks, Nick From: Steven Ellis <sellis@rrsd.org> Sent: Monday, November 7, 2022 4:10 PM To: Coco, Nick A <Nick.Coco@ncdenr.gov> Subject: RE: [External] NCO024201 CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to Report Spam. Nick, a Formal comments letter has been sent. However, there were only the two comments regarding the PFAS frequency and stream monitoring frequency. We have not found the public notice in the local newspaper yet by the way. Please let me know if you receive any public comments. Steven Ellis I Wastewater Treatment Plant ORC Ph 252.536.4884 1 Fax 252.536.4885 1 Cell 252.885.0166 1 Email Sellis(a)rrsd.ora Delivering safe drinking water while protecting environmental water quality Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District 1000 Jackson Street I PO Box 308 1 Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 1 www.rrsd.ora Please consider the natural environment before printing this e-mail. From: Coco, Nick A <Nick.Coco@ncdenr.gov> Sent: Monday, November 7, 2022 4:05 PM To: Steven Ellis <sellis@rrsd.org> Subject: RE: [External] NCO024201 Hi Steven, Due to the nature of my error (considered a major modification to the permit if I go back to the lower frequency), I will need to submit this draft permit back for public comment, this time with the correct instream monitoring frequencies. I've also corrected that typo on the cover letter that you will hopefully be seeing this week. I just wanted to give you the heads up. There were no other comments here, correct? Thanks, Nick Coco, PE (he/him/his) Engineer /// NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Office: (919) 707-3609 nick.coco@ncdenr.gov "Email is preferred but I am available to talk by via Microsoft Teams" Physical Address: 512 North Salisbury St.,Raleigh, NC, 27604 Mailing Address: 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617 DE Q:> NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental Duality Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Coco, Nick A Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 8:36 AM To: Steven Ellis <sellis@rrsd.org> Subject: RE: [External] NCO024201 Hi Steven, No sir. It was intended to be maintained at the variable frequency of weekly during June, July, August, and September and 2/month during the remainder of the year, like in your current permit. I will need to revise this. Do you know if RRSD has any other comments regarding the permit? Thanks, Nick Coco, PE (he/him/his) Engineer /// NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit NC DEQ/ Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Office: (919) 707-3609 nick.coco@ncdenr.gov "Email is preferred but I am available to talk by via Microsoft Teams" Physical Address: 512 North Salisbury St.,Raleigh, NC, 27604 Mailing Address: 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617 its.— D E NORTH CAROLINA kl; Department of Environmental Quality Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Steven Ellis <sellis@rrsd.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 12:32 PM To: Coco, Nick A <Nick.Coco@ncdenr.gov> Subject: [External] NCO024201 CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to Report Spam. Nick, did you mean to change our stream sampling frequency to more often? Steven Ellis, WWTP ORC, Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District. Freshwater RPA - 95% Probability/95% Confidence Using Metal Translators MAXIMUM DATA POINTS = 58 REQUIRED DATA ENTRY Table 1. Project Information ❑ CHECK IF HQW OR ORW WQS Facility Name WWTP/WTP Class NPDES Permit Outfall Flow, Qw (MGD) Receiving Stream HUC Number Stream Class Roanoke River WWTP IV NCO024201 001 8.340 Roanoke River 03010107 C ❑ Apply WS Hardness WQC 7Q10s (cfs) 7Q10w (cfs) 30Q2 (cfs) QA (cfs) 1 Q10s (cfs) 1172.00 1172.00 1172.00 1172.00 940.31 Effluent Hardness - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Upstream Hardness ------- I------- Combined Hardness Chronic Combined Hardness Acute Data Source(s) I _ _ _ _ _ _ 76.97 mg/L (Avg) - - - - - - - I _ _ _ _ _ _ _30.8 mg/L (Avg) ------- I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31.3 mg/L I _ _ _31.43 mg/L - ❑ CHECK TO APPLY MODEL Par01 Par02 Par03 Par04 Par05 Par060 Par07 Par08 Par09 Par10 Par11 Par12 Par13 Par14 Par15 Par16 Par17 Par18 Par19 Par20 Par21 Par22 Par23 Par24 Table 2. Parameters of Concern Name Was Type Chronic Modifier Acute PQL Units Arsenic Aquactic Life C 150 FW 340 ug/L Arsenic Human Health Water Supply C 10 HH/WS N/A ug/L Beryllium Aquatic Life NC 6.5 FW 65 ug/L Cadmium Aquatic Life NC 0.6992 FW 3.9559 ug/L Chlorides Aquatic Life NC 230 FW ng/L Chlorinated Phenolic Compounds Water Supply NC 1 A ug/L Total Phenolic Compounds Aquatic Life NC 300 A ug/L Chromium III Aquatic Life NC 141.5391 FW 1091.5812 ug/L Chromium VI Aquatic Life NC 11 FW 16 pg/L Chromium, Total Aquatic Life NC N/A FW N/A pg/L Copper Aquatic Life NC 9.5501 FW 12.9909 ug/L Cyanide Aquatic Life NC 5 FW 22 10 ug/L Fluoride Aquatic Life NC 1,800 FW ug/L Lead Aquatic Life NC 3.7873 FW 97.6152 ug/L Mercury Aquatic Life NC 12 FW 0.5 ng/L Molybdenum Human Health NC 2000 HH ug/L Nickel Aquatic Life NC 45.0324 FW 406.7860 pg/L Nickel Water Supply NC 25.0000 WS N/A pg/L Selenium Aquatic Life NC 5 FW 56 ug/L Silver Aquatic Life NC 0.06 FW 0.4393 ug/L Zinc Aquatic Life NC 153.3327 FW 152.5925 ug/L 24201 FW RPA, input 9/27/2022 REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS H1 Effluent Hardness Use "PASTE SPECIAL- Values" then "COPY". H2 Upstream Hardness Use "PASTE SPECIAL - Values" then "COPY". Par01 & Par02 Maximum data points Maximum data points = 58 = 58 Date Data BDL=1/2DL Results Date Data BDL=1/2DL Results Date Data 1 1 /7/2019 48 48 Std Dev. 27.6275 1 1 /7/2019 32 32 Std Dev. 4.2628 1 1 /7/2019 < 2 2/4/2019 36 36 Mean 76.9697 2 4/8/2019 28 28 Mean 30.8000 2 4/10/2019 < 3 3/6/2019 56 56 C.V. 0.3589 3 7/8/2019 34 34 C.V. 0.1384 3 7/8/2019 < 4 4/10/2019 92 92 n 33 4 10/3/2019 32 32 n 15 4 10/7/2019 < 5 5/6/2019 112 112 10th Per value 48.00 mg/L 5 1/6/2020 32 32 10th Per value 25.60 mg/L 5 1/6/2020 < 6 6/3/2019 128 128 Average Value 76.97 mg/L 6 4/6/2020 24 24 Average Value 30.80 mg/L 6 4/5/2020 < 7 7/8/2019 92 92 Max. Value 152.00 mg/L 7 7/6/2020 32 32 Max. Value 40.00 mg/L 7 4/6/2020 < 8 8/5/2019 100 100 8 10/5/2020 24 24 8 7/6/2020 < 9 9/9/2019 88 88 9 1/4/2021 28 28 9 10/5/2020 < 10 10/7/2019 100 100 10 4/5/2021 28 28 10 1 /4/2021 < 11 11 /4/2019 76 76 11 7/13/2021 36 36 11 1 /11 /2021 < 12 12/2/2019 58 58 12 10/11/2021 40 40 12 4/5/2021 < 13 1/6/2020 60 60 13 1 /11 /2022 28 28 13 7/12/2021 < 14 2/10/2020 44 44 14 4/5/2022 32 32 14 10/11/2021 < 15 3/9/2020 52 52 15 7/12/2022 32 32 15 1/10/2022 < 16 4/5/2020 80 80 16 16 4/11/2022 < 17 4/6/2020 68 68 17 17 7/11/2022 < 18 5/4/2020 52 52 18 18 19 6/8/2020 152 152 19 19 20 7/6/2020 120 120 20 20 21 8/10/2020 102 102 21 21 22 9/7/2020 76 76 22 22 -1- Arsenic BDL=1/2DL Results 10 5 Std Dev. 2 1 Mean 2 1 C.V. 2 1 n 2 1 2 1 Mult Factor = 2 1 Max. Value 2 1 Max. Pred Cw 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 Use"PASTE SPECIAL -Values" then "COPY". Maximum data points = 58 1.2353 0.7854 17 1.58 5.0 ug/L 7.9 ug/L 24201 FW RPA, data 9/27/2022 Par03 Beryllium Date Data BDL=1/2DL Results 1 4/5/2020 < 0.5 0.25 Std Dev. 2 1/11/2021 < 0.5 0.25 Mean 3 7/9/2018 < 5 2.5 C.V. (default) 4 n 5 6 Mult Factor = 7 Max. Value 8 Max. Pred Cw 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS use "PASTE Par04 use "PASTE Par07 SPECIAL -Values' SPECIAL -Values" Use "PASTE SPECIAL then "COPY". Cadmium then "COPY". Total Phenolic Compound Values" then "COPY". Maximum data Maximum data Maximum data points 58 points = 58 points = 58 - 1.0000 0.6000 3 3.00 2.50 ug/L 7.50 ug/L Date Data BDL=1/2DL Results 1 1 /7/2019 < 2 1 Std Dev. 2 4/10/2019 < 0.15 0.075 Mean 3 7/8/2019 < 0.15 0.075 C.V. 4 10/7/2019 < 0.15 0.075 n 5 1 /6/2020 < 0.15 0.075 6 4/5/2020 < 0.15 0.075 Mult Factor = 7 4/6/2020 < 0.15 0.075 Max. Value 8 7/6/2020 < 0.15 0.075 Max. Pred Cw 9 10/5/2020 < 0.15 0.075 10 1 /4/2021 < 0.15 0.075 11 1/11/2021 < 0.15 0.075 12 4/5/2021 < 0.15 0.075 13 7/12/2021 < 0.15 0.075 14 10/11/2021 < 0.15 0.075 15 1/10/2022 < 0.15 0.075 16 4/11/2022 < 0.15 0.075 17 7/11/2022 < 0.15 0.075 18 19 20 21 22 -2- 0.1294 1.7336 17 2.17 1.000 2.170 Date Data BDL=1/2DL Result 1 4/6/2020 11 11 Std Dev 8.0829 2 1/12/2021 21 21 Mean 12.3333 3 7/9/2018 < 10 5 C.V. (de 0.6000 4 n 3 5 6 Mult Fac 3.00 7 Max. Va 21.0 ug/L 8 Max. Pr( 63.0 ug/L 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24201 FW RPA, data 9/27/2022 Par10 Chromium, Total Date Data BDL=1/2DL Results 1 1 /7/2019 < 5 2.5 Std Dev. 2 4/10/2019 < 2 1 Mean 3 7/8/2019 < 2 1 C.V. 4 10/7/2019 < 2 1 n 5 1 /6/2020 < 2 1 6 4/5/2020 < 2 1 Mult Factor = 7 4/6/2020 < 2 1 Max. Value 8 7/6/2020 < 2 1 Max. Pred Cw 9 10/5/2020 < 2 1 10 1 /4/2021 < 2 1 11 1/11/2021 < 2 1 12 4/5/2021 < 2 1 13 7/12/2021 < 2 1 14 10/11/2021 < 2 1 15 1/10/2022 < 2 1 16 4/11/2022 < 2 1 17 7/11/2022 < 2 1 18 19 20 21 22 REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS Use "PASTE SPECIAL- Pal Use "PASTE SPECIAL- Par12 Values" then "COPY". Copper Values" then "COPY". Maximum data points Maximum data points = 58 = 58 1.0882 0.3343 17 1.24 2.5 dig/L 3.1 dig/L Date Data BDL=1/2DL Results 1 1 /7/2019 7 7 Std Dev. 2 4/10/2019 3 3 Mean 3 7/8/2019 5 5 C.V. 4 10/7/2019 7 7 n 5 1 /6/2020 3 3 6 4/5/2020 5 5 Mult Factor = 7 4/6/2020 4 4 Max. Value 8 7/6/2020 5 5 Max. Pred Cw 9 10/5/2020 6 6 10 1 /4/2021 5 5 11 1/11/2021 6 6 12 4/5/2021 6 6 13 7/12/2021 5 5 14 10/11/2021 4 4 15 1/10/2022 4 4 16 4/11/2022 4 4 17 7/11/2022 68 68 18 19 20 21 22 -3- 8.6471 1.7742 17 2.19 68.00 ug/L 148.92 ug/L Date Data 1 1 /8/2019 < 2 4/11/2019 < 3 7/9/2019 < 4 10/8/2019 < 5 1 /7/2020 < 6 4/6/2020 < 7 4/7/2020 < 8 7/7/2020 < 9 10/6/2020 < 10 1 /5/2021 < 11 1/12/2021 < 12 4/6/2021 < 13 7/13/2021 < 14 10/12/2021 < 15 1/11/2022 < 16 4/12/2022 < 17 7/12/2022 18 19 20 21 22 Cyanide BDL=1/2DL Results 5 5 Std Dev. 5 5 Mean 5 5 C.V. 5 5 n 5 5 5 5 Mult Factor = 5 5 Max. Value 5 5 Max. Pred Cw 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 Use "PASTE SPECIAL Values" then "COPY". Maximum data points = 58 5.00 0.0000 17 1.00 5.0 ug/L 5.0 ug/L 24201 FW RPA, data 9/27/2022 REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS Par14 Par16 Par17 & Par18 Use "PASTE SPECIAL- Use "PASTE SPECIAL- Use "PASTE SPECIAL - Lead Values" then "COPY". Molybdenum Values" then "COPY". Nickel Values" then "COPY". Maximum data points Maximum data points Maximum data points = 58 = 58 = 58 Date BDL=1/2DL Results Date Data BDL=1/2DL Results Date Data BDL=1/2DL Results 1 1 /7/2019 < 10 5 Std Dev. 1.1573 1 1 /7/2019 < 5 2.5 Std Dev. 0.9274 1 1 /7/2019 < 10 5 Std Dev. 2.4370 2 4/10/2019 < 0.5 0.25 Mean 0.6500 2 4/10/2019 < 2 1 Mean 1.6000 2 4/10/2019 2.3 2.3 Mean 3.1588 3 7/8/2019 0.6 0.6 C.V. 1.7805 3 7/8/2019 < 2 1 C.V. 0.5796 3 7/8/2019 3.5 3.5 C.V. 0.7715 4 10/7/2019 < 0.5 0.25 n 17 4 10/7/2019 4 4 n 16 4 10/7/2019 3.9 3.9 n 17 5 1 /6/2020 1 1 5 1 /6/2020 < 2 1 5 1 /6/2020 1.8 1.8 6 4/5/2020 < 0.5 0.25 Mult Factor = 2.19 6 4/5/2020 < 2 1 Mult Factor = 1.45 6 4/5/2020 1.9 1.9 Mult Factor = 1.57 7 4/6/2020 < 0.5 0.25 Max. Value 5.000 ug/L 7 4/6/2020 < 2 1 Max. Value 4.0 ug/L 7 4/6/2020 2.1 2.1 Max. Value 11.9 Ng/L 8 7/6/2020 < 0.5 0.25 Max. Pred Cw 10.950 ug/L 8 7/6/2020 < 2 1 Max. Pred Cw 5.8 ug/L 8 7/6/2020 3.3 3.3 Max. Pred Cw 18.7 Ng/L 9 10/5/2020 < 0.5 0.25 9 10/5/2020 2 2 9 10/5/2020 3.1 3.1 10 1 /4/2021 < 0.5 0.25 10 1 /4/2021 < 2 1 10 1 /4/2021 1.4 1.4 11 1/11/2021 < 0.5 0.25 11 4/5/2021 2 2 11 1/11/2021 2.2 2.2 12 4/5/2021 < 0.5 0.25 12 7/12/2021 < 2 1 12 4/5/2021 2 2 13 7/12/2021 < 0.5 0.25 13 10/11/2021 < 2 1 13 7/12/2021 3 3 14 10/11/2021 < 0.5 0.25 14 1/10/2022 < 2 1 14 10/11/2021 2.1 2.1 15 1/10/2022 < 0.5 0.25 15 4/11/2022 2 2 15 1/10/2022 1.6 1.6 16 4/11/2022 < 0.5 0.25 16 7/11/2022 3.1 3.1 16 4/11/2022 2.6 2.6 17 7/11/2022 1.2 1.2 17 17 7/11/2022 11.9 11.9 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 24201 FW RPA, data -4- 9/27/2022 REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS Par19 Par20 Par21 Use "PASTE SPECIAL- Use "PASTE SPECIAL- Use "PASTE SPECIAL - Selenium Values" then "COPY". Silver Values" then "COPY". Zinc Values" then "COPY". Maximum data points Maximum data points Maximum data points = 58 = 58 = 58 Date Data BDL=1/2DL Results Date Data BDL=1/2DL Results Date Data BDL=1/2DL Results 1 1 /7/2019 < 10 5 Std Dev. 1.0914 1 4/5/2020 < 0.5 0.25 Std Dev. 1.2990 1 1 /7/2019 21 21 Std Dev. 29.4389 2 4/10/2019 < 1 0.5 Mean 0.7647 2 1/11/2021 < 0.5 0.25 Mean 1.0000 2 4/10/2019 24 24 Mean 25.3750 3 7/8/2019 < 1 0.5 C.V. 1.4272 3 7/9/2018 < 5 2.5 C.V. (default) 0.6000 3 7/8/2019 19 19 C.V. 1.1602 4 10/7/2019 < 1 0.5 n 17 4 n 3 4 10/7/2019 17 17 n 16 5 1 /6/2020 < 1 0.5 5 5 1 /6/2020 15 15 6 4/5/2020 < 1 0.5 Mult Factor = 2.00 6 Mult Factor = 3.00 6 4/5/2020 15 20 Mult Factor = 1.83 7 4/6/2020 < 1 0.5 Max. Value 5.0 ug/L 7 Max. Value 2.500 ug/L 7 4/6/2020 20 25 Max. Value 135.0 ug/L 8 7/6/2020 < 1 0.5 Max. Pred Cw 10.0 ug/L 8 Max. Pred Cw 7.500 ug/L 8 7/6/2020 25 18 Max. Pred Cw 247.1 ug/L 9 10/5/2020 < 1 0.5 9 9 10/5/2020 18 15 10 1 /4/2021 < 1 0.5 10 10 1 /4/2021 15 19 11 1/11/2021 < 1 0.5 11 11 1/11/2021 19 19 12 4/5/2021 < 1 0.5 12 12 4/5/2021 19 18 13 7/12/2021 < 1 0.5 13 13 7/12/2021 18 14 14 10/11/2021 < 1 0.5 14 14 10/11/2021 14 12 15 1/10/2022 < 1 0.5 15 15 1/10/2022 12 15 16 4/11/2022 < 1 0.5 16 16 4/11/2022 15 135 17 7/11/2022 < 1 0.5 17 17 7/11/2022 135 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 24201 FW RPA, data -5- 9/27/2022 Roanoke River WWTP NCOO242O1 Freshwater RPA - 95% Probability/95% Confidence Using Metal Translators MAXIMUM DATA POINTS = 58 Qw (MGD) = 8.3400 WWTP/WTP Class: IV 1QlOS (cfs) = 940.31 IWC% @ 1QlOS = 1.35611606 7Q10S (cfs) = 1172.00 IWC% @ 7Q10S = 1.09095328 7Q10W (cfs) = 1172.00 IWC% @ 7Q10W = 1.09095328 30Q2 (cfs) = 1172.00 IWC% @ 30Q2 = 1.09095328 Avg. Stream Flow, QA (cfs) = 1172.00 IW%C @ QA = 1.09095328 Receiving Stream: Roanoke River HUC 03010107 Stream Class: C Outfall 001 Qw = 8.34 M G D COMBINED HARDNESS (mg/L) Acute = 31.43 mg/L Chronic = 31.3 mg/L PARAMETER NC STANDARDS OR EPA CRITERIA REASONABLE POTENTIAL RESULTS RECOMMENDED ACTION TYPE J H Chronic Standard Acute n # Det. Max Pred Cw Allowable Cw Acute (FW): 25,071.6 Arsenic C 150 FW(7Q1 Os) 340 ug/L 17 0 7.9 Chronic (FW): 13,749.4 No RP, Predicted Max < 50% of Allowable Cw - No Max MDL10 Monitoring required Arsenic C 10 HH/WS(Qavg) ug/L NO DETECTS _= -------------------------------------- Chronic (HH): 916.6 Max MDL = 10 Acute: 4,793.10 Beryllium NC 6.5 FW(7Q10s) 65 ug/L 3 0 7.50 Note: n < 9 C.V. (default) Chronic: 595.81 No RP, Predicted Max < 50% of Allowable Cw - No Limited data set NO DETECTS Max MDL = 5 Monitoring required Acute: 291.705 Cadmium NC 0.6992 FW(7QlOs) 3.9559 ug/L 17 0 2.170 Chronic:----- 64.094 - ---------------------------- No RP, Predicted Max < 50% of Allowable Cw - No NO DETECTS Max MDL = 2 Monitoring required Acute: NO WQS Total Phenolic Compounds NC 300 A(30Q2) ug/L 3 2 63.0 Note: n < 9 C.V. (default) Chronic: 27,498.9 No RP, Predicted Max < 50% of Allowable Cw - No 1,imited data set No value > Allowable Cw Monitoring required Acute: 80,493.2 Chromium III NC 141.5391 FW(7QlOs) 1091.5812 µg/L 0 0 N/A - ---------------------------- Chronic:-----12,973.9 See Total Chromium Acute: 1,179.8 Chromium VI NC 11 FW(7QlOs) 16 µg/L 0 0 N/A Chronic:----- 1,008-3 - ---------------------------- See Total Chromium Chromium, Total NC µg/L 17 0 3.1 Max reported value = 2.5 a: No monitoring required if all Total Chromium samples are < 5 pg/L or Pred. max for Total Cr is < allowable Cw for Cr VI. NO DETECTS Max MDL = 5 Acute: 957.95 Copper NC 9.5501 FW(7Q1 Os) 12.9909 ug/L 17 17 148.92 Chronic: 875.39 No RP, Predicted Max < 50% of Allowable Cw - No No value > Allowable Cw Monitoring required Page 1 of 2 24201 FW RPA, rpa 9/27/2022 Roanoke River WWTP NCOO242O1 Freshwater RPA - 95% Probability/95% Confidence Using Metal Translators Outfall 001 Qw = 8.34 M G D Acute: 1,622.3 Cyanide NC 5 FW(7QlOs) 22 10 ug/L 17 1 5.0 Chronic: 458.3 No RP, Predicted Max < 50% of Allowable Cw - No No value > Allowable Cw Monitoring required Acute: 7,198.142 Lead NC 3.7873 FW(7Q1 Os) 97.6152 ug/L 17 3 10.950 Chronic: 347.156 No RP, Predicted Max < 50% of Allowable Cw - No No value > Allowable Cw Monitoring required Acute (FW): 29,996.4 Nickel NC 45.0324 FW(7Q1 Os) 406.7860 µg/L 17 16 18.7 Chronic (FW): 4,127.8 No RP, Predicted Max < 50% of Allowable Cw - No No value > Allowable Cw -------------------------------- Monitoring required Nickel NC 25.0000 WS(7Q10s) µg/L Chronic (WS): 2,291.6 NA No value > Allowable Cw Acute: 4,129.4 Selenium NC 5 FW(7Q1 Os) 56 ug/L 17 0 10.0 Chronic: 458.3 No RP, Predicted Max < 50% of Allowable Cw - No NO DETECTS Max MDL = 10 Monitoring required Acute: 32.394 Silver NC 0.06 FW(7Q10s) 0.4393 ug/L 3 0 7.500_INo Note: n < 9 C.V. (default) Chronic: 5.500 detects; all reported values < 5 ug/I and < 0.5 Limited data set NO DETECTS Max MDL = 5 ug/L - No monitoring required Acute: 11,252.2 No RP, Predicted Max < 50% of Allowable Cw - No Zinc NC 153.3327 FW(7QlOs) 152.5925 ug/L 17 17 247.1 Monitoring required Chronic: 14,054.9 No value > Allowable Cw 24201 FW RPA, rpa Page 2 of 2 9/27/2022 NCO024201 CBOD monthly Month RR (%) January-18 97.20 February-18 98.07 March-18 98.07 April-18 96.85 May-18 97.10 June-18 98.26 July-18 95.95 August-18 96.68 September-18 97.01 October-18 97.01 November-18 94.74 December-18 94.38 January-19 93.17 February-19 93.21 March-19 95.49 April-19 95.58 May-19 96.79 June-19 96.89 July-19 97.33 August-19 97.46 September-19 97.97 October-19 97.86 November-19 97.57 December-19 96.22 January-20 96.50 February-20 92.93 March-20 96.10 April-20 96.36 May-20 96.97 June-20 95.67 Roanoke River WWTP removal rate Month July-20 August-20 September-20 October-20 November-20 December-20 January-21 February-21 March-21 April-21 May-21 June-21 July-21 August-21 September-21 October-21 November-21 December-21 January-22 February-22 March-22 April-22 May-22 June-22 July-22 August-22 September-22 October-22 November-22 December-22 RR (%) 97.60 96.51 96.58 98.09 95.49 95.80 94.34 91.08 94.74 96.11 96.93 97.96 96.84 97.54 97.69 97.42 97.86 97.81 94.22 95.11 94.19 95.74 97.27 98.02 97.38 97.79 Overall CBOD removal rate 96.38 10/3/2022 TSS monthly removal rate Month RR (%) Month RR (%) January-18 94.18 July-20 95.14 February-18 94.11 August-20 91.79 March-18 89.13 September-20 91.88 April-18 88.13 October-20 93.34 May-18 93.17 November-20 88.31 June-18 93.13 December-20 90.70 July-18 88.11 January-21 88.60 August-18 86.40 February-21 73.51 September-18 90.92 March-21 85.05 October-18 91.03 April-21 91.66 November-18 86.93 May-21 93.27 December-18 85.94 June-21 93.24 January-19 86.22 July-21 93.56 February-19 86.95 August-21 90.83 March-19 88.33 September-21 93.77 April-19 90.44 October-21 93.16 May-19 93.72 November-21 94.18 June-19 92.88 December-21 94.42 July-19 92.56 January-22 87.06 August-19 92.34 February-22 89.16 September-19 92.33 March-22 86.68 October-19 92.28 April-22 88.84 November-19 92.40 May-22 93.26 December-19 90.63 June-22 91.69 January-20 90.62 July-22 92.44 February-20 85.99 August-22 93.38 March-20 92.47 September-22 April-20 94.02 October-22 May-20 93.27 November-22 June-20 91.39 December-22 Overall TSS removal rate 90.61 NC0024201 Roanoke River WWTP Instream DO Summary Date Upstream [mg/L] Downstream [mg/L] Date Upstream [mg/L] Downstream [mg/L] 1 /8/2018 14.1 14.8 7/29/2019 5.9 6.7 1 /22/2018 14.4 14.9 8/7/2019 6.8 7.3 2/5/2018 13 13.6 8/14/2019 6.3 7.5 2/20/2018 11 11.6 8/22/2019 6.6 6.4 3/7/2018 12 12.3 8/26/2019 7 7.1 3/22/2018 13.8 12.8 9/3/2019 7.5 8.2 4/2/2018 12.2 12.3 9/10/2019 6.8 7.2 4/18/2018 10.5 10.7 9/19/2019 7.7 7.7 5/1 /2018 9.6 9.4 9/25/2019 6.6 7.7 5/15/2018 10.2 10.8 10/3/2019 8.5 10.5 6/1 /2018 6.4 6.1 10/17/2019 10.2 8.8 6/4/2018 7.5 7.5 11 /7/2019 10.3 10.4 6/13/2018 8.4 10 11 /19/2019 10 10.6 6/19/2018 7.9 8 12/2/2019 10.9 11.1 6/25/2018 9.4 7.5 12/18/2019 11.9 11.8 7/5/2018 6.7 7.3 1 /6/2020 12 12 7/9/2018 7.2 8.3 1 /23/2020 12.7 13.5 7/17/2018 8 9.4 2/14/2020 13.3 12.9 7/23/2018 7.8 7.2 2/24/2020 13 12.4 7/30/2018 3.3 6.2 3/9/2020 10.9 11.4 8/6/2018 7.9 7.6 3/24/2020 10.5 10.5 8/14/2018 7.6 7.7 4/6/2020 10.2 10.6 8/21 /2018 5.4 6.3 4/21 /2020 9.6 9.9 8/27/2018 7.6 9 5/6/2020 9.2 9 9/5/2018 5.5 7.7 5/18/2020 9 9.2 9/10/2018 5.5 6.4 6/1 /2020 8.7 7.5 9/20/2018 6.4 6.2 6/8/2020 6.8 9.4 9/27/2018 5.6 5.3 6/17/2020 7.3 6.8 10/9/2018 5.2 5.1 6/24/2020 7.8 7.4 10/23/2018 6.6 5.6 7/1 /2020 6.5 6.7 11 /6/2018 7.8 7.8 7/6/2020 6.5 6.2 11 /20/2018 9.4 8.6 7/14/2020 6.2 6.4 12/4/2018 9.8 10.2 7/22/2020 6.5 7 12/18/2018 11.3 11.1 7/30/2020 5.7 6.5 1 /7/2019 11.6 11.4 8/6/2020 5.6 5.3 1 /24/2019 12.1 12.2 8/13/2020 5.3 5.3 2/13/2019 12.4 12.2 8/20/2020 6.2 6.9 2/26/2019 13.4 13.1 8/25/2020 7 6.1 3/12/2019 11.9 12.1 9/3/2020 5.5 5.2 3/26/2019 12.2 12.1 9/10/2020 5 5.4 4/8/2019 11.4 11.6 9/18/2020 6.7 6.8 4/22/2019 9.6 9.7 9/25/2020 6.5 6.4 5/8/2019 8.6 9.3 10/1 /2020 7.8 7.7 5/22/2019 8.5 9.2 10/22/2020 9 8 6/6/2019 7.2 8.2 11 /2/2020 8.8 7.8 6/12/2019 6.8 7.7 11 /16/2020 9.5 8.5 6/17/2019 7.7 7.6 12/3/2020 10.9 10.8 6/27/2019 7.1 6.5 12/17/2020 12 11.2 7/1 /2019 8.4 8.9 1 /4/2021 13 12.3 7/8/2019 5.2 6.1 1 /21 /2021 11.9 12.4 7/15/2019 7.6 7.7 2/4/2021 13.2 12.8 7/23/2019 6.3 6.5 2/16/2021 13.2 13.3 3/2/20211 12.2 121 11 /23/2021 11.2 11.6 3/18/2021 11.2 11.1 12/7/2021 11.2 11.4 4/5/2021 11.1 11.1 12/21 /2021 11.2 11 4/21 /2021 9.9 9.9 1 /4/2022 10.5 10.6 5/4/2021 9.7 9.9 1 /18/2022 12.3 12.5 5/19/2021 10.2 10.3 2/1 /2022 14 14.2 6/4/2021 8.8 8.7 2/15/2022 13.2 13.3 6/9/2021 8 8.4 3/1 /2022 12.4 12.4 6/17/2021 7.6 7.7 3/15/2022 11.9 11.4 6/25/2021 8.5 9 3/29/2022 11.2 10.8 6/29/2021 7.7 8.2 4/12/2022 10.5 10.4 7/9/2021 8.2 8 4/26/2022 10.3 9.7 7/13/2021 7.9 7 5/10/2022 9.1 9.2 7/20/2021 7 7.4 5/25/2022 7.8 8.5 7/27/2021 6.1 6.8 6/2/2022 8.6 9.2 8/3/2021 6.5 7 6/7/2022 7.9 8.4 8/12/2021 8.3 8.8 6/14/2022 7.3 7.2 8/17/2021 6.5 7.4 6/21 /2022 8.6 8.8 8/24/2021 6.5 7.8 6/27/2022 9 9.4 8/31 /2021 7.2 7.1 7/5/2022 9 8.8 9/7/2021 7.2 7.6 7/12/2022 8.3 7.1 9/14/2021 7.1 7.6 7/18/2022 8.7 7.8 9/21 /2021 8.2 7.8 7/28/2022 9.1 8.7 9/28/2021 7.4 7.8 8/1 /2022 6.9 7.1 10/11 /2021 7.9 8.4 8/9/2022 6.2 6.4 10/27/2021 9.5 9.8 8/16/2022 8.8 7.8 11 /9/2021 9.81 9.7 8/23/20221 7.11 7.4 8/30/20221 8.21 7.6 NCO024201 Roanoke River WWTP Instream Temperature Summar Date Upstream [degC] Downstream [degC] Date Upstream [degC] Downstream [degC] 1 /8/2018 1.9 1.5 7/29/2019 29.4 29.5 1 /22/2018 7.6 6.1 8/7/2019 29.6 29.4 2/5/2018 7.9 6.3 8/14/2019 30.3 30.9 2/20/2018 10.6 10.1 8/22/2019 29.5 29.1 3/7/2018 10.2 10.4 8/26/2019 27.9 27.5 3/22/2018 12.2 9.9 9/3/2019 28.4 28.8 4/2/2018 12.5 12.6 9/10/2019 26.4 26.4 4/18/2018 15.2 15.1 9/19/2019 26.1 25.1 5/1 /2018 17.1 17.5 9/25/2019 26.4 26.5 5/15/2018 23 22.8 10/3/2019 26.7 26.7 6/1 /2018 22.9 23.3 10/17/2019 21.6 20.7 6/4/2018 23.6 23.4 11 /7/2019 18.4 18.5 6/13/2018 25.5 25.4 11 /19/2019 12.8 12.7 6/19/2018 26 25.6 12/2/2019 12 11.8 6/25/2018 28.6 28.3 12/18/2019 10.4 10.2 7/5/2018 28.3 28.1 1 /6/2020 9.8 9.6 7/9/2018 29.4 28.4 1 /23/2020 8.3 8.4 7/17/2018 29.4 29.1 2/14/2020 9.2 9.3 7/23/2018 26.4 26.6 2/24/2020 8.4 9.6 7/30/2018 25.9 26.7 3/9/2020 10.4 9.9 8/6/2018 28.3 28.3 3/24/2020 13.6 13.3 8/14/2018 28.6 28 4/6/2020 15.5 15.7 8/21 /2018 27.9 27.8 4/21 /2020 16.1 16.9 8/27/2018 29.6 28.8 5/6/2020 17.9 18 9/5/2018 28.3 28.7 5/18/2020 20.1 20 9/10/2018 27.7 27.9 6/1 /2020 20.6 23.3 9/20/2018 27.2 27.5 6/8/2020 21.3 22.4 9/27/2018 26.3 26.4 6/17/2020 20.4 21 10/9/2018 25.5 25.6 6/24/2020 22.6 22.9 10/23/2018 19.8 19.5 7/1 /2020 23.8 25.3 11 /6/2018 17.6 17.6 7/6/2020 24.5 24.6 11 /20/2018 13 13.4 7/14/2020 26.4 26.1 12/4/2018 10.2 11.2 7/22/2020 30.1 30.7 12/18/2018 8.1 8.3 7/30/2020 30.5 30.5 1 /7/2019 8.5 8.5 8/6/2020 28 27.8 1 /24/2019 7.1 7.2 8/13/2020 27.6 27.3 2/13/2019 8.2 8.1 8/20/2020 27 26.3 2/26/2019 8 8.3 8/25/2020 27.8 27.2 3/12/2019 8.4 9.6 9/3/2020 28 28.1 3/26/2019 11.8 12 9/10/2020 27.2 27.3 4/8/2019 14.7 14.6 9/18/2020 25 24.3 4/22/2019 16.9 17.2 9/25/2020 22.5 22.5 5/8/2019 21.4 21.5 10/1 /2020 22.2 21.6 5/22/2019 23.4 23.7 10/22/2020 21.3 21.5 6/6/2019 27.9 27.8 11 /2/2020 18.2 18.1 6/12/2019 24.9 25.1 11 /16/2020 17.7 18.2 6/17/2019 25 25.4 12/3/2020 13.2 13.4 6/27/2019 25.9 25.8 12/17/2020 10.3 10.2 7/1 /2019 28 28.3 1 /4/2021 8.4 10.1 7/8/2019 27 27 1 /21 /2021 7.3 7.2 7/15/2019 29.1 29.3 2/4/2021 5.6 6.5 7/23/2019 29.9 29.9 2/16/2021 5.7 6 3/2/2021 7.1 8.1 10/11 /2021 22.6 22.4 3/18/2021 13.7 12.2 10/27/2021 20.7 20 4/5/2021 13.3 13.5 11 /9/2021 15.7 15.5 4/21 /2021 17.5 17.8 11 /23/2021 13.2 12.2 5/4/2021 20.9 21.2 12/7/2021 11.8 11.8 5/19/2021 21 21.1 12/21 /2021 11 11.2 6/4/2021 23.6 23.6 1 /4/2022 11.5 11.5 6/9/2021 26.5 26.8 1 /18/2022 7.4 7 6/17/2021 25.4 24.4 2/1 /2022 6.6 6.6 6/25/2021 25.9 26 2/15/2022 8 7.9 6/29/2021 25.4 25.4 3/1 /2022 8.6 8.5 7/9/2021 28.2 28.1 3/15/2022 10.3 11.5 7/13/2021 27.3 27.4 3/29/2022 11.8 12 7/20/2021 26.1 26.2 4/12/2022 14.8 15 7/27/2021 26.8 26.9 4/26/2022 19.3 18.8 8/3/2021 26.8 26.4 5/10/2022 18.3 18 8/12/2021 28.6 28.2 5/25/2022 22.4 22.3 8/17/2021 28.4 27.8 6/2/2022 25.6 25.6 8/24/2021 28.6 28.7 6/7/2022 23.8 24.5 8/31 /2021 29.5 28.8 6/14/2022 25.6 25.1 9/7/2021 26.8 26.4 6/21 /2022 25 24.8 9/14/2021 25.7 24.8 6/27/2022 26.2 26.5 9/21/20211 26.91 26.2 7/5/2022 26.7 26.6 9/28/20211 24.81 24.8 7/12/2022 27.2 26.2 7/18/2022 27.3 26.9 7/28/2022 31 31.6 8/1 /2022 28.3 27.7 8/9/2022 29.6 29.2 8/16/2022 27.3 26.8 8/23/2022 27.1 26.6 8/30/2022 28.8 27.7 9/27/22 WQS = 12 ng/L MERCURY WQBEL/TBEL EVALUATION V:2013-6 Facility Name Roanoke River WWTP/NC0024201 No Limit Required /Permit No. MMP Required Total Mercury 1631E PQL = 0.5 ng/L 7Q10s = 1172.000 cfs WQBEL = 1099.96 ng/L Date Modifier Data Entry Value Permitted Flow = 8.340 47 ng/L 1/9/20 4.33 4.33 4/6/20 3.96 3.96 7/9/20 8.81 8.81 10/5/20 7.55 7.55 6.2 ng/L - Annual Average for 2020 1/12/21 4.12 4.12 4/7/21 4.95 4.95 7/15/21 14.2 14.2 10/13/21 8.26 8.26 7.9 ng/L - Annual Average for 2021 1/13/22 6.1 6.1 4/13/22 7.9 7.9 7/13/22 13.6 13.6 9.2 ng/L - Annual Average for 2022 7/9/18 12.8 12.8 12.8 ng/L - Annual Average for 2018 Roanoke River WWTP/NC0024201 Mercury Data Statistics (Method 1631E) 2020 2021 2022 2018 # of Samples 4 4 3 1 Annual Average, ng/L 6.2 7.9 9.2 12.80 Maximum Value, ng/L 8.81 14.20 13.60 12.8 TBEL, ng/L 47 WQBEL, ng/L 1 1100.0 Reduction in Frequency Evaluation Facility: Roanoke River WWTP Permit No. NC0024201 Review period (use 8/2019 - 8/2022 3 yrs) Approval Criteria: Y/N? 1. Not currently under SOS Y 2. Not on EPA Quarterly noncompliance report Y 3. Facility or employees convicted of CWA violations N Note: 35 mg/L used as threshold for ammonia review, as ammonia is not limited. # of non - Monthly 3-yr mean # daily # daily Reduce Weekly average 50/ 200% 200/ monthly # civil penalty Data Review Units average (geo mean < 50%? samples <15? samples < 20? > 2? > 1? Frequency? limit limit MA for FC) MA >200% WA >200% limit asessment (Yes/No) violations CBOD mg/L 37.5 25 13 5.6579065 Y 50 0 Y 0 N 0 N Y Ammonia mg/L 35 35 1 18 1 2.2064486 1 Y 1 70 0 Y 0 N 0 N Y Fecal Coliform #/100 1 400 1 200 11001 15.706605 1 Y 1 800 F 10 Y 0 N 0 N Y NH3/TRC WLA Calculations Facility: Roanoke River WWTP PermitNo. NC0024201 Prepared By: Nick Coco Enter Design Flow (MGD): 8.34 Enter s7Q10 (cfs): 1172 Enter w7Q10 (cfs): 1172 Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) Daily Maximum Limit (ug/1) Ammonia (Summer) Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/1) s7Q10 (CFS) 1172 s7Q10 (CFS) 1172 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 8.34 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 8.34 DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 12.927 DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 12.927 STREAM STD (UG/L) 17.0 STREAM STD (MG/L) 1.0 Upstream Bkgd (ug/1) 0 Upstream Bkgd (mg/1) 0.22 IWC (%) 1.09 IWC (%) 1.09 Allowable Conc. (ug/1) 1558 Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 71.7 Capped at 28 ug/L. > 35 mg/L, Monitor Maintain limit. Ammonia (Winter) Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/1) Fecal Coliform w7Q10 (CFS) 1172 Monthly Average Limit: 2001100-1 DESIGN FLOW (MGD) 8.34 (If DF >331; Monitor) DESIGN FLOW (CFS) 12.927 (If DF<331; Limit) STREAM STD (MG/L) 1.8 Dilution Factor (DF) 91.66 Upstream Bkgd (mg/1) 0.22 IWC (%) 1.09 Allowable Conc. (mg/1) 145.0 > 35 mg/L, Monitor 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/l, 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 Far-ni ('nlifnrm 1. Monthly Avg limit x 2 = 400/100 ml = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals) = Daily Max limit (Non -Muni) Page 1 NPDES/PT POCs Review Form Version:2021.10.20 I. Facility's General Information and Permit Writer (pw)'s checklist Date of Review 10/3/2022 POCs review due to permit writer, please check if/when completed Permit Writer Nick Coco Municipal renewal 0 1. Notify Permittee and cc PT staff in regional office if effluent LTMP/STMP data that should be on DMRs is not really there/ Request DMR update ❑ NA ❑ Facility Name Roanoke River WWTP New Industries ❑ 2. Notify PT staff in comment section below the NPDES POCs that need to be maintained/added in LTMP/STMP and HWA/AT ❑ Permit Number NCO024201 WWTP expansion ❑ 3. Review PQLs used in L/STMP vs 2017 recommended PQLs (See tab 2017 PQLs tab) & All POCs per section IV ❑ Permitted Flow, mgd 8.34 Designed Flow, mgd 8.34 Speculative limits ❑ 3. Email PT staff in central office, regional office, and Facility: draft permit package. PDF this form and include it in attachments ❑ Permitted SIU Flow, mgd 0.365 Stream reclass. ❑ 4. Email this excel form to PT staff in central office, regional office, and the permittee add it to the respective SharePoint PT —Town Folder (04. PT_Towns> NCOOXXXXX>NPDES Permit) ❑ Region Raleigh Outfall relocation ❑ 5. Email PT staff in central office, regional office, and Facility: final permit package. (Note effective date and 180 days after, at the bottom of this form). Email the final excel form to PT staff in central office and regional office and add it to the respective SharePoint NPDES Folder (NPDES Permit Files>NCOOXXXXX) and SharePoint PT —Town Folder ❑ Regional PT Staff Mitch Hayes, mitch.hayes@ncdenr.gov 7Q10 update ❑ 6. Notify PT Permittee about new parameters with monitoring/limit (share ICIS parameters file to ensure they use the right parameter code in the eDMR) and whether PQLs need to be adjusted. ❑ Facility PT Staff, email Dan Brown, dbrown@rrsd.org Other, explain in comments ❑ 8. For inactive or not developed PT Programs: Central Office NPDES/PT Staff Keyes McGee # SIUS 8.1 Review POCs/last IWS/check industryselect.com to check industrial activity in town and compare with last approved IWS and POCs that are present in DMR and PPA. 8.2 If you deem necessary, follow-up with Permittee regarding IU and POCs and determine if special condition in NPDES permit requiring a Full IWS submittal is deemed neccessary. 9. Thank you ❑ NA ❑ NA 0 IWS approval date 1/18/2018 # CIUs L/STMP, approval date: 2/11/2020 # NSCIUs Basin - Stream Class. Roanoke River- C # IUs w/Local Permits # Industrial User (IU) Name IU Activity IU POCs IUP Renewal Effective Date 1 Kennametal Inc. Cutting and machine tool accessory manufacturing Flow, CBOD, TSS, temperature, pH, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, FOG, lead, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, zinc 6/1/2022 2 Dominion Rosemary Power Station Power Generatior Flow, CBOD, TSS, temperature, pH, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, O&G, 126 priority pollutants, chromium zinc 10/1/2022 3 Reser's Fine Foods Food processing Flow, CBOD, TSS, temperature, pH, ammonia, arsenic, cadmium, chloride, chromium, copper, cyanide, lead, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, O&G, selenium, sodium, zinc 6/1/2022 4 5 6 7 8 II. Comments from NPDES pw Facility Summary and NPDES regulatory action: Comments from NPDES pw to PT staff (Central, RO, Facility): The Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District applied for NPDES permit renewal for its Roanoke River WWTP in February 2021. The Facility has a permitted capacity of 8.34 MGD. III. Status of Pretreatment Program (check all that apply) Status ❑ of Pretreatment Program (check all that apply) 1) facility has no SIU's, does have Division approved Pretreatment Program that is INACTIVE 2) facility has no SIU's, does not have Division approved Pretreatment Program 3) facility has SIUs and DWQ approved Pretreatment Program (list "DEW if program still under development) 3a) Full Program with LTMP 3b) Modified Program with STMP 4) additional conditions regarding Pretreatment attached or listed below 5) facility's sludge is being land applied or composted 6) facility's sludge is incinerated (add Beryllium sampling) 7) facility's sludge is taken to a landfill 8) other ❑ p p ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ 24201 NPDES PT POCs review Page 2 IV. LTMP/STMP and HWA Review PW: Find S/LTMP document, HWA spreadsheet, and DMR, previous and new NPDES permit for next section. a Cn S U as Parameter of Concern (POC) Check List New NPDES POC Previous NPDES/ Non-Disch POC Required by EPA (1) Required by 503 Sludge (2) POC due to SIU (3) POTW POC (4) % RR L/STMP Effluent Freq PQL Review PQL from S/LTMP Unit Recomended PQL (DWR Lab) Comment p Flow 0 0 0 Q 0 CBOD 0 0 99 Q mg/L 2.0 mg/L 0 TSS p p 99 Q mg/L ❑ NH3 ❑ ❑ 99 Q ❑p Arsenic 0 p 45 Q 0.002 mg/1 2.0 ug/L ❑ iervllium(= Q p Cadmium(1) ❑p 0 0 67 Q 0.0005 mg/L 0.5 ug/L 0 Chromium(1) 0 ❑ 0 64 Q 0.005 mg/L 5.0 ug/L 0 Copper(1) ❑ ❑ 0 p 0 70 Q 0.002 mg/L 2.0 ug/L 0 Cyanide ❑ p 69 Q 0.005 mg/L 0.02 mg/L ❑ Fluoride ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Lead(1) 0 0 0 Q 0.002 mg/L 2.0 ug/L ❑p Mercury(5) ❑ ❑p 0 97 Q 1 ng/L 1.0 ng/L p Molybdenum p p 10.3 Q 0.005 mg/L 10 ug/L p Nickel(1) p p p 51 Q 0.002 mg/L 2.0 ug/L ❑ Silver ❑ ❑ p 75 Q ❑ Selenium ❑p p 50 Q 0.001 mg/L 1.0 ug/L 0 Zinc(1) 71 Q 0.01 mg/L 10 ug/L 0 Sludge (Flow to Disposal p Q 0 % Solids to Disposal p Q ❑ Oil & Grease ❑ ❑ MBAs ❑ ❑ 1,4-Dioxane ❑ ❑ ❑ TN ❑ ❑ ❑ TP ❑ ❑ Total Phenols ❑ ❑ ❑ Antimony ❑ ❑ Aluminum ❑ Footnotes: (1) Always in the LTMP/STMP due to EPA requirement (2) Only in LTMP/STMP if sludge land app or compost (dif POCs for incinerators) (3) Only in LTMP/STMP while SIU still discharges to POTW (4) Only in LTMP/STMP when pollutant is still of concern to POTW (5) In LTMP/STMP if sewage sludge is incinerated (Be and Hg according to § 503.43) Please use blue font for the info updated by pw Please use red font/cell filling for POCs that need to be added/modified in L/STMP sampling plan Please use orange font for POCs that may be removed from L/STMP POC list/sampling plan Blue shaded cell: Parameters usually included 1. Is all effluent data required on L/STMP on DMRs? Yes 1 0 1 No ■❑ I1.1 If not, request submittal and cc PT staff central office (Date of request. I"/A 24201 NPDES PT POCs review Page 3 V. NPDES pw completes this section when issuing NPDES permit: NPDES Permit Public Notice Date: Effective date: NPDES PERMIT WRITER (PW) eDMR and PQLs Notification email to Permittee Date Date VI. Central Office PT Staff Completes this section: Comments from PT Central Office ((ex., explanation of any POCs; info you have on IU related investigations into NPDES problems) Checklist 1. Updated FileMaker with NPDES pw comments on FileMaker PT summary p 2. Updated ProTrac with the following datelines 0 2.1 Schedule of compliance for POC was added (Y/N) Which POC? Dateline for 2.2 180 days after pw is effective is added 0 2.3 IWS submittal is required by NPDES permit Dateline 3. Is all data required on L/STMP in spreadsheets with HWA/AT submittal? Yes No '' a. LTMP required From to b. STMP required From to 3.1 If not, require submittal and update HWAs file 4. All PQLs used in submittal follow the 2017 PQL recommendatio and all NPDES permit PQL requirement? IYes I INo p VI. Regional Office PT Staff Completes this Section (optional): Comments from PT RO Staff (ex. updates on the actions required above, issues noted missed above/general feedback/questions and send the form to NPDES pw and PT staff Central Office 24201 NPDES PT POCs review United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 OMB No. 2040-0057 Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expires 8-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 IN 1 2 15 1 3 I NCO024201 I11 121 21/12/16 I17 18 n 19 L G j 201 2111111�-1111111111111111111111111111111111111 f6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 CA ---------------------- Reserved ------------------- 67 70 �� LJ � 71 I tyI 72 L Ln, � 73LLI74 71 J 1 1 1 1 L L j80 Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date POTW name and NPDES permit Number) 10:OOAM 21/12/16 18/12/01 Roanoke River WWTP 135 Aqueduct Rd Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Weldon NC 27890 11:15AM 21/12/16 22/03/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Steven L Ellis//252-536-4884 /2525364885 Steven Lee Ellis/ORC/252-536-4884/ Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Steven L EIIis,PO Box 308 Ronok Rpd Afs NC 27870//252-536-4884/2525364885 No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenar Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Progran 0 Sludge Handling Dispos Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Wate Laboratory Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Mitchell S Hayes DWR/RRO WQ/919-791-4200/ Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type (Cont.) 31 NCO024201 I11 12I 21/12/16 117 18IC Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) The current permit was reissued October 19, 2018, became effective December 1, 2018 and will expire March 31, 2022. A renewal application was received February 2, 2021 and is currently under review. The 8.34 MGD consists of the following units: Huber Rotomat cylindrical screen, manual bar screen; Vortex grit removal; influent pump station with four pumps; two (2) primary clarifiers; two (2) trickling filters; two (2) 2 MG rectangle secondary clarifiers with traveling bridge; three (3) 0.5 MG aeration basins; two chlorine contact basins; two (2) RAS pump stations; three (3) anaerobic digesters with heat exchangers; one (1) WAS pump station; two (2) gravity settling tanks with gravity belt thickener and lime stabilization; one (1) 1 MG solids storage tank; effluent pump station; fourteen (14) sludge drying beds; two (2) on site generators for back-up power source. At the time of inspection, one aeration basin, one trickling filter, one primary clarifier, one secondary clarifier, one chlorine contact chamber was on line due to low influent. Two anaerobic digesters were being operated. One sludge bed was being used. Effluent appeared clear in the chlorine contact tank. Discharge Monitoring Reports for the review period December 2019 through December 2021 were checked for compliance with permit limits and monitoring requirements. TSS weekly and monthly average limit violation was noted for February 2021 and March 2021. There were no other violations for the review period. Commercial lab results, chain of custody records, and bench sheets were compared with data submitted on the Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for October 2021. No discrepancies were noted. The laboratory was checked in a cursory manner. All pH buffers were within expiration date. All calibrations of instruments and temperatures of refrigerators and other equipment are recorded daily in a log book. Page# Permit: NCO024201 Inspection Date: 12/16/2021 Owner - Facility: Roanoke River WWTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: Permit Yes No NA NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ application? Is the facility as described in the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are there any special conditions for the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Permit expires March 31, 2022 Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is all required information readily available, complete and current? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the chain -of -custody complete? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Dates, times and location of sampling Name of individual performing the sampling Results of analysis and calibration Dates of analysis Name of person performing analyses Transported COCs Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters? ❑ ❑ ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ ❑ ❑ (If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified ❑ ❑ ❑ operator on each shift? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility ❑ ❑ ❑ classification? Page# 3 Permit: NCO024201 Owner - Facility: Inspection Date: 12/16/2021 Inspection Type: Roanoke River WWTP Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Effluent appeared clear in the reaeration zone. Flow Measurement - Effluent Yes No NA NE # Is flow meter used for reporting? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is flow meter calibrated annually? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the flow meter operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ (If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Flow meter calibrated 10.13.2021 Anaerobic Digester Yes No NA NE Type of operation: Floating cover Is the capacity adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is gas stored on site? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the digester(s) free of tilting covers? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the gas burner operational? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the digester heated? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the temperature maintained constantly? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is tankage available for properly waste sludge? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Three primary anaerobic digesters in operation Drying Beds Yes No NA NE Is there adequate drying bed space? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the sludge distribution on drying beds appropriate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the drying beds free of vegetation? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the site free of dry sludge remaining in beds? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 4 Permit: NCO024201 Owner - Facility: Inspection Date: 12/16/2021 Inspection Type: Roanoke River WWTP Compliance Evaluation Drying Beds Yes No NA NE Is the site free of stockpiled sludge? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the filtrate from sludge drying beds returned to the front of the plant? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the sludge disposed of through county landfill? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the sludge land applied? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ (Vacuum filters) Is polymer mixing adequate? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: One out of 14 drying beds was in use Solids Handling Equipment Yes No NA NE Is the equipment operational? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the chemical feed equipment operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is storage adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of high level of solids in filtrate from filter presses or vacuum filters? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the site free of sludge buildup on belts and/or rollers of filter press? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the site free of excessive moisture in belt filter press sludge cake? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ The facility has an approved sludge management plan? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Belt filter presses was not in operation at the time of inspection. Chemical Feed Yes No NA NE Is containment adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is storage adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are backup pumps available? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of excessive leaking? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Pump Station - Effluent Yes No NA NE Is the pump wet well free of bypass lines or structures? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all pumps present? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all pumps operable? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are float controls operable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is SCADA telemetry available and operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is audible and visual alarm available and operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Page# 5 Permit: NC0024201 Inspection Date: 12/16/2021 Owner - Facility: Roanoke River WWTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Pump Station - Influent Yes No NA NE Is the pump wet well free of bypass lines or structures? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the wet well free of excessive grease? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all pumps present? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all pumps operable? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are float controls operable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is SCADA telemetry available and operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is audible and visual alarm available and operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Bar Screens Yes No NA NE Type of bar screen a.Manual b.Mechanical Are the bars adequately screening debris? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the screen free of excessive debris? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is disposal of screening in compliance? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the unit in good condition? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Grit Removal Yes No NA NE Type of grit removal a.Manual ❑ b.Mechanical Is the grit free of excessive organic matter? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the grit free of excessive odor? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is disposal of grit in compliance? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Grit removal is not being operated. Equalization Basins Yes No NA NE Is the basin aerated? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is the basin free of bypass lines or structures to the natural environment? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the basin free of excessive grease? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all pumps present? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 6 Permit: NCO024201 Inspection Date: 12/16/2021 Owner - Facility: Roanoke River WWTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Equalization Basins Yes No NA NE Are all pumps operable? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are float controls operable? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are audible and visual alarms operable? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # Is basin size/volume adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Two - 375,000 gallons EQ basins. Used for high flow situations. Primary Clarifier Yes No NA NE Is the clarifier free of black and odorous wastewater? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of excessive buildup of solids in center well of circular clarifier? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are weirs level? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of weir blockage? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of evidence of short-circuiting? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is scum removal adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of excessive floating sludge? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the drive unit operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the sludge blanket level acceptable? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the sludge blanket level acceptable? (Approximately'/4 of the sidewall depth) 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: One out of two in operation. Secondary Clarifier Yes No NA NE Is the clarifier free of black and odorous wastewater? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of excessive buildup of solids in center well of circular clarifier? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are weirs level? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of weir blockage? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of evidence of short-circuiting? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is scum removal adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of excessive floating sludge? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the drive unit operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the return rate acceptable (low turbulence)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the overflow clear of excessive solids/pin floc? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the sludge blanket level acceptable? (Approximately'/4 of the sidewall depth) 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: SB was two feet with a 14 feet sidewall depth Page# 7 Permit: NCO024201 Owner - Facility: Roanoke River WWTP Inspection Date: 12/16/2021 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Trickling Filter Yes No NA NE Is the filter free of ponding? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the filter free of leaks at the center column of filter's distribution arms? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the distribution of flow even from the distribution arms? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the filter free of uneven or discolored growth? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the filter free of sloughing of excessive growth? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the filter's distribution arms orifices free of clogging? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the filter free of excessive filter flies, worms or snails? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Both tricklinq filters were in operation. Aeration Basins Yes No NA NE Mode of operation Ext. Air Type of aeration system Diffused Is the basin free of dead spots? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are surface aerators and mixers operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the diffusers operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the foam the proper color for the treatment process? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the foam cover less than 25% of the basin's surface? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the DO level acceptable? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the DO level acceptable?(1.0 to 3.0 mg/1) 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: One out of three basins were in use De -chlorination Yes No NA NE Type of system ? Liquid Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is storage appropriate for cylinders? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ # Is de -chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Are the tablets the proper size and type? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are tablet de -chlorinators operational? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Number of tubes in use? Comment: Page# 8 Permit: NCO024201 Inspection Date: 12/16/2021 Owner - Facility: Roanoke River WWTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Pumps-RAS-WAS Yes No NA NE Are pumps in place? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are pumps operational? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are there adequate spare parts and supplies on site? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Disinfection -Liquid Yes No NA NE Is there adequate reserve supply of disinfectant? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ (Sodium Hypochlorite) Is pump feed system operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is bulk storage tank containment area adequate? (free of leaks/open drains) 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the facility using a contract lab? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ degrees Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Environment 1 in Greenville is contract laborato Influent Sampling Yes No NA NE # Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ Is sample collected above side streams? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the tubing clean? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ degrees Celsius)? Is sampling performed according to the permit? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: No influent flow meter Page# 9 Permit: NC0024201 Inspection Date: 12/16/2021 Effluent Sampling Is composite sampling flow proportional? Is sample collected below all treatment units? Owner - Facility: Roanoke River WWTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Is proper volume collected? Is the tubing clean? # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type representative)? Comment: Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 10 MONITORING REPORT(MR) VIOLATIONS for: Permit: NCO024201 MRS Betweel 9 - 2017 and 9 - 2022 Region: % Facility Name:% Param Name% County: % Major Minor: % Report Date: 09/21/22 Page 1 of 1 Violation Category:Limit Violation Program Category: % Subbasin:% Violation Action: % PERMIT: NCO024201 FACILITY: Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District - Roanoke River WWTP COUNTY: Halifax REGION: Raleigh Limit Violation MONITORING VIOLATION UNIT OF CALCULATED % REPORT OUTFALL LOCATION PARAMETER DATE FREQUENCY MEASURE LIMIT VALUE Over VIOLATION TYPE VIOLATION ACTION 02 -2021 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 02/20/21 5 X week mg/I 45 48.16 7.0 Weekly Average Proceed to NOV Concentration Exceeded 02 -2021 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 02/28/21 5 X week mg/I 30 30.6 2.0 Monthly Average Proceed to NOV Concentration Exceeded 03 -2021 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 03/06/21 5 X week mg/I 45 45.6 1.3 Weekly Average Proceed to NOV Concentration Exceeded 03-2021 001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 03/31/21 5 X week mg/I 30 31.76 5.9 Monthly Average Proceed to NOV Concentration Exceeded Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing and Self Monitoring Summary Ridgeview Acres Mobile Home Park NCO060283/001 County: Buncombe Region: ARO Basin: FRB02 Feb May Aug Nov SOC JOC: Ceri7dPF Begin: 3/1/2016 chr lim: 90% NonComp: Single 7Q10: 0.0 PF: 0.007 IWC: 100 Freq: Q J F M A M l J A S O N D 2018 - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - 2019 - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - 2020 - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - 2021 - Pass - - Pass - - Fail <45 (NC) <45(N C) Fail <45(N C) 2022 <45(N C) Fail <2.75(NC) >90 Pass - - - - - - - River Bend WTP 001 NCO086797/001 County: Craven Region: WARO Basin: NEU11 Mar Jun Sep Dec SOC JOC: Mysd24PF Begin: 8/1/2018 Mysid 24hr PF Monit: NonComp: 70,10: PF: IWC: Freq: Q J F M A M l J A S O N D 2018 - - - - - - - - Pass - - Pass 2019 - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass 2020 - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass 2021 - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass 2022 - - Pass - - Pass - - - - - - River Bend WTP 002 NCO086797/002 County: Craven Region: WARO Basin: NEU11 Mar Jun Sep Dec SOC JOC: Mysd24PF Begin: 8/1/2018 Mysid 24hr PF Monit: NonComp: 70,10: PF: IWC: Freq: Q J F M A M J J A S O N D 2018 - - - - - - - - - - - Pass 2019 - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass 2020 - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass 2021 - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass 2022 - - Pass - - Pass - - - - - - Roanoke Rapids Mill WWTP (WestRock/ NC0000752/001 County: Halifax Region: RRO Basin: ROA08 Mar Jun Sep Dec SOC JOC: Ceri7dPF Begin: 6/1/2012 chr lim:3.7% NonComp: Single 7Q10: 1120 PF: 28.0 IWC: 3.7 Freq: Q J F M A M J l A S O N D 2018 - - Pass - - Pass - - H Pass - Pass 2019 - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass 2020 - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass 2021 - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass 2022 - - Pass - - Pass - - - - - - Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District WWTP NCO024201/001 County: Halifax Region: RRO Basin: ROA08 Jan Apr Jul Oct SOC JOC: Ceri7dPF Begin: 7/1/2007 chr lim: 1.1% NonComp: Single 7Q10: 1172 PF: 8.34 IWC: 1.3 Freq: Q J F M A M l J A S O N D 2018 Pass - - Pass - - Pass >4.4(P) - - Pass - - 2019 Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - >4.4(P) Pass - - 2020 Pass - - >4.4(P) Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - 2021 Pass - - Pass >4.4(P) - - Pass - - Pass - - 2022 Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - - - - Legend: P= Fathead minnow (Pimphales promelas), H=No Flow (facility is active), s = Split test between Certified Labs Page 90 of 117 Annual Monitoring and Pollutant Scan Permit No. NCO024201 Month April Outfall 001 Year 2020 Facility Name Roanoke River Wastewater Treatment Plant ORC Steven L. Ellis Date of sampling 4/5-6/2020 Phone 252-536-4884 Analytical Laboratory Meritech, Inc. Parameter Parameter Code Sample-Type Analytical Method Quantitation Level Sample Result Units of Measurement Ammonia (as N) Chlorine (total residual, TRC) C0610 Composite EPA 350.1 0.1 1.7 <10 mg/L 50060 Grab HACH 10014 10 ug/L Dissolved Oxygen 00300 _ Grab SM 45000 G 0.5 6.1 mg/L Nitrite plus Nitrate Total (as N) 00630 Composite EPA 353.2 0.1 11.3 mg/L Total Kjcldahl Nitrogen 00625 Composite EPA 351.1 0.2 2.75 to /L Oil and Grease 00556 Grab EPA 1664B 5 <5 mg/L Total Phosphorus C0665 Composite EPA 200.7 0.02 0.474 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids r70295 Corn osite $M 2540C 10 239 mg/L Hardness 0900 Composite SM 2340C 1 80 mg/L Metals (total recoverable), cyanide and total phenols Antimony Arsenic 01097 01002 Composite EPA 200.7 0,0005 <0.0005 mg/ L Composite EPA 200.7 0.002 <0.002 mg/L B=ilium 01012 Composite EPA 200.7 0.0005 <0.0005 mg/L Cadmium 01027 Composite EPA 200.7 0.00015 <0.00015 mg/L Chromium 01034 Composite EPA 200.7 0.002 <0.002 mg/L Copper _ 01042 Composite EPA 200.7 0.002 0.005 m L Lead 01051 Composite _EPA 200.7 0.0005 <0.0005 mg/L Mercu L(M: thod 1631E) COMER Composite EPA 1631E 1 3.96 ng L Nickel 01067 Composite EPA 200.7 0.0005 0.0019 mg/L Selenium 01147 Composite EPA 200.7 0.001 <0.001 mg/L Silver 01077 Composite EPA 200.7 0.0005 <.0005 m L Thallium a 01059 Composite EPA 200.7 0.0005 <.0005 mg/L Zinc 01092 Composite EPA 200.7 0.005 0.015 1 mg/L Cyanide 00720 Grab EPA 335.4 0.005 <0.005 mg/L Total phenolic compounds _ -Grab32730 EPA 420.1 0.01 0.011 mg/L volatile organic compounds A_c_rolein 34210 Grab EPA 624 1 50 <50 u L _ Acrylonitrile 34215 Grab EPA 624 10 <10 u L Benzene 34030 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 u L Sromoform 32104 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 u L Carbon 32102 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 u L _Tetrachloride Chlorobenzene 34301 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 u L Chlorodibromomethane 34306 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 u L Chioroethane _ 85811 Grab EPA 624 5 <5 u L 2-chlaroethyl vinyl ether 34576 Grab EPA 624 5 <5 u L 32106 Grab EPA 624 1 _._ <1 urZ L _Chloroform Diehlorobromomethane 32101 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 uL 1,1-dichloroethane 34496 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 u L 1,2-dichloroethane 32103 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 ug L Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene _ 34546 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 ug L 1, 1 -dichloroethylene 34501 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 u L 1 2-dichloroProPane 34541 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 u L 1,3-dichioropropylerie 77163 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 u L Ethxlbenzene 34371 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 u L Methyl Bromide Methyl Chloride Methylene Chloride 34413 34418 34423 Grab Grab Grab EPA 624 EPA 624 EPA 624 5 5 1 <5 <1 _ u L u L _ 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 81549 Grab EPA 624 1 <1 ug L Form - DMR- PPA-1 Page 1 - Annual Monitoring and Pollutant Scan Permit No. NC0024201 Month April Outfall 001 Year 2020 Parameter Tetrachloroetliylene Toluene Parameter Code 34475 Sample Type Grab Analytical . Method Quantitation Level 1 Sample Result <1 _ Units of Measurement EPA 624 EPA 624 u L 34010 Grab 1 1 _ _1 1� 5 < 1 < 1 4.<1 < 1 <5 u L 1,1,1-triehloroethane 34506 Grab EPA 624 u L 1,1,2-trichloroethane f'ichloroethylene 34511 Grab EPA 624 u L 39180 Grab EPA 624 u L Vinyl Chloride 39175 Grab EPA 624 u L [Acid -extractable compounds P-chloro-m-creso 2-chlorophenol 34452 Composite EPA 625 10 10 < 10 < 10 ug L u L 34586 Composite EPA 625 2,4-diclalorophenol 34601 Composite _EPA 625_ _ 10 � <10 2,4-dimethylp 34606 Composite EPA 625 10 <10henol u L ��. 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol 34657 Composite EPA 625 50 _ <50 _u_gLL.— 2,4-dinitrophenol 34616 Composite EPA 625 50 <50 2-nitrophenol 34591 Composite EPA 625 10 - <10 _ ug/ 4-nitro2henol 34646 Com osite EPA 625 SO Pentachlorophenol 39032 Composite EPA 625 50 <50 u L Phenol 34694 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 u L 2,4,6-trichlorophenol 34621 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 u L Base -neutral compounds, Acenaphthene 34205 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 ug L - Acenaphthylene 34200 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 ug L Anthracene CO220 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 u L Benzidine 39120 Composite EPA 625 50 -<50 ug L Benzo(a)anthracene �... 34526 Composite EPA 625 10 _ <100 L Benno a pyrene 34247 Composite EPA 625 10 < 10 3,4 benzofluoranthene 34230 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 u L Benzo(ghi)perylene 34521 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 u L Benzo(ic)fluoranthene 34242 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Bis (2-chloroethoxyl methane 34278 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 ug_/L Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether 34273 Com osite EPA 625 10 <10 _ u L Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether Bis 2-ethylheEl phthalate 4-brop op enyl henyl ether 34283 39100 34636 Composite Composite Composite EPA 625 EPA 625 EPA 625 10 10 10 <10 <10 <10 —lig L u L Butyl benzyl phthalate 34292 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 u L 2-chloronaphthalene 34581 Cam osite EPA 625 10 <10 —ug/L 4-chloro hen 1 phcayl ether 34641 Composite EPA 625 10 _ _ <10 u L Chrysene Din-butyl phthalate 34320 39110 Composite Composite EPA 625 EPA 625 10 10 <10 <10 u L u Di-n-octvl phthalate Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 1,2-dichlorobenzene 1,3-dichlorobenzene 1,4-dichlorobenzene 3,3-dichlorobenzidine 34596 34556 34536 34566 34571 __ 34631 Composite Composite Composite Composite Composite Composite EPA 625 EPA 625 EPA 625 EPA 625 EPA 625 EPA 625 10 .. _ _ 10 10 10 50 <10 <10 ._ 1 <10 <10 <10_ _<50 u L u _ u L u L ug T, uglL Diethyl hthalate 34336 Composite _EPA 625 10 <10 u L _ Dimethyl phthalate 2,4-dinitrotoluene 2,6-dinitrotoluene 34341 34611 C0626 Composite Co m osite Composite EPA 625 EPA 625 EPA 625 10 �10 10 <10 _ <10 _. __...• <10 R9- L — u L ug- L 1,2-diphenylhydrazine Fluoranthene 34346 C0376 Com osite Composite EPA 625 EPA 625 10 10 <10 <10 u L u L Fluorene 34381 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 u L Hexachlorobenzen_e C0700 Composite EPA 625 <10Hexachlorobutadiene 39702 Cojl��10 <10 u L Form - DMR- PPA-1 Page 2 Annual Monitoring and Pollutant Scan. Permit No. NCO024201 Month April Dutfall 001 Year 2020 Parameter Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene Parameter Code Sample Type Analytical Method EPA 625 Quantitation Level 50 Sample Result <50 Units of Measurement u L 34386 Composite Hexachloroethane 34396 Composite EPA 625 10 _ <10 u L Indeno(I .2,3-cd)pyrene _ 34403 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 ugZL Iso horcne 34408 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 u L Naphthalene 34696 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 uL Nitrobenzene 34447 Com osite EPA 625 10 <10 u L N-nitros_odi-n-propylamine 34428 Corn osite EPA 625 10 <10 Li L N-nitrosodimeth lamine 34438 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 ug L N-nitrosodiphen lamine 34433 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 ug/ L Phe_nant_hr_ene 34_461 Com osite EPA 625 10 <10 u L Pyrene 34469 Composite EPA 625 10 <10 u L i,2,4,-trichlorobenzene 34551 Com osite EPA 625 lQ <10 u L Sampling should be conducted as specified in 40 CFR Part 136. "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 managed 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." Authorized Representative name Signature j 5-/ ;!r `Z-a zo Date Form - DMR- PPA-1 Page 3 Annual Monitoring and Pollutant Scan Permit No. NCO024201 Month ; July Outfall 001 Year :2018 Facility Name: Roanoke River Wastewater Treatment Plant ORC : Steven L. Ellis Date of sampling :_7/9/ 18 - 7/ 10/ 17 Phone : 252-536-4884 Analytical Laboratory : Meritech Inc. Lab No. 165 Parameter Parameter Code Sample Type Analytical Method Quantitation Level Sample Result Units of Measurement Ammonia (as N) C0610 Composite EPA 350.1 0.1 5.2 <10.0 4.6 mg/L ug/L mg/L Chlorine (total residual, TRC) 50060 Grab HACH 10014 10.0 0.5 Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Grab SM 45000 G Nitrite plus Nitrate Total (as N) 00630 Composite EPA 353.2 0.10 10.6 mg/L Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen 00625 Composite EPA351.1 0.20 5.23 mg/L Oil and Grease 00556 Grab EPA 1664B 5 <5 mg/L Total Phosphorus Total Dissolved Solids Hardness C0665 70295 00900 Composite Composite Composite EPA 200.7 SM 2540C SM 2340C 0.020 10.0 1 1.86 362 120 mg/L mg/L mg/L Metals (total recoverable}, cyanide and total phenols Antimony 01097 Composite EPA 200.7 0.025 <0.025 mg/L Arsenic 01002 Composite EPA 200.7 0.010 <0.010 mg/L Beryllium 01012 Composite EPA 200.7 0.005 <0.005 mg/L Cadmium 01027 Composite EPA 200.7 0.002 <0.002 mg/L Chromium 01034 Composite EPA 200.7 0.005 <0,005 mg/L Copper 01042 Composite EPA 200.7 0.002 0.008 mg/L Lead 01051 Composite EPA 200.7 0.010 <0.010 mg/L Mercury (Method 1631 E) COMER Composite EPA 1631E 1.0 ng/ L Nickel Selenium 01067 01147 Composite Composite EPA 200.7 EPA 200.7 0.010 0.010 Al2.8 mg/L mg/L Silver 01077 Composite EPA 200.7 0.005 mg/L Thallium 01059 Composite EPA 200.7 0.020 <0.020 mg/L Zinc 01092 Composite EPA 200.7 0.010 0.016 mg/L Cyanide 00720 32730 Grab Grab EPA 335.4 EPA 420.1 0.005 0.010 0.005 <0.010 mg/L mg Total phenolic compounds Volatile organic compounds Acrolein Acrylonitrile 34210 34215 34030 Grab Grab A 624 A 624 50.0 10.0 <50.0 <10.0 ug/L ugh Benzene Grab 624 1.00 <1.00 ug/J, Bromoform 32104 Grab jEPA A 624 1.00 <1.00 ug/L Carbon Tetrachloride 32102 Grab A 624 1.00 <1.00 ug/L Chlorobenzene 34301 Grab A 624 1.00 <1.00 ug/L Chlorodibromomethane 34306 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1.00 ug/L Chloroethane 85811 Grab EPA 624 5.00 <5.00 ug/L 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether 34576 Grab EPA 624 5.00 <5.00 ug/L Chloroform 32106 Grab EPA 624 1.00 1.11 ug/ L Dichlorobromomethane 32101 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1.00 ug/ L 1,1-dichloroethane 34496 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1.00 ug/L 1,2-dichloroethane 32103 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1.00 ug/L Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene 34546 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1.00 ug/L Form - DMR- PPA-1 Page 1 Annual Monitoring and Pollutant Scan Permit No. NCO024201 Month: July Outfall 001 Year :2018 Parameter ..... 1, 1 -dichloroethylene Parameter Code .rvnl.... 34501 Sample Type ..... .. Grab Analytical Method EPA 624 Quantitation Level 1.00 Sample Result <1.00 Units of Measurement ug/L 1,2-dichloropropane 34541 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1.00 ug/L 1,3-dichloropropylene 77163 34371 34413 34418 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1.00 ug/L Ethylbenzene Methyl Bromide Grab Grab EPA 624 EPA 624 1.00 5.00 <1.00 <5.00 ug/L ug/L Methyl Chloride Grab EPA 624 5.00 <5.00 ug/L Methylene Chloride 34423 Grab Grab Grab Grab EPA 624 EPA 624 EPA 624 1.00 <1.00 ug/L 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 81549 1.00 1.00 <1.00 <1.00 ug/L ug/L Tetrachloroethylene 34475 Toluene 34010 EPA 624 1.00 <1.00 ug/L 1, 1, 1 -trichloroethane 34506 Grab EPA 624 1.00 < 1.00 ug/L 1,1,2-trichloroethane Trichloroethylene Vinyl Chloride 34511 39180 39175 Grab Grab Grab EPA 624 EPA 624 EPA 624 1.00 1.00 5.00 <1.00 <1.00 <5.00 ug/L ug/L ug/L Acid -extractable compounds P-chloro-m-creso 34452 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 2-chlorophenol 34586 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 2,4-dichlorophenol 34601 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 2,4-dimethylphenol 34606 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol 2,4-dinitrophenol 2-nitrophenol 34657 34616 34591 Grab Grab Grab EPA 625 EPA 625 EPA 625 50 50 10 <50 <50 <10 ug/L ug/L ug/L 4-nitrophenol 34646 Grab EPA 625 50 <50 ug/L Pentachlorophenol 39032 Grab EPA 625 50 <50 ug/L Phenol 2,4,6-trichlorophenol 34694 34621 Grab Grab EPA 625 EPA 625 10 10 <10 <10 ug/L ug/L Base -neutral compounds Acenaphthene Acenaphthylene 34205 34200 Grab Grab EPA 625 EPA 625 10 10 <10 <10 ug/L ug/ L Anthracene CO220 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Benzidine 39120 Grab EPA 625 50 <50 ug/L Benzo(a)anthracene 34526 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Benzo(a)pyrene 34247 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 3,4 benzofluoranthene 34230 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Benzo(ghi)perylene 34521 Grab Grab Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Benzo(k)fluoranthene Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane 34242 34278 EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether 34273 Grab Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether 34283 EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 39100 Grab 625 1.0 <10 ug/L 4-bromophenyl phenyl ether 34636 Grab A 625 10 <10 ug/L Butyl benzyl phthalate 34292 Grab !!EPA A 62510 <10 ug/L 2-chloronaphthalene 34581 Grab 625 10 <10 ug/L 4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether 34641 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Chrysene 34320 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Form - DMR- PPA-1 Page 2 Annual Monitoring and Pollutant Scan Permit No. NCO024201 Month: July Outfall 001 Year :2018 Parameter Di-n-butyl phthalate Parameter Code 39110 Sample Type Grab Analytical Method EPA 625 Quantitation Level Sample Result <10 Units of Measurement 10 ug/ L Di-n-octyl phthalate 34596 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/ L Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 34556 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 1,2-dichlorobenzene 34536 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 1,3-dichlorobenzene 34566 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 1,4-dichlorobenzene 34571 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 3,3-dichlorobenzidine Diethyl phthalate 34631 34336 Grab Grab EPA 625 EPA 625 50 10 <50 <10 ug/L ug/L Dimethyl phthalate 34341 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 2,4-dinitrotoluene 34611 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 2,6-dinitrotoluene 1,2-diphenylhydrazine C0626 34346 Grab Grab EPA 625 EPA 625 10 10 <10 <10 ug/L ug/L Fluoranthene Fluorene C0376 34381 Grab Grab EPA 625 EPA 625 10 10 <10 <10 ug/L ug/L Hexachlorobenzene C0700 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Hexachlorobutadiene 39702 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene 34386 Grab EPA 625 50 <50 ug/L Hexachloroethane 34396 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 34403 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Isophorone 34408 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Naphthalene 34696 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Nitrobenzene N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine N-nitrosodimethylamine 34447 34428 34438 Grab Grab Grab EPA 625 EPA 625 EPA 625 10 10 10 <10 <10 <10 ug/L ug/L ug/L N-nitrosodiphenylamine 34433 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/ L Phenanthrene 34461 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Pyrene 1,2,4,-trichlorobenzene 34469 34551 Grab Grab EPA 625 EPA 625 10 10 <10 <10 ug/ L ug/L "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 managed 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." Authorized Representative name Signature Date Form - DMR- PPA-1 Page 3 Annual Monitoring and Pollutant Scan Permit No. NC0024201 Month :January Outfall 001 Year :2021 Facility Name: Roanoke River Wastewater Treatment Plant ORC : Steven L. Ellis Date of sampling: l/11-12/2021 Phone: 252-536-4884 Analytical Laboratory: _Meritech, Inc.. Lab No. 165 Parameter Parameter Code Sample Type Analytical Method Quantitation Level Sample Result Units of Measurement Ammonia (as N) C0610 Composite EPA 350.1 0.1 1.2 mg/L Chlorine (total residual, TRC) 50060 Grab HACH 10014 10.0 <10 ug/L Dissolved Oxygen Nitrite plus Nitrate Total (as N) 00300 Grab SM 45000 G 0.5 7.2 mg/L 00630 Composite EPA 353.2 0.10 7.82 mg/L Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen 00625 Composite EPA351.1 0.20 3.92 mg/L Oil and Grease 00556 Grab EPA 1664B 5 <5 mg/L Total Phosphorus C0665 Composite EPA 200.7 0.020 0.527 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids 70295 Composite Composite SM 2540C SM 2340C 10.0 200 mg/L Hardness 00900 1 64 mg/L Metals (total recoverable), cyanide and total phenols Antimony 01097 Composite EPA 200.7 0.0005 0.0005 mg/L Arsenic 01002 Composite EPA 200.7 0.002 <0.002 mg/L Beryllium 01012 Composite EPA 200.7 0.0005 <0.0005 mg/L Cadmium 01027 Composite EPA 200.7 0.00015 <0.00015 mg/L Chromium 01034 Composite EPA 200.7 0.002 <0.002 mg/L Copper 01042 Composite EPA 200.7 0,002 0,006 mg/L Lead 01051 Composite EPA 200.7 0.0005 <0.0005 mg/L Mercury (Method 1631E) COMER Composite EPA 1631E 1.0 4.12 ng/L Nickel 01067 Composite EPA 200.7 0.0005 0.0022 mg/L Selenium 01147 Composite EPA 200.7 0.001 <0.001 mg/L Silver 01077 Composite EPA 200.7 0.005 <0.0005 mg/L Thallium 01059 Composite EPA 200.7 0.0005 <0.0005 mg/L Zinc 01092 Composite EPA 200.7 0.005 0.019 mg/L Cyanide 00720 32730 Grab EPA 335.41 0.005 <0.005 mg/L Total phenolic compounds Grab EPA 420.1 0.010 0.021 mg/L Volatile organic compounds Acrolein 34210 Grab EPA 624 EPA 624 50.0 <50 ug/L Acrylonitrile 34215 Grab 10.0 < 10 ug/ L Benzene 34030 Grab EPA24 6 1.00 <1 ug/L Bromoform 32104 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/L Carbon Tetrachloride 32102 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/L Chlorobenzene 34301 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/L Chlorodibromomethane 34306 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/L Chloroethane 85811 Grab EPA 624 5.00 <5 ug/L 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether 34576 Grab EPA 624 5.00 <5 ug/L Chloroform 32106 Grab EPA 624 1.00 1.22 ug/L Dichlorobromomethane 32101 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/L 1,1-dichloroethane 34496 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/L 1,2-dichloroethane 32103 Grab EPA 624 1.00 1 <1 ug/L Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene 34546 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/L Form - DMR- PPA-1 Page 1 Annual Monitoring and Pollutant Scan Permit No. NCO024201 Month ;January Outfall 001 Year ;2021 Parameter 1,1-dichloroethylene Parameter Code 34501 Sample Type Grab Grab Grab Analytical Method EPA 624 Quantitation Level 1.00 1.00 1.00 Sample Result <1 <1 <1 Units of Measurement ug/L 1,2-dichloropropane 1,3-dichloropropylene 34541 77163 EPA 624 EPA 624 ug/L ug/L Ethylbenzene 34371 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/ L Methyl Bromide 34413 Grab EPA 624 5.00 <5 ug/L Methyl Chloride 34418 Grab EPA 624 5.00 <5 ug/L Methylene Chloride 34423 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/L 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 81549 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/L Tetrachloroethylene 34475 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/L Toluene 34010 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/ L 1, 1, 1 -trichloroethane 34506 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/L 1,1,2-trichloroethane 34511 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/ L Trichloroethylene 39180 Grab EPA 624 1.00 <1 ug/L Vinyl Chloride 39175 Grab EPA 624 5.00 <5 ug/L Acid -extractable compounds P-chloro-m-creso 34452 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 2-chlorophenol 34586 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 2,4-dichlorophenol 34601 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L A-dimethylphenol 34606 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/ L 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol 34657 Grab EPA 625 50 <50 ug/ L 2,4-dinitrophenol 34616 Grab EPA 625 50 <50 ug/ L 2-nitrophenol 34591 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 4-nitrophenol 34646 Grab EPA 625 50 <50 ug/L Pentachlorophenol Grab EPA 625 50 <50 ug/L Phenol L39032 34694 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 2,4,6-trichlorophenol 34621 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Base -neutral compounds Acenaphthene 34205 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Acenaphthylene 34200 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Anthracene CO220 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/ L Benzidine 39120 Grab EPA 625 50 <50 ug/L Benzo(a)anthracene 34526 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Benzo(a)pyrene 34247 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 3,4 benzofluoranthene 34230 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Benzo(ghi)perylene 34521 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Benzo(k)fluoranthene 34242 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane 34278 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether 34273 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether 34283 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 39100 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/ L 4-bromophenyl phenyl ether 34636 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/ L Butyl benzyl phthalate 34292 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/ L 2-chloronaphthalene 34581 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/ L 4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether 34641 Grab Grab EPA 625 EFA 625 10 <10 ug/ L Chrysene 34320 10 < 10 ug/ L Form - DMR- PPA-1 Page 2 Annual Monitoring and Pollutant Scan Permit No. NCO024201 Month :January Outfall 001 Year :2021 Parameter Di-n-butyl phthalate Parameter Code 39110 Sample Type Grab Analytical Method EPA 625 Quantitation Level Sample Result <10 Units of Measurement 10 ug/L Di-n-octyl phthalate 34596 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 34556 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 1,2-dichlorobenzene 34536 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 1,3-dichlorobenzene 34566 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 1,4-dichlorobenzene 34571 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 3,3-dichlorobenzidine 34631 Grab EPA 625 50 <50 ug/L Diethyl phthalate 34336 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Dimethyl phthalate 34341 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 2,4-dinitrotoluene 34611 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 2,6-dinitrotoluene C0626 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 1,2-diphenylhydrazine 34346 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Fluoranthene C0376 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/ L Fluorene 34381 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Hexachlorobenzene C0700 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Hexachlorobutadiene 39702 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene 34386 Grab EPA 625 50 <50 ug/L Hexachloroethane 34396 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 34403 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Isophorone 34408 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Naphthalene 34696 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/ L Nitrobenzene 34447 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine 34428 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L N-nitrosodimethylamine 34438 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L N-nitrosodiphenylamine 34433 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Phenanthrene 34461 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L Pyrene 34469 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L 1,2,4,-trichlorobenzene 34551 Grab EPA 625 10 <10 ug/L "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 managed 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." Authorized Representative name Signature C? Z 7,17- Date Form - DMR- PPA-1 Page 3 0541 Eta 0 0 \ ƒ 2 z J D \ = 2 \ ƒ � f > \ / a E 2 § / z / / 2 M a c > » 2 5 \ 2 / / ƒ e F / / \ \ \ F 2 o = } \ J \ \ z \ } } , � / / \ 2 / . FD 41 C j J / 0 \ / / \ / \ / ai \ \ } \ Z3 F _ Division of Water Quality August 2, 1999 NIEMORANDUNI To: Regional Supervisors Bill Reid Jimmie Overton From: Coleen Sullins Subject: Whole Effluent Toxicity Permit Limits and Monitoring Requirements C! This communication clarifies the Water Quality Section's positions concerning the application of whole effluent toxicity (WET) limits in NPIDES permits. All NPIDES permits issued to "Major" facilities or any facility discharging "complex wastewater (contains anything other than domestic waste) will contain appropriate whole effluent toxicity limits and monitoring requirements. Minor discharges that fall into the following categories will not routinely be assigned whole effluent toxicity limits unless toxicity screening tests predict a toxic effect under critical design conditions: 1.� C, - 100 percent domestic wastewater with only chlorine as an additive - Non -contact cooliric, water C - Swimming pool filter backwash - Water filtration back -wash - Mine dewatering - Sand dred(Y' in- - Seafood packing - Laundromats - Car Washes - Aquaculture facilities - Rock quarries and gem mines These facilities will be examined on a case -by -case basis by the Environmental Sciences Branch, Point Source Branch, Model ling/TMDL Unit, Regional Offices, or the Section Chief where necessary, prior to the establishment of an N_PDES permit requirement. These exclusions are made as a matter of regulatory evaluation resources and do not inherently preclude assessment of any facility's compliance with water quality standards for toxic substances. Facilities discharging only non -contact cooling water must complete biocide worksheets for any biocides employed and submit these to the NPIDES Unit of the Point Source Branch. This worksheet incorporates facility flow data, receiving stream flow data, aquatic toxicity and half-life data of the biocides and amounts of the biocides used to determine potential impacts to the receiving stream. If an impact is predicted, the facility may adjust its application of current biocides, choose to employ a less toxic biocide, or perform toxicity testing to document the absence of toxicity. Aquatic Toxicology Unit C personnel review each submitted worksheet for numerical accuracy and appropriateness of all input data. Whole effluent toxicity limitations and monitoring requirements will be based upon the instream waste concentration (IWC) during conditions of maximum permitted effluent C) flow and 7Q10 receiving stream flow, The IWC will be calculated using the following formula: IWC (%) = (Qw / Qw + Qu)) * 100 where: Qw = NPDES maximum permitted wasteflow Qu = Upstream stream flow during, 7Q10 conditions The use of maximum permitted wasteflow for the term Qw assumes the facility has the right to any discharge this volume of waste under the permit at time. 0 1 All calculated IWC values should be rounded to the nearest percent except where the IWC is <5%. For IWC values between I and 5 percent., round to the nearest tenth of one percent, and for IWC values <1%, round to the nearest one hundredth of one percent. If it is known that the discharge has a water supply intake upstream of the outfall, then the IWC should be calculated as : Qw / Qu, to avoid underestimation. The objective of whole effluent toxicity limits placed in NPDES permits is to prevent discharge of toxic substances in amounts likely to cause chronic or acute toxicity to wildlife in the receiving stream and represents the only feasible method of evaluating the combined effects of constituents of complex waste streams. EPA has indicated that chemical -specific limitations do not consider all toxicants present and that interactions of mixtures are not accounted for [1]. Participants of the 1995 SETAC Pcllston WET workshop support that indication by recognizing that chemical alone does not Z� 0 monitoring predict or measure biological effects in receiving water bodies [2], and does not cover all toxicants and mixtures threatening biotic integrity [3]. The type of test employed to meet Z�integrity this objective is based upon the magnitude of the facility's IWC. In general, the following criteria are followed: 1) If the facility's IWC is greater than or equal to 0.25 percent, the facility will perform the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised February 1998, or subsequent versions or "North Carolina Phase 11 Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure," (Revised February 1998) or subsequent versions on a quarterly basis. The limit will be stated as "Shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality" at the effluent concentration equivalent to the facility's IWC. The maximum permit limit will be 90%. 2) If the facility's IWC is less than 0.25 percent, a 24-hour fathead minnow acute "No Significant Mortality" limit will be applied. The procedure employed will be "PassiFall Methodology For Determining Acute Toxicity In A Single Effluent Concentration," Revised July 1992, 3) If the facility discharge is episodic and/or only occurs in response to stoma events, acute toxicity monitoring is required for the first five discharge events during the first year following permit issuance, with an annual monitoring requirement thereafter. This requirement will be a 24 hour fathead minnow acute test employing the procedure defined as "definitive" in Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Ef, flitents to Freshwater and Marine Organisms, Fourth Edition. EPA/600/4-90/027 September 1991. Upon permit renewal, if five tests I have been performed, an annual monitoring requirement will be applied unless C: 2 the previous monitoring has indicated potential toxic impacts to the receiving stream. These situations will be examined on a case -by -case basis and a limit or monitoring requirement placed in the permit based on the best professional judgment ud-ment of the Environmental Sciences Branch, Point Source Branch, Z7 Modelling/TNIDL Unit, Regional Offices, or Section Chief where necessary 4) If the discharge is to a tidally influenced receiving water, the same criteria as 1. above should be applied using the estimate of 7QI0 flow into the discharge zone. C, If no 7QI0 flow estimate is available, a 24 hour acute "No Significant Mortality" C7 limit will be applied. This requirement may also be applied where flow estimates available, if in the best professional jud gment of the Point Source Branch these estimates are not applicable in the "real world." If the tidal zone is well flushed, the fathead minnow should be employed as the test organism, otherwise, In in a poorly flushed zone, a Daphnid should be used. 5) If the discharge is to a lake or lake arm where 7QIO estimates are not I — meaningful, a 24 hour acute "No Significant Mortality" limit will be applied with the fathead minnow as the test organism. 6) If a facility discharges to a receiving stream classified as "High Quality Waters" as per North Carolina Administrative Code T 15: 02B .020 1 (d), any whole effluent chronic toxicity limit will be established at an effluent concentration equal to twice the IWC. If the IWC is 'greater than or equal to 45%, the chronic limit will be 90111. All dischargers to such waters will have acute limits of "No Significant Mortality" as determined by the "Pass/Fail Methodology For Determining Acute Toxicity In A Sin -ale Effluent Concentration." Freshwater organisms may be substituted in permit requirements for dischargers to estuarine and salt receiving waters where an evaluation has been made by Aquatic Toxicology Unit staff that the freshwater organism provides the same level of protection as saltwater organisms. Z: Generally', twenty-four hour composite sampling will be the preferred sampling method Z:1 - for whole effluent toxicity monitoring. Depending on consideration of exposures, --rab samples or other special sampling regimes may be appropriate based on the best ID I= professional judgment of the Regional Water Quality and Point Source personnel. 0 C� Appropriate sampling regimes other than grabs would be based on time of occurrence and duration of predictable intermittent discharge events. Permittees with acute toxicity requirements may request the use of a test organism other than that specified by the permit upon documentation that the alternate test organism would be a more sensitive indicator of toxic substances in the facility's discharge. Such documentation would consist of: 1) A demonstration that viable and standardized culture techniques are available for that organism and standardized testing methodologies have been developed and I -- -- I validated. This demonstration should meet guidance provided by EPA. 2) Three consecutive "side -by -side" tests with results indicating that the alternate organism is as or more sensitive to the facility's effluent. Each test series would consist of two separate toxicity tests conducted on the same sample of effluent with the length of exposure specified by the permit, the only difference between tests being a the organism used. Z-" 3 Any facility which has been assigned a chronic limit with Ceriodaphnia dUbia as the test organism may request a permit modification that specifies the EPA full range chronic methodology. Major differences between this methodology and the "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" are the use of a minimum of three samples instead of two and daily test solution changes as opposed to two chancres over the seven day test period. Minor facilities which discharge only domestic waste applying for renewal of their permits may be given an option of a new lower ammonia limit based on a mass balance C calculation or performing a whole effluent toxicity test. Should a quarterly toxicity limit be waived in favor of a "monitoring only" requirement as in the case of a special order, it is recommended that the frequency of the analysis be increased to monthly. In the case of a pass/fall limit, the use of a multiple concentration test for the monitoring requirement in a special order will allow tracking of toxicity reductions. All whole effluent toxicity tests performed to meet NPIDES monitoring must be conducted by laboratories, certified to perform the specific analysis required as specified by Administrative Cod& Section: 15 NC AC 2H.1100, Biological Laboratory Certification. Toxicity testing, results will be filed with the Environmental Sciences Branch no later than 30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made. The results will be recorded on the monthly monitoring report form MR-1. Facilities will also be required to complete one of the three toxicity test report forms, AT-1, AT-2, or AT-3, and submit these to the Environmental Sciences Branch. No test result will be considered valid until reviewed by Aquatic Toxicology Unit personnel. I . All permits that specify quarterly evaluation of acute toxicity will be written to require monthly monitoring upon any single failure to meet specified limits, until such time as those limits are met. Additionally, if a test result is determined to be invalid for any reason, monthly monitoring will be required until the limit is met. All permits that specify quarterly evaluation of chronic toxicity will be written to require monitoring, at least once during each of the two months following a noncompliance. The facility may perform as much additional monitoring as it desires. Any single failure to meet established limitations will be considered a non -compliant I event. Followinc, this initial non-compliance, each subsequent single failure will be considered an additional non -compliant event. The following is offered as pertinent information concerning the quality assurance of submitted toxicity data: 1) No effluent sample shall be over 72 hours old at the time of its use to initiate a chronic toxicity test or renew solutions of a chronic toxicity test. No effluent sample shall be over 36 hours old at the time of its use to initiate an acute toxicity test. Sample ages will be calculated beginning from the sampling time of a grab sample or from the time of the last sub -sample of a composite sample. "Use" is defined as placement of organisms into the test solutions. 2) Composite samples shall be cooled during collection and all samples iced during C� shipment such that they arrive at the laboratory at temperature between 0 and 4 degrees Celsius, The only exception shall be that of a grab sample used for testing within four hours of collection. Again, "use" will be defined as introduction of the organisms to the test solutions. 3) At times, facilities "split" effluent toxicity monitoring samples between two or more laboratories. If such analyses produce differing results, a "paper trail" investigation of all of the analyses by the Aquatic Toxicology Unit will ensue. Critical components of such an investigation will include sample chain -of - custody, sample preparation, test protocols, and health of the organism cultures of the subject laboratories at the time of the analyses. Appropriate standardized permit language is attached. If there are any questions concerning any of the above policies or issues, please contact Matt Matthews or Kevin Bowden at 733-2136. REFERENCES U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1991. Technical Support Document For Water Quality -Based Toxics Control. EPA/505/2-90-00 1. Office of Water, Washington, DC, p. 2 L C, Dorn, Philip B. 1996. An Industrial Perspective on Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing. In DR Grothe. KL Dickson, and DK Reed-Judkins, eds., Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing: An Evaluation of Methods and Prediction of Receiving System Impacts. SETAC Pellston Workshop on Whole Effluent Toxicity; 1995 Sep 16-25. SETAC Press. Pensacola, FL, USA, p. 1.6. Heber, Nlargarete A., Donna K. Reed-Judkins, and Tudor T. Davies. 1996. USEPA's Whole Effluent Toxicitv Testina Program: A National Regulatory Perspective. In DR Grothe. KL Dickson, and DK Reed-Judkins, eds., Whole Effhtent Toxicin, Testing: An Evaluation of Methods and Prediction of Receiving System Impacts. SETAC Pellston Workshop on Whole Effluent Toxicitv; 1995 Sep 16-25. SETAC Press, Pensacola. FL, USA, p. 10. Attachments cc: Matt Matthews Kevin Bowden K.ristle Robeson David Goodrich Shannon Langley