NC0086029_Issuance of Permit_19971215

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
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Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor DENR
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
December 15, 1997
Mr. Jerry Drye
President
Trinity American Corporation
Post Office Box 4529
High Point,North Carolina 27263
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0086029
Trinity American Corporation
Randolph County
Dear Mr. Drye:
In accordance with your application dated January 10, 1997, the Division is forwarding the
subject State-NPDES permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North
Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina
and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency dated December 6, 1983.
It is the Division's understanding that the Permittee will notify the Winston-Salem Regional
Office (910-771-4600) upon any violation of a single toxicity test. Upon notification, the
Permittee will immediately evaluate the treatment system performance and perform any
modifications to correct the identified problem. Please be aware that upon any single violation
monthly monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon
passing, this monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified in the
permit. In addition to increased monitoring requirements, it will be the Permittee's responsibility
to prepare weekly reports for Regional Office review that document the progress that has been
made to correct the problem.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within
thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written
petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the
Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-
7447. Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding
Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. Part II, E.4. addresses the requirements
to be followed in case of change in ownership or control of this discharge.
This permit does not affect the legal requirement to obtain other permits which may be required
by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources,Coastal
Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required.
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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Trinity American Corporation
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If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Jeff Myhra at telephone
number 919/733-5083, ext. 597.
Sincerely,
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
cc: Central Files
Mr. Roosevelt Childress, EPA
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Facility Assessment Unit
Ms. Brenda Smith,GeoScience and Technology
2050 Northpoint Drive
Suite A
Winston-Salem, NC 27106

Permit No. NC0086029
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards
and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Trinity American Corporation
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Trinity American Corporation
5275 Glenola Industrial Drive V gr,( 4e
Glenola
Randolph County
to receiving waters designated as Caraway Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin n accordance with
effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other co • ons se • Parts I, II, III, and IV
hereof.
The permit shall become effective January 1, 1998
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31, 2001
Signed this day December 15, 1997
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

A.(1). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0086029
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration,the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall serial number
001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
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Notes:
1 Sample locations: E- Effluent
2 If the discharge is not continuous, flow may be monitored weekly by an instantaneous flow estimate.
3 Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia), P/F at 90%, January, April, July, October, See special condition A.(2). on the Supplement to Effluent Limitations and
Monitoring Requirements Page.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or foam in other than trace amounts.
Special permit conditions applicable to the subject facility are listed on the Supplement to Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements page.

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Permit No. NC0086029
SUPPLEMENT TO EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
A.(2). Chronic Toxicity Pass/Fail Permit Limit (Ortrly)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit chronic toxicity using test procedures outlined in the
"North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure,"Revised November 1995,
or subsequent versions.
The effluent concentration at which there may be no observable inhibition of reproduction or
significant mortality is 90.0% (defined as treatment two in the procedure document). The permit
holder shall perform Quarterly monitoring using this procedure to establish compliance with the
permit condition. The tests will be performed during the months of January, April, July,
and October. Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final
effluent discharge below all treatment processes.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent
Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1)for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter
code TGP3B. Additionally,DWQ Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention: Environmental Sciences Branch
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh,North Carolina 27607
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements
performed in association with the toxicity tests,as well as all dose/response data. Total residual
chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for
disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring
is required,the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity
(AT)test form indicating the facility name,permit number,pipe number,county,and the
month/year of the report with the notation of"No Flow"in the comment area of the form. The
report shall be submitted to the Environmental Sciences Branch at the address cited above.
Should any single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure to meet specified limits, then monthly
monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this
monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required,then
monthly monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon
passing, this monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina
Division of Water Quality indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream,this permit may be re-
opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
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Permit No. NC0086029
SUPPLEMENT TO EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (Continued)
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum
control organism survival,minimum control organism reproduction,and appropriate
environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing
to be completed no later than the last day of the month following the month of the initial
monitoring.
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