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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0086088_Issuance of Permit_19970721State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director July 21, 1997 Mr. C. William McGlocklin, Director of Environmental Affairs SKF USA, Incorporated 1100 First Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406-1352 Dear Mr. McGlocklin: "7 ,&4 IDEHNR Subject: NPDES Permit Issuance Permit No. NCO086088 Girmes Facility Buncombe County In accordance with the application for discharge permit received on March 11, 1997, the Division is forwarding herewith 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. Please be aware that this permit does not grant authorization for the construction any treatment works. Prior to the awarding of any construction contracts, an Authorization to Construct must be issued by the Division for the treatment system described in this permit. 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 a demand is made, this permit shall be final and binding. Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. Part II, EA. addresses the requirements to be followed in case of change in ownership or control of this discharge. This permit does not affect the legal requirements 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 permits may be required. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Mr. Mark.McIntire, telephone number (919) 733-5083, extension 553. Sincerely, Original Signed By David A. Goodrich A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E. cc: Central Files Mr. Roosevelt Childress, EPA Asheville Regional Office, Water Quality Permits and Engineering Unit Facility Assessment Unit Aquatic Survey and Toxicology Unit P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-5083 FAX 919-733-0719 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post -consumer paper 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, SKF USA Incorporated is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at Girmes Site Off Old Highway 74 East Asheville Buncombe County to receiving waters designated as Gashes Creek in the French Broad River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective on September 1, 1997 This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2001 Signed this day July 21, 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 Permit No. NCO086088 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET SKF USA Incorporated is hereby authorized to: 1. Operate, after receiving an Authorization to Construct, a 0.108 MGD groundwater remediation facility consisting of an air stripping unit, a Parshall flume and an effluent diffuser at a facility located at Girmes facility, Asheville, Buncombe County (See Part III of this Permit), and 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Gashes Creek (outfall 001) which is classified C waters in the French Broad River Basin. ROAD CLASSIFICATION PRIMARY HIGHWAY LIGHT -DUTY ROAD, HARD OR HARD SURFACE IMPROVED SURFACE SECONDARY HIGHWAY HARD SURFACE I UNIMPROVED ROAD Latitude 35034'09" Longitude 82029'59" Map # E9SW/E8SE Sub -basin 04-03-02 Stream Class C Discharge Class 100 % Industrial Receiving Stream Gashes Creek Design Q 0.108 MGD_ permit expires 12/ 31 / 01 SCALE 1:24 000 0 1 MILE 0 7000 FEET 1 0 1 KILOMETER CONTOUR INTERVAL 40 FEET QUAD LOCATION SKF USA Inc. NCO086088 Buncombe County Groundwater Remediation A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - FINAL Permit No. NCO086088 During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Avera a Weekly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency.Tyre Sample Sample Location' Flow MGD 0.108 Continuous Recording E Total Suspended Solids 30.0 m /L Monthly Composite E Trichloroethene 92.4 /L Monthly Grab E 1 2-Dichloroethene Monthly Grab E Vinyl Chloride Monthly Grab E Barium Monthly Composite E Iron Monthly Composite E Manganese Monthly Composite E Chronic Toxicity2 Quarterly Composite E ,. _ ' Sample Locations: E - Effluent 2 Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 909/6; October, January, April and July; See Chronic Toxicity portion of the Supplement to Effluent Limitations page. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Permit No. NCO086088 SUPPLEMENT TO EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS SPECIAL CONDITIONS A (2). CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QUATERLY) 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% (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 Rd. Raleigh, N.C. 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. 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.