NC0024244_Permit (Issuance)_20230323

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHAW E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Mr. Brandon Plyler
City of Albemarle
P.O. Box 190
Albemarle, North Carolina 28002
Dear Mr. Plyler:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 23, 2023
Subject: Final NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NCO024244
Long Creek WWTP
Stanly County
Grade IV Biological WPCS
SIC Code 4952
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit.
Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached 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 October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently
amended).
The following change was made to the draft permit sent to you on January 24, 2023:
• Downstream monitoring locations for Fecal Coliform were changed from D1 and D2 to D1 and D3,
citing safety concerns, timeliness of sampling and better representation of the receiving water [See A.
(3•)]•
• Due to the high levels of 1,4-Dioxane and PFAS chemicals reported in the sampled landfill leachate,
monitoring for 1,4-Dioxane and PFAS was increased from quarterly to monthly with the option for the
Permittee to request reduced monitoring frequency after 12 months of data were collected [See A. (1.),
A. (2.) and A. (10.)].
• Minor wording changes were made to the Permit and Fact Sheet, the latter to better reflect the permit.
Please review each document carefully.
The final permit maintains the significant changes made to the draft permit sent to you on January
24, 2023:
• To provide more information regarding effluent nitrogen concentrations, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
(TKN) and Nitrate -Nitrite Nitrogen (NO3-N + NO2-N) monthly monitoring and reporting has been
added to the permit at both the 12.0 MGD and 16.0 MGD flow tiers [See A. (1.) and A. (2.)].
• Based on the textile industrial user's cease of dyeing operations and the evaluation of effluent and
instream Color data finding no effects by the effluent, Color monitoring has been removed from the
permit.
• Language in the Color reopener special condition has been modified to reflect that dyeing operations
may resume at a later date [See A. (6.)].
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing reasonable potential to violate state water
quality standards using recent hardness data, Total Cadmium and Total Copper limits have been
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revised, and Total Cyanide limits have been added to the permit at both flow tiers [See A. (1.) and A.
(2)]•
• Based on the RPA predicting a maximum effluent hexavalent chromium concentration that is greater
than half of the allowable discharge concentration based on state water quality standards, limits for
Chromium VI have been removed and monitoring has been reduced from monthly to quarterly at both
flow tiers [See A. (L) and A. (2)]. In addition, Chromium VI has been removed from the permit's
compliance schedule [See A. (8)].
• Based on the RPA results showing the maximum reported total chromium value to be less than the
allowable concentration for hexavalent chromium, monthly monitoring for Total Chromium has been
removed from the permit [See A. (1.) and A. (2)].
• To allow the City to continue its existing plan to assess sources of Total Cadmium and Total Copper in
order to come in compliance with the limits in Section A. (L), the schedule of compliance has been
modified by removing steps that have already been completed [See Special Condition A. (8.) Schedule
of Compliance for Total Cadmium and Total Copper Limitations].
• Based on Mercury TMDL evaluation showing mercury values reported at levels exceeding the
WQBEL, annual average limits with quarterly monitoring requirements have been added to the permit
at both flow tiers [See A. (L) and A. (2)].
• Based on Mercury TMDL evaluation showing mercury values reported at levels > 1 ng/L and since the
permitted flow is greater than 2 MGD, Special Condition A. (7.) Mercury Minimization Plan has been
modified toward its maintenance.
• Based on detectible 1,4-Dioxane levels found in the wastewater of an industrial user, quarterly effluent
monitoring for 1,4-Dioxane has been added to the permit [See A. (1.) and A. (2)].
• A permit reopener special condition has been added to modify 1,4-Dioxane monitoring, treatment
and/or compliance [See A. (9)].
• Based on detectible PFAS chemicals found in the wastewater of an industrial user and generalized EPA
guidance for POTWs with pretreatment, effluent monitoring for PFAS chemicals has been added to the
permit [See A. (L) and A. (2), and Special Condition A. (10.) PFAS Monitoring Requirements].
• A special condition requiring the City to update its Pretreatment Program to include the WTP and
landfill has been added to the permit [see A. (11.)].
• Language has been added as Footnote 2 to account for influent and effluent abbreviations [See A. (L)
and A. (2)].
• Instream monitoring requirements have been placed as a separate section [See A. (3)].
• Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A. (4), Chronic Toxicity Permit Limit, please
review each paragraph carefully.
• Special Condition A. (5.) has been modified to include the specific three years in which the Effluent
Pollutant Scan shall be performed (2025, 2026, and 2027) at the 12.0 MGD flow tier, and clarified to
the first three years following expansion at the 16.0 MGD flow tier. In addition, at the end of the Special
Condition, 2nd species Toxicity Testing Requirements for municipal permit renewals per Federal
Regulations [40 CFR 122.210)(5)] have been added.
• A notation was made concerning the Electronic Reporting Rule — NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule —
Phase 2 Extension. EPA extended the Phase 2 deadline to December 21, 2025.
• Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and
program reports. The requirement to continue reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using
the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) intemet application has been added
to your NPDES permit [See Special Condition A. (11.)].
• The facility map was modified to show both upper and lower plants and the outfall location.
D E Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
NORTH CAROLINA 919.707.9000
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Pretreatment updates in response to NPDES permit renewal:
• On October 30, 2023, 180 days after the effective date of this NPDES permit renewal, the City is
required to submit to the Division a written technical evaluation of the need to revise local limits
(i.e., an updated IWS/HWA-AT/L-STMP, or documentation of why is not needed). This action
may include revising, updating, or adding to the list of SIUs regardless of timeframe.
o Submit the updated Long -Term Monitoring Plan (LTMP)
■ If there are new industries within the service area, submit an updated Industrial
Waste Survey (IWS)
■ Review pollutants of concern (POCs) and update the LTMP to reflect pollutants in
industrial user permits (IUPs) and sludge management permit.
o As part of the local limits assessment, please submit the updated Headworks Analysis
(HWA).
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, and IV) that are a part of the permit are not included in this
draft document (cover, map, and Part I). The conditions are the same as in your current permit except that
agency and division names have been updated. The latest version is available at https://bit.ly/3k5NFaL and
can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file.
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 (6714 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be
final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require
modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements
to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Resources or any other Federal,
State, or Local governmental regulations.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Gary Perlmutter at [phone] or via
email at [e-mail].
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for Richard E. Rogers Jr., Director
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Hardcopy: NPDES Files
eCopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR/Mooresville Regional Office/Water Quality/Andrew Pitner
DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Cindy Moore
DWR/Municipal Permitting Unit/Keyes McGee
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512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
NORTH CAROLINA 919.707.9000
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Permit NCO024244
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
N( PDES)
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards
and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the
City of Albemarle
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Long Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
1040 Coble Avenue
Albemarle
Stanly County
to receiving waters designated as Long Creek in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin in accordance with the
effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other applicable conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III,
and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective May 1, 2023.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 28, 2028.
Signed this day March 23, 2023.
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By Authority of the Environmental Management
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Permit NCO024244
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer
effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the
permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
The City of Albemarle
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate and maintain the Long Creek wastewater treatment plant identified on the Cover,
an existing 12.0 MGD facility consisting of the following components:
• Dual mechanical bar screens and one manual bar screen
• Grit removal system
• Influent lift stations consisting of four (4) pumps
• Influent meter
• Influent composite sampler
• Four (4) 4.2 MG mechanical aeration basins with floating aerators
• Four (4) 80- foot diameter secondary clarifiers
• Dual RAS pump stations
• WAS pump station
• Five (5) disk type tertiary filters
• Dual 11, 600 ft3 chlorination basins for chlorination
• Dechlorination system
• Effluent flow meter
• Effluent composite sampler
• Two (2) 412, 000- gallon sludge dewatering tanks with transfer pumps
• Two (2) 620,000- gallon sludge digester/holding tanks with transfer/load out pumps
• Centrifuge (not in service)
• Three (3) 2,080 ft2 dryer beds
• Four (4) standby generators
2. Upon receipt of an Authorization to Construct from the Division of Water Resources, construct an
expanded facility with capacity of 16.0 MGD;
3. Upon submitting an Engineer's Certificate form, operate said treatment works at 16.0 MGD; and
4. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map via Outfall 001 into
Long Creek, classified C waters in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin and 03040105 HUC.
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Permit NCO024244
PART
A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (12.0 MGD)
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.]
Grade IV Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
(a.) During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expansion to 16.0
MGD or permit expiration, whichever is sooner, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated
municipal and industrial wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored 1 by the Permittee as specified below:
PARAMETER
Parameter Code
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location 2
Flow 50050
12.0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD, 5-day, 200C 3
(Apr 1 - Oct 31) C0310
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
I and E
BOD, 5-day, 200C 3
(Nov 1 - Mar 31) C0310
20.0 mg/L
30.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
I and E
Total Suspended Solids 3 C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
I and E
Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(Apr 1 - Oct 31) C0610
1.1 mg/L
3.3 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E
Ammonia (NH3 as N) C0610
(Nov 1 - Mar 31)
2.6 mg/L
7.8 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Daily Average > 5.0 mg/L
Daily
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform 31616
(geometric mean)
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Daily
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine 4 50060
18 µg/L
Daily
Grab
E
pH 00400
Between 6.0 and 9.0 Standard Units
Daily
Grab
E
Temperature, °C 00010
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
E
Conductivity, µmhos/cm 00094
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
E
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN), 00625
mg/L
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Nitrate -Nitrite Nitrogen (NO3-N 00630
+ NO2-N), mg/L
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Nitrogen 5, mg/L C0600
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Calculated
E
Total Phosphorus, mg/L C0665
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Chronic Toxicity 6 TGP3B
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Hardness 7 (as CaCO3), 00900
mg/L
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Cadmium interim $ 01042
2.2 µg/L
16.0 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Cadmium finals 01042
1.1 µg/L
6.4 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Chromium VI 01032
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Copper 8 01042
15.6 µg/L
21.6 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Cyanide 9 00720
5.4 µg/L
23.6 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Lead, µg/L 01051
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Silver, µg/L 01077
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Mercury COMER
Annual Average = 13.0 ng/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
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Permit NCO024244
PARAMETER
Parameter Code
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location z
1,4-Dioxane, µg/L 82388
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Grab
E
PFAS, ng/L various
Footnote 10
Monthly
Grab
E
Effluent Pollutant Scan 1 NCO]
Monitor and Report
Footnote 11
Footnote 11
E
Footnotes.
1. The Permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application
system. See Special Condition A. (12.).
2. Sample locations: I = Influent; E = Effluent.
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the
respective influent value (85% removal).
4. The facility shall monitor TRC when using chlorination for disinfection. The Division shall consider all effluent
total residual chlorine values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee
shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field
certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L.
5. Total Nitrogen = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N and NO2-N are
Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively.
6. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia dubia) Pass/Fail at 90% effluent with testing in March, June, September, and
December. See Special Condition A. (4.).
7. Hardness sampling shall coincide with sampling of metals.
8. The Permittee shall achieve compliance with the final limitations by September 1, 2025 and follow the Total
Cadmium and Total Copper compliance schedule detailed in Special Condition A. (8.).
9. The Division shall consider all Cyanide values reported below 10 µg/L to be "zero" for compliance purposes.
However, Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) shall record all values reported by a North Carolina -certified
laboratory (even if these values fall below 10 µg/L).
10. Follow Special Condition A. (10.).
11. The Permittee shall perform three effluent pollution scans during the term of this permit. See Special Condition
A. (5.).
(b.) There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO024244
A.(2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (16.0 MGD)
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.]
Grade IV Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
(a.) During the period beginning on expansion to 16.0 MGD and lasting until permit expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge treated municipal and industrial wastewater from Outfall 001.
Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
PARAMETER
Parameter Code
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location z
Flow 50050
16.0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD, 5-day, 200C 3
(Apr 1 - Oct 31) C0310
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
I and E
BOD, 5-day, 200C 3
(Nov 1 - Mar 31) C0310
20.0 mg/L
30.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
I and E
Total Suspended Solids 3 C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
I and E
Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(Apr 1 - Oct 31) C0610
1.1 mg/L
3.3 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E
Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(Nov 1 - Mar 31) C0610
2.4 mg/L
7.2 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Daily Average > 5.0 mg/L
Daily
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform 31616
(geometric mean)
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Daily
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine 4 50060
18 µg/L
Daily
Grab
E
pH 00400
Between 6.0 and 9.0 Standard Units
Daily
Grab
E
Temperature, °C 00010
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
E
Conductivity, µmhos/cm 00094
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
E
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN), 00625
mg/L
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Nitrate -Nitrite Nitrogen (NO3-N 00630
+ NO2-N), mg/L
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Nitrogen', mg/L C0600
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Calculated
E
Total Phosphorus, mg/L C0665
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Chronic Toxicity' TGP3B
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Hardness 7 (as CaCO3), 00900
mg/L
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Cadmium 01042
1.1 µg/L 6.2 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Chromium VI 01032
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Copper 01042
15.1 µg/L
21.0 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Cyanide 8 00720
5.3 µg/L
23.2 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Lead, µg/L 01051
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Silver, µg/L 01077
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Mercury COMER
Annual Average = 12.8 ng/L
Quarterly
Composite
E
1,4-Dioxane, µg/L 82388
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Grab
E
PFAS, ng/L various
Footnote 9
Monthly
Grab
E
Effluent Pollutant Scan 10 NCO]
Monitor and Report
Footnote 10
Footnote 10
E
Footnotes on next page.
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Permit NCO024244
Footnotes from previous page.
1. The Permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application
system. See Special Condition A. (12.).
2. Sample locations: I = Influent; E = Effluent.
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the
respective influent value (85% removal).
4. The facility shall monitor TRC when using chlorination for disinfection. The Division shall consider all effluent
total residual chlorine values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee
shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field
certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L.
5. Total Nitrogen = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N and NO2-N are
Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively.
6. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia dubia) Pass/Fail at 90% effluent with testing in March, June, September, and
December. See Special Condition A. (4.).
7. Hardness sampling shall coincide with sampling of metals.
8. The Division shall consider all Cyanide values reported below 10 µg/L to be "zero" for compliance purposes.
However, Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) shall record all values reported by a North Carolina -certified
laboratory (even if these values fall below 10 µg/L).
9. Follow Special Condition A. (10.).
10. The Permittee shall perform three effluent pollution scans in the three following years after expansion is in effect.
See Special Condition A. (5.).
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A.(3.) INSTREAM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0200 et seq.]
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until the expiration date, the Permittee shall
perform instream sampling upstream and downstream of Outfall 001 as specified below:
PARAMETER
Parameter Code
SAMPLE
TYPE
MONITORING FREQUENCY
SAMPLE
LOCATION'
Jun 1— Sep 30
Oct 1— May 31
Total Hardness (as CaCO3),
mg/L 2
00900
Surface
Quarterly
U
Temperature, °C
00010
Surface
3/week
Weekly
U, D1, D2
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (mg/L)
00300
Surface
3/week
Weekly
U, D1, D2
Conductivity (µmhos/cm)
00094
Surface
3/week
Weekly
U, D1, D2
Fecal Coliform, #/100 mL
31616
Surface
3/week
Weekly
U, D1, D3
Total Copper (µg/L)
01042
Surface
Monthly
U, D1, D2
Footnotes:
1. U is located at least 100 ft upstream of the discharge; D1 is located at —2620 ft downstream of the discharge; D2
is located 4.9 mi. downstream at NCSR 1967 (Sides Rd); D3 is located at —200 ft downstream.
2. The Permittee shall sample instream Total Hardness, upstream of the facility's discharge. The sample shall be
representative of the hardness in the receiving stream.
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Permit NCO024244
A.(4.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY) —12.0 MGD AND 16.0 MGD
[15A NCAC 02B .0200] [15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality
to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 90% at 12.0 and 16.0 MGD.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the
"North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," (Revised December 2010, or
subsequent versions) or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure"
(Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions). The tests will be performed during the months of
March, June, September and December. These months signify the first month of each three-month
toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during
representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge
below all treatment processes.
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV below
the permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in each of the
two following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test
Procedure" (Revised -December 2010, or subsequent versions).
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered electronically using the
Division's eDMR system for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code TGP3B
for the pass/fail results and THP313 for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWR Form AT-3 (original) is to
be sent to the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Or, results can be sent to the email, ATForms.ATB(a,ncdenr.gov.
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section no later than 30
days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made.
Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all
concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate
signature. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine
is employed for disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is
required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test
form indicating the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report
with the notation of "No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Water
Sciences Section at the address cited above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring
will be required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity
testing quarter, which is the three-month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which
toxicity testing is required by this permit and continues until the final day of the third month.
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Permit NC0024244
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division
of Water Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and
modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control
organism survival, minimum control organism 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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Permit NCO024244
A.(5.) ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMIT RENEWAL
[NCGS 143-215.1(b)]
(a.) Effluent Pollutant Scans. The Permittee shall perform a total of three (3) Effluent Pollutant Scans for all
parameters listed below. For the 12.0 MGD flow tier, one scan must be performed in each of the following
years: 2025, 2026, and 2027. For the 16.0 MGD flow tier, the Permittee shall perform three effluent pollution
scans in the three following years after expansion is in effect. Analytical methods shall be in accordance with
40 CFR Part 136 and shall be sufficiently sensitive to determine whether parameters are present in
concentrations greater than applicable standards and criteria. Each annual sample shall coincide with one
quarterly toxicity test each year [see Condition A. (3.)] and each must be collected in a different calendar quarter
to represent seasonal variation [i.e., do not sample in the same quarter every year]. Unless otherwise indicated,
metals shall be analyzed as "total recoverable."
Ammonia (as N)
C0610
Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene
34546
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether
34273
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
50060
1, 1 -dichloroethylene
34501
Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
34283
Dissolved oxygen
00300
1,2-dichloropropane
C0541
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
C0100
Nitrate / Nitrite
00630
1,3-dichloropropylene
77163
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
34636
Kjeldahl nitrogen
00625
Ethylbenzene
34371
Butyl benzyl phthalate
34292
Oil and grease
00556
Methyl bromide
34413
2-chloronaphthalene
34581
Phosphorus
C0665
Methyl chloride
34418
4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
34641
Total dissolved solids
70295
Methylene chloride
34423
Chrysene
34320
Hardness
00900
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
81549
Di-n-butyl phthalate
39110
Antimony
01097
Tetrachloroethylene
34475
Di-n-octyl phthalate
34596
Arsenic
01002
Toluene
34010
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
34556
Beryllium
01012
1, 1, 1 -trichloroethane
34506
1,2-dichlorobenzene
34536
Cadmium
01027
1,1,2-trichloroethane
34511
1,3-dichlorobenzene
34566
Chromium
C0034
Trichloroethylene
39180
1,4-dichlorobenzene
34571
Copper
01042
Vinyl chloride
39175
3,3-dichlorobenzidine
34631
Lead
01051
Acid -extractable compounds:
Diethyl phthalate
34336
Mercury (Method 1631E)
COMER
P-chloro-m-cresol
34452
Dimethyl phthalate
34341
Nickel
01067
2-chlorophenol
34586
2,4-dinitrotoluene
34611
Selenium
01147
2,4-dichlorophenol
34601
2,6-dinitrotoluene
C0626
Silver(PQL < 1 µg/L)
01077
2,4-dimethylphenol
34606
1,2-diphenylhydrazine
34346
Thallium
01059
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
34657
Fluoranthene
C0376
Zinc
01092
2,4-dinitrophenol
34616
Fluorene
34381
Cyanide
00720
2-nitrophenol
34591
Hexachlorobenzene
C0700
Total phenolic compounds
32730
4-nitrophenol
34646
Hexachlorobutadiene
C0702
Volatile organic compounds:
Pentachlorophenol
39032
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
34386
Acrolein
34210
Phenol
34694
Hexachloroethane
34396
Acrylonitrile
34215
2,4,6-trichlorophenol
34621
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
34403
Benzene
34030
Base -neutral compounds:
Isophorone
34408
Bromoform
32104
Acenaphthene
34205
Naphthalene
34696
Carbon tetrachloride
32102
Acenaphthylene
34200
Nitrobenzene
34447
Chlorobenzene
34301
Anthracene
CO220
N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
34428
Chlorodibromomethane
34306
Benzidine
39120
N-nitrosodimethylamine
34438
Chloroethane
85811
Benzo(a)anthracene
C0526
N-nitrosodiphenylamine
34433
2-chloroethyl vinyl ether
34576
Benzo(a)pyrene
34247
Phenanthrene
34461
Chloroform
32106
3,4 benzofluoranthene
34230
Pyrene
34469
Dichlorobromomethane
32101
Benzo(ghi)perylene
34521
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
C0551
1, 1 -dichloroethane
34496
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
34242
1,2-dichloroethane
32103
Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane
34278
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(b.) Effluent Scan Reporting. Test results shall be reported electronically via eDMR by December 31 st
of each designated sampling year, except that, subject to prior written approval by the Director, results
can be reported on DWR Form DMR-PPA-1 or other form approved by the Director. The permittee
must at least report completion of the test in the eDMR system by entering " 1 " or "Y" for parameter
code NCO 1 - Annual Pollutant Scan. If written reports are approved, the report shall be submitted to
the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Or the form may be uploaded at: h Vs:Hedocs.deq.nc.2ov/Fonns/NPDES WW-EDMR-
Supplemental-Form
(c.) 2"-Species Toxicity Testing and Reporting.
(i.) In addition to the quarterly toxicity tests required in Condition A. (3.) CHRONIC TOXICITY
PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY), the Permittee shall perform and report the results of four
(4) toxicity tests using the same test methods using a second species of test organism suitable
to the tests being conducted.
(ii.) The 2nd species toxicity tests shall be conducted either:
(A) Once per quarter in a single 12-month period (four samples); if this option is chosen, the
sample for each 2nd species test shall coincide with the quarterly samples collected for
(tox condition title); or
(B) Once per 12-month period in the four -and one-half year period prior to the scheduled
application for permit renewal (four samples); if this option is chosen, three of the sample
for the 2nd species test shall coincide with those for the annual effluent scans and the
coincident quarterly toxicity test, and each of the four annual samples shall be collected
in a different calendar quarter in order to represent seasonal variation.
(iii.) The results of the toxicity tests shall be submitted to the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Or, results can be sent to the email, [e-mail].
(iv.) Results of the 2nd species tests shall also be summarized in Part E (Toxicity Testing Data) of
EPA Municipal Application Form 2A when submitting the permit renewal application to the
NPDES Wastewater Program.
The Permittee may contact the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 919-743-8401 for
guidance on conducting the additional toxicity tests and reporting of the results.
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A. (6.) COLOR REOPENER AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[NCGS 143-215.66, NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
This permit will be modified, or revoked and reissued, to incorporate color limitations and/or monitoring
requirements in the event color testing or other studies conducted by the Permittee or the Division indicate
that color has rendered or could render the receiving waters injurious to public health, secondary recreation,
to aquatic life and wildlife, or adversely affect the palatability of fish, aesthetic quality, or impair the water
for any designated use.
Color samples should be analyzed as follows:
• At natural pH;
• Free from turbidity (true color); and
• Samples shall be analyzed in accordance with the provisions of Method 2120.E.4 as described in
the 18t edition of Standard Methods for the examination of Water and Wastewater. Using a narrow -
band scanning spectrophotometer to produce a COMPLETE spectral curve of the visible spectrum
(350-750 nm), calculate and report results in ADMI values for true color values at the sample
ambient pH value. All color data including visible stream color observations should be submitted
with the monthly DMRs.
A.(7.) MERCURY MINIMIZATION PLAN (MMP) [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
The Permittee shall continue implementing the mercury minimization plan during this permit term. The
MMP should place emphasis on identification of mercury contributors and goals for reduction. Results shall
be summarized and submitted with the next permit renewal. Performance of the Mercury Minimization
Plan will meet the requirements of the TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) for mercury approved by
USEPA on October 12, 2012, unless and until a Waste Load Allocation specific to this facility is developed
and this NPDES permit is amended to require further actions to address the Waste Load Allocation.
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A. (8.) SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE FOR CADMIUM AND COPPER LIMITS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
1. By September 1, 2023, the Permittee shall submit a report to the Division summarizing actions
taken during the previous year to achieve compliance with the final Cadmium and Copper
limitations. The Actions shall be in accordance with the CAP submitted and approved by DWR.
2. By September 1, 2024, the Permittee shall submit a report to the Division summarizing actions
taken during the previous year to achieve compliance with the final Cadmium and Copper
limitations. The Actions shall be in accordance with the CAP submitted and approved by DWR.
3. Achieve compliance with Cadmium and Copper limits in section A. (L) by September 1, 2025.
Per approval of the Corrective Action Plan by the Division, submitted August 18, 2020, the report and
actions are an enforceable part of this permit. Any modifications to the schedule shall be requested to the
Division at least ninety (90) days before the deadline. Modifications to the schedule in excess of four (4)
months will be subject to public notice.
Reports shall include the owner's name, NPDES permit number and Permittee contact person, and shall be
mailed to:
1) NCDEQ/ Division of Water Resources
NPDES Permitting
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
2) NCDEQ/ Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
A. (9.) REOPENER FOR 1,4-DIOXANE [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Pursuant to N.C. General Statutes Section 143-215.1 and the implementing rules found in the North
Carolina Administrative Code at 15A NCAC 21-1.0112 (b) (1) and 21-1.0114 (a) and Part II, Sections B-12
and B-13 of this permit, the Director of DWR may reopen this permit to modify permit requirements to
address 1,4-Dioxane monitoring, treatment and/or compliance.
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A. (10.) PFAS MONITORING REQUIREMENT [NCGS 143-215.1(b)]
This reporting requirement for the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) parameters listed under
Table 1 of the Final Method 1633 takes effect the first full calendar quarter following six (6) months after
EPA publishes a 40 CFR Part 136 Final PFAS Method for wastewater in the Federal Register. Monitoring
will be at a monthly frequency.
After twelve (12) months of monthly monitoring, the Permittee may request a reduction of PFAS
monitoring to quarterly based on evaluation of effluent data.
Find the current parameters listed under Table 1 of the 3rd Draft Method 1633 Analysis of Per- and
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous, Solid, Biosolids, and Tissue Samples by LC-MS/MS at:
https : //www. epa. gov/system/files/documents/2022-
12/3rd%20Draft%20Method%201633%20December%202022%2012-20-22_508.pdf
A.(11.) PRETREATMENT PROGRAM UPDATES
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)] [15A NCAC 02H .0900]
Within 30 days after the permit effective date, the Permittee shall:
i. Submit for Division approval draft Industrial User Permits (IUPs) for the Town's water
treatment plant and municipal landfill with applicable limits to address passthrough and
interference with the WWTP.
ii. Issue the above IUPs within 30 days of Division approval.
iii. Submit the above IUPs to the Division, 30 days prior to their respective IUP effective date, for
Division review.
Within 180 days after the reissued NPDES permit effective date, the Permittee shall submit to the Division
a written technical evaluation of the need to revise local limits as required in Special Conditions for
Municipal Facilities Part IV Section C — Municipal Control of Pollutants from Industrial Users.
A.(12.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program
reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21,
2015.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this permit
(Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
Reporting
Records Retention
Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)I
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Permit NC0024244
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and
submitted monthly electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter
monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. The eDMR system may be
accessed at: https:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr.
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility
being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband access,
then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted and
discharge monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms
approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the following address:
NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and
reported via the eDMR system no later than the last calendar day of the month following the completed
reporting period. Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the
month following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month
following the commencement of discharge.
Starting on December 21, 2025, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; and
Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of
each electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the initial
recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means the entity
(EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the designated entity
for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for each
type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the appropriate
electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting
Rule is found at: https://www.federalre ig s�gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-
pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
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Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above.
3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to the
Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the
Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required
under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary waiver
shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data and reports shall be
submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is granted a new
temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electronic reporting waivers are not
transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting waiver request may submit monitoring data
and reports on paper to the Division for the period that the approved reporting waiver request is
effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the
following web page:
htt2:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II,
Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section
B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting
purposes.
For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user
account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North Carolina's
eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following
web page:
http:Hdeq.nc. gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make
the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION
WILL BE ACCEPTED:
7 certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons
who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the
information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am
aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of
fines and imprisonment for knowing violations. "
5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)]
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions.
These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report.
This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41].
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