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ROY COOPER _
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISERa
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
February 21, 2023
Mr. Fred D. Curl
Curl Modular Homes
707 N English St
Greensboro, NC 27405
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO077135
Hidden Valley WWTP
Grade WW-2 Biological WPCS
Rockingham County
Dear Permittee:
The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft
permit for your facility. Please review this draft carefully to ensure your thorough understanding of the
information, conditions, and requirements it contains.
The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit:
➢ Electronic data submission requirements have been updated.
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/3BNFaL and can be viewed
online or downloaded as a PDF file.
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Rockingham County area, per EPA requirements. Please provide
your comments, if any, to me at the e-mail address below no later than 30 days after receiving this draft
permit.
Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and take
appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning the draft, please contact me at
charles.weaverkncdenr. gov.
Sincerely,
Environmental Specialist II
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting
D � ��� 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
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Permit NCO077135
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
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,
Fred D. Curl
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Hidden Valley WWTP
200 Lori Drive
Reidsville
Rockingham County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Lick Fork Creek in subbasin 03-02-03 of the Roanoke
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
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 29, 2028.
If the permittee intends to continue to discharge at the facility beyond the term of this permit, a renewal application must
be submitted no later than September 2, 2027 (180 days before the expiration of this permit).
Signed this day
Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NCO077135
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked, and as of this 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, andprovisions included herein.
Fred D. Curl
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.022 MGD wastewater treatment system that includes the following
components:
♦ Influent surge tank
♦ Aeration basin
♦ Clarifier
♦ UV disinfection
♦ Sludge holding tank
♦ Effluent diffuser
♦ Standby power generator
This facility is located at the Hidden Valley Estates WWTP (200 Lori Drive, Reidsville) in Rockingham
County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map, into an
unnamed tributary to Lick Fork Creek [22-50-4] currently classified C waters in subbasin 03-02-03 [HUC:
03010104] of the Roanoke River Basin.
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Permit NCO077135
Part I
Grade WW-2 Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15 NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until permit expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge
from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PARAMETER
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
Parameter Code
Average
Maximum
Frequency
Type
Location
Flow 50050
0.022 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day, (20°C) C0310
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3as N — Summer* C0610
3.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3as N — Winter* C0610
18.0 mg/L
35.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform
31616
(geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C) 00010
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Daily average > 5.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH 00400
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature °C 00010
p ( )
WeeklyGrab
Upstream &
Downstream 2
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
yg
Weekly
y
Grab
Upstream &
Downstream 2
*Summer: April 1 — October 31 Winter.• November 1 — March 31
Footnote"
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR application system
[see A. (2)].
2. Upstream: at least 100 feet upstream from the outfall. Downstream: at U.S. 29 downstream from the outfall.
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE
AMOUNTS.
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Permit NCO077135
A. (2) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF 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.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge
Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted
electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs
electronically using the internet. The eDMR system may be accessed at: hiips: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.
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;
• 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).
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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 ster.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-
npdes-electronic-reporting
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:
http://deq.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 11, 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:
httn:Hdeo .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 122.221. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
"I cert�, 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
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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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Fred D. Curl
Hidden Valley WWTP
NPDES Permit 77135
Receiving Stream: Lick Fork Creek Stream Class: C
Stream Segment: 22-50-4 Sub -Basin #: 03-02-03
River Basin: Roanoke HUC: 03010104
County: Rockingham
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