NC0025577_Draft Permit_20230516

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS. JR.
Director
Ms. Jane O'Neill, Town Manager
Town of Red Springs
PO Box 790
Red Springs, North Carolina 28277
Dear Ms. O'Neill:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 16, 2023
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NCO025577
Red Springs W WTP
Robeson County
Grade III Biological WPCS
SIC Code 4952
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit renewal for your facility. Please
review this draft carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it
contains. There are several changes from the existing permit, including the following:
Per the results of instream waste concentration (IWC)-based calculations for ammonia -
nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen limits have been revised [See A.(1.)].
For calculation of total nitrogen, monthly monitoring for TKN and NO2 + NO3 has been
added to the permit [See A.(1.)].
Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing no reasonable potential to
violate state water quality standards, the monitoring requirement for total cyanide and total
zinc has been removed from the permit [See A.(1)].
Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing reasonable potential to violate
state water quality standards, total copper limits have been added to the permit and the quarterly
monitoring requirement has been changed to monthly monitoring [See A.(1)].
The Division is implementing dissolved metals standards in all permits, per the 2016
revisions to State water quality standards. As such, the NPDES Permitting Unit will need
site -specific effluent hardness data for each facility monitoring these metals in order to
calculate permit limitations. Effluent hardness has been added to the permit at a monitoring
frequency of quarterly [See A.(1.)].
The Town of Red Springs reported Total Cadmium, Total Selenium, and Total Silver at
less than detection, with detection levels < 2.0 µg/L, < 10.0 µg/L, and < 5.0 µg/L
respectively, in the Effluent Pollutant Scans. The Town's allowable discharge concentrations
are 0.98 µg/L, 5.1 µg/L, and 0.06 µg/L for Total Cadmium, Total Selenium and Total Silver,
respectively. DWR's laboratory identifies the target Practical Quantification Limits (PQLs)
for Total Cadmium, Total Selenium and Total Silver as 0.5 µg/L, 1.0 µg/L, and 1.0 µg/L,
respectively. 15A NCAC 2B .0505 (e) (4) requires that all test procedures must produce
detection and reporting levels that are below the permit discharge requirements and all data
generated must be reported to the approved detection level or lower reporting level of the
procedure. If no approved methods are capable of achieving a detection level below the
permit discharge requirement (or allowable discharge concentration) the method with the
lowest detection level must be used. The appropriate PQLs are noted in Special Condition
North Carolina Department of Environmental Qualip I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

A.(3.) Additional Monitoring Requirements for Permit Renewal. The Town should use
sufficiently sensitive test methods for all pollutants, including when performing Effluent
Pollutant Scans.
• A special condition to monitor effluent PFAS chemicals quarterly has been added to the
permit, to be effective six (6) months after EPA has a final wastewater method in 40 CFR136
method published in the Federal Register [See Special Condition A.(5.) PFAS Monitoring
Requirements].
• Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A.(2.), Chronic Toxicity Permit
Limit, please review each paragraph carefully.
• Special Condition A.(3.) has been modified to include the specific three years in which the
Effluent Pollutant Scan shall be performed (2025, 2026, and 2027). 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) internet
application has been added to your NPDES permit [See Special Condition A.(6.)].
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts I1, 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.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having
circulation in the general Robeson County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit.
Please provide any written comments you may have to the following: NCDEQ/DWR, NPDES
Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 no later than 30 days after
receipt of 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 this
draft permit, please call me at [phone] or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely, DOeuSigned by:
7900A4FBFCA14FD...
Nick Coco, PE
NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR/Fayetteville Regional Office/Water Quality/Mark Brantley
DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Cindy Moore
Town of Red Springs/Tim Mauldin and Brian Stephens
D E Q � North Carolina Department of Enciromnental 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 NC0025577
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
(NPDES)
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute*13-215.1, other lawful standards
P
and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Co trol Act, as amended, the
Town of Red Springs
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
e
Red Springs WWTP
400 Greenhill Drive
Red Springs
Robeson County
to receiving waters designated as the Little Raft Swamp in the Lumber River Basin
.,
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other applicable conditions set
forth in Parts 1. 1I, III, and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective............ Month xx, 2023.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on ..................................July 31, 2028.
Signed this day ................... Month xx, 2023.
DRAFT
for Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management
Commission
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Permit NCO025577
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.
Town of Red Springs
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate and maintain the Red Springs WWTP, an existing 2.5 MGD facility consisting of
the following components:
• Bar screen
• Grit removal
• Dual oxidation ditches
• Dual secondary clarifiers
• Gas chlorination unit
• Dual path chlorine contact chamber
• Dechlorination
• Continuous recording effluent flow measurement
• Aerobic sludge digester
• Sludge drying b
• Back-up gen
^_
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map via Outfall 001
int ittle Raft Swamp, classified C;Sw waters in the Lumber River Basin and 03040203 HUC.
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Permit NCO025577
PART
A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [2.5 MGD]
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq.,15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.] Grade III
Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
(a.) During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until permit expiration,
the permittee is authorized to discharge treated municipal 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
Flow 50050
2.5 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD, 5 day, 200C'
(Apr 1 -Oct 31) C0310
15.0 mg/L.
22.5 rgg/L
2/week a
Composite
I and E
BOD, 5 day, 200C' C0310
(Nov 1 - Mar 31)
18.0 mg/L
27.0 mg/L
2/week^
Composite
I and E
Total Suspended Solids' C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
2/week °
Composite
I and E
N113 as N (Apr 1 - Oct 31) C0610
1.0 mg/L
3.0 mg/L
2/week ^
Composite
E
NHs as N (Nov 1 - Mar 31) C0610
3.0 mg/L
9.0 mg/L
2/week °
Composite
E
Fecal Coliform 31616
(geometric mean)
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
2/week 4
Grab
E
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Daily Average > 5.0 mg/L
3/week
Grab
E
pH 00400
Between 6.0 and 9.0 Standard Units
3/week
Grab
E
Temperature (°C) 00010
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
L
Total Residual Chlorine 5 50060
1 17 µg/L,
3/week
Grab
E
Total Phosphorus (mg/L) C0665
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
TKN (mg/L) 00625
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
NO3-N + NO2-N (mg/L) 00630
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Nitrogen 6 (mg/L) C0600
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Calculated
E
Total Copper 01042
14.0 µg/I 19.6 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Mercury' COVER
Annual Average 12.2 ng/L
Monthly
Grab
E
PFAS various
Footnote 8
Footnote 8
Grab
E
Chronic Toxicity e TGP3B
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Effluent Pollutant Scan 10 NC01
Monitor and Report
Footnote 10
Footnote 10
E
Hardness" -Total aiVAC03 (mg/L) 00900
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 00300
Monitor and Report
Variable
Grab
U and D
Temperature °C 00010
Monitor and Report
Variable
Grab
U and D
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application
system. See Special Condition A.(6.).
2. Sample locations I -Influent, E-Effluent, U-Upstream at NCSR 1776, D-Downstream at NCSR 1505. Upstream
and downstream samples shall be grab samples collected 2/week during June, July, August, and September and
1 /week during the remainder of the year.
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the
respective influent value (85% removal).
Footnotes continue on the next page.
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Permit NCO025577
Footnotes continued from A. (1.) Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements:
4. Twice per week sampling must occur on any two non-consecutive days during the calendar week.
5. The facility shall monitor TRC when using chlorination for disinfection. The Division shall consider all effluent
total residual chlorine values reported below 50 µg/1 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.
6. For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N and NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively.
7. The Permittee shall monitor for total mercury using low-level analysis EPA method 1631E.
8. See Special Condition A.(5.).
9. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia dubia) P/F at 90% with testing in January, April, July and October. See Special
Condition A.(2.).
10. The penmittee shall perform three effluent pollution scans during the term of this permit. See Special Condition
A.(3.).
11. Effluent hardness shall be performed in conjunction with testing for hardness dependent metals (e.g. copper).
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
Wo
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Permit NC0025577
A.(2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
[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%.
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
January, April, July, and October. 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, [e-mail].
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
forth 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.
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 NCO025577
A.(3.) ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMIT RENEWAL
[G.S. 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. One scan must be performed in each of the following years: 2025,
2026, and 2027. 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.(2.) (CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY))), 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
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
Dissolved oxygen
Nitrate / Nitrite
Kjeldahl nitrogen
Oil and grease
Phosphorus
Total dissolved solids
Hardness
Antimony
Arsenic
Beryllium
Cadmium (PQL < 0.5 µg/L)
Chromium
Copper
Lead
Mercury (Method 1631 E)
Nickel
Selenium (PQL < 1.0 µg/L)
Sil ,pt (PQL < 1.0 µg/L)
Thallium
Zinc
Cyanide
Total phenolic compounds
Volatile orranic compounds:
Acrolein
Acrylonitrile
Benzene
Bromoform
Carbon tetrachloride
Chlorobenzene
Chlorodibromomethane
Chloroethane
2-chloroethyl vinyl ether
Chloroform
Dichlorobromomethane
1, 1 -dichloroethane
1,2-dichloroethane
50060
1,1-dichloroethylene
00300
1,2-dichloropropane
00630
1,3-dichloropropylene
00625
Ethylbenzene
00556
Methyl bromide
C0665
Methyl chloride
70295
Methylene chloride
00900
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
01097
Tetrachloroethylene
01002 '
Toluene
01012
1, 1, 1 -trichloroethane
01027
1,1,2-trichloroethane
' 034
Trichloroethylene
01*
Vinyl chloride
01051
Acid -extractable compounds:
COMER
P-ehloro-m-cresol
01067
2-chlorophenol
01147
2,4-dichlorophenol
01077
2,4-dimethylphenol
01059
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
01092',
2,4-dinitrophenol
00720
2-nitrophenol
32730
4-nitrophenol
Pentachlorophenol
34210
Phenol
34215
2,4,6-trichlorophenol
34030
Base -neutral compounds:
32104
Acenaphthene
32102
Acenaphthylene
34301
Anthracene
34306
Benzidine
85811
Benzo(a)anthracene
34576
Benzo(a)pyrene
32106
3,4 benzofluoranthene
32101
Benzo(ghi)perylene
34496
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
32103
Bis(2-chloroethoxy) methane
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34501
C0541
77163
34371
34413
34418
34423
81549
34475
34010
34506
34511
A80
39175
34452
34586
34601
34606
34657
34616
34591
34646
39032
34694
34621
34205
34200
CO220
39110
C0526
34247
34230
34521
34242
34278
Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
Butyl benzyl phthalate
2-chloronaphthalene
hlorophenyl phenyl ether
Chrysene
Di-n-bull phthalate
Di-n-octyl phthalate
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
1,2-dichlorobenzene
1,3-dichlorobenzene
1,4-dichlorobenzene
3,3-dichlorobenzidine
Diethyl phthalate
Dimethyl phthalate
2,4-dinitrotoluene
2,6-dinitrotoluene
1,2-diphenylhydrazine
Fluoranthene
Fluorene
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
Hexachloroethane
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Isophorone
Naphthalene
Nitrobenzene
N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
N-nitrosodimethylamine
N-nitrosodiphenylamine
Phenanthrene
Pyrene
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
i
34273
34283
C0100
34636
34292
34581
34641
34320
39110
34596
34556
34536
34566
34571
34631
34336
34341
34611
C0626
34346
C0376
34381
C0700
C0702
34386
34396
34403
34408
34696
34447
34428
34438
34433
34461
34469
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Permit NC0025577
(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 - 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
y
Or the form may be uploaded at: https://edocs.deq.nc.gov /NPDES_WW-EDMR-
Supplemental-Form
(c.) 2"d-Species Toxicity Testing and Reporting. A*
(i.) In addition to the quarterly toxicity tests required in Condition A.(2.) (CHRONIC TOXICITY
PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERL19), 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 2"d 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 CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY); or
(B) Once per 12-moth 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
samples 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.
(IffrTbe results of the toxicity tests shall be submitted to the following address:
lIqUIL
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 2°d 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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Permit NCO025577
A.(4.) MERCURY MINIMIZATION PLAN (MMP)
[N.C.G.S. 143-215.1 (B)]
The Permittee shall maintain and continue to implement the Mercury Minimization Plan (MMP)
developed in the previous permit term. The MMP shall continue to be available for inspection on -site.
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 MMP 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.
A.(5.) PFAS MONITORING REQUIREMENT
[G.S. 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 quarterly frequency.
Find the current parameters listed under Table 1 of the 3`d Draft Method 1633 Analysis of Per- and
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous, Solid, Biosolids, and Tissue Samples by.LC-MS/MS at:
A.(6.) ELECTRONIC DEPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 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 11 of this
permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Secti ` (11.) Si tory Requirements
• Section 1�: (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reportin2 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 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://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr.
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Permit NC0025577
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
Al
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, rst DMR is due on the last
day of the month following the issuance of the permit or in the case o 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 sl[cable:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; and
• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
• Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
i?
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(t)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of
each electronic submission. The pe ee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the
initial ipient for the electronic sub n.
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.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-
24954/national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above.
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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 reportinpwaiver 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-reso edmr
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4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)I
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part I1,
Section B. (I L)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II,
Section B. (I 1.)(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://deq.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 12ZIM. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION
WILL BE ACCEPTED: IV
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 offines 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 122.411.
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