NC0032191_Draft Permit_20230516

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Dan Holder
Hebron Colony Ministries, Inc
356 Old Turnpike Rd
Boone, NC 28607
Dear Permittee,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
05/16/2022
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO032191
Hebron Colony & Grace Home WWTF
Grade I I Bi of ogi cal WPCS
Watauga County
The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure
thorough understanding of the information, conditions, and requirements it contains.
Thedraft permit includesthefollowing significant changesfrom theexisting permit:
• Section A. (2.) has been updated to require electronic submission of
effluent data reports (DMRs). Federal regulations require electronic
submittal of all dischargernonitoiing
• An updated outf all I map has been i nd uded.
The N PDES standard conditions ( Parts 11, 111, and IV) that area part of the permit are not i nd uded in this draft
document (cover, map, and Part 1). The conditions are the same as in your current permit except that agency and
division names have been updated. The I atest version i s avai I abl a at httm//bit l y/2BZ4xx x and can be vi ewed
onl i ne or downloaded as a PDF file.
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on thisdraft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Watauga County area, per EPA requirements. Please provide your
comments, if any, to meat theaddress below no later than 30 daysafter receiving thisdraft permit.
Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent commentsand take
appropriate action prior to issuing a fi nal permit. If you have questions concerning the draft, pl ease contact meat
[phone] or via e-mail at kalte.shadwellt.7ncdenr.gov.
Si ncerel y,
Catheri ne Shadwel I
NPDES Compl i ance and Expedited Permitting
cc: NPDESFile[Laserfiche]
Winston Salem Regional Office [Laserfiche]
North Card ina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resource
DEQ512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mai I Service Center I Raleigh, North Cardina27699-1617
919.707.9000
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Permit NCO032191
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
1991.1u11111
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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,
Hebron Colony Ministries, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Hebron Colony and Grace Home
351 Old Turnpike Road (NC Hwy 105)
Boone
Watauga County
to receiving waters designated as the Watauga River in the Watauga 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 becom ective
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2027.
Signed this day
Richard E. Rogers Jr.
Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NCO032191
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, and
provisions described herein.
Hebron Colony Ministries, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.009285 MGD wastewater treatment facility that includes the
following components:
• influent bar screen
• equalization basin
• dual (2) diffused -air aeration basin
• dual (2) clarifiers [recirculating]
• small tertiary filter
• UV disinfection
• [back-up] chlorination / chlorine -contact chamber / dechlorination
• flow measurement device y`
• standby generator
The facility is located at the Hebron Colony and Grace Home, 351 Old Turnpike Road (NC Hwy
105) southwest of Boone and Shull's Mill in Watauga County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached
map, into the Watauga River, a waterbody currently classified B-Trout-HQW [Stream Index: 8-
(1)] within subbasin 04-02-01 [HUC: 0601010303 01 ] of the Watauga River Basin.
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Permit NCO032191
PART I.
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as
specified below:
PARAMETERS
Limits
Monitoring Requirements
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample Type
Sample
eDMR Code
Average
Maximum
Fre uenc
Location'
Flow (MGD)
50050
0.009285
Weekly
Instantaneous
I or E
Temperature °Cz
00010
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) 3
50060
17 ug/L 3
2/Week
Grab
E
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
(April 1-October 31)
C0310
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
E
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
(Nov 1- March 31)
C0310
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
E
Total Suspended Solids
C0530
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
E
NH3 as N
(April 1 —October 31)
C0610
2.0 mg/L
10.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
E
NH3 as N
(November 1 — March 31)
C0610
4.0 mg/L
20.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform
(geometric mean)
31616
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Weekly
Grab
E
pH
00400
Not < 6.0 or > 9.0 s. u.
Weekly
Grab
E
Dissolved Oxygen
00300
Not < 6.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
E
Temperature oCz
00010
Monitor and Report Monitor
Weekly
Grab
U, D
Dissolve Oxygen
00300
Monitor and Report Monitor
Weekly
Grab
U, D
Footnotes:
1 • Sample Locations: E = Effluent, I = Influent. U = at least 50 feet above discharge point. D
= at least 100 feet below the discharge point.
2. This discharge shall not cause receiving stream trout -water temperatures to increase more
than 0.5 °C, and shall in no case exceed 20' C.
3. Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) — The Permittee shall monitor and report Total Residual
Chlorine only if chlorine is used to disinfect. TRC effluent concentrations reported below
50µg/L shall be deemed compliant with this permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to
submit all levels reported by NC -certified test methods (including field certified), even if these
concentrations fall below 50µg/L.
4. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's
eDMR system [see A. (2.)].
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN
OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS
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Permit NCO032191
A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - 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 II of this
permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. Signatory Requirements
(11.)
• Section D. Reporting
(2•)
• Section D. Records Retention
(6.)
• Section E. Monitoring Reports
(5.)
1. Reporting Reauirements [Supersedes Section D. and Section E. (5.) (a)1
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electiThically 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 DMI electronically using the internet. The eDMR system may be
accessed at: https://d o.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 wherless 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.
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Permit NCO032191
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).
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://,Aww.federairegister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-
24954/national-pollutant-discharge-el i m ination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
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'feporting 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
Si2natory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.)
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Permit NCO032191
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II,
Section B. (I 1.)(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 122.22]. NO OTHER STA NTS OF CERTIFICATION
WILL BE ACCEPTED:
V 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. 1
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 bgjpintained 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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