NC0033448_Draft Permit_20230530

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
MS & SR Enterprises, LLC
Attn: Sandra Carrigan, Manager
104 Helen Ct
Boone, NC 28607
Dear Permittee,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
5/30/2023
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO033448
Valley Creek Apartments WWTP
Grade II Biological WPCS
Watauga County
The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure a
thorough understanding of the information, conditions, and requirements it contains.
The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit:
• Section A. (2.) has been updated to require electronic submission of effluent
data reports (DMRs). Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all
discharge monitoring.
• An updated outfall snap has been included.
• Monitoring for turbidity has been added to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 0213.0211 (21).
• Monitoring for dissolved oxygen has been added to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 0213.0211
(6).
• Instream monitoring for temperature was added to determine compliance with 15A NCAC 0213.0211
(18).
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II,111, 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.
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft 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 me at the 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
[phone] or via e-mail at kate.shadwell(a)deq.nc.gov.
Sincerely,
Catherine Shadwell
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Pennitting
cc: NPDES File [Laserfiche]
Winston Salem Regional Office [Laserfiche]
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D E QNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh. North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.9000

Permit NCO033448
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPa—
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 ControMct, as amended,
MS & SR Enterprises, LLC
is hereby authorized to discharge wastew _ from a facility% ted at the
Valley Creek Apartments WWTP
10894 NC Highway 105 South
Boone, NC 28607
to receiving waters designated as the Valley Creek 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 become effective
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 NCO033448
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.
is hereby authorized to:
1.
MR & SR Enterprises, LLC
Continue to operate an existing 0.005 MGD wastewater treatment cility that includes the following
components:
• Aeration basin
• Clarifier le
• Sludge -holding Basin
• Chlorination/ chlorine -contact cham96*
Dechh
The facility is locates
Watauga County.
, 10894 NC Hwy 105 South, Boone in
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached
map, into the Valley Creek, a waterbody currently classified C; Trout [Stream Index: 8-4] within
subbasin 04-02-01 [HUC: 060101030301 ] of the Watauga River Basin.
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Permit NCO033448
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 Pennittee as
specified below:
PARAMETERS
eDMR Code
Limits
Monitorin
Re uirements
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample
Location'
Flow (MGD)
50050
0.005 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
E
Temperature oC
00010
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) 2
50060
28 ug/L 3
2/Week
Grab
E
Total Suspended Solids
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
E
BOD 5-Day
C0310
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
E
pH
00400
Not < 6.0 or > 9.0 s.u.
Weekly
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform
(geometric mean
31616
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Weekly
Grab
E
Turbidity4 (NTU)
00070
Not to exceed 10 NTU
Weekly
Grab
E
Dissolved Oxygen
00300
Daily Average > 6.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
E
NH3 as N
(April 1 —October 31
C0610
Monitor and Report
2/Month
Grab
E
NH3 as N
November 1 — March 31
C0610
Monitor and Report
2/Month
Grab
E
Temperature oC
00010
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
U and 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. 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.
3. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's
eDMR system [see A. (2.)].
4. Effluent turbidity shall not cause receiving -stream turbidity to exceed 10 NTU. If background
turbidity naturally exceeds 10 NTU, the effluent shall not cause background turbidity to
increase. Exceeding this permit limit will require sufficient instream sampling (upstream
and/or downstream) to verify compliance (effluent vs. background) [NCAC 0213. 0211 (21)].
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN
OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS
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Permit NCO033448
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. (11.)
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
Signatory Requirements
Reporting
Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. f5.) (a)1
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronicalw using the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application. &
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month( Cbeanzed for each month and submitted
monthly electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system d facilities to enter monitoring data
and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. The amay be accessed at:
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-reso r.
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.
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Permit NCO033448
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.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.
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 pennittee 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 pennittees 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 Il, Section
B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part lI, 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
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Permit NC0033448
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:
17 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 [Suaolements 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 fro the date of the report. This period
may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.
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MS & SR Enterprises, LLC
Valley Creek Apartments WWTP
Receiving Stream: Valley Creek Stream Index: 8-4
Sub -Basin: 04-02-01 HUC: 060101030301
Drainage Basin: Watauga River Basin Latitude: 360 08' 40" N
Stream Class: C; Trout Longitude: 810 48' 02" W
Facility
Location
(not to scale)
North NPDES Permit NC0033448
Watauga Count