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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0066397_Draft Permit_20230711ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Cleveland County Schools Attn: Tim Lancaster 866 Poplar Springs Church Rd Shelby, NC 28152 Dear Permittee, NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality 7/11/2023 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO066397 Casar Elementary School WWTP Grade I Biological WPCS Cleveland 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. (3.) has been updated to require electronic submission of effluent data reports (DMRs). Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring. • An updated outfall map has been included. Upstream and Downstream monitoring requirements has been removed due to outfall discharging into a dry ditch with no upstream or downstream flow. Added Section A. (2.) Temporary Means of Disinfection per G.S. 143-215, 143-215.1 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. With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Cleveland 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 (919)707-3613 or via e-mail at kate.shadweIKWeq.nc.gov. Sincerely, DoeuSiyned by: A6928A05C8584AA... Catherine Shadwell NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting cc: NPDES File [Laserfiche] Mooresville Regional Office [Laserfiche] North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources Q. E Q 5 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Sen•ice Center I Raleigh. North Carolina 27699-1617 _� 919.707.9000 o.Mrwra s e+w:uMwoi OY.rry Permit NC0066397 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES PERMIT 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 Con tr ct, as amended, Cleveland County s Al are hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Casar Elementary School WWTP 436 School Rd Casar Cleveland County to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Crooked Run Creek in the Broad 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 August 31, 2028 Signed this day Richard E. Rogers Jr. Director, Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 Permit NCO066397 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. Cleveland County Schools are hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.0066 MGD wastewater treatme facility that includes the following components: • 7500-gallon septic tank • 3 holding tanks (two have filters) • 4460ft2 sand filter bed • 10,000-gallon holding tank • Recirculating piping/pumps allowing p to 60% recirculation to head of 2000-gallon septic tanks • UV disinfection system 2. The facility is locate County. WWTP, 436 School Rd, Casar in Cleveland Discharge from said treatmeWorks via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map, into an unnamed tributary to Crooked Run Creek, a waterbody currently classified C [Stream Index: 9-50-18-(1)] within subbasin 03-08-04 [HUC: 030501050606] of the Broad River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NCO066397 PART I. A. (L) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade I 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 Limits Monitoring Re uirements Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Type Sample eDMR Code Average Maximum Fre ue cy Location Flow (MGD) 50050 0.0066 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or Effluent BOD, 5-day (20°C) C0310 5.0 mg/L 7.5 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent (April 1 - October 31 BOD, 5-day (20°C) [003101 C0310 10.0 mg/L 15 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent November 1 — March 31 Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent NH3 as N [00610] C0610 2.0 mg/L 10 mg/L Monthly Grab Effluent (April 1 - October 31 NH3 as N [00610] C0610 4.0 mg/L 20.0 mg/L Monthly Grab Effluent November 1 — March 31 Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily Average > 6.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform 31616 200/100 mL 400/100 mL 2/Month Grab Effluent (geometric mean Total Residual Chlorine TRC 2 50060 17 pg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Temperature 00010 Weekly Grab Effluent rpH 00400 > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units 2/Month Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR system [see A. (3.)]. 2. TRC limit and monitoring requirements apply only if chlorine is used for disinfection in place of the existing UV system. The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory (including field certified laboratories). However effluent values < 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS Page 3 of 6 Permit NCO066397 A.(2.) TEMPORARY MEANS OF DISINFECTION [G.S. 143-215, 143-215.1] a. In the event that the wastewater treatment plant's ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system fails, underperforms, or is removed from effective service, the permittee or his agent shall immediately inform the Mooresville Regional Office of this development and discuss temporary, alternate means for disinfection of the effluent. b. If chlorine compounds are used as temporary means of disinfection, the total residual chlorine (TRC) concentration of the effluent shall be monitored daily while this method of disinfection is in use and values shall be reported on the discharge monitoring report. TRC in the effluent shall not exceed 17 µg/L; therefore, dechlorination methods may also be necessary to ensure protection of water quality in the receiving stream. c. In the event that TRC monitoring should occur, the Division shall c sider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. Ho er, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina ced boratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L. d. Use of a disinfection system other than the permitted UV system during circumstances not deemed as emergency and/or temporary (replacement of lamps; lamp cleaning or maintenance, etc.) will be considered a violation of the terms of this permit. A.(3.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1 (b)] Federal regulations require electronic ubmittal 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.) Rbcords Retention • Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports 1. Reportin¢ Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)] 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 Page 4 of 6 Permit NCO066397 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 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). e. Electronic Submissions In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the pennittee 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 inform ion 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 websi t will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for each type of electronic submission and for eac 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. f. 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 Page 5 of 6 Permit NCO066397 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 g. 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. (I 1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part H, Section B. (I 1.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eD14R 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 STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: V certify, under penalty of law, that do 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 inquin? 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. " h. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1 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]. Page 6 of 6 i, l +P TT RD s J I Q� Outfall 001 C440s&Y Cleveland County Schools Casar Elementary School WWTP Facility Location Receiving Stream: UT Crooked Run Creek Stream Index: 9-50-18-(1) Sub -Basin: 03-08-04 HUC: 030501050606 (not to scale) Drainase Basin: Broad River Basin Stream Class: C Latitude: 350 30' 22" N Lonuitude: 810 37' 12" W North NPDES Penn it No. NC0066397 Cleveland Count