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NC0027626_Fact Sheet_20230606
FACT SHEET RENEWAL — NPDES PERMIT NCO027626 — WPCS Grade WW-1 [wetlands] (Reclassified from Grade )M-2 for this renewal) Table 1 - Basic Information for Permit Renewal Permit Writer/Date Joe R. Corporon, P.G. 06Jun2023 Permit Number NCO027626 Permittee North Carolina Department of Public Safety Facility Name / WWTP Class Caledonia Correctional Institution WWTP / WPCS WW-1 [downgraded from Grade WPCS -2 Facility Contacts Nainesh (Nash) Patel, PE, PEM Environmental Engineering Manager 919-324-1283 [nainesh. atel dac.nc. ov] Basin Name/Sub-basin number Roanoke River / 03-02-08 Receiving Stream Roanoke River Index 23- 26 Stream Classification / IWC Class C / Winter 7Q10 =1,000 cfs Summer 7Q10 =1,500 cfs Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? Not needed. Monitor and Report only. Does permit need TRC limits/language? No. Existing Does permit have WET testing? Yes — TGE6C Acute 90% effluent concentration Does permit have Special Conditions? Yes. Electronic Reporting Does permit have instream monitoring? No. Is the stream impaired on 303 d list)? No Any obvious compliance concerns? No. During last permit cycle, fecal coliform Daily Max geometric mean exceeded on 12Ju12022 and 08Jun2021; one (1) NOV for frequency violation for MBAS. Request to discontinue Fecal monitoring denied. Any permit mods since lastpermit? No Current expiration date March 31, 2023 New expiration date March 31, 2028 Comments received on Draft Permit? Facility / Treatment System Narrative: North Carolina Stated Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) houses medium and minimum -security offenders. Caledonia Correctional Institution WWTP is used to treat wastewater generated by the Prison facility. Adding to domestic wastewater, the prison WWTP receives wastewater from a cannery operated by the prison. The WWTP consists of Primary lagoons, wetlands treatment, and a Chlorination/ Dechlorination disinfection system. Wetlands System — Effluent consists of 50% domestic and 50% industrial. Page 1 of 7 Receiving Stream — Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the Roanoke River, HUC Code: 030101070204, Stream Index 23-(26), classified C waters in the Roanoke River Basin. Roanoke Streamflow: 7Q10w =1,000 cfs; 7Q10s = 1,500 cfs; 7Q 10 Ave = 6,000 cfs [BIMS]; effluent discharge IWC = 0.052%. Compliance History / Data Review - Jan2021- Jun2023 PARAM VIOL DATE UNITS LIMIT CALC VIOL TYPE ACTION UPDATED BY VALUE 04/30/2023 Late/Missing GW-59 None bimsprod.cron 04/02/2023 Late/Missing GW-59 None bimsprod.cron 03/02/2023 Late/Missing GW-59 None bimsprod.cron 01/30/2023 Late/Missing GW-59 None bimsprod.cron 12/31/2022 Late/Missing GW-59 None bimsprod.cron 11/30/2022 Late/Missing GW-59 None bimsprod.cron 10/31/2022 Late/Missing GW-59 None bimsprod.cron 09/30/2022 Late/Missing GW-59 None bimsprod.cron 08/30/2022 Late/Missing GW-59 None bimsprod.cron 07/31/2022 Late/Missing GW-59 None bimsprod.cron Fecal 07/12/2022 #/100ml 400 816 Daily Maximum Proceed to NOV cheng.zhang 06/30/2022 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum 05/31/2022 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum 04/30/2022 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum 04/02/2022 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum 03/02/2022 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum 01/30/2022 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum 12/31/2021 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum 11/30/2021 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum 10/31/2021 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum 09/30/2021 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum MBAs 09/30/2021 mg/1 Frequency Violation Proceed to NOV alys.hannum 08/30/2021 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum 07/31/2021 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum 06/30/2021 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum Fecal 06/08/2021 #/100ml 400 921 Daily Maximum Proceed to NOV alys.hannum 05/31/2021 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum 04/30/2021 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum 04/02/2021 Late/Missing GW-59 No Action, Invalid Permit alys.hannum Because Fecal coliform detected in the past year, Permittee's request to discontinue Fecal monitoring is denied. Summary of Changes and Rationale for Renewal 1. As requested by the Permittee for renewal, down -graded the current wetlands WWTP from Class WPCS-2 to WPCS Class11, as approved on 27Apr2023 by NC Operator Certification Unit (OCU) and Raleigh Regional Office (RRO). 2. Instream Monitoring for Total Nitrogen (TN) and Total Phosphorus (TP) — relaxed monitoring from Monthly to Quarterly. 3. Lastly, we resorted your effluent monitoring table by Measurement Frequency, most - often to least -often sampled [see Table A. (1)]. Page 2 of 7 PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE Draft Permit to Public Notice: [Tentative] Permit Scheduled to Issue: [Tentative] Effective date NPDES DIVISION CONTACT June 13, 2023 July 24, 2023 September 1, 2023 If you have questions about any of the above information, or on the attached permit, please email Joe R. Corporon, P.G. Uoe.corporon@ncdenr.gov]. N ATE: 06JuN2023 NPDES Implementation of Instream Dissolved Metals Standards — Freshwater Standards The NC 2007-2015 Water Quality Standard (WQS) Triennial Review was approved by the NC Environmental Management Commission (EMC) on November 13, 2014. The US EPA subsequently approved the WQS revisions on April 6, 2016, with some exceptions. Therefore, metal limits in draft permits out to public notice after April 6, 2016 must be calculated to protect the new standards - as approved. Table 2. NC Dissolved Metals Water Quality Standards/A uatic Life Protection Parameter Acute FW, µg/l (Dissolved) Chronic FW, µg/l (Dissolved) Acute SW, µg/l (Dissolved) Chronic SW, µg/l (Dissolved) Arsenic 340 150 69 36 Beryllium 65 6.5 --- --- Cadmium Calculation Calculation 40 8.8 Chromium III Calculation Calculation --- --- Chromium VI 16 11 1100 50 Copper Calculation Calculation 4.8 3.1 Lead Calculation Calculation 210 8.1 Nickel Calculation Calculation 74 8.2 Silver Calculation 0.06 1.9 0.1 Zinc Calculation Calculation 90 81 Table 2 Notes: 1. FW= Freshwater, SW= Saltwater 2. Calculation = Hardness dependent standard Page 3 of 7 Only the aquatic life standards listed above are expressed in dissolved form. Aquatic life standards for Mercury and selenium are still expressed as Total Recoverable Metals due to bioaccumulative concerns (as are all human health standards for all metals). It is still necessary to evaluate total recoverable aquatic life and human health standards listed in 15A NCAC 213.0200 (e.g., arsenic at 10 µg/l for human health protection; cyanide at 5 µg/L and fluoride at 1.8 mg/L for aquatic life protection). Table 3. Dissolved Freshwater Standards for Hardness -Dependent Metals The Water Effects Ratio (WER) is equal to one unless determined otherwise under 15A NCAC 02B .0211 Subparagraph (11)(d) Metal NC Dissolved Standard, /1 Cadmium, Acute WER*{1.136672-[ln hardness] (0.041838){ e^{0.9151 [ln hardness]- 3.1485{ Cadmium, Acute Trout waters WER*{1.136672-[ln hardness] (0.041838)} e^{0.9151[ln hardness] - 3.62361 Cadmium, Chronic WER*{1.101672-[ln hardness] (0.041838)} e^{0.7998[ln hardness]- 4.4451 } Chromium III, Acute WER*0.316 eA10.8190[ln hardness]+3.7256{ Chromium III, Chronic WER*0.860 eA10.8190[ln hardness]+0.6848{ Copper, Acute WER*0.960 eA10.9422[ln hardness]-1.700{ Copper, Chronic WER*0.960 eA10.8545[ln hardness]-1.702{ Lead, Acute WER* { 1.46203-[ln hardness](0.145712) } • e^ { 1.273 [ln hardness] -1.460} Lead, Chronic WER* {1.46203-[lnhardness] (0.145712)} • e^{1.273[lnhardness] -4.705} Nickel, Acute WER*0.998 e^{0.8460[ln hardness]+2.255{ Nickel, Chronic WER*0.997 e^{0.8460[ln hardness]+0.0584{ Silver, Acute WER*0.85 • e^{1.72[ln hardness]-6.59{ Silver, Chronic Not applicable Zinc, Acute WER*0.978 e^{0.8473[ln hardness]+0.884{ Zinc, Chronic WER*0.986 e^{0.8473[ln hardness]+0.884{ General Information on the Reasonable Potential Analysis (RPA) The RPA process itself did not change as the result of the new metals standards. However, application of the dissolved and hardness -dependent standards requires additional consideration in order to establish the numeric standard for each metal of concern of each individual discharge. The hardness -based standards require some knowledge of the effluent and instream (upstream) hardness and so must be calculated case -by -case for each discharge. Metals limits must be expressed as `total recoverable' metals in accordance with 40 CFR 122.45(c). The discharge -specific standards must be converted to the equivalent total values for use in the RPA calculations. We will generally rely on default translator values developed for each metal (more on that below), but it is also possible to consider case -specific translators developed in accordance with established methodology. Page 4 of 7 RPA Permitting Guidance/WQBELs for Hardness -Dependent Metals - Freshwater The RPA is designed to predict the maximum likely effluent concentrations for each metal of concern, based on recent effluent data, and calculate the allowable effluent concentrations, based on applicable standards and the critical low -flow values for the receiving stream. If the maximum predicted value is greater than the maximum allowed value (chronic or acute), the discharge has reasonable potential to exceed the standard, which warrants a permit limit in most cases. If monitoring for a particular pollutant indicates that the pollutant is not present (i.e. consistently below detection level), then the Division may remove the monitoring requirement in the reissued permit. 1. To perform a RPA on the Freshwater hardness -dependent metals the Permit Writer compiles the following information: • Critical low flow of the receiving stream, 7Q10 (the spreadsheet automatically calculates the 1 Q 10 using the formula 1 Q 10 = 0.843 (s7Q 10, cfs) 0.993 • Effluent hardness and upstream hardness, site -specific data is preferred • Permitted flow • Receiving stream classification 2. In order to establish the numeric standard for each hardness -dependent metal of concern and for each individual discharge, the Permit Writer must first determine what effluent and instream (upstream) hardness values to use in the equations. The permit writer reviews DMR's, Effluent Pollutant Scans, and Toxicity Test results for any hardness data and contacts the Permittee to see if any additional data is available for instream hardness values, upstream of the discharge. If no hardness data is available, the permit writer may choose to do an initial evaluation using a default hardness of 25 mg/L (CaCO3 or (Ca + Mg)). Minimum and maximum limits on the hardness value used for water quality calculations are 25 mg/L and 400 mg/L, respectively. If the use of a default hardness value results in a hardness -dependent metal showing reasonable potential, the permit writer contacts the Permittee and requests 5 site -specific effluent and upstream hardness samples over a period of one week. The RPA is rerun using the new data. The overall hardness value used in the water quality calculations is calculated as follows: Combined Hardness (chronic) _ (Permitted Flow, cfs *Avg. Effluent Hardness, mg/L)xs7Q10, cfs *Avg_ Upstream Hardness, mg/L) (Permitted Flow, cfs + s7Q10, cfs) The Combined Hardness for acute is the same but the calculation uses the 1Q10 flow. 3. The permit writer converts the numeric standard for each metal of concern to a total recoverable metal, using the EPA Default Partition Coefficients (DPCs) or site -specific translators, if any have been developed using federally approved methodology. 4. The numeric standard for each metal of concern is divided by the default partition coefficient (or site -specific translator) to obtain a Total Recoverable Metal at ambient conditions. In some cases, where an EPA default partition coefficient translator does not exist (ie. silver), the dissolved numeric standard for each metal of concern is divided by the EPA conversion factor to obtain a Total Recoverable Metal at ambient conditions. This method presumes that the metal is dissolved to the same extent as it was during EPA's criteria development for metals. For more information on conversion factors see the June, 1996 EPA Translator Guidance Document. Page 5 of 7 5. The RPA spreadsheet uses a mass balance equation to determine the total allowable concentration (permit limits) for each pollutant using the following equation: Ca = (s7Q 10 + Qw) (Cwgs)-(s7Q 10) (Cb) Qw Where: Ca = allowable effluent concentration (µg/L or mg/L) Cwqs = NC Water Quality Standard or federal criteria (µg/L or mg/L) Cb = background concentration: assume zero for all toxicants except NH3* (µg/L or mg/L) Qw = permitted effluent flow (cfs, match s7Q10) s7Q 10 = summer low flow used to protect aquatic life from chronic toxicity and human health through the consumption of water, fish, and shellfish from noncarcinogens (cfs) * Discussions are on -going with EPA on how best to address background concentrations Flows other than s7Q10 may be incorporated as applicable: IQ 10 = used in the equation to protect aquatic life from acute toxicity QA = used in the equation to protect human health through the consumption of water, fish, and shellfish from carcinogens 30Q2 = used in the equation to protect aesthetic quality 6. The permit writer enters the most recent 2-3 years of effluent data for each pollutant of concern. Data entered must have been taken within four and one-half years prior to the date of the permit application (40 CFR 122.21). The RPA spreadsheet estimates the 95th percentile upper concentration of each pollutant. The Predicted Max concentrations are compared to the Total allowable concentrations to determine if a permit limit is necessary. If the predicted max exceeds the acute or chronic Total allowable concentrations, the discharge is considered to show reasonable potential to violate the water quality standard, and a permit limit (Total allowable concentration) is included in the permit in accordance with the U.S. EPA Technical Support Document for Water Quality -Based Toxics Control published in 1991. 7. When appropriate, permit writers develop facility specific compliance schedules in accordance with the EPA Headquarters Memo dated May 10, 2007 from James Hanlon to Alexis Strauss on 40 CFR 122.47 Compliance Schedule Requirements. 8. The Total Chromium NC WQS was removed and replaced with trivalent chromium and hexavalent chromium Water Quality Standards. As a cost savings measure, total chromium data results may be used as a conservative surrogate in cases where there are no analytical results based on chromium III or VI. In these cases, the projected maximum concentration (95th %) for total chromium will be compared against water quality standards for chromium III and chromium VI. 9. Effluent hardness sampling and instream hardness sampling, upstream of the discharge, are inserted into all permits with facilities monitoring for hardness -dependent metals to ensure the accuracy of the permit limits and to build a more robust hardness dataset. 10. Hardness and flow values used in the Reasonable Potential Analysis for this permit included: Table 4 Parameter Value Comments (Data Source) Average Effluent Hardness (mg/L) N/A No metals monitored [Total as, CaCO3 or (Ca+Mg)] Average Upstream Hardness (mg/L) N/A [Total as, CaCO3 or (Ca+Mg)] 7Q10 summer (cfs) 8.9 N/A 1 Q 10 (cfs) — N/A Page 6 of 7 Permitted Flow (MGD) 0.500 N/A Page 7 of 7 NCDepartment of Adult Correction \11� PROTECTION • INNOVATION REHABILITATION Roy Cooper, Governor 7 April 2023 Mr. John Hennessy NCDEQ—DWR —NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 IN RE: NPDES Permit Renewal — Existing Permit # NCO027626 Roanoke River Correction Institution — WWTP (Former Name: NCDPS' Caledonia Corr. Inst. — WWTP) Halifax County Dear Mr. Hennessy, Todd Ishee, Secretary The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (DAC) is herewith submitting the applicable EPA Forms to renew the existing NPDES Permit reference above. Attached please find • A completed EPA Form 1; • A completed EPA Form 2E There has been some delay in turning in the subject NPDES renewal package to the DEQ. As explained earlier to various DEQ staff, our organization which changed from the DOC to the DPS many years ago has once again split and we are now under the DAC. The DAC has just completed the transition and renaming the renaming various facility names. We are requesting the removal / reduction of any effluent monitoring and sampling requirements while still maintaining our regulatory compliance. We specifically ask the DEQ-DWR to determine if the fecal MAILING ADDRESS: 4216 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 276994216 OFFICE LOCATION: 2020 Yonkers Road Raleigh, NC 27604 An Equal Opportunity Employer FROM THE OFFICE OF: Nainesh Patel Environmental Engrg. Manager Central Engineering Telephone: (919) 324-1283 https://dac.nc.gov NCDEQ — DWR — NPDES NPDES Renewal — Roanoke River C.I. - WWTP Attention: Mr. John Hennessy 7 April 2023 Page 2 of 2 coliform and toxicity limitations can be removed. The treated wastewater from our facility is discharged into relatively large body of water (Roanoke River). The subject wastewater after discharge is very well or adequately oxygenated, achieving additional dilution purification. The dissolved oxygen deficit at that time is eradicated and the dissolved oxygen concentration is well above 4 to 5 mg/L — adequate for the fish / aquatic life. Additionally, the DAC is requesting that this facility's grade level be changed from its current 'Grade II' to its previous 'Biological WPCS - Grade I' status. The existing wetland treatment system does not consist any major equipment or other treatment components very well falls under the'Grade I' classification. A previous, ex -employee of our organization had requested to change the classification from Grade I to Grade II; without any basis or facts. Therefore, the DAC is asking that the designation be changed back to "Grade I Biological WWTP," as it was previously. Evidently, it makes more sense to make this significant alteration while we renew the permit. If the DEQ staff members need to visit the site to assess this information / fact, we would be happy to have them. Thank you in advance for your kind assistance. Should you have any questions or need additional details, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, t.04� -A F-e-�X Nainesh (Nash) Patel, PE, PEM Civil / Environmental Engineering Manager Central Engineering, NCDAC Attachments. EPA Identification Number NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Form Approved 03105119 NCO027626 Roanoke River Corr.lnst. - WWTP OMB No. 2040-0004 Form U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1 ;yPA E �/."► Application for NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater NPDES GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION• •Di 1.1 Applicants Not Required to Submit Form 1 1.1.1 Is the facility a new or existing publicly owned 1.1.2 Is the facility a new or existing treatment works treatment works? treating domestic sewage? If yes, STOP. Do NOT complete ❑✓ No If yes, STOP. Do NOT ❑ No Form 1. Complete Form 2A. complete Form 1. Complete Form 2S. 1.2 Applicants Required to Submit Form 1 1.2.1 Is the facility a concentrated animal feeding 1.2.2 Is the facility an existing manufacturing, operation or a concentrated aquatic animal commercial, mining, or silvicultural facility that is a production facility? currently discharging process wastewater? oYes 4 Complete Form 1 ❑✓ No ❑ Yes -* Complete Form �✓ No z and Form 2B. 1 and Form 2C. R 1.2.3 Is the facility a new manufacturing, commercial, 1.2.4 Is the facility a new or existing manufacturing, mining, or silvicultural facility that has not yet commercial, mining, or silvicultural facility that commenced to discharge? discharges only nonprocess wastewater? Cr ❑ Yes 4 Complete Form 1 No Yes 4 Complete Form ❑ No and Form 2D. 1 and Form 2E. y Is the facility a new or existing facility whose 1.2.5 discharge is composed entirely of stormwater a associated with industrial activity or whose discharge is composed of both stormwater and non-stormwater? ❑ Yes 4 Complete Form 1 No and Form 2F unless exempted by 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14)(x) or 2.1 1 Facility Name Roanoke River Correctional Institution WWTP (Previously 'Caledonia Correctional Institution WWTP'). 0 2.2 EPA Identification Number 0 (For Facility's onsite wastewater testing Lab, EPA ID # 5625). 2.3 Facility Contact Name (first and last) Title Phone number a Q Nainesh (Nash) Patel, PE, PEM Environmental Engineering Manager (919) 324-1283 Email address nainesh.patel@dac.nc.gov 2.4 Facility Mailing Address ZStreet or P.O. box NCDAC - Central Engineering, Attention: Nash Patel, 4216 Mail Service Center City or town State 1 ZIP code Raleigh NC 27699-4216 EPA Form 3510-1 (revised 3-19) Page 1 EPA Identification Number NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Form Approved 03/05/19 NCO027626 Roanoke River Corr.lnst. - WWTP OMB No. 2040-0004 d 2.5 Facility Location wStreet, route number, or other specific identifier Q o Roanoke River Correctional Institution; 2787 Caledonia Drive, Hwy 561 W. _ co c 0 County name County code (if known) cc Halifax E -a City or town State ZIP code z R Tillery NC 27887 SECTION•D i Description (optional) 3.1 SIC Code(s) U) d -0 0 U N U z 3.2 NAICS Code(s) Description (optional) -a c R U co SECTIONOPERATOR INFORMATION 4.1 Name of Operator Hubert Whitehead 0 4.2 Is the name you listed in Item 4.1 also the owner? ❑ Yes ❑✓ No z 4.3 Operator Status 0 v ❑ Public —federal ✓❑ Public —state ❑ Other public (specify) o ❑ Private ❑ Other (specify) 4.4 Phone Number of Operator (252)826-5621 4.5 Operator Address 162 Street or P.O. Box R Roanoke River Correctional Institution, Maintenance Office, 2787 Caledonia Drive, Hwy 561 W. 0 City or town State ZIP code o c00i a Tillery NC 27887 a Email address of operator 0 hubert.whitehead@dac.nc.gov SECTION•r 5.1 Is the facility located on Indian Land? J ❑Yes ❑✓ No EPA Form 3510-1 (revised 3-19) Page 2 EPA Identification Number NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Form Approved 03/05119 NCO027626 Roanoke River Corr.lnst. - WWTP OMB No. 2040-0004 6.1 Existing Environmental Permits (check all that apply and print or type the corresponding permit number for each) d ® NPDES (discharges to surface ❑ RCRA (hazardous wastes) ❑ UIC (underground injection of o water) fluids) — NCO027626 W € ❑ PSD (air emissions) ❑ Nonattainment program (CAA) ❑ NESHAPs (CAA) c Y x I ❑ Ocean dumping (MPRSA) ❑ Dredge or fill (CWA Section 404) ❑✓ Other (specify) NJI _------- 7.1 Have you attached a topographic map containing all required information to this application? (See instructions for cc specific requirements.) M ❑ Yes ✓❑ No ❑ CAFO—Not Applicable (See requirements in Form 2B.) 8.1 j Describe the nature of your business. This wastewater treatment facility is used to treat wastewater generated by the Prison facility known as 'Roanoke w I River Correctional Institution. In addition to the domestic wastewater generated by the prison facility, the cc wastewater treatment facility (WWTP) also receives wastewater from the cannery operation operated by the prison facility. The prison facility is owned by the North Carolina Stated Department of Adult Correction (DAC). The prison m houses medium and minimum security offenders. w 0 2 3 The WWTP consists of Primary lagoons, wetlands treatment system; and a Chlorination / Dechlorination disinfection is z system. 9.1 1 Does your facility use cooling water? El Yes IDNo 4 SKIP to Item 10.1. R 9.2 Identify the source of cooling water. (Note that facilities that use a cooling water intake structure as described at a► 65 40 CFR 125, Subparts I and J may have additional application requirements at 40 CFR 122.21(r). Consult with your c NPDES permitting authority to determine what specific information needs to be submitted and when.) U 9) 110.1 1 Do you intend to request or renew one or more of the variances authorized at 40 CFR 122.21(m)? (Check all that apply. Consult with your NPDES permitting authority to determine what information needs to be submitted and d when.) Cr ❑ Fundamentally different factors (CWA ❑ Water quality related effluent limitations (CWA Section d Section 301(n)) 302(b)(2)) ❑ Non -conventional pollutants (CWA ❑ Thermal discharges (CWA Section 316(a)) Section 301(c) and (g)) 0 Not applicable EPA Form 3510-1 (revised 3-19) Page 3 EPA Identification Number NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Form Approved 03/05/19 NC0027626 Roanoke River Corr.lnst. - WW rP OMB No. 2040-0004 SECTION• 1 . In Column 1 below, mark the sections of Form 1 that you have completed and are submitting with your application. 11.1 For each section, specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting authority. Note that not all applicants are required to provide attachments. Column 1 Column 2 ❑✓ Section 1: Activities Requiring an NPDES Permit ❑ w/ attachments ❑� Section 2: Name, Mailing Address, and Location ❑ w/ attachments ❑✓ Section 3: SIC Codes ❑ w/ attachments ❑✓ Section 4: Operator Information ❑ w/ attachments ❑✓ Section 5: Indian Land ❑ w/ attachments .� ❑ w/ attachments ❑✓ Section 6: Existing Environmental Permits d ❑✓ Section 7: Map w/ topographic Elw/ additional attachments .. mapEl c _ ❑✓ Section 8: Nature of Business El w/ attachments ❑✓ Section 9: Cooling Water Intake Structures ❑ w/ attachments m `-' ❑✓ Section 10: Variance Requests ❑ w/ attachments c ❑✓ Section 11: Checklist and Certification Statement ❑ w/ attachments _q Y s 11.2 Certification Statement 1 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.! am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations. Name (print or type first and last name) Official title Nainesh (Nash) Patel, PE, PEM Environmental Engineering Manager Signature Date signed N00'-' j 04/07/2023 EPA Form 3510-1 (revised 3-19) Page 4 EPA Identification Number NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Form Approved 03/05/19 NCO027626 Roanoke River Corr. Inst. - WWTP OMB No. 2040-0004 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FORM �, Application for NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater 2E 1-.EPA NPDES MANUFACTURING, COMMERCIAL, MINING, AND SILVICULTURAL FACILITIES WHICH DISCHARGE ONLY NONPROCESS WASTEWATER SECTIONOUTFALL LOCATION 1.1 Provide information on each of the facilit 's outfalls in the table below. c OutfReceiving Water Name Latitude Longitude ;�, Number c 001 Roanoke River Basin 36° 18, 51" N 77° 26' 06" W J o 7 o i rE c ii 0 2.1 Are you a new or existing discharger? (Check only one response.) ❑ New discharger ❑✓ Existing discharger 4 SKIP to Section 3. m 2.2 Specify your anticipated discharge date: 0 3.1 What types of wastes are currently being discharged if you are an existing discharger or will be discharged if you are a new discharger? (Check all that apply.) [D Sanitary wastes ❑ Other nonprocess wastewater (describelexplain ❑ Restaurant or cafeteria waste directly below) CL Non -contact cooling water d 3.2 Does the facility use cooling water additives? U ❑ Yes ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Section 4. 3" 3.3 List the cooling water additives used and describe their composition. Cooling Water Additives Composition of Additives (list) I iif available to You) 4.1 Have you completed monitoring for all parameters In the table below at each of your outfalls and attached the results to this application package? ❑✓ Yes ❑ No; a waiver has been requested from my NPDES permitting authority attach waiver request and additional information) 4 SKIP to Section 5. 4.2 Provide data as requested in the table below. See instructions for specifics.) Number of Maximum Daily Average Daily _ Source Parameter or Pollutant Analyses Discharge Discharge (use codes d (if actual data s eral units s eci; units' per Mass Conc. Mass Conc. reported) instructions) s Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) 2 / Month 30 mg/L 45 mg/L Total suspended solids (TSS) 2 / Month 90 mg/L 135mg/ Oil and grease 2 / Month 30 mg/L 60 mg/L Ammonia (as N) 2 / Month w Discharge flow Continuous 0.5 MGD:Monthly Ave pH (report as range) 2 / Month Between 6.0-9.0 s.u. Temperature (winter) Weekly Temperature (summer) Weekly Sampling shall be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test procedures (i.e., methods) approved under 40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or required under 40 CFR chapter I, subchapter N or 0. See instructions and 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3). EPA Form 3510-2E (revised 3-19) Page 1 EPA Identification Number NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Form Approved 03/05/19 NCO027626 Roanoke River Corr. Inst. - WWTP OMB No. 2040-0004 4.3 fecal coliform believed present, or is sanitary waste discharged (or will it be discharged)? 1Is 0 Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 4.5. 4.4 Provide data as requested in the table below. See instructions forspecifics.) Number of Maximum Daily Average Daily Source Parameter or Pollutant Analyses Discharge Discharge (Use codes (if actual data sea units (specify units per Mass I Conc. Mass I Conc. reported) Instructions.) 2 / Month 200/100m1 400/100 Fecal coliform d E. soli 3 Enterococci 0 4.5 Is chlorine used (or will it be used)? ❑✓ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 4.7. 4.6 2 L Provide data as requested in the table below. See instructions forspecifics.) Number of Maximum Daily Average Daily Source R Parameter or Pollutant Analyses Discharge Discharge (use codes (if actual data sea units sea units per Mass Conc. Mass Conc. reported) instructions) 3 Total Residual Chlorine Weekly 28 ug/L LU 4.7 Is non -contact cooling water discharged (or will it be discharged)? ❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Section 5. 4.8 Provide data as requested in the table below.t See instructions for specifics.) Number of Maximum Daily Average Daily Source Parameter or Pollutant Analyses Discharge Discharge (use codes (if actual data specify units) (specify units per Mass Conc. reported) Mass Conc. instructions) Chemical oxygen demand (COD) Total organic carbon (TOC) I SECTION• t CFR 122.21(hX5)) 5.1 Except for stormwater water runoff, leaks, or spills, are any of the discharges you described in Sections 1 and 3 of this application intermittent or seasonal? ❑ Yes 4 Complete this section. ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Section 6. c 5.2 Briefly describe the frequency and duration of flow. SECTIONr E 6.1 Briefly describe any treatment system(s) used (or to be used). v The subject wastewater treatment facility treats water generated from the Roanoke River Prison cam Thefacility J Y g p• Y to primarily uses wetland plants for the wastewater treatment. It consists of influent headworks with coarse bar screen & a rotary fine screen. It contains two (2) 10-acre primary lagoons, 32-cells wetland treatment systems, a Chlorination / E Dechlorination disinfection system and an effluent pump station. o w f.. I Sampling shall be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test procedures (i.e., methods) approved under 40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or required under 40 CFR chapter I, subchapter N or 0. See instructions and 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3). EPA Form 3510-2E (revised 3-19) Page 2 EPA Identification Number NPDES Permit Number I Facility Name Form Approved 03/05/19 I NCO027626 Roanoke River Corr. Inst. - WWTP OMB No. 2040-0004 7.1 Use the space below to expand upon any of the above items. Use this space to provide any information you believe the reviewer should consider in establishing permit limitations. Attach additional sheets as needed. c Please REVIEW the ATTACHED COVER LETTER that contains pertinent information for the renewal of the permit. The Department of Adult Correction (DAC) is seeking that this facility's grade level be changed from its current'Grade II' to its previous 'Biological WPCS - Grade I' status. The existing wetland treatment system does not consist any major c equipment or other treatment components very well falls under the 'Grade I' classification. A previous, ex -employee of our organization had requested to change the classification from Grade I to Grade 11; without any basis or facts. L Therefore, the DAC is asking that the designation be changed back to "Grade I Biological WWTP," as it was previously. Evidently, it makes more sense to make this significant alteration while we renew the permit. If the DEQ staff members need to visit the site to assess this information / fact, we would be happy to have them. 8.1 In Column 1 below, mark the sections of Form 2E that you have completed and are submitting with your application. For each section, specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting authority. Note that not all applicants are required to provide attachments. Column 1 Column 2 i ❑✓ Section 1: Outfall Location ❑ w/ attachments (e.g., responses for additional outfalls) ❑✓ Section 2: Discharge Date ❑ w/ attachments ❑✓ Section 3: Waste Types ❑ w/ attachments Z ❑✓ Section 4: Effluent Characteristics ❑ w/ attachments E 41 ❑✓ Section 5: Flow ❑ w/ attachments in `o © Section 6: Treatment System ❑ w/ attachments © Section 7: Other Information ❑ w/ attachments d �' ❑✓ Section 8: Checklist and Certification Statement ❑ w/ attachments -o 8.2 Certification Statement 1 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. l am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibL of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations. Name (print or type first and last name) Official title Nainesh (Nash) Patel, PE, PEM Environmental Engineering Manager Signature Date signed 04/07/2023 EPA Form 3510-2E (revised 3-19) Page 3 ROY COOPER Govenror MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality February 6, 2019 Mr. Kenneth G. Hart Facility Engineering Specialist North Carolina Department of Public Safety 4216 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC, 27699-4216 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0027626 Caledonia Correctional Institution WWTP Halifax County Grade II Biological WPCS I117-m► MIF"I The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. 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: ➢ eDMR requirements have been added. ➢ Regulatory citations have been added. ➢ Facility Grade has been updated and added to the permit. With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Halifax County area, per EPA requirements. Please provide your comments, if any, to me no later than 30 days after receiving this draft permit. Tolowing 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 cJ estions concerning the draft, please contact me at 919-707-3622, or via e-mail [Anjali.Orlando@ncdenr.gov]. cc: NPDES Files Raleigh Regional Office Sincerely, &;OOQA�� Anjali Orlando Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 919 807 6300 919-807-6389 FAX https://deq.ne.govlaboutldivisionslwater-resourceslwater-resources-permits/wastewater-branchlnpdes-wastewater-permits Permit NCO027626 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 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, North Carolina Department of Correction is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Caledonia Correctional Institution WWTP 2787 Caledonia Drive NE of Tillery Halifax County to receiving waters designated as the Roanoke River in the Roanoke River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions s_dt forth in Parts I, ]I, III and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31, 2023. -- Signed this day Linda Culpepper Director, Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 Permit NC0027626 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge, are hereby superseded and, as of this issuance, any previously issued permit describing this treatment facility or 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. The North Carolina Department of Correction is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.500 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment plant consisting of the following treatment components: ♦ Influent headwork's with coarse bar screen and fine rotary screens ♦ Influent pump station ♦ Wetlands treatment system ♦ Chlorination/Dechlorination disinfection system ♦ Magnetic flow meter 2. This facility is located at the Caledonia Correctional Institution, 2787 Caledonia Drive, Tillery, NC, 27887 in Halifax County. 3. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the Roanoke River, classified C waters in the Roanoke River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NCO027626 Part I. A. (L) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade H 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: EFFLUENT MONITORING REQUIREMENTS CHARACTERISTICS = Monthly Daily Measurement- E Sample Type Sample Location Avers a Maximum Fre uenc 50050 -Flow 0.500 MGD Continuous Recorder Influent or Effluent 50060 - Total Residual 28 µg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Chlodne 2 Chlori 00010 - Temperature (°C) Weekly Grab Effluent C0310 - BOD, 5-day (20°C) 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Composite Effluent C0530 - Total Suspended Solids 90.0 mg/L 135.0 mg/L 2/Month Composite Effluent C0610 - NH3 as N 2/Month Composite Effluent 00556 - Oil & Grease 30.0 mg/L 60.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent 31616 - Fecal Coliform 200/100 ml 400/100 ml 2/Month Grab Effluent (geometric mean 38260 — Surfactants (MBAS) 2/Month Composite Effluent 00400 - pH Between 6.0 - 9.0 s.u. 2/Month Grab Effluent C0600 - Total Nitrogen = Monthly ' Composite Effluent NO2+NO3+TKN - - - - C0665 — Total Phosphorus - Monthly Composite Effluent TGE6C - Acute Toxicity3 Quarterly Composite Effluent Footnotes: 1. The permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDNM application system [see A. (4.)] 2. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 ug/L 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 ug/L. 3. Acute Toxicity (fathead minnow) Pass/Fail at 90% [See A. (3)]. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 3 of 6 Permit NCO027626 A. (3.) - ACUTE TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY) [15A NCAC 02B .0200 et seq.] The permittee shall conduct acute toxicity tests on a quarterly basis using protocols defined in the North Carolina Procedure Document entitled "Pass/Fail Methodology for Determining Acute Toxicity in A Single Effluent Concentration" (Revised -July 1992 or subsequent versions). The monitoring shall be performed as a Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) 24-hour static test. The effluent concentration at which there may be at no time significant acute mortality is 90% (defined as treatment two in the procedure document). Effluent samples for self -monitoring purposes must be obtained during representative effluent discharge below all waste treatment. The tests will be performed during the months of January, April, July and October. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter code TGE6C. Additionally, DWQ Form AT-2 (original) is to be sent to the following address: Attention: NC DENR / DWQ / Environmental Sciences Section 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699-1621 Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental 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 and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements performed in association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. 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 form 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 Environmental Sciences Section at the address cited above. : _-_,Should any single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure,to meet specified limits, then monthly =monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this monthly Jest requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above. -Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which -toxicity monitoring is required, then monthly _- monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above. Should any test data from either these monitoring requirements -or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water Quality indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits. If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this permit, the results of such monitoring shall be included in the calculation & reporting of the data submitted on the DMR & all AT Forms submitted. NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism survival 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. Page 4 of 6 Permit NCO027626 " A. (4.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)] Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Division anticipates that these regulations will be adopted and is beginning implementation in late 2013. 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.) • Section E. (5.) Signatory Requirements Reporting Records Retention Monitoring Reports 1. Reporting [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1 The permittee shall begin reporting 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. Until such time that the state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be required to submit all discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the computer -printed eDMR to the following address: NC DENR / Division of Water Resources / Information Processing Unit-_ ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR _ 1617 Mail Sei�ice Center = Raleigh, NC7699-1617 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 mailing address above. Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements 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 using eDMR. Temporary waivers shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division. Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements is found on the following web page: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr Page 5 of 6 Permit NC0027626 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. 2. 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 H, Section B. (11.) (a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, 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: http://-Portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/il)u/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: 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 of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations. " 3. 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]. Page 6 of 6 - M- ON Outfall001 A-1 0 •sa a�J "YO 1 ` � yy7 0:"\ I N.C. Department of Correction Caledonia Correctional Institution WWTP Facility Latitude: 36' 18' 51" N State Grid: Boones Crossroads Location Longitude: 77' 26' 06" W Stream Class: C not to scale Receiving Stream: Roanoke River Drainage Basin: Roanoke River Basin Permitted Flow: 0.500 MGD Sub -Basin: 03-02-08 North] NPDES Permit No. NC0027626 1 V Halifax County