NC0020290_Draft Permit_20230828

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Mr. Shane Dale, Public Works Director
Town of Burnsville
P.O. BOX 97
Burnsville, North Carolina 28714
Dear Mr. Isenhour:
NORTH CAROL W E
August xx, 2023
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NCO020290
Burnsville WWTP
Yancey County
Grade III Biological WPCS
SIC Code 4952
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit renewal for your facility. Please
review this draft carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it
contains. There are several changes from the existing permit, including the following:
To monitor influence of the discharge on the receiving stream and for assessment of site -
specific ammonia requirements, instream monitoring requirements for temperature, pH and
ammonia have been added to the permit [See A.(1.)].
Per the results of instream waste concentration (IWC)-based calculations for ammonia -
nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen limits have been added [See A.(1.)].
As effluent data review demonstrated only one detection of oil and grease at a level at
50% of the chronic allowable discharge concentration, the limits and monitoring
requirements for Oil and Grease have been removed. [See A.(1.)].
Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing no reasonable potential to
violate state water quality standards, the monitoring requirements for total copper and total
lead have been removed from the permit [See A.(1)].
Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing reasonable potential to violate
state water quality standards, total silver limits have been added to the permit and the
quarterly monitoring requirement has been changed to monthly monitoring [See A.(1)]. The
Town should use sufficiently sensitive test methods for total silver (PQL < 1 µg/L), including
when performing Effluent Pollutant Scans.
To provide an opportunity for the Town to develop a plan to assess sources of total silver
in order to come in compliance with the limits in Section A. (1.), a 3-year schedule of
compliance has been added to the permit [See Special Condition A.(4.) Schedule of
Compliance for Total Silver Limitations].
A special condition to monitor effluent PFAS chemicals quarterly has been added to the
permit, to be effective six (6) months after EPA has a final wastewater method in 40 CFR136
method published in the Federal Register [See Special Condition A.(6.) PFAS Monitoring
Requirements].
D E Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Rater Resources
e:!:::f-512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

Language has been added to Footnote 1 to account for influent, effluent, upstream and
downstream abbreviations [See A. (1.)].
• Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A.(2.), Chronic Toxicity Permit
Limit, please review each paragraph carefully.
Special Condition A.(3.) has been modified to include the specific three years in which the
Effluent Pollutant Scan shall be performed (2025, 2026, and 2027). In addition, at the end of
the Special Condition, 2nd species Toxicity Testing Requirements for municipal permit
renewals per Federal Regulations [40 CFR 122.210)(5)] have been added.
A notation was made concerning the Electronic Reporting Rule — NPDES Electronic
ep Rorting Rule — Phase 2 Extension. EPA extended the Phase 2 deadline to December 21,
2025.
Parameter codes have been added to the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements
[ See A. (I.)].
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.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having
circulation in the general Yancey County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit.
Please provide any written comments you may have to the following: NCDEQ/DWR, NPDES
Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 no later than 30 days
after receipt of this draft permit.
Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments
and take appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning this
draft permit, please call me at [phone] or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
7WWFW-CA14FD...
Nick Coco, PE
NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR/Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality/Landon Davidson
DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Cindy Moore & Molly Nicholson
DWR/Municipal Permitting Unit/Keyes McGee
Town of Burnsville/Shane Dale
Water Quality Lab & Operations, Inc./Jenna Isenhour
US Fish and Wildlife Services/Byron Hamstead
NC Wildlife Resources Commission/ Andrea Leslie
Tennessee DEC/Dane Cutshaw
North Carolina Department of En ironmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
D E Q� 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
�\ �/ 919.707.9000

Permit NC0020290
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
PDES
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, the
Town of Burnsville
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Burnsville WWTP
812 Pine Swamp Road
Burnsville
Yancey County
to receiving waters designated as the Cane River in the French Broad River Basin
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other applicable conditions set
forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective............ Month xx, 20xx.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on ....................... September 30, 2028.
Signed this day ...................Month xx, 20xx.
DRAFT
for Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management
Commission
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Permit NCO020290
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer
effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the
permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
Town of Burnsville
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate and maintain the Burnsville WWTP, an existing 0.8 MGD facility consisting of
the following components:
• Headworks including a fine screen assembly, aerated grit chamber, and bar screens
• Comminuting device
• Splitter box
• Contact tanks
• Reaeration tanks
• Dual circular clarifiers
• Chlorine contact tanks
• Dechlorination
• Post reaeration basin
• Aerobic digesters
• Sludge belt filter press`, ,
• drying Sludge m beds
�
• Diesel standby generator
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map via Outfall 001
into the Cane River, classified C;Tr waters in the French Broad River Basin and 06010108 HUC.
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Permit NCO020290
PART I
A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [0.8 MGD]
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.] Grade III
Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
(a.) During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until permit expiration,
the permittee is authorized to discharge treated municipal and industrial wastewater from Outfall
001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the permittee as specified below:
PARAMETER
Parameter Code
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location'
Flow 50050
0.8 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD, 5 day, 200C 3 C0310
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
3/week
Composite
I and E
Total Suspended Solids' C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
3/week
Composite
I and E
NH3 as N C0610
13.0 mg/L
35.0 mg/L
3/week
Composite
E
Fecal Colifonm 31616
(geometric mean)
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
3/week
Grab
E
pH 00400
Between 6.0 and 9.0 Standard Units
3/week
Grab
E
Temperature (°C) 00010
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine ° 50060
1 1 28 µg/L.
3/week
Grab
E
Total Phosphorus (mg/L) C0665
Monitor and Report
Semi-annually
Composite
E
TKN (mg/L) 00625
Monitor and Report
Semi-annually
Composite
E
NO3-N + NO2-N (mg/L) 00630
Monitor and Report
Semi-annually
Composite
E
Total Nitrogen' (mg/L) C0600
Monitor and Report
Semi-annually
Calculated
E
Total Silver-' 01042
0.97 µg/L 1 1 4.18 µg/L,
Monthly
Composite
E
Chronic Toxicity a TGP3B
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Effluent Pollutant Scan 9 NCO]
Monitor and Report
Footnote 9
Footnote 9
E
Hardness10 -Total as CaCO3 (mg/L) 00900
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Hardness10 -Total as CaCO3 (mg/L) 00900
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
U
Temperature (°C) 00010
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
U and D
pH (s.u.) 00400
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
U and D
NH3 as N (mg/L) C0610
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
U and D
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application
system. See Special Condition A. (6.).
2. Sample locations I -Influent, E-Effluent, U-Upstream = at least 50 feet above the discharge, D-Downstream =
not more than 500 feet below the discharge.
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the
respective influent value (85% removal).
4. The facility shall monitor TRC when using chlorination for disinfection. The Division shall consider all effluent
total residual chlorine values reported below 50 µg/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 µg/1.
5. For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N and NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively.
Footnotes continue on the next page.
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Permit NCO020290
Footnotes continued from A. (1.) Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements:
6. The Permittee shall achieve compliance with these limitations within three years of the effective date of this
permit and shall follow the Total Silver compliance schedule detailed in Special Condition A.(4.). Starting on
the effective date of this permit, the Permittee shall perform monthly effluent Monitoring and Reporting for
Total Silver.
7. The Permittee shall monitor test total silver to the lower reporting level of the procedure, which is < 1 µg/L.
8. Chronic Tonicity (Ceriodaphnia dubia) P/F at 6% with testing in March, June, September, and December. See
Special Condition A.(2.).
9. The permittee shall perform three effluent pollution scans during the term of this permit. See Special Condition
A.Q.).
10. The permittee shall sample instream hardness upstream of the facility's discharge. The sample shall be
representative of the hardness in the stream. Effluent hardness shall be performed in conjunction with testing for
hardness dependent metals (e.g. silver).
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or
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Permit NC0020290
A.(2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
[15A NCAC 02B .0200] [15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant
mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 6%.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in
the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," (Revised December 2010, or
subsequent versions) or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure"
(Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions). The tests will be performed during the months of
March, June, September, and December. These months signify the first month of each three-month
toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during
representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge
below all treatment processes.
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV
below the permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in
each of the two following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent
Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -December 2010, or subsequent versions).
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered electronically using the
Division's eDMR system for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code
TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWR Form AT-3
(original) is to be sent to the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Or, results can be sent to the email, [e-mail].
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section no later than 30
days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made.
Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all
concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate
signature. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if
chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is
required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test
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
Water Sciences Section at the address cited above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring
will be required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity
testing quarter, which is the three-month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which
toxicity testing is required by this permit and continues until the final day of the third month.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division
of Water Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and
modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control
organism survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls,
shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than
the last day of the month following the month of the initial monitoring.
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Permit NCO020290
A.(3.) ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMIT RENEWAL
[G.S. 143-215.1(B)]
(a.) Effluent Pollutant Scans. The permittee shall perform a total of three (3) Effluent Pollutant Scans
for all parameters listed below. One scan must be performed in each of the following years: 2025,
2026, and 2027. Analytical methods shall be in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 and shall be
sufficiently sensitive to determine whether parameters are present in concentrations greater than
applicable standards and criteria. Each annual sample shall coincide with one quarterly toxicity test
each year (see Condition A.(2.) (CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY))), and
each must be collected in a different calendar quarter to represent seasonal variation [i.e., do not
sample in the same quarter every year]. Unless otherwise indicated, metals shall be analyzed as
"total recoverable."
Ammonia (as N)
C0610
Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene
34546
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether
34273
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
50060
1, 1 -dichloroethylene
34501
Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
34283
Dissolved oxygen
00300
1,2-dichloropropane
C0541
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
C0100
Nitrate / Nitrite
00630
1,3-dichloropropylene
77163
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
34636
Kjeldahl nitrogen
00625
Ethylbenzene
34371
Butyl benzyl phthalate
34292
Oil and grease
00556
Methyl bromide
34413
2-chloronaphthalene
34581
Phosphorus
C0665
Methyl chloride
34418
4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
34641
Total dissolved solids
70295
Methylene chloride
34423
Chrysene
34320
Hardness
00900
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
81549
Di-n-butyl phthalate
39110
Antimony
01097
Tetrachloroethylene
34475
Di-n-octyl phthalate
34596
Arsenic
01002
Toluene
34010
Dibenzo(a h)anthracene
34556
Beryllium
01012
1, 1, 1 -trichloroethane
34506
1,2-dichlorobenzene
34536
Cadmium
01027
1,1,2-trichloroethane
34511
1,3-dichlorobenzene
34566
Chromium
C0034
Trichloroethylene
39180
1,4-dichlorobenzene
34571
Copper
01042
Vinyl chloride
39175
3,3-dichlorobenzidine
34631
Lead
01051
Acid -extractable compounds:
Diethyl phthalate
34336
Mercury (Method 1631E)
COAER
P-chloro-m-cresol
34452
Dimethyl phthalate
34341
Nickel
01067
2-chlorophenol
34586
2,4-dinitrotoluene
34611
Selenium
01147
2,4-dichlorophenol
34601
2,6-dinitrotoluene
C0626
Silver(PQL < 1 µg/L)
01077
2,4-dimethylphenol
34606
1,2-diphenylhydrazine
34346
Thallium
01059
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
34657
Fluoranthene
C0376
Zinc
01092
2,4-dinitrophenol
34616
Fluorene
34381
Cyanide
00720
2-nitrophenol
34591
Hexachlorobenzene
C0700
Total phenolic compounds
32730
4-nitrophenol
34646
Hexachlorobutadiene
C0701
Volatile oreanic compounds:
Pentachlorophenol
39032
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
34386
Acrolein
34210
Phenol
34694
Hexachloroethane
34396
Acrylonitrile
34215
2,4,6-trichlorophenol
34621
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
34403
Benzene
34030
Base -neutral comwounds:
Isophorone
34408
Bromoform
32104
Acenaphthene
34205
Naphthalene
34696
Carbon tetrachloride
32102
Acenaphthylene
34200
Nitrobenzene
34447
Chlorobenzene
34301
Anthracene
CO220
N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
34428
Chlorodibromomethane
34306
Benzidine
39120
N-nitrosodimethylamine
34438
Chloroethane
85811
Benzo(a)anthracene
C0526
N-nitrosodiphenylamine
34433
2-chloroethyl vinyl ether
34576
Benzo(a)pyrene
34247
Phenanthrene
34461
Chloroform
32106
3,4 benzofluoranthene
34230
Pyrene
34469
Dichlorobromomethane
32101
Benzo(ghi)perylene
34521
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
C0551
1,1-dichloroethane
34496
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
34242
1,2-dichloroethane
32103
Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane
34278
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Permit NC0020290
(b.) Effluent Scan Reporting. Test results shall be reported electronically via eDMR by December
31 st of each designated sampling year, except that, subject to prior written approval by the Director,
results can be reported on DWR Form DMR-PPA-1 or other form approved by the Director. The
permittee must at least report completion of the test in the eDMR system by entering 44
1" or "Y" for
parameter code NCO - Annual Pollutant Scan. If written reports are approved, the report shall be
submitted to the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Or the form may be uploaded at: https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/NPDES_WW-EDMR-
Supplemental-Form
(c.) 2°d-Species Toxicity Testing and Reporting.
(i.) In addition to the quarterly toxicity tests required in Condition A.(2.) (CHRONIC TOXICITY
PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)), the Permittee shall perform and report the results of four
(4) toxicity tests using the same test methods using a second species of test organism suitable
to the tests being conducted.
(ii.) The 2°d species toxicity tests shall be conducted either:
(A) Once per quarter in a single 12-month period (four samples); if this option is chosen,
the sample for each 2nd species test shall coincide with the quarterly samples collected
for (CHRONIC TOXICITYPERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)); or
(B) Once per 12-month period in the four -and one-half year period prior to the scheduled
application for permit renewal (four samples); if this option is chosen, three of the
samples for the 2nd species test shall coincide with those for the annual effluent scans
and the coincident quarterly toxicity test, and each of the four annual samples shall be
collected in a different calendar quarter in order to represent seasonal variation.
(iii.) The results of the toxicity tests shall be submitted to the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Or, results can be sent to the email, [e-mail].
(iv.) Results of the 2°d species tests shall also be summarized in Part E (Toxicity Testing Data) of
EPA Municipal Application Form 2A when submitting the permit renewal application to the
NPDES Wastewater Program.
The Permittee may contact the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 919-743-8401 for
guidance on conducting the additional toxicity tests and reporting of the results.
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Permit NCO020290
A.(4.) SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE FOR TOTAL SILVER LIMITS (3 YR)
[G.S. 143-215.1 (b)]
(a.) Within one year of the effective date of the permit, the Permittee shall submit to the Division a
Corrective Action Plan (CAP) for Division approval, summarizing the strategy or actions to be
taken to achieve compliance with the Total Silver limitations listed in Section A.(1.). This plan will
include specific dates for completion or implementation of each action.
(b.) Within two years of the effective date of the permit, the Permittee shall submit to the Division a
summary of actions taken towards achieving compliance with the Total Silver limitations specified
in Section A.(L).
(c.) Within three years of the effective date of the permit, the Permittee shall achieve compliance with
Total Silver limitations specified in Section A.(L) .
(d.) Upon approval of the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) by the Division, the report, actions, and
implementation dates become an enforceable part of this permit. Any modifications to the schedule
shall be requested to the Division at least ninety (90) days before the deadline. Modifications to the
schedule more than four months will be subject to public notice.
(e.) Annual summaries and the CAP shall include the owner's name, NPDES permit number, and
a Permittee contact person and shall be submitted to:
NCDEQ / Division of Water Resources NCDEQ / Division of Water Resources
NPDES Permitting Asheville Regional Office
1617 Mail Service Center 2090 U.S. 70 Highway
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Swannanoa, NC 28778
A.(5.) PFAS MONITORING REQUIREMENT
[G.S. 143-215. 1 (b.)]
This reporting requirement for the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) parameters listed under Table 1 of
the Final Method 1633 takes effect the first full calendar quarter following six (6) months after EPA publishes a 40
CFR part 136 Final PFAS Method for wastewater in the Federal Register. Monitoring will be at a quarterly
frequency.
Find the current parameters listed under Table I of the 4te Draft Method 1633 Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous, Solid, Biosolids, and Tissue Samples by LC-MS/MS at:
hMs://www.epa.gov/system/fi 1 es/documents/2022-
12/3rd%20Draft%20Method%201633%20December%202022%2012-20-22 508.2df
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Permit NC0020290
A.(6.) 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.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
Reporting
Records Retention
Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and
submitted monthly electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter
monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. The eDMR system may be
accessed at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr.
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 NC0020290
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(Ix9), 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 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
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) Ml
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II,
Section B. (I I .)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II,
Section B. (1 l.)(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
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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:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information,
the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I
am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the
possibility offines and imprisonment for knowing violations. "
5. Records Retention [Sum lements 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 ].
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