NC0072575_Permit Modification_20020515

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�� OG Michael F. Easley
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting Director
Division of Water Quality
May 15, 2002
Katie Kirkpatrick, Environmental Engineer
Gold Kist, Inc.
P.O. Box 2210
Atlanta, Georgia, 30301-2210
Subject: Minor Permit Modification to Correct
Typographical Error
NPDES Permit NCO072575
Gold Kist WWTP
484 Zimmerman Road, Sanford
Lee County
Dear Ms. Kirkpatrick:
Based on our recent telephone conversations, the Division of Water Quality has confirmed a
typographical error included in your recently issued final permit. Attached please find a change page
correcting this error.
The attached change -page reflects a Total Suspended Residue (TSR) limit of 922 lbsJday corrected to
992 lbsJday. Please insert this page into your existing permit and discard the old page.
If any parts, measurement frequencies, or sampling requirements contained in this permit modification
are unacceptable, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days
after receiving this letter. Your request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter
150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the office of Administrative Hearings, 6714
Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such a demand is made, this permit
modification shall be final and binding.
This permit is not transferable except after notifying the Division of Water Quality. The Division may
require modification, or revocation and re -issuance of this permit. Please notice that this permit does not
affect your legal obligation to obtain other permits required by the Division of Water Quality, the Division
of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or other federal or local governments.
If you have questions, or if we can be of further service, please call Joe Corporon at [phone],
extension 597.
Respectfully,
'dc"'y a
regory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Enclosure: Changes pages for NPDES Permit NCO072575
cc: Central Files
Raleieh Regional Office. Water Quality Section
Point Source Compliance and Enforcement Unit
EPA Region IV
N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 919-733.7015
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NPDES Permit No. NCO072575
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized
to discharge through Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified
helow:
PARAMETERS
. EFFLUENT
LIMITS
MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Locationl
Flow (MGD)
1.0
Continuous
Recording_
I or E
BOD, 5 day, 20°C (April 1 -- October 31)
5.0 mgAL
10.0 mgAL
3/Week
Composite
E
BOD, 5 day, 20°C (Nov. 1 --March 31)
10.0 m
20.0 mgAL
3/Week
Composite
E
NH3 as N (April 1— October 31)
1.0 mg/L
2.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
E
NH3 as N (Nov. 1 -- March 31)
2.0 mg/L
4.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
E
Total Suspended Residue (TSR)
496 lbs./day
9921bs./da
3/Week
Composite
E
Oil and Grease
160 lbs./day
3201bs./da
3/Week
Grab
E
Dissolved Oxygen2
3/Week
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200 / 100 ml
400 / 100 ml
3/Week
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) 3
28 µg/L
3/Week
Grab
E
Temperature (°C)
3/Week
Grab
E
H4
3/Week
Grab
E
Total Nitrogen (NO2 + NO3 + TKN)
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Phosphorus
Quarterly
Composite
E
Chronic Toxicity5
Quarterly
Composite
E
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 6
Variable?
Grab
U, D
Temperature, °C6
Variables
Grab
U, D
Conductivit 6
Variable?
Grab
U, D
Dissolved Oxygen6
Variable'
Grab
U, D
Table Footnotes:
1. Sample Locations: E — Effluent; I — Influent; U — Upstream at NCSR 1400; D — Downstream 50 feet above the City of
Sanford outfall.
2. Daily average dissolved oxygen effluent concentration shall not fall below 6.0 mg/L.
3. Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) shall be monitored only if chlorine is used to disinfect.
4. pH shall not fall below 6.0 nor exceed 9.0 standard units.
5. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) at 9 %; quarterly during January, April, July, October; See Special Condition A. (2.)
6. Monitoring upstream (U) and downstream (D) are provisionally waived, based on the permittee's membership in the Upper
Cape Fear River Association. If at any time during the term of this permit, membership in the association is terminated, the
permittee shall notify the Division immediately, and immediately continue instream monitoring as stipulated in this permit.
7. Variable: sample upstream and downstream 3/week during summer months of June, July August, and September, weekly
during the rest of the year.
Units:
mg/L = milligrams per liter lbs./day = pounds per day
µg/L = micrograms per liter ml = milliliter
BOD = biochemical oxygen demand NH3 as N = ammonia as nitrogen
Effluent shall contain no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.