NC0088668_Permit Modification_20170131

ROY COOPER
Governor
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITY
January 31, 2017
Mr. Clint Berry
Hyde County Water System
PO Box 66
Swan Quarter, NC 27885
Subject: Minor modification of NPDES Permit NCO088668
Engelhard Reverse Osmosis WTP
Hyde County
Dear Mr. Berry:
The Division has received and approved your request to transfer ownership of the subject permit.
As a result, the Division hereby reissues NC0088668: This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended). Insert the
attached page into your permit and discard the old page.
This modified permit includes the following changes from your current permit:
➢ Change of ownership from Hyde County to Hyde County Water System
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this modification are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30)
days following receipt of this letter. This 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 demand is made, this
decision shall be final and binding.
This permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require
modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements
to obtain other permits which may be required by any other Federal, State, or Local governmental
regulation. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Brianna Young at (919) 807-
6388 or via e-mail [[e-mail]].
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S. Jay Zimmerman, Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: Central Files
Washington Regional Office
NPDES File
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.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resouTces/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-petits

Permit NCO088668
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 provision 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,
Hyde County Water System
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Engelhard Reverse Osmosis WTP
13692 North Lake Road
Engelhard, NC
Hyde County
to receiving waters designated as Far Creek in the Tar -Pamlico 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 ............................. January 31, 2017.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2021.
Signed this day .......... January 31,,.2.W 7.
S. Zimmerman, P. G.
ector, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NCO088668
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.
Hyde County
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a Reverse Osmosis (RO) Water Treatment Plant with a discharge of RO
concentrate wastewater. This facility currently has a potable design capacity of 0.300 MGD and a
maximum, monthly average wastewater discharge in the most recent three years of 0.052 MGD.
Water and wastewater treatment consist of:
- Influent anti -scaling and chemical treatment systems
- Influent cartridge filter
- Reverse Osmosis unit with booster pump
- Concentrate flow meter with recorder
- Submerged single port diffuser with connecting pressure piping.
This facility is located at 13692 North Lake Road, Engelhard, NC, Hyde County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works into Far Creek, classified SA, HQW waters in the Tar -Pamlico
River Basin, at the location specified on the attached map.
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Permit NCO088668
Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
a. During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and until expiration, the Permittee
is authorized to discharge Reverse Osmosis concentrate wastewater through a submerged, single
port diffuser in Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored 1 by the Permittee
as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONY'TORII G REQUIREMEN' .S :
MoWy
Avera e .
Daily; .
Maxunuin
Measurement
Fr ueric
Sample
T' a
-- ' Sample
Loeafi 2
Flow
Daily
Continuous
E
pH
Not greater than 8.5 S.U.
nor less than 6.8 S.U.
2/ Month
Grab
E
pH, S.U.
Quarterly
Grab
U, D
Dissolved Oxygen, mg/L
Monthly
Grab
E, U, D
Ammonia as Nitrogen, mg/L
Monthly
Grab
E
Ammonia as Nitrogen, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
U, D
Salinity, ppt
Quarterly
Grab
E, U, D
Conductivity, µmhos/cm
Quarterly
Grab
E, U, D
Temperature, °C
Quarterly
Grab
U, D
Turbidity, NTU
Quarterly
Grab
E
Total Nitrogen (TN), mg/L
TN= (NO2-N + NO3-N) + TKN
Quarterly
Grab
E
Total Phosphorus, mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
E
Chronic Toxicity 3
Quarterly
Grab
E
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using
NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A. (3).
2. E = Effluent, U = 33 feet Upstream from the diffuser discharge location, D= 33
feet Downstream of the diffuser discharge location.
3. Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing using Mysid Shrimp at 1.9%; February,
May, August and November; refer to Special Condition A. (2). Toxicity sample
shall be taken in conjunction with all other quarterly samples.
b. All samples collected shall be taken during a representative discharge event.
c. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
d. The diffuser shall be operated in sufficient water depth and in a method such as not to create
surface turbulence.
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Permit NCO088668
A. (2) CHRONIC TOXICITY MONITORING (Quarterly)
[15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant
mortality to Mysidopsis bahia at an effluent concentration of 1.9%.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, guarterlX monitoring using procedures described below
to establish compliance with the permit condition. The tests will be performed during the months of
February, May, August, and November. 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 rinal effluent discharge
below all treatment processes. The test procedure will be based on EPA Method 1007.0, Mysid,
Mysidopsis bahia, Survival, Growth, and Fecundity Test, as described in Short -Term Methods for
Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Marine and Estuarine Organisms,
Third Edition, EPA-821-R-02-014. The procedure will be performed as written with the following
exceptions:
• The test treatments will consist of a control and a 1.9% effluent concentration.
• Mortality for pass/fail tests will be evaluated using the t test described in Section 11.3 in
Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents to Freshwater and Marine
Organisms, Fifth Edition. EPA-821-R-02-012, October 2002, applying an alpha level
of 0.05.
• The growth endpoint for pass/fail tests will be determined using Appendix G of Short -
Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving -Waters to
Marine and Estuarine Organisms, Third Edition, EPA-821-R-02-014, October 2002,
applying an alpha level of 0.01.
• Mortality and growth endpoints for multiple -concentration tests will be determined using
hypothesis testing as described in EPA Method 1007.0, Mysid, Mysidopsis bahia,
Survival, Growth, and Fecundity Test, as described in Short -Term Methods for
Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Marine and
Estuarine Organisms, Third Edition, EPA-821-R-02-014, October 2002.
• Fecundity will not be evaluated.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent
Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were performed. For pass/fail results,
report using the parameter code TGP3E and the DWR Form AT4 (original), which is to be sent to the
address below.
Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
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.
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Permit NCO088668
(Continued A. (2) CHRONIC TOXICITY MONITORING)
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. Upon submission of a valid test, this monthly test
requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above. 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 NCO088668
A. (3) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF 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.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reportina Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (all
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 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 / Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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. See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
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.
(Continued A. (3) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF MONITORING REPORTS)
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Permit NC0088668
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
• 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).
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.410)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time
of each electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the
initial recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means the entity
(EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the designated entity
for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES
Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
http://www2.gpa. ovg /compliance/final-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-
el ectroni c-ren ortin a-rul e.
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:
hqp://dgg.nc.gov/about/divisions/Water-resources/edmr
(Continued A. (3) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF MONITORING REPORTS)
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Permit NC0088668
4. Sianatory Requirements (Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B.
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 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:Hdeq.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 122.221. 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.
5. 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].
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Pat McCrory Donald R. van der Vaart
Governor WATER QUALITY PERMITTING SECTION Secretary
PERMIT NAME/OWNERSHIP CHANGE REQUEST
This form Is for ownership changes or name changes of NPDES wastewater permits.
• "Permittee- references the existing permit holder
• -Applicant" references the entity applying for the ownership/name change.
NPDES Permit No. (for which the change is requested):
or
Certificate of Coverage #:
11. Existing Permittee Information:
a. Permit issued to (company name):
b. Person legally responsible for permit:
c. Facility name:
d. Facility's physical address:
e. Facility contact person:
III. Applicant Information:
a. Request for change is a result of:
If other please explain
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IV. Will the permitted facility continue to conduct the same commercial/industrial activities conducted prior to
thi wnership or name change?
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Yes
❑ No (please explain)
If applicable, the applicant shall submit a major permit modification request to DWR. A major modification shall be
defined as one that increases the volume, increases the pollutant load, results in a significant relocation of the
discharge point, or results in a change in the characteristics of the waste generated.
V. Required Items: THIS APPLICATION WILL BE RETURNED UNPROCESSED IF ITEMS ARE
INCOMPLETE OR MISSING:
I. This completed application is required for both name change and/or ownership change requests.
2. Legal documentation of the transfer of ownership (such as relevant pages of a contract deed, or a bill of sale) is
required for an ownership change request. Articles of incorporation are not sufficient for an ownership change.
Applicable regulations: 40 CFR 122.41, 40 CFR 122.61 and 15A NCAC 02H .0114
......................................................................................
The certifications below must be completed and signed by both the permit holder prior to the change (Permittee), and the
new applicant in the case of an ownership change request. For a name change request, the signed Applicant's Certification
is sufficient.
PERMITTEE CERTIFICATION (Permit holder prior to ownership change):
I, _, attest that this application for a name/ownership change has been reviewed and is accurate and complete to the
best of my knowledge. I understand that if all required parts of this application are not completed and that if all required
supporting information is not included, this application package will be returned as incomplete.
Signature
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
Date
1,, attest that this application for a name/ownership change has been reviewed and is accurate and complete to the
best of my knowledge. 1 understand that if all required parts of this application are not completed and that if all required
supporting/at
information is not included, this application package will be returned as incomplete.
Signature Date
PLEASE SEND THE COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE TO:
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
NPDES PERMIT NAME/OWNERSHIP CHANGE REQUEST
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