NC0020842_Fact Sheet_20231109

DENR/DWR
EXPEDITED FACT SHEET - NPDES PERMIT DEVELOPMENT
NPDES Permit: NCO020842
2023 Renewal
This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require full Fact Sheets.
Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile home parks, etc.) that can be
administratively renewed with minor changes but can include facilities with more complex issues (Special
Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns).
Facility and Stream Information
Applicant/ Facility Name:
Town of Snow Hill / Snow Hill WWTP
Applicant Address:
PO Box 247; Snow Hill, NC 28580
Facility Address:
102 Daniel Road, Snow Hill, NC 28580
Facility Class/Permit Status:
Grade III Biolo ical WPCS / Renewal
Permitted Flow [as built]
0.5 MGD
Type of Waste
100% Domestic
Receiving Stream
Contentnea Creek
Stream Class / ID
C; SW; NSW / 27-86-(7)
River Basin
Neuse
Subbasin
03-04-07
HUC
030202030703
USGS Too
F28NW
7Q10 Sum Win cfs
31.4 57.7
30Q2 cfs
Avg. Stream Flow cfs
844
IWC % s/w [as -built]
2.4 1.3
County
Greene
Regional Office
WaRO
Basic Information for
Expedited Permit Renewal
Permit Writer / Date
Bradley Bennett / August 28, 2023
Does permit need daily max NH3 limits?
Yes - Already in permit
Does permit need TRC limits/language?
Yes - Already in permit
Does permit have toxicity testing?
No
Does permit have Special Conditions?
Yes -Calculation & Reporting of TN; TN
Allocations; Annual Limits for TN; and Neuse Re-
opener(added)
Does permit have instream monitoring?
Yes - Temp, DO and Conductivity - LNBA Member
Stream on 303 d List? For w/parameter?
No, except statewide mercury
Any compliance concerns?
See discussion below
Any modifications since lastpermit?
None noted in the application
New expiration date:
May 31, 2028
FACILITY OVERVIEW:
This facility is 100% domestic waste and treats flow from a town with a population of 1,481 people. The facility
has a permitted and as -built flow of 0.5 MGD. The treatment system includes the following wastewater
treatment components:
• Mechanical bar screen
• Influent grit chamber
• Two oxidation ditches
• Two clarifiers
• Two chlorine contact chambers
• Dechlorination
• Post -aeration
• Influent and effluent flow meters
• Two aerobic sludge digesters
• Two sludge holding tanks
• Two drying beds
The Town also holds Collection System permit WQCS00246 and Land Application permit WQ0011448.

APPLICATION
The application (March 2, 2022) does not indicate any changes in the facility or treatment since the last renewal
of the permit in 2018. The treatment system is owned and operated by the Town of Snow Hill. The annual
average daily flow is indicated as 0.224 MGD over the last two years falling to 0.172 at the time of the renewal
application. The facility is currently operating well below its permitted capacity. Some maximum daily flows
are noted as well above the 0.50 MGD permitted flow, but no monthly average values are above 0.35 MGD.
The application notes the facility average daily I/I at 4,000 GPD and indicates efforts to track down inflow from
improperly sealed manholes, pipe defects, etc. The application notes the system as having primary and
secondary treatment that achieves 85% BOD and TSS removal. The submitted application was not signed. An
email was sent to Drake Robart on August 21, 2023 requesting submittal of the completed signature page. Signed
form was emailed on August 23, 2023.
INSPECTION
The most recent inspections occurred on July 6, 2021. Regional staff found the facility to be non -compliant. The
report noted extensive monitoring and reporting violations over the previous two years along with annual
reports not being submitted. Plastic debris was getting past the bar screen and the outer drive unit for one
clarifier was not functioning. Reviewing the correspondence on these violations indicated that there had been a
lot of staff turn over with staff previously involved in the WWTP operation. Responses indicated that new staff
where working to address the noted issues.
The Town's Collection System (WQCS00246) was last inspected October 26, 2021, and indicated as non-
compliant. Information was missing from the Capital Improvement Plan and from the System Map. There was
no distribution plan for portable generators, the spill response action plan was minimal and did not meet
requirements, there was no ORC for the facility and there were issues with right of way operation and
maintenance.
MONITORING DATA REVIEW:
Parameter Units
Min
Max
Avg
Permit Limit
Comments
Flow MGD
0.1
1.9
0.2
0.50 MA
130D m L Summer
< 2.0
26.0
4.9
15 MA 22.5 WA
1 WA Exceedance
130D m L Winter
< 2.0
19.0
3.4
30 MA 45 WA
TSS m L
< IS
149.0
5.5
30 MA 45 WA
2 MA and 4 WA Exceedances
NH3-N m L Summer
0.9
17.8
4.3
4 MA 12 WA
NH3-N m L Winter
0.0
6.6
0.5
8 MA 24 WA
C - Effluent
9.6
34.6
20.1
-
-Temp
DO m L - Effluent
5.1
12.1
7.5
>_ 5 DA
277.0
810.0
549.7
-Conductivity
Fecal # ml - Effluent
< 1.0
7000.0
N/A
200 MA /400 WA
1 MA and 13 WA Exceedances
TRC µ L
0.0
202.0
21.8
28 DM
7 DM values > 50 Compliance Level
Total Nitrogen m L
0.9
17.8
4.3
TN Monthly lbs month
93.0
720.0
241.7
-
TN Annual lbs ear
2038.2
2615.0
2326.6
5,632
Only 2 annual values reported
Total Phosphorus m L
0.0
23.0
1.0
2 QA
4 QA >2 but only one >10% above limit
H su
6.3
8.1
N/A
>-6 and <-9
/nstream Monitorin : Town 'oined the Lower Neuse Basin Association, so instream monitoring stopped after Sept 2021
Temp C - Upstream
5.8
29.0
21.3
C - Downstream
9.6
34.6
20.1
-Temp
DO m L - Upstream
1.9
92.0
6.8
DO m L - Downstream
2.2
11.8
6.5
One high value accounted for
- Upstream
81.0
165.0
107.1
-Conductivity
-Conductivity - Downstream
277.0
810.0
549.7
MA -Monthly Average DM - Daily Max QA -Quarterly Average DA - Daily Average Summer - April through Oct Winter - Nov through March
The data reviewed for the renewal is from August 2018 through June 2023.
Town of Snow Hill WWTP Fact Sheet
NPDES Renewal 2023 - August 31, 2023
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REVIEW OF PERMIT LIMITS:
Flow - Over the permit cycle the facility has shown average flow of around 0.20 MGD. There were no monthly
average exceedances over the permit term and the facility is operating well below the permitted and as -built
flow of 0.50 MGD.
BOD I TSS- The facility had one (1) summer weekly average BOD limit violation over the permit term and has
shown average monthly BOD removal of 99%. For TSS the facility had two (2) monthly average limit violations
and four (4) weekly average limit violations. The treatment system has shown average monthly TSS removal of
98%.
Fecal - Data results for Fecal Coliform showed one (1) monthly average and thirteen (13) weekly average limit
exceedances.
Dissolved Oxygen - Data for dissolved oxygen do not appear to show any impacts from the discharge. The
instream data do show some instances of low DO levels, but with upstream and downstream values both being
low during these time and effluent values being at or above 5 mg/L there does not appear to be a correlation
with the discharge.
Ammonia (NH3-N) - The facility has shown no violations for ammonia limits. Note that the NH3-N limits in the
permit were established with previous modelling efforts and are applicable. The waste load allocation
spreadsheet shows numbers that are much different and would possibly not require limits, but this is
overridden by the results of the previous modelling.
Total Residual Chlorine (TUC - The permittee had seven (7) TRC values over the 50 µg/L compliance level. All
of these values were reported during a two month stretch in early 2021 and were likely related to the
timeframe noted earlier when staff issues began. The town has regularly reported TRC data inaccurately as
mg/L. As noted with Ammonia above, the TRC limits were previously established in modelling efforts that are
more stringent and utilized rather than the results of the WLA spreadsheet. Monitoring results also show that
TRC limits are reasonable in the permit given the violations noted.
Nutrients
Total Nitrogen load numbers over the permit cycle included a maximum annual load of 2,615 lbs. and an
average annual load of 2,337. The allocation for the facility is 5,632 lbs per year so the facility is around half its
annual allocation for TN. Total Phosphorous (TP) levels have been reported at or above the 2 mg/L quarterly
average limit on four occasions during the permit cycle. Only one of these instances was at a value more than
10% above the limit. The town only reported the annual TN load for years 2020 and 2022.
The Town of Snow Hill became a member of the Lower Neuse Basin Association (LNBA) effective October 1, 2021,
Membership in the LNBA provides instream monitoring for various parameters for its members. As long as Snow
Hill is a member of the LNBA they are not directly responsible for upstream and downstream monitoring for
Temperature, DO and Conductivity. A footnote has been added to the draft permit to reflect this. The Town also
became a member of the Neuse River Compliance Association (NCRA)effective January 1, 2022 and is now a co-
permittee in the NCRA compliance permit - NCC000001, as modified December 21, 2021,
Treatment System Classification - Based on the classification rules (15A NCAC 08G .0302) and nutrient
treatment requirements, the classification of the Snow Hill WWTP treatment system is set as a Class III facility.
COMPLIANCE:
The Town has had seventeen (17) NOVs and three (3) NODs during the permit term along with one (1)
enforcement action. The enforcement resulted in an assessment of $ 250 in penalties and $58 in enforcement
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costs. Over the permit cycle a large number of the monitoring violations noted were for frequency violations
and late/missing DMRs (130 of 153). The main limits violations were for Fecal (12), TSS (6), TRC (4) and TP
(1). Most of the violations occurred between late 2020 and late 2021 which correlates with documentation of
staff issues that included the facility not having an ORC for a period of time. There have been no violations
resulting in an NOV/NOD since October 2022. It appears that the treatment system operation has been
improved and is more consistent at this time.
FILE HISTORY REVIEW SUMMARY
• Permit was originally issued February 28, 1979
• December 11, 1975 - Waste Load Allocation (WLA) and Level B results- Discharge to Contentnea Creek,
Class C; SW Waters Design flow = 0.15 MGD 7Q10 =25
Flow
MGD
BOD5
m L
DO
m L
TSS
m L
Fecal
# 100 ml
pH
std units
0.15
30
5
30
200
6-9
• March 8, 1983 - WLA -Design Flow increased to 0.25 MGD 7Q10 and classification the same.
Document mentions potential wastewater from Snow Hill Tape Company
Flow
MGD
BOD5
m L
TSS
m L
Fecal
# 100 ml
pH
std units
0.25
30
30
1000
6-9
• Aril 12, 1988 - WLA - Design flow- 0.25MGD; Stream flow updated - 7Q10(s) - 31.4; 7Q10(w) - 57.7
Flow
MGD
BOD5
m L
TSS
m L
Fecal
# 100 ml
pH
std units
0.25
30
30
1000
6-9
Also requires WET testing and monitoring for chromium. Instream monitoring for Temp, DO, Fecal and
Conductivity are also required. The WLA notes that the system takes wastewater from Snow Hill Tape
Company but they had applied for a non -discharge permit. Once the discharge is removed, the WLA notes
that the Division will consider removing the WET requirements. The documentation notes instream DO
issues in Contentnea Creek but notes that with the high flow for the creek and operation of the WWTP the
Division does not feel the discharge is a large contributor to these issues. Notes show that Snow Hill Tape
discharge was removed from the system in 1989.
December 7, 1992 - Instream Assessment for Hookerton, Snow Hill and Maury Sanitary District. Data
seems to show ongoing DO issues.
May 24, 1993 - WLA - Design flow - 0.25MGD; Stream flow - 7Q10(s) - 31.4; 7Q10(w) - 57.7; avg - 844
Flow
MGD
BOD5
m L
TSS
(m L)
Fecal
# 100 ml
pH
std units
0.25
30
30
200
6-9
Also included monitoring for NH3-N, DO, TRC, Temp, TN and TP. Instream monitoring maintained for Temp,
DO, Fecal and Conductivity. Based on monitoring results, Chromium monitoring removed and Fecal limit
reduced to 200. Documents indicated a planned study as part of the basinwide review process to assess the
ongoing DO issues in the creek. The document indicates that problems aren't attributable to the Snow Hill
WWTP. Staff report notes that due to no industrial contributors, the town's pre-treatment program is
inactive.
• March 14, 1994 - Correspondence to Snow Hill, Hookerton and Maury Sanitary District to pursue combined
instream monitoring effort.
• May 7, 1997 - Instream Assessment - This assessment was conducted in response to a request from the
Washington Regional Office and associated with the Town's Special Order by Consent (SOC) - EMC WQ No.
97-02. The SOC was requested as the Town was in the process of upgrading their treatment system to
address flows that were exceeding their 0.25 MGD limit. The SOC requested flow up to 0.315MGD. The
instream assessment set SOC limits for BOD at 45 MA and 70 WA. The assessment also recommended
increased instream monitoring with special attention to low DO levels.
• March 25, 1998 -Permit Renewal -The permit included a phase flow up to 0.5MGD after receiving and ATC,
etc. This expansion request from the Town was based current growth and on expected growth associated
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with the development of the Global Transpark. Stream classification is C; Sw; NSW. This renewal includes
addition of nutrient requirements based on Neuse rules and also on legislation for nutrient management
(HB 515) that required controls for discharges of 0.5 MGD and above. The permit also incorporated special
conditions to guide reporting and implementation of the nutrient requirements. Specific requirements of
the permit are outlined here for current and expanded flows before and after January 1, 2003.
Flow
BOD5
NH3-N
DO
TSS
Fecal
pH
TRC
TN
TP
(MGD)
(mg/L)
(mg/L)
(mg/L)
(mg/L)
(#/100
(std
(µg/L)
(mg/L)
(mg/L)
MA / WA
MA
DM
MA / WA
MI)
units)
DM
MA WA
0.25
30 / 45
Monitor
Monitor
30 / 45
200 / 400
6-9
Monitor
Monitor
Monitor
Until Jan 1,
0.5
S-15/25
S-4
5
30 / 45
200 / 400
6-9
28
22.9
2 QA
2003
W-30/45
W-8
lbs da
After Jan 1,
0.5
5-15/25
S-4
5
30 / 45
200 / 400
6-9
28
5,640
2 QA
2003
W-30/45
W-8
I
lbs ear
The permit also required instream and effluent monitoring for Temperature, DO, Fecal and Conductivity.
The permit included a footnote about the instream monitoring collaborative efforts between Hookerton,
Snow Hill and the Maury Sanitary District.
The permit file in Laserfiche includes WLA information, Speculative Limits letter and town request along
with the regional office staff report. The Staff Report continues to document the DO problems in the creek
and the potential that the system will need to provide further treatment reduction or have limitations on
future expansion.
• June 14, 2000 - Authorization to Construct (ATC) for the modification of the treatment system to a design
and permitted capacity of 0.50 MGD.
• March 13, 2002 - Engineer's Certification for construction of the facilities associated with the June 2000
ATC.
• November 5, 2003 - Permit Renewal - This permit was issued for the expanded treatment system only at
the 0.50 MGD flow limit. The permit added weekly average limits for NH3-N set at three (3) times the
monthly average limit. The weekly average limits were set at 12 mg/L (summer) and 24 mg/L (winter).
The permit also added reporting requirements for TKN and NO3-N + NO2-N based on the facility's location in
the Neuse River Basin. Staff Report indicates the town has been operating under an SOC while the new
treatment plant was under construction. The permit package in the file includes an April 3, 2001 letter that
classifies the town's treatment system as Grade 3 Biological WPCTS.
• February 2, 2004 - Permit Modification to remove the requirement for instream Fecal monitoring.
• July 15, 2009 - Permit Renewal - The permit added a special conditions section that indicated the total
nitrogen allocation for the discharge.
• March 31, 2015 - Permit Renewal - This permit included addition of regulatory citations and the addition of
the electronic reporting language.
• November 7, 2018 - Permit Renewal - Only changes were updates to electronic reporting language and to
the permit map. The permittee has requested removal of instream monitoring, but this issue was not
addressed in the permit renewal. The issue does not seem to be as major a concern now that the facility is
part of the LNBA.
• September 27, 2021- Email from Mark Vander Borgh to the town advising them that the Lower Neuse
Basin Association MOA had been amended to include the Town of Snow Hill WWTP (NC0020842) effective
October 1, 2021. Membership in the LNBA allows the town to waive instream monitoring requirements
from the WWTP permit.
• September 29, 2021- Letter from the Neuse River Compliance Association (NRCA) outlining approval of
Snow Hill's WWTP (NC0020842) application for membership in the NRCA. The letter requested the
Division modify the NRCA permit (NCC000001) to include Snow Hill WWTP effective January 1, 2022.
December 21, 2021 the NRCA permit was modified to include Snow Hill and the revise the holdings of three
existing NRCA members.
Town of Snow Hill WWTP Fact Sheet
NPDES Renewal 2023 - August 31, 2023
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PROPOSED PERMIT CHANGES:
• Updated eDMR requirements to be consistent with final EPA rule.
• Added or updated regulatory citations throughout permit as needed, including changes to reflect recently
updated rule citations for Neuse requirements.
• Footnote 2 modified to include language on waiver of instream monitoring based on membership in
LNBA.
• Added eDMR code for annual TN load reporting.
• Changed Measurement Frequency for instream parameters to reference Footnote 2.
• Added Special Condition for Nutrient Re -opener in section A.(6.).
• Permit map information updated.
PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE:
Draft Permit to Public Notice: September 12, 2023
Permit Scheduled Effective Date: December 1, 2023
STATE CONTACT:
If you have questions concerning the above or the attached documents, please contact Bradley Bennett at
[e-mail] .
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Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699.1617
Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES
Wastewater Permit NCO020842 Town
of Snow Hill WWTP The North Carolina
Environmental Management Commis-
sion proposes to issue a NPDES waste-
water ischarge permit to the per-
son(s) listed below. Written comments
regarding the proposed permit will be
accepted until 30 days after the publish
date of this notice. The Director of the
NC Division of Water Resources (DWR)
may hold a public hearing should there
be a significant degree of public inter
est. Please mail comments andlor infor.
mation requests to DWR at the above
address. Interested persons may vis-
it the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street,
Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the infor-
mation on file. Additional informa-
tion on NPDES permits and this notice
may be found on our website https•ll
deq.nc.gov/public-notices hearings, or
by callingg [phone]. The Town of
Snow Hiil (PO Box 247, Snow Hill, NC
285801 has requested renewal of NP-
DES permit NCO020842 for the Snow
Hill WWTP, located in Greene County
This permitted facility discharges treat-
ed wastewater to Contentnea Creek, a
class C;SW;NSW water in the Neuse Riv-
er Basin Some of the parameters in the
permit are water quality limited. This
discharge may affect future allocations
in this segment of Contentnea Creek
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Bennett, Bradley
From: Bennett, Bradley
Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2023 7:06 PM
To: [e-mail]; Drake Robart; Snow Hill
Subject: Final Issued Permit Renewal for Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842
Attachments: NC0020842_Final Permit and Cover Ltr Signed_20231109.pdf
Mayor Liles and Mr. Robart,
Attached is the Final Signed permit for renewal of the NPDES discharge permit for the Snow Hill WWTP —
NC0020842. The permit will become effective January 1, 2024. Until that time please continue to abide by your current
permit.
Please respond to this email to confirm that you received the permit and where able to open, read, download and
print the file for your records.
Please assure that when reporting your discharge monitoring data you use the units of measure indicated in the
permit. There were some DMRs in the last permit cycle that reported TRC as mg/I rather than µg/L. Also please assure
that your Total Nitrogen Annual Load is reported in December of each year.
Thanks for your help in the permit renewal process! Please contact me if you have any questions.
Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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Bennett, Bradley
From: Bennett, Bradley
Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2023 7:08 PM
To: Tankard, Robert; Bullock, Robert
Subject: Final Permi Issuance for Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842
Hey Guys,
Just wanted to let you know that this permit was signed today and has been electronically submitted to the
permittee. The permit will be effective January 1, 2024. The final permit and Fact Sheet are available in Laserfiche.
Thanks for your help on this one.
fi:3
Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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Bennett, Bradley
From: Drake Robart <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 3:08 PM
To: Bennett, Bradley
Subject: Re: [External] RE: Permit Renewal For Town of Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842
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Yes we received the Draft permit, as for the finance officer the position is currently vacant.
On Sep 20, 2023, at 9:46 AM, Bennett, Bradley <bradley. ben [e-mail]> wrote:
Thanks Drake,
One thing associated with the Permitting Contact. Our system won't let us create an affiliation without
a name. Is there a name for the financial officer that we can put into the system.
Also, just making sure you guys got the draft permit I emailed to you last week?
Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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From: Drake Robart <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 3:S1 PM
To: Bennett, Bradley <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] RE: Permit Renewal For Town of Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842
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Attached is the updated Contacts, Also we are happy to accept transmittal of documents in an
electronic manner.
Thank you
Drake Robart
Town of Snow Hill
Public Works Director
Wastewater ORC

Bennett, Bradley
From: Drake Robart <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 3:51 PM
To: Bennett, Bradley
Subject: [External] RE: Permit Renewal For Town of Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842
Attachments: NCO020842_NPDES WW Permit Contacts_20230821 [16339].pdf
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Attached is the updated Contacts, Also we are happy to accept transmittal of documents in an electronic manner.
Thank you
Drake Robart
Town of Snow Hill
Public Works Director
Wastewater ORC
252 939-5213
252 747-3414
From: Bennett, Bradley
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2023 4:00 PM
To: Snow Hill; [e-mail]
Cc: Iilesd(@snowhillnc.com
Subject: Permit Renewal For Town of Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842
Mr. Robart,
I am starting the review for the town's requested renewal of your WWTP — NC0020482. I have a few that I would like to
request your attention to as we go through the renewal process. These are outlined below:
Signature for Permit Application
We received the permit application that you submitted earlier this year (DWR received March 3, 2023). The application
form was not signed. We can continue to look at the renewal with the information we have, but we will need to get the
form signed before completing the process. I have attached page 12 of your application in case you need it. In Section
6.s your name is included but the signature block was not completed. Please sign and return to our office. You can
forward me a scanned copy through email if you want, but we will still need to have th original signed hard copy mailed
it to this address:
Ms. Wren Thedford
NC DEQ/ DWR / NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1617
Review Contact Information:
I have attached a document that has the contact information we have in our database for your permit. Please review
this information and provide us with any corrections, deletion or additions that need to be made.
Electronic Submittal of Permit Documents:

Bennett, Bradley
From: Bennett, Bradley
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2023 11:47 AM
To: [e-mail]; Drake Robart; Snow Hill
Subject: RE: Draft Permit for Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842
Attachments: NCO020842 Draft Permit and Cover Ltr_20230911.pdf
Sorry for the second email but I only attached the cover letter the first time. Here is the cover letter and draft permit.
Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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From: Bennett, Bradley
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2023 11:26 AM
To: [e-mail]; Drake Robart <[e-mail]>; Snow Hill <[e-mail]>
Subject: Draft Permit for Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842
Attached to this email is the draft permit for the Snow Hill WWTP NPDES permit renewal. This permit will be at public
notice later this week. Please take a look at the draft and provide us with any comments you might have.
Please respond to this email to verify that you received the attached permit fil and were able to open, download and
print the document for your records.
Thanks for your attention to this renewal.
Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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Bennett, Bradley
From: Bennett, Bradley
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2023 11:48 AM
To: Tankard, Robert; Bullock, Robert
Subject: RE: Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842 to Public Notice
Attachments: NCO020842 Draft Permit and Cover Ltr_20230911.pdf
Sorry guys just sent the cover letter before. Here is the cover letter and draft permit. There is a reason some of us are
retired!
Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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From: Bennett, Bradley
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2023 11:28 AM
To: Tankard, Robert <[e-mail]>; Bullock, Robert <[e-mail]>
Subject: Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842 to Public Notice
Hey Guys,
Just letting you know that the draft permit for this one should be at public notice later this week. Thanks for your help in
getting this one ready.
Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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Bennett, Bradley
From: Deuterman, Sydney
Sent: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 2:23 PM
To: Bennett, Bradley
Subject: RE: Draft Permit for Review - Town of Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842
Hey Bradley,
Excellent job on this one! I only found one error, which was the wrong Stream Segment # is listed on the permit for
Contentnea Creek.
Best,
Sydney Deuterman (she/her)
Environmental Specialist II
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
Division of Water Resources
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
Office: 919-707-3712
svdney.deuterm anRdeq.nc.gov
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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From: Bennett, Bradley <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2023 6:13 PM
To: Deuterman, Sydney <[e-mail]>
Subject: Draft Permit for Review - Town of Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842
Hey Sydney,
It was good seeing you on Tuesday. Home your move of all your stuff to your home office went smoothly.
Here is another draft for review when you get a chance. Thanks for all your help on these, you do a great job with the
reviews!
NCO020842 - Town of Snow Hill - Snow Hill WWTP
BB
Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Phone: [phone]

NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center Email: brad ley. ben nett ,deq.nc.gov
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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Bennett, Bradley
From: Bullock, Robert
Sent: Friday, September 1, 2023 8:36 AM
To: Bennett, Bradley
Cc: Tankard, Robert
Subject: RE: Draft Permit for Town of Snow Hill WWTP - NC0020842
Bradley,
I did not see any changes in the permitted limits. The only comments I have is the highlighted parts below that is in the
cover letter.
Mayor Liles:
Attached with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit relic a1 for the Tow -I
review this draft earefttlly to enstue a thorough ulyderstandi11g of the requirements a
contains. There are a few. changes i11 the draft attaclled here from the existing perill
other considerations are stunniarized below.
• regulatory Citations - Language has been added where necessary in the permit
citations for penuit requirements. T11is includes updates to citations that have t
recent rule revisions.
• Eleetrollie l eportili - Pernilt 1a11 is e has been 111odified to be consistent wItL
federal re gturellients for electronic reporting.
36rykg/L will remain ]n place for the first 18 niollths of the peinut. See added f
Effluent Table [Section A.1.))
• Updates to Footnotes o11 Effltiellt Table — Lan cage in the footnotes has been u
with Otlr cttrrellt descrrptlolls.
• Footnote ? in the Effluent Table has been updated to include reference to the 111
Lower j euse Baslll Association and waiver of Lnstreani monitoring as long as 1
maintained.
• Total Nitrogen A1111tia1 Loadinz — the e D � I R code for a11ImaI total Ili trogell loa
the Effluent Table.
• Meastireinellt
Thanks,
Robbie
Robbie Bullock
Environmental Program Consultant
Division of Water Resources
1

Water Quality Regional Operations
252-948-3843 Office
252-402-5832 Cell
Robert. e.buIlock(a)deg.nc.clov Email
943 Washington Square Mall
Washington NC 27889
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From: Bennett, Bradley <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2023 6:07 PM
To: Bullock, Robert <[e-mail]>
Cc: Tankard, Robert <[e-mail]>
Subject: Draft Permit for Town of Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842
Hey Robbie,
Hope you are doing okay. I have attached the draft permit and Fact Sheet for the Town of Snow Hill WWTP renewal
(NC0020842). Take a look and let me know if you have any comments on this. If you need to application, it is in
Laserfiche.
Thanks
L3.3
Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Phone: [phone]
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center Email: brad ley. ben netta(7,deq. nc.gov
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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Bennett, Bradley
From: Drake Robart <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 2:55 PM
To: Bennett, Bradley
Subject: [External] RE: Permit Renewal For Town of Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842
Attachments: WW Permit Renewal.pdf
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Attached is the requested form signed, Is there a form I need to use to change the contact information or would you like
the changes made via email correspondence?
Drake Robart
Town of Snow Hill
Public Works Director
Wastewater ORC
252 939-5213
252 747-3414
From: Bennett, Bradley
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2023 4:00 PM
To: Snow Hill; [e-mail]
Cc: Iilesd(@snowhillnc.com
Subject: Permit Renewal For Town of Snow Hill WWTP - NCO020842
Mr. Robart,
I am starting the review for the town's requested renewal of your WWTP — NC0020482. I have a few that I would like to
request your attention to as we go through the renewal process. These are outlined below:
Signature for Permit Application
We received the permit application that you submitted earlier this year (DWR received March 3, 2023). The application
form was not signed. We can continue to look at the renewal with the information we have, but we will need to get the
form signed before completing the process. I have attached page 12 of your application in case you need it. In Section
6.s your name is included but the signature block was not completed. Please sign and return to our office. You can
forward me a scanned copy through email if you want, but we will still need to have th original signed hard copy mailed
it to this address:
Ms. Wren Thedford
NC DEQ/ DWR / NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1617
Review Contact Information:
I have attached a document that has the contact information we have in our database for your permit. Please review
this information and provide us with any corrections, deletion or additions that need to be made.
Electronic Submittal of Permit Documents:

Bennett, Bradley
From: Bennett, Bradley
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2023 4:01 PM
To: Snow Hill; [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: Permit Renewal For Town of Snow Hill WWTP - NCOO2O842
Attachments: NCOO2O842_NPDES WW Permit Contacts_2O23O821.pdf; NCOO2O842_Signature Page_
2O23O821.pdf
Mr. Robart,
I am starting the review for the town's requested renewal of your WWTP — NCOO2O482. I have a few that I would like to
request your attention to as we go through the renewal process. These are outlined below:
Signature for Permit Application
We received the permit application that you submitted earlier this year (DWR received March 3, 2023). The application
form was not signed. We can continue to look at the renewal with the information we have, but we will need to get the
form signed before completing the process. I have attached page 12 of your application in case you need it. In Section
6.s your name is included but the signature block was not completed. Please sign and return to our office. You can
forward me a scanned copy through email if you want, but we will still need to have th original signed hard copy mailed
it to this address:
Ms. Wren Thedford
NC DEQ/ DWR / NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1617
Review Contact Information:
I have attached a document that has the contact information we have in our database for your permit. Please review
this information and provide us with any corrections, deletion or additions that need to be made.
Electronic Submittal of Permit Documents:
In order to provide more convenience, control, and security to our permittees and assist them in processing their
transactions, The Division of Water Resources is currently transitioning towards electronic correspondence. This will
hopefully provide more efficient service to our permittees and other partners and will allow us to more effectively
process and track documents. We are writing to ask you for your approval of the transmittal of documents related to
your permitting and related activities with the Division in an electronic format. Documents will be emailed to the
appropriate contact person(s) in your organization in a PDF format.
Please respond to me through email with verification that transmittal of your documents in an electronic manner is
acceptable to you.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Phone: [phone]
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center Email: [e-mail]
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

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Bennett, Bradley
From:
Tankard, Robert
Sent:
Thursday, August 10, 2023 7:15 AM
To:
Bullock, Robert
Cc:
Bennett, Bradley
Subject:
FW: Upcoming Permit Renewals
Robbie, please see Bradley's email below.
Thanks!
Robert Tankard
Assistant Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone] 1 Cell: [phone]
[e-mail]
D7 E
NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Quality
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From: Bennett, Bradley <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 3:53 PM
To: May, David <[e-mail]>; Tankard, Robert <[e-mail]>
Subject: Upcoming Permit Renewals
David, Robert
Hope you guys are doing well! I just wanted to get in touch and let you know that I will be starting on renewal reviews
for a few projects in the WaRO starting probably next week. I have listed them below. If you have any input on things
that needs to be considered for the renewals, let me know. Also let me know if there a particular staff in the region that
I should be talking with about these. The applications for these should be in Laserfiche.
• NCO020842 —Town of Snow Hill WWTP
• NCO030406 —Town of River Bend WWTP
• NCO086797 —Town of River Bend WTP 1 & 2
Thanks
m

Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Phone: [phone]
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center Email: bradley.bennett(o)deg.nc.gov
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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Bennett, Bradley
From: Bennett, Bradley
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023 10:10 AM
To: Snow Hill
Subject: RE: [External] RE: Permit Renewal for Snow Hill WWTP (NC0020842)
Hi Drake,
You can send it in to Wren Thedford — look near the bottom of the first email I sent (see below) and you will see her
address. I highlighted it in yellow.
Thanks
Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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From: Snow Hill <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023 10:05 AM
To: Bennett, Bradley <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] RE: Permit Renewal for Snow Hill WWTP (NC0020842)
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Good morning,
I am Drake Robart the ORC for the Town of Snow Hill. After receiving your email about our permit expiration I was able
to complete the permit application however this is my first permit renewal, I am have a hard time tracking down who
and how I need to submit it. Would you be able to assist me in this?
Thank you
Sent from Mail for Windows
From: Bennett, Bradley
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2023 11:13 AM
To: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]; wwtp [e-mail]
Subject: Permit Renewal for Snow Hill WWTP (NC0020842)
The NPDES discharge permit for the WWTP mentioned in the Subject line above will expire on May 31, 2023. At this
point our records do not show receipt of a permit renewal application for this facility. Renewal applications are due 180
days before expiration of the current permit. This deadline is established in Federal and State requirements [33 USC
1251, 40 CFR 122.21 (b), and 15 NCAC 2H.0105 (e)] and in the conditions of your exiting permit [Part II Section B.
Paragraphs 9. and 10.] Discharge of wastewater without a valid permit is a violation of Federal and State requirements.

If no renewal application is received, the Division is required to make the permit Inactive.
The renewal application form (EPA Form 2A) can be found here:
https://deg.nc.gov/coastal-management/gis/data/esmp-data/2010/luly/npdes/2019-npdes-form-2a/download
Information on the permitting and renewal process can be found at:
https://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-quality-permitting/npdes-wastewater/npdes-permitting-
process/npdes-individual-permit-applications
Please complete and submit the form to:
Ms. Wren Thedford
NC DEQ/ DWR / NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1617
Only the completed original form is required — no extra copies need be submitted.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Phone: [phone]
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center Email: bradley.ben nett&ncdenr.gov
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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NH3/TRC WLA Calculations
Facility: Town of Snow Hill WWTP
Permit No. NC0020842
Prepared By: Bradley Bennett
Enter Design Flow (MGD): 0.5 <= Permitted Flow if Different from Design
Enter s7Q10 (cfs): 31.4
Enter w7Q10 (cfs): 57.7
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)
Daily Maximum Limit (ug/1)
Design Permitted
Ammonia (Summer)
Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/1)
s7Q10 (CFS)
31.4 ?
s7Q10 (CFS)
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
0.5
DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
0.775
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (UG/L)
17.0
STREAM STD (MG/L)
Upstream Bkgd (ug/1)
0
Upstream Bkgd (mg/1)
IWC (%)
2.41
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (ug/1)
706
Allowable Conc. (mg/1)
*Max 28
Fecal Coliform
Monthly Average Limit:
(If DF >331; Monitor)
(If DF<331; Limit)
Dilution Factor (DF)
Ammonia (Winter)
Monthly Average Limit (mg NH3-N/1)
Design Permitted
w7Q10 (CFS)
200/100mi DESIGN FLOW (MGD)
DESIGN FLOW (CFS)
STREAM STD (MG/L)
41.52 Upstream Bkgd (mg/I)
IWC (%)
Allowable Conc. (mg/1)
Total Residual Chlorine
1. Cap Daily Max limit at 28 ug/I to protect for acute toxicity
Ammonia (as NH3-N)
1. If Allowable Conc > 35 mg/I, Monitor Only
2. Monthly Avg limit x 3 = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals)
3. Monthly Avg limit x 5 = Daily Max limit (Non-Munis)
If the allowable ammonia concentration is > 35 mg/L, no limit shall be imposed
* By Policy dischargers < 1 MGD get limits no lower than 2 (s) & 4 (w) due to BAT
* From 2B .0404(c) - Winter Limits can be no less stringent than 2 times the summer limits
Fecal Coliform
1. Monthly Avg limit x 2 = 400/100 ml = Weekly Avg limit (Municipals) = Daily Max limit (Non -Muni)
Design Permitted
31.4
0.5
0.775
1.0
0.22
2.41
32.6
Design Permitted
57.7
0.5
0.775
1.8
0.22
1.33
119.4

E NEUSE RIVER COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATIONS
POST OFFICE BOX 1410
CLAYTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27528.1 41 O
Se tember 29, 2021
Mr, Danny Smith, Director
N�CDEQ - Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Rai i h, NC 27699- 1617
Dea, Danny:
The Neuse River Compliance Associat�,-n (NRCA) Board approved the Town of Snow Hill,
NPflES # NCO020842, applicati99. for membership in the NRCA at the September 2nd Board
meeting. The NRCA hereby requests the Division to amp-ndment the NRCA's permit, NPDES
Permit # NCC000001, to include Snow Hill beghntng Jafluary 1, 2022,
The NRCA reported in its 2021 Midyear Report a delivered estuary arrmnt of 585,426 pounds of
totau nitrogen or approximately 49% of the permit limit of 1,187,213 pounds. Based on the terms!
of the NRCA's permit, the midyear report submittal i5 not required since the Association's Estuary
TN Load for 2019 was less than 8W/o of the total nitrogen allocation,
We are very pleased that our members have continued to strive to reduce the nitrogen delivered to
the lower Neuse River Estuary. If you have any questions or require additional information, phase
feel free to contact me at 919.796,8049. 0
Best Regards,
? - 1 0
Havwoo M. Phthisic, III*
Executive Director i
swu6i��
cc: Mike Templeton, NCDEQ, DWR
NRCA Board
M

Weaver, Charles
From: Vander Borgh, Mark
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2021 8:57 AM
To: 'Drake Robart'; Haywood Phthisic
Cc: Phillips, Emily; Hennessy, John; Weaver, Charles; Huffman, David J
Subject: Snow Hill WWTP NCO020842 LNBA Membership
Attachments: LNBA DWR MOA amendment 1 Oct 1st 2021.pdf
Greetings All,
This amendment officially brings the Snow Hill WWTP (NC0020842) into LNBA DWR MOA 2019-2024 effective October
1st 2021.
By joining the LNBA and entering into the MOA, the Snow Hill WWTP hereby receives a waiver of specific instream
monitoring requirements outlined in the NPDES NCO020842 permit as long as they remain active members in the LNBA.
Please contact me if there are any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Mark Vander Borgh
Senior Environmental Biologist
Monitoring Coalition Coordinator
Division of Water Resources
[phone], [e-mail]
Address: 4401 Reedy Creek Rd, Raleigh NC. 27607
Mailing: 1621 MSC, Raleigh, NC 27699-1621