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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0002071_Draft Permit (Revised)_20231122ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR Director Don Cross, Owner Pamlico Packing Company, Inc. P.O Box 336 Grantsboro, North Carolina 28529 Mr. Cross: NORTH CAACLINA Enlrirnnmerrl!W quality November 17, 2023 Subject: Revised Reviewal Draft for Public Notice NPDES Permit NC0002071 Pamlico Packing Discharge, WPCS Class PCNC 28 North First Street, Vandemere Pamlico County Division of Water Resources (DWR or the Division) hereby transmits this revised draft permit for your review and comment. Since this revised draft contains significant changes from the previous draft (noticed August 22, 2023), another Public Notice is required. Please review this document carefully to assure your understanding of new permit limits and monitoring conditions, and to correct errors, if any. Concurrent with this notification, the Division will solicit public comment by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Pamlico County area, as required by the NPDES Program. Please provide your written comments, if any, to me via email Uoe.corporon@deq.nc.gov], or write to my attention care of NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES Program no later than December 19, 2023, approximately 30 days after receiving this letter. Your written comments are welcome, but they are not mandatory. The Division notes from your renewal application that Pamlico Packing has made no significant alterations to site activities since last renewal. Accordingly, we have updated your permit to reflect your application's Outfall Link Drawing, and revised your use and location of outfalls to reflect the following: Outfall 001 -- ice box drainage (non -process wastewater) General Permit conditions Outfall 002 -- fish processing (bottom fish) per 40CFR 408.212(b), Subpart U. Outfall 003 -- shrimp processing per 40CFR 408.122(b), Subpart L, Outfall 004 -- crab processing per 40CFR 408.22(b), Subpart B. Outfall 005 -- boiler blowdown (non -process wastewater), General Permit conditions Changes for Renewal The Division considered past production data to compare technology -based effluent limits (TBELs) with water -quality based effluent limits (WQBELs), as required by 40CFR .408. After further review, DWR feels WQBELs limits are more protective of Surface Water Quality. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources V�i 512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 -- 919.707.3616 Don Cross, Owner Pamlico Packing Company, Inc Permit Renewal — 2nd Draft Review November 2023 DWR hereby provides WQBEL permit limits for Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Oil & Grease (O&G) to production Outfalls 002, 003, and 004. Note that new permit limits require you to report values in concentrations as milligrams per liter (mg/L) instead of mass units (lbs/day). It is our best professional judgement (BPJ) that these new limits better protect the environment while continuing to maintain your ease of monitoring, reporting, and lab analyses, [see permit Tables A. (2.), A. (3.), and A. (4.)]. The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, and IV), are part of this permit but are not included in this draft document (cover, map, and Part I). The latest version of Parts II, III, and IV are available at https://bit.ly/2BZ4xxx and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file. Following the mandatory 45-day public -comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments, if any, and take appropriate action prior to issuing an NPDES permit final. If you have questions concerning this draft, please e-mail the undersigned Doe.corporon@deq.nc.gov]. J e R. Cor9bron, PJ3. CDEQ / PWR / NPDES Permitting Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0002071 (revised renewal D ec: NPDES Program Files [Laserfiche] WARO, Robert Tankard; Robert Bullock OCU Permit NC0002071 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NEDES) In compliance with the provision of North Carolina regulations promulgated and adopted by the North and the Federal Water Pollu Pamlico P�ac is hereby authorized to d' h� P 'co Fi to receiving limitations, This permit St to 143-215.1, other lawful standards and onmental Management Commission, trolxc1114s amended, any, Inc. from a facility located at -any, Inc. et, andemere County the Neuse River Basin in accordance with effluent )ns set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof. 2024. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on May 31, 2028. Signed this day 2023. for Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 9 Permit NC0002071 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked, and as of this 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 described herein. Pamlico Packing is hereby authorized to: 1. continue operating treatment facilities for Ice -.A (Outfall 002); shrimp processing wastewater (O and boiler blowdown (Outfall 005), om ciliti North First Street, Vandemere, Pamli �un y, Inc. (Outfall'", fish processing wastewater crab processing wastewater (Outfall 004), at the Pamlico Packing Company, Inc., 28 2. discharge from said facilities via respectively designated outfalls, as located on the attached map, into the Bay River [Stream Segment 27-150-(1)], a waterbody currently classified SC, Sw; NSW within hydrological unit 03-04-13 [HUC: 0302020408] of the Neuse River Basin. Page 2 of 9 Permit NC0002071 .. . A. (L) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 02B.0500 et seq.] WWTP Class WPCS PCNC [15A NCAC 08G .0302] During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting through the expiration date, the Permittee is authorized to discharge "ice box" drainage from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited, monitored, and reported * by the Permittee as specified below [to be amended as need before start-up]: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS [PARAMETER CODES] LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location Flow 50050 onthly Estimate Effluent pH [standard units] 00400 Not < 6.8 or >8 0 ly Grab Effluent Temperature 00010 Mon 1 Grab Effluent *Footnote: The Permittee shall report discharge monitoring Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.,[&.` Special A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIO [NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 02B.0500 et s WW During the period beginnin o e fe tive d e o tl the Permittee is authorized char ish Pro a I shall be limited, monitored, an r e e before start-up]: A. (8)]. using\�C DWR's Electronic Discharge G REQUIREMENTS JC [I 5A NCAC 08G .0302] permit and lasting through the expiration date, wastewater from Outfall 002. Such discharges ee as specified below [to be amended as need EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS [PARAMETER CODES] LIMITS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location Flow 005 Monthly Estimate Effluent Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Q 30 30 mg/L 45 mg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Settable Solids 00545 Monthly Grab Effluent Oil and Grease 00556 15 mg/L 20 mg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine 2 50060 1 28 µg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Temperature 3 00010 1Monthly Grab Effluent pH [standard units] 00400 Not < 6.8 or > 8.5 Monthly Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Not < 5.0 mg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen (NOz-N + NO3-N + TKN) C0600 Monthly Grab Effluent Total Phosphorus C0665 Monthly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. The Permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) intemet application. [See Special Condition A. (8).]. Page 3 of 9 Permit NC0002071 2. Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) - the Permittee shall monitor TRC only if chlorine is used to disinfect. The Division shall consider compliant all TRC values reported below 50µg/L, however the Permittee shall continue to submit all test results reported by North Carolina -Certified test method (including field certified) even if these results are below 50µg/L. 3. Effluent temperature shall not increase receiving stream temperature more than 0.8°C (1.44°F) during June through August, and not more than 2.2°C (3.96°F) during September through May. In no case shall effluent temperature cause receiving stream temperature to exceed 32°C (890F). Conditions: • Effluent shall contain no floating solids or foam. • For clean-up procedures see Best Management Practices MPs), Special Condition A. (6.) • For use of biocides, see Special Condition A. (7.). • For potential TMDL implementation, see Special C nd" 'on A. (9.). A. (3.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND ITO QUIREMENTS [NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 02B.0500 et seq.] WW P lass WPCS PCNC [1 CAC 08G .0302] Beginning on the effective date of this permit and las ' 94\ft gh the expiration date, the Permittee is authorized to discharge shrimp -process n tewater o Outfall 003. Such discharges shall be limited, monitored, and reported' by the e speci elow [to be amended as need before start- up] : EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS [PARAMETER CODES] LIMITS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location Flow 50 0 Monthly Estimate Effluent Total Suspended i (TSS) QD530 30 mg/L 45 mg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Oil and Grease 060 15 mg/L 20 mg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine 2 060 28 µg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Temperature 3 00010 Monthly Grab Effluent pH [standard units] 00400 Not < 6.8 or > 8.5 Monthly Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Not < 5.0 mg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Settable Solids (lbs/day) 00545 Monitor and Report Monthly Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen (mg/L) (NO2-N + NO3-N + TKN) C0600 Monitor and Report Monthly Grab Effluent Total Phosphorus (mg/L) C0665 Monitor and Report Monthly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. Beginning no the effective date of this permit, the Permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application. [See Special Condition A. (8.) for eDMR submittal requirements.] 2. Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) - the Permittee shall monitor TRC only if chlorine is used to disinfect. The Division shall consider compliant all TRC values reported below 50µg/L, however the Permittee shall continue to Page 4 of 9 Permit NC0002071 submit all test results reported by North Carolina -Certified test method (including field certified) even if these results are below 50µg/L. 3. Effluent temperature shall not increase receiving stream temperature more than 0.8°C (1.44°F) during June through August, and not more than 2.2°C (3.96°F) during September through May. In no case shall effluent temperature cause receiving stream temperature to exceed 32°C (89.6°F). Conditions: • Effluent shall contain no floating solids or foam. • For clean-up procedures see Best Management Practices (BMPs), Special Condition A. (6.) • For use of biocides, see Special Condition A. (7). • For potential TMDL implementation, see Special Condition A. (9). A. (4.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MO [NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 02B.0500 et seq.] WWTP Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasti rg !fifough the discharge crab -processing wastewater from Out all 0 Such di ] reported 1 by the Permittee as specified below [to be a en e as W G REQUIREMENTS JC [I 5A NCAC 08G .0302] date, the Permittee is authorized to IV limited, monitored, and rt-up] : EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS [PARAMETER CODES] LIMITS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location Flow 0 Monthly Estimate Effluent Total Suspended So ' (TSS) 53 0 in 45 mg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Settable Solids 00 5 Monthly Grab Effluent Oil and Grease 0055 15 mg/L 20 mg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine 5006 28 µg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Temperature a 0 01 Monthly Grab Effluent pH [standard units] 00400 Not < 6.8 or > 8.5 Monthly Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Not < 5.0 mg/L Monthly Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen (NO2-N + NO3-N + TKN) C0600 Monthly Grab Effluent Total Phosphorus C0665 Monthly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. The Permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application. [See Special Condition A. (8.)]. 2. Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) - the Permittee shall monitor TRC only if chlorine is used to disinfect. The Division shall consider compliant all TRC values reported below 50µg/L, however the Permittee shall continue to submit all test results reported by North Carolina -Certified test method (including field certified) even if these results are below 50µg/L. Page 5 of 9 Permit NC0002071 3. Effluent Temperature shall not increase receiving stream temperature more than 0.8°C (1.44°F) during June through August, and not more than 2.2°C (3.96°F) during September through May. In no case shall effluent temperature cause receiving stream temperature to exceed 32°C (89.6°F). Conditions: • Effluent shall contain no floating solids or foam. • For clean-up procedures see Best Management Practices (BMPs), Special Condition A. (6.) • For use of biocides, see Special Condition A. (7). • For potential TMDL implementation, see Special Condition A. (9). A. (5.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MON [NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 02B.0500 et seq.] WWTP Class During the period beginning on the effective date of t*arm the Permittee is authorized to discharge boiler blo o n way shall be limited, monitored, and reported 1 by th ittee as before start-up]: G REQUIREMENTS JC [ 15A NCAC 08G .0302] through the expiration date, Outfall 005. Such discharges ow [to be amended as need EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS [PARAMETER CODES] LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location Flow 500 0 Monthly Estimate Effluent Oil and Grease 0 S 15 /L g/L Monthly Grab Effluent pH [standard units] 0040X < , r > .5 Monthly Grab Effluent Temperature 2 0 Monthly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. The Permittee shall re ischarge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDW i to application. [See Special Condition A. (8)]. 2. Effluent Temperature shall Xt i rease receiving stream temperature more than 0.8°C (1.44°F) during June through August, and not more than 2.2° (3.96°F) during September through May. In no case shall effluent temperature cause receiving stream temperature to exceed 32°C (89.6°F). Conditions: • Effluent shall contain no floating solids or foam. • For clean-up procedures see Best Management Practices (BMPs), Special Condition A. (6.) • For use of biocides, see Special Condition A. (7). • For potential TMDL implementation, see Special Condition A. (9). Page 6 of 9 Permit NC0002071 A. (6.) OPERATING CONDITIONS - BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs) [G. S. 143 -215.3 (a)(2)] (a) BMP Requirements: (1) The Permittee shall discharge no fish parts or floating solids. Discharge shall contain no foam visible in other than trace amounts. (2) Permittee shall direct employees and provide resources to implement, at a minimum, such practices that wastewater volume and wastewater constituents are reduced, as follows: • Dry cleanup to be performed prior to washdo of the facility; • Personnel shall be instructed to stop wate o through idle equipment; • All process and washdown equipme all ed with high pressure/low volume nozzles; • All on -demand water delivery o s shall be fitte i automatic shut-off nozzles. n (b) Dry Clean-up Requirements: (1) All batter drippings shall be c le ans r the breading tables; (2) Spilled batter shall be squeeg e off e o r1W to wet cleanup; (3) Permittee shal of llo batte r u s to e ischarged to surface waters; all left over batter ands i all e ollect a container and disposed properly; (4) Where practic ys s 1 be pla under machines and conveyor belts to collect particles of breadin or o e o o ts; (5) Ern o ees s 1 b 'n cte re ove, by hand or other method, leftover breading from to and o r ac ' e rior to these solids entering the drainage system; (6) o ing shall b b she a stiff broom prior to wet cleanup. A. (7.) USE OF BIOCIDES [G.S. 143-215,143-215.1 ] The Permittee shall obtain authorization from the Division prior to using any biocide or anti-scalant that may be toxic to aquatic life. The Permittee shall notify the Director in writing no later than 90 days prior to using any biocide not already approved for this facility. The Permittee shall provide such notification by completing a Biocide Worksheet, Form 101 to include a map indicating the receiving stream and the effluent discharge point. Concentrations of additives to as anti-scalants or biocides such as chromium, copper, or zinc shall not exceed applicable water quality standards or action levels in the receiving stream, as determined by calculations using the biocide Work Sheet, Form 101 and the Supplemental Analysis Worksheet. Submit biocide/anti-scalant Application Worksheet, attention: NC DENR / DWR / ATB Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621 Page 7 of 9 Permit NC0002071 A. (8.) 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.) Reporting Section D. (6.) Records Retention Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports 1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) monthly electronically using eDMR. Thee stem submit DMRs electronically using the intern e ] https:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-ir e /e If a permittee is unable to use th physically located in an area w waiver from the NPDES elecfiR submitted on paper DMR forms copies shall be submit A4&Ae NC DEQ / Divis n Water ATTENTION: Cen a iles 1617 Mail Service Cent Raleigh, North Carolina 276 10 1„ Y.1,`2 or a)] y using thv,, C DWR's Electronic Discharge iarized for each month and submitted >d facilities to enter monitoring data and be accessed at: tr ed hardship or due to the facility being the households have broadband access, then a temporary may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be hive forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed Quality Permitting Section 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. The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below). Page 8 of 9 Permit NC0002071 2. Electronic Submissions In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(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: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/ at nal-pollutant-discharge-elimination- system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the 3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic The permittee may seek a temporary electronic ref reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an i temporary electronic reporting waivers must u] sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility o dl and reports. The duration of a temporary wai r is grantea a new temporary eiectr ornng w� not transferrable. Only pennitt rrth n prove reports on paper to the Divisi n p d that section above. the Divi"r%. To obtain an electronic rti g waiver reqt to the Division. Requests for g to the Division for written approval at least !Sokthis permit to begin submitting monitoring data l rs and shall thereupon expire. At such time, :he v ion unless the permittee re -applies for and i on. Approved electronic reporting waivers are && request may submit monitoring data and reporting waiver request is effective. Information on eDMR and the ap c'ati6n a oi'�r electronic reporting waiver are found on the following web page: http://de go v a ut/di 'si s/wat es rces/edmr 4. Signatory Re q it ents [Sup e nts ec 'on B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)] All eDMRs submitte to he permit s ing au ority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly au o ' ed repre e tative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position, must b de gate s' natory authority for eDMR reporting purposes. For eDMR submissions, the pe p 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://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 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]. Page 9 of 9 Pamlico Packing Company, Inc. State Grid/Quad: D 32 NW / Vandemere Sub -Basin: 03-04-13 Latitude: 35' 11' 00" N Drainage Basin: Neuse River Basin Longitude: 76' 39' 40" W Stream Segment: 14-22-1-3-2 Receiving Stream: Bay River Stream Class: SC; Sw; NSW HUC: 0302020408 Outfalls 001, 0029 0039 004, and 005 iti�al rnn�itinnci Facility Location AOW not to scale 1VOY'tjZ NPDES Permit NC0002071 Pamlico County