NC0085936_Draft Permit_20231227

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELISABETH BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
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December 20, 2023
Kevin Williams, VP
Jerry G. Williams & Sons, Inc.
Sawmills and Planning Mills
P.O. Box 2430
Smithfield, North Carolina 27577
Subject: Draft Review - Discharge Permit
NPDES NCO085936
Wet Decking Log Storage, WPCS PC/NC 524
Brogden Road, Smithfield
Johnston County
Mr. Williams:
The Division of Water Resources (DWR or the Division) has reviewed your application to renew the
discharge permit for the subject site, received May 2, 2023. We hereby transmit this permit DRAFT for
your review and comment.
Please review the attached draft carefully to ensure your understanding of its limits and monitoring
conditions, and to correct errors, if any. Concurrent with this notification, the Division will solicit public
comment on this draft by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Johnston
County area, as required by the NPDES Program. Please submit your written comments (if any), to the
undersigned, NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES no later than January 24, 2024 (approximately 30 days after
receiving this document). We welcome your written comments, but they are not mandatory.
SUMMARY OF RENEWAL
DWR applied the following considerations and changes for renewal:
• reviewed reported parameters of concern. [Jan202O-Nov2O23]
• reviewed BIMS compliance records; monitoring frequency violations during the past
three (3) years
• evaluated discharge flow
• updated facility description (Supp. to Permit Cover Sheet)
• updated text for eDMR requirements [permit section A. (3)].
• updated permit text and site -location map
DEQ�
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-707-9125

Kevin Williams,
Sawmills and Planning Mills
Renewal DRAFT review
Pg. 2
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, please email the undersigned at fioe.corporongricdenr.gov]. Because NC state
government may function remotely, correspondence via email is preferred.
Respectfully,
Corpo on, P.Cf
/ DW / NPDES Permitting
ec: NPDES permit files [Laserfiche]
Public Water Supply;' Heidi Cox [[e-mail]]
DWR/FRO Mark Brantley [[e-mail]]
DWR/OCU, Jeffery Talbott [e-mail]]

NPDES Permit NCO085936
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NEDES)
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,
Jerry G. Williams & Sons, Inc.
Sawmills and Planning Mills
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Wet Deck Log Storage Site
524 Brogden Road, Smithfield
Johnston County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to the Neuse River in the Neuse River Basin in
accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I,
II, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective , 2024.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2028.
Signed this day , 2024.
Michel J. Montebello
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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NPDES Permit NCO085936
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.
Jerry G. Williams & Sons, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. continue to discharge wet -decking water (and stormwater runoff) from the Wet Log Deck Storage
site located at in Smithfield, NC at 524 Brogden Road in Johnston County; and
2. discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map,
into an unnamed tributary to the Neuse River [stream index 27-(41.7)], a waterbody currently
classified as WS-V; NSW within hydrological unit 03-04-02 [HUC 030202011105] of the Neuse
River Basin.
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NPDES Permit NCO085936
PART I
A. (L) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]; WPCS PC/NC [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
a. During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge wet -decking wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall
be limited, monitored and reported' by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS'
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
Sample
[Parameter Codes]
Average
Maximum
Fre ue cy
Type
Location
Flow (MGD) 2
50050
Monitor & Report
Weekly
Instantaneous
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 3
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH (su)
00400
Not less than 6.0 S.U. nor
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
reater than 9.0 S.U.
Oil and Grease (mg/L) 3
00556
Monitor & Report
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (TN) (mg/L) 3,4
C0600
Monitor & Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Phosphorus (TP) (mg/L) 3
C0665
Monitor & Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application
system. See Condition A. (3.).
2. Flow shall be monitored at least once each week, either during a discharge caused by rainfall [stormwater
runoff] or during a discharge from wet -decking operations. Monitoring during rain events is preferred, but
flow readings from wet -decking runoff are acceptable during weeks when no rainfall occurs.
3. Samples for these parameters will be collected on the same day as flow monitoring is reported. TN and TP
shall be monitored once each quarter on the same day as other samples are collected.
4. For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN + (NO3-N + NO2-N), where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and (NO3-N + NO2-N) are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively.
Conditions:
b. The Permittee shall discharge no debris from the facility.
c. The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
d. The Permittee shall discharge no process wastewater pollutants associated with sawmill operations.
A. (2.) BIOCIDE CONDITION [G.S. 143-215, 143-215.1]
a. There shall be no chromium, zinc or copper added to the treatment system except as pre -approved additives to
biocidal compounds.
b. The Permittee shall obtain approval from the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Unit prior to the use of any
biocide (not previously approved by the Division) in the effluent discharged under this permit. Approval for
use of any biocide not previously approved should be requested at least 90 days in advance of any planned
usage.
c. Contact the Aquatic Toxicology Unit for detailed instructions on requesting approval of biocides:
NC DEQ / DWR / Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
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NPDES Permit NCO085936
A. (3.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF 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.)
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
Signatory Requirements
Reporting
Records Retention
Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and
submitted 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 DEQ / 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.
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NPDES Permit NC0085936
Starting on December 21, 2025, 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 122.41(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: hgps://www.federalre ig ster.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-
24954/national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above.
3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to
the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to
the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be
required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a
temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data
and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is
granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electronic reporting
waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting waiver request may
submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period that the approved
reporting waiver request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on
the following web page:
hqp:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
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NPDES Permit NC0085936
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Sect. B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Sect. B. (11.) (d)l
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 Il,
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://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 at the request of the Director at any time [40 CFR
122.41].
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Jerry G. Williams & Sons, Inc. Facility
Wet Log Deck Storage, Smithfield Locatio
4P
Outfall Latitude: 35' 29' 35" N Outfall Longitude: 78° 21'10" W not to scale
Stream Class: WS-V; NSW Stream Segment: 27-(41.7)
Drainage Basin: Neuse River Hydrological Unit: 03-04-02
USGS Quad: Selma, NC HUC: 030202011105
Receivin¢ Stream: UT to Neuse River
North NPDES Permit NC0085936
Johnston County