NC0021628_Draft Permit_20240206

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretory
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Town of Norwood
Attn: Ray A l l en, I nteri m Town M anager
P.O. Box 697
Norwood, NC 28128
Dear Permittee,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
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Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO021628
Norwood WWTF
Grade I I I Biological WPCE
Stanly County
The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure a
thorough understanding of the information, conditions, and requirements it contains.
Thedraft permit indudesthefollowing significant changesfrom theexisting permit:
• Section A. (3.) has been updated to require electronic submission of
effluent data reports (DM Rs). Federal regulations require electronic
submittal of all di scharge moni tori ng.
• Si nce faci I i ty i s 100% domesti c — toxi ci ty testi ng i s no I onger requi red.
• Components list was updated to reflect recent facility updates.
Plum note that the Rocky River i s I i bted as an i rnpai r ed waterbudy on the North Ca of i na 303(d) I inpai f ed
Waters L i st. Addressi ng i mpai red waters i s a hi gh pri ority with the Divi si on, and i nstream data wi I I Conti nue to
be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with this permit's effluent limits and stream impairment can beattributed
to your facility, then mitigative measures maybe required.
The N PDES standard conditions (Parts 11, 111, and IV) that are a part of the permit are not included in this draft
document (cover, map, and Fart 1). The conditions are the same as in your current permit except that agency and
division names have been updated. The latest version is available at hftps://bit.ly/3k5NFaL and can beviewed
onl i ne or downloaded as a PDF file.
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Stanl y County area, per EPA requirements. Please provide your
comments, if any, tome at the address below no later than 30 days after receiving thisdraft permit.
Following the30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and take
appropriate action prior to issuing a fi nail permit. If you have questions concerning the draft, please contact me at
[phone] or via e-mail at kate.shadwell .nc.gov.
Si ncerel y,
Catheri ne Shadwel I
NPDES Compl i once and Expedited Permitting
D EQ�� North Gard ina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,NoRhcerdina27699-1617
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919.707.9000

cc: NPDES File [Laserfiche]
Mooresville Regional Office [Laserfiche]

Permit NCO021628
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES
In compliance with the provisions 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 Contr ct, as amended,
Town of Norw
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility ated at the
to receiving waters designated as thocky
with effluent limitations, monitoring -requite
hereof
This permit shall becomrffective
Norwood WWTP
689 U.S. HWY 52
orw.00d
in`e Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin in accordance
Vlyd other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on January 31, 2029.
Signed this day
John E. Hennessy, Section Chief Regional Operations
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NCO021628
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.
The Town of Norwood
is hereby authorized to:
Continue to operate an existing 0.75 MGD wastewater treatment f ility that includes the following
components:
➢ Flow Splitter Box
➢ Dual Bar Screens (one rotary drum, one manual)
➢ Aeration Grit Chamber with two (2) blowers
➢ Parshall Flume
➢ Ultrasonic flow recorder with totalizer
➢ Dual aeration basins
➢ Two (2) basin weirs
➢ Dual secondary clarifiers
Dual chlorination/dechlorinatio bers
➢ Two sludge drying beds
➢ Stand-by power generato
The facility is located e go WTP (6896 US HWY 52, Norwood) in Stanly County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached
map, into the Rocky River, a waterbody currently classified C [Stream Index: 13-17] within
subbasin 03-07-14 [HUC: 030401050708] of the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin.
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Permit NCO021628
PART I.
A. (I.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Grade WW-3 Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as
specified below:
PARAMETERS
Limits
Monito
ing Requirements
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Measurement
Sample Type
Sample
eDMR Code
Average
Avera a
Maximum
Frequency
Location2
Flow MGD
50050
0.75 MGD
Continuous
RecordingInfluent
or
Effluent
BOD 5-Day2
C0310
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent,
Influent
Total Suspended Solids2
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent,
Influent
NH3 as N
C0610
Monitor and Report
Meekly
Composite
Effluent
Fecal Coliform
31616
200/100 mL
400/100 m.
3 ek
Grab
Effluent
eometric mean
Total Residual Chlorine1.
50060
�$ pg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
TRC 3
,..w.
Temperature °C
00010
Monitord
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Total Mercury
COMER
Affilow0or an oft
See Footnote 4
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen
C0600
dr M or and oft
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorous
C0665
onitor an eport
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
pH
0
X6X.< 9.0 Standard Units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall sunitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's
eDMR system [see A. �V(3.)].2. The monthly average eTotal Suspended Solids concentration shall not exceed
15% of the respective influent value (85%) removal.
3. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine values reported below 50 µg/l to
be in compliance with the permit. However, the permittee shall continue to record and submit
all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if
these values fall below 50 µg/l.
4. Mercury must be monitored once during the permit cycle. See special condition A. (2.)
Effluent Mercury Analysis
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN
OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS
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Permit NCO021628
A. (2.) EFFLUENT MERCURY ANALYSIS
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 0213.0500 et seq.]
The Permittee shall provide in conjunction with the next permit renewal application a minimum of one effluent
mercury analysis using EPA Method 1631E determined within 12 months prior to the application date. Any
additional effluent mercury measurements conducted from the effective date of this permit and up to the
application date shall also be submitted with the renewal application.
If the mercury analysis is not provided with the application, the application may be returned as incomplete and the
Permittee considered non -compliant.
A.(3.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 143-215.1 (b)] "m
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge
The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and b
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes
(Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
1.
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Req
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Reten
• Section E. (5.) Monitord"
arts (DMRs) and program reports.
on December 21, 2015.
sections'Wn Part lI of this permit
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring da'�electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring RepNh)
nternet application.
Monitoring results ob d durevious month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted
monthly electronically us" eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data
and submit DMRs electron u g the internet. The eDMR system may be accessed at:
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisi ater-resources/edmr.
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 following address:
NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
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Permit NCO021628
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).
a. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must ideJo t tial recipient at the time of each
electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's }j&bsite reso to identify the initial recipient
for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from
the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES I
electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)]
EPA plans to establish a website that
electronic submission and for each st
reporting tool will be available as VA
https://www.federalregister.gov/d
lated facilities means the entity (EPA or
is the designated entity for receiving
KpppRWate electronic reporting tool for each type of
how to access and use the appropriate electronic
PA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
0 1 5-24954/national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-
listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above.
The permittee may seek a tempWelectronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic
reporting waiver, a permittee mu t 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:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
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Permit NCO021628
c. Sienatory Reauirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part 11, Section
B. (I 1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (I 1.)(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:
V certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachm ere prepared under my direction or ft
supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that li ersonnel properly gather and
evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of th*erson or ons who manage the system, or
those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the inform submitted is, to the best of
my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. &m awarthat there are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility ofnes and imprisonment for knowing violations. "
d. Records Retention [Supplements Section (6)]
The permittee shall retain records of all Dycharge Monitoring�eports, including eDMR submissions. These
records or copies shall be maintained for a ped of at least 3 years from the date of the report. This period
may be extended by request of the Director a , y time [40 CFR 122.41].
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Town of Norwood
Norwood WWTP
Receiving Stream: Rocky River Sub -Basin #: 03-07-14
Stream Class: C HUC: 030401050708
Stream Segment: 13-17 Longitude: 80' 06' 45" W
River Basin: Yadkin -Pee Dee Latitude: 35° 11' 35.2" N
Facility
Location
not to scale IW
North NPDES Permit NCO021628
Stanly County