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RECEIVED
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Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
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512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor April 29, 1987 R. Paul Wilms
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary CERTIFIED MAIL Director
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Cecial Breedlove
City of Gastonia
PO Box 1748
Gastonia, NC 28053
Subject: Permit No. NC0040070
Water Treatment Plant
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Breedlove:
In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on
October 31, 1986, we are forwarding herewith the subject State - NPDES
permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina
General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North
Carolina and the US Environmental Protection Agency dated December 6, 1983.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements
contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you may request a waiver
or modification pursuant to Regulation 15 NCAC 2B .0508(b) by written
request to the Director identifying the specific issues to be contended.
Unless such request is made within 30 days following receipt of this permit,
this permit shall be final and binding. Should your request be denied, you
will have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing.
Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. Part II, B.2.
addresses the requirements to be followed in case of change in ownership or
control of this discharge.
This permit does not affect the legal requirement to obtain other
permits which may be required by the Division of Environmental Management or
permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management
Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Mr.
Samuel Bridges, at telephone number 919/733-5083.
ORIGINAL SIGN Sincerely,
ARTHIJR By
FOR
R. Paul Wilms
cc: Mr. Jim Patrick, EPA
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
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Permit No. NCO040070
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
P_E R_M_I T
To Discharge Wastewater Under The
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
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 Control Act, as amended,
City of Gastonia
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from facilities located
at the
Gastonia Water Treatment Plant
in Gastonia at the intersection of Falls Street and Long Street
Gaston County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Long Creek
in the Catawba River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and
other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, and III hereof.
This permit shall be effective May 1, 1987
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at
midnight on April 30, 1992
Signed this day of April 29, 1987
R. Paul Wilms, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental
Management Commission

4 Permit No. NCO040070
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
City of Gastonia
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a 1.2 MGD wastewater treatment
facility consisting of two 0.60 MG settling basins
located at the Gastonia Water Treatment Plant in
Gastonia at the intersection of Falls Street and Long
Street in Gaston County (See Part III of this permit),
and
2. Discharge from said treatment works into an unnamed
tributary to Long Creek which is classified Class "C"
waters in the Catawba River Basin.

A. EFFLUENT LIMITATION AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration,
the permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s) 001.
Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements
kg/day (lbs/day) Other Units (Specify) Measurement Sample *Sample
Daily Avg. Daily Max. Daily Avg. Daily Max. Frequency Type Location
Flow
Weekly Instantaneous E
Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/l 45.0 mg/l 2/Month Grab E
Settleable Solids 0.1 ml/l 0.2 ml/l Weekly Grab E
Turbidity ** ** Weekly Grab U,D
*Sample locations: E - Effluent, U - Upstream, D - Downstream
**The discharge shall not cause the turbidity of the receiving water to exceed 50 NTU.
If the turbidity exceeds these levels due to natural background conditions, the discharge
level cannot cause any increase in the turbidity in the receiving water.
All samples collected should be of a representative discharge. '
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be 6 0
monitored weekly at the effluent by grab samples
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There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Part I
B. SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE
1. The permittee shall achieve compliance
limitations specified for discharges in
folllowing schedule:
NOT APPLICABLE
with the effluent
accordance with the
2. No later than 14 calendar days following a date identified in
the above schedule of c.,,�ipliance, the permittee shall. submit
either a report of progress or, in the case of specific actions
being required by identified dates, a written notice of
compliance or noncompliance. In the latter case, the notice
shall include the cause of noncompliance, any remedial actions
taken, and the probability of meeting the next scheduled
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C. MONITORING AND REPORTING
1. Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken as required herein shall be
characteristic of the volume and nature of the permitted discharge.
Samples collected at a frequency less than daily shall be taken on a day
and time that is characteristic of the discharge over the entire period
which the sample represents.
2. Reporting
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be
summarized for each month and reported on a monthly Discharge Monitoring
Report (DMR) Form (DEM No. MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3,) or alternative forms
approved by the Director, DEM, postmarked no later than the 30th day
following the completed reporting period.
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. Duplicate signed copies
of these, and all other reports required herein, shall be submitted to
the following address:
Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
ATTN: Central Files
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611
3. Definitions
a. Act or "the Act": The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also know
as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et. seq.
b. The monthly average, other than for fecal coliform bacteria, is the
arithmetic mean of all the samples collected in one calendar month. The
monthly average for fecal coliform bacteria is the geometric mean of
samples collected in one calendar month.
c. The weekly average, other than for fecal coliform bacteria, is the
arithmetic mean of all the samples collected during one calendar week
(Sun -Sat). The weekly average for fecal coliform bacteria is the
geometric mean of all samples collected in one calendar week (Sun -Sat).
d. DEM or Division: means the Division of Environmental Management,
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development.
e. EMC: used herein mdans the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission.
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f. Flow, M3/day (MGD): The flow limit expressed in this permit is the
24 hour average flow, averaged monthly. It is determined as the
arithmetic mean of the total daily flows recorded during the calendar
month.
g. Arithmetic Mean: The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the
summation of the individual values divided by the number of individual
values.
h.' Geometric Mean: The geometric mean of any set of values is the Nth
root of the product of the individual values where N is equal to the
number of individual values. The geometric mean is equivalent to the
antilog of the arithmetic mean of the logarithms of the individual
values. For purposes of calculating the geometric mean, values of zero
(0) shall be considered to be one (1).
i. Composite Sample: These samples consist of grab samples collected at
equal intervals and combined proportional to flow, a sample continuously
collected proportionally to flow, or equal volumes taken at varying time
intervals. If a composite sample is obtained from grab samples, the
following requirements apply. The intervals between influent grab
samples shall be no greater than hourly. Intervals between effluent grab
samples shall be no greater than hourly except where the detention time
of the wastewater in the facility is greater than 24 hours, in which
case, the interval between grab samples shall be no greater in number of
hours than the detention time in number of days; provided, however, in
no case may the time between effluent grab samples be greater than six
hours nor the number of grab samples less than four during any discharge
period of 24 hours or less.
J. Grab Sample: Grab samples are individual samples collected over a
period of time not exceeding 15 minutes; the grab sample can be taken
manually.
4. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC
regulations published pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-215.63 et seq, the Water
and Air Quality Reporting Act, and to regulations published pursuant to
Section 304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
As Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136.
5. Recording Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of
this permit, the permittee shall record the following information:
a. The exact place, date, and time of sampling;
b. The dates the analyses were performed; and
c. The person(s) who performed the analyses.
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6. Additional Monitoring by Permittee
If the permittee monitors any pollutant at the location(s) designated
herein more frequently than required by this permit, using approved
analytical methods as specified above, the.results of such monitoring
shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the values is
required in the DMR. Such increased frequency shall also be indicated.
The DEM may require more frequent monitoring or the monitoring of other
pollutants not required in this permit by written notification.
7. Records Retention
All records and information resulting from the monitoring activities
required by this Permit including all records of analyses performed and
calibration and maintenance of instrumentation and recordings from
continuous monitoring instrumentation shall be retained for a minimum of
three (3) years. This period of retention shall be extended during the
course of any unresolved litigation or if requested by the Division of
Environmental Management or the Regional Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency.
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PART II GENERAL CONDITIONS
A. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and
conditions of this permit. The discharge of any pollutant identified in
this permit more frequently than or at a level in excess of that
authorized shall constitute a violation of the permit. Any anticipated
facility expansions, production increases, or process modifications
which will result in new, different, or increased discharges of
pollutants must be reported by submission of a new NPDES application or,
if such changes will not violate the effluent limitations specified in
this permit, by notice to the DEM of such changes. Following such
notice, the permit may be modified to specify and limit any pollutants
not previously limited.
2. Noncompliance Notification
The permittee shall report by telephone to either the central office or
appropriate regional office of the division as soon as possible but in
no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day following the
occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the following:
a. Any occurrence at the water pollution control facility which
results in the discharge of significant amounts of wastes which are
abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such as the dumping of the
contents of a sludge digester, the known passage of a slug of
hazardous substance through the facility or any other unusual
circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that
render the facility incapable of adequate wastewater treatment, such
as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, aerators,
compressors, etc.
c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment
facility resulting in a by-pass directly to receiving waters without
treatment of all or any portion of the influent to such station or
facility.
d. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the
facility has gone out of compliance with its NPDES permit
limitations.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a
written report in letter form within 15 days following first knowledge
of the occurrence.
3. Facilities Operation
The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and
operate as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities
or systems installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with
the terms and conditions of this permit.
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4. Adverse Impact
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any adverse
impact to navigable waters resulting from noncompliance with any
effluent limitations specified in this permit, including such
accelerated or additional monitoring as necessary to determine the
nature and impact of the noncomplying discharge.
5. Bypassing
Any diversion from or bypass of facilities is prohibited, except (i)
where unavoidable to prevent loss of life or severe property damage, or
(ii) where excessive storm drainage or runoff would damage any
facilities necessary for compliance with the effluent limitations and
prohibitions of this permit. All permittees who have such sewer bypasses
or overflows of this discharge shall submit, not later than six months
from the date of issuance of this permit, detailed data or engineering
estimates which identify:
a. The location of each sewer system bypass or overflow;
b. The frequency, duration and quantity of flow from
each sewer system bypass or overflow.
This requirement is waived where infiltration/inflow analyses are
scheduled to be performed as part of an Environmental Protection Agency
facilities planning project.
The permittee shall report by telephone to either the central office or
appropriate regional office of the division as soon as possible but in
no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day following the
occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any diversion from or
bypass of facilities.
6. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the
course of treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in
accordance with NCGS 143-215.1 and in a manner such as to prevent any
pollutant from such materials from entering waters of the State or
navigable waters of the United States.
7. Power Failures
The permittee is responsible for maintaining adequate safeguards to
prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated wastes during
electrical power failures either by means of alternate power sources,
standby generators or retention of inadequately treated effluent.
8. Onshore or Offshore Construction
This permit does not authorize or approve the construction of any
onshore or offshore physical structures or facilities or the undertaking
of any work in any navigable waters.
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B. RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Right of Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director of the Division of Environmental
Management, the Regional Administrator, and/or their authorized
representatives, upon the presentations of credentials:
a. To enter upon the permittee's premises where an effluent source
is located or in which any records are required to be kept under the
terms and conditions of this permit; and
b. At reasonable times to have access to and copy any records
required to be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit;
to inspect any monitoring equipment or monitoring method required in
this permit; and to sample any discharge of pollutants.
2. Transfer of Ownership or Control
This permit is not transferable. In the event of any change in name,
control or ownership of facilities from which the authorized discharge
emanates or is contemplated, the permittee shall notify the prospective
owner or controller by letter of the existence of this permit and of the
need to obtain a permit in the name of the prospective owner. A copy of
the letter shall be forwarded to the Division of Environmental
Management.
3. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)
(2) .or Section 308 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared
in accordance with the terms shall be available for public inspection at
the offices of the Division of Environmental Management. As required by
the Act, effluent data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly
making any false statement on any such report may result in the
imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.1(b)
(2) or in Section 309 of the Federal Act.
4. Permit Modification
After notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to NCGS 143-215.1(b)
(2) and NCGS 143-215.1(e) respectively, this permit may be modified,
suspended, or revoked in whole or in .part during its term for cause
including, but not limited to, the following:
a. Violation of any terms or conditions of this permit;
b. Obtaining this permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose
fully all relevant facts; or
c. A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or
permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge.
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5. Toxic Pollutants
Notwithstanding Part II, B-4 above, if a toxic effluent standard or
prohibition (including any schedule of compliance specified in such
effluent standard or prohibition) is established under Section 307(a) of
the Act for a toxic pollutant which is present in the discharge, if such
standard or prohibition is more stringent than any limitation for such
pollutant in this permit, this permit shall be revised or modified in
accordance with the toxic effluent standard prohibition and the
permittee so notified.
6. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions on "Bypassing" (Part II, A-5)
and "Power Failures" (Part II, A-7), nothing in this permit shall be
construed to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3,
143-215.6 or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore,
the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish
kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be
temporarily suspended.
7. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of
any legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject to
under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC
1321. Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential
damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for
effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
8. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in
either real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does
it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal
rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local laws or
regulations.
9. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of
this permit to any circumstance is held invalid, the application of such
provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit shall
not be affected thereby.
10. Expiration of Permit
Permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In
order to receive authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date,
the permittee shall submit such information, forms, and fees as are
required by the agency authorized to issue permits no later than 180
days prior to the expiration date. Any discharge without a permit after
the expiration will subject the permittee to enforcement procedures as
provided in NCGS 143-215.6, and 33 USC 1251 et seq.
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11. Industrial Pretreatment Standards
Permittee shall require any industrial dischargers into the permitted
system to meet Federal Pretreatment Standards (40 CFR, Part 403)
promulgated in response to Section 307(b) of the Act. The permittee
shall provide semiannual reports to the permitting agency regarding the
pretreatment requirements which have been imposed on each significant
industrial user and the results achieved therefrom. Other information
may be needed regarding new industrial discharges and this will be
requested from the permittee after the permitting agency has received
notice of the new industrial discharge.
A significant industrial user is one which discharges wastewater into a
publicly owned treatment works and which:
(a) has an average daily process wastewater flow of greater than
50,000 gallons per day, or;
(b) contributes more than 5% of any design capacity of the
wastewater treatment plant which receives the discharge, or;
(c) is required to meet a national categorical pretreatment
standard, or;
(d) is determined by the control authority to have a potential to
adversely impact the wastewater treatment plant or receiving stream,
or to limit the POTW sludge disposal options, or;
(e) has been included in the permittee's pretreatment monitoring
program submitted in accordance with section 15 NCAC 2H.0906 of the
North Carolina Administrative Code.
Any change in the definition of a significant industrial user as a
result of promulgations in response to Section 307 of the Act or
revisions to 15 NCAC 2H.0903 shall become a part of this permit.
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PART III OTHER REQUIREMENTS
A. Requirements for Effluent Limitations on Pollutants Attributable to
Industrial Users
1. Effluent limitations are listed in Part I of this permit. Other
pollutants attributable to inputs from major contributing industries using
the municipal system may be present in the permittee's discharge. At such
time as sufficient information becomes available to establish limitations
for such pollutants, this permit may be revised to specify effluent
limitations for any or all of such other pollutants in accordance with best
practicable technology or water quality standards.
2. Under no circumstances shall the permittee allow introduction of the
following wastes into the waste treatment system:
a. Wastes which create a fire or explosion hazard in the treatment
works.
b. Wastes which will cause corrosive structural damage to treatment
works, and in no case discharges with pH less than 5 unless the system
is specifically designed to accomodate such discharges.
c. Solid or viscous substances in amounts which cause obstructions to
the flow in sewers or interference with the proper operation of the
treatment works.
d. Wastewaters at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which will
cause a loss of treatment efficiency.
e. Heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the
treatment works, resulting in interference but in no case heat in such
quantities that the temperature at the treatment works influent exceeds
40 C (104 F) unless the works are designed to accommodate such heat.
3. With regard to the effluent requirements listed in Part I of this permit,
it may be necessary for the permittee to supplement the requirements of the
Federal Pretreatment Standards (40 CFR, Part 403) to ensure compliance by
the permittee with all applicable effluent limitations. Such actions by the
permittee may be necessary regarding some or all of the major contributing
industries discharging to the municipal system.
4. This Permit shall be modified, or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to
incorporate or modify an approved POTW Pretreatment Program or to include a
compliance schedule for the development of a POTW Pretreatment Program as
required under Section 402(b)(8) of the Clean Water Act and implementing
regulations or by the requirements of the approved State pretreatment
program, as appropriate.
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B. Previous Permits
All previous State water quality permits issued to this facility, whether
for construction or operation or discharge, are hereby revoked by issuance
of this permit. The conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions of this
permit authorizing discharge under the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System govern discharges from this facility.
C. Construction
No construction of wastewater treatment facilities or additions thereto
shall be begun until Final Plans and Specifications have been submitted to
the Division of Environmental Management and written approval and
Authorization to Construct has been issued.
D. Certified Operator
Pursuant to Chapter 90A of North Carolina General Statutes, the permittee
shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator'in responsible
charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator must hold a
certification of the grade.,equivalent to or greater than the classification
assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities.
E. Groundwater Monitoring
The permittee shall, upon written notice from the Director of the Division
of Environmental Management, conduct groundwater monitoring as may be
required to determine the compliance of this NPDES permitted facility with
the current groundwater standards.
F. Limitations Reopener
This permit shall be modified or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to
comply with any applicable effluent guideline or water quality standard
issued or approved under Sections 302(b)(2)(c), and (d), 304(b)(2), and
307(a)(2) of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent guideline or water quality
standard so issued or approved:
1) contains different conditions or is otherwise more stringent than
any effluent limitation in the permit; or
2) controls any pollutant not limited in the permit.
G. Toxicity Reopener
This permit shall be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate
toxicity limitations and/or monitoring requirements in the event toxicity
testing or other studies conducted on the effluent or receiving stream
indicate that detrimental effects may be expected in the receiving stream as
a result of this discharge.
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H. Pretreatment Program Implementation
Under authority of sections 307(b) and (c) and 402 (b)(8) of the Clean Water Act
and implementing regulations 40 CFR Part 403; North Carolina General Statute
143-215.3 (14) and implementing regulations 15 NCAC 2H .0900, and in accordance
with the approved pretreatment program all provisions and regulations contained
and referenced in the Pretreatment Program Submittal are an enforceable part of
this NPDES permit.
The permittee shall operate its approved pretreatment program in accordance with
section 402(b)(8) of the Clean Water Act, the Federal Pretreatment Regulations
40 CFR Part 403, the State Pretreatment Regulations 15 NCAC 2H .0900, and the
legal authorities, policies, procedures, and financial provisions contained in
its pretreatment program submission. Such operation shall include but is not
limited to the implementation of the following conditions and requirements:
1) The permittee shall develop, in accordance with 40 CFR 403.5(c),
specific limits to implement the prohibitions listed in 40 CFR 403.5(a) and
(b) .
2) The permittee shall issue permits for construction, operation and
discharge to all significant industrial users in accordance with NCGS
143-215.1. These permits shall contain limitations, sampling protecals,
reporting requirements, appropriate standard conditions, and compliance
schedules as necessary for the installation of control technologies to meet
applicable pretreatment standards and requirements. Prior to the issuance of
a permit to construct or as a condition of the permit an evaluation of the
treatment process proposed must be made as to its capacity to meet the
permit limitations.
3) The permittee shall carry out inspection, surveillance, and monitoring
requirements as described in its approved pretreatment program in order to
determine, independent of information supplied by industrial users,
compliance with applicable pretreatment standards. All significant
industrial users must be sampled at least twice per year for limited
parameters.
4) The permittee shall enforce and obtain appropriate remedies for
significant violation of categorical pretreatment standards promulgated
pursuant to section 307(b) and (c) of the Clean Water Act (40 CFR 405
et.seq.), prohibitive discharge standards as set forth in 40 CFR 403.5, and
specific local limitations.
5) The permittee shall require all industrial users to comply with the
applicable monitoring and reporting requirements outlined in the approved
pretreatment program, the industries pretreatment permit and/or in 15 NCAC
2H .0908.
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6) The permittee shall submit twice per year a pretreatment report
describing its pretreatment activities over the previous six months. A
report shall be submitted to the Division by August 1 of each year
describing pretreatment activities for January 1 through June 30 of that
year, and a like report shall be submitted by February 1 of each year for
activities conducted from July 1 through December 31 of the previous year.
These reports shall contain the following information:
a) a narrative summary of actions taken by the permittee to ensure
compliance with pretreatment requirements and standards
b) a list of any substantive changes made in the approved program
c) a compliance status summary of all significant industrial users
d) a list of those significant industrial users in significant
violation of pretreatment requirements and standards, the nature of
the violations, and actions taken or proposed to correct the
violations
e) sampling and analytical results recorded on forms approved by
the Division
f) upon request, other information pertinent to the implementation
of the permittee's pretreatment program.
7) The permittee shall retain for a minimum of three years records of
monitoring activities and results, along with support information including
general records, water quality records, and records of industrial impact on
the POTW.
8) The permittee shall publish annually, pursuant to 40 CFR 403.8
(f)(2)(vii), a list of significant industrial users that have significantly
violated pretreatment requirements and standards during the previous twelve
month period.
9) The permittee shall maintain adequate funding levels to accomplish the
objectives of its approved pretreatment program.
10) The permittee shall maintain adequate legal authority to implement its
approved pretreatment program.
11) The permittee shall update its industrial user survey at least once
every three years .
12) Modifications to the approved pretreatment program including but not
limited to local limits modifications and monitoring program changes shall
be considered permit modification and shall be governed by 15 NCAC 2H .0114.
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