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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0045152_Permit Issuance_20160603Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY June 3, 2016 Mr. Joseph W. Fuller Alamance-Burlington School System 1732 Vaughn Rd. Burlington, NC 27217 PAT MCCRORY Gm'ernor DONALD R. VAN DER VAART seoreln,). S. JAY ZIMMERMAN Director Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO045152 B.E. Jordan Elementary School WWTP Class WW-2 Alamance County Dear Mr. Fuller: The Division of Water Resources (the Division) hereby issues the attached NPDES permit for the subject facility. 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007, or as subsequently amended. We have made the following updates to your previous permit with no subsequent changes from the draft permit mailed to you: ➢ Section A. (2) has been added to require electronic submission of effluent data. Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (eDMRs), effective December 21, 2016. ➢ Regulatory citations have been added to the permit. No later than December 21, 2016, federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, 2015. The requirement to begin reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWE's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application has been added to your final NPDES permit. [See A. (2)] For information on eDMR, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: httl)7//deg.ne.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr. For more information on EPAs final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit the following web site: http-//www2 eoa gov/compliance/final-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes- electronic-rep orting-rule. If any parts, measurement frequencies, or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing, upon written request submitted within thirty (30) days after receiving this letter. Your request must take the form of a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of North Carolina General Statutes, and you must file it with the Office Slate of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I water Resources 1617 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Camlina 27699-1617 919 807 6300 of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such a demand is made, this permit shall remain final and binding. Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Resources or any other Federal, State, or Local governmental permits that may be required. If you have questions, or if we can be of further service, please contact Jennifer Busam at Dennifer.busam@ncdenr.gov] or call (919) 807-6393. pe tfully, S. Jay Zimmerman, P, ctor Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0045152 (Issuance Final) hc: Central Files NPDES Program Files WSRO Files Permit NCO045152 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM 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, the Alamance -- Burlington School System is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the B.E. Jordan Elementary School WWTP 5827 Church Road Graham Alamance County to receiving waters designated as the Haw River in subbasin 03-06-02 of the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I. II, III and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective July 1, 2016. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on May 31, 2021. Signed this day June 3, 2016. (70,k " S,Afery Zimmerman, P.G., Director ivision of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 Permit NCO045152 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 included herein. The Alamance - Burlington School System is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.0075 MGD wastewater treatment facility with the following components: ♦ Comminutor ♦ Bar screen ♦ Aeration basin with diffused air ♦ Secondary clarifier with sludge return ♦ Chlorine contact chamber ♦ UV disinfection The facility is located southeast of Burlington at the B. E. Jordan Elementary School WWTP [5827 Church Road, Graham] in Alamance County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map into the Haw River [16-(10.5)], a waterbody currently classified WS-V NSW, located within subbasin 03-06-02 [HUC:03030002] of the Cape Fear River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NCO045152 Part I A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS 115A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.] During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' hu the Permittee as specified below: Footnotes: 1. No later than December 21, 2016, the permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system [see A. (2)]. 2. Limit and monitoring requirements apply only if chlorine is used for disinfection. The facility shall re ort all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified. p L will be treated as zero for compliance purpo However, effluent values below 50 µg/ There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. A. (2) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF MONITORING REPORTS [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)] Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program reports and specify that, if a state does not establish a system orts to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit monitoring data anS p electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The final NPn2015. Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part 11 of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits): Page 3of6 Permit NC0045152 • Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements • Section D. (2.) Reporting • Section D. (6.) Records Retention • Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports L Reporting Requirements (Supersedes Section D. 12.) and Section E. (5.) f ail Effective December 21, 2016, 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. Starting on December 21, 2020, 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). Page 4 of 6 Permit NCO045152 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: httu: / /www2.epa.gov/compliance / final -national -pollutant -discharge - elimination -system -nudes -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: http: / / deg.nc.Lrov/ about/ divisions/water-resources/ edmr 4. Signatory Requirements jSupplements Section B. (11.1 N and Supersedes Section B. 111A (d)l All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that Page 5 of 6 Permit NCO045152 person as described in Part II, 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: httR://deg.nc.gov/about/­`divisions/water-resourices/ edmr Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.221. 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 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]. A. (3) NUTRIENT REOPENER CONDITION [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)] Pursuant to N.C. General Statutes Section 143-215.1 and the implementing rules found in the North Carolina Administrative Code at 15A NCAC 2H.0112 (b) (1) and 2H. 0114 (a) and Part II sections 13-12 and B-13 of this permit, the Director may reopen this permit to require supplemental nutrient monitoring of the discharge. The purpose of the additional monitoring will be to support water quality modeling efforts within the Cape Fear River Basin and shall be consistent with a monitoring plan developed jointly by the Division and affected stakeholders. In addition, thexesults of water quality modeling may require that limits for total nitrogen and total phosphorus be imposed in this permit upon renewal. Page 6 of 6 NCO045152 - Jordan Elementary School Latitude: 35056'41" Sub -Basin: 03-06-02 Longitude: 79019'20" River Basin: Cape Fear USGS Quad: Saxapahaw Stream Class: WS-V NSW Receiving Stream: Haw River Hydrologic Unit: 03030002 Facility Location ArA,,�Q Alamance County ✓ ► �'�` Map not to scale AFFIDAVIT OF INSERTION OF ADVERTISMENT chlorine are water g0alily The Times -News Publishing Company limited. Alamance-Burlington School System requested Burlington, NC Nnewal f NPIDdES anpermit Alamance County Ele- mentary School. Facility discharges to the Haw River in the Cape Fear River Basin. Fecal coli- I, Debbie Shue, Legal Advertising Manager of the Times -News Publishing Co., form and total residual chlorine are water quality do certify that the advertisement of entitled limited. Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Mana ement Alamance-Burli g School System requesuesetedd renewal of NPBES permit Ala- Measuring96 LINES appeared in The Times -News a newspaper ublished in NC0045 High School,Westem PP aP mance High School. fa- Alamance County, Burlington, NC, in issues of cility discharges to the Haw River/Cape Fear March 28, 2016 River Basin. Fecal coli- form and total residual chlorine are water quality Order # 22647692 / 22651578 limited. School System requested renewal of NPOES permit NCO045128/Sylvan Elementary/Alamance ��yt,[J ljyLN•G.. County. Facility dis- Le al Advertising Mcharges to Cane g gana Manager CreeWCape Fear River Be - sin. Currently fecal call form and total residual chlodne are water quality 2016 Sworn to and subscribed before me this n 12 day of 2016 if Jennifer L. Hensley WEEPT �!l_!� Notary My commission expires: January 26, 2020����kEg L'/ k �aOT4,P� o S f' q 1G �9 FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS 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) fisted water, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns). Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals Permit Writer/Date Jennifer D. Busam - 3/11/2016 Permit Number NCO045152 Facility Name B.E. Jordan Elementary School WWTP Basin Name/Sub-basin number Cape Fear / 03-06-02 Receiving Stream Haw River Stream Classification in Permit WS-V NSW Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No - not applicable Does permit need TRC Emits/language? No - already resent Does permit have toxicity testing? No Does permit have Special Conditions? N,0- Does permit have instream monitoring? No Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? No. The current stream index has changed from 16-(1) on the 2011 permit to 16-(10.5), which is not currently on the 303(d) list. Any obvious compliance concerns? Yes. Daily maximum exceeded for fecal coliform in 2016 and 2015, which resulted in one 2015 NOV. No violations that led to enforcement during the current permit cycle. No enForcements since 2009. Any permit mods since lastpermit? No New expiration date 5/31 /2021 Changes to Draft Permit? Removed 303(d) listing information Added eDMR requirements Added regulatory citations Most Commonly Used Expedited Language: • TRC laneuaee for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote: "The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified. However, effluent values below 50 µg/I, will be treated as zero for compliance purposes."