NC0028941_Draft Permit_20240216

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretory
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Aqua North Carol i na, Inc.
Attn: Lauren Raup-Plummer
202 M acKenan Court
Cary, NC 27511
Dear Permittee,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
2/20/2024
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO028941
PineValIey Subdivision WWTF
WW-2 Biological WPC.' --
Rowan 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, condi ti ons, and requirements it contains.
Thedraft permit includesthefollowing significant changesfrom theexisting permit:
• Section A. (3.) has been updated to require electronic submission of
effluent data reports (DMRs). Federal regulations require electronic
submittal of all discharge monitoring
The N PDES standard conditi ons (Parts 11, 111, and I V) that are a part of the permi t are not i nci uded i n thi s draft
document (cover, map, and Part 1). The conditi ons are the same as i n your current permit except that agency and
division names have been updated. The latest version i s avai I abl e at https://bit.ly/3k5NFaL and can beviewed
onl i ne or down) oaded as a PDF f i I e.
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on thisdraft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers havi ng ci rcul ati on i n the general Rowan County area, per EPA requi rements. Please pr ovi de your
comments, if any, to meat t he addr ess bel ow no later than 30days after receiving this draft permit.
Fol I owi ng the 30-day publ i c comment peri od, the Divi si on wi I I revi ew al I perti nent comments and take
appropri ate acti on pri or to i ssui ng a fi nal permit. I f you have questi ons concerni ng the draft, pi ease contact me at
[phone] or via e-mail at kateshadwelI(a)deg.nc.ggv.
Si ncerely,
/ 1' 4MIAAP
Catheri ne Shadwel I
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting
cc: NPDESFile[Laserfiche]
Mooresville Regional Office [ L aserfi che]
D E Q North Cardi.Departmentof Environrnwtal Quality I Division of waterResourcer
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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Permit NCO028941
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,
Aqua North Carol' ,
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewa�llF rom a facility ted at the
0
Pine Valley Subdivision WWTP
to receiving waters desigi
with effluent limitations,
hereof. -
This permit shall become tive
51
akin -Pee Dee River Basin in accordance
)nditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 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 NCO028941
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.
Aqua North Carolina, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
Continue to operate an existing 0.025 MGD wastewater treatment cility that includes the following
components:
• Influent Bar Screen
• Aeration Basin
• Clarifier ',k
• Chloring contact chamber w/ tablet
• Tablet de -chlorination
• Sludge holding tank
• Post aeration
• Continuous effluent flow
The facility is located at the
County.
WWTP (NCSR 1802, Salisbury) in Rowan
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached
map, into Setman Branch, a waterbody currently classified C [Stream Index: 12-108-21-4-1]
within subbasin 03-07-06 [HUC: 030401020504] of the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin.
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Permit NCO028941
PART I.
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Grade II 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
Monit ring Require nts
Monthly
Daily
Measurement
Sample Type
Sample
eDMR Code
Average
Maximum
Fre uenc
Location2
Flow (MGD)
50050
0.025 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or
Effluent
BOD 5-Day
C0310
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
eekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
C0610
2.0 mg/L
10.0 mg
eekly
Grab
Effluent
(April 1 to October 31
NH3 as N
C0610
4.0 mg/L
2 g/L
We
Grab
Effluent
November 1 to March 31
Dissolved Oxygen
00300
Daily Average >
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform
eometric mean00/100
31616
200/100 mL
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)
50060
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature °C
00010,13nitor
Report
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen
C06
4 IW Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Phosphorous
°; Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
a. a.,
pH
00400
m
6.O-And < 9.0 Standard Units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen
300
-
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
Upstream,
Downstream
Temperature
��'"�
00-
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
Upstream,
Downstream
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's
eDMR system [see A. (3.)].
2. Upstream = at least 100 ft upstream from outfall. Downstream = at least 20 ft downstream
from outfall.
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.
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN
OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS
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Permit NCO028941
A. (2.) NUTRIENT REOPENER FOR HIGH ROCK LAKE
[G.S. 143-215.1 (b)]
This permit may be reopened and modified to implement nutrient requirements in accordance with any future
TMDL and / or nutrient management strategy for High Rock Lake.
A.(3.) 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.
The permittee shall report discharge monitoringta electronicusing the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet a lication.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted
monthly electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data
and submit DMRs electronically using the inters The eDMR system may be accessed at:
https:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/eater- ourc r.
If a permittee is unable to IeTekMR sm 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 cop ds 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.
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.
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Permit NCO028941
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 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-regul facilities means the entity (EPA or
the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) th a 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 electro eporting tool for each type of
electronic submission and for each state. Instructions oWhow to a0ess and us 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/2015/10/22/2015-24 9 54/national-pollutant-discharge-el imination-
system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submissions must start by the dates list rting Requirements" section above.
b. How to Reauest a Waiver fromf'E'lectrMic ReilMMng
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic-IMIMiing waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic
reporting waiver, a penmittge tlrst first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to the
Division. Requests for tporary electroniceporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division
for written approval at4ast sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to
begin submitting monitoring data and ports. The duration of a temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years
and shall thereupon expire. At suc ke, monitoring data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the
Division unless the permittee re -a ies 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
c. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (l 1.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1
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 person as described in Part II, Section B. (I I.)(b). A
person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes.
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Permit NC0028941
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:
"1 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.vere are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility offines and imisonment for knowing violations. "
d. Records Retention 1Sumlements Section D. (6.)] or
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, incl eDMR submissions. These
records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at last 3 ye om the date of the report. This period
may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CF 22.41].
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Location
Latitude: 35°42'20.2'• Stream Class: C
Longitude: 80o34.00.1" Stream Segment: 12-108-21-4-1
Sub -Basin: 03-07-06 Receiving Stream: Setman Branch
River Basin: Yadkin -Pee Dee HUC: 030401020504
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North NPDES Permit NCO028941