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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0073539_Permit Issuance_20131227NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor Mr. Thomas J. Roberts Aqua North Carolina, Inc. 202 Mackenan Court Cary, North Carolina 27511 Dear Mr. Roberts: Division of Water Resources Water Quality Programs Thomas A. Reeder Director December 27, 2013 John E. Skvarla, III Secretary Subject: NPDES PERMIT ISSUANCE Permit Number NCO073539 Willowbrook Subdivision WWTP-Class II Mecklenburg County Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached final NPDES discharge 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).' If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699- 6714). Unless such demand is made, this permit shall be final and binding. Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Resources or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act, or any other Federal or Local governmental permits which may be required. If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Maureen Kinney of my staff at (919) 807-6388. arery, Thomas A. Reeder cc: Central Files NPDES Unit Files Mooresville Regional Office, Surface Water Protection Section 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Location: 512 N. Salisbury St Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919-807.63001 Fax: 919-807-649.2 Internet: ww mwaterwality.oro An Equal OpporlunityrAffirtnalive Action Employer Permit NCO073539 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES PERMIT 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, Aqua North Carolina, Inc. is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Willowbrook Subdivision WWTP 12309 Ramah Creek Court Huntersville Mecklenburg County to receiving waters designated as Ramah Creek in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, H, III and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective February 1, 2014. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2018. Signed this day December 27, 2013. TK.Wdas A. Reeder, Director ivision of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 Permit NCO073539 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. Aqua North Carolina, Inc. is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.048 MGD wastewater treatment system with the following components: ♦ Bar screen ♦ Aeration basin ♦ Clarifier ♦ Tablet chlorination w/contact tank ♦ Dechlorination ♦ Aerated sludge holding tank ♦ Continuous flow measurement ♦ Composite sampler ♦ Auxillary power back up w/automatic transfer switch The facility is located at the Willowbrook Subdivision WWTP (12309 Ramah Creek Court, Huntersville), off NC Highway 73 in Mecklenburg County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Ramah Creek, currently classified C. waters in sub -basin 03-07-11 of the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NC0073539 PART I A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS 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: EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample Parameter Code Average Maximum Ftequency Type Location, 2 Flow 50050 0.048 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent BOD, 5-day (20°C) — Summer* 19.0 mg/L 28.5 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent C0310 BOD, 5-day (20°C) — Winter* C'0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent C0530 NH3 as N — Summer* 11.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L 2/Month Composite Effluent C0610 NH3 as N — Winter* Weekly Composite Effluent C0610 Dissolved Oxygen ' Daily Average > 5.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent 00300 — Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent 31616 Total Residual Chlorine3 28 µg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent 50060 Temperature (°C) Daily Grab Effluent 00010 pH Not < 6.0 nor > 9.0 Weekly Grab Effluent 00400 Standard Units Dissolved Oxygen Weekly Grab Upstream & 00300 Downstream Temperature (°C) Weekly Grab Upstream & 100010 1 Downstream *Summer: April 1— October 31 *Winter: November 1— March 31 Footnotes: 1. No later than 90 days from the effective date of this permit, begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A.(2.). 2. Upstream: above the discharge point; Downstream: 0.6 mile below the discharge point at NCSR 2438. 3. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/1 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/1. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS Page 3 of 6 Permit NCO073539 A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS Proposed 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 Division anticipates that these regulations will be adopted and is beginning implementation in late 2013. NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part H 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 [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1 Beginning no later than 90 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin reporting 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 DENR / DWR / Information Processing Unit ATTENTION: Central Files/eDMR 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. Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements 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 using eDMR. Temporary waivers shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division. Page 4 of 6 Permit NCO073539 Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements is found on the following web page: http://yortal.ncdenr.ox web/wg,/admin/bog/ipu/edmr 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. 2. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (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 H, Section B. (I 1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part U, 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://portal.ncdenr.or web/wq/admin/bogClpu/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. " 3. 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 by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.411. Page 5 of 6 DISCHARGE POINT Aqua North Carolina, Inc. Willowbrook Subdivision WWTP County: Mecklenburg Stream Class: C Receiving Stream: Ramah Creek Sub -Basin: 03-07-11 Latitude: 35' 26' 38" Grid/Quad: Cornelius Longitude: 80' 49' 09" HUC #: 03040105 Facility Location X (not to scale) NORTH NPDES Permit: NCO073539 The Charlotte Observer Publishing Co Charlotte, NC North Carolina } ss Affidavit of Publication Mecklenburg County } Charlotte Observer REFERENCE: 145583 NCDENR/DWQ/POINT SOURCE 0000761594 Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Comm ission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly authorized to administer oaths affirmations, etc., personally appeared, being duly sworn or affirmed according to law, cloth depose and say that he/she is a representative of The Charlotte Observer Publishing Company, a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the State of Delaware, and publishing a newspaper known as The Charlotte Observer in the city of Charlotte, County of Mecklenburg, and State of North Carolina and that as such he/she is familiar with the books, records, files, and business of said Corporation and by reference to the files of said publication, the attached advertisement was inserted. The following is correctly copied from the books and files of the aforesaid Corporation and Publication. PUBLISHED ON: 11/08/2013 AD SPACE: 42 LINES FILED ON: 11/08/2013 IIr_UUI=i My Publlo Notlw North Garonne EnNronmantal Mer CommtaelonlNPCES Unit 1617 Mall Service Center Raleigh. NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPCES Waet.tor Potmit The North Carolina Environmental meat Commiselon Pmpoaee 1P 1P76,69a TITLE: DATE: Uj (— — I, the day and year aforesaid. My commission Expires: 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) listed water, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns). Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals Permit Writer/Date Maureen Kinney 10/28/2013 Permit Number NCO073539 Facility Name Willowbrook Subdivision WWTP Basin Name/Sub-basin number Yadkin -Pee Dee 03-07-11 Receiving Stream Ramah Creek Stream Classification in Permit C Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No Does permit need TRC limits/language? Yes No Does permit have toxicity testing? Yes No Does permit have Special Conditions? Yes No — Electronic Reporting Requirement Does permit have instream monitoring? Yes No — DO & Temp Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? For whatparameter? Yes No Any obvious compliance concerns? No Any permit mods since lastpermit? No Current expiration date 11/30/2013 New expiration date 11/30/2018 Comments received on Draft Permit? Please note the following modifications to this draft: • parameter codes added to Section A.(1.) Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements, and • a requirement to begin reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application has been added to this draft. [See Special Condition A. (2.)] For information on eDMR, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/il2u/edmr. JY\(LD AO U " Aqua North Carolina, Inc. www.aquanorthcarolina.com 4163 Sinclair Street Denver, NC 28037 May 31, 2013 Mrs. Dina Sprinkle NC DENR/DWQ/POINT Source Branch 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-0167 Re: Willowbrook Subdivision WWTP Permit Renewal Application Permit #: NCO073539 Mecklenburg County Dear Mrs. Sprinkle, Enclosed you'll find our application for renewal of our NPDES Permit and required documentation. Aqua North Carolina, Inc. requests the renewal of the current limitations for this facility as recorded on the previous permit set to expire on November 30, 2013. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at (704) 489-9404, extension 57238. Sincerely, alJAAM l I iU Mic aeA. Melton Regional Manager of Compliance Aqua North Carolina, Inc. MAM/dag Enclosures cc: Tom Roberts, President and COO, Aqua NC An Aqua America Company NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD Mail the complete application to: N. C. DENR / Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NPDES Permit INCO073539 If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type. 1. Contact Information: Owner Name AQUA NORTH CAROLINA, INC. Facility Name WILLOWBROOK SUBDIVISION WWTP Mailing Address 202 MACKENAN COURT City CARY State / Zip Code NC 27511 Telephone Number (919) 653-5770 Fax Number (919) 460-1788 e-mail Address tiroberts(@,aguaamenca.com 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same address as above ❑ Street Address or State Road 12309 RAMAH CREEK COURT City HUNTERSVILLE State / Zip Code NC County 28078 3. Operator Information: Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC) Name AQUA NORTH CAROLINA, INC. Mailing Address 202 MACKENAN COURT City CARY State / Zip Code NORTH CAROLINA 27511 Telephone Number (919) 653-5770 Fax Number (919) 460-1788 1 of 3 Form-D 05/08 NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 4. Description of wastewater: Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that apply): Industrial ❑ Number of Employees Commercial ❑ Number of Employees Residential X Number of Homes 95 School ❑ Number of Students/Staff Other ❑ Explain: Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers, restaurants, etc.): This system serves residential customers only. Population served: 245 5. Type of collection system X Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer) 6. Outfall Information: Number of separate discharge points 1 Outfall Identification number(s) 001 Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes X No ?. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfallp. RAMAH CREEK S. Frequency of Discharge: X Continuous ❑ Intermittent If intermittent: Days per week discharge occurs: Duration: 9. Describe the treatment system List all installed components, including capacities, provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a separate sheet of paper. The 0.048 MGD wastewater treatment system consists of the following: • Bar Screen • Aeration basin • Clarifier • Chlorine contact tank with tablet type chlorination • Dechlorination • Aerated sludge holding tank • Continuous flow measurement • Composite Sampler • Auxillary Power Back up with Automatic Transfer Switch 2 of 3 Farm-D 05/08 NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 10. Flow Information: Treatment Plant Design flow 0.048 MGD Annual Average daily flow 0.011 MGD (for the previous 3 years) Maximum daily flow 0.022 MGD (for the previous 3 years) 11. Is this facility located on Indian country? ❑ Yes X No 12. Effluent Data Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal CoIiform, Temperature and pH shall be grab samples, for all other parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported, report daily maximum and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum. Parameter Daily Maximum Monthly Average Units of Measurement Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODS) 12.7 1.2 MG/L Fecal Coliform 310.0 6.4 # / 100ML Total Suspended Solids 13.2 4.0 MG/L Temperature (Summer) 28.0 22.6 o Celsius Temperature (Winter) 18.0 14.6 o Celsius pH 8.1 NA UNITS 13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications: Type Permit Number Type Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NESHAPS (CAA) UIC (SDWA) NPDES NCO073539 PSD (CAA) Non -attainment program (CAA) 14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION Ocean Dumping (MPRSA) Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA) Other Permit Number I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate. of Person Si Lure of Applican ident & Title SO"/,*_t Dad North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.) 3 of 3 Form-D 05/08 AOUA North Carolina.. Aqua North Carolina, Inc. T: 704.489.9401 4163 Sinclair Street F: 704.489.9409 Denver, NC 48o37 n "v.aquanorthcarolina.com SLUDGE MANAGEMENT PLAN For Aqua North Carolina, Inc. No sludge will be treated on any wastewater treatment plant site operated by Aqua N.C., Western Division Where practical, sludge removed from a Aqua N.C., Western Division facility will be transported via a contract hauler to another Aqua N.C., Western Division facility for the purpose of "seeding" a new or under loaded plant. Unusable (or "dead") sludge will be removed by a contract hauler and properly disposed of in accordance with NCGS 143-215.1. Contract haulers used by Aqua N.C., Western Division will be required to report the quantity of sludge transported and identify the location of the proposed disposal site if the sludge is not taken to an existing plant operated by Aqua N.C., Western Division. Aqua N.C., Western Division has not entered into any agreement to accept sludge into its facilities from plants not owned by them. Aqua N.C., Western Division will keep records on the quantity of sludge removed from each facility, the name of the contract hauler, and the destination of the sludge (whether used in another plant or disposed of). The information will be kept on file and will be made available to any regulatory agency having jurisdiction over sludge treatment or disposal. Aqua N.C., Western Division includes all of the facilities under the jurisdiction of the Mooresville Regional Office.