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Home My WebLink AboutNC0071447_Permit Issuance_20150822" L-A HCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Donald van der Vaart Governor Secretary August 22, 2015 Mr. Paul C. Cronin, Director Diocese of Charlotte 1551 Trinity Lane Hickory, North Carolina 28602-9247 Subject: NPDES PERAM ISSUANCE Permit Number NCO071447 Catholic Conference Center WWTP - Class II Catawba County Dear Mr. Cronin: 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). Please also note that 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). Therefore, a requirement to begin reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report eDMR internet a lication has been added to this final permit. [See Special Condition A. (2.)] For information on eDMR, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: hLtp://portal.ncdenr.org/web/Wg./admin/boeJil?u/edmr. For information on EPA's proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit the following web site: h ft://www2.ei)a.gov/coin liance/proposed-npdes-electronic-re orting-rule. 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 note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissudnce 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. 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Phone: 919-807-63001 Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer — Made in part by recycled paper Catholic Conference Center WWTP NC0071447 August 22, 2015 Page 2 If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Maureen Kinney of my staff at (919) 807-6300 " Sincere . Jay Zimmerman, P.G., Directo Division of Water Resources, NCDENR cc: Central Files NPDES Unit Files D WR Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section 4. Permit NCO071447 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, the Diocese of Charlotte is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Catholic Conference Center WWTP 1551 Trinity Lane Catawba County to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Camp Creek in the Catawba River Basin in accordance with effluent limits, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective October 1, 2015. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2020. Signed this day August 22, 2015. WS immerman, P.G., Dir ivision of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 Permit NCO071447 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 Diocese of Charlotte is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.020 MGD wastewater treatment system with the following components: • Bar screen • Aeration basin • Secondary clarifier with sludge return • Chlorine contact chamber with tablet disinfection • Sludge holding tank This system is located southwest of Hickory at the Catholic Conference Center WWTP at 1551 Trinity Lane off NCSR 1120 in Catawba County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into an unnamed tributary to Camp Creek, currently classified WS-III waters in sub -basin 03-08-35 of the Catawba River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NCO071447 PART I A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING RE UIREMENTS Q Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sampte Parameter Code Averagee Maximum Fre uenc a Flow —Location 50050 0.020 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Effluent BOD, 5-Day (20 Deg: C) 00310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Total Suspended Solids 00530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia (as N) -Winter 00610 17.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Nitrogen, Ammonia (as N) -Summer 00610 4.7 mg/L 23.5 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 31616 200/100 nil 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine2 50060 28 µg/L 2 / week Grab Effluent . Temperature (Deg. C) 00010 Weekly Grab Effluent pH Not < 6.0 s.u. nor > 9.0 00400 Standard Units Weekly Grab Effluent winter: November 1 - March 31 Summer: April I - October 31 Footnotes: 1. No later. than 270 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. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC 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. Page 3 of 6 Permit NCO071447 A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] 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). NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part H 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 I. Reporting [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section. E. (5.) (a)1 Beginning no later than 270 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. Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements is found on the following web page: http:Hportal.ncdenr.or web/wq/admin/bo i u/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. Page 4 of 6 Permit NCO071447 2. Signatory Requirements [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 H, Section B. (I 1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part H, 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: bq://portal.ncdenr.or web/wq/admin/bog/i u/p 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: 7 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 offines and imprisonment for knowing violations. " 3. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)l 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]. Page 5 of 6 X. l OUTFACE001 _ ` C�j ON o j/. v L�_-�-��/�� \`� L� \ " i/ �\_ BM1078�. 10 i Diocese of Charlotte Catholic Conference Center WWTP Facility x Location County: Catawba Stream Class: WS-III Receiving Stream: UT to Camp Creek Sub -Basin: 03-08-35 Latitude: 35° 38' 32" Grid uad: E13NW / Longview (not to SCOIe) - Longitude: 81°24'46" HUM 03050102 NORTH NPDES Permit: NC0071447 Page 6 of 6 88 HICKORY DRILY RECORD puy,µa,ms I.SULMMMPML I MW n L rytl f➢d WPXHiYXi¢ mvbme�Xnuv 1 %nW4m1�[WmlOpub II DR�Rii'gW4idM1PtlW mlpBiYma4tllpa W fzmM paewV�4V1BmAp[PyW W1eJa.ewn�tw4 e�.Vm1M dr��.vaa.ioar«nustau�sy�w u NOROUI YYh�+tiJ�oP oWtl [u41W1Y PUNitu. rr�xWJmmiV[ wJUXwimidxMl[4.W Lluiarti LLix AWKWA -74t ZO)A NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor June 23, 2015 IkTJt UCH t :_ W 1 lu i To: Keri Cantrell NC DENR / DWR / Environmental Engineer Mooresville Regional Office From: Maureen Kinney 919-807-6388 Compliance & Expedited Permitting Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NCO071447 Catholic Conference Center WWTP Catawba County Donald R. van der Vaart Secretary Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this form by July 17, 2015. If you have any questions on the draft permit, please feel free to contact me at the telephone number shown above. RESPONSE: (Check one) Concur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and maintained properly, the stated effluent limits are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not contravene the designated water quality standards. F-1 Concurs with issuance of the above permit, provided the following conditions are met: 1-1 Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached: �� Signed_ Date: 6/29/2015 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Phone: 919-807-63001 Internet: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/dwr-home-page An Equal opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer — Made in part by recycled paper Kinney, Maureen From: Cronin, Paul C.<PCCronin@catholicconference.org> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 2:56 PM To: Kinney, Maureen Subject: Draft NPDES Permit - NCO071447 Categories: Red Category Dear Maureen, This is Paul Cronin, director of the Catholic Conference Center in Hickory. NC. In today's mail I received a copy of the draft permit for our waste water treatment plant located in Catawba County. Everything appears to be in order with this draft so no changes are necessary from our end. We have been filing our discharge monitoring report electronically for quite some time and as far as I know there have not been any problems with it. Should you need any further information from me, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. Paul C. Cronin, Director Catholic Conference Center 1551 Trinity Lane Hickory, NC 28602 828.327.7441 www.cathol icconference.org 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 6/23/2015 Permit Number NC0071447 Facility Name Catholic Conference Center WWTP Basin Name/Sub-basin number Catawba 03-08-35 HUC # 03050102 Receiving Stream UT to Camp Creek Stream Classification in Permit WS-III Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? No Does permit need TRC limits/language? Yes No - Existing Does permit have toxicity testing? Yes No Does permit have Special Conditions? Yes No — E-Re ortin Does permit have instream monitoring? Yes No Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? For whatparameter? Yes No Any obvious compliance concerns? No significant or ongoing roblems. See Attached Any permit mods since lastpermit? No Current expiration date 7/31 /2015 New expiration date 7/31/2020 Comments received on Draft Permit? Please note the following modifications to this draft: 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/ipu/edmr. CATHOLIC CONFERENCE CENTER June 10, 2015 Wren Thedford NC DENR / DWR / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Re: NPDES Permit #NC0071447 Dear Mr. Thedford, RECEIVEDIDENRIDWR JUN 12 2015 Water Quality Permitting Section This letter shall serve as our request to renew the above referenced permit for the waste water treatment plant for the Catholic Conference Center located at 1551 Trinity Lane, Hickory, NC 28602. Attached is our completed NPDES Application — Form D as requested. There have not been any changes to the facility since the issuance of the last permit, other than the retirement of the director, Deacon Guy Piche. My name is Paul Cronin and I replaced Deacon Piche on December 9, 2013 as director of the facility. Should you have any questions regarding the information on the enclosed application, please feel free to contact me at 828-327-7441 or via e-mail at pccronin@charlottediocese.org. Thank you. Sincerely, s , C Paul C. Cronin Director /pcc 1551 Trinity Lane • Hickory,North Carolina • 28602 9247 Phone - 828.327. 7441 0 Fax - 828.327. 0872 • E-maid• eee@twave.net 9 www. catholicconference. org 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 Resources / NPDES Program 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NPDES Permit XC0071447 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 Catholic Diocese of Charlotte Facility Name Catholic Conference Center Mailing Address 1123 South Church St. City Charlotte State / Zip Code NC, 28602 Telephone Number (828)327-7441 Fax Number (828)327-0842 WR e-mail Address pccronin@charlottediocese.org JUN 12 2015 Water Quality 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Pem'lWng Section Check here if same address as above ❑ Street Address or State Road 1551 Trinity Lane City Hickory State / Zip Code NC 28602 County Catawba 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 Jerry Rogers/ Statesville Analytical Mailing Address PO Box 228 City Statesville State / Zip Code NC 28687 Telephone Number (704) 872-4697 Fax Number (704) 878-2787 e-mail Address tmoore@statesvilleanalytical.com 1 of 3 Form-D 9/2013 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 ❑ Number of Homes School ❑ Number of Students/Staff Other X Explain: Conference Ctr Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers, restaurants, etc.): Conference Center including cafeteria & restrooms Number of persons served: Varies with the number of guests staving with us at any given time. 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 7. Name of receiving stream(s) (NEW applicants: Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfallp. Camp Creek in the Catawba River Basin S. Frequency of Discharge: ❑ Continuous X Intermittent If intermittent: Days per week discharge occurs: Varies Duration: Varies 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. Bar Screen Aeration Basin Secondary clarifier with sludge return Chlorine contact chamber with tablet disinfection Sludge holding tank 2 of 3 Form-D 9/2013 NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 10. Flow Information: Treatment Plant Design flow 0.02 MGD Annual Average daily flow 0.0001 MGD (for the previous 3 years) Maximum daily flow 0.0001 MGD (for the previous 3 years) 11. Is this facility located on Indian country? ❑ Yes X No 12. Effluent Data NEW APPLICANTS: Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, 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. RENEWAL APPLICANTS: Provide the highest single reading (Daily Maximum) and Monthly Average over the nast 36 months for Darameters curmTre tty in your Dermit. Mark other parameters "N/A". Parameter Daily Maximum Monthly Average Units of Measurement Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) 15.5 2.2 Mg/ L Fecal Coliform 176 1 CFU/ 100ml Total Suspended Solids 12.3 2.8 Mg/ L Temperature (Summer) 27 19.7 C Temperature (Winter) 25 10 C pH 7.8 6.7 SU 13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications: Type Permit Number Type Hazardous Waste (RCRA) UIC (SDWA) NPDES NCO071447 PSD (CAA) Non -attainment program (CAA) 14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION NESHAPS (CAA) 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. Paul C. Cronin Director 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 9120113