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Home My WebLink AboutNC0043796_permit modification_20240322ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Mr. Timothy Ward Columbus County Schools 2586 James B. White Hwy N, Bldg A Whiteville, NC 28472 Dear Permittee: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality March 22, 2024 Subject: NPDES Permit NCO043796 Minor Modification Acme Delco Elementary School Columbus County The Division has received and approved your request to change Temperature monitoring from 5/Week to Weekly. This modification documents the change in monitoring frequency. Remove pages 3 & 4 of your existing permit and replace them with the attached pages. No other changes have been made to the permit. This permit modification 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). Insert the attached pages into your permit and discard the old pages. If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this modification 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 decision shall be final and binding. 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 any other Federal, State, or Local governmental regulation. If you have any questions concerning these changes, please contact Charles H. Weaver [charles.weaver@deq.nc.gov]. ec: NPDES Unit (Laserfiche) DE rioani caaQLmra Sincerely, Douglas E. Dowden Industrial NPDES Permitting Supervisor Division of Water Resources North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 M ai I Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611 919.707.9000 Permit NCO043796 Part I A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [I 5A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.] Beginning with 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 LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample Parameter Code Average Maximum Frequency Type Location Flow 50050 0.009 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or Effluent BOD, 5-day, (20°C) — Summer* C0310 5.0 mg/L 7.5 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent BOD, 5-day, (20°C) — Winter* C0310 10.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent NH3 as N — Summer* C0610 2.0 mg/L 10.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent NH3 as N — Winter* C0610 4.0 mg/L 20.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily average > 6.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Weekly Grab Upstream &Downstream 3 Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 31616 2001100 ml 400/100 ml 2/Month Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine 2 50060 17 pg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent Effluent, Temperature (°C) 00010 Weekly Grab Upstream & Downstream 3 pH 00400 > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units 2/Month Grab Effluent *Summer: April 1 — October 31 *Winter: November 1 — March 31 FnntnntPc 1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A. (3)]. 2. Limits and monitoring apply only if chlorine is added to the treatment system. 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. 3. Upstream is at least 100 feet from the outfall. Downstream is at NCSR 1815 THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. Page 3 of 6 Permit NCO043796 A. (2) PERMIT RE -OPENER: TMDL IMPLEMENTATION [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)] The Division may, upon written notification to the Permittee, re -open this Permit in order to incorporate or modify effluent limitations, monitoring & reporting requirements and other permit conditions when it deems such action is necessary to implement TMDL(s) approved by the USEPA. A. (3) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF MONITORING REPORTS [NCGS 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 I1 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. Reporting Requirements (Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1 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. The eDMR system may be accessed at: https:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr. 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 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 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, 2025, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable: • Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; Page 4 of 6