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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0073679_Permit Issuance_20030918A7F61 'G 7 Y Mr. )errY H. Tweed Heater Utilities, Inc. P.O. Drawer 4889 Can', North Carolina Dear Nit. Tweed: Michael F. Easley ��A Governor wN William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director Division of Water Quality 27519 Scptcmber 18, 2003 Subject. Issuance of NPDES Permit \00-,3679 Oak Hollow VTP Wake County Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached 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 Agencv dated %lay 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended). This final permit includes the following major changes from the draft permit sent to you on July 16, 2003: > The monitoring frequencies for Total Nitrogen (TN), TN components and Total Phosphorus have been reduced to semi-annually, based on the minimal flow (<5000 gallons/dap) from your facility. • This reduction in sampling frequency makes it imperative that representative samples are collected. Collect the TIN and TP samples on days when flow is monitored. • Data from the semi-annual samples will be used to calculate the TN load for the facilim The Permitree should maintain accurate estimates of the total discharge each month (total monthly flow, or' -Nln. The TJIF values will be multiplied by the TN values for the semi-annual samples to calculate a TN load for the facility. This permit includes a TRC limit that xvill take effect on May 1. 2005, If you wish to install dechlorinatiun equipment, the Division has promulgated a simplified approval process for such projects. Guidance for approval of dcchiorination projects is attached. If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to You, You have the right to an adjudicatun, 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. Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division man require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which ntav be required by the Division of \Cater Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Charles Weaver at (919) 73 3-3083, extension 51 1. Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Tom Beinick Alan \C. Klimek, P.E. cc: Central Files Raleigh Regional t)ffice/\Carer Qualin- Scction NPDI:.S I'nit Kcnt Pcnm Wake County I .m irnnmcnt;d Scn iccs N. C. Division of Water Quality I NPDES Unit Phone: (919) 733-5083 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 fax: (919) 733-0719 Internet. h2o.enr.state.nc.us DENR Customer Service Center: 1 800623-7748 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY 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, Heater Utilities, Inc. is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Oak Hollow Subdivision WTP Off NC Highway 42 near Mount Pleasant Wake County to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Middle Creek in the Neuse River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof. The permit shall become effective November 1, 2003. This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on April 30, 2008. Signed this day September 18, 2003. ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Tom Belnick ;~` lan'W."Klimek, P.E., Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit NCOO ?6 �) SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All prc%-ious N PDES Permits issued to this facility, -,%-hether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked. As of this permit issuance, any prcviousl%. 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. Heater Utilities, Inc. is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to discharge treated filter backwash water from the settling tanks in the raw water treatment sN-stem which includes the following components: ♦ 1000-gallon septic tank ♦ 100-ft2sand filter ♦ Collection pipe This facility is located at the Oak Hollow Subdivision Water Treatment Plant off NC Highway 42 near Mount Pleasant in Wake County. 2. Discharge at the location specified on the attached map into an unnamed tributan• to fiddle Creek, classified C-NSW waters in the Neuse River Basin. ,(,►...— yv I ���. f�•,l) \ ern t, Si3ti,Aassa•� y.� �� . , 346 .. ♦ ;, �l 1+ t `` If ! _� ' , ,•�.-. r O • . > __fir - .•�-__!� `,. S �` � ``'` 1 ^ll,.�- ,_ •��^ .� ' i ,` ! ! ..- s ` -'ed 4 % it / /": -• ,` .• '•,\� ,��� `'\��J'( � r.- ��',' �' t `; 1{1' � , : h � ✓'`'Jrl�t '. Discharge �;/ , J� ,',\.�,\ « •l; �;1 Location �' s•� -" �:;1, `;;� �� \\ �` _ oc j10 . 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Stream Class: Reeeivin,-Stream: C-NSW (IT to diddle Creek ]_`�l Heater Utilities, Inc. L o / G Oak Hollou• Subdivision Permit NCO0736 79 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 filter backwash from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below: Effluent Characteristics LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Locations Flow Quarterly Estimate Effluent Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Quarterly Grab Effluent Settleable Solids 0.1 ml/L 0.2 ml/L Quarterly Grab Effluent Iron Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine2 17,ug/L Quarterly Grab Effluent Turbidity3 Quarterly Grab Upstream & Downstream Total Monthly Flow 4 Monitor & Report million allons/month Monthly Calculated Effluent Total Nitrogen (TN) 4 Monitor & Report (mg/L) Semi-annually Grab Effluent Nitrate/Nitrite Nitrogen4 (NO2 + NO3) Monitor & Report (mg/L) Semi-annually Grab Effluent Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)4 Monitor & Report (mg/L) Semi-annually Grab Effluent TN load (pounds/month) 4 Monitor & Report (pounds per month Monthly Calculated Effluent TN load (pounds/year) 4 Monitor & Report (pounds per ear Annually Calculated Effluent Total Phosphorus Monitor & Report (mg/L) Semi-annually Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. Upstream = at least 50 feet upstream from the outfall. Downstream = at least 50 feet downstream from the outfall. 2. Limit takes effect May 1, 2005. Permittee will monitor TRC until the limit takes effect. 3. The discharge from this facility shall not cause turbidity in the receiving stream to exceed 50 NTU. If the instream turbidity exceeds 50 NTU due to natural background conditions, the discharge cannot cause turbidity to increase in the receiving stream. 4. See A. (2) for 'Total Nitrogen monitoring and reporting requirements. All samples collected should be from a representative discharge event. "There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Pcrinir NC(1U 1679 A. (2) CALCULATION OF TOTAL NITROGEN LOADS a. The Permittee shall calculate monthly and annual TN Loads as follows: 1. Monthly TN Load (pounds/month) = TN x TMF x 8.34 where: TN = TN concentration (mg/L) of the sample collected during the semi-annual monitoring event. Use the TN value for the month in which the sample was taken and successive months until another TN sample is collected. TMF = Total Monthly Flow of wastewater discharged during the month (MG/month). If all discharges are not recorded at the facility, document the calculation(s) used to determine total monthly flow. 8.34 = conversion factor, from (mg/L x MG) to pounds H. Annual TN Load (pounds/year) = Sum of the 12 Monthly (calculated) TN Loads for the calendar year b. The Permittee shall report the semi-annual Total Nitrogen results in the discharge monitoring report (DMR) for that month. The calculated pounds of TN load per month will be reported on each month's DMR. The Permittee shall report each year's annual results (pounds per year) on the December DMR. AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION NORTH CAROLINA. Wake County. ) Ss. Before the undersigned, a Not Public of Johnston County North Carolina, duly commissioned and authorized to administer oaths, affirmations, etc., personally appeared Ivy Marsch, who, being duly sworn or affirmed, according to law, doth depose and say that she is Billing Manager -Legal Advertising of The News and Observer a corporation organized and doing business under the Laws of the State of North Carolina, and publishing a newspaper known as The News and Observer, in the City of Raleigh , Wake County and State aforesaid, the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document, or legal advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every such publication, a newspaper meeting all of the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section 1- 597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, and that as such she makes this affidavit; that she is familiar with the books, files and business of said corporation and by reference to the files of said publication the attached advertisement for NC DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY was inserted in the Hallow WTP This perm)„oeE facility discharge p JEer.bb ckarassh wastefor waaterhtoDan iI aforesaid newspaper on dates as follows: 07/25/03 unnamed tributary to Middle Crack inf he Neuse River Basin. Currently total residual chloride is water quality limited. This discharge may offect future allocations In this pertlon of Middle Creek. Account Number: 73350831 Heater Utilities, INc. has applied for renewal of NPDES Permit NCO082996 for the Hullybrook WTP. This Permitted facility discharges filter -backwash wastewater to an unnamed tributary toi Mddle Creek in the Nwse River Basin. Currently total residual chlorine iswaterAUCIRY lmited. thisdischaryemoy affect fWurealloca„ons in this portion of Middle Creek. Mr. Joseph Thompson (9520 Penny Road, Rate ig9h, NC 27606) has applied for renewal of I NPDES Permit NCO083747 for the Twin rake WTP. This Permitted facility dischorgesi filter -backwash wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Bosal Creek in the Neuse River; Basin. ollocoflons Inithis� Portion of Basel Creek Inv llmlted.This discharee may affect : Carolina Water Service, Inc. of NC hosapplied for renewal at NPDESPermit NC0096266for the Waodimce Water System WTP. This Permitted facility dixkarges filter -backwash ,the to an unnamed tributary to Little River In the Nauss River Basin. Currently total residual chlorine Is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations In this Portion of the Little River. First Craven Sanitary District has applied for renewal at NPDES Perm„ NCO060321 for Ifs WTP. This Permitted facility discharges filter -backwash wastewater to an unnamed tributaryto DuckCreek in the Neuse River Basin. Currently total residual chlorineiswater quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocoons In this Portion of Duck Crack. l The City of Havelock has applied for renewal of NPDES Permit 14C0002911 for Itsie books and files of the aforesaid Corporation and publication. Lvnnwayne WTP. This Permitted facility discharges filter -backwash wastewater to the I Southwest Prong of Slocum Crack In the Neuse River Basin. Currently total residual' chlorine Is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations In this Portion of Slocum Creek. The City at Havelock has applied for renewal of NPDES m It NCOU8131 for Its Brown Boulevard WTP. This Permitted facility discharges Ilter-backwash wastewater to McCatter Canal (to Hancock Creek) in the Neuse River Basin. Currently total residual chlorine is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future albraflons In this_ Portion of Hancock Creek. NaD: July 25, 2007 _ _ - Billing anager-Legal Advertising Sworn or affirmed to, and subscribed before me, this 28 day of JULY , 2003 AD In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and year aforesaid. Notary Public My commission expires 2nd day of July, 2005. WeU water Filter Backwash Permits From: "Jeri-Y Tweed (Cary)" < 1'xveed 0iiiinccom> - Subject: Well water Filter Backivash Permits To: "Charles \\ caper (E-mail)" <Charles.N\-caver(t�iemail.net> >Fn 1:24 PNf Charles: Heater has 5 pending renewals of discharge permits for the backwash water form canister type iron filters on community drinking water wells. These are very small intermittent discharges which have little to no impact on the environment and when time permits, we would like to investigate the possibility of covering these type permits under a general permit. They are not at all like water treatment plant discharge from a typical surface water treatment plant such as those operated by cities. Each of these permits requires a chlorine limit to be implemented within 18 months which would require installation of chlorine removal equipment on each of these systems. This seems extreme for these small intermittent discharges. Please consider exempting these systems form the chlorine policy due to the insignificance of the discharge. The five permits that Heater has pending are as follows along with my comments: (1) Waterfall Plantation - Permit NCO085863 This draft permit issued on 7/16/03 requires monthly monitoring for everything but TSS which is 2/month and residual chlorine which is required weekly. All of the other draft permits (except Nottingham Forest as discussed below) and existing permits generally require quarterly monitoring for everything including residual chlorine. The Waterfall Plantation draft also includes a monitoring requirement for Aluminum which seems inappropriate since this is not a surface water treatment plant and would not have any aluminum. Please consider changing the monitoring frequency for Waterfall Plantation to quarterly for all parameters, eliminating the Aluminum monitoring requirement, and eliminating the chlorine limit as discussed above. (2) Nottingham Forest - Permit NCO055701 This draft permit issued on 7/23/03 requires quarterly monitoring on everything except TSS and Iron which are required monthly. Please consider changing the monitoring frequency for TSS and Iron to quarterly and eliminating the chlorine limit as discussed above. (3) Oak Hollow - Permit NCO073679 This draft permit issued on 7/23/03 requires quarterly monitoring on all parameters which Heater believes is appropriate for this type facility. Please consider eliminating the chlorine limit as discussed above. /Vo , (4) Hollybrook - Permit NCO082996 / V v This draft permit issued on 7/23/03 requires quarterly monitoring on all parameters which Heater believes is appropriate for this type facility. Please consider eliminating the chlorine limit as discussed above. (5) Stanstead Well #2 - NCO086690 This draft permit issued on 7/23/03 requires quarterly monitoring on all parameters which Heater believes is appropriate for this type facility. Please consider eliminating the chlorine limit as discussed above. Thank you for any consideration of my requests. If I can provide further information regarding these systems please contact me by email at jtweed@huinc.com or by telephone at 919 467 8712 ext. 37. Thanks Jerry 1 of 2 8/4/2003 7:11 AM TRC Limit Calculation NCO073679 Total Residual Chlorine s7Q 10 C FS 0 DESIGN FLAW MGD 0.0042 DESIGN FLOW CFS 0.00651 STREAM STD UG/L) 17.0 UPS BACKGROUND LEVEL /L 0 IWC % 100.00 Allowable Concentration (N ILA 17.00 TRC standard requires limits of 17-28 pg/L 7/21 /2003 �� Heater Utilities WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES October 23, Mrs. Valery Stephens NCDENR/Water Quality/Point Source Branch 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699.1617 Re: Permit Renewal - NPDES Permit NC 0073679 Oak Hollow WTP - Wake County Dear Valery: 202 MxHenan Court Cary, North Carolina 27511 phone : 919.467 7854 lax: 919.460.1788 P.O. Orawer 4889, Cary, NC 27519 u 1I OCT 2 8 2002 I The above -referenced facility involves the backwash from iron and manganese filters on a community well located in Oak Hollow subdivision. The iron and manganese residue in the backwash water is captured on a sand filter. There is no sludge production. The iron and manganese residue is periodically raked from the top of the sand filter and disposed of in a landfill. Heater Utilities (Heater), at this and other similar facilities is required to perform quarterly monitoring on most parameters. Heater requests renewal of this permit with a continued quarterly monitoring frequency. If I can provide further information, please contact me at 919.467-8712, Ext. 37. Sincerely, hJerrypesident JHT/rt NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C For manufacturing or commercial facilities with a discharge < 1 MGD (or WTPs) N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 North Carolina NPDES Permit Number NC00 73679 1. Applicant and facility producing discharge Please print or type A. Name Heater Utilities, Inc. (Oak Hollow WTP) Attn: Jerry Tweed B. Mailing address of applicant: Street address P.O. Drawer 4889 City Cary County Wake State North Carolina Zip Code 27519 Telephone Number { 919 ) 467-7854 Fax Number ( 919 } 460-1788 e-mail address itweede-huinc.com C. Location of facility: Contact Person Reid Campbell (Heater Utilities Inc Street Off NC Hiahwav 42 City County Wake State North Carolina Zip Code Telephone Number ( 919 ) 467-8712. Ext. 39 2. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code(s): 4941 3. Number of employees: N/A 4. Principal product(s) produced: Drinking Water Principal raw material(s) consumed: N/A 5. Principal process(es): Iron/Manganese Removal Filtration 6. Amount of principal product produced or raw material consumed (List cnpnifir nmemnfC Product Produced or Raw Material Consumed AVERAGE Product Produced or Raw Material Consumed • PEAK per Da per Month per Year 7. Check here if discharge occurs all year X , or Circle the month(s) in which discharge occurs: January February March April May June July August September October November December Days per week discharge occurs: Two days per week NOTE: If the facility has separate discharge points (outfalls) or multiple industrial processes, include a schematic diagram of wastewater flow at the facility. Page 1 of 2 Version -6-99 . ��wt.. \ NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C For manufacturing or commercial facilities with a discharge < 1 MGD (or WTPs) 8. Types of wastewater discharged to surface waters only (check as applicable). Discharge per operating day Flow GALLONS PER OPERATING DAY Volume treated before discharging PERCENT Sanitary -daily average Cooling water, etc. - daily average Process water - daily average 1,000 Zero Maximum per operating day for total discharge (all types) 4,200 9. If any of the types of wastewater identified in item 8 (either treated or untreated) are discharged to places other than surface waters, record the amount(s) discharged below: 10. 11. A. Municipal sewer system gpd B. Underground well gpd C. Septic tank gpd D. Evaporation lagoon or pond gpd E. Other, specify, gpd Number of separate discharge points: One Name of receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary to Middlecreek — Neuse River Basin 12. Does your discharge contain or is it possible for your discharge to contain one or more of the following substances added as a result of your operations, activities, or processes? Circle all that apply: aluminum ammonia beryllium cadmium chromium chlorip�`(re��all copper cyanide lead mercury nickel oil and grease phenols selenium zinc None of the above 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. Jerry H. Tweed Vice President Printed name of Person Signing Title of Date North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) provides that: 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 $10,000, 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 $10,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.) Page 2 of 2 Version —6-99