NC0084212_Draft Permit_20240521

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Johnny Lambert, Public Works Director
Davie County Water System
298 East Depot Street
Mocksville, NC 27028
Dear Mr. Lambert:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 21, 2024
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO084212
Sparks Road WTP
Grade I Physical Chemical WPCS
Davie County
Attached with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit renewal for your facility. Please review
this draft carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it contains. We
understand from your renewal application that there have been no treatment system changes. There are
a few changes in the draft attached here from the existing permit. These changes are summarized below.
• Regulatory Citations - Language has been added where necessary in the permit to provide regulatory
citations for permit requirements.
• Electronic Reporting - Permit language has been modified to be consistent with the finalization of
federal requirements for electronic reporting.
• Language on the Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet has been updated. This includes modification of
the treatment system components and update of the maximum monthly average flow.
• Flow — A Flow limit has been added to the permit. The limit is based on the facility's maximum,
monthly average discharge flow over the most recent 3 years, with a 15% reserve capacity added. For
your facility we have established the flow limit based on the timeframe mid-2021 when your flow
readings were corrected. The maximum monthly average since then was 0.48 MGD so with the
added 15% your flow limit has been set at 0.55 MGD.
• Total Nitrogen (TN) — Reporting for TN now includes the constituent parameters used in calculating
the value - TN = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen, and NO3-N + NO2-N is Nitrate plus Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively. These values are shown
in the Effluent Table and will be all be required to be reported in your eDMR report.
• Total Zinc — The Reasonable Potential Analysis for this permit cycle did not show reasonable
potential for the discharge to impact the receiving stream. Based on these results, the limits
previously set for zinc have been removed. Monitoring will continue to be required for this parameter
given past results, continued detection, and your indication that the facility may have to switch back
to zinc -orthophosphate, however, the monitoring frequency has been reduced to quarterly. We did
want to point out that in your previous permit your zinc limits were calculated incorrectly and any
future limits that may be required for this parameter would likely be much higher.
• Total Copper - Your previous permit set permit limits for copper. The Reasonable Potential Analysis
(RPA) using data from this permit cycle continues to show reasonable potential for the discharge of
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
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Johnny Lambert
Sparks Road WTP Draft Renewal
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copper to result in water quality impacts. Based on this analysis, the limits for copper will remain in
your permit. The compliance schedule included with your previous permit has been removed from
this permit and the copper limits will be effective on the effective date of the renewed permit.
Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) — Whole Effluent Toxicity testing has been changed from monitoring
to a Pass/Fail limit per the permitting strategy for water treatment plants and recommendations from
the Division's aquatic toxicology staff. Language in the Effluent Table and Section A.(2.) concerning
these requirements has been updated. Please note the requirements in Section A.(2.) for response to a
failed test and parameter codes for reporting pass/fail and chronic value results.
Map Update — The permit map and descriptive information on the permit map have been updated.
Permit Expiration — The expiration date is August 31, 2029 to allow for a full permit term.
In your permit application the County asked for consideration of your facility under the general permit for
water treatment plants (NCG590000). The Division has reviewed this request and determined that the
facility does notgualify for coverage under the general permit. The following issues exclude the facility
from general permit coverage:
• The facility's discharge continues to show potential to impact surface water quality for copper
discharge and requires permit limits for this parameter.
• The facility has had some issues with failed Whole Effluent Toxicity tests over the permit cycle.
Your permit application also requested a waiver for various Form 2C Table A parameters — BOD, COD,
Ammonia, and Temperature. The Division approves this waiver request, and no additional information is
required for your application.
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, and IV) that are a part of the permit are not included in this
draft document (cover, map, and Part I). The conditions are the same as in your current permit. The latest
version of the standard conditions is available at https://bit.ly/3k5NFaL and can be viewed online or
downloaded as a PDF file.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having general
circulation in the Davie County area soliciting public comments on this draft permit.
Please provide any written comments you may have to me no later than 30 days after receipt of this
draft permit.
Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and take
appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning this draft permit,
please contact me by email at [e-mail]. At this time, contact by email is the most
effective method. If we need to set up a call to discuss any issues, we can set that up through email.
Sincerely,
Bradley Bennett
Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit
cc: NPDES Files - electronic
Winston-Salem Regional Office / Water Quality — electronic
Operator Certification Program/Jeffrey Talbott — electronic
Aquatic Toxicology / Cindy Moore and Molly Nicholson - Electronic

Draft Permit NCO084212
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 Control Act, as amended, the
Davie County Water System
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Sparks Road Water Treatment Plant (WTP)
728 Sparks Road, Mocksville
Davie County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to the Yadkin River within the Yadkin -Pee Dee
River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set
forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2029.
If the permittee intends to continue discharging at the facility beyond the term of this permit, a renewal application
must be submitted no later than March 4, 2029 (180 days before the expiration of this permit)
Signed this day
John E. Hennessy
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Draft Permit NCO084212
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.
Davie County Water System
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate wastewater treatment facilities in support of potable water production (3.0
MGD) using conventional treatment technology [coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, and
filtration] generating backwash and wastewater from clarifiers and filters with a maximum
monthly average flow of 1.38 MGD. Water and wastewater treatment consists of:
• influent lagoon (15MG; Yadkin River source water)
• two (2) clarifiers
• four (4) multi -media filters
• finished -water clear well
• tablet dechlorination
• two (2) wastewater lagoons (each 785 K gals)
• solids land application
• drain line with sample port to outfall
• flow measurement by ultrasonic meter and Parshall flume
while utilizing the chemicals
➢ pre -caustic carbon
➢ ferric sulfate
➢ caustic [sodium hydroxide]
➢ chlorine dioxide
➢ zinc -orthophosphate
➢ fluoride
The facility is located at the Sparks Road Water Treatment Plant (WTP), 728 Sparks Road,
Mocksville, Davie County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached
map, into an unnamed tributary of the Yadkin River [Stream Index 12-(86.7)], a waterbody
currently classified WS-IV within Subbasin 03-07-02 [HUC: 030401011203] of the Yadkin -
Pee Dee River Basin.
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Draft Permit NCO084212
PART I
A. (L) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Grade I Physical Chemical WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0306]
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,
and reported 1 by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
(PARAMETER CODES)
LIMITS
MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow (MGD)
50050
0.55
Continuous
Recording
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
00530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)2
50060
17µg/L2
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Turbidity3
00076
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH (standard units)
00400
Not < 6.0 or > 9.0 s.u.
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Copper (µg/L)
01042
7.88 µg/L
10.47 µg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Zinc (µg/L)
01092
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Fluoride (mg/L)
00951
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Manganese (µg/L)
01055
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Hardness — Total as CaCO3 (mg/L)
00900
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Phosphorous (TP) (mg/L)
C0665
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
TKN (mg/L) 4
00625
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
NO3-N + NO2-N (mg/L) 4
00630
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen (TN) (mg/L) 4
C0600
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Calculated
Effluent
Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing 5
TGP3B
Pass/Fail
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system
[See Section A. (3.)].
2. 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/l.
3. Turbidity - Discharge from this facility shall not cause receiving -stream turbidity to exceed 50 NTU. If natural
background turbidity exceeds 50 NTU, this discharge shall not cause receiving stream turbidity to increase.
4. TN = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N and NO2-N
are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively.
5. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia dubia) 7-day Pass/Fail test at 90% in February, May, August and November [see
Section A. (2)].
Conditions:
• All effluent samples collected shall accurately represent their respective discharge event.
• The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
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Draft Permit NCO084212
A. (2) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
[15A NCAC 02B .0200 et seq.] [15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant
mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 90%.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in
the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," (Revised December 2010, or
subsequent versions) or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure"
(Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions). The tests will be performed during the months of
February, May, August, and November. These months signify the first month of each three-month
toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during
representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge
below all treatment processes.
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV
below the permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in
each of the two following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole
Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -December 2010, or subsequent versions).
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered electronically using
the Division's eDMR system for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code
TGP313 for the pass/fail results and THP311 for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWR Form AT-3
(original) is to be sent to the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Or, results can be sent to the email, ATForms.ATBkdeq.nc.gov.
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section no later than 30
days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made.
Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all
concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate
signature. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if
chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is
required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test
form indicating the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report
with the notation of "No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the
Water Sciences Section at the address cited above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring
will be required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity
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testing quarter, which is the three-month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which
toxicity testing is required by this permit and continues until the final day of the third month.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division
of Water Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and
modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control
organism survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls,
shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later
than the last day of the month following the month of the initial monitoring.
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. 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: httDs://deo.nc.Lyov/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
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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.
Starting on December 21, 2025, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
• 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).
2. 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-regulated facilities means the entity
(EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the 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 electronic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES
Electronic Reporting Rule is found at: https://www.federalre ig ster.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-
24954/national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above.
3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to
the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers 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 submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a
temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data
and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies 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
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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:
hltp://deq.ne.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. 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 II,
Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II,
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://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:
"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. "
5. 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
122.41].
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Receiving Stream:
UT to Yadkin River Stream Class:
WS-Iv
River Basin.
Yadkin Pee -Dee Sub -Basin:
03-07-02
Outfall Latitude:
36' 02' 03" Outfall Longitude: 80' 29' 59"
Stream Segment
12-(86.7) HUC#:
030401011203
Quad:
Farmington & Clemmons County:
Davie
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