NC0020435_Draft_Permit_20240710

STATE
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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
July 9, 2024
Mr. Carlos Williams
PO Drawer C
Pinetops,NC 27864
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO020435
Town of Pinetops WWTP
Class WW-2 WPCS
Edgecombe County
Dear Permittee:
The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft
permit for your facility. Please review this draft carefully to ensure your thorough understanding of the
information,conditions,and requirements it contains.
The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit:
➢ Added Dissolved Oxygen to the Impaired Stream Characteristics to reflect the 2022 update to the 303(d)
List.
➢ The Sample Type for Total Nitrogen has been updated from"Composite"to "Calculated".
➢ Updated Section A. (6)to reflect current federal requirements for Electronic Reporting of Discharge
Monitoring Reports.
➢ Updated Map
The segment of the Town Creek to which your facility discharges is listed as an impaired stream on North
Carolina's 303 (d)list. Currently,the stream does not meet all water quality standards. If the limitations in the
current permits for facilities discharging to this section of the Town Creek do not result in improved water quality,
removal of discharges may be necessary for the health of the stream.
We will continue to monitor compliance at your facility. If noncompliance with your permit's effluent limits is
shown to be a direct cause of stream degradation,the Division will recommend removal of your facility's
discharge.
The NPDES standard conditions(Parts 11,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 except that agency and
division names have been updated. The latest version is available at https:Hbit.ly/3k5NFaL and can be viewed
online or downloaded as a PDF file.
With this notification,the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Edgecombe County area,per EPA requirements. Please provide
your comments,if any,to me at the e-mail address below no later than 30 days after receiving 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 the draft,please contact me at [e-mail]
D E Q� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
NORTH CAROLINA �/ 919.707.9000
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NPDES Permit NC0020435
Sincerely,
Environmental Specialist I
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting
cc: NPDES Files
Raleigh Regional Office

NPDES Permit NCO020435
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 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, the
Town of Pinetops
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Pinetops WWTP
Bruton Craft Lane
Pinetops
Edgecombe County
to receiving waters designated as Town Creek in the Tar-Pamlico 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 September 30, 2029.
If the permittee intends to continue to discharge at the facility beyond the term of this permit, a
renewal application must be submitted no later than April 3, 2029 (180 days before the expiration of
this permit)
Signed this day
John E. Hennessy, Section Chief Regional Operations
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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NPDES Permit NCO020435
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.
The Town of Pinetops
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.30 MGD wastewater treatment plant that includes the following
components:
➢ Bar screen
➢ Parshall flume
➢ Grit chamber
➢ Oxidation ditch with dual rotors
➢ Secondary clarifiers
➢ Aerobic digestor
➢ Sludge drying beds
➢ Chlorine contact chamber
➢ Dechlorination
➢ Auto start Back up Power Generator
➢ Post-aeration
This facility is located at the end of Bruton Craft Lane, Pinetops, (500 Bruton Craft Lane) in
Edgecombe County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map,
into Town Creek, currently classified C;NSW waters [Stream Index: 28-83] in sub-basin 03-03-03
[HUC: 0302010301071 in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin.
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PART I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Grade WW-2 Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
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 CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly Weekly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
eDMR Code Average Average Maximum Frequency Type Location2
Flow [50050] 0.30 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or
Effluent
Recorded Influent or
Total Monthly Flow(MG) [82220] Monitor&Report Monthly or Effluent
Calculated
BOD,5-day(200C)3 [C0310] 11.0 mg/L 17.0 Weekly Composite Influent&
(April 1 —October 31 m /L Effluent
BOD,5-day(200C)3 33.0 Influent&
(November 1 —March [C0310] 22.0 mg/L mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent
31
Total Suspended Solids [C0530] 30.0 mg/L 45.0 Weekly Composite Influent&
m /L Effluent
NH3 as N(April 1 —October 31) [C0610] 2.0 mg/L 6.0 mg/L 2/Month Composite Effluent
NH3 as N(November 1—March 3 C0610 4.0 mg/L m.L 2/Month Composite Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen [00300] Daily average>5.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
Fecal Coliform(geometric mean) [31616] 200/100 ml 400m100 Weekly Grab Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine4 [50060] 28 µg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent
Temperature(°C) [00010] Monitor&Report Daily Grab Effluent
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen(TKN) [00625] Monitor&Report Weekly Composite Effluent
NO3-N+NO2-N [00630] Monitor&Report Weekly Composite Effluent
Total Nitrogen(NO2+NO3+TKN)5 Monitor&Report Weekly Calculated Effluent
C0600
TN Load [QM600] Monitor&Report(lb/mo) Monthly Calculated Effluent
TN Load [QY600] 4,278 1b/yr(effective 1/l/2016)' Annually Calculated Effluent
Total Phosphorus' [C0665] Monitor&Report Weekly Composite Effluent
TP Load [QM665] Monitor&Report(lb/mo) Monthly Calculated Effluent
TP Load [QY665] 773 lb/yr(effective 1/l/2016)' Annually Calculated Effluent
pH [00400] >6.0 and<9.0 standard units Weekly Grab Effluent
Total Mercury [COMER] Monitor&Report 1/Permit Composite Effluent
Cycle'
Dissolved Oxygen [00300] Daily average>5.0 mg/L Weekly Grab U&D9
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Temperature(°C) [00010] Monitor&Report Weekly Grab U&D9
Footnotes
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system.
[See Section A. (6)]
2. Sample Locations: U=Upstream at least 100 feet upstream at NCSR 1202; D=Downstream at NCSR
1200.
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15%of the
respective influent value (85%removal).
4. 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.
5. For a given wastewater sample, 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. TP is Total
Phosphorus.
6. TN or TP Load is the mass quantity of Total Nitrogen or Total Phosphorus discharged in a given period of
time. [See Section A. (2)]
7. Compliance with mass limits shall be determined in accordance with Section A. (3).
8. See Section A. (5) for details regarding the mercury analysis. EPA Method 1631E must be used for the
sampling of mercury data.
9. Instream monitoring required by this permit is provisionally waived in light of the permittee's participation
in the Tar Pamlico Basin Association. Instream monitoring will be immediately reinstated should the
permittee end its participation in the Association.
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.
A. (2.) CALCULATION OF TOTAL NITROGEN AND TOTAL PHOSPHORUS LOADS
[G.S. 143-215.1 (b)]
(a.) The Permittee shall calculate monthly and annual TN Loads as follows:
(i.) Monthly TN(or TP) Load(lb/mo) =TN (or TP) x TMF x 8.34
where:
TN or TP = the average Total Nitrogen or Total Phosphorus concentration
(mg/L) of the composite samples collected during the month
TMF = the Total Monthly Flow of wastewater discharged during the
month(MG/mo)
8.34 = conversion factor, from(mg/L x MG) to pounds
(ii.) Annual TN (or TP) Load (lb/yr) = Sum of the 12 Monthly TN (or TP) Loads for the
calendar year
(b.) The Permittee shall report monthly Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus results (mg/L and
lb/mo) in the appropriate discharge monitoring report for each month and shall report each
calendar year's results (lb/yr) with the December report for that year.
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A. (3.) ANNUAL LIMITS FOR TOTAL NITROGEN OR TOTAL PHOSPHORUS
[G.S. 143-215.1 (b)]
(a.) Total Nitrogen(TN) and Total Phosphorus (TP) allocations and load limits for NPDES
dischargers in the Tar-Pamlico River basin are annual limits and apply on a calendar year basis.
(b.) For any given calendar year, the Permittee shall be in compliance with the annual TN(or TP)
Load limit in this Permit if:
(i.) the Permittee's annual TN(or TP) Load is less than or equal to the effective limit, or
(ii.) the Permittee is a Co-Permittee Member of a compliance association.
(c.) If the Permittee is not a co-permittee member of a compliance association and the Permittee's
cumulative annual TN (or TP) discharge exceeds the effective TN (or TP) Load limit in this
permit at any point during the calendar year, the Permittee is in violation of its TN (or TP) Load
limit for the remainder of the calendar year, and each day of continuing violation shall constitute
a separate violation. Compliance with annual limits shall be determined separately for each
calendar year, and an exceedance in one year does not carry forward to subsequent years.
(d.) The TN(or TP) Load limit in this Permit(if any) may be modified as the result of allowable
changes in the Permittee's allocations.
(i.) Allowable changes include those resulting from purchase of TN (or TP) allocation from an
authorized mitigation banker, the Ecosystem Enhancement Program, or other source
allowed under applicable regulations; purchase, sale, trade, or lease of allocation between
the Permittee and other dischargers; and other transactions approved by the Division and
consistent with the Tar-Pamlico River Basin Association Agreement, as revised.
(ii.) The Permittee may request a modification of the TN (or TP) Load limit in this Permit to
reflect allowable changes in its allocation(s). Upon receipt of timely and proper application,
the Division will modify the permit as appropriate and in accordance with state and federal
program requirements.
(iii.) Changes in TN(or TP) limits become effective on January 1 of the year following permit
modification. The Division must receive application no later than August 31 for changes
proposed for the following calendar year.
(iv.) Application shall be sent to:
NCDWR/Wastewater Permits Branch
Attn: Tar-Pamlico River Basin Coordinator
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
(e.) If the Permittee is a member and co-permittee of an approved compliance association on January
1 of a given year, its TN and TP discharges during that year are governed by that association's
group NPDES permit and the limits therein.
(i.) The Permittee shall be considered a Co-Permittee Member for any given calendar year in
which it is identified as such in Appendix A of the association's group NPDES permit.
(ii.) Association roster(s) and members' TN and TP allocations will be updated annually and in
accordance with state and federal program requirements.
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(iii.) If the Permittee intends to join or leave a compliance association, the Division must be
notified of the proposed action in accordance with the procedures defined in the
association's NPDES permit.
(A) Upon receipt of timely and proper notification, the Division will modify the permit as
appropriate and in accordance with state and federal program requirements.
(B) Membership changes in a compliance association become effective on January 1 of
the year following modification of the association's permit.
(f.) The TN and TP monitoring and reporting requirements in this Permit remain in effect throughout
the term of the Permit and are not affected by the Permittee's membership in a compliance
association.
A. (4.) NUTRIENT ALLOCATIONS
[G.S. 143-215.1 (b)]
(a.) Total Nitrogen(TN) and Total Phosphorus (TP) allocations represent the maximum TN and TP
loads that a discharger or group of dischargers is potentially allowed under the Tar-Pamlico
nutrient management strategy. Allocations are not enforceable limits but are the basis for TN and
TP limits established in individual or group NPDES permits.
(b.) The allocations originally assigned to the Tar-Pamlico Basin Association members total 889,274
lb/yr(404,274 kg/yr) TN and 160,372 lb/yr(73,060 kg/yr) TP. These group allocations have been
divided among the members in proportion to the maximum permitted flow in each member's
permit; that is,
Individual Allocation (TN or TP) = Individual Permitted Flow (MGD) X Group Allocation, TPBA (TN or TP)
Total Permitted Flow, TPBA(MGD)
For the purposes of this distribution, individual permitted flows for the Association members are
those in effect as of July 2014 and result in a Total Permitted Flow of 62.495 MGD.
(c.) The following table lists, for information purposes only, the TN and TP allocations assigned to,
acquired by, or transferred to the Permittee in accordance with the Tar-Pamlico River Basin
Phase IV Agreement. Applicable TN or TP limits are established in the Effluent Limitations
conditions of this permit or in the NPDES permit of a compliance association of which the
Permittee is a Co-Permittee Member.
ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION
TYPE
SOURCE DATE AMOUNT STATUS
(Ib/yr) (kg/yr)
Tar-Pamlico River
Total Nitrogen Basin Phase IV 7/9/2015 4,278 1,941 Active
Agreement
Total Tar-Pamlico River
Phosphorus Basin Phase IV 7/9/2015 773 351 Active
Agreement
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(d.) Any addition, deletion, or modification of the listed allocation(s) (other than to correct
typographical errors) or any change from Reserve to Active status of any of the listed allocations
shall be considered a major modification of this permit and shall be subject to the public review
process afforded such modifications under state and federal rules.
A. (5.) EFFLUENT MERCURY ANALYSIS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
The Permittee shall provide one effluent mercury analysis, using EPA Method 1631E, in conjunction
with the next permit renewal application. The analysis should be taken within 12 months prior to the
application date. Any additional effluent mercury measurements conducted from the effective date of
this permit and up to the application date shall also be submitted with the renewal application.
If the result of the mercury analysis is not provided with the application, the application may be
returned as incomplete and the Permittee considered non-compliant.
A. (6.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE 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 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 ISupersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)]
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: hM2s: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,
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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;
• 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(l)(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.aov/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.
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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 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:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Signatory Requirements ISupplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.)
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:
hltp:Hdeq.ne.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:
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 of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
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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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