NC0085120_Permit Issuance_20140613

AG'A
NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Rocky Everidge
Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.
711 Tomlin Mill Rd
Statesville, NC 28625
Dear Mr. Everidge:
John E. Skvarla III
Secretary
June 13, 2014
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO085120
Lowe's RDC 960 WWTP
Iredell County
Class WW-2
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 Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently
amended).
2014.
This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on April 23,
➢ NOTE: Proposed Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring
reports (DMRs). Accordingly, NC DENR has established an electronic data -submission system.
Permittees must begin using the system no later than 270 days following the effective date of
permit renewals. In your case, that deadline is April 1. 2015.
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
decision 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 reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain any other Federal, State, or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you
have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Charles Weaver at telephone number (919) 807-
6391.
Sincerel ,
omas A. Reeder, Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: Central Files
Mooresville Regional Office
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / http://portal.ncdenr.org/weblwq
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Permit NCO085120 e,
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,
Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Iredell County Distribution Center (RDC 960)
711 Tomlin Mill Road
Statesville
Iredell County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Rocky Creek in subbasin
03-07-06 of 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.
The permit shall become effective July 1, 2014.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31, 2019.
Signed this day June 12, 2014
Tl� as A. Reeder, Director
sion of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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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.
Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.016 MGD wastewater treatment system that includes
the following components:
➢ 9,000-gallon primary influent tank
➢ Influent bar screen
➢ Ultrasonic flow meter
➢ 4,000-gallon aerated flow equalization tank
➢ Diffused aeration chamber (14,500 gallons) with 24-hr detention
➢ Clarifier (4,000 gallon capacity)
➢ Ultraviolet disinfection
➢ Effluent pump station
➢ 1,600-gallon aerated sludge holding tank
This facility is located at the Iredell County Distribution Center [RDC 960, 711 Tomlin
Mill Rd, Statesville] in Iredell County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location on the attached map into an
unnamed tributary to Rocky Creek, currently classified C waters in subbasin 03-07-06
of the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin.
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Part I
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 from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
PARAMETER
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[PCS Code]
Monthly Average
Daily Maximum
Measurement
Sample
Sample Location
Frequency
Type
Flow
50050
0.016 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day, 200 C
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
00310
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
00530
NHa as N [00610]
6.3 mg/L
31.5 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
(April 1— October 31
NHa as N [00610]
19.0 mg/L
35.0 mg/I
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
November 1— March 31
Fecal Coliform [31616]
eoinetric mean
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (C)
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
00010
Total Nitrogen
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
00600
Total Phosphorus
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
00665
pH
00400
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
— —
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. No later than April 1. 2015, the permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports
electronically using the Division's eDMR application system [see A. (3)].
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts
A. (2) NUTRIENT REOPENER FOR HIGH ROCK LAKE
This permit may be reopened and modified to implement nutrient requirements in accordance
with any future TMDL and / or nutrient management strategy for High Rock Lake.
A. (3) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
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
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permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The
Division anticipates that these regulations will be adopted and is beginning implementation.
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. Reyorting (Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)l
Beginning no later than April 1, 2015, 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 / Division of Water Resources / Information Processing Unit
ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 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://-Portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr
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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.
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 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://Portal.ncdenr.org/web/wg/admin/bog/ipu/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."
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].
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Latitude: 35054'34” Sub -Basin: 03-07-06
Longitude: W49'46" USGS Quad: Harmony
Stream Class: C
Receiving Stream: Unnamed Tributary to Rocky Creek
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Weaver, Charles
From: Bell, Wes
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 8:36 AM
To: Weaver, Charles
Subject: RE: DRAFT permit renewal for NCO085120 / Lowe's RDC 960
Just an FYI that this facility also has an effluent pump station. V/
Wes AVY6 � �9
From: Weaver, Charles
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 2:26 PM
To: Bell, Wes
Subject: DRAFT permit renewal for NCO085120 / Lowe's RDC 960
Importance: High
This is a class WW-2 facility in Iredell County.
Please send me any comments by May 23`"
Thanks,
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' 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
Charles H. Weaver 4/21/2014
Permit Number
NC0085120
Facility Name
Lowe's RDC 960 WWTP
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
03-07-06
Receiving Stream
UT Rocky Creek
Stream Classification in Permit
C
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits?
No — already resent
Does permit need TRC limits/language?
N / A
Does permit have toxicity testing?
No
Does permit have Special Conditions?
No
Does permit have instream monitoring?
No
Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)?
For whatparameter?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
Last enforcement in 2008. No violations since
2008.
Any permit modifications since last permit?
None.
New expiration date
3/31/2019
Comments on Draft Permit
➢ Added parameter codes.
➢ Added High Rock reopener condition.
➢ Added eDMR requirements.
Most Commonly Used Expedited Language:
• 303(d) lanauaze for Draft/Final Cover Letters: "Please note that the receiving stream
is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List.
Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will
continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and
stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be
required".
TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote:
"The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory
including field certified. However, effluent values < 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for
compliance purposes."
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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 Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit 000085120
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
Lowe's Home Centers, inc.
ocrcINIEpIDENRIDINR
Facility Name
Lowe's Companies RDC960
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Mailing Address
MAR
711 Tomlin Mill Rd. `
City
Statesville Water eso
Permitting SedOn
State / Zip Code
NC/28625
Telephone Number
[phone]
Fax Number
[phone]
e-mail Address
[e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above
Street Address or State Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
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
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number ( )
Fax Number ( )
e-mail Address
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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 864
Residential
❑
Number of Homes
School
❑
Number of Students/ Staff
Other
❑
Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.):
Warehouse setting, restroom , canteen
Number of persons served: 864 +,-
5. Type of collection system
® Separate (sanitary sewer only)
6. Outfall Information:
❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
Number of separate discharge points 1
Outfall Identification number(s) 1
Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes ® No
7. Name of receiving stream(s) (NEW applicants: Provide a map shouting the exact location of each
outfall):
Unnamed Tributary of Rocky Creek
S. Frequency of Discharge: ® Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration: _
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.
Primary influent tank: 9000gal.) (secondary influent tank: 4000 gal.) (digester tank:
1600gal.) (aeration tank: 14500 gal.) (clarifier tank: 4000gal.
Above capacities are derived from measurement and depth calculations based on 7.48 gal
per cuft. We have our waste removed from plant after digestion and hauled to town of
Wilkesboro nc. This has been the proven method of BOD, TSS, AREATION removes our
nitrogen
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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately -owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow 0.016 MGD
Annual Average daily flow 0.00456 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow 0.00833 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. Is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes ® No
12. Effluent Data
AEW APPLTCANTS: 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 past 36 months for parameters currentlu in uour permit. Mark other parameters "NIA".
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BODs)
33.6
18.2
Mg/l
Fecal Coliform
95
34
#/ 100ml
Total Suspended Solids
43.3
21.88
Mg/l
Temperature (Summer)
na
na
na
Temperature (Winter)
na
na
na
pH
7.59
6.90
unit
13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number Type
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES NCO085120
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.
Rocky Everidge ORC
Printed name of Person Signing Title
Applicant U Date
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.)
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