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Home My WebLink AboutNC0074306_Fact Sheet_20240725NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES EXPEDITED FACT SHEET - NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL NPDES Permit NCO074306 Sara Bassett / Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit / sara.bassett(kdeq.nc.gov / July 2024 FACILITY INFORMATION Facility Contact/Facility Name Town of Forest City WTP/ Jason Webb, Superintendent Mailing Address P.O. Box 728 Forest City, NC 28043 Facility Physical Address 581 Vance Street Forest City, NC 28043 Max, Monthly Avg Flow (MGD) N/A Type of Waste Conventional WTP, filter backwash Facility Class PC-1 County Rutherford Permit Status Renewal Regional Office ARO STREAM CHARACTERISTICS Receiving Stream UT to Second Broad River Stream Classification WS-V Stream Segment 9-41-(12.7) Outfall Lat. 35.348900 N 7Q10 - Summer (cfs) 0 Outfall Long. 81.864700 W 7Q 10 - Winter (cfs) 0 Drainage basin Broad 30Q2 (cfs) 0 Subbasin 03-08-02 Average Flow (cfs) 0 HUC 0305010504 IWC (%) 100% 303(d) List No NOTES Facility has not discharged since 1996. Stream index needs to be corrected in BIMS. FACILITY SUMMARY This water treatment plant currently has a design potable flowrate of 8 MGD, and has not discharged during the previous permit cycle. All decant from the basins is pumped back to the head of the facility. This facility is located at 581 Vance Street in Forest City in Rutherford County. Water and wastewater treatment consists o£ • Rapid Mix chamber (coagulation and disinfection) • Flocculation • Sedimentation • Filtration • Disinfection • Two (2) 1,000,000 gallon sludge storage lagoons Chemical treatment consists of. • Fluoride • Zinc -orthophosphate • Poly aluminum chloride • Sodium hypochlorite • Sodium hydroxide Fact Sheet for Permit Renewal July 2024 - NPDES Permit NCO074306 - Page 1 RENEWAL SUMMARY This renewal contains the following changes: • Section A. (4.) has been updated regarding electronic submission of effluent data. Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs). • Chronic Toxicity in Section A. (1.) and A. (2.) has been updated from monitoring to pass/fail limit per the Division's 2020 strategy. • Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen and Nitrate + Nitrite monitoring has been added to Section A. (1). • A citation has been added to Section A. (3.) regarding the facility's Discharge Monitoring Reporting Waiver. • The Duration of Discharge parameter has been added to A. (L); the footnote has been removed. COMPLIANCE HISTORY No compliance concerns in the past permit cycle. NCG59 GENERAL PERMIT ELIGIBILITY (FOR CONVENTIONAL & GREENSAND ONLY) This facility utilizes conventional water treatment technology, however, there is not sufficient WET testing data to support transition to the general permit due to there being no recent discharges from this facility. • Conclusion: Ineligible for NCG59 General Permit. WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY (WET) TESTING The permittee shall conduct acute toxicity tests on a quarter lX basis using protocols defined in the E.P.A. Document EPA/600/4-90/027 entitled "Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents to Freshwater and Marine Organisms." The monitoring shall be performed as a Ceriodaphnia dubia 48 hour static test. The effluent concentration at which there may be at no time significant acute mortality is 90 % (defined as treatment two in the procedure document). Effluent samples for self -monitoring purposes must be obtained during representative effluent discharge below all waste treatment. The tests will be performed during the months of January, April, July, and October. These months signify the first month of each three month toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter code TAA3B. This testing is per the Division's 2020 WTP Strategy: An acute 48 hour Ceriodaphnia dubia Pass/Fail test at 90% may be assigned for WTPs that have an IWC > 0.25% but the facility's regular operational discharge is at a frequency and duration that does not enable chronic sampling according to either the North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Procedure or according to Section 8.3 in EPA-821-R-02-013. This will revert to a chronic testing assignment if it is determined by DWR that a chronic schedule can be met. REASONABLE POTENTIAL ANALYSIS This facility has not discharged in the last permit cycle; no data available to run an RPA. COMMENTS ON DRAFT PERMIT Minor formatting changes returned. Fact Sheet for Permit Renewal July 2024 - NPDES Permit NCO074306 - Page 2 Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing and Self Monitoring Summary Forest City WWTP NCO025984/001 County: Rutherford Ceri7dPF Begin: 12/1/2021 chr lim: 18% NonComp: Single 1 F M A M 2020 50.9(P)Pass - - Pass - 2021 Pass - - >72(P)Pass - 2022 Pass - - >72(P)Pass - 2023 Pass - - Pass - 2024 Pass - - Pass - Forest City-Riverstone Ind Park WWTP N00087084/001 County: Rutherford Fthd24PF Begin: 8/1/2009 Acute PF Lim: 90% Ft + NonComp: Single 1 2020 - 2021 Pass 2022 Pass F - - - M Pass Pass Pass A M - - - - - - 2023 - 2024 - - - NCO079227/001 Pass Pass County: - - - - Former Schlage Comp. GWR Nash Ceri7dPF Begin: 3/1/2021 Chr Monit: 90% NonComp: Single 1 2020 - 2021 2022 2023 2024 F Pass H H H H M - A M - H H H H Region: ARO Basin: BRD02 Jan Apr Jul Oct 7Q10: 34.8 PF: 4.95 IWC: 18.0 Freq: Q 1 - - - 1 Pass Pass Pass A - - - S - - - 0 Pass Pass Pass - Region: ARO Pass >72 - Pass Basin: BRD02 Mar Jun Sep Dec 7Q10: 195 PF: 0.1 IWC: 0.08 Freq: Q 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 - - - A - - - S Pass Pass Pass 0 - - - Pass - - Pass - Region: RRO Basin: TAR02 Feb May Aug Nov 7Q10: 0.0 PF: 0.124 IWC: 100.0 Freq: Q 1 1 A H H H H S 0 Fortronlndustries/001 NCO082295/001 County: New Hanover Region: WIRO Basin: CPF17 Feb May Aug Nov Ceri7dPF Begin: 7/1/2018 chr lim: 0.9% NonComp: Single 7Q10: 910 PF: 0.834 IWC: 0.9 Freq: Q 1 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024 - F M Pass - Pass - Pass - Pass - Fail Fail A M 1 1 - Pass - - - Pass - - - Pass - - - Pass - - VALID Fail INVALID INVL - - - A S 0 Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - Pass - - - - - Franklin County WWTP NCO069311/001 County: Franklin Cer17dPF Begin: 5/1/2021 chr lim: 2 MGD @ 66 NonComp: Single 1 F M A M 2020 Pass - - Pass - 2021 Pass - - Pass - 2022 Pass >100(P) - - Pass - 2023 Pass - - Pass <16.5(P) - 2024 Pass - - Pass - SOC JOC: N SOC JOC: N 0 D Fail Pass Pass SOC JOC: N D H H H H SOC JOC: N Pass Pass Pass INVALID Region: RRO Basin: TAR01 Jan Apr Jul Oct SOC JOC: 7Q10: 1.6 PF: 2.0 IWC: 74.4 Freq: Q 1 1 A S 0 N Pass - - Pass Pass - - Pass >100(Pi Pass - - Pass Pass - - Pass Leeend: P= Fathead minnow (Pimphales Dromelas). H=No Flow (facility is active). s = Split test between Certified Labs Page 40 of 113 D Pass D ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretory RICHARD E. ROCERS, JR. Director MEMORANDUM To: Joel Martinez NORTH CAROLINA Envtronmenta! Quatfty July 8, 2024 NC DEQ r' DWR / Public Water Supply Raleigh Regional Office From: Sara Bassett NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NCO082376 E.M. Johnson WTP Wake County Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this form by July 12, 2024. If you have any questions on the draft permit, please contact me at 919- 707-3600 or via e-mail [sara.bassetta),deq.nc.gov]. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ RESPONSE: (Check one) 1ZConcur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and maintained properly, the stated effluent limits are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not contravene the designated water quality standards. 1-1 Concurs with issuance of the above permit, provided the following conditions are met: F-1 Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached: S D E 1a�.+t� M rnynpt.ryr.LM Aidh,� Date: v %/1/ z-x North Carolina Department or Lri ironitimial Quality I I)iv ision of Water Resource, 512 North Sa lishut) Street 11617 Mail Senice Center I Raleigh, North Carthna 27699-I617 919 707.901H1 Public Notice AFFP North Carolina Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission,'NPDES Unit Affidavit of Publication 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue NP- STATEOFNC} SS DES Wastewater Permit COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD NCO074306 Town of Forest } City WTP -The North Carolina Environmental Management LORI SPURLING, being duly sworn. says: Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater dis- That she is PUBLISHER of the THE DAILY COURIER, a charge permit to the person(s) daily newspaper of general circulation, printed and listed below. Written comments published in FOREST CITY, Rutherford County, NC; that regarding the proposed permit the publication, a copy of which is attached hereto, was will be accepted until 30 days published in the said newspaper on the following dates: after the publish date of this no - May 16, 2024 tice. The Director of the NC Di- vision of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hear- ing should there be a signific- ant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and: or information requests to DWR at That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated the above address. Interested on those dates. SIGN : persons may visit the DWR at ,� ► 512 N. Salisbury Street. *,�4 Raleigh, NC 27604 to review PUBL SHER the information on file. Addition- al information on NPDES per- Subscribed to and sworn to me this 16th day of May 2024. mits and this notice may be found on our website: https:rr'deg.nc.gov;'public-no- tices-hearings.or by calling n� ;elniEsnN. (919) 707-3601. The Town of Downs, NOTARY . Rutherford County, NC Forest City applied to renew NPDES permit NCO074306 for My commission expires: July 16, 2027 the Town of Forest City WTP (518 Vance Street, Forest City) in Rutherford County_ This facil- ity discharges to an unnamed tributary of Second Broad River 00013047 70961391 in the Broad River Basin. Cur - WREN THEDFORD (FC) rently, total residual chlorine DEO-DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES (FC) (TRC) is water quality limited. 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER This discharge may affect fu- RALEIGH, NC 27699 16 7 tune wasteload allocations In this portion of the unnamed trib- utary of Second Broad River. May 16, 2024 From: Armeni, Lauren E To: Bassett, Sara Subject: RE: NCO074306 Town of Forest City WTP draft ready for review Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 10:48:50 AM Attachments: imaae001.DnD Hi Sara, The only minor edit I see is on page 8, there's an extra 'Y' after required for A. (3.). Thanks! Lauren Armeni Environmental Specialist II —Asheville Regional Office Water Quality Regional Operations Division of Water Resources North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Office: (828) 296-4667 1 Cell: (828) 782-0064 Lauren.ArmeniPdeq.nc.gov kilo) NORTH CAROLINOE Q A Department of Environmental Duality Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Bassett, Sara <sara.bassett@deq.nc.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 2:27 PM To: Armeni, Lauren E <lauren.armeni@deq.nc.gov> Subject: NCO074306 Town of Forest City WTP draft ready for review Hi Lauren, The NPDES NCO074306 Town of Forest City WTP draft permit renewal is ready review. If you could please return any comments or concerns by May 10th, that would be great! Thank you! Sara Bassett (she/her) Environmental Specialist I North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (919) 707 3600 sara.bassett(@deq.nc.gov D_E NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental Duality Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official. From: Nicholson, Mollv To: Bassett, Sara Subject: RE: WET question for NPDES renewal Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 1:21:03 PM Attachments: imaoe001.Dno Of course! Yes, this EPA language is acceptable to use. Thanks for checking. From: Bassett, Sara <sara.bassett@deq.nc.gov> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 12:57 PM To: Nicholson, Molly <molly.nicholson@deq.nc.gov> Subject: RE: WET question for NPDES renewal Thanks Molly! Is this paragraph still up to date? The permittee shall conduct acute toxicity tests on a quarterly basis using protocols defined in the E.P.A. Document EPA/600/4-90/027 entitled "Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents to Freshwater and Marine Organisms." The monitoring shall be performed as a Ceriodaphnia dubia 48 hour static test. The effluent concentration at which there may be at no time significant acute mortality is 90 % (defined as treatment two in the procedure document). Effluent samples for self -monitoring purposes must be obtained during representative effluent discharge below all waste treatment. The tests will be performed during the months of January, April, July, and October. These months signify the first month of each three month toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes. I have only seen this section referencing DEQ procedures instead of EPA, so I just wanted to check! Thanks! From: Nicholson, Molly <molly.nicholsonl@deq.nc.gov> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 11:59 AM To: Bassett, Sara <sara.bassett(@deq.nc.gov> Cc: Deuterman, Sydney <s)zdney.deutermanPdeq.nc.gov>; Moore, Cindy <cindy.a.moore(@deq.nc.g_ov> Subject: RE: WET question for NPDES renewal Hi Sara, I am attaching a 2023 permit with language for Ceriodaphnia 48 hour limit requirements. A. (2.) on page 4 and A.(8) on page 9 show outfall 002 performing the test as a limit requirement. I hope this helps! Best, Molly Nicholson Environmental Specialist II - Compliance and Enforcement Aquatic Toxicology Branch N.C. Division of Water Resources - Water Sciences Section N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Please note that my phone number has changed: 919-743-8424 Office molly. nicholson(@deg.nc.gov 1621 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1623 Submit AT Forms electronically to: ATForms.ATB@deq.nc.gov From: Bassett, Sara <sara.bassett(@deq.nc.gov> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 3:33 PM To: Moore, Cindy <cindy.a.moore(@deq.nc.gov> Cc: Deuterman, Sydney <s)zdney.deuterman(@deq.nc.gov>; Nicholson, Molly <molly.nicholson @deq.nc.gov> Subject: RE: WET question for NPDES renewal 0, The fact sheet is attached, it is not fully finished as I am still drafting. Regarding the lack of data, this WTP is not currently discharging (and has not since 1996), so the WET condition would be just in the case that they begin discharging again —which is why they are holding on to the NPDES permit. Thanks! Sara From: Moore, Cindy <cindy.a.moore(@deq.nc.gov> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 3:29 PM To: Bassett, Sara <sara.bassettPdeq.nc.gov> Cc: Deuterman, Sydney <s)ldney.deuterman(@deq.nc.gov>; Nicholson, Molly <molly.nicholsonPdeq.nc.gov> Subject: RE: WET question for NPDES renewal Hey, This looks weird. I don't have any discharge data recorded for them. Molly looked in BIMS for any data and there is none. Do you have an updated fact sheet for this facility? Molly and I will review and get back to you. From: Bassett, Sara <sara.bassettl@deq.nc.gov> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 1:46 PM To: Moore, Cindy <cindy.a.moore(@deq.nc.gov> Cc: Deuterman, Sydney <sydney.deuterman(@deq.nc.gov> Subject: WET question for NPDES renewal Hi Cindy, Hope you are doing well! I am working on an NPDES permit renewal and I have a water treatment plant WET question for you that I'm hoping you can help me with: I have a conventional WTP (NC0074306) which was previously monitoring only for WET and am now updating to a limit per the new policy. However, this permit has an acute 48 hour static test with cerio at 90%. This is the justification I am seeing in the permitting strategy: An acute 48 hour Ceriodaphnia dubia Pass/Fail test at 90% may be assigned for WTPs that have an IWC > 0.25% but the facility's regular operational discharge is at a frequency and duration that does not enable chronic sampling according to either the North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Procedure or according to Section 8.3 in EPA- 821-R-02-013. This will revert to a chronic testing assignment if it is determined by DWR that a chronic schedule can be met. In our WET language library, I don't see this condition for pass/fail instead of monitoring only. For the renewal, what testing conditions should I put into the permit? Thanks! Sara Bassett (she/her) Environmental Specialist I North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (919) 707 3600 sara.bassettPdeq.nc.gov NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental Quality Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official. From: Talbott, Jeffrey To: Bassett, Sara Subject: RE: Town of Forest City WTP/NC0074306 NPDES permit renewal draft is ready for review Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024 9:20:55 AM Attachments: imaae001.pno Hello Sara - Operator certification notes that this facility is classified as a PC -I, with the ORC and all Backup ORC's active and in good standing with the program. We have no comments at this time. Thank you. Jeff Talbott Supervisor, NC Operator Certification Program Division of Water Resources Department of Environmental Quality Phone: (919)707-9108 Email: Jeff rey.Talbott@)deq.nc.gov Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Bassett, Sara <sara.bassett@deq.nc.gov> Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 3:49 PM To: Talbott, Jeffrey <jeffrey.talbott@deq.nc.gov> Subject: Town of Forest City WTP/NC0074306 NPDES permit renewal draft is ready for review Hello, The Town of Forest City WTP/NC0074306 NPDES draft renewal permit is readyfor review. Please return any comments or concerns to me. Thank you! Sara Bassett (she/her) Environmental Specialist I North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (919) 707 3600 sara.bassettPdeq. nc.gov E NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental Quality Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.