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Home My WebLink AboutNC0021831_Draft Permit_20240806ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretarl RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Mr. Todd Clark, Town Manager Town of Beaufort 701 Front Street Beaufort, North Carolina 28516 Dear Mr. Clark: NORTH CAROLINA EnWronmerend Quodty August 6, 2024 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal Permit NCO021831 Beaufort W WTP Carteret County Grade III Biological WPCS SIC Code 4952 Enclosed 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. There are several changes from the existing permit, including the following: • Per 15A NCAC 02B .0508, as the facility class is Grade III, the monitoring frequency for effluent ammonia monitoring has been revised to 3/week [See A.(1.)]. • A special condition to monitor effluent PFAS chemicals quarterly has been added to the permit, to be effective six (6) months after EPA has a final wastewater method in 40 CFR136 method published in the Federal Register [See Special Condition A.(4.) PFAS Monitoring Requirements]. • Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing reasonable potential to violate state water quality standards, total copper limits and monthly monitoring have been added to the permit [See A.(1)]. • To provide an opportunity for the Town to develop a plan to assess sources of total copper and to conduct a dilution study in order to come in compliance with the limits in Section A.(L), a 5-year schedule of compliance has been added to the permit [See Special Condition A.(6.) Schedule of Compliance for Total Copper Limitations]. • Based on Mercury TMDL evaluation showing all reported mercury values at levels < 1 ng/L, annual effluent mercury monitoring has been removed from the permit [See A.(1)]. • Special Condition A.(2.), Acute Toxicity Pass/Fail Permit Limit, was updated to include an email for reporting results. • Special Condition A.(3.) has been modified to include the specific three years in which the Effluent Pollutant Scan shall be performed (2026, 2027, and 2028). In addition, at the end of the Special Condition, 2ad species Toxicity Testing Requirements for municipal permit renewals per Federal Regulations [40 CFR 122.210)(5)] have been added. • A notation was made concerning the Electronic Reporting Rule — NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule — Phase 2 Extension. EPA extended the Phase 2 deadline to December 21, 2025. • The facility components list has been revised. D � � � North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611 a,,\ /✓ 919.707.9000 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 except that agency and division names have been updated. The latest version 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 circulation in the general Carteret County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit. Please provide any written comments you may have to the following: NCDEQ/DWR, NPDES Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 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 at nick.coco@deq.nc.gov. Sincerely, DocuSignea by: 7900MFBFCA11F0... Nick Coco, PE NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit Hardcopy: NPDES Files Ecopy: US EPA Region 4 DWR/Wilmington Regional Office/Water Quality/Morella S. King DMF/Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Water Quality/Kacee Zinn DWR/Operator Certification Program/Jeff Talbot DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Cindy Moore & Molly Nicholson Town of Beaufort/Donovan Willis, Public Utilities Director North Caroline DeparUnent of Enviroommtal Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611 am 9I9.7079000 Permit NCO021831 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES 12NNOIII 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 Town of Beaufort is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Town of Beaufort Wastewater Treatment Plant 301 Freedom Park Drive (NCSR 1412) Beaufort Carteret Countv to receiving waters designated as the as Taylor Creek, classified SC waters in the White Oak River Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other applicable conditions set forth in Parts I, II,11I, and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective............ Month xx, 2024. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on ............................................... July 31, 2029. Signed this day .................. Month xx, 2024. DRAFT Michael J. Montebello, NPDES Permitting Branch Chief Division of Water Resources Page 1 of 13 Permit NC0021831 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. Town of Beaufort is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate and maintain the wastewater treatment works identified on the Cover, an existing 1.5 MGD facility consisting of the following components: • Dual 2,600 GPM variable speed influent feed pumps • Influent flow meter • Influent sampler • Mechanical fine screen • Backup manual bar screen • Aerated Degritter with Grit Classifier • 3-86,000 gallon mix/ selector tanks with agitators that can direct flow to series flow or parallel flow through the oxidation ditches 0 Dual oxidation ditches, each with three aeration units and a set of three channel mixers. Volume of each is approximately 700,000 gallons • Flow splitter • Dual clarifiers, each 63-foot diameter with 14-foot side -water depth and rotating scraper/suction mechanism • Dual 2,600 GPM variable tertiary filter feed pumps Three tertiary deep bed mono -media filters with computer controlled operation and backwashing • Dual 2,600 GPM variable speed effluent pumps • Liquid sodium hypochlorite chlorination feed system • Dual chlorine contact chambers • Liquid sodium bi-sulfite dechlorination feed system • Post aeration basin • Effluent flowmeter • Effluent composite sampler • Subsurface discharge • RAS/ WAS pump station with dual 1,930 GPM variable speed RAS/ WAS pumps • Dual 50-foot diameter aerobic sludge digesters with 40 HP floating aerators • Dual 1,560 GPM sludge feed pumps • One 1.5 meter sludge dewatering belt filter press with polymer feed system • Dewatered sludge storage • Auxiliary generator with automatic transfer switch 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map via Outfall 001 into Taylor Creek, classified SC waters in the White Oak River Basin and 03020301 HUC. Page 2 of 13 Permit NCO021831 Part I A (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [1.5 MGD] [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.] Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302] (a.) During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until permit expiration, the permittee is authorized to discharge treated municipal wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the permittee as specified below: PARAMETER Parameter Code EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Weekly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location' Flow 50050 1.5 MGD Continuous Recording I or E BOD, 5 day, 200C 3 C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 3/week Composite I and E Total Suspended Solids' C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 3/week Composite I and E NH3 as N (Apr 1 - Oct 31) C0610 1.0 mg/l 3.0 mg/L 3/week Composite E NH3 as N (Nov 1 - Mar 31) C0610 2.0 mg/( 6.0 mg/L 3/week Composite E Fecal Coliform 31616 (geometric mean) 14/100 mL 28/100 mL 3/week Grab E Enterococci 61211 (geometric mean) 35/100 mL 276/100 mL 3/week Grab E Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily average not less than 5.0 mg/L 3/Week Grab E pH 00400 Between 6.8 and 8.5 Standard Units 3/Week Grab E Temperature (°C) 00010 Monitor and Report Daily Grab E Total Residual Chlorine ° 50060 1 1 13 µg/L 3/Week Grab E Total Phosphorus (mg/L) C0665 Monitor and Report Monthly Composite E. Total Nitrogen (mg/L) C0600 Monitor and Report Monthly Composite E TKN (mg/L) 00625 Monitor and Report Monthly Composite E NO3-N + NO2-N (mg/L) 00630 Monitor and Report Monthly Composite E Total Coppers 01042 3.7 µg/] 1 5.8 µg/1 Monthly Composite E Total Zinc (µg/1) 01092 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E Dichlorobromomethane (µg/1) 32101 Monitor and Report Quarterly Grab E Chlorodibromomethane (µg/1) 34306 Monitor and Report Quarterly Grab E Acute Toxicity 6 TGE6C Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E Effluent Pollutant Scan' NC01 Monitor and Report Footnote 7 Footnote 7 E PFAS variable Footnote 8 Footnote 8 Grab E Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 00300 Monitor and Report Weekly Grab U and D Temperature (°C) 00010 Monitor and Report Weekly Grab U and D Enterococci (#/100mL) 61211 (geometric mean) Monitor and Report Weekly Grab U and D Fecal Coliform (#/100mL) 31616 (geometric mean) Monitor and Report Weekly Grab U and D Footnotes: 1. The permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A.(7.). Footnotes continue on the next page. Page 3 of 13 Permit NC0021831 Footnotes continued from A.(1.) Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements: 2. Sample locations I -Influent, E-Effluent, U-Upstream = at dock in front of post office, D-Downstream = In Taylor Creek opposite the discharge line at a point 5 feet offset from Carrot Island Creek bank. Upstream and downstream samples shall be grab samples collected weekly. 3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective influent value (85% removal). 4. The facility shall monitor TRC when using chlorination for disinfection. The Division shall consider all effluent total residual chlorine 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. 5. The Permittee shall achieve compliance with these limitations within five years of the effective date of this permit and shall follow the Total Copper compliance schedule detailed in Special Condition A.(6.). Starting on the effective date of this permit, the Permittee shall perform monthly effluent Monitoring and Reporting for Total Copper. 6. Acute Toxicity (Fathead Minnow 24 hour) No significant mortality at 90%; February, May, August and November. See Special Condition A.(2.). 7. The permittee shall perform three effluent pollution scans during the term of this permit. See Special Condition A.(3.). 8. See Special Condition A.(4.). There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 4 of 13 Permit NCO021831 A. (2.) ACUTE TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY) [ 15A NCAC 02B .0200] [ 15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq] The permittee shall conduct acute toxicity tests on a quarterly basis using protocols defined in the North Carolina Procedure Document entitled "Pass/Fail Methodology for Determining Acute Toxicity In A Single Effluent Concentration" (Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions). The monitoring shall be performed as a Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) 24-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). 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. Should any single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure to meet specified limits, then monthly monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered electronically using the Division's eDMR system for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter code TGE6C. Additionally, DWR Form AT-2 (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.ATB@,deq.nc,g_o_v. 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, then monthly monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity 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 either these monitoring requirements 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 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. Page 5 of 13 Permit NCO021831 A. (3.) ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMIT RENEWAL [G.S. 143-215.1(B)] (a) Effluent Pollutant Scans. The permittee shall perform a total of three (3) Effluent Pollutant Scans for all parameters listed below. One scan must be performed in each of the following years: 2026, 2027, and 2028. Analytical methods shall be in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 and shall be sufficiently sensitive to determine whether parameters are present in concentrations greater than applicable standards and criteria. Each annual sample shall coincide with one quarterly toxicity test each year ( see Condition A.(2.) (ACUTE TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)), and each must be collected in a different calendar quarter to represent seasonal variation [i.e., do not sample in the same quarter every year]. Unless otherwise indicated, metals shall be analyzed as "total recoverable." Ammonia (as N) C0610 Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene 34546 Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether 34173 Chlorine (total residual, TRC) 50060 1, 1 -dichloroethylene 34501 Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether 34283 Dissolved oxygen 00300 1,2-dichloropropane C0541 Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate C0100 Nitrate / Nitrite 00630 1,3-dichloropropylene 77163 4-bromophenyl phenyl ether 34636 Kjeldahl nitrogen 00625 Ethylbenzene 34371 Butyl benzyl phthalate 34292 Oil and grease 00556 Methyl bromide 34413 2-chloronaphthalene 34581 Phosphorus C0665 Methyl chloride 34418 4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether 34641 Total dissolved solids 70295 Methylene chloride 34423 Chrysene 34320 Hardness 00900 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 81549 Di-n-butyl phthalate 39110 Antimony 01097 Tetrachloroethylene 34475 Di-n-octyl phthalate 34596 Arsenic 01002 Toluene 34010 Dibenzo(a h)anthracene 34556 Beryllium 01012 1,1,1-trichloroethane 34506 1,2-dichlorobenzene 34536 Cadmium 01027 1,1,2-trichloroethane 34511 1,3-dichlorobenzene 34566 Chromium C0034 Trichloroethylene 39180 1,4-dichlorobenzene 34571 Copper 01042 Vinyl chloride 39175 3,3-dichlorobenzidine 34631 Lead 01051 Acid-extractoble compounds: Diethyl phthalate 34336 Mercury (Method 1631E) COMER P-chloro-m-cresol 34452 Dimethyl phthalate 34341 Nickel 01067 2-chlorophenol 34586 2,4-dinitrotoluene 34611 Selenium 01147 2,4-dichlorophenol 34601 2,6-dinitrotoluene C0626 Silver 01077 2,4-dimethylphenol 34606 1,2-diphenylhydrazine 34346 Thallium 01059 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol 34657 Fluoranthene C0376 Zinc 01092 2,4-dinitrophenol 34616 Fluorene 34381 Cyanide 00720 2-nitrophenol 34591 Hexachlorobenzene C0700 Total phenolibcompounds 32730 4-nitrophenol 34646 Hexachlorobutadiene C0702 Volatile organic wwounds: Pentachlorophenol 39032 Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene 34386 Acrolein 34210 Phenol 34694 Hexachloroethane 34396 Acrylonitrile 34215 2,4,6-trichlorophenol 34621 Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 34403 Benzene 34030 Base -neutral conoounds: Isophorone 34408 Bromoform 32104 Acenaphthene 34205 Naphthalene 34696 Carbon tetrachloride 32102 Acenaphthylene 34200 Nitrobenzene 34447 Chlorobenzene 34301 Anthracene CO220 N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine 34428 Chlorodibromomethane 34306 Benzidine 39120 N-nitrosodimethylamine 34438 Chloroethane 85811 Benzo(a)anthracene C0526 N-nitrosodiphenylamine 34433 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether 34576 Benzo(a)pyrene 34247 Phenanthrene 34461 Chloroform 32106 3,4 benzofluoranthene 34230 Pyrene 34469 Dichlorobromomethane 32101 Benzo(ghi)perYlene 34521 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene C0551 1,1-dichloroethane 34496 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 34141 1,2-dichloroethane 32103 Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane 34278 (b.) Effluent Scan Reporting. Test results shall be reported electronically via eDMR by December 31 st of each designated sampling year, except that, subject to prior written approval by the Director, results can be Page 6 of 13 Permit NCO021831 reported on DWR Form DMR-PPA-1 or other form approved by the Director. The permittee must at least report completion of the test in the eDMR system by entering "1" or "Y" for parameter code NCO 1 - Annual Pollutant Scan. If written reports are approved, the report shall be submitted to the following address: North Carolina Division of Water Resources Central Files 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Or the form may be uploaded at: https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/NPDES—WW-EDMR- Supplemental-Form (c.) 2" -Species Toxicity Testing and Reporting. (L) In addition to the quarterly toxicity tests required in Condition A.(2.) (ACUTE TOXICITYPASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLI9), the Permittee shall perform and report the results of four (4) toxicity tests using the same test methods using a second species of test organism suitable to the tests being conducted. (ii.) The 2nd species toxicity tests shall be conducted either: (A) Once per quarter in a single 12-month period (four samples); if this option is chosen, the sample for each 2nd species test shall coincide with the quarterly samples collected for (ACUTE TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERL19); or (B) Once per 12-month period in the four -and one-half year period prior to the scheduled application for permit renewal (four samples); if this option is chosen, three of the samples for the 2nd species test shall coincide with those for the annual effluent scans and the coincident quarterly toxicity test, and each of the four annual samples shall be collected in a different calendar quarter in order to represent seasonal variation. (iii.) The results of the toxicity tests shall be submitted to the following address: North Carolina Division of Water Resources Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621 Or, results can be sent to the email, ATForms.ATBQdeq.nc.gov. (iv.) Results of the 2nd species tests shall also be summarized in Part E (Toxicity Testing Data) of EPA Municipal Application Form 2A when submitting the permit renewal application to the NPDES Wastewater Program. The Permittee may contact the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 919-743-8401 for guidance on conducting the additional toxicity tests and reporting of the results. Page 7 of 13 Permit NC0021831 A.(4.) PFAS MONITORING REQUIREMENT [G.S. 143-215.1(b.)] This reporting requirement for the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) parameters listed under Table 1 of EPA Method 1633 takes effect the first full calendar quarter following six (6) months after EPA publishes the method under 40 CFR Part 136 in the Federal Register. Monitoring will be at a quarterly frequency. Find the current parameters listed under Table 1 of the Method 1633 Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous, Solid, Biosolids, and Tissue Samples by LC-MS/MS (EPA, January 2024) at: https://www.el2a.gov/system/files/documents/2024-01 /method-1633-final-for-web-postingpdf A.(5.) NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE [G. S. 143-215.1(b.)] The permittee shall notify the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Water Quality Section of any release of partially treated wastewater or untreated wastewater into any streams protected by the state. • Notification shall be made as soon as the release is known to the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Water Quality Section at (252) 726-6827 during normal business hours. • Notification shall be made as soon as the release is known to the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries communication center at (252) 726-7021 after hours, weekends and holidays. This notification does not relieve the permittee of other spill/release notification procedures as required by other agencies. Page 8 of 13 Permit NCO021831 A.(6.) SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE FOR TOTAL COPPER [G.S. 143-215.1 (b)] This compliance schedule includes the option for pursuing a Water Effect Ratio (WER) study for developing site - specific limitations and compliance with the Total Copper limits. (a.) If the Permittee wishes to conduct a WER study to develop site -specific Total Copper limitations, then within six (6) months of the effective date of the permit, the Permittee shall submit to the Division of Water Resources a Water -Effect Ratio (WER) study plan for approval. (i.) Within eighteen (18) months of the WER study plan approval by the Division, the Permittee shall submit to the Division a report summarizing the results of the WER study. (ii.) If the WER study results in site -specific Total Copper limits that the Permittee wishes to have in the permit, the Permittee shall submit to the Division a permit modification request to include the WER-derived limits and a proposed updated compliance schedule if necessary. (iii.) Should no permit modification be requested by the Permittee to incorporate the WER-derived limits: i. Within two (2) years of the effective date of the permit, the Permittee shall submit to the Division of Water Resources a Corrective Action Plan summarizing the strategy or actions to be taken to achieve compliance with the Total Copper limitations listed in Section A.(1.). This plan will include specific dates for completion or implementation of each action. ii. The Permittee shall submit follow the milestone requirements outlined in A.(5.)(b.)(iii.- v.) below. (b.) If the Permittee does not submit a WER study plan within six (6) months of the effective date of the permit, then the Permittee shall follow the Compliance Schedule outlined below (replacing the schedule in section A.(5.) (a.) above) and substitute the dates for one, two and three years from the permit effective date: (i.) Within one (1) year of the permit effective date, the Permittee shall submit to the Division of Water Resources a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) for Division approval, summarizing the strategy or actions to be taken to achieve compliance with the Total Copper limitations listed in Section A. (L). This plan will include specific dates for completion or implementation of each action. (ii.) Within two (2) years of the effective date of the permit, the Permittee shall submit a report to the Division summarizing actions taken in accordance with the Action Plan. (iii.) Within three (3) years of the effective date of the permit, the Permittee shall submit a report to the Division summarizing actions taken in accordance with the Action Plan (iv.) Within four (4) years of the effective date of the permit, the Permittee shall submit a report to the Division summarizing actions taken in accordance with the Action Plan (v.) The Permittee shall achieve compliance with Total Copper limitations specified in Section A.(1.) within five (5) years of the effective date of the permit. Upon approval of the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) by the Division, the report, actions, and implementation dates become an enforceable part of this permit. Any modifications to the schedule shall be requested to the Division at least ninety (90) days before the deadline. Modifications to the schedule more than four months will be subject to public notice. The WER Study Plan, CAP and all reports shall include the owner's name, NPDES permit number and Permittee contact person, and shall be submitted to: NCDEQ / Division of Water Resources NCDEQ / Division of Water Resources NPDES Permitting Wilmington Regional Office 1617 Mail Service Center 127 Cardinal Drive EA Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Wilmington, NC 2840 Page 9 of 13 Permit NCO021831 A.(7.) 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 11 of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits): • Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements • Section D. (2.) • Section D. (6.) • Section E. (5.) Reporting Records Retention 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 monthly 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: https://deq.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, 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" s6ction 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; and • Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and • Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports. Page 10 of 13 Permit NC0021831 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.federalregister.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 Reauest a Waiver from Electronic Reportine 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: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr 4. Signatory Requirements (Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) Ml All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (I 1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (I1.)(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 Page 11 of 13 Permit NC0021831 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: V 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 offrnes 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]. Page 12 of 13 Permit NC0021831 <rlj "rr ` Fork 1 C "• T o - i ' r • % � +G VI DischargeCem 4 �44,R irsh U (Post Office) D (Carrot ' Mtn USGS Quad: I32NW Beaufort, NC Latitude: 34' 42' 40.5" N Stream Class: SC Subbasin: 03-05-04 Longitude: 76° 38' 39.9" W Page 13 of 13 Facility Location NC0021831 Town of Beaufort WWTP North I Carteret County