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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0087866_Draft Permit_20240820ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Mr. Gregory Flory John F. Kime Water Treatment Plant P.O. Box 1326 Randleman, NC 27317 Dear Mr. Flory: o M STATE y Z v = o '� y2 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality August 20, 2024 Subject: Revised Draft of NPDES Permit NCO087866 John F. Kime WTP Grade I Physical Chemical WPCS Randolph County The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure a thorough understanding of the information, conditions, and requirements it contains. This draft contains the following major changes from the draft previously sent to you on March 5, 2024: • Monitoring for Bromide, Chloroform, Sulfate, Quinoline, Strontium, and Vanadium: After a minimum of 12 samples for each have been collected over a 36-month period the permittee may request that the Division reevaluate monitoring frequencies for these parameters. If the parameters have consistently produced no -detection results this reevaluation may lead to removal of the monitoring requirement for these parameters. • Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen and Nitrate + Nitrite monitoring has been added to Section A. (1). • Total Nitrogen sample type has been changed to "calculated." • A monthly average flow limit has been added to Section A. (1.) per the Division's most recent water treatment plant permitting strategy. • The chemical usage list has been updated on the Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet. • Hardness monitoring has been updated in Section A. (L). With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Randolph County area, per EPA requirements. Please provide your comments, if any, to me 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 via e-mail at sara.bassett@deq.nc.gov or via phone at 919-707-3600. Sincerely, Sara Bassett Environmental Specialist I NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting cc: NPDES files [Laserfiche] Nca'tlioltnaUep�a�enCv�En�'tionmen�l�ualit}j Dty'tsionad�'3tsRrao7vv� -D E Q ;12 NcaYh Satisbuty Street 1161 hfait Serr ive Can Ger I Raleigh, North Qroiiiia 27699-197 919-7.0?Som Winston-Salem Regional Office [Laserfiche] Operator Certification Program [Laserfiche] Aquatic Toxicology Branch [Laserfiche] Public Water Supply US Fish and Wildlife Service NC Wildlife Resources Commission NPDES Permit NCO087866 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PDES 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 Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the John F. Kime Water Treatment Plant 7297 Adams Farm Road Northwest of Randleman Randolph County to receiving waters designated as Deep River (Randleman Lake) in the Cape Fear 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 December 31, 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 July 4, 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 Page 1 of 9 NPDES Permit NC0087866 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked, and as of this 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. Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority is hereby authorized to: Continue to operate a water treatment plant with a discharge of wastewaters from both conventional water treatment and membrane technology. This water treatment plant currently has a design potable flowrate of 14.7 MGD and a maximum, monthly average wastewater discharge of 1.14 MGD. This facility is located at the John F. Kime WTP, 7297 Adams Farm Road, northwest of Randleman, in Randolph County. Wastewater treatment consists of. • Equalization lagoon • Gravity thickener • Decant lagoon • Discharge flume with flow measurement • Belt filter press • Dechlorination • pH adjustment • Dry polymer mixing and feed system • Processed Dried Sludge Storage Containment Areas Chemical usage consists of: • Calcium Thiosulfate • Cationic Polymer • Sodium Hydroxide • Sulfuric Acid • Dichlorination tablets (as needed) • Sodium Sulfite (as needed) 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Deep River (Randleman Lake) in subbasin 03-06-08 [Stream Segment: 17-(4)], a waterbody currently classified WS-IV; CA* waters within subbasin 03-06-08 [HUC: 0303000301] in the Cape Fear River Basin. Page 2 of 9 NPDES Permit NCO087866 PART I A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade I Physical Chemical WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0306] During the period beginning on the effective date of the 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 Parameter Code LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily I Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location Flow 50050 1.31 MGD Continuous Recording Effluent Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent pH 00400 > 6.0 s.u. and < 9.0 s.u. Weekly Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine z 50060 28 µg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Turbidity 00070 Monitor and Report (NTU) Weekly Grab Effluent Aluminum 01105 Monitor and Report (µg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Copper 01042 Monitor and Report (µg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Manganese 01055 Monitor and Report (µg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Fluoride 00951 Monitor and Report (µg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Zinc 3 01092 Monitor and Report (µg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Ammonia Nitrogen C0610 Monitor and Report (mg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Phosphorous (TP) C0665 Monitor and Report (mg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen (TN) C0600 Monitor and Report (mg/L) Quarterly Calculated Effluent Nitrate -Nitrite 00630 Monitor and Report (mg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent TKN 00625 Monitor and Report (mg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Bromide (as Br) 4 71870 Monitor and Report (µg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Chloroform 4 32106 Monitor and Report (µg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Sulfate 4 00945 Monitor and Report (µg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Quinoline 4 77299 Monitor and Report (µg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Strontium 4 01082 Monitor and Report (µg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Vanadium 4 01087 Monitor and Report (µg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Page 3 of 9 NPDES Permit NCO087866 Hardness -Total as CaCO3 5 00900 Monitor and Report (mg/L) Quarterly Grab Effluent Hardness -Total as CaCO3 6 00900 Monitor and Report (mg/L) Quarterly Grab Upstream Whole Effluent Toxicity Monitoring 7 TGP313 Pass/Fail Quarterly Grab Effluent Footnotes - I. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A. (5)]. 2. 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. 3. Zinc should be monitored if the Permittee adds zinc orthophosphate as a corrosion inhibitor prior to backwashing. 4. Monitoring for Bromide, Chloroform, Sulfate, Quinoline, Strontium, and Vanadium: After a minimum of 12 samples for each have been collected over a 36-month period the permittee may request that the Division reevaluate monitoring frequencies for these parameters. If the parameters have consistently produced no -detection results this reevaluation may lead to removal of the monitoring requirement for these parameters. 5. Effluent hardness sampling should be performed in conjunction with testing for hardness dependent metals (cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and zinc). 6. The Permittee shall sample instream hardness, upstream of the facility's discharge. The sample shall be representative of the hardness in the receiving stream. If the Permittee is a member of the Monitoring Coalition Program, sampling for instream hardness may be waived as long as the Monitoring coalition agrees to sample hardness at the nearest upstream location, at a minimum frequency of quarterly, and the Permittee has obtained approval from DWR-NPDES Permitting Unit that the upstream station being monitored by the Coalition is representative of the receiving stream for this discharge. The Permittee is responsible for submitting instream hardness test results with its permit renewal application package. If Coalition membership is cancelled or the Coalition terminates instream hardness sampling at the approved station, the Permittee will immediately notify the Division and resume sampling for instream hardness, upstream of its discharge. 7. Ceriodaphnia dubia 7 day pass/fail test @ 90% concentration. See Condition A. (4.) for toxicity testing requirements. Toxicity testing should be performed during the months of January, April, July, and October. All samples must be collected from a typical discharge event. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. A. (2.) PERMIT RE -OPENER: NUTRIENT MONITORING [G. S. 143-215.1(b)] Pursuant to N.C. General Statutes Section 143-215.1 and the implementing rules found in the North Carolina Administrative Code at 15A NCAC 2H.0112 (b) (1) and 2H.0114 (a) and Part II sections B-12 and B-13 of this permit, the Director may reopen this permit to require supplemental nutrient monitoring of the discharge. The purpose of the additional monitoring will be to support water quality modeling efforts within the Cape Fear River Basin and shall be consistent with a monitoring plan developed Page 4 of 9 NPDES Permit NCO087866 jointly by the Division and affected stakeholders. In addition, the results of water quality modeling may require that limits for Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus be imposed in this permit upon renewal. A. (3.) PERMIT REOPENER: WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY [G. S. 143-215.1(b)] Whole Effluent Toxicity monitoring results indicating aquatic toxicity may result in the Division of Water Resources re -opening this permit or requesting by letter that further action be taken. Additional metals testing, a toxicity identification evaluation, a toxicity reduction evaluation, and/or an assessment of discharge treatment alternatives may be requested. A. (4.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY) [15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.] The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 90%. The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," (Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions) or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions). The tests will be performed during the months of 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 must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes. The effluent concentration defined as treatment two in the procedure document is 90 %. The testing shall be performed as a Ceriodaphnia dubia 7-day pass/fail test. If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV below the permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in each of the two following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -December 2010, or subsequent versions). All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered electronically using the Division's eDMR system for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP311 for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWR Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the following address: North Carolina Division of Water Resources Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1621 Or, results can be sent to the email, ATForms.ATB0),,nc.deg. gov. Page 5 of 9 NPDES Permit NCO087866 Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section no later than 30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made. Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate signature. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream. Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Water Sciences Section at the address cited above. Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity testing quarter, which is the three-month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which toxicity testing is required by this permit and continues until the final day of the third month. Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits. NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month following the month of the initial monitoring. A. (5.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1 (b)] Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, 2015. NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits): • Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements • Section D. (2.) • Section D. (6.) • Section E. (5.) Reporting Records Retention Monitoring Reports 1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)] Page 6 of 9 NPDES Permit NC0087866 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: https:Hdeq.nc.aov/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" section below. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and reported via the eDMR system no later than the last calendar day of the month following the completed reporting period. Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the commencement of discharge. Starting on December 21, 2025, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable: • Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; • Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and • Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports. The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below). 2. Electronic Submissions In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the initial recipient for the electronic submission. Page 7 of 9 NPDES Permit NC0087866 Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means the entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)]. EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at: https://www.federalre_ig ster.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015- 24954/national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above. 3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting waiver request may 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.ne.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr 4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements 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. (I I.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (I I.)(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: hqp:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr Page 8 of 9 NPDES Permit NC0087866 Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: "I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations. " 5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1 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 9 of 9 Outfall I — I 7 tT •TI 4 . s'J 5 Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority John F. Kime Water Treatment Plant NPDES Permit NCO087866 Receiving Stream: Deep River (Randleman Lake) Stream Class: WS-IV; CA* N Facility Location scale not shown Stream Segment: 17-(4) Sub -Basin #: River Basin: Cape Fear HUC: 0303000301 Latitude: 35.861806 N Longitude: 79.822167 03-06-08 SCALE W 1:24,000 USGS Quad: Randleman County: Randolph