NC0086819_Draft Permit_20240820

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 20, 2024
Mr. Donald Dixon, Public Utilities Deputy Dir.
Brunswick County
PO Box 249
Bolivia, North Carolina 28422-0249
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NCO086819
Northeast Brunswick Regional WWTP
Brunswick County
Grade IV Biological WPCS
SIC Code 4952
Dear Mr. Dixon:
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:
• Upon completion of authorized construction in 2022, the NE Brunswick Regional W WTP
entered the 4.975 MGD flow tier. As such, Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements
for the 2.475 MGD and 3.8 MGD flow tiers have been removed from the permit.
• The facility components list has been revised to reflect the changes made with the above
completion of construction to 4.975 MGD flow [See Supplement to Cover Sheet].
• In the event that the facility uses chlorination for disinfection, a Total Residual Chlorine limit
of 17 µg/L with daily monitoring has been added to the permit, to be effective when the
Permittee uses chlorination [See A.(L)].
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing reasonable potential to violate state
water quality standards, Total Cyanide limits have been added to the permit with monthly
monitoring [See A.(1)].
• Based on the RPA predicting a maximum effluent Total Nickel concentration that is greater
than half of the allowable discharge concentration based on state water quality standards, Total
Nickel limits have been removed from the permit and monitoring frequency has been changed
from monthly to quarterly [See A.(1)].
• Since the compliance dates for Copper and Zinc limits have taken effect and the RPA shown
reasonable potential to violate state water quality standards with the same limits as in the
current permit, the Schedule of Compliance special condition has been removed from the
permit.
D E Q 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
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• As a Cape Fear River Basin Model is currently being developed using existing data, the Cape
Fear River Basin Nutrient Monitoring Reopener special condition has been removed from the
permit.
• To assess industrial contributions of PFAS chemicals to the NE Brunswick Regional WWTP
and assess levels in the facility effluent, Special Condition A.(4.) has been added to the permit.
• Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A.(2.), Acute Toxicity Pass/Fail Permit
Limit, please review each paragraph carefully.
• 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, 2md 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.
• Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs)
and program reports. The requirement to continue reporting discharge monitoring data
electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet
application has been added to your NPDES permit [See Special Condition A.(5.)].
• The facility map has been revised to show highway I-140 and the facility location.
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts I1, I1I, 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 Brunswick 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 call me at [phone] or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
W.
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Gary Perlmutter, M.Sc., Environmental Specialist II
NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit
D E Q � 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
919.707.9000

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Hardcopy: NPDES Files
eCopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR / Wilmington Regional Office / Water Quality / Morella S. King
DWR / Operator Certification Program / Jeff Talbot
DWR / Ecosystems Branch / Tammy Hill
DWR / Aquatic Toxicology Branch / Cindy Moore & Molly Nicholson
DWR / Municipal Permitting Unit / Keyes McGee
Brunswick County / Krysden Burden, Mathew Henry and John Nichols
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North Carolina DeparhnentofEnvironmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000
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Permit NCO086819
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
N( 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
Brunswick County
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Northeast Brunswick Regional Water Reclamation Facility
10480 Royster Road,
Leland, NC 28451
Brunswick County
to receiving waters designated as the Cape Fear River in the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance with the
effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other applicable conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and
IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective Month 1, 2024.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2029.
Signed this day Month xx, 2024.
DRAFT
Michael J. Montebello, NPDES Permitting Branch Chief
Division of Water Resources
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Permit NCO086819
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.
Brunswick County
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate and maintain the Northeast Brunswick Regional W WTP, an existing 4.975 MGD
facility consisting of the following components:
Combined Flow
4.975 MGD
• Combined Headworks
o (3) Rotating Drum Screens
o (1) Conveying Auger
o (1) Headcell Grit Vortex
o (1) Grit Cleanse Dewatering Unit
o (1) Influent Sampler
• Combined 24" Tidalflux Mag Flow Meter
• Combined EQ Pump Station
o Three Submersible Pumps
• Combined EQ System
o Original EQ tank
■ (1) Jet Pump
■ (1) Blower
o New EQ Tank
■ (2) Jet Pumps
■ (2) Blowers
• Headworks/EQ Pump Station Odor Control
Phase One
2.475 MGD
• (1) Automated Flow Control Valve
• (1) Influent Process Control Flow Meter
• (1) Aerobic Selector
o (3) Submersible Mixers
• (3) Biodenipho Ditches "BRUSH AIR"
o (6) Brush Aerators
o (3) Submersible Mixers
• (1) Flow Splitter Box
• (3) Clarifiers
• RAS WAS Pumping
o (5) RAS Pumps
o (3) WAS Pumps
o (1) Caustic Pump "PH Control"
• (4) Tertiary Disc Filters
• (2) UV Trains
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Permit NC0086819
o (2) Banks each
• Parshall Flume
• Cascade Aeration
• Effluent/NPW Pump Station
o (3) Effluent Submersible Pumps
o (1) NPW Pump
• ATAD Biosolids System
o (1) Rotary Drum Thickener
■ Polymer Mixing System
o (2) ATAD Feed Pumps
o (2) ATAD Tanks consisting of each
■ (8) Foam Controllers
■ (1) Center Mixer
■ (3) Spiral Aerators
o (1) ATAD Odor Control
o (4) ATAD Transfer Pumps
o (2) Post ATAD Tanks
■ (2) Recirculating Pumps
■ (1) Blower
■ (1) Truck Loading Pump
• 1,000 KW Diesel Generator
Phase Two
2.5 MGD
• (1) Automated Flow Control Valve
• (1) Influent Process Control Flow Meter
• (1) Aerobic Selector'
o (3) Submersible Mixers
• (2) Biodenipho Ditches "JET AIR"
o (4) Jet Pumps
o (3) Blowers
• (1) Flow Splitter Box
• (3) Clarifiers
• RAS WAS Pumping
o (3) RAS/WAS Pumps
o (2) Caustic Pump "PH Control"
• (2) Tertiary Disc Filters
• (2) UV Trains
o (2) Banks each
• Cascade Aeration
• Effluent/NPW Pump Station
o (3) Effluent Submersible Pumps
o (2) NPW Pumps
o (1) 20" TidalFlux Mag Flow Meter
• ATAD Biosolids System
o (2) Rotary Drum Thickeners with Floc Tanks
■ (2) Polymer Mixing Systems
o (2) ATAD Feed Pumps
o (2) ATAD Tanks consisting of each
■ (4) Aerator/Foam Controllers
■ (1) Center Mixer
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o (2) ATAD to ATAD Transfer Pumps
o (2) ATAD to Post ATAD Transfer Pumps
o (2) Post ATAD Tanks each with
■ (1) Recirculating Pump
■ (2) Blowers
■ (1) Truck Loading Pump
o ATAD/POST ATAD Odor Control
• 1,750 KW Diesel Generator
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map via Outfall 001 into
Cape Fear River, classified SC, Sw; PNA waters in the Cape Fear River Basin and 03030005 HUC.
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Permit NCO086819
PART
A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [4.975 MGDJ
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.]
Grade IV 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 and industrial 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
4.975 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD, 5-day, 20°C 3 C0310
(Apr 1 - Oct 31)
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
Daily
Composite
I and E
BOD, 5-day, 20°C 3
(Nov 1 - Mar 31) C0310
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
I and E
Total. Suspended Solids (TSS) 3 C0530
10.0 mg/L,
15.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
I and E
Ammonia (NIL3 as N) C0610
(Apr 1 - Oct 31)
1.0 mg/L
3.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E
Ammonia (NI-b as N) C0610
(Nov I - Mar 31)
2.0 mg/L
6.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) 00300
Daily Average > 6.0 mg/L
Daily
Grab
E
Enterococci 31616
(geometric mean)
35/100 ml.
276/100 mL
Daily
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)° 50060
17 µg/L
Daily
Grab
E
Temperature (°C) 00010
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
E
pH 00400
Between 6.8 and 8.5 Standard Units
Daily
Grab
E
Conductivity (µmhos/cm) 00094
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
E
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) 00625
(mg/L)
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Nitrate+Nitrite (NO3-N +NO2-N) 00630
(mom)
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Nitrogen s (mg/L) C0600
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Calculated
E
Total Phosphorus (mg/L) C0665
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Copper 01042
1.8 µg/L
2.9 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Cyanide 6 01257
0.5 µg/L
0.5 µg/L
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Nickel (µg/L) 01067
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Zinc 01092
42.8 µg/L I 47.6 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
PFAS 7 (ng/L) various
Monitor and Report
Quarterly 7
Grab
E
Acute Toxicity s TGP3B
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Effluent Pollutant Scan 9 NC01
Monitor and Report
Footnote 9
Footnote 9
E
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 00300
Monitor and Report
Variable
Grab
U and D
Temperature °C 00010
Monitor and Report
Variable'
Grab
U and D
Conductivity (µmhos/cm) 00094
Monitor and Report
Variable2
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.(5.).
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Permit NC0086819
Footnotes (continued).
2. Sample locations: I = Influent; E = Effluent; U = Upstream; D = Downstream. Upstream and downstream samples
shall be grab samples collected 3/week during June, July, August, and September and 1/week during the
remainder of the year. Instream sampling requirements are provisionally waived in light of the permittee's
participation in the Lower Cape Fear River Program. Should participation in the association cease, all instream
sampling requirements are immediately reinstated.
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and TSS concentrations shall not exceed 15% ofthe 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/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the permittee
shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field
certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L.
5. For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN+NO3-N+NO2-N, where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen, and NO3-N and NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively.
6. Due to difficulties quantifying cyanide in a wastewater matrix, the Division shall consider all values reported
below 10 µg/L to be "compliant" with the permit. However, the Permittee shall submit to DWR all values reported
by a North Carolina -certified test method (even if values fall below 10 µg/L), and the Permittee shall consider all
reported values when calculating averages, if any, as required under the permit.
7. Follow Special Condition A.(4.).
8. Acute Toxicity (Fathead Minnow) P/F at 90% with testing in January, April, July and October. See Special
Condition A.(2.).
9. The Permittee shall perform three effluent pollution scans during the term of this permit. See Special Condition
A.(3.).
(b.) There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NC0086819
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 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.
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.ATBAdea.nc.eov.
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.
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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.
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A.(3.) ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMIT RENEWAL
[NCGS 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], 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- l,2-dichloroethylene
34546
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether
34273
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-dichloroethane
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 -extractable 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-dirnethylphenol
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 phenolic compounds
32730
4-nitrophenol
34646
Hexachlorobutadiene
C0702
Volatile organic comyounds:
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 compounds:
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
34242
1,2-dichloroethane
32103
Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane
34278
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(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 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:Hedocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/NPDES—WW-EDMR-Supplemental-Form
(c.) 2nd-Species Toxicity Testing and Reporting.
(i.) In addition to the quarterly toxicity tests required in Condition A.(2.) ACUTE TOXICITY
PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT, 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
A.(2.) ACUTE TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT; 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, [e-mail].
(iv.) Results of the 2°d 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.
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A.(4.) PFAS MONITORING REQUIREMENT AND PRETREATMENT
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
(a.) In the absence of an approved 40 CFR Part 136 method published in Federal Register, influent and
effluent HAS monitoring shall be conducted. The 3'd draft or more recent wastewater analytical
method 1633 (see 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3)(ii) and 40 CFR 122.44(ixl)(iv)(B)) shall be used and shall
include all target analytes listed under Table 1 of the method until such time as the Permittee uses the
approved HAS Method for wastewater. Effective the first full calendar quarter following six (6)
months after EPA publishes a 40 CFR Part 136 HAS Method for wastewater in the Federal Register,
influent and effluent HAS monitoring shall be conducted using the approved EPA PFAS Method
1633. See Appendix A for list of analytes.
(b.) Influent and effluent monitoring using the draft analytical method takes effect the first full
calendar quarter following six (6) months after the effective date of the permit (Month xx, 2024)
and will be at a quarterly frequency thereafter.
Appendix A has been added to the permit to identify the current analytes listed under Table 1 of
Method 1633 Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous, Solid, Biosolids,
and Tissue Samples by LC-MS/MS (EPA, January 2024) and the appropriate ICIS codes for use
when reporting in the electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (eDMRs). The method and list of
analytes may also be found at:
https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-01 /method-1633-final-for-web-posting.pdf
HAS Monitoring using the Draft Method or January 2024 Method 1633 shall be reported quarterly
using the Division -provided submittal form. Once PFAS monitoring is conducted using the EPA
Method 1633 in 40 CFR Part 136, data shall be reported in the monthly eDMRs.
Please note that specific considerations and protocols are required to avoid cross -contamination and
minimize sample bias for PFAS. A current listing of laboratories accredited by the Perry Johnson
Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. (PJLA), ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB), or the
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) to perform EPA Method 1633 can be
found by contacting the individual associations. Please note that different labs are accredited for
different matrices.
Sampling and Analytical Notes:
• Sampling shall be planned so that required holding times for analytical methods are met.
• Using one of the analytical laboratories included above will allow consistency in analytical
method and in anticipation of a final method.
• "J" flag values shall be reported when the "J" flag value is associated with the method's upper
bound. "J" flag values need not be reported when less than the method's Minimum Reporting Level
(listed in Method 1633).
• Laboratories approved for Aqueous matrix may be utilized. Please note that the lab used does not
have to be in North Carolina.
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A.(5.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 143-215.1(b.)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program
reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21,
2015.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this permit
(Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements (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" 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; and
• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
• Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
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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/20l 5/l O/22/2015-24954/national-po I l utant-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 Resorting
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. Sianatory Requirements ISupplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)l
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
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:
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"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 1Suaalements 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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Appendix A. PFAS Target Analytes EPA Method 1633
(EPA, January 2024)
Target Analyte Name
', bbrev iation
CAS Number
Parameter Corte
Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids
Perfluorobutanoic acid
PFBA
375-22-4
51522
Perfluoropentanoic acid
PFPeA
2706-90-3
51623
Perfluorohexanoic acid
PFHxA
307-244
51624
Perfluoroheptanoic acid
PFHpA
375-85-9
51625
Perfluorooctanoic acid
PFOA
335-67-1
51521
Perfluorononanoic acid
PFNA
375-95-1
51626
Perfluorodecanoic acid
PFDA
335-76-2
51627
Perfluoroundecanoic acid
PFUnA
2058-94-8
51628
Perfluorododecanoic acid
PFDoA
307-55-1
51629
Perfluorotridecanoic acid
PFTrDA
72629-94-8
51630
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid
PFTeDA
376-06-7
51531
Perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid
PFBS
375-73-5
52602
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid
PFPeS
2706.91-4
52610
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid
PFHxS
355464
52605
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid
PFHpS
375-92-8
52604
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
PFOS
1763-23-1
52606
Perfluorononanesulfonic acid
PFNS
68259-12-1
52611
Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid
PFDS
335-77-3
52603
Perfluorododeeanesulfonic acid
PFDoS
79780-39-5
52632
Fluorotelomer sulfonic acids
I H, 1H,2H,2H-Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid
4:2FTS
757124-72-4
52607
IH,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid
6:217TS
27619-97-2
52608
1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid
8:2FTS
39108-34-4
52609
Perfluorooctane sulfonamides
Perfluorooctanesulfonamide
PFOSA
754-91-6
51525
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide
NMeFOSA
31506-32-8
52641
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide
NETOSA
4151-50-2
52642
Table continues on next page.
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Table continued from Appendix A. PFAS Target Analytes EPA Method 1633 (EPA, January 2024).
Target :Analyte Name
.AbbreN iation 7(:1S \umber
Parameter Code
Perfluorooctane sulfonamidoac Aic acids
N-methyl perfluorooetanesulfonamidoacetic acid
NMeFOSAA
2355-31-9
51644
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid
NEtFOSAA
2991-50-6
51643
Perfluorooctane sulfonamide ethanols
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol
NMeFOSE
24448-09-7
51642
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol
NetFOSE
1691-99-2
51641
Per- and Polyfluorother carboxylic acids
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid
HFPO-DA
13252-13-6
52612
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid
ADONA
919005-14-4
52636
Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid
PFMPA
377-73-1
PF002
Perlfuoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid
PFMBA
863090-89-5
PF006
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid
NFDHA
151772-59-6
52626
Ether sulfonic acids
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanonane-l-sulfonic acid
9C1-PF3ONS
756426-58-1
PF003
11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-l-sulfonic acid
11C1-PF3OUdS
763051-92-9
PF004
Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid
PFEESA
113507-82-7
52629
Fluorotelomer carboxylic acids
3-Perfluoropropyl propanoic acid
3:3FTCA
356-02-5
PF001
2H,2H,3H,3H-Perfluorooctanoic acid
5:3FTCA
914637-49-3
PF007
3-Perfluoroheptyl propanoic acid
7:3FTCA
812-70-4
PF005
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