NC0086819_Draft Permit_20241016

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MARY PENNY KELLEY
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS. JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 14, 2024
Mr. Donald Dixon, Public Utilities Deputy Dir.
Brunswick County
PO Box 249
Bolivia, North Carolina 28422-0249
Subject: Second Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NC0086819
Northeast Brunswick Regional WWTP
Brunswick County
Grade IV Biological WPCS
SIC Code 4952
Dear Mr. Dixon:
Additional staff review has identified some changes from the draft permit submitted for public comment
on 8/22/2024. Review of the receiving stream classification found that, while the stream is designated as a
Primary Nursery Area, it was not classified by the Environmental Management Commission as a High -
Quality Water. During the 2017-2019 Triennial Review, it was determined that it was not the EMC's
intention to include all PNAs as HQW automatically but would have each go through the EMC's
rulemaking process to be classified as HQW. This revision to the rule was approved by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in April 2020. Changes to this rule do not affect existing
toxicant limits (i.e., Total Copper and Total Zinc), but those newly added to the permit (Total Cyanide).
Permit requirements have been reevaluated, resulting in changes and a second draft NPDES permit being
submitted for public comment.
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Second 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 and first draft permit, including the following:
The following changes were made to the draft permit sent to you on August 20, 2024:
• Based on a revised reasonable potential analysis (RPA) not including the High -Quality Water
(HQW) buffer as HQWs do not automatically include all PNAs per recent revision by the
Environmental Management Commissions showing reasonable potential to exceed revised water
quality standards, Total Cyanide limits have been adjusted [See A.(1.)].
• For consistency with the Fact Sheet, language to allow a request to reduce PFAS monitoring after
two years of data collection was added to Section A.(1.), Footnote 7.
The final permit maintains the following significant changes identified in the letter sent on Month xx,
2020:
• Upon completion of authorized construction in 2022, the NE Brunswick Regional W WTP entered
the 4.975 MUD 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.
` North Carolina Depuwrnl of Environmental Quality I Division of Warm Raoosces
D_E Q O 512 Noah Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
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• 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.(I.)].
• Based on the RPA predicting a maximum effluent Total Nickel concentration that is less than half
of the allowable discharge concentration based on state water quality standards, Total Nickel limits
and monitoring requirements have been removed from the permit [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.
• 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, 2°" species Toxicity Testing Requirements for municipal permit renewals per Federal
Regulations [40 CFR 122.21OX5)] 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 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 httys://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,
Ct)oeuSi•naa •r
at, Pt.Yc>,ttv
aEee oEuss...
Gary Perlmutter, M.Sc., Environmental Specialist II
NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit
D_E Q J/ Nth Carolina Depwnent of Environmental Quality I Divisive of Weer Rewurcu
O 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
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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
11 D North Carolina Depemnent of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
612 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Serviu Curter I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
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Permit NC0086819
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES) �f /
f
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards
and regulations promulgated and adopted by the Nortbtaroliria.Environmental Management
Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Gontrol,Act, as amended, the
is hereby authorized to discharge
Northeast
to receiving waters
effluent limitations,
IV hereof.
This permit shall become
This permit
as
Signed this day Montl�xx, 2024.
unty
Facility
Fear River'in the Cape,Feaz River Basin in accordance with the
ts, and other applicable conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and
1,
at midnight on November 30, 2029.
DRAFT
Karen Preston, Municipal Unit Supervisor
Division of Water Resources
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Permit NC0086819
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: ff 1/1
• 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 Mak FIow,Metet
• Combined EQ Pump Station',
o Three Submersible Pumps
• Combined EO Svstem''.
) Jet
or New EQ.Tank /
!` (2)�Jet Pumps
it '.(2) Blowers
Headworks/EQ.Pump Station,Odor Control
1 Phase One
2.475 MGD
• (1) Automated Flow Control Valve
• (1) Influent Process Control Flow Meter
• (1) Aerobic Selector/ �r
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 e
• 1,000 KW Diesel Generator_.
• (1) Automated Flow Control VaIVe
• (1) Influent Process Control F1ow7P
• (1) Aerobic�Selector�,
o (3)YSubmers�bleMixers
• (2) Biodenipho Ditches "JET AIR"
o (4) Jet Pumps "J L-�—
®: RAS WAS Pumping,, `
o (3) RAS/WAS,Pumps'
\( '*�(2) Caustic Pump "PH
• (2) Tertiary Disc Filters
• (2) UV Traihs, % _t
Two -
GD� ��
• 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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Permit NC0086819
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
Cape Fear River, classified SC, Sw; PNA v
m:speCified on t
n`the Cape Fear
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map via Outfall 001 into
i and 03030005 HUC.

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Permit NCO086819
PART
A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [4.975 MGD]
[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
ter'
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD, 5-day, 200C 3
C0310
(Apr I -Oct 31)
5.0 mg/L
7.5 mWL
„t
� '�,
Daily
Composite
P
I and E
BOD, 5-day, 200C 3 C0310
(Nov 1 - Mar31)
10.0 m �'
% 15.0 m
B/L
l
�* Daily
.
Composite
I and.E
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 3 C0530
10.0 mg/L\
a¢.0 mg/L
;l`, Daily
Composite
I and E
Ammonia (Nib as N)
(Apr I - Oct 31) C0610
1.0 mg/L
\
'3.0 mg/LI}
'ti =
Dail,,y's,*
Composite
E
Ammonia (NH3 as N)
(Nov 1 - Mar31) C0610
` '-
2A mg/L
6.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) 00300
�., '\ -Daily :Average ? 6.0'in9fl:.1
Daily
Grab
E
Enterococci
(geometric mean) 1616
35/100ml,
-'*•.
276/100ml,
Daily
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) °--50060,,
\
,,% ,.., .
' 17 µg/L-'
Daily
Grab
E
Temperature (°C) (: - ,, � 00010
`Monitor amd Report's }
Daily
Grab
E
pH 00400�
} Between 6.8 and 8.5 Standard Units
Daily
Grab
E
Conductivity (µmhos/cm) .� \00094f
i�-, Monitot and Report
�i
Daily
Grab
E
Total Kjeldahl ti6gen'(TKN) 11 `'
f� `V00625*
�,
,. Monitor,andReport
Monthly
Composite
E
Nitrate+Nitrite (NO3-N+N021V)\ 3
(ml/L) t 'ts s 0063t1',
� - i
,-' Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Nitrogen (mg/L) \Cp600
�',Monitor and Report
Monthly
Calculated
E
Total Phosphorus.(mg/L) C066S
`'s > Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Copper '`� ,N 01042 i
1.8 µg/L
2.9 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Cyanideb -`.� s 01257 i
1.0 µg/L
1.0 µg/L
Monthly
Grab
E
Total Nickel (µg/L) ,. \ C06651
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Zinc `.�'' 01092
42.8 µg/L 47.6 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
PFAS 7 (ng/L.) '�_vorious
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
Variable'
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.).
Footnotes continued on next page.
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Permit NCO086819
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% 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/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 +NOz 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 t e Division shall consider all values reported
below 10 µg/L to be "compliant" with the permit. However, the Permittee shall submit to DWRall 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,4s required under the permit'\
7. Follow Special Condition A.(4.). The Permittee may-regbest a monitoring frequency, reduction after two (2) years
of data collection. \ /{ )
8. Acute Toxicity (Fathead Minnow) P/Ffat 90% with to ting iri=Jan"uary; April, July and.Octobec See Special
Condition A.(2.).
9. The Permittee shall perform three effl ent'pollution scans during filejeral of this permit. See Special Condition
A.(3.)• \ 1\ -, `1 `m -I"
(b.) There shall be no discharge of floating solids�or;visibllefoam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NC0086819
A.(2.) ACUTE TOXICITY PASSIFAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
[I5A 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 Methodologyfor Determining Acute Toxicity In A Single
Effluent Concentration" (Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions). The monitoring shall be
performed as a Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelos) 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 testis passed: Upon passing, this monthly test
requirement will revert to quarterly in the months speciffied`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,itwas performed, using the parameter code TGE6C.
Additionally, DWR Form AT-2 (original) is to be sentto,the following address: `ti °\
Or, results can be sent
Completed Aquatic To}
days after the end of the
Test
Total residua
employed for
North Carolina -Division of Watei Res6urces
Water Sciences,Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Centerr . \
Raleigh, NC 27699 J621``,, ' \
Test Forms shall be'fled4ith the Water Sciences Section no later than 30
reporting periodfor which thereport is made.
Mete, accurate nclude`all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all
iota, `and�be certified by -laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate
\�
of he`efflu t toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is
n 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,nazne,.permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report
with the notation of "No Flow't-iu 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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Permit NC0086819
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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Permit NCO086819
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-1,2-dichloroethylene`` / 34546
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether
34273
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
50060
1,1-dichloroethylene j (�-y
,\
34501
Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
34283
Dissolved oxygen
00300
1,2-dichloropropme �`•
C0541
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
C0100
Nitrate/Nitrite
00630
1,3-dichloropropylene ,,
\77163
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
34636
Kjeldahl nitrogen
00625
Ethylbenzene ```.34j71
Butyl benzyl phthalate
34292
Od and grease
00556
Methyl.bmmide
344131 2-chloronaphthalene
34581
Phosphorus
C0665
Methyl'chloride
34418',
''4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
34641
Total dissolved solids
70295
Methylene chlori;
34423
�`Chrrysene
34320
Hardness
00900
1, 1,2,2-tetmchlorom ethe
�
81549
Di-u-butyl phthalate
39110
Antimony
01097
�
'Tetrachloroethylene` i`
34475
Di-noctyl phthalate
34596
Arsenic
01001\
�-Tuit.ne ''.` \
34010
Dibenzo(a,h)antracene
34556
Beryllium
01012
'h,1,1,1-trichloroetane \�`.
34506
1,2-dichlorobenzene
34536
Cadmium
01027
t
1,%2-trichloroethane �� �34511
1,3-dichlorobenzene
34566
Chromium
CO034
Trichloroethyle`ne �-
39180
1,4-dichlorobenzene
34571
Copper
—.,�1042
V nyl chloride /" `�
39175
3,3-dichlorobenzidine
34631
Lead ' f
01051\
Acid-extraMuble compounds: ``
Diethyl phthalate
34336
Mercury (Method 1631E \' \ COd�R
P-chloro=m-cresol
34431
Dimethyl phthalate
3434/
Nickel �,�'.
01067
---2-chlorophe old
34586
2,4-dinitrotoluene
34611
Selenium!"\��01
47----,22,,,4-dichloropheu&
34601
2,6•dinitrotoluene
C0626
Silver'- N
4 01077
2,4=dimethylphenol
34606
1,2-diphenylhydrazine
34346
Thallium` ` �'-�
001059-',
4,6-dinitr`oo cresol
34657
Flumanthene
C0376
Zinc �`.,,'.� \ 01092,E\2,4-dinitrophenol
34616
Fluorene
34381
Cyanide
`�
\00720
112-nitrophenol
34591
Hexachlorobenzene
C0700
Total phenolic compounds
32t730
4-nitrophenol
34646
Hexachlorobutadicne
C0702
Volatile oreanie comoott ds:
hi 1
Pentachlorophenol
39032
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
34386
Acrolein \.
34110
> i
Phenol
34694
Hexachloroethane
34396
\
Acrylonitrile \ N,
J/ 3415
2,416-trichlorophenol
34621
Indeno(1,2,3-ed)pyrene
34403
Benzene \
/34030
Base -neutral compounds:
Isophorone
34408
Bromofo n ���
32104
Acenaphthene
34205
Naphthalene
34696
Carbon tetrachloride
32102
Acenaphthylene
34200
Nitrobenzene
34447
Chlorobenzene
34301
Antracene
CO220
N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
34428
Chlorodibromomethane
34306
Benzidine
39120
N-nitrosodimethylamine
34438
Chloroethane
85811
Benzo(a)anthmcene
C0526
N-nitrosodiphenylamine
34433
2-chloroetryl vinyl ether
34576
Benzo(a)pyrene
34247
Phenanthrene
34461
Chloroform
32106
3,4 benzotluomnthene
34230
Pyrene
34469
Dichlorobromomethane
32101
Benzo(ghi)perylene
34521
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
C0551
1,1-dichloroethme
34496
Benzo(k)tuorantheo
34242
1,2-dichloroethane
32103
Bis(2-chloroethoxy) methane
34278
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Docuslgn Envelope ID: 5C74CD5B-30BB-4671-9A54-577306C6C35D
Permit NC0086819
(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 - 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://edoes.deq.ne.gov/Forms/NPDES_W W-EDMR-Supplemental-Form
(c.) 2°d-Species Toxicity Testing and Reporting. `\
(i.) In addition to the quarterly toxicity tests required in Conditidn,A.(2.) ACUTE TOXICITY
PASSNAIL PERMIT LIMIT, the Permittee shall perform and report the results of four (4)
toxicity tests using the same test methods using a second specie; 'gf'test organism suitable to
the tests being conducted. I-_
(ii.) The 2"d species toxicity tests shall be conducted. either: ,I
(A) Once per quarter in a'single 12-month period (foul' samples); if this option is chosen, the
sample for each 2°d species test shall coincide :with the quarterly samples collected for
A.(2.) ACUTE TOXICITY 'PASS/FAILPERMIT.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. op tion is chosen, three of the
samples for the 2nd species test shall coincide with thosb for the annual effluent scans
and the coincident quarterly toxicity test; and each of the four annual samples shall be
collectcd.in a different calendar quarter in order f&fepresent seasonal variation.
(iii.) The results of the toxicity tests shall be submitted to the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Watei•Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621' Mail Service'Center
Raleigh, North C&o.lina 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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Docusign Envelope ID: 5C74CD5B-30BB-4671-9A54-577306C6C35D
Permit NCO086819
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 PFAS monitoring shall be conducted. The Yd draft or more recent wastewater analytical
method 1633 (see 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3)(ii) and 40 CFR 122.44(i)(1)(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 PFAS Method for wastewater. Effective the first full calendar quarter following six (6)
months after EPA publishes a 40 CFR Part 136 PFAS Method for wastewater in the Federal Register,
influent and effluent PFAS 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 (May 1, 2025) and
will be at a quarterly frequency thereafter. Z`
Appendix A has been added to the permit to identify the current,analytes listed under Table 1 of
Method 1633 Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalky`I Sbbstances (PFAS),in Aqueous, Solid, Biosolids,
and Tissue Samples by LC-MS/MS (EPA,, January 2024) and the�app`ropriate 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 2.024�Method 1633 shall be reported quarterly
using the Division -provided subinittal,fo`rrm,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,biasrfor-PFAS. A current listing oPlab ro atories 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
.�_ %
differeht matrices.
Sampling and'Anal"vtical�Notes:
;,Sampling shall be planned s6that.required holding times for analytical methods are met.
• U`sing one of the analytical Tall'oratories included above will allow consistency in analytical
method -snot 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). i
• 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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Docusign Envelope ID: 5C74CD5B-30BB4671-9A54-577306C6C35D
Pemtit NC0086819
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 l
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Reauirements ISunersedes Section D't21 and SPPti nnX
The Permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically usingthe NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) intemet 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 intemet. 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 percentof the households have broadband access,
then a temporary, waiver from the NPDES,electronic'reporting,requirements may be granted and
discharge monitoring data may Ue submitted on,paper DMR forins,(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 Waiver4from 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 .67f 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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Docusign Envelope ID: 5C74CD58-30BB4671-9A54-577306C6C35D
Permit NCO086819
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.
01
4.
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 ap
type of electronic submission and for each state. Instruction"'
electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Infonnath
Rule is found at: �..'
https://www.federairegister.gov/documents/20
Electronic submissions must start by the dates
The permittee may seek a temporary
electronic reporting waiver, a permittc
Division. Requests for. temporary ele
Division for written,approval atleast
under this permit to begin submitting i
shall not exceed S years`and shall ther
submitted electronically'to the Divis
temporary -electronic reporting,waiver
transferrable. Only'pennittees with'an
andireoorts on oauer to. the Division
eDMR and
following
electronic reporting tool for each
to access and use the appropriate
1's NPDES Electronic Reporting
section above.
Drting\waiver from the Division. To obtain an
mit an electronic reporting waiver request to the
g waivers must,.be submitted in writing to the
pnor to,the date)the facility would be required
aiid reports ,The duration of a temporary waiver
t such time monitoring data and reports shall be
permittee re -applies for and is granted a new
i. Approved electronic reporting waivers are not
ling waiver request may submit monitoring data
'that the approved reporting waiver request is
a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the
All eDMRs submitted tbthe'permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II,
Section B. (1 I.)(a) or by. a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part It, Section
B. (I 1.)(b). A person, and-nbt 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.ne.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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Docusign Envelope ID: 5C74CD5B-30BB-4671-9A54-577306C6C35D
Permit NCO086819
"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 far 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 leakt 3 years from the date of the report.
This period may be extended by request of the Director at anyrtime°[40 CFR 122.41].
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Permit NCOO86819
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Docusign Envelope ID: 5C74CD5B-30BB4671-9A54-577306C6C35D
Permit NCO086819
Appendix A. PFAS Target Analytes EPA Method 1633
(EPA, January 2024)
Target Analyte Name
Abbreviation
CASNumber
Parameter Code
Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids
Per luorobutanoic acid
PFBA
375-22-4
51522
Perfluoropentanoic acid
PFPeA
2706-90-3
51623
Perfluorohexanoic acid
PFHxA
307-24-4
51624
Perfluoroheptanoic acid
PFHpA • ,l
375-85-9
51625
Perfluorooctanoic acid
PFOA r'•
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 _
`PFTrbA,''
72629-44;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
Perfluorohexanesulf6hic acid
, • PFHxS'-j
355-46-4
52605
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid •. + \
PFHpS
375-92-8
52604
Perfluordoctanesulfonic acid ' .
PFOS
1763-23-1
52606
Perfluororionanesulfonic acid.
PFNS
68259-12-1
52611
Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid.` ^,'•.` •.`
PFDS
335-77-3
52603
Pertluorododecanesulfonic acid ` '� `.
PFDoS
79780-39-5
52632
Fluorotelomer sulfonic acids
IH,1H,2H,2H-Perfluoro6exane sulfonic, ,acid
4:2FTS
757124-72.4
52607
1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid
6:2FTS
27619-97-2
52608
1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid
8:2FTS
39108-344
52609
Perfluorooctane sulfonamides
Perfluorooctanesulfonamide
PFOSA
754-91-6
51525
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide
NMeFOSA
31506-32-8
52641
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide
NEtFOSA
4151-50-2
52642
I able continues on next page.
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Docusign Envelope ID: 5C74CD5B-30BB4671-9A54-577306C6C35D
Permit NCO086819
Table continued from Appendix A. PFAS Target Analytes EPA Method 1633 (EPA, January 2024).
Target Analyte Name
Abbreviation
CASNumber
Parameter Code
Perfluornoctane sulfooamidoacetic acids
N-methyl perfluorooctmesulfonamidoacetic acid
NMeFOSAA
2355-31-9
51644
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid
NEtFOSAA
2991-50.6
51643
Perfluorooctane sulfonamide ethanols
N-methyl perfluorooctmesulfonamidoethmol
NMeFOSE
24448-09-7
51642
N-ethyl perfluorooetanesulfonamidoethmol
NetFOSE
1691-99-2
51641
Per -.and Polyfluorother carboxylic acids
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dinner acid
BFPO.-DA
13252-13-6
52612
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononmoic acid
'ADONA
919005-14-4
52636
Perfluoro-3-metboxypropanoicacid
PFMPA
377-73-1
PF002
Perlfuoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid
PFM13A
963090-89-5
PF006
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid
NFDHA
151772-58.6
52626
Ether sulfonic acids
9-Chlorohexadecaflucro-3-oxmonane-l-sulfonic acid
9C1-PF30NS
756426-58-1
PF003
11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxamdecme-l-sulfonic acid
11C1-PF3OUdS
763051-92-9
PF004
Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)mlfonic acid
PFEESA
113507-82-7
52629
Fluorotelomer carboxylic acids
3-Perfluoropropyl propanoic acid
3:317TCA
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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