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DATE 05/31/16 JOB NO. 02150132
115 MacKenan Drive ATTENTION Tom Belnick
Cary, North Carolina 27511
t: 919.469.3340 f: 919.467.6008 RE: NPDES Permit Modification Application
NPDES Permit No.NC0001899
TO: Division of Water Resources,Water Quality Permitting Section
512 N.Salisbury St,9th Floor,
Raleigh,NC 27699
WE ARE SENDING YOU ❑x Attached ❑ Under Separate Cover via
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS Cl Shop Drawings El Prints ❑ Plans ❑ Samples ❑ Specifications
❑ Copy of Letter ❑ Change Order ❑ Diskette ❑x Other See below
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1 05/17/16 1 Cover Letter from Owner
1 05/31/1.6 2 Letter of Transmittal-WithersRavenel
1 05/19/16 3 Check RECEIVED/NCDEa/DVVR
1 05/31/16 4 NPDES Permit Modification(original) JUN 0 g 2016
2 05/31/16 5 NPDES Permit Modification(copies) Water Ounlitv
Permitting Section
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Our People.Your Success.
May 31,2016
Mr.Tom Belnick
Division of Water Resources
WQ Permitting Section-NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
RE: NPDES Permit Modification Application
Moncure Holdings West,LLC WWTP
New Hill,Chatham County,NC
NPDES NC0001899
Dear Mr.Bel nick:
Please find attached a request from Moncure Holdings West, LLC for a NPDES Permit Modification for the
the former DFTDuraFiber Technologies,Inc.industrial site(formerly Performance Fibers,Inc.)near Moncure
in Chatham County,NC.
Since the property has been purchased, existing industrial operations ceased and the industrial process
buildings demolished the Owner intends to pursue offsite industrial waste sources for contract treatment
opportunities and requests a modification of the NPDES Permit Limits from the previous textile chemical
classification (OCPSF) to Centralized Waste Treatment (CWT) to treat various sources of industrial
wastewater containing metals,oils or organics. At this time the Owner has not entered any agreements for
treatment with the adjacent sources previously discussed with your office;however they wish to continue to
pursue other sources. As opportunities for agreements with offsite or onsite sources present themselves the
Owner will notify NCDEQ for the approval of these sources, the proposed volume, constituents and the
installation of the equivalent treatment units required to meet the CWT requirements and NPDES Permit
Limits prior to the acceptance of these wastes.
If you have any further questions, please contact either myself or Laura Styles of WithersRavenel at (919)
469-3340.
Sincerely
WithersRavenel
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Michael C.Wicker, P.E.
Senior Technical Consultant
Cc: Jason Kaplan,Moncure Holdings West,LLC
Chan Bryant,WithersRavenel
115 MacKenan Drive I Cary,NC 27511
r:919.469.3340 I f:919.467.6008 I www.withersravenel.com I License No.C-0832
Cary I Greensboro Pittsboro I Raleigh ;Wilmington

MONCURE HOLDINGS WEST LLC
May 17,2016
Mr.Tom Belnick
Division of Water Resources
WQ Permitting Section-NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
RE: NPDES Permit Modification Application RECEIVEDINCDEQIDVVR
Moncure Holdings West,LLC WWTP
New Hill,Chatham County,NC JUN 0 8 2016
NPDES NC0001899
Water Quality
Dear Mr.Belnick: Permitting Section
Moncure Holdings West, LLC has purchased the former DFTDuraFiber Technologies, Inc. industrial site (formerly
Performance Fibers,Inc.)near Moncure in Chatham County,NC. We have previously filed a permit name transfer
and permit renewal for the subject facility. Since the existing industrial operations have ceased and since we
intend to pursue offsite industrial waste sources for contract treatment opportunities, we understand from NC
DEQ that a major modification fee of$1,030 and project narrative describing the conversion of the wastewater
treatment facilities utilization from the previous textile chemical classification (OCPSF) to Centralized Waste
Treatment(CWT)is required in order to modify permit limits. These items are attached for your review.
If you have any further questions, please contact WithersRavenel staff at(919)469-3340 who are representing us
on permitting issues.
Sincerely
Jason Kaplan
Manager
MONCURE HOLDINGS WEST LLC
Enclosures
cc. Chan Bryant,P.E.,WithersRavenel
Michael Wicker,P.E.,WithersRavenel

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• 1.1. Moncure Holdings West,LLC owns an existing wastewater treatment plant located at 338 Pea Ridge
Road near the Moncure community in Chatham County, North Carolina (USGS Location Map
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attached). The facility,previously owned by DFTDuraFiber Technologies, Inc.(known formerly as
• Performance Fibers),was engaged in the manufacture of industrial strength polyester fibers such as
reinforcing fabric for the tire industry. DFTDuraFiber Technologies,Inc ceased operations in the
• first quarter of 2015,and the manufacturing facilities are in the process of being demolished.The
• wastewater treatment plant is currently classified as OCPSF for the purposes of NPDES permitting.
• The facility has been issued NPDES Permit No. NC0001899 with two outfalls, 001 and 002
(attached).Outfall 001 is permitted to discharge combined sanitary,process water,and water plant
• backwash to the Haw River. Outfall 002 is permitted to discharge stormwater,condensate, and
• overflow from fire ponds to Shaddox Creek.Both discharge points are classified WS-IV waters in the
Cape Fear River Basin.
• 1.2. Outfall 001 (wastewater), which discharges to the Haw River, is permitted for 0.244 MGD. The
• current discharge includes treated water from the following sources:sanitary waste,treated water
• treatment plant backwash wastewater,storm water from the TPA Marley Cooling Tower areas,and
spill control dikes and ponds. Outfall 001 has the following average monthly limits:
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• • pH: 6-9 daily
• BOD: 10.4 lbs/day
• • T55: 5.0 lbs/day
• • Oil&Grease: 20.0 lbs/day
• 1.3. The treatment components at the existing wastewater treatment facility consists of the following:
• • Sanitary bar screen,grinder and lift station
• Process water lift station
• • One 1,200 gallon mixing/neutralization chamber for pH adjustment cnioWR
• • One 650,000 gallon aeration basin with four 20 HP floating aerators RECENEDINCD
• One 18,500 gallon 20 foot diameter clarifieris
• • One,1,000,000 gallon polishing pond JUN n S 2
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• • One 1,000 SF sand drying bed
• • Chlorine contact chamber(currently inactive)
• 1.4. The treatment components of the existing water treatment facility consist of the following:
• • Conventional water treatment plant with chemical addition
• • One 20,000 gallon clarifier
• Coagulant addition system
• • Two alum settling ponds,one 300,000,one 500,000 gallons
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• 1.5. The majority of the existing wastewater treatment units were originally installed in 1971.
Monitoring and sampling equipment received more recent upgrades in the 1990s.
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• 1.6. In addition to the above treatment units,the facility has a parallel 650,000 gallon equalization/spill
• pond where flow can be directed and then pumped back to the influent splitter box and aeration
basin.
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• 2. Current Conditions
• 2.1. The OCPSF manufacturing facility has ceased production at the site as of the date of this report.The
• processing plant is currently being demolished with completion of demolition scheduled by end of
2016. Buildings to remain on-site include two guard houses,an administration building,a warehouse
• area,an engineering building with cafeteria,locker room and bathrooms,a small office trailer and
• the electrical switchgear room. At this point in time only the guard houses and office trailer are
occupied with 4 employees and approximately 20 demolition contractor workers utilizing the
• wastewater facilities.The demolition crews will not be onsite by end of 2016. Moncure Holding
• West,LLC does not have a potential renter or buyer for the remaining buildings and they will remain
• empty until such time.
• 2.2. The existing water treatment facility is currently not in operation until such time as process water is
required on-site for future uses. Since future use is anticipated,authorization to discharge treated
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water treatment plant backwash wastewater to Outfall 001 is required. The following existing
• treatment components will continue to satisfy these treatment requirements:
• • One(1)20,000 gallon clarifier
• • Two(2)alum settling ponds,one 300,000 gallons,one 500,000 gallons
• One(1)1,000,000 gallon polishing pond
• • Effluent composite sampler
• • Effluent meter
• The existing water treatment facility is not permitted for potable water supply. Potable water at the
Moncure Holdings site is provided by Chatham County.Fire protection is provided through River
• Pumps that feed the Fire Ponds with separate Fire Pump Booster Pumps. The Fire Ponds serve as
• off-river reservoirs for the water treatment facility.
• 2.3. An ownership transfer for the NPDES permit has been completed from Performance Fibers to
• Moncure Holdings West,LLC as well as submittal of an NPDES renewal application on February 4,
2016. As part of the transfer of ownership there is potential for a change in the type of
• manufacturing production at the facility as well as the introduction of offsite wastewater streams
• from offsite industrial users. It is our understanding that this proposed change in wastewater
characteristics will require a Major Modification to the NPDES permit. It appears that the Moncure
• Holdings West,LLC WWTP should be permitted as a Centralized Waste Treatment Facility(CWT).
• To allow for a broad spectrum of future wastes the CWT subpart D limits,with limits included for
sub-parts of metals(A),oils(B),and organics(C),appears the most feasible modification request.
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• 3. Proposed WWTP Improvements
• 3.1. The existing WWTP components were originally installed in 1971 and designed for the OCPSF
• industry,therefore a number of improvements are needed to repurpose the treatment facility to
meet the new NPDES permit effluent requirements.We understand that a modified discharge to the
• Haw River at this segment of the river should expect the following nutrient speculative limits.
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• • BOD 5ppm
• • NH3-NH4 1ppm
• TSS 30 ppm
• • TN 4.48 Ib/day(2.20 ppm at 0.244 MGD)
• • TP 1.0 lb/day(0.49 ppm at 0.244 MGD)
• 3.2. The following technologies will be evaluated to meet CWT criteria:
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3.2.1.Subpart A: Metals Removal pre-treatment facility consisting of a metals waste receiving
• station, equalization, pH adjustment, polymer chemical addition, flocculation chamber,
• clarifier, filtration, precipitate recovery, dewatering and storage for offsite disposal, with
• effluent discharge directly to existing effluent line or to head of existing aeration basin for
additional conventional treatment.
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• 3.2.2.Subpart B: Oils Removal pre-treatment facility consisting of an oil waste receiving station,
equalization,oil/water separation tanks,emulsion breaking with chemical additions,dissolved
• air flotation,and sand filtration with effluent discharged to the head of existing aeration basin
• for additional conventional treatment.
• 3.2.3. Subpart C: Organics Removal consisting of an organic waste receiving station,equalization,
• and discharge to the existing aeration basin for conventional treatment. Upgrades to the
Existing Conventional Treatment Plant to meet new nutrient limits and CWT Subpart C
• Organics are anticipated to consist of the following units. The existing conventional treatment
• plant will be upgraded unless new package treatment units providing similar components are
• deemed more cost effect:
• o The addition of floating aerators and floating mixers to the equalization basin to
enhance mixing and pre-treatment of the combined waste streams.
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• o New equalization basin pumps to control flow rate of return to the aeration basin.
• o New pH,DO and NOx monitors to balance pH,DO,C:N ratios to the aeration basin
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• o Supplemental methanol feed system if needed to the aeration basin influent.
• o New floating aerators in the aeration basin to replace the existing 45-year-old
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• o New floating mixers in the aeration basin to create anaerobic,anoxic and aeration
• zones within the basin to enhance biological BOD, TN and TP removal in the
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• o New coagulant feed system prior to clarifier system to enhance settling rate.
• o An additional 20-foot diameter clarifier to parallel the existing 20-foot diameter
• clarifier to reduce the overflow rate/SF and to provide redundancy in clarification or
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• the addition of floating decanters to the existing aeration basin to operate this basin
• as an SBR system.
• o Addition of filtration system to increase BOD,TSS removal and TP removal with
• evaluation of de-nitrification filters for increased TN removal pending the receipt of
nutrient rich wastes.
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o Addition of Ultra-violet disinfection units to replace chlorine disinfection.
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• o Addition of MLSS recycle pumps or conversion of aeration basin to SBR to return
MLSS from aeration,anoxic zones to create 5-step denitrification process within the
• existing aeration basin.
• o Improvements/ additions to the sand drying beds for increased capacity/
• redundancy for sludge drying. Covers with sky lights added to enhance the drying
• and reduce rainfall leachate returned to the WWTP.
• 3.2.4. A schematic of the existing treatment units and proposed improvements is attached.
• 3.2.5. Implementation schedule of the above treatment units will be based on the negotiation of
• treatment contracts with potential waste suppliers. Prior to acceptance of the wastes Moncure
• Holdings will provide NCDEQ the initial certifications of equivalent treatment units required
for the applicable waste stream subpart A, B or C and the source of this waste. Moncure
• Holdings has no such treatment contracts executed at the time of this application.
• 3.3. Since the OCPSF processes have ceased, no further improvements/changes to the stormwater
• outfall 002,to Shaddox Creek are suggested as the future use of the manufacturing facilities is not
• known. One of the spill ponds contains a glycol spill from past years and needs to be drained,product
removed and pond filled. Once this has been completed, the stormwater discharge outfall 002
• should be rescinded.
• 4. Conclusion
• Moncure Holdings West,LLC requests a modification of NPDES Permit NC0001899.Moncure Holdings
• West,LLC proposes to accept offsite industrial wastewater for treatment in the existing sanitary/process
wastewater treatment units with the understanding that the NPDES permit limits may change from the
• existing OCPSF limits to stream limited parameters and to Centralized Waste Treatment(CWT) Plant
• parameters based on proposed industrial waste streams.
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Mr. Don Peterson, Plant Manager
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• 338 Pea Ridge Road
New Hill,NC 27562
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• Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit
Permit NC0001899
• Performance Fibers,Inc. WWTP
• Chatham County
• Class II
• Dear Mr.Patterson:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit.
• Accordingly,we are forwarding the attached NPDES permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements
of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15,2007(or as subsequently amended).
• In the future, any required mercury measurement must use EPA test Method 1631E. It is recommended
• that you obtain final approval for the requested relocation of Outfall 001 composite sampler from the Raleigh
Regional Office.
Summary of Changes in Final Permit from Fxisting Permit
1) Outfall 001: Total PAH monitoring was removed.
• 2) Outfall 001- A.(2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS OCPSF- 001
technical corrections were made to some limits, Additional narrative was added to clarify non-detect
• impact on compliance.
• 3) Outfall 002: Total Aluminum quarterly monitoring was added.
4) Special Condition A. (8)MERCURY TMDL REOPENER was added
• 5) Special Condition A. (3) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (Quarterly) - 001, A. (5) ACUTE
• TOXICITY MONITORING (ANNUAL) - 002, and SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER LETTER
narratives were updated.
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If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
• unacceptable to you,you have the right to an adjudicatory bearing upon written request within thirty(30)days
• following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter
• 1508 of the North Carolina General Statute's, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail
Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made,this decision shall be final
• and binding.
• Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may
• require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal
• requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits
required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other federal or local
• governmental permits that may be required.
• If you have any questions concerning this permit,please contact Ron Berry at telephone number(919)
• 807-6396 or at email ron.berry®ncdenr.gov.
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• Edited copy to correct plant manager name, original signed by Tom Be/nick for Director
• Charles Waldld, P.E.
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Attachments
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office/Surface Water Protection Section(with copy of Fact Sheet and Addendum)
• EPA Region IV/Pamala Myers(email with copy of Fact Sheet and Addendum)
• Environmental Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Unit/Susan Meadows(email)
Environmental Sciences Section/Ecosystems Unit/Steve Kroeger(email)
• Environmental Sciences Section/Ecosystems Unit/Carrie Rulhman(email)
• Marty Stewart/Performance Fibers,Inc.(email: Marty.Stewart®perfomumcefibers.com)
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Permit NC0001899
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• STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
• DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
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• PERMIT
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• 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 Water Quality Commission,and the
• Federal Water Pollution Control Act,as amended,
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• Performance Fibers, Inc.
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Performance Fibers, Inc. WWTP
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Chatham County
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• to receiving waters designated as the Haw River in the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance with the
• discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV
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• This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31,2016.
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• All previous NPDE.S 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.
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• 1. Continue to discharge the combined treated process and domestic wastewater, and treated
• water treatment plant backwash wastewater to Outfall 001 permitted for 0.244 MGD,
consisting of wastewater treatment components:
• o Sanitary bar screen, grinder,and lift station
• o Process wastewater lift station
• o One(1) 1,200 gallons mixing/neutralization chamber with automatic pH control
o One(1)650,000 gallons aeration basin with mechanical aerators
• o Coagulent addition system
• o One(1) 18,500gallons clarifier
o One(1) 1000 fr sludge drying bed
• o Chlorine contact chamber(no chlorination)
• o Conventional water treatment plant with chemical addition systems
• o One(1)20,000 gallons clarifier
o Two(2)alum settling ponds,one 300,000 gallons, one 500,000 gallons
• o One(1) 1,000,000 gallon polishing pond
• o Effluent composite sampler
• o Effluent meter
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• 2. Continue to discharge stormwater, condensate, and overflow from two 1,200,000 gallons
fire ponds to Outfall 002.
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• This facility is located at the Performance Fibers, Inc., 338 Pea Ridge Road east of Moncure
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• 3. Discharge wastewater from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
• map via outfall 001 into the Haw River and via outfall 002 to Shaddox Creek, both of which
• are classified WS-IV waters in the Cape Fear River Basin.
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Latitude Longitude
• Facility: 35° 37' 7" N 79° 2' 46"N
• Outfall 001: 35° 37' 1" W 79° 3' 25" W
Outfall 002: 35° 37' 0" W 79° 2' 36" W
• Stream Class: WS-IV Subbasin: 03-06-07 HUC: 03030002 North Facility Location
O Receiving Streams: Outfall 001 Haw River Performance Fibers, Inc. NC0001899
Outfall 002 Shaddox Creek Chatham County
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• A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - 001
• During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittec
• is authorized to discharge treated process, domestic, and filler backwash wastewater from Outfall 001.
Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
• Effluent Limits Monitoring Requirements
Characteristics Monthly Weekly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
• Average Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
• Flow 0.244 MOD Continuous Recording Influent or
Effluent
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pH
than 6.0 S.U.
2 Not greater than 9.0 S.U. nor less Continuous Recording Effluent•
• BOD, 5 day (20°C) 10.4 lbs/day 16.7 lbs/day Weekly Composite Effluent
• Total Suspended Solids 5.0 lbs/day 10.6 lbs/day Weekly Composite Effluent
Oil and Grease 20.0 lbs/day 30.0 lbs/day Weekly Grab Effluent
• Temperature,°C Monthly Grab Effluent
5 Temperature,°C Monthly Grab Upstream&
Downstream
Conductivity, prnohs/em Monthly Grab Effluent
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Conductivity, µmohs/cm Monthly Grab Upstream• Downstream
• Dissolved Oxygen,mg/L Monthly _ Grab Effluent _
• Dissolved Oxygen, mg/L Monthly Grab Upstream &
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• Total Nitrogen,mg/L 3 Quarterly Composite Effluent
• Total Phosphorus, mg/L Quarterly Composite Effluent
• Chronic 'foxicity4 Quarterly Composite Effluent
• OCPSF 5 Annually Grab Effluent
• Footnotes:
• 1. Upstream: valve at Permittec's river water pump house. Downstream: nearest accessible point at
least 100 yards below the outfall and above the confluence of the Deep and Haw Rivers. Instream
• monitoring is provisionally waived due to the permittee's participation in the Upper Cape Fear River
• Basin Association. Instream monitoring shall be conducted as stated in this permit should the
•
permittee end its participation in the Association.
2. The pH shall be monitored continuously at the effluent. In accordance with 40 CFR 401.17, the total
• time during which the pH values arc allowed to be less than 6.0 standard units or grcatcr than 9.0
• standard units shall not exceed 7 hours and 26 minutes in any calendar month, and no individual
excursion outside the 6.0 to 9.0 range shall exceed 60 minutes.
• 3. TN = TKN + NO3-N + NOt-N, where TN is Total Nitrogen, TEN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and
• NO3-N and NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively.
• 4. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) Chronic P/F at 0.94%: January, April. July, and October; see A.
(3).
• 5. Refer to A. (2) regarding OCPSF monitoring. Where any compound is detected, quarterly
• monitoring is required for that compound until not detected in twelve consecutive samples.
• Performance Fibers may use EPA test method 524.2 to monitor OCPSF parameters (provided the
method allows a detection level at or below the permitted limit).
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• THERE SHALL BE NO DISCIIARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN •
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• A. (2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS OCPSF - 001
• During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration,the Permittee
is authorized to discharge OCPSF related process wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall
• be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
• Daily Monthly Frequency Sample Sample
• Effluent Characteristic Maximum Average
• (lbs/day) (lbs/day) Measurement Type Location
• Acenaphthene 0.004 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
Acenaphthylene 0.004 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Acrylonitrile 0.015 0.006 Annually Grab Effluent
• Anthracene 0.004 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Benzene 0.009 0.002 Annually Grab Effluent
• Bcnzo(a)anthraccnc 0.004 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
3,4-Benzofluoranthene 0.004 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Benzo(k)fluoranthene 0.004 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Benzo(a)pyrene 0.004 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 0.017 0.006 Annually Grab Effluent
• Carbon Tetrachloride 0.002 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
Chlorobenzene 0.002 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Chloroethane 0.017 0.007 Annually Grab Effluent
• Chloroform 0.003 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• 2-Chlorophenol 0.006 0.002 Annually Grab Effluent
• Chrysene 0.004 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
Di-n-butyl phthalate 0.004 0.002 Annually Grab Effluent
• 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 0.010 0.005 Annually Grab Effluent
• 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 0.003 0.002 Annually Grab Effluent
• 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 0.002 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• 1,1-Dichloroethane 0.004 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• 1,2-Dichloroethane 0.013 0.004 Annually Grab Effluent
1,1-Dichloroethylene 0.002 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• 1,2-trans-Dichloroethylene 0.003 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• 2,4-Dichluruphenul 0.007 0.002 Annually Grab Effluent
• 1,2-Dichloropropane 0.014 0.010 Annually Grab Effluent
• 1,3-Dichloropropylene 0.003 0.002 Annually Grab Effluent
Diethyl phthalate 0.013 0.005 Annually Grab Effluent
• 2,4-Dimethyl phenol 0.002 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Dimethyl phthalate 0.003 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol 0.017 0.005 Annually Grab Effluent
• 2,4-Dinitrophenol 0.008 0.004 Annually Grab Effluent
2,4-Dinitrotoluene 0.018 0.007 Annually Grab Effluent
• 2,6-Dinitrotoluene 0.040 0.016 Annually Grab Effluent
• Ethylbenzene 0.007 0.002 Annually Grab Effluent
• Fluoranthene 0.004 0.002 Annually Grab Effluent
• Fluorene 0.004 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
Hexachlorobenzene 0.002 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
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Effluent Characteristic Maximum Average Measurement 1 Type Location
• (lbs/day) (lbs/day)
• Hexachlorobutadiene 0.003 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• 1-lexachloroethane 0.003 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Methyl Chloride 0.012 0.005 Annually Grab Effluent
Methylene Chloride 0.006 0.003 Annually Grab Effluent
• Naphthalene 0.004 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Nitrobenzene 0.004 0.002 Annually Grab Effluent
• 2-Nitrophenol 0.004 0.003 Annually Grab Effluent
• 4-Nitrophenol 0.008 0.005 Annually Grab Effluent
Phenanthrene 0.004 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Phenol 0.002 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Pyrene 0.004 0.002 Annually Grab Effluent
• Tetrachloroethylene 0.004 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Toluene 0.005 0.002 Annually Grab Effluent
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 0.009 0.004 Annually Grab Effluent
• 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0.003 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• 1,I,2-Trichloroethane 0.003 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Trichloroethylene 0.003 0.001 Annually Grab Effluent
• Vinyl Chloride 0.017 0.007 Annually Grab Effluent
• When the required EPA analytical method with the appropriate minimum detection level is followed and
• a result of"non-detectable"or "below quantitation limit" is obtained, the permittee will be considered to
• be in compliance with the numerical permit limit for that pollutant.
• Footnote:
• 1. Where any compound is detected, quarterly monitoring is required for that compound until not
detected in twelve consecutive samples. Performance Fibers may use EPA test method 524.2 to
• monitor OCPSF parameters (provided the method allows a detection level at or below the permitted
• limit).
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• A. (3) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT(Quarterly) - 001
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The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant
• mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 0.94%.
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• The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in
• the "North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised February 1998, or
subsequent versions or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure"
• (Revised-February 1998) or subsequent versions. The tests will be performed during the months of
• January, April, July, and October. Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES
permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes.
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• 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-February 1998)or subsequent versions.
• The chronic value for multiple concentration tests will be determined using the geometric mean of the
• highest concentration having no detectable impairment of reproduction or survival and the lowest
• concentration that does have a detectable impairment of reproduction or survival. The definition of
"detectable impairment," collection methods, exposure regimes, and further statistical methods are
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specified in the "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised-
• February 1998)or subsequent versions.
• All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent
• Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-I) for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter
code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWQ Form AT-3
• (original)is to be sent to the following address:
• Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Quality
• Environmental Sciences Section
• 1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1621
• Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental 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
• Environmental 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.
• If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this permit, the results of such
• monitoring shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the data submitted on the DMR and AT
• Forms.
• Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division
• of Water Quality indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re-opened and
modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
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• 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.
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• A. (4) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - 002
• During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration,the Permittee
• is authorized to discharge stormwater. steam condensate, and fire pond overflow wastewater from
• Outfall 002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
• Effluent Limits Monitoring Requirements
Characteristics Monthly Weekly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
• Average Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
• Flow Weekly Instantaneous Effluent
• Temperature, CC I Weekly Grab Effluent
• PH Not greater than 9.0 S.U. nor less Weekly Grab Effluent
• than 6.0 S.U.
• Total Aluminum, µg/L Quarterly Grab Effluent
Total Zinc, pg/L Quarterly Grab Effluent
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Acute Toxicity 2 Annually Grab Effluent
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• Footnotes:
• 1. The temperature of the effluent shall be such as not to cause an increase in the temperature of the
• receiving stream of more than 2.8°C and in no case cause the ambient water temperature to exceed
32°C.
• 2. Acute Toxicity(Fathead Minnow)Annual Monitoring,see A. (5).
• THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN
• OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS.
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• A. (5) ACUTE TOXICITY MONITORING (ANNUAL) - 002
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• The permittee shall conduct annual toxicity tests using protocols defined as definitive in E.P.A.
Document EPA/600/4-90/027 entitled "Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents to
• Freshwater and Marine Organisms." The monitoring shall be performed as a Fathead Minnow
• (Fimephales promelas) 24-hour static test. Effluent samples for self-monitoring purposes must be
• obtained below all waste treatment. The permittee will conduct one test annually, with the annual period
beginning in January of the calendar year of the effective date of the permit.
• The annual toxicity test must be performed by June 30. Should there be no discharge of flow from the
• facility during the six month period January 1-June 30, 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 in the comments section indicate "No Flow for January 1-June 30, {calendar
year}." The report must be signed and submitted to the Environmental Sciences Section at the address
• noted below.
• If no discharge event occurs from January 1-June 30, yet a discharge event occurs from July 1-
• December 31.then the facility must perform toxicity monitoring and report the data as noted below.
• The parameter code for this test is TAE6C. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit
• condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was
performed, using the appropriate parameter code. Additionally, DWQ Form AT-I (original) is to be sent
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(Continued A. (5) ACUTE TOXICITY MONITORING(Annual)-002)
• Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Quality
• Environmental Sciences Section
1621 Mail Service Center
• Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental 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 and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements
performed in association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. Total residual chlorine
• of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of
the waste stream.
• If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this permit, the results of such
monitoring shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the data submitted on the DMR and AT
• Forms.
• Should any test data from either these monitoring requirements or tests performed by the North Carolina
• Division of Water Quality 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. (6) WASTEWATER TREATMENT PONDS - 002
• The wastewater treatment ponds at the facility shall maintain a freeboard height of 2 feet.
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• A. (7) PERMIT REOPENER: SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRIENT MONITORING
• Pursuant to N.C. General Statutes Section 143-215.1 and the implementing rules found in Title 15A of
• the North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 02I1, specifically, 15A NCAC 0211.0112(b)(l)and
02H.0114(a), and Part II, Sections B.12. and B.13. of this Permit, the Director of DWQ may reopen this
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permit to require supplemental nutrient monitoring of the discharge. The additional monitoring will be
• to support water quality modeling efforts within the Cape Pear River Basin, and shall be consistent with
• a monitoring plan developed jointly by the Division and affected stakeholders.
• A. (8) MERCURY TMDL REOPENER
• The Division may, upon written notification to the permittee, re-open this permit in order to incorporate
• or modify effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements when such action is necessary
to implement a TMDL for mercury approved by the U.S. EPA.
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• STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS
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Section A. Definitions
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2/Month
• Samples are collected twice per month with at least ten calendar days between sampling events.These samples shall be
• representative of the wastewater discharged during the sample period.
• 3/Week
Samples arc collected three times per week on three separate calendar days.These samples shall be representative of
• the wastewater discharged during the sample period.
• Act or"the Act"
• The Federal Water Pollution Control Act,also known as the Clean Water Act(CWA),as amended, 33 USC 1251,ct.
seq.
• Annual Average
• The arithmetic mean of all "daily discharges"of a pollutant measured during the calendar year. In the case of fecal
• coliform,the geometric mean of such discharges.
Arithmetic Mean
• The summation of the individual values divided by the number of individual values.
• B9g
• The known diversion of waste streams from any portion of a treatment facility including the collection system, which is
not a designed or established or operating mode for the facility.
• Calendar Dav
• The period from midnight of one day until midnight of the next day. However,for purposes of th is permit,any
• consecutive 24-hour period that reasonably represents the calendar day may be used for sampling.
Calendar Week
• The period from Sunday through the following Saturday.
• Calendar Ouartcr
• One of the following distinct periods:January through March, April through June, July through September,and
October through December.
• Composite Sample
• A sample collected over a 24-hour period by continuous sampling or combining grab samples of at least too mL in
such a manner as to result in a total sample representative of the wastewater discharge during the sample period.The
• Director may designate the most appropriate method(specific number and size of aliquots necessary,the time interval
• between grab samples,etc.)on a case-by-ease basis. Samples may be collected manually or automatically. Composite
samples may be obtained by the following methods:
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• (1) Continuous:a single,continuous sample collected over a 24-hour period proportional to the tate of flow.
(2) Constant time/variable volume: a series of grab samples collected at equal time intervals over a 24 hour period
• of discharge and combined proportional to the rate of flow measured at the time of individual sample
collection,or
• (3) Variable time/constant volume:a series of grab samples of equal volume collected over a 24 hour period with
• the time intervals between samples determined by a preset number of gallons passing the sampling point. Flow
measurement between sample intervals shall be determined by use of a flow recorder and totalizer,and the
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preset gallon interval between sample collection fixed at no greater than 1/24 of the expected total daily flow at
• the treatment system,or
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• (4) Constant time/constant volume: a series of grab samples of equal volume collected over a 24-hour period at a
constant time interval. Use of this method requires prior approval by the Director.This method may only be
• used in situations where effluent flow rates vary less than 15 percent.The following restrictions also apply:
• > Influent and effluent grab samples shall be of equal size and of no less than 100 milliliters
• > Influent samples shall not be collected more than once per hour.
Permittees with wastewater treatment systems whose detention time<24 hours shall collect effluent grab
• samples at intervals of no greater than 20 minutes apart during any 24-hour period.
• ➢ Permittees with wastewater treatment systems whose detention time exceeds 24 hours shall collect effluent
• grab samples at least every six hours; there must be a minimum of four samples during a 24-hour sampling
period.
• Continuous flow measurement
• Flow monitoring that occurs without interruption throughout the operating hours of the facility.Flow shall be
monitored continually except for the infrequent times when there may be no flow or for infrequent maintenance
• activities on the flow device.
• Daily Discharge
The discharge of a pollutant measured during a calendar day or any 24-hour period that reasonably represents the
• calendar day for purposes of sampling. For pollutants measured in units of mass,the"daily discharge"is calculated as
• the total mass of the pollutant discharged over the day. For pollutants expressed in other units of measurement,the
"daily discharge"is calculated as the average measurement of the pollutant over the day. (40 CFR 122.2;see also
• "Composite Sample,"above.)
• Daily Maximum
• The highest"daily discharge"during the calendar month.
Daily Sampling
• Parameters requiring daily sampling shall be sampled 5 out of every 7 days per week unless otherwise specified in the
• permit.Sampling shall be conducted on weekdays except where holidays or other disruptions of normal operations
prevent weekday sampling.If sampling is required for all seven days of the week for any permit parameter(s),that
• requirement will be so noted on the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Page(s).
• DWO or"the Division"
• Che Division of Water Quality,Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Effluent
• Wastewater discharged following all treatment processes from a water pollution control facility or other point source
• whether treated or untreated.
• EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission
• EPA
• The United States Environmental Protection Agency
• Facility Closure
• Cessation of all activities that require coverage under this NPDES permit. Completion of facility closure will allow this
permit to be rescinded.
• Geometric Mean
• The Nth root of the product of the individual values where N=the number of individual values. For purposes of
calculating the geometric mean,values of"0"(or"<[detection level)")shall be considered= I.
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Grab Sample
• Individual samples of at least 100 mL collected over a period of time not exceeding 15 minutes.Grab samples can be
• collected manually.Grab samples must be representative of the discharge(or the receiving stream,for Stream
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• Hazardous Substance
Any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the CWA.
• Instantaneous flow measurement
• The flow measured during the minimum time required for the flow measuring device or method to produce a result in
that instance.To the extent practical,instantaneous flow measurements coincide with the collection of any grab
• samples required for the same sampling period so that together the samples and flow are representative of the discharge
• during that sampling period.
• Monthly Average(concentration limit)
The arithmetic mean of all "daily discharges"of a pollutant measured during the calendar month. In the case of fecal
• coliform or other bacterial parameters or indicators,the geometric mean of such discharges.
• Permit Issuing Authority
• The Director of the Division of Water Quality.
Ouarterly Avenge(concentration limit)
• The arithmetic mean of all samples taken over a calendar quarter.
• Severe property damage
• Substantial physical damage to property,damage to the treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable,or
substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a
• bypass.Severe property damage excludes economic loss caused by delays in production.
• Toxic Pollutant
• Any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(I)of the CWA.
Upset
• An incident beyond the reasonable control of the Pennittee causing unintentional and temporary noncompliance with
• permit effluent limitations and/or monitoring requirements. An upset does not include noncompliance caused by
operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities,inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive
• maintenance,or careless or improper operation.
• Weekly Avenge(concentration limits
• The arithmetic mean of all "daily discharges"of a pollutant measured during the calendar week. In the case of fecal
coliform or other bacterial parameters or indicators,the geometric mean of such discharges.
•
Section B. General Conditions
•
• 1. Duly to Comply
The Permittee must comply with all conditions of this permit.Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of
• the CWA and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit termination,revocation and reissuance,or
• modification:or denial of a permit renewal application[40 CFR 122.411.
a. The Permittee shall comply with effluent standards or prohibitions established under section 307(a)of the
• CWA for toxic pollutants and with standards for sewage sludge use or disposal established under section
• 405(d)of the CWA within the time provided in the regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions or
standards for sewage sludge use or disposal,even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the
• requirement.
• b. The CWA provides that any person who violates sections] 301, 302,306,307,308,318 or 405 of the Act,or
any permit condition or limitation implementing any such sections in a permit issued under section 402,or any
• requirement imposed in a pretreatment program approved under sections 402(ax3)or 402(bx8)of the Act, is
• subject to a civil penalty not to exceed$37,500 per day for each violation. [33 USC 1319(d)and 40 CFR
I22.41(a$2)]
• c. The CWA provides that any person who negligently violates sections 301,302,306,307,308,318,or 405 of
• the Act,or any condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402
of the Act,or any requirement imposed in a pretreatment program approved under section 402(ax3)or
• 402(bx8)of the Act, is subject to criminal penalties of$2,500 to$25,000 per day of violation,or
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• imprisonment of not more than 1 year,or both. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a negligent
violation,a person shall be subject to criminal penalties of not more than$50,000 per day of violation,or by
• imprisonment of not more than 2 years,or both.[33 USC 1319(c)(I)and 40 CFR 122.41(ax2)]
• d. Any person who knowingly violates such sections,or such conditions or limitations is subject to criminal
penalties of$5,000 to S50,000 per day of violation,or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both.In the
• case of a second or subsequent conviction for a knowing violation,a person shall be subject to criminal
• penalties of not more than$100,000 per day of violation,or imprisonment of not more than 6 years,or both.
[33 USC 1319(cX2)and 40 CFR 122.41(ax2)1
• e. Any person who knowingly violates section 301,302,303,306,307,308,318 or 405 of the Act,or any permit
• condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402 of the Act,and
who knows at that time that he thereby places another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily
• injury,shall, upon conviction,be subject to a fine of not more than$250,000 or imprisonment of not more than
• 15 years,or both. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a knowing endangerment violation,a
person shall be subject to a fine of not more than$500,000 or by imprisonment of not more than 30 years,or
both. An organization, as defined in section 309(cX3XBXiii)of the CWA,shall, upon conviction of violating
• the imminent danger provision,be subject to a free of not more than SI,000,000 and can be fined up to
$2,000,000 for second or subsequent convictions. [40 CFR I22.41(a)(2)]
• f. Under state law,a civil penalty of not more than$25,000 per violation may be assessed against any person
• who violates or fails to act in accordance with the tenns,conditions,or requirements of a permit.[North
Carolina General Statutes§ 143-215.6A]
• g. Any person maybe assessed an administrative penalty by the Administrator for violating section 301,302,
• 306,307,308,318 or 405 of this Act,or any permit condition or limitation implementing any of such sections
in a permit issued under section 402 of this Act.Administrative penalties for Class I violations are not to
• exceed S16,000 per violation,with the maximum amount of any Class l penalty assessed not to exceed
• 537,500.Penalties for Class II violations are not to exceed$16,000 per day for each day during which the
violation continues,with the maximum amount of any Class II penalty not to exceed $177,500. [33 USC
• 1319(g)(2)and 40 CFR 122.41(ax3)]
• 2. Duty to Mitigate
The Permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge or sludge use or disposal in
• violation of this permit with a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment[40
• CFR 122.41(d)].
3. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions on"Bypassing"(Part ILC.4), "Upsets"(Part II.C.5)and"Power Failures"
• (Part ILC.7),nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the Permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities,
or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-2153. 143-215.6 or Section 309 of the Federal Act,33 USC
• 1319.Furthermore,the Permittee is responsible for consequential damages,such as fish kills,even though the
• responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
• 4. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve the Permittee
• from any responsibilities, liabilities,or penalties to which the Permittee is or may be subject to under NCGS 143-
215.75 et seq.or Section 311 of the Federal Act,33 USG 1321. Furthermore,the Permittee is responsible for
consequential damages,such as fish kills,even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be
• temporarily suspended.
• 5. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal property,or any exclusive
• privileges,nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights,nor any
• infringement of Federal,State or local laws or regulations[40 CFR 122.41(g)].
• 6. Onshore or Offshore Construction
This permit does not authorize or approve the construction of any onshore or offshore physical structures or
• facilities or the undertaking of any work in any navigable waters.
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• The provisions of this permit are severable. If any provision of this permit,or the application of any provision of
• this permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances,and the
• remainder of this permit, shall not be affected thereby [NCGS 1508-23].
8. Duty to Provide Information
• The Permittee shall furnish to the Permit Issuing Authority,within a reasonable time,any information which the
• Permit Issuing Authority may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying,revoking and reissuing,or
terminating this permit or to determine compliance with this permit. The Pertnittee shall also furnish to the Permit
• Issuing Authority upon request,copies of records required by this permit[40 CFR 122.41(h)].
• 9. Duty to Reavoly
If the Permittee wishes to continue an activity regulated by this permit atter the expiration date of this permit,the
• Permittee must apply for and obtain a new permit[40 CFR. 122.41(b)1.
• 10. Expiration of Permit
• The Permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive automatic authorization to
discharge beyond the expiration date,the Permittee shall submit such information, forms,and fees as are required
• by the agency authorized to issue permits no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date unless permission for a
• later date has been granted by the Director.(The Director shall not grant permission for applications to be
submitted later than the expiration date of the existing permit.)[40 CFR 122.21(d)] Any Permittee that has not
• requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration,or any Permittee that does not have a permit after the
• expiration and has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration,will subject the Permittee to
enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS 143-215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et.seq.
• 11. Signatory Requirements
• All applications.reports, or information submitted to the Permit Issuing Authority shall be signed and certified[40
CFR 122.41(k)].
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a. All permit applications shall be signed as follows:
• (1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of this Section,a responsible
• corporate officer means: (a)a president, secretary,treasurer or vice president of the corporation in charge
of a principal business function,or any other person who performs similar policy or decision making
• functions for the corporation,or(b) the manager of one or more manufacturing,production,or operating
• facilities,provided,the manager is authorized to make management decisions which govern the operation
of the regulated facility including having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment
• recommendations,and initiating and directing other comprehensive measures to assure long term
• environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations;the manager can ensure that the
necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information for permit
• application requirements;and where authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the
• manager in accordance with corporate procedures .
(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively;or
• (3) For a municipality,State,Federal,or other public agency: by either a principal executive officer or
• ranking elected official [40 CFR 122.22).
• b. All reports required by the permit and other information requested by the Permit Issuing Authority shall be
signed by a person described in paragraph a. above or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A
• person is a duly authorized representative only if:
• (I) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above;
(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation
• of the regulated facility or activity,such as the position of plant manager,operator of a well or well field,
• superintendent,a position of equivalent responsibility,or an individual or position having overall
responsibility for environmental matters for the company.(A duly authorized representative may thus be
• either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position.);and
• (3) The written authorization is submitted to the Permit Issuing Authority[40 CFR 122.22]
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a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility,a new authorization
• satisfying the requirements of paragraph(b)of this section must be submitted to the Director prior to or
• together with any reports,information,or applications to be signed by an authorized representative[40 CFR
122.22]
• d. Certification. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a. or b. of this section shall make the following
• certification[40 CFR 122.22].NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
• "l cert, 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 offines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
12. Permit Actions
• This permit may be modified,revoked and reissued,or terminated for cause.The filing of a request by the
• Permittee for a permit modification,revocation and reissuance,or termination,or a notification of planned changes
or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any permit condition[40 CFR 122.41(f)].
•
13. Permit Modification.Revocation and Reissuance.or Termination
• The issuance of this permit does not prohibit the permit issuing authority from reopening and modifying the pennit,
• revoking and reissuing the permit,or terminating the permit as allowed by the laws,rules,and regulations
contained in Title 40,Code of Federal Regulations,Parts 122 and 123;Title 15A of the North Carolina
• Administrative Code, Subchapter 02H .0100;and North Carolina General Statute 143.215.1 et.al.
• 14. Annual Administering and Compliance Monitoring Fee Reauiremepla
The Permittee must pay the annual administering and compliance monitoring fee within thirty days after being
• billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in accordance with ISA NCAC 0211 .0105(bX2)
• may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the permit.
• Section C. Operation and Maintenance of Pollution Controls
• I. Certified Operator
• Owners of classified water pollution control systems must designate operators,certified by the Water Pollution
Control System Operators Certification Commission(WPCSOCC),of the appropriate type and grade for the
• system,and,for each classification must[T15A NCAC 08G .02011:
• a. designate one Operator In Responsible Charge (ORC)who possesses a valid certificate of the type and grade at
• least equivalent to the type and grade of the system;
b. designate one or more Back-up Operator(s)in Responsible Charge(Back-up ORCs)who possesses a valid
• certificate of the type of the system and no more than one grade less than the grade of the system,with the
• exception of no backup operator in recponsihle charge is required for systems whose minimum visitation
requirements are twice per year,and
• c. submit a signed completed "Water Pollution Control System Operator Designation Form"to the Commission
• (or to the local health department for owners of subsurface systems)countersigned by the designated certified
operators,designating the Operator in Responsible Charge(ORC)and the Back-up Operator in Responsible
• Charge(Back-up ORC):
• (I) 60 calendar days prior to wastewater or residuals being introduced into a new system; or
• (2) within 120 calendar days following:
Y receiving notification of a change in the classification of the system requiring the designation of a new
• Operator in Responsible Charge(ORC)and Back-up Operator in Responsible Charge(Back-up ORC)
• of the proper type and grade;or
a vacancy in the position of Operator in Responsible Charge(ORC)or Back-up Operator in
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at least one of the responsibilities.
• The ORC of each Class I facility(ur the Back-up ORC, when acting as surrogate fur the ORC)must:
• > Visit the facility as often as is necessary to insure proper operation of the treatment system; the treatment
• facility must be visited at least weekly
• ➢ Comply with all other conditions of 15A NCAC O8G.0204.
The ORC of each Class 11, III and IV facility(or the Back-up ORC,when acting as surrogate for the ORC)must:
• ➢ Visit the facility as often as is necessary to insure proper operation of the treatment system; the treatment
• facility must be visited at least five days per week,excluding holidays
• ➢ Properly manage and document daily operation and maintenance of the facility
8. Comply with all other conditions of 15A NCAC 08G .0204_
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2. Proper Operation and Maintenance
• The Permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control
• (and related appurtenances)which are installed or used by the Permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions
of this permit. Proper operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality
• assurance procedures.This provision requires the Permittee to install and operate backup or auxiliary facilities only
when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit[40 CFR 122.41(e)].
• NOTE: Properly and officially designated operators are fully responsible for all proper operation and maintenance
• of the facility,and all documentation required thereof,whether acting as a contract operator[subcontractor]or a
• member of the Pernittee's staff.
3. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
• It shall nut be a defense fur a Permit-Me in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary to halt or
• reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the condition of this permit[40 CFR 122.41(c)].
• 4. Bvpassina of Treatment Facilities
a. Bypass not exceeding limitations[40 CFR 122.41(m)(2)]
• The Permittee may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause effluent limitations to be exceeded,but
• only if it also is for essential maintenance to assure efficient operation.These bypasses are not subject to the
provisions of Paragraphs b.and c. of this section.
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b. Notice[40 CFR 122.41(mx3)]
• (I) Anticipated bypass. If the Permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass,it shall submit prior notice,
• if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass;including an evaluation of the anticipated quality
and effect of the bypass.
• (2) Unanticipated bypass.The Permittee shall submit notice of an unanticipated bypass as required in Part
• 11.E.6. (24-hour notice).
• c. Prohibition of Bypass
(I) Bypass from the treatment facility is prohibited and the Permit Issuing Authority may take enforcement
• action against a Permittee for bypass,unless:
• (A) Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life,personal injury or severe property damage;
• (B) There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass,such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities,
retention of untreated wastes or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime.This
• condition is not satisfied if adequate backup equipment should have been installed in the exercise of
reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of
• equipment downtime or preventive maintenance;and
• (C) The Permittee submitted notices as required under Paragraph b.of this section.
• (2) Bypass from the collection system is prohibited and the Permit Issuing Authority may take enforcement
action against a Permittee for a bypass as provided in any current or future system-wide collection system
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the Permit Issuing Authority determines that it will meet the three conditions listed above in Paragraph c.
• (1)of this section.
• 5. Unset;
a. Effect of an upset[40 CFR 122.41(nx2)]: An upset constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for
• noncompliance with such technology based permit effluent limitations if the requirements of paragraph b.of
• this condition arc met. No determination made during administrative review of claims that noncompliance was
caused by upset,and before an action for noncompliance, is final administrative action subject to judicial
• review.
• b. Conditions necessary for a demonstration of upset:Any Penn ttee who wishes to establish the affirmative
defense or upset shall demonstrate, through properly signed,contemporaneous operating logs,or other relevant
• evidence that:
• (l)An upset occurred and that the Permittee can identify the cause(s)of the upset;
• (2) The Permittee facility was at the time being properly operated;and
(3) The Permittee submitted notice of the upset as required in Part 11.E_6i.(h)of this permit_
• (4)The Permittee complied with any remedial measures required under Part 11.13.2.of this permit.
• c. Burden of proof[40 CFR I22.41(nx4)1: The Permittee seeking to establish the occurrence of an upset has
• the burden of proof in any enforcement proceeding.
6. Removed Substances
• Solids, sludges,filter backwash,or other pollutants removed in the course of treatment or control of wastewaters
• shalt be utilized/disposed of in accordance with NCGS 143-215.1 and in a manner such as to prevent any pollutant
from such materials from entering waters of the State or navigable waters of the United States except as permitted
• by the Commission.The Permittee shall comply with all applicable state and Federal regulations governing the
• disposal of sewage sludge, including 40 CFR 503,Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge;40 CFR
Pan 258,Criteria For Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; and ISA NCAC Subchapter 2T,Waste Not Discharged To
• Surface Waters.The Permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority of any significant change in its sludge use
• or disposal practices.
7. Power Failures
• The Permittee is responsible for maintaining adequate safeguards(as required by 15A NCAC 02H .0124)to
• prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated wastes during electrical power failures either by means
of alternate power sources,standby generators or retention of inadequately treated effluent.
•
• Section D. Monitoring and Record%
• I. Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken,as required herein,shall be representative of the permitted discharge.
• Samples collected at a frequency less than daily shall be taken on a day and time that is representative of the
• discharge for the period the sample represents.All samples shall he taken at the monitoring points specified in this
permit and, unless otherwise specified,before the effluent joins or is diluted by any other wastestream,body of
• water,or substance. Monitoring points shall not be changed without notification to and the approval of the Permit
• Issuing Authority[40 CFR 122.41(j)].
2. Reporting
• Monitoring results obtained during the previous munth(s)shall be summarized for each month and reported on a
• monthly Discharge Monitoring Report(DMR)Form(MR I, 1.1, 2,3)or alternative forms approved by the
• Director,postmarked no later than the last calendar day of the month following the completed reporting period.
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.Duplicate signed copies of these,
• and all other reports required herein,shall be submitted to the following address:
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S Appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific practices shall be selected
• and used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges.The
devices shall be installed,calibrated and maintained to ensure that the accuracy of the measurements is consistent
with the accepted capability of that type of device. Devices selected shall be capable of measuring flows with a
• maximum deviation of less than 10%from the true discharge rates throughout the range of expected discharge
volumes. Flow measurement devices shall be accurately calibrated at a minimum of once per year and maintained
• to ensure that the accuracy of the measurements is consistent with the accepted capability of that type of device.
• The Director shall approve the flow measurement device and monitoring location prior to installation.
Once-through condenser cooling water flow monitored by pump logs,or pump hour meters as specified in Part 1 of
this permit and based on the manufacturer's pump curves shall not be subject to this requirement.
5 4. Test Procedures
• Laboratories used for sample analysis must be certified by the Division. Permittees should contact the Division's
Laboratory Certification Section(919 733-3908 or http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/lab/cert)for information
regarding laboratory certifications.
• Facilities whose personnel are conducting testing of field-certified parameters only must hold the appropriate field
• parameter laboratory certifications.
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations(published pursuant to NCGS
143-215.63 et.seq.), the Water and Air Quality Reporting Acts,and to regulations published pursuant to Section
• 304(g),33 USC 1314,of the CWA(as amended),and 40 CFR 136;or in the case of sludge use or disposal,
approved under 40 CFR 136, unless otherwise specified in 40 CFR 503,unless other test procedures have been
specified in this permit[40 CFR 122.41].
To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this permit,all test procedures must produce minimum detection
• and reporting levels that are below the permit discharge requirements and all data generated must be reported down
to the minimum detection or lower reporting level of the procedure. If no approved methods are determined
• capable of achieving minimum detection and reporting levels below permit discharge requirements, then the most
• sensitive(method with the lowest possible detection and reporting level)approved method must be used.
5. Penalties forTamoering
The CWA provides that any person who falsifies,tampers with,or knowingly renders inaccurate, any monitoring
• device ur method requited to be maintained under this permit shall,upon conviction,be punished by a fine of not
more than 510,000 per violation,or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation,or by both. If a
conviction of a person is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph,
• punishment is a fine of not more than$20.000 per day of violation.or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years,
or both[40 CFR 122.41].
6. Records Retention
• Except for records of monitoring information required by this permit related to the Permittee's sewage sludge use
and disposal activities,which shall be retained for a period of at least five years(or longer as required by 40 CFR
503), the Permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including:
D all calibration and maintenance records
• > all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation
• ➢ copies of all reports required by this permit
• ) copies of all data used to complete the application for this permit
These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the sample,
• measurement,report or application.This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time[40 CFR
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For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this permit,the Permittee shall record the
• following information [40 CFR 122.41]:
• a. The date,exact place,and time of sampling or measurements;
• b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling or measurements;
• c. The date(s)analyses were performed;
d. The individual(s)who performed the analyses;
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e. The analytical techniques or methods used;and
• f. The results of such analyses.
• 8. Inspection and Entry
The Permittee shall allow the Director,or an authorized representative(including an authorized contractor acting as
• a representative of the Director),upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by
• law,to;
• a. Enter,at reasonable times,upon the Fermium's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or
conducted,or where records must be kept under the conditions of this permit;
• b. Have access to and copy,at reasonable times,any records that must be kept under the conditions of this permit;
• c. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities,equipment(including monitoring and control equipment),practices,
• or operations regulated or required under this permit;and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times,for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or as otherwise
• authorized by the CWA,any substances or parameters at any location[40 CFR 122.41(i)].
• Section E Resorting Reaulrements
• I. Change in Discharge
• All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of this permit.The discharge of
• any pollutant identified in this permit more frequently than or at a level in excess of that authorized shall constitute
a violation of the permit.
• 2. Planned Changes
• The Permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned physical alterations or additions
• to the permitted facility[40 CFR 122.41(1)1.Notice is required only when:
a. The alteration or addition to a permitted facility may meet one of the criteria for new sources at 40 CFR
• 122.29(b);or
• b. The alteration or addition could significantly change the nature or increase the quantity of pollutants
• discharged.This notification applies to pollutants subject neither to effluent limitations in the permit,nor to
notification requirements under 40 CFR I22.42(ax1);or
• c. The alteration or addition results in a significant change in the Pcnnittcc's sludge use or disposal practices,and
• such alteration,addition or change may justify the application of permit conditions that are different from or
absent in the existing permit, including notification of additional use or disposal sites not reported during the
• permit application process or not reported pursuant to an approved land application plan.
• 3. Anticipated Noncompliance
The Pennine shall give advance notice to the Director of any planned changes to the permitted facility or other
• activities that might result in noncompliance with the permit [40 CFR 122.41(1)(2)].
• 4. Transfers
This permit is not transferable to any person without prior written notice to and approval from the Director in
• accordance with 40 CFR 122.61. The Director may condition approval in accordance with NCGS 143-215.1,in
• particular NCGS 143-2I 5.1(b)(4)b.2.,and may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit,or
a minor modification, to identify the new permittee and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary
• under the CWA(40 CFR 122.41(1x3), 122.61]or state statute.
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Monitoring results shall be reported at the intervals specified elsewhere in this permit[40 CFR 122.41(1)(4)].
• a. Monitoring results must be reported on a Discharge Monitoring Report(DMR)(See Part 11.112)or forms
• provided by the Director for reporting results of monitoring of sludge use or disposal practices.
• b. If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this permit using test procedures
approved under 40 CFR Part 136 and at a sampling location specified in this permit or other appropriate
• instrument governing the discharge,the results of such monitoring shall be included in the calculation and
• reporting of the data submitted on the DMR..
6. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
• a. The Permittee shall report to the Director or the appropriate Regional Office any noncompliance that
• potentially threatens public health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24
hours from the time the Permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also be
• provided within 5 days of the time the Pennittec becomes aware of the circumstances.The written submission
shall contain a description of the noncompliance,and its cause;the period of noncompliance,including exact
• dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been corrected,the anticipated time it is expected to
• continue;and steps taken or planned to reduce,eliminate,and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance[40
• CFR 122.41(1x6)].
b. The Director may waive the written report on a case-by-case basis for reports under this section if the oral
• report has been received within 24 hours.
• c. Occurrences outside normal business hours may also be reported to the Division's Emergency Response
personnel at(800)662-7956,[phone] or(919) 733-3300.
• 7. Other Noncompliance
• The Permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under Part 11.E.5 and 6.of this permit at the
time monitoring reports are submitted.The reports shall contain the information listed in Part II.E.6,of this permit
• [40 CFR 122.41(1x7)].
• 8. Other Information
• Where the Permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a permit application,or submitted
incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the Director,it shall promptly submit such facts or
• information[40 CFR 122.41(1)(8)1.
• 9. Noncompliance Notification!
The Permittee shall report by telephone to either the central office or the appropriate region I office of the Division
• as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day following the occurrence or first
• knowledge of the occu'ence of any of the following:
• a. Any occurrence at the water pollution control facility which results in the discharge of significant amounts of
wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic,such as the dumping of the contents of a sludge
• digester;the known passage of a slug of hazardous substance through the facility;or any other unusual
• circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure,due to known or unknown reasons,that render the facility incapable of adequate
• wastewater treatment such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps,aerators,compressors,etc.
• c. Any failure of a pumping station,sewer line,or treatment facility resulting in a by-pass without treatment of all
or any portion of the influent to such station or facility.
• Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report within 5 days following first
• knowledge of the occurrence. Also see reporting requirements for municipalities in Part IV.C.2.c.of this permit.
• 10. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(aX2)or Section 308 of the Federal Act,33
• USC 1318,all reports prepared in accordance with the terms shall be available for public inspection at the offices
• of the Division.As required by the Act,effluent data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly making any
false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-
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• The CWA provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,representation,or certification in
any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under this permit,including monitoring
• reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall,upon conviction,be punished by a fine of not more than
• S25,000 per violation,or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation,or by both[40 CFR 122.41].
12. Annual Performance Reports
• Permittees who own or operate facilities that collect or treat municipal or domestic waste shall provide an annual
• report to the Permit issuing Authority and to the users/customers served by the Permittee(NCGS 143-215.IC).The
report shall summarize the performance of the collection or treatment system,as well as the extent to which the
• facility was compliant with applicable Federal or State laws, regulations and rules pertaining to water quality.The
• report shall be provided no later than sixty days after the end of the calendar or fiscal year,depending upon which
annual period is used for evaluation.
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• Section A. Construction
• a. The Permittee shall not commence construction of wastewater treatment facilities, nor add to the plant's treatment
capacity,nor change the treatment process(es)utilized at the treatment plant unless(I)the Division has issued an
• Authorization to Construct(MC)permit or(2)the Permittee is exempted from such AtC permit requirements
• under Item b.of this Section.
• b. In accordance with NCGS 143-215.1(a5)[SL 2011-394],no permit shall be required to enter into a contract for the
construction,installation,or alteration of any treatment work or disposal system or to construct,install,or alter any
• treatment works or disposal system within the State when the system's or work's principle function is to conduct.
• treat,equalize,neutralize,stabilize,recycle,or dispose of industrial waste or sewage from an industrial facility and
the discharge of the industrial waste or sewage is authorized under a permit issued for the discharge of the
• industrial waste or sewage into the waters of the State. Notwithstanding the above,the permit issued for the
• discharge may be modified if required by federal regulation.
• c. Issuance of an AC will not occur until Final Plans and Specifications for the proposed construction have been
submitted by the Permittee and approved by the Division.
• Section B. Groundwater Monitoring
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The Permittee shall,upon written notice from the Director,conduct groundwater monitoring as may be required to
• detcmtinc the compliance of this NPDES permitted facility with die current groundwater standards.
• Section C. Chums in Discbaraes of Toxic Substances
The Permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority as soon as it knows or has reason to believe(40 CFR 122.42):
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a. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in the discharge,on a routine or frequent basis,of
• any toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if that discharge will exceed the highest of the following
• "notification levels";
• (I) One hundred micrograms per liter(100 pg/L);
(2) Two hundred micrograms per liter(200 pg/L)for acrolein and acrylonitrile; five hundred micrograms per liter
• (500 itg/L) for 2,4-dinitrophenol and for 2-methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol;and one milligram per liter(I mg/L)for
• antimony,
• (3) Five times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit application.
b. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in any discharge,on a non-routine or infrequent
• basis,of a toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit,if that discharge will exceed the highest of the
• following"notification levels";
• (I) Five hundred micrograms per liter(500 pg/L);
(2) One milligram per liter(I mg/L) for antimony;
• (3) Ten times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit application.
• Section D. Facility Closure Reouirements
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The Permittee must notify the Division at least 90 days prior to the closure of any wastewater treatment system covered
• by this permit. The Division may require specific measures during deactivation of the system to prevent adverse
• impacts to waters of the State.This permit cannot be rescinded while any activities requiring this permit continue at the
• permitted facility.
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• Section A. Definitions
• In addition to the definitions in Part II of this permit,the following definitions apply to municipal facilities:
• Indiret_Discharge a Indu ial User
• Any non-domestic source that discharges wastewater containing pollutants into a POTW regulated under section
307(b), (c)or(d)of the CWA.[40 CFR 403.3 (i)and 0)and 15A NCAC 0211.0903(b)(11)1
• InterfereIleC
• Inhibition or disruption of the POTW treatment processes;operations;or its sludge process,use,or disposal which
• causes or contributes to a violation of any requirement of the Permittee's(or any satellite POTW's if different from the
Permittee)NPDES,collection system,or non-discharge permit or prevents sewage sludge use or disposal in
• compliancep )with specified applicable State and Federal statutes,regulations,or permits. [15A NCAC 02H
• Pass Throueh
• A discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the State in quantities or concentrations which,alone or with
• discharges from other sources,causes a violation,including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation,of
the Permittee's(or any satellite POTW's, if different from the Permittee)NPDES,collection system,or non-discharge
• permit. [I5A NCAC 0211.0903(bx23)J
• Publicly Owned Treatment Works(POTW)
A treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the CWA,which is owned by a State or local government organization.
• This definition includes any devices and systems used in the storage,treatment,recycling and reclamation of municipal
• sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature. It also includes the collection system,as defined in I5A NCAC 2T
.0402,only if it conveys wastewater to a POTW treatment plant. The term also means the local government
• organization,or municipality,as defined in section 502(4)of the CWA,which has jurisdiction over indirect discharges
• to and the discharges from such a treatment works.In this context,the organization may be the owner of the POTW
treatment plant or the owner of the collection system into which an indirect discharger discharges.This second type of
• POTW may be referred to as a "satellite POTW organization."[I5A NCAC 02H.0903(b)(26)]
• "Significant Industrial User"or"SIU"
• An Industrial User that discharges wastewater into a publicly owned treatment works and that[I5A NCAC 02H
.0903(bX33)1:
• I. Discharges an average of 25,000 gallons per day or more of process wastewater to the POTW(excluding sanitary,
• noncontact cooling and boiler blowdown wastewaters); or
2. Contributes process wastewater which makes up five percent or more of the NPDES or non-discharge permitted
• flow limit or organic capacity of the PU'l W treatment plant. In this context,organic capacity refers to BOD, TSS
• and ammonia;or
3. Is subject to categorical standards under 40 CFR Part 403.6 and 40 CFR Parts 405-471;or
• 4. Is designated as such by the Penn ittec on the basis that the Industrial User has a reasonable potential for adversely
• affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement,or the POTW's effluent
limitations and conditions in its NPDES or non-discharge permit,or to limit the POTW's sludge disposal options;
• 5. Subject to approval under I5A NCAC 02H.0907(b).the Permittee may determine that an Industrial User meeting
the criteria in paragraphs I or 2 of this definition above has no reasonable potential for adversely affecting the
• POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement,the POTW's effluent limitations and
• conditions in its NPDES or non-discharge permit,or to limit the POTW's sludge disposal options,and thus is not a
Significant Industrial User(511J);or
• 6. Subject to approval under I5A NCAC 0211.0907(b),the Permittee may determine that an Industrial User meeting
• the criteria in paragraph 3 of this definition above meets the requirements of 40 CFR.Part 403.3(vX2)and thus is a
non-significant categorical Industrial User.
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• All POTWs must provide adequate notice to the Director of the following[40 CFR 122.42(b)]:
• 1. Any new introduction of pollutants into the POTW from an indirect discharger,regardless of the means of
transport,which would be subject to section 301 or 306 of CWA if it were directly discharging those pollutants;
and
• 2. Any substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants being introduced by an indirect discharger as
influent to that POTW at thc time of issuance of thc permit.
• 3. For purposes of this paragraph,adequate notice shall include information on(I)the quality and quantity of effluent
• introduced into the POTW,and(2)any anticipated impact that may result from the change of the quantity or.
quality of effluent to be discharged from the POTW.
• Section C. Municipal Control of Pollutants from Industrial Users,
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I. Effluent limitations are listed in Part I of this permit.Other pollutants attributable to inputs from Industrial Users
• discharging to the POTW may be present in the Permittec's discharge. At such time as sufficient information
• becomes available to establish limitations for such pollutants,this permit may be revised to specify effluent
limitations for any or all of such other pollutants in accordance with best practicable technology or water quality
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• 2. Prohibited Discharges
• a. The Permittee shall develop and enforce their Pretreatment Program to implement the prohibition against the
introduction of pollutants or discharges into the waste treatment system or waste collection system which
• cause or contribute to Pass Through or Interference as defined in ISA NCAC 0214 .0900 and 40 CFR 403. [40
• CFR403.5(0(l)]
b. The Permittee shall develop and enforce their Pretreatment Program to implement the prohibitions against the
• introduction of the following wastes in the waste treatment or waste collection system[40 CFR 403.5(b)]:
• (I) Pollutants which create a fire or explosion hazard in the POTW, including,but not limited to,
wastestreams with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit or 60 degrees Centigrade
• using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21;
• (2) Pollutants which cause corrosive structural damage to the POTW,but in no case discharges with pH lower
than 5.0,unless the works is specifically designed to accommodate such discharges;
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(3) Solid or viscous pollutants in amounts which cause obstruction to the flow in the POTW resulting in
• Interference;
• (4) Any pollutant,including oxygen demanding pollutants(DOD,etc.)released in a Discharge at a flow ratc
and/or pollutant concentration which will cause Interference with the POTW;
• (5) Heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the POTW resulting in Interference,but in no
• case heat in such quantities that the temperature at the POTW Treatment Plant exceeds 40°C(104°F)
unless the Division,upon request of the POTW,approves alternate temperature limits;
• (6) Petroleum oil,non-biodegradable cutting oil,or products of mineral oil origin in amounts that will cause
• Interference or Pass Through;
• (7) Pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors,or fumes within the POTW in a quantity that
may cause acute worker health and safety problems;or
• (8) Any trucked or hauled pollutants,except at discharge points designated by the POTW_
• c. The Permittee shall investigate the source of all discharges into the POTW,including slug loads and other
unusual discharges,which have the potential to adversely impact the Permittee's Pretreatment Program and/or
• the operation of the POTW.
• The Permittee shall report such discharges into the POTW to the Director or the appropriate Regional Office.
Any information shall be provided orally within 24 hours from the time the Permittee became aware of the
• circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time the Permittee becomes
• aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a description of the discharge;the
investigation into possible sources; the period of the discharge, including exact dates and times; if the
• discharge has not ceased, the anticipated time it is expected to continue;and steps taken or planned to reduce,
• eliminate,and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance,
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• supplement the requirements of the Federal Pretreatment Standards(40 CFR,Part 403)to ensure compliance by
the Permittee with all applicable effluent limitations.Such actions by the Pennittee may be necessary regarding
• some or all of the industries discharging to the municipal system.
4. The Permittee shall require any Industrial User(IU)discharging to the POTW to meet Federal Pretreatment
• Standards developed under Section 307(b)of the Act as amended(which includes categorical standards and
• specific local limits,best management practices and narrative requirements).Prior to accepting wastewater from
any Significant industrial User(SIU),the Permittee shall either develop and submit to the Division a new
• Pretreatment Program or,as necessary,a modification of an existing Pretreatment Program,for approval as
• required under section D below as well as I5A NCAC 0211.0907(a)and(b). [40 CFR I22.44(jx2)]
5. This permit shall be modified,or alternatively,revoked and reissued,to incorporate or modify an approved POTW
• Pretreatment Program or to include a compliance schedule for the development of a POTW Pretreatment Program
• as required under Section 402(b)(8)of die CWA and implementing regulations or by the requirements of the
approved State pretreatment program,as appropriate.
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• Under authority of sections 307(b)and(c)and 402(6)(8)of the CWA and implementing regulations 40 CFR 403,
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.3(14)and implementing regulations 15A NCAC 0211 .0900,and in accordance
• with the approved pretreatment program,all provisions and regulations contained and referenced in the pretreatment
• program submittal are an enforceable part of this permit. [40 CFR 122.44(jx2)]
The Permittee shall operate its approved pretreatment program in accordance with Section 402(bXS)of the CWA,40
• CFR 403, ISA NCAC 0211 .0900,and the legal authorities,policies,procedures,and financial provisions contained in
• its pretreatment program submission and Division approved modifications thereof. Such operation shall include but is
not limited to the implementation of the following conditions and requirements. Terms not defined in Part 11 or Part IV
• of this permit are as defined in 15A NCAC 0211 .0903 and 40 CFR 403.3.
• I. Sewer Use Ordinance(SUO)
the Permittee shall maintain adequate legal authority to implement its approved pretreatment program.[15A
• NCAC 02H .0903(b)(32),.0905 and .0906(b)(I);40 CFR 403.8(f)(1)and 403.9(b)(I)and(2)1
• 2. Industrial Waste Survey(IWS)
• The Permittee shall implement an IWS consisting of the survey of users of the POTW collection system or
treatment plant,as required by 40 CFR 403.8(fX2Hi-iii)and 15A NCAC 0211.0905 [also 40 CFR 122.44(jX1)J,
• including identification of all Industrial Users that may have an impact on the POTW and the character and amount
• of pollutants contributed to the POTW by these industrial Users and identification of those Industrial Users
meeting the definition of SIU.Where the Permittee accepts wastewater from one or more satellite POTWs,the
• IWS for the Permittee shall address all satellite POTW services areas, unless the pretreatment program in those
• satellite service areas is administered by a separate Permittee with an approved Pretreatment Program.The
Permittee shall submit a summary of its IWS activities to the Division at least once every five years,and as
• required by the Division.The IWS submission shall include a summary of any investigations conducted under
• paragraph C.2.c. of this Part. [15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(13),.0905 and.0906(b)(2);40 CFR 403.8(f(2)and 403.9]
3. Monitoring Plan
• The Permittee shall implement a Division-approved Monitoring Plan for the collection of facility specific data to
• be used in a wastewater treatment plant Headworks Analysis(HWA)for the development of specific pretreatment
local limits. Effluent data from the Plan shall be reported on the DMRs(as required by Parts lI.D and 11.E.5.). [I5A
• NCAC 0211 .0903(b)(16),.0906(bX3)and.0905]
• 4. Headworks Analysis(HWA)and Local Limits
• The Permittee shall obtain Division approval of a HWA at least once every five years,and as required by the
Division. Within 180 days of the effective date of this permit(or any subsequent permit modification)the
• Permittee shall submit to the Division a written technical evaluation of the need to revise local limits(i.e.,an
• updated HWA or documentation of why one is not needed)[40 CFR 122.44].The Pennittee shall develop,in
accordance with 40 CFR 403.5(c)and I5A NCAC 0211 .0909,specific Local Limits to implement the prohibitions
• listed in 40 CFR 403.5(a)and(b)and 15A NCAC 02H .0909.Pursuant to 40 CFR 403.5, local limits are
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.0906(6)(4)1
• 5. Industrial User Pretreatment Permits(IUP)& Allocation Tables
• In accordance with NCGS 143-215.1,the Permit-tee shall issue to all Significant Industrial Users,permits for
• operation of pretreatment equipment and discharge to the Pennittee's collection system or treatment works.These
permits shall contain limitations,sampling protocols, reporting requirements, appropriate standard and special
• conditions,and compliance schedules as necessary for the installation of treatment and control technologies to
assure that their wastewater discharge will meet all applicable pretreatment standards and requirements.The
• Permittee shall maintain a current Allocation Table(AT)which summarizes the results of the HWA and the limits
• from all IUPs. Permitted IUP loadings for each parameter cannot exceed the treatment capacity of the POTW as
determined by the HWA. [I5A NCAC 0214 .0906(b)(6). .0909, .0916,and .0917;40 CFR 403.5,403.8(0(1)(iii);
• NCGS 143-215.67(a)]
• 6. Authorization to Construct(A1C)
• The Permittee shall ensure that an Authorization to Construct permit(AtC)is issued to all applicable Industrial
Users for the construction or modification of any pretreatment facility. Prior to the issuance of an AtC,the
• proposed pretreatment facility and treatment process must be evaluated for its capacity to comply with all
Industrial User Pretreatment Permit(IUP)limitations. [I5A NCAC 02H .0906(6X7)and.0905; NCGS 143-
• 215.1(aX8)1
• 7. PO f W Inspection& Monitoring of their his
• The Permittee shall conduct inspection, surveillance,and monitoring activities as described in its Division
approved pretreatment program in order to determine, independent of information supplied by Industrial Users.
• compliance with applicable pretreatment standards. [ISA NCAC 021 .0908(e);40 CFR 403.8(IX2)(v)] The
• Permittee must
• a. Inspect all Significant Industrial Users(SIUs)at least once per calendar year;
b. Sample all Significant Industrial Users(Sills)at least once per calendar year for all SIU permit-limited
• parameters including flow except as allowed under I5A NCAC .0908(e); and
• c. At least once per year,document an evaluation of any non-significant categorical Industrial User for
compliance with the requirements in 40 CFR 403.3(v)(2),and either continue or revoke the designation as non-
• significant.
• 8. IU Self Monitoring and Reporting
• The Permittee shall require all Industrial Users to comply with the applicable monitoring and reporting
requirements outlined in the Division-approved pretreatment program,the industry's pretreatment permit,or in I5A
• NCAC 0211 .0908. [I5A NCAC 0211 .0906(685) and .0905:40 CFR 403.81f)(IXv)and(2Xiii);40 CFR
• 122.44(jX2)and 40 CFR 403.12]
9. Enforcement Response Plan(ERP)
• t he Permittee shall enforce and obtain appropriate remedies for violations of all pretreatment standards
• promulgated pursuant to section 307(b)and (c)of the CWA(40 CFR 405 et. seq.), prohibitive discharge standards
as set forth in 40 CFR 403.5 and I5A NCAC 0211 .0909,specific local limitations, and other pretreatment
• requirements.All remedies,enforcement actions and other,shall be consistent with the Enforcement Response
• Plan(ERP)approved by the Division. [I 5A NCAC 0211 .0903(b)(7),.0906(b)(8)and.0905: 40 CFR 403.8(f)(5)1
10. Pretreatment Annual Reports(PAR)
• The Permittee shalt report to the Division in accordance with ISA NCAC 0211 .0908. In lieu of submitting annual
• reports,Modified Pretreatment Programs developed under l5A NCAC 0211 .0904(b)may be required to submit a
partial annual report or to meet with Division personnel periodically to discuss enforcement of pretreatment
• requirements and other pretreatment implementation issues.
• For all other active pretreatment programs,the Permittee shall submit two copies of a Pretreatment Annual Report
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• These reports shall be submitted by March I of each year and shall contain the following:
• a. Narrative
A narrative summary detailing actions taken,or proposed,by the Permittee to correct significant non-
• compliance and to ensure compliance with pretreatment requirements;
• b. Pretreatment Program Summary(PPS)
A pretreatment program summary(PPS)on forms or in a format provided by the Division;
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c. Significant Non-Compliance Report(SNCR)
• A list of Industrial Users(DUs)in significant noncompliance(SNC)with pretreatment requirements,and the
• nature of the violations on forms or in a format provided by the Division;
d. Industrial Data Summary Forms(IDSF)
• Monitoring data from samples collected by both the POTW and the Significant Industrial Users(SIUs).These
• analytical results must be reported on Industrial Data Summary Forms(IDSF)or on other forms or in a format
provided by the Division;
• e. Other Information
• Copies of the POTW's allocation table,new or modified enforcement compliance schedules,public notice of
IUs in SNC,a summary of data or otter information related to significant noncompliance determinations for
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!Us that are not considered SIUs,and any other information,upon request,which in the opinion of the Director
• is needed to determine compliance with the pretreatment implementation requirements of this permit:
I I. Public Notice
• The Permittee shall publish annually a list of Industrial Users(IW)that were in significant noncompliance(SNC)
• as defined in the Permittre's Division-approved Sewer Use Ordinance with applicable pretreatment requirements
and standards during the previous twelve month period. This list shall be published within four months of the
• applicable twelve-month period. [ISA NCAC 02H .09031b)(34),.0908tba 5)and.0905 and 40 CFR
• 403.80 (2Xviii)j
12. Record Keeping
• The Permittee shall retain for a minimum of three years records of monitoring activities and results,along with
• support information including general records,water quality records,and records of industrial impact on the
POTW and shall retain all other Pretreatment Program records as required by 15A NCAC 02H .0908(). [15A
• NCAC 02H .0908(f);40 CFR 403.12(0))
• 13. Pretreatment Program Resources
• The Permittee shall maintain adequate funding and qualified personnel to accomplish the objectives of its approved
pretreatment program.and retain a written description of those current levels of inspection.[15A NCAC 02H
• .0906(bX9)and(10)and.0905;40 CFR 403.8(f)(3),403.9(b)(3)1
• 14. Modification to Pretreatment Pm¢rants
Modifications to the approved pretreatment program including but not limited to local limits modifications,POTW
• monitoring of their Significant Industrial Users(SIUs),and Monitoring Plan modifications,shall be considered a
• permit modification and shall be governed by 40 CFR 403.18, 15 NCAC 02H .0114 and ISA NCAC 0211 .0907.
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PAT MCCRORY
Y6, Governor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
Water Resources S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Director
June 10, 2016
Mr. Tom Kubel, Site Leader
Moncure Holdings West, LLC.
338 Pea Ridge Road
New Hill,NC 27562
Subject: Permit Modification
Application No.NC0001899
Moncure Holding Utility WWTP
Chatham County
Dear Mr. Kubel:
The Water Quality Permitting Section has received your permit modification application on
June 08, 2016. A member of the NPDES Unit will review your application. They will contact you
if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Per G.S. 150B-3 your
current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made. Continuation of the
current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit.
Please respond in a timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to complete the
permit application.
If you have any additional questions concerning renewal of the subject permit, please
contact Tom Belnick at 919-807-6392 or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
?Oe t We4nd
Wren Thedford
Wastewater Branch
cc: Central Files
NPDES
Raleigh Regional Office
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality(Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
919-807-6300