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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0020460_Electronic Reporting Requirements_20160422 PAT MCCRORY �;. ;.� Dolour), DONALD R. VAN DER VAART Secreta, Water Resources S. JAY ZIMMERMAN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Du eel., April 22, 2016 Charles F. Gay USDA—U.S. Forest Service 160 Zillicoa Street,Suite A Asheville, NC 28801-1082 Subject: NPDES Electronic Reporting Requirements Sliding Rock Recreation Area NPDES Permit Number: NC0020460 Dear NPDES Permittee: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) recently published the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule.The rule requires NPDES regulated facilities to report information electronically, instead of filing written paper reports.The rule does not change what information is required from facilities. It only changes the method by which information is provided (i.e., electronic rather than paper-based). EPA is phasing in the requirements of the rule over a 5-year period. The two phases of the rule, and their key milestones, are: • Phase 1—Starting on December 21,2016, regulated entities that are required to submit Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) will begin submitting these reports electronically. If you are currently reporting your DMR data electronically using eDMR,then you simply need to continue reporting in the same way as you are now. The key change is that, starting on December 21, 2016, electronic reporting of DMRs will be required, instead of voluntary. • Phase 2—Starting on December 21,2020,regulated entities that are required to submit certain other NPDES reports will begin submitting these reports electronically. Reports covered in the second phase include Notices of Intent to discharge in compliance with an NPDES general permit, Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports, and a number of other NPDES program reports. Incorporating Electronic Reporting Requirements into NPDES Permits The NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule requires authorized NPDES programs to incorporate electronic reporting requirements into NPDES permits beginning December 21, 2015. Under the'new rule, the electronic reporting process supersedes the paper reporting process. According to our files, your NPDES permit became effective March 1, 2016, and contains the requirement to electronically report your Discharge Monitoring Reports using NC DWR's eDMR system. In addition to requiring permittees to report information electronically,the rule also requires permittees to identify the initial recipient for the NPDES electronic reporting data [see 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9)]. Initial State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 919 807 6300 recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities(initial recipient) means the entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES Data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)]. Permittees are required to electronically submit the required NPDES information to the appropriate initial recipient, as determined by EPA. By July 18, 2016, EPA must identify and publish on its web site and in the Federal Register a listing of initial recipients by state and by NPDES data group. Once available, you should use EPA's web site to identify the initial recipient of your electronic submission. NC DWR has requested to be the initial recipient for the following NPDES data groups: 1. Discharge Monitoring Reports; 2. General Permit Reports [Notices of Intent to discharge(NOIs); Notices of Termination (NOTs)]; 3. Pretreatment Program Reports; and 4. Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports EPA's web site will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for each type of electronic submission for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. For more information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule,visit http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/final-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes- electronic-reporting-rule. For more information on electronic reporting to NC DWR, visit http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr/npdes-electronic-reporting or contact Vanessa Manuel at 919-807-6392 or via email at Vanessa.Manuel@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Je. f rey 0. Po uta rf- for S.Jay Zimmerman, P.G. Cc: NPDES File Central Files Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality Program