NC0044440_Draft Permit_20170405

ROY COOPER
MICHAEL S. REGAN
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
April 4, 2017
Mr. Larry Wright, Plant Supervisor
City of Cherryville
116 South Mountain Street
Cherryville, North Carolina 28021
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NCO044440
Cherryville WWTP
Gaston County
Class III Facility
Dear Mr. Wright:
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit renewal for your facility. Please review
this draft carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it contains.
There are several changes from the existing permit, including the following:
• The NC 2007-2014 Water Quality Standard (WQS) Triennial Review was approved by the NC
Environmental Management Commission (EMC) on November 13, 2014. The US EPA
subsequently approved the WQS revisions on April 6, 2016 with some exceptions. The NC
Division of Water Resources NPDES Permitting Unit is required to implement the new dissolved
metal standards in all permits public noticed after April 6, 2016.
The new standards for most metals include acute standards. Further, the freshwater standards for
several metals are expressed as the dissolved form of the metals, and seven metals have hardness -
dependent equations. As a result, the NPDES Permitting Unit will need site-specific effluent
hardness data and instream hardness data, upstream of the discharge, for each facility monitoring
these metals in order to calculate permit limitations. Effluent and upstream hardness have been
added to this permit at a quarterly monitoring frequency. Footnote 5 was added to A. (1) Effluent
Limitations and Monitoring Requirements in Part I to require hardness sampling in conjunction
with copper sampling.
• RPA results showed that zinc and cyanide do not show reasonable potential to violate water
quality standards of the Indian Creek. Effluent monitoring requirements for zinc and cyanide
have been removed.
• Effluent limits for ammonia nitrogen have been revised based on a waste allocation model and
updated guidance on NPDES Implementation of Ammonia Criteria.
• Special Condition A. (5) Compliance Schedule for Ammonia Nitrogen has been added to the
permit which requires permittee to identify sources of ammonia nitrogen in the effluent,
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300

preparation of a corrective action plan and submit a report summarizing the actions taken in
accordance with the corrective action plan before achieving compliance with revised summer and
winter ammonia nitrogen limits in condition A. (2) by May 1, 2020. Effluent limitations and
monitoring requirements from the effective date of the permit till April 30, 2020 are in condition
A. (1).
• Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and
program reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective
on December 21, 2015. The requirement to begin reporting discharge monitoring data
electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet
application has been added to your final NPDES permit. [See Special Condition A (##)]
For information on eDMR, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please
visit the following web page: http://deq.nc.L,,ov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr.
For more information on EPA's final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit the
following web site:
http://www2.epa.g_ov/compliance/final-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-
electronic-reporting-rule.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having circulation in
the general Gaston County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit. Please provide any
written comments you may have to the following: NCDEQ/DWR, NPDES Permitting Branch, 1617 Mai!
Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 no later than 30 days after receipt of this draft permit.
Following the 30 -day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and take
appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning this draft permit,
please call me at [phone] or by email at Trupti.Desai(a7ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Trupti Desai, Engineer
NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR/Mooresville Regional Office/Water Quality/Corey Basinger
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Susan Meadows
DWR/TACU/Maureen Kinney
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Permit NCO044440
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
190. ►7TAM
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations
promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the.;Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, as. amended,
City, of Cherryvle
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from'a facility -located. at the
Clierryville Wastewater Treatment Plant
736 Tot Dellinger Rd.
Cherryvilie, NC
Gaston County
to receiving waters -designated as the Indian Creek in the Catawba River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations,
monitoring requirements, and other,conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective , 2017.
This permit and authorization to';discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2020.
Signed this day-_"_ , 2017.
S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G., Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NCO044440
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked. As of this permit
issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and
discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
City of Cherryville is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 2.0 MGD wastewater treatment plant consisting of the following treatment units:
• Bar Screen
• Grit Removal
• Dual Oxidation Ditches
• Dual Secondary Clarifiers
• Chlorination/Dechlorination System
• Flow Measurement
• Cascade Aeration
• Aerated Sludge Holding Tank
• Sludge Storage Lagoon
Facility is located at the Cherryville Wastewater Treatment Plant on 7�6 Tot Dellinger Rd., Cherryville,
Gaston County; and
2. Discharge from said treatment'works at the location specified on the attached map into the Indian Creek, classified
C waters in the Catawba River Basin.
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Permit NCO044440
PART
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B
.0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until April 30, 2020, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge treated municipal wastewater from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly Daily
Average Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
-
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow
2.0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
E or I
BOD, 5 -day, 20° C s
30.0 mg/1
45.0 mg/1
3/Week
Composite'
E & I
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 3
30.0 mg/1
45.0 mg/l
3/Week
Composite
E & I
NH3 as N (April 1 - October 31)
17.0 mg/1
35.0 mg/1
i Weekly,
Composite
E
NH3 as N (November 1 - March 31)
Weekly
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
Not less than 6.0 mg/1 daily average
/Week
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform
(Geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100m1
3/Week
Grab
E
pH
-L
Not more than 9.0 S:U. nor less than
6.O S:U.
34eek
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine 4
28 µg/1
34Veek
Grab
E
Temperature, °C
3/Week
Grab
E
Total Nitrogen (TN)
Monitor and 'report, mg/1
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Phosphorus (TP)
Monitor and Report,
mg/1
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Coppers
Quarterly
Composite
E
Hardness -Total as
CaCO3 or (Ca + ) s (m )
Quarterly
Composite
E
Hardness -Total as
CaCO3or(Ca +Mg)
Quarterly
Grab
U
Dissolved Oxygen
Variable
Grab
U,D
Temperature6
Variable
Grab
U,D
Chronic Toxicity'
Quarterly
Composite
E
EffluentRollutant Scan
Monitor and Report
Footnote 8
Footnote 8
E
Notes
1. The permittee shall submit Discharge MonitoringReports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition
A (6):
2. E = Effluent; I = Influent, U = Upstream at least 100 feet upstream from the outfall, D = Downstream at NCSR 1002.
3. The monihly average effluent BODS and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective
influent value,(85% removal).
4. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/1 to be in compliance with the permit. However, the
Permittee shall cotrtinue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field
certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/1.
5. Sampling for copper shall coincide with sampling for hardness.
6. Variable is defined as follows: Samples collected three times per week during June 1 through September 30 and once per week
October 1 through May 31.
7. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F @ 34%: March, June, September and December [See Condition A. (3)].
8. The permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the term of this permit [See Condition A. (4)].
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO044440
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B
.0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on May 1, 2020 and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge
treated municipal wastewater from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as
specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARACTERISTICS
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly Weekly
Average Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow
2.0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
E or I
BOD, 5 -day, 20° C 3
30.0 mg/1 45.0 mg/l
3/Week
Composite
E & I
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 3
30.0 mg/1 45.0 mg/l
3/Week
Composite
E & I
NH3 as N (April 1 - October 31)
2.5 mg/l 7.5mg/1
Weekly
Composite
E
NH3 as N (November 1 - March 31)
10 mg/1 30 mg/l
Weekly
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
Not less than 6.0 mg/1 daily average
34eek
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform
( Geometric mean
200/100 ml 400/100m1
3/Week
Grab
E
pH
Not more than 9.0 S.U. nor less than`
�b.0 S.U: _
3/Week
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine
28_ µg/1
t31Week
Grab
E
Temperature, °C
34,eek
Grab
E
Total Nitrogen (TN)
Monitor and.Report, mg/l
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Phosphorus (TP)
Monitor and Deport,
mg/l
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Coppers
Quarterly
Composite
E
Hardness —Total as
CaCO3or(Ca +M )' s(m 'l)
Quarterly
Composite
E
Hardness —Total as
CaCO3 or (Ca + M) s ( m
Quarterly
Grab
U
Dissolved Oxygen
Variable
Grab
U,D
Temperature
Variable
Grab
U,D
Chronic Toxicity?
Quarterly
Composite
E
Effluent Pollutant Scan
Monitor and Report
Footnote 8
Footnote 8
E
Notes
1. ne permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition
A (6).
2. E _ Effluent, I = Influent, U = Upstream at least 100 feet upstream from the outfall, D = Downstream at NCSR 1002.
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective
influent value (85% removal).
4. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/1 to be in compliance with the permit. However, the
Permittee shall continue to"record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field
certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/1.
5. Sampling for copper shall coincide with sampling for hardness.
6. Variable is defined as follows: Samples collected three times per week during June 1 through September 30 and once per week
October 1 through May 31.
7. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F @ 34%: March, June, September and December [See Condition A. (3)].
9. The permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the term of this permit [See Condition A. (4)].
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO044440
A. (3) CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY) [15A NCAC 02B.0200
et seq.]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to
Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 34%.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures. outlined in the "North
Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010,/6r subsequent versions or
"North Carolina Phase U Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised-becember 2010) or subsequent
versions. The tests will be performed during the months of March, June, September and December. These
months signify the first month of each three-month toxicity testing quarter assig�ied to the facility. Effluent sampling
for this testing must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and.,gliall be performed at the NPDES
permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes.
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 I1"Chronic Whole, Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure"
(Revised -December 2010) or subsequent versions.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form (MR -1) 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, DWR Form AT -3 (original) is to be sent to the
following address:
Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Servicetenter
Raleigh, NC 27699-1623
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with,the Water Sciences Section no later than 30 days after the
end of the reporting period for which theneport is made.
Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all
concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate signature.
Total residual chlorine -of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for
disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, the
permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility
name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow" in the
comment area of the form. The'report shall be submitted to the Water Sciences Section at the address cited above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be
required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity testing quarter, which
is the three month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which toxicity testing is required by this
permit and continues until the final day of the third month.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water
Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and modified to include
alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism
survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid
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test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month following the
month of the initial monitoring.
A. (4) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN (Municipal POTWs) [G.S.143-215.1(b)]
The Permittee shall perform a total of three (3) Effluent Pollutant Scans for all parameters listed below. One scan
must be performed in each of the following years: 2017, 2018, and 2019. Analytical methods shall be in accordance
with 40 CFR Part 136 and shall be sufficiently sensitive to determine whether parametersfare present in concentrations
greater than applicable standards and criteria. Samples should be collected with one quarterly toxicity test each year,
and must represent seasonal variation [i.e., do not sample in the same quarter every,year]. Unless otherwise indicated,
metals shall be analyzed as "total recoverable."
Ammonia (as N)
C0610
1,2-dichloroethane
32103
Bis (2-chloroe0oxy) methane
34278
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
50060
Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene
34546
.Bis (2-chloroethyl);ether
34273
Dissolved oxygen
00300
1,1-dichloroethylene
34501
Bis (2-chloroisopropyl),Oer
34283
Nitrate
00620
1,2-dichloropropane
34541
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate,
39100
Nitrite
00615
1,3-dichloropropylene
77f63
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
34636
Kjeldahl nitrogen
00625
Ethylbenzene
34371
BujIbenzyl phthalate
34292
Oil and grease
00556
Methyl bromide
34413
2-c hbronaphthalene
34581
Phosphorus
C0665
Methyl chloride
3448
4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
34641
Total dissolved solids
70295
Methylene chloride
34423
Chrysene
34320
Hardness
00900
1, 1,2,24etiachloroethane
81549
Di -n -butyl phthalate
39110
Antimony
01097
Tetrachloroethylene
34475
dFn-octyl phthalate
34596
Arsenic
01002
Toluene
34010
pibenzo(a,h)anthracene
34556
Beryllium
01012
1,1,1 -trichloroethane
134506
1,2 -dichlorobenzene
34536
Cadmium
01027
1,1,2 -trichloroethane
`34511
1,3 -dichlorobenzene
34566
Chromium
01034
Trichloroethylen@
39180
1,4 -dichlorobenzene
34571
Copper
01042
Vinyl chloride
39175
3,3-dichlorobenzidine
34631
Lead
01051
Acid.,extractable compounds:
Diethyl phthalate
34336
Mercury (Method 1631E)
COMER
P-cNoro-m-creso
34452
Dimethyl phthalate
34341
Nickel
01067
2 -chlorophenol
34586
2,4-dinitrotoluene
34611
Selenium
01147
2,4-dichlorophenol
34601
2,6-dinitrotoluene
C0626
Silver
01077
2,4 -dimethylphenol
34606
1,2-diphenylhydrazine
34346
Thallium
01059
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
34657
Fluoranthene
C0376
Zinc
01092
2,4-dinitrophenol
34616
Fluorene
34381
Cyanide
00720
2-nitrophenol
34591
Hexachlorobenzene
C0700
Total phenolic compounds
32730
4-nitrophenol
34646
Hexachlorobutadiene
39702
Volatile organic compounds:
Pentachlorophenol
39032
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
34386
Acrolein
34210
Phenol
34694
Hexachloroethane
34396
Acrylonitrile
34215
2,4,6 -trichlorophenol
34621
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
34403
Benzene
34030
Base -neutral compounds:
Isophorone
34408
Bromoform
'2104
Acenaphthene
34205
Naphthalene
34696
Carbon tetrachloride
32102
Acenaphthylene
34200
Nitrobenzene
34447
Chlorobenzene
34301
Anthracene
CO220
N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
34428
Chlorodibromomethane
34306
Benzidine
39120
N-nitrosodimethylamine
34438
Chloroethane
85811
Benzo(a)anthraoene
34526
N-nitrosodiphenylamine
34433
2-chloroethyl vinyl ether
34576
Benzo(a)pyrene
34247
Phenanthrene
34461
Chloroform
32106
3,4 benzofluoranthene
34230
Pyrene
34469
Dichlorobromomethane
32101
Benzo(ghi)perylene
34521
1,2,4-tdchlorobenzene
34551
1,1-dichloroethane
34496
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
34242
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Reporting. Test results shall be reported electronically via eDMR or on DWR Form — DMR -PPA -1 (or on a form
approved by the Director) by December 31 sl of each designated sampling year. The report shall be submitted to the
following address:
NC DEQ / DWR / Central Files, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617.
Additional Toxicity Testing Requirements for Municipal Permit Renewal. Please note that Municipal facilities
that are subject to the Effluent Pollutant Scan requirements listed above are also subject tdadditional toxicity testing
requirements specified in Federal Regulation 40 CFR 122.210)(5) and EPA Municipal Application Form 2A. The US
EPA requires four (4) toxicity tests for a test organism other than the test species cui`rently required in this permit.
The second species tests should be conducted either quarterly for a 12 -month period prior to submittal of the permit
renewal application, or four tests performed at least annually in the four and one half�yearperiod prior to the
application. The second species tests must be multiple concentration (5 co*entrations plus the control). These tests
shall be performed for acute or chronic toxicity, whichever is specified in' this -permit. POTWs'performing NPDES
chronic Ceriodaphnia testing should perform chronic Fathead minnow testiing. POTWs performing NPDES acute
Fathead Minnow testing should perform acute Ceriodaphnia testing. POTWs performing NPDES chronic Mysid
shrimp testing should perform chronic Silverside Minnow testing.
The second species toxicity test results shall be filed with the Aquatic Toxicology Branch at the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources,
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1k23
Contact the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 919-743-8401 for guidance on conducting the additional toxicity
tests and reporting requirements. Results should also`be summarized in Party (Toxicity Testing Data) of EPA
Municipal Application Form 2A; when submitting the permit renewal application to the NPDES Permitting Unit.
A. (5) SCHEDULE QF COMPLIANCE FOR AMMONIA NITROGEN [G.S. 143-215.1(B)]
1. Within six months from the effective day of the permit, the permittee shall perform source identification
of ammonia nitrogen in the effluent.
2. Within 1 '/.3 -years from the effective date of the permit, the permittee shall submit to the Division of
Water Resources a Corrective Action Plan summarizing the actions to be taken to achieve compliance
with ammonia nitrogen and schedule of activities to implement this plan.
3. Within 212 years from\the effective date of the permit, the permittee shall submit a report to the Division
summarizing the actions taken in accordance with the corrective action plan.
4. Achieve compliance with Ammonia nitrogen limits (See condition A. (2) ) by May 1, 2020.
Upon approval -of the Corrective Action Plan by the Division, the report and actions become an enforceable part of
this permit. Any modifications to the schedule shall be requested to the Division at least ninety (90) days before the
deadline. Modifications to the schedule in excess of four months will be subject to public notice.
A. (6) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF MONITORING REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program reports. The
final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, 2015.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part H of this per (Standard
Conditions for NPDES Permits):
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* Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
* Section D. (2.) Reporting
* Section D. (6.) Records Retention
* Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)]
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge
Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for-46ach month and submitted
electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs
electronically using the internet. Until such time that the state's eDMR applieation is compliant with EPA's Cross -
Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be required to submit all discharge monitoring
data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR submission by printing,
signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the computer printed eDMR to the following address:
NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources,/ Water Qtiality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center.
Raleigh, North CarolinaF27699-1617
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being physically
located in an area where less than 10 percent of the Households have broadband access, then a temporary waiver from
the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be:granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted on
paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1. 1, 2, 3)'6r alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be
submitted to the mailing addresslabove. See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due, on the last day of the month following the issuance of the
permit or in the case of anew facility, onfthe last day of the ynonth following the commencement of discharge.
Starting on December 21, 200, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring data
and reports, when applicable:
* Sewer.OverflowBypass,Event Reports;
* Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; -,#nd
* Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a Waiver from
Electronic Reporting" section below).
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 .CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of each electronic
submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the initial recipient for the electronic
submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means the entity (EPA or the state
authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES
data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for each type of
electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the appropriate electronic reporting
tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
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http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/fmal-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-
rule.
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above.
3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an electronic reporting
waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to the Division. Requests for temporary
electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days
prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The
duration of a temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data and
reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee reapplies for and is granted a new
temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable.
Only permittees with an approved reporting waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the
Division for the period that the approved reporting waiver request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the following web
page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)]
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B.
(I 1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described,,in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A person, and
not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes.
For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user account and login
credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information�bn North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for
eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following well page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the following
certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS,. OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and_all attachments were prepared under my direction or
supervision in accordance with a,system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the
information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons
directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and
belief;'true, accurate, and complete. I am -aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
5. Records. Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)]
The permittee,shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions. These records
or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report. This period may be extended
by request of the Director,at any time [40 CFR 122.41].
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Receiving Stream: Indian Creek Stream Class: C X
Drainage Basin: Catawba River Basin Sub -Basin: 03-08-35
Permitted Flow: 2.0 MGD HUC: 03050102
State Grid/USGS Quad: F1 ME / Lincolnton W, N.C. Latitude 35" 25' 02" N Longitude 81" 21' 44" W
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