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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0001899_Draft Permit_20170613Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. JAY ZIMMERMAN Director June 13, 2017 Mr. Jason Kaplan, Manager Moncure Holding West, LLC 282 Century Place, Suite 2000 Louisville, CO 80027 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Permit NC0001899 Moncure Holding West, LLC Chatham County Facility Class I Dear Mr. Kaplan: Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft permit for your facility. Please review the draft very carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the conditions and requirements it contains. The draft permit contains the following significant changes from your current permit: • The BOD limits were changed to 5.0 mg/L -Monthly Average/ 10 mg/L -Daily Maximum based on the policy developed for the Basin Plan (Outfall 001). • The TSS limits were changed to 30.0 mg/L -Monthly Average/45.0 mg/L -Daily Maximum based on the policy developed for the Basin Plan (Outfall 001). • The Oil and Grease limits were increase based on the requirements of 40 CFR 437 (Outfall 001). • The limits for NH3, TN, and TP were added to the permit based on the policy developed for the Basin Plan (Outfall 001). • Limits for Total Cadmium were added to the permit based on the results of the Reasonable Potential Analysis (Outfall 001). • Limits for OCPSF parameters were replaced with limits for CWT parameters due to the planned change in the facility specialization (Outfall 001). • The electronic reporting requirements were added to the permit to meet the requirements of the new federal rule. Please provide any comments you have regarding the draft permit to this office by July 13, 2017. At this time, the Division is also publishing a notice in the newspapers of general circulation in Chatham County, inviting public comment on the draft permit. Following the 30 - day comment period, we will review all pertinent comments received and take appropriate action on the permit renewal. Nothing Compares..`. State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 512 N. Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh. NC 27699-1611 919.707.9000 If you have any questions about the NPDES permit process, please contact me at the following e-mail address: sere ei.chernikov(&ncdenr.gov, or telephone number: 919-807-6386. Sincerely, �j Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D. Environmental Engineer II Complex NPDES Permitting Unit cc: Central Files NPDES Files EPA Region IV Raleigh Regional Office / Water Quality (e -copy) WSS/Aquatic Toxicology Unit (e -copy) WSS/(mark.vanderborgh@ncdenr.gov) Nothing Compares--.., State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 512 N. Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 2 769 9-1611 919.707.9000 Permit NC0001899 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES Draft PERMIT 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 Water Quality Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, Moncure Holding West, LLC is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Moncure Holding West, LLC WWTP 338 Pea Ridge Road, New HILI Chatham County to receiving waters designated as the Haw River in the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance with the discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other applicable conditions set forth in Parts I, II, and III. This permit modification shall become effective This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on Signed this day S. Jay Zimmerman P.G., Director Division of Water Resources By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 9 Permit NC0001899 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. Moncure Holding West, LLC is hereby authorized to: is hereby authorized to: 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) 18,500 gallons clarifier o One (1) 1000 ft2 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 2. Continue to discharge stormwater, condensate, and overflow from two 1,200,000 gallons fire ponds to Outfall 002. This facility is located at the Performance Fibers, Inc., off Pea Ridge Road east of Moncure in Chatham County. 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. Page 2 of 9 Permit NC0001899 Part I A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (Outfall 001) [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.j During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated process, domestic, and filter backwash wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below: Effluent Characteristics Limits Monitoring Requirements Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location 1 Flow 0.244 MGD Continuous RecordingInfluent or Effluent pH 2 6.0:5 pH <_ 9.0 Continuous Recording Effluent BOD, 5 day (20°C) 5.0 mg/L 10.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/ L 45.0 mg/ L Weekly Composite Effluent NH3-N 1.0 mg/L 2.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent Oil and Grease 55.67 lbs/day 210.92 lbs/day Weekly Grab Effluent Temperature, °C Monthly Grab Effluent Temperature, °C Monthly Grab Upstream & Downstream Conductivity, µmohs/cm Monthly Grab Effluent Conductivity, µmohs/cm Monthly Grab Upstream & Downstream Dissolved Oxygen, mg/ L Monthly Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen, mg/ L Monthly Grab Upstream & Downstream Total Nitrogen3,7 4.48 lb/day Quarterly Composite Effluent Total Phosphorus? 1.0 lb/day Quarterly Composite Effluent Total Cadmium 62.9 µg/L 284.7 µg/L Monthly Composite Effluent Chronic Toxicity 4 Quarterly Composite Effluent CWT 5 Quarterly Grab Effluent Cyanide6 178.0 mg/L 500.0 mg/L Quarterly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. Upstream: valve at Permittee'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. 3. TN = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N and NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively. 4. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) Chronic P/F at 0.94%; January, April, July, and October, see A. (4.). 5. Refer to A. (2.) regarding CWT monitoring. 6. CWT - based limitation. 7. Please see Special Condition A. (7.). THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. Page 3 of 9 Permit NC0001899 A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (Outfall 001 -CWT) [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge CWT related process wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below: Effluent Characteristic Monthly Average lbs da Daily Maximum lbs da Frequency Measurement Sample Type Sample Location Acetone 4.65 17.6 Quarterly Grab Effluent Acetophenone 0.033 0.067 Quarterly Grab Effluent 2-Butanone 1.08 2.81 Quarterly Grab Effluent o -Cresol 0.33 1.12 Quarterly Grab Effluent -Cresol 0.12 0.41 Quarterly Grab Effluent Phenol 0.63 2.13 Quarterly Grab Effluent Pyridine 0.11 0.22 Quarterly Grab Effluent 2,4,6 -Trichlorophenol 0.062 0.090 Quarterly Grab Effluent Bis 2-eth the 1phthalate 0.059 0.126 Quarterly Grab Effluent Butylbenzyl 0.052 0.109 Quarterly Grab Effluent Carbazole 0.161 0.349 Quarterly Grab I Effluent n-Decane 0.255 0.553 Quarterly Grab Effluent Fluoranthene 0.016 0.031 Quarterly Grab Effluent n-Octadecane 0.176 0.344 Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Arsenic 0.793 1.786 Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Chromium 0.224 0.547 Quarterly Grab I Effluent Total Cobalt 11.027 33.051 Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Copper 0.725 1.23 Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Lead 0.282 1.085 Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Mercury 0.003964 0.010428 Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Tin 0.1205 0.26 Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Zinc 3.048 5.548 Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Nickel 0.206 0.529 Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Selenium 0.047 0.117 Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Silver 0.0081 0.0212 Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Titanium 1 0.0041 0.0106 Quarterl Grab Effluent Total Vanadium 0.035 0.042 Quarterly Grab Effluent Page 4 of 9 Permit NC0001899 A. (3.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (Outfall 002 ) [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] 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 Characteristics Limits Monitoring Requirements Monthly Average Weekly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample e Sample Location Flow Weekly Instansaneou Effluent Temperature, °C i Weekly Grab Effluent PH Not greater than 9.0 S.U. nor less than 6.0 S.U. Weekly Grab Effluent Total Aluminum, µg/L Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Zinc, µg/ L Quarterly Grab Effluent Acute Toxicity 2 Annually Grab Effluent 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. A. (4.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL LIMIT (QUARTERLY) -Outfall 001 [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 0.94%. The permit holder shall perform at a minimum,guarterlu 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. If the quarterly test procedure 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 -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 Service Center Page 5 of 9 Permit NC0001899 Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621 Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section no later than 30 days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made. Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/ physical measurements and all concentration/ response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate signature. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream. Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Water Sciences Section at the address cited above. Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity testing 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 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. (5.) ACUTE TOXICITY LIMIT (ANNUALLY)- Outfall 002 [15A NCAC 0213 .0200 et seq.] The permittee shall conduct acute toxicity tests on an annual basis using protocols defined in the North Carolina Procedure Document entitled "Pass/Fail Methodology For Determining Acute Toxicity In A Single Effluent Concentration" (Revised -July, 1992 or subsequent versions). The monitoring shall be performed as a Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) 24 hour static test. The effluent concentration at which there may be at no time significant acute mortality is 90% (defined as treatment two in the procedure document). Effluent samples for self-monitoring purposes must be obtained during representative effluent discharge below all waste treatment. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR -1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter code TGE6C. Additionally, DWR Form AT -2 (original) is to be sent to the following address: Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch 1623 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 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 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. Page 6 of 9 Permit NC0001899 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 any test data from either these monitoring requirements or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits. NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism survival and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month following the month of the initial monitoring. A. (6.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and program reports and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit monitoring data and reports electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21, 2015. NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits): • Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements • Section D. (2.) • Section D. (6.) • Section E. (5.) Reporting Records Retention Monitoring Reports 1. Reporting Requirements (Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1 Effective December 21, 2016, the permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted 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 application 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 Quality Permitting Section ATTENTION: Central Files 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 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) or alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be Page 7 of 9 Permit NC0001899 submitted to the mailing address above. 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 a new facility, on the last day of the month following the commencement of discharge. Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable: • Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; • Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and • 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: http:/ /www2.epa.gov/compliance/final-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 re -applies for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period that the approved reporting waiver request is effective. Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the following web page: http: / / deq. nc.gov/about/ divisions/ water -resources/ edmr Page 8 of 9 Permit NC0001899 4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.1 (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.1 Ldfl 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 on North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: http: / / deg.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. (6.11 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]. A. (7.) CALCULATION OF TOTAL NITROGEN AND TOTAL PHOSPHORUS LOADS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] The Permittee shall calculate monthly TN and TP Loads as follows: Monthly TN (or TP) Load (lb/mo) = TN (or TP) x TMF x 8.34 where: TN or TP = the average Total Nitrogen or Total Phosphorus concentration (mg/ L) of the composite samples collected during the month TMF = the Total Monthly Flow of wastewater discharged during the month (MG/mo) 8.34 = conversion factor, from (mg/L x MG) to pounds The Permittee shall report monthly Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus results (mg/L and lb/mo) in the appropriate discharge monitoring report for each month. Page 9 of 9 Moncure Holding West LLC =,�• Upstream / . •. NC0001899 i 4 NCOOO1899 outfaU 001 ... " sit •� NC0001899 «u Outfall002 ; Downstream ,' NCOOO 1899 i USGS Quad: E22SE Moncure, NC Latitude Longitude Facility: 35° 37'7" N 790 2'46" N Outfall 001: 35037'1"W 79° 3'25" W Outfall 002: 350 37'0" W 79° 2'36" W Stream Class: WS -IV Subbasin: 03-06-07 HUC: 03030002 North Facility Location Receiving Streams: Outfall 001 Haw River Moncure Holding West, LLC NC0001899 Outfall 002 Shaddox Creek Chatham County