NC0072699_More Information (Requested)_20170616

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
June 16, 2017
CERTIFIED MAIL 7010 2780 0003 4825 8599
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
The Honorable Richard L. Stanley
Town of Beaufort
PO Box 390
Beaufort, NC 28516-0390
Subject: Request for Additional Information
NPDES Application NCO072699
Town of Beaufort
for Pine Street WTP
Carteret County
Dear Mr. Stanley:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
The Division has reviewed your application for the subject permit. To enable us to complete our review in
accordance with N.C.G.S. 143-215.1 and 15A NCAC 2H.0105, please provide additional or revised
information to address the following comments:
Please provide lab data sheets and revised DMRs for the following months:
a. May 2013
b. January 2014
c. August 2014
d. January 2016
e. August 2016
f. December 2016
g. January 2017
h. February 2017
i. March 2017
j. April 2017
In reviewing the DMR data for the Pine Street WTP, the values reported for Lead, Zinc, and Copper are
reported as both ug/l and mg/1. For example, DMR data for Lead in January 2016 reports <0.01 ug/1 and
February 2016 reports <10 ug/l; data for Zinc in September 2015 reports 18 ug/1 and January 2017 reports
<10 mg/l. If these values have been reported in error, please submit revised DMRs to the Division.
The NC 2007-2014 Water Quality Standard (WQS) Triennial Review was approved by the NC
Environmental Management Committee (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 metals of concern for the Pine Street WTP permit are Total Copper, Total Lead, and
Total Zinc.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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The Honorable Richard L. Stanley
June 16, 2017
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If no response is received within 60 calendar days [per 15A NCAC 21-1.0107(b)], the permit will be renewed
without the benefit of this updated information. Limits will be unposed for Total Copper (Daily maximum:
5.80 ug/L; Monthly maximum: 3.70 ug/L), Total Lead (Daily maximum: 220.80 ug/L; Monthly maximum:
8.50 ug/L), and Total Zinc (Daily maximum: 95.1 ug/L; Monthly maximum: 85.6 ug/L).
If you have any questions, please contact Brianna Young at 919-807-6333 or email at
brianna.young_&ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
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�S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G6Direor
Division of Water Resources, DEQ
cc NPDES Permit Files
Central Files
DWIMiRO, Attn Jim Gregson, Supervisor
cc Donovan Willis, Public Utilities Director [d willis@beaufortnc org]
Frank Sansone, Water Systems ORC [f sansone@beaufortnc org]