NC0088692_Draft Permit_20170809

Water Resources
Environmental Quality
August 9, 2017
Mr. Jerry Sparks, President
Sparks Oil Company
412 N Scales Street
Reidsville, North Carolina NC 27320-2909
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO088692
J.W Smith/Camp Springs 76 (GW -REM)
8920 Cherry Grove Road, Reidsville 27320
Caswell County
Dear Mr. Sparks:
In response to your request to renew the subject NPDES permit, the Division of Water Resources (DWR or
the Division) hereby transmits this draft for your review and comment Please review this document to assure
your understanding of the permit limits and monitoring conditions, and to correct errors, if any.
We have made the following updates to your previous permit:
1 The facility map has been updated. The location of Outfall 001 is corrected to the following -
Latitude: 36° 17' 46" (36 296111)
Longitude -79° 29' 31" (-79.491944)
2 Regulatory citations have been added.
3. Quarterly Total Hardness monitoring has been added for the effluent. Please see discussion below for
more information. Effluent hardness sampling should be performed in conjunction with sampling for
hardness dependent metals (Lead) Please note that since the outfall location is under zero flow
conditions, no instream hardness sampling will be required
4. For all parameters with limits both monthly average hints and daily maximum limits have been
applied. The US EPA requires both a Monthly Average and a Daly Maximum for parameters that are
limited [40 CFR 122.45 (d.)].
5. The limits for Isopropyl Ether (µg/L), 1,2-Dichloroethane (gg/L) and Naphthalene (gg/L) has been
updated to 10 mg/L, 5 gg/L and 6 gg/L, respectively.
6. Monitoring of Phenol has been changed to Total Recoverable Phenolics (parameter code 32730).
7. Electronic reporting of discharge monitoring reports (eDMR) has been added in Section A. (2.)
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 new standards for most metals include acute standards. 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 hardness and mstream hardness sampling, upstream of the discharge, has been added to
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-707-9000

Mr. Sparks
August 9, 2017
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this permit at a monitoring frequency of quarterly. See Section A. (1.) Effluent Limitations and Monitoring
Requirements.
Concurrent with this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft by publishing a notice
in newspapers having circulation in the general Caswell County area, as required by the NPDES Program.
Please provide your comments, if any, to me via email [[e-mail]] or write to my attention
care of DEQ / DWR / NPDES Program no later than September 8, 2017. Your written comments are
welcome but not mandatory.
Following the mandatory 30 -day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments on
your permit draft, and take appropriate action prior to issuing your final NPDES permit. If you have questions
concerning this draft, please e-mail me or call my direct line [phone].
Sincerely,
Derek Denard, Environmental Specialist
Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Enclosure NPDES Permit NC0088692 (renewal DRAFT)
he NPDES Program Files
ec DWR/WSRO, George Smith [george smith&cdenr gov]
Jerry Sparks, Sparks Oil Company [ferry@sparksoil com]
Wastewater Operator Certification Group / Maureen Kinney [Maureen Kinney@ncdenr gov]
Aquatic Toxicology Branch / Susan Meadows [susan meadows@ncdenr gov]

NPDES Permit NCO088692
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
NPDES
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,
Sparks Oil Company
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
J.W. Smith/Camp Springs 76 (GW -REM)
8920 Cherry Grove Road, Camp Springs 27320-0227
Caswell County
to receiving waters designated as a designated as an unnamed tributary to Country Line Creek, a class
WS -II; HQW water, in the Roanoke 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 12017.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on May 31, 2022.
Signed this day 92017.
S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G., Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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NPDES Permit NCO088692
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.
Sparks Oil Company
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a 0.009 MGD Groundwater Remediation System / Soil — Vapor Extraction
System consisting of the following components;
• three (3) recovery wells
• an 80 -gallon 7.5 Hp air compressor
• a 235 -gallon oil -water separator
• a 65 -gallon sump tank with a 1 Hp centrifugal pump
• a shallow 5 tray low profile air stripper with a 7.5 Hp air stripper blower
• a 0.5 Hp air stripper discharge centrifugal pump
• a 160 -gallon sump pump with two (2) centrifugal pumps
• a bag filter
• one multimedia aggregate filter
• hydro -solenoid backwash system with a backwash trickle filter
• four (4) high pressure carbon filters
• a totalizing meter for system discharge
• a soil vapor extraction well converted from an existing monitoring well
• a soil vapor extraction kncck out drum with a 10 Hp blower and 0.5 Hp centrifugal
pumps
located at the W. Smith/Camp Springs 76 Petroleum Contaminated Groundwater Remediation Site
(GW -REM), 8920 Cherry Grove Road, Reidsville, Caswell County; and
2. discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into an unnamed
tributary to Country Line Creek, currently classified WS -II; HQW within Subbasin 03-02-04 [HUC:
030101040202] of the Roanoke River Basin.
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NPDES Permit NCO088692
PART I
A. (L) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge filter backwash from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited,
monitored and reported' by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
[PARAMETER CODES]
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS'
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Fre uency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow (MGD) 2
50050
0 009 MGD
Continuous 2
Recording 2
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) (mg/L)
C0530
20 0 mg/L
20 0 mg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
MTBE (gg/L)
22417
9 5 gg/L
9 5 gg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Benzene (gg/L)
34030
0 60 gg/L
0.60 gg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Toluene (gg/L)
34010
5 5 gg/L
5.5 gg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Ethylbenzene (gg/L)
34371
48 5 gg/L
48 5 gg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Xylenes (gg/L)
81551
335 µg/L
335 gg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Isopropyl Ether (gg/L)
77117
10 mg/L
16 mg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
1,2-Dichloroethane (gg/L)
32103
5 gg/L
5 gg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Ethylene Dibromide (gg/L)
77651
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
1,2,4 Trnnethylbenzene(gg/L)
77222
195 gg/L
195 gg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
1,3,5 Trunethylbenzene(gg/L)
77226
315 gg/L
315 gg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
n -Propyl Benzene (gg/L)
77224
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Naphthalene (gg/L)
34696
6 gg/L
6 gg/l,
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Recoverable Phenolics (gg/L)
32730
150 gg/L
150 gg/L
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Hardness —Total as
[CaCO3 or (Ca + Mg)] (mg/L) 3
00900
Monitor &Report
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Lead (gg/L) 3
0,1051
Quarterly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1 The Permittee shall begin submitting Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR
application system See Condition A (2.).
2. Flow may be measured using a totalizing flow meter.
3 Effluent hardness sampling should be performed in conjunction with sampling for hardness dependent
metals (Lead).
Conditions
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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NPDES Permit NCO088692
A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitonng 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 permit
(Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitonng Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
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The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic
Discharge Momtonng Report (eDMR) internet application.
Momtonng results obtained dunng theprevious 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 onginal and a copy of the
computer punted 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 elect_onic 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 submitted to the mailing address above. See "How to
Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporing" 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.
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NPDES Permit NC0088692
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 pernnttee 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 ppa gov/comlliance/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
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part 11, Section
B. (I 1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part H, 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:
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NPDES Permit NC0088692
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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