NC0023086_Draft Permit_20170823

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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
August 23, 2017
Zelerie Rogers, Town Administrator
Town of Fontana Dam
P.O. Box 128
Fontana Dam, North Carolina 28733
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
Subject: Review of Renewal DRAFT
NPDES Permit NCO023086
Fontana Dam WWTP, Class 1
NC Hwy 128, near Fontana Village Resort
Graham County
Dear Mrs. Rogers:
Per your request to renew the subject NPDES permit, signed May 8, 2017, the Division of Water
Resources (the Division) hereby transmits this draft for your review and comment. Please review
this document carefully to assure your understanding of the permit limits and monitoring
conditions, and to correct errors, if any.
Concurrent with this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft by
publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Graham County area, as
required by the NPDES Program. Please provide your written comments, if any, to me via email
[e-mail]], or write to my attention care of DEQ / DWR / NPDES Program no
later than September 25, 2017. Your written comments are welcome, but not mandatory.
Changes to the Previous Permit. We acknowledge your Change of Ownership form (dated May
8, 2017) submitted with your application, noting that you have acquired the subject treatment
system from a previous owner/operator. The Division understands that you have made
improvements to the existing system, but plan no flow expansion. Accordingly, we have only
updated the permit format and site map to clarify your treatment system description (see
Supplement to Permit Cover Sheet), and modified footnotes to the monitoring table [See A. (1)].
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (eDMR). Please be advised that the Division has
implemented an electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) program in accord with
requirements by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We have included in this permit
the details required to implement the eDMR program [see permit section A. (2)].
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
512 N Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1611
919 707.9000

Zelene Rogers, Town Administrator
Town of Fontana Dam
23Aug2017 - DRAFT review
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Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all DMRs. For evaluating eDMR, registering
for eDMR submittal, and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the DWR webpage:
http://portal.ncdenr.or web/wq/admin/bogLpu/edmr
For information on EPA's proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit EPA's
website: http://www2.gpa.gov/compliance/pro op sed-npdes-electronic-rpportin -rule
Following the mandatory 45 -day public -comment period, the Division will review all pertinent
comments, if any, and take appropriate action prior to issuing an NPDES permit final. If you
have questions concerning this draft, please e-mail me [e-mail]], or call my
direct line [phone].
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Permit NCO023086
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,
Town of Fontana Dam
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Town of Fontana Dam WWTP
NC Highway 28, near Fontana Village Resort
Graham County
to receiving waters designated as the Little Tennessee River in subbasin 04-04-02 of the Little Tennessee
River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set
forth in Parts I, 11, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective 512017
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 31, 2022
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 NC0023086
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby
revoked, and as of this 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.
Town of Fontana Dam
is hereby authorized to:
1. continue to operate an existing 0.300 MGD wastewater treatment facility utilizing components
including
♦ bar screen
♦ aeration basins
♦ clarifier
♦ sludge and skimmer returns
♦ aerobic sludge digester
♦ sludge drying beds
♦ chlorine disinfection
♦ standby power generator
these facilities located in the Town of Fontana Dam's WWTP, off NC Highway 28, near Fontana
Village Resort, Graham County, and
2. discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map,
into the Little Tennessee River [stream index 2-(167)], a waterbody currently classified C; Trout
within subbasin 04-04-02 [HUC 06010202] of the Little Tennessee River Basin.
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Permit NCO023086
PART I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 0213 .0400 et seq., 0213 .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge 0.300 MGD of treated wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited,
monitored and reported 1 by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
CHARATERISTICS
[PCS CODE]
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly Weekly
Average Average
Daily
Max
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow
50050
0 300 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E 2
Total Residual Chlorine3
50060
17 gg/L
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C)
00010
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform
(geometric mean)
31616
200/100 mL 400/100 mL
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH
00400
Not < 6 0 or > 9.0 standard units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
BOD, 5 day (20°C)2
00310
30 0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids2
00530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Ammonia [NH3 as N]
00610
2/Month
Composite
Effluent
Oil and Grease
00556
30 0 mg/L
60.0 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
Effluent
MBAS
38260
Monthly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen
(NO2+NO3+TKN)
00600
Semiannually
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
00655
Semiannually
Composite
Effluent
Fnntnntes
I The Permittee shall submit monthly Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) electronically using DWR's Electronic
Discharge Monitoring Report [eDMR] Program, as detailed herein [see Section A (2)].
2 I = Influent, E = Effluent
3 The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective
influent value (i.e, 85% removal required)
4 Total Residual Chlorine (TRC). The Division shall consider compliant all effluent TRC values reported below 50
gg/L However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by North Carolina -certified
test methods (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 gg/L
Condition: The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO023086
A. (2.) 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. 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.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronicallyusing 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. i7ntil 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 requ d'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: �'1 ;1-__,
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NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources_'/ Water, Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central- Files \ `\-'r
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North `Carolina 276994 6 F7
If a permittee is unableto use the eDMR Isystem 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 wdiver (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 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:
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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. lnforn ation on EPA's NPDES
Electronic Reporting Rule is found at: http://w"2.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.
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Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on
the following web page:
http://deq.ne.gov/about/divisions/water-res.ources/edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) & Supersedes Section B. (11.)
f"
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. (I 1.)(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://deq.ne. gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmt
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:
V 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 perspns 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 signif cant penalties for submitting false information, including the
possibility of fines and imprisonmntefor knowing violations. "
5. Records Retention- [Supplements Section D. (6.)1
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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