NC0005363_Final Permit_20040927

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Mr Mark J Frederik, Plant Manager
Progress Energy
491 Power Plant Road
Lumberton, North Carolina 28358
Dear Mr. Frederick-
Division
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Michael F. Easley
Governor
William G Ross, Jr, Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W Klimek, P E, Director
Division of Water Quality
September 27, 2004
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0005363
Weatherspoon Steam Electric Plant
Robeson County
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit.
Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the
requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215 1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North
Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended).
This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on July 7, 2004.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to
you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of
this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina
General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Admimstrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27699-6714) Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division The Division may require
modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain
other pernuts which maybe required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land
Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be
required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Sergei Chenukov at telephone number
[phone], extension 594
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED SV
SUSAN A WILSON
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: NPDES Pernnt File '
Fayetteville Regional Office / Water Quality Section
Aquatic Toxicology Unit
N C Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit Phone [phone]
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 fax [phone]
Internet h2o enr state nc us DENR Customer Service Center, 1 800 623.7748

Permit No. NC0005363
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
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TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision 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,
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Weatherspoon Steam Electric Plant
491 Power Plant Road
Lumberton, North Carolina
Robeson County
to receiving waters designated as Lumber River in the Lumber River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, 11, 111,
and IV hereof.
The permit shall become effective November 1, 2004
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2009.
Signed this day September 27, 2004.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
SUSAN A. WILSON
Alan Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

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Permit No. NC0005363
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 discharg_ from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements,
terms, and provisions included herein.
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
is hereby authorized to -
Continue to discharge recirculated cooling water, coal pile runoff, stormwater runoff, ash sluice
water, domestic wastewater, chemical metal cleaning wastewater, and low volume wastewater from
a 225 acre cooling pond (Outfall 001 -Cooling Pond) under extremely severe weather conditions or
during pond maintenance, and continue to discharge non -contact cooling water from heat exchanger
units (Outfall 002- Non contact cooling water), from a facility located at Weatherspoon Steam
Electric Plant, 491 Power Plant Road, Lumberton, Robeson County, and;
2. Discharge (from Outfalls 001 and 02) into the Lumber River, a Class C -Swamp water in the
Lumber River Basin, at the locations specified on the attached map.

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Latitude
34° 34'58"
Longitude
78° 58' 25"
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USGS Quad # _
123SW
River Bann #
03-07-51
Receiving Stream
Lumber River
Stream Class
C -Swamp
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CP&L- Weatherspoon
Robeson County
NC0005363

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Permit No. NC0005363
SECTION A(1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Beginning on the effective date of this pet mit and lasting until expiration, the Perrmttee is authorized to discharge recirculated cooling water, coal pile runoff,
stornlwatcr runoff, ash sluice water, domestic wastewater, chemical metal cleaning wastewater, and low volume wastewater from Outfall 001 under specified
conditions' Such discharges shall be lirrnted and monitored by the Peirruttee as specified below
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample
Location
Flow
Each Event
Estimate
E
Oil and Grease
Each Event
Grab
E
Total Suspended Residue
Each Event
Grab
E
Total Coppei
Each Event
Grab
E
Total lion
Each Event
Grab
E
Total Ai senic
Each Event
Grab
E
Total Selenium
Each Event
Grab
E
pH1
Each Event
Grab
E
Tempel ature `
Each Event
Gi ab
E
Acute Toxicity5
Episodic
Grab
E
Footnotes
1 This discharge is peimrtted only in cases caused by extreme rainfall (in excess of the once in 25 -year hydrologic event), where unavoidable to prevent loss of life, severe
pi opei ty damage, of damage to the cooling pond structure, or maintenance activities In the event a discharge occurs, the permittee shall inform the North Cai oliva
Division of Water Quality by telephone within 48 hours after the discharge occurs The permittee shall also provide the Division with the following written information
within ten (10) days of the discharge a) a description and cause of the discharge, and b) the period of discharge, including approximate dates and times, the anticipated
period the discharge is expected to continue, and steps being taken to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the discharge The permittee shall take all reasonable
steps to minimize any adverse impact to navigable waters from the discharge, including such monitoring as is necessary to determine the environmental impact of the
dischai ge
Sample Location E= Effluent at discharge spillway
The pH shall not be less than 6 0 standard units nor greater than 9 0 standard units
4 The temper atui e 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
watei tempeiatuie to ex(.eed 32°C
5 Acute Episodic Toxicity Testing (24-hour Fathead Minnow), refer to Section A(3)

SECTION A(2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Permit No NC0005363
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Perrruttee is authorized to discharge non -contact cooling water from Outfall
002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Nally
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample'
Location
Flow
Weekly
Pump Logs
E
Temperature
Quarterly
Grab
E,U,D
Total Residual Chlorine'
200 µg/1
Monthly
Grab
E
Time of Chlorine Addition'
120
min/day/unit
Daily
Logs
E
pH
Quarterly
Grab
E
Footnotes
1 Sample Locations E- Effluent, U- Upstream, approx 1/4 mile above outfall, D- Downstream, approx 1/4 mile below outfall
2 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 VC and in no case cause the ambient
watei temperature to exceed 32°C
3 Monitoring requirements apply only if chlorine is added to the treatment system
There shall be no discharge of floating solids of visible foam in other than trace amounts

Permit No NC0005363
SUPPLEMENT TO EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
A (3). ACUTE TOXICITY MONITORING (EPISODIC)
The permittee shall conduct FIVE acute toxicity tests using protocols defined as definitive in E P.A. Document
EPA/600/4-90/027 entitled "Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents to Freshwater and Marine
Organisms." The monitoring shall be performed as a Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) 24 hour static test.
Effluent samples for self-monitoring purposes must be obtained below all waste treatment Sampling and
subsequent testing will occur during the first five discrete discharge events after the effective date of this permit.
After monitoring of the first five toxicity tests, the permittee will conduct one test annually, with the annual
period beginning in January of the next calendar year. The annual test requirement must be performed and
reported by June 30. If no discharge occurs by June 30, notification will be made to the Division by this date.
Toxicity testing will be performed on the next discharge event for the annual test requirement.
The parameter code for this test is TAE6C. All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition
will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Form (MR -1) for the month in which it was performed, using the
appropriate parameter code. Additionally, DWQ Form AT -1 (original) is to be sent to the following address -
Attention. North Carolina Division of Water Quality
Environmental Sciences Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental Sciences Branch 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
Should any test data from either these monitoring requirements or tests performed by the North Carolina Division
of Water Quality 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.