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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0067342_Draft Permit_20170419Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY April 19, 2017 Mr. James Rice Eaven Brice Partnership 329 Emma Road Asheville, NC 28806 ROY COOPER MICHAEL S. REGAN S. JAY ZIMMERMAN Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NCO067342 North View Mobile Home Park Buncombe County Dear Mr. Rice: The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure your thorough understanding of the information, conditions, and requirements it contains. The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit: ➢ Section A. (6) has been added to require electronic submission of effluent data, and a footnote has been added in Section A.(1). Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs). ➢ Regulatory citations have been added to the permit. ➢ Monitoring for BOD, TSS, and NH3 as N from April 1 to October 31 has been changed from weekly to 2/week in Section A. (1). ➢ Monitoring for NH3 as N from November 1 — March 31 has been changed from 2/month to 2/week in Section A. (1). ➢ Footnotes have been added for flow, BOD, TSS, and NH3 as N monitoring in Section A. (1) and Section A. (2). ➢ The language in Section A. (3) has been updated. ➢ Section A. (5) has been added for special conditions. ➢ A footnote has been added to the supplement to permit cover sheet. ➢ Outfall map has been updated. With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Buncombe County area, per EPA requirements. Please provide your comments, if any, to me no later than 30 days after receiving this draft permit. State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 919 807 6333 919-807-6389 FAX https:lldeq.nc.govlaboutldivisionslwater-resourceslwater-resources-permitslwastewater-branchlnpdes-wastewater-permits Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and take appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning the draft, please contact me at the telephone number listed at the bottom of this page, or via e-mail [Brianna.Young@ncdenr. gov] . Sincerely, Brianna Young Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit cc: NPDES Unit Asheville Regional Office Permit NCO067342 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES 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 Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Eaven Brice Partnership is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Northview Mobile Home Park WWTP North View Park Road Weaverville Buncombe County to receiving waters designated as Flat Creek in the French Broad 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 , 2017. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on October 31, 2020. Signed this day , 2017. Draft S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G. Director, Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 9 Permit NCO067342 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SKEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge, are hereby superseded and, as of this issuance, any previously issued permit describing this treatment facility or 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 described herein. The Eaven Brice Partnership is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.032 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment facility. NOTE: Northview Mobile Home Park WWTP is a Grade WW-2 facility. An ORC of a grade equal to WW-2 or greater than WW-2 is required The existing facility includes the following components: ♦ Manual bar screen ♦ Aerated basins with sludge return ♦ Sludge holding tank ♦ Circular center -feed clarifier ♦ Imhof rectangular clarifier/holding chamber ♦ Chlorine tablet disinfection ♦ Chlorine contact chamber ♦ Tablet dechlorination This facility is located at the Northview Mobile Home Park WWTP (North View Park Road, Weaverville) in Buncombe County. 2. After obtaining an Authorization to Construct permit (AtC) from the Division and after completion of the actions required by this permit*, construct and operate a 0.050 MGD wastewater treatment facility. 3. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Flat Creek, classified C waters in the French Broad River Basin. Footnotes: *: Subject to revision upon submittal of as -built plans (See A. (2)). Page 2 of 9 Permit NCO067342 A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS — 0.032 MGD [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expansion above 0.032 MGD or until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored 1 by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER [Parameter Codes] LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample Average Maximum Fr uencv Type Location Flow z 50050 0.032 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent Total Residual Chlorine 3 [50060] 28 pg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent BOD, 5-day (200C) 4 IC03101 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Week Composite Effluent Total Suspended Solids 4 C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Week Composite Effluent NH3 as N 4 [C0610] (April 1— October 31) 23.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L 2/Week Composite Effluent NH3 as N 4 [C0610] (November 1— March 31) 2/Week Composite Effluent Temperature (OC) 00010 Weekly y Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform [31616] (geometric mean) 200 / 100 ml 400 / 100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent pH 00400 > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units - - Weekly Grab Effluent Process Controls Monthlys Footnotes: 1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR application system [see A. (6)]. 2. Flow shall be measured using an approved flow measurement device (See A. (5)). 3. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L. 4. Monitoring shall be conducted 2 times per week with one composite event initiated on Monday with sample collection Tuesday. At least one year after the permit effective date, this sampling frequency may be reduced upon written request to, and approval by, the Division. 5. Process Control (See A (3)). Please note frequency of process control monitoring is stated on the attached form. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 3 of 9 Permit NCO067342 A. (2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS — 0.05 MGD [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] During the period beginning after expansion from 0.032 MGD, and up to 0.050 MGD, and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored 1 by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER [Parameter Codes LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample Average Maximum Frequency Type Location Flow 2 1500501Effluent 0.050 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Total Residual Chlorine 28 pg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent [500601 BOD, 5-day (20oC) 4 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent C0310 Total Suspended Solids 4 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent C0530 NH3 as N 4 [C0610] 15.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent (April 1— October 31) NH3 as N 4 [C0610] 2/Month Composite Effluent (November 1— March 31) Temperature (OC) Weekly Grab Effluent 00010 pH 00400 > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units — — Weekly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform [31616] 200 / 100 ml 400 / 100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent (geometric mean) Process Control 5 Monthly5 Footnotes: 1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR application system [see A. (6)]. 2. Flow shall be measured using an approved flow measurement device. This component cannot be changed without prior approval from the Division. 3. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L. 4. Monitoring shall be conducted 2 times per week with one composite event initiated on Monday with sample collection Tuesday. At least one year after the permit effective date, this sampling frequency may be reduced upon written request to, and approval by, the Division. 5. Process Control (See A (3)). Please note frequency of process control monitoring is stated on the attached form. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 4 of 9 Permit NCO067342 A. (3) PROCESS CONTROL MONTHLY MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT ➢ The Division requires that the ORC or back-up ORC complete the process control report and perform all required sampling. ➢ The NC DEQ Asheville Regional Office shall receive the process control reports no later than the loth day of the following month of reporting. The form is provided in Appendix A. To allow for greater flexibility, if circumstances change, changes to the process control log provided in Appendix A may occur with Division approval. Upon written approval by the Division, the updated process control log will become an enforceable part of this permit. A. (4) INSTREAM ASSESSMENT An instream assessment may be conducted as stipulated in 13 EHR 06892, reprinted below: a. Not less than three months, nor more than six months, unless by written agreement of the parties, from the effective date of the renewed permit, and upon request of the permittee, DWR will perform an instream assessment of the receiving stream, Flat Creek, to assess both water quality parameters and macroinvertebrates populations, DWR will notify Permittee of the date of the instream assessment in sufficient time that Permittee can arrange for an independent third party to attend and share samples collected. If it is determined that the permitted discharge from the facility is not causing stream degradation resulting in water quality standards violations, including narrative standards, which determination shall not be unreasonably withheld, then DWR will grant Permittee discharge of up to 0.05 MGD provided the facility is being operated in a manner such that it is compliant with its Permit. The Permittee may voluntarily hire an independent third party to do an instream assessment using DWR approved instream assessment methodologies at any time. Permittee will provide DWR sufficient notice of sampling so that DWR may have their personnel attend and share samples collected. DWR will consider such data in conjunction with its own instream data, when making its determination of whether water quality standards are being contravened as a result of the NPDES discharge. b. The Permittee may make a written request that a stream assessment be performed by DWR prior to the date established above as long as the facility is compliant with its Permit NC0067342, but no sooner than three months from the effective date of permit. The Permittee may hire a third party to perform an instream assessment using DWR approved instream assessment methodologies; DWR will consider the data from the assessment when making its compliance determinations. Continued noncompliance at the facility may prevent DWR from approving discharge greater than 0.032 MGD. c. If DWR denies the expanded flow above 0.032 MGD, then the Permittee. may request another DWR assessment be done annually (from the date of the last instream assessment) thereafter. A. (5) SPECIAL CONDITIONS 1. The flow monitoring device cannot be changed without prior approval from the Division. Flow must be logged using an electronic data logger to be installed within 6 months after the permit effective date. Electronic data collected must be retained and available for review by Page 5 of 9 Permit NCO067342 the Division upon request. 2. Effluent samples shall be collected as defined in Part II A., page 2 of 18. 3. No later than six months after issuance of this permit, the Permittee is to submit an engineered as -built of the subject facility sealed by a North Carolina Professional Engineer to the address below: Asheville Regional Office Division of Water Resources Water Quality Regional Operations Section 2090 U.S. 70 Highway Swannanoa, NC 28778 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. 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.) • Section D. (2.) • Section D. (6.) • Section E. (5.) Signatory Requirements Reporting Records Retention Monitoring Reports 1. Renortin- Requirements ISupersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)I 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 Page 6 of 9 Permit NCO067342 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 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. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Re ortin 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: htt :// ortal.ncdenr.or,/web/w �'admiii/bo i u/edmr 3. Si natory Requirements ISupplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B (11 _ b. (d) ] 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 Page 7 of 9 Permit NCO067342 Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: http://portal.ncdenr.org'web/wg/admin/bo * 'ipu/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. " 4. Records Retention ISupplements 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 ]. The permittee shall retain records, electronic and hardcopy (i.e., flowchart paper recorder, datalogger produced electronic data) produced by flow recording device for a period of 3 years from the date of the report. This period may be extended by the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41]. These records are to be retained onsite and made available upon demand. Page 8 of 9 Permit NCO067342 Page 9 of 9 Process Control Log: Requirements (Settlement Agreement 3.c. & Permit A.(3)). Note: Process Controls shall be performed at a minimun 7/week. NPDES No.: NC0067342 Month: Year. Facility Name: North View Mobile Home Park County: Buncombe Aeration Basin Aeration Basin Clarifier Sludge Aeration Basin D.O. Solids Removed Flow Signature/Comments nature/Comments SetNometer Judge MLSS eo G mgll 1000 ml/30 minutes, Blanket Depth Ft m A Se Reported In %. 9 ptage Co. Name Gallons Removed GPD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31