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Home My WebLink AboutNC0071005_Draft Permit_20180417 ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Interim Director Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY April 17, 2018 Ms. Joan Beck Lynnbrook Estates Homeowners Association 43 Lynnbrook Way Columbus, NC 28722 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0071005 Lynnbrook Estates WWTP Polk County Class WW-2 Dear Permittee: 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. (2.) has been added to require electronic submission of effluent data. Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs). ➢ Regulatory citations have been added to the permit. ➢ An updated outfall map has been included. With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Polk County area, per EPA requirements. Please provide your comments, if any, to me no later than 30 days after receiving this draft permit. 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 any questions concerning this permit, please contact Emily Phillips at (919) 807-6479. Sin = ely,/ Emily Phillips Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit cc: NPDES files State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,NC 27699-1617 919 807 6300 919-807-6389 FAX haps://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits Permit NC0071005 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 Lynnbrook Estates Homeowners Association is hereby discharge to dischar e wastewater from a facility located at the Lynnbrook Estates WWTP NCSR 1135 Columbus, NC Polk County to receiving waters designated as Skyuka Creek in the 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. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2023. Signed this day DRAFT Linda Culpepper Interim Director, Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit NC0071005 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. Lynnbrook Estates HOA is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.009 MGD extended aeration package wastewater treatment facility that includes the following components: • Diffused aeration • Clarifier • Sludge holding • Skimmer and • Effluent Chlorination This facility is located at the Lynnbrook Estates WWTP, north of Tyron off NCSR 1135 in Polk County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works, through Outfall 001, into Skyuka Creek, currently classified C waters in sub-basin 03-08-06 of the Broad River Basin, at the location specified on the attached map. Page 2 of 6 Permit NC0071005 Part I. A. (1.) 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 from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored2 by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample Parameter Code Average Maximum Frequency Type Location Flow Influent or 50050 0.009 MGD 2/Month Instantaneous Effluent BOD, 5-day(20°C) ( ) 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent C0310 Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent C0530 NH3 as N Monitor&Report Monthly Grab Effluent C0610 Fecal Coliform(geometric mean) 200/100 mL 400/100 mL 2/Month Grab Effluent 31616 Total Residual Chlorines (TRC) 28.0 ug/L 2/week Grab Effluent 50060 Temperature Monitor&Report 2/Month Grab Effluent 00010 pH Not<6.0 nor>9.0 2/Month Grab Effluent 00400 Standard Units Footnote: 1. 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. 2. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A. (2.)]. THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE AMOUNTS. A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [NCGS 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. Page 3 of 6 Permit NC0071005 NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II 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 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 DENR / 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 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 P � P 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 � P , • 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 Page 4 of 6 SOC Schedules Tentative Upcoming SOC Schedule (Optimistic) SOC #/Facilities Covered Public Notice Public Hearing EMC Meeting #2 —Buck & Belews Creek 4/17/2018 5/22/2018 7/12/2018 #3 —Roxboro & Mayo 4/19/2018 5/24/2018 7/12/2018 #4—Cape Fear, H. F. Lee, & Weatherspoon 5/1/2018 6/12/2018 7/12/2018 #5 —Asheville 5/3/2018 6/14/2018 7/12/2018 Tentative Upcoming SOC Schedule (More Realistic) SOC #/Facilities Covered Public Notice Public Hearing EMC Meeting #2 —Buck & Belews Creek 4/24/2018 5/31/2018 7/12/2018 #3 —Roxboro &Mayo 4/26/2018 6/5/2018 7/12/2018 #4—Cape Fear, H. F. Lee, & Weatherspoon 5/8/2018 6/19/2018 8/9/2018* #5 —Asheville 5/10/2018 6/21/2018 8/9/2018* *Special Meeting Permit NC0071005 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: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/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 5ears and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data and reports Y P - 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)l All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, 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: 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: Page 5 of 6 Permit NC0071005 "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.)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. 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