NC0086797_Draft Permit_20180502

ROY COOPER
Govei not
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
Water Resources LINDA CULPEPPER
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Interim Director
May 2,2018
Charles Jackson
Town of River Bend
PO Box 455
Bladenboro,NC 28320-0455
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0086797
River Bend WTP 1 &2
Craven County
Dear Mr. Jackson:
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:
> Based on the current permitting strategy for Conventional Water Treatment Plants,Acute WET
testing has been added to the permit. Testing of Mysid Shrimp(Mysidopsis bahia) shall be
performed as 24-day pass/fail test at 90%effluent concentration, during March,June, September
and December[See Condition A. (2.)].
> Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
With this notification,the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by pubhshmg a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Craven 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 questions concerning the draft,please contact me at
919-807-6393, or via e-mail [[e-mail]].
Sincerely,
(d/
Anjali Orlando
Compliance&Expedited Permitting Unit
cc: NPDES Files
Washington Regional Office
WSS/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
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
https//deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits

Permit NC0086797
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 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, the
Town of River Bend
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Town of River Bend WTP 1 & 2
Shoreline Drive
River Bend
Craven County
to receiving waters designated as Plantation Canal from Outfall 001 and as unnamed tributary to
Plantation Canal from Outfall 002 in the Neuse River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations,
monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective .
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on May 31, 2023.
Signed this day .
DRAFT
Linda Culpepper, Interim Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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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.
Town of River Bend
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a Water Treatment Plant (WTP#1) with a discharge of treated backwash/rinse
wastewater from Sand Filtration units through Outfall 001. This water treatment plant currently has a
design potable flow rate of 0.55 MGD and a maximum, monthly average wastewater discharge of
0.016 MGD. Water and wastewater treatment consist of:
- Raw well water caustic addition systems
- Raw well air injection systems
- One(1) 8 ft. diameter sand filter tank
- One(1) 10 ft. diameter sand filter tank
- Wastewater dechlorination system
- 5,000-gallon backwash/rinse wastewater settling basin with pump
- Effluent meter
- Potable water chlorination system
- Potable water ortho phosphate addition system
This facility is located at Town of River Bend WTP#1, 52 Shoreline Dr., River Bend in Craven
County.
2. Continue to operate a Water Treatment Plant (WTP#2) with a discharge of treated backwash/rinse
wastewater from Sand Filtration units through Outfall 002. This water treatment plant currently has a
design potable flow rate of 0.45 MGD and a maximum, monthly average wastewater discharge of
0.015 MGD. Water and wastewater treatment consist of:
- Raw well water caustic addition system
- Raw well air injection system
- Two (2) 4.5 ft. diameter sand filter tanks
- Two (2) 6 ft. diameter sand filter tanks
- Wastewater dechlorination system
- 5,000-gallon backwash/rinse wastewater settling basin with pump
- Effluent meter
- Potable water chlorination system
- Potable water ortho phosphate addition system
This facility is located at Town of River Bend WTP#2, 27 Shoreline Dr., River Bend in Craven
County.
3. Discharges from said treatment works at the locations specified on the attached map, Outfall 001
into Plantation Canal, Outfall 002 into an unnamed tributary to Plantation Canal,both receiving
streams classified SB, SW,NSW waters in the Neuse River Basin.
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b. All samples collected must be from a representative discharge event.
c. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A. (2.) ACUTE TOXICITY PASS/FAIL MONITORING ONLY (QUARTERLY)
[15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.]
The permittee shall conduct acute toxicity tests on a quarterly basis using protocols defined in the North
Carolina Procedure Document entitled"Pass/Fail Methodology For Determining Acute Toxicity In A
Single Effluent Concentration" (Revised-December 2010 or subsequent versions). The monitoring shall
be performed as a Mysid Shrimp (Mysidopsis bahia) 24-hour static test. The effluent concentration at
which there may be at no time significant acute mortality is 90% (defined as treatment two in the
procedure document). The tests will be performed during the months of March,June, September and
December. These months signify the first month of each three-month toxicity testing quarter assigned
to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during representative effluent
discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment
processes.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent
Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed,using the parameter code
TGE3E. Additionally, DWR Form AT-2 (original)is to be sent to the following address:
Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina, 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section 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 there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is
required,the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity(AT)test
form indicating the facility name,permit number,pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report
with the notation of"No Flow"in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the
Water Sciences Section at the address cited above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required,then
monthly monitoring will begin immediately. Upon submission of a valid test, this monthly test
requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
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Part I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS-DRAFT
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.]
a. During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge treated sand filtration backwash/rinse wastewater from
Outfalls 001 and 002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as
specified below for each outfall:
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS I Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
[PARMETER CODES] Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow 2, MGD 2/Month Instantaneous Effluent
[50050]
Total Suspended Solids
(TSS) 30 mg/L 45 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent
[C0310]
Total Residual Chlorine 3
(TRC) 13 µg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent
[50060]
pH Not less than 6.8 S.U. nor 2/Month Grab Effluent
[00400] greater than 8.5 S.U.
Turbidity,NTU 1
2/Month Grab Effluent
[000761
Total Manganese, µg/L Quarterly Grab Effluent
[01055]
Total Nitrogen 4(TN), mg/L
[CO600] 1Semi-annual Grab Effluent
Total Phosphorus, mg/L 1 Semi-annual Grab Effluent
[C0665]
Acute WET testing I Quarterly Grab Effluent
[TGE3E7
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC
DWR's eDMR application system [see A. (3)].
2. For instantaneous flow monitoring, the duration of the discharge must be reported in
addition to the total flow.
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. TN = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen, and NO3-N+NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen respectively.
5. Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing - testing of Mysidopsis bahia shall be
performed as 24-day pass/fail test at 90% effluent concentration, during March,June,
September and December [See A. (2.)].
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Should any test data from either these monitoring requirements or tests performed by the North Carolina
Division of Water Resources 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.
A. (3.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and
specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit
DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). The Division anticipates that these
regulations will be adopted and is beginning implementation in late 2013.
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 [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
Beginning no later than May 1, 2014 (90 days from the effective date of this permit), the permittee
shall begin reporting 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/DWR/Information Processing Unit
ATTENTION: Central Files/eDMR
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
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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.
Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements must be submitted
in writing to the Division for written approval prior to March 1, 2014 (60 days prior to May 1, 2014
the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin using eDMR). Temporary waivers
shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be
submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re-applies for and is granted a new
temporary waiver by the Division.
(Continued A. (2) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS)
Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting
requirements is found on the following web page:
http://portal.ncdenr org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr
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.
2. 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 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://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/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."
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3. 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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Permit NC0086797
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 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, the
Town of River Bend
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Town of River Bend WTP 1 & 2
Shoreline Drive
River Bend
Craven County
to receiving waters designated as Plantation Canal from Outfall 001 and as unnamed tributary to
Plantation Canal from Outfall 002 in the Neuse River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations,
monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on May 31, 2023.
Signed this day
DRAFT
Linda Culpepper, Interim Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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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.
Town of River Bend
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a Water Treatment Plant (WTP#1) with a discharge of treated backwash/rinse
wastewater from Sand Filtration units through Outfall 001. This water treatment plant currently has a
design potable flow rate of 0.55 MGD and a maximum, monthly average wastewater discharge of
0.016 MGD. Water and wastewater treatment consist of:
- Raw well water caustic addition systems
- Raw well air injection systems
- One(1) 8 ft. diameter sand filter tank
- One (1) 10 ft. diameter sand filter tank
- Wastewater dechlorination system
- 5,000-gallon backwash/rinse wastewater settling basin with pump
- Effluent meter
- Potable water chlorination system
- Potable water ortho phosphate addition system
This facility is located at Town of River Bend WTP#1, 52 Shoreline Dr., River Bend in Craven
County.
2. Continue to operate a Water Treatment Plant (WTP#2) with a discharge of treated backwash/rinse
wastewater from Sand Filtration units through Outfall 002. This water treatment plant currently has a
design potable flow rate of 0.45 MGD and a maximum, monthly average wastewater discharge of
0.015 MGD. Water and wastewater treatment consist of:
- Raw well water caustic addition system
- Raw well air injection system
- Two (2) 4.5 ft. diameter sand filter tanks
- Two (2) 6 ft. diameter sand filter tanks
- Wastewater dechlorination system
- 5,000-gallon backwash/rinse wastewater settling basin with pump
- Effluent meter
- Potable water chlorination system
- Potable water ortho phosphate addition system
This facility is located at Town of River Bend WTP#2, 27 Shoreline Dr., River Bend in Craven
County.
3. Discharges from said treatment works at the locations specified on the attached map, Outfall 001
into Plantation Canal, Outfall 002 into an unnamed tributary to Plantation Canal,both receiving
streams classified SB, SW,NSW waters in the Neuse River Basin.
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Part I
A. (l.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS-DRAFT
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.]
a. During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge treated sand filtration backwash/rinse wastewater from
Outfalls 001 and 002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as
specified below for each outfall:
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
[PARMETER CODES] Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow 2, MGD 2/Month Instantaneous Effluent
[50050]
Total Suspended Solids
(TSS) 30 mg/L 45 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent
[C0310]
Total Residual Chlorine 3
(TRC) 13 µg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent
[50060]
pH Not less than 6.8 S.U. nor 2/Month Grab Effluent
[00400] greater than 8.5 S.U.
Turbidity,NTU 2/Month Grab Effluent
[00076]
Total Manganese, µg/L Quarterly Grab Effluent
[01055]
Total Nitrogen a(TN),mg/L Semi-annual Grab Effluent
[C0600]
Total Phosphorus,mg/L Semi-annual Grab Effluent
[C0665]
Acute WET testing Quarterly Grab Effluent
[TGE3E]
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC
DWR's eDMR application system [see A. (3)].
2. For instantaneous flow monitoring, the duration of the discharge must be reported in
addition to the total flow.
3. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 mg/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. TN = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N, where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen, and NO3-N+NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen respectively.
5. Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing - testing of Mysidopsis bahia shall be
performed as 24-day pass/fail test at 90% effluent concentration,during March,June,
September and December [See A. (2.)].
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b. All samples collected must be from a representative discharge event.
c. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A. (2.) ACUTE TOXICITY PASS/FAIL MONITORING ONLY (QUARTERLY)
[15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.]
The permittee shall conduct acute toxicity tests on a quarterly basis using protocols defined in the North
Carolina Procedure Document entitled"Pass/Fail Methodology For Determining Acute Toxicity In A
Single Effluent Concentration"(Revised-December 2010 or subsequent versions). The monitoring shall
be performed as a Mysid Shrimp (Mysidopsis bahia) 24-hour static test. The effluent concentration at
which there may be at no time significant acute mortality is 90% (defined as treatment two in the
procedure document). The tests will be performed during the months of March,June, September and
December. These months signify the first month of each three-month toxicity testing quarter assigned
to the facility. Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during representative effluent
discharge and shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment
processes.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent
Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed,using the parameter code
TGE3E. Additionally, DWR Form AT-2 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina, 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Water Sciences Section 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 there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is
required, the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity(AT) test
form indicating the facility name,permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report
with the notation of"No Flow"in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the
Water Sciences Section at the address cited above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, then
monthly monitoring will begin immediately. Upon submission of a valid test, this monthly test
requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
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Should any test data from either these monitoring requirements or tests performed by the North Carolina
Division of Water Resources 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.
A. (3.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports(DMRs) and
specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit
DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). The Division anticipates that these
regulations will be adopted and is beginning implementation in late 2013.
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 [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
Beginning no later than May 1, 2014 (90 days from the effective date of this permit), the permittee
shall begin reporting 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/DWR/Information Processing Unit
ATTENTION: Central Files/eDMR
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
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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.
Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements must be submitted
in writing to the Division for written approval prior to March 1, 2014 (60 days prior to May 1, 2014
the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin using eDMR). Temporary waivers
shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be
submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re-applies for and is granted a new
temporary waiver by the Division.
(Continued A. (2) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS)
Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting
requirements is found on the following web page:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/boghpuiedmr
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.
2. 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 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://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/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."
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3. 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 maybe extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41].
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USGS Quad: G30SW Pollocksville,NC
Outfall 001 WTP#1 Outfall 002 WTP#2
Latitude: 35°4' 25"N 35°4' 19"N 35°4' 31"N 35°4' 33"N \�
Longitude: 77°8'44"W 77° 8' 50"W 77°9' 10"W 77°9' 5"W
Receiving Facility Location
Streams: Plantation Canal UT to Plantation Canal North
Subbasin: 03-04-11 HUC: 03020204 N00086797 Town of River Bend WTP 1 & 2
Streams Class: SB,Sw,NSW Craven County