NC0032174_Draft Permit_20180627

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
Water Resources LINDA CULPEPPER
Environmental Quality Interim Director
June 27,2018
Donald E.Raisch,Facilities Manager
United World Mission
PO Box 250
Union Mills,NC 28167-0250
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0032174
United World Mission WWTP(WW-1)
Rutherford County
Dear Mr. Raisch:
In response to your request to renew the subject NPDES permit,the Division of Water Resources(DWR or
the Division)hereby transmits this draft for your review and comment.Please review this document to assure
your understanding of the permit limits and monitoring conditions,and to correct errors,if any.
The Division understands that you have made no significant changes to your facility since the last permit
renewal.We have made the following updates to your previous permit:
1. The facility map has been updated.
2. Regulatory citations have been added.
The application covered letter requested that Ammonia limits be relaxed. Ammonia limits are based on
instream waste concentration(IWC).The IWC is derived from the facility design flow and stream flow
information(7Q10/30Q2).The 7Q10/30Q2 flow information is determined by the US Geological Survey.The
stream flow information at Outfall 001 for the unnamed tributary to Cherry Creek is the following: 30Q2=
0.075,Winter7Q10=0, Summer 7Q10=0, average CFS=0.1.Regulation 15A NCAC 02B .0206 sets
effluent limitations for Ammonia at 2 mg/1 for streams with no 7Q10 flow,but positive 30Q2 flow,unless it is
determined that this limit will not protect water quality standards.Therefore,unless a new outfall location
with a positive 7Q10 is proposed,the Ammonia limits cannot be relaxed.
Concurrent with this notification,the Division will solicit public comment on this draft by publishing a notice
in newspapers having circulation in the general Rutherford County area,as required by the NPDES Program.
Please provide your comments,if any,to me via email [[e-mail]] or write to my attention
care of DEQ/DWR/NPDES Program no later than July 27,2018. Your written comments are welcome but
not mandatory.Following the mandatory 30-day public comment period,the Division will review all
pertinent comments on your permit draft,and take appropriate action prior to issuing your NPDES permit
final.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
919-707-9000

Mr.Raisch
May 2,2018
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If you have questions concerning this draft,please e-mail me or call my direct line(919) 807-6307.
Sincerely,
Derek Denard,Environmental Specialist
Compliance&Expedited Permitting Unit
Division of Water Resources,NCDEQ
Enclosure:NPDES Permit NC0032174 (renewal DRAFT)
hc: NPDES Program Files
ec: DWR/ARO,Landon Davidson[[e-mail]],Tim Heim[[e-mail]]
Wastewater Operator Certification Group/Maureen Kinney[[e-mail]]
George H.Schultz,Director of CIT,United World Mission[[e-mail]]

NPDES Permit NC0032174
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,
United World Mission, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
United World Mission WWTP
6494 Hudlow Road, Union Mills 28167
Rutherford County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Cherry 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 , 2018.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2023.
Signed this day , 2018.
Linda Culpepper, Interim Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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NPDES Permit NC0032174
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.
United World Mission, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. continue to operate an existing 0.020 MGD wastewater treatment facility including the
following components;
• septic tank w/filter(6,000 gallons)
• filter tank (100 gallons)
• holding tanks w/filter&pumps (3,000 gallons & 1,000 gallons)
• surface sand filter
• UV disinfection
located at the United World Mission WWTP, 6494 Hudlow Road, Union Mills, Rutherford
County; and
2. discharge from said treatment works, via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached
map, into an unnamed tributary to Cherry Creek [stream index 9-41-13-5], a waterbody
currently classified WS-V waters of sub-basin 03-08-02 [HUC: 030501050403] of the Broad
River Basin.
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NPDES Permit NC0032174
Facility Classification: WW-1
PART I
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to
discharge from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited, monitored and reported' by the Permittee
as specified below:
LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS 1
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS Sample
[Parameter Code] Monthly Daily Measurement Sampleyp Type p
Average Maximum Frequency Location 2
Flow(MGD) 50050 0.020 MGD Weekly Instantaneous I or E
BOD,5-day(20°C)(mg/1) C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab E
Total Suspended Solids(TSS)(mg/1) C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L` 2/Month Grab E
Ammonia(NH3 as N)(mg/1)
Summer: April 1 —October 31 C0610 2.0 mg/L 10.0 mg/L, Monthly Grab E
Ammonia(NH3 as N)(mg/1)
Winter:November 1 —March 31 C0610 4.0 mg/L 20.0 mg/L Monthly Grab E
Dissolved Oxygen(mg/1) 00300 Daily Average 4.0 mg/L Weekly Grab E,U,D
Fecal Coliform(#/100 mL)3 31616 200/100 mI 400/100 mL 2/Month Grab E
(geometric mean)
Total Residual Chlorine(TRC)(}g/1)4 50060 17.0 ug/L Daily Grab E
Temperature(°C) 00010 Monitoring&Report Weekly Grab E,U,D
pH(su) 00400 Not<6.0 nor>9.0 Weekly Grab E
Standard Units
Footnotes:'
1. The Permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR
application system. See Condition A. (2.).
2. Sample Locations: I-Influent, E-Effluent, U-Upstream, at least 50 feet, D-Downstream 50 feet
below the discharge.
3. Fecal Coliform shall be calculated using the geometric mean, according to the procedure detailed in
Part II. Section A
4. Total Residual Chlorine monitoring requirements and limits are applicable if chlorine compounds are
used for disinfection. Because low-level TRC is currently difficult to quantify in a wastewater matrix,
the Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 .tg/L to be "in compliance"
with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by
North Carolina-certified field and lab test methods, even if these values fall below 50 pg/L.
Conditions:
• There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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NPDES Permit NC0032174
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 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)l
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 ction
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
t
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 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).
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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)].
441,
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the app "'; electronic reporting tool for each type
of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions o R "_ r -ss and use the appropriate
electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Info s'+ on E "a t"" 'DES Electronic Reporting
Rule is found at: http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/f g "g r tional-pollu : •'scharge-elimination-system-
npdes-electronic-reporting-rule.
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the"Reporting Requirem- = ection 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.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on the
following web page:
http://deq.nc ' .bout/divisio °`".ter-resources/edmr
4. 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://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:
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"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 offines 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. This
period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41].
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Stream Segment: 9-41-13-5 Sub-Basin#: 03-08-02 35.4903°N, -81.9697°W
River Basin: Broad HUC: 030501050403 SCALE NC Grid: Fl I N W
County: Rutherford 1:24.000 USGS Quad: Rutherford N,NC