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Home My WebLink AboutNC0039420_Draft Permit_20180918 ROY COOPER "d STAT .. Governor 1' i MICHAEL S. REGAN �f +(fs n . , ., Secretary t:- S` n�* LINDA CULPEPPER �m Interim Du ector NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality September 18,2018 Mr. Allen Campbell Virginia DOT 1401 E.Broad Street Richmond,VA 23219 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0039420 Virginia DOT/I-77 Rest Area Surry County Grade WW-2 Dear Mr.McCabe: 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: ➢ Regulatory citations have been added. > Facility Grade has been added. With this notification,the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Wayne 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 [Anjali.Orlando@ncdenr.gov]. Sincerely, Anjali Orlando Compliance&Expedited Permitting Unit cc: NPDES Files Winston- Salem Regional Office 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 NC0039420 • 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 Virginia Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the I-77 Rest Area WWTP Interstate Highway 77 on the NC /VA state line Surry County to receiving waters designated as Naked Run Creek in subbasin 03-07-03 of the Yadkin-Pee Dee 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 February 28, 2019. c Signed this day . Linda Culpepper, Interim Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1of6 Permit NC0039420 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. The Virginia Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.02 MGD wastewater treatment system with the following components: • Grinder&basket • Aerated equalization basin(ca. 14,000-gallon capacity) • Soda ash feed • Flow splitter box • Three extended aeration package plants rated for 10,000 gallon each. Each plant includes: • Aeration basin • Secondary clarifier • Sludge holding basin • UV disinfection system • Backup chlorine disinfection system with dechlorination • Post aeration • Ultrasonic flow meter , The facility is located at the I-77 Rest Area off 1-77 near the NC/VA border, Lambsburg, Virginia, with wastewater discharge occurring in Surry County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Naked Run Creek, currently classified WS-IV Trout waters in subbasin 03-07-03, HUC: 030401010804, Stream Index 12-72-9-2, of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NC0039420 Part I. A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System 115A NCAC 08G.0302] During the period 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 and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [PCS Code] Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Type Sample Average Maximum Frequency Location2 Flow 0.02 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or [50050] Effluent BOD, 5-day (20°C) 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent [00310] Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent [00530] NH3 as N [00610] 6.0 mg/L 30.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent (April 1 —October 31) NH3 as N [00610] 22.0 mg/L 35.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent (November 1 —March 31) Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)3 17 pg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent [50060] Fecal Coliform [31616] 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent (geometric mean) Temperature (°C) WeeklyGrab Effluent [00010] U & D pH > 6.0 and <9.0 standard units 2/Month Grab Effluent [00400] — — Total Nitrogen [00600] Quarterly Composite Effluent (NO2+NO3+TKN) Total Phosphorus Quarterly Composite Effluent [00665] Footnotes: 1. The permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR application system [see A. (3)] 2. U: upstream at least 100 feet from the outfall. D: downstream at least 300 feet from the outfall. 3. Limit and monitoring applies only if chlorine is used for disinfection. The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified. However,effluent values below 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 3 of 6 Permit NC0039420 A. (2) NUTRIENT REOPENER FOR HIGH ROCK LAKE [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] This permit maybe reopened and modified to implement nutrient requirements in accordance with any future TMDL and/or nutrient management strategy for High Rock Lake. 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 January 1,2015, 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/Division of Water Resources/Information Processing Unit ATTENTION: Central Files/eDMR 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh,NC 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 Page 4 of 6 Permit NC0039420 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. , Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements 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 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. 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." Page 5 of 6 Permit NC0039420 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]. Page 6 of 6 C?,--/..... J _r .......:-_,---_-4-.„-..:\ F. . ti„J a `fir!4 rS S \` i4L^t (%r• \ . �� 1 14 Il /C lJ• ' rik:'....,,.../ i:c__ CO.�,\�= �' 180 - _ • �� , ';) ',, '''• {4-._„ __ .,\ Discharge location r 4 .s. r.. ' .•.. \)\ \ r .,....,., liWilik . d 1 / k., . • c.. i "-":-."4.•'.--,...•.,....: (/-,,,il 4'4 r f.. ti • (il /t N. �;; ►,. CAR $ ,,�, ' .,. �. 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