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Governor
MICHAEL S.REGAN r'
Secretory
LINDA CULPEPPER NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
October 31, 2018
Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.
Attn: Gary M. Fisher, Owner
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill,New Jersey 07974
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NC0080853
Salem Business Park Remediation Site
Forsyth County
Grade I PCWPCS
SIC Code 3661
Dear Mr. Fisher:
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit renewal for your facility. Please
review this draft carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it
contains. There are several changes from the existing permit, including the following:
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA)results,quarterly monitoring for
trichloroethene has been removed from the permit.
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA)results, quarterly monitoring has been
changed to monthly monitoring for tetrachloroethene(PCE), the daily maximum limit for
PCE has been removed, and a monthly average limit of 6.12 ug/L has been added to the
permit.
• As 1,4-dioxane is considered a parameter of concern and the facility is near Water Supply
waters, annual monitoring for 1,4-dioxane and Special Condition A.(4.) 1,4-Dioxane
Monitoring and Limits Reopener have been added to the permit.
• Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports
(DMRs)and program reports.The requirement to continue reporting discharge monitoring
data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report(eDMR)
internet application has been added to your NPDES permit[See Special Condition A. (5.)].
• Parameter characteristic codes have been added to the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring
Requirements [ See A. (1.)].
• Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
The NPDES standard conditions(Parts II, III, and IV)that are a part of the permit are not
included in this draft document(cover, map, and Part I). The conditions are the same as in your
current permit except that agency and division names have been updated. The latest version is
available at https://bit.ly/2BZ4xxx and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file.
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North Careen Department of Emirormental Quality 1 Dirtsion ol Water Resources
511 North Salisbury Street 1 1617Mail Sersiee Center 1 Raleigh.North Carolina 27699/611
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Permit NC0080853
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,
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
3370 Lexington Road
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
to receiving waters designated as Salem Creek in the Yadkin-Pee-Dee River Basin in accordance
with the discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I,
II, Ill, and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective Mcmtl, xx, 2018.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on June 30, 2022.
Signed this day Month xx, 2018.
DRAFT
Linda Culpepper, Interim Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit NC0080853
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (0.302 MGD)
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade I Physical/Chemical
Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0306]
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 CHARACTERISTICS EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Parameter Code
Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow, MGD 50050 0.302 Continuous Recorder Influent or
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids, C0530 30.0 Monthly Grab Effluent
mg/L
Oil and Grease', mg/L 00556 Monthly Grab Effluent
Tetrachloroethene, µg/l2 78389 6.12 Monthly Grab Effluent
1,4-Dioxane, µg/I 82388 Quarterly4 Grab Effluent
Chronic Toxicity' TGP3B Quarterly Grab Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The grab sample for oil and grease should be skimmed from the surface in a quiescent zone,such as a holding
tank,if possible.
2. The Tetrachloroethene limit becomes effective[within two(2)years of the effective date of the permit].The
Permittee shall follow the compliance schedule detailed in Section A. (2.).
3. Monitoring for 1,4-dioxane shall be conducted using EPA Method 624.1.
4. All quarterly monitoring listed above shall coincide with the chronic toxicity monitoring.
5. Chronic Toxicity(Ceriodaphnia)P/F at 90%; March,June,September,and December(see A. (3)).
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NC0080853
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.
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV
below the permit limit,then multiple-concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in
each of the two following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole
Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised-December 2010) or subsequent versions.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent
Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1)for the months in which tests were performed, using the
parameter code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally,
DWR Form AT-3 (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, NC 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, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and
all concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved
designate signature. 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,
monitoring will be required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is
based on the toxicity testing quarter, which is the three month time interval that begins on the
first day of the month in which toxicity testing is required by this permit and continues until the
final day of the third month.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement 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, minimum control organism reproduction, 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.
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Permit NC0080853
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. 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)].
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 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:
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