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ROY COOPER
Governor
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MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
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NORTH CAROLINA.
Environment&Quality
December 19,2018
Ms.Malinda Amburn
Hope Valley Ine.
105 County Home Rd
Dobson,N.C. 27017
Subject: DRAFT NPDES PERMIT NC0058815
Hope Valley WWTP
Grade I Biological WPCS [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
Surry County
Dear Ms.Amburn:
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft permit for your facility. Please review the draft very carefully to
ensure thorough understanding of the conditions and requirements it contains. Your permit is among several in the
Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin that the Division has targeted for expedited renewal.
This draft contains no major changes from the existing permit:
• HUC and stream index number were added to site description(page 2)
• The outfall map has been updated
• Regulatory citations were added as necessary
• Section A(3)was updated to be current
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Surry 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 via email at
[[e-mail]] or call 919-707-9125.
Sincerely,
i/e6.6,3 Lax_
Emily DelDuco
Environmental Specialist
NPDES Program
cc: NPDES files
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
919-707-9125

Permit NC0058815
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 adopted by the''North Carolina
Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
as amended
Hope Valley,Incorporated
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is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from`'ma facilitYlocated at the
Valley\Hope WWTP<e
105 CountyiHomek sr
Road
Dobson
r urry County
to receivinggwaters designated as the Fisher'River in subbasin 03-07-02 of the Yadkin-
Pee Dee R ver,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 2019.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2023.
Signed this day 2019
Linda Culpepper, 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,
and as of this 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.
Hope Valley, Incorporated is hereb\y,authorized to:
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1. Continue operation of a 0.004 MGD`wastewater treatment,plant that includes
the following components: `' ,`°� • ` \\:\
> Dual 1500-gallon grease traps `° /
> Dual compartment baffled septic tank '[2000-gallons]
> Dual bell siphon dosihamber [600�°gallons]
> Twin surface intermittent sand„filters
> 300-gallon chlorine contact chamber,„,
> 80-gallon dechlorination chamber ,'
This facility isalocated`at Hope Valley's'Dobson�facility off County Home Road in
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2. Discharge from said,,treatmeent works at the location specified on the attached
map into the Fisher\River, currently classified C waters in subbasin 03-07-02 of
the Yadkin-Pee Dee Ri7r Basin [HUC: 030401010702].
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Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 02B.0500 et seq.]
Grade 1 Biological WPCS [15A 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 DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS' . 1VIONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[eDMR Code] Monthly. - Daily- 'Measurement Sample Type. Sample
` ` 'Average' Maximum- Frequency ° Location,
Flow --",( -,
[50050] 0.004 MGD ;F� Weekly-,,)"Instantaneous Effluent
BOD, 5 day,200C ` ` ° ``° ,�
30.0 mg/L 45:0�mg/�L 2/Month °. , Grab Effluent
[C0310] ,
Total Suspended Solids `�``". :.) , /4„
[C0530] 30.0 mg/L.: 45.0 mg/Ly, . .2/Month Grab"a, Effluent
[C0NH3
610]
as N `4.:, - `u ,.3> Monthly Grab Effluent
p >6.0 and<9.0`standard units , 2/Month Grab Effluent
[00400] ,. -- — ', , ;°. °% 'Z ,A
Fecal Coliform [31616] ' ;:?` ` '�° ,v ,`,,' `,'
(geometric mean) ,. ,,,- 200°l°N,,\m1 400/�100 m --.:Month Grab Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine(TRC)2i yq 28dg L Quarterly Grab Effluent
[50060] v..r .
Temperature N"�' ., ° "` , ;,..y Weekly Grab Effluent
[00010] '6 - ,:ram ";:, �,T/«
Total Nitrogen®;[C0600] ;` °` ` , Quarterly Grab Effluent
= ,v.,
(NOz+NO3+TKN) 6x ''' , , �"�:,
Total Phosphorus.;' ;✓F( g=R
[C0665] ' . h 'v Quarterly Grab Effluent
NOTES: `"L;'ry
1. The permittee shall subm ar it disclge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR
application system [see A. (3)V:o//
2. The Permittee shall report'all effluent TRC values reported by a NC-certified laboratory [including
field-certified]. Effluent values< 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.
A. (2) NUTRIENT REOPENER FOR HIGH ROCK LAKE
[NCGS 143.215.1 (b)]
This permit may be reopened and modified to implement nutrient requirements in accordance with
any future TMDL and/or nutrient management strategy for High Rock Lake.
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A. (3) 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): , z
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements r'//
• 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)]
The permittee shall report discharge monitoruig data electronically using the NC DWR's
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) intent application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s)'hall be summarizedfor each month and
submitted electronically using eDMR.° The,,eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter
monitoring data and submit DMRs electron ally 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 requiredtol submit�'all,,discharge,monitoring data to the state
electronically using eDMRb�ajid;will be required to'(complete,theveDMR submission by printing,
signing, and submitting- one signed ,originalland a;,copy'`of; the computer printed eDMR to the
following address: `
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NC DEQ/Division-of Water'Resources°`CWater Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION Cen'tr Files ;,` ��
1617 Mail:`Service Center �� "��\
Raleigh, North.Carolina 27699'=1617`
If a permittee-es),unable to use the eD'1VIR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the
facility being phy ically locate' `in an areawhere 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 appro/ved;,by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to
the mailing address above.A``-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)].
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: http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/final-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 `a,\'`�,�
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first-submit an'el°ectronic 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 sub`mitting,,monitoring\data and reports. The duration of a
temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years,arid,shall thereuponN,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 eleCtropic 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:ric.goy/about/divisions/water-resources/esdmr
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4. Signatory Requirements "[Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes
Section',B:411.) (d)1 �h, . \
All eDMRs submitted,to the perinit\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 nfot 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:
"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
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am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the
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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: 12-63-(9) Sub-Basin#: 03-07-02
River Basin:Yadkin-Pee Dee HUC: 030401010702 SCALE 36.4183°N, -80.7133°W
County: Surry 1:20,000