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Environmental Quality
January 9, 2019
Mr. David Tupman
Origin Food Group LLC
PO Box 7621
Statesville, NC 28687
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0077615
Origin Food Group LLC
Grade II Biological WPCS
Iredell County
Dear Mr. Tupman:
The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to
ensure a thorough understanding of the information, conditions, and requirements it contains.
The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit:
➢ Section A. (3)has been updated regarding electronic submission of effluent data. Federal
regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs).
> Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
> Map has been updated with aerial imagery.
With this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Iredell 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 the telephone number listed at the bottom of this page, or via e-mail [sydney.carpenter@ncdenr.gov].
Sincerely,
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Sydney Carpenter
NPDES Program
cc: NPDES File
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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
919-707-3712
Permit NC0077615
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
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,
Origin Food Group, LLC
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Origin Food Group, LLC
306 Stamey Farm Road
Statesville
Iredell County
to receiving waters designated as Third Creek in 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 March 31, 2024.
Signed this day.
Linda Culpepper, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0077615
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
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.
Origin Food Group, LLC is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue operation of an existing 0.025 MGD wastewater treatment facility that
includes the following components:
• Grease trap
• Duplex submersible pump station & forced main
• Influent bar screen
• Weir inlet flow splitter box
• Equalization tank w/pumps
• Aeration basin
• Clarifier with sludge return holding tank
• Chlorine contact basin w/tablet chlorination
• Dechlorination fume w/tablet dechlorination
This facility is located at Origin Food Group, LLC [306 Stamey Farm Road,
Statesville] in Iredell County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map
into Third Creek, currently classified C waters in sub-basin 03-07-06 of the
Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin.
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Permit NC0077615
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
PART 1
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of this 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:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
(eDMR Code] Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow 0.025 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or
50050 Effluent
BOD,5-Day,20°C 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
C0310
Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
C0530
Oil and Grease 30.0 mg/L 60.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent
00556
NH3-N 2/Month Grab Effluent
C0610
Fecal Coliform(geometric mean) 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent
31616
Total Residual Chlorine2 28 pg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent
50060
Temperature Weekly Grab Effluent
00010
Total Nitrogen(NO2+NO3+TKN) Quarterly Grab Effluent
C0600
Total Phosphorus
C0665 Quarterly Grab Effluent
MBAS Monthly Grab Effluent
38260 ,
pH >6.0 and<9.0 Standard Units Weekly Grab Effluent
00400 — —
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's
eDMR system [see A. (3)].
2. 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. TRC limit and monitoring requirements apply only if
chlorine is added to disinfect.
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM IN OTHER THAN TRACE
AMOUNTS.
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Permit NC0077615
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
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.
A. (3.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 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 [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)]
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 Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
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 and discharge monitoring data may be submitted
on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director.
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Permit NC0077615
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
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).
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.ep a.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
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.
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Permit NC0077615
Grade II Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver
are found on the following web page:
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes
Section B. (11.) (d)]
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:
"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."
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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County: Iredell N
Latitude: 35°47'08" Facility
Longitude: 80°57'25" X
Sub-Basin: 03-07-06 Location
Stream Class: C (not to scale)
Receiving Stream: Third Creek