NC0003174_Draft Permit_20190109

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER Water Resources
Drrectot ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
January 9,2019
Garland C. Fulcher, President
Fulcher's Point Pride Seafood
101 South Avenue
Oriental,North Carolina 28571
Subject: NPDES Permit- DRAFT Review
Permit NC0003174
Fulcher's Point Pride Seafood
• 101 South Ave, Oriental
Pamlico County
Dear Mr. Fulcher:
In accord with your request to renew the subject permit(received January 15, 2013), the Division
of Water Resources (DWR or the Division),hereby transmits a permit draft for your review and
comment. Please review carefully to ensure your understanding of the limits and monitoring
conditions, and to correct errors, if any.
Concurrent with this notification, the Division will solicit public comment on the draft by
publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Pamlico County area, as
required by the NPDES Program. Please provide your written comments, if any, regarding this
draft to DENR/DWR/NPDES Program no later February 14,2019 (approximately 30 days
after receiving this document). We welcome your written comments,but they are not mandatory.
We note that you have refurbish the subject facility destroyed by fire and have successfully
registered for electronic Discharge Monitoring Reporting(eDMRs). Please be careful to report
future seafood packing and processing activities under the proper outfall designationin accord
with this revised permit [see permit sections A. (1.) through A. (4.)].
Following the mandatory 45-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent
comments, if any, and take appropriate action prior to issuing an NPDES permit final. If you have
questions concerning this draft,please e-mail me [joe.cozpo [e-mail]], or call my direct
line(919) 707-3617.
Respect 11 ,
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, '- Joe ' . Corporon, P.G.
Complian viand Expedited Permitting Unit
Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0003174( enewal DRAFTi'
he: NPDES Program Files[draft permit and Fact Sheet]
ec: DWR/WARO,Robert Tankard[draft permit and Fact Sheet]
OCU Maureen Kinney[draft permit and Fact Sheet]
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1611 Mail service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1611
919 707 9000

Permit NC0007617
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 byrthe\North?Carolina Environmental
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Management Commission, and the Federal WaterPoil tio�Control Act, as amended,
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Garland F. Fulc er Seafood€om\an Inc.
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is herebyauthorized to discharge astewater�from�a facilitylocated at
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Garland F\Ful Cher Se�food�co�mpany, Inc.
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to receiving waters designated as Raccoon\ reek [Oriental Harbor] within the Neuse River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth
in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.`, j
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This permit shall become effective , 2019.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on June 30, 2022.
Signed this day , 2019.
Linda Culpepper, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0007617
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 described herein.
Garland F. Fulcher Seafood Company, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. continue to operate wastewater treatment facilitn\s ,port�feafood washing,packing
and processing from a facility located at Garl IF. Fulc er Sea€ood Company, Inc., 301
Hodges Street, Oriental, Pamlico County; and
2. discharge from said\treatment o ks via Outfall 001(boiler blowdown; seafood washing and
packing), Outfall 002 (shriinp-processing),�Outfall 003 (fish-processing),and Outfall 004 (crab
processing), at locations specified Ion the attached map, into Raccoon Creek [Oriental
Harbor; stream index number\2f71'29-8], a waterbody currently classified SC; HQW,
NSW within subbasin 03-0440 [HUC 03020202] of the Neuse River Basin.
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Permit NC0007617
PART 1
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[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 as Boiler Blowdown& Seafood Washing and Packing
only [no process wastewater] and from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited monitored
and reported 1 by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT EFFLUENT MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTIC LIMITATIONS
[PARAMETER CODES] Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow 00050 - ./Y ar\ Estimate Effluent
Oil and Grease 00556 15 mg/L 20 mg/L\ /( Year \\ Grab Effluent
Not>68or<8.5 \� \
pH 00400 d u" in is 2/Y'ear Grab Effluent
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• Temperature 2 00010 �/ 2er Grab Effluent
Temperature 2 00010 \\ \\ \\'
\\2/Y rr Grab Upstream 2
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1. Beginning on the effective date o `this permit,the ermittee shall submit electronic Discharge
Monitoring Reports(e \Rs)usiriy;WRZs eD R reporting system [See Special Conditions A. (7.)].
2. Effluent temperature shall not increase thereceiving-stream temperature more than 0.8°C (1.44°F)
during June through August and not more than 2.2°C (3.96°F)during September through May.In
no instance,shall effluent temperature cause receiving stream temperature to exceed 32°C(89.6°F).
3. Approximately 100 feet upstream, as accessible.
Conditions:
• The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
• For clean-up procedures/Best Management Practice(BMP)requirements, see A. (5.).
• For use of biocides, see Special Condition A. (6.).
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Permit NC0007617
A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 02B.0500 et seq.]
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration,the Permittee is
authorized to discharge shrimp-processing wastewater from Outfall 002. Such discharges
shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
MONITORING
EFFLUENT LIMITS
CHARACTERISTIC REQUIREMENTS!-
[PARAMETER CODES] Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
. Average. Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow 50050 rz<C"Monthly Estimate Effluent
Total Suspended Solids(TSS) QD530 114 lbs/d/'3*Q J\bs/d\\ Monthly Grab Effluent
Settable Solids 00545 • \< V \Monthly Grab Effluent
Oil and Grease(lbs/day) 00556 ^36 lbs/d "\1,80\11s/d Monthly Grab Effluent
Temperature 2 00010 \\N \ Monthl>7 Grab Effluent
pH (standard units) --0 40 00 �6 ` d< 8.5 \ Monthly Grab Effluent
Dai Average „/�
Dissolved Oxyge� ` �0 01 > \ gB Monthly Grab Effluent
J _6.0 m
Total Nitrogen( ;\mg/L\ \C06,00`�V1VIozutori Report Quarterly Grab Effluent
Total Phosphorus (TP,\g/L \6066.i\ Mon to Report Quarterly Grab Effluent
Footnotes: 1
1. Beginning on the effective da e oftlus permit,the Permittee shall submit electronic Discharge
Monitoring Reports(eDMRs)using DWR's eDMR reporting system[See Special Conditions A. (7.)].
2. Effluent temperature shall not increase receiving stream temperature more than 0.8°C (1.44°F)
during June through August,and not more than 2.2°C (3.96°F)during September through May.In
no instance, shall effluent temperature cause receiving stream temperature to exceed 32°C(89.6°F).
Conditions:
• The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
• For clean-up procedures Best Management Practice(BMP)requirements, see A. (5).
• For use of biocides, see Special Condition A. (6.).
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Permit NC0007617
A. (3.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 02B.0500 et seq.]
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration,the Permittee is
authorized to discharge fish-processing wastewater from Outfall 003. Such discharges shall be
limited,monitored and reported 1 by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING
CHARACTERISTIC [CURRENTLY INACTIVE] ' REQUIREMENTS
[PARAMETER CODES] Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
Average - Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow 50050 / /K\\Monthly Estimate Effluent
Total
(TSS)Suspended Solids QD530 20 lbs/day/3 06 ,Ib /day\Monthly Grab Effluent
Settable Solids 00545 \\ �1�on�thly Grab Effluent
Oil and Grease 00556 2�5`lbs/day 0 lbs/day\ Mon y\ Grab Effluent
Temperature 2 00010 \\\ Monthly\ Grab Effluent
� ' r >6.8and`<8.s,5
pH 000\ standard-um\ \ t Monthly Grab Effluent
\ \3 \\ Dail'y\'�iverage
Dissolved Oxygen/ v' MonthlyGrab Effluent
„__ 0.� 00 S�Q mg/L ��
Total Nitrogen g\NO60d"< - FoIior&,K port V Quarterly Grab Effluent
Total Phosphorus(TP)n g/L C�65 I \\Monitor&Report Quarterly Grab Effluent
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Footnotes:
1. Beginning on the effective date of this permit,the Permittee shall submit electronic Discharge
Monitoring Reports(eDMRs)using DWR's eDMR reporting system[See Special Conditions A. (7.)].
2. Effluent temperature shall not increase receiving stream temperature more than 0.8°C (1.44°F)
during June through August, and not more than 2.2°C(3.96°F) during September through May.In
no instance, shall effluent temperature cause receiving stream temperature to exceed 32°C (89.6°F).
Conditions:
• Effluent shall contain no floating solids or foam.
• For clean-up procedures Best Management Practice(BMP)requirements, see A. (5).
• For use of biocides, see Special Condition A. (6.).
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Permit NC0007617
A. (4.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge treated crab-processing wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges
shall be limited,monitored and reported 1 by the Permittee as specified below:
MONITORING
EFFLUENT LIMITS
CHARACTERISTIC REQUIREMENTS
[PARAMETER CODES] Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
Average Maximum Frequency Type Location
Flow 50050 /"\Monthly Estimate Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
(TSS) QD530 1.41bs/d j 644\\Monthly Grab Effluent
Settable Solids 00545 �\ \�v \M4'onnthly Grab Effluent
Oil and Grease 00556 0.4 lbs/d \184bs/d\ MoontIly Grab Effluent
Temperature 2 00010 \NNN
\\/)(-•‘ � Monthly`\) Grab Effluent
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pH(standard units) /00400�. No\>6.8 or 8.5 Monthly Grab Effluent
\ Daily\Aver ge\ ��
Dissolved Oxygen003000 >6.O\mg/L ��I Monthly Grab Effluent
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Total Nitrogen 1N)4mg/L G�O600 ^Mnitr&Report Quarterly Grab Effluent
Total Phosphorus(TR)nWL C066\5 \\\I Eonitor.&`Report Quarterly Grab Effluent
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Footnotes:
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1. Beginning on the effective ate\of this permit,the Permittee is liable to submit electronic
Discharge Monitoring Reports(�e,OMRs)using NCDWR's eDMR reporting system[See Special
Conditions A. (7.)].
2. Effluent temperature shall not increase receiving-stream temperature more than 0.8°C (1.44°F)
during June through August, and not more than 2.2°C (3.96°F) during September through May.In
no instance, shall effluent temperature cause receiving stream temperature to exceed 32°C (89.6°F).
Conditions:
• The Permittee shall discharge no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.
• For clean-up procedures Best Management Practice(BMP)requirements, see A. (5).
• For use of biocides, see Special Condition A. (6.).
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Permit NC0007617
A. (5.) SPECIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS
[G.S. 143-215.66]
(a) Best Management Practice(BMP) Requirements:
(1) There shall be no discharge of fish parts or floating'solids. Discharge shall contain
no foam visible in other than trace amounts.
(2) Permittee shall direct employees and provide resources to implement, at a
minimum, such practices that wastewater volume and wastewater constituents are
reduced, as follows:
• Dry cleanup shall be performed prior to washdown of the facility;
• Personnel shall be instructed to stop water'flow\through idle equipment;
• All process and washdown equipment-sha Ibe f fitted with high pressure/low
volume nozzles; ��
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• All on-demand water deliveryhoses-shallbe fitted with automatic shut-off
nozzles.
(b) Dry Clean-up Requirements: <a
1) All batter drippings shall be colle ted4 pans\ui der the breading'tables;
2) Spilled batter sha1i1 squeegeed offthe floor prior to wet cleanup;
3) Permittee shall not allow batter residual's o\be discharged to surface waters; all left
over batter and solids shall l?e collected'in a\container and properly disposed;
4) Where practical, tra\s\shal�t be placed under machines and conveyor belts to collect
particles ofbreading or othe food products;
5) Employees shall\be instructed to jmv,�y hand or other method, leftover
breading'from sifters"and otherr machines prior to these solids entering the drainage
system;
6) Flooring shall e brushed with a stiff broom prior to wet cleanup.
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A. (6.) USE OF BIOCIDE
[G.S. 143-215, 143-215.1]
The Permittee shall use no biocide(s) other than those approved by the Division for this
specific discharge. Should the Permittee intend to use a new biocide not previously approved, a
request for approval must be submitted to the Division no later than 90 days prior to its intended
first use. The Permittee's approval request shall include both an accurately completed Biocide
Form 101 and a Material Safety Data Sheet(MSDS) for each proposed biocide.
Send biocide approval requests and to:
NC DENR—DWR—ESS
Aquatic Toxicology Branch(ATB)
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1621
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Permit NC0007617
A. (7.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and
program reports and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals,
then permittees must submit monitoring data and reports electronically to the Environmental
Protection Agency(EPA). 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 s�• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements (Supersedes Section/D.(2. and Section E. (5.) (a)]
Effective December 21, 2016, the permittees all\report discharge.monitoring data
electronically using the NC DWR's lectronic Disclage Monitoring Report(eDMR)
internet application.
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Monitoring results obtained durin g the previous month(s),sha11 be summarized for each
month and submitted eIe tromcally\using eDMIR�. The�eDMR\sy�stem allows permitted
facilities to enter monitonng,data and submit\MRs electronically using the internet. Until
such time that the state eDMR application is\compliant with EPA's Cross-Media Electronic
Reporting Regulation(CROMERR),_permittees will be required to submit all discharge
monitoring at O t t he t to electtro `llys ing`eDI, R and will be required to complete the
eDMR submission by pnntin signing, and submifting one signed original and a copy of the
computer printed eDMR to the followirig\address:
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NC DENR/Division of Water Resources/Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central F leis)
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. 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.
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Permit NC0007617
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 elelectronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES informati onfroimNPDE\S,-regulated facilities means the
entity(EPA or the state authorized by EPA<to implement the NP\DS program)that is the
designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data,[see 40 CFR127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website thatwill'also link tlie-appropriate lectronic reporting tool
for each type of electronic submission and\for,each state\Instructions on h w to access and
use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will\be available as well. Information on EPA's
NPDES Electronic Reporti g Rule is found\at: http://ww ..2'epa.gov/compliance/final-
national-pollutant-discharge,elimination-ss r npdes-elearonie-reporting-rule.
Electronic submissionss'mus start l the dates listed in the'"Reporting Requirements" section
above. \\
3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic\Reporting
The permittee may seek a\tempo}ary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To
obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting
waiver request to the DivisiorivRequests 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.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
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Permit NC0007617
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
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Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR\u7g the state's eDMR system
shall make the following certification [40 CFR 1 /2 22f NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF
CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED::`/ U \\\\
I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under
my direction or supervision in accordance with yste\designed to'assure that qualified
personnel properly gather and evaluate�th`e informationsubmitted. Based on my inquiry of
the person or persons who manage the system; or those persons directly�re ponsible for
gathering the informati, \f�matio b fitted is,"to\the best of my knowledge and
belief true, accurate, and complete: I am aware that\there aresignificant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possib aty of fine;and imprisonment for knowing
violations." -- ) 1.,..,,,,,,,,N, 2
5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1
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The permittee shall etain records\ofall Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions.
These records or copies shall be ma taineddfor a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report.
This period may be extended\by req) st of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41].
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