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Home My WebLink AboutWQ0000798_Renewal Staff Report_20190617 State of North Carolina DW Department Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources WATER QUALITY REGIONAL OPERATIONS SECTION Division of Water Resources NON-DISCHARGE APPLICATION REVIEW REQUEST FORM April 30, 2019 To: WiRO-WQROS: Morella Sanchez-King From: Ashley Kabat, Water Quality Permitting Section -Non-Discharge Branch Permit Number: WQ0000798 Permit Type: Wastewater Irrigation Applicant: Brunswick County Project Type: Renewal Owner Type: County RECEIVEDMCDENR/DWR Owner in BIMS?Yes Facility Name: Shallotte W WTF MAY 0 6 1.019 Facility in BIMS?Yes Signature Authority: John D.Nichols Title: Utilities Director Water Quality Regional Address: PO Box 249,Bolivia,NC 28462 Operations Section County: Brunswick Wilmington Regional Office Fee Category: Non-Discharge Major Fee Amount: $0 -Renewal Comments/Other Information: Attached, you will find all information submitted in support of the above-referenced application for your review, comment, and/or action. Within 45 calendar days,please take the following actions: ® Return this form completed. ® Return a completed staff report. ❑ Attach an Attachment B for Certification. ❑ Issue an Attachment B Certification. When you receive this request form, please write your name and dates in the spaces below, make a copy of this sheet, and return it to the appropriate Central OfficeWater Quality Permitting Section contact person listed above. RO-WQROS Reviewer: 6�IaL__ Date: 0 // FORM: WQROSNDARR 09-15 Page 1 of 1 Dow& n EnveloC1D:ACB5F305-DDFA-410C-BC49-5DEA7282285C State of North Carolina Division of Water Resources Water Quality Regional Operations Section Environmental Staff Report Quality To: ❑NPDES Unit®Non-Discharge Unit Application No.: WQ0000798 Attn: Ashley Kabat Facility name: Shallotte WWTF From: Chad Coburn Wilmington Regional Office Note: This form has been adapted from the non-discharge fg acili , staff report to document the review of both non- discharge and NPDES permit applications and/or renewals. Please complete all sections as they are applicable. I. GENERAL AND SITE VISIT INFORMATION 1. Was a site visit conducted? ® Yes or❑No a. Date of site visit: 5/30/19 b. Site visit conducted by: Chad Coburn c. Inspection report attached? ® Yes or❑No d. Person contacted: Rhett Harrington 910-754-7744 e. Driving directions: Hwy 17 to Shallotte,right onto Frontage Road 2. Discharge Point(s): N/A 3. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: N/A Classification: River Basin and Subbasin No. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses II. PROPOSED FACILITIES: NEW APPLICATIONS: N/A III.EXISTING FACILITIES: MODIFICATION AND RENEWAL APPLICATIONS 1. Are there appropriately certified Operators in Charge (ORCs) for the facility? ® Yes ❑No ❑N/A ORC: Rhett Harrington Certificate#: 994357 Backup ORC: James Morrison Certificate#: 1006231 2. Are the design,maintenance and operation of the treatment facilities adequate for the type of waste and disposal system? ® Yes or❑No If no,please explain: Description of existing facilities: As described within the permit. A 500,000 gallons/day wastewater treatment and spray irrigation system consisting of two separate and distinct treatment and disposal process train paths that are called"A"(Original system 175,000 gallons/day) and`B"(New system 325,000 gallons/day). "A"has approximately 40.8 acres of wetted area for spray irrigation and`B"has approximately 93.4 acres of wetted area for spray irrigation. Proposed flow: Same as current Explain anything observed during the site visit that needs to be addressed by the permit, or that may be important for the permit writer to know(i.e., equipment condition, function,maintenance, a change in facility ownership, etc.) FORM:WQROSSR 04-14 Page I of 3 DocuSign Envelope ID:ACB5F305-DDFA-410C-BC49-5DEA7282285C 3. Are the site conditions(e.g., soils,topography, depth to water table, etc)maintained appropriately and adequately assimilating the waste? ® Yes or❑No If no,please explain: 4. Has the site changed in any way that may affect the permit(e.g., drainage added,new wells inside the compliance boundary,new development, etc.)? ❑ Yes or®No If yes,please explain: 5. Is the residuals management plan adequate? ® Yes or❑No If no,please explain: 6. Are the existing application rates(e.g.,hydraulic,nutrient) still acceptable? ®Yes or❑No If no,please explain: 7. Is the existing groundwater monitoring program adequate? ®Yes ❑No ❑N/A If no, explain and recommend any changes to the groundwater monitoring program: 8. Are there any setback conflicts for existing treatment, storage and disposal sites? ❑Yes or®No If yes, attach a map showing conflict areas. The facility did not have a map showing the compliance and review boundaries. This will be required as part of the response to the inspection. 9. Is the description of the facilities as written in the existing permit correct? ® Yes or❑No If no,please explain: 10. Were monitoring wells properly constructed and located? ❑ Yes ®No ❑N/A If no,please explain: The facility did not have the GW-1 and GW-30 forms for the new and abandoned wells. This will be required as part of the response to the inspection. 11. Are the monitoring well coordinates correct in BIMS? ❑ Yes ®No ❑N/A If no,please complete the following(expand table if necessary): The facility will be providing a new map with all of the existing monitoring wells and their coordinates as part of the required response to the inspection. 12. Has a review of all self-monitoring data been conducted(e.g.,DMR,NDMR,NDAR, GW)? ® Yes or❑No Please summarize any findings resulting from this review: Past 12 months(May 2018-May 2019)November 2018—GW59 MW6-Ammonia Total N 93.3% over limit Provide input to help the permit writer evaluate any requests for reduced monitoring, if applicable. 13. Are there any permit changes needed in order to address ongoing BIMS violations? ❑ Yes or ❑ No If yes,please explain: 14. Check all that apply: ®No compliance issues ❑ Current enforcement action(s) ❑ Currently under JOC ❑Notice(s)of violation ❑ Currently under SOC ❑ Currently under moratorium Please explain and attach any documents that may help clarify answer/comments (i.e.,NOV,NOD, etc.) If the facility has had compliance problems during the permit cycle,please explain the status. Has the RO been working with the Permittee? Is a solution underway or in place? Have all compliance dates/conditions in the existing permit been satisfied? ® Yes ❑No ❑N/A If no,please explain: 15. Are there any issues related to compliance/enforcement that should be resolved before issuing this permit? ❑ Yes ®No ❑N/A If yes,please explain: 16. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: none 17. Pretreatment Program(POTWs only): N/A FORM: WQROSSR 04-14 Page 2 of 3 DocuSign Envelope ID:ACB5F305-DDFA-410C-BC49-5DEA7282285C IV. REGIONAL OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Do you foresee any problems with issuance/renewal of this permit? ❑ Yes or®No If yes,please explain: 2. List any items that you would like the NPDES Unit or Non-Discharge Unit Central Office to obtain through an additional information request: Item Reason 3. List specific permit conditions recommended to be removed from the permit when issued: Condition Reason 1.5-1.6 Satisfied pending response to inspection letter 4. List specific special conditions or compliance schedules recommended to be included in the permit when issued: Condition Reason 5. Recommendation: ❑ Hold,pending receipt and review of additional information by regional office ❑ Hold,pending review of draft permit by regional office ❑ Issue upon receipt of needed additional information ® Issue ❑ Deny W%&16reasons: ) 6. Signature of report preparers wm 6/11/2019 Signature of regional supervisor: 8237FC6EDFCC4A3... Docu Signed by: Date: 6/17/2019 S J V. ADDITIONAL REGIONAL STAFF REVIEW ITEMS E 7DC434 FORM: WQROSSR 04-14 Page 3 of 3