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LINDA CULPEPPER NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
September 30,2019
Mr. Grant Trivette, ORC
Town of Yadkinville
213 S.Van Buren St.
Yadkinville,North Carolina 27055
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NC0020338
Yadkinville WWTP
Yadkin County
Grade III Biological WPCS
SIC Code 4952
Dear Mr.Trivette:
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:
• The stream that the facility discharges to has been corrected from WS-IV water to C water. The
stream index has also been corrected from 12-84-1-(4)to 12-84-1-(0.5).
• The component list of the Yadkinville WWTP has been updated.The equalization basin has been
removed and the effluent pump station has been added to the component list.The sludge drying
bed is marked-as offline.
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing reasonable potential to violate state
water quality standards, total copper limits have been added to the permit and the quarterly
monitoring requirement has been changed to monthly monitoring [See A. (1)].
• To provide an opportunity for the Town to develop a plan to assess sources of total copper in
order to come in compliance with the limits in Section A. (1),a 5-year schedule of compliance
has been added to the permit [See Special Condition A. (5)].
• The facility reported Silver, Cadmium, and Mercury at less than detection,with detection levels<
5 µg/L, < 1 µg/L, and < 200 ng/L, respectively. DWR's laboratory identifies the target Practical
Quantification Limits (PQLs) for Silver as 1 µg/L, Cadmium as 0.5 µg/L, and Mercury as 1 ng/L.
15A NCAC 2B .0505 (e) (4)requires that all test procedures must produce detection and reporting
levels that are below the permit discharge requirements and all data generated must be reported to
the approved detection level or lower reporting level of the procedure. If no approved methods are
determined capable of achieving detection and reporting levels below permit discharge
requirements,then the approved method with the lowest detection and reporting level must be used.
The facility should use sufficiently sensitive test methods for all pollutants, including when
performing Effluent Pollutant Scans.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Q-j 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
NORTH CAROLINA
Department DID \ 919.707.9000
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing the predicted maximum concentration
of Silver over 50%of the allowable concentration,and since sufficiently sensitive test method were
not used, a quarterly monitoring requirement has been added for Silver.
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing no reasonable potential to violate state
water quality standards,the monitoring requirement for Cyanide has been removed from the permit
[See A. (1)].
• Based on the Mercury TMDL evaluation,no Mercury limits are added to the permit.However,the
Mercury Minimization Plan(MMP)is still required during this permit cycle[See Special Condition
A. (4)].
• Some of the wording has changed in Special Condition A. (2), Chronic Toxicity Permit Limit.
Please review each paragraph carefully.
• Special Condition A.(3)has been modified to include the specific three years in which the Effluent
Pollutant Scan shall be performed (2021, 2022, 2023). In addition, at the end of the Special
Condition, 2nd Species Toxicity Testing Requirements for municipal permit renewals per Federal
Regulations [40 CFR 122.21 (j)(5)] have been added.
• 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. (6)].
• Parameter 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.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having circulation in
the general Yadkin County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit.Please provide any
written comments you may have to the following:NCDEQ/DWR,NPDES Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail
Service Center,Raleigh,NC 27699-1617 no later than 30 days after receipt of 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 this draft permit,
please call me at(919) 707-3644 or by email at min.xiao@ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely, VI--
Min A-2-v
Xiao,Engineer
NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR/Ecosystems Branch/Mark Vander Borgh ,
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Hannah Headrick
DWR/Winston-Salem Regional Office/Water Quality
DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney
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Permit NC0020338
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,
Town of Yadkinville
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Yadkinville WWTP
1620 Fred Hinshaw Road
Yadkinville
Yadkin County
to receiving waters designated as North Deep 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 Month XX, 2019.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on Month XX,20XX.
Signed this day Month XX,2019.
Draft
Linda Culpepper,Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit NC0020338
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.
The Town of Yadkinville is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a 2.5 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of the following components:
• a mechanical bar screen a�:°
• dual grit removal facilities
• an influent pump station \"\\ :\
• a flow splitter box �`� ;
• aeration basins : , �� '`,,
• an oxidation ditch �F
• secondary clarification v\
• chlorine contact chamber utilizing,gas chlonnatlbhz �\-/
• gas dechlorination -'` �
• aerobic sludge digestion s, '' `y:,'
• sludge drying beds (offline) � �� � `` ;' ,.
• an effluent pump•s�tatio , \- '',
• standby power` =, ����� `` ` ��'
This facility is locatedkatYadkinville Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1620 Fred Hinshaw Road, Yadkinville
in Yadkin County.YadkinvilleWWTPis curren6srated a Grade III facility.
2. Discharge-from said treatme t`works at the location�pecified on the attached map into North Deep Creek,
which,is classified C watersin the\Yadkin-Pee Dee.R ver Basin.
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Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (2.5 MGD)
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration,the Permittee is
authorized to discharge up to 2.5 MGD treated wastewater through Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited
and monitored1 by the Permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements
Parameter Code Monthly Weekly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
Average Average Maximum Frequency Type Location 2
Flow 50050 2.5 MGD f ,' Continuous Recording I or E
BOD5(20°C)3 [Summer] C0310 16.0 mg/L 24.0 mg/L / ,, 3/Week Composite I,E
BOD5(20°C)3 [Winter] C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L, r , ' • , 3/Week Composite I,E
Total Suspended Solids 3 C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 2 ` ,3/Week Composite I,E
NH3 as N[Summer] - C0610 2.0 mg/L 6.9/mg/L/ 3/Week Composite E
NH3 as N[Winter] C0610 4.0 mg/L 12.0 ing/L 3/Week, ' Composite E
Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily Average not less than 5.0 mg/L\; 3/Week ' \ Grab E,U,D
pH 00400 Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units 3/Week \Grab E
Total Residual Chlorine 4 50060 2'8 µg/L 3/Week Grab E
Temperature(°C) 00010 . . ,.ti Daily Grab E
Temperature(°C) 00010 `�. N 3/Week Grab U,D
Fecal Coliform /31616 ,2001,,100m1 40011,00m(�/'`' %Week Grab E,U,D
(geometric mean) k . / `\ ,,
Oil and Grease , 00556 \ , ! Quarterly Grab E
Conductivity(µmhos/cm) 00094, / ``- 3/Week Grab E,U,D
Total Nitrogen 5'(mg/L)_ ,,C0600., ;'"— ` ^ ', Weekly Composite E
C0665 WeeklyComposite E
Total Phospliorus,(mg/L) p
Total Coppei 6 01042 19.1-ug/L 24.1 ug/L Monthly Composite E
Total Silver(ug/L) 010\77, ' Quarterly Composite E
Total Zinc(ug/L) ,, 01092 , ., - Quarterly Composite E
Total
(mg/L)Hardness[as CaCO3], 00900 ,' Quarterly Composite E
Total Hardness[as CaCO3] 00900 Quarterly Grab U 8
(mg/L) t` •
Chronic Toxicity 9 TGP3B Quarterly Composite , E
Effluent Pollutant Scan NC01 Monitor and report Footnote 10 E
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR
application system[see A. (6)].
2. Sample locations: I—Influent; E—Effluent; U—Upstream at the Old US-421 crossing; D—Downstream at
the NCSR 1510 crossing and at the NCSR 1146 crossing. Upstream and downstream samples shall be grab
samples collected 3/Week during the months of June,July,August,and September then once per week during
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the other months of the year. As a participant in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Association, the instream
monitoring requirements for dissolved oxygen, temperature, fecal coliform and conductivity are waived.
Should your membership in the association be terminated, you shall notify the Division and begin instream
sampling immediately.
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15%of the
respective influent value(85%removal).
4. Monitoring only if effluent is chlorinated.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.
5. TN= TKN+NO3-N+NO2-N where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N+
NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen,respectively. f'
6. A 5-year schedule of compliance has been added to the permit [See A.,("5) Schedule of Compliance for total
copper]. /
7. Effluent Total Hardness sampling shall be conducted in conjunction with effluent metals for the pretreatment
program(Cadmium,copper, lead,nickel, silver,and zinc):, / \
8. The permittee shall sample instream hardness upstream of the facility'`s•\discharge. The sample shall be
representative of the hardness in the receiving stye m. If the permittee is`a\member of a monitoring coalition
program, sampling for instream hardness may be`waived as long as the monitoring coalition agrees to sample
hardness at the nearest upstream location, at a mimmum frequency/of quarterly,and�the permittee has obtained
approval from DWR-NPDES Permitting Unit that the'-upstream/station being monitored by the Coalition is
representative of the receiving stream for'this discharge. The'pernuttee is responsible for submitting instream
hardness test results with its permit renewal application package. If Coalition membership is cancelled or the
Coalition terminates instream hardness sampling,af'the approved,\station, the permittee will immediately notify
the Division and resume sampling for instreamihaidness upstream of its;discharge.
9. Chronic Toxicity(Ceriodap1mia)limit at 50%\with testing,in'January,\April,July and October[see A. (2)].
10. The permittee shall perfo three effluent pollutant,sca/n/s4uring'the terni of this permit [See A. (3)].
[Summer] =April 1-October 3'i, \[Winter] =November 1-March 31
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There shall be no.discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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A. (2) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
[15A NCAC 02B.0200]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to
Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 50%at 2.5 MGD.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the"North
Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure,"Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions or
"North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure"(Revised-December 2010) or
subsequent versions.The tests will be performed during the months of January,April,July,and October.
These months signify the first month of each three-month toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility. Effluent
sampling for this testing must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and shall be performed at the
NPDES permitted fmal 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 11 Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test
Procedure"(Revised-December 2010) or subsequent versions.—' \ '`'
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All toxicity testing results required as part of this permi{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: •� / �.
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Attention: \ North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water-Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1'621'Mail'Service Center
Raleigh,'NC 27699-1621,
Completed Aquatic Toxicity,'Test,Forms shall be filed with he 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 th 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. r
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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 fmal 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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A. (3) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The Permittee shall perform a total of three(3)Effluent Pollutant Scans for all parameters listed below. One scan must
be performed in each of the following years: 2021,2022,and 2023. Analytical methods shall be in accordance with
40 CFR Part 136 and shall be sufficiently sensitive to determine whether parameters are present in concentrations greater
than applicable standards and criteria. Samples should be collected with one quarterly toxicity test each year,and must
represent seasonal variation [i.e., do not sample in the same quarter every year]. Unless otherwise indicated, metals
shall be analyzed as"total recoverable."
Ammonia(as N) Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether
Chlorine(total residual,TRC) 1,1-dichloroethylene ` Bis(2-chloroisopropyl)ether
Dissolved oxygen 1,2-dichloropropane Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
Nitrate/Nitrite 1,3-dichloropropylene ( 4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
Kjeldahl nitrogen Ethylbenzene '� Butyl benzyl phthalate
Oil and grease Methyl bromide/. `s,,/ ''\.; '2:chloronaphthalene
Phosphorus Methyl chloride ,. 4 c- hlorophenyl phenyl ether
Total_dissolved solids Methylene(chloride Clirysene
Hardness 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane Di-n-butyl`phthalate
Antimony Tetrachloroethylene Di-n-octy'lphthalate
Arsenic Toluene \ ) Dibenzo(a,h)ant lracene
Beryllium rf,l;1-trichloroethane. , 1,2-dichlorobenzene
Cadmium `',1,1;2;triehloroethane ` , 1,3-dichlorobenzene
Chromium Trichloroethylene 1,4-dichlorobenzene
Copper Vinyl chloride , 3,3-dichlorobenzidine
Lead ,` `` - Acid-extractable compounds:., Diethyl phthalate
Mercury(EPA Method/1631E) _. ` P-chloro-m- resol ./`'-,,, Dimethyl phthalate
Nickel , '� N. \2-chlorophenbl /� `-,y 2,4-dinitrotoluene
Selenium '' 2,4-dichlordphenol 2,6-dinitrotoluene
Silver �/ 2;4-dimethylphenol 1,2-diphenylhydrazine
Thallium/'— ,-4;6-dinitro-o-cresol'. Fluoranthene
Zinc/ . 2,4-dinitroplienol v-/ Fluorene
Cyanide, 2-nitrophen6l, ` Hexachlorobenzene
Total phenolic compounds 4-riitrophenol Hexachlorobutadiene
Volatile organic compounds: '\ Pentachlorophenol Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
Acrolein \.,,\'• '\ \ Phenol' Hexachloroethane
Acrylonitrile \ 2,4,6-trichlorophenol Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Benzene -, 'ti ` Base-neutral compounds: Isophorone
Bromoform / Acenaphthene Naphthalene
Carbon tetrachloride ``5 Acenaphthylene Nitrobenzene
Chlorobenzene -' Anthracene N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
Chlorodibromomethane Benzidine N-nitrosodimethylamine
Chloroethane Benzo(a)anthracene N-nitrosodiphenylamine
2-chloroethylvinyl ether Benzo(a)pyrene Phenanthrene
Chloroform 3,4 benzofluoranthene Pyrene
Dichlorobromomethane Benzo(ghi)perylene 1,2,4-tichlorobenzene
1,1-dichloroethane Benzo(k)fluoranthene
1,2-dichloroethane Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane
Reporting. Test results shall be reported on DWR Form-A MR-PPA1 (or in a form approved by the Director)by
December 31st of each designated sampling year. The report shall be submitted to the following address:NC DEQ
/DWR/Central Files, 1617 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617.
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Additional Toxicity Testing Requirements for Municipal Permit Renewal. Please note that Municipal facilities
that are subject to the Effluent Pollutant Scan requirements listed above are also subject to additional toxicity
testing requirements specified in Federal Regulation 40 CFR 122.21(j)(5). The US EPA requires four(4)toxicity
tests for a test organism other than the test species currently required in this permit. The multiple species tests
should be conducted either quarterly for a 12-month period prior to submittal of the permit renewal application, or
four tests performed at least annually in the four and one half year period prior to the application. These tests shall
be performed for acute or chronic toxicity,whichever is specified in this permit. The multiple species toxicity test
results shall be filed with the Aquatic Toxicology Branch at the following address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center ,.,
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1621
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Contact the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 919-743-8401 for guidance on conducting the additional
toxicity tests and reporting requirements. Results should also be/sumM\aiikd in Part E(Toxicity Testing Data)of
EPA Municipal Application Form 2A,when submitting the peermit'enewal application to the NPDES Permitting
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A. (4) MERCURY MINIMIZATION PLAN `�, \ f/ \ �; ,
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)] -; / \
Thepermittee shall continue developing and Im P lementin mercu`�minimizationplan duringthis permit term.
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The MMP shall be developed within 180 days of the NPDES.Permit Effective Date, and shall be available for
inspection on-site. The MMP should place emphasis on identification of mercury contributors and goals for
reduction. Results shall be summarized and submitted\with the nextpermit`renewal. Performance of the Mercury
Minimization Plan will meet the,requirements of the`TIVIDL4Total'Maximum Daily Load) for mercury approved
by USEPA on October 12,'2012,unless and Until a Waste Load Allocationipecific to this facility is developed and
this NPDES permit is amended to quir fiurther actions to address the Waste Load Allocation.
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A. (5) SCHEDULE OF-COMPLIANCE FOROTAL COPPER (OUTFALL 001)
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)j`
1. Within one year from'the effective day of the permit the Permittee shall submit to the
Division of Water Resources a Corrective Action Plan summarizing the strategy or actions
to be taken to achieve compliance with the total copper limits listed in Section A. (1)
which includes,specific/dates for completion or implementation of each action. Budgeting
for extra sampling andflab analysis will be implemented for the duration of the compliance
schedule.
2. Within two years from the effective date of the permit work with known copper
contributors (Significant Industrial Users) in an effort to reduce the copper loading to the
POTW; research and identify other possible sources of copper to the POTW. Submit a
report to the Division summarizing actions taken in accordance with the Corrective Action
Plan.
3. Within three years from the effective date of the permit identify and compile sample data
from uncontrollable sources and other possible copper contributors in an effort to reduce
copper loading to the POTW research. Submit a report to the Division summarizing the
data and steps taken during the previous year to reduce copper.
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4. Within four years from the effective date of the permit continue to work with SIU's and
newly found copper,contributors in an effort to reduce copper loading to the POTW.
Submit a report to the Division summarizing actions taken in accordance with the
Corrective Action Plan and identify any modifications to the Plan needed to ensure
compliance with the limit within five years of the permit's effective date.
5. Within five years from the effective date of the permit achieve compliance with total
copper limits specified in Section A. (1).
Upon approval of the Corrective Action Plan by the Division, the report and actions become an
enforceable part of this permit. Any modifications to the schedule shall be requested to the Division at
least ninety(90) days before the deadline. Modifications to the schedule in excess of four months will be
subject to public notice.
The Corrective Action Plan and reports shall include the owner's name, NPDES permit number and
Permittee contact person, and shall be submitted to: ,� h
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(1) NCDEQ/Division of Water Resources , (2)NCDEQ/Division of Water Resources
NPDES Complex Permitting Winston-Salein Regional Office
1617 Mail Service Center 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Raleigh,NC 27699-1617 N, .` Winston-Salem,NC,27105
A. (6) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
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Federal regulations require electronic.submittal of,a11 discharge a monitor ng'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 Permitsf): i
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• Section B (11.)1 Signatory Requireinents''
• Section/D. (2.) "Reporting`\,
• Section D. (6.) Records.Retention\
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• Section-E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
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1. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge
Monitoring Report(eDMR)Internet application.
Monitoring results obtained duffing he 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
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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.
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
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2. Electronic Submissions t
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9),the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of each
electronic submission. Thevermittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the initial recipient for
the electronic submission. J, / j/'
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 welisite 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.
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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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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-resatirces/ednir
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 DMRmust 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 using the state's eDMR'system shall make the
following certification[40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE
ACCEPTED: ,
"I certiA under penalty of law, that this\docu. nt me and all attachments were prepared and r my direction or
supervision in accordance with a system`designe I to assure that.qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based'o�n ml R'inuity-_.f the P erson•or ersons who manage the system, or
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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 a`ware'that there are significant penalties for
submitting false informationvincludingthe possibility o anes'and imprisonment for knowing violations."
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5. Records Retention [Supplements'Section D.t(6.)1"•
The permittee„shall-retain recbrds'of/all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions. These
records or copies shall lie maintained fora period of at least 3 years from the date of the report. This period
may berextended by request of the Director at any time-[40"CFR 122.41].
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