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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCS000330_Email Correspondance_20200415Garcia, Lauren V From: Mercer, Tyler <Tyler.Mercer@ATlmetals.com> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2019 11:17 AM To: Moore, James; Garcia, Lauren V Cc: Ryan, Scott; McManus, Mike Subject: [External] Representative Outfall Status Attachments: Monroe Stormwater Permit-2009 (Current).pdf • 1 External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to ELort.spam@nc.gov James, Just wanted to follow-up from our phone conversation. In the past SW-02 outfall has been our Representative Outfall sampling point for our ATI-Monroe Site under permit # NCS000330. From my understanding, this has not changed and will continue through the new permit, but in the past we received a cover letter to accompany the permit which stated this. Just wanted confirmation that with the new permit we were still able to use the previous cover letter or could have some form of written confirmation. Attached is the previous permit with the cover letter stating this. Nothing at our facility has changed in regards to expansion, etc.. that would alter this point being representative. Again, thank you and your team for all the help. Thanks again, w4l - AT I Specialty Materialg Tyler Mercer Coordinator -Environmental Health & Safety ATI Specialty Materials 2020 Ashcraft Avenue Monroe, NC 28110 ATImetals.com T: 704-289-4511 Ext. 3823 C: 704-290-6427 1 North Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor Preston M. Baucom Allvac - Momoe Plant PO Box 5030 Monroe, NC 28110 Deat• NIr. Baucom, ..; .. ?Y. . � � ►� � � � • . �.. .� August 7, 2009 Natural Resources Subject: Final i`IPDES Stormwater Permit Permit NCS000330 Allvac - Mom•oe Plant Union County Dee Freeman Secretary ht response to your renewal applicahon for continued coverage under NPDES stormwater permit NCS000330, the Division of Water Quality (Division) is forwarding herewith the subject state - NPDFS permit This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 aztd the Memorandum of Agreement behreen North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection agency dated Octoher 15, 2007 (or as suhsequently amended). This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on May 20, 2009. I received your written comments on the draft permit in your letters dated June 3, 2009 and June 5, 2009. You asked to only sainple Outfall 002 and representative outfall stahts has been giveri to you by the regional office. For this renewal permit, Outfall 002 is the only outfall that must he sampled. On the other hand, if the facility changes and indush•ial activity drains to any other stormwater outfalls onsite then those outfalls mtt§the monitored as Yvell. Your written comments S equest re-evaluation of the henchmark values. However, the henchmark values for total recoverahle BOD; COD, TSS, Nickel, and Zinc remain the same. Your request to modify the benchmarks for BOD, COD, TSS, Nickel and Zinc tvas considered but not deemed appropriate. Your letter mentions Zinc is not in any of your processes or products and most likely from the galvanized roofs onsite. Zinc remains in the permit hecause of the previous data htdicating it as a potential pollutant. Exceedances of analyhcal henchmarks in this permit will initiate tiered responses by the permittee, at which point, the Division may work with the permittee to evaluate and/or mitigate the prohlem. The qualitative monitoring sh•ategy remains the same (semi-annual) as the previous term of the permit. Please note that analyhcal monitoring is also required in this permit. Failure to complete the monitoring as required is a violation of the permit and any permit noncompliance constihttes a violation of the Clean Water Act. Reference Part III, Section A, Item 2 "Duty to Comply", Item 9 "Penalties for Tamperhtg "and Item 10 "Penalties for Falsification of Reports" of your permit for further information. If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatoty hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt Wetlands and Stormv+ater 82nch 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, Nodh Carolina 27699-1617 Localbn: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919$07-6300 f FAX; 919A07-6494 V Customer Service: l-877$23�6748 Internet: vn�nv.ncwaterqualiiy.org - An Eoual O000rtuniN 1 ARrmafve Arlinn Emn'nvPr One NorthCarolina �atura!!� Mr, Preston M. Baucom Allvac - Monroe Plant Permit No. NCS000330 of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7447. Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding. Please take notice this permit is not transferable. Part III, B.2, addresses Lite requirements to be followed in case of change in ownership or control of this discharge. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions or comments concerning this permit, contact Brian Lowther at (919) 807-6368 or brian.lowther @ncdenr.Qov. Sincerely, 4 ' J for Coleco H. Sullins, Director cr. Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality Secfion Mike Mitchell, EPA Region IV Storinwater Permitting Unit Central Files Attachments: NPDFS Stormwater Permit NCS000330 iwfC�YQ�D7�3�I�] STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY PERMIT TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM lii compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawfiil standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, TDY Industries, Inc. is hereby authorized to discharge stornnvater fi•om a facilit3� located at ATI Allvac Momoe Plant 2020 Ashcraft Ave Monroe, NC Union County to receiving waters designated as Richardson Creek, a class C stream in the Yadkin River Basin, in accordance with the discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, IV, V and VI hereof. This permit shall become effective September 1, 2009. This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2014. Signed this day August 7, 2009. for Coleen H. Sullins Director Division of Water Quality By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit No, NCS000330 PARTI Section A: Section B: Section C: PART II Section A: Section B: Section C: Section D: PART III TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Individual Permit Coverage Permitted Activities Location Map MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Anal}�tical Monitoring Requirements Qualitative Monitoring Requirements Ou-Site Vehicle Maintenance Monitoring Requirements STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES STORMWATER INDIVIDUAL PERMITS Section A: Compliance and Liability 1. Compliance Schedule 2. Duty to Comply 3. Duty to Mitigate 4. Civil and. Criminal Liability 5. Oil- and Hazardous Substance Liability 6. Property Rights 7. Severability 8. Duty to Provide Information 9. Penalties for Tampering 10. Penalties for Falsification of Reports Section B: General Conditions 1. Individual Pemrit Expiration 2. Transfers i Permit No. NCS000330 3. Signatory Requirements 4. Individual Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuanee, or Termination 5. Permit Actions Section C: Operation and Maintenance of PolArtion Controls 1. Proper Operation and Maintenance 2. Need to Halt or Reduce Not a Defense 3. Bypassing of Stormwater Control Facilities Section D: Monitoring and Records 1. Representative Sampling 2. Recording Results 3. Flow Measurements 4. Test Procedures 5. Representative Outfall 6. Records Retention 7. Inspection and Entry Section E: Reporting Requirements 1. Discharge Monitoring Reports 2. Submitting Reports 3. Availability of Reports 4. Non-Stormwater Discharges 5. Planned Changes 6. Anticipated Noncompliance 7. Bypass 8. Twenty-four Hour Reporting 9. Other Noncompliance 10, Other Information PART IV LIMITATIONS REOPENER PART V ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS PART VI DEFINITIONS ii Permit No, NCS000330 PART I INTRODUCTION SECTION A: INDIVIDUAL PERMIT COVERAGE During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting it expiration, the permittee is authorized to discharge stormwater associated with industrial activity. Such discharges shall be controlled, limited and monitored as specified in this permit. If industrial materials and activities are not exposed to precipitation or runoff as described in 40 CFR § 122.26(g), the facility may qualify for a No Exposure Exclusion from NPDES stormwater discharge permit requirements. Any owner or operator wishing to obtain a No Exposure Certification must submit a No Exposure Certification NOI form to the Division; must receive approval by the Division; must maintain no exposure conditions unless authorized to discharge under a valid NPDES stormwater permit; and inust reapply for the No Exposure Exclusion once every five (5) years. SECTION B: PERMITTED ACTIVITIES Until this permit expires or is modified or revoked, the permittee is authorized to discharge stormwater to the surface waters of North Carolina or separate storm sewer system that has been adequately treated and managed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this individual permit. All stormwater discharges shall be in accordance with the conditions of this permit. Any other point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited uruess it is an allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization, or approval. The stormwater discharges allowed by this individual permit shall not cause or contribute to violations of Water Quality Standards. This permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree. Part I Page 1 of 2 SECTION C: LOCATION MAP it No, NCS000330 15J11S jp ,� \ tWi / L tt 7\1i i 1 1 } h11 j 1,✓ I �" At JA t�l(� il���o Ft �I�Li{�r SrC •'')) ���i �:1S1. %�.�(r r� l�' a�((y'j ,5\ y"IN I - i (� ri r s rll i� �2'- c (!�f d'( if 4 ..� it ill VIA rr M� 3 h> ? ;Bal S6 \ ez it At 1(+on r-``. Bt x c si '}z{� k 7e .1`� ,m , �, at,l 4 .• ay�tl�Mist 66 ANI r L� Allvac Moryoe Plant of ) .4�/�$ i y�(11'/ IWIP>Y$$}}`` /. iS �`� `.r 'Y;+T{ � r�)J� rl 'Y`!•{'ij 'I D`5rJ _. ,f '•n 1,�-r7 1-11 1 ! � IFS ' { liiTAl4 s I� )-_u <p"(�.�1� s u� t ) s Alt 1 �e- A, s-' `�� )9 �z +;S�iSt YFid �(' t ' t�r .- }9 ! r. 2 i ;9 Y 1r �yif�sk IY-flnl\�t�`tYfu+� �7�jiknlrb yy r_ -i t�'ltJ r(r� Y�\C `- ft' 1 (.1 5 rltnr���� _ NCS000330 Allvac Monroe Plant Yd ft Latibide: 350 50' 05" N LongihAe: 800 3U 30" W County: Union ti RecevirV Stream: Richardwi Creek StreamCQaiS: C W _Sta/e 1,18,206 Sub -basin: 03-07-14 (Ya&nPee-Dee River Bain) Facility Location Part I Page 2 of 2 Permit No. NCS000330 PART II MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES SECTION A: STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN The Permittee shall develop a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, herein after referred to as the Plan. This Plan shall be considered public information in accordance with Part III, Standard Conditions, Section E, Paragraph 3 of this individual permit. The Plan shall include, at a minimum, the following items: Site Plan. The site plan shall provide a description of the physical facility and the potential pollutant sources which may be expected to contribute to contamination of Stormwater discharges. The site plan shall contain the following: (a) A general location map (USGS quadrangle map or appropriately drafted equivalent map), showing the facility's location in relation to transportation routes and surface waters, the name of the receiving water(s) to which the stormwater outfall(s) discharges, or if the discharge is to a municipal separate storm sewer system, the name of the municipality and the ultimate receiving waters, and accurate latitude and longitude of the point(s) of discharge. The general location map (or alternatively the site map) shall identify whether each receiving water is impaired (on the state's 303(d) list of impaired waters) or is located in a watershed for which a TMDL has been established, and what the parameter(s) of concern are. North Carolina's 303(d) List can be found here: http://l12o.enr.stc,tte.ne.us/tindi/Geiieral 303d.htm#Downloads North Carolina TMDL documents can be found here: http://li2o.enr.state.ne.us/tindl/TMDL list.htm#Final TMDLs. (b) A narrative description of storage practices, loading and unloading activities, outdoor process areas, its or particulate generating or control processes, and waste disposal practices. A narrative description of the potential pollutants which could be expected to be present in the stormwater discharge from each outfall. (c) A site map drawn to scale (including a distance legend) showing: the site property boundary, the stormwater discharge outfalls, all on -site and adjacent surface waters and wetlands, industrial activity areas (including storage of materials, disposal areas, process areas, loading and unloading areas, and haul roads), site topography, all drainage features and structures, drainage areas for each outfall, direction of flow in each drainage area, industrial activities occurring in each drainage area, buildings, existing BMPs, and impervious surfaces. The site map must indicate the percentage of each drainage area that is impervious. PartII Page 1 of ll Pen i tNo. NCS000330 (d) A list of significant spills or leaks of pollutants that have occurred at the facility during the three (3) previous years and any corrective actions taken to mitigate spill impacts. (e) Certification that the stormwater outfalls have been evaluated for the presence of non-stormwater discharges. The certification statement will be. signed in accordance with the requirements found in Part III, Standard Conditions, Section B, Paragraph 5. The permittee shall re -certify annually that the stormwater outfalls have been evaluated for the presence of non-stormwater discharges. 2, stormwater Management Plan. The stormwater management plan shall contain a narrative description of the materials management practices employed which control or minimize the exposure of significant materials to stormwater, including structural and nonstructural measures. The stormwater management plan, at a minimum, shall incorporate the following: (a) FeasiUility Study. A review of the teclnical and economic feasibility of changing the methods of operations and/or storage practices to eliminate or reduce exposure of materials and processes to stormwater. Wherever practical, the permittee shall prevent exposure of all storage areas, material handling operations, and manufacturing or fueling operations. In areas where elimination of exposure is not practical, the stormwater management plan shall document the feasibility of diverting the stormwater runoff away from areas of potential contamination. (b) Secondary contaimnent Requirements and Records. Secondary containment is required for: bulk storage of liquid materials; storage in any amount of Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) water priority chemicals; and storage in any amount of hazardous substances, in order to prevent leaks and spills from contaminating stormwater runoff. A table or sununary of all such tanks and stored materials and their associated secondary contaimnent areas shall be maintained. If the secondary containment devices are connected directly to stormwater conveyance systems, the connection shall be controlled by manually activated valves or other similar devices (which shall be secured closed with a locking mechanism), and any stormwater that accumulates in the contaimnent area shall be at a minimum visually observed for color, foam, outfall staining, visible sheens and dry weather flow, prior to release of the accumulated stormwater. Accumulated stormwater shall be released if found to be uncontaminated by the material stored within the containment area. Records documenting the individual making the observation, the description of the accumulated stormwater, and the date and time of the release shall be kept for a period of five years. (c) BMP Summary. A listing of site structural and non-structural Best Management Practices (BMP) shall be provided. The installation and innplementation of BMPs shall be based on the assessment of the potential for sources to contribute significant quantities of pollutants to stormwater discharges and data collected through monitoring of stormwater discharges. The BMP Summary shall include a Part II Page 2 of 1 I Permit No. NCS000330 written record of the specific rationale for installation and implementation of the selected site BMPs. The BMP Sununary shall be reviewed and updated annually. 3. Spill Prevention and Response Plan. The Spin Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP) shall incorporate an assessment of potential pollutant sources based on a materials inventory of the facility. Facility personnel (or the team) responsible for implementing the SPRP shall be identified in a written list incorporated into the SPRP and signed and dated by each individual acknowledging their responsibilities for the plan. A responsible person shall be on -site at all times during facility operations that have the potential to contaminate stormwater runoff through spills or exposure of materials associated with the facility operations. The SPRP must be site stormwater specific. Therefore, an oil Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure plan (SPCC) may be a component of the SPRP, but may not be sufficient to completely address the stormwater aspects of the SPRP. The common elements of the SPCC with the SPRP may be incorporated by reference into the SPRP. 4. Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Progrann. A preventative maintenance and good housekeeping program shall be developed. The program shall list all stormwater control systems, stormwater discharge outfalls, all on -site and adjacent surface waters and wetlands, industrial activity areas (including material storage areas, material handling areas, disposal areas, process areas, loading and unloading areas, and haul roads), all drainage features and structures, and existing structural BMPs. The program shall establish schedules of inspections, maintenance, and housekeeping activities of stormwater control systems, as well as facility equipment, facility areas, and facility systems that present a potential for stormwater exposure or stormwater pollution. Inspection of material handling areas and regular cleaning schedules of these areas shall be incorporated into the program. Timely compliance with the established schedules for inspections, maintenance, and housekeeping shall be recorded in writing and maintained in the SPPP. 5. )✓mployee Training. Training programs shall Ue developed and training provided at a minimum on an annual basis for facility personnel with responsibilities for: spill response and cleanup, preventative maintenance activities, and for any of the facility's operations that have the potential to contaminate stormwater runoff. Facility personnel (or team) responsible for implementing the training shall be identified, and their annual training shall be documented by the signature of each employee trained. 6. Responsible Party. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall identify a specific positions) responsible for the overall coordination, development, implementation, and revision to the Plan. Responsibilities for all components of the Plan shall be documented and position assignments provided. • 7. Plan Amendment. The permittee shall amend the Plan whenever there is a change in design, construction, operation, or maintenance which has a significant effect on the potential for the discharge of pollutants to surface waters. All aspects of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be reviewed and updated on an annual basis. The annual update shall include an updated list of significant spills or leaks of pollutants for the Part lI Page 3 of 1 I Permit No. NCS000330 previous three years, or the notation that no spills have occurred. The annual update shall include re -certification that the stornnvater outfalls have been evaluated for the presence of non-stormwater discharges. Each annual update shall include a re-evaluation of the effectiveness of the BMPs listed in the BMP Summary of the Stormwater Management Plan, The Director may notify the permittee when the Plan does not meet one or more of the minimum requirements of the permit. Within 30 days of such notice, the permittee shall submit a time schedule to the Director for modifying the Plan to meet minimum requirements. The permittee shall provide certification in writing (in accordance with Part III, Standard Conditions, Section B, Paragraph 5) to the Director that the changes have been made. Facility Inspections. Inspections of the facility and all stormwater systems shall occur as part of the Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program at a minimum on a semi-annual schedule, once during the first half of the year (January to June), and once during the second half (July to December), with at least 60 days separating inspection dates (unless performed more frequently than semi-annually). These facility inspections are different from, and in addition to, the stormwater discharge characteristic monitoring required in Part II B and C of this permit. 9. Implementation. The permittee shall implement the Plan. hnplementation of the Plan shall include documentation of all monitoring, measurements, inspections, maintenance activities, and training provided to employees, including the log of the sampling data and of actions taken to implement BMPs associated with the industrial activities, including vehicle maintenance activities. Such documentation shall be kept on -site for a period of five years and made available to the Director or the Director's authorized representative immediately upon request. Part II Page 4 of 11 Permit No. NCS000330 SECTION B: ANALYTICAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Analytical monitoring of stormwater discharges shall be performed as specified in Table 1. All analytical monitoring shall be performed during a representative storm event. The required monitoring will result in a minimum of ten analytical samplings being conducted over the term of the permit at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO). A representative stm m event is a storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded by at least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A single storm event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For example, if it rains for 2 hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the next 10 hours. Table 1. Analvtical Monitoring Requirements Discharge Measurement Sample Sample Characteristics Units Freqnencyl TYPO Location3 Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5) mg/L semi -amoral Grab SDO Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) mg/L serni-annual Grab SDO Total Suspended Solids (TSS) mg/L semi-amnial Grab SDO Cadmium rng/L semi-arnrual Grab SDO Chromium, total recoverable mg/L semi-armual Grab SDO Lead, total recoverable mg/L semi-annual Grab SDO Nickel, total recoverable mg/L semi-annual Grab SDO Zinc, total recoverable mg/L semi-annual Grab SDO Oil and Grease mg/L semi-annual Grab SDO PH standard semi-amival Grab SDO Total Rainfall4 inches semi-amoral[Rain Gauge Footnotes: I Measurement Frequency: Twice per year during a representative storm event, for each year until either another permit is issued for this facility or until this permit is revoked or rescinded. If at the end of this permitting cycle the permittee has submitted the appropriate paperwork for a renewal permit before the submittal deadline, the permittee will be considered for a renewal application. The applicant must continue semi-annual monitoring until the renewed permit is issued. See Table 2 for schedule of monitoring periods through the end of this permitting cycle. 2 If the stormwater runoff is controlled by a stormwater detention pond, a grab sample of the discharge from the pond shall be collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge. Part II Page 5 of 11 Permit No, NCS000330 3 Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each stornnvater discharge outfall (SDO) unless representative outfall status has been granted. 4 For each sampled representative storm event the total precipitation must be recorded. An on -site rain gauge or local rain gauge reading must be recorded. The permittee shall complete the minimum ten analytical samplings in accordance with the schedule specified below in Table 2. A minimum of 60 days must separate Period 1 and Period 2 sample dates unless monthly monitoring has been instituted under a Tier Two response. Table 2. Monitoring Schedule Monitoring periodt'2 Sample NumUer Start End Year 1 —Period 1 1 September 1, 2009 February 28, 2010 Year 1 — Period 2 2 March 1, 2010 August 31, 2010 Year 2 —Period 1 3 September 1, 2010 February 28, 2011 Year 2 — Period 2 4 March 1, 2011 August 31, 2011 Year 3 — Period 1 5 September 1, 2011 February 29, 2012 Year 3 — Period 2 6 March 1, 2012 August 31, 2012 Year 4 —Period 1 7 September 1, 2012 February 28, 2013 Year 4 — Period 2 8 March 1, 2013 August 31, 2013 Year 5 — Period 1 9 September 1, 2013 February 28, 2014 Year 5 — Period 2 10 March 1, 2014 August 31, 2014 Footnotes: 1 Maintain semi-annual monitoring during permit renewal process. The applicant must coat nue semi-annual monitoring until the renewed permit is issued. 2 If no discharge occurs during the sampling period, the permittee must submit a monitoring report indicating "No Flow" within 30 days of the end of the six-month sampling period. The permittee shall report the analytical results from the f rst sample with valid results within the monitoring period. The permittee shall compare monitoring results to the benchmark values in Table 3. The benchmark values in Table 3 are not permit limits but should be used as guidelines for the permittee's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP). Esceedences of benchmark values require the permittee to increase monitoring, increase management actions, increase record keeping, and/or install stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) in a tiered program. See below the descriptions of Tier One and Tier Two. Part II Page 6 of I 1 Permit No. NCS000330 TaUle 3. Benchmark Values for Analytical Monitor ing Discharge Characteristics Units Benchmark BOD5 mg/L 30 COD mg/L 120 TSS mg/L 100 Cadmium mg/L 0.001 Chromium, total recoverable mg/L 1 Lead, total recoverable mg/L 0.03 Nickel, total recoverable mg/L 0.26 Zinc, total recoverable mg/L 0.067 Oil and Grease mg/L 30 pH standard 6 - 9 Part ll Page 7 of 11 Permit No, NCS000330 Tier One If: The first valid sampling results are above a benchmark value, or outside of the benchmark range, for any parameter at any outfall; Then: The permittee shall: 1. Conduct a stormwater management inspection of the facility within two weeks of receiving sampling results. 2. Identify and evaluate possible causes of the benclunark value exceedence. 3. Identify potential, and select the specific: source controls, operational controls, or physical improvements to reduce concentrations of the parameters of concern, or to bring concentrations to within the benchmark range. 4. Implement the selected actions within two months of the inspection. 5. Record each instance of a Tier One response in the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. Include the date and value of the benchmark exceedence, the inspection date, the personnel conducting the inspection, the selected actions, and the date the selected actions were implemented. Tier Two If: During the term of this permit, the first valid sampling results are above the benclunark values, or outside of the benclunark range, for any specific parameter at a specific discharge outfall two times in a row Then: The permittee shall: L Repeat all the required actions outlined above in Tier One. Z. Immediately institute monthly monitoring for all parameters at every outfall where a sampling result exceeded the benclunark value for two consecutive samples. Monthly (analytical and qualitative) monitoring shall continue until three consecutive sample results are below the benchmark values, or within the benchmark range, for all parameters at that outfall. 3. If no discharge occurs during the sampling period, the permittee is required to submit a monthly monitoring report indicating "No Plow." 4. Maintain a record of the Tier Two response in the Storm -water Pollution Prevention Plan, Part II Page S of 11 Permit No. NCS000330 During the term of this permit, if the valid sampling results required for the permit monitoring periods exceed the benclunark value, or are outside the benclurnark range, for any specific parameter at any specific outfall on more than four occasions, the permittee shall notify the DWQ Regional Office Supervisor in writing within 30 days of receipt of the fourth analytical results. DWQ may, but is not limited to: • require that the permittee increase or decrease the monitoring fiequency for the remainder of the permit; o require the permittee to install structural stormwater controls; ® require the permittee to implement other stormwater control measures; or • require that the permittee implement site modifications to qualify for the No Exposure Exclusion. This site discharges to impaired waters experiencing proUlenns vvith biological integrity. If a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) is approved for this segment of Richardson Creek, the permittee may be required to monitor for the pollutant(s) of concern in the future and submit results to the Division of Water Quality. The Division will consider the monitoring results in determining whether additional BMPs are needed to control the pollutant(s) of concern to the maximum extent practicable. If additional BMPs are needed to achieve the required level of control, the permittee will be required to (1) develop a strategy for implementing appropriate BMPs, and (2) submit a timetable for incorporation of those BMPs into the permitted Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. Pact II Page 9 of 11 Permit No. NCS000330 SECTION C: QUALITATIVE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Qualitative monitoring requires a visual inspection of each stormwater outfall regardless of representative outfall status and shall be performed as specified in Table 4, during the analytical monitoring event. [If analytical monitoring is not required, the permittee still tnust conduct semi- annual qualitative monitoring.] Qualitative monitoring is for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) and assessing new sources of stormwater pollution. In the event an atypical condition is noted at a stormwater discharge outfall, the permittee shall document the suspected cause of the condition and any actions taken in response to the discovery. This documentation will be maintained with the SPPP. Table 4. Oualitative Monitorine Renuirements Discharge Characteristics Frequencyt Monitoring Loeatiorl2 Color semi -animal SDO Odor semi-armual SDO Clarity semi-annual SDO Floating Solids semi-annual SDO Suspended Solids semi -amoral SDO Foam semi-annual SDO Oil Sheen semi -amoral SDO Erosion or deposition at the outfall semi-annual SDO Other obvious indicators of stormwater pollution semi-annual SDO Footnotes: 1 Measurement Frequency: Twice per year during a representative storm event, for each year unfit either another permit is issued for this facility or until this permit is revoked or rescinded. If at the end of this permitting cycle the permittee has submitted the appropriate paperwork for a renewal permit before the submittal deadline, the permittee will be considered for a renewal application. The applicant must continue semi-annual monitoring until the renewed permit is issued. See Table 2 for schedule of monitoring periods through the end of this permitting cycle. 2 Monitoring Location: Qualitative monitoring shall be performed at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) regardless of representative outfall status. SECTION D: ON -SITE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Facilities which have any vehicle maintenance activity occurring on -site which uses more than 55 gallons of new motor oil per month when averaged over the calendar year shall perform analytical monitoring as specified below in Table 5. This monitoring shall be performed at all stormwater discharge outfalls which discharge stormwater runoff from vehicle maintenance Part II Page 10 of 11 Permit No. NCS000330 areas, and in accordance with the schedule presented in Table 2 (Section B). All analytical monitoring shall be performed during a representative storm event. Table 5. Amuvtical Monitoring Requirements for On -Site Vehicle Maintenance Discharge Characteristics Units Measurement Fre uenc t Sample Type2 Sample Location3 pH standard semi-annual Grab SDO Oil and Grease ing/1 semi-annual Grab SDO Total Suspended Solids mg/1 semi-annual Grab SDO Total Rainfa114 inches semi-annual Rain gauge New Motor Oil Usage gallons/month semi-annual Estimate Footnotes: I Measurement Frequency: Twice per year during a representative storm event, for each year until either another permit is issued for this facility or until this permit is revoked or rescinded. If at the end of this permitting cycle the permittee has submitted the appropriate paperwork for a renewal permit before the submittal deadline, the permittee will be considered for a renewal application. The applicant must continue semi-annual monitoring until the renewed permit is issued. See Table 2 for schedule of monitoring periods through the end of this permitting cycle. 2 If the stormwater runoff is cmrtr'olled by a stormwater detention pond a grab sample of the discharge frmn the pond -shall be collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge from the pond. 3 Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) that discharges stormwater runoff from areas) where vehicle maintenance activities occur. 4 For each sampled representative storm event the total precipitation must be recorded. Anon -site or local rain . gauge reading must be recorded. Monitoring results shall be compared to the benclunark values in Table 6. The benchmark values in Table G are not permit limits but should be used as guidelines for the perm cc s Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP). Exceedences of benclunark values require the perinittee to increase monitoring, increase management actions, increase record keeping, and/or install stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs), as provided in Part II Section B. Table 6. Benchmark Vahtes for Vehicle Maintenance Anal �tical Mmritoring Discharge Characteristics Units Benclnnark pH standard 6-9 Oil and Grease mg/L 30 Total Suspended Solids mg/L 100 Part 11 Page 11 of I 1 Permit No. NCS000330 PART III STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES STORMWATER INDIVIDUAL PERMITS SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY Compliance Schedule The permittee shall comply with Limitations and Controls specified for stornnvater discharges n accordance with the following schedule: Existing Facilities ahead, operating but applying for permit coverage for the first time: The Stmmwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed and implemented within 12 months of the effective date of the initial permit and updated thereafter on an annual basis. Secondary containment, as specified in Part II, Section A, Paragraph 2(b) of this permit, shall be accomplished within 12 months of the effective date of the initial permit issuance. New Facilities applying for coverage for the fast time and existing facilities previously permitted and applying for renewal under this permit: The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed and implemented prior to the beginning of discharges from the operation of the industrial activity and be updated thereafter on an amoral basis. Secondary containment, as specified in Part II, Section A, Paragraph 2(b) of this permit shall be accomplished prior to the beginning of discharges from the operation of the industrial activity. 2. Duty to Comply The permittee must comply with all conditions of this individual permit. Airy permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of a permit upon renewal application. a. The permittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement. b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day for each violation. Any person who negligently violates any permit condition is subject to criminal penalties of $2,500 to 25,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than I year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates permit conditions is subject to criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who violates a permit condition may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation with the maximum amount not to exceed $125,000. [Ref: Section 309 of the Federal Act 33 USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41(a).] c. Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref: NC General Statutes 143-215.6A]. d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Director for violating section 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of the Act, or any permit condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402 of the Act. Administrative penalties for Class I violations are not to exceed $10,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to exceed $25,000. Penalties for Class 11 violations are not to exceed Part III Page 1 of 8 Permit No. NCS000330 $10,000 per day for each day during which the violation continues, with the maximum amount of any Class 11 penalty not to exceed $125,000, 3. Duty to gate The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this individual permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment. 4. Civil and Criminal Liability Except as provided in Part III, Section C of this permit regarding bypassing of stornnvater control facilities, nothing in this individual permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3,143-215.6A, 143-215.613, 143- 215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended. 5. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability Nothing in this individual permit shall be construed to preclude the iristitrtion of any legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or i nay be subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321. 6. Property Rights The issuance of this individual permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local laws or regulations. Severability The provisions of this individual permit are severable, and if any provision of this individual permit, or the application of any provision of this individual permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, tine application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this individual permit, shall not be affected thereby. 8. Duty to Provide Information The permittee shall fiunish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any hnformation lvhich the Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing,. o' terminating the permit issued pursuant to this individual permit or to determine compliance with this individual permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Director upon request, copies of records required to be kept by this individual permit. 9. Penalties for Tampering The Clean Water Act provides that airy person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this individual permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a conviction of a person is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph, punishment is a fine of not more that $20,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years, or both. Part III Page 2 of 8 Permit No, NCS000330 10, Penalties for Falsification of Reports The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under this individual permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. SECTION B: GENERAL CONDITIONS 1. Individual Permit Expiration The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive automatic authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall submit forms and fees as are required by the agency authorized to issue permits no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date. Any permittee that has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, or any permittee that does not have a permit after the expiration and has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will be subjected to enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS § 143-2153.6 and 33 USC 1251 et. seq. 2. Transfers This permit is not transferable to any person except after notice to and approval by the Director. The Director may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit to change the name and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary under the Clean Water Act. The Permittee is required to notify the Division in writing in the event the permitted facility is sold or closed. 3. Si nay Requirements All applications, reports, or hrformation submitted to the Director shall be signed and certified. a. All applications to be covered under this individual permit shall be signed as follows: (I) In the case of a corporation: by a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice- president, m' his duly authorized representative, if such representative is responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which the discharge described in the permit application form originates; (2) In the case of a partnership or limited partnership: by a general partner; (3) In the case of a sole proprietorship: by the proprietor; (4) In the case of a municipal, state, or other public entity: by a principal executive officer, ranking elected official, or other duly authorized employee. b. All reports required by the individual permit and other information requested by the Director shall be signed by a person described above or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if: (I) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above; (2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of plant manager, operator of awe or well field, superintendent, a position of equivalent Part III Page 3 of 8 Permit No. NCS000330 responsibility, or an individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position.); and (3) The written authorization is submitted to the Director. c. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a, or b. of this section shall make the following certification: "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." 4. Individual Permit Modification Revocation and Reissuance, or Termination The issuance of this individual permit does not prohibit the Director fiom reopening and modifying the individual permit, revoking and reissuing the individual permit, or terminating the individual permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 et al. 5. Permit Actions The permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The notification of plamted changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any individual permit condition. S1;CTION C: OP>;RATION AND MAINTRNANC>i OP POLLUTION CONTROLS Proper Operation and Maintenance The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and cmrh•ol (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this individual permit. Proper operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems which are installed by a permittee only when the operation is necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of this individual permit. 2. Need to Halt or• Reduce Not a Defense It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintaht compliance with the condition of this individual permit. Bypassing of Stormwater Control Facilities Bypass is prohibited and the Director may take enforcement action against a permittee for bypass unless: a. Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe property damage; and Part III Page 4 of 8 Permit No. NCS000330 b. There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary control facilities, retention of stornnvater or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime or dry weather. This condition is not satisfied if adequate backup controls should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable engineeringjudgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and c. The permittee submitted notices as required under, Part I1I, Section E of this permit. If the Director determines that it will meet the three conditions listed above, the Director may approve an anticipated bypass after considering its adverse effects. SECTION D: MONITORING AND RECORDS 1. Representative Samplin¢ Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be characteristic of the volume and nature of the permitted discharge. Analytical sampling shalt be performed during a representative storm event. Samples shall be taken on a day and time that is characteristic of the discharge. All samples shall be taken before the discharge joins or is diluted by any other waste stream, body of water, or substance. Monitoring points as specified in this permit shall not be changed without notification to and approval of the Director: 2. Recording Results For each measurement, sample, inspection or maintenance activity performed or collected pursuant to the requirements of this individual permit, the permittee shall record the following information: a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling, measurements, inspection or maintenance activity; b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling, measurements, inspection or maintenance activity; c. The date(s) analyses were performed; d. Thenidividual(s) who performed the analyses; e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and f. The results of such analyses. 3. Flow Measurements Where required, appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges. 4. Test Procedures Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations published pursuant to NCGS 143-215.63 et, seq, the Water and Air Quality Reporting Acts, and to regulations published pursuant to Section 304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136, Part III Page 5 of 8 Permit No. NCS000330 To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this individual permit, all test procedures must produce minimum detection and reporting levels and all data generated must be reported down to the minimum detection or lower reporting level of the procedure. 5. Representative Outfall If a facility has multiple discharge locations with substantially identical stormwater discharges that are required to be sampled, the permittee may petition the Director for representative outfall status. If it is established that the stormwater discharges are substantially identical and the permittee is granted representative outfall status, then sampling requirements may be performed at a reduced number of outfalls. 6. Records Retention Visual monitoring shall Ue documented and records maintained at the facility along with the stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. Copies of analytical monitoring results shall also be maintained on -site. The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, and copies of all reports required by this individual permit for a period of at least 5 years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time. Inspection and Entry The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an authorized contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility which discharges through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized representative of a municipal operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the discharge, upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to; a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this individual permit; b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the conditions of this individual permit; c. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this individual permit; and d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring individual permit compliance or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any location. S);CTION E: R>1PORTING RI;QUIRI;MI;NTS 1. Discharge Monitoring Reoorts Samples analyzed in accordance with the terms of this permit shall Ue submitted to the Division on Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) forms provided Uy the Director. Submittals shall be delivered to the Division no later than 30 days from the date the facility receives the sampling results from the laboratory. When no discharge has occurred from the facility during the report period, the permittee is required to submit a discharge monitoring report within 30 days of the end of the six-month sampling period, giving all required information and indicating "NO FLOW" as per NCAC T15A 02B .0506. Part III Page 6 of 8 Permit No. NCS000330 The permittee shall record the required qualitative monitoring observations on the SDO Qualitative Monitoring Report (QMR) form provided by the Division, and shall retain the completed forms on site. Qualitative monitoring results should not be submitted to the Division, except upon DWQ's specific requirement to do so. 2. Submitting Reports Duplicate signed copies of all reports required herein, shall be submitted to the following address: Division of Water Quality Surface Water Protection Section ATTENTION: Central Files 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 3. Availability ofRepoits Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS ] 43-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms shall be available for public inspection aI the offices of the Division of Water Quality. As required by the Act, analytical data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.613 or in Section 309 of the Federal Act, 4. Non-Stormwater Discharges If the storm event monitored in accordance with this individual permit coincides witU a non-stornnvater discharge, the permittee shall separately monitor all parameters as required under the non-storimvater discharge permit and provide this information with the stormwater discharge monitoring report. 5. Plamred Changes The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any plamred changes at the permitted faCully which could significantly alter the nature or quantity of,pollutants discharged. This notification requirement includes pollutants which are not specifically listed in the individual permit or subject to notification requirements wider 40 CFR Part 122.42 (a). 6. Anticipated Noncompliance The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any plamred changes at the permitted facility which may result in noncompliance witU the individual permit requirements. 7. B},paSS a. Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice, if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass; including an evaluation of the anticipated quality and affect of the bypass. U. Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice within 24 hours of becoming aware of an unanticipated bypass. S. Twenty-four Hour Reporting The permittee shall report to the central office or the appropriate regional office any noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally withhi 24 hours fiom Part III Page 7 of 8 Permit No. NCS000330 the time the permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes; the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, elin inate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance. The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis if the oral report has been received within 24 hours. Other Noncom hn 'ante The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported wider 24 hour reporting at the time monitoring reports are submitted. 10. Other brformation Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in an application for an individual permit or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly submit such facts or information. Part III Page 8 of 8 I�C�I.YiDIQc3Cii] PART IV LIMITATIONS REOPENER This individual permit shall be modified or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to comply with any applicable effluent guideline or water quality standard issued or approved under Sections 302(b) (2) (c), and (d), 304(b) (2) and 307(a) of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent guideline or water quality standard so issued or approved: a. Contains different conditions or is otherwise more stringent than any effluent limitation in the individual permit; or b. Controls any pollutant not limited hn the individual permit. The individual permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also contain any other requirements in the Act then applicable. PART V ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS The permittee must pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in timely manner in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the hndividual Permit. PART VI DEFINITIONS See Clean Water Act. 2. Arithmetic Mean The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the summation of the individual values divided by the nonber of individual values. Allowable Non-Stornnvater Discharges This permit regulates stormwater discharges. Non-stormwater discharges which shall be allowed in the sto mwater conveyance system are: (a) All other discharges that are authorized by a non-stormwater NPDES permit. (b) Uncontaminated groundwater, foundation drains, air -conditioner condensate without added chemicals, springs, discharges of uncontaminated potable water, waterline and fire hydrant flushings, water from footing drains, flows fi-om riparian habitats and wetlands. (e) Discharges resulting from fire -fighting or fire -fighting training. 4. Best Management Practices (BMPs) Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters. BMPs may take the fo m of a process, activity, or physical structure. Parts 717, V and VI Page 1 of 5 Permit No. NCS000330 5. Bvpass A bypass is the known diversion of stormwater from any portion of a stormwater control facility including the collection system, which is not a designed or established operating mode for the facility. 6. Bulk Stora eg of Liquid Products Liquid raw materials, manufactured products, waste materials or by-products with a single above g'ound storage container having a capacity of greater than 660 gallons or with multiple above ground storage containers located in close proximity to each other having a total combined storage capacity of greater than 1,320 gallons. 7. Clean Water Act The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq. 8. Divisionm'DWO The Division of Water Quality, Deparhnent of Enviromnent and Nahuai Resources. 9. Director The Director of the Division of Water Quality, the permit issuing authority. 10. EMC The North Carolina Environmental Management Conmiission. 1 I. GraU Sample An individual sample collected instantaneously. Grab samples that will be directly analyzed or qualitatively monitored must Ue taken within the first 30 minutes of discharge. 12. Hazardous Substance Any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act. 13. Landfill A disposal facility or part of a disposal facility where waste is placed in or on land and which is not a ]and treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an injection well, a hazardous waste long-term storage facility or a surface storage facility. 14. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System A stormwater collection system within an incorporated area of local self-govermnent such as a city or town. ]5. No Exposure A conon of no exposure means that all industrial materials and activities are protected Uy a storm resistant shelter or acceptable storage containers to prevent exposure to rain, snow, snowmelt, or runoff. Industrial materials or activities include, but are not limited to, material handling equipment m activities, Part V I Page 2 of 5 Pages Permit No. NCS000330 industrial machinery, raw materials, intermediate products, by-products, final products, or waste products. DWQ may grant a No Exposure Exclusion from NPDES Stomnvater Permitting requirements only if a facility complies with the terms and conditions described in 40 CFR § I22.26(g). 16. OverU11 en Any material of arty nature, consolidated" or unconsolidated, that overlies a mineral deposit, exchrding topsoil or similar naturally -occurring surface materials that are not disturbed by mining operations. 17. Permitee The owner or operator issued a permit pursuant to this individual permit. 18. Point Source Discharee of Stomnvater Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, Uut not specifically limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which stormwater is or may be discharged to waters of the state. 19. Representative Storm Event A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded Uy at least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A single storm event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For example, if it rains for 2 hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the next 10 hours. 20. Representative Outfall Status When it is established that the discharge of stormwater runoff from a single outfall is representative of the discharges at multiple outfalls5 the DWQ may grant representative outfall status. Representative outfall status allows the permittee to perform analytical monitoring at a reduced number of outfalls. 21. Rinse Water Discharee The discharge of rinse water from equipment cleaning areas associated with industrial activity. Rinse waters from vehicle and equipment cleaning areas are process wastewaters and do not include wastwaters utilizing any type of detergent or cleaning agent. 22. Secondary Containment Spilt containment for the contents of the single largest tankwithin the containuent shucmre pins sufficient freeUoard to allow for the 25-year, 24-hour storm event. 23. Section 313 Water Priority Chemical A chemical or chemical category which: a. Is listed in 40 CFR 372.65 pursuant to Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, also titled the Emergency Planning and Community Right - to -Know Act of 1986; U. Is present at or above threshold levels at a facility subject to SARA Title II1, Section 313 reporting requirements; and c. That meets at least one of the following criteria: Part VI Page 3 of 5 Pages Permit No. NCS000330 (1) Is listed in Appendix D of 40 CFR part 122 on Table 11(organic priority pollutants), Table III (certain metals, cyanides, and phenols), or Table IV (certain toxic pollutants and hazardous substances); (2) Is listed as a hazardous substance pursuant to section 311(b)(2)(A) of the CWA at 40 CFR 116.4; or (3) Is a pollutant for which EPA has puU]ished acute or chronic water quality criteria. 24. Severe Property Damaee Means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the control facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused Uy delays in production. 2S. SienificantMaterials htcludes, but is not limited to: raw materials; fiuels; materials such as solvents, detergents, and plastic pellets; finished materials such as metallic products; raw materials used in food processing or production; hazardous substances designated under section 101(14) of CERCLA; any chemical the facility is required to report pursuant to section 313 of Title III of SARA; fertilizers; pesticides; and waste products such as ashes, slag and sludge that have the potential to be released with stornnvater discharges. 26. Significant Spills Includes, but is not limited to: releases of oil or hazardous substances in excess of reportable quantities under section 311 of the can Water Act (Ref. 40 CFR 110.10 and CPR 117.21) or section 102 of CERCLA (Ref: 40 CFR 302A), 27. StormwaterRunoff The flow of water which results fi•mn precipitation and which occurs inmrediately following rainfall or as a result of snowmeltI 2S. Stornnvater The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying stornnvater and which is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material storage areas at an industrial site. Facilities considered to be engaged in "industrial activities" include those activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14). The term does not include discharges from facilities or activities excluded from the NPDES program. 29. stornnvater Pollution Prevention Plan A comprehensive site -specific plan which details measures and practices to reduce stornnvater pollution and is based on an evaluation of the pollution potential of the site. 30. Ten Year Design Storm The maximum 24 hour precipitation event expected to Ue equaled or exceeded ou the average once in ten years. Design storm information can Ue found in the State of North Carolina Erasion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual, Part VI Page 4 of S Pages Permit No. NCS000330 31. Total Flow The flow corresponding to the time period over which the entire storm event occurs. Total flow shall be either; (a) measured continuously, (b) calculated based on the amount of area draining to the outfall, the amount of built -upon (impervious) area, and the total amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals during the rainfall event. 32. Total Maximum Daily Load TMDL) A TMDL is a calculation of the maxinuun amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards, and an allocation of that amount to the pollutant's sources. A TMDL is a detailed water quality assessment that provides the scientific foundation for an implementation plan. The implementation plan outlines the steps necessary to reduce pollutant loads in a certain body of water to restore and maintain water quality standards in all seasons. The Clean Water Act, Section 303, establishes the water quality standards and TMDL programs. 33. Toxic Pollutant Any pollutant listed as toxic tinder Section 307(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act. 34. Unset Means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and tempormy noncompliance with technology based permit effluent limitations because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the peruittee. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment or control facilities, inadequate treatment or control facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation. 35. Vehicle Maintenance Activity Vehicle rehabilitation, mechanical repahs, painting fi�eling, lubrication, vehicle cleaning operations, or airport deicing operations. 36. Visible Sedimentation Solid particulate matter, both mineral and organic, that has Ueen or is being transported by water, air, gravity, or ice from its site of origin which can Ue seen with the unaided eye. 37. 25-year, 24 hour storm event The maximum 24-hour precipitation event expected to Ue equaled or exceeded, on the average; once in 25 years. Pat VI Page 5 of 5 Pages