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S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
September 8, 2020
Mr.Greg Zephir,Town Manager
Town of Tryon
315 N.Main Street
Troy,North Carolina 27371
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NC0028916
Troy WWTP
Montgomery County
Grade III Biological WPCS
SIC Code 4952
Dear Mr.Zephir:
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:
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis(RPA) showing reasonable potential to violate
state water quality standards,total copper and total cyanide limits and monthly monitoring
requirements have been added to the permit[See A. (1)].
• To provide an opportunity for the Town to develop a plan to assess sources of total
cyanide and total copper in order to come in compliance with the limits in Section A. (1.), .
a 3-year schedule of compliance has been added to the permit[See Special Condition A. (4.)
Schedule of Compliance for Total Cyanide and Total Copper Limitations].
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis(RPA)demonstrating a predicted maximum
concentration greater than 50%of the allowable discharge concentration,quarterly
monitoring for total nickel and total chromium has been added to the permit[See A. (1.)].
• 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, and 2023). In addition, at the end of
the Special Condition, 2°" species Toxicity Testing Requirements for municipal permit
renewals per Federal Regulations[40 CFR 122.21(j)(5)] have been added.
• The Town of Troy reported Total Cadmium, Total Selenium and Total Silver at less than
detection, with a detection level < 2 µg/L, < 10 µg/L and < 5 µg/L, respectively, in their
discharge monitoring reports. The Town's chronic allowable discharge concentration is 1.7
µg/L for Total Cadmium,5.9 µg/L for Total Selenium,and 0.07 µg/L for Total Silver.DWR's
laboratory identifies the target Practical Quantification Limits (PQL) as 0.5 µg/L for Total
Cadmium, 1.0 µg/L for Total Selenium and 1.0 µg/L for Total Silver. 15A NCAC 2B .0505
(e) (4) requires that all test procedures must produce detection and reporting levels that are
below the permit discharge requirements. If no approved methods are capable of achieving a
detection level below the permit discharge requirement (or allowable concentration) the
method with the lowest detection level must be used.The Town shall test for Total Cadmium,
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Total Selenium and Total Silver down to a PQL below the allowable discharge concentration.
While no monitoring requirement has been added to the permit for Total Cadmium, Total
Selenium or Total Silver at this time,the Division can add a limit or add limits during the next
renewal if this regulation is not satisfied.
• The NC 2007-2014 Water Quality Standard(WQS)Triennial Review was approved by the
NC Environmental Management Committee (EMC) on November 13, 2014. The US EPA
subsequently approved the WQS revisions on April 6, 2016 with some exceptions. The NC
Division of Water Resources NPDES Permitting Unit is required to implement the new
dissolved metal standards in all permits public noticed after April 6,2016.The new standards
for most metals include acute standards. Further, the freshwater standards for several metals
are expressed as the dissolved form of the metals, and seven metals have hardness-dependent
equations. As a result, the NPDES Permitting Unit will need site-specific effluent hardness
data and instream hardness data,upstream of the discharge, for each facility monitoring these
metals in order to calculate permit limitations. Effluent hardness and instream hardness
sampling,upstream of the discharge,have been added to the permit at a monitoring frequency
of quarterly[See A.(1.)].
• A notation was made concerning the Electronic Reporting Rule—Phase 2 Extension.EPA
is proposing to extend the Phase 2 deadline from December 21, 2020,to December 21, 2023.
The current compliance date will be extended if the implementation date is extended as a fmal
regulation change in the federal register.
• 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 Montgomery 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)707-3609 or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
e, -
Nick Coco,Engineer
NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR/Fayetteville Regional Office/Water Quality/Trent Allen
DWR/Operator Certification Program/Maureen Kinney
DWR/Ecosystems Branch/Mark Vander Borgh
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Cindy Moore
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Permit NC0028916
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,the
Town of Troy
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Troy Wastewater Treatment Plant
650 Glen Road,Troy
Montgomery County
to receiving waters designated as Densons 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.
The permit shall become effective. Month xx,2020.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on: June 30,2024.
Signed this day. Month xx,2020.
DRAFT
S.Daniel Smith,Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0028916
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility,whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked.As of this
permit issuance,any
y previously i issued permit bearing this number is no longer 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 Troy
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue operation of a 1.2 MGD wastewater treatment facilitythat includes the following
components:
• Flow equalization
• 10-Acre EQ Basin
• Mechanically cleaned bar screen
• Aerated grit removal system
• Influent Parshall Flume with Ultrasonic flow meter
• Dual oxidation ditches arranged in series
• Dual secondary clarifiers
• UV disinfection
• Chlorination/dechlorination(back-up)
• Sludge transfer tank
• Aerobic sludge digester
This facility is located at the Troy Wastewater Treatment Plant at 650 Glen Road,Troy in Montgomery
County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Densons
Creek,a class C water in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin.
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Permit NC0028916
PART I
A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq.,02B.0500 et seq.] Grade III Biological Water
Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
a. Beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until permit expiration,the Permittee is
authorized to discharge treated wastewater from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited
and monitored)by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PARAMETER
Parameter Code Monthly Weekly Daily Measurement Sample Sample
Average Average Maximum Frequency Type Location2
Flow 50050 1.2 MGD Continuous Recording I or E
BODs(20°C)3 C0310 7.0 mg/L 10.5 mg/L 3/Week Composite I and E
(April 1-October 31)
BODs(20°C)3
(November 1 March 31) C0310 14.0 mg/L 21.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite I and E
Total Suspended Solids3 CO530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite I and E
Ammonia(NH3 as N) CO610 1.1 mg/L 3.3 mg/L 3/Week Composite E
(April 1-October 31)
Ammonia(NH3 as N) CO610 3.9 mg/L 11.7 mg/L 3/Week Composite E
(November 1 -March 31)
Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily Average>_ 5.0 mg/L 3/Week Grab E
Fecal Coliform 31616 200/100 mL 400/100 mL 3/Week Grab E
(geometric mean)
Total Residual Chlorine4 50060 20 pg/L 3/Week Grab E
Temperature,°C 00010 Monitor and Report Daily Grab E
pH 00400 Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units 3/Week Grab E
Conductivity, pS/cm 00094 Monitor and Report 3/Week Grab E
TN,mg/L CO600 Monitor and Report Monthly Composite E
Total Phosphorus CO665 Monitor and Report Monthly Composite E
Total Coppers 01042 25.7 pg/L 37.5 pg/L Monthly Composite E
Total Cyanides 00720 5.9 pg/L 25.5 pg/L Monthly Grab E
Chlorides,mg/L 00940 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E
Total Chromium,pg/L 01034 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E
Total Nickel,pg/L 01067 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E
Total Zinc,pg/L 01092 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E
Total Hardness[as 00900 Monitor and Report Quarterly p Com osite E
CaC031,mg/L6 p
Chronic Toxicity' TGP3B See Note 7 Quarterly Composite E
Effluent Pollutant Scan NC01 Monitor and Report Footnote 8 E
Total Hardness[as 00900 Monitor and Report Quarterly Grab U
CaCO3],mg/L9
Dissolved Oxygen,mg/L 00300 Monitor and Report Variable2 Grab U,D
Temperature,°C 00010 Monitor and Report Variable2 Grab U, D
Conductivity,pmhos/cm 00094 Monitor and Report Variable2 Grab U, D
(Footnotes on next page.)
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Permit NC0028916
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR
application system. See Special Condition A.(5.).
2. Sample locations:I-Influent,E-Effluent,U-Upstream at least 100 feet,D-Downstream approximately
0.4 miles before the confluence with Spencer Branch. Stream samples shall be grab samples and shall be
collected 3/Week during June-September and 1/Week during the remaining months of the year.
Instream monitoring requirements are waived as long as Permittee maintains membership in the
'Yadkin-Pee Dee Basin Association. If Permittee ceases membership,then all instream monitoring
requirements specified in this permit are immediately reinstated.
3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and TSS concentrations shall not exceed 15%of the respective influent
value(85%removal).
4. Limit and monitor only if the facility adds chlorine or chlorine derivatives to water that is eventually
discharged.The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 ug/1 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 ug/l.
5. The Permittee shall achieve compliance with these limitations within five years of the effective date of this
permit and shall follow the Total Copper and Total Cyanide compliance schedule detailed in Special
Condition A.(4.).Starting on the effective date of this permit,the Permittee shall perform monthly effluent
Monitoring and Reporting for Total Copper and Total Cyanide.
6. Effluent hardness sampling should be performed in conjunction with testing for hardness dependent
metals(cadmium,copper,lead,nickel,silver,and zinc).
7. Chronic Toxicity(Ceriodaphnia dubia)P/F at 84%:January,April,July and October[see Special Condition
A.(2.)1. Toxicity monitoring shall coincide with metals monitoring.
8. The Permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the term of this permit[see A.(3.)].
9. The Permittee shall sample instream hardness,upstream of the facility's discharge.The sample shall be
representative of the hardness in the receiving stream. If the Permittee is a member of the 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 minimum 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 Permittee 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 at the approved
station,the Permittee will immediately notify the Division and resume sampling for instream hardness,
upstream of its discharge.
b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NC0028916
A.(2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT(QUARTERLY)
[15A NCAC 02B.0200 et seq.]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant
mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 84%.
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 final 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 II Chronic Whole Effluent
Toxicity Test Procedure"(Revised-December 2010)or subsequent versions.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered electronically using
the Division's eDMR system 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:
Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1623
Or,results can be sent to the email,[e-mail].
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the 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 the 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.
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 final 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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11 Permit NC0028916
A.(3.) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN
[G.S.143-215.1(b)]
a. The Permittee shallperform 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) C0610 Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene 34546 Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether 34273
Chlorine(total residual,TRC) 50060 1,1-dichloroethylene 34501 Bis(2-chloroisopropyl)ether 34283
Dissolved oxygen 00300 1,2-dichloropropane C0541 Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate CO100
Nitrate/Nitrite 00630 1,3-dichloropropylene 77163 4-bromophenyl phenyl ether 34636
Kjeldahl nitrogen 00625 Ethylbenzene 34371 Butyl benzyl phthalate 34292
Oil and grease 00556 Methyl bromide 34413 2-chloronaphthalene 34581
Phosphorus C0665 Methyl chloride 34418 4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether 34641
Total dissolved solids 70295 Methylene chloride 34423 Chrysene 34320
Hardness 00900 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 81549 Di-n-butyl phthalate 39110
Antimony 01097 Tetrachloroethylene 34475 Di-n-octyl phthalate 34596
Arsenic 01002 Toluene 34010 Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 34556
Beryllium 01012 1,1,1-trichloroethane 34506 1,2-dichlorobenzene 34536
Cadmium 01027 1,1,2-trichloroethane 34511 1,3-dichlorobenzene 34566
Chromium C0034 Trichloroethylene 39180 1,4-dichlorobenzene 34571
Copper 01042 Vinyl chloride 39175 3,3-dichlorobenzidine 34631
Lead 01051 Acid-extractable compounds: Diethyl phthalate 34336
Mercury(Method 1631E) COMER P-chloro-m-cresol 34452 Dimethyl phthalate 34341
Nickel 01067 2-chlorophenol 34586 2,4 dinitrotoluene 34611
Selenium 01147 2,4-dichlorophenol 34601 2,6-dinitrotoluene C0626
Silver 01077 2,4-dimethylphenol 34606 1,2-diphenylhydrazine 34346
Thallium 01059 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol 34657 Fluoranthene C0376
Zinc 01092 2,4-dinitrophenol 34616 Fluorene 34381
Cyanide 00720 2-nitrophenol 34591 Hexachlorobenzene C0700
Total phenolic compounds 32730 4-nitrophenol 34646 Hexachlorobutadiene C0702
Volatile organic compounds: Pentachlorophenol 39032 Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene 34386
Acrolein 34210 Phenol 34694 Hexachloroethane 34396
Acrylonitrile 34215 2,4,6-trichlorophenol 34621 Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 34403
Benzene 34030 Base-neutral compounds: Isophorone 34408
Bromoform 32104 Acenaphthene 34205 Naphthalene 34696
Carbon tetrachloride 32102 Acenaphthylene 34200 Nitrobenzene 34447
Chlorobenzene 34301 Anthracene CO220 N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine 34428
Chlorodibromomethane 34306 Benzidine 39120 N-nitrosodimethylamine 34438
Chloroethane 85811 Benzo(a)anthracene C0526 N-nitrosodiphenylamine 34433
2-chloroethyl vinyl ether 34576 Benzo(a)pyrene 34247 Phenanthrene 34461
Chloroform 32106 3,4 benzofluoranthene 34230 Pyrene 34469
Dichlorobromomethane 32101 Benzo(ghi)perylene 34521 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene C0551
1,1-dichloroethane 34496 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 34242
1,2-dichloroethane 32103 Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane 34278
b. Reporting. Test results shall be reported electronically using the Division's eDMR system or on
DWR Form DMR-PPA-1(or on a form approved by the Director)by December 31st of each
designated sampling year.
c. The Permittee must at least report completion of the test in the eDMR system by entering"1"or
"Y" for parameter code NC01-Annual Pollutant Scan. If utilizing the DWR Form submit to the
following address:
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Permit NC0028916
NC DEQ/DWR/NPDES Files,1617 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617.
Or the form may be uploaded at:https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/NPDES WW-EDMR-
Supplemental-Form
d. 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
Or,results can be sent to the email,[e-mail].
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 summarized in
Part E(Toxicity Testing Data)of EPA Municipal Application Form 2A,when submitting the
permit renewal application to the NPDES Permitting Unit.
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Permit NC0028916
A.(4.) SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE FOR TOTAL CYANIDE AND TOTAL COPPER
LIMITATIONS
[G.S.143-215.1(b)]
1. Within 1 year of the effective date of the permit, the permittee shall submit to the Division of
Water Resources an Action Plan,for Division approval,summarizing the strategy or actions to
be taken to achieve compliance with the Total Cyanide and Total Copper limitations listed in
Section A. (1.).The plan will include specific dates for completion or implementation of each
action.
2. Within 2 years of the effective date of the permit,the permittee shall submit a report to the
Division summarizing actions taken in accordance with the Action Plan.The permittee shall
achieve compliance with the Total Cyanide and Total Copper limitations specified in Section A.
(1.).
3. The permittee shall achieve compliance with Total Cyanide and Total Copper limitations
specified in Section A. (1.) within 3 years of the effective date of the 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 (4)months will be subject to public notice.
The Action Plan and Reports shall include the owner's name, NPDES permit number and permittee
contact person,and shall be submitted to:
(1)NCDEQ/ Division of Water Resources (2) NCDEQ/ Division of Water Resources
NPDES Complex Permitting Fayetteville Regional Office
1617 Mail Service Center 225 Green Street,Suite 714
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Fayetteville,NC 28301-5095
A.(5.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[G.S.143-215.1(b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs)and
program reports.The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on
December 21,2015.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this
permit(Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting 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.
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Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s)shall be summarized for each month and
submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter
monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. Until such time that the state's
eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Regulation
(CROMERR),Permittees will be required to submit all discharge monitoring data to the state
electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR submission by printing,
signing,and submitting one signed original and a copy of the computer printed eDMR to the
following address:
NC DEQ/ Division of Water Resources/ Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
If a Permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the
facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have
broadband access,then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements
may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms(MR 1,1.1,
2,3)or alternative forms approved by the Director. 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.
NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule-Phase 2 Extension.EPA is proposing to extend the Phase 2
deadline from December 21,2020,to December 21,2023.The current compliance date will be
extended if the implementation date is extended as a final regulation change in the federal register.
The Permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division(see"How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(I)(9), the Permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time
of each electronic submission. The Permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the
initial recipient for the electronic submission.
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Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means the entity
(EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program)that is the designated
entity for receiving electronic NPDES data[see 40 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Information on EPA's NPDES
Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
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.
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.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found on
the following web page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Signatory Requirements[Supplements Section B. (11.) (b)and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part
II,Section B. (11.)(a)or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II,
Section B. (11.)(b). A person,and not a position,must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR
reporting purposes.
For eDMR submissions,the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user
account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North
Carolina's eDMR system,registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account,please visit
the following web page:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make
the following certification[40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL
BE ACCEPT hD:
"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
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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 aware that there are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
5. Records Retention[Supplements Section D. (6.)1
The Permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports,including eDMR
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the
date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time[40 CFR
122.41].
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