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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0020338_Draft Permit_20220405ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Town of Yadkinville Mr. Grant Trivette, ORC 213 S. Van Buren St. Yadkinville, NC 27055 Email: gtrivette@yadkinville.org Dear Mr. Trivette: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality April 5, 2022 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Modification Permit NC0020338, 2.5 MGD Yadkinville WWTP, Grade III Yadkin County SIC Code 4952 Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit modification for the Yadkinville wastewater treatment plant. The following changes were made to the final permit sent to you on January 16, 2020. Please review this draft carefully to ensure a thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it contains. • In April 2021, the Town of Yadkinville submitted a Water Effect Ratio Study for copper (completed by ETT Environmental) based on the existing compliance schedule in the Special Condition A. (5) in the current NPDES permit; therefore, the effluent limitation for copper has been updated. See the updated Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements table of the permit in Section A. (1.). • A notation was made concerning the Electronic Reporting Rule —NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule — Phase 2 Extension. EPA extended the Phase 2 deadline to December 21, 2025. The current compliance date, effective January 4, 2021, was extended as a final regulation change published in the November 2, 2020, Federal Register. The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, and IV), 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/3k5NFaL and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file. Concurrent with this notification, the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having circulation in the general Yadkin County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit. Please provide any written comments you may have to the following: NCDEQ/DWR, NPDES Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699- 1617 no later than 30 days after receipt of this draft permit. Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and take appropriate action prior to issuing a modification to the final permit. If you have questions concerning this draft permit modification, please contact me at (919) 707-9130 or by email at diana.yitbarek@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Z� Diana Yitbidrek, Engineer NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit Hardcopy: NPDES Files Central Files Ecopy: US EPA Region 4 DWR/ Winston-Salem Regional Office (WSRO)/ Jim Gonsiewski DWR/ NPDES Municipal Unit - Pretreatment/ Keyes McGee DWR/ Ecosystems Branch/Mark Vander Borgh DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/ Zach Thomas and Cindy Moore Permit NC0020338 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES DRAFT PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, Town of Yadkinville is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Yadkinville WWTP 1620 Fred Hinshaw Road Yadkinville Yadkin County to receiving waters designated as North Deep Creek in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective Month XX, 2022. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 28, 2025. Signed this day Month XX, 2022. DRAFT for Richard E. Rogers. Jr., Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit NC0020338 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked, and as of this issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein. The Town of Yadkinville is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate a 2.5 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of the following components: • a mechanical bar screen • dual grit removal facilities • an influent pump station • a flow splitter box • aeration basins • an oxidation ditch • secondary clarification • chlorine contact chamber utilizing gas chlorination • gas dechlorination • aerobic sludge digestion • sludge drying beds (offline) • an effluent pump station • standby power 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into North Deep Creek, which is classified C water in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. Page 2of11 Permit NC0020338 Part I A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (2.5 MGD) [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] Grade III Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302] During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge up to 2.5 MGD treated wastewater through Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: Effluent Characteristics Parameter Code Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements Monthly Average Weekly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location 2 Flow 50050 2.5 MGD Continuous Recording I or E BOD5 (20°C) 3 [Summer] C0310 16.0 mg/L 24.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite I, E BOD5 (20°C) 3 [Winter] C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite I, E Total Suspended Solids 3 C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite I, E NH3 as N [Summer] C0610 2.0 mg/L 6.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite E NH3 as N [Winter] C0610 4.0 mg/L 12.0 mg/L 3/Week Composite E Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily Average not less than 5.0 mg/L 3/Week Grab E, U, D pH 00400 Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units 3/Week Grab E Total Residual Chlorine 4 50060 28 µg/L 3/Week Grab E Temperature (°C) 00010 Monitor and Report Daily Grab E Temperature (°C) 00010 Monitor and Report 3/Week Grab U, D Fecal Coliform 31616 (geometric mean) 200/100m1 400/100m1 3/Week Grab E, U, D Oil and Grease 00556 Monitor and Report Quarterly Grab E Conductivity (µmhos/cm) 00094 Monitor and Report 3/Week Grab E, U, D Total Nitrogen 5 (mg/L) C0600 Monitor and Report Weekly Composite E Total Phosphorus (mg/L) C0665 Monitor and Report Weekly Composite E Total Copper 6 01042 34.5 ug/L 46.6 ug/L Monthly Composite E Total Silver (ug/L) 01077 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E Total Zinc (ug/L) 01092 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E 7 (motalg ) Hardness [as CaCO3] 00900 Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E Total Hardness [as CaCO3] 00900 (mg/L) Monitor and Report Quarterly Grab U 8 Chronic Toxicity 9 TGP3B Monitor and Report Quarterly Composite E Effluent Pollutant Scan NC01 Monitor and report Footnote 10 E Footnotes: 1 The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the NC DWR's eDMR application system [see A. (6)]. 2. Sample locations: I — Influent; E — Effluent; U — Upstream at the Old US-421 crossing; D — Downstream at the NCSR 1510 crossing and at the NCSR 1146 crossing. Upstream and downstream samples shall be grab samples collected 3/Week during the months of June, July, August, and September then once per week during Page 3of11 Permit NC0020338 the other months of the year. As a participant in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin Association, the instream monitoring requirements for dissolved oxygen, temperature, fecal coliform and conductivity are waived. Should your membership in the association be terminated, you shall notify the Division and begin instream sampling immediately. 3. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective influent value (85% removal). 4- Monitoring only if effluent is chlorinated. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 jig/L. 5- TN = TKN + NO3-N + NO2-N where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and NO3-N + NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively. 6- A 5-year schedule of compliance has been added to the permit [See A. (5) Schedule of Compliance for total copper]. 7. Effluent Total Hardness sampling shall be conducted in conjunction with effluent metals for the pretreatment program (Cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and zinc). 8. The permittee shall sample instream hardness upstream of the facility's discharge. The sample shall be representative of the hardness in the receiving stream. If the permittee is a member of a monitoring coalition program, sampling for instream hardness may be waived as long as the monitoring coalition agrees to sample hardness at the nearest upstream location, at a 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. 9- Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) limit at 50% with testing in January, April, July and October [see A. (2)]. 10. The permittee shall perform three effluent pollutant scans during the term of this permit [See A. (3)]. [Summer] = April 1- October 31 [Winter] = November 1- March 31 There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 4 of 11 Permit NC0020338 A. (2) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY) [15A NCAC 02B.0200] The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 50%. 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 on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code TGP3B for the pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWR Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the following address: Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Resources Water Sciences Section/Aquatic Toxicology Branch 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1621 Or, results can be sent to the email, ATForms.ATB@ncdenr.gov. 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. Page 5of11 Permit NC0020338 A. (3) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] The Permittee shall perform a total of three (3) Effluent Pollutant Scans for all parameters listed below. One scan must be performed in each of the following years: 2021, 2022, and 2023. Analytical methods shall be in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 and shall be sufficiently sensitive to determine whether parameters are present in concentrations greater than applicable standards and criteria. Samples should be collected with one quarterly toxicity test each year, and must represent seasonal variation [i.e., do not sample in the same quarter every year]. Unless otherwise indicated, metals shall be analyzed as "total recoverable." Ammonia (as N) Chlorine (total residual, TRC) Dissolved oxygen Nitrate / Nitrite Kjeldahl nitrogen Oil and grease Phosphorus Total dissolved solids Hardness Antimony Arsenic Beryllium Cadmium Chromium Copper Lead Mercury (Method 1631E) Nickel Selenium Silver Thallium Zinc Cyanide Total phenolic compounds Volatile organic compounds: Acrolein Acrylonitrile Benzene Bromoform Carbon tetrachloride Chlorobenzene Chlorodibromomethane Chloroethane 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether Chloroform Dichlorobromomethane 1,1-dichloroethane 1,2-dichloroethane C0610 50060 00300 00630 00625 00556 C0665 70295 00900 01097 01002 01012 01027 C0034 01042 01051 COMER 01067 01147 01077 01059 01092 00720 32730 34210 34215 34030 32104 32102 34301 34306 85811 34576 32106 32101 34496 32103 Trans- 1 ,2-dichloroethylene 1 ,1 -dichloro ethy lene 1,2-dichloropropane 1,3-dichloropropylene Ethylbenzene Methyl bromide Methyl chloride Methylene chloride 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane Tetrachloroethylene Toluene 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1,1,2-trichloroethane Trichloroethylene Vinyl chloride Acid -extractable compounds: P-chloro-m-cresol 2-chlorophenol 2,4-dichlorophenol 2,4-dimethylphenol 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol 2,4-dinitrophenol 2-nitrophenol 4-nitrophenol Pentachlorophenol Phenol 2,4,6-trichlorophenol Base -neutral compounds: Acenaphthene Acenaphthylene Anthracene Benzidine Benzo(a)anthracene Benzo(a)pyrene 3,4 benzofluoranthene Benzo(ghi)perylene Benzo(k)fluoranthene Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane 34546 34501 C0541 77163 34371 34413 34418 34423 81549 34475 34010 34506 34511 39180 39175 34452 34586 34601 34606 34657 34616 34591 34646 39032 34694 34621 34205 34200 CO220 39120 C0526 34247 34230 34521 34242 34278 Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 4-bromophenyl phenyl ether Butyl benzyl phthalate 2-chloronaphthalene 4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether Chrysene Di-n-butyl phthalate Di-n-octyl phthalate Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 1,2-dichlorobenzene 1,3-dichlorobenzene 1,4-dichlorobenzene 3,3-dichlorobenzidine Diethyl phthalate Dimethyl phthalate 2,4-dinitrotoluene 2,6-dinitrotoluene 1,2-diphenylhydrazine Fluoranthene Fluorene Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorobutadiene Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene Hexachloroethane Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene Isophorone Naphthalene Nitrobenzene N-nitro s o di-n-propy lamine N-nitro s o dimethy lamine N-nitro s o dipheny lamine Phenanthrene Pyrene 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 34273 34283 CO100 34636 34292 34581 34641 34320 39110 34596 34556 34536 34566 34571 34631 34336 34341 34611 C0626 34346 C0376 34381 C0700 C0702 34386 34396 34403 34408 34696 34447 34428 34438 34433 34461 34469 C0551 Page 6of11 Permit NC0020338 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 31' of each designated sampling year. The Permiee 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: 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 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. Samples must represent seasonal variation [i.e., do not sample in the same quarter every year]. 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: ATForms.ATB@ncdenr.gov. 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. A. (4) MERCURY MINIMIZATION PLAN [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] The permittee shall continue developing and implementing mercury minimization plan during this permit term. The MMP shall be developed by August 28, 2020, and shall be available for inspection on -site. The MMP should place emphasis on identification of mercury contributors and goals for reduction. Results shall be summarized and submitted with the next permit renewal. Performance of the Mercury Minimization Plan will meet the requirements of the TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) for mercury approved by USEPA on October 12, 2012, unless and until a Waste Load Allocation specific to this facility is developed and this NPDES permit is amended to require further actions to address the Waste Load Allocation. A. (5) SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE FOR TOTAL COPPER (OUTFALL 001) [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] 1. Within one year from the effective date of the permit the Permittee shall submit to the Division of Water Resources a Corrective Action Plan summarizing the strategy or actions to be taken to achieve compliance with the total copper limits listed in Section A. (1) which includes specific dates for completion or implementation of each action. Budgeting for extra sampling and lab analysis will be implemented for the duration of the compliance schedule. Page 7 of 11 Permit NC0020338 2. Within two years from the effective date of the permit work with known copper contributors (Significant Industrial Users) in an effort to reduce the copper loading to the POTW; research and identify other possible sources of copper to the POTW. Submit a report to the Division summarizing actions taken in accordance with the Corrective Action Plan. 3. Within three years from the effective date of the permit identify and compile sample data from uncontrollable sources and other possible copper contributors in an effort to reduce copper loading to the POTW research. Submit a report to the Division summarizing the data and steps taken during the previous year to reduce copper. 4. Within four years from the effective date of the permit continue to work with SIU's and newly found copper contributors in an effort to reduce copper loading to the POTW. Submit a report to the Division summarizing actions taken in accordance with the Corrective Action Plan and identify any modifications to the Plan needed to ensure compliance with the limit within five years of the permit's effective date. 5. By February 28, 2025, achieve compliance with total copper limits specified in Section A. (1). Upon approval of the Corrective Action Plan by the Division, the report and actions become an enforceable part of this permit. Any modifications to the schedule shall be requested to the Division at least ninety (90) days before the deadline. Modifications to the schedule in excess of four months will be subject to public notice. The Corrective Action Plan and reports shall include the owner's name, NPDES permit number and Permittee contact person, and shall be submitted to: (1) NCDEQ/Division of Water Resources NPDES Complex Permitting 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 (2) NCDEQ/Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 Winston-Salem, NC 27105 A. (6) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF 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.) • Section D. (2.) • Section D. (6.) • Section E. (5.) Signatory Requirements Reporting Records Retention 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. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted electronically monthly using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and Page 8 of 11 Permit NC0020338 submit DMRs electronically using the internet. The eDMR system may be accessed at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr. 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, 2025, the permittee must electronically report the following compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable: • Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports; • Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and • Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports. The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below). 2. Electronic Submissions In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website resources to identify the initial recipient for the electronic submission. 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.federalre gister.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. Page 9of11 Permit NC0020338 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-resourcesiedmr 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 ACCEPTED: "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." 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. 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