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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0055255_Draft Permit_20220516 ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER {" _ Secretary RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. Director , +�a NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality 5/16/2022 Jones Estates Bay Country,LLC Attn: Mr.Jason Freed 2310 S.Miami Blvd,Suite 238 Durham,NC 27703 Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0055255 Crown Mobile Home Park WWTP Guilford County Grade II Biological WPCS Dear Permittee: The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit. Please review this draft carefully to ensure your thorough understanding of the information,conditions,and requirements it contains. The draft permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit: • Section A.(3.)has been updated to require electronic submission of effluent data reports(DMRs).Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring. • An updated outfall map has been included. With this notification,the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in newspapers having circulation in the general Guilford County area,per EPA requirements. Please provide your comments,if any,to me no later than 30 days after receiving 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 any questions concerning this permit,please contact Emily Phillips at emily.phillipsAncdenr.gov. Sincerely, DocuSigned CfAlltbi eLitt.irS 88E53C816460471... Emily Phillips Compliance and Expedited Permitting Unit cc: NPDES files ec: WSRO State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,NC 27699-1617 919-807-6300 919-807-6389 FAX https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits Permit NC0055255 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, Jones Estates Bay Country, LLC is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Crown Mobile Home Park WWTP 6201 Jonquil Drive Greensboro Guilford County to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary (UT) to Hickory Creek in subbasin 03-06-08 of the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance with effluent limits, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2026. Signed this day Richard E. Rogers, Jr.,Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 6 Permit NC0055255 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 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. Jones Estates Bay Country, LLC is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.042 MGD wastewater treatment facility with the following components: • Bar screen • Aerated equalization basins • Aeration tanks in parallel • Clarifiers [one per aeration tank] • Tertiary filters • UV disinfection • Backup tablet chlorination with chlorine contact tank • Backup tablet dechlorination • Reaeration tank with diffused air • Flow recording device This facility is located south of Groometown at the Crown Mobile Home Park WWTP off Jonquil Drive in Guilford County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into an unnamed tributary(UT)to Hickory Creek, currently classified as WS-IV* waters in the Cape Fear River Basin. Page 2 of 6 Permit NC0055255 Part I. A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 15A NCAC 02B.0500 et seq.] Grade II 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 treated wastewater from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: PARAMETER EFFLUENT LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Daily Unit of Measurement Sample Sample PCS Code Average Maximum Measure Frequency Type Location2 Flow 0.042 MGD Continuous Recorder Influent or 50050 Effluent BOD, 5-Day(20 Deg. C) 16.0 24.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent C0310 Total Suspended Solids(TSS) 30.0 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent C0530 Ammonia Nitrogen(as N)(April 1 October 31) 2.0 10.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent C0610 Ammonia Nitrogen(as N) (November 1 -March 31) 4.0 20.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent C0610 Fecal Coliform(geometric mean) 200 400 #/100m1 Weekly Grab Effluent 31616 Total Residual Chlorine 3(TRC) 17 pg/L 2/week Grab Effluent 50060 Temperature, Deg. Centigrade deg. C Daily-- Grab Effluent 00010 weekdays Dissolved Oxygen Daily average>6.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent 00300 pH >6.0 and<9.0 standard units. Weekly Grab Effluent 00400 Temperature, Deg. Centigrade/00010 deg. C Weekly Grab U&D Dissolved Oxygen/00300 mg/L Weekly Grab U & D Footnotes: 1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system[see A. (3)]. 2. Upstream: at least 100 feet upstream from the outfall;Downstream: at NCSR 1132. 3. Limit and monitoring requirements apply only if chlorine is used for disinfection. The Permittee shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC-certified laboratory[including field-certified]. Effluent values below 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes. There shall be no discharge offloating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 3 of 6 Permit NC0055255 A. (2.) PERMIT RE-OPENER: SUPPLEMENTARY MONITORING [NCGS 143-215.1] Pursuant to N.C.General Statutes Section 143-215.1 and the implementing rules found in the North Carolina Administrative Code at 15A NCAC 2H.0112(b)(1)and 2H.0114(a)and Part II sections B-12 and B-13 of this permit,the Director may reopen this permit to require supplemental nutrient monitoring of the discharge. The purpose of the additional monitoring will be to support water quality modeling efforts within the Cape Fear River Basin and shall be consistent with a monitoring plan developed jointly by the Division and affected stakeholders. In addition,the results of water quality modeling may require that limits for Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus be imposed in this permit upon renewal. A. (3.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - 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 Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Section D. (2.)and Section E. (5.)(all 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 using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. The eDMR system may be accessed at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr. 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 following address: NC DEQ/Division of Water Resources/Water Quality Permitting Section A 1TENTION: Central Files 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 See"How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting"section below. Page 4 of 6 Permit NC0055255 Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s)shall be summarized for each month and reported via the eDMR system no later than the last calendar day of the month following the completed reporting period. 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). 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.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. 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: ht ://de ov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr � q.nc.g 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. Page 5 of 6 Permit NC0055255 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." 1. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1 The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions. 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