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REHABILITATION
Roy Cooper, Governor
7 April 2023
Mr. John Hennessy
NCDEQ— DWR — NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
IN RE: NPDES Permit Renewal — Existing Permit # NCO027626
Roanoke River Correction Institution — WWTP
(Former Name: NCDPS' Caledonia Corr. Inst. — WWTP)
Halifax County
Dear Mr. Hennessy,
Todd Ishee, Secretary
RECEIVED
APR 1 7 2023
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (DAC) is herewith submitting the applicable EPA
Forms to renew the existing NPDES Permit reference above.
Attached please find
• A completed EPA Form 1;
• A completed EPA Form 2E
There has been some delay in turning in the subject NPDES renewal package to the DEQ. As explained
earlier to various DEQ staff, our organization which changed from the DOC to the DPS many years ago
has once again split and we are now under the DAC. The DAC has just completed the transition and
renaming the renaming various facility names.
We are requesting the removal / reduction of any effluent monitoring and sampling requirements while
still maintaining our regulatory compliance. We specifically ask the DEQ-DWR to determine if the fecal
MAILING ADDRESS:
4216 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 276994216
OFFICE LOCATION:
2020 Yonkers Road
Raleigh, NC 27604
FROM THE OFFICE OF:
Nainesh Patel
_. -- Environmental Engrg. Manager
Central Engineering
Telephone: [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Employer https://dae.ne.gov

NCDEQ — DWR — NPDES NPDES Renewal — Roanoke River C.I. - W WTP
Attention: Mr. John Hennessy 7 April 2023 Page 2 of 2
coliform and toxicity limitations can be removed. The treated wastewater from our facility is discharged
into relatively large body of water (Roanoke River). The subject wastewater after discharge is very well
or adequately oxygenated, achieving additional dilution purification. The dissolved oxygen deficit at that
time is eradicated and the dissolved oxygen concentration is well above 4 to 5 mg/L — adequate for the
fish / aquatic life.
Additionally, the DAC is requesting that this facility's grade level be changed from its current 'Grade II' to
its previous 'Biological WPCS - Grade I' status. The existing wetland treatment system does not consist
any major equipment or other treatment components very well falls under the 'Grade I' classification. A
previous, ex -employee of our organization had requested to change the classification from Grade I to
Grade II; without any basis or facts. Therefore, the DAC is asking that the designation be changed back
to "Grade I Biological WWTP," as it was previously.
Evidently, it makes more sense to make this significant alteration while we renew the permit. If the DEQ
staff members need to visit the site to assess this information / fact, we would be happy to have them.
Thank you in advance for your kind assistance. Should you have any questions or need additional
details, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Nainesh (Nash) Patel, PE, PEM
Civil / Environmental Engineering Manager
Central Engineering, NCDAC
Attachments.

EPA Idenfifica6on Number NPDES Permit Number Facility Name
Form Approved 03/05/19
NCO027626 Roanoke River Corr.lnst. - WWTP
OMB No. 2040-0004
Form
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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\%EPA Application for NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater
NPDES
GENERAL INFORMATION
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1.1
Applicants Not Required to Submit Form 1
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Is the facility i new or existing publicly owned
1.1.2
Is the facility a new or existing treatment works
treatment works?
treating domestic sewage?
If yes, STOP. Do NOT complete 0 No
If yes, STOP. Do NOT No
Form 1. Complete Form 2A.
complete Form I. Complete
Form 2S.
1.2
Applicants Required to Submit Form 1
1.2.1
Is the facility a concentrated animal feeding
1.2.2 Is the facility an existing manufacturing,
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operation or a concentrated aquatic animal
commercial, mining, or silvicultural facility that is
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production facility?
currently dischar in
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Yes Complete Form 1 No
❑ Yes 4 Complete Form 0✓ No
and Form 2B.
1 and Form 2C.
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Is the facility a new manufacturing, commercial,
1.2.4 Is the facility a new or existing manufacturing,
mining, or silvicultural facility that has not yet
commercial, mining, or silvicultural facility that
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commenced to discharge?
discharges only nonprocess wastewater?
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Yes 4 Complete Form 1 0 Noof
Yes 4 Complete Form ❑ No
and Form 2D.
1 and Form 2E.
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Is the facility a new or existing facility whose
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discharge is composed entirely of stormwater
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associated with industrial activity or whose
discharge is composed of both stormwater and
non-stormwater?
Yes 4 Complete Form 1 Fj No
and Form 2F
unless exempted by
40 CFR
122.26(b)(14)(x) or
b 15.
2.1
2.2
Roanoke River Correctional Institution WWTP (Previously'Caledonia Correctional Institution WWTP').
(For Facility's onsite wastewater testing Lab, EPA ID k 5625).
2.3 Facility Contact
Name (first and last) Title Phone number
Nainesh (Nash) Patel, PE, PEM Environmental Engineering Manager [phone]
Email address
[e-mail]
2.4 Facility Mailing Address
Street or P.O. box
NCDAC- Central Engineering, Attention: Nash Patel, 4216 Mail Service Center
City or town
Raleigh
State
NC
ZIP code
27699-4216
EPA Form 3510-1 (revised 3-19)
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EPA Identification Number
NPDES Permit
Fadliry Name Form Approved 03/05/19
NC0027626
Roanoke River Corr.lnst. - WWTP OMB No. 2040-0004
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Facility Location
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Roanoke River Correctional Institution; 2787 Caledonia Drive, Hwy 561 W.
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Tillery
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Name of Operator
Hubert Whitehead
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Is the name you listed in Item 4.1 also the owner?
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❑ Public —federal ❑Public —state ❑ Other public (specify)
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Phone Number of Operator
[phone]
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Street or P.O. Box
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Roanoke River Correctional Institution, Maintenance Office, 2787 Caledonia Drive, Hwy 561 W.
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Tillery
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s the facility located on Indian Land?
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❑ Yes No
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NC0027626 Roanoke River Corr.lnst.-WWTP OMB No. 2040-0004
6.1 Existing Environmental Permits (check all that apply and print or type the corresponding permit number for each)
® NPDES (discharges to surface ❑ RCRA (hazardous wastes
water) ) ❑ UIC (underground injection of
NC0027626 fluids)
❑ PSD (air emissions) ❑ Nonattainment program (CAA) ❑ NESHAPs (CAA)
❑ Ocean dumping (MPRSA) ❑ Dredge or fill (CWA Section 404) 0 Other (specify)
7.1 Have you attached a topographic map containing all required information to this application? (See instructions for
specific requirements.)
❑ Yes 0 No ❑ CAFO—Not Applicable (See requirements in Form 2B.)
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8.1 Describe the nature of your business.
This wastewater treatment facility is used to treat wastewater generated by the Prison facility known as %anoke
River Correctional Institution. In addition to the domestic wastewater generated by the prison facility, the
wastewater treatment facility (W WTP) also receives wastewater from the cannery operation operated by the prison
facility. The prison facility is owned by the North Carolina Stated Department of Adult Correction (DAC). The prison
houses medium and minimum security offenders.
The W WTP consists of Primary lagoons, wetlands treatment system; and a Chlorination / Dechlorination disinfection
system.
9.1 1 Does your facility use cooling water?
❑ Yes 0 No + SKIP to Item 10.1.
9.2 Identify the source of cooling water. (Note that facilities that use a cooling water intake structure as described at
40 CFR 125, Subparts I and J may have additional application requirements at 40 CFR 122.21(r). Consult with your NPDES permitting authority to determine what specific information needs to be submitted and when.)
10.1 I Do you intend to request or renew one or more of the variances authorized at 40 CFR 122.21(m)? (Check all that
apply. Consult with your NPDES permitting authority to determine what information needs to be submitted and
when.)
❑ Fundamentally different factors (CWA
Section 301(n))
❑ Non -conventional pollutants (CWA
Section 301(c) and (g))
0 Not applicable
❑ Water quality related effluent limitations (CWA Section
302(b)(2))
❑ Thermal discharges (CWA Section 316(a))
EPA Form 3510-1 (revised 3-19)
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''"'r 11°"'r Form Approved 03/06/19
NC0027626 Roanoke River Corr.lnst. - WWTP I OMB No. 204M004
11.1 In Column 1 below, mark the sections of Form 1 that you have completed and are submitting with your application.
For each section, specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting authority. Nate
tat not all
ha licants are required to provide attachments.
Column 1 Column 2
❑� Section 1: Activities Requiring an NPDES Permit ❑ w/ attachments
❑✓ Section 2: Name, Mailing Address, and Location ❑ w/ attachments
❑✓ Section 3: SIC Codes ❑ w/ attachments
Section 4: Operator Information ❑ w/ attachments
❑� Section 5: Indian Land ❑ w/ attachments
Section 6: Existing Environmental Permits ❑ w/ attachments
E ��, ❑� Section 7: Map ❑ w/to pographic
in ma ❑ w/ additional attachments
Section 8: Nature of Business ❑ w/ attachments
YSection 9: Cooling Water Intake Structures ❑ w/ attachments
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Section 10: Variance Requests
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2 ❑ Section 11: Checklist and Certification Statement ❑ w/ attachments
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11.2 Certification Statement
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1 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�in;formafion, including
the possibilityo//me and imprisonment for knowing violations.
Name (print or type first and last name) Official title
Nainesh (Nash) Patel, PE, PE Environmental Engineering Manager
Signature
N"�'P'te-�
Date signed
04/07/2023
RECEIVED
APR 17 2023
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
EPA Form 3510-1 (revised 3.19)
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FORM
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
:.PA Application for NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater
MANUFACTURING, COMMERCIAL, MINING, AND SILVICULTURAL FACILITIES WHICH
DISCHARGE ONLY NONPROCESS WASTEWATER
Provide information on each of the facilit 's outfalls in the table below.
Outfall Receiving Water Name Latitude Number Longitude
001 Roanoke River Basin 36° 18, 51" N 77' 26' 06" W
Are you a new or existing discharger? (Check only one response.)
❑ New discharger ❑✓ Existing discharger + SKIP to Section 3.
Specify your anticipated discharge date:
what types of wastes are currently being
new discharger? (Check all that apply.)
0 Sanitary wastes
❑ Restaurant or cafeteria waste
❑ Non -contact cooling water
Does the facility use cooling water additiv
❑ Yes
List the coolinq water additives usad and
if you are an existing discharger or will be discharged if you are a
❑ Other nonprocess wastewater (describe/explain
directly below)
No 4 SKIP to Section 4.
Have you completed monitoring for all parameters in the table below at each of your outfalls and attached the results to
this application package?
Yes ❑
No; a waiver has been requested from my NPDES permitting authority
additional informationSKIP to Section 5.
Provide data as re uested in the table below., See
instructions for spe
cifiNumber
of Maximum Daily Average Daily Source
Parameter or Pollutant
Analyses Discharge Discharge (use codes
oxygen demand (BOD5)
(if actual data s units s eci units per
rePonad) Mass Canc. Mass Cont. instructions)Biochemical
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Total suspended solids (TSS)
/Month 30 mg/L 45 mg/L
2 /Month
Oil and grease
90 mg/L 135mg/
2 /Month
Ammonia (as N)
30 mg/L 60 mg/L
2 /Month
Discharge flow
Continuous 0.5 MGD:Monthly Ave
pH (report as range)
2 / Month Between 6.0-9.0 s.u.
aavµmg snail ce conoocled according to sutfi
parameters a required under 40 CFR chapter I,
EPA Form 3510-2E (revised 3-19)
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4.3 Is fecal coliform believed present, or is
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Parameter or Pollutant
Fecal coliform
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Enterococci
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4.5 Is chlorine used (or will it be used
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Residual Chlorine
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Yes
Parameter or Pollutant
Chemical oxygen demand (COD
Total organic carton (TOC)
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Roanoke River Corr. Inst. - W WTP OMB No. 2040-0004
y waste discharged (or well d be discharged)?
❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 4.5.
See instructions fors ecifics.
Number of Maximum Daily Average Daily Source
Analyses Discharge Discharge (use cedes
(if actual data e' units sea units per
reP°rted Mass Conc. Mass Conc. Instructions.)
No 4 SKIP to Item 4.7,
Number of
Maximum Daily
Average Daily
Source
Analyses
(if actual data
Discharge
Discharge
(use codes
rePoned)
s ed units
Mass Conc.
s ecif units
Mass Conc,
per
Instructions;
Weekly
28 ug/L
II it be discharged)?
❑
No + SKIP to Section 5.
See instructions fors ecifics.
Number of
Maximum Daily
Average Daily
source
Analyses
(if actual data
Discharge
Discharge
(use codes
reported)
sped units)
Mass Conc.
((sped units
Mass Conc.
per
instructions)
5.1 Except for stormwater water runoff, leaks, or spills, are any of the discharges you described in
application intermittent or seasonal?
❑ Yes 4 Complete this section. ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Section 6.
0 5.2 Briefly describe the frequency and duration of flow.
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of this
6.1 Briefly describe any treatment system(s) used (or to be used).
rn The subject wastewater treatment facility treats water generated from the Roanoke River Prison camp. The facility
primarily uses wetland plants for the wastewater treatment. It consists of influent headworks with coarse bar screen &
y a rotary fine screen. It contains two (2) 10-acre primary lagoons, 32-cells wetland treatment systems, a Chlorination /
ID nation disinfection system and an effluent pump station.
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' Sampling shall be omducted accord
parameters a required under 40 CFR
I, subchapter N or 0. See instructions and 40
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7.1 use the space below to expand upon any of the above items. use this space to provide any information you believe the
reviewer should consider in establishing permit limitations. Attach additional sheets as needed.
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Please REVIEW the ATTACHED COVER LETTER that contains pertinent information for the renewal of the permit.
The Department of Adult Correction (DAC) is seeking that this facility's grade level be changed from its current 'Grade II'
w tolls previous'Biological WPCS -Grade I' status. The existing wetland treatment system does not consist any major
r5 equipment or other treatment components very well falls under the 'Grad, I' classification. A previous, ex -employee of
our organization had requested to change the classification from Grade I to Grade II; without any basis or facts.
o Therefore, the DAC is asking that the designation be changed back to "Grade I Biological W WTP," as it was previously.
Evidently, it makes more sense to make this significant alteration while we renew the permit. If the DEQ staff members
need to visit the site to assess this information / fact, we would be happy to have them.
8.1 In Column 1 below, mark the sections of Form 2E that you have completed and are submitting with your application.
For each section, specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting authority. Note that
not all applicants are Milired toPro' ide attachments.
Column 1
Section 1: Outfall Location
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Section 2: Discharge Date
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Section 3: Waste Types
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Section 4: Effluent Characteristics
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Section 5: Flow
© Section 6: Treatment System
© Section 7: Other Information
© Section 8: Checklist and Certification Statement
Certirieation Statement
Column 2
❑ w/ attachments (e.g., responses for addih
❑ w/ attachments
❑ w/ attachments
❑ w/ attachments
❑ w/ attachments
❑ w/ attachments
❑ w/ attachments
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1 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 forsubm fling false information, including the
ssibili of fine and im dsonment forknowing violations.
Name (print or type first and last name)
Official ti8e
Nainesh (Nash) Patel, PE, PEM
Environmental Engineering Manager
04/07/2023
EPA Form 3510-2E (revised 3-19)
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