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RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
May 16,2023
Mr.Albert Finley
Pope Industrial Park II LTD Partnership
P.O.Box 97215
Raleigh,NC 27624
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0060526
Pope Industrial Park WWTP
Grade WW-2 Biological WPCS
Wake County
Dear Permittee:
The Division has reviewed your request to renew the subject permit.Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft
permit for your facility. 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:
> A reopener condition for permits in the Neuse River basin has been added at Part I. A. (5).
➢ Electronic data submission requirements have been updated.
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/3k5NFaL and can be viewed
online or downloaded as a PDF file.
With this notification,the Division will solicit public comment on this draft permit by publishing a notice in
newspapers having circulation in the general Wake County area,per EPA requirements. Please provide your
comments,if any,to me at the e-mail address below 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 questions concerning the draft,please contact me at [e-mail].
Si ncerel y,
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Environmental Specialist ll
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting
North Cazolina Departmentry of Environmental
Service Center Quality i Division
Raleigh of WaterNorthC Resources
512 North Salisbu Street 1617 Mail , olina 27699-1617
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Permit NC0060526
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 provision 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
Pope Industrial Park II LTD Partnership
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Pope Industrial Park WWTP
5602 Fayetteville Road
Raleigh
Wake County
to receiving waters designated as and unnamed tributary to Swift Creek in subbasin 03-04-02 of the
Neuse 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.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31,2028.
If the permittee intends to continue to discharge at the facility beyond the term of this permit, a renewal
application must be submitted no later than October 3, 2027(180 days before the expiration of this
permit).
Signed this day
Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0060526
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.
Pope Industrial Park II,LTD. is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.008 MGD wastewater treatment system that includes the following
components:
• Bar Screen
• Extended Aeration Tank
• Single train 10,000 gallons
• Secondary Clarifiers
• 1,535 gallons& 1,350 gallons
• Sludge holding tank
• 1,400 gallons
• Chlorine Contact chamber
• 1,250 gallons
• Dechlorination Chamber
• 210 gallons
• Cascade Post aeration
This facility is located at the Pope Industrial Park WWTP (5602 Fayetteville Road) in Wake County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001 at the location specified on the attached map into an
unnamed tributary to Swift Creek(Stream Index 27-43-5-(1.5)),a waterbody currently classified WS-III
NSW waters in subbasin 03-04-02(HUC 0302020110)of the Neuse River Basin.
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Permit NC0060526
Part I
Grade WW-2 Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G.0302]
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[15A NCAC 02B.0400 et seq., 02B.0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as
specified below:
PARAMETER LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[PCS Code] Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Sample Sample
Frequency Type Location2
Flow [50050] 0.008 MGD Continuous RecordingInfluent or
Effluent
Total Monthly Flow Recorded or Influent or
Monitor&Report Monthly
[82220] Calculated Effluent
BOD,5-day(20°C) [C0310] 5.0 mg/L 7.5 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
(April 1 —October 31)
5-day(20°C) [C0310] 10.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
(November 1 —March 31)
Total Suspended Solids [C0530] 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
NH3 as N [C0610] 2.0 mg/L 10.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
(April 1 —October 31)
NH3 as N [C0610] 4.0 mg/L 20.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
(November 1 —March 31)
Dissolved Oxygen [00300] Daily average>6.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen [00300] Weekly Grab U&D
Fecal Coliform [31616] 200/100 mL 400/100 mL Weekly Grab Effluent
(geometric mean)
Total Residual Chlorine(TRC)3 17 p.g/L 2/Week Grab Effluent
[50060]
Temperature(°C) [00010] Monitor&Report Daily Grab Effluent
Temperature(°C) [00010] Monitor&Report Weekly Grab U&D
TKN(mg/L) [00625] Monitor&Report Monthly Grab Effluent
NO2—N+NO3-N(mg/L) [00630] Monitor&Report Monthly Grab Effluent
Total Nitrogen(mg/L)4 [C0600] Monitor&Report Monthly Grab Effluent
Total Nitrogen Load5 Monitor&Report(pounds/month) Monthly Calculated Effluent
[QM600/QY600] Monitor&Report(pounds/year) Annually Calculated Effluent
Total Phosphorus [C0665] Monitor&Report Monthly Grab Effluent
pH [00400] >6.0 and<9.0 standard units Weekly Grab Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A.(6)].
2. U: at least 100 feet upstream of the outfall. D: at least 300 feet downstream from the outfall.
3. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/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 µg/l.
4. For a given water sample,TN=TKN+NO2+NO3-N,where TN is Total Nitrogen and TKN is Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen.
5. TN load is the mass load of Total Nitrogen discharged in a given period of time [see A.(2)].
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NC0060526
A. (2) CALCULATION OF TOTAL NITROGEN LOADS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
a. The Permittee shall calculate monthly and annual TN Loads as follows:
(1) Monthly TN Load (pounds/month)=TN x TMF a 8.34
where:
TN = the average Total Nitrogen concentration(mg/L)of the composite samples
collected during the month
TMF = the Total Monthly Flow of wastewater discharged during the month
(MG/month)
8.34 = conversion factor,from(mg/L x MG)to pounds
(2) Annual TN Load(pounds/year)=Sum of the 12 Monthly TN Loads for the calendar year
b. The Permittee shall report monthly Total Nitrogen results (mg/L and pounds/month) in the appropriate
discharge monitoring report for each month and shall report each year's annual results (pounds/year) with
the December report for that year.
A. (3) TOTAL NITROGEN ALLOCATIONS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
The following table lists the Total Nitrogen(TN)allocation(s)assigned to,acquired by,or transferred to the
Permittee in accordance with the Neuse River nutrient management rule(T15A NCAC 02B.0713)and the
status of each as of permit issuance. For compliance purposes,this table does not supercede any TN limit(s)
established elsewhere in this permit or in the NPDES permit of a compliance association of which the
Permittee is a Co-Permittee Member.
ALLOCATION AMOUNT(1)
ALLOCATION SOURCE DATE STATUS
TYPE Estuary Discharge
(pounds/year) (pounds/year)
Base Assigned by Rule 12/7/1997. 81 162 Active
(T15A NCAC 02B.0713) 4/1/2003
Footnote:
(1) Transport Factor= 50%
A. (4) AMMONIA REOPENER
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
The Division may re-open this permit to require more stringent effluent limits for ammonia nitrogen(NH3 as N)
pending any subsequent rules establishing nutrient restrictions in the Swift Creek watershed.
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Permit NC0060526
A. (5) PERMIT RE-OPENER: NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
a) Pursuant to N.C. General Statues Section 143-215.1 and implementing rules found in Title 15A of North
Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 02H, specifically, 15A NCAC 02H.0112(b)(1)and
02H.0114(a),and Part II, Sections B.12 and B.13.of this Permit,the Director of DWR may reopen this
permit to require nutrient management measures for the discharge.The results of water quality
monitoring,modelling or other evaluations may require that conditions for total nitrogen and total
phosphorus control be imposed on this permit.
b) The Division may,upon written notification to the permittee, re-open this permit in order to incorporate
or modify effluent limits,monitoring and reporting requirements,and other permit conditions when it
deems such action is necessary to implement TMDL(s)approved by the USEPA.
A. (6.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 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.
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 F1'ENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
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Permit NC0060526
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
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.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.
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Permit NC0060526
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. Anyperson submittingan electronic DMR usingthe state's eDMR system shall make
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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
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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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Permit NC0060526
A. (7) INDUSTRIAL WASTE SURVEY & OCCUPANT COMMUNICATIONS PLAN
[NCGS 143-215.3 (a) (2)]
The Permittee shall collect,from every "New"occupant/business, information contained in the enclosed
"Industrial Waste Survey"
> New occupants shall receive a copy of the established Communications Plan no later than the date of
occupancy.
> New occupant/business information contained in the"Industrial Waste Survey"shall be submitted by the
occupant no later than sixty(60)days from the date of occupancy.
> The permittee shall submit completed"Industrial Waste Survey"forms no later than ninety(90)days
from the date of occupancy for each new tenant to the following address:
NC DEQ/Raleigh Regional Office
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh,NC 27609
PLEASE NOTE: If the zoning of the subject facility is changed from Light Industrial to domestic
wastewater only,the permittee may request a minor modification to have this condition removed.
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Permit NC0060526
This form has been sent to your business to determine the type[s] and source[s] of wastewater that are entering the
Pope Industrial Park Wastewater Treatment facility. This form must be completed to assure compliance with
applicable wastewater pretreatment requirements. If you have any question or concerns while completing the
form please contact Pope Industrial Park II,LTD at 919-846-3500.
Name of Business
Address
City/State/Zip Code
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Telephone: Fax:
Number of Employees
What Standard Industrial Classification(SIC)Code(s)do you report under:
— — — ---- ---- —
Briefly describe your business include products manufactured or services performed
Please list all water uses and approximate volume used in gallons per day for each use, including facility
washdown water.
Water Use Volume Used(gallons
per day)
Process:
Facility Washdown
Domestic(bathrooms,cafeteria)
Total:
NPDES regulations require that an Authorized Representative of the User sign all reports to the wastewater plant
authority. Authorized Representative is defined as a Person responsible for Principle Business decisions or other
policy decisions for the facility.
To the Best of my knowledge the information on this form is true and accurate,
Signature Date
Title
Return this form within 30 days to: Pope Industrial Park
6512 Six Forks Road, Suite 501-B
Raleigh, NC 27615
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Location
Latitude: 35°42'23" N USGS Quad: Lake Wheeler
Longitude: 78°39'55" W Stream Class: WS-III NSW
River Basin: Neuse Sub-Basin: 03-04-02
Wake County
Receiving Stream: UT to Swift Creek r� l .
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