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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0043320_Permit (Issuance)_20231012DocuSign Envelope ID: CD71AA79-C226-4BC8-9744-8244D7B490F4 Permit NCO043320 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES 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, Elevate Textiles/Burlington Richmond Plant is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Burlington Richmond Plant 740 Old Cheraw Highway Cordova Richmond County to receiving waters designated as Hitchcock Creek in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other applicable conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective .............................December 1, 2023. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on November 30, 2028. Signed this day ............... October 12, 2023. IV DocuSigned by: 6+s V 6W A't& CE9CD2D3C45B4D4... Richard E. Rogers Jr., Director Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID: CD71AA79-C226-4BC8-9744-8244D7B490F4 Permit NCO043320 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. Elevate Textiles/Burlington Richmond Plant is hereby authorized to: Continue operation of a 1.2 MGD industrial wastewater treatment facility consisting of the following components: • Sanitary wastewater chlorination disinfection system • Influent mechanical screen system • Two (2) 0.73 MG aeration basins with surface aerators/mixers • Splitter box • Two (2) 45 ft diameter clarifiers with RAS/WAS pumps • One (1) 0.084 MG aerobic sludge digestor with surface aerator and transfer pump • Four (4) 1,200 ft2 drying beds • Effluent meter • Effluent composite sampler The facility is located at the Burlington Richmond Plant, on 740 Old Cheraw Highway at the junction of NCSR 1103 and NCSR 1109 in Cordova, Richmond County. 2. Discharge from industrial treatment works Outfall 001 and from cooling water blowdown Internal Outfall 002 at the location specified on the attached map into Hitchcock Creek, a class C water in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. Page 2 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID: CD71AA79-C226-4BC8-9744-8244D7B490F4 Permit NCO043320 Part I A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] a. During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from Outfall 001-Industrail Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample CHARACTERISTICS Average Maximum Frequency Type Location 2 Flow 1.2 MGD Continuous Recording I or E BOD5, 20°C 257 27.1 502 52.7 Weekly Composite E lbs/da mg/L lbs/da mg/L TSS 167 lbs/day 356 lbs/day Weekly Composite E NH3-N 50 5.0 250 25.0 Weekly Composite E lbs/da mg/L lbs/da mg/L COD 707lbs/day 1152lbs/day Weekly Composite E Fecal Coliform 200/100 mL 400/100 mL Weekly Grab E (geometric mean) pH Not less than 6.0 S.U. nor greater 3/Week Grab E than 9.0 S.U. Total Residual Chlorine 3 28 µg/L 3/Week Grab E Dissolved Oxygen Not less than 5.0 mg/L, daily 3/Week Grab E average Dissolved Oxygen, mg/L 4 3/week Grab U, D Conductivity, gmohs/cm 3/Week Grab E Conductivity, gmohs/cm 4 3/Week Grab U, D Temperature, °C 3/Week Grab E Temperature, °C 4 3/Week Grab U, D Total Nitrogen, mg/L s Monthly Composite E Total Phosphorus, mg/L Monthly Composite E Chronic Toxicity 6 Quarterly Composite E 1,4 — Dioxane 8 Quarterly Grab E 40 Applicable PFAS Quarterly Grab E compounds 7 Footnotes: 1. The facility shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A. (5.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS of this permit. 2. E = Effluent, U = Upstream above the discharge, D = Downstream approximately 3/4 of a mile below the discharge. 3. 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 µg/L. Page 3 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID: CD71AA79-C226-4BC8-9744-8244D7B490F4 Permit NC0043320 4. Instream samples shall be grab samples and collected three times per week during the months of June, July, August, and September and weekly during the remainder of the year. Instream monitoring is provisionally waived in light of the Permittee membership in the Yadkin Pee - Dee River Basin Association. Instream monitoring shall commence immediately upon termination of the Permittee membership in the Association. 5. Total Nitrogen = (NO2-N + NO3-N) + TKN, where (NO2-N + NO3-N) and TKN is Nitrite/Nitrate Nitrogen and Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen respectively. 6. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F @ 7.0%; February, May, August, and November. See Special Condition A. (3.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY) of this permit. 7. This facility is a member of class of manufacturing facilities identified by the EPA as a source of Forever Chemicals (e.g. PFAS and related) which is a known toxic and thus routine sampling and monitoring of effluent discharge(s) is required under Method 1633 in accordance with NCDEQ policy. 8. Please see condition A. (7.). b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts. c. The facility shall use method 1631E to analyze mercury for the renewal application. A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.] a. During the period beginning upon the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from Outfall 002-Cooling Water. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Sample CHARACTERISTICS Average Maximum Frequency Type Location 2 Flow, MGD Monthly Instantaneous E Temperature, °C See footnote 3 Monthly Grab E,U,D Total Residual Chlorine 4 28 µg/L Monthly Grab E pH Not less than 6.0 S.U. nor less Monthly Grab E than 9.0 S.U. Footnotes: 1. See Special Condition A. (5.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS of this permit. 2. E = Effluent, U = Upstream, D = Downstream. 3. The temperature of the effluent shall not cause an increase in the temperature of the receiving stream of more than 2.8°C, - and in no case cause the ambient water temperature to exceed 32.0°C. This requirement applies to the combined effluent from both outfalls. The compliance point for temperature is located approximately 3/4 of a mile below the discharge. 4. 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 µg/L. b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Page 4 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID: CD71AA79-C226-4BC8-9744-8244D7B490F4 Permit NC0043320 c. There shall be no chromium, zinc, or copper added to the treatment system except as pre -approved additives to biocidal compounds. d. The permittee shall obtain authorization from the Division of Water Quality prior to utilizing any biocide in the cooling water. See Special Condition A. (4.) BIOCIDE CONDITION of this permit. A. (3.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY) [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 7 %. 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 February, May, August, and November. 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 THP313 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 27699-1621 Or, results can be sent to the email: ATForms.ATBgncdenr.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. Page 5 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID: CD71AA79-C226-4BC8-9744-8244D7B490F4 Permit NC0043320 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. A. (4.) BIOCIDE CONDITION [G.S. 143-215, 143-215.11 The permittee shall not use any biocides except those approved in conjunction with the permit application. The permittee shall notify the Director in writing not later than ninety (90) days prior to instituting use of any additional biocide used in cooling systems which may be toxic to aquatic life other than those previously reported to the Division of Water Quality. Such notification shall include completion of Biocide Worksheet Form 101 and a map locating the discharge point and receiving stream. 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.) • 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 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 Page 6 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID: CD71AA79-C226-4BC8-9744-8244D7B490F4 Permit NC0043320 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, 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_ig ster.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant- discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule Page 7of11 DocuSign Envelope ID: CD71AA79-C226-4BC8-9744-8244D7B490F4 Permit NC0043320 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. Shmatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (I 1.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (I 1.)(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: hqp://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. " Page 8of11 DocuSign Envelope ID: CD71AA79-C226-4BC8-9744-8244D7B490F4 Permit NCO043320 5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)] 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]. A. (6.) PFAS MONITORING IN THE EFFELUENT [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] (a) Monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) shall be conducted using the most current EPA draft method 1633 and shall include all target analytes listed under Table 1 of the draft method until such time as the EPA publishes a 40 CFR part 136 Final PFAS Method for wastewater in the Federal Register, after which monitoring of PFAS shall be conducted using the approved Final PFAS Method. Monitoring takes effect the first full calendar quarter following three (3) months after the effective date of the permit (December 1, 2023) and will be at a quarterly frequency. (i) Appendix A has been added to the permit to identify the current parameters listed under Table 1 of the 3' Draft Method 1633 Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous, Solid, Biosolids, and Tissue Samples and the appropriate PCS codes for use when reporting in the electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (eDMRs). The list of parameters may also be found at: hiips://www.epa.jzov/system/files/documents/2022- 12/3rd%20Draft%20Method%201633%20December%202022%2012-20-22_508.pdf (ii.) For eDMR reporting, PFAS monitoring shall be reported under reporting outfall location PFAS 1. Until PFAS monitoring is conducted using the approved Final PFAS Method for wastewater, the Permittee shall include a qualifier in their PFAS reports noting, "Draft Method 1633 used — certification waived." A. (7.) 1,4-DIOXANE RE -OPENER [NCGS 143-215.1 (b)] 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 (STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS), Sections B-12 and B-13 of this permit, the Director of DWR may reopen this permit to modify permit requirements to address 1,4-Dioxane monitoring, treatment and/or compliance. Page 9 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID: CD71AA79-C226-4BC8-9744-8244D7B490F4 Permit NCO043320 Appendix A. PFAS Target Analytes EPA Method 1633 Target Analyte Name Abbreviation CAS Number Parameter Code Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids Perfluorobutanoic acid PFBA 375-22-4 51522 Perfluoropentanoic acid PFPeA 2706-90-3 51623 Perfluorohexanoic acid PFHxA 307-24-4 51624 Perfluoroheptanoic acid PFHpA 375-85-9 51625 Perfluorooctanoic acid PFOA 335-67-1 51521 Perfluoroponanoic acid PFNA 375-95-1 51626 Perfluorodecanoic acid PFDA 335-76-2 51627 Perfluoroundecanoic acid PFUnA 2058-94-8 51628 Perfluorododecanoic acid PFDoA 307-55-1 51629 Perfluorotridecanoic acid PFTrDA 72629-94-8 51630 Perfluorotetradecanoic acid PFTeDA 376-06-7 51531 Perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid PFBS 375-73-5 52602 Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid PFPeS 2706-91-4 52610 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid PFHxS 355-46-4 52605 Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid PFHpS 375-92-8 52604 Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid PFOS 1763-23-1 52606 Perfluorononanesulfonic acid PFNS 68259-12-1 52611 Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid PFDS 335-77-3 52603 Perfluorododecanesulfonic acid PFDoS 79780-39-5 52632 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acids 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid 4:2FTS 757124-72-4 52607 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid 6:2FTS 27619-97-2 52608 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid 8:2FTS 39108-34-4 52609 Perfluorooctane sulfonamides Perfluorooctanesulfonamide PFOSA 754-91-6 51525 N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide NMeFOSA 31506-32-8 52641 N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide NEtFOSA 4151-50-2 52642 Table continues on next page. Page 10 of 11 DocuSign Envelope ID: CD71AA79-C226-4BC8-9744-8244D7B490F4 Permit NC0043320 Table continued from Appendix A. PFAS Target Analytes EPA Method 1633 (3rd Draft, December 2022): Target Analyte Name Abbreviation CAS Number Parameter Code Perfluorooctane sulfonamidoacetic acids N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid NMeFOSAA 2355-31-9 51644 N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid NEtFOSAA 2991-50-6 51643 Perfluorooctane sulfonamide ethanols N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol NMeFOSE 24448-09-7 51642 N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol NetFOSE 1691-99-2 51641 Per- and Polyfluorother carboxylic acids Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid HFPO-DA 13252-13-6 52612 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid ADONA 919005-14-4 52636 Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid PFMPA 377-73-1 PF002 Perlfuoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid PFMBA 863090-89-5 PF006 Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid NFDHA 151772-58-6 52626 Ether sulfonic acids 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanonane-l-sulfonic acid 9C1-PF3ONS 756426-58-1 PF003 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-l-sulfonic acid 11C1-PF3OUdS 763051-92-9 PF004 Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid PFEESA 113507-82-7 52629 Fluorotelomer carboxylic acids 3-Perfluoropropyl propanoic acid 3:3FTCA 356-02-5 PF001 2H,2H,3H,3H-Perfluorooctanoic acid 5:3FTCA 914637-49-3 PF007 3-Perfluoroheptyl propanoic acid 7:3FTCA 812-70-4 PF005 Page 11 of 11