NC0005762_Draft Permit_20231020

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Mr. Kevin Patterson, County Manager
Scotland County
P.O. Box 489
Laurinburg, North Carolina 28353
Dear Mr. Patterson:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 24, 2023
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit
Permit NC0005762
Wagram Plant
Scotland County
Facility Class III
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft Permit for your facility. Please review the draft very
carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the conditions and requirements it contains.
The Draft Permit contains the following significant changes from your current permit:
1. The flow tier for 7 MGD was eliminated since the new owner (Scotland County) did not
request speculative limits for the higher tier.
2. Limits and monitoring for Sulfides, Total Chromium, Total Phenols, Color, and COD were
removed from the permit since the facility discontinued all manufacturing operations.
3. Monitoring for Total Manganese and Total Iron was eliminated since the water treatment
plant ceased operation.
4. Limits for BOD5 and NH3-N were changed based on the modeling for a future municipal
facility.
5. Limits for TSS were changed based on the new classification of the facility.
6. The Chronic Toxicity limit was changed from 1.6% to 5.8% based on the requirements for
HQW waters (15A NCAC 2B .0224(G)) and new USGS flow data.
7. Additional Monitoring Requirements for Permit Renewal Special Condition was added to
the permit to satisfy the Division's requirements for Major Municipal Permits.
Please provide any comments you have regarding the draft permit to this office by
December 8, 2023. At this time, the Division is also publishing a notice in the newspapers of
general circulation in Scotland County, inviting public comment on the draft permit. Following the
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30-day comment period, we will review all pertinent comments received and take appropriate action
on the permit modification.
The NPDES Standard Conditions (Parts II, III, and IV) are not included with this draft. They can
be found at the following link if you would like to review them in conjunction with this draft permit.
https: / /bit.ly/2BZ4axc
If you have any questions about the NPDES permit process, please contact me at the following e-
mail address: sergei.chernikov&deq.nc.gov, or telephone number: 919-707-3606.
Sincerely,
Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D.
Environmental Engineer III
Industrial NPDES Permitting Unit
cc: NPDES Files
Fayetteville Regional Office / Surface Water Protection Section (e-copy)
Fayetteville Regional Office / Public Water Supply Section (e-copy)
ESS/Aquatic Toxicology Unit (e-copy)
TACU (e-copy)
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
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Permit NC0005762
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,
Scotland County
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Wagram Plant
19320 Air Base Rd.
Wagram
Scotland County
to receiving waters designated as the Lumber River in the Lumber 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
Signed this day
Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0005762
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.
Scotland County is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to discharge filter backwash, stormwater, and domestic wastewater from a wastewater
treatment facility that includes the following components:
• Mechanical bar screen
• Aerated lagoon
• Clarifiers
• Aerobic digester
• Chemical feed system
• Gravity belt sludge thickener
• Sludge holding tank
• Post aeration
• Effluent flow measurement
This facility is located at the Wagram Plant (19320 Air Base Rd, Wagram) in Scotland County.
2. Discharge wastewater from said treatment works from Outfall 001 at the location specified on the
attached map into the Lumber River, currently classified WS-IV & B Swamp HQW waters in the
Lumber River Basin.
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Permit NC0005762
PART I
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 treated domestic wastewater and filter backwash from outfall 001. Such discharges shall
be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
Parameter
Limits
Monitoring Requirements
Monthly Average
Weekly Average
Measurement
Sample
Sample
[parameter code]
Fre uency
Type
Location
Flow [50050]
1.2 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Effluent
BOD, 5-day, 200 C (Summer)
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
[C0310]
BOD, 5-day, 200 C (Winter)
20.0 mg/L
30.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
[C0310]
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
[C0530]
Fecal Coliform [31616]
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
(geometric mean)
NH3-N (Summer)
27.0 mg/L
35.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
[C0610]
NH3-N (Winter)
Monitor and
Monitor and
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
[C0610]
Report
Report
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)'
28 µg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
[50060]
pH [00400]
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature [00010]
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Conductivity [00094]
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen [00300]
Daily average > 5.0 mg/L
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen [00600]
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
(NO2+NO3+TKN)
Total Phosphorus [00665]
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
Chronic Toxicity' [TGP3B]
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. TRC limit and monitoring requirements apply only if chlorine is used as a disinfectant or elsewhere in the process. The
Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be compliant. 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.
2. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia dubia) P/F at 5.8 %: February, May, August, and November (see A. (2.)). Toxicity
monitoring shall coincide with quarterly metals monitoring.
3. The permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A. (4.)].
There shall be no discharge ofJloating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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A. (2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
[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 5.8%.
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 H 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 TGP311 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@,deg.nc.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.
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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. (3.) CHANGE M WASTEWATER TREATMENT
[NCGS 143-215.1 (a)]
At least 90 days prior to changes in the wastewater sources or modifications to the facility to treat wastewaters
other than those authorized in permit, the following shall be submitted to the Division:
1. A permit modification request including an Engineering Alternative Analysis, population projections for a
20 year planning period or industrial production projections for the proposed industrial process, a flow
justification and waste characterization for the proposed discharge;
2. Fee payment for a major permit modification;
3. A completed and signed EPA Form 2A.
When all of the above actions are completed, the Division shall provide a modified permit appropriate for the
proposed discharge.
A. (4.) 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 Il 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. Reportiniz 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 the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR
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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(l)(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
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section above.
3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
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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://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
4. Sianatory 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. (1 l.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part Il, 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:
hLtp:Hdeg.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:
V 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.)l
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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A. (5.) ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMIT RENEWAL
[G.S. 143-215.1(B)]
(a.) Effluent Pollutant Scans. 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 after the facility begins
wastewater discharge: 11 effective calendar year of the permit, 2°a effective calendar year of the permit, and
31 effective calendar
year of the permit 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. Each annual sample shall coincide with one quarterly toxicity test
each year (see Condition A.(2.) (Chronic Toxicity Permit Limit)), and each must be collected in a different
calendar quarter to 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)
C0610
Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene
34546
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether
34273
Chlorine (total residual, TRC)
50060
1,1-dichloroethylene
34501
Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
34283
Dissolved oxygen
00300
1,2-dichloropropane
C0541
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
C0100
Nitrate / Nitrite
00630
1,3-dichloropropylene
77163
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
34636
Kjeldahl nitrogen
00625
Ethylbenzene
34371
Butyl benzyl phthalate
34292
Oil and grease
00556
Methyl bromide
34413
2-chloronaphthalene
34581
Phosphorus
C0665
Methyl chloride
34418
4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
34641
Total dissolved solids
70295
Methylene chloride
34423
Chrysene
34320
Hardness
00900
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
81549
Di-n-butyl phthalate
39110
Antimony
01097
Tetrachloroethylene
34475
Di-n-octyl phthalate
34596
Arsenic
01002
Toluene
34010
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
34556
Beryllium
01012
1,1,1-trichloroethane
34506
1,2-dichlorobenzene
34536
Cadmium
01027
1,1,2-trichloroethane
34511
1,3-dichlorobenzene
34566
Chromium
C0034
Trichloroethylene
39180
1,4-dichlorobenzene
34571
Copper
01042
Vinyl chloride
39175
3,3-dichlorobenzidine
34631
Lead
01051
Acid -extractable compounds:
Diethyl phthalate
34336
Mercury (Method 1631E)
COME
P-chloro-m-cresol
34452
Dimethyl phthalate
34341
R
Nickel
01067
2-chlorophenol
34586
2,4-dinitrotoluene
34611
Selenium
01147
2,4-dichlorophenol
34601
2,6-dinitrotoluene
C0626
Silver
01077
2,4-dimethylphenol
34606
1,2-diphenylhydrazine
34346
Thallium
01059
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
34657
Fluoranthene
C0376
Zinc
01092
2,4-dinitrophenol
34616
Fluorene
34381
Cyanide
00720
2-nitrophenol
34591
Hexachlorobenzene
C0700
Total phenolic compounds
32730
4-nitrophenol
34646
Hexachlorobutadiene
C0702
Volatile orreanic conmounds:
Pentachlorophenol
39032
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
34386
Acrolein
34210
Phenol
34694
Hexachloroethane
34396
Acrylonitrile
34215
2,4,6-trichlorophenol
34621
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
34403
Benzene
34030
Base -neutral compounds:
Isophorone
34408
Bromoform
32104
Acenaphthene
34205
Naphthalene
34696
Carbon tetrachloride
32102
Acenaphthylene
34200
Nitrobenzene
34447
Chlorobenzene
34301
Anthracene
CO220
N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
34428
Chlorodibromomethane
34306
Benz►dine
39120
N-nitrosodimethylamine
34438
Chloroethane
85811
Benzo(a)anthracene
C0526
N-nitrosodiphenylamine
34433
2-chloroethyl vinyl ether
34576
Benzo(a)pyrene
34247
Phenanthrene
34461
Chloroform
32106
3,4 benzofluoranthene
34230
Pyrene
34469
Dichlorobromomethane
32101
Benzo(ghi)perylene
34521
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
C0551
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1,1-dichloroethane 34496 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 34242
1,2-dichloroethane 32103 Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane 34278
(b.) Effluent Scan Reporting. Test results shall be reported electronically via eDMR by December 31 st of
each designated sampling year, except that, subject to prior written approval by the Director, results can be
reported on DWR Form DMR-PPA-1 or other form approved by the Director. The permittee must at least
report completion of the test in the eDMR system by entering "1" or "Y" for parameter code NCO -
Annual Pollutant Scan. If written reports are approved, the report shall be submitted to the following
address:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Or the form may be uploaded at: https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Foams/NPDES_WW-EDMR-Supplemental-Form
(c.) 211-Species Toxicity Testing and Reporting.
(i.) In addition to the quarterly toxicity tests required in Condition A.(2.) (Chronic Toxicity Permit
Limit), the Permittee shall perform and report the results of four (4) toxicity tests using the same test
methods using a second species of test organism suitable to the tests being conducted.
(ii.) The 2°d species toxicity tests shall be conducted either:
(A) Once per quarter in a single 12-month period (four samples); if this option is chosen, the
sample for each 2nd species test shall coincide with the quarterly samples collected for Chronic
Toxicity Permit Limit; or
(B) Once per 12-month period in the four -and one-half year period prior to the scheduled
application for permit renewal (four samples); if this option is chosen, three of the samples for
the 2nd species test shall coincide with those for the annual effluent scans and the coincident
quarterly toxicity test, and each of the four annual samples shall be collected in a different
calendar quarter in order to represent seasonal variation.
(iii.) The results of the toxicity tests shall be submitted to 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, [e-mail].
(iv.) Results of the 2°d species tests shall also be summarized in Part E (Toxicity Testing Data) of EPA
Municipal Application Form 2A when submitting the permit renewal application to the NPDES
Wastewater Program.
The Permittee may contact the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 919-743-8401 for guidance
on conducting the additional toxicity tests and reporting of the results.
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NC0005762 — Wagram plant
USGS Quad: Wakulla
Receiving Stream: Lumber River
Stream Class: WS-IV& B Swamp HQW
Subbasin: 03-07-51
Facility
Location •
.NQt Scotland County
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