NC0023736_Draft Permit_20240104

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ROY COOPER
Governor
JOHN NICHOLSON
Interim Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 9, 2024
Ms. Elisa Triplett, WWTP Superintendent
City of Lenoir, Public Utilities
PO Box 958
Lenoir, North Carolina 28645
Subject
Dear Ms. Triplett:
Draft NPDES Permit Modification
Permit NCO023736
Gunpowder Creek WWTP
Caldwell County
Grade III Biological WPCS
SIC Code 4952
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit modification for your facility. Please
review this draft carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it
contains. Changes from the existing permit include the following:
• Based on review of the submitted Water Effects Ratio (WER) study for evaluation of site -
specific Total Copper limits and results of a reasonable potential analysis run on effluent
copper data against the current limits and those recommended by the WER study, and finding
no reasonable potential to exceed the WER-based allowable concentrations, Total Copper
limits and monitoring have been removed from the permit.
• Based on the above permit decision, the compliance schedule special condition to meet the
Total Copper limits has been removed from the permit.
• To allow the Permittee the option to continue using WER-based allowable concentrations for
Total Copper limit development in the next permit cycle, a special condition requiring the
Permittee to conduct and submit the results of a WER study confirmation test for review with
the permit renewal application.
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II,111, 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.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having
circulation in the general Caldwell County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit.
Please provide any written comments you may have to the following: NCDEQ/DWR, NPDES
Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 no later than 30 days after
receipt of this draft permit.
DE QNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
_ 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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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 this draft
permit, please call me at [phone] or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
E �;,.`CMDF.455
iyned by:
Gary Perlmutter, Environmental Specialist II
NPDES Municipal Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
eCopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR / Asheville Regional Office / Water Quality / Daniel Boss
DWR / Municipal Permitting Unit / Keyes McGee
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Permit NCO023736
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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
City of Lenoir
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Gunpowder Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
450 Pine Mountain Road
Hudson, NC
Caldwell County
to receiving waters designated as the Gunpowder Creek in the Catawba 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 Month xx, 2024.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31, 2026.
Signed this day Month xx, 2024.
DRAFT
for S. Daniel Smith, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0023736
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.
The City of Lenoir is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 2.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility that includes the following
components:
➢ Manual Bar Screen
Vortex grit removal
Ultrasonic parshall flume flow transmitter
Four (4) basin sequencing batch reactors (SBRs)
➢ One (1) 900,000-gallon SBR tank
➢ Post -equalization basin
Chlorine contact basin and chlorine feed system
➢ Sulfur dioxide dechlorination system
➢ Step aeration system
➢ Ultrasonic effluent flow transmitter
➢ Sludge holding tank
This facility is located at the Gunpowder Creek WWTP, 450 Pine Mountain Rd, Hudson, Caldwell
County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Gunpowder
Creek, which is classified as WS-IV waters in the Catawba River Basin.
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Permit NCO023736
Part I
A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (2.0 MGD)
[ 15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
Grade III Biological Pollution Control System
[15A NCAC 08G .0302]
a. Beginning upon the effective date of the permit and lasting until permit expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge treated municipal wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be
limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Code
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location
Flow
50050
2.0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or
Effluent
BOD, 5-day, 20°C 2
C0310
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
Influent &
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 2
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
Influent &
Effluent
NH3-N (Apr 1 - Oct 31)
C0610
2.0 mg/L
6.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
Effluent
NH3-N (Nov 1 - Mar 31)
4.0 mg/L
12.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
00300
Daily Average >_ 5 mg/L
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform
(geometric mean)
31616
200/100 mL
400/100 mL
Daily
Grab
Effluent
pH
00400
Between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine 3
50060
28 Ng/L
2/week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature
00010
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen
Total NO3 + TKN)
C0600
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
C0665
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
Conductivity
00094
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Chronic Toxicity a
THP3B
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Hardness (as CaCO3)
(mg/L) 5
00900
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Chromium (as Cr)
01034
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Chlorinated Phenols
34034
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Effluent
Total Lead (as Pb)
01051
5.7 pg/L
1
136 pg/L
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
Total Silver (as Ag)
01077
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
Total Zinc (as Zn)
01092
225 pg/L
1
225 pg/L
Monthly
Composite
Effluent
Effluent Pollutant Scan
NC01
Monitor and Report
Footnote 6
Footnote 6
Effluent
Footnotes on next page.
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Permit NCO023736
Footnotes:
1. The Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring reports electronically using NCDWR's eDMR application system;
see Section A.(5.).
2. The monthly average effluent BODs and TSS concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective influent value
(85% removal).
3. The facility shall monitor TRC when using chlorination for disinfection. 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.
4. Whole Effluent Toxicity will be monitored using the Pass/Fail Ceriodaphnia dubia at 52% effluent. Samples shall
be taken in March, June, September, and December; see A.(3.).
5. Effluent Hardness sampling should be in conjunction with testing for hardness -dependent metals (cadmium,
chromium, copper, lead, silver, selenium and zinc).
6. The Permittee shall perform three Effluent Pollutant Scans during the tern of this permit; see A.(4.).
b. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NCO023736
A.(2.) INSTREAM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[ 15A NCAC 02B .0500 et seq.]
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee shall conduct instream monitoring as specified below:
PARAMETER
SAMPLE TYPE
LOCATION
MEASUREMENT FREQUENCY
Parameter Code
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
00300
Grab
Upstream,
3/week (June 1- September 30)
Downstream
1/week (October 1 - May 30)
Fecal Colfform
31616
Grab
Upstream,
3/week (June 1- September 30)
Downstream
1/week (October 1 - May 30)
pH
00400
Grab
Upstream,
3/week (June 1- September 30)
Downstream
1/week (October 1 - May 30)
Temperature
00010
Grab
Upstream,
3/week (June 1- September 30)
Downstream
1/week (October 1 - May 30)
Total Nitrogen
(NO2+ NO3 + TKN)
C0600
Grab
Upstream,
Downstream
1/month (May 1 - September 30)
Total Phosphorus
C0665
Grab
Upstream,
1/month (May 1 - September 30)
Downstream
Conductivity
00094
Grab
Upstream,
3/week (June 1- September 30)
Downstream
1/week (October 1 - May 30)
Total Hardness (as CaCO3)
00900
Grab
Upstream
1/quarter
(mg/L) 2
Footnotes:
1. U = Upstream at least 100 feet from the outfall. D = Downstream approximately 2,000 ft below the outfall.
2. The Permittee shall sample instream hardness, upstream of the facility's discharge. The sample shall be
representative of the hardness in the receiving stream.
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Permit NCO023736
A.(3.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (Quarterly)
[I 5A NCAC 02B .0200]
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to
Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 52%.
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 March, June, September and
December. 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 electronically using the
Division's eDMR system for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code TGP313 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:
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(i ,ncdenr.gov.
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental 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.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests perfonned 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.
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Permit NC0023736
If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this permit, the results of such monitoring
shall be included in the calculation & reporting of the data submitted on the DMR & all AT Form submitted.
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.
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Permit NC0023736
A.(4.) EFFLUENT POLLUTANT SCAN (2.0 MGD)
[NCGS 143-215.1(b)]
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: 2022, 2023, and 2024. 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. Samples should be
collected with one quarterly toxicity test each year, and must 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 I 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-dichloroethane
34506
1,2-dichlorobenzene
34536
Cadmium
01027
1,1,2-tichloroethane
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)
COMER
P-chloro-m-cresol
34452
Dimethyl phthalate
34341
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 organic compounds:
Pentachlorophenol
39032
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
34386
Acrolein
34210
Phenol
34694
Hexachloroethane
34396
Acrylonitrile
34215
2,4,6-trichlorophenol
34621
Indeno(1,2,3-od)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
Benzidine
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
1,1-dichloroethane
34496
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
34242
1,2-dichloroethane
32103
Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane
34278
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Permit NC0023736
Reporting. Test results shall be reported electronically using the Division's eDMR system or on DWR
Form DMR-PPA-1(or on a form approved by the Director) by December 3 1 " of each designated
sampling year. The Permittee must at least report completion of the test in the eDMR system by entering
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1" or "Y" for parameter code NCO - Annual Pollutant Scan. If utilizing the DWR Form submit to the
following address:
NC DEQ/DWR/NPDES Files, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617.
Or the form may be uploaded at: https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Fonns/NPDES WW-EDMR-Supplemental-
Form a
Additional Toxicity Testing Requirements for Municipal Permit Renewal. Please note that
Municipal facilities that are subject to the Effluent Pollutant Scan requirements listed above are also
subject to additional toxicity testing requirements specified in Federal Regulation 40 CFR 122.210)(5).
The US EPA requires four (4) toxicity tests for a test organism other than the test species currently
required in this permit. The multiple species tests should be conducted either quarterly for a 12-month
period prior to submittal of the permit renewal application, or four tests performed at least annually in
the four and one half year period prior to the application. These tests shall be performed for acute or
chronic toxicity, whichever is specified in this permit. The multiple species toxicity test results shall be
filed with the Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 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].
Contact the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Branch at 919-743-8401 for guidance on conducting the
additional toxicity tests and reporting requirements. Results should also be summarized in Part E
(Toxicity Testing Data) of EPA Municipal Application Form 2A, when submitting the permit renewal
application to the NPDES Permitting Unit.
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Permit NCO023736
A.(5.) WATER EFFECTS RATIO CONFIRMATION STUDY FOR TOTAL COPPER LIMITS
[NCGS 143-215.1(b)]
If the Permittee wishes to continue usage of the Water Effects Ratio (WER) for evaluation of Total
Copper effluent data over the next permit cycle, the Permittee shall conduct one WER study round using
Ceriodaphnia dubia as the test organism. The Permittee submit the WER study results and a completed
WER study review checklist with the permit renewal application.
A.(6.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - 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. Revortine 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:Hdeq.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
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
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Permit NCO023736
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:
hMs://www.federalregister.gov/documents/20 l 5/ l O/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 Reuortine
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:
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4. Signatory Requirements (Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)l
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. (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:
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. "
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. (5.) MERCURY MINUMZATION PLAN (MNW) [NCGS 143-215. 1(b.)]
The Permittee shall maintain and continue to implement the Mercury Minimization Plan (MMP) developed in the
previous permit term. The MMP shall continue to be available for inspection on -site. The MMP should place
emphasis on identification of mercury contributors and goals for reduction. Results shall be summarized and
submitted with the next permit renewal. Performance of the MMP will meet the requirements of the TMDL (Total
Maximum Daily Load) for mercury approved by USEPA on October 12, 2012, unless and until a Waste Load
Allocation specific to this facility is developed and this NPDES permit is amended to require further action to
address the Waste Load Allocation
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