NC0089621_Draft Permit_20251112

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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmertral Quaiiry
November 3, 2025
Mrs. Ashley Matthews, Senior Environmental Manager
Environmental & Utilities Operations
Novozymes North America, Inc.
77 Perry's Chapel Church Road
Franklinton, North Carolina 27525
Subject:
Dear Mrs. Matthews:
Draft NPDES Permit Renewal
Permit NCO089621
Novozymes North America WWTP
Franklin County
Grade IV Biological WPCS
SIC Code 2869
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit renewal for your facility. Please review this
draft carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions it contains. There are
changes from the existing permit, including the following:
• Based on the results of the USGS updated low flow data the instream waste concentration (IWC)-
based percentage changes from 56.4% to 66%, due to 7Q10 update. [See A.(l.)].
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) indicating reasonable potential to violate state
water quality standards, total alkalinity monitoring and reporting with limits and total cyanide
monitoring and reporting have been added to the permit [See A.(1)1.
• Based on the reasonable potential analysis (RPA) showing no reasonable potential to violate state
water quality standards, total cadmium, total copper, and total selenium monitoring and reporting
have been removed [See A.(1)].
• Based on the North Carolina 213 rules (15A NCAC 2B. 0508), pH parameter is not required for
monitoring for Upstream and Downstream, therefore has been removed.
• To highlight the Town's nutrient allocation in the Tar Pamlico River Estuary, some of the wording
has changed in Special Condition A. (4.) and Special Condition A.(5.), Nutrient Allocations.
• The TN and TP annual allocated load have been changed to reflect the current Nutrients available
to Novozymes [See A.(1), A.(4.) and A.(5)]
• To assess industrial contributions of PFAS chemicals to the Novozymes WWTP and assess levels
in the facility effluent, Special Condition A.(6.) has been added to the permit. A special condition
to monitor effluent PFAS chemicals quarterly has been added to the permit, to be effective six (6)
months after EPA has a wastewater method in 40 CFR136 method published in the Federal Register
[See Special Condition A.(6.) PFAS Monitoring Requirements].
• Language has been added to Footnote 1 to account for influent, effluent, upstream and downstream
abbreviations [See A. (L)].
• When reporting data in the eDMR when a value shows up as non -detect you must indicate the PQL
and/or the less than sign.
D E Q�� North 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
o PanmemA i Envi mmenw I I 919.707.9000

• The IWC percentage has changed in Special Condition A. (2.), Chronic Toxicity Permit Limit,
please review each paragraph carefully.
• Parameter codes have been added to the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements [ See
A. (1.)].
• Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
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.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having circulation in
the general Franklin 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.
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,
�C,�L� I1i�26
Fenton Brown Jr.
NPDES Industrial Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Central Files
eCopy: US EPA Region 4
DWR/Raleigh Regional Office/Water Quality/Vanessa Manuel
DWR/Operator Certification Program/Jeff Talbot
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Cindy Moore & Molly Nicholson
DWR/Public Water Supply / Joel Martinez
DWR/401 Buffer & Permitting Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitigation Banking /
Katie Merritt
DE Q�� North 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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Permit NCO089621
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
N( PDES)
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, the
Novozymes North America, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Novozymes Wastewater Treatment Plant
77 Perrys Chapel Church Road
Franklinton, North Carolina
Franklin County
to receiving waters designated as the Cedar Creek in the Tar -Pamlico River Basin in accordance with the
effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other applicable conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and
IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective............ Month xx, 20xx.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on Month xx, 20xx.
Signed this day Month xx, 20xx.
DRAFT
Douglas Dowden, Supervisor
Industrial Permitting Unit
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NCO089621
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 effective date, 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.
Novozymes North America, Inc. is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate and maintain the Novozymes wastewater treatment Plant, an existing 2.0 MGD
facility consisting of the following components:
• Grit Removal
• Primary Clarifier
• Pre -Acidification Tank
• Anaerobic Pretreatment
• Bioreactor
• Nitrogen Polishing
• Membrane Bioreactor (Ultrafiltration)
• Reverse Osmosis Abl
• Cascade Aerator
• Rip Rap Apron
• Dissolved Air Flotation
• Emergency Diversion Tank
• Secondary Clarifier (Remov
• Storage Lagoons (Removed)
Concentrate wastewater from the Reverse Osmosis (RO) system and wastewater resulting from
cleaning the RO membranes are not covered under this permit and shall not be discharged.
2. Discharge from said treatment works (Process Wastewater, boiler blowdown, cooling tower blowdown,
and groundwater remediation wastewater) at the location specified on the attached map via Outfall 001
into the Cedar Creek, classified C, NSW waters in the 03-03-01 Tar Pamlico River Basin and
030201010401 HUC.
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Permit NCO089621
PART
A.(1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [2.0 MGD]
[15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 15A NCACO2B .0500 et seq.]
Grade IV Biological Water Pollution Control System [15A NCAC 08G .0302]
(a.) During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until permit expiration,
the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated industrial wastewater from Outfall 001. Such
discharges shall be limited and monitored' by the Permittee as specified below:
PARAMETER
Parameter Code
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location'
Flow 50050
2.0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
Total Monthly Flow (MG/mo.) 82220
Monitor and Report
Monthly
Recorded or
Calculated
I or E
BOD, 5-day, 20°C C0310
5 mg/L
7.5 mg/L
Daily
Composite
I and E
Total Suspended Solids C0530
10.0 mg/L
15.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
I and E
NH3 as N C0610
1.0 mg/L
5.0 mg/L
Daily
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen 00300
Daily Average > 5.0 mg/L
Daily
Grab
E
pH 00400
Between 6.0 and 9.0 Standard
Units
Daily
Grab
E
Temperature (°C) 00010
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
E
Conductivity (µmhos/cm) 00094
Monitor and Report
Daily
Grab
E
Total Cyanide (µg/L) C0720
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Lead3 (µg/L) 00151
4.5 µg/L
108.1 µg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Potassium3 (mg/L) 0 1937
24.5 mg/L
1 24.5 mg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
Total Alkalinity (mg/L) 00410
30.2 mg/L
Monthly
Composite
E
TKN4 (mg/L) 00625
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E
NO3-N +NO2-N4 (mg/L) 00630
Monitor and Report
Weekly
Composite
E
Total Nitrogen 4,6 (mg/L) C0600
8.8 mg/L I
Weekly
Composite
E
TN Loyd s QY600
Monitor and Report
(lb./month)
14,880 lb./yr
Annually
Calculated
E
Total Phosphoruu6 (mg/L) C0665
1.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
E
TP Loads M600
Y600
Monitor and Report
(lb./month)
954lb./yr
Monthly
wally
Calculated
E
Hardness -Total as CaCO3 (mg/L) 900
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
Chronic Toxicity' GP3B
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Composite
E
PFAS' (ng/L) Variable
Footnote 8
Footnote 8
Grab
I and E
Dissolved Oxygen' (mg/L) 1W 00300
Footnote 2
Footnote 2
Grab
U and D
Temperature' °C 00010
Footnote 2
Footnote 2
Grab
U and D
Conductivity' (µmhos/cm) 00094
Footnote 2
Footnote 2
Grab
U and D
Potassium (mg/L) 00937
Footnote 2
Footnote 2
Grab
U and D
NO3-N + NO2-N4 (mg/L) 00630
Footnote 2
Footnote 2
Grab
U and D
Total Nitrogen C0600
Footnote 2
Footnote 2
Grab
U and D
Total Phosphorous C0665
Footnote 2
Footnote 2
Grab
U and D
Hardness -Total as CaCO3 (mg/L) 00900
Monitor and Report
Quarterly
Grab
U
Footnotes continue on the next page.
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Permit NCO089621
Footnotes:
1. The permittee shall submit Discharge Monitoring Reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application
system. See Special Condition A. (7.).
2. Sample locations I -Influent, E-Effluent, U-Upstream = Mays Crossroad Road (36.071875,-78.408882), D-
Downstream = Peach Orchard Road (36.070430,-78.381611). Upstream and downstream samples shall be grab
samples collected 3/week during June, July, August, and September and 1/week during the remainder of the year.
Instream sampling requirements are provisionally waived if the permittee should participate in the Tar -Pamlico
River Basin Association. If the permittee should consider joining the association and participation in the
association cease, the permittee should immediately notify the Division, and all in -stream sampling requirements
are immediately reinstated.
3. The permittee shall sample instream hardness upstream of the facility's discharge. The sample shall be
representative of the hardness in the stream. Effluent hardness shall be performed in conjunction with testing for
hardness dependent metals (cadmium, copper, lead, potassium, selenium, and silver) and reported to the lower
reporting level of the procedure or sufficiently sensitive Practical Quantitation Limits.
4. For a given wastewater sample, TN = TKN+ NO3-N + NO2-N, where TN is Total Nitrogen, TKN is Total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen, and NO3-N and NO2-N are Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen, respectively.
5. TN Load and TP Load is the mass load of Total Nitrogen (TN) and Total Phosphorous (TP) discharged by the
permittee in a period of time. See Special Condition A.(3.) and Special Condition A.(4).
6. Compliance with these limits shall be determined in accordance with Special Condition A.(5.), Annual Limits for
Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorous.
7. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia dubia) P/F at 66% with testing in January, April, July and October. See Special
Condition A.(2.).
8. See Special Condition A.(6.)
When an approved analytical protocol with the appropriate minimum detection level is followed
and a result of "non -detectable" or "below quantitation limit" is obtained, the Permittee will be
considered to be in compliance with the numerical permit limit for that pollutant.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
A.(2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QUARTERLY)
[15A NCAC 02B .0200] [15A NCAC 02B .0500 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 66%.
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
January, April, July, and October. 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).
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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, [e-mail].
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, including 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 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.
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Permit NC0089621
A.(3.) CALCULATION AND REPORTING OF TOTAL NITROGEN AND TOTAL
PHOSPHORUS LOADS
[G. S. 143-215.1(b)]
(a.) The Permittee shall calculate and report monthly and annual TN (or TP) Loads as follows:
(i.) Monthly TN (or TP) Load (lb./mo.) = TN (or TP) X 'IMF X 8.34
where:
TN (or TP) = the average Total Nitrogen (or Total Phosphorus) concentration
(mg/L) of the composite samples collected during the month
TMF = the Total Monthly Flow of wastewater discharged during the
month (MG/mo.)
8.34 = conversion factor, from (mg/L x MG) to pounds
(ii.) Annual TN (or TP) Load (lb./yr) = Sum of the 12 Monthly TN (or TP) Loads for the calendar
year
The Permittee shall report monthly Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus results (mg/L and lb./mo.)
in the appropriate discharge monitoring report for each month and shall report each calendar year's results
lb.//yr) with the December report for that year.
A.(4.) ANNUAL NUTRIENT LIMITS
[G.S. 143-215.1(b); 15A NCAC 02B .0733]
(a.) Total Nitrogen (TN) and Total Phosphorus (TP) allocations and load limits for NPDES dischargers
in the Tar -Pamlico River basin are annual values and apply on a calendar year basis.
(b.) For any given calendar year, the Permittee shall be in compliance with the annual TN (or TP) Load
limit in this Permit if:
(i.) the Permittee's annual TN (or TP) Load is less than or equal to the effective limit, or
(ii.) The Permittee is a co-permittee Member of the Tar -Pamlico Basin Association (the
Association), group NPDES Permit NCC000002.
(c.) If the permittee is not a co-permittee member of the Association and the permittee's cumulative
annual TN (or TP) discharge exceeds the effective TN (or TP) Load limit in this permit at any point
during the calendar year, the permittee is in violation of its TN (or TP) Load limit, and each day of a
continuing violation shall constitute a separate violation.
(d.) The TN (or TP) Load limit in this Permit may be modified as the result of allowable changes in the
Permittee's allocations.
(i.) Allowable changes include those resulting from purchase of TN (or TP) offset credits from an
authorized mitigation banker, the Division of Mitigation Services, or other source allowed
under applicable regulations; purchase, sale, trade, or lease of allocation between the Permittee
and other dischargers; regionalization; and other transactions approved by the Division.
(ii.) The Permittee may request a modification of the TN (or TP) Load limit in this Permit to reflect
allowable changes in its allocation(s). Upon receipt of timely and proper application, the
Division will modify the permit as appropriate and in accordance with state and federal
program requirements.
(iii.) Changes in TN (or TP) limits become effective on January 1 of the year following permit
modification. The Division must receive application no later than August 31 for changes
proposed for the following calendar year.
(iv.) Any requests for modification should be sent to:
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Permit NCO089621
NCDEQ / DWR/ NPDES Wastewater Program
Attn: Tar -Pamlico River Basin Coordinator
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
(e.) If the Permittee is a member and co-permittee of the Association on January 1 of a given year, its TN
and TP discharges during that year are governed by the Association's group NPDES permit and the
limits therein.
(i.) The Permittee shall be considered a co-permittee Member for any given calendar year in which
it is identified as such in Appendix A of the Association's group NPDES permit.
(ii.) Association roster(s) and members' TN and TP allocations will be updated annually and in
accordance with state and federal program requirements.
(iii.) If the Permittee intends to join or leave the Association, the Division must be notified of the
proposed action in accordance with the procedures defined in the Association's group NPDES
permit.
(A) Upon receipt of timely and proper notification, the Division will modify the permit as
appropriate and in accordance with state and federal program requirements.
(B) Changes in the Association's TN or TP allocation(s) and limit(s) due to a change in
membership become effective on January 1 of the year following modification of the
association's permit.
(f.) The TN and TP monitoring and reporting requirements in this Permit remain in effect throughout the
term of the Permit and are not affected by the Permittee's membership in the Association.
A.(5.) TOTAL NITROGEN AND TOTAL PHOSPHORUS ALLOCATIONS
[15A NCAC 02B .0733]
(a.) The following tables list the Total Nitrogen (TN) and Total Phosphorus (TP) allocations assigned to,
acquired by, or transferred to the Permittee in accordance with the Tar -Pamlico nutrient management
rule (15A NCAC 02B .0733) and the status of each as of permit issuance. The allocations in these
tables are not enforceable limits nor do they supersede any TN or TP limit established elsewhere in
this permit or, if applicable, in the NPDES permit of a compliance association of which the Permittee
is a co-permittee Member.
Total Nitrogen Allocation
ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION
SOURCE
DATE
AMOUNT
STATUS
TYPE
lb./ r
Base Allocation
Assignedby Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0733)
8/l/2025
0
Active
Purchased from
TN Offset Credits
Restoration Systems, LLC (Bells Bridge
x/x/2025
1355
Active
iti ation Bank)'
Purchased from
TN Offset Credits
Restoration Systems, LLC (Dead Tree Phase
x/x/2025
2265
Active
Mitigation Bank
Purchased from
TN Offset Credits
Restoration Systems, LLC (Dead Tree Phase
x/x/2025
4684
Active
Miti ation Bank
Purchased from
TN Offset Credits
Restoration Systems, LLC (Elm Grove
x/x/2025
767
Active
Mitigation Bank) 1
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ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION
SOURCE
DATE
AMOUNT
STATUS
TYPE
lb./ r
Purchased from
TN Offset Credits
Restoration Systems, LLC (GUC Mitigation
x/x/2025
2376
Active
[Bank) 1
Purchased from
TN Offset Credits
Restoration Systems, LLC (White Farm
x/x/2025
3431
Active
Mitigation Bank)'
TOTAL
14,880
Active
1. The Permittee purchased offset credits from a combination of six (6) private mitigation banks, in the
amount of 669,581.75 lb. TN, or 22,319.39 lb./yr for 30 years. To satisfy the 1.5:1 uncertainty ratio (Rule
.0713), 14,879.59 lb./yr of credits are available to the Permittee, and the remaining 7,439.80 lb./yr are
set aside for the benefit of the estuary and are not available to offset any activity, whether point source
or nonpoint source in nature.
Total Phosphorus Allocation
ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION
SOURCE
DATE
AMOUNT
STATUS
TYPE
lb./ r
Base Allocation
Assigned by Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0733)
8/l/2025
0
Active
Purchased from
P Offset Credits
Restoration Systems, LLC (Bells Bridge
x/x/2025
87
Active
Mitigation Bank
Purchased from
P Offset Credits
Restoration Systems, LLC (Dead Tree Phase
x/x/2025
146
Active
Mitigation Bank
Purchased from
P Offset Credits
Restoration Systems, LLC (Dead Tree Phase
x/x/2025
302
Active
B Mitigation Bank
Purchased from
P Offset Credits
Restoration Systems, LLC (Elm Grove
x/x/2025
49
Active
Mitigation Bank
Purchased from
P Offset Credits
Restoration Systems, LLC (GUC Mitigation
x/x/2025
149
Active
Bank) 1
Purchased from
P Offset Credits
Restoration Systems, LLC (White Farm
x/x/2025
220
Active
Mitigation Bank
TOTAL
954
Active
The Permittee purchased offset credits from a combination of six (6) private mitigation banks, in the
amount of 42,949.00 lb. TN, or 1,431.63 lb./yr for 30 years. To satisfy the 1.5:1 uncertainty ratio (Rule
.0713), 954.42 lb./yr of credits are available to the Permittee, and the remaining 477.21 lb./yr are set
aside for the benefit of the estuary and are not available to offset any activity, whether point source or
nonpoint source in nature.
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(b.) Any addition, deletion, or modification of the listed allocation(s) (other than to correct typographical
errors) or any change in status of any of the listed allocations shall be considered a major modification
of this permit and shall be subject to the public review process afforded such modifications under
state and federal rules.
A.(6.) PFAS MONITORING REQUIREMENT
[G.S. 143-215.1 (b)]
(a.) In the absence of an approved 40 CFR Part 136 method published in Federal Register, influent and
effluent PFAS monitoring shall be conducted. The 3rd draft or more recent wastewater analytical
method 1633 (see 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3)(ii) and 40 CFR 122.44(i)(1)(iv)(B)), including EPA -approved
revisions, shall be used and shall include all target analytes listed under Table 1 of the method until
such time as the Permittee uses the approved PFAS Method for wastewater. Effective the first full
calendar quarter following six (6) months after EPA publishes a 40 CFR Part 136 PFAS Method for
wastewater in the Federal Register, influent and effluent PFAS monitoring shall be conducted using
the approved EPA PFAS Method 1633, Revision A (1633A). See Appendix A for list of analytes.
(b.) Influent and effluent monitoring using the draft analytical method takes effect the first full calendar
quarter following six (6) months after the effective date of the permit (Month xx, 2025) and will be at
a quarterly frequency thereafter.
Appendix A has been added to the permit to identify the current analytes listed under Table 1 of
Method 1633A Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous, Solid,
Biosolids, and Tissue Samples by LC-MS/MS (EPA, December 2024) and the appropriate ICIS codes
for use when reporting in the electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (eDMRs). The method and
list of analytes may also be found at:
https://www.e a. ov/system/files/documents/2024-12/method-1633a-december-5-2024-508-
compliant.pdfa
PFAS Monitoring using the Draft Method or January 2024 Method 1633 (or 1633A) shall be reported
quarterly using the Division -provided submittal form and shall be submitted to the email,
[e-mail]. The Division -provided submittal form can be found at:
https://www.deci.ne.2ov/water-resou rces/pfas-submittal-spreadsheet/
Once PFAS monitoring is conducted using the PFAS Method 1633 in 40 CFR Part 136, data shall be
reported in the monthly eDMRs.
Please note that specific considerations and protocols are required to avoid cross -contamination and
minimize sample bias for PFAS. A current listing of laboratories accredited by the Perry Johnson
Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. (PJLA), ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB), or the
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) to perform EPA Method 1633 can be
found by contacting the individual associations. Please note that different labs are accredited for
different matrices.
Sampling and Analytical Notes:
• Sampling shall be planned so that required holding times for analytical methods are met.
• Using one of the analytical laboratories included above will allow consistency in analytical
method and in anticipation of a final method.
• "J" flag values shall be reported when the "J" flag value is associated with the method's upper
bound. "J" flag values need not be reported when less than the method's Minimum Reporting
Level (listed in Method 1633).
• Laboratories approved for Aqueous matrix may be utilized. Please note that the lab used does not
have to be in North Carolina.
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A.(7.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - 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.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
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 monthly 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
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
See "How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and
reported via the eDMR system no later than the last calendar day of the month following the completed
reporting period. 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; and
Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
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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 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 times, 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
transferable. 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:
htlp:Hdeq.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
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eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following
web page:
htlp:Hdeq.nc. fzov/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:
7 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
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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77 Perrys Chapel Church Road
Franklinton, North Carolina
Outfall 001:
Latitude: 3fi 2'24" N
Longitude: 78 13'4r W
Novenesis (Formerly Novozymes)
Facility: Latitude: 3005'S3" N Longitude: 78 24' 21"W
Upstream
Latitude: WX18.75"N
Longitude: 78"2431.96"W
North
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Downstream
Latitude: 35`4'13.55"N
Longitude: 7W22'53.80"W
HUC: 030201010401 Franklin County
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Appendix A. PFAS Target Analytes EPA Method 1633A
(EPA, December 2024)
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
Perfluorononanoic 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.
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Table continued from Appendix A. PFAS Target Analytes EPA Method 1633A (EPA, December 2024).
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
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