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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCS000008_FINAL PERMIT_19991201--� STORMWATER DIVISION -CODING -SHEET - PERMIT NO. taco c) PO DOC TYPE .FINAL PERMIT ❑ MONITORING INFO ❑ APPLICATION ❑ COMPLIANCE ❑ OTHER DOC DATE ❑ �J YYYYM M DD ii �s �T State of North Carolina - Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Bill Holman, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director December 1, 1999 Mr. Erick Minschew South Atlantic Wood Preserving Post Office Box 1948 Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909 �ZC, 4 • • ?1 NCDENR Ncwrl-I CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT ANo NATURAL RE50URCES Subject: Permit No. NCS000008 South Atlantic Wood PD Pasquotank County Dear Mr. Minschew: i DEC - 3 1999 WASHI,tiGTON R;`GIOsrAI QFFICE D WE In response to your renewal application for continued coverage under NPDES stormwater permit NCS000008, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) is forwarding herewith the subject state - NPDES permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215 .1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection agency dated December 6, 1983. Please note that the Division has revised the analytical monitoring strategy for individual stormwater permits. Based on a review of the permit monitoring data received to date, the analytical monitoring measurement frequencies have been changed and cut-off concentrations have been removed. These changes will be implemented for all second term individual stormwater permits with analytical monitoring requirements. For those permits with analytical monitoring requirements, Part II - Monitoring, Controls, and Limitations for Permitted Discharges has been modified to reflect the change in monitoring strategy. The qualitative monitoring strategy remains the same as the first term of the permit. Please note that the semi-annual qualitative monitoring is a requirement of the permit. Failure to complete the monitoring as required is a violation of the permit and any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act. Reference Part II, Section A, Item 2 "Duty to comply", Item 9 "Penalties for Tampering " and Item 10 "Penalties for Falsification of Reports" of your permit for further information. If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you have -the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 -7447. Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding. Please take notice this permit is not transferable. Part III, B.2. addresses the requirements to be followed in case of change in ownership or control of this discharge. 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone 919-733-5083 FAX 919-733-9919 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post -consumer paper i Page 2 This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Environmental Management or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Aisha Lau at telephone number 919n33-5083 ext. 578. Sincerely, pRIGINAI_ SIGNED BY IN WAM C. MILLS for Kerr T. Stevens cc: Mr. Roger O. Pfaff, EPA___ Washington_ Regional- Office 40 r Permit No. NCS000008 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY PERMIT TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER 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, South Atlantic Wood Preserving is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from a facility located at South Atlantic Wood Preserving 899 Foreman Buddy Road Elizabeth City Pasquotank County to receiving waters designated as Little River a class C SW stream, in the Pasquotank River Basin in accordance with the discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I,11, III, IV, V and VI hereof. This permit shall become effective January 1, 2000. This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2004_ Signed this day December 1, 1999. ORIGINAL SIGNO UN WILL M C. MILLS for Kerr T. Stevens, Director Division of Water Quality By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission r Permit No. NCS000008 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I INTRODUCTION Section A: Individual Permit Coverage Section B: Permitted Activities Section C: Location Map PART II MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES Section A: Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Section B: Analytical Monitoring Requirements Section C: Qualitative Monitoring Requirements Section D: On -Site Vehicle Maintenance Monitoring Requirements PART III STANDARD CONDITIONS Section A: Compliance and Liability I. Compliance Schedule 2. Duty to Comply 3. Duty to Mitigate 4. Civil and Criminal Liability 5. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability 6. Property Rights 7. Severability 8. Duty to Provide Information 9. Penalties for Tampering 10. Penalties for Falsification of Reports Section B: General Conditions I . Individual Permit Expiration 2. Transfers 3. Signatory Requirements 4. Individual Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, or Termination 5. Permit Actions Section C: Operation and Maintenance of Pollution Controls 1. Proper Operation and Maintenance 2. Need to Halt or Reduce Not a Defense 3. Bypassing of Stormwater Control Facilities Section D: Monitoring and Records 1. Representative Sampling 2. Recording Results 3. Flow Measurements 4. Test Procedures 5. Representative Outfall 6. Records Retention 7. Inspection and Entry Permit No. NCS000008 Section E: Reporting Requirements 1. Discharge Monitoring Reports 2. Submitting Reports 3. Availability of Reports 4. Non-Stormwater Discharges 5. Planned Changes 6. Anticipated Noncompliance T Bypass 8. Twenty-four Hour Reporting 9. Other Noncompliance 10. Other Information PART IV LIMITATIONS REOPENER PART V ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS PART VI DEFINITIONS in Permit No. NCS000008 PART I INTRODUCTION SECTION A: INDIVIDUAL PERMIT COVERAGE During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the permittee is authorized to discharge stormwater associated with industrial activity. Such discharges shall be controlled, limited and monitored as specified in this permit. SECTION B: PERMITTED ACTIVITIES Until this permit expires or is modified or revoked, the permittee is authorized to discharge stormwater to the surface waters of North Carolina or separate storm sewer system which has been adequately treated and managed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this individual permit. All discharges shall be in accordance with the conditions of this permit. Anyother point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited unless it is an allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization or approval. This permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree. Part I Page I of 2 Permit No. NCS000008 SECTION C: LOCATION MAP ti n G n ( ,l j n n n n _ n a n . 1 n u45 � I I i • 1 1 _ i Y a. 4 ` Pasquotank'j3 - - •F , - Kc PN�`' , Subswio- -C.rr., k . i } :Ci: Part I Page 2 of 2 Permit No. NCS000008 PART II MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES SECTION A. STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN The permittee shall develop a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, herein after referred to as the Plan. This Plan shall be considered public information in accordance with Part III, Standard Conditions, Section E, Paragraph 3 of this individual permit. The Plan shall include, at a minimum, the following items: 1. Site Plan. The site plan shall provide a description of the physical facility and the potential pollutant sources which may be expected to contribute to contamination of stormwater discharges. The site plan shall contain the following: (a) A general location map (USGS quadrangle map or appropriately drafted equivalent map), showing the facility's location in relation to transportation routes and surface waters, the name of the receiving water(s) to which the stormwater outfall(s) discharges, or if the discharge is to a municipal separate storm sewer system, the name of the municipality and the ultimate receiving waters; and accurate latitude and longitude of the point(s) of discharge. (b) A narrative description of storage practices, loading and unloading activities, outdoor process areas, dust or particulate generating or control processes, and waste disposal practices. (c) A site map drawn to scale with the distance legend indicating location of industrial activities (including storage of materials, disposal areas, process areas and loading and unloading areas), drainage structures, drainage areas for each outfall and activities occurring in the drainage area, building locations, existing BMPs and impervious surfaces, and the percentage of each drainage area that is impervious. For each outfall, a narrative description of the potential pollutants which could be expected to be present in the stormwater discharge. (d) A list of significant spills or leaks of pollutants that have occurred at the facility during the 3 previous years and any corrective actions taken to mitigate spill impacts. (e) Certification that the stormwater outfalls have been evaluated for the presence of non-stormwater discharges. The certification statement will be signed in accordance with the requirements found in PartIII, Standard Conditions, Section B, Paragraph 3. 2. Soormwater Management Plan. The stormwater management plan shall contain a narrative description of the materials management practices employed which control or minimize the exposure of significant materials to stormwater, including structural and nonstructural measures. The stormwater management plan, at a minimum, shall incorporate the following: (a) Feasibility Study. A review of the technical and economic feasibility of changing the methods of operations and/or storage practices to eliminate or reduce exposure of materials and processes to stormwater. Wherever practical, the permittee shall prevent exposure of all storage areas, material handling operations, and manufacturing or fueling operations. In areas where elimination of exposure is not practical, the stormwater management plan shall document the feasibility of diverting the stormwater runoff away from areas of potential contamination. (b) Secondary Containment Schedule. A schedule to provide secondary containment for bulk storage of liquid materials, storage of Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) water priority chemicals, or storage of hazardous substances to prevent leaks and spills from contaminating stormwater runoff. If the secondary containment devices are connected directly to stormwater conveyance systems, the connection shall be controlled by manually activated valves or other similar devices (which shall be secured with a Part 11 Page I of 5 Permit No. NCS000008 locking mechanism] and any stormwater that accumulates in the containment area shall be at a minimum visually observed for color, foam, outfall staining, visible sheens and dry weather flow, prior to release of the accumulated stormwater. Accumulated stormwater shall be released if found to be uncontaminated by the material stored within the containment area. Records documenting the individual making the observation, the description of the accumulated stormwater and the date and time of the release shall be kept for a period of five years. (c) BMP Summary. A narrative description shall be provided of Best Management Practices (BMPs) to be considered such as, but not Iimited to, oil and grease separation, debris control, vegetative filter strips, infiltration and stormwater detention or retention, where necessary. The need for structural BMPs shall be based on the assessment of potential of sources to contribute significant quantities of pollutants to stormwater discharges and data collected through monitoring of stormwater discharges. Spill Prevention and Response Plan. The Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP) shall incorporate an assessment of potential pollutant sources based on a materials inventory of the facility. Facility personnel (or team) responsible for implementing the SPRP shall be identified. A responsible person shall be on -site at all times during facility operations that have the potential to contaminate stormwater runoff through spills or exposure of materials associated with the facility operations. The SPRP must be site stormwater specific. Therefore, a SPCC plan may be a component of the SPRP, but may not be sufficient to completely address the stormwater aspects of the SPRP. The common elements of the SPCC with the SPRP may be incorporated by reference into the SPRP. 4_ Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program. A preventative maintenance program shall be developed. The program shall document schedules of inspections and maintenance activities of stormwater control systems, plant equipment and systems. Inspection of material handling areas and regular cleaning schedules of these areas shall be incorporated into the program. 5. Employee Training. Training schedules shall be developed and training provided at a minimum on an annual basis on proper spill response and cleanup procedures and preventative maintenance activities for al] personnel involved in any of the facility's operations that have the potential to contaminate stormwater runoff. Facility personnel (or team) responsible for implementing the training shall be identified. b. Responsible Party. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall identify a specific position(s) responsible for the overall coordination, development, implementation, and revision to the Plan. Responsibilities for all components of the Plan shall be documented and position assignments provided. 7. Plan Amendment. The permittee shall amend the Plan whenever there is a change in design, construction, operation, or maintenance which has a significant effect on the potential for the discharge of pollutants to surface waters. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be reviewed and updated on an annual basis. The Director may notify the permittee when the Plan does not meet one or more of the minimum requirements of the permit. Within 30 days of such notice, the permittee shall submit a time schedule to the Director for modifying the Plan to meet minimum requirements. The permittee shall provide certification in writing (in accordance with Part III, Standard Conditions, Section B, Paragraph 3) to the Director that the changes have been made. Facility Inspection Program. Facilities are required to inspect all stormwater systems on at least a semiannual schedule, once in the fall (September -November) and once in the spring (April - June). The inspection and any subsequent maintenance activities performed shall be documented, recording date and time of inspection, individual(s) making the inspection and a narrative description of the facility's stormwater control systems, plant equipment and systems. Records of these inspections shall be incorporated into the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. Part II Page 2 of 5 Permit No. NCS000008 Soormwater discharge characteristic monitoring as required in Part 11 of this permit shall be performed in addition to facility inspections. 9. Implementation. The permittee shall document all monitoring, measurements, inspections and maintenance activities and training provided to employees, including the log of the sampling data and of activities taken to implement BMPs associated with the industrial activities, including vehicle maintenance activities. Such documentation shall be kept on -site for a period of five years and made available to the Director or his authorized representative immediately upon request. SECTION B: ANALYTICAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the permittee is authorized to discharge stormwater subject to the provisions of this permit. Analytical monitoring of stormwater discharges shall be performed as specified below in Table 1. All analytical monitoring shall be performed during a representative storm event. The required monitoring will result in a minimum of 7 analytical samplings being conducted over the term of the permit at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO). The permittee shall complete the minimum 7 analytical samplings in accordance with the schedule specified below in Table 2. Table 1. Analytical Monitoring Requirements easurement Erequencyl le - Sari 3CbaTrac `erist�cs �3iJunaifs W _ m�-.� � e� i. Phosphorous, Total mgfl Annually year 1, 2, 3 Grab SDO Quarterly year 4 Total Suspended Solids mgll Annually year 1, 3 2, Grab SDO Quarterly year 4 Chemical Oxygen Demand mg/l Annually year 1, 3 2, Grab SDO Quarterly year 4 Total Rainfal14 inches Annually year 1, 3 2, - - Quarterly year 4 Event Duration4 minutes Annually year 1, 3 2, - _ Quarterly year 4 Total Flow4 MG Annually year 1, 2, 3 _ SDO Quarterly year 4 Footnotes: t Measurement Frequency: Once per year during years 1, 2, and 3 of the permit term_ Each quarter during the 4' year of the permit term. A year is defined as the 12 month period beginning on the month and day of issuance of the Permit. See Table 2 for schedule of monitoring periods. 2 If the stormwater runoff is controlled by a stormwater detention pond, a grab sample of the discharge from the pond shall be collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge. If the detention pond discharges only in response to a storm event exceeding a ten year design storm, then no analytical monitoring is required and only qualitative monitoring shall be performed. 3 Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) unless representative outfall status has been granted. 4 For each sampled representative storm event the total precipitation, storm duration, and total flow must be monitored. Total flow shall be either; (a) measured continuously, (b) calculated based on the amount of area Part U Page 3 of 5 Permit No. NCS000008 draining to the outfall, the amount of built -upon (impervious) area, and the total amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals during the rainfall event. Table 2 Monitoring schedule IVlonttarin�ertod` t; p_ MSample Ntimbei Fay:.:.4 Start Endue, Year 1 I January 1, 2000 December 31, 2000 Year 2 2 January 1, 2001 December 31, 2001 Year 3 3 January 1, 2002 December 31, 2002 Year 4 - V quarter 4 January 1, 2003 March 31, 2003 Year 4 - 2°d quarter 5 April 1, 2003 June 30, 2003 Year 4 - 3`° quarter b July 1, 2003 September 30, 2003 Year 4 - e quarter 7 October 1, 2003 December 31, 2003 SECTION C: QUALITATIVE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Qualitative monitoring requires a visual inspection of each stormwater outfall regardless of representative outfall status and shall be performed as specified below in Table 3. Qualitative monitoring is for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) and assessing new sources of stormwater pollution. No analytical tests are required. Qualitative monitoring of stormwater outfalls does not need to be performed during a representative storm event. In the event an atypical condition is noted at a stormwater discharge outfall, the Permittee shall document the suspected cause of the condition and any actions taken in response to the discovery. This documentation will be maintained with the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. All qualitative monitoring will be performed twice per year, once in the spring (April - June) and once in the fall (September - November). Table 3. Qualitative Monitoring Requirements =Dtscharg Crtar cf rLstres� ��-�--,�-�C 4 F.regere cn y lhioni ormg ems- al�p© atrflA Color Semi -Annual SDO Odor Semi -Annual SDO Clarity Semi -Annual SDO Floating Solids Semi -Annual SDO Suspended Solids Semi -Annual SDO Foam Semi -Annual SDO Oil Sheen Semi -Annual SDO Other obvious indicators of stormwater pollution Semi -Annual SDO Footnotes: 1 Monitoring Location: Qualitative monitoring shall be performed at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) regardless of representative outfall status. Part II Page 4 of 5 Permit No. NCS000008 SECTION D: ON -SITE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Facilities which have any vehicle maintenance activity occurring on -site which uses more than 55 gallons of new motor oil per month when averaged over the calendar year shall perform analytical monitoring as specified below in Table 4. This monitoring shall be performed at all outfalls which discharge stormwater runoff from vehicle maintenance areas. All analytical monitoring shall be performed during a representative storm event. The required monitoring will result in a minimum of 7 analytical samplings being conducted over the term of the permit at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) which discharges stormwater runoff from vehicle maintenance areas. The permittee shall complete the minimum 7 analytical samplings in accordance with the schedule specified in Table 2 (Part 11, Section B). Table 4. Analytical Monitoring Requirements for On -Site Vehicle Maintenance DisliargekCharacterisftcs 4W3 �_Units� F�e _. nt �Samp >Sarnjile MAMM—Ereen3 .T ? --_ LV477ttQ_. pH standard Annually year 1, 2, 3 Grab SDO Quarterly year 4 Oil and Grease mg/i Annually year 1, 21 3 Grab SDO Quarterly year 4 Total Suspended Solids mg/l Annually year 1, 2, 3 Grab SDO Quarterly year 4 New Motor Oil Usage gallons/month Annually year 1, 3 2, Estimate Quarterly year ear 4 Total FIow4 MG Annually year 1, 2, 3 Grab SDO Quarterly year 4 Footnotes: 1 Measurement Frequency Once per year during years 1, 2, and 3 of the permit term. Each quarter during the 41' year of the permit term. A year is defined as the 12 month period beginning on the month and day of issuance of the Permit. See Table 2 for schedule of monitoring periods. 2 If the stormwater runoff is controlled by a stormwater detention pond, a grab sample of the discharge from the pond shall be collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge. If the detention pond discharges only in response to a storm event exceeding a ten year design storm, then no analytical monitoring is required and only qualitative monitoring shall be performed. 3 Sample Location; Samples shall be collected at each stormwatcr discharge outfall (SDO) that discharges stormwater runoff from area(s) where vehicle maintenance activities occur. 4 Total flow shall be; (a) measured continuously, (b) calculated based on the amount of area draining to the outfall, the amount of built -upon (impervious) area, and the total amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals during the rainfall event. Total precipitation and duration of the rainfall event measured shall result from the sampled representative storm event. Part II Page 5 of 5 M A Permit No. NCS000008 PART III STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES STORMWATER INDIVIDUAL PERMITS SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY Compliance Schedule The permittee shall comply with Limitations and Controls specified for stormwater discharges in accordance with the following schedule: Existing Facilities: The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed and implemented within 12 months of the effective date of the initial permit and updated thereafter on an annual basis. Secondary containment, as specified in Part II, Section A, Paragraph 2(b) of this permit, shall be accomplished within 12 months of the effective date of the initial permit issuance. Proposed Facilities: The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed and implemented prior to the beginning of discharges from the operation of the industrial activity and be updated thereafter on an annual basis. Secondary containment, as specified in Part II, Section A, Paragraph 2(b) of this permit shall be accomplished prior to the beginning of discharges from the operation of the industrial activity. Duty to Comply The permittee must comply with all conditions of this individual permit. Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of a permit upon renewal application. a. The permittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement. b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day for each violation. Any person who negligently violates any permit condition is subject to criminal penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than I year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates permit conditions is subject to criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who violates a permit condition may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation with the maximum amount not to exceed $125,000. [Ref: Section 309 of the Federal Act 33 USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41(a).] Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref: North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.6A] d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Director for violating section 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318, or 405 of the Act, or any permit condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402 of the Act. Administrative penalties for Class I violations are not to exceed $10,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to exceed $25,000. Penalties for Class 11 violations are not to exceed $10,000 per day for each day during which the violation continues, with the maximum amount of any Class II penalty not to exceed $125,000. Part III Page 1 of 8 Pages . a Permit No. NCS000008 Duty to Mitigate The permittee shall'take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this individual permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment. 4. Civil and Criminal Liability Except as provided in Part II1, Section C of this permit regarding bypassing of stormwater control facilities, nothing in this individual permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3,143-215.6A, 143-215.6B, 143- 215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended. 5. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability Nothing in this individual permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321. 6. Property Rights The issuance of this individual permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local laws or regulations. 7. Severabiiity The provisions of this individual permit are severable, and if any provision of this individual permit, or the application of any provision of this individual permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this individual permit, shall not be affected thereby. 8. Duty to Provide Information The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information which the Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating the permit issued pursuant to this individual permit or to determine compliance with this individual permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Director upon request, copies of records required to be kept by this individual permit. 9. Penalties for Tampering The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this individual permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a conviction of a person is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph, punishment is a fine of not more that $20,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years, or both. Part III Page 2 of 8 Pages Permit No. NCS000008 10. Penalties for Falsification of Reports The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under this individual permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. SECTION Bs GENERAL CONDITIONS Individual Permit Expiration The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive automatic authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall submit forms and fees as are required by the agency authorized to issue permits no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date. Any permittee that has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, or any permittee that does not have a permit after the expiration and has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will be subjected to enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS §143-215.6A and 33 USC 1251 et. seq. Transfers This permit is not transferable to any person except after notice to and approval by the Director. The Director may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit to change the name and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary under the Clean Water Act. 3. S_igna!M Requirements All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Director shall be signed and certified. a. All applications to be covered under this individual permit shall be signed as follows: (1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of this Section, a responsible corporate officer means: (a) a president, secretary, treasurer or vice president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision making functions for the corporation, or (b) the manager of one or more manufacturing production or operating facilities employing more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding 25 mullion (in second quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures. (2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively; or (3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official. b. All reports required by the individual permit and other information requested by the Director shall be signed by a person described above or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if: (1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above; Part Ut Page 3 of 8 Pages Permit No. NCS000008 (2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well or well field, superintendent, a position of equivalent responsibility, or an individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position.); and (3) The written authorization is submitted to the Director. C. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a. or b. of this section shall make the following certification: "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." 4. Individual Permit Modification Revocation and Reissuance or Termination The issuance of this individual permit does not prohibit the Director from reopening and modifying the individual permit, revoking and reissuing the individual permit, or terminating the individual permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and I23; Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 et. al. After public notice and opportunity for a hearing, the individual permit may be terminated for cause. The filing of a request for a individual permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination does not stay any individual permit condition. The permit shall expire when the individual permit is terminated. Permit Actions The permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any individual permit condition. SECTION C: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS Proper Operation and Maintenance The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this individual permit. Proper operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems which are installed by a permittee only when the operation is necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of this individual permit. 2. Need to Halt or Reduce Not a Defense It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the condition of this individual permit. Part III Page 4 of 8 Pages r � w Permit No. NCSOOOOO8 3. BypassinQ, of Stormwater Control Facilities Bypass is prohibited and the Director may take enforcement action against a permittee for bypass unless: a. Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe property damage; and b. There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary control facilities, retention of stormwater or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime or dry weather. This condition is not satisfied if adequate backup controls should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and C. The permittee submitted notices as required under, Part III, Section E of this permit. If the Director determines that it will meet the three conditions listed above, the Director may approve an anticipated bypass after considering its adverse effects. SECTION D: MONITORING AND RECORDS I. Representative Samplin¢ Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be characteristic of the volume and nature of the permitted discharge. Analytical sampling shall be performed during a representative storm event. Samples shall be taken on a day and time that is characteristic of the discharge. All samples shall be taken before the discharge joins or is diluted by any other waste stream, body of water, or substance. Monitoring points as specified in this permit shall not be changed without notification to and approval of the Director. 2. Recording Results For each measurement, sample, inspection or maintenance activity performed or collected pursuant to the requirements of this individual permit, the permittee shall record the following information: a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling, measurements, inspection or maintenance activity; b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling, measurements, inspection or maintenance activity; C. The date(s) analyses were performed; d. The individual(s) who performed the analyses; e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and f. The results of such analyses. 3. Flow Measurements Where required, appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges. Part III Page 5 of 8 Pages 0 ' , w Permit No. NCS000008 4. Test Procedures Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations published pursuant to NCGS 143-215.63 et. seq, the Water and Air Quality Reporting Acts, and to regulations published pursuant to Section 304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136. To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this individual permit, all test procedures must produce minimum detection and reporting levels and all data generated must be reported down to the minimum detection or lower reporting level of the procedure. 5. Representative Outfall If a facility has multiple discharge locations with substantially identical stormwater discharges that are required to be sampled, the permittee may petition the Director for representative outfall status. If it is established that the stormwater discharges are substantially identical and the permittee is granted representative outfall status, then sampling requirements may be performed at a reduced number of outfalls. Records Retention Visual monitoring shall be documented and records maintained at the facility along with the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. Copies of analytical monitoring results shall also be maintained on -site. The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, and copies of all reports required by this individual permit for a period of at least 5 years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time. 7. Inspection and Entry The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an authorized contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility which discharges through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized representative of a municipal operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the discharge, upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to; a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this individual permit; b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the conditions of this individual permit; C. inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this individual permit; and d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring individual permit compliance or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any location. Part III Page 6 of 8 Pages t I A Permit No. NCS000008 SECTION E: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Discharge Monitorine Reports Samples analyzed in accordance with the terms of this permit shall be submitted to the Division on Discharge Monitoring Report forms provided by the Director. Submittals shall be received by the Division no later than 30 days from the date the facility receives the sampling results from the laboratory. Documentation of the qualitative monitoring associated with the initial analytical monitoring event shall be included with the required analytical monitoring submittal for the first year of the permit coverage. Analytical results from sampling during the final year of the permit coverage shall be submitted with the permit renewal application. 2. SubmittinQ Reports Duplicate signed copies of all reports required herein, shall be submitted to the following address: Central Files Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 3. Availability of Reports Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Water Quality. As required by the Act, analytical data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.6B or in Section 309 of the Federal Act. 4. Non-Stormwater Discharges If the storm event monitored in accordance with this individual permit coincides with a non-stormwater discharge, the permittee shall separately monitor all parameters as required under the non-stormwater discharge permit and provide this information with the stormwater discharge monitoring report. Planned Changes The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes at the permitted facility which could significantly alter the nature or quantity of pollutants discharged. This notification requirement includes pollutants which are not specifically listed in the individual permit or subject to notification requirements under 40 CFR Part 122.42 (a). 6. Anticipated Noncompliance The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes at the permitted facility which may result in noncompliance with the individual permit requirements. Part lII Page 7 of 8 Pages w 1 04 Permit No. NCS000008 Bvnass a. Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice, if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass; including an evaluation of the anticipated quality and affect of the bypass. b. Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice within 24 hours of becoming aware of an unanticipated bypass. 8. Twenty-four Hour Reporting The permittee shall report to the central office or the appropriate regional office any noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24 hours from the time the permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes; the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance. The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis if the oral report has been received within 24 hours. 9. Other Noncompliance The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under 24 hour reporting at the time monitoring reports are submitted. 10. Other Information Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in an application for an individual permit or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly submit such facts or information. Part III Page 8 of 8 Pages Permit No. NCS000008 PART IV LIMITATIONS REOPENER This individual permit shall be modified or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to comply with any applicable effluent guideline or water quality standard issued or approved under Sections 302(b) (2) (c), and (d), 304(b) (2) and 307(a) of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent guideline or water quality standard so issued or approved: a. Contains different conditions or is otherwise more stringent than any effluent limitation in the individual permit; or b. Controls any pollutant not limited in the individual permit. The individual permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also contain any other requirements in the Act then applicable. PART V ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS The permittee must pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in timely manner in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the Individual Permit. PART VI DEFINITIONS Act See Clean Water Act. Arithmetic Mean The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the summation of the individual values divided by the number of individual values. 3. Allowable Non-Stormwater Discharges This permit regulates stormwater discharges. Non-stormwater discharges which shall be allowed in the stormwater conveyance system are: (a) All other discharges that are authorized by a non-stormwater NPDES permit. (b) Uncontaminated groundwater, foundation drains, air -conditioner condensate without added chemicals, springs, discharges of uncontaminated potable water, waterline and fire hydrant flushings, water from footing drains, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands. (c) Discharges resulting from fire -fighting or fire -fighting training. 4. Best Management Practices MPs Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters. BMPs may take the form of a process, activity, or physical structure. Parts IV, V and VI Page 1 of 5 Permit No. NCS000008 5. Bypass A bypass is the known diversion of stormwater from any portion of a stormwater control facility including the collection system, which is not a designed or established operating mode for the facility. 6. Bulk Storaize of Liquid Products Liquid raw materials, manufactured products, waste materials or by-products with a single above ground storage container having a capacity of greater than 660 gallons or with multiple above ground storage containers located in close proximity to each other having a total combined storage capacity of greater than 1,320 gallons. 7. Clean Water Act The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq. 8. Division or DW The Division of Water Quality, Department of Environment and Natural Resources. 9. Director The Director of the Division of Water Quality, the permit issuing authority. 10. EMC The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. r It. Grab Sample An individual samples collected instantaneously. Grab samples that will be directly analyzed or qualitatively monitored must be taken within the first 30 minutes of discharge. 12. Hazardous Substance Any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, 13. Landfill A disposal facility or'part of a disposal facility where waste is placed in or on land and which is not a land treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an injection well, a hazardous waste long-term storage facility or a surface storage facility. 14. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System A stormwater collection system within an incorporated area of local self-government such as a city or town. 15. Overburden Any material of any nature, consolidated or unconsolidated, that overlies a mineral deposit, excluding topsoil or similar naturally -occurring surface materials that are not disturbed by mining operations. Part VI Page 2 of 5 Pages 4 ,j, • ,.l Permit No. NCS000008 16. Permittee The owner or operator issued a permit pursuant to this individual permit. 17. Point Source Dischar a of 5tormwater Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which stormwater is or may be discharged to waters of the state_ 18. Representative Storm Event A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded by at least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A single storm event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For example, if it rains for 2 hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the next 10 hours. 19. Representative Outfall Status When it is established that the discharge of stormwater runoff from a single outfall is representative of the discharges at multiple outfalls, the DWQ may grant representative outfall status. Representative outfall status allows the permittee to perform analytical monitoring at a reduced number of outfalls. 20. Rinse Water Discharge The discharge of rinse water from equipment cleaning areas associated with industrial activity. Rinse waters from vehicle and equipment cleaning areas are process wastewaters and do not include washwaters utilizing any type of detergent or cleaning agent. 21. Secondary Containment Spill containment for the contents of the single largest tank within the containment structure plus sufficient freeboard to allow for the 25-year, 24-hour storm event. 22. Section 313 Water Priority Chemical A chemical or chemical category which: Is listed in 40 CFR 372.65 pursuant to Section 313 of Title III of the Super -fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, also titled the Emergency Planning and Community Right - to -Know Act of 1986; b. Is present at or above threshold levels at a facility subject to SARA title III, Section 313 reporting requirements; and That meet at least one of the following criteria: (1) is listed in Appendix D of 40 CFR part 122 on either Table II (organic priority pollutants), Table III (certain metals, cyanides, and phenols) or Table IV (certain toxic pollutants and hazardous substances); (2) Is listed as a hazardous substance pursuant to section 31 l(b)(2)(A) of the CWA at 40 CFR 116.4; or (3) Is a pollutant for which EPA has published acute or chronic water quality criteria. Part VI Page 3 of 5 Pages Permit No. NCS0000O8 23. Severe Property Damage Means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the control facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production. 24. Significant Materials Includes, but is not limited to: raw materials; fuels; materials such as solvents, detergents, and plastic pellets; finished materials such as metallic products; raw materials used in food processing or production; hazardous substances designated under section 101(14) of CERCLA; any chemical the facility is required to report pursuant to section 313 of Title III of SARA; fertilizers; pesticides; and waste products such as ashes, slag and sludge that have the potential to be released with stormwater discharges. 25. Significant Spills Includes, but is not limited to: releases of oil or hazardous substances in excess of reportable quantities under section 311 of the Clean Water Act (Ref: 40 CFR 110.10 and CFR 117.21) or section 102 of CERCLA (Ref: 40 CFR 302.4)_ 26. Stormwater Runoff The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately following rainfall or as a result of snowmelt. 27. Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying stormwater and which is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material storage areas at an industrial site. Facilities considered to be engaged in "industrial activities" include those activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14). The term does not include discharges from facilities or activities excluded from the NPDES program. 28. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan A comprehensive site -specific plan which details measures and practices to reduce stormwater pollution and is based on an evaluation of the pollution potential of the site. 29. Ten Year Design Storm The maximum 24 hour precipitation event expected to be equaled or exceeded on the average once in ten years. Design storm information can be found in the State of North Carolina Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual. 30. TotaI Flow The flow corresponding to the time period over which the entire storm event occurs. Total flow shall be either; (a) measured continuously, (b) calculated based on the amount of area draining to the outfall, the amount of built -upon (impervious) area, and the total amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals during the rainfall event. 31. Toxic Pollutant Any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act. Part VI Page 4 of 5 Pages Permit No. NCSOOD008 32. Upset Means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with technology based permit effluent limitations because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the permittee. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment or control facilities, inadequate treatment or control facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation. 33. Vehicle Maintenance Activit Vehicle rehabilitation, mechanical repairs, painting, fueling, lubrication, vehicle cleaning operations, or airport deicing operations. 34. Visible Sedimentation Solid particulate matter, both mineral and organic, that has been or is being transported by water, air, gravity, or ice from its site of origin which can be seen with the unaided eye. 35. 25-year, 24 hour storm event The maximum 24-hour precipitation event expected to be equaled or exceeded, on the average, once in 25 years. Part VI Page 5 of 5 Pages SOUTH ATLANTIC WOOD PRESERVERS, INC. Post Office Box 1948 Elizabeth City, NC 27906-1948 919/264-3311 FAX 9191264-3213 May 12, 1999 Individual Permit Renewal Division of Water Quality/WQ Section Storm Water and General Permits Unit P. O. Box 29535 Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 Attention: Aisha Lau RE: NPDES Permit No. NCS 000008 Dear Ms J U L 2 2 1999 WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE DWQ D @10INE .14 W3 DENR -WATER QUALITY pQ1NY SOURCE BRANCH We are in receipt of Mr. B. Bennett's April 20, 1999 letter notifying of our NPDES permit expiration and renewal. We are writing to renew our permit; however, when we received our permit in 1994 it was not filed properly. In fact, we called the state several times looking for a copy of our permit and the person we spoke to said we were in good shape. The person never mentioned anything about the permit requirements. After the receipt of the above mentioned letter we searched for the permit and finally found it. We did not understand that the permit required analytical sampling, visual inspections, Storm Water Pollution Prevention plan, etc. We have been paying our annual permit fee as requested, however, we -have not completed the other permit requirements. We are including with this letter several of the supplemental items that were requested: (1) A current site map (2) A summary of Best Management Practices (3) There have been no changes in industrial activity on site. (4) Certification of the development and implementation of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for our company. To move forward with our storm water program we are in the process of locating a laboratory to assist us with storm water sampling and analysis. We are planning to sample at our next qualified storm. When the results are received we will forward them to you. Please send us several discharge monitoring report forms for our data submittal. We have also developed and put into place our Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan. Training of our employees and establishment of our storm water team has been completed. Documentation of this training is on file in our office. Please contact me with any comments or suggestions. Sincerely, 09, 0'1-� G. Erick Minschew President Enclosures NCDENR NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES PERMIT COVERAGE RENEWAL APPLICATION National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Stormwater NPDES Permit NCS000008 South Atlantic Wood Preserving Permit Number NCS000008 Pasquotank County THIS APPLICATION MUST BE SIGNED AND RETURNED ALONG WITH THE REQUESTED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO THE DMSION OF WATER QUALITY IN ORDER FOR YOUR FACILITY TO QUALIFY FOR RENEWAL OF YOUR STORMWATER PERMIT NCS000008 PERMIT RENEWAL INFORMATION The following is the information currently in our database for your facility. PIease review this information carefully and make all corrections as necessary in the space provided to the right of the current information. Facility Name: South Atlantic Wood Preserving Mailing Address*: POST OFFFICE BOX 1948 ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909 Location Address: FOREMAN-BUNDY ROAD ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909 Facility Contact: JEFFREY M. YOUNG Phone Number: Fax Number: No number on file E-mail address: No address on file * This is the address to which all permit correspondence will be mailed CERTIFICATION 899 Foreman Bundy Erick Minschew 252-264-3311 252-264-3213 I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the best of my knowledge and b lief such info n is , co lete and accurate. Signature Date 5 -13 - 9 9 G. Erick Minschew President Print or type name of person signing above Title Please return this completed renewal form, the information as requested on the next page, and any relevant documentation to: Individual Permit Renewal Division of Water Quality/ WQ Section Stormwater and General Permits Unit Post Office Box 29535 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Attn: Aisha Lau p [�R0WE MAY 14 M DENR - WATER QUALITY POINT SOURCE BRAND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR RENEWAL OF INDIVIDUAL NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT Two copies of each of the following shall accompany this submittal in order for the application to be considered complete: Initials (Do not submit the site Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan) --, - A current Site Map from the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. The location of industrial activities (including storage of materials, disposal areas, process areas and loading and unloading areas), drainage structures, drainage areas for each outfall, building locations and impervious surfaces should be clearly noted. 2. A summary of Analytical Monitoring results during the term of the existing permit (if your permit required analytical sampling). Do not submit individual lab reports. The sumurnary can consist of a table including such items as outfall number, parameters sampled, lab results. date sampled, and storm event data. 3. A summary of the Visual Monitoring results. Do not submit individual monitoring reports. The summary can consist of a table including such items as outfall number, parameters surveyed, observations, and date monitoring conducted. 4. A summary of the Best Management Practices utilized at the permitted facility. Summary should consist of a short narrative description of each BMP's in place at the facility. If the implementation of any BMP's is planned, please include information on these BMP's. OKA' S. A short narrative describing any significant changes in industrial activities at the permitted facility. Significant changes could include the addition or deletion of work processes, changes in material handling practices, changes in material storage practices, and/or changes in the raw materials used by the facility. 6. Certification of the development and implementation of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for the permitted facility (Sign and return attached form). yk If the final year analytical monitoring"of the existing permit term has not been completed prior to filing the renewal submittal, then the last years monitoring results should be submitted within 30 days of receipt of the laboratory reports. (i.e. do not withhold renewal -- submittal waiting on lab results) Representative storm sampling may now be conducted anytime during the year (the April to November window has been eliminated) and the representative rainfall event is now defined as a storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches and is preceded by at least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. SOUTH ATLANTIC WOOD PRESERVERS, INC. Post Office Box 1948 Elizabeth City, NC 27906-I948 919/264-3311 FAX 919I264-3213 South Atlantic Wood Preserving, Inc. Best Management Practices Summary Our facility uses a water borne chromated copper arsenate to pressure treat lumber products. The system is totally enclosed by a building and exceeds the local, state, and EPA requirements under RCRA. The facility was built and is operated so no wood preservative will escape from the process area. The tank farm is designed of 8" thick, reinforced high quality concrete with a water stop at expansion joints. The tank farm will hold the volume of all of the tankage in the tank farm. The process area is designed to allow all liquids to flow to steel lined normally wetted process pits where the liquid is returned to the process tankage. All water generated during operation is captured and used in the treating process, there is no discharge_ We store untreated wood inside our plant. After treatment, the treated wood remains on the drip pad until all drippage has ceased, then it is moved outside to the storage yard where it remains from one or two days to one month_ Deliveries of chemical are made into our plant through a door and ramp that is totally contained within our building. The ramp area is designed of properly constructed concrete and can contain the entire contents of a chemical delivery truck. We have a lift truck fuel tank above ground outside. The fuel tank is totally contained in concrete. We feel our operation provides little opportunity for contamination of storm water. SOUTH ATLANTIC WOOD PRESERVERS, INC. Post Office Box 1948 Elizabeth City, NC 27906-1948 919/264-3311 FAX 919/264-3213 South Atlantic Wood Preserving, Inc. Best Management Practices Summary Our facility uses a water borne chromated copper arsenate fo pressure treat lumber products. The system is totally enclosed by a building and exceeds the local, stat_e,_a_ _nd EPA requirements under RCRA. The facility was built and is operated so no wood preservative will escape from the process area. The tank farm is designed of 8" thick, reinforced high quality concrete with a water stop at expansion joints. The tank farm will hold the volume of all of the tankage in the tank farm. The process area is designed to allow all liquids to flow to steel lined normally wetted process pits where the liquid is returned to the process tankage. All water generated during operation is captured and used in the treating process; there is no discharge. We store untreated wood inside our plant. After treatment, the treated wood remains on the drip pad until all drippage has ceased, then it is moved outside to the storage yard where it remains from one or two days to one month. Deliveries of chemical are made into our plant through a door and ramp that is totally contained within our building. The ramp area is designed of properly constructed concrete and can contain the entire contents of a chemical delivery truck. We have a lift truck fuel tank above ground outside. The fuel tank is totally contained in concrete. We -feel our operation rrovides little opportunity for contamination of storm water. f STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN _ r,, '. DE � *� LOPMENT;AND IWLE�-A NTATION = CERT'IFICATTON , N.C- Division of Water Quality, Stormwater and General Permits Unit Facility Name: SOUTH ATLANTIC WOOD PRESERVING Permit Number: NCS000008 Location Address: FOREMAN-BUNDY ROAD ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909 County: PASQUOTANK MAY 14 1999 w,Aia A T1 P;tA CH "I certify, under penalty of law, that the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) document and all attachments were developed and implemented under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information required by the SPPP. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information gathered is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete" "I certify that the SPPP has been developed, signed and retained at the facility location and the SPPP has been fully implemented at the named facility location in accordance with the terms and conditions of the stormwater general permit." "I am aware that there are significant penalties for falsifying information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations" Sign (according to permit signatory requirements) and return this Certification. DO NOT SEND THE STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN WITH THE CERTIFICATION. Signature /ls/ G. ERICK MINSCHEW Print or type name of person signing above Date PRESIDENT Title SPPP Certification 2199 P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-5083 FAX 919-733-9919 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post -consumer paper DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION CERTIFICATION N.C. Division of Water Quality, Stormwater and General Permits Unit Facility Name: SOUTH ATLANTIC WOOD PRESERVING Permit Number: NCS000008 Location Address: FOREMAN-BUNDY ROAD ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909 County: 1?ASQUOTANK "I certify, under penalty of law, that the Storrnwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) document and all attachments were developed and implemented under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information required by the SPPP. Based on my inquiry of the person` or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the informa{lon gathered is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete" "I certify that the SPPP has been developed, signed and. retained at the facility location and the SPPP has been fully implemented at the named facility location in accordance with the terms and conditions of the stormwater general permit." . "I am aware that there are significant penalties for falsifying information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations" Sion (according to permit signatory requirements) and return this Certification. DO NOT SEND THE STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN WITH THE CERTIFICATION. Signature G. ERICK MINSCHEW Date art _e �z PRESIDENT Print or type name of person signing above Title I SPPP Certification 2/99 P.O. 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LEG 46 . _. i /�' � •. � ,�;��.; - '�`°� plp� �- � �t1 T ALL rdo. �. o• SITE DRAINAGE. i"«F-- SO H ATLANTIC N PLANT. woOD PRESERVING -rye OUTFALL NO. a f�/ r 3 4r• ar W 22' - AL _ _ Permit No. NCS000008 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY PERMIT TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER 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, South Atlantic Wood Preserving is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from a facility located at South Atlantic Wood Preserving 899 Foreman Buddy Road Elizabeth City Pasquotank County to receiving waters designated as Little River a class C SW stream, in the Pasquotank River Basin in accordance with the discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I.11, 11I, IV, V and VI hereof_ This permit shall become effective September 1, 1999. '7floy This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31,1-999- Signed this day Before 8/15/99_ C for Kerr T. Stevens, Director Division of Water Quality By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit No. NCS000008 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I INTRODUCTION Section A: Individual Permit Coverage Section B: Permitted Activities Section C: Location Map PART II MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES Section A: Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Section B: Analytical Monitoring Requirements Section C: Qualitative Monitoring Requirements Section D: On -Site Vehicle Maintenance Monitoring Requirements PART III STANDARD CONDITIONS Section A: Compliance and Liability 1, Compliance Schedule 2. Duty to Comply 3. Duty to Mitigate 4. Civil and Criminal Liability 5. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability 6. Property Rights 7, Severability 8. Duty to Provide Information 9. Penalties for Tampering 10. Penalties for Falsification of Reports Section B: General Conditions 1. Individual Permit Expiration 2. Transfers 3. Signatory Requirements 4. Individual Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, or Termination 5. Permit Actions Section C: Operation and Maintenance of Pollution Controls 1. Proper Operation and Maintenance 2. Need to Halt or Reduce Not a Defense 3. Bypassing of Stormwater Control Facilities Section D: Monitoring and Records 1. Representative Sampling 2, Recording Results 3. Flow Measurements 4. Test Procedures 5. Representative Outfall 6. Records Retention 7. Inspectiurrand Entry Permit No. NCS000008 Section E PART IV PART V Reporting Requirements 1. Discharge Monitoring Reports 2_ Submitting Reports 3. Availability of Reports 4. Non-Stormwater Discharges 5. Planned Changes 6. Anticipated Noncompliance T Bypass 8. Twenty-four Hour Reporting 9. Other Noncompliance 10. Other Information LIMITATIONS REOPENER ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS PART VI DEFINITIONS Permit No. NCS000008 PART I INTRODUCTION SECTION A: INDIVIDUAL PERMIT COVERAGE During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the permittee is authorized to discharge stormwater associated with industrial activity. Such discharges shall be controlled, limited and monitored as specified in this permit. SECTION S: PERMITTED ACTIVITIES Until this permit expires or is modified or revoked, the permittee is authorized to discharge stormwater to the surface waters of Nohh Carolina or separate storm sewer system which has been adequately treated and managed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this individual permit. All discharges shall be in accordance with the conditions of this permit. Any other point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited unless it is an allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization or approval. This permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree. z Part I Page 1 of 2 Permit No. NCS000008 PART II MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES SECTION A: STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN The permittee shall develop a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, herein after referred to as the Plan. This Plan shall be considered public information in accordance with Part III, Standard Conditions, Section E, Paragraph 3 of this individual permit. The Plan shall include, at a minimum, the following items: Site Plan. The site plan shall provide a description of the physical facility and the potential pollutant sources which may be expected to contribute to contamination of stormwater discharges. The site plan shall contain the following: (a) A general location map (USGS quadrangle map or appropriately drafted equivalent map), showing -the facility's Iocatior�in relation to transportation routes and surface waters, the name of the receiving water(s) to which the stormwater outfall(s) discharges, or if the discharge is to a municipal separate storm sewer system, the name of the municipality and the ultimate receiving waters; and accurate latitude and longitude of the point(s) of discharge. (b) A narrative description of storage practices, loading and unloading activities, outdoor process areas, dust or particulate generating or control processes, and waste disposal practices. (c) A site map drawn to scale with the distance legend indicating location of industrial activities (including storage of materials, disposal areas, process areas and loading and unloading areas), drainage structures, drainage areas for each outfall and activities occurring in the drainage area, building locations, existing BMPs and impervious surfaces, and the percentage of each drainage area that is impervious. For each outfall, a narrative description of the potential pollutants which could be expected to be present in the stormwater discharge. (d) A list of significant spills or leaks of pollutants that have occurred at the facility during the 3 previous years and any corrective actions taken to mitigate spill impacts. (e) Certification that the stormwater outfalls have been evaluated for the presence of non-stormwater discharges. The certification statement will be signed in accordance with the requirements found in Part III, Standard Conditions, Section B, Paragraph 3. Stormwater Management Plan. The stormwater management plan shall contain a narrative description of the materials management practices employed which control or minimize the exposure of significant materials to stormwater, including structural and nonstructural measures. The stormwater management plan. at a minimum. shall incorporate the following: (a) Feasibility Study. A review of the technical and economic feasibility of changing the methods of operations and/or storage practices to eliminate or reduce exposure of materials and processes to stormwater. Wherever practical, the permittee shall prevent exposure of all storage areas, material handling operations, and manufacturing or fueling operations. In areas where elimination of exposure is not practical, the stormwater management plan shall document the feasibility of diverting the stormwater runoff away from areas of potential contamination. (b) Secondary Containment Schedule. A schedule to provide secondary containment for bulk storage of liquid materials, storage of Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) water priority chemicals, or storage of hazardous substances to prevent leaks and spills from contaminating stormwater runoff. If the secondary containment device�-'a-re connected directly to stormwater conveyance systems, the connection shall be controlled by manually activated valves or other similar devices [which shall be secured with a Part II Page I of 5 Permit No. NCS000008 locking mechanism] and any stormwater that accumulates in the containment area shall be at a minimum visually observed for color, foam, outfall staining, visible sheens and dry weather flow, prior to release of the accumulated stormwater. Accumulated stormwater shall be released if found to be uncontaminated by the material stored within the containment area. Records documenting the individual making the observation, the description of the accumulated stormwater and the date and time of the release shall be kept for a period of five years. (c) BMP Summary. A narrative description shall be provided of Best Management Practices (BMPs) to be considered such as, but not limited to, oil and grease separation, debris control, vegetative filter strips, infiltration and stormwater detention or retention, where necessary. The need for structural BMPs shall be based on the assessment of potential of sources to contribute significant quantities of pollutants to stormwater discharges and data collected through monitoring of stormwater discharges. Spill Prevention and Response Plan. The Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP) shall incorporate an assessment of potential pollutant sources based on a materials inventory of the facility. Facility personnel (or team) responsible for implementing the SPRP shall be identified. A responsible person shall be on -site at all times during facility operations that have the potential to contaminate stormwater runoff through spills or exposure of materials associated with the facility operations. The SPRP must be site stormwater specific. Therefore, a SPCC plan may be a component of the SPRP, but may not be sufficient to completely address the stormwater aspects of the SPRP. The common elements of the SPCC with the SPRP may be incorporated by reference into the SPRP. __ _ I . 4. Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program. A preventative maintenance program shall be developed. The program shall document schedules of inspections and maintenance activities of stormwater control systems, plant equipment and systems. Inspection of material handling areas and regular cleaning schedules of these areas shall be incorporated into the program. 5. Employee Training. Training schedules shall be developed and'training provided at a minimum on an annual basis on proper spill response and cleanup procedures and preventative maintenance activities for all personnel involved in any of the facility's operations that have the potential to contaminate stormwater runoff. Facility personnel (or team) responsible for implementing the training shall be identified. 6. Responsible Party. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall identify a specific position(s) responsible for the overall coordination, development, implementation, and revision to the Plan. Responsibilities for all components of the Plan shall be documented and position assignments provided. 7. Plan Amendment. The permittee shall amend the Plan whenever there is a change in design, construction, _ operation, or maintenance which has a significant effect on the potential for the discharge of pollutants to surface waters. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be reviewed and updated on an annual basis. The Director may notify the permittee When the Plan does not meet one or more of the minimum requirements of the permit. Within 30 days of such notice, the permittee shall submit a time schedule to the Director for modifying the Plan to meet minimum requirements. The permittee shall provide certification in writing (in accordance with Part III, Standard Conditions, Section B, Paragraph 3) to the Director that the changes have been made. 8. Facility Inspection Program. Facilities are required to inspect all stormwater systems on at least a semiannual schedule, once in the fall (September -November) and once in the spring (April - June). The inspection and any subsequent maintenance activities performed shall be documented, recording date and time of inspection, individual(s) making the inspection and a ^arrative description of the facility's stormwater control systems, plant equipment and systems: -Records of these inspections shall be incorporated into the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. Part I1 Page 2 of 5 Permit No. NCS000008 Stormwater discharge characteristic monitoring as required in Part II of this permit shall be performed in addition to facility inspections. Implementation. The permittee shall document all monitoring, measurements, inspections and maintenance activities and training provided to employees, including the log of the sampling data and of activities taken to implement BMPs associated with the industrial activities, including vehicle maintenance activities. Such documentation shall be kept on -site for a period of five years and made available to the Director or his authorized representative immediately upon request. SECTION B: ANALYTICAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning on the effective date of the.permit and lasting until expiration, the permittee is authorized to discharge stormwater subject to the provisions of this permit. Analytical monitoring of stormwater discharges shall be performed as specified below in Table 1. For each parameter, the arithmetic mean of all analytical sampling results collected during the term of the permit shall be calculated for each individual outfall. The computed arithmetic mean is then compared to the cut-off concentrations listed below in Table 2. If the arithmetic mean is less than the specified cut-off concentration for a given parameter, then the facility is not required to continue annual analytical monitoring for that parameter (at that outfall) during the remaining term of the permit unless a significant change in facility operations or configuration occurs. If a cut-off concentration results in discontinued analytical monitoring at an individual discharge outfall, the permittee is required to maintain facility operations that ensure the continuation of stormwater runoff quality. The permittee must perform analvtical samDlinQ during the first and last year of the permit coverage regardless of cut-off concentration conditions. Analytical results from sampling during the final year of the permit coverage must be submitted with the permit renewal application. All analytical monitoring shall be performed during a representative storm event. Table 1. Analytical Monitoring Requirements Discharge Characteristics Units - Measurement :, Fre ueitc .1 'r- -.-,'--'.Sample Type 2 Sample . Location3 -Phosphorous, Total mg l annually Grab SDO Total Suspended Solids mgI annually Grab SDO Chemical Oxygen Demand mQ I annually Grab SDO Total Rainfal14 inches annually- - Event Duration4 minutes annually - - Total Flow4 I MG, annually - SDO Footnotes: I Measurement Frequency: Once per year during a representative storm event. A year is defined as the 12 month period beginning on the month and day of issuance of the Permit. If the stormwater runoff is controlled by a stormwater detention pond, a grab sample of the discharge from the pond shall be collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge. If the detention pond discharges only in response to a storm event exceeding a ten year design storm, then no analytical monitoring is required and only qualitative monitoring. shall be performed. Part II Pa,-,e 3 of 5 Permit No. NCS000008 Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) unless representative outfall status has been granted- 4 For each sampled representative storm event the total precipitation, storm duration, and total flow must be monitored. Total flow shall be either; (a) measured continuously, (b) calculated based on the amount of area draining to the outfall, the amount of built -upon (impervious) area, and the total amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals during the rainfall event. Table 2. Cut-off Concentrations for Analytical Monitoring Requirements Y F-Dischar a Characteristics _ s . =Cut-off Concentration (rho).. Total < 2 -Phosphorous, Total Suspended Solids < 100 Chemical Oxygen Demand- < 120 SECTION C: QUALITATIVE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Qualitative monitoring requires a visual inspection of each stormwater outfall regardless of representative outfall status and shall be performed as specified below in Table 3. Qualitative monitoring is for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) and assessing new sources of stormwater pollution. No analytical tests are required. Qualitative monitoring of stormwater outfalls does not need to be performed during a representative storm event. The first qualitative monitoring event during the coverage of the permit must coincide with the initial analytical monitoring event (regardless of the season). All other qualitative monitoring will be performed twice per year, once in the spring (April - June) and once in the fall (September - November). Table 3. Qualitative Mo itoring Requirements Discharge Characteristics A - Frequency Monitoring ._ Locationt Color Semi -Annual SDO Odor Semi -Annual SDO Cl arity Semi -Annual SDO Floating Solids Semi -Annual SDO Sus ended Solids Semi -Annual SDO Foam Semi -Annual SDO Oil Sheen Semi -Annual SDO Other obvious indicators of stormwater pollution Semi -Annual SDO Footnotes: 1 Monitoring Location: Qualitative monitoring shall be performed at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) regardless of representative outfall status. SECTION D: ON -SITE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Part II Page 4 of 5 Permit No. NCS000008 Facilities which have any vehicle maintenance activity occurring on -site which uses more than 55 gallons of new motor oil per month when averaged over the calendar year shall perform analytical monitoring as specified below in Table 4. This monitoring shall be performed at all outfalls which discharge stormwatcr runoff from vehicle maintenance areas. For each parameter, the arithmetic mean of all analytical sampling results collected during the coverage of the permit shall be calculated for each individual outfall. The computed arithmetic mean is then compared to the cut-off concentrations listed below in Table 5. If the arithmetic mean is less than the specified cut-off concentration for a given parameter, then the facility is not required to continue annual analytical monitoring for that parameter (at that outfall) during the remaining coverage of the permit unless a significant change in facility operations or configuration occurs. If a cut-off concentration results in discontinued analytical monitoring at an individual discharge outfall, the permittee is required to maintain facility operations that ensure the continuation of stormwater runoff quality. The Vermittee must perform analytical sampling during the first and last year of the permit coverage regardless of cut-off concentration conditions. Analytical results from sampling during the final year of the permit coverage must be submitted with the permit renewal application. All analytical monitoring shall be performed during a representative storm event. Table 4. Analvtical Mon toring Requirements for On -Site Vehicle Maintenance Discharge Characte_r_i_st%cs = • r = _ -.' -Unit s Measurement Frequency Sample-. Tjpel " Sample Location2 H standard annually Grab SDO Oil and Grease mgll annually Grab SDO Total Suspended Solids MO annually Grab SDO New Motor Oil Usage gallons/month annually Estimate - Total Flow3 MG I annually Grab SDO Footnotes: 1 If the stormwater runoff is controlled by a stormwater detention pond, a grab sample of the discharge from the pond shall be collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge. If the detention pond discharges only in response to a storm event exceeding a ten year design storm, then no analytical monitoring is required and only qualitative monitoring shall be performed. Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) that discharges stormwater runoff from area(s) where vehicle maintenance activities occur. Total -flow shall be; (a) measured continuously, (b) calculated based on the amount of area draining to the outfall, the amount of built -upon (impervious) area, and the total amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals during the rainfall event. Total precipitation and duration of the rainfall event measured shall result from the sampled representative storm event. Table 5. Cut-off Concentrations for On -Site Vehicle Maintenance Activities t= •' ; , . x„=Dischar a Chaff acteiistics-� 'u. r ,_sue : Cut-o'ff Concentration (m " )_ :M H1 within ran e 6.0 - 9.0 Oil and Grease 30 Total Suspended Solids 100 Footnotes: 1 pH cannot be averaged due to the nature of the logarithmic pH scale. The most recent pH sample result shall be used --hir cut-off concentration purposes. Part II Pace 5 of 5 Permit No. NCS000008 PART III STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES STORMWATER INDIVIDUAL PERMITS SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY Compliance Schedule The permittee shall comply with Limitations and Controls specified for stormwater discharges in accordance with the following schedule: Existing Facilities: The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed and implemented within 12 months of the effective date of the initial permit and updated thereafter on an annual basis. Secondary containment-, as specified in Part II, Section A, Paragraph 2(b) of this permit, shall be accomplished within 12 months of the effective date of the initial permit issuance. Proposed Facilities: The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed and implemented prior to the beginning of discharges from the operation of the industrial activity and be updated thereafter on an annual basis. Secondary containment, as specified in Part 11, Section A, Paragraph 2(b) of this permit shall be accomplished prior to the beginning of discharges from the operation of the industrial activity. Dutv to Complv The permittee must comply with all conditions of this individual permit. Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of a permit upon renewal application. a. The permittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement. b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day for each violation. Any person who negligently violates any permit condition is subject to criminal penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates permit conditions is subject to criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who violates a permit condition may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation with the maximum amount not to exceed $125,000. [Ref: Section 309 of the Federal Act 33 USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41(a).] Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref: North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.6A] d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Director for violating section 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318, or 405 of the Act, or any permit condition or limitation implementing any of such.sections in a permit issued under section 402 of the Act. Administrative penalties for Class I violations are not to exceed $10,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to exceed $25,000. Penalties for Class II violations are not to exceed $10,000 per day for each day during which the violation continues, with the maximum amount of any Class II penalty not to exceed $ l25 000. Part 1H Page i of 8 Pages Permit No. NCS000008 Duty to Mitigate The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this individual permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment. 4. Civil and Criminal Liability Except as provided in Part III, Section C of this permit regarding bypassing of stormwater control facilities, nothing in this individual permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3, 143-215.6A, 143-215.613, 143- 215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily -suspended. 5. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability Nothing in this individual permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321. 6. Property Rights The issuance of this individual permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local laws or regulations. Severabilitv The provisions of this individual permit are severable, and if any provision of this individual permit, or the application of any provision of this individual permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this individual permit, shall not be affected thereby. 8. Duty to Provide Information The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information which the Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating the permit issued pursuant to this individual permit or to determine compliance with this individual permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Director upon request, copies of records required to be kept by this individual permit. 9. Penalties for Tampering The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this individual permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a conviction of a person is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph, punishment is a fine of not more that $20,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years, or both. 1 Part III Page 2 of 8 Pages Permit No. NCS000008 10. Penalties for Falsification of Reports The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under this individual permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. SECTION B: GENERAL CONDITIONS I . Individual Permit Expiration The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive automatic authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall submit forms and fees as are required by the agency authorized to issue permits no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date. Any permittee that has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, or any permittee that does not have a permit after the expiration and has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will be subjected to enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS § 143-215.6A and 33 USC 1251 et. seq_ 2. Transfers This permit is not transferable to any person except after notice to and approval by the Director. The Director may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit to change the name and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary under the Clean Water Act. Signatory Requirements All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Director shall be signed and certified. a. All applications to be covered under this individual permit shall be signed as follows: (1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of this Section, a responsible corporate officer means: (a) a president, secretary, treasurer or vice president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision making functions for the corporation, or (b) the manager of one or more manufacturing production or operating facilities employing more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding 25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manaY-er in accordance with corporate procedures. (2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively; or ' (3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official. All reports required by the individual permit and other information requested by the Director shall be signed by a person described above or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if: (1) . The authorization is made in writing by a person described above; Part III Page 3 of 8 Pages Permit No. NCS000008 (2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well or well field, superintendent, a position of equivalent responsibility, or an individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position.); and (3) The written authorization is submitted to the Director. C. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a_ or b. of this section shall make the following certification: "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." 4. Individual Permit Modification. Revocation and Reissuance. or Termination The issuance of this individual permit does not prohibit the Director from reopening and modifying the individual permit, revoking and reissuing the individual permit, or terminating the individual permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 et. a[. After public notice and opportunity for a hearing, the individual permit may be terminated for cause. The filing of a request for a individual permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination does not stay any individual permit condition. The permit shall expire when the individual permit is terminated. Permit Actions The permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any individual permit condition. SECTION C: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION. CONTROLS Proper Operation and Maintenance The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this individual permit_ Proper operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems which are installed by a permittee only when the operation is necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of this individual permit. 2. Need to Halt or Reduce Not a Defense It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the condition of this individual permit. Part III Page 4 of 8 Pages Permit No. NCS000008 Bypassing of Stormwater Control Facilities Bypass is prohibited and the Director may take enforcement action against a permittee for bypass unless: a. Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe property damage; and b. There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary control facilities, retention of stormwater or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime or dry weather. This condition is not satisfied if adequate backup controls should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and C. The permittee submitted notices as required under, Part III, Section E of this permit. If the Director determines that it will meet the three conditions listed above, the Director may approve an anticipated bypass after considering its adverse effects. SECTION D: MONITORING AND RECORDS Representative Sampling Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be characteristic of the volume and nature of the permitted discharge. Analytical sampling shall be performed during a representative storm event. Samples shall be taken on a day and time that is characteristic of the discharge. All samples shall be taken before the discharge joins or is diluted by any other waste stream, body of water, or substance. Monitoring points as specified in this permit shall not be changed without notification to and approval of the Director. Recording Results For each measurement, sample, inspection or maintenance activity performed or collected pursuant to the requirements of this individual permit, the permittee shall record the following information: a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling, measurements, inspection or maintenance activity; b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling, measurements, inspection or maintenance activity; C. The date(s) analyses were performed; d. The individual(s) who performed the analyses; e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and The results of such analyses. 3. Flow Measurements Where required, appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges. Part III Page 5 of 8 Pages Permit No. NCS000008 4. Test Procedures Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations published pursuant to NCGS 143-215.63 et. seq, the Water and Air Quality Reporting Acts, and to regulations published pursuant to Section 304(0, 33 USC 1314, of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136. To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this individual permit, all test procedures must produce minimum detection and reporting levels and all data generated must be reported down to the minimum detection or lower reporting level of the procedure. 5. Representative Outfall If a facility has multiple discharge locations with substantially identical stormwater discharges that are required to be sampled, the permittee may petition the Director for representative outfall status. If it is established that the stormwater discharges are substantially identical and the permittee is granted representative outfall status, then sampling requirements may be performed at a reduced number of outfalls. 6. Records Retention Visual monitoring shall be documented and records maintained at the facility along with the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. Copies of analytical monitoring results shall also be maintained on -site. The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, and copies of all reports required by this individual permit for a period of at least 5 years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time. Inspection and Entry The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an authorized contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility which discharges through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized representative of a municipal operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the discharge, upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to; a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this individual permit; b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the conditions of this individual permit; Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this individual permit; and d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring individual permit compliance or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any location. Part III Page 6 of 8 Pages Permit No. NCS000008 SECTION E: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 1. Discharge Monitoring Reports Samples analyzed in accordance with the terms of this permit shall be submitted to the Division on Discharge Monitoring Report forms provided by the Director. Submittals shall be received by the Division no later than 30 days from the date the facility receives the sampling results from the laboratory. Documentation of the qualitative monitoring associated with the initial analytical monitoring event shall be included with the required analytical monitoring submittal for the first year of the permit coverage. Analytical- results from sampling during the final year of the permit coverage shall be submitted with the permit renewal application. 2. Submitting Reports Duplicate signed copies of all reports required herein, shall be submitted to the following address: Central Files Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Availability of Reports Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Water Quality. As required by the Act, analytical data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.613 or in Section 309 of the Federal Act. 4. Non-Stormwater Discharges If the storm event monitored in accordance with this individual permit coincides with a non-stormwater discharge, the permittee shall separately monitor all parameters as required under the non-stormwater discharge permit and provide this information with the stormwater discharge monitoring report. Planned Changes The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes at the permitted facility which could significantly alter the nature or quantity of pollutants discharged. This notification requirement includes pollutants which are not specifically listed in the individual permit or subject to notification requirements under 40 CFR Part 122.42 (a). Anticipated Noncompliance The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes at the permitted facility which may result in noncompliance with the individual permit requirements. Part III Page 7 of 8 Pages Permit No. NCS000008 BYgass a. Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice, if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass; including an evaluation of the anticipated quality and affect of the bypass. Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice within 24 hours of becoming aware of an unanticipated bypass. Twenty-four Hour Reporting The permittee shall report to the central office or the appropriate regional office any noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24 hours from the time the permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes; the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance. The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis if the oral report has been received within 24 hours. Other Noncompliance The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under 24 hour reporting at the time monitoring reports are submitted. 10. Other Information Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in an application for an individual permit or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly submit such facts or information. Part III Page 8 of 8 Pages Permit No. NCS000008 PART IV LIMITATIONS REOPENER This individual permit shall be modified or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to comply with any applicable effluent guideline or water quality standard issued or approved under Sections 302(b) (2) (c), and (d), 304(b) (2) and 307(a) of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent guideline or water quality standard so issued or approved: a. Contains different conditions or is otherwise more stringent than any effluent limitation in the individual permit; or b. Controls any pollutant not limited in the individual permit. The individual permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also contain any other requirements in the Act then applicable. PART V ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS The permittee must pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in timely manner in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the Individual Permit. PART VI DEFINITIONS 1. Act See Clean Water Act. 2. Arithmetic Mean The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the summation of the individual values divided by the number of individual values. 3. Allowable Non-Stormwater Discharges This permit regulates stormwater discharges. Non-Stormwater discharges which shall be allowed in the Stormwater conveyance system are: (a) All other discharges that are authorized by a non-Stormwater NPDES permit. (b) Uncontaminated groundwater, foundation drains, air -conditioner condensate without added chemicals, springs, discharges of uncontaminated potable water, waterline and fire hydrant flushings, water from footing drains, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands- (c) Discharges resulting from fire -fighting or fire -fighting training. 4. Best Management Practices (BMPs) Ivicasures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters. BMPs may take the form of a process, activity, or physical structure. Parts IV, V and VI Page 1 of 5 Permit No. NCS000008 5. BypasS A bypass is the known diversion of stormwater from any portion of a stormwater control facility including the collection system, which is not a designed or established operating mode for the facility_ 6. Bulk Storage of Liquid Products Liquid raw materials, manufactured products, waste materials or by-products with a single above ground storage container having a capacity of greater than 660 gallons or with multiple above ground storage containers located in close proximity to each other having a total combined storage capacity of greater than 1,320 gallons. 7. Clean Water Act The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq_ 8. Division or DWO The Division of Water Quality, Department of Environment and Natural Resources. 9. Director The Director of the Division of Water Quality, the permit issuing authority. 10. EMC The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. 11. Grab Sample An individual samples collected instantaneously. Grab samples that will be directly analyzed or qualitatively monitored must be taken within the first 30 minutes of discharge_ 12. Hazardous Substance Any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act. 13. -Landfill A disposal facility or part of a disposal facility where waste is placed in or on land and which is not a land treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an injection well, a hazardous waste tong -term storage facility or a surface storage facility. 14. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System A stormwater collection system within an incorporated area of local self-government such as a city or town. 15. Overburden Any material of an -,nature, consolidated or unconsolidated, that overlies a mineral deposit, excluding topsoil or simirar naturally -occurring surface materials that are notdisturbed by mining operations. Part VI Page 2 of 5 Pages Permit No. NCS000008 16. Permittee The owner or operator issued a permit pursuant to this individual permit. 17. Point Source Discharge of Stormwater Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which stormwater is or may be discharged to waters of the state. 18. Representative Storm Event A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded by at least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A single storm event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For example, if it rains for 2 hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the next 10 hours. 19.. Representative Outfall Status When it is established that the discharge of stormwater runoff from a single outfall is representative of the discharges at multiple outfalls, the DWQ may grant representative outfall status. Representative outfall status allows the permittee to perform analytical monitoring at a reduced number of outfalls. 20. Rinse Water Discharge The discharge of rinse water from equipment cleaning areas associated with industrial activity. Rinse waters from vehicle and equipment cleaning areas are process wastewaters and do not include washwaters utilizing any type of detergent or cleaning agent. 21. Secondary Containment Spill containment for the contents of the single largest tank within the containment structure plus sufficient freeboard to allow for the 25-year, 24-hour storm event. 22. Section 313 Water Priority Chemical A chemical or chemical category which: a. Is listed in 40 CFR 372.65 pursuant to Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, also titled the Emergency Planning and Community Right - to -Know Act of 1986; Is present at or above threshold levels at a facility subject to SARA title III, Section 313 reporting requirements; and c_ That meet at least one of the followinb criteria: (I) Is listed in Appendix D of 40 CFR part 122 on either Table II (organic priority pollutants), Table III (certain metals, cyanides, and phenols) or Table IV (certain toxic pollutants and hazardous substances); (2) Is listed as a hazardous substance pursuant to section 31 l(b)(2)(A) of the CWA at 40 CFR 116.4; or (3) Is a pollutant for which EPA has=oublished acute or chronic water quality criteria. Part VI Page 3 of 5 Pages Permit No. NCS000008 23. Severe Property Damage Means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the control facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production. 24. Significant Materials Includes, but is not limited to: raw materials; fuels; materials such as solvents, detergents, and plastic pellets; finished materials such as metallic products; raw materials used in food processing or production; hazardous -substances designated under section 101(14) of CERCLA; any chemical the facility is required to report pursuant to section 313 of Title III of SARA; fertilizers; pesticides; and waste products such as ashes, slag and sludge that have the potential to be released with stormwater discharges. 25. Significant Spills Includes, but is not limited to: releases of oil or hazardous substances in excess of reportable quantities under section 311 of the Clean Water Act (Ref: 40 CFR 110.10 and CFR 117.21) or section 102 of CERCLA (Ref: 40 CFR 302A). 26. Stormwater Runoff The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately following rainfall or as a result of snowmelt. 27_ Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activitv The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying stormwater and which is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material storage areas at an industrial site_ Facilities considered to be engaged in "industrial activities" include those activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14). The term does not include discharges from facilities or activities excluded from the NPDES program. 28. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan A comprehensive site -specific plan which details measures and practices to reduce stormwater pollution and is based on an evaluation of the pollution potential of the site. 29. Ten Year Design Storm The maximum 24 hour precipitation event expected to be equaled or exceeded on the average once in ten years. Design storm information can be found in the State of North Carolina Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual. 30. Total Flow The flow corresponding to the time period over which the entire storm event occurs. Total flow shall be either; (a) measured continuously, (b) calculated based on the amount of area draining to the outfaIl, the amount of built -upon (impervious) area, and the total amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals during the rainfall event. 31. Toxic Pollutant , Any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act. Part VI Page 4 of 5 Pages NI Permit No. NCS000008 32. Upset Means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with technology based permit effluent limitations because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the permittee_ An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment or control facilities, inadequate treatment or control facilities, lack of.preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation. 33. Vehicle Maintenance Activity Vehicle rehabilitation, mechanical repairs, painting, fueling, lubrication, vehicle cleaning operations, or - airport deicing operations. 34. Visible Sedimentation Solid particulate matter, both mineral and organic, that has been or is being transported by water; air, gravity, or ice from its site of origin which can be seen with the unaided eye. 35. 25-year, 24 hour storm event The maximum 24-hour precipitation event expected to be equaled or exceeded, on the average, once in 25 years. ro a Part VI Page 5 of 5 Pacres State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Wayne McDevitt, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director May 20, 1999 Mr. Erick Mincshew South Atlantic Wood Preservine P.O. Box 1948 - Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909 IT �A�4 • • NCDENR NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Subject: NPDES Permit Renewal Application Permit Number NCS000008 Individual Stormwater Permit Pasquotank County Dear Mr. Mincshew, The Division of Water Quality's Stormwater and General Permits Unit hereby acknowledges receipt of your renewal application for coverage under NPDES Permit Number NCS000008 on May 14, 1999. The submitted renewal package contained the following items: (Select from the following required items) ►- Signed application Site map Visual monitoring results summary :- Best Management Practices summary Narrative describing significant changes at the permitted facility Signed Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan certification As stated in your cover letter. no analytical monitoring was received. I look forward to reviewing this information as soon as you are able to take the samples and send the monitoring results to me. Please submit these reports on any form that you devise that contains all of the information required in the permit since there are no standard forms that the Division has premade for you to complete. No further information is required at this time. If you have any questions about the renewal process or would like to discuss this letter, please contact me at (919) 733-5083, extension 578. Sincerely,/ A/4 �/�, /4 Aisha H. Lau Environmental Engineer I cc: Washington Regional Office Stormwater and General Permits Unit Central Files . 0 R@ E 0 W� MAY 2 5 1999 WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE ` DWO P.Q. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-5083 FAX 919-733-9919 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post -consumer paper State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Wayne McDevitt, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director 1•• NCDENR NORTH CAROLINA t)EPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES April 20, 1999 U CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED APR 2 8 1999 JEFFREY M. YOUNG SOUTH ATLANTIC WOOD PRESERVING WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE POST OFFFICE BOX 1948 DWO ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909 Subject: FINAL NOTICE - NPDES Stormwater Permit Renewal South Atlantic Wood Preserving Permit Number NCS000008 Pasquotank County Dear Permittee: Your facility is currently covered for stormwater discharge under NPDES Stormwater Permit NCS000008. This permit will expire on August 31, 1999. North Carolina General Statute 143.215.1(c) requires that an application for permit renewal be filed no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date. A prior notice of renewal was sent for this site on February 19, 1999. To date, no response has been received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ). In order to assure your continued coverage under the NPDES Stormwater permit, you must apply to DWQ for renewal of your permit. Enclosed you will find a permit renewal application form, supplemental information request, and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan certification. Filing the application form along with the requested supplimental information will constitute your application for renewal of your permit. The application form must be completed and returned along with all requested information by May 14, 1999 in order to assure continued coverage under the NPDES permit. Failure to request renewal by May 14, 1999 will result in a civil assessment of at least $250.00. Larger penalties may be assessed depending on the delinquency of the request. Discharge of stormwater from your facility without coverage under a valid stormwater NPDES permit would constitute a violation of NCGS 143-215.1 and could result in assessments of civil penalties of up to $10,000 per day. If you have any questions regarding the permit renewal procedures please contact Aisha Lau of the Stormwater and General Permits Unit at (919) 733-5083, ext. 578 Sincerely, Bradley Bennett, Supervisor Stormwater and General Permits Unit cc: Central Files Stormwater and General Permits Unit Files Washington Regional Office P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-5083 FAX 919-733-9919 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post -consumer paper