A04_Attachment_Task_1A_-_BLM_Water_-_WPCF_Permit_101895.pdf

Expiration Date: 6/30/2019 Permit Number: 101895 File Number: 100100 Page 1 of 11 Pages

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITillS PERMIT Depatiment of Environmental Quality

Western Region- Salem Office 750 Front Street NE, Suite 120, Salem, OR 97301-1039

Telephone: (503) 378-8240

ISSUED TO:

USDOI- Bureau of Land Management

POBox 10226 Eugene, OR 97440-2226

FACILITY TYPE AND LOCATION:

Stabilization Lagoon with Aeration

Shotgun Creek STP

Shotgun Creek Road

Treatment System Class: Level I

Collection System Class: Level I

Issued pursuant to ORS 468B.

SOURCES COVERED BY TillS PERMIT:

Type of Waste Recycled Water

Outfall Number

Method of Disposal Land Application

RIVER BASIN INFORMATION:

Basin: Willamette

Sub-Basin: Upper Willamette LLID: 1228279442123-l.ZN

County: Lane Nearest surface stream which would receive waste if it were to discharge: Shot gun Creek

Issued in response to Application No. 970430 received 4/22/2010.

This permit is issued based on the land use findings in the permit record.

Date

PERMITTED ACTIVITIES

Until this permit expires or is modified or revoked, the permittee is authorized to constmct, install, modify, or operate a wastewater collection, treatment, control and disposal system in conformance with all the requirements, limitations, and conditions set fmth in the attached schedules as follows:

Page Schedule A- Waste Disposal Limitations Schedule B - Minimum Monitoring and Repmting Requirements Schedule C - Compliance Conditions and Schedules ....................................................................... NA ScheduleD - Special Conditions Schedule F - General Conditions

Unless specifically authorized by this permit, by another NPDES or WPCF permit, or by Oregon Administrative Rule, any other direct or indirect discharge of waste is prohibited, including discharge to waters of the state or an underground injection control system.

SCHEDULE A

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The permittee is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain a sewage treatment and disposal system consisting of an influent pump station, a concrete clarifier lagoon, an effluent pump station , and a chlorine contact chamber in accordance with the following conditions:

1. Recycled Wastewater Outfall 001 (Spray Irrigation)

a. No discharge to state waters is permitted. All recycled water shall be distributed on land, for dissipation by evapotranspiration and controlled seepage by following sound ill'igation practices so as to prevent:

(1) Prolonged ponding of treated reclaimed water on the ground smface;

(2) Surface runoff or subsmface drainage through drainage tile;

(3) The creation of odors, fly and mosquito breeding, or other nuisance conditions;

(4) The overloading of land with nutrients, organics, or other pollutant parameters; and,

(5) Impairment of existing or potential beneficial uses of groundwater.

b. Prior to land application of the recycled water, it shall receive Class C treatment as defined in OAR 340-055 to reduce Total Coliform to 240 organisms per 100 mL in two consecutive samples, and a 7-day median of23 organisms per 100 mL.

c. Irrigation shall conform to the Recycled Water Use Plan approved by DEQ. All changes in the irrigation site, crop, or irrigation rate shall be approved in writing by the Department.

2. All wastewater and process related residuals shall be managed and and/or disposed of in a manner that will prevent a violation of the DEQ's Groundwater Quality Protection Rules (OAR 340-040) and a violation of any permit-specific groundwater concentration limits, established pmsuant to OAR 340-040-0030, which have been subsequently incorporated into this permit.

SCHEDULEB

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1. Minimum Monitoring and Reporting Requirements

2.

The permittee shall monitor the operation and efficiency of all treatment and disposal facilities. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by DEQ, data collected and submitted shall include but not necessarily be limited to the following parameters and minimum frequencies:

a. Influent: Samples are collected from the influent pump station.

Parameter Minimum Frequency Sample Type

Influent Flow Daily Measurement

Flow Meter Calibration Annual Verification

Influent BODS Monthly Grab

Influent TSS Monthly Grab

Influent JlH __ 2/week Grab

b. Outfall 001- Wastewater Irrigation (Disposal): Samples are collected after chlorine treatment

Parameter Minimum Frequency Sample Type

Total Flow (MGD) Daily Measurement

Flow Meter Calibration Annual Verification pH 2/Week Grab

BODS Monthly Grab

TSS Monthly Grab

Total Coliform l/Week Grab

Chlorine Residual Daily Grab

Quantity Irrigated ( in/acre) Monthly Record

. _Sp.J:in](lersets used Daily Record

c. Sludge Disposal

Parameter Minimum Frequency Sample Type

Date hauled each occurrence record

Volume hauled (gallons) each occurrence record

Septage hauler each occurrence record

. l)isposallocation each occurrence record

Rellorting Procedures

a. Monitoring results shall be reported on approved forms. The repmting period is the calendar month.

Repmts shall be submitted to the appropriate DEQ office by the 15th day of the following month.

b. State monitoring repmts shall identify the name, cettificate classification, and grade level of each principal operator designated by the permittee as responsible for supervising the wastewater collection

Page 4 of II Pages and treatment systems during the repmiing period. Monitoring repmis shall also identify each system classification as found on page one of this permit.

c. Monitoring reports shall also include a record of the quantity and method of use of all sludge removed from the treatment facility and a record of all applicable equipment breakdowns and bypassing.

3. Report Submittals

a. A repmt shall be submitted to DEQ by Febmary 19 of the following year that describes solids handling activities for the previous year and includes, but is not limited to, the required information outlined in OAR 340-050-0035(6)(a)-(e).

b. By no later than January 15 of each year, the permittee shall submit to DEQ an annualrepmt describing the effectiveness of the recycled water system to comply with approved Recycled Water Use Plan, the mles ofDivision55, and the limits and conditions of this permit applicable to reuse of recycled water.

SCHEDULED

Special Conditions

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1. The permittee shall submit an updated Recycled Water Use Plan to DEQ for approval no later than 120 days after permit issuance.

2. Prior to constmcting or modifying any wastewater control facilities, detailed plans and specifications shall be approved in writing by DEQ. After approval of the plans, all constmction shall be in strict conformance with the plans unless otherwise approved in writing by DEQ.

3. An adequate contingency plan for prevention and handling of spills and unplanned discharges shall be in force at all times. A continuing program of employee orientation and education shall be maintained to ensure awareness of the necessity of good in-plant control and quick and proper action in the event of a spill or accident.

4. Disposal shall be in accordance with OAR Chapter 340, Division 93. Proper waste monitoring would be prescribed by the landfill in accordance with that mle. Monitoring and reporting as biosolids is not required under this permit.

5. The permittee shall meet the requirements for use of Class C reclaimed water under Division 55, including the following:

a. All recycled water shall be managed in accordance with the approved Recycled Water Use Plan. No substantial changes shall be made in the approved plan without written approval ofDEQ.

b. No recycled water may be released by the permittee to another person, as defined in Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 468.005, for use unless there is a valid contract between the permittee and that person that meets the requirements of OAR 340-055-0015(9).

c. The permittee shall notify DEQ within 24 hours if it is determined that the treated effluent is being used in a manner not in compliance with OAR 340-055. The permittee shall repmt the incident of noncompliance to the Oregon Emergency Response System (Telephone Number 1-800-452-0311 ). It shall also send a repmt to DEQ no later than 5 days after the incident that details the circumstances, possible cause(s), and remedies.

d. No recycled water may be made available to a person proposing to recycle unless that person ce1tifies in writing that they have read and understand the provisions in these mles. This written certification shall be kept on file by the sewage treatment system owner and be made available to DEQ for inspection.

6. The permittee shall comply with Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR), Chapter 340, Division49,"Regulations Pe1taining To Certification of Wastewater System Operator Personnel" and accordingly:

a. The permittee shall have its wastewater system supervised by one or more operators who are ce1tified in a classification and grade level (equal to or greater) that corresponds with the classification (collection and/or treatment) of the system to be supervised as specified on page one of this permit.

Note: A "supervisor" is defined as the person exercising authority for establishing ami executing the specific practice and procedures of operating the system in accordance with the policies of the pe~·mittee and requirements of the waste discharge permit. "Supervise" means responsible for the technical operation of a system, which may affect its performance or the quality of the effluent produced. Supervisors are not required to be on-site at all times.

b. The permittee's wastewater system may not be without supervision (as required by Special Condition 4.a.

above) for more than thirty (30) days. During this period, and at any time that the supervisor is not available to respond on-site (i.e., vacation, sick leave or off-call), the permittee shall make available another person who is ce1tified in the proper classification and at grade level I or higher.

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c. The permittee is responsible for ensuring the wastewater system has a properly certified supervisor available at all times to respond on-site at the request of the permittee and to any other operator.

d. The permittee shall notifY DEQ in writing within thirty (30) days of replacement or re-designation of certified operators responsible for supervising wastewater system operation. The notice shall be filed with the Water Quality Division, Operator Ce1tification Program, 811 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204. This requirement is in addition to the rep01ting requirements contained under Schedule B of this permit.

e. Upon written request, DEQ may grant the permittee reasonable time, not to exceed 120 days, to obtain the services of a qualified person to supervise the wastewater system. The written request shall include justification for the time needed, a schedule for recmiting and hiring, the date the system supervisor availability ceased, and the name of the alternate system supervisor(s) as required by 6.b. above.

SCHEDULEF

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WPCF GENERAL CONDITIONS- DOMESTIC FACILITIES

SECTION A. STANDARD CONDITIONS

1. Duly to Comply with Permit

The permittee shall comply with all conditions of this permit. Failure to comply with any permit condition is a violation of Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 468B.025 and grounds for an enforcement action. Failure to comply is also grounds for the Department to modifY, revoke, or deny renewal of a permit.

2. Properly Rights and Other Legal Requirements

Issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights of any smt, or any exclusive privilege, or authorize any injmy to persons or property or invasion of any other rights, or any infringement of federal, tribal, state, or local laws or regulations.

3. Liabilily

The Department of Environmental Quality or its officers, agents, or employees may not sustain any liability on account of the issuance of this permit or on account of the construction or maintenance of facilities or systems because of this permit.

4. Permit Actions

After notice by the Depa1tment, this permit may be modified, suspended, or revoked in whole or in pmt during its term for cause including but not limited to the following:

a. Violation of any term or condition of this permit, any applicable rule or statute, or any order of the Commission;

b. Obtaining this permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully all relevant facts.

5. Transfer of Permit

This permit may not be transferred to a third party without prior written approval from the Department. The Department may approve transfers where the transferee acquires a prope1ty interest in the permitted activity and agrees in writing to fully comply with all the terms and conditions of this permit and the rules of the Commission. A transfer application and filing fee shall be submitted to the Department.

6. Permit Fees

The permittee shall pay the fees required by Oregon Administrative Rules.

SECTION B. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS

1. Proper Operation and Maintenance

At all times the permittee shall maintain in good working order and properly operate as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities or systems installed or used by the permittee to comply with the terms and conditions of this permit.

2. Standard Operation and Maintenance

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All waste collection, control, treatment, and disposal facilitiesor systems shall be operated in a manner consistent with the following:

a. At all times, all facilities or systems shall be operated as efficiently as possible in a manner that will prevent discharges, health hazards, and nuisance conditions.

b. All screenings, grit, and sludge shall be disposed of in a manner approved by the Depattment to prevent any pollutant from the materials from reaching waters of the state, creating a public health hazard, or causing a nuisance condition.

c. Bypassing untreated waste is generally prohibited. Bypassing may not occur without prior written permission from the Department except where unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage.

3. Noncompliance and Notification Procedures

If the permittee is unable to comply with conditions of this permit because of surfacing sewage; a breakdown of equipment, facilities or systems; an accident caused by human error or negligence; or any other cause such as an act of nature, the permittee shall:

a. Immediately take action to stop, contain, and clean up the unauthorized discharges and correct the problem.

b. Immediately notify the Depattment's Regional office so that an investigation can be made to evaluate the impact and the corrective actions taken, and to determine any additional action that shall be taken.

c. Within 5 days ofthe time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances, the permittee shall submit to the Depattment a detailed written report describing the breakdown, the actual quantity and quality of waste discharged, corrective action taken, steps taken to prevent a recurrence, and any other pettinent information.

Compliance with these requirements does not relieve the permittee from responsibility to maintain continuous compliance with the conditions of this permit or liability for failure to comply.

4. Wastewater System Personnel

The permittee shall provide an adequate operating staff that is duly qualified to cany out the operation, maintenance, and monitoring requirements to assure continuous compliance with the conditions of this permit.

5. Public Notification of Effluent Violation or Overflow If effluent limitations specified in this permit are exceeded or an overflow occurs that threatens public health, the permittee shall take such steps as are necessary to alert the public, health agencies and other affected entities (e.g., public water systems) about the extent and nature of the discharge in accordance with the notification procedures developed under General Condition B.6. Such steps may include, but are not limited to, posting of the river at access points and other places, news releases, and paid announcements on radio and television.

6. Emergency Response and Public Notification Plan

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The permittee shall develop and implement an emergency response and public notification plan that identifies measures to protect public health from overflows, bypasses or upsets that may endanger public health. At a minimum the plan shall include mechanisms to:

a. Ensure that the permittee is aware (to the greatest extent possible) of such events;

b. Ensure notification of appropriate personnel and ensure that they are immediately dispatched for investigation and response;

c. Ensure immediate notification to the public, health agencies, and other affected public entities (including public water systems). The overflow response plan shall identifY the public health and other officials who will receive immediate notification;

d. Ensure that appropriate personnel are aware of and follow the plan and are appropriately trained;

e. Provide emergency operations; and

f. Ensure that DEQ is notified of the public notification steps taken.

SECTION C. MONITORING AND RECORDS

I. Inspection and Ently

The permittee shall at all reasonable times allow authorized representatives of the Depatiment to:

a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a waste source or disposal system is located or where any records are required to be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit;

b. Have access to and copy any records required by this permit;

c. Inspect any treatment or disposal system, practices, operations, monitoring equipment, or monitoring method regulated or required by this permit; or

d. Sample or monitor any substances or permit parameters at any location at reasonable times for the purpose of assuring permit compliance or as otherwise authorized by state law ...

2. Averaging of Measurements

Calculations of averages of measurements required for all parameters except bacteria shall use an arithmetic mean; bacteria shall be averaged as specified in the permit.

3. Monitoring Procedures

Monitoring shall be conducted according to test procedures specified in the most recent edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, unless other test procedures have been approved in writing by the Department and specified in this permit.

4. Retention of Records

The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring and maintenance information, including all calibrations, copies of all reports required by this permit, and records of all data used to complete the application for this permit, for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the sample, measurement, repmt or application. The Depatiment may extend this period at any time.

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SECTION D. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

1. Plan Submittal

Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statute 468B.055, unless specifically exempted by rule, construction, installation, or modification of disposal systems, treatment works, or sewerage systems may not commence until plans and specifications are submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. All construction, installation, or modification shall be in strict conformance with the Department's written approval of the plans.

2. Change in Discharge

Whenever a facility expansion, production increase, or process modification is expected to result in a change in the character of pollutants to be discharged or in a new or increased discharge that will exceed the conditions of this permit, a new application shall be submitted together with the necessmy reports, plans, and specifications for the proposed changes. A change may not be made until plans have been approved and a new permit or permit modification has been issued.

3. Signatmy Requirements

All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Department shall be signed and cettified by the official applicant of record (owner) or authorized designee.

4. Twenty-Four Hour Reporting The permittee shall report any noncompliance that may endanger health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally (by telephone) to DEQ or to the Oregon Emergency Response System (1-800-452- 0311) as specified below within 24 hours from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.

a. Overflows.

(1) Oral Repmting within 24 hours.

i. For overflows other than basement backups, the following information shall be repmted to the

Oregon Emergency Response System (OERS) at 1-800-452-0311. For basement backups, this information should be repmted directly to DEQ.

a) The location of the overflow;

b) The receiving water (if there is one);

c) An estimate of the volume of the overflow;

d) A description of the sewer system component from which the release occurred (e.g., manhole, constructed overflow pipe, crack in pipe); and

e) The estimated date and time when the overflow began and stopped or will be stopped.

ii. The following information shall be repmted to the Depattment's Regional office within 24 hours, or during normal business hours, whichever is first:

a) The OERS incident number (if applicable) along with a brief description of the event.

(2) Written repmting within 5 days.

i. The following information shall be provided in writing to the Depattment's Regional office within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the overflow:

a) The OERS incident number (if applicable);

b) The cause or suspected cause of the overflow;

c) Steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the overflow and a schedule of major milestones for those steps;

d) Steps taken or planned to mitigate the impact(s) ofthe overflow and a schedule of major milestones for those steps; and

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e) (for storm-related overflows) The rainfall intensity (inches/hour) and duration of the storm associated with the overflow.

The Depattment may waive the written repmt on a case-by-case basis if the oral repmt has been received within 24 hours.

b. Other instances of noncompliance.

(1) The following instances of noncompliance shall be reported:

i. Any unanticipated bypass that exceeds any effluent limitation in this permit;

ii. Any upset that exceeds any effluent limitation in this permit;

iii. Violation of maximum daily discharge limitation for any of the pollutants listed by the

Department in this permit; and

iv. Any noncompliance that may endanger human health or the environment.

(2) During normal business hours, the Department's Regional office shall be called. Outside of normal business hours, the Depattment shall be contacted at 1-800-452-0311 (Oregon Emergency Response System).

(3) A written submission shall be provided within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain:

i. A description of the noncompliance and its cause;

ii. The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times;

iii. The estimated time noncompliance is expected to continue if it has not been corrected;

iv. Steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance;

and

v. Public notification steps taken, pursuant to General Condition B.6.

( 4) The Department may waive the written repott on a case-by-case basis if the oral report has been received within 24 hours.

SECTION E. DEFINITIONS

1. BOD5 means five-day biochemical oxygen demand.

2. TSS means total suspended solids.

3. FC means fecal coliform bacteria.

4. NHrN means Ammonia Nitrogen.

5. NOrN means Nitrate Nitrogen.

6. NOrN means Nitrite Nitrogen.

7. TKN means Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen.

8. Clmeans Chloride.

9. TN means Total Nitrogen.

10. "Bacteria" includes but is not limited to fecal coliform bacteria, total coliform bacteria, and E. coli bacteria.

11. Total residual chlorine means combined chlorine forms plus free residual chlorine.

12. mg/Jmeans milligrams per liter.

13. ugllmeans micrograms per liter.

14. kg means kilograms.

15. GPD means gallons per day.

16. MGD means million gallons per day.

17. Grab sample means an individual discrete sample collected over a period of time not to exceed 15 minutes.

18. Composite sample means a combination of samples collected, generally at equal intervals over a 24-hour period, and based on either time or flow.

19. Week means a calendar week of Sunday through Saturday.

20. Month means a calendar month.

21. Quarter means Januaty through March, April through June, July through September, or October through

December.