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Permit DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

BUREAU OF POINT AND NON

- POINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT

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## AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE

NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM

DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLICLY OWNED

TREATMENT WORKS (POTWs)

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NPDES PERMIT NO: PA0028428

In compliance with the provisions of the Cl ean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq. ("the Act") and Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law, as amended, 35 P.S. Section 691.1 et seq.

,

Brockway Area Sewer Authority

501 Main Street Brockway, PA 15824

is authorized to discharge from a facility known a s the Brockway Area WWTP , located at 70 Industrial Park Drive, Brockway, PA 15824, in Brockway Borough, Jefferson County , to the Little Toby Creek in Watershed 17

- A in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other conditions set f orth in Parts A, B and C

hereof.

THIS PERMIT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON

___ August 1, 2012

_ ______________

THIS PERMIT SHALL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT ON

_ July 31, 2017

__________________

The authority granted by this permit is subject to the following further qualifications:

1. If ther e is a conflict between the application, its supporting documents and/or amendments and the terms and conditions of this permit, the terms and conditions shall apply.

2. Failure to comply with the terms, conditions or effluent limitations of this permit i s grounds for enforcement action; for permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or for denial of a permit renewal application. 40 CFR 122.41(a)

3. A complete application for renewal of this permit, or notice of intent to cease discha rging by the expiration date, must be submitted to DEP at least 180 days prior to the above expiration date (unless permission has been granted by DEP for submission at a later date), using the appropriate NPDES permit application form. 40 CFR 122.41(b), 1 22.21(d)

In the event that a timely and complete application for renewal has been submitted and DEP is unable, through no fault of the permittee, to reissue the permit before the above expiration date, the terms and conditions of this permit, including su bmission of the Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs), will be automatically continued and will remain fully effective and enforceable against the discharger until DEP takes final action on the pending permit application. 25 Pa. Code 92a.7(b), (c)

4. This N PDES permit does not constitute authorization to construct or make modifications to wastewater treatment facilities necessary to meet the terms and conditions of this permit.

DATE PERMIT ISSUED July 3, 2012 ISSUED BY /s/
John A. Holden, P.E. Clean Water Program Manager Northwest Regional Office3800

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2 PART A

- EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, MONITORING, RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

I. A. For Outfall 001

, L atitude 41 15’ 13.00”

, Longitude 78 47’ 50.00”

, River Mile Index 10.62

, Stream Code 50229

Discharging to Little Toby Creek

which receives wastewater from municipal sanitary sewers serving Brockway Borough, Snyder Township, and Horton Township, a nd a maximum of 14,000 gpd of natural gas

- related wastewaters.

1. The permittee is authorized to discharge during the period from Permit Effective Date through Permit Expiration Date

.

2. Based on the anticipated wastewater characteristics and flows described in the permit application and its supporting documents and/or amendments, the following effluent limitations and monitoring requirements apply (see also Additional Requirements, Footnotes and Supplementa l Information).

Parameter Effluent Limitat ions Monitoring Requirements Mass Units (lbs/day) (1) Concentrations (mg/L) Minimum (2)

Measurement Frequency Required

Sample Type Average Monthly Weekly

Average Minimum Average Monthly Weekly

Average Instant.

Maximum

Flow (MGD) Report Report Daily Max XXX XXX XXX XXX Continuous Measured

pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 1/day Grab

CBOD5 237 355 XXX 19.0 28.5 38.0 2/week 24

- Hr Composite

Total Suspended Solids 375 562 XXX 30 45 60 2/week 24

- Hr Composite
Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) May 1

- Sep 30 X XX XXX XXX 200

Geo Mean XXX 1,000 2/week Grab Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml)

Oct 1

- Apr 30 XXX XXX XXX 2,000

Geo Mean XXX 10,000 2/week Grab

Ammonia

- Nitrogen May 1

- Oct 31 81 XXX XXX 6.5 XXX 13.0 2/week 24

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Ammonia

- Nitrogen

Nov 1

- Apr 30 2 43 XXX XXX 19.5 XXX 39.0 2/week 24

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3 Outfall 001, Continued (from Permit Effective Date through Permit Expiration Date )

Parameter Effluent Limitations Monitoring Requirements Mass Units (lbs/day) (1) Concentrations (mg/L) Minimum ( 2)

Measurement Frequency Required

Sample Type Average Monthly Weekly

Average Minimum Average Monthly Weekly

Average Instant.

Maximum

Total Dissolved Solids 17,574 29,143 Daily Max. XXX 4,274 XXX 7,960 2/month* 24

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Osmotic Pressure (mOs/k g) XXX XXX XXX 228 XXX 456 2/month* 24

- Hr Composite

Total Barium Report XXX XXX Report XXX Report 2/month* 24

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Total Strontium Report XXX XXX Report XXX Report 2/month* 24

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Total Uranium (μg/L) Report XXX XXX Report XXX Report 2/ month* 24

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Chloride Report XXX XXX Report XXX Report 2/month* 24

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Bromide Report XXX XXX Report XXX Report 2/month* 24

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Gross Alpha (pCi/L) XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Report 2/month* 24

- Hr Composite

Radium 226/228, Total (pCi/L) XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Report 2/month* 24

- Hr Composite

*

- See Special Condition VI.

Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring requirements specified above shall be taken at the following location:

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4 PART A

- EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, MONITORING, RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (Continued)

Additional Requirements

1. The permittee may not discharge:

a. Floating solids, scum, sheen or substances that result in observed deposits in the receiving water. ( 25 Pa Code 92a.41(c) )

b. Oil and grease in amounts that cause a film or sheen upon or discoloration of the waters of this Commonwealth or adjoining shoreline, or that exceed 15 mg/l as a daily average or 30 mg/l at any time (or

l esser amounts if specified in this permit). ( 25 Pa. Code 92a.47(a)(7) and 95.2(2) )

c. Substances in concentration or amounts sufficient to be inimical or harmful to the water uses to be protected or to human, animal, plant or aquatic life. ( 25 Pa Code 9 3.6(a) )

d. Foam or substances that produce an observed change in the color, taste, odor or turbidity of the receiving water, unless those conditions are otherwise controlled through effluent limitations or other requirements in this permit. ( 25 Pa Code 9 2a.41(c) )

2. The monthly average percent removal of BOD 5 or CBOD 5 and TSS must be at least 85% for POTW facilities on a concentration basis except where 25 Pa. Code 92a.47(g) and (h) are applicable to facilities with combined sewer overflows (CSOs) or as otherwise specified in this permit. ( 25 Pa. Code 92a.47(a)(3) )

Footnotes

(1) When sampling to determine compliance with mass effluent limitations, the discharge flow at the time of sampling

must be measured and recorded.

(2) This is the minimum number of sampling events required. Permittees are encouraged, and it may be advantageous in demonstrating compliance, to perform more than the minimum number of sampling events.

Supplemental Information

If the permit requires reporting of average weekly limi tations use the following guideline. If the “maximum average concentration” and the “maximum average mass loading” does not occur within the same week, both the highest weekly average concentration and the highest weekly average mass load should be reporte d, regardless of whether they both occur during the same calendar week.3800

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5 II. DEFINITIONS

At Outfall (XXX) means a sampling location in outfall line XXX below the last point at which wastes are added to outfall line (XXX), or where otherwise specified.

Av erage refers to the use of an arithmetic mean, unless otherwise specified in this permit. ( 40 CFR 122.41(l)(4)(iii) )

Best Management Practices (BMPs) means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures and other management pra ctices to prevent or reduce the pollution to surface waters of the Commonwealth. BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw m aterial storage. ( 25 Pa. Code 92a.2 )

Bypass means the intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion of a treatment facility. ( 40 CFR 122.41(m)(1)(i) )

Calendar Week is defined as the seven consecutive days from Sunday through Saturday, unless th e permittee has been given permission by DEP to provide weekly data as Monday through Friday based on showing excellent performance of the facility and a history of compliance. In cases when the week falls in two separate months, the

month with the most da ys in that week shall be the month for reporting.

Clean Water Act means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C.A. §§1251 to 1387).

Composite Sample (for all except GC/MS volatile organic analysis) means a combination of individual samples (at least eight for a 24

- hour period or four for an 8

- hour period) of at least 100 milliliters (mL) each obtained at spaced time intervals during the compositing period. The composite must be flow

- proportional; either the volume of each

individual sample is proportional to discharge flow rates, or the sampling interval is proportional to the flow rates over the time period used to produce the composite. ( EPA Form 2C )

Composite Sample (for GC/MS volatile organic analysis) consists of at least four aliquots or grab samples collected during the sampling event (not necessarily flow proportioned). The samples must be combined in the laboratory immediately before analysis and then one analysis is performed. ( EPA Form 2C )

Daily Average Temperature means the average of all temperature measurements made, or the mean value plot of the record of a continuous automated temperature recording instrument, either during a calendar day or during the operating day if flows are of a shorter duration.

Daily Discharg e means the discharge of a pollutant measured during a calendar day or any 24

- hour period that reasonably represents the calendar day for purposes of sampling. For pollutants with limitations expressed in units of mass, the "daily discharge" is calculated as the total mass of the pollutant discharged over the day. For pollutants with limitations expressed in other units of measurement, the "daily discharge" is calculated as the average measurement of the pollutant over the day. ( 25 Pa. Code 92a.2, 40 CFR 122.2 )

Daily Maximum Discharge Limitation means the highest allowable "daily discharge."

Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) means the DEP or EPA supplied form(s) for the reporting of self

- monitoring results by the permittee. ( 40 CFR 122.2 )

Estimated Flow means any method of liquid volume measurement based on a technical evaluation of the sources contributing to the discharge including, but not limited to, pump capabilities, water meters and batch discharge

volumes.

Geometric Mean means the average of a s et of n sample results given by the n th root of their product.

Grab Sample means an individual sample of at least 100 mL collected at a randomly selected time over a period not to exceed 15 minutes. ( EPA Form 2C )

Hauled

- In Wastes means any waste that is introduced into a treatment facility through any method other than a direct connection to the sewage collection system. The term includes wastes transported to and disposed of within the treatment facility or other entry points within the collection syste m.3800

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6 Hazardous Substance means any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act. ( 40 CFR 122.2 )

Immersion Stabilization (i

- s) means a calibrated device is immersed in the wastewater until the reading is stabiliz ed.

Indirect Discharger means a non

- domestic discharger introducing pollutants to a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) or other treatment works. ( 25 Pa. Code 92a.2, 40 CFR 122.2 )

Industrial User means a source of Indirect Discharge. ( 40 CFR 403.3 )

I nstantaneous Maximum Effluent Limitation means the highest allowable discharge of a concentration or mass of a substance at any one time as measured by a grab sample. ( 25 Pa. Code 92a.2 )

Measured Flow means any method of liquid volume measurement, the ac curacy of which has been previously demonstrated in engineering practice, or for which a relationship to absolute volume has been obtained.

Monthly Average Discharge Limitation means the highest allowable average of "daily discharges" over a calendar

mont h, calculated as the sum of all "daily discharges" measured during a calendar month divided by the number of "daily discharges" measured during that month.

Municipality means a city, town, borough, county, township, school district, institution, authority or other public body created by or pursuant to State law and having jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes. ( 25 Pa. Code 92a.2 )

Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) means a treatment works as defined by §212 of the Clea n Water Act, owned by a state or municipality. The term includes any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature. The term also includes sewers, pipes or other c onveyances if they convey wastewater to a POTW providing treatment. The term also means the municipality as defined in section 502(4) of the Clean Water Act, which has jurisdiction over the indirect discharges to and the discharges from such a treatment wo rks. ( 25 Pa Code 92a.2, 40 CFR 122.2 )

Severe Property Damage means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the treatment facilities that causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources that can reasonabl y be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production. ( 40 CFR 122.41(m)(1)(ii) )

Stormwater means the runoff from precipitation, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff and drain age. ( 25 Pa. Code

92a.2 )

Stormwater Associated With Industrial Activity means the discharge from any conveyance that is used for collecting and conveying stormwater and that is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw materials storage areas a t an industrial plant, and as defined at 40 CFR §122.26(b)(14)(i)

– (ix) and (xi) and 25 Pa. Code 92a.2.

Toxic Pollutant means those pollutants, or combinations of pollutants, including disease

- causing agents, which after discharge and upon exposure, inge stion, inhalation or assimilation into any organism, either directly from the environment or indirectly by ingestion through food chains may, on the basis of information available to DEP cause death, disease, behavioral abnormalities, cancer, genetic mutat ions, physiological malfunctions, including malfunctions in reproduction, or physical deformations in these organisms or their offspring. ( 25 Pa. Code 92a.2 )

Weekly Average Discharge Limitation means the highest allowable average of "daily discharges" ove r a calendar week, calculated as the sum of all "daily discharges" measured during a calendar week divided by the number of "daily discharges" measured during that week.3800

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7 III. SELF

- MONITORING, REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING

A. Representative Sampling ( 40 CFR 122.4(j)(1) )

1. Samples and measurements taken for the purpose of monitoring shall be representative of the monitored activity.

2. Records Retention ( 40 CFR 122.41(j)(2) )

Except for records of monitoring information required by this permit related to the permittee's sludge use and disposal activities which shall be retained for a period of at least 5 years, all records of monitoring activities and results (including all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring

instrumentation and calib ration and maintenance records), copies of all reports required by this permit, and records of all data used to complete the application for this permit shall be retained by the permittee for 3 years from the date of the sample measurement, report or appli cation

, unless a longer retention period is required by the permit. The 3

- year period shall be extended as requested by DEP or the EPA Regional Administrator.

3. Recording of Results ( 40 CFR 122.41(j)(3) )

For each measurement or sample taken pursuant t o the requirements of this permit, the permittee shall record the following information:

a. The exact place, date and time of sampling or measurements.

b. The person(s) who performed the sampling or measurements.

c. The date(s) the analyses were performed

. d. The person(s) who performed the analyses.

e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and the associated detection level.

f. The results of such analyses.

4. Test Procedures ( 40 CFR 122.41(j)(4) )

Facilities that test or analyze environmental sampl es used to demonstrate compliance with this permit shall be in compliance with laboratory accreditation requirements of Act 90 of 2002 (27 Pa. C.S. §§4101

- 4113) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 252, relating to environmental laboratory accreditation.

Unless otherw ise specified in this permit, the test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall be those approved under 40 CFR Part 136 (or in the case of sludge use or disposal, approved under 40 CFR Part 136, unless otherwise specified in 40 CFR Part 503 or Subpa rt J of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 271), or alternate test procedures approved pursuant to those parts, unless other test procedures have been specified in this permit.

5. Quality/Assurance/Control

In an effort to assure accurate self

- monitoring analyses result s:

a. The permittee, or its designated laboratory, shall participate in the periodic scheduled quality assurance inspections conducted by DEP and EPA. ( 40 CFR 122.41(e), 122.41(i)(3) )

b. The permittee, or its designated laboratory, shall develop and impl ement a program to assure the quality and accurateness of the analyses performed to satisfy the requirements of this permit, in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136. ( 40 CFR 122.41(j)(4) )

B. Reporting of Monitoring Results

1. The permittee shall effectively m onitor the operation and efficiency of all wastewater treatment and control facilities, and the quantity and quality of the discharge(s) as specified in this permit. ( 40 CFR 122.41(e), 122.44(i)(1) )3800

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8 2. Unless instructed otherwise in Part C of this permit, properly completed DMR(s) must be received by the agency(ies) below within 28 days after the end of each reporting period. The permittee shall complete all Supplemental Reporting forms (Supplemental DMRs) provided by DEP in this permit (or an approved eq uivalent), and submit the signed, completed forms as an attachment to the DMR(s). If the permittee elects to use DEP’s electronic DMR (eDMR) system, one electronic submission may be made for DMRs and Supplemental DMRs. If paper forms are used, the complet ed forms shall be

mailed to:

a Department of Environmental Protection Clean Water Program

230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA 16335

- 3481

U.S. EPA

- Region III NPDES Enforcement Branch (3WP42)

Office of Permits & Enforcement

Water Protection Division

165 0 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

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3. If the permittee elects to begin using DEP's eDMR system to submit DMRs required by the permit, the permittee shall, to assure continuity of business operations, continue using the eDMR system to submit

all DMRs and Supplemental Reports required by the permit, unless the following steps are completed

to discontinue use of eDMR:

a. The permittee shall submit written notification to the regional office that issued the permit that it

intends to discontinue use of e DMR. The notification shall be signed by a principal executive officer or authorized agent of the permittee.

b. The permittee shall continue using eDMR until the permittee receives written notification from DEP's Central Office that the facility has been removed from the eDMR system, and electronic report submissions are no longer expected.

4. The completed DMR Form shall be signed and certified by either of the following applicable persons,

as defined in 25 Pa. Code 92a.22:

- For a corporation

- by a pr incipal executive officer of at least the level of vice president, or an authorized representative, if the representative is responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which the discharge described in the NPDES form originates.

- For a part nership or sole proprietorship

- by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively.

- For a municipality, state, federal or other public agency

- by a principal executive officer or ranking

elected official.

If signed by a person other than the above, written notification of delegation of DMR signatory authority must be submitted to DEP in advance of or along with the relevant DMR form. ( 40 CFR 122.22(b) )

5. If the permittee monitors any pollutant at monitoring points as designated by this permit, usi ng analytical methods described in Part A III.A.4. herein, more frequently than the permit requires, the results of this monitoring shall be incorporated, as appropriate, into the calculations used to report self

monitoring data on the DMR. ( 40 CFR 122.4 1(l)(4)(ii) )

C. Reporting and Notification Requirements

1. Planned Changes to Physical Facilities

– The permittee shall give notice to DEP as soon as possible but no later than 30 days prior to any planned physical alterations or additions to the permit ted facility. A permit under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 91 may be required for these situations prior to implementing the planned changes. A permit application, or other written submission to DEP, can be used to satisfy the notification requirements of this sec tion.3800

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9 Notice is required when:

a. The alteration or addition to a permitted facility may meet one of the criteria for determining whether a facility is a new source in 40 CFR §122.29(b). ( 40 CFR 122.41(l)(1)(i) )

b. The alteration or addition could si gnificantly change the nature or increase the quantity of pollutants discharged. This notification applies to pollutants which are not subject to effluent limitations in this permit. ( 40 CFR 122.41(l)(1)(ii) )

c. The alteration or addition results in a si gnificant change in the permittee's sludge use or disposal practices, and such alteration, addition, or change may justify the application of permit conditions that are different from or absent in the existing permit, including notification of additional u se or disposal sites not reported during the permit application process or not reported pursuant to an approved land application plan. ( 40 CFR 122.41(l)(1)(iii) )

d. The planned change may result in noncompliance with permit requirements. ( 40 CFR 122.41(l )(2) )

e. The facility is proposing an expansion or modifications to its treatment processes. ( 25 Pa. Code 92a.24(a) )

2. Planned Changes to Waste Stream

– Under the authority of 25 Pa. Code 92a.24(a) and 40 CFR 122.42(b), the permittee shall provide notice to DEP and EPA as soon as possible but no later than 45 days prior to any changes in the volume or pollutant concentration of its influent waste stream as a result of indirect discharges or hauled

- in wastes, as specified in paragraphs 2.a. and 2.b., below. Notice shall be provided on the “Planned Changes to Waste Stream” Supplemental Report, available on DEP’s website. The permittee shall provide information on the quality and quantity of waste introduced into the POTW, and any anticipated impact of the c hange on the quantity or quality of effluent to be discharged from the POTW ( 40 CFR 122.42(b)(3) ). The Report shall be sent via Certified Mail or other means to confirm DEP’s receipt of the notification. DEP will determine if the submission of an applica tion and receipt of an amended permit is required.

a. Introduction of New Pollutants ( 25 Pa. Code 92a.24(a), 40 CFR 122.42(b)(1) )

New pollutants are defined as parameters that meet one or more of the following criteria:

(i) Were not detected in the facil ities’ influent waste stream as reported in the permit application, or were otherwise not analyzed in the influent and reported to DEP prior to permit issuance;

(ii) Have not been previously approved to be included in the permittee’s influent waste stream by

D EP and/or EPA in writing;

(iii) Are previously unapproved pollutants introduced into the POTW from an indirect discharger which would be subject to Sections 301 and 306 of the Clean Water Act if it were directly discharging those pollutants ( 40 CFR 122.42(b)(1) ).

The permittee shall provide notification of the introduction of new pollutants in accordance with paragraph 2 above. The permittee may not authorize the introduction of new pollutants until the permittee receives DEP’s and/or EPA’s written approval.

b. Increased Loading of Approved Pollutants ( 25 Pa. Code 92a.24(a), 40 CFR 122.42(b)(2) )

Approved pollutants are defined as parameters that meet one or more of the following criteria:

(i) Were detected in the facilities’ influent waste stream as reported i n the permittee’s permit application or were otherwise analyzed and reported to DEP prior to permit issuance;

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The permittee shall provide notification of the introduction of increased influent loading (lbs/day) of approved pollutants in accordance with paragraph 2 above when (1) the cumulative increase in influent loading (lbs/day) exceeds 10% of the maximum loading reported in the permit application, or a loading previously approved by DEP , or (2) may cause an exceedance in the effluent of Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs) or limitations in Part A of this permit, or (3) may cause

interferen ce or pass through at the POTW, or (4) may cause exceedances of the applicable water quality standards in the receiving stream . Unless specified otherwise in this permit, if DEP and/or EPA does not respond to the notification within 30 days of its receipt , the permittee may proceed with the increase in loading. The acceptance of increased loading of approved pollutants may not result in an exceedance of ELGs or effluent limitations, may not result in a hydraulic or organic

overload condition as defined in 25 Pa. Code 94.1, and may not cause exceedances of the applicable water quality standards in the receiving stream.

c. New Information on Existing Discharges

The permittee shall notify DEP and EPA where it discovers new information, not reported previo usly, on the quality and quantity of the effluent introduced into the POTW by an industrial user or an indirect discharger and the anticipated impact of the change in the quality and quantity of effluent to be discharged from the POTW. ( 40 CFR 122.42(b)(3) )

3. Reporting Requirements for Hauled

- In Wastes

a. Receipt of Residual Waste

(i) The permittee shall document the receipt of all hauled

- in residual wastes (including but not limited to wastewater from oil and gas wells, food processing waste, and landfill leachate) received for processing at the treatment facility. The permittee shall report hauled

- in residual wastes on a monthly basis to DEP on the “Hauled In Residual Wastes” Supplemental Report (3800

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The following information is required by the Supplemental Report. The information used to develop the Report shall be retained by the permittee for five yea rs from the date of receipt and must be made available to DEP or EPA upon request.

(1) The dates that residual wastes were received.

(2) The volume (gallons) of wastes received.

(3) The license plate number of the vehicle transporting the waste to the treatment fac ility.

(4) The permit number(s) of the well(s) where residual wastes were generated, if applicable.

(5) The name and address of the generator of the residual wastes.

(6) The type of wastewater.

(7) Documentation of whether or not a chemical analysis of the residual wa stes were reported on a Residual Waste Form 26R, or a separate waste characterization using the parameters from Form 26R.

The transporter of residual waste must maintain these and other records as part of the daily operational record (25 Pa. Code 299.219) . If the transporter is unable to provide this information, the residual wastes shall not be accepted by the permittee until such time as the transporter is able to provide the required information.3800

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11 (ii) The following conditions apply to the characterization of residual wastes received by the permitted treatment facility:

(1) The permitted facility must receive and maintain on file a characterization of the residual wastes it receives from the generator, as required by 25 Pa. Code 287.54. The

characterization sh all conform to the Bureau of Waste Management’s Form 26R except as noted in paragraph (2), below. Each load of residual waste received must be characterized accordingly.

(2) For wastewater generated from hydraulic fracturing operations (“frac wastewater”) wi thin the first 30 production days of a well site, the characterization may be a general frac wastewater characterization approved by DEP. Thereafter, the characterization must be

waste

- specific and reported on the Form 26R.

b. Receipt of Municipal Waste

(i) The permittee shall document the receipt of all hauled

- in municipal wastes (including but not limited to septage and liquid sewage sludge) received for processing at the treatment facility. The permittee shall report hauled

- in municipal wastes on a m onthly basis to DEP on the “Hauled In Municipal Wastes” Supplemental Report (3800

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The following inform ation is required by the Supplemental Report:

(1) The dates that municipal wastes were received.

(2) The volume (gallons) of wastes received.

(3) The BOD 5 concentration (mg/l) and load (lbs) for the wastes received.

(4) The location(s) where wastes were disposed of wi thin the treatment facility.

(ii) Sampling and analysis of hauled

- in municipal wastes must be completed to characterize the organic strength of the wastes, unless composite sampling of influent wastewater is performed at a location downstream of the point of entry for the wastes. The influent BOD 5 characterization for the treatment facility, as reported in the annual Municipal Wasteload Management Report per 25 Pa. Code Chapter 94, must be representative of the hauled

- in municipal wastes received.

4. Un anticipated Noncompliance or Potential Pollution Reporting

a. Immediate Reporting

- The permittee shall immediately report any incident causing or threatening pollution in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Sections 91.33 and 92a.41(b).

(i) If, because of an accident, other activity or incident a toxic substance or another substance which would endanger users downstream from the discharge, or would otherwise result in pollution or create a danger of pollution or would damage property, the per mittee shall immediately notify DEP by telephone of the location and nature of the danger. Oral notification to the Department is required as soon as possible, but no later than 4 hours after the permittee becomes aware of the incident causing or threaten ing pollution.

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12 (iii) The permittee shall immediately take or cause to be taken steps necessary to prevent injury to property and downstream users of the waters from pollution or a danger of pollution and, in addition, within 15 days from the incident, shall remove the residua l substances contained thereon or therein from the ground and from the affected waters of this Commonwealth to the extent required by applicable law.

b. The permittee shall report any noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment in

accordan ce with the requirements of 40 CFR 122.41(l)(6). These requirements include the following obligations:

(i) 24 Hour Reporting

- The permittee shall orally report any noncompliance with this permit which may endanger health or the environment within 24 h ours from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. The following shall be included as information which must be reported within 24 hours under this paragraph ( 40 CFR 122.41(l)(6)(ii) ):

(1) Any unanticipated bypass which exceeds any eff luent limitation in the permit;

(2) Any upset which exceeds any effluent limitation in the permit; and

(3) Violation of the maximum daily discharge limitation for any of the pollutants listed in the permit as being subject to the 24

- hour reporting requi rement.

(ii) Written Report

- A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of any noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance and its cause; the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccu rrence of the noncompliance.

(iii) Waiver of Written Report

- DEP may waive the written report on a case

- by

- case basis if the associated oral report has been received within 24 hours from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances which may endanger health or the environment. Unless such a waiver is expressly granted by DEP, the permittee shall submit a written report in accordance with this paragraph. ( 40 CFR 122.41(l)(6)(iii) )

5. Other Noncompliance

The permittee shall report all instan ces of noncompliance not reported under paragraph C.4 of this section or specific requirements of compliance schedules, at the time DMRs are submitted, on the

Non

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liste d in paragraph C.4.b.(ii) of this section. ( 40 CFR 122.41(l)(7))3800

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13 PART B

I. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS

A. Compliance Schedules ( 25 Pa. Code 92a.51, 40 CFR 122.47(a) )

1. The permittee shall achieve compliance with the terms and conditions of this permit wit hin the time frames specified in this permit.

2. The permittee shall submit reports of compliance or noncompliance, or progress reports as applicable, for any interim and final requirements contained in this permit. Such reports shall be submitted no lat er than 14 days following the applicable schedule date or compliance deadline. ( 40 CFR 122.47(a)(4) )

B. Permit Modification, Termination, or Revocation and Reissuance

1. This permit may be modified, terminated, or revoked and reissued during its term in accordance with 25 Pa. Code 92a.72 and 40 CFR 122.41(f)

.

2. The filing of a request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance, does not stay any permit condition. ( 40 CFR 122.41(f) )

3. In the absence of DEP action to modify or revoke and reissue this permit, the permittee shall comply with effluent standards or prohibitions established under Section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic polluta nts within the time specified in the regulations that establish those standards or prohibitions. ( 40 CFR 122.41(a)(1) )

C. Duty to Provide Information

1. The permittee shall furnish to DEP, within a reasonable time, any information which DEP may request

t o determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating this permit, or to determine compliance with this permit. ( 40 CFR 122.41(h) )

2. The permittee shall furnish to DEP, upon request, copies of records required to be kept by this permit. ( 40 CFR 122.41(h) )

3. Other Information

- Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a permit application, or submitted incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to DEP, it shall p romptly submit the correct and complete facts or information. ( 40 CFR 122.41(l)(8) )

4. The permittee shall provide the following information in the annual Municipal Wasteload Management Report, required under the provisions of Title 25 Pa. Code Chapter 94 :

a. The requirements identified in 25 Pa. Code 94.12.

b. The identity of any indirect discharger(s) served by the POTW which are subject to pretreatment standards adopted under Section 307(b) of the Clean Water Act; the POTW shall also specify the

total volum e of discharge and estimate concentration of each pollutant discharged into the POTW by the indirect discharger.

c. A “Solids Management Inventory” including the following information for the preceding year, at a minimum: average annual flow (MGD), average i nfluent BOD 5 (mg/l), average effluent CBOD 5 (mg/l), total volume of sludge wasted (gallons), average solids concentration of return or waste sludge flow (mg/l), and total sludge or biosolids generated (wet or dry tons).

d. The total volume of hauled

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D. General Pretreatment Requirements

1. POTWs shall req uire indirect dischargers to the treatment works subject to pretreatment standards adopted under Section 307(b) of the Clean Water Act to comply with the reporting requirements of Sections 204(b), 307, and 308 of the Clean Water Act and regulations thereun der.

2. Any POTW (or combination of POTWs operated by the same authority) with a total design flow greater than 5 million gallons per day (MGD) and receiving from industrial users pollutants which pass through or interfere with the operation of the POTW o r are otherwise subject to Pretreatment Standards will be required to establish a POTW Pretreatment Program unless specifically exempted by the Approval Authority. A POTW with a design flow of 5 MGD or less may be required to develop a POTW

Pretreatment P rogram if the Approval Authority finds that the nature or volume of the industrial influent, treatment process upsets, violations of effluent limitations, contamination of sludge, or other circumstances warrant in order to prevent interference or pass thro ugh. ( 40 CFR 403.8 )

3. Each POTW with an approved Pretreatment Program pursuant to 40 CFR 403.8 shall develop and enforce specific limits to implement the prohibitions listed in 40 CFR 403.5(a)(1) and (b), and shall continue to develop these limits as ne cessary and effectively enforce such limits. This condition applies, for example, when there are planned changes to the waste stream as identified in Part A III.C.2. If the permittee is required to develop or continue implementation of a Pretreatment Prog ram, detailed requirements will be contained in Part C of this permit.

4. For all POTWs, where pollutants contributed by indirect dischargers result in interference or pass through, and a violation is likely to recur, the permittee shall develop and enf orce specific limits for indirect dischargers and other users, as appropriate, that together with appropriate facility or operational changes, are necessary to ensure renewed or continued compliance with this permit or sludge use or disposal practices. Wh ere POTWs do not have an approved Pretreatment Program, the permittee shall submit a copy of such limits to DEP when developed. ( 25 Pa. Code 92a.47(d) )

E. Proper Operation and Maintenance

1. The permittee shall employ operators certified in compliance w ith the Water and Wastewater Systems Operators Certification Act (63 P.S. §§1001

- 1015.1).

2. 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 terms and conditions of this permit. Proper operation and maintenance includes, but is not limited to, adequate laboratory controls including appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provisio n also includes the operation of backup or auxiliary facilities or similar systems that are installed by the permittee, only when necessary to achieve compliance with the terms and conditions of this permit. ( 40 CFR 122.41(e) )

F. Duty to Mitigate

The per mittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge, sludge use or disposal in violation of this permit that has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment. ( 40 CFR 122.41(d) )

G. Bypassing

1. By passing Not Exceeding Permit Limitations

- The permittee may allow a bypass to occur which does not cause effluent limitations to be exceeded, but only if it also is for essential maintenance to assure efficient operation. These bypasses are not subject t o the provisions in paragraphs two, three and four of this section. ( 40 CFR 122.41(m)(2) )3800

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- In all other situations, bypassing is prohibited and DEP may take enforcement action against the permittee for bypass unless:

a. A bypass is un avoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or "severe property damage." ( 40 CFR 122.41(m)(4)(i)(A) )

b. There are no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes, or maintena nce during normal periods of equipment downtime. This condition is not satisfied if adequate backup equipment should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of equipme nt downtime or preventive maintenance. ( 40 CFR 122.41(m)(4)(i)(B) )

c. The permittee submitted the necessary notice required in paragraph G.4 below. ( 40 CFR 122.41(m) (4)(i)(C) )

3. DEP may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering its adverse effe cts, if DEP determines that it will meet the conditions listed in paragraph G.2 above. ( 40 CFR 122.41(m)(4)(ii) )

4. Notice

a. Anticipated Bypass

– If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice, if possible, at least 10 days before the bypass. ( 40 CFR 122.41(m)(3)(i) )

b. Unanticipated Bypass

(i) The permittee shall submit immediate notice of an unanticipated bypass causing or threatening pollution. The notice shall be in accordance with Part A III.C.4.a.

(ii ) The permittee shall submit oral notice of any other unanticipated bypass within 24 hours, regardless of whether the bypass may endanger health or the environment or whether the bypass exceeds effluent limitations. The notice shall be in accordance with P art A III.C.4.b.

II. PENALTIES AND LIABILITY

A. Violations of Permit Conditions

Any person violating Sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of the Clean Water Act or any permit condition or limitation implementing such sections in a permit issued under Section 402 of the Act is subject to civil, administrative and/or criminal penalties as set forth in 40 CFR §122.4l(a)(2).

Any person or municipality, who violates any provision of this permit; any rule, regulation or order of DEP; or any condition or limitation of any permit issued pursuant to the Clean Streams Law, is subject to criminal and/or civil penalties as set forth in Sections 602, 603 and 605 of the Clean Streams Law.

B. Falsifying Information

Any person who does any of the following:

- Falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit, or

- Knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any record or other document

submitted or r equired to be maintained under this permit (including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance)

Shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine and/or imprisonment as set forth in 18 Pa.C.S.A § 4904 and 40 CFR §122.41(j)(5) and (k)(2).3800

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16 C. Liability

Nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from civil or criminal penalties for noncompliance pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Water Act or Sections 602, 603 or 605 of the Clean

Streams Law.

Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject to

under the Clean Water Act and the Clean Streams Law.

D. Need to Halt or Reduce Activity Not a Defense

It shall not be a defense for the 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 conditions of this permit. 4 0 CFR 122.41(c)

III. OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Right of Entry

Pursuant to Sections 5(b) and 305 of Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law, and Title 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a and 40 CFR §122.41(i), the permittee shall allow authorized representatives of DEP and EPA, upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by law:

1. To 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 permit; ( 40 CFR 122.41(i)(1) )

2. To have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the conditions of this permit; ( 40 CFR 122.41(i)(2) )

3. To inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring a nd control equipment), practices or operations regulated or required under this permit; and ( 40 CFR 122.41(i)(3) )

4. To sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act or the Clean Streams Law, any substances or parameters at any location. ( 40 CFR 122.41(i)(4) )

B. Transfer of Permits

1. Transfers by modification. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this section, a permit may be transferred by the permittee to a new owner or operator only if this permit has been modified or revoked and reissued, or a minor modification made to identify the new permittee and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary under the Clean Water Act. ( 40 CFR 122.61(a) )

2. Automa tic transfers. As an alternative to transfers under paragraph 1 of this section, any NPDES permit may be automatically transferred to a new permittee if:

a. The current permittee notifies DEP at least 30 days in advance of the proposed transfer date in

p aragraph 2.b. of this section; ( 40 CFR 122.61(b)(1) )

b. The notice includes the appropriate DEP transfer form signed by the existing and new permittees containing a specific date for transfer of permit responsibility, coverage and liability between them; and ( 40 CFR 122.61(b)(2) )

c. DEP does not notify the existing permittee and the proposed new permittee of its intent to modify or revoke and reissue this permit, the transfer is effective on the date specified in the agreement mentioned in paragraph 2.b. of this section. ( 40 CFR 122.61(b)(3) )3800

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17 d. The new permittee is in compliance with existing DEP issued permits, regulations, orders and schedules of compliance, or has demonstrated that any noncompliance with the existing permits has been resolved by an ap propriate compliance action or by the terms and conditions of the permit (including compliance schedules set forth in the permit), consistent with 25 Pa. Code 92a.51 (relating to schedules of compliance) and other appropriate Department regulations. ( 25

P a. Code 92a.71 )

3. In the event DEP does not approve transfer of this permit, the new owner or controller must submit a new permit application.

C. Property Rights

The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights of any sort, or any excl usive privilege. ( 40 CFR 122.41(g) )

D. Duty to Reapply

If the permittee wishes to continue an activity regulated by this permit after the expiration date of this permit, the permittee must apply for a new permit. ( 40 CFR 122.21(d) )

E. Other Laws

The is suance of this permit does not authorize any injury to persons or property or invasion of other private rights, or any infringement of state or local law or regulations.

IV. ANNUAL FEE

Permittees shall pay an annual fee in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 9 2a.62. Annual fee amounts are specified in the following schedule and are due on each anniversary of the effective date of the most recent new or reissued permit. All flows identified in the schedule are annual average design flows. ( 25 Pa. Code

92a.62 )

Small Flow Treatment Facility (SRSTP and SFTF) $0
Minor Sewage Facility < 0.05 MGD (million gallons per day) $250
Minor Sewage Facility ≥ 0.05 and < 1 MGD $500
Minor Sewage Facility with CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) $750
Major Sewage Facility ≥ 1 and < 5 MGD $1,250
Major Sewage Facility ≥ 5 MGD $2,500
Major Sewage Facility with CSO $5,000

As of the effective date of this permit, the facility covered by the permit is classified in the following fee
category: Major Sewage Facility >=1 and <5 MGD

.

Invoices for annual fees will be mailed to permittees approximately three months p rior to the due date. In the event that an invoice is not received, the permittee is nonetheless responsible for payment. Throughout a five year permit term, permittees will pay four annual fees followed by a permit renewal application fee in the last

ye ar of permit coverage. Permittees may contact the DEP at 717

- 787

- 6744 with questions related to annual

fees.

Payment for annual fees shall be remitted to DEP at the address below by the anniversary date. Checks should be made payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

PA Department of Environmental Protection

Bureau of Point and Non

- Point Source Management Re: Chapter 92a Annual Fee

P.O. Box 8466 Harrisburg, PA 17105

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I. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

A. No storm water from pavements, area ways, roofs, foundation drains or other sources shall be admitted to the sanitary sewers associated with the herein approved discharge.

B. The approval he rein given is specifically made contingent upon the permittee acquiring all necessary property rights by easement or otherwise, providing for the satisfactory construction, operation, maintenance and replacement of all sewers or sewerage structures associa ted with the herein approved discharge in, along, or across private property, with full rights of ingress, egress and regress.

C. If, in the opinion of the Department, these works are not so operated or if by reason of change in the character of wastes or increased load upon the works, or changed use or condition of the receiving body of water, or otherwise, the said effluent ceases to be satisfactory or the sewerage facilities shall have created public nuisance, then up on notice by the Department the right herein granted to discharge such effluent shall cease and become null and void unless within the time specified by the Department, the permittee shall adopt such remedial measures as will produce an effluent which, in the opinion of the Department, will be satisfactory for discharge into the said receiving body of water.

D. Collected screenings, slurries, sludges, and other Solids shall be handled and disposed of in compliance

with 2 5 Pa. Code, Chapter 75, and in a manner "equivalent" to the requirements indicated in Chapters 271, 273, 275, 283 and 285 (relating to permits and requirements for landfilling, land application, incineration, and storage of sewage sludge), Federal Regulat ion 40 CFR 257, Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law, Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act of 1980, and the Federal Clean Water Act and

its amendments.

The permittee is responsible to obtain or assure that contracted agents have all necessary permits and

app rovals for the handling, storage, transport and disposal of solid waste materials generated as a result of

wastewater treatment.

E. Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection Equipment

The permittee will ensure that the UV light mo dules provide adequate disinfection. Measures to optimize disinfection include routine cleaning of the UV tubes and monitoring of the intensity meter and bulb operating times at least daily.

F. The permittee shall con duct Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing within the final 18 months of this permit cycle, according to Federal Regulation 40 CFR § 122.21(j)(5). The results shall be submitted with the permittee’s next NPDES Permit application. The appropriate biomon itoring protocol for the testing can be obtained from PA DEP at the following address:

Department of Environmental Protection Clean Water Program

230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA 16335

- 3481 Telephone: 814.332.6942

G. Within 180 days of permit issuance, the permittee shall submit a Radiation Protection Plan to DEP’s Bureau of Radiation Protection at the address below for approval. A copy shall be submitted to the DEP regional office that issued the permit. The Plan shall consist of Form X (Doc. ID 2500

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Bureau of Radiation Protection

PO Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105

- 8469

II. REQUIREMENT TO USE EDMR SYSTEM

A. Within 30 days of the Permit Issuance Date, the permittee s hall submit the necessary forms to register for the Department’s Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) system for the submission of DMRs and Supplemental DMRs. The eDMR system, registration materials and instructions can be accessed at www.dep.sta te.pa.us/edmr

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B. The registration materials shall be submitted to the Department’s Central Office for processing at the following address:

PA DEP

Bureau of Point and Non

- Point Source Management Rachel Carson State Office Building

P.O. Box 8466

Harrisbur g, PA 17105

- 8466

C. Upon notification from the Department that the permittee and its users are registered to use eDMR, the permittee shall begin using the eDMR system to submit its DMR(s) for the reporting period(s) identified in the Department’s notific ation. The permittee shall continue to use eDMR for all subsequent reporting periods unless the Department grants written approval to discontinue its use and issues an amendment to this permit.

III. DRILLING WASTE VO LUME

As of April 17, 2007, the Brockway WWTP is only permitted to accept a maximum of 14,000 gallons per day (gpd) of natural gas

- related wastewaters.

In order to remain exempt from the treatment requirements of Chapter 95.10, the Brockway WWTP is limi ted to a maximum daily mass loading of TDS of 29,143 lbs/day and a maximum average monthly mass loading of 17,574 lbs/day.

The acceptance of wastewater generated from any deep Shale Gas Extraction activities is prohibited.

IV. RECEIPT OF RESIDUAL WASTE

A. The permittee shall document each load of residual waste (including but not limited to wastewater from oil and gas wells, food processing waste, and landfill leachate) received for processing at the treatment

facilit y. Upon receipt, the permittee shall record the information required for the Residual Waste Supplemental DMR (Form No. 3800

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1. The types or c lassifications of residual waste received and well permit # if applicable.

2. The weight or volume of the types of wastes received.

3. The name, mailing address, telephone number, county and state of each generator of residual waste

received.

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6. The license plate number of the vehicle/trailer transporting the waste.

B. Th is information at a minimum can be found on the required daily operational record of the transporter. If the transporter is unable to provide this information, the load shall not be accepted by the permittee until such time as the transporter is able to p rovide the required information.

C. In addition, the permittee shall summarize the information on a monthly basis and submit the enclosed Residual Waste DMR Supplemental Form (Form No. 3800

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attachment to the DMR.

D. P rior to receipt of any residual waste, the permittee shall obtain a chemical analysis of the wastewater as required in 25 Pa. Code § 287.54 from the generator of the wastewater.

E. For oil and gas wastewaters, within 30 days of delivering fracturing (frac ) water to the treatment facility, the operator of the well or well site generating the frac water will submit a characterization of the frac wastewater using the parameters listed in the Bureau of Waste Management Form 26R. For the first 30 days of waste water generation after fracturing, the operator of the well site will provide and the receiving facilities will rely upon an oil and gas industry generic characterization of the wastewater. A waste characterization (as described above) will need to be sub mitted for all other types of wastewater generated prior to acceptance at the treatment facility.

F. The information required by this condition shall be retained by the permittee for 5 years from the date of receipt. This information must be made availabl e for inspection by and a copy made available to the Department, upon request.

V. SOLIDS MANAGEMENT

A. The permittee shall manage and properly dispose of sewage sludge and/or biosolids, produced by the system, by ba lancing the amount of solids maintained within the treatment system. The permittee shall develop a scheduled sludge wasting rate that maintains an appropriate mass balance for the specific treatment process type and system loadings and maintains complianc e with permit effluent conditions. Holding excess sludge within clarifiers or in the disinfection process is not acceptable. The permittee shall compute and set the wasting rate and time so as to maintain an appropriate balance of sludge in the system. Se asonal variations shall be considered in developing sludge wasting rates.

B. The permittee shall submit the Supplemental Reports entitled, "Supplemental Report

– Sewage Sludge/Biosolids Production and Disposal” (Form No. 3800

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– Influent & Process Control” (Form No. 3800

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- WSFR0436), as attachments to the DMR on a monthly basis. When applicable, the permittee shall submit the Supplemental Reports entitled, “Supplemental Report

– Hauled In Municipal Wastes” (Form No. 3 800

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– Hauled In Residual Wastes” (Form No. 3800

- FMWSFR0450), as attachments to the DMR.

C. By March 31 of each year, the permittee shall submit a “Sewage Sludge Management Inventory” that

summarizes the amount of sewa ge sludge and/or biosolids produced and wasted during the calendar year from the system. The "Sewage Sludge Management Inventory" may be submitted with the Municipal Wasteload Management Report required by Chapter 94. This summary shall include the expect ed sewage sludge production (estimated using the methodology described in the U.S. EPA handbook, “Improving POTW Performance Using the Composite Correction Approach” (EPA

- 625/6

- 84

- 008), compared with the actual amount disposed during the year. Sludge quan tities shall be expressed as dry weight in addition to gallons or other appropriate units

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- RELATED WASTEWATERS REQUIREMENTS

A. All sampling for Total Dissolved Solids, Osmotic Pressure, Total Barium, Total Strontium, Total Uranium, Chloride, Bromide, Gross Alpha, and Radium 226/228 shall be performed during a time when the Brockway WWTP is actively accepting such wastes.

B. After one (1) year of monitoring for Total Dissolved Solids, Osmotic Pressure, Total Barium, Total Strontium, Total Uranium, Chloride, Bromide, Gross Alpha, and Radium 226/228, the Permittee may submit a summary of sampling data and a NPDES Permit Amendment application to request a reduction in monitoring frequency.