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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RECEIVED
JUN 62 2016
CENTRAL FILES
DWR SECTION
May 27, 2016
Michael E Johnson
The Chemours Company Fc LLC
22828 NC Highway 87 West
Fayetteville, NC 28306
SUBJECT: 5/20/2016 Compliance Evaluation Inspection
The Chemours Company Fc LLC
Chemours Company -Fayetteville Works
Permit No: NC0003573
Bladen County
Dear Mr. Johnson:
PAT MCCRORY
Governor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
Enclosed please find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection form from the inspection
conducted on 5/20/2016. The Compliance Evaluation Inspection was conducted by Mark Brantley,
Environmental Program Consultant, of the Fayetteville Regional Office. The facility was found to be in
Compliance with permit NC0003573. The cooperation of Mr. Jamie Lewis, facility ORC, was greatly
appreciated. As a reminder, preservation of the Waters of the State can only be achieved through
consistent NPDES Permit compliance.
Comments
• Facility was clean and neat in appearance at the time of the inspection.
• Log books and maintenance records are up to date. Maintenance records are kept on a work
order system.
• Laboratory records were compared to the November 2015 eDMR and no transcription errors
were noted.
0 Facility has submitted a NPDES permit renewal application since the current permit expires on
October 31, 2016. Please continue to use the current permit until a new NPDES permit is issued.
Fayetteville Regional Office
225 Green Street, Suite 714, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5095
Main Phone: [phone] \ Internet: http://www.ncdenr.gov
An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer — Made in part by Recycled Paper

Mr. Johnson
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May 27, 2016
Please refer to the enclosed inspection report for additional observations and comments. If you or your
staff have any questions, please call me at 910-433-3327.
Sincerely,
Mark Brantley
Environmental Program Consultant
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
cc: Jamie Ray Lewis, ORC
Central Files
Fayetteville Files

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Form Approved.
EPA Washington, D.C. 20460
OMB No. 2040-0057
Water Compliance Inspection Report
Approval expires 8-31-98
Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS)
Transaction Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type
1 IN 1 2 15 I 3 I NC0003573 I11 12 16/05/20 17 18 I S I 191 S 1 201 I
2111 11 1 1 1 1 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 166
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Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---Reserved---
67 701, 1 71 1I 72
LJ itl[N 73 I I 80 1111I (
Section B: Facility Data
Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include
Entry Time/Date
Permit Effective Date
POTW name and NPDES permit Number)
08:30AM 16/05/20
12/03/01
Chemours Company-Fayetteville Works
22828 NC Highway 87 West
Exit Time/Date
Permit Expiration Date
Fayetteville NC 283067332
11:45AM 16/05/20
16/10/31
Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s)
Other Facility Data
Jamie Ray Lewis/ORC/910-678-1219/
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Contacted
Michael E Johnson,22828 NC Highway 87 West Fayetteville NC
283067332H910-678-11155/ No
Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit N Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports
Self-Monitoring Program E Sludge Handling Disposal Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
(See attachment summary)
Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
Mark Brantley
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Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
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EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 1
31 NC000357 I11 12 16/05/20 17 18 1_1
11-11
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
Comments
Facility was clean and neat in appearance at the time of the inspection.
Log books and maintenance records are up to date. Maintenance records are kept on a work order
system.
Laboratory records were compared to the November 2015 eDMR and no transcription errors were
noted.
Facility has submitted a NPDES permit renewal application since the current permit expires on
October 31, 2016. Please continue to use the current permit until a new NPDES permit is issued.
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Permit: NC0003573 Owner - Facility: Chemours Company -Fayetteville Works
Inspection Date: 05/20/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE
Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable?
Comment:
Permit
Yes No NA NE
(If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new
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application?
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Is the facility as described in the permit?
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# Are there any special conditions for the permit?
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Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public?
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Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection?
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Comment:
Record Keeping
Yes No NA NE
Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit?
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Is all required information readily available, complete and current?
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Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)?
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Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs?
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Is the chain -of -custody complete?
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Dates, times and location of sampling
Name of individual performing the sampling
Results of analysis and calibration
Dates of analysis
Name of person performing analyses
Transported COCs
Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters?
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Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ?
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(If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator
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on each shift?
Is the ORC visitation log available and current?
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Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification?
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Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification?
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Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site?
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Permit: NC0003573 Owner - Facility: Chemours Company -Fayetteville Works
Inspection Date: 05/20/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Record Keeping Yes No NA NE
Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑
Comment:
Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE
Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment:
Flow Measurement - Effluent
Yes No NA NE
# Is flow meter used for reporting?
0
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Is flow meter calibrated annually?
N
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Is the flow meter operational?
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(If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter?
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Comment:
Solids Handling Equipment
Yes No NA NE
Is the equipment operational?
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Is the chemical feed equipment operational?
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Is storage adequate?
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Is the site free of high level of solids in filtrate from filter presses or vacuum filters?
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Is the site free of sludge buildup on belts and/or rollers of filter press?
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Is the site free of excessive moisture in belt filter press sludge cake?
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The facility has an approved sludge management plan?
0
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Comment:
Chemical Feed
Yes No NA NE
Is containment adequate?
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Is storage adequate?
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Are backup pumps available?
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Is the site free of excessive leaking?
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Comment:
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' Permit: NC0003573
Owner - Facility: Chemours Company -Fayetteville Works
Is the clarifier free of black and odorous wastewater?
0
Inspection Date: 05/20/2016
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
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Is the site free of excessive buildup of solids in center well of circular clarifier?
0
Pump Station - Influent
Yes No NA NE
Is the pump wet well free of bypass lines or structures?
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Is the wet well free of excessive grease?
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Are all pumps present?
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Are all pumps operable?
N
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Are float controls operable?
N
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Is SCADA telemetry available and operational?
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Is audible and visual alarm available and operational?
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Comment:
Secondary Clarifier
Yes No NA NE
Is the clarifier free of black and odorous wastewater?
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Is the site free of excessive buildup of solids in center well of circular clarifier?
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Are weirs level?
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Is the site free of weir blockage?
N
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Is the site free of evidence of short-circuiting?
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Is scum removal adequate?
N
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Is the site free of excessive floating sludge?
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Is the drive unit operational?
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Is the return rate acceptable (low turbulence)?
N
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Is the overflow clear of excessive solids/pin floc?
0
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Is the sludge blanket level acceptable? (Approximately Y4 of the sidewall depth)
0
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Comment:
Aeration Basins
Yes No NA NE
Mode of operation
Ext. Air
Type of aeration system
Diffused
Is the basin free of dead spots?
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Are surface aerators and mixers operational?
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Are the diffusers operational?
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Is the foam the proper color for the treatment process?
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Does the foam cover less than 25% of the basin's surface?
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Is the DO level acceptable?
N ❑
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Is the DO level acceptable?(1.0 to 3.0 mg/1)
N ❑
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Permit: NC0003573 Owner - Facility: 6emours Company -Fayetteville Works
Inspection Date: 05/20/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Aeration Basins Yes No NA NE
Comment:
Pumps -RAS WAS
Yes No NA NE
Are pumps in place?
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Are pumps operational?
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Are there adequate spare parts and supplies on site?
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Comment:
Influent Sampling
Yes No NA NE
# Is composite sampling flow proportional?
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Is sample collected above side streams?
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Is proper volume collected?
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Is the tubing clean?
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# Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees
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Celsius)?
Is sampling performed according to the permit?
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Comment:
Effluent Sampling
Yes No NA NE
Is composite sampling flow proportional?
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Is sample collected below all treatment units?
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Is proper volume collected?
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Is the tubing clean?
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# Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees
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Celsius)?
Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type
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representative)?
Comment:
Upstream / Downstream Sampling Yes No NA NE
Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type, and ❑ 0 ❑ ❑
sampling location)?
Comment: Facility is a member of the Middle Cape Fear River Basin Association.
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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
May 25, 2016
Deana Dicosimo
The Chemours Company Fc LLC
PO Box 2047
Wilmington, DE 19898
Subject: NPDES Electronic Reporting Requirements
Chemours Company -Fayetteville Works
NPDES Permit Number: NC0003573
Dear NPDES Permittee:
PAT MCCRORY
Govemor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Se( eic
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
I EC;IVED
MAY 2 5 2016
CENTRAL FILES
DWR SECTION
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule. The rule requires NPDES regulated facilities to
report information electronically, instead of filing written paper reports. The rule does not change what
information is required from facilities. It only changes the method by which information is provided (i.e.,
electronic rather than paper-based).
EPA is phasing in the requirements of the rule over a 5 -year period. The two phases of the rule, and their
key milestones, are:
• Phase 1—Starting on December 21, 2016, regulated entities that are required to submit Discharge
Monitoring Reports (DMRs) will begin submitting these reports electronically. If you are currently
reporting your DMR data electronically using eDMR, then you simply need to continue reporting
in the same way as you are now. The key change is that, starting on December 21, 2016,
electronic reporting of DMRs will be required, instead of voluntary.
• Phase 2 —Starting on December 21, 2020, regulated entities that are required to submit certain
other NPDES reports will begin submitting these reports electronically. Reports covered in the
second phase include Notices of Intent to discharge in compliance with an NPDES general permit,
Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports, and a number of other NPDES program reports.
Upcoming NPDES Permit Reissuance
The NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule requires authorized NPDES programs to incorporate electronic
reporting requirements into NPDES permits beginning December 21, 2015. Under the new rule, the
electronic reporting process supersedes the paper reporting process outlined in your existing permit.
According to our records, your NPDES permit is up for renewal. If you have submitted your renewal
application, or you are in the process of doing so, and are awaiting your reissued NPDES permit, then this
letter serves to notify you that your reissued permit will include the new electronic reporting
requirements. The reissued permit will require electronic reporting in place of paper-based reporting.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300

Regardless of when you receive your reissued NPDES permit, electronic reporting will be required
beginning as indicated above for Phases 1 and 2 reporting.
In addition to requiring permittees to report information electronically, the rule also requires permittees
to identify the initial recipient for the NPDES electronic reporting data [see 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9)]. Initial
recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities (initial recipient) means the
entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is the designated entity
for receiving electronic NPDES Data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)]. Permittees are required to electronically
submit the required NPDES information to the appropriate initial recipient, as determined by EPA. By July
18, 2016, EPA must identify and publish on its web site and in the Federal Register a listing of initial
recipients by state and by NPDES data group. Once available, you should use EPA's web site to identify
the initial recipient of your electronic submission.
NC DWR has requested to be the initial recipient for the following NPDES data groups:
1. Discharge Monitoring Reports;
2. General Permit Reports [Notices of Intent to discharge (NOls); Notices of Termination (NOTs)];
3. Pretreatment Program Reports; and
4. Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports
EPA's web site will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for each type of electronic
submission for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the appropriate electronic reporting
tool will be available as well.
For more information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, visit
http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/final-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-
electronic-reporting-rule. For more information on electronic reporting to NC DWR, visit
http://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr/npdes-electronic-reporting or contact Vanessa
Manuel at 919-807-6392 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Je�f fret' O. PovfAL+t
for S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G.
Cc: NPDES File
Central Files
Fayetteville Regional Office/ Water quality Program

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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
May 03, 2016
PAT MCCRORY
Governor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Uireclor
Ellis H. McGaughy, Plant Manager
The Chemours Company RECEIVED
22828 N Highway 87 W
Fayetteville, NC 28306 MAY 0 5 2 0 1 b
CENTRAL FILES
DWR SECTION
Subject: Acknowledgement of Permit Renewal
Application No. NC0003573
Chemours Company -Fayetteville Works
Bladen County
Dear Permittee:
The Water Quality Permitting Section has received your permit renewal application on May 03,
2016. A member of the NPDES Unit will review your application. They will contact you if additional
information is required to complete your permit renewal. Per G.S. 150B-3 your current permit does not
expire until permit decision on the application is made. Continuation of the current permit is contingent on
timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. Please respond in a timely manner to
requests for additional information necessary to complete the permit application.
If you have any additional questions concerning renewal of the subject permit, please contact Teresa
Rodriquez at 919-807-6387 or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
W re w Tkzo(f oro
Wren Thedford
Wastewater Branch
cc: Central Files
NPDES
Fayetteville Regional Office
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-807-6300