NC0003298_PERMIT MODIFICATION_20140224

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NPDES Permit:
NC0003298
Riegelwood Paper Mill
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Speculative Limits
Monitoring Report
Instream Assessment (67B)
Environmental Assessment (EA) -
Permit
History
Document Date:
February 24, :20-14
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Water Quality Programs
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Director Secretary
February 24, 2014
Mr. Floyd Whitmire, Mill Manager
International Paper Company
Riegelwood Mill
865 John L. Riegel Road
Riegelwood, North Carolina 28456
Subject: NPDES Permit Minor Modification
Permit NCO003298
Riegelwood Mill
Columbus County
Facility Class rV
Dear Mr. Whitmire:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for modification of the subject
permit. This permit modification is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute
143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
This modification is to allow the mill's wastewater treatment system to receive stormwater pumped
from the Cape Fear Woodyard holding pond during and after heavy rain events. All other terms and
conditions contained in the original permit remain unchanged and in full effect.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit
modification are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request
within thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition,
conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the, Office of
Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such
demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
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If you have any questions concerning this permit modification, please contact Sergei Chernikov at
telephone number [phone] or of email sergei.chenikovO,ncdenr.gov.
cc: NPDES Files
Central Files
Wilmington Regional Office / Water Quality (e-copy)
Ms. Karrie Jo Shell, EPA Region N (e-copy)

INTERNATIONAL PAPER
RIEGELWOOD MILL
JOHN L. RIEGEL ROAD
RIEGELWOOD, NC 28456
January 17, 2014
Certified Mail: 7011 2970 0000 2463 8639
r—Mr. Sergei,Chernikov, Ph.D.
Complex NPDES Permitting Unit
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Subject: Minor Modification to NPDES Permit'LNC0003298 ?
International Paper Company - Riegelwood Mill, Columbus County
Dear Mr. Chernikov:
As you are aware, the Cape Fear Woodyard, which is located at our mill site, maintains a
holding pond used for storage of non -potable water that has been re -circulated through the
yard's spraying system. The woodyard is required to keep 12 inches of freeboard on the pond
at all times. In heavy rain events, excess stormwater must be pumped out to avoid overflow.
Please accept this letter as a formal request for a minor modification of the abovementioned
NPDES permit to allow the mill's wastewater treatment system (WTS) to receive stormwater
pumped from the Cape Fear Woodyard holding pond (closed -loop recycle system permit
WQ0031879) during and after heavy rain events. The mill's WTS discharges an average of 35
million gallons daily, and can easily treat the infrequent additional flow of 400,000 to 1.54
million gallons per day from the woodyard.
A counterpart permit modification request is being submitted by the Cape Fear Woodyard for
their closed -loop recycle system. If you have any questions or would like to discuss in more
detail, please do not hesitate to call Ed Kreul at [phone].
Sincerely, JA:L—W
7�?4A o�Y Floyd Whitmire NTCH
Mill Manager — Riegelwood Mill
cc: Dean Hunkele — Senior Environmental Specialist, Wilmington Regional Office
Jon Risgaard — Supervisor, Non -Discharge Permitting Unit
Ed Kreul — EHS&S Manager, International Paper, Riegelwood Mill

BeInick, Tom
From: Belnick, Tom
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 9:13 AM
To: Gregson, Jim; Wunkele, Dean; Risgaard, Jon
Cc: Chernikov, Sergei
Subject: IP Mod Request- NC0003298AN00031879
Received NPDES Mod Request from IP (dated 1/17/14) to pump stormwater from holding pond (covered by WQ00
closed loop recycle permit) to WWTP (NPDES Permit NC00). Complementary request went to Non-D Unit for WQ00
mod. I've assigned NPDES request to Sergei. Please coordinate Region/Non-D/NPDES response so all are on same
page.
Sergei- from receiving water quality perspective, I don't see an issue with request. If we move forward, I think this
would just be a mod to Supplement to Cover Sheet.
PS- letter requests were copied to WIRO (Dean), and Jon should have received original WQ00 mod request.
Tom Belnick
Supervisor, NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
NCDWR/Water Quality Programs
919-807-6390
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties

INTERNATIONALQ PAPER
January 17, 2014
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RIEGELWOOD MILL
JOHN L. RIEGEL ROAD
RIEGELWOOD, NC 28456
Certified Mail: 7011 2970 0000 2463 8684
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Non -Discharge Permitting Unit'
Division of Water Quality
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1636
Subject: Minor Modification to Closed -Loop Recycle Permit WW-Q003I879A
International Paper Company — Cape Fear Woodyard, Columbus County
Dear Mr. Risgaard:
As you are aware, the Cape Fear Woodyard, which is located at the Riegelwood Mill site,
maintains a holding pond used for storage of non -potable water that has been re -circulated
through the yard's spraying system. The woodyard is required to keep 12 inches of freeboard
on the pond at all times. In heavy rain events, excess stormwater must be pumped out to avoid
overflow.
Please accept this letter as a formal request for a minor modification of the abovementioned
closed -loop recycle system permit to allow the Cape Fear Woodyard to pump stormwater from
the holding pond to the head of the mill's NPDES-permitted (NC0003298) wastewater
treatment system (WTS) during and after heavy rain events. The mill's WTS discharges an
average of 35 million gallons daily, and can easily treat the infrequent additional flow of
400,000 to 1.54 million gallons per day from the woodyard.
A separate permit modification request is being submitted for the NPDES permit from the
Riegelwood Mill. If you have any questions or would like to discuss in mote detail, please do
not hesitate to call me at [phone].
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cc: Dean Hunkele -- Senior Environmental Specialist, Wilmington Regional Office
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Ed Kreul - EHS&S Manager,- International Paper, Riegelwood Mill _ F

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From: Belnick, Tom
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 12:59 PM
To: Thornburg, Nathaniel
Cc: Chernikov, Sergei; Risgaard, Jon
Subject: RE: WQ0031879 & NC0003298 - Riegelwood Mill
Nathaniel- sounds fine with me. I believe Sergei is working on the NPDES mod to incorporate this new wastestream.
Tom Belnick
Supervisor, NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
NCDWR/Water Quality Programs
919-807-6390
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties
From: Thornburg, Nathaniel
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 3:06 PM
To: Belnick, Tom
Cc: Chernikov, Sergei; Risgaard, Jon
Subject: WQ0031879 & NC0003298 - Riegelwood Mill
Tom,
Back in January, we received a letter requesting a minor modification to the Closed -Loop Recycle System (Pen -nit No.
WQ0031879) at Riegelwood Mill in Columbus County. International Paper Company is requesting permission to pump
excess precipitation from their recycle pond to the NPDES wastewater treatment system (Permit No. NC0003298) in
order to better manage their freeboard.
I have drafted the subject non -discharge permit, and I would like your unit to review the language, since it is directly
applicable to one of your permits. The proposed language is as follows:
"In order to manage freeboard during times of heavy precipitation, the Permittee may pump excess stormwater from the 9
million gallon clay lined storage pond to the Riegelwood Mill wastewater treatment system (Permit No. NC0003298) for
subsequent treatment and disposal. This allowance to convey excess stormwater from the 9 million gallon clay lined
storage pond to the Riegelwood Mill wastewater treatment system is subject to NPDES Program approval, and in
no way negates, precludes, or invalidates the most recent issuance of the Permittee's NPDES permit (Permit No.
NCO003298), and the Permittee shall continue to comply with all conditions provided for therein."
Please let me know if this language is acceptable.
Thank you,
Nathaniel
Nathaniel D. Thornburg — Environmental Engineer III
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Permitting Section — Non -Discharge Permitting Unit
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1636
gig-807-6453
919-807-6496 FAX
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