NCG500221_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018 (2)

Beverly Eaves Perdu
Governor
DAVID VERLEN
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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
e Coleen H. Sullins
Director
October 19, 2009
PRESIDENT
IMC-METALSAMERICA, LLC
135 BOILING SPRINGS ROAD
SHELBY NC 28152
Dear Mr. Verlen:
r. Dee.Freeman
Secretary
OCT 2 8 2000
Subject: NPDES Permit Modification-Name/Ownerhship Change
IMC-MetalsAmerica, LLC
Formerly: MetalsAmerica, Inc.
Certificate of Coverage NCG500221
Cleveland County
In accordance with your request, received October 12, 2009, we are forwarding herewith the modified Certificate of
Coverage (CoC) page for the subject facility. This Certificate of Coverage is issued pursuant to the requirements of North
Carolina General Statue 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007. This permit expires on July 31, 2012.
The following information is included with your permit package:
■ A copy of the Certificate of Coverage for your treatment facility
■ A copy of General Wastewater Discharge Permit NCG500000
■ A copy of a Technical Bulletin for General Wastewater Discharge Permit NCG500000
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this general permit are unacceptable to you,
you have the right to request an individual permit by submitting an individual permit application. Unless such demand is
made, the certificate of coverage shall be final and binding.
This CoC is not transferable except after notice to the Division of Water Quality. The Division may require modification
or revocation and re -issuance of the CoC. Contact the Mooresville Regional Office prior to any sale or transfer of the
Permitted facility. Regional Office staff will assist you in documenting the transfer of this CoC.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water
Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or
Local governmental permit that may be required.
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 One
Phone: 91M07-63001 FAX: 91M07-64921 Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 NorthCarohna
Internet: w----.aterquality.org Nahlral/ff

If you have any questions concerning this permit modification, please contact the Point Source Branch at telephone
number [phone].
Sincerely,
C leen H. Sullins
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/ MooresvillelZeg oral Office, Surface Water Protection
Fran McPherson, DWQ Budget Office (letter only)
NPDES General Permit File NCG500221
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NCG500000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NCG500221
TO DISCHARGE NON -CONTACT COOLING WATER, COOLING TOWER AND
BOILER BLOWDOWN, CONDENSATE AND SIMILAR WASTEWATERS UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and
regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
IMC-MetalsAmerica, LLC
is hereby authorized to discharge Boiler Blowdown & Cooling Tower Blowdown from a
facility located at
IMC-MetalsAmerica, LLC
135 Old Boiling Springs Road
Cleveland County
to receiving waters designated as Brushy Creek in subbasin 30804 of the Broad River
Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other
conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective October 19, 2009.
This Certificate of Coverage shall expire July 31, 2012.
Signed this day October 19, 2009.
Co en H. Sullins, Director
ivision of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

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IMC-MetalsAmerica, LLC
135 Old Boiling Springs Road, Shelby, NC 28152
(phone) 704-471-6505 (fax) 764-471-6513 (email) dick a,imc- rgroup.com
October 8, 2009
NCDENR
Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Phone: [phone]
Re: NPDES General Permit No. NCG500000 (Certificate NCG50.0221) and
NPDES General Permit No. NCG030000 (Certificate NCG030170)
Gentlemen,
Attached please find forms for change of name and ownership for MetalsAmerica Inc at the
above address, for our stormwater runoff permit and for our boiler blowdown permit. Our
management, operations and equipment remain unchanged under the new ownership.
Enclosed please find:
two copies for each permit of your name/ownership change form
two copies ownership change documentation
Please feel free to contact me at the above address and phone number if need be.
VARichard W. Strachan L E IVE.
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Technical Director
IMC-MetalsAmerica, LLC OCT 12 2009
DEAR - WATER QUALITY
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Coleen H. Sullins, Director
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I. Please enter the permit number for which the change is requested.
NPDES Permit
(or) Certificate of Coverage
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11. Permit status prior to requested change.
a. Permit issued to (company name):
metalsAmerica Inc
b. Person legally responsible for permit:
Peter A Schorsch
First MI Last
Owner
Title
Permit Holder Mailing Address
165 Township Line
Rd, Jenkintown PA 19046
City State Zip
[phone] [phone]
Phone Fax
c. Facility name (discharge):
metalsAmerica Inc.
d. Facility address:
135 Old Boiling springs Road
Address
Shelby NC 28152
City State Zip
e. Facility contact person:
Richard W. Strachan [phone]
First / MI / Last Phone
11I. Please provide the following for the requested
change (revised permit).
a. Request for change is a result of:
X Change in name of the facility
X Change in ownership of the facility
If other please explain:
b. Permit issued to (company name):
IMC-MetalsAmerica, LLC
c. Person legally responsible for permit:
David Verlen
First MI Last
President
RECEIVED
OCT 1 2 2009
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f. Facility contact person:
Title
135 Old Boiling Springs Road
Permit Holder Mailing Address
Shelby NC
28152
City State
Zip
[phone] [e-mail]
Phone E-mail Address
IMC-MetalsAmerica, LLC
135 Old Boiling Springs Road
Address
Shelby NC
28152
City State
Zip
Richard W Strachan
First MI Last
Revised 812008
[phone] [e-mail]

PERMIT NAME/OWNERSHIP CHANGE FORM
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Phone E-mail Address
IV. Permit contact information (if different from the person legally responsible for the permit)
Permit contact: Richard W Strachan
First MI Last
Technical Director
Title
135 Old Boiling Springs Road
Mailing Address
Shelby NC 28152
City State Zip
(704 471-6505 dick@imc-gro".com
Phone E-mail Address
V. Will the permitted facility continue to conduct the same industrial activities conducted prior
to this ownership or name change?
X Yes
❑ No (please explain)
VI. Required Items: THIS APPLICATION WILL BE RETURNED UNPROCESSED IF ITEMS
ARE INCOMPLETE OR MISSING:
X This completed application is required for both name change and/or ownership change
requests.
X Legal documentation of the transfer of ownership (such as relevant pages of a contract deed,
or a bill of sale) is required for an ownership change request. Articles of incorporation are
not sufficient for an ownership change.
The certifications below must be completed and signed by both the permit holder prior to the change, and
the new applicant in the case of an ownership change request. For a name change request, the signed
Applicant's Certification is sufficient.
PERMITTEE CERTIFICATION (Permit holder prior to ownership change):
I, Peter Schorsch, attest that this application for a name/ownership change has been reviewed and is
accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if all required parts of this
application are not completed and that if all required supporting information is not included, this application
package will be returned as incomplete.
r Signature Date
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
I, David Verlen, attest that this application for a name/ownership change has been reviewed and is accurate
and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if all required parts of this application are not
completed and that if all required supporting information is not included, this application package will be
returned as incomplete.
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Signature Date
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PLEASE SEND THE COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE TO:
Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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Michael F. Easley, Governor
Richard W. Strachan
metalsAmerica, Inc.
135 Old Boiling Springs Rd
Shelby, NC 28152
Dear Permittee:
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William G. Ross, ,Jr,� ,Secretary
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Subject: Renewal of coverage / General Permit NCG500000
metalsAmerica, Inc.,
Certificate of Coverage NCG500221
Cleveland County
July 30, 2007
In accordance with your renewal application [received on July 30, 2007], the Division is renewing
Certificate of Coverage (CoC) NCG500221 to discharge under NCG500000. This CoC is issued pursuant to the
requirements of North Carolina General Statue 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North
Carolina and the US Environmental Protection agency dated May 9, 1994 [or as subsequently amended].
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this General Permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an individual permit by submitting an individual permit
application. Unless such demand is made, the certificate of coverage shall be final and binding.
Please take notice that this Certificate of Coverage is not transferable except after notice to the
Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
Contact the Mooresville Regional Office prior to any sale or transfer of the permitted facility.
Regional Office staff will assist you in documenting the transfer of this CoC.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by
the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area
Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning the requirements of the General Permit, please contact Jim
McKay [919 733-5083, extension 595 or [e-mail]].
Sincerely,
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for Coleen H. Sullins
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512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 NorthCarolina
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NCG500000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NCG500221
TO DISCHARGE NON -CONTACT COOLING WATER, COOLING TOWER AND BOILER
BLOWDOWN, CONDENSATE AND SIMILAR WASTEWATERS UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and
regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
metalsAmerica, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge Boiler Blowdown & Cooling Tower Blowdown from a
facility located at
metalsAmerica, Inc.
Non -contact Cooling, Boiler Blowdown
Cleveland County
to receiving waters designated as Brushy Creek in subbasin 30804 of the Broad River
Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other
conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective August 1, 2007.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day July 30, 2007.
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for Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
NOTICE OF RENEWAL INTENT
Application for renewal of existing coverage under General Permit NCG500000
Existing Certificate of Coverage (CoC): NCG500221
(Please print or type)
1) Mailing address` of facility owner/operator:
Company Name
Owner Name
Street Address
metalsAmerica Inc,
Peter Schorsch
135 Old Boiling springs Road
City Shelby
Telephone Number 704 - 471-6505
Email address [e-mail]
* Address to which all permit correspondence should be mailed"
2) Location of facility producing discharge:
Facility Name metalsAmerica Inc.
Facility Contact Richard W. Strachan
Street Address 135 Old Boiling Springs Road
City
County
Shelby _
Cleveland
Telephone Number 704-471-6505
Email address dick@imc-group.
3) Description of Discharge:
State NC ZIP Code 28152
Fax: [phone] _
State NC ZIP Code 28152
Fax: [phone] -
a) Is the discharge directly to the receiving stream? X❑ Yes ❑ No
(If no, submit a site.map with.the pathway to the potential receiving waters clearly marked. This includes tracing the pathway of the
storm sewer to the discharge,point, if the storm sewer is the only viable means of discharge.)
b) Number of discharge outfalls (ditches, pipes, channels, etc. that convey wastewater from the
property): One
c) What type of wastewater is discharged? Indicate which discharge points, if more than one.
❑ Non -contact cooling water Outfall(s) #:
X❑ Boiler Blowdown
Outfall (s) #: 00
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X❑ Cooling Tower Blowdown
❑ Condensate
❑ Other
Outfall (s) #:
Outfall (s) #:
Outfall (s) #:
001
(Please describe "Other")
d) Volume of discharge per each discharge point (in GPD):
#001: _up to 10,000 GPD #002: #003:
#004
4) Please check the type of chemical [s] added to the wastewater for treatment, per each separate
discharge point (if applicable, use separate sheet):
❑ Chlorine ❑ Biocides ❑ Corrosion inhibitors ❑ Algaecide ❑ Other
X❑ None
5) If any box in item (4) above [other than None] was checked, a completed Biocide 101 Form and
manufacturers' information on the additive must be submitted to the following address for approval:
NC DENR / DWQ / Environmental Sciences Section
Aquatic Toxicology Unit
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
6) Is there any type of treatment being provided to the wastewater before discharge (i.e., retention
ponds, settling ponds, etc.)? ❑ Yes X❑ No
(If yes, please include design specifics (i.e., design volume, retention time, surface area, etc.) with submittal package. Existing
treatment facilities should be described in detail. )
7) Discharge Frequency:
a) The discharge is: ❑ Continuous X❑ Intermittent ❑ Seasonal*
i) If the discharge is intermittent, describe when the discharge will occur:
Boiler blowdown daily, cooling tower depends on outside temperature
ii) *Check the month(s) the discharge occurs: ❑ Jan ❑ Feb ❑ Mar. ❑ Apr ❑ May ❑ Jun ❑
Jul ❑ Aug. ❑ Sept. ❑ Oct. ❑ Nov. ❑ Dec.
b) How many days per week is there a discharge? Up to 7 days per week
c) Please check the days discharge occurs: ❑ Sat. ❑ Sun. ❑ Mon. ❑ Tue. ❑ Wed. ❑ Thu. ❑
Fri.
Additional Application Requirements:
The following information must be included in triplicate [original + 2 copies] with this application or
it will be returned as incomplete.
➢ Site map. If the discharge is not directly to a stream, the pathway to the receiving stream
must be clearly indicated. This includes tracing the pathway of a storm sewer to its
discharge point.
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➢ Authorization for representatives. If this application will be submitted by a consulting
engineer (or engineering firm), include documentation from the Permittee showing that the
consultant submitting the application has been designated an Authorized Representative of
the applicant.
Certification
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in this application and that to the best of
my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
Printed Name of Person Signing: Richard W. Strachan
Title: Technical Director
(Signature of Applicant)
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 b (i) provides that:
27 July 2007
(Date Signed)
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan or other document
filed or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, or who
falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under
Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
a fine not to exceed $25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (1 S U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine
of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.)
This Notice of Renewal Intent does NOT require a separate fee.
The permitted facility already pays an annual fee for coverage under NCG500000.
Mail the original and two copies of the entire package to:
Mr. Charles H. Weaver
NC DENR / DWQ / NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
November 15, 2006
Richard W. Strachan
Metalsamerica, Inc.
135 Old Boiling Springs Rd
Shelby, NC 28152
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Subject: NPDES Permit NCG500000 renewal
Certificate of Coverage (CoC) NCG500221
Metalsamerica
Cleveland County
Dear Permittee:
The facility listed above is covered under NPDES General Permit NCG500000. NCG500000 expires
on July 31, 2007. Federal (40 CFR 122.41) and North Carolina (15A NCAC 2H.0105(e)) regulations require
that permit renewal applications must be filed at least 180 days prior to expiration of the current permit. If
you have already mailed a renewal request, you may disregard this notice.
To satisfy this requirement, the Division must receive a renewal request postmarked no later than
February 1, 2007. Failure to request renewal by this date may result in a civil penalty assessment. Larger
penalties may be assessed depending upon the delinquency of the request. This renewal notice is being sent
well in advance of the due date so that you have adequate time to prepare your application.
If any discharge previously covered under NCG500000 will occur after July 31, 2007, the
CoC must be renewed. Discharge of wastewater without a valid permit would violate North Carolina
General Statute 143-215.1; unpermitted discharges of wastewater may be assessed civil penalties of up to
$25,000 per day.
If all discharge has ceased at your facility and you wish to rescind this CoC [or if you have other
questions], contact me at the telephone number or e-mail address listed below.
Sincerely,
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Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
NPDES Unit
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NPDES File
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone], extension 511 / FAX [phone] / [e-mail]
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
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Richard W. Strachan
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135 Old Boiling Springs Road
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Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. NCG500221
Renewal of General Permit
Metalsamerica, Inc.
Cleveland County
In accordance with your application for renewal of the subject Certificate of Coverage, the Division is forwarding
the enclosed General Permit.. This renewal is valid until July 31, 2002. This permit is issued pursuant to the
requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215 .1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North
Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated December 6, 1983. If any parts, measurement
frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to request
an individual permit by submitting an individual permit application. Unless such demand is made, this certificate
of coverage shall be final and binding.
The Certificate of Coverage for your facility is not transferable except after notice to the Division. Use the enclosed
Permit Name/Ownership Change form to notify the Division if you sell or otherwise transfer ownership of the
subject facility. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the Certificate of Coverage.
If your facility ceases discharge of wastewater before the expiration date of this permit, contact the Regional
Office listed below at [phone]. Once discharge from your facility has ceased, this permit may be rescinded.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of
Water Quality, the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local
governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact the NPDES Group at the address below.
Sincerely,
_ A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
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`lY�ooresville Regional Office'
NPDES File
Facility Assessment Unit
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 [phone] FAX [phone] p&[e-mail]
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG500000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NO. NCG500221
TO DISCHARGE NON -CONTACT COOLING WATER, COOLING TOWER AND BOILER
BLOWDOWN, CONDENSATE, EXEMPT STORMWATER, COOLING WATERS ASSOCIATED WITH
HYDROELECTRIC OPERATIONS, AND SIMILIAR WASTEWATERS UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards
and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Metalsamerica, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge
boiler blowdown, cooling tower blowdown and other similar wastewaters
from a facility located at
Metalsamerica, Inc.
135 Old Boiling Springs Road
Shelby
Cleveland County
to receiving waters designated as subbasin 30804 in the Broad River Basin
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth
in Parts I, II, III and IV of General Permit No. NCG500000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective August 1, 1997.
This certificate of coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day July 24, 1997.
f,� ,� /A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Y Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

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X. C. KEPT. OF NATMA
State of North Carolina
RESOURCES AND
GoMMUNITY DEVElT"
Department of Environment,
SEP 3 ® 1993
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Managemlgnl, aF ENVIRO��; E',:i
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
11rARESVIIIE REGIOiaAI
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
WILSON H. OLDHOUSER,
METALSAMERICA, INC.
135 OLD BOILING SPRINGS ROAD
SHELBY NC 28150
Dear Permittee:
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September 30,1993
Subject: METALSAMERICA, INC.
Certificate of Coverage NCG500221
General Permit NCG500000
Formerly NPDES Permit NCO061743
Cleveland County
The Division of Environmental Management has recently evaluated all existing individual permits for potential
coverage under general permits currently issued by the Division. 15A N.C.A.C. 2H .0127 allows the Division to
evaluate groups of permits having similar discharge activities for coverage under general permits and issue
coverage where the Division finds control of the discharges more appropriate in this manner. The Division has
determined that the subject discharge qualifies for such coverage. Therefore, the Division is hereby issuing the
subject Certificate of Coverage under the state-NPDES general permit no. NCG500000 which shall void NPDES
Permit NC0061743. This Certificate of Coverage is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina and the
US Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum of Agreement dated December 6,1983 and as subsequently
amended.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this general permit are unacceptable to
you, you have the right to submit an individual permit application, associated processing fee and letter requesting
coverage under an individual permit. Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding. Please
take notice this Certificate of Coverage is not transferable! Part II, E.4. addresses the requirements to be followed
in case of change of ownership or control. of this discharge.
In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions, the
Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those as may be required by this Division, such as the
construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities. Construction of any
wastewater treatment facilities will require issuance of an Authorization to Construct from this Division.
Failure to abide by the requirements contained in this Certificate of Coverage and respective general permit may
subject the Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in accordance with
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C. Please note that the general permit does require
monitoring in accordance with federal law. The monitoring data is not required to be submitted to the Division
unless specifically requested, however, the permittee is required to maintain all records for a period of at least
three (3) years.
Post Office Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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WILSON H. OLDHOUSER,
METALSAMERICA, INC.
Certificate of Coverage No. NCG500221
The issuance of this Certificate of Coverage is an administrative action initiated by the Division of
Environmental Management and therefore, no fees are due at this time. In accordance with current rules, there
are no annual administrative and compliance monitoring fees for coverage under general permits. The only fee
you will be responsible for is a renewal fee at the time of renewal. The current permit expires July 31,1997.
This coverage will remain valid through the duration of the attached general permit. The Division will be
responsible for the reissuance of the general permit and at such time, you will be notified of the procedures to
follow to continue coverage under the reissued permit. Unless you fail to follow the procedures for continued
coverage, you will continue to be permitted to discharge in accordance with the attached general permit.
The issuance of this Certificate of Coverage does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and all
statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be required by the Division of Environmental Management
or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any Federal or
Local other governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions or need additional information regarding this matter, please contact either the
Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality Section at telephone number [phone], or a review engineer in
the NPDES Group in the Central Office at telephone number 919/733-5083.
cc: Mooresville Regional Office
Central Files
S' erely,
�A. Preston Howar r., P.E.

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG500000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG500221
TO DISCHARGE NON -CONTACT COOLING WATER, COOLING TOWER AND BOILER BLOWDOWN,
CONDENSATE AND SIMILIAR WASTEWATERS UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulatior
promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, as amended,
METALSAMERICA, INC.
is hereby authorized to discharge non -contact cooling water, cooling tower and boiler blowdown wastewater from a
facility located at
METALSAMERICA, INC.
Cleveland County
to receiving waters designated as the BRUSHY CREEK/BROAD RIVER BASIN
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III ar
IV of General Permit No. NCG500000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective November 1, 1993.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day, September 30, 1993.
�A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.,Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

SOC PRIORITY PROJECT: Yes No X
If Yes, SOC No.
To: Permits and Engineering Unit
Water Quality Section
Attention: Susan Robson
Date: August 11, 1993
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
County: Cleveland
Permit No. NCO061473
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address: metalsAmerica, Inc.
135 Old Boiling Springs Road
Shelby, North Carolina 28150
2. Date of Investigation: 08-10-93
3. Report Prepared By: G. T.'Chen
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Mr. Wilson H.
Oldhouser, Jr., Plant Manager; [phone]
5. Directions to Site: From the junction of US Highway 74 and
Old Boiling Springs Road (SR 1123) approximately 1.0 mile west
of the City Limits of Shelby, travel south on SR 1123 about
0.3 mile. metalsAmerica, Inc. is located on the left (east)
side of the road.
6. Discharge Point(s). List for all discharge points:
Latitude: 350 17' 24" 1 Longitude: 810 34' 54"
Attach a U.S.G.S. map extract and indicate treatment facility
site and discharge point on map.
USGS Quad No.: F 12 SE USGS Name: Shelby, NC
7. Site size and expansion are consistent with application?
Yes No If No, explain: N/A. No treatment faculties.
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): N/A
9. Location of nearest dwelling: No dwelling within 1,000 feet
of the discharge point.

10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: UT to Brushy
Creek
a. Classification: C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: Broad and 03-08-04
C. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent
downstream uses: The receiving stream is a wet weather
drainage ditch which enters an unnamed tributary to
Brushy Creek. Downstream users are unknown.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of wastewater to be permitted: Intermittent
Discharge (Ultimate Design Capacity)
b. What is the current permitted capacity of the wastewater
treatment facility? Unspecified.
C. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility
(current design capacity)? No treatment facilities.
d. Date(s). and construction activities allowed by previous
Authorizations to Construct issued in the previous two
years: None
e. Please provide a description of existing or substantially
constructed wastewater treatment facilities: None.
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater
treatment facilities: None
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: Biocide
information submitted in 1990 indicated that biocide in
the non -contact cooling water was below toxic quantities.
The Company may need to submit biocide information for.
approval, if any unpermitted new biocide(s) is in use.
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): N/A
in development: approved:
should be required: not needed:
2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme: N/A
a. If residuals are being land applied, please specify DEM
Permit No.:
Residuals Contractor:
Telephone No.:
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b. Residuals stabilization: PSRP:
RFRP:
Other:
c. Landfill:
d. Other disposal/utilization scheme (specify):
3. Treatment plant classification (attach completed rating
sheet): Discharge of stormwater plus a small amount of non -
contact cooling water, no rating given.
4. SIC Code(s): 3366, 2819
Wastewater Code(s) of actual wastewater, not particular
facilities, i.e., non -contact cooling water discharge from a
metal plating company would be 14, not 56.
Primary: 73 Secondary: 14
Main Treatment Unit Code: 00000
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant
Funds or are any public monies involved (municipals only)?
N/A
2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity)
requests: None
3. Important SOC, JOC or Compliance Schedule dates: (please
indicate) N/A
Date
Submission of Plans and'Specifications
Begin Construction
Complete Construction
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation: Has the facility evaluated
all of the non -discharge options available. Please provide
regional perspective for each option evaluated. No
alternatives.
Spray Irrigation:
Connection to Regional Sewer System:
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Subsurface:
Other Disposal Options:
5. . Other Special Items:
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The subject facility discharges primarily stormwater plus a
small quantity of non -contact cooling water which may contain an
insignificant amount of biocide (Dearborn Dearcide 723).
It is recommended that a General Permit be issued to the
applicant, in lieu of the existing NPDES Discharge Permit.
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Signature46f Report Preparer
Water Quality Regioilal Supervisor
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OFFICE:
Wilson H. Oldhouser, Jr.. Subject: NPDES Permit Application
metalsAmerica, Inc. NPDES Permit No.N00061743
135 Old Boiling Springs Road metalsAmerica
Shelby, NC 28150
Dear Mr. Oldhouser Cleveland County
This is to acknowledge receipt of the following documents on July 6, 1993:
Application Form
Engineering Proposal (for proposed control facilities),
Request for permit renewal,
Application Processing Fee of $200.00,
Engineering Economics Alternatives Analysis,
Local Government Signoff,
Source.Reduction-and Recycling,
Interbasin Transfer,
Other ,
The items checked below are needed before review can begin:
Application Form ,
Engineering proposal (see attachment),
Application Processing Fee of
Delegation of Authority (see attached)
Biocide Sheet (see attached)
Engineering Economics Alternatives Analysis,
Local Government Signoff,
Source Reduction and Recycling,
Interbasin Transfer,
Other
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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If the application is not made complete within thirty (30) days, it will be
returned to you and may be resubmitted when complete.
This application has been assigned to Susan Robson
(919/733-5083) of our Permits Unit for review. You wiii be adviseadvisect ot any
comments recommendations, questions or other information necessary for the
review of the application.
I am, by copy of this letter, requesting that our Regional Office
Supervisor prepare a staff report and recommendations regarding this
discharge. If you have any questions regarding this applications,
please contact the review person listed above.
Sincerely,
Kb
Coleen H. Sullins, P.E.
CC• Mooresville Regional Office

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EROMMWTALIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARfi6 SLIKItIIITION SYSTE;K
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To be (fled only by persons engaged in iwnufacturing and mining
2. sic
(Leave blank)
3. Number of employees
tf all your waste is discharged into a Publicly owned waste .traatment facility.
and to the best of your knowledge you are not required to objain a discharge
permit, proceed to item 4. Otherwise proceed directly to item-S.
4. If you meet the condition stated above.iCheck here a and supply the fnformAjion
asked for below. After completing these Items, please complete the date. titTo.
and Signature blocks below and return this form to the proper reviewing office
without eonpleting the remainder of the form.
A. Name of organization responsible for receiving waste
e. facility receiving waste:
1. Name
h 2. Street address 3
3. CI ty 4. County
S. state 6. ZIP
1. 1A Principal product. O raw material (Check one) Cast COPper & Braetr Product®
15. Principal process
7. Makihmhrw amount of principal product produced or raw material consumed per (Check.one)
Amornt
A. bay
B. Month
C. Ted
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1. Name* address. location, and telephone number of facflfty producing discharge
A. Have metalsAmerfca Inc.
8. Mailing address
1. Street address 135 Old Boiling Springs Road
2- City Shelby
3. State
4. county Cleveland S. ZIP 28150
C. Location:
1. street same
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Check here if discharge occurs all year n , or
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1.0 January 2.0 February 3. a March 4.0 Apri I S.a May 6.0 June
1.0 july 8.43 August 9.0 September IO.00ctober I1.13November 12.13 Oecember
(c) Check how many days per week: 1.01 2.o 2.3 3_0 4.5 4 ;h 6_1
10. Types of Qaste water discharged to surface waters only (check as applicable)
F low. 23HOns per operating Oay
volume treated before
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are discharged to places other than surface eaters, check.below as applicable.
Waste water is
Average flow, gallons per operating day
discharged to:
0.1_9gg 1000-4999 "00 9999 10.00049,999 SO.000 Or more
A. hunicipal sewer system
8. Undefground well
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12. Number of separate discharge points. - A,dl B.o2.3 4.134-5 1D.06 or more
Ik Name of receivin? water or waters Brush eek
14. Cods your discharge contain or is it possible for your discharge, t0•COntaiA
actOr ivities or the following substances adAaa as a I'MIC Of your "creations,
d►raaiuw . processes: aanaonia. cyanide. alumlftow, beryl Iiw,•cadmium,
, Copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenium. zinc. phenols, oil and
.grease. and Chlorine (residual). A:gyeS 5.000
I certify that 1021'famillar with the information contained in the application and
that to the best of ary knowledge and belief -such information is true. complete. and
accurate.
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Ceaelcal Statute 143-215. b b x rovgdee that: Aay person uqo knowingly slakes
any false statement represeateltion, or certificatloa-In any application, record, report, plan,
or Other docemmt file* or required to be maintet
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operated or iML11tained under Article 21 or regulstioge of the Ravirmlemelltal Management Comiaglon
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W k a! A. C. DEPT. OF NATURAL
RE$,OURCM AND
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DIP FEB 1 21999
State of North Carolina �>€i�os f�iu VAII1 GENEliI'
<r G q Department of Environment, Health and Na u
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor George T. Everett, Ph.D
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director
February 7, 1992
Wilson H. Oldhouser
135 Old Boiling Springs Road
Shelby, NC 28150
Subject: NPDES Permit No. NCO061743
Metals America, Inc.
Dear Mr. Oldhouser: Cleveland County
In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on August 9, 1990, we are
forwarding herewith the subject state - NPDES permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the
requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215 .1 and the Memorandum of Agreement
between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection agency dated December 6, 1983.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this'permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within
thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written
petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the
Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
-7447. Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please take notice this permit is not transferable. Part II, EA. addresses the requirements to
be followed in case of change in ownership or control of this discharge.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be
required by the Division of Environmental Management or permits required by the Division of
Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit
that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Mr. Jule Shanklin at
telephone number 919/733-5083.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
ba!e Overcash for
George T. Everett
cc: Mr. Jim Patrick, EPA
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Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

Permit No. NCO061743
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTOv�L
PERMIT �
0011MUNITY nF:
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE 1992
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTIV
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In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1,
other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
metalsAmerica, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from'a facility located at
metalsAmerica
on Old Boiling Springs Road
west of Shelby
Cleveland County
to receiving waters designated as Brushy Creek in the Broad River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in
Parts I, II, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective April 1, 1992
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 31, 1993
Signed this day February 7, 1992
Original signed by
WIS EVaressh fm
George T. Everett, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NC0061743
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
metalsAmerica, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to discharge 0.036 MGD of boiler blowdown, once through cooling water, cooling
tower bleed -off, or any combination from the facility located at metalsAmerica, on Old Boiling
Springs Road, west of Shelby, Cleveland County (See Part III of this Permit), and
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Brushy
Creek which is classified Class C waters in the Broad River Basin.

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A. ( ). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL
Permit No NC0061743
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from
outfall(s) serial number 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics
Flow
Temperature
Total Residual Chlorine"`
Discharge Limitations -
Lbs/day. _Units (specifv)
Mon. AM. Daily .Max Mon. Ava. Daily Max.
Monitoring
Requirements
Measurement
Sample
*Sample
Frequency
Type
Location
Monthly
Instantaneous
E
Monthly
Grab
E, U, D
Monthly
Grab
E
THERE SHALL BE NO CHROMIUM, ZINC, OR COPPER ADDED TO THE COOLING WATER.
* Sample Locations: E - Effluent, U - Upstream, D - Downstream
** The temperature of the effluent shall be such as not to cause an increase in the temperature of the receiving stream of more than 2.8 degrees
C and in no case cause the ambient water temperature to exceed 29 degrees C.
*** Monitoring requirements only apply if chlorine is added to the cooling water.
The permittee shall obtain authorization from the Division of Environmental Management prior to utilizing any biocide in the cooling water (See
Part III of this Permit). .
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored monthly at the effluent by grab
sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

PART
Section B. Schedule of Compliance
1. The permittee shall comply with Final Effluent Limitations specified for discharges in
accordance with the following schedule:
Permittee shall comply with Final Effluent Limitations by the _effective date of the
permit unless specified below.
2. Permittee shall at all times provide the operation and maintenance necessary to operate the
existing facilities at optimum efficiency.
3. No later than 14 calendar days following a date identified in the above schedule of
compliance, the permittee shall submit either a report of progress or, in the case of specific
actions being required by identified dates, a written notice of compliance or noncompliance.
In the latter case, the notice shall include the cause of noncompliance, any remedial actions
taken, and the probability of meeting the next schedule requirements.

Part 11
Page 1 of 14
PART II
STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS
SECTION A. DEFINITIONS
1. Permit Issuing Authority
The Director of the Division of Environmental Management.
2. DEM or Division
Means the Division of Environmental Management, Department of Environment, Health
and- Natural Resources.
3. EMC
Used herein means the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
4. Act or "the Act"
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended,
33 USC 1251, et. seq.
5. Mass/Day Measurements
a. The "monthly average discharge" is defined as the total mass of all daily discharges
sampled and/or measured during a calendar month on which daily discharges are
sampled and measured, divided by the number of daily discharges sampled and/or
measured during such month. It is therefore, an arithmetic mean found by adding the
weights of the pollutant found each day of the month and then dividing this sum by the
number of days the tests were reported. The limitation is identified as "Monthly
Average" in Part I of the permit.
b. The "weekly average discharge" is defined as the total mass of all daily discharges
sampled and/or measured during the calendar week (Sunday - Saturday) on which daily
discharges are sampled and measured, divided by the number of daily discharges
sampled and/or measured during such week. It is, therefore, an arithmetic mean found
by adding the weights of pollutants found each day of the week and then dividing this
sum by the number of days the tests were reported. This limitation is identified as
"Weekly Average" in Part I of the permit.
c. The "maximum daily discharge" is the total mass (weight) of a pollutant discharged
during a calendar day. If only one sample is taken during any calendar day the weight
of pollutant calculated from it is the "maximum daily discharge." This limitation is
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d. The "average annual discharge" is defined as the total mass of all daily discharges
sampled and/or measured during the calendar year on which daily discharges are
sampled and measured, divided by the number of daily discharges sampled and/or
measured during such year. It is, therefore, an arithmetic mean found by adding the
weights of pollutants found each day of the year and then dividing this sum by the
number of days the tests were reported. This limitation is defined as "Annual Average"
in Part I of the permit.
6. Concentration Measurement
a. The "average monthly concentration," other than for fecal coliform bacteria, is the sum
of the concentrations of all daily discharges sampled and/or measured during a calendar
month on which daily discharges are sampled and measured, divided by the number of
daily discharges sampled and/or measured during such month (arithmetic mean of the
daily concentration values). The daily concentration value is equal to the concentration
of a composite sample or in the case of grab samples is the arithmetic mean (weighted
by flow value) of all the samples collected during that calendar day.. The average
monthly count for fecal coliform bacteria is the geometric mean of the counts for
samples collected during a calendar month. This limitation is identified as "Monthly
Average" under "Other Units" in Part I of the permit.
b. The "average weekly concentration," other than for fecal coliform bacteria, is the sum
of the concentrations of all daily discharges sampled and/or measured during a calendar
week (Sunday/Saturday) on which daily discharges are sampled and measured divided
by the number of daily discharges sampled and/or measured during such week
(arithmetic mean of the daily concentration values). The daily concentration value is
equal to the concentration of a composite sample or in the case of grab samples is the
arithmetic mean (weighted by flow value) of all the samples collected during that
calendar day. The average weekly count for fecal coliform bacteria is the geometric
mean of the counts for samples collected during a calendar week. This limitation is
identified as "Weekly Average" under "Other Units" in Part I of the permit.
c. The "maximum daily concentration" is the concentration of a pollutant discharge during
a calendar day. If only one sample is taken during any calendar day'the concentration
of pollutant calculated from it is the "Maximum Daily Concentration". It is identified
as 'Daily Maximum" under "Other Units" in Part I of the permit.
d: The "average annual concentration," other than for fecal coliform bacteria, is the sum of
the concentrations of all daily discharges sampled and/or measured during a calendar
year on which daily discharges are sampled and measured divided by the number of
daily discharges sampled and/or measured during such year (arithmetic mean of the
daily concentration values). The daily concentration value is equal to the concentration
of a composite sample or in the case of grab samples is the arithmetic mean (weighted
by flow value) of all the samples collected during that calendar day . The average
yearly count for fecal coliform bacteria is the geometric mean of the counts for samples
collected during a calendar year.
e. The "daily average concentration" (for dissolved oxygen) is the minimum allowable
amount of dissolved oxygen required to be available in the effluent prior to discharge
averaged over a calendar day. If only one dissolved oxygen sample is taken over a
calendar day, the sample is considered to be the "daily average concentration" for the
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f. The "quarterly average concentration" is the average of all samples taken over a
calendar quarter. It is identified as "Quarterly Average Limitation" in the text of Part I
of the permit.
g. A calendar quarter is defined as one of the following distinct periods: January through
March, April through June, July through September, and October through December.
dW9'11- -s
a. Flow, (MGD): The flow limit expressed in this permit is the 24 hours average flow,
averaged monthly. It is determined as the arithmetic, mean of the total daily flows
recorded during the calendar month.
b. An. "instantaneous flow measurement" is a measure of flow taken at the time of
sampling, when both the sample and flow will be representative of the -total discharge.
c. , A "continuous flow measurement" is a measure of discharge flow from the facility
which occurs continually without interruption throughout the operating hours of the
facility. Flow shall be monitored continually except for the infrequent times when
there may be no flow or for infrequent maintenance activities on the flow device.
a. Composite Sample: A composite sample shall consist of:
(1) a series of grab samples collected at equal time intervals over a 24 hour period of
discharge and combined proportional to the rate of flow measured at the time of
individual sample collection, or
(2) a series of grab samples of equal volume collected over a 24 hour period with the
time intervals between samples determined by a preset number of gallons passing
the sampling point. Flow measurement between sample intervals shall be
determined by use of a flow recorder and totalizer, and the present gallon interval
between sample collection fixed at no greater than 1/24 of the expected total daily
flow at the treatment system, or
.(3) a single, continuous sample collected over a 24 hour period proportional
to the rate of flow.
In accordance with (1) above, the time interval between influent grab samples shall be
no greater than once per hour, and the time interval between effluent grab samples shall
be no greater than once per hour except at wastewater treatment systems having a
detention time of greater than 24 hours. In such cases, effluent grab samples may be
collected at time intervals evenly spaced over the 24 hour period which are equal in
number of hours to the detention time of the system in number of days. However, in
no case may the time interval between effluent grab samples be greater than six (6)
hours nor the number of samples less than four (4) during a 24 hour sampling period.
b. Grab Sample: Grab samples are individual samples collected over a period of time not
exceeding 15 minutes; the grab sample can be taken manually.
9. Calculation of Means
a Arithmetic Mean: The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the summation of the
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b. Geometric Mean: The geometric mean of any set of values is the Nth root of the
product of the individual values where N is equal to the number of individual values.
The geometric mean is equivalent to the antilog of the arithmetic mean of the logarithms
of the -individual values. For purposes of calculating the geometric mean, values of
zero (0) shall be considered to be one 0).
c. Weighted by Flow Value: Weighted by flow value means the summation of each
concentration times its respective flow divided by the summation of the respective
flows.
10. Calendar Day
A calendar day is defined as the period from midnight of one day until midnight of the next
day. However, for purposes of this permit, any consecutive 24-hour period that
reasonably represents the calendar day may be used for sampling.
11. Hazardous Substance
A hazardous substance means any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant
to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act.
12. Toxic Pollutant
A toxic pollutant is any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(1) of the Clean Water
Act.
SECTION B. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. Duty to Comply
The permittee must comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for
permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of a permit
renewal application.
a. The permittee shall comply with effluent standards or prohibitions established under
section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants and with standards for
sewage sludge use or disposal established under section 405(d) of the Clean Water Act
within the time provided in the regulations that establish these standards or
prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the
requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day for each violation.
Any person who negligently violates any permit condition is subject to criminal
penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than
1 year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates permit conditions is subject to
criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not
more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who violates a permit condition may be
assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation with the
maximum amount not to exceed $125,000. [Ref: Section 309 of the Federal Act 33
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c. Understate law, a daily civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
per violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in
accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref: North
Carolina General Statutes § 143-215.6 (a)]
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in
violation of this permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human
health or the environment.
3. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions on "Bypassing" (Part II, CA.) and "Power
Failures" (Part II, C.7.), nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee
from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS
143-215.3,143-215.6 or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the
permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the
responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
4. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or
relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee
is or may be subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act,
33 USG 1321. Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such
as fish kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily
suspended.
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal
property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or
any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local laws or
regulations.
6. Onshore or Offshore Construction
This permit does not authorize or approve the construction .of any onshore or offshore
physical structures or facilities or the undertaking of any work in any navigable waters.
7. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this permit, or the
application of any provision of this permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the
application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit, shall
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The permittee shall furnish to the Permit Issuing Authority, within a reasonable time, any
information which the Permit Issuing Authority may request to determine whether cause
exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating this permit or to determine
compliance with this permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Permit Issuing
Authority upon request, copies of records required to be kept by this permit.
If the permittee wishes to continue an activity regulated by this permit after the expiration
date of this permit, the permittee must apply for and obtain a new permit.
10. Expiration of Permit
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive
automatic authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall submit
such information, forms, and fees as are required by the agency authorized to issue permits
no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date. Any discharge that has not requested
renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, or any discharge that does not have a permit
after the expiration and has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will
subject the permittee to enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS 143-215.6 and 33
USC 1251 et. seq.
11. Signatory Requirements
All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Permit Issuing Authority shall be
signed and certified.
a. All permit applications shall be signed as follows:
(1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of this
Section, a responsible corporate officer means: (a) a president, secretary, treasurer
or vice president of .the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or
any other person who performs similar policy or decision making functions for the
corporation, or (b) the manager of one or more manufacturing production or
operating facilities employing more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales
or expenditures exceeding 25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to
sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with
corporate procedures.
(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the proprietor,
respectively; or
(3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a principal
executive officer or ranking elected official.
b. All reports required by the permit and other information requested by the Permit Issuing
Authority shall be signed by a person described above or by a duly authorized
representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:
0) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above;
(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility
for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of
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equivalent responsibility, or an individual or position having overall responsibility
for environmental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative may
thus be either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position.);
and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to the Permit Issuing Authority.
c. Certification. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a. or b. of this section
shall make the following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared
under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that
qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on
my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly
responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of
my knowledge and believe, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines
and imprisonment for knowing violations."
12. Permit Actions
This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause.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 riot
stay any permit condition.
13. Permit Modification. Revocation and Reissuance, or Termination
The issuance of this permit does not prohibit the permit issuing authority from reopening
and modifying the permit, revoking and reissuing the permit, or terminating the permit as
allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations contained in Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code,
Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 et. al.
14. Previous Permits
The exclusive authority to operate this facility arises under this permit. The authority to
operate the facility under previously issued permits bearing this number is no longer
effective. The conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions of this permit authorizing
discharge under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System govern discharges
from this facility.
SECTION C. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
1. Certified Operator
Pursuant to Chapter 90A-44 of North Carolina General Statutes, the permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator in responsible charge (ORC) of the
wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator must hold a certification of the grade
equivalent to or greater than the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment
facilities. The permittee shall notify the Division's Operator Training and Certification Unit
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The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the
permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and
maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance
procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or
similar systems which are installed by a permittee only when the operation is necessary to
achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
3. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order. to maintain compliance with the
condition of this permit.
4. Bypassing of Treatment Facilities
a. Definitions
(1) 'Bypass" means the known diversion of waste streams from any portion of a
treatment facility including the collection system, which is not a designed or
established or operating mode for the facility.
(2) "Severe property damage" means substantial physical damage to property, damage
to the treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial
and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur
in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss
caused by delays in production.
b. Bypass not exceeding limitations.
The permittee may allow any 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 to the provisions of Paragraphs c. and d. of
this section.
c. Notice
(1) Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it
shall submit prior notice, if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass;
including an evaluation of the anticipated quality and affect of the bypass.
(2) Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice of an unanticipated bypass
as required in Part II, E. 6. of this permit. (24-hour notice).
d. Prohibition of Bypass
(1) Bypass is prohibited and the Permit Issuing Authority may take enforcement action
against a permittee for bypass, unless:
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(b) There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary
treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes or maintenance 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 equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and
(c) The permittee submitted notices as required under Paragraph c. of this section.
(2) The Permit Issuing Authority may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering
its adverse affects, if the Permit Issuing Authority determines that it will meet the
three conditions listed above in Paragraph d. (1) of this section.
5. UFsets
a. Definition.
"Upset " means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and
temporary noncompliance with technology based permit effluent limitations because of
factors beyond the reasonable control of the permittee. An upset does not include
noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment
facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or
improper operation.
b. Effect of an upset.
An upset constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for
noncompliance with such technology based permit effluent limitations if the
requirements of paragraph c. of this condition are met. No determination made during
administrative review of claims that noncompliance was caused by upset, and before an
action for noncompliance, is final administrative action subject to judicial review.
c. Conditions necessary for a demonstration of upset.
A permittee who wishes to establish the affirmative defense of upset shall demonstrate,
through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant evidence
that:
(a) An upset occurred and'that the permittee can identify the cause(s) of the upset;
(b) The permittee facility was at the time being properly operated; and
(c) The permittee submitted notice of the upset as required in Part II, E. 6. (b) (B) of
this permit.
(d) The permittee complied with any remedial measures required under Part II, B. 2. of
this permit.
d. Burden of proof.
In any enforcement proceeding the permittee seeking to establish the occurrence of an
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Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course of treatment or
control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in accordance with NCGS 143-215.1 and in a
manner such as to prevent any pollutant from such materials from entering waters of the
State or navigable waters of the United States. The permittee shall comply with all existing
federal regulations governing the disposal of sewage sludge. Upon promulgation of 40,
CFR Part 503, any permit issued by the Permit Issuing Authority for the disposal of sludge
may be reopened and modified, or revoked and reissued, to incorporate applicable
requirements at 40 CFR Part 503. The permittee shall comply with applicable 40 CFR Part
503 Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge (when promulgated) within the
time provided in the regulation, even if the permit is not modified to incorporate the
requirement. The permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority of any significant
change in its sludge use or disposal practices.
7. Power Failures -
The permittee is responsible for maintaining adequate safeguards as required by DEM
Regulation, Title 15A, North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 211, .0124
Reliability, to prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated wastes during
electrical power failures either by means of alternate power sources, standby generators or
retention of inadequately treated effluent.
SECTION D. MONITORING AND RECORDS
1. Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be characteristic of the
volume and nature of the permitted discharge. Samples collected at a frequency less than
daily shall be taken on a day and time that is characteristic of the discharge over the entire
period which the sample represents. All samples shall be taken at the monitoring points
specified in this permit and, unless otherwise specified, before the effluent joins or is
diluted by any other wastestream, body of water, or substance. Monitoring points shall
not be changed without notification to and the approval of the Permit Issuing Authority.
2. Reporting
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each
month and reported on a monthly Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Form (DEM No.
MR 1,1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director, DEM, postmarked no later
than the 30th day following the completed reporting period.
The first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the issuance of the permit or in
the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the commencement of
discharge. Duplicate signed copies of these, and all other reports required herein, shall be
submitted to the following address:
Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
Post Office Box 27687
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3. Flow Measurements
Appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific
practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements
of the volume of monitored discharges. The devices shall be installed, calibrated and
maintained to ensure that the accuracy of the measurements are consistent with the accepted
capability of that type of device. Devices selected shall be capable of measuring flows with
a maximum deviation of less than 10% from the true discharge rates throughout the range
of expected discharge volumes. Once -through condenser cooling water flow which is
monitored by pump logs, or pump hour meters as specified in Part I of this permit and
based on the manufacturer's pump curves shall not be subject to this requirement.
4. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations
published pursuant to NCGS 143-215.63 et. seq, the Water and Air Quality Reporting Acts,
and to regulations published pursuant to Section 304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136.
To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this permit, all test procedures must
produce minimum detection and reporting levels that are below the permit discharge
requirements and all data generated must be reported down to the minimum detection or
lower reporting level of the procedure. If no approved methods are determined capable of
achieving minimum detection and reporting levels below permit discharge requirements,
then the most sensitive (method with the lowest possible detection and reporting level)
approved method must be used.
5. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this
permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both.
6. Records Retention
The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration
and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring
instrumentation, copies of all reports required by this permit, for a period of at least 3
years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be
extended by request of the Director at any time.
7.. Recording Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this permit, the
pemuttee shall record the following information:
a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements;
b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling or measurements;
c. The date(s) analyses were performed;
d. The individual(s) who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
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8. Inspection and Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative, upon the
presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to;
a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or
conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable tunes, any records that must be kept under the
conditions of this permit;
c. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control
equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this permit; and
d.. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance
or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any
location.
SECTION E. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of this
permit. The discharge of any pollutant identified in this permit more frequently than or at a
level in excess of that authorized shall constitute a violation of the permit.
2. Planned Changes
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned physical
alterations or additions to the permitted facility. Notice is required only 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 Part 122.29 (b); or
b. The alteration or addition could significantly change the nature or increase the quantity
of pollutants discharged. This notification applies to pollutants which are subject
neither to effluent limitations in the permit, nor to notification requirements under 40
CFR Part 122.42 (a) (1).
3. Anticipated Noncompliance
The permittee shall give advance notice to the Director of any planned changes in the
permitted facility or activity which may result in noncompliance with permit requirements.
4. Transfers
This permit is not transferable to any person except after notice to the Director. The
Director may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permittee and
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Monitoring results shall be reported at the intervals specified elsewhere in this permit.
a. Monitoring, results must be reported on a Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) (See
Part II. D. 2. of this permit).
b. If the permittee monitors ' any pollutant more frequently than required by the permit,
using test procedures specified in Part II, D. 4. of this permit, the results of this
monitoring shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the data submitted in the
DMR.
c. Calculations for all limitations which require averaging of measurements shall utilize an
arithmetic mean unless otherwise specified by the Director in the permit.
6. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
a. The permittee shall report to the central office .or the appropriate regional office any
noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Any information shall
be provided orally within 24 hours from the time the permittee became aware of the
circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time
the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall
contain a description of the noncompliance, and its 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 reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
b. The following shall be included as information which must be reported within 24 hours
under this paragraph.
(A) Any unanticipated bypass which exceeds any effluent limitation in the permit.
(B) Any upset which exceeds any effluent limitation in the permit.
(C) Violation of a maximum daily discharge limitation for any of the pollutants listed by
the Director in the permit to be reported within 24 hours.
c. The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis for reports under
paragraph b. above of this condition if the oral report has been received within 24
hours.
7. Other Noncompliance
The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under Part H. E. 5
and 6. of this permit at the time monitoring reports are submitted. The reports shall contain
the information listed in Part II. E. 6. of this permit.
8. 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 the
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The permittee shall report by telephone to either the central office or the appropriate regional
office of the Division as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next
working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the
following:
a. Any occurrence at the water pollution control facility which results in the discharge of
significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such as
the dumping of the contents of a sludge digester, the known passage of a slug of
hazardous substance through the facility; or any other unusual circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility.
incapable of adequate wastewater treatment such as mechanical or electrical failures of
pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.
c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-pass
directly to receiving waters without treatment of all or any portion of the influent to
such station or facility.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
form within 5 days following first knowledge of the occurrence.
10. Availability of Reps
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308
of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms shall be
available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Environmental Management.
As required by the Act, effluent data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly
making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal
penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.1(b)(2) or in Section 309 of the Federal Act.
11. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be
maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or
noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both..

PART III
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
A. Construction
No construction of wastewater treatment facilities or additions to add to the plant's treatment
capacity or to change the type of process utilized at the treatment plant shall be begun until Final
Plans and Specifications have been submitted to the Division of Environmental Management
and written approval and Authorization to Construct has been issued.
B. Groundwater Monitoring
The permittee shall, upon written notice from the Director of the Division of Environmental
Management, conduct groundwater monitoring as may be required to determine the compliance
of this NPDES permitted facility with the current groundwater standards.
C. Changes in Discharges of Toxic Substances
The permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority as soon as it knows or has reason to
believe:
a. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in the discharge, on a
routine or frequent basis, of any toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if that
discharge will exceed the highest of the following "notification levels';
(1) One hundred micrograms per liter (100 ug/1);
(2) Two hundred micrograms per liter (200 ug/1) for acrolein and acrylonitrile; five hundred
micrograms per liter (500 ug/1) for 2.4-dinitrophenol and for
2-methyl-4.6-dinitrophenol; and one milligram per liter (1 mg/1) for antimony;
(3) Five (5) times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit
application.
b. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in any discharge, on a
non -routine or infrequent basis, of a toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if
that discharge will exceed the highest of the following "notification levels";
(1) Five hundred micrograms per liter (500 ug/1);
(2) One milligram per liter (1 mg/1) for antimony;
(3) Ten 00) times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit
application.

Part III Permit No. NCO061743
D. Toxicity Reopener Condition
This permit shall be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate toxicity limitations and
monitoring requirements in the event toxicity testing or other studies conducted on the effluent or
receiving stream indicate that detrimental effects may be expected in the receiving stream as a result
of this discharge.
E. Biocide Condition
The permittee shall not use any biocides except those approved in conjunction with the permit
application.' The permittee shall notify the Director in writing not later than ninety (90) days prior
to instituting use of any additional biocide used in cooling systems which may be toxic to aquatic
life other than those previously reported to the Division of Environmental Management. Such
notification shall include completion of Biocide Worksheet Form 101 and a map locating the
discharge point and receiving stream.

PART IV
ANNUAL ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS
A. The permittee must pay the annual administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30
(thirty) days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in
accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to
revoke the permit.

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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Mooresville Regional Office
James G. Martin, Governor Albert F. Hilton, Regional Manager
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
February 12, 1992
Mr. Wilson H. Oldhouser
Metals America, Inc.
135 Old Boiling Springs Road
Shelby, North Carolina 28150
Subject: NPDES Permit No. NCO061743
Metals America, Inc.
Cleveland County, NC
Dear Mr. Oldhouser:
Our records indicate that NPDES Permit No. NCO061743 was
issued on February 7, 1992 for the discharge of wastewater to the
surface waters of the State from your facility. The purpose of
this letter is to advise you of the importance of the Permit and
the liabilities in the event of failure to comply with the terms
and conditions of the Permit. If you have not already done so,
it is suggested that you thoroughly read the Permit. Of
particular importance is Page 4.
Page 4 sets forth the effluent limitations and monitoring
requirements for your discharge(s). Your discharge(s) must not
exceed any of the limitations set forth. The section headed
"Monitoring Requirements" describes the measurement frequencies,
sample types and sampling locations. Upon commencement of your
discharge (or operation), you must initiate the required
monitoring. The monitoring results must be entered on the
reporting forms furnished to you by this Agency. If you have not
received these forms, they should be arriving shortly. If you
fail to receive the forms, please contact this Office as quickly
as possible. I have enclosed a sample of the "Effluent"
reporting form (DEM Form MR-1), plus instructions for completing
the form. It is imperative that all applicable parts be
completed, and the original and one copy be submitted as
required.
The remaining Parts of the Permit set forth definitions,
general conditions and special conditions applicable to the
operation of wastewater treatment facilities and/or discharge(s).
The conditions include special reporting requirements in the
919 North Main Street, Mooresville, N.C. 28115 • Telephone [phone] • FAX [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

i
Mr. Wilson H. Oldhouser
Page Two
February 12, 1992
event of noncompliance, bypasses, treatment unit/process
failures, etc. Also addressed are requirements for a certified
wastewater treatment plant operator if you are operating
wastewater treatment facilities. Any changes in operation of
wastewater treatment facilities, quantity and type of wastewater
being treated or discharged, expansions and/or upgrading of
wastewater treatment facilities must be permitted or approved by
this Agency.
Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of an NPDES
Permit subjects the Permittee to enforcement action pursuant to
Section 143-215.6 of the North Carolina General Statutes. A
civil penalty of up to $10,000 per violation plus criminal
penalties may be assessed for such violations. If you find at
any time that you are unable to comply with the terms and
conditions of the Permit, you should contact this Office
immediately. A Consent Order may be necessary while pursuing
action to obtain compliance.
As a final note, an NPDES Permit is normally issued for a
five-year period. Permits are not automatically renewed.
Renewal requests must be submitted to this Agency no later than
180 days prior to expiration. Please make note of the expiration
date of your Permit. This date is set forth on Page 1 of the
Permit. Also note that NPDES Permits are not transferable. If
you, as the Permittee, cease to need this Permit, then you should
request that the Permit be rescinded.
As mentioned previously, the purpose of this letter is to
advise you of the importance of your NPDES Permit. Please read
the Permit and contact this Office at 704/663-1699 in Mooresville
if you have any questions or need clarification. We look forward
to providing any assistance.
Sincerely,
C!�
D. Rex Gleason, P. E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Enclosure
DRG:se

Permit No. NCO061743
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RES(5IfR%�S
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PERMIT D
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
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In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1,
other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
metalsAmerica, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
metalsAmerica
on Old Boiling Springs Road
west of Shelby
Cleveland County
to receiving waters designated as Brushy Creek in the Broad River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in
Parts I, II, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 31, 1993
Signed this day
L
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George T. Everett, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit No. NC0061743
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
metalsAmerica, Inc.
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to discharge 0.036 MGD of boiler blowdown, once through cooling water, cooling
tower bleed -off, or any combination from the facility located at metalsAmerica, on Old Boiling
Springs Road, west of Shelby, Cleveland County (See Part III of this Permit), and
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Brushy
Creek which is classified Class C waters in the Broad River Basin.

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A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL
Permit No. NC0061 i
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from
outfall(s) serial number 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations
Lbs/day. Units (specify)
Mon. Avg= Daily Mon, Ava, Daily Max.
Flow
Temperature
Total Residual Chlorine'
Monitoring Requirements
Measurement Sample *Sample
Frequency Type Location
Monthly Instantaneous E
Monthly Grab E, U, D
Monthly Grab E
THERE SHALL BE NO CHROMIUM, ZINC, OR COPPER ADDED TO THE COOLING WATER.
* Sample Locations: E - Effluent, U - Upstream, D - Downstream
** The temperature of the effluent shall be such as not to cause an increase in the temperature of the receiving stream of more than 2.8 degrees
C and in no case cause the ambient water temperature to exceed 32 degrees C.
*** Monitoring requirements only apply if chlorine is added to the cooling water.
The permittee shall obtain authorization from the Division of Environmental Management prior to utilizing any biocide in the cooling water (See
Part III of this Permit).
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored monthly at the effluent by grab
sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Part III Permit No. NCO061743
D. Toxicity Reopener Condition
This permit shall be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate toxicity limitations and
monitoring requirements in the event toxicity testing or other studies conducted on the effluent or
receiving stream indicate that detrimental effects may be expected in the receiving stream as a result
of this discharge.
E. Biocide Condition
The permittee shall not use any biocides except those approved in conjunction with the permit
application. The permittee shall notify the Director in writing not later than ninety (90) days prior
to instituting use of any additional biocide used in cooling systems which may be toxic to aquatic
life other than those previously reported to the Division of Environmental Management. Such
notification shall include completion of Biocide Worksheet Form 101 and a map locating the
discharge point and receiving stream.

TO: j'ERMITS AND ENG] ERING UNIT \�
WATER QUALITY SECTION
DATE: August 21, 1990
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
COUNTY Cleveland
PERMIT NUMBER NCO061743
PART I - GENEAAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address: metalsAmerica
135 Old Boiling Springs Road
Shelby, N. C. 28150
2. Date of Investigation: July 26, 1989
3. Report Prepared By: Jim Reid
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Joe Eckerd
- 704-482-8200
5. Directions to Site: Facility is located on Highway 74 Bypass in.
Cleveland Co. approximately 0.5- mile West of the Highway 74
Bypass and Highway 226 intersection.
6. Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge points:
Latitude: 350 17' 30"
Longitude: 810 35' 00"
7. Size (land available for expansion and upgrading): N/A cooling
tower blowdown.
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): Flat, above
flood plain
9. Location of nearest dwelling.1 approximately 0.1 mile

10. Receiving stream affected surface waters: Brushy Creek
a. Classification: C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: BRD 030804
C. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream
uses: Sandy bottom creek used for agricultural and
wildlife support.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. Type of wastewater: % Domestic
100 % Industrial
a. Volume of Wastewater: Unspecified MGD (Design
Capacity)cooling tower blowdown
b. Types and quantities of industrial wastewater: 0.036 MGD
cooling waters and boiler blowdown
C. Prevalent toxic constituents in wastewater.: Biocides not
present in toxic quantities according to biocide information
supplied by metalsAmerica.
d. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only):
in development approved
should be required not needed XX
2. Production rates (industrial discharges only) in pounds per day:
N/A
3. Description of industrial process (for industries only) and
applicable CFR Part and Subpart: No discharge from categorical
processes.
4. Type of treatment (specify whether_ proposed or existing): None,
cooling tower bleed off.
5. Sludge handling and disposal scheme: N/A
6. Treatment plant classification: Less than 5 points; no rating
(include rating sheet). <5 points; therefore, not classified.
7. SIC Codes(s): 3351
Wastewater Code(s): Primary 17 Secondary

PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant funds
(municipals only)? N/A
2. Special monitoring requests: No
3. Additional effluent limits requests: No
4. Other:
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Renewal of permit is recommended.
gnature of Report Preparer
ater Quali y Regional Supervisor
Date

State of North Carolina h
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural�es©urces
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street ® Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Govemor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
8/13/90
Wilson H. Oldhouser, Jr. ,
metalsAmerica, Inc.
135 Old Boiling Springs Road
Shelby, NC 28150
Dear Mr. Oldhouser
George T. Everett, Ph.D.
Director
Subject: NPDES Permit Application
NPDES Permit NO.NC0061743
metalsAmerica
Cleveland County
This is to acknowledge receipt of the following documents on August 9, 1990:
Application Form
Engineering Proposal (for proposed control facilities),
Request for permit renewal,
Application Processing Fee of $100.00,
Other Worksheet-Form 101,
The items checked below are needed before review can begin:
Application Form ,
Engineering proposal (see attachment),
Application Processing Fee of
Delegation of Authority (see attached)
Biocide Sheet (see attached)
Other
If the application is not made complete within thirty (30) days, it will be
returned to you and may be resubmitted when complete.
This application has been assigned to Jule Shanklin
(919/733-5083) of our Permits Unit for review. You-wiii be advised ot any
comments recommendations, questions or other information necessary for the
review of the application.
I am, by copy of this letter, requesting that our Regional Office
Supervisor prepare a staff report and recommendations regarding this
discharge. If you have any questions regarding this applications,
please contact the review person listed above.
Si erely, -
CC:_ Asheville Regional Office M. ale Overcash, P.E.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

N. C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & NATURAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DISCHARGE - SHORT FORM C
FOR
AGENCY
USE
To be filed only by persons engaged in manufacturing and mining
Do not attempt to complete this form before reading accompanying instructions
Please print or type
1. Name, address, location, and telephone number of facility producing discharge
A. Name metalsAmerica, Inc.
B. Mailing address
APPLICATION NUMBER
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a/41
DATE RECEIVED
1tAK MU. DAY
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1. Street address 135 Old Boiling Springs Road
2. City Shelby 3. State N.C.
4. County Cleveland 5 ZIP 28150
C. Location:
1. Street __ same
2. City 3. County
4. State
D. Telephone No., 704 482-8200
Area
Code
2. SIC l�
(Leave blank)
3. Number of employees 30
If all your waste is discharged into a publicly owned waste treatment facility
and to the best of your knowledge you are not required to obtain a discharge
permit, proceed to item 4. Otherwise proceed directly to item 5.
4. If you meet the condition stated above, check here ❑ and supply the information
asked for below. After completing these items, please complete the date, itie, ? '
and signature blocks below and return this form to the proper reviewing o :ice tr' p ° 0
without completing the remainder of the form. v
A. Name of organization responsible for receiving waste N\�`
B. Facility receiving waste: ���y�N
1. Name DER\�S
2. Street address
3. City 4. County
5. State 6. ZIP
5, NPrincipal product, ❑raw material (Check one)— Cast Copper & Brass Products
'6. Principal process Continuous Casting
7. Maximum amount of principal product produced or raw material consumed oer (Check nnp)
Amount
Basis
1-99
(1)
100-199
(2)
200-499
(3)
500-999
(4)
1000-
4999
(5)
5000-
9999
(6)
10,000-
49.999
(7)
50,000
or more
(8)
A. ()ay
-
-
X
B. Month
C. Year
PREVIOUS EDITION MAY BE USED UNTIL SUPPLY IS EXHAUSTED

H. Mnxlmum nmourit of principal pi t. produred or rnw mnterinl rnn•.nmed,
In Item /, above, Is measured in (Check (jne):
A.Npounds B.❑tons C.❑barrels D.❑bushels E.❑square feet
9.
F.❑ gallons G.❑ pieces or units H.❑ other, specify
(a) Check here if discharge occurs all year gl, or
(b) Check the month(s) discharge occurs:
1.0 January 2.0 February 3. ❑ March 4.0 Apri 1 5.0 May 6.❑ June
7.0 July B.❑ August 9.❑ September 10.❑ October I I . 0 November 12.0 December
(c) Check how many days per week: 1.01 2.❑ 2-3 3.0 4-5 4:b 6-1
10. Types of waste water discharged to surface waters only (check as applicable)
F low, gallons per operating day
volume treated before
discharging (percent)
Discharge per
operating day
0.1-999
1000-4999
5000-9999
10,000-
50,000-
None
65-
95-
49,999
or more
T(7)
94.9
100
(1)
(2)
(3)
(41
(5)
(6)
(9)
(10)
A. Sanitary, daily
average
B. Cooling water, etc.
daily average
X
C. Process water,
daily average
). Maximum per operat-
ing ,day for total
discharge (all types)
X
11. If any of the three types of waste identified in item 10, either treated or untreated,
are discharged to places other than surface waters, check below as applicable.
Waste water is
discharged to:
Average flow, gallons per operating day
0.1-999
(1)
1000-4999
(2)
5000-9999
(3)
10,000-49,999
(4)
50,000 or more
(5)
A. Municipal sewer system
X
B. Underground well
C. Septic tank
D. Evaporation lagoon or pond
E. Other, specify
12. Number of separate discharge points: A.tYI B.❑ 2-3 C_.❑ 4-5 0.13 6 or -more
13. Name of. receiving water or waters - Brushy Creek
14. Does your discharge contain or is it possible for your discharge to contain
one or more of the following substances added as a result of your operations,
activities, or processes: ammonia, cyanide, aluminum, beryllium, cadmium,
chromium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenium, zinc, phenols, oil and
grease, and chlorine (residual). A: M yes B.❑ no
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and
that to the best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and
accurate.
/—tfAl ��ll/��Q �� 1 CAL. A PjE.,,e A RmS
Printed Name of P rson Signing T1 e
Date Application Signed Signature of Applicant
North Carolina General Statute 143-215 6(b)(2) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes
any false statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan,
or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the
Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with,
or knowly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be
operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission
implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor pumishable by a fine not to exceed
$10,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides
a punishment by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both,
for a similar offense.)

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BIOCIDE/CHEMICAL TREATMENT
WORKSHEET-FORM 101
The following calculations are to be performed on any biocidal products ultimately discharged to the surface waters of
North Carolina. This worksheet must be completed separately for each biocidal product in use. This worksheet is to bE
returned with all appropriate data entered into the designated areas with calculations performed as indicated.
4,
1. Facility Name_�%Ffi9ls,, � Psi=C19
NPDES # NC 0 0 6 / '7 543
County c/eV-1,94vd -
Receiving Stream u,s 41/ 7010 7, (cis)
(All above information supplied by the Division of Environmental Management)
What is the Average Daily Discharge (A.D.D.) volume of the water handling systems to the receiving water bodl
A.D.D. _ (in M.G.D.)
Please calculate the Instream Waste Concentration (IWC in percent)ofthis discharge using the data entered
above.
IWC= (A.D.D.) x 1'00 _ -(0,003�'�') x 10 0
(7Q10)(0:646) + (A:D.D.) — ( 7,.�. ) (0.6 4 6.) +
This value (IWC) represents the waste contribution to the receiving stream during low flow conditions.
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II. What is.the name of the whole product chemical treatment proposed for use in the discharge identified in Part I
#' Please list the active ingredients and percent composition:
2..2lrUi�►r--or»o- 3—iyi�i-i�!enr-er�i��v.gm�o�c 2G� %
%
°
What feed or dosage rate (D.R.) is used in this application? The units must be converted to grams of whole
product used per day.
D.R.= grams/day
D.E.M. Form-101 8/89 1

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Estimate total volume of the water handling system between entry of biocidal product and NPDES discharge
point. On an attached sheet please provide justification for this estimate (system volume, average cycles per
blowdown, holding lagoon size, etc.) ff
volume= (�. OD 8 / million gallons(VO lvm r o T 7 k r,ee Evogpvrrsc4 vG CoNdeto=
What is the decay rate (D.K.) of the product? if unknown, assume no decay (D.K.=O) and proceed to asterisk.
The degradation must be stated at pH level within 1/2 standard unit of pH within handling system. Enter the K
life of the product (half life is the time required, in days, for the initial product to degrade to non -toxic
components) :
H.L. _ Q,.375 Days
The decay rate is equal to H.L. X 0.69 = r' .8 =Decay Rate (D.K.)
' Calculate degradation factor (D.F.). This is the first order loss coefficient. o
D.F. = A-( D.D.) +.ODfl +
(Volume) (D.K.) - (0
(01008 1 . )
Calculate Steady State Discharge Concentration:
Dischg Conc. _ (D.R.) (:,SS ) _ 3. 7 / =n
. (D.F.)(Volume)(3785) (a „� ) (D r p p a 1 ) (3 7 8 5)
Calculate concentration of*biocide instream during low'flow conditions. (Receiving Stream Concentration)
.(Dischg. Conc.) . "x (IWC%) __ 71 ) x (" 0 0 6 8 ) _ .6,ws, mg/l
100 100
Receiving Stream Concentration
t w:
Ill. Calculate regulated limitation.
List all LC50 data available for the whole product according to the following columns. (Note that units should b
in mg/1). Please provide copies of the sources of this data.
Organism iTest Duration * LC5O (mg4)
'> 'Y DENDov4-cr o i►v�or�rrrR T 1 cN i.S /i.s SO- /noA'--55 aove.'vmc-,
�; ,QEGv�.��/o.✓S D{,��cE}e� o f GigcE .De�rbor-N Chem�'c�a l.�N ����
D.E.M. Form 101 8/89 7

Choose the lowest LC50 listed above:
Enter the LC50: S O
If the haft life (H.L.) is less than 4 days, perform the following calculation.
Regulated Limitation = 0.05 x LC50 = mg!l
If the half life (H.L.) is greater than 4 days or unknown, perform the following calculation.
Regulated Limitation = 0.01 x LC50
Choose the appropriate regulated limitation from the calculations immediately above and place in this blank:
6. OSOD mg/liter
L
From Part II enter the receiving stream concentration:
0. O 0 -1? .S mg/liter
IV. Analysis.
If the receiving stream concentration is greater than the calculated regulated limitation, then this biocide is
unacceptable for use.
Name (Print)
Siomdure Date
Person in Responsible Charge
D.E.M. Form 101 8/89 3

BIOCIDE/CHEMICAL TREATMENT
WORKSHEET-FORM 101
The following calculations are to be performed on any biocidal products ultimately discharged to the surface waters of
North Carolina. This worksheet must be completed separately for each biocidal product in use. This worksheet.is to bE
returned with all appropriate data entered into the designated areas with calculations performed as indicated.
1. Facility Name i;%E 7"i9 /s
NPDES#NC 046 /%�1'7S
County i lPyP LQ j1/d-/
Receiving Stream 7010 (cfs)
(All above information supplied by the Division of Environmental Management)
What is the Average Daily Discharge (A.D.D.) volume of the water handling systems to the receiving water bod
A.D.D. = 6. 003,R xf (in M.G.D.)
Please calculate the Instream Waste Concentration (IWC in percent) of this discharge using the data entered
above.
---(A.D.D:) x 100 (0:0 0 3;ff ) x 10 0 ,
iWC= (7Q10)(0.646) + (A.D.D.) - ( 7. t ) ( 0 . 6 4 6) + (0, 00 3a`z}.) %
This value (IWC) represents the waste contribution to the receiving stream during low flow conditions.
If. What is the name of "the whole product chemical treatment proposed for use in the discharge identified in Part
Please list the active ingredients and percent composition:
{� chloro-Zmefi4Id- I-/So2!AzA2,QAid %
ifiz6'J - 37-6WE �35" %
°
What feed or dosage rate (D.R.) is used in this application? The units must be converted to grams of whole
product used per day.
D.R.= 81 i grams/day
D.E.M. Form-101 8/89

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.. 1, 1 - i. .
Estimate totat volume of the water handling system between entry of biocidal product and NPDES discharge
point. On an attached sheet please provide justification for this estimate (system volume, average cycles per
blowdown, holding lagoon size, etc.)
Volume= O. 00 81 million gallons(Vo) u rm e o f T h rcc F-vt.-4 poi-,94-i v!~ Con eNstr.�
What is the decay rate (D.K.) of the product?- If unknown, assume no decay (D.K.=O) and proceed to asterisk.
The degradation must be stated at pH level within 1/2 standard unit of pH within handling system. Enter the h
life of the product (half life is the time required, in days, for the initial product to degrade to non -toxic
components) :
H.L. _ Days
The decay rate is equal to H1L X 0.69 = t7 =Decay Rate (D.K.)
Calculate degradation factor (D.F.). This is the first order loss coefficient. o
D.F_ = A� D.D.) +. (D.K.) _ (0,0032�K + ( 0 ) = O•
(Volume) ( 0.0081 )
Calculate Steady State Discharge Concentration: s
Dischg Conc. _ . (D.R.) ( 8/7
il ..(D.F.)(Volume)(3785) _. ( O . ) ( 0 , 0081 ) (3 7 8 5 )
Calculate concentration of'biocide instream during low flow conditions. (Receiving Stream Concentration_)
(Dischg. Conc.) x (11NC%)/06.6.2 ) x Jci.
OG mgil
100
} Receiving Stream Concentration
III. Calculate regulated limitation. `
List all LC50 data available for the whole product according to the following columns. (Note that units should b
in mg/1). Please provide copies of the sources of this data.
Orgarism` ' Test Duration LC50 (mg11)
.B/u�i//. Srrr✓��/i 96 Mrs. 3, 8
D.E.M. Form 101 8/89 2

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Choose the lowest LC50 listed above:
Enter the LC50: �. 8
If the halt life (H.L.) is less than 4 days, perform the following calculation.
Regulated Limitation = 0.05 x LC50 = Q. 09 mg/l
If the half life (H_L.) is greater than 4 days or unknown, perform the following calculation.
4
Regulated Limitation = 0.01 x LC50 = /V// mg/I
Choose the appropriate regulated limitation from the calculations immediately above and place in this blank:
01096 mg/liter
G
From Part II enter the receiving stream concentration:
. 0 !t.5 mg/liter
IV. Analysis.
If the receiving stream concentration is greater than the calculated regulated limitation, then this biocide is
unacceptable for use.
Name (Print)
/� s �/
Sarreture Date
Person in Responsible Charge
D.E.M. Form 101 8/89 3

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" DEARCIDEO 702 "�
'Product Name: Microbicide I•.fd. By: Dearborn Chemical Co.
52' Subsidiary-, 14. R. Grace & Co.
Nature: Amber liquid' 300 Ccnesee Street
Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047
Chemical and Physical Properties:
Specific gravity or bulk density:
1.01
Flash point: None Fire point: Boiling point:
Auto i-nition temperature: Freezing point: 320 F.
Explosive limits (% Vol. in air)
Odor: Mild
Corrosivity: Yes Stability:
Good
Composition data: (Potentially toxic or hazardous ingredients, by chemical name, and
approximate percentage of each)
n:. 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one 1.15%
2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one 0.35%
Physiological properties:
Oral toxicity: I LD5A (rats) 3.8 g/kg
Aquatic toxicity: LC - 96 hours Bluegill Sunfish 3.8-mg/l, Rainbow Trout 1.8 mg/
See effluent degradation data below.
Local effects on skin and eyes: Contact will cause severe irritation and corneal
injury of eye. Skin sensitizer. Dermal Lb50 (rabbit)- 5g/kg
a Estimates of inhalation hazards or threshhold limit: Rats > 35 g/l. Inhalation will
h t
cause irritation of mucuous membranes. _
First aid treatment: If ingested drink milk, egg whites, gelatin solution or water.-
Wash from skin with soap & whter, flush from eyes with clear water. Contact physician.
Precautions for normal use and storage: For industrial use only. Keep container closed
when,not in use. `
l
Recommende protective equip ment: Goggles
and rubber or plastic gloves.
Bleed -off effluent -can be degraded using 20 -
40 ppm sodium bisulfite @
slightly acid pH
-levels - 6.5 in about 3 minutes at normal
biocide use levels. Fish
did not show toxi
.
Procedure in case of breakage or leakage:
Absorb using hypochlorite solution * in
combination with inert material. * 8 lb. 65% calcium hypochlorite, 5
lb. 50% NaOH
_ in 77 lbs. water, or use about 10% active sodium bisulfate solutions
(See MSDS Waste
u1sposal Sec n
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CONCIDFITTLAL By:, �� Yam•
Date:
6/80
(Rev 4/84)
W. 11. Morris

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MAY 1 8 V00
State of North Carolina Asheville Regional Gffice
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Asheville, North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
May 14, 1990
Mr. Peter Schorsch
metalsAmerica
135 Old Boiling Springs Road
Shelby, NC 28150
George T. Everett, Ph.D.
Director
Subject: NPDES No. NCO061743
metalsAmerica
formerly issued to
Chase Brass & Copper Company
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Schorsch:
In accordance with your request received May 3, 1990, we are forwarding herewith
the subject permit now issued to metalsAmerica. The only changes in this permit are in name
and ownership as well as update the permit to current DEM regulations. This permit is issued
pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the
Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency dated December 6, 1983.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this
permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written
request within thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the
form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes,
and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office Drawer 11666, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27604. Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. Part II, D. 3. addresses the
requirements to be followed in case of change in ownership or control of this discharge.
This permit does not affect the legal requirement to obtain other permits which may be
required by the Division of Environmental Management or permits required by the Division of
Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental
permit that may be required.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Mr. Mack Wiggins at
telephone number 919/733-5083.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Oale Overcash for
George T. Everett
Director
cc: Mr. Jim Pa4rick, EPA
Asheville Regional Office
Compliance
Central Files

Permit No. NCO061743
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1,
other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
metalsAmerica
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
metalsAmerica
on Old Boiling Springs Road
west of Shelby
Cleveland County
to receiving waters designated as Brushy Creek in the Broad River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in
Parts I, H, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective May 14, 1990
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 1990
Signed this day May 14, 1990
Criglnal signed by
Dale Overcasts for
George T. Everett, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NCO061743
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
metalsAmerica
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to discharge 0.036 MGD of boiler blowdown, once through cooling water, cooling
tower bleed -off, or any combination from the facility located at metalsAmerica, on Old Boiling
Springs Road, west of Shelby, Cleveland County (See Part III of this Permit), and
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into ,Brushy
Creek which is classified Class C waters in the Broad River Basin.

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A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL
Permit No. NCO061743
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from
outfall(s) serial number 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements
Lbs/day. Units (specify) Measurement Sample *Sample
Mon. Avg. Daily Max Mon. Avg, Daily Max. Frequency Tvpe Location
Flow
Temperature
Total Residual Chlorine***
Weekly
* Weekly
Weekly
Instantaneous E
Grab E
Grab E
THERE SHALL BE NO CHROMIUM, ZINC, OR COPPER ADDED TO THE COOLING WATER.
*Sample Locations: E - Effluent
**The temperature of the effluent shall be such as not to cause an increase in the temperature of the receiving stream of more than 2.8°C and in
no case cause the ambient water temperature to exceed 29°C.
***Monitoring requirements only apply if chlorine is added to the cooling water.
The permittee shall obtain authorization from the Division of Environmental Management prior to utilizing any biocide in the cooling water (See
Part III of this Permit).
The pH shall not be less that 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored weekly at the effluent by grab
sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Part I
B. Schedule of Compliance
1. The permi.ttee shall comply with Final Effluent Limitations specified for
discharges in accordance with the following schedule:
Permittee shall comply with Final Effluent Limitations by the effective
date of the permit.
2. Permittee shall at: all. times provide the operation and maintenance
necessary to operate the existing facilities at optimum efficiency.
3. No later than 1.4 calendar days following a date identified in the above
schedule of compliance, the permiittee shall submit either a report of
progress or, in the case of specific actions being required by identified
dates, a written notice of compliance or noncompliance. In the .latter
case, the notice shall include the cause of noncompliance, any remedial
actions taken, and the probability of meeting the next schedule
requirements.

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PART II
STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS
SECTION A. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. Duty to Comply
The permittee must comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit
noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds
for enforcement action; for permit termination, revocation and reissuance,
or modification; or for denial of a permit renewal application.
2. Penalties for Violations of Permit Conditions
Any person who violates a permit condition is subject to a civil penalty not
to exceed $10,000 per day of such violation. Any person who willfully or
negligently violates a permit condition is guilty ofa misdemeanor punishable
by a fine not to exceed $15,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment
not to exceed six months or both.
3. Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any adverse impact
to navigable waters resulting from noncompliance with any effluent limitations
specified in this permit, including accelerated or additional monitoring as
necessary to determine the nature and impact of the noncomplying discharge.
4. Permit Modification
After notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to NCGS 143-215.1(b)
(3) and NCGS 1.43-215.1(e) respectively, this permit may be modified, suspended,
or revoked in whole or in part during its term for cause including, but not
limited to, the following:
a. Violation. of any terms or conditions of this permit;
b. Obtaining this permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully
all relevant facts;
C. A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or permanent
reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge; or
d. Information newly acquired by the Division indicating the discharge poses
a threat to human health or welfare.
If the permittee believes that any past or planned activity would be cause for
modification or revocation and reissuance, the permittee must report such
information to the Permit Issuing Authority. The submittal of a new application

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may be required of the permittee. The filing of a request by the permittee for
a permit modification, revocation and r.eissuance, or termination, or a
notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliances, does not stay
any permit condition.
5. Toxic Pollutants
Notwithstanding Part II, A-4 above, if a toxic effluent standard or prohibition
(including any schedule of compliance specified in such effluent standard or
prohibition) is established under Section 307(a) of the Act for a toxic
pollutant which is present in the discharge, if such standard or prohibition
is more stringent than any limitation for such pollutant in this permit, this
permit shall be revised or modified in accordance with the toxic effluent
standard prohibition and the permittee so notified.
The permittee shall comply with effluent standards or prohibitions established
under Section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the
time provided in the regulations that establish those standards or prohibitions,
even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement.
6. Civil and Criminal Liabilit
Except as provided in permit conditions on "Bypassing" (Part II, B-3) and
"Power Failures" (Part II, B-6), nothing in this permit shall be construed
to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties
for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3, 143-215.6 or Section 309 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for
consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility
for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
7. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability_
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any
legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities,
or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject to under NCGS
1.43-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321. Furthermore,
the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills,
even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily
suspended.
8. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real
or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any
injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any
infringement of Federal, State or local laws or regulations.

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9. Onshore of Offshore Construction
This permit does not authorize or approve the construction of any onshore or
offshore physical structures or facilities or the undertaking of any work
in any navigable waters.
10. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this
permit, or the application of any provision of this permit to any circumstances,
is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances, and
the remainder_ of this permit, shall not be affected thereby.
11. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Permit Issuing Authority, within a reason-
able time, any information which the Permit Issuing Authority may request
to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing,
or terminating this permit or to determine compliance with this permit. The
permittee shall also furnish to the Permit Issuing Authority upon request,
copies of records required to be kept by this permit.
SECTION B. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and operate
as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities or systems
installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the terms
and conditions of this permit.
2. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it
would have been necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in
order to maintain compliance with the condition of this permit.
3. Bypassing
Any diversion from or bypass of facilities is prohibited, except (i) where
unavoidable to prevent loss of life or severe property damage, or (ii)
where excessive storm drainage or runoff would damage any facilities
necessary for compliance with the effluent limitations and prohibitions of this
permit. All permittees who have such sewer bypasses or overflows of this
discharge shall submit, not later than six months from the date of issuance
of this permit, detailed data or engineering estimates which identify:
a. The location of each sewer system bypass or overflow-,
b. The frequency, duration and quantity of flow from each sewer system
bypass or. overflow.

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This requirement is waived where. infiltration/inflow analyses are scheduled
to be performed as part of an Environmental Protection Agency facilities
planning project.
The permittee shall report by telephone to either the central office or
appropriate regional office of the Division as soon as possible, but in
no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day following the
occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any division from or
bypass of facilities.
4. Upsets
"Upset" means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and
temporary noncompliance with technology based permit effluent limitations
because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the permittee. An upset
does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error,
improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities,
lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation. An upset
constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for noncompliance
with such technology based permit limitation if the requirements of 40 CFR S
1.22.41(n)(3) are met.
5. Removed_ Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course of
treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in accordance with
NCGS 143-215.1 and in a manner such as to prevent any pollutant from such
materials from entering waters of the State or navigable waters of the United
States.
6. Power Failures
The permittee is responsible for maintaining adequate safeguards as required
by DEM Regulation, Title 15, North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H,
.0124 Reliability, to prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated
wastes during electrical power failures either by means of alternate power
sources, standby generators or retention of inadequately treated effluent.
SECTION C. MONITORING AND RECORDS
1. Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be
characteristic of the volume and nature of the permitted discharge. Samples
collected at a frequency less than daily shall be taken on a day and time that
is characteristic of the discharge over the entire period which the sample
represents. All samples shall be taken at the monitoring points specified in
this permit and, unless otherwise specified , before the effluent joins or is
diluted by any other wastest-ream, body of water, or substance. Monitoring points
shall not be changed without notification to and the approval of the Permit
Issuing Authority.

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2. Reporting
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for
each month and reported on a monthly Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Form
(DEM No. MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the. Director, DEM,
postmarked no later than the 30th day following the completed reporting period.
The first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the issuance of the
permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following
the commencement of discharge. Duplicate signed copies of these, and all other
reports required herein, shall be submitted to the following address:
Division of Environmental. Management
Water Quality Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North. Carolina 27611
3 Flow Measurements
Appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted
scientific practices shall be selected and used to insure the accuracy and
reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges. The
devices shall. be installed, calibrated and. maintained to insure that the
accuracy of the measurements are consistent with the accepted capability of
that type of device. Devices selected shall. be capable of measuring flows
with a maximum deviation of less than + 10% from the true discharge rates
throiighont the range of expected. discharge volumes. Once -through condenser_
cooling water flow which is monitored by pump logs, or pump hour meters as
specified in Part I of this permit and based on the manufacturer's pump
curves shall not be subject to this requirement.
4. -Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC
regulations published pursuant to NCGS 14-3-215.63 et seq, the Water and Air
Quality Reporting Acts, and to regulations published pursuant to Section 304(g),
33 USC 1314, of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended, and
Regulation 40 CFR 136.
To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this permit, all test
procedures must produce minimum detection and reporting levels that are below
the permit discharge requirements and all. data generated must be reported down
to the minimum detection or lower reporting level of the procedure. If no
approved methods are determined capable of achieving minimum detection and.
reporting levels below permit discharge requirements, then the most sensitive
(method with the lowest possible detection and reporting level) approved method
must be used.

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5. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or.
knowingly renders inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be
maintained under this permit shall, upon conviction, by punished by a fine of
not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than
six months per violation, or by both.
6. Records Retention
All records and information resulting from the monitoring activities required by
this permit including all records of analyses performed and calibration and
maintenance of instrumentation and recordings from continuous monitoring
instrumentation shall be retained for a minimum of three (3) years by the
permittee. This period of retention shall be extended during the course
of any unresolved litigation or if requested by the Division of Environmental
Management or the Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
7. Recording Results
For each measurement .or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this
permit, the permittee shall record the following information:
a. The exact place, date, and time of sampling;
b. The dates the analyses were performed;
C. The person(s) who performed the analyses; and
d. The results of such analyses.
8. Right of Enter
The_permitt.ee shall allow the Director of the Division of Environmental
Management, the Regional Administrator, and/or their authorized representatives,
upon the presentations of credentials:
a. To enter upon the permittee's premises where an effluent source is located
or in which any records are required to be kept under the terms and
conditions of this permit; and
b. At reasonable times to have access to and copy any records required to be
kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; to inspect any
monitoring equipment or monitoring method required in this permit; and
to sample any discharge of pollutants.

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SECTION D. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and
conditions of this permit. The discharge of any pollutant identified in
this permit more frequently than or at a level in excess of that authorized
shall constitute a violation of the permit. Any anticipated facility
expansions, production. increases, or process modifications which will result
in new, different, or increased discharges of pollutants must be reported by
submission of a new NPDES application or, if such changes will not violate
the effluent limitations specified in this permit, by notice to the DEM of
such changes. Following such notice, the permit may be modified to specify
and limit any pollutants not previously limited.
2. Anticipated Noncompliance
The permittee shall give notice to the Permit Issuing Authority of any planned
change in the permitted facility or activity which may result in noncompliance
with permit requirements. Any maintenance of facilities, which might
necessitate unavoidable interruption of operation and degradation of effluent
quality, shall be scheduled during noncritical water quality periods and carried
out in a manner approved by the Permit Issuing Authority. .
3. Transfer of Ownership or Control
This permit is not transferable. In the event of any change in name, control
or ownership of facilities from which the authorized discharge emanates or is
contemplated, the permittee shall notify the prospective owner or controller by
letter of the existence of this permit and of the need to obtain a permit in the
name of the prospective owner. A copy of the letter shall be forwarded to the
Division of Environmental Management.
4. Additional Monitoring byPermittee
If the permittee monitors any pollutant at the location(s) designated herein
more frequently than required by this permit, using approved analytical methods
as specified above, the results of such monitoring shall be included in the
calculation and reporting of the values is required in the DMR. Such increased
frequency shall also be indicated. The DEM may require more frequent monitoring
or the monitoring of other pollutants not required in this permit by written
notification.
5. Averaging of Measurements
Calculations for limitations which require averaging of measurements shall
utilize an arithmetic mean unless otherwise specified by the Permit Issuing
Authority in the permit.

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6. Noncompliance Notification
The permittee shall report by telephone to either the central office or the
appropriate regional office of the Division as soon as possible, but in
no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day following the
occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the following:
a. Any occurrence at the water pollution control facility which results in
the discharge of significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in
quantity or characteristic, such as the dumping of the contents of a
sludge digester; the known passage of a slug of hazardous substance
through the facility; or any other unusual circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render
the facility incapable of adequate wastewater treatment such as mechanical
or electrical failures of pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.
C. Any failure of a. pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility
resulting in a by-pass directly to receiving waters without treatment
of all or any portion of the influent to such station or facility.
d. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the facility has
gone out of compliance with its NPDES permit limitations.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written
report in letter form within 15 days following first knowledge of the
occurrence.
7. Changes in Discharges of Toxic Substances:
The permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority as soon as it knows or
has reason. to believe:
a. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in the
discharge, on a routine or frequent basis, of any toxic substance(s) (listed
at 40 CFR S 122, Appendix D, Table II and III) which is not limited in the
permit, if that discharge will exceed the highest of the following
"notification levels".
(1) One hundred micrograms per liter (100 ug/1);
(2) Two hundred micrograms per liter (200 ug/1) for acrolein and
acrylonitrile; five hundred micrograms per liter (500 ug/1)
for 2,4-dinitrophenol and for 2-methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol; and one
milligram per liter (1 mg/1) for antimony; or
(3) Five (5) times the maximum concentration value reported for that
pollutant(s) in the permit application.

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b. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in any
discharge, on a non -routine or infrequent basis, of a toxic pollutant
(listed at 40 CFR S 122, Appendix D. Table II and III) which is not
limited in the permit, if that discharge will exceed the highest of the
following "notification levels":
(1) Five hundred micrograms per liter (500 ug/1);
(2) One milligram per liter (1 mg/1) for antimony; or
(3) Ten (10) times the maximum concentration value reported for that
pollutant(s) .in the permit application.
8. Expiration of Permit
Permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to
receive authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee
shall submit such information, forms, and fees as are required by the agency
authorized to issue permits no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date.
Any discharge without a permit after the expiration will subject the permittee
to enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS 143-215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et seq.
9. -Signatory Requirements
All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Permit Issuing
Authority shall be signed and certified.
a. All permit applications shall be signed as follows:
(1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the
purpose of this Section, a responsible corporate officer means:
(a) a president, secretary, treasurer or vice president of the
corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any
other person who performs similar policy or decision making
functions for the corporation, or (b) the manager of one or more
manufacturing production or operating facilities employing more
than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures
exceeding 25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars), if authority
to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in
accordance with corporate procedures.
(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or
the proprietor, respectively; or
(3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either
a principal executive officer or ranking elected official.

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b. All reports required by the permit and other information requested by the
Permit Issuing Authority shall be signed by a person described above or by
a duly authorized representative of that person. A person is a duly
authorized representative only if:
(1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above;
(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having
responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility or
activity, such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well or
well field, superintendent, a position of equivalent responsibility,
or an individual or position having overall responsibility for environ-
mental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative
may thus be either a named individual or any individual occupying a
named position.); and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to the Permit Issuing Authority.
C. Certification. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a. or b. of
this section shall making the following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments
were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system
designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the
information submitted. Rased on my inquiry of the person or persons who
manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and
believe, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for submitting false information, including the
possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
10. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be.confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a) (2) or
Section 308 of the Federal. Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance
with the terms shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the
Division of Environmental Management. As required by the Act, effluent data
shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly making any false statement on
any such report may result in the imposition of criminal penalties as provided
for in NCGS 143-215.1(b) (2) or in Section 309 of the Federal Act.
11. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false
statement, representation, or certification in any record or other document
submitted or required to be maintained under this permit, including monitoring
reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be
punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment
for not more than six months per violation, or by both.

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SECTION E. DEFINITION
1. Permit Issuing Authority
The Director of the Division of Environmental Management.
2. DEM or Division
Means the Division of Environmental Management, Department of Natural
Resources and Community Development. 3. EMC:
Used herein means the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
3. EMC
Used herein means the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
4. Act or "the Act"
The Federal Water Pollution Control. Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as
amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq.
5. Mass/Dav Measurements
a. The "monthly average discharge: is defined as the total mass of all
daily discharges sampled and/or measured during a calendar month on
which daily discharges are sample and measured, divided by the number
of daily discharges samples and/or measured during such month. It is
therefore, an arithmetic mean found by adding the weights of the
pollutant found each day of the month and then dividing this sum by
the number of days the tests were reported. The limitation is
identified as "Monthly Average" in Part. I of the permit.
b. The "weekly average discharge" is defined as the total mass of
all daily discharges sampled and/or measured during the calendar week
(Sunday -Saturday) on which daily discharges are sampled and measured,
divided by the number of daily discharges samples and/or measured
during such week. It is, therefore, an arithmetic mean found by
adding the weights of pollutants found each day of the week and then
dividing this sum by the number of days the tests were reported. This
limitation is identified as "Weekly Average" in Part I of the permit.
C. The "maximum daily discharge" is the total mass (weight) of a
pollutant discharged during a calendar day. If only one sample is
taken during any calendar day the weight of pollutant calculated from
it is the "maximum daily discharge." This limitation is identified as
`Daily Maximum," in Part I of the permit.

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d. The "average annual discharge" is defined as the total mass of all daily
discharges sample and/or measured during the calendar year on which daily
discharges are sampled and measured, divided by the number of daily
discharges sampled and/or measured during such year. It is, therefore, an
arithmetic mean found by adding the weights of pollutants found each day of
the year and then dividing this sum by the number of days the tests were
reported. This limitation is defined as "Annual Average" in Part I of the
permit.
6. Concentration Measurement
a. The "average monthly concentration," other than for fecal coliform
bacteria, is the sum of the concentrations of all daily discharges
samples and/or measured during a calendar month on which daily discharges
are sampled and measured, divided by the number of daily discharges sampled
and/or measured during such month (arithmetic mean of the daily
concentration values). The daily concentration value is equal to the
concentration of a composite sample or in the case of grab samples is the
arithmetic mean (weighted by flow value) of all the samples collected
during that calendar day. The average monthly count for fecal coliform
bacteria is the geometric mean of the counts for samples collected during a
calendar month. This limitation is identified as "Monthly Average"
under "Other Limits" in Part I of the permit.
b. The "average weekly concentration," other than for fecal coliform bacteria,
is the sum of the concentrations of all daily discharges sampled and/or
measured during a calendar week (Sunday/Saturday) on which. daily discharges
are sampled and measured divided by the number of daily discharges sampled
and/or measured during such week (arithmetic mean of the daily
concentration values). The daily concentration value is equal. to the
concentration of a composite sample or in the case of grab samples is the
arithmetic mean (weighted by flow value) of all the samples collected during
that calendar day. The average weekly count for fecal coliform bacteria -is
the geometric mean. of the counts for samples collected during a calendar
week. This limitation is identified as "Weekly Average" under "Other
Limits" in Part I of the permit.
C. The "maximum daily concentration" is the concentration of a. pollutant
discharge during a calendar day. If only one sample is taken during any
calendar day the concentration of pollutant calculated from it is the
"Maximum Daily Concentration". It is identified as "Daily Maximum" under
it Other Limits" in Part I of the permit.

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d. The "average annual concentration," other than for fecal coliform bacteria,
is the sum of the concentrations of all daily discharges sampled and/or
measured during a calendar year on which daily discharges are sampled and
measured divided by the number of daily discharges sampled and/or measured
during such year (arithmetic mean of the daily concentration values). The
daily concentration value is equal to the concentration of a composite
sample or in the case of grab samples is the arithmetic mean (weighted by
flow value) of all the samples collected during that calendar day. The
average yearly count for fecal coliform bacteria is the geometric mean
of the counts for samples collected during a calendar year. This
limitation is identified as "Annual Average" under "Other Limits" in Part I
of the permit.
e. The "daily minimum concentration" (for dissolved oxygen only) is the
minimum allowable amount of dissolved oxygen required to be available in
the effluent prior to discharge. It is identified as "Daily Minimum" under
"Other Limits" in Part III of the permit.
Other Measurements
a. Flow, (MGD): The flow limit expressed in this permit is the 24 hours
average flow, averaged monthly. It is determined as the arithmetic mean
of the total daily flows recorded during the calendar month.
b. An "instantaneous flow measurement" is a measure of flow taken at the time
of sampling, when both the sample and flow will be representative of the
total discharge.
Types of Samples
a. Composite Sample: These samples consist of grab samples collected at
equal intervals and combined proportional to flow, a sample continuously
collected proportionally to flow, or equal volumes taken at varying time
intervals. If a composite sample is obtained from grab samples, the
following requirements apply. The intervals between influent grab
samples shall be no greater than hourly. Intervals between effluent grab
samples shall be no greater than hourly except where the detention time
of the wastewater in the facility is greater than 24 hours, in which
case, the interval between grab samples shall be no greater in number of
hours than the detention time in number of days; provided, however, in
no case may the time between effluent grab samples be greater than six
hours nor the number of grab samples less than four during any discharge
period of 24 hours or less.
b. Grab Sample: Grab samples are individual samples collected over a
period of time not exceeding 15 minutes; the grab sample can be taken
manually.

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9. Calculation of Means
a. Arithmetic Mean: The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the summation
of the individual values divided by the number of individual values.
b. Geometric Mean: The geometric mean of any set of values is the Nth root of
the product of the individual values where N is equal to the number of
individual values. The geometric mean is equivalent to the antilog of
the arithmetic mean of the logarithms of the individual values. For
purposes of calculating the geometric mean, values of zero (0) shall. be
considered to be one (1).
C. Weighted by Flow Value: Weighted by flow value means the summation of each
concentration times its respective flow divided by the summation of the
respective flows.
10. Calendar Day
A calendar day is defined as the period from midnight of one day until midnight
of the next day. However, for purposes of this permit, any consecutive 24-hour
period that reasonably represents the calendar day may be used for sampling.
11. Hazardous Substance
A hazardous substance means any substance designated tinder 40 CFR Part 116
pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act.
12. Toxic Pollutant
A toxic pollutant is any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(1) of
the Clean Water Act.
Revised 6/89

PART III
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
A. Previous Permits
All previous State water quality permits issued to this facility, whether for
construction or operation or discharge, are hereby revoked by issuance of this
permit. The conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions of this permit
authorizing discharge under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System govern discharges from this facility.
B. Construction
No construction of wastewater treatment facilities or additions thereto shall
be begun until Final Plans and Specifications have been submitted to the
Division of Environmental Management and written approval and Authorization
to Construct has been issued.
C. Certified Operator
Pursuant to Chapter 90A-44 of North Carolina General Statutes, the permittee
shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator in responsible
charge (ORC) of the wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator roust
hold a certification of the grade equivalent to or greater than the
classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities. The
permittee shall notify the Division's Operator Training and Certification
Unit within five days of any change in the ORC status.
D. Groundwater Monitoring
The permittee shall, upon written notice from the Director of the Division of
Environmental Management, conduct groundwater monitoring as may be required
to determine the compliance of this NPDES permitted facility with the current
groundwater standards.
E. Limitations Reopener
This permit shall be modified or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to comply
with any applicable effluent guideline or water quality standard issued or
approved under Sections 302(b) (2) (c), and (d), 304(b) (2), and 307(a) (2)
of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent guideline or water quality standard
so issued or approved:
1. contains different conditions or is otherwise more stringent than any
effluent limitation in the permit; or
2. controls any pollutant not limited in the permit.
The permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also contain any
other requirements in the Act then applicable.

Permit No. NCO061743
F. This permit shall be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate toxicity limitations and
monitoring requirements in the event toxicity testing or other studies conducted on the effluent or
receiving stream indicate that detrimental effects may be expected in the receiving stream as a result
of this discharge.
G. The permittee shall not use any biocides except those approved in conjunction with the permit
application. The permittee shall notify the Director in writing not later than ninety (90) days prior
to instituting use of any additional biocide used in cooling systems which may be toxic to aquatic
life other than those previously reported to the Division of Environmental Management. Such
notification shall include completion of Biocide Worksheet Form 101 and a map locating the
discharge point and receiving stream.

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PART IV
ANNUAL ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE FEE REQUIREMENTS
A. The permittee must pay the annual administering and compliance fee within 30
(thirty) days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a
timely manner in accordance with 15 NCAC 2H .0105(b)(4) may cause this Division
to initiate action to revoke the permit.

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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor July 9, 1985 S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Mr. Larry Brown, Plant Manager
499 Old Boiling Springs Road
Shelby, North Carolina 28150
SUBJECT: Amendment to Certificate of Approval No. 1094 (1)
Chase Brass and Copper Company
Narrow Strip Plant #1
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Brown:
Three (3) typographical errors have been found in Certificate of Approval No.
1094.
Certificate of Approval No. 1094, issued May 20, 1985, is hereby amended to
revise the following:
1. The 52,000 GPD wastewater pretreatment facility is a 72,000 GPD waste-
water pretreatment facility.
2. The 450 GPM lime slurry pump is a 50 GPM lime slurry pump.
3. The 800 cubic foot filter press is an 80 cubic foot filter press.
This certification amendment does not alter the conditions, limitations, or expira-
tion date specified in Certificate of Approval No. 1094.
If you have questions or need additional information concerning this matter, please
contact Mr. Cecil G. Madden, Jr. at telephone number 919/733-5083, extension 122.
CC: Cleveland County Health Departmen-�
Mr. Dennis R. Ramsey
Asheville Regional Supervisor �j�///
RRW/CG/mcb
Sincerely,
R.-Paul Wilms
Director
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal -Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

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JUN 4 1985
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Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
Mr. Larry Brown, Plant Manager
499 Old Boiling Springs Road
Shelby, North Carolina 28150 .
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Dear Mr. Brown:
May 20, 1985 S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary
SUBJECT: Certificate of Approval.No. 1094
Chase Brass and Copper Company
Narrow Strip Plant #1
.Cleveland County
In accordance with your application. received February 21, 1985, we are
forwarding herewith Certificate of Approval No. 1094, dated May 20, 1985, to
Chase Brass and Copper Company for the construction and operation of the subject
industrial wastewater pretreatment facilities.
This Certificate of Approval shall be effective from the date of issuance
until rescinded, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified
therein.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this Certificate
of Approval are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing
before a hearing officer upon written demand to the Director within thrity (30)
days following receipt of this Cetificate of Approval, identifying the specific
issues to be contended. Unless such demand is made, this Certificate of Approval
shall be final and binding.
One (1) set of approved plans is being forwarded to you. If you have any
questions or need additional information concerning this matter, please contact
Mr. Cecil G. Madden, Jr., telephone No. 919/733-5083, ext. 122.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
DENNIS fR.. RIANISEY
W. Lee Fleming, Jr., Chief
Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental Management
cc: Cleveland County Health Department
City of Shelby
Mr. Dennis R. Ramsey
Mr. C. E. Neely, P.E. /
Asheville RegioLuAeiggor
7ma S7,eigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
CGM/cgc
An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

NORTH CAROLINA
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
CERTIFICATE OF:APPROVAL
For the Discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, or Other Wastes
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes
of North Carolina as amended, andother applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Chase Brass and Copper Company
Cleveland County
FOR THE
operation of a 52,000 GPD wastewater pretreatment facility consisting of five (5)
electrolytic metal recovery cells with membranes and mixing, five (5) 400 gallon
anolyte recirculation tanks with 4 GPM recirculation pumps, one (1) 400 gallon anolyte
make-up tank, one (1) 400 gallon spent anolyte tank, one (1) 4 GPM EMR lift station
with dual pumps and a level control, one (1) 900 gallon primary neutralization
module with mixing and pH control, one (1) 900 gallon secondary neutralization module
with mixing and pH control, one (1) 900 gallon flocculation module with mixing,
one (1) 12,000 gallon clarifier, one (1) 2,000 gallon clear well, two (2) 12 feet diameter
by 30 feet tall lime storage silos, two (1) 1,200 gallon lime slurry tanks with
mixing, four (4) 450, GPM lime slurry recirculation pumps, one 900 gallon polymer
supply module with mixing, one (1) 110 gallon per minute sludge withdrawal pump,
one (1) 17,000 gallon continuous sludge thickener, one (1) filter press feed pump,
one (1) 800 cubic foot filter press, one (1) 110 GPM lift station with level control
and dual pumps, one (1) sorption filter system with dual chemical feed, a 600 gallon
reaction module, a 900 gallon retention tank, pH/sulfide control, the sorption filter
and a 279 gallon precoat tank, one (1) 480 gallon final pH adjustment module with
pH controller and mixing, one (1) "V" notch weir box, one (1) effluent monitor with
pH measurement and recording, one (1) 330 gallon sulfuric acid supply module with
mixing, one (1) 3,000 gallon crystallizer unit, one (1) 200 gallon return tank,
one (1) 500 gallon reservoir tank, one (1) 10 GPM recirculation pump, one (1) 10
GPM cystal.lizer return pump station with dual pumps, hybrite.feed, sulfuric acid
feed, and heat exchanger, and all associated pumps, piping, valves and appurtenances
to serve Chase Brass and Copper Company's Narrow Strip Plant No.'1 and the discharge
of pretreated industrial waste into the City of Shelby's existing sewerage system,
pursuant to the application received February 21, 1985, and in conformity with the
project plans, specifications, and other supporting data, subsequently filed and
approved by the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development and con-
sidered a part of this Certificate of Approval.
This Certificate of Approval shall be effective from the date of issuance until
rescinded and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:

certificate of Approval r 1094
1. This Certificate of Approval shall.be voidable unless the pretreatment facilities
are constructed in accordance with the approved plans, specifications and other
supporting data.
2. This Certificate of Approval is effective only with respect to the nature and
. volume of wastes described in the application and other supporting data.
3. The pretreatment facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at
all times in such a manner as to produce an effluent which will not adversely
affect the City of Shelby Wastewater Treatment Plant.
4. This Certificate of Approval shall be voidable unless the agreement between
Chase Brass and Copper Company and the City of Shelby for the'collection and
final treatment of the pretreated industrial wastewater is in full force and
effect.
5. This Certificate of Approval is not transferable.
6. The pretreated industrial wastewater from the pretreatment facility shall be
adequately treated in the City of Shelby's Wastewater Treatment Plant prior
to being discharged into the receiving stream.
7. Discharge from the Chase Brass and Copper Company pretreatment system must
comply with the present City of Shelby's sewer use ordinance and any surequent
ordinance containing more strigent limitations.
8. In event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily including the creation
of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take such immediate corrective
action as may be required by this Department.
9. Solids, sludges, or other pollutants removed or resulting from the wastewater
treatment process shall be contained and disposed of in accordance with RCRA
disposal requirements.
10. Satisfactory controls shall be provided to contain the accidental discharge
or spillage of hazardous or toxic substances either stored or being used in
the pretreatment facilities on project site.
11. Reports on the operation of the pretreatment facilities shall be submitted
to the City of Shelby at regular intervals and in such form and detail as may
be required by the governing Board of the City of Shelby.
12. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the pretreatment facilities
is prohibited.
Certificate of Approval issued this the 20th day of May, 1985.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
DENNIS R. RAMSEY
for
W. Lee Fleming, Jr., Chief, Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Certificate of Approval No. 1094

WOState of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary
Mr. Larry Brown
Chase Brass & Copper Company
Old Boiling Springs Road
Shelby, NC 28150
August 30, 1985
R. Paul Wilms
Director
Subject: Permit No. NCO061743
Chase Brass & Copper Co.
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Brown:
In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on
February 22, 1985, we are forwarding herewith the subject State - NPDES
permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North
Carolina and the US Environmental Protection Agency dated December 6,
1983.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit
are unacceptable to you,'you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing
before a hearing officer upon written demand to the Director within 30
days following receipt of this permit, identifying the specific issues to
be contended. Unless such demand is made, this permit shall be final and
binding.
Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. Part II,
B.2. addresses the requirements to be followed in case of change in
ownership or control of this discharge.
_ This permit does not affect the legal requirement to obtain other
permits which may be required by the Division of Environmental
Management. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please
contact Mr. Dale Overcash, at telephone number 919/733-5083.
Sincerely EIVED
ORIGINAL SIGNED �Y P`EC --
ARTHUR MOUBERRY Water Quality Division
FOR
R. Paul Wilms SEp q 1985
cc: Mr. Jim Patrick, EPA
s villepe-rvi� Western Rebional Office
&heville, North Carolina
Pollution Prevention Pays
i j� P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone];
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Achon Employer

Permit No.•N00061743
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PERMIT
To Discharge Wastewater.tinder the NATIONAL
POLLUTANT DISCHA= ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of North, Carolina General Statute 143-215.19
other lawful standards and. regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina
Environmental Kanagement Commission, and the Federal hater Pollution Control Act, as
amended,
Chase Brass & Copper Company
is hereby authorised to discharge wastewater fram a faaility Located at
Old Boiling Springs Road
Cleveland County
to receiving waters designated as Brushy Creek in the Broad River Basin
in accordance with effluent I10f Ations, monitoring requiresenft, and other
conditions set f+ortL in Pads Y. II. and M hereof_
This permit shall become effective September 1, 1985
This permit and the authorciaatioa to discharge shall expire at ,midnight
oa August 31, 1990 _
MCMd this dW of August '30, 198501RIGINAL SiGr\!FD �3Y
A THUR MOUBERRY
FOR
R. Paul Wilms, Director
Division of Environmental Kanagement
By Audxwity of the Environmental
Kanagemenf Commission
Fit F T1

Permit No. NC0061743
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Chase Brass & Copper Company
is hereby authorized to:
1. Discharge 0.036 MGD of boiler blowdown, once through cooling
water, cooling tower bleed -off, or any combination from the
facility located at Chase Brass & Copper Company, on Old Boiling
Springs Road, Cleveland County (Note Part III, condition No. C
of this Permit), into Brushy Creek which is classified Class "C"
waters and is located in the Broad River Basin.

w A. (1). EFFLUENT LIMITATION AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s) 001. Such discharges shall be
limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics
Discharge Limitations
Kg/day (lbs/da) Other Units (Specify)
Daily Avg. Daily Max. Da'i Ty vg. Daily Max.
Monitoring Requirements
Measurement Sample Sample
Frequency Type Location
Flow Weekly Instantaneous
Temperature * * Weekly Grab
Residual Chlorine ** ** Weekly Grab
THERE SHALL BE NO CHROMIUM, ZINC, OR COPPER ADDED TO THE COOLING WATER.
* The Temperature of the effluent shall be such as not to cause an increase in the Temperature of the
receiving stream of more than 2.8°C and in no case cause the ambient water Temperature to exceed 290C.
** Monitoring requirements only apply if chlorine is added to the cooling water.
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The Permittee shall obtain authorization from the Division of Environmental Management prior to utilizingrz"
any biocide in the cooling water (see part III of this permit) . 0 11
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E - Effluent z
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The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be w
monitored. weekly at the effluent by grab sample.
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B. SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE
1. The permittee shall achieve compliance with the effluent limitations
specified for discharges in accordance with the following schedule:
2. No later than 14 calendar days following a date identified in the above
schedule of compliance, the permittee shall submit either a�report of
progress or, in the case of specific actions being required by identified
dates, a written notice of compliance or noncompliance. In the latter
case, the notice shall include the cause of noncompliance, any remedial
actions taken, and the probability of meeting the next scheduled requirement.
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Act used herein means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, As amended.
DEM used herein means the Division of Environmental Management of the
Department of Natural Resources and community Development
"EMC" used herein means the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission.
C. MONITORING AND REPORTING
1. Representative Sampling
Samples and measurements taken as required herein shall be representative
of the volume and nature of the monitored discharge.
2. Reporting
Monitoring results obtained during'thi? previous month(s) shall be
summarized for each month and reported on a Monthly Monitoring'Report
Form (DEM No. MR 1.0, 1.1, and 1.4) postmarked no .later than the 30th
day following the completed reporting period. The first report 'is due on
The DEM may require reporting of additional monitoring
results by written notification. Signed copies of these,, and all other
reports required herein, shall be submitted to the following address:
Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
3. Definitions
a. The "daily average" discharge means the total discharge by weight
during a calendar month divided by the number of days in the month
that the production or commercial facility was operating. Where less
than daily sampling is required by this.permi.t, the daily.average
discharge shall be determined by the summation of all the measured
daily discharges by weight divided by the number of days sampled
during the calendar month when the measurements were made.
b. The "daily maximum" discharge means the total discharge by weight
during any calendar day.
4. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to The EMC
regulations published pursuant to N. C. G. S. 143-215.63 et seq.. The
Water and Air Quality Reporting Act, Section 304(g), 13 USC 1314, of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, As Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136.
5. Recording Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of
this permit, the permittee shall record the following information:
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a. The exact place, date, and time of sampling;
b. The dates the analyses were performed;
c. The person(s) who performed the analyses;
d. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
e. The results of all required analyses.
6. Additional Monitoring by Permittee
If the permittee monitors any pollutant at the location(s) designated
herein more frequently than required by this permit, using approved
analytical methods as specified above, the results of such monitoring
shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the values.required
in the Monthly Monitoring Report Form.(DEM MR 1.0, 1.1, 1.4)
Such increased monitoring frequency shall also be indicated. The DEM
may require more frequent monitoring or the monitoring of other pollu-
tants not required in this permit by written notification.
7. Records Retention
All records and information resulting from the monitoring activities
required by this permit including all records of analyses performed and
calibration and maintenance of instrumentation and recordings from
continuous monitoring instrumentation shall be retained by the permittee
for a minimum of three (3) years, or longer if requested by the State
Division of Environmental Management -or the Regional Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Permit No. NC
A. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and
conditions of this permit. The discharge of any pollutant identified
in this permit more frequently than or at a level in excess of that
authorized shall constitute a violation of the permit. Any anticipated
facility expansions, production increases, or process,modifications which
will result in new, different, or increased discharges of pollutants must.
be reported by submission of a new NPDES application or, if such changes
will not violate the effluent limitations specified in this permit, by
notice to the DEM of such changes. Following such notice, the permit
may be modified to specify and limit any pollutants not previously limited.
2. Non compliance Notification
If, for any reason, the permittee does not comply with or will be unable
to comply with any effluent limitation specified in this permit, the per-
mittee shall provide the Division of Environmental Management with the
following information, in writing, within five (5) days of becoming aware
of such condition:
a. A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance; and
b. -The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times; or,
if not corrected; the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected
to continue, and steps being taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent
recurrence of the noncomplying discharge.
3._ Facilities Operation
The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and
operate as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities
or systems installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with
the terms and conditions of this permit.
4. Adverse Impact
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any adverse
impact to navigable waters resulting from noncompliance with any effluent
limitations specified in this permit, including such accelerated or
additional monitoring as necessary to determine the nature and impact of
the noncomplying discharge.
5. Bypassing
Any,diversion from or bypass of facilities necessary to maintain compliance
with the terms and conditions of this permit is prohibited, except (i) where
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unavoidable to prevent loss of life or severe property damage, or
(ii) where excessive storm drainage or runoff would damage any
facilities necessary for compliance with the effluent limitations
and prohibitions of this permit. The permittee shall promptly
notify the Water Quality Section of DEM in writing of each such
diversion or bypass.
6. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the
course of treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in
a manner such as to prevent any pollutant from such materials from
entering waters of the State or navigable waters of. the United States.
7. Power Failures
In order to maintain compliance with the effluent limitations and
prohibitions of this permit, the permittee shall either:
a. In accordance with the Schedule of Compliance contained in Part I,
provide an alternative power source sufficient to operate the waste-
water control facilities.;
or, if such alternative power source is not in existence, and no date for
its implementation appears in Part I,.
b. Halt, reduce or otherwise control production and/or all discharges
from wastewater control facilities upon the reduction, loss, or
failure of the primary source of power to said wastewater control
facilities.
8. Onshore or Offshore Construction
This permit does not authorize or approve the construction of any onshore
or offshore physical structures or facilities or the undertaking of any
work in any navigable waters.
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B. RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Right of Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director of the Division of Environmental
Management, the Regional Administrator, and/or their authorized represen-
tatives, upon the presentations of credentials:
a. The enter upon the permittee°s premises where an effluent source is
located or in which any records are required to be kept under the
terms and conditions of this permit; and
b. At reasonable times to have access to and copy any records required
to be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; to inspect
any monitoring equipment or monitoring method required in this permit;
and to sample any discharge of pollutants.
2. Transfer of Ownership or Control
This permit is not transferable. In the event of any change in control
or ownership of facilities from which the authorized discharge emanates
or is contemplated, the permittee shall notify the prospective owner or
controller,by letter of the existence of this permit and of the need to
obtain a permit"in the name of the prospective owner. A copy of the
letter shall be,forwarded to'the Division of Environmental Management.
3. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under N. C. G. S. 143-215.
3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared
in accordance with the terms shall be available for public inspection at the
offices of the Division of Environmental Management. As required by the Act,
effluent data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly making any
false statement on any such report may result in the i osition of criminal
penalties as provided for in N. C. G. S. 143-215.6(b)(2� or in Section
309 of the Federal Act.
4. Permit Modification
After notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to N. C. G. S. 143-
215.1(b)(2) and G. S. 143-215.1(e) respectively, this permit may be
modified, suspended, or revoked in whole or in part during its term for
cause including, but not limited to, the following:
a. Violation of any terns or conditions of this permit;
b. Obtaining this permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose
fully all relevant facts; or
c. A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or
permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge.
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5. Toxic Pollutants
Notwithstanding Part II, B-4 above, if a toxic effluent standard or
prohibition (including any schedule of compliance specified in such
effluent standard or prohibition) is established under Section 307(a)
of the Act for a toxic pollutant which is present in the discharge and
such standard or prohibition is more stringent than any limitation for
such pollutant in this permit, this permit shall be revised or modified
in accordance with the toxic effluent standard or prohibition and the
permittee so notified.
6. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions on "Bypassing" (Part II, A-5)
and "Power Failures" (Part II, A-7), nothing in this permit shall be
construed to relieve the permittee from civil or criminal penalties for
noncompliance pursuant to N. C. G. S. 143-215.6 or Section 309 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1319.
7. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution
of any legal action or relieve the permittee from any -responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject
under N. C. G. S. 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act,
33 USC 1321.
8. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either
real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it
authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal
rights, nor any infringement of Federal,State or local laws or regulations.
9. Severabi I I ty
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this
permit, or the application of any provision of this permit to any circum-
stance, is held invalid,, the application of such provision to other cir-
cumstances, and the rerMinder of.this permit shall not be affected thereby.
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10. Expiration of Permit
Permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date.
In order to receive authorization to discharge beyond the expiration
date, the permittee shall submit such information, forms, and fees as
are required by the agency authorized to issue permits no later than 180
days prior to the expiration date. Any discharge without a permit after
the expiration will subject the permittee to enforcement procedures as
provided in N. C. G. S. 143-215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et seq..
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A. Previous Permits
All previous State water quality permits issued to this facility,
whether for construction or operation or discharge, are hereby revoked
by issuance of this permit. The conditions, requirements, terms, and
provisions of this permit authorizing discharge under the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System governs discharges from this
facility.
B. Construction
No construction of wastewater treatment facilities or additions thereto
shall be begun until Final Plans and Specifications have been submitted
to the Division of Environmental Management and written approval and
Authorization to Construct has been issued. If no objections to final
plans and specifications have been made by the Division of Environmental
Management within 60 days following acknowledgement that a complete set
of final plans and specifications has been received, the plans may be
considered approved and construction authorized.
C. Certified Operator
Pursuant to Chapter 90A of North Carolina General Statutes, the permittee
shall employ a -certified wastewater treatment plant operator in responsible
charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator must hold a
certification of the grade equivalent to the classification assigned to
the wastewater treatment facilities.
D. Groundwater Monitoring
The permittee shall, upon written notice from the Director of the Division
of Environmental Management, conduct groundwater monitoring as may be
required to determine the compliance of this NPDES_permitted facility
with the current groundwater standards.
E. The permittee shall not use any biocides except those approved in con-
junction with the permit application. The oermittee shall notify the
Director in writing not later than ninety (90) days prior to instituting use
Of any additional biocide used in cooling systems, other than chlorine, which
may be toxic to aquatic life other than those previously reported to the
Division ofEnvironmentalManagement. Such notification shall include:
Active ingredient(s) in the biocidal additives,
Dosage rate and frequency of application of the additives,
Discharge concentration of the active in_gredient(s),
Discharge rate or volume,
Receiving stream (attach map locating discharge point), and
Aquatic toxicity data for each biocidal product (degradation data
if available).
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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
512 North Salisbury Street 0 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
. James G. Martin, Governor April 2, 1985 S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary
Mr. Joseph R. Hendrick, County Manager R E C E I V L
County of Cleveland Water Quality Division
Post Office Box 1210
Shelby, NC 28150 MAY 16 1995
SUBJECT: Permit No. 11445 vVestern Regional Office,
County .of Cleveland Asheville, North Carolina
Chase -Brass Company
Shelby, North Carolina
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Hendrick:
In accordance with your application received January 14, 1985, we are
forwarding herewith Permit No. 11445, dated April 2, 1985, to the County
of Cleveland for the construction and operation of the subject wastewater
collection system extensions. -
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded,
and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as:specified therein.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right.to.an adjudicatory hearing before a
hearing -officer upon written demand to the Director within thirty (30) days
following receipt of this permit, identifying the specific issues to be con-
tended. Unless such demand is made, this permit shall be -final and binding.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to
you. If you have any questions or need -additional information concerning:..this
matter, please contact Mr. Russel•Talley, Jr., telephone no. 919/733-5083,.
ext. 119.
Sincerely yours,
("0/
R. Paul Wilms
Acting Director
cc: Cleveland. County Health Department.
Koonce, Noble& Associates, .Inc.
Mr. W: Lee -Fleming, Jr',
Asheville -Regional -Supervisor
City of Shelby
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
f� An Equal Opportunity /.Affirmative Action Employer

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES" AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
P E R M IT
For the Discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, Or Other Wastes
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General
Statutes of North Carolina as amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules and
Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
County of Cleveland
Cleveland County
FOR -THE
construction and operation of approximately 930 lineal -feet -of 8-inch sewer to
serve Chase -Brass Company and the discharge of collected domestic wastewater into
the City of Shelby's existing sewerage system,
pursuant to the application received January-14, 1985, and in conformity with the
project plans, specifications, and other supporting data, subsequently filed and
approved by the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development and
considered a part of this permit.
This Permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until- rescinded and
shall be subject to the following specified conditions.and limitations:
1. This permit shall become voidable unless.the facilities are constructed in
accordance with the approved plans, specifications and other supporting data..
2. Construction of the sewers shall be so scheduled so as not.to interrupt service
by the existing utilities nor result in'an overflow or bypass discharge of -
wastewater to the surface waters of the State.
3.. This permit is effective only with respect to the.nature.and volume of wastes
described -in the application and other supporting data.
4. The facilities shall -be properly maintained and operated at:all times.
5. This permit shall become voidable unless. 'the agreement between the County of
Cleveland and the City of Shelby-for,the:collection and final -treatment -of
domestic.wastewater is in full -force -and. -effect.
6. The sewage -and wastewater collected by this system shall be adequately.treated
,�in the Shelby Wastewater Treatment Plant prior to being -discharged into the
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Permit issued this the 2nd day of April, 1985.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
R..Paul Wilms, Acting Director
Division of Environmental Ma agement
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. 11445