NC0005762_NPDES Permit Mod_20051024

Mr. Eddie Lanier
Director — Environmental Department
WestPoint Home, Inc.
PO Box 71
West oini A-31833
Dear Mr. Lanier:
October 24, 2005
Michael F. Easley, Govemor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DENR-FRO
OCT 242005
DWQ
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
Subject: NPDES Permit Modification -Name and/or
Ownership Change
Permit NC0005762
WestPoint Home, Inc.
Scotland County
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your request to transfer ownership of the subject permit,
received on September 27, 2005. This permit modification documents the change in ownership.
Please find enclosed the revised permit. All other terms and conditions contained in the original permit remain
unchanged and in full effect. This permit modification is issued under the requirements of North Carolina General
Statutes 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
If you have any questions concerning this permit modification, please contact the Point Source Branch at (919)
733-5083, extension 520.
cc: Central Files
Fayetteville OfficerSurface-Water-Protection
NPDES Unit File
Aquatic Toxicology Unit
EPA Region 4
Sincerely,
NorthCarolina
Naturally
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone [phone] Customer Service
Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27604 FAX [phone]
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Permit NC0005762
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions 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,
WestPoint Home, Incorporated
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
WestPoint Stevens/Wagram WWTP
NCSR 1407
Wagram
Scotland County
to receiving waters designated as the Lumber River (outfall 001), and as Big Shoe Heel Creek
(outfalls 002 and 004) in the Lumber 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 October 24, 2005.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2009.
Signed this day October 24, 2005.
4r . Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Di ector
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

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Permit NC0005762
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked. As of this
permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive
authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and
provisions included herein.
WestPoint Home. Inc.
is hereby authorized to:'
1. Continue to discharge process effluent, through outfall 001, from a wastewater
treatment facility consisting of the following:
• Mechanical bar screen
• 10 MG equalization basin
• 7 MG aeration basin
• Clarifiers
• Aerobic digester
• Chemical feed system
• Gravity belt sludge thickener
• Sludge holding tank
• Post aeration
• Effluent flow measurement
Facility is located off NCSR 1407, south of Wagram, Scotland County.
2. Continue to discharge cooling water discharge generated by facilities located at the
Wagram Plant through outfalls 002 & 004, and
3. Discharge wastewater from said treatment works from Outfall 001 at the location
specified on the attached map into the Lumber River which is classified WS-IV, B
HQW Sw in the Lumber River Basin and discharge cooling water from Outfalls 002
and 004 at the locations specified on the attached map into Big Shoe Heel Creek,
which is classified C-Swamp, in the Lumber River Basin.

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USES, Quadm NaeW ::akulla, H21 SE
Receiving Stream Lumber.River(001)/Big Shoe Heel Cr.
Stream Class WS IV, B Sw HOW.(001)/C-Sw (002•&004)
Subbasin Lumber '03 07 51 (001) / 03 07 55 (002 & 004

Permit NC0005762
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration,
the permittee is authorized to discharge industrial and domestic wastewater from outfall
001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUE
CHARACTERIST1
lonth1y
verage.
Weekly
Average
Measurement
Frequency
ample Location1
Flow
7.0 MGD
Continuous
Recording
BOD, 5-day, 20° C
1306 Ibs/day
2611 Ibs/day
Daily
Composite
E
COD
14,890
Ibs/day
29,780
Ibs/day
Daily
Composite
Total Suspended Solids
2558 Ibs/day
5115 Ibs/day
Daily
Composite
Sulfides
24 Ibs/day
49 Ibs/day
Quarterly
Grab
E
Total Chromium
12 Ibs/day
24 Ibs/day
Quarterly
Composite
E
Total Phenols
0.75 Ibs/day
20 p g/1
Weekly
Grab
E
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
E
Total Residual Chlorine2
28 p g/l
Weekly
Grab
E
Total Copper
Total Zinc
Monthly
Monthly
Composite
Composite
E
E
Temperature
Temperature
Conductivity
Conductivity
Dissolved 0xygen3
Daily
3/Week
Daily
3/Week
Daily
Grab
Grab
Grab
Grab
Grab
E
U&D
E
U&D
E
Dissolved Oxygen
Chronic Toxicity4
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
Total Phosphorus
NH3-N
3/Week
Quarterly
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Grab
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
U&D
E
E
E
E
Colors
Daily
Grab
E
Colors
3/Week
Grab
U&D
pH6
6.0-9.0
Daily
Grab
Footnotes:
1. Sample locations: E-Effluent, U-Upstream at NCSR 1403, D-Downstream at (1) NCSR
1310 and (2) NC Highway 71. Stream samples shall be grab samples and shall be
collected 3/Week during June -September and 1/Week during the remaining months of
the year.
2. Total residual chlorine monitoring is required only if chlorine is used as a disinfectant
or elsewhere in the process.
3. The daily average dissolved oxygen concentration shall not fall below 5.0 mg/L.
4. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia dubia) P/F at 9%: February, May, August, and November
(see Special condition A.3.). Toxicity monitoring shall coincide with quarterly metals
monitoring.
5. Refer to Special Condition A.4. regarding color monitoring.
6. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Permit NC0005762
A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration,
the permittee is authorized to discharge non -contact cooling water, cooling tower and
boiler blowdown and/or similar wastewater wastewater from outfalls 002 & 004. Such
discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
lonthly
verge
Flow
leekly=
wedge
Daily
Maximum
Measui effiW
Frequency u
Semi-annually
Estimate
Effluent
Temperature1
Semi-annually
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine2
2
2
Semi-annually
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The temperature of the effluent will be regulated so that the temperature of the
receiving stream does than not increase more than 2.8°C above the natural water
temperature and does not exceed a maximum of 32°C.
2. Monitoring requirements apply only if chlorine is added to the treatment system.
The permittee shall obtain authorization from the Division prior to the use of any chemical
additive in the discharge. The permittee shall notify the Director in writing at least ninety
(90) days prior to instituting use of any additional additive in the discharge, which may be
toxic to aquatic life (other than additives previously approved by the Division). Such
notification shall include completion of Biocide Worksheet form 101b (if applicable), a copy
of the MSDS for the additive and a map indicating the discharge point and receiving
stream.
There shall be no chromium, zinc, or copper added the discharge except as pre -
approved additives to biocidal compounds.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units or greater than 9.0 standard units for
fresh water classifications.

Permit No. NC0005762
A(3.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to
Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 9%.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the
"North Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised February 1998, or subsequent
versions or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -February
1998) or subsequent versions. The tests will be performed during the months of February, May, August, and
November. Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent
------- -discharge=below-all=treatment Processes.
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV below
the permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in each of the two
following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test
Procedure" (Revised -February 1998) or subsequent versions.
The chronic value for multiple concentration tests will be determined using the geometric mean of the highest
concentration having no detectable impairment of reproduction or survival and the lowest concentration that
does have a detectable impairment of reproduction or survival. The definition of "detectable impairment,"
collection methods, exposure regimes, and further statistical methods are specified in the "North Carolina Phase
11 Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised -February 1998) or subsequent versions.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter codeTGP3B for
the pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWQ Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent
to the following address:
Attention: North Carolina Division of Water Quality
Environmental Sciences Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental Sciences Section no later than 30
days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made.
Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all
concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate
signature. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is
employed for disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required,
the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating
the facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of
"No Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Environmental Sciences
Section at the address cited above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be
required during the following month.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of
Water Quality indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and modified to
include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control
organism survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls,
shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later
than the last day of the month following the month of the initial monitoring.

Permit No. NC0005762
4
A(4.) COLOR REOPENER AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
This permit will be modified or revoked and reissued to incorporate color limitations an/or revised monitoring
requirements in the event color testing or other studies conducted by the permittee or the Division indicate that
color has rendered or could render the receiving waters injurious to public health, secondary recreation, to
aquatic life and wildlife or adversely affect the palatability of fish, aesthetic quality or impair the water for any
designated use.
In addition to the reopener, the permittee shall immediately report by telephone any observable instream color
at downstream (post discharge) monitoring points noted to be visually dissimilar to background (upstream
monitoring point). pon discovery of an observable instream colo difference, the permittee shall notify the
Division at either [phone] or 1-800-662-7959 (weekends & holidays). The notification shall indicate
the ADMI color units for upstream and downstream monitoring points and the observed color (hue) in the
receiving waters. Should downstream color become apparent (as observed by the Division) the permittee shall
immediately initiate corrective actions necessary to eliminate the color episode.
Information relayed by telephone shall also be filed by a written report in letter form within 5 days following
the first knowledge of the occurrence and also reported on the Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) post
marked no later the 30th day following the completed reporting period.
Color monitoring should consist of ADMI monitoring as previously specified (see below). Effluent should be
monitored seven (7) days per week during the summer months (low flow period) and five (5) days per week
during the winter months. Upstream and downstream monitoring for color should be monitored 3/Week during
the months of June through September and 1/Week the remainder of the year (see Footnote 1 of Special
Condition A.1.). Flow measurements at the WestPoint Stevens gage upstream of the intake should be recorded
at the time color samples are collected. Monitoring frequency is based on previous color episodes originating
during weekend discharges affecting downstream usage two days later — based on travel time of the river. All
samples taken should have complete descriptive recordings of the color in the sample container such as hue
(distinctive characteristics and tint), clarity (clearness of the color sample) and luminance (brightness or
glowing quality) of the sample as it looks in the collection container. Descriptions of stream color should also
be recorded as color samples are collected.
Color samples should be analyzed as follows:
a) at natural pH
b) free from turbidity (True Color); and
c) Using a narrow -band scanning spectrophotometer to produce a COMPLETE spectral curve
of the visible spectrum (350-750 nm). Calculate and report results in ADMI color units from
the information indicated
All color data, which includes visual observations, should be included with the monthly DMRs.
A(5.) COLOR NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
The Division of Water Quality — Fayetteville Regional Office, the City of City of Lumberton Water Treatment
Plant, and the Robeson County Water Treatment Plant shall be notified whenever WestPoint Home, Inc.
personnel observe an instream color level that could adversely affect normal water treatment operations.