NC0030848_Permit Issuance_20010323

NPDES DOCUMENT SCANNING COVER SHEET
NC0030848
Jefferson Apparel WWTP
NPDES Permit:
Document Type:
Permit Issuanc
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Correspondence
Owner Name Change
Additional Information Received
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Document Date:
March 23, 2001
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
March 23, 2001
Ms. Sandra D. Young
Jefferson Apparel Company
P.O. Box 235
Jefferson. North Carolina 28640
ACVA
NCDENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0030848
Jefferson Apparel Company WWTP
Ashe County
Dear Ms. Young:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject
permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge 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 U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency dated May 9. 1994 (or as subsequently amended).
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 (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-
6714). Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division
may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. 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, the 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 Christie Jackson at telephone
number [phone], extension 538.
Sincerely,
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
Kerr T. Stevens
cc: Central Files
Winston-Salem Regional Office/Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
Point Source Compliance Enforcement Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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Permit NC0030848
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIIVIINATION 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,
Jefferson Apparel Company
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Jefferson Apparel Company
Greensboro Mfg. Road
Jefferson
Ashe County
to receiving waters designated as Dog Creek in the New River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other
conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective May 1, 2001.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31, 2006.
Signed this day March 23, 2001.
Original signed SY
David A. Goodrich
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NC0030848
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Jefferson Apparel Company is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.008 MGD wastewater treatment system with
the following components:
• Bar screen
• Aeration basin
• Clarifier
• Sand filter
• Chlorination
• Dechlorination
The facility is located in Jefferson at Jefferson Apparel Company on Greensboro
Mfg. Road in Ashe County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map into Dog Creek, classified C-Trout waters in the New River Basin.

Facility Information
Latitude:
Longitude:
Quad Name:
Stream Class:
Receiving Stream
36°26' 39"
80°24'04"
Jefferson
C-Trout
Dog Creek
Sub -Basin
05-07-01
FacFac
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Location
North
Jefferson Apparel Company
NC0030848
Ashe County

Permit NC0030848
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS — FINAL
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration,
the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited
and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT ^.
CHARACTERISTICS .
LIMITS
. MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample Location1
Flow
0.008 MGD
Weekly
Instantaneous
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Residue
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
(April 1 — October 31)
10.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
(November 1 — March 31)
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine
28 µg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (2C)2
Daily
Grab
Effluent
pH3
•
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. Upstream = 50 feet above the outfall
Downstream = 50 feet below the outfall
2. The temperature of the effluent shall be such not to cause an increase in the
temperature of the troutwater receiving stream of more than 0.5 degrees C and in no
case cause the ambient water temperature to exceed 20 degrees C.
3. 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

PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF
, NORTH:CAROLINA
ENVIR&IMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION / NPDES
UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE
CENTER
RALEIGH, NC
27699-1617
• NOTIFICATION OF.
INTENT TO ISSUE A
NPDES WASTEWATER
PERMIT
On the basis of thorough
staff review and applica-
tion of NC General Statute
143.21, Public law 92-500
and other lawful standards
and regulations, the North
Carolina Environmental
Management Commission
proposes to issue
a National Pollutant Dis-
charge Elimination System
(NPDES) wastewater
discharge permit to the
person(s) listed below
effective 45 days from the
publish date of this notice.
Written comments regard-
ing the proposed permit
will be accepted until 30
days after the publish date
of this notice. All com-
ments received prior to
that date are considered in
the final determinations
regarding the proposed
permit. The Director of the
NC Division of Water
Quality may decide to hold
a public meeting for the
proposed permit should
the Division receive a
significant degree of public
interest. •
Copies of the draft permit
and other supporting infor-
mation on file used to de-
termine conditions present
in the draft permit are
available upon request
and payment of the costs
of reproduction. Mail com-
ments and/or requests for
information to the NC
Division of Water Quality
at the above address or
call Ms. Christie Jackson
at [phone], exten-
sion 538. Please include
the NPDES permit number
(attached) in any commu-
nication. Interested per-
sons may also visit the Di-
vision of Water Quality at
512 N. Salisbury Street,
Raleigh, NC 27604-1148
between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
to review information on
file.
NPDES Permit Number
NC0030325. Buffalo
Meadows Subdivision, 207
Duncan Hill Road, West
Jefferson, NC 28694 has
applied for a permit renew-
al for a facility located in
Ashe County discharging
treated wastewater into
Buffalo Creek in the New
River Basin. Currently fe-
cal coliform and total resid-
ual chlorine are water
quality limited. This dis-
charge may affect future
allocations in this portion
of the receiving stream.
NPDES Permit Number
NC0030848. Jefferson Ap-
-parel Company, P.O. Box
235, Jefferson, NC 28640
has applied for a permit re-
newal for a facility located
in Ashe County discharg-
ing treated wastewater into
Dog Creek in the New Riv-
er Basin. Currently ammo-
nia, fecal coliform and total
residual chlorine are water
quality limited. This dis-
charge may affect future
allocations in this portion
of the receiving stream.
Publisher's
Affidavit
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHFt COUNTY, ss:
The attached information personally appeared before me,
the undersigned, Rexford A. Goss, General Manager of
the JEFFERSON POST, a public newspaper, of general
circulation, published in West Jefferson, in the county
aforementioned who, being duly sworn, upon his oath
sayeth that the notice which is attached is a true copy, and
was duly published in said paper the following
dates:
I -50- of
Publication Fee $
%�'`••°`° Subsc•ri• bdt3 and sworn to before me
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C
For maufacturing or commercial facilities with a discharge <1 MGD (or WTPs)
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
North Carolina NPDES Permit Number
Please print or type
1. Applicant and facility producing discharge
A. Name .17
B. Mailing address of applicant:
1. Street address PO O+5 x 35
NCOO .3 ° t
2. City Nr ' r ' Fro /) 3. County A5 A.r g.
4. State iV C. 5. Zip Code 2,S !o S/- 0
C. Location of facility:
1. Street jgie E/VS a g //7 q 4d
2. City ./?PJ�e aM 3. County 4sA-
4. State //C.- 5. Zip Code 2. t, 0
D. Telephone Number
E. Fax Number
F. e-mail address
( 33‘) 98 2 - 2./ 14
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2. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code(s):
3. Number of employees: 10 C.
4. Principal product(s) produced: sewn p ro czty
Principal raw material(s) consumed: y%)^
5. Principal process(es): (IQ 7-- 4- S e.. vv"
6. Amount of principal product produced or raw material consumed
(List specific amounts consumed and/or units of production
Product Produced or Raw Material Consumed
' (AVERAGE)
Product Produced or Raw Material Consumed
(PEAK)
per Day
444 /c o. p ie c. e 5
/ O a Pie_c e_s
per Month
902., 000 picccc
94.2,, 000 ,oicces
per Year
"Q.- ' '/'. oo o Jare C c' S'
/0, V2-4, Coo ,?, c-c--r- s
7. (a) Check here if discharge occurs all year El , or
(b) Circle the month(s) in which discharge occurs: January February March April
May June July August September October November December
(c) Days per week discharge occurs: ,S
NOTE: If the facility has separate discharge points (outfalls) or multiple industrial processes, include a schematic diagram
of wastewater flow at the facility.
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C
For maufacturing or commercial facilities with a discharge <1 MGD (or WTPs)
8. Types of wastewater discharged to surface waters only (check as applicable).
Discharge per operating day
Flow `
(GALLONS PER OPERATING DAY)
Volume treated before discharging
(PERCENT)
Sanitary - daily average
$Soo
3
ioo ?o
Cooling water, etc. - daily average
Process water - daily average
Maximum per operating day for
total discharge (all types)
i 5,0 o
/ o 0 90
9. If any of the types of wastewater identified in item 8 (either treated or untreated) are discharged to places
other than surface waters, record the amount(s) discharged below:
A. Municipal sewer system gpd
B. Underground well gpd
C. Septic tank gpd
D. Evaporation lagoon or pond gpd
E. Other, specify gpd
10. Number of separate discharge points: r
11. Name of receiving stream(s): OQ9 C E E X
12. 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? Circle all that apply:
aluminum ammonia beryllium cadmium chromium chlorine (residual)
copper cyanide lead mercury nickel oil and grease
phenols selenium zinc None of the above
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.
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Printed name of Person Si ping •J Title
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Signature of Applicant / j Date
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 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 $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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