NCS000334_2008 Staff Report_20081215

0�o� WA7' qQ Michael F. Easley, Governor
P William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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Q Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
December 15, 2008
Individual NPDES Stormwater Permit Renewal Transmittal Cover Page
To: Mooresville Regional Office, Marcia Allocco
Subject: NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000334
JCI Jones Chemicals
Charlotte, NC (Mecklenburg County)
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Attachment Description w��' ,;,�"� ''n �
® Staff Report l ._
® Draft Permit
® Renewal Applicationcs
Please provide comments and sign Staff Report. Thanks.
Return to Cory Larsen at the Central Office by January 22, 2009.
Cory Larsen
Division of Water Quality
Stormwater Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone [phone]
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NCS000334
Facility Name:
NPDES Permit Number:
Facility Location:
Type of Activity:
SIC Code (if applicable):
Receiving Streams:
River Basin:
Stream Classification:
Proposed Permit Requirements:
Monitoring Data:
Response Requested by (Date):
Central Office Staff Contact:
Special Issues:
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins Director
Division of Water Quality
STAFF REVIEW AND EVALUATION
NPDES Stormwater Permit
JCI Jones Chemicals Incorporated
NCS000334
1500 Tar Heel Rd, Charlotte, NC (Mecklenburg County) See Figure I
CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION
2812 Alkalies & Chlorine
2819 Industrial Inorganic Chemicals
Paw Creek
Catawba River Basin, Sub -basin 03-08-34
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See attached draft permit.
See Appendices
January 22, 2008
Return to Cory Larsen, [phone]
Issue
Rating Scale: 1(easy) to
10(hard)
Compliance history
4
Benchmark exceedance
2
Location (TMDL, T&E species,
etc)
7
Other Challenges:
• Information gathering
5
Difficulty Rating:
(18)140
Description of Onsite Activities:
• The facility blends, .repackages and distributes bulk chemicals to customers in the water and
wastewater treatment industries. JCI Jones produces filtered bleach and sodium bisulfate from chlorine,
sodium hydroxide, and sulfur• dioxide.
Documents Reviewed:
• SPU & Central Files
• EPA TRI Data & MSGP
+ 2006 303(d) List
• NC TMDLs
• Draft 2004 Catawba Basinwide Plan
• NC Natural Heritage Program for T&E
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History:
• Date Permit first issued: March 22, 1996
• Date Permit re -issued: April 12, 2002
• Date Permittee submitted renewal
application: September 28, 2006

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JCI Jones Chemicals
JCI Jones Chemicals Incorporated
Lab tude : 3511 15' 59" N
Longitude: 800 54'32" W
County: Mecklenburg
Receiving Stream; Paw Creek
Stream Class; C
Sub -basin; 03-08-34 (Catawba River Basin)
Figure 1: Map of Facility
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Facility Location

Central Office Review Sununary:
1. Owner's Other Permits:
• NA
2. General Observations:
• Small size facility (6 ac) with approximately 90% impervious cover;
• Site has one SDO that drains to Paw Creek.
3. Impairment:
o Paw Creek not listed on 303(4) list for impairment;
o No TMDLS for Paw Creek currently;
o Paw Creek is a tributary of Lake Wylie of the Catawba River and is part of the Lake Wylie Nutrient
Mgmt. Plan. There is a nutrient TMDL in place for Lake Wylie for chlorophyll -a -as discussed in the
2004 Basinwide Plan for the Catawba basin.
4. Threatened and Endangered:
o The Carolina Heelspl.itter, a federally endangered mussel, was found to occur within two miles of the
facility. The Heelsplitter is sensitive to siltation and a wide range of pollutants.
S. Location:
o Facility is located in an industrialized area approximately five miles northwest of downtown Charlotte.
Stormwater from the site drains to Paw Creek.
6. Industrial Changes Since Previous Pen -nit:
o Since issuance of the previous permit in 2002, there have been no significant changes in industrial
process activities at the facility.
7. Analytical Monitoring Notes:
o Analytical monitoring data was not required by the previous permit;
8. Qualitative Monitoring:
o Visual monitoring performed semi-annually since 2003;
o No abnormal conditions observed;
o See Appendix A for full results.
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NCS000334
Revised Permit Recommendations: Analytical Monitoring:
1. Adding parameters...
a. TSS —to monitor for solids/sediment load in stoninvater. Large volume of truck traffic is a potential
source.
b. O&G — truck traffic potential source.
c. Chlorine — one of the facility's main products. Highly toxic to aquatic life.
d. NO3+NOS—N — recommended parameter under MSGP Subsector C2. Also, facility is located in
nutrient -sensitive watershed with nutrient management plan in place.
e. TP — added in conjunction with NO,, -N to monitor for nutrient load. Past monitoring of Lake Wylie has
shown elevated TP concentrations in Paw Creek.
2. pH added — standard addition to permit.
3. All analytical monitoring set to semi-annually.
4. Benchmarks for analytical monitoring and Tiered monitoring system added to this draft permit.
5. Analytical and qualitative monitoring required during representative storm events. Qualitative monitoring
required regardless of representative outfall status.
6. Flow reporting replaced by total rainfall parameter.
7. Vehicle maintenance monitoring revised to semi-annually.
Other Proposed Changes to the Previous Permit:
1. See draft permit for full details.
Discussions with permittee: Michael Croke, 704-392-9767, 12/08/08
1. Q: Can you please provide a description of facility activities?
a. ANSWER: See Description of Onsite Activities (pg 1).
2. Q: How large is the site?
a. ANSWER: About 6 acres.
3. Q: Are there any chemicals stored outdoors?
a. ANSWER: Rail cars containing bulk chemicals are stored outside.
4. Q: How many outfalls do you have?
a. ANSWER: One
5. Q: Is vehicle maintenance performed at the facility?
a. ANSWER: No. No gasoline or oil stored onsite either.
6. Q: What are the chemical loading/unloading procedures?
a. ANSWER: Bulk chemicals are top -unloaded from rail cars and product is top -loaded into trucks (for
distribution) in a diked area to contain spillage.
7. Q: What is the breakdown between rail car and truck transport?
a. ANSWER: All chemicals come in on rail car and all go out in tanker trucks.
8. Q: Are your products mainly for water treatment?
a. ANSWER: All customers are in water and wastewater treatment industries.
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Recommendations: Based on the documents reviewed, the application information submitted on September 28,
2006 is deemed sufficient to issue an Individual Stormwater Permit.
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APPENDIX A
QUALITATIVE MONITORING RESULTS
JCI JONES CHEMICALS
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