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December 07, 2018
Joseph Williams
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1200 Peachtree St Box 13
Atlanta, GA 30309
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. IYCO029246
Linwood Yard
Davidson County
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the December 4, 2018 receipt of your permit renewal application
and supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW
permitting branch. Per G.S. 15OB-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made.
Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The
permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a
timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal
of the permit.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https•//deq ncgov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-application-tracker
If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the
links available within the Application Tracker.
Sincerely,
Wren Thedford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-807-6300

NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION — SHORT FORM C — Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit Number INCO029246
Please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Facility Name
Linwood Yard
Mailing Address
1200 Peachtree Street, N.E. Box 13
City
Atlanta
State / Zip Code
Georgia / 30309 Water Resources
ittinn Section
Telephone Number
[phone]
Fax Number
[phone]
e-mail Address
N/A
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same as above ❑
Street Address or State Road I-85 Belmont Road Extension
City
State / Zip Code
County
Linwood
North Carolina / 27299
Davidson
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, consultant or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the
Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Mailing Address 1200 Peachtree Street, N.E. Box 13
City Atlanta
State / Zip Code Georgia / 30309
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
4. Ownership Status:
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
Federal ❑ State ❑ Private ® Public ❑
5. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code(s): 4011
6. Number of employees: 190
7. Describe the treatment system List all installed waste treatment components with capacities,
describe the processes that generate wastewaters. If the space provided is not sufficient attach a
separate sheet of paper with the system description.
Wastewater is generated in the shops at the facility and routed to the wastewater treatment
plant. Runoff from the fueling rack, fuel offloading area, and petroleum storage tank
containment areas is also directed to the wastewater treatment plant. The wastewater treatment
plant consists of the following:
• Bar screen
• Grit chambers
• Oil skimmers
• Oil/water separators
• 2 Surge basins with capacities of 1.5 million and 1.6 million gallons
• Equalization tank with a capacity of 1 million gallons
• Chemical feed/flocculation
• Dissolved air flotation unit
• Clarifier
• Aerated polishing pond
• Active carbon filtration system
• Filtration system
• Flow meter
• Sludge drying beds
8. Is facility covered under federal effluent limitation guidelines? No ® Yes ❑
If yes, specify the category? N/A
9. Principal product(s) produced: N/A
Principal raw material(s) consumed: Diesel and lube oil
Briefly describe the manufacturing process(es):
Manufacturing is not conducted at the facility. The facility does not produce any products. Activities
at the facility include locomotive fueling and lubrication, locomotive and railcar maintenance and
repair, and railcar classification.
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
10. Amount of principal product produced or raw material consumed
Lists eci c amounts consumed and/or units of production over the last three ears
Product Produced or Raw Material
Product Produced or Raw Material
Consumed
Consumed
AVERAGE
PEAK
Diesel = 95,000 gallons per day
per Day
N/A
Lube Oil = 160 gallons per day
per Month
per Year
11. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ❑
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Varies
Intermittent
Duration: Varies
12. Types of wastewater discharged to surface waters only
Discharge
Flow
GALLONS PER DAY)
Sanitary - monthly average
N/A
Utility water, etc. - monthly average
N/A
Process water - monthly average
N/A
Stormwater - monthly average
230,000
Other - monthly average
Explain: Wastewater and shop drainage
25,700
Monthly Average
255,700
total discharge (all types)
13. Number of separate discharge points: 1 Outfall Identification number(s) O i l
14. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall, including
latitude and longitude):
South Potts Creek / High Rock Lake
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
15. Effluent Data [for new or proposed discharges]
Provide data for the parameters listed. Temperature and pH shall be grab samples, for all other parameters 24-hour
composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported, report daily maximum and monthly
average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
NOTE. Permittees requesting renewal should complete the table ONLY for the parameters
currently monitored. Summarize the past 3 years of effluent data.
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
17
6.13
mg/L
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
Not required by current permit; request waiver.
Total Organic Carbon
Not required by current permit; request waiver.
Total Suspended Solids
8.5
4.57
mg/L
Ammonia as N
Not required by current permit; request waiver.
Temperature (Summer)
29.1
29.1
°C
Temperature (Winter)
15.7
13.7
°C
pH
8.00
7.11
S.U.
Fecal Coliform (If sanitary waste is
present)
NA
NA
NA
Total Residual Chlorine (if chlorine is
used)
NA
NA
NA
16. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications (check all that apply and provide permit
numbers or check none if not applicable):
Type Permit Number Type Permit Number
Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NESHAPS (CAA)
UIC (SDWA) Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
NPDES NCO029246 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
PSD (CAA) Other
Non -attainment program (CAA)
17. List any chemicals that may be discharged (Please list and explain source and potential
amounts.)
None
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
18. Is this facility located on Indian country? (check one)
Yes ❑ No
19. Applicant Certification
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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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 $25,000,
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 $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.)
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