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Home My WebLink AboutNCS000105_COMPLIANCE_20120413__-STORMWATER-DIVISION CODING -SHEET - �- PERMIT NO. NG�0(Jo (r)s DOC TYPE ❑ FINAL PERMIT ❑ MONITORING INFO ❑ APPLICATION IR COMPLIANCE ❑ OTHER DOC DATE ❑ a oy �� YYYYM M DD -, aMyw"FILE COPY NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Chades Wakild, P.E. Dee Freeman Governor Director' Secretary April 13, 2012 Mr. Paul S. Dickens, Manager, Environmental Affairs Evergreen Packaging - Waynesville PO Box 4000 Canton, NC 28716 SUBJECT: NPDES Stormwater Permit Compliance Inspection Evergreen Packaging Canton Mill Permit No: NCS000105 Haywood County Dear Mr. Dickens: This letter is in follow-up to the NPDES Stormwater Permit Compliance Inspection conducted on March 22, 2012. Linda Wiggs and 1, Asheville Regional Office/Division of Water Quality (ARO/DWQ). appreciated Nick McCracken's assistance during the inspection (as well as Jim Giaque and yourself). The facility was found to be in compliance with permit NCS000105. However, as we discussed after review of the facility, ARO/DWQ recommends the following: Better housekeeping and maintenance should be performed at SDO-8 to ensure that coal dust residue does not discharge during storm events. • Sediment should be removed from SDO 6-4 to increase detention time, which should lead to better TSS results. Enclosed is a copy of the Compliance Inspection Report, which contains additional observations and comments for your reference. ARO/DWQ will continue to work with Evergreen during the renewal process for the permit, which expires July 31, 2013. Please contact me at (828) 296-4665 or SL1san.A.Wilsonna ncdenr.gov, if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, f .Susan A. Wilson, P.E. i Environmental Engineer Surface Water Protection Enclosure cc: Central Files ARO Files S:\SWPIHaywoodlStormwaterl2-Individual\Champion-BlueRdg-Evergreen\Evergreen SW Insp 3 201210EI.Evergreen SW NCS006105.3 2612.doc Location: 2090 U.S. Hghavay 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778 One nl Phone: 828-296-450MFA.X:828-299-K.431CustomerService: 1-877-62M748 N CcZtolina Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org Aaturallry An Equal Opparlunily 1 rifiimialive action Employer • 0 Compliance Inspection Report Permit: NCS000105 Effective: 08/01/08 Expiration: 07/31/13 Owner: Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Canton Mill County: Haywood 175 Main St Region: Asheville PO Box 4000 Canton NC 28716 Contact Person: Paul S Dickens Title: Phone: 828-646-6141 Directions to Facility: System Classifications: Primary ORC: Certification: Phone: Secondary ORC(s): On -Site Representative(s): Related Permits: Inspection Date: 03/22/2012 Entry Time: 09:50 AM Exit Time: 05:10 PM Primary Inspector: Susan A Wilson Phone: 828-294-4500 Secondary Inspector(s): Reason for Inspection: Routine Permit Inspection Type: Stormwater Discharge, Individual Facility Status: ■ Compliant ❑ Not Compliant Question Areas: 0 Storm Water (See attachment summary) Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Page: 1 r' Permit: NGS000105 Owner - Facility: Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc Inspection Date: 03/22/2012 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason far Visit: Routine Inspection Summary: The individual stormwater permit includes outfalls at the paper mill and outfalls at the landfill. There are 9 stormwater discharge outfalls (SDOs) at the mill and 18 SDOs at the landfill. During the previous permitting cycle, Evergreen was given representative outfali status (ROS) on several outfalls. Currently, Evergreen is monitoring SDOs 1-9 at the mill and SDOs 6-4 and 6-10 at the landfill. This permit is also unusual in that Camp Branch runs through the north side of the plant and Mingus Branch runs through the south side of the plant (and Evergreen is required to monitor upstream and downstream of these branches). The Pigeon River bisects the mill, but is bermed on both sides and has no outfalls other than those identified. At the landfill, many outfalls are in stabilized drainage areas (and DWQ agrees with the ROS for those); SDO 6-4 and SDO 6-15 appear to comprise the most active areas. SDO 6-4 captures the entrance area of the landfill (and TSS values have been elevated in the past). At the time of the inspection, the basin appeared to have an amount of sediment (and Evergreen was aware that it would be prudent to remove the sediment and obtain greater detention). The ARID will recommend that this SDO continue to be monitored with the upcoming permit renewal. SDO 6-10 generates from a stabilized area near the leachate lagoons (which are pumped to the WWTP). DWQ will recommend that analytical monitoring be suspended at this outfall upon the next permit renewal; due to this area being stabilized, flow does not occur regularly. SDO 6-15 encompasses the landfill cell currently in use. DWQ recommends that Evergreen begin analytical sampling (qualitative sampling is being performed now) at this outfall. ARO/DWQ will recommend that this outfall be designated as a Representative Outfall for qualitative and analytical sampling during the upcoming permit renewal. Evergreen is aware that the area near SDO 6-17 and -18 is in need of maintenance (some rills and bare spots as this is a newly planted area and just recently covered). At the mill, much of the exposure area for the entire process plant, the WWTP, and the chip pile drains to the storm sewer and is routed back to the WWTP. The drainage areas that don't drain to the storm sewer system are designated as SDOs. AROIDWQ will recommend that SDO-9 be elimated (it encompasses only a parking area). SDO-8 needs maintenance and better housekeeping practices. At the time of the inspection, there appeared to be pathways in which coal/dust migrated directly to the drop inlets and out SDO-8. This could ultimately contribute to adverse color and elevated TSS levels. The access road near this area was also experiencing some erosion which should be corrected. DWQIARO will discuss the need for monitoring of SDO-14 upon permit renewal. This outfall does not experience flow. DWQ/ARO will work with Evergreen during the permit renewal process. DWQ will evaluate this permit to ensure it is consistent with similar permits. Evergreen may wish to do preliminary monitoring on Mingus Branch for COD (and continue with TSS). Page: 2 Permit: NCS000105 Owner - Facility: Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc Inspection Date: 03/22/2012 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Yes No NA NE Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan? ■ n 0 n # Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map? ■ n n n # Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"? ■ ❑ n n # Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas? ■ ❑ 0 ❑ # Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years? ■ ❑ D n # Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices? ■ ❑ 0 # Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment? ■ n n n # Does the Plan include a BMP summary? ■ D n n # Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)? ■ ❑ 11 Q # Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan? ■ C3 0 fl # Does the facility provide and document Employee Training? ■ n n n # Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)? ■ 0 n n # Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually? ■ Cl n n # Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program? ■ n n n Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented? ■ Q 0 Q Comment: Records are very well kept and maintained. Qualitative Monitoring Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? ■ 0 ❑ Q Comment: Qualitative monitoring for all outfalls has been documented. Analytical Monitoring Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? ■ 0 n ❑ # Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? D 0 ■ Comment: Analytical monitoring has been conducted as required. Some benchmarks have been exceeded, with monthly monitoring conducted based on Tier 2 requirements. Per Evergreen, most of the stormwater runoff around the facility is routed to the WWTP. Permit and Outfalls Yes No NA NE # Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? ■ f] ❑ 0 # If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division? ■ 0 0 ❑ Page: 3 0 0 Permit: NC5000105 Owner - Facility: Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc Inspection Date: 03122/2092 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine # Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges? Comment: There was some confusion regarding the Representative Outfall Status of various outfalls. This ROS was determined during the last permit renewal (and the ARO appears to not have been included in those determinations - and ARO records for this are minimal). ROS status will be fully documented upon the next renewal of the permit. Page: 4 . K1_"t • C packaging AUG 31 2009 1 Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. - Canton Mill / Waynesvi le Aan� �E R oSECTION 27 August 2009 CERTIFIED MAIL Return Receipt Requested 7007 0710 0003 7311 3927 North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Stormwater Permitting Unit Post -Construction Application 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 RE: Post -Construction Notification Project ID: Haywood-2009-001 Project: Blue Paper Products — Canton Mill Haywood County, North Carolina To Whom It May Concern: Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. is in receipt of your letter of August 6, 2009. Please be advised that Blue Ridge Paper was issued an individual NPDES permit, NCS0000105 (the "Permit"), to discharge stormwater from the Canton Mill, including the # 6 landfill. The permit was issued on July 14, 2008. Blue Ridge Paper has completed the monitoring required by this permit to date. The Permit itself has requirements more stringent than the general Phase 11, post -construction permit. The # 6 landfill was initially permitted in 1984. Blue Ridge applied for and received authorization to begin construction of Cell 6A at the landfill this summer. The erosion control plan submitted to Haywood County was only for the work to be completed in connection with Cell 6A. Blue Ridge believes it is exempt from the requirement to apply for and obtain a Post - Construction Stormwater Permit. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us. Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging — Canton Mill / Waynesville Plant 175 Main Street • PO Box 4000 Canton, North Carolina 28716 9 828-646-2000 W-11 • Page 2 Sincerely, Nick McCracken Mike Gustafson Water Compliance Coordinator Manager, Environmental Affairs Evergreen Packaging Evergreen Packaging 828-646-2874 828-646-2381 nick.mccracken@everpack.com mike. gustafson @everpack.com cc: Asheville Regional Office, Surface Water Protection Section Stormwater Permitting Unit Files Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging — Canton Mill 1 Waynesville Plant 175 Main Street • PO Box 4000 Canton, North Carolina 28716 * 828-646-2000 6 F,awsirs) FM packaging Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. - Canton Mill 20 June 2008 Robert D. Patterson, PE Environmental Engineer Stormwater Permitting Section Division of Water Quality North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Subject: Draft NPDES Stormwater Permit Permit No. NCS000105 Canton Mill Haywood County Dear Mr. Patterson — }' J U N 2 4 2008 i WATER QJALI,ry SECTION ASH-1"LLE REG C'NAL OFFICE CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED 7007 0710 0003 7311 3552 Blue Ridge Paper Products has reviewed the draft stormwater permit for the Canton Mill dated 22 May 2008 and received on 27 May 2008. The site specific and general permit conditions are as expected following the Division's stormwater permit inspection on 8 May 2008. We have nc comments on the 22 May 2008 draft. Sincerely — Paul S. Dickens R. Derric Brown Manager Environmental Affairs Director Environment, Health and Safety 828-646-6141 828-646-2318 dickeo@blueri&enaoer.com browndb@bluerideeaanencom cc: ✓Roger Edwards, DWQ Asheville Regional Office C-File Water Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. — Canton Mill 175 Main Street • PO Box 4000 Canton, North Carolina 28716 • 828-646-2000 4- Division of Evergreen Packaging 'OP' PU r ou ��- S/` 2-0 c-, Tt, Pbelt-t t :- iv urn 0-7 51 W [� d% ►J %YZ� LL_�r VA kit pu�- n Lt( %j i dLA pola- (4A\kb is �—M CP,uP �,;o� `4 l Mflt � J N6+ ,rt.o W -A P-kp 4 US �S Few �,t --r.. O _ �r'c�-r � {11-t Jtf,�lu5ts5 `� gu i Nam✓ IQlLr s74 c Ant PCB ,�V.-f!cz- —j-z, — f20u4r-- C#,�i SO Dic gp-. nl j2- f �! —� - {�J hjG \ {� x.g -. `{ Cu i` ,/ YL. 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There are 9 au#falls at the mill, two of ich (outfalls 2 and 6) are actually where streams enter the property and are not actuallyoutfa . There are 18 outfalls landfill 6. The facility has Mptese,atative ou all status, for outfali 6-4 and outfall 6-10. utfall 6-4 is representative of the majority of the landfill land use area outfal -10 is representative of the leachate pond area. Bath sites are well maintained and monitored. The stormwater pollution prevention plan is in compliance with the permit. The site map is excellent. The facility is doing all required monitoring and sampling. Page: 2 A Permit: NCS000105 Owner - Facility: Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc inspection Date: 05/08/2008 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Yes No NA NE Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan? ■ Cl ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a BMP summary? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the facility provide and document Employee Training? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Qualitative Monitoring) Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Analytical Monitoring Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: Permit and Outfalls Yes No NA NE # Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Were all outfalis observed during the inspection? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment Page: 3