NC0087076_Renewal (Application)_20190806

July 16, 2019
Wren Thedford •
North Carolina DENR
Division of Water Quality—NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 RECEIVED
RE: NPDES Permit No.NC0087076 Renewal Application OCT 2 8 Z019
Columbia Forest Products,Columbia Carolina Division
Old Fort,North Carolina NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Dear Ms Thedford:
Please find enclosed the NPDES permit renewal application for Columbia Forest Products,
Columbia Carolina Division located at 369 Columbia Carolina Road in Old Fort, North Carolina
(Columbia Carolina). Columbia Carolina currently operates a wet decking operation at the facility.
The discharge point (Outfall 001) from the wet decking operation (at the log pond to the Catawba
River) is permitted by NPDES permit No. NC0087076, which expires on December 31, 2019. A
Site Location Map has been included as Figure 1.
Operations at the facility have not changed since the issuance of the last permit.
Discharges occur infrequently to the Catawba River via Outfall 001. Following the September
2017 discharge and exceedances, Columbia Carolina undertook several efforts to improve the
quality of the ponds at the facility including storm water diversion and increasing pond capacity.
On May 30th, 2018 a State of Emergency was issued for McDowell and other nearby counties due
to heavy rains and flooding. The facility received approximately 11.3 inches of rain over a period
of approximately 48 hours. A significant flow onto the property occurred during this event from
neighboring properties. Columbia was unable to measure this impact but it did contribute to the
discharge event. No additional discharge events have occurred since May 2018. Please find a
summary of the analytical results for the past three years from Outfall 001.
Sampling Event TSS Settleable Solids pH
(mg/L) (ml/L) (s.u.)
May 30,2018 70.7 0.1 7.42
September 23,2017 94 0.4 7.21
August 9,2016 54 0.01 7.02
Monthly Average Effluent Limitation 30 0.1 6.0—9.0
Daily Maximum Effluent Limitation 45 0.2 6.0—9.0
Priority Pollutant Analysis
The facility is no covered by Federal effluent guidelines and is therefore not required to complete a
Priority Pollutant Analysis(PPA)in accordance with 40 CFR Part 122.21.

Sludge Management Plan
No Sludge Management Plan has been prepared for the facility. The wastewater generated at the
facility is not treated other than through the process of aeration and settling within the ponds and as
such no treatment sludge is generated. The ponds are dredged on an as needed basis as determined
during an annual evaluation of the ponds. The dredged materials consisting of soil and wood
debris are utilized/disposed of in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.1 and
in a manner such as to prevent any pollutant from such materials from entering waters of the State
or navigable waters of the United States.
If you have any questions or comments,please feel free to contact me at(828)724-4191.
Sincerely,
arrett Rhinehart
Maintenance Manager
Attachments:
Attachment A: Application Form
Attachment 2: Site Location Map

Attachment A — Application Form

Attachment B — Site Location Map

NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
Mail the complete application to:
NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources / NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit Number NC0087076
Please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name Columbia Forest Products
Facility Name Columbia Forest Products RECEIVED
Mailing Address 369 Columbia Carolina Road OCT 2 8 1619
City Old Fort NCDEQIDWR1NPDES
State / Zip Code North Carolina / 28762
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
e-mail Address [e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same as above
Street Address or State Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
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 Columbia Forest Products
Mailing Address 369 Columbia Carolina Road
City Old Fort
State / Zip Code North Carolina / 28762
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
4. Ownership Status:
Federal ❑ State ❑ Private ® Public ❑
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
5. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code(s): 2435
6. Number of employees: 300
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.
Columbia Forest Products practices wet decking where the ends of untreated logs are sprayed
to prevent splitting. Beginning in March or April and continuing through October or
November, the logs are sprayed with water in the log yard. Water is pumped from the log pond
and sprayed within the spray basin. No chemicals are added to the water. The water is
sprayed on the logs at a maximum flow rate of 800 gallons/minute and is then diverted back
into the log pond by drainage ditches, when full the log pond will overflow into the overflow
pond. During extreme event conditions when both the overflow pond and log pond are at
capacity, the log pond discharges to the Catawba River.
8. Is facility covered under federal effluent limitation guidelines? No ❑ Yes
If yes, specify the category? Part 249, Subpart I - Discharges resulting from wet decking
9. Principal product(s) produced: Hardwood Plywood
Principal raw material(s) consumed: Poplar Veneer
Briefly describe the manufacturing process(es):
Logs are brought to the site by trucks and are unloaded in the log yard where they are stored prior to
debarking. After debarking, the logs are cut to length and loaded into one of six log soaking vats, to
increase the temperature of the logs to slightly above peeling temperatures. The logs are removed from
the vats and are fed to one of two lathes inside the lathe building. The resulting green veneer is
clipped, sorted, and stacked. The green veneer is then transported to a veneer dryer to reduce the
moisture content of the wood. The veneer is then sorted and stacked.
The veneer is transported to one of four spreaders, where plywood sheets are manually assembled by
alternating layers of veneer and glue. The Site purchases the hardwood veneer faces that are
transported to the Site by railcar. Stacks of glued sheets are conveyed to one of three hot presses.
During the press cycle, heat and pressure are applied to the sheets until the individual pieces of
veneer within the sheets are permanently bonded together. After pressing, the sheets are moved to
finishing where they are individually trimmed to size, patched, sanded, and packaged for transport.
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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
(List specific amounts consumed and/or units of production over the last three years)
Product Produced or Raw Material Product Produced or Raw Material
Consumed Consumed
(AVERAGE) (PEAK)
per Day 8,600 panels 12,200 panels
per Month 268,000 panels 379,000 panels
per Year 2,680,000 panels 2,900,000 panels
11. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: <1 Duration: NA
12. Types of wastewater discharged to surface waters only
Flow
Discharge
(GALLONS PER DAY)
Sanitary - monthly average 0
Utility water, etc. - monthly average 0
The normal monthly average discharge is 0, there is
typically no discharge.
The facility only discharges during large storm events.
Process water monthly average The total measured rainfall during the last discharge
event in 2018 was 11.3 inches which resulted in a
calculated .72 million gallon discharge from the
facility.
There has been no discharge since May 2018.
Stormwater-monthly average 45,000 estimated
Other-monthly average
Explain: 0
Monthly Average 45,000 estimated
total discharge (all types)
13. Number of separate discharge points: 1 Outfall Identification number(s) 001_
14. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall, including
latitude and longitude):
Catawba River (see Site Location map included as Figure 1)
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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 Monthly Units of
Maximum Average Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
Total Organic Carbon
Total Suspended Solids See cover letter
Ammonia as N
Temperature (Summer)
Temperature (Winter)
pH See cover letter
Fecal Coliform (If sanitary waste is
present) •
Total Residual Chlorine (if chlorine is
used)
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) CESQG NESHAPS (CAA)
UIC (SDWA) Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
NPDES NGC210136 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
PSD (CAA) Other: Synthetic Minor Air Permit 04637R13
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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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.
Randy Marsh Plant Manager
Printed name of Person Signing Title
� M0 7/23/2019
i natur f Applican 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 $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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