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Home My WebLink AboutNC0005177_WASTELOAD ALLOCATION_19860617 NPDES DOCUMENT SCANNINS COVER SHEET NPDES Permit: NC0005177 FMC Lithium Document Type: Permit Issuance fF Wasteload Allocation Authorization to Construct (AtC) Permit Modification Speculative Limits Staff Report Instream Assessment (67B) Environmental Assessment (EA) Permit History Document Date: June 17, 1986 Thte do40"me3M-t ie prtatea oIM reuse paper-ignore aay content on the we-ex-me ssise HPDES WASTE LOAD ALLOCATION Engineer j Date Rec. S 7 Facility. Name: �.�F-L�,.`.s.� (_t r�e,ro.�Lt Date t,:, �._.. 8 Existing ®� Pro posed Permit Na. . Pipe Na. : County:O 4 . Y- - _ Design Capacity (MGD) ' Industrial (.% of Flow): Lbmestic . ( % of Flow) : O o H 44 Receiving Stream: OT-, Class: C_ Sub-Basin: O 1 Y ^ Q Reference USGS Quad: El 3 5 (Please attach) Requestor: Regional Office. de,► a (GuIdeline limitations, if applicable, are to be listed on the back of this form. ) Design Temp.: Drainage Area (mil) : Avg_ Streamflow (cfs) : 7Ql0 (cfs) Winter 7Q10 (cfs) 30Q2 (cfs) Location of D.O. minimum (miles below outfall) : D. 2 Slope (fpm) 7.� Velocity (fps) : D; / K1 (base e, per day) : j. 7 �K2 (base e, Der day): i-8Y Effluent Monthly Effluent :onthly 8 Characteristics Average Comments Characteristics T_verage Comments ,D. L� 6 6 1t 3 a .� � C ,� moo • Q z P1Original �IocVln Comments: Revisd+d Confi o O Pr ed Reviewed BY: Date: t5� .a A . .. ' . ............c-----............................----- WASTELOAD ALLOCATION APPROVAL FORM ---------------------- FacilitV Name LITHIUM COAPOAATION TYPO of of Waste DOMESTIC Status EXISTING Receiving Stream UT-ABEANETHY CREEK Stream Class C Subbasin 080887 County CASTON Drainage Area ( sq mi ) _5 Regional Office MOOAESVILLE 7Q10 (cfs ) O Aequestor SAM BRIDGES Winter 7Q10 ( cfs ) � Date of Request 5/6/86 30Q2 ( cfs ) � Average Flow (cfs ) 5 ( -....------------ ......................................... AEC[)1M2NDED EFFLUENT LIMITS ------------------------- Wasteflow ( mgd ) 5-Day DOD ( mg/ 1 ) z6 Ammonia Nitrogen ( mg/ 1 ) �� Dissolved OxUQen ( mg/1 ) 6 TGS ( mg/1 ) 30 Fecal Coliform (*/100ml ) : 1000 PH ( SU) : 6-9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- COMMENTS -----------------------------'----- v � ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recommended by Reviewed by : Tech . Support Supervisor_,. _,ka................................. Daxe_ /� Regional Supervisor � Da�e_�� Permits & Engineering__ ................................ . ***. MObEL SUMMARY DATA **�� ' ` Discharger I ITHIUM CORPORATION Subbasin 030897 Receiving Stream UT—ABERNETHY CREEK Stream Class : C 7Q10 Winter 7Q10 � Design Temperature 25 »C 30Q2 � |LCNG\H|SLUPE | VELOCITY MEPT8 | KI \ KI 1 xo | xe / xx / KW | Kwo 1 mm � | wile |101i | fps | it | /duy | @20" | /daY | 000" 1 /ouV / @20" | /daV 1 RO" � --------------------------------------------'---'-------'----'-------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | SeBneot 1 | 0.30: 75.001 0.08 | 0.12 | 1.26 | 1.00 115,05 | 13,501 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Reach I | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________ *** INPUT DATA SUMMARY *** ! Flow | C8U0 | NO | VA, | | cfs | oU/l | mg/1 x mQ/l / ____________________________________ Segmpot I Reach I | It | | | uuotv / 0.023 | 48.000 | 0,000 i 6.000 � HeaUmmers| 0.000 | 0,000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Tributary | 0.000 | 0.000 1 0.000 | 0.000 | * Runoff | V.@N | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | --------------------------------------------------------- Runoff flow is in evs/mile ' . . . . . --------- -- MG RESULTS --------- DISCHAPGBg LJTHIUM CORPORATION QECEIVINC STREAM UT-ABEANETHY CREEK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THE END D . O . IS A . 96 MG/L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THE END CGOD IS 41 . 16 MC/L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THE END NBOU IS 0 . 00 MG/1 -------------------------------------------'--'----------------------- THE D O . MIN . OF SEGMENT 1 IS A , 96 MG/L THIS MINIMUM IS LOCATED AT SEGMENT MILEPOINT 0 . 20 WHICH IS LOCATED IN PEACH NUMBER 1 THE WLA FOR SEGMENT 1 REACH 1 IS 48 MC/L OF CBOD THE WLA FOR SEGMENT 1 REACH 1 IS 0 MQ/L OF NBOD THE QEQVIAED EFFLUENT D . [) , IS 6 MC/L THE WASTEFLOW ENTERING SEC I PEACH 1 IS . 015 MCD .........................................................................................................--------............----................................-----------------........- NPDES WASTE LOAD ALLOCATION � ineer Date Rec. " Facility Name: ��i+L' wen l.arDar"V_" _ Ot- r/riQJG c ck. D3ate l- Existing ' 8 Proposed O Permit DVD. . /)/G a p p S r"7 7 Pipe No. O o l Count p,O Ljq�o �+ Design Capacity (MGD) : 0• &4O Industrial (% of Flow) : Domestic ( % of Flow) : !o 0 Receiving Stream: Tp /� /1 �► 1�- Class: C' Sub-Basin: 0 3—OO — 3 - 1 Reference USGS Quad: r 13 S (Please attach) Requestor: Lisa /1`I-*" Regional nA. Office Moor-eSV1A, Q. a (Gua.deline limitations, if applicable, are to be listed on the back of this form. ) Design Temp.: Drainage Area (mil) = ( , L4 Avg. Streamf low (cfs) : (, 7 7Q10 (cfs) 0, 2 winter 7Q10 (cfs) L1, 30Q2 (cfs) Location of D.O. minimum (miles below outfall) : Slope (fpm) -75 .Velocity (fps) : Kl (base e, per day) : K2 (base e. ner day) : Effluent Monthly Effluent 'onthly Characteristics Average Comments Characteristics 1_verage Comments pM� ' rA W qa C.} H Z gOf: ation O Comments:Re iation O nfirmation Prepared By: C, Reviewed By: Date: y OcO For App'opriate .Dischargers, list Complete Cuideline limitations Below Effluent A Monthly Maximum Daily Characteristics Average Average comments T55 8. 8 r/p 266.3 dw ` S dv a a o GPI s CWI - _-7aoo GPI I's dont�s�,c Ld a S -tcJ Type of Product Produced Lbs/Day Produced Effluent Cuideline Reference Dat Rec. ` NPDES WASTE LOAD Engineer ALLOCATION �� ,, z� �. � •. Facility Name: ice n �o o �t.�rorb O r_ JAAA$'erg Date Existing ® - Permit No. :. //CO Oa Sf Z Pipe No. : 0-0a County: �a �a S � Proposed O Design Capacity (MGD) : �' -7 Industrial (% of Flow)': O 'Domestic ( ,°6 of Flow) : �a O N Receiving Stream: u [ Akan Class: C.� Sub-Basin: L3-y g— 3-7 Reference USGS Quad: P 1-3 S (Please attach) Requestor: ,Sa 6e-ec-A Regional- Office Aloa`esil lle (Guideline limitations, if applicable, are to be listed on the back of this form. ) Design Temp.: Drainage Area (mi2) : Avg: Streamflow (cfs) : 7Q10 (cfs) Winter 7Q10 (cfs) 30Q2 (cfs) Location of D.O. minimum (miles below outfall) : d. Z Slope (fpm) Velocity (fps) : 0 Kl (base N, per day) : K2 (base e, oer day) : ( d S Fey Effluent Nbnthly Effluent .-'-)ntnly Characteristics Average Comments Characteristics 1:verage Comments 0o n� 6- U i i location O Comments: ... s 1 cation O rmation 0 . Prepared 4 LX [ Reviewed By: Date: r Request No . : 2757le Z-75-B ' --------------------- WASTELOAD ALLOCATION APPROVAL FORM ------------------------- Facility Name : LITHIUM CORPORATION Type of Waste : PIPE 001 : TAILINGS . 002 : DOMESTIC Status : EXISTING Receiving Stream . UT-ABERNETHY CREEK Stream Class C Subbasin 030837 County GASTON Drainage Area (sq mi) : 1 . 4 Regional Office MRO 7Q10 (cfs) . . 2 Requestor LISA CREECH Winter '7Q10 (cfs) . 4 Date of Request 11/26/85 30Q2 (cfs) Quad F13SE Average Flow (cfs) 1 . 7 -- R COMMENDED EFFLUENT LIMITS : 001 002 wasteflow (mgd) . . 6 . 0072 5-Day BOD (mg/1) 16 Ammonia Nitrogen (mg/1) . 8 Dissolved Oxygen (mg/1) : "�• A'S 6 TSS (mg/1) iS/'M- 3 'Y?0 *,* Fecal Coliform (#/100ml) : 1000 pH (SU) : 6-9 6-9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- COMMENTS ---------------------- 7Q10 BASED ON NATURAL RUNOFF . DOMESTIC WASTE LIMITS NEEDED TO PROTECT WQ ABOVE TAILINGS POND . RECOMMEND TOXIC MONITORING BASED ON LABORATORY RESULTS AND n LOW DILUTION . a o. mow.. 544—QA,-,& o-+- �.csE tc,�..sie �j• """�, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recommended by �, Date_3 1 La— Reviewed by: Tech . Support Supervisor_ Date- 3� '� Regional Supervisor_)? � Date�l�� Permits & Engineering _ Date {, 1P. C. DEPT. OI' NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DRVUOp.5jEW MAR 24 1986 OIYISION OF ENVIRVIIJENTAt Z'CJ� piZ7t oo 7-Sj r�/ r Q o Q S" k 00 90 �7a DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT January 22, 1985 MEMORANDUM TO: Larry Ausley Ken Eagleson FROM: Randy Dodd U D THRU: Meg Kerr SUBJECT: Toxicity Screen Lithium Corporation Please consider a toxicity screen for the following facility: Facility NPDES County Subbasin Receiving Stream IWC (%) Lithium Corporation NCO005177 Gaston CTB37 UT-Abernethy Creek 75 - tailings pond Reason for recommendation: Monitoring data indicate presence of metals (attached) and possibility for violation of stream standards. 7Q10 = 0.3cfs Qw = 0.5 mgd RD:mlt EMS Laboratories, Inc. HtPUHI UAIt IV-j-p1 „IC ncul*IVCu_ �. 4132 POMPANO DRIVE CHARLOTTE. NORTH CAROLINA 28216 EMS SAMPLE #_ 236 (704) 392-6276 P.O. N _-._-_---_._."_.. SAMPLE TYPE GRAB COMPOSITE SAMPLE SOURCES WASTEWATER DATE SAMPLED 9-26-85 ' Lithium Corp. Of America SLUDGE COLLECTED BY Mr. Gerald Scott i + BILL TO' OIL REMARKS Lagoon Effluent Lithium Corp of America LEACHATE P.O. Box 795 Bessemer City, N.C. 28016 OTHER PARAMETER RESULTS DATE ANALYZED ANALYST METHOD OF ANALYSIS Oil & Grease <1.0 9-30-85 DF Partition Gravimetric Ayjnide mg/L <0.01 9-30-85 DF Colorimetric Phenols mg/L 0.04 9-30-85 DF Chloroform Extraction Nitrate-Nitrite mg/L <0. 10 9-26-85 DF Colorimetric Sulfate mg/L 1225 10- 1-85 DF Turbidimetric Total P mg/L 0.05 9-27-85 DF Colorimetric Ascorbic Fecal Coliform <1/100m1 9-27-85 DF Membrane Filter Sample Preparations Mn, Manganese mg/L 0.02 10- 1-85 DF Flame AA Mg, Magnesium mg/L 12. 1 9-30-85 DF Flame AA A1,Aluminum mg/L <0.2 10-2-85 DF Flame AA Vi-Co. Cobalt mg/L 0.02.. 9-30-85 DF Flame AA Bromide mg/L 10.6 10-1-85 DF Colorimetric DATA REVIEWED 13Y 236 SORT ODPY EMS Laboratories, Inc. REPORT DATE 9-19-85 DATE RECEIVED 8-28-85 4132 POMPANO DRIVE . CHARLOTTE. NORTH CAROLINA 28216 EMS SAMPLE a 171 REPORT (lo4) 392-6276 NUMBEri- P.O. # R3053 SAMPLE TYPE GRAB COMPOSITE SAMPLE SOURCES Lithium Corp. of America WASTEWATER DATE SAMPLED Box 795 I ' Bessemer City, NC 28016 SLUDGE COLLECTED BY RILL TO: Lithium Corp. of America OIL REMARKS No. 0 0 1 I Box 795 Bessemer City, N.C. 28016 LEACHATE Do not pay trom Attn: Gerald R. Scott OTHER this Copy PARAMETER RESULTS DATE ANALYZED ANALYST METHOD OF ANALYSIS CHARGE Cadmium, Cd mg/L <0.001 9-18-85 DF Flame AA Nickel, Ni <0.01 9-18-85 DF Flame AA /Copper, Cu 0.05 9-18-85 DF Flame AA Chromium, Cr <0.01 9-18-85 DF Flame AA J Zinc, Zn 0.02 9-18-85 DF Flame AA Lead, Fb <0.05 9-18-85 DF Flame AA Antimony, S b <0.05 9-18-85 DF Electrode Silver, Ag <0.005 9-18-85 DF Colorimetric ,//Beryllium , Be 0.06' 9-19-85 DF Flame AA Barium, Ba <0.3 8-30-85 JK Flame AA ✓Mercury, B8 <0.001 8-30-85 DF Cold Vapor _. 'Arsenic, As <0.01 9-11-85, DF Furnace AA V'Selenium, Se -0.04, 8-30-85 DF Furnace' AA Thallium, T1 <0. 1 9-17-85 CS Flame AA $224.00 DATA REwEwED BY- L REPORT COPY ` Ir DES 11;DUSTRIAL PER, RATING 1tOR SHEET �. Discretionary Addition I I Re;;ular ? ='rit 'Ln Deletion 1r1 Ceased Direct Discharge 1�1 NPDES Permit No . 1 �+_1 -_I_ 0 _! Facility Name , a� 4erI`Ce,. _ 1 city Receiving '.dater Aernet (meek Segment (If Designated) Water Quality Limiting I 1 Yes I I No _ _ Ia Compliance With Water Quality Standards I- Yes I_1 No Public Water Supply 1�1 Yes I r1 'No Current Classification Status III Major 1_1 Status Code 121 ,j Minor 1. Toxic Pollutant Potential PCs S:c CodE I•ZI 11 1 I Primary SIC Code Iz 161 / 19_I Other SIC Codes 1 1 I 1 ' I 1 f i l i I I I t I Industrial Subcategory Used L: Cox duJ.S Industrial Subcategory Code JFI7_I (Code 00 if no subcategory) Toxicity Group __- 111 I (00 points) 121 II ( 10 points ) 131 111 .( 20 points ) IV (30 points) 151 V (40 points) I6I VI (50 points) A. Toxic Pollutants Points 30 1�1 Toxicity Group Code 2. Flow/Stream low Volume Wastewater Type Type I 1111 Flog < 5 mgd (00 points ) 1121 plow 5 to 10 mgd ( 10 points) 1 131 Flow > 10 to 50 msd ( 20 points) 1141 Flow > 50 mgd ( 30 points ) Type II 1211 ✓ Flow < 1 mgd ( 10 points) 1221 Flow 1 to 5 mgd ( 20 points) 1231 Flow > 5 to 10 mgd (30 points) 1241 Flow > 10 mgd (50 points) Type III 1311 Flow < 1 mgd (00 po::nts 1321 . Flow 1 to 5 tngd ( 10 points) 1331 Flow > 5 to 10 mgd ( 20 points) 041 Flow > 10 mgd (30 points) Flow Points - �d Alternate - Wast(!water/Stream Floes Ratio � 3 Alternate Code Checked on Optional Worksheet (Code 99 if not used) Alternate Points 3� B. 'Wastewater Flow Points (Larger of Flow Points or Alternate) - 30 3. Traditional Pollutants BOD or Daily average Load - I1I < 100 lb/day ( 00 points) ( 2 100 to 1000 lb /day (10 points) 3 > 1000 to 3000 lb/dap (20 points) > 3000 lb/dap ( 30 points) BOD Code COD _ Daily Average Load < 100 lb /day (00 points) 100 to 1000 lb/day ( 10 points) > 1000 to 5000 lb /day (20 points) 41 > 5000 lb/day ( 30 points) COD Code' Oxygen Demand Points (Larger of BOD or COD Points) * Insert any alternate oxygen demand parameter used. TSS _ Daily Av,ecage Load lOU lb /day (00 points) � 2 '106 to 1000 lb /day ( 10 points) > 1000 to .5000 lb/day (20 points ) F4 > 51000 lb/day (30 points) TSS Code TSS Points - Ammonia or **_ Daily Average Load < 300 lb/day ( 00 points) (As NH4-N ) 300 to 1000 lb/.day ( 10 points) 13J > 1;000 to 3000 lb/day (20 points) JAI_ > 3000 lb/day ( 30 points) Ammonia ICode Ammonia Points ** Insert any alternate nitrogen parameter used -3- Temperature Seat Load (Compute only for flows > 10 . mgd and when temperature limits are specified in the permit) . 191 Not Computed Temperature Differential ( T ) - Permit Limits (::ax . Temp .) -- 700 . Seat Load Cooling Water Flow (mgd) a T x 0. 00834 x x 0 . 00834 - billion BTU Heat Load 111 < 4 billion BTU (00 points) 121_w_____ 4 to 10 billion BTU (10• points) 131 > 10 billion BTU (20 points) �-, Heat Load Code i Heat Load Points C. Total Traditional Pollutant Points (Sum of Oxygen Demand , TSS , Ammonia and Heat Load Points) 4. Potential Public Health Impacts Is the receiving water to which wastewater is discharged or a water body to which it is tributary used for _ - a municipal water supply within 50 miles downstream? 111 No (0 points) 121 ✓ Yes Toxicity Group I , 11 or 111 (00 points) / IV (10 points) V (20 points) VI (30 points) Public Health Code D. Public Health Points Fr- 5. 'Water Quality Factors Have (or will) one or more of the effluent limitations assigned to the discharge been based on water quality factors in' the receiving stream rather than technology or effluent guidelines or has a wasteload allocation been assigned to the discharge? Alternately, has the receiving water been designated as water quality limiting? ( 1 � ✓ Yes ( 15 points) 121 No (00 points) 1_t Water Quality Limiting Code ' . 1 -V' is the receiving water in compliance With applicable water quality standards7 � 1 ) Yes ( 00 points) No ( 10 points ) Water Quality Standards Code E. Total Water Quality Points � ^� . (Sun of Water Quality Limiting and Water Quality Standards Points) 6. Total Permit Rating Points Add Toxic Pollutant Points (A) + Wastewater Flow Points (B) + Traditional Pollutant Points (C) + Public Bealth Points (D) . + Water Quality Points (E) NOTE: If Eermit is a discretionarX addition , add 500 points to total TOTAL RATING POINTS ASSIGNED TO THE PERIMIT 6 �. Total Rating Points Previously Assigned to the Permit (if any) 7 . Processing Record PCS information recorded by Date Permit application data recorded by Date Permit data recorded by Date Public water supply determination by Date Water quality determination by Date Coding entered in the computer by Date Errors revised by Date Corrected coding in computer by Date $.. Permit Expiration Date Optional NPDES Permit Rating Worksheet Alternate Wastawater/Stream Flog Ratio Criteria i t:PflES No. Co06.47.?7 Total Wastewater Flow 0•ls(S (mgd) Type Wastewater (I, II or III) 71 Stream-flow (7-day low flow occurring once in 10 years) (cfs) 0.119 (mgd) Wastewater flow / stream flow- ratio 74 0e+ernine t-e above data from the HPDES oermit rating worksheet and from streamflow data. Compute the wastewater flow / stream'flow ratio. Check the appropriate blank below, record the code checked in the code bcx and -record the points checked in the Alternate Points. blank. Then transfer the Alternate Code and Alternate Points to page 2 of the hPDES Permit Rating Worksheet. Wastewater Type - Type 1 or III Flow <1 mgd (00 points) L421 _ Flow >1 mod and >10% of receiving water low flow (iG points) L43 . Flow >1 mod and >50A of receiving water low flow (20 points) sype II F Flow <0. 5 mad (00 points) 2 Flow >0. 5 mgd and >10% of receiving water low flow (20 points) 53 Flow >0. 5 ngd and >50% of receiving water low flow (30 points) 53 Alternate Code Checked 3 o Alternate Points