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NOV - 8 1991
ONISION OF ENVIRORMENTAL MANAGENElli=
State of North Carolina MOORESVILLE REGIOKA1 OFFICE
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street - Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
S. W. Jackson, Jr.
101 West Main Street
Lawndale, NC 28090
Dear Mr. Jackson:
George T. Everett, Ph.D
Director
November 1, 1991
Subject: NPDES Permit No.NC0004120
490=[Kj�Oom1pan-yCleveland County
In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on April 24, 1991, we are
forwarding herewith the subject state - NPDES permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the
requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215 .1 and the Memorandum of Agreement
between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection agency dated December 6, 1983.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within
thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written
petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the .
Office of Administrative. Hearings, Post Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
-7447. Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please take notice this permit is not transferable. Part II, EA. addresses the requirements to
be followed in case of change in ownership or control of this discharge.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be
required by the Division of Environmental Management or permits required by the Division of
Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit
that maybe required...
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Ms. Rosanne Barona at
telephone number 919n33-5083.
Sincerely,
Original Signed By
Donald Safrit for
George T. Everett
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Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

Permit No. NC0004120
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE- ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1,
other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Cleveland Mills Company
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
101 West Main Street
Lawndale
Cleveland County
to receiving waters designated as the First Broad River in the Broad River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in
Parts I, H, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective December 1, 1991
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on June 30, 1993
Signed this day November 1, 1991
Original Signed By
Donald Safrit for
George T. Everett, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NC0004120
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Cleveland Mills Company
is hereby authorized to:
Continue to operate the existing 0.6 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of an influent
catch basin with rough screening, a 2.0 million gallon capacity flow equalization basin with three
(3) floating surface aerators, a 1.0 million gallon capacity unlined aeration basin with four (4)
aerators, three (3) secondary clarifiers, a duplex sludge return lift station, a sludge return pump, a
chlorine contact chamber (not in operation), effluent flow measurement with recorder, and ten
(10) sludge drying beds located at 101 West Main Street, Lawndale, Cleveland County (See Part
III of this Permit), and
2. After receiving an Authorization to Construct from the Division of Environmental Management,
construct additional facilities for a total flow of 0.78 MGD, and
3. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the First
Broad River which is classified Class C waters in the Broad Rivet- Basin.

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A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0004120
Dt ing the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expansion or expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge
fro i outfall(s) serial number 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics
Flow
BOD, 5 D, ,,, 20 °C
Dissolved Oxygen
TSS
Temperature
OCD
Sulfide
Phenols
Chromium
Total Nitrocen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
Total Phosphorus
Discharge
Limitations
Monitoring
Requirements
lbslday,
Units (specify),
Measurement
Sample
*Sample
Mon. Avg,
Daily Max
Mon, Ava, Daily Max.
Frequency
jpe
Location
0.6 MGD
Continuous
Recorder
I or E
195.0
390.0
2/Month
Composite
E
Weekly
Grab
E,U,D
850.0
1700.0
2/Month
Composite
E
Weekly
Grab
E,U,D
3120.0
6240.0
Monthly
Composite
E
7.8
16.0
2/Month
Grab
E
3.9
7.8
2/Month
Grab
E
3.9
7.8
2/Month
Composite
E
Semi-annually
Composite
E
Semi-annually
Composite
E
* Sample locations: E - Effluent, I - Influent, U - Upstream at NC Highway 182, D - Downstream at NCSR 1809
** Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 1.8%; March, June, September, and December, See Part III, Condition D.
* * * See Part III, Condition E.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored weekly at the effluent by grab
sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0004120
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expansion or expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge
from outfall(s) serial number 001. (Continued)
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitatlons
Lbs/day, Other Units (specify)
Mon. Avg. Daily Max Mon, Avg, Daily Max.
Chronic Toxicity**
Pollutant Analysis***
Conductivi y
Monitoring
Requirements
Measurement
Sample
*Sample
Frequency
Type
Location
Quarterly
Composite
E
Annually
E
Weekly
Grab
U,D

A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0004120
During the period beginning upon expansion and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number
001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics
Flow
BOD, 5 Day, 20 °C
Dissolved Oxygen
TSS
Temperature
CCO
Sulfide
Phenols
Chromium
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
Total Phosphorus
Discharge Limitations
Lbs/day, Units (specify)
Mon. Avg. Daily Max Mon, Avg, Daily Max.
0.78 MGD
242.7 483.6
1046.6 2091.4
3828.0
7656.0
9.6
19.2
4.8
9.6
4.8
9.6
Monitorina Reauirements
Measurement
Sample
Frequency
Type
Continuous
Recorder
2/Month
Composite
Weekly
Grab
2/Month
Composite
Weekly
Grab
Monthly
Composite
2/Month
Grab
2/Month
Grab
2/Month
Composite
Semi-annually
Composite
Semi-annually
Composite
*Sample
Location
IorE
E
E,U,D
E
E,U,D
E
E
E
E
E
E
* Sample locations: E - Effluent, I - Influent, U - Upstream at NC Highway 182, D - Downstream at NCSR 1809
** Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 2.4%; March, June, September and December; See Part III, Condition F.
*** See Part III, Condition E.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored weekly at the effluent by grab
sample.
Th ere shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

A. O. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0004120
During the period beginning upon expansion and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number
001. (Continued)
Effluent Characteristics
Discharge Limitations
Monitoring
Requirements
Lbs/day, Other Units (specify)
Measurement
Sample
*Sample
Mon. Avg. Daily Max Mon, Avg, Daily Max.
Frequency
Type
Location
Chronic Toxicity"
Quarterly
Composite
E
Pollutant Analysis'
Annually
E
Conductivity
Weekly
Grab
U,D
Mercury
0.5 ug/I
2/Month
Composite
E
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
1.3 mg/1
2/Month
Composite
E
Chloride
Monthly
Composite
E
Copper
Monthly
Composite
E
Zinc
Monthly
Composite
E
Lead
Monthly
Composite
E

A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0004120
Du ag the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from
out; l(s) serial number 002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics
Discharge Limitations Monitoring
Requirements
L s d Units (specify) Measurement
Sample
*Sample
Mon. Avg. Dally Max Mon, Avg, Daily Max. Frequency
Type
Location
Flow
Monthly
Instantaneous
E
Temperature
' Monthly
Grab
E, U, D
Total Residual Chlorine'*'
Monthly
Grab
E
TE .:RE SHALL BE NO CHROMIUM, ZINC, OR COPPER ADDED TO THE COOLING WATER.
* Sample Locations: E - Effluent, U - Upstream, D - Downstream
** The temperature of the effluent shall be such as not to cause an increase in the temperature of the receiving stream of more than 2.8°C and in
no case cause the ambient water temperature to exceed 29°C.
* * * Monitoring requirements only apply if chlorine is added to the cooling water.
The permittee shall obtain authorization from the Division of Environmental Management prior to utilizing any biocide in the cooling water (See
Part III of this Permit).
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored monthly at the effluent by grab
sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

PART I
Section B. Schedule of Compliance
1. The permittee shall comply with Final Effluent Limitations specified for discharges in
accordance with the following schedule:
Permittee shall comply with Final Effluent Limitations by the effective date of the
permit unless specified below.
2. Permittee shall at all times provide the operation and maintenance necessary to operate the
existing facilities at optimum efficiency.
3. No later than 14 calendar days following a date identified in the above schedule of
compliance, the permittee shall submit either a report of progress or, in the case of specific
actions being required by identified dates, a written notice of compliance or noncompliance.
In the latter case, the notice shall include the cause of noncompliance, any remedial actions
taken, and the probability of meeting the next schedule requirements.

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PART II
STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS
SECTION A. DEFINITIONS
1. Permit Issuing Authority
The Director of the Division of Environmental Management.
2. DEM or Division
Means the Division of Environmental Management, Department of Environment, Health
and Natural Resources.
3. EMC
Used herein means the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
4. Act or "the Act"
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended,
33 USC 1251, et. seq.
5. Mass/Day Measurements
a. The "monthly average discharge" is defined as the total mass of all daily discharges
sampled and/or measured during a calendar month on which daily discharges are
sampled and measured, divided by the number of daily discharges sampled and/or
measured during such month. It is therefore, an arithmetic mean found by adding the
weights of the pollutant found each day of the month and then dividing this sum by the
number of days the tests were reported. The limitation is identified as "Monthly
Average" in Part I of the permit.
b. The "weekly average discharge" is defined as the total mass of all daily discharges
sampled and/or measured during the calendar week (Sunday - Saturday) on which daily
discharges are sampled and measured, divided by the number of daily discharges
sampled and/or measured during such week. It is, therefore, an arithmetic mean found
by adding the weights of pollutants found each day of the week and then dividing this
sum by the number of days the tests were reported. This limitation is identified as
"Weekly Average" in Part I of the permit.
c. The "maximum daily discharge" is the total mass (weight) of a pollutant discharged
during a calendar day. If only one sample is taken during any calendar day the weight
of pollutant calculated from it is the "maximum daily discharge." This limitation is
identified as "Daily Maximum," in Part I of the permit.

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d. The "average annual discharge" is defined as the total mass of all daily discharges
sampled and/or measured during the calendar year on which daily discharges are
sampled and measured, divided by the number of daily discharges sampled and/or
measured during such year. It is, therefore, an arithmetic mean found by adding the
weights of pollutants found each day of the year and then dividing this sum by the
number of days the tests were reported. This limitation is defined as "Annual Average"
in Part I of the permit.
6. Concentration Measurement
a. The "average monthly concentration," other than for fecal coliform bacteria, is the sum
of the concentrations of all daily discharges sampled and/or measured during a calendar
month on which daily discharges are sampled and measured, divided by the number of
daily discharges sampled and/or measured during such month (arithmetic mean of the
daily concentration values). The daily concentration value is equal to the concentration
of a composite sample or in the case of grab samples is the arithmetic mean (weighted
by flow value) of all the samples collected during that calendar day. The average
monthly count for fecal coliform bacteria is the geometric mean of the counts for
samples collected during a calendar month. This limitation is identified as "Monthly
Average" under "Other Units" in Part I of the permit.
b. The "average weekly concentration," other than for fecal coliform bacteria, is the sum
of the concentrations of all daily discharges sampled and/or measured during a calendar
week (Sunday/Saturday) on which daily discharges are sampled and measured divided
by the number of daily discharges sampled and/or measured during such week
(arithmetic mean of the daily concentration values). The daily concentration value is
equal to the concentration of a composite sample or in the case of grab samples is the
arithmetic mean (weighted by flow value) of all the samples collected during that
calendar day. The average weekly count for fecal coliform bacteria is the geometric
mean of the counts for samples collected during a calendar week. This limitation is
identified as "Weekly Average" under "Other Units" in Part I of the permit.
c. The "maximum daily concentration" is the concentration of a pollutant discharge during
a calendar day. If only one sample is taken during any calendar day the concentration
of pollutant calculated from it is the "Maximum Daily Concentration". It is identified
as "Daily Maximum" under "Other Units" in Part I of the permit.
d. The "average annual concentration," other than for fecal coliform bacteria, is the sum of
the concentrations of all daily discharges sampled and/or measured during a calendar
year on which daily discharges are sampled and measured divided by the number of
daily discharges sampled and/or measured during such year (arithmetic mean of the
daily concentration values). The daily concentration value is equal to the concentration
of a composite sample or in the case of grab samples is the arithmetic mean (weighted
by flow value) of all the samples collected during that calendar day . The average
yearly count for fecal coliform bacteria is the geometric mean of the counts for samples
collected during a calendar year.
e. The "daily average concentration" (for dissolved oxygen) is the minimum allowable
amount of dissolved oxygen required to be available in the effluent prior to discharge
averaged over a calendar day. If only one dissolved oxygen sample is taken over a
calendar day, the sample is considered to be the "daily average concentration" for the
discharge. It is identified as "daily average" in the text of Part I.

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f. The "quarterly average concentration" is the average of all samples taken over a
calendar quarter. It is identified as "Quarterly Average Limitation" in the text of Part I
of the permit.
g. A calendar quarter is defined as one of the following distinct periods: January through
March, April through June, July through September, and October through December.
7. Other Measurements
a. Flow, (MGD): The flow limit expressed in this permit is the 24 hours average flow,
averaged monthly. It is determined as the arithmetic mean of the total daily flows
recorded during the calendar month.
b. An "instantaneous flow measurement" is a measure of flow taken at the time of
sampling, when both the sample and flow will be representative of the total discharge.
c. A "continuous flow measurement" -is a measure of discharge flow from the facility
which occurs continually without interruption throughout the operating hours of the
facility. Flow shall be monitored continually except for the infrequent times when
there may be no flow or for infrequent maintenance activities on the flow device.
8. Types of Samples
a. Composite Sample: A composite sample shall consist of:
(1) a series of grab samples collected at equal time intervals over a 24 hour period of
discharge and combined proportional to the rate of flow measured at the time of
individual sample collection, or
(2) a series of grab samples of equal volume collected over a 24 hour period with the
time intervals between samples determined by a preset number of gallons passing
the sampling point. Flow measurement between sample intervals shall be
determined by use of a flow recorder and totalizer, and the present gallon interval
between sample collection fixed at no greater than 1/24 of the expected total daily
flow at the treatment system, or
(3) a single, continuous sample collected over a 24 hour period proportional
to the rate of flow.
In accordance with (1) above, the time interval between influent grab samples shall be
no greater than once per hour, and the time interval between effluent grab samples shall
be no greater than once per hour except at wastewater treatment systems having a
detention time of greater than 24 hours. In such cases, effluent grab samples may be
collected at time intervals evenly spaced over the 24 hour period which are equal in
number of hours to the detention time of the system in number of days. However, in
no case may the time interval between effluent grab samples be greater than six (6)
hours nor the number of samples less than four (4) during a 24 hour sampling period.
b. Grab Sample: Grab samples are individual samples collected over a period of time not
exceeding 15 minutes; the grab sample can be taken manually.
9. Calculation of Means
a Arithmetic Mean: The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the summation of the
individual values divided by the number of individual values.

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b. Geometric Mean: The geometric mean of any set of values is the Nth root of the
product of the individual values where N is equal to the number of individual values.
The geometric mean is equivalent to the antilog of the arithmetic mean of the logarithms
of the individual values. For purposes of calculating the geometric mean, values of
zero (0) shall be considered to be one (1).
c. Weighted by Flow Value: Weighted by flow value means the summation of each
concentration times its respective flow divided by the summation of the respective
flows.
10. Calendar Day
A calendar day is defined as the period from midnight of one day until midnight of the next
day. However, for purposes of this permit, any consecutive 24-hour period that
reasonably represents the calendar day may be used for sampling.
11. Hazardous Substance
A hazardous substance means any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant
to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act.
12. Toxic Pollutant
A toxic pollutant is any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(1) of the Clean Water
Act.
SECTION B. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. Du1y_to Comply
The permittee must comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for
permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of a permit
renewal application.
a. The permittee shall comply with effluent standards or prohibitions established under
section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants and with standards for
sewage sludge use or disposal established under section 405(d) of the Clean Water Act
within the time provided in the regulations that establish these standards or
prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the
requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day for each violation.
Any person who negligently violates any permit condition is subject to criminal
penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than
1 year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates permit conditions is subject to
criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not
more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who violates a permit condition may be
assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation with the
maximum amount not to exceed $125,000. [Ref: Section 309 of the Federal Act 33
U.S.C. 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41 (a)]

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c. Understate law, a daily civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
per violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in
accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref: North
Carolina General Statutes § 143-215.6 (a)]
2. Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in
violation of this permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human
health or the environment.
3. Civil and Criminal Liability -
Except as provided in permit conditions on 'Bypassing" (Part II, CA.) and 'Power
Failures" (Part II, C.7.), nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee
from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS
143-215.3, 143-215.6 or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the
permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the
responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
4. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or
relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee
is or may be subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act,
33 USG 1321. Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such
as fish kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily
suspended.
5. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal
property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or
any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local laws or
regulations.
6. Onshore or Offshore Construction
This permit does not authorize or approve the construction of any onshore or offshore
physical structures or facilities or the undertaking of any work in any navigable waters.
7. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this permit, or the
application of any provision of this permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the
application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit, shall
not be affected thereby.

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8. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Permit Issuing Authority, within a reasonable time, any
information which the Permit Issuing Authority may request to determine whether cause
exists for modifying, revoking and'reissuing, or terminating this permit or to determine
compliance with this permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Permit Issuing
Authority upon request, copies of records required to be kept by this permit.
• • .••
If the permittee wishes to continue an. activity regulated by this permit after the expiration
date of this permit, the permittee must apply for and obtain a new permit.
10. Expiration of Permit
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive
automatic authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall submit
such information, forms, and fees as are required by the agency authorized to issue permits
no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date. Any discharge that has not requested
renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, or any discharge that does not have a permit
after the expiration and has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will
subject the permittee to enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS 143-215.6 and 33
USC 1251 et. seq.
11. Si ng_ atory Requirements
All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Permit Issuing Authority shall be
signed and certified.
a. All permit applications shall be signed as follows:
(1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of this
Section, a responsible corporate officer means: (a) a president, secretary, treasurer
or vice president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or
any other person who performs similar policy or decision making functions for the
corporation, or (b) the manager of one or more manufacturing production or
operating facilities employing more than-250 persons or having gross annual sales
or expenditures exceeding 25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to
sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with
corporate procedures.
(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the proprietor,
respectively; or
(3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a principal
executive officer or ranking elected official.
b. All reports required by the permit and other information requested by the Permit Issuing
Authority shall be signed by a person described above or by a duly authorized
representative of that person. A person -is a duly authorized representative only if:
(1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above;
(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility
for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of
plant manager, operator of a well or well field, superintendent, a position of

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equivalent responsibility, or an individual or position having overall responsibility
for environmental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative may
thus be either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position.);
and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to the Permit Issuing Authority.
c. Certification. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a. or b. of this section
shall make the following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared
under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that
qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on
my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly
responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of
my knowledge and believe, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines
and imprisonment for knowing violations."
12. Permit Actions
This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause.The filing of a
request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or
termination, or a notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not
stay any permit condition.
13. Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, or Termination
The issuance of this permit does not prohibit the permit issuing authority from reopening
and modifying the permit, revoking and reissuing the permit, or terminating the permit as
allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations contained in Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code,
Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 et. al.
14. Previous Permits
The exclusive authority to operate this facility arises under this permit. The authority to
operate the facility under previously issued permits bearing this number is no longer
effective. The conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions of this permit authorizing
discharge under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System govern discharges
from this facility.
SECTION C. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
1. Certified Operator
Pursuant to Chapter 90A-44 of North Carolina General Statutes, the permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator in responsible charge (ORC) of the
wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator must hold a certification of the grade
equivalent to or greater than the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment
facilities. The permittee shall notify the Division's Operator Training and Certification Unit
within thirty days of any change in the ORC status.

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2. Proper Q12eration and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the
permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and
maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance
procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or
similar systems which are installed by a permittee only when the operation is necessary to
achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
I Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the
condition of this permit.
4. Bypassing_ of Treatment Facilities
a. Definitions
(1) "Bypass" means the known diversion of waste streams from any portion of a
treatment facility including the collection system, which is not a designed or
established or operating mode for the facility.
(2) "Severe property damage" means substantial physical damage to property, damage
to the treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial
and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur
in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss
caused by delays in production.
b. Bypass not exceeding limitations.
The permittee may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause effluent limitations
to be exceeded, but only if it also is for essential maintenance to assure efficient
operation. These bypasses are not subject to the provisions of Paragraphs c. and d. of
this section.
c . Notice
(1) Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it
shall submit prior notice, if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass;
including an evaluation of the anticipated quality and affect of the bypass.
(2) Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice of an unanticipated bypass
as required in Part II, E. 6. of this permit. (24-hour notice).
d. Prohibition of Bypass
(1) Bypass is prohibited and the Permit Issuing Authority may take enforcement action
against a permittee for bypass, unless:
(a) Bypass was unavoidable to. prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe
property damage;

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(b) There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary
treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes or maintenance during normal
periods of equipment downtime. This condition is not satisfied if adequate
backup equipment should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable
engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal
periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and
(c) The permittee submitted notices as required under Paragraph c. of this section.
(2) The Permit Issuing Authority may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering
its adverse affects, if the Permit Issuing Authority determines that it will meet the
three conditions listed above in Paragraph d. (1) of this section.
5. Upsets
a. Definition.
"Upset " means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and
temporary noncompliance with technology based permit effluent limitations because of
factors beyond the reasonable control of the permittee. An upset does not include
noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment
facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or
improper operation.
b. Effect of an upset.
An upset constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for
noncompliance with such technology based permit effluent limitations if the
requirements of paragraph c. of this condition are met. No determination made during
administrative review of claims that noncompliance was caused by upset, and before an
action for noncompliance, is final administrative action subject to judicial review.
c. Conditions necessary for a demonstration of upset.
A permittee who wishes to establish the affirmative defense of upset shall demonstrate,
through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant evidence
that:
(a) An upset occurred and that the permittee can identify the cause(s) of the upset;
(b) The permittee facility was at the time being properly operated; and
(c) The permittee submitted notice of the upset as required in Part II, E. 6. (b) (B) of
this permit.
(d) The permittee complied with any remedial measures required under Part II, B. 2. of
this permit.
d. Burden of proof.
In any enforcement proceeding the permittee seeking to establish the occurrence of an
upset has the burden of proof.

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6. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course of treatment or
control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in accordance with NCGS 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, The permittee shall comply with all existing
federal regulations governing the disposal of sewage sludge. Upon promulgation of 40
CFR Part 503, any permit issued by the Permit Issuing Authority for the disposal of sludge
may be reopened and modified, or revoked and reissued, to incorporate applicable
requirements at 40 CFR Part 503. The permittee shall comply with applicable 40 CFR Part
503 Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge (when promulgated) within the
time provided in the regulation, even if the permit is not modified to incorporate the
requirement. The permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority of any significant
change in its sludge use or disposal practices.
7. Power Failures
The permittee is responsible for maintaining adequate safeguards as required by DEM
Regulation, Title 15A, North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H, .0124
Reliability, to prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated wastes during
electrical power failures either by means of alternate power sources, standby generators or
retention of inadequately treated effluent.
SECTION D. MONITORING AND RECORDS
I. Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be characteristic of the
volume and nature of the permitted discharge. Samples collected at a frequency less than
daily shall be taken on a day and time that is characteristic of the discharge over the entire
period which the sample represents. All samples shall be taken at the monitoring points
specified in this permit and, unless otherwise specified, before the effluent joins or is
diluted by any other wastestream, body of water, or substance. Monitoring points shall
not be changed without notification to and the approval of the Permit Issuing Authority.
2. Reportin g
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each
month and reported on a monthly Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Form (DEM No.
MR 1,1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director, DEM, postmarked no later
than the 30th day following the completed reporting period.
The first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the issuance of the permit or in
the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the commencement of
discharge. Duplicate signed copies of these, and all other reports required herein, shall be
submitted to the following address:
Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611

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3. Flow Measurements
Appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific
practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements
of the volume of monitored discharges. The devices shall be installed, calibrated and
maintained to ensure that the accuracy of the measurements are consistent with the accepted
capability of that type of device. Devices selected shall be capable of measuring flows with
a maximum deviation of less than 10% from the true discharge rates throughout the range
of expected discharge volumes. Once -through condenser cooling water flow which is
monitored by pump logs, or pump hour meters as specified in Part I of this permit and
based on the manufacturer's pump curves shall not be subject to this requirement.
4. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations
published pursuant to NCGS 143-215.63 et. seq, the Water and Air Quality Reporting Acts,
and to regulations published pursuant to Section 304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136.
To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this permit, all test procedures must
produce minimum detection and reporting levels that are below the permit discharge
requirements and all data generated must be reported down to the minimum detection or
lower reporting level of the procedure. If no approved methods are determined capable of
achieving minimum detection and reporting levels below permit discharge requirements,
then the most sensitive (method with the lowest possible detection and reporting level)
approved method must be used.
5. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this
permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both.
6. Records Retention
The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration
and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring
instrumentation, copies of all reports required by this permit, for a period of at least 3
years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be
extended by request of the Director at any time.
7. Recording Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this permit, the
permittee shall record the following information:
a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements;
b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling or measurements;
c. The date(s) analyses were performed;
d. The individual(s) who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
f. The results of such analyses.

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8. Inspection and Ent x
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative, upon the
presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to;
a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or
conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the
conditions of this permit;
c. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control
equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance
or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any
location.
SECTION E. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of this
permit. The discharge of any pollutant identified in this permit more frequently than or at a
level in excess of that authorized shall constitute a violation of the permit.
2. Planned Changes
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned physical
alterations or additions to the permitted facility. Notice is required only when:
a. The alteration or addition to a permitted facility may meet one of the criteria for
determining whether a facility is a new source in 40 CFR Part 122.29 (b); or
b. The alteration or addition could significantly change the nature or increase the quantity
of pollutants discharged. This notification applies to pollutants which are subject
neither to effluent limitations in the permit, nor to notification requirements under 40
CFR Part 122.42 (a) (1).
3. Anticipated Noncompliance
The permittee shall give advance notice to the Director of any planned changes in the
permitted facility or activity which may result in noncompliance with permit requirements.
4. Transfers
This permit is not transferable to any person except after notice to the Director. The
Director may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permittee and
incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary under the Clean Water Act.

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5. Monitoring Reports
Monitoring results shall be reported at the intervals specified elsewhere in this permit.
a. Monitoring results must be reported on a Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) (See
Part II. D. 2. of this permit).
b. If the permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by the permit,
using test procedures specified in Part II, D. 4. of this permit, the results of this
monitoring shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the data submitted in the
DMR.
c. Calculations for all limitations which require averaging of measurements shall utilize an
arithmetic mean unless otherwise specified by the Director in the permit.
6. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
a. The permittee shall report to the central office or the appropriate regional office any
noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Any information shall
be provided orally within 24 hours from the time the permittee became aware of the
circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time
the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall
contain a description of the noncompliance, and its cause; the period of noncompliance,
including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the
anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce,
eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
b. The following shall be included as information which must be reported within 24 hours
under this paragraph.
(A) Any unanticipated bypass which exceeds any effluent limitation in the permit.
(B) Any upset which exceeds any effluent limitation in the permit.
(C) Violation of a maximum daily discharge limitation for any of the pollutants listed by
the Director in the permit to be reported within 24 hours.
c. The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis for reports under
paragraph b. above of this condition if the oral report has been received within 24
hours.
7. Other Noncompliance
The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under Part II. E. 5
and 6. of this permit at the time monitoring reports are submitted. The reports shall contain
the information listed in Part II. E. 6. of this permit.
8. Other Information
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a permit
application, or submitted incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the
Director, it shall promptly submit such facts or information.

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9. Noncompliance Notification
The permittee shall report by telephone to either the central office or the appropriate regional
office of the Division as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next
working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the
following:
a. Any occurrence at the water pollution control facility which results in the discharge of
significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such as
the dumping of the contents of a sludge digester; the known passage of a slug of
hazardous substance through the facility; or any other unusual circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility
incapable of adequate wastewater treatment such as mechanical or electrical failures of
pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.
c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-pass
directly to receiving waters without treatment of all or any portion of the influent to
such station or facility.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
form within 5 days following first knowledge of the occurrence.
10. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308
of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms shall be
available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Environmental Management.
As required by the Act, effluent data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly
making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal
penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.1(b)(2) or in Section 309 of the Federal Act.
11. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be
maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or
noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both.

PART III
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
A. Construction
No construction of wastewater treatment facilities or additions to add to the plant's treatment
capacity or to change the type of process utilized at the treatment plant shall be begun until Final
Plans and Specifications have been submitted to the Division of Environmental Management
and written approval and Authorization to Construct has been issued.
B . Groundwater Monitoring
The permittee shall, upon written notice from the Director of the Division of Environmental
Management, conduct groundwater monitoring as may be required to determine the compliance
of this NPDES permitted facility with the current groundwater standards.
C. Changes in Discharges of Toxic Substances
The permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority as soon as it knows or has reason to
believe:
a. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in the discharge, on a
routine or frequent basis, of any toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if that
discharge will exceed the highest of the following "notification levels";
(1) One hundred micrograms per liter (100 ug/1);
(2) Two hundred micrograms per liter (200 ug/1) for acrolein and acrylonitrile; five hundred
micrograms per liter (500 ug/1) for 2.4-dinitrophenol and for
2-methyl-4.6-dinitrophenol; and one milligram per liter (1 mg/1) for antimony;
(3) Five (5) times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit
application.
b. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in any discharge, on a
non -routine or infrequent basis, of a toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if
that discharge will exceed the highest of the following "notification levels";
(1) Five hundred micrograms per liter (500 ug/1);
(2) One milligram per liter (1 mg/1) for antimony;
(3) Ten (10) times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit
application. .

Part III
Permit No. NC0004120
D. CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit chronic toxicity using test procedures outlined in:
1.) The North Carolina Ceriodaphnia chronic effluent bioassay procedure (North Carolina Chronic
Bioassay Procedure - Revised *September 1989) or subsequent versions.
The effluent concentration at which there may be no observable inhibition of reproduction or
significant mortality is 1.8% (defined as treatment two in the North Carolina procedure document).
The permit holder shall perform quarterly monitoring using this procedure to establish compliance
with the permit condition. The first test will be performed after thirty days from the effective date
of this permit during the months of March, June, September, and December. Effluent sampling
for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all
treatment processes.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent
Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter
code TGP3B. Additionally, DEM Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention:
Environmental Sciences Branch
North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, N.C. 27607
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements
performed in association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. Total residual
chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for
disinfection of the waste stream.
Should any single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure to meet specified limits, then monthly
monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this
monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this
permit may be re -opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum
control organism survival and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test
and will require immediate retesting(within 30 days of initial monitoring event). Failure to submit
suitable test results will constitute noncompliance with monitoring requirements.
E. Pollutant Analysis Condition
The permittee shall conduct a test for pollutants annually at the effluent from the treatment plant.
The discharge shall be evaluated as follows: 1) A pollutant analysis of the effluent must be
completed annually using EPA annroved methods for the following analytic fractions: (a)
purgeables (i.e., volatile organic comt,ouna�,); (b) acid extractables; (c) base/neutral extractables;
(d) organochlorine pesticides and PCB's (e) herbicides; and (f) metals and other inorganics. The
Annual Pollutant Analysis Monitoring (APAM) Requirement Reporting Form A and accompanying

memo, to be provided to all discharges affected by this monitoring requirement, describes the
sampling and analysis requirements and lists chemicals to be included in the pollutant analysis.
This monitoring requirement is to be referred to as the "Annual Pollutant Analysis Monitoring
Requirement" (APAM).
(2) Other significant levels of organic chemicals must be identified and approximately quantified.
For the purpose of implementing this requirement, the largest 10 GC/MS peaks in the purgeable
base/neutral extractable, and acid extractable fractions (or fewer than 10, if less than 10
unidentified peaks occur) for chemicals other than those specified on the APA Requirement
Reporting Form A should be identified and approximately quantified as stated in the APAM
Reporting Form A instructions. This part (item 2) of the APAM requirement is to be referred to as
the "10 significant peaks rule").
F. CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit chronic toxicity using test procedures outlined in:
1.) The North Carolina Ceriodaphnia chronic effluent bioassay procedure (North Carolina Chronic
Bioassay Procedure - Revised *September 1989) or subsequent versions.
The effluent concentration at which there may be no observable inhibition of reproduction or
significant mortality is 2.4% (defined as treatment two in the North Carolina procedure document).
The permit holder shall perform quarterly monitoring using this procedure to establish compliance
with the permit condition. The first test will be performed after thirty days from the effective date
of this permit during the months of March, June, September, and December. Effluent sampling
for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all
treatment processes.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent
Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter
code TGP3B. Additionally, DEM Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention:
Environmental Sciences Branch
North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, N.C. 27607
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements
performed in association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. Total residual
chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for
disinfection of the waste stream.
Should any single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure to meet specified limits, then monthly
monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this
monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this
permit may be re -opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum
control organism survival and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test
and will require immediate retesting(within 30 days of initial monitoring event). Failure to submit
suitable test result- -- `il cc. titute nc- : mplia;, e wit'- ionito ing requirements.
G. Biocide Condition

The permittee shall not use any biocides except those approved in conjunction with the permit
application. The permittee shall notify the Director in writing not later than ninety (90) days prior
to instituting use of any additional biocide used in cooling systems which may be toxic to aquatic
life other than those previously reported to the Division of Environmental Management. Such
notification shall include completion of -Biocide Worksheet Form 101 and a map locating the
discharge point and receiving stream.

PART IV
ANNUAL ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS
A. The permittee must pay the annual administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30
(thirty) days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in
accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to
revoke the permit.

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Mooresville Regional Office
James G. Martin, Governor Albert F. Hilton, Regional Manager
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
November 13, 1991
Mr. S. W. Jackson, Jr.
Cleveland Mills Company
101 West Main Street
Lawndale, North Carolina 28090
Subject: NPDES Permit No. N00004120
Cleveland Mills Company
Cleveland County, NC
Dear Mr. Jackson:
Our records indicate that NPDES Permit No. NC0004120 was
issued on November 1, 1991 for the discharge of wastewater to the
surface waters of the State from your facility. The purpose of
this letter is to advise you of the importance of the Permit and
the liabilities in the event of failure to comply with the terms
and conditions of the Permit. If you have not already done so,
it is suggested that you thoroughly read the Permit. Of
particular importance are Pages 4-8.
Pages 4-8 set forth the effluent limitations and monitoring
requirements for your discharge(s). Your discharge(s) must not
exceed any of the limitations set forth. The section headed
"Monitoring Requirements" describes the measurement frequencies,
sample types and sampling locations. Upon commencement of your
discharge (or operation), you must initiate the required
monitoring. The monitoring results must be entered on the
reporting forms furnished to you by this Agency. If you.have not
received these forms, they should be arriving shortly. If you
fail to receive the forms, please contact this Office as quickly
as possible. I have enclosed a sampleof the "Effluent"
reporting form (DEM Form MR-1), plus instructions for completing
the form. It is imperative that all applicable parts be
completed, and the original and one copy be submitted as
required.
The remaining Parts of the Permit set forth definitions,
general conditions and special conditions applicable to the
operation of wastewater treatment facilities and/or discharge(s).
The conditions include special reporting requirements in the
919 North Main Street, Mooresville, N.C. 28115 • Telephone [phone] • FAX [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

Mr. S. W.
Page Two
November
Jackson, Jr.
13, 1991
event of noncompliance,. bypasses, treatment unit/process
failures, etc. Also addressed are requirements for a certified
wastewater treatment plant operator if you are operating
wastewater treatment facilities. Any changes in operation of
wastewater treatment facilities, quantity and type of wastewater
being treated or discharged, expansions and/or upgrading of
wastewater treatment facilities must be permitted or approved by
this Agency.
Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of an NPDES
Permit subjects the Permittee to enforcement action pursuant to
Section 143-215.6 of the North Carolina General Statutes. A
civil penalty of up to $10,000 per violation plus criminal
penalties may be assessed for such violations. If you find at
any time that you are unable to comply with the terms and
conditions of the Permit, you should contact this Office
immediately. A Consent Order may be necessary while pursuing
action to obtain compliance.
As a final note, an NPDES Permit is normally issued for a
five-year period. Permits are not automatically renewed.
Renewal requests must be submitted to this Agency no later than
180 days prior to expiration. Please make note of the expiration
date of your Permit. This date is set forth on Page 1 of the
Permit. Also note that NPDES Permits are not transferable. If
you, as the Permittee, cease to need this Permit, then you should
request that the Permit be rescinded.
As mentioned previously, the purpose of this letter is to
advise you of the importance of your NPDES Permit. Please read
the Permit and contact this Office at 704/663-1699 in Mooresville
if you have any questions or need clarification. We look forward
to providing any assistance.
Sincerely,
D. Rex Gleason, P. E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
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Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
April 25, 1991
Mr. Leon R. Martin, CPE
Cleveland Mills
101 West Main Street
Lawndale, NC 28090
George T. Everett, Ph. D.
Director
Subject: NPDES Permit No. NC0004120
Biocides Additives
Cleveland Mills
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Martin:
The Division of Environmental Management (DEM) has reviewed the information in the
letter of March 4, 1991, concerning the use of biocides in the cooling water systems at your
facility in Lawndale. Our review has revealed that Chemtreat Biocides CL-2189, CL-216, and
CL-2150 should be appropriate for use in your application. Therefore, the DEM grants
approval to Cleveland Mills for the use of the above mentioned additive in its cooling water.
Should you plan to change to a different additive in the future, you should contact this
office and submit the appropriate information for approval prior to the change.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Dale Overcash at [phone].
r cerely,
George T. Everett
cc: _B.rend ma S ith
Mr. Ken Eagleson
Mr. Dale Overcash
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

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PERMIT NO.: NC0004120
PERMITTEE NAME: Cleveland Mills
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to 0.78 MGD and 95 7001b/day. Note: No modification to 002
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RECEIVING STREAM: the First Broad River
Class: C
Sub -Basin: 03-08-04
Reference USGS Quad: F 12 NE (please attach)
County: Cleveland
Regional Office:Mdorefville Regional Office
Previous Exp. Date: 6/30/93 Treatment Plant Class: Class H
Classification changes within three miles:
Requested by: Rosanne
�Barona Date; 6/4/91
Prepared by: UOlGU Date: i 23 /
Reviewed by. Date: a3
tso 2
Modeler
Date Rec.
#
6Z77-
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DrainageLea (miz ) 11 fo Avg. Streeamflow (cfs):
7Q10 (cfs) if7qWinter//7Q10 (cfs) 77. d 30Q2 (cfs) //Q
Toxicity Limits: IWC 2 • `f % Acute/Chronic
Instream Monitoring:
Parameters /�t�,rra�Z��L, 0 O. , eof,4C
Upstream ✓ Location Yxy % �12
Downstream Location 54 % Q
Effluent
-Characteristics
!�-�ctily'
BOD5 (:'lhsldf
D.O. (mg/1)
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TSS
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pH (SU)
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te
Comments:

FOR APPROPRIATE DISCHARGERS, LIST COMPLETE GUIDELINE LIMITATIONS BELOW

FOR APPROPRIATE DISCHARGERS, LIST COMPLETE GUIDELINE LIMITATIONS BELOW
Effluent Characteristics Monthly � Daily
Average Maximum Comments
o D .� 90. o
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Facility Name:
NPDES No.:
Type of Waste:
Facility Status:
Permit Status:
Receiving Stream:
Stream Classification:
Subbasin:
County:
Regional Office:
Requestor:
Date of Request:
Topo Quad:
FACT SHEET FOR WASTELOAD ALLOCATION
Cleveland Mills
NC0004120
Industrial - 100%
Existing
Modification
First Broad River
C
030804
Cleveland
Mooresville al
Barona N' C. nrrr, or
6/4/91 AND
F12NE 0otEA*T
3 1991
AIEUT
OFFICE
Wasteload Allocation Summary
(approach taken, correspondence with region, EPA, etc.)
Request # 6272
Stream Characteristic: estimated from
USGS #
02.1525.8450
Date:
1989
Drainage Area (mi2):
190
Summer 7Q10 (cfs):
49.4
Winter 7Q10 (cfs):
79.8
Average Flow (cfs):
264
30Q2 (cfs):
110
IWC (%):
2.4
Cleveland Mills is expanding their production, which results in a flow increase to 0.78 MGD
(from 0.6 MGD). A more updated flow estimation was made which increases the IWC of the
discharge to 2.4% (from 1.8%). This will change the applicable toxicity limit. An evaluation of
the facility's PPA indicated that several toxic parameters should be included in the effluent
monitoring. Two toxicants: mercury and bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate should be limited based on
mass balance equations and applicable state/federal standards.
Special Schedule Requirements and additional comments from Reviewers:
Recommended by: 28
Reviewed by :1"
Instream Assessment: �V 9�1 Date: 3 1 GI
N
CG S C N
Regional Supervisor: � Date:
Permits & Engineering: Date: 1�
RETURN TO TECHNICAL SERVICES BY: S E P 07 � i

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Type of Toxicity Test:
Existing Limit:
Recommended Limit:
Monitoring Schedule:
Existing_ Limits
Flow (MGD):
BOD5 (lbs/day):
_TSS (lbs/day):
/pH (Si):
%- COD (lbs/day):
'Sulfide (lbs/day):
'-Chromium (lbs/day):
Phenols (lbs/day):
Total Nitrogen (mg/1):
Total Phosphorus (mg/1):
Dissolved oxygen (mg/1):
Temperature (•C):
TOXICS/METALS/CONVENTIONAL PARAMETERS
Chronic ceriodaphnia pass/fail
1.8%
2.4%
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Daily Avg.
0.6
195.0
850.0.
6.0-9.0
3120.0
7.8
3.9
3.9
monitor
monitor
monitor
monitor
Recommended Limits
Daily Avg.
Flow (MGD):
0.78
BODS (lbs/day):
242.7 - "T
TS S (lbs/day):
1046.E -;2, t-
pH (Si):
6.0-9.0 _ ._..
COD (lbs/day):
3828
Sulfide (lbs/day):
9.6
Chromium (lbs/day):
4.8 L
Copper (µg/l):
monitor_
Phenols (lbs/day):
4.8 '
Daily Max.
390.0
1700.0
6240.0
16.0
7.8
7.8
Daily Max.
483.6
2091.4
7656
19.2
9.6
.I,
WQ or EL
EL
EL
EL
EL
EL
EL
Total Nitrogen (mg/1):
monitor
Zinc (µg/1):
monitor
Total Phosphorus (mg/1):
monitor
Dissolved oxygen (mg/1):
monitor
I,Mercury (ttg/1):
0.5
WQ
Temperature (•C):
monitor
Chlorid g/1):
monitor
Bis (2- lhexyl) phthalate (µg/1):
,1300:0'
WQ
L.ead(p9,i) :
1rnow� tav
Limits Changes Due To:
Parameter(s) Affected
Change in 7Q10 data
x
toxicity test
Change in stream classification
Relocation of discharge
Change in wasteflow (increase in production) x
all effluent -limited parameters
New PPA information
x
mercury, and ...phthalate
Other (onsite toxicity study, interaction, etc.)
x Parameter(s) are water quality limited. For some parameters, the available load capacity of the immediate
receiving water will be consumed. This may affect future water quality based effluent limitations for additional
dischargers within this portion of the watershed.
OR
No parameters are water quality limited, but this discharge may affect future allocations.

INSTREAM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Upstream Location: First Broad River at Highway 182
Downstream Location: First Broad River at SR 1809
Parameters: Temperature, dissolved oxygen, and conductivity
Special instream monitoring locations or monitoring frequencies:
In order to more accurately predict upstream chloride conce 'eft is recommended that chloride
samples be collected and anal�czed az Iig quarterly for the first 12 months of issuance.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION & SPECIAL CONDITIONS � M
�H�Ay
Adequacy of Existing Treatment t� �V
Has the facility de onstrated the ability to meet the proposed new limits with existing treatment
facilities? Yes V No
If no, which parameters cannot be met?
Would a "phasing in" of the new limits be appropriate? Yes No
If yes, please provide a schedule (and basis for that schedule) with the regional
office recommendations:
If no, why not?
Special Instructions or Conditions
Wasteload sent to EPA? (Major) Y (Y or N)
(If yes, then attach schematic, toxics spreadsheet, copy of model, or, if not modeled, then old
assumptions that were made, and description of how it fits into basinwide plan)
Additional Information attached? N (Y or N) If yes, explain with attachments.

Facility Name_ �_411V-C &11( lUl/ 1 Permit # 1 '2 C Pipe # ClO /
CHRONIC TOXICIT ,PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY)
(**Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) ChV at Z , o, Nlcc. T4,�. ,.!<< , See Part, Condition
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit 48 hour acute toxicity as lethality in an
effluent concentration of % ! % nor measure a ggarterly arithmetic average chronic value
less than this same percentage of waste. The chronic value will be determined using the
geometric mean of the highest concentration having no statistically detectable impairment of
reproduction or survival and the lowest concentration that does have a statistically
detectable impairment of reproduction or survival. The presence of 48 hour acute toxicity
will be determined using Fisher's Exact Test at 48 hours from test initiation. Collection
methods, exposure regimes, and further statistical methods are defined in: The North
Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure (July, 1991) or
subsequent versions.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using these procedures
to establish compliance with the permit condition. The first test will be performed after
thirty days from issuance of this permit during the months of !1,
Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted fin 'effluent
discharge below all treatment processes.
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter measures 48 hour acute
toxicity or a chronic value less than that specified above, then multiple concentration testing
shall be performed, at a minimum, in each of the two following months.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the
Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were
performed, using the parameter code TBP3B for the Chronic Value and TGA3B for the 48
hour Acute Toxicity measure (Pass/Fail). Additionally, DEM Form AT-3 (original) is to be
sent to the following address:
Attention: Environmental Sciences Branch
North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical
measurements performed in association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response
data. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported
if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management indicate potential impacts to the receiving
stream, this permit may be re -opened and modified to include alternate monitoring
requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as
minimum control organism survival and appropriate environmental controls, shall
constitute an invalid test and will require immediate retesting (within 30 days of initial
monitoring event). Failure to submit suitable test results will constitute noncompliance
with monitoring reauirements.
�w MGD Basin & Sub -basin
10 fs Receiving Stream; ,sue �-r: _*<< ' ; < ; : ✓"
C Z. 41- % County
Date:
1

Date
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
County_ Cleveland
WPDES Permit No. -,
PART I -,GENERAL INFORMATION
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Eacili.ty and Address: Cleveland Mills Company
Post Office Box 68
Lawndale, North Carolina 28090
Date of Investigation: November 24, 1987
Report Prepared By: James R. Reid
Persoum Contacted and Telephone Fumber : Tom Miller
704/538-8511
Directions to Site: Facility is located on Highway 182 in Lawndale.
Discharge Point a- Latitude: 35' 24' 52"
Longitude: 810 33' 38"
Attach a USGS Map Extract and indicate treatment plant site and
discharge point on map.
USGS Quad No. or USGS Quad Name Lawndale, N.C.
Size (land mailable fpr expansion and upgrading):
Cooling water - boiler blowdown. N/A
Topography (relationship to flood plain included):
5% slope adjacent.
Location of nearest dwelling: Approximately 500 feet.
10. Receiving stream or affected surface raters: First Broad River
a. Classification: Class C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: BRD 03 08 04
C. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream
uses: Agricultural, source of potable water.

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PART II — DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1.. Type of wastewater: _ _ % Domestic
i Industrial
a. Volume of Wastewater:. MGD
b. Types and quantities of industrial wastewater:
Boiler blowdown
Cooling water
C. Prevalent toxic constituents in wastewater:
d. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only) N/A
in development approved _
should be required not needed
2. Production rates (industrial discharges only) in pounds N/A
a. highest month in the last 12 months
b. highest ye�.r in last 5 years
3. Description of industrial process (for industries only) and
applicable CFR Part and Subpart:
N/11
4. Type of treatment (specify whether proposed or existing):
None
5. Sludge handling and disposal scheme:
N/A
6. Treatment Plant classification: N/A
7. SIC Code(s) 2258
Wastewater Code(s) 14 16

I
PART III — OTHER RTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grants Funds.
(municipals only)? N/A
2. Special monitoring requests: No
3. Addifional Effluent limits requests: No
4. Other.
PART IV — EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommend addition of cooling water, boiler blowdown stream to Cleveland
Mills Company's existing Permit No. NC0004120 as discharge 002.
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�gnature of'report preparer
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Watpr-�Quality Regional Supervisor

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Waxer Qual;ty Section
NOV 10 1987
State of North Carolina Of;':ce
Department of Natural Resources and Community D�&A-46`0hi6hfaro!;na
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary
qq J•
f'�rild ef51.d'�F3 fr M�.• 'Y'i�:`xfre'egr=.k''`E'r
R..Paul Wilms
Director
Subject: NPDES Permit Application
NPDES Permit No. NC00
Count
Dear A
This is to acknowledge receipt of the following documents on
Application Form,
Engineering Proposal (for proposed control facilities),
Request for permit renewal,
Application Processing Fee of
Other
1i ,.,f. .,.
The items checked below are needed 'before review can begin:
Application form (Copy enclosed),
Engineering Proposal See Attachment),
Application Processing Fee of $ ,
^y Other
T/
If the application is not ~made`rcomplete within thirty ,30, days, I it will
be returned to you and may be resubmitted when complete.
This application has been assigned to , �,.,v.,;> .,%� t'�"✓,=�u'
(919/733-5083) of our Permits Unit for review. !You will be advised of
any comments recommendations, questions or other information necessary
for the review of the application.
I am, by copy of this letter, requesting that our Regional Office
Supervisor prepare a staff report and recommendations regarding this
discharge. Lf you have any questions regarding this application, please
contact the review person listed above.
Sincerely,
"Arthur Mouberry, P.E.
I ''`�"'Supervisor, Permits and Engineering
c c :
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone 919-M-7015
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

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N.PDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
County Cleveland __ r
NPDES Permit No. NC0004120
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
Facility and Address: Cleveland Mills Company
Post Office Box 68
Lawndale, North Carolina 28090
2° Date of 'Investigation: November 24, 1987
3. Report >Prepared By: James R. Reid
4a Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Tom Miller
704/533-8511
5.. Directions to Site: Facility is located on Highway 182 in Lawndale.
6. -Discharge
Point - .
Latitude: 350 24'
52"
Longitude: 810 33"
38"
r
Attach a USGS
discharge
Map
Extract and indicate
i
treatment plant site and
i
point on
map,
USGS Quad
No.- ---
- or USGS
Quad Name_ Lawndale, N.C.
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7. .`Size (land
available
for expansion and
r
upgrading.):
2 acres.
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included):
5% slope adjacent to flood plain.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: Approximately 500 feet,
10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: First Broad River
a. Classification: Class C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: BRD 03 08 04
c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream
uses: Agricultural, source of potable water.

PART II — DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. Type of wastewater: _—y-__- % Domestic
100 i Industrial
a. Volume of Wastewater: MGD
bo Tykes and uuaatities of industrial wastewater:
Textile processing wastewater -
Cooling water
4
C. Prevalent toxic constituents in wastewater:
Salt, surfactants, dyes, NH3.
d. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only)
'in development _ approved _
should he required not needed
2. Production rates (industrial discharges only) in pounds
a. highest month in the last 12 months
b, highest year in Last 5 years 78,000 1bs/day
3. Description of industrial process (for industries only) and
applicable CFR Part and Subpart:
Knitting, dyeing, aid finishing.
Type of treatment (specify whether proposed or existing):
Existing: flow equalization, aeration, clarification,
5. Sludge handling and disposal scheme:
Sludge drying beds, county landfill,
5. Treatment plant classification:
7. SIC Code(s) 2253
Wastewater Code(s) 55

PART III - OTHER rERTINENT INFORMATION
t�
1. Is this -facility being constructed with Construction Grants Funds
(municipals only)? N/A
2. Special monitoring requests: No
3. Additional effluent limits requests: No
4. Other.
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Renewal; of NPDES Permit No. NC0004120 is recommended.
S t u r e of repo re arer
er Qua'lity Regional 9-upervisor
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A
State of North Carolina Asfieviile Regio 1 OTTe
Department of Natural Resources and Community OEVAI'ep n arolina
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina V611'
James G. Martin, Governor
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary
Dear
g'e ('SA 1i t V �8-5y
R. Paul Wilms
Director
Subject; NPDES Permit Application
NPDES Permit No. NC=000L!-/,.")
County.
This is to acknowledge receipt of the following documents onr,
Application Form,
Engineering ,Proposal (for proposed control facilities),
-'' Request for permit renewal,
Application Processing Fee of $_
Other f r
The items checked below are needed before review can begin:
Application form _ (Copy enclosed)„
Engineering Proposal See Attachment),
Application 'Processing Fee of $ ,
Other
If the application is not made complete within thirty 30 days, itwill
be returned to you and maybe resubmitted when complete.
This application has been assigned to
(919/733-5083) of our Permits Unit for review. You will be advised of
any comments recommendations, questions or other information necessary
for the review of the .application.
I am, by copy of this letter, requesting that our Regional Office
Supervisor prepare a staff report and recommendations regarding this
discharge. If you have any questions regarding this application, please
contact the review person listed above.
Sincerely„
Arthur Mouberry, P.E.
Supervisor, Permits and Engineering.
c c
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh; North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

2
(MISCELLANEOUS UNITS CONTINUED) POINTS
(c) Holding Pond for Effluent Flow Equalization and/or
Stage Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
(d) Effluent Pumps . . . . . . . 3
(e) In -Plant Pumps (including air lifts). . . . . . . —3
f) Stand -By Power Supply . .
g) Thermal Pollution Control Device 3
(h) Treatment Processes for Removal of Metal or Cyanide and
other Toxic Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Total Points
CLASSIFICATION
Class I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 25 Points
Class II . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 - 50 Points
Class III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 - 65 Points
Class IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 - Up Points
Facilities having a rating of one through four points, inclusive,
do not require a certified operator. Classification of all other
facilities requires a comparable grade operator in responsible charge.
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North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management
Checklist of Facility Components
To be.Used In Determing Facility Classification
All information will ,
ll be printed: �q gI
Name of Plant (_.1p-UC l a,,d iUt I Is
County GI l/P `GC."G
--Y��I -- ,%/�)
Owner or Contact Person _L/�ci f ct� �f S0/o
�� / �e e-1hone
Mailing Address PO . ) k �(� aaJ C.!'ic I ( � D96
. Street or P.O. BoZ No. Town or City ` zip
Permit Number Information Construction Status
NPDES Permit No. )j L.c`��L� q %cti Please Check:
q Existing Facility _✓/
Date Issued 1 -� , Upgraded Facility _
New Facility
State Permit No. If Upgraded or New Facility, Give:
50% Completion Date
Date Issued 100% Completion Date Rated by w)iflh. �� i D Regional Office <J Date h A
Operator in Responsible Charge %ice {iS's(t te" P Grade /
Design Flow of Plant in GPD Plant Class
ITEM POINTS
(1) PRETREATMENT UNITS (see definition No. 34) . . . . . . . . 2
(2) DESIGN FLOW OF PLANT IN GPD (not applicable to non -
contaminated cooling waters and non -discharging systems)
0 -- 20,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
20,001 -- 50,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
50,001 -- 100,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
100,001 -- 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
250,001 -- 500,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
500,001 -- 1,000,000 . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000,001 -- 2,000,000 10
2,000,001 (and up) - rate 1 point additional for each 200,000
GPD capacity up to a maximum of . . . 30
Design Flow (GPD):
(3) PRELIMINARY UNITS (see definition No. 35 . . . . . . . ..
(a) Influent Pumps (including air lift) . . . . . . . . . 3
b Bar Screens 1
or
(c) Mechanical Screens, Static Screens or Comminuting
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
(d) Grit Removal or . . . . . . . . . . 1
(e) Mechanical. or Aerated Grit Removal . . . . . . . . . 2
(f) Flow Measuring Device or . . . . . . . . . . . . �1 �
(g) Instrumented Flow Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . V Effective
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(4)
(5)
(6)
ITEM
POINTS
(h)
Preaeration or Equalization . . . . . . . . . .
(i)
Grease or Oil Separators -- Gravity . . . . . . . .
2
Mechanical. . . . . . .
3
Aerated . . . . . . . .
5
(j)
Chemical Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
PRIMARY TREATMENT UNITS
a)
Septic Tank (see definition No. 44) . . . . . . . .
2
b)
Imhoff Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
(c)
Primary Clarifiers (including sludge air lifts)
5
(d)
Settling Ponds or Settling Tanks for Inorganic Non -
Toxic Materials Involving a Discharge to the Surface
waters (sand, gravel, stone, and other mining operations
except recreational activities such as gem or gold
mining) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
10
SECONDARY TREATMENT UNITS
(a)
Carbonaceous Stage
(i) Aeration - High Purity Oxygen System . . . .
20
Diffused Air System . . . . . . . . .
10
Mechanical Air System (fixed, floating or ro orr8—
Separate Sludge Reaeration . . . . .
3
(ii) Trickling Filter - High Rate
7
Standard Rate . . . . . .
5
Packed Tower . . . . . . . .
5
(iii) Aerated Lagoons . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
(iv) Rotating Biological Contactors (biodisc). . .
10
(v) Sand Filters (intermittent biological) . . .
2
(vi) Stabilization Lagoons with Outlet to Stream .
5
(vii) Clarifier (including sludge air lifts). . . .
5
(b)
Nitrogenous Stage
(i) Aeration - High Purity Oxygen System. . . . .
20
Diffused Air Systems. . .
10
Mechanical Air System (fixed, floating, or rotor)8
Separate Sludge Reaeration . . . . . . . . .
3
(ii) Trickling Filter - High Rate . . . . . . . .
7
Standard Rate . . . . . .
5
Packed Tower. . . . .
5
(iii) Rotating Biological Contactors (biodisc) . .
10
(iv Sand Filter (intermittent biological). . . .
2
(v) Clarifier (including sludge air lifts) . . .
5
TERTIARY OR ADVANCED TREATMENT UNITS
(a)
Activated Carbon Beds - Without Carbon regeneration
5
With Carbon regeneration.
15
(b)
Powdered or Granular Activated Carbon Feed - Without
Carbon regeneration
5
With Carbon regeneration.
15
(c)
Ammonia Stripping . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
(d)
Chemical Additions
5
(e)
Denitrification Process (separate process). . . .
10
(f)
Electrodialysis . . .
5
(g)
Foam Separation . . . .
5
(h)
Ion Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
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ITEM
POINTS
(i)
Land Application (see definition No. 23b) . . . .
5
(not applicable for facilities under 10(a) . . . .
(j)
Microscreens . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
(k)
Phosphorus Removal . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . .
20
(1)
Polishing Ponds- Without aeration . . . . . . . .
2
With aeration . . . . . . . . . .
5
(m)
Post Aeration - Cascade . . ... . . . . .
O
Diffused or Mechanical . . . . . .
5
(n)
Pre -Package Unit for Removal of Oil and Grease . .
30
(o)
Reverse Osmosis . . . . . .
5
(p)
Sand or Mixed -Media Filters -- Low Rate . . . .
2
High Rate
5
(7)
SLUDGE TREATMENT
(a)
Sludge Digestion Tank -- Heated . . . . . . . . . .
10
Aerobic . . . . . . . . .
5
Unheated . . . . . . .
3
(b)
Sludge Stabilization (chemical or thermal) . . . .
10
(c)
Sludge Drying Beds . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
(d)
. .
Sludge Elutriation
(e)
Sludge Conditioner (chemical or thermal) . . . . .
5
(f)
Sludge Thickener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
�g
Sludge Gas Utilization (including gas storage). . .
2
h;
Sludge Holding Tank -- Aerated . . . . . . . . . .
5
Non -aerated . . . . . .
2
(i)
Sludge Incinerator (not including activated carbon
regeneration) . . . . . . . .
10
(j)
Vacuum Filter, Centrifuge or Filter Press . . . .
10
(8)
SLUDGE DISPOSAL (including incinerated ash)
(a)
Lagoons . . .
2
(b)
Land Application (surface and subsurface) (see def.
(c)
23a)
Landfilled (burial) . . . . . . . . . . . .
//
(9)
DISINFECTION
. . .
(:5
�
(a)
Pre
1
b)
Intermediate .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
(c)
Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
(d)
Dechlorination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
(e)
Chlorine or Ozone Generation . . . . . . . . . .
5
(f)
Radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
(10)
MISCELLANEOUS
UNITS
(a)
Holding Ponds or Holding Tanks for Inorganic, Non -toxic
Materials with no Discharge to the Surface Waters
2
(Sludge handling facilities for water purification
plants, sand, gravel, crushed stone and other similar
operations --see definition No. 10)
(b)
Holding Ponds or Holding Tanks for Organic or Toxic
Materials with no Discharge to the surface Waters
4
(Any pump, valve, or other mechanical control subject
to failure creating a potential for bypass or discharge
from the holding ponds or tanks will necessitate a
minimum classification of Class I requiring a certified
operator).
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STATE� Water Q1?1,1. Section
• - r -DEC 12 1988
Asheville Regional Office
State of North Carolina Asheville, North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
S. Thomas Rhodes, $ecretary December 7, 1988 Director
Mr. J. Lester Eledge
Cleveland Mills Division of Spartan Mills
PO Box 1658
Spartanburg, SC 29304
SUBJECT: Permit No. WQ0000685
Cleveland Mills Division
of Spartan Mills
Sludge Drying Bed Renovations
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Eledge:
In accordance with your application received October 24, 1988, we are
forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0000685, dated December 7, 1988, to Cleveland
Mills Division of Spartan Mills for the renovation and operation of the subject
sludge drying beds.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until .rescinded, and
shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as, specified therein.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon
written request within 30 days following receipt of this permit. This request must
be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of North Carolina
General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office
Drawer 11666, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604. Unless"such demands are made this
permit shall be final and binding.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If
you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms. Babette
McKemie, telephone No. 919/733-5083,.ext. 546.
Sincere ,
R: Pau_ 1 Wilms
cc: Cleveland County Health Department
fsfev*' 1` 'li can _1 _.0 e : vi`s,
Post Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc.
Groundwater
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
\ An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
P E R M I T
For the discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, or Other Wastes
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes
of North Carolina as amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Cleveland Mills Division of Spartan Mills
Cleveland County
FOR THE
renovation and operation of alum sludge drying beds to serve Cleveland Mills
Lawndale, North Carolina plant, pursuant to the application received October 24,
1988, and in conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting
data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Natural Resources and
Community Development and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded, and
shall be -subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in
accordance with the approved plans, specifications and other supporting data.
2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes
described in the application and other supporting data.
3. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
4. This permit is not transferable.
5. The sand media of the sludge drying bed must comply with the Division's sand
specifications. The engineer's certification will be evidence that this criteria
has been met.
6. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to
insure surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable
sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.
7. The sludge drying beds will be lined with 40 ml reinforced hypalon.

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8. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted
facility, a certification must be received from a professional engineer
certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in accordance with the
requirements of this permit and the approved plans and specifications. Mail the
certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, N.C.
27611-7687.
9. Plans and specifications for sewer lines must be retained for five (5) years
after completion of construction, also plans and specifications for all other
projects must be retained for the life of the project.
Permit issued this the 7th day of December, 1988.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
L\. rG1LL1 YY11llIJ, L_L1 Cl. l.Vl
T/!/�-_ Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0000685
Engineer's Certification
I, , as a duly registered Professional
Engineer in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe
(periodically/weekly/full time) the construction of the project,
(Project)
(Name or Location)
for the
hereby state that, to the best of my
(Project Owner)
abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the project,
construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the approved plans and specifications.
Signature
Date
Registration No.

Water �u=ftiJ.:yvL'firlsl
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,Asheville Regim l Office
Asheville, North CarolinaState of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
Mr. J. Lester Eledge
Cleveland Mill
Division of Spartan
P. O. Box 1658
Spartanburg, S.C.
Dear Mr. Eledge:
29304
R. Paul Wilms
January 5, 1990 Director
Subject: Permit No. WQ0000685
Cleveland Mill
Division of Spartan Mills
Sludge Drying Bed Renovation
Cleveland County
The Division is in receipt of the request approval of "as built"
plans for the subject facility submitted on November 20, 1989 by Mr.
James C.-Tindall, P.E., of Post, Buckley,. Schuh, & Jernigan, Inc. These
plans indicated that the location of the sludge drying beds for the
water plant had been shifted, and therefore the closest point would now
be thirty-four (34) feet to an adjacent creek and not fifty (50).
The Division hereby approves the change indicated above
provided the beds are lined with 40 mil reinforced hypalon as
originally.proposed and required by condition No. 7 of the
original permit.
This modification does not alter any other conditions and
limitations of the subject permit and failure to abide by all the
conditions contained therein is subject to the enforcement authority of
the Environmental Management Commission.
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]

one set of approved "as -built" plans is being returned to
you. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please
contact Ms. Carolyn McCaskill at ) 733-5083.
Si cerely,
Charles R. Wa i d
Acting Director
cc: As he il_U Re�a�r,,, x — 0'ff ,fie
Groundwater Section
Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc.

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Date November 18, 1988
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
County_Cleveland
NPDES Permit No. WQ0000685
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address: Cleveland Mills Company
P.O.-Box 68
Lawndale, NC 28090
2. Date of Investigation: November 9, 1988
3. Report Prepared By: James R. Reid
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Tom Miller
704-538-8511
5. Directions to Site: Facility is located on SR 1813
- approximately 1/2 mile NE of the intersection of SR's 1814 and
1813 near Lawndale.
i 6. Discharge Point - Latitude: 35 24' 4211
Longitude: 81 34' 0011
Attached a USGS Map Extract and indicate treatment plant site and
discharge point on map.
USGS Quad No. or USES Quad Name_Lawndale, NC
T.' Size (land available for expansion and upgrading): 1 acre
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): 5-10o.slope
adjacent to flood plain.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: approximately 50 feet.
10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: Non -discharge
system
a. Classifications: N/A
b.. River Basin and Subbasin No..: N/A
C. Describe 'receiving stream.features and.pertinent downstream
uses: N/A

PFrRT II = `.DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. Type of wastewater: o Domestic
o Industrial
Water- treatment plant sludge.
a. Volume of -Wastewater: unknown MGD
b.­`-Types and quantities of industrial wastewater: alum
sludge from water treatment plant
i
C. Prevalent toxic constituents in wastewater: none suspected
d. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only)
in'development approved
should be required not needed
2. Production rates (industrial discharges only) in pounds
a. highest month in the last 12 months
b highest year in last 5 years
3. Description o'f; industrial process (for -industries only) and
applicable CFR Part and Subpart:
4. Type of treatment (:specify whether -proposed or existing):
existing, addition of clarifier and fluctuation at water
treatment plant, along with rehabilitation of sludge drying beds
Filtrate from the sludge drying beds.is recirculated to the
presedimentation basin.
5. Sludge handling and disposal scheme: Sludge drying beds with
ultimate disposal in the Cleveland County Landfill
6, Treatment plant classification: not classified
T. SIC Code(s) 4941
Wastewater Code(s)_21

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PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with, -Construction Grants Funds.
(municipals only)?
2. Special monitoring -requests: non -discharge system, no
monitoring will be needed
3. 'Additional effluent limits requests:
4. Other:
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Issuance of permit
is recommended.
ture of Report Preparer
r Qual ty Regional Supervisor

RECEIVED
A to ST/1iF o
Water Quality Division
JUN 10 1986
WCSTern KNgional Office
6sheville, North Carolinm
State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary Director
May 27, 1986
Mr. R. E. Alexander, Plant Engineer
Cleveland Mills Company
Lawndale, N.C. 28090
SUBJECT: Permit No. NC0004120
Authorization to Construct
Modifications to Wastewater
Treatment Facility
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Alexander:
A letter of request for Authorization to Construct was received April 7, 1986,
by Division and final plans and specifications for the subject project have been
reviewed and found to be satisfactory. Authorization is hereby granted for the
modifications to the existing 0.6 MGD wastewater treatment facilities consisting of
the addition of a 1.9 MG equalization basin, three (3) 20 HP mechanical aerators,two
420 GPM transfer pumps, an additional 20 HP mechanical aerator for the aeration basin,
a 63,500 gallon capacity clarifier equipped with a sludge return pump and all
associated valves, piping and appurtenances to serve Cleveland Mills Company's
treatment facilities located in Cleveland County.
- This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part III
paragraph B of the NPDES Permit NO. NC0004120 issued May 11, 1983, and shall be
subject to revocation unless the wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in
accordance with the conditions and limitations specified in Permit No. NC0004120.
The Permittee must employ a certified wastewater operator in accordance with
Part III paragraph D of the referenced permit.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in
accordance with G.S. 143.215.1 and in a manner approvable by the North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management.
The Asheville Regional Office, telephone number 704/253-3341 shall be notified
in advance of operation of the installed system so that an in -place inspection can be
made. Such notification to the Regional Supervisor shall be made during normal office
hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding State
Holidays.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

In event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily in meeting its NPDES
permit effluent limits, the permittee shall take such immediate corrective action as
may be required by this Division, including the construction of additional wastewater
treatment and disposal facilities.
The equalization basin should be lined. If natural clayey materials are used,
the installed liner should have a minimum thickness of one (1) foot and a maximum
permeability of 1 x 10-6cm/sec. After installation, the project engineer should
certify in writing that these construction requirements have been met.
Within 90 days of issuance of this Authorization to Construct, the permittee
shall install one upgradient and two downgradient wells to track any changes in
groundwater quality, with one of the two downgrade being for the purpose of monitoring
the existing lagoon. The location and construction details fo these wells should be
by approval of the Asheville Regional Office, from which construction permits must be
obtained.
The well should be sampled within 24 hours of completion, and thereafter every
March, July and November, for the following parameters:
TDS COD
TOC Orthophosphastes
C1 Cr
SO4 Volatile Organics
pH Water Levels (to be made prior to pumping)
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If
you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Mr. Donald
Safrit, telephone number 919/733-5083, ext. 120.
Sincerely yours,
. Paul alms 4"-7
cc: Cleveland County Health Department
Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc.
Asheville Regional Supervisor
Mr. Bob Cheek
Dennis R. Ramsey

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SIAPJ Vdafpf Qul;fy Se..tion
7 JUN 1 (. 1988
,Asheville Regional Office
State of North Carolina ,Asheville, Borth Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Endronmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
S. T}iomas Rhodes, Secretary
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Cleveland Mills Company
PO BOX 68
Lawndale, NC 28090
Dear Mr. Alexander:
June 16, 19 8 8 R. Paul Wilms
c Director
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Subject: Permit No. NC0004120
Cleveland Mills Company
Cleveland County
In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on
November 5, 1987, we are forwarding herewith the subject State - NPDES
permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina
General Statute 14.3-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North
Carolina and the US Environmental Protection Agency dated December 6, 1983.
If anv parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements
contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you may request a waiver
or modification pursuant to Regulation 15 NCAC 2B .0508(b) by written
request to the Director identifying the specific issues to be contended.
Unless such request is made within 30 days following receipt of this permit,
this permit shall be final and binding. Should your request be denied, you
will have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing.
Please take notice that th-is permit is not transferable. Part II, 1.1.2.
addresses the requirements to be followed in case of change in ownership or
control of this discharge.
This permit does not affect the legal requirement to obtain other
permits which may be required by the Division of Environmental Management or
permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management
Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required.
If you, have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Ms.
�u:la Harris, at. t,eleph,one number. 919/733-5083.
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R. Paul Wilms
cc: Mr,.,..1'im Patrick, EPA
Pol,ution Prevention a�•s
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PO; Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 7687 :Telephone 919 , 33-7015
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Permit No. N00004120
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND., COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTALp.MANAG`EMENT
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1,
other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina
Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended,
Cleveland Mills Company
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
NC Highway 182
Lawndale
Cleveland County
to receiving waters designated as the First Broad River in the Broad River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other
conditions set forth in Parts I, II, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective July 1, 1988
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on
June 30, 1993
Signed this day June 16, 1988
ORIGIfdAL SIGN D By
ART NUR N10UBERRY
FOR
R. Paul Wilms, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Per No. NC0004120
w SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Cleveland Mills Company, Inc.
is hereby authorized to
1. Continue to operate the existing 0.6 MGD extended
aeration wastewater treatment plant (Outfall No. 001)
consisting of flow equalization, an aeration basin,
three secondary clarifiers, and sludge drying beds
located on NC Highway 182 in Lawndale, Cleveland County
(See Part III of this permit), and
2. Continue to operate a non -contact cooling water and
boiler blowdown system (Outfall No. 002), and
3. Discharge from said facilities.into the First Broad
River which is classified Class "C" waters in the Broad
River Basin.

A. (1). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Final
During the period beginning on the effective date of the Permitand lasting until expirif\tion, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s) 001. Such discharges shall be
limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics
Discharge
Limitations
Monitoring
Requirements
lbs/day
Other Units (Specify)
Measurement
Sample
*Sample
Daily Avg. Daily Max.
Daily Avg.
Daily Max.
Frequency
Type Location
Flow
0.6 MGD
Continuous
Recording
I or E
BOD, 5Day, 20 Degrees
195.0 390.0
2/month
Composite
E
Dissolved Oxygen (minimum)
Weekly
Grab
E, U, D
Total Suspended Residue
850.0 1700.0
2/month
Composite
E
Temperature
Weekly
Grab
E, U, D
COD
3120.0 6240.0
Monthly
Composite
E
Sulfide
7.8 16.0
2/month
Grab
E
Phenols
3.9 7.8
2/month
Grab
E
Total Chromium
3.9 7.8
2/month
Composite
E
Total Nitrogen (NO2 + NO3 +
TKN)
Semi-annually
Composite
E
Total Phosphorus
Semi-annually
Composite
E
Chronic Toxicity
**
**
Quarterly
Composite
E
Priority Pollutants**
**
Annually
E
Conductivity
Weekly
Grab
U, D
* Sample locations: E - Effluent, I
- Influent, U -
Upstream at NC Highway 182, D - Downstream at NCSR 1809
Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F
at 1.8%, March,
June, September,
and December, See Part III,
Condition G.
See Part III,
Condition No. H.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and.shall be
monitored weekly at the effluent by grab samples.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
M3 NCO04120

A. (2)- ERFLUENr LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Final
During the period beginning on the effective date of the Permitand lasting until expiAtion, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s) 002 Cooling Water and Boiler.
Blowdown. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations MonitoriYv Requirements
Kg/day (lbs/day) Other Units (Specify) Measurement Sample *Sample
Daily Avg. Daily Max. Daily Avg. Daily Max. Frequency Type Location
Flow
Temperature
Residual Chlorine
M3
* Sample locations: E - Effluent, U - Upstream, D - Downstream
Monthly Instantaneous E
Monthly Grab. E, U, D
Monthly Grab E
" The temperature of the effluent shall be such as not to cause an increase in the temperature of the
receiving stream of more than 2.8 degrees C and in no case cause the ambient water temperature to exceed 29
degrees C.
Monitoring requirements only apply if chlorine is added to the cooling water.
The permittee shall obtain authorization from the Division of Environmental Management_'•prior to utilizing
any biocide in the cooling water (See Part III of the Permit).
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units 'and!shall be
monitored monthly at the effluent by grab samples.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
NC004120

Part I
B. Schedule of Compliance
1. The permittee shall comply with Final Effluent: Limi.tati.or!s specified for
discharges in accordance with the following schedule.:
Permittee shall comply with Final. Fffluent Limitations by the effective
date of the permit.
2. Permi.tt.e.e. shall at: nl.l times provide the operation and maintenance
necessar3 to operate the existing facilities at nptirnrn! effici-ency.
3. No later than 14 calendar days following a date identified in the above
schedule of compliance, the permittee shall submit either a report of
progress or, in the case of specific actions being required by identified
dates, a written notice of compliance or noncompliance. In the latter:
case, the notice shall include the cause of noncompliance, any remedial
actions taken, and the probability of meeting the next schedule
requirements.

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PART II
STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS
SECTION A. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. Duty to Comely
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The permittee must comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit
noncompliance constitutes a violation of. the Clean Water. Act and is grounds
for enforcement action; for permit termination, revocation and r.eissuance,
or modification; or for denial of a. permit: renewal. appli.r:at.:ic;n.
2. Penalties for Violations of Permit_ Gon.ditions
Auy person who violates a permit- condition is subject to a civil penalty not
to exceed $1.0,000 per day of such violation. Any person wlio willfully or
negligently violates a permit condition is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
by a fine .not to exceed $15,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment
not to exceed six months or both.
3. Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take all reasonabl.e steps to minimize any adverse impact
to navigable waters resulting from noncompliance with any effluent limitations
specified in this permit, including accelerated or additional monitoring as
necessary to determine the nature and impact of the noncomplying discharge.
4. Permit Modification
After notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to NCGS 143-215.1(b)
(2) and NCGS 143-215.1(e) respectively, this permit may be modified, suspended,
or revoked in whole or in part during its term for cause including, but not
limited to, the following:
a. Violation of any terms or cen.ditior.s: of this permit;
b. Obtaining thi.s permit: by m _srepresentation or failure to disclose fully
all relevant facts;
C. A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or permanent
reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge; or
d. Information newly acquired by the Division indicating the discharge poses
a threat to human health or welfare.
If the permittee believes that any past or planned activity would be cause for
modification or revocation and reissuance, the permittee must report such
information to the Permit Issuing Authority. The submittal of a new application

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may be required of the permittee. The filing of a request by the permittee for
a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a
notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompl..i.ar.ces, does not stay
any permit condition.
Toxic Pollutants
Notwithstanding Part II, A-4 above, if a toxic effluent .standard or prohibition
(including tin; srh.ednl e of ceiTipl i.aricc; speci_f ied i.n eu:.h of f l,,ent s t.anda.rd or
prohibition) is established under_ Section. 307(a) of the Act for a toxic
pollutant which is present in the discharge, if such standard or prohibition
is more stringent than any limitation for such pollutant in this permit., this
permit shall be revised or modified in accordance with th(c toxic effluent
standard p.r.ohibit.i.on and the permittee so notified.
The permittee shall comply with effluent standards or prohil,itions established
under Section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pol..lutarits within the
time provided in the regulations that establish those sttuida.r.ds or prohibitions,
evert if the pnrmi.t has not yet, been modified to incurporat.P. the requirement.
Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions on "Bypassing" (Part iI, B-3) and
"Power Failures" (Part II, B-6), nothing in this permit shall be. construed
to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabi.lities, or penalties
for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3, 143-215.6 or Section 309 of the
Federal Act, 33 USr 131.9. Furthermore, the permittee i.s responsible for
consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the resF.)onsibili_ty
for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
Oil and Jlaz�rdctts S,,bstance Liability
�, Q. t..i. t_ut i on o , a.nv
NOL:11ing in tltis :�err,;.t, shall. ri« construed try pr:.,.:.lt.tdc t[i iris
legal actio�t Or rE.`.1 i.cwe the permittee from tiny responsi.b.i.liti.I1S, liabili.t.ies,
or penalties to v,h.ch the permittee is or may he subject to uride.r NCGS
143-21.5.75 ct seq. or Section 311. of the Federal Art, 33 t;RC 1321. Furthermore.,
the permittee is responsible for consequential. damages, such as fish kills,
even though the responsibility for Effective compliance may be temporarily
suspended.
Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any pr.ope.rLy rights in either real
or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, r:ler does it authorize any
injury to private property or any invasion of personal r.i.ght:s, nor any
infringement of Federal, Stateor local laws or regulations.

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9. Onshore of Offshore Construction
This permit does not authorize or approve the construction of any onshore or
offshore physical structures or facilities or the undertaking of any work
in any navigable waters.
10. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this
permit, or the application of any provision of this permit to any circumstances,
is held invalid,the appl.i.cation of such provision to others circumstances, and
the remainder of this permit, shall. not be. affected thereby.
11. Duty__to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Permit: Issuing Authority, within a reason-
able time, any .information which the Permit Issuing Authority may request
to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing,
or terminating this permit or to determine compliance with this permi.t. The
permittee shall also furnish to the Permit Issuing Authority upon request,
copies of records required to be kept by this permit:.
SECTION B. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROrS
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall. at all times maintain in good working order- and operate
as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities or systems
installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the terms
and conditions of this permit.
2. Need to -Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a. defense for a permittee in an enforcement: action that it
wou.l.d have ber.n necessary to halt or reduce. the permitted activity in
order_ to maintain compliance with the condition of this permit.
3. Bypassing
Any diversion from or bypass of facilities is prohi.hited, except (i) where
unavoidable to prevent loss of life or severe property damage, or (ii)
where excessive storm drainage or runoff would damage any facilities
necessary for compliance with the effluent limitations and prohibitions of this
permit. All permittees who have such sewer bypasses or !overflows ofthi.s
discharge shall submit, not .later than six months from the date of issuance
of this permit, detailed data or engineering estimates which identify:
a. The location of each sewer system bypass or overflow;
b. The frequency, duration and c,uartt-ity of flow from each sewer system
bv,.:ass or over -flow.

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This requirement is waived where infiltration/inflow analyses are scheduled
to be performed as part of an Environmental Protection Agency facilities
planning project.
The permittee shall report by telephone to either the central office or
appropriate regional office of the Division as soon as possible, but in
no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day following the
occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any division from or
bypass of facilities.
Upsets
"Upset" means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and
temporary noncompliance with technology based permit effluent limitations
because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the permittee. An upset
does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error,
improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities,
lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation. An upset
constitutes an affirmative defense to an action'brought for noncompliance
with such technology based permit limitation if the requirements of 40 CFR-S
122.41(n)(3) are met.
Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course of
treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in accordance with
NCGS 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.
Power Failures
The permittee is responsible for maintaining adequate safeguards to prevent the
discharge of untreated or inadequately treated wastes duripg electrical power_
.failures either by means of alternate power sources, standby generators or
retention of inadequately treated effluent.
SECTION C. MONITORING AND RECORDS
1. Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be
characteristic of the volume and nature of the permitted discharge. Samples
collected at a frequency less than daily shall be taken on a day and time that
is characteristic of the discharge over the entire period which the sample
represents. All samples shall be taken at the monitoring points specified in
this permit and, unless otherwise specified , before the effluent joins or is
diluted by any other wastestream, body of water, or substance. Monitoring points
shall not be changed without notification to and the approval of the Permit
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2. Reporting
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for
each month and reported on a monthly Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Form
(DEM No. MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director, DEM,
postmarked no later than the 30th day following the completed reporting period.
The first D111R is due on the last day ^f the month following the issuance of the
permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following
the commencement of discharge. Duplic.:tP. signed. r..opi.es of these, and all. other
reports required herein, sliall be submitted to the following address:
Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
3 Flow Measurements
Appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted
scientific practices shall be selected and used to insure the accuracy and
reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges. The
devices shall be installed, calibrated and maintained to insure that the
accuracy of the measurements are consistent with the accepted capability of
that type of device. Devices selected shall be capable of measuring flows
with a maximum deviation of less than +- 10% from the true discharge rates
throughout the range of expected discharge volumes. Once -through condenser
cooling water flow which is monitored by pump logs, or pump hour meters as
specified in Part I of this permit and based on the manufacturer's pump
curves shall not be subject to this requirement.
4. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC
regulations published pursuant to NCGS 143-215.63 et seq, the Water and Air
Quality Reporting Acts, and to regulations published pursuant to Section 304(g),
33 USC 1314, of the Federal Water Pollution Control. Act, as Amended, and
Regulation 40 CFR 136.
5. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or
knowingly renders inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be
maintained under this permit shall, upon conviction, by punished by a fine of
not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than
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6. Records Retention
All records and information resulting from the monitoring activities required by
this permit including all records of analyses performed and calibration and
maintenance of instrumentation and recordings from continuous monitoring
instrumentation shall be retained for a minimum of three (3) years by the
permittee. Thisperiod of retention shall be extended during the course
of any unresolved litigation or if requested by the Division of Environmental.
Management or the Regional Administrator of the Env.i.ropmental Protection Agency.
7. Recording_ Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant- to the re(luirements of this
permit, the permittee shall record the following infcrm:ati.on:
a. The exact place, date, and time of sampling;
b. The dates the analyses were performed;
C. The person(s) who performed the analyses; and
d. The .r.esi;lts of such analyses.
8. Right of Entr
The permittee shall allow the Director of the Division of Environmental
Management, the Regional Administrator, and/or their authorized representatives,
upon the presentations of credentials:
a. To enter upon the permittee's premises where an effluent source is located
or in which any records are required to be kept under the terms and
conditions of this permit; and
D. At roaso?]able 1-im3s t'_) !)=3`.'f• dcGess to and copy 7irly records required t o .e.
kept under the terms and conditions of this; permit.; to inspect any
monitoring equiipmeyt or monitoring method required in (:his permit; acid
to samplo any discharge of pollutants.
SECTION D. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent v,,ith the terms and
conditions of this permit. The discharge of any pollu Lant identified in
this permit more frequently than or at a. level in excess of that authorized
shall constitute a violation of the permit. Any anticipated facility
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in new, different, or increased discharges of pollutants mint be reported by
submission of a new NPDES application or, if such changes o.1111 not violate
the effluent limitations specified in this permit, by notice to the DEM of
such changes. Following such notice, the permit may be modified to specify
and limit any pollutants not previously limited.
Anticipated Non-compliance
The permittee shall give notice to the Permit Issuing Althor.ity of any planned
change in the permitted facility or activity which may result in noncompliance
with permit requirements. Any maintenance of facilities, which might
necessitate unavoidable interruption of operation and degradation of effluent
quality, shall be scheduled during noncritical. water quality periods and carried
out in a manner approved by the Permit Issuing Authority.
Transfer of Ownership or Control
This permit is not transferable. In the event of any change in name, control
or ownership of facilities from which the authorized discharge emanates or is
contemplated, the permittee shall notify the prospective owner or controller by
letter of the existence of this permit and of the need to obtain a permit in the
name of the prospective owner. A copy of the letter shall be forwarded to the
Division of Environmental Management.
Additional Monitoring by Permit -Lee
If the permittee monitors any pollutant at the location(s) designated herein
more frequently than required by this permit, using approved analytical methods
as specified above, the results of such monitoring shall be included in the
calculation and reporting of the values is required in the DMR. Such increased
frequency shall. also be indicated. The DEM may require more frequent monitoring
or the monitoring of other pollutants not required in this permit by written.
notification.
Averaging of Measurements
Calculations for limitations which
utilize an arithmetic mean unless
Authority in the permit.
Noncompliance Notification
.require averaging of measurements shall.
otherwise specified by the Permit Issuing
The permittee shall report by telephone to either the central. office or the
appropriate regional office of the Division as soon as possible, but in
no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day following the
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a. Any occurrenceat the water pollution control. facility which results in
the discharge of significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in
quantity or characteristic, such as the dumping of the contents of a
sludge digester.; the known passage of a slug of hazardous substance
through the facility; or any other unusual circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render
the facility incapable of adequate wastewater treatment such as mechanical
or electrical failures of pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.
C. Any failure or a pumping station, Gejqe.r line, or tr.entmen.t facility
resulting in a by-pass directly to receiving waters without treatment
of all or any portion of the influent to such station or facility.
d. Any time that self-monitorirjg information indicates that the facility has
gone out of compliance with. its NPDES permit limitations.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written
report in letter form within 15 days following first knowledge. of the
occurrence.
7. Changes in Discharges of Toxic Substances:
The permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority as soon as it knows or
has reason to believe:
a. That any activity has occurred or will occur w1 ich would result in the
discharge, on a routine or frequent basis, of any toxic. substance(s) (.listed
at 40 CFR S 122, Appendix D, Table II and III) which is not limited in the
permit, if that discharge will exceed the highest of the. following
"notification levels".
(1) One hundred micrograms per liter (1.00 ug/1);
(2) Two hundred micrograms per liter (200 ug/.1) for acroleir. and
ac.ry.lonitr.ile; five hundred micrograms per. liter (500 ug/1)
for 2,4-dinitrophenol and for 2-methyl-4,6-dinitroph.enol; and one
milligram per liter (1 mg/1) for ant:i.mony; or.
(3) Five (5) times the maximum concentration value reported for that
pollutant(s) in the permit application.
b. That any activity has occurred or will occur whicb would result in any
discharge, on a non -routine or infrequent basis, of a toxic pollutant
(listed at 40 CFR S 122, Appendix D. Table II and III) which is not
limited in the permit, if that discharge will exceed the highest of the
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(1) Five hundred micrograms per liter (500 ug/1);
(2) One milligram per liter (1 mg/1) for antimony; or
(3) Ten (10) times the maximum concentration value reported for that
pollutant(s) in the permit application.
8. Expiration of Permit
Permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to
receive aij+thor.ization to disrh<nrge beyond t.l,e expiration date, the permittee
shall submit such information, forms, and fees as are required by the agency
authorized to issue permits no later. than 180 days prior to the expiration date.
Any discharge without a permit after th? expiration will subject the permittee
to enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS 143-215.5 and 33 USC 1251 et seq.
9. Si_ na.tory Requirements
All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Permit Issuing
Authority shall be signed and certified.
a. All permit applications shall be signed as follows:
(1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the
purpose of this Section, a responsible corporate officer means:
(a) a president, secretary; treasurer or vice president of the
corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any
other person who performs similar policy or decision making
functions for the corporation, or (b) the manager of one or more
manufacturing production or operating facilities employing more
than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures
exceeding 25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars), if authority
to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in
accordance with corporate procedures.
(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a. general partner or
the proprietor, respectively; or
(3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either
a principal executive officer or ranking elected official.
b. All reports required by the permit and other information requested by the
Permit Issuing Authority shall. be signed by a person described above or by
a duly authorized representative of that person. A person is a duly
authorized representative only if:
(1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above.;
(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having
responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility or
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well field, superintendent, a position of equivalent responsibility,
or an individual or position having overall responsibility for environ-
mental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative
may thus be either a named individual or any individual occupying a
named position.); and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to the Permit Issuing Authority.
C. Certification. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a. or b. of
this section shall making the following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments
were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system
designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the
information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who
manage the system, or those persons directly respansi.bl.e for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and
believe, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for submitting false information, including the
possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
10. Availability of Reports
Except,f.or data determined to be confidential under NCGS 1.43-215.3(a) (2) or.
Section 308 of the Federal. Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance
with the terms shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the
Division of Environmental Management. As required by the Act, effluent data
shall not be considered confidential.. Knowingly making any false statement on
any such report may result in the imposition of criminal penalties as provided
for in NCGS 143-215.1(b) (2) or in Section 309 of the Federal Act.
11. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water. Act provides that any person who know:ingh makes any false
statement, representation, or certification in any record or other document
submitted or .required to be maintained under this permit, including monitoring
reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be
punished by a fine of not more than $1.0,000 per violation, or by imprisonment
for not more than six months per violation, or by both.
SECTION E. DEFINITION
1. Permit Issuing Authority
The Director of the Division of Environmental Management.
2. DEM or Division
Means the Division of Environmental Management, Department of Natural.
Resources and Community Development.

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3. EMC:
Used herein means the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
4. Act or "the Act"
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as thc,. Clean Water Act, as
amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq.
5. Mass/Day_ Measurements
a. The "monthly average discharge: is defined as the total mass of all
daily discharges sampled and/or measured during a calendar month on
which daily discharges are sample and measured, divi.dcd by the number
of daily discharges samples and/or measured during such month. It is
therefore, an arithmetic mean found by adding the weights of the
pollutant found each day of the month and then dividing this sum by
the number of days the tests were reported. The limitation is
identified as "Daily Average" or "Monthly Average" in Part I of the
permit.
b. The "weekly average discharge" is defined as the total. mass of
all, daily discharges sampled and/or measured during the calendar week
(Sunday -Saturday) on. which daily discharges are sampled and measured,
divided by the number of daily discharges samples and/or measured
during such week. It is, therefore, an arithmetic mean found by
adding the, weights of pollutants found each. day of the week and then
dividing this sum by the number of days the tests were reported. This
li.mi.-tation is id.ent.:if.ied as tPWeekly Average" in Part. 1' of the perfni.t.
C. "'he "maximum daily discharge" is the total mass (w(ai.ght:) of a
pollutant discharged during a calendar clay. If on.l.y one sample is
taken during any calendar day the weight of pol.l.uta?lt calculated from
it is the "maximum daily discharge." This limitation is identified as
"Daily Maximum," in Part I of the permit.
d. The "average annual discharge is defined as the. total mass of all
daily discharges sample and/or measured during the calendar year on
which daily discharges are sampled and measured, divided by the number
of daily discharges sampled and/or measured during such year.. It is,
therefore, an arithmetic mean found by adding the weights of
pollutants found each day of the year and then dividing this sum by the
number of clays the tests were reported. This limitation is defined as
"A.nriva1. Average" izi. Part I of the permit.

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6. Concentration Measurement
a. The "average monthly concentration," other than for fecal coliform
bacteria, is the sum of the concentrations of all daily discharges
samples and/or measured during a calendar month on which daily discharges
are sampled and measured, divided by the number of daily discharges sampled
and/or measured during such month (arithmetic mra.n of the daily
concentration values). The daily concentration value is equal to the
concentration of a composite sample or in the -case of grab samples is the
arithmetic mean (weighted by flow value) of all the samples collected
during that calendar day. The average monthly count: for fecal coliform
bacteria is the geometric mean of the counts for samples collected during a
calendar month. This limitation is identified as "Monthly Average" or
"Daily Average" under "Other Limits" in Part I of the permit.
b. The "average weekly concentration," other than for fecal coliform bacteria,
is the sum of the concentrations of all daily discharges sampled and/or
measured during a calendar week (Sunday/Saturday) on which daily discharges
are sampled and measured divided by the number of daily discharges sampled
and/or measux ed during such week (arithmetic mean of the daily
concentration values). The daily concentration value is equal to the
concentration of a composite sample or in the case of grab samples is the
arithmetic mean (weighted by flow value) of all the samples collected during
that calendar day. The average weekly count for fecal coliform bacteria is
the geometric mean of the counts for samples collected during a calendar
week. This limitation is identified as "Weekly Average" finder "Other
Limits' in Part I of the permit.
C. The "maximum daily concentration" is the concentration of a pollutant
discharge during a calendar day. It is identified as "Daily Maximum"
unii(-r "Other Limits' in Part. 1 of the. permit.
d. The "average annual. concentration," other than for fecal coliform bacteria,
is the sum of the concentrations of all daily di.schargt-s sampled and/or
measured during a calendar year on which daily discharges are sampled and
measured divided by the number of daily discharges sampled and/or measured
during such year (arithmetic mean of the daily concentration values). The
daily concentration value is equal to the concentration of a composite
sample or in the case of grab samples is the arithmetic mean (weighted. by
flow value) of all the samples collected during that calendar day. The
average yearly count for fecal coliform bacteria is the geometric mean
of the counts for samples collected during a calendar year.. This limitation
is identified as "Annual average" under "Other Limits" in Part I of the
permit.

7.
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Other Measurements
a. Flow, (MGD): The flow limit expressed in this permit is the 24 hours
average flow, averaged monthly. It is determined as the arithmetic mean
of the total daily flows recorded during the cal.endar month.
b. An "instantaneous flow measurement" is a measure of flow taken at the time
of sampling, when both the sample and flow will be representative of the
total discharge.
Types of Samples
a. Composite Sample: These samples consist of grab samples collected at
equal intervals and combined proportional to flow, a sample continuously
collected proportionally to flow, or equal volumes taken at varying time
intervals. If a composite sample is obtained from grab samples, the
following requirements apply. The intervals between influent grab
samples shall be no greater than hourly. Intervals between effluent grab
samples shall be no greater than hourly except where the detention time
of the wastewater in the facility is greater than 24 hours, in which
case, the interval between grab samples shall be no greater in number of
hours than the detention time in number of days; provided, however, in
no case may the time between effluent grab samples be greater than six
hours nor the number of grab samples less than four during any discharge
period of 24 hours or less.
b. Grab Sample: Grab samples are individual samples collected over a
period of time not exceeding 15 minutes; the grab sample can be taken
manually.
Calculation of Means
a. Arithmetic Mean: The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the summation
of the individual values divided by the number of individual values.
b. Geometric Mean: The geometric mean of any set of values is the Nth root of
the product of the individual values where N is equal to the number of
individual values. The geometric mean is equivalent to the antilog of
the arithmetic mean of the logarithms of the individual values. For
purposes of calculating the geometric mean, values of zero (0) shall be
considered to be one (1).
C. Weighted by Flow Value: Weighted by flow value means the summation of each
concentration times its respective flow divided by the summation of the
respective flows.

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10. Calendar D
A calendar day is defined as the period from midnight of one day until midnight
of the next day. However, for purposes of this permit, any consecutive 24-hour
period that reasonably represents the calendar day may be used for sampling.
11. Hazardous Substance
A hazardous substance means any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116
pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act.
12. Toxic Pollutant
A toxic pollutant is any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(1) of
the Clean Water Act.

PART III
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
A. Previous Permits
All previous State water quality permits issued to this facility, whether for
construction or operation or discharge, are hereby revoked by issuance of this
permit. The conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions of this permit
authorizing discharge under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System govern discharges from this facility.
ll. Construction
No constcuction of wastewater treatment facilities or additions thereto shall
be begun until Final Plans and Specifications have been subraitted to the
Division of Environmental Management and written approval and Authorization
to Construct has been issued.
C. Certified Operator
Pursuant to Chapter 90A of North Carolina General Statutes, the permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator in responsible charge
of the wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator must hold a certification
of the grade equivalent to or greater than the class:i.ficati_on assigned to the
wastewater treatment facilities.
D. Groundwater Monitoring
The permittee shall, upon written notice from the Director of the Division of
Environmental Management, conduct groundwater monitoring as may be required
to determine the compliance of this NPDES permitted facility with the current
groundwater standards.
E. Limitations Reopener
This permit shall be modified or alternati-vely, revoked and reissued, to comply
with any applicable effluent guideline. or watEer quality standard issued or
approved under Sections 302(b) (2) (c•), and. (d), 304(b) (2), and 307(a) (2)
of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent guideline or water quality standard
so issued or approved:
1. contains different conditions or is otherwise more stringent than any
effluent limitation in the permit; or
2. controls any pollutant not limited in the permit.
The permit as modified or reissued un.der this paragraph shall also contain any
other requirements in the Act then applicable.

Part III
Permit No. NC0004120
F. Toxicity Reopener
This permit shall be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate
toxicity limitations and monitoring requirements in the event
toxicity testing or other studies conducted on the effluent or
receiving stream indicate that detrimental effects may be expected in
the receiving stream as a result of this discharge.
G. Chronic Toxicity Testing Requirement
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit chronic toxicity
using test procedures outlined in:
1. The North Carolina Ceriodaphnia chronic effluent bioassay
procedure (North Carolina Chronic Bioassay Procedure - Revised
*February 1987) or subsequent versions.
The effluent concentration at which there may be no observable
inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality is 1.8% (defined
as treatment two in the North Carolina procedure document). The
permit holder shall perform quarterly monitoring using this
procedure to establish compliance with the permit condition. The
first test will be performed after thirty days from issuance of this
permit during the months of March, June, September and December.
Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES
permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit
condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge Monitoring Form
(MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter
code TGP3B. Additionally, DEM Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to
the following address:
Technical Services Branch
North Carolina Division of Environmental Management
PO Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting
chemical/physical measurements performed in association with the
toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. Total residual
chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and
reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste
stream.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests
performed by the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management
indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may
be reopened and modified to include alternate monitoring
requirementsor limitations.

Part III
Permit No. NC0004120
Note: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited
document, such as minimum control organism survival and appropriate
environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will
require immediate retesting (within 30 days of initial monitoring
event). Failure to submit suitable test results will constitute
non-compliance with monitoring requirements. ,
H. The permittee shall conduct a test for priority �utants annually
after combination of all waste streams in th ain discharge pipe.
The discharge shall be evaluated for all v stile fractions, acid
fractions, base/ne ral fr ctions, and sticide fractions listed in
Table II of Ap e x D. of 40 Pa 122 and all metals, cyanide,
and phenols ® n Tabl o ppendix D. of 40 CFR Part 122.
The permitt 11 est t uent for any pollutants listed in
Tables IV an o of 40 CFR Part 122, if a specific
pollutant i bel 4 o e present in the discharge. In addition
to the above tes g quirements, other significant levels of
synthetic organs emicals must be identified. For the purpose of
implem t is requirement, the largest 10 percent of the GC/MS
peaks other than the priority pollutants shall be identified. All
tests shall be performed in accordance with the EPA Reference
Methods listed in 40 CFR part 136.
I. The permittee shall not use any biocides except these approved in
conjunction with the permit application. The permittee shall notify
the Director in writing not later than ninety (90) days prior 'to
instituting use of any additional biocide used in cooling systems
which may be toxic to aquatic life other than those previously
reported to the Division of Environmental Management. Such
notification shall include completion of Biocide Worksheet Form 101
and a map locating the discharge point and receiving stream.
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RECE_'i yPE5D
Water N'a!;!ir cf (.n
DEC i 7 08
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, J State of North Carolina gshreville, �tortn Ca;o!ina
/� Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street o Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Jaynes G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary December 22, 1988 Director
Mr., Robert Alexander
Cleveland Mills Company
P.O. Box 68
Lawndale, NC 28090
SUBJECT: Modifications to NPDES
Permit No. NC0004120
County: Cleveland
Dear Mr. Alexander:
In accordance with a recent Division of Environmental
Management policy clarification, we are forwarding herewith
.modifications to the subject permit. These modifications are
issued to change the annual priority pollutant requirement
contained in Part III, Condition H of your permit. These changes
should clarify this monitoring requirement and. result in a
simpler procedure to achieve compliance. Please find enclosed a
new annual pollutant analysis condition which should be inserted
into the permit. The old condition is obsolete and is hereby
removed from the permit. All other terms and conditions contained
in the original permit remain unchanged and in full effect.
These modifications are issued pursuant to the requirements of
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of
Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency dated December 6, 1.983. These modifications
become effective on March 1., 1989.
If this decision to revise this requirement is unacceptable
to you, you, have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon
written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of this
letter. This request must be in the .form of a written petition,
conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General
Statutes, and Filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings,
Post Office Drawer 11666, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604. Unless
such a demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Polltitiosi Prevention Pars
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Acdon Employer

December 22, 1988
Page Two
Please note that a copy of the Annual Pollutant Analysis
Monitoring Requirement Reporting Form A is enclosed, and that
further instructions are to be found on page 1 (one) of that
form. If you have any questions concerning this modification,
please contact Mr. Arthur Mouberry, at telephone number
919/733-5083.
Enclosure
RPW:JD/jho
cc.: Central Files
DEM Regional
VOL.19/MOD.NPDES
office
Sincerely,
R. Paul Wilms

Condition H. The permittee shall conduct a test for
pollutants annually at the effluent from the treatment plant.
The discharge shall be evaluated as follows:
1. A pollutant analysis of the effluent must be completed
annually using EPA approved methods for the following
analytic fractions: (a) purgeables (i.e., volatile
organic compounds); (b) acid extractables; (c)
base/neutral extractables; (d) organochlorine pesticides
and PCBs; (e) herbicides; and (f) metals and other
inorganics. The Annual Pollutant Analysis (APA)
Monitoring Requirement Reporting Form A, to be provided
to all dischargers affected by this monitoring
requirement, describes the sampling and analysis
requirements and lists chemicals to be included in the
pollutant analysis. This monitoring requirement is to be
referred to as the "Annual Pollutant Analysis" (APA).
2. Other significant levels of synthetic organic chemicals
must be identified and approximately quantified. For the
purpose of implementing this requirement, the largest 10
GC/MS peaks in each organic chemical analytic fraction
(or fewer than 10, if less than 10 unidentified peaks
occur) for chemicals other than those specified on the
APA Monitoring Requirement Reporting Form A should be
identified and approximately quantified as stated in the
APA Reporting Form A instructions. This part (item 2) of
the APA monitoring requirement is to be referred to as
the 1110 significant peaks rule".

May 11, 1983
Mr. Robert Alexander
Cleveland Mills Company
T�a4mdpzle, NC 28090
i
RECEIVED
Water Quality Division
MAY 16 1983
Western Regional Officel
Asheville, North Carolina
Subject: Permit No. NCO004120
_Cleveland Mills Company
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Alexander.
In accordance with your application for discharge Permit received October
6, 1980, we are .forwarding herewith the subject State - NPDES Permit. This
permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statutes
143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and -the U. S.
Environmental Protection agency dated October 19, 1975.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this Permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing before a
hearing officer upon written demand to the Director within 30 days following
receipt of this Permit, identifying the specific issues to be contended. Unless
such demand is made, this Permit shall be final and binding.
Please take notice that this Permit is not transferable. Part II, 8.2.
addresses the requirements to be followed in case of change in ownership or
control of this discharge.
This Permit does not affect the legal.requirement to obtain other Permits.
which may be required by the Division of Environmental Management. If you have
any questions concerning this Permit, please contact Mr. William C. Mills,
telephone [phone].
Sincerely yours,
or-,O :al Signed By
FOIiREST R. \NESTALL
roR
Robert F. Helms
Director
cc: Mr. Jim Patrick, EPA
Asheville Regional Manager

Permit No.•N00004120
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
P E R M I T
To Discharge Wastewater Under the NATIONAL
POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1,
other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina
Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended,
Cleveland Mills Company
Lawndale, North Carolina
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Cleveland Mills Wastewater Treatment Plant
Cleveland County
to receiving waters of First Broad River in the Broad River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other
conditions set forth in Parts I, II, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective MAY 1 1 1983
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight
on APR 30 1988
Signed this day of MAY 1 11983
Qvigina! Signed By
FORREST R. WESTALL
FOR
Robert F. Helms, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental
Management Commission
M1 & I1

Permit NO. NC0004120
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Cleveland Mills Company
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue operation of the existing 0:.6 MGD extended aeration waste-
water treatment plant which consists of an aeration basin, two
secondary clarifiers, sludge return equipment, and dual chlorine
contact tanks, and
2. Continue to discharge from the treatment works into the First Broad
River which is classified Class "C" waters.

A. (1). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - Final
During the -'period beginning on the effective date of the Permit and lasting until expiration,
permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s). oo1
Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements.
Flow, M3)day (MGD)
BOD,5-Day, 200C
COD
TSS -
'�ulfide- — -
-Phenols
__-T-otal Chromium
Chlorine Residual
Temperature
Dissolved oxygen
Settleable Matter
decal Coliform
Total Residue
Kg/day (lbs/day)
Daily Avg. Daily Max.
95.4(210.1)
1161.8(2559)
347.6(765.6)
3.6(8.01)
1. 8(4.01)
1.8(4.0)
190.8(420.2)
2323.1(5117)
695.1(1531.1)
7.3(16.02)
3.6(8.02)
3.6(8.02)
Other Units (Specify)
Daily Avg. Daily Max.
0.6 MGD
Measurement
:;:; Sample
•• Sample
Frequency
Type
atic
Continuous
Recording -Totalizing I — E
Weekly
Composite
I,E,U,D
Monthly
Composite
E,U,D
Weekly
Composite
I,E
Quarterly
Composite
E
Quarterly
Composite
E
Quarterly
Composite
E
Daily
Grab
E
Daily
Grab
E,U,D
Daily
Grab
U,D
Daily
Grab
E
Quarterly
Grab
U,D
Monthly
Composite
I,E
ammonia Nitrogen (NH 3-N) Annually Composite I,E
*Sample Locations: I - Influent, E - Effluent, U - Upstream, D - Downstream
**All stream samples shall be grab samples.
***Daily stream sampling frequency may be reduced at each sampling station to one time per week except during tle montns of
June, July, August and September, when the frequency must be no less than three times per week at each sampling station
0 3
0
o C+
N z
N O
U
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units
and shall be monitored by grab samples collected daily at I,E,U,D.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

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State of Forth Carolina
Department of Natural resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management .
512 North Salisbury Street ® Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary July 7, 1987 Director.
Mr. Robert E. Alexander
Plant Manager
Cleveland Mills
Lawndale, North,Carolina 28090
Subject: Toxicity Self -Monitoring Requirements
Cleveland Mills WWTP
NPDES No. NCOOO4120
Cleveland County
1
Dear Mr. Alexander:
I
As you know, the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management has an
active program evaluating toxic discharges into surface waters. Levels of toxic-
ity found in North Carolina vary from extreme toxicity, which may cause rapid
death in the aquatic environment after limited exposure, to more subtle toxicity
which may causelsublethal impairment in natural populations. Our Division is
required by water quality regulation to protect the waters of North Carolina from
all degrees of toxicity.
A variety of test methods are used to evaluate these various levels of tox-
icity. In reviewing the data which has been collected pertaining to your facil-
ity, we have determined that a new test methodology is appropriate in your situa-
tion. This new methodology is designed to evaluate dischargers who have substan-
tially reduced the acutely toxic components of their waste. This Division con-
siders the new methodology as a final decision element in reducing, eliminating
or modifying toxicity monitoring requirements and assuring protection of water
quality standards. The test methodology is attached for your review. Also
attached is a list of private consultants who have received this methodology
description.
By this letter, we are altering your monitoring requirements for toxicity
testing to this new methodology as a replacement for the acute testing you have
performed to this point. The test frequency will be once per quarter beginning
in August 1987. We also request that a written summary of efforts that have led
Pollution Prevention Pays

to this reduction in toxicity be submitted with the next toxicity testing
results. Please note that the testing results should be submitted with all sup-
porting data (mortality and reproduction results, water chemistry, laboratory
observations, etc.).
The interpretation of test data is different.than previously utilized. We
encourage you to consult with the laboratory performing your testing to gain a
complete understanding of the data produced. Please note that the initial test-
ing is performed as a pass or fail type of test. Your target effluent dilution
at which there should be no observable chronic effect is 1.7%. This concentra-
tion is equal to the percent --.effluent present in the receiving stream during low
flow conditions (7Q10). Specifically, the initial pass/fail testing is designed
to compare the, target effluent dilution, which is predicted to have no impact on
the receiving stream, against a control population. The results of this test
will be either pass or fail. A passing result indicates satisfactory chronic
effluent toxicity.
In developing this procedure we have attempted to reduce the cost of per-
forming the testing and expect that these costs will approximate your current
expenditures.
Should you have any questions regarding the new testing requirement, please
contact me or Ken Eagleson at [phone].
Sincerely,
V11-? - �V
L
George'.; . Everett, Chief
Water Quality Section
cc: Forrest Westall
Steve W. Tedder
Kern Eagleson

Part I
Permit No. NC
B. SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE
1. The permittee shall achieve compliance with the effluent limitations
specified for discharges in accordance with the following schedule:
NOT APPL I CABLE
2. No later than 14 calendar days following a date identified in the above
schedule of compliance, the permittee shall submit either a report of
progress or, in the case of specific actions being required by identified
dates, a written notice of compliance or noncompliance. In the latter
case, the notice shall include the cause of noncompliance, any remedial
actions taken, and the probability of meeting the next scheduled requirement.
M4&I4

PART I
Permit No. NC
Act used herein means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, As amended.
DEM used herein means the Division of Environmental Management of the
Department of Natural Resources and community Development
"EMC" used herein means the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission.
C. MONITORING AND REPORTING
1. Representative Sampling
Samples and measurements taken as required herein shall be representative
of the volume and nature of the monitored discharge.
2. Reporting
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be
summarized for each month and reported on a Monthly Monitoring Report
Form (DEM No. MR 1.0, 1.11 and 1.4) postmarked no .later than the 45th
day following the completed reporting period. The first report is due on
. The DEM may require reporting of additional monitoring
results by written notification. Signed copies of these, and all other
reports required herein, shall be submitted to the following address:
Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
3. Definitions
a. The "daily average" discharge means the total discharge by weight
during a calendar month divided by the number of days in the month
that the production or commercial facility was operating. Where less
than daily sampling is required by this permit, the daily average
discharge shall be determined by the summation of all the measured
daily discharges by weight divided by the number of days sampled
during the calendar month when the measurements were made.
b. The "daily maximum" discharge means the total discharge by weight
during any calendar day.
4. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to The EMC
regulations published pursuant to N. C'. G. S. 143-215.63 et seq.. _The
Water and Air Quality Reporting Act, Section 304(g), 13 USC 1314, of the.
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, As Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136.
5. Recording Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of
this permit, the permittee shall record the following information:
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a. The exact place, date, and time of sampling;
b. The dates the analyses were performed;
c. The person(s) who performed the analyses;
d. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
e. The results of all required analyses.
6. Additional Monitoring by Permittee
If the permittee monitors any pollutant at the location(s) designated
herein more frequently than required by -this permit, using approved
analytical methods as specified above, the results of such monitoring
shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the values required
in the Monthly Monitoring Report Form (DEM MR 1.0, 1.1, 1.4)
Such increased monitoring frequency shall also be indicated. The DEM
may require more frequent monitoring or the monitoring of other pollu-
tants not required in this permit by written notification.
7. Records Retention
All records and information resulting from the monitoring activities
required by this permit including all records of analyses performed and
calibration and maintenance of instrumentation and recordings from
continuous monitoring instrumentation shall be retained by the permittee
for a minimum of three (3) years, or longer if requested by the State
Division of Environmental Management or the Regional Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.

PART I
Permit No. NC
A. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and
conditions of this permit. The discharge of any pollutant identified
in this permit more frequently than or at a level in excess of that
authorized shall constitute a violation of the permit. Any anticipated
facility expansions, production increases, or process modifications which
will result in new, different, or increased discharges of pollutants must
be reported by submission of a new NPDES application or, if such changes
will not violate the effluent limitations specified in this permit, by
notice to the DEM of such changes. Following such notice, the permit
may be modified to specify and limit any pollutants not previously limited.
2. Non compliance Notification
If, for any reason, the permittee does not comply with or will be unable
to comply with any effluent limitation specified in this permit, the per-
mittee shall provide the Division of Environmental Management with the
following information, in writing, within five (5) days of becoming aware
of such condition:
a. A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance; and
b. The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times; or,
if not corrected; the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected
to continue, and steps being taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent
recurrence of the noncomplying discharge.
3. Facilities Operation
The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and
operate as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities
or systems installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with
the terms and conditions of this permit.
4. Adverse Impact
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any adverse
impact to navigable waters resulting from noncompliance with any effluent
limitations specified in this permit, including such accelerated or
additional monitoring as necessary to determine the nature and impact of
the noncomplying discharge..
5. Bypassing
Any diversion from or bypass of facilities necessary to maintain compliance
with the terms and conditions of this permit is prohibited, except (i) where
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unavoidable to prevent loss of -life or severe property damage, or
(ii) where excessive storm drainage or runoff would damage any
facilities necessary for compliance with the effluent limitations
and prohibitions of this permit. The permittee shall promptly
notify the Water Quality Section of DEM in writing of each. such
diversion or bypass.
6. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the
course of treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of 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.
7. Power Failures
In order to maintain compliance with the effluent limitations and
prohibitions of this permit, the permittee shall either:
a. In accordance with the Schedule of Compliance contained in Part I,
provide an alternative power source.sufficient to operate the waste-
water control facilities;
or, if such alternative power source is not in existence, and no date for
its implementation appears in Part I,
b. Halt, reduce or otherwise control production and/or all discharges
from wastewater control facilities upon the reduction, loss, or
failure of the primary source of power to said wastewater control
facilities.
8. Onshore or Offshore Construction
This permit does not authorize or approve the construction of any onshore
or offshore physical structures or facilities or the undertaking of any
work in any navigable waters.
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B. RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Right of Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director of the Division of Environmental
Management, the Regior:al Administrator, and/or their authorized represen-
tatives, upon the presentations of credentials:
a. The enter upon the permittee's premises where an effluent source is
located or in which any records are required to be kept under the
terns and conditions of this permit; and
b. At reasonable times to have access to and copy any records required
to be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; to inspect
any monitoring equipment or monitoring method required in this permit;
and to sample any discharge of pollutants.
2. Transfer of Ownership or Control
This permit is not transferable. In the event of any change in control
or ownership of Facilities from which the authorized discharge emanates
or is contem-D.1ated, the permittee shall notify the prospective owner or
controller by letter of the existence of this permit and of the need to
obtain a per-mit"ir the name of the prospective owner. A copy of the
letter shall be,frrwarded to the Division of Environmental Management.
3. Availability of Re.ports
Except for data determined to be confidential under N. C. G. S. 143-215.
3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared
in accordance with the terms shall be available for public inspection at the
offices of the Division of Environmental Management. As required by the Act,
effluent data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly making any
false statement on any such report may result in the im osition of criminal
penalties as provided for in N. C. G. S. 143-215.6(b)(2� or in Section
309 of the Federal Act.
4. Permit Modification
After notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to N. C. G. S. 143-
215.1(b)(2) and G. S. 143-215.1(e) respectively, this permit may be
modified, suspended, or revoked in whole or in part during its term for
cause including, but not limited to, the following:
a. Violation of any terms,or conditions of this permit;
b. Obtainirg this permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose
fully a i relovara facts; or
c. A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or
permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge.
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5. Toxic Pollutants
Notwithstanding Part II, B-4 above, if a toxic effluent standard or
prohibition (including any schedule of compliance specified in such
effluent standard or prohibition) is established under Section 307(a)
of the Act for a toxic pollutant which is present in the discharge and
such standard or prohibition is more stringent than any limitation for
such pollutant in this permit, this permit shall be revised or modified
in accordance with the toxic effluent standard or prohibition and the
permittee so notified.
6. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions -on "Bypassing" (Part II, A-5)
and "Power Failures" (Part II, A-7), nothing in this permit shall be
construed to relieve the permittee from civil or criminal penalties for
noncompliance pursuant to N. C. G. S. 143-215.6 or Section 309 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1319.
7. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution
of any legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject
under N. C. G. S. 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act,
33 USC 1321.
8. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either
real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it
authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal
rights, nor any infringement of Federal,State or local laws or regulations.
9. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this
permit, or the application of any provision of this permit to any circum-
stance, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other cir-
cumstances, and the remtxinder of this permit shall not be affected thereby.
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10. Expiration of Permit
Permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date.
In order to receive authorization to discharge beyond the expiration
date, the permittee shall submit such information, forms, and fees as
are required by the agency authorized to issue permits no later than 180
days prior to the expiration date. Any discharge without a permit after
the expiration will subject the'permittee to enforcement procedures,as
provided in N. C. G. S. 143-215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et seq..
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PART III
Permit No. MC004120
E. Previous Permits
All previous State water quality permits issued to this facility,
whether for construction or operation or discharge, are hereby revoked
by issuance of this permit. The conditions, requirements, terms, and
provisions of this permit authorizing discharge under the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System governs discharges from this
facility.
C. Construction
No construction of wastewater treatment facilities or additions thereto
shall be begun until Final Plans and Specifications have been submitted
to the Division of Environmental Management and written approval and
Authorization to Construct has been issued. If no objections to Final
Plans and Specifications has been made by the DEM after 30 days following
receipt of the plans or issuance of this permit, whichever is latter, the
plans may be considered approved and construction authorized.
D. Certified Operator
Pursuant to Chapter 90A of North Carolina General Statutes, the permittee
shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator in responsible
charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator must hold a
certification of the grade equivalent to the classification assigned to
the wastewater treatment facilities.
E. This permit shall be modified, or alternatively, revoked and
reissued, to comply with any applicable effluent standard of limitation
issued or approved under sections 301(b) (2) (C), and (D), 304(b) (2), and
307 (a) (2) of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent standard or approved:
(1) Contains different conditions or is otherwise more
stringent than any effluent limitation in the permit;
or
(2) Controls any pollutant not limited in the permit.
The permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also
contain any other requirements of the Act then applicable.

DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
July 3, 1991
MEMORANDUM TO: Don Safrit
FROM: D. Rex Gleason
PREPARED BY: G . T . Chen
SUBJECT: Application No. AC0004120
Request for Authorization to Construct
Rehabilitation of Sludge Drying Beds
Cleveland Mills Company
Cleveland County, North Carolina
This Office has reviewed the subject request and recommends
approval on condition that the subject facility be constructed in
accordance with the approved engineering plans and
specifications. It is also requested that the Mooresville
Regional Office be notified by the Permittee upon completion of
the subject project's construction.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please
advise.
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•s 4 k. C. DEFT. OF NATURAL
r State of North Carolina VIVISIT-1 ri
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resl(YffFL(�"e$'E lE[11111 1 6rfICE
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor George T. Everett,Ph.D.
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director
June 26, 1991
MR WAYNE TWEED
SPARTAN MILLS
PO BOX 1658
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA 29304
Subject: Application No. AC0004120
Cleveland Mills Co.
Authorization To Construct
Cleveland County
Dear MR TWEED:
The Division's Permits and Engineering Unit acknowledges receipt of your permit application and
supporting materials on June 20, 1991. This application has been assigned the number shown above.
Please refer to this number when making inquiries on this project.
Your project has been assigned to Lindsay Mize for a detailed engineering review. A technical
acknowledgement will be forthcoming. If this acknowledgement is not received within thirty (30)
days, please contact the engineer listed above.
Be aware that the Division's regional office, copied below, must provide recommendations from the
Regional Supervisor or a Procedure Four Evaluation for this project, prior to final action by the
Division.
If you have any questions, please contact Lindsay Mize at [phone].
cc: Mooresville Regional Office
Hydroscience, Inc.
Sincerely,
Donald rit, P.E.
1 l Supervisor, Permits and Engineering Unit
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

HYDROSCIENCE, INC.
Environmental Engineering and Planning
June 19, 1991
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Ms. Carolyn D. McCaskill, Supervisor
State Engineering Review Group
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of Environment
Health and Natural Resources
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Re: Cleveland Mills
Lawndale, North Carolina
Dear Ms. McCaskill:
Edwin L. Barnhart, P.E.
Robert G. Gross, P.E.
As instructed in your Return of Incomplete Application, we are
resubmitting the application. All items returned are enclosed
intact and three additional sets of plans and specifications,
signed and sealed by a professional engineer are included.
The specifications are incorporated on the drawing which should
facilitate your review.
If anything further is required, please contact me.
Sincerely,
AL
Raymond M. Allen
Project Engineer
cc. Mr. M. Wayne Tweed
Mr. Leon Martin
1273 Sea Island Parkway • St. Helena Island • South Carolina 29920 • [phone]

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RECEIVED
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State of North Carolina
eC Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secret ut ,
fVl, at
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Dear M ('
George T. Everett, Ph.[
1991 Direct(
Subject: Return of jncompletetpp�ication
County
In accordance with Divisi n policy, we must hereby return as incomplete the attache(
applications materials received (U V' _ I t , 1991. It lacks the following items:
✓ Three sets of plans and specifications igned and sealed by a professional engineer.
Completed and signed application form.
Gravity sewer or pump station checklist (copy enclosed).
Letter of flow acceptance.
Operational Agreement for private sewers serving multi -family dwellings:
Permit application fee of
-Subsurface evaluation/soil scientist's report for surface and subsurface waste
disposal permits, including loading rate calculations.
Waste Analyses and EP Toxicity Analysis.
Land Owner's Agreement for sludge disposal applications.
Z Other items:
rc-ct:.,
After you have obtained the checked items, you may resubmit your application for review.
Please submit all the items returned to you and the checked items together. Should you have a»\,
questions, please contact Mr. Randy Jones or myself at [phone].
cc: `a --Regional Office
SERG File
Sincerely,
Carole DI Mc a ki ��. 1 s ll, Supers lsor
State Engineering Review Group
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

IMUMH
May 24, 1991
Ms. Carolyn McCoskill
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
P.O. Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Dear Ms. McCoskill:
I am requesting a construction permit for rehabilitation of the existing sand
drying beds at the Cleveland Mills Company located at North Carolina Highway 182,
Cleveland County, Lawndale, North Carolina. The NPDES permit number is NC0004120.
Enclosed are three sets of plans and specifications for this modification.
This project will not involve any increased flow at our wastewater treatment
facility, but will allow us to recoup the original capacity of the sludge
dewatering system. We would like to proceed with this project as soon as
possible because the poor performance of our existing drying beds make it
difficult to maintain the proper balance in the wastewater treatment facility.
Please contact Raymond Allen of Hydroscience, Inc. at 803-838-4225, if you
have any questions or need additional information. The site inspection visit
should be coordinated with Leon Martin at 704-538-8511.
Sincerely,
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M. Wayw eed
Director of Engineering
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To: Permit and Engineering Unit
Water Quality Section
Date: April 8, 1992
AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT
NPDES PERMIT
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
County: Cleveland
Permit No. NC0004120
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address: Cleveland Mills Company
101 West Main Street
Lawndale, North Carolina 28090
2. Date of On -Site Investigation: May 31, 1991
3. Report Prepared by: G. T. Chen
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Mr. John W. Owenby,
Mr. Tim Brooks (Operator in Training); 704/538-8511
5. Verified Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge points:
001 002 (cooling water)
Latitude: 350 24' 39" 350 24' 46"
Longitude: 810 33' 36" 810 33' 34"
Attach a USGS map extract and indicate treatment facility
site and discharge point on map. Ensure discharge point(s)
correspond to NPDES permitted discharge points.
USGS Quad No.: F 12 NE USGS Quad Name: Lawndale, NC
6. Size (land available for expansion and upgrading): Adequate
land area available for expansion/upgrading.
7. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): 3-5%
slopes adjacent to flood plain.
8. Location of nearest dwelling: Approximately 500 feet.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. Type of existing treatment facility: The existing facility
is a 0.6 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment plant
consisting of an influent catch basin with rough screening,
a 2.0 million gallon capacity flow equalization basin with

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three (3) floating surface aerators (one 20 HP and two 40
HP); a 1.0 million gallon capacity clay -lined aeration basin
with four (4) 20 HP aerators, three (3) secondary (circular)
clarifiers, a duplex sludge return lift station and a single
variable speed sludge return pump, a chlorine contact chamber
(currently not in operation), effluent flow measurement with
recorder, and ten (10) sludge drying beds (20' x 33' each).
2. Type of proposed treatment facility: Proposed modifications
are as follows:
a. Convert the exisitng equalization basin to aeration
basin with the installation of four (4) 40 HP aerators;
b. Convert the existing aeration basin to flow equalization
basin with the installation of three (3) 20 HP floating
aerators;
C. Install a lift station with variable speed pumps;
d. Install a new flow splitter box;
e. Install a new flow meter;
f. Install three (3) new sludge return pumps;
g. Addition of a new mixer/flocculator; and
h. Install a sludge dewatering press.
3. Sludge handling and dispoal scheme: Dry sludge is disposed
in Cleveland County landfill.
4. Treatment plant classification (attach completed rating
sheet): Class II (see attached rating sheet)
5. SIC Code(s): 2253
Wastewater Codes: Primary: 55
Secondary: 17, 02
Main Treatment Unit Code: 05201
PART III - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The Mooresville Regional Office has reviewed the subject
request and recommends approval provided the facilities are
constructed in accordance with the approved engineering plans and
specifications. It is requested that the Mooresville Regional
Office be notified by the Permittee upon completion of construction.

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If you have any questions regarding this matter, please
advise.
Signature of report preparer
Water Quality' Wgional Supersivor
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U I/ C� ��, ems co. C- DEPT. OF NATIVRAX.
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PR 0 6 1992
DNISION OF ENJIR03.4 hI1� ','• '6rf�=NT State of North. Carolina � ,., OFfIEE
Department of Environment, Health and NadRypigJam
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
James G. Martin, Governor George T. Everett,Ph.D.
_ William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director
March 4, 1992
MR LEON R. MARTIN
CLEVELAND MR LS COMPANY
LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA 28090
Subject: Application No.ACC004120
WWTP Improvements
Authorization To Construct
Cleveland County
Dear MR MARTIN:
The Division's Permits and Engineering Unit acknowledges receipt of your permit application and
supporting materials on February 26, 1992. This application has been assigned the number shown
above. Please refer to this number when making inquiries on this project.
Your project has been assigned to Dana Bolden for a detailed engineering review. A technical
acknowledgement will be forthcoming.
Be aware that the Division's regional office, copied below, must provide recommendations from the
Regional Supervisor or a Procedure Four Evaluation for this project, prior to final action by the
Division.
If you have any questions, please contact Dana Bolden at [phone].
to MY01 M�l I rmtaml; 1P
incerely, _
Donal a , P.E.
Supervisor, enmits and Engineering Unit
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27,626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

Cleveland Wls
QUALITY KNITS • ESTABLISHED 1873
February 25, 1992
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Ms. Angela Y. Griffin
Environmental Engineer
State Engineering Review Group
N. C. Depart. of Environment, Health & Natural Resources
512 North Salisbury St.
Raleigh, N.C. 27611
Dear Ms. Griffin:
This package is for your department's review concerning
application No. AC0004120, for modification of our Waste
Treatment Plant.
The topographical drawings show our property area involved
and our discharge area to the First Broad River. There are
no wells in the area. The plant drinking water well is
located over 1,000 feet from the treatment plant and is
tested monthly as required by the state with no problems.
The residents around our plant are served by a public
utilities service so there are no wells for private use
close to the facility.
Attached you will also find four copies of Law Engineering's
report on our liner.
Please review the drawings with your section and with the
groundwater section.
Please send your results and recommendations as soon as
possible so that we.can pursue what actions, if any, will be
needed to have the operation modification permitted.
Thank you for your effort on this pressing point.
Very truly yours,
CLEVELAND MILLS
Leon R. Martin, CPE
Plant Engineer
cc: Watt Jackson - CMC
Wayne Tweed, PE - Spartan
J. Owenby, Spartan
Tim Brooks, Cleveland
LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA 28090 • PHONE [phone]-R511 9 TFI FX fRirn RAQ-011x;

February 12, 1992
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DIVISION OF ENVIRONS[;�i"• '.�y,'GEt�ENi
VOOP011111 REGtfltjg CHIM
Cleveland Mills
101 West Main Street
Lawndale, North Carolina 28090
Attention: Mr. Leon Martin
Subject: Report of Permeability Testing
Cleveland Mill Lagoon
Lawndale, North Carolina
LAW Job No. 227-09188-01
LAW ENGINEERING
A MEMBER OF LAW
COMPANIES GROUP
As authorized by Cleveland Mills Purchase Order No. 32999, Law Engineering has
completed permeability testing on samples obtained from the existing clay lined
lagoon at the Cleveland Mills Lawndale facility.
The samples were obtained from the upper portions of the sides of the lagoon at
the approximate locations shown on the attached Figure 1. The samples were
obtained by pushing a thin -walled sampli4g tube into the soil using a "sky track"
fork lift. After the samples were extracted from the Lagoon, the tubes were
sealed with wax to limit moisture loss and then transported to our laboratory in
Charlotte, North Carolina. The sample holes in the lagoon were filled with
bentonite clay prior to our leaving the site.
At the laboratory, the samples were extracted from the sample tubes. Unit weight
and initial moisture content testing were performed on the samples. Each sample
was placed in a sealed chamber and each end of the sample was then capped with
filter paper, porus stones, and end caps. The chamber was filled with water and
the sample was saturated through pressured lines leading through the cap and
pedestal. After saturation was complete, permeability testing was }arced.
Water was driven through the sample from the bottom top at a controlle head
differential. When entry and exit volumes became equal, the water flow (Q) was
measured and the permeability was then calculated. This procedure is in general
accordance with ASTM D 2434 (Constant Head Method). The results of our testing
are shown of the attached Summary of Laboratory Testing sheet.
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FEB 17 1992
C M C
ENGINEERING
P.O. BOX 11297
CHARLOTTE, NC 28220
4333 WILMONT ROAD, SUITE 100
CHARLOTTE, NC 28217
704-357-8600
FACSIMILE 704-357-8639

Cleveland Mills
LAW Job No. 227-09188-01
February 12, 19'92
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Law Engineering appreciates this opportunity to provide you with our services.
If you have any questions concerning this report, please contact this office at
your convenience.
Very truly yours,
LAW ENGINEERING
ago
Allen J. gh s, C. E. T.
Principal Engineering Technician
Eric C. Davis, P. E.
Construction Services Manager
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11 NPDES FACILITY AND PERMIT DATA
UPDATE OPTION TRXID 5NU KEY NC0001120
PERSONAL DATA FACILITY APPLYING FOR PERMIT
FACILITY NAME> CLEVELAND MILLS COMPANY COUNTY> CLEVELAND
ADDRESS: MAILING (REQUIRED) LOCATION (REQUIRED)
STREET: 101 WEST MAIN STREET STREET: 101 WEST MAIN STREET
CITY: LAWNDALE ST NC ZIP 28090 CITY: LAWNDALE ST NC
TELEPHONE [phone]
STATE CONTACT> BARONA
1=PROPOSED,2=EXIST,3=CLOSED
LAT: 3521520 LONG: 0813338
DATE APP RCVD 04/24/91
DATE STAFF REP REQS 05/20/91
DATE STAFF REP RCVD 06/06/91
DATE TO P NOTICE 09/17/91
DATE OT AG COM REQS
DATE OT AG COM RCVD
DATE TO EPA
DATE FROM EPA
FEE CODE ( 3 ) 1=(>IOMGD),2=
7=(GP49,73)8=(GP76)9=CGP13,3
DATE FEE PAID: 04/24/91 AMOUNT:
PERSON IN CHARGE S. W. JACKSON,
2 1=MAJOR,2=MINOR 1 1=MUN,2=NON-MUN
0 N=NEW,M=MODIFICATION,R=REISSUE> M
WASTELOAD REQS 06/05/91
WASTELOAD RCVD 08/27/91
SCH TO ISSUE 11/01/91
DATE DRAFT PREPARED 09/03/91
DATE DENIED
DATE RETURNED
REGION
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ZIP 28090
400.00
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RESOURCES AND
COMMUNITY DEVEI (T^^IENT
APR 0 6 1992
1MSION OF ENY1RHIIf z'-1 ;,41NT
MOORESVILLE REGIDIIAL WFICE

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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street - Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
S. W. Jackson, Jr.
101 West Main Street
Lawndale, NC 28090
Dear Mr. Jackson:
George T. Everett, Ph.D
Director
November 1, 1991
Subject: NPDES Permit No. NC0004120
Cleveland Mills Company
Cleveland County
In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on April 24, 1991, we are
forwarding herewith the subject state - NPDES permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the
requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215 .1 and the Memorandum of Agreement
between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection agency dated December 6, 1983.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within
thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written
petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the
Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
-7447. Unless such demand -is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please take notice this permit is not transferable. Part II, EA. addresses the requirements to
be followed in case of change in ownership or control of this discharge.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be
required by the Division of Environmental Management or permits required by the Division of
Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit
that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Ms. Rosanne Barona at
telephone number 919/733-5083.
Sincerel ,
Original Sig!ked By
Donald Safrit for
George T. Everett
cc: Mr. Jim Patrick, EPA
Mooresville Regional Office
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

Permit No. NC0004120
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION -SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1,
other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Cleveland Mills Company
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
101 West Main Street
Lawndale
Cleveland County
to receiving waters designated as the First Broad River in the Broad River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in
Parts I, II, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective December 1, 1991
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on June 30, 1993
Signed this day November 1, 1991
Original Signed By
Donald Safrit for
George T. Everett, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NC0004120
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Cleveland Mills Company
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate the existing 0.6 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of an influent
catch basin with rough screening, a 2.0 million gallon capacity flow equalization basin with three
(3) floating surface aerators, a 1.0 million gallon capacity unlined aeration basin with four (4)
aerators, three (3) secondary clarifiers, a duplex sludge return lift station, a sludge return pump, a
chlorine contact chamber (not in operation), effluent flow measurement with recorder, and ten
(10) sludge drying beds located at 101 West Main Street, Lawndale, Cleveland County (See Part
III of this Permit), and
2. After receiving an Authorization to Construct from the Division of Environmental Management,
construct additional facilities for a total flow of 0.78 MGD, and
3. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the First
Broad River which is classified Class C waters in the Broad River Basin.

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A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0004120
Du, ing the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expansion or expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge
froi i outfall(s) serial number 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics
Flow
BOD, 5 D; 20 °C
Dissolved ixygen
TSS
Temperatu e
CCD
Sulfide
Phenols
Chromium
Total Nitro, an (NO2+NO3+TKN)
Total Phos horus
DischarLbstdaxA ge Limitations
Monitoring
Requirements
Units (specify)
Measurement
Sample
*Sample
Mon. Avg.
Dally Max Mon. AVg. Dally Max.
Frequency
Type
Location
0.6 MGD
Continuous
Recorder
I or E
195.0
390.0
2/Month
Composite
E
Weekly
Grab
E,U,D
850.0
1700.0
2/Month
Composite
E
Weekly
Grab
E,U,D
3120.0
6240.0
Monthly
Composite
E
7.8
16.0
2/Month
Grab
E
3.9
7.8
2/Month
Grab
E
3.9
7.8
2/Month
Composite
E
Semi-annually
Composite
E
Semi-annually
Composite
E
* S ample locations: E - Effluent, I - Influent, U - Upstream at NC Highway 182, D - Downstream at NCSR 1809
** Mronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 1.8%; March, June, September, and December, See Part III, Condition D.
*1 See Part III, Condition E.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored weekly at the effluent by grab
sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0004120
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expansion or expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge
from outfall(s) serial number 001. (Continued)
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations
Lbs/day, Other Units (specifyl
Mon. Avg. Daily Max Mon. Avg, Daily Max.
Chronic :)xicity"
Pollutant Nnalysis"'
Conductivity
Monitoring
Requirements
Measurement
Sample
*Sample
Frequency
IY-"
Location
Quarterly
Composite
E
Annually
E
Weekly
Grab
U,D

A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0004120
During the period beginning upon expansion and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number
001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics
Flow
BOD, 5 Day, 20 °C
Dissolved Oxygen
TSS
Temperature
COD
Sulfide
Phenols
Chromium
Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)
Total Phosphorus
Discharge I -Imitations
Monitoring
Requirements
Units (specifv)
Measurement
Sample
*Sample
Mon. Ava.
Daily Max Mon, Ava. Dally Max.
Frequency
Type
Location
0.78 MGD
Continuous
Recorder
I or E
242.7
483.6
2/Month
Composite
E
Weekly
Grab
E,U,D
1046.6
2091.4
2/Month
Composite
E
Weekly
Grab
E,U,D
3828.0
7656.0
Monthly
Composite
E
9.6
19.2
2/Month
Grab
E
4.8
9•6
2/Month
Grab
E
4.8
9.6
2/Month
Composite
E
Semi-annually
Composite
E
Semi-annually
Composite
E
* Sample locations: E - Effluent, I - Influent, U - Upstream at NC Highway _182, D— w Donstream-atNCSR_1.809
** Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 2.4%; March, June, September and December; See Part III, Condition F.
*** See Part III, Condition E.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored weekly at the effluent by grab
sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0004120
During the period beginning upon expansion and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number
001. (Continued)
Effluent Characteristics
Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements
bs d Other Units (s ecif Measurement
P Yi
Sample
*Sample
Mon. Avg. Daily Max Mon. Avg, pally Max. Frequency
Type
Location
Chronic Toxicity**
Quarterly
Composite
E
Pollutant Analysis***
Annually
E
Conductivity
Weekly
Grab
U,D
Mercury
0.5 ug/1 2/Month
Composite
E
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
1.3 mg/1 2/Month
Composite
E
Chloride
Monthly
Composite
E
Copper
Monthly
Composite
E
Zinc
Monthly
Composite
E
Lead
Monthly
Composite
E

A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NC0004120
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Pennittee is authorized to discharge from
outfall(s) serial number 002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the pennittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitations
Lbs/day. Units (specify)
Mon. Avg. Daily Max Mon. Avg, Daily Max.
Flow
Temperature
Total Residual Chlorine***
Monitoring Requirements
Measurement Sample *Sample
Freguencv Tvpe Location
Monthly Instantaneous E
Monthly Grab E, U, D
Monthly Grab E
THERE SHALL BE NO CHROMIUM, ZINC, OR COPPER ADDED TO THE COOLING WATER.
* Sample Locations: E - Effluent, U - Upstream, D - Downstream
** The temperature of the effluent shall be such as not to cause an increase in the temperature of the receiving stream of more than 2.8°C and in
no case cause the ambient water temperature to exceed 29°C.
*** Monitoring requirements only apply if chlorine is added to the cooling water.
The permittee shall obtain authorization from the Division of Environmental Management prior to utilizing any biocide in the cooling water (See
Part III of this Permit).
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitored monthly at the effluent by grab
sample.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts,

PART I
i
Section B. Schedule of Compliance
i
1. The permittee shall comply with Final Effluent Limitations specified for discharges in
accordance with the following schedule:
Permittee shall comply with Final Effluent Limitations by the effective date of the
permit unless specified below.
2. Permittee shall at all times provide the operation
existing facilities at optimum efficiency.
3. No later than 14 calendar days following a date identifii
compliance, the permittee shall submit either a reps
actions being required by identified dates, a written
In the latter case, the notice shall include the cause
taken, and the probability of meeting the next scheA
maintenance necessary to operate the
d in the above schedule of
rt of progress or, in the case of specific
notice of compliance or noncompliance.
if noncompliance, any remedial actions
A requirements.

PART II
STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR
SECTION A. DEFINITIONS
1. Permit Issuing Authority
The Director of the Division of Environmental
2. DEM or Division
Means the Division of Environmental
and Natural Resources.
3. EMC
Used herein means the North Carolina
4. Act or "the Act"
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also
33 USC 1251, et. seq.
5. Mass/Day Measurements
a. The "monthly average discharge" is defined
sampled and/or measured during a calendar
sampled and measured, divided by the numl
measured during such month. It is therefore,
weights of the pollutant found each day of the
number of days the tests were reported. Tl
Average" in Part I of the permit.
b. The "weekly average discharge" is defined
sampled and/or measured during the calendar
discharges are sampled and measured, divi
sampled and/or measured during such week.
by adding the weights of pollutants found eac
sum by the number of days the tests were i
"Weekly Average" in Part I of the permit.
Part II
Page 1 of 14
PERMITS
Department of Environment, Health
Management Commission.
as the Clean Water Act, as amended,
the total mass of all daily discharges
ionth on which daily discharges are
of daily discharges sampled and/or
arithmetic mean found by adding the
)nth and then dividing this sum by the
limitation is identified as "Monthly
the total mass of all daily discharges
-,ek (Sunday - Saturday) on which daily
;d by the number of daily discharges
is, therefore, an arithmetic mean found
day of the week and then dividing this
sorted. This limitation is identified as
c. The "maximum daily discharge" is the total mass (weight) of a pollutant discharged
during a calendar day. If only one sample is tan during any calendar day the weight
of pollutant calculated from it is the "maxikemum daily discharge." This limitation is
identified as 'Daily Maximum," in Part I of the permit.

d. The "average annual discharge" is defined as th
sampled and/or measured' during the calendar y
sampled and measured, divided, by the number
measured during such year. It is, therefore, an
weights of pollutants found each day of the yea
number of days the tests were reported. This In
in Part I of the permit.
6. Concentration Measurement
a. The "average monthly concentration," other the
of the concentrations of all daily discharges say
month on which daily discharges are sampled
daily discharges sampled and/or measured dui
daily concentration values). The daily concen
of a composite sample or in the case of grab s,,
by flow value) of all the samples collected c
monthly count for fecal coliform bacteria is
samples collected during a calendar month. 7
Average" under "Other Units" in Part I of the p
b. The "average weekly concentration," other th
of the concentrations of all daily discharges sa
week (Sunday/Saturday) on which daily disc]
by the number of daily discharges samph
(arithmetic mean of the daily concentration v
equal to the concentration of a composite sari
arithmetic mean (weighted by flow value)
calendar day. The average weekly count for
mean of the counts for samples collected dui
identified as "Weekly Average" under "Other 1
Part II
Page 2 of 14
total mass of all daily discharges
ar on which daily discharges are
,f daily discharges sampled and/or
rithmetic mean found by adding the
and then dividing this sum by the
citation is defined as "Annual Average"
for fecal coliform bacteria, is the sum
led and/or measured during a calendar
d measured, divided by the number of
g such month (arithmetic mean of the
tion value is equal to the concentration
ples is the arithmetic mean (weighted
-ing that calendar day. The average
& geometric mean of the counts for
s limitation is identified as "Monthly
i for fecal coliform bacteria, is the sum
pled and/or measured during a calendar
rges are sampled and measured divided
and/or measured during such week
ues). The daily concentration value is
le or in the case of grab samples is the
all the samples collected during that
:cal coliform bacteria is the geometric
ig a calendar week. This limitation is
sits" in Part I of the permit.
c. The "maximum daily concentration" is the concentration of a pollutant discharge during
a calendar day. If only one sample is taken during any calendar day the concentration
of pollutant calculated from it is the "Maximum Daily Concentration". It is identified
as "Daily Maximum" under "Other Units" in Part I of the permit.
d. The "average annual concentration," other than
the concentrations of all daily discharges sam
year on which daily discharges are sampled a
daily discharges sampled and/or measured di
daily concentration values). The daily concent
of a composite sample or in the case of grab &
by flow value) of all the samples. collected d
yearly count for fecal coliform bacteria is the g
collected during a calendar year.
fecal coliform bacteria, is the sum of
i and/or measured during a calendar
measured divided by the number of
g such year (arithmetic mean of the
:)n value is equal to the concentration
)les is the arithmetic mean (weighted
Zg that calendar day . The average
ietric mean of the counts for samples
e. The "daily average concentration" (for dissolved oxygen) is the minimum allowable
amount of dissolved oxygen required to be available in the effluent prior to discharge
averaged over a calendar day. If only one dissolved oxygen sample is taken over a
calendar day, the sample is considered to be the "daily average concentration" for the
discharge. It is identified as "daily average" in a text of Part I.

f. The "quarterly
calendar quarter
of the permit.
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Page 3 of 14
average concentration" is the average of all samples taken over a
. It is identified as "Quarterly Average Limitation" in the text of Part I
g. A calendar quarter is defined as one of the
March, April through June, July through SE
7. Other Measurements
a. Flow, (MGD): The flow limit expressed in
averaged monthly. It is determined as the
recorded during the calendar month.
wing distinct periods: January through
ber, and October through December.
permit is the 24 hours average flow,
.metic mean of the total daily flows
b. An "instantaneous flow measurement" is a measure of flow taken at the time of
sampling, when both the sample and flow will be representative of the total discharge.
c. A "continuous flow measurement" is a measure of discharge flow from the facility
which occurs continually without interruption throughout the operating hours of the
facility. Flow shall be monitored continually except for .the infrequent times when
there may be no flow or for infrequent maintenance activities on the flow device.
8. Types of Samples
a. Composite Sample: A composite sample shall
(1) a series of grab samples collected at equal
discharge and combined proportional to t]
individual sample collection, or
(2) a series of grab samples of equal volume c
time intervals between samples determines
the sampling point. Flow measuremen
determined by use of a flow recorder and t
between sample collection fixed at no grea
flow at the treatment system, or
(3) a single, continuous sample collected
to the rate of flow.
nsist of:
ne intervals over a 24 hour period of
rate of flow measured at the time of
illected over a 24 hour period with the
by a preset number of gallons passing
between sample intervals shall be
,talizer, and the present gallon interval
;r than 1/24 of the expected total daily
a 24 hour period proportional
In accordance with (1) above, the time interval between influent grab samples shall be
no greater than once per hour, and the time interval between effluent grab samples shall
be no greater than once per hour except at wastewater treatment systems having a
detention time of greater than 24 hours. In such cases, effluent grab samples may be
collected at time intervals evenly spaced over the 24 hour period which are equal in
number of hours to the detention time of the system in number of days. However, in
no case may the time interval between effluent grab samples be greater than six (6)
hours nor the number of samples less than four(4) during a 24 hour sampling period.
b. Grab Sample: Grab samples are individual samples collected over a period of time not
exceeding 15 minutes; the grab sample can be taken manually.
9. Calculation of Mean
a Arithmetic Mean: The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the summation of the
individual values divided by the number of individual values.

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Page 4 of 14
b. Geometric Mean: The geometric mean of ariy set of values is the Nth root of the
product of the individual values where N is equal to the number of individual values.
The geometric mean is equivalent to the antilog iof the arithmetic mean of the logarithms
of the individual values. For purposes of calculating the geometric mean, values of
zero (0) shall be considered to be one (1).
c. Weighted by Flow Value: Weighted by flow value means the summation of each
concentration times its respective flow divided by the summation of the respective
flows.
10. Calendar Day
A calendar day is defined as the period from midnight of one day until midnight of the next
day. However, for purposes of this permit, any consecutive 24-hour period that
reasonably represents the calendar day may be used for sampling.
11. Hazardous Substance
A hazardous substance means any substance
to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act.
12. Toxic Pollutant
A toxic pollutant is any pollutant listed as toxic
Act.
SECTION B. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. Duty to Comply
The permittee must comply with all conditions of
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act anc
permit termination, revocation and reissuance,
renewal application.
a. The permittee shall comply with effluent star
section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for b
sewage sludge use or disposal established unde
within the time provided in the regulatio
prohibitions, even if the permit has not y
requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any per
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,001
Any person who negligently violates any I
penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violi
1 year, or both. Any person who knowingly
criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per d
more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person
assessed an administrative penalty not to e
maximum amount not to exceed $125,000. [
U.S.C. 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41 (a)]
under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant
Section 307(a)(1) of the Clean Water
.his permit. Any permit noncompliance
is grounds for enforcement action; for
>r modification; or denial of a permit
ards or prohibitions established under
cic pollutants and with standards for
section 405(d) of the Clean Water Act
s that establish these standards or
t been modified to incorporate the
n who violates a permit condition is
per day for each violation.
-mit condition is subject to criminal
on, or imprisonment for not more than
iolates permit conditions is subject to
of violation, or imprisonment for not
ho violates a permit condition may be
-eed $10,000 per violation with the
;f: Section 309 of the Federal Act 33

c. Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not i
per violation may be assessed against any
accordance with the terms, conditions, or i
Carolina General Statutes § 143-215.6 (a)]
2. Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to
violation of this permit which has a reasonable 1
health or the environment.
3. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions on "B
Failures" (Part H, C.7.), nothing in this permit sha
from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties
143-215.3, 143-215.6 or Section 309 of the Federal
permittee is responsible for consequential damag
responsibility for effective compliance may be temf
4. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to prech
relieve the pemuttee from any responsibilities, liabi
is or may be subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et
33 USG 1321. Furthermore, the permittee is respc
as fish kills, even though the responsibility for of
suspended.
5. Pro e�rty Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any
property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it a
any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringe
regulations.
6. Onshore or Offshore Construction
This permit does not authorize or approve the c
physical structures or facilities or the undertaking
7. Severability
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ire than ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
erson who violates or fails to act in
[uirements of a permit. [Ref: North
or prevent any discharge in
of adversely affecting human
ipassing" (Part II, CA.) and 'Power
l be construed to relieve the permittee
or noncompliance pursuant to NCGS
Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the
.s, such as fish kills, even though the
:)rarily suspended.
the institution of any legal action or
ss, or penalties to which the permittee
[. or Section 311 of the Federal Act,
ble for consequential damages, such
ive compliance may be temporarily
ty rights in either real or personal
ae any injury to private property or
of Federal, State or local laws or
struction of any onshore or offshore
any work in any navigable waters.
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this permit, or the
application of any provision of this permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the
application of such provision to other circumstance$, and the remainder of this permit, shall
not be affected thereby.

8. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Permit Issuing A
information which the Permit Issuing Authority n
exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or ter
compliance with this permit.. The permittee shy
Authority upon request, copies of records required
If the permittee wishes to continue an activity i
date of this permit, the permittee must apply for
10. Expiration of Permit
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after
automatic authorization to discharge beyond the e:
such information, forms, and fees as are required t
no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date
renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, or ar
after the expiration and has not requested renewal
subject the permittee to enforcement procedures
USC 1251 et. seq.
11. Signatory Requirements
All applications, reports, or information submitted
signed and certified.
a. All permit applications shall be signed as
(1) For a corporation: by a responsible coi
Section, a responsible corporate officer m,
or vice president of the corporation in ch
any other person who performs similar pc
corporation, or (b) the manager of one
operating facilities employing more than
or expenditures exceeding 25 million (in si
sign documents has been assigned or dele
corporate procedures.
(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship:
respectively; or
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thority, within a reasonable time, any
ay request to determine whether cause
unating this permit or to determine
11 also furnish to the Permit Issuing
D be kept by this permit.
ated by this permit after the expiration
obtain a new permit.
ie expiration date. In order to receive
iration date, the permittee shall submit
the agency authorized to issue permits
Any discharge that has not requested
discharge that does not have a permit
least 180 days prior to expiration, will
provided in NCGS 143-215.6 and 33
the Permit Issuing Authority shall be
rate officer. For the purpose of this
is: (a) a president, secretary, treasurer
;e of a principal business function, or
y or decision making functions for the
more manufacturing production or
persons or having gross annual sales
ind quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to
:ed to the manager in accordance with
a general partner or the proprietor,
(3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a principal
executive officer or ranking elected official.
b. All reports required by the permit and other information requested by the Permit Issuing
Authority shall be signed by a person described above or by a duly authorized
representative of that person. A person is a dulyi authorized representative only if.
(1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above;
(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility
for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of
plant manager, operator of a well or well field, superintendent, a position of

equivalent responsibility, or an individual
for environmental matters for the compan}
thus be either a named individual or any it
and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to
c. Certification. Any person signing a c
shall make the following certification:
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r position having overall responsibility
(A duly authorized representative may
ividual occupying a named position.);
Permit Issuing Authority.
under paragraphs a. or b. of this section
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared
under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that
qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on
my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly
responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of
my knowledge and believe, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines
and imprisonment for knowing violations."
12. Permit Action
13.
This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause.The filing of a
request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or
termination, or a notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not
stay any permit condition.
The issuance of this permit does not prohibit the permit issuing authority from reopening
and modifying the permit, revoking and reissuing the permit, or terminating the permit as
allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations contained in Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code,
Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 et. al.
14. _Previous Permits
The exclusive authority to operate this facility arises under this permit. The authority to
operate the facility under previously issued permits bearing this number is no longer
effective. The conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions of this permit authorizing
discharge under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System govern discharges
from this facility.
1. Certified Operator
Pursuant to Chapter 90A-44 of North Carolin
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant ope:
wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator
equivalent to or greater than the classification
facilities. The permittee shall notify the Division's
within thirty days of any change in the ORC status
General Statutes, the permittee shall
for in responsible charge (ORC) of the
.iust hold a certification of the grade
.ssigned to the wastewater treatment
)perator Training and Certification Unit

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2. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenancgs) which are installed or used by the
permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and
maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance
procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or
similar systems which are installed by a permittee only when the operation is necessary to
achieve compliance with the conditions of the hermit.
3. Need to Halt or Reduce not -a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enf
necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity
condition of this permit.
4. -Bypassing of Treatment Facilities
a. Definitions
(1) 'Bypass" means the known diversion
treatment facility including the collec
established or operating mode for the fac
:ement action that it would have been
order to maintain compliance with the
waste streams from any portion of a
i system, which is not a designed or
(2) "Severe property damage" means substantial physical damage to property, damage
to the treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial
and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur
in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss
caused by delays in production. I
b. Bypass not exceeding limitations.
The permittee may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause effluent limitations
to be exceeded, but only if it also is for essential maintenance to assure efficient
operation. These bypasses are not subject to the provisions of Paragraphs c. and d. of
this section.
c. Notice
(1) Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knowsi in advance of the need for a bypass, it
shall submit prior notice, if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass;
including an evaluation of the anticipated quality and affect of the bypass.
(2) Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice of an unanticipated bypass
as required in Part II, E. 6. of this permit. (24-hour notice).
d. Prohibition of Bypass
(1) Bypass is prohibited and the Permit Issuing Authority may take enforcement action
against a permittee for bypass, unless:
(a) Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe
property damage;

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(b) There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary
treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes or maintenance during normal
periods of equipment downtime. This condition is not satisfied if adequate
backup equipment should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable
engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal
periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and
(c) The permittee submitted notices as required under Paragraph c. of this section.
(2) The Permit Issuing Authority may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering
its adverse affects, if the Permit Issuing Authority determines that it will meet the
three conditions listed above in Paragraph d. (1) of this section.
5. Upsets
a. Definition.
"Upset " means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and
temporary noncompliance with technology based permit effluent limitations because of
factors beyond the reasonable control of the permittee. An upset does not include
noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment
facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or
improper operation.
b. Effect of an upset.
An upset constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for
noncompliance with such technology based permit effluent limitations if the
requirements of paragraph c. of this condition are met. No determination made during
administrative review of claims that noncompliance was caused by upset, and before an
action for noncompliance, is final administrative action subject to judicial review.
c. Conditions necessary for a demonstration of upset.
A permittee who wishes to establish the affirmative defense of upset shall demonstrate,
through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant evidence
that:
(a) An upset occurred and that the permittee can identify the cause(s) of the upset;
(b) The permittee facility was at the time being properly operated; and
(c) The permittee submitted notice of the upset as required in Part II, E. 6. (b) (B) of
this permit.
(d) The permittee complied with any remedial measures required under Part II, B. 2. of
this permit.
d. Burden of proof.
In any enforcement proceeding the permittee seeking to establish the occurrence of an
upset has the burden of proof.

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6. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course of treatment or
control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in accordance with NCGS 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. The permittee shall comply with all existing
federal regulations governing the disposal of sewage sludge. Upon promulgation of 40
CFR Part 503, any permit issued by the Permit Issuing Authority for the disposal of sludge
may be reopened and modified, or revoked and reissued, to incorporate applicable
requirements at 40 CFR Part 503. The permittee shall comply with applicable 40 CFR Part
503 Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge (when promulgated) within the
time provided in the regulation, even if the permit is not modified to incorporate the
requirement. The permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority of any significant
change in its sludge use or disposal practices.
7. Power Failure
The permittee is responsible for maintaining adequate safeguards as required by DEM
Regulation, Title 15A, North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H, .0124
Reliability, to prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated wastes during
electrical power failures either by means of alternate power sources, standby generators or
retention of inadequately treated effluent.
SECTION D. MONITORING AND RECORDS
1. Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be characteristic of the
volume and nature of the permitted discharge. Samples collected at a frequency less than
daily shall be taken on a day and time that is characteristic of the discharge over the entire
period which the sample represents. All samples shall be taken at the monitoring points
specified in this permit and, unless otherwise specified, before the effluent joins or is
diluted by any other wastestream, body of water, or substance. Monitoring points shall
not be changed without notification to and the approval of the Permit Issuing Authority.
2. RgRgdng,
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each
month and reported on a monthly Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Form (DEM No.
MR 1,1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director, DEM, postmarked no later
than the 30th day following the completed reporting period.
The first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the issuance of the permit or in
the case of a new facility, on the last day of the'month following the commencement of
discharge. Duplicate signed copies of these, and all other reports required herein, shall be
submitted to the following address:
Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611

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3. Flow Measurements
Appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific
practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements
of the volume of monitored discharges. The devices shall be installed, calibrated and
maintained to ensure that the accuracy of the measurements are consistent with the accepted
capability of that type of device. Devices selected shall be capable of measuring flows with
a maximum deviation of less than 10% from the true discharge rates throughout the range
of expected discharge volumes. Once -through condenser cooling water flow which is
monitored by pump logs, or pump hour meters as specified in Part I of this permit and
based on the manufacturer's pump curves shall not be subject to this requirement.
4. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations
published pursuant to NCGS 143-215.63 et. seq, the Water and Air Quality Reporting Acts,
and to regulations published pursuant to Section 304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136.
To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this permit, all test procedures must
produce minimum detection and reporting levels that are below the permit discharge
requirements and all data generated must be reported down to the minimum detection or
lower reporting level of the procedure. If no approved methods are determined capable of
achieving minimum detection and reporting levels below permit discharge requirements,
then the most sensitive (method with the lowest possible detection and reporting level)
approved method must be used.
5. Penalties for Tam ring
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this
permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both.
6. Records Retention
The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration
and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring
instrumentation, copies of all reports required by this permit, for a period of at least 3
years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be
extended by request of the Director at any time.
7. Recording Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this permit, the
permittee shall record the following information:
a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements;
b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling or measurements;
c. The date(s) analyses were performed;
d. The individual(s) who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
f. The results of such analyses.

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8. Inspection and Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative, upon the
presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to;
a. Enter upon the pemuttee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or
conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the
conditions of this permit;
c. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control
equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance
or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any
location.
SECTION E. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of this
permit. The discharge of any pollutant identified in this permit more frequently than or at a
level in excess of that authorized shall constitute a violation of the permit.
2. Planned Changes
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned physical
alterations or additions to the permitted facility. Notice is required only when:
a. The alteration or addition to a permitted facility may meet one of the criteria for
determining whether a facility is a new source in 40 CFR Part 122.29 (b); or
b. The alteration or addition could significantly change the nature or increase the quantity
of pollutants discharged. This notification applies to pollutants which are subject
neither to effluent limitations in the permit, nor to notification requirements under 40
CFR Part 122.42 (a) (1).
3. Anticipated Noncompliance
The permittee shall give advance notice to the Director of any planned changes in the
permitted facility or activity which may result in noncompliance with permit requirements.
4. Transfers
This permit is not transferable to any person except after notice to the Director. The
Director may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permittee and
incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary under the Clean Water Act.

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5. Monitoring Reports
Monitoring results shall be reported at the intervals specified elsewhere in this permit.
a. Monitoring results must be reported on a Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) (See
Part II. D. 2. of this permit).
b. If the permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by the permit,
using test procedures specified in Part II, D. 4. of this permit, the results of this
monitoring shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the data submitted in the
DMR.
c. Calculations for all limitations which require averaging of measurements shall utilize an
arithmetic mean unless otherwise specified by the Director in the permit.
6. Twenty-four Hour Rep rtina
a. The permittee shall report to the central office or the appropriate regional office any
noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Any information shall
be provided orally within 24 hours from the time the permittee became aware of the
circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time
the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall
contain a description of the noncompliance, and its cause; the period of noncompliance,
including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the
anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce,
eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
b. The following shall be included as information which must be reported within 24 hours
under this paragraph.
(A) Any unanticipated bypass which exceeds any effluent limitation in the permit.
(B) Any upset which exceeds any effluent limitation in the permit.
(C) Violation of a maximum daily discharge limitation for any of the pollutants listed by
the Director in the permit to be reported within 24 hours.
c. The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis for reports under
paragraph b. above of this condition if the oral report has been received within 24
hours.
7. Other Noncompliance
The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under Part II. E. 5
and 6. of this permit at the time monitoring reports are submitted. The reports shall contain
the information listed in Part II. E. 6. of this permit.
8. Other Information
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a permit
application, or submitted incorrect infonnation in a permit application or in any report to the
Director, it shall promptly submit such facts or information.

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9. Noncompliance Notification
The permittee shall report by telephone to either the central office or the appropriate regional
office of the Division as soon as possible, but in no case more than24 hours or on the next
working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the
following:
a. Any occurrence at the water pollution control facility which results in the discharge of
significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such as
the dumping of the contents of a sludge digester; the known passage of a slug of
hazardous substance through the facility; or any other unusual circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility
incapable of adequate wastewater treatment such as mechanical or electrical failures of
pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.
c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-pass
directly to receiving waters without treatment of all or any portion of the influent to
such station or facility.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
form within 5 days following first knowledge of the occurrence.
10. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308
of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms shall be
available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Environmental Management.
As required by the Act, effluent data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly
making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal
penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.1(b)(2) or in Section 309 of the Federal Act.
11. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be
maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or
noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both.

PART III
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
A. Construction
No construction of wastewater treatment facilities or additions to add to the plant's treatment
capacity or to change the type of process utilized at the treatment plant shall be begun until Final
Plans and Specifications have been submitted to the Division of Environmental Management
and written approval and Authorization to Construct has been issued.
B . Groundwater Monitoring
The permittee shall, upon written notice from the Director of the Division of Environmental
Management, conduct groundwater monitoring as may be required to determine the compliance
of this NPDES permitted facility with the current groundwater standards.
C. Changes in Discharges of Toxic Substances
The permittee shall notify the Permit Issuing Authority as soon as it knows or has reason to
believe:
a. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in the discharge, on a
routine or frequent basis, of any toxic pollutant which is not limited in the permit, if that
discharge will exceed the highest of the following "notification levels";
p) One hundred micrograms per liter (100 ug/1);
(2) Two hundred micrograms per liter (200 ug/1) for acrolein and acrylonitrile; five hundred
micrograms per liter (500 ug/1) for 2.4-dinitrophenol and for
2-methyl-4.6-dinitrophenol; and one milligram per liter (1 mg/1) for antimony;
(3) Five (5) times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit
application.
b. That any activity has occurred or will occur which would result in any discharge, on a
non -routine or infrequent basis, of a toxic pollutant which is not limited in the pemnt, if
that discharge will exceed the highest of the following "notification levels";
p) Five hundred micrograms per liter (500 ug/1);
(2) One milligram per liter (1 mg/1) for antimony;
(3) Ten 00) times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the permit
application.

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Permit No. NC0004120
D. CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit chronic toxicity using test procedures outlined in
L) The North Carolina Ceriodaphnia chronic effluent bioassay procedure (North Carolina Chronic
Bioassay Procedure - Revised *September 1989) or subsequent versions.
The effluent concentration at which there may be no observable inhibition of reproduction or
significant mortality is 1.8% (defined as treatment two in. the North Carolina procedure document).
The permit holder shall perform quarterly monitoring using this procedure to establish compliance
with the permit condition. The first test will be performed after thirty days from the effective date
of this permit during the months of March, June, September, and December. Effluent sampling
for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all
treatment processes.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent
Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter
code TGP3B. Additionally, DEM Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention:
Environmental Sciences Branch
North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, N.C. 27607
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements
performed in association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. Total residual
chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for
disinfection of the waste stream.
Should any single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure to meet specified limits, then monthly
monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this
monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this
permit may be re -opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum
control organism survival and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test
and will require immediate retesting(within 30 days of initial monitoring event). Failure to submit
suitable test results will constitute noncompliance with monitoring requirements.
E. Pollutant Analysis Condition
The permittee shall conduct a test for pollutants annually at the effluent from the treatment plant.
The discharge shall be evaluated as follows: 1) A pollutant analysis of the effluent must be
completed annually using EPA approved methods for the following analytic fractions: (a)
purgeables (i.c., volatile organic compounds); (b) acid extractables; (c) base/neutral extractables;
(d) organochlorine pesticides and PCB's (e) herbicides; and (f) metals and other inorganics. The
Annual Pollutant Analysis Monitoring (APAM) Requirement Reporting Form A and accompanying

memo, to be provided to all discharges affected by this monitoring requirement, describes the
sampling and analysis requirements and lists chemicals to be included in the pollutant analysis.
This monitoring requirement is to be referred to as the "Annual Pollutant Analysis Monitoring
Requirement" (APAM).
(2) Other significant levels of organic chemicals must be identified and approximately quantified.
For the purpose of implementing this requirement, the largest 10 GC/MS peaks in the purgeable
base/neutral extractable, and acid extractable fractions (or fewer than 10, if less than 10
unidentified peaks occur) for chemicals other than those specified on the APA Requirement
Reporting Form A should be identified and approximately quantified as stated in the APAM
Reporting Form A instructions. This part (item 2) of the APAM requirement is to be referred to as
the "10 significant peaks rule").
F. CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit chronic toxicity using test procedures outlined in
1.) The North Carolina Ceriodaphnia chronic effluent bioassay procedure (North Carolina Chronic
Bioassay Procedure - Revised *September 1989) or subsequent versions.
The effluent concentration at which there may be no observable inhibition of reproduction or
significant mortality is 2.4% (defined as treatment two in the North Carolina procedure document).
The permit holder shall perform quarterly monitoring using this procedure to establish compliance
with the permit condition. The first test will be performed after thirty days from the effective date
of this permit during the months of March, June, September, and December. Effluent sampling
for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all
treatment processes.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent
Discharge Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter
code TGP3B. Additionally, DEM Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention:
Environmental Sciences Branch
North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, N.C. 27607
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements
performed in association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. Total residual
chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for
disinfection of the waste stream.
Should any single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure to meet specified limits, then monthly
monitoring will begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this
monthly test requirement will revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this
permit may be re -opened and modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum
control organism survival and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test
and will require immediate retesting(within 30 days of initial monitoring event). Failure to submit
sui.-`le tes' - .-::',;s will co~ ' ' :e noncc---- with moni: ;-ing rec; rents.
G. Biocide Condition

The permittee shall not use any biocides except those approved in conjunction with the permit
application. The permittee shall notify the Director in writing not later than ninety (90) days prior
to instituting use of any additional biocide used in cooling systems which may be toxic to aquatic
life other than those previously reported to the Division of Environmental Management. Such
notification shall include completion of Biocide Worksheet Form 101 and a map locating the
discharge point and receiving stream.

PART IV
ANNUAL ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS
A. The permittee must pay the annual administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30
(thirty) days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in
accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to
revoke the permit.

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To: Permits and Engineering Unit
Water Quality Section
Date: June 3, 1991
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
County: Cleveland
NPDES Permit No.: NC0004120
MRO No. 91-116
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address: Cleveland Mills Company
101 West Main Street
Lawndale, North Carolina 28090
2. Date of Investigation: May.31, 1991
3. Report Prepared By: G. T. Chen
4. Person Contacted and Telephone Number: Mr. John W. Owenby,
Mr. Tim Brooks (Operator in Training); 704/538-8511
5. Directions to Site: Cleveland Mills Company is located at
101 West Main Street in the Town of Lawndale, Cleveland
County.
6. Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge Points: -
001 002
Latitude: 350 24' 39" 350 241 46"
Longitude: 810 33' 36" 810 33'-34"
Attach a USGS Map Extract and indicate treatment plant site
and discharge point on map..
USGS Quad No.: F 12 NE
7. Size (land available for expansion and upgrading): Adequate
land area available for current operation and future
expansion/upgrading.
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): 3-5%
slopes adjacent to flood plain.
9. Location of Nearest Dwelling: Approximately 500 feet.
10. Receiving Stream or Affected Surface Waters: First Broad
River
a. Classification: C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: Broad River and 03-08-04

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C. Describe receiving stream features and.pertinent
downstream uses: Fish and wildlife propagation,
secondary recreation, agriculture, etc. There are no
known users of the stream for any reasonable distance
downstream.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. Type of Wastewater: 0 . 5 o Domestic �•d� ��
99. 5 o Industrial 99,9 1,1
a. Volume of Wastewater: 1.00 MGD (Design Capacity)
b. Types and quantities of industrial wastewater:
Effluent discharge from this wastewater treatment plant
is mainly generated from water used formanufacturing,
dyeing and finishing knitted fabrics.
A second discharge of compressor cooling water
containing biocides is also covered under the same
permit.
C. Prevalent toxic constituents in wastewater: Sulfide,
chromium,.phenols, etc. .
d. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): N/A
2. Production'Rates (industrial dischargesonly) in Pounds:
Projected maximum daily production rate.- 95,700 lbs of
knitted fabrics.
3. Description of Industrial Process (for industries only) and
Applicable CFR Part and Subpart: Manufacturing, dyeing and
finishing knitted fabrics.
4. Type of Treatment (specify whether proposed or existing):
Existing Facility:
The existing facility is a 0.6 MGD extended aeration
wastewater treatment plant. consisting of an influent catch
basin with rough screening, a 2.0 million gallon capacity
flow equalization basin with three (3) floating surface
aerators (one 20 HP and two 40 HP), a 1.0 million gallon
capacity unlined aeration basin with four (4) 20 HP
aerators, three (3) secondary (circular) clarifiers, a,
duplex sludge return lift station and a single variable
speed sludge return pump, a chlorine contact chamber
(currently not in operation), effluent flow measurement with
recorder, and -ten (10) sludge drying beds (20' x 33' each).
Proposed Modifications:
a. Convert the existing equalization basin to aeration
basin with the installation of four (4) 40 HP aerators;

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b. Convert the existing aeration basin to flow
equalization basin with the installation of three (3)
20 HP floating aerators;
C. Install a lift station with variable speed pumps;
d. Install a new flow splitter box;
e. Install a new flow meter;
f.
Install three
(3)
new sludge return
pumps;
g.
Addition of a
new
mixer/flocculator;
and
h. Recondition sludge drying beds.
5. Sludge Handling and Disposal Scheme: Dry sludge is disposed
in Cleveland County landfill.
6. Treatment Plant Classification: Less than 5 points; no
rating (include rating sheet). Class II.(see attached
rating sheet)
7. SIC Code(s): 2253
Wastewater Code(s):
Primary: 5.5
Secondary: 17, 02
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grants
Funds (municipals only)? N/A
2. Special monitoring requests: N/A
3. Additional effluent limits requests: N/A
4. Air Quality and/or Groundwater concerns or hazardous waste
utilized at this facility that may impact water quality, air
quality or groundwater? The existing wasteflow is primarily
composed of industrial wastewater generated from
manufacturing, dyeing and finishing knitted fabrics. With
proper treatment prior to discharge into First Broad River,
it would not adversely impact air, groundwater or water
quality other than cause minor discoloration of the receiving
water.
5. Other: N/A
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Cleveland Mills Company is proposing to modify and upgrade
its existing treatment facility to accommodate an anticipated

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production rate increase from the current level (60,000 pounds of
finished fabrics per day) to a maximum of 95,700 lbs/day in the.
near future.
An on -site investigation revealed that the existing plant is
properly operated and maintained. With the proposed
modifications, the treatment plant would increase its treatment
capacity and efficiency as well as accommodate additional
wasteflow.
Since the production rate is to be increased at Cleveland
Mills, it is suggested that a new wasteload allocation be
performed by the.Technical Support Branch to set appropriate
limits for the parameters to be monitored.
It is recommended that the subject request be approved and a
new NPDES Discharge Permit with appropriate effluent limits be
issued to the applicant as requested.
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1091 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER --
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1. Legal Name of APpltoant
art
Cleveland Mills Company '� - -�
(an. Instructions)
8. Melting Aderms of APOIcant
(we Instructions)
101 West Main Street
plumper 6 Street
lira
Lawndale
City
1026
North Carolina
State
/Rte
Zip code
14111111
28090
3. Applicant's Authorized Agent
Is" Instructions)
Name and Tltie
hied
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sub
101 West Main Street
City
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Lawndale
North Carolina
Sate
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Zip Code
1030
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1931
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STANDARD FORM C —MANUFACTURING AND COMMERCIAL Post woENcV us
SECTION II. BASIC DISCHARGE DESCRIPTION
Complete Inis $ect.on to, @act, discharge indicated in Section 1, Item 9, that to to surface water$ This intauCel discharge$ to municipal newer
systems �r wnicn the wastewater does not go through a treatment works prior to being discharged to Surface wafers Discharge( to wells mus
be Described where there are also D'$cnarocs In surface waters Iront 1Ml facility. SEPARATE DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH DISCHARGE ARE
REQUIRED EVEN IF SEVERAL DISCHARGES ORIGINATE IN THE SAME FACILITV. All values for an existing discharge stioula be re:
tentative of the twelve previous months of operation. If tints Is a proposed discharge, values should reflect best engineering estimates.
ADDIT IONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELECTED ITEMS APPEAR IN SEPARATE INSTRUCTION BOOKLET AS INDICATED. REFEP
TO BOOKLET BEFORE Fit LING OUT THESE ITEMS.
1. Discharge Serial No. and Name
a. Discharge Serial No. I lets I 001
(see instructions)
b. Discharge Name
Give name of discnArge• if any
Ise@ instructions)
C previous Discharge Serial No
It previous permit App.,CV10o
was meet for this discharge (see
item- 4. Section 1)• provide pre —
out discharge feria' number
!. Discharge Operating Datet
a Discharge !elan Date it Ine
C-Scmarge OHcnbCC De•Ov. -t in
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best estimate) In(. Discharge
bega•••
b. Discharge to Begin Dale it the
drscrtarge not never occurrec out
is planned for some future Cale•
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chargr n scnec'.jed Ir. be C•tcnh.
tinned wrtnin Inc- next 6 years.
g.vr the Date Iwrlrrin Del? es'.
Inatc) Inc arscnar" r rip
7. Engineering Report Avadat ie
Cnccb of an engineering report it
available to reviewing agency uno^
request Isee instructions)
4 Discharge Location Name tilt
Wilma; DOunciarres within wn.ch
the point Of discharge is IocaloC
State
County
(if 40,111OLS et City or tow.:
S. Discharge Point Deacnptlon
Discharge n Into (ch lCk one):
Ism trlseructtons)
Stream (lncluan Clients. arroyos.
and other intermittent watercourses)
Labe
Clcaan
Municipal Sanitary Wastewater
Transpurt System
Municipal Combined Sancta-y Arid
Storm Tlansclor: System
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001
Municipal Storm Water Transport
System
Well (Injection)
Other
If 'other' it checked, specily
2„g
DiaCharge Point — Lat/LOnl Give
the precI14 location of the point
Of discharge to the nearest second.
Latitude
2Ns
Longitude
2Na
7. cosicha se Aecetviril water Name
Name the waterway at the point
1078
OI dlsCharge•(sae Instructions)
If the discharge is through an out -
fall that extends Deyond the snore
line or is below the mean law_
water line. Complete Item a.
a. Offshore Discharge
A. Discharge Olstenct from Shore
D• Discharge Depth Below Water
Surface
9. Discharge Type and Occurrence
a. Type Of Dtseltarle Check
whether the discharge is con•
tlnuous Or intermittent.
(see instructions)
b. Discharge Occurrence Days per
week Enter the average num
per of days per weer (during
period% of discharge) this dl%-
Charge occurs.
C. Discharge OCcurrenct —Months
If this discharge normally
dperate% (either intermittently.
of Continuously) on less then
a year•aeouno basis (excluding
Shutdowns for routine mainte-
nonce). Check the months our.
Mg the year when the discharge
is Operating. (see Instructions)
;Ompsete Items 10 and 11 If "inter.
1lttent" Is chocked in Item 9.9.
)thMWIN. proceed to item 12.
0. Intermittent Discourse Quantity
State the average volume per dis-
Chlarge occurrence in thousands of
gallons.
11. 1ptanrt(ttent Discharge Duration
and Frequency
a. IRterRiltYnt discharge Duration
par Day State the average
Lumber Of hours per Gay the
OMCharge Is operating
p. intermittent Dischar9t
Frequency State the average
number Of discharge occur•
sencas per GayVurfn9 days
when discharging.
12. leesimum7levrthried Give the
time period In which the maximum
flow of this discharge occurs.
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2090
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81 DEG 33 MIN 38 SEC
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For Agency Use For Agency Use
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7 days per week
❑JAN
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❑APR
❑MAY
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❑JUL
❑AUG
❑SEP
❑OCT
❑NOV
❑DEC
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fill
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17. ACUvity Dest"ptfon G..e a
narrative Oatcription of act...ly
MOducing In,t drscharge.)tae
instructions)
ta. AttivitY Catruns DitCnarle For
each Sic coos which descrloes
the acifvlty Cautlnq thn Oiscriarge.
suDDIY the type ano maximum
•mount of either trio raw material
Contume0 Ilion, lax) of iris ofoduct
Oroeucea (item lao) In the units
apeCifitO in 7Sole I of the Intl ruc.
Iron Soosiet. 16 or SIC COGgr; not
IIIICCI in 1 able I, use raw Material
Of proOVction units normally YteC
tpr "Maturing procuction,isee
Mttructions)
a. New Materials
Its"
DISCHARGE SERIAL NUMBER
001
FOR AGEMCY USE,
TFFUM
813al The manufacturer of knitted fabric and the dyeing
ii and finishing of that product.
SIC Coca Maximum Unit Shared Discnaws
Name A"seunt/Dav rose ?..1
SIC Code
!Iy III
Waltnum Unitso
Arndunt/Day (fee Tatte 1) dfWW Idunwharl
Mkt
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1
141
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Text. Mill Prod.
95,7000
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15. waste Absteme The proposed wastewater treatment facil.Lty
a. Waste Abate Tent Practicer glS9 Na RaLvK —
peacr,tx tit -as+e aDaterhe^•• 1. 0 MG equalization basin with
practces uses o^ tnn O�scnar9e will consist of a —
a f� a Drit' n3118:we (Ste —,
,RatrV ttiD^,, three floating aerators of 20 horsepower each
,
variable speed pumps, a 2.0.
a lift station with
MG aeration basin with four 40 horsepower aerators
and two 10 horsepower mixers, a flow slitter _
box/floculation section, and reconditioned sand
drying beds. Dried sludge is dia ed in a
landfill_
EMERGE l21 BACTIV (a) ---
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p. waste Abatement Cedes EPUMPS PSKIMC (6) �•�
Us,nq the cotes trstca in Table (a) (D)
„ of sit t^struts o epDv e: DOTHER CCLDIS (9) ----
,a ascribe the wastc at sternen: —� to)
processes for this e.scharpe M 1 1 RECYCL SLAGOO_— . (121
the orce• in which they occur (10) _�—• (33)
11 poasrDIe RHEATR SLDD (1D) � —'
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DISCHARGE SERIAL NUMBER
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00927
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01055
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Mercurl
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71500
Sulfate
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0094,
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0074_
01067
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Seknium
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01147
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a Chemical comppsltion or t"oe �l+ti0l
N/A —
additives is Instructlof {1
Comp►ats Items 20-25 If these h a thermal discharge
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plant, steal mill, petroleum ►afinwy, or any other N/A
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te. TMarmd Disahags Source Cheek
the appropriate Items) indicating
the source of the discharge. (see.
NlRructlons)
GoHr at
bllor Chemical Cleaning
Ash pond overflow
Uollw water Treatment — EvapOrr
tot slowdown
oil or coal Fwad plants — Effluent
from Air pollution Control Davies'
Condense Cooling Water
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Manufacturing Proem$
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21. Dimehags/Rataleirg wear Tamper.
Sturm OtrMnrlce
alve the maximum tomperalure
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end receiving aisten for sumn+er
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winter
22. Olaallerp TomMntun, Rate of
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26. Additional Information
!t8 Ite- Information
II In plant treatment includes coagulation, flocculation and
rapid sand filtration
98% of intake water discharged has been treated
The other 2% is deepwell potable water.
11-9

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AGENCY US[
STANDARD FORM C — MANUFACTURING AND COMMERCIAL
I
SECTION ID. WASTE ABATEMENT REQUIREMENTS & IMPLEMENTATION (CONSTRUCTION) SCHEDULE
This section moulnis Information an any uncorrtoleled ImplefllorltatlOn sChadule -filch may hews been imposed for cofletruCtlon of waste abate-
ment facllltl&L Such requirements and implementation W"Cules may haws 60M allabNihed by local, state, or Federal a9enClei or by court
action. In addition to Completing the following Items. a copy of an official imlplarne ttatlon schedule should be attached to this aw1cation.
IF YOU ARE SUBJECT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULES, EITHER BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT LEVE" OF
AUTHORITY IMPOSING DIFFERENT SCHEDULES (item la.) AND/OR STAVED CONSTRUCTION OF SEPARATE OPERATION UNITS
(Item IC), SUSIMIT A SEPARATE SECTION III FOR EACH ONE.
FOR AGENCY USE
t. telsrewemenU7
A. OtreeaP" Serial Number
77
Attested Lit the discharge p3a
serial numtlerL assignee In ,
Section 11, that are corerad by
this Implementation schedule. ,
b. Aetherlty Imesaing Resuire-
aefMU Check the appropriate
Mph Indicating the authority for
Ifnplementation Schedules If
the Identical Imipiwnentallon
SCheduse has been ordered by
more than One authority, Check
the &PPPOOrlate Items, (lee
Instruction)
Locally developed Ilan
Areawide Plan
Basic Plan
State approved Implementa-
tion schedule
Fadpal approved water
Aruallty standards Implsmanta-
tion plan.
Federal enforcement proceo.
mre or action
State court order
Federal Court order
C. F"Itty Requirement. Specify
the }tharsCter Code of those
listed be10w that pelt describes
In general terms the require -
Mont of the lmpienlentallon
Schedule AMC this appliCable sit-
CM/acter abatement mde(a)
from Table 11 of the Iftftructlon
booklet. If more than one
sthedule apples to the facility
because of a Staged Construction
sc liYle.state tee stage of con•
iruCtlon being giewlind here
frith the appropriate general
dittibrl Code- Submit a separate
Becton ell for each "a of
Construction planned.
11101, DLOC
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INT
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as accurately as pmslb a, twontisnKt ��
Ind"te Oates
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N. C. DEPARTNWNT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 6 COMMUNITY DEVELOpMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL NANAGEMIENT C0*nSSIQN
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DISCHARGE
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED INFORMATION
A111111m
PICATIO
DISCHARGE SERIAL NUMBER
REFER TO DIRECTIONS ON REVERSE SIDE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE THIS FORM
(Code)
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I Oaftify that I Om Whale? rvhh the Information cont&Wmd In this Noort and Met to the
bent Of my knowledip and ballef wen Info MtIon It trWO6 co+ p"le and accurate.
Date Form COmplaise Oiam a Of Awtho tine! Apnt yA

Directions —For each parameter listed, complete the than 15 minutes).
information requested in each column in the units specified #C For composite sample "#t" is to be replaced y t�
given below. enrage number of hours over which the olm,
according to the instructions to sample_ arc
lesobtained at ills,
Column (.—Enter the daily avenge value of the intake sample was collected. Composite
water at the point it enters the facility. If intake water is ever a time
of individual tamp disc►. �;
from more than one source, and enters the facility at over a time period.all sample reelly therro e volume
lo;;etof "suer• ��
separate entry points, the value given tnoflflow contributedmn I lflow d be urates or the sampling interval (for von"
weighted proportional to the q Yletion volume samples) is inversely proportional It, C
from each source. If water is treated before use. comp nod used to pmduc
of this column is not required (see instruction'c=rytoAls column coom osite over the time sae
2). Values of intake are not required for mining
Column 2.—If all or part of intake water is treated before radix A contains all parrn�� rrr�
use, provide values for et sal intake here item 26stead additional NA Ant(yrita�rrmethuds�nAQpein column 6.
Column 1. Also describe Y lions, and refer en
•� of treatment performed on intake with their reporting levels, test descrip
information, the type coagulation, flocculation, The parameter values can be determined either by use (11
water (e.g., rapid and filtration, cwgu
ion exchange, etc.) and the percent of intake water of the standard analytical methods as described EPA► R F AW-11
contributing to this discharge that has been treated.
by methods previously approved by
Column 3.—Supply daily average value for the days when Administrator theirDaut authorized representirector of a lattv�.t' wtu
discharge is actually operating or is expected to be opetat program don over the State in which the disclrars- •>••'
ing (a new discharge). Davy average values are to be eom >N a,atc �I� .'
puted by weighting the daily value in proportion to the daily should bused ferenced in shown in
on ahsepast a tl­
41- ►��
flow. if a discharge occurs irregularly, the value supplied Tined to b standard analytical le11•1ri i
in the column, marked "Daily Averageshould represent actually values are determined determined rmmned to be less than the det"crablr un�'
an average for the average for the days ther riate �CU5
values are not to be supplied for pH, and/or instrument manufacturers literature). sprit) ' �
occurs. Averagerameters (e.g., (value of detectable limit)" it the aPP °sal and quantiri:
specific conductance, and bacteriological Pa example, if the detectable limit is 005 tnv
eoliform bacteria). minimum and maximum value of less than this are determined, specify "LT .005." Dot It"
Columns 4 and S.—Supply -TRACE." "NEG." ct,
for this purpose. if it is your reasoned judgement that tine
observed (or expected for new discharge) over any one day enter descriptors such ss "NIL."
when the discharge is operating required arameted is not Present in the init�
Ccdumn 6.—Specify the average frequency of analysis for more �treated proem water and/or the discharu-
each parameter as number analyses per number of days (e.g., " " meaning "absent") in the appropriate spay
" 3/7" is equivalent to three analyses performed every 7 enter an A ( reported to be representative. n
In order for values repo on from at kart fi�c
days). if continuous, enter "COhT" When analyses are Each,
grab to samples (if applicable)•
conducted on more than ontheni t,lysislfrcque sampley should • seven � Y� ° ed aO01ne� ti'
kcted during the same day, is samples should be obtained by errrnposu
reflect one analysis whose value is the average of the the t� ositt sin proportion to flow Over an opetati
individual grab sample measurements. Average frequency day. Samples should be taken during period of >naxrmt
should be based on an operating month. production, It possible. If samples are taken at periods
Column 7.—Specify the number of analyses performed atthan maximum production, state in 'Remarks t
the average frequency specified in column 6, up to 365. Kent of maximum production that was obtained dui:
Contemn 8.—Specify sample type as follows: the EMPLng Period'
G For grabample (individual sample eotleeted in less
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State of North Carolina
t�
iepartment of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street ® Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
Mr. S. W. Jackson, Jr.
Cleveland Mills
101 West Main Street
Lawndale, NC 28090
Dear Mr. Jackson :
This
The
q
is to acknowledge
i 'tDs® �AO)r
�ON14ZI �Z k Rc?s .t ,uRAz
= R Subject
2 1 91
George T. Everett, Ph.D.
Director
NPDES Permit Application
NPDES Permit NO.N00004120
Cleveland Mills
t.
Cleveland
vl;�;,h1 Ei�r=fC T
receipt of the following documents
County
on April 24, 1991:
Application Form
Engineering Proposal (for proposed control facilities),
Request for permit renewal,
Application Processing Fee of $400.00,
Other Request for permit modification,
items checked below are needed before review can begin:
Application Form ,
Engineering proposal (see attachment),
Application Processing Fee of ,
Delegation of Authority (see attached)
Biocide Sheet (see attached)
Other Please provide a copy of the most recent priority pollutant analysis
If the application is not made complete within thirty (30) days, it will be
returned to you and may be resubmitted when complete.
This application has been assigned to Rosanne Barona
(919/733-5083) of our Permits Unit for review. You will e advised ot any
comments recommendations, questions or other information necessary for the
review of the application.
I am, by copy of this letter, requesting that our Regional Office
Supervisor prepare a staff report and recommendations regarding this
discharge. If you have any questions regarding this applications,
please contact the review person listed above.
Sincerely,
M. Dale Overcash, P.E.
CC: fti■ eei
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
ARi... i4— A,#4— Fm nlnvar

SPARTAN MILLS
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA
PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT
FOR
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
IMPRO`TEMENTS
Hydroscience, Inc.
1273 Sea Island Parkway N. C.
St. Helena Island, South Carolina cO`�"I'U d U';or, N4
OP
March 1991 �S�3N CF 1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BACKGROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
WASTE LOADINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
COD Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
EXISTING TREATMENT FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
PROPOSED TREATMENT SCHEME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Equalization Basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Aeration Basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mixer and Flocculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Clarifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Sludge Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PROJECTED COSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 AVERAGE FINISHED POUNDS/DAY BY WEEK . . . . . 4
FIGURE 2 AVERAGE FINISHED POUNDS/DAY MONTH . . . . . . 5
FIGURE 3 AVERAGE EFFLUENT/DAY . . . . . . . . . . . 6
FIGURE 4 EFFLUENT PRODUCTION RATION . . . . • . • 7
FIGURE 5 SCHEMATIC FLOW DIAGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . 24
FIGURE 6 EQUIPMENT ARRANGEMENT PLAN & DETAILS . . . . 25
FIGURE 7 SITE PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 ANALYTICAL DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
TABLE 2 PROCESS DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
TABLE 3 PLANT MODIFICATIONS/PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE 28
TABLE 4 REBUILD SLUDGE DRYING BEDS/PRELIMINARY COST
ESTIMATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
TABLE 5 PLATE & FRAME PRESS/PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE 30

INTRODUCTION
The Cleveland Mills Company, a division of Spartan Mills is
located on NC Highway 182 in Lawndale, Cleveland County, North
Carolina and owns and operates a textile manufacturing
facility. Manufacturing operations at, the facility include
yarn manufacturing, knitting, dyeing, and finishing of cotton
and cotton/polyester _ blended fabrics.
Process and sanitary wastewaters are treated on site and
discharged under the authorization of a discharge permit
issued under the NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION
SYSTEM by.the State of North Carolina, Department of Natural
Resources and Community Development, Division. of Environmental
Management. The permit number is NC0004120 and the receiving
waters are designated as the First Broad River in the Broad
River Basin. The expiration date of the permit is June 30,
1993.
The wastewater treatment facility at the Cleveland Mills
Company is an extended aeration biological treatment system
that treats process and sanitary wastes. Unit processes
include equalization, aeration, and clarification. A chlorine
contact chamber is in place but is not used because
disinfection of the wastewater is not required by the North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management.
1

BACKGROUND
The current discharge permit is based on a production level of
78,000 pounds per day and an average monthly discharge flow
rate of 0.6 million gallons per day. Monthly Discharge
Monitoring Reports (DMRs) submitted to the Division of
Environmental Management confirm compliance with the terms and
conditions of the permit.
Production increases are being planned and Hydroscience, Inc.
has been retained to determine improvements needed to upgrade
the existing wastewater treatment facility to assure continued
compliance with environmental requirements. tsaseu on
production records analyzed from January 1,1990 through
October 6, 1990, current activity produces 60,000 pounds of
finished fabric per day. The proposed production will
increase the average level to 77,700 pounds per day in the
near future with a level of 95,700 pounds per day anticipated
later.
2

WASTE LOADINGS
Wastewater discharge flow rates were reviewed for the past
year and the ratio of gallons of effluent per pound of
finished fabric produced was computed. The long term average
is 8.16 gallons per pound. Applying this flow factor to the
production level anticipated indicates that an average
discharge flow rate of 0.78 million gallons per day should be
expected at maximum production.
Figure 1 shows the total production of the Cleveland Mill by
week, while Figure 2 summarize these data as the average
finished cloth in pounds per day during'the period. Though
individual variation is quite significant, the average
production holds fairly constant for the study period. Figure
3 shows the variation in effluent flow while Figure 4 presents
the variations observed in the flow to production ratio for
the plant. Water flows are generally higher during the warmer
periods of the year with the flow ratio reaching has high as
9.0 gallons of water per pound of production during the August
period.
COD Loading
The plant does not routinely collect information regarding the
influent COD to the treatment system. In order to define this
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parameter a series of samples were collected during November.
These data along with information on the aeration tank
effluent and final effluent are presented in Table 1. These
data indicate that influent to the aeration system is
approximately 60 pounds of COD per thousand pounds of
production. This value is considered low for the type of
manufacturing being carried on by the plant. Several factors
probably account for this low value. The method of production
is efficient and minimizes the amount of wasted chemicals.
There is also the possibility that a reaction occurs between
peroxide employed in the bleaching operation and certain of
the readily biodegradable organic. It is also probable that
some measurable amount of treatment is occurring in the
equalization pond. Experience at similar operations show a
normal loading variation from 75 to 125 pounds per COD per
thousand pounds of production. Based on the nature of the
operations at the Cleveland Plant it is recommended that 85
pounds of COD per thousand pounds of production be employed as
a process loading.
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Date Time
INFLUENT
11/30/90
1100-1300
EQUALIZATIOIN EFFLUENT
11/06/90
1345
11/06/90
1445
11/06/90
1545
11/08/90
1410
11/09/90
11/15/90
11/21/90
1400
11/30/90
1150
AERATION EFFLUENT
11/06/90
1515
11/08/90
1420
11/21/90
1405
11/30/90
1150
FINAL EFFLUENT
11/06/90
1600
11/08/90
1430
11/21/90
1350
11/30/90
1150
TABLE 1
CLEVELAND MILLS COMPANY
ANALYTICAL DATA .
BOD CODt CODS pH CONDUCTIVITY TSS TDS
mm /1 mq1l s.u. us/cm m 1
1200
800
3800
750
350
7.8
8000
760
360
7.7
7600
780
360
7.8
8700
730
320
7.9
8100
66 600
7.6
6900
69 1500
7.6
7100
610
250
8.4
6000
710
270
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3120
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7100
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510
290
7.8
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390
230
7.8
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380
170
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400
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EXISTING TREATMENT FACILITY
The wastewater treatment facility at the Cleveland Mills
Company is an extended aeration biological treatment system.
Preliminary evaluations indicate that the treatment system is
somewhat under loaded and can accommodate some increase in
loading.
Wastewater flows, from the manufacturing plant, by gravity to
a small catch basin which contains rough screening capability
then to a concrete lined equalization basin that has a volume
of 2.0 million gallons. The equalization basin has a normal
complement of three floating surface aerators equipped with
draft tubes. Each aerator is rated at 2 0- horsepower. The
equalized wastewater is pumped to a splitter box with
adjustable weirs, that provide for controlling the flow rate,
to the aeration basin. The remainder of the total pumped flow
is returned to the equalization basin.
The aeration basin is unlined and has a volume of 1.0 million
gallons. The normal complement of aerators is three 20
horsepower units and one 15 horsepower unit. The power to
volume ratio of 75 horsepower per million gallons is
sufficient to mix the contents of the basin. Dissolved oxygen
levels are routinely monitored and consistently found to be
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above the minimum level of 2.0 mg/l which confirms that
sufficient oxygen capacity is available.
The aeration basin liquor discharges through a fixed weir
structure and flows by gravity to a splitter box where the
flow is distributed to three circular clarifiers. The major
features of the clarifiers are summarized below:
No. Diameter (ft.) Sidewater Depth (ft.)
2 22
1 30
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The splitter box does not allow the flow to be accurately
distributed to the clarifiers which results in the units
receiving unbalanced flows. A continuously duplex lift
station returns the settled sludge to.the aeration basin from
the two smaller clarifiers. A single, variable speed pump
returns sludge from the 30 feet diameter clarifier. This pump
is operated intermittently.
The final unit in the treatment train is a chlorine contact
chamber which is. not currently used because the Division of
Environmental Management does not require the treated effluent
to be disinfected.

The effluent flows through a V-notch weir equipped with a
totalizer and chart recorder to provide flow measurement.
Waste activated sludge is dewatered on 10 sand drying beds
which are 30 by 60 feet each. A total of 18,000 square feet of
drying surface area is available. Difficulties have been
experienced with the operation of the drying beds and
consideration is being given to alternate methods of sludge
dewatering.
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PROPOSED TREATMENT SCHEME
The existing treatment, facility will require upgrading to
provide adequate treatment of the future wastewater flows.
The proposed changes, additions, and improvements are as
described in the following section. The major changes in the
plant include:
1. Convert the existing aeration basin to equalization
2. Convert the existing equalization basin to aeration
3. Install a new mixer/flocculator to properly
distribute flow to the clarifiers and provide
flocculation capability
The detailed .design calculations are presented in Table 2.
Figure 5 shows a schematic representation of the proposed
treatment system. The unit operations are discussed herein.
Equalization Basin
The existing aeration basin has a volume of 1.0 million
gallons and is not adequate to treat the future wastewater
flow rates. The basin will provide more than 24 hours of
hydraulic retention time at the planned future flow rate which
is considered ample equalization of the raw wastewater.
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This basin will be dewatered, cleaned as necessary, and
converted to equalization. The duplex lift station currently
located at the existing equalization basin will be relocated
to this basin to lift the equalized wastewater into the
transfer line to the new aeration basin.
Aeration Basin
The existing equalization basin which has a volume of 2.0
million gallons will provide sufficient aeration time for the
future wastewater flow rates. This basin will be converted to
aeration. No changes will be required to the existing
influent piping system. Modifications to the effluent piping
will be necessary to connect the aerated wastewater to the
splitter box for distribution to the clarifiers. Aeration
will be added to this tank.
Mixer and Flocculator
A new mixer/ f locculator will be installed to improve the
efficiency of the clarifiers. The unit will have a series of
four adjustable weirs, three for the existing clarifiers and
a fourth to provide for the installation of an additional
clarifier in the future. The weirs will allow the flow to be
balanced among the clarifiers with the rate to each unit being
accurately adjusted based on individual clarifier capacity.
In addition, flocculation capability will be included. A
flash mix chamber of approximately two minutes retention time
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and a flocculation chamber with approximately 15 minutes
retention time will be an integral part of the unit box.
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Flocculants will be added, as needed, to provide for further
control of effluent quality.
Clarif iers
The existing clarifiers are able to provide an overflow rate
of approximately 530 gallons per day per square foot at the
new design flow. This is a bit higher than is generally
considered acceptable. In the present case several
circumstances make it practical to employ this flow rate. An
important factor is equalization. since the flow will be fed
to the aeration basin and to the clarifier at a constant rate,
the overflow rates from the clarifier will see little
variation. Experience has demonstrated that clarifiers
operating at a constant flow rate can work effectively at much
higher rates than those subject to pronounced variations.
The.second mitigating factor is the low weir rates. Normal
design for weir approach rates range from 10,000 to 15,000
gallons per day per foot. On the small clarifiers employed in
this system the weir rates are approximately 3,350 gallons per
day per foot. These low approach velocities, will improve
performance of the units. The third important factor is the
ability to add coagulants to the flocculator ahead of these
units. This provides the ability.to handel upset conditions
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through the addition of chemicals. This unit will also tend
to damp out any small osculations in the flow. The combined
effect of these conditions will make it practical to operate
up to the design flow utilizing the present clarifiers. The
system will be designed to provide a location for a fourth
clarifier for additional expansion if required in the future.
operation of the sludge return pump on the 30 foot diameter
clarifier will be changed from intermittent to continuous to
minimize the flow surges presently experienced by this unit.
This change will improve the solids removal efficiency by
optimizing settling conditions.
Sludge Production
Sludge production for the system is estimated to be a maximum
of 2,000 pounds per day. In fact, somewhat lower sludge
production will probably be realized since the operation of
the system with intermittent loading will accomplish some
aerobic digestion. Designing for the higher value will insure
flexibility in system operation. A detailed evaluation of the
design criteria for sludge handling is beyond the scope of the
present report. However, preliminary analysis has been
performed to look at sludge dewatering options.
The initial option employs utilization of the existing sludge
drying beds. Applying the projected sludge loading to the
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drying beds results in an estimated annual loading of
approximately 34 pounds per square foot per year. This is in
excess of the normally excepted rating limit of 25 pounds for
uncovered units. Covered beds should be able to handle in
excess of 40 pounds per ft2 per year.
It would be possible to cover the beds and to employ the
existing drying beds on an on -going basis. A preliminary
examination of the drying beds indicate that if this option is
elected the beds themselves would have to be totally, reworked.
This would involve improvements to the underdrain system and
the replacement of the sand. Provisions would also be
desirable to improve the ease with which sludge can be removed
from the drying beds. This option would have a lower capital
cost than going to mechanical dewatering.
As a second option a plate and frame filter could be employed
at the site to produce a cake of greater than 20% solids.
Precise definition of the expected cake consistency would be
obtained during the next phase of design. A 50 "cubic foot
plate and frame press is envisioned. However, the exact size
of the unit would be dependent upon the desired number of
operating cycles. The dried cake would be suitable for
further drying for incineration or burial or for transport to
a landfill for disposal. If desired the sludge could be
pretreated with lime to provide additional dryness and
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disinfection. This method of sludge handling offers a
convenient sludge handling system. A schematic layout of a
plate and frame press apparatus and building is Figure 6.
An alternate method of disposal would employ a belt press for
handling solids. This unit would be somewhat less expensive
than the plate and frame filter and operates with less
attention. This unit would :produce a cake varying from 16% to
18% depending upon exact conditions of the sludge.
Installation of this unit will require the installation of a
thickening tank in order to take full advantage of the
capacity of the press. This would add cost so that the
overall capital for the belt press and the plate frame would
be approximately equal.
Figure 7 shows the overall layout of the wastewater treatment
plant and the approximate positioning of the units. If a
plate and frame filter were constructed it is intended that
the unit be located at approximately the same location as the
existing drying beds.
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Flow
Average Flow
0.78 MG
TABLE 2
PROCESS DESIGN
Maximum Daily Flow
0.90 MG
COD
Production COD Concentration
Lbs/day Lbs/day mg/l
77,700 6,605 1,250
95,700 8,135 1,250
Equalization
Provide at least 1 day detention time at maximum flow - 0.9 MG
Existing aeration basin will suffice:
Aeration System Desictn
Loading Range - 0.15 to 0.25 Lb COD/Lb MLSS
Use 0.2 for design
COD Loading at maximum production
8,135 x 1 = 40;675 Lb MLSS
0.2
For MLSS = 2,500 mg/l
40,675 = 1.95 MG
2,500 x 8.34
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Use existing 2 MG Tank
Loading of COD of 5,000 to 12,500 Lbs of COD can be easily
handled by adjusting the MLSS
Aeration Equipment
02 Required = a' COD removed + b' MLSS
= 0.5 (8,135 x 0.8) + 0.1 (40,675)
= 3,254 = 4.067 = 7,320 Lbs 02/day
Use surface aerators with draft tube for mixing
Nominal transfer efficiency - 2.85 lbs 02/hP hr
Actual Transfer
OTE = NOTE x - x CS -CI
Cs
at a = 0.75
Cl = 2.0 Mg/L
Cs = 9.15 Mg/L
2.85x0.75x 9.15-2.0=1.7Lb0JHpHr
9.15
7,320/24 = 305 Lb02/Hr
305/1.7 = 180 Hp
Use 5 @ 40 Hp
Design for 6 @ 40 Hp for future capacity
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Mixing
Need a minimum of 75 Hp/Mg for the existing tank
4 units will provide in excess of minimum
4 units will transfer 6,528 Lbs 02/day.
This is more than sufficient for the intermitent production
conditions.
An alternative is to install 4 @ 40 Hp aerators and 2 @ 10 Hp
mixers. This could result in some power savings. This issue
should be considered further during final design.
Clarifiers
22'
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ft2 x 2
= 760
ft2
301f
= 707
ft2 =
707
ft2
1,467 ft2
@ 780,000 GPD Overflow Rate = 530 GPD/ft2
@ 635,000 GPD Overflow Rate = 432 GPD/ft2
Weir Rate
221f = 69' weir length x 2 = 138'
301f = 94' weir length = 94'
232 ft
Flow 780,000/232 = 3,362 gal/day/ft
Return sludge rate 0.3 to 0.6 MGD
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Mixer/Flocculator
A mixer/flocculator is proposed between the aeration basin and
clarif ier
Mixer
Provide 2 minutes detention time at design flow
542 GPM x 2 = 1,084 Gal - 145 ft3
Unit size - 6x4x6' deep
Use 1 @ 2 Hp mixer
Flocculator
Provide 15 minutes detention time at design flow
542 GPM x 15 = 8,130 Gal - 1086 ft3
Unit size 8x16x8' deep
Use standard flocculator mechanism
Nutrient Addition
Check on monthly basis
Required rate 100 COD : 4 Nitrogen : 1 Phosphorous
Add on manual basis if required
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Sludge Production
Solids Produced = 0.5(COD) - 0.05(MLSS) + influent suspended solids
= 0.5 (8, 135 x 0. 8) - 0. 05 (40, 675) + 100 x 8.34 x0.78
= 3,254 - 2,034 + 650 = 1,870 lbs/day
Say 2,000 Lbs/day for Design
Sludge Disposal
Existing drying beds
Area = 18,000 ft2
@ 300 production day/year
2,000 x 300/18,000 = 33.4 lb/ft2/year
Good design for open drying in this area is less than 25
lb/ft2/year. If the beds were covered the allowable loading
would` increase to 35 to 40 lb/ft2/year. This would meet the
plant needs.
Plate & Frame Press
This unit will get 20-23% dry solids.
Design - 50 ft3 unit - 3 cycles/day
Belt Press
Will yield 16 to 18% solids.
Use 1 meter unit.
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PROJECTED COSTS
Preliminary cost estimates have been developed for the
proposed treatment plant modifications and the plate and frame
press. Estimates are preliminary since no detailed
engineering has been conducted. There is also a significant
chance that the plans will be modified somewhat before final
engineering can begin. The estimates do present a reasonable
figure for the intended construction.
Table, 3 presents the estimated cost for treatment plant
improvements while Table 4 presents the costs for rebuilding
the existing sludge drying beds.. Table 5 presents the
estimated cost of a plate and frame sludge dewatering system.
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TABLE 3
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT MODIFICATIONS
PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE
Relocate Existing Pump Station
$ 6,000
New VSD Pump Controllers
10,000
New Concrete Pad
1,250
New 8" Force Main
6,750
New 12" Piping
4,600
Miscellaneous Piping & Valves
5,000
Relocate Existing 20 Hp Aerators
2,400
Relocate Existing 40 Hp Aerators
2,000
New 40 Hp Aerators
96,000
New A.B. Outlet
12,000
New Mixer/Flocculator
35,000
New Flow Splitter
15,000
Electrical
20,000
Sub -total $ 216,000
+ 25% Contingency 54,000
+ Engineering Fee 30,000
TOTAL $ 300,000
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TABLE 4
REBUILD SLUDGE DRYING BEDS
Remove existing media and underdrains
Piping
Filter Media
Covered Shelter
Sub -total
+ Contingency
+ Engineering Fee
TOTAL
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12,050
6,990
47,500
104,375
170,915
10,000
17,000
$ 197,915

TABLE 5
PLATE AND FRAME PRESS
PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE
Press and Pumps 50 ft3 unit
Building 900 ft2 @ 80 ft2
Polymer Feed System/Day Tank
Concrete Pad/Foundation
Electrical and Piping
Sub -total
+ 25% Contingency
+ Engineering Fee
TOTAL
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$ 110,000
72,000
35,000
12,500
30,000
$ 259,000
50,000
25,000
$ 330,000

CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE
The proposed construction sequence will cause a minimum of
disruption to the normal operation of the existing wastewater
facility. Construction of the proposed upgrade to the
wastewater treatment facility is anticipated to precede
expansion of the manufacturing capacity which will further
minimize any disruption.
The first step in the construction sequence is to modify the
piping from the converted aeration basin to allow the flow to
be routed to the clarifiers. This will allow this basin to be
converted to aeration. Two new 40 horsepower aerators are on
order to replace the older existing units and in anticipation
of the planned upgrade. These in addition to the aerators in
service will provide sufficient aeration for the conversion.
During construction, the new aeration basin will serve as a
combination equalization and aeration basin. The water level
can be varied as necessary to match the operating volume to
the actual load.
Upon completing the above step, the existing aeration basin
will be out of the active treatment train and can be dewatered
and converted to equalization.
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The new splitter box will be constructed with only quick tie-
in being required to put the unit in service. This change can
be made at any time during the construction project with
virtually no interference or disruption.
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
Planned production expansion at the Cleveland Mills Company
will require upgrading the existing wastewater treatment
facility to assure continued compliance with environmental
requirements. The proposed treatment scheme will provide the
needed additional wastewater treatment capacity and utilize
the existing treatment units to the maximum extent possible.
Other changes and refinements will provide additional
safeguards and enhance overall treatment efficiency.
All of the above changes relate to discharge serial number
001. Discharge number 002 which authorizes the discharge of
non -contact cooling water and boiler blowdown is not expected
to change.
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