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Home My WebLink AboutNC0000272_BRPP_Presentation_20010906 Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. September 6, 2001 Ms. Marion Deerhake, N.C. Environmental Management Commission Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. — Canton Mill September 6, 2001 Agenda ■ Welcome ■ Overview of Blue Ridge Paper Products ■ USEPA Environmental Recognition ■ Permit and Settlement Agreement ■ Public Outreach ■ Environmental Performance • r° BLUE RIDGE PAPER PRODUCTS INC . Formed in May, 1999 when the employees and KPS Special Situation Funds purchased the Canton division from Champion International Blue Ridge Paper Products Ownership \/ ƒ . . / - 550/0 KPS our objective ■ be @@ ' ■ employee owned by @@ Our Products and Locations Blue Ridge Paper Products Locations Clinton, IA ua� Olmsted Falls, O l.1 lkliT N{yD� t, t . "o Le orristown,NJ ° WY h .: it zt t '' _. zhYSi�tr r ibk �w C A` <<� tH is ° , Richmond, VA �. UT �L ' 11�V , �� °"�` ' Canton NC KS -...... Mo r,W P v v° sheville, NC A Ai NM AR, n'o E9Y"Ci�fti A03 Waynesville, NC �1 TX •._ LA n ' Athens, GA Ft. Worth, TX „�ry6�X V Blue Ridge Paper Products Paper Division Paper-UCFS Envelope PM #11 270,000 short tons per year, 244,000 metric tons per year Specialty PM #12 PM #20 Offset Packaging Division Cup Stock DairyPak® Board-SBS Gable Top Cartons 281,000 short tons per year, Waynesville 255,000 metric tons per Extrusion Facility Ovenable Board PM #19 year Liquid Packaging Export Our Contribution to Haywood County and North Carolina ■ 1375 work at Waynesville and Canton ■ Blue Ridge Paper Products is the largest industrial employer in Western North Carolina ■ Annual wages and benefits $71 million ■ $300 million annual contributions to local economy ■ $8 million in taxes, withholding, etc. o�`l i National EnvironmentalZif AchevementTraek " { / U.S;Ern l onmental ProT on AgenoY !° ' HE U .S . 'ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY J I IT / RECOGNIZES r I• /F '! 'J , e Paper �Prvducts, ncvrp�rated ,f13 lu:e/R.ldg � p , . AS A CHARTER MEMBER IN THE ' / -NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT TRACK FOR ITS COMMITMENT'TO SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, i CONTINOUS IMPROVEMENT, PUBLIC OUTREACH, ,` f. „ AND SUSTAINED ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE. y �ECEMBE_R 13, 2000 W. Michael McCabe Rr a 'earol M Browner Deputy Administrator a Administrator L.5•.l:noronmental Protection Agency } UEnvifonmQntai Protection Agency rtfi Permit and Settlement Agreement Background . Permit and Settlement Agreement ■ 1989 until January, 1997 - EPA administers permit ■ July 1996 - NC agrees to resume authority for permit and conducts public hearing Following the hearing TN, NC, EPA and Champion conducted meetings to resolve all issues ■ October, 1996 - NC prepares final permit Discussions among NC, TN and EPA continue resulting in additional restrictions and color reductions ■ December 9, 1996 - NC incorporates changes into final permit and issues Background : Permit and Settlement Agreement (continued) ■ December 26, 1996 - EPA approves color variance ■ December 23, 1996 - TN issues letter of objection . ■ January 13, 1997 — TN formally contests the permit Informal negotiation process begins between EPA, NC, TN, Cocke County, Newport and Champion ■ November 21, 1997 - Tennessee Environmental Council and American Canoe Association are allowed to intervene ■ December 1997 - Settlement Agreement reached ■ December 31, 1997 - Permit issued TDEC Policy Position Summary ■ Water Quality of the Pigeon River ■ Effective Date: December 1, 1997 Tennessee Department Environment and Conservation ■ Continuous improvement with lower numbers and fixed dates ■ Decisions made be regulators from Tennessee, North Carolina and EPA, not Champion ■ Compliance measured by testing, not models ■ A study of the river system including Waterville Lake ■ A commitment from all parties for a clean river 1 Canton Mill Secondary Effluent Color Performance Annual Averages: 1988 - 2001 (YTD thru July) 400,000 Including Permit Limitations and 2001 Proposed Permit Limitations Permit 1.1mitatlon6: 350,000 1-258.945 Old Monthly Ave.off.4114194 2-172,360 Old Annual Ave.e6.4114/94 3-125.434 Old Monthly Ave.e6.12/12/96 4-98.168 Old Annual Ave o6.121121N 9.95.000 Old Monthly Ave off.1/IM 300,000 6-09.000 Old Monthly Ave.e6.12/1/98 OT 7-60,000 Old Annual Ave.all.121119E 7 6-48,000 Old Annual Ave.e6.5/1101 m 9-42,000 O/d Annual Ave e6.1211/03 250,000 10-34,000-39,000 O/d Annual Ave e0.3/1106 O O V 1 200,000 E W 9 150,000 O 100,0010 ii-+'-4-1-4-1-4-1-1� 50,000 1 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Permit LlmRelons s SE Color Annual Ave. */d Canton Mill 9/4/01 Public Outreach Canton Mill Community Advisory Committee Purpose: Regularly Communicate on Canton Mill permit progress, listen and respond to community feedback. Membership: Jack Horton - Haywood County Manager Bill Upton - Haywood County Superintendent of Schools Jay Hinson - Haywood County Economic Development Jonathan Key - Enterprise Mountaineer Pat Smathers - Canton Mayor Charles Lewis Moore - Cocke County Executive Larry Blazer - Cocke County Superintendent of Schools Dean Williams - Cocke County — Economic Development David Popiel - Newport Plain Talk Patsy Williams - Cocke County Tourism Council Matt Moses - Cocke County — Rafters Permitters Gay Webb - Dead Pigeon River Council Joint Watershed Advisory Committee Purpose: Joint planning and public input on decisions effecting the Pigeon River Membership: Charles Lewis Moore - Cocke County Executive Tim Dockery - Cocke County/Newport Recreation Dept Jerry Wilde - President Dead Pigeon River Council Dave Dudek - Haywood Community College Jack Horton - Haywood County Manager Kenny Sutton - Blue Ridge Paper Products Resources: Paul Davis - TN — Director of Water Quality Forrest Westall - NC — Supervisor of Water Quality Marshall Hyatt - USEPA, Region IV US EPA Technology Review Workgroup Purpose: Make recommendations to North Carolina Department of Environmental Management on further Color Reduction options for the Canton Mill Membership: Don Anderson - Chairman USEPA Headquarters Paul Davis - TN Dept. of Environmental Conservation Dave McKinney - TN Wildlife Resources Agency Karrie-Jo Shell - EPA Region IV, Atlanta Dave Goodrich - NC Division of Environment Keith Haynes - NC Division of Environment Forrest Westall - NC Division of Environment Betsy Bicknell - Consultant to USEPA Dan Bodien - Consultant to USEPA Neil McCubbin - Consultant to USEPA Environmental Coalition ■ American Canoe Association ■ Tennessee Environmental Council ■ Clean Water Fund of North Carolina ■ Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project ■ Western North Carolina Alliance ■ Appalachian Voices ■ Dead Pigeon River Council ■ National Forest Protection Alliance Environmental Coalition Audit and Evaluation ■ International pulp and paper expert Dr. Norman Liebergott chosen by coalition ■ 3 day site review and audit ■ Environmental Performance Benchmarking ■ Options for Improving Environmental Performance ■ Bleach Environmental Short Course 0 V A Comparison between Selected Effluent Parameters from the Blue RidgePaper Products Inc Canton Mill Bleach Plant Effluent and Other Facilities in the U.S.A., Canada and Finland (Integrated Mills) Pulp Production BMWK BSWK AOX TSS: BOD COD Color Flow` Data From ADMT ADMT Lbs/ton Lbs/ton Lbs/ton Lbsiton Lbs/ton Gal/ton Canton Mill 1999 765 655 0.17 2.08 0.73 13.69 31.22 15,145 Canton Mill 1995 0.33 2.81 1.34 30:80 56.20 19,547 NCASI Studv Avg 2.16 6.68 4.13 76-88 200.55 20,637 Min 0.20 1.00 0.91 13.90 31.90 13,413 Max 16.78 23.00 16.06 224.00 581.00 42,000 Espanola Mill, 2000 450 550 0.36 7.2 4.00 19.02 124.20"• 20,800 Boyle Alberta Mill, 2000(2) 1700 1480 0.40 4.8 0.41 15.0 51.11 22,890 CPPA Study 30HW,4SW, 38-43 mills 9 HW/SW-Avg 1.20 8.1 5.20 68.20 146.22 22,140 Min 0.32 4.3 0.41 15.90 24.20 19,800 Max 2.35 24.60 28.20 83.96 297.20 29,000 TCF Finland (mills produce TCF and ECF HW& HW& 0.10 N/A 1.6 30.02 40.3 9,000 pulps based on demand) SW SW (1) 1995 NCASI Sblid Waste Survey (23 mills) -overall average of 17 to 30 mills (2) 2000 (2) Canadian Mill data (Softwood pulp bleached on different days) (3) 1996 CPPA Environmental Study (48 mills) (4) 1999 Finnish mill data-(3 mills) Flow is Total Mill Effluent Flow Reported Data is Color from the effluent treatment plant; estimated color in bleach plant effluent is 175 Lbs/ton. All other data in the table is bleach plant effluent (in flow to the effluent treatment plant), CONFIDENTIAL ❑ Current Canton Mill Environmental Performance ■ $525 million invested over the last 10 years ■ Both fiber lines exceed Cluster Rules requirements ■ Is a minimum impact mill with world class environmental performance through a combination of; — Oxygen delignification with 100% substitution of chlorine dioxide for elemental chlorine (ODloo TM) — Bleach Filtrate Recycle (BFRTM) ■ Secondary effluent contains very low BOD, TSS, COD, AOX and color levels ■ Bleach plant effluent non-detect for 2, 3, 71 8 TCDD and chlorophenolics What Is Color .? ■ Color in Bleach Kraft Mill Wastewater comes from lignin the glue that binds the wood fibers together How Is Color Measured ? ■ True Color: — Sample is pH adjusted to 7. 6, filtered through a 0 .8u filter and analyzed on a spectrophotometer at 465nm wavelength ■ Apparent Color: — Measured the same as true color except the sample is not filtered ,�snoOsa IBOlwayp Pus BU149%M NoolauMole %1 ssU1438104 jedsd %eL d 3 BIIoO %cc } r a LO Pao %BL aleJll�d goolo3 oi81 /P,IWeyQ uoI;OeJlx3 opsnep ' F F yoeale aaxeS !' io wnS yuenpul s Me A+ewPtl y ° woman JO rrt, wng-lusnJul/Nswpd e. Rep/SQI BSS'LS= %9 joloo 4uanl;ul tiewud dWO-ISod a4WRItl 40eal9 UOOZ LeNla41 UCU'699 =ioloC)suanllul AjewlAd dW3-81d 986� aed - Uor uoepedwoo aoloo leOIJo}SIH }uanljul kewl-ld IIIW uo4ue3 2000 Average Measured Color(lbs/day) In Mill Sewers as a Percentage of Primary Influent Color PI Color = 57,558 Ibs/day ,, Potential Sources of SE Color = 43,355 Ibs/day Unaccounted Color: 1. Sewer Generated Color 2. Turbidity interference 6% 3. Minor, unmeasured areas of the mill. M 2B - Digesters, No. 1 FL: 3,687 ppd 19% ■ 3A - No. 1/2 Eo, No.2FL BSW, 02 Delig: 11,021 1% ppd TN _ 3% � „ O PM's- 11 & 12: 2,888 ppd w >> M 5B- Recovery, BLO,CRP: 11,500 ppd ■ 1&2 FL's D1 + Pine D2: 15,871 ppd !Contaminated Condensate: 1,976 ppd 13Combined Condensate: 304 ppd 0 Unaccounted: 10,732 ppd 27% 20% Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. Figure 2.5 Canton Mill MSH3/8/01