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Landon Davidson
Asheville Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Asheville Regional Office
2090 US Highway 70
Swannanoa,NC 28778
Subject: Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging
Canton Mill, Canton,Haywood County,North Carolina
Daily Maximum Secondary Effluent Color 1/10 & 11/2014
NPDES Permit:NC0000272
Dear Mr. Davidson: j
This is the 5-day written submission for the subject monitoring results required by NPDES
permit Standard Conditions Section E: 6(a). The secondary effluent color samples taken on
1/10/14 and 1/11/14 were shown to have exceeded the permitted daily maximum value of 1
105,250 lbs/day.Proper sampling procedures were followed by plant personnel. The result of
the analyses showed a value of 125,731 lbs/day for 1/10 and 129,856 lbs/day for 1/11. All other
effluent parameters were within permit requirements. A phone call was placed to the NCD WR j
regional office to relay information about the current conditions at the mill.
On Tuesday 1/7,the Canton area experienced subzero temperatures (-6°F). As a result of the
extraordinary low temperatures,a level cell in the Deaerator Tank froze at approximately 6:30
a.m., sending a false"high level" signal to the DCS system. As a result of the false signal, each
boiler ran out of feed water causing the boilers to trip off. Additionally,the mill experienced a
loss of power and a cold mill shutdown.
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During the process of restarting the mill, elevated color material was sent to the sewer and i
captured in the mill's extensive sump system for subsequent processing. This continued until all
available spill tanks were full. The continued freezing temperatures made it difficult to get the
mill back to steady operations. Lines typically used to transfer spill materials were frozen and
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inoperable. Moreover, Evergreen personnel were diligent in their efforts to minimize color and
are confident that no environmental impact resulted from the excess color. Additional mitigating
measures included utilizing the W WTP spare clarifier to capture material that could not be
processed within the mill, and using polyamine to help with the elevated color.
The conditions causing the cold mill shutdown and release of color in excess of the daily
maximum limit on 1/10 and 1/I1 were beyond the control of the Canton Mill.
If you have any questions or comments,please feel free to contact us at your earliest
convenience.
Sincerely
Nick McCracken
EHS Water Supervisor
Evergreen Packaging—Canton Mill
828-646-2874
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cc:
Mr. Jeff Menzel
Environmental Specialist,Asheville Regional Office
North Carolina Department of Environment
&Natural Resources
2090 U.S. Highway 70
Swannanoa,NC 28778
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