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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0000272_Historic Correspondence 1992_19920101 Pranton Modernization Project UPOATE February, 1992 Vol. 4, No. 2 CONSTRUCTION CONCENTRATED ON NEW FIBERLINE The overall CMP construction work is on schedule, focusing on the No. 2 fiberline building. BE&K workers and sub-contractors are in the process of completing the two-story building and attaching its steel siding and roof.When finished, the 71,825 square foot building will house new IMPCO brownstock washers, screening and bleaching equipment, and equipment associated with the oxygen delignification process. The distributive control system, a state-of-the-art computer system known as DCS,which is used to operate the new equipment, will occupy a new control room. "Civil work is nearing completion and we're making the shift to mechanical work," said Carroll Jones, project manager. "We're on schedule with this part of the project. Completion of equipment installation and the fiberline start-up is scheduled for the end of the year."Nearthe new fiberline building are two huge pulp storage tanks which will be used in conjunction with the No.2 fiberline.Construction of thetanks is finished,and they have been tested for leaks. Pulp washing equipment has been installed on top of the unbleached high density tank. Detailed design engineering is now underway for the No. 1 fiberlline area. Some demolition has been done on the "A" pine pulp line in preparation for its conversion to the No. 1 hardwood fiberline. It is scheduled for startup in mid-1993. PURCHASING The equipment budget for the $294 million project is in excess of $66 million. About 82 percent of that has been committed. The complexity of purchasing equipment for the project, from steel tanks and tile chests to speed switches and soap skimmers, is mind-boggling. Purchasing staff must also handle rental of special equipment necessary for outages and particular jobs. When quality or operational problems arise,purchasing staff must work with vendors to reach a resolution. CRS SIRRINE THREE-QUARTERS THROUGH ENGINEERING While overall engineering is 76 percent complete,engineering in two areas,causticizing and the No.2 fiberline,has been slightly behind schedule.This is being monitored and is not expected to impact the overall project schedule. Work is proceeding in preparation for the spring outage that begins in April. CRS Sirrine manpower on the CMP has dropped below 100. By June of this year, about 95 percent of the engineering work is expected to be finished. RECEIVED Continued Water Q�! ".v Stclion UChampion _ CJ Champion International Corporation Champion Benefit" Recycled Paper Asheville C ,la Asheville, North Carolirts �,ai"ltOn 11(dernizatio n PrOject UPDATE CONSTRUCTION SAFETY RECORD IMPROVING The CMP safety performance continues to improve, with a lost-time incidence rate of.91. However, this is higher than the goal of .80. Terry Blackwell has assumed a temporary assignment in the mill's Environmental,Occupational Health and Safety department. Richard Morris will fill his position on the project for the two to four month period. NEW PERSONNEL ON BOARD Dan Curry hasjoined the CMP team from Champion's Deferiet,N.Y.mill,where he held the position of environmental supervisor. He fills the position of environmental coordinator on the project.Jim Newton of corporate engineering is construction manager for the No. 11 recovery boiler work scheduled for this spring. BE&K HIRING The CMP's prime contractor and subcontractors have about 440 workers on site each day. BE&K has hired or rehired about 100 new workers recently.Additional workers are expected on site by late April for the spring outage; afterward, employment will return to current levels. You are invited to a progress report on the Canton Modernization Project, hosted by Champion. It will be held Wednesday, March 11, 1992 at 5:30 p.m. in the Canton town hall. The public is welcome to attend. Qa^par Rene'a' Recyeeo Pip=_ P '0' DECEIVED Water Quslity Sectioo FFD 1 8 i :2 .Asheville Regional Off* COPY: Asheville, North Carotin Mr. Paul Davis Director, water Pollution Control Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation 150 9th Avenue N 4th Floor Nashville, Tennesse 37243-1534 Mr. J. Ross Kilpatrick Vice President - Operations Manager Champion International Corportion Canton }till P.O. Box C-10 Canton, North Carolina '-8716 Mr. David McKinney Chief of Environmental Services TWRA Ellinton Agricultural Center P.O. Box 40747 Nashville , Tennesse 37204 Mr. Edward 0. Clem Vice President - Environmental Quality Champion International Corporation One Champion Plaza Stamford , Connecticut 06921 yr. Thomas Plouff , P. E. Environmental Engineer NC-KY Compliance Unit USEPA Region IV 345 C_ourtland Street , N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30365 Mr. Steve Tedder Chief , Water Quality Section Division of Environmental Management 512 N. Salisbury Street P.O. Box 27687 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Mr. Forrest Westall Regional Water Quality Supervisor Division of Environmental Management Water Quality Section Asheville Regional Office 59 Woodfin Place Asheville , North Carolina 28802 Pppi Capital Projects Office ' J p7 Fibrevdle Road P.O.Box 1469 Canton.North Carolina 28716 704 646-2733 Fax:704 646-2275 V Champion .Champion International Corporation February 11 , 1992 Mr . James H. Scarbrough, Chief Water Permits and Enforcement Branch USEPA Region I4 345 Courtland Street , N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30365 RE: NPDES Permit No . NC0000272 , Champion International Corporation, Canton Mill , Dioxin Monitoring in Fish Tissue - Final Report 1991 Dear Mr. Scarbrough: Enclosed is the final report submitted in accordance with Champion International Corporation' s Study Plan for Dioxin Monitoring in Fish Tissue . The annual fish collection on the Pigeon River was conducted on August 19-23 , 1991 . EA Engineering , Science , and Technology, Inc . was contracted to conduct the fish collection study. The samples were analyzed at Enseco California Analytical Laboratory in West Sacramento , California. Enseco is a leader in High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy analysis and uses USEPA approved analytical methods and quality assurance procedures . All sample recoveries met the acceptance criteria established by EPA Method 8290 . The analysis of sportfish ( fillet) composites collected from stations located downstream of the mill discharge ( Stations 2 through 5 ) showed 2 , 3 , 7 , 8 - 'TCDD concentrations ranging from nondetectable levels to 3 . 0 ppt . The North Carolina Division of Environmental Management ( NCDEM ) has identified a dioxin evaluation level of 3 ppt , expressed as average toxicity equivalent (TEQ ) . All sportfish composites exhibited TEQ valves below the NCDEM evaluation level , with the exception of a 3 . 03 observation ( large mouth bass composite ) at station 4A. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this report . Sincerely, ,,n.2Urti Derric Brown Environmental Supervisor Enclosure Capital Projects Office { #7 Fibreville Road P.O.Box 1489 Canton,North Carolina 28716 704 646-2733 Fax:704 646-2275 l�J Champion Champion International Corporation February 10 , 1992 Mr. Tom Plouff NC-KY Compliance Unit USEPA Region IV 345 Courtland Street , N. E . Atlanta, Georgia 30365 RE : NPDES Permit No . NC 0000272 Champion -International Corporation Canton Mill - Daily Maximum BOD Exception Report Dear Mr. Plouff : This letter is written notification of an exceedence of the daily -maximum BOD for January 31 , February 1 and 2 , 1992 in accordance with Part II ( D ) ( 8 ) of the above referenced permit. Verbal notification was made to your office on February 6 and 7 and to you on February 10 , 1992 . The daily BOD' s for the period are: January 31 , 14 , 754 pounds per day, February 1 , 20 , 785 pounds per day and February 2 , 13 , 662 pounds per day. These discharges are above the daily maximum BOD discharge limitation of 12 , 458 pounds . The BOD discharges for February 3 and 4 averaged below the daily maximum BOD limitation. If you have any questions concerning this notification please contact me at ( 704 ) 646-2318 . Sincerely, �llklG Derric Brown Environmental Supervisor uuernauonal.Wr;� ,)n bcc : _ Ben Bilus ( Stamford ) Derric Brown Geor,,ee Brown Mike Cody David Craft Jim Giaque Susanne Koelsch Bob Kahle John Pryately Bob Williams Y cc: J. Ross Kilpatrick Vice President - Operations Manager Champion International Corporation Canton Mill Canton, North Carolina 28716 Ed Clem Vice President - Environmental Quality Champion International Corporation Stamford , Connecticut 06921 Max Haner Division of Environmental Management Water Quality Section Asheville Regional Office 59 Woodfin Place Asheville , North Carolina 28802 RECEIVED Water QualiiY " , FEB 1 1 Asheville R?girnal Gt Asheville, North Carotin � V Canton Modernization Project UPOATE January, 1992 Volume 4, No. 1 CONSTRUCTION Atthe end of 1991,construction on the CMP was 30 percent completed,a noteworthy point in this three-year project. BE&K Construction employees worked more than 1.5 million hours to accomplish this. The focus recently has been continued work on the new No. 2 fiberline building.The majority of structural steel is now in place, roof decking is being installed and concrete floor slabs on the building's first floor have been poured. Some preliminary work in the No.1 fiberline area has started.An existing pine line,called A-line,will be converted to produce hardwood pulp, using the same oxygen delignification technology as the new No. 2 fiberline. The two large tanks visible at the construction site are storage tanks, one for brown pulp stock and the other for bleached pulp storage. ENVIRONMENTAL One of the many important objectives of the CMP is the reduction of mill odor. To accomplish this, Champion is installing a non-condensible gas (NCG) incineration system that will collect and burn these odorous gases. Construction of the NCG system has been underway for several months, and start up is expected this summer. During construction,steps taken in some safety procedures have occasionally created a more noticeable mill odor in surrounding communities. This is a temporary condition during the construction phase only. When completed,the NCG system will not eliminate all odors associated with the mill, however communities in the region will experience a significant improvement. ENGINEERING Engineering work is continuing to move ahead of construction, ensuring that construction milestones will be met. While engineering in two areas, causticizing and the No. 2 fiberline, is slightly behind schedule, the construction schedule is not expected to be impacted. By the middle of this year, most of the engineering work should be completed. Already, 73 percent has been finished. Continued RECEIVED Water Quality Section JAN 2 1i. '- - V Champion Champion International Corporation Asheville Regional Otiat Champion Benefit' Recycled Paper JlsheviNe, North Carofirt Canton Modernization Pr(�J'v t UPDATE PERSONNEL Derric Brown, project environmental coordinator, has accepted the position of environmental supervisor for the Canton mill. His replacement, Dan Curry, will join the project team soon. Dan has been serving as environmental supervisor at Champion's Deferiet, N.Y. mill. SAFETY The safety performance of all workers on the construction site continues to be outstanding.The project's lost-time injury incidence rate is .95, higher than the project goal of .80, but well below the U.S. industry average of 6.80. PUBLIC AWARENESS The public's understanding about the impact of the modernization project will be an important measure of the finished project's success. To help accomplish this, a CMP Speaker's Bureau has been established to address civic,business,environmental,government and other groups.If you would like to schedule a progress report for your organization, please contact David Craft or Nancy McGraw at 704 646-2991. An appropriate speaker will be arranged to address your group.Also,if you know someone who would like to receive this newsletter,please contact the same number. Champion Benefit" Recycled Paper � w '� -� .� > � �1�',�' � 1� r � ��'r'`t`�Q � cam- r � �`-�-�o a [¶20-225] 1..,,..esidents' Bill and Hold Goods.—The law provides: Sec. 105-275. •" The following classes of property are hereby designated special classes under authority of Article V, Sec. 2(2) of the North Carolina Constitution and shall not be listed,appraised,assessed,or taxed: t • " * (26)For the tax year immediately following transfer of title, tangible personal property manufactured in this State for the account of a nonresident customer and held by the manufacturer for shipment. For the purpose of this subdivision, the term "nonresident" means a taxpayer having no place of business in North Carolina. �,�' • • • [Sec. 105-275,General Statutes.] [¶20-226] Property Shipped into State for Repair.—The law provides: Sec. 105-275. '•• The following classes of property are hereby designated special classes under authority of Article V, Sec. 2(2), of the North Carolina Constitution and shall not be listed,appraised,assessed,or taxed: s (25) Tangible personal property shipped into this State for the purpose of repair, alteration,maintenance or sevicing and reshipment to the owner outside this State. r • ! ••* [Sec. 105.275,General Statutes.] .01 Historical comment— ials, supplies, or goods in process of manufacture .I Ch. 813, Laws 1987, amended the above to in North Carolina were not exempt. Effective delete a provision which specified that raw mater- January 1, 1988. [¶20-227] Pollution Abatement Equipment.—The law provides: Sec. 105-275. """ The following classes of property are hereby designated special classes under authority of Article V, Sec. 2(2), of the North Carolina Constitution and shall � not be listed,appraised,assessed,or[axed: .. Real and persona proprty [hates use fir, if under construction, is to be used � exelusivel oru'r cTeanmg or waste cTis�sal� to a_ate.��e, o�nrPVPN ehP �Iprh�tinn of av or water(inclu td n��but nol_�[mite3[o;waste lagoons and faa t tes owne y pu lie or pr"'i�9T�-lrlities bm t') and installed primarily for [he purpose of orovidin¢ sewer service to areas that are predominantly residentialin_rharactec or areas that lie outside territory , � already having sewer service), if the Department of Natural Resources and Community - , ' Development or from a local air pollution control program for air-cleaning devices located in -an area where the Environmental Management Commission has certified a local air pollution control program pursuant to G.S. 143-215.112 furnishes a certificate to the tax supervisor of B the county in which the property is situated or to be situated stating that the Environmental q Management Commission or local air pollution control program has found that the described property: 1.Has been or will be constructed or installed; ' 2.Complies with or that plans therefor which have been submitted to the Environmental Management Commission or local air pollution control program indicate that it will comply with the requirements of the Environmental Management Commission or local air pollution c_ontro program; 3. Is being effectively operated or will when completed ha rer�e u_irsd to opera e i accordance with the term% an rnnditinnc „f the nPrmit, certificate o a proval, or other document of approval issued by the Environmental Management Commission or local air pollution control program;and - 4. Has or, when completed, will have as its primary rather than incidental purpose the reduction of ter pollution resu t rpm [ e tsc arge of sewage an waste-M-the . reduction of air pollution resulting from the emission of air contaminants. . *** [Sec. 105-275,General Statutes.] . . - .01 Historical comment.— certify pollution abatement equipment for pur- , Ch. 148, Laws 1989, amended the above to poses of the exclusion from tax allowed for the cost authorize local air pollution control programs to of air cleaning devices and waste treatment facili- North Carolina Tax Reports 27 (— 23-5'L. C ij mm �c uJ �- v OT .c ce�u c c boa Buz �a cct4� -t4* AU-v— T U S szer i � � _ � li I I i ..I i , i� I I li �� jl — ��� '�I ,. � I _ �� � �I I ,I i !�Ii i �I I �I I. I! ii _ it I I a� _ ^� ��� it I ' ' I J S s-4 14 4x � •- '� �l� - ��- -� `'�'� [¶20-225] Nc -'iidents' Bill and Hold Goods.—The 1L.. r:ovides: .i Sec. 105.275. •'• The following classes of property are hereby designated special classes under authority of Article V, Sec. 2(2) of the North Carolina Constitution and shall s ' not be listed,appraised,assessed,or taxed: ' (26)For the tax year immediately following transfer of title, tangible personal property manufactured in this State for the account of a nonresident customer and held by the ' .may manufacturer for shipment. For the purpose of this subdivision, the term "nonresident" ' means a taxpayer having no place of business in North Carolina. :I �J • '• [Sec. 105.275,General Statutes.] [¶20-226] Property Shipped into State for Repair.—The law provides: Sec. 105-275. ••• The following classes of property are hereby designated special classes under authority of Article V, Sec. 2(2), of the North Carolina Constitution and shall not be listed,appraised,assessed,or taxed: .. • • a J (25) Tangible + g personal property shipped into this State for the purpose of repair, i � •;; ' .,:.I alteration,maintenance or sevicing and reshipment to the owner outside this State. ]': - "' [Sec. 105-275,General Statutes.] .01 Historical comment.— ials, supplies, or goods in process of manufacture ' Ch. 813, Laws 1987, amended the above to in North Carolina were not exempt. Effective f delete a provision which specified that raw maler- January 1, 1988. [¶20-227] Pollution Abatement Equipment.—The law provides: Sec. 105-275. ••• The following classes of property are hereby designated special _ classes under authority of Article V, Sec. 2(2), of the North Carolina Constitution and shill not be listed,appraised,assessed,or taxed: ..' (8) a. Real and personal pr� that is used or, if under construction, is to he used - . ..i exclusively�foi c�eanmg or waste d_Issosa_lU to�a Vie, or�ve"1 ehe all uion of .� air oLwater (inclu td'ng,�buinnot�[mite�to, waste lagoons and facilities owned by public or ' private utilities built and installed primarily for the purpose of Providing sewer service to areas that are oredominantlk residential in r_ h=ram or areas that lie outside territory . already having sewer service), if the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development or from a local air pollution control program for air-cleaning devices located in an area where the Environmental Management Commission has certified a local air pollution control program pursuant to G.S. 143-215.112 furnishes a certificate to the tax supervisor of j the county in which the property is situated or to be situated stating that the Environmental ' q Management Commission or local air pollution control program has found that the described . . ►i property: 1.Has been or will be constructed or installed; 2.Complies with or that plans therefor which have been submitted to the Environmental Management Commission or local air pollution control program indicate that it will comply with the requirements of the Environmental Management Commission or local air pollution 'i control program; f 3. Is being effectively operated or skill, when completed be re uireAl to o erate i accordance with the terms and rund;tipns er the permit, certificate o approval, or other document of approval issued by the Environmental Management Commission or local air pollution control program;and 4. Has or, when completed, will have as its primary rather than incidental purpose the reduction of water pollution resulting from the discharge of sewage and waste or the reduction of air pollution resulting from the emission of air contaminants. . ,, ••• [Sec. 105-275,General Statutes.] ' •-�--' .01 Historical comment.— certify pollution abatement equipment for pur- Ch. 148, Laws 1989, amended the above to poses of the exclusion from tax allowed for the cost .. authorize local air pollution control programs to of air cleaning devices and waste treatment facili. � '. .• • North Carolina Tax Reports ¶ 20-227 ?'; APPLICATION FOR BUSINESS PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION County City .-or Town Trade. Name- of Business ' Hama-of Owner ' Location of Property, . . .. . -—Mailing Address ' 12ISTRUCTIONS t]der ctd ptovi.slanl oC C. J.'105-393.3. exe/ awrx.at Ct1 C/pel at pscptary dex^jAd helot ela)a" cw:Fdrn or , a¢ltssim Gva prrQery eaxei.therna avae doncrutratm &at.It a ten ■==wry rcguirtmtnca tar t*a,�rn or i., a sitiraeim. CLL,a'!ar exerpclm.aL mclualat mast b4_f!2 d,.mwlly With " tu-my=,ctLonc of the aa,p.cr in ude.1 . Cho F—cpc y Ll loettad;dining thd.70turary,liatl[r),)�Scd„lSn;]evezw 9)Gal: NOTE ; r. rrap.rq naa tot txparc is sot to be taclod.d is this cis t... Jutb prop.rcl wt be is L1.d 4, the ntatar 2. t0h4ata, puaap. b.l.d tattao.. vraw. end other rnit product( vfilch it. .1l ..'01.4 ,far tiWeICW4 .1 t4dvt.d rit.4 we .110 pqulnd to-be LL1ed ae the abd,r4et...(103-177(q, (b),,(e)•{sle) The undersigned owner or authorized representative hereby petitions for..esciusion. of the fallotiing described property:: ORIGiNAL COST* ( 1 1_ Ltp�rta3 propert1.asaitincj .further,shi),1t�at. ; 105-275.2:' - .. . ( 1 2. ram .. . . .. pr�taLty vi+rted.by cxig.ilul: pcoiucer- ' 105-275.4 . O 3. special nuclear materials 105-275.6 . O 4. Property used for EoLlution abatercne 105-275.8fa1 5. Prapesty used.far ru_a= E recovery or reviclinj 1105-275,8(b) ... ( ) 6. cct--= 6ubjectrto txxwit pririlegen . 105-275.9 ... . ( ) 7. Pcvpecty in public truretruses for tsansshlprent: 105-275.20 G 11 _ ( ) U. Indebtednexrs incurred in the purchase of'mtten or fertilizer 105-277(d) ( ) 9. Adv., ca on Earn products by.:.U. S.' Gov't,.htj&wl or. .. 105=2-77.01 . . Co*Pel=ive narketing association - TOTAL. , *Attach schedule showing cost by year of• acquisition The wave stctut02aj citations are for identificatan. ;jU_-poses .cnty._ FUZZ tries of aZZ e=ampticn and cicssifica+icn sta&utes ara a-iait6le. AFFIRMATION th=kr perltict 71 :bed.by lay I lxrcby AM= clue w etc ?=et at ry krzw1a'.ge and toilet. t:_4 apetaoaa Jt _As applieetarn arc =4 Jd amt•[vr and are,male for ter ptr;o t at o,.mp=jir the pcapt / hetrin des abed-,am caaadm. I Cu-d r at:iea C'uc C-. aaauaca c:aaed zt enla'!,w-4 arc zskm fcas ehe rased: of t.L eaW.Yi a etd may to v.r'_4'a1 .-eo saki canrds. _ . 19 ' tlMtup 09 Tnea ar ratlatlrW 1.pr..4nr4tlV. 7 Y TEXT OF STATUTE PROVIDING FOR FILING OF'APPLICATIO EXEMPTION N.��ORPROPERTY TA. G. S. 105-282.1. Applications for property tax exemption or exclusion.— (1) Every owner of property claiming exemp. Eton Or exclusion from property taxes under die Provisions of this Subch,ptc, has den Of eStablishing that the.- ; is entitled thereto;''Except as othemjse,provided b6low" iv,y­6�vii8i claiming. Ile bur under shall Annually, during the regular list! exemption or exclusion here- ng period, file an application therefor with the lux supervisor of ty kri.which,.rho property would.bo Subjcct.10 taxes if,taxablc. the coun-,... later than May 31, 1974. - For-the year 1974, the application may be filed not It • the Property covered by the application is located within a municipality, th4t fact shall j be shown on the Application, Each'such:applicati',n'iNjili-be�..submi • ­Tf1'i­r;_riT1'li'Sfia1'1'b , *,, ­­ tit'd-011 0-form approved by the'Department of Reve- c made available by the tax supervisor., The United.States Government, the State of North Carolina and the counties and_municipalities of the State "are exempted from the requirement that owners tile 'applications for exemption. Owners of the special classes Of Property excluded from taxation under G. S. 105-275(5), (13) and (IS)or Property exempted under G. S. 105-278.2 shall not be required to tile appli pEoperty, on lions fur the exclusion of such (3), After an Owner of Property entitled to exemption iindir G. S. 105-279.3, 105-278.4, 1*05-278.5, 105-278.61 :105-278.7, Or-105-278.9 or exclusion'under;a.:8':'105-275(3), (7) or(12) has applied for exemption and the exemption has been approved, such Owner'bhaII'h*oVb6-'rejuIr sd to file uppllciitiOiis in subsequent except In the following circumstances: a, new or addi tj onal Property is acquired or improvements are added or removed, noc* the valuation of the,Property,. essitating a change in b. there is a changalin-the!usc of the'proporry"'noose aim tin g ev w 0 ?Ile exemption, (4) Nothing'in-this-section,shall be construed-to relieve any,,govehim,ctal unit or private 6MIct of the dlty of listing for taxation Property that is not entitled to exemption Applications for exemption or exclusion that are t • shall bo•niadc available to authorized fellreacniat approved bjAhill tax supervisor.shall 60 filed in his of&'d And. exampitio'n, Of'ex'clu.9ion 1, denied by the tax super'Yes Of any municipality within the county. If an application for visor, he shall notify the owner of his decision in time for,him to appeal to the board of cquolizatiodahc1'revitw and from the county board'to the FfoPeily'Tax Commission as Piro- vided ii G. S. 1*03-322 and 105-324. 11 the notice of denial covers property located within a municipality, the tax supervisor shall Send a copy of the notice and a copy of the application to-the 96veming body of the municipality: The municipal &Qvcming body shaLl,then Advise the owner %%4icther it will adopt die decision of the countyboard or require the owner to file a separate appeal with the municipal goveming body. In the event the owner is required to appeal to the municipal governing body and that body lenders an Adverse decision, the owner may appeal to the, Properly-Tax Commission as provided in G. S. 105-324. Nothing in this Section shall Prevent the governing body of a municipality from denying An application which has been approved by the tax supervisor or by the couilry board pmvidcd*thd oiwricir'a rights to notice and hearing Are not abridged. Applications handled separately by a munici- Pality-shali be filed in the Office of the 'person designated by the governing body', or in tie'abircilce of such in-the office of the chief fiscal officer of the municipality. (c) When an owner Of Property who I& required to file All application for exemption or exclusion fails to do 30, the. tax • supervisor shall proceed to discover the* Property as provided ,in equalization and review or board of commissioners, the Owner . U. S. 105-312. If Upon appeal to the county board of demonstrates that the property moots the conditions• for exemption, thc*exemption may be aPprowed by die board at that time. Discovery of the property by the cowltj Shall Automatically constitute a discovery by any other taxing unit in which the property also has A taxable Eitus. (d) The county tax Supervisor shall prepare And maintain a roster or all property ill the courity that is granted tax to- lief through classification or exemptjoh. As to Affected real and personal property, die roster Shall set forth: (1) The name of the owner of rhe property. (2) A brief description or the property. j (3) *A statement of the use to which the property is put. (4) A statement of the value of the property., (5) The total value Of exempt Property in the county and in each municipality therein: (c) A duplicate copy Of the roster Shall be forwarded to the Deparunprit of Revenue an or before Nuvrmber 1, 1974. In*Subsc,clucut years, on of before November 1, a report shall be filed with the OcriarenlCilt Of Ikt:v=uc showing all Chungus.sincu the last report. r x k r cr 4-6 lyr �s 4t,� VIA-1 y • �� a - �-� �, ��i � �� �� o � �� 53,2- r,A013 P%-t f w ,9 yl,,,, , s r+m 5 Main Street J.R.Kilpatrick Canton,North Carolina 28 Vice President/Operations Manager 704 646_2840 Canton Mill Fax:704 646-2166 V Champion Champion International Corporation June 15, 1992 Dear Community Leader: As work continues on the Canton Modernization Project, I want to share with you Champion's latest efforts to inform the community about this important capital program. After all, a vital measure of the company's success on the $300 million CMP is public understanding of our overall objectives and our progress. I am enclosing for your review a brochure which summarizes the project goals, as well as the benefits that will result from completion of the CMP. These brochures will be made available to interested persons through the Canton Visitors Center on Park Street, as well as Champion's Public Affairs office. You will also find with this letter copies of print advertisements that are appearing in local, state, and regional magazines. Our goal is to place these ads in publications that will help the public better understand the modernization project. Additionally, a radio version of these ads should be ready for airing later this summer. All of us at Champion appreciate your continuing interest in the company and its efforts to modernize the Canton mill. Please let me know if I can assist you in any way. Best wishes! Sincerely, 4kyZC4�1 J. R. Kilpatrick RECEIVED Water Quality SRction JUN 1 7 1992 Asheville Regional Ottylt Asheville, North Caroliri Traditions Y , PIA ss 2,I � x f For those of us who are tarheels—and for those of us who just wish we were—there's no better place to be than at a traditional North Carolina barbeque,whether your choice is the eastern vinegar variety or the popular ketchup-based sauce of the piedmont and west. North Carolina's been our home for more than 80 years—about as long as we've been leaders in the paper industry. Today, our commitment to a tradition of quality is reflected by a three-year, $300 million modernization at our Canton mill, designed to make significant improvements to both air and water. Because our goal is to celebrate and support those solid values that are the very essence of our great state. Champion and North Carolina: sharing traditions, and together, building for the future. UChampion Champion International Corporation Ocic. M • • Traditions 1W For those of us who are tarheels—and for those of us who just wish we were—there's no better place to be than sitting on a porch listening to bluegrass music somewhere, anywhere, in North Carolina. North Carolina's been our home for more than 80 years—about as long as we've been leaders in the paper industry. Today, our commitment to a tradition of quality is reflected by a three-year, $250 million modernization at our Canton mill, designed to make significant improvements to both air and water. Because our goal is to celebrate and support those solid values that are the very essence of our great state. Champion and North Carolina: sharing traditions, and together, building for the future. V Champion Champion International Corporation ®C.I.C,1991 i Traditions _ l � 1 . i � A � I �4 I For those of us who are tarheels—and for those of us who just wish we were—there's no better place to be than in a tall cornfield, somewhere, anywhere, in North Carolina. North Carolina's been our home for more than 80 years—about as long as we've been leaders in the paper industry. Today, our commitment to a tradition of quality is reflected by a $300 million modernization at our Canton mill, designed to make significant improve- ments to both air and water. Because our goal is to celebrate and support those solid values that are the very essence of our great state. Champion and North Carolina: sharing traditions, and together, building for the future. V Champion Champion International Corporation 0 as IM Traditions For those of us who are tarheels—and for those of us who just wish we were—watching a North Carolina woodcarver at work is like watching art come to life. North Carolina's been our home for more than 80 years—about as long as we've been leaders in the paper industry. Today, our commitment to a tradition of quality is reflected by a three-year, $250 million modernization at our Canton mill, designed to make significant improvements to both air and water. Because our goal is to celebrate and support those solid values that are the very essence of our great state. Champion and North Carolina: sharing traditions, and together, building for the future. a U Champion Champion International Corporation J Traditions I For those of us who are tarheels—and for those of us who just wish we were—there's no better place to grow up than somewhere, anywhere, in North Carolina. North Carolina's been our home for more than 80 years— about as long as we've been leaders in the paper industry. Our caring and community-spirited employees and retirees continue to ensure that our efforts extend beyond our workplaces, touching upon many aspects of community life. Because our goal is to celebrate and support those solid values that are the very essence of our great state. Champion and North Carolina: sharing traditions, and together, building for the future. v Champion Champion International Corporation u Asheville•Canton•Charlotte•Roanoke Rapids•Waynesville Franton Modernization Project UPOATE June, 1992 Vol. 4, No. 5 CONSTRUCTION NEARING ONE-HALF COMPLETION MARK A noteworthy project benchmark is fast approaching as work continues at an industrious pace on the Canton Modernization Project construction site. Soon, the 50 percent completion mark will be reached. This milestone comes after years of preparation and many months of actual construction. Groundbreaking forthe project was held in August of 1990.L.C."Whitey"Heist,president and chief operating officer, called it"one of the most significant events in the proud history of Champion and our Canton mill."Since that time, hundreds of construction workers have dramatically changed the appearance of the mill's lower end from a muddy field to the site of a huge,modern building that will house equipment for the No.2 pine fiberline.Other important work has been done in many areas, including the completion and start-up of a cooling tower, part of the new mill water conservation system.Overall construction remains on schedule,with different phases coming on line throughoutthe three-year project. ODOR ABATEMENT PROGRAM READY TO BEGIN Start-up of the condensate stripper and non-condensible gas system will begin this summer.Operation of the NCG system will improve air quality in the surrounding area, and provide a noticeable decrease in mill odor. Gases that cause the characteristic pulp mill odor will be captured and incinerated.The condensate stripper will remove much of the odor from the Pigeon River. The stripper and NCG system will be brought into operation in phases.During this start-up phase, the surrounding community may experience some increases and decreases in odor from the mill as equipment is tested and then brought on line. This variation is expected to be temporary. CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS CONTINUES Work in the No. 2 pulp fiberline building area is proceeding. Installation of the CB washers inside the building has been completed. Other equipment, such as pumps, motors, screens, and power distribution equipment, is being installed throughout the building. In the area of paper machine water conservation, a new cooling tower has been installed on the roof of No. 11 machine. This tower will recycle warm process water that currently goes to the Waste Treatment plant. V Champion Champion International Corporation Champion Benefit" Recycled Paper Popp Canton Modernization UPDAR Project ENGINEERING TAPERING OFF Engineering is 87 percent complete. Over 400,000 thousand workhours have been spent to date performing engineering work.CRS Sirrine is presently engaged in completing engineering in the No.1 fiberline and causticizing areas. SHUTDOWN SUCCESSFUL The work associated with the hardwood semi-annual outage in May was accomplished successfully. The No. 11 recovery boiler maintenance work and west G.B.evaporator modifications were completed and started up ahead of schedule. During the month-long boiler shutdown,work similar to that completed on No. 10 recovery boiler last fall was carried out on No. 11 boiler. A replacement composite steel tube lower furnace was installed. SAFETY ON PAR Construction safety performance was good considering the increased manpower levels and accelerated activity of the recent shutdown.There was one lost-time accident recorded when a construction worker suffered an eye injury. The lost-time injury rate stands at 0.82 and compares favorably to the project goal of.80 and a U.S.industry average of 6.80. PARTNERSHIPS CRITICAL TO PROJECT SUCCESS Quality assurance is vital to successful work on the construction project.Greg Conlon,project purchasing manager, reports that efforts in the area of quality have intensified in recent months. "We've made on-going quality improvement efforts with our vendors.We have tried to integrate quality awareness in teambuilding," Conlon said. The traditional approach to quality relies heavily on inspection of the product, and that has a place in buying equipment for the modernization project.In addition,according to Conlon,sessions at the supplier's plant prior to the start of work allow for a better understanding of specifications and requirements. "We're both a customer and a supplier to our suppliers. In order forthem to fully supply us,they need data from us to help meet our needs in the timely and high quality manner we expect of them. We have what we term excessive communications, meetings, even when there are no problems," Conlon said. "We have seen very significant improvements with several of our suppliers. Work in a number of areas has resulted in improvements such as shorter lead times, on-time performance, and less freight damage." This focus on quality has also reduced the time needed to do a job in the field. "We had very high quality fabrication from a supplier of very large ductwork on the evaporators.We had built three to four days into the schedule for fitting up this ductwork."Conlon said. "We were able to fit it up in one day. I think that was a major factor in why the evaporators came in several days ahead of schedule on the shutdown." SPEAKERS AVAILABLE TO TALK ABOUT CMP A CMP Speakers Bureau has been established to address a wide range of topics pertaining to the modernization project.Speakers are available for presentations to civic,business,environmental,and other groups.To arrange for a guest speaker from the Bureau, please contact the Public Affairs office at (704) 646-2308. Champion Benefit'" Recycled Paper 1VTiV-pryvlvl,v-(j" 7Lml t,tvo o400V yJ` ` vnv!rvrVov rWivl✓ I Tti PJ1'� I ` P-�r7?7 - q JAr�W (VARA 'peak "v 7�t a avm pvw)) l l ` ° 7 b , s ,gyp rrrary 14,0 v M °114G0V GQi i PTI cy) �s -31' 4� z IV 2/ State of North Carolina LACY H.THORNBURG Department of Justice ATTORNEY GENERAL P.O.BOX 629 RALEIGH 27602-0629 June 11, 1992 Mr. J. Jeffrey McNealey Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur 41 South High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 Mr. David A. Carson U.S. Department of Justice Environmental Defense Section Ben Franklin Station PO Box 23986 Washington, DC 20530 Re: Champion International Corporation v. USEPA, No. 91 -2302 (4th Cir. Ct. App.) Dear Jeff and David: I have reviewed the drafts of your Joint Motion to Dismiss, Memorandum in Support, and Order, provided previously, and have discussed them with the water quality permitting officials. North Carolina is in agreement with your suggested procedure for dismissal, and you are authorized to state that the Intervenor State of North Carolina does not object to dismissal on the grounds noted. I assume the motion will be filed in or about June 22, 1992. If you require anything further from this office, please let me know. Sincerely, LACY H. THORNBURG Attorney General 4*, ,Q e, Oi4 y Daniel C. Oakley Special Deputy Attorney General cc: Dan McLawhorn Steve Tedder RECEIVED Aorest Westall Water Quality S2ctioa /wp carsonitr.do JUN 15 1992 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Asheville Regional 01fis Asheville, North Caroline Canton Mill Box C-10 •,/ + Canton,North Carolina 28710 V Champion Champion International Corporation June 9, 1992 Mr. Ron Phelps NC-KY Compliance Unit USEPA Region lV 345 Courtland Stree, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30365 Re: North Carolina NPDES Permit No. NC 0000272 Champion International Corporation, Canton Mill -Release of UntreatedWastewater on June 4, 1992 Dear Mr. Phelps: This letter is written notification of a release of untreated wastewater which resulted from a lightning strike that occurred on Thursday June 4, 1992. Verbal notification was made to your office on June 4, 1992 . The attached report details the incident. Please call me at 704-646-2381,if you have any questions on this notification. Sincerely yours, .s/'Z4 `->ti.e. ffxo—� Susanne Koelsch Sr. Process Engineer Attachment RECEIVED Water Quality SEotioa JUN 1 1 1992 \ Alsheville Region8l QtSO VVV Asheville, North Carohm Champion International Corporal NOTIFICATION REPORT FOR RELEASE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER ON JUNE 4, 1992 1. Name of chemical: Untreated Wastewater 2. Is gliffigttince an Extremely Hazardous substance?: No 3, Caller's name and_nosition: Susanne Koelsch Sr. Process Engineer 4. Company where release occurred• Champion International Corporation 5. Address of company, including county: Box C-10 Canton, NC 28716 Haywood County 6, Media into which release occurred (air. water or land)_ water, The Pigeon River 'J, Opantity released_ Approximately 60,000 gallons of untreated wastewater was released (30,000 gallons per minute for approximately two minutes). 8. Date and time of release• Thursday, June 4, 1992, from approximately 11:30 am to 11:32 am. 9. Cause(s) and source of release: Lightning struck a Carolina Power and Light(CP&L) substation located near the Champion mill's Hill Filter Plant at 11:28 am on 6/4/92. This substation provides power to the mill. A subsequent power surge then blew the fuse on the double throw switch at the mill's wastewater treatment plant(WTP). This switch is designed to provide backup mill power to the low lift pumps at the WTP in the event of a loss of power from CP&L. When the lift pumps went down, the water level in the low lift sump area rose beyond the emergency overflow level and untreated wastewater was discharged directly to the Pigeon River. We estimate that 30,000 gpm of wastewater at pH of 8.2 was released for about two minutes from 11:30 am till 11:32 am when CP&L power was restored. The lightning strike also temporarily disabled the CP&L recloser which is normally use to reset the breaker at the substation within a matter of seconds. As a result, it took CP&L longer to restore power at the substation. 10. impact of release p coons taken to respond to release and states of actions: Since the Pigeon river flow at Canton averaged 2126 mgd (1,476,597 gpm) between 11 and 12 o'clock, the 30,000 gpm wastewater release represented only 2% of the river flowrate. A WTP operator was sent to monitor the river after the release and no visual impact was observed. River dissolved oxygen (D,O.) was 9.06 mg/1 and pH was 6.8 when measured at approximately 12 noon at Champion's Site E Oxygen injection site(at River Mile 61.1 between Fiberville and Above Clyde). pH was 7.1 at 12:15 pm at Above Clyde, (River Mile 57.7). Routine NPDES data for river temperature and D.O. collected Champion International Corpc. t , Notification Report for Release of Untreated Wastewater on June 4, 1992 June 9, 1992 Page 2 on June 4th at various river locations follow: River Location Time D.O. Temperature m9/1 degree Centigrade Canton 12:45 am 9.05 13.6 Fiberville 12:30 am 9.06 17.6 Above Clyde 1:00 am 7.6 17.7 Below Clyde 1:10 am 7.47 17.8 Canton 10:10 am 9.24 13.5 Fiberville 10:00 am 9.72 14.7 Above Clyde 10:35 am 9.09 15.0 Below Clyde 10:45 am 8.96 15.1 Canton 7:35 pm 9.06 14.0 Fiberville 7:25 pm 9.73 14.0 Above Clyde 7:50 pm 9.30 13.9 Below Clyde 8:00 pm 9.21 13.9 Because of the high river flow rate no water quality problems appear to have occurred as a result of the release. In the 20 year history of the mill backup power system it has always functioned reliably by providing power to the WTP during past CP&L power outages, which have occurred roughly twice a year. However, engineering personnel are studying the feasibility of additional system protection. 11. Other notifications made: NC Department of Environmental Management, Asheville,NC Mr. Max Haner's secretary on June 4, 1992 at 1:17 pm Mr. Max Haner on June 5, 1992 at 3:35 pm 12. Whether any injuries occurred: No 13. Name and telelphone number of person to contact for further information: Susanne Koelsch 704-646-2381 14. Action taken for clean-up_ The river downsteam from the release was inspected and no detrimental effects were observed. Notification Report for Release of Untreated Wastewater on June 4, 1992 June 9, 1992 Page 3 Distribution: Mr. I Ross Kilpatrick Vice-President, Operations Manager Champion International Corporation P.O. Box C-10 Canton, NC 28716 Mr. Max Haner Environmental Chemist Division of Environmental Management Water Quality Section 59 Wooditn Place Asheville, NC 28801 Notification Report for Release of Untreated Wastewater on June 4, 1992 June 9, 1992 bxc: Canton Mill Andy Apostolopoulos Mark Asma Philip Bowen George Brown Derric Brown David Cheek Bob Cicale Mike Cody David Craft Donn Dack Ken Dye Bill Freuler Mack Howey (Waynesville Plant) Bob Kahle Tom Kirkpatrick Jean Marshall Pat Morgan Tony Parson John Pryately Chris Suggs John Wadsworth Stamford Ed Clem Dick Diforio David Hearne Canton MITI Box C-10 Canton.North Carolina 28 UChampion Champion International Corporation June 1 , 1992 Mr. Max Haner Environmental Chemist Division of Ervironmental Management Water Quali' ection 59 Woodf' Ashev' 901 Re j NPDES Permit No. NC 0000272 ational Corporation, lease of Wastewater - May 27 , 1992 Dear K This let notification of a release of untreatela _r that occurred on Wednesday 5/27/92 . Verbal not ..ion was made to your office on 5/28/92 . The attache report details the incident. If you have any questions on this notification , please call me at ( 704) 646-6720 . Sincerely, John Pryately Associate Process Engineer Attachment (_. . JUN 3 199A, '•y�a^:ern i-,lRi"n�i . .:.. a ?3ro lG� kw" NOTIFICATION REPORT FOR RELEASE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER 1 . Name of chemical : Untreated Wastewater 2 . Is substance an Extremely Hazardous Substance :. No 3. caller ' s name and position : John Pryately, Associate Process Engineer 4, company where release occurred : Champion International Corporation 5 . Address of company , including county : Box C-10 Canton, NC 28716 Haywood -County 6. Media into which release occurred (air , water or land) : Water -- The untreated wastewater intermittently splashed out an open safety gate in the 4A manhole and exited directly to the Pigeon River. 7 , Quantity released : The quantity released was approximately 30 gallons (this estimate was calculated based on a flow rate of . 5 GPM for a period of 1 hour) . 8, pate and time of release : Wednesday; May 27, 1992, from approximately 6:30 P.M. - 7 :30 P.M. 9 , causes and source of release : The cause of the release was a two foot backup in the main sewer line. The source of the backup was a restriction in flow at the waste treatment plant (WTP) bar screen. At the time of the release one of the WTP's two bar screens was out of service for cleaning. The "in service" bar screen restricted the flow due to a calcium buildup between the bars on the downstream side of the screen. The accelerated calcium buildup between the bars had not previously occurred. A flow increase from 41 MGD to 42.5 MGD created additional turbulence at the elevated water level which resulted in an intermittent splashing of untreated wastewater out of the 4A manhole safety gate. 10. Action taken to respond to release and statue of actions : The release was stopped by. closing the safety gate at the 4A manhole. To keep this type of release from reoccurring, the frequency of cleaning the bar screens has been increased from once per quarter to once per month and an operator will monitor the 4A manhole level during bar screen cleaning. J 'panJasgo auaM s-4Oa-44a Ls-4uawLJgap oU pus paqoedsuL SUM aseaLaJ aye. wOJ4 WU8J4sUM0p JanLJ Bql : dn-UseLO Boa ueMe; uo �30y 'V1 OZL9-9'd9 (VOL) ALa49Jdd uyol" : uo �;sojodu � jey3.+na god ;os;uoo o; uosjed do jegmnu euogdeLez pus emeN 'E1 ON : pejjn000 setinput Aug ueq;eyM ' Z1 sdL9t4d U08 ' 'W 'd 00: £ `3661 ` 83 AUW °sL6J06E) `E'4u9L'4V `AI UOL69a Vd3sn : ePUE suo �4eoiai4ou ioy;o 11 Z a6sd Z66L 11 aunt Ja-4sMag.sum pageaJgun .o SBS99Laa Jo}� UOLg.sOL.4 g40N Canton Modernization Project UPOATE May, 1992 Vol. 4, No. 4 TURPENTINE SYSTEM STARTUP SUCCESSFUL Champion reached a construction milestone last month when the pine turpentine recovery system was completed and put into operation.This equipment collects relief steam from the mill's digesters,where wood chips are cooked to separate fibers from lignin, the natural substance that binds them together. The steam then goes through a condensor system to separate the water, which will be reused in pulp making, and turpentine, which is sold as a by-product. A similar system for hardwood was completed and started up in early May. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION Forty-two percent of overall construction has been completed. The No. 2 pine fiberline building continues to be a hive of activity as workers place and install more equipment such as pumps, motors, CB washers, and other pulp manufacturing machinery. Some structural steel work is still being done, and workers are busy with roofing and siding. Piping and electrical installation has started, as well as finish work in the electrical and operator control rooms. Demolition work is being done in preparation for rebuild of the No. 1 fiberline,which will be part of the hardwood pulp system.The old filter plant structure has now been removed to make room for that line's oxygen reactor and blow tank. BE&K Construction has a total of about 1,100 employees on the job site, working two shifts. During the current shutdown, work will escalate to a seven days a week and around the clock schedule. END OF ENGINEERING WORK IN SIGHT Engineering for the project stands at 85 percent completed. From an estimated 475,000 workhours of engineering that CRS Sirrine will spend on 7,914 drawings for the project,53,000 hours of work is left. Engineering work remains to be done on the No. 1 fiberline, causticizing modifications and the lime handling system. By July, 95 percent of engineering should be completed. WATER CONSERVATION WORK CONTINUES Although the main cooling tower near the hill filter plant has been finished and operational for months, more work remains to be done in the area of water conservation.Three small cooling towers will be built for No. 11 and No. 12 paper machines.Two of these are for vacuum pump systems on No. 12,which will allow more use of recycled water and less need for fresh water.Another cooling tower will recycle dryer drainage condensates from both machines. Tanks and steel support structures for these cooling towers are visible on the roofs of the Nos. 11 and 12 machine buildings. This system is expected to be operational by early next year. Continued V Champion Champion International Corporation ,,,,ohampion Benefit' Recycled Paper Carron Mill Box G10 Canton.Noah Carolm _16 RECEIVED Champion water Quality Stction MAY - 8 1992 May 5 , 1992 iwti`i#��s93W Slra�"t9 Ofte lto�iaru+its,9il�rT� Mr. Ron Phelps NC-Fla. Compliance Unit USEPA Region IV 345 Courtland Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30365 RE: NPDES Permit No. NC 0000272 Champion International Corporation Canton Mill - Daily Maximum BOD Exception Report In accordance with Part II (D) (8) of the above referenced permit this letter is written notification of an exceedence of the daily maximum BOD limitation for April 25 , 1992. Verbal notice was made to your office on May 1, 1992 . The daily BOD for April 25 was 14 ,088 pounds which is above the 12 ,458 pounds per day discharge limitation. The monthly average BOD through April 29 is 4 , 320 pounds per day, well below the 6,472 monthly average discharge limitation. The probable cause of the elevated discharge is process upsets in the black liquor evaporator area. On April 24, the evaporators experienced a power failure and on April 25 the evaporators experienced upset conditions during start-up. The Canton Modernization Project (CMP) is currently rebuilding the evaporator set which experienced the operating upset. The CMP is also installing a new process loss system in the evaporator area to help reduce the impact of these types of events in the modernized mill. If you have any questions or need additional information please contact me at (704) 646-2318. Sincerely Derric Brown Environmental Supervisor DB/jab Champion Internauon,- ' +poration xc: Mr. Ed Clem Vice President = Environmental Quality Champion International Corporation Stamford, Connecticut 06921 Mr. Max Hanner Division of Environmental Management Water Quality Section Asheville Regional Office Asheville, NC 28802 Champion Internationa ' )oration bxc: Ben Bilus (Stamford) George Brown Mike cody David Craft G9V S--� 1 '2• � �'� T °J Qcy r l:l7YM `� vit,h �a ��, v y t r. `PIK is eA%N.0 wta — S(z.�J9 2 �{-Pnti 511, ) a � 4e � OIIIIA ZkL}- � -17 tP -ply � � - -410 '"