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Erodingtrust 'on the Pigeon River _By Hope Taylor-Guevara Canoe Association; Western process changes could make a big ti
Mgybe North Carolina's North Carolina Alliance Ten- difference for the river and the i
Water Quality regulators nessee Environmental Council, mill. In the short term these
have been a little short Southern Appalachian Biodiver- process changes would signifi-
on excitement this year. sity Project,National Forest Pro- cantly reduce color and toms in
Or maybe they just couldn't tection Alliance, Dogwood Al-. the river.For'the future;they are
stomach the idea of a coalition of fiance and Appalachian Voices necessary"building blocks"to the
nine environmental groups play- approached employee-owned lofty goal of totally chlorine-free
ing a role in finding ways for Blue Ridge Paper about doing a production and a nearly effluent-
WNC's largest industrial dis- study to see what chlorine-free free mill.
charger,Blue Ridge Paper Prod- bleaching could contribute to wa- But it all happened a little too
ucts, to commit to moving at a ter quality improvements for the close to permit time, and docu- F.
good clip toward meeting N.C. River. ments started flying around pret- f
water quality standards. It must This springs jointly-contract- ty fast
be rough,we know,after all these ed bleaching study was a historic Under ,the 1997 Settlement i
years of permit battles,to accept event, creating a new level of Agreement governing this per-
the fact that a cooperative effort communication between the mitting process,all parties(previ- i
might help reach a win-win con- Canton mill staff and its historical ous owner Champion,EPA,North f
clusion. adversaries. The results?Several Carolina,Tennessee and environ-
Despite major technology im- affordable options for reducing mental groups)promised to con-
provements in the'9os,the Can- color and chlorinated organic. tinue to work toward a cleaner
ton mill still isn't meeting a N.C. chemicals in the water through river as quickly as possible. A j,
water quality standard prohibit- changes to oxygen-based pulping Technical Review Workgroup
ing discharge of 'objectionable and bleaching. Blue Ridge minds chaired by EPA, and including
color" to the tiny Pigeon River were opened and so were ours - Tennessee and North Carolina i
that has provided their process depolarization at its finest. A representatives;also dratted a re- I
water for 93 years.Blue Ridge is year ago, company officials told port on feasible technologies for
acutely aware of it,and wants to us they had nothing to gain" color reduction, and evaluated
get in compliance. Last fall the from such technologies, but the the associated costs.
Clean Water Fund of NC, Dead joint study clearly showed them Adding up the ."highly", and
Pigeon River Council,American that specific, cost-effective "reasonably"certain color reduc-
N.C. regulators set the stage again
tion technologies identified by The price tag for those oxy- on creative financial solutions if
EPA and the joint study will easi- gen-based changes?. Under $5 that's what's needed,and just do
ly take the mill more than half the million,even using the least opti- it Ali,permit season on the Pi-
distance to full color compliance. mistic figures,with overall opera- geon. Won't you join us for one of
And if those technologies per- tional savings and a payback time WNC's most enduring cultural
form as well as expected, then of about three years.Why,after all events? If the Division of Water
hallelujah, we're within spitting these years of distrust and con- Quality had had its way onChain-
distance of meeting the long-elu- troversy, would'North Carolina pion's permit in 1996,the Pigeon
sive color standard and finally officials not want to make a clear would be=no kidding-twice as
.ending the Mill's long-standing commitment to get this done and dirty as it is now. It took a permit.
variance. impress everybody's socks off? appeal and Settlement Agree-
. -Whatever their reasons, N.C. Haywood County and Cocke ment to take care of that,cranking
regulators have made sure that County could have the joy and down color over 5o percent in less
things won't be too calm at the justice of a markedly cleaner river than four years.
Sept.6.public hearing,having is- by the time the 19o8 Canton Mill While Blue Ridge Paper is,ac-
sued a weak draft permit that ex- sees a hundred candles on the cording to their company slogan,
pects painfully little improvement cake. "raising our expectations;' the -
toward color compliance, and Blue Ridge Paper is important Division of Water Quality is doing
fails to drive toward the opportu- to the WNC economy,and its pol- all it can to lower them. If N.C.
nity of these process changes. icy of no layoffs in this time of in- regulators have their way this
In fact, it even cuts progress dustrial downsizing is Iaudable. time,this could drag on indefr-
off at the knees-requiring a"re- But it needs to operate with the nitely-
opening'of the permit if the col- whole economy and trust in Hope Taylor-Guevara is executive director
or discharge is reduced to below' mind. of the clean water Fund of NC,an
34,000 lbs./day. Even.Blue Ridge The increased use value of the Asheville based non-profit committed to
had to agree that this ceiling on N.C.portion of this wonderful lit- working for clean,safe places to live,work
color improvement is just plain tle river, including tourism and and play.clean water Fund works with
si downstream goodwill, will be L0"""0"'b�tgfindenvironmerdalwin-
" ,. lions,supports drinking water research
Meantime, the technology is worth far more to the region than and advocacy,and builds citizen involve-
affordable, demonstrated, and this modest investment So let's meatier strong and just emnronmerdalan-
waiting in the wings. roll up our sleeves,work together -forcemeat

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CLEANING up THE PIGEON RIVER
N.C. Warps mill to cut ((
discharges' color 29% AUG _ R
weal fibers are separated and N.C. wants paper mill. to
Plant would et S years, bleached lies been a sore post
t "`�W`,for entheE cut color in discharges 29%
environmentalists want gutyince199'7,whentheEnvi-
ronmental Protection Agency
it reduced even more intervened,the mill has ant its
color discharge by half Paddlers TENN. ����
am discovering the lightened Plgeonfront D MILES
BY BRUCE HENDERSON waters of the Tennessee portion i Pl9em River n
Staff writer of the Pigeon,which 55,000 raf- those targets. The company Hartfo
A paper mill once reviled for teas floated fast Year- aims to perform better than the N.C. Asheville
darkening a mountain river A consultant's recent evalua P
should cut the color in its dis- tion, jointly paid for by Blue permit mquires, he said' Pus- 19 40
charge by up to 29 percent over Ridge and environmental sbly well enough to end the col- Canton Blue ,
the next five years, N.C. ervi- groups,found that the mills disr or exemption. 74 Rid 26
Emmental officials said Friday charge"is one of the best in the "I hope there won't be any- n aY
'I'hereductionis pat ofanew world in terms of environmental body walking away from this
permit proposed for the Blue pe:ftnmance," said Michael Process with regrets,"Williams "
Ridge Paper Products mill in Myers of the N.C. Division of said.
The Pigeon deserves Still bet
Carton,15 miles west of Ashe- Water Quality. Aces P ESCr—wars
ville.The permit becomes final A technical Panel wnvened on m ire ediately
after aSept 6 public hearing. by the EPA,including members N.C. Boar t of the mill said
Blue Ridge called the pro- from both states,recommended down Ta orof the a of the
posed limits substantial but the color reductions proposed 1'1
achievable-The mill discharges Friday. Clean water Fund ofNorth Car- Carolina and discharge into
into the Pigeon River, which Blue Ridge world reduce col- olina. bMcwater rivets, so they have
The near 30 million gallons no color-limiting regtilnements-
flows northwest irounintintoTennessee. totalor 125
ts of 2003,
nearly The Tennessee
Department
Ewironmental groups, who total reductions of 19 percent to a day Blue Ridge discharges
collaborated with the company 29 percent by 2006.Color levels dominate the relatively small Pi- of Environment and Conserva-
ona color-reduction study,were would also be measured near WOOL Its headwaters,above the lion said it will review the pro'
disappointed.They say 50 per the discharge Pipe instead of at will,are among the purest in the POW and consult with Cummu-
cent reductions am needed to the current muted location 20 state , nitygroupsbefotefnrl W apo-
lift the mill's longstanding m.ex- miles downstream The Canton mill is one of four sitionl ..
emption from a state prohbi- Bob Williams,the company's statewide that turn wood fiber
tier on dumping "objection- environmental-aff m director, into Pulp for papermaldag•The Bruce Henderson:001)358.5051;
able"color,a goal the company said Blue Ridge will evaluate other thine am in Eastern North [e-mail]
says it also share& which technologies can meet
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QUESTIONS FOR BLUE RIDGE, TO CLARIFY THEIR 5/18/2001 COMMENTS
Prepared by the EPA Tech Team,MAY 25, 2001
Introduction: What is the long-term average color discharge (lb/day) on which further color
improvements will be built? Figure 2.6 in the materials presented to the Tech Team on March 14,
2001 presented a color balance for 9/l/00 to 12/31/00. The average color load was 37,696
lbs/day. Should this be considered the baseline long-term average?
1. BFR Reliability Improvement
Why will O&M costs for the MRP increase by$85,000/year as shown in Table 1, with the
improvements to the reliability of the MRP?
(Improvements include a new media filter and softener,rebuilding piping and valves, and
changing materials of construction.)
2. Improved Black Liquor Control
100
kg1t
Figure 1
75 Daily color at influent to WWTP for Canton
50
25
D 30 60 90 120 150 160
Plot - daily color at influent to WWTP for Canton:.The plot depicts influent color for the first six
months of 2000. There was some confusion in the units used in the plot presented in the May 4
draft memo. Figure 1 is a redrawn graph, with units correctly presented as kg/t.
How does `sewer generated color' contribute to the variability of the color measured at the
influent to the wastewater treatment system? How does the variability of the daily
measurements of color influent to treatment measured in the last half of 2000 and to date in
2001,when Blue Ridge used the"new"NCASI color method, compare to the first half of 2000,
when the standard NCASI method was used? (Note, Blue Ridge reported that the new NCASI
method reduced the apparent `sewer generated color,' because of the addition of a buffer to test
samples. If `sewer generated color' contributes to variabilty, measurements using the "new"
method should have reduced variability.)
On page 5 of the Tech Team's May 4 draft memorandum, we explained that we assumed that the
8000 lb/day removed from the treatment system influent by reducing black liquor losses was
equivalent to a 6,1001b/day decrease in the average final effluent color load. That is,we
assumed that the treatment system removed 24%of the color in the black liquor spills. To what
degree does Blue Ridge assume color originating from black liquor is removed by the treatment
system? (What percent removal?) What is the justification for this assumption?

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To what extent has Blue Ridge analyzed the specific variability of the influent color? What are
the souices of color spikes during the last half of 2000 and to date in 2001?
3. Ozone/C102 stage for HW line
Please provide the details of Dr. Liebergott's analysis of the color reduction that would result
from use of ozone on the HW bleach line.
Why does Blue Ridge question its ability to purchase the electricity needed for the ozone
generation system? What are the limitations of their"power supply capability."
4. 2"d Stage OD for Pine Line,With Increased BFR Closure
Recently installed 2-stage OD systems have achieved greater than 60% delignification. Why
does Blue Ridge believe that 50 to 55% delignification is the maximum they will be able to
achieve on their pine line?
Please explain the reference to "the new digester option... for NOx compliance,"mentioned on
the top of Page 3 of 5. How will anew digester reduce NOx emissions?
Blue Ridge comments that 80% closure is the maximum they can achieve while maintaining a
metals purge. During the March 14 mill visit we were told that brown stock washing hydraulics
was the factor limiting how much of the bleach plant filtrate could be recycled. Please explain
what limits the pine line closure. Is the only color reduction benefit from 2"d stage od the
reduction in the color of those filtrates not captured by and reused in BFR?
What is the discharge of color from the pine line bleach plant when BFR is operating at 80%
closure?
The first C102 stage currently uses 19.5 kg/MT C102. If 2nd stage OD is added, the C102 would
drop to 13.4 kg/MT, a 30% reduction. This suggests that the quantity of chloride to be removed
from the liquor system by the CRP will also drop by 30%, so that the quantity of filtrate to be
discharged will drop in proportion, thus reducing the color of the untreated effluent. If the color
discharge from the CRP is in the range 6000 to 7000 lbs/day, a 30% reduction would amount to
about 2000 lbs/day. Please comment.
5. Removal of color from the CRP purge
We are not sure of the best estimate of the contribution of the CRP purge to the final effluent
color. Our site visit notes say that CRP carries 7000 lb color/day. Our calculations were based
on a final effluent discharge of 6000 lb/day. What is the best estimate?
We agree that treatment technologies other than precipitation should be investigated for the CRP
purge stream. What other treatment technologies has Blue Ridge explored? Have you
investigated the effectiveness of ozone treatment(or ozone-LTV treatment) on color removal from
the CRP purge stream?

6. Summary
final effluent color reduction lb/day
process Tech Team Blue Ridge
BFR reliability improvement >6000 2000 to 4000
plus BMP improvement.
ZD on HW line 30.00 to 6400 3550
2" stage od r 1500 to 2000 tech team's color reduction is
appropriate range, but disagree
on yield improvement
CRP treatment up to 6000 <<4800*
* the Tech Team understood the 6000 lb/day as the CRP contribution to the final effluent. Blue Ridge says it is
6000 lb/day in the influent and that it may be preferentially treated in the W WTP,so that actual final effluent
contribution is much less than 4800 lb/day.

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UE RIDGE
ER PRODUCTS INC.
June 4, 2001
Mr. Don Anderson
Chief, Commodities Branch
Engineering and Analysis Division
USEPA Headquarters (4303)
Room 195A, East Tower
401 M. Street
Washington,D.C. 20460
RE: Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc.'s Response to Questions from the EPA Tech
Team to Clarify Blue Ridge's May 18,2001 Comments
Dear Mr. Anderson:
Please find the attached responses from Blue Ridge, which are incorporated in the
EPA Tech Team's"Questions for Blue Ridge to Clarify Their 5/18/01 Comments"
report. Blue Ridge's responses are shown in bold below each appropriate section.
If you have any questions,please contact me at(828)646-2318 or Bob Williams at(828)
646-2033.
Sincerely,
Derric Brown
Manager—Environmental Affairs
Xc: Mr. Mike Myers
Mr. Dave Goodrich
Mr. Mark Perez
Mr. Forrest Westall
.AEI - 7 2001 J
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175 Main Street • P.O. Box 4000
Canton, North Carolina 28716 • Phone:[phone]
Raising Your Expectations

Pigeon mercury levels not dangerous
By Mark Blaine permanent brain and kidney dam- Champion is in the process of
WAYNESVILLE BUREAU age and is harmful to fetuses. renewing its discharge permit to
CANTON — Mercury does not Champion spokesman Al Joyce the Pigeon River,and the state took
appear to be accumulating in dan- said results from another round of public comment early in the sum-
gerous levels in fish in the Pigeon company testa to the mill's waste- mer on what restrictions the permit
River, a state water quality expert water were not available yet, but should include.
says. the company does not use mercury
The state recently tested Pi- in its papermaking process. "It has made us look at some
geon River fish tissue for mercury "We're just making doubly sure other things and look at some
after Champion International's ap- that there's no problem," Joyce things differently,"Haynes said.
Plication for a wastewater discharge said."We don't expect to there to be A spokeswoman for one Ashe-
permit for its Canton paper mill re- a problem." ville-based environmental group
Ported some samples of water to be Haynes said fish tissue samples said state discharge permits are
contaminated with the liquid metal. showed"background"levels of mer- generally too weak,and Champion's
But Keith Haynes, a state wa. curt', amounts typical of fish tested Permit should include more restric-
ter quality expert in Asheville, said throughout the state. lions than the draft shows.
tests showed no problem with mer- However, state health officials "Things are getting better but
curt' accumulating in Pigeon River continue to advise people not to eat it's still not good, said Ginny Lind-
fish, catfish and carp from the Pigeon sey of the Clean Water Fund of
Eating mercury-tainted fish River because of dioxin contamina- North Carolina."I would hope that
over a long period of time can cause tion. more could be done."
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School, 197 S. French Broad.The competition is i issues is planned for Monday,September 16,at
free and open to boys and girls ages 8 to 15,Punt, i 6:30 pm at the William F.Wolcott Building(pub-
Pass 6Y Kick is a football competition that allows tic works building)on South Charlotte Street.
children to showcase their talents in punting, The meeting room(A-109)is located on the first
passing,and place-kicking,with scores based on floor.You can park in the main parking lot and
distance and accuracy enter through the iron gate that faces City Hall.
The top finishers from each age group will A number of neighborhoods have not
advance to a sectional competition.The winners at participated in evaluating the pedestrian needs
the sectional will have their scores compared with ; within their community.These are primarily in
other sectional champions.The top scorers will
have a chance to perform at half-time at a Carolina South and East Asheville. Maps of your area will
Panthers game. Panther game winners and their be available for you to take back and document
parents will have a chance to win an expense- the existing pedestrian facilities and make
paid trip to compete at an American Football [ suggestions for new ones.
Conference playoff game in January 1997.A Please mark your calendars and plan to join
number of NFL players have competed Punt,Pass i us as we continue our effort to make Asheville
&Kick,including Buffalo quarterback Jim Kelly, i a more"pedestrian friendly"community
Philadelphia's Randall Cunningham,Miami's
Bernie Kosar and Dan Marion.
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EDITORIAL
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America needs (1c) &t,(-) "IL"
cleaner industry J�
ere we go again. �� 1
Champion International is facing a
second class-action lawsuit from Ten-
nessee landowners who say pollution
and discoloring in the Pigeon River
from Champion's plant in Canton has J
lowered their property values.Champi-
on settled a similar lawsuit in 1993 after a federal jury
deadlocked on the issue.The new suit covers damages
since that time.The frustrations of the residents of
Cocke County—and indeed,downstream residents of
Haywood County—are understandable.They are
valid.There is no argument that,for years, Champion
treated the Pigeon River shoddily.The Champion of
the present,however,has cleaned up its act.Color
going into the river has been reduced by 80 percent.
The amount of water drawn into the plant is down by
35 percent.The plant is required to further reduce the
color of its discharge over the next five years.
Allan Joyce,manager of public affairs for Champi-
on,says demonstration technology that is the fast step
of the dream of a"closed loop"mill is being examined
in Canton.
"Today this mill operates at a level that few if any
pulp and paper mMs can operate in the world,"Joyce
says."We know of no other mill that could meet same
standards.We want to improve the Pigeon River.We
want to be a good neighbor,there's no question about
that."And there's no question that we all want clean
water. Likewise,there is no question that Haywood
County needs good paying manufacturing jobs.
What does Cocke County need?
"We need a clean river,"County Executive Harold
Cates says."Somebody should point to a date in the
future and say by this date,the river should be cleaned
up.That river needs to be a real asset to Cocke Coun-
ty.It's been a liability for a lot of years."
One thing seems certain:This is a scenario that
will see repeat performances across the nation.Clean-
er industry is vital for the future of America.The tech-
nology to make this a reality must be made viable,and
must be made affordable.The only other options—a
tainted environment here or jobs moved offshore to
nations with zero regard for their own environments—
are unacceptable.Who has the answers?Not the fed-
eral government;science and research spending in
President Clinton's budget barely keeps place with
inflation.The states?No,they're too busy attempting
to lure new industries with multi-million dollar tax
breaks to bother to protect the existingjnbs and snak-
ing them viable for the future.Champion spent$330
million to modernize the Canton plant.Water quality
has improved since then.Tennessee officials say it did-
n't improve enough.
And here we go again.

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Saturday,Jan. 18, 1991
REGIONAL
HAYWOOD
Champion: Permit among toughest
CANTON—While Tennessee officials push for
tougher environmental standards for Champion In-
ternational's paper mill here, the company said its
new permit to discharge wastewater to the Pigeon
River holds the mill to some of the toughest stan-
dards in its industry.
"We're going to continue to focus our efforts on
improving the Pigeon River and meeting the condi-
tions of the permit," Michele Reeves, Champion
spokeswoman, said. "The parameters of the permit
are restrictive and require that we operate at a level
that few, if any, pulp and paper mills can match,"
Reeves said.
The company spent $330 million in the early
1990s modernizing the mill and nearly everyone con-
cerned about pollution in the river says Champion
has made progress.
Tennessee main complaint about Champion's
pollution of the river centers on the weak-coffee-look
of the water flowing into the state.
Many downstream of the mill say they won't be
satisfied until the river runs clear like its tributaries
flowing from the Great Smoky Mountains National
Park.Tennessee's governor,one of its U.S.Senators
and Vice President Gore, a Tennessee native,
have spoken out on the issue, asking the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to hold Champion to
tougher standards. g

TDEC: State Re: Pigeon River http://www.si .us/environment/newsireleaseljan97twilstmt.htm
Tennessee: Sounds . . . . to me
Department of Environment and Conservation
Statement by Justin P. Wilson, Deputy to the
Governor for Policy on Petition Filed on January
13, 1997 in North Carolina Relating to the Pigeon
River
For more information contact:
Melissa U. Miller, Office of Environmental Policy
Phone: [phone]
Today the State of Tennessee filed a petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings in North
Carolina. This petition requests that the North Carolina decision to issue an NPDES Permit to
Champion be overturned, that the decision to issue a color variance be overturned, and that Champion
be required to comply with Tennessee water quality standards for color in the Pigeon River at the state
line, as measured by in-stream sampling. It also requests that Champion fund an independent
investigation and risk assessment for the Waterville Reservoir.
Tennessee will continue to take all steps appropriate to clean up the Pigeon River.
Link to the Pigeon River Data page
Updated January 14, 1997, Send comments tong iment of Environment and Conservation.
Tennessee Home TDEC's Home Search Visitor's Registry
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Online jab So,rdsy_
Jan. ll.
targets
Champion
Tenn. agency puts
dead bird on web site
AP AND STAFF REPORTS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A
drawing of a dead pigeon floating on
water on a state agency's Internet
site is the latest part of Tennessee's
campaign against Champion Inter-
national's dumping of wastewater in,
the Pigeon River.
North Carolina has allowed
Champion to dump waste from its
Canton, N.C., paper mill into the
river for years over the protests of
Tennessee officials.
The plant sits 40 miles up the
river from the Tennessee border.
The drawing that first ap-
peared Thursday on the Depart-
ment of Environment and Conser-
vation's Web site is part of a chart
that former commissioner Justin
Wilson said will provide weekly
state test results on the river's color
measurement.
"We've received a huge volume
of requests for information about
this,' said Wilson, who stepped
down from his post Friday.
Former state senator Milton
Hamilton has been appointed by
Gov.Don Sundquist to take over the
post.
"It's public information, so we
just made it available,"he said.
Wilson and Sundquist visited
the river Dec.3,a day when the riv-
er was swollen with rain and muddy
water and the river's color measure-
ment registered 105 on the Web site
chart. Measurements for color vary
and some take into account sus-
pended particles like silt, but a
reading of zero would mean the riv-
er is completely clear.
"It was dark brown the day
that the governor and I were
there,"Wilson said.
The river has run the color of
weak coffee since Champion spent
$330 million to modernize its Can-
ton mill in the early 1990s, and the
company said it remains committed
to cleaning the river.
The Web page address is:
httpl/www.state.tiLue/enviromnent/
pigeda tahtm.

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Color Data
The Department of Environment and Conservation cooperates with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to collect and analyze water
samples from the Pigeon River as it enters Tennessee.Here is the latest color data collected at the Waterville Bridge downstream of
Champion International's pulp and paper facility. The State of Tennessee has protested to North Carolina and EPA the issuance of a color
variance to Champion.
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sued ag Post""FaX Note
Plaintiffs say p0
To 7671 _ �j
Co./Dept. Fro pa Date 9es� /
lowers property r C
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CANTON— Cha;,, To 767�
national faces a second Date
lawsuit b Tennessee DO/Dept
y From pages�
who claim pollution an Phone a
in the Pigeon River Fax x fie.
their property values. ne v
The lawsuit, whi...
three years after the initial lawsu,. Fa
was settled,was filed Wednesday in EN-TIMES FILE PHOTO
Cocke County;Tenn.,Circuit Court, CANTON —Champion ..._ estern North
on behalf of 200 landowners along Carolina's largest employers, was a.__ d time by
the Tennessee side of the river. It Tennessee landowners who claim pollution in Dw . .,;eon River has
asks for up to$45,000 per landown- devalued their property. The first suit was settled in 1993.
er in compensatory and punitive
damages from Champion Interne-
tional Corp.,based in Canton, velope paper and paper board like turns the water a mill.offee
that used in milk cartons. brown downriver from the mill.
Champion's paper mill is the Tennessee residents' com- "It looks like lawsuits are the
largest employer in Haywood Coun- plaints are mainly with the amount only way to go to get Champion un-
ty and among the largest in West- of brown byproducts from bleaching der control,"said Jerry Wilde,pres-
ern North Carolina with more than wood pulp the company dumps into ident of the Dead Pigeon River
1,300 workers. It manufactures en- the Pigeon River. The material O See Champion on page 84
r
'Me allegations are not true, on the right to create a nuisance
C p'O and we will defend ourselves vigor- which impacts downstream land-
ously,"he said. owners."
The Environmental Protection The mill, some 40 miles up-
`Continued from page 01 Agency gave Champion clearance in stream from Tennessee, has been
Council in Tennessee. The council December to continue to discharge operated by Champion since 190&
waste into the river, which flows The company spent $330 million to
isn't involved in the lawsuit, but into Tennessee,at levels above that modernize it in 1990.
supports the landowners filing it,he allowed by the Clean Water Act:
said. "We can only hope.this will The company argued that the eeon- "We don't operate outside the
produce positive action." omy of Western North Carolina law," said Hill, who added that
Champion settled the first law- would suffer otherwise. Champion Champion anticipates trying to fur-
s3it in February 1993 for$6.5 mil. draws most of its employees from ther improve water quality in the
Bon,after a federal court jury dead- Haywood and Buncombe counties. Pigeon.
locked on the issue.The new lawsuit "If they can ask for an econom- Tennessee has asked the EPA
topers property damage suffered is variance, we want damages that to replace the variance with a per-
since that time, said attorney Gor were created by the continued pol- mit that protects Tennessee's water
don Ball,who filed it. lution,"Ball said. quality standards. Tennessee offi-
Champion spokesman Tucker "We here in Cocks County cials say water quality did improve
II`ill said the most recent lawsuit have no control over the variance, after the modernization, but not
w0s"without merit." but that still does not give Champi- enough.

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Saturday,Dec.28 1996 GJ
REGIONAL
HAYWOOD
EPA gives Champion OK
CANTON — Tennessee officials are not happy
that the Environmental Protection Agency gave fi-
nalapproval for Champion International to continue =a
dumping pollutants into the Pigeon River.The EPA
notified Champion Thursday that it had approved a
variance allowing dumping into the Pigeon River.
The Canton paper mill is about 40 miles upriver
from the Tennessee border at Waterville.Champion E
has spent $330 million in cleanup efforts in recent
Years,greatly reducing the amount of contaminants °
in the river.
Tennessee officials and environmental activists
say Champion's new discharge permit does little to
force the paper maker to continue its cleanup of the
river.
"We are disappointed in the action of EPA,"
said Justin Wilson,Tennessee's commissioner of En- z vironment and Conservation. They do not protect
Tennessee's interests." X
Environmental activist Nelson Ross said a law-
suit may be filed by a coalition of Champion oppo- o 2 x
nents. a o
'Me responsibility lies squarely on the shoul-
ders of EPA," Ross said. "This is not a highly com.
plicated issue. It's as simple as the water is clear
above the mill and tea-colored below the mill."
He said a decision on the lawsuit must wait until
water quality engineers study the EPA decision."It
looks like the citizens of the United States will be
testing this thing in court. EPA can't be trusted. It
looks like they will have to be sued."
Champion is Haywood County's largest employ-
er,with more than 1,600 workers.
Tennessee Attorney General Charles Burson
wrote a letter earlier this week to John H. Hankin-
son Jr., the EPA's Region IV administrator in At-
lanta. It said in part; "We must disagree however,
with Your assessment that the new proposal is pro-
tective of our water-quality standards, and we spe-
cifically deny that the limits set forth in the pro-
posed permit protect Tennessee water-quality stan.
dards at the state line,"
The variance uses"color units"to measure how
much pollutants Champion can dump into the river.
Fifty color units is the maximum,as measured at the
state line.
Tennessee officials wanted the color judged at
the paper mill's discharge pipe because they said the
company uses 40 miles of the river in North Caroli-
na to absorb many of the pollutants it dumps in the
river.
Burson has been requested to "take all appro-
priate steps"to address the problem on Tennessee's
behalf,Wilson said.

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SATURDAY,DEC.21, 1996
Pigeon doesn't have to be polluted
By chartene E lackey GUEST COLUMN
Champion Spokesman Tucker Hill was quoted Therefore, my husband and I carried the banner
(Editorial Nov.25) as saying Champion is "dedicated er
for the'NorthCarolina Chapter of,the;Bierra Club
to Ending additional ways to lessen the impact of our A`(about 14,000 members)at Tennessee Gov:Sundquisfs
operations on the [Pigeon] Riv- press conference at Waterville on'Dec. 3.
11 dim Seyler
er.' ` ` .'represented the Western Carolina Paddlers,a group of
In spite of their recent pro- about 200 paddlers. i
Cress, I am alarmed by what The governor came to shake our hands as did his-
Champion is and is not doing. his-
torian and matey.Wilma Dykeman. ,
In October, North Carolina According to the Blue Ridge Environmental De-
issued variances allowing Cham- fense League,Champion is testing a patented process
pion to monitor the color units called bleach filtrate recycling to clean up the Pigeon.
discharged downstream 38 miles With bleach filtrate recycling,the black liquor effluent,
from the discharge pipe after mountain
including chlorine dioxide,is burned.
fluence with`numerous mountain In the smokestack are formed,toxic dioxin,furao,
streams.About 400 color units are and other products ,of incomplete combustion
discharged at the pipe:Below Wa- that air pollution regulations will not require monitor-
terville Lake and Big Creek the .Charlotte Lackey
-lawful 50;'color units are meas- ing for theyears.
ured. Waterville Lake will remain polluted forever If the p?ocess works,Champion may try to sell it
with 88'years of toxic sludge that is estimated at 50 , to other paper mills.
feet deep. ,' The WNC Regional Air Pollution Control'Agency
%These variances are not necessary,because Union .located in Asheville,and the N.C.77ivision of Envuron-
Camp and Louisiana-Pacific have reduced their efflu mental Management have so far approved of Champi
ent color by.95 percent by using a chlorine-free bleach- on's risky-sounding plans."'
ing and ozone system.Had Champion converted to this North Carolina Take this opportunity to ensure
system during its recent$330 million overhaul,the var- Champion complies with the Clean Water and Clean
iances permitting violations of the Clean Water Act Air Acts.Tennessee will then understand it must stop
would not have been required. sending air pollutants our way.
�.,t' Champion needs to understand that North Caro- Lackey is conservation chair, WENOCA,Group,
- N.C.Sierra Club.
linians,are opposed to the pollution-of the Pigeon Riv `

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WATEMLLE-The Waterville lake in Maywood.Can*has dloodikainted
sediment on the lake bottom,which has drawn concern from Tennessee .
residents worried that dangers still e)dst for residents downstream.
CML.. studying sediment
. .buried in Waterville Lake
By Mark Blaine Iti is really scary,"he said."It
wnrneswur eusenu = needs to be handled,but nobody will
WATERVILLE —The Pigeon _ handle it."-
River is less polluted than it used to Several plans have been pro-
be,but the legacy of toxic chemicals posed for-dealing with the sludge,
from Champion International's pa- including capping the sediment with
per mill lives still. concrete or dredging it from the
A 60-year build-up of sludge on lake bottom.
the bottom of Waterville Lake in However disturbing the sedi-
northern Haywood County holds ment could worsen the problem and
layers of dimdn-tainted silt carried state officials don't know if any wa-
from Champion's mill in Canton ter pollution in the lake and river is
about 40 miles upstream. related to the sediment, said For-
No one is sure what effect the rest Westall,regional water quality
silt might have on residents or the supervisor for North Carolina.
growing recreation industry down- For now Carolina Power and
stream from the lake,but residents Light,the company generating elec-
speaking at Champion's public per- tricity with water from the lake, is
mit hearing last month wondered studying sedimentation in the lake
whether cleaner discharges from to see if the polluted layers are be-
Champion will really mean a less Ing covered by newer,cleaner silt.
polluted river downstream. . Mike Hughes,a spokesman for
Gay Webb, an east Tennessee CP&L in Raleigh, said the amount
resident and member 'of a group of silt accumulating on the lake floor
working to clean the river, said the is about.two-inches pei-year, and
sediment at the lake bottom p so .the company is studying if this will
toxic that the lake should be by-- .be enough a6mmulation:over time
passed until the accumulated silt , to. seal off the:toxic layers. The
can be Dermanentty sfnhiliZP,1 .. a6tdvmitl inn.

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carom be a rod ppublle'heelth ' • de nfte of ch orine formod &Afpadd to
thraals"MW 3infWlJndeiyorthe,:�l:r.; •' .:.r! M. Fy. B; ..' hlenah-the A■y■r y�ttamplon
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Cfiemplon,routk�+.!'sst�iGttOna. on ..,-. tt¢nnm wupu mnrsrend ether diaordmn:.
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7OPC■nd dlarin levels
fJJf ]ever might,prompt,the date to Jn tboeriva Itttve ttmppnd in re.
1 - • The fkat that'Morcory hoe;-'db itenwn tote,fw esid.:s cent yanr.. .
Won relwrsed'—roe danY,hrtow Wbpn the state laet'analysed' _ iylereury, which gcom natty
rr for how long how rwtfj�yeare P1�o�t River ilsh for diereW,in rallyin the environment,ON deo
definitely Mixes some' kwneotste 1dg4 tfw:ohemlcat wean't dates. he released in nworhte nienj&e.
thet •we nod to "a atuAvtas` ted since then 'Dive's awd,ana. •twi4.:Even though CharoPlon
for;" he nail Rudd *Itad+tke' Witte]teehntquee hom improve¢. reported tiny emounhl In Its din•
P400mAt 11180X I- I ".A- ',.••'+ ad that timallofamounts can be otwrpe - , ha more than ,.0004
5mtp tdttalam lua'an't decided`'deteoted. ; ' • mllliaama per Ilfer of witer=
whathar to e.mPla the, thI 4. OMelph in Tennessee,.where nutrnttry can soouroulafe mlltlonn
.Champion recently mlleded lhi ''tha'Pigeon flows from Wamn of thnes NOW in fJth tiaeuo.
Own Ash, said ilpakeeman,Alan North C"1111% tested fish for Rudoseld.
Joyeg Kitt lab nqulu luven'l 'mercury in 104 and,1003.Thav, "itaol'tuft>,fsedsomirredthip
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wmebsoha;•r, " 'found Marcu .AtlevNs,osns adthas,!'Ruda S&Id.
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AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
WATER QUALITY SECTION
ASHEVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
59 WOODFIN PLACE
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28801
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CANTON - Champion Inter- MERCURY:A slvercolored liquid metal,
national a`� S + 5 m m �" chemical t contend with if laborato- symbol have another to3de also o known quicksilver.The chemical
c c 5•1• n m o 0 , �` p; ry tests confirm mercury in its DANGERS Mercury acts as cumulative
tr ?� m .w o 0. wastewater discharge to the Pigeon
eliminating 'It may cohe llect over has u long
m m c ., ti a A A report by the company show- time,eventually reaching dangerous
m w E 5 , A n ing mercury in the Canton paper levels.
w.E m 0 coo miWs wastewater has state water
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quality officials considering whether
to test fish for the toxic chemical. advise people not to eat catfish and carp
w w o g 7 9 m " w o m This comes months before the coin- from the Pigeon River because of dioxin
.� c ° m °b pany's new discharge permit for the contamination.Dioxide,a byproduct of
o K. �b m ° S a Pigeon River is Snalized.by state chladnetormedy used to bleach the
'm R y aq 7 an m C ^ a� water quality officials. paper Champion makes,are suspected
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2 w o w cury. The element builds up in fisl
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c n m m.R 3 whether mercury is in Champion's •-m concentrations compared to wa
ger of environmental mental affairs said Bob Williams, for ter where the fish swim. ...
< If the state finds mercury,L
S t* ^w m fy Champion. Champion's diseharges.it might re
Some tests have found mercury quire,the paper maker to'monito
while others haven't, and Williams the chemical or set-limits on th
said the water is being retested for 'amount it can discharge.,
the element. Champion ran:television eon,
'We do not use mercury in our mereials earlier this year toutin
pulp and papermaldng process;' fishing in the Pigeon River. Th
Williams said. >See Mercury on page A
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DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
WATER QUALITY SECTION
ASHEVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
59 WOODFIN PLACE
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28801
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fghway Patrol. Smith told the newspaper. vur:: wnmmgcon monaay m an nneri w ' canes,which hit July ; French Broad Ave All member
car traveled down an embankment, over- hope is that when Mr. Green fin :. end his role In a broad 13 and Sept'6; tore present.Cell 258 003TW info
and hit a tree, according to the patrol. The ishes thts,plea and accepts hie re Investigation Into tobacco fraud
happened around 7 p.m., about nine miles sponsibility,he will have concluded ', q intostat the heart of the I ::GARDEN CLUB Tha HaW;C
'akereville. his association with the invest] ;;r; Green;76;was Lentenant gov . states tobacco plot meet at 1 p.m.Sepl 26 atEa:
lion enlarely". error from 1977 to 1984 during Gov, uprooting plants and shredding Community Ceriter Madm Hul
Calls:to Smith's home and law,. Jim Hunt's first two terms He then leaves on the stalks: ;Sweetbdar Landscaping and F
)MBE, worked for Gov Jun Martin, a Re- One persons fortune is ahoth variety of plants:
office ;went, unanswered Sunday. ub'can, er.persons.misfortune," Georgia '"i :: BETA SIGMA PHI The Laui
le shevdl8 man temamn in tcal ed inCentical otindition Green l and the U.S. Attorneys s- but hit candidacy was h or in'1984,, Agriculture Commissioner Tommy of data Sigma Phi Inte�natione
fice dechned comment to the news- g ampered,by , Irvin said. "The misfortune of our Tuesday,Sept.24 Hosfeesee
paper. , Carolina farmers has caused the ',Clark and Barbara S.Clark I
,Vowing,a wreck that.killed an Asheville'' The federal'go'vernment entry- : a 1983 charge of accepting a$2,600 ,
Saturday " ing to determine who is responsible bribe from an FBI undercover:: supply to tighten up and has kicked presented by Barbara R'Slad
Edward Jackson,22;was in critical condi- for telling millions of pounds of to- "'that
He refused to plea bargain in up the price several cents a pound , 19WMIS CLUB:Chuck SW
ay according to a Memorial Mission Hospi' ': 'that case and was acquitted. r North Carolina's woes are won ' ' specialist,will speak at noon;l
bacco illegally)and damaging the: q
avoman:+Jackson was a passenger m a 199.1{`% erop's price-support program:: " The fiercely conservative and derful news for 2,100 Georgia toot* ;,meeting of the Kiwanis Club:l
i the car overturned on Interstate 40 east Federal prosecutors have been uncompromising Democrat used his : ,co farmers and another 3001n Flon i "held at Shoney's restaurant;)
lie about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, according to investigating virtually every]irik m, office as a power center..'Green da• > Enka.For further information r
Hie, Patrol: the chain of tobacco sales,-from from' .championed business and industry, • •' The aparechange means an ex Holey at 645-4006
her nger in the car,17-year-old David farmers to warehousemen to tobac- 1.opposed environmentalists and so tra $900,000 in gross annual sales l WOMEN IN CONSYRUCTIOt
Ihelu..;:ras killed in the wreck.The driver co brokers. Several people have vial Programs, and advocated fiscal ` for Roger Davis, a Florida tobacco, Association of Mmeri iri Con
'91-Geo,;John Henry Lovette, 19, also of been convicted. and social conservatism, warehouse co-owner. For a,farmer p,m.Monday et McGu0ey s',F
was treated at the hospital and released. with AO acres of tobacco, it could Limbo at 253-1989 �i 1
translate to an-q*m $12000.," f LITERARY CLUB TheLanb
)MBE , Tobacco prices were expected ;t meet at noon at the home of I
will build Mtintreat center No guarantee, ,from KCi. to swell even before Bertha and Tue,Sept 24at22HCItopRr
Fran belted the Carolina coastline wig have the program
QTREAT—A$600,000 donation hoe boost-
■ ' because of high worldwide demand VETERANS MEETING Son:
rest College's campaign to build its new; Oil. Champion` pollution and tight tobacco stocksthroughouG Veterans Camp 15 will meet I
it Christian Studies. theHappy Hills Restaur nt 400
Southeast,Irvin said. H PP a 1
of the gift will go toward constrnetion`of But the heavy'rains; flooding
TMEAssoClAreopREss meat to move m the direction of a and power outages caused an.eati Walker will presentlh0 progre
enter,which will provide a 220-seat_chapel,.. NASHVILLE;Tenn.- North' no-emissions mill,". Paul Davis, di mated $336 million loss to tobacco } '
*classrooms and office for the colleges B1
eligion faculty. Carolina officials are,making no rector of Tennessee's water pollu- crops'in North Carolina, making it REUNIONS '
remaining$250,000 will he"used to expand:-, promises about requiring.Champion lion control division,said Saturday. , the state's worst ever agricultural,
International Corp.to lessen polio- "That just wasn't in the original , disaster, statistician Craig Hayes., ENGUSN REUNION:The`E
y facilities and modernize mechanical sys-; lion into the Pigeon River as part of draft."
Morgan Hall,the college's science building. said. ,
a pending five-year permit, The company has invested More than :half the state's 1 p.m.Sept.'29 atthe Ebb's
it, ,, - rgest'in.the colleges history,came i ,, P 281300 acres devoted to tobacco PP
um that requested anonymity Champions paper.mill Can- more than $300 million in pollution rt,Centerfn the Upper Laurel c
"`' ton has been dumping waste in the controla'in'recent years: But hot was damaged,said Hayes,assistant ,r County.All descendantsend
ever
RECORD that flows into Tennessee for brown foam from the,mill still at- director of the North'Carolina`Da- English;1806-1883,are invit
PUBLIC more'than 80 years. It is:seeldng a fects fish and gives off an odor in ' piirt ent%of Agriculture's agricul 'picnic supplies:; , }
new permitand'vanance to environ- the river,l)avls said. . . , statistics division SAUNOOK SCHOOL'QEU81
ord Information;which fits appeared Monday In `; 'The
7-limes,WIII be moving to other sections this` - mental laws. y (North Carolina offs "I'd rather it be you than me," i +The annual Saunook School
e UaziSll b end moving
to er sec Willa ear iri,. ' As it stands,the permit will in- cials),said, `We hear you and we've said Davis, who farms 60 acres Of + 'f;Dayeo Union Hall SepL129 al
Homes and Real Estate section,mardeges and' street Champion to find ways to re got some ideas and you'll see them . tobacco in Alachua,'Fla; ' obody served at 1 p.m.All former s1
appear igTuesda a Net hbars segtlon and• duce pollution,but require nothing. later.' wants an boil to loae'.at all opt lf' farililies and friends"are Invite
PP y. 9, "We wanted to see something "It beats 'no' for an answer;' It's gat to be somebody,just not me ilbdrig a picnlo lunch Foi mon
licenses WIII appeaf In Sunday s Business section. in the permit with a real commit- Davis said. Anybody but me *`+!'456 8978 lu
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cal, t :1 irri� s :n;;t t� r.nY}s 1 'n _. �., y . y aG rf+`� � .. ., , c'' nr.^j\
,program ' teaches teen "aged girls the impo'dance��3of�l, abstinence
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HE ASSOCIATED PRE39;i,f a out with'a;�B�est Fifend'girl because �' Membera of the newly formed "You can trust.boya'more than to follow the rules Same people also „
AALOTPE 'An organize they can't}lave sex"said Devm 8 r 100'Black Women of Greater;Char girls because if you tell a boy some hear about the rnles and give mein-
Some'
clack women is joinhi9 Char= ver,13;who attends Ranson 1VBddle:' lofts wlll,be;menfora of the group Ir;thing,they're not going to run back, pars strange looks a{dy, out with
,ubhc schools in an'effort to ; School," ut:the nice'guys,the:real}„The girls said.they learned,a''lot In 1.to;,all their frienda4and,,say, 'Hey ,y;a "I wae';tallgng to;a group of becd1 e
�^ _ie i�i�ad .� r•• ..a A n.anr a Roar. Fr end virl"hn- the. seminnrs.'which cmm�lemented `areas what`sa-and-`so did, Davin sixth-graders abouf;'what we do, „-_,;L_

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Bar CounaeE Caragn Bakeweii is. will concentrate hls prictlet in'.Ti 3�1-.xears, carted Ms lavrdegfee aV, Nart1t arotina;t(ctvill b#based is
Wag called a hero by her neighbor, estato'and,businest:taw, Bud:general ' Campbell is 191G_ Role :St.
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with Lawyers Mutual, for her,actions ;: ' : _ .•_ . .
dining the het of titurIcene,Branr. ::Bancomtie 'Ctessk Yatteison':bis 6xst . `':_I '; a`•' '`i
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out W ' idif liln 'Wake id:efcrted:.,. student,Dennit w feted';=.' H
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of the datYger 13pkevreildawaplayedhcr- :a tnagna. lauds graduate'aulfour; :; .,: , , L�: S c.r; s }i y >,..:`• > : i;.
m&i;'[nstead'crediting'HesteS.farpro= :yyar:riUtsldm,lirietiackeeab,Mars':jIi11: . :;Jndga$oustdH.;Sogle;of$fitcatg';;`."
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Laivyeis 9gdin.ranked higti;oa NrG '.fr[cads>ia:63gh'plecei taro aatwhen ba" oriselon4hea;thirstorm+cloa'ed lira Ishaph C'eii:De'pa'-ri%''' % J :
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entiul Iobby[sf'sblls,'wltlf 2Q of•them' Well-wishes inc:Wded lha Clerk;of {Qscplt Chrl'lYeaa 7r,;cf LViastou
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.cracking the list Rateiglr liveyer Zeb Superior Cqurr;the*Regtstei of Dads,: ?Il seven DLsti3ci Coart-judg=* Lve " Bolero 6es'dled at age 71
Alley 8aishad'Srs#far tht9@h time 14. the Mayer,a county commissioner. and ' petlitoned thn Fpnyth County Sheriff`. ' .. The redred:aenioc vice-pre stdent:of
a row:John Hode ind'Al Minis;also„ a board of ethtcatioin-inemberr:. to add an"sVraor¢bati!&a Iris'lei di fur
of Raleigh fkished fourdi and filth,:. : .':.: ;' _ ; et. Ctult,CompanY.I7omt,�vas,odu;.
written�byy'`cliiaf:indgq:'Jaiaei;:A:: `6i,a :::sj ]ateiatc# ,Cbildgd,.;•Dii4,
respectively.'.." : : A group af�.Ifist•Peadar.County`. ..HWTIM 7&e'rrque;t came iq'the a@rr Uhfy6ra3. „aijQ,igCeig4d htq'lD'degiab;
lawgets ate skiing for a'new"oourt, '. . atli;af`e:'aieio ';ryfiose;"abati[':�Sl; :fiohi: Comb`erl'
pu ?n r aN
Gasto¢ Coauty"Dtsfrlck Afiotney" house anaac in Hempstead'as in alter., mepaby�s of ft lffiffy:of....men;oo. . Unliuilty,of Tcriueasee:,,
Milo Units wllt h&b hva mare assis•, . native to another one it Burgaw.• . trialfor.sexyali :assaulting ilia da Iie;veea:d �mmiss3oned oll3wr i?i
tent'DA'a'add.CLevelsaMineoln DA: Hampsteid attorney Robert Ktiroy tits took up flcNaiHs agalnst jkli 6-Q.; ibe �F w Na' World War,lc and;
BW Yotiig wall hhe acre assistant from. . spokesman for the group;said#fieamfi . The Win bat7rFEs oi:acty;were.so busg,. way flgrt pgmai:, ;. :.:>" t::: ;
new moray appropriated by this year's . hiss a third-of.the.cauaty's pcpulatlon? dofendiag=thgr4selver,they conid,salt
General Assembly. Tha three are ami more than half the iiwyora:.Ray con#iol tba mob.'-, a;: r : 1.:::. WRllam
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among 6Q that will be:..hlred: . Hlachbpm.a e -,plso:..:'.',.; ;:::•: ,
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sm1ed-k-cWplOy.of Winston Sal School ind an old.Methodist;Chuicli; mtr ki Chitdre Serval as nd fan;_:-. A:netiv .oF ItaTiesnn Cuin�yr 16d.
m pteseated ea employment ladr apdalc. buiEdiag`aia.haliaB suggested.as Rosslble' •, combo;County Uin,Lour,1n;. Eltehted his tibileigiadcattl,8egiga froth='
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It's long past time for Champion
to clean up the Pigeon River
By David Jenkins that decision with the assertion that denying the vari-
For 88 years Champion International has owned ance "would cause widespread social and economic im-
what is essentially an exclusive right to the waters of pacts."The state does not consider the social and eco-
the Pigeon River, nomic impacts of the pollution on the recreation and
For all those years the company has prospered tourism industry.North Carolina officials are essential-
from its Canton mill,and so has Western North Caroli- ly showing favoritism toward one industry at the ex-
na. The price for that prosperity, however, has been pense of another.
steep.Furthermore,it is a price that has been paid,not The long list of Champion's false promises are too
by Champion or its employees,but by the thousands of long to list here,but the fast time the company prom-
people who live,work and play downstream of Canton. ised to clean up the river was in 1912.
For their entire lives these people downstream have While Champion is playing games with experimen-
had their rights subordinated to the rights of those who tal technologies, a Union Camp kraft mill in Virginia is
have profited from this one paper mill. producing a clear effluent with an ozone/chlorine dioxide
Today Western North Carolina is a very prosper- process.Today cleaning up the Pigeon is not a question
ous place, not because of Champion International, but of what Champion can do,it is simply a question of what
because of the unparalleled beauty of its mountains. Champion wants to do. The people of North Carolina
Recreation and tourism is by far the leading industry in and Tennessee cannot wait any longer. Cleaning up the
the Southern Appalachians. Pigeon is something this company must be forced to do.
Despite the huge economic impact that recreation Champion has been allowed a right to profit at the
and tourism have had on the region during the past 30 expense of others for 88 years.It is time for the compa-
years,it was the political clout of the region's worst pol- ny to do the right thing,to stop accepting only the prof-
luter that has reigned supreme. Lawmakers and other it and not the cost of doing business. Western North
officials in the state have failed to question the adverse Carolina and east Tennessee both deserve to finally
impacts of the Canton mill on the area's greatest source reap the benefits of a clean Pigeon River.The technol-
of revenue. ogy exists,the only thing lacking is the will.
When North Carolina decides to grant a variance Jenkins is director of conservation and public poli-
that allows excessive pollution in the Pigeon,it justifies cyfor the American Canoe Association.

PPPPIGEON POLLUTION PROTESTED
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WATERVILLE_Above, eighth-grade students from Newport, Tenn., show their support Tuesday for a cleaner Pigeon River. Below,
Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist, on the hanks of the river, calls for toughened wastewater restrictions for Champlon's paper Mill.
ry,ei
Tennessee governor, :groups
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oppose:new discharge`"permit .
�' ..
By Mark Blaine be held to tougher wastewater s
WAYNESVNP BUREAU standards by North Carolina en-
WATERVILLE — Tennes- vironmental officials. , § ¢ 'r
see Gov. Don Sundquist stood on Everything we've seen and
the bank of the Pigeori River at everything we've' heard is not " h; %
the state line Tuesday and de- enough,' Sundquist said. "Our t t rj
manded'cleaner.water from his goal is clean water." � s s
upstream neighbor. ' Sundquist and Tennessee
Speaking from a ramp environmental officials are op-
Where whitewater"rafters start " posed to a new wastewater dis-
their wild rides downriver,Sund- charge permit for Champion's
quist said Champion Internation- Canton plant because they said
al's paper mill in Canton should +See Pigeon on page AS

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A8 WEDNESDAY,DEC.4, 1996 •++
Pig�. ployer in Haywood County, and County school district bus on a field
eon jobs there pay well and have offered trip to protest pollution, see the
security for several generations of governor and take water samples
_ Shia€ti
local people. for class.
3 Continued from page Al Instead of closing the mill, "I wanted them to see it firm •�Continued iron
the amounts of chemicals the com- Champion invested $330 million in hand,"Judy Webb,an eighth grade
pany is allowed to pour into the riv_ the early 199os to modernize the pa- teacher at Bridgeport Elementary
that Luahb::agh w
er are too high. per mill, making it more efficient School in Cacke County,Tenn.,said after the shcA:s wer,
i They said they ale especially and cleaner. of the river. He speculated
P Y With progress toward a cleaner instincts took over
concerned with the amount of river A lot of kids don't realize that
brown "color" in the paper mill's erationsreaaed until sesurrounveral monting mill hs it is clear at some point." didn't know how n
waste. Clear water drained from the fired at the t±me.
Champion must renew its dis- ago Great Smoky Mountains National I thank the
charge permit every five years. Late opposition to the permit Park tumbled into the Pigeon River the threat wr'a still
The permit sets upper limits of Tennessedelae wants the d the t EPA to irn version and here the
llstuden gathered and a few feet behind (Lushba Ci had n
Pollutants allowed in the company's eazd.
pose apex masively tougher rules on Sundquist spoke. The CGwidrie
- wastewater and standards for clari- the paper maker.
t' ty and other measurements of wa Three feet behind him, rocks T reach Gr.odric
d ter quality. Champion spokesman Tucker were visible beneath the pristine Tuesday.
t The water below the mull is mitted to Hill said a cleaner liver and that farther uany remains com- water tlwhe a the flow from Creek; a few the Sheriff Bobbyni
brown and smells lake dulfiu,but it's they will continue to work toward Pigeon River dominated, the water Planned on m stint
cleaner than a decade re
ago when that with both states and the EPA was cloudy with runoff from recent Wednesday b:Mob
Tennessee's protests about the pot back to the Mob
P From what he saw on a helicop- rains and dark byproducts of paper- Enforcement Groq
toted river brought enforcement of ter tour and by standing next to the making90 miles upstream.
tougher standards by the Environ- Medford gei
mental Protection Agency. river, as has helped,said Champions proves Davidson,Ihink it'saa shame" Brian death was a trnget
EPA authority over the permit, a his sympatay t
at Big
a lawsuit au downstream a permlandowi that the mill can be cleaner. and family.
Champion can do better and C ek in the Smoktes but awhile his father Tera T ylo
ern and loud protest marked turbo- we're gang to insist that Champion won't let him go in the Pigeon Riv-
lenttimes for the mill in the 1980s. will do better,"Sundquist said. er mother, said she
Champion said it might not be Moore's decisinn,
able to meet tougher standards and the EPA are discussing nness sees surprised.
threatened to close the mill in the objections to wastewater standards S�pi Champion made n a 93lawsuitbl „The the.1
th
Is te 1980s, a move that would have for the river. ,Tennessee landowners has been revised hurt b is
Put 1,600 people out of work. said
Champion is the largest em- nesseeudentssch of from a arrived nearby
a Cocke page Ten- after g3mplelnts the formula Was unfair. In this f.';e
- � Tim Goodrich t.00
to be judge,jar,-!
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