NC0000272_NPDES Draft TN Comments_20010906

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ELLINGTON AGRICULTURAL CENTER
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37204
September 6, 2001
Mr. Forrest Westall
Regional Water Quality Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources
59 Woodfin Place r, r" -----.
Asheville, NC 28801 ��
re: NPDES Draft Permit No. NC0000272 CEP j
Blue Ridge Paper Products ig i
Canton, NC
Dear Mr. Westall:
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) provides the following comments
and recommendations with regard to the August, 2001 Draft National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) industrial effluent permit for the Blue Ridge
Paper Products discharge to the Pigeon River in Canton, North Carolina. We believe
there is general consensus that tremendous progress has been made toward
restoration of the Pigeon River and that substantial work remains. We look forward to
working with all of our partners in conservation to reach our mutual goal of a fully
restored Pigeon River.
We recommend the following revisions to the Draft permit:
• Require first found implementation of all three high certainty
technologies as identified by the Technical Review Workgroup (TRW).
• Require the first round color reductions to be within the range of 6,000
to 8,000 pounds of color per day.
The State of Tennessee
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

• Require the second round color reductions of 3,000 to 8,000 pounds of
color per day to be in addition to the first round reductions.
• Require monitoring for the complete list of dioxins and difurans in mill
effluent.
• Insure the TRW remains fully involved in the technology evaluation
process.
We appreciate the commitment of all concerned parties to a fully restored Pigeon River.
Sincerely,
Gary T. Myers
Executive Director
GTM/bjs
cc: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission
Milton Hamilton, Commission - TDEC
Lisa McCarter - Tennessee Office of Attorney General and Reporter
Beverly Bannister, EPA Region IV
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