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Home My WebLink AboutNC0000272_2017 Annual BMP Report_20180326 evergree.0 Canon Office packaging March 26, 2018 Certified Mail Return receipt Requested 7008 3230 0002 2595 7838 and 7008 3230 0002 2595 7845 North Carolina Department of Environmental CC: Asheville Regional office And Natural Resources F$I*Cf�YED 090 US Highway 70 Division of Environmental Quality DMamnatwatoraesoun wannanoa NC 28778 Water Quality Section ATTENTION: Central Files APR _ 2Attn: Landon Davison PG 1617 Mail Service Center / Regional Supervisor Raleigh,NC 27699-1617 Z' 1 WaterairoAlyReglontl AslreviMep Io 00PMc! RE: NPDES NO. NC0000272 Best Management Practices 2017 Annual Report Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. D/b/a Evergreen Packaging Canton,NC This Letter report (two copies) is the 2017 summary of Best Management Practices (BMP) Daily monitoring for the Canton Mill. The report is required on or before March 31 of Each year by Special Conditions A. (6.) Best Management Practices EA and Section F. 1 of the mills NPDES Permit No. NC0000272 The BMP action levers established in accordance with Permits and in effect for 2017 are As follows Effective Dates: 1 Jan 2017-31 Dec 2017 Action Level Total Influent(TI)Color Action Required Daily monitoring results 1-day upper action >72,5001bs./dayfor one day Immediate Investigation and Document corrective action 2 day upper action >59,400 Its./dayfor two Investigate and document Level(UAL) consecutive day's corrective action 2daylowerAction >55,400 Its./dayfor two Investigate and document Level(LAL) consecutive days Daily Records of total influent are maintained in the Mill. These daily color data are Compared to BMP action levers every morning. Total influent color exceeded BMP Action levels on the date outline in the following table. A Brief summary of information for these dates are included as required by permit conditions A. (6), section EA. The permit-required BMP investigation reports are maintained at the mill. No of the BMP action level days resulted in disruption to the Wastewater treatment plant. The Canto mill met all the NPDES average effluent limits For the period July 12016 to June 30,2017. Date(s) Total influent color Action Level Summary June 22, 2017 SE 82,996lbs. per day Mill outage-Boiler/Fiber line June 23 2017 SE 53, 162 lbs.per day Recovery Boiler# 10 overflowed June 24, 2017 SE 39,812 lbs.per day Weak wash from the north mud Washer. CRP had a small leak Plugged the Swenson evaporator set. During start up Pine Brown Spill Tank/ Hardwood fiber line became Unbalanced and caused color to be Carried to bleach plant filtrate. Corresponding Sewer with elevated Color#3A&#5B Operation personal notified, Chad Dawdle, Brian Farley, Rob Luther The second BMP event of 2017 was Dec 11, 2017 Date Total influent Color Action Level Summary 12/11/2017 109,528 330 am High color first discovered Color samples taken every 30 Minutes. Crewleaderswere Informed at Paper mill and Recovery. 520am Recovery- Formal call reported a leak in- Swenson Liquor into the U-drain. Leak stopped at 6 am Color#returned to 275 at 9am At 11am 171 color test 12/12/2017 51,112 Return to normal Please find the BMP reports from these two incidents James Pikul-828-384-5199 cell Env./Waste Water Manager Treatment Manager Canton Mill Investigative and Corrective Action Documentation BMP Action Level Exceedance—Form E-2 Canton Mill *use this form,facsimile or electronic report to document BMP action level exceedances Date of Report: 7/10/17 Daily Color: 6/22/17 SE 81,996 lbs/day 6/23/17 SE 53,1621bs/day 6/24/17 SE 39,812lbs/day Date of Color: 6/21/17 - 6/23/17 Investigative Action Required: X Corrective Action Required: X Person Conductine Investi atiom Nick McCracken Primary Influent Action Levels: Upper Action Level=59,400 lbs/day Lower Action Level =55,400 lbs/day Out of Control Level=72,500 lbs/day(must initiate Corrective Action after 1 day at this level) Dates Lower/Upper Action Levels Exceeded(LAL and UAL)and corresponding color Note: Investigative and/or Corrective Action must occur after 2 consecutive days at the respective level. 6/21/17 PI63,2101bs/day 6/22/17 PI 85,900 lbs/day 6/23/17 PI 67,262 lbs/day Corresponding Sewer Areas with Elevated Color, #3A&#5B Operations Personnel Notified: Chad Dowdle, Brian Farley,Rob Later, Nick McCracken Day/Time: 6/21 -23/17; continuous loss during period Revision 3, 10/1/08 Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging Cause(s)for exceedance: Multiple sources from outage related activities BMP related incident X * Primary Cause: Outage related activities and unbalanced operation Non-BMP incident ❑ Test Method Interference ❑ New Method= Turbidity= Secondary Effluent (with one day lag time)_ Outage X Other ❑ Is Problem ongointz No. Have efforts been made to mitigate the occurrences Yes. Is corrective action recommended? Yes. Corrective Action Implemented- Bring mill back up to steady state; steady loads on recovery boilers,reestablish green liquor balance and filtrate balance in fiberlines. *Describe incident in detail including regulated substance (black liquor,turpentine or soap)that went to the Wastewater Treatment plant: On Wednesday, 6/21,the#10 Recovery Boiler had a planned outage to wash the cyclones and address green liquor lines that had become plugged. Weak green liquor overflowed from the#10 RB dissolving tank and Weak Wash overflowed from the North Mud Washer to the mill sewer system contributing elevated pH material to wastewater treatment plant. Sewer generated color was observed in the Primary Effluent color numbers as a result. Other contributors were a small leak that was observed in the CRP evaporator feed pump when the seal water became plugged and the condition of the chevrons in the Swenson evaporator set. The set was not washed during this outage and will need to be at the next opportunity. Condensates with elevated color can be a result of increased black liquor scale that accumulates on the chevrons. During this outage, the Pine f berline also took a scheduled outage. Due to the amount of material sent from the Pine Brown Spill tank,the Hardwood libertine became unbalanced and caused color to be carried over into the bleach plant filtrate. When the Pine fiberline started back, there were imbalances that resulted in excess filtrate being discharged to the sewer. Describe any other necessary information Revision 3, 10/1/08 Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging Return this form to the Environmental Manager for Record Keeping Requirements Revision 3, 10/l/08 Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging Investigative and Corrective Action Documentation BM?Action Level Exceedance—Form E-2 Canton Mill 711 Date of Report: 12/13/17 Investigative Action Required: Yes Primary influent color reached 109,528 lbs/day on 12/11/17 Corrective Action Required: Yes Person Conducting Investigation: Jacob Trantham Primary Influent Action Levels: Upper Action Level =59,400 lbs/day Lower Action Level =55,400 lbs/day Out of Control Level = 72,500 lbs/day(must initiate Corrective Action after 1 day at this level) Dates Lower/Upper Action Levels Exceeded(LAL and UAL)and correspondingcolor: olor• Note: Investigative and/or Corrective Action must occur after 2 consecutive days at the respective level. Corresponding Sewer Areas with Elevated Color: 4 Operations Personnel Notified: Bee Foreman W.Harkins Day/Time: 12/11/17 3:30am Pulp Mill Foreman Jared Saintsing — 12/11/17 6:OOam Cause(s) for exceedance: BMP related incident X * Primary Cause: Black Liquor leak in transfer line of Swenson 2"d effect. Non-BMP incident ❑ Test Method Interference ❑ New Method= Turbidity= Secondary Effluent(with one day lag time)_ Outage ❑ Other ❑ Is problem ongoing?No Have efforts been made to mitigate the occurrence? Influent flow was diverted into#1 clarifier at 5:15 am so the system didn't take the hit all at once. Revision 3, 10/1/08 Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging Is corrective action recommended?Yes Corrective Action Implemented- Swenson evaporator was taken down and the leak was repaired. 'Describe incident in detail including regulated substance lack liquor, turpentine, or soap) that went to the Wastewater Treatment plant At 3:30am 12-11-17 - High Color was first discovered after a color sample collected by the room runner at 3:30am came back at 596 - The Crew leader contacted both the Pulp Mill and Recovery Foreman to notify them of the high color number. - Nothing was found by either foreman. - Color samples were then taken about every 30 minutes ranging from in value from 349-857, from 3:50am-7:OOam - At 5:20am the Recovery Foreman called back to report a leak from the Swenson evaporator had breached the bark dam constructed to funnel the leaking black liquor into a U-drain and back to the Recover wash water tank. - The bark dam was reconstructed and the leak to#4 sewer was stopped at 6:OOam. - The decision was made by recovery supervision to take the evaporator down at 8:30. - Once office maintenance repaired the leaking transfer line on the 2"d effect of the Swenson evaporator. - Color numbers returned to normal with the 9:OOam sample reading 275 and the 11:OOam sample reading 173 - Effects from the high PI color level of 109,528 for 12/11/17 were seen the following day 12-12-17 in the form of a SE color number of 51,112 which is slightly over the action limit. Describe any other necessary information: Revision 3, 10/1/08 Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging Return this form to the Environmental Manager for Record Keeping Requirements Revision 3, 10/1/08 Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging