NC0000272_BMP 2013 Annual Report_20140331

evergreen ,0 Canton Office
175 Main Street• Canton, NC 287i6
packaging
March 31, 2014 NMM#23-14
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North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
Re: NPDES NO.NC0000272
Best Management Practices 2013 Annual Report
Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. d/b/a Evergreen Packaging
Canton,NC
This letter report(two copies) is the 2013 summary of Best Management Practices (BMP) daily
monitoring for the Canton Mill. The report is required on or before March 31 st of each year by
Special Condition A.(6.)Best Management Practices, Section EA and Section F.1, of the mill's
NPDES Permit No.NC0000272.
The BMP action levels established in accordance with permit requirements and in effect for 2013
are as follows:
Effective Dates: 1 Jan 2013- 31 Dec 2013
Total Influent (TI) Color -
Action Level daily monitoring result Action Required
1-Day Upper Action > 72,500 Ibs/day for one day Immediate investigation and documented
Level (UAL) corrective action
2-day Upper Action > 59,400 Ibs/day for two Investigation and documented corrective
Level (UAL) consecutive days action
2-day Lower Action > 55,400 Ibs/day for two Investigation and documentation
Level (LAL) consecutive days
Daily records of total influent color are maintained at the mill. These daily color data are
compared to BMP action levels every morning. Total influent color exceeded BMP action levels
Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging -Canton Mill /
175 Main Street • PO Box 4000
Canton, North Carolina 28716 • 828-646-2000
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on the dates outlined in the following table. A brief summary of information for these dates are
included as required by permit Condition A.(6.), Section E.4. The permit-required BMP
investigation reports are maintained at the mill. None of the BMP action level days resulted in
disruption to the wastewater treatment plant. The Canton Mill met all NPDES annual average
effluent limits during 2013.
Total Influent
Date(s) (TI) Color Action Level and Summary
28 - 30 Jan 65,110 Ibs/day 2-day UAL— Investigation and documented corrective
2013 62,150lbs/day action
65,569 Ibs/day
Cause and Corrective Action(s)— Non-BMP event. Influent
color was elevated from activities associated with a
scheduled outage for the lower end of the mill. No
corrective action(s)taken.
13 & 14 Apr 84,979 Ibs/day 1-day UAL/2-day UAL—Investigation and documented
2013 58,011 Ibs/day corrective action
Cause and Corrective Actions)— Non-BMP event. The
lower end of the mill was preparing for a month long
extended outage so that the #10 Recovery Furnace could
be rebuilt. This included taking the hardwood fiberline
down for a semi-annual outage. Elevated influent color
was associated with cyclone wash material generated
during the shutdown of#10.
The material was originally thought to be too dilute for
processing and was released to the sewer. After a sample
at the WWTP, the material was diverted to the#1 spare
clarifier. The remaining material from the cyclone wash
was captured and processed through the recovery system.
The material in the #1 clarifier was batch treated with
polyamine and released back into the treatment process at
a non-disruptive rate. No corrective action(s)taken.
Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging—Canton Mill
175 Main Street • PO Box 4000
Canton, North Carolina 28716 • 828-646-2000
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Total Influent
Date(s) (TI) Color Action Level and Summary
19 & 20 Apr 57,823 Ibs/day 2-day UAL— Investigation and documented corrective
2013 60,362lbs/day action
Cause and Corrective Action(s)— Non-BMP event. During
this time, outage activities continue for the#10 Recovery
Furnace rebuild. This includes the periodic release of
elevated pH material from various tanks in the mill. The
increased load in elevated pH material is thought to have
caused a sewer generated color effect in the influent.
Also, during this time the pine fiberline MRP system has
been down for maintenance. It is often observed that
influent color is elevated during periods when this system is
not operating. No corrective action(s)taken.
Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging—Canton Mill
175 Main Street • PO Box 4000
Canton, North Carolina 28716 • 828-646-2000
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Total Influent
Date(s) (TI) Color Action Level and Summary
2 - 6 Jul 2013 89,830 Ibs/day 1-day UAL/2-day UAL — Investigation and documented
55,475 Ibs/day corrective action
55,471 Ibs/day
63,390 Ibs/day Cause and Corrective Actionfs)— Non-BMP event. On the
57,184 Ibs/day evening of 7/2, the#11 Recovery Furnace was performing
a scheduled cyclone wash. During the maintenance
operation, an unmetered amount of elevated color material
reached the mill sewer system. This loss of material was in
short succession and did not offer an opportunity to capture
the material in the spare clarifier at the WWTP.
After the May outage, the fiber loss at the WWTP from the
acid sewer was elevated. Previous observed periods of
elevated fiber loss to the WWTP from the acid sewer can
create adverse conditions in the secondary clarifiers. In
order to combat these potential conditions, the acid sewer
was valved into the main mill sewer. This typically will
create elevated influent color numbers because of the
phenomena known as sewer generated color. During 7/2 &
7/3, the dregs filter from the green liquor system ran over to
the sewer for approximately 48 hours. This loss supports
the elevated primary effluent numbers at that time.
On the #12 paper machine there was an extended order of
Sunkraft Brown paper that required the use of yellow dye
after the outage. This dye cannot be treated and has
shown to increase influent and effluent color numbers
because of the wavelength at which it reflects light.
The pulp mill's MRP system was also having issues with
runability during this time. Although process trends show
more uptime, the process on the whole was up and down.
Weather also played a factor in the increased color load to
the WWTP. Recent rainfall events around the mill elevated
the flow into the treatment plant. When looking at the mass
balance equation, the higher flow numbers are what led to
the action levels being exceeded. The influent color
concentrations were, at times, elevated but by using a more
typical flow input BMP action levels were not exceeded for
this entire period. No corrective action(s)taken.
Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging—Canton Mill
175 Main Street • PO Box 4000
Canton, North Carolina 28716 • 828-646-2000
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Total Influent
Date(s) (TI) Color Action Level and Summary
5- 7 Nov 2013 61,199 Ibs/day 2-day UAL— Investigation and documented corrective
58,492lbs/day action
60,543 Ibs/day
Cause and Corrective Action(s)— Non-BMP event.
Leading up to the scheduled outage of the#2 fiberline and
#11 Recovery Furnace, the Sample Tank at Causticizing
overran for a short period of time contributing elevated pH
material to the mill sewer system. Also, the MRP system
on the#2 fiberline was bypassing due to tears in the fiber
strainer resulting in the main flow of filtrate not being able to
be screened.
Once the outage began on 11/6, the #11 Smelt Dissolving
Tank was released to the sewer, contributing elevated pH
material. This material was too dilute for processing and
had to be purged. The North Mud Washer also overran at
this time, contributing additional elevated pH material. This
was done in order to clean up the lime mud prior to entering
the kilns.
On 11/7, after restart, the MRP system bypassed the
majority of the day until the fiberline was able to run steady
and process instability taken out. In addition, the hardwood
Eo filtrate was elevated due to carryover from brownstock
washing. No corrective action(s)taken.
Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging—Canton Mill
175 Main Street • PO Box 4000
Canton, North Carolina 28716 • 828-646-2000
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Total Influent
Date(s) (TI) Color Action Level and Summary
28 &29 Nov 58,280 Ibs/day 2-day/ 1-day UAL— Investigation and documented
2013 74,953 Ibs/day corrective action
Cause and Corrective Actions— BMP event. On
Wednesday 11/27, the pine fiberline secondary screen
began flushing frequently. Operators swapped to the swing
screen and used it as the secondary in the system to
prevent interruption. The secondary screen was found to
be plugged. The plug was cleared and a new basket was
put into service.
The morning of Thursday 11/28, the secondary screen was
put back into service but began flushing very frequently
again after a short period of time. The quaternary screen
then plugged and overnowed the quaternary screen feed
tank to the sewer for approximately 20 minutes.
That same evening, around midnight, the secondary screen
plugged again. Operators attempted to bring the swing
screen online but had difficulty. The pine fiberline then
went down along with the screen room. This resulted in all
screen feed tanks overflowing to the mill sewer. After
repairs were made to the secondary screen, the fiberline
was brought back up to a steady state.
Corrective actions included pulling, cleaning &jetting the
pine secondary screen basket,jetting the line to the tertiary
screen tank, replacing the rejects control valve and
changing the DP cell. All corrective action have been
completed.
Please contact us if you have questions regarding this information.
Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging—Canton Mill
175 Main Street • PO Box 4000
Canton, North Carolina 28716 • 828-646-2000
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Sincerely,
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Nick McCracken
EHS Water Supervisor
Evergreen Packaging—Canton Mill
[e-mail]
cc:
Mr. Landon Davidson
DWR Regional Supervisor,Asheville Regional Office
North Carolina Department of Environment
&Natural Resources
2090 U.S. Highway 70
Swannanoa,NC 28778
C. File—Water
BMP Notebook
Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging—Canton Mill
175 Main Street • PO Box 4000
Canton, North Carolina 28716 • 828-646-2000
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