NC0000272_5 Day Stormwater Release Notice_20140115

evergreen/ Canton Office
packaging 175 Main Street• Conton, NC 28716
January 15,2014 NMM#03-14
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Mrs. Laura Herbert
Land Quality Supervisor, Asheville Regional Office
North Carolina Department of Energy, Minerals
& Land Resources
2090 U.S. Highway 70
Swannanoa,NC 28778
Subject: Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging
Canton Mill, Canton, Haywood County,North Carolina
Stormwater Release 5-day Submittal 1/11/2014
NPDES Permit: NCS000105
Dear Mrs. Herbert:
This is the 5-day written submission for the storm water release reported to NCDENR on
January 11, 2014. Due to freezing temperatures during the week of January 6, 2014, the mill
experienced a power outage and a subsequent unplanned cold mill shutdown. Upon start up, a
leak was discovered in the piping that feeds the North Oxidizer Tank. Black liquor material
sprayed from the piping striking an exterior wall attached to the outside of the containment.
Black liquor is primarily comprised of lignin, sodium hydroxide, water, and residual kraft pulp.
Inadvertently, during the leak some of the material ran down the wall and a small amount of
material pooled at the base of the containment. Upon contacting the ground, the material quickly
froze, thus making it difficult to estimate a quantity. Upon discovery, the leak was diverted
away from the wall and into the secondary containment.
Additionally, Evergreen personnel began preparations to resolve the active leak, sand bag the
affected area, and initiate cleanup of the spilled material. Unfortunately,prior to completing the
repairs and associated cleanup, it rained. Rainfall flowed over the spilled material and small
amount of the material entered the storm water drain. Once it was determined the dilute material
was entering the storm water drain, Evergreen personnel mobilized an on-site contractor to
vacuum up the residual material. During the rainfall event, flows within the Pigeon River were
in excess of 625 MGD; therefore, Evergreen is confident that material in the storm water drain
was further diluted and thus had a negligible impact on the river.
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A call was placed to NCDENR at approximately 3:18 PM on January 11, 2014. An additional
voicemail was left on Land Quality Supervisor Laura Herbert's phone during this time. A follow
up call from Janet Cantwell, Asheville Regional Office, was received that same day at
approximately 4:11 PM to discuss the release.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at your earliest
convenience.
Sincere .�
Nick McCracken
EHS&S Water Supervisor
Evergreen Packaging—Canton Mill
828-646-2874
Nick.McCrackenaa,everpack.com
cc:
Mr. Landon Davidson
Water Quality Supervisor, Asheville Regional Office
North Carolina Department of Environment
&Natural Resources
2090 U.S. Highway 70
Swannanoa,NC 28778
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