NC0057045_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018

RECEIVED
IµYl.WIt @:k'vlfirtit OtNT41, rawRJsRtEtit
J'tN 23 1989
auD€r�w�ta`E State of North Carolina.
' `epa"r lent of Natural Resources and Community Devet©plrrtent
11ivi;ion or r^,rivironmeritaa Managcrncr,t
512 North Salisbury Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
1!lactin, Governor
W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
June 20, 1989
Mr.Roy .Anderson
Collins & Aikman. Corporation
Highway 52
P.O. Box 655
Norwood, N.C. 28128
R. Paul
Director
SUBJECT: NPDES Permit No. NC0057045
Collin & Aikman Corporation
Norwood Plant
Stanly County
Anderson:
The Division of Environmental 'Mat gel?lent is in receipt of infon ati n which Cft a2t"C11
that the subject facility does not discharge to the surface waters of the State of North Carolina.
Due to this fact there is no need for this facility to have a NPDES Permit . Therefore,
based on your request, NPDES Permit No. NC0057045 is hereby rescinded effective
immediately. Should you wish at some future tirne to discharge to the su e waters, it will
require the issuance of a new discharge permit;
if you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. Arthur Mt ubemy at
9A`7 -5083.
Sincerely,
cc: N.lr, Jilii Ptttrl k, EPA
Cotnp
Mooresville Regional Of ice
Mr. John Campbell
Technical Support Branch
Permit File
Budget Office
P011uttOP Prew7ara'cmFcys
x 27687, Raleigh, North Caro lina 2761 1-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal opportunity Afrarmative Action Employer

North Carolina Department of Natural
Resources &Community Development
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor James A, Summers, Secretary
October 1, 1984
Mr. Rodney Smith
Collins & A.ikman. Corporation
P. 0. Box 655
Norwood, NC 28122
if
Subject: Permit No. NC0057045
Norwood Plant
Stanly County
Dear Mr. Smith:
DV°rSCN
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
Robert F. Helms
Director
Tetepdione 919 733=7i915
In accordance with your application for discharge permit received
July 22, 1983, we are forwarding herewith the subject State - NPDES
permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North.
Carolina General Statutes 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement
between North Carolina and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
dated December 6, 1983.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit
are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing be-
fore a hearing officer upon written demand to the. Director within 30 days
following receipt of this permit, identifying the specific issues to be
contended. Unless such demand is made, this permit shall be final and
binding.
Please take notice that this permit is not transferable. Part II, 8.2.
addresses the requirements to be followed in case of change in ownership or
control of this discharge.
This permit does not affect the legal requirement to obtain other Permits
which may be required by the Division of Environmental Management. If you
have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Ms. Helen S. Fowler,
at telephone number 919/733-5083.
Sincerely yours,
0rng sal Signet. By
FORREST R. WFSTALL
FOR
Robert F. Helms
cc: Mr. :7in Patrick, EPA
Mooresville Regional. Supervisor
R 0. Box 27687 Raleigh, .
An Equal Opportunity Aff¢rmatly
276t1.7687
Action Employer

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
DEPAR MENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES F., COMMUNITY DEVE
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
To Dis
Wastewater Under the NATIONAL
POLLUTANT DISCHARGE :ELIFMINATION SYSTEM
�.M
in compliance ith the provisions of No Carolina Genera': St
other lawfjui standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the Nor t Car lir a
Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended,
dT
hereby authoric
to rece i:�in
Riser Basin
dance
Collins & Aikman Corporation
discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Norwood Plant
Highway 52
Stanly County
s designated an unnamed tributary to Cedar Creek in the Yadkin
ffluent limitations, monito
:g requirements, and other
ions set forth in Parts I, II, and II= hereof.
This permit
become
This per v and the autho
an September 30, 1989
five October 1, 1984
nation to
gned this day of October 1,1984
shall expire at rnidn
Robert F. Helms, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental
Management Commission.

Permit No. N50057045
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Collins & Aikman Corporation
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to discharge belief hiowdown water from the Norwood plant
located on S HighlNey 52 in Nord intan unnamd tributaryUwooo eto
Cedar Creek which is classified Class "C?.. %raters.

A. (i). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS I'`iraal
During the period beginning on the effective date of the Perm pit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s). ooi. (Boiler Blowdown)
Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics
Flow
Temperature
Kg/day (lbs/day)
Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements
Other Units (Specify) Measurement Sample Sample
y Avg. Daily Max. Daily Avg. 9 Y Typei©n
Daily Max. Frequency Locat
Montt
Grab Effluent
not
THERE SHALL .BE NO CHROMTUM, ZINC, OR COPPER ADDED TO '1HI' B IL E I"III WATER.
*The temperature of the effluent shallobe such as. not to cause an increase in the temperature of
the recei6ing stream of more than 2.8 C and in no case cause the ambient water temperature to
exceed 32 C.
The persmaattee shall obtain approval for the continued use of biocides presently being utilized in the
boiler feed waters from the Division of Environmental. Management within. 180 days of the effective date
of this permit.
The pH shall not be less than 6.6 standard units nor greater than 8.5 standard units
and shall be monitored monthly by grab samples at the effluent.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Part I
Permit No. NC
SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE
1. The permittee shall achieve compliance with the effluent 1im
specified for discharges in accordance with the following sc
2. No later than 14 calendar days following a date identified in the above
schedule of compliance, the permittee shall submit either a report of
progress or, in the case of specific actions being required by identified
dates, a written notice of compliance or noncompliance. In the latter
case, the notice shall include the cause of noncompliance, any remedial
actions taken, and the probability of meeting the next scheduled requirement.
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PART
Permit No. NC
Act used herein. means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, As amended.
DEM used herein means the Division of Environmental Management of the
Department of Natural ;e> urce and t_'°r;t.t4n.'rn tv . 1 a >rn nt
"EMC" used herein means the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission.
C. MONITORING AND REPORTING
1, Representative Sampling
Samples and measurements taker as required herein shall be representative
of the volume and nature of the monitored discharge.
2. Reporting
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be
summarized for each month and reported on a Monthly Monitoring Report
Form (DEM No. MR 1.0, 1.1, and 1.4) postmarked no later than the 45th
day following the completed reporting period. The first report is due on
. The DEM may require reporting of additional monitoring
results by written notification. Signed copies of these, and all other
reports required herein, shall be submitted to the following address:
Division of Environmental Maragernent
Water Quality Section
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Definitions
a. The "daily average" discharge means the total discharge by weight
during a calendar month divided by the number of days in the month
that the production or commercial facility was operating. Where less
than daily sampling is required by this permit, the daily average
discharge shall be determined by the summation of all the measured
daily discharges by weight divided by the number of days sampled
during the calendar month when the measurements were made.
b. The "daily maximum" discharge means the total discharge by weight
during any calendar day.
4. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to The EMC
regulations publishedpursuant to N. C. C. S. 143-215.63 et seq.. The
Water and Air Quality Reporting Act, Section 304(g), 13 USC 1314, of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, As Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136.
Recording Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of
this permit, the permittee shall record the following information:

PART I
The exact
b. The dates
c. The person
ace, date, and
e
analyses were perf
Me
formed the analyses,
d. ¢lie analytical techniques or methods used; and
e. The, results of all required analyses.
Additional Monitoring by Permitte
NC
If the perrrittee monitors any pollutant at the locations) designated
herein more frequently than required by this permit, using approved
analytical methods as specified above, the results of such monitoring
shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the values required
in the Monthly Monitoring Report Form (DEM MR 1.0, 1 .1 , 1.4)
Such increased cmonitoring frequency shall also be indicated. The DEM
may require more frequent monitoring or the monitoring of other pollu-
tants not required in this permit :by written notification.
Records Retention
All records and information resulting from the monitoring activities
required by this permit including all records of analyses performed and
calibration and maintenance of instrumentation and recordings from
continuous monitoring instrumentation shall be retained by the permittee
for a minimum of three (3) years, or longer if requested by the State
Division of Environmental Management or the Regional Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
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PART II
Permit No. NC
A. MANAGE LT REQUIREMiE" TS
1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized' herein sha11 be consistent with the terms and
conditions of this permit. The discharge of any pollutant identified
in this permit more frequently than or at a level in excess of that
authorized shall constitute a violation of the permit. Any anticipated
facility expansions, production increases, or process modifications which
will result in new, different, or increased discharges of pollutants must
be reported by sub fission of a new WOES application or, if such changes
will not violate the effluent limitations specified in this permit, by
notice to the DEM of such changes. Following such notice, the permit
may be modified to specify and limit any pollutants not previously limited.
2. Non compliance Notification
If, for any reason, the permittee does not comply with or will be unable
to comply with any effluent limitation specified in this permit, the per-
mittee shall provide the Division of Environmental Management with the
following information, in writing, within five (5) days of becoming aware
of such condition:
a. A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance; and
b. The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times; or,
if not corrected; the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected
to continue, and steps being taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent
recurrence of the noncomplying discharge.
Facilities Operation
The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and
operate as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities
or systems installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with
the terms and conditions of this permit.
Adverse Impact
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any adverse
impact to navigable waters resulting from noncompliance with any effluent
limitations specified in this permit, including such accelerated or
additional monitoring as necessary to determine the nature and impact of
the noncomplying discharge.
5. Bypassing
Any diversion from or bypass of facilities nece
with the terms and conditions of this permit is prohibited, except (i) where
sary to maintain compliance
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PART II
Permit No. NC
unavoidable to prevent loss of life or severe property damage, or
'i) where excessive storm drainage or runoff would damage any
facilities necessary for compliance with the effluent limitations
and prohibitions of this permit. The permittee shall promptly
notify the Water Quality Section of DEM in writing of each such
diversion or bypass.
6. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the
course of treatment or control of wastewaters shall bedisposed of in
a manner such as to prevent any pollutant from such materials from
entering waters of the State or navigable waters of the United States.
7. Power Failures
In order to maintain compliance with the effluent. limitations and
prohibitions of this permit, the permittee shall either:
a. In, accordance with the Schedule of Compliance contained in Part I,
provide an alternative power source sufficient to operate the waste-
water control facilities;
or, if such alternative power source is not in existence, and no date for
its implementation appears in Part
b. Halt, reduce or otherwise control production arid/or all discharges
from wastewater control facilities upon the reduction, loss, or
failure of the primary source of power to said wastewater control
facilities.
Onshore or Offshore Construction
This permit does not authorize or approve the construction of any onshore
or offshore physical structures or facilities or the undertaking of any
work in any navigable waters.
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PART I1
Permit No. NC
B. RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Right of Ent.
The parmtttee of the ivisicn of Environmental
Management, the i zi s ator, and/or their authorized represen-
tatives, upon the presentations of Credentials:
a. The enter upon the permit tee° premises where an effluent source is
located or in =ihic , any r eords are required to be kept under the
terns and coe 'tions of this per it; and
b. At reasnraial tine io ha r access to and copy any records required
to be kcot lee terra and conditions of this permit; to inspect
any monitcrir+q eyquloment or monitoring method required in this permit.
and to sample an discharge of pollutants.
2. Transfer of l ,goerstio or Control
This permit is not t ar�.sferabsr. In the event of any change in control
or ownership of
g from which the authorized discharge emanates
or is contemolet :i, the permi ttee shall notify the prospective owner or
controller by letter tee" the existence of this permit and of the need to
obtain a permit `r the name of the prospective owner. A copy of the
letter shal" he ferwar'fed to the Division of Environmental Management.
Availability f` Raper is
Except for data determined to ee confidential under N. C. G. S. 143-215.
3(a)(2) or Section 27J8 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared
in accordance with the terms hall be available for public inspection at the
offices of the D ision of En .onmental Management. As required by the Act
effluent data sh7.it not el can iderrd confidential. Knowingly making any
false statement ei any such report may result in the imposition of criminal
penalties as provided f r in N. C. G. S. 143-215.6(b)(2) or in Section
309 of the Federa, Act,
4. Permit Modii`iratrr
After notic°o ?rid ereorieeity r= r a hearing pursuant to N. C. G. S. 143-
215.1(b)() ae ... S i4)m21[.l e) respectively, this permit may be
modified, srispee_ i„ , r revoked in whole or in part during its term for
cause Inc1urinc, =rt r-,t Unite ter, the following;.
a. Violatiorr of
or eondl tions of this permit
b. Obtainire by rrisrepresen
fully
t4
`s'acts; or
on or failure to disclose
nr thet r ¢quiros either a temporary or
ei ein :tier of the authorized discharge.
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PART I
Permit No. NC
Toxic Pollutants
Notwithstanding Part II, 9-4 above, if toxic effluent standard or
prohibition (including any schedule of compliance specified in such
effluent standard or prohibition) is established under Section 307(a)
of the Act for a toxic pollutant which is present in the discharge and
such standard or prohibition is more stringent than any limitation for
such, pollutant in this permit, this permit shall be revised or modified
in accordance with the toxic effluent standard or prohibition and the
permittee so notified.
6. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in cermit conditions on "Bypassing" (Part II, A-5)
and "Power Failures;" (Part II, A-7), nothing in this permit shall be
construed to relieve the permittee from civil or criminal penalties for
noncompliance pursuant to N. C. G. S. 143-215.6 or Section 309 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 139,
7. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall he construed to preclude the institution
of any legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject
under N. C. G. S. 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act,
33 USC 1321.
8. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit dues not convey any property rights in either
real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it
authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal
rights, nor any infringement of Federal,State or local laws or regulations.
Severability
The provisfors of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this
permit, or the ap: i ic"{ion of ,any nrovision of this permit to any circum-
stance, Is held th alie, the anplication of such provision to other cir-
cumstances, and tee remrinder of this permit shall not be affected thereby.
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PART II
Permit No NC
Expiration of Permit
Permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date.
In order to receive authorization to discharge beyond the expiration
date, the permittee shall submit such information, forms, and fees as
are required by the agency authorized to issue permits no later than 180
days prior to the expiration date. Any discharge without a permit after
the expiration will subject the permittee to enforcement procedures as
provided in N. C. G. S. 143.215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et seq..

Par7 TITT
Permit: No. NC0057045
A. Previous Permits
All previous State water quality permitsissued to this facility,
whether for construction or operation or discharge, are hereby revoked
by issuance of this permit- The conditions, requirements, terms, and
provisions of this permit authorizing discharge under the National.
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System governs discharges from this
facility.
B. Construction
No construction of wastewater treatmentfacilities or additions thereto
shall be begun until Final Plans and Specifications have been submitted
to CheDivision of Environmental Management and written approval and
Authorization to Construct has been issued. If no objections to. Final
Plans and Specifications has been made by the Division of Environmental
Management after 30 days following receipt of the plans or issuance of
this permit, whichever is latter, the plans may be considered approved
and construction authorized.
C. Certified Operator
Pursuant to Chapter 90A of North Carolina General Statutes, the permittee
shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator in responsible
charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator must hold a
certification of the grade equivalent to the classification assigned to
the wastewater treatment facilities.
D. The permittee shall notify the Director in writing not later than ninety (90)
days prior to instituting use of any additional biocide or chemical used in
cooling systems, other than chlorine, which may be toxic to aquatic life other
than those previously reported to the Division of Environmental Management.
Such notification shall include:
1. Name and general composition of biocide or chemical,
2. Proposed discharge concentrations,
3. Quantities to be used,
4. Frequencies of use, and
5. Aquatic toxicity data on the biocide or chemical.