WQ0031879_Application_20210422

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Division of Water Resources
State of North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
15A NCAC 02U — CLOSED -LOOP RECYCLE SYSTEM — RENEWAL
FORM: CLRS-R 02-21
Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0107(la}, if the application does not include all required information and the necessary supporting
documentation, the application shall be returned. The application and attachments shall be prepared in accordance with 15A
NCAC 02T .0100, 15A NCAC 02U, and Division Policies. For more information, visit the Water Quality Permitting Section's
Non -Discharge Branch website. The Applicant shall submit an electronic copy of the application and attachments uploaded as
a single Portable Document Format (P)DF) file to https:/Iedoes.deg.ne.izov/Forms/NonDischarne-Branch-Submittal-Form-Ver2,
or emailed to Non-Dischar e.Re orts ncdeur. ov if less than 20 megabytes (MB).
SECTION I — APPLICANT INFORMATION
1.
Applicant: International Paper Cape Fear Woodyard
2.
Permit No.: WQ0031879
3.
Signature authority: Scott Brewer
Phone number: (9I0) 362-4792 Office
Title: Fiber Supply Specialist
Email: scottbreweri , ipaper.com
4.
Mailing address: P.O. Box 710
City: Riegelwood
State: NC Zip: 28456-
5.
Contact person: Scott Brewer
Primary phone number: (910) 3624782 Office
Email: [e-mail]
Secondary phone number: [phone] Cell
1. Physical address: 635 John L. Riegel Road
City: Riegelwood
2. Treatment facility coordinates to the sixth decimal degree:
Latitude: 34.348571' Longitude:-78.218638'
1. Billing address: P.O. Box 710
City: Riegelwood
2. Verify the Applicant does not have any overdue annual fees:
County: Columbus
State: NC
Method: Address matching
Parcel No.:
Zip: 28456-
State: NC Zip: 28456-
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Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0120(c), permits for renewing facilities shall not be granted if the Applicant or any affiliation has
an unpaid annual fee.
— OPEN -ATMOSPHERE STRUCTURES
1. List all open -atmosphere treatment and storage structures associated with the renewing permit. Attach additional sheets if
necessary.
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V—RELATED PERMITS _ T
1. List all wastewater permits (i.e., sewer, collection system, NPDES, residuals) that have interactions with the renewing permit.
Attach additional sheets if necessary.
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1. List all groundwater monitoring wells associated with the renewing permit. Attach additional sheets if necessary.
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ATTACHMENT A — SITE MAP
Was the facility originally permitted or had a major modification issued after September 1, 2006?
® Yes — Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T_.0105 d , submit a site map pursuant to the requirements in 15A NCAC 02U .0201(d). These
requirements are:
® A scaled map of the site with topographic contour intervals not exceeding 10 feet or 25 percent of total site relief and showing
all facility -related structures and fences within 500 feet of the treatment, storage, and recycle areas.
® Delineation of the compliance and review boundaries per 15A NCAC 02L .0107 and .0108.
❑ Setbacks as required by 15A NCAC 02U .0701.
❑ Site property boundaries within 500 feet of all treatment, storage, and recycle sites.
❑ No — Skip Attachment A.
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Does the signature authority in Section I, Item 3 meet the requirements pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0106(b}?
® Yes — Skip Attachment B.
❑ No — Submit a delegation letter pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T ,0106 c authorizing the signature authority to sign.
ATTACHMENT C — EASEMENT, ENCROACHMENT, AND LEASE AGREEMENTS
Does the Permittee own all of the land associated with the treatment, storage, and recycle system?
® Yes — Slap Attachment C.
❑ No — Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0116(c), provide a copy of all easements, lease agreements, and encroachment agreements
allowing the Permittee to operate and maintain the treatment, storage, and recycle system on property not owned by the Permittee.
ATTACHMENT D — AFFILIATIONS
Are the Permittee's affiliations of record correct? Check affiliations.
® Yes — Skip Attachment D.
❑ No — Provide the corrected affiliations and their contact information.
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ATTACHMENT E — COMPLIANCE SCHEDULES
Does the existing permit include any Compliance Schedules? (See Section I of the most recently issued permit)
® Yes — Submit documentation that the compliance schedules have been met.
❑ No — Skip Attachment E,
ATTACHMENT F — CIVIL PENALTIES AND OUTSTANDING VIOLATIONS
Does the Permittee have any existing civil penalties or outstanding violations?
❑ Yes (civil penalties) — Submit payment for the civil penalty, or proof of remission request.
❑ Yes (violations) — Submit a copy of your response to the Notice of Violation.
® No — Skip Attachment F.
ATTACHMENT G — INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
Does the closed -loop recycle system treat and/or store industrial wastewater?
❑ Yes — Proceed to the next question.
® No — Skip Attachment G.
Has the nature of the industrial wastewater changed since the last permit issuance (i.e., changes in industrial process, introduction of
new materials or chemicals, etc.)?
❑ Yes — Provide a chemical analysis of the wastewater pursuant to the requirements in 15A NCAC 02U .0201(g). Provide an
overview of the manufacturing process; an inventory of all chemical and biological materials used in the manufacturing process;
and an overview of the cleaning and treatment methodology.
❑ No — Provide an overview of the manufacturing process; an inventory of all chemical and biological materials used in the
manufacturing process; and an overview of the cleaning and treatment methodology.
ATTACHMENT H — SETBACK WAIVERS
Does the existing permit include setback waivers?
❑ Yes — Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02U .0701(e), provide setbacks waivers that have been written, notarized, signed by all parties
involved, and recorded with the county Register of Deeds. Waivers involving the compliance boundary shall be in accordance
with I5A NCAC 02L .0107.
® No — Skip Attachment H.
APPLICANT'S CERTIFICATION
I, �—) e-A H _—i6 "" 4A/ attest that this application
(Signature authority's name as noted in Section I, Item 3)
has been reviewed by me and is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if all required parts of this
application package are not completed, and that if all required supporting information and attachments are not included, this
application package will be returned as incomplete. I further certify pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0120(b), that the applicant, or any
parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate of the applicant has: not been convicted of environmental crimes under; not previously abandoned
a wastewater treatment facility without properly closing the facility; not paid a civil penalty; not been compliant with any compliance
schedule in a permit, settlement agreement, or order; not paid an annual fee.
Note: The Applicant's Certification shall be signed pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0106(b). An alternate person may be delegated as
the signing official if a letter is provided pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0106(c). Pursuant to § 143-215.6A and § 143-215.6B, any
person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application package shall be guilty of a Class
2 misdemeanor, which may include a fine not to exceed $10,000 as well as civil penalties up toI
$25,000 per violation.
Signature: L���A1-� Date: vZ 1
THE COMPLETED APPLICATION AND ATTACHMENTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED AS A SINGLE PDF FILE VIA:
Email: Laserfiche Upload:
Non-Discharee.Reports(ajncdenr_gov https://edocs.deg.nc.gov/Forms/NonDischarue-Branch-
Submittal-Form-Vert
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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PAT MCCRORY
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DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
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S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
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July 18, 2016
JEm DURHAM—FIBER SUPPLY MANAGER
INTMNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
PosT OFFicE Box 710
RmuLwooD, NORTH CARoLiNA 28456
Dear Mr. Durham:
Subject: Permit No. WQ0031979
Riegelwood Mill — Cape Fear
Woodyard
Closed -Loop Recycle Systm
Columbus County
1n accordance with your permit renewal request received May 2, 2016, and subsequent additional
information received May 31, 2016, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0031879 dated July 19,
2016, to the International Paper Company for the continued operation of the subject wastewater treatment
and closed loop recycle facilities. Please note that this renewed permit shall become effective on November
1, 2016 (i.e. the day after the expiration date of the existing permit).
This permit shall be effective from November 1, 2016 until October 31, 2021, shall void Permit
No. WQ0031979 issued April It, 2014, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified
therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring requirements listed in Section IV for they may
differ from the previous permit issuance. Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting and
maintaining the required operational information shall result in future compliance problems.
If any parts, requirements or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, the Permittee
has the right to request an adjudicatoty hearing upon written request within 30 days following receipt of
this permit. This request shall be in the form of awritten petition, conforming to Chapter 150B ofthe North
Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings at 6714 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. Unless such demands are made, this permit shall be final and binding.
If you need additional information concerning this permit, }Tease contact David Goodrich at (919)
907-6352 or david.goodrichQ lc .3S?1.
ASincerely, ��j -��
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Jay Zimmerman, P.G., Director
Division of Water Resources
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Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMNIISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RALEIGH
CLOSED -LOOP RECYCLE SYSTEM PERWr
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina as
amended, and other applicable haws, Rules and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
International Paper Company
Columbus County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 4,300,000 gallon per day (GPD) wastewater treatment and closed -loop recycle
facility consisting oi:
a 9 million gallon (mg) clay lined storage pond; a vertical turbine fixed speed pump station with 3 pumps;
a water distribution system; and all associated piping, valves, controls and appurtenances
to serve the Riegelwood Mill — Cape Fear Woodyard, with no discharge of wastes to surface waters,
pursuant to the application received May 2, 2016, and subsequent additional information received by the
Division of Water Resources, and in conformity with the project plans, specifications, and other supporting
data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environmental Quality and considered a part
of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from November 1, 2016 until October 31, 2021, shall void Permit No.
WQ0031879 issued April 11, 2014, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and
limitations:
In order to manage freeboard during times of heavy precipitation, the Permittee may pump excess
stormwater from the 9 million gallon (MG) clay lined storage pond to the Riegelwood Mill wastewater
treatment system (Permit No. NC0003298) for subsequent treatment and disposal. This allowance to
convey excess stormwater from the 9 MG clay lined storage pond to the Riegelwood Mill
wastewater treatment system in no way negates, precludes, or invalidates the most recent
issuance of the Permittee°s NPDES permit (Permit No. N'C01103298), and the Permittee shall
continue to comply with all conditions provided for therein. [15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)(1)]
2_ No later than six months prior to the expiration of this permit, the Permittee shall request renewal of
this permit on official Division forms. Upon receipt of the request, the Division will review the
adequacy of the facilities described therein, and if warranted, will renew the permit for such period of
time and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate. Please note Rule 15A
NCAC 02T .0105(d) requires an updated site map to be submitted with the permit renewal application.
[15A NCAC 02T .0105(d), 02T .0106, 02T .0109, 02T .0115(c)]
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4. The residuals generated from the closed -loop recycle system shall be disposed or utilized in accordance
with 15ANCAC 02T. I 100. The Permittee shall maintain a residual management plan pursuant to 15A
NCAC 02T .1008. [15A NCAC 02T .1008, 02T .1100]
5. Diversion or bypassing of untreated or partially treated wastewater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited. [ 15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)(1)]
6. Freeboard in the 9 million gallon (MG) clay lined storage pond shall not be less than one foot at any
time. [15A NCAC 02T .1005(bx6)]
7. A gauge to monitor waste levels in the 9 million gallon (MG) clay lined storage pond shall be provided.
This gauge shall have readily visible permanent markings, at inch or tenth of a foot increments,
indicating the following elevations: maximum liquid level at the top of the temporary liquid storage
volume; minimum liquid level at the bottom of the temporary liquid storage volume; and the lowest
point on top of the dam. [15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)(1)]
8. A protective vegetative cover sllall be established and maintained on all earthen embankments (i.e.,
outside toe of embankment to maximum allowable temporary storage elevation on the inside of the
embankment), beans, pipe runs, erosion control areas, and surface water diversions. Trees, shrubs, and
other woody vegetation shall not be allowed to grow on the earthen dikes or embankments. Earthen
embankment areas shall be kept mowed or otherwise controlled and accessible. [15A NCAC 02T
.0108(b)(1)]
w. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQiiI<REM NTS
1. Any Division required monitoring (including groundwater, plant tissue, soil and surface water analyses)
necessary to ensure groundwater and surface water protection shall be established, and an acceptable
sampling reporting schedule shall be followed. [ 15A NCAC 02T .0108(c)]
2. A Division certified laboratory shall conduct all laboratory analyses for the required effluent,
groundwater or surface water parameters. [15A NCAC 021.1.0800]
3. Freeboard (i.e., waste level to the lowest embankment elevation) in the 9 million gallon (MG) clay lined
storage pond shall be measured to the nearest inch or tenth of a foot, and recorded weekly. Weekly
freeboard records shall be maintained at the facility for a period of no less than five years, and shall be
made available to the Division upon request. [15A NCAC 02T .0108(c)]
4. A record shall be maintained of all residuals removed from this facility. This record shall be maintained
at the facility for a period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the Division upon
request. At a minimum, this record shall include:
a. Name of the residuals hauler,
b. Non -Discharge permit number authorizing the residuals disposal, or a letter from a municipality
agreeing to accept the residuals;
c. Date the residuals were hauled; and
d. Volume of residuals removed.
[15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)(1)]
5. A maintenance log shall be maintained at this facility. This log shall be maintained at the facility for a
period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the Division upon request. At a
minimum, this log shall include:
a. Visual observations of the plant and plant site; and
b. Record of preventative maintenance (e.g., changing of equipment, adjustments, testing, inspections
and cleanings, etc.),
[15A NCAC 02T .0108(bXl)]
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4. The issuance of this permit does not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes,
rules, regulations, or ordinances, which may be imposed by other jurisdictional government agencies
(e.g., local, state, and federal). Of particular concern to the Division are applicable river buffer rules in
15A NCAC 02B .0200; erosion and sedimentation control requirements in 15A NCAC Chapter 4 and
under General Permit NCG010000, any requirements pertaining to wetlands under I5A NCAC 02B
.0200 and 02H .0500; and documentation of compliance with Article 21 Part 6 of Chapter 143 of the
General Statutes. [15A NCAC 02T .0105(cx6)]
5. in the event the permitted facilities change ownership or the Permittee changes their name, a formal
permit modification request shall be submitted to the Division. This request shall be made on official
Division forms, and shall include appropriate property ownership documentation and other supporting
documentation as necessary. The Permittee of record shall remain fully responsible for maintaining
and operating the facilities permitted herein until a permit is issued to the new owner. [15A NCAC
02T .0104]
6. The Permittee shall retain a set ofDivision approved plans and specifications forthe life ofthe facilities
permitted herein. [15A NCAC 02T .0100)(I )]
7. The Permittee shall maintain this permit untl all permitted facilities herein are properly closed or
permitted under another permit issued by the appropriate permitting authority. [15A NCAC 02T
.01050)]
8. This permit is subject to revocation or unilateral modification upon 60 days' notice from the Division
Director, in whole or part for the requirements listed in 15A NCAC 02T .0110. [15A NCAC 02T .0110]
9. Unless the Division Director grants a variance, expansion of the permitted facilities contained herein
shall not be granted if the Permittee exemplifies any of the criteria in 15A NCAC 02T .0120(b). [I5A
NCAC 02T .0120]
10. The Permittee shall pay the annual fee within 30 days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay
the annual fee accordingly shall be cause for the Division to revoke this permit. [15A NCAC 02T
.0105(e)(3)]
Permit issued this the 1811 day of July 2016
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
S. Jay Zimmerman, P.O., Director
Division of Waxer Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQN31979
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