NC0000272_Permit (Modification)_20120601

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, P. E. Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
June 1,2012
Mr. Paul Dickens
Manager,EHS
Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc.
PO Box 4000
Canton,North Carolina 28716
Subject: NPDES Permit Modification
Partial Settlement/Temperature
NPDES Permit NC0000272
Blue Ridge Paper Products
Haywood County
Dear Mr. Dickens:
The Division issued the subject permit on May 26, 2010, which was subsequently contested by
Cocke County TN et al based on temperature and color concerns. Following negotiations, a
Partial Settlement Agreement pursuant to N.C. General Statute 150B-31(b) was signed April 24,
2012 for the temperature claims against the permit, while a hearing for the color claims was
stayed pending results of a color perception study. This permit modification reflects the partial
settlement agreement for temperature. Specifically, the modification results in a more stringent
instream temperature timeframe for compliance, as follows:
• In Effluent Sheet A(1), Footnote 11, changed "shall not exceed 32 degrees C during the
months of July, August, and September" from a Monthly Average instream temperature
limitation to a Weekly Average instream limitation. Likewise, changed "shall not exceed
29 degrees C during the months of October through June" from a Monthly Average
instream temperature limitation to a Weekly Average instream limitation. All other
conditions in Footnote 11 remain the same.
This permit modification becomes effective immediately, and is issued pursuant to the
requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement
between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007.
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June 1,2012
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Please replace the old Effluent Sheet A(1) in your permit with the modified page attached to this
cover letter.
If you have any questions on this permit modification reflecting Partial Settlement, please
contact Tom Belnick at 919-807-6390 or email at tom.belnick car ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Charles Wakild,P.E.
Hardcopy: NPDES File
Central File
Email: Sueanna Sumpter,NCDOJ
Mary Lucasse,NCDOJ
Chuck Cranford, DWQ ARO SWPS
Pam Myers, EPA Region 4

NPDES Permit:NC0000272
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration,the Permittee
is authorized to discharge treated industrial,municipal,stormwater and landfill wastewater through
outfall(s)001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics Effluent Limits Monitoring Requirements.
Monthly Daily Measurement Sample Type Sample
Average Maximum Frequency , Locations
Flow 29.9 MGD Continuous Recording I or El
BOD,5-day,20°C 3205 lb/day 10897 lb/day Daily Composite 1,El
Total Suspended Solids 12549 lb/day 49560 lb/day Daily Composite I,El
NH3-N Daily Composite El
AOX2 1556.9lb/day 2822.21b/day Weekly Composite El
Color 52,000lb/day 105,250 Daily Composite El
lb/day
Dissolved Oxygen Daily Grab El
Temperature 5 Daily Grab El
pH 6 Daily Grab El
Conductivity Daily Grab El
Fecal Coliform 200/100 mL 400/100 mL Weekly Grab El
COD Weekly Composite El
Total Nitrogen
(NO2-N+NO3-N+TKN) Monthly Composite El
Total Phosphorus Monthly Composite El
Chronic Toxicity 7 Quarterly Composite El
Trichlorophenol 30.61b/day Quarterly Composite El
Pentachlorophenol 4.9lb/day Quarterly Composite El
Selenium Annual Composite El
2,3,7,8 Tetrachloro-dibenzo- 0.04 pg/L 0.06 pg/L Annual Composite 1,El
p-dioxin
Conductivity Daily Grab Pigeon River
Flow Daily Grab Pigeon River
Fecal Coliformlo Weekly Grab Pigeon River
ColorloVariable Grab Pigeon River
Dissolved Oxygen Variable Grab Pigeon River
Temperature10°" Variable Grab Pigeon River
Zinc Quarterly Composite EI
Hardness 13 Quarterly Composite El
Turbidity 14 2/Month Grab Pigeon River
Footnotes:
1. Sample Location:I-Influent,El—Effluent,Pigeon River-Instream sampling as specified in A. (5.)Instream
Monitoring Special Condition.
2. AOX monitoring shall be in accordance with the Sampling Plan for Cluster Rule Parameters(dated March 19,
2001)or subsequent modifications approved by the Division. AOX data shall be submitted on a quarterly basis
along with other Effluent Guideline chemical data;refer to A. (7.) Effluent Guideline Sampling Plan Special
Condition.
3. Annual average color limit is 38,020 lb/day,which will decrease to 32,000-36,000 lb/day no later than 4 years
after the permit effective date. See A.(8.) Color Analysis and Compliance Special Condition.All color limits
are measured as true color.

NPDES Permit:NC0000272
4. The daily average effluent dissolved oxygen concentration shall not be less than 6.0 mg/L. See A.(10.)
Dissolved Oxygen Special Condition.
5. The permittee shall report daily and monthly average effluent temperature.
6. The pH of the effluent shall not be less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0(on the standard units scale).
7. Chronic Toxicity(Ceriodaphnia)at 90%Effluent Concentration:March,June, September,December(see A.
(4.)Chronic.Toxicity Permit Limit(Quarterly)).
8. Trichlorophenol and Pentachlorophenol limits and monitoring are provisionally waived since the facility has
certified that chlorophenolic biocides are not used at this facility. If the facility changes operations to include
chlorophenolic biocide,the Permittee shall notified the Division prior to use and the limits and monitoring
requirements shall become immediately effective.
9. See A. (9.) Dioxin Monitoring Special Condition.
10. See A.(5.) Instream Monitoring Special Condition.
11. The Weekly Average instream temperature measured at a point 0.4 miles downstream of the discharge location
shall not exceed 320C during the months of July,August,and September and shall not exceed 29°C during the
months of October through June. The monthly average instream temperature measured at this location shall not
exceed the monthly average instream temperature of the upstream monitoring location by more than 8.5°C.This
value can be adjusted based on the results of thermal modeling[See Special Condition A.(12.)Temperature
Variance Review Special Condition].
12. Monitoring should be conducted in conjunction with Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing.
13. Monitoring should be conducted in conjunction with zinc monitoring.
14. Monitoring shall be conducted upstream of the discharge(mile marker 63.8)and at Fiberville Bridge for 1 year
(12 months). The monitoring shall not occur within 72 hours of a rain event.This permit may be reopened and
modified to include a turbidity limit if a reasonable potential to exceed the State's numeric criterion is found to
exist.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
See A.(6.) Best Management Practices(BMP)Special Condition.
See A. (11.) Town of Canton Inflow and Infiltration Special Condition.
Definitions:
MGD—Million gallons per day lb/day—Pounds per day
mL—Milliliter BOD—Biochemical Oxygen Demand
µg/L-Micrograms per liter AOX-Adsorbable Organic Halides
COD-Chemical oxygen demand pg/L-picograms per liter