NCS000096_APPLICATION_20090522

STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET
PERMIT NO.
N C S bOC(51 �O
DOC TYPE
❑ FINAL PERMIT
❑ MONITORING INFO
M APPLICATION
❑ COMPLIANCE
❑ OTHER
DOC DATE
❑ 20b9D522
YYYYMM DD

NCS000096
NC®ENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
STAFF REVIEW AND EVALUATION
NPDES Stormwater Permit
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Facility Name:
Chemetall Foote Corporation
NPDES Permit Number:
NCS000096
Facility Location:
348 Holiday Inn Dr, Kings Mountain, NC (Cleveland County)
Type of Activity:
CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING
SIC Code:
2819
Receiving Streams:
See Figure 1
River Basin:
Broad River Basin, Sub -basin 03-08-05
Stream Classification:
C
Proposed Permit Requirements:
See attached draft permit.
Monitoring Data:
See Table 1
Response Requested by (Date):
rl �Hst 14 Zm9
Central Office Staff Coritact:
Return to: Brian Lowther, [phone]
Special Issues:
lssue
Rating Scale: 1 eas to 10 hard ••
Compliance history
5
Benchmark exceedance
1
Location (TMDL, T&E
3 '.
species, etc
Other Challenges:
8
• Needed updated
into and map
• Analytical
—parameters
Difficulty Rating:
17/40
Description of Onsite Activities:
• . The site is a diversified chemical processing facility.
a. Casting - melts and casts lithium metal for the Battery Industry.
b. Battery - extrudes lithium ingot from Casting into foil, and sends the foil to battery producers. No batteries
are produced on site.
e. Halide - produces
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• lithium bromide in a water solution from lithium carbonate and hydrobromic acid.
• lithium chloride in a water solution from a concentrated lithium chloride brine brought to the site and
the use of lithium carbonate and hydrochloric acid.
• lithium aluminate - from a reaction of aluminum oxides and lithium compounds.
• pharmaceutical carbonate - from lithium hydroxide and carbon dioxide.
d. Shipping - repackages different lithium products and loads them into trucks. Also stores different products
produced at other locations for shipment to customers.
e. Pilot Facility - Produces developmental organometallic products in solvents.
Documents Reviewed:
• NPDES Stormwater Permit Application Materials
• National Heritage Program (NHP) Threatened and Endangered Species Database
• SPU File
• Central Files
• EPA Sector -Specific Permit, 2008
• 303(d) List, 2008 draft, 2006 final
• 2008 Broad Basinwide Plan
History:
• October 1, 1994: Date permit first issued. Analytical parameters included TSS, pH and Toluene. Sampling
was required annually.
• July 2, 1998: Letter from Tom Belnick informing SPU the company requested the removal for Outfall 002
from their NPDES permit. The NPDES permit was drafted with outfall 002 removed.
• February 19, 1999: Reminder letter for renewal.
• May 22, 2003: Date permit re -issued. Analytical parameters included TSS and pH. Sampling was required
annually during the first three years and quarterly during the fourth year.
• May 5, 2009: Renewal application sent.
• May 22, 2009: Date permittee submitted renewal application.
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Chemetall Foote Corporation
Lab tide: 350 13' 2" N
LongibJde: 810 21' 11" W
ON
County: Cleveland
Receving Stream: Kings Creek
%2
Slream dass: C
Sub-bagn: 03-08-05 (Broad River B3sn)
Facility Location
W SCa/e 1:24,000
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Central Office Review Summary:
1. Owner's Other Permits:
• NCO033570 —Wastewater Permit —There is one outfall permitted for Condensate, noncontact cooling,
blowdown. Limits for this outfall are Chlorine, Flow, Lithium, pH, TSS, Temperature and P/F STAT Acu
Pimephales.
• AFS - 3704500295
2. Gen eralObservations:
There are 3 different drainage areas:
Area 004 is on the East Side of the plant. Runoff from that area flows through piping to a low point, where a
pipe carries the water under a plant road to SW Discharge Point 4, which discharges into Kings Creek.
Area 005A discharges across the surface and through piping. All the run-off from this area drains into piping in
front of the Shipping building, and from there flows under a road to a discharge in the area we call the Sand
Trap. The Sand Trap is simply an open area with no chemicals or equipment. It flows across this area towards
the South, where it enters a pipe that runs under a plant road and discharges into Kings Creek.
Area 005B is primarily surface run-off that flows across the plant and a Swale on the South side, above Kings
Creek, channels the flow to a drain pipe that runs under a plant road and then discharges into the Sand Trap.
At one point, in previous permits, discharge point 005 was the only stormwater discharge point. The problem
was that it required a very significant rain fall event to get a discharge from pipe 005. Since there was nothing in
the Sand Trap area, we modified the permit to allow sampling and monitoring to occur at Points 005A and B.
3. Impairment: Kings Creek is not on the 2006 303(d) list. The Basinwide Plan showed Kings Creek as supporting
and had no recommendations.
4. Threatened and Endangered: Based on the Natural Heritage virtual workroom there are no federally threatened
or endangered species within 2 miles of the site.
5. Location: Classified C Stream
6. Industrial Changes Since Previous Permit: The following changes have occurred since the last permit
application. 1. A chiller system has been added for casting. It is equipped with containment and will be added
to the containment program when the unit is operational. 2. The sulfuric acid storage tank has been emptied and
remains empty. The containment remains around the empty tank.
7. Analytical Monitoring Notes: TSS and pH were required to be sampling annually for the first three years and
quarterly during the fourth year. Nine samples from 12/10/2003 to 9/16/2008 were submitted with the renewal
application. There were no values over the current benchmarks.
The EPA Multi -Sector General Permit subsector C2 Industrial Inorganic Chemicals recommends monitoring for
Total Aluminum, Total Iron, and Nitrate plus Nitrite Nitrogen. These parameters were not added to the renewal
permit because the site's industrial activities do not include these parameters.
Hexane and Oil&Grease has been added to the monitoring because they are potential pollutants onsite.
8. Qualitative Monitoring Notes: Visual monitoring was done at three outfalls from 5/6/03 to 4/21 /09. Rain events
on 5/6/03 and 5/22/03 show reddish solids because of road erosion and also from a septic tank replacement
project. All the other entries show no signs of pollution.
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Table 1: Analytical Monitoring
Required Sampling
Range
I Sample
Date
Total
Flow
(MGD)
Precipitation
(in)
Duration
(hours)
TSS
pH
Benchmark:
100 mg/L
Benchmark:
6-9 su
Outfall 1
05/01/03 to 04/30/04
12/10/2003
0.277
1
12.5
4
7.6
05/01/04 to 04/30/05
7/12/2004
0.22
0.8
4
19.5
7.8
05/01/05 to 04/30/06
6/4/2005
0.433
1.6
8.3
19.5
7.4
05/01/06 to 06/31 /06
5/22/2006
0.332
1.2
2.5
5.2
7.6
08/01/06 to 10/31/06
8/22/2006
0.208
0.75
2.5
4
7.3
11/01/06 to 0 1/31 /07
11/16/2006
0.554
2
12
29.6
7.2
02/01/07 to 04/30/07
2/25/2007
0.208
0.75
8
13
7.5
10/25/20071
0.346
1.25
20
12
7.6
9/16/2008
0.346
1.22
5
3
7.5
Outfall2
05/01/03 to 04/30/04
12/10/2003
0.714
1
12.5
5
7.6
05/01/04 to 04/30/05
7/12/2004
0.571
0.8
4
42.2
7.9
05/01/05 to 04/30/06
6/4/2005
1.143
1.6
8.3
6.8
7.6
05/01/06 to 06/31 /06
5/22/2006
0.857
1.2
2.5
0
7.7
08/01/06 to 10/31/06
8/22/2006
0.536
0.75
2.5
2
7.7
11 /0 1/06 to 0 1/31 /07
11/16/2006
1.438
2
12
1
7.7
02/01/07 to 04/30/07
2/25/2007
0.536
0.75
8
2.3
7.3
12 25/2007
' 0.893
1.25
20
12
7.5
9/16/2008
0.893
1.25
5
6
1 7.5
Outfall 3
05/01/03 to 04/30/04
12/102003
0.098
1
12.5
20
7.6
05/01/04 to 04/30/05
7/12/2004
0.078
0.8
4
8.4
7.6
05/01/05 to 04/30/06
6/4/2005
0.156
1.6
8.3
12.1
7.4
05/01/06 to 06/31/06
5/22/2006
0.177
1.2
2.5
2
6.9-
38/01/06 to 10/31 /06
8/22/2006
0.733
0.75
2.5
4
7.3
11/01/06 to 01/31/07
11/16/2006
0.196
2
12
9.2
7.8
02/01/07 to 04/30/07
2/25/2007
0.073
0.75
8
9
7.3
10/25/2007
0.122
1.25
20
2
7.8
9/16/2008
0.122
1.25
5
10
7.4
Over Current Benchmark
Data Not Collected
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Revised Permit Recommendations: Analytical Monitoring:
1. Maintain monitoring for pl-I and TSS. Add n-Hexane and Oil&Grease to the analytical monitoring requirements
because they are potential pollutants from the site.
2. All analytical monitoring has been set to semi-annually during a representative storm event as defined in Part 11
Section B. The permittee must also document the total precipitation for each event. If no discharge occurs
during the sampling period, the permittee must submit a monitoring report indicating "No Flow" within 30 days
of the end of the six-month sampling period. Additionally, samples must be taken a minimum of 60 days apart,
as specified in Table 2.
3. Benchmarks for analytical monitoring have been added to this draft permit. Exceedances of benchmark values
require the permittee to increase monitoring, increase management actions, increase record keeping, and/or.
install stonnwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) in a tiered program. If the sampling results are above a
benchmark value, or outside of the benchmark range, for any parameter at any outfall then the facility shall
follow the Tier 1 guidelines which require a facility inspection within two weeks and implementation of a
mitigation plan within two months. If during the term of this" permit, the sampling results are above the
benchmark values, or outside of the benchmark range, for any specific parameter at a specific discharge outfall
two times in a row (consecutive), then the facility shall follow the Tier 2 guidelines which require a repetition of
the steps listed for Tier. 1 and also immediately institute monthly monitoring for all parameters at every outfall
where a sampling result exceeded the benchmark value for two consecutive samples.
4. The permittee is required to collect all of the analytical and qualitative monitoring samples during representative
storm events as defined in Part II Section B. Qualitative monitoring is required regardless of representative
outfall status.
5. The permittee is responsible for all monitoring until the renewal permit is issued. See Footnote 1 of Tables 1, 4,
and 5.
6. The flow reporting requirement has been removed per DWQ revised strategy. (The total rainfall parameter is in
this permit, however.)
7. Vehicle maintenance monitoring has been revised to semi-annually in order to coincide with analytical and
qualitative monitoring. .
Other Proposed Changes to the Previous Permit:
L. Additional. guidance is provided about the Site Plan requirements. The site map must now identify if the
receiving stream is impaired and if it has a TMDL established. It must also describe potential pollutants in each
outfall. The map requirements are stated more explicitly. And, the site plan must contain a list of significant
spills that have occurred in the past three years and also must certify that the outfalls have been inspected to
ensure that they do not contain non-stormwater discharges. Additional information is provided in Part 11 Section
A.
2. Additional requirements for the Stormwater Management Plan have been specified in Part 11 Section A. More
details regarding secondary containment are provided.
3. Additional requirements for the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan have been specified in Part 11 Section A.
The plan must also be updated annually to include a list of significant spills and to certify that the outfalls do not
contain non-stormwater discharges.
4. The facility must now implement a semi-annual Facility Inspection Program of the site's stormwater
management controls as specified in Part 11 Section A.
5. Information regarding the No Exposure Exclusion has been added to this draft permit. If industrial materials and
activities are not exposed to precipitation or runoff as described in 40 CFR §122.26(g), the facility may qualify
for a No Exposure Exclusion from NPDES stormwater discharge permit requirements. Additional information
is provided in Part I Section A.
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Discussions with permittee: Ralph Hawk, 704-734-2698, [e-mail], Emailed answers on 6/12/09
1. General description of onsite industrial activities.
The site is a diversified chemical processing facility. See General Observations above for my details.
2. Do you have a map that shows more details? More details on the flow of stormwater and outfal I locations.
Updated map submitted.
3. How, much lithium brine product is stored outside? Is there any secondary containment for the plastic containers?
Materials on site stored outdoors.
• HCl Bulk Storage Tank - 15, 000 gallons, within containment.
• HBr Bulk Storage Tank - 13, 000 gallons, within containment, and under roof no sides
• Used Oil Tank - 1, 000 gallons, in secondary containment.
• Diesel & Gasoline Tanks - 1, 000 gallons, within containments, under roof, no sides
• Lithium Drum Wash - drums that had lithium metal are staged on a concrete pad until washed. The pad is
curbed and contained. No runofffrom the pad. The neutralized washings are collected in totes (275
gallon) for transfer to storage tanks. Adjacent to this area is the hexane storage area where up to two 500
gallon transportable tanks are staged after delivery. These transportable tanks contain hexane for use in
the plant. The hexane is transferred to drums form the tanks. These tanks are stored in a curbed area
under a roof The hexane in drums is stored in a building (roofand walls) that has a containment.
• Bulk liquefied argon and carbon dioxide tanks. Cryogenic liquids.
• There are a number of empty cylinders for the shipment ofproduct outside, around the Pilot Facility. These
cylinders are kept closed.
• There are also several small tanks ofcryogenic liquids (argon, nitrogen) staged around laboratory areas,
and two storage tanks for propane along with a storage rack for propane tanks for fork lifts. There are
compressed gas cylinders stored outside, adjacent to buildings. None appear to be any issue related to
stormwater.
• There are a number ofdumpsters on site. Some are equipped with covers, but sonne are not.
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Recommendations: Based on the documents reviewed, the application information submitted on May 22, 2009
sufficient to issue an Individual Stormwat/er Permit.
Prepared by (Signature) ,� (. . Date C 27 oT
Stormwater Permitting Unit Supervisor Date
for Bradley Bennett
Concurrence by Regional Office Date
RO Water Quality
Regional Office Staff' Comments (attach additional pages as necessary)
Does the Lithium brine storage area need secondary containment?
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
"a Governor Director
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August 11, 2009
Mr. Ralph W Hawk
Chemetall Foote Corporation .
348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Dear Mr. Hawk:
AUG 1 2 2009
Subject: Drafts ES,Stprmwater .,,,e1irol.
Permit No. NCS000096
Chemetall Foote Corporation
Cleveland County
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft stormwater permit for your facility. Please review the draft
very carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the conditions and requirements it contains.
The draft permit contains the following significant changes from this facility's current permit:
Analytical monitoringcges:
1. Analytical monitoring parameters, pH and TSS have been maintained in this permit.
2. Analytical monitoring parameters, n-Hexane and Oil & Grease have been added to the analytical
monitoring requirements because they are potential pollutants from the site.
3. All analytical monitoring has been set to semi-annually during a representative storm event as;defhned in
Part II Section B. The permittee must also document the total precipitation for each event. If no discharge
occurs during the sampling period, the permittee must submit a monitoring report indicating "No Flow"
within 30 days of the end of the six-month sampling period. Additionally, samples must be taken a
minimum of 60 days apart, as specified in Table 2.
4. Benchmarks for analytical monitoring have been added to this draft permit. Ezceedances of benchmark
values require the permittee to increase monitoring, increase management actions, increase record
keeping, and/or install stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) in a tiered program. If the
sampling results are above a benchmark value, or outside of the benchmark range, for any parameter at
any outfall then the facility shall follow the Tier 1 guidelines which require a facility inspection within
two weeks and implementation of a mitigation plan within two months. If during the term of this permit,
the sampling results are above the benchmark values, or outside of the benchmark range, for any specific
parameter at a specific discharge outfall two times in a row (consecutive), then the facility shall follow the
Tier 2 guidelines which require a repetition of the steps listed for Tier 1 and also immediately institute
monthly monitoring for all parameters at every outfall where a sampling result exceeded the benchmark
value for two consecutive samples.
5. You are required to collect all of the analytical and qualitative monitoring samples during representative
storm events as defined in Part II Section B. Qualitative monitoring is required regardless of
representative outfall status.
6. You are responsible for all monitoring until the renewal permit is issued. See Footnote 1 of Tables 1, 4,
and 5.
Wetlands and Stormwater Branch �i1C L, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 NOTti1C1I011111
Location: 512 -8 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina r SeNi Natural�y
Phone: [phone]FAX: 919A07-64941CustomerService:l-877823-6748 L
Internet www.nmalerquality.org
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer

Mr. Ralph W Hawk
Chemetall Foote Corporation
Permit No. NCS000096
7. The flow reporting requirement has been removed per DWQ revised strategy. (The total rainfall
parameter is in this permit, however.)
8. Vehicle maintenance monitoring has been revised to semi-annually in order to coincide with analytical
and qualitative monitoring. This requirement appears in all Individual Stormwater permits, however it
only applies to facilities that do vehicle maintenance. If the facility begins vehicle maintenance during the
permitted timeframe then the requirements shall apply.
Other permit changes:
1. Additional guidance is provided about the Site Plan requirements. The site map must now identify if the
receiving stream is impaired and if it has a TMDL established. It must also describe potential pollutants
in each outfall. The map requirements are stated more explicitly. And, the site plan must contain a list of
significant spills that have occurred in the past three years and also must certify that the outfalls have
been inspected to ensure that they do not contain non-stormwater discharges. Additional information is
provided in Part II Section A.
2. Additional requirements for the Stormwater Management Plan have been specified in Part II Section A.
More details regarding secondary containment are provided. .
3. Additional requirements for the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan have been specified in Part II
Section A. The plan must also be updated annually to include a list of significant spills and to certify that
the outfalls do not contain non-stormwater discharges.
4. The facility must now implement a semi-annual Facility Inspection Program of the site's stormwater
management controls as specified, in Part II Section A.
5. Information regarding the No Exposure Exclusion has been added to this draft permit. If industrial
materials and activities are not exposed to. precipitation or runoff as described in 40 CFR §122.26(g), the
facility may qualify for a No Exposure Exclusion from NPDES stormwater discharge permit
requirements. Additional information is provided in Part I Section A.
Please submit any comments to me no later than thirty (30) days following your receipt of the draft.
Comments should be sent to the address listed at the bottom of this page. If no adverse comments are .
received from the public or from you, this permit will likely be issued in about two months.
If you have any questions or comments concerning this draft permit, contact me at [phone] or
brian.lowtherQncdenr.gov
Sincerely,
Brian Lowther
Environmental Engineer
Stormwater Permitting Unit
cc: Moore villeRegional:Oi ee ff
Stormwater Permitting Unit
Attachments: Draft Stormwater Permit

NCS000096
Recommendations: Based on the documents reviewed, the application information submitted on May 22, 2009
sufficient to issue an Individual Stormwaterer Permit.
Prepared by (Signature) .--:e C— • Date C 27 4?
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RO Water Quality Supervisorz�/. �) Date I Z19
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Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Colleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
July 14, 2009
Individual NPDES Stormwater Permit Renewal Transmittal Cover Page
To: Mooresville Regional Office
Subject: NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000096
Chemetall Foote Corporation ==
Kings Mountain, NC (Cleveland County)
Attachment Description
® Staff Report
® Draft Permit
® Renewal Application
JUL 1 F --i
Please provide comments on the draft permit and sign staff report if acceptable.
Return to Brian Lowther at the Central Office by August 14, 2009.
Brian Lowther
Division of Water Quality
Stormwater Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet: mmmcwaterquality.org
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
STAFF REVIEW AND EVALUATION
NPDES Stormwater Permit
Facility Name:
Chemetall Foote Corporation
NPDES Permit Number:
NCS000096
Facility Location:
348 Holiday Inn Dr, Kings Mountain, NC (Cleveland County)
Type of Activity:
CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING
SIC Code:
2819
Receiving Streams:
See Figure I
River Basin: -
Broad River Basin, Sub -basin 03-08-05
Stream Classification:
C
Proposed Permit Requirements:
See attached draft permit.
Monitoring Data:
See Table I
Response Requested by (Date):
A 9'j 14 2wy
Central Office Staff Contact:
Return to: Brian Lowther, [phone]
Special Issues:
Issue
Rating Scale: 1 eas to 10 hard
Compliance history
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Other Challenges:
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Description of Onsite Activities:
• The site is a diversified chemical processing facility.
a. Casting - melts and casts lithium metal for the Battery Industry.
b. Battery - extrudes lithium ingot from Casting into foil, and sends the foil to battery producers. No batteries
are produced on site.
c. Halide - produces
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• lithium bromide in a water solution from lithium carbonate and hydrobromic acid.
• lithium chloride in a water solution from a concentrated lithium chloride brine brought to the site and
the use of lithium carbonate and hydrochloric acid.
• lithium aluminate - from a reaction of aluminum oxides and lithium compounds.
• pharmaceutical carbonate - from lithium hydroxide and carbon dioxide.
d. Shipping - repackages different lithium products and loads them into trucks. Also stores different products
produced at other locations for shipment to customers.
e. Pilot Facility - Produces developmental organometallic products in solvents.
Documents Reviewed:
• NPDES Stormwater Permit Application Materials
• National Heritage Program (NHP) Threatened and Endangered Species Database
• SPU File
• Central Files
• EPA Sector -Specific Permit, 2008
303(d) List, 2008 draft, 2006 final
• 2008 Broad Basinwide Plan
History:
• October 1, 1994: Date permit first issued. Analytical parameters included TSS, pH and Toluene. Sampling
was required annually.
• July 2, 1998: Letter from Tom Belnick informing SPU the company requested the removal for Outfall 002
front their NPDES permit. The NPDES permit was drafted with outfall 002 removed.
• February 19, 1999: Reminder letter for renewal.
• May 22, 2003: Date permit re -issued. Analytical parameters included TSS and pH. Sampling was required
annually during the first three years and quarterly during the fourth year.
• May 5, 2009: Renewal application sent.
• May 22, 2009: Date permittee submitted renewal application.
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Lab tude: 350 13' 2" N
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Longitude: 810 21' 11" IN
County: Cleveland
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ReceNng Stream: Kings Creek
Str earn CI ass: C
Sub -basin: 03-08-05 (Broad River Basin)
Facility Location
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Central Office Review Summary:
Owner's Other Permits:
• NCO033570 — Wastewater Permit —There is one outfall permitted for Condensate, noncontact cooling,
blowdown. Limits for this outfall are Chlorine, Flow, Lithium, pl-1, TSS, Temperature and P/F STAT Acu
Pimephales.
• AFS - 3704500295
2. Gen eralObservations:
There are 3 different drainage areas:
Area 004 is on the East Side of the plant. Runoff from that area flows through piping to a low point, where a
pipe carries the water under a plant road to SW Discharge Point 4, which discharges into Kings Creek.
Area 005A discharges across.the surface and through piping. All the run-off from this area drains into piping in
front of the Shipping building, and from there flows under a road to a discharge in the area we call the Sand
Trap. The Sand Trap is simply an open area with no chemicals or equipment. It flows across this area towards
the South, where it enters a pipe that runs under a plant road and discharges into Kings Creek.
Area 005B is primarily surface run-off that flows across the plant and a swale on the South side, above Kings
Creek, channels the flow to a drain pipe that runs under a plant road and then discharges into the Sand Trap.
At one point, in previous permits, discharge point 005 was the only stormwater discharge point. The problem
was that it required a very significant rain fall event to get a discharge from pipe 005. Since there was nothing in
the Sand Trap area, we modified the permit to allow sampling and monitoring to occur at Points 005A and B.
3. Impairment: Kings Creek is not on the 2006 303(d) list. The Basimvide Plan showed Kings Creek as supporting
and had no recommendations.
4. Threatened and Endangered: Based on the Natural Heritage virtual workroom there are no federally threatened
or endangered species within 2 miles of the site.
5. Location: Classified C Stream
6. Industrial Changes Since Previous Permit: The following changes have occurred since the last permit
application. I. A chiller system has been added for casting. It is equipped with containment and will be added
to the containment program when the unit is operational. 2. The sulfuric acid storage tank has been emptied and
remains empty. The containment remains around the empty tank.
7. Analvtical Monitoring Notes: TSS and pH were required to be sampling annually for the first three years and
quarterly during the fourth year. Nine samples from 12/10/2003 to 9/16/2008 were submitted with the renewal
application. There were no values over the current benchmarks.
The EPA Multi -Sector General Permit subsector C2 Industrial Inorganic Chemicals recommends monitoring for
Total Aluminum, Total Iron, and Nitrate plus Nitrite Nitrogen. These parameters were not added.to the renewal
permit because the site's industrial activities do not include these parameters.
Hexane and Oil&Grease has been added to the monitoring because they are potential pollutants onsite.
8. Qualitative Monitoring Notes: Visual monitoring was done at three outfalls from 5/6/03 to 4/21/09. Rain events
on 5/6/03 and 5/22/03 show reddish solids because of road erosion and also from a septic tank replacement
project. All the other entries show no signs of pollution.
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Table I:. Analytical Monitoring
Required Sampling
Range
I Sample
Dale
Total
Flow
(MGD)
Precipitation
(in)
Duration
(hours)
TSS
pH
Benchmark:
100 mg/L
Benchmark:
6-9 su
Outfall 1
05/01/03 to 04/30/04
12/10/2003
0.277
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12.5
4
7.6
05/01/04 to 04/30/05
7/12/2004
0.22
0.8
4
19.5
7.8
05/01/05 to 04/30/06
6/4/2005
0.433
1.6
8.3
19.5
7.4
05/01/06 to 06/31 /06
5/22/2006
0.332
1.2
2.5
5.2
7.6
08/01/06 to 10/31/06
8/22/2006
0.208
0.75
2.5
4
7.3
11/01/06 to 0 1/31 /07
11/16/2006
0.554
2
12
29.6
7.2
02/01/07 to 04/30/07
2/25/2007
0.208
0.75
8
13
7.5
10/25/2007
0.346
1.25
20
12
7.6
9/16/2008
0.346
1.25
5
3
7.5
•utfall 2
05/01/03 to 04/30/04
12/10/2003
0.714
1
12.5
5
7.6
05/01/04 to 04/30/05
7/12/2004
0.571
0.8
4
42.2
7.9
05/01/05 to 04/30/06
6/4/2005
1.143
1.6
8.3
6.8
7.6
05/01/06 to 06/31 /06
5/22/2006
0.857
1.2
2.5
0
7.7
08/01/06 to 10/31/06
8/22/2006
0.536
0.75
2.5
2
7.7
11/01/06 to 0 1/31 /07
11/16/2006
1.438
2
12
1
7.7
02/01/07 to 04/30/07
2/25/2007
0.536
0.75
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2.3
7.3
10/25/2007
0.893
1.25
20
12
7.5
9/16/2008
0.893
1 1.25
5
1 6
7.5
•utfall 3
05/01/03 to 04/30/04
12/10/2003
0.098
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12.5
20
7.6
05/01/04 to 04/30/05
7/12/2004
0.078
0.8
4
8.4
7.6
05/01/05 to 04/30/06
6/4/2005
0.156
1.6
8.3
12.1
7.4
05/01/06 to 06/31 /06
5/22/2006
0.177
1.2
2.5
2
6.9. ;
08/01/06 to 10/31/06
8/22/2006
0.733
0.75
2.5
4
7.3
11/01/06 to 0 1/31 /07
11/16/2006
0.196 .
2
12
9.2
7.8
02/01/07 to 04/30/07
2/25/2007
0.073
0.75
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7.3
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1.25
20
2
7.8
9/16/2008
0.122
1.25
5
10
7.4
Over Current Benchmark
Data Not Collected
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Revised Permit Recommendations: Analytical Monitoring:
1. Maintain monitoring for pH and TSS. Add n-Hexane and Oil&Grease to the analytical monitoring requirements
because they are potential pollutants from the site.
2. All analytical monitoring has been set to semi-annually during a representative storm event as defined in Part 11
Section B. The permittee must also document the total precipitation for each event. If no discharge occurs
during the sampling period, the permittee must submit a monitoring report indicating "No Flow" within 30 days
of the end of the six-month sampling period. Additionally, samples must be taken a minimum of 60 days apart,
as specified in Table'2.
3. Benchmarks for analytical monitoring have been added to this draft permit. Exceedances of benchmark values
require the permittee to increase monitoring, increase management actions, increase record keeping, and/or.
install stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) in a tiered program. If the sampling results are above a
benchmark value, or outside of the benchmark range, for any parameter at any outfall then the facility shall
follow the Tier I guidelines which require a facility inspection within two weeks and implementation of a
mitigation plan within two months. If during the term of this permit, the sampling results are above the
benchmark values, or outside of the benchmark range, for any specific parameter at a specific discharge outfall
two times in a row (consecutive), then the facility shall follow the Tier 2 guidelines which require a repetition of
the steps listed for Tier. I and also immediately institute monthly monitoring for all parameters at every outfall
where a sampling result exceeded the benchmark value for two consecutive samples.
4. The permittee is required to collect all of the analytical and qualitative monitoring samples during representative
storm events as defined in Part 11 Section B. Qualitative monitoring is required regardless of representative
outfall status.
5. The permittee is responsible for all monitoring until the renewal permit is issued. See Footnote 1 of Tables 1, 4,
and 5.
6. The flow reporting requirement has been removed per DWQ revised strategy. (The total rainfall parameter is in
'this permit, however.)
7. Vehicle maintenance monitoring has been revised to semi-annually in order to coincide with analytical and
qualitative monitoring.
Other Proposed Changes to the Previous Permit:
I . Additional guidance is provided about the Site Plan requirements. The site map must now identify if the
receiving stream is impaired and if it has a TMDL established. It must also describe potential pollutants in each
outfall. The map requirements are stated more explicitly. And, the site plan must contain a list of significant
spills that have occurred in the past three years and also must certify that the outfalls have been inspected to
ensure that they do not contain non-stormwater discharges. Additional information is provided in Part 11 Section
A.
2. Additional requirements for the Stormwater Management Plan have been specified in Part 11 Section A. More
details regarding secondary containment are provided.
3. Additionalrequirements for the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan have been specified in Part II Section A.
The plan must also be updated annually to include a list of significant spills and to certify that the outfalls do not
contain non-stormwater discharges.
4. The facility most now implement a semi-annual Facility Inspection Program of the site's stormwater
management controls as specified in Part 11 Section A.
5. Information regarding the No Exposure Exclusion has been added to this draft permit. If industrial materials and
activities are not exposed to precipitation or runoff as described in 40 CFR § I22.26(g), the facility may qualify
for a No Exposure Exclusion from NPDES stormwater discharge permit requirements. Additional information
is provided in Part I Section A.
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Discussions with permittee: Ralph Hawk, 704-734-2698, [e-mail], Emailed answers on 6/12/09
I. General description of onsite industrial activities.
The site is a diversified chemical processing facility. See General Observations above for my details.
2. Do you have a map that shows more details? More details on the flow of stormwater and outfall locations.
Updated map submitted.
3. How much lithium brine product is stored outside? Is there any secondary containment for the plastic containers?
Materials on site stored outdoors.
• HC1 Bulk Storage Tank- 15,000gallons, within containment.
• HBr Bulk Storage Tank - 13, 000 gallons, within containment, and under roof, no sides
• Used Oil Tank - 1, 000 gallons, in secondary containment.
• Diesel & Gasoline Tanks - 1, 000 gallons, within containments, under roof, no sides n
• Lithium Drum Wash - drums that had lithium metal are staged on a concrete pad until washed. The pad is
curbed and contained. No runofffrom the pad. The neutralized washings are collected in totes (275
gallon) for transfer to storage tanks. Adjacent to this area is the hexane storage area where up to two 500
gallon transportable tanks are staged after delivery. These transportable tanks contain hexane for use in
the plant. The hexane is transferred to drums form the tanks. These tanks are stored in a curbed area
under a roof The hexane in drums is stored in a building (roof and walls) that has a containment.
• Bulk liquefied argon and carbon dioxide tanks. Cryogenic liquids.
• There are a number of'empty cylinders for the shipment ofproduct outside, around the Pilot Facility. There
cylinders are kept closed.
• There are also several small tanks of cryogenic liquids (argon, nitrogen) staged around laboratory areas,
and two storage tanks for propane along with a storage rack for propane tanks for fork lifts. There are
compressed gar cylinders stored outside, adjacent to buildings. None appear to be any issue related to
stormwater.
• There are a number ofclumpsters on site. .Some are equipped with covers, but some are not.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
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In compliance with the provisions of North CarolinaeGen laStatate'143-215.1, other lawful
standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
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Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
ChemetallFoote Corporation
is hereby authorized,to discharge stormwater from a facility located at
etall Foote Corporation
48 Holiday Inn Dr.
.ings Mountain, NC
Cleveland County
to receiving waters designated as Kings Creek, a class C stream in the Broad River Basin, in
accordance with the discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set
forth in Parts 1, 11, 111, IV, V and VI hereof.
Note: Draft Permit Dates are Approximate
This permit shall become effective October 1, 2009.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2014.
Signed this day September 18, 2009.
for Coleen H. Sullins Director
Division of Water Quality
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NCS000096
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I INTRODUCTION
Section A: Individual Permit Coverage
Section B: Permitted Activities
Section C: Location Map
PART II MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED
DISCHARGES
Section A: Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plari,�,,\
Section B: Analytical Monitoring Requirements
Section C: Qualitative Monitoring Requ" ire' ents�
Section D: On -Site Vehicle`Maintenance;Monitoring Requirements
PART III STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES STORMWATER INDIVIDUAL
PERMITS
Section A: Compliance
and Liability
1.
Compliance Schedule
2.
Duty to Comply
3.
Duty to Mitigate
4.
Civil and Criminal Liability
5.
Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
6.
Property Rights
7.
Severability
8.
Duty to Provide Information
9.
Penalties for Tampering
10.
Penalties for Falsification of Reports
Section B: General
Conditions
1.
Individual Permit Expiration
2.
Transfers
3.
Signatory Requirements
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4. Individual Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, or
Termination
5. Permit Actions
Section C: Operation and Maintenance of Pollution Controls
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
2. Need to Halt or Reduce Not a Defense
3. Bypassing of Stormwater Control Facilities
Section D: Monitoring and Records
I. Representative Sampling
2. Recording Results
3. Flow Measurements
4. Test Procedures 7Vn
5. Representative Outfl
6. Records Rete t o
7. Inspection and -Entry
Section E: Reporting Requmements
1. Discharge Monitoring Reports
2. Submitting;Reports
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3. Availability of Reports
4. Non-Stormwater Discharges
5. Planned Changes
6. Anticipated Noncompliance
7. Spills
8. Bypass
9. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
10. Other Noncompliance
11. Other Information
PART IV LIMITATIONS REOPENER
PART V ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
PART VI DEFINITIONS
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PART I INTRODUCTION
SECTION A: INDIVIDUAL PERMIT COVERAGE
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge stormwater associated with industrial activity. Such
discharges shall be controlled, limited and monitored as specified in this permit.
If industrial materials and activities are not exposed to precipitation or runoff as described in 40
CFR § 122.26(g), the facility may qualify for a No Exposure Exclusion from NPDES stormwater
discharge permit requirements. Any owner or operator wishing`to obtain a No Exposure
Certification must submit a No Exposure Certification'NOI form to the Division; must receive
approval by the Division; must maintain no exposure conditions unless authorized to -discharge
under a valid NPDES stormwater permit; and must reapply for the'No Exposure Exclusion once
every five (5) years.
SECTION B: PERMITTED ACTIV
Until this permit expires or is m6dified'0r"revoked, the permittee is authorized to discharge
stormwater to the surface waters -of North Carolina or separate storm,sewer system that has been
adequately treated and managed/in'accordance with the terms and conditions of this individual
permit. All stormwater discharges shallll,be\�in accordance with the conditions of this permit.
Any other point source discharge_to'su` rface waters of the state is prohibited unless it is an
allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization, or approval.
The stormwater discharges allowed by this individual permit shall not cause or contribute to
violations of Water Quality Standards.
This permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other
applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree.
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SECTION C: LOCATION MAI'
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MIPScale 1,24,000
Chemetall Foote Corporation
Latitude: 350 13' 7' N
Longitude: 810 21' 11" W
County: Clevdaid
Recaving Stream: Kings Creek
Stream 4 ass: C
Sub -basin: 03-08-05 (Broad River Basin)
Facility Location
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PART II MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR
PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN
The Permittee shall develop a Stormwater Pollution, Prevention Plan, herein after referred to as
the Plan. This Plan shall be considered public information in accordance with Part III, Standard
Conditions, Section E. Paragraph 3 of this individual permit. The Plan shall include, at a
minimum, the following items:
Site Plan. The site plan shall provide a description
potential pollutant sources which may be expected
stormwater discharges. The site plan shall contain
(a) A general location map (USGS
equivalent map), showing the fa
and surface waters, the name of
outfall(s) discharges, or if the di
system, the name of the muni`cif
accurate latitude and longitude c
map (or alternatively the site map)
impaired (on the state's 303(d) li's
which a TMDL has=been establis
al facility and the
to contamination of
or appropriately drafted
n relation to transportation routes
Rer(s) to which the stormwater
chaige is to a municipal separate storm sewer
dity and the ultimate receiving waters, and
the point(s) of discharge. The general location
hall identify whether each receiving water is
of impaired waters) or is located in a watershed for
ied, and what the parameter(s) of concern are.
(b) A narrative de`scription.of storage practices, loading and unloading activities,
outdoor process �areas, dust or particulate generating or control processes, and
waste disposal' practices. A narrative description of the potential pollutants which
could be expected to be present in the stormwater discharge from each outfall.
(c) A site map drawn to scale (including a distance legend) showing: the site property
boundary, the stormwater discharge outfalls, all on -site and adjacent surface
waters and wetlands, industrial activity areas (including storage of materials,
disposal areas, process areas, loading and unloading areas, and haul roads), site
topography, all drainage features and structures, drainage areas for each outfall,
direction of flow in each drainage area, industrial activities occurring in each
drainage area, buildings, existing BMPs, and impervious surfaces. The site map
must indicate the percentage of each drainage area that is impervious.
(d) A list of significant spills or leaks of pollutants that have occurred at the facility
during the three (3) previous years and any corrective actions taken to mitigate
spill impacts.
(e) Certification that the stormwater outfalls have been evaluated for the presence of
non-story$water discharges. The certification statement will be signed in
accordance with the requirements found in Part III, Standard Conditions, Section
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B, Paragraph 5. The permittee shall re -certify annually that the stormwater
outfalls have been evaluated for the presence of non-stormwater discharges.
2. Stormwater Management Plan. The stormwater management plan shall contain a
narrative description of the materials management practices employed which control or
minimize the exposure of significant materials to stormwater, including structural and
nonstructural measures. The stormwater management plan, at a minimum, shall
incorporate the following:
(a) Feasibility Study. A review of the technical and economic feasibility of changing
the methods of operations and/or storage practices to eliminate or reduce exposure
of materials and processes to stormwater. Wherever practical, the permittee shall
prevent exposure of all storage areas, material"handling operations, and
manufacturing or fueling operations. In areas where elimination of exposure is
not practical, the stormwater management plan shall document the feasibility of
diverting the stormwater runoff away from'.ar�eas of potential contamination.
(b) Secondary Containment Requiremerifsand Records. Secondary containment is
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required for: bulk storage of liquid materials; storage in any amount of Section
313 of Title Ill of the Superfun'd Amend em nts and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
water priority chemicals; andIstorage,in any amount of hazardous substances, in
order to prevent leaks and spills rfrom contaminating stormwater runoff. A table
or summary of all such,t nks and stored materials and their associated secondary
containment areas -shall be -maintained. If the secondary containment devices are
connected to stormwater conveyance systems, the connection shall be controlled
by manually activated valves or other similar devices (which shall be secured
closed with aIlocking- niechanism), and any stormwater that accumulates in the
containment area shall be at a minimum visually observed for color, foam, outfall
staining, visible sheens and dry weather flow, prior to release of the accumulated
stormwater. Accumulated stormwater shall be released if found to be
uncontaminated by any material. Records documenting the individual making the
observation, the description of the accumulated stormwater, and the date and time
of the release shall be kept for a period of five years.
(e) BMP Summary. A listing of site structural and non-structural Best Management
Practices (BMP) shall be provided. The installation and implementation of BMPs
shall be based on the assessment of the potential for sources to contribute
significant quantities of pollutants to stormwater discharges and data collected
through monitoring of stormwater discharges. The BMP Summary shall include a
written record of the specific rationale for installation and implementation of the
selected site BMPs. The BMP Summary shall be reviewed and updated annually.
Spill Prevention and Response Plan. The Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)
shall incorporate an assessment of potential pollutant sources based on a materials
inventory of the facility. Facility personnel (or the team) responsible for implementing the
SPRP shall be identified in a written list incorporated into the SPRP and signed and dated
by each individual acknowledging their responsibilities for the plan. A responsible
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person shall be on -site at all times during facility operations that have the potential to
contaminate stormwater runoff through spills or exposure of materials associated with the
facility operations. The SPRP must be site stormwater specific. Therefore, an oil Spill
Prevention Control and Countermeasure plan (SPCC) may be a component of the SPRP,
but may not be sufficient to completely address the stormwater aspects of the SPRP. The
common elements of the SPCC with the SPRP may be incorporated by reference into the
SPRP.
4. Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program. A preventative
maintenance and good housekeeping program shall be developed. The program shall list
all stormwater control systems, stormwater discharge outfalls, all on -site and adjacent
surface waters and wetlands, industrial activity areas
material handling areas, disposal areas, process areas
haul roads), all drainage features and structures; and(
program shall establish schedules of inspections, ma
activities of stormwater control systems, as well as f<
facility systems that present a potential for stoimwati
Inspection of material handling areas and regular cle;
be incorporated into the program. Timely complianc
inspections, maintenance, and housekeeping shall be
in the SPPP.
ncluding material storage areas,
oading and unloading areas, and
:isting structural BMPs. The
penance and housekeeping
lityequipment, facility areas, and
exposure or stormwater pollution.
ing schedules of these areas shall
with the established schedules for
in writing and maintained
5. Employee Training. Training programs shall be developed and training provided at a
i
minimum on an annual basis -for facility personnel with responsibilities for: spill response
and cleanup, preventative maintenance activities, and for any of the facility's operations
that have the potential to contaminate stormwater runoff. Facility personnel (or team)
responsible for implementing -the training shall be identified, and their annual training
shall be documented by -the signature of each employee trained.
6. Responsible Party. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall identify a specific
position(s) responsible for the overall coordination, development, implementation, and
revision to the Plan. Responsibilities for all components of the Plan shall be documented
and position assignments provided.
Plan Amendment. The permittee shall amend the Plan whenever there is a change in
design, construction, operation, or maintenance which has a significant effect on the
potential for the discharge of pollutants to surface waters. All aspects of the
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be reviewed and updated on an annual
basis. The annual update shall include an updated list of significant spills or leaks of
pollutants for the previous three years, or the notation that no spills have occurred. The
annual update shall include written re -certification that the stormwater outfalls have been
evaluated for the presence of non-stormwater discharges. Each annual update shall
include a documented re-evaluation of the effectiveness of the BMPs listed in the BMP
Summary of the Stormwater Management Plan.
The Director may notify the permittee when the Plan does not meet one or more of the
minimum requirements of the permit. Within 30 days of such notice, the permittee shall
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submit a time schedule to the Director for modifying the Plan to meet minimum
requirements. The permittee shall provide certification in writing (in accordance with
Part 111, Standard Conditions, Section B, Paragraph 5) to the Director that the changes
have been made.
8. Facility Inspections. Inspections of the facility and all stormwater systems shall occur as
part of the Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program at a minimum on
a semi-annual schedule, once during the first half of the year (January to June), and once
during the second half (July to December), with at least 60 days separating inspection
dates (unless performed more frequently than semi-annually). These facility inspections
are different from, and in addition to, the stormwater discharge characteristic monitoring
required in Part 11 B and C of this permit. A
Implementation. The permittee shall im
shall include documentation of all moni
activities, and training provided to empl
of actions taken to implement BMPs as:
vehicle maintenance activities. Such do
five years and made available to the D��i�r
immediately upon request. /7
\Implementation of the Plan
ients;anspections, maintenance
the'log of the sampling data and
industrial activities, including
I be kept on -site for a period of
:tor's authorized representative
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SECTION B: ANALYTICAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Analytical monitoring of stormwater discharges shall be performed as specified in Table 1. All
analytical monitoring shall be performed during a representative storm event. The required
monitoring will result in a minimum of ten analytical samplings being conducted over the term of
the permit at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO).
A representative storm event is a storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall. The time
between this storm event and the previous storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches must be at least
72 hours. A single storm event may have a period of no precipitation of up to 10 hours. For example, if
it rains but stops before producing any collectable discharge, a sample may be collected if the next rain
producing a discharge begins within 10 hours.
Table 1. Analvtical Monitorine Requirement's
Discharge
Measurement Frequency[
Sample
Sample
Characteristics
Units
TypC2
Location3
Total Suspended Solids
mg/L
/-`&mi-annual
Grab
SDO
n-Hexane
m /L
%f semi-annual
Grab
SDO
Oil & Grease
mg/L
serni-annual
Grab
SDO
H
standard
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
Total Rainfall°
m lhesJ
\ ; semi-annual
Pain Gauge
f / %
Footnotes: 1
I Measurement Frequency: Twice per year,d,uring a representative storm event.
2 Grab samples shall be collectedwith n the first 30 minutes of discharge.
3 Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) unless representative outfall
status has been granted.
4 For each sampled representative storm event the total precipitation must be recorded. An on -site rain gauge or local rain
gauge reading must be recorded.
The permittee shall complete the minimum ten analytical samplings in accordance with the
schedule specified below in Table 2. A minimum of 60 days must separate Period 1 and
Period 2 sample dates unless monthly monitoring has been instituted under a Tier Two
response.
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Table 2. Monitoring Schedule
Monitoring periodt'2-
Sample Number
Start
End
Year 1 — Period 1
1
October 1, 2009
March 31, 2010
Year 1 — Period 2
2
April 1, 2010
September 30, 2010
Year 2 — Period 1
3
October 1, 2010
March 31, 2011
Year 2 — Period 2
4
April 1, 2011
September 30, 2011
Year 3 — Period 1
5
October 1, 2011
March 31, 2012 '
Year 3 — Period 2
6
April 1, 2012
September 30, 2012
Year 4 — Period 1
7
October 1, 2012
March 31, 2013
Year 4 — Period 2
8
April 1, 2013
September 30, 2013
Year 5 — Period 1
9
October 1, 2013
March 31, 2014
Year 5 — Period 2
10
April 100,I4
September 30, 2014
Footnotes:
I Maintain semi-annual monitoring during permit renev
Permit, the permittee has submitted an application for
the permittee will be considered for renewed coverage
monitoring until the renewed Certificate of Coverage,
2 If no discharge occurs during the sampling period, the
"No Flow" within 30 days of the end of the six-month
The permittee shall report the analytic
monitoring period. The permittee shy
Table 3. The benchmark values in T
the permittee's Stormwater Pollution
require the permittee to increase 'mon
and/or install stormwater Best.Manas
descriptions of Tier One and "Pier Two.
Ifat.the'expiration of the Individual
coverage before the submittal deadline,
icant must continue semi-annual
must submit a monitoring report indicating
period.
Its >from the first sample with valid results within the
pare monitoring results to the benchmark values in
are not permit limits but should be used as guidelines for
ition Plan (SPPP). Exceedences of benchmark values
increase management actions, increase record keeping,
Practices (BMPs) in a tiered program. See below the
Table 3. Benchmark Values for Analytical Monitoring
Discharge Characteristics
Units
Benchmark
Total Suspended Solids
mg/L
100
n-Hexane
mg/L
1
Oil & Grease
mg/L
30
PH
standard
6-9
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Tier One
If: The first valid sampling results are above a benchmark value, or outside of the benchmark range, for any
parameter at any outfall;
Then: The permittee shall:
I. Conduct a stormwater management inspection of the facility within two weeks of receiving
sampling results.
2. Identify and evaluate possible causes of the benchmark value exceedence.
3. Identify potential and select the specific: source controls, operational controls, or physical
improvements to reduce concentrations of the parameters of concern, or to bring concentrations
within the benchmark range.
4. Implement the selected actions within two months of the inspection.
5. Record each instance of a Tier One response in the Slormwater,Pollution Prevention Plan. Include
in.
the date and value of the benchmark exceedence, theI/inspection.dateth , e personnel conducting the
inspection, the selected actions, and the date the selected.actions were implemented.
,. \'
Tier Two
If: During the term of this permit, the first valid sampling results from two consecutive monitoring periods
are above the benchmark values, or outside of( the benchmark range, for any specific parameter at a
s ecific discharge outfall;
Then: The permittee shall: \�\�
I. Repeat all the required acja`s outlined above in Tier One.
2. Immediately institute monthly monitoring for all parameters at every outfall where a sampling result
exceeded the benchmark value fortwo consecutive samples. Monthly (analytical and qualitative)
monitoring shall continue.until'three consecutive sample results are below the benchmark values or
within the benchmark range.
3. If no discharge occurs during the sampling period, the permittee is required to submit a monthly
monitoring report indicating "No Flow" to comply with reporting requirements.
4. Maintain a record of the Tier Two response in the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
During the term of this permit, if the valid sampling results required for the permit monitoring periods
exceed the benchmark value, or are outside the benchmark range, for any specific parameter at any specific
outfall on four occasions, the permittee shall notify the DWQ Regional Office Supervisor in writing within
30 days of receipt of the fourth analytical results. DWQ may but is not limited to:
• require that the permittee revise, increase, or decrease the monitoring frequency for the remainder
of the permit;
• require the permittee to install structural stormwater controls;
• require the permittee to implement other stormwater control measures; or
• require that the permittee implement site modifications to qualify for the No Exposure Exclusion.
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SECTION C: QUALITATIVE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Qualitative monitoring requires a visual inspection of each stormwater outfall regardless of
representative outfall status and shall be performed as specified in Table 4, during the analytical
monitoring event. [If analytical monitoring is not required, the permittee still must conduct semi-
annual qualitative monitoring.] Qualitative monitoring is for the purpose of evaluating the
effectiveness of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) and assessing new sources of
stormwater pollution.
In the event an atypical condition is noted at a stormwater discharge outfall, the permittee shall
document the suspected cause of the condition and any actions taken in response to the
discovery. This documentation will be maintained with the SPPP.
Table 4. Qualitative Monitoring Requiremen6\� a
Discharge Characteristics
Frequencyt
Monitoring
Location2
Color
semi-annual-'�,
Odor
semi -annuals
�� "\�SDO
SDO
Clarity
semi=annual ,
i`� SDO
Floating Solids
semi -an u`al�/
SDO
Suspended Solids \
, semi-annual
SDO
Foam /r
semi-annual
SDO
Oil Sheen %/
),semi-annual
SDO
Erosion or deposition at the outfall i
semi-annual
SDO
Other obvious indicators
semi-annual
SDO
of stormwater pollution
Footnotes:
I Measurement Frequency: Twice per year during a representative storm event, for each year until either another
permit is issued for this facility or until this permit is revoked or rescinded. If at the end of this permitting cycle
the permittee has submitted the appropriate paperwork for a renewal permit before the submittal deadline, the
permittee will be considered for a renewal application. The applicant must continue semi-annual monitoring until
the renewed permit is issued. See Table 2 for schedule of monitoring periods through the end of this permitting
cycle.
2 Monitoring Location: Qualitative monitoring shall be performed at each stormwater discharge outfall'(SDO)
regardless of representative outfall status.
SECTION D: ON -SITE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Facilities which have any vehicle maintenance activity occurring on -site which uses more than 55
gallons of new motor oil per month when averaged over the calendar year shall perform
analytical monitoring as specified below in Table 5. This monitoring shall be performed at all
stormwater discharge outfalls which discharge stormwater runoff from vehicle maintenance
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areas, and in accordance with the schedule presented in Table 2 (Section B). All analytical
monitoring shall be performed during a representative storm event.
Table 5. Analytical M nitoring Requirements for On -Site Vehicle Maintenance
Discharge Characteristics
Units
Measurement
Frc uenc t
Sample
Type2
Sample
Location3
14
standard
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
Oil and Grease
m /l
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
Total Suspended Solids
m /l
semi-annual
Grab
SDO
Total Rainfall4
inches
semi-annual
Rain gauge
New Motor Oil Usage
I gallons/month
I semi-annual/
Estimate
Footnotes:
I Measurement Frequency: Twice per year during a reps
permit is issued for this facility or until this permit is re
the permittee has submitted the appropriate paperwork
permittee will be considered for a renewal application.
the renewed permit is issued. See Table 2 for schedule
cycle. A/
2 If the stormwater runoff is contro
pond shall be collected within the
�n event, -for each year until either another
tded. If at the end of this permitting cycle
fermi[ before the submittal deadline, the
must continue semi-annual monitoring until
periods through the end of this permitting
i pond a grab sample of the discharge from the
from the pond.
3 Sample Location: Samples shall be e611ected at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) that discharges
stormwater runoff from area(s) where vehicle maintenance activities occur.
4 , For each sampled representative storm event the total precipitation must be recorded. An on -site or local rain
gauge reading must be recordedd.__,,
Monitoring results shall be compared to the benchmark values in Table 6. The benchmark
values in Table 6 are not permit limits but should be used as guidelines for the permittee's
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP). Exceedences of benchmark values require the
permittee to increase monitoring, increase management actions, increase record keeping, and/or
install stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs), as provided in Part 11 Section B.
Table 6.
Benchmark Values for Vehicle Maintenance Analytical Monitoring
Discharge Characteristics
Units
Benchmark
pH
standard
6-9
Oil and Grease
mg/L
30
Total Suspended Solids
mg/L
100
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PART III STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES STORMWATER INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
Compliance Schedule
The permittee shall comply with Limitations and Controls specified for stormwater discharges in
accordance with the following schedule:
Existing Facilities already operating but applying for permit coverage for the first time: The Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed and implemented within 12 months of the effective date of the
initial permit and updated thereafter on an annual basis. Secondary containment, as specified in Part II,
Section A, Paragraph 2(b) of this permit, shall be accomplished within>12 months of the effective date of
the initial permit issuance. A ��
New Facilities applying for coverage for the first time add existing�facilitiespreviously permitted and
applying for renewal under this permit: The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed and
implemented prior to the beginning of discharges from the operation of the industrial activity and be
updated thereafter on an annual basis. Secondary containment, as -specified in Part II, Section A, Paragraph
2(b) of this permit shall be accomplished prior to the beginning of discharges from the operation of the
industrial activity. �� ��
2. Duty to Comply l%
The permittee must comply with all'conditions,of this individual permit. Any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act.and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit
termination, revocation and reissuance, modification; or denial of a permit upon renewal application.
a. The permittee shall comply�wtth standards or prohibitions established under section 307(a) of the
Clean Water Act for toxic,pollutants within the time provided in the regulations that establish these
standards or prohibitiohs, even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the
requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is subject to a civil
penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day for each violation. Any person who negligently violates any
permit condition is subject to criminal penalties of $2,500 to 25,000 per day of violation, or
imprisonment for not more than I year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates permit
conditions is subject to criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or
imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who violates a permit condition
may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation with the maximum
amount not to exceed $125,000. [Ref: Section 309 of the Federal Act 33 USC 1319 and 40 CFR
122.41(a).]
C. Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation
may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms,
conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref: NC General Statutes 143-215.6A].
d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Director for violating section 301,
302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of the Act, or any permit condition or limitation implementing any
of such sections in a permit issued under section 402 of the Act. Administrative penalties for Class
I violations are not to exceed $10,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I
penalty assessed not to exceed $25,000. Penalties for Class II violations are not to exceed
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5.
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8.
$10,000 per day for each day during which the violation continues, with the maximum amount of
any Class 11 penalty not to exceed $125,000.
Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this
individual permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment.
Civil and Criminal Liabilitv
Except as provided in Part III, Section C of this permit regarding bypassing of stormwater control facilities,
nothing in this individual permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3, 143-215.6A, 143-215.613, 143-
215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore; the permittee is responsible for
consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be
temporarily suspended. /✓ '�_ 1\ n
Oil and Hazardous Substance Liabilitv
Nothing in this individual permit shall be cot
the permittee from any responsibilities, liabil
under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 31
f
Property Rights „ /f
The issuance of this indivicluaPce\nMnit`does n
property, or any exclusive privileges, nor dot
personal rights, nor any infringeme rof Fed,
Severabilitv /( Jil'
institution of any legal action or relieve
ihich the permittee is or may be subject to
33 USC 1321.
)nvey any property rights in either real or personal
authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of
State or local laws or regulations.
The provisions of this individual permit are severable, and if any provision of this individual permit, or the
application of any provision of this individual permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the application
of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this individual permit, shall not be affected
thereby.
Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information which the Director
may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating the
permit issued pursuant to this individual permit or to determine compliance with this individual permit. The
penmittee shall also furnish to the Director upon request, copies of records required to be kept by this
individual permit.
Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate,
any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this individual permit shall, upon
conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more
than two years per violation, or by both. If a conviction of a person is for a violation committed after a first
conviction of such person under this paragraph, punishment is a fine of not more that $20,000 per day of
violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years, or both.
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10. , Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or
certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under this individual
permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be
punished by a tine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years
per violation, or by both.
SECTIONB: GENERAL CONDITIONS
Individual Permit Expiration
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration
authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permi
required by the agency authorized to issue permits no latenthan,
permittee that has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior
have a permit after the expiration and has not requestedehewal
subjected to enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS § 14
Transfers
This permit is not transferable to any
Director may require modification or
incorporate such other requirements t
required to notify the Division in w
Siflnatory Requirements
All applications, reports,
a. All applications
date/In order to receive automatic
tee�shall submit forms and fees as are
180'days prior to the expiration date. Any
o extio piran; or any permittee that does not
at least-180 days prior to expiration, will be
-2153.6 and 33 USC 1251 et. seq
t'after'notice to and approval by the Director. The
d reissuance of the permit to change the name and
essary under the Clean Water Act. The Perm ittee is
event the permitted facility is sold or closed.
submitted to the Director shall be signed and certified.
under this individual permit shall be signed as follows:
(1) In the case of a corporation: by a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice-
president, or his duly authorized representative, if such representative is responsible for
the overall operation of the facility from which the discharge described in the permit
application form originates;
(2) In the case of a partnership or limited partnership: by a general partner;
(3) In the case of a sole proprietorship: by the proprietor;
(4) In the case of a municipal, state, or other public entity: by a principal executive officer,
ranking elected official, or other duly authorized employee.
b. All reports required by the individual permit and other information requested by the Director shall
be signed by a person described above or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A
person is a duly authorized representative only if:
(1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above;
(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility for the
overall operation of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of plant
manager, operator of a well or well field, superintendent, a position of equivalent
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5.
responsibility, or an individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental
matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named
individual or any individual occupying a named position.); and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to the Director.
C. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a. or b. of this section shall make the following
certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons who manage the system, or those.persons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate,
and complete. 1 am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for;knowing violations."
The issuance of this individual permit does not
individual permit, revoking and reissuing the it
allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations con
and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina A&
General Statute 143-215.1 eta]. - 0,
Permit Actions
The permit may be mod
changes or anticipated r
!ctor from reopening and modifying the
or terminating the individual permit as
Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122
Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina
or terminated for cause. The notification of planned
not stay any individual permit condition.
SECTION C: OPERATION AND -MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
2.
3.
The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and
control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with
the conditions of this individual permit. Proper operation and maintenance also includes adequate
laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of
back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems which are installed by a permittee only when the operation
is necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of this individual permit.
Need to Halt or Reduce Not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary to halt or
reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the condition of this individual permit.
BypassinF; of Stormwater Control Facilities
Bypass is prohibited and the Director may take enforcement action against a permittee for bypass unless:
a. Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe property damage; and
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b. There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary control facilities,
retention of stormwater or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime or dry
weather. This condition is not satisfied if adequate backup controls should have been installed in
the exercise of reasonable engineeringjudgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal
periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and
C. The permittee submitted notices as required under, Part III, Section E of this permit.
If the Director determines that it will meet the three conditions listed above, the Director may approve an
anticipated bypass after considering its adverse effects.
SECTION D: MONITORING AND RECORDS
2.
3.
Ell
Representative Samplins,
Samples collected and measurements taken, as requii
nature of the permitted discharge. Analytical samplii
event. Samples shall be taken on a day and time that
taken before the discharge joins or is diluted by any i
Monitoring points as specified in this permit shall no
the Director.
Recording Results
For each measurement, sample
requirements of this individual
a. The date, exact place, and
all be characteristic of the volume and
rformed during a representative storm
;tic of the discharge. All samples shall be
ream, body of water, or substance.
without notification to and approval of
nance activity performed or collected pursuant to the
shall record the following information:
measurements, inspection or maintenance activit. ;
b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling, measurements, inspection or maintenance activity;
C. The date(s) analyses were performed;
d. The individual(s) who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
f The results of such analyses.
Flow Measurements
Where required, appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific
practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements of the volume of
monitored discharges.
Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations published pursuant to
NCGS 143-215.63 et. seq, the Water and Air Quality Reporting Acts, and to regulations published pursuant
to Section 304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended, and Regulation
40 CFR 136.
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To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this individual permit, all test procedures must produce
minimum detection and reporting levels and all data generated must be reported down to the minimum
detection or lower reporting level of the procedure.
Representative Outfall
If a facility has multiple discharge locations with substantially identical stormwater discharges that are
required to be sampled, the permittee may petition the Director for representative outfall status. If it is
established that the stormwater discharges are substantially identical and the permittee is granted
representative outfall status, then sampling requirements may be performed at a reduced number of outfalls.
6. Records Retention
Visual monitoring shall be documented and records maintained at
Pollution Prevention Plan. Copies of analytical monitoring result:
permittee shall retain records of all monitoring informati&n5 incluc
records and all original strip chart recordings for continuousmom
reports required by this individual permit for a period ofat'least 5
measurement, report or application. This period may be extended
Inspection and Entry
:ility along with the Stormwater
also be maintained on -site. The
and maintenance
ion, and copies of all
years,,from the date of the sample,
by request of the Director at any time.
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an a6thorzed representative (including an authorized contractor
acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility which discharges through a municipal
separate storm sewer system, ann authorized representative of a municipal operator or the separate storm
sewer system receiving the discharge, upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be
required by law, to; '%� \\
a. Enter upon the permiltee's premises where.axegulated facility or activity is located or conducted,
or where records must be kept under the conditions of this individual permit
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the conditions of
this individual permit;
C. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment),
practices, or operations regulated or required under this individual permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring individual permit compliance
or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any location.
SECTION E: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Discharge Monitoring Reports
Samples analyzed in accordance with the terms of this permit shall be submitted to the Division on
Discharge Monitoring Report forms provided by the Director. Submittals shall be delivered to the Division
no later than 30 days from the date the facility receives the sampling results from the laboratory.
The permittee shall submit an Annual Summary Data Monitoring Report to the appropriate DWQ Regional
Office in February of each year. The submittal shall be on forms supplied by the Division.
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Permit No. NCS000096
When no discharge has occurred from the facility during the report period, the permittee is required to
submit a discharge monitoring report, within 30 days of the end of the six-month sampling period, giving all
required information and indicating "NO FLOW" as per NCAC T15A 02B .0506.
The permittee shall record the required qualitative monitoring observations on the SDO Qualitative
Monitoring Report form provided by the Division, and shall retain the completed forms on site. Visual
monitoring results should not be submitted to the Division, except upon DWQ's specific requirement to do
so.
Submitting Reports
Two signed -copies of Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) shall be submitted to:
Central Files
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 476?9.�
In addition, a separate signed Annual Summary DMR
Office (RO) by March I of each year. . I -
Addresses for each RO and the counties
on site. Visual monitoring results should\not be
specifically requested by DWQ�\ l
3. Availability of Reports
be submitted to the local D WQ Regional
.O,can be found here:
'he permittee shall retain the completed originals
to the Regional Offices or Central Files unless
Except for data determined'to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the Federal
Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms shall be available for public inspection
at the offices of the Division of -Water Quality. As required by the Act, analytical data shall not be
considered confidential. Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the
imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.613 or in Section 309 of the Federal Act
4. Non-Stormwater Dischames
If the storm event monitored in accordance with this Individual Permit coincides with a non-stormwater.
discharge, the permittee shall separately monitor all parameters as required under the non-Stormwater
discharge permit and provide this information with the stormwater discharge monitoring report.
Planned Chanees
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes at the permitted
facility which could significantly alter the nature or quantity of pollutants discharged. This notification
requirement includes pollutants which are not specifically listed in the Individual Permit or subject to
notification requirements under 40 CFR Part 122.42 (a).
6. Anticipated Noncompliance
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes at the permitted
facility which may result in noncompliance with the Individual Permit requirements.
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Permit No. NCS000096
7.
8.
Q
in
Spills
The permittee shall report to the local DWQ Regional Office, within 24 hours, all significant spills as
defined in Part VI of this permit. Additionally, the pernittee shall report spills including: any oil spill of 25
gallons or more, any spill regardless of amount that causes a sheen on surface waters, any oil spill
regardless of amount occurring within 100 feet of surface waters, and any oil spill less than 25 gallons that
cannot be cleaned up within 24 hours.
Bypass
a. Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit
prior notice, if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass; including an evaluation of
th'e anticipated quality and affect of the bypass.
b. Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice within 24 hours of becoming aware of an
unanticipated bypass. h f
Twenty-four Hour Reportin_
The permittee shall report to the central office or the
may endanger health or the environment. Any infort
the time the permittee became aware of the circumsY
within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes,awa
e regional office any noncompliance which
I be provided orally within 24 hours from
ritten submission shall also be provided
The written submission shall contain a deseription,of the noncompliance, and its causes; the period of
noncompliance, including exact�datesand'times;.and'ifthe noncompliance has not been corrected, the
anticipated time compliance is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and
prevent reoccurrence of the nonc`omplian,cc
The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis if the oral report has been received
within 24 hours. / 1 ... /!
Other Noncompliance
The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under 24 hour reporting at the time
monitoring reports are submitted.
Other Information
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a Notice of Intent to be
covered under this Individual Permit or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly submit such facts or
information.
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NCS000096
PART IV LIMITATIONS REOPENER
This individual permit shall be modified or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to comply with any applicable
effluent guideline or water quality standard issued or approved under Sections 302(b) (2) (c), and (d), 304(b) (2) and
307(a) of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent guideline or water quality standard so issued or approved:
a. Contains different conditions or is otherwise more stringent than any effluent limitation in the individual
permit; or
b. Controls any pollutant not limited in the individual permit.
The individual permit as modified or reissued under this
Act then applicable.
PART V ADMINISTERING AND
The permittee must pay the administering and cc
the Division. Failure to pay the tee in timely ma
Division to initiate action to revoke the_Individ6
r PART
I. Act
See Clean Water Act.
2. Allowable Non-Stormwater Discharges
in
other requirements in the
E MONITORING FEE
ig fee within 30 (thirty) days after being billed by
with 15A NCAC 2H .0105(b)(4) may cause this
DEFINITIONS
This permit regulates stormwater discharges. Non-stormwater discharges which shall be allowed in the
stormwater conveyance system are:
(a) All other discharges that are authorized by a non-stormwater NPDES permit.
(b) Uncontaminated groundwater, foundation drains, air -conditioner condensate without added
chemicals, springs, discharges of uncontaminated potable water, waterline and fire hydrant
flushings, water from footing drains, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands.
(c) Discharges resulting from fire -fighting or fire -fighting training.
Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters. BMPs may take the
form of a process, activity, or physical structure. More information on BMPs can be found at:
http://CfpLib.epzi.gov/npdes/stomiwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm.
4. Bypass
A bypass is the known diversion of stormwater from any portion of a stormwater control facility including
the collection system, which is not a designed or established operating mode for the facility.
5. Bulk Storage of Liquid Products
Liquid raw materials, manufactured products, waste materials or by-products with a single above ground
storage container having a capacity of greater than 660 gallons or with multiple above ground storage
containers located in close proximity to each other having a total combined storage capacity of greater than
1,320 gallons.
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Permit No. NCS000096
6. Certificate of Coverage
The Certificate of Coverage (COC) is the cover sheet which accompanies the Individual Permit upon
issuance and lists the facility name, location, receiving stream, river basin, effective date of coverage under
the permit and is signed by the Director.
7. Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (C WA), as amended, 33 USC
1251, et. seq. 1,
8. Division or DWO
The Division of Water Quality, Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
9. Director
The Director of the Division of Water Quality, the
10. EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management
I I. Grab Sample `/sa
�
An individual sample collected instantaneously. Grab mples that will be analyzed (quantitatively or
qualitatively) must be taken within the first,30 minutesof discharge.
12. Hazardous Substance \ \
Any substance designated under,40 CFR Partl'16 pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act.
13. Landfill �� ���
A disposal facility or partof a disposal facility where waste is placed in or on land and which is not a land
treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an injection well, a hazardous waste long term storage facility or
a surface storage facility.
14. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
A stormwater collection system within an incorporated area of local self-government such as a city or town.
15. No Exposure -
A condition of no exposure means that all industrial materials and activities are protected by a storm
resistant shelter or acceptable storage containers to prevent exposure to rain, snow, snowmelt, or runoff.
Industrial materials or activities include, but are not limited to, material handling equipment or activities,
industrial machinery, raw materials, intermediate products, by-products, final products, or waste products.
DWQ may grant a No Exposure Exclusion from NPDES Stormwater Permitting requirements only if
facility complies with the terms and conditions described in 40 CFR § 122.26(g)
16. Notice of Intent
The state application form which, when submitted to the Division, officially indicates the facility's notice of
intent to seek coverage under an Individual Permit.
17. Permittee
The owner or operator issued a certificate of coverage pursuant to this Individual Permit.
Part VI Page 2 of Pages

Permit No. NCS000096
18. Point Source Discharge of Stormwater
Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited to, any pipe, ditch,
channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which stormwater is or may be discharged to waters
of the state.
19. Representative Storm Event
A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall. The time between this storm event and the previous
storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches must be at least 72 hours. A single storm event may have a period of
no precipitation of up to 10 hours. For example, if it rains but stops before producing any collectable discharge, a
sample may be collected if the next rain producing a discharge begins within 10 hours.
20. Representative Cutfall Status
When it is established that the discharge of stormwater runoff from a single outfall is representative of the
discharges at multiple curtails, the DWQ may grant representative outfall status. Representative outfall
status allows the permittee to perform analytical monitoring at a reduced number of outfalls.
21. Secondary Containment
Spill containment for the contents of the single largest tank,'(within the containment structure plus sufficient
freeboard to allow for the 25-year, 24-hour storm event \
22. Section 313 Water Priority Chemical �" \\✓`�
A chemical or chemical category which:
a. Is listed in 40 CFR 372.65 pursuant"to Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, also -titled the Emergency Planning and Community Right -
to -Know Act of 1986i %\ < V �%
b. Is present at or above t a facthreshold-levels aility subject to SARA title 111, Section 313 reporting
requirements; and
C. Meets at least one ofthe following criteria:
(I) Is listed in appendix D of 40 CFR part 122 on Table II (organic priority pollutants), Table
III (certain metalscy ;anides, and phenols) or Table IV (certain toxic pollutants and
hazardous substances);
(2) Is Iisted'as a hazardous substance pursuant to section 31 I (b)(2)(A) of the C WA at 40
CFR 1 16.4; or
(3) Is a pollutant for which EPA has published acute or chronic water quality criteria.
23. Severe Property Damage
Means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the control facilities which causes them to
become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be
expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused
by delays in production.
24. Significant Materials
Includes, but is not limited to: raw materials; fuels; materials such as solvents, detergents, and plastic
pellets; finished materials such as metallic products; raw materials used in food processing or production;
hazardous substances designated under section 101(14) of CERCLA; any chemical the facility is required to
report pursuant to section 313 of Title III of SARA; fertilizers; pesticides; and waste products such as ashes,
slag and sludge that have the potential to be released with stornwater discharges.
25. Significant Spills
Includes, but is not limited to: releases of oil or hazardous substances in excess of reportable quantities
under section 311 of the Clean Water Act (Ref: 40 CFR 110.10 and CFR 1 17.21) or section 102 of
CERCLA (Ref: 40 CFR 302.4).
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Permit No. NCS000096
26. Stormwater Discharee Outfall (SDO)
The point of departure of stormwater from a discernible, confined, or discrete conveyance, including but not
limited to, storm sewer pipes, drainage ditches, channels, spillways, or channelized collection areas, from
which stonnwater flows directly or indirectly into waters of the State of North Carolina.
27. Stormwater Runoff
The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately following rainfall or as a
result of snowmelt.
28. Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activit
The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying stonnwater and which,is
directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material storage areas at an industrial site. Facilities
considered to be engaged in "industrial activities" include those activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14).
The term does not include discharges from facilities or activities excluded from the NPDES program.
29. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
A comprehensive site -specific plan which details mea
is based on an evaluation of the pollution potential of
30. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
TMDLs are written plans for attaining'and
water body and pollutant. (A list of approv
- http://h2o.enr.state.ne.us/tmdl/)
reduce Stormwater pollution and
quality standards, in all seasons, for a specific
state of North Carolina can be found at
31. Toxic Pollutant %
Any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(I) of the Clean Water Act.
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32. Vehicle Maintenance Activity /
Vehicle rehabilitation, mechanical repairs, painting, fueling, lubrication, vehicle cleaning operations, or
airport deicing operations.
33. Visible Sedimentation
Solid particulate matter, both mineral and organic, that has been or is being transported by water, air,
gravity, or ice from its site of origin which can be seen with the unaided eye.
34. 25-year, 24 hour storm event
The maximum 24-hour precipitation event expected to be equaled or exceeded, on the average, once in 25
years.
Part VI Page 4 of 4 Pages

oFw., qo Permit Coverage
Renewal Application Form
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Certificate of Coverage Number
Stormwater Individual Permit NCS000096 NCS000096
The following is the information
currently in our database for your facility. Please review this information carefully and make all
corrections/ additions as
necessary in the space provided to the right of the current information.
Owner Affiliation Information
*ReissuedPermit will bemailed tofheowner address
Owner / Organization Name:
;, Chemetall Foote Corporation
Owner Contact:
Ralph W Hawk
Mailing Address:
348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Phone Number:
[phone]
Fax Number:
E-mail address:
YA lOh hi9w tr) eke A efrF/1 , (L?+n.
Facility/Permit Contact
Information
Facility Name:
Chemetall Foote Corporation
Facility Physical Address:
348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Facility Contact:
George W Rohlman
Mailing Address:
348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Phone Number:
[phone]
Fax Number:
E-mail address:
[e-mail]
Discharge Information
Receiving Stream:
Kings Creek
Stream Class:
C
Basin:
Yadkin River Basin
Sub -Basin:
03-08-05
Number of Outfalls
Impaired Waters/TMDL
Does this facility discharge to waters listed as impaired or waters with a finalized TMDL? ❑ Yes No ❑ Don't Know
( for information on these waters refer to http:y//72c enr state.nc us/su/lmpaired Waters TMD41 )
CERTIFICATION
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the best of my knowledge and belief
such informa/tips is truq, complete a urate.
Signature `l/L Date
�Cor�C e W /ZDG11mur/ TrZ 6ye144ic Q {y,A r, Age/e
Print or type name of person signing above Title
SW Individual Permit Coverage Renewal
Please return this completed renewal application form to: Stormwater Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Of W Arp9
oe Re
o� Permit Coverage Certificate of Coverage Number
National Pollutant ~ tant on Request Form
Discharge Elimination System NCS000096
Individual Permit NCS0000096

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR RENEWAL OF INDIVIDUAL
NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
Two copies of each of the following shall accompany this submittal in order for the application
to be considered complete:
Initials
(Do not submit the site Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan)
1. A current Site Map from the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. The location of
industrial activities (including storage of materials, disposal areas, process areas and
loading and unloading areas), drainage structures, drainage areas for each outfall,
building locations and impervious surfaces should be clearly noted.
2. A summary of Analytical Monitoring results during the term of the existing permit
(if your permit required analytical sampling). Do not submit individual lab reports.
The summary can consist of a table including such items as outfall number,
parameters sampled, lab results, date sampled, and storm event data. *
�3. A summary of the Visual Monitoring results. Do not submit individual monitoring
reports. The summary can consist of a table including such items as outfall number,
parameters surveyed, observations, and date monitoring conducted.
4. A summary of the Best Management Practices utilized at the permitted facility.
Summary should consist of a short narrative description of each BMP's in place at
the facility. If the implementation of any BMP's is planned, please include
inforniation on these BMP's.
5. A short narrative describing any significant changes in industrial activities at the
permitted facility. Significant changes could include the addition or deletion of
work processes, changes in material handling practices, changes in material storage
practices, and/or changes in the raw materials used by the facility.
6. Certification of the development and implementation of a Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan for the permitted facility (Sign and return attached form).
If the final year analytical monitoring of the existing permit term has not been completed
prior to filing the renewal submittal, then the last years monitoring results should be submitted
within 30 days of receipt of the laboratory reports. (i.e. do not withhold renewal submittal
waiting on lab results)
Representative storm sampling may now be conducted anytime during the year (the April
to November window has been eliminated) and the representative rainfall event is now defined
as a storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches and is preceded by at least 72 hours in
which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred.

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Site Map Details
Drainage Area 004
Area 004 contains Building #6, the Plant Offices, Building #2, the Battery Building
(production facility), drum storage for spent lithium bromide solution in plastic
drums and the hydrochloric and hydrobromic acid storage tank facilities,
including unloading areas.
The total area is 10.2 acres, with 4.1 acres impervious. The impervious areas are
due to the buildings, paved or graveled areas.
Storm drains from the production facilities area are run to low point P. Runoff
from the hill where the Plant Offices are located either flows to the storm drain
system by the Battery Building or down the hill slopes to low point P.
From low point P, the run-off flows through a pipe under the mine access road
and discharges at point 004 (35'13'6" Latitude, 81°21'5" Longitude) and into
Kings Creek.
Drainage Area 005A
Area 005 contains the Halide/Chemical Process facility (Building 4), the Shipping
Warehouse (Building 7), the QC Laboratory (Building 8), the R&D offices and lab
(Building 5), the Organo-Metallic Pilot Facility (Building 9) and the Lithium
Storage Building (Building 10). There is product drum storage of lithium chloride
and lithium bromide solutions in plastic drums, the areas identified with a "D",
on either side of the Shipping Warehouse. Railroad cars are filled with lithium
chloride solution at the area identified with "C", at the Shipping Warehouse.
Stormwater flows through a series of drains from these areas and by surface run
off to discharge at Point 005A in the Sand Trap area (ST) (35°12'54" Latitude,
81°21'15" Longitude), from where it then discharges to Kings Creek through Point
005 (35°12'50" Latitude, 81°21'13" Longitude).
The total area is 22.3 acres, with 8.9 acres of impervious surfaces.
Drainage Area 005B
Area 005B contains the area in front of the Halide/Chemical Process facility
(Building 4), the Boiler House (Building #12) and the Lithium Metal Casting

Facility (Building 003). The Sulfuric acid tank is in the area. There is also drum
storage in the area identified with the "D".
Stormwater flows over the ground to a swale between this area and Kings Creek.
It flows down the swale to discharge Point 005A and 005B in the Sand Trap area
(ST) (35' 12'53" Latitude, 81°21'14" Longitude), from there it then discharges to
Kings Creek through Point 005 (35' 12' 18" Latitude, 81°21'17" Longitude).
The total area is 4.5 acres, and has 4 acres of impervious surfaces.

Chemetall Foote Corp.
Summary of Analytical Monitoring
OUTFALL
OUTFALL
OUTFALL
Total
Total
Total
PRECIPITATION
DURATION
Flow
TSS
Flow
TSS
Flow
TSS
DATE
(INCHES)
(HOURS)
004
(MG)
(MgIL)
pH
005A
(MG)
(MgIL)
pH
0056
(MG)
(Mg/L)
pH
12I10I2003
1.00
12.5
0.277
0
7.6
0.714
5.0
7.6
0.098
20
7.6
7/12/2004
0.80
4.0
0.222
19.5
7.8
2
7.9
0.078
8.4
7.6
6/4/2005
1.60
8.3
0.433
19.5
7.4
7,6
0.156
12.1
7.4
5/22/2006
1.20
2.5
0.332
5.2
7.6
7.7
0.177
2
6.9
8122/2006
0.75
2.5
0
7.3
*.0
7.7
0.733
7.3
11I16I2006
2.00
12.0
29,6
7,2
7,7
0_196
9,2
7,8
2/25/2007
0.75
8.0
E34
13.0
7.5
7.3
0.073
9
7.3
10/25/2007
1.25
20
12.0
7.6
0
7.5
0.122
2.0
7.8
09116/2008
1.25
5
3.0
7.5
0.893
6.0
7.5
0.122
10
7.4
VERAGE
12.2
8.6
8.5
MAX
29.6
7.8
2.2
7.9
Et
20.0
7.8
MIN
3.0
7.2
0.0
7.3
2.0
6.9

Chemetall Foote Corp.
Summary of Visual Monitoring
Visual
Outfalls
Color
Odor
ClarityINo
Settled
Foam
Oil
Comments
Monitoring
Solids
Sheen
Performed
Odor/ None
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
05/06/2003
4
Reddish
None
No
NoYes-
No
No
Road:erosion:in:outfall
005A
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
005B
�Reddisli
None
No
NoYes
Iyes.
No
No
Road erosion:in:outfall
05/22/2003
005A
`Reddisho
None
No
No
No
No
Solids�from:septic+tank,replacement,projecnppmg
06/25/2003
4
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
rom pipe. esi ua in pipe. o
flow from the pipe that takes the flow from
the plant area.
one
one
o
0
0
o
Dry weather ow inspec ion - no ow
005B
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
005A
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
005B
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
10/08/2003
4
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005A
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005E
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
No discharge
10/27/2003
4
Clear
None
No
No
No
I No
No
I No
005A
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005E
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
04/12/2004
4
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005A
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005E
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
insi a groove o pipe, none
discharging
one
None
o
0
0
0
No
No
Dry weather vow inspection - no flow
005A
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
005E
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
one
one
o
0
0
0
0
o
ry weal er ow inspection - no flow
005A
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
005B
None
None
No
No
No
No
I No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
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Chemetall Foote Corp.
Summary of Visual Monitoring
Visual
Outfalls
Color
Odor
Clarity
Floating
Settled
Suspended
Foam
Oil
Comments
Monitoring
Solids
Solids
Solids
Sheen
Performed
Odor/ None
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
11/04/2004
4
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005A
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005B
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
04/05/2005
4
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Some flow, residual drainage, nothing
entering inlet to pipe
005A
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection
005B
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection
05/10/2005
4
Clear
None
No
No
No
Slight
No
No
005A
Clear
None
No
No
No
Slight
No
No
005E
Clear
None
No
No
No
Slight
Slight
No
Checked areas and nothing found.
05/11/2005
4
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005A
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005E
Clear
None
No
No
No
I No
No
No
05/20/2005
4
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005A
Slight
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005E
Slight
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
None
None
o
=0
0
0
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection
005A
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection
005B
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection
10/06/2005
4
Slight
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005A
Yellowish
None
No
No
No
Slight
No
No
005E
Slight
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
04/19/2006
4
Slight
None
No
No
No
Slight
No
No
005A
Slight
None
No
No
No
Slight
No
No
005B
Slight
None
No
No
No
Slight
No
No
one
one
o
0
0
0
0
0
0me air conditioner condensate evident
005A
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
005E
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
lDry weather flow inspection - no flow
Page 2 of 5

Chemetall Foote Corp
Summary of Visual Monitoring
Visual
Outfalls
Color
Odor
Clarity
Floating
Settled
Suspended
Foam
Oil
Comments
Monitoring
Solids
Solids
Solids
Sheen
Performed
Odor/ None
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
mmmPossss'
one
sswoneMmmm
o
0
0
0
0
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
005A
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
0056
I None
I None
No
I No
No
No
No
I No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
Page 3 of 5

Chemetall Foote Corp.
Summary of Visual Monitoring
Visual
Outfalls
Color
Odor
Clarity
Floating
Settled
suspended
Foam
Oil
Comments
Monitoring
Solids
Solids
Solids
Sheen
Performed
Odor/ None
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
10/17/2006
4
Slight
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005A
Slight
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005B
Slight
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
04/03/2007
4
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection -no flow
005A
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
005B
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
04/11/2007
4
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005A
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005E
None
None
No
No
No
No
No'
No
No discharge
05/05/2007
4
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005A
Clear
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
005E
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
No discharge
10/05/2007
4
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Light rain, but no isc arge w en
monitored
005A
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
g rain, u no isc arge when
monitored
005E
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Lightrain, u no discharge when
monitored
10/19/2007
one
one
o
0
0
o
0
0
ow s ig
one
one
o
0
0
0
0
0
o discharge
one
one
o
0
0
0
0
0
o discharge
10/25/2007
na ica same es a en or
and 005B. No color, odor, foam, sheen in
the samples.
11/01/2007
one
one
o
0
0
0
0
0
o discharge
UUbA
None
one
o
0
0
0
NO
NO
I No discharge
None
one
I NO
I NO
I NO
I NO
NO
No
I NO discharge
Page 4 of 5

Chemetall Foote Corp.
Summary of Visual Monitoring
Visual
Outfalls
Color
Odor
Clarity
Floating
SettledZSuspendedFoam
Oil
Comments
Monitoring
Solids
SolidsSheen
Performed
Odor/ None
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
04/08/2008
None
None
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no Flow
one
one
o
0
0
o
ry wea er ow inspec ion - no ow
00513
one
one
o
0
0
o
ry wea er ow inspec ion - no ow
04/28/2008
one
one
No
No
0
No
No
No
good flow
one
one
No
No
No
No
0
No
good flow
one
one
o
0
0
0
0
0
o discharge
09/16/2008
one
one
o
0
o
ig t
o
0
one
one
o
0
0
0
0
o
very slight aze
one
one
o
0
o
ig
o
o
very slight aze
10/03/2008
4
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow ins ection - no Flow
None
one
o
0
0
0
0
o
ry wea er ow inspec ion - no now
one
one
No
No
No
No
0
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no Flow
04/01/2009
one
one
o
0
0
0
0
o
good flow
one
one
o
0
0
0
0
0
No discharge
one
one
o
0
0
0
0
0
No discharge
04/02/2009
one
one
o
0
0
0
0
0
good flow
None
None
No
0
0
0
No
No
good flow,sig aze
005E
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
goo ow, s ig aze- could not be seen
looking through side of sample jar, only
looking down through the sample could
any haze be seen
04/21/2009
4
None
None
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dry weather flow inspection - no flow
7777-
one
one
o
0
0
0
0
o
Dry weather ow inspection - no ow
None
one
o
0
0
No
No
ry wea er ow inspec ion - no flow
Page 5 of 5

Chemetall Foote Corp. Summary of Best
Management Practices
The current methods of operations and storage practices minimize the exposure of
materials to stormwater. All routine processes are performed under roof, within
curbed areas. Raw materials and products are generally stored in buildings. The
exception is that lithium brine products,-in_plastic containers, are stored outside.
There is no exposure of the product in the containers to stormwater, and the
containers are periodically inspected to ensure integrity.
No bagged products are stored outside.
The Shipping Building has no external loading docks.
Process equipment with a significant potential for emitting dust is equipped with
particulate filters or scrubbers, maintained in accordance with the Air Permit.
There are no on -site landfills or waste piles. The landfill and waste piles from
previous mining operations are fully remediated.
The SPCC plan addresses the oil storage practices. The three tanks of oil on site
are equipped with secondary containments.
There are no underground storage tanks or lines that transfer chemicals.
Underground lines are limited to sewer lines, potable water lines and air lines.
All bulk storage tanks of liquid SARA 313 materials are equipped with secondary
containments.
Bulk liquid storage tanks are generally within secondary containment, and most
are under roof. A containment drain program has been implemented.
Any processes with the potential for significant dust emissions are equipped with
filters and maintained in accordance with the air permit.
Any leakages are cleaned -up to prevent contamination of the discharges.

Chemetall Foote Corp.
Significant Changes In Industrial Activities
Since the last permit application, the following significant changes have occurred a the
facility.
1. A Chiller system has been added for Casting. It is equipped with a containment and
will be added to the containment program when the unit is operational.
2. The sulfuric acid storage tank has been emptied and remains empty. The containment
remains around the empty tank.

Chemetall Foote Corp.
Certification of Development and Implementation of a Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan
I certify, under penalty of law, that a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan has
been prepared and implemented. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons
who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for
submitting false information including the possibility of fines and imprisonment
for knowing violations.
I certify that the stormwater discharges have been evaluated for non-stormwater
discharges and that the only non-stormwater discharge to the stormwater system
is condensate from the air conditioning systems, notably the Cargocaire units at
Shipping, Casting and Battery.
G. OH M DATE
General Manager

North Carolina
Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Ralph W Hawk
Chemetall Foote Corporation
348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Dear Permittee:
MCDENR
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality %I r� "
Coleen H. Sullins
��, � � 3,�� Dee Plan
Director etary
May 5, 2009 MAY' 7 2009
DWlrf0�e ,��'�#er PlUtscNion
Subject: NPDES Stormwater Permit Coverage Renewal
Chemetall Foote Corporation
COC Number NCS000096
Cleveland County
Your facility is currently covered for stormwater discharge under NPDES Permit NCS000096. This permit expired on
May 31, 2008. North Carolina Administrative Code (15A NCAC 2H.0105(e)) requires that an application for permit
renewal be filed at least 180 days prior to expiration of the current permit. In order to assure your continued
coverage under your permit, you must apply to the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for renewal of your permit. To
make this renewal process easier we are informing you that your permit will be expiring. Enclosed you will find an
individual permit renewal application form and supplemental information request.
Filing the application form along with the requested supplemental information will constitute your application for
renewal of your permit. As stated above, the application form must be completed and returned along with all
requested information by June 5, 2009 in order for the permit to be renewed. Should your permit expire before the
renewed permit can be reissued continue to operate following the terms and schedule of the expired permit.
Failure to request renewal within the time period specified may result in a civil assessment of at least $500.00.
Larger penalties may be assessed depending on the delinquency of the request. Discharge of stormwater from your
facility without coverage under a valid stormwater NPDES permit would constitute a violation of NCGS 143-215.1 and
could result in assessments of civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day.
If the subject stormwater discharge to waters of the state has been terminated, please complete the enclosed
Rescission Request Form. Mailing instructions can be found on the bottom of the form. You will be notified when
the rescission process has been completed.
If you have any questions regarding the permit renewal procedures please contact Brian Lowther of the Central
Office Stormwater Permitting Unit at [phone].
Cc: Central Files
Mooresville Regional Office
SWPU Files
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1.871fi23-6748
Internet www.ncwaterquality.org,
An Eaual Opportunity 1 ABirmative Action Employer
Sincerely,
Bradley Bennett
Supervisor, Stormwater Permit Unit
One
NorthCarolina
Naturally

Hof VAt Permit Coverage
Renewal Application Form
5�.+s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Certificate of Coverage Number
Stormwater Individual Permit NCS000096 NCS000096
The following is the information currently in our database for your facility. Please review this information carefully and make all
corrections/ additions as necessary in the space provided to the right of the current information.
Owner Affiliation Information *Reissued Permitwi//bemailedtothe owneraddress
Owner / Organization Name: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Owner Contact:
Ralph W Hawk
Mailing Address:
348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Phone Number:
[phone]
Fax Number:
E-mail address:
Facility/Permit Contact Information
Facility Name:
Chemetall Foote Corporation
Facility Physical Address:
Facility Contact:
Mailing Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
E-mail address:
Discharge Information
348 Holiday Inn Or
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
George W Rohlman
348 Holiday Inn Or
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
[phone]
[e-mail]
Receiving Stream:
Kings Creek
Stream Class:
C
Basin:
Yadkin River Basin
Sub -Basin:
03-08-05
Number of Outfalls:
Impaired Waters/TMDL
Does this facility discharge to waters listed as impaired or waters with a finalized TMDL? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Don't Know
( for information on these waters refer to http.y/h2o.enr.state.nc. us/su/Impaired waters TMDL/)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the best of my knowledge and belief
such information is true, complete and accurate.
Signature
Print or type name of person signing above
Date
Title
Please return this completed renewal application form to: SW Individual Permit Coverage Renewal
Stormwater Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
OF WATFq
oa o� Permit Coverage
�r, Rescission Reguest Form
° National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Individual Permit NCS0000096
Certificate of Coverage Number
NCS000096

Please fill out and return this form only if you no longer need to maintain your NPDES stormwater permit.
The following is the information currently in our database for your facility. Please review this information carefully and
make all corrections as necessary in the space provided to the right of the current information.
Owner Affiliation Information*ReissuedPermit will bemailed tothe owneraddress
Owner / Organization Name:
Chemetall Foote Corporation
Owner Contact:
Ralph W Hawk
Mailing Address:
348 Holiday Inn Or
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Phone Number:
[phone]
Fax Number:
E-mail address:
Facility/Permit Contact Information
Facility Name:
Chemetall Foote Corporation
Facility Physical Address:
Facility Contact:
Mailing Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
E-mail address:
348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
George W Rohiman
348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
[phone]
george. [e-mail]
Reason for rescission request (This is required information. Attach separate sheet if necessary):
REQUEST AND CERTIFICATION
I, as an authorized representative, hereby request rescission of certificate of coverage under NPDES Stormwater
Individual Permit NCS000096 for the subject facility. I am familiar with the information contained in this request and to
the best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete and accurate.
Signature
Print or type name of person signing above
Date
Title
Please return this completed rescission request form to: SW Individual Permit Coverage Rescission
Stormwater Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617

_. .
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR RENEWAL OF INDIVIDUAL
NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
Two copies of each of the following shall accompany this submittal in order for the application
to be considered complete:
Initials
(Do not submit the site Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan)
1. A current Site Map from the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. The location of
industrial activities (including storage of materials, disposal areas, process areas and
loading and unloading areas), drainage structures, drainage areas for each outfall,
building locations and impervious surfaces should be clearly noted.
2. A summary of Analytical Monitoring results during the term of the existing permit
(if your permit required analytical sampling). Do not submit individual lab reports.
The summary can consist of a table including such items as outfall number,
parameters sampled, lab results, date sampled, and storm event data. H
3. A summary of the Visual Monitoring results. Do not submit individual monitoring
reports. The summary can consist of a table including such items as outfall number,
parameters surveyed, observations, and date monitoring conducted.
4. A summary of the Best Management Practices utilized at the permitted facility.
Summary should consist of a short narrative description of each BMP's in place at
the facility. If the implementation of any BMP's is planned, please include
information on these BMP's.
5. A short narrative describing any significant changes in industrial activities at the
permitted facility. Significant changes could include the addition or deletion of
work processes, changes in material handling practices, changes in material storage
practices, and/or changes in the raw materials used by the facility.
Certification of the development and implementation of a Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan for the permitted facility (Sign and return attached form).
If the final year analytical monitoring of the existing permit term has not been completed
prior to filing the renewal submittal, then the last years monitoring results should be submitted
within 30 days of receipt of the laboratory reports. (i.e. do not withhold renewal submittal
waiting on lab results)
Representative storm sampling may now be conducted anytime during the year (the April
to November window has been eliminated) and the representative rainfall event is now defined
as a storni event that measures greater than 0.1 inches and is preceded by at least 72 hours in
which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred.