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Home My WebLink AboutNC0023604_Permit (Issuance)_20140430NPDES DOCUMENT SCANNING COVER :SHEET NC0023604 NPDES Permit: Document Type: Permit Issuance-'' Wasteload Allocation Authorization to Construct (AtC) Permit Modification Complete File - Historical Engineering Alternatives (EAA) Plan of Action Instream Assessment (67b) Speculative Limits Environmental Assessment (EA) Permit History Document Date: April 30, 2014 Whims document printed on reuse paper - ignore any content on the reirerace side AVA NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory John E. Skvarla, III Governor Secretary April 30, 2014 Mr. Ronnie D. Bolt Wilderness -NC, Inc. P. O. Box 2136 Lexington, NC 27293 Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0023604 Wilderness -NC, Inc. WWTP Davidson County Dear Mr. Bolt: Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended). This fmal permit contains no significant changes to its terms from those found in the draft permit sent to you on February 12, 2014. However, you are reminded of the new condition requiring electronic reporting of discharge monitoring report (DMR) data using the Division's eDMR internet application. This new requirement will become effective on March 1, 2015. If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to"you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be fmal and binding. Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Resources or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required. 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Phone: 919-807-6300 Untemet: www.ncwaterquality.org An Equal opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer— Made in part by recycled paper 1 Mr. Ronnie Bolt NC0023604 Permit Renewal 2014 p. 2 If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Bob Sledge at telephone number (919) 807-6398, or via e-mail at bob.sledge@ncdenr.gov. Sjne : y, Thomas A. Reeder, Direc(or Division of Water Resources cc: Central Files Winston-Salem Regional Office/Water Quality NPDES File Permit NC0023604 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES. PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, Wilderness -NC, Inc. is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Wilderness -NC Lumber Plant 7578 U.S. Highway 64 Lexington Davidson County to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Flat Swamp Creek in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts - I, II, III, and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective June 1, 2014. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on May 31, 2019. Signed this day April 30, 2014. ---) as A. Reeder, Director z- ivision of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page 1 of 7 Permit NC0023604 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein. Wilderness -NC, Inc. is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.0125 MGD extended aeration wastewater treatment facility consisting of the following components: • Aeration chamber • Sludge holding tank • Clarifier • Recirculating sand filter • 5:1 flow splitter • 1500-gallon recirculation tank with air diffuser • Filter screens • Dual pumps • Tablet chlorination and dechlorination • Fifty-four (54) day polishing pond The facility is located at the Wilderness -NC Lumber Plant, at 7568 U.S. Highway 64, southeast of Lexington, in Davidson County. 2. Discharge domestic wastewater and boiler blowdown from outfall 001, and kiln condensate from outfall 002 at the locations specified on the attached map into an unnamed tributary to Flat Swamp Creek, which is classified as C waters in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. Page 2 of 7 Permit NC0023604 PART I A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [001] During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge domestic wastewater and boiler blowdown from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored) by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTIC Parameter Code LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location2 Flow 50050 0.0125 MGD Weekly Instantaneous Influent or Effluent BOD, 5 day, 20°C (April 1— October 31) C0310 5.0 mg/L 7.5 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent BOD, 5 day, 20°C (Nov. 1 — Mar. 31) C0310 10.0 mg/L 15.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Total Suspended Solids C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent NH3 as N (April 1— October 31) C0610 2.0 mg/L 10.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent NH3 as N (November 1— March 31) C0610 4.0 mg/L 20.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine3 50060 1 17 pg/L 21Week Grab Effluent Temperature °C4 00010 Monitor & Report Daily Grab Effluent pH 00400 > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units Weekly Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily average > 6.0 mg/L Weekly Grab Effluent Fecal Coliform (geometric mean) 31616 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen (NO2 + NO3 + TKN) C0600 Monitor & Report Quarterly Grab Effluent Total Phosphorus C0665 Monitor & Report Quarterly Grab Effluent Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Monitor & Report Weekly Grab U & D Temperature °C 00010 Monitor & Report Weekly Grab U & D Notes: 1. No later than March 1, 2015 (270 days frbm the effective date of this permit), begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Condition A. (4.). 2. U: at least 100 feet upstream from the outfall. D: at least 300 feet downstream from the outfall. 3. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L. 4. The temperature of the effluent shall not cause an increase in the temperature of the receiving stream of more than 2.8°C and in no case cause the ambient water temperature to exceed 32°C. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts. Page 3 of 7 Permit NC0023604 A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [002] During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge kiln condensate from outfall 002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored) by the Permittee as specified below: EI+F UE C,HAj� ERI---- � I l; S _, �i,;. ,, �. N�a. F •✓i°) c...:L.L��_.ails':R...t.+a-.�rr::�„rk rde�a_.}ii a� MONITORI GRE ° UIREMENT,S �. ....sm. �,, , i�l 7,.ft t _ . i . Y rT �•;�C`5 .'^"'•f�i,"7�n fi ,re ,' 'i: •� �',.i '.�: P-c •F• ter..; j x,_ ,,gg. r .. ,,,,,,�.CS ,c=.�`� _-`PaTe eter:Cod �:.'+'e'�:�.��>w�,i�J�s:�—+'=:;�'..i��a',r.u.��`.:��:Sl Sa !e I 1 r_ 'rF TYR r r..f Mb li L � _, __ 1; :',r r 1' •h''• �- : ;::��_ai[y� _ ...-..--.�ii �,�easurem�e _ly t t �Sa en r° _ ! C`o�l ._.. L `� -F 1r'-.L..�.:'_ g'. �:Ma 1sumj �i r +.+:�.`..?` .:. : .Freq a eY �'A�►er: ..w, Flow 50050 Monitor & Report Semi-annually Estimate Effluent pH 00400 > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units Semi-annually Grab Effluent Total Residual Chlorine2 50060 17 pg/L Semi-annually Grab Effluent Temperature'C3 00010 Monitor & Report Semi-annually Grab Effluent Notes: 1. No later than March 1, 2015 (270 days from the effective date of this permit), begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Condition A. (4.). 2. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L. 3. The temperature of the effluent shall not cause an increase in the temperature of the receiving stream of more than 2.8°C and in no case cause the ambient water temperature to exceed 32°C. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts. A. (3) BIOCIDE CONDITION There shall be no chromium, zinc or copper added to the treatment system except as pre - approved additives to biocidal compounds. The permittee shall obtain approval from the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Unit prior to the use of any biocide (not previously approved by the Division) in the effluent discharged under this permit. Approval for use of any biocide not previously approved should be requested at least 90 days in advance of any planned usage. Contact the Aquatic Toxicology Unit for detailed instructions on requesting approval of biocides: NC DENR / DWR / Aquatic Toxicology Unit 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621 Page 4 of 7 Permit NC0023604 A. (4.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Division anticipates that these regulations will be adopted and is beginning implementation in late 2013. NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits): • Section B. (11.) • Section D. (2.) • Section D. (6.) • Section E. (5.) Signatory Requirements Reporting Records Retention Monitoring Reports 1. Reporting [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1 Beginning no later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. Until such time that the state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be required to submit all discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the computer printed eDMR to the following address: NC DENR / DWR / Information Processing Unit ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the mailing address above. Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin using eDMR. Temporary waivers shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division. Page 5 of 7 Permit NC0023604 A. (4.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS, continued Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements is found on the following web page: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the commencement of discharge. 2. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1 All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes. For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr. Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: "1 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. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations." 3. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1 The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41]. A. (5.) NUTRIENT REOPENER FOR HIGH ROCK LAKE This permit may be reopened and modified to implement nutrient requirements in accordance with any future TMDL and/or nutrient management strategy for High Rock Lake. Page 6 of 7 Permit NC0023604 Wilderness -NC Lumber Plant WWTP USGS Quad Name: Fair Grove, N.C. Receiving Stream: UT to Flat Swamp Creek Stream Class: C Subbasin: Yadkin -Pee Dee - 030704 001: Lat: 35°46'30" Long: 80°07'12" 002: Lae 35°46'31" Long: 80°07'13" Facility Location • NPDES Permit NC0023604 Davidson County Page 7 of 7 42008346 J000466638 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DAVIDSON COUNTY LEXINGTON, NC February 13, 2014 I, Lynn Bowers OF THE DISPATCH, A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE CITY OF LEXINGTON, COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID, BEING DULY SWORN, SAYS THE FOREGOING LEGAL OF WHICH THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE COPY, WAS PUBLISHED IN SAID NEWSPAPER ONCE, BEGINNING THE 13th DAY OF February, 2014. PUBLICATION FEE: $ 115.86 �mm MY COMMISSION EXPIRES Ad Copy: Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC to review information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: http://porta I. ncde n r. orq/web/wq/ swp/ps/npdes/calendar, or by calling (919) 807-6390. Kurz Transfer Products, L.P. requested renewal of permit NC0070637 for the Kurz Transfer Products WWTP in Davidson County; this (SEAL) a-l(r acgo permitted discharge is treated wastewater to Reedy Creek in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. The Norfolk Southern Railway Company requested renewal of permit NC0029246 for the Spencer Yard WWTP in Davidson County; this permitted discharge is treated industrial wastewater to South Potts Creek in the Yadkin Pee - Dee River Basin. Wilderness - NC, Inc. requested renewal of permit NC0023604 for its Lumber Plant in Davidson County; this permitted discharge is treated wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Flat Swamp Creek in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. February 13, 2014 \\\\\ v., IL i Mi F,//ii. NatarY Public Dan County vidso =My Commission Expires_ FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile home parks, etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns). Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals Permit Writer/Date Bob Sledge 2/11/2014 Permit Number NC0023604 Facility Name Wilderness NC, Inc. Lumber Yard Basin Name/Sub-basin number Yadkin -Pee Dee 030704 Receiving Stream UT to Flat Swamp Creek Stream Classification in Permit C Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? Already included Does permit need TRC limits/language? Already included Does permit have toxicity testing? No Does permit have Special Conditions? Biocide condition. Added eDMR condition and High Rock Lake reopener Does permit have instream monitoring? D.O. & Temperature Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? No Any obvious compliance concerns? No Any permit mods since last permit? No Current expiration date May 31, 2014 New expiration date May 31, 2019 Comments received on Draft Permit? Yes No If Yes, discuss response with Supervisor Most Commonly Used Expedited Language: • 303(d) language for Draft/Final Cover Letters: "Please note that the receiving stream is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List. Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be required". • TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote: "The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field certified. However, effluent values below 50 ug/1 will be treated as zero for compliance purposes." BIMS Compliance Download: Queries>Reports>Violations>Monitor Report Violations>Limit Violations for Past 3 Years Reminder: Permits that are not subject to expedited renewal include the following: 1) Major Facility (municipal/industrial); 2) Minor Municipals with pretreatment program; 3) Minor Industrials subject to Fed Effluent Guidelines (lb/day limits for BOD, TSS, etc); 4) Limits based on reasonable potential analysis (metals, GW remediation organics); 5) Permitted flow > 0.5 MGD (requires full Fact Sheet); 6) permits determined by Supervisor to be outside expedited process. Note: This sheet is located on NPDES Server/CurrentVersions/Expedited Fact Sheet May2010 Wilderness N.C., Inc Dry Kiln Po Box 2136 Lexington, NC 27293 Office: 336-474-2314 *Fax:336-474-6687 November 12, 2013 CERTIFIED MAIL NUMBER 7010 3090 0000 6131 0056 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Wren Thedford NC DENR / DWR /NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Dear Mr. Thedford, ig@ NOV 13 2013 DENR-WATER QUALITY POINT SOURCE BRANCH Subject: Request to Renew Permit NPDES Permit NC0023604 Wildemess-NC, Inc. Lexington, North Carolina Davidson County Wilderness -NC, Inc. is requesting a renewal of NPDES Permit NC0023604 in accordance with Federal (40 CFR 122.41) and North Carolina (15A NCAC 2H.0105(e)) regulations. No changes have been made since issuance of our last permit. Wilderness -NC, Inc. permits expires on May 31, 2014 You will find a completed renewal packaged attached to this letter. The following are included in this package: One signed cover letter requesting renewal of permit and two copies. One signed NPDES Permit Application -Short Form C-Minor Industrial and two copies. A description of the sludge management plan for Wilderness NC, Inc., one signed and two copies. If I can be of any assistance please feel free to call me at 336474-2314. Sincerely, Ronne D Bolt President of Wilderness -NC, Inc. NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities. Mail the complete application to: N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NPDES Permit Number 1. Contact Information: Owner Name Ronnie D Bolt INC0023604 Please print or type. Facility Name Wilderness -NC, Inc. Mailing Address PO Box 2136 City Lexington State / Zip Code NC 27293 Telephone Number (336)474-2314 Fax Number (336)474-6687 e-mail Address sfloyd@northstate.net 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same as above ❑ Street Address or State Road 7578 US HWY 64 E City Thomasville State / Zip Code NC 27360 County Davidson 3. Operator Information: Name of the firm, consultant or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC) Name Ronnie D Bolt Mailing Address PO Box 2136 City Lexington State / Zip Code NC 27293 Telephone Number (336)474-2314 Fax Number (336)474-2314 4. Ownership Status: Page 1 of 5 C-MI 10/08 NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities. Federal ❑ State 0 Private ® Public 0 5. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code(s): 321912-32113 b. Number of employees:54 7. Describe the treatment system List all installed waste treatment components with capacities, describe the processes that generate wastewaters. If the space provided is not sufficient attach a separate sheet of paper with the system description. See attachment Titled Question #7. Description of treatment system. 8. Is facility covered under federal effluent limitation guidelines? No ❑ Yes If yes, specify the category? NPDES 9. Principal product(s) produced: KILN DRYED LUMBER Principal raw material(s) consumed: LUMBER Briefly describe the manufacturing process(es): Green lumber is brought to Wilderness -NC, Inc. by different Vendors to be kiln dried. Lumber will first be run down building Lumber Stacker Line, where it will be restacked on sticks and counted. After being restacked it will tagged with the name, grade of lumber, thickness, species of the lumber. Next lumber will be placed in kiln to dry. After lumber is dried it will go down line in Plant SFD, there it will be graded and restacked according to grade, length species of lumber. The lumber will then be stored in dry shed until picked up by vendor. Page 2 of 5 C-MI 10108 Ouestion #7. Describe the Treatment Svstem. Wilderness -NC, Inc. Waste Water Treatment Facility 11/12/13 Wilderness -NC, Inc. operates 0.0125 MGS extended aeration wastewater treatment system consisting of the following components: • Aeration chamber • Sludge holding tank • Clarifier • Recirculating sand filter • 5:1 flow splitter • 1500-gallon recirculation tank with air diffuser • Filter screens • Dual pumps • Tablet chlorination and dechlorination • Fifty-four (54) day polishing pond Wastewater flows from the plant into the aeration chamber via gravity. After aeration, wastewater flows either to the pump tank or the polishing pond. During normal operation (April to October), wastewater flows from the aeration chamber to the pump tank, and then pumped to the recirculating sand filter. Wastewater is diverted to the pond during winter months (November to March) to avoid high ammonia typical during winter months. Water from the pond is returned to the pump tank at approximately the same rate. From the pump tank, wastewater is pumped into the recirculation sand filter. Effluent from the sand filter is split 4 to 1 with 4/5 of the flow being returned to the pump tank and 1 /41 being discharged. Discharge is domestic wastewater and boiler blow down, and kiln condensate. NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities. 10. Amount of principal product produced or raw material consumed List specific amounts consumed and/or units L Product Produced or Raw Material Consumed (AVERAGE) Product Produced or Raw Material Consumed (PEAK) per Day 148,367 Feet 219,136 Feet per Month 3,115,712 Feet 4,740,463 Feet per Year 37,388,552 Feet 40,005,814 Feet 11. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ❑ Intermittent If intermittent: Days per week discharge occurs: M-F Duration: 200 Days 12. Types of wastewater discharged to surface waters only Discharge Flow (GALLONS PER DAY) Sanitary - monthly average 2,300 Utility water, etc. - monthly average Process water - monthly average Boiler Blow down - 4,000, Kiln Condensate - 30 Stormwater - monthly average Other - monthly average Explain: Monthly Average total discharge (all types) 6,330 13. Number of separate discharge points: 2 Outfall Identification number(s) 001. 002 14. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfal, including latitude and longitude): Unnamed tributary to Flat Swamp Creek Page 3 of 5 C-MI 10/08 NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities. 15. Effluent Data [for new or proposed discharges] Provide data for the parameters listed Temperature and pH shall be grab samples, for all other parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. If more than one analysis is reported, report daily maximum and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum. NOTE: Permittees requesting renewal should complete the table ONLY for the parameters current! u monitored. Summarize the past 3 ears of effluent data. Parameter Daily Maximum Monthly Average Units of Measurement Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) 2.87 0.71 MG/L Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) Total Organic Carbon Total Suspended Solids 2.0 1.0 MG/L Ammonia as N 0.119 1.057 MG/L Temperature (Summer) 27 25 C Temperature (Winter) 8 7 C pH 7.3 6.7 UNITS Fecal Coliform (If sanitary waste is present) 1 1 # 100ML Total Residual Chlorine (if chlorine is used) 48 38 UG/L 16. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications (check all that apply and provide permit numbers or check none if not applicable Type Hazardous Waste (RCRA) UIC (SDWA) NPDES PSD (CAA) Non -attainment program Permit Number Type NESHAPS (CAA) Ocean Dumping (MPRSA) NCG210295 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or Other AIR PERMIT Permit Number 02916R23 17. List any chemicals that may be discharged (Please list and explain source and potential amounts.) Page 4 of 5 C-MI 10/08 NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities. 18. Is this facility located on Indian country? (check one) Yes ❑ No® 19. Applicant 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. l7t-Nt‘le b. Zoo- Pre-st:de Printed name of Person Signing Title 1I-t2-13 Signature of licant Date North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.) Page 5 of 5 C-MI 10/08 General Overview The wastewater treatment plant at Wilderness -NC, Inc., SFD/64 Lumber plant treats approximately 2000 gallons per day. The treatment system consist of an aeration chamber, pump tank, polishing pond, recirculating sand filter, tablet chlorination and dechlorination. Wastewater flows from the plant into :the aeration chamber via gravity. After aeration, wastewater flows either to the pump tank or the polishing pond. During normal operation (April to October), wastewater flows from the aeration chamber to the pump tank, and them pumped to the recirculating sand filter. Wastewater is diverted -to the pond during winter months (November to March) to avoid high ammonia typical during winter months. Water form the pond is returned to the pump tank at approximately the same rate. From the pump tank, wastewater is pumped into the recirculating sand filter. Effluent from the sand filter is split 4 to 1 with 4/5t of the flow being returned to the pump tank and 1/51 being discharged. The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, NPDS Permit No. NC0023604, permit the discharge of the effluent. This Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manual intends to set forth guidelines and procedures for the wastewater treatment system. OST based these guidelines on the NPDES seasonal effluent limitations and past experiences with system performances. Occasionally, this O&M manual may need to be updated to ,comply with effluent requirements. A system flow land construction diagram is included with this O&M manual. 1 Diverting Flow to Polishing Pond Under normal operating conditions (April to October), wastewater flows from the aeration chamber to the pump tank. During this operating :period, ammonia effluent limits (per the NPDES permit) are 2.0 mg/1 (monthly average). The ammonia effluent limits from November to Marchare increased to 40 mg/1 (monthly average). Historically, high ammonia results are seen in the winter months. Therefore, beginning on November, flow should be diverted to incorporate the polishing pond. To Divert to the Pond 1. Two 4-inch ductile iron gate valves are located between the aeration chamber and the pump tank. To divert flow to the pond, open the gate valve on the discharge.line flowing to the pond. 2. Close the gate valve on the discharge line flowing to the pump tank. Water is pumped from the pond back into the pump tank using a transfer pump and must be activated on the same winter/summer schedule above. The transfer pump supplies water to the pump when activated, and to a yard hydrant for use at any time. A timer located at the pump tank activates a solenoid valve that allows pond water to flow to the pump tank. To Divert from the Pond to the Pump Tank 1. Engage the time by sitting the timer to activate the pump 2. The pump should be activated 4 times per day and run for 1/2 hour. (Note:The pump will be able to pump approximately 200 gallons in a /2 hour.) The pump needs to be running while :the operator is performing his daily site check. (Note: The pump activation schedule may need to be altered depending on flow and associated 2 pond levels.) 3. The pressure switch on the transfer pump should be set at 30 psi. High and low level probes control the pump tank wastewater levels. The probes will automatically turn on/offthe pump in the pump tank. Wastewater from the pump tank flows into the recirculating sand filter and by gravity returns to the pump tank or is discharged. Prior to discharge, the effluent flows through a chlorinator and then a dechlorinator. 3