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Home My WebLink AboutNCG500627_Permit (Issuance)_20080311� W A -1--Michael F. Easley \,�/ PG Q�„� Governor 7 NCDENR William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary 1 r North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources -< Coleen H. Sullins, Director Division of Water Quality March 11, 2008 CEMEX Johnny M. Topia, P.E., Environmental Manager 9335 Harris Corners Parkway Charlotte, North Carolina 28269 Subject: General Permit Certificate of Coverage (COC) NCG5000627 CEMEX 190 Meadow Road, Asheville NC 28803 Buncombe County Dear Mr. Topia: In accordance with your application, the Division hereby forwards your Certificate of Coverage to discharge under the subject NPDES general permit. We issue this permit pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statue 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection agency dated May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended). We include the following information with your permit package: • A copy of the Certificate of Coverage for your treatment facility • A copy of General Wastewater Discharge Permit NCG500000 • A copy of a Technical Bulletin for General Wastewater Discharge Permit NCG500000 If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this general permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an individual permit by submitting an individual permit application. Unless such demand is made, the certificate of coverage shall be final and binding. Please take notice that this Certificate of Coverage is not transferable except after notice to the Division of Water Quality. The Division may modify, or revoke and re -issue this certificate of coverage. This permit does not affect your legal requirements to obtain other permits required by the Division of Water Quality, the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or any other Federal or Local government. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Joe Corporon at telephone number 919/733-5083, extension 597. cc: Central Files NPDES General Permit Files • Asheville Regional Office, Water Quality N. C. Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Internet: h2o.enr.state,nc.us Sinc 4r; Coleen H. Sullins Phone: (919) 733-5083 fax: (919) 733-0719 DENR Customer Service Center. 1 800 623-7748 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA • DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NCG500627 GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG500000 TO DISCHARGE DOMESTIC WASTEWATERS FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES AND OTHER DISCHARGES WITH SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) In compliance with the provision 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, CEMEX_._ ,is hereby authorized to discharge condensate from steam generators used to heat concrete block kilns j from a facility located at the CEMEX 190 Meadow Road Asheville, North Carolina 28803 Buncombe County to receiving waters designated as the Swannanoa River within the French Broad River Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV of General Permit NCG500000 as attached. This certificate of coverage shall become effective March 10, 2008. This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit. Signed this day March 10, 2008 c 4z,r Coleen . Sullins, Direcof'17 Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission CEMEX 190 Meadow Road, Asheville, 28803 Receiving Stream: Swannanoa River Stream Class: C Drainage Basin: French Broad Latitude: 35° 33' 51" N Longitude: 82° 33' 22" W State Grid / USGS Quad: E 8 SE / Asheville, NC Sub -Basin: 04-03-02 NPDES General Permit NCG500627 Buncombe County LOG - NCG500627 RMC Mid -Atlantic LLC — kiln steam generator condensate [new owner: CEMEX — 25Feb08] 06Ju105 — Joe received and reviewed application; one outfall —750 gpd of brick kiln condensate (steam generators) used to heat concrete block. Drains to the Swannanoa River; Class C. Buncombe County (no DEH approval needed). 20Ju105 — Joe generated draft docs; stared map. 25Ju105 — Joe sent ACK letter; copies of docs to ARO requesting staff report. 16Aug05 — Keith Haynes (ARO) e-mailed to ask, "Staff Report or email" Joe responded: Keith, I understand that the applicant was to have contacted and met with ARO prior to applying, and should have added the name of the DWQ rep. to his application. I don't see it. In the absence of this info, I guess I need some assurance that someone has looked it over and is "warm and fussy" with what/how/where they propose to discharge. I wont visit the site. I know RRO must generate staff reports because concurrent local DEH approval quires them. Is this not true in Asheville? (This is my first ARO g-permit.) However you think it best to document the info is OK by me. You have my draft docs so I don't need that info unless there are errors to be corrected. And : Footnote to my last: DEH review and approval required only for SA or WS waters. No worries - this is Class C. 18Dec07 — Joe contacted Permittee, Johnny Topia, of CEMEX (new owner) and asked if he wants us to act on the application for COC. He said yes. I told him he should submit a Change of Ownership form before New Year, and we would finalize the permit as drafted (25Ju105), pending the Region's approval. 25Feb08 -- received new application from Permittee. Noted the Change of Ownership form (to CEMEX of Charlotte, NC); plans to connect to local city sewer, perhaps within the next six months. 10Mar08 — Joe generated draft docs and submitted to Gil for review. 11Mar08 — Gil returned file to Joe; generated final docs; submitted to Gil for signature and issuance. February 13, 2008 NPDES Permits Unit Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Attention: Joe Corporon Re: Permit Application NCG 500 000 Dear Mr. Corporon, As requested during recent conversations via phone, enclosed is an updated permit application to discharge approximately 50 gallons/day of Kiln Steam condensate. This is from our concrete block manufacturing facility located in Asheville, North Carolina. The original application was submitted with date June 29, 2005 and a Certificate of Coverage was assigned on letter dated July 25, 2005 (NCG 5000627), but the permit was never finalized. Since then the Asheville block plant has changed owners to CEMEX Construction Materials, LP. We hope that the new application form with updated information in conjunction with the ownership change form will provide the information needed to obtain the requested Permit. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach me at 704-598-2058. Sincerely apia, P.E. onmental Manager CEMEX 9335 Harris Corners Parkway, Ste. 200. Charlotte, NC 28269. (704) 598-2020, Fax: (704) 598-2076 Approximate Outfall Location 0 0.09 0.18 0.27 0.36 0.45 mi UTM 17 534552E 3912596N (NAD27) USGS Concord SE (NC) Quadrangle Projection is UTM Zone 17 NAD83 Datum 11=-7 . 317 G=0 . 22 Figure 1 — General Location Map CEMEX-Asheville: USGS Site Location Map Source: USGS Topographic Mapping Series, Asheville (NC) Quadrangle; dated 1991 Image C. 2008 DigitalGlobo C. 2008 Telo Atlas C. 2008 Europa Technologies Stroarning IIIIIIIIII 100% Figure 2 — Site Map CEMEX-Asheville: USGS Site Map Source: Gooqle Earth, 2008 January 29, 2008 Alternative to a NPDES General Permit: The Metropolitan Sewage District (MSD) of Buncombe County has approved CEMEX- Asheville to discharge kiln condensate directly into the city sewer. The approval was granted based on the condition that the discharge does not contain any constituents that the MSD will not accept. A sample of the discharge was collected and analyzed per the procedures and analytical methods required by the MSD. Preliminary investigations revealed that two MSD sewer lines exist within close proximity to the CEMEX-Asheville property. One line lies to the south, along the Swannanoa River — across the Southern Railway easement. The other lies to the north, across Meadow Road on the Dave Steel Company, Inc. property. Further investigation has concluded that crossing the Southern Railway easement would introduce costly logistical complications and likely increase the required time to complete the project. Given this situation, crossing Meadow Road and working with the Dave Steel Company proves to be the more practical alternative. CEMEX personnel are currently in negotiations with Davis Steel Company, Inc. determining the best possible scenarios which would allow a connection to the MSD sewer line. CEMEX is applying for NCG500000 Permit Coverage because it is unlikely this project would be completed within six months.