NC0000272_Public Hearing Announcement_20220401

Roy Cooper, Governor
Michael S. Regan, Secretary
Department of Environmental Quay
DE
NORTH CAROLINA
Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Anna Gurney
Date: January 15, 2021 Phone: [phone]
New Public Hearing Date Announced for Blue Ridge Paper Products'
Proposed Wastewater Permit Renewal and Variance Removal Public Hearing
Hearings Rescheduled from Previous Date of January 20, 2021
RALEIGH — The Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) Division of Water Resources (DWR) will
conduct an online public hearing Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 6:00 PM, to review proposed amendments to the
Blue Ridge Paper Products, LLC's (d/b/a Evergreen Packaging) effluent discharge permit. Public comments will
be accepted through April 30, 2021. The hearings were originally scheduled for January 20, 2021 and have been
rescheduled to the new date. The permit sets limits and guidelines to the discharge of industrial, stormwater,
municipal and landfill leachate wastewaters into waters of the state.
Blue Ridge Paper has requested renewal of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
discharge permit for its facility located at the Blue Ridge Paper Products Wastewater Treatment Plant, located off
Highway 215 (175 Main Street), in Canton, to receiving waters designated as the Pigeon River, French Broad
River Basin.
Revisions include changes in current monitoring requirements at the Fiberville Bridge and removal of a color
variance. DWR agrees with the removal of the color variance, based on improved stream conditions noted during
a reevaluation, including significant improvements to instream concentrations of color in the Pigeon River. DWR
concludes the variance is no longer necessary. A summary of the history of the variance, review of applicable
regulations, and a reevaluation of the stream conditions may be viewed here. DWR also agrees with the proposed
renewal of the federal 316(a) temperature variance. A fact sheet summarizes DWR's rationale in developing the
NPDES permit limits and monitoring conditions.
ONLINE PUBLIC HEARING
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the hearing will be held remotely. Members of the public may
participate online or by phone.
Date: April 14, 2021
Time: 6 pm
WebEx link:
https://ncdenrits.webex.com/ncdenrits/onstage/g.php?MTID=e6dd914ab0c9b2593dbb23321 a36af245
WebEx password: Nk2BCEzm7P2
WebEx phone number: 1-415-655-0003
WebEx access code: 171 787 6586 (Please see information below regarding registering for, joining, and
commenting at the public hearing.)
Registration must be completed by 12:00 pm on April 14, 2021. For online registration issues, please call 919-
707-9011 or email [e-mail] by the registration deadline of 12:00 pm on January 20, 2021.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Website: www.deq.nc.gov
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncdeq
Twitter: @NCDEQ
1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1601

Public comments are being received through April 30, 2021.
Public comments may be emailed with "Blue Ridge Paper Products" in the subject line to
[e-mail], or mailed through the USPS at:
Wastewater Permitting
Attn: Blue Ridge Paper Products Permit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1617
Comments will be considered in the final determinations of permit issuance and provisions, and variance
removal.
Website: www.deq.nc.gov
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncdeq
Twitter: @NCDEQ
1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1601