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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0000078_Wasteload Allocation_19970424NPDES DOCUHENT SCANNING% COVER SHEET NC0000078 NPDES Permit: Document Type: Permit Issuance Wasteload Allocation Authorization to Construct (AtC) Permit Modification Complete File - Historical Renewal Application Speculative Limits Instream Assessment (67b) Environmental Assessment (EA) Permit History Document Date: April 24, 1997 This document its printed coax reuse paper -ignore asiy content on the reYerrae side 4/24/97 Subbasin: 40303 Map Site: 1 2 Facility: Ecusta NPDES No: NC0000078 - 002 NOTE: Point 001 for Ecusta discharges into the French Broad River in subbasin 04-03-01. See this subbasin for this point of discharge. These two points (002 & 003) are non -contact cooling water which discharge into the Davidson River in this subbasin 04-03-03. Map Site: 1 2 Facility: Ecusta NPDES No: NC0000078 - 003 NOTE: Point 001 for Ecusta discharges into the French Broad River in subbasin 04-03-01. See this subbasin for this point of discharge. These two points (002 & 003) are non -contact cooling water which discharge into the Davidson River in this subbasin 04-03-03. - boi c tA. 4-03-o Ls o LA-C-2as 0 O Z. ate. 003 uA.Lci• Ls. c a..4 e_Q_ t,...- `Jc-s S 4.` ac-o 3 - 03 State of North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development Division of Environmental Management 512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 R. Paul Wilms James G. Martin, Governor Director S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary November 5, 1985 Mr. R.J. Gussman, Director Environmental Control and Industrial Hygiene Ecusta Corporation P.O. Box 200 Pisgah Forest, N.C. 28768 c4-03-03 Pr.- se) - va^r SUBJECT: Modification to NPDES Permit No. NC0000078 Ecusta Corporation Transylvania County Dear Mr. Gussman: In accordance with your request for Permit modification received September 25, 1985, we are forwarding herewith modifications to the Subject permit. These and modifications reduce the monitoring frequency for flow, temperature, and pH elimate monitoring for residual chlorine for outfalls 002 & 003. PleaseThe enclosed an amended Page M3 which should be inserted into your Permit. final Page M3 may be discarded. All otreffect.s and Thesedmodificationsns nareln the issuedorig permit remain unchanged and in full General pursuant to therequirements 143-215.1 aU.S. Environmental and the Memorandum Agreement betweenNorthCarolina and of Agreement Protection Agency. se If any parts, requirements, or limitations ntainein adjudicatoryehearingfbeforens the right are unacceptable to you, you have to an a hearing officer upon written dedentifoin etherspeoificr thin issueo days befollowing contended. receipt of these modifications, i Y g Unless such demand is made, these modifications shall be final and binding. If you have any questions concerning these modifications, please contact Lisa Creech, telephone 919/733-5083. Sincerely yours, R. Paul Wilms arlo"Director cc: Mr. Jim Patrick, EPA Asheville Regional Office Asheville Regional Office Manager Pollution Prevention Pays P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone 919-733- An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer o�-s,G�ta 1�8t1 ��w LOTIED t. EFFLUENT LIMITATION AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS. During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s)002. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below: 'fluent Characteristics _ow !mperature Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements kg/day (ibs/day) • Other Units (Specify) Measurement Sample *Sample Daily Avg. Daily Max. Daily Avg. Daily Max. Frequency Type Location Weekly Weekly Instantaneous E Grab E,U,D THERE SHALL BE NO CHROMIUM, ZINC, OR COPPER ADDED TO THE COOLING WATER *Sample locations: E - Effluent, U - Upstream, D - Downstream *The temperature of the effluent shall be such as not to 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 The pKtjehltAAr ott be h4ess than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be monitC't edl r l a,t ct ie effluent by grab samples A. Y am"': s. f )Therehal iie'i' •«: dj8;charge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. 1 •- • EFFLUENT LIMITATION AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s) 003. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below: fluent Characteristics ow mperature Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements kg/day (lbs/day) Other Units (Specify) Measurement Sample *Sample Daily Avg. Daily Max. Daily Avg. Daily Max. Frequency Type Location Weekly Weekly Instantaneous E Grab E,U,D THERE SHALL BE NO CHROMIUM, ZINC, OR COPPER ADDED+TO THE COOLING WATER *Sample locations: E - Effluent, U - Upstream, D - Downstream *The temperature of the effluent shall be such as not to 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• •liter °. ��`.�1' y i1♦t t; ryIr.Leyom •.J 1}.5 .r ri7�f 7,4 rC.r..i....A y ti M .. pH V6441. cp. ot.:be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be moil,tore 'reekly.,'at the effluent by grab samples The = e'.sb.alt be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. erk. St 08 0 P- on 0 0 2 vo 00 • DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT -ASHEVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE WATER QUALITY SECTION MEMORANDUM TO: THROUGH: FROM: SUBJECT: Dale Overcash Roy M. Davis, Regional Supervisor Forrest R. Westall, Water Quality Regional Engineer Gary T. Tweed, P.E. Request to Modify Monitor`!ng NPDES ermit No. NC0000078 custa Corpora 'brans '. o' y, North Carolina DATE: September 24, 1985 Enclosed is a copy of subject request to modify monitoring for cooling water discharges 002 and 003 as contained in NPDES Permit No. NC0000078. The request changes are as follows: 1. Eliminate effluent residual chlorine monitoring. 2. Reduce effluent flow and temperature to once per week. 3. Reduce upstream and downstream temperature to once per week. This office concurs with this request and requests that subject Permit be modified accordingly. Should there be any questions, please advise. GTT:sb Enclosure custa P.O. BOX 200 • PISGAH FOREST, NORTH CAROLINA 28788 Mr. Forrest Westall, Chief Water Quality Section Department 0f Natural Resources And Community Development Division 0f Environmental Management 159 Woodfin Street P. 0. Box 370 Asheville, North Carolina 28802 Dear Mr. Westall: September 12, 1985 RECEIVED Water Quality Division c EP 1 1385 Western Regional Office Asheville, North Carolina Subject: NPDES Permit No. NC0000078 dated August 23, 1985 The above permit received by us in late August contained a number of changes which we were not previously aware of. They involved primarily a change in the monitoring requirements for the Davidson River and 0utfall Nos. 002 and 003. 0utfall Nos. 002 and 003 discharge noncontact cooling water to the Davidson River. Cooling water is filtered and treated so that the finished water leaving the Filter Plant contains a residual chlorine level of between 0.2 and 0.5 milligram per liter. This level of residual chlorine has been constant for at least ten years. Copies of the Filter Plant operation's report for the last ten years containing this data can be supplied, if requested. I have enclosed a copy of the August 1985 report as Exhibit A. This water, after use in a noncontact cooling application is then discharged into an open ditch, varying in length from 1,175 feet for Discharge No. 002 and 1,750 feet for Discharge No. 003. Residual chlorine analyses conducted of these discharges in 1981, 1982, and 1985 are attached as Exhibit B. These analyses indicate that there was no detectable limit of residual chlorine in these waters. Therefore, we see no justification for requiring the continued measurement of residual chlorine in the discharge from 0utfall Nos. 002 and 003. In the above permit, the monitoring requirement for the measurement of flow and temperature of the discharge from 0utfall Nos. 002 and 003 was increased from once per week to daily. In Exhibit C are the monthly averages, maximum and minimum values for the flow and temperature measurements taken from these outfalls since January 1, 1983. There are no significant variations in flow or temperature other than those expected from the seasonal use of cooling water. Therefore, we request that the requ ,.itoring of 0utfall Nos. 002 and 003 be reduced from daily to once per �ek rti C� �, QD s .0"2's IN) rya ayp��E C U S T A CORP OR A TION Page 2 Similarly, in the above permit, the monitoring of the Davidson River upstream and downstream of Outfall Nos. 002 and 003 was increased from once per week to daily. Based on the above information in regard to the flow and temperature of the outfall, it is requested that the monitoring of the Davidson also be reduced from daily to once per week. If necessary, we can supply you with the temperature measurements taken in the Davidson River that have been previously reported to the D.E.M. A new monitoring requirement is also added to the discharge for Outfall No. 001. This requirement requires the measurement of total nitrogen and total phosphorus on a quarterly basis. Considering the nature of the Kraft pulping operation and the fact that we do not add either nitrogen or phosphorus as nutrients in our waste water treatment system, we feel that this requirement is unnecessary. Even though data is lacking as to past measurements of phosphorus in the effluent from 0utfall No. 001, we do know that the total nitrogen level varies from 0.20 - 0.79 milligram per liter. Because of this, we do agree with your suggestion that we continue the .quarterly monitoring for four quarters to accumulate additional data. This data will then be used by your department to review the need for future monitor- ing. We appreciate this opportunity to submit this information to you and we will continue to work with you on our mutual goal of protecting the environment in Western North Carolina. If further information is desired in regards to this submittal, please contact me. at (704) 877-2347. Sincerely, ECUSTA CORPORATION //5) (2 R. . 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Date EXHIBIT B RESIDUAL CHLORINE LEVEL IN PPM Outfall Outfall 002 003 Date 002 003 5/21/81 40.1 40.1 12/4/81 40.1 40.1 5/27/81 40.1 <0.1 12/8/81 40.1 <0.1 6/10/81 40.1 40.1 6/17/81 <0.1 40.1 1/5/82 40.1 4.0.1 6/24/81 40.1 40.1 1/12/82 40.1 40.1 7/7/81 40.1 40.1 1/19/82 40.1 40.1 7/14/81 40.1 40.1 1/26/82 40.1 40.1 7/21/81 40.1 40.1 2/2/82 40.1 40.1 7/28/81 <0.1 40.1 2/9/82 40.1 40.1 8/7/81 t <0.1 40.1 2/16/82 40.1 40.1 8/11/81 40.1 40.1 2/23/82 40.1 40.1 8/18/81 40.1 40.1 3/2/82 40.1 40.1 8/25/81 <0.1 40.1 3/9/82 40.1 40.1 9/1/81 <0.1 40.1 3/16/82 <0.1 40.1 9/8/81 40.1 40.1 3/23/82 40.1 40.1 9/16/81 <0.1 40.1 3/30/82 40.1 40.1 9/22/81 <0.1 40.1 4/6/82 '.0.1 '0.1 9/29/81 <0.1 40.1 4/13/82 40,1 40.1 10/6/81 40.1 <0.1 4/20/82 4.0.1 .40.1 10/16/81 40.1 40.1 4/27/82 40.1 x0.1 10/20/81 40.1 <0.1 5/4/82 40.1 40.1 10/27/81 40.1 <0.1 5/11/82 40.1 40.1 11/3/81 40.1 <0.1 5/18/82 40.1 4.0.1 11/10/81 40.1 <0.1 5/25/82 40.1 40.1 11/17/81 40.1- <0.1 • 11/24/81 40.1 40.1 9/5/85 <0.1 40.1 N CO NI 0014 G 9 EXHIBIT C MONTHLY AVERAGES - OUTFALL 002 Flow Temperature Average Maximum Minimum Average Maximum Miminum 12/83 0.8 1.2 0.6 11.9 14.5 10.0 11/83 0.6 0.6 0.5 16.8 20.5 14.5 10/83 0.7 0.9 0.5 19.5 21.0 18.0 9/83 0.6 0.7 0.5 20.9 23.0 17.0 8/83 0.6 0.7 0.5 25.2 27.0 22.5 7/83 0.7 0.8 0.5 24.4 26.0 23.5 6/83 0.8 1.2 0.6 20.5 23.5 18.5 5/83 0.8 0.9 0.7 20.1 20.5 20.0 4/83 t 1.0 1.5 0.8 15.4 18.0 13.0 3/83 0.9 0.9 0.9 15.5 18.0 13.5 2/83 ' 1.0 1.3 0.9 15.3 16.5 14.0 1/83 1.0 1.0 0.8 13.8 16.0 11.5 12/84 0.7 0.7 0.7 13.9 16.0 12.5 11/84 0.7 0.7 0.7 16.1 17.5 13.5 10/84 0.7 0.8 0.7 23.3 24.5 22.0 9/84 0.7 0.8 0.6 22.8 24.0 20.0 8/84 0.7 1.0 0.6 24.3 25.5 20.5 7/84 0.6 0.6 0.6 25.6 28.0 24.0 6/84 0.6 0.6 0.6 22.9 25.0 19.0 5./84 0.7 1.0 0.6 19.3 22.0 17.0 4/84 0.6 0.6 0.6 18.3 21.0 17.0 3/84 0.8 1.0 0.7 16.4 19.0 13.5 2/84 0.7 0.7 0.6 14.0 17.0 11.0 1/84 0.9 1.5 0.7 13.1 17.0 8.5 - 7/85 0.6 0.7 0.6 23.5 24.5 22.0 6/85 0.6 0..6 0.5 24.3 25.0 23.0 5/85 0.6 0.6 0.5 22.8 26.0 20.5 4/85 0.5 0.6 0.5 21.3 23.0 19.0 3/85 0.5 0.5 0.5 _ 17.0 18.0 14.5 2/85 0.6 0.6 0.5 14.9 17.0 13.5 1/85 0.6 0.8 0.5 14.3 19.E 12.0 r 12/83 11/83 10/83 9/83 8/83 7/83 6/83 5/83 4/83 3/83 2/83 1/83 12/84 11/84 10/84 .9 /84 8/84 7/84 6/84 5/84 4/84 3/84 2/84 1/84 7/85 6/85 5/85 4/85 3/85 2/85 1 /85 ' d/;%z-, .1 i y' T ti nri come C, Vt* rot m r4 Lay "14to EXHIBIT C MONTHLY AVERAGES - OUTFALL 003 Flow Average Maximum Minimum 1.5 1.1 1.1 0.7 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.5- 0.8 0.8 2.3 1.7 1.9 0.8 3.3 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.6 2.0 1.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 2.1 2.2 3.0 1.7 1.6 0.6 1.6 2.3 0.6 1.4 1.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.4°:. 0.4_ 0.5 - 0.5 0.6 Temperature Average Maximum Minimum 7.9 11.5 16.9 19.5 24.6 24.0 18.9 19.0 14.9 14.1 10.6 10.4 10.3 11.1 18.2 18.8 20.1 25.6 18.8 - 13.5 10.3 9.9- 6.5 7.4 - 21.3 21.6-;:._ 17.4 14.8 10.6 7.6 6.3 10.0 14.0 20.0 22.0 28.5 26.0 23.5 21.0 17.0 16.0 12.0 18.5 12.0 12.5 20.0 20.0 21.5 28.0 20.0 16.5 11.0 11.5 9.5 8.0 23.0 23.0 21.0 18.0 13.5 12.0 14.0 4.5 10.0 15.5 14.5 22.0 21.0 16.0 16.0 10.5 10.0 9.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 14.0 16.0 19.0 24.0 17.0 11.5 10.0 9.0 3.0 6.5 19.0 21.0. 16.0:::_ 12.0 8.5. 5.0 2.5 Permit No. NC0000078 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 6 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FERMI T To Discharge Wastewater .Under the NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions of forth Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and Adopted by the North Carolina Environmental MSanagement Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. as amended, Ecusta Corporation is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a furl1ity located at Pisgah Forest Transylvania County to receiving waters designated as the French Broad River in the French Broad River Basin (Outfal1. No. 001) and the Davidson River in the French Broad River Basin (0utfall-Nos. 002 and 003) in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring, requirements. and other conditions set forth in Parts I. II, and III hereof. This -permit Shall become effective August 23, 1985 This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at t ou September 30, 1988 Signed this day of August 23, 1985 .y {Ps- s $ SEP.19J5 \;: 1, . 3-Zr, ti f i S.. .r.:r R. Paul Wilms , ..w1 Director. ;� .-o:,_.`: �,,; Division of Enviroaaautai .Ae By Authority of the Enriroasentaii tx Management Commission LY :`.,,� i j , ij...).7 C s,L ° ' r r. 1 I? P. e.' ,tit M3 E Z1 Permit No. NC0000078 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET Ecusta Corporation is hereby authorized to: I. Continue the operation of an existing 27.5 MGD wastewater treatment facility (001) consisting of a grit chamber, bar screens, influent pumps, primary clarifiers, aerated stabilization basin and sludge dewatering facilities, plus an extended aeration wastewater treatment system with effluent chlorination facilities for treatment of domestic wastewater located at Ecusta Corporation (Note Part III, condition No. B of this Permit), and 2. Discharge from said treatment works into French Broad River which is classified Class "C" water, and 3. Discharge non -contract cooling water (002 and 003) into the Davidson River which is classified Class "C" waters. �• • - scP 2985 'r� J , "NJ • ••. tTh /. �)� 4 1 r�J z; %�„ %ii, if .\ t.� . 1/, ! 4, 0 �\ ..., v V • Zq/2.-1------1,...--.'-'..." .7...._"--;:-...\ -.3 \\:‘,...,t ..7.\..../.— 1,_; z-_______-.\:\.i(i.....:-,:- ' �C:�T ITh ) 1342 essee Valley Authority Survey TVA ;rammeiric methods using if by reference to T`/A•USGS : checked by TVA. 1965 American datum `;arnlina �.4£•l�R� .. 1.7 6:LLNV1t.L.E__ . lrr, ,aN rr` `• 1l N • • Pisgah i rh�Ga as '��,' ;a. •v�N . ir`✓�L • ri ey-Cra:• ct 1 NV .meldl:h h \ ', •� i,1• ,� ;`!i,;` ti• ' J 4w• hem /r �: , \ �. i jl '� >t'�Pisgah Forest �`� t} j , L _ •�O j'• I •'� 66 )s.t t17\l,•��9 J'IT 1 t E•- rl. :ih -T, ;i.lt\t�l. `Vl'•'1 ', •`L_ , •�• a *�• a + Pjsgah Forest`: ''.'..?�i •• • r: = �' BM J 56' i� Sl Timothy Ch (t 2109' EB 6� .+'. • ' FOtt 1 - -- �. N PumCingp �� I - c _ —s° t1 1P stal:cn ;lam• x • • -- iJte '.71 :•7:4.7 •Mile :•- ? / 192 'ivt�% R 1. /' a ' I�UNNS ROCi. '4O Ou0 FEE 3a4 42' 30" . ER-s" A:. 05:•:. . QTT A Ct+ rnEh/`r N°RSOiv ?lag • 443V. 0�4 SCALE 1:`,0"O AUG s.rr.e1,5 ai CONTOUR NtES V 'Uj 5 REP=E�"c�r•+1'L-'I NSE 1= r��fitl J w• CC.V.PLIES wi:ti N-1tCt AL r•=r -