NC0025135_Correspondence_20220923

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Mr. Lee Huffman, Manager
Huffman Finishing Company
P.O. Box 170
Granite Falls, North Carolina 28630
Dear Mr. Huffman:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 18, 2022
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit
Permit NC0025135
Huffman Finishing Company
Caldwell County
Facility Class II
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft 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 your current permit:
1. The electronic DMR requirement language was updated.
2. The WET language was updated.
3. The effluent limitations requirements for BOD5, TSS, COD, total chromium, sulfide, and
phenol were recalculated based on the current production.
Please provide any comments you have regarding the draft permit to this office by
November 21, 2022. At this time, the Division is also publishing a notice in the newspapers of
general circulation in Caldwell County, inviting public comment on the draft permit. Following the
30-day comment period, we will review all pertinent comments received and take appropriate action
on the permit.
The NPDES Standard Conditions (Parts II, III, and IV) are not included with this draft. They can
be found at the following link if you would like to review them in conjunction with this draft permit.
https: / /bit.ly/2BZ4xxx
If you have any questions about the NPDES permit process, please contact me at the following e-
mail address: [e-mail], or telephone number: 919-707-3606.
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NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Duali�
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

cc: NPDES Files
EPA Region IV (e-copy)
Asheville Regional Office / Surface Water Protection (e-copy)
Asheville Regional Office / Public Water Supply (e-copy)
Aquatic Toxicology Unit (e-copy)
TACU (e-copy)
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NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Deellry
Sincerely,
Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D.
Environmental Engineer III
Complex NPDES Permitting Unit
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000