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Home My WebLink AboutNC0086169_Permit Modification_20000710 State of North Carolina Department of EnvironmentAI • and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality /0....0•. .11.,100. James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor C D E R Bill Holman, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES December 4, 2000 Ms. Christy Hannan Corning, Inc. Telecommunications Products Division P.O. Box 1700 Concord, North Carolina 28026-1700 Subject:NPDES Permit Modification Permit NC0086169 Midland Fiber Facility Cabarrus County Dear Ms. Hannan: On July 10, 2000, the Division received your request to modify permit NC0086169. Correspondingly, we are forwarding herewith the modifications to the subject permit, which are to be found on the effluent limitations pages. In accordance with your request, the date on which the permitted flow increases from 0.0274 MGD to 0.107 MGD will be changed from March 1, 2001 to January 1, 2001. Please find enclosed the revised permit pages. The revised permit pales should be inserted into your permit. The old pages may then be discarded. All other terms and conditions contained in the original permit remain unchanged and in full effect. This permit modification is issued under the requirements of North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 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 final and binding. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Natalie Sierra at telephone number (919) 733-5083, extension 551. Sincerely, '' —, ftairr T. Stevens cc: Central Files Mooresville Regional Office/Water Quality Section NPDES Unit Point Source Compliance Enforcement Unit 1617 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone(919)733-5083 FAX(919)733-0719 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer VISIT US ON THE INTERNET @ http://h20.enr.State.nC.US/NPDES A(2). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - FINAL Permit No. NC0086169 ', During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until January I, 2001, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall serial number 003— Industrial Process Wastewater, Non-contact Cooling Water, and Carbon Filter Backwash. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Weekly Daily Measurement Sample Sample Location Average Average Maximum Freckuency Type Flow(MGD) 0.0274 Continuous Estimate Effluent' Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Etfluent Chloride 2/Week Composite Ettluent Total Residual Chlorine 28 µg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent Temperature2 Weekly Grab Etfluent Iron 2/Week Composite Ettluent Total Phosphorus Quarterly Composite Ettluent Chronic Toxicity3 Quarterly Composite Ettluent pHA Weekly Grab Ettluent Pollutant Analysis5 ' ' Effluent Notes: • I The compliance point for flow shall be upstream of the non-contact cooling water and boiler blowdown internal outfall. The compliance point for all other parameters shall be at the Rocky River discharge location. 2 The temperature of the effluent will be regulated so that the temperature of the receiving stream does not increase more than 2.8'C above the natural water temperature. Receiving water temperature will not exceed a maximum of 32'C. 3 Chronic Toxicity(Ceriodaphnia)at 0.31%;January,April,July and October;See Item A(4)of the Supplement to Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements. 4 The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units. 5 See Item A(4)of the Supplement to Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. A(3). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - FINAL Permit No. NC0086169 During the period beginning on January 1, 2001 and lasting until permit expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall serial number 003 — Industrial Process Wastewater, Non-contact Cooling Water, and Carbon Filter Backwash. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below: - EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Weekly Daily Measurement Sample Sample Location Average Average Maximum _ Freciuency Type Flow(MGD) 0.107 Continuous Estimate Effluent' Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent Chloride 2/Week Composite Effluent Total Residual Chlorine 28 µg/L 2/Week Grab Effluent Temperature2 - Weekly Grab Effluent Iron - 2/Week Composite Effluent Total Phosphorus Quarterly Composite Effluent Chronic Toxicity3 Quarterly Composite Effluent pH4 _ Weekly Grab Effluent Pollutant Analysis5 - ' Effluent Notes: ' The compliance point for flow shall be upstream of the non-contact cooling water and boiler blowdown internal outfall. The compliance point for all other parameters shall be at the Rocky River discharge location. 2 The temperature of the effluent will be regulated so that the temperature of the receiving stream does not increase more than 2.8°C above the natural water temperature. Receiving water temperature will not exceed a maximum of 32°C. 3 Chronic Toxicity(Ceriodaphnia) P/F at 1.0%;January,April,July and October; See Item A(5)of the Supplement to Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements. 4 The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units. 5 See Item A(6)of the Supplement to Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. Corning Incorporated Telecommunications Products Division 4) 5 P.O.Box 1700 _ _ .. . Concord,North Carolina 28026-1700 704-569-6000 l7 E 1 \ JUL1 0 2000 DEt•iR CORNING PIT S's _..__r ___._._._-- C'L (e Si July 5, 2000 --/ co v-'rcvt 742/-7,s- ‘ , Mr. Dave Goodrich w0 / JG I Gt NC Dept. of Environment, Health 8: Natural Resources U �" Division of Water Quality °e` 1617 Mail Service Center f /v ze /vt. Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 �I) a Dear Mr. Goodrich: P/Alt-t As indicated in our NPDES Permit, No. NC0086169 and per our request, effluent limitations for the proposed flow of 0.017 MGD become effective on March 1, 2001. Based on current construction progress, we are requesting that the March 1, 2001 date be changed to January 1, 2001. At that time, the permitted flow will increase from 0.0274 MGD to 0.107 MGD and the chronic toxicity concentration will increase from 0.31% to 1.0% per the permit. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions concerning the above request. I can be reached at phone number(704) 569-6268 Sincerely, Christy L. Hannan Environmental Control Engineer Corning, Inc. Concord Plant