NC0043320_Correspondence_20230731

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Mr. Mike Garlick, P.E.
Sr. Corporate Environmental Engineer
Elevate Textiles
P.O. Box 250
Cordova, NC 28330
Dear Mr. Garlick:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 8, 2023
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit
Permit NCO043320
Burlington Richmond Plant
Richmond County
Grade III Biological WPCS
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES Permit for your facility. Please review this
draft modification carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and conditions
it contains.
The Draft Permit contains the following significant changes from your current permit:
• The new PFAS monitoring and Special Condition was added to the permit to implement
EPA's PFAS Guidance.
• The new 1,4 Dioxane monitoring and Special Condition was added to the permit to
implement Division's Policy.
• The requirement to use method 1631E for mercury analysis was added to the permit to
implement EPA's requirement.
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II and III) that are a part of the permit are not included in
this draft document (cover, map, and Part I). The conditions are the same as in your current permit
except that agency and division names have been updated. The latest version is available at
hnps://bit.ly/2BZ4xxx and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file.
Please provide any comments you have regarding the draft permit modification to this
office by September 15, 2023. At this time, the Division is also publishing a notice in the
newspapers of general circulation in Richmond County, inviting public comment on the draft
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
NORTH CAROLINA
v 512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000
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permit. Following the 30-day comment period, we will review all pertinent comments received
and take appropriate action on the permit modification.
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.
Sincerely,
Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D.
Environmental Engineer III
Industrial NPDES Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: Fayetteville Reginal Office/Water Quality
US EPA Region 4
Wastewater Operator Certification Group/Maureen Kinney
WSS/Aquatic Toxicology Branch/Cindy Moore
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