NC0043320_Correspondence_20231011

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
October 20, 2023
Subject: Final NPDES Permit
Permit NCO043320
Burlington Richmond Plant
Rutherford County
Grade III Biological WPCS
The Division of Water Resources is forwarding herewith the Final Permit for Burlington Richmond
Plant. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-
215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
The Final Permit contains no significant changes from your Draft Permit.
The Final Permit maintains the following significant changes contained in the Draft
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.
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
a demand is made, this permit shall be final and binding.
NORTH CAROLINAD_ E Q
Department of Emlmnmenfal Deali�
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may
require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Resources or
any other Federal, State, or Local governmental regulations.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Sergei Chernikov, telephone
number [phone] or email: [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: Central Files
NPDES Files
Fayetteville Regional Office/Water Quality
WSS/Aquatic Toxicology Unit (e-copy)
EPA Region IV (e-copy)
D E Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
NORrH CAROLINA 919.707.9000
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