NC0005762_Fact Sheet_20230922

DEQ/DWR
FACT SHEET FOR NPDES PERMIT DEVELOPMENT
NPDES No. NC0005762
Facility Information
Applicant/Facility Name:
WestPoint Home LLC/Wa ram WWTP
Applicant Address:
523 Fob James Drive, Valley, AL 36854
Facility Address:
19320 Airbase Road, Wagram, North Carolina 28396
Permitted Flow
1.2 MGD
Type of Waste:
Filter backwash and domestic
Facility/Permit Status:
Class IV/Major/Renewal
County:
Scotland County
Receiving Stream:
Lumber River
State Grid / USGS Quad:
H21 SE/Wakulla
Stream Classification:
WS-IV, B, Sw &
HQW (SI; 14-(4))
303(d) Listed?
No
Subbasin:
03-07-51
RUC:
0304020303
Drainage Area (mi2):
353
Latitude:
340 49' 50" N
7Q10 summer (cfs)
7Q10 winter (cfs)
62
153
Longitude:
790 21' 12" W
30Q2 (cfs)
137
Regional Office:
Fayetteville (FRO)
Average Flow (cfs):
427
Permit Writer:
Sergei Chernikov,
Ph.D.
IWC (%):
2.9
Date:
8/10/2023
HISTORY
WestPoint Stevens used to operate a major textile facility in Wagram, Scotland County. The company
made terry towels and dyeing of synthetic fibers for carpet manufacture. The 7.0 MGD wastewater
treatment facility was used for the treatment of wastewater from carpet dyeing, textile manufacturing, and
domestic waste. WestPoint Stevens went bankrupt, and the textile operation was bought by WestPoint
Home; the name change was in 2004. By 2007 WestPoint Home had ceased to manufacture textiles at the
Wagram site. A carpet business owned by Gulistan continued to manufacture carpets after 2007
discharging their industrial wastewaters to the WestPoint WWTP. WestPoint Home used the facility as a
distribution center and continued to operate the wastewater treatment facility to treat waste from domestic
and carpet dyeing operations. All industrial operations ceased in early 2013. Warehousing and
distribution operations ceased in October 2013.
In 2017 the facility has been sold to Scotland County and will be converted for municipal use. The
Division developed a water quality model to develop new permit limits for municipal facility, the model
was competed in 2023. The permit contains a special condition that requires a new owner to submit a
request for Major Modification, Engineering Alternative Analysis, and EPA form 2A before they can
commence discharge of the municipal wastewater. Therefore, this permit will serve as the basis for a
future municipal permit.
FACILITY STATUS
The facility is no longer operating the wastewater treatment plant. The treatment plant has not discharged
any effluent since 2014.
RECEVING STREAM
This facility discharges to the Lumber River, subbasin 03-07-51, HUC 0304020303, in the Lumber River
Basin. The stream is classified HQW WS-IV B-Sw. This section of the Lumber River is not listed on the
2022 NC 303(d) list.
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COMPLIANCE REVIEW
Reasonable Potential Analysis (RPA)
A reasonable potential analysis (RPA) was not performed since the facility did not discharge since 2014.
Compliance
The last compliance evaluation inspection was conducted on January 25, 2023. The report did not have
any significant issues or findings. The ORC visits the facility periodically and pumps and aerators are
occasionally exercised to maintain their functionality.
Toxicity Testing
Current requirement: Chronic P/F @ 1.6 %, based on 1.2 MGD flow. Chronic P/F @ 9%, based on 7
MGD flow. The facility has been in compliance with its toxicity limit since its last renewal in 2005.
Proposed requirement: Chronic P/F @ 5.8 %, based on 1.2 MGD flow. This increase from 1.6% is based
on the requirements of 15A NCAC 2B .0224(G) for HQW and new USGS flow data.
Instream Monitoring
When the facility was producing textiles, it collected instream data for temperature, dissolved oxygen,
color and conductivity. Collected data showed very little variability in upstream and downstream samples
and no impact from the facility.
PERMITTING STRATEGY
Existing limits for BOD, COD, TSS, Sulfide, Total Phenols, and Total Chromium are based on effluent
guidelines for Carpet Finishing. The proposed limits are based on the modeling conducted for the future
municipal discharge since this facility no longer produces textiles and will be operating as a domestic
WWTP in the future.
Table 1. Limits Basis and Pro osed Changes
Parameters Affected
Change from Previous
Basis for Condition/Change
Permit
Flow
The higher tier of 7 MGD is
The new owner of the facility will be
being eliminated. Only 1.2
discharging municipal wastewater only and
MGD tier remains.
does not need 7.0 MGD tier.
BOD5
Summer:
Based on modeling.
10 mg/L (monthly average),
State WQ standards, 15A NCAC 2B
15 mg/L (weekly average)
.0200
Winter:
20 mg/L (monthly average),
30 mg/L (weekly average)
NH3-N
Summer:
Based on modeling.
27 mg/L (monthly average),
State WQ standards, 15A NCAC 2B
35 mg/L (weekly average)
.0200
Winter:
Monitor and Report
(monthly average and
weekly era e)
TSS
10 mg/L (monthly av),
Secondary treatment standards per 40 CFR
15 m /L (weekly average)
§ 133.102
Fecal coliform, D.O., pH
No changes
State WQ standards, 15A NCAC 2B
.0200
Total residual chlorine
No changes
State WQ standards, 15A NCAC 2B
.0200
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Total Nitrogen
No changes
15A NCAC 02B .0508
Total Phosphorus
No changes
15A NCAC 02B .0508
Instream monitoring
No changes
Evaluate impact of discharge on stream
Total Manganese
Remove monitoring
The Water Treatment Plant Strategy is no
Total Iron
longer applicable since there is no
discharge.
Chronic Toxicity
Change from 1.6% to 5.8%
Based on 15A NCAC 2B .0224(G).
Pass/Fail (Quarterly Test)
Requirement for HQW and new USGS
flow data.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES
1. The flow tier for 7 MGD was eliminated since the new owner (Scotland County) did not request
speculative limits for the higher tier.
2. Limits and monitoring for Sulfides, Total Chromium, Total Phenols, Color, and COD were
removed from the permit since the facility discontinued all manufacturing operations.
3. Monitoring for Total Manganese and Total Iron was eliminated since the water treatment plant
ceased operation.
4. Limits for BOD5 and NH3-N were changed based on the modeling for a future municipal facility.
5. Limits for TSS were changed based on the new classification of the facility.
6. The Chronic Toxicity limit was changed from 1.6% to 5.8% based on the requirements for HQW
waters (15A NCAC 2B .0224(G)) and new USGS flow data.
7. Additional Monitoring Requirements for Permit Renewal Special Condition was added to the
permit to satisfy the Division's requirements for Major Municipal Permits.
PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE
Draft Permit to Public Notice: October 24, 2023
Permit Scheduled to Issue: December 29, 2023
NPDES DIVISION CONTACT
If you have questions regarding any of the above information or on the attached permit, please contact
Sergei Chernikov at 919-707-3606 or [e-mail].
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