NC0005762_Correspondence_20231020

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Mr. Kevin Patterson, County Manager
Scotland County
P.O. Box 489
Laurinburg, North Carolina 28353
Dear Mr. Patterson:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 24, 2023
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit
Permit NC0005762
Wagram Plant
Scotland County
Facility Class III
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 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.
Limits for TSS were changed based on the new classification of the facility.
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.
Additional Monitoring Requirements for Permit Renewal Special Condition was added to
the permit to satisfy the Division's requirements for Major Municipal Permits.
Please provide any comments you have regarding the draft permit to this office by
December 8, 2023. At this time, the Division is also publishing a notice in the newspapers of
general circulation in Scotland County, inviting public comment on the draft permit. Following the
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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 M 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.
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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
cc: NPDES Files
Fayetteville Regional Office / Surface Water Protection Section (e-copy)
Fayetteville Regional Office / Public Water Supply Section (e-copy)
ESS/Aquatic Toxicology Unit (e-copy)
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