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Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
December 9, 2002
Gary D. Elder, Plant Engineer
Schneider Mills, Inc.
P.O. Box 519
Taylorsville, North Carolina 28681
Subject: Correction of Permit Effluent Page
for Outfall 002
NPDES Permit No. NCO034860
Schneider Mills
NC Hwy 16 North
Alexander County
Dear Mr. Elder:
The Division of Water Quality (the Division) has identified errors in your NPDES permit issued
in September 2002. This letter serves to correct these errors and to provide you with a
replacement page, as discussed on November 21 with Daryn Webb (Schneider Mill's Operator in
Responsible Charge).
For Outfall, 002 (non process -contact cooling water), the Measurement Frequency has been
corrected from "Continuous" to Weekly to reflect the requirements of the previous permit. It was
not the Division's intention to alter this requirement. Similarly, the Sample Type was
inadvertently changed to "Recording" and should have read Instantaneous. Finally, the
parameters TSR and iron Sample Types for Outfall 002 have been corrected from composites to
grab samples. The Division apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please
insert the attached corrected page into your existing permit and discard the old page.
If any parts, measurement frequencies, or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30)
days after receiving this letter. Your 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.
Please notice that this permit is not transferable except after notifying the Division of Water
Quality. The Division may require modification, or revocation and re -issuance of this permit. This
permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits required by the Division of
Water Quality, the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or other
federal or local governments.
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N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 [phone] Customer Service
1 800 623-7748

Schneider Mills, Inc.
Final NPDES Permit NCO034860
Page 2
If you have questions, or if we can be of further service, please contact Joe Corporon at
[e-mail] or you may call [phone], extension 597.
Respectfully,
,;,AI'an W. Klimek, P.E.
Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0034860
cc: Central Files
NPDES Unit Files
Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Point Source Compliance and Enforcement Unit
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
Aquatic Toxicology Unit
EPA Region IV
Attention: Dee Stewart

NPDES Permit No. NCO034860
A. (2.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is
authorized to discharge treated wastewater through OutfaU 002. Such discharges shall be limited and
monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
PARAMETERS
EFFLUENT
LIMITS
MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS
Monthly =
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Sample
Location'
Flow
Weekly
Instantaneous
I or E
Total Suspended
Residue (TSR)
30 mg/L
45 mg/L
2/Month
Grab
E
Settable Solids
0.1 mgAL
0.2 m
Weekly
Grab
E
Iron
Weekly
Grab
E
H2
Weekly
Grab
E
Turbidit 3
Weekly
Grab
U, D
Table Footnotes:
1. Sample Locations: E — Effluent; I — Influent; U — Upstream 50 feet above outfall; D — Downstream at or
near NCSR 1313.
2. pH shall not fall below 6.0 nor exceed 9.0 standard units.
3. Discharge shall not cause stream turbidity to exceed 50 NTU. If
natural background turbidity exceeds 50 NTU, discharge shall not
increase receiving -stream turbidity.
Units: mg/L = milligrams per liter
Effluent shall contain no floating solids or foam visible in other than trace amounts.

Re: Corrections to Permit Effluent Page -- Schneider Mills, NCO034860
Subject: Re: Corrections to Permit Effluent Page -- Schneider Mills, NC0034860
Date: Mon, 02 Dee 2002 14:46:17 -0500
From: Joe Corporon <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Dee, the previous permit had grab samples and weekly, instantaneous flow monitoring (for Outfall 002).
Therefore composite and continuous recording are clearly typos (inadvertantly copied from requirements
at Outfal1001). To comply with these errors, the permittee would have to install an additional composite
sampler and continuous recording flow meter on this non -contact cooling water outfall. This was not our
intention at renewal.
Based on your clarification, we will therefore not renotice.
Thanks for your help.
[e-mail] wrote:
Joe,
It looks like the permit was changed from continuous to weekly
monitoring, from recording to instantaneous for sample type, and from
composite to grab samples for TSR and iron. Technically speaking these
changes are not considered minor modifications of the permit under 40
C.F.R. 122.63. While more frequent monitoring or reporting by the
permittee is considered a minor modification and does not require a
public notice, you have actually decreased the monitoring frequency
which would be considered a major modification under 40 C.F.R. 122.62
and require public notice.
The federal regulations under 40 C.F.R. 122.63 do allow for minor
modifications to correct typographical errors. If the previous permit
had grab samples and instantaneous samples perhaps this could be
considered a minor modification due to a typographical error. Minor
modifications do not require a public notice.
Hope this answers your question.
Dee Stewart
404/562-9334
----- Forwarded by Dee Stewart/R4/USEPA/US on 12/02/02 12:00 PM -----
Marshall Hyatt
To: Dee Stewart/R4/USEPA/US@EPA
11/27/02 08:09 AM cc:
Subject: Corrections to Permit Effluent Page -- Schneider
Mills, NC0034860
Forwarded by Marshall Hyatt/R4/USEPA/US on 11/27/2002 08:09 AM
Joe Corporon
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Re: Correcdions to Permit Effluent Page -- Schneider Mills, NCO034860
Subject: Re: Corrections to Permit Effluent Page -- Schneider Mills, NCO034860
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 14:48:55 -0500
From: [e-mail]
-To: oe CS— or�porz < [e-mail]>
CC: Dominy.Madoly epamail.epa.gov, [e-mail]
Works for me.
Dee
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Joe Corporon
<joe.corporon@ncm
ail _net>
12/02/02 02:46 PM
To: Dee Stewart/R4/USEPA/US@EPA
CC:
Subject: Re: Corrections to Permit Eff
Schneider Mills, NCO034860
Dee, the previous permit had grab samples and weekly, instantaneous
flow monitoring (for Outfall 002). Therefore composite and continuous
recording are clearly typos (inadvertantly copied from requirements at
Outfall 001). To comply with these errors, the permittee would have to
install an additional composite sampler and continuous recording flow
meter on this non -contact cooling water outfall. This was not our
intention at renewal.
Based on your clarification, we will therefore not renotice.
Thanks for your help.
[e-mail] wrote:
Joe,
It looks like the permit was changed from continuous to weekly
monitoring, from recording to instantaneous for sample type, and
from
composite to grab samples for TSR and iron. Technically speaking
these
changes are not considered minor modifications of the permit under
40
C.F.R. 122.63. While more frequent monitoring or reporting by the
permittee is considered a minor modification and does not require
a
public notice, you have actually decreased the monitoring
frequency
which would be considered a major modification under 40 C.F.R.
122.62
and require public notice.
The federal regulations under 40 C.F.R. 122.63 do allow for minor
modifications to correct typographical errors. If the previous
permit
had grab samples and instantaneous samples perhaps this could be
considered a minor modification due to a typographical error.
Minor
modifications do not require a public notice.
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<joe.corporon @ ncm To: Marshall Hyatt/R4/USEPA/US @EPA
ail.net> cc:
Subject: Corrections to Permit Effluent Page -- Schneider
11/26/2002 06:39 Mills, NCO034860
PM
Marshall, attached please find a letter correcting errors in this
recently issued permit. Please comment as to whether this will require
another public notice. Thanks.
(See attached file: MOD Effluent -- 002.doc)(See attached file:
Schneider MOD cover letter.doc)
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