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Home My WebLink AboutNC0087076_Permit Issuance_20041217NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director December 17, 2004 Mr. Marvin Jones Columbia Forest Products P.O. Box 1148 Old Fort, North Carolina 28762 Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO087076 Columbia Forest Products McDowell County Dear Mr. Jones: Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. 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 May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently amended). This final permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on October 27, 2004. 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 demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding. 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 Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or local governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Charles Weaver at telephone number (919) 733-5083, extension 511. Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY SUSAN A. WILSON Alan W. Klimek, P.E. cc: Central Files Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality Section NPDES UnW*4 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919 733-5083 / FAX 919 733-0719 / Internet: h2o.enr.slate.nc.us An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer- 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper One NorthCarolina Nahmallry Permit NCO087076 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, Columbia Forest Products is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at Columbia Forest Products 369 Columbia Carolina Old Fort, North Carolina McDowell County to receiving waters designated as the Catawba River in the Catawba River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV hereof. The permit shall become effective February 1, 2005. This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2009. Signed this day December 17, 2004. ORIGINAL. SIGNED Bl SUSAN A. VVILSON Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit NCO087076 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET .All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein. Columbia Forest Products is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing wet decking facility consisting of a settling pond and located at 369 Columbia Carolina, near Old Fort in McDowell County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works (via Outfall 001) into the Catawba River, currently a Class C water in the Catawba River Basin, at the location specified on the attached map. Latitude: 35NOW" Longitude: 82cO636" Quad: Marion, N.C. Stream Class: C Subbasia: 30830 Receiving Stream: Catawba River NCO087076 Columbia Forest Products. Facility Location o�t/z Sl1LLE 1:423000 Permit NCO087076 A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Beginning on February 1, 2005 and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below: /i±� *'��► .i 0Nr-r 41ft4p �.L:1n—� ix ,Y L Monthlyaily� S;T - Av,gr • YIl wG�Measurex�teample xy` j 'f "� Sample',' t t .E'T-i yJ..�T 1 .: )..f1.i1D13 �1 .rcr`_!* l i..t� .FT`�"� .7 L'.�y. - {Y.� .L.. ..•+-i�. -� � .��L�-. �C i-�3i:i�'i�. .� Y. 7.. .i, �' ..��i5.. a.•a,N�.i --3}A.r M1 I.� ..d:)� ��......5..� Flow Each event Instantaneous Effluent Total Suspended Solids 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Each event Grab Effluent Settleable Solids 0.1 mVL 0.2 mUL Each event Grab Effluent LpH > 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units Each event Grab Effluent There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts. There shall be no debris discharged from the facility. A. (2.) BIOCIDE CONDITION There shall be no chromium, zinc or copper added to the treatment system except as pre -approved additives to biocidal compounds. The permittee shall obtain approval from the Division's Aquatic Toxicology Unit prior to the use of any biocide (not previously approved by the Division) in the effluent discharged under this permit. Approval for use of any biocide not previously approved should be requested at least 90 days in advance of any planned usage. Contact the Aquatic Toxicology Unit for detailed instructions on requesting approval of biocides: NC DENR / DWQ / Aquatic Toxicology Unit 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621 0M-27-04 03:53pfn IfC37' R74W J/L hWJ{CalMUES 4?N✓77A6VL SV,O Jl 1G J7MML SBiviL1 L9WER C2? vmfCAI,nG?/ppji II OISS IGAN-DES 11Vl1 7r VT TD/SSLEAMOB Wl 7F VK4hAF9il1T 1'J I'M AN ro Yn pro I. Of to no o. a axrasa lromdllpa7nl a rnersuyprnngiName- a n b/d iEBdfOGi'emuHa M1 Ifitrnp¢arn Als dell y. V1dp'lyrridrdl rsae d tprmcnrn Ml,l (plirn MS rq+rrropta� SA?n/mrc m rule AG gv,um d Nb v ?.aLrys r rQvolyn a)r , ss r Call W. GvWyn9yyl a 9v 3, eens 20. yl 20. 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Are there special conditions? NO Any obvious compliance concerns? o Existing Expiration Date 40'mt p Proposed Expiration Date 1243 o Miscellaneous Comments: If expedited, is this simpler p rmit or a more difficult one? g1coluPmbia FORESTRODUCTS W E C A R E. After all, it's our company. 369 Columbia Carolina Road P.O. Box 1148 Old Fort, NC 28762 Phone: 828-724-4191 Fax: 828-724-9987 Mrs. Valery Stephens NC DENR Division of Water Quality Point Source Branch 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 fl i u JUL 1 2004 i L I DENR - WATI R QUALITY POINT SOURCE BHkXli Dear Mrs. Stephens: __...,..,� May 10, 2004 Please find enclosed a renewal application for Columbia Forest Product's Old Fort plant wet decking pond discharge permit number NC0087076. There have been no changes or additions to the operation since the previous permit issuance. However, approval of a capital project to mitigate and limit the discharge to only twenty-five year storm events has been approved and will proceed this year. Sincerely, Marvin Jones, Pla Engineer NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C-Manufacturing For manufacturing or commercial facilities with a discharge < 1 MGD N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES/ NPDES Permit Number INCOO R 7 0 Please print or type 1. Contact Information: Facility Name C d L v M M A f j/t f5 — PA o13L7cj Owner Name C d L v r� di A A A W'IT 0 ✓-o d v c;r-S Street Address 3 b 9 %_-o p'O City State / Zip Code �1 C.. 2. 07 6 2 Telephone Number ( 2$) 7 Z y _.., y i R Fax Number Wt. 6 ) 72 -/— qq tf7 e-mail Address I dA -e1@. C:f P w� p . c-o Operator Name Street Address 361 Co c. avn a i a G9 ez-6 t-tr J A P. O A S City 0 L p Ey 0-1- State / Zip Code N L , 2 4f7 6 2 County Telephone Number 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same as above n —' Facility Name (If different from above) Street Address or State Road City State / Zip Code County 3. Ownership Status: Federal 0 State 0 Private ® Public 0 4. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code(s): X q 3 5. Number of employees: q 3 d 6. Principal product(s) produced: "&O lit% 0 0 0 P -1 W O O D Principal raw material(s) consumed: P O PLC V E_�J %Z;'Y�- G L V 7. Principal process(es): AtCE IZ ft—CLI'hi 4 G) it yo Cs LU 10 PrtFSS i OJ 6-1 5 pas+ x. c� S A' ,p ► "J(r- Page 1 of 3 Version -08103 NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C-Manufacturing For manufacturing or commercial facilities with a discharge <1 MGD 8. Amount of principal product produced or raw material consumed (List specific amounts consumed and/or units of production) Product Produced or Raw Material Product Produced or Raw Material Consumed Consumed (AVERAGE) (PEAK) per Day ff§a D 0K) 7410 qLO 0 A fl 3�6v �� 'r4 per Month ��, ,yJ 3Z$ per Year 3 o 6 61 r1 3/ it 9. Check here if discharge occurs all year , or circle the month(s) when discharge occurs: January February March April May June July August September October November December Days per week discharge occurs: NOTE: I f the facility has separate discharge points (out' ails) or multiple industrial processes, include a schematic diagram of wastewater flow at the facility. 10. Types of wastewater discharged to surface waters only Discharge per operating month Flow (GALLONS PER OPERATING MONTH) Sanitary - monthly average Utility water, etc. - monthly average Process water - monthly average Monthly Average -- -- _ -- - total discharge (all types) l - "-- 11. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications (check all that apply and provide permit numbers or check none if not applicable): 'I�pe Permit Number 0 None 0 UIC C� NPDES WL Gr,Z 40O pn 0 PSD 0 NESHAPS Type Permit Number 0 Non -Attainment O Ocean Dumping 0 Dredge/Fill Permits 0 RCRA Q Other_ I'P- ? fWe%. i D 4 63-7 R 08 Page 2 of 3 Version -08103 NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C-Manufacturing For manufacturing or commercial facilities with a discharge <1 MGD 12. Number of separate discharge points: l 13. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a reap showing the exact location of each outfalI, including Iatitude and longitude): IC AT146^/ 9 A It VV-X- 14. Do you add any chemicals that may be discharged? (Please list and explain source and potential amounts.) tj 0 15. Is this facility located on Native American lands? (check one) YES 0 NO I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate. in AR.V i d "D. --5-a P�q fi'asjr Printed name of Person Signing Title S o ay ture of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations. of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $10.000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.) Page 3 of 3 Version -08103 Pumps sprayed to keep i splitting, Columbia Forest Products Old Fort, NC NPDES Application Road Sprinklers Figure 2 Schematic of Flaw STS Technologies, LLC jkj Columbia ■ FOREST PRODUCTS W E C A R E. After all, it's our company. 369 Columbia Carolina Road June 28, 2004 P.O. Box 1148 Old Fort, NC 28762 Phone: 828-724-4191 Fax: 828-724-9987 Mrs. Valery Stephens NC DENR Division of Water Quality Point Source Branch 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Dear Mrs. Stephens: Columbia Forest Product's plant in Old Fort, NC does not dispose of sludge. However, the soil and debris washed from the logs and the wet decks is periodically pulled from the bottom of the pond and used to maintain the sides of the pond and/or to build up the wet decks. There are no chemical additives to the water and the water is continually recycled during the periods of wet decking. Therefore, Columbia Forest Product's plant in Old Fort, NC does not have a formal sludge management plan for the soil and debris washed from the logs and into the wet decking pond. Sin rely, G /Enaineerl arvin Jones, Plant it 6'faRu{)4 d41'-J neY4 fr01Vcx wl UTI4' Marvin Jones, PE Columbia Forest Products State Road 1246 P. O. Box 1148 Old Fort, NC 28762 Mr. Tom Belnick, NPDES Unit Department of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 CC: Jeff Tuckey, Columbia Forest Products Dear Mr. Belnick: 6jvinl% /,,-r 4,1 September 14, 2001 r� ON �s om �o sw K� z z C.0 wo oa ^� I received the faxed copy of NPDES Permit NC0087076 today. I would like to change the testing requirement to annual qualifying event testing instead of every event, due to the infrequency of the discharge. It is estimated that approximately 2" of rain in a 4 to 6 hour period will result in a discharge. Although this is an infrequent event, the requirement to test every event to comply with the permit seems unreasonable. Factors such as timing of the rainfall, the condition of the ground prior to the rainfall, the number of logs in the yard, the number of spray heads operating, etc. could result in the possibility of untested discharges unless automatic sampling is used. Since the permit only requires manual grab samples, the purchase and maintenance of an automatic sampler, the possibility of testing multiple samples during a rainy week, and the expected similarity of the samples seems a perfect fit for qualifying event testing. This would make compliance with the permit simpler to ensure without sacrificing water quality. As you know, I received the faxed copy of the permit today and have been in contact with you concerning this permit since my beginning employment on August 27, 2001. Thank you for any assistance and guidance on this matter. Since ly, Marvin D. Jones I I � �v T -nd ekoke 4zj ti OtNM State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 WATER QUALITY SECTION FAX# (919) 733-0719 FAX TO: Marvin Jones, Columbia Forest Products FAX # 828-724-9084 PHONE # FROM: Tom Belnick, NPDES Unit FAX# 919-733-0719 PHONE # 919-733-5083, ext 543 DATE: 9/13/01 SUBJECT: NPDES Permit # PAGES (including cover) COMMENTS: I'm faxing the relevant portions of the NPDES permit issued 8/10/01. Please fax me your requested permit change and I'll take a look at it. According to discussions with Ed Wicklander this discharge was supposed to occur fairly infrequently, so that's why the permit language requires monitoring on a "per event" basis.