NC0087076_Permit Issuance_20141212

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Jeffery Wakefield
Columbia Forest Products
369 Columbia Carolina Rd
Old Fort, NC 28762
Dear Mr. Wakefield:
John E. Skvarla III
Secretary
December 12, 2014
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0087076
Columbia Forest Products
McDowell County
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 October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently
amended).
This final permit has no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on October 22,
2014.
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 any other Federal, State, or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you
have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Charles Weaver at telephone number (919) 807-
6391.
amcerely,
Thomas A. Reeder, Dire
Division of Water Resources
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699.1617 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / http://podal.ncdenr.org/web/wq
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Permit NCO087076
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
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
McDowell County
to receiving waters designated as the Catawba River in subbasin 03-08-30 of 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 January 1, 2015.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2019.
Signed this day December 12, 2014
G
Th as A. Reeder, Direc _
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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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 an overflow pond. This permitted facility is located at 369 Columbia Carolina
Road, near Old Fort in McDowell County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works (via outfa11001) at the location specified on
the attached map into the Catawba River, currently a Class C water in hydrologic
unit 03050101 of the Catawba River Basin,.
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Permit NCO087076
Part I
A. (1) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Beginning on the effective date of the permit 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:
PARAMETER
:EFFL'tTENT LIMITATIONS'
M011T_LTORIN,IM E q ' - , ENTS .
Monthly
Daily l
Measurement '
-
'Sample-
[PCS Code]
Average
Maximum
Frequency
; 'Sample -*'Type .
Location '
Flow
Monitor and Report (MGD)
Each event
Instantaneous
Effluent
[50050]
Total Suspended Solids
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Each event
Grab
Effluent
[00530]
Settleable Solids
0.1 ml/L
0.2 ml/L
Each event
Grab
Effluent
[00545]
pH
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
Each event
Grab
Effluent
[00400]
— —
** No later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin submitting
discharge monitoring reports electronically using the Division's eDMR system [see A. (3)].
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 Branch 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 / DWR / Aquatic Toxicology Branch
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
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Permit NCO087076
A. (3) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports
(DMRs) and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals,
then permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). The Division anticipates that these regulations will be adopted and is beginning
implementation.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II
of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reportinix [Supersedes Section D. (2.1 and Section E. (5.) (all
Beginning no later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee
shall begin reporting discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each
month and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted
facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet.
Until such time that the state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media
Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be required to submit all
discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to
complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original
and a copy of the computer -printed eDMR to the following address:
NC DENR / Division of Water Resources / Information Processing Unit
ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due
to the facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the
households have broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic
reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted
on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1. 1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director.
Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the mailing address above.
Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements must
be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to
the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin using eDMR.
Temporary waivers shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At
such time, DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re-
applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division.
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Permit NC0087076
Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic
reporting requirements is found on the following web page:
http: / / portal. ncdenr. org/ web /wq / admin / bog / ipu / edmr
Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month
following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the
month following the commencement of discharge.
2. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.1 (b) and supersedes Section B.
i1. d
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person
described in Part II, Section B. (11.) (a) or by a duly authorized representative of that
person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be
delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes.
For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an
eDMR user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more
information on North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an
eDMR user account, please visit the following web page:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system
shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF
CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared
under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that
qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my
inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly
responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and
imprisonment for knowing violations."
3. Records Retention SSupplements Section D. (6.11
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years
from the date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any
time [40 CFR 122.411.
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Latitude: 35°40'07"
Longitude: 82°06'36"
Quad: Marion, N.C.
Stream Class: C
Hydrologic Unit Code: 03050101
Receiving Stream: Catawba River
NCO087076
Columbia Forest Products
Facility
Location
L McDowell County
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following date: October 24'h 2014. And that the. said
newspaper in which said notice, paper, document or legal
advertisement was published was, at the time of each and
every publication, a newspaper meeting all of the
requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the
General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified
newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the
General Statutes of North Carolina.
Signed this 2411 day of October, 2014
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 24`h day of October,
2014.
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FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require
full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile
home parks, etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include
facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing,
instream monitoring, compliance concerns).
Basic Information for Egoedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer/Date
Charles H. Weaver 10/20/2014
Eermit Number
NC0087076_
F ' ' Name
Columbia `Forest Products
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
03-08-30
Receiving Stream
Catawba.River
Stream Classification in Permit
C
Does permit need Dail Max NH3 limits?
N / A - no domestic waste
Does permit need. TRC. limi e?
N / A - no domestic waste
Does permit have toxi ' lestin 9
No
Does permit have Special Conditions?
Biocide condition
Does permit have instream.monito ' ?
No
Is the stream impaired -(on 303(d) list)?
For whatparameter?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
No. No enforcements since 2007. Two limit
violations since 2009.-
Any permit modifications since lastpermit?-
None.
New expiration date
12/31/2019
Comments on Draft Permit
➢ Added parameter cafes
➢ Added eDMR requirements
➢ U dated biocide condition
Most Commonly Used Expedited Language:
• 303(d) language for Draft/Final Cover Letters: "Please note that the receiving stream
is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List.
Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will
continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and
stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be
required".
TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote:
"The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory
including field certified. However, effluent values < 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for
compliance purposes."
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columbia
FOREST PRODUCTS -
November 12, 2013.
North Carolina DENR
Division of Water Quality
Water Quality Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
RE: Duly Authorized Representative Request
Columbia Forest Products, Old Fort, North Carolina
NPDES Permit No.: NCO087076
To Whom It May Concern:
NOV 18 2013
This letter is to inform you that I, Jeffery Wakefield, Plant Manager of Columbia Forest
Products located in Old Fort, North Carolina, give authorization to Mr. Larry Hartman,
Maintenance Manager, to have duly authorized signatory authority under Section B —
General Condition #11.b of NPDES Permit #NC0087076.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me at (828)
724-4191.
Sincerely,
Jeffery Wakefield L
Plant Manager
Innovating
Responsibly.'"
PO Box 1148
369 Columbia Carolina Road
Old Fort, NC 28762
[PJ 828,724.4191
[F1 828.724.4066
[T1 800.438.6069
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit Number INCO087076
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name
Facility Name
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
e-mail Address
Please print or type.
Columbia Forest Products
Columbia Forest Products
369 Columbia Carolina Road
Old Fort
North Carolina / 28762
[phone] ext 2324
[phone]
lhartman@a,cfpwood.com
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same as above
Street Address or State Road
City
State / Zip Code
County
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, consultant or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the
Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name Columbia Forest Products
Mailing Address 369 Columbia Carolina Road
City Old Fort RECEIVED
State / Zip Code North Carolina / 28762 ly 7 2014
Telephone Number [phone] ext 2324
t'il lai
Fax Number [phone] perrtfan9
4. Ownership Status:
Federal ❑ State ❑ Private ® Public ❑
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code(s): 2435
6. Number of employees: 300
7. Describe the treatment system List all installed waste treatment components with capacities,
describe the processes that generate wastewaters. If the space provided is not sufficient attach a
separate sheet of paper with the system description.
Columbia Forest Products practices wet decking where the ends of untreated logs are sprayed
to prevent splitting. Beginning in March or April and continuing through October or
November, the logs are sprayed with water in the log yard. Water is pumped from the log pond
and sprayed within the spray basin. No chemicals are added to the water. The water is
sprayed on the logs at a maximum flow rate of 800 gallons/minute and is then diverted back
into the log pond by drainage ditches. During storm events resulting in approximately 2
inches or more of rain, the log pond will overflow into an overflow pond. When full, the
overflow pond and log pond are both at capacity, the log pond discharges to the Catawba River.
8. Is facility covered under federal effluent limitation guidelines? No ❑ Yes
If yes, specify the category? Part 249, Subpart I - Discharges resulting from wet decking
9. Principal product(s) produced: Hardwood Plywood
Principal raw material(s) consumed: Poplar Veneer
Briefly describe the manufacturing process(es):
Logs are brought to the site by trucks and are unloaded in the log yard where they are stored prior to
debarking. After debarking, the logs are cut to length and loaded into one of six log soaking vats, to
increase the temperature of the logs to slightly above peeling temperatures. The logs are removed from
the vats and are fed to one of two lathes inside the lathe building. The resulting green veneer is
clipped, sorted, and stacked. The green veneer is then transported to a veneer dryer to reduce the
moisture content of the wood. The veneer is then sorted and stacked.
The veneer is transported to one of four spreaders, where plywood sheets are manually assembled by
alternating layers of veneer and glue. The Site purchases the hardwood veneer faces that are
transported to the Site by railcar. Stacks of glued sheets are conveyed to one of three hot presses.
During the press cycle, heat and pressure are applied to the sheets until the individual pieces of
veneer within the sheets are permanently bonded together. After pressing, the sheets are moved to
finishing where they are individually trimmed to size, patched, sanded, and packaged for transport.
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
10. Amount of principal product produced or raw material consumed
fUst snecifcc amounts consumed and/or units of nroduction over the last three uears)
Product Produced or Raw Material
Consumed
AVERAGE
Product Produced or Raw Material
Consumed
PEAK
per Day
10,500 panels
11,000 panels
per Month
210,000 panels
220,000 panels
per Year
2,520,000 panels
2,640,000 panels
11. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: < 1 Duration:
12. Types of wastewater discharged to surface waters only
NA
Discharge
Flow
GALLONS PER DAY
Sanitary - monthly average
0
Utility water, etc. - monthly average
0
Process water - monthly average
NA - discharge only during large storm events (see
cover letter)
Stormwater - monthly average
93,000
Other - monthly average
Explain:
0
Monthly Average
93,000
total discharge (all types)
13. Number of separate discharge points: 1 Outfall Identification number(s) 001
14. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall, including
latitude and longitude):
Catawba River (see Site Location map included as Figgre 1)
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
15. Effluent Data [for new or proposed discharges]
Provide data for the parameters listed. Temperature and pH shall be grab samples, for all otherparameters 24-hour
composite sampling shall be used. V more than one analysis is reported, report daily maximum and monthly average.
ff only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
NOTE. Permittees requesting renewal should complete the table ONLY for the parameters
currently monitored. Summarize the ast 3 years of e uent data.
Parameter
Daily.
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
See Cover Letter
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
Total Organic Carbon
Total Suspended Solids
Ammonia as N
Temperature (Summer)
Temperature (Winter)
pH
Fecal Coliform (If sanitary waste is
present)
Total Residual Chlorine (if chlorine is
used)
16. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications (check all that apply and provide permit
numbers or check none if not applicable):
Type Permit Number Type Permit Number
Hazardous Waste (RCRA) CESQG NESHAPS (CAA)
UIC (SDWA) Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
NPDES NGC210136 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
PSD (CAA) Other: Synthetic Minor Air Permit 04637R09
Non -attainment program (CAA)
17. List any chemicals that may be discharged (Please list and explain source and potential
amounts.)
None
I
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
18. Is this facility located on Indian country? (check one)
Yes ❑ No
19. Applicant Certification
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.
Jeffery Wakefield Plant Manager
Printed name of Person Signing Title
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 $25,000, 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 $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both,
for a similar offense.)
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