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State of North Cadolina
Department of Environment, Health land Natural Resources ,
Division of Environmental Management ,
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
January 28, 1993
Mr. Arthur J. Toompas, Mgr.
Cone Mills Corporation
4100 Pleasant Garden Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
Dear Mr. Toompas:
Water & Air Resources
03-o6-oz
Subject: Rescission of NPDES Permit No. NCO023426
Cone Mills Corporation
Guilford County
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The Division of Environmental Management has received information from the Winston Salem
Regional Office which confirms that the subject facility does not discharge to the surface waters of the State
of North Carolina. Therefore, as you requested, NPDES Permit Number NCO023426 is hereby
rescinded, effective immediately.
If in the future, you determine that you wish to have a discharge, you must first apply for and
receive a new NPDES Permit. Discharging without a valid NPDES Permit will subject the discharger to a
civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day.
If there is a need for any additional information or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact
Robert Farmer at [phone], ext. 531.
Sincerel ,
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
Acting Director
cc: Mr. Jim Patrick, EPA
Guilford County Health Department
Winston Salem Regional Office
Permits & Engineering Unit - Coleen Sullins
Fran McPherson, DEM Budget Office
Operator Training and Certification
Technical Support Branch
Facilities Assessment Unit - Bob Sledge - w/attachments
Central Files - w/attachments
Aquatic Toxicology - Larry Ausley
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer
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PERMIT NO.: NCO023426
PERMITTEE NAME: Cone Mills Corporation
FACILITY NAME: Olympic Products Plant
Facility Status: Existing
Permit Status: Renewal
Major Minor
Pipe No.: 001
Design Capacity: 0.010 MGD
Domestic (% of Flow): ?j0�}(f°lo
Industrial (% of Flow): 0 ooling water** %
Comments:
**See attached Central File copy from current permit
RECEIVING STREAM: unnamed tributary to South Buffalo Creek
Class: C-NSW
Sub -Basin: 03-06-02
Reference USGS Quad: C19SE (please attach)
County: Guilford
Regional Office: Winston-Salem Regional Office
Previous Exp. Date: 1/31/92 Treatment Plant Class: I1
Classification changes within three miles:
None
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Requested by:
Charles M. Lowe Date: 8/29/91
Prepared by: / Date: /Z
Reviewed by: rDate:
Modeler
Date Rec.
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Drainage Area (mi 2) O. Z Avg. Streamflow (cfs): 62. 4
7Q10 (cfs) 0,0 Winter 7Q10 (cfs) 0. 0 30Q2 (cfs) 0 - o
Toxicity Limits: IWC % Acute/Chronic
Instream Monitoring:
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Copper (µg/1)
monitor
Nickel (µg/1)
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Lead (90)
25.0*
Zinc (µg/1)
monitor —
Cyanide (µg/l)
5.0*
Chloride (mg/1)
monitor_
Toluene (µg/1)
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Methylene Choride (µg/l)
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RECEIVED
N.C. Dept. NRCD
Facility Name:
NPDES No.:
Type of Waste:
Facility Status:
Permit Status:
Receiving Stream:
Stream Classification:
Subbasin:
County:
Regional Office:
Requestor:
Date of Request:
Topo Quad:
FACT SHEET FOR WASTELOAD ALLOCATION
Request # 6411
Cone Mills Corporation/Olympic Products Plant
NCO023426
Domestic - 30%/Industrial - 70%
Existing
Renewal
UT to South Buffalo Creek
C-NSW
030602
Guilford
Stream Characteristic:
FTreenSbOM , `. _ ,
USGS #
Lowe
Date:
8/29/91
Drainage Area (mi2):
C19SE
Summer 7Q10 (cfs):
Wasteload Allocation Summary
(approach taken, correspondence with region, EPA, etc.)
Winter 7Q10 (cfs):
Average Flow (cfs):
30Q2 (cfs):
IWC (%):
NOV 26 IN
vlinston-Salem
Regional Ofte
• 02.0947.8741
J991
0.42
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
100
According to Arthur Toompas (Cone Mills), the effluent is approximately 70% cooling water and
30% domestic. Cone Mills submitted a Priority Pollutant Analysis for this discharge. Several
pollutants were present including: chloride, copper, fluoride, zinc, and methylene chloride. These
parameters should be monitored. Cyanide, lead, nickel, and toluene were present in high enough
concentrations to warrant a limit. A chronic toxicity test is also recommended for this facility in
light of this new information regarding the wastewater characteristics.
For the purposes of modeling and mass balance calculations, flows below 0.05 cfs are assumed
to be zero. Since this plant discharges into a zero -flow stream, zero -flow policy will be
recommended. Removal of discharge is recommended in three years or new limits (page 2) will
apply at that time. Facility must submit an engineering report within 12 months of the effective
date of this permit showing no alternative to surface water discharge.
Special Schedule Requirements and additional comments from Reviewers:
Recommended by:
Reviewed by
J
Instream Assessment: Date:
i Regional Supervisor: .� Date: /2 -.3"
1inZ%Z�9 Permits & Engineering: Date:
RETURN TO TECHNICAL SERVICES BY: DEC G ��� ►

2
CONVENTIONAL PARAMETERS
Existing Limits:
Monthly Average
Summer
Winter
Wasteflow (MGD):
0.01
0.01
BOD5 (mg/1):
12.0
15.0
NH3N (mg/1):
4.0
10.0
DO (mg/1):
6.0
6.0
TSS (mg/1):
30.0
30.0
Fecal Col. (/100 ml):
1000.0
1000.0
pH (SU):
6-9
6-9
Residual Chlorine (µg/1):
monitor
monitor
TP (mg/1):
monitor
monitor
TN (mg/1):
monitor
monitor
Temperature (°C):
monitor
monitor
Recommended Limits: For three years:
Monthly Average
Summer
Winter
Wasteflow (MGD):
0.01
0.01
BOD5 (mg/1):
12.0
15.0
NH3N (mg/1):
4.0
10.0
DO (mg/1):
6.0
6.0
TSS (mg/1):
30.0
30.0
Fecal Col. (/100 ml):
200.0
200.0
pH (SU):
6-9
6-9
Residual Chlorine (µg/1):
monitor
monitor
TP (mg/1):
monitor
monitor
TN (mg/1):
monitor
monitor
Temperature (°C):
monitor
monitor
Limits Changes Due To:
Change in 7Q10 data
Change in stream classification
Relocation of discharge
Change in wasteflow
Other (ammonia toxicity)
Instream data
New regulations/standards/procedures
New facility information
After three years:
Monthly Average
Summer
Winter
0.01
0.01
5.0
10.0
1.0
1.8
6.0
6.0
30.0
30.0
200.0
200.0
6.0 - 9.0
6.0 - 9.0
17.0
17.0
monitor
monitor
monitor
monitor
monitor
monitor
WQ/EL
WQ
WQ
WQ
WQ
WQ
Parameter(s) Affected
x fecal, BOD, NH3, Chlorine
x Parameter(s) are water quality limited. For some parameters, the available load capacity of
the immediate receiving water will be consumed. This may affect future water quality based
effluent limitations for additional dischargers within this portion of the watershed.
•'
No parameters are water quality limited, but this discharge may affect future allocations.
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TOXICS/METALS/CONVENTIONAL PARAMETERS 55��5 V/ I Sa MA�"i
15 CIType of Toxicity Test: Chronic, 48-hour pass/fail using ceriodaphnia LW,/ �� )i iYWOO
Existing Limit: n/a ("5 �O) ? ��-� I �I le so Or .
Recommended Limit: 90% s (R� , .f 40-
Monitoring Schedule: Nov, Feb, May, Aug��fi t^
mojiw IOW`
RecommendedLimitsli� I;rrt��
Daily Max. WQ or EL
Fluoride (mg/1): monitor
Copper (µg/1): monitor WQ
Nickel (µg/1): 88.0 WQ
Lead (µg/1): 25.0 WQ
Zinc (µg/1): monitor
Cyanide (µg/1): 5.0 WQ
Chloride (mg/1): monitor
Toluene (µg/1): 11.0 WQ
ethylene Chloride (µg/l): monitor
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Limits Changes Due To:
Change in 7Q10 data
Change in stream classification
Relocation of discharge
Change in wasteflow
Other (ammonia toxicity)
Instream data
New regulations/standards/procedures
New facility information
Parameter(() Affected
x Metals, Organics, Tox. test
x Parameter(s) are water quality limited. For some parameters, the available load capacity of
the immediate receiving water will be consumed. This may affect future water quality based
effluent limitations for additional dischargers within this portion of the watershed.
X'
No parameters are water quality limited, but this discharge may affect future allocations.

4
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION & SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Adgquacy of Existing Treatment
Has the facility demonstrated t ability to meet the proposed new limits with existing treatment
facilities? Yes No lf
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If no, which parameters cannot be met? FA3i- oL Rc KrtewL;�
Would a "phasing in" of the new limits be appropriate? Yes 1/ No
If yes, please provide a schedule (and basis for that schedule) with the regional
office recommendations: �tw Pwce}
�,r•`h� I►may 5►Lo�9� �nonikch��an a- Ae-:-exmine wec YLO�
If no, why not?
Special Instructions or Conditions
Wasteload sent to EPA? (Major) (Y or N)
(If yes, then attach schematic, toxics spreadsheet, copy of model, or, if not modeled, then old
assumptions that were made, and description of how it fits into basinwide plan)
Additional Information attached? (Y or N) If yes, explain with attachments.

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Facility Name lr G' %� ll L� 5 �LYti1,�/G /" &014 0:� Permit # Z�Zw Pipe # DOI
CHRONIC TOXICITY PASS/FAIL PERMIT LIMIT (QRTRLY)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit chronic toxicity using test procedures outlined in:
1.) The North Carolina Ceriodaphnia chronic effluent bioassay procedure (North Carolina Chronic Bioassay
Procedure - Revised *September 1989) or subsequent versions.
The effluent concentration at which there may be no observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality
is '7a % (defined as treatment two in the North Carolina procedure document). The permit holder shall perform
quarterly monitoring using this procedure to establish compliance with the permit condition. The first test will be
performed after thirt days from the effective date of this permit during the months of
✓ vc . Effluent sampling for this testing shall be performed at the NPDES
permitted final dMuenf discharge below all treatment processes.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the month in which it was performed, using the parameter code TGP3B.
Additionally, DEM Form AT-1 (original) is to be sent to the following address:
Attention: Environmental Sciences Branch
North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, N.C. 27607
Test data shall be complete and accurate and include all supporting chemical/physical measurements performed in
association with the toxicity tests, as well as all dose/response data. Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity
sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for disinfection of the waste stream.
Should any single quarterly monitoring indicate a failure to meet specified limits, then monthly monitoring will
begin immediately until such time that a single test is passed. Upon passing, this monthly test requirement will
revert to quarterly in the months specified above.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and
modified to include alternate monitoring requirements or limits.
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism
survival and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an invalid test and will require immediate
retesting(within 30 days of initial monitoring event). Failure to submit suitable test results will constitute
noncompliance with monitoring requirements.
7Q10 r © cfs
Permitted Flow 0.0 MGD
IWC /DC %
Basin & Sub -basin CF 030&0 Z
Receiving Stream Y% 62 SnA 6t,0k
County 6IL4
Recommended by:
Date
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En ineer f Date ec. I'
,�1 NPDES WASTE LOAD ALLOCATION �r,e
Facility Name: �yn /' i • 1/S Cor-,per-� 1.0,3
Existing 0
Proposed O
Permit No.: NC o o 2 3 qa (c)
Pipe No.: 601
County:
Design Capacity
(MGD) : b • 0 10 Industrial (% of
Flow) : Domestic
(% of Flow) : Q
in S 7A U Z'i' o C�'aass: N54)Sub-Basin:
Receiving Stream: ok u
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Reference USGS Quad: G I q 5 E (Please attach)
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Requestor: L�,Sa Crft 4
Regional Office SR 0
CrreA-1A 560 /—o -
Guideline
limitations, if applicable, are
to be listed on the back of this form.)
Design Zlamp.: 11� !�) Drainage Area (mil) : �I.2(, Avg- Streamflow (cfs) : U.a4
7Q10 (cfs) C� Winter 7Q10 (cfs) 0 30Q2 (cfs)
Location of D.O. minimum (miles below outfall) : Slope (fpm)
6vz cJ G, 2 0
Velocity (fps) : 0.1 K1 (base e, per day) : 0.65 K2 (base e , Der day) : to
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Effluent
Characteristics
Monthly
Average
Comments
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For Appropriate Dischargers, list Complete Guideline limitations Below
Effluent Monthly Maximum Daily
Characteristics Average Average Cbmments
IType of Product Produced I Lbs/Day Produced I Effluent Cuideline Reference

Request No. : 2838
--------------------- WASTELOAD ALLOCATION APPROVAL FORM ----------------------
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Facility Name
: CONE MILLS-OLYMPIC
PLANT
Type of Waste
: DOM
Status
: EXISTING
Receiving Stream
: UT BUFFALO CREEK
Stream Class
: C-NSW
Subbasin
: 030602
County
: GUILFORD
Drainage Area (sq mi) : .26
Regional Office
: WSRO
7Q10 (cfs) : 0
Requestor
: CREECH
Winter 7010 (cfs) : 0
Date of Request
:
30Q2 (cfs) :
Quad
: C19SE
Average Flow (cfs) : .24
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RECOMMENDED
EFFLUENT LIMITS ---------------------------
SUMMER
WINTER
Wasteflow (mgd)
: .01
.01
5-Day BOD (mg/1)
: 12
15
Ammonia Nitrogen
(mg/1) : 4
10
Dissolved Oxygen
(mg/1) : 6
6
TSS (mg/1)
: 30
30
Fecal Coliform (#/100ml): 1000
1000
pH (SU)
_______________________________________________________________________________
: 6-9
6-9
---------------------------------- COMMENTS -----------
RECEIVE
N.C. Dept. NRCD
MAY vo 186
D&NOnof
Environmental Management
Winston-Salem Reg. Office
Recommended by _ Date_ _
Reviewed by: ^ �^
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Tech. Support Supervisor_ _ Date__��/�/����
Regional Supervisor_ _ Date
~p Permits & Engineering_ __ Date_ _