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Michael F. Easley
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'C Divisive of water Quality
Mr. Harding Stowe JUN 1 4 2002
R L Stowe Mills, Inc.
P.O. Box 351
Belmont, NC 28012
Subject: Rescission of NPDES General Permit
Permit No. NCG500157
R L Stowe Mills, Inc.
Alamance County
Dear Mr Stowe:
Reference is made to your May 1, 2002 request for rescission of the subject NPDES General Permit. In your
letter you state that the subject facility is closed. Therefore, in accordance with your request, NPDES General
Permit No. NCG500157 rescinded, effective immediately.
Please be advised that this permit rescission is based wholly upon your statement that the activities which
would require general permit coverage at the site have ceased or been eliminated. Division staff has not visited the
site to obtain independent verification. If in the future you wish to again discharge wastewater to the State's
surface waters, you must first apply for and receive a new NPDES Permit. Operating a facility, discharging
wastewater or discharging specific types of stormwater to waters of the state without a valid NPDES Permit will
subject the responsible party to a civil penalty of up to $25,000 per day. Enforcement action will be certain for
person that have voluntarily relinquished permit coverage when, in fact, continuing permit coverage was necessary.
If, in retrospect, you feel the site still requires permit coverage, you should notify this office immediately.
Furthermore, if in the future you wish to again discharge to the State's surface waters, you must first apply for and
receive a new NPDES permit.
If the facility is in the process of being sold, you will be performing a public service if you would inform the
new or prospective owners of their potential need for NPDES permit coverage.
You have questions about this matter, please contact Marcia Lieber at [phone], 530 or the Water
Quality staff in our Winston Salem at [phone].
Sincerely
Alan W. Klimek P.E. J17
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WS_RO - Water Quality Regional Supervisor - w/attachments
t3'�t th General permit Unit
Point Source Compliance -Bob Sledge
Mr. Roosevelt Childress, EPA
Central Files - w/attachments
Fran McPherson, DWQ Budget Office
Customer Service Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
1800623.7748 [phone]

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D. HARDING STOWE
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
,regory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting Director
of North Carolina
of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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May 1, 2002
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MAY 0 3 2002
DIV. OF WATER QUALITY
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
RE: R. L. Stowe Mills Incorporated - COC Number NCG500157 - Alamance County
Dear Mr. Thorpe:
We received your letter regarding the renewal of above referenced permit certificate of
coverage. This plant located at 301 West Washington Street in Mebane, North Carolina
was closed and manufacturing operations ceased on December 7, 2001. Since that time,
the property has been sold to Sasser Properties in Gibsonville, North Carolina and is
being utilized as warehouse space.
If you need additional information regarding this property, please contact Kevin Sasser,
Sasser Properties, LLC, 485 Brightwood Church Road, Gibsonville, NC 27249. Their
telephone number is [phone].
Sincerely,
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D. Harding Stowe
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cc: Kevin Sasser, Sasser Properties, LLC
Valery Stephens, Stormwater and General Permits Unit
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
July 12, 1999
Mr. John Callaghan
R.L. Stowe Mills, Inc.
1101 South Watkins Street
Chattanooga, TN 37404
NCDENR
Subject: Permit Modification -Name and
Ownership Change
R.L. Stowe Mills, Inc.
Permit No. NCG500157
(formerly Dixie Yarns, Inc.)
Alamance County
Dear Mr. Callaghan:
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In accordance with your request received July 1, 1999, the Division is forwarding the subject
permit. The changes in this permit are only with regard to a name and an ownership. All other terms and
conditions in the original permit remain unchanged and in full effect. This permit modification 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 December 6,
1983.
This permit does not affect the legal requirement to obtain other permits which may be required by
the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area
Management Act, or any other Federal or Local government permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Ms. Vanessa Wiggins at telephone
number [phone], extension 520.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
WILLIAM C. MILLS
Kerr T. Stevens
cc: Central Files
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Stormwater and General Permits Unit
Point Source Compliance Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone] Fax [phone]
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG500000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG500157
TO DISCHARGE NON -CONTACT WATER, COOLING TOWER AND BOILER BLOWDOWN,
CONDENSATE, EXEMPT STORMWATER, COOLING WATERS ASSOCIATED WITH HYDROELECTRIC
OPERATIONS, AND SIMILAR WASTEWATERS UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELMNATION 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,
R.L. Stowe Mills, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge boiler blowdown, cooling tower blowdown, and other similar from a facility
located at
R.L. Stowe Mills, Inc.
301 West Washington Street
Mebane, NC
Alamance County
to receiving waters designated as an subbasin 30602 in the Cape Fear River Basin
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III
and IV hereof.
This Certificate of Coverage shall become effective July 12, 1999.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day July 12, 1999.
()RY
WILLIAA C. MIU-S
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Donald Huffman
Dixie Yams, Inc.
P.O. Box 751
Chattanooga, TN 37401
Dear Permittee:
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July 24, 1997
Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. NCG500157
Renewal of General Permit
Mebane Plant
Alamance County
In accordance with your application for renewal of the subject Certificate of Coverage, the Division is forwarding
the enclosed General Permit. This renewal is valid until July 31, 2002. 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 December 6, 1983. If any parts, measurement
frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to request
an individual permit by submitting an individual permit application. Unless such demand is made, this certificate
of coverage shall be final and binding.
The Certificate of Coverage for your facility is not transferable except after notice to the Division. Use the enclosed
Permit Name/Ownership Change form to notify the Division if you sell or otherwise transfer ownership of the
subject facility. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the Certificate of Coverage.
If your facility ceases discharge of wastewater before the expiration date of this permit, contact the Regional
Office listed below at [phone]. Once discharge from your facility has ceased, this permit may be rescinded.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of
Water Quality, the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local
governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions conceming this permit, please contact the NPDES Group at the address below.
Sincerely,
v A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
cc: Central Files 6
Winston-Salem Regional Office
NPDES File
Facility Assessment Unit
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 [phone] FAX [phone] p&e0dem.ehnr.state.nc.us
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG500000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NO. NCG500157
TO DISCHARGE NON -CONTACT COOLING WATER, COOLING TOWER AND BOILER
SLOWDOWN, CONDENSATE, EXEMPT STORMWATER, COOLING WATERS ASSOCIATED WITH
HYDROELECTRIC OPERATIONS, AND SIMILIAR WASTEWATERS 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,
Dixie Yams, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge
boiler blowdown, cooling tower blowdown and other similar wastewaters
from a facility located at
Mebane Plant
301 West Washington Street
Mebane
Alamance County
to receiving waters designated as subbasin 30602 in the Cape Fear River Basin
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth
in Parts I, II, III and IV of General Permit No. NCG500000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective August 1, 1997.
This certificate of coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day July 24,1997.
1 ' 1k. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
P Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental
Management Commission

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Letter to RA WALLACE January 28,1997
—+&QC5eeate-- INVOICE FOR RENEWAL OF
IJ<_61 45700 191 NPDES PERMIT
❑ Check here if you do NOT wish to renew this permit.
Please return this page along with a letter documenting your reasons
for not requesting renewal to:
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr. uo
Division of Water Quality/WQ Section
NPDES Group g
Post Office Box 29535
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 -i
® Check here if you wish to renew this permit.
Please verify that the following information is documented accurately:
Mailing Address
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Fax number: L113-415 4 D U
e-mail address:
Facility Location
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0 No revision required.
11 Revision required. (Please specify below.)
No revision required.
❑ Revision required. (Please specify below.)
Please return this page with your letter requesting renewal, and $400 fee (payable to NCDEHNR) to:
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
Division of Water Quality/WQ Section
NPDES Group
Post Office Box 29535
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 401.
Signature of applicant or authorized representative d� G—
Date

DIXIE YARNS, Inc.
Textiles and Floorcovering for Specialty Markets
P.O. BOX 751 • CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE 37401
TELEPHONE • (423) - 698-2501
March 11, 1997
Mr. Charles H. Weaver
Division of Water Quality/WQ Section
NPDES Group
P. O. Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
RE: NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL
PERMIT NO. NCG500157
MEBANE FACILITY - MEBANE, NORTH CAROLINA
Mr. Weaver:
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Enclosed are the necessary items to renew the above permit. Please excuse the
delay since there was some confusion in getting the correct paper work from the State and
our chemical supplies required for the renewal.
Please call me at 423-493-7286 if there are questions.
Sincerely,
Donald E. Huffman, P. E.
Director of Engineering
pkb/meb/newnpdes
cc: Wayne Hanson, Dixie Yarns

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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mr. Don Huffman
FROM: Ed Pinkerton
DATE: March 3, 1997
RE: Mebane, North Carolina Plant
The following chemicals are purchased from Watermen, Inc. for
use in water treatment at the Rex Mill plant of Dixie Yarns,
Inc.
Please let me know if further information is required.
ALGAECIDE-TC
ANTISTAT-A NEGATIVE 5
AR-900
BLEND-ALL-3
CHLORINE TABLETS
COBRATEC TT-50-S
DEQUEST 2000
WATER TREATMENT SPECIALISTS /

cc: Technical Support Branch
Permits and Engineering
County Health Dept.
Central Files
WSRO
Date May 22, 1990
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
County Ala�manc�
NPDES Permit No. NG40�0415
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Facility and Address:
Dixie Yarns, Inc. - Mebane Plant TEM
301 W. Washington St. UT 3rEcut�
Mebane, NC 27302 I�
2. Date of Investigation: May 21, 19A
3. Report Prepared by: Eric Galamb, Environmental
Technician IV WSRO
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number:
Mr. Charlie Stiner
Dept. Manager for Shop [phone]
5. Directions to Site: From Winston-Salem, Take I-40 east
and exit onto N C 119. Travel north until West
Washington Street. Turn left and the facility is
located on the left.
6. Discharge Point - Latitude: 360 05' 47"
Longitude: 790 16' 28"
Attach a USGS Map Extract and indicated treatment plant
site and discharge point on map.
USGS Quad No. C21SE or USGS Quad Name Mebane
7. Size (land available for expansion and upgrading):
There is ample area for expansion and upgrading
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included):
Much of the plant is within the flood plain.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: The plant is located in
downtown Mebane. Houses are close to the facility.

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10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: 44eadama
Creek
a. Classification: C-NSW
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: 03-06-02
c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent
downstream uses: The town's WWTP is located
approximately 1 mile downstream. Latham Lake is
downstream of the WWTP. The lake is used as a
recreational area by the City's Parks and
Recreation Department.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1.
2.
3.
Type of wastewater: % Domestic
100% Industrial
a. Volume of Wastewater: 0.0041 MGD
b. Types and quantities of industrial wastewater:
Flow is generated by two (2) cooling tower and the
associated air washers. A boiler blowdown also
contributes to the flow.
c. Prevalent toxic constituents in wastewater:
Chlorine is added to the cooling towers/air
washers. Sodium thiosulphate is added at the weir
as a dechlorinator. Antistat-A Negative 5
containing sodium thiosulphate is added to the air
washers as a water conditioner.
d. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only)
in development
should be required
approved
not needed
Production rates (industrial discharges only) in pounds
a. highest month in the last 12 months
b. highest year in last 5 years
Description of industrial process (for industries only)
and applicable CFR Part and Subpart:
No process water discharged.
4. Type of treatment (specify whether proposed or
existing): A lint screen is used to remove lint. The
brackets holding the screen are not flush with the
bottom. Water flows under the screen without lint
removal.

5. Sludge handling and disposal scheme:
The lint is removed with a net and placed into garbage
bags.
6. Treatment plant classification: Not a classified
facility.
7. SIC Code(s)
Wastewater Code(s) 16 17
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction
Grants Funds (municipals only)?
2. Special monitoring requests:
3. Additional effluent limits requests: Due to the amount
of lint in the receiving stream, it is requested that
total solids be monitored with an appropriate discharge
limit.
4. Other:
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
There are at least 3 chemicals added to the water;
chlorine, antistat-A containing sodium tolytriazole, and
sodium thiosulphate. The WSRO has requested that Dixie
Yarns provide a complete list of water additives to Raleigh
and to the WSRO.
It is recommended that the permit be re -issued with
total solids added to the monitoring requirements.
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Water Quality Supery sor

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