NC0000272_Correspondence_20241019

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MARY PENNY KELLEY
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 19, 2024
Mr. Tracy Willis, Wastewater Treatment System Manager
Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc.
dba Evergreen Packaging
P.O. Box 4000
Canton, North Carolina 28110
Subject: Final NPDES Major
Modification
Permit NC0000272
Canton Mill WWTP
Haywood County
Facility Grade IV
Dear Mr. Willis:
The Division of Water Resources is forwarding herewith the Final Major Modification for Blue Ridge
Paper Products, Inc. dba Evergreen Packaging WWTP. 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 October 15, 2007 (or as
subsequently amended).
The Final Major Modification contains the following significant change from your Draft
Modification:
• The requirement to complete EPA Form 2C within 180 days from the permit effective date was
added to the permit to conduct secondary evaluation of treated groundwater addition to the
facility's effluent. This change was made in response to the comment from SELC.
• The wastewater description was updated in response to the comment from the Town of Canton.
• The recovered treated groundwater was added to the list of authorized waste stream in response
to the request from the permit holder and after a new statistical evaluation of the effluent.
• The upstream sampling for fecal coliforms and DO was restored in the permit in response to the
comment from the Town of Canton.
• The influent sampling for fecal coliforms was added to the permit to determine the cause of fecal
coliform violations.
• Semi-annual PFAS monitoring was added to Outfall 001 based on the EPA Guidance.
The Final Major Modification maintains the following significant changes contained in
the Draft Major Modification:
1) The following changes have been made due to the cessation of all manufacturing processes:
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a) The limits and/or monitoring for the following compounds at Outfall 001 have been
eliminated: 2,3,7,8 Tetrachloro-dibenzo-p-dioxin, Trichlorophenol, Pentachlorophenol,
Adsorbable Organic Halides, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Total Copper, and Total Zinc.
b) Mass color limits and instream color limits have been eliminated.
c) The flow limit was reduced to 4.9 MGD.
d) Instream Waste Concentration for toxicity test was reduced to 12.7%.
e) Internal Outfall 002 and Internal Outfall 003 have been eliminated.
Instream Sampling at the following locations has been eliminated: UP (upstream), DN2
(Downstream 2), DN3, DN4, DN6, BC, and DN7.
g) Frequency of instream sampling at DN1 has been reduced to weekly for the following
parameters: Temperature, DO, Conductivity, and Color.
h) Dioxin Monitoring Special Condition has been eliminated.
i) Clean Water Act Section 316(a) Thermal Variance Special Condition has been eliminated.
j) Best Management Practices Special Condition has been eliminated.
k) Effluent Guideline Sampling Plan Special Condition has been eliminated.
1) Requirement for Color Analysis and Compliance Special Condition has been eliminated.
m) Dissolved Oxygen Special Condition has been eliminated.
n) Limits for BOD and TSS have been converted to secondary treatment standards since the
facility now primarily treats domestic wastewater.
2) Engineering Alternative Analysis Special Condition was added to the permit to assure that the
new owner has a justification for the permitted flow volume in accordance with the state rules.
3) Major Modification Application Special Condition was added to the permit to assure that the
potential new waste streams comply with the state rules.
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 a demand is made, this permit 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 Resources or any
other Federal, State, or Local governmental regulations.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Sergei Chernikov, telephone
number [phone] or email: [e-mail].
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