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Home My WebLink AboutNC0025496_Plant Closing_20180202CITY OF LINCOLNTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT February 2, 2018 Vivien Zhong Division of Water Resources Department of Environmental Quality PERCS Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Subject: SIU Plant Closing Dear Vivien, RECEIVED/®ESE :JR FEB 01 2L Water Resom, Permitting Sect The City of Lincolnton has been contacted by one of its Significant Industrial Users informing us that their facility has closed. The facility that has closed is South Fork Industries Inc. permit # 0004. The City of Lincolnton and South Fork Industries Inc. request that the SIU permit issued to South Fork Industries Inc. be revoked due to the plant closing. South Fork Industries Inc. ceased production and wastewater discharge to the City of Lincolnton on or about December 22, 2017. The City received written notification of their cease in operations and their plans to close this facility, December 26, 2017. There are not any future plans by South Fork Industries Inc. to re -start production at this facility, however they are currently trying to sale this building as a dye house. Burkey and I made a final walk through of South Fork Industries Inc. noting, that the inside of the building was pretty much gutted out, with the exception of a few machines that were not connected. All previous areas used to generate process water have been cleaned and now are empty. Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the letter from South Fork Industries Inc. stating the closing of their facility, an updated Allocation Table reflecting South Fork Industries Inc. dropped from the City of Lincolnton Pretreatment Program, and a copy of their final inspection. P.O BOX 617 • LINCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28093-0617 PHONE (704) 736-8960 • FAX (704) 732-6137 CITY OF LINCOLNTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT February 2, 2018 Vivien Zhong Division of Water Resources Department of Environmental Quality PERCS Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Subject: SN Plant Closing Dear Vivien, The City of Lincolnton has been contacted by one of its Significant Industrial Users informing us that their facility has closed. The facility that has closed is South Fork Industries Inc. permit # 0004. The City of Lincolnton and South Fork Industries Inc. request that the SIU permit issued to South Fork Industries Inc. be revoked due to the plant closing. South Fork Industries Inc. ceased production and wastewater discharge to the City of Lincolnton on or about December 22, 2017. The City received written notification of their cease in operations and their plans to close this facility, December 26, 2017. There are not any future plans by South Fork Industries Inc. to re -start production at this facility, however they are currently trying to sale this building as a dye house. Burkey and I made a final walk through of South Fork Industries Inc. noting, that the inside of the building was pretty much gutted out, with the exception of a few machines that were not connected. All previous areas used to generate process water have been cleaned and now are empty. Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the letter from South Fork Industries Inc. stating the closing of their facility, an updated Allocation Table reflecting South Fork Industries Inc. dropped from the City of Lincolnton Pretreatment Program, and a copy of their final inspection. P O Box 617 • LINCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28093-0617 PHONE (704) 736-8960 • FAX (704) 732-6137 Should you have any questions or need any additional information concerning this matter, please contact me at (704) 740-7584. Sincerely, Debra V. Tunstall Pretreatment Compliance Technician 19AZOW South Fork Industries Inc. P.O. Box 742 100 West Pine Street To: Debra Tunstall and City of Lincointon From: Everette Owens -Plant Manager South Fork Industries Date: December 26, 2017 Telephone 828-428-9921 Fax 828-428-9964 Maiden, North Carolina 28650 I am writing this letter to inform the City of Lincointon and the City Wastewater Treatment Facility that South Fork Industries Inc. has ceased Dyeing and Finishing operations at the 535 Elm Grove Road, Lincointon facility. We regret that we have had to move our location but physical land restraints at this location did not permit us to grow as needed.`I have tried to keep you informed of our decreasing production levels as they oecurriid.- South Fork Industries Inc. has appreciated all the cooperation and help provided to us over our 30 years of working together. We could not have continued to grow and prosper without your cooperation during our tenure at this location. We will aggressively try to find a buyer of our facility as a Dye and Finish operation of the next few months. We will inform you of any prospects as they occur. Again thank you to everyone that we has helped us over our 30 years and we wish you continued Success also. I apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused. If any further information is needed please contact me at everette@southforkind.com or 828- 428-9920 ext. 103. EVERETTE OWENS Allocation Table Headworks last approved 05/01/17 Allocation Table updated 02/02/18 Permits last modified 02/02/18 Po-rw=> Lincolnton WWTP VB NPDES&> NCO25496 Workbook Name: 5-01-17, Worksheet Name: AT Spreadsheet Instructions 1) Applicable Values should be entered in the Heavy Bordered cells Rest of worksheet is protected, password is '-2 2) Formulas are discussed in the Comprehensive Guidance, Chapter 6, Section C 3) HWA and AT worksheets in this workbook are linked Pollutant Names, MAHLs, Basis, and Uncontrollable load In this AT worksheet are automatically entered from the HWA spreadsheet This includes pollutant names in columns AT through BK Printed 2/2/2018, 9 01 AM Page 1 of 6 HWA AT Revised November 2005 Industry Type Renewal Modification Date Permit Limits Permit Limits Permit Limits ]UP INDUSTRY NAMES Permit Pipe of Effective Effective Permit Cone Load Cone. Load Count (plme hst alphabeucly) number number Industry Date Date Expires MGD al/da mg/1 lbs/day mg/1 lbs/da 1 Cataler North America 0021 0001 07/01/18 02/09/18 06/30/23 0.0600 60,000 2 G&W Laboratories 0012 0001 Pharm 07/25/14 12/12/16 06/30/19 0.0500 50,000 312.75 3 Kaco USA 0022 0001 Metal 07/05/13 12/12/16 06/30/18 0.0200 20,000 4 McMurray Fabrics 0013 0001 Textile 07/25/14 04/30/17 06/30/19 1.0000 1,000,000 475 00 396150 5 6 VT LeeBoy 0020 0001 1 Metal 07/05/13 12/12/16 06/30/18 00200 20,000 7 8 9 10 Column Totals => 1 1 15001 1,150,0001 4274 0 Basis=> NPDES Design Design MAHL from HWA (lbs/day) => NPDES Permitted Flow--> 6.0000 18765 18765 Uncontrollable Loading (lbs/day) => 15103 4598 4547 Total Allowable for Industry (MAIL) (lbs/day) => 44897 14167 14218 Total Permitted to Industry (lbs/day) => 1 1500 4274 0 MAIL left (lbs/day) => 3 3397 9893 14218 Percent Allow. Ind (MAIL) still available (%) => 744% 69 8 % 1000% Percent MAHL still available (%) => 557% 5 Percent MAHL (lbs/day) => 03000 938 938 HWA AT Revised November 2005 POTW=: NPDES#=: NP Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Workbook Name: 5-01-17, Worksheet Name: AT Allocation Table VB Headworks last approved 05/01/17 Allocation Table updated 02/02/18 Permits last modified 02/02/18 Sludge Printed 2/2/2018, 9 01 AM Page 2 of 6 Lincointon WWTP VB u U 11/0 uDFJLI I V 4U/V1 I V J49L1 Digester Sludge AS/Nit/TF Digester Digester Design NCO25496 INDUSTRY NAMES (please hri alphabady) Industry Permit number Pipe number Ammonia Permit Limits Cone Load mg/1 lbs/da Arsenic Penn it Limits Cone Load mg/l lbs/da Cadmium Permit Limits Cone Load mg/1 lbs/da Chromium Permit Limits Cone Load mg/I lbs/da Copper Permit Limits Conc Load mg/1 lbs/da Cyanide Permit Limits Cone Load mg/l lbs/day Cataler North America 0021 0001 00025 03000 0.1501 02000 0 1001 0 2000 0 1001 04000 02002 00350 00175 G&W Laboratories 0012 0001 2000 834 04670 05492 1012.15 10000 04170 5 8959 66208 00350 00146 Kaco USA 0022 0001 934% 109% 00700 00117 02000 00334 0.8000 0 1334 00520 00087 McMurray Fabrics 0013 0001 00377 02500 04500 VT LeeBoy 0020 0001 003501 0 0058 0.07001 00117 08000 0 13341 03500 00584 Column Totals => Basis=> MAHL from HWA (lbs/day) => Uncontrollable Loading (lbs/day) => Total Allowable for Industry (MAIL) (lbs/day) => Total Permitted to Industry (lbs/day) _> MAIL left (lbs/day) => Percent Allow Ind (MAIL) still available (%) => Percent MAHL still available (%) => 5 Percent MAHL (lbs/day) => HWA AT Revised November 2005 zS V 4VU11 u U 11/0 uDFJLI I V 4U/V1 I V J49L1 Digester Sludge AS/Nit/TF Digester Digester Design Inhibition Ceiling inhibition Inhibition Inhibition 125100 04447 04134 70878 72957 07533 23051 00378 00025 06298 02078 0 1373 102049 04069 04109 64580 70879 06160 8.34 04001 0 1176 05621 04670 05492 1012.15 00068 02933 5 8959 66208 00668 99.20/( % 714% 913% 934% 109% 80.9% % 00'0222 709% 832% 907% 89% 6255 00207 0 3544 03648 00377 Workbook Name: 5-01-17, Worksheet Name: AT Printed 2/2/2018, 9 01 AM Page 3 of 6 HWA AT Revised November 2005 Allocation Table Headworks last approved 05/01/17 Allocation Table updated 1 02/02/18 Permits last modified r 02/02/18 Po-rw=> Lincolnton WWTP VB IPDESJK> NCO25496 Lead Mercury Molybdenum Nickel Selenium Industry Permit Limits Permit Limits Permit Limits Permit Limits Permit Limits NP INDUSTRY NAMES Permit Pipe Cone Load Cone Load Cone Load Cone Load Cone Load Count (pleasehstalphabcucly) number number mg/1 lbs/da mg/l lbs/da mg/l lbs/day mg/l lbs/day mg/1 lbs/day 1 Cataler North America 0021 0001 02000 0 1001 02000 0 1001 2 G&W Laboratories 0012 0001 3 Kaco USA 0022 0001 02500 00417 05000 00834 4 McMurray Fabrics 0013 0001 5 6 VT LeeBoy 0020 0001 1 0 1000 001671 0.5000 00834 7 8 9 10 Column Totals => 0 1585 000000 00000 1 026691 0000 Stream Sludge Digester Sludge Basis— Std Stream Std Ceiling Inhibition Ceding MARL, from HWA (lbs/day) => 32184 0012985 07406 29778 06517 Uncontrollable Loading (lbs/day) => 00668 0000630 00516 0 1285 Total Allowable for Industry (MAIL) (lbs/day) => 3 1517 0012355 ####### 29261 05233 Total Permitted to Industry (lbs/day) => 0 1585 0000000 00000 02669 00000 MAIL left (lbs/day) => 29932 0012355 ####### 26593 05233 Percent Allow. Ind (MAIL) still available (°/t,) => 95 0% 1000% ####### 909% 100 0 % Percent MAHL still available (%) => 93 0% 951% ####### 893% 80 3 ON 5 Percent MAHL (lbs/day) => 0 1609 0000649 0 0370 0 1489 00326 HWA AT Revised November 2005 Workbook Name: 5-01-17, Worksheet Name: AT Allocation Table Headworks last approved r 05/01/17 Allocation Table updated 02/02/18 Permits last modified 02/02/18 Po-rw=> Lincolnton WWTP VB NPDESlt=> NCO25496 Basis=> MAHL from HWA (lbs/day) => Uncontrollable Loading (lbs/day) => Total Allowable for Industry (MAIL.) (lbs/day) => Total Permitted to Industry (lbs/day) => MAIL left (lbs/day) => Percent Allow. Ind. (MAIL) still available (%) => Percent MAHL still available (%) => 5 Percent MARL (lbs/day) => HWA AT Revised November 2005 Permit Limits Conc. Load 00167 0.0167 Stream Std Printed 2/2/2018, 9 01 AM Page 4 of 6 Industry IUP INDUSTRY NAMES Permit Pipe Count (plmsehstalphabcttcly) number number 1 Cataler North America 0021 0001 2 G&W Laboratories 0012 0001 3 Kaco USA 0022 0001 4 McMurray Fabrics 0013 0001 5 6 VT LeeBoy 0020 0001 7 8 9 10 Column Totals => Basis=> MAHL from HWA (lbs/day) => Uncontrollable Loading (lbs/day) => Total Allowable for Industry (MAIL.) (lbs/day) => Total Permitted to Industry (lbs/day) => MAIL left (lbs/day) => Percent Allow. Ind. (MAIL) still available (%) => Percent MAHL still available (%) => 5 Percent MARL (lbs/day) => HWA AT Revised November 2005 Permit Limits Conc. Load 00167 0.0167 Stream Std Printed 2/2/2018, 9 01 AM Page 4 of 6 POTW NPDES# 1UP Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Workbook Name: 5-01-17, Worksheet Name: AT Allocation Table Headworks last approved 05/01/17 Allocation Table updated 02/02/18 Permits last modified 02/02/18 Printed 2/2/2018, 9 01 AM Page 5 of 6 Lincolnton WWTP VB uU I U uuuul I U uuuul uzs AS/Nit/TF N CO25496 INDUSTRY NAMES (please Imt alphabeudy) Industry Permit number Pipe number nc [::P:Znmmt Limits Cone Load mg/l lbs/da Hardness Permit Limits Cone Load mg/I lbs/da Total Nitrogen Permit Limits Cone Load mg/1 lbs/day Total Phos Permit Limits Cone Load mg/1 lbs/day Phenols Permit Limits Cone Load mg/1 lbs/day Antimony Permit Limits Cone Load m /l lbs/day Cataler North America 0021 0001 14800 07406 40491 12508 G&W Laboratories 0012 0001 10000 ####### 3 8891 28215 Kaco USA 0022 0001 14800 02469 08757 139172 McMurray Fabrics 0013 0001 ####### ####### ####### ####### 7750X 08757 0 8995 VT LeeBoy 0020 0001 50000 08340 Column 'totals => Basis=> MARL from HWA (lbs/day) => Uncontrollable Loading (lbs/day) => Total Allowable for Industry (MAIL) (lbs/day) => Total Permitted to Industry (lbs/day) => MAIL left (lbs/day) => Percent Allow Ind (MAIL) still available (%) => Percent MAHL still available (%) => 5 Percent MAHL (lbs/day) => H WA AT Revised November 2005 L ii11.)I U UUl uU I U uuuul I U uuuul uzs AS/Nit/TF Stream Stream inhibition Std Std 179894 3327686 40491 12508 0 1600 167386 ####### 3 8891 28215 000 000 00000 00000 08757 139172 ####### 30134 83 1 % ####### ####### ####### ####### 7750X 0 8995 16 6384 0 2025 POTW=: NPDESJk: IUP Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Workbook Name: 5-01-17, Worksheet Name: AT Allocation Table Headworks last approved 05/01/17 Allocation Table updated 02/02/18 Permits last modified 02/02/18 Lincolnton WWTP NCO25496 INDUSTRY NAMES (please list alphabetiely) VB Industry Permit number Pipe number f Permit Limits Conc Load mg/1 lbs/da g Permit Limits Conc Load mg/1 lbs/da h Permit Limits Conc Load mg/1 lbs/day I Permit Limits Conc Load mg/1 lbs/da Cataler North America 0021 0001 G&W Laboratories 0012 0001 Kaco USA 0022 0001 McMurray Fabrics 0013 0001 VT LeeBoy 0020 0001 Column Totals => 1 0.00001 00000 00000 0.0000 Basis=> MARL from HWA (lbs/day) => Uncontrollable Loading (lbs/day) => Total Allowable for Industry (MAIL) (lbs/day) => Total Permitted to Industry (lbs/day) => 00000 00000 00000 00005 MAIL left (lbs/day) => Percent Allow Ind (MAIL) still available (°/t,) => ####### ####### ####### ####### Percent MAHL still available (%) => ####### ####### ####### ####### 5 Percent MARL Obs/day) => H WA AT Revised November 2005 Printed 2/2/2018, 9 01 AM Page 6 of 6 SIU INSPECTION FORM Name Of Industry: South Fork Industries IUP # 0004 Address Of Industry: 535 Elm Grove Road IUP Expiration Date Post Office Box 1220 June 30, 2019 Lmcolnton, NC 28093 Industry Representatives- Title Everette Owens Owner POTW Representatives Title Debra Tunstall Pretreatment Compliance Technician Donald Burkey WWTP Superintendent Date Of Inspection January 31, 2018 Time Of Inspection 10:00am Purpose of Inspection Annual XX Other (Describe) Final Inspection POTW to which IU discharges City of Lincolnton WWTP NPDES # NCO025496 Is SILT currently in SNC? No If yes, for what? PART I - INITIAL INTERVIEW Has anything changed since the last inspection or ILTP application in the following COMMENTS Product YES / NO N/A Raw materials used YES / NO N/A Manufacturing processes YES / NO N/A Categorical, if applicable YES / NO was -410 Production rate YES / NO N/A Number of employees YES / NO N/A Number of shifts YES / NO N/A Comments. PART II - PLANT TOUR - Visit all areas where wastewater is generated or where there are drains to the POTW. Plant Tour Section A - PRODUCTION AND STORAGE AREAS 1. Are there floor drains in the production area? YES / NO Where do they go? N/A 2 Are production areas diked, contained, or otherwise constructed in such a way as to prevent harm to the WWTP, especially from spills or slugs9 YES / NO Comments: N/A 3. Are there floor drams in the storage area? YES / NO Where do they go? N/A 4 Are storage tanks and areas diked, contained, or otherwise constructed in such a way as to prevent harm to the WWTP, especially from spills or slugs? YES / NO Comments: N/A 5 Are process and storage tanks and pipes labeled? YES / NO — N/A 6. How are off -spec raw materials, and products disposed of? N/A 7 When is the production area cleaned? N/A 8. Is the wastewater from cleaning the production area discharged to the POTW? YES / NO — N/A 9. What non -process wastewaters are discharged to POTW? N/A Comments: Title SN Inpsection Form File name COMP INSP App 7-D Revision data August 1, 1994 Page 1 SIU INSPECTION FORM PART II - Plant Tour Section B - PRETREATMENT SYSTEM Ask the operator to describe pretreatment system. 1 Does operator seem knowledgeable about the system? YES / NO Comments N/A 2 Are all units operational? YES / NO- N/A 3 How often does operator/maintenance person check system? N/A 4 Is there an operator for each shift? YES / NO N/A 5 How and when is sludge disposed of? N/A 6 Is there a schedule for preventative maintenance? YES / NO -N/A Comments PART II - Plant Tour Section C - SAMPLING POINT(S) AND FLOW MEASUREMENT (Collect a sample if desired.) 1 Does an outside lab complete sampling? YES / NO If yes, name of lab N/A 2 If industry completes sampling, ask the industry representative to describe sampling procedures. Comments. N/A 3 Is flow measurement equipment operational? YES / NO Comments. N/A 4. Is there a calibration log for the flow meter? YES / NO Comments: N/A Comments PART III - EXIT INTERVIEW Review monitoring records and other SIU records required by IUP 1. Are files well organized? YES / NO Comments N/A 2 Are sample collection / chain -of -custody forms filled out properly? YES / NO Comments N/A 3. Do results in files agree with reports sent to POTW? YES / NO Comments- N/A 4 Who has authority to shut down production should a spill or slug discharge occur? N/A 5 How does SN inform employees of whom to call at POTW in case of spill/slug? N/A If slug/spill plan is already required by POTW, review procedures. 6. Is SIU implementing slug/spill plan? YES / NO Comments N/A Comments INSPECTION RESULTS Slug/Spill Control Plan Needed? YES / NO -N/A Comments, Required Or Recommended Actions This was South Fork Industries Inc. final inspection. This facility is pretty much gutted with the exception of a few machines, which were not connected No manufacturing or process discharge was noted South Fork is in the process of trying to sale this building and for this purpose the few machines are currently in place Their holding pond was dry and there was no active flow at their discharge point. Signature Of Inspector(s) to' /: Date: - a--� Title SN Inpsection Form File name COMP INSP App 7-D Revision data August 1, 1994 Page 2