WQ0005207_Final Permit_19910716

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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor George T. Everett, Ph.D
William W. Cobey, Jr„ Secretary Director
July 16, 1991
Mr. Don S. Woods, General Manager
Jackson Paper Manufacturing Co.
Post Office Box 667
Sylva NC 28779
Subject: Permit No. WQ0005207
Jackson Paper Manufacturing Co.
Permit Renewal
CIosed Loop Recycle
Jackson County
Dear Mr. Woods:
In accordance with your application received June 10, 1991, we are forwarding herewith Permit
,No. WQ0005207, dated July 16, 1991, to Jackson Paper Manufacturing Co. for the continued operation
of the subject facility.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until June 30, 1996, shall hereby void
Permit No. 13459 issued August 5,1986,and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified
therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring requirements in this permit. Failure to establish an
adequate system for collecting and maintaining the required operational information will result in future
compliance problems.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you have
the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days following receipt of this
permit. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of North
Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Drawer 27447,
Raleigh, NC 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
Regional Offices
Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh Washington Wilmington Winston-Salem
704/251-6208 919/486-1541 704/663-1699 919/733-2314 919/946-6481 919/395-3900 919/896-7007
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

Mr. Woods
WQ0005207
July 16, 1991
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If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Lindsay L. Mize a'
919/ 733-5083.
cc: Jackson County Health Department
Asheville Regional Office
Training and Certification

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
RECYCLE SYSTEM PERMIT
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina
as amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Jackson Paper Manufacturing Co.
Jackson County
FOR THE
continued operation of a paper waste recycle system consisting of a 2,000 square foot concrete drainage
pad, a sump to collect the drainage water, a 1000 GPM sump pump and all associated valves, piping, and
appurtenances to serve Jackson Paper Manufacturing Co. with no discharge of wastes to the surface
waters, pursuant to the application received June 10, 1991 and in conformity with the project plan,
specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of
Environment, Health and Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until June 30, 1996, and shall be subject to
the following specified conditions and limitations:
This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with
the conditions of this permit, the approved plans, specifications, and other supporting data.
2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in
the application and other supporting data.
3. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
4. This permit is not transferable. In the event there is a desire for the facilities to change
ownership, or there is a name change of the Permittee, a formai permit request must be
submitted to the Division of Environmental Management accompanied by an application
fee, documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting materials as may be
appropriate. The approval of the request will be considered on its merits and may or may
not be approved.
5. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of
nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those as
may be required by this Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement
wastewater treatment or disposal facilities.
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6. The Asheville Regional Office, phone no. 7041251-6208, shall be notified at least forty-
eight (48) hours in advance of operation of the installed facilities so that an in-place
inspection can be made. Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made during
the normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5;00 p.m. on Monday through Friday.
excluding State Holidays.
7. The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with
General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management.
8. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Pennittee of the responsibility for damages
to surface or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this facility.
9. The facilities -shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -discharge system to
prevent the discharge of any wastewater resulting from the operation of this facility.
10. Diversion or bypassing of untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is prohibited.
11. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to insure
surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable sampling
reporting schedule shall be followed.
12. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to
insure proper operation of the subject facilities.
13. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the wastewater recycle facilities to prevent
malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors and discharges which may cause or Iead to
the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health, or a nuisance. The
Permittee shall keep an inspection log or summary including at least the date and time of
inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective actions taken
by the Permittee. This log of inspections shall be maintained by the Permittee for a period
of three years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available upon request to
the Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority.
14. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Environmental
Management may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect any property,
premises or place on or related to the recycle system at any reasonable time for the purpose
of determining compliance with this permit; may inspect or copy any records that must be
kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; or may obtain samples of groundwater,
surface water, or leachate.
15. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty
(30) days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause
the Division to initiate action to revoke this permit as specified by 15 NCAC 2H .0205
(c)(4).
16. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6.
17. The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and
all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government
agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
18. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the
Permittee for the life of this project.
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19. Noncompliance Notification_ 1-7'� 3P
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Asheville Regional Office, telephone no.
704/251-6208, as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next
working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the
following:
a. Any occurrence at the wastewater treatment facility which results in the treatment of
significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such
as the dumping of the contents of a basin or tank; the known passage of a slug of
hazardous substance through the facility; or any other unusual circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility
incapable of adequate wastewater treatment such as mechanical or electrical failures
of pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.
c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-
pass directly to receiving waters without treatment of all or any portion of the
influent to such station or facility.
d. Any time that self-monitoring information indicates that the facility is not in
compliance with its permit limitations.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
form within 15 days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report must outline
the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.
20. Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified waster treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge of the
wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and grade at
least equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the
Certification Commission.
21. The Permittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this permit, shall request its
extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will review the adequacy of the
facilities described therein, and if warranted, will extend the permit for such period of time
and under such conditions and Iimitations as it may deem appropriate.
22. Issuance of this permit hereby voids Permit No. 13459 issued August 5, 1986.
Permit issued this the 16th day of July, 1991
TH CAROLINA
George T. Ever(
Division of Envi
By Authority of
Permit No. WQ0005207
AL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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t't } Industrial Pretreatment Units and/or
(a)
Industrial Pretreatment Program
(b)
(see-delinition No. 33)
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2) DESIGN FLOW OF PLANT IN GPD
(d)
(not applicable to non•contar'inaled cooling
waters, sludge handling laciiilies for water
purification plants, totally closed cycle
systems (del. No. 11), and facilities
consisting only of Item (4) (d) or Items (4) (d)
and (11) (d))
(5) SECONDARY TREATMENT UNITS
0 20.000 ........ .............
1
20,001 -- 50,000......... ...
2
50.001 -- 100.000 .............. ..
3
100,001 250,000 ........ ....... ...
d
250,001 •• 500,000...... ....
5
500,001 --1,000.000.. ... ......... ...
6
1,000,001 -• 2.000,000 .....
0
2,000.001 (and up) • rate I 'point additional lo- each
High Rate .................. .
200,000 gpd capacity up :: a
Standard Rate ........ . ..... .
maximum of 30
Packed Tower ...............
Design Flew (gpd) '? `�o
11) PRELIMINARY UNITS (see dc!,niiion no, 32)
(a) Bar Screens
or
(b) Mechanical Screens. Sta;tc Screen-, or
Comminuting Devices
(r,) Grit Aemoval
Or
(d) Mechanical or Anraied C,sa llt�ntovjl
(e) f lov; Mva,unny [.]evice
Ur
(fl !n5lru+Iuartr:eJ I low 1.Aeostu.•:o-ni
('�) Prtarrbhpn
(!t] Irtllt:••rti I Iuw t rler.tlr!.:! urn
of 011 iep:rr.t[ur f.
r it.ivtiy
k4o.' fr,uu,.ol
(4) PRIMARY TREATMENT UNITS
O
(a)
Septic Tank (see definition no. 43) .......... ,
(b)
Imhoff Tank .............................. .
(c)
Primary Clarifiers ...........................
(d)
Settling Ponds or Settling Tanks for inorganic
Non-toxic Materials (sludge handling facilities
for water purification plants, sand, gravel,
stone, and other mining operations except
recreational activities such as gen or gold
mining)................ ......... ........
(5) SECONDARY TREATMENT UNITS
(a)
Carbonaceous Stage
(i)Aeration - High Purity Oxygen System .. . .
Diffused Air System ......... .
Mechanical Air System (fixed,
floating or rotor) ......... - - .
Separate Sludge Reaeration . .
(ii) Trickling Filter
High Rate .................. .
Standard Rate ........ . ..... .
Packed Tower ...............
(iii) Biological Aerated Filter or Aerated
Biological Filter ..................... .
(i v) Aerated Lagoons .......... .
(v) Rotating Biological Contactors .... , .. .
(vi) Sand Filters -
intermittent biological . . -
'
recirculating biological . . . .
(vii) Stabilization Lagoons ......
(viii)Clarifter .... . ....... ............ .
`
(ix) Single stage syslern for combined
'
carbonaceous removal of BOD and
nitrogenous removal by nitrification
(see del. No. 12) (Points for ;his item
Have to lie in addition to items (5) (a)
(i) through (5) (a) (viii) -
•
(z) Nulrrerll addriions ID enhance BC)D
rt+n;ov7t ..
(x t) 01010 Jic:tl Cullutt' (-Super Bugs") addilion
to ennance organr0 COntpOL,nd renlov:al . . .
POINT;
2
5
5
2
20
10
3
7
5
5
10
10
10
2
3
5
5
a
5
5

(6) TERTIARY OR ADVANCED TREATMENT UNIT
;I_IIDGf_ DISPOSAL (inc!udrg incine_ralced ash)
(a) Activated Carbons Beds
}y ;•
I )illu :,-it Air System
1 n
with carbon regeneralion .............. . . ....
Moclwnical Au Sy;'.v:rri (IIXC'Lf,
(b) Powdered or Granular Activated Carbon Feed -
floaling. of rotor
ll
with carbon regeneration ...................
Separate Sludge Reaeral on
(c) Air Stripping ... . ...... . ..................
(ii)
Trichl,nrj Filler -
10
"
I sigh Rate .....
7
5
Slandafd Rale .
5
(h) Land Application of Treated Effluent
f'aic:ked lower. . .... .. , .
(see definition no. 22b) (not applicable for
(iii)
Biological Aeraled Filler or Aerated
10
operations)
Biological Filter .... .... . . .... I . I .. ,
1 0
(iv)
Rofaling F3iologica4 Conlactors ............
1 0
(v)
Sand Filler-
managed sites (includes rotary distributors
intermillent biotooical . . . .
2
(iii) by subsurface disposal (includes low pressure
recirculating biological . _ ... ...
3
(vi)
Clarifier . ... ........ .... I ... I
. 5
(6) TERTIARY OR ADVANCED TREATMENT UNIT
;I_IIDGf_ DISPOSAL (inc!udrg incine_ralced ash)
(a) Activated Carbons Beds
without carbon regeneration .. _ ...............
5
with carbon regeneralion .............. . . ....
is
(b) Powdered or Granular Activated Carbon Feed -
wilhout carbon regeneration , .... . ...........
5
with carbon regeneration ...................
15
(c) Air Stripping ... . ...... . ..................
5
(d) Denitrification Process (separate process) . . . . .
10
(e) Electrodialysis ........................... ..
5
(f) Foam Separation ... . .........................
5
(g) Ion Exchange ................................
5
(h) Land Application of Treated Effluent
not hold the permit for the wastewater treatment
(see definition no. 22b) (not applicable for
sand, gravel, stone and other sinilar mining
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operations)
(c) Landfilled (burial) ............... . .............
:,(i) on agriculturally managed sites (See del.
(9)
No. 4)_. .................................
10
(ii) by high rate infiltration on non -agriculturally
(a) Chlorination ................ .............
managed sites (includes rotary distributors
:and similar fixed nozzle systems) ...........
4
(iii) by subsurface disposal (includes low pressure
(c) Ozone. .... .........................
pipe systems and gravity systems except at
plants consisting of septic lank and nitrifica-
5
tion lines only) . , ...........................
a
Microscreens.................................
5
Phosphorus Removal by Biological Processes
(See def. No. 26) .......... . ..................
20
(k) Polishing Ponds without aera�,)on .......
2
with aeration ..........
5
(1) Post Aeration • cascade ............
0
diffused or mechanical ..
5
(m) Reverse Osmosis ...............................
5
(n) Sand or Mixed -Media Filters - low rate ..........
2
high rale ..........
5
(o) Treatment processes for removal of metal or
5
cyanide .-........................ .........
15
(p) Treatment processes for removal of toxic
materials other than metal or cyanide .....
15
i,') SLUDGE TREATMENT
(a) Sludge Digestion Tank • Heated ..... 1 0
Aerobic .... 5
Unhealed .. 3
(b) Sludge Slabilizalicio (chemlca[ or therrrzl) . . . 5
(r.) Sludge Drying 13eds - Gravity .... 2
Vacuum Assss'.,c; 5
(d) :;fudge Elutriation
(r:) Sludge Conditioner (chemical or Iherm: ,.
( I) ;:fudge lh,ckent'r (,)(,tvity) r,
(,l) 1)r:solved Aii ' lul.ilion Und
(n,rl apl)licablr' to .± urtr€ itatr.; is (3) (r) It
r -ludoc Gatti Ulrlsr:it,Uri (rnchidiftg gas
i'1 itadile ! Eglrt,nq is:.F Aerated
(1) Studge.. Incinerator (rtiot including activated
c:rr1)on regeneration) . 1 t
(k) VIcuuni Filler, Cenlrifuge or Filler Press or o€her
similar dewatering devices ........... . . . 1
(ll)
;I_IIDGf_ DISPOSAL (inc!udrg incine_ralced ash)
(a) Lagoons.... ....... .........
(b) Land Application (Surface and subsurface)
(see definition 22a)
.where the facility holds the land app. permit
10
-by contraclll^g to a land application operator v,ho
holds the land application permit ............ ...
2
-land application o[ sludge by a contractor who does
not hold the permit for the wastewater treatment
facility where the sludge is generated . , . , ....
10
(c) Landfilled (burial) ............... . .............
5
(9)
D[SINFECTION
(a) Chlorination ................ .............
5
(b) Dechtorinalion .. I ..... . ...............
5
(c) Ozone. .... .........................
5
(d) Radiation .. . ............ ..........
5
(10)
CHEMICAL ADDITION SYSTEM (S) (See definition No. 9)
(not applicable to chemical additions rated as item
(3) U). (5) (a) (xi), (6) (a). (6) (b)- (7) (b), (7) (e).
(9) (a), (9) (b), or (9) (c) 5 points each: List:
5
5
5
5
(11)
MISCELLANEOUS UNITS
(a) Holding Ponds, Ho!;:m,:g Tanks or Settling Ponds
for Organic or Toxic t3areriais including wastes
from mining operations containing nitrogen and/or
phosphorous compounds in amounts significantly
greater than is common for domestic wastewater ....
(b) Effluent Flow Equalizalion (not applicable to slorage
basins which are inherent in land application sysler-•s).
2
(c) Stage Discharge (not applicable to storage basins
inherent in land application systems..,. .............................
5
(d) Pumps........................................................................................
(e) Stand -By Power Suppli- ............. ...............................
3,
(f) Thermal Pollution Cor`,::cl Device . .... ...........................
3
TOTAL_ POINTS
ICLA5v!=!CATION
Class I ........... ............. 5 • 25 Points
Class 1; ............................ 26• 50 Points
Class 1111- .. . . ............. 51- 65 Points
Class Iv_..... Gr,. Up Points
Facilities having a rating of ane lhfough lour points, inclusjr
do not require a certified operator. Clply stlicafron of all oliie-
facilities requires a comparat:e grade opeialor in respons,bl,
charge.
Facilities having an aclivaler- s�-!c.' ri prncr• ;; will be assigm?c
a n)ininlum classil cation of ?ss it
Facilities haviiiri truairrien]. I,rr the rr; r,iU,��[ o. t'•.i' i
of cyarirlif; v,ill 1)e A;Sigrleil ......".Jilt - t:a'.5111rnL•0n r)€
Facilities havuig Irealinenl pr:: :: ilii Ihr', I1i0IUC]lCJI
of phosphprus will be assign••-_ �,u,;r;lUrtl r,ta'i>dir.;ifion of 0 -r -t,
III.