NC0000272_BYPASS 5DAY_20190722

DWR State of North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Division of Water Resources Collection System Sanitary Sewer Overflow Reporting Form
Form CS SSO
PART I:
This form shall be submitted to the appropriate DWR Regional Office within five business days of the first knowledge of the
sanitary sewer overflow (SSO).
Permit Number: NC0000272 (WQCS# if active, otherwise use WQCSD#)
Facility: Blue Ridge Paper Products Incident #: Owner: Blue Ridge Paper Products
Region: Western City: Canton County: Haywood
Source of SSO (check applicable): ® Sanitary Sewer ❑ Pump Station / Lift Station
SPECIFIC location of the SSO (be consistent in description from past reports or documentation - i.e. Pump
Station 6, Manhole at Westall & Bragg Street, etc.): Secondary Clarifier #4
Manhole #:
Latitude (degrees/minute/second): 35,32,05.5248 Longitude (degrees/minute/second): 82,50,44.7612
Incident Started Dt: 07/22/2019 Time: 10:00am Incident End Dt: 07/22/2019 Time: 10:OOam (mm-dd-yyyy) (hh:mm) AM/PM (mm-dd-yyyy) (hh:mm) AM/PM
Estimated volume of the SSO: <200 gallons Estimated Duration (round to nearest hour): <1 hour(s)
Describe how the volume was determined: Estimate based on short duration and size of leak.
Weather conditions during the SSO event: Clear
Did the SSO reach surface waters? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ Unknown
Volume reaching surface waters: <200 gallons Surface water name: Mingus Branch flowing into Pigeon River
Did the SSO result in a fish kill? ❑ Yes ® No ❑ Unknown
If Yes, what is the estimated number of fish killed?
SPECIFIC cause(s) of the SSO:
❑Severe Natural Conditions ❑ Grease ❑Roots [--]Inflow & Infiltration
❑Pump Station Equipment Failure ❑ Power Outage ❑Vandalism ❑ Debris in line ❑Pipe Failure (Break)
®Other (Please explain in Part ll)
24-hour verbal notification (name of person contacted): Janet Cantwell
®DWR ❑Emergency Management Date (mm-dd-yyy): 07/22/2019Time: (hh:mm AM/PM): 10:09am
Per G.S. 143-215.1 C(b), the owner or operator of any wastewater collection system shall
In the event of a discharge of 1,000 gallons or more of untreated wastewater to the surface waters of the State, issue
a press release to all print and electronic news media that provide general coverage in the county where the
discharge occurred setting out the details of the discharge. The press release shall be issued within 24 hours after
the owner or operator has determined that the discharge has reached surface waters of the State.
In the event of a discharge of 15,000 gallons or more of untreated wastewater to the surface waters of the State,
publish a notice of the discharge in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the discharge
occurs and in each county downstream from the point of discharge that is significantly affected by the discharge. The
Regional Office shall determine which counties are significantly affected by the discharge and shall approve the form
and content of the notice and the newspapers in which the notice is published.
WHETHER OF NOT PART II IS COMPLETED A SIGNATURE IS RE UIRED SEE PAGE 13
Fonn CS-SSO
Page I

In order to submit a claim for justification of an SSO, you must use Part II of form CS-SSO with additional documentation as
necessary. DWR staff will review the justification claim and determine if enforcement action is appropriate.
PART Ik
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FOR EACH RELATED CAUSE CHECKED IN PART I OF THIS FORM AND
INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION AS REQUIRED OR DESIRED
COMPLETE ONLY THOSE SECTONS PERTAINING TO THE CAUSE OF THE SSO AS CHECKED IN PART I
(In the check boxes below, NA = Not Applicable and NE = Not Evaluated)
A HARDCOPY OF THIS FORM SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE APPROPRIATE DWR REGIONAL OFFICE UNLESS
IS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM
Form CS-SSO Page 2

Other (Pictures and police reportas applicable must be available upon request.)
Describe:
Were adequate equipment and resources available to fix the problem? ® Yes ❑ No ❑NA ❑ NE
If Yes, explain: System personnel stopped flow immediately to stop the release
If the problem could not be immediately repaired, what actions ❑ Yes ❑ No ®NA ❑ NE
were taken to lessen the impact of the SSO?
Comments: On 07/22/2019 BRPP had a diesel bypass pump in place next to the #4 Secondary Carifier in order to pump
the water from one clarifier to the next secondary clarifier so that repairs could be made to the #4 clarifier gear box. At
10:00am a hose clamp slipped, allowing water to spray into a storm water runnoff drain that flows into Mingus Branch and
then into the Pigeon River. An employee in the immediate area noticed when the spraying began and stopped the pump
immediately to prevent further release. The release was stopped within one minute. The pump hoses were immediately
removed from the area. Based on the size of the spray and the short duration of the spraying activity it is estimated that the
release was less than 200 gallons. The water that reached the storm drain was similar to secondary clarifier effluent. The
pH was 7.3. The temperature was not elevated and the color was less than 200 color units. The water is the same water
that typically enters the 001 flume and is released diretly into the Pigeion River without further treatment. ORC was in the
area at the time of the excursion and went to the point of entry as well as the confluence of Mingus Branch and the Pigeon
River. No noticeable difference in the flow, color, or clarity of the receiving stream was noted. There was no adverse
environmental impact as a result of this excursion.
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System Visitation
ORC ® Yes
Backup
Name:
Tracy Willis
Certification Number:
998768
Date visited:
07/22/2019
Time visited:
S:OOam- 6:OOpm
How was the SSO remediated (Ide. Stopped and cleaned up)?
The pump hose that allowed spray was immediately removed from the area and not put back into service.
As a representative for the resoonsible party. I certify that the information contained in this report is true and accurate to the
best of my knowledge.
Person submitting claim: Tracy Willis
Date: 07/24/2019
Signature: Title: _Opera4l'pn5 S4rryi50r 10RC
Telephone Number: [phone]
Any additional information desired to be submitted should be sent to the appropriate Division Regional Office within five
business days of first knowledge of the SSO with reference to the incident number (the incident number is only generated
when electronic entry of this form is completed, if used).
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