NCS000096_HISTORICAL FILE_20130703

STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET
PERMIT NO.
DOC TYPE
❑ FINAL PERMIT
❑ MONITORING INFO
❑ APPLICATION
❑ COMPLIANCE
OTHER - I iSC F��)
DOC DATE
❑ 2 0) 3 0 )0 �
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CHEMETALL FOOTE CORP.
KINGS MOUNTAIN OPERATIONS SWPPP SITE MAP

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Division of Energy, Mineral & Land Resources
Land Quality Section/Stormwater Permitting
NCDENR
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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PERMIT NAME/OWNERSHIP CHANGE FORM
FOR AGENCY USE ONLY
Date Received
Year
Month
I Da
Please enter the permit number for which the change is requested.
NPDES Permit (or) Certificate of Coverage
N C S O 10 For3rl(e I N I G 10
tI. Permit status prior to requested change.
a. Permit issued to (company name):
b. Person legally responsible for permit:
RECEIVED
JUL 03 2017
DENR•LAND QUALITY
STOR"ATER PERMII"ftNG
c. Facility name (discharge):
d. Facility address:
e. Facility contact person:
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First MI lasto
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Title
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Per6it Holder Mailing Address
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Phone Fax
Address
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City State Zip
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First / MI / Last Phone
III. Please provide the following for the requested change (revised permit).
a. Request for change is a result of: ❑ Change in ownership of the facility
Q�ame change of the facility or owner
/f other please explain
b. Permit issued to (company name): {j llDewxarle V. S-„e .
c. Person legally responsible for permit:
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First
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Title
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Mailing Address
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State Zi
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Phone
E-mail Address
d. Facility name (discharge):
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e. Facility address:
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Address
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City
State Zip
f. Facility contact person:
First
MI Last
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Phone
E-mail Address
IV. Permit contact information (if different from the person legally responsible for the permit)
Revised Jan. 27, 2014

NPDES PERMIT NAME/OWNERSHIP CHANGE FORM
Page 2 of 2
Permit contact: U�,n (%v kj
First MI Last
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Title
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IINIg ling Address
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City State Zip
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Phone E-mail Address
V. Will the permitted facility continue to conduct the some industrial activities conducted prior
to this ownership or name change?
P__I�e_s
❑ No (please explain)
VI. Required Items: THIS APPLICATION WILL BE RETURNED UNPROCESSED IF ITEMS
ARE INCOMPLETE OR MISSING: ,
[ his completed application is required for both name change and/or ownership change
requests.
❑ Legal documentation of the transfer of ownership (such as relevant pages of a contract deed,
or a bill of sale) is required for an ownership change request. Articles of incorporation are
not sufficient for an ownership change.
The certifications below must be completed and signed by both the permit holder prior to the change, and
the new applicant in the case of an ownership change request. For a name change request, the signed
Applicant's Certification is sufficient.
PERMITTEE CERTIFICATION (Permit holder prior to ownership change):
I, , attest that this application for a name/ownership change has been reviewed and is accurate and
complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if all required parts of this application are not
completed and that if all required supporting information is not included, this application package will be
returned as incomplete.
Signature Date
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
I,�, attest that this application for a name/ownership change has been reviewed and is accurate and
complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if all required parts of this application are not
completed and that if all required supporting information is not included, this application package will be
returned as incomplete.
nature Date
PLEASE SEND THE COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE TO:
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
Revised Jan. 27. 2014

A ALBEMARLE0
Kings Mountain Facility
348 Holiday Inn Drive
Kings Mountain NC 28086
June 21, 2017
NCDEQ — DEMLR
Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
RE: Official Notice of Company Name Change
Rockwood Lithium Inc. to Albemarle U.S., Inc.
NPDES/Stormwater Permit NCS000096
Certified Mail Number 7016 7016 2070 0000 1240 4622
Dear Sir or Madam:
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This letter is to inform you that Rockwood Lithium, Inc. has officially changed its corporate name
to Albemarle U.S., Inc, effective June 15, 2017. As such, this letter requests that your records,
and if necessary, the above referenced permit or any subsequent revisions be updated to reflect
the new name, Albemarle U.S., Inc. The appropriate form is attached to this letter.
Please note the following:
• The current permit lists the name of Chemetall Foote Corp. Since initial issuance of this
permit, a name change to Rockwood Lithium Inc. had occurred, with notification
previously sent to your office.
• Your office holds an application for renewal of this permit, so please incorporate the
name change when issuing the new permit.
Please be advised that other than the name change, there are no further changes. Importantly,
the tax identification, contact information, management, location, and corporate structure are all
remaining the same.
If you need any additional information. please do not hesitate to contact me at 704-734-2708, or
via email: [e-mail]
Sincerely,
J KuF —
HSE Manager
WS/VEd
JUL 03 2017
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October 10. 2103
CERTIFIED MAIL
To: NC Dept of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27604
Attn: Director
Lithium
RE: Notification of Change in Authorized Responsible Signatory Official
Addition of New Site Director
NPDES Stormwater Permit # NCS000096
Rockwood Lithium Inc. (formerly Chemetall Foote Corporation)
Kings Mountain Facility, Cleveland County, North Carolina
Please accept this letter as official notification of a change in the individual
serving as the Responsible Signatory Official (RO) at Rockwood Lithium Inc.'s
(formerly Chemetall Foote Corporation) manufacturing facility located in Kings
Mountain, North Carolina. This request is necessitated by a recent change in the
Site Director at the plant.
The position of Site Director is responsible for making daily decisions that affect
the operation of the Kings Mountain plant and its potential impact to the
environment. As such, this position has served as the authorized Responsible
Official (RO) at this facility in the past and will continue to do so. Designation of
this position as the signatory agent meets the requirements set forth in Section
B.3 (a) and (b) of the site's NPDES Stormwater Permit referenced above.
With this notice, I authorize the new Site Director, Christian Mueller, to
serve as the primary signatory for all environmental permits at the Kings
Mountain facility.
If you have any questions with respect to this notice, please contact Ken Brown,
SHE-Q Director for the company, at 704-734-2694.
Sin(c]ere�ly, 0 n,�
OCT 1 6 2013
Ronald A. France
Chief Financial Officer, Rockwood Lithium Inc. �__ - ,
ARodevood Company
!LVJkvvood Lithium Inc.
348 Holiday Inn Drive
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Phone. [phone]
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February 12, 2009
L6. K. Pickle
Division of Water Quality/ WQ Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Ms. D. Hood
N.C. Division of Water Quality
Mooresville Regional Office
610 East Center Avenue
Suite 301
Mooresville. NC 28115
Ref.; NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT REVISION
CHEMETALL FOOTE CORP.
PERMIT NUMBER NCS000096
CLEVELAND COUNTY
SUBJECT: Management Change Notification for NPDES Permit No. NCA000096
Dear Mr. Pickle and Ms. Hood:
This is to notify you that there has been a change in the management at Chemetall Foote Corp., Kings
Mountain Operations.
The new General Manager is Mr. George W. Rohlman. r--
His mailing address is at the plant.
His phone number is 704-734-2674.
His e-mail is george.rohlman(o)chemetall.com
If you have any questions, please call me at 704-734-2698.
Ralph Hawk
Senior Process Engineer
Chemetall Foote Corporation a 348 Holiday Inn Drive • Kings Mountain, North Carolina 28086
Telephone [phone] . Fax [phone]

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Mr. K. Pickle
Division of Water Quality/ WQ Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
'Ms. D. Hood
N.C. Division of Water Quality
Mooresville Regional Office
610 East Center Avenue
Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
Ref.; NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT REVISION
CHEMETALL FOOTE CORP.
PERMIT NUMBER NCS000096
CLEVELAND COUNTY
February 12, 2009
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FEB 17 2008
DWG -Surface Water Pro e ;iion
SUBJECT: Management Change Notification for NPDES Permit No. NCA000096
Dear Mr. Pickle and Ms. Hood:
This is to notify you that there has been a change in the management at Chemetall Foote Corp., Kings
Mountain Operations.
The new General Manager is Mr. George W. Rohlman.
His mailing address is at the plant.
His phone number is 704-734-2674.
His e-mail is oeorge.rohlman(a)chemetall.com
If you have any questions, please call me at 704-734-2698.
Ralph Hawk
Senior Process Engineer
Chemetall Foote Corporation • 348 Holiday Inn Drive • Kings Mountain, North Carolina 28086
Telephone [phone] . Fax [phone]

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NC®ENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and
Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Division of Water Quality
Charles Wakild, P. E
Director
F LE
Natural Resources
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
April 25, 2012
Chemetall Foote Corporation
Mr. Ken Brown, North America SHE Manager
348 Holiday Inn Drive
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Dear Mr. Brown:
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Subject: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Stormwater Permit No. NCS000096
Cleveland County
Attached is a copy of the subject stormwater permit inspection conducted on April 12, 2012 By
Mr. Samar Bou-Ghazale of this Office.
The report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions concerning the
report, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Bou-Ghazale at [phone].
Sincerely,
Robert B. Krebs
Surface Water Protection Regional Supervisor
Attachment
Mooresville' Regional Office
Location: 610 East Center Ave., Suite 301 Mooresville, NC 28115
Phone: [phone] \ Fax: [phone] \ Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
NorthCamlina
Internet: www.ncwatemualitv.oro /�Qll1JYl%elf
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Compliance Inspection Report
Permit: NCS000096 Effective: 11/01/09
SOC: Effective:
County: Cleveland
Region: Mooresville
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Contact Person: <fzadph,W'F..iaWk/
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications:
Primary ORC:
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Related Permits:
Expiration: 10/31/14 Owner: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Expiration: Facility: Chemetall Foote Corporation
348 Holiday Inn Dr
Title:
Inspection Date: 04/12/2012 EntryTime: 10:00 AM
Primary Inspector: Samar E Bou Ghazale 5-66
Secondary Inspector(s):
Reason for Inspection: Routine
Permit Inspection Type: Stormwater Discharge, Individual
Facility Status: ■ Compliant fl Not Compliant
Question Areas:
Storm Water
(See attachment summary)
Kings Mountain INC 28086
Phone: [phone]
Certification:
Exit Time: 12:00 PM
Phone:
Phone: [phone]
Ext.2199
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Page:1

Permit: NCS000096 Owner - Facility: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Inspection Date: 04/12/2012 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
Site is compliance with the permit. No problems were noted during investigation. It should be noted that this permit does
not include the two mines (Kings Mountain Mine East & Kings Mountain Mine West) since these two mines do not
discharge to surface water. Land Quality permit numbers for these two mines are 23-01 & 23-24 respectively. This
permit covers only the industrial area at the site.
Page: 2

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Permit: NCS000096 Owner - Facility: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Inspection Date: 0411212012 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Reason for Visit:
Routine
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Yes
No
NA
NE
Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
■
Q
Q
Q
# Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map?
■
n
n
n
# Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"?
■
n
n
n
# Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas?
■
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# Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years?
n
n
■
n
# Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices?
■
n
n
n
# Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment?
■
Q
Q
n
# Does the Plan include a BMP summary?
■
n
n
n
# Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)?
■
n
n
n
# Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan?
■
n
Cl
n
# Does the facility provide and document Employee Training?
■
n
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p
# Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)?
■
n
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# Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually?
■
❑
❑
Q
# Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program?
■
Q
fl
Q
Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented?
■
❑
❑
Q
Comment: No spill during the past 3 years.
Qualitative Monitoring
Yes
No
NA
NE
Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually?
■
Q
Q
❑
Comment:
Analytical Monitoring
Yes
No
NA
NE
Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring?
■
n
n
n
# Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas?
Q
❑
■
Q
Comment:
Permit and Outfalls
Yes
No
NA
NE
# Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site?
■
n
n
n
# Were all outfalls observed during the inspection?
❑
■
0
❑
# If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division?
❑
Q
■
Q
# Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges?
■
n
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0
Comment:
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October 18, 2010
'Mr. Ken Pickle
Division of Water Quality/ WQ Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Ms. Donna Hood
N.C. Division of Water Quality
Mooresville Regional Office
610 East Center Avenue
Mooresville, NC 281115
Ref.; NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT REVISION
CHEMETALL BER-4 CORP.
PERMIT Nj1MBER NCS000096
CLEV LAND COUNTY
SUBJECT: Management Change Notification for NPDES Permit No. NCS000096
Dear Mr. Pickle and Ms. Hood:
This is to notify you that there has been a change in the management at Chemetall Foote Corp., Kings
Mountain Operations.
The new Safety & Environmental officer is Mr. John Kuhn.
His mailing address is at the plant.
His phone number is 704-734-2708.
His e-mail is �ohn.kuhn(a�chemetall.com
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Lowther, Brian
From: Larsen, Cory
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 11:07 AM
To: Lowther, Brian
Subject: FW: Chemical questions
-----Original Message -----
From: Remington, Nikki
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 12:25 PM
To: Larsen, Cory
Subject: RE: Chemical questions
There is no information available for Chloropicrin or Exxsol D-80. However, the Exxsol D-80
appears to be mostly hydrocarbons so if you come up with a TPH number it may be applicable.
N-hexane has a limited data number available. The benchmark would be as follows.
n-hexane (CAS #110-54-3) 1 mg/L Limited Data
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-----Original Message -----
From: Larsen, Cory [mailto:cory
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
To: Nikki Remington
Cc: Connie Brower
Subject: RE: Chemical questions
[e-mail]]
10:05 AM
Turns out they have more good stuff onsite (see attached)
benchmarks on these three chemicals?
Cory
-----Original Message -----
From: Nikki Remington[inailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:11 AM
To: Cory Larsen
Cc: Connie Brower
Subject: Re: Chemical questions
Hi Cory,
Do we have any data for
For methyl bromide (CAS # 74-83-9) the benchmark was calculated to be
0.4 ug/L for the protection of aquatic life. This is a limited data value so use it with
caution. Connie suggested that you could request the use of the GC/MS method 601/624 to
analyze your samples. This is the approved method for methyl bromide and it would also
provide a screen for other pesticides. Metam sodium currently has no approved analytical
method as well as no data available on which to calculate a benchmark.
Nikki
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> Hi Nikki and Connie,
> I'm permitting a pesticide producer whose two main chemicals handled
> are methyl bromide / bromomethane and metam sodium. I don't know very
> much about these pesticides but would like to hear if these can/should
> be monitored in stormwater and if we have any data to support a
> benchmark. Or are there other better surrogate indicators to monitor
> for?
> Cory
Nikki Remington
Environmental Senior Specialist
NC Department of Environment and
and Standards Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699
[phone]
Natural Resources Division of Water Quality -Classification
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public
Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
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1.50
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2.19
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4.64
4,54
5.66
5.04
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7.90
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10.24
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14.99
15.47
17.51
00.63
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3.48
4.13
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0.69
1.10
1.39
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3.11
3.34
4.02
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5.63
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7.18
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8.96
11.48
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1.63
2.46
3.33
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9.57
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5.57
6.14
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13.66
14.84
16.53
17.35
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1.91
2.55
3.01
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3.33
3.64
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Lowther, Brian
From:
Remington, Nikki
Sent:
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:27 PM
To:
Lowther, Brian
Cc:
Brower, Connie
Subject:
RE: Stormwater benchmark question
Hi Brian,
We have no data on which to calculate a benchmark for lithium. However, according to some of the information I've
seen, lithium appears to have a relatively low toxicity to aquatic life. I was able to find limited data for lithium chloride.
Again, it is not highly toxic with a benchmark value of 13 mg/L (this is a limited data value). The limited data tag is based
on the fact that one parameter in the equation had to be estimated (no data could be found) and the species the
benchmark is based on is only found in the western part of the country (however, the family is native to NC). As far as
our actual ability to test for lithium, I don't know whether the lab has a method to test for it or what compounds they
can pick up. You could contact them directly for that info if you are thinking of including lithium as a monitoring
parameter in you permit. Ellen Stafford would probably be the best lab person to contact for metals questions.
Hope this helps!
Nikki
Please note new e-mail address: nikki.remington(dncdenr.gov
Nikki Remington
Environmental Senior Specialist
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality -Classification and Standards Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699
[phone]
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties.
From: Lowther, Brian
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 11:54 AM
To: Remington, Nikki; Brower, Connie
Subject: Stormwater benchmark question
Hi Nikki and Connie,
I'm permitting a chemical processing facility. Below is a description of some of their
onsite activities. They have lithium brines and lithium metal onsite. They wash drums that
have lithium metal in them. I don't know very much about lithium but would like to hear if
it can/should be monitored in stormwater and if we have any data to support a benchmark.
Thanks,
Brian

Project: Waxhaw-Sand-Simple Simulation Run: 10 YEAR
Start of Run: 01Jan2008, 00:00
End of Run: 01Jan2008, 06:00
Compute Time: 24Feb2009, 23:57:17
Basin Model: POST -SITE
Meteorologic Model: Charlotte-10
Control Specifications: Control 1
Volume Units: IN
Hydrologic
Element
Drainage Area
(MI2)
Peak Discharge
(CFS)
Time of Peak
Volume
(IN)
FRONT
0.0010
2.61
01Jan2008, 03:08
2.25
JUNCTIONI
0.0053
13.60
01Jan2008, 03:08
2.21
ONSITE
0.0043
10.99
01Jan2008, 03:08
12.20
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The site is a diversified chemical processing facility.
a. Casting - melts and casts lithium metal for the Battery Industry.
b. Battery - extrudes lithium ingot from Casting into foil, and sends the foil to battery producers. No batteries are
produced on site.
c. Halide - produces
• lithium bromide in a water solution from lithium carbonate and hydrobromic acid.
• lithium chloride in a water solution from a concentrated lithium chloride brine brought to the site and the
use of lithium carbonate and hydrochloric acid.
• lithium aluminate - from a reaction of aluminum oxides and lithium compounds.
• pharmaceutical carbonate - from lithium hydroxide and carbon dioxide.
d. Shipping - repackages different lithium products and loads them into trucks. Also stores different products
produced at other locations for shipment to customers.
Brian C. Lowther
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DWQ I Stonnwater Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Email: brian.lowthcrnncdenr.t,ov
Website: h�://h2o.enr.st.ite.nc.us/su/stormwatcr.html
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Recm•ds
Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
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Project: Waxhaw-Sand-Simple Simulation Run: 50 YEAR
Start of Run: 01Jan2008, 00:00
End of Run: 01Jan2008, 06:00
Compute Time: 24Feb2009, 23:57:49
Basin Model: POST -SITE
Meteorologic Model: Charlotte - 50
Control Specifications: Control 1
Volume Units: IN
Hydrologic
Element
Drainage Area
(MI2)
Peak Discharge
(CFS)
Time of Peak
Volume
(IN)
FRONT
0.0010
3.71
01Jan2008, 03:07
3.34
JUNCTIONI
0.0053
19.42
01Jan2008, 03:07
3.29
ONSITE
10.0043
115.70
01Jan2008, 03:07
13.28
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CHEMETALL FOOTE CORP., KINGS MOUNTAIN
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I. General Description of onsite industrial activities.
The site is a diversified chemical processing I:acility.
a. Casting - melts and casts lithium metal for the Battery Industry.
b. Battery - extrudes lithium ingot from Casting into foil, and sends the foil to battery producers. No
batteries are produced on site.
c. Halide - produces
• lithium bromide in a water solution from lithium carbonate and hydrobromic acid.
• lithium chloride in a water solution from a concentrated lithium chloride brine brought to the
site and the use of lithium carbonate and hydrochloric acid.
• lithium aluminate - from a reaction of alumimmn oxides and lithium compounds.
• pharmaceutical carbonate - from lithium hydroxide and carbon dioxide.
d. Shipping - repackages different lithium products and loads them into trucks. Also stores different
products produced at other locations for shipment to customers.
e. pilot Facility - Produces developmental organometallic products in solvents.
2. Site Map
More detailed site map included.
With respect to the stonmvater flows, there are 3 separate areas.
004 is on the Last Side of the plant. Runoff from that area flows through piping to a low point, where a
pipe carries the water under a plant road to SW Discharge Point 4, which discharges into Kings Creek.
Area OO5A discharges across the surface and through piping. All the run-off from this area drains into
piping in front of the Shipping building, and from there Flows under a road to a discharge in the area we
call the Sand Trap, The Sand Trap is simply an open area with no chemicals or equipment. It flows across
this area towards the South, where it enters a pipe that runs under a plant road and discharges into Kings
Creek.
Area 005B is primarily surface run-off that flows across the plant and a swale on the South side, above
Kings Creek, channels the flow to a [train pipe that runs under a plant road and then discharges into the
Sand Trap.
At one point, in previous permits, discharge point 005 was the only stormwater discharge point. The
problem was that it required a very significant rain fall event to get a discharge from pipe 005. Since there
was nothing in the Sand Trap area, we modified the permit to allow sampling and monitoring to occur at
Points 005A and 13.
3. Lithium brines outside
There is no secondary containment. The brine is in final product packagings that are inspected as part
of the Quality Management System. This inspection is done monthly. The maximum size of these
containers is 275 gallon totes. Most are 55 gallon and 30 gallon plastic drums. The brine stored in the
containers is neutral and has no ingredients that have RQ's. The brine in the final packagings is stored
in these areas, there is no processing, sampling or opening of containers.

Hydrograph Report
Hydraflow Hydrographs by Intelisolve v9.02
Hyd. No. 2
WQ
Hydrograph type
= Diversion1
Storm frequency
= 1 yrs
Time interval
= 2 min
Inflow hydrograph
= 1 - Post #1 South
Diversion method
= Constant Q
&V
Tuesday, Jun 2, 2009
Peak discharge = 2.710 cfs
Time to peak = 710 min
Hyd. volume = 10,758 cuft
2nd diverted hyd. = 3
Constant Q = 2.71 cfs
Q (cfs) Hyd. No. 2 -- 1 Year Q (cfs)
6.00
6.00
5.00
5.00
_
—
3.00
3.00
2.00
2.00
�
1.00
1.00
0 120 240 360 480 600 720 840 960 1080 1200
Time (min)
— Hyd No. 2 -- Up to 2.71 cfs —Hyd No. 1 --Inflow —Hyd No. 3 -- 1 minus 2

4. Materials on site stored outdoors.
• HCI Bulk Storage Tank - 15,000 gallons, within containment.
• 1-1131 Bulk Storage Tank - 13,000 gallons, within containment, and wider roof, no sides
• Used Oil Tank - 1,000 gallons, in secondary containment.
• Diesel & Gasoline Tanks - 1,000 gallons, within containments, under roof, no sides
• Lithium Drum Wash - drums that had lithium metal are staged on a concrete pad until washed.
The pad is curbed and contained. No runoff from the pad. The neutralized washings are collected
in totes (275 gallon) for transfer to storage tanks. Adjacent to this area is the hexane storage area
where up to two 500 gallon transportable tanks are staged after delivery. These transportable
tanks contain hexane for use in the plant. The hexane is transferred to drums form the tanks.
These tanks are stored in a curbed area under a roof. The hexane in drums is stored in a building
(roof and walls) that has a containment.
• Bulk liquefied argon and carbon dioxide tanks. Cryogenic liquids.
• There are a number of empty cylinders for the shipment of product outside, around the Pilot
Facility. These cylinders arc kept closed.
• There are also several small tanks of cryogenic liquids (argon, nitrogen) staged around laboratory
areas, and two storage tanks for propane along with a storage rack for propane tanks for fork lifts.
There are compressed gas cylinders stored outside, adjacent to buildings. None appear to be any
issue related to stonnwater.
• There are a number of dumpsters on site. Some are equipped with covers, but some are not.

Hydrograph Report
Hydraflow Hydrographs by Intelisolve v9.02
Tuesday, Jun 2, 2009
Hyd. No. 3
Detention
Hydro graph type =
Diversion2
Peak discharge
= 2.952 cfs
Storm frequency =
1 yrs
Time to peak
= 716 min
Time interval =
2 min
Hyd. volume
= 1,384 cuft
Inflow hydrograph =
1 - Post #1 South
2nd diverted hyd.
= 2
Diversion method =
Constant Q
Constant Q
= 2.71 cfs
Detention
Q (cfs) Hyd. No. 3 -- 1 Year Q (cfs)
6.00 6.00
5.00 5.00
_ __ _ _ _._ _ ___,. . _ _,_ _------ _,. _----- _,.,. ,_.. ......
3.00 3.00
2.00 2.00
1.00 1.00
0 120 240 360 480 600 720 840 960 1080 1200
Time (min)
Hyd No. 3 -- > 2.71 cfs —Hyd No. 1 -- Inflow —Hyd No. 2

CHEMETALL FOOTE CORP.
KINGS MOUNTAIN OPERATIONS SWPPP SITE MAP

Hydrograph Report
HydraFlow Hydrographs by Intelisolve v9.02
Hyd. No. 5
Post #1 Sheet
Hydrograph type
= SCS Runoff
Storm frequency
= 1 yrs
Time interval
= 2 min
Drainage area
= 0.260 ac
Basin Slope
= 0.0 %
Tc method
= USER
Total precip.
= 2.90 in
Storm duration
= 24 hrs
Tuesday, Jun 2, 2009
Peak discharge = 0.371 cfs
Time to peak =
718 min
Hyd. volume =
748 cuft
Curve number =
74
Hydraulic length =
0 ft
Time of conc. (Tc) =
5.00 min
Distribution =
Type II
Shape factor =
484
Post #1 Sheet
Q (cfs) Q (cfs)
Hyd. No. 5 -- 1 Year
0.50
0.45
0.40
0.35
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
0.50
0.45
0.40
0.35
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
0 120 240 360 480 600 720 840 960 1080 1200 1320 1440 1560
Hyd No. 5 Time (min)

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Re: Chemetall
Subject: Re: Chemetall
From: Ken Pickle <ken.pickle@ncmailnet>
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:12:05 -0500
To: Laura Moody <[e-mail]>
CC: Bradley Bennett <Bradley.Bennett@ncmailnet>, Bethany Georgoulias
<bethany.georgoulias@ncmaiLnet>, Kelly Johnson <Kelly.P.Johnson@ncmaiLnet>,
robert.patterson@ncmaiLnet, Mike Randall <mike.randall@ncmailnet>
Hi Laura,
We are a little behind in getting out all of -our notices for renewal. I see from our
database that Ralph's permit, NCS000096, is valid until May 31, 2008. I think we
will have Ralph's notice out by the end of the year.
We are mounting a focussed effort (as of yesterday) to address a substantial backlog
of various tasks related to our individual stormwater permits, the NCSxxxxxx permits,
but I can't give Ralph a firm date for when we will have the renewal notice to him.
I advise Ralph to wait until we send him the renewal notice. I have confirmed that
his permit is in our system, and on that basis I expect we will not overlook
Chemetall when we catch up with renewal notices. I will today insert a copy of this
email into our file on NCS000096 as evidence that, so far, the delay in renewal is
attributable to DWQ, not Chemetall.
If he has not heard from us by Feb. 1, I would appreciate another contact, just to be
sure that there hasn'.t been a problem,at our end.
Ken
Laura Moody wrote:
Ken -
Ralph is getting nervous that he has not received
application yet. His renewal is due this month.
that he has not received his application package
information he has already gathered for submittal
Thanks
Laura
Laura Rohe Moody
*ERM NC, PC*
Woodfield Corporate Center
8000 Corporate Center Drive
Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28226
704-541-8345 ext. 2998
704-541-8416 (fax)
his stormwater renewal
Should he send a letter stating
or should he send in the
(and assume he has everything)?
I of 1 11/7/2007 8:20 AM

RB: Chemetall
Subject: RE: Chemetall
From: Laura Moody <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 07:06:41 -0800
To: Ken Pickle <ken.pickle@ncmaiLnct>
Thanks for the response! Hope all is well on your end. Did Bethany show you the
picture of my kids in their Halloween costume? You'd get a kick out of David's
costume.
Laura Rohe Moody
ERM NC, PC
Woodfield Corporate Center
8000 Corporate Center Drive
Suite -200
Charlotte, NC 28226
704-541-8345 ext. 2998
704-541-8416 (fax)
-----Original Message -----
From: Ken Pickle [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 8:12 AM
To: Laura Moody
Cc: Bradley Bennett; Bethany Georgoulias; Kelly Johnson; [e-mail]
Mike Randall
Subject: Re: Chemetall
Hi Laura,
We are a little behind in getting out all of our notices for renewal. I see from our
database that Ralph's permit, NCS000096, is valid until May 31, 2008. I think we
will have Ralph's notice out by the end of the year.
We are mounting.a focussed effort (as of yesterday) to address a substantial backlog
of various tasks related to our individual stormwater permits, the'NCSxxxxxx permits,
but I can't give Ralph a firm date for when we will have the renewal notice to him.
I advise Ralph to wait until we send him the renewal notice. I have confirmed that
his permit is in our system, and on that basis I expect we will not overlook
Chemetall when we catch up with renewal notices.
I will today insert a copy of this email into our file on NCS000096 as evidence that,
so far, the delay in renewal is attributable to DWQ, not Chemetall.
If he has not heard from us by Feb. 1, I would appreciate another contact, just to be
sure that there hasn't been a problem at our end.
Ken
Laura Moody wrote:
Ken -
Ralph is getting nervous that he has not received his stormwater
renewal application yet. His renewal is due this month. Should he
send a letter stating that he has not received his application package
or should he send in the information he has already gathered for
submittal (and assume he has everything)?
Thanks
Laura
Laura Rohe Moody
*ERM NC, PC*
Woodfield Corporate Center
8000 Corporate Center Drive
I of2 11/7/2007 10:12 AM/,

RE: Chemctall
Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28226
704-541-8345 ext. 2998
704-541-8416 (fax)
1 ' 2 of 2 11/7/2007 10:1

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Mr. Ralph Hawk
Chemetall Foote Corp.
348 Holiday Inn Drive
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Dear Mr. Hawk:
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
June 10, 2009
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Chemetall Foote
Individual Stormwater Permit
NPDES Permit No. NCS000096
Cleveland County, North Carolina
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Enclosed please find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection Report for the inspection conducted at the
subject facility on April 21, 2009 by Ms. Donna Hood of this Office.
The report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions concerning this report, please
do not hesitate to contact Ms. Hood or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Robert B. Krebs
Surface Water Protection Regional Supervisor
Enclosure t
cc: Cleveland County Health Department
DH
Mooresville Regional Office
Location: 610 East Center Ave., Suite 301 Mooresville, NO 25115
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet:w .ncwaterquality.org
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Compliance Inspection Report
Permit: NCS000096 Effective: 06/O1/03 Expiration: 05/31/08 Owner: Chemetall Foote Corporation
SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Chemetall Foote Corporation
County: Cleveland 348 Holiday Inn Dr
Region: Mooresville
Kings Mountain NC 28086
Contact Person: Ralph W Hawk Title: Phone: [phone]
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications:
Primary ORC:
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Related Permits:
Certification: Phone:
Inspection Date: 04/21/2009 -. Eir)try Time: 10.05 A 1, it Time: 01:00 PM Phone: Primary Inspector: Donna Hood J / 704-663-1699
A� ,�//i�/y
Secondary Inspector(s): rl [ v �� l/" ! 4 / Ext.2193
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit Inspection Type: Slormwater Discharge, Individual
Facility Status: ■ Compliant [1 Not Compliant
Question Areas:
® Storm Water
(See attachment summary)
Page:1

Permit: NCS000096 Owner - Facility: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Inspection Date: 04/21/2009 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
Page: 2

Permit: NCS000096 Owner -Facility: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Inspection Date: 04/21/2009 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Reason for Visit: Routine
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Yes
No
NA
NE
Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
e
n
n
n
# Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map?
■
n
n
n
# Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"?
■
n
n
n
# Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas?
®
n
n
n
# Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years?
■
n
n
n
# Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices?
®
n
n
❑
# Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment?
■
❑
❑
❑
# Does the Plan include a BMP summary?
■
n
n
n
# Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)?
■
n
n
n
# Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan?
■
n
n
n
# Does the facility provide and document Employee Training?
■
n
n
n
# Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)?
®
n
n
# Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually?
■
❑
❑
❑
# Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program?
s
n
n
n
Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented?
■
n
n
n
Comment: The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan was last updated on
03.17.2009. Employee training occurred on 08.05/12.2008.
Qualitative Monitoring
Yes
No
NA
NE
Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? _
■
❑
❑
n
Comment:
Analytical Monitoring
Yes
No
NA
NE
Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring?
■
n
n
n
# Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas?
n
❑
■
n
Comment: All monitoring is performed per permit requirements.
Permit and Outfalls
Yes
No
NA
NE
# Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site?
■
n
00
# Were all outfalls observed during the inspection?
■
n
n
n
# If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division?
■
n
00
# Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges?
■
n
Do
Page: 3.

Permit: NCS000096 Owner -Facility: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Inspection Date: 04/21/2009 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Comment: The facility has three outfalls: 4, 5A and 5B. Outfalls are monitored with
automatic samplers attached to rain gauges. Flow is calculated by surface area of the
facility, volume of rainfall, and assuming 100% run-off.
Page. 4

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Michael F. Easley, Covert,. ,0
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary /JJ,„`
North Carolina Department of Environment and of Environment and Natural Resources
1-0
July 1, 2008
Mr. Ralph Hawk
Chemetall Foote Corp.
348 Holiday Inn Drive
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Coleen Sullins, P. E., Director
Division of Water Quality
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Chemetall Foote
Individual Stormwater Permit
NPDES Permit No. NCS000096
Cleveland County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Hawk:
Enclosed please find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection Report for the inspection
conducted at the subject facility on April 29, 2008 by Ms. Donna Hood of this Office.
During the facility site review several pipe breaks in the fire suppression water supply line were
observed. Water leaking from this pipe was filling the storm water detention ponds, which would
negatively affect detention time during a storm event or accidental spill. It also causes excessive
water to be pumped from the creek during a time of serious drought in the State of North Carolina.
Please repair these Teaks as soon as possible.
The report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions concerning this
report, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Hood or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Robert B. Krebs
Surface Water Protection Regional Supervisor
Enclosure
cc: Cleveland County Health Department
DH
N. C. Division of Water Quality, Mooresville Regional Office, 6I0 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville NC 28115 [phone] Customer Service
1-877-623-6748

Compliance Inspection Report
Permit: NCS000096 Effective: 06/01/03 Expiration: 05/31/08 Owner: Chemetall Foote Corporation
SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Chemetall Foote Corporation
-County: Cleveland 348 Holiday Inn Dr
Region: Mooresville
Contact Person: Ralph W Hawk Title:
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications:
Primary ORC:
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Related Permits:
Inspection Date: 04/29/2008
Primary Inspector: Donna Hoo
Secondary Inspector(sy
Marcia Allocco
Reason for Inspection: Routine
Permit Inspection Type: Stormwater Discharge, Individual
Facility Status: ■ Compliant ❑ Not Compliant
Question Areas:
® Storm Water
(See attachment summary)
Kings Mountain NC 28086
Phone:[phone]
Certification: Phone:
�E try Time: 01 30 PM q' it Time: 02:30
PM
�y Phone:[phone]
Y Ext.2193
Phone: [phone] Ext.2204
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Paget

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Permit: NCS000096 Owner • Facility: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Inspection Date: 04/29/2008 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
Chemetall Foote holds laboratory certification #537. Flow is calculated by measuring suface area of the facility, volume of
rainfall, and assuming 100% run-off. All analytical and qualitative monitoring is performed according to the permit.
Page:2

Permit: NCS000096 Owner - Facility: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Inspection Date: 04/29/2008 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan YesNo NA NE
Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan? ■ Cl ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map?
■
❑
❑
❑
If Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices'?
■
❑
❑
❑
# Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas?
■
❑
❑
❑
If Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years?
■
❑
❑
❑
# Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices?
■
❑
❑
0
# Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment?
■
❑
❑
❑
# Does the Plan include a BMP summary?
■
❑
❑
❑
# Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)?
■
❑
❑
❑
# Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan?
■
❑
❑
❑
# Does the facility provide and document Employee Training?
■
❑
0
❑
# Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)?
■
❑
❑
❑
# Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually?
■
❑
❑
❑
# Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program?
■
❑
0
0
Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented?
■
❑
❑
❑
Comment:
Qualitative Monitoring
Yes
No
NA
NE
Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually?
■
❑
❑
❑
NOT,lr�iii
Analytical Monitoring
Yes
No
NA
NE
Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring?
■
❑
❑
❑
# Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas?
❑
❑
■
❑
Comment:
Permit and Outfalls
Yes
No
NA
NE
# Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site?
■
❑
❑
❑
# Were all outfalls observed during the inspection?
■
❑
❑
❑
# If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division?
❑
❑
■
❑
# Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges?
■
❑
❑
❑
Comment
Page:3

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
May 5, 2009
Ralph W Hawk
Chemetall Foote Corporation
348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Subject: NPDES Stormwater Permit Coverage Renewal
Chemetall Foote Corporation
COC Number NCS000096
Cleveland County
Dear Permittee:
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Your facility is currently covered for stormwater discharge under NPDES Permit NCS000096. This permit expired on
May 31, 2008. North Carolina Administrative Code (15A NCAC 2H.0105(e)) requires that an application for permit
renewal be filed at least 180 days prior to expiration of the current permit. In order to assure your continued
coverage under your permit, you must apply to the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for renewal of your.permit. To
make this renewal, process easier we are informing you that your permit will be expiring. Enclosed you will find an
individual permit renewal application form and supplemental information request.
Filing the application, form along with the requested supplemental information will constitute your application for
renewal of your permit. As stated above, the application form must be completed and returned along with all
requested information by June 5, 2009 in order for the permit to be renewed. Should your permit expire before the
renewed permit can be reissued continue to operate following the terms and schedule of the expired permit.
Failure to request renewal within the time period specified may result in a civil assessment of at least $500.00.
Larger penalties may be assessed depending on the delinquency of the request. Discharge of stormwater from your
facility without coverage under a valid stormwate'r NPDES permit would constitute a violation of NCGS 143-215.1 and
could result in assessments of civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day.
If the subject stormwater discharge to waters of the state has been terminated, please complete the enclosed
Rescission Request Form. Mailing instructions can be found on the bottom of the form. You will be notified when
the rescission process has been completed.
If you have any questions regarding the permit renewal procedures please contact Brian Lowther of the Central
Office Stormwater Permitting Unit at [phone].
Sincerely,
tell Bradley Bennett
Bennett
Supervisor, Stormwater Permit Unit
Cc: Central Files
Mooresville Regional Office
SWPU Files
1617 Mail Service Center, Ralegh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Ralegh, North Carolina 27604 - - One
Phone: [phone]FAX: [phone]Customer Service: 1-877-6i23-6748 - NOCt}1Ca.001111$ Internet: w .ncwaterquality.org, Naturally
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G�K Renewal Application Form
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Certificate of Coverage Number
Stormwater Individual Permit NCS000096 NCS000096
The following is the information currently in our database for your facility. Please review this information carefully and make all
corrections/ additions as necessary in the space provided to the right of the current information.
Owner Affiliation Information * Reissued Permit will be mailed to the owner address
Owner / Organization Name: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Owner Contact: Ralph W Hawk
Mailing Address: 348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Phone Number:, [phone]
Fax Number:
E-mail address:'
Facility/Permit Contact Information
Facility Name: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Facility Physical Address: 348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Facility Contact: George W Rohlman
Mailing Address: .348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Phone Number: [phone]
Fax Number:
E-mail address: [e-mail]
Discharge Information
Receiving Stream: Kings Creek
Stream Class: C
Basin: Yadkin River Basin
Sub -Basin: 03-08-05
Number of Outfalls:
Impaired Waters[TMDL - -
Does this facility discharge to waters listed as impaired or waters With a finalized TMDL? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Don't Know
( forinformation on these waters refer to http.y/h2o.ennstate.nc.us/su/impaired Waters TMDL/)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the best of my knowledge and belief
such information is true, complete and, accurate.
Signature Date
Print or type name of person signing above Title
Please return this completed renewal application form to:
SW Individual Permit Coverage Renewal
Stormwater Permitting Unit .
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
OF WAtpq
or o� Permit Coverage
o�Rescission 12eauest Form
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Individual Permit NCS0000096
Certificate of Coverage Number
NCS000096

Please fill out and return this form only if you no longer need to maintain your NPDES stormwater permit.
The following is the information currently in our database for your facility. Please review this information carefully and
make all corrections as necessary in the space provided to the right of the current information.
Owner Affiliation Information*ReissuedPermitwillbemailedtotheowneraddress -
Owner / Organization Name: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Owner Contact: Ralph W Hawk
Mailing Address: 348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Phone Number: [phone] .
Fax Number:
E-mail address:
Facility/Permit Contact Information
Facility Name: Chemetall Foote Corporation .
Facility Physical Address:. 348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Facility Contact: George W Rohlman
Mailing Address: 348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Phone Number: [phone]
Fax Number:
E-mail address: [e-mail]
Reason for rescission request (This is required information. Attach separate sheet if necessary):
REQUEST AND CERTIFICATION
I, as an authorized representative, hereby request rescission of certificate of coverage under NPDES Stormwater
Individual Permit NCS000096 for the subject facility. I am familiar with the information contained in this request and to
the best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete and accurate.
Signature
Print or type name of person signing above
Please return this completed rescission request form to:
Date
Title
SW Individual Permit Coverage Rescission
Stormwater Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR RENEWAL OF INDIVIDUAL
NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
Two copies of each of the following shall accompany this submittal in order for the application to be considered complete:
Initials
(Do not submit the site Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan)
1. A current Site Map from the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. The location of
industrial activities (including storage of materials, disposal areas, process areas and
loading and unloading areas), drainage structures, drainage areas for each outfall,
building locations and impervious surfaces should be clearly noted.
2.. A summary of Analytical Monitoring results during the term of the existing permit
(if your permit required analytical sampling). Do not submit individual lab reports.
The summary can consist of a table including such items as outfall number,
parameters sampled, lab results, date sampled, and storm event data. H
3. A summary of the Visual Monitoring results. Do not submit individual monitoring
reports. The summary can consist of a table including such items as outfall number,
parameters surveyed, observations, and date monitoring conducted.
4. A summary of the Best Management Practices utilized at the permitted facility.
Summary should consist of a short narrative description of each BMP's in place at
the facility. If the implementation of any BMP's is planned, please include
information on these BMP's.
5. A short narrative describing any significant changes in industrial activities at the
permitted facility. Significant changes could include the addition or deletion of
work processes, changes in material handling practices, changes in material storage
practices, and/or changes in the raw materials used by the facility.
6. Certification of the development and implementation of a Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan for the permitted facility (Sign and return attached form).
If the final year analytical monitoring of the existing permit term has not been completed
prior to filing the renewal submittal, then the last years monitoring results should be submitted
within 30 days of receipt of the laboratory reports. (i.e. do not withhold renewal submittal
waiting on lab results)
Representative storm sampling may now be conducted anytime during the year (the April
to November window has been eliminated) and the representative rainfall event is now defined
as a storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches and is preceded by at least 72 hours in
which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred.

Chemeta// Foote Corp,
August 31, 2009
SW INDIVIDUAL PERMIT COVERAGE RENEWAL
STORMWATER PERMITTING UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
ATTN: Mr. Brian Lowther
Ref.; NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT RENEWAL
CHEMETALL FOOTE CORP.
PERMIT NUMBER NCS000096
CLEVELAND COUNTY
Dear Mr. Lowther:
On reviewing the Draft Permit, I have some comments.
1. The new requirement for analyzing and reporting n-hexane is a concern since it is unlikely that n-
hexane would be present in KM's Stormwater Discharge.
• The largest container of hexane on site is only 500 gallons, so the greatest potential spill would be
that quantity.
• The hexane transfers are performed within containment.
• Hexane is very volatile, and quickly evaporates. A spill outside of containment would evaporate
within 30 minutes or an hour, so it is unlikely that there would be hexane residues from spills present
in stormwater.
• While n-hexane is a VOC and has issues relating to air releases, the best information I have at this
time does not indicate it is a significant issue with respect to releases to water.
The stormwater sample would have to be sent to a qualified laboratory for analysis, an added cost to
the facility.
2. The new requirement for analyzing and reporting oil and grease also requires that a sample be sent off
site for analysis. The largest tanks of oil on site is 500 gallons, and these are all within secondary
containment. The site has an active SPCC plan and program to verify the integrity of vessels of oil and
their containments.
We would appreciate your consideration in reviewing these two comments.
If there are any questions, please call me at 704-734-2698or by e-mail at raloh.hawk(d)chemetall.com
Thank you for your consideration.
Ralph Hawk
Sr. Process Engineer..
Chemetall Foote Corporation • 348 Holiday Inn Drive • Kings Mountain, North Carolina 28086
Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone]

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1. on -site generated land clearing debris
2. conveyor belts
3. wire cables
4. v-belts
5. steel reinforced air hoses
6. drill steel
D. If mining refuse is to be permanently disposed within the mining permit
boundary, the following information must be provided to and approved by the
Division of Lan&Res urces rip for to commencement of such disposal:
1. the approximate boundaries and size of'the refuse disposal area;
2. a list of refuse items to be disposed; /
3. verification that a minimum of 4 feet of cover will be provided over the
refuse;
4. verification that the refuse will be disposed at least 4 feet above the
seasonally high water table; and
5. verification that a permanent�vegetative groundcover will be established.
11. An Annual Reclamation Report shall be submitted on a form supplied by the
Department by February 1 of each year until reclamation is completed and approved.
12. The operator shall notify the Department in writing mhe desire to delete, modify or
otherwise change any part of the mining, reclamation, or erosion/sediment control plan
contained in the approved application for a mining permit\or any approved revision to it.
Approval to implement such changes must be obtained from the Department prior to
on -site implementation of the revi "'ions.
13. The security, which was posted pursuant to N.C.G.S. 74-54 in the form of a $12,800.00
surety bond, is sufficient to cover the operation as indicated in the approved application.
This security must remain in force for this permit to be valid. The total affected land
shall not exceed the bond acreage.
14. A. Authorized representatives of the Division of Archives and History shall be
granted access to the site to determine the presence of significant \
archaeological resources.
B. Pursuant to N.C. G. S. 70 Article 3, 'The Unmarked Human Burial and Human
Skeletal Remains Protection Act," should the operator or any person in his
employ encounter human skeletal remains, immediate notification shall be
provided to the county medical examiner and the chief archaeologist, North
Carolina Division of Archives and History.

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North Carolina Department of Environment and
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
DATE: August 14, 2009
TO: Shelby Star
EMAIL: [e-mail]
'FROM: SARAH YOUNG, DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
SUBJECT: PUBLIC NOTICE
PAGES: 1
Natural Resources
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Please publish only the information (Public Notice) attached, ONE TIME in the legal section of your paper by
Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Please fax a copy of the proof to me at [phone] for final approval prior to
publication. Within 10 days after publish date, please send the invoice and two copies of the original affidavit
to:
Sarah Young
NCDENR/DWQ Stormwater Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NC DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE A STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT
Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. Submit written comments to DWQ at the address below.
All comments received prior to September 17, 2009 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit
issuance and permit provisions.
Application: Chemetall Foote Corporation, 348 Holiday Inn Dr. Kings Mountain, NC 28086 has applied for an
NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from an industrial facility at: Chemetall Foote Corporation, 348 Holiday Inn
Dr. Kings Mountain, NC, Cleveland County. The facility discharges to Kings Creek.
Copies of the draft permit, No. NCS000096, are available at: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/publicnotice.htm .
Additional permit documents are available for the reproduction cost at:
DWQ Stormwater Permitting Unit
512 N. Salisbury Street (location, zip 27604)
1617 Mail Service Center (mail)
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
DWQ Contact: Brian Lowther
(919)-807-6368
[e-mail]
Wetlands and Stonnwater Branch
1617 Mail Service Center, Ralegh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Ralegh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: 919A07-63001 FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer
NorthCarolina
Naturally

Young, Sarah
From: Legals[she!by_lega![e-mail]]
ent: Friday, August 14. 2009 2:26 PM
o: Young, Sarah
Subject: Re: Fwd(2): Stormwater Public Notice-NCS000096
Importance: High
Good afternoon, Sarah. Below is a proof of your legal notice scheduled to publish one time
only in The Star on Tuesday, August 18, 2009. It will publish as an in -column legal notice in
the classified legal section. Cost is $133.80. Please advise before 4:30pm today if changes
are needed.
Thanks!
Bernadette Eberli
The Shelby Star
PO Box 48
Shelby NC 28150
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
NC DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY INTENT TO
ISSUE A STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT
Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. Submit
kritten comments to DWQ at the address below. All comments received
�rior to September 17, 2009 will be considered in the final determination
regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.
Application: Chemetall Foote Corporation, 348 Holiday Inn Dr. Kings
Mountain, NC 28086 has applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater
from an industrial facility at: Chemetall Foote Corporation, 348 Holiday
Inn Dr. Kings Mountain, NC, Cleveland County. The facility discharges to
Kings Creek.
Copies of the draft permit, No. NCS000096, are available at:
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/publicnotice.htm .
Additional permit documents are available for the reproduction cost at:
DWQ Stormwater
Permitting Unit
512 N. Salisbury Street
(location, zip 27604)
1617 Mail Service
Center (mail)
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
DWQ Contact:
Brian Lowther
'919)-807-6368brian.lowtherpncdenr.aov
August 18, 2009. ltc.

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(kfter consideration of the compensatory mitigntion proposal) are determined by the district
engineer to be minimal, the district engineer will provide a timely written response to the
applicant. The response will state that the project can proceed under the terms and conditions of
the NWP.
If the district engineer determines that the adverse effects of the proposed work are more
than minimal, then the district engineer will notify the applicant either: (1) That the project does
not qualify for authorization under the NWP and instruct the applicant on the procedures to seek
authorization under nil individual pennit (2) that the project Is authorized under the MVP
subject to the applicant's submission of a mitigation plan that would reduce the adverse efreris
on tho aquntic environment to the minimal level; or (3) that the project is authorized under the
NWP with specific moditicntions or cunditions. Where rite district engineer determines that
mitigation is required to ensure no more than miniunal adverse effects occur to the aquatic
environment, the activity will be authorized within the 45-day PCN period. The authorization
will include the necessary conceptual or specific mitigation or a requirement that tie applicant
submit it mitigation plan that would reduce the adverse offews on the aquatic onvironment to the
nhinitual level. When rititigation is required, no work In waters of the United States rutty occur
until due district engineer has approved it spocific mitigation plan.
28. Sinele and ('omnlrte, I rn'ect. The activity must be it single and contpicte project. 'I'Ite
saute NWP cannot be used more than once for the same single and complete project.
FITR'I FIRR INFOXIMATIOAV
1. District F-ngincors have authority, to determine if an activity complies with the terms
and conditions of an NWP.
2. NWPs do not obviate the need to obtain other federal, state, or local permits,
approvals, or authorizations required by law.
3. NWPs do not gf ant any property rights or exclusive privileges.
4. NWPs do not authorize any injury to the property or rights of others.
5. NWPs do not authorize interference with any existing or proposed Pedentl project.
DEFINITIONS
Best ninnngeinent pruc lce�(I1MPs1: Policies, practices, procedures, or structures
implemented to mitigate the adverse environmental ottects on surface water quality resulting
from development. 131vIPs are categorized as structural or non-stmcttiral.
Cnnymnsarav indizatlon: 'file restoration, establishment (creation), enhancement, or
preservation of aquatic resources for the purpose of compensating for unavoidable adverse
impacts whicli remain after all appropriate and practicable avoidance and minimization has been
achieved.
Currently setvice e: Usonble its is or with some maintenance, but not so degraded as to
essentially require reconstruction.
Discha Sit: The term "discharge" means any discharge of dredged or fill material.
Enhancenmgig: The manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological cliametehistics of
au aquatic resource to heighten, intensify, or improve a specific aquatic resource fimclion(s).
Enhancement results in the gain of selected aquatic resource function(s), but may also lead to a
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THE STAR
August 20, 2009
CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION, No. NCS000096
I, Aron Goss, Advertising Director,
at THE CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION, No. NCS000096STAR, a
newspaper
published in Shelby, N. C., do
solemnly swear that the advertisement
hereto annexed appeared in the
SHELBY STAR, one
successive weeks/days beginning
August 18, 2009
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Name of Account:
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Order Number: 54441776
Ad Number:.54479375
Sworn to, and subscribed before me this
20 th day of August, 2009.
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North Carolina Department of Environment and
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Mr. Ralph W Hawk
Chemetall Foote Corporation
348I Ioliday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Dear Mr. Hawk:
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
August 11, 2009
Natural Resources
Subject: Draft NPDES Stormwater Permit
Permit No. NCS000096
Chemetall Foote Corporation
Cleveland County
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the draft stormwater permit for your facility: Please review the draft
very carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the conditions and requirements it contains.
The draft permit contains the following significant changes from this facility's current permit:
Analytical monitoringchanges:
hanges:
1. Analytical monitoring parameters, pH and TSS have been maintained in this permit.
2. Analytical monitoring parameters, n-Hexane and Oil & Grease have been added to the analytical
monitoring requirements because they are potential pollutants from the site.
3. All analytical monitoring has been set to semi-annually during a representative storm event as defined in
Part II Section B. The permittee must also document the total precipitation for each event. If no discharge
occurs during the sampling period, the permittee must submit a monitoring report indicating "No Flow'
within 30 days of the end of the six-month sampling period. Additionally, samples must be taken a
minimum of 60 days apart, as specified in Table 2.
4. Benchmarks for analytical monitoring have been added to this draft permit. Exceedances of benchmark
values require the permittee to increase monitoring, increase management actions, increase record
keeping, and/or install stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) in a tiered program. If the
sampling results are above a benchmark value, or outside of the benchmark range, for any parameter at
any outfall then the facility shall follow the Tier 1 guidelines which require a facility inspection within
two weeks and implementation of a mitigation plan within two months. If during the term of this permit,
the sampling results are above the benchmark values, or outside of the benchmark range, for any specific
parameter at a specific discharge outfall two times in a row (consecutive), then the facility shall follow the
Tier 2 guidelines which require a repetition of the steps listed for Tier 1 and also immediately institute
monthly monitoring for all parameters at every outfall where a sampling result exceeded the benchmark
value for two consecutive samples.
5. You are required to collect all of the analytical and qualitative monitoring samples during representative
storm events as defined in Part II Section B. Qualitative monitoring is required regardless of
representative outfall status.
6. You are responsible for all monitoring until the renewal permit is issued. See Footnote 1 of Tables 1, 4,
and 5.
Wetlands and Stormwater Branch �I1
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 One tt"ICapOtlrilt
Phone:
9-8 7 Salisbury St. Rale19-807, North Carolina 27604 N" tu"Rillf
Phone: 919E07-63001 FAX: [phone] Customer Service:l-877823-6748 - l4 L
Internet: www.nmaterquality.or9
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer

Mr. Ralph W Hawk
Chemetall Foote Corporation
Permit No. NCS000096
7. The flow reporting requirement has been removed per DWQ revised strategy. (The total rainfall
parameter is in this permit, however.)
8. Vehicle maintenance monitoring has been revised to semi-annually in order to coincide with analytical
and qualitative monitoring. This requirement appears in all Individual Stormwater permits, however it
only applies to facilities that do vehicle maintenance. If the facility, begins vehicle maintenance during the
permitted timeframe then the requirements shall apply.
Other permit changes:
1. Additional guidance is provided about the Site Plan requirements. The site map must now identify if the
receiving stream is impaired and if it has a TMDL established. It must also describe potential pollutants
in each outfall. The map requirements are stated more. explicitly. And, the site plan must contain a list of
significant spills that have occurred in the past three years. and also must certify that the outfalls have
been inspected to ensure that they do not contain non-stormwater discharges. Additional information is
provided in Part II Section A.
2. Additional requirements for the Stormwater Management Plan have been specified in Part II Section A.
More details regarding secondary containment are provided. .
3. Additional requirements for the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan have been specified in Part II
Section A. The plan must also be updated annually to include a list of significant spills and to certify that
the outfalls do not contain non-stormwater discharges.
4. The facility must now implement a semi-annual Facility Inspection Program of the site's stormwater
management controls as specified in Part II Section A.
5. Information regarding the No Exposure Exclusion has been added to this draft permit. If industrial
materials and activities are not exposed to precipitation or runoff as described in 40 CFR §122.26(g), the
facility may qualify for a No Exposure Exclusion from NPDES stormwater discharge permit
requirements. Additional information is provided in Part I Section A.
Please submit any comments to me no later than thirty (30) days following your receipt of the draft.
Comments should be sent to the address listed at the bottom of this page. If no adverse comments are
received from the public or from you, this permit will likely be issued in about two months.
If you have any questions or comments concerning this draft permit, contact me at [phone] or
[e-mail]
Sincerely, ll
Brian Lowther
Environmental Engineer
Stormwater Permitting Unit
cc: Mooresville Regional Office
Stormwater Permitting Unit
Attachments: Draft Stormwater Permit

Chemetall Foote Corp,
May 20, 2009
SW INDIVIDUAL PERMIT COVERAGE RENEWAL
STORMWATER PERMITTING UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
ATTN: Mr. Brian Lowther
Ref.; NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT RENEWAL
CHEMETALL FOOTE CORP.
PERMIT NUMBER NCS000096
CLEVELAND COUNTY
Dear Mr. Lowther:
Attached is the NPDES Stormwater Permit Renewal for Chemetall Foote Corp., Kings
Mountain, North Carolina.
If there are any questions, please call me at
704-734-2698
or by e-mail at
ralph.hawk(cDchemetall.com
Thank you for your assistance in this renewal.
C
Ralph Hawk
Sr. Process Engineer.
Chemetall Foote Corporation . 348 Holiday Inn Drive • Kings Mountain, North Carolina 28086
Telephone [phone] . Fax [phone]

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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January 22, 2007
Mr. Ralph Hawk
Chemetall Foote Corp.
348 Holiday Inn Drive
Kings Mountain; NC 28086
Alan W. Klimek, P. E., Director
Division of Water Quality
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Chemetall Foote
Individual Stormwater Permit
NPDES Permit No. NCS000096
Cleveland County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Hawk:
Enclosed please find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection Report for the inspection
conducted at the subject facility on January 17, 2007 by Ms. Donna Flood of this Office.
The report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions concerning this
report, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Hood or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Michael L. Parker
Acting Regional Supervisor
Surface Water Protection Section
Enclosure
cc: Cleveland County Health Department
DH
N. C. Division of Water Quality, Mooresville Regional Office, 610 East Center Avenue, suite 301, Mooresville NC 28115 [phone] Customer Service
1-877-623-6748

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Form Approved.
EPA Washington, D.C. 20460
OMB No. 2040-0057
Water Compliance Inspection Report
Approval expires 8-31-98
Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS)
Transaction Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type
1 LI 2 I5I 11 NCS000096 111 121 OW01/17 117 18LI 19LSI ' 201 II
1— 1- LL.=
Remarks
21111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111116
Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA --------Reserved----------------------
671 1 .5 169, 701 5I 71 I I 721 N I 731 I I 174 75I I I I I I I 180
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Section B: Facility Data
Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include
Entry Time/Date
Permit Effective Date
POTW name and NPDES permit Number)
Chemetall Foote Corporation
10:00 AM 07/01/17
03/06/01
Exit Time/Date
Permit Expiration Date
348 Holiday Inn Dr
Kings Mountain NC 28086
12:00 PM 07/01/17
09/05/31
Name(s) of Onsite Representalive(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s)
Other Facility Data
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Contacted
Ralph W Hawk,348 Holiday Inn or Kings Mountain NC 28086//704-734-269�/
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Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit ■ Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports
Self -Monitoring Program Pollution Prevention Facility Site Review Laboratory
Storm Water
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
(See attachment summary)
Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
Donna MRO WQ///
Signa e f Management Q A Review Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
lI 'CGT
Marcia Allocco MRO WQ//704-235-2204/
EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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NPDES yr/nno/day Inspection Type
NCS000096 I11 12I 07/01/17 I17 18I_'
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
Additional Comments.
The facility consists of 3 outfalls: 4, 5A, & 5B. Outfalls are monitored with an automatic sampler attached to
a rain gauge. Each outfall could be isolated in the event of a catastrophic spill. House keeping at the facility
is immaculate. The Pollution Prevention Plan was last updated on April 2006.
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Permit: NCS000096 Owner - Facility: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Inspection Date: 01/17/2007 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit
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No
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(If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new application?
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Is the facility as described in the permit?
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Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public?
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Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection?
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Comment
Laboratory
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Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory?
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Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab?
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# Is the facility using a contract lab?
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Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at 1.0 to 4.4 degrees Celsius)?
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Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees?
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Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees?
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Comment: Chemetall Foote holds laboratory certification #537.
Operations & Maintenance
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No
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Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping?
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Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable Solids, pH,
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Judge, and other that are applicable?
Comment:
Record Keeping
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No
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Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit?
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Is all required information readily available, complete and current?
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Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)?
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Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs?
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Is the chain -of -custody complete?
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Dates, times and location of sampling
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Name of individual performing the sampling
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Results of analysis and calibration
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Permit: NCS000096 Owner - Facility: Chemetall Foote Corporation
Inspection Date: 01/17/2007 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Record Keeping
Yes
No
NA
NE
Transported COCs
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Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters?
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Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ?
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(If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 2417 with a certified operator on each shift?
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Is the ORC visitation log available and current?
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Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification?
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Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification?
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Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site?
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Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review?
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Comment:
Flow Measurement - Effluent
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# Is flow meter used for reporting?
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Is flow meter calibrated annually?
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Is the flow meter operational?
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(If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter?
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Comment: Flow is calculated by measuring suface area of the facility, volume of
rainfall, and assuming 100% run-off.
Effluent Sampling
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Is composite sampling flow proportional?
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Is sample collected below all treatment units?
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Is proper volume collected?
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Is the tubing clean?
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Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at 1.0 to 4.4 degrees Celsius)?
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Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type representative)?
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Comment: All analytical and qualitative monitoring is perfomred according to the
permit.
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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
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
RALPH HAWK
CYRUS FOOTE MINERAL COMPANY
PO BOX 689
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086
Dear Pennittee:
February 19, 1999
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: NPDES Stormwater Permit Renewal
Cyrus Foote Mineral Company
Permit Number NCS000096
Cleveland County
Your facility is currently covered for stormwater discharge under NPDES Permit NCS000096. This permit
expires on August 31, 1999. In order to assure your continued coverage under your permit, you must apply to the
Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for renewal of your permit. To make this renewal process easier, we are
informing you in advance that your permit will be expiring. Enclosed you will find an individual permit renewal
application form, supplemental information request, and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan certification.
Filing the application form along with the requested supplemental information will constitute your application for
renewal of your permit. The application form must be completed and returned along with all requested
information within thirty days of receipt of this letter in order to constitute a timely renewal filing.
Recent legislation modified the fee structure for DWQ permits. Renewal fees have been eliminated and annual
fees have been changed. The new annual fee for your permit is now $715.00 (you will be invoiced later this year
for your annual fee.) A copy of the new fee schedule is enclosed in this package.
Failure to request renewal within the time period indicated may result in a civil assessment of at least $250.00.
Larger penalties may be assessed depending on the delinquency of the request. Discharge of stormwater from
your facility without coverage under a valid stormwater NPDES permit would constitute a violation of NCGS
143-215.1 and could result in assessments of civil penalties of up to $10,000 per day.
If you have any questions regarding the permit renewal procedures please contact Bill Mills of the Stormwater
and General Permits Unit at [phone], ext. 548.
Sincerely,
Bradley Bennett, Supervisor
Stormwater and General Permits Unit
cc: Central Files
Mooresville Regional Office
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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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
A. Preston Howard. Jr.. P.E.. Director
MEMORANDUM
To: Bill Mills, Stormwater Unit
Through: NA
From: Tom Belnick. NPDES Unit
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Subject: Cyprus Foote Mineral Company
Cleveland County
NPDES Permit No. NCO033570
Stormwater Permit No. NCS000096
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Bill- I'm working on the NPDES permit renewal for the above facility. They are requesting removal of
Outfall 002 from the permit, since it was originally permitted for the discharge of stormwater from
industrial activities which are no longer in operation (Attachment 1). The last Compliance Sampling
Inspection conducted by Patricia Beam (Mooresville Region) concluded that 002 should be removed
from the NPDES permit, and be included in the stormwater permit (Attachment 2). I'm not sure what
she meant to be included in the stormwater permit, and she is no longer with the DWQ Regional office.
I talked with the facility (Ralph Hawk, Environmental Coordinator, 704-734-2698) and he wasn't sure
either. He said that their stormwater permit requires monitoring at 2 discrete stormwater discharge
points (4 and 5), but that the 002 outfall is downstream of any direct stormwater discharge point and
therefore may not be appropriate for stormwater monitoring.
I'm proceeding with drafting the NPDES permit with Outfall 002 removed. Bradley suggested I send
you the stormwater info to determine if any changes need to be made to the stormwater permit. Let me
know if you need additional info. Thanks.
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]/FAX [phone]
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CYPROS FOOTS
MINERA6 COMPANY
A Cyprus Amex Company
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
NC DENR/DWQ/NPDES
PO Box 29535
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
Ref; Cyprus Foote Mineral Company, Cleveland County
NPDES Permit No. NCO033570
Dear Mr. Weaver:
Cyprus Foote Mineral Company
348 Holiday Inn Drive
Kings Mountain, North _Carolina 28086
[phone]
FAX [phone]
June 29, 1998
Cyprus Foote Mineral Company is requesting the renewal of NPDES permit No. NC0033570. Enclosed
please find an application for renewal and a check in the amount of $250 to cover the renewal fee.
Cyprus Foote proposes the following modifications be made to the permit
Outfall 00 L
No permit modifications are recommended for Outfall 001 at this time. No changes to the process or
effluent have occurred since the last permit renewal.
Outfall 002:
Cyprus Foote is requesting the removal of Outfall 002 from the NPDES permit. Outfall 002 was
originally permitted for the discharge of stormwater originating from a mining/mineral plant process,
recycling system, and tailings pond. The mineral plant and associated ponds are no longer in operation;
no industrial activity is associated with the stormwater. Ms. Patricia Beam of the DWQ recommended
during the last Compliance Sampling Inspection that Outfall 002 be removed from the NPDES permit.
Because the only discharge from Cyprus Foote is boiler blowdown, no sludge is generated and, therefore,
the facility has no sludge management plan.
If you have any questions or require further information, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Safety and Environmental Coordinator
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The facility was last inspected by Linda Vernon of this office on May 8, 1997.
PERMIT:
The permit for this facility became effective 3/l/94 and expires at midnight on 12/31/98,
Please be aware that the permit renewal application must be submitted at least 180 days prior to
permit expiration.
The facility is permitted for the discharge of stormwater from Outfall 002. Outfall 002
was originally permitted for the operation of a recycling wastewater system with intermittent
overflows from the tailings pond to Kings Creek when wet weather exceeded the facility's
recycling capabilities. Based upon correspondence from the company, the mineral plant,
recycling system, and tailings pond are no longer in operation. It is this Office's understanding
that Outfall 002 samples are often collected when no rain event has occurred; therefore, these
samples do not reflect stormwater run-off from the old reservoir. The Cyprus Foote Mineral
Company also has a Stormwater Permit, No. NCS000096. It is recommended that Outfall 002 be
deleted from the NPDES discharge permit and be included in Stormwater Permit No.
NCS000096. The "effluent" samples for Outfall 002 are collected instream at the Kings Creek
Weir No. 3, which the operator indicated is also the downstream sampling point for Outfall 001.
It is recommended that the sampling duplication also be addressed upon permit renewal.
FACILITY SITE REVIEW/OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE:
Cyprus Foote Mineral Company is permitted to discharge condensate, non -contact
cooling water and boiler blowdown water from Outfall 001, and to discharge stormwater from
Outfall 002 to Kings Creek- a Class C water in the Broad River Basin.
The process water sump, which the operator indicated consists of boiler blowdown
water, is pumped as needed. The pH of the wastewater is adjusted and recirculated through a
filter before discharge.
LABORATORY:
Laboratory analyses for pH, total suspended solids, settleable solids, turbidity, and
lithium are performed by the on -site certified laboratory. Documentation is maintained to verify
pH analyses are conducted within 15 minutes of sample collection. The laboratory was not
evaluated during the inspection. Toxicity tests are performed by Burlington Research Laboratory
in Burlington, N.C. The thermometer which the operator uses for on -site temperature
measurements is checked against a NIA 18gcrptation is maintained.