NCS000370_APPLICATION_20031027

STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET
NCS PERMITS
PERMIT NO.
NLSQD D31 p
DOC TYPE
❑ FINAL PERMIT
❑ MONITORING REPORTS
APPLICATION
❑ COMPLIANCE
❑ OTHER
DOC DATE
❑ 20b3102-7
YYYYMMDD

October 30, 2003
Mr. Darren England
Stormwater and General Permits Unit
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
1 617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Dear Mr. England:
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE
NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC
Wilson Plant
P.O. Box 1139 _
Wilson, North Carolina-27894-1139 ---- --'-'— ��
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Enclosed are two copies of Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC's
(BFNT's) stormwater discharge permit (Permit No. NCS000370) renewal
application. The application consists of a completed and signed Renewal
Application Form, a signed Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Development and
Implementation Certification, an initialed Supplemental Information Checklist for
Renewal of Individual NPDES Permit, a current Site Map, a summary of Analytical
Monitoring results during the term of the present permit, a summary of Visual
Monitoring results during the term of the present permit, a summary of the Best
Management Practices utilized at the Wilson plant, and a short narrative describing
the significant changes in industrial activities at the Wilson plant.
BFNT would like to request that the requirement for a "site map drawn to
scale" in Part II, Section A.1 .(c) be changed to "a site map drawn approximately to
scale." If the site map is approximately to scale and locates pertinent structures,
this should be sufficient for the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
If you have any questions concerning this application, please contact me at
[phone].
Sincerely,
Dennis L. Hargens
Environmental Engineer
Bridgestone/Firestone Wilson

o�\o� PERMIT COVERAGE
V RENEWAL APPLICATION FORM Permit Number
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NCS000370
Stormwater Discharge Permit
THIS APPLICATION MUST BE SIGNED AND RETURNED ALONG WITH THE REQUESTED SUPPLEMENTAL
INFORMATION TO THE DIV. OF WATER QUALITY IN ORDER FOR YOUR FACILITY TO QUALIFY FOR
RENEWAL OF YOUR STORMWATER PERMIT NCS000370
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 INFORMATION
Owner/Org. Name: BRIDGESTONEIFIRESTONE NORTH AMERICA
Owner Contact:
Mailing Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number
E-mail address:
FACILITY INFORMATION
Facility Name: BRIDGESTONEIFIRESTONENORTH AMERICA
Facility Contact:
Facility Address: .2800 FIRESTONE PARKWAY
WILSON, NC 27894
Phone Number:
Fax Number
E-mail address:
PERMIT INFORMATION
Permit Contact: DENNIS HARGENS
Mailing Address: PO BOX 1139
WILSON, NC 278941139
Phone Number: 2522467495
Fax Number:
E-mail address:
DISCHARGE INFORMATION
Discharge Receiving Water: UT OFTOISNOT SWAMP& WHITE
Stream Class: C SW NSW
Basin:
Sub -Basin #: 030407 & 030303
Number of outfalls:
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I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the best of my knowledge and
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Please return this completed renewal application form to:
Individual Permit Renewal
Attn: Darren England
Stormwater and General Permits Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617

STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
CERTIFICATION
N.C. Division of Water Quality, Stormwater and General Permits Unit
Facility Name: BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONENORTH AMERICA
Permit Number: NCS000370
Location Address: 280O FIRESTONE PARKWAY
WILSON, NC 27894
County: WILSON
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) document and all attachments
were developed and implemented under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure
that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information required by the SPPP. Based on my inquiry of
the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information,
the information gathered is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete"
"I certify that the SPPP has been developed, signed and retained at the facility location and the SPPP has been fully
implemented at the named facility location in accordance with the terms and conditions of the stormwater general
permit."
"I am aware that there are significant penalties for falsifying information, including the possibility of fines and
imprisonment for knowing violations"
Sign (according to permit signatory requirements) and return this Certification. DO NOT SEND THE
STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN WITH THE CERTIFICATION.
Signature
Print or type name of person signing —above
Date
Title
SPPP Certification 2/99

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR RENEWAL OF INDIVIDUAL NPDES
STORM WATER PERMIT
Two copies of each of the following shall accompany this submittal in order for the application to be
considered complete:
(Do not submit the site Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan)
Initials
_ 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. *
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.

Stormwater Analyses Summary Table
Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC - Wilson, NC
Year of Permit
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Date
13-A r-00
24-A r-Ot
19-A r-02
21-A r-03
8-Oct-03
Parameter -East Outfall
Units
pH (Field/Lab)
SU
NR/5.98
6/6.21
6/6.05
6/NR
6/6.25
Kjeldahl Nitrogen
mg/I
1.04
1.24
3.65
5.33
1.96
Nitrate
mg/I
0.543
0.115
0.249
0.257
0.239
Nitrite
mg/I
0.183
<0.050
Part of Nitrate
<0.050
<0.050
Total Nitrogen
mg/I
1.77
1.36
3.9
5.59
2.2
Total Phosphorous
mg/I
0.1126
0.2
--- ' "0.334
----,_0.09
0.224
Chemical Oxygen Demand
mg/I
48.6
NR
NR
NR
`\ <10.0
Total Suspended Solids
mg/I
5.0
NR
NR
NR
/ 13
Zinc
mg/I
0.179
0.131
0.054
0.095
0.06
Event Precipitation
inches
0.25
1.5
0.3
0.3
1.40
Total Flow
MG
0.66
3.95
0.79
0.54
3.68
Parameter -South Outfall
Units
pH (Field/Lab)
SU
NR/6.20
6/6.24
5/6.22
6/NR
5.5/5.68
Kjeldahl Nitrogen
mgA
0.657
4.01
3.98
5.66
2.94
Nitrate
mg/I
1.03
0.532
0.822
0.537
0.596
Nitrite
mg/I
0.221
<0.050
Part of Nitrate
<0.050
<0.050
Total Nitrogen
mgA
1.91
4.53
4.8
6.2
3.54
Total Phosphorous
mgA
<0.050
0.12
_-- - -0.33
0.183
<0.050
'NR
Chemical Oxygen Demand
mgA
39.9
NR
NR
<10.0
f'
Total Suspended Solids
mg/I
20
NR
NR
NR
33
i
Zinc
mgA
0.11
NR
NR
NR
.! 0.087
Event Precipitation
inches
0.25
1.5
--------0.3
_` 0.3
1.4
Total Flow
MG
0.027
1.64
0.33
0.16
1.05

Stormwater Qualitative Monitoring Summary Table
Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC -Wilson, NC
Year of Permit
First
Second
Third
Third
Fourth
Fourth
Fifth
Date
13-Apr-00
24-Apr-01
11-Dec-01
19-Apr-02
4-Nov-02
21-Apr-03
8-Oct-03
Parameter -East Outfall
. Units
Color
None
Light Brown
Light Brown
Light Brown
Light Brown
Light Brown
Light Brown
Light Brown
Odor
None
None
None
None
Stagnant Water
None
None
None
Clarity
1=clear
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Floating Solids
1= no solids
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
Suspended Solids
1= no solids
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
Foam
Yes/No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Oil Sheen
Yes/No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Parameter -South Outfall
Units
Color
None
Light Brown
Light Gray
Light Brown
Light Gray
Light Brown
Light Gray
Light Brown
Odor
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Clarity
1=clear
2
1
2
5
2
2
2
Floating Solids
1= no solids
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
Suspended Solids
1= no solids
2
1
2
4
2
3
2
Foam
Yes/No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Oil Sheen
Yes/No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Best Management Practices Summary
Bridgestone / Firestone North American Tire, LLC-Wilson, NC
Permit Number NCS000370
Unloading Best Management Practices
#6 fuel oil unloading area covered and diked.
Solvent unloading area covered and diked.
Covered process oil unloading areas (truck and rail).
Diked process oil unloading areas (truck and rail).
Storage Best Management Practices
46 fuel oil storage area is covered and diked.
Solvent storage area is covered and diked.
Process oil storage area is covered and diked.
Used oil and sludge storage area is covered and diked.
Diesel air compressor is covered and diked.
Gasoline and generator diesel storage tanks are double walled.
Lobe oil storage area covered and diked.
Other Best Management Practices
Storm water retention ponds to catch sediment.
Containment booms (2) across last storm water retention pond.
No raw materials stored outside.
Air compressor condensate treatment area covered and diked.
Oil trap on gasoline storage/maintenance staging area.
The hazardous waste storage pad is covered and diked.

Narrative of Changes inIndustrialActivities
Bridgestone / Firestone North American Tire, LLC-Wilson, NC
Permit Number NCS000370
Outfall Areas
During 2002, Bridgestone / Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) discovered that
103,429 square feet of total area that had been assumed to be in the South Outfall was really
in the East Outfall. Of this, 76,063 square feet were paved. The total drainage area for the
South Outfall is 2,947,607 square feet of which 386,628 are paved or covered. In addition to
this, building additions since 2000 have added 41,040 square feet to the paved areas of the
East Outfall. The total drainage area for the East Outfall is 6,119,189 square feet of which
2,556,781 are paved or covered.
Raw Materials
During the last two years, usage of the solvent containing N-hexane and hexane isomers was
eliminated. This solvent was replaced by a naphtha/heptane based solvent and a pure
heptane solvent.
A liquid ethanol producing pigment replaced three solid ethanol producing pigments. The
liquid arrives by truck in totes and is stored inside. It is not exposed to storm water.
Activities
When the previous permit application was submitted, a tire shredding operation was
inadvertently left out of the application although it was listed on the site map tit was
submitted. The operation has been moved once during the current permit's coverage period,
but the operation is still in the East Outfall's_drainage area. The tire shredding operation
does not produce fine particulate which could contaminate storm water and the area is swept
periodically to minimize storm water contamination. In addition, since the state of North
Carolina has approved shredded tire for use in septic tank drainage beds, shredded cured tires
do not leach harmful amounts of contaminants in water contacting them.
BFNT has recently installed 3 peak shaving diesel fired generators and the City of Wilson
has installed one generator on site. The diesel tanks for these generators are double walled
and are away from any traffic that could damage them. The diesel unloading area for these is
not covered or diked. ---- - ��