NC0000272_Final Permit_20220401

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Mr. Wallace McDonald, General Manager
Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc.
dba Evergreen Packaging
P.O. Box 4000
Canton, North Carolina 28716
Dear Mr. McDonald:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 25, 2022
Subject: Final NPDES Permit
Permit NC0000272
Canton Mill WWTP
Haywood County
Facility Grade IV
The Division of Water Resources is forwarding herewith the Final Permit for Canton Mill WWTP.
This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1
and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
The Final Permit contains the following significant changes from your Draft Permit:
1) The Temperature Limit was changed to the Weekly Average to meet the requirements of the
Settlement Agreement.
2) The Chloroform Limits have been reduced to the level implemented in the previous permit.
3) The provision that the facility provides the next BIP study plan to the NCWRCC for
comments has been added to the permit.
4) The requirement to conduct fish tissue monitoring during the first effective year of the
renewed permit has been added to the permit.
The Final Permit maintains the following significant changes contained in the Draft
Permit:
1) Section A. (8.) Requirements for Color Analysis and Compliance Special Condition of the
permit has been updated.
2) Section A. (9.) Dioxin Monitoring Special Condition has been updated and the number of
the fish tissue sampling analysis has been reduced.
3) Section A. (12.) Clean Water Act Section 316(a) Thermal Variance has been updated.
4) Section A. (14.) Mixing Zone has been added to the permit.
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NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Dual
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

5) The flow limit has been increased to 34.0 MGD to account for increased water usage
resulting from the installation of two new wet scrubbers on coal fires boilers for boiler
MACT compliance and change in operation of the Riley Bark boiler for SO2 control.
6) The Color Variance is terminated and a new instream color compliance requirement has
been added to the permit to replace the Color Variance, please see Footnote #16 (Part I
Section A. (1.)).
7) Chloroform limits have been recalculated to reflect the current production level (Internal
Outfall 002 and Internal Outfall 003) .
8) AOX (adsorbable organic halides) limits have been recalculated to reflect the current
production level (Outfall 001). The calculation indicated the need to increase the limits.
However, the current limits were kept to provide an additional protection for the receiving
stream.
9) Pentachlorophenol and trichlorophenol limits have been recalculated to reflect the current
production level (Outfall 001). The calculation indicated the need to increase the limits.
However, the current limits were kept to provide an additional protection for the receiving
stream.
10) TSS (total suspended solids) limits have been recalculated to reflect the current production
level (Outfall 001). The calculation indicated the need to increase the limits. However, the
current limits were kept to provide an additional protection for the receiving stream.
11) Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs)
and program reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became
effective on December 21, 2015. The requirement to begin reporting discharge monitoring
data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR)
internet application has been added to your final NPDES permit. [See Special Condition A.
(13.)]
For information on eDMR, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account,
please visit the following web page: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-
resources/edmr
For more information on EPA's final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit the
following web site:
https:/ /www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/ 10/22/2015-24954/national-pollutant-
discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
If any parts, measurement frequencies, or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty
(30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition,
conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the office of
Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such
a demand is made, this permit shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may
require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal
requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Resources or
any other Federal, State, or Local governmental regulations.
£ D_E
NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Duality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Sergei Chernikov, telephone
number [phone] or email: [e-mail].
cc: Central Files
NPDES Files
Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality
WSS/Aquatic Toxicology Unit (e-copy)
EPA Region IV (e-copy)
£ D_E
NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Duality
Sincerely,
Richard. E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000