NCG060042_Compliance Inspection_20190403

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Interim Director
Commonwealth Brands Inc.
Attn: Scott Townson
301 North Scales Street
Reidsville, NC 27320
Subject: Compliance Inspection
Permit No. NCG 060042
Commonwealth Brands
Rockingham County
Dear Permit Holder:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 8, 2019
On April 3, 2019, Brandon Wise, inspector with the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) — Division of Energy, Minerals, and Land Resources met with
site contacts at the facility located at 301 North Scales Street in Reidsville, to conduct a
compliance inspection as part of the NCDEQ's goal to inspect all permitted sites. The inspection
consisted of review of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and each of its
components, review of the facility outfalls, as well as the review of the overall site conditions.
The compliance inspection was conducted to ensure all site practices and facilities are in
working order. The inspection was also conducted as assistance to Commonwealth Brands
should there be any questions about the permit NCG060042.
Permit:
This facility has General Stormwater Permit NCG240021 to discharge stormwater from
industrial activity associated with Tobacco Products [SIC 21] under the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The permit was originally issued on May 14, 1993,and
this version of the permit was issued on November 1, 2018 and will expire on May 31, 2021.
Records/Revorts:
This facility is required to develop and maintain a SWPPP in accordance with Part II,
Section A of the permit. All qualitative and analytical monitoring records are required to be
maintained with the SWPPP for a minimum of five (5) years. Under this permit, analytical
monitoring is required under current operating procedures. The facility records are very well
organized and have all records dating back for 5 years. The SWPPP for this facility had been put
together prior to arriving on site. The SWPPP looked very good and contained all required
components. The facility is required to maintain employee training records in accordance with
Part II, Section A, Item 6 of the permit. All training records were available for review during the
inspection and they had been recently updated.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy. Mineral and Land Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 Hanes Mill Road. Suite 3001 Winston-Salem. North Carolina 27103
336.776.9800

Facility Site Review:
This facility operates as a tobacco products manufacturing center. The facility is
primarily a large grouping of warehouses where the majority of the industrial activity is
performed inside. There are multiple buildings on site connected by bridges and walkways. The
facility is slightly sloped with the majority of the facility draining to the western side. Multiple
catch basins can be seen throughout different areas of the facility. Two outfalls were observed as
curb inlets along North Scales Street, these outfalls were very well maintained and did not show
any sign of being disturbed by the public. Two more outfalls were located at the southern edge
of the facility at rip rap outfalls. These outfalls were maintained very well and showed no sign
of bad housekeeping. The overall housekeeping of the facility was very good for a facility of
this size. The majority of potential impacts are kept inside the facility with only small areas of
transfer located externally.
Effluent Receiving Waters:
Effluent from this facility drains into an unnamed tributary of Wolf Island Creek, class
"C" waters of the Roanoke River Basin.
Self -Monitoring Program:
This facility is required to provide Qualitative and Analytical Monitoring twice annually.
The outfalls are maintained and monitoring records were observed during the inspection.
There are no comments about any with the issued permit. If you have any questions or
need additional information, please contact Brandon Wise at [phone] or
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
StorrrKvater Specialist
Land Quality Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Enclosures: Inspection Report
cc: NCDEQ — DEMLR (WSRO) w/o enclosure
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 Hanes Mill Road, Suite 3001 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103
336.776.9800