Mr

. MichaelA. Beasley President King America Finishing, Inc. PostOffice Box75 Dover, Georgia 30424

Dear Mr. Beasley: 

## Georgia DepartmentofNatural Resources Environmental Protection Division 2 Martin Luther King Jr

. Drive, Suite 1456,Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Judson H. Turner, Director (404) 656-4713 November 19, 2013

RE: Permit Issuance King America Finishing, Inc. NPDES Permit No. GA0003280 Dover, Screven County, Georgia

Pursuant to the Georgia Water Quality Control Act, as amended, the Federal Clean Water Act, as amended, and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder, we have issued the attached National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitforthe referenced wastewatertreatmentfacility. Please be advised thaton and afterthe effective date indicated in the attached NPDES permit, the permittee must comply with all the terms, conditions and limitations ofthis permit.

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# ~STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOFNATURALRESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDERTHE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions of the Georgia Water Quality Control Act (Georgia Laws 1964,p.416,asamended), hereinaftercalledthe"StateAct;"the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S. C. 1251 et seq.), hereinaftercalledthe"FederalAct;"andtheRulesandRegulationspromulgated pursuanttoeach oftheseActs, KingAmerica Finishing, Inc. (SIC 2261, SIC 2262) 1351 Scarboro Highway Sylvania, Georgia30467 isauthorizedtodischargefrom afacility locatedat 1351 Scarboro Highway Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia30467 to receivingwaters Ogeechee River in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other conditionssetforth in Parts I, II and Ill hereof. This permitshall becomeeffectiveon December 1, 2013. This permitandtheauthorizationtodischargeshallexpireatmidnight, November30, 2018.
Issuedthis 19thday November2013.

Dir or En ronmental Protection DivisionSTATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION 

### PART I Page 2of22 Permit No. GA0003280



### A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONSAND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS 1

. During the period beginning with the effective date ofthis permitand lasting through November 30, 2018, the permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall(s) serial number(s) 001 -Treated ProcessWastewater

. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below: Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements Concentration Based Mass Based (mg/1) unlessotherwise

(lbs/day) specified Daily Daily Measurement Sample Sample Avg

. Max

. DailyAvg

. Daily Max

. Frequency Type Location Flow (MGD) a 3.1 Report Daily Continuous Final



## --- ... .. Effluent BOD 776 1552 30 60 5/Week Composite Final Effluent COD 5,500 11 ,000 Report Report 5/Week Composite Final Effluent TSS 650 1160 30 45 5/Week Composite Final Effluent Sulfide 24 48 1

.5 3.0 Daily Grab Final Effluent TDS 2,500 3,800 5/Week Composite Final



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## - Effluent Total Phenols 5

.0 15 Report Report 1/Week Grab Final Effluent Total Chromium 12 24 1

.2 2

.0 1/Week Composite Final Effluent Total Hardness Report 1/Month Grab Instream

(as CaC03} b 

## - - - --- --- TotalAmmonia 260 520 7 13 Daily Composite Final (as N) Effluent Total Kjeldahl Report Report 1/Week Composite Final Nitrogen (as N) 

## --- --- Effluent Total Nitrogen Report Report 1/Week Composite Final (as N) -. -- 

### -- Effluent Total Report Report Final Phosphorus 

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### - 3/Week Composite Effluent (asP} Orthophosphorus Report Report 3/Week Composite Final



## - --- Effluent Specific Final Conductance


### - -· -· - Report Report Daily Continuous Effluent (IJmhos/cm) Formaldehyde Report 1.6 Daily Grab Final



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## - EffluentSTATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 3of22 Permit No. GA0003280 Discharge Limitations Monitorinq Requirements Concentration Based Mass Based (mg/1) unless otherwise

(lbs/day) specified Daily Daily Measurement Sample Sample Avg

. Max

. DailyAvg

. Dailv Max

. Frequencv TvDe Location Color See Part (ADMI color 

## -- -- Report See below 1/Week Grab Ill B

.10. value) Sodium Report Report Daily Composite Final



# -- --· - Effluent Peroxide Report Report Daily Grab Final

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### -· - Effluent THPC c Report 2/Month Grab Final



## -- - - Effluent Fecal Coliform 200 400 Final Bacteria --· - 

### -· - colonies colonies Weekly Grab Effluent (#/100ml) per100 per 100 ml ml Whole Effluent See Parts Ill B.3. and Ill B.4

. Toxicity The Color (ADMI color value) of the final effluent shall be monitored and reported once weekly as required above. In addition, until such time as the EPD acts on the color study prescribed in Part 111.8.10. the Color of the Ogeechee River 25 ft. upstream of the discharge point will also be monitored on the same daythat the Color ofthe final effluent is monitored. The difference between the Color of the final effluent and the Color ofthe Ogeechee River at the point 25 ft. upstream of the discharge shall be no morethan 80 ADMIcolor units. Fecal Coliform in the final effluent shall be monitored and reported once weekly. The concentration based discharge limitation shall be a daily average of 200 colony-forming units per 100 mL, and a daily maximum of 400 colony-forming units per 100 mL. Fecal coliform bacteria will be reported as the geometric mean of the value for the samples collected for the purposes ofcalculating the dailyaveragevalue. The pH of the final effluent shall be continuously monitored and recorded. The continuous monitoring system shall have an alarm system that warns that the pH is approaching effluent limits. In addition to continuous monitoring, the pH ofthe final effluent shall be monitored by analyzing grab samples once perday, fivedays perweek. The pH ofthefinal effluentshall not be less than 6.0 standard units or greaterthan 8.0 standard units. The monthly minimum and maximum pH from each method shall be reported. The dissolved oxygen concentration in the final effluent shall be continuously monitored and recorded

. In addition to continuous monitoring, the dissolved oxygen concentration in the final effluent shall be separatelySTATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page4 of22 Permit No. GA0003280 monitored once per day by a grab sample, five days per week. The dissolved oxygen concentration in the final effluent shall be 5.0 mg/1 or higher at all times. The monthly minimum dissolved oxygen concentration from each method shall be reported. The temperature of the final effluent shall be continuously monitored

. In addition to continuous monitoring, the temperature ofthe final effluent shall be separately monitored once per day by a grab sample, five days per week. The monthly minimum and maximum temperature from each method shall be reported. There shall be no discharge offloating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts
. Final effluent samples shall be taken at the outfall, defined as the nearest accessible pointafterfinal treatmentbutpriorto discharge or mixingwith the receiving stream.

a.See Part Ill B

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b
. Samples for total hardness shall be taken downstream of the discharge and

concurrentlywith samplesfortotal chromium.

c. Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride samples shall be collected during

periods that a product line with which this parameter is associated is operating and monitored pursuantto an EPD-approved testmethod. B. SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE 1

. The Permittee shall achieve compliance with the effluent limitations specifiedfordischarges in accordancewith thefollowing schedule:
a. The effluent limitations in Part I A.1. are effective on the effective dateofthis permit, exceptas specified below. b

. The permittee shall achieve compliance with the total suspended solids limitation specified in Part IA.1. ofthis permit in accordancewith thefollowing schedule: (i) Beginning on the effective date ofthis permit, the permittee shall start monitoring total suspended solids in accordance with Part IA.1. ofthis permit. The monthly average and daily maximum mass shall not exceed 2140 lbs/day and 4280 lbs/day, respectively. (ii) Within 60 days of the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall submit to EPD a proposal for achieving compliance with the total suspended solids limits specified inSTATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 5of22 Permit No. GA0003280 Part I A.1. of this permit, including any related plans and specificationsfor proposed facility upgrades. (iii) Within 180 days of the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall achieve compliance with the total suspended solids limitsspecified in Part IA.1. ofthis permit.STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 6of22 Permit No. GA0003280 Note: EPD as used herein means the Environmental Protection Division of the Departmentof Natural Resources. C. MONITORINGAND REPORTING 1. Representative Sampling Samples and measurements taken as required herein shall be representative ofthevolume and natureofthe monitored discharge. 2. Reporting Monitoring results obtained during the month shall be summarized for each month and reported on an Operation Monitoring Report (Form WQ 1.45). Forms other than Form WQ 1.45 may be used upon approval by EPD. These forms and any other required reports and information shall be completed, signed and certified by a principal executive officer or ranking elected official, or by a duly authorized representative of that person, and submitted to EPD, postmarked no laterthan the 21st day of the month following the reporting period. Signed copies of these and all other reports required herein shall be submitted to the following address: Georgia Environmental Protection Division Coastal District Office 400 Commerce Center Drive Brunswick, Georgia 31523 All instances of noncompliance not reported under Part I B. and C. and Part II A. shall be reported at the time the operation monitoring report is submitted. 3. Definitions
a. The "daily average" mass means the total discharge by mass during a calendar month divided by the number of days sampled duringthe calendarmonth when the measurementswere made. b

. The "daily maximum" mass means the greatest total discharge by mass during anycalendardayofthe reporting period.
c. The "daily average" concentration means the arithmetic average of all the daily determinations of concentrations made during a calendar month. Daily determinations ofconcentration made using a composite sample shall be the concentration of the composite sample. d. The "daily maximum" concentration means the greatest daily concentrationforanycalendardayofthe reporting period.STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 7of22 Permit No. GA0003280

e. For the purpose of this permit, a calendar day is defined as any consecutive 24-hourperiod. f

. "Bypass" means the intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion ofatreatmentfacility. g. "Severe property damage" means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the treatment facilities that causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused bydelays in production. h

. For the purpose ofthis permit, a composite sample shall consist of a minimum of 13 sub samples collected at least once every2 hours for24 hours, and composited proportionatelyto flow. 4

. Monitoring Procedures Analytical methods, sample containers, sample preservation techniques, and sample holding times must be consistent with the techniques and methods listed in 40 CFR Part 136. For any parameter not listed in 40 CFR Part 136, analytical methods, sample containers, sample preservation techniques, and sample holding times shall be approved by EPD. The analytical method used shall be sufficiently sensitive. Approved methods must be applicable to the concentration ranges of the permit samples. Ifthe resultfor agiven sample analysis is such that a parameter is not detected at or above the specified detection limit, a value of "Not Detected" will be reported for that sample and the detection limitwill also be reported. Continuous recording flow measurement is required. Calibration shall be maintained ofthe continuous recording instrumentation to ± 10% of the actual flow. Flow shall be measured manually to check the flow meter calibration at a frequency of at least once per week. If secondary flow instruments are in use and malfunction or fail to maintain calibration as required, the flow shall be computed from manual measurements or by other method(s) approved by EPD until such time as the secondary flow instrument is repaired. Continuous recording of pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, and temperature for the final effluent is required. Continuous recording equipment shall be in continuous operation and data recorded during all periods ofoperation ofthefacility. The continuous recording systems shall be calibrated in accordance with manufacturer's specifications, and records shall be maintained of all calibration checks. Maintenance or repairs during continuous recording system breakdowns shall beSTATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 8of22 Permit No. GA0003280 conducted in such a manner as to minimize the period during which the system(s) are out ofservice. Unless specified otherwise in this permit, quarterly analyses required by this permitshall be performed in March, June, September, and December. Analyses required twice per year shall be performed in June and December. Analyses required annuallyshall be performed in June. 5. Recording ofResults For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this permit, the permittee shall record thefollowing information:
a. The exact place, date, and time ofsampling or measurements, and the person(s) performingthe sampling orthe measurements; b

. The dates the analyses were performed, and the person(s) who performedthe analyses;
c. The analytical techniques ormethods used; and d. The results ofall required analyses. 6. Additional Monitoring by Permittee Ifthe permittee monitors any pollutant atthe location(s) designated herein more frequently than required by this permit, using approved analytical methods as specified above, the results of such monitoring shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the values required in the Operation Monitoring Report Form (WQ 1.45). Such increased monitoring frequency shall also be indicated

. EPD may require bywritten notification morefrequent monitoring orthe monitoring ofother pollutants not required in this permit. 7. Records Retention The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all records of analyses performed, calibration and maintenance of instrumentation, copies of all reports required by this permit, and records ofall data used to complete the application for this permit, for a period of at least three (3) years from the date ofthe sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be extended by request of EPD at any time.STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION 8. Penalties Page 9of22 Permit No. GA0003280

The Federal Clean WaterAct and the Georgia Water Quality Control Act provide that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit, makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine or by imprisonment, or by both. The Federal CleanWaterActand the Georgia Water Quality Control Act also provide procedures for imposing civil penalties which may be levied for violations of the Act, any permit condition or limitation established pursuant to the Act, or negligently or intentionallyfailing or refusing to complywith anyfinal oremergency order ofthe DirectorofEPD.STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 10 of22 Permit No. GA0003280 PART II A. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS 1. Change in Discharge
a. Advance notice to the Watershed Protection Branch of EPD shall be given ofany planned changes in the permitted facility or activity that may result in noncompliance with permit requirements. Any anticipated facility expansions, production increases, or process modifications mustbe reported at least 90 days priorto the planned changes by submission of a new NPDES permit application or, if such changes will notviolate the effluent limitationsspecified in this permit, by notice to the Watershed Protection Branch of EPD of such changes. Following such notice, the permit may be modified to specifyand limitany pollutants notpreviously limited. b. All existing manufacturing, commercial, mining, and silviculture dischargers shall notifytheWatershed Protection Branch ofEPD as soon as it is known or there is reason to believe that any activity has occurred orwill occurwhich would result in the discharge, on a routine or frequent basis, of any toxic pollutant not limited in the permit, if that discharge will exceed (i) 100 J.Jg/1, (ii) five times the maximum concentration reported for that pollutant in the permit application, or (iii) 200 J.Jg/1 for acrolein and acrylonitrile, 500 J.Jg/1 for 2,4 dinitrophenol and for 2-methyl-4-6-dinitrophenol, or 1 mg/1 antimony.
c. All existing manufacturing, commercial, mining, and silvicultural dischargersshall notifytheWatershed Protection Branch of EPD as soon as it is known or there is reason to believe that any activity has occurred orwill occurwhich would result in any discharge on a nonroutine or infrequent basis, of any toxic pollutant not limited in the permit, ifthatdischargewill exceed (i) 500 J.Jg/1, (ii) ten times the maximum concentration reported for that pollutant in the permit application,or(iii) 1mg/1 antimony. 2. Noncompliance Notification If, for any reason, the permittee does not complywith, orwill be unable to comply with any effluent limitation specified in this permit, the permittee shall provide EPD with an oral report within 24 hours from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances followed by a written report within five (5) days of becoming aware of such condition. The written submission shall containthefollowing information:
a. Adescription ofthe discharge and cause ofnoncompliance; andSTATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 11 of22 Permit No. GA0003280 b

. The period ofnoncompliance, including exact dates and times; or, if not corrected, the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected to continue, and steps being taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent recurrence ofthe noncomplying discharge. 3. Facilities Operation The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and operate as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities or systems installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the terms and conditions of this permit. Proper operation and maintenance includes effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and training, and adequate laboratory and process controls, including appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems only when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit. 4. Adverse Impact The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment, including such accelerated or additional monitoring as necessaryto determinethe nature and impactofthe noncomplying discharge. 5. Bypassing
a. Ifthe permittee knows in advance ofthe need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice to EPD at least 10 days (if possible) before the date of the bypass. The permittee shall submit notice of any unanticipated bypass with an oral report within 24 hours from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances followed by a written report- within five (5) days of becoming aware ofsuch condition. The written submission shall contain the following information: 1. A description ofthe dischargeand cause ofnoncompliance; and 2. The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times; or, if not corrected, the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected to continue, and steps being taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent recurrence of the noncomplying discharge. b

. Any diversion or bypass of facilities covered by this permit is prohibited, except (i) where unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage; (ii) there were noSTATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 12of22 Permit No. GA0003280 feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes, or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime (this condition is not satisfied if the permittee could have installed adequate back-up equipment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance); and (iii) the permittee submitted a notice as required above. The permittee shall operatethetreatmentworks, including thetreatment plant and total sewer system, to minimize discharge of the pollutants listed in Part I of this permit from combined sewer overflows or bypasses. Upon written notification by EPD, the permittee may be· required to submit a plan and schedule for reducing bypasses, overflows, and infiltration in the system. 6. Sludge Disposal Requirements Sludge shall be disposed of in accordance with the regulations and guidelines established by EPD, the Federal Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Prior to disposal of sludge by any method other than co-disposal in a permitted sanitary landfill, the permittee shall submit a sludge management plan to the Watershed Protection Branch of EPD for written approval. For land application of nonhazardous sludge, the permittee shall comply with the applicable criteria outlined in the most current version of EPD's "Guidelines for Land Application of Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) at Agronomic Rates" and with the State Rules, Chapter 391-3-6-.17. EPD may require more stringent control of this activity. Prior to land applying nonhazardous sludge, the permittee shall submit a sludge management plan to EPD for review and approval. Upon approval, the plan for land application will become a part ofthe NPDES permit upon modification of the permit. Any sludge management plan previously approved by EPD is hereby rescinded. 7. Sludge Monitoring Requirements The permittee shall develop and implement proceduresto insure adequate year-round sludge control. The permittee shall monitor the volume and concentration of solids removed from the plant. Records shall be maintained which documentthe quantityofsolids removed from the plant. The ultimatedisposal and/or use ofsolids shall be reported monthly (in the unit of lbs/day) with the Operation Monitoring Report Forms required under Part IC. 2. ofthis permit.STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION 8. Power Failures Page 13of22 Permit No. GA0003280
Upon the reduction, loss, orfailure ofthe primary source of powerto said water pollution control facilities, the permittee shall use an alternative source of power if available to reduce or otherwise control production and/or all discharges in order to maintain compliance with the effluent limitations and prohibitions ofthis permit. If such alternative power source is not in existence, and no date for its implementation appears in Part I, the permittee shall halt, reduce or otherwise control production and/or all dischargesfrom wastewatercontrol facilities upon the reduction, loss, orfailure ofthe primary source ofpower to said wastewatercontrolfacilities. 9. Certification Requirements (Operation) The person responsible forthe daily operation ofthe wastewatertreatment facility shall be a certified operator in accordance with the Georgia State Board of Examiners for Certification of Water and Wastewater Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts Act, as amended, the Rules promulgated there under, and as specified by Subparagraph 391-3-6-.12 of the Georgia Rules and Regulations for Water Quality Control. The person responsible for the daily operation of the wastewater treatment facility shall be a Class II Biological Wastewater Treatment System Operator, certified in accordance with the Georgia State Board of Examiners for Certification ofWater and Wastewater Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts Act, as amended, and the Rules promulgated there under. 10. Certification Requirements (Laboratory) The permittee shall ensure that, when required, the person in responsible charge of the laboratory performing the analysis for determining permit compliance is certified in accordance with the Georgia Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory AnalystsAct, as amended, and the Rules promulgated there under. 11. Notice Concerning EndangeringWaters ofthe State Whenever, because of an accident or otherwise, any toxic or taste and color producing substance, or any other substance which would endanger downstream users ofthe waters ofthe State orwould damage property, is discharged into such waters, or is so placed that it mightflow, be washed, or fall into them, it shall be the duty of the person in charge of such substances atthetime to forthwith notify EPD in person or bytelephone of the location and nature ofthe danger, and it shall be such person'sfurther duty to immediately take all reasonable and necessary steps to prevent injuryto property and downstream users ofsaid water.STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION B. RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Right ofEntry Page 14 of22 Permit No. GA0003280

The permittee shall allow the Director of EPD, the Regional Administrator of EPA, and/or their authorized representatives, agents, or employees, uponthe presentation ofcredentials:
a. To enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated activity orfacility is located orconducted orwhere any records are required to be kept undertheterms and conditions ofthis permit; and b

. At reasonable times, to have access to and copy any records required to be kept underthe terms and conditions ofthis permit; to inspect any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this permit; and to sample any substance or parameters in any location. 2. TransferofOwnership orControl A permit may be transferred to another person by apermittee if:
a. The permittee notifiesthe Directorof EPD in writing ofthe proposed transfer at least thirty (30) days in advance of the proposed transfer; b

. Awritten agreement containing aspecific datefortransfer ofpermit responsibility and coverage between the current and new permittee (including acknowledgment that the existing permittee is liable for violations up to that date, and that the new permittee is liable for violations from that date on) is submitted to the Director at least thirty (30) days in advance ofthe proposed transfer; and
c. The Director, within thirty (30) days, does not notify the current permittee and the new permittee of EPD's intent to modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate the permit and to require that a new application be filed rather than agreeing to the transfer of the permit. 3. Availability ofReports Exceptfordata deemed to be confidential underO.C

.G.A. 

### § 12-5-26 or by the Regional Administrator of the EPA under the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Part 2, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms ofthis permit shall be available for public inspection at an office of EPD. Effluentdata, permit applications, permittee's names and addresses, and permits shall notbe considered confidential.STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION 4. Permit Modification Page 15of22 Permit No. GA0003280

After written notice and opportunity for a hearing, this permit may be modified, suspended, revoked or reissued in whole or in part during its term for cause including, but not limitedto, the following:
a. Violation ofanyconditions ofthis permit; b. Obtainingthis permit by misrepresentation orfailure to disclosefully all relevantfacts; d

. A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction orelimination ofthe permitted discharge; or d

. To comply with any applicable effluent limitation issued pursuantto the order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued on June 8, 1976, in Natural Resources Defense Council. Inc. et.al. v. Russell E. Train, 8 ERC 2120(D.D.C. 1976), if the effluent limitation so issued: (1) is different in conditions or more stringent than any effluent limitation in the permit; or (2) controls any pollutant not limited in the permit. 5

. Toxic Pollutants The permittee shall comply with effluent standards or prohibitions established pursuantto Section 307(a) ofthe Federal Clean WaterActfor toxic pollutants, which are present in the discharge within the time provided in the regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement. 6. Civil and Criminal Liability Nothing in this permitshall be construed to relieve the permittee from civil orcriminal penaltiesfor noncompliance. 7. State Laws Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution ofany legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties established pursuant to any applicable State law or regulation underauthority preserved by Section 510ofthe Federal Clean WaterAct.STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION 8. WaterQuality Standards Page 16of22 Permit No. GA0003280
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the modification of any condition of this permit when it is determined that the effluent limitations specified herein fail to achieve the applicable State water qualitystandards. 9. Property Rights The issuance ofthis permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nordoes it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringementofFederal, State or local laws or regulations. 10. Expiration ofPermit The permittee shall not discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall submit such information, forms, and fees as are required by EPD at least 180 days priortothe expiration date. 11. Contested Hearings Any person who is aggrieved or adversely affected by an action of the Director of EPD shall petition the Director for a hearing within thirty (30) days of notice ofsuch action. 12. Severability The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this permit, or the application of any provision of this permit to any circumstance, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit, shall not be affected thereby. 13. Best Management Practices The permittee will implement best management practices to control the discharge of hazardous and/or toxic materials from ancillary manufacturing activities. Such activities include, but are not limited to, materials storage, in-plant transfer, process and material handling loading and unloading operations, plant site runoff, and sludge and waste disposal.STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION 14. Need to Haltor ReduceActivity Nota Defense Page 17 of22 Permit No. GA0003280

It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in orderto maintain compliancewiththe conditions ofthis permit. 15. Dutyto Provide Information
a. The permittee shall furnish to the Director of EPD, within a reasonable time, any information which the Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating this permit or to determine compliance with this permit. The permittee shall also furnish upon request copies of records required to be kept bythis permit. b. When the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a permit application orsubmitted incorrect information in a permit application or any report to the Director, it shall promptly submitsuchfacts and information. 16. Upset Provisions Provisions of 40 CFR 122.41(n)(1)-(4), regarding "Upset" shall be applicable to any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding brought to enforcethis permit.STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION PART Ill A. PREVIOUS PERMITS Page 18of22 Permit No. GA0003280

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. All previous State water quality permits issued to this facility, whether for construction or operation, are hereby revoked by the issuance of this permit. This action is taken to assure compliance with the Georgia Water Quality Control Act, as amended, and the Federal Clean Water Act, as amended. Receipt of the permit constitutes notice of such action. The conditions, requirements, terms and provisions of this permit authorizing discharge under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System govern dischargesfrom thisfacility. B. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS 1

. The permittee shall record stream flows measured at the USGS Rocky Ford gage (02202040) at 8:00 a.m. daily. The total final effluent flow volume discharged for the following 24 hour period shall neither exceed 8% ofthe actual stream flow as measured at the Rocky Ford gage nor a daily average of 3.1 MGD. The stream flow recorded each day and the total final effluentflow volume discharged shall be reported in accordance with Part IC.2. ofthis permit. 2

. Samples shall be collected 25 feet downstream ofthe KAF discharge pipe, as marked by a post on the river bank, and in the center of the effluent plume. EPD may reopen the permitto adjustthe sampling location ifdata indicates the location should be moved. The results shall be reported in accordancewith Part IC.2. ofthis permit. 3

. Beginning with the effective date of this permit, grab samples of the Ogeechee River collected 25 feet upstream and 25 feet downstream of thefacility outfall pipe shall be monitored concurrentlyfor pH, temperature, conductivity, ammonia nitrogen, formaldehyde, sodium, sulfide, peroxide and dissolved oxygen once per month. 4

. Acute Whole Effluent Toxicity testing of the final effluent and the Ogeechee River 25 feet downstream from the outfall pipe shall be conducted concurrently using the water flea (Ceriodaphnia dubia). In performing the testing, the most current U.S. EPA acute aquatic testing manual shall be followed. The reference document for this method is "Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater and Marine Organisms, 5th Edition, October 2002" orthe most recently approved edition. The LC50 ofthe final effluent shall not be less than 100% effluent. Beginning with the effective date of this permit, testing of the final effluent and the Ogeechee River shall be conducted twice per week and once per month, respectively. Complete reports shall be submitted to EPD in accordance with Part I C.2. of this permit.STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOFNATURALRESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 19of22 Permit No. GA0003280
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. Acute Whole Effluent Toxicity testing of the final effluent and the Ogeechee River 25 feet downstream from the outfall pipe shall be conducted concurrently using the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). In performing the testing, the most current U.S. EPA acute aquatictesting manual shall be followed. The reference document for this method is "Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater and Marine Organisms, 5th Edition, October 2002" orthe most recently approved edition. The LC50 ofthe final effluent shall not be less than 100% effluent. Beginning with the effective date of this permit, testing of the final effluent and the Ogeechee River shall be conducted once perquarterforthe first yearfrom the effective date ofthis permit, and annually thereafter, respectively. Complete reports shall be submitted to EPD in accordancewith Part IC.2. ofthis permit. 6

. Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity testing of the final effluent and the Ogeechee River 25 feet downstream of the facility outfall pipe shall be conducted concurrently · once per month using the water flea (Ceriodaphnia dubia)

. In performingthetesting, the mostcurrent U.S. EPA chronic aquatic testing manuals shall be followed. The reference document for this method is: "Short-Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Water to Freshwater Organisms, 4th Edition, EPA-821-R-02-013, October 2002" or the most recently approved edition. The No Observed Effect Concentration of the effluent shall be equal to or greater than 8% effluent. Complete reports shall be submitted to EPD in accordancewith Part IC.2. ofthis permit. 7

. Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity testing of the final effluent shall be conducted quarterly for the first year, and annually thereafter using the Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). In performing the testing, the most current U.S. EPA chronic aquatic testing manuals shall be followed. The reference document for this method is: "Short-Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Water to Freshwater Organisms, 4th Edition, EPA-821-R-02-013, October 2002" or the most recently approved edition. The No Observed Effect Concentration ofthe effluent shall be equal to or greaterthan 8% effluent. Complete reports shall be

.submitted to EPD in accordancewith Part IC.2. ofthis permit. 8. Mercury Characterization
a. The concentration of mercury in the final effluent shall at no time exceed 1) 6.0 ng/1 or 2) a concentration equal to the concentration ofmercury inthe sourcewater, whichever is greater. b

. The permittee shall characterize the final effluent and source water using EPA Method 1631E to quantify the amount of mercury present in each. The detection limit for this method shall be noSTATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page20of22 Permit No. GA0003280 higher than 0.5 ng/1. The permittee shall concurrently monitor the final effluent and source water for mercury once per month for 6 months byagrab sample.
c. The permittee shall submit a report to EPD within 240 days ofthe effective date of this permit, providing the average final effluent concentration and average source water concentration from the 6 months of monitoring. When averaging the results, zero shall be used forvalues belowthe detection limit. d

. If the data required by b. above show that the average concentration ofmercury in thefinal effluent is greaterthan 6.0 ng/1, and the average concentration of mercury in the final effluent is greater than the average concentration of mercury in the source water, the permittee shall develop and implement a mercury minimization plan as outlined below. If the final effluent concentration of mercury is less than or equal to 6.0 ng/1, or ifthe concentration in the final effluent is less than that in the source water, the permittee is not required to develop a mercury minimization plan. However, the permittee shall monitorfor mercury in thefinal effluent using EPA Method 1631Eat leasttwice peryear forthe remaining

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9. Mercury Minimization Plan
a. The permittee shall develop a mercury minimization plan upon written notification by EPD. The goal ofthe plan is to reduce the concentration ofmercury in thefinal effluentto 1) 6.0 ng/1 or less, or 2) the concentration of mercury in the source water, whichever is greater. The permittee shall achieve compliance with effluent limitations specified in Part Ill B.5.a. above within 24 months of EPD's notification to develop a plan. The plan shall at a minimum addressthefollowing items: 1

. The permittee shall identifysources ofmercury and potential methods for reducing and eliminating mercury, including housekeeping practices, material substitution, process modifications, materials recovery, spill control and collection, waste recycling, pretreatment, employee education, laboratory practices, and disposal practices. The permittee shall evaluate the feasibility of the implementation of the identified methods. The permittee shall submit a report to EPD containing all the identified potential methods for reducing/eliminating mercury within 6 months of EPD's written notification to develop a plan. The report shall specify which potential methods are appropriate, feasible and cost effective. These methods are to be implementedSTATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page21 of22 Permit No. GA0003280 immediately

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. The permittee shall submit a report of progress to EPD 12 and 18 months after EPD's written notification to develop a plan. These reports shall summarize the results of the minimization plan

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. Beginning with the effective date ofthis permit, the permittee shall monitor color concurrently in the Ogeechee River 25 feet upstream and 25 feet downstream ofthe facility outfall pipe as described in III.B.2, and the final effluent using Method 21

. 20E, 2120B-2001, or 2120C of the "Standard Methods forthe Examination ofWater and Wastewater", 18th, 19th, or20th edition, once per week. The results shall be reported in accordance with Part IC.2. ofthis permit. The permittee shall conduct a color study to evaluate the effect the permittee's discharge has on the "color" ofthe receiving stream. The study shallfocus on conditionswhen the permittee'sfinal effluentflow is equal to 8% of the flow in the receiving stream. The purpose of the study is to establish a color limit in the permit and to determine the need for color removal in the final effluentto meetthat limit. The plan forthe color study shall be submitted to EPD within 30 days from the effective date of this permit. If EPD has comments, the permittee shall resubmit the plan within 30 days from the date of EPD comments on the plan revised in accordancewith those comments. Upon approval ofthe plan by EPD, the permittee shall complete the study in accordance with the approved plan and in the time frame approved by EPD. Upon completion of the study, EPD may reopen the permitto incorporate acolor limit and, ifappropriate, aschedulefor achieving compliancewith the limit. 11

. Beginning in June 2014, the permittee shall submit to the Coastal District of EPD an annual certification in June of each year certifying whether or notthere has been any change in processes orwastewatercharacteristics as described in its September 27, 2011 NPDES permit application. The permittee shall also certify whetherthe facility has received offsite wastes or wastewater and detail any such occurrences. Compliance with this condition shall not be construed to constitute compliance with Part IA. 1., Change in Discharge, ofthis permit. 12

. The permittee shall sample the effluent twice within 60 days of the effective date ofthis permitfor Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). A plan of study and annual fish tissue testing for PFOS must be submitted to EPDwithin 180days ofthe effective date ofthe permit ifPFOS is detected in the effluent at levels above the detection limit ofthe analysis. If EPD has comments, the permittee shall resubmit the plan within 30 days from the date of EPD comments on the plan revised in accordance with those comments. Upon approval of the plan by EPD, the permittee shallSTATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Page 22 of22 Permit No

.GA0003280 complete the study in accordance with the approved plan and in the time frame approved by EPD

. C. BIOMONITORINGAND TOXICITY REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS The permittee shall comply with effluent standards or prohibitions established by section 307(a) of the Federal Act and with chapter 391-3-6-.03(5) of the State Rules and may not discharge toxic pollutants in concentrations or combinations thatare harmfulto humans, animals, oraquatic life. Iftoxicity is suspected in the effluent, EPD may require the permittee to perform anyofthefollowing actions:
a. Acute biomonitoringtests; b. Chronic biomonitoring tests;
c. Stream studies; d. Priority pollutantanalyses;
e. Toxicity reduction evaluations (TRE); or f. Anyotherappropriate study. EPD will specify the requirements and methodologies for performing any of these tests or studies

. Unless other concentrations are specified by EPD, the critical concentration used to determine toxicity in biomonitoring tests will be the effluent instream wastewater concentration (IWC) based on the representative plant flow of

. the facility and the critical low flow of the receiving stream (7010). The endpoints that will be reported are the effluent concentration that is lethal to 50% ofthe test organisms (LCSO) if the test is for acute toxicity, and the no observed effect concentration (NOEC) of effluent if the test is for chronic toxicity. The permittee must eliminate effluent toxicity and supply EPD with data and evidence to confirmtoxicityelimination.