This permit is unacceptable. It does not demonstrate the spirit of the Clean Water Act NPDES permitting system in that it does not actually reduce pollution to the Pigeon River during the next permitting cycle. This permit in fact proposes an increase in the amount of chloroform, a dangerous toxic and cancer causing chemical, used in the bleaching process. The daily maximum load of 10.5/lb per day is enough chloroform to kill 321 people per day, in its concentrated form. No w

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The purpose of the EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) is to regulate the water quality in a manner consistent with the Clean Water Act (CWA). The federal government has given the states the ability to oversee the regulations. The state of North Carolina has announced intent to issue NPDES Wastewater Discharge Permit #NC0000272 with Proposed Removal of Color Variance for Blue Ridge Paper in Canton, NC. The renewal of NPDES Permit #NC0000272 with the