NOTICE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATION

SGL Automotive Carbon Fiber, LLC has applied for a State Waste

Discharge Permit (SWDP) in accordance with the provisions of

Chapter 90.48 Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Chapter 173-216

Washington Administrative Code (WAC).

PERMIT NO.:        ST-0501273

APPLICANT:    SGL Automotive Carbon Fiber, LLC

        10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 500

        Charlotte, NC  28216

FACILITY:    SGL Automotive Carbon Fiber - Chinook Site

        8781 Randolph Road N.E.

        Moses Lake, WA  98837

SGL Automotive Carbon Fiber, LLC has applied for a State Waste Discharge Permit (SWDP) in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 90.48 Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Chapter 173-216 Washington Administrative Code (WAC).

SGL Automotive Carbon Fiber, LLC presently owns and will begin operating a facility which manufactures carbon fiber thread.  The facility will generate about 60,000 gallons per day of process wastewater.  The majority of this flow will discharge to the Port of Moses Lake's Land Treatment System.  SGL Automotive will also use some process wastewater for landscape irrigation; and for toilet flushing within a process building.  The toilet flushing water, along with other domestic wastewater from the facility, will discharge to the City of Moses Lake, Larson Treatment Plant.  The wastewater, following treatment, must meet the requirements of the Washington State Water Pollution Control Act and applicable regulations for a permit to be issued.

The Department of Ecology is proposing to issue the permit and is hereby issuing public notice of its intent.  Interested persons are invited to submit their name, address, and comments regarding this permit to:

Water Quality Permit Coordinator

Department of Ecology

Eastern Regional Office

4601 N. Monroe Street

Spokane, WA 99205

E-mail comments should be sent to the Water Quality Permit Coordinator at stra461@ecy.wa.gov.

All respondents to this notice will receive a copy of the draft permit and fact sheet before the final permit is issued.

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Pub.: March 7 & 14, 2011