20210831_SW_LQS_email

From:
Lambe, Brian
To:
Snider, Hollev
Cc:
Parr, Adam; Faulkner, Megan D
Subject:
RE: Request for clarification
Date:
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 8:54:25 AM
Per Bethany Georgoulias:
The NC Surface Water Quality Standards
1SA NCAC 02B .0224 WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR HIGH QUALITY WATERS (c)(2)(E)
(c) New or expanded wastewater discharges in High Quality Waters shall comply with the following:
(2) All new National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater discharges, except
those for single family residences, shall comply with the following:
(E) Volume: The total volume of treated wastewater for all discharges combined shall not exceed 50
percent of the total instream flow under 7Q10 conditions.
If 7Q10 = 0,
0.50 x 0 still equals 0 cfs
So no new wastewater discharges allowed.
You could only allow that discharge if it was not mine dewatering and not some other discharge
considered wastewater. Only stormwater. But even rain -induced overflows from a sand pit are
usually considered wastewater per federal regs.
I could not open one of the documents you sent — it was corrupted or something.
There were some cases when mines told Linda they wouldn't discharge, and we restricted the
permitted discharges to stormwoter only. In some cases like that, they might have done it anyway.
Be sure to check any historical COC documents and notes in BIMS about that.
0
We were discussing summertime zero flow conditions. I/We need to read the rest of the .0224 to
see if there is something about the ORW or HQW
Brian Lambe
Environmental Specialist
910-796-7313
919-268-1678 cell
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington, NC 28405
910 796 7215 T 1 910 350 2004 F I http,//t)ortal.ncdenr.org/web/Ir/

From: Snider, Holley
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 7:38 AM
To: [e-mail]
Cc: Lambe, Brian <[e-mail]>; Parr, Adam <[e-mail]>; Faulkner,
Megan D <[e-mail]>
Subject: Request for clarification
Good morning Mr. Izzell,
Your request for clarification regarding the proposed mine wastewater discharge into the SA;HQW
and designated Primary Nursery Areas waters of Goose Creek has been forwarded to Brain Lambe
with DEMLR who is responsible for implementation of the NPDES requirements for mine discharges.
I am hopeful he can assist in answering your questions.
Sincerely,
Holley Snider ,������°>•, .. ..><((((°>.• -
Environmental Specialist II
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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Wilmington, NC 28405
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