NCGNE0000_Carolina Firelog Corp Letter_20020327

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Acting Director
Division of Water Quality
March 27, 2002
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Mr. W.P. Pizer
Carolina Firelog Corp.
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30 Bellevue Ave.
Cambridge, MD 21613
Subject: "No Exposure" exemption
Nash County
Dear Mr. Pizer,
Based on the information provided on the EPA No Exposure Certification Form that we received via fax on
March 12, 2002, it has been determined that your facility does not require a stormwater permit at this time. Currently
there are four ways to claim a stormwater permit exemption. They are 1) the industry has eliminated all potential .
stormwater exposures, 2) the activity does not meet the "industrial" definition, 3) all stormwater from the facility drains
into a detention pond that does not discharge during a 25 year/ 24 hour storm event, and 4) there are no point source
discharges for the entire facility.
Because your facility has been designed to prevent all potential pollutant exposure to stormwater it will not
require an NPDES stormwater permit at this time, based on exemption #1 above.
To continue your stormwater exemption in the future you will need to certify that your site still has no
stormwater exposures every 5 years. At this time the Division is still developing how this addition to the stormwater
permitting program will be handled. You will be notified when you need to recertify.
Please be aware that knowingly making any false statement, representation, or certification in any application,
record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the
Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, is a misdemeanor (GS 143-215.6B(i)] punishable
by a fine not to exceed $10,000 or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both.
If at any time your facility plans change so that you will no longer fall under any of the stormwater permit
exemption categories, you must apply for and obtain a stormwater permit before making those changes.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Aisha Lau at [phone], ext. 578.
Sincerely, &orp
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cc: Raleigh Regional Office
Stormwater and General Permits Unit
N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 [phone]
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