NCG020941_Cover Letter_20210426

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELLFGATTI
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Joseph Keller
Owner
5830 Wright Road
Kannapolis, NC 28081
Dear Joseph Keller:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 26, 2021
Subject: General Pen -nit No. NCGO20000
Keller Mine
COC No. NCGO20941
Rowan County
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on January 25, 2019 we are
forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage (COC) to discharge under the subject state —
NPDES general permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina
General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the US
Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required
by the Division of Water Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or any other federal or local
government permit that may be required.
In order to comply with the conditions of NCG020000 to which you are now subject, you are
required to do the following:
➢ Implement a SWPP before beginning operations.
➢ Download and print a copy of the NCG020000 Permit from the General Permits page on the
NPDES Industrial Stormwater Program web site, which can be reached by typing
"deq.nc.gov/SW-industrial" into your browser and hitting enter.
➢ When you receive an invoice for your annual permit fee each year, pay it promptly.
Electronic payment is convenient and quick, you can access the ePayment web site at:
https: (f deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wq=
enayments.
➢ Enroll in electronic Data Monitoring Reports (eDMR) when instructed to do so by the
DEMLR Stormwater Program. You will be contacted in 2021 to begin the eDMR steps. You
can read about eDMR at https: //deq.nc.govlabout/divisions/energy-mineral-land-
resources/stormwater/ereporting-rule.
➢ Keep information about your facility name, ownersbip, Iegally responsible person, address,
and stormwater outfalls up to date. See the Industrial Stormwater Program web site for
instructions.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
919,70T9200

➢ Determine if an additional Post -Construction Stormwater Permit is required for your
facility. Please review guidance at https: I/deq.nc.govf about/divisions/energy-mineral-
land-resourcesJenergy-mineral-land-rules/stormwater-program/post-construction.
Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except upon approval of the
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (Division). The Division may require modification
or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Michael Meloy at telephone number
[phone] or by email [e-mail].
Sincerely,
for Brian Wrenn, Director
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
cc: Mooresville Regional Office / Z. Khan
Stormwater Program Files
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