NCG020970_Cover Letter (Signed)_20211112

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
HOM Development, LLC
Attn: Jamie Basnight Hatchell
1002 Driftwood Drive
PO Box 2405
Manteo, NC 27954
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
11/10/2021
Subject: General Permit No. NCG020000
Davenport Mine
COC No. NCG020970
Washington County
Dear Jamie Basnight Hatchell:
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on January 4, 2021, 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).
In order to comply with the conditions of NCG020000 to which you are now subject, you are
required to do the following:
➢ Implement a SWPPP 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 by
typing "deq.nc.gov/SW-ePayments" into your browser and hitting enter.
➢ If you have not already enrolled in electronic Data Monitoring Reports (eDMR), view the six
step process and complete the registration by typing "deq.nc.gov/SW-eDMR" into your
browser and hitting enter.
➢ Keep information about your facility name, ownership, legally responsible person, address,
and stormwater outfalls up to date. See the Industrial Stormwater Program web site for
instructions.
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➢ Acquire an approved Operation and Monitoring Plan before mine dewatering
discharges occur at your facility due the potential impact to adjacent wetlands. An
Operation and Monitoring Plan for your facility must be submitted to
the Washington Regional Office within 60 days of your receipt of this
permit. Contact Thom Edgerton at the Washington Regional Office at (252) 948-
3963 for more information about the approval process.
➢ Note that mine dewatering wastewater includes wet pit overflows that are caused
solely by direct rainfall and groundwater seepage and thus are subject to the limits of
this permit.
➢ Determine if an additional State Stormwater Permit is required per coastal stormwater
management rules (1A NCAC 21-1.1000). Contact Thom Edgerton at the Washington
Regional office at [phone] to determine if this is required for your facility.
➢ Determine if an additional Post -Construction Stormwater Permit is required for your
facility. Please review guidance at https:Ildeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-
land- resources/ energy- mineral -land-rules/stormwater- pro gram/post-construction.
This general permit allows the discharge of stormwater and certain types of wastewater from your
facility. In your application, you specified that only wastewater would be discharged from this
facility. If separate point -source discharges of stormwater occur (i.e., stormwater not combined
with process wastewater), you will be required to adhere to the conditions in this permit for
stormwater discharges.
This project is located in one of North Carolina's 20 coastal counties. Coastal stormwater
management rules (15A NCAC 2H .1000) may require an additional State Stormwater Permit
(different from the NPDES mining activities discharge permit). Please contact Thom Edgerton in
the Washington Regional Office at [phone] to determine if you will be required to submit
an application for a State Stormwater permit.
Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except upon approval from the
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (Division). The Division may require modification
or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
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.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Brittany Carson at [phone]
or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
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