NCG520098_Permit (Issuance)_20071211

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Thomas Leonard
Leonard Sand Company
1315 Pine Ridge Rd
Lexington, NC
Dear Permittee:
27295
December 11, 2007
Subject: Renewal of coverage / General Permit NCG520000
Leonard Sand Company
Certificate of Coverage NCG520098
Davidson County
In accordance with your renewal application [received on April 20, 2007], the Division is renewing
Certificate of Coverage (CoC) NCG520098 to discharge under NCG520000. This CoC is issued pursuant to
the requirements of North Carolina General Statue 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].
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this General Permit
are unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an individual permit by submitting an individual
permit application. Unless such demand is made, the certificate of coverage shall be final and binding.
Please take notice that this Certificate of Coverage is not transferable except after notice to the
Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
Contact the Winston-Salem Regional Office prior to any sale or transfer of the permitted facility.
Regional Office staff will assist you in documenting the transfer of this CoC.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by
the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area
Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning the requirements of the General Permit, please contact Bob
Guerra [919 733-5083, extension 539 or [e-mail]] or Susan Wilson [919 733-5083, extension
510 or [e-mail]].
Sincerely,
for Coleen H. Sullins
cc: Central Files
Winston-Salem Regional Office / Surface Water Protection
NPDES file
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NCG520000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NCG520098
DISCHARGE OF INSTREAM MINING WASTEWATER, ASSOCIATED STORMWATER AND
SIMILAR DISCHARGES UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and
regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Leonard Sand Company
is hereby authorized to discharge instream mining wastewater from the following facility:
Leonard Sand Company
1315 Pine Ridge Road
Lexington
Davidson County
to receiving waters designated as Swearing Creek, a class C stream in subbasin 03-07-07 of the
Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. All discharges shall be in accordance with the effluent limitations,
monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective December 11, 2007.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day December 11, 2007.
for Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission