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NPDES DOCUMENT !;CANNING COVER SHEET
NC0080586
Carolina Stalite
NPDES Permit:
Document Type:
Permit Issuance
Wasteload
Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Renewal Application
Speculative Limits
Instream Assessment (67b)
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Permit
History
Document Date:
April 10, 2000
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
April 10, 2000
Charles B. Newsome
Carolina Stalite
P.O.Box 1037
Salisbury, North Carolina 28145-1037
Dear Mr. Newsome:
AVA
NCDENR
Subject: NPDES Permit Issuance
Permit No. NC0080586
Carolina Stalite
Rowan County
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit.
Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently
amended).
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicator• hearing upon written request within thirty (30)
days .following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to
Chapter 130B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings
(6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this decision
shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may
require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. 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, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local
governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Michael Myers at telephone number
[phone], extension 508.
Sincerely,
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
Kerr T. Stevens
cc: Central Files
Mooresville Regional Office/Water Quality Section
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Permit: NC0080586
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER 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,
Carolina Stalite Company
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Carolina Stalite
Old Beatty Ford Road
South of Gold Hill
Rowan County
to receiving waters designated as an Unnamed Tributary to Long Creek in the Yadkin -Pee Dee
River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions
set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective May 1, 2000.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 29, 2004.
Signed this day April 10, 2000.
Original Signed By
David A. Goodrich
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit: NC0080586
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Carolina Stalite Company
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue operation of an existing wastewater treatment system, located at the Carolina Stalite
Company in Rowan County, consisting of the following treatment units:
• Three stormwater catchbasins
• Four settling basins with solids storage
Discharge treated wastewater from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached
map through outfall 001 into an unnamed tributary to Long Creek which is classified C waters in the
Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin.

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Facility Information
Latitude: 35°30' 10" Sub -Basin: 03-07-13
Longitude: 80° 19' 42"
Quad #: E 17 SE
Stream Class: C
Receiving Stream: Unnamed Tributary to Long Creek
Permitted Flow: N/A
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Carolina Stalite Company
NC0080586
Carolina Stalite

Permit: NC0080586
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date to the permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from outfall(s) 001. Such discharges
shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below:
Effluent Characteristics
Limits
Monitoring Requirements
Monthly
Average
Weekly
Average
Daily
Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample Type
Sample
Locationl
Flow
2/Month
Instantaneous
E
Temperature, °C2
2/Month
Grab
E
Settleable Solids
0.1 ml/L
0.2 ml/L
2/Month
Grab
E
Turbidity3
2/Month
Grab
U, D
pH4
2/Month
Grab
E
Footnotes:
1. Sample Location: E - Effluent, I - Influent, U -Upstream, D - Downstream
2. The temperature of the effluent shall not cause an increase in the temperature of the
receiving stream of more than 2.8 °C and in no case cause the ambient water temperature
to exceed 32°C.
3. The effluent shall not cause the turbidity of the receiving stream to exceed 50 NTU. If
natural background conditions .in the. receiving stream (upstream) are greater than 50
NTUs then the effluent shall not cause an increase in the turbidity of the receiving stream.
4. The pH of the effluent shall be with the range of 6.0 to 9.0 on the standard pH scale.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
Definitions:
ml/L - milliliters per liters
C - Celsius scale
NTU - Nephelometric Turbidity Units

February 18, 2000
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
$63.
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to administer
oaths, personally appeared STEVE JOHNSON, who being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is Advertising Director of POST
PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., engaged in the publication of a newspaper known as THE POST, published, issued and entered as
second class mail in the City of Salisbury, in said County and State, that he is authorized to make this affidavit and sworn statement,
that the notice or other legal advertisement a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in THE POST, on the following
dates:
February 18, 2000
and that the said newspaper is which such notice, paper document or legal advertisement was published was, at the time of each and
every such publication, a newspaper meeting all of the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of
North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
This 18th day of February , 2000
Sworn and subscribed before me
this 18th day of February, 2000
NOTARY PUBLIC
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DENR/DWQ
FACT SHEET FOR NPDES PERMIT DEVELOPMENT
NPDES No. NC0080586
Facility Information
Applicant/Facility Name:
Carolina Stalite
Applicant Address:
P.O. Box 1037, Salisbury, North Carolina 28145-1037
Facility Address:
Old Beatty Ford Road, South of Gold Hill
Permitted Flow
N/A
Type of Waste:
Stormwater and cooling water (contact and non contact)
Facility/Permit Status:
Renewal
County:
Rowan
Miscellaneous
Receiving Stream:
UT to Long Creek
Regional Office:
Mooresville
Stream Classification:
C
USGS Topo Quad:
E 17 SE
303(d) Listed?:
No
Permit Writer:
Michael Myers
Subbasin:
03-07-13
Date:
February 1, 2000
Drainage Area (mi2): _
Summer 7Q10 (cfs)
0
Winter 7Q10 (cfs):
0
Average Flow (cfs):
0
IWC (%):
100%
Primary SIC Code:
3295
SUMMARY
Carolina Stalite is a mining operation that produces a light aggregate (stalite). The company maintains
one outfall and discharges treated stormwater into an unnamed tributary to Long Creek. The discharge is
an intermittent discharge and dependant upon climatic conditions.
TOXICITY TESTING:
Current Requirement: none
Recommended Requirement: none
COMPLIANCE SUMMARY:
In -stream review of turbidity —
Oct.'99 — upstream turbidity = 55.4; downstream = 70
Jan '98 — Upstream = 177; downstream = 95.3
April '96 — Upstream = 76.5; downstream = 107.2
INSTREAM MONITORING:
The facility is required to monitor turbidity upstream and downstream of the outfall.
PROPOSED CHANGES:
None.
PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE:
Draft Permit to Public Notice:
Permit Scheduled to Issue:
STATE CONTACT:
If you have any questions on any of the above information or on the attached permit, please contact
Michael Myers at [phone] ext. 508.
NAME DATE: Z1 4/66
1. act Sheet
NPDES Renewal
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Notes for Carolina Stalite
General Information
Carolina Stalite maintains one outfall and discharges treated stormwater into an unnamed
tributary to Long Creek. Long Creek is classified as a C water in the Yadkin -Pee Dee
River Basin. The treatment system consist of three stormwater catch basins, and four
settling basins with solids storage.
Permit Writer: MJM
Permit #: NC0080586
Permit Review
The existing permit limits settleable solids and monitoring requirements with narrative
instream limits for pH, temperature, and turbidity. Additionally, the facility is required to
monitor flow.
Permit File Review
There have been no changes since the last permit renewal, nor are any proposed during
this renewal.
Wasteload Allocation File Review
The wasteload was conducted in 1991 by Susan Wilson. WLA recommends limits for
temperature, SS and turbidity.
Stream flow characteristics:
7Q10=0
30Q2 = 0
Correspondence File Review
1999 — NOV — The facility received unsatisfactory ratings for Effluent/Receiving Waters,
Laboratory, and Facility Site Review/Operations and Maintenance.
1997 — February — NOD — The facility received unsatisfactory rating for Records and
Reports and Laboratory Sections.
DMR Review
No compliance issues from 1996 through 1999, according to the ims database.
instream review of turbidity — Oct.'99 — upstream turbidity = 55.4; downstream = 70
Jan '98 — Upstream = 177; downstream = 95.3
April '96 — Upstream = 76.5; downstream = 107.2
Basin Plan Review
According to the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin Plan Long Creek in this subbasin is
supporting its designated uses.

General Comments
Michael Parker of the Mooresville Regional Office was contacted about the possibility of
switching the facility to a stormwater permit. Due to the nature of operations at the
facility it is the Region's desire to continue to permit the facility under an individual
permit. The NPDES Unit concurs with this recommendation and will thus proceed with
the permit renewal.
There are no proposed changes to the permit.

To: Permits and Engineering Unit
Water Quality Section
Attention: Charles Weaver
Date: August 13, 1999
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
County: Rowan
MRO No. 99-113
Permit No. NC0080586
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
I. Facility and Address: Carolina Stalite
Post Office Box 1037
Salisbury, North Carolina 28145-1037
2. Date of Investigation: August 13, 1999
3. Report Prepared by: Michael L. Parker, Environmental Engineer II
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Tim Agner, [phone].
5. Directions to Site: From the intersection of US Hwy 52 and SR 1221 (Old Beatties Ford Road),
travel west on SR 1221 approximately 0.7 mile. The Carolina Stalite Company is located on the
south (left) side of SR 1221.
6. Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge points:
Latitude: 35° 30' 10" Longitude: 80° 19' 42"
Attach a USGS map extract and indicate treatment facility site and discharge point on map.
U.S.G.S. Quad No.: E17SE
U.S.G.S. Quad Name: Gold Hill, NC
7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application? Yes. There is sufficient area for
additional WWTP construction, if necessary.
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): Flat to moderate slopes; the treatment facilities
are not located within the 100 year flood plain.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: None within 500 feet.

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10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: UT to Long Creek
a. Classification: C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: Yadkin - Pee Dee 030713
c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: Discharge enters a
small wet -weather drainage ditch. General "C" classification uses downstream.
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of wastewater to be permitted: Intermittent, dependent on rainfall.
b. Current permitted capacity of the wastewater treatment facility: N/A
c. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility (current design capacity): N/A
d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous Authorizations to Construct issued
in the previous two years: N/A
e. Please provide a description of existing or substantially constructed wastewater treatment
facilities: Existing WWT facilities consist of three (3) stormwater catch basins, and four
settling basins with solids storage. The current Permit adequately describes the treatment
components.
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater treatment facilities: N/A
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: None that we are aware.
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): N/A
2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme: Tailing are used onsite as fill or mixed into
the product.
3. Treatment plant classification: N/A
4. SIC Code(s): 3295
Wastewater Code(s) Primary: 41 Secondary: 73, 15, 14, 42
Main Treatment Unit Code: 50011
PART HI - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant Funds or are any public monies
involved? No public monies were involved in the construction of this facility.

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2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity) requests: None at this time.
3. Important SOC, JOC or Compliance Schedule dates (Please indicate): N/A
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation: There are no alternatives currently available to this facility.
5. Air quality and/or groundwater concerns or hazardous materials utilized at this facility that may
impact water quality, air quality, or groundwater: The facility holds two air quality permits. The
faility is permitted by the groundwater section for remediation of petroleum contaminated soils.
There are no known hazardous materials concerns.
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The perittee, Carolina Stalite (CS), has applied for permit renewal. The product produced at this
facility is a lightweight aggregate "Stalite" that is used in the building industry. Natural gas and coal
are the fuels used in the operation of the kilns, with coal being the primary fuel. Several large piles of
coal are stored on this site. CS also burns petroleum contaminated soils that are stored inside a
containment structure until it is burned in the kilns. There have been no changes at this facility since
the permit was last renewed nor are any proposed during this renewal.
It is recommended that the Permit be renewed as requested.
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