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I i1.:\<it '441 L!SL I)'trLN 131.2c ii:t'.CI\'CEi Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources ,<,, ntv;,n n:t•, NLand Quality Section National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System N - NO EXPOSURE CERTIFICATION for Exclusion Environmental r Fav unlit} RECEIVED National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System application for exclusion Iff6hi JSSio *ter Permit based on NO EXPOSURE: Submission of this No Exposure Certification constitutes notification`fhW11Yt!i6*W0W of require a permit for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity in the State of North Carolina because it qualifies for a no exposure exclusion. A condition of no exposure at an industrial facility means all industrial materials and activities are protected by a storm resistant shelter (with some exceptions) to prevent exposure to rain, snow, snowmelt, and/or runoff. For permitted facilities in North Carolina, DEMLR must approve your application for No Exposure Certification before this exclusion is effective. Until you are issued a No Exposure Certification and your NPDES permit is rescinded, your facility must continue to abide by the terms and conditions of the current permit. Industrial materials or activities include,, but are not limited to: material handling equipment or activities, industrial machinery, raw materials, intermediate products, by-products, final products, or waste products. Material handling activities include the storage, loading and unloading, transportation, or conveyance of any taw inatetial, intertnedhife ptuduct, final piuduct ut waste,pioduct. A stuim tesistatit shelter is rtut required for the following industrial materials and activities: drums, barrels, tanks, and similar containers that are tightly sealed, provided those containers are not deteriorated and do not leak. "Sealed" means banded or otherwise secured and with locked or non -operational taps or valves, adequately maintained vehicles used in material handling; and final products, other than products that would be mobilized in stormwater discharges (e.g., rock salt). A No Exposure Certification must be provided for each facility qualifying for the no exposure exclusion. In addition, the exclusion from NPDES permitting is available on a facility -wide basis only—not for individual outfalls. If any industrial activities or materials are, or will be, exposed to precipitation, the facility is not eligible for the no exposure exclusion. By signing and submitting this No Exposure Certification form, you certify that a condition of no exposure exists at this facility or site and are obligated to comply with the terms and conditions of 40 CFR 122.26(g). If approved, your conditional No Exposure Exclusion has no expiration date BUT MUST BE self re -certified at least annually. Please look for information about re -certification under the No Exposure section on this page: httr)s://deg. nc.00v/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/eneroy-mineral-land-i3ermits/stormwater- nerm its/nodes-industrial-sw For questions, please contact the DEMLR Regional Office for your area. (See page 6) (Please print or type) 1) Mailing address of owner/operator (address to which all certification correspondence will be mailed): Name Chadwick Conn i5_ Contact Eco -Energy, LLC ____ Street Address 6100 Tower Circle, Suite 500 City ran— klin��� StateZiP Cade $7067 615 786-0401 615 .,.Y. , .. ._....�..�_..._._._.. Telephone No. Fax: 7 7$-2$07 Page 1 of 7 NCGNEOOOO No Exposure Certification 2) Location of facility producing discharge: Facility Name Eco-Enorgy Solma, LLC Facility Contact David Rodrigues _. Street Address 3812 Buffalo Road City S-elma State NC ZIP Code 7576 County Johnston Telephone No. 919 975-4072 Fax: n/a n/a 3) Physical location information: Please provide a narrative description of how to get to the facility (use street names, state road numbers, and distance and direction from a roadway intersection). 1: 1011, 1-4G Take Exit 30ij roerro onto US 70E tovafds Slnithfidc Golosooro, dust past Garner, continue onto US 70W, Take exit 333 onto Buffalo Road (1141-100). Turn rght onto Buffalo Road, Facday is located on the tight, at 38!2 Buffalo Road (A copy of a map with the facility clearly located on it should be included with the certification application.) 4) Is the facility located on Native American Lands? 0 Yes 5) Is this a Federal facility? OYes 14 No 6) Latitude N35'32'52,65" Longitude W78618'13.48" 'K No (deg., min., seconds) 7) This NPDES No Exposure Exclusion application applies to which of the following: In New or Proposed Facility Date operation is to begin * Existing Date operation began January 2017 * Renewal of existing No Exposure Certification Certification No.: NCGNE-----, 8) Was this facility or site ever covered under an NPDES Stormwater Permit? 0 Yes 0( No If yes, what is the NPDES Permit Number? 9) Standard Industrial Classification: Provide the 4 -digit Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC Code) that describes the primary industrial activity at this facility SIC Code: 5 1 7 1 10) Provide a brief description of the types of industrial activities and products produced at this facility: The primary business associated with the Eco -Energy Selma facility is the transfer of ethanol from rail car to the Marathon Terminal located west of the facility via a oineline. 11) Does this facility have any Non -Discharge permits (ex: recycle permits)? *No 0 Yes If yes, list the permit numbers for all current Non -Discharge permits for this facility: Page 2 of 7 NCGNEOGOO No Exposure Certification Exposure Checklists (12.-14U 12) Are any mfthe following materials or activities exposed to precipitation, now or in the foreseeable future? (Please check either ~Yas~wr°Nm.^) Ifyou answer "Yem^tpany mfthese items, you are not eligible for the no exposure exclusion. o.Using, storing, urcleaning industrial machinery or equipment,andareaawhens El Yes 0 N []N/A residuals from using, storing orcleaning industrial machinery orequipment remain and are exposed to stormwater b. Materials or residuals on the ground or in stormwater inlets from spills/leaks BYos '0 No 0N/A c. Materials orproducts from past industrial activity 00e $No BNA\ d. Material handling equipment (except adequately maintained vehicles) OYea 'K No 0N/A e.Materials orproducts during loading/unloading orUonoporUngactivihos []Yeo til No []N64 f. Materials or products stored outdoors (except final products intended for outside OYno No C]N/A use [y.g..new cars] where exposure tonUunnwatordoes not result inthe discharge of pollutants) g. Materials contained in open, deteriorated or leaking storage drums, barrels, BYne No 13 N/A tanks, and similar containers h. Matorials or products handled/stored on roads or railways owned or maintained []Yes MNu []N/A by the discharger iWaste material (except waste incovered, non -leaking containers [e.g, OYee �lNm BN/A dumpoters]) j. Application or disposal of process wastewater (unless otherwise permitted) [JYes 0 N ONA\ k. Particulate matter or visible deposits of residuals from roof stacks and/or vents 0Yea ^No []N/A not otherwise regulated (i.e., under an air quality control permit) and evident in the stornnwateroutf|ow 1. Empty containers that previously contained materials that are not properly stored []Yeo 91 No [I N/A (i.e., not closed and stored upside down to prevent precipitation accumulation) m. For any exterior ASTs.�well as drums, barrels, tanks, and similar containers OYes O�NoON/A stored outside, has the facility had any releases mthe past three (3) years? 13)Above Ground Storage Tanks W\STo>: Ifyou answer "No"toany ofthe following items, you are not eligible for the no exposure exclusion. a.Are exterior AST or piping free of rust, damaged orweathered coating, pits, m OYes 0 N Ok N/A deterioration, orevidence ofleaks? b.|asecondary containment provided for all exterior A8Ta? |fso, ieitfree ofany 11 Yes 0 N JN/A cracks, holes, or evidence of leaks, and are drain valves maintained iocked shut? 14)Secondary Containment: Ifyou answer "@o"toany ofthe following items, you are not eligible for the nmexposure exclusion. Page 3of7 nM/'mcnmF= NCGNEOOOO No Exposure Certification o.hasecondary containment provided for single above ground storage containers []Yes El No ti N/A (including drums, barrels, etc.)with acapacity cdmore than S8O-galkmyY b, Is secondary containment provided for above ground storage containers stored [3 Yes C]Nm 0N/A inclose proximity toeach other with mcombined capacity ofmore than 1.320 - gallons? c.|nsecondary containment provided for Title III Section 313Suparfund []Yes MNo 'O�NA4 Amendments and Roauthohza1ionAct (SARA) water priority chemicals'? d. |asecondary containment provided for hazardous substances— designated in rlYoa Q No %NA\ 40CFR §118? o.Are release valves onall secondary containment structures locked? QYen 0 N jii/N/A l5)Hazardous Waste: a. Is this facility a Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility? []Yen 21 No []N/A b.|othis facility aSmall Quantity Generator (less than 1OOOkg. of hazardous 0Yus »(No 0N6A waste generated per month) cdhazardous waste? c. (mthis facility aLarge Quantity Generator (1U0O kg. ormore ofhazardous waste 0Yea ll�No O N8\ generated per month) ofhazardous waste? If you answered yes to questions b. or c., please provide the following information: Type(a)of How ismaterial stored: Where ismaterial stnred:_________ How many disposal shipments per year: Name oftransport /disposal Vendor address: Footnotes tmQuestions 14) c. 8 d. *Note that amounts below the 660 -gallon (single) and 1,320 -gallon (combined) bulk storage minimumarequire secondary containment. However, some exceptions may be made for de minimis amounts of certain substances. and/or other qualifiers, as described in the exemptions from reporting requirements of Title III SARA 313 in 40 CFR §372.38. **Note that amounts below the 660 -gallon (single) and 1,320 -gallon (combined) bulk storage minimums require secondary containment. Nowevar, some exceptions may bamade for amounts less than the Reportable Quantities of the hazardous substances listed in 40 CFR §117.3. 16) Other information: If you answer "Yes" to any of the following items, you might not be eligible for the noexposure exclusion. Amore in-depth evaluation ofthe site circumstances may berequired. Page 4cf7 NCGNEOOOO No Exposure Certification a. Does your facility store used, recycled, or otherwise reclaimed pallets outside'? 0 Yes )i No E3 N/A b. Does your facility have coal piles on site? [] Yes *-No ❑ N/A c. Does your facility store other fuel sources outside in piles, such as wood chips, E3 Yes No 0 N/A sawdust, etc,? d. Does your facility have air emissions associated with its industrial activity (e.g- Yes 0 No ❑ N/A degreasing operations, plating, painting and metal finishing)? If so, describe the industrial activity: offloading header purge is only installed emission unit for the facility e. It you answered yes to d., are those emissions permitted by an Air Quality �.Yes 0 No 11 N/A Permit? Please specify: 10419844 I. Please list any other environmental program permits (federal, state, etc,) not specified earlier in this application (such as Hazardous Waste Permits, etc.): Permit: DWR# 15-0417 Program: NCDEQ 401 Permit Permit: SAW -2015-00325 Program: ACOE 404 Permit Permit: Program: Permit: Program: Permit: Program: Permit: Program: Permit: Program: Page 5 of 7 SWU-NCGNE Last revised 912812016 NCGNE0000 No Exposure Certification 17) Certification: I certify under penalty of law that I have read and understand the eligibility requirements for claiming a condition of "no exposure" and obtaining an exclusion from NPDES stormwater permitting. I certify under penalty of law that there are no discharges of stormwater contaminated by exposure to industrial activities or materials from the industrial facility or site identified in this document (except as allowed under 40 CFR 122.26(g)(2)). I understand that I am obligated to maintain no exposure conditions and complete a Self -Recertification form at least once each year, and if requested, provide this certification to the operator of the local municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) into which the facility discharges (where applicable). I understand that I must allow the North Carolina Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, or MSA operator where the discharge is into the local MSA, to perform inspections to confirm the condition of no exposure and to make such inspection reports publicly available upon request. I understand I must keep a copy of annual re -certifications on file at the facility. In the event that the site no longer qualifies for a No Exposure Exclusion, I understand that I must obtain coverage under an NPDES permit prior to any point source discharge of stormwater from the facility. Additionally, I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel property gathered and evaluated the information submitted, Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is to the best of my knowledge and belief true, accurate and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations. I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in this application and that to the best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate. Printed Name of Person Signing: Mr, Chadwick Gann Title: VP -� z c 7 1 77'! € ...a., (Signature of Applicant) t� . rgeied Please note: This application for the No Exposure Exclusion is subject to approval by the NCDEQ Regional Office prior to Issuance. The Regional Office may inspect your facility for compliance with no exposure conditions prior to that approval, The Regional Office may also inspect your facility at any time in the future for compliance with the No Exposure Exclusion. North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 B(i) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement. representation, or certification in any application. record, report, plan. or other document flied or required to be maintained under this Article or a rule implementing this Article;. or who knowingly makes a false statement of a material fact in a rulemaking proceeding or contested case under this Article: or who falsities, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintaineo under this Article or rules of the (Environmental Management) Commission implementing this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10.000). There is currently no fee for a No Exposure Exclusion. I Page 6 of 7 r,Wt}.Nr r;NF i act rAvic all WIMPMA sand and Gravel Pitz SOURCE: 1. USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP, ACCESSED VIA www.arcgisonline.com -,� s18 y •t Gravel ./ww•s �i • t �'o `' '' C f SITE _Pit . . 5cwrge .�' � �• �ti P�.` �eY � : u.,� { ceful • • .' SM V i+ t t f + F`: Copyright:© 2013�National Geographjc Society, i -cubed NC DWQ 401 WQ & Buffer Permit Application Eco -Energy Intermodal Facility 1501 West Oak Street, Selma, North Carolina Chambers Engineering, PA Albermarle, North Carolina 0 2,000 4,000 SCALE: 1" = 2000' �\ PROJECT LOCATION MAP GEI�osas Project 1412320 1 June 2015 Fig. 1 J:\Projects\Chambers Engineering\1501 West Oak St Selma NC\Wetland\PermitApplication\Site Location.mxd / / SAND FILTER " 4 WQV ADJUST: 463 CF SAND FILTER "A" WQV ADJUST: 1,007 CF DRAINAGE AREA FOR SAND FILTER"A" DRAINAGE AREA FOR r r' AREA: 0.17 AC / 100% IMPERVIOUS SAND FILTER "A" AREA: 0.37 AC 100% IMPERVIOUS C EX. JURI DiCTIONAL .I OFFICE BUILDING & O, / PARKING WETLAND \ I� '� ��� \ ✓ DRAINAGE AREA FOR STORMWATER WETLAND AREA: 4.00 AC EX. JURI tO* WETLA STORMWATER WETLAND, WQV VOLUME: 14,520 CF 100% IMPERVIOUS DRAWN BY: AGD DATE: 6/15 Chambers Engineering, PA DWG. NO.: STORMWATER MAPS.DWG 129 North First St., Albemarle, NC 28001 704-984-6427 0 NCBELS Firm License No. C-1660 1" = 200' ECO ENERGY - SELMA, NC STORMWATER MAP - POST CONSTRUCTION APPENDIX D Michelle M. Brown Environmental Consultant igio Halifax Court High Point, NC 27265 916/834-6532 29 August 2018 Laura Alexander DEMLR — Stormwater Program Department of Environmental Quality 1612 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 RE: Eco -Energy Selma No Exposure Certification Dear Ms. Alexander: IVSD SEP 13 2018 DENP-LANb Qti,q 71 y ST(�RIt� VATER PE-RMIi 17�G Please accept the enclosed No Exposure Certification for Exclusion, submitted on behalf of my client, Eco Energy Distribution Selma, LLC (Eco Energy Selma). The Eco -Energy Selma facility is located at 3812 Buffalo Road, in Selma, North Carolina. The primary business associated with the Eco -Energy Selma facility is the transfer of ethanol from rail cars to the Marathon Terminal located west of the facility. All transfer operations will be safely conducted as per applicable Pollution Prevention Regulations and the Operations Manual. The facility follows a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan and maintains a Facility Response Plan, per 40 CFR 112. Eco -Energy Selma was constructed in 2016 and began operations in January 2017. The Eco - Energy Selma facility does not have aboveground storage tanks onsite. There is no storage of hazardous materials at the facility and no maintenance activities take place onsite. Unit trains arrive at the facility approximately once each week and include up to 96 rail cars, each loaded with 30,000 gallons of denatured ethanol. The ethanol is off-loaded to a pipe that flows directly to the Marathon Terminal located adjacent to the facility, and offloading is generally completed within 24 hours of the rail cars arrival at the facility. The railcars are each connected to individual hoses during the offloading process; the cars are not tethered together, thus isolating each rail car as an individual container. Each rail car is inspected prior to connecting the off-loading hoses. The facility applied for and received a permit from the DAQ for emissions from three aboveground storage tanks, a truck loading rack, and rail yard offloading header purge. The only air emissions at the facility currently occur from the header purge during rail car offloading. The ASTs and truck loading rack are not scheduled for construction at the facility at this time. The facility applied for and received Section 401/404 Permits from NC DEQ and the ACOE. The construction included a sand filter system and an onsite wetland/bioretention basin to serve as BMP's for the site as a whole in maintaining onsite stormwater. The BMP's for this site do Ms, Laura Alexander 29 August 2018 Eco -Energy Selma No Exposure Certification Page 2 of 2 not receive any additional offsite flow. The wetland/bioretention basin is located south of the rail yard. The sand filter system is located north of the entrance driveway. Please see the attached diagram that shows the facility layout, including the location of the rail spur, the drainage system, and the constructed wetland/bioretention basin. Second�Containment Secondary containment was constructed at the facility in the rail car off-loading area, and consists of a constructed drainage system that flows to drainage ditches via a gravel bed of stone to the under drain, which is composed of perforated PVC pipes. The under drain is sloped to the center of the rail spur from the north and south ends of the spur: thereby transferring any accumulated liquid to the drainage ditches on each side of the rail spur. For all practical purposes, the under drain system and drainage ditches would hold approximately 1,497,620 gallons, representing 49 — 30,000 gallon tanker cars. A gate valve was installed to restrict the flow out of the rail car drainage system to the constructed wetland/bioretention basin. The valve is to be closed before train off-loading begins, and is open otherwise. Any discharge of ethanol would thus be contained within the drainage ditches along the rail spur. Rainfall that collects within this area while a train is in station is contained and may be released to the drainage inlet by manually opening the closed and locked valve after inspecting the accumulated water and determining that releasing it will not result in a release of petroleum products. The facility maintains an inspection log that documents the opening and closing of the gate valve. If you have any questions, or require additional information, please feel free to contact me by phone at (916) 834-6532, or by email at MichelleMBrown aol.com. Thank you, '-1 a L /, L c, ,1-1. 41v Michelle M. Brown Environmental Consultant Enclosures: No Exposure Certification Application Facility Site Map Facility Stormwater Post Construction Map CC: Chad Conn, Eco -Energy David Rodriguez, Eco -Energy Selma Stephen Chambers, P.E., Chambers Engineering, PA