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NCGNE DOC TYPE ❑HISTORICAL FILE DOC DATE ❑ YYYYMMDD Lawyer, Mike From Vivian G Dell'Acqua <Vivian Dell'Acqua@coviacorp com> Sent Tuesday, March 26, 2019 12 46 PM To Lawyer, Mike, Wes Newell Cc Turlington, Chad Subject RE [External] Re Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan Mile, wanted to let you know that the remediatton wort. at Mill Creek has been completed (3/22/19) Regards % CO VIA Vivian G Dell'Acqua Quality Control/Environmental Superintendent Marston, NC vivian del lacg ua(cDcoviacorp com 910-582-4816 x234 From Lawyer, Mike <mike lawyer@ncdenr gov> Sent Thursday, February 21, 2019 10 33 AM To Wes Newell <newell@backwater biz> Cc Vivian G Dell'Acqua <Vivian Dell'Acqua@coviacorp com>, Turlington, Chad <chad turlington@ncdenr gov> Subject RE [External] Re Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan Wes, I have reviewed the restoration plan that you provided concerning the sediment release at the Covia Corporation's Marston Mine in Richmond County, which resulted from Hurricane Florence While the plan appears appropriate for sediment removal and stabilization in the upland area, I have cc'd this e-mail to Chad Turlington with the Division of Water Resources (DWR) in this office so that he may have an opportunity to review the plan (copy attached) and provide any comment/approval as it pertains to the impacted wetlands area Chad may also be able to confer with the Corps of Engineers regarding any necessary permits/approvals through their agency Michael Lawyer, CPSWQ Environmental Program Consultant Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 910 433-3394 office mike law er ncdenr gov 225 Green Street, Suite 714 Fayetteville, NC 28301 Kra-- 'Nothing Compares . , , Email correspondence to and from this address 1s subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties From Wes Newell <newell@backwater biz> Sent Wednesday, February 20, 2019 9 59 AM To Lawyer, Mike <mike lawyer@ncdenr gov> Cc Vivian G Dell'Acqua <vivian dell'acqua@coviacorp com> Subject [External] Re Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan I wanted to follow up on the sediment removal plan at Covia Corporation, Marston Plant We are hoping to start this work next Monday, 2/25 and wanted to see what we need from you? I also left a phone message this morning Thanks Wes Newell Backwater Environmental / OCI (919) 523-4375 From Wes Newell <newell@backwater biz> Sent Monday, February 11, 2019 1148 To mike lawyer@ncdenr_gov Cc Vivian G Dell'Acqua, Wes Newell Subject Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan Mike, Backwater Environmental has completed a reclamation plan for the sediment release at Mill Creek on the Marston Mine property (attached) We have tentatively scheduled Monday, February 251h to start this work (3-week project duration) if the plan is acceptable Please feel free to call or email at any time with questions or for more information We will await comments and/or approval of the plan as needed and notice to proceed from Covia prior to completing the work Thanks Wes Newell Backwater Environmental / OCI P O Box 1654 Pittsboro N C 27312 (919) 523-4375 newell@backwater biz www backwater biz Please Note Email Address Change On June 1, 2018, Unimin and Fairmount santrol merged to form Covia Please update your contact records to reflect the New Company Name and Email Address Change Lawyer, Mike From. Bailey, David E CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <David E Bailey2@usace army mil> Sent. Friday, February 22, 2019 12 00 PM To: Vivian G Dell'Acqua Cc Lawyer, Mike, Wes Newell, Lawyer, Mike, Turlington, Chad Subject [External] RE Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan CAUTION External email Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify Send all suspicious email as an attachment to report spam@nc gov<mailto report spam@nc gov> Thank you for the heads up and information you provided, Vivian Based on that information, and as long as the activity can be completed without a discharge of fill material within wetlands or other potential waters of the US, no Department of Army authorization (i a Corps of Engineers permit) is required to complete this work Please let me know if you have any questions -Dave Bailey David E Bailey, PWS Regulatory Project Manager US Army Corps of Engineers CE-SAW-RG-R 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 Phone (919) 554-4884, Ext 30 Fax (919) 562-0421 Email David E Bailey2@usace army mil We would appreciate your feedback on how we are performing our duties Our automated Customer Service Survey is located at http Hcorpsmapu usace army mil/cm_apex/f?p=136 4 0 Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and complete the survey -----Original Message----- FromVivian G Dell'Acqua [mailto Vivian Dell'Acqua@coviacorp com] Sent Friday, February 22, 2019 10 59 AM To Bailey, David E CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <David E Bailey2@usace army mil> Cc Lawyer, Mike <mike lawyer@ncdenr gov>, Wes Newell <newel I @backwater biz>, Lawyer, Mike <mike lawyer@ncdenr gov> Subject [Non-DoD Source] FW Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan Mr Bailey, Per our discussion, please find attached the plan for cleaning up Mill Creek from the unanticipated bypass that occurred during Hurricane Florence We just need to know if a permit is required prior to starting the work Regards, Vivian G Dell'Acqua Quality Control/Environmental Superintendent Marston, NC vivian dellacqua@covfacorp corn <mailto vivian dellacqua@covfacorp com> 910-582-4816 x234 From Wes Newell <newell@backwater bin Sent Monday, February 11, 2019 1149 AM To Mike lawyer@ncdenr gov Cc Vivian G Dell'Acqua <Vivian Dell'Acqua@covfacorp cam>, Wes Newell <newell@backwater biz> Subject Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan Mike, Backwater Environmental has completed a reclamation plan for the sediment release at Mill Creek on the Marston Mine property (attached) We have tentatively scheduled Monday, February 25th to start this work (3-week project duration) if the plan is acceptable Please feel free to call or email at anytime with questions or for more information We will await comments and/or approval of the plan as needed and notice to proceed from Covia prior to completing the work Thanks Wes Newell Backwater Environmental / OCI P 0 Box 1654 Pittsboro N C 27312 (919) 523-4375 newell@backwater biz <mailto newell@backwater bin Blockedwww backwater biz <Blockedhttp //www backwater biz> 2 Lawyer. Mike From* Turlington, Chad Sent Friday, February 22, 2019 9 33 AM To Lawyer, Mike, Wes Newell Cc Vivian G Dell'Acqua Subject RE [External] Re Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan The restoration plan submitted is acceptable to the Division of Water Resources My only comment is that contact should be made with David Bailey with the Army Corps of Engineers at (919) 554-4884 ext 30 or david a bailev2@usace army mil to confirm that a permit would not be required for the restoration work From. Lawyer, Mike Sent Thursday, February 21, 2019 10 33 AM To Wes Newell <newell@backwater biz> Cc Vivian G Dell'Acqua <vivian dell'acqua@coviacorp com>, Turlington, Chad <chad turlington@ncdenr gov> Subject RE [External] Re Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan Wes, I have reviewed the restoration plan that you provided concerning the sediment release at the Covia Corporation's Marston Mine in Richmond County, which resulted from Hurricane Florence While the plan appears appropriate for sediment removal and stabilization in the upland area, I have cc'd this e-mail to Chad Turlington with the Division of Water Resources (DWR) in this office so that he may have an opportunity to review the plan (copy attached) and provide any comment/approval as it pertains to the impacted wetlands area Chad may also be able to confer with the Corps of Engineers regarding any necessary permits/approvals through their agency Michael Lawyer, CPSWQ Environmental Program Consultant Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 910 433-3394 office mike _lawver cDncdenr gov 225 Green Street, Suite 714 Fayetteville, NC 28301 N_ - - - —Nothing Compares---, Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties From Wes Newell <newell@backwater biz> Sent Wednesday, February 20, 2019 9 59 AM To Lawyer, Mike <mike lawyer@ncdenr eov> Cc Vivian G Dell'Acqua <vivian dell'acqua@coviacorp com> Subject [External] Re Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan I wanted to follow up on the sediment removal plan at Covia Corporation, Marston Plant We are hoping to start this work next Monday, 2/25 and wanted to see what we need from you? I also left a phone message this morning Thanks Wes Newell Backwater Environmental / OCI (919) 523-4375 From Wes Newell <newell@backwater biz> Sent Monday, February 11, 20191148 To. mike lawyer@ncdenr gov Cc Vivian G Dell'Acqua, Wes Newell Subject Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan Mike, Backwater Environmental has completed a reclamation plan for the sediment release at Mill Creek on the Marston Mine property (attached) We have tentatively scheduled Monday, February 25"' to start this work (3-week project duration) if the plan is acceptable Please feel free to call or email at any time with questions or for more information We will await comments and/or approval of the plan as needed and notice to proceed from Covia prior to completing the work Thanks Wes Newell Backwater Environmental / OCI P 0 Box 1654 Pittsboro N C 27312 (919) 523-4375 newell @backwater biz www backwater biz Lawyer, Mike From Lawyer, Mike Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2019 10 33 AM TO- 'Wes Newell' Cc Vivian G Dell'Acqua, Turlington, Chad Subject RE [External] Re Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan Attachments. Covia-Mill Creek Reclamation Plan reduced 2-5-19 pdf Wes, I have reviewed the restoration plan that you provided concerning the sediment release at the Covia Corporation's Marston Mine in Richmond County, which resulted from Hurricane Florence While the plan appears appropriate for sediment removal and stabilization in the upland area, I have cc'd this e-mail to Chad Turlington with the Division of Water Resources (DWR) in this office so that he may have an opportunity to review the plan (copy attached) and provide any comment/approval as it pertains to the impacted wetlands area Chad may also be able to confer with the Corps of Engineers regarding any necessary permits/approvals through their agency Michael Lawyer, CPSWQ Environmental Program Consultant Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 910 433-3394 office mike law er ncdenr gov 225 Green Street, Suite 714 Fayetteville, NC 28301 K. C. 'Nothing Compares_.--, Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties From. Wes Newell <newell@backwater biz> Sent Wednesday, February 20, 2019 9 59 AM To Lawyer, Mike <mike lawyer@ncdenr gov> Cc Vivian G Dell'Acqua <vivian dell'acqua@coviacorp com> Subject [External] Re Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan I wanted to follow up on the sediment removal plan at Covia Corporation, Marston Plant We are hoping to start this work next Monday, 2/25 and wanted to see what we need from you? I also left a phone message this morning Thanks Wes Newell Backwater Environmental / OCI (919) 523-4375 From Wes Newell <newell@backwater biz> Sent. Monday, February 11, 2019 1148 To mike law er ncdenr gov Cc. Vivian G Dell'Acqua, Wes Newell Subject Covia Corporation, Marston Mine, Mill Creek Reclamation Plan Mike, Backwater Environmental has completed a reclamation plan for the sediment release at Mill Creek on the Marston Mine property (attached) We have tentatively scheduled Monday, February 25t' to start this work (3-week project duration) if the plan is acceptable Please feel free to call or email at any time with questions or for more information We will await comments and/or approval of the plan as needed and notice to proceed from Covia prior to completing the work Thanks Wes Newell Backwater Environmental / OCI P 0 Box 1654 Pittsboro N C 27312 (919) 523-4375 newell@backwater biz www backwater biz Reclamation Plan Covia Corporation Marston Plant Mill Creek Richmond County, North Carolina PREPARED FOR 1'CoVjA COVIA CORPORATION ' 541 COGNAC ROAD MARSTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28363 PREPARED BY BACKWATER ENVIRONMENTAL P O. BOX 1654 PITTSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 27312 February 2019 COVIA CORPORATION MARSTON PLANT RECLAMATION PLAN Mill Creek 1.0 Introduction Covia Corporation has developed this reclamation plan for an approximately 0 18-acre wetland area and adjacent 0 20-acre upland area located on Mill Creek at the Marston Mine in Richmond County, North Carolina (Figure 1) As the result of hurricane rainfall in the Fall of 2018, a soil embankment along a Marston Mine excavation area collapsed and discharged sediment into wetlands associated with Mill Creek (Figure 2) The Marston Mine self -reported the discharge to the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources immediately following the incident In addition, the Marston Plant immediately contacted Mike Lawyer at the North Carolina Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources via email and subsequently followed up with written notification Proactively, Covia Corporation repaired the embankment to stop further sediment discharge into Mill Creek This document outlines a reclamation plan to remove and stabilize sediment in Mill Creek, thereby protecting downstream waters in Mcleod Pond (also owned by Covia) This plan is intended to summarize Site conditions before the hurricane, existing conditions after the hurricane, and proposed actions to remove and stabilize sediment at the Site 1 1 Site Location The Site is located approximately 0 75 mile east of Cognac and 9 miles east of Rockingham in eastern Richmond County, North Carolina within USGS 14-digit HUC 03040204010010 of the Lumber River Basin (North Carolina Division of Water Resources Subbasin Number 03-07-55) (Figure 1) Directions to Site from Rockingham • From the Town of Rockingham take N US Highway 1 (Fayetteville Road) and follow for approximately 9 7 miles • Take a sharp right onto NC Highway 177 and follow for 1 6 miles • Turn left onto Cognac Road • In 0 25 mile the Site is on the left Site Coordinates 34 9542, -79 5957 1 2 Site Overview & Historic Conditions The Site encompasses approximately 0 18 acres of impacted wetland located downstream of a water recycling pond at the Marston Mine (Figure 2) An additional 0 20 acres of uplands within the riparian zone were also impacted along the flow path Sediment is not contaminated by heavy metals or other pollutants, and pH measurements indicate natural levels Prior to the embankment breach, the area of sediment deposition within Mill Creek was characterized by a shallow, wide, braided wetland system that was frequently impacted by beaver activity and McLeod Pond backwater conditions The system was characterized by seml- permanently inundated maple -gum swamp on its margins and relatively open in the interior due to canopy mortality resulting from beaver and impoundment Covia Corporation (Marston Plant) Reclamation Plan along Mill Creek page t I ' N - m Abe 1 i"r,ru xd,.,y.M wi7'r� ey 1 My e p i f'ly,w,° WPy40 *wit 1 �� w to" y r+ f r� .'��. �� •.a,.n � ,a.� r.� � >fz>j�ir'r k . 4 f i IF 00 MIM us 1 Oc am Nil I Covia Corporation ?w +fib, �,+4<�� 541 Cognac Road * �^ '< htt., k 1 11hriP 7 Marston, NC 28363 r � r i s Haul y 1 Latitude 34 955549 r '� ;wI F, Longitude -79 606211 w4t"'t-11a} lli�s +,+.r "�f It M 41-�04 wnl Nq as } f .1. r A �� � �• _,ram AIFX. I � w r� 1 i ! ♦� r Vd f t4otwo W W. Sour 0 4 25 8 Mlles i Z98If 0 ' Site Location Covia Corporation Reclamation Site Richmond County, North Carolina Dwn By JWN FIGURE Date FEB 2019 Project 77-2801 t. Dwn By FIGURE 2 Data Feb 2019 Project 77-2801 2.0 Project Area — Existing Conditions 21 Physiography Situated within the Sandhills portion of the Southeastern Coastal Plain Ecoregion of North Carolina, the Site's regional physiography is characterized by dissected, irregular dunes with moderate to steep side slopes, and low to moderate gradient sandy bottomed streams (Griffith et al 2002) Onsite elevations are relatively level averaging between 310-320 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) (USGS Marston, North Carolina 7 5-minute topographic quadrangle) Surrounding land use consists primarily of forest land associated with the Sandhills Game Lands and the Covia Marston Plant 22 Water Quality The Site occurs within USGS 14-digit HU 030402040 100 10 (NCDWQ Subbasin 03-07-55) of the Lumber River Basin Mill Creek is not located in a Targeted Local Watershed and is not listed on the NCDWR final 2014 or draft 2016 303(d) lists (NCDWR 2014, NCDWR 2016) Mill Creek has been assigned a Best Usage Classification of C (NCDWR 2016) 23 Soils Based on web soil survey mapping (MRCS 2016), the Site is comprised entirely of Johnston mucky loam (Cumulic Humaquepts) The Johnston series is characterized by nearly level (0-2 percent slopes), very poorly drained hydric soils on floodplains that are frequently flooded, and a seasonal high water table that generally occurs at the soil surface 24 Vegetation Historically, the Site was characterized by Cypress -Gum Swamp (Brownwater Subtype), as per the community descriptions from Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina (Schafale and Weakley 1990) These communities are typically dominated by water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) and bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), however, these systems are slow to recover from disturbance and currently the area is dominated by red maple (Acer rubrum), swamp black gum (Nyssa biflora) and swamp titi (Cyrdla racemiflora) The margins of the Site are fringed by wetlands dominated by gallberry (Ilex coriacea) and a canopy of loblolly pine (Pious taeda) 25 Sediment Characteristics During the berm breach, the sediment release passed through and approximately 0.2-acre upland area dominated by loblolly pine (Figure 3) The silt fence located between the berm and forested upland buffer was destroyed during the event Dry sediment deposits remain in this area ranging from 0 1 feet to 1 2 feet in thickness (ridges) based on on -site measurements A majority of the vegetation in this upland area remains intact Sediment ridges greater than approximately 0 3 feet above the antecedent soil surface have buried existing vegetation and may continue to migrate towards the wetland area Deposits generally less than 4 inches thick continue to support standing vegetation (roughness) and are unlikely to migrate further down -slope if stabilized in place and planted with diagnostic vegetation Covia Corporation (Marston Plant) Reclamation Plan along Mill Creek W. 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R �,• � r tij IL �:?i±" rY'*.rl�'f,3' ".•t •., •�}'s.asn.. .i •fir. .�.a: BACK Mill Creek Existing Conditions• 1 11 L' I ki 11 1: id f H 1 u. 1 • - •Corporation • • �_ -11 YI, • •County,•Carolina The sediment passed through the upland buffer and deposited approximately 400 CY of sediment within the 0 18-acre wetland area identified in Figure 3 The sediment ranges from 0 3 feet thick along the wetland periphery to 2 2 feet thick within the deposit interior Because pre-existing vegetation was generally sparse prior to the discharge, most of the vegetation appears to remain standing The normal pool water surface elevation of Mcleod Pond approaches the elevation of the top of this sediment deposit Therefore, lowering the pond water surface elevation would assist in drying out the sediment for removal 3,0 Reclamation Plan Reclamation will occur within approximately 0 38 acres of Mill Creek impacted by sediment deposition A reclamation plan is provided in Figure 4 The general sequence of events includes the following 1) Partially lower Mcleod Pond 1-2 weeks prior to sediment removal 2) Transport/mobilize equipment and materials 3) Re -install silt fence 4) Remove sediment ridges, re -expose standing vegetation, and smooth the soil surfaces within the upland buffer area 5) Access to the wetland area will pass through the upland stabilization area 5) Protect access path with log mud mats through wetland areas 7) Excavate sediment within the area identified on Figure 4 8) Dispose sediment within upland areas of Covia Corporation 9) Stabilize/restore wetland surface underneath log mud mats and in excavation areas 10) Seed (temporary/permanent) and mulch all disturbed surfaces, 11)Repair access paths and stabilize Site, 12) Demobilize equipment, 13) Meet with agencies upon completion of work Upon completion of grading activities, the area will be restored by removing mud mats and filter cloth, seeding with temporary and permanent seed mixes, and mulching (see Temporary/Permanent Seeding and Mulching section below) As the area is dominated by ericaceous vegetation (gallberry, clethra, lyonia, etc ) the temporary impact is expected to recover quickly Sediment Removal Sediment removal will be completed using a small, low ground pressure (LGP) excavator and a LGP skid steer loader Tracked equipment that displaces the weight of the machine will be used to minimize impacts to sediments and wetland areas Equipment is expected to travel upon higher elevation sand bars and deposits providing a stable surface Where sand bars are not available, mud mats will be used to move throughout the Site Covia Corporation (Marston Plant) Reclamation Plan along Mill Creek Mill Creek Sediment Removal Wetland �J1. Deposition Area 1ry7 I , r fit• r F Sediment Removal 5N�z Upland Deposition Area - � 0, S Re -install Silt Fence ,'��J'a �M� Syr � yw#(� ��. � �"• y�'"';��}�,�.� . _t •y• �y 110f. r �-,14? Mlr F•w �./�. ne � �! #n �q'y]e�,r, A�x> ib .ice"h` �•'" L ,. r i�., ., ; . 'tYv � � j�+�� � '.J-1 i I .ea� • r f f �'"", ' �. �'r;�;': r �f ��1. , ',! ,�� ,.�:Kr ��'+.• 'i�',�, . � ' �•�1���_' :� "� '� .`"YRry �j���f ��� ��� E .�I."��n-��` i �i•i'�ti J `y.! �yy• '4' S.t�1^T � ��CA'�✓ ,ti ��,4.+t y. S' 4 ., �ti59i.�,� �� .; �,.""lK��f`:'°t/', ���i',.• C. ,�i 1„ �..-II'� Fti+��Y' F BACK Mill CreekReclamationf rlvl Iln hLI I lll.it - -` 1 ` Covia Corporation Reclamat• Richmond County, North Carolina ...,..`.ter I Temporary diversion of flow will be achieved by lowering the level of Mcleod Pond several weeks prior to sediment removal and promoting lower -elevation flows around the periphery of the sediment deposit Sediment removal will be targeted in areas with sediment depths exceeding 4 inches that are void of stabilizing cover Impacts to areas with stabilizing cover will be avoided, where feasible Stabilizing cover includes herbaceous material, root mats, and stumps with greater than 50% coverage density Sediment will be excavated to within several inches of the depth of the historic ground surface (dark organics and/or depleted sands) to avoid impacts to the existing seed bed and root mats but allow for germination The material will be cast directly into a tracked skid steer loader Excavated material will be removed from the Site and deposited in upland areas within the Covia Corporation property Wetland Surface Stabilization/Restoration Care will be taken to avoid ground surface impacts to the maximum extent possible Areas disturbed by excavation, equipment movement, or mud mats will be fine graded to the historic elevation Surface roughness is encouraged during grading to the historic elevation to catch temporary/permanent seed and natural organic matter The entire excavation area will be seeded and mulched upon completion of sediment removal as described below Temporary/Permanent Seeding and Mulching The Site will be seeded with a fast growing temporary seed mix consisting of rye grain at a rate of 50 pounds per acre The temporary seed is expected to grow quickly and provide a root mat and cover, holding sediment in place until permanent seeding can establish A native wetland/riparian buffer grass seed mix will be spread on top of the rye grass at a rate of 15 pounds per acre The grass seed mix will be spread as per manufacturer guidelines and recommendations Subsequently, wheat straw will be spread to cover and stabilize the seed mix in order to keep seeds from washing downstream In areas where abundant natural organic matter (wrack) that has been washed by Hurricane Matthew is available, the natural organic matter may be used in the place of wheat straw Since the seed mix and straw will be spread along a jurisdictional stream, no tackifying agents, fertilizers, or other soil amendments are proposed In addition, no monitoring of Site seeding is proposed The following table lists the permanent, native seed mixture proposed for the Site Permanent Seed Mix Common Name (Scientific Name) Percent of Mix Riverbank wild rye (Elymus riparuis) 20 Redtop panicgrass (Panicum rigldulum) 8 Smooth pamcgrass (Panicum dichotomiflorum) 14 Fox sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) 12 Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) 23 Deer tongue (Dichanthelium calandestinum) 8 Showy tickseed sunflower (Bidens aristosa) 7 Covia Corporation (Marston Plant) Reclamation Plan along Mill Creek Soft rush (Juncus effusus) 4 PA Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) 2 Eastern bur reed (Spargamum americanum) 2 * Native Grass Mix - Wetland Seed Mix (available at Mellow Marsh Farms) Access Path Repair Upon completion of sediment removal, wetland and stream stabilization, and seeding/mulching the access roads will be graded to the natural ground surface, or the elevation prior to access road installation All erosion control devices, filter cloth, mud mats, and/or other road stabilizing materials will be removed and the ground surface will be graded to prior conditions The ground surface will be prepped and seeded as described above In addition, mulch (either wheat straw or natural material will be spread to reduce erosion and washing of seed At this time, no forested woody vegetation is proposed to be planted and vegetation is expected to return naturally 4.0 Permit Application The access path leading up to the jurisdictional wetland boundary will be placed entirely within the upland buffer In addition, sediment removal wttfVn the 0 18-acre wetland will be performed without discharge of fill material Therefore, sediment removal activities are expected to be conducted without formal Nation Wide Permit (NWP) permit application NCDWR coordination will be completed through review 1 approval of this plan and coordination upon completion of the sediment removal and stabilization work Cola Corporation (Marston Plant) Reclamation Plan along Mill Creek ((";PA'COVIA September 19, 2018 Michael Lawyer, CPSWQ Environmental Program Consultant Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources 225 Green Street, Suite 714 Fayatteville, NC 28301 Subject: Unanticipated Bypass Notification - Covia Holdings Corporation - Marston Facility NPDES Permit NCG02000, Certificate of Coverage No. NCG020007 Dear Mr Lawyer As per verbal report to NCSER at 10 43 am Monday, September 17, 2018, an unanticipated bypass occurred on Saturday and Sunday, September 150 and 16t" Severe rainstorms from Hurricane Florence caused stormwater to accumulate and breach a section of berm, flowing past the silt fence Into Mill Creek and then on into McLeod Lake Our estimate is at least 14 05 inches of rain fell within 3 5 days (11 23 Inches in 30 hours) at the mine site The Marston mine was not operating during this time and there were no safe access points to sample the outflow at that time Exact measurements of the amount of overflow is not possible The flow line of the discharge of stormwater and sediment due to erosion occurred past a silt fence for 250 feet into Mill Creek, flowed approximately 950 feet down Mill Creek eventually ending in McLeod Lake It is estimated this condition started at approximately 9 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2018 Steps to re -berm the area were started at 7 30 am Monday, September 17, 2018 and were completed by 11 am Additionally, a silt fence will be utilized to help assure any further sedimentation does not discharge Investigation into the event will occur to better our knowledge and preparedness when another storm event occurs Should you have any questions or require additional information, please contact me at matt wilkinsacoviacorp com or (910) 562-4816 Sincerely, COVIA HOLDINGS CQRPORATION / C--:- `-�_ att Wilkins Plant Manager Cnvi3 Corporation 1 121 St Andrpwa Court I Mankato iI iN 56001 � P 507 36a 21 f t J F 507 A6 21 tp i vnry CowaCorp coin CA � covIa September 18, 2018 Michael Lawyer, CPSWQ Environmental Program Consultant Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources 225 Green Street, Suite 714 Fayetteville, NC 28301 Subject: Anticipated Bypass Notification — Covia Holdings Corporation,— Marston Facility NPDES Permit NCG02000, Certificate of Coverage No NCG020007 Dear Mr Lawyer Covia Holdings Corporation (Covia) will have an anticipated bypass at the Marston Facility located In Richmond County per NPDES NCG02000, Part V, Section C 4 b 1 Due to Hurricane Florence and an excessive amount of water at the Marston facility, there are extremely high levels of water in our retention ponds Marston will have an anticipated bypass of stormwater and wastewater from Pond 12 to McLeods Lake The bypass is necessary to safely maintain the facility and prevent pond failure We do not expect that this bypass will cause effluent limitation to be exceeded A temporary diesel pump will be installed at Pond 12 along with a pipeline from the diesel pump to McLeods Lake We expect that the temporary pump will be capable of pumping 2500-3000 gallons per minute and, will confirm the capacity using the pump manufacture's equipment pump curve The temporary pump will remain in place and pumping until the water levels reach a safe and sustainable level Should you have any questions or require additional, information, please contact me at a Q covi o or (910) 582-4816 Sincerely, CO IA HOLD NGS ORPORATION /� ins%�.�..9..._ Matt Akins Plant Manager CovFB Corporation ( 121 5t Andrews Court I Mankato MN 560011 P 507 386 21111 F 507 386 2110 1 www CovlaCorp com �a Energy, Mineral and Land Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY August 30, 2018 Covia Holdings Corporation Attn Douglas S Losee, VP Environmental 121 St Andrews Court Mankato, MN 56001 ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S REGAN Secretary WILLIAM E (TOBY) VINSON, dR Inierrm Director Subject COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION NPDES General Permit NCG020000 Covia Holdings Corporation Marston Plant, Certificate of Coverage NCG020007 Richmond County Dear Mr Losee On August 28, 2018, a site inspection was conducted for the Marston Plant facility located at 541 Cognac Road in Richmond County, North Carolina A copy of the Compliance Inspection Report is enclosed for your review Ms Vivian Dell'Acqua, Quality Control/Environmental Superintendent, and Mr Matt Wilkins, Plant Manager, were also present during the inspection and their time and assistance is greatly appreciated The site visit and file review revealed that the subject facility is covered by NPDES General Permit NCG020000 under Certificate of Coverage NCG020007 Permit coverage authorizes the discharge of stormwater, mine dewatering wastewater and/or process wastewater from the facility to receiving waters designated as Clay Branch, a Class C waterbody in the Lumber River Basin As a result of the inspection, the facility was found to be in compliance with the conditions of the NCG020000 permit Please refer to the enclosed Compliance Inspection Report for additional comments and observations made during the inspection Please be advised that violations of the NPDES General Permit are subject to a civil penalty assessment of up to $25,000 per day for each violation If you or your staff have any questions, comments, or needs assistance with understanding any aspect of your permit, please contact me at (910) 433-3394 or by e-mail at mike lawyer@ncdenr gov Sincerely, Michael Lawyer, CPSWQ Environmental Program Consultant DEMLR Enclosure ec Vivian Dell'Acqua, QC/Environmental Superintendent — Covia Holdings Corporation V Matt Wilkins, Plant Manager — Covia Holdings Corporation ✓ Alyssa Moody — Covia Holdings Corporation✓ cc FRO — DEMLR, Stormwater Files State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality l Energy Mineral and Land Resources Fayetteville Regional Office l 225 Green Sum Suite 714 l Fayetteville NC 29301 91OA33 3300 *unImin • �t,� ���member n1 the &heh o Gmup Matt Wilkins Plant Manager ►4/�s t. / wo'k,& to AA Corp. Cast Main 910-582-4616 ext 224 Unimin Corporation Mobile 919-815-5671 541 Cognac Road Email flarston, NC 28363 l -It, w,lS�[ov,aCorp, cow Permit NCG020007 SOC County Richmond Region Fayetteville Contact Person Kris Benusa Directions to Facility System Classifications Primary ORC Secondary ORC(s) On -Site Representative(s) On -site representative On -site representative Related Permits Compliance Inspection Report Effective 10/01/15 Expiration 09/30/20 Owner Covia Holdings Corporation Effective Expiration Facility Marston Plant 541 Cognac Rd Marston NC 28363 Title Phone 507-386 2913 Inspection Date 08128l201$ EntryTime 10 Primary Inspector Mike Lawye Secondary Inspector(s) Certification Vivian Dell'Acqua Matt Wilkins Phone 910-582-4816 ext 234 910-582-4816 Exit Time 12 40PM Phone 910433-33Q0 Ext,W 339Y Reason for Inspection Routine Inspection Type Compliance Evaluation Permit Inspection Type Mining Activities Slormwater Discharge COG Facility Status Compliant [] Not Compliant Question Areas ■ Storm Water (See attachment summary) Page 1 air Permit NCG020007 Owner - Facility Cava Holdings Corporation Inspection Date 0812812018 inspection Type Compliance Evaivatlon - Reason for Visit Routine Inspection Summary Facility's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan contains all permit -required components and is updated annually Weekly BMP inspections and maintenance are documented Although the facility does not appear to have any distinct point source discharge outfalls, Annual Summary DMRs are completed and submitted indicating no outfalls/no discharges Since the previous inspection on June 28, 2016, there have been two unanticipated bypasses, which were properly reported and addressed One occurred in October 2016 as a result of Hurricane Matthew causing the side of recirculating pond #4 to fail allowing water and sediment to flow into Clay Branch Creek, a tributary of Gum Swamp Creek Appropriate actions were taken to repair the pond, recover the lost sediment and restore the affected area The second bypass occurred on Saturday, March 24, 2018 when a butterfly valve was inadvertently left open from pond #5 to pond #4 causing the recirculating water in pond #4 to overflow through its rock emergency spillway to Clay Branch Creek The bypass report indicates that the water contained no sediment and was clear Observations were made of this area during the inspection and no impacts were noted In addition to the bypasses, Ms Dell'Acqua relayed that a diesel fuel spill occurred in early August 2018 near the Gum Swamp water withdrawal intake This incident was reported to the Division of Waste Management as well as Richmond County Emergency Management The affected area has been restored and is in the process of being stabilized Page 2 Permit. NGG020007 Owner Facility Covia Holdings Corporation Inspection Date 08/28/2018 Inspection Type Compliance Evaluabon Reason for Visit Routine Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Ye No NA NE Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan? 1111 ❑ # Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a BMP summary? E ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)7 E ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the facility provide and document Employee Training? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program? N ❑ ❑ ❑ Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented? N ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment Qualitative Monitoring Yea No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitonng semi-annually? ❑ ❑ N ❑ Comment Monitoring reports indicate no outfalls/no discharges Analytical Monitoring Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? ❑ ❑ E ❑ Comment Monitoring reports indicate no_outfalls/no dischartaes Permit and Outfalls Yee No NA NE # Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? - ___ — - W ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ❑ -❑ ❑ - - # If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division? 1113 ❑ # Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges? ❑ ❑ E ❑ Comment Facility does not appear to have any distinct point source discharge outfalls Page 3 June 28, 2018 Laura Alexander North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Energy, Mineral and Land Resources - Stormwater 1612 Mall Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 Subject- Unimin Corporation Name Change — Marston Facility NPDES Permit Name Change — Permit #NCG020007 Dear Sir/Madam Please accept this correspondence as formal notice that, effective June 1, 2018, Unimin Corporation changed its name from "UNIMIN CORPORATION" to "COVIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION" This name change is administrative and does not reflect a change in control or EIN We respectfully request an update to the referenced permittregistration(s) to reflect this administrative change Supplemental information is attached hereto, as required Should you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Kris Benusa (Kris Benusa@coviacorp com) or (607) 386-2913 Sincerely, COVIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION Douglas S Losee V P Environmental Enclosures NPDES Permit Name/Ownership Request ecoples to Matt Wilkins -- Marston Cavia Corporztion 1 121 St Aedraws Court I Manketo MN 560011 P 507 386 2111 1 F 507 386 21101 www CoviaCorp cam i II Permit Status II Permit status prior to requested change a Permit Issued to * Unlmn Corporation OTTEM Nam b Person legally responsible for permit First name * Middle name Last name Douglas S Losee Title Vice President of Environmental Permit holder's mailing address * Phone # * Fax # 50738 50736 62111 82110 c Facility name d Facility address # Street Address 121 St Andrews Court Address Ur e 2 Olv Mankato Ftistal I Zip Code 56001 Unlmn Corp -Marston Street Address Flwy 177 N Address tine 2 City Marston postal 14 Code 28363 e Facility contact person (prior to change, optional) First name Middle name Last name Matt Wilkins Phone # 9105824816 SrAe r Ravime / lemon MN Ow" United States State! Ftmnrx e! NC Y United States t III Requested Change Information Please provide the following for the requested change (revised permit) a Request for changes is a result 0 Change in ownership of facility of * f3 Name Change of the facility or owner b Permit to be Issued to * Covia Holdings Corporation OXT" c Person to be legally responsible for permit First name * Middle name Last name Doug Losee Title Vice President of Environmental Permit holder's mailing address * Phone # * Email address 50738 douglas 1 62111 osee@co viacorp c om Stred Address 121 St Andrews Court Address lane 2 City Mankato Fbstal! Tip Code 56001 d Faciltly name * Marston Plant Is the FACILITY contact different than the person legally responsible above?* d Yes 0 No f Facilitycontact person First name Matt Phone # Middle name 9105824816 Email address * matt wlkins@coviacorp com Last name Wilkins State Rovinee! Pegm MN OXF*Y United States i IV Permit Contact Information Is the PERMIT contact different than the person legally responsible above?* 4 Yes o No IV Permit contact Information (0 drffww form the person legacy responsbe for the pmnt) First Name * Middle Last Name Kris Name Benusa Title Mailing Address * Phone # * 5073862913 Environmental Specialist Sreet Address 121 St Andrews Court Adctess ilne 2 CHY Mankato Postal 1 Zp Code 56001 Email Address * kris benusa@coviacorp com Sate! Province! fagion MN Country United States V Permit Facility Activities V Will the permitted facility continue to conduct the SAME industrial activities conducted prior to this ownership or name change * a Yes T No VI Signature In,the case of an ownership change, request, certifications must be signed byh2ththe permit holder prior to the change Wd the new applicant For a name change request, the signed Permittee's Certification Is sufficient This completed application Is required for both name change and/or ownership change requests North Carolina General Statute 143 - 215 6 b (i) provides that Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certifieanon in any apphcatnon, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this Article or a rule implerricntmg this Artier, or who know ingly makes a raise statement of a material fact in a rulLrnakmg proceeding or contested case under tlris Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under this Article or rules of the [Environmental Management] Commission ¢nplLmentmg this Article shall he gutty of a Glass 2 misdemeanor which may mi lude a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) Permittee Certification I attest that this application for a name and/or ownership change has been reviewed and is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge I understand that if all required parts of this application are not completed, or if all required supporting information is not included, this application will be considered incomplete Permittee Signature Perrot -holder pmr to the ownership change or pemit-hdder subor¢Ing the Werra change Wlli another persori need to complete or sign this form before it can be submitted? `l1b problem! Simply CLICK the "Save as Draft" button beiowand send the !RL Iink,to the other party to access the form Questions? Call Laura Alexander at (919) 807-6368 or e-mail her at (aura aiexander@ncdenr gov d FS f 91 a 5� r I t � LO La V. s VLl3 A w Zi R f 1 >cu V i! b uCL 5 � I O 9 7 r � rrr���CQCOOr"" f� I U� O Q r� to LO u7 IV Rt -W I r r r r r• wR r A t zi unimift t �ti A MEMBER OF THE SIBELCO GROUP 541 Cognac Rd Marston, North Carolina 28363 Michael Lawyer, CPSWQ Environmental Program Consultant Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources 225 Green Street, Suite 714 Fayetteville, NC 28301 March 27, 2018 RE: Unanticipated Bypass Notification - Unimm Corporation -Marston Facility NPDES Permit NCG02000, Certificate of Coverage No NCG020007 Dear Mr Lawyer, As reported via e-mail on Monday, March 26, 2018, to Hughie M White, NCDEQ-DWR, and per Ummin's verbal report to NCSER at 1 07 pm Sunday, March 25, 2018, an unanticipated bypass occurred on Saturday, March 24, 2018 A butterfly valve was inadvertently left open from Pond 5 to Pond 4, this butterfly valve was closed by 7 00 pm Saturday evening, when it was noted by the night guard that the Pond 4 level was high A communication failure delayed the reporting of this incident to management until 7 30 am Sunday, March 25, 2018 It was then noted that this caused an unanticipated bypass of the Marston plant's recirculating water in Pond #4 through the rock covered spillway Pumps were immediately started to pump the water in Pond 4 back into Pond 5 This condition was reported to NCSER at 107 pm Sunday, March 25 Water discharge stopped at 8 05 pm on Sunday, March 25 Exact measurement of the amount of overflow is not possible, but we estimate that approximately 500,000 gallons discharged from Pond 4, via a stream and bog on Marston property to Clay Branch Creek The pH of the water at Pond 4 tested at 4 5 and the pH of the water 2/3 of the way to Clay Branch Creek tested at 6 6 The water contained no sediment and was clear A full investigation will be taken into determining the operation and communication failures that caused this unanticipated bypass New policies and protocols will be drawn up in order to address all identified issues to help prevent this situation from reoccurring Please do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have any questions or require additional information Regards, �r MAP, 2 8 2018 Matt Wilkins ho Plant Manager mrwilkinsAunimin com 910-582-4816 Unimm Corporation - 541 Cognac Road - P 0 Box 26 - Marston, North Carolina 28363 `—WW '" - T } s 6 Y e k Y J � F f Unimin Corporation 121 St Andrews Ct Mankato, MN 56001 (Phone)507/386-2122 (Fax) 507/386-21 10 Stormwater Program Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources N C Department of Environmental Quality 512 N Salisbury Street 1612 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 Subject- Delegation of Signature Authority Unimin Corporation — Marston Facility Gen. NPDES Number NCG0200007 To Whom It May Concern Corporate Environmental Affairs September 14, 2017 RECEIVED SEP 19 2017 DENR-LAND QUALITY STORMWATER PERMITTING By notice of this letter, I hereby delegate signatory authority to each of the following individuals for all permit applications, discharge monitoring reports, and other information relating to the operations at Unimin Corporation — Marston Facility as required by all applicable federal, state, and local environmental agencies specifically with the requirements for signatory authority as specified in 40 CPR 12222 John Sims Marston Plant Manner / Matt Wilkins Marston Plant Superintendent —� Vivian Dell'Acqua _ _ Marston QC/Environmental Superintendent David Haves Regional General Manager If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Jeff Ferguson at (828) 765-1 114 ext 1602 Respectfully, UNIMI /Osee O A ON V P ironmentai Affairs EA Files, John Sims, David Hayes, Matt Wilkins, Vivian Dell'Acqua 4a4 unimin. A MEMBER Of THE SIBELOO GROUP P 0 Box 26 Marston, North Carolina 28363 (Delivery via email and UPS Next Day) Michael Lawyer, CPSWQ October 13, 2016 Environmental Program Consultant Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources --- 225 Green Street, Suite 714 Fayetteville, NC 28301 RE: Unanticipated Bypass Notification - Unimin Corporation -Marston Facility OCT 14 2016 NPDES Permit NCG02000, Certificate of Coverage No NCG020007 Dear Mr Lawyer, As reported via e-mail on Monday October 10th and per Unimin's verbal report to NCSER at 5 02 pm Sunday, October 9th, an unanticipated bypass due to storm of the Marston plant's process water recirculating pond #4 occurred The bypass was a result of a severe rainstorm on the days of Friday and Saturday, October 7 and 8, 2016 and subsequent stormwater accumulation due to Hurricane Matthew Unimin believes the bypass discharge began early Sunday morning, October 9 and continued until approximately to 100 pm of that same day The Marston Plant was not operating during the time of this incident Unimin estimates that at least 10 inches of rain had fallen within 24 hours at the plant site causing the side of the pond to fail, allowing water and sediments from the pond to flow towards the Clay Branch Creek tributary of Gum Swamp Creek Exact measurement of the amount of overflow is not possible, but we estimate that the pond area spanned approximately 2 acres, 4 feet deep, containing an estimated 2 5 million gallons of water Steps were initiated as soon as it was safe to access the site to eliminate the discharge and begin stabilizing the area of ground failure A temporary impoundment is being constructed inside this pond to contain further stormwater that reports to the area, reduce further discharge and help with plant process Additionally, rock check dams and silt fence are being installed to help prevent further sediment discharge from the pond during storm events that may occur prior to completion of the permanent repair High quality aerial photography is being executed by Oct 1Y, to facilitate the assessment of this incident and repairs Unimin anticipates continued coordination with North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality throughout the process including with any permitting requirements Unimin will consider design features or operational controls to prevent or mitigate similar incidents in the future, including incorporating an emergency spillway into the final repair Additionally, Unimin will develop a procedure to lower pond levels when future extreme rain events are predicted to allow for more storage of the storm events and help prevent this situation from reoccurring Please do not hesitate to contact me directly 9 you have any questions or require additional information Regards, John Sims Plant Manager lsims(Munimin com 910-582-4816 Losee P Environmental Affairs dloseeftnlmin com 507-386-2111 Unimin Corporation - 541 Cognac Road - P 0 Box 26 - Marston, North Carolina 28363 Energy Mmeral and Land Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY June 30, 2016 Unimin Corporation Attn Jeffrey S Ferguson, PE 136 Crystal Drive Spruce Pine, NC 27604 Subject COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION NPDES General Permit NCG020000 Unimin Corporation Marston Mine, Certificate of Coverage NCG020007 Richmond County Dear Mr Ferguson PAT MCCRORY Govemor DONALD R VAN DER VAART Secretary TRACY DAVIS Director On .tune 28, 2016, a site inspection was conducted for the Marston Mine facility located at 541 Cognac Road in Richmond County, North Carolina A copy of the Compliance Inspection Report is enclosed for your review Ms Vivian Dell'Acqua, Environmental Superintendent, was also present during the inspection and her time and assistance is greatly appreciated The site visit and file review revealed that the subject facility is covered by NPDES General Permit NCG020000, Certificate of Coverage NCG020007 Permit coverage authorizes the discharge of stormwater, mine dewatermg water and/or process wastewater from the facility to receiving waters designated as Clay Branch, a Class C waterbody in the Lumber River Basin As a result of the inspection, the facility was found to be in compliance with the conditions of the NCG020000 permit Please refer to the enclosed Compliance Inspection Report for additional comments and observations made during the inspection Please be advised that violations of the NPDES General Permit are subject to a civil penalty assessment of up to $25,000 per day for each violation If you or your staff has any questions, comments, or needs assistance with understanding any aspect of your permit, please contact me at (910) 433-3394 or by e-mail at mike lawyer®ncdenr gov Sincerely, Michael Lawyer, CPSWQ Environmental Program Consultant Enclosure cc Vivian Dell'Acqua, Environmental Superintendent — Unimin Corporation (via e-mail) ✓ FRO -- DEMLR, Stormwater Files-NCG020007 State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Energy Mineral and Land Resources Fayetteville Regional Office 1 225 Green Street, Suite 714 1 Fayetteville NC 29301 910 433 3300 j' unimin. Vivian G Dell'Acqua Quality Control/Environmental Superintendent Phone 910-582-4816 Unlmin Corporation i Fax 910-582-5773 541 Cognac Road Email vdellacqua@unimm cam Marston NC 28363 Compliance inspection Repo Permit NCG020007 Effective 10/01/15 Expiration 09/30/20 Owner Unimm Corporation SOC Effective Expiration Facility Unimm Corp -Marston County Richmond Hwy 177 N Region Fayetteville Marston NC 28363 Contact Person Jeffrey S Ferguson Title Phone 828-765-1114 Ext 1602 Directions to Facility System Classifications Primary ORC Secondary ORC(s) On -Site Representative(s) Certification Phone On -site representative Vivian Giselle Dell'Acqua 910-582 4816 Related Permits Inspection Date 06/28/2016 EntryTime 10 00AM Exit Time 11 55AM Primary Inspector Mike Lawyer,&j Phone 910-433-3300 Ext 729 Secondary Inspector(s) Reason for Inspection Routine Inspection Type Compliance Evaluation Permit Inspection Type Mining Activities Stormwater Oischarge COC Facility Status Compliant Not Compliant Question Areas Storm water (See attachment summary) Page 1 Permit NCG020007 Owner Facility Unimin Corporation Inspection Date 06128/2016 Inspection Type Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit Routine Inspection Summary Met with Vivian Dell'Acqua, Environmental Superintendent Reviewed facility's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP), which contains all permit -required components as well as documentation of maintenance, weekly BMP Inspections, employee training and an annual review/update A significant spill of sulfuric acid that occurred within the past three years was documented In the SPPP, which was appropriately reported and abated Annual summary discharge monitoring reports for stormwater and process wastewater from 2015, 2014 and 2013 were available for review All reports Indicate no outfallslno discharges Site has no apparent stormwater only outfalls and all process wastewater is recirculated through a series of tailings ponds An inspection for compliance with the site's mining permit (77-06) was conducted concurrently with the stormwater inspection Site was determined to be in compliance with the conditions of the mining permit, however some recommendations were made concerning repair/stabilization of erosion that has occurred at the water withdrawal Intake at Gum Swamp Creek and maintenance of erosion control measures at the approved Mill Creek Crossing A separate Inspection report regarding the mining permit will be provided Page 2 3 Permit NCG020007 owner -Facility UnimmCorporation Inspection Data 0612W016 Inspection Type Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit Routine AnoWical Monitoring Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment Annual summary discharge monitoring reports for stormwater and process wastewater from 2015 2014 and_2013 indicate no outfallslno discharges Permit and Outfalls Yes No NA NE # Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? N ❑ ❑ ❑ # Were all outfalls observed during the inspection) ❑ ❑ N ❑ # If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division) ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges) 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment Qualitative Monitoring Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment Annual summary discharge monitoring reports for stormwater from 2015 2014 and 2013 indicate no outfallslno discharges Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Yea No NA NE Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a 'Narrative Description of Practices'? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas? N ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years? E ❑ ❑ ❑ # Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices) ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a BMP summary? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)? N ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan incude a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan? 0 ❑ ❑ Cl # Does the facility provide and document Employee Training? S ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually? E ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented? E ❑ ❑ ❑ Page 3 Permit NCG020007 Owner -Facility llniminCorporation Inspection pate 06/28/2016 Inspection Type Compliance Evaluation Reason for Vial Routine Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Yes No NA NE Comment Page 4 P/1-41P vl� 7, 10 RCDENRNOR ENVIRONMEH u D NI URAL RESOURCE$ Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources Land Quality Section / Stormwater Permitting Program National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) PERMIT OWNER AFFILIATION DESIGNATION FORM (Individual Legally Responsible for Permit) Use this form if there has been POR AGENCY USL ONLY Dale Received Year Month Da NO CHANGE In facility ownership or facility name, but the individual who is legally responsible for the permit has changed. If the name of the facility has changed, or 1f the ownership of the facility has changed, do NOT use this form Instead, you must fill out a Name -Ownership Change Form and submit the completed form with all required documentation What does "legally responsible individual" mean" RECEIVED The person is either • the responsible corporate officer (for a corporation), DEC 18 2015 • the principle executive officer or ranking elected official (for a municipality, state, federal or other public agency), PENA MD 01!ALITY t,�rl �� � I • the general partner or proprietor (for a partnership or sole proopriet�rship)N, M,1147,XTa • or, the duly authorized representative of one of the above 1) Enter the permit number for which this change in Legally Responsible Individual ("Owner Affiliation") applies Individual Permit N I C I S 2) Facility Information Facility name Company/Owner Organization Facility address (or) Certificate of Coverage N I C I G 1 01 2_1 a o a Unimin Corooration - Marston Unimin Corporation Hwy 177 N ^ Address Marston NC 28363 City State Zip To find the current legally responsible person associated with your permit, go to this website http llportal ncdenrorg/weNlr/sw-permit-contacts and run the Permit Contact Summary Report 3) OLD OWNER AFFILIATION that should be removed Previous legally responsible individual Andrew G Bradley First M1 Last 4) NEW OWNER AFFILIATION (legally responsible for the permit). Person legally responsible for this permit Richard M Solazzo First MI Last Page 1 of 2 SM-OWNERAFFIL-25July2014 NPDES Stormwater Permit OWNER AFFILATION DESIGNATION Form (if no Facility Name/Ownership Change) Sr V P /Environmental Affairs Title 258 Elm Street Mailing Address New Canaan CT 06840 City State Zip ( 203 ) 966-8880 _ rsolazzoC&_unimin com Telephone E-mail Address ( 203 ) 966-1977 fax Number 5) Reason for this change• A result of ® Employee or management change ❑ Inappropriate or incorrect designation before ❑ Other If other please explain The certification below must be completed and signed by the permit holder PERMITTEE CERTIFICATION 1, Richard M Solazzo , attest that this application for this change in Owner Affiliation (person legally responsible for the permit) has been reviewed and is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge I understand that if all required parts of this form are not completed, this change may not be processed 2 Sig ature / Date PLEASE SEND THE COMPLETED FORM TO Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources Stormwater Permitting Program 1612 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612 For more information or staff contacts, please call 919-707-9220 or visit the website at http llportal ncdenr orglweb/lrlstormwater Page 2 of 2 SW U-OW N ERAFF I L-25July2014 Georgoulias, Bethany From adman@ncdenr gov Sent Friday, November 06, 2015 419 PM To SVC_DENR stormwater Subject Confirmation for Renewal of DEMLR Stormwater NPDES General Permit ** Do not reply to this e-mail as it is from an unmonitored mailbox ** Thanks for renewing your permit using our online option No further action is necessary The new General Permit is available for printing from our website at http //portal ncdenr orglwebllrlstormwater If you have questions, please contact Bethany Georgoulias at bethany georgoulias@ncdenr gov phone (919) 807-6372 or Bradley Bennett at Bradley Bennett@ncdenr gov phone (919) 807-6378 If you forgot to print your Certificate of Coverage (COC), you can resubmit the data and print another copy This COC is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215 1 and the memorandum of Agreement between the state of North Carolina and the U S Environmental Protection Agency, dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended ) The General Permit authorizes discharges of s tormw ater/w aste water and specifies your obligations for discharge controls, management, monitoring, reporting, and record keeping Please review the new permit to familiarize yourself with all of the changes Parts V and VI contain the Standard Conditions, including Compliance and Liability, Reporting, Monitoring and Records requirements, Operation and Maintenance obligations, and Definitions Your facility has six months from receipt of the COC to update its Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) to comply with changes in SPPP requirements Other changes are effective immediately Please note that Tier 3 Actions (if applicable) are triggered by four benchmark exceedances beginning on the effective date of the renewal permit and do not count prior exceedances Please visit our website above to review the new General Permit carefully Your coverage under the General Permit is transferable only through the specific action of DEMLR This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by DEQ, nor does it relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree CONFIRMATION DETAILS Permit Number Effective Date Expiration Date Organization Name Facility Name Admm Region County Name Regulated Activity Receiving Stream Name Receiving Stream Class NCG020007 10-01-2015 09-30-2020 Unimin Corporation Unimin Corp -Marston Fayetteville Richmond Mining Activities Stormwater Discharge COC Clay Branch C Basin Facility Address Facility City Facility State Facility Zip Affiliation Type Fax Number Work Phone Number First Name Middle Name Last Name Email Lumber Hwy 177 N Marston NC 28363 Owner (203)966-1977 (203)966-8880 Andrew G Bradley j ferguson @ uni mi n com 2 A'0WA0N�"0M1ft0dL41k fw�A NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Tracy E Davis, PE, CPM Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Director Land Quality Section March 5, 2014 Unimin Corporation Attn Jeffrey Ferguson, PE PO Box 26 Marston, NC 28363 Subject COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION Unimin Corporation Marston Mine, Certificate of Coverage-NCG020007 NPDES General Perm it- NCG 020000 Richmond County Dear Mr Ferguson Pat McCrory, Governor John E Skvarla, III, Secretary On March 3, 2014, a site inspection was conducted at the Marston Mine facility located off Cognac Road in Richmond County, North Carolina A copy of the Compliance Inspection Report is enclosed for your review Ms Vivian Dell'Acqua, QC/Safety/Environmental Superintendent, and Mr Matt Wilkins, Plant Engineer, were also present during the inspection and their time and assistance is greatly appreciated Permit coverage authorizes the discharge of stormwater and/or wastewater from the facility to receiving waters designated as Clay Branch, a Class C waterbody in the Lumber River Basin The site visit and file review revealed that the subject facility is covered by NPDES General Permit-NCG020000, Certificate of Cove rage- NCG 020007 As a result of the inspection, the facility was found to be in compliance with the conditions of the NCG020000 permit Please refer to the enclosed Compliance Inspection Report for additional comments and observations made during the inspection Please be advised that violations of the NPDES General Permit are subject to a civil penalty assessment of up to $25,000 per day for each violation If you or your staff has any questions, comments, or needs assistance with understanding any aspect of your permit, please contact me at (910) 433-3394 or by e-mail at mike lawyer@ ncdenr gov Sincerely, Michael Lawyer, CPS Q Environmental Specialist Enclosure cc Vivian Dell'Acqua, QC/Safety/Environmental Superintendent — Unimin Corporation (via e-mail) FRO — Land Quality Section, Stormwater Files-NCG020007 7r� One Fayetteville Regional Office 225 Green Street — Suite 714, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 NorthCarohna Phone 910-433-3300/FAX 910-486-0707-Internet http #portal ncdenr org/web/Ir/land-quality Aatffip�llbrAn Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer r u n I M I n x Matt Wilkins i Plant Engineer i I Phone 910-582-4818 EXT 39 Uni+min Corporation Cell 919-815-5671 541 Cognac Road { Email mrwilkirtsiiunimin corn Marston, NC 28363-0026 1 unImIn 7 � r 31i7i r - - Vivian G Dell'Acqua oC/Safety/Environmental SuPenntendent Urnmin Corporation Phone 910 582 4816 Highway 177 North Fax 910-582-5773 P O Sox 26 Email vd0acquaGunimin com Marston NC 28363 W26 Compliance Inspection Report Permit NCG020007 Effective 01/01/10 Expiration 12/31/14 Owner Unimin Corporation SOC Effective Expiration Facility Unimin Corp -Marston County Richmond Hwy 177 N Region Fayetteville Marston NC 28363 Contact Person Jeffrey S Ferguson Title Phone 828-766-6081 Ext 13 Directions to Facility System Classifications Primary ORC Secondary ORC(s) On -Site Representatives) On -site representative On -site representative Related Permits Inspection Date 0310312014 Primary Inspector Mike Lawyer Secondary Inspector(s) r,ole- Certification Vivian Giselle Dell'Acqua Matt Wilkins Entry Time 10 50 AM Exit Time 0125 PM Phone Phone 910-582-4816 Phone 910-582-4816 ext 39 Phone 910-433-3300 fig. Reason for Inspection Routine Inspection Type Compliance Evaluation Permit Inspection Type Mining Activities Stormwater Discharge COC Facility Status ■ Compliant Q Not Compliant Question Areas Storm Water (See attachment summary) Page 1 Permit NCO020007 Owner Facility Unimin Corporation Inspection Date 03/03/2014 Inspection Type Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit Routine Inspection Summary Met with Vivian Dell'Acqua and Matt Wilkins Reviewed facility's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, which appeared adequate and complete Monitoring records indicate there have been no discharges Site does not currently have any stormwater discharge outfalls All stormwater and water used for material processing is directed into a series of settling ponds where the water is recycled back to the plant It was relayed to plant personnel to complete and submit the appropriate monitoring report forms There is an Annual Summary DMR for both stormwater and wastewater discharges, which can be used to document the lack of any stormwater outfalls or process wastewater discharges during each monitoring period as listed in the NCG020000 General Permit Page 2 i Permit NCG020007 owner - Facility Unimin Corporation Inspection Date 03/0312014 Inspection Type Compliance Evaluation Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan? # Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map? # Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"? # Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas? # Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years? # Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices? # Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment? # Does the Plan include a BMP summary? # Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)? # Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan? # Does the facility provide and document Employee Training? # Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)? # Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually? # Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program? Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented? Comment Qualitative Monitoring Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? Reason for Visit Routine Comment Facility does not currently have any stormwater discharge outfalls, which would trigger Qualitative Monitoring Analytical Monitoring Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? # Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? Yes No NA NE ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment Analytical monitoring records indicate there have been no discharges from the facility's tailings ponds and there are presently no stormwater outfalls Permit and Outfalls Yes No NA NE # Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? ■ Cl ❑ ❑ # Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ # Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Page 3 Permit NCG020007 Inspection pate 03/03/2014 Owner - Facility Unimm Corporation Inspection Type Compliance Evaluation Comment At the time of inspection, facility had no stormwater outfalls Reason for Visit Routine Page 4 i 3 F ` f � p, € Check Inquiry Summary BankafAmerica�� t Aunt Number 0101102047 � Merrill Lynch x Account Name Unlmin Carp t BanklD 061000052 584169 413 mA 4 f HIOr iYwi "il� Iti 1 tNltRl�1� t p WU NAIL �fili���� � i Alid wA�tLlmi I&U a Y a i5- %7t-�ff-a 3 i It r- ��1l� A � f� rfr'� ♦1 �r G� Y .fir i. ,l 4f• x�yf iY IT fr 0 � i Y rf; t%� �,}�.+� :�'''i „x•Yti �w ,t `r r� rr r' r °-� l jJ � r r^ Y ,, � 'ram, l� , `� � � _ , , .. \ r , •� r ��, �,. Check Number. 084160 Amount: 100 00 Account Number, 0101182047 Posted Date: 1211712014 Account Name, Unlmin Corp Pald Onto, 12117/2014 Bank to 061000052 00Fn . Bank Q1 First Deposit Bank Nam*. WBLLS FARGO BANK, NA (SOFD) Data: 1211612014 RCr,122105278 Sequence Number; 000004386107658 Nc' (; 0 0, o0o'Y Date, 12 I712014 Rrr` 1000016 sequence Humber 009702706436 4 t I 1 11 Alexander, Laura From Vivian G Dell'Acqua <VDellAcqua@unimin com> Sent- Thursday, February 12, 2015 8 46 AM To Alexander, Laura Cc John Sims Subject- Fw Rescind Penalty for Unimin NC0377523 Follow Up Flag Follow up Flag Status Completed Laura, Please find below the confirmation that the money will be available for Marston's permit Thank you so much for your patience in this matter Regards, Vivian G Dell'Acqua QC/Safety/Environmental Superintendent Unimin Corporation Marston , NC 28373 (910) 582-4816 vdellac ua unimin com ----- Forwarded by Vivian G Dell Acqua/Unimin on 02/12/2015 08 42 AM ---- From Bonnie Sanders <Bonnie Sandem§microbac com> To 'Wellacgua(d),unimm com <vdeilacgua(rDunimin com> "JSims@unimin com" <JSims@unimin com> Date 02/11/2015 10 42 AM Subject FW Rescind Penalty for Unimin NCO377523 Here's the latest on your water system Bonnie Sanders Customer Svc 1 Sr Project Manager Fayetteville Division bonnie sandersC@microbac com 910 864 1920 p 910 864 8774 f 910 322 1726 m Microbac Laboratories, Inc 2592 Hope Malls Road Fayetteville, NC 28306 From: Proctor, Steve [mailto steve proctor(&ncdenr gov] Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10 26 AM To: Bonnie Sanders Subject: FW Rescind Penalty for Unimin NC0377523 See below Steve Proctor Team Leader -Inorganics, Radionuclides, SOC, VOC, SWTR Public Water Supply Section, Compliance Branch Phone (919) 707-9094 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties From: Kreel, Anne Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 5 00 PM To: Proctor, Steve Cc: Davis, Timothy B, Woodlief, Lucia Subject: RE Rescind Penalty for Unimin NC0377523 Steve have requested Lucia to transfer the funds ($100) received for the 10C penalty to DEMLR for the permit payment fee to that agency Lucia will process this as quickly as possible and will send a copy of the paperwork to DEMLR and me Please let Unimin know this is being processed Thank you Anne From. Davis, Timothy B Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 3 10 PM To: Kreel, Anne Subject. FW Rescind Penalty for Unimin NC0377523 Anne, Please see email below from Steve Proctor Apparently we do need to transfer the funds ($100 00) from check# 684160 to DEMLR and Toby Vincent We have received the required sample results and I plan on now rescinding the penalty dated 10/15/14 Tim From: Proctor, Steve Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 4 14 PM To: Davis, Timothy B Subject: Rescind Penalty for Unimin NC0377523 Tim, Please rescind the penalty related to the monitoring violation for IOCs during the 3 year compliance period 2011-2013 for the above referenced facility They subsequently took a sample and submitted results Once it has been done would you reply so I can forward to the system as proof Steve Steve Proctor Team Leader -Inorganics, Radionuclides, SOC, VOC, SWTR Public Water Supply Section, Compliance Branch Phone (919) 707-9094 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties CONHI)LN I IALITY NOTICE' 1 hr, L mail transmission and any dOLUrnents tiles or previous e mall mcstiages attached to it may (Dntaln Lonlidential information It you are not the intended recipient or a person rc,tiponsiblL for delivering it to the. intended recipient you 11L hcruby nottliLd that any dISLIDSurI. Lapytng distribution or use of any of thr. information contained in or attached to this transmission is iTRIC I I Y PRO] IIBITED If you have received this transmission In Lrror please immediately notfly the sc nder Please destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading or saving in any manner Thank you Mierobac I aboratonts Inc " A� wlr NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, PE Governor Director November 13, 2012 Unimin Corporation Attn Patrick D'Elia PO Box 588 Spruce Pine, NC 28777 Subject Unimin Corporation — Marston Facility Marston, North Carolina, Richmond County Wetland Impact Study Dear Mr D'Elia Dee Freeman Secretary On November 7, 2012, our office received your letter concerning the Wetland Impact Study for the Marston Facility located in Richmond County, North Carolina According to your letter, there is the potential for below water table mining activity to occur in an area identified as O N South, approximately 1,500 feet from the Mill Creek Wetland area As detailed in your letter, it has been determined through use of the SKAGGS program that the lateral effect of any dewatering from this area would occur within approximately 535 feet from this location, which leaves approximately 965 feet between the potentially affected area and the wetlands Your letter goes on to state that if the worst case scenario of specific parameters are used in the SKAGGS program then the affected area would be approximately 705 feet away from the mining activity with 795 feet between the activity and the wetlands Based on the information provided in your letter and summarized above, it has been determined that an O&M Plan is not required for dewatering activity associated with the potential below water table mining activity in the area identified as O N South at the Marston Facility This determination does not alleviate the Unimin Corporation from complying with all other conditions of its coverage under the NCG020000 General Permit or any other local, state and/or federal regulations that may apply If there are any questions related to this matter, please contact me at (910) 433-3329 or by e-mail at mike lawyer@ncdenr gov Sincerely, 4? Michael Lawyer, CPS Environmental Specialist cc Ashley Rodgers, Assistant State Mining Specialist - Land Quality Section (via e-mail) FRO - Surface Water Protection Section Location 225 Green Street Suite 714, Fayetteville North Carolina 28301 Phone 910433 33001 FAX 910-486-07071 Customer Service 1 877-623 6748 Internet http Hportal ncdenr orglweblwq No thCarolina An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer 'I M L"144 ....�unimin ..w Environmental Affairs Unimin Corporation PO Boa 588 * Spruce Pine, NC 28777 (111ION1_) 828/766-7652 cxt 15 9 (1 i\X) 828/706 7650 RECEIVED NOV - 2012 DENR-FAYETTDALLE REGIMAL OFFICE November 5, 2012 Mr Michael Lawyer Environmental Spectalist Surface Water Protection Section 225 Green Street, Suite 714 I,ayettcvlllc, NC 28301-5043 Subject Unimin Corporation - Marston Facility Matston, North Carolina, Richmond County Wetland Impact Study Dear Mr Lawyet As per telephone discussions between you and Jeff Ferguson of Unimin, and per a recent mine pLrnut expansion for Unirnm's Marston Mine Permit No 77-06 approved March 27, 2012, the following stipulation was discussed and included by Ashley Rodgers, Assistant Mining Specialist with the Division of Land Quality, to help alleviate any concerns of effects on the Mill Cteek wetland area resulting from mining below the water table Stipulation 4H of the mining permit indicates that Unimin must provide a copy of an O&M Plan approved by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) or providc proof that DWQ has determtned that an O&M Plan is not needed Work has been undertaken to determine if plans for mining below the water table at the Maiston, NC plant will lower the water table in the Mill Creek Wetland area Currently, there, is no mining below water level but future plans state, that some of this sand on the O N South property could be mtncd in the future The watet table depression was modeled using the Lateral Effect Software Version 2 5 ftom the, Soil and Watei Management Group at NC State University This piograun takes inputs of several hydrologic variables and reports the amount of lowering in the water table that can be expected at the sltc 17hc, following parameters were. input into the Lateial Effect software Depth to Watet in Pit, Depth to Restrictivc. Layer, Diainablc Porosity, and Hydtauhc Conductivity Diainablc Porosity (Specific Yield) was determined from average values for sand deposits i he deposit at Marston is a sand with a median 91zc, of 50 mesh l lils s17e sand has a drainable porosity in the range of 0 15 to 0 32 with an avetagc, of 0 26 The value of 0 26 was used in these calculations Hydi auhc conductivity of sand was also input into the Lateral Effect program Thus number was estimated from data on values of hydraulic conductivity Mr Michael Lawyer November 5, 2012 Page 2 for sand deposits These valuc,s can range from a high of approximately 10 m/d to a low of 0 1 m/d The worst case value of 10 m/d was used in the program fioi this model it was also assumed that the maximum amount of below water table sand that is seen at the Marston site, 50 feet, will be in place in this area However, according to hydrology studies, mine planning will mine less than 15 feet of below water table sand Also, the depth to the water table in the pit was assumed conservatively at 5 fLLt, following the practice of ]caving a few feet of sand above water elLvation in the mine to maintain a dry bottom in the pit Current nine plans indicate that the closest below water table mining to the wetlands would occur 1500 feet south of the wetlands area Using this information in the, SKAGGS program, the, lateral effect of the dewatering would occur within 535 feet of the below water table mining activity Tlus means that therem would bL a distance, of 965 feet between the wetlands and the. affected area of the water table Attached to this letter is the results sheet from the LateLal Effect program as well as an AutoCAD map of the Marston site showing the 535 foot offset from the below water table mining area which occurs 965 feet from the Mill Creek Wetland area Also, the minimum below water table mining at 1500 feet away from the wetlands can be seen As scan by the results utiliving the most conservative values in all parameters, there, can be no possible impact on the wetland area Assuming an absolute worst case scenario utilizing a drainable porosity of 015, the SKr1GGS program models the mining area as affecting a maximum of 705 feet away from the location of mining, keeping it 795 feet away from the .Mill Creek Wetland area Wc, hope. that this information is sufficient for DWQ to determine that an O&M Plan is not mquired for mining at this site If you have, any questions regarding this matter or require further information, please, do not hesitate to contact me at (828) 766-7652 ext 15 .'hank you for yout help with this matter Sincerely, Patrick D'1JIia UNIMIN CORPORATION ee LA Files, Vivian Dell'aequa, Jeff I-erguson, Joe. Flowell Lateral —Effect —Summary txt ---Lateral Effect Program summary -- Application of Skaggs Method Copyright 2006-2011 Brian D Phillips, R Wayne Skaggs, GM Chescheir North Carolina State University Dept of Biological & Agricultural Engineering version 2 5 50 0 Project Run Date and Time 10/31/2012 11 43 10 AM rt�'rt.•..'.'Y'`� Y Y''"Y,YsY'YiY'Y,FsY,Y,Y,t,Y,tr,t,tizrt t t t-`rt-`rtrtrtrtrtrtrtitrtrtrtrtrtrtrt*rtrt t,4rt,�,}�`,Y*sY*sY,Y,Y'k,Y�',Y,Y*�',Yr,Yr�'�t Project Information Project Marston Hydrology User pdelia company / Agency Unimin Department EA Project Location Marston, NC Project Coordinates Soi 1 ID Notes Site Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------ State North_Carolina County Richmond surface storage 1 in (2 5 cm) Ditch Depth or Depth to water surface 5 ft Depth to Restrictive Layer 50 ft Drainable Porosity 0 26 Hydroperiod 5 % User defined T25 or Default T25 DEFAULT T25 value 12 3 days User defined Conductivity or soil survey Conductivity USER weighted Hydraulic Conductivity 16 4000 in/hr Hydraulic Conductivity Data Bottom Depth in Layer 1 600 Layer 2 0 Layer 3 0 Layer 4 0 Layer 5 0 Layer 6 0 Layer 7 0 Layer 8 0 by Layer conductivity in/hr 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------------_-- Lateral Effect 534 7 ft ----------------------------------------------- Page 1 r . rrnt this form to PDF Retum PDF of this form to DLR CO by email cc DLR RO and DWQ SPU MINING PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW FORM for the DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY BE FILLED Project Name Marston Plant DLR Permit # 77-06 County Richmond Address Jeffrey Ferguson JFerguson@unimin cam YES NO Date Commencing Is this mine a new mine) r r permit issued 4/30/75 Have land disturbing activities started9 Date) r , r 4/30/75 Latitude 34 9383 Longitude -79 5975 Please return comments to (at DLR CO) Ashley Rodgers Comments due by November 4 2011 SECTION BELOW TO BE FILLED OUT BY DWQ Is the RO concerned that the operation, as proposed, would violate standards of water quality? - Comments Watershed/Stream Name & Classification Clay Branch -Class C, Gum Swamp Creek -Class C, Mill Creek - Class C (Lumber River Basin) DWQ Compliance Status of Mine last inspection conducted on 1/12/07, facility was found to be in compliance with permit conditions at that time YES NO NPDES permit requlnad? r r NPDES permit existing? r (Permit #NCG020007 ) r If Man permit Is not required, Is DWQ still concerned about wetiand degradatian r r b de-waterin Should permittee contact DWO RO Immediately? (e g to schedule a site visit if rJ , RO Contact Name WI mine has already begun digging or is Contact Reason dewatering without DWO permit) 401 Weirs -ROW -Rd. rsqulred? r r 401 Wetland Cert existing9 Permit # 20090191 (GC for r existing crossing) Rev September 2010 Print this form to PDF Return PDF of this form to DLR CO by email cc DLR RO and DWQ SCU Rev September 2010 hint this form to PDF Return PDF of this form to DLR CO by email cc DLR RO and DWO SPU YES NO Are wetlands disturbed at this site? r xisting aop rove crossing r 90 n Does DWO RO suspect or know of nearby r ,wetlands are shown on mine map hi wetlands to the site? Is a wetland delineation required prior to i , By r D or r' onsultant Ct� DWO"Issuing the permit? r b nsite"? Or Il ffsite-7 Stream Determination Needed? r Stream Determination Completed? Does DWO RO need a statement that no wetlands/streams are disturbed r 1 r for this project from applicant? Buffer Determination Needed? r r Buffer Determination Completed9 ri Recycle system permit existing?* i-iIPermit # L r New Recycle System permit required)* r Enough information to determine) Non -discharge permit existing?* ElPermit # r Will wastewaters discharge to HOW waters r r 7010 Flow not Unknown ermittee determine r' , with a 7010=0? ** HQW r7l , Has Violation r ' O&M Requirements Does DWO require DLR to hold the permit (e.g. so DWO review It further or r ' HOWn010 Concerns can r ' Other Reason because DWQ requires more Information)? contact.. IJ Hold Until. r item C 3 c of the mine application Mine must wait to dewater until an O&M states they intend to dewater the rF plan is approved9 excavation no record of an approved O&M plan at re tonal office *The NPDES SW and WW permit NCGO20000 covers closed -loop recycle systems, designed to exclude all stormwater run-off from the system and operate at or below two -feet of freeboard These systems maybe permitted by a Non -discharge Recycle System Permit from the A wfer Protection Section (APS). OR may instead be permitted under NCGO20000 to eliminate an additional permit Recvcle systems that do not meet those criteria are considered discharging systems. and are subtect to the NCGO20000 discharge ep rmit *'To obtain 7Q10 flows, permittees must contact the DWQ Stormwater Permitting Unit !f DWO does not have a flow estimate fora specific stream, permittees will be asked to obtain one Permittees should contact J Curtis Weaver at the USGS 919-571-4043, for more information on obtaining a 7010 flow USGS will not determine a 7010 flow for tidally influenced water bodies Reviewed by DWQ RO Surface Water Michael Lawyer Regional Office Fayetteville Date 10/27/11 RO Aquifer Protection Section Regional Office Date SPU DWQ Central Office Reviewer (if applicable) Rev September 2010 A`"A NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor Andrew Bradley Unimm Corporation 258 Elm St New Canaan, CT 06840 Dear Permittee Division of Water Quality Coleen H Sullins Director February 11, 2010 Dee Freeman Secretary Subject NPDES Stormwater Permit Coverage Renewal Unimin Corp -Marston COC Number NCG020007 Richmond County In response to your renewal application for continued coverage under stormwater General Permit NCG020000 the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) is forwarding herewith the reissued stormwater General Permit This permit is reissued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215 1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between the state of North Carolina and the U S Environmental Protection Agency, dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended) The following information is Included with your permit package • A new Certificate of Coverage • A copy of stormwater General Permit NCG020000 • A copy of a Technical Bulletin for the General Permit • Two copies of the Tier 2 / Exceedence Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Form for Stormwater • One copy each of the Annual Summary DMR Forms for Stormwater and Wastewater • Two copies of the Limit Violation DMR Form for Wastewater • Two copies of the Qualitative Monitoring Report Form The General Permit authorizes discharges of stormwater and wastewater, and it specifies your obligations with respect to discharge controls, management, monitoring, and record keeping Please review the new permit to familiarize yourself with all the changes in the reissued permit If your Certificate of Coverage (COC) restricts authorization to discharge stormwater only (or other limited terms) based on your original application, or subsequent modifications to your COC, you must continue to meet these requirements or contact the Stormwater Permitting Unit to request a modification of this renewal COC The more significant changes in the General Permit since your last Certificate of Coverage include the following Part II • Section B — Language referencing PAMS has been changed Flocculants may now be used if evaluated by the Division and administered in accordance with maximum application doses and other requirements Part III • Section A — The permit now requires a Stormwater Pollution and Prevention Plan (SPPP) tailored to the mining industry, in lieu of a Stormwater BMP Plan • Section A - Inactive mines may be inspected on a reduced schedule at least once per month and after 0 5" (or more) of rain To qualify, inactive mines must possess an "Inactive Renewal" from DLR or certify to DWQ the site has been stabilized The permittee must notify the DWQ Regional Office of inactive status Discharges from inactive mines must still be monitored on the same schedule as active mines We@ands and Stormwater Branch 1617 Mad Service Center Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1617 Location 512 N Salisbury St Raleigh North Carolina 27604 One Phone 919-807 6300 1 FAX 919-80764941Customer Service 1877-6236748 NorthCaroilna Internet www ncwatercluahty org Naturally ��aturally An Equal Opportunity % Affirmative Action Employer ii l L J_ Permit Reissuance — Permit Number NCG020007 February 11, 2010 Page 2 • Section B — Revised provisions require that stormwater discharges be sampled twice per year (instead of annually), and that the sampling results be compared to new benchmark values (The previous cut-off concentrations have been removed) • Section B — Revised provisions require the permittee to execute Tier One, Tier Two & Tier Three response actions, based on the first benchmark exceedence (Tier One) and the second consecutive benchmark exceedence (Tier Two) Tier Two requires that the permittee institute monthly monitoring (reported to the appropriate Regional Offices) instead of twice -per -year monitoring Monthly monitoring shall be done until three consecutive monitoring events show no benchmark exceedences • Section B — This part contains a new provision that four exceedences of any benchmark will trigger increased DWQ involvement in the permittee's stormwater management and control actions DWQ may direct the permittee to apply for an individual permit, institute specific monitoring, or may direct the implementation or installation of specific stormwater control measures • Section B — The definition of "Representative Storm Event" (RSE) now allows 48 hours (instead of 72 hours) of little or no precipitation to precede an RSE • Section B — Stormwater discharges from a basin designed to contain the 10-year storm must now be monitored • Sections B & C -- Failure to monitor according to permit terms triggers monthly monitoring for the remainder of the permit • Section C — Analytical monitoring for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) has replaced the Oil & Grease parameter in the previous permit • Section D — Qualitative monitoring must now be conducted during the same representative storm event as the analytical monitoring • Section D — The permittee is required to keep a written record of his response to problems identified by his qualitative monitoring observations • Section D — If the permittee fails to respond effectively to problems identified by qualitative monitoring, the permittee may be required by DWQ to perform corrective action • Section D — Qualitative ROS Representative Outfall Status may be granted for qualitative monitoring for some Stormwater Discharge Outfalls (SDOs) • Section D — If mines do not respond to problems seen in visual monitoring, DWQ may now require that mines change the monitoring frequency, apply for an individual permit, implement in -stream monitoring, install or modify structural stormwater controls, or implement other controls • Sections B, C, & D — Inability to sample due to adverse weather must be reported in the SPPP and recorded in the Annual Summary DMR • Section E — A lower TSS Wastewater limit for PNA waters is included in the permit • Section E — All mining operations are now required to monitor TSS in wastewater effluent discharges (not only industrial sand mines) However, TSS limits only apply to industrial sand mining operations • Section E — Turbidity limits on effluent discharges have been removed, however, turbidity standards still apply in the receiving waters • Section E — Approval of a Pumping O&M Plan may be required prior to coverage (for sites with dewatering activities that have the potential to drain wetlands or other surface waters) • Section E — ATC Requirements have been changed for clarity These requirements are now outlined for Mine Dewatering Wastewater, Process Wastewater, Overflow From Non -Closed -Loop Process Recycle Wastewater Systems, and Overflow From A Closed -Loop Process Recycle (CLPR) • Section E —Monitoring for Fecal coliforms in discharges to SA waters has been clarified Fecal coliform monitoring is now required for all process and mine dewaterin4 wastewater discharges to SA waters Part IV • Section E — Items 1 and 2 require submittal of a new reporting form the Annual Summary DMR This annual summary of the anal ical monitoring results should be submitted to the DWO Central Office by March 1 of each year • Section E — Exceedences and violations must be sent to the appropriate DWQ Regional Office within 30 days of receipt from the lab • Section E — Results of "No Flow" or "No Discharge" must be recorded within 30 days from the sampling period in the SPPP "No flow" or "No Discharge" must also be reported on the Annual Summary DMR form Permit Reissuance — Permit Number NCG020007 February 11, 2010 Page 3 Your coverage under the General Permit is transferable only through the specific action of DWQ This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by DENR, nor does it relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree If you have any questions regarding this permit package please contact these members of the Stormwater Permitting Unit Jennifer Jones at (919) 807-6379 or Bethany Georgoulias at (919) 807-6372 Sincerely, A-6 for Coleen H Sullins cc DWQ Central Files Stormwater Permitting Unit Files Fayetteville Regional Office Ar STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY GENERAL PERMIT NO NCG020000 CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No NCG020007 STORMWATER, MINE DEWATERING WATER AND/OR PROCESS WASTEWATER 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, Unimin Corporation is hereby authorized to operate approved wastewater treatment system(s) and discharge stormwater and/or wastewater, as approved in the original permit/application or subsequent permit modification, from a facility located at Unimin Corp -Marston Hwy 177 N Marston Richmond County to receiving waters designated as Clay Branch, a class C waterbody in the Lumber River Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of General Permit No NCG020000 as attached This certificate of coverage shall become effective February 11, 2010 This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit Signed this 11'0' day of February, 2010 for Coleen H Sullins, Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission O�(�� W A rLC4QG Michael F Easley Governor 0 William G Ross it Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources �j Alan W Klimek P E Director Division of Water Quality January 18, 2007 Jeffrey S Ferguson Unimin Corporation PO Box 26 Marston, NC 28363 Subject- COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION Ummin Corporation Unimin Corp -Marston NPDES Stormwater General Permit-NCG020007 Richmond County Dear Mr Ferguson On January 12, 2007, 1, Michael Lawyer from the Fayetteville Regional Office of the Division of Water Quality, conducted a site inspection for the Unimin Corp -Marston facility located on Highway 177 North in Marston, Richmond County, North Carolina A copy of the inspection report is enclosed for your review Mr Joe Howell, Plant Superintendent, was also present during the inspection and his time and assistance is greatly appreciated Stormwater and process wastewater from this facility would drain to Clay Branch, a Class C water located in the Yadkin/Pee Dee River Basin The site visit and file review revealed that the subject facility is covered by NPDES Stormwater General Permit-NCG020007 As a result of the inspection, it was determined that the facility is compliant with the conditions of the general permit Please refer to the inspection summary located on page 2 of the enclosed Compliance Inspection Report for observations made during the site visit Please be advised that violations of the NPDES General Permit are subject to a civil penalty assessment of up to $25,000 per day for each violation if you or your staff has any questions, comments, or needs assistance with understanding any aspect of your permit, please do not hesitate to contact me at (910) 433-3329 Sincerely, Michael Lawyer Environmental Technician Enclosure cc Joe Howell, Plant Superintendent-Unimin Corporation FRO -Surface Water Protection NPS-Assistance & Compliance Oversight Unit one Water Quality Central Files Northuroly Q y �1��hrra!!y North Carolina Division of Wa(Lr Quality 225 Grcuz Street Suite 714 rayettevillt, NC 28301-1043 Phone (910) 413-1300 Customer strvice Internet w A�% ii�w tterau ilrty orf; E ax (910) 4h0-0707 1-877-623-6748 An Equal Opportunity/Aifirmauve Action Employer — 50% Recycled110% Post Consumer Paper unimin JOE HOWELL Plant Superintendent Unlmrn Corporation Phone 910-582 4816 PO Box 26 Fax 910 582 5773 Highway 177 North lhowell@unimin com Marston, NO 28363 w ! Compliance Inspection Report Permit NCG020007 Effective 01/19/05 Expiration 12/31/09 Owner Unimin Corporation SOC Effective Expiration Facility Unimin Corp -Marston County Richmond Hwy 177 N Region Fayetteville Marston NG 28363 Contact Person Jeffrey S Ferguson Phone 828-766-6081 Ext 13 Directions to Facility Primary ORC Secondary ORC(s) On -Site Representative(s) On -site representative Joe L Howell Related Permits Certification Phone Phone 910-582-4816 Inspection Date 01112/2007 Entry Time 09 5 AM Exit Time 10 45 PM Primary Inspector Mike Lawyer � Phone 910-433-3300 Secondary Inspector(s) / Ext5 3rzq Betinda S Henson `� �Phone 910-433-3300 ExV1116, Reason for Inspection Routine Inspection Type Compliance Evaluation '33Z16, Permit Inspection Type Mining Activities Stormwaler Discharge COC Facility Status ■ Compliant 0 Not Compliant Question Areas E Storm Water (See attachment summary) Page 1 Permit NCG020007 Owner - Facility Unimin Corporation Inspection hate 01/1212007 Inspection Type Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit Routine Inspection Summary Inspection conducted with the assistance of Mr Joe Howell, Plant Superintendent Facility is a sand mining operation that supplies material to a variety of Industries Including glass, fiberglass, ceramic and others A copy of the current certificate of coverage and NCG020000 general permit was onslte at the time of Inspection As required by the NCG020000 general permit, facility utilizes Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce and/or eliminate stormwater contamination These BMPs include the maintenance of a vegetated berm around the perimeter of active as well as inactive mining areas, providing secondary containment around all bulk storage of liquid materials and a truck wash area The plant supervisor conducts visual Inspections of the perimeter berms along with other facility operations on a daily basis Due to the presence of the perimeter berms and the layout of the mine, all stormwater and process wastewater drains internally to one of several detention ponds located throughout the plant This water is then recycled and reused as part of the facility's operations The site has no discernible discharge point, but to satisfy the monitoring requirements of the general permit, Mr Howell completes a discharge monitoring farm each month Indicating that there has been no discharge Page 2 DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY Water Quality Section June 15, 2006 Memo To: Permit File From: Aisha Lau Subject: Issuance of NCG020007 renewal f DENR-FAYErfEV1LLEREGIONAL +� This permit was processed now since the permittee had apparently submitted their application late from the initial renewal The permit was showing up as issued in BIMs, but the actual renewal letter and COC had not been prepared until now The permittee is also current on their annual fees Michael F Easley, Governor William G Ross Jr, Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W Klimek, P E Director Division of Water Quality June 16, 2006 Jeff Ferguson Unimin Corporation P O Box 588 Spruce Pine, NC 28777 Subject NPDES Stormwater Permit Coverage Renewal Unimin Corporation COC Number NCG020007 Richmond County Dear Permittee In response to your renewal application for continued coverage under general permit NCG020000 the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) is forwarding herewith the reissued stormwater general permit Please review the new permit to familiarize yourself with the changes in the reissued permit The general permit authorizes discharges of stormwater and some types of wastewater You must meet the provistion s of the permit for the typs of discharges present at your facility This permit is reissued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215 1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between the state of North Carolina and the U S Environmental Protection Agency, dated December 6, 1983 The following information is included with your permit package • A new Certificate of Coverage • A copy of General Stormwater Permit NCG020000 • A copy of a Technical Bulletin for the general permit • Five copies of Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Forms — wastewater and stormwater • Five copies of the Qualitative Monitoring Report Form Your coverage under this general permit is not transferable except after notice to DWQ 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 Department of Environment and Natural Resources, or relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree If you have any questions regarding this permit package please contact Aisha Lau of the Central Office Stormwater Permitting Unit at (919) 733-5083, ext 578 Sincerely, Ot-RiGi,NAL WiGNED BY BRADL. -v i i, off r- , r for Alan W Klimek, P E cc Central Files Stormwater Permitting Unit Fayetteville Regional Office o ` NCarolma Nflturnlly North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone (919) 733-7015 Customer Service Internet h2o enr state nc us 512 N Salisbury St Raleigh, NC 27604 FAX (919) 733-2496 1-877-623-6748 An rnimf OnmrhiniMAfrirmatnra Arhnn Fmnlnvar— rill%, Rwve-1P dill°. Pnct rnnciimar Pinar STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000 CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG020007 STORMWATER DISCHARGES NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-21 S 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, Unimin Corporation is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater and to operate treatment systems and discharges associated with mine dewatering wastewater and process wastewater from a facility located at Unimm Corporation - Marston NC Highway 177 N Marston Richmond County to receiving waters designated as Clay Branch, a class C stream, in the Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts 1, 11, II1, IV, V, and VI of General Permit No NCG020000 as attached This certificate of coverage shall become effective June 16, 2006 This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit Signed this day June 16, 2006 QRIGINAl. SIGNED BY BRADLEY BENNETT for Alan W Klimek, P E , Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY Water Quality Section .Tune 15, 2006 Memo To: Permit File From: Aisha Lau Subject: Issuance of NCG020007 renewal This permit was processed now since the permittee had apparently submitted their application late from the initial renewal The permit was showing up as issued in BIMs, but the actual renewal letter and COC had not been prepared until now The permrttee is also current on their annual fees r STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000 CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG020007 STORMWATER DISCHARGES 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, Unimin Corporation is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater and to operate treatment systems and discharges associated with mine dewatermg wastewater and process wastewater from a facility located at Unimin Corporation - Marston NC Highway 177 N Marston Richmond County to receiving waters designated as Clay Branch, a class C stream, in the Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, 11, 111, IV, V, and VI of General Permit No NCG020000 as attached This certificate of coverage shall become effective June 16, 2006 This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit Signed this day June 16, 2006 ORIGINAL SIGNED 1 "r BRADtEY BENNE"E for Alan W Klimek, P E , Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission W A � Y June 16, 2006 Jeff Ferguson Unimin Corporation P O Box 588 Spruce Pine, NC 28777 Michael F Easley, Governot - William G Ross Jr , Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W Klimek, P E Director Division of Watt r Quality Subject NPDES Stormwater Permit Coverage Renewal Ummin Corporation COG Number NCG020007 Richmond County Dear Permittee In response to your renewal application for continued coverage under general permit NCG020000 the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) is forwarding herewith the reissued stormwater general permit Please review the new permit to familiarize yourself with the changes in the reissued permit The general permit authorizes discharges of stormwater and some types of wastewater You must meet the provistion s of the permit for the typs of discharges present at your facility This permit is reissued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215 1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between the state of North Carolina and the U S Environmental Protection Agency, dated December 6, 1983 The following information is included with your permit package • A new Certificate of Coverage • A copy of General Stormwater Permit NCG020000 • A copy of a Technical Bulletin for the general permit • Five copies of Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Forms — wastewater and stormwater • Five copies of the Qualitative Monitoring Report Form Your coverage under this general permit is not transferable except after notice to DWQ 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 Department of Environment and Natural Resources, or relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, Judgment, or decree If you have any questions regarding this permit package please contact Aisha Lau of the Central Office Stormwater Permitting Unit at (919) 733-5083, ext 578 Sincerely, -UZINN88 A910y S AG C78NDIS WN10180 for Alan W Klimek, P E cc Central Files Stormwater Permitting Unit Fayetteville Regional Office No `hCaro ina Naturallil North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1617 Phone (919) 733-7015 Customer Service Intemet h2o enrstate nc us 512 N Salisbury St Raleigh, NC 27604 FAX (919) 733-2496 1-877-623-6748 An Fniinl rinnnrhiniN/Affirmativo Arhnn Fmnlnvar_ riii°l Pwvrlarillno, Pnatf:nnciimarPanar DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT October 13, 1994 MEMQRANPUM TO: Dave Goodrich Permits and Engineering FROM: Grady Dobson, Environmental Engineer„ Fayetteville Regional Office Y g SUBJECT: Tax Certification Request Wastewater PoIIution Abatement Units and Appurtenances Wastewater Treatment Facilities Unimin Corporation NPDES Permit No._b1C.G&2ee4l7-/eL6-a,?-6007 Marston, Richmond County, North Carolina Unimin Corporation, Marston Plant, submitted a request dated September 30, 1994, for a Certification of Pollution, Abatement Units and Appurtenances, and associated land (Permit No. NCG020041) for local Richmond County tax credits. Mr. Grady Dobson, Environmental Engineer, Fayetteville Regional Office (FRO), visited this site on October 13, 1994, to verify that the subject units are installed and are operating properly. It is the opinion of the FRO that the equipment was installed for the purpose of abating pollution in the Yadkin River Basin, and it is recommended that this facility be approved for tax certification. If you have any further questions, please contact me at (910) 486-1541. GD/tf Enclosures ". State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources • Fayetteville Regional Office James B Hunt, Jr ,Governor ID E H N R Jonathan B Howes, Secretary Andrew McCall, Regional Manager DMSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT October 13, 1994 Mr. Scott D. Davis Valuation Group Metro Park III 399 Thormall Street Edison, NJ 08837 SUBJECT: Tax Certification Pollution Abatement Units and Appurtenances Unimin Corporation Marston Plant Marston, Richmond County, North Carolina Dear Mr. Davis: Transmitted herewith are two (2) copies of a Tax Certification (Certificate No. TCS 470) covering the construction and operation of wastewater treatment facilities which were authorized and are operating under NPDES Permit No, This Certification may be used by the industry to obtain tax benefits in keeping with the appropriate laws and supersedes any previous Certification issued for waste- water treatment facilities located at this site. Sincerely, ML 9 ...Q U. 9_1 1/ Kerr T. Stevens Regional Supervisor KTS/GD/tf Enclosures cc: Richmond County Tax Supervisor Wachovla Building, Saute 714, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 Telephone 910-486-1541 FAX 910-48"707 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 1096 post -consumer paper DBPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TAX GERTZFICATXO N (Franchise/privilege; Amortization; Ad Valorem) n accordance ME tHe provisions of the General Statues of North Carolina (G.S. 105-122(d), 105-130.10, 105-147(13), 105-273(8), this is to certify that: Unimin Corporation Marston Plant Marston, North Carolina Richmond County has been issued Permit No. NCG020041 which gives authorization to operate wastewater pollution abatement equipment consisting of the following: a. Tailing Pond Dam (Pond No. 4) b. Tailing Pond Disposal System with earth and sand dam (Pond No. 5) C. Dam Spillway Containment (Woodard Dam) d. Tailing Pipes (5,700 LF of 10" pvc pipe) e. Recycle Water Pump Foundation f. Recycle Pumps (3)--two @ 200 HD; one @ 250 HP g. Miscellaneous Plumbing (Pipe, valves, and fittings) h. Electrical Miscellaneous (Power boxes, wires, etc.) i. Area on which pollution abatement units operate (150.3 acres) The Environmental Management Commission and the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources has found that the subject pollution abatement equipment: (a) has been constructed or installed; (b) complies with the requirements of the Environmental Management Commission; (c) is being effectively operated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Permit, Certification of Approval, or other document of approval issued by the Commission; and (d) has a primary rather than incidental purpose in the reduction of water pollution resulting from the discharge of sewage and waste. Issued at Fayetteville, North Carolina, this the J= day of October, 1994. By Direction of the Environmental Management Commission and the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources & Community Development. KI.,C W Igor err T. Stevens, Regional Supervisor Division of Environmental Management DBpARTl�'P OF WLTQRAL RESOURCES A COMMUNITT DSVffi3OP�]'P TAXCXRTIFICATIO N (Franchise/privilege; Amortization; Ad Valorem) n accordance with the provisions of the GeneFal Statues OT North Carolina (G.S. 105-122(d), 105-130.10, 105-147(13), 105-273(8), this is to certify that: Unimin Corporation Marston Plant Marston, North Carolina Richmond County has been issued Permit No. NCG020041 which gives authorization to operate wastewater pollution abatement equipment consisting of the following: a. Tailing Pond Dam (Pond No. 4) b. Tailing Pond Disposal System with earth and sand dam (Pond No. 5) C. Dam Spillway Containment (Woodard Dam) d. Tailing Pipes (5,700 LF of 10" pvc pipe) e. Recycle Water Pump Foundation f. Recycle Pumps (3)--two 0 200 HD; one @ 250 HP g. Miscellaneous Plumbing (Pipe, valves, and fittings) h. Electrical Miscellaneous (Power boxes, wires, etc.) i. Area on which pollution abatement units operate (150.3 acres) The Environmental Management Commission and the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources has found that the subject pollution abatement equipment: (a) has been constructed or installed; (b) complies with the requirements of the Environmental Management Commission; (c) is being effectively operated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Permit, Certification of Approval, or other document of approval issued by the Commission; and (d) has a primary rather than incidental purpose in the reduction of water pollution resulting from the discharge of sewage and waste. Issued at Fayetteville, North Carolina, this the j3th day of October, 1994. By Direction of the Environmental Management Commission and the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources & Community Development. KJ"& W a, Igor Kett evens, Regional Supervisor Division of Environmental Management Health and Natural Resources Fayetteville Regional Office James B Hunt, Jr , Governor ry � C Jonathan B Howes, Secrets G Andrew McCall, Regional Manager DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT October 13, 1994 Ms. Kaye Varner, Tax Supervisor Richmond County Tax Office P.O. Box 250 Rockingham, NC 28379 SUBJECT: Tax Certification Pollution Abatement Units and Appurtenances Unimin Corporation Marston Plant Marston, Richmond County, North Carolina Dear Ms. Varner: Transmitted herewith are two (2) copies of a Tax Certification (Certificate No. TCS 470) covering the construction and operation of wastewater treatment facilities which were authorized and are operating under NPDES Permit No. NCG020041. This Certification may be used by the industry to obtain tax benefits in keeping with the appropriate laws and supersedes any previous Certification issued for waste- water treatment facilities located at this site. Sincerely, Kerr T. Stevens Regional Supervisor KTS/GD/tf Enclosures cc: Scott Davis Wachovia Building, 5u to 714, Fayetteville North Carolina 28301.5043 Telephone 910-486.1541 FAX 910-48"707 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post -consumer paper a CAROLmA DBPARTI�T OF NATURAL RESOQRIM & CaKKUNITY DEVffi.OPl4ffi�1T TAX CXRTIFICATIO N (Franchise/privilege; Amortization; Ad Valorem) n accordance with the provisions of the General Statues of North Carolina (G.S. 105-122(d), 105-130.10, 105-147(13), 105-273(8), this is to certify that: Unimin Corporation Marston Plant Marston, North Carolina Richmond County has been issued Permit No. NCG020041 which gives authorization to operate wastewater pollution abatement equipment consisting of the following: a. Tailing Pond Dam (Pond No. 4) b. Tailing Pond Disposal System with earth and sand dam (Pond No. 5) C. Dam Spillway Containment (Woodard Dam) d. Tailing Pipes (5,700 LF of 10" pvc pipe) e. Recycle Water Pump Foundation f. Recycle Pumps (3)--two @ 200 HD; one @ 250 HP g. Miscellaneous Plumbing (Pipe, valves, and fittings) h. Electrical Miscellaneous (power boxes, wires, etc.) i. Area on which pollution abatement units operate (150.3 acres) The Environmental Management Commission and the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources has found that the subject pollution abatement equipment: (a) has been constructed or installed; (b) complies with the requirements of the Environmental Management Commission; (c) is being effectively operated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Permit, Certification of Approval, or other document of approval issued by the Commission; and (d) has a primary rather than incidental purpose in the reduction of water pollution resulting from the discharge of sewage and waste. Issued at Fayetteville, North Carolina, this the 13th day of October, 1994. By Direction of the Environmental Management Commission and the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources & Community Development. K S""c WA, (go r Kerr T. Stevens, Regionlai Supervisor Division of Environmental Management DBpARTlQOFr OF WLTURAL RESOURCES A COMMUNITY TAX CERTITICATI" ` (Franchise/privilege; Amortization; Ad Valorem) n accor ce with M provisions of the General sfaEues of North Carolina (G.S. 105-122(d), 105-130.10, 105-147(13), 105-273(8), this is to certify that: Unimin Corporation Marston Plant Marston, North Carolina Richmond County has been issued Permit No. NCG020041 which gives authorization to operate wastewater pollution abatement equipment consisting of the following: a. Tailing Pond Dam (Pond No. 4) b. Tailing Pond Disposal System with earth and sand dam (Pond No. 5) C. Dam Spillway Containment (Woodard Dam) d. Tailing Pipes (5,700 LF of 10" pvc pipe) e. Recycle Water Pump Foundation f. Recycle Pumps (3)--two 0 200 HD; one 1 250 HP g. Miscellaneous Plumbing (Pipe, valves, and fittings) h. Electrical Miscellaneous (Power boxes, wires, etc.) i. Area on which pollution abatement units operate (150.3 acres) The Environmental Management Commission and the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources has found that the subject pollution abatement equipment: (a) has been constructed or installed; (b) complies with the requirements of the Environmental Management Commission; (c) is being effectively operated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Permit, Certification of Approval, or other document of approval issued by the Commission; and (d) has a primary rather than incidental purpose in the reduction of water pollution resulting from the discharge of sewage and waste. Issued at Fayetteville, North Carolina, this the J= day of Qctober, 1994. By Direction of the Environmental Management Commission and the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources & Community Development. Ki-X, W-'Q' (Ror Kerr T. Stevens,-Regionaisupervisor Division of Environmental Management Deloifte & Touche LLP Valuation Group Telephone (908) 906 9600 /\ Metro Park III VI!, Edison, on, Ne ll Street' Edison, New Jerse 08837 September 3 0, 1994 Elm )AAN AGEN III " f4k,YETTEVILLE REG, OFFICE Mr Grady Dobson _ Environmental Engineer 5 Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Wachovia Building, Suite 704 !' � 6 Fayetteville, NC 28301-5043 "� Re Unimin Corporation Water Pollution Equipment Abatement Certificate Richmond County, North Carolina Permit Number NCG020041 (formerly permit no NC0072923) Dear Mr Dobson Pursuant to our telephone conversation yesterday, I have enclosed a list of assets at the Unimin Corporation facility in Marston (Richmond County) which qualify as water pollution assets under the North Carolina Statutes and should be registered under the Permit Number listed above, issued by your department We are requesting that these assets be certified by your office as water pollution equipment and Richmond County to be notified to remove them from the Personal Property Tax rolls since they are exempt from Property Taxation being pollution control equipment Should you need to inspect the property please contact me so we can contact the plant manager to arrange a tour I have included my business card which has my phone number We are trying to complete all the necessary paperwork so these items are removed from the property rolls in time for the 1995 rendition filing this January with the state Please call with any questions you might have and thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter Very truly yours, Scott D Davis cc Winnie Rich, Unimin Corporation Deloitt buche %hmatsu International "40 �Gh � --?O Unimin Corporation Summary of Water Pollution Equipment Marston, North Carolina Richmond County Permit Number NCG020041 (formerly permit no. NCO072923 a Tailing Pond Dam ( A—d a `l b Tailing Pond Disposal System-;-;, Earth and Sand Dam \ d Dam Spillway Containment C �a.ta•� i ) Pp /� e w1i^g PC E"00 LF IQ" .pes 7 f Process Water Pump Foundation }�uw�PS (g� Z lzaa rrf� � 1 �r,yG H/� i �•cye�• Py�i� x �,•r Plu•riiJ Deloitte & Touft LLP 0 � � t i` Asir. - State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management 512 North Salisbury Street - Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 James G. Martin, Governor William W Cobey, Jr. Secretary William D Shalter Unimin Corporanon 258 Elm Street New Canaan, CT 06840 Dear Mr Shalter. A Preston Howard, Jr , P E Acting Director November 10, 1992 Subject. Permit Assignment Errors Mitchell County Facility Richmond County Facility NCG020040 and NCG020041 respectively Two acknowledgement letters both dated October 12, 1992 were sent to you in response to the Notice of Intent applications for stormwater general permit coverage. The following actions are being taken on the subject sites: 1 For the Mitchell County facility (NC0000175), we will be incorporating this stormwater discharge into your individual permit currently being renewed. 2 For the Richmond County facility, we have already evaluated in accordance with a renewal application you submitted for the that site's individual permit and issued a Certificate of Coverage (NCG020007) under the Mining General permit NCG020000, which incorporates pit dewatenng and stormwater discharge, prior to receiving your Notice of Intent. Regional Offices Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh Washington Wilmington Winston-Salem 70401-6208 919/486-1541 704/663-1699 919/5714700 919/946-648i 919/395-3900 919/896-7007 Pollution Prevention Pays P.O Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer Jr Page 2 November 10, 1992 Unimin Corporation Because of these circumstances, the permit numbers in the subject heading have been deleted Any correspondence concerning these two facilities should be referenced with the permit numbers highlighted in this letter In addition, we are processing a reimbursement check for $800.00 which will be sent under separate cover This reimburses you for the fees you smitted in accordance with the federal stormwater regulations If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact Susan Robson at (919) 733-5083. Sincerely, Coleen Sullies,P Supervisor, NPDES Group CC. Asheville Regional Office Fayetteville Regional Office Permits and Engineering Umt Randy Kepler "i 4 k aWO I9191y OCT 231992 IqlmENV MANAGEMENT FAYETTEVILLE REG. OFFICE State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management 512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 James G Martin, Governor William W Cobey, Jr, Secretary William D Shalter Unimin Corporation 258 Elm Street New Canaan, CT 06840 Dear Mr Shalter A Preston Howard, Jr , P E Acting Director October 12, 1992 Subject Renewal Application NPDES NCG020041 Formerly NCO072923 Richmond County This letter is to acknowledge receipt of your renewal application for Unimin Corporation's NPDES permit, and to also inform you that this facility qualifies for coverage under the newly issued General Permit Your discharge fits into one of the general permit categories Therefore, the subject facility has been assigned the new permit number highlighted above On July 31, 1992, the Division of Environmental Management issued general permits for a number of process related discharges and stormwater discharges A general permit is a permit issued by the state to cover a category of dischargers, such as mine pit dewatering, noncontact cooling waters and boiler blowdown discharges, groundwater remediation, sand dredging operations, seafood and freshwater fish packing and rinsing and fish farms, and stormwater discharges These general permits have been taken to public notice and issued in accordance with the North Carolina Administrative Code (15A NCAC 2H 0100) and the Memorandum of Agreement between EPA and the state Typically, an application for coverage under these general permits consists of completion of the Notice of Intent (NOI) application form and submittal of the form with the appropriate application fee After receipt of the application, the state will review the information and make a determination of the applicability of the general permit to your specific discharge We will evaluate you applicaation for individual permit, received on October 6, 1992 as if for coverage under the general permit If the discharge is deemed appropriate for coverage under the general permit, you will be issued a certificate of coverage under the general permit Processing time for the issuance of a certificate of coverage is expected to be less than 90 days as compared to 180 days for the individual application process Regional Offices Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh Washington Wilmington Winston-Salem 704/251-6208 919/486-1541 704/663-1699 919/571-4700 919/946-6481 919/395-3900 919/896-7007 Pollution Prevention Pays P O Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer Page 2 October 12, 1992 NCG020041 This method of application does not require the application to be sent to public notice, thus the time to issue the permit is less Issuance of a general permit for this facility is contingent upon approval from our regional office staff. If you have questions regarding this matter, plea,,e contact Susan Robson at (919) 733-5083. Sincerely, 4U-0a'1-' �0 Coleen Sullins, P E Supervisor, NPDES Group cc fa3 evil Weglo-- 1a @f€i e Perimts and Engineering Unit Central Files 201992 ENV PAA1 ,,% r1MENT �AYIETTEVILLE RZEG OFFICE State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management 512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 James G. Martin, Governor William W Cobey, Jr., Secretary October 14, 1992 Andrew J. Regis P O Box 126 Marston, NC 28363 A. Preston Howard, Jr, P E Acting Director Subject. General Permit No. NCGO20000 Unimin Corporation COC NCG02000'7 Richmond County Dear Mr. Regis: In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on August 4, 1992, we are forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage to discharge under the subject state - NPDES general permit Issuance of this certificate of coverage supercedes the individual NPDES No. NC0072923. 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 December 6,1983. If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this 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, this certificate of coverage shall be final and binding. Please take nonce that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except after notice to the Division of Environmental Management The Divsion of Environmental Management 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 Environmental Management 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. Pollution Prevention Pays P O Box 29535, Rakigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Ms Susan Robson at telephone number 919/733-5083. Sincerely, pttiginal Signed BY Coleen H Sullins A. Preston Howard, Jr. cc: Mr. Jim Patrick, EPA atE ye�'tteville'1Region 'Office 5i STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES DMSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STORMWATER, MINE DEWATERING, ANDIOR OVERFLAW FROM PROCESS WATER RECYCLE SYSTEMS DISCHARGES In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-2151. other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, Unimin Corporation is hereby authorized to continue operation of a treatment system for recycle systems process wastewater overflow with the discharges of treated wastewater and discharge stormwater from a facility located on NC Highway 177 Richmond County to receiving waters designated as Clay Branch Creels in the Ya&m Pee -Dee River Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I,11, III and IV of General Permit No NCG020000 as attached. This certificate of coverage shall become effective October 14,1992 This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit. Signed this day October 14,1992 Original Signed By Coleen H. Sullins A Preston Howard, It, P.E , Acting Director Division of Environmental Management By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission E z DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT September 16, 1992 M E M O R A 13 A 9 TO. Donald Safrit, Unit Supervisor Permits and Engineering Unit FROM M. J. No a d, Regipx►a� S r Fayettevi e,Q,nal►,O1f SUBJECT Renewal of NPDES Permit No NCG020007 (Formerly NC0072923) Unimin Corporation, Marston Plant Richmond County Please find enclosed the staff report and recommendations of the Fayetteville Regional Office concerning the renewal of subject NPDES Permit, now covered by a general permit If you have any questions or require any further information, please advise MJN/ka Enclosure cc* Technical Support Branch September 16, 1992 NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS County Richmond NPDES Permit No NCG020007 PART I. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Facility and Address Unxmin Corporation, Marston, NC plant P 0 Box 126 Marston, NC 28363 2 Date of Investigation• September 14, 1992 3 Report Prepared By Ken Averitte, Environmental Tech., FRO 4 Persons Contacted and Telephone Number• Mr Gary Podlogar, Plant Mgr. (919)-582-4816 5 Directions to Site• Unimin Corporation, Marston plant, is located on the east side of NC 177 near the junction with SR 1605, in the Cognac community of Richmond County, approximately 8 miles north of Hamlet 6 Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge points: Latitude 340 58, 30" Longitude. 790 36' 00" Attach a USGS map extract and indicate treatment facility site and discharge point on map USGS Quad No H 20 NE USGS Quad Name Marston NC 7. Size (land available for expansion and upgrading)• Unimzn Corporation owns approximately 90 acres outright and has mining leases on approxi- mately 500 acres 8 Topography (relationship to flood plain included) Fiat to gentle slopes 9 Location of nearest dwelling. None within 1,000 feet 10 Receiving stream or affected surface waters Clay Branch Creek a Classification: "C-Swamp" b River Basin and Subbasxn No Yadkin Pee Dee 03-07-16 C. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses. Fish and wildlife propagation Staff Report and Recommendation Page 2 PART 11 -- DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS 1 Type of wastewater $ Domestic 100 Industrial a. Volume of Wastewater- 5.0 MGD (Design Capacity) b Types and quantities of industrial wastewater: Wastewater is generated in the process of washing and classifying of silica sand, most of which is used in the glass industry C. Prevalent toxic constituents in wastewater: N/A d Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): N/A in development _ should be required approved _ not needed 2 Production rates (industrial discharges only) in pounds per day: N/A a Highest month in the past 12 months: b Highest year in the past 5 years lbs/day lbs/day 3. Description of industrial process (for industries only) and applicable CFR Part and Subpart, Mined sand is washed, sorted, and dried prior to shipment. 4 Type of treatment (Existing). The treatment process involves settling of suspended materials in series of ponds, specifically pond No 4 (15 acres), pond No 5 (20 6 acres), and a new pond designated as the Woodard property, which contains approximately 75 acres Pond No.4 is the final settling pond from which wash water is recirculated. Due to the lack of water in this vicinity and the need for large volumes in this process, all water is recirculated Any discharge would occur only in times of extremely wet weather The current plant manager indicates that there has been no discharge in the three years he has been at the facility. 1d1.2311Ln _T- �Jtck4,. V'1-' c'� t't 1� d�c ✓fie �'` a LGA d'; i,�� 0 (�.n fit. "i roe �.—t &'41 k 4-& no, J.*- 5. Sludge handling and disposal scheme N/A 6. Treatment plant classification Less than 5 points, no rating (include rating sheet, if appropriate). N/A 7. SIC Code(s). 1446 Wastewater Code(s).Primary 41 Secondary Main Treatment Unit Codes. _ _ _ _ _ �.�, �.,.A -� �c_� P�--•{- -t4-� d�'+�d r.,�.., � . �- � n carter �J ��` � �c d.�-�d=.d'�, OLC..._ Staff Report and Recommendation Page 3 PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION 1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grants Funds (municipals only)? N/A 2 Special monitoring requests N/A 3. Additional effluent limits requests• N/A 4 Other N/A PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION Due to the nature of this operation, it is the opinion of this office that this facility qualifies for the new General Permits It is therefore the recommendation of this office that Permit No. NC00072923 be reissued as General Permit No NCG020007, for an additional five-year period. Signature of Report Preparer Water Quality Regional Supervisor Date I � (n V Sfi w Y ti 1 5053 ! NW � Q o "�) d M! Try 7MAMLET) ' r � a q dl 4 • aae 4;a• O 9 k w �'� 1 D u 1 1 I R 0 a � Q � Q �A • w II � 0 0 o a � Q 4 R"ta a�- ..� i�i ., • 4 w �p ♦ a t i I✓WJR II y II �s Q d O • L s" ♦gar. • � y \ Q R Q 4• � N v M � r � r r A �` l � R i1 may, N C DEPARTIIENT OF ENVIROITIIENT, HEALTH & NATURAI RESOURCES EhV,IRONIIENTAL IIANAGEMENT COMMISSION NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DISCHARGE - SHORT FORM C FOR AGENCY USE To be filed only by persons engaged in manufacturing and intning lr, n X o 7_ !7 n n t'-y APPLICATION NUMBER N G al o 1 D DATE RECEIVED YEAR Ho DAY CK O Oral c 49 Do not attempt to complete this form before reading accompanyinq instructions Please print or type 1 Name, address, location, and telephone number of facility producing discharge A Name „ Unzmin Corporation - Marston, North Carolzna_plant_ B Mailing address l 1 Street address _ P O Box 126 Z City Marston 3 State North Carolina 4 County Richmond 5 ZIP 28363 C Locatloo r- 1 Street Highway 177 North o 2 City ty 3 County Marston Richmond _ - - C:)__ North Carolina 4 State .... _i- 1D Telephone No 912 582-_ Area CITY i_,W tic I Code CD zZ�S I C Al IG 12 1992 t^r (Leave blank) ` 3 Number of employee,; ENV MANAGEMENT 35 FAYETTEVILLE REG. OFFICE If all your waste is discharged ieitn a lnrhlicly owned waste treatment facility and to the best of your knowledge you ate not required to obtain a disrharge permit, proceed to item 4 Otherwise prnreed directly to iteniI) 4 If you meet the condition stated above, check here ❑ and supply the info nuition asked for below After completing thf,so itrnls, please rnenplpte the )late, titlf , SKIPPED PER INSTRUCTIONS and signature block, below and return (lit, form to the proper reviiwinq office without completing the remainder of thr form A Name of organization ro,porisrhle for recetvina) wart+-- B Facility receivinq wastf 1 Name _ — ---- — -- - - - — - — — ? Street address 3 City _ 4 County 5 State 6 ZIP 5 0 Principal product, ❑ raw materral +Check nne) Silica sand 'G Principal process mining and benefaczatzon of silica sand 7 Maximum amount of principal product prn(u,ed or r)w mdii'rihl ronSnlned per (Check one) Amount Basis 1-99 {1} 100-199 17) - - -- 200-499 1 (3) - !Foo -94'a (4) I000- 49g9 (5) - X S(JUo-' 9999 (6) -- 10,000- 49 999 1 (7) 50,000 or more (R) A Day ---- — 3 Month—�— C Year r Fig V4r us 1 0I r17 PI , w i ni r)sF r) UN rrr Sl)PPi-V Is r X F I A I15 Tr n 9 Mnx Innnn nnirnrnl of ltrinr Iltn I w mlui i ltr ndui t ,1 or raw mni i r I I , nn rruu ,1, r r itnr 4 r ,1 Iri item /, above, Is five asurtd in ( Chu( h ont,) A o pounds A I'd tons C o barrels 00 bushels _ E o square feet ' F fl gifIons G.o pieces or units 14 ❑ other, specify (a) Check here if discharge occurs all year ❑ , or NEVER (b) Check 'the month(-,) discharge occurs ' 1 ❑ January 2 o February 3 ❑ Mar ch 4 ❑ Aprl 1 S ❑ May 6 a June 4 7 ❑ July fl ❑ August 9 ❑ September 10 o October 11 o November 12 ❑ 0ecember _(c) Check how many days per week 1 ❑ 1 7 ❑ 2-3 3 o 4-5 4 ❑ 6-7 NO DISCHARGE IS 'NORMAL 10 -Types of waste water discharged to surface waters only (check as applicable) Flow gallons per operating day Volume treated before discharging (percent) Discharge per operating day 0 1-999 1000-4999 5000-9999 10,000- 50,000- None 0 1- 30- 65- 95- 49,999 or mnre 29 9 64 9 94 9 100 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (R) (9) (10) A Sanit)ry, daily average fl Cool uig water, etc daily average C PrOCess water, daily average 0 X 1 Maximum per operat- ing day for total 0 discharge (all types) If any of the three types of waste identified in item 10 either treated or untreated SKIPPED PER INSTRUCTION are discharged to places other than surface water,, cherk below as applicable r +� Average flow, gallons per operating day Waste water 15 discharged to 0 1-999 1000-4999 5000-9999 10,000-49,999 50.000 or more i1-1 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) A Municipal sewer SySteui R Underground well l Sep[rr tank D evaporation lagoon or pond f Other ,pec i f y 12 Number of separate discharge points A 0 1 A ❑ 2-3 C ❑ 4-5 U ❑ 6 or more 13 Name of receiving water or waters Clay Branch 14 Ooes your discharge contain or Is it possible for your discharge to contain one or more of the frillowing substances d,ded as a result of your operations, activities, or processes anmonia, cyanide, aluminum, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercer , nickel, selenium, Tinc, phenols, oil and grease, and chlorine (residual A ❑yes B b7no l crrtify that 1 am familiar with the information contained in the application and (fiat to the best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accura to Andrew_J. Regis Vice President EnvironrR utal Affairs Printed N m of Person Signing Title Date Applicani i Signed Signa ure of Applicant 4 NOLth C,irulina General Statute 143-215_ E_(b)-(21-provides that, Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files orlrequzred to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the I-riv ii oninental Management commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be op(r,ited or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management CommiS,l inil,lementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor pumishable by a fine not to exceed} Sio,t)nn, or by irnprisonment not to exceed six month^, or by both (18 U S f Section 1001 prov i puiltshment by a fine of not mor- than $10,000 or Imprisonment not more than 5 %rar9. or both •o FEP 3 1992 •.�,, ENV. MANAGEMENT FAYETTEVILLE REG OFFICF State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management 512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 James G Martin, Governor William W Cobey, Jr, Secretary September 1, 1992 Andrew J Regis UNIMIN Corp P O Box 126 Marston, NC 28363 A Preston Howard, Jr , P E Acting Director Subject Renewal Application NPDES NCG020007" Formally. NCO072923 Richmond County Dear Mr Regis This letter is to acknowledge receipt of your renewal application for UNBUN's NPDES permit, and to also inform you that this facility qualifies for coverage under the newly issued General Permit Your discharge fits into one of the general permit categories Therefore, the subject facility has been assigned the new permit number highlighted above On July 31, 1992, the Division of Environmental Management issued general permits for a number of process related discharges and stormwater discharges A general permit is a permit issued by the state to cover a category of dischargers, such as mine pit dewatering, noncontact cooling waters and boiler blowdown discharges, groundwater remediation, sand dredging operations, seafood and freshwater fish packing and rinsing and fish farms, and stormwater discharges These general permit have been taken to public notice and issued in accordance with the North Carolina Administrative Code (15A NCAC 2H 0100) and the Memorandum of Agreement between EPA and the state Application for coverage under these general permits consists of completion of the Notice of Intent (NOI) application form and submittal of the form with the application fee of $400 After receipt of the application, the state will review the information and make a determination of the applicability of the general permit to your specific discharge If the discharge is deemed appropriate for coverage under the general permit, you will be issued a certificate of coverage under the general permit Processing time for the issuance of a certificate of coverage is expected to be less than 90 days as compared to 180 days for the individual application process This method of application does not require the application to be sent to public notice, thus the time to issue the permit is less Issuance of a general permit for this facility is contingent upon approval from our regional office staff Regional Offices Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh Washington Wilmington Winston-Salem 704/251-6208 919/486-1541 704/663-1699 919/5714700 919/946-6481 919/395-3900 919/896-7007 Pollution Prevention Pays P O Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer I 44 .1 r Page 2 September 1, 1992 NCG020007 If you have questions regarding thus matter, please contact Susan Robson at (919) 733-5083 cc a�"rFf—teVWe;Kegional=Office Permits and Enguneenng Unit Central Files Sincerely, n jmCVI_ KD Coleen Sullins, P E Supervisor, NPDES Group State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management 512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh. North Carolma 27611 James G Martin, Governor William W Cobcy, Jr , Secretary October 14, 1992 Andrew J. Regis POBox 126 Marston, NC 28363 A. Preston Howard, Jr, P E Acting Director Subject: General Permit No NCGO20000 Unimin Corporation COC NCGO20007 Richmond County Dear Mr Regis. In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on August 4, 1992, we are forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage to discharge under the subject state - NPDES general permit. Issuance of this certificate of coverage supersedes the individual NPDES No NC0072923. 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 December 6, 1983. If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this 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, this 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 of Environmental Management The Divsion of Environmental Management 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 Environmental Management 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. Pollution Prevention Pays P 0 Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 17626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 An Equal Opportunity AffirmatrveAction Employer i If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Ms Susan Robson at telephone number 919r733-5083. Sincerely, Original Signed By Coleen H. Sullins A. Preston Howard, Jr. cc: Mr. Jun Patrick, EPA Fayetteville Regional Office STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STORMWATER, MINE DEWATERING, ANDYOR OVERRDW FROM PROCESS WATER RECYCLE SYSTEMS DISCHARGES In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143.2151, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, Unimin Corporation is hereby authorized to continue operation of a treatment system for recycle systems process wastewater overflow with the discharges of treated wastewater and discharge stormwater from a facility located an NC Highway 177 Richmond County to receiving waters designated as Clay Branch Creek in the Yadkin Pce-Dee River Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth m Parts I, II, IA and IV of General Permit No NCO020D00 as attached. This certificate of coverage shall become effective October 14.1992 This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit, Signed this day October 14,1992 Original Sighed By Coleen H. Sullins A Preston Howard, Jr , P.E , Acting Director Division of Environmental Management By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission g'o I V W 8 MI TO !i 5 r r' 3033 ! NW 9 n 1 !HAMLET r t., 4 { 0 � � _ •,',% a a a ♦/ m t t Y T V AM" Nr r7MT Y T\," T A t t1 ,T\r1Tt� fSll r't 1l �.t yr"vT T\ + "Itl t/t tir Atf`f r\'rr\r\r\ , I- t +'fIAIAI T\A'T A r IF ,I f^ t t I T V r+rlrlt b! Atf""1, f1l!"1!1 (!M t S 1!t f" TtSJt F V NAME t `td! t MIt At trtit�t rtlt r,+ T 1 fiAl t Ct! tJt t S.' \ G TC�iJdtl10M r A\t;l1 +"1; MA 1t tdtr tlt littillt-T\\ I `k{`�T�RtLl,rrt"a! 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