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North Carolina Department of Environment and
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Mr. Hans Hess
Rocky Mount -Wilson Airport
7265 Air Terminal Drive
Elm City, NC 27822
Dear Mr. Hess:
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
January 15, 2010
Natural Resources
Subject: General Pen -nit No. NCG 150000
Rocky Mount -Wilson Ahliort
COC NCG150028
Nash County
Dee Freeman
Secretary
In accordance with your application for a discharge pen -nit received on December 9, 2009,
we are forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage to discharge under the subject state
— NPDES general permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina
General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the
US Environmental Protection, Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except after notice to
the Division of Water Quality. The Division of Water Quality may require modification or
revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be
required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources,
Coastal Area Management Act or any other federal or local governmental pen -nit that may be
required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Brian Lowther at
telephone number [phone].
Sincere] ,
OR�GIIVAL SIGNED BY
KEN PICKLE
for Coleen H. Sullins
cc: Raleigh Regional Office
Central Files
Stormwater Permitting Unit Files
Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N, Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: 91M07-64941 Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
NorthCarolina

NC®ENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
January 15, 2010
Mr. Hans Hess
Rocky Mount -Wilson Airport
7265 Air Terminal Drive
Ehn City, NC 27822
Subject: General Pen -nit No. NCG 150000
Rocky Mount -Wilson Airport
COC NCG150028
Nash County
Dear Mr. Hess:
Dee Freeman
Secretary
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on December 9, 200%
we are forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage to discharge under the subject state
—NPDES general. permit. This pen -nit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina
General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the
US Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except after notice to
the Division of Water Quality. The Division of Water Quality may require modification or
revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other'per nits which may be
required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources,
Coastal Area Management Act or any other federal or local governmental permit that may be
required.
If you have any questions concerning this pen -nit, please contact Brian Lowther at
telephone number [phone]..
Sincr�INA1- SIGNED 8Y
M PICKLE
for Coleen H. Sullins
cc: Raleigh Regional Office
Central Fi 1 es
Stormwater Permitting Unit Files
Wetlands and Stormwater Branch One
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699.1617 North Carolina
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]N4 Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 �� lrr'�!!l,
Internet www.ncwaterquality.org

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
January 6, 2010
To: Brian Lowther
From: Myrl Nisely
Through: Danny Smit �' o
Dave Parne o
Subject: Recon Inspection of Rocky Mount -Wilson Airport Prior to Issuing SW
Conclusion: RRO recommends issuing the Certificate of Coverage, with a comment in the cover letter
requesting periodic construction status reports to RRO for a new tank farm.
I met with Airport Manager Hans Hess and Operations Supervisor Jim Brantley to discuss conditions at
the airport and the expectations of the permit, followed a facility tour with Mr. Brantley. The inspection
began at 1:20 PM and ended at 2:45 PM. The airport currently serves private aviation. There are no
regular airline services as there had been in the past.
The airport is an established facility in which the landscaping has been stable for about 20 years. There
are no wetlands to be impacted. The runways are served by a sophisticated system of deep swales and
culverts that drain rainwater. The runway and taxiway have always been free of flooding with the
exception of a little standing water at the north end of the runway after Hurricane Floyd. Reviewing
runoff points from the north end of the runway to the south, there are a couple of benign channels
draining west to the highway, then south of that is a system that picks up a large portion of the runway
system. This drains west to a pond. South of that is another drain to the highway serving the area
around the terminal. Finally, at the far south end is the current tank farm with drainage to the highway.
All of these cross under the highway and eventually discharge into the Tar River.
The pond was overflowing a concrete weir. This would be the most likely location to place a boom to
catch any petroleum released from the site, except for the separate system for the tank farm. The area
around a maintenance building for helicopters drains to this pond. There are no other potential
pollutants outside any of the other buildings. Representative Outfall Status (ROS) may be a possibility
for the benign release points, but an inspector should make another site visit to precisely determine
which ones to include and what one of those would be sampled to represent the others. The pond
overflow and the tank farm system would always tube excluded from ROS.
The existing tank farm was the only negative element observed, and was rather shocking in its lack of
spill prevention design. None of the tanks have secondary containment, and the largest tank (20,000
gallons) is single walled. Fueling is done by filling a tank truck in the fenced tank farm, then driving the
truck to various airplanes on the tarmac. Workers must hold the nozzle open during refueling, so stay
with the transfer the entire time.
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone [phone] customer Service
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 FAX [phone]
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A new tank farm is to be built closer to the main terminal, slated for mid -year. It will be fully visible,
instead of hidden by trees. The farm was to be in place by July 2009, but grant money has been held up,
allegedly by a Federal bottleneck. The present farm is non -compliant with 40 CFR 112, and both the
EPA and FAA are aware of it. The present tank farm is owned by Air Care, not the airport authority.
The new one will be owned by the airport and ]eased to Air Care, presumably affording better control of
fueling practices and placing responsibility for oversight with the permittee.
RRO suggests wording in the COC along this line:
"This permit requires compliance with 40 CFR 112 secondary containment for fuel as well as chemical
storage (such as crop dusting bulk chemicals or antifreeze for de-icing). DWQ has been informed that
construction of a new tank farm is anticipated to begin in about three months, with completion about
August 2010. Asa condition of this permit, DWQ directs the permittee to provide Xwritten construction
status reports on April 15, July 15 and another when the tank farm is put into service, mailed to the
Raleigh Regional Office, 1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628, Attn. Danny Smith."

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community Infrastructure consultants
616 Colonnade Drive Charlotte, North Carolina 28205 704.334.5348 tel. [phone] fax
TO: Rocky Mount -Wilson Airport DATE: November 25, 2009
7265 Air Terminal Drive ^
Elm City, NC 27822 RE: Rocky Mount-Wiison Airport
Stoomwater Pollution Prevent[
ATTENTION: Hans Hess
We are sending via: ❑ Overnight ® Regular Mail ❑ Pick-up ❑ Hand
The following items: ❑ Correspondence ❑ Plans
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Permit application for Stromwater Pollution Prevention Plan
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REMARKS:
Hans — Please sign the attached application and forward with the USGS Quad sheet and a check for
$100 (review fee) to NCDENR
Stromwater Permitting Unit
Division of Water Quality
1617 Maio Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 `
COPY TO: File SIGNED: Greg Kershaw, PE

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