NCG020087_COMPLETE FILE - HISTORICAL_20190108

STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET
NCG PERMITS
PERMIT NO.
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DOC TYPE
HISTORICAL FILE
❑ MONITORING REPORTS
DOC DATE
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January 7, 2019
NCDept"Environmental Quality
JAN
Raleigh Reg1onal Office
❑■❑
❑❑❑
°'°Hanson
HE1DELBERGCEM ENTGroup
Hanson Aggregates Southeast, LLC
South Region
North Carolina Territory Office
3825 Barrett Drive, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel [phone]
Fax [phone]
www.lehi.ghhanson.com
Mr. Rick Bolich, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Operations Section
NCDEQ Raleigh Regional Office
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
RE: Hanson Aggregates — Holly Springs Quarry
NPDES General Permit COC No. NCG020087
Benchmark Exceedance: SDO-7 Stormwater Samples for 2nd 6-Month Period 2018
Dear Mr. Bolich:
Hanson Aggregates is notifying the Department that during the 2nd 6-month period 2018, there
were benchmark exceedances that occurred from samples collected at the no VMA SDO-5 outfall
and the VMA SDO-7 outfall. On November 12, 2018, samples collected from the SDO-5
stormwater outfall resulted in concentrations exceeding the benchmarks TSS, SS, and Turbidity.
SDO-5 on 11/12/2019'. TSS = 360 mg/L, SS = 0.50 ml/l, Turbidity = 246 NTU
Stormwater rarely discharges from SDO-5, but with all the rain we had in 2018, there was a
discharge, and the resulting concentrations exceeded the benchmarks. The stormwater pollution
prevention team conducted an investigation of the SDO-5 outfall and the watershed feeding it.
There were two areas where material had been placed with no BMPs added to prevent erosion.
There were areas where channel check dams need installing to reduce the flow velocity. Also,
some of the areas that appeared heavily vegetated actually had clumps of vegetation hiding
exposed red clay surfaces. A consultant from Draper Associates met with us, and the following
corrective actions resulted from the meeting:
- Install another pre -basin with a skimmer
- Re -grade one stockpile to drain into the Pit.
- Install rock check dam below the pile of material that was started for temporary storage.
- Apply winter seed mix and mulch to exposed areas
- When permanent seeding can be applied, strip the areas having too much brush and install
new seeding and mulch.
- In the meantime, pump the SDO-5 basin contents to the Pit to prevent further discharges
until all stated BMPs are installed and functioning properly.
- Clean out the SDO-5 basin
On November 15, 2018, samples collected at the VMA SDO-7 outfall resulted with a Turbidity
concentration that slightly exceeded the 50 NTU benchmark. The samples for TSS, SS, and TPH
resulted in concentrations well within the benchmark limits: TSS = 12.2 mg/L, SS < 0.10 ml/I, and

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TPH <4.8 mg/L. Turbidity results, however, were 0.60 NTU, barely above the benchmark of 50
NTU. Within a week of receiving the results, our stormwater pollution prevention team attempted
to find possible causes for the slightly elevated Turbidity. We had already made improvements
following an elevated settleable solids concentration during the 1st 6-month sampling in 2017.
Perhaps the higher Turbidity was due to the organics that exist in the vegetated ditch where
samples were collected. A qualitative monitoring form was completed at the time of sampling, and
it was noted that the discharge was clear and having no color.
Tier 1 steps were taken as stated in the new General Permit for exceedances at SDO-5.
Discharges from SDO-5 appear to flow into the neighboring landfill, and collecting Turbidity
samples upstream and downstream does not appear possible. Tier 1 steps for Turbidity
exceedances were taken at SDO-7. During the next sampling period, SDO-7 Turbidity samples
will be collected upstream and downstream, as well as the effluent. Please see the attached
completed benchmark exceedance form.
Should you have any questions or need additional information, please call me: [phone], or
reach me by email: Jack. Garv_ey cDlehiahhanson.com .
Sincerely,
of
J Garvey
Environmental Manager
cc: Daren McMorris, NC Operations Manager
Nathan Duryea, Plant Manager

BENCHMARK EXCEEDANCE or TIER 2 DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT
I SUBMIT TO REGIONAL OFFICE" I
General Permit No. NCG020000
Use this form if any stormwatar samptes have EXCEEDED A BENCHMARK or If the facility Is in TIER 2 MONITORING for any parameter
Cincluding TIER 2 for Turbidity). Send sample results to the DEMLR Ra lonal Office within 30 days of receipt ham the laboratory.
Certificate of Coverage No. NCGO [9 ®j
f'Iatniartne
Facility Name: +moo [t Sample Collection Period: Period 1 ❑ Period 2X Calendar Year R0 I is
County: _ {Alctkca r For Monthly Monitoring: Month
Phone Number: (ql q ) :5SO- 21Li% Person Collecting Samples: 5dd- 5 6� Tarn,S Ll'e,II
Certified Laboratory: ?-- a Aol yk! axi Lab itC 33 �b rj �.� Tock Ciorvq
Lab #
Has this facility had 4 or more benchmark exceedances for any single parameter, at anyone SW discharge outfall (SDO)? Yes[] No�
Have you contacted the Regional Office? Yesg No ❑ ��� ,, jef4ce6,4j t /'7/gol 9
Whom at the Region dNd you apeak with? E-jczigja6rlte. Ie4Ftr PAAoe%eA irb Zick'Bnl i A
Part A: Stormwater Monitorina Raoul rements Ino VMA. see next oaae for outfalls with VMAI
Outfall
No.
Date Sample
Collected
Total
Rainfall
Is this SDO
in Tier 2?
Total
Suspended
Solids (TSS),
mg/N
Settleable
Solids,
mill
Turbidity, NTU
Upstream (U)
Turbidity,
NTU
Downstream (D)
Turbidity,
NTU
_
moiddlyr
:or ONO�FLOW,
:inches,
l
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Permit Date 10/112015 - 9l30/21)20 Last Revised 10.2-2015
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Certificate of Coverage No. NCG02 (a ®i.y
Part A: Stormwater fdonitorina Requirements Ino VMA). cost.
Outfall
No,
Date Sample
Collected
Total
Rainfall
Is this SDO
in Tier 27
Total
Suspended
Solids (TSS),
mgll
Settleable
Solids,
mill
Turbidity, NTU
Upstream (U)
Turbidity,
NTU
Downstream (D)
Turbidity.
NTU
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Part B-. Stormwater Monitoring Requirements for SDOs with Vehicle Maintenance Activities (VMA) where facilities use > 55 gallons of new
motor oil a month If averaged over the calendar year. NOTE. Otherloarametem only for outfalls that Include both minln[t acfividfes and VMA.
Outfali
No.
Date Sample
Collected
Total
Rainfall
VMA
TSS,
mgii
1 VMA only
Non -polar
O&G, mg/I
VNA only
New Motor
Oil Use
(gaymo.)
If applicable
SS,
m!n
If applicable
Turbidity,
NTU
If applicable
Upstream (U)
Turbidlty,
NTU
lfappl►cable
Downstream (D)
Turbidity,
NTU
or "WFGOW"-..
-
Inches.
100160
15
55
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Permit Date 10/112015—913012020
Las( Revised f0-24015
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NC Dept of Environmental Quality
JAN
Raleigh Regional Office
January 7, 2019
Mr. Rick Bolich, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Operations Section
NCDEQ Raleigh Regional Office
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
11■17
1300
°' E Hanson
HEIDELBERGCEMENTGroup
Hanson Aggregates Southeast, LLC
South Region
North Carolina Territory Office
3825 Barrett Drive, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel [phone]
Fax [phone]
www.lehighhanson.com
RE: Hanson Aggregates — Holly Springs Quarry
NPDES General Permit COC No. NCG020087
Benchmark Exceedance: SDO-7 Stormwater Samples for 2nd 6-Month Period 2018
Dear Mr. Bolich:
Hanson Aggregates is notifying the Department that during the 2nd 6-month period 2018, there
were benchmark exceedances that occurred from samples collected at the no VMA SDO-5 outfall
and the VMA SDO-7 outfall. On November 12, 2018, samples collected from the SDO-5
stormwater outfall resulted in concentrations exceeding the benchmarks TSS, SS, and Turbidity.
SDO-5 on 11/12/2019: TSS = 360 mg/L, SS = 0.50 ml/l, Turbidity = 246 NTU
Stormwater rarely discharges from SDO-5, but with all the rain we had in 2018, there was a
discharge, and the resulting concentrations exceeded the benchmarks. The stormwater pollution
prevention team conducted an investigation of the SDO-5 outfall and the watershed feeding it.
There were two areas where material had been placed with no BMPs added to prevent erosion.
There were areas where channel check dams need installing to reduce the flow velocity. Also,
some of the areas that appeared heavily vegetated actually had clumps of vegetation hiding
exposed red clay surfaces. A consultant from Draper Associates met with us, and the following
corrective actions resulted from the meeting:
- Install another pre -basin with a skimmer
- Re -grade one stockpile to drain into the Pit.
- Install rock check dam below the pile of material that was started for temporary storage.
- Apply winter seed mix and mulch to exposed areas
- When permanent seeding can be applied, strip the areas having too much brush and install
new seeding and mulch.
- In the meantime, pump the SDO-5 basin contents to the Pit to prevent further discharges
until all stated BMPs are installed and functioning properly.
- Clean out the SDO-5 basin
On November 15, 2018, samples collected at the VMA SDO-7 outfall resulted with a Turbidity
concentration that slightly exceeded the 50 NTU benchmark. The samples for TSS, SS, and TPH
resulted in concentrations well within the benchmark limits: TSS = 12.2 mg/L, SS < 0.10 ml/l, and

TPH <4.8 mg/L. Turbidity results, however, were 0.60 NTU, barely above the benchmark of 50
NTU. Within a week of receiving the results, our stormwater pollution prevention team attempted
to find possible causes for the slightly elevated Turbidity. We had already made improvements
following an elevated settleable solids concentration during the 15' 6-month sampling in 2017.
Perhaps the higher Turbidity was due to the organics that exist in the vegetated ditch where
samples were collected. A qualitative monitoring form was completed at the time of sampling, and
it was noted that the discharge was clear and having no color.
Tier 1 steps were taken as stated in the new General Permit for exceedances at SDO-5.
Discharges from SDO-5 appear to flow into the neighboring landfill, and collecting Turbidity
samples upstream and downstream does not appear possible. Tier 1 steps for Turbidity
exceedances were taken at SDO-7. During the next sampling period, SDO-7 Turbidity samples
will be collected upstream and downstream, as well as the effluent. Please see the attached
completed benchmark exceedance form.
Should you have any questions or need additional information, please call me: [phone], or
reach me by email: [e-mail] .
Sincerely,
J Garvey
Environmental Manager
cc: Daren McMorris, NC Operations Manager
Nathan Duryea, Plant Manager

BENCHMARK EXCEEDANCE or TIER 2 DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT (DMR) — STORMWATER
I SUBMIT TO REGIONAL OFFICE* I
General Permit No. NCG020000
Use this form it any stormwater samples have EXCEEDED A BENCHMARK or if the facility is in TIER 2 MONITORING for any parameter
(incloding TIER 2 for Turbidity). Send sample results to the DEMLR Regional Office within 30 days of receipt hcm the tebomtory.
Certificate of Coverage No. NCGOL❑og®©
Hatnton Artie.
Facility Name: Sample Collect{on Period: Period 1 ❑ Period 2X Calendar Year 010 1
County: Wa1co_ _ For Monthly Monitoring: Month
Phone Number: cq ig > 3$O- 2'142 Person Collecting Samples: 5 - 5 Na i
Certified Laboratory: ?-- et rAn..1u4-.'coal _ Lab # 33 X30 -'7 b.f'TmC+kC-tL rVq
Lab #
Has this facility had 4 or more benchmark exceedances for any single parameter, at anyone SW discharge outrall (SDO)? Yes ❑ N0
Have you contacted the Regional Office? Yes No ❑ F,7cc�,.y-e-le t4c cored. I /`T/,Aoi q
Whom at the Region did you speak with? €xE.+lc}a, tC.e ter radd�85bec� ib �tk }301 c
Part A: Stormwater Monitoring Requlrements (no VMA, see next page for outfalls with VMA)
Outfall
No.
Date Sample
Collected
Total
Rainfall
is this SDO
In Tier 2?
Total
Suspended
Solids (TSS),
mgll
Settleable
Solids,
mill
Turbidity, NTU
Upstream (U)
Turbidity,
NTU
Downstream (D)
Turbidity,
NTU
tnolddlyr,
iD�"'NO FLOW'''
inches
YIN
100
50
0.1
50
25
10
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Permit Date 10i112015 - 913OM20 Last Revised 10-2-2015
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Certificate of Coverage No. NCG02 ®g®Q
Part A: Stormwater Monitor]na Requirements Ino VMA), cont.
Outfall
No
date Sample
Collected
Total
Rainfall
Is this SDO
in Tier 2?
Total
Suspended
Solids (TSS),
mgA
Settleable
Solids.
mill
Turbidity, NTU
Upstream (U)
Turbidity,
NTU
Downstream (D)
Turbidity,
NTU
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moliidtyr!
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finches
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100
50 �amv,Mwv,�.,wm�
0.1
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Part B: Stormwater Monitoring Requirements for SDOs with Vehicle Maintenance Activities (VMA) where facilities use > 66 gallons of new
motor oil a month if averaged over the calendar Year. NOTE: Other parameters only for outfalls that Include both mining activities and ViNA.
Outfall
No.
Date Sample
Collected
Total
Rainfall
VMA
TSS,
mgll
VMA only
Non -polar
O&G, mg/1
VMA only
New Motor
Oil Use
(gallmo.)
If applicable
SSA
mill
If applicable
Turbidity,
NTU
11 applicable
Upstream (U)
Turbidity,
NTU
If applicable
Downstream (D)
Turbidity,
NTU
ill
r"*1dct?yr.
or"N. 6 Ow"'
r inches
100150
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65
0.1
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Permit Date 101112016 - 9/3012020 Last Revised 10.2-2015
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory Donald R. van der Vaart
Governor Secretary
August 27, 2015
MR. JACK GARVEY — ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER
HANSON AGGREGATES SOUTHEAST LLC
2101 GATEWAY CENTRE BLVD, #100
MORRISVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 27560
Subject: Multimedia Compliance Inspection
Hanson Aggregates — Holly Springs
Quarry
Wake County
Dear Permittee:
Department of Environment and Natural Resources staff from the Raleigh Regional Office conducted a
multimedia compliance inspection of the Hanson Aggregates — Holly Springs Quarry on August 19, 2015
for permits and programs administered by the following Divisions:
Division of Air Quality*
Division of Energy,
Division of Water
Division of Waste
Mineral, and Land
Resources
Management
Resources
*An air quality inspection was not performed as part of this multimedia inspection due to a recent compliance
inspection performed on July 21, 2015.
We appreciate your cooperation during the inspection and hope that you have enjoyed the benefit of our
initiative to provide a single inspector capable of handling multiple areas of environmental compliance at
your facility. The results of each applicable inspection and any associated response actions or necessary
corrective measures are detailed in the inspection letters/reports attached to this transmittal sheet. If a
Division report is not attached, you may assume compliance with that particular Division's rules and
regulations at the time of inspection.
If you have any questions regarding this multimedia inspection or the results of each program inspection,
please contact the Raleigh Regional Office at [phone] and ask to speak with the appropriate
Division staff member. Thank you for your cooperation.
encl: Mine Inspection Report
Stormwater Inspection Report
cc: DEMLR Mine File
DEMLR Stormwater File
NCDENR Raleigh Regional Office
1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carollna 27699-1617
Location: 3800 Barrett Drive, Raleigh North Carolina 27609
Phone: [phone]I Fax: [phone]
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, Land Quality Section
MINE INSPECTION REPORT
® PERMITTED MINE SITE
❑ UNPERMITTED MINE SITE
1. MINE NAME: HANSON AGG. HOLLY SPRINGS QUARRY 2. MINE LOCATION: Holly -Springs
3. COUNTY: Wake 4. RIVER BASIN: CAPE FEAR 5. CASE: NIA
6. OPERATOR: HANSON AGGREGATES SOUTHEAST, 11LC
7. ADDRESS: 2101 Gateway Centre Blvd #100, Morrisville, NC 27560
8. MINING PERMIT #: 92-13 ❑ NIA 9. PERMIT EXPIRATION DATE: 10-31-18
❑ NIA
10. PERSON(S) CONTACTED AT SITE: JACK GARVEY, ENV. MGR
11. PICTURES? [—]Yes E No TAKEN BY:
12. TYPE OF INSPECTION:
❑ A. Initial Inspection (Unpermitted Mine Sites)
1. Size of affected land: ac. (attach sketch map)
2. How was this area measured? Measured by:
® B. Routine Inspection (Permitted Mine Sites)
C. Follow-up Inspection
13. Date of last inspection: 07-30-07
14. Any mining since that date? E Yes ❑ No If yes, cite evidence of such mining activity:
This is an
active quarry with regular rock blasting operations.
15. Was mine operating at time of inspection? E Yes ❑ No If yes, explain: Haul trucks were running
and the plant production area appeared to be active.
16. Is the mine in compliance with the Operating Conditions of the Permit? E Yes ❑ No
❑ NIA
If no, explain:
17. Is the mine in compliance with the Reclamation Conditions of the Permit? E Yes ❑ No ❑ NIA
If no, explain:
18. Is there any off -site damage? A. LJ Yes B. L
If A, describe the type and severity of the damage:
No C. N None observed
If B or C, is there potential for offsite damage? ❑ Yes ❑ No Explain: The mine is fairly isolated from
roadways and offsite residences with greatest potential for damage to ofsite surface waters but none was observed.
19. Corrective measures needed and/or taken: Disturbed areas outside of the pit footprint and expansion
areas should continue to be stabilized or reclaimed to minimize erosion and effects on stormwater quality,.
20. Other recommendations and comments: The most recent blast report containing a seismic analysis was
reviewed and appeared compliant with permit requirements for ground vibration as measured by particle velocity
and air blast overpressure levels. T
21. Is the Annual Reclamation Report +/- map accurate? ® Yes ❑ No (Explain) ❑ Not Reviewed ❑ NIA
Reclamation report for 2014 was submitted January 30, 2015 and appeared accurate. _
22. Follow-up inspection needed? ❑ Yes E No Proposed date
23. No. of additional pages of Inspection Report 0 24. Copy of Report sent to operator Y
INSPECTED BY: Cory Larsen, PE DATE 08/19/15
Telephone No: 919-7914200
Copy to file Copy to operator Copy to Mining Specialist

NCDENP*
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory Donald R. van der Vaart
Governor Secretary
August 19, 2015
MR. JACK GARVEY — ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER
HANSON AGGREGATES SOUTHEAST LLC
2101 GATEWAY CENTRE BLVD, #100
MORRISVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 27560
Subject: NPDES Stormwater Compliance Evaluation Inspection
COC Number NCG020087
Hanson Aggregates — Holly Springs Quarry
NCG02000 General Permit for Mining Activities
Wake County
Dear Mr. Garvey:
Staff from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources conducted a stormwater compliance
inspection on August 19, 2015 for permit no. NCG020087 as part of a multimedia inspection of your
facility. We appreciate the assistance you and Mr. Dirk Field provided during the inspection. Please
reference the attached inspection report checklist and summary in addition to this letter.
The facility's stormwater management program appeared to be effective and generally compliant with
most all permit requirements at the time of inspection. The following items require your attention and
follow-through, as discussed during the site inspection:
1. All fuel, oil, and grease drums that were observed just outside of secondary containment must
be moved inside of the containment structure.
2. The drain valve with evidence of oily residue on surrounding soil and vegetation shall be
permanently capped and all contents of the containment pumped by a licensed oil disposal
contractor when necessary.
3. Vehicle maintenance monitoring shall be conducted at the drainage swale adjacent to the
maintenance and fuel storage area rather than at the final outfall location at detention pond #3.
A weir structure may be necessary to collect a proper sample from the conveyance.
4. The site map associated with your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan must be updated to
correct SDO nomenclature to be consistent with submitted discharge monitoring reports and
should indicate that representative outfall status was granted at SDO#4.
5. Please continue efforts to stabilize drainage areas and improve erosion and sedimentation
control devices to bring SDO discharges back into compliance with benchmark values and
contact this Office if you have questions regarding Tier monitoring expectations.
Division of Water Resources, Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Operations Section http://porrai.nedenr.org/webhvqlaps
1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 Phone: [phone]
Location: 3800 Barrett Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609 Fax: [phone]
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August 19, 2015
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If you have any questions regarding these matters or require further assistance, please contact me at
cory.larsen a,ncdenr:gov or 919-791-4200.
Sincerely,
Cory rsen, PE
Environmental Engineer
Raleigh Regional Office
Encl: Compliance Inspection Report
cc: RRO/SWP Files

Compliance Inspection Report
Permit: NCG020087 Effective: 01/01/10 Expiration: 12/31/14 Owner: Hanson Aggregates Southeast LLC
SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Hanson Aggregates -Holly Springs Quarry
County: Wake 7000 Cass Holt Rd
Region: Raleigh
Holly Springs NC 27540
Contact Person: Jack Garvey Title: Phone: [phone]
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications:
Primary ORC: Certification; Phone:
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
On -site representative Jack Garvey 919-380-2610
Related Permits:
Inspection Date: 08/19/2015 Entry Time: 09:30AM Exit Time: 12:30PM
Primary Inspector: Cory Larsen Phone: [phone]
Secondary Inspector(s):
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit Inspection Type: Mining Activities Stormwater Discharge COC
Facility Status: Compliant Not Compliant
Question Areas:
Storm water
(See attachment summary)
Page: 1

Permit: NCG020087 Owner - Facility: Hanson Aggregates Southeast LLC
Inspection Date: 0811912015 Inspection Type :Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
A multi -media pilot program inspection was conducted by staff from the Division of Water Resources on August 19, 2015 to
evaluate compliance with NPDES stormwater and mining permits issued to the facility. The stormwater inspection results
for NCG020087 are presented below.
The stormwater pollution prevention plan (SPPP) was reviewed and contained all essential components, and has been
updated or reviewed for accuracy annually. The site plan must be updated to revise nomenclature of SDO locations per
current reporting to the Division, and include notation of representative outfall status at S004.
The mine remains active and dewaters pit water into a series of settling cells which supply water to the production area
before being discharged to two detention ponds prior to the final wastewater outfall location at Pond no. 3. The permittee
has had problems meeting benchmark concentrations at a couple SDOs including ROS SD04 but put forth significant effort
to stabilize drainage areas with vegetation and improve erosion and sediment control device performance. Additionally they
have begun to pump stormwater from the final sediment basin at SD04 to prevent a discharge while a major portion of that
drainage area establishes grass cover. These efforts should help them regain compliance with TSS, settleable solids, and
turbidity benchmarks.
The fuel/oil containment area requires some attention including permanent capping of a drain valve and cleanup of oil
stained soil surrounding the valve as well as movement of drums outside containment within the structure. Vehicle
maintenance monitoring is required and the sample collection point shall be moved from the VWV outfall to the swale
behind/east of the shop and ASTs. Plow from downspouts is directed to the swale and this appears to be most
representative sampling point for VMA.
Stormwater management at the site appears to be meeting the intent of the program and facility personnel understand the
requirements of the permit and actively work to achieve compliance at a very active mine site.
Page: 2

Permit: NCG020087 Owner - Facility: Hanson Aggregates Southeast LLC
Inspection Date: 0811912015 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit Routine
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Yes No NA NE
Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
E ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map?
0 ❑ Cl ❑
# Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# floes the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices?
E ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the facility provide all neoessary secondary containment?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a BMP summary?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenanoe and Good Housekeeping Plan?
E ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the facility provide and document Employee Training?
N ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)?
N ❑ ❑ ❑
# 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?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment
Qualitative Monitoring Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment:
Analytical Monitoring Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? ❑ ❑ ❑
# Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? N ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: VMA monitoring point needs to be changed to convenyance behind maintenance
shop/ econda containment.
WW monitoring point at detention pond #3. Tier 2 monitoing conducted but recently no
discharge due to pumping of sediment basin during drainage area stabilization protect.
Permit and Outfalts Yes 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? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division? N ❑ ❑ ❑
# Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges? N ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: ROS previously granted at SDO#4 and remains suitable.
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Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, Land Quality Section
MINE INSPECTION REPORT.
❑ PERMITTED MINE SITE ❑ UNPERMITTED MINE SITE
1. MINE NAME:.. 2. MINE LOCATION:
3. COUNTY: 4. RIVER BASIN., 5. CASE:
G. OPERATOR:
7. ADDRESS:
8. MINING PERMIT #: ❑ NIA 9. PERMIT EXPIRATION DATE: ❑ NIA
10. PERSON(S) CONTACTED AT SITE:
11. PICTURES? ❑ Yes- ❑ No TAKEN BY: -"i
12. TYPE OF INSPECTION:
❑ A. Initial Inspection (Unpermitted Mine Sites)
13.
14.
1. Size of affected land: ac.
i 2. How was this area measured?
❑ B. Routine Inspection (Permitted Mine Sites)
❑ C. Follow-up Inspection
Date of last inspection:
(attach sketch map) .
Measured by:
Any mining since that date? ❑ Yes ❑ No . If yes; cite evidence of such mining activity:
15. Was mine operating at time of inspection? ❑ Yes ❑ No If yes, explain:
IG. Is the mine in compliance with the Operating Conditions of the Permit? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ NIA
If no, explain:
17. Is the mine in compliance with the Reclamation Conditions of the Permit? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ NIA
If no, explain:
18. Is there any off -site damage? A. ❑ Yes B. ❑ No C. ❑ None observed
If A, describe the type and severity of the damage:
If B or C, is there potential for offsite damage? ❑ Yes ❑ No Explain:
19. Corrective measures needed and/or taken:
20. Other recommendations and comments:
21. Is the Annual Reclamation Report +/- map accurate? ❑ Yes ❑ No (Explain) ❑ Not Reviewed ❑ NIA
22. Follow-up inspection needed? ❑ Yes ❑ No Proposed date
23. No. of additional pages of Inspection Report 24. Copy of Report sent to operator
INSPECTED BY:
Telephone No:
DATE
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Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
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October 21, 2010
Dirk Field
Hanson Aggregates
NCRS 1116
Holly Springs, NC 27540
Subject: NPDES Stormwater Permit
Permit No. NCG020087
Representative Outfall Status Request
Hanson Aggregates
Wake County
Dear Mr. Field:
The Raleigh Regional Office staff have reviewed your request dated July 22, 2009 and hand -delivered to Natalie
Landry on August 17, 2010 for a determination that Stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) 004 be granted
representative outfall status for stormwater outfalls,001, 002 and 003. Based on the information and maps
provided and the site visit of September 2, 2010. we are approving this request. In accordance with 40 CFR
§ 122.21(g)(7), you are authorized to sample and monitor outfall number 004 as a representative outfall for both
Analytical and Qualitative Monitoring. This approval is effective with the next sampling event.
Please remember that any actions you initiate in response to benchmark excecdences as directed in the tiered
response provisions of your permit must address all drainage areas represented by SDO 004, where appropriate.
Please append this letter to your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) or permit to document that
representative outfall status has been approved. If changes in drainage areas, structures, processes, storage
practices, or other activities occur that significantly alter the basis of this approval, representative outfall status
may no longer be valid. You should either resume sampling at all SDOs, or reapply to this office for
representative outfall status based on updated information. If you have any questions or comments concerning
this letter, please contact Natalie Landry at [phone] (natal ie.Iand nederin rov) or Judy Garrett at'(919)
79 1 -4200 or Judv garrett u,ncdenr.gov .
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Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Dirk Field
Hanson Aggregates
NCRS 1116
Holly Springs, NC 27540
Dear Mr. Field:
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
October 21, 2010
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Natural Resources
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Subject: NPDES Stormwater Permit
Permit No. NCG020087
Representative Outfall Status Request
Hanson Aggregates
Wake County
The Raleigh Regional Office staff have reviewed your request dated July 22, 2009 and hand -delivered to Natalie
Landry on August 17, 2010 for a determination that stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) 004 be granted
representative outfall status for stormwater outfalls, 00 1, 002 and 003. Based on the information and maps
provided and the site visit of September 2, 2010, we are approving this request. In accordance with 40 CFR
§ 122.2 1 (g)(7), you are authorized to sample and monitor outfall number 004 as a representative outfall for both
Analytical and Qualitative Monitoring. This approval is effective with the next sampling event.
Please remember that any actions you initiate in response to benchmark exceedences as directed in the tiered
response provisions of your permit must address all drainage areas represented by SDO 004, where appropriate.
Please append this letter to your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) or permit to document that
representative outfall status has been approved. If changes in drainage areas, structures, processes, storage
practices, or other activities occur that significantly alter the basis of this approval, representative outfall status
may no longer be valid. You should either resume sampling at all SDOs, or reapply to this office for
representative outfall status based on updated information. If you have any questions or comments concerning
this letter, please contact Natalie Landry at [phone] (natalie.landr cr,nedenr.gov) or Judy Garrett t (919)
791-4200 or Judv.2arret1@,ncdenr.Lov . /
Sincere] ,
anny Smith
Regional S ervisor
cc: Raleigh_RegionalOfficeJ
Central Office/Stormwater Permitting Unit
Central Files
Justin Williams, Hanson Aggregates Southeast, 2310 Parklake Dr., Ste, 550, Atlanta, GA 30345
Jack Garvey, Hanson Aggregates, 1410 Forest Acres Circle, Pleasant Garden, NC 27313
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Division of Land Resources, Land Quality Section
(PERMITTED MINE)
MINE NAME 'QQR&y2. MINING PERMIT #_
OPERATORK�aso,.�-,[�cti,ATL'S4. COUNTY����
5. ADDRESS
6. PERMIT EXPIRATION DATE Nr-- - 7. RIVER BASINgER _ ��tz'2T _C2-a
8. Person(s) contacted at site t� R��C, ►� �� _
9. Was mine operating at time of inspection? iS Yes ❑ No 10. Pictures? ❑ Yes E� No
1I. Date last inspected: 10 /iq /2Q� 12. Any mining since last inspection? 51 Yes ❑ No
13. Is the mine in compliance with the Operating Conditions of the Permit? N Yes ❑ No
If no, explain:
14. Is the mine in compliance with. the Reclamation Conditions of the Permit? M Yes ❑ No
If no, explain:
15. Did any of the above deficiencies result in offsite damage? ❑ Yes F�L No If yes, describe the
type and severity of the damage:
1 b. Corrective measures needed and/or taken:
17. Other recommendations and comments:
18. Is the Annual Reclamation Report +/-map accurate? ❑ Yes ❑ No (Explain) [S� Not Reviewed
19. Follow-up inspection needed? ❑ Yes q No Proposed date 1 I
20. No. of additional pages of Inspection Report !J. 21. Copy of Report sent to operators !31 /2.�04
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REPRESENTATIVE OUTFALL STATUS (ROS)
REQUEST FORM
FOR AGENCY USE ONLY
Date Rcccivcd
Year
Month
Da
If a facility is required to sample multiple discharge locations with very similar stormwater discharges, the
permittee may petition the Director for Representative Outfall Status (ROS). DWO may grant
Representative Outfall Status if stormwater discharges from a single outfall are established as
representative of discharges from multiple outfalls. Approved ROS will reduce the number of outfalls
where analytical sampling requirements apply.
If Representative Ouffall Status is granted, ALL outfalls are still subject to the qualitative monitoring
requirements of the facility's permit. After ROS is granted, the facility must notify DINO in writing if any
changes to the facility or its operations take place that would affect this status. The approval letter from
DWO must be kept on -site with the facility's Storm water Pollution Prevention Plan.
For questions, please contact the DWO Regional Office for your area (see page 3).
(Please print or type)
1) Enter the permit number to which this ROS request applies:
Individual Permit (or) Certificate of Coverage
2) Facility Information:
Owner/Facility Name
Facility Contact
Street Address
City
County
Telephone No.
Hdi )i l �yr�� -_ - State N C_ zil' Uocie s y Ct
Nsi E-mail Address 1'. r k 4 aQ n5Cn co tm
•91CO 5G`I—'151Z Fax: (S I!Eb G, - 9S
3) List the representative outfall(s) information (attach additional sheets if necessary):
Outfall(s) SDI-� is representative of Outfall(s) S DO- I, 5 W-,Z,a„A S Ct�--3
Outfalls' drainage areas have the same or similar activities? '`Yes ❑ No
Outfalls' drainage areas contain the same or similar materials? )<Yes ❑ No
Outfalls have similar monitoring results? aL Yes ❑ No ❑ No data*
Outfall(s) is representative of Outfall(s)
Outfalls' drainage areas have the same or similar activities?
❑ Yes
❑ No
Outfalls' drainage areas contain the same or similar materials?
❑ Yes
❑ No
Outfalls have similar monitoring results?
❑ Yes
❑ No ❑ No data*
Outfall(s) is representative of Outfall(s)
Outfalls' drainage areas have the same or similar activities?
© Yes
0 No
Outfalls' drainage areas contain the same or similar materials?
❑ Yes
❑ No
Outfalls have similar monitoring results?
❑ Yes
❑ No ❑ No data*
*Non-compliance with analytical monitoring prior to this request may prevent ROS approval. Specific
circumstances will be considered by the Regional Office responsible for review.
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Representative Outfall Status Request
4) Detailed explanation about why the outfalls above should be granted Representative Status:
(Or, attach a letter or narrative to discuss this information.) For example, describe how activities and/or
materials are similar.
5) Certification:
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 B(i) provides that:
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other
document filed or required to be maintained under this Article or a rule implementing this Article; or who knowingly makes a false
statement of a material fact in a rulemaking proceeding or contested case under this Article; or who 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 implementing this Article shalt be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a tine
not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
I hereby request Representative Outfall Status for my NPDES Permit. I understand that ALL outfalls are still
subject to the qualitative monitoring requirements of the permit. I must notify DWQ in writing if any changes to
the facility or its operations take place after ROS is granted that may affect this status. If ROS no longer
applies, I understand I must resume analytical monitoring of all outfalls as specified in my NPDES permit.
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in this application and that to the best of my
knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
Printed Name of Person Signing: Gar v-=y
Title: ArP-a- 1=ri0 ranm4anioJ Vic, n�LjE
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(Signature of Applicant) (Date Signed)
Please note: This application for Representative Outfall Status is subject to approval by the
NCDENR Regional Office. The Regional Office may inspect your facility for compliance with
the conditions of the permit prior to that approval.
Final Checklist for ROS Request
This application should include the following items:
6 This completed form.
Letter or narrative elaborating on the reasons whV rcified outfalls should be granted representative status,
unless all information can be included in question
Two (2) copies of a site map of the facility with the location of all outfalls clearly marked, including the
drainage areas, industrial activities, and raw materials/finished products within each drainage area.
1NJ Summary of results from monitoring conducted at the outfalls listed in Question 3. Qy«1;1J.v,
0 Any other supporting documentation. �eswt is'- ��y,Q
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PERMIT 092•13
HANSDN AGGREGATES SOUTHEAST, INC. �^—�__ ,,,•,,,,
Sear MAKAOEYSNT PKAGTIGe. MIDEAST REGION •'�!'iiO f�R7!■
MINING AND HOLLY SPRINGS QUARRY ���• ,,,,,,,,,,,
EROSION CONTROL PLAN NOLLY.PKINGS, NG - WAKE COUNTY

Stormwater Discharge Outfall (SDO)
Qualitative Monitoring Summary
NPDES COC No. NCG020087
Hanson Aggregates - Holly Springs Quarry
County Wake
Date of Inspections 28-Apr-08
Outfall Nos. SDO-01, SDO-02, SDO-03, and SDO-04
Parameter
SDO-01
SDO-02
SDO-03
SDO-04
Description
Ditch
Ditch
Ditch
Ditch
Receiving Steam
Industrial Activity
UT
UT
UT
UT
Mining
Mining_
Mining
Mining_
Color
Brown/Med.
BrownlMed,
Brown/Med.
Red/Dark
Odor
None
None
None
None
Clarity
3
2
3
6
Floating Solids
2
2
2
2
Suspend Solids
2
2
2
2
Foam
No
No
No
No
Oil Sheen
No
No
No
No

CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIL
Name of Stream
Subbasin
Stream Index Number
Map Number
Class
Howe Creek
CPF24
18-87-23
J27SE8
SA;ORW
Hudson Branch
CPF04
16-27-4-11
D22NW2
WS-II;HQW,NSW
Hughes Creek
CPF07
18-4-7
E22SE4
WS-Iv
Hughes Mill Creek
CPF02
16-14-6-1
1321SE8
WS-1I;HQW,NSW
Hunting Branch
CPF04
16-26-2
D21NW9
WS-V;NSW
Hybarts Branch
CPF15
18-27-5-1-1
G23SW5
C
Indian Branch
CPF13
18-20-26-1
F23NE7
WS-IV
Indian Creek
CPFOS
16-41-1-18-(1)
D23SW5
WS-IV;NSW
Indian. Creek
CPFOS
16-41-1-18-(2)
D23SW4
WB-IV;NSW,CA
Indian Creek
CPF10
17-35
E21SE4
WS-IV
Indian Creek
CPF16
18-46-4
I24NE2
C
Indian Creek
CPF17
16-70
726SE4
C;Sw
Indian Creek (Jessups Pond)
CPF16
18-42-1
H24SW1
C
Ingle Branch
CPF03
16-19-5-2
C20SE6
WS-V;NSW
Intracoastal Waterway
CPF24
18-87
I29NW2
SA;ORW
Intracoastal Waterway
CPF24
18-87-(5.5)
J28NE3
SA;HQW
Intracoastal Waterway
CPF24
18-87-(11.5)
728SW2
SA;ORW
Intracoastal Waterway
CPF24
18-87-(23.5)
K27NE2
SA;HQW
Intracoastal Waterway
CPF24
i8-87-(25.5)
K27NE5
SA;ORW
Intracoastal Waterway
CPF24
18-87-(30.5)
K27SW3
SA;HQW
Waterway
CPF17
18-88-9
L26NE4
SA;HQW
�Intracoastal
Pntraceastal Waterway
CPF17
16-88-9-(3.5)
L26NE9
SC
Island. Creek
CPF22
18-74-27
H27SW4
C;Sw
Islandi-,Creek
CPF23
18-74-50
J27SE5
C;Sw
Jack -Branch
CPF05
16-41-6-1 (1)
D23SW9
WS-V;NSW
Jack Branch T�
CPFOS
16 41-6-1-(2)
D23SW9
WS-IV;NSW
Jackeys Creebc
CPF17
18-77-3
K26NE6
C;Sw
Jacks Ford'Brb ch
CPF15
18-31-24-5-2
G23SWl
C
James Creek
CPF14
18-23-13
G21NE5
WS-III
Jennie Creek
CPF15
18-31-2
G21NE7
C
Jenny Branch
CPF08
17-8-2
D19NE1
WS-IV:*
Jim Sranch
CPF07
18-7-4
E23SW3
Joes Fork
CPF14
18-23-3-1
G21NWI
WS-III
John Creek
CPF24
18-87-30
K27SE1
SA;ORW
Johns Branch
CPF17
18-64-6
J25SE8
C;Sw
Johns Swamp Branch
CPF20
18-68-17-6
125SE1
C;Sw
Johnson Branch
CPF04
16-31-1
D21SE4
WS-V;NSW
Johnson Branch
CPF13
18-20-25-1
F23NW9
C
Johnson Creek
CPF12
17-43-6-1
D21SW5
WS-III
Johnson Mill Race
CPF19
18-68-1-17-13
H25SW2
C;Sw
Jolly Branch
CPF05
16-41-1-15-1-2
D22NE5
WS-V;NSW
Jones Branch
CPF05
16-41-4-1-1
D22SE5
WS-IV;NSW
Jones Branch
CPF21
18-74-8-2
G27NE4
C;Sw
Jones Creek
CPF02
16-14-5-1
C21NW1
WS-II;HQW,NSW
Jones Creek
CPF06
16-41-1-15-1-1
D22NE1
WS-V;NSW
Jones Creek
CPF13
18-20-12
F23SW1
C
Jones Creek {Lake Ann)
CPF20
18-66-16-1
126SW4
C;Sw
Jones Lake
CPF16
18-46-7-1
124NE4
B
Jones Swamp
CPF18
18-68-12-4
G24SW3
C;Sw
Jordan Creek
CPF02
16-14-6-(O.5)
C21NEI
WS-II;HQW,NSW
Jordan Creek
CPF02
16-14-6-(3)
C21NW6
WS-11;HQW,NSW,CA
Jordan Branch
CPF02
16-11-14-1-4
C20SW1
WS-V;NSW
Jump and Run
CPF22
18-74-22.5
H27NE7
C;Sw
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources _ _ --
Division of Water Quality
Beverly laves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
March 19, 2009
Mr. Justin E. Williams
Hanson Aggregates Southeast, LLC
2310 Parklake Drive, Suite 550
Atlanta, GA 30345
Dear Mr. Williams:
Subject: NPDES General Permit NCG020000
Certificate of Coverage NCG020087
Hanson Aggregates Southeast, LLC
Formerly Hanson Aggregates Southeast, Inc.
Wake County
On March 1, 2009, Division personnel received your request to revise your stormwater permit Certificate of Coverage to
accurately include you new company name.
Please find enclosed tine revised Certificate of Coverage. The terms and conditions contained in the General Permit
remain unchanged and in full effect. This revised Certificate of Coverage is issued under the requirements of North
Carolina General Statutes 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
If you have any questions, please contact the Stormwater Permitting Unit at [phone].
Sincerely,
COICen H. Su lies
cc: DWQ Central Files
Raleigh Regional Office
Stormwater Permitting Unit
Wake County
Wetlands and Stormwater Brands
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality,org
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
NorthCarolilia
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
. DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000
CERTIFICATE Of COVERAGE No. NCG020087
STORMWATER AND PROCESS WASTEWATER 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 Commissiom, and the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
HANSON AGGREGATES SOUTHEAST, LLC
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
HANSON AGGREGATES SOUTHEAST, LLC
NCSR 1116 HOLLY SPRINGS QUARRY
HOLLY SPRINGS
WAKE COUNTY
to receiving waters designated as a UT of Jini Branch Creek, in the Cape Fear IZiver Basin in accordance with the
effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts 1, II, 111, IV, V, and VI of'
General Permit No. NCG020000.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective March 19, 2009
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day March 19, 2009
for Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit: NGG020087
SOC:
County: Wake
Region: Raleigh
Compliance Inspection Report
Effective: 01/19/05 Expiration: 12/31/09 Owner: Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc
Effective: Expiration: Facility: Hanson Aggregates - Holly Springs Quarry
NCSR 1116 Holly Springs Quarry
Contact Person: Robert Snyder
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications:
Primary ORC:
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Related Permits:
Inspection Date: 02/27/2009
Primary Inspector: Judy E Garrett
Secondary Inspector(s):
Title:
Entry Time: 10:00 AM
Holly Springs NC 27540
Phone. [phone]
Certification:
Exit Time: 12:30 PM
Phone:
Phone: [phone]
Reason for Inspection: Routine . Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit Inspection Type: Mining Activities Stormwater Discharge COC
Facility Status: ❑ Compliant ❑ Not Compliant
Question Areas:
E Storm Water
(See attachment summary)
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Page: 1

Permit: NCG020087 Owner - Facility: Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc
Inspection Date: 02/27/2009 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
Page: 2

Permit: NCG020087 Owner - Facility: Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc
Inspection Date: 02/27/2009 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Yes No NA
NE
Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
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# 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?
�0 ❑
❑
# Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years?
QJ ❑ ❑
❑
# Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices?
IS 0 ❑
❑
# Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment?
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❑
# Does the Plan include a BMP summary?
❑
❑
��'
# Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)? k,.
❑
/L,
❑
# Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan?
❑
❑
# Does the facility provide and document Employee Training?
V❑ ❑
❑
# Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)? ❑ n ❑
# Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually? llU-D �❑ fl f3
# Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program? 4 n ❑ ❑
Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented? +I ❑ n n
Comment:
Qualitative Monitoring Yes
No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment:
Analytical Monitoring icr� !� Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? 41) ❑ ❑
# Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vghicle Maintenance areas? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: ` 0-�_ t- 0 w�__Q— cqh Od
Permit and Outfalls Yes No NA NE
r.
# Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑
# 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? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment:
Page: 3

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
February 7, 2005
Justin Williams
Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc
100 Crescent Centre Pkwy Ste 1240
Tucker, GA 30084
Subject: NPDES Stormwater Permit Coverage Renewal
Hanson Aggregates - Holly Springs Quarry
COC Number NCG020087
Wake 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 provisions of the permit for the types 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 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 DENR 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 [phone], ext.578.
Sincerely,
for Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Central Files
Stormwater & General Permits Unit Files
Raleigh Regional Office
N�on thCarolina
d1nlirra!!�
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone [phone] Customer Service
Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.uslsulstormwater.html 512 N. Salisbun• St. Raleigh, NC 27604 hAX [phone] 1-877-623-6748
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG020087
STORMWATER AND PROCESS WASTEWATER 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,
Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc
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
Hanson Aggregates - Holly Springs Quarry
NCSR 1116 Holly Springs Quarry
Holly Springs
Wake County
to receiving waters designated as a UT of Jim Branch Creek, in the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance
with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, li, Ill, IV, V,
and VI of General Permit No. NCG020000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective February 7, 2005,
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day February 7, 2005
for Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Wa K,-_
Michael F_ Easley.
Governor
William G, Ross Jr., Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W, Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
April 16, 2004
Mr. Steve Howiler, PE, Environmental Coordinator NC/SC
Hanson Aggregates East, Southeast Region
PO Box 848
Cheraw, South Carolina 29520
SUBJECT: Flocculent Use
Hanson Aggregates
Dear Mr. Howiler:
The Aquatic Toxicology Unit of the Division of Water Quality has reviewed your submittal for flocculent approval at the
following facilities: .0 O
NCG020209
Raleigh Quarry
NCG020052
Crabtree Quarry
NCG020088
Durham Quarry
NCG020182
Elm City Quarry
NCG020164
Gardner Quarry
NCG020087
Holly Springs Quarry
NCG020204
Lexington Quarry
NCG020234
Neverson Quarry
NCG020235
North Durham Quarry
NCG020124
Princeton Quarry
NCG020209
Rocky Mount Quarry
NCG020156
Senter Sand & Gravel
NCG020178
Elliott Sand & Gravel
NCG020233
Cape Fear Sand & Gravel
NCG020224
Vander Sand & Gravel
rRR j04
After reviewing the submittal, the Division has determined that using Ondoo Nalco Ferralyte 8130 and Rochester
Midland Midfloc 1309 at their maximum application rates at the above facilities will not cause toxicity in the respective
receiving streams of the facilities cited above. This determination does not change your responsibility to maintain
appropriate water quality standards in the receiving waters at each location.
If you have any questions, please contact Todd Christenson at [phone].
Sincerely,
cc: Raleigh Regional Office
Central Files
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Mr. Steve Howlier
Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc.
PO Box 848
Cheraw, South Carolina 29520
Dear Mr. Howlier:
NCDENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT ANO N W SOURCES
November 4, 2002
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. NOV 7
2002
Subject: NPDES Permit Modification — Name/Ownership Change
Permit NCG020087
Holly Springs Quarry
(Formerly Hanson Aggregates Carolina Inc)
Wake County
In accordance with your request received February 13, 2002, the Division is forwarding the subject permit
modification. This modification documents the change in name at the subject facility. All other terms and
conditions in the original permit remain unchanged and in full effect. This permit modification is issued under the
requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North
Carolina and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency dated December 6, 1983.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit modification are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days
following receipt of this letter. This request must be a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North
Carolina General Statutes, filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27699-6714, Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
This permit does not affect the legal requirement to obtain other permits which may be required by the
Division of Water Quality, the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act, or any other Federal or
Local government permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact
Valery Stephens at the telephone number or address listed below.
cc: Central Files
Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Sincerely,
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
919 733-5083, extension 520 (tax) 919 733.0719
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG020087
STORMWATER, MINE DEWATERING, AND/OR OVERFLOW FROM
PROCESS WATER RECYCLE SYSTEMS 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,
Hanson Aggregates Southeast, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater and to operate or continue operation of treatment systems and
discharges associated with mine dewatering and process wastewater recycling overflow from a facility located at
Holly Springs Quarry.
NCSR 1116
Holly Springs
Wake County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Jim Branch Creek, in the Cape Fear River Basin in
accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, 1II,
IV, V, VI and VII of General Permit No. NCG020000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective November 4, 2002.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day November 4, 2002.
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

I;
State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
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NCDENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCE$
December 17, 1999
DONALD A. LINEBERRY
BENCHMARK CAROLINA AGGREGATES - HOLLY SPRINGS QUARRY
P. 0. BOX 13983
RTP, NC 27709 /
Subject: Reissue - NPDES Stormwater Permit
Benchmark Carolina Aggregates - Holly Springs Q&
COC Number NCG020087
Wake County �-
Dear Permittee:
In response to your renewal application for continued coverage under general permit NCG020000, the Division ofr
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 December 6, 1983.
The following information is included with your permit package:
* A copy of general stormwater permit NCG020000
* Five copies of the Analytical Monitoring form and five copies of the Qualitative Monitoring form
* A copy of a Technical Bulletin on this permit which outlines permit components and
addresses frequently asked questions
* A Certificate of Coverage for your facility
* DWQ fee schedule
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 DENR or relieve the permittee from responsibility
for compliance with any other applicable federal, state, or local law rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or
decree.
Please note that in 1998 Senate Bill 1366 established changes to the permit fee structure for DWQ permits effective
January 1, 1999. This change requires that you pay an annual fee to assure continued coverage under this permit.
You will be invoiced for this fee beginning next year. A copy of the current fee schedule is included with this letter.
If you have any questions regarding this permit package please contact Tony Evans of the Central Office Stormwater
and General Permits Unit at [phone], ext. 584
Sincerely,
b,1��
for Kerr T. Stevens
Director, Division of Water Quality
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Raleigh Regional Office
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG020087
STORMWATER AND PROCESS WASTEWATER 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,
BENCHMARK CAROLINA AGGREGATES
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater and to operate or continue operation of treatment systems and
discharges associated with mine dewatering and process wastewater from a facility located at
BENCHMARK CAROLINA AGGREGATES - HOLLY SPRINGS QUARRY
NCSR 1 116 HOLLY SPRINGS QUARRY
HOLLY SPRINGS
WAKE COUNTY
to receiving waters designated as a UT of Jim Branch Creels in the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance with the
effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I,1I, III, IV, V, and VI of
General Permit No. NCG020000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective December 17, 1999.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day December 17, 1999.
for Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

' State of Norte Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
April 7, 1995
Mr. Donald Lineberry
Benchmark Carolina Aggregates
P. O. Box 13983
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3983
Subject: NPDES No. NCG020087
Benchmark Carolina Aggregates
formerly: Nello Teer- Holly Springs Quarry
Wake County
Dear Mr. Lineberry:
In accordance with your request dated March 17, 1995, we are forwarding herewith the
modified Certificate of Coverage page for the subject facility. The only change is in the formal
owner's name. This Certificate of Coverage is issued pursuant to the requirements of North
Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North
Carolina and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency dated 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 Division 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. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact
Steve Ulmer at telephone. number 919/733-5083, Ext. 545.
Sincerely,
i.APr esto oward, Jr., P.E.
cc: Raleigh Regional Office
Compliance -Jeanne Phillips, ISB
Central Files
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P.Q. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX 919-
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DMSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
GENERAL PERMIT NO, NCGQ29000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NO, NCG020087
STORMWATER, MINE DEWATERING, AND/OR OVERFLOW FROM
PROCESS WATER RECYCLE SYSTEMS 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,
Benchmark Carolina Aggregates
is hereby authorized to operate or continue operation of a treatment system for mine dewatering and/or recycle
systems process wastewater overflow with the discharges of treated wastewater and discharge stormwater from a
facility located at
Holly Springs Quarry
NCSR 1116
Wake County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Jim Branch Creek in the Neuse River Basin
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I,1I, Ill
and IV of General Permit No. NCGO20000 as attached.
This Certificate of Coverage shall become effective April 7, 1995.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day April 7, 1995.
Preston ard, Jr., P.E., Director
ivision of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND
NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER, MINE DEWATERING, AND PROCESS WASTEWATER
UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful
standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, this permit
is hereby issued to all owners or operators, hereafter permittees, which are covered by this permit
as evidenced by receipt of a Certificate of Coverage by the Environmental Management
Commission to allow the discharge of stormwater, mine dewatering wastewater, and process
wastewater to the surface waters of North Carolina or to a separate storm sewer system
conveying discharges to surface waters in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
Coverage under this general permit is applicable to:
• Stormwater point source discharge outfalls associated with mining and quarrying of
nonmetallic minerals (except fuels), land disturbance, and vehicle maintenance.
• Mine dewatering wastewater discharge outfalls.
• Wastewater discharge outfalls from sand and/or gravel operations.
• Nondischarging closed loop recycle systems.
• Process recycle wastewater discharge outfalls.
The following activities and their associated discharges are specifically excluded from coverage
under this General Permit: borrow pits covered by the DOT statewide stormwater permit, peat
mining, coal mining, metal mining, oil and gas extraction operations, and combined
mining/asphalt operations (where the asphalt operation is not covered by a separate permit).
The General Permit shall become effective on January 19, 2005.
The General Permit shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2009.
Signed this day January 19, 2005.
Original Signed LAlan Klimek
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NCG020000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I INTRODUCTION
Section A: General Permit Coverage
Section B: Permitted Activities
PART II AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A TREATMENT
FACILITY
Section A: Requirements to Construct New or Expanded Treatment Facilities
Section B: Requirements For Operation of a Treatment Facility
PART III MONITORING, CONTROLS AND (_,IMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED
DISCHARGES
Section A: Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) Plan
Section B: Analytical and Qualitative Monitoring Requirements for Discharges Composed
Entirely of Stormwater
Section C: Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements for Mine Dewatering and Process
Wastewater Discharges
PART IV STANDARD CONDITIONS
Section A: Compliance and Liability
1.
Compliance Schedule
2.
Duty to Comply
3.
Duty to Mitigate
4.
Civil and Criminal Liability
5.
Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
6.
Property Rights
7.
Severability
8.
Duty to Provide Information
9.
Penalties for Tampering
10.
Penalties for Falsification of Reports
Section B: General Conditions
1. General Permit Expiration
2. Transfers

Permit No. NCG020000
3. When an Individual Permit May be Required
4. When an Individual .Permit May be Requested
5. Signatory Requirements
6. General Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, or
Termination
7• Certificate of Coverage Actions
Section C: Operation and Maintenance of Pollution Controls
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
2. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
3. Bypassing of Wastewater or Stormwater Control Facilities
Section D:. Monitoring and Records
1.
Representative Sampling
2,
Recording Results
3.
Flow Measurements
4.
Test Procedures
5,
Non-Stormwater Discharges
6.
Representative OutfalI
7.
Records Retention .
8.
Inspection and Entry
Section E: Reporting Requirements
1,
Discharge Monitoring Reports
2.
Submitting Reports
3.
Availability of Reports
4.
Non-Stormwater Discharges
5.
Planned Changes
6.
Anticipated Noncompliance
7.
Bypass
8.
Twenty-four Hour Reporting
9.
Other Noncompliance
10.
Other Information
PART V LIMITATIONS REOPENER
PART VI ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
PART Vll DEFINITIONS
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Permit No. NCG020000
PART I INTRODUCTION
SECTION A: GENERAL PERMIT COVERAGE
All persons desiring to have facilities covered by this General Permit must register with the
'Division of Water Quality (DWQ) by the filing of a Notice of Intent (NOI) and applicable fees.
The NOI shall be submitted and a certificate of coverage issued prior to any discharge of
stormwater associated with industrial activity, mine dewatering wastewater or process
wastewater that has a point source discharge to the surface waters of the state.
This General Permit covers mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (except fuels)
including borrow pits that would not be covered under the statewide DOT stormwater permit)
and active or inactive mines.that discharge stormwater contaminated with or that has come in
contact with, any overburden, raw material, intermediate products, finished products, byproducts
or waste products located at the site of such operations and stormwater runoff from vehicle
maintenance areas. This General Permit also covers discharge of wastewater from processing
mined materials and mine dewatering wastewater from the groundwater and/or stormwater that
accumulates in the mine pit.
Any owner or operator not wishing to be covered or limited by this General Permit may make
application for an individual NPDES permit in accordance with NPDES procedures in 15A
NCAC 2H .0100, stating the reasons supporting the request. Any application for an individual
permit should be made at least 180 days prior to commencement of discharge.
This General Permit does not cover activities or discharges covered by an individual NPDES
permit until the individual permit has expired or has been revoked. Any person conducting an
activity covered by an individual permit but which could be covered by this General Permit may
request that the individual permit be revoked and coverage under this General Permit be
provided.
Facilities submitting NOIs for coverage under this permit, prior to establishment or approval of a
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for a priority pollutant(s) for stormwater discharges (i.e.
wet weather flows), may be covered under this permit during its term. For such facilities
continued coverage under the reissuance of this permit is subject to the facility demonstrating
that it does not have a reasonable potential to violate applicable water quality standards for such
pollutants due to the stormwater discharge(s). For facilities that do have a reasonable potential
for violation of applicable water quality standards due to the stormwater discharge(s) the facility
shall apply for an individual permit 180 days prior to the expiration of this general permit. Once
the individual permit is issued and becomes effective the facility will no longer have coverage
under the general permit. A list of approved TMDLs for the state of North Carolina can be found
at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/tmdl/General_TMbLs.htm.
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Permit No. NCG020000
SECTION.B: PERMITTED ACTIVITIES
Until this permit expires or is modified or revoked, the permittee is authorized to discharge
stormwater, mine dewatering and process wastewater to the surface waters of North Carolina or a
separate storm sewer system which has been adequately treated and managed in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this General Permit. All discharges shall be in accordance with the
conditions of this permit.
Any other point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited unless it is an
allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization or approval.
The discharges allowed by this General Permit shall not cause or contribute to violations of
Water Quality Standards. Discharges allowed by this permit must meet applicable wetland
standards as outlined in 15A NCAC 2B .0230 and .0231 and water quality certification
requirements as outlined in 15A NCAC 2H .0500.
This permit does not relieve the permitee from responsibility for compliance with any other
applicable federal, state or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order or decree.
Part I Page 2 of 2

Permit No. NCG020000
PART I1 AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A
TREATMENT FACILITY
Mining operations which involve construction and operation of treatment facilities for mine
dewatering wastewater or process wastewater (such as saw water, wash water, etc.) are subject
to construction and operation requirements for these facilities as outlined in Section A and
Section B below.
SECTION A: REQUIREMENTS TO CONSTRUCT NEW OR EXPANDING
TREATMENT FACILITIES
All new or expanding treatment facilities must receive an Authorization to Construct (A
to C) from DWQ.
2. Application for the A to C requires that plans and specifications be submitted to the
Division of Water Quality, Stormwater Permitting Unit, 1617 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 for approval.
3, Upon approval of the plans and specifications by the Division, a set of approved plans
and specifications for the subject project will be returned to the permittee. These plans
must be retained by the permittee for the life of the treatment facility.
4. Upon receipt of an approved A to C, the approved treatment facilities shall be constructed
in accordance with the conditions of this permit, the approved plans and specifications,
and other supporting data. The treatment facilities shall be constructed to meet the
effluent limitations in Part III, Section C of this general permit.
Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of a permitted.facility, a
certification of plans and specifications must be received from a professional engineer in
accordance with G.S. 89-25 certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in
accordance with this permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting
materials. Mail the Certification of plans and specifications to the Division of Water
Quality, Stormwater Permitting Unit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-
1617.
6. The DWQ Regional Office shall be notified at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of
operation of the installed facilities so that an in place inspection can be made if the
Regional Office so desires, Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made
during normal business hours from 8:00 a.m, until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday,
excluding State Holidays.
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Permit No. NCG020000
Existing, new and expanding treatment facilities shall be subject to the following operational
requirements.
SECTION B: REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION OF A TREATMENT FACILITY
Operation and maintenance of treatment facilities must be in accordance with the
requirements in this General Permit. For the purposes of this permit no documentation
other than a signed Certificate of Coverage is required to operate an existing treatment
facility. New facilities must also have an Authorization to Construct permit.
2. Diversion or bypass of untreated wastewater from a treatment facility is prohibited except
under provisions of this permit in Part IV, Section C.3.
In the event that a facility fails to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of
nuisance conditions, the permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those
actions that may be required by this Division, such as the construction of additional or
replacement treatment or disposal facilities.
4. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the permittee of the responsibility for
damages to surface waters of the State resulting from the operation of a treatment facility.
Any discharge from a treatment system to groundwater must protect the groundwater
standards specified in 15A NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classification and Standards.
6. Any groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed reasonably necessary by the Division,
shall be provided.
7. No chemical flocculants shall be used in the treatment facility without written
authorization from the Division.
8. All discharges of mine dewatering wastewater and process wastewater will be monitored
in accordance with Part III, Section C of this permit.
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Permit No. NCG020000
PART III MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR
PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: STORMWATER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) PLAN
The permittee shall implement stormwater BMPs to ensure that contaminants do not enter
surface waters via stormwater that comes in contact with any unstabilized overburden,
raw materials, intermediate products, finished products, byproducts or waste products
located on the site covered by this permit..A BMP Plan shall be developed in accordance
with the requirements of this section. The BMP Plan requirement, or portions of the plan
requirement, may be met by utilizing appropriate requirements in other documented plans
specific to the permitted facility.
2. Management of Stormwater Runoff and Runon. The permittee shall maintain stormwater
BMPs for land disturbance areas and outside process areas. In addition, controls should
be used to limit or isolate selected land disturbance and process areas and limit the
amount of off site stormwater runon to those areas. Appropriate Best Management
Practices (BMPs) should be used to divert, infiltrate, reuse or otherwise manage
stormwater runoff and runon in a manner that reduces pollutants in stormwater
discharges leaving the site. Appropriate BMPs may include but are not limited to:
vegetative swales, berms, use of reclaimed mine areas, and reuse of collected stormwater
(such as for an industrial process or as an irrigation source).
BMP Controls Inspection and Maintenance. All stormwater BMPs shall be inspected by
or under the direction of the permittee at least once every seven calendar days and within
24 hours after any storm event that results in a discharge. The BMPs implemented shall
be operated and maintained so that they are cleaned out when the sediment storage
capacity has been reduced by 50%. If any visible sedimentation is leaving the property,
corrective action shall be taken to reduce the discharge of sediments. Visible
sedimentation found offsite shall be recorded with a brief explanation as to the measures
taken to prevent future releases as well as any measures taken to remove the sediment that
left the site. All other stormwater specific controls (e.g. oil /water separators) shall be
inspected and qualitatively monitored (as per Part III.B.3) on a semiannual schedule, once
in the fall (September -November) and once during the spring (April -June). A log of
sampling data and of activities taken to implement BMPs associated with the vehicle
maintenance activities shall be maintained and incorporated into the BMP Plan and kept
onsite for the duration of the permit term and made available to the Director upon request.
4. Erosion and Sedimentation Control. The permittee shall implement the management
practices and the erosion and sedimentation control measures that are included in the
mining permit or erosion and sedimentation control permit issued by the Division of Land
Resources. Compliance with the issued permit is considered a requirement of this
general permit. Any deviation from the issued permit, or amendments to the issued
permit, that impacts water quality shall constitute a violation of the terms and conditions
of this general permit. A signed copy of the issued permit including the approved erosion
and sedimentation control measures and the reclamation plan shall be maintained on the
site at all times. Once an area is released by the Division of Land Resources in
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Permit No. NCG020000
accordance with NCGS Chapter 74, Article 7, it shall no longer be subject to this general
permit.
S. Preventive Maintenance Inspections and Good Housekeeping Practices. Equipment
utilized during mining activity on a site must be operated and maintained in such a
manner as to prevent potential or actual pollution of the surface water or ground waters of
the state. Fuels, lubricants, coolants, and hydraulic fluids, or any other petroleum
products, shall not be discharged on the ground or into surface waters. Spent fluids shall
be disposed of in a manner so as not to enter the surface waters or ground waters of the
state and in accordance with applicable federal disposal regulations. Any spilled fluids
shall be cleaned up to the maximum extent practicable and disposed of in a manner that
does not allow their entry into the surface waters or ground waters of the state.
6.. Secondary Containment. The permittee shall provide secondary containment for bulk
storage of liquid materials, storage of Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) water priority chemicals, or storage of
hazardous liquids substances to prevent leaks and spills from contaminating stormwater
runoff. If the secondary containment devices are connected directly to stormwater
conveyance systems, the connection shall be controlled by manually activated valves or
other similar devices (which shall be secured with a locking mechanism) and any
stormwater that accumulates in the containment area shall be at a minimum visually
observed for color, foam, outfall staining, visible sheens and dry weather flow, prior to
release of the accumulated stormwater. Accumulated stormwater shall be released if
found to be uncontaminated by the material stored within the containment area.
SECTION B: ANALYTICAL AND QUALITATIVE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
FOR DISCHARGES COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF STORMWATER
Analytical monitoring for stormwater discharges shall be performed for parameters as specified
in Tables 1 through 4. All analytical monitoring shall be performed during a representative storm
event as defined in Part VII. For each parameter, the arithmetic mean of all analytical sampling
results collected during the term of the permit may be calculated for each individual outfall and
compared to the cut-off concentrations listed in Tables 2 and 4. If the arithmetic mean is less
than the specified cut-off concentration for a given parameter, the facility is not required to
continue annual monitoring for that parameter (at that outfall) until the last year of the permit
unless a significant change in facility operations or configuration occurs. If a cut-off
concentration results in discontinued analytical monitoring at an individual discharge outfall, the
permittee is required to maintain facility operations that ensure the continuation of stormwater
runoff quality. The permittee must perform analytical sampling during the first and last year of
the permit term regardless of cut-off concentration conditions.
In situations where stormwater runoff is controlled by some type basin or retention/detention
pond, the following provisions are applicable for sample collection for analytical monitoring:
• Analytical monitoring for stormwater discharges from a basin or other similar control
structures must be performed within the first 30 minutes of discharge.
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• 1Analytical monitoring for a basin /pond designed to contain the 10-year design storm (see
Part VM Definitions) without discharging is not required. Qualitative monitoring for color,
foam, outfall staining, visible sheen and dry weather flow is the only monitoring requirement.
• Analytical and qualitative monitoring are not required for a basin/pond designed to contain
the 25-year, 24-hour storm (see Part VH, Definitions) without discharging. A basin/ pond
meeting this provision is considered a non -discharging stormwater control.
1. Analytical Monitoring for Stormwater Discharges from Land Disturbance and
Process Areas.
Analytical monitoring for stormwater discharges from land disturbance and process areas
shall be performed as specified in Table 1.
Table 1. Analytical Monitoring Requirements for Stormwater Discharges from Land
Disturbing Activities and Process Areas
Discharge
Characteristics
Units
Measurement .
Fre4uencyl
Sample
Type2
Sample, -
Location?
Settleable Solids
ml/l
Annually
Grab
SDO
Total Suspended Solids
m I
Annually
Grab
SDO
Turbidity
NTU
Annually
Grab
SDO
Total Rainfall4
inches
Annually--
--
Event Duration4
minutes
I Annually_--
--
Total Flow4
MG
I Annually
--
SDO
Footnotes:
1 Measurement Frequency: Once per year during a representative storm event. A year is defined as the 12 month period beginning on the
month and day of issuance of the Certificate of Coverage.
2 The sample is collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge from the outfall.
3 Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) unless representative outfall status has been granted.
4 For each sampled representative storm event, the total precipitation, storm duration, and total flow must be monitored. Total flow shall be
either, (a) measured continuously, (b) calculated based on the amount of area draining to the outfall, the amount of built -upon (impervious)
area, and the total amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals during the rainfall event.
Table 2. Analytical Monitoring Cut-off Concentrations for Stormwater Discharges
from Land Disturbance Activities and Process Areas
Discharge
Characteristics
Cut-off Concentration
Settleable Solids
0.1 ml/l
Total Suspended
Solids
100 mg/1
Turbidi
Freshwater non -trout streams
50 NTU
Turbidity
Non -trout lakes and saltwaters
25 NTU
Turbidi
Trout waters)
1 10 NTU
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2. Analytical Monitoring for On -site Vehicle Maintenance.
Facilities which have any on -site vehicle maintenance activity that uses more than 55
gallons of new motor oil per month when averaged over the calendar year shall perform
analytical monitoring as specified below in Table 3. This monitoring shall be performed
at all outfalls which discharge stormwater runoff from the vehicle maintenance areas.
Table 3. Analytical Monitoring Requirements for Stormwater Discharges from On -Site
Vehicle Maintenance Areas
Discharge Characteristics
Units-
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Typel
Sample
Location2
H
s.u.
Annually
Grab
SDO
Oil and Grease
mg/1
Annually
Grab
SDO
Total Suspended Solids
m I
Annually
Grab
SDO
Total Rainfa113
inches
Annually
Grab
--
Event Duration3
minutes
Annually
Grab
--
Total Flow3
MG
Annuall
Grab
SDO
Footnotes:
1 The sample is collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge,
2 Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) that discharges stormwater runoff from
area(s) where vehicle maintenance activities occur.
3 Total flow shall be; (a) measured continuously, (b) calculated based on the amount of area draining to the outfall, the amount of buih-
upon (impervious) area, and the total amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals during the
rainfall event. Total precipitation and duration of the rainfall event measured shall result from the sampled representative storm event.
Table 4. Cut-off Concentrations for On -Site Vehicle Maintenance Activities
Discharge Characteristics
Cut-off Concentration
PHI
within ran e the 6.0 — 9.0
Oil and Grease
30 m I
Total Suspended Solids
100 mg/1
otnotes:
1 pH cvmot be averaged due to the nature of the logarithmic pil scale. The most recent pH sample result shall he used for cut-off
concentration purposes.
3. Qualitative Monitoring for Stormwater Discharges from Land Disturbance Areas,
Process Areas and Vehicle Maintenance Areas.
Qualitative monitoring requires a visual inspection of all stormwater outfalls with
stormwater runoff from land disturbance, process or vehicle maintenance areas "regardless
of representative outfall status or cut-off concentrations and shall be performed as
specified below in Table 5. No analytical tests are required.
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The first qualitative monitoring event during the term of the permit must coincide with
the initial analytical monitoring ent (regardless of the season). All other qualitative
monitoring will be performed twice per year, once in the spring (April - June) and once in
the fall (September - November) and does not need to be performed during a
representative storm event.
Table 5. Qualitative Monitoring Requirements
Discharge Characteristics
Frequency
Monitoring
Location 1
Color
Semi -Annual
SDO
Odor
Semi -Annual
SDO
Clarity
Semi -Annual
SDO
Floating Solids
Semi -Annual
SDO
Suspended Solids
Semi -Annual
SDO
Foam
Semi -Annual
SDO
Oil Sheen
Semi -Annual
SDO
Deposition at or immediately below th
outfall
Semi -Annual
SDO
Erosion at or immediately below -the
outfall
Semi -Annual
SDO
Other obvious indicators
of stormwater pollution
Semi -Annual
SDO
Footnotes:
1 Monitoring Location: Qualitative monitoring shall be performed at each sionnwater discharge outfall (SDO) associated with land
disturbance areas, process areas and vehicle maintenance areas regardless of representative oulfall status.
SECTION C: EFFLUENT L[MffATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
FOR MINE DEWATERING WASTEWATER AND PROCESS
WASTEWATER
1. Mine Dewatering Wastewater (including Borrow Pits)
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge mine dewatering wastewater controlled in accordance with
the conditions of this permit. Mine dewatering activities that have the potential to drain wetlands,
must have secured and implemented an Operation and Monitoring Plan approved by the
Division. Operation and Maintenance Plans shall include, but are not limited to:
Groundwater monitoring strategies to demonstrate the effect of pumping and, as necessary,
establish the pumping regime necessary to reduce impacts.
Detailed plans to maintain the surrounding hydrology and the respective monitoring to
demonstrate compliance.
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Alternative site specific pumping and monitoring regimes may be approved by the Division on a
case -by -case basis.
The discharge of Mine dewatering wastewater that is directly pumped from the pit through an
erosion and sedimentation control structure prior to discharging to surface waters is not required
to receive an authorization to construct in accordance with Part H, Sections A and B. Mine
dewatering wastewater discharges which requires additional treatment other than erosion and
sedimentation control structures are subject to the authorization to construct requirement.
Analytical monitoring of mine dewatering wastewater shall be performed as specified below in
Table 6. For each parameter, an effluent limitation is contained in Table 9. An exceedence of any
of these limitations is a violation of the permit conditions and may be subject to enforcement
action as specified in Part IV, Section A.2 of this permit.
Table 6. Monitoring Requirements for Mine Dewatering Wastewater
Discharge
Characteristics
Units
Measurement
Fre uen l
Sample
Type2
Sample
Location3
H
S. U.
Quarterly
Grab
E
Settleable Solids
ml/1_Quarterly
Grab
E
Total Suspended Solidss
m I
Quarterly
Grab
E
Turbidity
NTU
Quarterly
Grab
E or U,D
Fecal Coliform6
col/ml
Quarterly
I Grab
E
Total Flow4
MG
Quarterly
I -
E
Footnotes:
1 The monitoring frequency is quarterly unless the effluent limitation in Table 9 is exceeded at which time
monthly monitoring NNill be required for that parameter for the remaining permit term.
2 A grab sample is not required for pH and TSS from a basin/ pond designed to contain or treat mine dewatering
wastewziter that results from rainfall in excess of 10-yr, 24-hr storm (this exemption is not available for mine
dewatering of clay pits).
3 Sample Location: E — Effluent, U -- Upstream, D — Downstream
4 Total Flow volume shall be recorded by a continuous flow measurement instrument. Alternatively, pump curves
and pump logs may be used as a means to calculate flow volume.
S Only facilities mining Industrial Sand are required to monitor for this parameter.
6 Only facilities discharging to waters classified as SA waters are required to monitor for this parameter
2. Wastewater Associated With Sand/Gravel Mining
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge wastewater from mining of sand and/or gravel operations.
For the purposes of this permit, wastewater from mining of sand and/or gravel is water that that
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is conveyed from the mined sand and/or gravel through an erosion and sedimentation control
facility prior to discharging to surface waters. Authorization to construct and operate
requirements (Part II, Sections A and B) are not applicable to this type of wastewater operation.
Analytical monitoring of wastewater draining from mined sand and/or gravel shall be performed
as specified below in Table 7. For each parameter, an effluent limitation is contained in Table 9.
An exceedence of any of these limitations will result in a violation of the permit conditions and
may be subject to enforcement action as specified in Part IV, Section A,2 of this permit.
Table 7. Monitoring Requirements for Wastewater from Sand and/or Gravel Mining
Discharge
Characteristics
Units
Measurement
Frequency]
Sample
Typj2
Sample
Location3
H
s.u.
Quarterly
Grab
E
Settleable Solids
MIAs
Quarterly
Grab
E
Total Suspended Solids5
MR/1
Quarterly
Grab
E
Turbidity
NTU
Quarterly
Grab
E or U,D
Total Flow4
MG
Quarterly
E
Footnotes:
l The monitoring frequency is quarterly unless the effluent limitation in Table 9 is exceeded at which time monthly
monitoring will be required for that parameter for the remaining permit term.
2 A grab sample is not required for pH and TSS from a basin/ pond designed to contain or treat process wastewater
that results from rainfall in excess of 10-yr, 24-hr storm.
3 Sample Location: E — Effluent, or combined (U — Upstream, D — Downstream)
4 Total Flow volume shall be recorded by a continuous flow measurement instrument. Alternatively, pump -curves
and pump logs may be used as a means to calculate flow volume.
5 Only facilities mining Industrial Sand are required to monitor for this parameter.
3. Overflow From a Closed Loop Process Recycle Wastewater System Designed to Operate
With Minimum of Two Feet of Freeboard
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge overflow from the following closed loop process recycle
wastewater systems
designed and operated with two feet of freeboard during normal operation:
a) Sand, Gravel and Stone Washing Operations
b) Dimension Stone Cutting Operations
c) Crusher Dust Control Operations
For the purposes of this permit, overflow refers to a discharge that occurs as a result of a
precipitation event that over -tops the two feet of freeboard. Closed loop is defined as limiting the
water entering the system to makeup water that is added to operate the system at or below the two
feet of freeboard and/or precipitation that falls directly into the system. The system would also be
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designed to exclude stormwater runoff from draining into the system. Authorization to construct
and operate requirements (Part H, Sections A and B) are not applicable to this type of process
wastewater operation.
No analytical monitoringis s required for overflow from closed loop process recycle wastewater_
systems desi-gned to operate with two feet of freeboard.
4. Overflow From Other Process Recycle Wastewater Systems
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge overflow from the following process recycle wastewater
systems that are not designed as closed loop recycle systems with two feet of freeboard:
a) Sand, Gravel and Stone Washing Operations
b) Dimension Stone Cutting Operations
c) Air Scrubbing and Dust Control Operations
Analytical monitoring of overflow from process recycle wastewater systems that are not designed
as closed loop recycle systems with .two feet of freeboard shall be performed as specified below in
Table 8. For the purposes of this permit, overflow refers to a discharge of process wastewater as a
result of a precipitation event. These systems don't meet the requirements for closed loop recycle
systems and are not designed and operated with two feet of freeboard. Authorization to construct
and operate requirements (Part H, Sections A and B) are applicable to this type of process
wastewater operation.
Table 8. Monitoring Requirements for Overflow From Process Recycle Wastewater Systems
Discharge
Characteristics
Units
Measurement
Frequencyl
Sample
Type2
Sample,
Location3
H
S.U.
Quarterly
Grab
E
Settleable Solids
mlll
Quarterly
Grab
E
Total Suspended Solids5
m I
Quarterly
Grab
E
Turbidi
NTU
Quarterly
Grab
E or U,D
Total Flow4
MG
Quarterly
E
Footnotes:
1 The monitoring frequency is quarterly unless the effluent limitation in Table 9 is exceeded at which time monthly
monitoring will be required for that parameter for the remaining permit term.
2 A grab sample is not required for pl-I and TSS from a basin/ pond designed to contain or treat process wastewater
that results from rainfall in excess of 14-yr, 24-hr storm.
3 Sample Location; E — Effluent, or combined (U — Upstream, D — Downstream)
4 'Total blow volume shall be recorded by a continuous flow measurement instrument. Alternatively, pump curves
and pump logs may be used as a means to calculate flow volume.
5 Only facilities mining Industrial Sand are required to monitor for this parameter.
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Table 9. Effluent Limitations for Process Wastewater and Mine Dewatering Wastewater
Discharge Characteristics
Effluent Limitations.
MonthlyAvera a
Daily Maximum
Settleable Solids
0.1 MIA
0.2 ml/l
Total Suspended Solids Industrial Sand Mining)'
25 mg/1
45 m I
H Ran el
--------
6.0 — 9.0
Turbidity Freshwater non -trout streams
--------
50 NTU
Turbidity_ Non -trout lakes and saltwaters
--------
25 NTU
Turbidity Trout waters
--------
10 NTU
Footnotes:
l The pH range for saltwater is 6.8-8.5. Designated swamp waters can have a pH as low as 4.3 if due to natural
conditions.
2 Monthly Average Limit for discharges to waters designated as HQW waters is 20 mo
5. BMP Conditions
a) The permittee shall utilize best management practices to ensure that contaminants do not
enter the surface waters as a result of blasting at the site.
b) The permittee shall obtain authorization from the Director prior to utilizing any chemical
flocculants.
6. Residual Management
The residuals generated from treatment facilities used to meet the effluent limitations must be
disposed of in accordance with applicable standards and in a manner such as to prevent any
pollutants from such materials from entering waters of the state or navigable waters of the United
States.
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PART IV STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES STORMWATER GENERAL
PERMITS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
Compliance Schedule
a. The permittee shall comply with Limitations and Controls specified for stormwater
discharges in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) For Discharge From Process Areas and Vehicle Maintenance Activities:
(a) Existing Facilities with First Stormwater Permit. Develop and implement BMPs
and stormwater controls as appropriate within the first 12 months of permit
coverage.
(b) Proposed Facilities. Develop and implement BMPs and stormwater controls, as
appropriate prior to beginning mining operations.
(2) For Discharges From Land Disturbance Activities:
(a) Existing Facilities with First Stormwater Permit. Implement BMPs and
. stormwater controls as appropriate, on the effective date of permit coverage.
(b) Proposed Facilities. Develop and implement BMPs and stormwater controls as
appropriate prior to beginning land disturbance activity.
b. The permittee shall comply with Effluent Limitations for wastewater discharges by the
effective date of the permit unless otherwise specified in the permit.
2. Duty to Com&
The permittee must comply with all conditions of this general permit. Any permit
noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for
enforcement action; for certificate of coverage termination, revocation and reissuance, or
modification; or denial of a certificate of coverage upon renewal application.
a. The permittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under
section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time
provided in the regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if
the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates section 301, 302, 306,
307, 308, 318 or 405 of the Act, or any permit condition or limitation implementing
any such sections in a permit issued under section 402, is subject to a civil penalty not
to exceed $27,500 per day for each violation. Any person who negligently violates
such sections, or any permit condition or limitation is subject to criminal penalties of
S2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than I year, or
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both. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a negligent violation, a
person shall be subject to criminal penalties of not more than $50,000 per day of
violation, or -by imprisonment of not more than 2 years, or both. Any person who
knowingly violates such sections, or any permit conditions or limitations is subject to
criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not
more than 3. years, or both. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a
knowing violation, a person shall be subject to criminal penalties of not more than
$100,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment of not more than 6 years, or both. Any
person who knowingly violates such sections, or any permit conditions or limitations,
and who knows at that time that he thereby places another person in imminent danger
of death or serious bodily injury, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not
more than $250,000 or imprisonment of not more than 15 years, or both. In the case
of a second or subsequent conviction for a knowing endangerment violation, a person
shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500,000 or by imprisonment of not more
than 30 years, or both. An organization (as defined in section 309 of the Clean Water
Act) shall, upon conviction of violating the imminent danger provision, be subject to
a fine of not more than $1,000,000 and can be fined up to $2,000,000 for second or
subsequent convictions. Also, any person who violates a permit condition may be
assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed $11,000 per violation with the
maximum amount not to exceed $137,500. [Ref; Section 309 of the Federal Act 33
USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122.4](a). ]
C. Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000) per violation may be assessed against any person who violates
or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a
permit. [Ref: North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.6A]
d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Director for
violating section 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318, or 405 of the Act, or any permit
condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under
section 402 of the Act. Administrative penalties for Class I violations are not to
exceed $11,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty
assessed not to exceed $27,500. Penalties for Class II violations are not to exceed
$11,000 per day for each day during which the violation continues, with the
maximum amount of any CIass H penalty not to exceed $137,500.
Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in
violation of this general permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting
human health or the environment.
4. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in Section C of this part regarding bypassing of stormwater control
facilities, nothing in this general permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from
any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-
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215.3, 143-215.6A, 143-215.6B, 143-215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC
1319. Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish
kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily
suspended.
5. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this general permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal
action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which
the permittee is or may be subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1321.
6. Property Rights
The issuance of this general permit does not convey any property rights in either real or
personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private
property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local
laws or regulations.
7. Severability
The provisions of this general permit are severable, and if any provision of this general
permit, or the application of any provision of this general permit to any circumstances, is
held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder
of this general permit, shall not be affected thereby.
8. Duty to -Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information
which the Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying,
revoking and reissuing, or terminating the certificate of coverage issued pursuant to this
general permit or to determine compliance with this general permit. The permittee shall
also furnish to the Director upon request, copies of records required to be kept by this
general permit.
9. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this
general permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a
conviction of a person is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person
under this paragraph, punishment is a fine of not more that $20,000 per day of violation,
or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years, or both.
10. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
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The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to
be maintained under this general permit, including monitoring reports or reports of
compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more
than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation,
or by both.
SECTION B: GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. General Permit Expiration
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive
automatic authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall
submit forms and fees as are required by the agency authorized to issue permits no later
than 180 days prior to the expiration date. Any permittee that has not requested renewal
at least 180 days prior to expiration, or any permittee that does not have a permit after the
expiration and has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will be
subjected to enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS §143-2153.6 and 33 USC
1251 et.seq.
2. Transfers
The certificate of coverage issued pursuant to this general permit is not transferable to any
person except after notice to and approval by the Director. The Director may require
modification or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage to change the
name and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary under the Clean
Water Act.
3. When an Individual Permit May be Required
The Director may, require any owner/operator authorized to discharge under a certificate
of coverage issued pursuant to this general permit to apply for and obtain an individual
permit or coverage under an alternative general permit. Any interested person may
petition the Director to take action under this paragraph. Cases where an individual
permit may be required include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. The discharger is a significant contributor of pollutants;
b. Conditions at the permitted site change, altering the constituents and/or
characteristics of the discharge such that the discharge no longer qualifies for a
general permit;
C. The discharge violates the terms or conditions of this general permit;
d. A change has occurred in the availability of demonstrated technology or practices
for the control or abatement of pollutants applicable to the point source;
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e. Effluent limitations are promulgated for the point sources covered by this general
permit;
f. A water quality management plan, containing requirements applicable to such
point sources is approved after the issuance of this general permit.
g. The Director determines at his own discretion that an individual permit is
required.
4. When an Individual _Permit May be Requested
Any permittee operating under this general permit may request to be excluded from the
coverage of this general permit by applying for an individual permit. When an individual
permit is issued to an owner/operator the applicability of this general permit is
automatically terminated on the effective date of the individual permit.
5. Si ng atory Requirements
All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Director shall be signed and
certified.
a. All notices of intent to be covered under this general permit shall be signed as
follows:
(1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of
this Section, a responsible corporate officer means: (a) a president,
secretary, treasurer or vice president of the corporation in charge of a
principal business function, or any other person who performs similar
policy or decision making functions for the corporation, or (b) the manager
of one or more manufacturing production or operating facilities employing
more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures
exceeding 25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to sign
documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance
with corporate procedures.
(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the
proprietor, respectively; or
(3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a
principal executive officer or ranking elected official.
b. All reports required by the general permit and other information requested by the
Director shall be signed by a person described above or by a duly authorized
representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:
(1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above;
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(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having
responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity,
such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well or well field,
superintendent, a position of equivalent responsibility, or an individual or
position having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the
company. (A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named
individual or any individual occupying a named position.); and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to the Director.
C. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a, or b. of this section shall
make the following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were
prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed
to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information
submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system,
or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the
information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate,
and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false
information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing
violations."
6. General Permit Modification. Revocation and_Reissuance, or Termination
The issuance of this general permit does not prohibit the Director from reopening and
modifying the general permit, revoking and reissuing the general permit, or terminating
the general permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations contained in Title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-
215.1 et. al.
After public notice and opportunity for a hearing, the general permit may be terminated
for cause. The filing of a request for a general permit modification, revocation and
reissuance, or termination does not stay any general permit condition. The certificate of
coverage shall expire when the general permit is terminated.
7. Certificate of Coverage Actions
The certificate of coverage issued in accordance with this general permit may be
modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause.' The notification of planned
changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any general permit condition.
SECTION C: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
Pro er O eration and Maint nance
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The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the
permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this general permit. Proper
operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate
quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or
auxiliary facilities or similar systems which are installed by a permittee only when the
operation is necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the general permit.
2, Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with
the condition of this general permit:
Bypassing of Stormwater or Wastewater Control Facilities
Bypass is prohibited and the Director may take enforcement action against a permittee
for bypass unless:
a. Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe property
damage; and
b. There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary
control facilities, retention of stormwater or maintenance during normal periods of
equipment downtime or dry weather. This condition is not satisfied if adequate
backup controls should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable
engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods
of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and
C. The permittee submitted notices as required under Section E of this part.
If the Director determines that it will meet the three conditions listed above, the Director
may approve an anticipated bypass after considering its adverse effects.
SECTION D: MONITORING AND RECORDS
Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be characteristic of
the volume and nature of the permitted discharge. Analytical sampling shall be
performed during a representative storm event. Samples shall be taken on a day and time
that is characteristic of the discharge. All samples shall be taken before the discharge
joins or is diluted by any other waste stream, body of water, or substance. Monitoring
points as specified in this permit shall not be changed without notification to and
approval of the Director.
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2. Recording Results
For each measurement, sample, inspection or maintenance activity performed or collected
pursuant to the requirements of this general permit, the permittee shall record the
following information:
a. The date, Exact place, and time of sampling, measurements, inspection or
maintenance activity;
b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling, measurements, inspection or
maintenance activity;
C. The date(s) analyses were performed;
d. The individual(s) who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
The results of such analyses.
3. Flow Measurements
Where required, appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with
accepted scientific practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and
reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges.
4. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations
published pursuant to NCGS 143-215.63 et. seq, the Water and Air Quality Reporting
Acts, and to regulations published pursuant to Section 304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136.
To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this general permit, all test procedures
must produce minimum detection and reporting levels and all data generated must be
reported down to the minimum detection or lower reporting level of the procedure.
Non-Stormwatgr Discharges
If a monitored storm event coincides with a non-stormwater discharge, the permittee shall
separately monitor all parameters as required under the non-stormwater discharge permit
and provide this information with the stormwater discharge monitoring report.
6. Representative Outfall
If a facility has multiple discharge locations with substantially identical stormwater
discharges that are required to be sampled, the permittee may petition the Director for
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representative outfall status. If it is established that the stormwater discharges are
substantially identical and the permittee is granted representative outfalI status, then
sampling requirements may be performed at a reduced number of outfalls.
7. Records Retention
Qualitative monitoring shall be documented and records maintained at the facility.
Copies of analytical monitoring results shall also be maintained on -site. The permittee
shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and
maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring
instrumentation, and copies of all reports required by this general permit for a period of at
least 5 years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period
may be extended by request of. the Director at any time.
8. Inspection and Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an
authorized contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility
which discharges through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized
representative of a municipal operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the
discharge, upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required
by law, to;
a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located
or conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this general
permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under
the conditions of this general permit;
C. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and
control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this
general permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring general
permit compliance or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any
substances or parameters at any location.
SECTION E: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Discharge Monitoring Reports
Samples analyzed in accordance with the terms of this permit shall be submitted to the
Division on Discharge Monitoring Report forms provided by the Director. Submittals
shall be received by the Division no later than 30 calendar days after the end of the
reporting period.
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Documentation of the qualitative monitoring associated with the initial analytical
monitoring event shall be included with the required analytical monitoring_ submittal for
the first year of the permit coverage.
Analytical results from sampling during the final year of the permit term shall be
submitted with the permit renewal application.
2. Submitting Reports
Duplicate signed copies of all reports required herein, shall be submitted to the following
address:
Central Files
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
3. Availabilityof Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section
308 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms
shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Water Quality. As
required by the Act, analytical data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly
making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal
penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.6B or in Section 309 of the Federal Act.
4. Non-Stormwater Discharges
[f the storm event monitored in accordance with this general permit coincides with a non-
stormwater discharge, the permittee shall separately monitor all parameters as required
under the non-stormwater discharge permit and provide this information with the
stormwater discharge monitoring report.
Planned Changes
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes
at the permitted facility which could significantly alter the nature or quantity of pollutants
discharged. This notification requirement includes pollutants which are not specifically
listed in the general permit or subject to notification requirements under 40 CFR Part
122.42 (a).
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6. Anticipated Noncompliance
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes
at the permitted facility which may result in noncompliance with the general permit
requirements.
7. Bypass
a. Anticipated bypass. 1f the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it
shall submit prior notice, if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass;
including an evaluation of the anticipated quality and affect of the bypass.
b. Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice within 24 hours of
becoming aware of an unanticipated bypass.
8. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
The permittee shall report to the DWQ central office or the appropriate DWQ regional
office any noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Any
information shall be provided orally within 24 hours from the time the permittee became
aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of
the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes;
the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance
has not been corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to resume; and steps
taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
The following shall be included as information which must be reported within 24 hours
under this paragraph:
(1) Any unanticipated bypass which exceeds any effluent limitation in the general
permit.
(2) Any upset which exceeds any effluent limitation in the general permit.
(3) Violation of a maximum daily discharge limitation for any of the pollutants listed
by the Director in the general permit to be reported within 24 hours.
The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis if the oral report has
been received within 24 hours.
9. Other Noncompliance
The permittee shall report all other instances of noncompliance not reported under the 24-
hour reporting requirement at the time monitoring reports are submitted.
10. Other Information
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a Notice
of Intent to be covered under this general permit or in any report to the Director, it shall
promptly submit such facts or information.
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PART V LIMITATIONS REOPENER
This general permit shall be modified or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to comply with any
applicable effluent guideline or water quality standard issued or approved under Sections 302(b)
(2) (c), and (d), 304(b) (2) and 307(a) of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent guideline or water
quality standard so issued or approved:
a. Contains different conditions or is otherwise more stringent than any effluent limitation in
the general permit; or
b. Controls any pollutant not limited in the general permit.
The general permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also contain any other
requirements in the Act then applicable.
PART VI ADMIMSTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
The permittee must pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days
after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in accordance with
15A NCAC 2H .0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the Certificate of
Coverage.
PART VU DEFINITIONS
Act
See Clean Water Act.
2. Arithmetic Mean
The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the summation of the individual values
divided by the number of individual values.
3. Allowable Non-Stormwater Discharges
This permit regulates, in part, stormwater discharges. Non-stormwater discharges which
shall be allowed in the stormwater conveyance system are:
(a) All other discharges that are authorized by a non-stormwater NPDES permit.
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(b) Uncontaminated groundwater, foundation drains, air -conditioner condensate
without added chemicals, springs, discharges of uncontaminated potable water,
waterline and fire hydrant flushings, water from footing drains, flows from
riparian habitats and wetlands.
(c) Discharges resulting from fire -fighting or fire -fighting training.
4. Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters.
BMPs may take the form of a process, activity, or physical structure.
5.. Bypass
A bypass is the known diversion of stormwater or wastewater from any portion of a BMP
or control facility including the collection system, which is not a designed or established
operating mode for the facility.
6. Bulk Storage of Liquid Products
Liquid raw materials, manufactured products, waste materials or by-products with a
single above ground storage container having a capacity of greater than 660 gallons or
with multiple above ground storage containers located in close proximity to each other
having a total combined storage capacity of greater than 1,320 gallons.
7. Certificate of Coverage
The Certificate of Coverage (COC) is the cover sheet which accompanies the general
permit upon issuance and lists the facility name, location, receiving stream, river basin,
effective date of coverage under the permit and is signed by the Director.
S, Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as
amended, 33 USC 1251, et. sec{.
9. Division or DW
The Division of Water Quality, Department of Environment, and Natural Resources.
10, Director
The Director of the Division of Water Quality, the permit issuing authority,
11. EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
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12, Grab Sample
An individual sample collected instantaneously. Grab samples that will be directly
analyzed -or qualitatively monitored must be taken within the first 30 minutes of
discharge.
13. Hazardous Substance
Any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean
Water Act.
14, Landfill
A disposal facility or part of a disposal facility where waste is placed in or on land and
which is not a land treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an injection well, a
hazardous waste long-term storage facility or a surface storage facility.
15. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
A stormwater collection system within an incorporated area of a local government such as
a city or town.
16. Notice of Intent
The state application form which, when submitted to the Division, officially indicates the
facility's notice of intent to seek coverage under a general permit.
17. Overburden
Any material of any nature, consolidated or unconsolidated, that overlies a mineral
deposit, excluding topsoil or similar naturally occurring surface materials that are not
disturbed by mining operations.
18. Permittee
The owner or operator issued a certificate of coverage pursuant to this general permit.
19. Point Source Discharge of Stormwater
Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically Iimited
to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which
stormwater is or may be discharged to waters of the state.
20. Representative Storm Event
A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded by at
least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A
single storm event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For
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example, if it rains for 2 hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then
stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the
next 10 hours.
21. Representative Outfall Status
When it is established that the discharge of stormwater runoff from a single outfall is
representative of the discharges at multiple outfalls, the DWQ may grant representative
outfall status. Representative outfall status allows the permittee to perform analytical
monitoring at a reduced number of outfalls.
22. Rinse Water Discharge
The discharge of rinse water from equipment cleaning areas associated with industrial
activity. Rinse waters from vehicle and equipment cleaning areas are process
wastewaters and do not include washwaters utilizing any type of detergent or cleaning
agent.
23. Secondary Containment
Spill containment for the contents of the single largest tank within the containment
structure plus sufficient freeboard to allow for the 25-year, 24-hour storm event.
24. Section 313 Water Priority Chemical
A chemical or chemical category which:
a. Is listed in 40 CFR 372.65 pursuant to Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, also titled the Emergency
Planning and Community Right -to -Know Act of 1986;
b. Is present at or above threshold levels at a facility subject to SARA title III,
Section 313 reporting requirements; and
c. Meets at least one of the following criteria:
(1) Is listed in appendix D of 40 CFR part 122 on either Table 11 (organic
priority pollutants), Table III (certain metals, cyanides, and phenols) or
Table IV (certain toxic pollutants and hazardous substances);
(2) Is listed as a hazardous substance pursuant to section 311(b)(2)(A) of the
CWA at 40 CFR 116.4; or
(3) Is a pollutant for which EPA has published acute or chronic water quality
criteria.
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25. Severe Property Damage
Means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the control facilities which
causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources
which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass, Severe property
damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production.
26. Si0ificant Materials
Includes, but is not limited to: raw materials; fuels; materials such as solvents, detergents,
and plastic pellets; finished materials such as metallic products, raw materials used in
food processing or production; hazardous substances designated under section 101(14) of
CERCLA; any chemical the facility is required to report pursuant to section 313 of Title
III of SARA; fertilizers; pesticides; and waste products such as ashes, slag and sludge that
have the potential to be released with stormwater discharges.
27, Significant Spills
Includes, but is not limited to: releases of oil or hazardous substances in excess of
reportable quantities under section 311 of the Clean Water Act (Ref: 40 CFR 110.10 and
CFR 117.21) or section 102 of CERCLA (Ref: 40 CFR 302.4).
28. Stormwater Runoff
The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately
following rainfall or as a result of snowmelt.
29. Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activitv
The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying
stormwater and which is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material
storage areas at an industrial site. Facilities considered to be engaged in "industrial
activities" include those activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14). The term does not
include discharges from facilities or activities excluded from the NPDES program.
30. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
A comprehensive site -specific plan which details measures and practices to reduce
stormwater pollution and is based on an evaluation of the pollution potential of the site.
31. Ten Year Design Storm
The precipitation event of a duration which will produce the maximum peak rate of
runoff for the watershed of interest resulting from a rainfall event of an intensity expected
to be equaled or exceeded, on the average, once in ten years.
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32. Total IF low
The flow corresponding to the time period over which the sample collection occurs.
Total flow' hall be either; (a) measured continuously, (b) calculated based on the amount
of area draining to the outfall, the amount of built -upon (impervious) area, and the total
amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals
during the rainfall event.
33. Toxic Pollutant
Any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act.
34. Upset
Means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary
noncompliance with technology based permit effluent limitations because of factors
beyond the reasonable control of the permittee. An upset does not include
noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment
or control facilities, inadequate treatment or control facilities, lack of preventive
maintenance, or careless or improper operation.
Effect of an Upset.
An upset constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for noncompliance with
technology based permit effluent limitations if the requirements of paragraph c, of this
condition are met. No determination made during administrative review of claims that
noncompliance was caused by upset, and before an action for noncompliance, is final
administrative action subject to judicial review.
Conditions Necessary for a Demonstration of Upset
A permittee who wishes to establish the affirmative defense of upset shall demonstrate,
through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant evidence that:
(1) An upset occurred and that the permittee can identify the cause(s) of the upset;
(2) The permitted facility was at the time being properly operated; and
(3) The permittee submitted notice of the upset as required in Part 1V, E. 8 of this
general permit.
(4) The permittee complied with any remedial measures required under Part II, A. 2.
of this general permit.
Burden of Proof
In any enforcement proceeding the permittee seeking to establish the occurrence of an
upset has the burden of proof.
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35. Vehicle Maintenance Activity
Vehicle rehabilitation, mechanical repairs, painting, fueling, lubrication, vehicle cleaning
operations, or airport deicing operations.
36. Visible Sedimentation
Solid particulate matter, both mineral and organic, that has been or is being transported
by water, air, gravity, or ice from its site of origin which can be seen with the unaided
eye.
37. 25-year, 24-hour storm event
The maximum 24-hour precipitation event expected to be equaled or exceeded, on the
average, once in 25 years.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND
NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER, MINE DEWATERING, AND PROCESS WASTEWATER
UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful
standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, this permit
is hereby issued to all owners or operators, hereafter permittees, which are covered by this permit
as evidenced by receipt of a Certificate of Coverage by the Environmental Management
Commission to allow the discharge of stormwater, mine dewatering wastewater, and process
wastewater to the surface waters of North Carolina or to a separate storm sewer system
conveying discharges to surface waters in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
(:overage under this general permit is applicable to:
• Stormwater point source discharge outfalls associated with mining and quarrying of
nonmetallic minerals (except fuels), land disturbance, and vehicle maintenance.
• Mine dewatering wastewater discharge outfalls.
• Wastewater discharge outfalls- from sand and/or gravel operations.
• Nondischarging closed loop recycle systems.
• Process recycle wastewater discharge outfalls.
The following activities and their associated discharges are specifically excluded from coverage
under this General Permit: borrow pits covered by the DOT statewide stormwater permit, peat
mining, coal mining, metal mining, oil and gas extraction operations, and combined
mining/asphalt operations (where the asphalt operation is not covered by a separate permit).
The General Permit shall become effective on January 19, 2005.
The General Permit shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2009.
Signed this day January 19, 2005.
Original Signed byAIan Klimek
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit No. NCG020000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I INTRODUCTION
Section A: General Permit Coverage
Section B: Permitted Activities
PART II AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A TREATMENT
FACILITY
Section A: Requirements to Construct New or Expanded Treatment Facilities
Section B: Requirements For Operation of a Treatment Facility
PART III MONITORING, CONTROLS AND LIMITATIONS FOR PERMITTED
DISCHARGES
Section A: Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) Plan
Section B: Analytical and Qualitative Monitoring Requirements for Discharges Composed
Entirely of Stormwater
Section C: Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements for Mine Dewatering and Process
Wastewater Discharges
PART IV STANDARD CONDITIONS
Section A: Compliance and Liability
1.
Compliance Schedule
2.
Duty to Comply
3.
Duty to Mitigate
4.
Civil and Criminal Liability
5.
Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
6.
Property Rights
7.
Severability
8.
Duty to Provide Information
9.
Penalties for Tampering
10.
Penalties for Falsification of Reports
Section B: General Conditions
1.
General Permit Expiration
2.
Transfers
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3. When an Individual Permit May be Required
4. When an Individual Permit May be Requested
5. Signatory Requirements
6. General Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, or
Termination
7. Certificate of Coverage Actions
Section C: Operation and Maintenance of Pollution Controls
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
2. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
3. Bypassing of Wastewater or Stormwater Control Facilities
Section D: Monitoring and Records
1, Representative Sampling
2. Recording Results
3. Flow Measurements
4. Test Procedures
5. Non-Stormwater Discharges
6. Representative Outfall
7. Records Retention
8. Inspection and Entry
Section E: Reporting Requirements
1. Discharge Monitoring Reports
2, Submitting Reports
3. Availability of Reports
4. Non-Stormwater Discharges
5. Planned Changes
6. Anticipated Noncompliance
7. Bypass
8. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
9. Other Noncompliance
10. Other Information
PART V LIMITATIONS REOPENER
PART VI ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
PART VII DEFINITIONS
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PART I INTRODUCTION
SECTION A: GENERAL PERMIT COVERAGE
All persons desiring to have facilities covered by this General Permit must register with the
Division of Water Quality (DWQ) by the filing of a Notice of Intent (NOI) and applicable fees.
The NOI shall be submitted and a certificate of coverage issued prior to any discharge of
stormwater associated with industrial activity, mine dewatering wastewater or process
wastewater that has a point source discharge to the surface waters of the state.
This General Permit covers mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (except fuels)
including borrow pits that would not be covered under the statewide DOT stormwater permit)
and active or inactive mines that discharge stormwater contaminated with or that has come in
contact with, any overburden, raw material, intermediate products, finished products, byproducts
or waste products located at the site of such operations and stormwater runoff from vehicle
maintenance areas. This General Permit also covers discharge of wastewater from processing
mined materials and mine dewatering wastewater from the groundwater and/or stormwater that
accumulates in the mine pit.
Any owner or operator not wishing to be covered or limited by this General Permit may make
application for an individual NPDES permit in accordance with NPDES procedures in 15A
NCAC 2H .0100, stating the reasons supporting the request. Any application for an individual
permit should be made at least 180 days prior to commencement of discharge.
This General Permit does not cover activities or discharges covered by an individual NPDES
permit until the individual permit has expired or has been revoked. Any person conducting an
activity covered by an individual permit but which could be covered by this General Permit may
request that the individual permit be revoked and coverage under this General Permit be
provided.
Facilities submitting NON for coverage under this permit, prior to establishment or approval of a
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for a priority pollutant(s) for stormwater discharges (i.e.
wet weather flows), may be covered under this permit during its term. For such facilities
continued coverage under the reissuance of this permit is subject to the facility demonstrating
that it does not have a reasonable potential to violate applicable water quality standards for such
pollutants due to the stormwater discharge(s). For facilities that do have a reasonable potential
for violation of applicable water quality standards due to the stormwater discharge(s) the facility
shall apply for an individual permit 180 days prior to the expiration of this general permit. Once
the individual permit is issued and becomes effective the facility will no longer have coverage
under the general permit. A list of,approved TMDLs for the state of North Carolina can be found
at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/tmdl/General_TMDLs.htm.
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SECTION B: PERMITTED ACTIVITIES
Until this permit expires or is modified or revoked, the permittee is authorized to discharge
stonnwater, mine dewatering and process wastewater to the surface waters of North Carolina or a
separate storm sewer system which has been adequately treated and managed in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this General Permit. All discharges shall be in accordance with the
conditions of this permit.
Any other point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited unless it is an
allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization or approval.
The discharges allowed by this General Permit shall not cause or contribute to violations of
Water Quality Standards. Discharges allowed by this permit must meet applicable wetland
standards as outlined in 15A NCAC. 2B .0230 and .0231 and water quality certification
requirements as outlined in 15A NCAC 2H .0500.
This permit does not relieve the permitee from responsibility for compliance with any other
applicable federal, state onlocal law, rule, standard, ordinance, order or decree.
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PART II AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A
TREATMENT FACILITY
Mining operations which involve construction and operation of treatment facilities for mine
dewatering wastewater or process wastewater (such as saw water, wash water, etc.) are subject
to construction and operation requirements for these facilities as outlined in Section.A and
Section B below.
SECTION A: REQUIREMENTS TO CONSTRUCT NEW OR EXPANDING
TREATMENT FACILITIES
All new or expanding treatment facilities must receive an Authorization to Construct (A
to C) from DWQ.
2. Application for the A to C requires that plans and specifications be submitted to the
Division of Water Quality, Stormwater Permitting Unit, 1617 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 for approval.
Upon approval of the plans and specifications by the Division, a set of approved plans
and specifications for the subject project will be returned to the permittee. These plans
must be retained by the permittee for the life of the treatment facility.
4. Upon receipt of an approved A to C, the approved treatment facilities shall be constructed
in accordance with the conditions of this permit, the approved plans and specifications,
and other supporting data. The treatment facilities shall be constructed to meet the
effluent limitations in Part 111, Section C of this general permit.
Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of a permitted facility, a
certification of plans and specifications must be received from a professional engineer in
accordance with G.S. 89-25 certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in
accordance with this permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting
materials. Mail the Certification of plans and specifications to the Division of Water
Quality, Stormwater Permitting Unit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-
1617.
6. The DWQ Regional Office shall be notified at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of
operation of the installed facilities so that an in place inspection can be made if the
Regional Office so desires. Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made
during normal business hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday,
excluding State Holidays.
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Existing, new and expanding treatment facilities shall be subject to the following operational
requirements.
SECTION B: REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION OF A TREATMENT FACILITY
Operation and maintenance of treatment facilities must be in accordance with the
requirements in this General Permit. For the purposes of this permit no documentation
other than a signed Certificate of Coverage is required to operate an existing treatment
facility. New facilities must also have an Authorization to Construct permit.
2. Diversion or bypass of untreated wastewater from a treatment facility is prohibited except
under provisions of this permit in Part IV, Section C.3.
In the event that a facility fails to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of
nuisance conditions, the permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those
actions that may be required by this Division, such as the construction of additional or
replacement treatment or disposal facilities.
4. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the permittee of the responsibility for
damages to surface waters of the State resulting from the operation of a treatment facility.
Any discharge from a treatment system to groundwater must protect the groundwater
standards specified in 15A NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classification and Standards.
6. Any groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed reasonably necessary by the Division,
shall be provided.
7. No chemical flocculants shall be used in the treatment facility without written
authorization from the Division.
All discharges of mine dewatering wastewater and process wastewater will be monitored
in accordance with Part III, Section C of this permit.
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PART III MONITORING, CONTROLS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR
PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: STORMWATER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) PLAN
The permittee shall implement stormwater BMPs to ensure that contaminants do not enter
surface waters via stormwater that comes in contact with any unstabilized overburden,
raw materials, intermediate products, finished products, byproducts or waste products
located on the site covered by this permit. A BMP Plan shall be developed in accordance
with the requirements of this section. The BMP Plan requirement, or portions of the plan
requirement, may be met by utilizing appropriate requirements in other documented plans
specific to the permitted facility.
2. Management of Stormwater Runoff and Runon. The permittee shall maintain stormwater
BMPs for land disturbance areas and outside process areas. In addition, controls should
be used to limit or isolate selected land disturbance and process areas and limit the
amount of off site stormwater runon to those areas. Appropriate Best Management
Practices (BMPs) should be used to divert, infiltrate, reuse or otherwise manage
stormwater runoff and runon in a manner that reduces pollutants in stormwater
discharges leaving the site. Appropriate BMPs may include but are not limited to:
vegetative swales, berms, use of reclaimed mine areas, and reuse of collected stormwater
(such as for an industrial process or as an irrigation source).
BMP Controls Inspection and Maintenance. All stormwater BMPs shall be inspected by
or under the direction of the permittee at least once every seven calendar days and within
24 hours after any storm event that results in a discharge: The BMPs implemented shall
be operated and maintained so that they are cleaned out when the sediment storage
capacity has been reduced by 50%. If any visible sedimentation is leaving the property,
corrective action shall be taken to reduce the discharge of sediments. Visible
sedimentation found offsite shall be recorded with a brief explanation as to the measures
taken to prevent future releases as well as any measures taken to remove the sediment that
left the site. All other stormwater specific controls (e.g. oil /water separators) shall be
inspected and qualitatively monitored (as per Part LII.13.3).on a semiannual schedule, once
in the fall (September -November) and once during the spring (April -June). A log of
sampling data and of activities taken to implement BMPs associated with the vehicle
maintenance activities shall be maintained and incorporated into the BMP Plan and kept
onsite for the duration of the permit term and made available to the Director upon request.
4. Erosion and Sedimentation Control. The permittee shall implement the management
practices and the erosion and sedimentation control measures that are included in the
mining permit or erosion and sedimentation control permit issued by the Division of Land
Resources. Compliance with the issued permit is considered a requirement of this
general permit. Any deviation from the issued permit, or amendments to the issued
permit, that impacts water duality shall constitute a violation of the terms and conditions
of this general permit. A signed copy of the issued permit including the approved erosion
and sedimentation control measures and the reclamation plan shall be maintained on the
site at all times. Once an area is released by the Division of Land Resources in
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accordance with NCGS Chapter 74, Article 7, it shall no longer be subject to this general
permit.
Preventive Maintenance Inspections and Good Housekeeping Practices. Equipment
utilized during mining activity on a site must be operated and maintained in such a
manner as to prevent potential or actual pollution of the surface water or ground waters of
the state. Fuels, lubricants, coolants, and hydraulic fluids, or any other petroleum
products, shall not be discharged on the ground or into surface waters. Spent fluids shall
be disposed of in a manner so as not to enter the surface waters or ground waters of the
state and in accordance with applicable federal disposal regulations. Any spilled fluids
shall be cleaned up to the maximum extent practicable and disposed of in a manner that
does not allow their entry into the surface waters or ground waters of the state.
6. Secondary Containment. The permittee shall provide secondary containment for bulk
storage of liquid materials, storage of Section 313 of Title Ill of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) water priority chemicals, or storage of
hazardous liquids substances to prevent leaks and spills from contaminating stormwater
runoff. If the secondary containment devices are connected directly to stormwater
conveyance systems, the connection shall be controlled by manually activated valves or
other similar devices (which shall be secured with a locking mechanism) and any
stormwater that accumulates in the containment area shall, be at a minimum visually
observed for color, foam, outfall staining, visible sheens and dry weather flow, prior to
release of the accumulated stormwater. Accumulated stormwater shall be released if
found to be uncontaminated by the material stored within the containment area.
SECTION B: ANALYTICAL AND QUALITATIVE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
FOR DISCHARGES COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF STORMWATER
Analytical monitoring for stormwater discharges shall be performed for parameters as specified
in Tables 1 through 4. All analytical monitoring shall be performed during a representative storm
event as defined in Part VII. For each parameter, the arithmetic mean of all analytical sampling
results collected during the term of the permit may be calculated for each individual outfall and
compared to the cut-off concentrations listed in Tables 2 and 4. If the arithmetic mean is less
than the specified cut-off concentration for a given parameter, the facility'is not required to
continue annual monitoring for that parameter (at that outfall) until the last year of the permit
unless a significant change in facility operations or configuration occurs. If a cut-off
concentration results in discontinued analytical monitoring at an individual discharge outfall, the
permittee is required to maintain facility operations that ensure the continuation of stormwater
runoff quality. The permittee must perform analytical sampling during the first and last year of
the permit term regardless of cut-off concentration conditions.
In situations where stormwater runoff is controlled by some type basin or retention/detention
pond, the following provisions are applicable for sample collection for analytical monitoring:
• Analytical monitoring for stormwater discharges from a basin or other similar control
structures must be performed within the first 30 minutes of discharge.
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Analytical monitoring for a basin /pond designed to contain the 10-year design storm (see
Part VII, Definitions) without discharging is not required. Qualitative monitoring for color,
foam; outfall staining, visible sheen and dry weather flow is the only monitoring requirement.
Analytical and qualitative monitoring are not required for a basin/pond designed to contain
the 25-year, 24-hour storm (see Part VII, Definitions) without discharging. A basin/ pond
meeting this provision is considered a non -discharging stormwater control.
1. Analytical Monitoring for Stormwater Discharges from Land Disturbance and
Process Areas.
Analytical monitoring for stormwater discharges from land disturbance and process areas
shall be performed as specified in Table 1.
Table 1. Analytical Monitoring Requirements for Stormwater Discharges from Land
Disturbing Activities and Process Areas
Discharge
Characteristics
Units
Measurement
Fre uenc 1
Sample
Type2
Sample
Location3
Settleable Solids
ml/l
Annually
Grab
SDO
Total Sus ended Solids
m /l
Annually
Grab
SDO
Turbidity
NTU
Annually
Grab
SDO
Total Rainfall4
inches
Annually--
--
Event Duration4
minutes
Annually--
--
Total Flow4
MG
Annually
--
SDO
Footnotes:
1 Measurement Frequency: Once per year during a representative storm event. A year is defined as the 12 month period beginning on the
month and day of issuance of the Certificate of Coverage.
2 'Ihe sample is collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge from the outfall.
3 Sample Location: Samples shall be collected at each Stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) unless representative outfall status has been granted.
4 For each smnpled representative storm event, the total precipitation, storm duration, and total flow must be monitored. Total now shall be
either, (a) measured continuously, (b) calculated based on the amount of area draining to the outfall, the amount of built -upon (impervious)
area, and the total amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals during the rainfall event.
Table 2. Analytical Monitoring Cut-off Concentrations for Stormwater Discharges
from Land Disturbance Activities and Process Areas
Discharge
Characteristics
Cut-off Concentration
Settleable Solids
0.1 ml/l
Total Suspended
Solids
100 m
Turbidity
Freshwater non -'trout streams
50 NTU
Turbidity
Non -trout lakes and saltwaters
25 NTU
Turbidity
Trout waters
10 NTU
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2. Analytical Monitoring for On -site Vehicle Maintenance.
Facilities which have any on -site vehicle maintenance activity that uses more than 55
gallons of new motor oil per month when averaged over the calendar year shall perform
analytical monitoring as specified below in Table 3. This monitoring shall be performed
at all outfalls which discharge stormwater runoff from the vehicle maintenance areas.
Table 3. Analytical Monitoring Requirements for Stormwater Discharges from On -Site
Vehicle Maintenance Areas
Discharge Characteristics
Units
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Tv el
Sample
Location2
H
S.U.
Annually
Grab
SDO
Oil and Grease
m I
Annually
Grab
SDO
Total Suspended Solids
mg/1
Annually
Grab
SDO
Total Rainfall3
inches
Annually
Grab
--
Event Duration3
minutes
Annually
Grab
--
Total Flow3
MG
Annually
Grab
SDO
Footnotes:
1 The sample is collected within the first 30 minutes of discharge.
2 Sample location: Samples shall be collected at each stonnwater discharge outfall (SDO) that discharges stontmsater runoff from
area(s) witere vehicle maintenance activities occur.
3 Total flow shall he; (a) measured continuously. (h) calculated based on the amount of area draining to the outfall, the amount of built -
upon (impervious) area, and the total amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals during the
rainfall event. Total precipitation and duration orthe rainfall event measured shall result from the sampled representative stnrm event.
Table 4. Cut-off Concentrations for On -Site Vehicle Maintenance Activities
Discharge Characteristics
Cut-off Concentration
Hl
within ranRe the 6.0 — 9.0
Oil and Grease
30 mg/1
Total Suspended Solids
100 IPQVI
Footnotes:
1 pH cannot be averaged due to the nature of the logarithmic pH scale. The most recent pi l sample result shall be used for cut-off
concentration purposes.
3. Qualitative Monitoring for Stormwater Discharges from Land Disturbance Areas,
Process Areas and Vehicle Maintenance Areas.
Qualitative monitoring requires a visual inspection of all stormwater outfalls with
stormwater runoff from land disturbance, process or vehicle maintenance areas regardless
of representative outfall status or cut-off concentrations and shall be performed as
specified below in Table 5. No analytical tests are required.
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The first qualitative monitoring event during the term of the ermit must coincide with
the initial analytical monitoring event (regardless of the season). All other qualitative
monitoring will be performed twice per year, once in the spring (April - June) and once in
the fall (September - November) and does not need to be performed during a
representative storm event.
Table, 5. Qualitative Monitoring Requirements
Discharge Characteristics
Frequency
Monitoring
Locationi
Color
Semi -Annual
SDO
Odor
Semi -Annual
SDO
Clarity
Semi -Annual
SDO
Floating Solids
Semi -Annual
SDO
Suspended Solids
Semi -Annual
SDO
Foam
Semi -Annual
SDO
Oil Sheen
Semi -Annual
SDO
Deposition at or immediately below the
outfal I
Semi -Annual
SDO
Erosion at or immediately below the
outfal l
Semi -Annual
SDO
Other obvious indicators
of stormwater pollution
Semi -Annual
SDO
Footnotes:
1 Monitoring Location: Qualitative monitoring shall be performed at each stonnwater discharge outfalI (SDO) associated with land
disturbance areas, process areas and vehicle maintenance areas regardless ol'representaiive outfalt status.
SECTION C: EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
FOR MINE DEWATERING WASTEWATER AND PROCESS
WASTEWATER
1. Mine Dewatering Wastewater (including Borrow Pits)
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge mine dewatering wastewater controlled in accordance with
the conditions of this permit. Mine dewatering activities that have the potential to drain wetlands
must have secured and implemented an Operation and Monitoring Plan approved by the
Division. Operation and Maintenance Plans shall include, but are not limited to:
Groundwater monitoring strategies to demonstrate the effect of pumping and, as necessary,
establish the pumping regime necessary to reduce impacts.
Detailed plans to maintain the surrounding hydrology and the respective monitoring to
demonstrate compliance.
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Alternative site specific pumping and monitoring regimes may be approved by the Division on a
case -by -case basis.
The discharge of Mine dewatering wastewater that is directly pumped from the pit through an
erosion and sedimentation control structure prior to discharging to surface waters is not required
to receive an authorization to construct in accordance with Part II, Sections A and B, Mine
dewatering wastewater discharges which requires additional treatment other than erosion and
sedimentation control structures are subject to the authorization to construct requirement.
Analytical monitoring of mine dewatering wastewater shall be performed as specified below in
Table 6. For each parameter, an effluent limitation is contained in Table 9. An exceedence of any
of these limitations is a violation of the permit conditions and may be subject to enforcement
action as specified in Part IV, Section A.2 of this permit.
Table 6. Monitoring Requirements for Mine Dewatering Wastewater
Discharge
Characteristics
Units
Measurement
Fre uencyl
Sample
Type'
Sample
Location3
H
S. U.
Quarterly
Grab
E
Settleable Solids
ml/l
Quarterly
Grab
E
Total Suspended Solids5
m 7/l
Quarterly
Grab
E
Turbidity
NTU
Quarterly
Grab
E or U,D
Fecal Coliform6
I col/ml
Quarterly
Grab
E
Total Flow4
I MG
uarterl
-
I E
Footnotes:
I The monitoring frequency is quarterly unless the effluent limitation in Table 9 is exceeded at which time
monthly monitoring will be required for that parameter for the remaining permit term.
2 A grab sample is not required for pl-I and TSS from a basin/ pond designed to contain or treat mine dewatering
wastcv4utcr that results from rainfall in excess of l0-yr, 24-hr storm (this exemption is not available for mine
dewatering of clay pits).
3 Sample Location: E — Effluent, U — Upstream, l) — Downstream
4 Total Flow volume shall be recorded by a continuous flow measurement instrument. Alternatively, pump curves
and pump logs may be used as a means to calculate flow volume.
5 Only facilities mining Industrial Sand are required to monitor for this parameter.
6 Only facilities discharging to waters classified as SA waters are required to monitor for this parameter
2. Wastewater Associated With Sand/Gravel Mining
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge wastewater from mining of sand and/or gravel operations.
For the purposes of this permit, wastewater from mining of sand and/or gravel is water that that
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is conveyed from the mined sand and/or gravel through an erosion and sedimentation control
facility prior to discharging to surface waters. Authorization to construct and operate
requirements (Part 11, Sections A and B) are not applicable to this.type of wastewater operation.
Analytical monitoring of wastewater draining from mined sand and/or gravel shall be performed
as specified below in Table 7. For each parameter, an effluent limitation is contained in Table 9.
An exceedence of any of these limitations will result in a violation of the permit conditions and
may be subject to enforcement action as specified in Part 1V, Section A.2 of this permit.
Table 7. Monitoring Requirements for Wastewater from Sand and/or Gravel Mining
Discharge
Characteristics
Units
Measurement
Frequency l
Sample
Tv e2
Sample
Location3
H
S. U.
quarterly
Grab
E
Settleable Solids
mlh
Quarterly
Grab
E
Total Suspended Solids5
m I
Quarterly
Grab
E
Turbidity
NTU
!2uarterly
Grab
E or U,D
Total Flow4
MG
Quarterly
E
Footnotes:
l The monitoring frequency is quarterly unless the effluent limitation in Table 9 is exceeded at which time monthly
monitoring will be required for that parameter for the remaining permit term.
2 A grab sample is not required for pH and TSS from a basin/ pond designed to contain or treat process wastewater
that results from rainfall in excess of 10-yr, 24-hr storm.
3 Sample Location: E — Effluent, or combined (U — Upstream, D — Downstream)
4 Total Flow volume shall be recorded by a continuous llow measurement instrument. Alternatively, pump curves
and pump logs may be used as a means to calculate flow volume.
5 Only facilities mining Industrial Sand are required to monitor for this parameter.
3. Overflow From a Closed Loop Process Recycle Wastewater System Designed to Opel -ate
With Minimum of Two Feet of Freeboard
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge overflow from the following closed loop process recycle
wastewater systems
designed and operated with two feet of freeboard during normal operation:
a) Sand, Gravel and Stone Washing Operations
b) Dimension Stone Cutting Operations
c) Crusher Dust Control Operations
For the purposes of this permit, overflow refers to a discharge that occurs as a result of a
precipitation event that over -tops the two feet of freeboard. Closed loop is defined as limiting the
water entering the system to makeup water that is added to operate the system at or below the two
feet of freeboard and/or precipitation that falls directly into the system. The system would also be
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designed to exclude stormwater runoff from draining into the system. Authorization to construct
and operate requirements (Part 11, Sections A and B) are not applicable to this type of process
wastewater operation.
No analytical monitoring is required for overflow from closed loop process recycle wastewater
systems designed to operate with two feet of freeboard.
4. Overflow From Other Process Recycle Wastewater Systems
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
permittee is authorized to discharge overflow from the following process recycle wastewater
systems that are not designed as closed loop recycle systems with two feet of freeboard:
a) Sand, Gravel and Stone Washing Operations
b) Dimension Stone Cutting Operations
c) Air Scrubbing and Dust Control Operations
Analytical monitoring of overflow from process recycle wastewater systems that are not designed
as closed loop recycle systems with two feet of freeboard shall be performed as specified below in
Table 8. Fbr the purposes of this permit, overflow refers to a discharge of process wastewater as a
result of a precipitation event. These systems don't meet the requirements for closed loop recycle
systems and are not designed and operated with two feet of freeboard. Authorization to construct
and operate requirements (Part U, Sections A and B) are applicable to this type of process
wastewater operation.
Table S. Monitoring Requirements for Overflow From Process Recycle Wastewater Systems
Discharge
Characteristics
Units
Measurement
Fre uencyl
Sample
Ty e2
Sample
Location3
H
S. U.
Quarterly
Grab
E
Settleable Solids
ml/l
Quarterly
Grab
E
Total Suspended Solids5
m I]
Quarterly
Grab
E
Turbidity
NTU
Quarterly
Grab
E or U,D
Total Flow4
MG
Quarterly
E
Footnotes:
1 The monitoring frequency is quarterly unless the effluent limitation in Table 9 is exceeded at which time monthly
monitoring will be required for that parameter for the remaining permit term.
2 A grab sample is not required for pH and TSS from a basin/ pond designed to contain or treat process wastewater
that results from rainfall in excess of 10-yr, 24-hr storm.
3 Sample Location: E — Effluent, or combined (U — Upstream, D — Downstream)
4 Total Flow volume shall be recorded by a continuous flow measurement instrument. Alternatively, pump curves
and pump logs may be used as a means to calculate flow volume.
5 Only facilities mining Industrial Sand are required to monitor for this parameter,
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Table 9. Effluent Limitations for- Process Wastewater and Mine Dewatering Wastewater
Dischar a Characteristics
Effluent Limitations
Monthly Average
Daily Maximum
Settleable Solids
0.1 ml/I
0.2 ml/l
Total Suspended Solids Industrial Sand Minind
25 mg/1
45 mg/1
H Ran gel
--------
6.0 — 9.0
Turbidity Freshwater non -trout streams
--------
50 NTU
Turbidity Non -trout lakes and saltwaters
--------
25 NTU
Turbidity Trout waters)
--------
10 NTU
Footnotes:
1 The pl i range for saltwater is 6.8-8.5. Designated s%Nump waters can have a pH as low as 4.3 if due to natural
conditions.
2 Monthly Average Limit for discharges to waters designated as I-IQW waters is 20 mg/l
5. BM.P Conditions
a) The permittee shall utilize best management practices to ensure that contaminants do not
enter the surface waters as a result of blasting at the site.
b) The permittee shall obtain authorization from the Director prior to utilizing any chemical
floccuiants.
6. Residual Management
The residuals generated from treatment facilities used to meet the effluent limitations must be
disposed of in accordance with applicable standards and in a manner such as to prevent any
pollutants from such materials from entering waters of the state or navigable waters of the United
States.
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PART IV STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR NPDES STORMWATER GENERAL
PERMITS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
Compliance Schedule
a. The permittee shall comply with Limitations and Controls specified for stormwater
discharges in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) For Discharge From Process Areas and Vehicle Maintenance Activities:
(a) Existing Facilities with First Stormwater Permit. Develop and implement BMPs
and stormwater controls as appropriate within the first 12 months of permit
coverage.
(b) Proposed Facilities. Develop and implement BMPs and stormwater controls, as
appropriate prior to beginning mining operations.
(2) For Discharges From Land Disturbance Activities:
(a) Existing Facilities with First Stormwater Permit, Implement BMPs and
stormwater controls as appropriate, on the effective date of permit coverage.
(b) Proposed Facilities. Develop and implement BMPs and stormwater controls as
appropriate prior to beginning land disturbance activity.
b. The permittee shall comply with Effluent Limitations for wastewater discharges by the
effective date of the permit unless otherwise specified in the permit.
2. Duty to Comply
The permittee must.comply with all conditions of this general permit. Any permit
noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for
enforcement action; for certificate of coverage termination, revocation and reissuance, or
modification; or denial of a certificate of coverage upon renewal application.
a. The permittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under
section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time
provided in the regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if
the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates section 301, 302, 306,
307, 308, 318 or 405 of the Act, or any permit condition or limitation implementing
any such sections in a permit issued under section 402, is subject to a civil penalty not
to exceed $27,500 per day for each violation. Any person who negligently violates
such sections, or any permit condition or limitation is subject to criminal penalties of
$2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or
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both. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a negligent violation, a
person shall be subject to criminal penalties of not more than $50,000 per day of
violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 2 years, or both. Any person who
knowingly violates such sections, or any permit conditions or limitations is subject to
criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not
more than 3 years, or both. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a
knowing violation, a person shall be subject to criminal penalties of not more than
$100,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment of not more than 6 years, or both. Any
person who knowingly violates such sections, or any permit conditions or limitations,
and who knows at that time that he thereby places another person in imminent danger
of death or serious bodily injury, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not
more than $250,000 or imprisonment of not more than 15 years, or both. In the case
of second or subsequent conviction for a knowing endangerment violation, a person
shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500,000 or by imprisonment of not more
than 30 years, or both. An organization (as defined in section 309 of the Clean Water
Act) shall, upon conviction of violating the imminent danger provision, be subject to
a fine of not more than $1,000,000 and can be fined up to $2,000,000 for second or
subsequent convictions. Also, any person who violates a permit condition may be
assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed $11,000 per violation with the
maximum amount not to exceed $137,500. [Ref: Section 309 of the Federal Act 33
USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41(a).]
C. Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000) per violation may be assessed against any person who violates
or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a
permit. [Ref: North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.6A]
d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Director for
violating section 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318, or 405 of the Act, or any permit
condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under
section 402 of the Act. Administrative penalties for Class I violations are not to
exceed $11,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty
assessed not to exceed $27,500. Penalties for Class Il violations are not to exceed
$11,000 per day for each day during which the violation continues, with the
maximum amount of any Class Il penalty not to exceed $137,500.
3. Du , to Mitigate
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in
violation of this general permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting
human health or the environment.
4. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in Section C of this part regarding bypassing of stormwater control
facilities, nothing in this general permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from
any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-
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215.3, 143-215.6A, 143-215.6B, 143-215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC
1319. Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish
kills, even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily
suspended.
Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this general permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal
action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which
the permittee is or may be subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1321.
6. Property Rights
The issuance of this general permit does not convey any property rights in either real or
personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private
property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local
laws or regulations.
7. Severability
The provisions of this general permit are severable, and if any provision of this general
permit, or the application of any provision of this general permit to any circumstances, is
held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder
of this general permit, shall not be affected thereby.
8. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information
which the Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying,
revoking and reissuing, or terminating the certificate of coverage issued pursuant to this
general permit or to determine compliance with this general permit. The permittee shall
also furnish to the Director upon request, copies of records required to be kept by this
general permit.
9. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this
general permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a
conviction of a person is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person
under this paragraph, punishment is a fine of not more that $20,000 per day of violation,
or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years, or both.
10. Penalties for Falsification of Re orts
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The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to
be maintained under this general permit, including monitoring reports or reports of
compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more
than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation,
or by both.
SECTION B: GENERAL CONDITIONS
General Permit Expiration
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive
automatic authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall
submit forms and fees as are required by the agency authorized to issue permits no later
than 180 days prior to the expiration date. Any permittee that has not requested renewal
at least 180 days prior to expiration, or any permittee that does not have a permit after the
expiration and has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will be
subjected to enforcement procedures as provided in NCGS §143-2153.6 and 33 USC
1251 et.seq.
2. Transfers
The certificate of coverage issued pursuant to this general permit is not transferable to any
person except after notice to and approval by the Director. The Director may require
modification or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage to change the
name and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary under the Clean
Water Act.
3. When an Individual Permit May be Required
The Director may require any owner/operator authorized to discharge under a certificate
of coverage issued pursuant to this general permit to apply for and obtain an individual
permit or'coverage under an alternative general permit. Any interested person may
petition the Director to take action under this paragraph. Cases where an individual
permit may be required include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. The discharger is a significant contributor of pollutants;
b. Conditions at the permitted site change, altering the constituents and/or
characteristics of the discharge such that the discharge no longer qualifies for a
general permit;
C. The discharge violates the terms or conditions of this general permit;
d. A change has occurred in the availability of demonstrated technology or practices
for the control or abatement of pollutants applicable to the point source;
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e. Effluent limitations are promulgated for the point sources covered by this general
permit;
A water quality management plan containing requirements applicable to such
point sources is approved after the issuance of this general permit.
g. The Director determines at his own discretion that an individual permit is
required.
4. When an Individual Permit May be Requested
Any permittee operating under this general permit may request to be excluded from the
coverage of this general permit by applying for an individual permit. When an individual
permit is issued to an owner/operator the applicability of this general permit is
automatically terminated on the effective date of the individual permit.
Siarnatory Re uirements
All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Director shall be signed and
certified.
a. All notices of intent to be covered under this general permit shall be signed as
follows:
(1) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of
this Section, a responsible corporate officer means: (a) a president,
secretary, treasurer or vice president of the corporation in charge of a
principal business function, or any other person who performs similar
policy or decision making functions for the corporation, or (b) the manager
of one or more manufacturing production or operating facilities employing
more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures
exceeding 25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to sign
documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance
with corporate procedures.
(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the
proprietor, respectively; or
(3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a
principal executive officer or ranking elected official.
b. All reports required by the general permit and other information requested by the
Director shall be signed by a person described above or by a duly authorized
representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:
(1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above;
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(2) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having
responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity,
such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well or well field,
superintendent, a position of equivalent responsibility, or an individual or
position having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the
company. (A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named
individual or any individual occupying a named position.); and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to the Director.
c. Any person signing a document under paragraphs a. or b. of this section shall
make the following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were
prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed
to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information
submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system,
or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the
information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate,
and complete. 1 am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false
information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing
violations."
6. General Permit Modification Revocation and Reissuance, or Termination
The issuance of this general permit does not prohibit the Director from reopening and
modifying the general permit, revoking and reissuing the general permit, or terminating
the general permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations contained in Title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-
215.1 et. al.
After public notice and opportunity for a hearing, the general permit may be terminated
for cause. The filing of a request for a general permit modification, revocation and
reissuance, or termination does not stay any general permit condition. The certificate of
coverage shall expire when the general permit is terminated.
7. Certificate of Coverage Actions
The certificate of coverage issued in accordance with this general permit may be
modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The notification of planned
changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any general permit condition.
SECTION C: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
Proper Operation and Maintenance
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The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the
permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this general permit. Proper
operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate
quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or
auxiliary facilities or similar systems which are installed by a permittee only when the
operation is necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the general permit.
2. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance. with
the condition of this general permit.
Bvnassing of Stormwater or Wastewater Control Facilities
Bypass is prohibited and the Director may take enforcement action against a permittee
for bypass unless:
a. Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe property
damage; and
b. There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary
control facilities, retention of stormwater or maintenance during normal periods of
equipment downtime or dry weather. This condition is not satisfied if adequate
backup controls should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable
engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods
of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and
C. The permittee submitted notices as required under Section E of this part.
If the Director determines that it will meet the three conditions listed above, the Director
may approve an anticipated bypass after considering its adverse effects.
SECTION D. MONITORING AND RECORDS
Representative Sampling
Samples collected and measurements taken, as required herein, shall be characteristic of
the volume and nature of the permitted discharge.. Analytical sampling shall be
performed during a representative storm event. Samples shall be taken on a day and time
that is characteristic of the discharge. All samples shall be taken before the discharge
joins or is diluted by any other waste stream, body of water, or substance. Monitoring
points as specified in this permit shall not be changed without notification to and
approval of the Director.
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2, Recording Results
For each measurement, sample, inspection or maintenance activity performed or collected
pursuant to the requirements of this general permit, the permittee shall record the
following information:
a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling, measurements, inspection or
maintenance activity;
b. The individual(s) who performed the sampling, measurements, inspection or
maintenance activity;
C. The date(s) analyses were performed;
d. The individual(s) who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
The results of such analyses.
Flow Measurements
Where required, appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with
accepted scientific practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and
reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges.
4. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations
published pursuant to NCGS 143-215.63 et. seq, the Water and Air Quality Reporting
Acts, and to regulations published pursuant to Section 304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136.
To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this general permit, all test procedures
must produce minimum detection and reporting levels and all data generated must be
reported down to the minimum detection or lower reporting level of the procedure.
5. Non-Stormwater Discharges
If a monitored storm event coincides with a non-stormwater discharge, the permittee shall
separately monitor all parameters as required under the non-stormwater discharge permit
and provide this information with the stormwater discharge monitoring report.
6, Representative Outfall
If a facility has multiple discharge locations with substantially identical stormwater
discharges that are required to be sampled, the permittee may petition the Director for
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representative outfall status. If it is established that the stormwater discharges are
substantially identical and the permittee is granted representative outfall status, then
sampling requirements may be performed at a reduced number of outfalls.
7. Records Retention
Qualitative monitoring shall be documented and records maintained at the facility.
Copies of analytical monitoring results shall also be maintained on -site. The permittee
shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and
maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring
instrumentation, and copies of all reports required by this general permit for a period of at
least 5 years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period
may be extended by request of the Director at any time.
8. Inspection and Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an
authorized contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility
which discharges through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized
representative of a municipal operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the
discharge, upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required
by law, to;
a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located
or conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this general
permit;
b.. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under
the conditions of this general permit;
C. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and
control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this
general permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring general
permit compliance or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any
substances or parameters at any location.
SECTION E: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Discharge_ Monitoring Reports
Samples analyzed in accordance with the terms of this permit shall be submitted to the
Division on Discharge Monitoring Report forms provided by the Director. Submittals
shall be received by the Division no later than 30 calendar days after the end of the
reporting period.
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Documentation of the qualitative monitoring associated with the initial analytical
monitoring event shall be included with the required analytical monitoring submittal for
the first year of the permit coverage.
Analytical results from sampling during the final year of the permit term shall be
submitted with the permit renewal application.
2. Submitting Reports
Duplicate signed copies of all reports required herein, shall be submitted to the following
address:
Central Files
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Availabilily of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section
308 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms
shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Water Quality. As
required by the Act, analytical data shall not be considered confidential. Knowingly
making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal
penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.613 or in Section 309 of the Federal Act.
4. Non-St_ormwater_DischaLges
If the storm event monitored in accordance with this general permit coincides with a non-
stormwater discharge,.the permittee shall separately monitor all parameters as required
under the non-stormwater discharge permit and provide this information with the
stormwater discharge monitoring report.
5. Planned Chances
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes
at the permitted facility which could significantly alter the nature or quantity of pollutants
discharged. This notification requirement includes pollutants which are not specifically
listed in the general permit or subject to notification requirements under 40 CFR Part
122.42 (a).
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6. Anticipated Noncompliance
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes
at the permitted facility which may result in noncompliance with the general permit
requirements.
7. Bypass
a. Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it
shall submit prior notice, if possible at least ten days before the date of the bypass;
including an evaluation of the anticipated quality and affect of the bypass.
b. Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice within'24 hours of
becoming aware of an unanticipated bypass.
Twentv-four Hour Reoortin
The permittee shall report to the DWQ central office or the appropriate DWQ regional
office any noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Any
information shall be provided orally within 24 hours from the time the permittee became
aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of
the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes;
the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the, noncompliance
has not been corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to resume; and steps
taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
The following shall be included as information which must be reported within 24 hours
under this paragraph:
(1) Any unanticipated bypass which exceeds any effluent limitation in the general
permit.
(2) Any upset which exceeds any effluent limitation in the general permit.
(3) Violation of a maximum daily discharge limitation for any of the pollutants listed
by the Director in the general permit to be reported within 24 hours.
The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis if the oral report has
been received within 24 hours.
9. Other Noncompliance
The permittee shall report all other instances of noncompliance not reported under the 24-
hour reporting requirement at the time monitoring reports are submitted.
10. Other Information
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a Notice
of Intent to be covered under this general permit or in any report to the Director, it shall
promptly submit such facts or information.
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PART V LIMITATIONS REOPENER
This general permit shall be modified or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to comply with any
applicable effluent guideline or water quality standard issued or approved under Sections 302(b)
(2) (c), and (d), 304(b) (2) and 307(a) of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent guideline or water
quality standard so issued or approved:
a. Contains different conditions or is otherwise more stringent than any effluent limitation in
the general permit; or
b. Controls any pollutant not limited in the general permit.
The general permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also contain any other
requirements in the Act then applicable.
PART VI ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
The permittee must pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days
after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in accordance with
15A NCAC 2H ,0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the Certificate of
Coverage.
PART VD DEFINITIONS
Act
See Clean Water Act,
2. Arithmetic Mean
The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the summation of the individual values
divided by the number of individual values.
Allowable Non-Stormwater Discharges
This permit regulates, in part, stormwater discharges. Nan-stormwater discharges which
shall be allowed in the stormwater conveyance system are:
(a) All other discharges that are authorized by a non-stormwater NPDES permit.
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(b) Uncontaminated groundwater, foundation drains, air -conditioner condensate
without added chemicals, springs, discharges of uncontaminated potable water,
waterline and fire hydrant flushings, water from footing drains, flows from
riparian habitats and wetlands.
(c) Discharges resulting from fire -fighting or fire -fighting training.
4. Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters.
BMPs may take the form of a process, activity, or physical structure.
Bypass
A bypass is the known diversion of stormwater or wastewater from any portion of a BMP
or control facility including the collection system, which is not a designed or established
operating mode for the facility.
6. Bulk Storage of Liquid Products
Liquid raw materials, manufactured products, waste materials or by-products with a
single above ground storage container having a capacity of greater than 660 gallons or
with multiple above ground storage containers located in close proximity to each other
having a total combined storage capacity of greater than 1,320 gallons.
7. Certificate of Coverage
The Certificate of Coverage (COC) is the cover sheet which accompanies the general
permit upon issuance and lists the facility name, location, receiving stream, river basin,
effective date of coverage under the permit and is signed by the Director.
8. Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as
amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq.
9. Division_ or DWO
The Division of Water Quality, Department of Environment, and Natural Resources.
10. Director
The Director of the Division of Water Quality, the permit issuing authority.
11. EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
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12. Grab Sample
An individual sample collected instantaneously. Grab samples that will be directly
analyzed or qualitatively monitored must be taken within the first 30 minutes of
discharge.
13. Hazardous Substance
Any substance designated under 40 CFR Part 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean
Water Act.
14. Landfill
A disposal facility or part of a disposal facility where waste is placed in or on land and
which is not a land treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an injection well, a
hazardous waste long-term storage facility or a surface storage facility.
15. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
A stormwater collection system within an incorporated area of a local government such as
a city or town.
16. Notice of Intent
The state application form which, when submitted to the Division, officially indicates the
facility's notice of intent to seek coverage under a general permit.
17. Overburden
Any material of any nature, consolidated or unconsolidated, that overlies a mineral
deposit, excluding topsoil or similar naturally occurring surface materials that are not
disturbed by mining operations.
18. Permittee
The owner or operator issued a certificate of coverage pursuant to this general permit.
19, Point Source Discharge of Stormwater
Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited
to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which
stormwater is or may be discharged to waters of the state.
20. Representative Storm Event
A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded by at
least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A
single storm event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For
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example, if it rains for 2 hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then
stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the
next 10 hours.
21. Representative Outfall Status
When it is established that the discharge of stormwater runoff from a single outfall is
representative of the discharges at multiple outfalls, the DWQ may grant representative
outfall status. Representative outfall status allows the permittee to perform analytical
monitoring at a reduced number of outfalls.
22. Rinse Water Discham
The discharge of rinse water from equipment cleaning areas associated with industrial
activity. Rinse waters from vehicle and equipment cleaning areas are process
wastewaters and do not include washwaters utilizing any type of detergent or cleaning
agent.
23. Secondary Containment
Spill containment for the contents of the single largest tank within the containment
structure plus sufficient freeboard to allow for the 25-year, 24-hour storm event.
24. Section 313 Water Priority Chemical
A chemical or chemical category which:
a. Is listed in 40 CFR 372.65 pursuant to Section 313 of Title Ill of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, also titled the Emergency
Planning and Community Right -to -Know Act of 1986;
b.. Is present at or above threshold levels at a facility subject to SARA title 1.11,
Section 313 reporting requirements; and
C. Meets at least one of the following criteria:
(1) Is listed in appendix D of 40 _CFR part 122 on either Table I1 (organic
priority pollutants), Table 11I (certain metals, cyanides, and phenols) or
Table IV (certain toxic pollutants and hazardous substances);
(2) Is listed as a hazardous substance pursuant to section 311(b)(2)(A) of the
CWA at 40 CIF 1 16.4; or
(3) Is a pollutant for which EPA has published acute or chronic water quality
criteria.
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25. Severe Property Damage
Means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the control facilities which
causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources
which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property
damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production.
26. Significant Materials
Includes, but is not limited to: raw materials; fuels; materials such as solvents, detergents,
and plastic pellets; finished materials such as metallic products; raw materials used in
food processing or production; hazardous substances designated under section 101(14) of
CERCLA; any chemical the facility is required to report pursuant to section 313 of Title
III of SARA; fertilizers; pesticides, and waste products such as ashes, slag and sludge that
have the potential to be released with Stormwater discharges.
27. Significant Spills
Includes, but is not limited to: releases of oil or hazardous substances in excess of
reportable quantities under section 311 of the Clean Water Act (Ref; 40 CFR 110.10 and
CFR 117.21) or section 102 of CERCLA (Ref: 40 CFR 302.4).
28. Stormwater Runoff
The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately
following rainfall or as a result of snowmelt.
29. Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity
The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying
stormwater and which is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material
storage areas at an industrial site. Facilities considered to be engaged in "industrial
activities" include those activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14). The term does not
include discharges from facilities or activities excluded from the NPDES program.
30. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
A comprehensive site -specific plan which details measures and practices to reduce
stormwater pollution and is based on an evaluation of the pollution potential of the site.
31. Ten Year Design Storm
The precipitation event of a duration which will produce the maximum peak rate of
runoff for the watershed of interest resulting from a rainfall event of an intensity expected
to be equaled or exceeded, on the average, once in ten years.
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32. Total Flow
The flow corresponding to the time period over which the sample collection occurs.
Total flow' hall be either; (a) measured continuously, (b) calculated based on the amount
of area draining to the outfall, the amount of built -upon (impervious) area, and the total
amount of rainfall, or (c) estimated by the measurement of flow at 20 minute intervals
during the rainfall event.
33. Toxic Pollutant
Any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act.
34. Upset
Means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary
noncompliance with technology based permit effluent limitations because of factors
beyond the reasonable control of the permittee. An upset does not include
noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment
or control facilities, inadequate treatment or control facilities, lack of preventive
maintenance, or careless or improper operation.
Effect of an Upset.
An upset constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for noncompliance with
technology based permit effluent limitations if the requirements of paragraph c. of this
condition are met. No determination made during administrative review of claims that
noncompliance was caused by upset, and before an action for noncompliance, is final
administrative action subject to judicial review.
Conditions Necessary for a Demonstration of Upset
A permittee who wishes to establish the affirmative defense of upset shall demonstrate,
through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant evidence that:
(1) An upset occurred and that the permittee can identify the cause(s) of the upset;
(2) The permitted facility was at the time being properly operated; and
(3) The permittee submitted notice of the upset as required in Part IV, E. 8 of this
general permit.
(4) The permittee complied with any remedial measures required under Part U, A. 2.
of this general permit.
Burden of Proof
In any enforcement proceeding the permittee seeking to establish the occurrence of an
upset has the burden of proof.
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35. Vehicle Maintenance Activity
Vehicle rehabilitation, mechanical repairs, painting, fueling, lubrication, vehicle cleaning
operations, or airport deicing operations.
36. Visible Sedimentation
Solid particulate matter, both mineral and organic, that has been or is being transported
by water, air, gravity, or ice from its site of origin which can be seen with the unaided
eye.
37. 25-year, 24-hour storm event
The maximum 24-hour precipitation event expected to be equaled or exceeded, on the
average, once in 25 years.
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