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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
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KERR T. STEVENS
DIRECTOR
J. R. HOLTON
LEE BRICK & TILE COMPANY **`
BOX 1027
SANFORD NC 27330
Dear Permittee:
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
June 7, 1999
Subject: Rescission of Stormwater NPDES Permit
Permit No. NCG020142
Lee County
t Reference is made to your request for rescission of the subject Stormwater
NPDES Permit. Staff of the Division of Water Quality have confirmed that this permit
is no longer required. Therefore, in accordance with your request, NPDES Permit
No. NCG020142 is rescinded effective immediately.
If in the future you wish to discharge stormwater to the State's surface waters,
you must first apply for and receive a new Stormwater NPDES Permit. Discharge of
stormwater from this type of facility without a valid NPDES Permit may subject the
responsible party to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss this matter further, please
contact the Stormwater and General Permits Unit at [phone].
Sincerely,
1,3
i Kerr T. Stevens
cc: Central Files
Point Source Compliance Unit - Robert Farmer
Stormwater and General Permits Unit - Aisha Lau
,Raleigh Regional Office - Water Quality Supervisor
P.O. Box 29535, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27626.0535
PHONE [phone] FAX [phone]
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State of North 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
March 31, 1994
J. R. Holton
Box 1027
Sanford, NC 27330
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Subject: General Permit No. NCG020000
Lee Brick & Tile Company
COC NCG020142
Lee County
Dear Mr. Holton:
In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on February 3, 1994, we are
forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage to discharge under the subject state - NPDES general
permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215 .1 and the
Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection agency dated
December b, 1983.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an individual permit by submitting an individual permit
application. Unless such demand is made, this certificate of coverage shall be final and binding.
Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except after notice to the Division
of Environmental Management. The Divsion of Environmental Management may require modification or
revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the
Division of Environmental Management or permits required by -the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area
Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Ms. Susan Robson at telephone number
9191733-5083.
Sincerely,
Original Signed By
Cole H. SUMS
. �reston owazd, Jr., P. E.
cc: Fran McPherson
,Raleigh.Regional.Office�
P.Q. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
STORMWATER, MINE DEWATERING, AND/OR OVERFLOW FROM
PROCESS WATER RECYCLE SYSTEMS DISCHARGES
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,
Lee Brick & Tile Company
is hereby authorized to operate sedimentaion basins with filters and discharge stormwater from facility located at
NC Highway 15-501
Sanford
Lee County
to receiving designated as Buffalo Creek the Cape Fear River Basin
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, 1), I1I
and IV of General Permit No. NCG020000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective March 31, 1994
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day March 31, 1994
Original Signed By
Coleen R Sullins
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

SOC PRIORIT _ROJECT: Yes No-L- .
I f Yes, SO,- 0. , CO
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Water Quality Section
Attention: (Susan Robson)
Date March 15 1994
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
County Lee
Permit No. NCG020142
PART I -- GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address:
Lee Brick &Tile Company
Box 1027
Sanford, NC 27330
2. Date of Investigation: March 4, 1994
3. Report Prepared by: Danny Smith
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number:
[phone]
Mr. McCoy
Electrical and Hydrological Technician
5. Directions to Site: US 1 South to 15-501 at Sanford. Go
North on 15-501, Lee Brick & Tile Company is on the Right just
before Junct SR 1466.
6. Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge points:
Latitude: 35033'02" Longitude: 79011'15"
Attach a USGS map extract and indicate treatment facility
site and discharge point on map.
U.S.G.S. Quad No. E22SW U.S.G.S. Quad Name Colon
7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application ?
_XX Yes No If No, explain:
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included):
Some sediment and erosion controls for clay mining
operations are located in the Buffalo Creek floodplain.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: none with in 500 yards.
10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters:
Buffalo Creek, Cape Fear River Basin
a. Classification: Class C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: 03 06 07

SOC PRIORI ROJECT: Yes No
If Yes, SOC o.
C. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent
downstream uses: Buffalo Creek (Class C),
discharges into the Deep River
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of Wastewater to be permitted: ? M G D (U l t i m a t e
Design Capacity) The Subject facility, as per Division of Land
Resources, is permitted (Permit No.53-04) for an area of 250
acres, where 76 acres of disturbance is allowed at any one time.
b. What is the current permitted capacity of the Waste
Water Treatment facility? Unclear - However, as per land
management requirements for clay pits, all sedimentation
ponds are required to be constructed to withstand a 25 year
rain event. (SEE COMMENTS)
C. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility
(current design capacity)? Unknown
d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous
Authorization to Construct issued in the previous two years:
N/A
e. Please provide a description of existing or
substantially constructed wastewater treatment facilities:
As per Erosion and Sedimentation controls - Brickbat
filters are placed along ditches, streams, and storm water
conveyances in order to retain sediments. The sedimentation
basins (associated with both the clay pits and the petroleum
contaminated soil holding pads) have perforated risers (and
brickbat filters) designed for reduction of large settlable
material.
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater
treatment facilities:
NA
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: Even minor
rain events will result in runoff from this clay mine.
Data developed from the Biological Assessment Group on
a different mining operation indicates chronic runoff
associated with clay mining will degradate water
quality. Suspended colloids from clays increase
turbidity, lower light conditions, and decrease DO. As
a result, macro -invertebrate structure and fish species
composition will be (and likely have been) adversely
impacted from this mining activity.
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only):
in development approved
should be required not needed NA

SOC PRIORII&ROJECT: Yes No
If Yes, SOC
2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme:
a. If residuals are being land applied, please specify DEM
permit no.WO NA
Residual Contractor NA
Telephone No. NA
b. Residuals stabilization: PSRP
PFRP Other NA
C. Landfill: NA
d. Other disposal/utilization scheme (Specify): NA
3. Treatment plant classification (attach completed rating
sheet): No Rating
4. SIC Code(s): 1459
Wastewater Code(s) of actual wastewater, not particular
facilities i.e.., non -contact cooling water discharge from a
metal plating company would be 14, not 56.
Primary 41 Secondary _
Main Treatment Unit Code: 5 0 0 - 0
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant
Funds or are any public monies involved. (municipals only)?
N\A
2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity)
requests: N\A
3. Important SOC, JOC or Compliance Schedule dates: (Please
indicate)
Date
Submission of Plans and Specifications
Begin Construction
Complete Construction N\A
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation: Has the facility evaluated
all of the non -discharge options available. Please provide
regional perspective for each option evaluated.
Spray Irrigation: possible
Connection to Regional Sewer System: not applicable
Subsurface: not applicable

SOC PRIORIT ROJECT: Yes No
— Is
If Yes, SOC
Other disposal options:
5. Other Special Items:
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
I was unable to determine a difference between Sediment/
Erosion control devices (as required by Division of Land
Resources) and storm water control devices.
For clay pits the Division of Land Resources requires
brickbat filters placed along ditches, streams, and storm water
conveyances in order to retain sediments. The sedimentation
basins (associated with both the clay pits and the petroleum
contaminated soil holding pads) having perforated risers (and/or
brickbat filters) designed for large settlable material are also
required. These devices are in place to reduce sedimentation,
they DO NOT necessarily slow rain event surface water runoff from
a respective mining operation.
Due to a RRO Memorandum (dated March 9, 1993) regarding
turbid runoff of clay pits into Clay Creek, the Biological
Assessment Group conducted a study of Clay Creek to determine if
this drainage was impacted by clay mining runoff. The result of
benthos collections, fish community structure, and physical
chemical sampling show that Gulf Creek is negatively impacted.
Similarly, it is clear from visual inspection that colloids
emanating from mining activities at Lee Brick & Tile Company is
also adversely impacting Buffalo Creek.
Rain water runoff from Lee Brick and Tile will degradate
water quality. Due to storm water runoff from the site,
suspended colloids will be increased and violations of stream
turbidity standards will occur. Also, the increased turbidity
will promote scouring, lower light conditions, and lower DO
concentrations. As a result, macro -invertebrate structure and
fish species composition will and likely have been adversely
impacted from this mining activity.
It is important to understand that the problems associate with
this site are not unique to Lee Brick & Tile Company. Similar
situations are likely found in almost every clay mining
operation. Unlike many short term construction sites, where
turbidity problems often occur after rain events, this operation
(and others like it) is a long term mining site. The Raleigh
Regional Office is currently seeking direction/support from the
Central Office regarding the clay pit matter, in general. Lee
Brick and Tile Company has been inspected by RRO water quality
staff and the Land Management File has also been reviewed. The
RRO believes that this facility has met current General Permit
Storm Water requirements as per NCG02000 and thus recommends
issuance of NCG020142.

' SOC PRIORI ROJECT: Yes No
If Yes, SON.
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Water Qualitly Feegibrial Supervisor
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