NCG030000_2017 Signed Cover Page Reissuance_20171116

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL AND LAND RESOURCES
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG030000
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
for establishments primarily engaged in the following activities:
Metal Fabrication
In compliance with the provisions 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,
hereinafter 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 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:
♦ All owners or operators of stormwater point source discharges associated with activities classified as
establishments primarily engaged in activities classified as establishments primarily engaged in:
• Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding of Nonferrous Metals, standard industrial classification (SIC 335)
• Heat Treating of Metal (SIC 3398)
• Fabricating of Metal Products (SIC 34)
• Manufacturing of Industrial and Commercial Machinery (SIC 35)
• Manufacturing of Electronic Equipment (SIC 36)
• Manufacturing of Transportation Equipment (SIC 37)
• Manufacturing of Measuring and Analyzing Instruments (SIC 38))
♦ Stormwater point source discharges from like industrial activities deemed by DEMLR to be similar to
these operations in the process, or the discharges, or the exposure of raw materials, intermediate
products, by-products, products, or waste products.
Except upon DEMLR determination of similarity as provided immediately above, the following
activities and associated discharges are excluded from coverage under this General Permit:
♦ Establishments primarily engaged in the ship and boat building and repairing (SIC 373), which is
covered by general stormwater permit NCG190000.
Semi-annual monitoring shall continue, unless more frequent monitoring is required in accordance
with Tiers in Part 11, Section B.
The General Permit shall become effective on November 16, 2017.
The General Permit shall expire at midnight on October 31, 2018,
Signed this day November 16,
rfd y`E. Davis, P.E., CPM, Director/
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Bythe Authority of the Environmental Management Commission