NCG020958_Application_20200422

NORRIS & TUNSTALL
CONSULTING ENGINEERS P.C.
2602 Iton Gate Dr., Suite 102 1429 Ash -Little River Road
Wilmington, NC 28412 Ash, NC 28420
[phone] [phone]
[phone] Fax [phone] Fax
John S. Tunstall; P.E.
T. Jason Clark, P.E.
April 17, 2020
Via Federal Express
Suzanne McCoy
NCDEQ — Stormwater Program
512 N. Salisbury St., Office 640K
Raleigh, NC 27604
Re: Mark Pine Mine
Brunswick County, NC
Notice of Intent General Permit for Dewatering Submittal
NT Project No. 19147
Dear Ms. McCoy,
J. Phillip Norris, P.E.
Thomas J. Scheetz, E.I.
Enclosed are four (4) sets of site plans, one (1) USGS map, the original NPDES NCG020000
Notice of Intent -General Permit Application, copy of the wetlands field sketch (U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers wetland delineation will be forwarded once received), POM Plan, and a $100.00
check (Tripp's Construction, LLC Ck. No. 5122) for the processing fee.
Please review this information for approval and contact us with any questions or comments you
may have. Thank you for your assistance on this project.
Sincerely,
NORRIS & TUNSTALL
CONSULTING ENGINEERS, P.C.
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For Thomas J. Scheetz, E.I.
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Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources /
Land Quality Section — Stormwater Permitting Program
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Environmental
Quality NCG020000
NOTICE OF INTENT — General Permit Application
FOR AGENCY USE ONLY
Date Received
Year
Month
Day
Certificate of Coverage
Check #
Amount
Permit Assigned to
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System application for coverage under General Permit
NCG020000:
STORMWATER AND/OR WASTEWATER DISCHARGES associated with activities classified as:
SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) Code -14XX Mineral Mining Industry (except as specified below) and
like activities
The following activities are included:
• Active or inactive mining operations (including borrow pits —except for NCDOT borrow pits) 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 on the site of such operations;
• Stormwater from vehicle maintenance activities (VMA) at mining operations;
• Overflow from facilities that recycle process wastewater; and/or
• Mine dewatering (wastewater)
The following activities are specifically excluded from coverage under this General Permit:
• Stormwater discharges associated with peat mining, coal mining, and metal mining;
• Stormwater discharges from mining operations which are intermixed on site with stormwater from concrete
operations;
• Stormwater discharges associated with oil and gas extraction operations; and
• Stormwater discharges associated with tourist gem mines
• NCDOT borrow pits (covered under individual permit NCS000150)
The following discharges are covered by NPDES general permit NCG520000 instead of NCG020000:
Point source discharges of stormwater and wastewater from in -stream sand mining operations (sand dredging
or dipping operations) are covered instead by NPDES General Permit NCG520000, administered by the Division
of Water Resources NPDES Wastewater Permitting Program. Please contact DWR for more information.
Please print or type all entries in this application form.
1) Mailing address of owner/operator (official address to which all permit correspondence will be mailed):
Legal Owner Name sawyer Rivers Farms, LLC
(Attach the most recent Annual Report to the NC Secretary of State showing the current legal name of the corporation or entity.
Alternatively this permit can be given to an individual or government authority. This name must be the same name as appears on the
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources' Mining Permit.)
Signee's Name (as signed for in question 41. at end) Dave Tripp, Manager, Sawyer Rivers Farms, LLC
Street Address P.O. sox 126
City
Telephone No.
Ash
910 287-3234
Alternate Contact Name* Julia Tripp
State NC ZIP Code 28420
E-mail [e-mail]
E-mail (if different)
Alternate Contact Telephone (if different)
*Alternate contact should be affiliated with the Owner/Operator. Consultant information can be provided
in question 5.
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2) Location of facility producing discharge:
Facility Name Mark Pine Mine
Facility Street Address Hallsboro Road
Facility City State NC ZIP Code
Facility County Columbus
Facility Contact Dave Tripp
Telephone No. 910 540-3229 Fax:
Contact E-mail [e-mail]
3) Physical Location Information:
Please provide a narrative description of how to get to the facility (use street names, state road numbers, and
distance and direction from a roadway intersection). 1.25 Mi North of the intersection of NC 130 & Hallsboro Road (SR 1001)
4) Facility Location Coordinates:
Latitude 34.2108 N Longitude -78.6089 W (degrees / minutes / seconds or decimal
degrees)
5) Consultant Information (if applicable):
Consultant: J. Phillip Norris, P.E.
Consulting Firm: Norris & Tunstall Consulting Engineers, P.C. (Optional)
Mailing Address: 1429 Ash -Little River Road Staple Business Card Here
City. Ash
State: NC Zip Code: 28420
Phone: 91( 0 ) 287-5900 Fax: g1( 0 ) 287-5902
E-mail: [e-mail]
Permits:
6) This NPDES Permit Application applies to which of the following:
11 New or Proposed Facility Date operation is to begin: Upon Issuance of permits
❑ Existing Date began mining:
7) Standard Industrial Classification:
Provide the 4 digit Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC Code) that describes the primary industrial
activity at this facility SIC Code: 1 4 4 2
8) Provide a description of the types of minerals mined at this facility: Marl/Gravel
9) Is this a PROCESSING -ONLY facility for materials mined elsewhere? 91 No ❑ Yes
10) Is this an inactive mine site?
4 No
❑ Yes If yes, have you certified to the Stormwater Permitting Program that all portions of the site where
clearing, grading, and/or excavation activities have occurred have been stabilized?
❑ No ❑ Yes (If yes, the site may be eligible for "Dormant Status" and reduced BMP
inspections. See the General Permit.)
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11) Dues this facility already have a valid Mining Permit from DEMLR's Land Quality Seotion?
0 No If no, please indicate the status of the Mining Permit application: Has been applied for
❑ Yes If yes, please provide the Mining Permit number: Also provide a copy of
the DEMLR Mining Permit with this NPDES application.
12) Does this facility have any other NPDES permits?
4 No
❑ Yes If yes, list the permit numbers for all current NPDES permits for this facility:
13) Are you applying for a discharge permit in the same location as a previously permitted mine?
0 No
❑ Yes If yes, specify permit number and mine name if known:
14) Does this facility have any Non -Discharge permits from DWR (e.g., recycle permits)?
No
❑ Yes If yes, list the permit numbers for all current Non -Discharge permits for this facility:
15) Does total area of this mine site include ready -mixed concrete plant and/or asphalt plant areas?
4 No
❑ Yes If yes, do they have separate NPDES stormwator permits? ❑ No ❑ Yes (provide permit
number(s) )
If not owned by the same company, who is the owner?
Development Activities and Buffers:
16) Will this mining operation precede development activities at this site?
11 No
❑ Yes
17) Is this mine located within one of the 20 Coastal Counties, and will it add more than 10,000 ft2 of
impervious surface?
❑ Yes (to both)
❑ No, this mine site IS in one of the 20 Coastal Counties but will NOT add 10,000 ft2 of impervious surface.
0 No, this mine site is NOT in any of the 20 Coastal Counties.
If this site is in one of the 20 Coastal Counties, you may be required to apply for an additional State
Stormwater Permit. Check with your local Regional Office (see contact information and checklist below).
18) Is this mine located the Neuse, Tar -Pamlico, or Catawba River Basins, or the Randleman or Jordan
Water supply Watersheds?
0 No
❑ Yes If yes, what size stream buffers are included on site? ft. You must show buffers on site
plans. Also include information and plans showing diffuse flow through buffers as required.
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Discharge Points, Receiving Waters & Wetlands:
19) Receiving waters:
What is the name of the body or bodies of water (creek, stream, river, lake, etc.) that the facility stormwater
and/or wastewater discharges will end up in? Mark Pine Canal
To find the waterbody, please see the NC Surface Waterbody Classifications map at
hops://deq.nc.gov/about/d ivisions/water-resources/water-resources-science-data
Receiving water classification(s) for the waters: c;sw
If the site will discharge to a separate storm sewer system, name the operator of the separate storm sewer
system (e.g. City of Raleigh municipal storm sewer).
Discharge of wastewater to receiving waters classified as WS-11 through WS-V, or SA, must be
approved by the Division of Water Resources (DWR) or Division of Marine Fisheries
(DMF). DEMLR cannot grant coverage under NCG020000 without that approval. Also be advised that
no new discharges of wastewater are permitted in receiving waters classified as WS-1 or
freshwater ORW. Wastewater discharges to saltwater ORW will not be approved under General Permit
NCG02 but may be eligible for an individual permit.
20) Will this mine site discharge wastewater or stormwater to waters classified as High Quality Waters
(HQW), Primary Nursery Areas (PNA), Trout jr) waters, or a class with a symbol like "+" or "@" that
denotes a special management strategy is in place?
4 No
❑ Yes, PNA*
❑ Yes, HQW* ❑ Yes, includes 'Y'or
❑ Yes, Trout jr)
21) Will this mine site discharge wastewater or stormwater to waters classified as Shellfish (SA) waters?
9 No
❑ Yes, SA*
*For questions 19-20, be advised that the NCG02 General Permit limits the discharge volume of total combined
wastewaters to 50 percent of the receiving water in -stream flow under 7Q 10 conditions in HQW waters (PNA and
SA waters are considered HQW by definition). You maybe required to contact USGS to obtain a 7Q10 flow.
22) Will this mine site discharge wastewater or stormwater to impaired waters, or to waters with an
approved "Total Maximum Daily Load" (TMDL)?
To find impaired waters & TMDLs, please see the Impaired Waters Map & TMDL map on
https:/Ideq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resourcestwater-resources-science-data
P No
❑ Yes, these waters are impaired for (list pollutants):
❑ Yes, these waters have a TMDL for (list pollutants):
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23) List discharge points (outfalls) that convey discharge from the mine site (both on -site and off -site) and
location coordinates. Attach additional sheets if necessary, or note that this information is specified
on the site plan. Include proposed maximum daily flow rate for each wastewater outfall.
You must show all discharge points clearly on the submitted site plan. Be advised
that NCDEQ may require you to apply for an individual permit, based on proposed
discharge rates and receiving stream conditions (low flows, impairments, etc.)
Stormwater
Stormwater Outfall No. N/A
Latitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
N
Longitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
W
StormwaterOutfall No.
Latitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
N
Longitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
W
Stormwater Outfall No.
Latitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
N
Longitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
W
Stormwater Outfall No.
Latitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
N
Longitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
W
Stormwater Outfall No.
Latitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
N
Longitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
W
Stormwater Outfall No.
Latitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
N
Longitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
W
Mine Dewatering
Mine Dewatering (Wastewater) Outfall No.
Proposed maximum flow rate: 500,000 GPD
Latitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees): See Plans
N
Longitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees): See Plans
W
Mine Dewatering (Wastewater) Outfall No.
Proposed maximum flow rate:
Latitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
N
Longitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
W
Process Wastewater
Process Wastewater Outfall No. NIA Wastewater Description:
Proposed maximum flow rate:
Latitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
N
Longitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
W
Process Wastewater Outfall No. Wastewater Description:
Proposed maximum flow rate:
Latitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
N
Longitude (degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal degrees):
W
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24) Help us understand what will happen to the dewatering water at this mine site:
❑ N/A — this mine is not dewatering at all and will not dewater in the future.
a) Will this mine be dewatering and discharging to waters of the state? (Answer only if dewatering)
0 No
❑ Yes If yes, where to? ❑ Surface Waters and/or Wetlands (on -site or off -site)
❑ Other (on -site or off -site) Describe:
b) Will this mine be dewatering but not discharging to waters of the state? (Answer only if dewatering)
❑ No
Yes If yes, explain how you are dewatering, and where that water will be directed: The specific mining
areas will be determined once excavation has begun and the concentrated pockets of gravel/mad are identified. Any dewatering will occur
by pump and will be piped to the existing sediment ponds on -site.
25) Are there wetlands or surface waters within 400' of the mine pit perimeter?
❑ No
0 Yes If yes, what distance are they from the mine pit perimeter? 50 feet.
26) Will mining operations require dewatering near wetlands or other waterbodies, and will dewatering
potentially impact any wetlands or other waterbodies?
❑ No, dewatering will not occur near (within 400') of wetlands or other waterbodies (e.g., streams, lake, etc.)
11 Yes, dewatering will be near wetlands or other waterbodies
Wetlands must be CLEARLY DELINEATED on the site plan. Mine dewatering activities that
have the potential to drain wetlands or otherwise impact surface water or groundwater MUST develop and
implement a Pumping Operation and Monitoring (POM) Plan that has been approved by the
Department.
For sites that may drain wetlands — approval of a POM Plan may be required prior to coverage under
this permit. The POM Plan should be submitted to the appropriate Regional Office and in all cases must be
approved prior to operation.
The plan shall include, but is not limited to: (1) Groundwater monitoring strategies to demonstrate the effect of
pumping and to establish any pumping regime necessary to reduce impacts, and (2) Detailed plans to maintain
surrounding hydrology and respective monitoring to demonstrate compliance. See checklist at the end of the
application. Contact the Regional Office for questions specific to your mine.
27) Have you been required to obtain 4041401 Certification permits?
0 No
❑ Yes /f yes, please briefly describe below (include information such a required mitigation, BMPs,
setbacks, and/or O&M plans for on or off -site wetlands or other pertinent information). Attach other sheets as
necessary:
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28) Have you been required to obtain a wetland delineation certified by the US Army Corps of Engineers?
M No ❑ Yes If yes, please attach to application submission.
Stormwater BMPs and Vehicle Maintenance:
29) Does this facility employ best management practices for stormwater control?
❑ No ❑ Yes
If yes, please briefly describe: N/A
30) Does this facility have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
0 No ❑ Yes If yes, when was it implemented?
31) Are vehicle maintenance activities (VMA) occurring or planned at this mine site?
No ❑Yes, If yes, will VMA area runoff discharge into the wastewater treatment system(s)?
❑ No, VMA runoff will discharge separately through a stormwater outfall
❑ Yes, VMA runoff will drain back to the mine pit or other wastewater system
Wastewater Treatment Facilities:
32) Will mine dewatering occur? (Yes, we are asking about dewatering again.)
❑ Nu
Yes If yes, will the mine discharge this water? It will discharge into existinq settlinq ponds
33) Will this facility wash mined materials?
0 No
❑ Yes If yes, will the mine discharge this water?
34) Will discharges of process wastewater treatment systems occur (including possible recycle system
overflows)?
91 No
❑ Yes If yes, describe what kind of systems:
36) Will this facility employ chemical additives to flocculate suspended solids?
4 No
❑ Yes If yes, provide the name, manufacturer, and the quantity of average daily usage of the chemical
additive (if known):
Note: Please see our website for a list of evaluated polyacrylamide (PAMS) products for use in North Carolina:
https://deq. nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/energy-mineral-land-permits/stormwater-permits/
construction-sw
36) Will any of the wastewater treatment facilities at this mine overflow only during rainfall events that
exceed the 10-yr, 24-hr rainfall event?
❑ Yes If yes, which treatment systems are those?
N/A
❑ No, all wastewater treatment facilities will discharge more frequently (i.e., during smaller rain events)
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37) Are wastewater treatment facilities (including recycle systems) planned in the 100-year flood plain?
4 No
❑ Yes
38) A wastewater treatment alternatives review is required by 15A NCAC 2H.0105 (c)(2)
for any new or expanding water pollution control facility discharges in North Carolina. You may
attach additional sheets. List the types of wastewater this mine site will discharge:
10 Mine Dewatering
❑ Process Wastewater (such as washing or recycle system overflows, other mining activity wastewater)
a) What wastewaters were considered for this alternatives review? 11 Dewatering ❑ Process WW
b) Connection to a Municipal or Regional Sewer Collection System:
i) Are there existing sewer lines within a one -mile radius? ..................................... ❑ Yes ✓0 No
(1) If Yes, will the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) accept the wastewater? .... ❑ Yes ❑ No
(a) If No, please attach a letter documenting that the WWTP will not accept the wastewater.
(b) If Yes, is it feasible to connect to the WWTP? Why or why not?*
c) Closed -loop Recycle System (meets design requirements of 15A NCAC 2T .1000):
i) Are you already proposing a closed -loop recycle system (CLRS)? ......................... ❑ Yes 11 No
(1) If Yes, for what type of wastewater at this mine site? ❑ Dewatering ❑ Process WW
(2) If No, is this option technologically feasible (possible)? Why or why not?*The use of the existing settling ponds
located on site is the most feasible option
(3) If No, is it otherwise feasible to build a CLRS at this site? Why or why not?* The use of the existing settling ponds
located on site is the most feasible option
(4) What is the feasibility of building a CLRS compared to direct surface water discharge?*
The use of the existing settling ponds located on site is the most feasible option
d) Surface or Subsurface Disposal System (e.g., spray irrigation):
i) Is a surface or subsurface disposal technologically feasible (possible)? ..................... ❑ Yes No
Why or Why not? *The use of the existing settling ponds located on site is the most feasible option
ii) Is a surface or subsurface disposal system otherwise feasible to implement?*............ ❑ Yes No
Why or Why not? * The use of the existing settling ponds located on site is the most feasible option
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iii) What is the feasibility of employing a subsurface or surface discharge as compared to a direct
discharge to surface Waters?* The use of the existing settling ponds located on site is the mostfeasible option
e) Direct Discharge to Surface Waters: Is discharge to surface waters the most environmentally sound
alternative of all reasonably cost-effective options for the wastewaters being considered?*
0 Yes ❑ No
f) If this review included all wastewater discharge types, would excluding some types (e.g. mine
dewatering) make any of the above non -discharge options feasible for some of the wastewaters?
❑ Yes M No
* Feasibility should take into account initial and recurring costs. You may be asked to provide
further information to support your answers to these questions after the initial review.
Other:
39) Hazardous Waste:
a) Is this facility a Hazardous Waste I reatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility?
0 No ❑ Yes
b) Is this facility a Small Quantity Generator (less than 1000 kg. of hazardous waste generated per month) of
hazardous waste?
11 No ❑ Yes
c) Is this facility a Large Quantity Generator (1000 kg. or more of hazardous waste generated per month) of
hazardous waste?
91 No ❑ Yes
d) If you answered yes to questions b. or c., please provide the following information:
Type(s) of waste:
How is material stored:
Where is material stored:
How many disposal shipments per year:
Name of transport / disposal vendor:
Vendor address:
40) Is your facility providing appropriate secondary containment for bulk storage of liquid materials? (See
permit tent for secondary containment requirements.)
0 No
❑ Yes
41) Does your site have an active landfill within the mining permit boundary?
4 No
❑ Yes If yes, specify type: ❑ LCID (Land Clearing and Inert Debris) ❑ Other:
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Final Checklist:
'—� This application will be returned as incomplete unless all of the following items have been included and
initialed for. Please show that the following required information has been included by initialing in each
space below.
-OR-
Fee of $100 made payable to NCDEQ.
Completed application and all supporting documents.
Copy of the valid approved mining permit (MP) for the facility or indication of MP application status.
Copy of a county map or other general location map that shows the mining site and nearest major roads.
Copy of USGS topographic map showing the mining site and surrounding areas, or other map that clearly
shows site location in relation to nearby streams, wetlands, and other waters, etc.
2 copies of large-scale (minimum 24" x 36") site plan with topographical lines with
all outfalls, applicable buffers and wetlands clearly delineated, receiving waters, and
100-year flood plain line if applicable.
A copy of your US Army Corps -approved wetland delineation if you marked "yes" to question 27 above.
A line drawing of the water flow through the facility or block flow diagram. A pictorial description of the
nature of any sources of water and any collection and treatment measures.
If mine site is in one of the 20 Coastal Counties:
• Applicant has checked with the appropriate regional office to verify the need for a Coastal State
Stormwater permit. Indicate the Regional Office Contact:
• Applicant has included a detailed list of impervious surface areas and percentages, sub -drainage
areas, and total drainage area.
If the mine is dewatering and near wetlands, or may otherwise impact surface waters or groundwater,
include the following and contact your local regional office about a Pumping Operation and
Monitoring (POM) Plan. An approved POM plan may be required priorto NCG02 issuance.
2 copies of detailed Full Size Plans (at least 24" x 36") delineating areas on the
plans and listing acreage (including: wetlands, ditches, well -placements, pits,
borrow areas, overburden storage, stormwater controls/BMPs, vehicle
maintenance areas, settling basins, product process (such as screening,
stockpiles, waste piles), total drainage area, impervious surface percentages (if
state SW programs apply), applicable buffers, and access and/or haul roads).
Pump dewatering size and information on its specifications.
Well information (design, depths, maintenance).
Physical monitoring for the wetlands areas.
Settling pond sizing information, if applicable.
Level spreader design, if applicable.
Details about dewatering method.
Cone of influence calculations.
Description of measures to prevent erosion and flooding.
Description and information about 401/404 permits that have been obtained.
Copy of US Army Corps of Engineers wetland delineations or approved wetland delineation (if
applicable).
I have contacted my local regional office about a POM Plan.
Regional Office Contact: . Date contacted:
I will not impact any nearby wetlands, surface waters, or groundwaters by dewatering.
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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 shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a fine not to
exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
41) Signatory Requirements (per40 CFR 122.22)
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 permit, 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.
I hereby request coverage under the referenced General Permit. I understand that coverage under this permit will
constitute the permit requirements for the discharge(s) and is enforceable in the same manner as an individual
permit.
I agree to abide by the following as a part of coverage under this General Permit:
1. I agree to abide by the approved Mining Permit for this mining activity. (A copy of the valid mining
permit must be attached to this request.)
2. 1 agree to not discharge any sanitary wastewater from this mining activity except under the
provisions of another NPDES permit specifically issued therefore.
3. 1 agree that bulk storage of petroleum products and other chemicals shall have adequate protection
so as to contain all spills on the site.
4. 1 agree that solid wastes will be disposed of in accordance with N.C. statutes and rules governing
solid waste disposal.
5. 1 agree that maintenance activities for vehicles and heavy equipment will be performed so as to not
result in contamination of the surface or ground waters.
I agree to abide by the provisions as listed above and recognize that the provisions are to be considered as
enforceable requirements of the General 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:
Dave Tripp
Title: Manager, Sawyer Rivers Farms, LLC
(Signature of Ap /cant)
(Date Signed)
Notice of Intent must be accompanied by a check or money order for $100.00 made payable to NCDEQ.
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Mail the entire package to:
DEMLR - Stormwater Program
Dept. of Environmental Quality
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
Note
The submission of this document does not guarantee coverage under the NPDES
NCG02 General Permit. Upon review of the submittal, the Division may
determine that coverage under an individual permit is more appropriate. Also be
advised that renewed and continued coverage under NCG02 may be dependent
upon the permittee's compliance success and/or status of the receiving waters.
For questions, please contact the DEMLR/Land Quality Section Regional Office for your area.
DEMLR/Land Quality Section Regional Office Contact Information:
Asheville Office ......
[phone]
Fayetteville Office ...
[phone]
Mooresville Office ...
[phone]
Raleigh Office ........
[phone]
Washington Office ...(252)
946-6481
Wilmington Office ...
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SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9/10/2015

PUMPING OPERATION & MONITORING PLAN
Columbus County, North Carolina
For
Mark Pine Mine
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Prepared by:
NORRIS & TUNSTALL CONSULTING ENGINEERS, P.C.
1429 Ash -Little River Road
Ash, North Carolina 28420
[phone]
[phone] (Fax)
License # C-3641
N&T Project # 19147

Pumping Operation & Monitoring Plan
Mark Pine Mine
PUMP SPECIFICATIONS
The selected pump will be one of the following:
• 4" Godwin Diesel
• 6" Godwin Diesel
• 4" Electric
MONITORING OF WETLAND AREAS
Sediment discharge sampling per General Permit No. NCG020000
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 measurable 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 General Permit shall not be changed without notification to
and approval of the Permit Issuing Authority [40 CFR 122.41(j)].
Recording Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this
General Permit, the permittee shall record the following information [40 CFR
122.41]:
• The date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements,
• The individual(s) who performed the sampling or measurements;
• The date(s) analyses were performed;
• The individual(s) who performed the analyses;
• 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.

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. If no
approved methods are determined capable of achieving minimum detection and
reporting levels below the General Permit discharge requirements, then the most
sensitive (method with the lowest possible detection and reporting level) approved
method must be used.
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
representative outfall status. If it is established that the stormwater discharges are
substantially identical and the permittee is granted representative outfall status, then
analytical sampling requirements may be performed at a reduced number of outfalls.
Records Retentio
Visual monitoring shall be documented and records maintained at the facility along with
the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP). Copies of analytical monitoring
results shall also be maintained on -site or be available electronically to a DEMLR
inspector upon request. The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information,
including
• All calibration and maintenance records
• All original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation
• Copies of all reports required by this General Permit, including Discharge
Monitoring Reports (DMRs) and eDMR or other electronic DMR report
submissions
• Copies of all data used to complete the Notice of Intent to be covered by this
General Permit
These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 5 years from the
date of the sample, measurement, report or Notice of Intent application. This period may
be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41].
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:
• 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;
• Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must
be kept under the conditions of this General Permit;
• Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including
monitoring and control equipment), practices, or operations regulated
or required under this General Permit; and
• Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring
permit compliance or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water
Act, any substances or parameters at any location [40 CFR
122.41(i)].
Discharge Monitoring Reports
Samples analyzed in accordance with the terms of this General Permit shall be
recorded on Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) forms provided by the Director or
submitted electronically to the appropriate authority using an approved electronic DMR
reporting system (e.g., eDMR). Annual Summary DMRs shall be delivered to the
Division (Central Office) no later than March 1 of each year (See 2. of this section).
In addition, any samples analyzed in accordance with the terms of this permit that
violate a wastewater effluent limit or exceed a stormwater benchmark value shall be
submitted to the Division Regional Office on a DMR form and delivered to the Division
Central Files no later than 30 days from the date the facility receives the sampling
results from the laboratory. DMR forms are available on the Division's website
(http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/Ir/npdes-stormwater). Regardless of the submission
method (paper or electronic), submittals shall be delivered to the Division, or
appropriate authority, according to the provisions above.
When no discharge has occurred from the facility during the report period, the permittee
is required to submit a discharge monitoring report, within 30 days of the end of the
specified sampling period, giving all required information and indicating "NO FLOW" as
per NCAC T15A 02B .0506.
If the permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this General
Permit using test procedures approved under 40 CFR Part 136 and at a sampling
location specified in this General Permit or other appropriate instrument governing the
discharge, the results of such monitoring shall be included in the data submitted on the
DMR.
The permittee shall record the required qualitative monitoring observations on the SDO
Qualitative Monitoring Report form provided by the Division and shall retain the
completed forms on site. Qualitative monitoring results should not be submitted to the
Division, except upon DEMLR's specific requirement to do so. Qualitative Monitoring
Report forms are available at the website above.
Submitting Reports
Two signed copies of the Annual Summary Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) shall be
submitted no later than March 1 of each year to DWR Central Files (not DEMLR):

Central Files
Division of Water Resources
(DWR) 1617 Mail Service
Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
If wastewater monitoring results indicate a wastewater effluent limit violation, a
signed DMR form for that monitoring period shall be sent to the appropriate DEMLR
Regional Office (Attn: Stormwater Permitting Program) no later than 30 days from the
date the facility receives the sampling results from the laboratory.
If stormwater monitoring results indicate a stormwater benchmark value exceedance
or the facility is in Tier 2 monitoring, a signed DMR form for that monitoring period
shall be sent to the appropriate DEMLR Regional Office (Attn: Stormwater Permitting
Program) no later than 30 days from the date the facility receives the sampling
results from the laboratory. All stormwater outfall parameters shall be monitored and
reported for any monitoring period that the facility is following a Tier 2 response.
Addresses for each RO and the counties covered by each RO can be found here:
http://porta1.ncdenr.org/web/quest/regionaI-offices. The permittee shall retain the
completed originals on site. Visual (Qualitative) monitoring results should not be
submitted to the Division unless specifically requested.
Blank DMR forms, Annual Summary DMR forms, and visual monitoring forms are
available at the website of the Division's Stormwater Permitting Program:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/Ir/npdes-stormwater
The Permit Issuing Authority may require the permittee to begin reporting monitoring
data electronically during the term of this permit. The permittee may be required to use
North Carolina's eDMR internet application for that purpose. Until such time that the
state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media Electronic Reporting
Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be required to submit all discharge monitoring
data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR
submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the
computer printed eDMR to the address above.
Availability 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. 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.
Non-Stormwater Discharges
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 all other applicable discharge permits 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 [40 CFR 122.41(1)]. 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).
Anticipated Noncompliance
The permittee shall give advance notice to the Director of any planned changes at the
permitted facility which may result in noncompliance with the General Permit [40 CFR
122.41(1)(2)].
Spills
The permittee shall report to the local DEMLR Regional Office, within 24 hours, all
significant spills as defined in Part VI of this General Permit. Additionally, the permittee
shall report spills including:
• Any oil spill of 25 gallons or more, any spill regardless of amount that
causes a sheen on surface waters, any oil spill regardless of amount
occurring within 100 feet of surface waters, and any oil spill less than
25 gallons that cannot be cleaned up within 24 hours.
Bypass
Notice [40 CFR 122.41(m)(3)]:
• 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 effect of the
bypass.
• Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice within 24 hours of
becoming aware of an unanticipated bypass.
Twenty-four Hour Reporting
The permittee shall report to the central office or the appropriate 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
continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of
the noncompliance [40 CFR 122.41(1)(6)].
The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis for reports
under this section if the oral report has been received within 24 hours.
Occurrences outside normal business hours may also be reported to the
Division's Emergency Response personnel at [phone], [phone] or
[phone].
Other Noncompliance
The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under 24 hour
reporting at the time monitoring reports are submitted [40 CFR 122.41(I)(7)].
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 submitted incorrect
information in that Notice of Intent application or in any report to the Director, it shall
promptly submit such facts or information [40 CFR 122.41(1)(8)].
DEWATERING METHOD
Specific mining areas within the mining permit boundary will not be determined until the
excavation has begun. The mining will occur wherever the marl & gravel are
concentrated on the site. Various potential pumping locations have been shown
throughout the site. The water will be piped to the existing ponds on -site where the
suspended sediment will settle out and the water will outfall to the existing perimeter
ditches.
EROSION AND FLOOD PREVENTION
Silt fence will be installed along the haul road or where wetlands are immediately
adjacent. Other measures will be implemented as deemed necessary.

Field Sketch of Wetlands
Dave Tripp Property, PID# 006519
Hallsboro, Columbus Co., NC
3/16/2020