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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCG020891_COMPLETE FILE - HISTORICAL_20160202STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET NCG PERMITS PERMIT N0. DOC TYPE HISTORICAL FILE ❑ MONITORING REPORTS DOC DATE ❑ � U� U a YYYYMMDD Permit Number NCG020891 Central Files. APS i, SWP 2/2/2016 Permit Tracking Slip Program Category Status Project Type NPDES SW In draft New Project Permit Type Version Permit Classification Mining Activities Stormwater Discharge COC COC Primary Reviewer Permit Contact Affiliation HA, r'ddle RECEIVE® GoastalSWRule FEB .0 2 2016 Permitted Flow CENTRAL FILES DWR SECTION Facility Facility Name Major/Minor Region Bear Creek Quarry Minor Raleigh Location Address County 367 Roscoe Rd Chatham Facility Contact Affiliation Bear Creek NC 27207 Bobby A. Branch PO Box 61 Owner Gulf NC 27256 Owner Name Owner Type Roscoe Road Holdings LLC Non -Government Owner Affiliation Bobby A. Branch PO Box 61 Dates/Events Gulf NC 27256 Scheduled Orig Issue App Received Draft Initiated Issuance W412{315 111612016 Public Notice Issue VJ"414 Eff tiv t*211 L i Expi tion ����b (((( Regulated Activities Requested /Rece_ivled Events Mining activities - sormwater discharges RO staff report received 1/29116 RO staff report requested 9121115 Ou"all 1 Waterbody Name Streamindex Number Current Class Subbasin Bear Creek 17-43-16 C 03.06.12 Energy, Mineral and Land Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY February 2, 2016 Bobby A. Branch Roscoe Road Holdings, LLC P.O. Box 61 Gulf, NC 27256 PAT MCCRORY DONALD R. VAN DER VAART TRACY DAVIS l,7iret wr Subject: General Permit No. NCG020000 Bear Creek Quarry COC NCG020891 Chatham County Dear Mr. Branch: In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on August 24, 2015, we are forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage to discharge under the subject state — NPDES general permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143- 215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended). Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except after notice to the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage. Please note that mine dewatering wastewater includes wet pit overflows caused solely by direct rainfall„ and groundwater seepage for this type of training operation. Any discharge of this water (and any storntwater commingled with it) is subject to the effluent limitations in this permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Energy, Mining, and Land Resources, or permits required by the Division of Water Resources, Coastal Area Management Act, or any other federal or local governmental permit that may be required. State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Energ, Mineral and Land RCSOurces 1612 Mail Service Center 1 512 North Salisbury Street I Raleigh, NC27699-1612 919 707 9200 T If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Richard Riddle at telephone number (919) 807-6375. Sincerely, >2��� �.'X2'4* for Tracy E. Davis, 11.E., C P M cc: Raleigh Regional Office Central Files Stormwater Perrnittillg Program Files State of \ornh Carolim I Em-ho=ental Qualityj Enerm,, Mneral and Land Pesourccs 1612 Xbil Smic- Center 1512 \onhS4sbun•Stt-et j M:ieft, NC 27699• l6l_ 91970792DO i STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000 CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG020891 STORMWATER AND MINE DEWATERING 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, Roscoe Road Holdings, LLC is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater and from a facility located at Bear Creek Quarry 367 Roscoe Road Bear Creek Chatham County to receiving waters designated as Bear Creek, a class C. water in the Cape Fear River Basin, in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I,11, 111, and 1V of General Permit No. NCG020000 as attached. This certificate of coverage shall become effective February 2, 2016. This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit. Signed this day February 2, 2016. for Tracy E. Davis, F.E., Director Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission F: • Division of Water Quality / Surface Water Protection NCDENR National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NO Ca„ — oEPiWr. w OF E"�-E--0 N�_ REsdm NCG020000 NOTICE OF INTENT FOR AGIiNCY USE ONLY Date Received Year Month Day Ce"ifialte or CoV N 2 C Amount Pe it As ed to i e. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System application for coverage under General Permit NCG020000: STORMWATER DISCHARGES associated with activities classified as: SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) Code -14XX Mineral Mining Industry (except as specified below) The following activities are also 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 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 storter from asphalt TECEIVED operations and/or concrete operations; Stormwater discharges associated with oil and aas extraction operations: and • Stormwater discharges associated with tourist gem mines • Kirn()T hnrrnur nitc nrp rnvprpri iinripr IVrfinnn95n AUG 2 4 2015 The following discharges are covered by NPDES -general permit NCG520000 inste�lFof'Emcc_dpf,T7IPJG • Point source discharges of stormwater and wastewater from in -stream sand mining operations (i.e., sand dredging or dipping operations). Please contact the NPDES Wastewater Point -Source Group for more information on coverage under this permit. Please print or tvne all entries in this application form. 1) Mailing address of ownerloperator (official address to which all permit correspondence will be mailed): Legal Owner Name Roscoe Road Holdings, 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 Land Resources' Mining Permit.) Signee's Name (as signed for in permit signature at bottom) Bobby A. Branch Street Address P.O. Box 61 City Gulf State NC ZIP Code 27256 Telephone No. 919-708-8465 Email redmudCoDwindstream.net Alternate Contact Name Russ Patterson _ Email (if different) russ(napattersonexploratio n.com Alternate Contact Telephone (if different) 919-774-3770 Page 1 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9/5/2012 • NCG020000 N.0.1. 2) Location of facility producing discharge: Facility Name Bear CreekQuarry _ Facility Street Address 367 Roscoe Road Facility City Bear Creek Facility County Chatham Facility Contact Bobby A. Branch Telephone No. 919-708-8465 Fax: no fax Contact E-mail redmudAmindstream.net 3) Physical Location Information: 36 735X State NC ZIP Code 27207 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). West of the intersection of US 421 and east of NC 902, on south side of Roscoe Road, Oust east of Bear Creek, NC. Center of site coords given below 4) Latitude 35" 37' 20.43" N Longitude 079° 22' 23.44" W (degrees, minutes, seconds) Perm its: 5) This NPDES Permit Application applies to which of the following: X New or Proposed Facility ❑ Existing 6) Standard Industrial Classification: Date operation is to begin: Early Date began mining: Provide the 4 digit Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC Code) that describes the primary industrial activity at this facility SIC Code: 14 2 3 7) Provide a narrative description of the types of minerals mined at this facility: Metagraywacke will be mined to produce construction aggregate. 8) Is this mine an inactive mine site? X No ❑ Yes If yes, do you posses an "Inactive Renewal" from DEMLR and notified the DWQ Regional Office or have you certified to the DWQ that the site has been stabilized? ❑ No ❑ Yes 9) Does this facility already have a valid Mining Permit from the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR) [formerly DLR]7 X No If No, please indicate the status of the Mining Permit application: Permit has been submitted ❑ Yes If yes, please provide the Mining Permit number: Please also provide a copy of your DEMLR Mining Permit with this DWO application. Note: DWQ cannot issue a COC for the NCG020000 Genera! Permit until a Mining Permit is issued or renewed by the DEMLR. 10) Does this facility have any other NPDES permits? X No ❑ Yes If yes, list the permit numbers for all current NPDES permits for this facility: Page 2 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9/512012 NCG020000 N.O.I. 11) Are you applying for a mining permit in the same location as a previously permitted mine? X No ❑ Yes If yes, specify permit number and name if known: 12) Does this facility have any Non -Discharge permits (ex: recycle permits)? X No ❑ Yes If yes, list the permit numbers for all current Non -Discharge permits for this facility: 13) Does total area of this mine site include ready -mix and asphalt areas? X No ❑ Yes If yes, do they have DWQ stormwater permits (if owned by the same company)? ❑ No ❑ Yes (provide permit number j If not owned by the same company, who is the owner? 14) Will this mining operation precede development activities at this site? X No ❑ Yes 15) Is this mine located within one of the 20 Coastal Counties and will it add more than 10,000 ft2 of impervious surface? X No ❑ Yes If yes, you may be required to apply for an additional state stormwater permit. Check with your local Regional Office_ See contact information and checklist below 16) Is this mine located the Neuse, Tar -Pamlico, or Catawba River Basins, or the Randleman or Jordan Water supply Watersheds? X No ❑ Yes If yes, what size stream buffers are included on site? ft. Please show buffers in site plans. If yes, please include information and plans showing diffuse flow through buffers as required, Discharge Points, Receiving Waters & Wetlands: 17) 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 end up in? Tributanr_(intermittent) of Bear Creek If the site stormwater discharges to a separate storm sewer system, name the operator of the separate storm sewer system (e.g. City of Raleigh municipal storm sewer). NA Receiving water classification (if known) i Note: Discharge of industrial wastewater to receiving waters classified as WS-II to WS-V, or SA, must be approved by the Div. of Water Resources, or Div. of Marine Fisheries. If DWR or DMF does not approve, coverage under NCG020000 cannot be granted. 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 the NCG02 General Permit. 18) If your facility has wastewater discharges and they are to HWQ and/or PNA waters (Primary Nursery Areas) waters, what is the proposed flow rate? NA (See http://www.ncdmf.netimaps/FNA maps/index.html, for map) Page 3 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9/5/2012 NCG020000 N.O.I. 19) Discharge Points: Number of discharge points (ditches, pipes, chAne etc. that convey discharges from the property): Onsite: Stormwater: 4 Mine dewaten 1 Process Wastewater Overflow: Oifsite: Stormwater Mine dewatering, Process Wastewater Overflow: Discharge points should be clearly marked on the submitted site plan. Please provide short narrative description of discharges: Site has one intermittent stream Evans Creek tributary of Tick Creek) •that<bordemthe�east-side of the- site -a long,th r RR..Most drainage will eventually make it to the stream. Storm water and pit water will be directed to the sediment basins and recycled for process water. Except during initial construction activities and major storm events, most runoff will be used. Make up process water will be from a planned well to be constructed on the plant_ site. a) Is your mine dewatering and discharging? (Answer only if you are dewatering) X No ❑ Yes If yes, where to? Surface Waters and/or Wetlands (on -site or off -site) Other (on -site or off -site) Describe: b) Are you dewatering but not discharging? (Answer only if you are dewatering) ❑ No ((D XYes If Yes, please explain how you are dewatering, and where that water will be directed: When mining starts and dewatering is necessary, mine water will be directed to sediment ponds to be recycled 20) Will mining operations require dewatering near wetlands or impact any stream, groundwater, or wetlands? X No ❑ Yes Note: 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 (O&M) Plan that has been approved by the Division. For sites that may drain wetlands — approval of a Pumping O&M plan may be required prior to coverage under this general permit. The Pumping O&M Plan should be submitted to the appropriate Regional Office and must be approved prior too 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 end of document. Contact your local Regional Office for questions specific to your mine. 21) If you are dewatering, are there wetlands or surface waters within 400' of the mine pit perimeter? No Within 400' an intermittent tributary of Bear Creek X Yes If yes, what distance are they from the mine pit perimeter? 200-380 feet. 22) Have you been required to obtain a 404/401 Certification permits? X No ❑ Yes If 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. - Page 4 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9/5/2012 NCG020000 N.O.I. 23) Have you been required to obtain a wetland delineation certified by the US Army Corps of Engineers? X No ❑ Yes It yes, please attach to application submission. Stormwater BMPs: 24) Does this facility employ any best management practices for stormwater control? ❑ No X Yes If yes, please briefly describe: Sediment Traps and Basins are constructed at discharge points. Disturbed areas are reseeded where practible. See Mine Map & Plans for Details 25) Does this facility have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan? X No ❑ Yes If yes, when was it implemented? 26) Will vehicle maintenance activities occur at this facility? X No ❑ Yes Wastewater Treatment Facilities: 27) Will mine dewatering discharges occur? X No ❑ Yes 28) Will discharges of overflows from process wastewater treatment systems occur? X No ❑ Yes If yes, a. Does this facility employ chemical additives to flocculate suspended solids? X No ❑ Yes If yes, please state the name, manufacturer and the quantity of average daily usage of the chemical additive Note: Please see our website for a list of evaluated polyacrylamide (PAMS) products for use in North Carolina: http://portal.ncdenr.org/webtwg/ws/su/nodessw b. Does this facility overflow only during rainfall events exceeding the 10-yr, 24-hr rainfall event? ❑ No ❑ Yes 29) Are wastewater treatment facilities (including recycle systems) planned in the 100-year flood plain? X No ❑ Yes 30) Is your facility washing mined materials? ❑ No X Yes If Yes, are you discharging this water? NO, wash water is contained on site and recycled Page 5 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9/5/2012 NCG020000 N.O.I. Other: 31) Hazardous Waste: a) Is this facility a Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility? X No ❑ Yes b) Is this facility a Small Quantity Generator (less than 1000 kg, of hazardous waste generated per month) of hazardous waste? X No ❑ Yes c) Is this facility a Large Quantity Generator (1000 kg, or more of hazardous waste generated per month) of hazardous waste? X 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! 32) Is your facility providing appropriate secondary containment for bulk storage of liquid materials? See permit text for secondary containment requirements. X No Sulk storage of fuels on site is NOT planned. ❑ Yes 33) Does your site have an active landfill within the mining permit boundary? X No ❑ Yes If yes, specify type: ❑ LCID ❑ Other: Final Checklist: This application will be returned as incomplete unless all of the followinq items have been included and initialed for. Please show that the following required information has been included by initialing in each space below. X Fee of $100 made payable to NCDENR. X Completed application and all supporting documents. X Copy of the valid approved mining permit (MP) for the facility or indication of MP application status. X Copy of a county map or other general location map that shows the mining site and nearest major roads. X 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. _JL 2 copies of large-scale (minimum 24" x 36") site plan with topographical lines with all outfalls, applicable buffers and wetlands clearly delineated, and 100-year flood plain line if applicable. A copy of your DEMLR mining permit. NA A copy of your US Army Corps -approved wetland delineation if you marked "yes" to question 23 above. A line drawing of the water flow through the facility. A pictorial description of the nature and amount of any sources of water and any collection and treatment measures. NA 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. Regional Office Contact: Page 6 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 5/WO12 NCG020000 N.O.I. • 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 O&M Plan (see below for contact information). You may be required to provide an approved Pumpinq O&M plan 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, welkplacements, 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 & information about 4011404 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 Pumping O&M Plan. Regional Office Contact: Date contacted: -OR- X I will not any impact nearby wetlands, surface waters or groundwater by dewatering. 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 of 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)_ 33) Signatory Requirements (per 40 CFR 122.22) All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Director shall be signed and certified. a. All notices or intent to be covered under this General Permit shall be signed as follows: (l) 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 SOIL, 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. Page 7 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9/5/2012 - NCG020000 N.0.1. 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: Bobby A. Branch Title: Manager Applicant) (Date Signed) Notice of Intent must be accompanied by a check or money order for $100.00 made payable to NCDENR. Mail the entire package to: Stormwater and General Permits Unit Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Note The submission of this document does not guarantee the issuance of an NPDES permit. For questions, please contact the DWQ Regional Office for your area. DWQ Regional Office Contact Information: Asheville Office ...... (828) 296-4500 Fayetteville Office ... (910) 433-3300 Mooresville Office .._ (704) 663-1699 Raleigh Office ........ (919) 791-4200 Washington Office ... (252) 946-6481 Wilmington Office _.. (910) 796-7215 Winston-Salem ...... (336) 771-5000 Central Office . _ . _ .... _ (919) 807-6300 Page 8 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9/5/2012 a .. O tC r 0 (1). �I �.., _ r. , fo ff �• rr 1 C�J � l/ 1 �` i� � y r �. -.` �,� ff' is �•a �~ ��'I� �I � /fJ�Y 450 + / -- % e �•- -\� rf% -i _ , \\\fir. f � Bear Creek Quarry l .�_ �.• fti _ k,, i `�i �J s •- 4 `� t op f - 4 " \'� 1! ' ti fl � •/-- 6H i `JF s HE / _r•l / � \ _ a-•• -V NCG020891 N w r: Map Scale 1:24,000 Roscoe Road Holdings, LLC Bear Creek Quarry Latitude: 350 37' 20.4" N Longitude: -790 22' 23.4" W County: Chatham Receiving Stream: Bear Creak Stream Class: C Index Number: 17-43-16a (Deep River Basin) r�r+:��M.r r� Facility Location STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET NCG PERMITS PERMIT NO. 1V Cc DOC TYPE El HISTORICAL FILE ❑ MONITORING REPORTS DOC DATE ❑ ��` U�o� YYYYMMDD Energy, Mineral and land Resources ENWRONMENTAL OVALITY February 2, 2016 Bobby A. Branch Roscoe Road Holdings, LLC P.O. Box 61 Gulf, NC 27256 PAT MCCRORY 4 irtcerorr�r DONALD R. VAN DER VAART tircrerun• TRACY DAVIS oirecow Subject: General Permit No. NCG020000 Bear Creek Quarry COC NCG020891 Chatham County Dear Mr. Branch: In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on August 24, 2015, we are forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage to discharge under the subject state — NPDES general permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143- 215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended). Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except after notice to the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage. Please note that mine dewatering wastewater includes wet pit overflows caused solely by direct rainfall and groundwater seepage for this type of mining operation. Any discharge of this water (and any stormwater commingled with it) is subject to the effluent limitations in this permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Energy, Mining, and Land Resources, or permits required by the Division of Water Resources, Coastal Area Management Act, or any other federal or local governmental permit that may be required. State or North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Energy, Mineral and Land Resources 1612 Mail Sen•ice Center E 512 North Salisbury Street I Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 919 707 9200 T If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Richard Riddle at telephone number (919) 807-6375. Sincerely, for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., CAM cc: Raleigh Regional Office Central Files Stormwater Permitting Program Files Sate of forth Cmlim I Emim mmal Quality I Farm•, Nineral and Land Reeo=n 16L' NU Senile Center 151? %otdi Salisbwy Sttert 1 Raleith, vC _7699.16U 919 707 9200 T STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000 CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG020891 STORMWATI R AND MINE DEWATER NG 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, Roscoe Road Holdings, LLC is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater and from a facility located at Bear Creek Quarry 367 Roscoe Road Bear Creek Chatham County to receiving waters designated as Bear Creek, a class C water in the Cape Fear River Basin, in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts 1, II, III, and IV of General Permit No. NCG020000 as attached. This certificate of coverage shall become effective February 2, 2016. This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit. Signed this day February 2, 2016. for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., Director Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission 0 A O."qwllr _p;-Q �ILMW 3 NCG020891 N w E Map Scale 1:24,000 430 Bear Creek Quarry . ............. V Roscoe Road Holdings, LLC Bear Creek Quarry Latitude: 350 37' 20.4" N Longitude: -791> 22' 23.4" W County: Chatham Receiving Stream: Bear Creak Stream Class: C Index Number: 17-43-16a (Deep River Basin) Facility Location I Riddle, Rick L From: Riddle, Rick L Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 IA6 PM To: Holley, John Subject: NCG020891 Bear Creek Quarry - Chatham Co. Attachments: NCG020891 Roscoe Road Hold ings_NOI.pdf John Holley; Please review the attached N01 application and let me know of any recommendations for the permit. This review affords you the opportunity to log the permit into your regional database and to add the facility to a future monitoring and compliance schedule. I've attached a scanned copy of the N01 and a location map for your review and I will forward you a couple of the plans via Interoffice mail, COC # Facility (Location City/County NCG020991 Bear Creek Quarry 367 Roscoe Road Bear Creek/Chatam If you need any more info, give me a call. If you could send me a recommendation to issue the permit by 1C/21/2015 so I can issue their COC, 1'd appreciate it. Richard L. Riddle Jr.,Stormwater rngineer NCDEQ / DEMLR / Stormwater Permitting Program 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 919 / 807-6375; 919 / 807-6494 (fax) Website: http://pot-tal.ncdenr.org/web/Ir/stormwater g/web/Ir/stormwater li-mail corre.spo» deuce to andfrom this address mas° he subject to the North Carolina Public Records last and may he disclosed to third parries. Darc Rmcived I Division of Water Quality / Surface Water Protection NCDENR National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 6k R CM "064Wfi•CNf OF Einnrt .N MD Nu RE9glw NCG020000 NOTICE OF INTENT t0 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System application for coverage under General Permit NCG020000: STORMWATER DISCHARGES associated with activities classified as: SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) Code -14XX Mineral Mining Industry (except as specified below) The following activities are also 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 at mining operations; • Overflow from facilities that recycle process wastewater; and/or • Mine dewatedng (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 stormPECEIVED te from asphalt operations and/or concrete operations; • Stormwater discharges associated with oil and gas extraction operations; and • Stormwater discharges associated with tourist gem mines AUS 24 2015 Nr.r)OT hnrrnw nit-, nrp rnvPrpd rrndpr Kinom inlsn The following discharges are covered by NPDES general permit NCG520000 inste4d-M ir7iNG • Point source discharges of stormwater and wastewater from in -stream sand mining operations (i.e., sand dredging or dipping operations). Please contact the NPDES Wastewater Point -Source Group for more information on coverage under this permit. Please print or type all entries in this application form. 1) Mailing address of ownerloperator (official address to which all permit correspondence will be mailed): Legal Owner Name Roscoe Road Holdings, 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 govemment authority. This name must be the same name as appears on the Division of Land Resources' Mining Permit.) Signee's Name (as signed for in permit signature at bottom) Bobby A. Branch Street Address P.O. Box 61 City Gulf State NC ZIP Code 27256 Telephone No. 919-708-8466 Email redmud3windstream.net Alternate Contact Name Russ Patterson Email (if different) russ(&-pattersonexploration.com Alternate Contact Telephone (if different) 919-774-3770 Page 1 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9/5/2012 112r 7 7 � NCG020000 N.O.I. 2] Location of facility producing discharge: rj q.J �� Facility Name Bear Creek Quarry Facility Street Address 367 Roscoe Road Facility City Bear Creek State NC ZIP Code 27707 „ Facility County Chatham Facility Contact Bobby A. Branch Telephone No. 919-708-8465 Fax: no fax Contact E-mail redmudo_Windstream.net 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). West of the intersection of US 421 and east of NC 902, on south side of Roscoe Road, iust east of Bear Creek, NC. Center of site coords given below _ 4) Latitude 35° 37' 20.43" N Longitude 0790 22' 23.44" W (degrees, minutes, seconds) Permits: 5) This NPDES Permit Application applies to which of the following: X New or Proposed Facility ❑ Existing 6) Standard Industrial Classification: Date operation is to begin: Early 2016 Date began mining: Provide the 4 digit Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC Code) that describes the primary industrial activity at this facility SIC Code: 14 2 3 7) Provide a narrative description of the types of minerals mined at this facility: Metactraywacke will be mined to produce construction aggre,-gate. 8) Is this mine an inactive mine site? X No ❑ Yes If yes, do you posses an "Inactive Renewal" from DEMLR and notified the DWQ Regional Office or have you certified to the DWQ that the site has been stabilized? ❑ No ❑ Yes 9) Does this facility already have a valid Mining Permit from the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR) (formerly DLR]? X No If No, please indicate the status of the Mining Permit application: Permit has been submitted ❑ Yes If yes, please provide the Mining Permit number: Please also provide a copy of your DEMLR Mining Permit with this DWQ application. Note: DWQ cannot issue a COC for the NCGO20000 General Permit until a Mining Permit is issued or renewed by the DEMLR. 10) Does this facility have any other NPDES permits? X No ❑ Yes If yes, list the permit numbers for all current NPDES permits for this facility: Page 2 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9/6/2012 • NCG020000 N.o.i. 11) Are you applying for a mining permit in the same location as a previously permitted mine? X No ❑ Yes If yes, specify permit number and name if known: 12) Does this facility have any Non -Discharge permits (ex: recycle permits)? X No ❑ Yes If yes, list the permit numbers for all current Non -Discharge permits for this facility: 13) Does total area of this mine site include ready -mix and asphalt areas? X No ❑ Yes If yes, do they have DWO stormwater permits (if owned by the same company)? ❑ No ❑ Yes (provide permit number ) If not owned by the same company, who is the owner? 14) Will this mining operation precede development activities at this site? X No ❑ Yes 15) Is this mine located within one of the 20 Coastal Counties and will it add more than 10,000 ft2 of impervious surface? X No ❑ Yes If yes, you may be required to apply for an additional state stormwater permit. Check with your local Regional Office. See contact information and checklist below. 16) Is this mine located the Neuse, Tar -Pamlico, or Catawba River Basins, or the Randleman or Jordan Water supply Watersheds? X No ❑ Yes if yes, what size stream buffers are included on site? ft. Please show buffers in site plans. If yes, please include information and plans showing diffuse flow through buffers as required. Discharge Points, Receiving Waters & Wetlands: 17) 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 end up in? Tributary intermittent of Bear Creek If the site stormwater discharges to a separate storm sewer system, name the operator of the separate storm sewer system (e.g. City of Raleigh municipal storm sewer). NA Receiving water classification (if known): Note: Discharge of industrial wastewater to receiving waters classified as WS-11 to INS-V, or SA, must be approved by the Div. of Water Resources, or Div. of Marine Fisheries. tf DWR or DMF does not approve, coverage under NCG020000 cannot be granted. 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 the NCG02 General Permit. 18) If your facility has wastewater discharges and they are to HWQ and/or PNA waters (Primary Nursery Areas) waters, what is the proposed flow rate? NA (See http://www.ncdmf netlmapstFNA mapslindex.html, for map) Page 3 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9/5/2012 NCG020000 N.O.I. 19) Discharge Points: Number of discharge points (ditches, pipes, channels, etc, that convey discharges from the property): Onsite: Stormwater: 4 Mine dewatering: 1 Process Wastewater Overflow: Offsite: Stormwater. Mine dewatering: Process Wastewater Overflow: Discharge points should be clearly marked on the submitted site plan. Please provide short narrative description of discharges: Site has one intermittent stream ( Evans Creek, tributary of Tick Creek) that borders the east side of the site alonq thr RR. Most drainage will eventually make it to the stream. Storm water and pit water will be directed to the sediment basins and recycled for process water. Except during initial construction activities and major storm events, most runoff will be used. Make up process water will be from a planned well to be constructed on the plant site. - a) Is your mine dewatering and discharging? (Answer only if you are dewatering) X No ❑ Yes If yes, where to? Surface Waters and/or Wetlands (on -site or off -site) Other (on -site or off -site) Describe: b) Are you dewatering but not discharging? (Answer only if you are dewatering) ❑ No XYeslf Yes, please explain how you are dewatering, and where that water will be directed: When mining starts and dewatering is necessary, mine water will be directed to sediment ponds to be recycled 20) Will mining operations require dewatering near wetlands or impact any stream, groundwater, or wetlands? X No Cl Yes Note: 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 (O&M) Plan that has been approved by the Division. For sites that may drain wetlands — approval of a Pumping O&M plan imay be required prior to coverage under this general permit. The Pumping OEM Plan should be submitted to the appropriate Regional Office and 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 end of document. Contact your local Regional Office for questions specific to your mine. 21) If you are dewatering, are there wetlands or surface waters within 400' of the mine pit perimeter? No Within 400' an intermittent tributary of Bear Creek . X Yes If yes, what distance are they from the mine pit perimeter? 200-380 feet. 22) Have you been required to obtain a 4041401 Certification permits? X No ❑ Yes If yes, please briefly describe below (include information such a required mitigation, BMPs, setbacks, and/or OEM plans for on or off -site wetlands or other pertinent information). Attach other sheets as necessary. Page 4 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9/5/2012 NCG020000 N.O.I. 23) Have you been required to obtain a wetland delineation certified by the US Army Corps of Engineers? X No ❑ Yes If yes, please attach to application submission. Stormwater BMPs: 24) Does this facility employ any best management practices for stormwater control? ❑ No X Yes If yes, please briefly describe: Sediment Traps and Basins are constructed at discharge points. Disturbed areas are reseeded where practcee. See Mine „Map & Plans for Details 25) Does this facility have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan? X No ❑ Yes 1f yes, when was it implemented? 26) Will vehicle maintenance activities occur at this facility? XNo El Yes Wastewater Treatment Facilities: 27) Will mine dewatering discharges occur? X No ❑ Yes 28) Will discharges of overflows from process wastewater treatment systems occur? X No ❑ Yes If yes, a. Does this facility employ chemical additives to flocculate suspended solids? X No ❑ Yes If yes, please state the name, manufacturer and the quantity of average daily usage of the chemical additive Note: Please see our website for a list of evaluated polyacrylamide (PAMS) products for use in North Carolina: b. Does this facility overflow only during rainfall events exceeding the 10-yr, 24-hr rainfall event? ❑ No ❑ Yes 29) Are wastewater treatment facilities (including recycle systems) planned in the 100-year flood plain? X No ❑ Yes 30) Is your facility washing mined materials? ❑ No X Yes If Yes, are you discharging this water? NO wash water is contained on site and recycled Page 5 of 8 5WU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9/5/2012 NCO020000 N.O.J. Other: 31) Hazardous Waste: a) Is this facility a Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility? X No ❑ Yes b) is this facility a Small Quantity Generator (less than 1000 kg. of hazardous waste generated per month) of hazardous waste? X No ❑ Yes c) Is this facility a Large Quantity Generator. (1000 kg. or more of hazardous waste generated per month) of hazardous waste? X 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 I disposal vendor: Vendor address: 32) Is your facility providing appropriate secondary containment for bulk storage of liquid materials? See permit - text for secondary containment requirements. X No Bulk storage of fuels on site is NOT planned. ❑ Yes 33) Does your site have an active landfill within the mining permit boundary? X No ❑ Yes If yes, specify type: ❑ LCID ❑ Other: 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. X Fee of $100 made payable to NCDENR. X Completed application and all supporting documents. X Copy of the valid approved mining permit (MP) for the facility or indication of MP application status. X Copy of a county map or other general location map that shows the mining site and nearest major roads. X 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. X 2 copies of large-scale (minimum 24" x 36") site plan with topographical lines with all outfalls, applicable buffers and wetlands clearly delineated, and 100-year flood plain line if applicable. A copy of your DEMLR mining permit. NA A copy of your US Army Corps -approved wetland delineation if you marked "yes" to question 23 above. A line drawing of the water flow through the facility. A pictorial description of the nature and amount of any sources of water and any collection and treatment measures. NA 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. Regional Office Contact: Page 6 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI last revised 9/5/2012 NC13020000 N.O.I. • 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 O&M Plan (see below for contact information). You may be required to provide an approved Pumping O&M plan prforto NCG02 issuance. 2 copies of detailed Full Size Plans tat least 24" x 36") delineating areas on the plans and listin acreacfe (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 & 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 Pumping O&M Plan. Regional Office Contact: Date contacted: -OR- X I will not any impact nearby wetlands, surface waters or groundwater by dewatering, 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 ruEemaking 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 (510,000) 33) Signatory Requirements (per 40 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 fvliows: (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 manufactunng production or operating facilities employing more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding 25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars), d 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. Page 7 of S SWU-NCGD2-N01 Last revised 9/5/2012 �'l - NC6020000 N.O.I. 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: Bobby A. Branch Title: Manager (Date Signed) Notice of Intent must be accompanied by a check or money order for $100.00 made payable to NCDENR. Mail the entire package to: Stormwater and General Permits Unit Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Note The submission of this document does not guarantee the issuance of an NPDES permit. For questions, please contact the DWQ Regional Office for your area. DWg Regional Office Contact Information: Asheville Office ...... (828) 296-4500 Fayetteville Office ... (910) 433-3300 Mooresville Office ... (704) 663-1699 Raleigh Office ........ (919) 791-4200 Washington Office ...(252) 946-6481 Wilmington Office ... (910) 796-7215 Winston-Salem ...... (336) 771-5000 Central Office..... . ... (919) 807-6300 Page 8 of 8 SWU-NCG02-NOI Last revised 9I512012 _ PATTERSON EXPLORATION SERVICES August 21, 2015 Larry W. Wade, P. E. NCDENR DEMLR 512 N. Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27504 RE: NPDES Permit Application — Bear Creek Quarry Larry, P.O. BOX 3008 - SANFORD, N.C. 27331-3008 - (919) 774-3770 FAX. (919) 774-3510 We are submitting this application on behalf of Roscoe Road Holdings, LLC. Please find attached two copies of the above referenced permit application, two copies of the mine permit application drawings, two general location maps, portion of USGS topographic map showing location, and a check for the $100.00 permit fee. We will forward the stream determination when we receive it from DWR. If you need anything else, or have any questions please contact me. Thanks, AIL^ dot _5 6 r O.F. "Russ" Patterson, III, P.G., C.P.G. PATTERSON EXPLORATION SERVICES OE ROAD yam' I RgSC o � r I Q SITE ,off I� li I f LOCATION MAP SCALE; NTS J �y MY) - L ~� w z0 Z w i.? "' 1 BARKER ROAD ROADJ�� S oR�vR L.q;'D ArE� x ao -� EF/ Vet) 4 2415 4884 ` PATTERSON EXPLORATION SERVICES, INC. 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