NCG020164_CEI_20200915

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Hanson Aggregates Southeast, LLC
Attn: Jack Garvey, Environmental Manager
3825 Barrett Drive, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27609
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 15, 2020
Subject: COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION
NPDES Stormwater General Permit NCG020000
Hanson Aggregates Southeast, LLC
Gardner Quarry, Certificate of Coverage NCG020164
Harnett County
Dear Mr. Garvey:
On September 9, 2020, a site inspection was conducted for the Gardner Quarry located off NC Highway 210 in Harnett
County, North Carolina. A copy of the Compliance Inspection Report is enclosed for your review. Along with yourself, Mr.
Nicholas Thornton, Plant Manager, was also present during the inspection and both your and his time and assistance is
greatly appreciated. The site visit and file review revealed that the subject facility is covered by NPDES Stormwater General
Permit NCG020000 under Certificate of Coverage NCG020164. Permit coverage authorizes the discharge of stormwater,
mine dewatering wastewater and/or process wastewater from the facility to receiving waters designated as Upper Little
River, a Class WS-IV waterbody in the Cape Fear River Basin.
As a result of the inspection, the facility was found to be compliant with the conditions of the NCG020000 permit. Please
refer to the enclosed Compliance Inspection Report for additional comments and observations made during the inspection..
Please be advised that violations of the NPDES Stormwater General Permit are subject to a civil penalty
assessment of up to $25,000 per day for each violation. If you or your staff have any questions, comments, or needs
assistance with understanding any aspect of your permit, please contact me at [phone] or via e-mail at
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
Michael Lawyer, CPSWQ
Environmental Program Consultant
DEMLR
Enclosure: Compliance Inspection Report
ec: Nicholas Thornton, Plant Manager— Hanson Aggregates Southeast, LLC
cc: FRO — DEMLR, Stormwater Files
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Compliance Inspection Report
Permit: NCG020164 Effective: 10/01/15 Expiration: 09/30/20 Owner: Hanson Aggregates Southeast LLC
SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Hanson Aggregates - Gardner Quarry
County: Harnett NC Hwy 210 S
Region: Fayetteville
Bunnlevel NC 28323
Contact Person: Jack Garvey Title: Environmental Manager Phone: [phone]
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications:
Primary ORC: Certification: Phone:
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
On -site representative Jack Garvey 919-380-2746
On -site representative Nicholas Thornton 910-893-8308
Related Permits:
Inspection Date: 09/09/2020 Entry Time 09:30AM Exit Time: 11:51AM
Primary Inspector: Mike Lawyer Phone: [phone]
Secondary Inspector(s):
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit Inspection Type: Mining Activities Stormwater Discharge COC
Facility Status: 0 Compliant ❑ Not Compliant
Question Areas:
Storm Water
(See attachment summary)
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Permit: NCG020164 Owner - Facility: Hanson Aggregates Southeast LLC
Inspection Date: 09/09/2020 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
Reviewed facility's SPPP, which contains all permit -required components as well as documentation associated with weekly
BMP inspections and annual updates regarding spills, employee training, etc. Monitoring is being conducted, recorded and
reported per permit requirements. Observations were made at wastewater/stormwater outfall NPDES-01/SDO-1 where work
has been done since the previous inspection to clean out accumulated sediment from the settling basins and relocate the
water truck fill station to avoid excess water from entering the basins. Additional work is planned to remove overgrowth of
vegetation (cattails) from basins and reroute some flows to achieve increased settling efficiency. Observations also made at
basin 3/SDO-6 where rip -rap has been placed at one end of a forebay berm to help prevent erosion from stormwater flows
and efforts are underway to replace sections of the outflow/discharge pipe and place additional rip -rap around end of the
outlet pipe. SDO-3 has been eliminated as flow from basin 2 has been directed into basin 3 via vegetated ditch. SDO-4 is
essentially a long, linear basin lined with rip -rap where discharge events are rare.
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Permit: NCG020164 Owner - Facility: Hanson Aggregates Southeast LLC
Inspection Date: 09/09/2020 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation
Reason for Visit: Routine
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Yes No NA NE
Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas?
E ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years?
E ❑ ❑ ❑
# Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices?
❑ ❑ N ❑
# Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a BMP summary?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the facility provide and document Employee Training?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)?
E ❑ ❑ ❑
# Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually?
0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program?
E ❑ ❑ ❑
Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented?
E ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment:
Qualitative Monitoring Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment:
Analytical Monitorinq Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment:
Permit and Outfalls Yes No NA NE
# Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑
# If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division? ❑ ❑ N ❑
# Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: Due to safety concerns at the time of inspection observations were not made at SDO-2 and
SDO-5.
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