NCG020140_Emails RE Outfall Question_20200921

Georgoulias, Bethany
From: Georgoulias, Bethany
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2020 7:44 AM
To: Peggy Sawyer
Subject: RE: [External] NPDES Permit Certificate of Coverage (COC) Number: NCG020140
Mr. Sawyer,
For any potential point source discharge to surface waters, discharge outfall location information should be entered via
the website. An NPDES discharge permit only applies when there is a point source discharge. If the permittee believes
there is no potential discharge of wastewater or stormwater to surface waters, the NPDES permit may not apply;
however, a regional office inspector must verify this. In that case, you could request a rescission of the permit. Please
bear in mind that discharging close to wetlands or flood zone areas of nearby waters still constitute a potential discharge
to surface waters, even if the immediate discharge point appears to go to land, and analytical monitoring applies.
If you have questions about this, your facility is located in the Washington Regional Office's oversight area. The Regional
Supervisor for the DEMLR Stormwater Program is Samir Dumpor.
Address:
943 Washington Square Mal[. Washington, N
789
Phone: [phone]
Fax. [phone]
Regards,
Bethany Georgoulias
Environmental Engineer
Stormwater Program, Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
919 707 3641 office
[e-mail]
512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 (location)
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 (mailing)
Website: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/stormwater

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From: Peggy Sawyer[mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2020 1:33 PM
To: Georgoulias, Bethany <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] NPDES Permit Certificate of Coverage (COC) Number: NCG020140
External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to
[e-mail]
Ms. Georgoulias, I have a question regarding the second action on the email dated August 10, 2020 from Annette Lucas,
P. E. I am not sure if this monitoring report pertains to Roy F. Sawyer Mine (NPDES (COC) #NC6020140) as in the past we
have only used visual monitoring. Our permit is with a small settling pond and overland discharge as shown on our
mining maps. Thank you for any assistance you can provide in this matter.
Anthony (Tony) F. Sawyer, President
Sawyer & Sons Construction, Inc.
P.O. Box 570
Columbia, NC 27925
Phone: [phone]
Cell: [phone]