NCG020949_Cover Letter_20201019

Roy COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Mr. Ralph M. Provost
Owner
1433 Belgrade-Swansboro Road
Maysville, NC 28555
Dear Mr. Provost:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 19, 2020
Subject: General Permit No. NCG020000
Provost Mine
COC No. NCG020949
Craven County
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on October 1, 2019 we are
forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage (COC) 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).
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which maybe required
by the Division of Water Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or any other federal or local
government permit that may be required.
In order to comply with the conditions of NCG020000 to which you are now subject, you are
required to do the following:
➢ Implement a SWPP before beginning operations.
➢ Download and print a copy of the NCG020000 Permit from the General Permits page on the
NPDES Industrial Stormwater Program web site, which can be reached by typing
" deq.nc.gov/SW-industrial' into your browser and hitting enter.
➢ When you receive an invoice for your annual permit fee each year, pay it promptly.
EIectronic payment is convenient and quick, you can access the ePayment web site at:
https:IIdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions lwater-resources/water-resources-liermitsJwe -
epayments.
➢ Enroll in electronic Data Monitoring Reports (eDMR) when instructed to do so by the
DEMLR Stormwater Program. You will be contacted in 2021 to begin the eDMR steps. You
can read about eDMR at https://deq..nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-]and-
resources/Stormwater/ereporting-rule.
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➢ Keep information about your facility name, ownership, legally responsible person, address,
and stormwater outfalls up to date. See the Industrial Stormwater Program web site for
instructions.
➢ Determine if an additional State Stormwater Permit is required per coastal stormwater
management rules (1A NCAC 21-1.1000). Contact Dan Sams at the Wilmington Regional
office at [phone] to determine if this is required for your facility.
Per the requirements of the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rule, all stormwater drainage to stream buffers, from
portions of this site that have been constructed after July 22, 1997, must meet diffuse flow requirements
per 15A NCAC 213 .0233(5).
Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except upon approval of the
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (Division). The Division may require modification
or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Michael Meloy at telephone number
[phone] or by email [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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for Brian Wrenn, Direc or
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
cc: Washington Regional Office / T. Edgerton
Stormwater Program Files