NCG020955_Cover Letter_20201019

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
secrefary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Mr. John P. Hardy
President
Hardy Construction, Inc
33 Old Cross Road
New Bern, NC 28560
Dear Mr. Hardy:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental quality
October 19, 2020
Subject: General Pennit No. NCG020000
J.C. Holton Sand Pit
COC No. NCG020955
Craven County
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on January 30, 2020 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 Cor as subsequently amended).
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be 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 SWPPP within twelve months of issuance.
➢ 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. c.gov/SW-industrial" into your browser and hitting enter.
➢ Whenyoureceive an invoice for your annual permit fee each year, pay it promptly.
Electronic payment is convenient and quick, you can access the ePayment web site at:
https: [/deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wq-
e_payments.
➢ 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 htt s: de .nc. ov about divisions ener -mineral-land-
resources/stormwater/ereporting-rule.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy. Mineral and Land Resources
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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.
➢ Acquire an approved Operation and Monitoring Plan before mine dewatering discharges
occur at your facility due the potential impact to adjacent wetlands. An Operation and
Monitoring Plan for your facility must be submitted to the Washington Regional Office
within 60 days of your receipt of this permit. Contact David May at the Washington
Regional Office at [phone] for more information about the approval process.
➢ Note that mine dewatering wastewater includes wet pit overflows that are caused solely by
direct rainfall and groundwater seepage and thus are subject to the limits of this permit.
➢ Determine if an additional State Stormwater Permit is required per coastal stormwater
management rules (1A NCAC 2I1.1000). Contact David May at the Washington Regional
office at [phone] to determine if this is required for your facility.
Per the requirements of the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rule, all stonnwater 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 2B .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 inudifiLaLiun
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,
Vl�
for Brian Wrenn, Director
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
cc: Washington Regional Office I T. Edgerton
Stormwater Program Files