NCS000202_Final Permit Cover Letter_20201223

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Michael Yarborough
The Quartz Corp USA
Post Office Box 309
Spruce Pine, NC 28777-0309
Dear Mr. Yarborough:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
December 23, 2020
Subject: NPDES Stormwater Permit
Permit No. NCS000202
KT Mica
Mitchell County
The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources' Stormwater Permitting Program
acknowledges receipt of your application for coverage under NPDES Permit No.
NCS000202 on December 1, 2013. In response to your application for coverage under
NPDES Permit No. NCS000202, the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources is
forwarding herewith the subject state - NPDES 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
This final permit includes the following changes from the draft permit sent to you
on November 3, 2020:
Formatting changes to the NPDES Individual Industrial Stormwater Permit
template
Please note that analytical and qualitative monitoring is required in this permit. Failure
to complete the monitoring as required is a violation of the permit and any permit
noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act. Reference Part I of your
permit for further information.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this
permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon
DEQ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
_ 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
NORTH CAROLINA
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written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request
must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North
Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, Post
Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7447. Unless such demand is
made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please take notice this permit is not transferable. Part G addresses the requirements to
be followed in case of change in ownership or control of this discharge. This permit
does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required
by the Division of Energy, Mineral, 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.
If you have any questions or comments concerning this permit, please contact Aana
Gamble at [phone], or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
for Brian Wrenn, Director
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
cc: Michael Yarborough, The Quartz Corp USA, Michael.yarborough(@thequartzcorl2.com
Isaiah Reed, DEMLR Asheville Regional Office, Isaiah.reedPncdenr.gov
Attachments:
NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000202