NCG500648_permit issuance_20210322

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Mr. Mark Rabon
Carolinas Healthcare System
2001 Vail Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28207
Dear Permittee:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
3/22/2021
Subject: Renewal of General Permit NCG500000
Atrium Health Mercy
Certificate of Coverage NCG500648
Mecklenburg County
The Division has renewed General Permit NCG500000. We hereby reissue Certificate of Coverage
(CoC) NCG500648 under General Permit NCG500000. It is issued pursuant to the requirements of North
Carolina General Statue 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].
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this General Permit
are unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an individual permit by submitting an individual
permit application. Unless such demand is made, the certificate of coverage shall be final and binding.
Please take notice that this Certificate of Coverage is not transferable except after notice to the
Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
Contact the Mooresville Regional Office prior to any sale or transfer of the permitted facility.
Regional Office staff will assist you in documenting the transfer of this CoC.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain any other State, Federal, or Local
governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning the requirements of the
General Permit, please contact John Hennessy [[e-mail]] or Sydney Carpenter
[sydney. carpenter@ncdenr. gov] .
cc: NPDES file
Sincerely,
for S. Daniel Smith, Director
Division of Water Resources
£ D_E
NORTH CAROLINA
Department at Environmental Quality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.9000

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
GENERAL PERMIT NCG500000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NCG500648
DISCHARGE OF NON -CONTACT COOLING WATER, COOLING TOWER AND BOILER
BLOWDOWN, CONDENSATE, EXEMPT STORMWATER, COOLING WATERS ASSOCIATED
WITH HYDROELECTRIC OPERATIONS, AND SIMILAR WASTEWATERS UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and
regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Carolinas Healthcare System
is hereby authorized to discharge from a facility located at the
Atrium Health Mercy
2001 Vail Avenue
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Brier Creek, a class C stream in
subbasin 03-08-34 of the Catawba River Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations,
monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, and III hereof.
This certificate of coverage takes effect 3/22/2021.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain valid for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day 3/22/2021
for S. Daniel Smith, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission