NCG020965_Cover Letter_20210331

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELLI-GATTI
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Dtrectwr
Jason Benton
Owner
Hardee Enterprises of NC, LLC
131 Houghton Place SW
Sunset Beach, NC 28468
Dear Jason Benton:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 31, 2021
Subject: General Pen -nit No. NCG020000
Benton Tract Sand Mine
COC No. NCG020965
Brunswick County
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on July 28, 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 (or 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 SWPP before beginning operations.
➢ Download and print a copy of the NCGO20000 Permit from the General Permits page on the
NPDES Industrial Stormwater Program web site, which can be reached by typing
"decl.nc.goy/SW-industrial" into your browser and hitting enter.
➢ When you receive 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:
hUps:/ideq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/war
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:/Ideq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-
resources/stormwater/ereporting-rule.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division or Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
_E 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
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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.
➢ 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 (lA NCAC 2H .1000). Contact Brian Lambe at the Wilmington Regional
office at (910)-796-7215 to determine if this is required for your facility.
➢ Determine if an additional Post -Construction Stormwater Permit is required for your
facility. Please review guidance at https: [/deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-
land-resources/energy-mineral-land-rules/stormwater-program/post-construction.
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 michael.meloyknedenr.gov.
cerely,
for Brian Wrenn, Director
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
cc: Wilmington Regional Office / B. Lambe
Stonnwater Program Files
North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Lams Resources
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