NCG020958_Cover Letter_20210430

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELLFGATTI
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Dave Tripp
Manager
Sawyer River Farms, LLC
PO BOX 126
Ash, NC 28420
Dear Dave Tripp:
FORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 30, 2021
Subject: General Permit No. NCG020000
Mark Pine Mine
COC No. NCG020958
Columbus County
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on April 22, 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 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.
Electronic payment is convenient and quick, you can access the ePayment web site at:
hUps: /Ideg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits,/wa--
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 httl2s:,[/deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/e�-mineral-land-
resources/stormwater/ereparting-rule.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Energy. Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center 1 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.
➢ 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 Wilmington Regional Office
within 60 days of your receipt of this permit. Contact Brian Lambe at the Wilmington
Regional Office at 910-796-7215 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 Post -Construction Stormwater Permit is required for your
facility. Please review guidance at htWs:,L/deq..nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-
land-resources/energy-mineral-land-rules/stormwater-program1post-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 [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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for Brian Wrenn, Director
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
cc: Wilmington Regional Office / B. Lambe
Stormwater Program Files
North Garaiirsa Department ofEnvironmental Quality I Division of Energy, Ntineral and Land Resources
512 North Sal"usbury Street 1612 Mail Service Center 14iaieigh. North Carotins 27699-1612
919,70.7.9200