NCG210494_Cover Letter_20210505

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELU-GATTI
secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Christian Bassler
Corporate EHS & AWF Express Director
American Wood Fibers (AWF)
9740 Patuxent Woods Drive, Suite 500
Columbia, MD 21046
Dear Christian Bassler:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 5, 2021
Subject: General Permit No. NCG210000
American Wood Fibers - Laurinburg
COC No. NCG210494
Scotland County
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on April 9th, 2021 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).
In order to comply with the conditions of NCG210000 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 NCG210000 Permit from the General Permits page on the
NPDES Industrial Stormwater Program web site, which can be reached by typing
"deg.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:
https:/Ideq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/war
epayments.
➢ EnrolI 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://deg.nc.g_ovlabout/divisions/energy-mineral-land-,
resources/stormwater/ereporting-rule.
➢ 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.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
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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.
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.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Michael Meloy at telephone number
[phone] or by email michael.mela@ncdenr.6ov.
Sincerely,
for Brian Wrenn, Director
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
cc: Fayetteville Regional Office / M. Lawyer
Stornwater Program Files
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Maii Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 1612
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