NCG020710_Renewal COC_20210701

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG020710
STORMWATER DISCHARGES AND WASTEWATER DISCHARGES
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,
The Quartz Corp USA
is hereby authorized to operate wastewater treatment system(s) and discharge
stormwater and/or wastewater (as per original approval or subsequent modifications),
from a facility located at:
Beaver Creek Mine
Pink Mine Rd
Spruce Pine
Mitchell County
to receiving waters designated as Beaver Creek, class C;Tr waters in the French Broad
River Basin(s), in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and
other conditions set forth in General Permit No. NCG020000 which can be downloaded by
entering "deq.nc.gov/SW-industrial" in the browser window and navigating to the "NPDES
Stormwater General Permits" web page.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective July 1, 2021.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
for Brian Wrenn
Director, Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission