NCG530175_Permit (Issuance)_20211007

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Errithrorrmerrta1 Quarrty
10/7/2021
Hunter Clark, Co -Owner
200 East Arlington Blvd., Suite L
Greenville, North Carolina 27858
Subject: General Permit NCG530000
Certificate of Coverage NCG530175
Vanguard Farms, Inc.
851 Wilmar Road, Vanceboro
Craven County
Mr. Clark:
In accordance with your Notice of Intent (NOI) to discharge, the Division forwards herewith a
Certificate of Coverage under the subject NPDES general permit. We issue this certificate pursuant to
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).
The following information is included with your permit package:
• A copy of the Certificate of Coverage for your treatment facility
• A copy of General Wastewater Discharge Permit NCG530000
• A copy of a Technical Bulletin for General Wastewater Discharge Permit NCG530000
Please review the technical information, the terms, and conditions in the permit package to assure your
knowledge and understanding of compliance requirements. The Division understands that this permit
covers an existing discharge. If you plan to alter your discharge conditions, please contact Robert
Tankard of the Washington Regional Office (WaRO), phone [phone], to discuss how any
change might impact this permit. Regional Office staff is available 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding State holidays.
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.
This Certificate of Coverage is not transferable except after notice to the Division of Water Quality.
The Division may require modification, or revocation and reissuance of the Certificate of Coverage.
This permit does not affect your legal obligation to obtain other permits required by the Division of
Water Quality, the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or any other
Federal or Local government.
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 -- 919.707.3616

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If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Joe R. Corporon, P.G. at telephone
number 919-807-6394, or by email [[e-mail]].
Sincerely,
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NPDES General Permit Files
Washington Regional Office (WaRO), Surface Water Protection

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE - NCG530175
Under GENERAL PERMIT NCG530000
TO DISCHARGE CHANGE -OUT POND WATER FROM AQUATIC ANIMAL FARMING, AND
SIMILAR WASTEWATERS UNDER THE
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES)
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,
Vanguard Farms, Inc
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from live aquatic animal farm ponds/ pools/ tanks
from a facility located at
Vanguard Farms, Inc
851 Wilmar Road, Vanceboro
Craven County
to receiving waters designated as a unnamed tributary to Pamlico Swamp [stream segment 27-97-5.3], a
waterbody under tidal conditions currently classified C; Sw; NSW, within Hydrological Unit 03-04-05
of the Neuse River Basin, in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and
other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV of General Permit NCG530000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective November 1, 2021
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect until expiration of the General Permit.
Signed this day October 7, 2021
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North NPDES Permit NCG530175
Craven County

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Vanguard Farms, Inc.
Attn: Hunter Clark, Lance Clark, & Heath Clark
200 E Arlington Blvd Ste L
Greenville, NC 27858
Subject: Permit Application
Application No. NCG530175
851 Wilmar Road
Craven County
Dear Applicant:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 09, 2020
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges receipt of your application for a new NPDES WW permit, including
supporting documentation. These items were received in our offices on October 8, 2020.
Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW permitting Branch. The permit
writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete evaluation of your application.
Your timely and direct response to any such request will help to expedite the review process. Please note that
acceptance of the application does not guarantee a NPDES permit will be issued for the proposed activity. A permit will
only be issued following a complete review of the application, concluding the proposed discharge is allowable per
applicable statutes and rules.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https://dea.nc.gov/permits-regulations/permit-guidance/environmental-application-tracker
If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the
links available within the Application Tracker.
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Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
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NCDENR
Division of Water Resources
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Application for Coverage Under General Permit
NCG530000
Seafood packing, fish packing and fish farms
NOTICE OF INTENT
Required by 15A NCAC 02H .0127(d); term definition see 15A NCAC 02H .0103(19)
(Please print or type)
1) Mailing address of applicant:
Company Name
Owner Name
Street Address
City
Telephone #
Cell #
Vanguard Farms Inc.
Hunter Clark, Lance Clark & Heath Clark
200 East Arlington Blvd Suite L
Greenville
252-353-2443
2) Location of facility producing discharge:
Facility Name
Facility Contact
Street Address
City
County
Telephone #
Vanguard Farms, Inc.
Jose Yanez
851 Wilmar Road
Vanceboro
Craven
252-714-1117
State
Fax #
Email
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3) This Application applies to which of the following activities:
Describe the activities to be permitted in detail:
Fish farm pond water release
4) Description of Discharge: [Required by 15A NCAC 02H .0105(c)(1)]
❑ Seafood packing / rinsing
® Fish farms [aquaculture]
a. Volume of discharge (in GPD): Varies based on the fish crop rotation
b. The discharge is: ❑ Continuous
® Intermittent
If the discharge is intermittent, describe when the discharge occurs: Discharge occurs when the ponds are
emptied to be resurfaced, refilled with water & a new crop of fish
c. Number of discharge points (outfalls): 3
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NCG530000 New Application
d. What percentage of the discharge is treated? 0"/0
e. Describe the type of wastewater being discharged (including any known pollutants present in the discharge):
Fish Pond Waste Water
Describe the nature of the business applying for coverage under the General Permit:
Hybrid Stripped Bass Farm
f. Identify the treatment methods in use at the facility (check all that apply):
❑ Settling Ponds ® Screens* ® Floor Screens*
Other (describe):
g.
❑ None
❑ Treatment Equipment*
*If checked, attach a description of all component specifications (design volume, retention time,
surface area, etc.). Describe existing treatment facilities in detail and provide design criteria or
operational data (including calculations) showing the facility can meet the requirements for coverage
under the General Permit, as required by 15A NCAC 02H .0127.
Describe the discharge location (bay, stream, etc.): Unnamed Tributary to Palmetto Swamp
h. A USGS topographic map (1:24000 scale) identifying the exact discharge location(s) must be submitted with
this application. Identify all discharge points (outfalls) on this site map.
Is the discharge directly to the receiving water? ❑ Yes
No — If no, mark the path taken by the discharge from the
outfall to the receiving stream on the site map
(including the pathway of any storm sewers, ditches,
canals, etc.).
j. Name of receiving water(s): Palmetto Swamp
5) Alternatives to Direct Discharge:
[Evaluation required by G.S. $ 143-215.1(b)(5)(a) and 15A NCAC 02H .0105(c)(2)]
Address the feasibility of implementing each of the following non -discharge alternatives:
a. Connection to a Regional Sewer Collection System - If the facility is existing and currently discharges
to a POTW, when will connection not be allowed?
b. Subsurface disposal (including nitrification field, infiltration gallery, injection wells, etc.)
c. Spray irrigation
The alternatives to discharge analysis should include boring logs and/or other information indicating that a
subsurface system is neither feasible nor practical as well as written evidence indicating that connection to a
POTW is not an option. It should also include a present value of costs analysis as outlined in the Division's
Engineering Alternatives Analysis (EAA) Guidance Document.
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NCG530000 New Application
Additional Application Requirements:
For new or proposed discharges, the following information must be included in triplicate with this application or it
will be returned as incomplete; per 15A NCAC 02H .0105(c)
a. USGS topographic map (or photocopied portion thereof) with discharge location clearly indicated. If the
discharge is not directly to a stream, the pathway to the receiving stream must be clearly indicated.
b. If this application is being submitted by a consulting engineer (or engineering firm), include documentation from
the applicant showing that the engineer (or firm) submitting this application has been designated an Authorized
Representative of the applicant; per 15A NCAC 02H .0138(b)(1).
c. Final plans for the treatment system (if applicable). The plans must be signed and sealed by a North Carolina
registered Professional Engineer and stamped "FINAL DESIGN - Not Released for Construction;" per 1 5A
NCAC 02H .0139.
d. Final specifications for all major treatment system components (if applicable). The specifications must be signed
and sealed by a North Carolina registered Professional Engineer and shall include a narrative description of the
treatment system to be constructed; per 15A NCAC 02H .0139.
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in this application and that to the best of my knowledge
and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
Printed Name of Person Signing: Kathy Smith
Title: Mananger
(Please review 15A NCAC 02H .0106(e) for authorized signing officials)
September 29, 2020
(Signature ofApplicant) (Date Signed)
North Carolina General Statute $ 143-215.6B provides that:
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other
document filed or required to be maintained under this Article or a rule implementing this Article; or who knowingly makes a false
statement of a material fact in a rulemaking proceeding or contested case under this Article; or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under this Article or rules of the
Commission implementing this Article, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a fine not to exceed ten thousand
dollars ($10,000). 18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar
offense.
Design of treatment facilities must comply with requirements in 15A NCAC 02H .0138.
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Mail this application and one copy of the entire package to:
NC DENR / DWR / Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Attn: Charles Weaver
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