NCG020977_COC with Cover Letter_20211011

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Tara Group of Lumberton, Inc.
Attn: Charlie Andrews
2700 NC Highway 72 West
Lumberton, NC 28360
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 8, 2021
Subject: General Permit No. NCG020000
Tara Group Mine
COC No.NCG020977
Bladen County
Dear Charlie Andrews:
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on April 21, 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 NCG020000 to which you are now subject, you are
required to do the following:
➢ Implement a SWPPP 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 by
typing "deq.nc.gov/SW-ePayments" into your browser and hitting enter.
➢ If you have not already enrolled in electronic Data Monitoring Reports (eDMR), view the six
step process and complete the registration by typing "deq.nc.gov/SW-eDMR" into your
browser and hitting enter.
➢ 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.
Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except upon approval from the
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (Division). The Division may require modification
or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
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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 Brittany Carson at [phone]
or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
for Brian nn, Director
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
cc: Fayetteville Regional Office / M. Lawyer
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES
GENERAL PERMIT No. NCG020000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG020977
STORMWATER DISCHARGES
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions 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,
Tara Group of Lumberton, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from a facility located at
SR 1004 — Tar Heel Road
Tar Heel
Bladen County
to receiving waters designated as Goodman Swamp, class C;Sw, waters in the Lumber River
Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other
conditions set forth in Parts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H of General Permit No. NCG020000
which can be downloaded by entering "deq.nc.gov/SW-industrial" in a browser window
and navigating to the "NPDES Stormwater General Permits" web page.
This Certificate of Coverage shall become effective October 8, 2021.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this 8th day of October 2 02 1.
for Brian Wrenn
Director, Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission