NCG530159_permit issuance_20090625

Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Joseph L. Doll, President
LaPaz Group, LLC
3232 Indian Grave Road
Lenoir, NC 28645
Dear Mr. Doll:
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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
June 25, 2009
Subject: General Permit No. NCG530000
Certificate of Coverage NCG530159
LaPaz Group, LLC
Caldwell County
Dee Freeman
Secretary
In accordance with your application for discharge, the Division is forwarding herewith the subject Certificate of Coverage to discharge
under the subject state-NPDES general permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the 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(CoC) 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, terms and conditions in the permit package to confirm compliance. Keith Haynes in the
Asheville Regional Office, phone [phone], shall be notified at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the initial discharge from
this facility. Such notification to the regional office shall be made during the normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on
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 CoC is not transferable except after notice to the Division of Water Quality. The Division may require modification or revocation
and reissuance of the CoC. Please note: NCG530000 will expire on July 31, 2012. This permit does not affect the legal requirements
to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources,
Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions
concerning this permit, please contact Bob Guerra at telephone number 919/807-6387, or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
koleen H. Sullins
cc: Central Files
NPDES General Permit Files
Asheville Regional Office, Surface Water Protection

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NCG530159
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG530000
TO DISCHARGE SEAFOOD PACKING AND RINSING, FISH FARMS AND SIMILAR WASTEWATERS UNDER THE
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,
LaPaz Group, LLC
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from FISH OR SEAFOOD FARM ponds/ pools/ tanks from a facility located
at
LaPaz Group, LLC Sturgeon Facility
3232 Indian Grave Creek
Lenoir, NC 28901
Caldwell County
to receiving waters designated as the Yadkin River in the Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin classified as C - Trout 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 June 25, 2009.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day June 25, 2009.
.P.- j Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

LaPaz Group, LLC
LaPaz, LLC Sturgeon Facility
Latitude: 35° 59' 61.30" N State Grid: Lenoir
Longitude: 81° 31' 51.45" W Permitted Flow: Unlimited
Receivine Stream: Yadkin River Stream Class: C - Trout ,
Drainage Basin: Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin Sub -Basin: 03-07-01
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NPDES Permit No. NCG530159
Caldwell County

Guerra, Bob
From: Haynes, Keith [[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 8:16 AM
To: Bob Guerra
Subject: NCG530159 LaPaz Group
This Office has no issues with the issuance of the subject general permit and recommends it be issued.
Keith Haynes - [e-mail]
North Carolina Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Quality - Surface Water Protection
2090 U.S. 70 Highway
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Notice: E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties.
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