NCG020942_COC (Signed)_20211119

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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. NCG020942
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,
The Quartz Corp USA
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from a facility located at
The Quartz Corp Duncan Mine
Altapass Road
Spruce Pine
Mitchell County
to receiving waters designated as North Toe River, class C;Tr, waters in the French Broad
River Basin 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 a browser window and navigating to the "NPDES
Stormwater General Permits" web page.
This Certificate of Coverage shall become effective November 19, 2021.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day of November 19, 2021.
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for Brian Wrenn
Director, Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission