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Brad D. Wickham, Owner
1134 Hwy 221 South.
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Dear Mr. Wickham:
Michael F. Easley
Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
December 13, 2006
Subject: General Permit No. NCG520000
Certificate of Coverage NCG520095
Brad Wickham's Topland Services
Rutherford County
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 May 9, 1994 (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 Sand Mining Discharge Permit NCG520000
• A copy of a Technical Bulletin for General Sand Mining Discharge Permit NCG520000
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.
Please take notice that this Certificate of Coverage is not transferable except after notice to the Division of Water
Quality. The Division of Water Quality may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of
coverage. 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 Sergei Chernikov at telephone number 919/733-
5083, extension 594.
Sincerely,
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cc: Central Files
NPDES General Permit Files
Asheville Regional Office, Surface Water Protection Section
N. C. Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us
Alan Klimek, P.E.
Phone: [phone]
fax: [phone]
DENR Customer Service Center: 1 800 623-7748

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG520000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NO. NCG520095
TO DISCHARGE SAND DREDGING WASTEWATER 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,
Brad Wickham's Topland Services
is hereby authorized to operate a treatment system consisting of a pits with the discharge of
treated wastewater from a facility located at
Hines Road Site
Harris
Rutherford County
to receiving waters designated as Broad River, a class C waters in the Broad River Basin in
accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth
in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective December 13, 2006.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day December 13, 2006.
lan Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of .the Environmental Management Commission

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ATTENTION: Sergei Chernikov
DATE: December 6, 2006
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Rutherford COUNTY
PERMIT NUMBER NCG520095
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address:
Mailing:
2. Date of Investigation:
Brad Wickham's Topland Services
Hines Road Site
Harris, North Carolina
Brad D. Wickham
1134 Hwy 221 South
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
07/28/2006 and 12/06/2006
3. Report Prepared By: Larry Frost
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number:
Brad Wickham
828.429.5521
828.286.3758
5. Directions to Site: US 221 south of Harris — first left past the US 221 Broad
River Bridge is Hines Road — travel approximately 1.0
miles on Hines Road — take the first driveway on the left
past the first bridge — 0.1 of a mile to the site.
6. Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge points:
Latitude: N35 degrees 12.299' Longitude: W81 degrees 49.6103'
Attach a USGS map extract and indicate treatment facility site and discharge point on map.
U.S.G.S. Quad No. U.S.G.S. Quad Name Cow Pens
7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application?
XX Yes No If No, explain:
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8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): Site is in the flood plain, adjacent to
the Broad River
9. Location of nearest dwelling: 1000 feet south of the site
10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: Broad River
a. Classification: C
b. River Basin and Subbasin No.: Broad River Basin
c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses:
PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of wastewater to be permitted
No discharge /possible stormwater MGD (Ultimate Design Capacity)
b. What is the current permitted capacity of the Wastewater Treatment facility? N/A
c. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility (current design capacity N/A
d. Date(s) and construction activities allowed by previous Authorizations to Construct
issued in the previous two years: N/A
e. Please provide a description of existing or substantially constructed wastewater
treatment facilities: NONE
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater treatment facilities: NONE
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: NONE
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only):
in development approved
should be required not needed
2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme: N/A
a. If residuals are being land applied, please specify DWQ Permit Number
Residuals Contractor
Telephone Number
b. Residuals stabilization: PSRP PFRP OTHER
c. Landfill:
d. Other disposal/utilization scheme (Specify):
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3. Treatment plant classification (attach completed rating sheet): N/A
4. SIC Codes(s): N/A
Primary Secondary
Main Treatment Unit Code:
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant Funds or are any public monies
involved. (municipals only)? N/A
2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity) requests: None
3. Important SOC, JOC, or Compliance Schedule dates: (Please indicate)
Date
Submission of Plans and Specifications
Begin Construction
Complete Construction
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation: Has the facility evaluated all of the non -discharge options
available. Please provide regional perspective for each option evaluated.
Spray Irrigation:
Connection to Regional Sewer System:
Subsurface:
Other disposal options:
5. Other Special Items:
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PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This is a sand dredge operation. The operator uses a floating suction dredge to remove sand from
the river. Places it on the stream bank and screens it prior to sale. The water from the wet sand
drains to pits dug on the stream bank and returns to the river by way of the sanding substrate;
there is no discharge point. Stormwater is treated in the same manner.
The regional office recommends the issuance of the permit.
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Signature of Report Preparer
Water ro uality Regional Supervisor
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Month
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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System application for coverage under General Permit
NCG520000: In -stream sand mining wastewater, associated stormwater and similar wastewaters
(Please print or type)
1) Mailing address of owner/operator:
Company Name: V i e J
Contact Person: 8 r k) ; t ghG rn
Street Address: J /3 / y 2, Z/ ¶ i) +%
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2) Location of facility producing discharge:
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City: / State: ZIP Code:
County: .7:1}1},4N42 rel
Telephone No.: ir-1, ,P S- is 3 7 -r Fax:
State: "if_ ZIP Code: ,i./39
3) Permit Contact (complete this section if permit contact is different from facility contact) :
Contact Person:
Street Address:
City: State: ZIP Code:
County:
Telephone No.: Fax:
4) Physical location information:
A copy of an USGS quad map or county map with the facility clearly located on the map IS REQUIRED to
be submitted with this application.
Please provide a narrative description of how to get to the facit',4use street names, state road numbers,
and distance and direction fr m a roadwayin rsection): c' >�- f i . / .$ j
Or) 'n5t3 e n bid)k-er
5) This NPDES permit application applies to which of the following :
New or Proposed ❑ Modification
Please describe the modification:
❑ Renewal
Please specify existing permit number and original issue date:
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6) Does this facility have any other NPDES permits, including stormwater general permits?
❑ No RYes /
If yes, list the permit numbers for this facility: had £ne - '7// M e � - i, �i
7) Description of Discharge: Z) er .k OL} L J Y G -
a) Will stormwater also be discharged? Yes 0 No ,,//
If yes, does stormwater drain to a settling pond prior to discharge?%Yes 0 No Z.P4/?G/S
b) Is the sand washed or rinsed on the bank after removal from the stream? 0 Yes D1 No
c) Is the discharge directly to the receiving water? 0 Yes \SLNo
If no, submit a site map with the pathway to the potential receiving waters clearly marked. This
includes tracing the pathway of the storm sewer to the discharge point, if the storm sewer is the only
viable means of discharge.
d) Number of discharge points (ditches, pipes, channels, etc. that convey wastewater from the property):
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e) Volume of discharge per each discharge point (in GPD):
#1: #2: #3: #4
f) Please describe the type of process the sand dredging wastewater is being discharged from, be
specific.
g)
Is there any treatment being applied to the wastewater before discharge (check the type of treatment
in use).
❑ Settling pond 0 Lagoon OOther 'I3None
(Please describe "Other")
h) How much of the volume discharged is treated (state in percent)? I? Li, -E ._
i) If any box in item (e) above, other than none, was checked, please include design specifics (i.e.,
design volume, retention time, surface area, etc.) with submittal package. Existing treatment facilities
should be described in detail. Design criteria and/ operational data (including calculations) should be
provided to ensure that the facility can comply with the requirements of the General Permit. The
treatment shall be sufficient to meet with the limits set by the general permits. The trapping efficiency
should be greater than 75%. The surface area should be as large as possible to insure sedimentation
occurs. To secure optimum efficiency the flow length of the basin to the basin width should have a
ratio of 2:1
Note: Construction of any wastewater treatment facilities requires submission of three (3) sets of
plans and specifications along with the application. Design of treatment facilities must comply
with requirements of 15A NCAC 2H .0138. If construction applies to this discharge, include
the three sets of plans and specifications with this application.
8) Discharge Frequency:
a) The discharge is: 0 Continuous 'F�ntermittent 0 Seasonal
i) if the discharge is intermittent, describe.when the discharge will occur: Lc J/)e) pziov//� q
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ii) If seasonal check the month(s) the discharge occurs: 0 Jan. 0 Feb. 0 Mar. 0 Apr.
0 May 0 Jun. 0 Jul. 0 Aug. 0 Sept. 0 Oct. 0 Nov. 0 Dec.
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b) Please check the days discharge occurs:
❑ Sat. ❑ Sun. on. Tue. Wed. ❑ Thu. Fri.
9) Receiving waters:
a) What is the name of the body or bodies of water (creek, stream, river, lake, etc.) that the facility
wastewater discharges end up in? If the site wastewater discharges to a separate storm swim
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system (4S), name the operator of the 4S (e.g. City of Raleigh). /3 i6rDad
b) Stream Classification (WS-IV, C, etc.):
10) Alternatives to Direct Discharge:
Address the feasibility of implementing each of the following non -discharge alternatives
a) Connection to a Regional Sewer Collection System
b) Subsurface disposal (including nitrification field, infiltration gallery, injection wells, etc.)
c) Spray irrigation
The alternatives to discharge analysis should include boring Togs and/or other information indicating that a
subsurface system is neither feasible nor practical as well as written confirmation 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 "Guidance For the Evaluation of Wastewater Disposal Altematives".
11) 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.
a) 7.5 minute series USGS topographic map (or a photocopied portion thereof) with discharge location
clearly indicated.
b) Site map, if the discharge is not directly to a stream, the pathway to the receiving stream must be
clearly indicated. This includes tracing the pathway of a storm sewer to its discharge point.
c) 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 the application has
been designated an authorized Representative of the applicant.
d) Final plans for the treatment system (if applicable). Theplans must be signed and sealed by a North
Carolina registered Professional Engineer and stamped-, Final Design -Not released for construction".
e) Final specifications for all major treatment 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.
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 oA Person Signing: L,eJi2 C4 iy)/gee/
Title: lj I /~ < /a' to,
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