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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Programs
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder John Skvarla III
Governor Director Secretary
November 19, 2013
James Terry Hildebrand, Owner
Hildebrand Sand
5001 Miller Bridge Road
Connelly Springs, North Carolina 28612
Subject: Certificate of Coverage (COC) NCG520114
General Permit NCG520000
Hildebrand Sand
5225 Hoffman Trail, Connelly Springs
Burke County
Dear Mr. Hildebrand:
In accordance with your application for discharge, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) hereby
forwards this Certificate of Coverage to discharge under the subject general permit. We issue this
permit pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina's 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:
• a copy of the Certificate of Coverage for your treatment facility
• a copy of General Permit NCG520000 for sand -dredging discharge
• a copy of a Technical Bulletin for General Permit NCG520000
The Division of Water Resources (DWR) has approved this permit, provided that Hildebrand Sand:
1. implements and maintains industry -accepted Best Management Practices (BMPs);
2. operates ponds and treatment systems to meet all water -quality standards considering a
discharge to stream classified C waters;
3. maintains facilities to ensure the required 50-foot buffers protecting the receiving
stream; and
4. uses only those chemicals previously approved by DWR [flocc/pams list].
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 One
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 No Carolina
Internet www.ncwaterquality.org (aurallyAn Equal Opportunity1 Affirmative Action Employer

If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this general permit are
unacceptable, 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 note that this Certificate of Coverage is not transferable except after notice to the Division of
Water Resources. The Division may modify or revoke and reissue this Certificate of Coverage. This
issuance does not affect your legal obligations to obtain other permits that may be required by the
Division of Water Resources, the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or
any other Federal or Local government.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Joe R. Corporon, L.G. at telephone
number [phone] or email ([e-mail]).
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Thnmas.
Thomas A. Reeder
hc: Asheville Regional Office, Water Quality Permitting Section
Central Files
NPDES General Files
ec Linda Wiggs (ARO)
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer
NorthCarolina
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Miller Bridge
Road
Hildebrand Sand
5225 Hoffman Trail, Connelly Springs
State Grid/Quad: EI3NW/Long View, NC Sub -Basin: 04-08-35
Stream Class: C Strain Segment: 11-129-1-(12.5)
IIUC: 03050102 Drainage Basil: Catawba River
Receiving Stream: Henry Fork
Outfall 001
35° 40' 48" N
81 ° 29' 31 " W
Henry Fork
(flows east)
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NPDES COC NCG520114
Burke County

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Name LQ )/ - ? c (J`� 3 ( —
'Description 'Special Designation
He Creek 11-129-1-4-(1) WS-V;ORW 08/01/04
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11-129-1-4-(2) C;ORW 05/01/89
II
11-129-1-10 C;Tr,ORW 05/01/89
From source to Morganton Water Intake
Index Number
He Creek
From Morganton Water Intake to Henry Fork
He Creek
From source to Henry Fork
Hemphill Creek
From source to Thompsons Fork
Catawba River Basin
Classification Class Date
Henry Fork
From Laurel Creek to South Fork Catawba River
11-32-1-11-2 C
11-129-1-(12.5) C
Henry Fork
11-129-1-(1)
From source to Morganton Water Intake
Henry Fork
Herman Branch
11-76-1
WS-V;ORW
From source to Lyle Creek
Hickman Creek
11-58-6
From source to Upper Little River
Hickory Bottom Branch
[From source to Armstrong Creek
Hickory Branch
[From source to Long Branch
Hicks Branch
From source to North Muddy Creek
Hicks Creek
11-24-14-13
C;HQW
C;Tr
WS-IV;CA
From a point 0.6 mile upstream of mouth to Lake Norman, Catawba River
Hicks Creek
11-83-(0.5) WS-IV
From source to a point 0.6 mile upstream of mouth
High Shoals Creek
11-32-2-6 C
From source to South Muddy Creek
Hildebran Creek (Anthony Creek)
11-129-5-3 C
From source to Clark Creek
09/01/74
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03/01/62
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08/01/04
05/01/89
09/01/74
08/03/92
04/01/99
08/03/92
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09/01/74
08/03/92
08/03/92
09/01/74
09/01/74
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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System application for coverage under General Permit
NC3520000: Sand Dredging operations and similar point source discharges
. (Please print or Type)
1) Mailing address of ownerloperator:
Company Name
Owner Name xy "Tc, -�fri1 c'_.....
Street Address Choi 111.1 NV?
City (;) e np I tli Se r•
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Telephone No. a. "� .3" ' Fax: ��.-.. 3q7 - p 4-3 (n
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2) Location of facility producing discharge:
Facility Name
Facility Contact
Street Address
City
County
Telephone No.
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3) Physical location information:
Please provide a narrative description of how to get to the facility (use street names, state road
numbers and distance and direction from a roadway ihterseafinn)croak C1107 4 te7 t
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(A copy of a county map or USG8 quad sheet with faulty dearly located on the map is required to be aubmtuad with this application)
4) This NPDES permit application applies to which of the following :
'New or Proposed
❑ Modification
Please describe the modification:
CI Renewal
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Please specify existing permit nurtlber and original issue date:
5) Does this facility have any other NP
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Yes
If yes, list the permit numbers for all current NPDES permits for this facility:
Entfimits? Water Protcctirni Sec:tin')
Asheville Regional Otficio
6) Description of Discharge:
a) is the discharge directiyto the receiving water? tEi'es ❑ No
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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 paint, if the storm sewer is the
only viable means of discharge.
b) Number of dischat ge points (ditches, pipes, channels, etc. that convey wastewater from the
property):
c) Volume of discharge per each discharge point (in GPD):
#1: - 12 #2: #$: #�
d) Please describe the type of process the sand dredging wastewater is being discharped from, be
specific. r t 1 zroc.kt,r torn Seenek winjn 1'A-V, n yo chAvwcS.c %At ,
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e) Is there any treatment being applied to the wastewater before discharge (check the type of
treatment in use).
❑ Settling pond
❑ Lagoon
I one
DOther:
f) How much of the volume discharged Is treated (state in percent)? nave,
e..
g) If any box in item (e) above; other than none, was checked, please include design specifics (Le,,
design volume, retention time, surface area, etc.) with submittal paokege. E: isting 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 Emits set by the general permits. The trapping
efficiency should be greater then 76%. The surface area should be as large as possible to insure
sedimentation occurs. To secure optimum efficiency the Now 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 16A NCAC 2H .0138. If construction applies to this
discharge, Include the three sets of plans and specifications with this application.
7) Discharge Frequency:
a) The discharge is: 0 Continuous 2termittent 0 Seasonal
n if the discharge is intermittent, describe when the discharge will occur. i,� ..0 ��c�rvacc3J
ta.1� %Q". t i e.AA cletin_< C AN), S4t1Clc r\cep,
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.
b) How many days per week is there a discharge? "-Ti, e r EAr-
c) Please check the days discharge occurs:
0 Sat. 0 Sun. 0 Nton. 0 Tue. 0 Wed. 0 Thu. 0 Fri. i\113 se-
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8) Receiving waters:
a) Whet 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 sewer
system (43), name the operator of the 4S (e.g. City of Raleigh). t''y! i V e r
b) Stream Classification: I
0) Alternatives to Direct Discharge:
Address the feasibility of implementing each of the following eon -discharge alternatives
a) Connection to a Muntoipal or Regional Sewer Collection System
b) Subsurface disposal (including nttriticaOon field, infiltration gallery, injection webs, eta)
c) Spray Irrigation
The alternatives to discharge analysis should include boring logs andlor 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 ateo include a present value of costs analysis as
outlined in the Division's "Guidance For the Evaluation of Wastewater Disposal Alternatives`,
10) 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.
o) 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). The plans 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 indude 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 of Person Signing: O,i'Y‘ e. _S -rec.
Title: -
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( nature of Applkant)
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North Carolina General Statute 143 215.6 b (i) 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 Article 21
or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission Implementing that Article, or who
falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method
required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental
Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine not to exceed .$25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C.
Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more
than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense) .
Notice of Intent must be accompanied by.a check or money order for $100.00 made payable to:
NCDENR
Mail three (3) copies of the entire package to:
NPDES Permits Unit
Division of Water Quality
1617 'Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Final Checklist
This application will be returned as incomplete unless all of the following -items have been
Included:
Check for $100 made payable to NCDENR
�3 copies of county map or USGS quad sheet with location of facility clearly marked on map
lel copies of this completed application and all supporting documents
❑ 3 sets of plans and specifications signed and sealed by a North Carolina P.E.
�horough responses to items 1-.10 on this application
Cl Alternatives analysis including. present value of costs,for all alternatives •
Note
The submission of this document does not guarantee the issuance of an NPDES permit
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