NCG520109_Permit (Issuance)_20110531

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
William McNeely, III
LBM Industries, Inc.
PO Box 40
Sapphire, North Carolina 28774
May 31, 2011
Subject: General Permit NCG520000
Certificate of Coverage NCG520109
LBM Industries, Inc. - Solesbee Mine
off Wide Horizon Road, Franklin
Macon County
Dear Mr. McNeely:
In accordance with your application for discharge, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) 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
(EPA) 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 Quality (DWQ) approves this Certificate of Coverage, provided that LBM
Industries, Inc. agrees to:
1. implement and maintain industry -accepted Best Management Practices (BMPs);
2. operate ponds and treatment systems to meet all water -quality standards, considering a
discharge to a public water supply, critical area [waterbody classified WS-IV; CA];
3. maintain facilities to ensure the required 50-foot buffers protecting the receiving
stream; and
4. use only those chemicals previously approved by DWQ [flocc/pams list].
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 1 Affirmative Action Employer
No Carolina
attire,

If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this general permit are
unacceptable, you have the right to request an individual NPDES 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 Quality. 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 Quality, 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 Corporon at telephone number
[phone] or email ([e-mail]).
leen H. Sullins
hc: Asheville Regional Office, Surface Water Protection Section
Central Files
NPDES General Files
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.ncwaterguality.org
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
NorthCarolina
Naturally

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NCG520000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NCG520109
TO DISCHARGE SAND -DREDGING WASTEWATER AND SIMILAR WASTEWATERS UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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,
LBM Industries, Inc.
PO Box 40
Sapphire, North Carolina 28774
is hereby authorized to operate a treatment system consisting of sediment basins and outfalls to
discharge treated wastewater from sand dredging operations at facilities located at
LBM Industries, Inc. — Solesbee Mine
off Wide Horizon Road, Franklin
Macon County
to receiving waters designated as the Little Tennessee River [stream segment 2-(1)], a waterbody
currently classified Class C waters within subbasin 04-04-01 of the Little Tennessee River Basin,
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set
forth in the General Permit, Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective May 31, 2011.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day May 31, 2011.
n H. Sullins, Director
ivision of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Approximate
property perimeter(s)
Outfall 001
(flows north)
LBM Industries, Inc.
Solesbee Mine
Receiving Stream:
Latitude:
Drainage Basin:
State Grid/USGS Quad:
Little Tennessee River [Seg: 2-(1)]
N 35.I461° Longitude:
Little Tennessee Sub -Basin:
W 83.3751
04-04-01
G5NW/Franklin, NC Stream Class: C
Alternate
site /outfall
(inactive)
Facility
Location
(not to scale)
NPDES COC — NCG520109
Macon County

joe_corporon:
NCG520109 [sand dredging]
LBM Industries, Inc. Solesbee Mine - Little Tennessee River
Franklin Quad / G5NW - Little Tenn River, Class C
28Apr2011 -- received file assigned to Joe.
25May2011 -- reviewed file; updated BIMS Events; drafted Map.
26May2011-- submitted file to John for review, signature - letter dated 31may2011.

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Wildcat Branch From source to Betty Creek C 07/01/61 2-2-1
Rock Branch From source to Betty Creek C 07/01/61 2-2-2
Messer Creek From source to North C;Tr 03/01/77 2-2-3
Carolina -Georgia State Line
Barkers Creek From source to North C;Tr 07/01/73 2-2-4
Carolina -Georgia State Line
Falls Branch From source to North C 07/01/61 2-2-4-1
Carolina -Georgia State Line
Commissioner Creek From source to Little C;Tr 07/01/73 2-3
Tennessee River
Waterloo Branch From source to Little C;Tr 07/01/73 2-4
Tennessee River
Mulberry Creek From source to Little C;Tr 07/01/73 2-5
Tennessee River

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Little
Little
Little
Little
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Choga Creek
Coon Branch
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Green Creek
Horse Branch
Huggins Branch
Huggins Creek
Indian Creek
Jonas Creek
Laurel Branch
Laurel Branch
Laurel Branch
Laurel Creek
Laurel Creek
Lyman Prong
Mill Creek
Niagara Creek
Peachtree Creek
Pine Creek
Rock Branch
Salt Rock Creek
Santeetlah Creek
Savannah Creek
Snowbird Creek
Steeltrap Creek
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LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
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LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
1708)
LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
elevation 1708 MSL)
LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
Fontana Lake at normal
MSL)
LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
Fontana Lake at normal
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LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
of Lake Emory)
Little Tommy Branch
Little Trout Creek
Little Tuni Creek
Littleflat Branch
Locust Cove
Locust Creek
Locust Tree Branch
Lone Branch
Long (Adams) Branch
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LTN03
LTN02
LTN02
LTN02
LTN02
LTN02
LTN02
LTN02
LTN03
LTN02
LTN02
LTN02
LTN02
LTN03
LTN02
LTN03
LTN02
LTN02
LTN02
LTN02
LTN03
LTN01
LTN04
LTN02
LTN04
LTN02
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(Cheoah Lake, Calderwood LTN04
(Fontana Lake below elev. LTN02
(Fontana Lake below
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pool elevation 1708 feet
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LTN01
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2-115-1-4
2-79-56-1
2-146-15-1
2-79-3
2-114
2-146-9
2-97-6-1
2-57-8
2-97-9-1
2-99
2-128
2-187
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LBM Industries, Inc.
PO Box 40 --- Sapphire, NC 28774 --- [phone]
Fax: [phone]
April 14, 2011
NPDES Permit Unit
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617
R.E Permit Application/NOI
Dear NPDES Permits Unit,
This package contains a Notice of Intent for LBM Industries, Solesbee Mine (Mine
Permit # 57-12), to obtain a NPDES General Permit NCG520000 for its location in
Macon County. The application fee has been sent separately and will precede this
package.
Sincerely,
Jason Hall
Permits Mgr.
LBM Industries Inc.
828.557.4428
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APR 2 0 2011
DENR-WATER QUALITY
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NCG520000
3) Physical location information: i3,3751 w
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NOTICE OF INTENT
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System application for coverage under General Permit
NCG520000: Sand Dredging operations and similar point source discharges
(Please print or type)
1) Mailing address. of owner/operator:
Company Name L , 5 , /V1 , n prU St r i PS
Owner Name '/, t , Me Nee Iv III
Street Address P.O. ,Q ore 40
City Sd*PPN/RE State NC ZIP Code a 8 77Lf
Telephone No. $ 466-SC270 Fax: 2 564,2 -'t30e
* Address to which all permit correspondence will be mailed
2) Location of facility producing discharge:
Facility Name Soff' S bee Mime
Facility Contact TAsO N /4AL..0
Street AddressPleVlitn14cl Access roaot orl o- Wide. Hay %aovt ROa61
City Virovittio State /1C ZIP Code a WTcf'U
County M aCO h
Telephone No. 8 2 2 55 7- 4L. $ Fax: g 2(0 3 21 - 5 8 5 0
-5 5, lit /V
Please provide a narrative description of how to get to the facility (use street names, state road
numbers,ttand distance and direction from/Ia roadwa/,y� intersection). From rr.wnk(;n �qi o Sou}
on If41/23 r Tue., I_.et+ on Wiat %itrr�zdn I\Oed1 Qirr Access r(apr dnLett Ct{�P►� J poss,ec� Fox Run ?Zoo
(A copy of a county map or USGS quad sheet with facility clearly located on the map is required to be submitted with this application)
4) 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:
5) Does this facility have any other NPDES permits?
E 'No
❑ Yes
If yes, list the permit numbers for all current NPDES permits for this facility:
[NM
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APR 2 0 2011
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DENR-?:A T ER QUALITY
POINT SOURCE BRANCH
6) Description of Discharge: N/A
a) Is the discharge directly to the receiving water? ❑ Yes ❑ No
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9)
NCG520000 N.O.1.
If no, submit a site map with the pathway to the potential receiving waters clearly marked. This
includes tracing the pathway of the storm sower to the discharge point, if the storm sewer is the
only viable means of discharge.
b) Number of discharge points (ditches, pipes, channels. etc. that convey wastewater from the
property): 0
c) Volume of discharge per each discharge point (in GPD):
#1: 0 #2: 0 #3: 0 #4 0
d) Please describe the type ofIprocess the sand dredging wastewater is being discharged from, be
specific. Sand ,s d' p ea front the river- bottom yslni q f do y
react, exCalea1~ r, Thg. sa.,J is pIIfsof h a berm e,1
J
stock,/ It caret( 7v olry before Screek,'N Cory streeel ip races.0
e) Is there any treatment being appliedg to the wastewater before di(char a check the type ( of
treatment in use).
❑ Settling pond
❑ Lagoon
❑None jj
ErOther: /✓o D:Schc..r e . Wa:te Se'e S ►'Ylto Sand "0;1 Gal- eke $tocAe►�P,
� iP Y
How much of the volume discharged is treated (state in percent)? eh
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.
7) Discharge Frequency:
/v/A
a) The discharge is: 0 Continuous
❑ Intermittent 0 Seasonal
i) If the discharge is intermittent, describe when the discharge will occur:
ii) If seasonal check the month(s) the discharge occurs: ❑ 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?
c) Please check the days discharge occurs:
0 Sat. 0 Sun. ❑ Mon. 0 Tue. 0 Wed. 0 Thu. 0 Fri.
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Title:
NCG520000 N.O.1.
8) 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 sewer
system (4S), name the operator of the 4S (e.g. City of Raleigh). L ftf I Tema ASS e e R IVe v•
b) Stream Classification:
s
9) Alternatives to Direct Discharge:
Address the feasibility of implementing each of the following non -discharge alternatives
a) Connection to a Municipal or 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 logs 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 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.
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). 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 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 of Person Signing: 76150 h A4 ► %1 Cq r 1
£Nv. PERMr7 AfANA E�
gnature of Applicant)
VIVI!
(Date Signed)
11/07
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NCG520000 N.O.I.
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 Environmentai 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
❑ 3 copies of this completed application and all supporting documents
Cl 3 sets of plans and specifications signed and sealed by a North Carolina P.E.
❑ Thorough responses to items 1-10 on this application
❑ 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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LOTH 0132171
KENNETH UNDERWOOD
LOT# 0142638
KENNETH
UNDERW00D
SITE II
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Entrance Road
from 'Wide
Horizon' Road,
Through Site I
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acres)
LOT# 0142639
JEFF VANDERWOUDE
Actual Seperotior+
Distance Approx. 1.340'
LOT# 0130052
THOMAS
PHILLIPS
LOT# 0130053
ASHLEY
CHAPLIN
LOT# 0148126
MARTHA SOLESBEE
(72.79 TOTAL ACRES)
Elevation 2,018'
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