NCG520016_Permit (Issuance)_20120801

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue, Charles Wakild, P.E. Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
August 1, 2012
Ron Rossomando
230 115th Ave
Treasure Island, FL 33706
Subject: Renewal of coverage / General Permit NCG520000
Old Cardinal Gem Mine
Certificate of Coverage NCG520016
Macon County
Dear Permittee:
With this notification], the Division is renewing Certificate of Coverage (CoC) NCG520016 to
discharge under General Permit NCG520000. This CoC 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].
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. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
Contact the Asheville Regional Office prior to any sale or transfer of the permitted facility.
Regional Office staff will assist you in documenting the transfer of this CoC.
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 the requirements of the General Permit, please contact Bob
Guerra [919 807-6387 or [e-mail]].
Sincerely,
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for Charles Wakild, P.E.
cc: Asheville Regional Office / Surface Water Protection
NPDES file
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / Internet: http://www.ncwaterquality.org
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NCG520000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NCG520016
DISCHARGE OF INSTREAM MINING WASTEWATER, ASSOCIATED STORMWATER AND
SIMILAR DISCHARGES 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,
Ron Rossomando
is hereby authorized to discharge instream mining wastewater from the following facility:
Old Cardinal Gem Mine
71 Rock Haven Dr
Franklin
Macon County
to receiving waters designated as Mason Branch, a class C stream in subbasin 04-04-01 of the
Little Tennessee River Basin. All discharges shall be 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 August 1, 2012.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day August 1, 2012
for Charles Wakild, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System application for coverage under General Permit
NCG520000: Sand Dredging operations and similar point source discharges
1)
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Mailing address of owner/operator:
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Street Address
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* Address to which all permit correspondence will be mailed
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 intersection). f „corn r/' 4''1.' -
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(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 :
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❑ New or Proposed
❑ Modification
Please describe the modification:
Ai Renewal
Please specify existing permit number and original issue date:
5) Does this facility have any other NPDES permits?
No
❑ Yes
If yes, list the permit numbers for all current NPDES permits for this facility:
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6) Description of Discharge:
a) Is the discharge directly to the receiving water? ❑ Yes 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 point, if the storm sewer is the
only viable means of discharge.
b) Number of discharge points (ditchesalpe)channels, etc. that convey wastewater from the
property): rN- e ! P [—
c) Volume of discharge per each discharge point (in GPD):
#1: /° ° #2: #3: #4
d) Please describe the type of process the sand dredging wastewater is being discharged from, be
specific. W4 51-6u/Aiwt fl ( 4,re72Ej2 'j4/r4 X SOE '769D7rt/ j25
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e) Is there any treatment being applied to the wastewater before discharge (check the type of
treatment in use).
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❑ Lagoon
❑ None
❑ Other:
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How much of the volume discharged is treated (state in percent)? N0,0E
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:
a) The discharge is: ❑ Continuous 0 Intermittent ArSeasonal
i) If the discharge is intermittent, describe when the discharge will occur:
ii) If seasonal check the month(s) the discharge occurs: 0 Jan. 0 Feb. 0 Mar. 0 Apr. ❑ May
reSt Jun. ,Et -Jul. 0 Aug. 0 Sept. 0 Oct. 0 Nov. 0 Dec.
b) How many days per week is there a discharge? G E 5 s -.1-4r 1 <ir 4 iv L1")
c) Please check the days discharge occurs:
iaSat. 12 Sun. 0 Mon. 0 Tue. 0 Wed. 0 Thu. 0 Fri.
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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). rr 4 Son/ )3R/I u c!-/
b) Stream Classification: C- (-A S S C 5C/19kS/ N 0Y-0tf—° /
9Alternatives 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: /e c'/Y � S S 0/'11/4N �G
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(Signature of Applicant) (Date Signed)
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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
❑ 3 copies of this completed application and all supporting documents
❑ 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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