NCG520017_Permit (Issuance)_19970723

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
C. W. McCrackine
Cherokee Ruby Mine
2586 Ruby Mine Road
Franklin, NC 28734
Dear Permittee:
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July 23, 1997
Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. NCG520017
Renewal of General Permit
Cherokee Ruby Mine
Macon County
In accordance with your application for renewal of the subject Certificate of Coverage, the Division is forwarding
the enclosed General Permit. This renewal is valid from the effective date on the permit until July 31, 2002. This
permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215 .1 and the Memorandum of
Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated December 6, 1983. If any
parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this 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, this certificate of coverage shall be final and binding.
The Certificate of Coverage for your facility is not transferable except after notice to the Division. Use the enclosed
Permit Name/Ownership Change form to notify the Division if you sell or otherwise transfer ownership of the
subject facility. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the Certificate of Coverage.
If your facility ceases discharge of wastewater before the expiration date of this permit, contact the Regional
Office listed below at [phone]. Once discharge from your facility has ceased, this permit may be rescinded.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of
Water Quality, 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 the NPDES Group at the address below.
Sincerely,
cc:
A. Preston Howard,
Central Files
Asheville Regional Office
NPDES File
Facility Assessment Unit
P.E.
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 [phone] FAX [phone] p&[e-mail]
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG520000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NO. NCG520017
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,
Cherokee Ruby Mine
is hereby authorized to operate a facility which discharges wastewater generated during
sand dredging operations with the discharge of wastewater from a facility
located at
Cherokee Ruby Mine
310 Ruby Mine Road
Franklin
Macon County
to receiving waters designated as subbasin 40401 in the Little Tennessee River Basin
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth
in Parts I, II, III and IV of General Permit No. NCG520000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective August 1, 1997.
This certificate of coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day July 23,1997.
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Letter to C. W. MCCRACKINE
NCG520017
INVOICE FOR RENEWAL OF
NPDES PERMIT
❑ Check here if you do NOT wish to renew this permit.
Please return this page along with a letter documenting your reasons
for not requesting renewal to:
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
Division of Water Quality/WQ Section
NPDES Group
Post Office Box 29535
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
ElCheck here if you wish to renew this permit.
Please verify that the following information is documented accurately:
Mailing Address
C. W. MCCRACKINE
CHEROKEE RUBY MINE
310 RUBY MINE ROAD
FRANKLIN , NC 28734
Facility Location
C. W. MCCRACKINE
CHEROKEE RUBY MINE
310 RUBY MINE ROAD
FRANKLIN , NC 28734
lE(No revision required.
December 11,1996
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Revision required. (Please specify below.)
lEiNo revision required.
ElRevision required. (Please specify below.)
Please return this page with your letter requesting renewal, and $400 fee (payable to NCDEHNR) to:
Mr. Charles H. Weaver, Jr.
Division of Water Quality/WQ Section
NPDES Group
Post Office Box 29535
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 /�
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