HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCGNE1548_Denial (Signed)_20221130ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC.
Attn: Brian Eckert
1245 Blowing Rock Boulevard
Lenoir, NC 28645
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 30, 2022
Subject: Denial of No -Exposure Certification NCGNE1548
Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC IRIS Facility
Caldwell County
Dear Brian Eckert:
The Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR) has reviewed your submittal of the No
Exposure Certification for Exclusion from NPDES Stormwater Permitting form, received on August 22,
2022. The Division is unable to concur with your certification of no exposure.
Based on an inspection of your facility on November 22, 2022, Asheville Regional Office staff found that
the facility has not been constructed, and it was confirmed the facility would not open until 2024. The
Division cannot grant your requested exemption from permit coverage when industrial activities or
materials are exposed or have the potential to be exposed. Please apply for coverage under a No Exposure
exclusion when the facility is no more than 90 days from opening.
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Brittany Carson at (919) 707-
3648.
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Sincerely,
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for Brian Wrenn, Director
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
cc: Asheville Regional Office / S. Aiken
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
_ 1/ 512 North Salisbury Street 11612.Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612