NCG021006_Cover Letter (Signed)_20221205

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Alvin R. Smith
500 Jonestown Road
Columbia, NC 27925
Dear Alvin R. Smith:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
December 5, 2022
Subject:
General Permit No. NCGO20000
Buddy Smith Mine
COC No. NCGO21006
Tyrrell County
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on November, 4 2022, we are
forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage (COC) to discharge under the subject state -
NPDES general permit. 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 US
Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
In order to comply with the conditions of NCG020000 to which you are now subject, you are
required to do the following:
➢ Implement a SWPPP before beginning operations.
➢ Download and print a copy of the NCG020000 Permit from the General Permits page on
the NPDES Industrial Stormwater Program web site, which can be reached by typing
"deq.nc.gov/SW-industrial" into your browser and hitting enter.
➢ When you receive an invoice for your annual permit fee each year, pay it promptly.
Electronic payment is convenient and quick, you can access the ePayment web site by
typing "deq.nc.gov/SW-ePayments" into your browser and hitting enter.
➢ If you have not already enrolled in electronic Data Monitoring Reports (eDMR), view
the six step process and complete the registration by typing "deq.nc.govov/SW-eDMR-eDMR"
into your browser and hitting enter.
➢ Keep information about your facility name, ownership, legally responsible person,
address, and stormwater outfalls up to date. See the Industrial Stormwater Program
web site for instructions.
➢ This project is located in one of North Carolina's 20 coastal counties. Coastal stormwater
management rules (15A NCAC 2H .1000) may require an additional State Stormwater Permit
(different from the NPDES mining activities discharge permit). Please contact Samir
Dumpor in the Washington Regional Office at [phone] to determine if you will be
required to submit an application for a State Stormwater permit.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and land Resources
_ 512 North Salisbury Street 11612 Mall Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
919.707,9200
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Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except upon approval from the
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (Division). The Division may require modification
or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required
by the Division of Water Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or any other federal or local
government permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Brittany Carson at [phone]
or by email at bri_ttany-cars [e-mail].
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Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
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