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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCG020182_Dormant Status Approval (2022)_20221215ROY COOPER Governor JOHN NICHOLSON Werim Secretary BRIAN WRENN Director Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc Attn: Jack Garvey PO Box 70 Rougemont, NC 27572 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality July 5, 2022 Subject: Exemption from Monitoring During Shut -Down (Site Dormancy) Certificate of Coverage #NCG020182 Hanson Aggregates -Elm City Quarry Wilson County Mr. Garvey: A Compliance Evaluation Inspection performed at the Hanson Aggregates -Durham Plant in Elm City, NC on June 28, 2022 by Thad Valentine of the Raleigh Regional Office verified that no industrial activity was taking place at the time of the inspection. Your recent request 'to keep the NCG020182 permit, but to discontinue stormwater and wastewater monitoring is hereby approved, based on the following conditions: • There shall be no industrial activities taking place, no stockpiles of raw materials (to include chemical additives) stored on the site, or wastewater or stormwater industrial discharges while the permittee is not monitoring. • No wastewater shall be generated, and all wastewater treatment units shall be cleaned, stabilized, and inactivated as to render them harmless to the environment while the site is dormant. • Qualitative and analytical monitoring actions as described in Part E,F,G & H do not have to be conducted - as long as the above conditions and all other permit conditions and limitations are met, including: o The annual permit fee must be paid. Failure to nay the annual ,pew Age will he considered a violadon Qf the subiget permit o The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) shall be kept updated to reflect the status of the facility. Updates and conditions of the SPPP of note are: o The BMP Summary shall be reviewed and updated annually. o Training programs shall be developed and training provided at least once a year for facility personnel with responsibilities for: Q"I" "I North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality € Division of Energy. Mineral and Land Resources •/ Raleigh Regional Office lb28Mail ServrccCeti trtI3bQ0Barrett Drive I +ik:.r.�::,_ •r..n 919191A200 Dormant Status Approval July 5, 2022 Page 2 of 2 spill response and cleanup, preventative maintenance activities, and for any of the facility's operations that have the potential to contaminate stormwater runoff. o All aspects of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be reviewed and updated on an annual basis. The annual update shall include an updated list of significant spills or leaks of pollutants for the previous three years, or the notation that no spills have occurred. The annual update shall include written recertification that the stormwater outfalls have been evaluated for the presence of non-stormwater discharges. (Should non- stormwater discharges be discovered, the permittee shall contact this office as soon as possible but in no case greater than 24 hours or the next business day). o Ingpec�ons'-of -tfie fdiffi y and all stormwater --systems -shAlI - - occur as part of the Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program -at a minimum on a semi-annual schedule. • This office must be notified in writing at least 30 days prior to commencing any industrial activity on the site, even if updates or changes are temporary. • A copy of this letter must be maintained with the facility permit and associated plans and records for the life of the permit. Should you have any questions, please contact Thad Valentine at (91.9) 791.-4200. Sincerely, William H. Denton, IV, PE Regional Engineer — RRO Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources — Land Quality Section Department of Environmental Quality cc: Raleigh Regional Office Files Stormwater Permitting Unit Files Rev. 05222020 North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Land Resources, Land Quality Section MINE INSPECTION REPORT ® PERMITTED MINE SITE ❑ UNPERMITTED MINE SITE 1. MINE NAME: Elm City Quany 2. MINE LOCATION: Elm Citv 3. COUNTY: Wilson 4. RIVER BASIN: Neuse 5. CASE: 6. OPERATOR: _ Hanson Agrregates 7. ADDRESS: 2101 Gateway Centre Blvd, Ste 100 Morrisville, NC 27560 8. MINING PERMIT #: 98-13 9. PERMIT EXPIRATION DATE: 09/09/9999 10. PERSON(S) CONTACTED AT SITE: Jack Garvey 11. PICTURES? ® Yes ❑ No TAKEN BY: Thad V 12. TYPE OF INSPECTION: ❑ A. Initial Inspection (Unpermitted Mine Sites) 1. Size of affected land: ac. (attach sketch map) 2. How was this area measured? Measured by: B. Follow-up Inspection: 07/24/2012 1. Date of last ins ection: 13. Any mining since that date? Yes ® No If yes, cite evidence of such mining activity: 14. Was mine operating at time of inspection? ❑ Yes ® No If yes, explain: 15. Is the mine in compliance with the Operating Conditions of the Permit? ® Yes El No ❑ N/A If no, explain: 16. Is the mine in compliance with the Reclamation Conditions of the Permit? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A If no, explain: 17. Is there any off -site damage? A. ❑ Yes B. ® No C. ❑ None observed If A, describe the type and severity of the damage: If B or C, is there potential for offsite damage? ❑ Yes ® No Explain: The mine site is grown over and only has a laze pond left where the quqM was 18. Corrective measures needed and/or taken: 19. Other recommendations and comments: The mine applied for and will be issued an approval for a stormwater Dormant Status 20. Is the Annual Reclamation Report +/- map accurate? ® Yes ❑ No (Explain) 0 Not Reviewed ❑ N/A 21. Follow-up inspection needed? ® Yes ❑ No Proposed date 06/28/2026 22. No. of additional pages of Inspection Report 0 23. Copy of Report sent to operator Yes INSPECTED BY: Thad Valentine DATE 06/28/2022 Telephone No: _ (919) 791-4200 Copy to file Copy to operator Copy to Mining Specialist