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:
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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