NCGNE1566_No Exposure Certification (Signed)_20230321

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretory
DOUGLAS R. ANSEL
Interim Director
Saputo Cheese USA Troy
Attn: Debra Guzman
131 Veterans Trail
Troy, NC 27371
Dear Debra Guzman:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 21, 2023
Subject: No Exposure Certification NCGNE1566
Saputo Cheese USA Troy
Montgomery County
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. Based on your submittal
and signed certification of no exposure at the above referenced facility as well as observations made
during a site visit conducted by Mike Lawyer with the Fayetteville Regional Office on December 7"
2022, the Division is granting your conditional exclusion from permitting as provided for under 40 CFR
122.26(g), which is incorporated by reference in North Carolina regulations. We are also hereby
rescinding your current permit Certificate of Coverage, NCG060416.
Please note that by our acceptance of your No Exposure Certification, you are obligated to maintain no
exposure conditions at your facility. If conditions change such that your facility can no longer qualify for
the No Exposure Certification, you are obligated to immediately obtain NPDES permit coverage for your
stormwater discharge. Otherwise, the discharge becomes subject to enforcement as an un-permitted
discharge. You must self -re -certify annually that the No Exposure conditions are being met by completing
the Annual Self Re -Certification Form, which can be found at https:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-
mineral-land-resources/npdes-no-exposure. The completed form does not need to be submitted but shall
be kept onsite and made available upon request.
Your conditional exclusion from permitting does not affect your facility's legal requirements to obtain
environmental permits that may be required under other federal, state, or local regulations or ordinances.
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Brittany Cook at (919)-707-3648 or
at Brittanv.cook ncderingov.
Sincerely,
for Douglas R. Ansel, Interim Director
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
cc: Fayetteville Regional Office / M. Joyner
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy. Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11612 Mail Service Center Raleigh. North Carolina 27699-1812
w D 919.707.9200