NC0089109_Correspondence_20230403

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 4, 2023
To: Kimberly Barnett
Public Water Supply
Asheville Regional Office
From: Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D.
NCDEQ / DWR /Industrial Wastewater Permitting Unit
Central Raleigh Office
Subject: Review of draft NPDES Permit NCO089109
Befesa Zinc Metal, LLC
Rutherford County
Please complete this form to indicate your agency's position or viewpoint on this draft
permit and return to me by May 8, 2023. If you have any questions on the draft permit,
please contact me at telephone number [phone] or via e-mail at
[e-mail].
RESPONSE: (Check one)
❑ Concur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and
maintained properly, the stated effluent limits are met prior to discharge, and the
discharge does not contravene the designated water quality standards.
❑ Concurs with issuance of this permit, provided the following conditions are met:
❑ Opposes the issuance of this permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached:
ate:
D E Q�JI North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
!� 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
NORTH C of En,kA 919.707.9000
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