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Morton Materials Inc.
Attn: Elijah T. Morton
121 Garnet Lane
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Subject: General Permit No. NCG020000
Frazier Pit
COC No. NCG020952
Onslow County
Dear Mr. Morton:
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on November 18, 2019,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:
➢ Develop and Implement a SWPPP within 12 months of permit issuance.
➢ 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"dea.nc.¢ov/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"deg.nc.sov/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 "deg.nc.gov/SW-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 permit does not allow discharges that will violate water quality standards in the downstream
waters. Those waters contain sensitive species that could be displaced or distressed by a large volume of
the discharge and also contain shellfish species,which if contaminated and eaten by humans, could result
in serious adverse health effects.Therefore,any time the discharge may be large enough to exceed the 50
�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy.Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1612
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ROY COOPER
Governor
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WILLIAM E. TOBY VINSON_IR. NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
percent mixing ratio with the receiving waters,it is important to reduce the volume of release to protect
public health and the environment.
This project is located in one of North Carolina's 20 coastal counties. Coastal stormwater management
rules (15A NCAC 21-1 .1000) may require an additional State Stormwater Permit(different from the NPDES
mining activities discharge permit). Please contact Christine Hall in the Wilmington Regional
Office at(910) 796-7339 to determine if you will be required to submit an application for a State
Stormwater permit.
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 Cook at(919) 707-3648 or by email at
britta [e-mail].¢ov.
Sincerely,
Michael Lawyer
Stormwater Program Supervisor
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality ; Divismn of Energy.Mineral and Land Resources
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