NCG240029_Cover Letter (Signed)_20240104

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ROY COOPERGovernorELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
WILLIAM E. TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROUNA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
January 4, 2024
City of Wilson
Attn:Scott Hedgepeth — - - -
1800 Herring Ave.
Wilson, NC 27894
Subject: General Permit No. NCG240000
City of Wilson Compost Facility
COC No. NCG240029
Wilson County
Dear Scott Hedgepeth:
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on March 211, 2023,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 NCG240000 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 NCG240000 Permit from the General Permits page on the NPDES
Industrial Stormwater Program web site,which can be reached by typing"deg.nc.gov/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.gov/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.
➢ Per the requirements of the Neuse Riparian (streamside) Buffer Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0714), all
stormwater runoff into the riparian buffer shall meet dispersed flow requirements of 15A NCAC
02H .1002 for portions of the project built after July 22, 1997. Also, drainage conveyances (drainage
ditches, roadside ditches, and stormwater conveyances)through riparian buffer must meet
requirements-ofthe-Neuse-Riparian-buffer-rules,-per 1-5A-NCAC-02B-.07-14.
- 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 276991612
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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
WILLIA.v1 E. TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
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 nv.cook @deg.nc.eov.
Sincerely,
Michael Lawyer
Stormwater Program Supervisor
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
cc: Raleigh Regional Office/T.Valentine
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Energy.Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury street 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 2 7699-1612
919.707.9200