NCG021031_Cover Letter (Signed)_20240207

ROY COOPER
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ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
February 7, 2024
Barnhill Contracting Company
- Attn: Carey Swann III --
PO Box 399
Kinston, NC 28504
Subject: General Permit No. NCG020000
Creech Pit
CDC No. NCG021031
Lenoir County
Dear Carey Swann III:
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on January 19, 2024,we are forwarding
herewith the subject certificate of coverage (CDC)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:
➢ Implement a SWPPP before beginning operations.
➢ 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 "deo.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"deo.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 "deq.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 general permit allows the discharge of stormwater and certain types of wastewater from your
facility. In your application,you specified that only wastewater would be discharged from this facility. If
separate point-source discharges of stormwater occur (i.e.,stormwater not combined with process
wastewater),you will be required to adhere to the conditions in this permit for stormwater discharges.
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 27699-1612
9i9.707.9200

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
WILI.IAM E. TOBY VINSON, JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Fnvironinenral Quality
This project is located in one of North Carolina's 15 coastal counties subject to the Central Coastal Plain
Capacity Use Area (CCPCUA) Water Withdrawal Permit.Groundwater withdrawals of 100,000 gallons or
more a day within these counties require an additional Permit through the Division of Water Resources
(different from the NPDES mining activities discharge permit). Please contact Gabrielle Chianese in
at(910) 707-9008 or visit the Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area Webpage to determine if you will be
required to seek coverage.
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 of the Neuse Riparian buffer rules, per 15A NCAC
02B .0714.
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
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
Michael Lawyer
NPDES Stormwater Program Supervisor
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 6 Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
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