NCGNE1665_Return Letter (Signed)_20240916

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
WILLIAM E. TOBY VINSON, JR. NORTH CAROUNA
Interim Director Environmental Qualify
September 16, 2024
City of Marion
Attn: Bob Boyette
PO Drawer 700
Marion, NC 28752
Subject: NOI Application NCGNE1665
Corpening Creek WWTP
Return#1356
McDowell County
Dear Mr. Boyette:
We received your application for an NPDES No Exposure Certification on February 12,2024.On September 11,
2024, Michael Smith and Chayden Shell with the Asheville Regional Office conducted a site visit to determine
whether the facility was compliant with coverage under a Stormwater No Exposure Certification.
Inspectors noted a discharge of biosolids from the WWTP that is exposed to stormwater inlets. Stormwater
inlets without protection from biosolids mismanagement is a clear exposure issues that prevents this site from
qualifying for a No Exposure Certification.Additional, inspectors noted stormwater exposed to vehicle and
equipment maintenance is routed straight to a stormwater inlet.Therefore, it has been concluded that the
industrial activity of this facility does not qualify for a No Exposure Certification.
With this letter,your application is being returned to you.Your facility should continue coverage under COC
NCG110102. Please visit our General Permits webpage for more information on General Permit NCG110000.
Please contact Brittany Cook,the stormwater General Permit Coordinator, at 919-707-3648 or via email at
[e-mail] for further guidance concerning general permit coverage.
Sincerely,
Mike Lawyer
Stormwater Program Supervisor
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
cc: Asheville Regional Office/S. Aiken
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Divwon of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
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