NCG020916_Cvr Ltr Boardman Mine_20171205

Energy, Mineral
and Land Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Marc Cox
Sunset Farms Inc.
303 S. Maultsby St.
Whiteville, NC 28472
Dear Mr. Cox:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
Subject: General Permit No. NCG020000
Boardman Mine
COC NCG020916
Columbus County
TRACY DAVIS
Director
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on January 13, 2017, we are
forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage 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).
Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except after notice to the Division of
Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources. The Division may require modification or revocation and
reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
Please note that mine dewatering wastewater includes wet pit overflows caused solelyby direct rainfall
and groundwater seepage for this type of mining operation. Any discharge of this water (and any
stormwater commingled with it) is subject to the effluent limitations in this permit.
This general permit allows the discharge of stormwater and certain types of wastewater from your facility.
In your application, you specified that only mine dewatering water would be discharged from this facility.
If separate point -source discharges of stormwater occur (i.e., stormwater not combined with mine
dewatering water), you will be required to adhere to the conditions in this permit for stormwater
discharges.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the
Division of Energy, Mining, and Land Resources, or permits required by the Division of Water
Resources, Coastal Area Management Act, or any other federal or local governmental permit that may be
required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Richard Riddle at telephone number
[phone].
Sincerely,
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., CPM
cc: Wilmington Regional Office
Central Files
Stormwater Permitting Program Files
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