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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCG020716_Reissuance-Letter-COC_2015-RenewalNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Pat McCrory Governor Gregory Taveras The Quartz Corp USA P.O. Box 309 Spruce Pine, NC 28777 Dear Mr. Taveras: Donald R. van der Vaart Secretary November 19, 2015 Subject: General Permit No. NCG020000 The Quartz Corp USA— Pete Lawson Mine COC NCG020716 Mitchell County In accordance with your request for renewal of a discharge permit received on June 30, 2014, 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 (COC). Please be advised that EPA Region 4 staff who performed a Compliance Sampling Inspection (CSI) at the end of March 2015 and follow-up sampling in June 2015 at other industrial mineral mines in North Carolina raised concerns about metals levels in the discharges. The Stormwater Permitting Program identified mines like this one that have similar activities. During the term of this General Permit, this site may be evaluated further for an alternative permitting action, such as applying to the Division of Water Resources (DWR) for an individual NPDES discharge permit (or modification of its existing wastewater individual permit) prior to the expiration of this General Permit in 2020. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, or permits required by the Division of Water Resources (DWR), Coastal Area Management Act, or any other federal or local governmental permit that may be required. If the conditions as stipulated in the COC are unacceptable to you, you may apply sooner for an individual NPDES discharge permit. Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Energy Section • Geological Survey Section • Land Quality Section 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 • Internet: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/Ir/ eb/Ir/ Mailing Address: 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612.919-707-9200 / FAX: 919-715-8801 An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer— 50% Recycled 110% Post Consumer Paper NCG020716 Renewal COC November 19, 2015 Page 2 If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Bradley Bennett at telephone number (919) 807-6378, or Bethany Georgoulias at telephone number (919) 807-6372. Sincerely, Original signed by Bradley Bennett for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., CPM cc: Toby Vinson, DEM LR Land Quality Section Tom Belnick, DWR Water Quality Permitting Section Stan Aiken, DEMLR Asheville Regional Office RE Linda Wiggs, DWR Asheville Regional Office Kip Tyler, EPA Region IV NPDES Permitting and Enforcement Branch Stormwater Permitting Program Files DWR Central Files Certificate of Coverage STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL AND LAND RESOURCES GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000 CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG020716 STORMWATER AND WASTEWATER DISCHARGES NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM Page 1 of 1 In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, The Quartz Corp USA is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater and/or wastewater, as provided in the original Certificate of Coverage (COC), or subsequent COC modification, from a facility located at: Pete Lawson Mine Gouges Creek Rd Spruce Pine Mitchell County to receiving waters designated as Gouges Creek, class WS-IV;Tr water(s) in the French Broad River Basin(s) in accordance with the stormwater pollution management requirements, monitoring and reporting requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of General Permit No. NCG020000 as attached. This Certificate of Coverage shall become effective October 1, 2015. This Certificate of Coverage shall remain effective for the duration of the General Permit. Signed this day October 1, 2015. for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., CPM Director, Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/lr/2015-erenewal 11/19/2015