NC0000400_Renewal Application_20180614

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June 14,2018 •
Mr. David Hill
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources/NPDES Unit ROR
1617 Mail Service Center RECEWEpIpEN
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 JUL 5 20I$
Re: NPDES The Quartz Corp USAl Water
Water Res$ect on
pennIttIn9
8342 Highway 226
Spruce Pine,Mitchell County,North Carolina
Permit No. NC0000400
Dear Mr. Hill:
This letter and supporting documents represent a permit renewal application prepared by AERIS
Environmental, Inc.for The Quartz Corp USA located at 8342 Highway 226 in Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
An initial renewal application was submitted to your office on July 10, 2015. This submittal is provided in
response to your email request to Ms.Teresa Morris of The Quartz Corp USA dated February 15, 2018.
Should you have any questions or require additional information, please contact me by telephone at
704.367.1971 or by email at [e-mail]. The facility contact is Mr. John Silver by telephone at
828.765.8979 or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Kevin S.Woods, PE
Enclosures: Short Form C,Site Map
1440 Blueberry Lane•Charlotte,North Carolina 28226
704.367.1971(phone/fax)
www.aerisenviro.com

NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit Number NC0000400
Please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name The Quartz Corp USA
Facility Name The Quartz Corp USA
Mailing Address 8342 Highway 226
City Spruce Pine
State / Zip Code NC 28777
Telephone Number 828.765.9621
Fax Number 828.766.2110
e-mail Address [e-mail]
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same as above
Street Address or State Road 8342 Highway 226
City Spruce Pine
State / Zip Code NC 28777
County Mitchell
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, consultant or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the
Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name The Quartz Corp USA
Mailing Address 8342 Highway 226
City Spruce Pine
State / Zip Code NC 28777
Telephone Number 828.765.9621
Fax Number 828.766.2110
4. Ownership Status:
Federal 0 State 0 Private ® Public 0
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
5. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code(s): 1459- Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals,
Not Elsewhere Classified
6. Number of employees: 67
7. Describe the treatment system List all installed waste treatment components with capacities,
describe the processes that generate wastewaters. If the space provided is not sufficient attach a
separate sheet of paper with the system description.
1.73 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of the following:
-Three influent pump stations;
- Polymer feed system;
- Lime feed system for pH adjustment;
- Screw Classifier;
- Inorganic solids settling ponds (3); and
- Flow measuring and totalizing equipment.
8. Is facility covered under federal effluent limitation guidelines? No ® Yes El
If yes, specify the category?
9. Principal product(s) produced: High Purity Quartz / Feldspar
Principal raw material(s) consumed: Quartz Ore
Briefly describe the manufacturing process(es):
Mined quartz ore is sized and washed. A flotation process using dilute hydrofluoric acid separates
high purity quartz which is drained, dried and further processed for customer shipments.
10. Amount of principal product produced, or raw material consumed
(List specific amounts consumed and/or units of production over the last three years)
Product Produced or Raw Material Product Produced or Raw Material
Consumed Consumed
(AVERAGE) (PEAK)
per Day 477 tons/day raw material (2015-17) 720 tons/day raw material (2015)
per Month 14,311 tons/mo raw material (2015-17) 21,592 tons/mo raw material (2015)
per Year 217,749 tons/yr raw material (2015-17) 277,721 tons/yr raw material (2017)
11. Frequency of discharge: Continuous ® Intermittent El
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration:
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
12. Types of wastewater discharged to surface waters only
Flow
Discharge
(GALLONS PER DAY)
Sanitary - monthly average 0 gpd
Utility water, etc. - monthly average 0 gpd
Process water - monthly average 310,000 gpd
Stormwater-monthly average 0 gpd (retention basins limit stormwater discharge to
negligible flow)
Other-monthly average
Explain: 0 gpd
Monthly Average 310,000 gpd
total discharge (all types)
13. Number of separate discharge points: Four
Outfall Identification number(s): PM-01 (process water), PM-02 (process water, PM-03 (process
water water), 103 (effluent) -Note that each of the process water outfalls were previously
considered to be stormwater outfalls, though based on contact of stormwater with product
throughout the site and as previously agreed upon with NCDEQ the outfalls are considered to be
process water outfalls.
14. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall, including
latitude and longitude):
North Toe River. Map is attached.
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NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION - SHORT FORM C - Minor Industrial
Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
15. Effluent Data [for new or proposed discharges]
Provide data for the parameters listed. Temperature and pH shall be grab samples,for all other parameters 24-hour
composite sampling shall be used.If more than one analysis is reported, report daily maximum and monthly average.
If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
NOTE:Permittees requesting renewal should complete the table ONLY for the parameters
currently monitored. Summarize the past 3 years of effluent data.
Parameter Daily Monthly Units of
Maximum Average Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
Total Organic Carbon
Total Suspended Solids 148 79 lb/day
Ammonia as N
Temperature (Summer)
Temperature (Winter)
pH 7.59 7.25
Fecal Coliform (If sanitary waste is
present)
Total Residual Chlorine (if chlorine is
used)
16. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications (check all that apply and provide
permit numbers or check none if not applicable):
Type Permit Number Type Permit Number
Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NCR000150482 NESHAPS (CAA) None
UIC (SDWA) None Ocean Dumping (MPRSA) None
NPDES NC0000400 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA) None
PSD (CAA) None Other None
Non-attainment program (CAA) None
17. List any chemicals that may be discharged (Please list and explain source and potential
amounts.)
The following chemical substances were identified in test results of effluent dated June 2015.
The source(s) of the substances is not known, though they may have been present in the raw
water influent from the North Toe River for use in processing:
Fluoride (16984-48-8) from the flotation process, up to 54.1 mg/L
Nitrate-Nitrite, as N, up to 2.28 mg/L
Nitrogen, Total Organic (as N), up to 4.24 mg/L
Phosphorous, as P, up to 0.05 mg/L
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Minor industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities.
Aluminum (7429-90-5), up to 6.5 mg/L
Barium (7440-39-3), up to 0.042 mg/L
Iron (7439-89-6), up to 2.4 mg/L
Magnesium (7439-95-4), up to 4.0 mg/L
Molybdenum (7439-98-7), up to 0.019 mg/L
Manganese (7439-96-5), up to 1.6 mg/L
Nickel (7440-02-0), up to 0.023 mg/L
Zinc (7440-66-6), up to 0.013 mg/L
18. Is this facility located on Indian country? (check one)
Yes El No El
19. Applicant Certification
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
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North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false
statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or
required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission
implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or
monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the
Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
by a fine not to exceed $25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section
1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both,
for a similar offense.)
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