NCG020032_Rescission Letter_20180709

Energy, Mineral
and Land Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
WILLIAM E. TOBY VINSON, JR.
Interim Director
July 9, 2018
Mr. Jeffrey S. Ferguson
Unimin CorpGreen Mountain
Plant #1
136 Crystal Drive
Spruce Pine, N.C. 28777
Rescission of NPDES Stormwater Permit
Permit Number: NCG020032
Mitchell County
Dear Mr. Ferguson:
The Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources received your request to rescind your NPDES
Stormwater Permit Number NCG020032. In accordance with your request, Stormwater Permit Number
NCG020032 is rescinded effective immediately.
Operating a treatment facility, discharging wastewater or discharging specific types of stormwater to waters of
the State without valid coverage under an NPDES permit is against federal and state laws and could result in
fines. If something changes and your facility would again require stormwater or wastewater discharge permit
coverage, you should notify this office immediately. We will be happy to assist you in assuring the proper
permit coverage.
If the facility is in the process of being sold, your will be performing a public service if you would inform the
new or prospective owners of their potential need for NPDES permit coverage.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Central Office 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27609
919 707 9200

If you have questions about this matter, please contact the Asheville Regional Office at [phone].
Sincerely,
for William E. Toby Vinson, Jr., PE, CPESC, CPM
Interim Director
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
cc: Asheville Regional Office
Stormwater Permitting Program
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