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Energy. Mineral &
Land Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
July 16, 2018
William H. Wilfong
Barnhill Contracting Company
PO Box 7948
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
ROY COOPER
MICHAEL S. REGAN
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WILLIAM E. (TOBY) VINSON, JR.
Interim Director
Subject: General Permit No. NCG020000
Souteast Bulk, LLC
COC No. NCG020932
Edgecombe County
Dear Mr. Wilfong:
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on June 18, 2018, we are
forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage (COC) 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 upon approval of the
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources. The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land
Resources may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
Please be aware that mine dewatering at your site has the potential to impact adjacent wetlands. The
specific requirements for mine dewatering at facilities near wetlands can be found in Part IV, Section
D of your permit. You must have an approved Operation and Monitoring Plan before mine
dewatering discharges occur at your facility. Discharging mine dewatering wastewater without
Plan approval will be subject to enforcement action. Your application included an Operation and
Pumping Plan, but that plan is not currently sufficient for approval by our Division and the Division
of Water Resources (DWR). Please contact Danny Smith in the Raleigh Regional Office of DWR at
[phone] to schedule a site visit to evaluate your facility and discuss additional information and
adjustments that may be needed to your Plan.
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State of North Carolina Environmental Quality Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512N. Salisbury Street 1612 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
919 707 9200

Permit NCG020932
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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.
Per the requirements of the Tar -Pamlico Riparian Buffer Rule, all stormwater drainage to stream
buffers, from portions of this site that have been constructed after January 1, 2000, must meet diffuse
flow requirements per 15A NCAC 2B .0259. Diffuse flow requirements are described in Chapter 8 of
the North Carolina Stormwater BMP Manual, available at: http:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy
mineral-land-resources/energy-mineral-land-permit-guidance/stormwater-bmp-manual.
You should also note that your facility is in a Water Supply Watershed and in an area covered by the
Tar -Pamlico Nutrient Sensitive Waters Strategy. Edgecombe County implements the new
development stormwater provisions of these requirements. You are encouraged to work with the
county to assure that you are in compliance with any applicable requirements of these programs.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by
the Division of Water Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or any other federal, state or
local government permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Bradley Bennett at telephone number
[phone] or by email bradley.bennettcr,ncdenr. og_v.
Sincerely,
Original Signed by Richard L. Riddle, Jr.
for William E. (Toby) Vinson, Jr., P.E., CPM, Interim Director
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
cc: Bill Denton - Raleigh Regional Office — DEMLR
Danny Smith — Raleigh Regional Office — DWR
Brent Caudle; Barnhill Contracting Company
Stormwater Program Files
DWR Central Files

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG020932
MINE DEWATERING AND STORMWATER DISCHARGES
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
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,
Barnhill Contracting Company
is hereby authorized to discharge mine dewatering discharge and stormwater from a
facility located at
Dairy Farm Pit
107 Rhodes Dairy Lane
Battleboro, NC
Edgecombe County
to receiving waters designated as Key Branch, class WS -IV; NSW waters in the Tar -Pamlico
River Basin, in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and
other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV of General Permit No. NCG020000 as
attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective July 16, 2018.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day July 16, 2018.
Original Signed by Richard L. Riddle, Jr.
for William E. (Toby) Vinson, Jr., P.E., CPM
Interim Director, Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

LOCATION MAP:
Latitude: 35' 57' 54" N NCG020932 Facility
Longitude: 77' 38' 14" W Barnhill Contracting Co.
County: Edgecombe Dairy Farm Pit Location
Stream Class: WS -IV; NSW
Receiving Stream: Key Branch L
Sub -basin: 03-03-02 (Tar -Pamlico River Basin) rXOtth Not to Scale