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Environmental Quality
October 26, 2018
Wrenn Johnson
Atlantic Beach Seafood Market, LLC
3604 Plantation Rd
Morehead City, NC 28557
Subject: Renewal of'coverage/-General Permit NCG530000
Atlantic Beach Seafood Market
Certificate of Coverage NCG530169
Carteret County
Dear Permittee:
The Division is'hereby renewing Certificate-Of Coverage (CoC)NCG530169 to discharge under NPDES
General Permit NCG530000. This CoC is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General
Statue 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental
Protection agency dated October 15; 2007[or as subsequently amende`d].
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this General Permit are
unacceptable to you,you have the right to request an individual permit by submitting an individual permit
application. Unless such demand is made, the certificate of coverage shall be final and binding.
Please take notice that this Certificate'Of Coverage is not transferable except after notice to the
Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
Contact the Wilmington Regional Office prior to any sale or transfer of the permitted facility.
Regional Office staff will assist you in documenting the transfer of this CoC.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by
any other Federal, State, or Local governmental regulation.
If you have any questions concerning the requirements of the General Permit,please contact Joe
Corporon [919 707-3617, or [e-mail]].
Sincerely,
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for Linda Culpepper
cc: NPDES file
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
919-707-3600

NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
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INVOICE * 2 0 1 8 P R 0 0 8 3 8 0 *
Annual Permit Fee it Overdue
This annual'feels'required by the N'ortii CaYoliria Administrative'Code.It covers'the acdiiiiriis'frative costsassociated with
your permit.It is required of any person holding a permit for any time during the annual fee period,regardless of the facility's
operating status. Failure to pay the fee by the due date will subject the permit to revocation.Operating without a valid
permitis aviolation'arid'is'subjectto'a$'10',000 pet day`firie. If the permitis revoked and'idU tater'decide a'perrniitis
needed,you must reapply,with the understanding the permit request may be denied due to changes in environmental;
regulatory,or modeling conditions.
Invoice Number: 20110R008380 Annual Fee Period: 2018-10=01 to 2019-09-30
Permit Number: NCG530169 Invoice"Date: 09/07/2018
Carteret County
Atlantic Beach Seafood Market Due Date: 10/07/2018
Wrenn JohnsonAnnual Fee: $100.00
Atlantic Beach Seafood Martket LLC
3604 Plantation RtI
Morehead City,NC 28557
Notes:
1. You may pay either by mail with check/money order OR by electronic payment(eCheck or Credit Card).
2. If payment is by check/money order,please remit payment to:
NCDEQ-Division of Water Resources
Attn: AnimaUDischarge/Non-Discharge Billing
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1617
3. If payment is electronic,please see https://deq.nc.gov/epavments/wq to pay electronically. Payments by eCheck will debit your
checking account. Credit card transactions will incur a convenience fee.
4. Please`include your Permit Number and Invoice ilrurriber on ail correspondence.
5. A$25.00 processing fee will be charged for retumed checks in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 25-3-512.
6. Non-Payment of this fee by the payment due date will initiate the permit revocation process.
72. Should you have any questions,regarding this invoice,please contact the Annual Administering and Compliance Fee
Coordinator at 919,807-6316:
(Return This Portion With Check)
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ANNUAL PERMIT INVOICE
Overdue t,
Invoice Number: 2018PR008380 Annual Fee Period: 2018-10=01 to 2019-09=30
Permit Number: NCG530169 •
Invoice Date: 9/7/2018
Carteret County
Atlantic Beach Seafood Market Due Date: 10/7/2018
Annual Fee: $100.00
Wrenn Johnson
Atlantic Beach Seafood Martket LLC'
3604 Plantation Rd Checl(Numberc
Morehead City,NC 28557

STATE OF NORTH.CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
GENERAL PERMIT NCG530000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NCG530169
DISCHARGE SEAFOOD PACKING &RINSING, FISH FARM AND SIMILAR WASTEWATERS
UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliaf ee with the provision of North Carolina Genet°al Statute 143-216.1,ether lawful stand ds'aM
regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Atlantic Beach Seafood Market, LLC
is hereby authorized to discharge Seafood Packing and Rinsing wastewater from a facility
located at the •
Atlantic Beach Seafood Market
415 Atlantic Beach Causeway
Morehead City
Carteret County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Bogue'Sound in subbasin 03=05=
03 of the White Oak River Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring
requirements, and other conditions set forth in Part I hereof.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective October 26, 2018.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day October 26, 2018
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for Linda Culpepper, Interim Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission •

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
GENERAL PERMIT NCG530000
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to discharge from seafood packing and rinsing,aquatic animal operations;
and similarly designated wastewaters under the
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NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
in compliance with the provisions 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,this permit is hereby issued to all
owners or operators,hereafter Permittees, covered by this permit as evidenced by receipt of a Certificate
of Coverage(COC)issued by the Environmental Management Commission to allow the discharge of
wastewater in accordance with the effluent limitations,monitoring requirements,and other conditions
set forth in Parts I,II,III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective March 1, 2018.
This permit shall expire at midnight on March 30, 2021.
/e rda Culpepper
rd Interim Director,Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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General_Permit NCG530000
SECTION 13. SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE
143-215.1(b)]
1. The Permittee shall comply with Final Effluent Limitations by the effective date of the Certificate of
Coverage(COC).
2. Permittee shall at all times provide the planning,scheduling and maintenance necessary,to operate the
existing facilities in accordance with Part If.C.(2)and Part I. Section E.of this permit.
3. The permittee shall at all times manage accumulated solids in such a manner that accumulated solids are not
discharged to the receiving stream. Sweeping,raking,or otherwise intentionally discharging accumulated
solids from raceways or ponds to the receiving stream is prohibited.
SECTION C. APPLICABILITY
[40 CFR 122;NCGS 143-215]
1. This General Permit covers point-source discharges from Concentrated Aquatic.Animal Production(CAAP)
facilities,'seafood/fish packing and rinsing operations,and any other discharge deemed by the Division to be
similar.
2. A Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production(CAAP)facility,subject to the NPDES program is defined,
but not limited to,a hatchery,fish farm,pond,raceway,net pen,submerged cage system,recirculating
system,flow-through system,or similarly structured facility that meet Cold-or Warm-Water definitions and
criteria.
a. Cold-Water species facilities that meet or exceed all three(3)of the following:
(1) produce a minimum 20,000 lbs(9,072 kilos)harvest-weight of aquatic animals per year,and.
(2) feed more than 5,000 lbs(2,268 kilos)of fish food per calendar month,and
(3) discharge more than 30 days per year. •
b. Warm-Water species facilities that meet or exceed both of the following: •
(1) produce a minimum 100,000 lbs(45,359 kilos)harvest-weight of aquatic animals per year,and
(2) discharge more than 30 days per year.
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c. The Director may designate any cold or warm water aquatic animal production facility a Concentrated
Aquatic Animal Production(CAAP)facility,or may require an individual NPDES permit,upon
determining that it is a significant contributor of pollution to the surface waters of North Carolina.
3. This General Permit does not apply to seafood/fish processing(requiring regulation under Federal
Guidelines),and/or to CAAP facilities deemed to require an individual NPDES permit.Facilities not meeting
the minimum requirements of CAAP,as herein defined,are exempt from monitoring and reporting under this
permit.
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General Permit NCG53 0000
a. Materials Management—CAAP facilities shall ensure proper storage of drugs,pesticides and feed to
prevent spills and any resulting discharges of drugs and pesticides.The BMP plan shall describe how the
facility minimizes solids discharges and how it complies with prohibitions on the discarding of feedbags
and/or other solid waste materials.Equipment used to manage solids or otherwise control the discharge
of floating,suspended or submerged matter shall be cleaned and maintained at a sufficient frequency to
prevent the discharge of floating,suspended or submerged matter.Net pens must minimize the
' accumulation of uneaten feed beneath the pens through active feed-monitoring and management
strategies.
b. Inspection and Maintain of Facilities and Containment Structures—The Permittee shall provide
inspection and regular maintenance of all CAAP production and treatment systems to prevent structural
damage.
c. Spill Response and Ftreve,rtion—The Permittee shall define and implement procedures,and acquire any
relevant materials and equipment necessary to contain and respond to loss of fish,fish parts and offal,
feed,pesticides,drugs,or other materials potentially hazardous to the waters of the state.
d. Training—The Permittee shall train personnel in the responsible use and handling of materials,effective
facility inspections,and maintenance of CAAP systems(as described above).Training shall include
documenting and reporting to the Division any spill,containment-structure failure,or drug use(see
Reporting Requirements).
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2. Reporting Requirements.As a means to prevent adverse impacts in the receiving stream,the Division
requires reporting of facility damage,material spills,voluntary or involuntary drug testing,and drug use.The
Division expects facilities to implement proper storage for these products,and implement procedures for
containing,cleaning and disposing of spilled material.CARP facilities shall make oral and written reports to
the Division(See 40 CFR 4513),as follows.
a. Spills—the Permittee shall alert the Division to any loss of hazardous materials such drugs,pesticides or
feed with potential impact to the epi vironment.The Permittee shall make an oral report to the Division
within 24 hours of the spill's occurrence followed by a written report wit'c`n 5 days.The report shall
identify the material spilled and estimate the amount(40 CFR 45113).Upon receiving the oral report,the
Division may on a case-by-case basis,differ the requirement for a written report.
b. Dadi,age or tt,reac,,. of Contat.ret Structures—the Permittee shall alert the Division to any damage
to containment structures such as berms,containers,ponds or nets that results in a loss of materials
hazardous to the receiving stream.The Permittee shall make an oral report to the Division wit e z, 24
hours of the spill's occurrence followed by a written report wit;1" S days.The report shall identify the
material spilled and estimate the amount spilled(40 Ctir+'i(4513).Upon receiving the oral report,the
Division may on a case-by-case basis,differ the requirement for a written report.
c. Participation in]1NAD Test s";i g and the Use of Extralabel Drugs—CAAP facilities must notify the
Division in writing within 5 days of volunteering to participate in investigational new animal drug
(INAD)testing,in accordance with 40 CFR 4513.The Permittee shall report the intended use of ENTADs
and any extralabel drugs both orally and in writing.Based on the oral report,the Division may implement
site-specific action,as warranted.The written report shall identify and comf ma the use of the drug,and
provide more complete data for future analysis and measures control.
J[NAID or Extralabel Irrrag keport ng Exception: If the Division has already approved a Permittee's
use of a specific(NAD or extralabel drug,additional approval to treat another species,or to treat another
disease using this INAD or extralabel drug,is not necessary provided that the Permittee maintain similar
treatment conditions and restrict the dosage not-to-exceed the approved dosage(See 40 CFR 4533).
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