NCG210436_Rescission Denial Letter_20190114

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Interim Director
Mr. Will R. Copeland
Apex Nurseries, Inc.
2925 NC Hwy 751
Apex, NC 27523
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 14, 2019
Subject: Rescission Denial of NPDES Stormwater Permits
Apex Nurseries, Inc.
Permit Numbers: NCG210436 and NCG210437
Chatham County
Dear Mr. Copeland:
On August 15, 2016, the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR) received your
request to rescind coverage for your site under general stormwater permit NCG210000.
Department of Environmental Quality staff contacted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
for guidance on permitted industrial activities. EPA confirmed the stormwater discharges coming from
your site are regulated under the Clean Water Act NPDES Stormwater Program and are subject to North
Carolina's NPDES delegated program.
Prior to rescinding the permit, all industrial materials with the potential to come into contact with
stormwater must be removed. As a part this rescission request, please respond to this letter detailing how
this may be achieved.
Until the time that a rescission request is approved, your permits will remain in effect and you must
comply with the permit condition requirements therein.
If you have questions about this matter, please contact Annette Lucas at [phone] or Alaina _
Morman at [phone].
Sincerely
S. Daniel Smith
Interim Director
cc: EPA Region 4 - Olone.Dan(dieoa.gov
Apex Counsel — Hayes Finley
Chatham County Soil and Water
DEMLR RRO —B. Denton and T. Valentine
DWR RRO — R. Bolich
Stormwater Permitting Program
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
919.707.9200