NCG160227_Emails RE Is Dormant Status Necessary_20190725

Georgoulias, Bethany
From: Alexander Culpepper <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 4:24 PM
To: Georgoulias, Bethany
Subject: RE: [External] Carolina Sunrock (Prospect Hill) Dormant Status Request
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Bethany,
That all makes sense to me. After discussing options with my PM, we will continue to pay annual fees for the permits
and keep the COC current until a final operational decision is made for the property. Thank you for the clarification and
guidance.
Alex
From: Georgoulias, Bethany [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 3:42 PM
To: Alexander Culpepper <[e-mail]>
Cc: Eplin, Tamera <[e-mail]>; Wise, Brandon L <[e-mail]>; Lucas, Annette
<[e-mail]>; Morman, Alaina <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [External] Carolina Sunrock (Prospect Hill) Dormant Status Request
Alex,
Thanks for reaching out about this.
You are correct that you would normally contact the Regional Engineer (Tamers Eplin in Winston-Salem, in this case)
about requesting Dormant Status for a site that is not operational but still holding a permit. We have guidance for the
regions on how to handle that request. It sounds like nothing was ever built here, though. If there was never any
industrial activity, and there are no industrial materials on the site for either of these operations, permit requirements
have not "kicked in" yet, and wouldn't until the sites are built or industrial activities start.
An NPDES permit only applies to potential discharges from industrial activities or materials. When a facility has
operated and then ceases activity, there are still obligations under the permit they began that have to be continued (for
example, facility inspections and other obligations under the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan). But if those never
began, I'm not sure that requesting dormant status is even necessary. As long as Carolina Sunrock continues to pay
annual fees for these permits, the COCs will remain current. Permit requirements would begin when materials and/or
operations are introduced to sites (and the SPPPs need to be developed ahead of that).
Does that make sense for the situation here?
Bethany
Bethany Georgoulias
Environmental Engineer
Stormwater Program, Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality

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From: Alexander Culpepper <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2019 2:54 PM
To: Georgoulias, Bethany<[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] Carolina Sunrock (Prospect Hill) Dormant Status Request
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Bethany,
Carolina Sunrock would like to request dormant site status for our Prospect Hill Facility located at 4266 Wrenn Road,
Prospect Hill, NC, 27314. The site was a planned ready mix concrete and hot mix asphalt distribution facility. Following
site preparation and before the facility was erected, the project was placed on hold indefinitely. The site has two active
NPDES Permits (#140460 and #160227) and we would like both placed into dormant status. Please note that Carolina
Sunrock has suspended any and all industrial activities at the property and will promptly notify DEMLR if future site plans
change.
After reviewing the DEMLR website, it looks like the Regional Office Engineer may require a site visit in order to process
the dormant site status request. Can you confirm and let me know what additional information your office needs before
considering this request?
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns and thank you for your time.
Alex
Alexander Culpepper, PG
Environmental Specialist
Carolina Sunrock
200 Horizon Drive Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27615
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