NCG060364_COC Revised Ownership with Cover_20170407

Energy, Mineral &
Land Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
April 7, 2017
Mr. Lankford Ruffin
Butterball
One Butterball Lane
Garner, N.C. 27529
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
TRACY DAVIS
Director
Subject: NPDES Stormwater Permit NCG060364
Butterball
Formerly Goldsboro Milling Company
Pitt County
Dear Mr. Ruffin:
Division personnel received your request to revise your stormwater permit Certificate of
Coverage (COC) to accurately reflect your new company and/or facility name.
Please find enclosed the revised COC. The terms and conditions contained in the General
Permit remain unchanged and in full effect. This revised COC is issued under the
requirements of North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of
Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
On March 21, 2017, Division staff from the Washington Regional Office and Central Office
visited your site to help resolve questions about which areas of the property are subject to
NPDES Stormwater Permitting requirements. Butterball leases property to Southern States
Cooperative — Farmville Agronomy Center, which mixes fertilizer for its retail operation on
site. Although that operation is a farm supply retail business, the Division concluded the
establishment on this part of the property is primarily engaged in mixing fertilizers that are
manufactured off -site, an activity described by SIC 2875 and captured by the NPDES
Stormwater Regulations in 40 CFR § 122.26. During the visit, Division staff observed
exposure of industrial activities to stormwater on this part of the property, as well as potential
point source discharges from these drainage areas. Concurrently with this ownership transfer
to Butterball, the Division is notifying Southern States Cooperative of the obligation to apply
for an NPDES Stormwater Permit.
Nothing Compares-,
State of North Carolina Environmental Quality Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512 N. Salisbury Street 11612 Mail Service Center j Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
919 707 9200

Stormwater discharges from Butterball's feed mill operation are authorized by the
NCG060364 permit being transferred by this letter. Stormwater discharges from fertilizer
mixing activities conducted by the lessee are not adequately covered by NCG060364 and
should be covered under a separate permit obtained by Southern States Cooperative, unless
Butterball and Southern States Cooperative elect to apply as co-permittees for an NPDES
Stormwater Permit that covers the entire site, or unless Southern States Cooperative achieves
No Exposure conditions and qualifies for an exclusion from NPDES permitting. Based on
our observations while at the site, No Exposure does not apply. We hope this clarifies the
questions surrounding permitting requirements for the activities present at this site.
During the visit, staff noted a possible additional stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) on
Butterball's property. Grading was planned on the north side of the plant near the railroad
tracks to restore original drainage flow towards surface waters and may result in another
SDO associated with industrial activities. The company should update its Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Plan and sampling as necessary upon completion of that modification.
Butterball may also request Representative Outfall Status (ROS) for one or more outfalls at
the site to reduce monitoring requirements. An ROS request form may be found on our
website: hgps://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/energy-mineral-
land-permits/stormwater-permits/npdes-industrial-sw
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact the Stormwater
Program at [phone].
Sincerely,
Original signed by Bethany Georgoulias
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., CPM, Director
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land
Resources
cc: Washington Regional Office
Matt Bramblett, P.E. / Hart & Hickman, PC (via e-mail)
Stormwater Program Files
Central Files
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State of North Carolina Environmental Quality Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512 N. Salisbury Street 11612 Mail Service Center j Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
919 707 9200

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG060000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG060364
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,
Butterball
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from a facility located at:
Butterball
3648 South Fields Street
Farmville
Pitt County
to receiving waters designated as Middle Swamp, a class C; Sw; NSW water in the Neuse 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. NCG060000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective April 7, 2017.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day April 7, 2017.
Original signed by Bethany Georgoulias
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., Director
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission