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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCG020612_COMPLETE FILE - HISTORICAL_20101025STORMWATEWDIVISION CODING SHEET RESCISSIONS . PERMIT NO. 4 DOC TYPE U--tOMPLETE.FILE - HISTORICAL DATE OF RESCISSION ❑ (��� (� 1 ��(�� YYYYMMDD North Carolina Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor Curtis Dixon Curtis S Dixon - Dixon Pit 2638 Highway 24 Newport, NC 28570 Dear Permittee: K = NCDENR Department of Environment and Natural Division of Water Quality Coleen H. Sullins Director October 25, 2010 Resources Subject: Rescission of NPDES Stormwater Permit Certificate of Coverage Number NCG020612 Curtis S Dixon - Dixon Pit Carteret County Dee Freeman Secretary On 9/7/2010, the Division of Water Quality received your request to rescind your coverage under Certificate of Coverage Number NCG020612. in accordance with your request, Certificate of Coverage Number NCG020612 is rescinded effective immediately. Operating a treatment facility, discharging wastewater or discharging specific tees of stormwater to waters of the State without valid coverage under an NPDES permit will subject the responsible party to a civil penalty of up to $25,000 per day. It is the intention of DWQ that enforcement proceedings will occur for persons that have voluntarily relinquished permit coverage when, in fact, continuing permit coverage was necessary. If; in retrospect, you feel the site still requires permit coverage, you should notify this office immediately. Furthermore, if in the future you wish to again discharge to the State's surface waters, you must first apply for and receive a new NPDES permit. 11 [lIG ldl.11lly lS 111 t11G FlIVI,"GJS V1 UCIIIg JUIU. VOU �Yill be PeilUllllllig a tluullC JC7'\'ICC E1 yClU 4�'IJUIU [I1101711 the new or prospective owners of their potential need for NPDES permit coverage. If you have questions about this matter, please contact Brian Lowther at (1919) 507-636S, or the Water Quality staff in our Wilmington Regional Office at NPDES SW. Sincerely, for Coleen H. Sullins, Director cc: Wilmington Regional Office Stormwater Permitting Unit DWQ Central Files v Fran McPherson, DWQ Budget Office Wetlands and Stormwater Branch 1617 Mail Service Center. Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Location: 512 N Salisbury S1. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919-807-63001 FAX: 919-807-64941 Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 Internet: www.rtcwaterquaJlty.org An EgL4 Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer 00� BY ' One NorthCarolina Aaturally NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor August 30, 2010 Curtis Dixon 2628 Highway 24 Newport, NC 28570 Dear Mr. Dixon, Natural Resources Dee Freeman, Secretary Subject: NPDES General Stormwater Inspections and Compliance Dixon Pit Certificate of Coverage No. NCG020612 Carteret County A site inspection at the Dixon Mine Pit facility was conducted on August 18, 2010. This mine pit discharges to Broad Creek a class SA, HQW (high quality water) water of the State. A file review indicates that the certificate of coverage (NCG020612) is active. During our phone conversation on August 18, 2010, you indicated this pit has been inactive due to the slow down in construction activities. You indicated an interest in having the NPDES permit rescinded. Enclosed is a Rescission Request Form for your convenience. if you are interested in discontinuing mining at this location, please fill in the date the mine pit was closed. Sign and date the form and send it to the address highlighted at the bottom of the form. The Wilmington Regional Office will support your rescission request based upon the fact that no current mining has been conducted. If you decide to pursue rescission and later intend to resume mining, you may reapply for the NPDES Permit; however dewatering will he restricted to discharges to the wetlands rather than directly to class SA/HQW waters of the State. Should you wish to maintain an active NPDES Permit, please ensure the appropriate reporting is conducted and that any discharges from the mine pit are properly monitored in accordance with the NPDES Permit language (see enclosed permit text). Currently, you are not in compliance with your permit. An operation and monitoring plan will be required for the dewatering activities to ensure that the discharges will not adversely affect the ability of the receiving waters to properly function as a Primary Nursery Area. Please note that on January I, 2011, a written Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan will be required for this mine site. I thank you for your time and attention to this matter. You can reach me at 910-796-7343. Should you have any questions concerning this correspondence, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Linda Willis Division of Water Quality Surface Water Protection Section Enclosures Cc: Wilmington Regional Office — NCG020 Carteret DWQ CO Files One NorthCarolina Naturally 1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1601 Phone: 919-733-49841 FAX: 919-715-30601 Internet: www.enr.state.nc.us/ENR/ An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer - 50 % Recycled 1 10% Post Consumer Paper Compliance Inspection Report Permit: NCG020612 Effective: 01/01/10 Expiration: 12/31/14 Owner: Curtis S Dixon SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Dixon Pit County: Carteret 2628 Hwy 24 Region: Wilmington Newport NC 28570 Contact Person: Curtis S Dixon Title: Phone: 252-247-2643 Directions to Facility: System Classifications: Primary ORC: Secondary ORC(s): On -Site Representative(s): Related Permits: Certification: Phone: Inspection Date: 08/18/2010 Entry Time: 01:00 PM Exit Time: 01:30 PM Primary Inspector: Linda Willis LQ.![QQ� Phone: 910-796-7396 Secondary inspector(s): k� Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Permit Inspection Type: Mining Activities Stormwater Discharge COC Facility Status: ❑ Compliant allot Compliant Question Areas: Storm Water (See attachment summary) Page: 1 Permit: NCG020612 owner - Facility: Curtis S Dixon Inspection Date: 08/18/2010 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Inspection Summary: This mine pit could be a pit that eliminates discharges to SA/PNA/HQW classified receiving stream. The site has a large poccosin wetland located to the west of the pit. Pump rates and frequencies could be managed such that no discharge would occur to the receiving stream, but this will have to be managed and identified in accordance with an approved operation and monitoring plan. Page: 2 Permit: NCG020612 Owner - Facility: Curtis S Dixon Inspection Date: 08/18/2010 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Yes No NA NE Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ # Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ # Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ # Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas? ❑ ❑ ■ Cl # Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ # Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ # Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment? n ❑ ■ ❑ # Does the Plan include a BMP summary? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan? ❑ Cl ■ ❑ # Does the facility provide and document Employee Training? ❑ Cl ■ ❑ # Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)? ❑ ❑ ® ❑ # Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program? n ❑ ■ ❑ Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: SWP3 will be due on January 1, 2011 if the pit remains active. Qualitative Monitoring Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? Cl ■ ❑ ❑ Comment: No monitoring has been conducted. Technical assistance was provided during the site inspection concerning the requirements to monitor the discharge from " this pit. No discharge has occurred for some time due to a slow down in construction. The mine owner is considering requesting rescission of the permit rather than having to comply with the reporting requirements and annual fees. Analytical Monitoring Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? Q ■ ❑ ❑ # Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ Comment: No monitoring has been conducted. Technical assistance was provided concerning the monitoring requirements. Should the mining activities remain active with the need to dewater the pit, monitoring will be required. The pit discharges to a small settling basin that will need to be maintained to provide adequate settling prior to discharge to a wetland poccosin. The discharge channelizes through the poccosin and eventually discharges to Broad Creek (SAIHQWIPNA waters of the State). Permit and Outfalis Yes No NA NE Page: 3 Permit: NCG020612 Owner - Facility. Curtis S Dixon inspection Date: 0811812010 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine # Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ # Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division? ❑ Cl ■ ❑ # Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges? Comment: If you do not have a copy of your certificate of coverage for this facility, please request one from the Wilmington Regional Office (WiRO), the staff will assist in providing you one. Only one outfall should exist from this site and that is the outfall located at the center of the pit on the west side (where the settling basin exists). Should another location be necessary, you must identify the new location on your site map required in the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3). Should you need assistance in developing the SWP3, please contact WiRO. Page. 4 I FA Division of Water Quality 1 Surface Water Protection National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NCDENR RESCISSION REQUEST FORM EilW RpNI£If�FN9 HHiIP.FI F�9OUft(:E9 FOR AGENCY USE ONLY Date Received Year Month Da Please fill out and return this form if you no longer need to maintain your NPDES stormwater permit. 1) Enter the permit number to which this request applies: Individual Permit (or) Certificate of Coverage N I C I 5 I I I I I I I I N I C I G I p 1 2 1 d 16 l �, 2) Owner/Facility Information: '� • Final correspondence will be mailed to the address noted below Owner/Facility Name l:i lt^l•j5 S� L`�i+«ry /�lKarLc Facility Contact+tS S UtXo�` Street Address 2,L' o?L[ City County Telephone No State NC. ZIP Code o78S-7O E-mail Address SA a94 — .3 4-13 . Fax: 3) Reason for rescission request (This is required information. Attach separate sheet if necessary): &�Facility'closed or is closing on - . All industrial activities have ceased such that no discharges of stormwater are contaminated by exposure to industrial activities or materials. ❑ Facility sold to on . If the facility will continue operations under the new owner it may be more appropriate to request an ownership change to reissue to permit to the new owner. ❑ Other: 4) Certification: I, as an authorized representative, hereby request rescission of coverage under the NPDES Stormwater Permit for the subject facility. I am familiar with the information contained in this request and to the best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete and accurate, Signature x DateX x x Print or type name of person signing above Title Please return this completed rescission request form to: SW NPDES Permit Coverage Rescission Stormwater Permitting Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 1617 Mail Service Center, Ralegh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 OnC Phone: 919407.6300 4 FAX: 919-807-64921 Custwner Service: 1-877-623-6749 NorthCarolina Internet www,ncwaterquality.org i//�/ � �wma "IIy An Equal Opportunity lAffirnnativeAction Employer - saw �pr t V.., _j4 -Z 4ORW Wfflt- magely- :6,Lff&l -,'3670 —yq aW Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality February 7, 2005 Curtis S Dixon 2628 Hwy 24 Newport, NC 28570 Subject: NPDES Stormwater Permit Coverage Renewal Dixon Pit COC Number NCG020612 Carteret County Dear Permittee: In response to your renewal application for continued coverage under general permit NCG020000 the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) is forwarding herewith the reissued stormwater general permit. Please review the new permit to familiarize yourself with the changes in the reissued permit. The general permit authorizes discharges of stormwater and some types of wastewater. You must meet the provisions of the permit for the types of discharges present at your facility. This permit is reissued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between the state of North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, dated December 6, 1983. The following information is included with your permit package: • A new Certificate of Coverage • A copy of General Stormwater Permit NCG020000 • A copy of a Technical Bulletin for the general permit' • Five copies of Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Forms - wastewater and stormwater • Five copies of Qualitative Monitoring Report Form Your coverage under this general permit is not transferable except after notice to DWQ. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the Certificate of Coverage. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by DENR or relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree. If you have any questions regarding this permit package please contact Jonathan Diggs of the Central Office Stormwater Permitting Unit at (919) 733-5083, ext.537. Sincerely, .for — cc: Central Files Stormwater & General Permits Unit Files .Wilmington Regional Office Onc NortnnCarolina Naturally North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone (919) 733-7015 Customer Service Internet: h2o.enrstate.nc.uslsulstormwater.html 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27604 FAX (919) 733-9612 1-877-623-6748 An Equal OpportunitylAffirmaWe Action Employer— 50% Recydedl40% Post Consumer Paper STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000 CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG020612 STORMWATER AND PROCESS WASTEWATER 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, is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater and to operate treatment systems and discharges associated with mine dewatering wastewater and process wastewater from a facility located at Dixon Pit 2628 Hwy 24 Newport Carteret County to receiving waters designated as Gales Creek, a class SA;HQW stream in the White Oak River Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of General Permit No. NCG020000 as attached. This certificate of coverage shall become effective February 7, 2005. This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit. Signed this day February 7, 2005 for Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission j June 20, 2003 Mr. Curtis S. Dixon Dixon Mine 2628 Highway 24 Newport, NC 28570 Michael F. Easley Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary Department of Environment and Natural Resources Subject: General Permit No Dixon Mine COC NCG020612 Carteret County Dear Mr. Dixon: Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director Division of Water Quality NCG020000 In accordance with your application for discharge permit received on January 28. 2003, we are forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage 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 December 6, 1983. The permittee shall develop an approved plan to avoid wetland impacts (See Part III, Section C, Page 6 of 9). Since discharges of wastewater (Mine dewatering) from this mine are into waters that have been designated as High Quality Waters (HQW) there are more stringent effluent limitations on Total Suspended Solids than provided for in the General Permit. Attached to this copy of the General Permit NCG02000O.are supplemental effluent limitations, these replace Table 9 from the General Permit and are applicable to this facility. If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this 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, this 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 of Water Quality. The Division of Water Quality may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the certificate of coverage. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required - If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Mack Wiggins at telephone number 9191733- 5083 ext. 742. Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY WILLIAM C. MILLS Alan W. Klimek, P.E. cc: -Wilmington Regional Office Central Piles Stormwater and General Permits Unit Files ;A Customer Service Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 (919) 733-7015 1 800 623-7748 4. Supplemental Effluent Limitations for NCGO20000 Effluent Limitations for Process Wastewater and Mine Dewatering discharges into High Quality Waters (HQW) Discliar ta 1W _m .0 ri� M w on axt N AS Settleable Solids 0.1 MIR 0.2 nilIl Total Suspended Solids (Industrial Sand Mining) 20 mg/l 45 mg/l pH Range' -------- 6.0 — 9.0 Turbidity (Freshwater non -trout streams) -------- 50 NTU Turbidity (Non -trout lakes and saltwaters) -------- 25 NTU Turbidity (Trout waters) -------- 10 NTU Footnotes: I Alternatively, the pH range for saltwater is 6.8-8.5. Designated swamp waters can have a pH as low as 4.3 if due to natural conditions. QN STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG020000 CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG020612 STORMWATER, MINE DEWATERING, AND/OR OVERFLOW FROM PROCESS WATER RECYCLE SYSTEMS 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, Curtis S. Dixon Dixon Mine is hereby authorized to discharge mine dewatering from a facility located at Dixon Mine 2628 Highway 24 Broad Creek Carteret County to receiving waters designated as Gales Creek, class SA HQW waters, in the White -Oak River Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, I1, III, IV, V, VI and VII of General Permit No. NCGO20000 as attached_ This certificate of coverage shall become effective June 20, 2001 This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit. Signed this day June 20. 2003. ORIGINAL SIGNED BY WILLIAM C. MILLS Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission