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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCG020783_Dormancy Approval Letter_20200626ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary BRIAN WRENN Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality June 26, 2020 Rogers Group Inc. Attn: Alisa Hatmaker, Environmental Manager 250 Union Valley Road Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Subject: Exemption from Monitoring During Dormant Status Permit # NCG020783 Rogers Group, Inc., - Henrietta Quarry Rutherford County Dear Ms. Hatmaker: A Compliance Evaluation Inspection performed at the Henrietta Quarry on October 22, 2019, by personnel from this office verified that no industrial activity was taking place at the time of the inspection. Your recent request to keep the NCG020783 permit, but to discontinue stormwater monitoring was received on April 3, 2020, and is hereby approved based on the following conditions: • There shall be no industrial activities taking place, no stockpiles of raw materials (to include chemical additives) stored on the site, or wastewater or stormwater industrial discharges while the permittee is not monitoring. • No wastewater shall be generated and all wastewater treatment units, if any, shall be cleaned and stabilized, and inactivated as to render them harmless to the environment while the site is dormant. • The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) shall be kept updated to reflect the status of the facility. Updates and conditions of the SPPP of note are: o The BMP Summary shall be reviewed and updated annually. o Training programs shall be developed and training provided at least once a year for facility personnel with responsibilities for: spill response and cleanup, preventative maintenance activities, and for any of the facility's operations that have the potential to contaminate stormwater runoff. o All aspects of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan shall be reviewed and updated on an annual basis. The annual update shall include an updated list of significant spills or leaks of pollutants for the previous three years, or the notation North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources Asheville Regional Office 1 2090 U.S. Highway 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778 rroAtry usouw. o.yerv+iuw«�„uiau� /"� 828,296,4500 Rogers Group Inc. Attn: Alisa Hatmaker, Environmental Manager Henrietta Quarry June 26, 2020 Page 2 of 2 that no spills have occurred. The annual update shall include written recertification that the stormwater outfalls have been evaluated for the presence of nonstormwater discharges. (Should non-stormwater discharges be discovered the permittee shall contact this office as soon as possible but in no case greater than 24 hours or the next business day). o Inspections of the facility and all stormwater systems shall occur as part of the Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program at a minimum on a semi-annual schedule. • Qualitative and analytical monitoring actions as described in Part III, Sections A, B, C, D, and E do not have to be conducted — as long as the above conditions and all other permit conditions and limitations are met, including: o The annual permit fee must be paid. Failure to pay the annual permit fee will be considered a violation of the subject permit. This office must be notified in writing and all components of the stormwater permit requiring updates made at least 30 days prior to commencing any industrial activity on the site, even if they are temporary. A copy of this letter must be maintained with the facility permit and associated plans and records for the life of the permit. Should you have any questions, please contact Shawna Riddle or me at 828-296-4500. Sincerely, Stanley AikeW4eA Regional Engineer Land Quality Section ec: Bethany Georgoulias, Environmental Engineer, (bethany.georgoulias@ncdenr.gov)