NCG050462_Cover Letter (Signed)_20230703

ROY COOPER y
Governor
ELIZABETH S.BISER .
Secretary
DOUGLAS R.ANSEL NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
July 3, 2023
Amazon.com Services LLC
Attn:Vimal Vijaykumar
PO Box80842
Seattle,WA'98108
Subject: General Permit No.NCG050000
Amazon.com Services LLC-AKH4
COC No.NCG050462
Gaston County
Dear Vimal Vijaykumar:
In accordance with your application for a'discharge permit received on January 11,2023,we are
forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage (COC)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 October 15,2007 (or as subsequently amended).
In order to comply with the conditions of NCGO50000 to which you are now subject,you are
required to do the following:________
➢ Implement SWPPP before beginning operations.
➢ Download and print a copy of the NCG050000 Permit from the General Permits page on the
NPDES Industrial Stormwater Program web site,which can be reached by typing
"deq.nc.gov/SW-industrial"into your browser and hitting enter.
➢ When you receive an invoice for your annual permit fee each year,pay it promptly.
Electronic payment is convenient and quick,you can access the ePayment web site by
typing"deq.nc.gov/SW-ePayments"into your browser and hitting enter.
➢ If you have not already enrolled in electronic Data Monitoring Reports (eDMR),view the six
step process and complete the registration by typing"deq.nc.gov/SW-eDMR" into your
browser and hitting enter.
➢ Keep information about your facility name,ownership,legally responsible person, address,
and stormwater outfalls up to date. See the Industrial Stormwater Program web site for
instructions.
➢ Per the monitoring requirements of the newly renewed General Permit NCG050000,
permittees will have a grace period from analytical monitoring until the start of Quarter 1
(January 1-March 31) 2024.Qualitative monitoring shall be conducted as usual.
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➢ Per the requirements of the Catawba Riparian(streamside) Buffer Rule (15A NCAC
02B .0243), all stormwater runoff into the riparian buffer shall meet dispersed flow
requirements of 15A NCAC 02H .1002 for portions of the project built after June 30,
2001. Also,drainage conveyances(drainage ditches, roadside ditches,and stormwater
conveyances)through riparian buffer must meet requirements of the Catawba Riparian
buffer rules,per 15A NCAC 02B.0243.
Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except upon approval from the
Division of Energy,Mineral,and Land Resources (Division). 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 the Division of Water Resources,the Coastal Area Management Act, or any other federal or local
government permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit,please contact Brittany Cook at(919) 707-3648
or by email at brittany.cookOncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
for Britta Cook
NPDES Stormwater General Permits Coordinator
Division of Energy, Mineral,and Land Resources
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Energy.Mineral and land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11612 Mail Service Center i Raleigh.North Carolina 27699-1612
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