NCG021049_COC (Signed)_20251001

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL,AND LAND RESOURCES
GENERAL PERMIT No.NCG020000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG021049
STORMWATER DISCHARGES
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions 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,
Piedmont Lithium Carolinas, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from a facility located at
Carolina Lithium- Lithium Hydroxide (LiOH) Conversion Plant
Hephzibah Church Road
Bessemer City
Gaston County
to receiving waters designated as Beaverdam Creek and Unnamed Tributary to Beaverdam
Creek, class WS-IV,waters in the Catawba River Basin in accordance with the effluent
limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in General Permit No.
NCG020000 which can be downloaded by entering"deq.nc.gov/SW-industrial" in a
browser window and navigating to the "NPDES Stormwater General Permits"web page.
This Certificate of Coverage shall become effective October 1, 2025.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this in day of October 2025. -
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Brittany Cook
NPDES General Permit Coordinator, Stormwater Program
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources