NCG021057_COC (Signed)_20251006

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL,AND LAND RESOURCES
GENERAL PERMIT No. NCG020000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No.NCG021057
STORMWATER&WASTEWATER 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,
Tripp's Mining, LLC
is hereby authorized to operate approved wastewater treatment system(s) and discharge
stormwater and wastewater from a facility located at
Lower Field Mine
Off Lower Field Road
Ayden
Greene County
to receiving waters designated as Little Contentnea Creek, class C, Sw, NSW,waters in the
Neuse 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 6, 2025.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this 6f day of October 2025.
Brittany Cook
NPDES Stormwater General Permit Coordinator
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources