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7/25/2019 Public Notice Number: ND-2019-014 North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality Public Notice Reissue of an NDPDES Permit Public Notice Date: 7/25/2019 Public Notice Number: ND-2019-014 Purpose of Public Notice The Department intends to reissue the following North Dakota Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NDPDES) Discharge Permit under the authority of Section 61-28-04 of the North Dakota Century Code. Permit Information Application Date: 1/10/2019 Application Number: ND0026697 Applicant Name: Coyote Creek Mining Company, L.L.C. Mailing Address: 6502 17th Street Southwest, Zap, ND 58580 Telephone Number: 701.873.7826 Proposed Permit Expiration Date: 9/30/2024 Facility Description The application is for a surface lignite coal mine located southwest of Beulah, ND in Mercer County. Discharges consist of ground water and surface runoff, and wash water from the washdown bay. Discharges are to Brush Creek and Coyote Creek, both Class III streams, and the Knife River, a Class II stream. Future discharges would be to Mud Creek, a Class III stream. Discharges covered by this permit are subject to the surface water management conditions and the designated locations described in surface mining permits approved following public review under NDCC Chapter 38-14.1. The current and proposed discharge structures are located within the boundaries of Coyote Creek Mining Company, L.L.C.'s surface mining permits which encompass all or part of the following: T142N, R88W; T142N, R89W; T143N, R88W; and T143N, R89W. Tentative Determinations Proposed effluent limitations and other permit conditions have been made by the Department. They assure that State Water Quality Standards and applicable provisions of the FWPCAA will be protected. Information Requests and Public Comments Copies of the application, draft permit, and related documents are available for review. Comments or requests should be directed to the ND Dept of Env Quality, Div of Water Quality, 918 East Divide Ave, Bismarck ND 58501-1947 or by calling 701.328.5210. All comments received by August 23, 2019 will be considered prior to finalizing the permit. If there is significant interest, a public hearing will be scheduled. Otherwise, the Department will issue the final permit within sixty (60) days of this notice. If you require special facilities or assistance relating to a disability, call TDD at 1.800.366.6868. DRAFT Permit No: ND0026697 Effective Date: October 1, 2019 Expiration Date: September 30, 2024 AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE NORTH DAKOTA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with Chapter 33.1-16-01 of the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality rules as promulgated under Chapter 61-28 (North Dakota Water Pollution Control Act) of the North Dakota Century Code, Coyote Creek Mining Company, L.L.C. Zap, North Dakota is authorized to discharge from its coal mining operation located near Zap, ND from the specified locations and to specified receiving streams per page 5 provided all the conditions of this permit are met. This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight, September 30, 2024. Signed this _______ day of __________________, _____________. __________________________ Karl H. Rockeman, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality BP 2014.06.12 DRAFT Page 2 of 19 ND0026697 TABLE OF CONTENTS DEFINITIONS Standard Permit BP 2019.05.29 .................................................................................... 3 DEFINITIONS Permit Specific .............................................................................................................. 4 FACILITY DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................... 5 OUTFALL DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................... 5 PERMIT SUBMITTALS SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 6 SPECIAL CONDITIONS ......................................................................................................................... 6 I. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS ................................................. 7 A. Discharge Authorization ........................................................................................................... 7 B. Effluent Limitations and Monitoring ........................................................................................ 7 II. MONITORING, RECORDING, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS BP 2019.05.29 ................... 13 A. Representative Sampling (Routine and Non-Routine Discharges)...................................... 13 B. Test Procedures ...................................................................................................................... 13 C. Recording of Results .............................................................................................................. 13 E. Reporting of Monitoring Results ............................................................................................ 14 F. Records Retention .................................................................................................................. 14 III. COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITIES .............................................................................................. 15 A. Duty to Comply ....................................................................................................................... 15 B. Proper Operation and Maintenance ....................................................................................... 15 C. Planned Changes .................................................................................................................... 15 D. Duty to Provide Information ................................................................................................... 15 E. Signatory Requirements ......................................................................................................... 15 F. Twenty-four Hour Notice of Noncompliance Reporting ....................................................... 16 G. Bypass of Treatment Facilities............................................................................................... 16 H. Upset Conditions .................................................................................................................... 17 I. Duty to Mitigate ....................................................................................................................... 17 J. Removed Materials ................................................................................................................. 17 K. Duty to Reapply ....................................................................................................................... 17 IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS ............................................................................................................... 18 A. Inspection and Entry ............................................................................................................... 18 B. Availability of Reports ............................................................................................................ 18 C. Transfers ................................................................................................................................. 18 D. New Limitations or Prohibitions ............................................................................................ 18 E. Permit Actions ......................................................................................................................... 18 F. Need to Halt or Reduce Activity Not a Defense .................................................................... 18 G. State Laws ............................................................................................................................... 18 H. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability ................................................................................. 18 I. Property Rights ....................................................................................................................... 18 J. Severability .............................................................................................................................. 19 DRAFT Page 3 of 19 ND0026697 DEFINITIONS Standard Permit BP 2019.05.29 1. “Act” means the Clean Water Act. 2. “Average monthly discharge limitation” means the highest allowable average of “daily discharges” over a calendar month, calculated as the sum of all “daily discharges” measured during a calendar month divided by the number of “daily discharges” measured during that month. 3. “Average weekly discharge limitation” means the highest allowable average of “daily discharges” over a calendar week, calculated as the sum of all “daily discharges” measured during a calendar week divided by the number of “daily discharges” measured during that week. 4. “Best management practices” (BMPs) means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of waters of the United States. BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage areas. 5. “Bypass” means the intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion of a treatment facility. 6. “Composite” sample means a
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