Permit #: NC0000175
Facility: Quartz Operation
Owner: Sibelo North America
County: Mitchell
The division has publish a public notice in the Mitchell News & the Asheville Citizens-Times.
Sibelco NA (P.O. Box 588, Spruce Pine, NC 28777) has requested renewal of permit NC0000175 for its Quartz Feldspar Facility [7368 South 226 HWY, Spruce Pine, NC] in Mitchell County. This permitted facility discharges treated mining process wastewater to the North Toe River, adjacent to the facility near 35°55'58"N, 82°06'11"W, in the French Broad River Basin. Currently fluoride and total suspended solids are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the North Toe River.
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 30-days from publish date
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