( September 19, 2023, 4:43 PM EDT) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — An administrative law judge (ALJ) correctly found that a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued to the operator of a quarry was properly authorized because the permit satisfies state water quality standards, a North Carolina panel found in reversing a trial court’s decision to grant a petition for review of the ALJ’s decision....