20210203_ADI (2)

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
Q AM VIOL
BRIAN WRENN NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
February 3,2021
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7019 1120 0000 5072 4533
Mr. John A. Lindsay
401 Sand Company LLC.
PO Box 122
Raeford,North Carolina 28376
RE: A&H Mine
Mining Permit No. 47-16
Hoke County
Cape Fear River Basin
Dear Mr. Lindsay:
We have reviewed the application your company submitted for the referenced mine site. However, to date, this
office has not received all of the information requested in the letter dated July 20,2020. As required by 15A NCAC
513.0113, you are advised that you have 180 days, from the date of your receipt of that letter to submit all of the
requested information. The above referenced letter was signed for on July 24, 2020. Therefore, your deadline to
submit all of the requested information was December 20, 2020. The Department received your response
on December 29, 2020,but as of this date has determined that not all of the information requested has
been adequately received. The Department will provide 30 days to submit all of the requested
information. Therefore,your deadline to submit all of the requested information is March 5,2021.
In order for this office to complete its review of the referenced project in accordance with G.S. §74-50 and§74-51
of the Mining Act of 1971, please provide the additional or revised information in accordance with the following
comments:
1. Please show how runoff will be conveyed to all Basins,by detailing ditch, etc. on map.
a. Please show and label the vegetated berm which is directing the stormwater to Sediment Basin A
b. Please label the diversion for Basin B and Basin E
c. Please show and label the diversion for Basin F.
2. Please verify Unit Peak Discharge for Type II Rainfall. Peak discharges using the graphical peak method
appear higher than what was shown in ESC Calculations in the December 29,2020 ADI response
Please note, this office may request additional information, not included in this letter, as the mining application
review progresses. Be advised that our review cannot be completed until all of the items listed above have been
fully addressed.
D EQ�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1612
NORTH CAROLINA -
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Certified Mail
Mr. Lindsay
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In order to complete the processing of your application,please forward two (2) copies of the requested information
to my attention at the following address:
Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1612
If you are unable to meet the March 5, 2021 deadline and wish to request additional time, you must submit
information, in writing, to the Director clearly indicating why the deadline cannot be met and request that an
extension of time be granted. If an extension of time is not granted or you do not respond to our request by
the March 5, 2021 deadline, a decision will be made to grant or deny the mining permit based upon the
information currently in the Department's files. Though the preceding statement cites the maximum time limit for
your response, we encourage you to provide the additional information requested by this letter as soon as
possible. Your prompt response will help us to complete processing your application sooner.
Please contact me at(919) 707-9220 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
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Adam Parr
Assistant State Mining Engineer
cc: Mr. Tim LaBounty, PE