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ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
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DOUGLAS R.ANSEL NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
September 6, 2023
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Return Receipt Requested
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Ms. Julia Tripp
Longleaf Pine Holdings,LLC
c/o Equitas Law Partners LLP
330 Military Cutoff Rd., Suite A-2
Wilmington,NC 28405
RE: Hooper Road—Butler Tract Mines#145
Brunswick County
Cape Fear River Basin
Dear Ms. Tripp:
We have reviewed the application your company submitted for the referenced mine site. In order for this office to
complete its review of the referenced project in accordance with N.C.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:
I. N.C.G.S. §74-49 defines "affected land" as the surface are of land that is mined, the surface area of
land associated with a mining activity so that soil is exposed to accelerated erosion,the surface area of
land on which overburden and waste is deposited, and the surface area of land used for processing or
treatment plant, stockpiles, nonpublic roads, and settling ponds. Please clearly indicate and label on
the mine map that the haul road to the nearest public road is included in the Mine permit boundary.
2. Please provide proof, such as copy of the signed return receipts from certified mail, that all adjoining
landowners and chief administrative officer of each county and municipality have been properly
notified.
3. Please provide proof that the NOI for your NPDES permit has been submitted to the stormwater
program.
4. Please indicate all current and proposed outfalls or discharges on the mine map. This should include
processed wastewater and NPDES stormwater.
5. Please clearly indicate and label on the mine map whether the proposed buffer is unexcavated or
undisturbed. Your responses in your application indicate that the buffer is proposed to be undisturbed,
but the label has not been included on the mine map.
6. Please clarify the width of the proposed buffers. The response in the application states that there will
be a 50' undisturbed buffer to all wetlands, however some buffers on the mine map are drawn a
minimum of 40'. Also,please be advised that buffers to mining activity are regulated from within the
Mine Permit Boundary.
D E Q 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
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7. Please provide proof of easement or right of way for the proposed 30' access easement.
8. Please provide a pumping operation and maintenance(OM)plan for the proposed dewatering activities.
9. Please show all Erosion and Sediment Control(E&SC)measures on the mine map including diversion
ditches to direct surface flow to basins. E&SC measures must be shown for all stages of operation
including initial clearing and grading.
10. Please provide construction drawings and maintenance requirements for all E&SC measures including
but not limited to silt fence, construction entrance, stilling basins, energy dissipators, etc.
11. Please provide additional details for E&SC measures and BMPs that will be installed to protect
wetlands. Pits 1,2, and 3 appear to be sloped toward wetlands.
12. Please provide construction and maintenance details on the existing wetland crossings. Please clarify
if these crossings will need to be improved.
13. Please provide construction and maintenance details for stilling basins used for dewatering. Please
clearly indicate and label on the mine map the location of the basins.
14. Please clarify the location of the Mine Permit Boundary and the Limits of Excavation for Pit 3.
15. Please provide a wetlands delineation for the wetlands indicated on the mine map.
16. Please clearly indicate and label on the mine map the location of the haul road to access Pit 1 and Pit
4.
17. Please clarify the name of the mine. The application lists the name of the mine as "Hooper Road—
Butler Tract Mines #145", however the mine map lists the name of the mine as Hooper Road Sand
Mine 1 —5. Please provide the corrected pg. 1 of the application or the corrected mine maps.
18. Please indicate the name of the applicant on the mine maps. The application lists the applicant as
Longleaf Pine Holdings, LLC, however the mine map lists the owner as Sawyer River Farms, LLC.
Please provide the corrected pg. 1 of the application or the corrected mine maps.
19. Please indicate and label on the mine map the north arrow.
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.
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

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If hand delivering or delivering by shipping company(e.g.,FedEx,UPS),please deliver to our physical address:
Division of Energy,Mineral, and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
512 N. Salisbury Street, 5th Floor
Raleigh,NC 27604
As required by 15A NCAC 513.0113,you are hereby advised that you have 180 days from the date of your receipt
of this letter to submit all of the requested information. If you are unable to meet this 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, a decision will be
made to grant or deny the mining permit based upon the information currently in the Department's files at the end
of the 180-day period.
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
the processing of your application sooner.
Please contact me at(919) 707-9220 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Adam Parr,PE
Assistant State Mining Engineer
cc: Mr. Dan Sams,PE