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ROY COOPER
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ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
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WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
November 1, 2023
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7022 0410 0003 1130 7656
Jason Conner
BV Hedrick Gravel and Sand Company
PO Box 425
Swannanoa,NC 27229
RE: Norman Sand Mine
Mining Permit No. 62-36
Montgomery County
Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
Dear Mr. Conner:
We have reviewed the modification request 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:
1. You indicated in your application that you will be mining below the water table, but do not intend to
dewater the application. You also indicated that no wastewater will be discharged from the facility.
Please be advised that mine dewatering is considered wastewater. Please clarify your stormwater
discharge and potential dewatering operations. Please clarify where the pumped water for the wash
plant originates. How will you mine below the water table without dewatering?
2. Your application states there will be a vegetated earthen berm along highwalls. There is a"landscape
berm" shown on the mine map within the 50' undisturbed buffer. Please provide additional details on
the type of vegetation/landscaping that will be planted on the berm.
3. Please clarify if the buffer is undisturbed (no activity) or unexcavated. Please clarify the location of
the berm. (Construction of a berm is not permitted within an undisturbed buffer.
4. Please clearly indicate and label on the mine map the location of all structures within 300' of the mine
excavation.
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 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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Certified Mail
7022 0410 0003 1130 7656
Mr. Conner
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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 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 5B.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
processing your application sooner.
Please contact me at(919) 707-9220 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Adam Parr,PE �—
State Mining Engineer
cc: Mr. Tim LaBounty,PE