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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 28, 2023
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7022 0410 0003 1130 7762
Danny Smith Jr.
Danny Smith Landscaping&Drainage
2446 Hwy 258 N
Kinston,NC 28504
RE: Alphin Pit
Mining Permit No. 54-68
Lenoir County
Neuse River Basin
Dear Mr. Smith:
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. Please clarify if the cleared area leaving the property to the south will continue to be used as a haul
road.
2. Please clarify if the culvert on the southern side of the property will remain or will be removed. If the
culvert is to remain,please clearly indicate and label it on the mine map.
3. The buffer on the west side of the property is labeled as unexcavated. Please clarify what type of
activity is proposed to occur in this buffer(berm construction,haul road,etc.). If the buffer is proposed
to be left undisturbed,please provide an updated map clarifying the type of buffer.
4. There is a PWS Wellhead Protection Area (La Grange, PWS ID NC0454015) located at the southern
end of the proposed mine permit expansion. Please provide additional details as to how the groundwater
in this area will be protected from inadvertent adverse impacts (inadvertent spills, etc.). Additional
information may include drill data or other information, demonstrating the depth of the aquifers and
confining layers.
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 7762
Mr. Smith
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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. Samir Dumpor,PE