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January 30, 2024
Adam ParrVA1
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources ' Cr
Department of Environmental Quality Da�NO
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
RE: Barnhill Contracting - Whatchamacallit Mine: Permit #09-12
Bladen County
Lumber River Basin
Dear Adam:
Attached is information pertaining to an application for a modification to the current mining permit
for the above referenced project. Included as a part of this submittal are six (6) copies each of the
following information:
• Mining permit application form (1 with original signatures and 5 copies)
• Mine maps including:
o G-01 Cover Sheet
o KEY-01 Overview and Key Map
o CS-01 thru CS-04 Mining Plan
o CS-05 thru CS-08 Reclamation Plan
o DT-01 Details
• Lease Agreement between Barnhill Contracting and Edward R. Lewis 8 Penny Lewis
• Portion of Bladenboro Quad map
• Portion of NCDOT - Bladen County Roadway Map
• Map showing adjacent landowners within 1,000 feet of the site
• Table listing adjacent landowners within 1,000 feet of the site
• Copies of registered mail receipts
Also included with this application is the following:
• Barnhill Check #117719 in the amount of $1,000.00 for the permit modification application
fee.
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Letter to Adam Parr
January 30, 2024 Page 2 of 2
With regards to the 7 denial criteria listed under G.S. 74-51 we provide the following statements:
1. The continued operation of this mine will not violate any requirement of this Article or any
rule promulgated hereunder;
2. The continued operation of this mine will not have unduly adverse effects on potable
groundwater supplies, wildlife, or fresh water, estuarine, or marine fisheries;
3. The continued operation will not violate standards of air quality, surface water quality, or
groundwater quality that have been promulgated by the Department;
4. The continued operation will not constitute a direct and substantial physical hazard to public
health and safety or to a neighboring dwelling house, school, church, hospital, commercial or
industrial building, public road or other public property, excluding matters relating to use of a
public road;
5. The continued operation will not have a significantly adverse effect on the purposes of a
publicly owned park, forest or recreation area;
6. That Barnhill's previous experience with this pit and with similar operations indicates a
substantial possibility that the operation will not result in substantial deposits of sediment in
stream beds or lakes, landslides, or acid water pollution; or
7. That the applicant or any parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate of the applicant or parent has
been in substantial compliance with this Article, rules adopted under this Article, or other
Laws or rules of this State for the protection of the environment or has corrected all violations
that the applicant or any parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate of the applicant or parent may
have committed under this Article or rules adopted under this Article.
Please feel free to contact me at 910-824-7731 should you have questions or require additional
information. Thank you.
Sincerely,
GRADIENT, PLLC
Gordon A. Rose, P.E., LEED AP