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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary �AM° *
WILLIAM E. TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
February 2,2024
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7022 0410 0003 1066 5894
Austin Jarman
Barnhill Contracting Company
PO Box 399
Kinston,NC 28504
RE: Creech Pit
Lenoir County
Neuse River Basin
Dear Mr. Jarman:
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:
1. Your application indicated that water will be discharged to waters of the state. An NPDES NCG02
permit will be needed for this mine.Please provide proof that you have applied for the NCG02 permit.
2. Please verify notice to neighbors by providing copies of the Certified Mail return receipts.
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 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
NORhI CAROLINA
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Certified Mail
7022 0410 0003 1066 5894
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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)707-9228 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Co Cl orr
Corey Clayton
Assistant State Mining Engineer
cc: Samir Dumpor,PE