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ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
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WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
March 19, 2024
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7022 0410 0003 1066 6709
Jon Vincent
Acquisition NC,LLC
1015 Ashes Drive, Suite 202
Wilmington,NC 28405
RE: Hooper Hill Mine
Brunswick County
Cape Fear River Basin
Dear Mr. Vincent:
We have reviewed the application and additional information 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. The updated application included with the response to the additional information request, states that no
water will be discharged from the site(C.3.B)and that no dewatering will occur(C.3.C). Please clarify
all of your responses to question C.3 of the mine permit application.
2. Please clarify your intent to apply for an NPDES Stormwater Permit.
3. Please clarify your intent to register with the Division of Water Resources Groundwater Management
Branch for the proposed dewatering.
4. Please clearly identify and label on the mine map the location of any proposed outfalls. Please clarify
the location of the discharge point once the temporary basin is removed.
5. Please provide notice of application for all adjoining landowners. Proof of notice was not provided for
the parcels owned by Melvin Hooper, and Melvin and Diane Hooper.
6. The LOE and the 40' Excavation setback in the Northeast corner are not clear. It appears that the LOE
is located within 10' of the permit boundary.
7. The affected area table proposes 20.0 permitted acres of which 16.90 acres will be affected. There are
no undisturbed buffers labeled on the mine map. Please clarify and provide an account for the
unaccounted 3.1 acres.
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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Mr. Vincent
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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. Dan Sams,PE