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ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
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WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
January 23, 2024
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7019 1120 0001 4914 3740
Mr. Allen Jefferson Earp
421 Sand Mine,LLC.
PO Box 100
Winnabow,NC 28479
RE: Cameron Pit
Mining Permit No. 65-26
New Hanover County
Cape Fear River Basin
Dear Mr. Earp:
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've stated that the flood plain manager has been notified and that you are awaiting comment/
approval. Your last response stated that correspondence was attached, however there was no
attachment. Please provide proof of notice and approval from the jurisdictional floodplain manager.
2. Please provide proof of correspondence with CFPUA on the details of the raw water pipe construction
as well as the proposed crossing details.
3. The cross section detail of the crossing on the mine maps sealed September 6, 2023, and the cross
section detail of the crossing on the mine maps sealed November 30, 2023, both show a cover of 4'
above existing ground. Please clarify your statement that you increased the depth of cover over the
pipe from 3' to 7'.
4. Please provide an estimate of the expected traffic that will cross the crossing. Please provide traffic
details both before the hydraulic dredge is operating and after the hydraulic dredge is operating.
5. Please provide construction and maintenance details for the proposed crossing. The details should
include cover material type/specification and compaction standards, etc.
6. Please clarify how monitoring wells withing the area of concern will be accessed once you have mined
around the area.
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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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.
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 513.0113,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
the processing of 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