20210427_Blasting Records Request

P��{H�SiA1£a
ROY COOPER
Governor a ;' _ _ >
MICHAEL S.REGAN �� a
Secretary �AM° *
BRIAN WRENN NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
April 27,2021
Ms. Patricia Jordan
Jordan Land Development,Inc.
PO Box 863
West Jefferson,NC 28694
RE: Blasting Complaint
West Jefferson Quarry
Permit No. 05-07
Ashe County
New River Basin
Dear Ms. Jordan:
This office recently received a complaint directed at blasting practices conducted at the above referenced quarry.
As provided in the mining permit for this site,you are requested to provide this office duplicate copies of all shot
records related to the blasts conducted on April 26, 2021, including any seismograph recordings made.
Furthermore, please forward all shot information for one production shot conducted immediately before and one
production shot after the blast in question for this office's review.
I look forward to receiving the requested information in the near future. Your continued cooperation will be
appreciated.
Sincerely,
�G�CY�Zi2C�Oi2,
Jenna Spencer
Assistant Mining Engineer
cc: Ms. Tamera Eplin,PE
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
NORM CAROLINA -
oepaMemotenmmnmemaiQuality /`� 919.707.9200