08-22 - Transfer Request Application 20200914

MINING CHECKLIST FOR ROUTING
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Applic./Permit No:CS—Z2_ County: (3Cx-Tt t Date Received
Reviewer: River Basin Name: 2-4p,44% A�-o le r
❑ New ❑ Renewal ❑ Modification(inside permit boundaries)
❑ Modification(outside permit boundaries) x Transfer ❑ Release
❑ Partial Release ❑ Additional Information ❑ Fee Needed:g Fee Received:g /
Please route entire application package to:
6 w�s�I,�C,-��� Regional Office(z complete copies;attach the"LQS Regional Office Mining Application Review
Checklist"to one copy and attach both the DWQand DWR"Mining Application Review Form"to the other copy;send both copies to the Regional
Engineer)
Date:Routed Rec'd
❑ Division of Water Resources Date:Routed Rec'd
❑ NC Wildlife Resources Commission Date:Routed Rec'd
❑ US Fish a Wildlife Service Date:Routed Rec'd
(Only new applications and modification requests that add land to the permit)
Please route first 3 pages of the application and any location maps to:
❑ Division of Parks d1 Recreation Date:Routed Rec'd
❑ NC Geological Survey Section Date:Routed Rec'd
❑ Division of Marine Fisheries Date:Routed Rec'd
❑ Division of Soil&Water Conservation (plus LEA) Date:Routed Rec'd
(Only new applications and modifications requests that add land to the permit)
❑ Division of Archives it History Date:Routed Rec'd
(Only new applicants)
❑ Other: Date:Routed Rec'd
Suspense Date for Comments: I ec (no later than zs days from receipt)
❑ Please note the following:

E.W.M., LLC
P. O. Box 369
South Hill, Virginia 23970
Phone: [phone]
Email: jhofler(a�hmcfirm.com
September 10, 2020 RECEIVED
Mr. Adam Parr SEP 14 2020
NCDEQ, LAND QUALITY
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources MINING PROGRAM
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
RE: Permit Transfer, Bent River Mine, NC Permit# 8-22, Bertie County
Dear Mr. Parr:
We are hereby requesting transfer of the NC Mining Permit# 8-22, Bent River Mine, E.W.M.,
LLC to the new owners, Commercial Ready Mix Products, Inc., PO Box 189, Winton, NC 27986.
It is our understanding that Commercial Ready Mix Products Inc. will provide any and all
information required for this transfer, and we are willing to provide any additional information or
documentation that may be required. Upon transfer of the Mining Permit and the Reclamation
Security Bond, it is our understanding that Commercial Ready Mix Products, Inc. will assume all
requirements and responsibilities specified in Mining Permit#8-22, and any and all
responsibilities and liabilities with respect to the Mining Act of 1971, and that we will be fully
released and discharged from any liability or responsibility pursuant to the Act after the transfer
of the Mining Permit and Reclamation Security Bond is complete.
Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Sincerely,
E.W.M., LLC
By:--'4MMLA��
E. Warre Matthews
Sole Manager
cc: Mr. Timothy E. Newsome, Vice President—Via Email TimN(a)-crmpinc.com
Mr. James Izzell —Via Email ncgeology(ayahoo.com
W. H. Jones, Jr., Esquire —Via Email ioneswh(a�ionescarterlaw.com

APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
(PLEASE PRW OR TYPE)
1. Name of Mine Bent River Mine Permit#8-22 County Bertie
River Basin Roanoke
Latitude(decimal degrees to four places) 36.0955
Longitude (decimal degrees to four places) -77.2573
2. Name of Applicant* Commercial Ready Mix Products,Inc.
3. Permanent address for receipt of official mail** PO Box 189, Wmton,NC 27986
Telephone ( ) 252-358-5461 Alternate No. ( )
4. Mine Office Address
Telephone ( )
5. Mine Manager Tim Newsome
6. E-mail address_ Timn(a7c`rmyinc.com
I certify that all details contained in this Permit Application are true and correct to the best of our
knowledge. We fully and d that any willful misrepresentation of facts will be cause for permit
revocation.
**#Signature ,e. Date 1 ( 1 1 72 0
Print Name
Title U),,,Q.,��ie
* This will be the name that the muting permit will be issued to and the name that must be indicated on the
reclamation bond(secpfito that corresponds to this site.
** The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resourccs must be notified of any changes in the permanent
address or telephone number.
*** Si mture of company officer required.
G.S.74-51 provides that the Department shall grant or deny an application for a permit within 60 days of receipt of
a complete application or, if a public hearing is held,within 30 days following the hearing and the filing of any
supplemental information required by the Department. All questions must be addressed and all required maps
provided before this application can be considered complete. Attach additional sheets as needed.
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APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
NOTE: All of the following questions must be thoroughly answered regarding your mining operation for
the intended life of the mine. All responses must be clearly conveyed on a corresponding,detailed mine map.
A. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MINE
1. Answer all of the following that apply:
❑ If this is an application for a NEW permit,indicate the total acreage at the site to be covered by the
permit(this is the acreage tiia#—t'he"new permit" fee will be based.upon):
Of this acreage,how much is owned and how much is leased? Acres owned:
Acres leased: Property owner if leased:
❑ If this is an application for a MODIFICATION to a mining permit, indicate the mining permit
number and the total(overall)acreage covered by the existing permit.
Mining Permit No.: Total permitted acreage:
Does the modification involve acreage within the previously approved permitted boundary?
Yes No❑_ If yes, indicate the acreage to be covered by this modification(this is the acreage
that the"major modification"fee will be based upon):
Does the modification involve acreage outside the previously approved permitted boundary?
Yes No ❑. If yes,indicate the additional acreage to be covered by this
modification: . (NOTE: you must complete all of Section F.of this application form
entitled Notification of Adjoining Landowners).
Of this acreage to be added to the permit,will any portion of this acreage be affected(i.e.:disturbed,
ground cover removed)by the mining operation? Yes No❑(If no,a"minor modification"fee of
$l 00A0 is required,despite the"undisturbed"acreage to be added). If yes,indicate the acreage to be
affected=the acreage to be added to the permit(the total acreage to be added to the permit is
the acreage that the"major modification"fee will be based upon):
X If this is an application for TRANSFER of a mining permit,indicate the mining permit number and
the total(overall)acreage cover by Tie existing permit.
Mining Permit No.: 8-22 Total permitted acreage: 230
SEE THE FEE SCHEDULE AT THE END OF THIS FORM FOR THE PROPER FEE AMOUNT TO BE
PAID FOR THE REQUESTED PERMIT ACTION(S) AND CORRESPONDING ACREAGE NOTED
ABOVE
2. Name of all materials mined: sand,soil
3. Mining method:
8 Hydraulic Dredge X Front-end Loader&Truck ❑ Shovel&Truck
Dragline&Truck ❑ Self-loading Scraper
Other(explain):
4. a. Expected maximum depth of mine(feet) 40
Depth is relative to what benchmark?(e.g.,natural ground level,mean sea level,road elevation, etc.)
natural ground level
b. Expected average depth of mine(feet) 20
5. Has any area(s)at this site been mined in the past? Yes X No ❑
If yes,when and by whom was this activity conducted? under current permit
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.APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
6. Number of years for which the permit is requested(Life of the Mining Operation or Life of Lease from
Public Entity): 35
B. MAPS
1. Clearly mark and label the location of your mining operation on six M co vies of a 7.5 minute quadrangle
and a county highway map. These maps,in addition to six(6)copies of all mine maps and reclamation
maps,must be submitted with each permit application.
7-5-minute quadrangles may be obtained from the N.C. Geological Survey:
Mailing,Address: Physical Address:
1612 Mail Service Center OR 512 North Salisbury Street, 5`J'Floor
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1612 Raleigh,North Carolina 27604
[phone]
http://portal.ncdenr.orghveb/lr/gcologgical home
County highway maps may be obtained from the N.C. Department of Transportation:
North Carolina Department of Transportation—Geographic Information Systems(GIs)
Mailing_Address: Physical Address:
NCDOT GIs Unit NCDOT GIs Unit
1587 Mail Service Center 3401 Carl Sandburg Court
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1587 Raleigh,North Carolina 27610
[phone]
http://-"-ww.ncdot.org/it/�,is/
2. Mine maps must be accurate and appropriately scaled drawings, aerial photographs or enlarged
topographic maps of the entire mine site. All aspects of the mine site must be clearly labeled on the
maps along with their corresponding(approximate)acreage. Thus,all mime and reclamation maps
must denote those activities that are intended to be conducted during the life of the mining permit.
All maps must be of a scale sufficient(see minimum requirements listed below)to clearly illustrate the
following,at a minimum:
a. Property lines of the tract or tracts of land on which the proposed mining activity is to be located
including easements and rights-of-way.
b. Existing or proposed permit boundaries.
c. Initial and ultimate limits of clearing and grading.
d. Outline and width of all buffer zones(both undisturbed and unexcavated).
e. Outline and acreage of all pits/excavations.
£ Outline and acreage of all stockpile areas.
g. Outline and acreage of all temporary and/or permanent overburden disposal areas.
h. Location and acreage of all processing plants(processing plants may be described as to location and
distance from mine of sufficiently far removed).
i. Locations and names of all streams,rivers and lakes.
j. Outline and acreage of all settling and/or processing wastewater ponds.
k- Location and acreage of all planned and existing access roads and on-site haul roads.
1. Location of planned and existing on-site buildings.
in. Location and dimensions of all proposed sediment and erosion control measures.
n. Location of 100 year floodplain limits and wetland boundaries.
o. Names of owners of record,both public and private,of all tracts of land that are adjoining the mining
permit boundary;if an adjoining tract is owned or leased by the applicant or is owned by the lessor
of the mine tract,names of owners of record of tracts adjoining these tracts,that are within 1,000 feet
of the mining permit boundary,must be provided on the mine map.
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APPLICATION FOR A M UNG PERMIT
G. LAND ENTRY AGREEMENT
We hereby grant to the Department or its appointed representatives the right of entry and travel upon our lands
or operation during regular business hours for the purpose of making necessary field inspections or investigations as
may be reasonably required in the administration of the lining Act of 1971 pursuant to G.S. 74-56.
We further grant to the Department or its appointed representatives the right to make whatever entries on the
land as may be reasonably necessary and to take whatever actions as may be reasonably necessary in order to carry
out reclamation which the operator has failed to complete in the event a bond forfeiture is ordered pursuant to G.S.
74-59.
LANDOWNER: APPLICANT:
Signature: Signature:*
Print Name: /i n.. N�uS� - r'J P. Print Name: o^-J'-
(Title, if applicable) 1
Company �mmereigjlkrjjm��► �.�.n,L.Title:
(If applicable)Address: P. O 1-S9 Company: Lmmeec`,
C. a 79 $?6 Mine Name: �)e uer Imo:
Telephone: (ol S 2) 3,5 - S 6 Telephone: (a SA
Date Signed: 01 11 Zo Date Signed: 9 11112 D
*Signature must be the same as the individual who signed Page i of this application.
One orizinal and five(5)conies of the completed application,six(6)conies of all location maps,mine mans
and reclamation maps,and the appropriate processing fee(see next page for fee schedule)in the form a check
or money order payable to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality must be sent to the
Raleiah Central Office at the address listed on the front cover of this application form.
Inquiries regarding the status of the review of this application should be directed to the Mining Program staff at
[phone].
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Commercial Ready Mix Products, Inc.
RO Box 189
Winton,North Carolina 27986
Office Phone:[phone]
Fax: [phone]
September 11, 2020
Mr. Adam Parr
NCDEQ,
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
RE: Permit Transfer, Bent River Mine, NC Permit# 8-22, Bertie County
Dear Mr. Parr;
We are hereby requesting transfer of the NC Mining Permit#8-22, Bent River Mine, EWM
LLC to the new owners, Commercial Ready Mix Products, Inc., PO Box 189, Winton, NC 27986.
As per the requirements specified by NCDEQ for the transfer, please find attached;
1 -This letter officially requesting the transfer
2 —The first 3 pages of the Mining Permit Application
3—The "Land Entry Agreement" signed by Commercial Ready Mix Products
4— Updated set of plans, with the new owner, and other required information
5—A letter from Mr. Warren Matthews, EWM LLC, officially requesting the
permit transfer
6—A check for$750.00
7—Information regarding the acceptance of the Reclamation Security Bond, in the legal
name of Commercial Ready Mix Products, Inc.
Commercial Ready Mix Products, Inc. hereby agrees to assume all requirements and
responsibilities specified in Mining Permit#8-22, and further warrants that they will accept any
and all responsibilities and liabilities with respect to the Mining Act of 1971. Please let us know
if you need any additional information.
Sincerely,
A46 ---
Tim Newsome, Vice President
Commercial Ready Mix Products, Inc.
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