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ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
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WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
September 12, 2024
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Return Receipt Requested
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Robert Brown
Toisnot Preserve LLC
3204 Nash St.North, Suite C
Wilson,NC 27896
RE: Toisnot Pit
Wilson County
Neuse River Basin
Dear Mr. Brown:
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. Please provide proof, such as copy of the signed return receipts from certified mail, that all adjoining
landowners and chief administrative officer of each county and municipality have been properly
notified. Notice has not been provided for Dorris W.Whitley—Poulson Family Trust,or Ron Hunt
—Wilson County Manager.
2. You stated that you attached proof of submittal to the Stormwater Section,however no documents were
attached. Please provide these details.
3. The wetlands crossing at the entrance to the site was not included in the PCN. Please clarify if this
crossing will also be permitted.
4. Please verify that any wetlands impacts will be permitted before mining activity occurs.
5. Please provide maintenance details for the diversion berm and perimeter berm. This should include
vegetive stabilization, inspections, mowing requirements, etc. Please be advised that 2:1 slopes may
be difficult to mow with standard mowing equipment.
6. Please clarify what type of stabilization will be utilized for the inflow into the basins.
7. For basin 3 please provide additional details on diversion berms to ensure that sheet flow to sediment
basins is minimized and inflow occurs upstream of the first baffle.
8. You've stated that existing roads were installed for logging,however from the mine map it is not clear
what roads are to be utilized for mining purposes and which will not be used. Please clearly identify
on the mine map your permanent haul roads, and the existing roads that will not be used as part of the
mining operation.
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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9. The haul road along the north side of the perimeter is shown on top of the 3.5 ft perimeter berm. Please
clarify the location of the berm and haul road.
10. National Wetlands Inventory(NWI) shows there more wetlands on site than what was provided on the
mine map. Please clarify where the wetlands data shown on the mine map was sourced. Please provide
any wetlands delineations and or Jurisdictional Determinations that were completed for the wetlands
on site.
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
processing your application sooner.
Please contact me at(919) 707-9220 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
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Adam Parr,PE
State Mining Engineer
cc: Mr. Bill Denton,PE