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ROY COOPER srATE'
Governor
ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 22, 2024
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mr. Adam Parr
NCDEMLR-Land Quality Section
FROM: Stephanie DeVries
Groundwater Resources Branch
Division of Water Resources
SUBJECT: Comments on the Mining Permit Request for:
Smith Brewer Farms, LLC
Speight Pit
Lenoir County
Please find attached a copy of the mining permit request for the above referenced project.
Speight Pit, located in Lenoir County, may have an unduly adverse effect on ground water
supplies. This mine is in the process of applying for a CCPCUA water withdrawal permit which
if approved allows water withdrawals up to 1,440,000 gallons per day with a maximum pit depth
of 27 feet below natural ground surface.
15A NCAC 02E .0500: A Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area (CCPCUA)water
withdrawal permit must be obtained from the Division of Water Resources if the withdrawal
exceeds 100,000 gallons per day and occurs in Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Edgecombe,
Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt, Washington, Wayne, or Wilson County.
If you have further questions,please contact the Division of Water Resources at(919) 707-9004
or, send correspondence to 1611 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1611 or, go online to
www.newater.org/CCPCUA.
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Secretary RECEIVED
WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Dfrector Environmental Quality
May 15,2024 MAY 15 2024
MEMORANDUM DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
TO: Ms. Gabrielle Chianese
Ground Water Management Branch
Division of Water Resources
FROM: Brenda M. Harr
Mining Program Secretary
Land Quality Section
SUBJECT: Mining Permit Application for Smith Brewer Farms, LLC
Speight Pit
Lenoir County
®Mine Dewatering Proposed ❑ No Mine Dewatering Proposed
Please find attached for your review a copy of the mining permit application request for the above
referenced project.
Please review this information and advise as to the probability of this operation having unduly adverse
effect on groundwater resources. Please respond by June 10,2024, so that we may complete our review of this
request within our statutory time limits.
As is the case in our review of all mining permit applications, renewals and modifications, this office will
carefully review all proposed erosion and sediment control measures to ensure that they are sufficient to
restrain erosion and off-site sedimentation. However, any comments your agency can provide regarding effects
on wildlife and freshwater fisheries would be appreciated. If your staff wishes to perform a site inspection, it is
recommended that they contact the person submitting this request to set up a convenient date and time. Also,
please send a copy of your comments to the person noted in the application.
PLEASE RETURN ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS AND MAPS WITH YOUR REVIEW COMMENTS TO THIS
OFFICE.
Your continued cooperation is appreciated. Please contact Mr. Adam Parr at [phone] if you have
any questions.
/bmh
Attachments
cc: Mr. Samir Dumpor
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512 North Salisbury Street 11612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1612
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