20241025_ADI letter_65-01 - signed

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR.
Llterim Director NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 25,2024
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
Certified Mail#7022 0410 0003 1066 4149
Morgan Crutchfield
Martin Marietta Materials,Inc.
2235 Gateway Access Point, Suite 400
Raleigh,NC 27607
RE: Castle Hayne Quarry
Mining Permit No. 65-01
New Hanover County
Cape Fear River Basin
Dear Crutchfield:
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. A clarification pond was indicated in the application. Please indicate on the mine maps the pond
location.
2. Offsite wells were indicated in the application to be located on the mine maps, and there is a symbol
in the legend. Please verify there are no offsite wells.
3. Please confirm that you will obtain the appropriate 401/404 permits prior to disturbing any wetlands.
4. There may be potential wetlands in the proposed expansion area. In order to determine if there are
any adverse impacts to fresh water, estuarine, or marine fisheries, or if the operation will violate any
standards of surface water quality,please provide an updated Jurisdictional Determination(JD) from
the US Army Corps of Engineers.
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:
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
919.707.9200

Certified Mail
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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,
Kell ona' s
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Assistant State Mining Engineer
cc: Dan Sams, PE,Engineering Supervisor II,Wilmington Regional Office