20210601_DWR_Groundwater

ROY COOPER
Govemor
DIONNE DELLFGATTI
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 27, 2021
MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. Adam Parr DECEIVE®
Land Quality Section JUN o'
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FROM: Michael Bauer
Ground Water Management Branch
Division of Water Resources
SUBJECT: Comments on the Mining Permit Application Request for:
Jones Holdings NC. LLC
Mirasol Mine
Brunswick County
Please find attached a copy of the mining permit Application request for the above referenced project.
There is not enough information provided in the application for Mirasol Mine located in Brunswick
County to know if they will have an unduly adverse effect on ground water supplies. The applicant
indicates that no water will be pumped off site, that all water will be contained within the mine. The
division considers pumping water from one portion of the excavation to another as dewatering the
excavation. If the applicant is pumping water. the division needs to know how manv gallons ner day are
being dewatered in order to determine if the mine will have an undulv adverse effect on groundwater
supplies. If the mine pumps 100,000 gallons of water or more per day, they will need to register their
water withdrawals with the Division of Water Resources on an annual basis. The registration form may be
obtained from the following link:
https://www.ncwater.org/wwatr
Facilities are required to register their water withdrawals in accordance with the North Carolina General
Statute G.S. 143-215.22H. This statute requires any non-agricultural water user who withdraws 100,000
gallons or more in any one day of ground water or surface water to register and update withdrawals. This
statute also requires transfers of 100,000 gallons or more in any one day of surface water from one river
basin to another river basin to register and update their water transfers. Water withdrawal registrants must
complete the annual water use reporting form by April I for the previous year.
If you have further questions regarding the water withdrawal registration please contact John Barr with the
Division of Water Resources at [phone] or email him at [e-mail].
—D_E Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Ile512 North Salisbury Street I Ib36 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 163b
919.707.9000

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ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELLI-GATTI
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
MEMORANDUM
NORTH CAROLINA
EnWronmental Qualtty
May 10, 2021
TO: Mr. Mike Ranck
Ground Water Management Branch
Division of Water Resources
FROM: Brenda M. Harris /(<�
Mining Program Secretary
Land Quality Section
SUBJECT: Mining Permit Application for Jones Holdings NC, LLC
Mirasol Farms Mine
Brunswick County
MAY 10 2021
® 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 potable water supplies (GS 74-51(2). Please respond by June 3, 2021 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, any comments your agency can provide regarding potential effects on potable
groundwater supplies and groundwater quality will be appreciated. We would like to have any
recommendations you may provide for permit conditions, for reasonable protection of groundwater quantity
or quality. 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.
RETURN ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS AND MAPS WITH YOUR REVIEW COMMENTS TO THIS OFFICE.
Your continued cooperation is greatly appreciated. Please contact Ms. Jenna Spencer at (919) 707-
9227 if you have any questions.
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Attachments
cc: Mr. Dan Sams
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SR North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh. North Carolina 27699-1612
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