20210820_ADI_letter

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7019 1120 0002 0065 1375
Charles R Williford
Sunland Sand and Gravel, Inc.
PO Box 1505
Swansboro, NC 28584
RE: Carteret Dirt Pit
Carteret County
White Oak River Basin
Dear Mr. Williford:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 20, 2021
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 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:
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.
2. Please provide a Pumping Operation and Maintenance (O&M) plan to demonstrate that dewatering will
not affect wetlands. Please be sure to include details on overflow discharge point on existing pond.
3. Please provide an updated mine map showing the 100 ft buffer to Croatan National Forest requested by
the US Forrest Service.
4. Goose Creek, which has been identified as HQW: SA, appears to be the receiving waterbody for the
pond discharge. Please provide a statement that no wetlands or streams are to be disturbed for this
project.
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.
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
NORhI CAROLINA -
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Certified Mail
Mr. Williford
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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
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 [phone] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Adam Parr, PE
Assistant State Mining Engineer
cc: Mr. Dan Sams, PE