20210426_Ground Water Response

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELLI-GATTI
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 26, 2021
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mr. Adam Parr
Land Quality Section
FROM: Michael Baue fir''
Ground Water Management Branch
Division of Water Resources
SUBJECT: Comments on the Mining Permit Application Request for:
HOM Development, LLC.
Foster Forbes Mine
Currituck County
RECEIVED
APR 2 6 2021
Please find attached a copy of the mining permit request for the above referenced project.
The Foster Forbes Mine located in Currittuck County may have an unduly adverse effect on ground water
supplies since 240,000 gallons per day of dewatering is proposed onsite. The mine will need to register
water withdrawals with the Division of Water Resources on an annual basis since the water withdrawals
are over 100,000 gallons per day. 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 1 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].
Cc: Jamie Bassnight Hatchell
HOM Development, LLC.
P.O. Box 2405
Manteo, NC 27954
D North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salishury Street 16 % Mail Servite Center I Raleigh. North Carolina 27699 Ib3b
919.707 90Q0