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Governor
DIONNE DELLI-GAM
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
NORTH CAROLINA
Director
Environmental Quality
May 7, 2021
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7019 1120 0000 5072 4762
Ms. Jamie Basnight Hatchell
HOM Development, LLC
PO Box 2405
Manteo, NC 27954
RE: Foster Forbes Mine
Currituck County
Pasquotank River Basin
Dear Ms. Hatchell•
We have reviewed the application 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 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. Please provide proof of an archaeological survey conducted on the tract by an experienced archaeologist
that meets the Secretary of the Interior professional qualifications and standards.
2. Please provide proof of approval from NCDOT for the proposed driveway permit.
3. Please provide information on who provided the wetland delineation for this site, or proof of a
preliminary jurisdictional determination by USACE for the wetland delineation at this site.
4. Please clarify the estimated dewatering withdrawal rate in gallons per day for this site. Section C. Li.
states an estimated flow of 400 — 500 gallons per minute, while the dewatering procedure listed on the
O&M plan states a maximum flow of 2,000 gallons per hour.
5. The Swale construction details indicate the structure is to be built adjacent to the permit boundary of
the Marty Hurdle Sand Mine, and the water height control construction details indicate the control
structure is to be installed at the Mary L. Sawyer Mine that outlfows to the Pasquotank River. Please
correct these construction details for the appropriate mine site.
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
flitlly addressed.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mull Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 1612
919.707.9200

Certified Mail
Ms. Hatchell
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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 5B.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,
enna Spencer, PE
Assistant Mining Engineer
Enclosures
Cc: Mr. Samir Dupor, PE