20210706_DWR_Groundwater

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
July 6, 2021
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TO: Mr. Adam Parr
Land Quality Section
FROM: Michael Bauer Fanagement
Ground Water Branch
Division of Water Resources
SUBJECT: Comments on the Mining Permit Modification Request for:
Landsdown Earth and Pipe, Inc.
Northwest Mine
Brunswick County
Please find attached a copy of the mining permit Modification request for the above referenced project.
There is not enough information provided in the application for Northwest 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 many gallons per dam
being dewatered in order to determine if the mine will have an unduly adverse effect on groundwater
supplies. If the mine pumps 100,000 gallons of water or more per day, they will need to re ister their
water withdrawals with the Division of Water Resources and report on an annual basis. The registration
form may be obtained from the following link:
https://www.newater.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 [e-mail].
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D_EQ� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources
l� 51) North Salisbury Street 1 1636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh. North Carolina 17699 1636

ROY COOPER
Governor
JOHN NICHOLSON
interim Secretory
BRIAN WRENN
Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mr. Mike Ranck
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 28, 2021
Ground Water Management Branch
Division of Water Resources
FROM: Brenda M. Harris —
Mining Program Secretary
Land Quality Section
SUBJECT: Mining Permit Modification for Landsdown Earth & Pipe Inc.
Northwest Mine
Brunswick County
❑ Mine Dewatering Proposed
® No Mine Dewatering Proposed
Please find attached for your review a copy of the mining permit modification request for the above
referenced project.
Please review this information and advise as to the probability of this operation having unduly adverse
effect on wildlife and freshwater fisheries (G.S. 74-51 (2)). Please respond by July 21, 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 all proposed erosion and sediment control measures to ensure that they are sufficient to
restrain erosion and off -site sedimentation. However, any comments your agency can provide regarding
effects on wildlife and freshwater fisheries would be greatly appreciated. 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.
PLEASE RETURN ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS AND MAPS WITH YOUR REVIEW COMMENTS TO THIS
OFFICE.
Your continued cooperation is greatly appreciated. Please contact Mr. Adam Parr at [phone] if
you have any questions.
/bmh
Attachments
cc: Mr. Dan Sams
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