External Mining Permit 92-10 Protect the integrity of wildlife corridors by protecting Odd Fellows Tract

Johnson, Robert E
From: Laura McGuinn <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 2:59 PM
To: Regan, Michael S
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Protect the integrity of wildlife corridors by
protecting Odd Fellows Tract
Michaell Regain, Secretary DEQ,
The Ipeirmit imust Ibe deinied due to severe adverse impacts oin ffllfiainn 1B. Uimstead State Park,
D5, and Crabtree Greek, D2
The current NPIDES Stoirmwateir Ipeirmit issued under the "Geinei4l" Ipeirmit category for mines
is IiinaIppropriiate for a imiinlling operation inext to a State Park and Crabtree Creek. The current
stoirmwateir Ipeirmit oinlly Illists "beinchimairk" Ipollllutaint Ikmits and with ino einfoirceimeint teeth.
The quarry imust Ihave a inew and Iin6vidualF NPIDES Stoirmwateir Ipeirmit.
The current operation has Ibeein allowed to send fline se61meint lladein Ipollluted waters liinto
Crabtree Creelk for decades. The iroclks liin their stream discharging liinto Crabtree Greek as it
enters our Park are calked with a "wNlte(ish)" mateirl41, uinllflke any streams oirigllinafiing within
the Park. In ad6tioin, closer to the imallin Park eintraince at Harrison Avenue, the current
operation discharges untreated wastewater directly liinto Umstead State Park from their
feeble, Ibut unsuccessfUl, attempt to Ilessein the great dust Ipluimes Iby using wastewater from
their Ipit to irrigate the dust. This has Ikllllled large trees within Umstead State Park.
By the way, their current, NPIDES Permit, as weak as it is, does inot Ipeirmit direct discharge
!into WiHkainn 1B. Umstead State Park Welke Stone is liin vi6lafioin of their current discharge
permit. Why does DEQ continue to let this happen?
Using Umstead State Park to divert and treat Ipollluted wastewater from a Iprlivate iroclk mi16ling
operation is a direct adverse llimpact oin our Park.

A inew PDES Stoirmwateir Permit under the lin6viduall" category is required for the current
operation, and for the proposed operation so that it can Ibe tallbred to protect Uirnstead State
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• VVIating NC water quafity 6schairge standards, sirnillair to used construction sites
• New and expanded areas of deforestation, exposed soi1l, and liirr7pervlious areas
• Increase storimwateir dischairge due to (loss of s6lll IiinfiIltration and water chainaIlhlzafioin
• Massive amount of oveirbuirden that wiVll Ibe exposed and excavated lilk6ly equllvalleint to
500 trucks Ipeir day for 2 to 3 years
e Direct s6lll (loss llinto Crabtree Cireelk from the trucks imoving soft and iroclk Ihligh above
Crabtree Creelk via the Ibrlidge, conveyor Ibellts
And, what is the excuse given for NOT inee61ng a inew Stoirmwateir Ipeirmit? Supposedlly, they
willkl Ipuimp the water from the inew pit llinto the 6ld (pit. HOW exactly are they g6ling to carry that
water over Crabtree Cireelk? Where is that Ipipe? It's imissing from the site plan. This is a
HUGE imissing Iplece of tlNis disastrous Iproposall.
DENY the Ipeirmit due to Adverse effects to Crabtree Cireelk, D2, and Uirnstead State Park, D5.
Issue an INDIVIDUAL NPDES Storer wateir Permit.
L.auira McGUInin
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1605 Roanolke Street
RaIleiglh, North Cairofina 27606
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