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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20211203_Modification_Request®Fox Rothschild LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW 230 N. Elm St. Suite 1200 Greensboro, NC 27401 Tel 336.378.5200 Fax 336.378.5400 RECEIVED www.foxrothschild.com DEC 0 U 2021 TOM TERRELL Direct No: 336.37&5412 Email:T"reoell®Foroothwhild.com LAND QUALITY MINING PROGRAM November 30, 2021 VIA EMAIL Brian Wrenn, Director North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources 512 N. Salisbury Street 1612 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 Re: Permit Modification Request: Permit No. 01-10 Dear Mr. Wrenn: Alamance Aggregates LLC requests the following modifications to the Groundwater Conditions of Mining Permit 01-10: Condition 5.A to be modified as follows: Groundwater monitoring shall be conducted in accordance with Section 6.0 of the Snow Camp Quarry Hydrogeological Site Evaluation and Analytical Groundwater Flow Model dated December 2019 and amended November 23, 2021. Condition 5.G to be modified as follows: The operator shall immediately cease dewatering activities and rectify any adverse impacts to neighboring wells caused by the dewatering activities at the site as per the Mitigation Plan included in Section 7.0 of the Snow Camp Quarry Hydrogeological Site Evaluation and Analytical Groundwater Flow Model dated December 2019 and amended November 23, 2021. The operator shall notify the Department of any adverse impacts observed within 48 hours of discovery. A PenrrsyNania Limited Liability Partnership California Colorado Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Illinois Minnesota Missouri Nevada New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania South Carolina Texas Virginia Washington ®Fox Rothschild LLP ATrOFNEYS AT LAW Condition 5.1-1 to be modified as follows: The operator shall submit an analytical report on a yearly basis of the ground water levels and quality changes or affects that occur within the observation wells and provide adjustments to the Mitigation Plan included in the Snow Camp Quarry Hydrogeological Site Evaluation and Analytical Groundwater Flow Model dated December 2019 and amended November 23, 2021 to ensure that neighboring wells are not affected by the operation. The report shall reference water quality and ground water levels as per conditions 5. F. and 5. G., respectively. The report shall be conducted by a qualified hydrogeologist with experience in quarry site groundwater monitoring. Alamance Aggregates requests these modifications be made immediately. A copy of the Amended GMA report referenced above is attached to this letter. An original with signatures will follow via mail. Sincerely, ;5"f -e i Thomas E. Terrell, Jr. Attorney for Alamance Aggregates, LLC. TET Enclosures