20220304_ADI_Response

MKE Environmental
3620 Cattail Lane
Greenville, N.C. 27858
March 4, 2022
Mr. Adam Parr
Assistant State Mining Engineer
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
RE: Banks Landscaping, LLC
Proposed Ives Pit
Jones County
Dear Mr. Parr,
The following addresses the comments in your letter dated July 19, 2021. Thank you for the 60-
day extension.
1. See enclosed Floodplain Development Permit (No. 2200174) from Paul Ingram,
Floodplain Administrator for Jones County.
2. The correct acreage is 13.84. The 14.34 noted is a typo.
3. As noted in the application, an excavator will also be used. The arm of the excavator
can reach below the water.
4. A silt fence will be installed around the entire perimeter. There is an existing excavation
area that can be used as a basin.
5. A silt fence will be used in lieu of a berm. That was required to get the flood plain
permit, which was needed to address item number one. The fence will be installed
before any mining activity begins. See enclosed revised mine map.
6. The reclamation map is enclosed.
Two copies of the revised map are enclosed. If you have any questions or need additional
information, do not hesitate to contact me at 252-258-4037.
Sincerely,
Marc K. Edwards
Cc: Charles Banks

APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
NOTE: All of the following questions must be thoroughly answered with regards to your mining operation
for the intended life of the mine. All responses must be clearly conveyed on a corresponding, detailed mine
map.
A. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MINE
1. Answer all of the following that apply:
® If this is an application for a NEW permit, indicate the total acreage at the site to be covered by the
permit (this is the acreage that the "new permit" fee will be based upon): 13.84
Of this acreage, how much is owned and how much is leased? Acres owned:
Acres leased: 13.84 Property owner if leased:
❑ If this is an application for a MODIFICATION to a mining permit, indicate the mining permit
number and the total (overall) acreage covered by the existing permit.
Mining Permit No.: Total permitted acreage:
Does the modification involve acreage within the previously approved permitted boundary?
Yes ❑ No ❑. If yes, indicate the acreage to be covered by this modification (this is the acreage
that the "major modification" fee will be based upon):
Does the modification involve acreage outside the previously approved permitted boundary?
Yes❑ No ❑ . If yes, indicate the additional acreage to be covered by this
modification: . (NOTE: you must complete all of Section F. of this application form
entitled Notification of Adjoining Landowners).
Of this acreage to be added to the permit, will any portion of this acreage be affected (i.e.: disturbed,
ground cover removed) by the mining operation? Yes ® No ❑ (If no, a "minor modification"
fee of $100.00 is required, despite the "undisturbed" acreage to be added). If yes, indicate the
acreage to be affected within the acreage to be added to the permit (the total acreage to be added to
the permit is the acreage that the "major modification" fee will be based upon):
❑ If this is an application for TRANSFER of a mining permit, indicate the mining permit number and
the total (overall) acreage covered by the existing permit.
Mining Permit No.: Total permitted acreage:
SEE THE FEE SCHEDULE AT THE END OF THIS FORM FOR THE PROPER FEE AMOUNT TO BE
PAID FOR THE REQUESTED PERMIT ACTION(S) AND CORRESPONDING ACREAGE NOTED
ABOVE
2. Name of all materials mined: Sand
3. Mining method:
H
Hydraulic Dredge ® Front-end Loader & Truck ElShovel & Truck
Dragline & Truck Self -loading Scraper
Other (explain)
Excavator
4. a. Expected maximum depth of mine (feet) 15'
Depth is relative to what benchmark? (e.g., natural ground level, mean sea level, road elevation, etc
Natural ground level
b. Expected average depth of mine (feet)
129
5. Has any area(s) at this site been mined in the past? Yes ® No ❑
If yes, when and by whom was this activity conducted? Banks Landscaping, LLC under Single -Source
Borrow Pit, Project ID: JONES-2020-003 in 2019
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