20211021_DWR_Groundwater

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
MEMORANDUM
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 21, 2021
TO: Mr. Adam Parr
Land Quality Section
FROM: Michael Bauer6i_Z�
Ground Water Management Branch
Division of Water Resources
SUBJECT: Comments on the Mining Permit Application Request for:
Rufus Young Construction, Inc.
Whitehall Road Mine
Columbus County
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Please find attached a copy of the mining permit request for the above referenced project.
The Whitehall Road Mine located in Columbus County does not appear to have an unduly adverse effect
on ground water supplies since dewatering proposed on site is less than 100,000 gallons per day (gpd)
(96,000 gpd). However, if the mine starts to withdraw 100,000 gpd of water, they will need to register 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.ncwater.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 I 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].
D_E Q-� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
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