20220401_ADI_Received

CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SERVICES, INC
March 28, 2022
Mr. Adam Parr
RECEIVED
NCDEQ APR 0 1 201Y
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
LAND QUALITY
Subject: Carteret Farm Mine, Carteret County, AD] response MINING PROGRAM
Dear Mr. Parr;
On behalf of Trey Rivenbark, I am writing in response to your January 24, 2022 letter
requesting additional information on the above -referenced mining permit modification
application. I will respond to each item in the order of your letter for clarity.
1. Please see attached letter from Mr. Gregory Hartman, CFM, Carteret County Floodplain
Administrator
2. The entire site is within the Floodplain. A note has been added to the Mine Map.
3. Please see attached copies of Certified Mail Receipts for adjoining neighbor notifications.
4. The notations "303" and "301" actually refer to house addresses, not parcel numbers.
Both addresses are on one parcel, owned by William Conway. His name has been added to
map.
5. All wells within 500 feet are shown on the Mine Map.
6. According to the review by the US Army Corps of Engineers, the ditch in the middle of the
mining area is not jurisdictional. It will simply be excavated with the remainder of the mining
area. The perimeter berm as shown will seal off the ends.
7. The mobile home and tanks will be relocated when mining extends into that area.
8. According the NPDES permitting rules, a Pumping Operation and Monitoring Plan is
required when the pumping could possibly draw down groundwater levels to impact a nearby
wetland or waterway. According the review by the US Army Corps of Engineers, there are no
wetlands or streams in the vicinity of the mining area. The only jurisdictional features are
agricultural ditches, and since the pumped water will discharge into these ditches, it is
impossible for them to be impacted by groundwater drawdown.
9. It is the sincere desire of the applicant, and everyone involved to develop a mine plan that
complies with all regulations and has no negative impact on any surrounding waters. We have
reached out to DWR and DMF to ask for clarification on their comments, but thus far have
received no information that will assist us in responding to the comments.
PO Box 429, GARNER, NC 27529

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Mr. Adam Parr
First, I think it is very important to put this issue into some perspective. This is a very small
project; a mining area of only 6 acres, that is really no more than a "farm pond". There are no
adjacent wetlands, and the nearest wetlands are nearly a half mile away. The water is
proposed to be discharged into an existing farm ditch that drains into a freshwater wetland and
not directly into Felton's Creek.
It appears that the primary concern is the proposed dischargedf mine water "to a ditch which
runs to surface waters of Felton's Creek". Our initial observation is that the mine will not
discharge into the waters of concern, but into an existing farm ditch a substantial distance away
from these waters. The farm ditch eventually connects with other ditches and creeks before
flowing into a freshwater wetland. There is no direct connection between the discharge point
and the Felton's Creek.
It would be virtually impossible to determine the potential impact of the mine discharge into
the farm ditch would have on Primary Nursery Waters located one mile away. There are
currently countless sources of fresh water already flowing into this system, including the existing
farm ditches, creeks, agricultural runoff, stormwater runoff, groundwater discharges, and
highway ditches. All of these sources are downstream from the mine discharge, and already
discharge far more fresh water into the system than the mine would. In addition, it is quite likely
that much of the discharged water would be infiltrated into the surface soils adjacent to the ditch
long before it ever reaches the wetlands or streams. And this entire system is constantly
changing with rainfall, groundwater fluctuations, tidal influences, agricultural irrigation, and
countless other factors.
While it is our observation that the discharge of the mining area into the farm ditch will have
no impact on Felton's Creek whatsoever, we want to emphasize that we sincerely wish to
comply with all rules and regulations regarding the discharges. This operation will comply with
the analytical requirements specified in NPDES General Permit NCG020. These regulations
were written to provide assurance that any discharge will not negatively impact receiving waters.
We trust that this information will allow you to complete your review of this modification
request. Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Sincerely,
James Izzell
Carolina Geological Services, Inc.
enclosures

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7008 1300 0000 1127 2118
Trey Rivenbark
Carteret Farm LLC
285 Cape Lookout Dr.
Harkers Island, NC 28531
RE: Carteret Farm Mine
Carteret County
White Oak River Basin
Dear Mr. Rivenbark:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 24, 2022
We have reviewed the application your company submitted for the referenced mine site. In order for this office to
complete its review of the referenced project in accordance with G.S. §74-50 and §74-51 of the Mining Act of 1971,
please provide the additional or revised information in accordance with the following comments:
1. Mining has been indicated in the floodplain. Please provide proof of notice and approval from the
jurisdictional floodplain manager.
2. Please clearly indicate and label on the mine map the location of the 100 year flood plain. If the entire
site is in the 100 year flood plain, please provide a statement on the map stating as such.
3. Please provide proof, such as copy of the signed return receipts from certified mail, that all adjoining
landowners and chief administrative officer of each county and municipality have been properly
notified.
4. Please provide and label on the mine map the names of owners of record for parcels identified as parcel
303 and parcel 301
5. Please clearly indicate and label on the mine map all wells located within 500 feet of the mine permit
boundary.
6. Please provide additional measures for the ditch that runs through middle of mine area for initial
clearing and excavation
7. Please clarify the plans for the house and fuel tanks that are currently located in the mining area.
8. Please provide a pumping O&M plan for the dewatering activities.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy. Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
919.707.9200

Certified Mail
Mr. Rivenbark
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The Division of Water Resources (DWR) has concerns regarding the proposal to discharge mine water
to a ditch which runs to surface waters of Felton's Creek. Felton's Creek is classified as SA; HQW and
is a designated primary nursery area by North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF). The
application lacks the information required to determine if the project will not violate tidal saltwater
quality standards for SA; HQW in 15A NCACO2B.0221, water quality standards for HQWs in 15A
NCACO2B.0224, and the anti -degradation policy found is 15A NCACO2B.0201. Please provide proof
of coordination with the appropriate agencies to ensure that water quality standards for the receiving
waters can be maintained.
Please note, this office may request additional information, not included in this letter, as the mining application
review progresses. Be advised that our review cannot be completed until all of the items listed above have been
fully addressed.
In order to complete the processing of your application, please forward two (2) copies of the requested information
to my attention at the following address:
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
As required by 15A NCAC 513.0113, you are hereby advised that you have 180 days from the date of your receipt
of this letter to submit all of the requested information. If you are unable to meet this deadline and wish to request
additional time, you must submit information, in writing, to the Director clearly indicating why the deadline cannot
be met and request that an extension of time be granted. If an extension of time is not granted, a decision will be
made to grant or deny the mining permit based upon the information currently in the Department's files at the end
of the 180-day period.
Though the preceding statement cites the maximum time limit for your response, we encourage you to provide the
additional information requested by this letter as soon as possible. Your prompt response will help us to complete
processing your application sooner.
Please contact me at [phone] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Adam Parr, PE
Assistant State Mining Engineer
cc: Mr. Dan Sams, PE

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Eugene Foxworth
Director
March 25, 2022
Carteret Farm LLC
285 Cape Lookout Drive
Harkers Island, NC 28531
Subject: Carteret County Floodplain Manager Review: Carteret Farm Mine
Dear Carteret Farm LLC:
Beaufort Office
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
I have reviewed the most recent mine plan for the Carteret Farm Mine to be located at 263 Laurel Road,
Beaufort, NC 28516 on Pin# 730904648151000. This proposed mine is located within the special flood
hazard area as delineated on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Rate Map
Panel 7308J with an effective date of 7/16/2003. 1 have reviewed the proposed mine plan, and I approve of
the Carteret Farm Mine to be located in the location specified above.
Sincerely,
Gregory Hartman, CFM
Assistant Planning Director
Floodplain Administrator
Mailing: 302 Courthouse Square, Beaufort, NC 28516
Location: 402 Broad Street, Beaufort, NC 28516

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