20211209_ADI_68-04

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7016 2140 0000 4368 3827
Ms. Katelin Merritt
Merritt's Gravel Pit Inc.
3200 Damascus Church Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
RE: Tony Merritt's Gravel Pit Application
Mining Permit Number: 68-04
Orange County
Cape Fear River Basin
Dear Ms. Merritt:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
December 9, 2021
We have reviewed the modification request 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. The orientation of baffles within the sediment basins and channels DC-1, DC-2, and DC-3 must be such
that flow into the basin passes through at least two baffles prior to discharging through the skimmer outlet. As
currently shown, short circuiting of the flow to the outlet would occur.
2. Provide schedule or plan notes indicating the type of temporary liner to be installed in the temporary
diversion ditches and permanent channels. It should be noted that the design calculations indicate that all diversions
and channels will be lined with "NA Green — Curlex I or equal." Curlex is a product produced by American
Excelsior Company not North American Green, so some clarification is needed regarding the intended product
specification here.
3. Vegetate the area of the buffer that lies on the northern permit boundary, between your main haul road and
the Carrboro Pond. Please supply the following when the job is completed:
a. Photographic proof of the completed project.
b. The type and the amount of supplements that were used.
C. The seed mix used.
d. The amount of seed used.
D E Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mlneral and land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
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Certified Mail
7016 2140 0000 4368 3827
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 513.01 13, 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,
David Miller
State Mining Engineer
Enclosures:
cc: Mr. Bill Denton, PE, RRO