20211215_ADI_Received

PSD PROPERTIES
1003 Red Banks Road
Greenville, NC 27835
252-917-3400
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
RE: Nichols Sand Pit
Mining Permit #74-99
Pitt County Tar River Basin
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Please review the items referred to in the August 26, 2021
letter.
1. 1 have enclosed the return receipts and matched them
according the post office tracking.
2. The stream determination and the notarized certification
has been completed by Rivers and Associates in
Greenville, NC. They have forwarded you a copy and Pitt
County a copy.

3. The County has given us a special use permit which is
enclosed.
4. 1 have indicated on the map that we will be using the
existing haul road with the original permit.
5. 1 have marked on the map where we are closing the ditch
off. The ditch is only internal drainage and does not
discharge water.
6. 1 have included the updated acreage table for the
permitted area.
7. We are using existing haul road from the Nichols sand
mine #74-99 and updated the mine map for the entrance
construction.
Please review.
Thank You
Mark Smith

Pitt County, North Carolina
Class 1 Special Use Permit Approval
PSD Properties, LLC Sand Mine
On August 9, 2021, after proper notice of the public hearing, the Pitt County Board of
Commissioners met and held a quasi-judicial evidentiary hearing to consider the following application:
Applicant: PSD Properties, LLC
Property Owner(s): PSD Properties, LLC (Parcel 85515)
Jerry Nichols and Elsie Nichols (Parcel 85653)
Property location: Tax Assessor's Office Parcel Numbers 85515 & 85653, located on the northern
side of SR 1562 (Alvin Road) north of its intersection with NC 33 East. The subject property is
169.74 acres, of which approximately 15.67 acres is being added to 19.6 acres of existing mined
property, for a total of 35.27 acres being approved to be used for the sand mine.
Proposed Use of Property: Sand Mine
Having heard all the evidence and argument presented at the hearing, upon motion made by
Commissioner Melvin McLawhorn and seconded by Commissioner Chris Nunnally, by unanimous vote,
the Board finds that the application is complete and complies with all applicable requirements of the Pitt
County Zoning Ordinance, and the Class I Special Use Permit for the purposes indicated above is hereby
approved, subject to the development standards of Section 8.(DDD.) of the Pitt County Zoning Ordinance
and the following conditions:
- Provide a 50 foot riparian buffer on all stream features present on the site, or provide
documentation from North Carolina Division of Water Quality or Pitt County Planning showing
that the feature is exempted from the Tar -Pamlico Buffer Regulations.
- Complete a No -Rise Certification and obtain a flood development permit from Pitt County
Planning prior to any development within the floodway.
- Obtain an operating pernlit from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's
Energy, Mineral and Land Resources Division prior to any work on site.
This the 911 day of August, 2021.
Ann Floyd Huggins, Chyarrwoman
Pitt County Board of Commissioners
Attest:
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Kimberly W. Anes, Clerk to the Board

A table/chart must be provided on the mine map that clearly lists the approximate acreage of tailings/sediment
ponds, stockpiles, wastepiles, processing area/haul roads, mine excavation and any other major aspect of the
mining operation that is proposed to be affected/disturbed during the life of the mining permit. A table/chart
similar to the following will be acceptable:
CATEGORY
AFFECTED ACREAGE
Tailings/Sediment Ponds
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Stockpiles
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Area/Haul Roads
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Excavation
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Total Disturbed Acreage
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NOTE:IN ADDITN TOTHEST ALSO INCLE ANY SITE -SPECIFIC
INFORMA TON THAT IS PROVIDED IN THEABOVE, THE MAPANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN
THIS APPLICATION FORM (PLEASE NOTE THE ITALICIZED QUESTIONS/STATEMENTS
THROUGHOUT THE FORM). THIS APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE
WITHOUT ALL RELEVANT ITEMS BEING ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED ON THE MINE MAPS.

NORTH CAROLINA MINING State of North Carolina
PERMIT APPLICATION Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
E. DETERMINATION OF AFFECTED ACREAGE AND BOND
The following bond calculation worksheet is to be used to establish an appropriate bond
per affected acre) for each permitted mine site based upon the acreage approved by the
life of the mining permit. Please insert the approximate acreage, for each aspect of the n
CATEGORY
Tailings/Sediment Ponds
Stockpiles
Waste Piles
Processing Area/Haul Roads
Mine Excavation
Other
TOTAL AFFECTED AC.:
TOTAL PERMITTED AC.:
AFFECTED
ACREAGE
Ac.
X $
3
Ac.
X $
Ac.
X $
Ac.
X $
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Ac.
X $
Ac.
X $
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Ac.
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1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
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upon a range of $500 to $5,000
ment to be affected during the
RECLAMATION
RECLAMATION
COSTIACRE
COST
/Ac.
= $ 0.00
(IROO
/Ac.
= $ 0.00
/Ac.
= $ 0.00
IAc.
= $ 0.00
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/Ac.
= $ 0.00 a t ( LI,So
/Ac.
= $ 0.00
Temporary & Permanent Sedimentation & Erosion Control Measures:
Divide the TOTAL AFFECTED AC. above into the following two categories: a) affected acres that drain into proposed/existing
excavation and/or b) affected acres that will be graded for positive drainage where measures will be needed to prevent ofrsite
sedimentation and sedimentation to onsite watercourses and wetlands.
a) Internal Drainage Ac.
b) Positive Drainage Ac. X $1,500.00 = $ 0.00
SUBTOTAL COST: $ 0.00 -�` I "`�(r � z)
Inflation Factor:
SUBTOTAL COST LIFE OF MINING OPERATION OR LIFE INFLATION COST
(�� OF LEASE (YEARS)
0.02 X $ 0.00 �` IUD X _ $ 0.00 o�l(pf5�
Total Reclamation Bond Cost:
TOTAL RECLAMATION BOND COST = SUBTOTAL+INFLATION = $0-00 3
Round down to 4 nearest $100.00
NOTE: The reclamation bond cannot exceed $1 million per GS 74.54
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