acreage letter

CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SERVICES, INC
April 2, 2022
Mr. Adam Parr
NCDEQ
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Subject: Dupree Pit, #74-90, Modification application
Dear Mr. Parr;
At your request, I have reviewed the actual "permitted acreage" for the Dupree Pit, #74-90,
American Materials. Here is what I found; The original permitted acreage (pre-2020) was
235.47. This number was originated by an engineer / surveyor working on the project (now
deceased). According to GIS and deed records, the original tract involved in the original permit
has a total of 240.71 acres. However, there are approximately 10 acres across the highway that
are not included in the permitted area. So, the original permit should have been 230 acres. The
property added in 2020 was 50 acres (by deed and GIS), bringing the correct current total to
280 acres.
There were a few odd circumstances during the original permitting that led to the confusion.
As stated above, there was an engineer / surveyor that originally drew up the mine plan that
actually died during the project. I was asked to come in and finish his work, so the numbers
may have been off as part of this issue. Later, American Materials provided me with some of
their plans that had yet a different acreage. During the last modification in 2020, Judy pointed
out the difference in numbers, but at the same time I had just suffered a heart attack and had a
death in my family. So, rather than further investigate at that time, I just accepted her number
for the purpose of expediency.
Upon further examination of the maps, the GIS data, and actual deeds, I can state with
confidence that the total permitted acreage at this time is 280 acres.
Sincerely,
James Izzell
Carolina Geological Services, Inc.
enclosures
PO Box 429, GARNER, NC 27529