FW_ _External_ _Mining Permit 92-10_ Wake Stone reneged on the sunset clause in 2018_ don’t let them have their way with the Odd Fellows Tract

Johnson, Robert E
From: Sams, Dan
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 4:22 PM
To: NCMiningProgram
Subject: FW: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Wake Stone reneged on the sunset clause in
2018, don't let them have their way with the Odd Fellows Tract
From: Teala Spitzbarth [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 4:18 PM
To: Sams, Dan <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Wake Stone reneged on the sunset clause in 2018, don't let them have their
way with the Odd Fellows Tract
To the NO Department of Einviroinimeii QualIlIty and otheir officialls,
l have Ibeein a Duirhaim iresident for 16 years. l have worked as an eingilineeir
at a Ilairge corporation llin Cary, ii the current Wake Stone mine, since
moving to the Tidaii area. l have Ibeein wellll aware of the current mine
while trylling to commute Ihome from work and when visiting Umstead State
Park. l aim writing to urge the DEQ to deny Wake Stone's request to
mo6fy their current miii Ipeirmit, for an expansion llinto a second mine on
the Odd Fellows Tract, for the foHowing reasons:
1 ) The imo6fication request is Iiincornplete the ireclaimation plain for the
second mine is inot detailed, which does inot allow the DEQ or the IpubBlic to
evaluate it. These are Ipulblic Ilainds, imainaged Iby RDUAA, (but who will (pay
the Iprlice if this second quarry is inot reclaimed Ipropeirly? Not Wake Stone
uii this Ipeirmit is Ipropeirly evaluated and detal10ed.
2) There are siginllficaint air qualIlIty daingeirs with PM2.5 Ipollllutioin
documented with the current Wake Stone mine. There are iresidences,
businesses, a thriving State Ipairk and Gireeinway that willll aIIII Ibe llimpacted

by PM2.5 Ipairticile IpoBllutuon from a second mine operating for another 30
years. This cileady violates 15A NCAC 05H .1309 (4) and (5). My son
attended suirnmeir caimps for mainy years at Uirnstead State Park. Our
clNlNirein are using these IpulbBlic Ilainds and do inot deserve to Ibe exposed to
more PM2.5 Ipollilution. My coEleagues, otheir Ilocall iresidents at i
houses and apartments and State Iparlk vlisitors do inot deserve to Ibe
exposed to this daingeirous air IpoNllution wlNl0e trylling to exercise or just
Iii their homes. Your job is to Iprotect the IpubBlic from these known
daingeirs to IheaIltlh.
3) The DECK has a irespoinsibHkty to Iprotect agallinst daimage to State Iparlks
�pear 15A NCAC 05H .1309 (5). There have been muftiple IpubBlic statements
that theire WEI Ibe daimage to the enjoyment and ii setting of the
Uirnstead State Park due to ii air, water and visuall IpoIlilution with the
proposed second mine on the Odd FeElows Tract. The Crabtree Cireelk
area is considered a ii lheir9ltage site
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0907/ML090770916.pdf. Granting approval)
for a second mine that WEI destroy this area, is cileady llin coinflict with this
status.
4)Duir9ling the Ipublic lheair9ling 1I witinessed testimony that a second mine on
the Odd FeHows track WEI Ibloclk the wiil6kfe conridoir between Uirnstead
State Iparlk and other gireeinway Ilainds, thereby inegativelly Impacting wiil6kfe
�lin an area wheire rinuftiple towii and organizations have worked Ihaird
to Ipreseirve it. This cileady vi6lates 15A NCAC 05H .1309 (3).
5)Theire are cilear Iplhotogiralplhlic and videogirapINIc evidences of se61ment
i from the current Walke Stone mine i Uirnstead State Park. This is
�lin vi6lafioin of 15A NCAC 05H .1309 (6).
6)1I aim very concerned that Ibulil61ng a inew mine on IpulbBlic Ilainds, via a
mo6fication to a current (permit for a mine on Iprlivate Ilaind, means the
correct einviroinimeii studies have inot been doine to evalluate the
einviroinimeii ir9islks of the inew site. There WEI Ibe more sig16lficaint
groundwater and ge6logllcall ir9islks from a second mine on the otheir side of
Crabtree Creelk. What wiH the liirnpact of two pits on 61their side of this
&Ificall waterway Ibe? Many eingllineeirs at the IpubBlic lheair9ling called for the
�propels studies to Ibe doine Ibefoire this second mine is Ipeirmitted. There has
been oine IlaindsUlide aIliready. Not irequllrlling these studies cileady ir9islks
vi6lafiing 15A NCAC 05H .1309 (3) and 15A NCAC 05H .1309 (4).
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Thank you for your earnest coin sid eiration of these issues, and the otlheir
concerns and IpoteintGall vidlations airticUlated at the Ipulbllic headings.
Tealla Spitzbairtlh
3512 Doininigalle Ave.
Duirhaim, INC 27705
Tealla Spitzbairtlh
[e-mail]
3512 Doininigalle Ave
Duirhaim, North Cairofina 27705