20220325_ADI_16-83

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7008 1300 0000 1127 1746
Ralph Thomas Jr.
106 Pleasant Dr.
Beaufort, NC 28516
RE: Thomas Borrow Pit
Mining Permit No. 16-83
Carteret County
Neuse River Basin
Dear Mr. Thomas:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 25, 2022
We have reviewed the modification request you 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:
Please clarify the amount (quantity and rate) of freshwater that will be discharged from the pond to the
wetlands.
2. Your response letter dated January 28, 2022, stated that "the sandy soil within the pond allows for rapid
absorption before the pond overflows." Please provide information on how the pond interacts with
ground water. Provide information on percolation and discharge from the pond when the groundwater
table is high.
3. Please clarify if any alternatives to mine dewatering and discharge have been evaluated.
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
D E Q North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
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Mr. Thomas
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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,
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Adam Parr, PE
Assistant State Mining Engineer
cc: Mr. Dan Sams, PE