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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Acting Director
Certified Mail
Return Receipt. Requested
7008 1300 0000 1124 6843
Mr. William B Lane
Lane Farms Inc.
PO Box 1179
Goldsboro, North Carolina 27533
RE: Bill Lane Pit
Wayne County
Neuse River Basin
Dear Mr. Lane:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 22, 2020
We have reviewed the application/modification request you/your company submitted for
the referenced mine site. In order for this office to complete its review of the referenced project
in accordance with GS 74-50 and 51 of the Mining Act of 1971, please provide the additional or
revised information in accordance with the following comments:
1. Provide proof such as copies of the signed return receipts from certified mail that
the county manager and adjoining landowners have been properly notified.
2. The Water Quality Regional Operations Section notes that there are possible
jurisdiction streams and wetlands on and next to the proposed permit boundary.
Provide proof that a stream determination has been done for this site. In addition,
provide proof there is a valid wetland delineation approved by the US ACOE has
been done for the areas adjoining the permit boundary.
3. In the event that any streams or wetlands exist within or next to the proposed
permit boundary, a mandatory 50 foot undisturbed buffer must be provided and
shown in the mine maps. These buffers must be included within the permit
boundary.
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.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
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Certified Mail
Mr. Lane
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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
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.
Si erely,
Judith A. Wehner
Assistant State Mining Specialist
Enclosure
cc: Mr. Samir Dumpor, PE