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Home My WebLink About20221006_ADI_ReceivedCgoor GRADIENT LAND -WATER 'INNOVATION October 3, 2022 Adam Parr Energy, Mineral and Land Resources NC Department of Environmental Quality 1612 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612 Re: Application for Mining Permit Money Pit Robeson County - Lumber River Basin Dear Adam: REIGOVED OCT 0 A 2022 LAND QUALITY SECTION On behalf of DCI Investments, LLC, we are attaching information in response to the comments contained in your letter of September 22, 2022. Below are the comments contained in your letter along with our response: Please provide proof, such as copy of the signed return receipts from certified mail, that all adjoining landowners and chief administrative officer of each county and municipality have been properly notified. Please provide proof for Clifford W Ranzau It Brenda Ranzau; Mary B D Grooms Estate C/O Dorothy Amartey • Attached is a copy of the return receipt for Clifford W. Ranzau which was received after the initial application submittal. • The letter to the Mary B D Grooms estate, mailed to Dorothy Amartey was returned as "undeliverable as addressed". We are attempting to determine another address but currently have no other information regarding this 15,000 square foot parcel. 2. Please clearly label and indicate on the mine map the mine permit boundary. • The mine maps have been updated to more clearly indicate the complete permit boundary. 3. Please clarify the name of the applicant. The application lists DCI Investments, LLC as the applicant and the mine maps show Diamond Constructors Inc. of Fayetteville as the applicant. Please make sure that the name on the application matches the name on the maps. • The mine maps have been revised to reflect the owner/applicant as DCI Investments, LLC. 4. Please label a north arrow on sheets CS-01 and CS-03. • Maps have been updated to show the north arrow which had inadvertently been left off. 5. Please clearly label and indicate on the mine map all structures within 300' of the mine excavation. Aerial imagery shows a house on the west side of the permit boundary and a water tower/ pumping station on the south side. • Reference Sheet CS-01 of the updated plan set. Using aerial images we have indicated the location of the residence and outbuildings on the property of Jerry Hall to the west of the permit boundary, the location of the water tank and other structures on the County 230 Donaldson Street, Suite 500A I Fayetteville, NC 28301 1 910.824.7731 1513 Walnut Street, Suite 230 1 Cary, NC 27511 1 910.824.7731 www.gradientNC.com Letter to Adam Parr October 3, 2022 Page 2 of 2 of Robeson property to the east of the permit boundary and have also indicated the location of what appears to be a residence on the property of Clifford Ranzau located just south of the water tank. No other structures were identified within 300 feet of the permit boundary. 6. Please clearly label and indicate on the map the wetlands that were identified in your response to question C.5b of the mine permit application. Environmental review of the borrow area was performed within and directly adjacent to the proposed limits. No wetland indicators were present within this area. Potential wetland indicators (hydric soil) were noted beyond the area studied, approximately 100 feet northwest of the corner of Hallmark Way. Because the area was outside the footprint of the borrow activity and not adjacent to the project area it was However, it would not be affected, activities due to the distance from not formally delineated or surveyed. directly or indirectly, by the proposed the activity. Please clarify how mining will occur below the water table without dewatering the excavation. Your response in an email dated August 30, 2022, indicated that the water table is 20-25 feet below the ground surface and the excavation will only reach a maximum depth of 20 feet and therefore will not encounter groundwater. However, 2021 aerial imagery on the Robeson County GIS website show an initial excavation on the property that is filled with water. The 2021 aerial imagery appears to have been taken after a time of significant rainfall which resulted in standing water in the excavated area for a period of time. However, in looking at aerial views from Google Earth in November 2020 and January 2022 (aerial photos attached), there is no evidence of standing water in the excavation. Also attached are photos of the excavated area taken September 28, 2022 indicating no standing water. The owner has excavated test pits to a depth of 20 feet without encountering groundwater. Enclosed with this resubmittal is the following information: • Two (2) sets of plans, updated as noted above. • Two (2) copies of aerial images from Google Earth • Two (2) copies of site photos • Two (2) copies of return receipt from Clifford Ranzau Should you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, GRADIENT, PLLC 6� PL-11 Gordon A. Rose, PE, LEED AP ■ COmple'te ittiine 1, 2, and 3. a SI9 e ■ Print your narpe.and address on the reverse b Agent so that we canrefum the card to you. ddressee ■ Attach this card to the back of the mailIt ace, B•ecei by (PdWqV Name) C. Date of Delivery or on the front if space permits. 0/ I'AEUQ (D X AA)��tl '2 =Z2 Gu�� tit • Zdr�ZL+.v -0VZA1;7A- W-ISt) IIIIIIIII I'll llllll llllllllll IIII Il IIIII l 11 III 9590 9402 7529 2098 6949 84 7021 0950 0002 0793 8869 PS Form 3811, July 2020 PSN 7,930-02-000-9053 D. Is delivery address different from item i9 u Yes If YES, enter delivery address below- '® " 3. Service Type ❑ Priority Man EVress® ❑ Adult Sigrature ❑ Registered Mail - El Adult Signature Restricted Delivery ❑ RegLslered Mal Restricted ❑ Certified Mail® Delivery ❑ Certified Mail Restricted Delivery ❑ Signature Cordir magonTM ❑ Collect on Delivery ❑ Signature Confirmation ❑ Collect on Delivery Restricted Delivery Restricted Delivery ^'ssured Man pored Mail Restricted Delivery mar $Q Domestic Return Receipt Aerial Images taken from Google Earth Aerial from Google Earth dated November 2020. No standing water visible. Aerial from Google Earth dated January 2022. No standing water visible. Site Photos taken September 28, 2022 X.I. 4 A Photo looking west across old excavation from approximate mid -point. Note: no standing water. Photo looking west across northern end of old excavation. No standing water. Excavation is approximately 10 to 15 feet below natural grade.