NCG520049_Other Correspondence_20151023

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Pat McCrory
Governor
October 23, 2015
Mr. J. Keith Adams, President
Tarheel Sand & Stone, Inc.
1108 Tuckda Way
Hamptonville, NC 27020
Subject: Tarheel Sand & Stone, Inc. — Mine #52
In -Stream Sand Mining Operation
NPDES Permit No. NCG520049
Davie County
Dear Mr. Adams:
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
This letter is just to confirm the recent conversation that Mike Mickey of this office had with
you on October 20, 2015, concerning the Tarheel Sand & Stone in -stream sand mining operation
(Mine #52) located off Hwy 64 in Davie County. Based on the conversation, it is our understanding
that this site has not operated since July 2015. This facility has a single settling pond for water that
is pumped through the screen and routed back to the Yadkin River via an open ditch. Observations
at the site on October 22, 2015 noted that the settling pond had been cleaned out and that the river
bank was sufficiently vegetated.
Please note that the General Permit expired on July 31, 2015. The Division is currently in
the process of renewing the permit. A new Certificate of Coverage will be mailed to you in the near
future. Additionally, our database shows that your annual fee payment is up to date.
Should this in -stream sand dredging operation be re -activated in the future, the permit will
require a semi-annual flow estimate as well as the installation of warning signs on each side of the
river upstream of the operation to warn canoeists and other recreational water users. No
standardized discharge monitoring forms have to be submitted. The records must simply be
maintained for the facility for a period of three years.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Mike Mickey or me at
[phone].
Sincerely,
cc: WSRO
r. A
Sherri V. Knight, PE
Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, NC 27105
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