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Memorandum
Date: November 12, 2008
To: Ronnie Smith, USACOE, Wilmington Office
From: Linda Willis, Environmental Engineer I, DWQ, SWPS, Wilmington Regional Office
Through: Ed Beck, Regional Supervisor, DWQ, SWPS, Wilmington Regional Office (WiRO) 40
Subject: Shelter Creek Quarry
Request for Mine Expansion & 46.92 Acres of Wetland Impacts
The proposed mine expansion may require significant modifications to their existing operation
and monitoring plan. DWQ SWPS has received some monitoring well results for 20 shallow
monitoring wells. That data was provided to the Central Office on 7/31/2008. DWQ, WiRO
inspected the mine site in September. DWQ sent a letter requesting that Mr. Holland and/or his
consultant (Mr. Dorenda) contact the office to discuss the monitoring well data. To date, no
response from either have been received. Before this office can concur with an expansion, a
meeting is needed to discuss why all 20 monitoring wells (all supposedly installed in wetlands)
are not showing some hydrology indicative of wetlands. Furthermore, the Wilmington Regional
Office has recently received two complaints from local residents concerning impacts to their
drinking wells. Before the Division can consider the request to expand the mine and impact
additional wetlands, several issues pertaining to the operation and monitoring plan need to be
resolved. It would be beneficial if the USACOE would meet with DWQ and Holland Shelter
Quarry permittee to discuss the implications of the shallow monitoring well data as well as the
proposed wetland impacts.
CC: Stormwater Permitting Unit, Central Office, Attn: Bethany Georgoulias
Wetland Unit, Central Office, Ian McMillan
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Internet: www.iicwaterguality.ora Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27604
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
N'od` Carolina
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