Ver - More Info Received - 12/28/2001

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Acting Director
Division of Water Quality
December 28, 2001
Dr. J H Carter, III
Dr. J H Carter and Associates
PO Box 891
Southern Pines, NC 28388
Dear Dr. Carter:
Re: Proposed trial pumping of water from pond at Southern Products and Silica Moore County
Thank you for your recent letter of December 14, 2001 which described your proposed trial pumping from a pond on the Southern
Products and Silica site to Drowning Creek above Southern Pines water intake. This test is hereby allowed on a pilot basis as outlined
in your letter.
Please call John Domey of my staff at 9419-733-9646 if you have any questions
Sincerely,
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Wetlands/401 Unit 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 Ph: [phone] Fax: [phone] Customer Service
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DR. J.H. CARTER III & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Environmental Consultants
P.O. Box 891 • Southern Pines N.C. 28388
[phone] 9 Fax [phone]
14 December 2001
Mr. John Dorney
NC DENR, Division of Water Quality
Wetlands/ 401 Unit
2321 Crabtree Blvd.
Raleigh, N.C. 27690
Dear John:
Southern Products and Silica Co., Inc., has been asked by the Town of Southern Pines to
allow a raw water pump test of 1 of their ponds. The purpose is to determine if this pond could
be an emergency raw water source for the Town. The pond in question is the easternmost pond
at the Southern Products mine site in Richmond County. Currently, this pond, per agreement
with Land Resources, DWQ and the ACOE, discharges water sheet flow across a graded,
reclaimed dike to Drowning Creek Swamp. The proposed pumping test, which will last between
1 and 10 days, would pump 2100 gpm into the swamp. Southern Products does not own the
adjacent swamp and we are concerned that this would create an erosion/ turbidity problem.
Southern Pines now proposes to pump the water directly to Drowning Creek at a point above the
Southern Pines water intake. Prior to authorizing this test, we want to be sure that we will not
violate our Water Quality Certification (Water Quality Certification No. 2551) for the mine.
SinP.H.Carter Dr. III
Environmental Consultant
Cc: C.K. Smith, Southern Products
Endangered Species Surveys • Environmental Assessments 9 Land Management • Wetlands Mapping and Permitting