WS0701152_Permit (Issuance)_20201214

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
December 15, 2020
Mr. D. Daniel Winstead, III
PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. (Nutrien)
1530 Highway 306 South
Aurora, North Carolina 27806
SUBJECT: Well Construction Permit No. WS0701152
PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. (Nutrien)
Replacement Depressurization Well
Aurora, Beaufort County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Winstead:
In accordance with your application received December 9, 2020, we are forwarding
herewith Well Construction Permit No. WS0701152 dated December 15, 2020, issued to PCS
Phosphate Company, Inc. (Nutrien) for the construction of one replacement depressurization well
located as indicated on the figures accompanying the application, in Beaufort County, North
Carolina.
This Permit will be effective from the date of its issuance until December 15, 2021 and
shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. If any parts, requirements,
or limitations contained in this Permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an
adjudicatory hearing before a hearing officer upon written demand to the Director within 30 days
following receipt of this Permit, identifying the specified issues to be contended. Unless such
demand is made, this Permit shall be final and binding.
A Well Construction Record (GW-1) must be filled out by the driller and submitted to
Department of Environmental Quality, Attn: Information Management, 1617 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1636, within 30 days upon completion of the well construction. If
additional information or clarification is required, please contact Will Hart at 252-948-3968.
Sincerely,
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Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Washington Regional Office
NCDEQ, Division of Water Resources
cc: Roger Hudson [e-mail])
Gabrielle Chianese, DWR (CU 1007)
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NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
WATER QUALITY REGIONAL OPERATIONS SECTION
PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER SUPPLY WELL OR WELL
SYSTEM
(Wells or Well Systems with a Design Capacity of 100,000 Gallons Per Day or Greater)
In accordance with the provisions of Article 7, Chapter 87, North Carolina General Statutes,
and other applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations:
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. (Nutrien)
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER SUPPLY WELL SYSTEM consisting of one
replacement depressurization well on property owned by PCS Phosphate, as indicated on the
figures accompanying the application, near Aurora, North Carolina in Beaufort County. This
Permit is issued in accordance with the application received on December 9, 2020 in
conformity with specifications and supporting data, all of which are filed with the Department
of Environmental Quality and are considered integral parts of this Permit.
This Permit is for well construction only and does not waive any provision or requirement or
any other applicable law or regulation. This Permit does not constitute approval of a site, for
which the Public Water Supply Section may require additional information or approval of the
proposed volume of water to be withdrawn, within an area defined as a Capacity Use Area,
regulated by the Division of Water Resources.
Construction of any well under this Permit shall be in strict compliance with the North Carolina
Well Construction Regulations and Standards (15A NCAC 02C .0100), and other State and
Local Laws and regulations pertaining to water supply well construction.
If any requirements or limitations specified in this Permit are unacceptable, you have a right
to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days of receipt of this Permit. The
request must be in the form of a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North
Carolina General Statutes and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such a demand is made, this
Permit is final and binding.
This Permit will be effective for one year from the date of its issuance and shall be subject to
other specified conditions, limitations, or exceptions as follows:

1. Each well shall be constructed by a North Carolina Certified Well Construction
Contractor.
2. Each well shall have a Well Contractor Identification Plate and a Pump Installation
Information Plate in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .01070)(2) and (3).
3. Well construction records (GW-1) for each well shall be submitted to the Division of
Water Resources Information Processing Unit within 30 days of the well completion.
4. When the well is discontinued or abandoned, it shall be abandoned in accordance with
15A NCAC 02C .0113 and a well abandonment record (GW-30) shall be submitted to
the Division of Water Resources Information Processing Unit within 30 days of the
well abandonment.
Permit issued the Fifteenth day of December, 2020
FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. # WS0701152