NCG020951_Email Requesting NOI Withdrawal_20210113

From: clay creed
To: Lawyer. Mike
Cc: hew fulton; carolyn caul
Subject: [External] RE: Oxendine School Road Mine
Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 3:50:00 PM
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Mr. Lawyer,
Per our previous conversation on the NCG020000 discharge permit, Z.V. Pate, Inc. would like to
request the withdrawal of the discharge permit application for the Oxendine School Road Mine.
Since the actual mined area is a fraction of the size permitted, dewatering is not needed for the
excavation of the mining material. As we discussed over the phone, Z.V. Pate, Inc. had planned to
have that additional mining area available for excavation as an option , so to minimize any impact to
the ground water (wide rather than deep). I hope this gives clarification on why Z.V. Pate, Inc. has
made this request. Please give me a call if you have any questions and thank you for your help.
G. Clay Creed, R.F.
Consulting Forester
Z.V. Pate, Inc./Shoeheel Land Management
910-462-2122 (office)
www.shocheelmanaaement.com
From: Lawyer, Mike <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2021 10:51 AM
To: clay creed <[e-mail]>
Subject: Oxendine School Road Mine
Clay,
I appreciate all of your time and the information provided regarding the current status of the
Oxendine School Road Mine in Robeson County. I have contacted our Central Office staff about the
process for withdrawing the Notice of Intent application for coverage under the NCG020000
discharge permit. They responded back asking that I go ahead and conduct a site visit to confirm that
mining activities have ceased. I will probably do the site visit next week. They also asked that you
send an e-mail summarizing the reasons why the application should be returned/withdrawn.
The mining permit (Permit Number 78-51) for the site was issued on 1/7/2020. As discussed, if all

mining activities at the site have been completed, then final reclamation per the approved
reclamation plan is to be completed within two years from when mining ceased. Once final
reclamation has been completed, a Release Request Form should be completed and submitted in
order to release the site from the mining permit. You can download the mining release request form
at the following link: htt sp .//deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/energ�-
mineral-land-permits/mining-12ermits/forms.
The erosion control plan that was initially approved for the 5-acre single source borrow area (Project
ID: ROBES-2020-001) is still active in our database, but will be closed out once the mining permit has
been released.
If you have any questions or I can be of any assistance, please contact me.
Thanks,
Mike
Michael Lawyer, CPSWQ
Environmental Program Consultant
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: mike.lawyera-ncdenr.gov
225 Green Street, Suite 714
Fayetteville, NC 28301
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