NCG020808_Emails RE Name-Ownership Change_20211208

Georgoulias, Bethany
From: Georgoulias, Bethany
Sent: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 1:53 PM
To: Riddle, Shawna; Walt Hillis; Aiken, Stan E; Miller, David; Parr, Adam
Cc: [e-mail]; Carson, Brittany
Subject: RE: [External] BWI Yancey Stone LLC
A Name Ownership Change Form should be submitted electronically to transfer the NCG020808 permit COC. We do not
have a staff person to process those at the moment, so it may take some time before we can do that. However, please
go ahead and submit the request with supporting documentation. The link to the form is here:
https://edocs.deg.nc.gov/Forms/SW-Name-Change
Bethany Georgoulias (she/her)
Environmental Engineer
Stormwater Program, Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
919 707 3641 office
[e-mail]
512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 (location)
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 (mailing)
Website: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/stormwater
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From: Riddle, Shawna
Sent: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 11:23 AM
To: Walt Hillis <[e-mail]>; Aiken, Stan E <[e-mail]>; Miller, David
<[e-mail]>; Parr, Adam <[e-mail]>; Georgoulias, Bethany
<[e-mail]>
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: [External] BWI Yancey Stone LLC
Mr. Hillis —
Hope you are doing well. I have copied David Miller, State Mining Engineer, and Adam Parr, Assistant State Mining
Engineer on this email. The submitted application/transfer paperwork should have been sent to the Mining Section first

for review. All decisions concerning mining transfers and permits are directed by the Raleigh office. I spoke to Adam Parr
on December 3, 2021, about the submittal, and he had not received it as of that date. Mr. Aiken and I did receive your
paperwork in the Asheville office and once David and Adam review the paperwork submitted, they will then send a
request to our office for review and comments. I have also copied Bethany Georgoulias, Environmental Engineer, with
the Stormwater Program, for assistance on the NCG02 transfer/permit payment concerns. My contact number is 919-
302-5311, if you or Alisa have additional questions.
Thanks
Shawna
Shawna Riddle
D E Q!A�
Environmental Senior Specialist
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
828.296.4500 (Office) 828.299.7043 (Fax)
Shawna. [e-mail]
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/North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: Walt Hillis <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 11:35 AM
To: Aiken, Stan E <[e-mail]>
Cc: Riddle, Shawna <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] BWI Yancey Stone LLC
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Mr. Aiken and Mrs. Riddle:
On November 12, 2021 BWI ETN LLC completed the acquisition of the Yancey Stone, Inc. (Low Gap Quarry). The Low
Gap Quarry Mine Permit number is 00-26 and the NPDES COG number is NCG020808. I submitted the
applications/notices to transfer both permits to BWI. The Legal name of the parent company is BWI ETN LLC and the
legal name of the quarry is BWI Yancey Stone LLC.
I need your assistance with the submittals. I sent them hard copy USPS certified mail/return receipt to the Raleigh Office
(please let me know if this was correct or if they should have come to you in Asheville). Per the USPS online tracking
there is no delivery data for the submittal. The last USPS update was on 11/21/21 and says it is still in transit. However,
our Jacksonville Accounts Payable Office received the $100.00 mine transfer application fee check back with a post mark
of 11/29/21. If possible, please check and see if the Raleigh Office received the applications. Also the notes on the
return checked said that payment had already been received for NCG020808 and my payment was a duplicate. I didn't
submit a check to transfer the NPDES Permit because I didn't see that requirement in the permit. The only items I saw in
the permit was Condition K-4 Transfers that said to notify the Division in writing if the permitted facility is sold or closed.
I have attached the application submittals for the mine permit and NPDES permit. I also attached a copy of the returned
check that was emailed to me from our AP Department and the USPS tracking on the submittals.
Mr. Aiken I sent you this email because you are listed as the Regional Supervisor on the NCDEQwebpage and Mrs.
Riddle I copied you because we spoke back in early September about an email question I had on quarry permitting in
North Carolina and I believe that you know Alisa Hatmaker (formerly of Rogers Group Inc.) who has been working with

me since February of this year. Alisa will be working on items in North Carolina on the Mining and Water sides because
of her knowledge from previous work history. I have copied Alisa on this email.
Regards,
Walt Hillis
Blue Water Industries
Environmental Manager
9509 Diggs Gap Road
Heiskell, TN 37754
865-255-4349
[e-mail]

9509 ®iggs Gap Road, Weiskell, 11431754
865-573-7625 Fax [phone]
Certified Mail 47012 1010 0002 8165 3481
Return Receipt Requested A9590 9402 5273 9154 9721 23
November 12, 2021
Brian Wrenn, Director
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Stormwater Program
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Re: BWI ETN LLC dba Blue Water Industries
Acquisition of Yancey Stone Inc.
General Permit No. NCG020000/Certificate of Coverage No. NCG020808
Notice of Ownership/Name Change and Transfer of NDPES General Permit
Dear Director:
This is notice that Blue Water Industries (BWI) has acquired Yancey Stone Inc.
located in Yancey County, North Carolina. The change of ownership was effective
on November 12, 2021.
BWI desires to transfer and accept the current NDPES General Permit/Certificate
of Coverage issued for Yancey Stone Inc.
If you have any questions concerning this correspondence, please contact me at
865-255-4349 or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
(41d&r /
Walt Hillis
Environmental Manager
cc: Mr. Stan Aiken, DEMLR, Asheville Regional Office, Swannanoa, NC

Office
[phone]
Fax
[phone]
r-�
5 Williams Road
Fletcher, NC 28732
Certified Mail
# 7012 1010
0002
8165
3504
Return Receipt
Requested #
9590
9402
5273 9154 9721 30
November 12, 2021
Brian Wrenn, Director
North Carolina, Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Stone Quarry
Hwy. 197 South
Burnsville, NC 28714
Sales
[phone]
Re: Yancey Stone Inc. - Low Gap Quarry
General Permit No.NCG020000 Certificate of Coverage NCG020805
Acquisition by BWI ETN LLC dba Blue Water Industries
Notice of Ownership/Name Change and Transfer of NPDES General Permit
Dear Mr. Wrenn:
This is notice that Blue Water Industries (BWI) has acquired Yancey Stone Inc.
located in Yancey County, North Carolina. The change of ownership is effective
on November 12, 2021.
Yancey Stone Inc. desires to transfer the current NPDES General
Permit/Certificated of Coverage issued for Yancey Stone Inc. to BWI ETN LLC dba
Blue Water Industries.
If you have any questions concerning this correspondence, please contact Mr.
Walt Hillis with Blue Water Industries at [e-mail] or by
phone at 865-255-4349.
Sincerely,
40
William Michael McCrary
President
Yancey Stone Inc.
cc: Mr. Stan Aiken, DEMLR, Asheville Regional Office, Swannanoa, NC
Ms. Shawna Riddle, DEMLR, Asheville Regional Office, Swannanoa, NC

9509 Diggs Gap Road, tie iskell, TIV 37754
865-573-7625 Fax [phone]
Certified Mail #7012 1010 0002 8165 3481
Return Receipt Requested #9590 9402 5273 9154 9721 23
November 12, 2021
Brian Wrenn, Director
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Re: BWI ETN LLC dba Blue Water Industries
Acquisition of Yancey Stone Inc.
Permit No, 00-26
Notice of Ownership/Name Change and Transfer of Mining Permit
Dear Mr. Director:
This is notice that Blue Water Industries (BWI) has acquired Yancey Stone Inc.
located in Yancey County, North Carolina. The change of ownership was effective
on November 12, 2021.
BWI desires to transfer and accept the current mining permit and
responsibilities and liabilities per the Mining Act of 1971 and subsequent
Amendments issued for Yancey Stone Inc. Enclosed please find the permit
application for the transfer. There are no proposed changes at this time to the
operations so the current permit maps will not change.
If you have any questions concerning this correspondence, please contact me at
865-255-4349 or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Walt Hillis
Environmental Manager
cc: Mr. Stan Aiken, DEMLR, Asheville Regional Office, Swannanoa, NC

Office
[phone]
Fax
[phone]
5 Williams Road
Fletcher, NC 28732
Certified Mail
# 7012 1010
0002
8165
3504
Return Receipt
Requested #
9590
9402
5273 9154 9721 30
November 12, 2021
Brian Wrenn, Director
North Carolina, Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Re: Yancey Stone Inc.
Low Gap Quarry, Permit No. 00-26
Acquisition by BWI ETN LLC dba Blue Water Industries
Notice of Ownership/Name Change and Transfer of Mining Permit
Dear Mr. Wrenn;
Stone ®ua"y
Hwy. 197 South
Burnsville, NC 28714
salea
[phone]
This is notice that Blue Water Industries (BWI) has acquired Yancey Stone Inc.
located in Yancey County, North Carolina. The change of ownership is effective
on November 12, 2021.
Yancey Stone Inc. desires to transfer the current mining permit issued for
Yancey Stone Inc to BWI ETN LLC dba Blue Water Industries.
If you have any questions concerning this correspondence, please contact Mr.
Walt Hillis with Blue Water Industries at [e-mail] or by
phone at 865-255-4349.
Sincerely,
1 '
William Michael McCrary
President
Yancey Stone Inc.
cc:
Mr. Stan Aiken, DEMLR, Asheville Regional Office, Swannanoa, NC
Ms. Shawna Riddle, DEMLR, Asheville Regional Office, Swannanoa, NC

NORTH CAROLINA MINING State of North Carolina 1612 Mail Service Center
PERMIT APPLICATION Department of Environmental Quality Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources [phone]
NOTE: It is recommended that you contact the appropriate Regional Office or the Raleigh Central Office for a PRE -
APPLICATION MEETING to discuss your intentions and address any questions.
1. Name of Mine
County
Latitude (decimal degrees to four
places)
Longitude (decimal degrees to four
places)
2. Name of Applicant
Applicant Contact
Applicant Email
Telephone
Cell Phone
3 Permanent Address for Receipt of
Official Mail**
Heiskell, TN37754
4. Mine Office Address
Burnsville, NC 28714
5, Mine Manager
Mine Manager Email
Telephone
Low Gap Quarry(current1, Yancey Stone LLC Quarry (new)
Yancey River Basin French Broad
35-52-08.19 N
082-18-02.11 W
BWI ETN LLC dba Blue Water Industries
Walt Hillis Consultant Contact
[e-mail] Consultant Email
865-512-7628 Telephone
865-255-4349 Cell Phone
9509 Diggs Gap Road
19 Crushing Road
Cell Phone
I certify that all details contained in this permit application are true and correct to the best of our knowledge. We
fully understand that any willful misrepresentation of facts will be cause for permit revocation.
Signature*** u/�yr�e�-�
Print Name wait Hillis
Title Environmental Manager
Date 11/12/2021
*This will be the name that the mining permit will be issued to and the name that must be indicated on the reclamation bond (security) that
corresponds to this site.
**The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources must be notified of any changes in the permanent address or telephone number.
***Signature of company officer required
G.S. 74-51 provides that the Department shall grant or deny an application for a permit within 60 days of receipt of a complete
application or, if a public hearing is held, within 30 days following the hearing and the filing of any supplemental information
required by the Department. All questions must be addressed, and all required maps provided before this application can
be considered complete. Attach additional sheets as needed.
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NORTH CAROLINA MINING State of North Carolina 1612 Mail Service Center
PERMIT APPLICATION Department of Environmental Quality Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources [phone]
NOTE: All the following questions must be thoroughly answered regarding your mining operation for the intended
life of the mine. All responses must be clearly conveyed on a corresponding, detailed mine map.
A. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OFTHE MINE
1. Answer all the following that apply:
This is an application for a NEW permit.
Indicate the total acreage at the site to be covered by the permit
(This is the acreage the new permit fee will be based upon.)
Of this acreage, how much is owned and how much is leased?
Acres owned: Acres leased:
Property owner if leased:
This is
an application for a
MODIFICATION to a mining
permit.
Mining
Permit Number:
Total
permitted acreage:
Does the modification involve acreage within the previously approved permitted boundary?
YES [�]NO
f yes, indicate the acreage to be covered by this modification
Does the modification involve acreage outside the previously approved permitted boundary?
YES L_JNO
If yes, indicate the additional acreage to be covered by this modification
NOTE: You must complete all of Section F of this application form entitled Notification of Adjoining
Landowners
Of the acreage to be added to the permit, will any portion be affected (i.e.: disturbed, ground cover
removed) by the mining operation?
YES 11NO
f yes, indicate the acreage to be affected within the acreage to be added to the permit
The modification fee is based upon the proposed new affected acreage within the previously
approved permitted boundary plus the proposed total acreage to be added outside the previously
approved permitted boundary.
This is an application for TRANSFER of a mining permit.
Mining Permit Number: 00-26 Total permitted acreage: 129.25
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NORTH CAROLINA MINING State of North Carolina 1612 Mail Service Center
PERMIT APPLICATION Department of Environmental Quality Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources [phone]
MINING FEE SCHEDULE
A nonrefundable permit application processing fee when filing for anew mining permit, permit modification, or transferred permit is
required as follows:
APPLICATION TYPE
0-25ACRES
26+ACRES
New Permit Applications
$3,750.00
$5,000,00
Permit Modifications
$750,00
$1,000.00
Permit Transfers
$100,00
$100,00
Annual Operating Fee
$400,00
$400,00
Acres for new permits means the total acreage at the site to be covered by the permit. Acres for modification of permits means the
new affected acres within the previously approved permitted boundary plus the proposed total acreage to be added outside the
previously approved permitted boundary.
2. Name of all materials mined: Granite
3. Mining Method:
Hydraulic Dredge
Dragline & Truck
Other (please explain):
QFront-end Loader &Truck Shovel &Truck
Self -loading Scraper
4. Expected maximum depth of mine (feet) 240
Depth is relative to what benchmark? (e.g., natural ground level, mean seal level, road elevation, etc.)
Natural Ground
Expected average depth of mine (feet) 160
5. Has an area at this site been mined in the past?
YES NO
If yes, when and by whom was this activity conducted? Yancey Stone I nc.
6. Estimated life of the operation (years): "I U
NOTE: The Department may request clarification on how life of mine was calculated.
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NORTH CAROLINA MINING State of North Carolina 1612 Mail Service Center
PERMIT APPLICATION Department of Environmental Quality Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources [phone]
E. DETERMINATION OF AFFECTED ACREAGE AND BOND
The following bond calculation worksheet is to be used to establish an appropriate bond (based upon a range of $500 to $5, 000
per affected acre) for each permitted mine site based upon the acreage approved by the Department to be affected during the
life of the mining permit. Please insert the approximate acreage for each aspect of the mining operation that you intend to affect
for you based upon vour maps and standard reclamation costs•
CATEGORY
AFFECTED
RECLAMATION
RECLAMATION
ACREAGE
COST/ACRE
COST
Tailings/Sediment Ponds
2,58
Ac.
X
$
500
IAc.
_ $
13290,00
Stockpiles
1,33
Ac.
X
$
1,800
IAc.
_ $
2,394.00
Waste Piles
11,88
Ac.
X
$
2,000
IAc.
_ $
235760,00
ProcessingArea/Haul Roads
4.54
Ac.
X
$
2,000
Mr.
_ $
9,080.00
Mine Excavation
18,24
Ac.
X
$
500
IAc.
_ $
9,120.00
Other
0,52
Ac.
X
$
1,500
IAc.
_ $
780.00
TOTALAFFECTED AC.:
39,09
Ac.
TOTAL PERMITTED AC.:
129.95
Ac.
Temporary &Permanent Sedimentation &Erosion Control Measures:
Divide the TOTAL AFFECTED AC, above into the following two categories: a) affected acres that drain into proposed/existing
excavation and/or b) affected acres that will be graded for positive drainage where measures will be needed to prevent offsite
sedimentation and sedimentation to onsite watercourses and wetlands.
a) Internal Drainage 14.74 Ac.
b) Positive Drainage 24.35 Ac. X $1,500.00 = $ 36,525.00
SUBTOTAL COST: $ 821949,00
Inflation Factor:
SUBTOTAL COST LIFE OF MINING OPERATION OR LIFE INFLATION COST
OF LEASE (YEARS)
0,02 X $ 82,949,00 X 10 = $ 16,589,80
Total Reclamation Bond Cost:
TOTALRECLAMTIONBONDCOST= SUBTOTAL+INFLATION = $ 99,500.00
Round down to the nearest $100.00
NOTE: The reclamation bond cannot exceed $1 million per GS 74.54
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NORTH CAROLINA MINING State of North Carolina 1612 Mail Service Center
PERMIT APPLICATION Department of Environmental Quality Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources [phone]
G. LAND ENTRY AGREEMENT
We hereby grant to the Department or its appointed representatives the right of entry and travel upon our lands or operation
during regular business hours for the purpose of making necessary field inspections or investigations as may be reasonably
required in the administration of the Mining Act of 1971 pursuant to G.S. 74-56,
We further grant to the Dape tmen t or its appointed representatives the right to make whatever entries on the land as maybe
reasonably necessary and to take whatever actions as may be reasonably necessary in order to carry out reclamation which the
operator has failed to complete in the event a bond forfeiture is ordered pursuant to G.S. 74-59,
LANDOWNER: APPLICANT: Signature 7� t� Signature* uJ���
Print Name Edward L. Baker II Print Name Walt Hillis
Title(if applicable) CEO Title Environmental Manager
Company(if applicable) glue Water Industries Company Blue Water Industries
Address 200 W. Forsyth St., Ste, 200 Mine Name Yancey Stone LLC Quarry
Jacksonville, FL 32202 Telephone [phone]
Telephone [phone] Date Signed 11/12/2021
Date Signed 11 / 12/2021
*Signature must be the same as the individual who signed Page 1 of this application.
of this application form.
nquiries regarding the status of the review of this application should be directed to the Mining Program staff at [phone].
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Ilue Water Industries LLC
823 Department of Environmental Quality (DEMLR)
6788
11 /1 /2021
Date
Invoice
Memo
Orig, Amt
Amt, Due
Amount
0/28/2021
Oc1ober2021
Mine Permit Transfer
$100,00
$100,00
$100.00
$100.00
DOCUMENT RASA
'�' BLUE WATER Blue Water Industries LLC
5 � n o o; � �I:; 200 W Forsyth Street
Suite 1200
Jacksonville FL 32202
To Department of Environmental Quality (DEMLR)
ThiE 1612 Mail Service Center
OFDER Raleigh NC 27699-1612
ON
Hancock Whitney Bank fi3-1276I631 6788
8195 Point Meadows Way
Jacksonville, FL 32256
DATE 1111/2021
**$100.00
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