20080868 Ver 2_Bonnerton 2020 NRWHF Hydrology Report Letter_20210928

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Federal Express
September 23, 2021
Mr. Paul Wojoski
401 and Buffer Permitting Unit Supervisor
NC DEQ— Division of Water Resources
512 N. Salisbury St, #942-E
Raleigh, NC 27604
Dear Mr. Wojoski:
The NC Division of Water Resources issued to PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. 401 Certification No. 3771,
DWQ #2008-0868 version 2.0 on January 15, 2009, for our mine expansion in Beaufort County. Portions
of Conditions 9, 12 and 13 of the Certification require groundwater monitoring of the protected portion
of the Bonnerton Road Non-Riverine Wet Hardwood Forest in order to ensure that the existing hydrology
of this site is maintained.
Monitoring of the hydrology has occurred since 2015, and the first deep well in Bonnerton pumping water
from the Castle Hayne Aquifer was turned on in December 2016. Enclosed is a hard copy and a CD of a
report titled "Wetland Hydrology in the Bonnerton Road Non-Riverine Wet Hardwood Forest — 2020
Update, Beaufort County, North Carolina" reporting on the monitoring results.
If you have any questions, please call me at [phone], or email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
C. nbI)
J frey Q. Furness
Senior Scientist
Enclosure
pc: Chris Pullinger — DWR, Washington w/encl.
23-01-004-29 w/encl.
S. Cooper — CZR w/o encl.
1530 NC Hwy 306 South, Aurora, NC USA 27806
nutrien.com
1 Effective January 1, 2018, PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. is an indirect subsidiary of Nutrien Ltd. PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.
remains the legal operating entity and permittee.