WS0701174_Permit (Issuance)_20220921

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Sea-etery
RICHARD E ROGERS, JR.
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Qeaitty
September 21, 2022
Mr. J. Chandler Stroud, Supervisor — Environmental Affairs and Technical Services
PCS Phosphate Company Inc. (Nutrien)
1530 NC Highway 306 South
Aurora, North Carolina 27806
SUBJECT: Well Construction Permit No. WS0701174
PCS Aurora
Overburden Dewatering Wells
Beaufort County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Stroud:
In accordance with your application received September 6, 2022 we are forwarding
herewith Well Construction Permit No. WS0701174 dated September 21, 2022, issued to PCS
Phosphate for the construction of up to 600 temporary overburden dewatering wells located as
indicated on the maps accompanying the application, near Aurora, Beaufort County, North
Carolina
This Permit will be effective from the date of its issuance until September 21, 2023 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
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,
R.d•4 Tso4tai
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: EMMY 2500 Hwy 70 E, New Bern, NC 28563
Gabrielle Chianese, DWR (CU1007)
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North Carolina Department of Fmrsomntel Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

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
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER SUPPLY WELL SYSTEM consisting of up to
600 temporary overburden dewatering wells on property owned by PCS/Nutrien. This Permit
is issued in accordance with the application received on September 6, 2022 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:
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Ruomce•
512 North Sali.h+ay Stint 11611 Mail Service Canter I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

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1. A well test for yield shall be conducted in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0110(b)
and the results of that test shall be submitted to the Division of Water Resources'
Regional Office within 30 days of the test conclusion.
2. Each well shall have a Well Contractor Identification Plate and a Pump Installation
Information Plate in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0107(j)(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 Twenty-first day of September, 2022
FOR'1'HE; NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
COMNIISSION
R.ikt Taco i1
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. # WS0701174
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Saliahiiy Street 11611 Mail Sarvioe Canter I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000