WQ0003442_Acknowledgement Letter_20230328

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
KEITH MADDOX — MANAGER
WESSER RUBY MINE, LLC
459 MOUNTAIN BREEZE ROAD
FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28734
Dear Mr. Maddox,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 28, 2023
Subject: Acknowledgement of
Application No. WQ0003442
Nantahala Gorge Ruby Mine
CLRS
Closed -Loop Recycle System
Swain County
Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0107(a), the Non -Discharge Branch acknowledges the receipt of your
permit renewal request received on March 28, 2023. The Central Office's primary reviewer of your
application package is Leah Parente.
Within 90 days of application receipt, Central and Asheville Regional Office staff will perform a
detailed review of the provided application and will either contact you with a request for additional
information or take a final permitting action. If the Non -Discharge Branch requests additional information,
the 90-day processing period begins on the date the Non -Discharge Branch receives the additional
information. Please note Asheville Regional Office staff may contact you to schedule a site visit.
If you have any questions about this letter or the application review process, please contact Leah
Parente at leah.parente&ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
DDocuSigned by:
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Nathaniel D. Thornburg, Branch Chief
Division of Water Resources
cc: Asheville Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
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