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Home My WebLink AboutNC0089168_Comments_Binder_20240923_20241009 Public Comments Received on September 23 to October 9,2024 for NPDES Permit NC0089168-Martin Marietta Materials,Inc./Vanceboro Quarry E-mails and letters are attached alphabetically by last name in the order listed below. Date Time Postage Date First Name Last Name E-mail Street Address City State Zip 10/9/2024 Post Card 9/20/2024 Mary Beedle Washington North Carolina 9/26/2024 8:36:00 PM Rita Coggins Rocky Mount North Carolina 27803 9/30/2024 Post Card 9/25/2024 Burke Daniels Wilson North Carolina 27896 10/5/2024 7:44:00 AM Joseph Geraghty Hanover Maryland 21076 10/9/2024 Post Card 9/20/2024 Patricia Griffin r Grifton North Carolina 28530 9/26/2024 Post Card 9/23/2024 Claudia S Hackney Washington 27889-688 9/27/2024 Post Card 9/23/2024 Keith D Hackney Washington North Carolina 27889 9/24/2024 3:00:00 PM Elizabeth Healy Durham North Carolina 27712 9/24/2024 11:00:00 AM Maggie Healy Blounts Creek North Carolina 27814 9/25/2024 7:02:00 AM Katherine Hoelscher Chocowinity North Carolina 27817 9/28/2024 11:00:00 AM Sarah Jackson Raleigh North Carolina 27616 9/26/2024 Post Card 9/24/2024 Ernie Larkin Greenville 9/26/2024 10:59:00 PM Gerald Mitchell Durham North Carolina 27703 9/28/2024 12:56:00 PM Lee Overton Chocowinity North Carolina 27817 9/25/2024 6:17:00 AM Patricia Piacente Chocowinity North Carolina 27817 9/30/2024 Post Card 9/25/2024 Tellis Pittman Battleboro North Carolina 9/25/2024 5:20:00 AM Jeffrey Rogers Chocowinity North Carolina 27817 9/26/2024 Post Card 9/24/2024 Margaret Squires Blounts Creek North Carolina 27814 9/26/2024 Post Card 9/24/2024 Michael Squires Blounts Creek North Carolina 27814 9/30/2024 Post Card 9/25/2024 Thomas Tyrrell Chocowinity North Carolina 9/27/2024 7:49:00 AM Anne Urquhart Speed North Carolina 27881 9/25/2024 6:42:00 PM Paul Walker Goldsboro North Carolina 27534 9/27/2024 2:39:00 PM carmenr wilson Chocowinity North Carolina 27817 9/27/2024 6:52:00 AM mike wilson Chocowinity North Carolina 27817 9/23/2024 Letter 9/18/2024 Anne&Steve Windle Chocowinity North Carolina 27817 . ... __ . ................... ........................................................_...........__ .. ...._...................... .. NCDEQ-DWR Director and Stoff, I am writing to request public hearings about the draft NPDES permit No. NC0089168 for the Martin Marietta Materials _ limestone quarry and to request a 60-day extension on the comment period.This permit has generated continued and �. significant put-lic interest over the last 15 years with continued concerns regarding water quality,recreation,and landowner well impacts.etc.related to the permitted 12 MGD discharge.There are now many new residents who should have the opportunity to t.. comment and ask questions at a public hearing.DWR has the opportunity to review new data and information that is relevant to the current conditions of Blounts Creeir as well as permit -> conditions and compliance with North Carolina rules and regulations. Thank you for you consideration of these requests. Sincerely, Name(please rind: Address it .__ Q..�L._._._...._....NC Y Email. SOUND RIVERS: SAVE BLOUNTS CAME ., . ...... . .... NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 10/10/24,6:08 PM Mail-Denard, Derek-(_)Utlook Outlook [External] Public Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceboro Quarry From Rita Coggins Date Thu 9/26/2024 8:36 PM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, NCDEQ should not reissue a NPDES permit to Martin Marietta Materials for its Vanceboro Quarry. The discharge of up to 12 million gallons of groundwater per day into the headwaters of Blounts Creek would significantly raise the pH of the stream system, a change that is not allowable under North Carolina's water-quality regulations. Such a change in the water chemistry would change which aquatic species can survive in those waters, and state law is clear: a discharge of waste cannot change the species composition of a stream from its natural state. Blounts Creek has been recognized by the state as nursery for saltwater species, and is a critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species, a draw for fisherfolk and wildlife enthusiasts. Granting Martin Marietta Materials the NPDES permit puts this entire ecosystem at risk. We are grateful that a public hearing about the renewal of Martin.l„. d4. ; a Materials' permit for the Vanceboro quarry will be held in Beaufort County, so that thou ted by the mining process can voice their concerns. Thank you, Rita M. Coggins Life long Beaufort County resident with family still in the area. We no longer have the clear water we use to have in the 1960s. Please don't allow it to worsen with the mining company fresh water discharge. Rita Coggins Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803 https Houtlook.office365 corn/mail/AAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTE5ZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121cjmNA.-. 1/1 i NCDEQ-DWR Director and Staff, i I am writing to request public hearings about the draft NPDES permit No. NC0089168 for the Martin Marietta Materials € limestone quarry and to request a 60-day extension on the ' comment period.This permit has generated continued and t significant public interest over the last 15 years with continued concerns regarding water quality,recreation,and landowner well impacts.etc.related to the permitted 12 MGD discharge.There i are now many new residents who shculo have the opportunity to comment and ask questions at a public hearing.DWR has the opportunity to review new data and information that is relevant to the current conditions of Blounts Creek as well as permit conditions and compliance with North Carolina rules and 3 regulations. Thank you for you consideration of these requests. Sincerely Name(please print): e .�.r._.k.... ..._......_......-._. _. Gn Address: city_...._............._. : lI Y W...4 p ...__.._. ............_.....__....._.,NC Finail 7 A � SOUND RI %r RS Ri07FC11MG Ti."ki lJ.'<:�:F r+1�1LC SAVE MOUNTS CPA Research Triangle Region 25 SEP 2024 PM 5 L _ r-�;? ►ov RECEIVED SEP 3 U 3 2024 NCDEQ-DWR NCDEQ/pWRAPp��Wccater Quality Permitting Section L�17 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 •• 10/10/24,5:37 PM Mail-Denard,Derek-Outlook Outlook [External] Public Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceboro Quarry From Joseph Geraghty Date Sat 10/5/2024 7:44 AM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, NCDEQ should not reissue a NPDES permit to Martin Marietta Materials for its Vanceboro Quarry. The discharge of up to 12 million gallons of groundwater per day into the headwaters of Blounts Creek would significantly raise the pH of the stream system, a change that is not allowable under North Carolina's water-quality regulations. Such a change in the water chemistry would change which aquatic species can survive in those waters, and state law is clear: a discharge of waste cannot change the species composition of a stream from its natural state. Blounts Creek has been recognized by the state as nursery for saltwater species, and is a critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species, a draw for fisherfolk and wildlife enthusiasts. Granting Martin Marietta Materials the NPDES permit puts this entire ecosystem at risk. We are grateful that a public hearing about the renewal of Martin. .,4,4 ,Aa Materials' permit for the Vanceboro quarry will be held in Beaufort County, so that by the mining process can voice their concerns. Thank you, Joseph Geraghty Hanover, Maryland 21076 https://outlook.office365.conVmail/AAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTE5ZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121cjmNA._ 1/1 ...... —..... . ......... ...................... ......................... ...._.............. ........................................ ..........................._........... NCDEQ-DWR Director and Stoff, I am writing to request public hearings about the draft NPDES permit No. NC0089168 for the Martin Marietta Materials _ Limestone quarry and to request a 60-day extension on the comment period.This permit has generated continued and significant public interest over the last 15 years with continued concerns regarding water quality,recreation,and landowner well impacts.etc.related to the permitted 12 MGD discharge.There are now many new residents who should have the opportunity to comment and ask questions at a public hearing.DWR has they . opportunity to review new data and information that is relevant w to the current conditions of Blounts Creekas well as permit ' l conditions and compliance with North Carolina rules and regulations. Thank you for you consideration of these requests. Sincerely, 1 Name(please rent) �S C� Y 1/1 .._ .. ............. 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NCDEQ-DWR Director and Staff, I am writing to request public hearings about the draft NPDES permit No.NC0089168 for the Martin Marietta Materials limestone quarry and to request a 60-day extension on the comment period.This permit has generated continued and significant public interest over the last 15 years with continued concerns regarding water quality,recreation,and landowner well impacts.etc.related to the permitted 12 MGD discharge.There are now many new residents who should have the opportunity to comment and ask questions at a public hearing.DWR has the _. opportunity to review new data and information that is relevant to the current conditions of Blounts Creek as well as permit ' conditions and compliance with North Carolina rules and �� ~ i regulations. Thank you for you consideration of these requests. Sincerely, Name(please print): l U- i c. ......�.._...._�..tA...... ........ Addr ity: .!".J./.../�. .LU../1.�_..._....._ NC FEmail: ...._..-.n�..rf.....L....t1.-J..._:-....lP.._V..�,.?.�,P i SOUND RIVERS �.. ....................................... SAVE 9LOUNn CRI EEDO a NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 r `2 �G9-9-xG1 S;-::z il,lr��f�l��i�i�`�y��;,iii);Ititi�lh NCDEQ-DWR Director and Staff, I am writing to request public hearings about the draft NPDES permit No.NCO089168 for the Martin Marietta Materials limestone quarry and to request a 60-day extension on the comment period.This permit has generated continued and significant public interest over the last 15 years with continued concerns regarding water quality,recreation,and landowner well impacts.etc.related to the permitted 12 MGD discharge.There are now many new residents who should have the opportunity to comment and ask questions at a public hearing.DWR has the opportunity to review new data anc information that is relevant to the current conditions of eic,ats Creek as well as permit conditions and compliance with No,th Carolina rules and regulations. Thank you for yc;;consideration of •��s�equests. Sincerely, Name iplcase print;: �+Yl ...... y .. City: ��.}�..Lh,3.1�...1._�.... .....,NC ............... SOUND RIVER q 10/10/24,6:03 PM Mail-Denard, Derek-Outlook Outlook [External] Public Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceb.3ro Quarry From Elizabeth Healy Date Tue 9/24/2024 3:00 PM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, NCDEQ should not reissue a NPDES permit to Martin Marietta Materials for its Vanceboro Quarry. The discharge of up to 12 million gallons of groundwater per day into the headwaters of Blounts Creek would significantly raise the pH of the stream system, a change that is not allowable under North Carolina's water-quality regulations. Such a change in the water chemistry would change which aquatic species can survive in those waters, and state law is clear: a discharge of waste cannot change the species composition of a stream from its natural state. Blounts Creek has been recognized by the state as nursery for saltwater species, and is a critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species, a draw for fisherfolk and wildlife enthusiasts. Granting Martin Marietta Materials the NPDES permit puts this entire ecosystem at risk. We request that a public hearing about the renewal of Martin Marietta Materials' permit for the Va;, ;:o quarry be held in Beaufort County, so that those affected by the mining process can vor concerns. Thank you, Elizabeth Healy Elizabeth Healy Durham, North Carolina 27712 https Houtlook.office365 corn/mail/AAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTE5ZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121cjmNA.-. 1/1 10/10/24,6:02 PM Mail-Denard,Derek-Outlook Outlook [External] Public Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceboro Quarry From Maggie Healy Date Tue 9/24/2024 11:00 AM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, As a homeowner on Blounts Creek, it is disappointing to me that NCDEQ would even consider offering a permit to Martin Marietta for its Vanceboroi Quarry. There has been an alternate plan presented that can avoid this ecological disaster that yAll divert this wastewater elsewhere rather than dumping it into Blounts Creek, yet the NCDEQ does not seem to be willing to stand up to a corporation with as deep of pockets as Martin Marietta. Martin Marietta can easily afford to make a change in their water discharge pla yf they are determined to open this mine, it should be contingent upon them agreeing to undll —ze a more expensive route to wastewater discharge that will divert this water away from tlie'c eek. This has become a political game rather than one based on the law that Martin Marietta would clearly be violating by discharging 12 million gallons of wasterwater into the creek intermittently, changing the pH of the water and thereby disrupting the ecosystem and the spawnin g of water species, as well as the lives of eagles, osprey and other wildlife who rely on the water species for their own survival., and osprey, eagle and other wildlife who rely on the ecosystem for their survival. I hereby join many others in my request that a public hearing about the renewz0p,. Marietta Materials' permit for the Vanceboro quarry be held in Beaufort County +`#,c affected by the mining process can voice their concerns. Thank you, Maggie Healy Maggie Healy Blounts C ':� " r11R 4 https://outlook.office365.com/maiUAAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTE5ZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121 cjmNA. 10/10/24,6:09 PM Mail-Denard, Derek-Outlook Outlook [External] Public Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceb.3ro Quarry From Katherine Hoelscher Date Wed 9/25/2024 7:02 AM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, NCDEQ should not reissue a NPDES permit to Martin Marietta Materials for its Vanceboro Quarry. The discharge of up to 12 million gallons of groundwater per day into the headwaters of Blounts Creek would significantly raise the pH of the stream system, a change that is not allowable under North Carolina's water-quality regulations. Such a change in the water chemistry would change which aquatic species can survive in those waters, and state law is clear: a discharge of waste cannot change the species composition of a stream from its natural state. Blounts Creek has been recognized by the state as nursery for saltwater species, and is a critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species, a draw for fisherfolk and wildlife enthusiasts. Granting Martin Marietta Materials the NPDES permit puts this entire ecosystem at risk. We request that a public hearing about the renewal of Martin Marietta Materials' permit for the Vanceboro quarry be held in Beaufort County, so that those affected by the mining process can voice their concerns. Thank you, Katherine Hoelscher Chocowinity , North Carolina 27817 https//outlook.office365 corn/mail/AAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTE5ZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121cjmNA.-. 1/1 10/10/24,5:59 PM Mail-Denard,Derek-Outlook Outlook [External] Public Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceboro Quarry From Sarah Jackson Date Sat 9/28/2024 11:00 AM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, NCDEQ should not reissue a NPDES permit to Martin Marietta Materials for its Vanceboro Quarry. The discharge of up to 12 million gallons of groundwater per day into the headwaters of Blounts Creek would significantly raise the pH of the stream system, a change that is not allowable under North Carolina's water-quality regulations. Such a change in the water chemistry would change which aquatic species can survive in those waters, and state law is clear: a discharge of waste cannot change the species composition of a stream from its natural state. Blounts Creek has been recognized by the state as nursery for saltwater species, and is a critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species, a draw for fisherfolk and wildlife enthusiasts. Granting Martin Marietta Materials the NPDES permit puts this entire ecosystem at risk. We are grateful that a public hearing about the renewal of Martin. .,4,4 ,Aa Materials' permit for the Vanceboro quarry will be held in Beaufort County, so that by the mining process can voice their concerns. Thank you, Sarah Jackson Raleigh, North Carolina 27616 https://outlook.office365.conVmail/AAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTE5ZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121cjmNA._ 1/1 NGDEQ-DWR Director and Staff, I am writing to request public hearings about the draft NPDES permit No NCO089168 for the Martin Marietta Materials Limestone quarry and to request a 60-day extension on the comment period.This permit has generated continued and significant public interest over the last 15 years with continued concerns regardingwater quality,recreation,and landowner well , impacts.etc.related to the permitted 12 MGD discharge.There are now many new residents who should have the opportunity to r comment and ask questions at a public hearing.D1WR has the �* ^ opportunity to review new data and information that is relevant zl to the current conditions of Blounts Creek as well as permit l conditions and compliance with North Carolina rules and regulations. Thank you for you consideration of these requests. Sincerely, / Name(please print): CV�l1�(. ......._.G.,J r2L��N......... City. ..!�T... p- .�llz. .._......_._...__._ANC Ah SOUND rj RIVERS SAVE BLOUHTJ e i Research Triangle Region Cliff 24 SEP 2024 PM 6 L i l i NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 i=s' i--sc:Y.w i � 10/10/24,6:07 PM [External]Public Comments:NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceboro Quarry-Denard,Derek-Outlook Outlook [External] Public Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceb.3ro Quarry From Gerald Mitchell Date Thu 9/26/2024 10:59 PM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, NCDEQ should not reissue a NPDES permit to Martin Marietta Materials for its Vanceboro Quarry. The discharge of up to 12 million gallons of groundwater per day into the headwaters of Blounts Creek would significantly raise the pH of the stream system, a change that is not allowable under North Carolina's water-quality regulations. Such a change in the water chemistry would change which aquatic species can survive in those waters, and state law is clear: a discharge of waste cannot change the species composition of a stream from its natural state. Blounts Creek has been recognized by the state as nursery for saltwater species, and is a critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species, a draw for fisherfolk and wildlife enthusiasts. Granting Martin Marietta Materials the NPDES permit puts this entire ecosystem at risk. We are grateful that a public hearing about the renewal of Martin.l„. d4. ; a Materials' permit for the Vanceboro quarry will be held in Beaufort County, so that thou ted by the mining process can voice their concerns. Thank you, Gerald Mitchell Durham, North Carolina 27703 about:blank 1/1 10/10/24,5:39 PM Mail-Denard, Derek-(_)Utlook Outlook [External] Public Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceboro Quarry From Lee Overton Date Sat 9/28/2024 12:56 PM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, NCDEQ should not reissue a NPDES permit to Martin Marietta Materials for its Vanceboro Quarry. The discharge of up to 12 million gallons of groundwater per day into the headwaters of Blounts Creek would significantly raise the pH of the stream system, a change that is not allowable under North Carolina's water-quality regulations. Such a change in the water chemistry would change which aquatic species can survive in those waters, and state law is clear: a discharge of waste cannot change the species composition of a stream from its natural state. Blounts Creek has been recognized by the state as nursery for saltwater species, and is a critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species, a draw for fisherfolk and wildlife enthusiasts. Granting Martin Marietta Materials the NPDES permit puts this entire ecosystem at risk. We are grateful that a public hearing about the renewal of Martin Marietta Materials' permit for the Vanceboro quarry will be held in Beaufort County, so that those affected by the mining process can voice their concerns. Preserving our wildlife and nature is crucial.As a people we have polluted nature everywhere- these inlets are the last for aquatic, bird species , species that survive off these animals and the purity of the water. How much more will be allowed for big corporations and businesses that destroy our foundations of existence. North Carolina is a place of unmatched beauty , a majestic breathtaking landscape and protection for these species and balance is crucial. Don't take away and destruct what God has given us. Thank you, Lee Overton Chocowinity, North Carolina 27817 https//outlook.office365 com/mail/AAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTE5ZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121cjmNA.-. 1/2 10/10/24,5:39 PM Mail-Denard, Derek-Outlook https://outlook.office365.com/mail/AAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTE5ZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121 cjmNA... 2/2 10/10/24,6:06 PM Mail-Denard, Derek-Outlook Outlook [External] Public Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceb.3ro Quarry From Patricia Piacente Date Wed 9/2S/2024 6:17 AM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, NCDEQ should not reissue a NPDES permit to Martin Marietta Materials for its Vanceboro Quarry. The discharge of up to 12 million gallons of groundwater per day into the headwaters of Blounts Creek would significantly raise the pH of the stream system, a change that is not allowable under North Carolina's water-quality regulations. Such a change in the water chemistry would change which aquatic species can survive in those waters, and state law is clear: a discharge of waste cannot change the species composition of a stream from its natural state. Blounts Creek has been recognized by the state as nursery for saltwater species, and is a critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species, a draw for fisherfolk and wildlife enthusiasts. Granting Martin Marietta Materials the NPDES permit puts this entire ecosystem at risk. We request that a public hearing about the renewal of Martin Marietta Materials' permit for the Vanceboro quarry be held in Beaufort County, so that those affected by the mining process can voice their concerns. Thank you, Patricia Piacente Chocowinity, North Carolina 27817 https//outlook.office365 corn/mail/AAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTE5ZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121cjmNA.-. 1/1 ............................................................................................................. ......................................__.....__ _.....__...................................................................................... ......... .. t NCDEQ-DWR Director and Stoff, I am writing to request public hearings about the draft NPDES permit No. NC0089158 for the Martin Marietta Materials Mir limestone quarry and tc request a 60-day extension on the comment period.This permit has generated continued and significant public interest over the last 15 years with continued concerns regarding water quality,recreatioi,and landowner well impacts.etc.related to the permitted 12 MGD discharge.There are now many new residents who should have the opportunity to i comment and ask questions at a public hearing.DWR has the opportunity to review new data and information that is relevant to the current conditions of Blounts Creek as well as permit conditions and compliance with North Carolina rules and Aii regulations Thank you for you consideration of these requests. Sincerely, Name(please print): e-n L( . Q 1 Addr ity: 0 „ NC I.�e.k�o.� _. , Email: SOUND c d RIVERS ......................................................... .................. . . .............. ........ .. i SAVE §LOUNxSMCff%z e Research Triangle Region 25 SEP 2024 PM 3 L T,T,r,IV GE��ED R� SEp 3 202� NCDEQ-DWR r Quality Permitting Section �1R1NPqWA�eMail Service Center NCpEQI� Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 ................................._......_............................................................................_........................................................................... ...._...._........... ........................................................: 10/10/24,6:04 PM Mail-Denard,Derek-Outlook Outlook [External] Public Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceboro Quarry From Jeffrey Rogers Date Wed 9/25/2024 5:20 AM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, NCDEQ should not reissue a NPDES permit to Martin Marietta Materials for its Vanceboro Quarry. The discharge of up to 12 million gallons of groundwater per day into the headwaters of Blounts Creek would significantly raise the pH of the stream system, a change that is not allowable under North Carolina's water-quality regulations. Such a change in the water chemistry would change which aquatic species can survive in those waters, and state law is clear: a discharge of waste cannot change the species composition of a stream from its natural state. Blounts Creek has been recognized by the state as nursery for saltwater species, and is a critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species, a draw for fisherfolk and wildlife enthusiasts. Granting Martin Marietta Materials the NPDES permit puts this entire ecosystem at risk. We request that a public hearing about the renewal of Martin Marietta Materials' permit for the Vanceboro quarry be held in Beaufort County, so that those affected by the mining process can voice their concerns. Thank you, Jeffrey Rogers Chocowinity, North Carolina 27817 https://outlook.office365.conVmail/AAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTE5ZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121cjmNA._ 1/1 _.................................................................................................................. . .................................................................................................................................... ..............., NCDEQ-DWR Director and Staff, I am writing to request public hearings about the draft NPDES permit No. NC0089168 for the Martin Marietta Materials limestone quarry and to request a 60-day extension on the I '� comment period.This permit has generated continued and significant public interest over the last 15 years with continued concerns regarding water quality,recreation,and landowner well impacts etc.related to the permitted 12 MGD discharge.There +. are now many new residents who should have the opportunity to t.,. comment and ask questions at a public hearing.DWR has the _ -► opportunity to review new data and information,that is relevant .. to the current conditions of Blounts Creek as.Yell as permit -> conditions and compliance with North Carolina rules and regulations. Thank you for you consideration of these requests. Sincerely, i Name(please print): .......... Ad City: W0K.O..TJ.......l f,l�...........,NC E ..._.._..._a_ L. ................................. SOUND RIVERS SAV2 MOUNTS CR22K Place Stamp { Here £ E i E l i i i NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 ; i ' f NCDEQ-DWR Director and Staff, I am writing to request public hearings about the draft NPDES permit No. NC0089168 for the Martin Marietta Materials limestone quarry and to request a 60-day extension on the comment period. i his permit has generated continued and significant public interest over the last 15 years with continued ` concerns regarding water quality,recreation,and[,. ?owner well impacts.etc.related to the permitted 12 MGD dis&...-ge.There € are now many new residents who should have the c;iporturity to , comment and ask questions at a public heal ing.DWR has the opportunity to review new data and information that is relevant '• to the current conditions of Blounts Creek as wel s permit conditions and compliance with North Carolina of !s and E regulations. Thank you for you consideration of these reques'- . Sincerely, Name(please print): 1..'.l..L`. QiP.L... .. _.(,it .... s_. A it fLj.....�.. ...NC Y w .......... . l a_... CI'�.y................._......._.. E '-� SOUND � RIVERS M._,; ........................................................................................... ........................ ........................................... .............................................................................................. SAVE NLOUNTS CC EEK Place Stamp Here fl NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mai[Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 id. ........................................................ NCDfQ-DWR Director and Staff, I am writing to request public hearings about the draft NPDES permit No.NC0089168 for the Martin Marietta Materials limestone quarry and to request a 60-day extension on the f comment period.This permit has generated continued and significant public interest over the last 15 years with continued concerns regarding water quality,recreation,and landowner well impacts.etc.related to the permitted 12 MGD discharge.There are now many new residents who should have the opportunity to comment and ask questions at a public hearing.DWR has the opportunity to review new data and information that is relevant to the current conditions of Blounts Creek as well as permit conditions and compliance with North Carolina rules and regulations. Thank you for you consideration of these requests. Sincerely, Name(please print): E4 L" .............. Ad ity: NC E SOUND RIVERS ....................................... SAVEMOUN13Z _ Research Triangle Region , 25 SEP 2024 PM 4 L EN D , EG R . . u 2024 NCDEQ-DWR SEp 3 Water Quality Permitting Section �7 Mail Service Center Nf RINP�Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 N�pEQIo r 10/10/24,6:03 PM Mail-Denard,Derek-Outlook 11 Outlook [External] Public Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceboro Quarry From Anne Urquhart Date Fri 9/27/2024 7:49 AM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, NCDEQ should not reissue a NPDES permit to Martin Marietta Materials for its Vanceboro Quarry. The discharge of up to 12 million gallons of groundwater per day into the headwaters of Blounts Creek would significantly raise the pH of the stream system, a change that is not allowable under North Carolina's water-quality regulations. Such a change in the water chemistry would change which aquatic species can survive in those waters, and state law is clear: a discharge of waste cannot change the species composition of a stream from its natural state. Blounts Creek has been recognized by the state as nursery for saltwater species, and is a critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species, a draw for fisherfolk and wildlife enthusiasts. Granting Martin Marietta Materials the NPDES permit puts this entire ecosystem at risk. We are grateful that a public hearing about the renewal of Martin.l„. d4. ; a Materials' permit for the Vanceboro quarry will be held in Beaufort County, so that thou ted by the mining process can voice their concerns. Thank you, Anne Urquhart Speed, North Carolina 27881 https;/outlook_office365 corn/mail/AAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTE5ZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121cjmNA.-. 1/1 10/10/24,6:10 PM Mail-Denard,Derek-Outlook Outlook [External] Public Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceboro Quarry From Paul Walker Date Wed 9/25/2024 6:42 PM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, NCDEQ should not reissue a NPDES permit to Martin Marietta Materials for its Vanceboro Quarry. The discharge of up to 12 million gallons of groundwater per day into the headwaters of Blounts Creek would significantly raise the pH of the stream system, a change that is not allowable under North Carolina's water-quality regulations. Such a change in the water chemistry would change which aquatic species can survive in those waters, and state law is clear: a discharge of waste cannot change the species composition of a stream from its natural state. Blounts Creek has been recognized by the state as nursery for saltwater species, and is a critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species, a draw for fisherfolk and wildlife enthusiasts. Granting Martin Marietta Materials the NPDES permit puts this entire ecosystem at risk. We are grateful that a public hearing about the renewal of Martin.l„. d4. ; a Materials' permit for the Vanceboro quarry will be held in Beaufort County, so that thou ted by the mining process can voice their concerns. Thank you, Paul Walker Goldsboro, North Carolina 27534 https://outlook.office365.conVmail/AAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTE5ZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121cjmNA._ 1/1 10/10/24,5:40 PM Mail-Denard,Derek-Outlook Outlook [External] Public Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceboro Quarry From carmenr wilson Date Fri 9/27/2024 2:39 PM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, NCDEQ should not reissue a NPDES permit to Martin Marietta Materials for its Vanceboro Quarry. The discharge of up to 12 million gallons of groundwater per day into the headwaters of Blounts Creek would significantly raise the pH of the stream system, a change that is not allowable under North Carolina's water-quality regulations. Such a change in the water chemistry would change which aquatic species can survive in those waters, and state law is clear: a discharge of waste cannot change the species composition of a stream from its natural state. Blounts Creek has been recognized by the state as nursery for saltwater species, and is a critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species, a draw for fisherfolk and wildlife enthusiasts. Granting Martin Marietta Materials the NPDES permit puts this entire ecosystem at risk. We are grateful that a public hearing about the renewal of Martin.l„. d4. ; a Materials' permit for the Vanceboro quarry will be held in Beaufort County, so that by the mining process can voice their concerns. Thank you, carmenr wilson chocowinity, North Carolina 27817 https://outlook.office365.conVmail/AAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTE5ZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121cjmNA._ 1/1 10/10/24,6:05 PM Mail-Denard,Derek-C)utlook to outk)ok- (Ex_-U?rnal] °'ublic Comments: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089168-Vanceb.3ro Quarry Froili mike wilson Date Fri 9/27/2024 6:52 AM To Denard, Derek <derek.denard@deq.nc.gov> CAUTION:External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. US Derek Denard, Dear Mr. Denard, NCDEQ should not reissue a NPDES permit to Martin Marietta Materials for its Vanceboro Quarry. The discharge of up to 12 million gallons of groundwater per day into the headwaters of Blounts Creek would significantly raise the pH of the stream system, a change that is not allowable under North Carolina's water-quality regulations. Such a change in the water chemistry would change which aquatic species can survive in those waters, and state law is clear: a discharge of waste cannot change the species composition of a stream from its natural state. Blounts Creek has been recognized by the state as nursery for saltwater species, and is a critical habitat for fish and other aquatic species, a draw for fisherfolk and wildlife enthusiasts. Granting Martin Marietta Materials the NPDES permit puts this entire ecosystem at risk. We are grateful that a public hearing about the renewal of Martin.l„. d4. ; a Materials' permit for the Vanceboro quarry will be held in Beaufort County, so that thou ted by the mining process can voice their concerns. Thank you, mike wilson chocowinly, North Carolina 27881 https Houtlook.office365 corn/mail/AAMkADdhYTVmZDBILTESZDctNG15MC04ZjliLWU4MjVhZTBhMmJkMgAuAAAAAADg3GZR8iZnTYW56121cjmNA.-. 1/1 WAR RALEIGH NC 27-5 �f ( , 'IZ7 _ Research Triangle Region M 18 SEP 2024 PM 2 L — '- �a��♦ � 17 REICOEtVED /�� ,(J t �(J S E P 23 ^'194 /Uo ley - ��m lh q jecjza DE fib/ 7 CK-WATEf?RE�OLIRCES 4'" &BUFFER PEn nITTINQ pa AO I(ol;7 i ne & teve indle Chocowinity, NC 27827 RECEIVED September 12, 2024 SEP 2 n�Q NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section DEQ-WATER RESOURCES 1617 Mail Service Center 401 &SUFFER PERVITnNG Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 To Those It Concerns, It is with great displeasure that we find ourselves needing to write in defense of the proposed discharge permit for the Martin Marietta Mine. Approval of the first permit, ten years ago, was a disgrace and injustice to the environmental quality standards we have in place in North Carolina and to the agency (DEQ) charged with overseeing their enforcement. That discharge permit was, and the renewal permit is, in violation of 15A NCAC 02B .0211, Fresh Surface Water Quality Standards for Class C Waters. We, the citizens of NC have the right to live in a clean and healthy environment. Our concerns, our backyards, our water resources, our outdoor recreation, our aquatic livelihoods all need to come first and foremost to the polluting effects of industrial affluence. That's what these rules are in place for. And. it is DEQ's responsibility to see to it that they are enforced. DEQ cannot lawfully approve a permit that changes the species composition of Blounts Creek. Nor can they lawfully approve a permit that knowingly violates the pH water quality standard for the swamp waters of Blounts Creek. It has been scientifically proven that the discharge will do just that! Discharge, like that being proposed by MMM, should not even be considered for permitting by the agency (DEQ) we fund to uphold our laws. This is a public waterway, not a sewage system for industrial waste. We all know, including those of you at DEQ that this discharge WILL be harmful to the Blounts Creek ecosystem. Please, don't deny it - acknowledge what the scientific research concludes; and, defend what is environmentally and lawfully right. I sincerely hope that you will stand alongside your Blounts Creek neighbors concerning this issue. We put our trust in DEQ to look after OUR best interests, not those of companies that move into OUR neighborhoods and opt to unlawfully degrade OUR quality of life. Steve and I are among many in this area who would like to further voice our opposition to the MMM discharge permit request at a public meeting, and we hope that you will be open to scheduling one or more of them so that you can see, first hand, the negative impact this will have in this community and the deepening distrust people will have in the judgements made at DEQ. SinceOteve cerned. AnnePR