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[Fwd: Special Teleconference Meeting of the EMC on the Avon/Kinn...
Subject: [Fwd: Special Teleconference Meeting of the EMC on the Avon/Kinnakeet Sand Mine
Expansion]
From: Alan Klimek <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 18 Ju12006 16:40:37 -0400
To: Coleen Sullins <[e-mail]>, Jeff Manning <[e-mail]>,
"[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>, Jim Simons <[e-mail]>, Al
Hodge <[e-mail]>, Linda Jones <[e-mail]>, Floyd Williams
<Floyd. [e-mail]>
fyi - I asked Lois to send this to the EMC members.
Alan
Dear Commission members:
The Environmental Commission decided at its meeting on Thursday to defer action on a variance for
Kinnakeet Sand Mine until September, with the understanding that this would not cause any delay in the
issuance of a mining permit by the Division of Land Resources. In the interim, the Division of Water
Quality and the Division of Land Resources plan to hold a joint public meeting to receive comments
about conditions that might be attached to a variance (should we decide to proceed), as well as
comments on the permit.
Some in the General Assembly and the Department of Transportation would very much like for us to act
on this issue before September so that if the expansion is approved, it would allow the stockpiling of
sand for the current hurricane season to begin as soon as possible. The Department has evaluated its
options for moving forward on this issue and determined that it can meet legal obligations with a joint
public meeting being held on August 3rd (see notice below). We will close the comment period for the
variance at the close of business on August 4th, but comments on the mining activity (to be handled by
DLR) will be accepted until August 14th. Depending on the comments, a decision on the permit could
occur in a matter of days.
To accommodate this accelerated schedule, Dave Moreau has asked me to inform you that he is calling a
special meeting of the EMC to be held by a teleconference call during the week of August 7th. Please let
Lois know as soon as possible the times during the week of August 7 that you could participate in a one
hour conference call. We will choose the time that allows the greatest participation of EMC members
and send you further information regarding the details of this action.
Alan Klimek
1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
AVON/KINNAKEET SAND MINE EXPANSION
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF LAND RESOURCES
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
AND WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE
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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. Ray E. Hollowell and the
Avon/Kinnakeet Mine, LLC have applied to the North Carolina
Environmental Management Commission (EMC) and Water Quality
Committee (WQC) for asite-specific Variance from the Wetland Water
Quality Standards under the provisions of ijA NCAC 2B .0226 and a
modification of Avon/Kinnakeet Mine, LLC's Mining Permit No. 28-16
to add 11.62 acres of land to the existing mining permit.
The activity for which this Variance is sought is to excavate 6.16
acres of 404 jurisdictional wetlands (freshwater maritime shrub and
grassland) in order to expand the existing Avon Sand Mine on
Hatteras Island in Dare County. Mined materials are to be used to
stockpile sand material for use exclusively by the North Carolina
Department of Transportation for maintenance and hurricane recovery
operations on Hatteras Island. Compensatory mitigation is proposed
to replace wetlands impacted at a 2:1 ratio through a combination of
wetlands restoration, creation, preservation, and payment to the
state in-lieu fee program (Ecosystem Enhancement Program).
The public is hereby notified that that the Division of Water
Quality and Division of Land Resources will hold a joint Public
Meeting per the directions of the EMC on Thursday, August 3, 2006
starting at 7 p.m. at the auditorium in the First Flight High
School, ioo Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
The public is invited to review the application materials and
comment in writing on the above-mentioned application as well as
during the Public Meeting. Speaking times will be determined on the
day of the meeting depending upon the number of speaking slots
requested. Those wanting to speak need to register at the meeting
and speaking sequence will be in order of registration. Written
comments may be forwarded at any time before or after the meeting
provided they are received by the Division of Water Quality no later
than close of business August 4, 2006. Additional comments
regarding the modification of the mining permit maybe sent to Mr.
Floyd Williams, State Mining Specialist, 1612 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612 until the close of business on
August 14, 2006.
Comments should be sent to the N.C. Division of Water Quality, 401
Oversight and Express Permits Unit, 165o Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650, Attn: Cyndi Karoly (919-733-9721, FAX: 919-
733-6893)•The physical address of the 4o1/Wetlands Unit is 2321
Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC, 27604-2260.
Copies of the file materials are available at the DWQ Washington
Regional Office at 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, North
Carolina, 27889 (Washington Regional Office phone [phone], FAX
252-946-9215) as well as the Raleigh location listed above during
normal business hours (8:0o a.m. to 5:0o p.m.) and maybe inspected
by the public. Copies of all public comments received will be
available for review at the Raleigh location only. File materials
may not be removed from any DWQ office, as copy machines are
available.
Alan W. Klimek
Director
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N.C. Division of Water Quality
Jim Simons
Director
N.C. Division of Land Resources
Date: July 17, 2006
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