20061048 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20080627

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins Director
Division of Water Quality
June 27, 2008
CERTIFIED MAIL # 7007 3020 0001 88612092
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Jerry Jennings, P.E.
NCDOT, Division 1
113 Airport Drive Suite 100
Edenton, NC 27932
Dear Mr. Jennings:
This letter is in regards to the Avon/Kinnakeet Sand Mine Expansion in Avon, NC. As you may be aware, a
variance was issued by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) on August 14, 2006
to allow for the excavation of 6.16 acres of 404 jurisdictional wetlands. Condition 8 of the variance states that:
"All sand materials mined from the expansion area are to be stockpiled for the exclusive use of the North
Carolina Department of Transportation for use in road stabilization activities on Ocracoke and/or Hatteras
Islands."
The application for the variance contains a letter dated June 15, 2006 from Department of Transportation board
member Stan White to the North Carolina EMC. In the letter, Mr. White states that: "Without stockpiled material
from this site that is readily available at moments notice, I am afraid that NCDOT will be unprepared for the
eventuality that looms." Currently, a significant amount of this material is not stockpiled above ground, but has
been deposited in an adjacent pit that had been previously mined.
In order to ensure that the requirements of the variance are being met, DWQ requests clarification on whether this
method of stockpiling the material is adequate to meet DOT's needs of being "available at moments notice".
Please respond in writing if this is acceptable or whether changes in how the material is stockpiled should be
made. Thank you for your attention to this matter and we look forward to your response.
incerel ,
odge/Supervisor
Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection
Washington Regional Office
cc: Mr. John Hennessey, DWQ, Compliance Oversight
Brian Wrenn, DWQ, 401[Wetlands Unit
Cyndi Karoly, DWQ, 401/Wetlands Unit
Mr. Skip Partington, Barnhill Contracting Co., 4707 N. Croatan Highway, P.O. Box 1050, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
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