20080868 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20170901

Water Resources
Environmental Quality
September 1, 2017
Mr. Jeffrey Furness
PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.
1530 NC Highway 306 South
Aurora, NC 27806
Subject: APPROVAL OF R-12 GROUNDWATER PLAN
Dear Mr. Furness:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR # 2008-0868 Ver. 2
Beaufort County
On January 15, 2009, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) issued a revised 401 Individual Water Quality
and Buffer Authorization Certification to impact 25,727 feet of stream, 3,953 acres of 404 and CAMA
wetlands, 19 acres of waters and 47.87 acres of protected riparian buffer in order to expanded mining
operation at the Potash Corporation (PCS) facility in Beaufort County.
In order to meet a portion of Condition 12 of the 401 and Buffer Authorization Certification for this project,
DWR received a groundwater monitoring plan entitled "R-12 Groundwater Monitoring Plan" on June 13,
2016 with supplemental information received on August 7, 2017. This approval is for the purpose that is
outlined within items listed above. If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required
to send us a plan modification. This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed 401 and Buffer
Authorization Certifications.
This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water. Please contact
Anthony Scarbraugh at 252-948-3924 or [e-mail] if you have any questions or
concerns.
Sincerely,
David May, Regioealupervisor
Water Quality Regional Operation Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality � Water Resources -Water Quality Regional Operations Section -Washington Regional Office
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, North Carolina 27889
252-946-6481

Potash Corporation
DWR # 08-0868 V2
September 1, 2017 Approval
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cc: Thomas Steffens, USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Todd Bowers, EPA, Sam Nunn Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30303
John Payne, NC Attorney General's Office, Environmental Division
Doug Huggett, DCM Morehead City
Mike Schafale, NC Natural Heritage Program
Shannon Deaton, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Cory Larson, DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit (via email)
DWR WaRO
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