WM0100428_Approval_20180130

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Water Resources
Environmental Quality
January 30, 2018
Thom Morgan
Morgan Energy Corporation
416 Stone Haven Drive
Waynesville, NC 28786
Re: Well Construction Permit WM0100428
352 Georgia Avenue
Haywood County
Dear Mr. Morgan,
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
In accordance with the application submitted on your behalf by Chris Singleton on January 24, 2018, we
are forwarding well construction permit WM0100428 dated January 30, 2018. The permit is for the
construction of one monitoring well on Southeast Bulk, LLC property as described in the application and
the attached permit.
The permit will be effective from the date of issuance for a period of one year and is subject to the
conditions and limitations as specified therein. A Well Construction Record shall be completed and
signed by the certified drilling contractor. The form shall be submitted to the Department upon
completion of the well and shall reference the applicable permit number. Please review the attached
permit conditions.
If you should have any questions or need additional information, contact Andrew Moore at 828-296-4500.
Sincerely,
G. Landon Davidson, P.G.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
cc: Chris Singleton — Singleton Environmental, Inc. (via email)
ARO file
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
2090 U.S. Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
828-296-4500

NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MONITORING WELL
In accordance with the provisions of Article 7, Chapter 87, North Carolina General Statutes, and other
applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations.
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Mountain Energy Corporation
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MONITORING WELL SYSTEM consisting of one monitoring well owned by
Mountain Energy Corporation, 416 Stone Haven Drive, Waynesville, NC 28786. The well will be located on
property owned by Southeast Bulk, LLC, located in Haywood County (PIN# 8605-84-6408). This Permit is issued
in accordance with the application received on January 24, 2018, in conformity with specifications and supporting
data, all of which are filed with the Department of Environmental Quality and are considered integral parts of this
Permit.
This Permit is for well construction only, and does not waive any provision or requirement of any other applicable
law or regulation. Construction of any well under this Permit shall be in strict compliance with the North Carolina
Well Construction Regulations and Standards (15A NCAC 02C .0100), and other State and Local Laws and
regulations pertaining to well construction.
If any requirements or limitations specified in this Permit are unacceptable, you have a right to an adjudicatory
hearing upon written request within 30 days of receipt of this Permit. The request must be in the form of a written
petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and filed with the Office of
Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such a demand is
made, this Permit is final and binding.
This Permit will be effective for one year from the date of its issuance and shall be subject to other specified
conditions, limitations, or exceptions as follows:
1. Issuance of this Permit does not supersede any other agreement, permit, or requirement issued by
another agency.
2. The well(s) shall be located and constructed as shown on the attachments submitted as part of the
Permit application.
3. Each well shall have a Well Contractor Identification Plate in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C
.0108(0) where applicable.
4. The monitoring well shall be maintained in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0108.
5. A Well Construction Record (GW -1) for each well shall be submitted to the Division of Water
Resource's Information Processing Unit within 30 days of the well completion in accordance with
15A NCAC 02C .0114.
6. When the well is discontinued or abandoned, it shall be abandoned in accordance with 15A NCAC
02C .0113 and a well abandonment record (GW -30) shall be submitted to the Division of Water
Resource's Information Processing Unit and the property owner within 30 days of the well
abandonment in accordance with 15A NCAC 2C .0114.
Permit issued the 30th day of January, 2018
FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Landon Davidson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. # WM0100428