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Home My WebLink AboutNCG020925_Email RE Scheduling Site Visit_20180830Georgoulias, Bethany From: Edgerton, Thom Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 12:06 PM To: 'ken@kenobx.com' Cc: Tankard, Robert; Dumpor, Samir; Pullinger, Robert C; Edwards, James; Georgoulias, Bethany; Wehner, Judy Subject: FW: James Cahoon Mine NCG020925 Hello, I met with Robert Tankard and Chris Pullinger. The MOU was mentioned. Mr. Tankard says that conditions cannot be added to the general permit, therefore the permit should not be issued until approval is received. Mr. Elliott, Please request that we revisit this site. It is my recommendation that you coordinate with Chris Pullinger prior to scheduling this visit and copying Jay Edwards and myself with the communications. If all questions are answered and adequate information to provide understanding is presented on the mine map, such that everybody is on the same page as much as possible, then we should meet at the site for approval. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. Sincerely, Thom Thom Edgerton Environmental Engineer Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources/Land Quality Section Department of Environmental Quality 252 948 3963 office thom.edgerton .ncdenr.gov Washington Regional Office 943 Washington Square Mall Washington, North Carolina 27889 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Pullinger, Robert C Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 10:58 AM To: Georgoulias, Bethany<bethany.georgoulias@ncdenr.gov>; Edgerton, Thom <thom.edgerton@ncdenr.gov> Cc: Dumpor, Samir <samir.dumpor@ncdenr.gov>; Tankard, Robert <robert.tankard@ncdenr.gov> Subject: RE: James Cahoon Mine NCG020925 Bethany, Mr. Elliott has provided us the preliminary jurisdictional determination from the Corps of Engineers that we'd requested to identify if there are proximal wetlands, which there are, but not sufficient detail/data to show how the wetlands will be protected. Until that information has been provided, please continue to hold the permit. Chris Pullinger Environmental Specialist 11 Division of Water Resources — Water Quality Regional Operations Department of Environmental Quality 252 948 3922 office chris.pull inaer(cDncdenr.aov 943 Washington Square Mall Washington, NC 27889 From: Georgoulias, Bethany Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 10:17 AM To: Edgerton, Thom <thom.edgerton@ncdenr.gov> Cc: Dumpor, Samir <samir.dumpor@ncdenr.gov>; Pullinger, Robert C <chris.pullinger@ncdenr.gov>; Tankard, Robert <robert.tankard@ncdenr.gov> Subject: RE: James Cahoon Mine NCG020925 Hi, Thom, I know we still have some open questions about review of Pumping O&M Plans by DEMLR/DWR in general, but I wanted to follow up on this application that has been pending in our office since February. On 4/17 you emailed that Chris Pullinger was going to check with Robert Tankard about this one, and you would let me know when you had more information. Can we proceed with issuing this discharge permit COC to James Cahoon Mine? The POM Plan will need to be approved by the WaRO before dewatering can begin. If you think the applicant is far enough along to understand what is required for that, we can proceed. Here is the link to the documents we have in Laserfiche for this application. Thanks, Bethany Bethany Georgoulias Environmental Engineer Stormwater Program, Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources N.C. Department of Environmental Quality 919 707 3641 office bethanygeor oulias e ncdenr.gov 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 (location) 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 (mailing) Website: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/stormwater Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Edgerton, Thom Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 12:26 PM To: Georgoulias, Bethany<bethany.georgoulias@ncdenr.gov> Cc: Dumpor, Samir <samir.dumpor@ncdenr.gov>; Pullinger, Robert C <chris.pullinger@ncdenr.gov> Subject: RE: Request for Comments - James Cahoon Mine Hello, I have visited the site, and I did a preliminary review of the O&M plan. Let me touch base with Chris Pullinger again of DWR, as he had originally commented that a JD may be required. I have not had significant concerns about this site as it is located out in a farm field which was converted many years ago, with the discharge directed back into the adjacent wetlands. I have seen standing water historically in the field ditches which gives me the impression that the water table is within a few feet of the field surface/natural ground. The Scuppernong River, tributaries and corresponding wetlands are nearly surrounding this area and I do not expect this operation will dewater wetlands, or other waters of the state. I will touch base with Chris Pullinger and will let you know of any concerns ASAP. Thanks, Thom Thom Edgerton Environmental Engineer Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources/Land Quality Section Department of Environmental Quality 252 946 6481 office thom.edgerton(c)ncdenr.gov Washington Regional Office 943 Washington Square Mall Washington, North Carolina 27889 =- the Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Georgoulias, Bethany Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 11:28 AM To: Dumpor, Samir <samir.dumpor@ncdenr.gov>; Edgerton, Thom <thom.edgerton@ncdenr.gov> Subject: RE: Request for Comments -James Cahoon Mine Samir or Thom, I wanted to check in on this mine operation's request for coverage under NCG02 in Columbia, Tyrrell county. I have only just now picked this one up, and I see they will dewater into nearby wetlands. The consultant (Ken Elliott) contacted Thom about a Pumping O&M Plan before submittal, and a narrative is included — but at first glance, I see it may be lacking. There are no calculations or mention of monitoring wells; just some design component details tacked on at the end and a lot of discussion. It mentions "visual monitoring of adjacent wetlands and farmland for potential dehydration caused by any mining activity..." Let me know your thoughts on this one when you have a chance. Thanks, Bg Bethany Georgoulias Environmental Engineer Stormwater Program, Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources N.C. Department of Environmental Quality 919 807 6372 office bethanygeor oulias e ncdenr.gov 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 (mailing) 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 (location) Website: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/stormwater Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: laserfiche@ncdenr.gov [mailto:laserfiche@ncdenr.gov] Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2018 8:56 AM To: Dumpor, Samir <samir.dumpor@ncdenr.gov> Cc: Alexander, Laura <laura.alexander@ncdenr.gov>; Georgoulias, Bethany<bethany.georgoulias@ncdenr.gov> Subject: Request for Comments - James Cahoon Mine A General Permit application or additional information was received on 2/1/2018 for James Cahoon Mine in Tyrrell County. The assigned Permit Number is NCG020925. The information for the above project can be found here: https://edocs.deg.nc.gov/Stormwater/Browse.aspx?dbid=0&startid=630351. For General Permit NOI applications, please advise the assigned Central Office reviewer, Bethany Georgoulias, of any comments or objections to issuing general permit coverage to this facility no later than 30 days from now. This email was automatically generated by Laserfiche workflow as a courtesy. Please do not respond to this email address, as responses aren't monitored.