NCG020939_RO Response to the NOI_20191220

Strickland, Shane
From: Lawyer, Mike
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 11:11 AM
To: Riddle, Rick L
Subject: FW: Request for Comments - NCG020939 - Emery Pit
Rick,
I have reviewed the NOI for the subject facility and noted several discrepancies, which are provided below.
- Question 10 is marked Yes as an inactive mine site, but this mine is active
- Question 19 has receiving waters classified as WS-II, OSW, but should be WS-II, ORW
- Question 24a is marked Yes for dewatering and discharging to waters of the state while Question 24b is also marked
Yes for dewatering but not discharging to waters of the state, it should be one or the other (they indicate on Question
38 that they will discharge mine dewatering wastewater)
- Question 29 shows that stormwater is self-contained, but they listed a stormwater outfall on page 5
- Question 30 is marked Yes that the facility has a SWPPP, but they did not provide a date for when it was implemented
- Question 35 is marked Yes about the use of chemical additives, but they did not provide the subsequent information
- Question 39 is marked Yes about being a hazardous waste facility, which seems unlikely for a sand & gravel mine
- on the final checklist on page 10 they marked they will not impact nearby wetlands or surface/ground waters by
dewatering (meaning they will not dewater), but throughout the application they indicate that mine dewatering will
occur with wetlands within 400 feet of mine, which requires a Pumping Operation & Monitoring Plan
If we need to discuss these items further, please contact me.
Michael Lawyer, CPSWQ
Environmental Program Consultant
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
910 433-3394 office
mike.lawyera-ncdenr.gov
225 Green Street, Suite 714
Fayetteville, NC 28301
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Subject: Request for Comments - NCG020939 - Emery Pit
A General Permit application or additional information was received on 12/18/2018 for Emery Pit in Montgomery
County. The assigned Permit Number is NCG020939.
The information for the above project can be found here:
https://edocs.deg.nc.gov/WaterResources/Browse.aspx?dbid=0&startid=782170.
For General Permit NOI applications, please advise the assigned Central Office reviewer, Rick Riddle, of any comments or
objections to issuing general permit coverage to this facility no later than 30 days from now.
If this is a Rescission Request or No Exposure application, please advise the Central Office of your approval or denial no
later than 60 days from now. The Region should send No Exposure approval or denial letters directly to the applicant.
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