NCG021002_Application_20220414

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APR 1 P. 202Pivision of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources land Quality Section
DENR-If kln nUAl rrV National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
3TORMWATER PERMITTING NCG020000
This general permit covers STORMWATER AND/OR WASTEWATER DISCHARGES
associated with activities under SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) Code 14
[Mineral Mining Industry] except for: peat mining, coal mining, metal mining,
oil and gas extraction, tourist gem mines, NCDOT borrow pits, in -stream sand
mining, and discharges from mining operations which are intermixed on site
with stormwater from concrete operations. You can find information on the
DEMLR Stormwater Program at deq.nc.gov/SW.
Y
I Certificate of Coverage I
Amount
Directions: Print or type all entries on this application form. Send the original, Permit Assigned to
signed application with all required items listed in Item (9) below to: NCDEMLR
Stormwater Program, 512 N. Salisbury St., 1612 MSC, Raleigh, INC 27699-1612.
The submission of this form does not guarantee coverage under the General Permit. Prior to coverage under this
General Permit a site inspection will be conducted.
I. Owner/Operator (to whom all permit correspondence will be mailed):
Name of legal organizational entity:
Legally responsible person as signed in Item (10) below:
Harris Farms, Inc.
Michael D. Harris
Street address:
City:
State and zip code:
534 N. Slope Road
Roper
NC 27970
Telephone number:
Email address:
252-793-9907
[e-mail]
2. Industrial Facility (facility being permitted):
Facility name:
Facility environmental contact:
Hams Famis Inc. Mine
Kenneth Elliott I Elliott Consulting
Street address:
City:
State and zip code:
SR 1126 Newland Road
Roper
NC 27970
Telephone Number:
Email address:
252-793-9907
[e-mail]
Latitude of entrance:35.%77 535 _�G d��
Longitude of entrance: - 3 A3 W
Parcel Identification Number (PIN)
4-digit SIC code:
Facility is:
Date operation is to begin or began:
1442
❑New [I Proposed ❑� Existing
Mining began 2007,modifyng now to release paw= and expand
Brief description of the types of minerals mined at this facility:
Sand and topsoil.
Is this a processing -only facility for materials mined elsewhere?
Is this an inactive mine site?
ElYes
❑ Yes
I] No
0 No
Does total area of this mine site include ready -mixed concrete plant and/or asphalt plant areas?
❑ Yes, and has separate NPDES stormwater permits (provide permit numbers):
El Yes, and does not have separate NPDES stormwater permits
r❑ No
Does this facility already have a valid Mining Permit from DEMLR's Land Quality Section?
[a Yes (please provide the Mining Permit Number) Permit# 94-20
❑ No (please indicate the status of the Mining Permit application)
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Are you applying for a discharge permit in the same location as a previously permitted mine?
Yes (please provide permit number and mine name) Harris Farms Inc. Mine, Permft # 94-20
❑ No
If the stormwater discharges to a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4), name the operator of the MS4:
❑✓ N/A
3. Consultant (if aoolicable):
4.
Name of consultant:
Consulting firm:
Kenneth Elliott
Elliott Consulting
Street address:
City:
State and zip code:
PO Box 112, 202 Elliott Road
Aydlett
NC 27916
Telephone number:
Email address:
252-339-9021
[e-mail]
ueveropmenl ACUV¢les ano uUHers
Mining operation will precede development activities at this site:
❑ Yes
B No
Mine is located within one of the 20 Coastal Counties, and will it add more than 10,000 ftz of impervious surface:
❑ Yes (to both)
El No, this mine is within one of the 20 Coastal Counties, but will not at more than 10,000 ft2 of impervious surface
❑ No, this mine is not within one of the 20 Coastal Counties
Mine is In the Neuse, Tar -Pamlico, or Catawba River Basins, OR in the Randleman or Jordan Water supply Watersheds?
[]Yes (specify size of stream buffers)
5. Mine Dewaterine
Mine dewatering will occur at this site:
El Yes ❑ No (mark N/A for the rest of this section)
Mine dewatering from this facility will be discharged to:
✓❑Surface Waters and/or Wetlands
00ther (specify) Field d to Main r w Kandd aeex to Albemade Bound.
❑Mine will not discharge dewatering to Surface Waters and/or Wetlands; specify how dewatering will occur and where
water will be directed:
❑N/A
Wetlands and/or Surface Waters are within 4W of the mine pit perimeter:
404/401 Certification permits required:
❑✓ Yes (specify distance) 315 feet to Main Canal, discharge outlet.
[]Yes (briefly describe)
❑ No
0 No
❑ N/A
N/A
Have you been required to obtain a wetland delineation certified by the US Army Corps of Engineers?
❑ Yes (please attach to this application) 0 No
6. Wastewater Treatment
Will this facility wash mined materials?
❑Yes [allo
Will discharges of process wastewater treatment systems occur (including possible recycle system overflows)
[]Yes (please describe)
[a No
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Will this facility employ chemical additives to flocculate suspended solids?
[I Yes (specify name/manufacturer/quantity of daily use)
El No
Note: please visit: httos://files.nc.gov/ncdea/Water+Quality/Environmental+Sciences/ATU//PAM8 30 18.adf for list of
approved PAMS
Will any of the wastewater treatment facilities at this mine overflow only during rainfall events that exceed the 10-yr, 24-hr
rainfall event?
❑ Yes (specify which systems)
0 No
Are wastewater treatment facilities (including recycle systems) planned in the 100-year flood plain?
❑� Yes ❑ No
Wastewater Treatment Alternative Review as required by 15A NCAC 2H.0105(c)(2)
Types of wastewater this mine site will discharge: Mine Dewatering ❑ Process Wastewater
Types of wastewater considered for this alternative review: Mine Dewatering ❑ Process Wastewater
Are there existing sewer lines within a one -mile radius?
0 Yes
❑ Wastewater treatment plant will accept wastewater
❑ Is feasible to connect (explain)
(] Is not feasible to connect (explain) Small town W WrP, could not handle dewatering quantity, not economically feasible.
❑ Wastewater treatment plant will not accept wastewater (please attach letter documenting this)
❑ No
Are you already proposing a closed -loop recycle system (CLRS) that meets design requirements of 15A NCAC 2T .30000?
❑ Yes, for dewateri ng
❑ Yes, for process wastewater
[]Yes, for both
❑ No, this option is technologically feasible (explain)
0 No, this option is not technologically feasible (explain)
Would require dredge, not available, inadequate space or power source, not cost effective.
❑ No, this option is otherwise feasible (explain)
Flo, this option is otherwise not feasible (explain)
Would require dredge, not available, inadequate space or power source, not cost effective.
What is the feasibility of building a CLRS compared to direct surface water discharge?
Building and maintaining a treatment system prior to discharge is more feasible than a CLRS.
Surface or Subsurface Disposal System
❑A surface or subsurface disposal system is technologically feasible (explain)
El A surface or subsurface disposal system is not technologically feasible (explain)
Would be unable to remove enough water from pit to be useful, inadequate space or power source.
❑ A surface or subsurface disposal system is otherwise feasible to implement (explain)
❑� A surface of subsurface disposal system is not otherwise feasible to implement (explain)
Would be unable to remove enough water from pit to be useful, inadequate space or power source.
What is the feasibility of employing a subsurface of surface discharge as compared to a direct discharge to surface waters?
Building and maintaining a treatment system prior to discharge is more feasible than a surface or subsurface disposal system.
Direct Discharge to surface waters is the most environmentally sound alternative to all reasonably cost-effective options
for the wastewaters being considered?
❑� Yes
❑ No
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If this review included all wastewater discharge types, would excluding some types make any of the above non -discharge
options feasible for some the wastewaters?
❑ Yes
El No
7. Outfalls(s) At least one outfall is required to be eligible for coverage.
3-4 digit identifier:
Name of receiving water:
I
Classification:
[]This water is impaired.
SODA
Kendrick Creek to Albemarle Sound
SC to SB
❑This watershed has a TMDL
Discharge from this outfall is from:
❑ Stormwater 21 Mine Dewatering ❑ Process Wastewater
Discharge occurs from this outfall:
❑ Only during a rainfall event
Intermittently (please indicate how often) Avg 12 hrstday, 5 days/week, upon need.
❑ Continuously (please indicate flow in CFS)
Latitude of outfall: 35.878528 N
Longitude of outfall:-76.601401 W
Brief description of the industrial activities that drain to this outfall:
Sand mine dewatedng, overflow discharge through sedimentation pond.
Do Vehicle Maintenance Activities occur in the drainage are of this outfall? ❑ Yes El No
If yes, how many gallons of new motor oil are used each month when averaged over the calendar year?
3-4 digit identifier:
Name of receiving water:
Classification:
❑This water is impaired.
❑ This watershed has a TMDL
Discharge from this outfa►( is from:
❑ Stormwater ❑ Mine Dewatering ❑ Process Wastewater
Discharge occurs from this outfall:
❑ Only during a rainfall event
❑ Intermittently (please indicate how often)
[]Continuously (please indicate flow in CFS)
Latitude of outfall:
Longitude of outfall:
Brief description of the industrial activities that drain to this outfall:
Do Vehicle Maintenance Activities occur in the drainage are of this outfall? ❑ Yes ❑ No
If yes, how many gallons of new motor oil are used each month when averaged over the calendar year?
3-4 digit identifier:
Name of receiving water:
Classification:
[]This water is impaired.
[]This watershed has a TMDL
Discharge from this outfall is from:
❑ Stormwater ❑ Mine Dewatering ❑ Process Wastewater
Discharge occurs from this outfall:
❑ Only during a rainfall event
❑ Intermittently (please indicate how often)
❑ Continuously (please indicate flow in CFS)
Latitude of outfalI:
Longitude of outfall:
Brief description of the industrial activities that drain to this outfall:
Do Vehicle Maintenance Activities occur in the drainage are of this outfall? ❑ Yes ❑ No
If yes, how many gallons of new motor oil are used each month when averaged over the calendar year?
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All outfalls must be listed and at least one outfall is required. Additional outfalls may be added in the section
"Additional Outfalls" found on the last page of this NOI.
8. Other Facility Conditions (check all that apply and explain accordinRly):
9.
❑ This facility has any other NPDES permits. If checked, list the permit numbers for all current NPDES permits:
❑This facility has Non -Discharge permits (e.g. recycle permit). If checked, list the permit numbers for all current Non -
Discharge permits:
0 This facility uses best management practices or structural stormwater control measures.
If checked, briefly describe the practices/measures and show on site diagram:
Gravel construction entrance, sediment pond riprap outfall protection, sand berm around active areas of mine will direct stomwater into pit.
[a This facility has a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).
If checked, please list date that SWPPP was implemented:
Dewatering activity is proposed, SWPPP in development, will be implemented when NCG02 is approved.
❑ This facility stores hazardous waste stored in the 30D-year floodplain.
If checked, describe how the area is protected from flooding:
[]This facility is a (mark all that apply)
❑ Hazardous Waste Generation Facility
❑ Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility
❑ Hazardous Waste Storage Facility
❑ Hazardous Waste Disposal Facility
If checked, indicate:
Kilograms of waste generated each month:
Type(s) of waste:
How material is stored:
Where material is stored:
Number of waste shipments per year:
Name of transport/disposal vendor:
Transport/disposal vendor EPA ID:
Vendor address:
❑ This facility is located on a Brownfield or SUPERFUND site
If checked, briefly describe the site conditions:
❑ Facility provides appropriate secondary containment for bulk storage of liquid materials
If checked, briefly describe these measures:
❑ Site has an active landfill within the mining permit boundary
If checked, please indicate type:
a) ❑ LCID (Land clearing and Inert Debris)
b) []other (specify)
Required Items (Application will be returned unless all of the following items have been included):
Check for $100 made payable to NCDEQ
❑� Copy of most recent Annual Report to the NC Secretary of State
This completed application and any supporting documentation
❑� Copy of the approved mining permit or indication of mining permit application status
❑ Copy of US Army Corps —approved wetland delineation (if applicable)
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El Line drawing of the water flow through the facility or block flow diagram
El Pictorial description of the nature of any sources of water and any collection and treatment measures
ElA site diagram showing, at a minimum, existing and proposed:
a) outline of drainage areas
b) surface waters
c) stormwater management structures
d) location of stormwater outfalls corresponding to the drainage areas
e) runoff conveyance features
f) areas where materials are stored
g) impervious areas
h) site property lines
❑� 2 copies of large scale (24"x36" minimum) site plan showing:
a) topographical lines
b) all outfall locations
c) applicable buffers and delineated wetlands
d) receiving waters
e) 1OD-year flood plain (if applicable)
❑� Copy of county map or USGS quad sheet with the location of the facility clearly marked
If mines site is in one of the 20 Coastal Counties (if applicable)
❑� Applicant has check with the appropriate regional office to verify the need for a Coastal State Stormwater permit.
a) Indicate the Regional Office Contact: WaRO Thom Edgerton
❑ Detailed list of:
a) impervious surface areas and percentages
b) sub -drainage areas
c) total drainage area
If mine is dewatering and near wetlands, or may otherwise impact surface waters or groundwater (if
applicable)
❑� 2 copies of large scale (24"x36" minimum) plans delineating areas on the listing acreage including:
a) wetlands
b) ditches
c) well -placements
d) pits
e) borrow areas
f) overburden storage
g) stormwater controls/BMPs
h) vehicle maintenance areas
i) settling basins
j) product process (such as screening, stockpiles, and waste piles)
k) total drainage area
1) impervious surface percentages (if state Stormwater programs apply)
m) applicable buffers
n) access and/or haul roads
❑✓ Pump dewatering size and information on its specifications
❑ Well information (design, depths, maintenance)
❑ Physical monitoring for the wetland areas
❑• Settling pond size information, if applicable
❑ Level spreader design, if applicable
❑� Details about dewatering method
❑ Cone of influence calculations
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❑� Description of measures to prevent erosion and flooding
❑ Description and information about 401/404 permits that have been obtained
❑ Copy of US Army Corps of Engineers wetlands delineations or approved wetland delineation (if applicable)
El I have contacted my local regional office about a Pumping Operation and Monitoring (POM) plan
a) Regional Office Contact: WaRO Thom Edgerton
b) Date Contacted:
10. Applicant Certification:
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6E (I) provides that: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained
under this Article or a rule implementing this Article ... shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a fine not
to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). 1 hereby request coverage under the referenced General Permit.
Under penalty of law, I certify that:
I am the person responsible for the permitted industrial activity, for satisfying the requirements of this permit, and for
any civil or criminal penalties incurred due to violations of this permit.
The information submitted in this NOI is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete based on
my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the
information.
0 I will abide by all conditions of the NCG02 permit. I understand that coverage under this permit will constitute the
permit requirements for the discharge(s) and is enforceable in the same manner as an individual permit.
❑� I hereby request coverage under the NCG020000 General Permit and understand that coverage under this permit will
constitute the permit requirements for the discharge(s) and is enforceable in the same manner as an individual permit.
Printed Name of Person Signing: Michael D. Hams
Title: President, Harris Fanns, Inc.
(Signature of Applicant)
03-02-2022
(Date Signed)
Mail the entire package to: DEMLR—Stormwater Program
Department of Environmental Quality
512 N. Salisbury Street, 6th floor
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
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PUMPING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN
SAND MINE DEWATERING WITH SEDIMENTATION POND
Operator: Harris Farms, Inc., Michael D. Harris, President, 534 N. Slope Rd., Roper, NC 27970
Job Location: Harris Farms Inc. Mine, SR 1126 Newland Road, Roper, NC 27970
County: Washington County
Prepared by: Ken Elliott, consulting
Date: April 3, 2022
This plan defines responsibilities for operating, inspecting, and maintaining equipment and structures
used for dewatering the Harris Farms Inc. Mine safely, and that dewatering will not degrade or
negatively impact any wetlands or waters of the state.
Description and Current State of the Harris Farms Mine Site and Mining Application:
Harris Farms Inc. Mine is a proposed 12.14-acre sand mine excavation to be operated by Harris Farms
Inc., Michael D. Harris, owner & operator, in a 14.61-acre permit area located 0.5 miles northeast of
Roper, NC on Newland Road in Washington County. The permit area is on cultivated, sandy land at 30-ft
to 13-ft elevation, owned by Michael D. Harris, located 300 feet north of a canal/tributary of the
Albemarle Sound.
Currently Mr. Harris is applying for a modification to his existing mining permit #94-20 with the NCDEQ
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources to construct the sand mine and begin operation in April
or May 2022. A new NPDES General Permit application for dewatering is being submitted to NCDEQ,
registration for water usage has been submitted to the Division of Water Resources, and a Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Plan is in process of development.
Sand Mine Dewatering:
It will be necessary to dewater the pond as it is being excavated to allow excavating equipment to enter
the area safely and efficiently remove the sand from the pond bottom. This will allow for full permitted
depth of excavation of the pond and proper reclamation of the edges of the pond. It is the intention of
the operator to only dewater the excavation as needed, which will not entail full-time dewatering.
Dewatering rate will be regulated using low rpm pumping, maintaining an average of 1100 rpm for 12
hours per day. Pumping rate will be approximately 7980 gallons per hour (95,760. gallons per 12-hr day,
0.096 mgd).
The operator plans to dewater intermittently three to four times per year to excavate approximately
25,000 cubic yards of sand at a time and stockpile it for later usage. Once the stockpiled sand is
depleted, the operator will dewater the excavation again and remove another quantity of sand.
Mine dewatering wastewater will be treated before release to the Waters of the State. A sedimentation
pond separate from the excavated mine will be used to remove sediment from wastewater generated
during mine dewatering operations.

Sedimentation Pond Construction and Overflow Discharge:
The operator plans to construct a 0.18-acre in -ground sedimentation pond located inside the north end
of the excavation area. The pond will have 4-ft tall sand berms around the pond with 3:1 exterior slope
and full groundcover. Pond will be located between the proposed mine site field and a 16-ft wide
groundwater leveling ditch into which the sediment pond will overflow during dewatering activity. This
ditch drains 1700 feet to the Roper Main Canal (classified C; Sw), then draining 0.9 mile to Kendrick
Creek (C), and thence draining 4.6 miles to Albemarle Sound (SB).
Sediment pond water level will be controlled by a half -pipe flash -board water height control device
installed in the east corner of the sediment pond berm. This control structure will allow water to flow
across the flash boards into a 25ft long x 15" wide buried PVC discharge pipe running westward through
the berm 20 feet to a discharge outlet in the groundwater levelling ditch.
Dewatering Procedure:
The operator will install a 6-inch dewatering pump between the main excavation and sediment pond at
the north edge of the excavation. Discharge from the dewatering pump will enter the sediment pond on
its northwest end, and there will be a constructed half -pipe flash board water height control device (see
attached diagram) discharge point located on the east end of the sediment pond.
Water will be pumped from the excavated pond to the sediment pond by the 6-in diesel fuel -powered
transfer pump operating at idle speed, approximately 1100 rpm. Estimated maximum flow from the
pump will be 8,000 gallons/hour, operating 12 hours per day, 0.096-mgd. It is the intention of Mr.
Harris to drop the water level in the excavation approximately 20 - 25 feet below normal ground level as
needed.
Time and distance will allow all sedimentation to occur to acceptable levels before the overflow water
reaches outfall and then the waters of the State. Water will have to travel a minimum of 150 feet to
reach the overflow point which will give enough surface area to allow sufficient sedimentation to occur.
There will be a minimum 1.5 feet of freeboard between the water surface in the sediment pond and the
top of the sediment pond bank. Stormwater drainage will be unable to enter the sediment area and
damage the sediment pond rates, due to the height of a surrounding 2-ft tall sediment pond berm.
Groundwater Control:
Once dewatered, excavation activity will be focused on removing sand as quickly as possible to shorten
the periods of dewatering. This will allow groundwater level in the pond to return to normal as soon as
possible to lessen possible impacts to any adjacent wetlands, once dewatering ceases.
Groundwater levels are not expected to impact areas outside of the immediate excavated dewatering
area. Groundwater levels are expected to remain stable despite dewatering of the excavation. The
excavation site is surrounded on three sides by ditches and canals kept naturally full by direct drainage
connection to Albemarle Sound.

Because of intermittent dewatering and presence of nearby canals, groundwater level depletion is not
expected to affect any neighboring groundwater wells. The closest residence to excavation is located
150 feet from the proposed excavation. The area is served by the Washington County Water System.
The operator also proposes to install two groundwater level monitoring wells between the proposed
excavation area and adjacent residences on the west end of the permit area (see mine map for
proposed locations).
Because of proximity of residences to the proposed excavation, the operator is providing a performance
guarantee to repair or replace in -use groundwater wells or pumps at eleven homes located within 500
feet of the proposed excavation if they are impacted by dewatering activities at the Harris Farms Inc.
Mine.
Sedimentation and Erosion Control:
The operator will maintain a minimum 25-ft wide unexcavated buffer on the north, south, east, and
west sides of excavation activity and a 40-ft wide unexcavated buffer on the southwest side.
All erosion and sedimentation will remain inside the permit area. The operator will construct and
maintain an 8-ft wide x 2-ft tall grass -covered sand berm around the perimeter of the current affected
area of the excavation during all phases of operation, inside the unexcavated buffer. Stormwater falling
inside the active mining area will be directed to drain into the excavation.
Maintaining the Dewatering Equipment and Erosion Control Measures:
Inspections and maintenance are required to obtain the intended function of safely dewatering the sand
mine, and to maintain the life of any nearby wetlands or waters of the State. Items to inspect and
maintain during the anticipated 10-year life of the mine dewatering permit are:
• Inspect embankments, berms and appurtenant structures, and repair as needed.
• Monitor overflow ditches for damage or stoppage from beaver activity, repair as needed.
• Repair any damage to vegetated areas or berms with compacted earth fill, reshaping, sodding,
reseeding, and mulching as needed.
• Promptly repair all leaks in delivery facilities by replacing valves, fittings, gaskets, and worn or
damaged parts.
• Maintain all screens, filters, valves, timers, and other electrical and mechanical equipment in
good operating condition, following manufacturers recommendations
Monitoring the Dewatering Process and Effects of Dewatering:
Analytical and qualitative monitoring of mine dewatering wastewater will be in accordance with the
NCGO20000 permit, as follows:
• Harris Farms Inc. Mine will discharge mine dewatering wastewater into Roper Main Canal,
classified as C;Sw, and Kendrick Creek, classified as C. Discharge water will be analyzed
quarterly per requirements of the NPDES permit.

• Discharge water will be sampled quarterly and analyzed for pH, Total Suspended Solids (TSS),
turbidity, and salinity. Samples with benchmark exceedances will require the operator to
increase sampling, per NPDES permit, until sample results are cleared.
• All excavated ponds in the Harris Farms Inc. Mine permit area will be inspected daily by the
operator to identify any abnormal conditions.
• All berms and erosion control structures will be inspected for damages monthly and within 24
hours after every storm event greater than 1.5 inches, and all structures will be repaired
immediately.
• Special inspections will be conducted immediately following severe storms, vandalism, and
other significant events.
• Dewatering process will be inspected daily during periods of dewatering the excavation.
• Rain gauge data will be collected by monitoring local rain gauge data monthly and after each
rain event.
Wetlands Monitoring:
Closest identified wetlands are located 500 feet south of the Harris Farms Inc. Mine permit boundary,
separated from the mine site by the permanently flooded Roper Main Canal. There are no other
wetlands on the Harris Farms permit area.
Flooded ditches such as the Roper Main Canal and drainage ditches around the mine site will serve as
hydration devices to help maintain normal groundwater levels. Operator will monitor drainage ditches
weekly to always ensure presence of water in the ditch.
Records
Data will be collected as follows:
• Visual monitoring of adjacent wetlands and farmland for potential dehydration during mining or
dewatering activities will take place weekly. Solutions to any degradation caused by any mining
activity will include alteration of dewatering process. DWQwill be consulted as needed;
alterations to process will be recorded.
• Elliott Consulting will maintain the following records in a permanent file at the Elliott Consulting
office at PO Box 112, 202 Elliott Road, Aydlett, NC 27916: a record of all significant actions
taken; as -built drawings; permits; analytical results from sampling; and related material. Copies
of all inspections, monitoring reports and lab analyses shall be provided to NCDWQ on a regular
basis and as requested.

BMP Conditions
• The permittee will utilize best management practices to ensure that dewatering the Harris
Farms Inc. Mine will not degrade or negatively impact any wetlands or waters of the State.
BMP's will include:
o All berms and erosion control and sedimentation control structures will be inspected for
damages monthly and within 24 hours after every storm event greater than 1.5 inches,
and all structures will be repaired immediately.
o Temporary gravel construction entrance will be maintained at foot of mine access roads
at intersection with Newland Road.
o Operator will maintain riprap outfall protection on the overflow drainage ditch
downstream of sediment pond.
o Groundcover will be established on all sections of the permit area when not in use by
mining activities.
Signed,
K 4- C 1� ..
Ken Elliott
for Michael D. Harris, owner & operator
Harris Farms Inc., Roper, NC
Harris Farms Inc. Mine, Roper, NC
April 3, 2022

Water Height Control: Construction Details
Half -pipe Water Level Control with Flash Board Risers
NRCS Code 587
Harris Farms, Inc. Mine
Roper, NC
Washington County
emargericY spillway !---
DESCRIPTION
A structure in a water management system that conveys water, controls the direction or rate of flow, maintains a desired
water surface elevation or measures water. Water height control structure is standard structure used by agricultural and
horticultural farms in North Carolina to raise or lower water height in ditches and ponds per need (NRCS). Water height
control structure to be installed in the east berm of the sedimentation pond at the Harris Farms Inc. Mine. Overflow to be
directed down stabilized ditch to nearby blue -line stream, eventual outflow to Albemarle Sound.

PURPOSE
To convey water from one elevation to a lower elevation within, to, or from a water conveyance system, such as a ditch,
channel, canal, or pipeline designed to operate under open channel conditions. Typical structures: drops, chutes,
turnouts, surface water inlets, head gates, pump boxes, and stilling basins (NRCS). This water management system will
be used to maintain a maximum water surface elevation in the sedimentation pond at the Harris Farms Inc. Mine,
Newland Road, Roper, NC. Sedimentation pond is a part of the dewatering management system of the Harris Farms Inc.
Mine, used to remove settleable matter and turbidity from mine dewatering wastewater.
CONSTRUCTION
Typical structure consists of 26' x 3' horizontal galvanized steel culvert running under the sedimentation pond berm. A
vertical 6' half pipe 52" x 30" is attached on the north end of the culvert with stacked flash boards allowing adjustable
height of the water level in the sedimentation pond. Water flows over the flash boards and into the discharge pipe and
down the rip -rap stabilized ditch.
Overflow ditch is lined with riprap for 20 feet down its length. Existing slopes adjacent to the culvert are heavily grassed
with natural grass and weeds with no erosion present.
MAINTENANCE
Structures will be checked and necessary maintenance, including removal of debris, shall be performed after major
storms and at least semi-annually.
Ken Elliott, consulting
February 18, 2022

Discharge Outfall Outlet Protection: Construction Details
Practice Standards and Specifications 6.41, 6.31, 6.15
Harris Farms, Inc. Mine
Roper, NC
Washington County
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Riprap lined apron located at end of mine dewatering overflow pipe to prevent scour and undermining
in existing ditch, and to absorb the impact of the water flow and reduce the velocity to non -erosive
levels, before flow reaches wetlands.
Riprap Apron Size: Overflow pipe discharges directly into well-defined channel. The apron will extend
across the channel bottom and up the channel banks to the top of the bank. Length of apron will be 20-
feet downstream to maintain velocity control of maximum 2.0 feet per second.
Grade: Apron will have zero grade and no overfill at end of apron.
Alignment: Apron will be straight throughout entire length if possible. If curve is necessary to align the
apron with the receiving channel, the curve will be located in the upstream section of the riprap.
Materials: Riprap will consist of a well graded mixture of NCDOT Class A (2" to 6") stone or slag.
Thickness: Minimum thickness of riprap will be 1.5 times the maximum stone diameter.

Filter: Operator plans to install a layer of heavy duty silt fence filter cloth between the riprap and the
underlying soil to prevent soil movement into or through the riprap. Filter cloth will extend to the top of
both channel banks, and edges will overlap 12 inches. Upstream end will be buried 12 inches and
downstream end will be buried if necessary.
Maintenance: inspect riprap outlet structures weekly and after significant rainfall events to see if any
erosion around or below the riprap has taken place, or if stones have become dislodged. Repair all
damage immediately. Maintain all vegetation adjacent to the channel in healthy condition to prevent
scour or erosion during out -of -bank flow. Control weeds and brush growing in the riprap by cutting.
Ken Elliott, consulting
February 18, 2022

ELLIOTT CONSULTING
March 26, 2022
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Land Quality Section
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
To Whom It May Concern:
This Mining Permit application is a request by Mr. Michael D. Harris, president of Harris
Farms, Inc, Roper, NC, to excavate a 12.14-acre pond on property owned by Mr. Harris, off
SR 1126 Newland Road, Roper, NC, in Washington County. The proposed permit area is in
a flat, sandy, cultivated farmland, and will not present any problems regarding runoff to
adjacent areas when all proposed erosion and sediment control measures are in place. The
purpose of the excavation will be to serve as scenic value and to return the disturbed lands
around the pond to agricultural status.
The proposed Harris Farms Inc. Mine originates from a modification of the existing
Permit #94-20 Harris Farms Inc. Mine. The existing 24.0-acre permit contains 16.85 acres of
farmland and woodland that have never been disturbed by mining activity, and the operator
desires to remove this land from his permit. In addition, the operator desires to add 7.28 acres
of excavation area to his permit located westward and adjacent to the existing 4.86-acre
excavation for easier accessibility. Total excavation will now be 12.14 acres in a 14.61-acte
permit area.
The operator proposes to dewater the excavation as part of the mining process and
proposes the installation of two groundwater -level monitoring wells between the excavation
and adjacent homes southwest of the excavation. The wells will be monitored regularly to
inform the operator of potential disruption of groundwater levels.
The excavation area will be located geographically 225 feet from the nearest public
highway and will be accessible only by two privately -owned access roads. Excavation activities
will be screened from public view on all sides by existing full -growth foliage and a 6-foot tall,
foliated berm between the mine activity area and two residences nearby. Public access to the
permit area is limited by private property, and gated private road access. There will be
minimum 25-ft wide unexcavated buffers on all sides of the permit area.
Mr. Harris is applying to NCDEQ Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources for
the modification to his mining permit, and for an NPDES NCG020000 Certificate of
Coverage for dewatering the mine. In addition, he is registering with the Division of Water
Resources for water usage in Washington County, which is a CCPCUA county.

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March 26, 2022
Reclamation of the permit area will include grading, leveling, and establishment of
groundcover on all affected areas. The mining permit is requested for a 10-year period.
All adjacent landowners have been contacted and made aware of the proposed excavation
operation. Requests for information have been received but with no objections to the project.
The excavation area will be well marked with warning and keep out signs to prevent
inadvertent public access.
Mr. Michael D. Harris does hereby request approval for this Mining Permit and asks that
it be expedited as soon as possible. Mr. Harris appreciates your consideration of this mine
permit application.
sincerely,
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Ken Elliott
For Michael D. Harris
Harris Farms, Inc.
PO BOX 112 • AYDLETT, NORTH CAROLINA • 27916
PHONE: [phone] • EMAIL: KEN®KENOBX.COM

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SR 1126 NEWLAND ROAD
ROPER, NC 27970
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ROPER, NC
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TOTAL AFFECTED - 14.61 AC
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