Inspection Details

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Site ID	Site Name	Site Location	County
26605	Lhoist North America of Tennessee, LLC dba H. C. Spinks Clay Company, Inc. - Karen Brown - Mine #31	Seminary Church Road	Weakley

Permit Number	Permit Type	Permittee Name	Permit Status	Expiration Date
TN0076155	Mining	Lhoist North America of Tennessee, LLC dba H. C. Spinks Clay Company, Inc.	Active	5/31/2029

Inspection ID

114381

Statute

CWA

Results

Out of Compliance

Inspection Date

12/14/2023

Mulit-Day Start Date

Inspection Type

Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)

Notes

There were two main objectives to the inspection. They are summarized below, but fully detailed in the inspection report.

Objective 1: Routine compliance evaluation inspection

Findings: No issues were noted with the permitted mine area. BMPs are currently in-place and functioning properly. A question was raised about the suitability of Outfall 31.01 for conversion to a stormwater point. This point may be converted, if desired.

Objective 2: Follow-up on past compliance issues (sediment impact to stream)

Findings: significant amounts of sediment still remain in portions of the unnamed tributary to Bear Creek. We request a revised corrective action plan to address the sediment impacts.

The inspection is marked as “out of compliance” until a revised corrective action plan is received. We do not intend to issue a Notice of Violation, as the remaining sediment is believed to be from previous issues for which violations were already issued.

Biomonitoring Method

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Permit Details

Inspection Details