20030280 Ver 2_More Info Letter_20080111

~QF W A T~9Q Michael F. Easley, Governor
`Q G Wi1Lam G. Ross Jr., Secretary
1T'.- North Carolina Deparhnent of Environment and Natural Resources
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•~ Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
January 11, 2008
DWQ Project # 2003-0280v2
Granville County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Tim Keith.
Creedmoor Development, LLC
2705 Alveston Circle
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Subject Property: Hunters Ridge Subdivision, Creedmoor, NC
Robertson Creek[030401, 27-12-1-(0.7), WSIV, NSW]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Keith:
On December 21, 2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) 401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit
received your application dated December 17, 2007 regarding your request for a Minor Variance from the
Neuse Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0233) for the subject property. The Division of Water Quality
(DWQ) is required to prepare a "preliminary finding" /"finding of fact" as to whether the variance request
meets the requirements of 15A NCAC 02B .0233(9)(a). The DWQ may attach conditions to a variance
approval that. support the purpose, spirit and intent of the riparian buffer protection program. Conditions
usually include stormwater management and buffer mitigation.
Additional information will be required before we can proceed with the review of your variance request.
Therefore, unless additional information is provided as described below, we will have to move toward
denial of your request per 15A NCAC 2B .0233 and will place this project on hold as incomplete until we
receive this additional information.
Additional Information Requested:
Buffer Mitigation
Buffer mitigation will be required as a condition if you choose to proceed with the Minor
Variance. If you choose to proceed with a variance, then please provide a buffer mitigation plan
pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B ..0233. If you choose to pay into a mitigation bank for the required
mitigation, please provide an acceptance letter from the mitigation bank demonstrating they have
the available mitigation credits.
2. Stormwater Management
Stormwater management will be required as a condition if you choose to proceed with the Minor
Variance. Please provide a detailed stormwater management plan depicting how you intend to
treat the stormwater running off the proposed impervious surfaces. Please include all applicable
worksheets and Inspection & Maintenance (I&M) agreements.
3. Diffuse Flow
NorthCarolina
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit ~Qtl(1'Q~~6f
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] /FAX [phone] /Internet: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
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Diffuse flow will be required as a condition if you choose to proceed with the Minor Variance.
Please provide a diffuse flow measure on your plan sheets depicting how you intend to diffuse the
stormwater through the protected buffers. Please include all applicable worksheets and
Inspection & Maintenance (I&M) agreements.
Please respond in writing within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter by sending a copy of this
information to me and to Lauren Witherspoon of the DWQ Raleigh Regional Office. If you will not be
able to provide the requested information within that timeframe, please provide written confirmation that
you intend to provide the requested information, and include a specific timetable delineating when the
requested materials will be provided. If we do not hear from you in 30 calendar days, we will assume that
you no longer want to pursue this project and we will consider the project as returned. Please call Ms.
Amy Chapman at [phone] or Ms. Cyndi Karoly at [phone] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
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cc: Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
File Copy
Central Files
Filename: 030280v2HuntersRidgeSD(Granville)NBR_On_Hold