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August 19, 2008
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
DWQ EXP # 00-1195v6
Mecklenburg County
EXPRESS REVIEW ACCEPTANCE LETTER
Attn: Mr. Jerry Orr
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Post Office Box 19066
Charlotte, NC 28219
Subject Property: CDIA SWMP for Area West of 2"d Parallel Runway
On March 1, 2008, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) issued a 401 Water Quality Certification
(Modification) to you to place fill within or otherwise impact 0.432 acres of wetland, 13,466 linear feet of
perennial and important intermittent stream, 2,866 linear feet of unimportant intermittent stream, and
4.631 acres of open waters (ponds) for the purpose of constructing the proposed "Charlotte-Douglas
International Airport Expansion Project" in Mecklenburg County. A stormwater management plan
(SWMP) dated March 15, 2007 was approved by this office on March 22, 2007 to satisfy Condition 9 of
the 401 Certification for this project.
On August 18, 2008, the 401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit of the Division of Water Quality
received a request from Mr. Ron Geiger and Ms. Jennie Gende-Casanova of HDR Engineering, Inc.
Charlotte, for acceptance into the Express Review Program requesting a modification to the SWMP of the
subject project with additional newly proposed BMP. This letter advises you that your project will be
accepted into the Express Review Program once the following items are received:
a. The application fee of $2000.00 made payable to the North Carolina Division of Water
Quality [Stormwater management plan modification with six (6) modified drainage areas
($1000.00) and one (1) new drainage area ($1,000.00)];
b. Three (3) complete and collated copies of the Express Review Stormwater Management Plan
Application [htti):Hh2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/documents/Exi) Rev SWMA.pdf];
Three (3) copies of all supporting information pertaining to this project including
i. Detailed description of the proposed stormwater management devices, and the
treatment train along with TSS and Nutrient removal calculations;
ii. Design calculation sheets for all proposed new and modified BMPs sized for both
on-site and off-site drainage, if any;
iii. BMP Supplement for each proposed new or modified BMP including Design
Summary and Required Items Check List (available at
http://h2o.eur.state.nc.us/su/bmp forms.htm) along with all required items;
iv. A signed and notarized Operation & Maintenance Agreement for each new or
modified BMP;
d. Three copies of full size plans (with detailed construction information) shall include the
following:
i. Entire site development plan with existing and proposed contours and
delineated drainage are
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ii. Erosion and sediment control plans;
iii. Plan views and cross sectional details of all BMPs and associated structures
with elevations;
iv. Construction sequence and Planting schedule, if any, for the proposed BMPs;
e. One (1) data CD of full size plans in TIFF Group 4 format (black and white, not grayscale or
color). If the plans are too large to store in TIFF format, they can be stored in PDF.
Please be advised that all Stormwater BMPs must be designed, at a minimum, to remove 85% TSS, in
accordance with the most recent version of the NC Division of Water Quality Stormwater Best Management
Practices Manual. In addition, for projects located in a Trout (Tr) or Nutrient Sensitive Watershed (NSW),
the Stormwater BMP(s) you choose should be designed to meet at least 30% Nutrient removal efficiency.
This office would like to notify you that the meeting held on June 13, 2008 will suffice for the
mandatory pre-application meeting, required by the express review program, unless you choose to have
another one prior to the submittal of your completed application package. The clock for this project will
not start until receipt of the completed application package and required fee. If the drainage areas exceed
what is indicated on the Initial Interest Form and/or the services are different, you may be required to
remit an additional fee. Details of the Express Review Program requirements can be found at:
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetiands/express review.htm
Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions or wish to discuss these matters
further please do not hesitate to call Joseph Gyamfi or Lia M. Gilleski at 919-733-1786.
Sincerely,
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Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Program
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cc: File copy
Ron Geiger / Jennie Gende-Casanova, HDR Engneering Inc., 128 S. Tryon St., Suite 1400,
Charlotte, NC 28202