19970708 Ver 2_More Info Letter_20090417

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
April 17, 2009
Dee Freeman
Secretary
DWQ Project # 97-0708 vs 2
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
#7007 3020 0001 8861 9183
Mr. Thomas Braaten
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport
200 Terminal Drive
New Bern, NC 28562
Craven County
Subject Property: Coastal Carolina Regional Airport
Scotts Creek, Neuse Basin, 030410, 27-102, SC, NSW
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Braaten:
On December 15, 2008, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your revised
application dated November 7, 2008 to impact 0.81 acres of wetlands, 15,682 square feet
(ft) of Zone 1 protected riparian buffers and 5,700 square feet (ft) of Zone 2 protected
riparian buffers for the purpose of constructing the Runway 22 Safety Area. The DWQ
has determined that your application was incomplete and/or provided inaccurate
information as discussed below. Therefore, unless we receive the additional information
requested below, we will have to move toward denial of your application as required by
15A NCAC 2H .0506 and 15A NCAC 2B .0233 (8) and will place this project on hold as
incomplete until we receive this additional information. Please provide the following
information so that we may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
1. Additional Impacts Not Quantified in Request
On April 17, 2009 DWQ received information from the NC State Clearing House
requesting review of proposed impact to a safety area located at the end of
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet: www.newateEquali!y.org
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Washington, NC 27889 FAX [phone] NorthCarolina
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Runway 4. Please submit documentation indicating why these impacts should not
be quantified in the current request for an individual certification.
Please respond in writing to the DWQ within four weeks of the date of this letter with the
requested information. If we do not hear from you within four weeks, we will assume that
you no longer want to pursue this project and we will consider the project as withdrawn.
This letter only addresses the application review and does not authorize any impacts to
wetlands, waters or protected buffers. Please be aware that any impacts requested within
your application are not authorized (at this time) by the DWQ. Please call Kyle Barnes
of the Washington Regional Office at 252-948-3917or Ian McMillan of the DWQ Central
Office at 919-733-1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a
meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
Coleen H. Sullins
cc: 4010versight/Express Permitting Unit
USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office
File Copy
CAMA: Doug Hugget/Morehead
Edward Smail, The LPA Group, Inc.
700 Hugger Street, Columbia, SC 29520
Filename: 97-0708vs 2