19970708 Ver 2_More Info Received_20090512

THE LPA GROUP of North Carolina, p.a.
Transportation Consultants
5000 FALLS OF NEUSE ROAD ¦ SUITE 304 ¦ RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27609 ¦ 919-954-1244 ¦ FAX [phone]
May 7, 2009
Coleen H Sullins, Director
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh. North Carolina, 27604
Subject: Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, Craven County, DWQ Project # 97-0708 vs 2
Dear Ms. Sullins:
This is in response to your letter of April 17, 2009 to Mr. Thomas Braaten requesting documentation
indicating why impacts from two projects at the Airport should not combined and quantified in the current
request for certification.
The two projects are completely separate and designed to serve different safety issues at the airport. The
projects are at opposite ends of the main runway. They are over a mile apart and drain to different
streams.
The first project is the improvement of the Runway Safety Area (RSA) at the north end of the runway.
The RSA provides a safety area for aircraft that overshoot or undershoot the runway. The existing RSA
does not meet current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) design standards for C-III Airports like
Coastal Carolina. The environmental documentation for this project began in March 2005 with agency
coordination through the State Clearinghouse. During the preparation of the Environmental Assessment
(EA), an onsite meeting was held with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), DWQ, and the
Wildlife Resources Commission(WRC). The EA was circulated for this project and the FAA issued a
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).
The Airport has recently begun assessing the environmental impacts associated with the removal of trees
on the southern approach to the Airport. These trees are in the runway Protection Zone (RPZ) south of
the runway. As trees penetrate the approach slope, they become a serious safety concern for aircraft. The
proposed project will remove current penetrations and eliminate trees that would present future
penetrations. A preliminary meeting with representatives of DWQ, USAGE, WRC, Division of Coastal
Management (DCM), US Fish and w iidiife Service, and US Foresi Service was fwld at iiie All ot i io
discuss issues associated this project.
I have discussed this matter with Mr. Kyle Barnes of the Washington Field Office. If you have any
questions or need additional information, please call Richard Davis at 919-954-1244.
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Richard B. Davis
?E DPNR - WATER QUALITY
Cc: Mr. Thomas Braaten, Coastal Carolina Airrp` ort SAND STORMWATER BRANCH
USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Doug Huggett, CAMA
Member of THE LPA GROUP INCORPORATED
MAY 1 1 2009
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