20061085 Ver 2_Initial Interest_20061006

INITIAL INTEREST IN PARTICIPATION IN THE EXPRESS REVIEW PROGRAM
WITHIN THE 401 OVERBITE/EXPRESS PERMITTING UNIT
September 1, 2004
Version 3
Applicant Name: Union County Public Schools
Applicant Address: 116 North Main Street
Monroe, North Carolina 28112
Applicant's phone number: [phone]
Fax number: [phone]
Applicant's email address: [e-mail]
Consultant Name (if applicable): Heather R. Crutchfield
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Consultant address (if applicable): 2020-E Starita Road; Charlotte, North Carolina 28206
Consultant's phone number: [phone]
Fax number: [phone]
Consultant's email address: [e-mail]
Type of action requested under the Express Review Program (check all that apply):
~ 401 Water Quality Certification ^ Stream Origin Determination
^ Isolated Wetland Permit # of Determinations Requested
^ Riparian Buffer Approval ^ Intermittent/Perennial Determination
^ Stormwater Management Plan # of Determinations Requested
^ Mitigation Plan
Stream ~ Wetland ^ Buffers (check all appropriate)
Name of Project: Elementary School "G" County: Union
Total project acreage: 55.22 (acres) Total built out impervious area: 7.75 (acres)
Nearest named stream (from USGS topo map): Six Mile Creek
Please provide a brief description of this project (attach site plan if available):

The project is an approximate 55.22-acre wooded tract that is currently under construction with an
elementary school. Access to the site will be by way of a permanent road that will involve crossing two
streams and placement of fill in approximately 0.14 acres of wetlands. The stream impacts for the roadway
include piping of approximate 284 linear feet of mitigatable stream channel and 178 linear feet of non-
mitigatable stream. A temporary impact of 27 linear feet is requested for temporary construction road and
two temporary impacts totaling 41 linear feet on a third stream are planned for sanitary sewer line.
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Please attach a map of site location using USGS 1:24,000 map and county soil survey.
Location of project site -please include reference to the county, nearest name town and highway number:
From NC Highway 16 proceed west along Marvin-Weddington Road approximately 0.68 miles. Turn right on
Reid Dairy Road. The site is on the right.
Proposed impacts:
Acres of 404 wetlands: 0.14
Acres of isolated wetlands: 0
Linear feet of streams: 462 (permanent)
Linear feet of streams: 462 (temporary)
Linear feet of isolated streams: 0
Square feet of protected stream buffers: 0
Has consultant or applicant attended any DWQ-sponsored training sessions in the past two years? If so, please list
which ones. Yes, the first Express Review session you gave in Salisbury, NC several years ago.
Has any DWQ staff visited the site? YES , if yes, please provide DWQ staff name, Barry Love and Alan Johnson
and date of visit: 7/18/2006
Which other environmental permits from other agencies will be needed for this project? Please list the permits and
issuing agencies below:
Erosion Control Permit -Division of Land Quality, General Stormwater Permit for Construction Activities -
Division of Water Quality, Public Water Supply water extension permit -Division of Environmental Health,
Fast Track Sanitary Sewer Permit -Division of Environmental Management
Does this project require approval under the State Environmental Policy Act or National Environmental Policy Act?
No
Is this project an After-the-fact application or has this project received a previous Notice of Violation from DWQ?
No
Does this project require approval of a Variance from the NC Environmental Management Commission? No
Are you aware of any local controversy concerning this project? If so, please describe the controversy and any
measures that have been taken with respect to public involvement.
We understand the site was originally part of a larger tract and was condemned and acquired by Union
County for development of a school. We further understand some surrounding property owner were upset by
the action.
This form must be submitted via email (Go 401exoressCrD_ncmail.net), faxed (919-733-6893) or hand-delivered to the Parkview Building, 2321
Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604. Applicants who are selected to participate in the Express Review Program will be notified via email or fax
within 2 days. Successful applicants will then be instructed regarding detailed procedures for full application (Please Note: Submittals of the review
packages on Friday after 12:00 pm will be stamped as received on the next business day).
Please contact Cynthia Van Der Wiele at 919-715-3473 if you have any questions regarding this form.
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