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Division of Water Quality
March 6, 2007
DWQ Project # 07 0298
Onslow County
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7005 0390 0001 3200 5588
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
D. Ralph Huff III
2929 Breezewood Avenue #400
Fayetteville, NC 28303
Subject Property: Huff Property
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Huff:

On February 15,2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated February 14,
2007 to fill approximately 0.49 acres of wetlands for a road crossing. The DWQ has determined that your
application was incomplete and/or provided inaccurate information as discussed below. The DWQ will
require additional infornation in order to process your application to impact protected wetlands and/or
streams on the subject property. 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 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. Impact Justification (Avoidance and Minimization)
It appears that impacts associated with the crossing can be minimized by moving the alignment of
the crossing in a more northern direction to avoid and minimize wetland impacts. Please revise the
narrative and plans accordingly.
2. Mitigation
You will be required to place a deed notification/deed restriction on the remaining wetlands on the
project. Please provide a notarized copy of the draft deed notification/restriction, covenants,
preservation (if required by the Corps) language that, at a minimum, notify future lot owners
that there are wetlands on the property, which are protected by the NC Division of Water Quality
and the US Army Corps of Engineers. If you plan on preserving the remaining wetlands on the
tract, please provide a notarized copy of the draft language that will accomplish preservation.
Example language for the deed notification is available on our website
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/certs.html.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 127 Cardinal Drive Extension Phone [phone] Customer Servicel-87723-6748 One
Wilmington Regional Office Wilmington, NC 28405-3845 FAX [phone] Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us NorthCarolina
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D. Ralph Huff III
DWQ Project # 07 0298
March 6, 2007
3. NPDES General Stormwater Permit No. NCGO10000 Monitoring Requirements
Upon the approval of an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan issued by the Division of Land
Resources (DLR) or a DLR delegated local erosion and sedimentation control program, an
NPDES General Stormwater permit (NCGO10000) administered by DWQ is automatically issued
to the project. This General Permit allows Stormwater to be discharged during land disturbing
construction activities as stipulated by conditions in the permit. If your project is covered by this
permit [applicable to construction projects that disturb one (1) or more acres], full compliance
with permit conditions including the sedimentation control plan, self-monitoring, record keeping
and reporting requirements are required. A copy of this permit and monitoring report forms may
be found at htt~://h2o.enr.state.r~rc.us/sar/Forms_Documents.htrn.
Please respond within three weeks of the date of this letter by sending this information to me in writing
and 5 copies to Ian McMillan of the DWQ 401 Oversight and Express Office at 1650 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650. If we do not hear from you within three 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 me at 910-797-7215 or Cyndi Karoly at 919-733-
1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
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,'Joanne Steenhuis
,% Environmental Specialist III
cc: Kim Williams -Land Management Group
Brad Shaver - USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Becky Fox -EPA
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