20100034 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20100205

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
February 5, 2010
Robert Soran
Sunshine NC, LLC
43 West Main Street
Franklin, NC 28734
Subject: Request for More Information
401 Water Quality Certification
Soran - Pond Dredging
DWQ Project # 10-0034
Macon County
Response deadline: March 8, 2010
Dear Mr. Soran:
The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) has performed a preliminary review of a 401 Water Quality Certification
application submitted for the above referenced property. Additional information will be required in order to
complete the review process.
Please provide the following information so that we may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
1. According to your application, the dewatering facility has been designed to utilize one (1) basin.
Condition 16 of General Water Quality Certification 3700 (GC 3700), which must accompany
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 16, requires hydraulic dredging projects in
mountain lakes to utilize a two-basin design.
Please modify your dewatering facility design to match Condition 16 or explain how your project
will meet the water-quality protection goals set forth by said condition and not violate water
quality standards.
2. Section B. 6 Future Project Plans of your application indicated that this is not a phased project
and Section F. 3. Cumulative Impacts of your application indicated this project will not result in
additional development.
Please confirm that additional development of the property is not being planned that would
require additional impacts to waters or stormwater management planning.
Location: 2090 U.S. Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877.623-6748 One
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org NorthCarolliina
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer AMIt4
Robert Soran
February 5, 2010
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3. GC 3700 Condition 15 states: "Native forested vegetation shall be re-established in any
construction access or other temporary impact area within the next growing season following
construction of a project."
Your application did not indicate the intended final condition of the construction access areas or
dewatering basin. Please explain the details of your project related to meeting Condition 15.
Please provide your response in writing to the addresses below prior to March 8, 2010. Four copies of the
required information should be provided to the 401 Permitting Unit at:
Ms. Cyndi Karoly
401 Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
and a single copy to the Asheville Regional Office at:
Chuck Cranford
Surface Water Protection Section
2090 US HWY 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
If we do not hear from you by the deadline, we will assume that you no longer want to pursue this project and
we will consider the project withdrawn.
This letter only addresses the preliminary 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 Chuck Cranford 828-296-4664, if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
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Roger C. Edwards, Regional Supervisor
Surface Water Protection
Asheville Regional Office
cc: Lori Beckwith - US Army Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
David McHenry - North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Cyndi Karoly - 401 Permitting Unit
Macon County Planning
Clement Riddle - C1earWater
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