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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20070302 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20070327Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality March 27, 2007 DWQ# 07-0302 Forsyth County CERTIFIED MAIL: 7004 2510 0002 2177 4705 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Reference: Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Carrollton Development Mr. Paul Williams PM Development, LLC 501 Shepherd Street Winston-Salem, NC 27103 Dear Mr. Williams: On February 15, 2007, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application for a 401 General Water Quality Certification to impact 80 linear feet of two unnamed tributaries to Abbotts Creek and 0.69 acre of associated riparian wetlands in order to construct two sewer line crossings for a sewer outfall to serve the proposed Carrollton Development located on Old Salem Road near Kernersville in Forsyth County. Based on the information provided in your application, additional information is required in order that we may determine your project's compliance with 15A NCAC 2H .0500. Unless otherwise specified, please provide five (5) copies of the following information: 1. Please provide two (2) sets of full-size drawings depicting the lot, street, and utility line layouts for all areas of the project that you propose to develop. Also, please provide the total acreage, accurate to 0.1 acre, for the Carrollton Development as currently planned. 2. Please provide a comprehensive stormwater management plan which includes plans and specifications for stormwater management facilities that are appropriate for surface waters classified as Class WS-III and designed to remove, at a minimum, 85% Total Suspended Solids according to the most recent version of the NCDENR Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. These facilities must be designed to treat the runoff from the entire project. 3. Please provide a narrative cumulative impact analysis of potential short and long-term impacts on water quality standards in the Abbotts Creek watershed downstream of the proposed project site. For assistance in preparing this analysis, you may refer to Guidance for Assessing Indirect and Cumulative Impacts of Transportation Projects in North Carolina, 2001, Volumes I and II, State of North Carolina Department of Transportation and Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Nine Carolina ~turally North Carolina Division of Water Quality Wetlands Certification Unit 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 Phone (919) 733-1786 FAX (919) 733-2496 2321 Crabtree Blvd. Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 Internet http:!lwww.ncwaterouality.org Customer Service Number: 1-877-623-6748 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper Mr. Paul Williams Page 2, DWQ# 07-0302 March 27, 2007 Until the information requested in this letter is provided, I will request (by copy of this letter) that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers place this project on hold. Also, this project will be placed on hold for DWQ processing due to incomplete information (15A NCAC 2H .0507(h)). The processing of this application will begin when the requested information is received. Please be advised that if your proposed activity is subject to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), you must also receive a Section 401 Water Quality Certification from the N. C. Division of Water Quality before you begin any work. Please send the requested information to Mr. Ian McMillan, N. C. Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Certification Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Daryl Lamb, DWQ, Winston-Salem Regional Office, at (336) 771-4959. Sincerely, ~ ~~~ Steve W. Tedder Regional Supervisor DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office SWT/cdl cc: Mr. John Thomas, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office DWQ, Winston-Salem Regional Office Wetlands/401 Unit File Copy Central Files Mr. Mark Taylor, PE, Ecologic Associates, P.C., 4321-A South Elm-Eugene Street, Greensboro, NC 27406