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Home My WebLink About20111101 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20111129 �� North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H Sullins Dee Freeman Governor D�rector Secretary November 29 2011 CERTIFIED MAIL 7010 0290 0003 0834 5428 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Coral Bay Apartments et al Barringer Attn Julia Houchens 300 E Main Street 2nd Flr Charlottesville VA 22902 CERTIFIED MAIL 7010 0290 0003 0834 5411 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Beverly Shavlik et al 1808 Great Oaks Dr Raleigh NC 27688 CERTIFIED MAIL 7a10 0290 0003 0834 5435 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Marcus Chestnutt PO Box 12530 New Bern NC 28561 SUBJECT Coral Bay Apartments and Marcus Chestnutt Dredging pro�ect, Atlant�c Beach DWQ Pro�ect#2011 1011 Carteret County Dear Mses Houchens and Shavlik and Mr Chestnutt This Office has reviewed your CAMA application dated November 15 2011 for the dredgmg of an existing basin and channel as well as an additional connectmg channel The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) has determined that your application was incomplete as discussed below The DWQ will require addrtional mformation m order to process your application to impact protected wetlands/waters and/or streams on the sub�ect property Therefore, unless the additional mformation requested below is addressed we will have to move toward denial of your application as required by 15A NCAC 2H 0506 and will place this pro�ect on hold as mcomplete until we receive this addrtional information Please address all of the followmg issues so that we may contmue to review your pro�ect Wilmington Regional Office �e 127 Cardinal Dnve Extension Wilmington NC 28405 NorthCarolina Phone 910 796 7215/FAX 910 350 2004 �atura!!r� Internet www ncwaterquality orq O An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Customer Service 1 877 623 6748 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper Page Two Coral Bay Apartments et al Barrmger Aitn Julia Houchens Beverly Shavlik et al Marcus Chestnutt DWQ Pro�ect# 20111011 November 29 2011 1) The enclosed drawmg mdicates that there are Submerged Aquatic Vegetation(SAVs) outside the proposed footprint was the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) involved m the identification of these sites� If not then DMF would need to confirm these areas and indicate if there are any other patches of SAVs mside the proposed pro�ect area or not In addition the impacts to shellfish also needs to be addressed with DMF 2) The proposed dredgmg depth of the channels and basm are 4 nlw In lookmg at the depths withm the bay itself it seems to be pretty shallow (averagmg around 1 nlw) The DWQ is very concerned that the proposed depth of 4 nlw would have a ma�or impact on the dynamics of the bay itself The DWQ feels that the dredging depth needs to be reduced to about 2 00 nlw to mimmize the impacts to the entire bay Please address this issue 3) The DWQ is also concerned about additional impacts to wetlands No wetlands have been identified on the two parcels 6375 13 12 6808000 and 6375 17 12 5417000 The wetlands need to be identified to address what potential future impacts may be required to develop these parcels as this dredgmg component will open up these parcels by malang them more desirable for development There may be additional issues with other agencies I would suggest that you andlor your consultant schedule an mteragency meeting with all the relevant agencies so that all the issues can be brought to light You and/or your consultant can contact Cameron Weaver m Permrt Assistance at 910 796 7303 and have him contact all the mterested/relevant parties and schedule a meetmg This would be the fastest way to get the permitting process to resume Please respond within three weeks of the date of this letter by sending tlus information to me m writing and two copies to Ian McMillan c/o 401 Wetlands and Stormwater Branch 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1650 Please reference the DWQ Pro�ect# of 2011 1011 m a11 future correspondence If we do not hear from you within three weeks we will assume that you no longer want to pursue this pro�ect and we will consider the pro�ect 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 these impacts requested w�thin your application are not authorized (at this time) by the DWQ If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 910 796 7306 Smc y oanne Steenhuis Semor Environmental Specialist Page Three Coral Bay Apartments et al Barrmger Attn Julia Houchens Beverly Shavlik et al Marcus Chestnutt DWQ Pro�ect# 20111011 November 29 2011 v cc Ron Cullipher— Stroud Engmeering Ian McMillan 401 Wetlands and Stormwater Branch Heather Styron—DCM Morehead Jessi Baker—Division of Marine Fisheries Maria Durm—NC Wildlife Cameron Weaver—Permrt Assistance Dave Timpy—US Army Corps of Engmeers WiRO Ron Sechler—NMFS