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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20080067 Ver 4_More Info Letter_20120106iF i WA {s NC®ENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Waklld PE Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary January 6 2012 DWQ Project # 08 0067 v 4 Wake County CERTIFIED MAIL 7008 1830 0004 8312 1323 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED North Broad Street LLC Attn Tim Smith 100 Weston Estates Way Cary NC 27513 Subject Property Alston Pond Subdivision UT to Basal Creek [030403 29 43 15 3 B NSW] REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION Dear Sir On December 8 2011 the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated December 6 2011 to fill or otherwise acre impact 0 068 acre of 404 wetlands 297 linear feet of perennial stream channel (permanent impacts) 27 linear feet of intermittent stream channel (temporary impacts) 34 630 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffer and 23 490 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse basin protected riparian buffer for a residential development The DWQ has determined that your application and additional information was incomplete and/or provided inaccurate information as discussed below The DWQ will require additional information in order to process your application to impact protected streams and buffers on the subject property This project is on hold and incomplete until we receive the additional information requested below If we do not receive the requested information your project will be formally returned as incomplete Please provide the following information so that we may continue to review your project Additional Information Requested 1 Page 2 of the cover letter and Plan Sheet #I propose 23 linear feet of temporary stream impacts However the PCN application proposes 27 linear feet of temporary stream impacts Please explain discrepancy and revise and resubmit accurate and consistent information 2 Page 2 of the cover letter and Plan Sheet #I propose 24 630 square feet of Zone 1 buffer impacts However the PCN application proposed 34 630 square feet of Zone 1 buffer impacts Please explain discrepancy and revise and resubmit accurate and consistent information None hCarolina ;atmrallry North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone (919) 791 4200 Customer Service Internet www ncwaterquality org 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1628 FAX (919) 788 7159 877 623 6748 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer — 50 / Recycled /10 / Post Consumer Paper Page 2 Section C 61 is not an accurate statement Please revise and resubmit Page 7 of 12 of the PCN application with more accurate information 4 This office does not believe that permanent impacts to the stream (Impact #3) as depicted on Sheet A were quantified correctly The two stream segments that seem to be incorrect are directly adjacent to the termini of the proposed impact where the existing stream is within the area of the proposed reconnection (see attached map for clarification) Please explain why these segments would not be considered a permanent impact 5 Please explain how additional impacts to the buffer are not warranted at the locations where rip rap on the stream bank is proposed at both ends of the proposed stream connection Will a contractor be able to place rip rap on the stream bank at these locations without impacting additional buffer beyond the footprint of the rip rap? 6 Please explain how the near 90° turn and the perpendicular reconnection from the proposed pipe to the stream at the termini of the proposed impact will not have adverse affects on the stream channel Please provide rip rap specifications for the termini of the proposed pipe 7 Item E(2d) of the PCN form for this protect states The Stormwater Management plan has been provided as an Appendix However the stormwater management plan was not provided Please provide a complete stormwater management plan including a completed BMP Supplement Form for each proposed BMP as well as all of the required items listed in the form Failure to provide a complete stormwater management plan in the next submittal will result in a return of this application Please submit five copies of this information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter Please send additional !information to DWQ Central Office, Attn Karen Higgins, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 1650 If we do not receive this requested information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter your protect will be withdrawn and you will need to reapply with a new application and a new fee If you need additional time to compile the information requested above please email Lauren Witherspoon (lauren wtherspoon @ncdenr gov) requesting an extension and indicate a new date for submittal 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 Lauren Witherspoon at 919 791 4251 if you have any questions regarding this letter or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter ncer ly Danny Smi Raleigh Regional Office Supervisor Surface Water Protection Section cc DWQ Raleigh Regional Office File Copy WeBSCaPe — 1650 Mail Service Center Troy Beasley — Withers and Ravenel 1410 Commonwealth Drive Suite 101 Wilmington NC 28403 Gary Jones — NCDOT Hydraulic Unit 1590 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1590 Filename 08 0067 v 4—Alston Pond Subdivision_401_NBR_On Hold MdOW4. 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