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Subject: Initial Interest Form Mills Park Elementary School DWQ EXP 07-0503 Revised 5-12-07 u11yg0a31dM'~~
From: "Christopher Burkhardt" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 16:03:08 -0400 tQQ~ ~ ~ ~d~
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Ms. Van Der Wiele,
Please accept the attached Initial Interest Form as F&R's written interest in being accepted in to the Express Permit Review Program.
This is a re-submission of DWQ EXP NO 07-0503 Mills Park Elementary School (E-22 Access Road). It is F&R's understanding that
the project can be resubmitted for half the initial cost. Since the Express Review staff is already intimately familiar with this project
and given the urgent need for opening this school on time to provide 800 Wake County school children with a quality learning facility,
F&R hopes the project can remain in the express review program. Keeping this project in the program will save both the WCPSS and
the DWQ precious time in not having to bring additional DWO staff members not familiar with the project up to speed. Thank you for
your timely consideration.
«DWO EXP NO 07-0503 Mills Park IntiallnterestForm Revised 05-11-07.pdf»
Thank you.
Christopher J. Burkhardt
Project Manager
Froehling & Robertson, Inc.
310 Hubert Street
Raleigh NC, 27603
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FROEHLING & ROBERTSON, INC
GEOTECHNICAL • ENVIRONMENTAL • MATERIALS
ENGINEERS • LABORATORIES
"OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SERVICE"
310 Hubert Street
~ B $ ~ ~ Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
May 12, 2007
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
Express Permit Review
2321 Crabtree Blvd. Suite 250,
Raleigh, NC 27604
Attn: Cynthia Van Der Wiele
Re: Revised Initial Interest Form Cover Letter
DWQ EXP N0.07-0503
Mills Park Elementary School (E-22 Access Road)
Cary, North Carolina
F&R Project No. G66-273GE
Dear Ms. Cynthia Van Der Wiele:
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i~~ii~Y ~ 4. 2007
DENR -WATER QUALITY
WETLANDS AND STORMWATER BRANCH
As you are aware Froehling & Robertson, Inc., (F&R) has been contracted by Wake County
Public School System (WCPSS) to provide wetland and stream consulting services for the
proposed Mills Park Elementary School (E-22 Access Road) project site previously reviewed
under DWQ EXP NO 07-0503. This initial interest form is being submitted a second time in an
effort to expedite the permitting process.
This project was originally accepted into the Express Permit Review Program on March 21,
2007. The DWQ had requested additional information several times due to deficiencies in the
stormwater management plans. However, stormwater management plans have since been drafted
in accordance with NCDWQ regulations for both the school and access road. F&R submitted
revised plans on the morning of April 27, 2007 but has not yet received formal written denial or
an explanation as to the remaining (if any) deficiencies. F&R can not move forward with
permitting until the deficiencies are explained.
Representatives from F&R, WCPSS and WCPSS's sub-contracted design engineers would like
to meet with the DWQ prior to re-submitting the PCN but would greatly appreciate these
comments prior to the meeting so they can be properly addressed. F&R did receive some
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comments via email, however, these comments appear to be from prior requests for information
as they were addressed in the Apri127th submission.
It is understood that acceptance into the Express Review Program is based on workload.
However, since the Express Review staff is already intimately familiar with this project and
given the urgent need for opening this school on time to provide 800 Wake County school
children with a quality learning facility, F&R hopes the project can remain in the express review
program. Keeping this project in the program will save both the WCPSS and the DWQ precious
time in not having to bring additional DWQ staff members not familiar with the project up to
speed. Thank you for your timely consideration.
If you have any questions/comments or require further information, please do not hesitate to
contact us at [phone].
Respectfully submitted,
FROEHLING & ROBERTSON, INC.
Christopher J. Burkhardt
Project Manager
Mrlls Park Drive (E-22 Access Road) 2 May !2 2007
Cary, North Carolina F&R Project No. G66-273GE

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INITIAL INTEREST IN PARTICIPATION IN THE EXPRESS REVIEW PROGRAM
WITHIN THE 401 OVERSITE/EXPRESS PERMITTING UNIT
October 1, 2006
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Applicant Name: Timothy Driscoll ~A,1' ~ 4 20a~
Applicant Address: Wake County Public School System
Planning and Construction Department DENR-WATER QUALITY
1551 Rock Quarry Road WETLANDS AND STORMWATER BRANCH
Raleigh, NC 27610
Applicant's phone number: [phone] Fax number: [phone]
Applicant's email address: tdriscoll(uwcpss.net
Consultant Name (if applicable):
Consultant address (if applicable):
Christopher J. Burkhardt
Froehling & Robertson, Inc.
310 Hubert Street
Raleigh, NC 27612
Consultant's phone number: [phone] Fax number: (919) 8285751
Consultant's email address: cburkhardt'~~fandr.com
Type of action requested under the Express Review Program (check all that apply):
~ 401 Water Quality Certification
^ Isolated Wetland Permit
^ Riparian Buffer Approval
^ Riparian Buffer Minor Variance
^ Coastal General "Major" Variance
^ Stream Origin Determination
# of Determinations Requested
^ Intermittent/Perennial Determination
# of Determinations Requested
^ Isolated Wetland Determination
linear feet or acres
~ Stormwater Management Plan (this fee is not additive when approval is combined with 401 Cert.)
4 # of Drainage Areas/Project Site
Name of Project: Mills Park Elementary School (E22) DWQ-07-0503 County: Wake /Cape Fear River Basin
Total project acreage: 20 (acres) Total built out impervious area: 4_3 (acres)
Nearest Named stream + River Basin (from USGS topo map): Panther Creek, Stream Index No. 16-41-1-17-3
WS, IV, NSW Cane Fear River Basin- 03030002
Please provide a brief description of this project (attach site plan if available):
The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is proposing to construct Mills Park Elementary School (E-
22) on a 20 acre portion of a 239 acre pare ent parcel. In order to access the School the WCPSS plans to construct Mills
Park Drive across an approximately 150 foot wide wetland which includes an unnamed tributary (UT) to Panther
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Creek. The UT is considered an Important Perennial Stream. A secondary Unimportant Channel that caries flow
through the wetland will also be crossed. A future Middle School and Town of Cary Public Park is planned for the
remainingportion of the parent parcel.
Construction of Mills Park Drive will take place within a 75 foot wide right of way. The right of way will consist
of earthen fill, a three lane asphalt paved road, sidewalks, curb and gutters, and underground utilities (water, sewer,
and electric). The total impervious surface will be 55 feet wide. An additional 10 feet of grassed fill will also be
present on each side of the proposed road. Site plans are on file at the DWQ under DWQ EXP NO. 07-0503
This initial interest form is being submitted a second time. This project was on ig nall~pted into the Express
Permit Review Program on March 21, 2007 (then titled E-22 Access Road). The DWO had requested additional
information several times due to deficiencies in the stormwater mana eg m~ ent plans. However, stormwater
mana eg ment plans have since been drafted in accordance with NCDWO regulations for both the school and access
road. F&R submitted revised plans on the morning of Apri127, 2007 but has not yet received formal written denial or
an explanation as to the remaining_(if any) deficiencies. F&R can not move forward with tcorrecting the application
until the deficiencies are explained.
Once F&R receives written comments explaining the remaining deficiencies (if anY) F&R can begin to correct
them. Representatives from F&R, WCPSS and WCPSS's sub-contracted design engineers would like to meet with the
DWO prior to re-submittin tg he application but would rg eatly~preciate these comments prior to the meetin so theX
can be properlyaddressed. F&R did receive some comments via email, however, these comments appear to be from
prior requests for information as they were addressed in the Apri127`'' submission.
It is understood that acceptance into the Express Review Program is based on workload. However, since the Express
Review staff is already intimately familiar with this project and given the urgent need for opening this school on time
to provide 800 Wake County school children with a quality learnin f~ty, F&R hopes the project can remain in the
express review program. Kee~ng this project in the program will save both the WCPSS and the DWO precious time
in not havin to brine additional DWQ staff members not familiar with the project up to speed. Thank you for ,
timely consideration.
Please attach a map of site location using USGS 1:24,000 map and county soil survey.
Location of project site -please include reference to the county, nearest name town and highway number:
The project site is located east of Green Level To Durham Road (SR1625) and approximately 4,000' south of the
intersection of Green Level To Durham Road and Carpenter Fire Station Road in Carv, Wake County North Carolina
(please see Figures in Attachments). The access road is beingproposed directly across Green Level to Durham Road
from Courtland View RD.
Proposed impacts: .491 Acres of 404/401 wetlands
None Acres of isolated wetlands
259 Linear feet of streams
None Linear feet of isolated streams
None Square feet of protected stream buffers
Has consultant or applicant attended any DWQ-sponsored training sessions in the past two years? if so, please list
which ones. None
Has any DWQ staff visited the site? No, if yes, please provide DWQ staff name,
date of visit:
and
Which other environmental permits from other agencies will be needed for this project? Please list the permits and
issuing agencies below:
USACE Nationwide Permit 39, Department of Environment and Natural Resources Sediment and erosion control
Does this project require approval under the State Environmental Policy Act or National Environmental Policy Act?
Yes

Is this project an After-the-fact application or has this project received a previous Notice of Violation from DWQ?
No
Does this project require approval of a Variance from the NC Environmental Management Commission? No
Are you aware of any local controversy concerning this project? If so, please describe the controversy and any
measures that have been taken with respect to public involvement.
Local controversy over overcrowding in schools has been ongoing in Wake County for the past several years. The
County has been involving the public on a regular basis. Mills Park Elementary School (E-22) is one of the schools
being constructed in order keep pace with the rapid growth of students in Wake County This growth is expected to
increase by an additional 8,000 students by the start of the 2008 school year Wake County is attempting to have this
school completed by July 2008 in order to lessen the effects of expected student population growth and to compensate
for overcrowding within the existing schools The proposed elementary school has a capacity of 800 students and
would help to reduce overcrowding within the elementary school system if it can be completed b~proposed date
This form must be submitted via email (c/o 401express ,ncmail.net), faxed (919-733-6893) or hand-delivered to the
Parkview Building, 2321 Crabtree Blvd. Suite 250, Raleigh, NC 27604. Applicants who are selected to participate in
the Express Review Program will be notified via fax within 2 days. Successful applicants will then be instructed
regarding detailed procedures for full application (Note: Submittals of the review packages on Friday after 12:00 pm
will be stamped as received on the next business day).
Please contact Cynthia Van Der Wiele at 919-715-3473 if you have any questions regarding this form.

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