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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild P E Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
August 7 2012
Wake & Durham Counties
DWQ Project No 20120377ver 2
TIP No U 4716 A/C
CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr Marc Hamel
NCDOT Rail Division
1553 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699 1553
Dear Mr Hamel
The Division of Water Quality has reviewed your submittal for a Modification to the 401 Water Quality
Certification and NEUSE & JORDAN BUFFER AUTHORIZATION for the aforementioned project Review of
your application revealed it lackmg necessary information required for making permit approval The permit
application was deficient in the following areas
• Site 2 Jordan Buffer Impacts exceed Mitigation Thresholds Mitigation is Required for Buffer crossings
that are greater than one third of an acre 27,684 square feet of Zone 1 and 9,437 square feet of Zone 2
Jordan Buffer Mitigation is required for approval of this project Please provide mitigation as required
by 15A NCAC 2B 0268
Therefore pursuant to 15A NCAC 2H 0507(a)(5) we will have to place the permit application on hold until we are
supplied the necessary information You have 21 days to respond in writing with the requested information or
notification to this office that the information is forthcoming If at the end of the 21 days this office has not
received this information in writing we will assume you are withdrawing your application and it will be returned
Furthermore until the information is received by the NC Division of Water Quality we request (by copy of this
letter) that the US Army Corps of Engineers place the permit application on hold
If you have any questions or require additional information please contact Rob Ridings at 919 807 6403
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�.t Charles Wakild
Director
cc Eric Alsmeyer US Army Corps of Engmeers Raleigh Field Office
Chris Murray NCDOT Division 5
Elizabeth Scherrer Atkins North America Inc
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