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Michael 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
May 23, 2007
CERTIFIED MAIL - 7006 2150 0005 2459 6332
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Ed Kale
Bald Mountain Development Company
1400 Harding Place
Suite 100
Charlotte, NC 28204
Subject Property: Bald Mountain
Rutherford County
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Kale:
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DWQ Project # 07-0428
Rutherford County
On March 28, 2007, the NC Division of Water Quality received your application for
stream impacts with respect to your proposed development along un-named tributaries
to Lake Lure. Based on our review of your submitted application, the DWQ has
determined that your application 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 wetlands and/or streams on the subject property.
Therefore, unless we receive the additional information requested below, we will have to
move toward denial of your application as required by 15A NCAC 2H .0506 and will
place this project on hold as incomplete until we receive this additional information.
Please provide the following information so that we may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
1. 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (f) requires that "a lack of practical alternatives" be
demonstrated. No discussion in regards to developing the project without the
impacts requested has been presented. A discussion regarding practical
alternatives with respect to a reduction of impacts must be presented.
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2. Application Item III. requires a detailed site plan showing property boundaries and
development plans in relation to surrounding properties. The included plans do not
show the proposed development and lot locations.
3. Application Item III. 10.states that the property is adjacent to the Fairfield
Community (no owned by Rumbling Bald). As these impacts are collective with the
impacts of the Rumbling Bald development (formerly Fairfield Community), the
collective impacts would exceed the proposed 300 linear feet and the Individual
Permit threshold. You must re-submit your application as an individual permit
application.
4. Application Item III. 10. requests a description of the overall project. Your
submitted application details the impacts related to phase one of the
development (500 acres of a 655 acre tract). As phase one would cover the
access to 76% of the total development, the application should be for the entire
proposed development.
5. Application Item XI. Requests a stormwater management description for the
entire development, for the life of the development. You application indicates
that, based upon built out density, that treatment to a predetermined level will not
be required, but does not answer the basic question of how stormwater will be
managed. You must provide a detailed description as to how stormwater will be
managed for the life of the development.
Please respond before the close of business on June 5, 2007 by sending four copies of
this information to the 401 Permitting Unit at:
Mrs. Cyndi Karoly
401 Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
and a single copy to the Asheville Regional Office at:
Kevin Barnett
Surface Water Protection Section
2090 US HWY 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
If we do not hear from you before June 5, 2007, we will assume that you no longer want
to pursue this project and we will consider the project as withdrawn.

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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 Mr.
Kevin Barnett at 828-296-4657 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set
up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
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Roger C. Edwards, Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection Section
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cc: Rebekah Newton
Wetland and Natural Resource Consultants
Post Office Box 882
Canton, NC 28716
USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
David McHenry, Wildlife Resources Commission
Cyndi Karoly, 401 /Wetlands Unit
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