20070298 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20071025

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Division of Water Quality
October 25, 2007
DWQ Project # 07 0298 Ver 2
Onslow County
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7006 0100 0002 6354 2639
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
D. Ralph Huff III
2929 Breezewood Avenue #400
Fayetteville, NC 28303
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7006 0100 0002 6354 2646
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Wakefield Development Company
Attn: Billy Sutton
12109 Castle Ridge Road
Raleigh NC, 27614
Subject Property: Huff Property, Onslow County
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Messers. Huff and Sutton:
On September 21, 2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated
September 14, 2007 to permanently impact 0.474 acres and temporarily impact 0.479 acres of wetlands
for your proposed subdivision. 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. Impact Justification (Avoidance and Minimization)
In your previous application you showed all the road crossings within the subdivision as being
bridged with the bulk of the impacts coming from the entrance road off NC Hwy 210. In this
application some of these crossings within the proposed Subdivision are being proposed for fill.
Please provide justification for this change.
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Wilmington Regional Office Wilmington, NC 28405-3845 FAX [phone] Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us One
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D. Ralph Huff III
Billy Sutton
DWQ Project # 07 0298 Ver 2
October 25, 2007
2. Mitigation
You will be required by DWQ to place a deed notification/deed restriction on all the remaining
wetlands on the project. Please provide a notarized copy of the draft deed notification or
restrictive covenants (if required by the Corps) that, at a minimum, notify future lot owners that
there are wetlands on the property, which are protected by the NC Division of Water Quality and
the US Army Corps of Engineers. If you plan on preserving the remaining wetlands on the tract,
please provide a notarized copy of the draft language that will accomplish preservation. Example
language for the deed notification is available on our website
httn://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/certs.html.
3. NPDES General Stormwater Permit No. NCGOI0000 Monitoring Requirements
Upon the approval of an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan issued by the Division of Land
Resources (DLR) or a DLR delegated local erosion and sedimentation control program, an
NPDES General stormwater permit (NCGO10000) administered by DWQ is automatically issued
to the project. This General Permit allows stormwater to be discharged during land disturbing
construction activities as stipulated by conditions in the permit. If your project is covered by this
permit [applicable to construction projects that disturb one (1) or more acres], full compliance
with permit conditions including the sedimentation control plan, self-monitoring, record keeping
and reporting requirements are required. A copy of this permit and monitoring report forms may
be found at htt~://h2o.en~•.state.nc.us/su/Fo~~ms Documents.htm.
4. Owner Change
The Wilmington Regional Office of the DWQ received a letter on October 23, 2007 from Mr.
Ralph Huff stating that he had sold the property to Wakefield Development Company, LLC. Due
to this change of applicant a new application must be submitted to the 401 Wetlands Unit in
Raleigh with the appropriate fees. Please provide a letter or a-mail requesting the withdrawal of
this project.
5. Avoidance and Minimization
Impacts to wetland labeled Wetland Impact # 1 shows the entrance road to the property, is there
any way that the road alignment shift a little further North to avoid wetland impacts. Please
explain.
Impacts to wetlands labeled Wetland Impact #5 show the wetland impact outside of the Easement,
is this a temporary impact or can this impact be minimized? Impacts associated with Wetland
Crossing # 5 do not show a detail of the pipe outlet structure (i.e. will rip rap be needed at the pipe
outlets to prevent erosion) and will these structure impact additional wetlands?
Impacts associated with Wetland Crossing # 6 do not show a detail of the pipe outlet structure (i.e.
will rip rap be needed at the pipe outlets to prevent erosion) and will these structure impact
additional wetlands?
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D. Ralph Huff III
Billy Sutton
DWQ Project # 07 0298 Ver 2
October 25, 2007
Impacts associated with Wetland Crossing # 7 do not show a detail of the pipe outlet structure (i.e.
will rip rap be needed at the pipe outlets to prevent erosion) and will these structure impact
additional wetlands? In addition, the cross section of the proposed road crossing shows less
impact on the west side (where no sidewalk is proposed) of the crossing than what is shown on the
plan view. Please explain this inconsistency, minimize the impact or correct the drawings.
Impacts to the bridge spans (#2, #3, #4 and #8) do not indicate if a temporary impact will be
necessary on both sides of the spans for the construction of these spans. If this is not necessary,
please provide a narrative on how this construction will be accomplished.
6. Amenity Ponds
The proposed amenity ponds on the interior of the property cannot be allowed to drain/impact the
adjacent wetlands. Please provide documentation that addresses this issue. Otherwise DWQ may
require that monitoring wells be installed and yearly reports provided to DWQ for five years.
You also will need to show whether these ponds have an outlet structure and provide their location
and details.
7. Stormwater Ponds
Please provide details of the outlet structures (i.e. level spreaders) for these ponds. Providing the
location of the outlet structure and detailing that no additional wetland impacts will occur.
7. Overall Exhibit Map
Please provide an overall map where all the lot numbers are legible.
Please copy me on all information you provide to Bard Shaver. Please respond within three weeks of the
date of this letter by sending this information to me in writing and 5 copies to Ian McMillan of the DWQ
401 Oversight and Express Office at 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650. If we do not
hear from you within three weeks, we will assume that you no longer want to pursue this project and we
will consider the project 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 any impacts requested within your application are not
authorized (at this time) by the DWQ. Please call me at 910-797-7215 or Cyndi Karoly at 919-733-
1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
S erely,
oanne Steenhuis
Environmental Specialist III
cc: Kim Williams -Land Management Group
Ian McMillan -DWQ 401 Oversight and Express Unit, Raleigh
Brad Shaver - USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Becky Fox -EPA
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