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Home My WebLink About20071841 Ver 1_More Info Received_200712100~~~ w ~.9R~~i -.. p ''' ~ir/~ '-i O ~' ~~ Miehacl F k ~sle;~ Govemar r u~i ~~,, ( ~~~i~ ~~` °' ~~ 1~'iUiam U. Ross .Ji Secretary North Carolina J~ei7arunent of F~`nvh~onment ana Naeural 12csources Colecn H. Sullins, Director Division of Wa[er Quality December 4, 2007 CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Carolina Wetland Services Attn: Craig Wyant 550 East Westinghouse Blvd Charlotte, North Carolina 28273 Subject Property: Ashevil]e Regional Airport Expansion Dear Mr. Wyant: ~, D _: C t ~_ C 2007 -~Er.!t; - vi%r~C~}1 CelihUTY ~TI_ANC.3 .'a•`p .'3TORl~~;~7En 94ANCH Buncombe County DWQ Project 07-1841 On October 29, 2007, the NC Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received the application for an Individua1401 Water Quality Certification. for impacts associated with the above referenced project. An Individual 404 Permit will be required for this project. Please note that the following must be received prior to issuance of a 401 Water Quality Certification: 1. The PCN Application failed to contain the Agent's Signature and Date. See (ast page of application. An agent authorization farm was included with the application, however, the application itself was not signed. Please supply one (1) original and four (4) copies of the signature page. Action is required on your part for this omission. The Public Notice has been received by the USACE. Until the information requested in this letter is provided., I wilt request (by copy of this letter} that the Corps of Engineers place this project on hold. Also, this project will be placed on hold for our processing due to incomplete information (l SA NCAC 2H .0507(h)). Thank you for your attention. If you have any questions, please contact Ian McMillan or me in our Central Office 'n Raleigh at (919) 733-1786. Sic ely, Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor 401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit CBK/ljd cc: US Army Corps of Engineers Asheville Regulatory Field Office Kevin Barnett, DWQ Asheville Regional Office Asheville Regional Airport authority, David Edwards, Jr., 61 Terminal Dr., Ste 1, Fletcher, NC 28732 File Capy Central File 071841 AshevilleRegionalAirportExpansion(Bunwmbe) IP_Hold2_Signature N. C. Division of Water Quality, 401 Wetlands CertiScation Unit, 1650 Mai! Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 (Mailing Address) 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 {I,ocatian) (919) 733-(786 (phone), 919-733-6893 (fax), (h~tp:Jfli2o.encstate.nc.us/~cwetlands) Customer Service 1+: 1-877-623-6748 ~7 - 18 LI-) 1$. NatUfe Of ACtlVlty (Description o/project, include a//feetwes) The Asheville Regional Airport has a need to expand its development to meet the increased demand in the aviation industry. Due to the limited real estate for aviation use with access to both taxiway and runway facilities, and the boundary of the French Broad River, Interstate 26, and NC Route 280, this is the airports only remaining devel- opable land for aviation use. This project will satisfy a portion of the publicly approved 20 year master plan for the airport. It is the purpose of this project to provide service to economic development needs of Asheville Region and Buncombe County by providing airside access to airstrip and groundside access to four lane interstate with approximately 450,000 square feet of new ramp, apron and taxiway; approximately 200,000 new square feet of building and approximately 150,000 new square feet of roadway and parking. The project has been designed to satisfy the safety coricems of the FAA. This site is intended for disposal of fly ash as alternative to utilizing valuable landfill space. State permits have akeady been obtained for placement of fly ash: 19. P(OJBCt PUrpOSe /Describe the reason or purpose of the project, see instructions,l The north expansion of the Asheville Regional Airport will provide for the surface area improvements necessary to accommodate ground side and air side general aviation. (GA) purposes which have been identified as essential to the growing economic demand of the region. The facility must have both direct access to commercial airstrip and ground side access to four lane interstate. Additionally, the project will provide an alternate disposal site for the placement of fly ash byproduct from energy produc- ing coal fired power plants. The fly ash is presently being disposed of in surface landfill facilities which are in short supply due to the limited availability of suitable land in the region. State approved offsite disposal areas for fly ash will greatly extend the life of the landfill. USE BLOCKS 20-22 1F DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL IS TO BE DISCHARGED 20. Reason(s) for Discharge hi order provide for the surface area improvements necessary to the northern expansion of the airport facility there will need to be fill placed to bring the development area up to grade. A pipe in the vicinity of the fill will be placed in order to carry the flow of an existing perennial stream and its side stream tributaries and wetlands 21. Type(s1 of Material Being Discharged and the Amount of Each Type in Cubic Yards Fly ash (one of several coal combustion products, or CCPs) is the finely divided mineral residue resulting from the combustion of coal in electric generating plants. Fly ash consists of inorganic, incombustible matter present in the coal that has been fused during combustion into a glassy, amorphous structure. A geotextile liner will be placed beneath the fly ahs and a 24" soil cap will be placed above. 22. Surface Area in Acres of Wetlands or Other Waters Filled (seeinsrructions/ Impacts to Perennial Streams will total approximately 1,6401inear feet and impacts to wetland areas will tota10.209 acre (Sheets 10-14, enclosed) 23. Is Any Portion of the Work Already Complete? Yes No IF YES, DESCRIBE THE COMPLETED WORK Yes, wetland delineation has been completed and clearing and grubbing of the site outside of jurisdictional areas has been completed. 24. Addresses of Adjoining Property Owners, Lessees, Etc., Whose Property Adjoins the Waterbody (lf more than can be entered here, please attach a supplemental list). List of Adjacent Property Owners Attached. 25. List of Other Certifications or ApprovalslDenials Received from other Federal, State or local Agencies for Work Described in This Application. AGENCY TYPE APPROVAL' IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DATE APPLIED DATE APPROVED DATE DENIED .~ I ~! NCDENR Erosion and BUNCO-2007-013 N/A N/A N/A Sediment Control ould include but is not restricted to zoning, building and flood plain permits 26. Application is hereby made for a permit or permits to authorize the work described in this application. I certify that the information in this application is complete and accurate. I further certify that I possess the authority to undertake the work described herein or am acting as the duty authorized agent of the applicant. SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT DATE SIGNATURE OF AGENT DATE The application must be signed by the person who desires to undertake the proposed activity (applicant) or it may be signed by a duly authorized agent if the statement in block 11 has been filled out and signed. 18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides that: Whoever, in any manner within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals, or covers up any trick, scheme, or disguises a material fact or makes any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing same to contain any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or entry, sfiall be fined not more than S 10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years or both.