20040954 Ver 3_General Correspondence_20080118

Environmental Consultants, PA
Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Attn: Cyndi Karoly/Ian McMillan
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27604
Re: Reply to the Division of Water Quality's Request for More Information
Brightwood Trails Subdivision-Phases 5 & 6
Durham County, NC
To Mrs. Karoly and Mr. McMillan:
On December 20, 2007, a Request for More Information letter was written for the subject
project. Because of the holidays, the receipt of this letter by the applicant, engineer and I were
delayed. Currently, the engineer is working towards the changes requested in the December
20th letter but needs some additional guidance from your office. Therefore, the engineer and I
have scheduled a meeting with Annette Lucas on January 22, 2008 at 1:00 PM. This letter is to
request the DWQ to not withdraw this project from the 401 Certification Program and to allow
an extension of our response time to the December 20, 2007 letter.
Sincerely,
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Debbie Edwards
Environmental Specialist
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Mr. Robert Ohmann-St. Lawrence Homes
Mr. David Dunn-Bass, Nixon & Kennedy, Inc.
Attachments:
1) Request for More Information letter-dated 12/20/07
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January 18, 2008
S&EC Project # 8118.W2
DWQ Project #04-0954, Ver. 3

Q~QF W ATFi9QG Michael F. Easley, Governor
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Division of Water Quality
December 20, 2007
DWQ Project # 04-0954, Ver. 3
Wake County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Robert Ohmann
St. Lawrence Homes JAN (17 1n0~~
7200 Falls of the Neuse Road, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27615 ,..
Subject Property: Brightwood Trails Subdivision p ~ ~ ~ IJ LI L55 D
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JAN i 8 2008
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
DENR - WATER t]WWTY
VdETLANDS AND STt)RMWATER BRAkC:h
Dear Mr. Ohmann:
On November 16, 2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated
November 16, 2007, to fill or otherwise impact 0.172 acres of 404/wetland, 1391inear feet of
perennial stream, and 8,122 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffers
and 5,128 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffers to construct a
residential 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 five copies of 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. The riprap level spreaders that are proposed at the outlets of wet detention basins 3, 4, 5
and 6 do not meet the current state standards for diffuse flow. Please redesign these level
spreaders with concrete lips per Chapter 8 of the NC Division of Water Quality
Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. In your resubmittal, please provide one
completed Level Spreader Supplement Form for each proposed level spreader (make sure
to include the Required Items Checklist with all required items attached.) The BMP
Manual and Level Spreader Supplement Form are available at:
httn://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/bmp forms.htm.
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] /FAX [phone] /Internet: http://h2o.enr.state.nc us/ncwetlands
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December 20, 2007
2. If any of the filter strips down slope of wet detention basins 3, 4, 5 or 6 are not
appropriate for level spreaders, then please provide an alternative BMP that removes a
minimum of 30 percent of total nitrogen. Please design the BMP per the requirements of
the BMP Manual and provide a BMP Supplement Form for each proposed BMP. See the
web site above for the BMP Manual and the BMP Supplement Forms.
3. Please show contour lines down slope of the detention basin 2 scour hole so that the
DWQ can confirm that it has been correctly sited per Chapter 8 of the BMP Manual.
Please submit this information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter. If we do not
receive this requested information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter, your project
will be withdrawn and you will need to reapply with a new application and a new fee.
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 Ms. Cyndi Karoly or Mr. Ian
McMillan at 919-733-1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting
to discuss this matter.
Since ly,
yndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
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cc: Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
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Debbie Edwards, S&EC, P.A., 11010 Raven Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27614
Filename: 040954 V er3B rightwoodTrailsSD(D urha m)On_Hold