20060690 Ver 4_More Info Letter_20080929

Michael F. Easley, Governor
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William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
September 29, 2008
DWQ# 06-0690 v4
Randolph County
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7008 0150 0002 7876 7563
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Ms. Ann Bailie, City Manager
City of Trinity
PO Box 50
Trinity, NC 27370
Re: Section 401 Water Quality Certification application
Dear Ms. Bailie:
On September 5, 2008, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (Division) received your application for a
401 General Water Quality Certification to temporarily impact 0.072 acres of wetlands and 60 linear feet of
streams in order to construct the Phase 4A Sewer Extensions in Trinity NC, in Randolph County. Additional
information is required in order that we may determine your project's compliance with 15A NCAC 2H .0500.
The Division will require this information in order to process your application to impact protected wetlands
and/or streams on the subject property. Therefore, we will place this project on hold as incomplete until we
receive this additional information, and if we do not receive the additional information requested below, we will
have to move toward denial of your application as required by 15A NCAC 2H .0506. Please provide the
following information so that we may continue to review your project.
Condition #12 of General Certification 3699 requires that utility lines cross a stream at near
perpendicular. The crossing shown on Page 16 of the plan sheets, at Station 11+00 appears to
be in contradiction with this requirement. Please clarify the angle of crossing at this location
and/or clarify if you are requesting an exemption from this permit condition. Exemptions from
permit conditions must be clearly justified.
2. Condition #19 of General Certification 3699 requires that the construction corridor through
wetlands and at stream crossings be limited to 40 feet. The plans indicate a 40 foot permanent
corridor, as well as an additional 10 foot construction easement through wetlands. It appears the
construction corridor could be minimized in wetland areas to reduce wetland impacts in
accordance with the avoidance and minimization criteria. Please modify the construction
drawings appropriately to meet the permit condition and minimize unnecessary impacts.
3. Condition #20 of General Certification 3699 requires that the permanent utility easement
through wetlands and at stream crossings be limited to 15 feet. The plans indicate a pe t
utility easement of 40 feet throughout the p 70,,Earollina
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality 585 Waughtown Street Phone [phone] Customer Service
Winston-Salem Regional Office Winston-Salem, NC 27107 Fax [phone]
Internet: www.newatergualitv.org
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Ms. Ann Bailie
City of Trinity
September 29, 2008
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Please respond in writing within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter by sending a copy of this information
to Sue Homewood at the address on this letterhead, and a copy to Ian McMillan N. C. Division of Water
Quality, Wetlands/401 Certification Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650. If you will not
be able to provide the requested information within that timeframe, please provide written confirmation that you
intend to provide the requested information, and include a specific timetable delineating when the requested
materials will be provided. If we do not hear from you in 30 calendar days, we will assume that you no longer
want to pursue this project and we will consider the project as returned.
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. If you have any questions, please contact Sue Homewood, DWQ, Winston-Salem
Regional Office, at 336-771-4964 or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Steve W. Tedder
Regional Supervisor
DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
cc: Monte Matthews, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Mauricio M. Pacini, Davis-Martin-Powell & Assoc. Inc, 6415 Old Plank Rd, High Point, NC 27265
DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
DWQ Wetlands/401 Unit