20081036 Ver 3_More Info Letter_20090313

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
March 13, 2009
Natural Resources
Dee Freeman
Secretarv
DWQ Project # 08-1036 Ver.3
Craven County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Cert. 47007 3020 0001 8861 4478
Mrs. Brenda Jean Scheipers
101 Knecht Drive
Dayton, OH 45405
Subject Property: Plantation Harbor, Phase I, Lot #3
Clubfoot Creek, Neuse River Basin
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dear Mrs. Scheipers:
On February 2, 2009, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application
dated January 6, 2009, to impact 0.063 acres of wetlands and 8,321 square feet (ft) of
Neuse River Riparian Buffer to construct a proposed residential dwelling. 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 wetland, streams and/or buffers 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 2B .0233(8) 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)
The plat provided to this Office illustrating the subject building lot and building
envelope shows sufficient upland area to relocate the proposed dwelling into the
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southwest corner of the subject property. It is therefore necessary to demonstrate
Avoidance and Minimization of wetland and buffer impacts from the proposed
dwelling location.
2. Neuse River Riparian Buffer Variance
It is necessary to first obtain a buffer variance for the proposed buffer impacts
before this Office can issue the required 401 permit. A copy of the buffer variance
should be submitted with your response.
Please respond in writing to the DWQ within four weeks of the date of this letter to with
the requested information. If we do not hear from you within four 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withdrawn.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 Roberto
Scheller of the Washington Regional Office at 252-948-3940 or Ian McMillan of the
DWQ Central Office at 919-733-1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like
to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
Roberto L. Scheller
Senior Environmental Specialist
Washington Regional Office
cc: John G. Thomas, PE, Thomas Engineering, PA
401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit
USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office
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Filename: 08-1036V er.3