20061427 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20060918

~QF W A rF9P Michael F. Easley, Governor
`0 ~i William G. Ross 1r., Secretary
r North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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p ,r Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
September 18, 2006
DWQ Project # 06-1427
Lee County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Vic Czar
City of Sanford
P.O. Box 3729
Sanford, NC 27330
Subject Property: City of Sanford -Sewer Improvement
Little Buffalo Creek [030611, 17-42, C]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Czar:
On September 5, 2006, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your unsigned and undated
application, to temporarily impact 0.064 acres of wetland and temporarily impact 97 linear feet of
perennial stream, and temporarily impact 182 linear feet of intermittent stream to construct the sewer
improvements. 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. Please sign and date the last page of your PCN application and resubmit it.
2. Please provide two sets of full size sheet plans for the proposed project.
3. As you probably know, DWQ's rules require that we certify that the project will not result in
"cumulative impacts, based on past or reasonably anticipated future impacts, that cause or will
cause a violation of downstream water quality standards" NCAC 2H .0506(b)(4). In reviewing
your plans, it appears construction of these sewer improvements are in response to additional
growth within several tracts. With respect to cumulative impacts, the Preconstruction
Notification (PCN -Section XIV) form for the project asks,
"Will this project (based on past and reasonably anticipated future impacts) result in additional
development which could impact nearby downstream water quality? Yes or No If yes, please
submit a qualitative or quantitative cumulative impact analysis in accordance with the most recent
North Carolina Division of Water Quality policy posted on our website at:
http://h2o. enr. state.nc. us/newetlands/documents/InterimInternalPolicyCumulativeImpact.doc
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401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit ~ lltllCll~~
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] /FAX [phone] / Internet: httn://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
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September 18, 2006
Although, the "No" box was checked in regards to this question, as stated above, in reviewing
your plans, it appears construction of these sewer improvements are in response to additional
growth within several tracts. While this may be accurate, there may be additional wetland and
stream impacts in order to develop these parcels and the stormwater from these developments
have the may cause a violation of downstream water quality standards.
Therefore, we will place this project on hold for incomplete information until the cumulative
impacts of this project are adequately addressed. Alternatively, one way to address this concern
is to have the City of Sanford commit to requiring on-site stormwater management measures
(such as level spreaders, bioretention or constructed wetlands) for the additional development
when those parcels are developed. However, the Division is open to other approaches that would
give us the assurance that downstream water quality would be protected from the cumulative
impacts of this project.
Please contact the DWQ within three weeks of the date of this letter to verify that you have received this
letter and that you remain interested in continuing to pursue permitting of your project and will be
providing the DWQ the requested information at a later date. Please contact me in writing and Eric Kulz
of the DWQ Raleigh Regional Office. 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 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.
Sincerely,
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Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
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cc: Eric Kulz, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
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