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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H.Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
October 26, 2009
DWQ Project#09-1105
Lee County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Victor Czar, Public Works Director
City of Sanford—Public Works Department
Sanford Municipal Building
225 E. Weatherspoon Street
Sanford,NC 27330
Subject Property: Big Buffalo Creek WWTP Expansion
Ut to Big Buffalo Creek [030611, 17-40, C]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Czar:
On October 16, 2009, the Division of Water Quality(DWQ)received your application dated October 15,
2009,to fill or impact 132 linear feet of perennial stream and 213 linear feet of intermittent stream to
develop the proposed Big Buffalo Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant expansion at the site. 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 place this project on hold as incomplete until we receive
this additional information. If we do not receive the requested information,your project will be formally
returned as incomplete. Please provide the following information so that we may continue to review your
project.
Additional Information Requested:
1. This Office believes that the proposed wastewater treatment plant expansion can be moved or
reconfigured to avoid and/or minimize the impacts to the stream. Please revise the plans to avoid
the impacts.
2. Per the requirements of GC3705,this project is subject to Stormwater Management Plan (SMP)
Requirements for Applicants Other Than the North Carolina Department of Transportation(see
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/). Drainage areas B, C, d and E are considered to be high
density by the DWQ. For each proposed BMP, please provide a completed BMP Supplement
Form with all required items(see http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/bmp forms htm).
3. 345 linear feet of compensatory stream mitigation is required for this project. Please provide a
compensatory mitigation plan. The plan must conform to the requirements of 15A NCAC 2H
.0500 and must be appropriate to the type of impacts proposed.
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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.
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Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
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cc: Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
File Copy
L. Michael Santowasso, Hazen and Sawyer, PC, 4011 WestChase Boulevard, Suite 500, Raleigh,
NC 27607
Filename: 091105BigBuffaloCreekW WTP_Expansion(Lee)On_Aold

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