20010250 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_20010213

0F W ATFi9 Michael F. Easley
?O? QG Governor
Uj 7 William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
y Department of Environment and Natural Resources
p 'C Kerr T. Stevens
Division of Water Quality
February 19, 2001
DWQ Project # 01-0250
Pamlico County
ROBERT M. CHILES, P.E.
Attn: Michael L. Rice, E.I.
417-A Broad Street
PO Box 3496
New Bern, NC 28564-3496
Re: Neuse River Riparian Buffer Confirmation
Elbert H. Lee, Jr. Lake Project, Pamlico County
Smith Gut [03-04-10; 27-114; SC Sw NSW]
Dear Mr. Rice,
On February 13, 2001, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your request for guidance on how the Neuse River
Riparian Buffer Protection Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0233) would effect your proposed lake project. Please refer to our web site
(http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlandsn or callus at 919-733-9726 for a copy of the permanent version of the rules approved last
August. To set up a site visit to review your proposed activity, please call Ms. Deborah Sawyer of the DWQ Washington Regional
Office at 252-946-6481.
The protected riparian buffers apply to all surface waters and coastal wetlands indicated on the most recent version of either
the USGS topo maps or NRCS Soil Surveys. You may verify the buffers by calling your regional office (Ms. Deborah Sawyer,
Washington Regional Office, DWQ, 252-946-6481). If your proposed project impacts any of these areas you will be required to
receive written authorization from the Division and may be required to mitigate for the proposed impact. [Mitigation for new ponds is
required if the pond is authorized for construction without the requirement of establishing a riparian buffer per 15A NCAC 2B
.0233(5) around the newly constructed pond.] To obtain written authorization you must submit a request for a "no practical
alternatives" analysis. You can accomplish this by completing a PCN (Pre-Construction Notification) form and including all of the
information identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0233(8). You can send seven copies of this information to our office for review. Once
a complete request is submitted the Division has 60 days to respond. Please note that you may submit this request in conjunction with
any application required for a 401 Water Quality Certification. Any activities not identified within the Table of Uses [15A NCAC 2B
.0233(6)] are considered prohibited and will require a variance from the rules.
This letter does not address or authorize any activity within the protected riparian buffers. Nor does it address or authorize
any other Federal, State or Local regulations including (but not limited to) the 404/401 Wetland Permit and Water Quality
Certification and local Sediment and Erosion Control permits. Thank you for your attention to this matter and if this office can be of
any assistance or if you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 733-9726.
Sincerely
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401/Wetlands Certification Unit, DWQ
Cc: Deborah Sawyer / DWQ WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE
File copy
010250
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 401 Wetlands Certification Unit,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 (Mailing Address)
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 (Location)
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ROBERT M. CHILES, P.E.
417-A BROAD ST.
P.O. BOX 3496
NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA 28564-3496
Mr. John Dorney
NC DENR Wetlands/ 401 Unit
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Enclosures: (1)
(2)
Dear Mr. Dorney:
ENGINEERS, CONSULTANTS
MARINE SURVEYORS
February 9, 2001
BUSINESS: 262-6374702
FAX: [phone]
[e-mail]

Preliminary Plat of Proposed Mining Activities on Elbert Lee, Jr. tract,
Pamlico County, prepared by Robert M. Chiles, P.E.
Portion of USGS Quad Sheet "Cherry Point' indicating the location of the.E166A H.
Lee, Jr. property involved in this project.
On behalf of our client, Mr. Elbert H. Lee, Jr. we are presenting the above enclosures for your
review and comments.
As enclosure one indicates, Mr. Lee proposes the construction of three deep water lakes
encompassing approximately 73 acres of a 288 acre tract of land. The remaining property will be
subdivided, with the lakes providing waterfront property possibilities.
The northernmost lake will discharge into the center lake through a manmade stream-like
conveyance not yet designed. Constructed in this manner, these lakes will form the headwaters of Smith
Gut. ?ka e?5
The southern most lake is located at the headwaters of an un-named tributary of the Neuse River
between Smith Gut and Alligator Gut. aLj 10
We understand that regulations regardi umi es witl9in
line" streams, wetlands, and Neuse
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River buffers will apply to this project. Given t ev hanging nat of these regulations, we are
requesting your assistance in identifying those which apply o e proje herein described.
Should you have any questions, require additional information, or ish to arrange an onsite
meeting, please contact us at your convenience.
Please make your response in writing so that we can present it to o
Very truly yours,
MLR:jrf
Enclosures
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ROBERT M. CHILES, P.E.
Michael L. Rice, E.I.

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