20091334 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20100204

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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
February 4, 2010
Roy J. and Brenda Young
627 Walker Branch Road
Mars Hill, NC 28754
Subject: Request for More Information
401 Water Quality Certification
Highway 19 Project/Young Residence
DWQ Project # 09-1334.
Madison County
Response deadline: March 5, 2010
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Young:
The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) has performed a preliminary review of a 401 Water Quality Certification
application submitted for the above referenced property. Additional information will be required in order to
complete the review process.
Please provide the following information so that we may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
Based on the Army Corp of Engineer description, the culvert and associated driveway appear to
be proposed for the purpose of commercial development, not an existing or future residential
driveway. As required in Part B.3.d of the application, please fully describe the purpose of the
proposed project (and attach any detailed drawings necessary to show the footprint of the project
and associated drainage area(s)).
2. If the project is to be used for commercial purposes, you must indicate the percent
imperviousness of the project. The unnamed tributary to Middle Fork of Little Ivy Creek is a
Class WS-I1, HQW stream. Please contact Madison County regarding their water supply
watershed stormwater and density maximum requirements (Madison County Planning, Ryan
Cody). You will need to clarify the questions in Part D.2. and 3.
Location: 2090 U.S. Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877.623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
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3. In order to fill the area over the culvert, you must first fill over the culvert with material from
sources other than NCDOT. You must fill over the culvert and bring the fill material up to bank
full before any material from the NCDOT can be placed over the culvert. Due to mitigation
restrictions, NCDOT would be required to provide additional mitigation for impacts to streams
on your property (if you attempted to use NCDOT fill material in the immediate area of the
culvert). You may use NCDOT fill outside the immediate area of the culvert (and use fill from
your own property for the area immediately surrounding the culvert). Please contact Mr. Mike
Parker of this office (828) 296 - 4500 if you need further guidance on allowable fill.
Please provide your response in writing to the addresses below prior to March 5, 2010. Four copies of the
required information should be provided to the 401 Permitting Unit at:
Ms. Cyndi Karoly
401 Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
and a single copy to the Asheville Regional Office at:
Susan A. Wilson
Surface Water Protection Section
2090 US HWY 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
If we do not hear from you by the deadline, we will assume that you no longer want to pursue this project and
we will consider the project withdrawn.
This letter only addresses the preliminary 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. Wilson at [phone], if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Roger C. Edwards, Regional Supervisor
Surface Water Protection
Asheville Regional Office
cc: David Baker - US Army Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
David McHenry - North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Cyndi Karoly - 401 Permitting Unit
Madison County Planning, Ryan Cody
Mike Parker, ARO
ARO File copy
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