20061931 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20070105

' ~QF W A TF9p Michael F. Easley, Governor
- `Q (, William G. Ross Jc, Secretary
Cq rte.. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
~ „~ Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
January 5, 2007
DWQ Project # 06-1931
Craven County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Rivershore Properties, LLC
240 Craven Street
New Bern, NC 28560
Subject Property: Rivershore
Neuse River [030410, 27-(104), SB, SW, NSW]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Sir or Madam:
On December 18, 2006, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your undated application
to fi110.17 acres of wetlandand 0.00 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected riparian
buffers and 0.00 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffers to construct
the proposed residential subdivision at the subject property. 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 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 five copies of the following information so
that we may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
Please show all wetland impacts including fill slopes on the site plan. Be sure to label
your referenced "site 1" on your plans. A legend would be helpful.
2. Please indicate the location of the protected buffers as overlays on the site plan. Please be
sure to break out the buffers as Zone 1 and Zone 2 clearly on the site plan.
3. Please locate all planned sewer lines on the site plan.
4. Please specify the percent of project imperviousness for pockets of high density (i.e.,
houses and roads, etc.) based on the estimated built-out conditions.
5. Please indicate all sformwater outfalls on the site plan.
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401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit dVUtl~llYl~~1f
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.enrstate.naus/ncwetlands
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6. Please indicate the diffuse flow provision measures on your site plan. Be sure to include
all applicable operation & maintenance agreements and associated worksheets.
7. Please advise if the ditch on the eastern side of the property is new or existing. Please
describe how diffuse flow of this feature into the canal leading directly to the Neuse
River will be assured.
8. Please consult with the USACOE regarding which 404 permit the USACOE would use to
authorize this project. In our experience, NW18 has not been applied for impacts
exceeding 0.010 acres of fill in 404 wetlands. The average lot size proposed is 0.20
acres. Note No. 4 on your plans states, "No 404 wetlands are to'be disturbed on any
individual lot without proper permits." This implies that purchases of these small lots
would be expected to apply for 404/401 permits for their own lots. Please note that this
does not satisfy the need to avoid and minimize wetland impacts up front during the
design stage. Specifically, Lots 1 (driveway access), 27, 30-38, and 40-43 all have
substantial wetland cover. Please provide specific building envelopes, to include patios,
which shows these lots will be developed without additional fill.:. If this is not possible,
these lots will need to be re-designed. You should note that filling wetlands to create a
high-ground back yard would not be allowed.
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 Kyle Barnes of the DWQ Washington 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 this matter or would like to set
up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincer ,
Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
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cc: Kyle Barnes, DWQ Washington Regional Office
USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office

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File Copy
Central Files
Kevin Aeolis, Aeolis Engineering, P.A., P.O. Box 15564, New Bern, NC 28561
Filename: 061931 Rivers6ore(Craven)On_Hold