20201025 Ver 1_More Info Requested_20200923

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 23, 2020
DWR # 20201025
Avery County
Sibelco North America, Inc.
Attn: Jeffrey Ferguson
136 Crystal Drive
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
Subject: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sibelco — 011is Waste Area Expansion
Dear Mr. Ferguson:
On August 10, 2020, the Division of Water Resources (Division) received your application requesting a
401 Individual Water Quality Certification from the Division for the subject project. The Division has
determined that your application is incomplete and cannot be processed. The application is on -hold
until all of the following information is received:
A complete review of the project cannot be conducted until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
has verified all stream and wetland locations per the request to revise the previously issued
jurisdictional determination. [NCAC 02H .0502(a)(7)]
2. If the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requests a response to any comments received as a result
of the Public Notice, please provide the Division with a copy of your response to the USACE.
[15A NCAC 02H .0502(c)]
Pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 02H .0502(e), the applicant shall furnish all of the above requested
information for the proper consideration of the application. Please respond in writing within 30
calendar days of receipt of this letter by sending one (1) copy of all of the above requested information
to the 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 OR by
submitting all of the above requested information through this
link: https://edocs.deg.nc.gov/Forms/Supplemental-Information-Form (note the DWR# requested on
the link is referenced above).
If all of the requested information is not received within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter, the
Division will be unable to approve the application and it will be denied as incomplete. The denial of this
project will necessitate reapplication to the Division for approval, including a complete application
package and the appropriate fee.
Please be aware that you have no authorization under the Section 401 of the Clean Water Act for this
activity and any work done within waters of the state may be a violation of North Carolina General
Statutes and Administrative Code.
D QQ ; North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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Sibelco North America, Inc.
Request for Additional Information
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Please contact Sue Homewood at 336-776-9693 or Sue. [e-mail] if you have any
questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
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Paul Wojoski, Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
cc: Clement Riddle, ClearWater Environmental Inc (via email)
Amanda Jones Fuemmeler, USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Andrea Leslie, NCWRC (via email)
Byron Hamstead, USFWS (via email)
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
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