20100105 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20100322

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
March 22, 2010
Columbus County
DWQ Project #: 10-0105
Columbus County Schools
Mr. Ronald Gore
P.O. Box 729
Whiteville NC 28472
Subject Property: West Columbus High School Athletic Field
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Gore:
On February 9, 2010, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application to
impact 0.37 acres of 404 wetlands and 134.5 linear feet of stream for the construction of a
regulation soccer/track field. 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 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 the following information so that we may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
Please re-submit your site plans (for the entire project site) on plan sheets at a scale of
no smaller than 1 "=50' with topographic contours shown. No plans were provided for
the 0.37 acres of wetland impacts.
2. Please provide cross section details of the proposed stream impacts showing the
provisions for aquatic life passage.
3. Please indicate all stream impacts including all fill slopes, dissipaters, and bank
stabilization on the site plan.
4. The PCN application lists 134.5 linear feet of stream impacts but also describes
"enhancement" of 659.5 linear feet of the same stream and leaving only 240 linear feet of
this stream undisturbed. Please explain. Revise the application as necessary.
5. Under Section E of the application for Stormwater Management Plan, 2a lists overall
percent imperviousness as 0.00%. However, the purpose of this project as described is
for construction of a regulation track. According to the PCN, this application is for
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coverage under general certification GC3705 (for the corresponding Nationwide 39
permit). Condition 12 of GC3705 states the requirement of a Stormwater Management
Plan for sites that both require a 404 Permit and have 24% or greater impervious surface
cover. Please determine the percent imperviousness of the project and provide a
Stormwater Management Plan if required.
6. Please locate any planned sewer lines on the site plan.
Please respond within three weeks of the date of this letter by sending this information to me in
writing and Ian McMillan c/o 401 Wetlands Unit, 2321 Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604-2260.
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 me at 910-796-7215 or
Ian McMillan at 919-715-4631 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a
meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
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Chad Coburn
Senior Environmental Specialist
cc: Edward E. Davis - Columbus Soil and Water Conservation Disctrict, 45B Government
Complex Road, Whiteville, NC 28472
Ian McMillan - DWQ 401 Oversight and Express Unit, Raleigh
David Bailey - USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
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