20040766 Ver 4_More Info Letter_20100819

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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
August 19, 2010
DWQ Project# 04-0766, Ver.4
Johnston County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. James M. Gilbert
Loop Road Development
273-C Blue Pond Road
Clayton,NC 27520
Subject Property: Timberlake Phase 2A and Phase 3
Ut to Neuse River [030402, 27-(38.5), WSIV,NSW]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Gilbert:
On July 14, 2010, the Division of Water Quality(DWQ) received your application dated April 28, 2010,to fill
or otherwise impact 149 linear feet of perennial stream, and 8,282 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin
protected riparian buffer,and 4,836 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffer,to
construct the proposed residential development at the site. The DWQ has determined that your application was
incomplete and/or provided inaccurate information as discussed below. Additional information was received
from you on August 12, 2010.
After reviewing this information, it has been determined that 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 of the additional information requested below, we will place this project on hold
as incomplete until we receive this additional information. If we do not receive the requested information,your
project will be formally returned as incomplete. Please provide the following information so that we may
continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
I. Your buffer restoration plans included permanent seeding specifications. These specifications listed tall
fescue, sericea lespedeza, kobe lespedeza, and Pensacola bahiagrass. All of these species are
considered invasive exotic species, and are not desirable in a riparian buffer restoration project where
native vegetation is required. In addition, it has been our experience that these species often
outcompete bare-root tree seedlings, or at a minimum, cause slow growth and diminished vigor.
Please re-submit your planting plan and omit the above-referenced permanent seeding plants. The N.C.
Ecosystem Enhancement Program Guidelines for Riparian Buffer Restoration
(http://portal.ncdenr.orWweb/wq/swp/ws/40 I/riparian buffers/links) includes a list of native grass
species suitable for riparian buffer restoration. Alternatively, a riparian seed mix can be obtained from
commercial nurseries specializing in native plants. A list of such nurseries is included in the
Guidelines.
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1650
Location:2321 Crabtree Blvd.,Suite 250,Raleigh,North Carolina 27604
Phone:[phone] FAX:[phone]
Internet:http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ws
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer

Loop Road Development
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August 19,2010
Please submit this information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter. If we do not receive this
requested information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter,your project will be withdrawn and you
will need to reapply with a new application and a new fee.
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 Mr. Ian McMillan or Ms. Amy Chapman at 919-733-1786 if you have any
questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Since ,
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Ian McMillan,Acting Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
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cc: USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
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Dalton Engineering and Associates, P.A., P.O. Box 426, Clayton, NC 27528
Filename: 040766 Ver4Tim berla kePhase2AAndPhase3(Joh nston)On_Hold_2

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