20071753 Ver 2_More Info Letter_20101022

NCDEE R
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
October 22, 2010
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED
Cert. # 7010 0290 0001 5628 6492
Bal Gra Harbor, LLC
Mr. Fred Matrulli & Mr. Joe Lesch
1900 South Blvd, Suite 300
Charlotte, NC 28203
DWQ Project # 07-1753 Ver.2
Bertie County
Subject Property: Bal Gra Harbor Subdivision and Marina
Salmon Creek, Albemarle Sound, Chowan River Basin
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Matrulli and Lesch:
On September 7, 2010, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your CAMA Major
Permit dated August 19, 2010 regarding your request to construct a 2,770 residential unit
development with 234 boat-slip marina, boat ramp, parking, hotel, and other amenities on Salmon
Creek. The DWQ has determined that your application is incomplete and/or provided
inaccurate information as discussed below. The DWQ will require additional information
in order to process your application to impact protected wetland and 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 2B .0233(8) 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:
Plans for 797 acres of upland development submitted to this Office on 11" by 16"
plan sheet #02 (Job # 10080-02). Please note that the plan sheet is illegible and
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
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inadequate for a project of this scope. It is necessary to provide this Office with a
set of full size plan sheets including the follow items:
• Detailed drawings of proposed bridge crossings
Detailed drawings of all pipe crossings of wetlands should be provided. Plans
should include cross section view of pipe placement and wetland elevation showing
20% pipe burial for aquatic passage during low flow conditions. Riprap placed at
inlet or outlet of pipe structure for energy dissipation should be placed below
wetland elevation and accounted for as wetland fill impacts.
• Plans should clearly show property lot lines and delineated wetland lines.
• It is necessary to provide this Office with plans for infiltration basins showing
elevations, locations in relations to wetlands and soil profiles. A narrative should
cover what anticipated impacts will the infiltration basins have on wetlands.
• Areas of phased development should be indicated on plans.
Please respond in writing to the DWQ within 30 days of receipt of this letter with the
requested information. If we do not hear from you within 30 days, 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 Roberto
Scheller of the Washington Regional Office at 252-948-3940 or Ian McMillan of the
DWQ Central Office at 919-733-1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like
to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
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For Al Hodge
cc: J.W. Forman, P.E., Bay Design Group, P.C.
401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit
USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office
Doug Hogget, CAMA, Morehead City
Kim Hedrick, CAMA, WaRO
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File name: 07-1753 Ver.2