20061503 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20061207

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross .lr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
December 7, 2006
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. James McFarland
Hampstead Lands, LLC
PO Box 2277
Wilmington, NC 28402
Subject Property: Bayberry Farms at the Preserve
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. McFarland:
DWQ Project # 20061503
Pender County
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On September 15, 2006, the Division of Water Quality (DVVQ) received your application dated August 3,
2006 to impact 0.494 acres of wetlands to construct the proposed residential subdivision. On October 9,
2006, the DWQ received additional information for this project. 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:
1. The additional information provided on October 9, 2006 stated that the draft conservation easement
was attached. This document was not attached to the information provided. Please provide a copy
of the draft deed notifications or conservation easement.
2. The NC Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) has provided DWQ with comments concerning
the proposed project (attached). Please address these comments in your response and provide a
copy of your response to Steven Everhart of the WRC. This response should include a federally
protected species survey, including but not limited to the red-cockaded woodpecker.
3. It is the understanding of this office that the property is no longer owned by Hampstead Lands
LLC. If this is the case please provide the new owner information and an agent authorization letter
from the new owner authorizing Jeff Coward of Dial Cordy and Associates to act as the agent. If
you still own the property, please provide an agent authorization letter authorizing Jeff Coward of
Dial Cordy and Associates to act as your agent.
North Carolina Division of Water puality 127 Cardinal Drive Extension Phone [phone] Customer Service1-877-623-6748 One
Wilmington Regional Office Wilmington, NC 28405-3845 FAX [phone] Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us NorthCarolina
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December 7, 2006
Please respond within three weeks of the date of this letter by sending this information to me in writing
and 5 copies to Cyndi Karoly of the DWQ 401 Oversight Unit 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 me at 910-797-7215 or Cyndi Karoly at 919-733-
1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,

Environmental Specialist III
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Enclosures: WRC Comments
cc: Jeff Coward, Dial Cordy and Associates
Ian McMillan, DWQ 401 Oversight and Express Unit, Raleigh
Brad Shaver, USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Noelle Lutheran, DWQ Wilmington Regional Office (File Copy)
Stephen Rynas, DCM Morehead City
Central Files
Filename: 06I503.nov06