20071841 Ver 4_More Info Letter_20110805

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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 5, 2011
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Lew Bleiweis, Airport Director
Asheville Regional Airport Authority
61 Terminal Drive, Suite 1
Fletcher, NC 28732
DWQ Project # 07-1841, Ver. 4
Buncombe County
Subject Property: Asheville Regional Airport Runway Rehabilitation, Parallel Taxiway and
Cargo Hold Expansion
Ut to French Broad River [030402, 6-(54.5), B]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Bleiweis:
On June 14 2011, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated June 8, 2011,
with Public Notice issued June 24, 2011, and received by the DWQ on June 24, 2011, to impact or fill 0:9
acres of 404/wetland and 2,076 linear feet of stream associated with rehabilitation of the existing runway
and development of a cargo facility with associated infrastructure at the existing Asheville Regional
Airport. 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 arid/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:
1. "Impact #8" is proposed for construction of a stormwater pond. The application indicates that
City of Asheville (COA) requirements related to construction in a floodway are forcing these
impacts to occur. Please provide documentation of any decision communicated by the COA that
confirms this statement. Additional options to address stormwater management needs must be
considered that avoid "Impact #8".
2. Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) - Project approval is not possible without documentation
that a SMP has been approved by the COA.
3. Potential Mitigation - The stream located at the South-west corner of the Airport Property
(adjacent to NC HWY 280) is severely dowmcut and heavily influenced by stormwater from the
airport property. During the onsite meeting (March 9, 2010), NCDWQ and NCWRC both
expressed that restoration / stabilization of this channel should be part of the application package.
No plans for this stream segment have been submitted. A complete stream stabilization /
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restoration plan should be developed and submitted for mitigation credit as part of this
application.
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 returned 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 a:vare that any impacts requested within -cur application. are not authorized (at
this time) by the DWQ. Please call Ms. Karen Higgins or Mr. Ian McMillan at 919-807-6300 if you have
any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Stormwater,
WaPe), Supervisor
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cc: USAGE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Chuck Cranford, DWQ Asheville Regional Office
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Filename: 071844Ver4Ashevil''eRegioralAirportRunwayP cbabilitationParalielTaxiwayAndCargoHoldExpansion(Buncornbe):M_Hold
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ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT 8110111
LEW BLEIWEIS, AIRPORT DIRECTOR
61 TERMINAL DR STE 1
FLETCHER NC 28732
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