20110810 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20110919

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
September 19, 2011
DWQ Project # 11-0810
Durham County
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7010 1870 0001 3428 0747
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Bryant J. Green, PE
City of Durham Public Works Department
1600 Mist Lake Drive
Durham, NC 27704
Subject Property: Southern Reinforcing Main - Phase II
UT to Northwest Creek [030605, 16-41-1-17-(0.7), WS-N; NSW]
UT to Little Lick Creek [030401, 27-9-(2), WS-IV; NSW]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Green:
On August 30, 2011, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated August 29, 2011 to fill
or otherwise impact 7,947 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse River basin and Jordan Lake watershed protected riparian
buffer to construct a waterline. 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 streams and buffers on the subject property. This project is on hold and incomplete
until we receive the additional information requested below. 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. Please indicate the width of the construction and maintenance corridors.
2. Three streams are depicted on the Durham County soil survey that are not shown on the Figures. For
Example: Figure 1.3 shows one stream depicted on soil survey with potential parallel impacts and bore
and jack impacts. Has DWQ made buffer determinations for these three streams? If so, provide letter. If
not, buffer determinations will need to be conducted by DWQ.
3. Please include in buffer impact table whether impacts are permanent or temporary. You should assume
that the maintained easement would be considered a permanent impact.
Please submit three copies of this information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter. Please send
additional information to DWQ Central Office, Attn: Karen Higgins, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,
NorthCarolina
Natumlly
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone [phone] Customer Service
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 FAX [phone]
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NC 27699-1650 and copy Lauren Witherspoon ([e-mail]). 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. If you need additional time to compile the information
requested above, please email Lauren Witherspoon ([e-mail]) requesting an extension
and indicate a new date for submittal.
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 Lauren Witherspoon at 919-791-4251 if you have any questions regarding this
letter or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
S' rely,
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Danny Smit
Raleigh Re tonal Office Supervisor
Surface Water Protection Section
cc: DWQ Raleigh Regional Office File Copy
WeBSCaPe - 1650 Mail Service Center
DLR Raleigh Regional Office
Todd St. John and Ryan T. Lewis, PC - Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., 3001 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC
27513
Filename: 11-0810_Southem Reinforcing Main -Phase II_JBR_NBR_On-Hold