20110615 Ver 2_More Info Letter_20111017

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North 3arokna Departme-it of Lnvironment ind Hatural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H.Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
October 17,2011
DWQ Project# 11-0615,Ver. 2
Perquimans County and Pasquotank County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. David Shadle
Atlantic Wind, LLC
201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 500
Radnor, PA 19087
Subject Property: Desert Wind Power Project
Perquimans River [030152, 30-6-5-(2), SC]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Shadle:
On June 6,2011,the Division of Water Quality(DWQ)received your application dated August 19, 2011,
with to impact or fill 278.44 acres of 404/wetlands(29.23 acres of permanent impact and 249.21 acres of
temporary impact)and 47.04 acres of jurisdictional waters(ditches)(1.37 acres permanent impact and
45.67 acres temporary impact)to construct a wind energy generation facility on the property. 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 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. 29.23 acres of non-riparian 404/wetland mitigation is required for this project. Please provide a
compensatory mitigation plan. The plan must conform to the requirements of 15A NCAC 2H
.0500 and must be appropriate to the type of impacts proposed. If you choose not to mitigate for
the impacts associated with piping the stream,you must restore to stream to its original location,
including pattern, bed,and profile. Should this be the case,please submit your complete and
comprehensive restoration plan.
2. Please provide documentation from the Great Dismal Swamp Restoration Bank—Timberlake
Farm Site, indicated they have reserved the required 29.23 acres of non-riparian 404/wetland
mitigation for you.
Wetlands,Buffers,Stormwater,Compliance and Permitting Unit(WeBSCaPe)
1650 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1650 NorthCarolina
Phone:[phone] FAX:[phone]
Internet:http://portal.ncdenrorg/web/wq/ws
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer

Mr. 1.avid S';adle and Ati-ritic V7;nd, LLC
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October 17,2011
Please sutmit 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 aware that any impacts requested within your application are not authorized(at
this time)by the DWQ. Please call Ms. Karen Higgins(919-807-6360)or Mr. Ian McMillan at(919-807-
6364)if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meetin discuss this matter.
Since ,
Karen Higgins, Wetlands, Buffers, Stormwater,
ompliance and Permitting(WeBSCaPe), Supervisor
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cc: USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office
Roberto Scheller, DWQ Washington Regional Office
Michael Clayton,Atlantic Wind, LLC,201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 500, Radnor, PA 19087
Beth Reed,KHA, Inc., 3001 Weston Parkway,Cary,NC 27513
File Copy
Filename: 110615 Ver2DesertW indPowerProject(PerquimansAndPasquotank)On_Hold

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ATLANTIC WIND LLC 10/19/2011
MR DAVID SHADLE
201 KING OF PRUSSIA RD STE 500
RADNOR PA 19087 3. Service Type
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