20110786 Ver 1_Application Returned_20111101

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NCDENR
North Carolina Departme-qt c E=riviioii rlent and Natural Resources
Uivisicrl of Aster Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue c - n-r H. Sullins [ t F -ranrnan
Governor Director y
November 1, 2011
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT QUESTED
Cen. # 7011 0110 0000 9947 7609
U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Enginecrin` l.a'rrit Clc (:I rm(l
John H. Lang, CDR, Commanding Of l icar
12=10 Last :Muth Street, Room 2179
ClevelAnd. Oil 44199-2060
DWQ Project # 11-0786
Dare County
Subject Property: USCG Station Oregon Inlet, Walter Slough 1V?? i,<tion Channel
Pamlico Sound, Oregon Inlet (PAS 56, 30-22, 30-22-1 SA, HWQ)
RETURN OF APPLICATION AS IN(.,O,INVI ETE
Dear Commanding Officer Lang:
On August 26, 2011, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your General Certification
application to request maintenance dredging of the Walter Slough navigation channel. It was noted that an
I,twinmmental :Asse,slnent was also in process. As noted in a Request for Additional Information, dated
Scp(L:mblr 12, 2011 ?md received by you on September 16, 2011, and noted in North Carolina
.?dmimsl rat ive Code (NCAC) 01C.0107, no DENR agcrrUy shall undertake in the interim any action
which m.ig,h' limit the choice among alternatives or o(ltcr?ris? prejudice the ultimate decision on this issue..
This would include permitting and permit approval during the 1 nvironmentrl process.
This Office has made comments in review of the Environmental Assessment (EA) for this project that
may affect your application and result in changes to your PCN form. Therefore, your application b?ir?g
returned as incomplete. It is recommended that after the State Cle?iringhouse approves the EA appropr.&t
adjustments are made to your application and your application resubmitted to DWQ.
This letter only addresses the application review and does not authorize n.ny irrrpacts to wetlands or waters..
Please be aware that any impacts requested within your application are not atillrorized by DWQ. Please
call Roberto Scheller in Phi, ?Vushington Regional Oifloe at 252-948-3940 or lan McMillan in the DWQ
Central Office at 919-807-6364 if you have any quest ions regardin" this matter.
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