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' DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY � � r I S S I V'3
�� WILMINGTON DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE � ��„�� ���U�
� WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA 28403 1343
ATTENf Ot�OF December 2 2011 �
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Mr Ian McMillan
401 Coordinator NCDWQ
Wetlands Buffers Stormwater Compliance and Permitting Unrt
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh North Carolma 27699 1650
Deax Mr McMillan
Thank you for your letter of November 4 2011 commentmg on the application of the NC
Granrte Corporation for Department of the Army(DA) authonzation and a State Water Quality
Certification for permanent impacts to the Ararat River in the amount of 600 cubic yards of fill
matenal 1 680 cubic yards of granrte and the dewatermg of 5401mear feet of stream channel
This permit application is associated wrth the current operations of the NC Granrte Quarry near
Mount Airy m Surry County North Carolma The srte contams the Ararat River a tributary in
the Yadkm River Basin(8 Digit Catalogmg Unit 03040101)
We appreciate your mterest and concern and assure you that your comments will be
carefully considered if you have addrtional comments or questions please do not hesitate to
contact Mr Monte Matthews Raleigh Regulatory Field Office telephone [phone] x30
Sincerely
� Jean B Gibby
� Chief Raleigh Regulatory
Field Office