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Home My WebLink About20110994 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20111213Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor �� o NCDENIt North Carolina Department of Environment antl Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Coleen H Sullms Director December 13 2011 CERTIFIED MAIL 70101870 0001 3324 2999 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED B�11 Webster Town of Chapel Hill 405 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Chapel Hil( NC 27514 Sub�ect Property Bolm Creek Greenway Sta�rs at Frankl�n Street Boltn Creek [030606 16 41 1 15 1(4) WS N NSW] REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION Dear Mr Webster Dee Freeman Secretary DWQ Pro�ect # 11 0994 Orange County On November 9 2011 the Division of Water Qual�ty (DWQ) rece�ved your application to fill or otherwise impact 400 square feet of Zone 1 Jordan Lake basin protected ripar�an buffer (permanent �mpacts) to construct sta�rs m the buffer from the Bol�n Creek Greenway The DWQ has determmed that your application was mcomplete and/or provided maccurate information as d�scussed below The DWQ witl require addrtional mformation in order to process your appl�cation to �mpact protected streams and buffers on the sub�ect property Th�s pro�ect �s on hold and mcomplete unt�l we receive the add�tional information requested below If we do not receive the requested mformation your pro�ect w�ll be formally returned as mcomplete Please prov�de the followmg ►nformation so that we may cont�nue to rev�ew your pro�ect Addit�onal Information Requested 1 Please sign and date page 10 of 10 of the PCN application and submit to DWQ 2 Has DWQ conducted buffer determinations for all streams depicted on the Soil Survey of Orange County (published version) and/or the USGS topographic map (1 24000) wtthin your pro�ect limits� If so please provide a copy of this mformation If not please locate the pro�ect boundanes on the most recent bound and published Soil Survey of Orange County and the USGS 1 24 000 topographic map for the pro�ect 3 Please locate the protected ripanan buffer as an overlay on the site plans clearly showmg Zone 1 and Zone 2 No�e hCarol�na �atura!!� North Carolina Division of Water Qual�ty Raleigh Regional Office Surtace Water Protection Phone (919) 791 4200 Customer Service Internet www ncwaterquality org 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1628 FAX (919) 788 7159 877 623 6748 An Equal Opportunity/AffirmaUve Action Employer — 50 / Recycled/10 / Post Consumer Paper Page 2 4 Based on the plans it appears that not all ot the buffer impacts have been quantified conectly This includes the following a Restoring V ditches throughout the pro�ect area would be considered allowable per the Table of Uses [ 15A NCAC 02B 0267(9)] Theretore impacts need to be quantified at these locations depicted on M 1 2 and M 1 4 If any ditches to be restored are streams then you may be required to obtam a 404permid401 Water Quality Certification and/or a Ma�or Variance b Any pavers (or new impervtous surface) that are placed outside of the footprint of the existing impervious surface will require a buffer authonzation Therefore you will need to quantify new buffer impacts at these locations It appears that M 1 3 M 1 7 and M 1 8 need to revised to include buffer impacts but smce buffer zones are not clearly depicted in relation to top of bank other areas may require revisions 5 Please provide total greenway width includmg maintenance comdor on either side of the greenway 6 Is flared end section on M 1 8 proposed within a stream channel� Please submit three copies of this mformat�on w�th�n 30 calendar days of the date of this letter Please send add�honal �nformahon to DWQ Central Office, Attn Karen Higgms, 1650 Mad Servue Center, Raleigh, NC 2'7699 1650 If we do not receive thts requested �nformation w�th�n 30 calendar days of the date of this letter your pro�ect will be withdrawn and you w�ll need to reapply w�th a new appl�cat�on and a new fee If you need addrtional time to compile the tnformation requested above please email Lauren Wttherspoon (lauren w�therspoon@ncdenr gov) request�ng an extension and �ndicate a new date for submittal This letter only addresses the app(ication rev�ew and does not authonze any impacts to wetlands waters or protected buffers Please be aware that any �mpacts requested w�th�n your applicat�on are not author�zed (at th�s t�me) by the DWQ Please call Lauren W�therspoon at 919 791 4251 �f you have any questions regarding this letter or would l�ke to set up a meeting to d�scuss this matter S ncere � /� �, � /r� � Danny Sm�t Raletgh Reg�onal Office Superv�sor Surface Water Protection Sect�on cc DWQ Rale�gh Regional O�ce Ftle Copy WeBSCaPe — 1650 Mail Service Center Michael Cra�g — WSP Se(ls 15401 Weston Parkway Cary NC 27513 Filename I 1 0994_UNC f3olm Creek Grecnway Stairs_JBR_On Hold