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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H Sullins
Director
December 20 2011
CERTIFIED MAIL 7008 1830 0004 8312 1361
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Vic Lebsock
C�ty of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department
222 Hargett Street Su�te 601
Raleigh NC 27601
Sub�ect Property Walnut Creek Greenway
UT to Lynn Branch [030402 27 43 3 WS III NSW]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr Lebsock
Dee Freeman
Secretary
DWQ Pro�ect # 04 0838 v 6
Wake County
On November 28 2011 the D�vision of Water Qual�ty (DWQ) received your application dated November 23 2011
to fill or otherw�se tmpact 0 03 acre of 404 wetland (permanent impacts) 0 11 acre of 404 wetland (temporary
�mpacts) 601mear feet of perenmal stream channel (temporary impacts) 19 111 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse Rtver
basin protected r�paz�an buffer (permanent impacts) 576 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse Rrver basm protected ripar�an
buffer (temporary impacts) 12 416 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse River basm protected ripar�an buffer (permanent
impacts) and 1 444 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse basm protected r�parian buffer (temporary impacts) for a greenway
trail The DWQ has determmed that your appltcation was incomplete and/or provided maccurate mforrnation as
dtscussed below The DWQ will require addittonal mformat�on m order to process your application to �mpact
protected streams and buffers on the sub�ect property This pro�ect is on hold and mcomplete until we receive the
additional mformation requested below If we do not receive the requested mformation your pro�ect will be
formally returned as mcomplete Please provide the following �nformation so that we may contmue to rev�ew your
pro�ect
Add�tional Information Requested
Streams are depicted on your plans with no indication of riparian buffer at the followtng locations
a Worthdale Park to New Hope Road
� SF 17B (Plan Sheet 7) and SF 15 (Plan Sheet 8)
b New Hope Road to Neuse River
i SF 11 (Plan Sheet 5) SF l0A (Plan Sheet 6) SF9 (Plan Sheet 6) SF7 (Plan Sheet 8) and stream in
wetland (W3) (Plan Sheet 10)
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For the above mentioned stream segments (and the ent�re pro�ect) please provide a buffer determmation
letter and assoc�ated maps [f DWQ has not conducted buffer determmattons please submit the Soil
Survey of Wake County and the USGS topographic map (1 24 000) w�th the pro�ect boundaries over(am
2 Should Wetland Impact map (W6) be Wetland Impact W3� Please confirm
3 Please �nclude a scale on alt impact maps and plan sheets
4 Wetland Impact W6 and Plan Sheet 10 (New Hope to Neuse River) mdicates a stream �s present wrthm W3
Is this a stream� Please provide written DWQ stream determtnation Is the dissipater pad tncluded as a
wetland impact�
5 On the srte plans please show the locations of each of the culverts and d�ssipater pads that convey flow under
the proposed greenway trail
6 For Ditch 8 m the New Hope Road to Neuse R�ver section of the trail please des�gn and place the discharge
of the drtch at the base of the h�ll rather than on the steep slope as proposed This comment is assummg that
the plan sheets are correct and that a buffered stream �s not actually present
7 Plan Sheet 12 (New Hope to Neuse River) and Buffer Impact map B4 does not dep�ct buffer impacts
associated with the proposed Wainut Cree[c br�dge and boardwalk Please revise and resubmtt your maps and
�mpact table with more accurate mformation
Please subm�t five cop�es of this mformat�on withm 30 calendar days of the date of this letter Please send
addihonal informahon to DWQ Central Office, Attn Karen Higgms, 1650 Mail Serv�ce Center, Rale�gh,
NC 27699 1650 If we do not receive th�s requested mformation with�n 30 calendar days of the date of this
Ietter your proJect w�lt be w�thdrawn and you w�ll need to reapply with a new application and a new fee If you
need add�tional t�me to compile the mformat�on requested above please email Lauren W�therspoon
(lauren w�therspoon@ncdenr gov) requestmg an extens�on and mdicate a new date for submittal
This letter only addresses the applicat�on rev�ew and does not author�ze any impacts to wetlands waters or
protected buffers Please be aware that any impacts requested with�n your appl�cat�on are not authorized (at th�s
time) by the DWQ Please call Lauren Witherspoon at 919 791 4251 if you have any quest�ons regarding this
letter or would l�ke to set up a meetmg to discuss this matter
cc DWQ Rale�gh Reg�onal Oftice F�le Copy
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Jam�e Shern — USACE Rale�gh F�eld Office
DLR Rale�gh Reg�onal Office
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Danny Smith
Rale�gh Regional Office Supervtsor
Surface Water Protect�on Section
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