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Home My WebLink About20111013 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20120215 A @aid®EA�1� North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Chuck Wakild P E Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary Feb*-uar; 15 2012 DWQ Project#2011 1013 Beaufort/Craven Counties CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Mr Paxton Badham Martin Marietta Materials 2710 Wycliff Road Raleigh NC 27607 Subject Property Martin Marietta Matenals—Vanceboro Site Ut to Blounts Creek [030307 29 9 1 (3) SB NSW] REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION Dear Mr Badham On November 21, 2011 the Division of Water Quality(DWQ)received you application dated October 19, 2011,the Division of Water Quality(DWQ)and on December 1, 2011,the DWQ received the Public Notice issued by the U S Army Corps of Engineers dated December 1,2011 to impact 6 69 acres of 404/wetlands and 58,671 linear feet of jurisdictional man made ditches to construct the proposed 649 acre open pit aggregate mine located on the Beaufort/Craven County lines On January 6, 2012 the DWQ received the second Public Notice issued by the U S Army Corps of Engineers dated January 4, 2012 DWQ received substantial comments during the public comment period including numerous requests for DWQ to hold a public hearing in accordance with 15A NCAC 02H 0504 (Water Quality Certification Rules Public Hearing) The purpose of this correspondence is to inform you that the Director of the Division of Water Quality has determined that it is in the public interest that a public hearing for the purpose of reviewing public comment and additional information be held prior to granting or denying certification for this project This decision was also discussed during our meeting on January 30 2012 At this time we are coordinating administrative details in order to hold a hearing within 90 calendar days of this notification to you We will inform you and the parties interested in this application as those details are developed No action is necessary on your part at this time in regards to the public hearing However, we would advise you to continue working to address the technical concerns we wrote to you about in correspondence dated January 17 2012 Wetlands Buffers Stormwater Compliance and Permitting(Webscape)Unit 1650 Mad Service Center Raleigh North Carolina 276991650 Phone 919-807 6300\FAX 919-807 6494 Internet http//portal ncdenr orglweblwglws An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employdr Martm Marietta Materials—Vanceboro Site Page 2 of 2 February 15 2012 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 contact Ian McMillan (919 807 6364) or me (919 807 6360) or if you have any quest,,ons regarding this matte Sincerely 0` Y �_t Karen Higgins 4Wetlanuffers, Stormwater Compliance and Permitting(Webscape) Supervisor KAH/ijm cc Al Hodge, DWQ Washington Regional Office William Wescott USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office Cyndi Karoly, Wetlands and Stormwater Branch Manager Tom Behuck, Supervisor Complex NPDES Permitting Unit Chad Evenhouse, Kimley Horn and Associates Inc , 3001 Weston Parkway, Cary NC 27513 Maria Dunn,NC Wildlife Resources Commission Heather Jacobs Deck Pamilco-Tar Riverkeeper, P O Box 1854 Washington NC 27889 File Copy Filename 20111013MarhnMerienaMatenalsVanceboroSrte(Beaufort_Craven)PH_HOLD -COMPLETE .N COMPLETE THIS SECTIONON DELIVERY ■ Complete Items 1 2 and 3 Also complete A Sign re item 4 If Restricted Delivery is desired ❑Agent ® Print your name and address on the reverse Addressee so that we can return the card to you Re %dby'Prin�18d �ame) agj fiery ■ Attach this card to the back of the mailpiece OL or on the front if space permits 1 Article Addressed to D ISY from item 1? ❑ s _ O enter dellve t�l� s below ❑ No ,MR PAXTON BADHAM 2/17/12 MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS f1B 18 VrP'I I 2710 WYCLIFF RD RALEIGH NC 27607 DWQ 11 1013 Beaufort/Craven I s �`� gi �. st �>�S ress Mad ❑Re ere etum Recelpt for Merchandise ❑Insured Mall ❑C O D 4 Restricted Delivery?(Extra Fee) ❑, 2 Article Number I7009 2250 0000 8087 2860 (IFansfer from service Ia6eQ Ps Form 3811 February 2004 Domestic Return Receipt 102595-02 M 1640 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE First Class Mad toc .Z Post*&Fets Paid . � F rio RegSP1 -r- Mw Hw �w � -• • Sender Please print your name address and ZIP+4 in this box ° DENR DWQ WeBSCaPe UNIT WETLANDS STORMWATER BRANCH 1650 MAIL SERVICE CENTER FL 9 RALEIGH NC 27699 1650