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Home My WebLink About20061203 Ver 4_More Info Letter_20120301PIWA ALIY NCDENIt North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Waklid PE Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary March 1 2012 DWQ Protect # 06 1203 v 4 Wake County CERTIFIED MAIL. 7008 1870 00013307 2572 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Town of Cary Betsy Drake 316 N Academy Street Cary NC 27513 Subject Property West Reedy Branch Gravity Sewer Reedy Branch [030605 16 41 10 1 WS IV NSW] REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION Dear Ms Drake On November 14 2011 the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated October 31 2011 to fill or otherwise impact 13 096 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffer and 17 747 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffer (permanent impacts) for a gravity sewer line On December 19 2011 DWQ issued a Request for More Information letter On January 12 2012 the applicant supplied more information with buffer determinations pending (which was requested in the December 19 2011 DWQ letter) On February 14 2012 DWQ conducted buffer determinations along the protect corridor On February 23 2012 a buffer determination letter was written summarizing the findings of the February 14 2012 site visit It was not until February 23 2012 that DWQ received complete information in response to the December 19 2011 letter However based on the buffer determinations conducted February 14 2012 (letter dated February 23 2012 ) DWQ has determined that your application was incomplete and/or provided inaccurate information as discussed below The DWQ will require additional information in order to process your application to impact protected streams and buffers on the subject property This project is on hold and incomplete until we receive the additional information requested below If we do not receive the requested information your project will be formally returned as incomplete Please provide the following information so that we may continue to review your project Additional Information Requested The buffer determination letter (dated February 23 2012) stated that SC9 SC11 SCI SC3 SC6, and SC14 are all subject to the buffer rules However, they are not depicted on the impact maps onehCarolina N4mallb, North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone (919) 791 4200 Customer Service Internet www ncwaterqual ty org 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1628 FAX (919) 788 7159 877 623 6748 An Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer — 50 / Recycled/10 / Post Consumer Paper Page 2 a) Will these streams have permanent or temporary impacts as a result of construction of the sewer line9 If so a 401 will need to be secured for these impacts If not, please explain how you propose to cross these areas without impacts b) Will buffer impacts that are not considered Exempt in the Table of Uses of the buffer rules occur9 If so you will need to revise your maps and buffer impact table If not please provide the width of the construction and maintenance corridors c) If the answer to both of the above questions (a & b) is no please contact DWQ to discuss and if appropriate we will process your approval letter immediately Please submit three copies of this information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter Please send additional information to DWQ Central Office, Attn Karen Higgins, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 1650 If we do not receive this requested information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter your protect will be withdrawn and you will need to reapply with a new application and a new fee If you need additional time to compile the information requested above please email Lauren Witherspoon (lauren wtherspoon @ncdenr gov) requesting an extension and indicate a new date for submittal 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 call Lauren Witherspoon at 919 791 4251 if you have any questions regarding this letter or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter incer y C6 Nq/ )< Danny Smith Raleigh Regional Office Supervisor Surface Water Protection Section cc DWQ Raleigh Regional Office File Copy WeBSCaPe — 1650 Mail Service Center DLR Raleigh Regional Office Keven Arrance — Hazen and Sawyer 4011 WestChase Blvd Suite 500 Raleigh NC 27607 Filename 06 1203 v 4_West Reedy Branch Gravity Sewer_JBR_On Hold(2)