20120335 Ver 1_More Info Received_20120611

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ENVIRONMENTAL INC.
Environmental Consulting Services
June 07 2012
Karen A Higgins
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Wetlands Buffers Stormwater Compliance and Permitting Unit L5 D
1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1650 JUN 1 1 2012
RE Hi Tech Recycling Plymouth NC Site DENR WA R QVALI.n,
Dear Ms Higgins
In response to your letter dated June 5 2012 we respectfully request a meeting to discuss the issues
associated with this project In addition we offer the following responses for your review prior to such
meeting
1 Attached is the full size site plan for discussion purposes The additional items that you request
have not been shown at this time as your comment #4 questions basic layout We would like to sit
with you and discuss options
2 The following language was included within a transmittal letter to Josh Peletier in our original
wetland permit application submittal which was returned from your office This avoidance and
minimization discussion exhibits alternatives analysis specifically that there are no other alternative
sites available which meet the purpose and need of the project
Purpose and Need
The purpose of the project is to establish a metal recycling facility at a site that is adequately sized
with sufficient truck transportation access is appropriately zoned and is buffered from non
compatible land uses The need for the project is to utilize a site within an existing industrial park
which was purchased by the applicant with the assistance and guidance of the Town of Plymouth
and Washington County
Avoidance
Hi tech Recycling operates other metal recycling facilities in eastern North Carolina They generally
strive to locate a facility as far away from their other recycling facilities as possible and in an area
that does not have an overabundance of other recyclers to maximize potential for available scrap
metal The attached exhibit labeled Metal Recyclers in Eastern North Carolina depicts the location
of most of the other recycling facilities and shows that areas north and west of the proposed site
648 Independence Parkway Suite 100 Chesapeake Virginia 23320
Phone [phone] Fax [phone]

Ms Karen Higgins
NCDENR
Page 2 of 3
June 7 2012
contain numerous facilities The Plymouth area of Washington County was generally not saturated
with metal recyclers and as such was a prime target for such an operation Working with the Town
of Plymouth and Washington County Hi tech Recycling was eventually directed towards the
Washington County Industrial Park Property within the park is ideally situated for an industrial use
such as a metal recycler There are no residential or retail commercial neighbors the access is good
the zoning is appropriate and the parcels are adequately sized Attached to this transmittal you
will find an email from Washington County discussing the property search and a letter from the
Town of Plymouth discussing a previously identified site which was not permitted to be used for a
metal recycling facility Based on the applicants work with the Town of Plymouth and Washington
County there were no other parcels identified which would suit the needs of the project At the
time of purchase the selected property was the last available parcel within the industrial park
Therefore there were no other offsite alternatives which suited the needs of the project
Minimization
As this was the only available alternative for a site that allowed the purpose of the project to move
forward and because almost the entire site is considered jurisdictional wetlands avoidance of
impacts to wetlands is impractical and impossible if the purpose and needs of the project are to be
met However after reviewing site layout and turning radii for tractor trailers (80 cubic yard dump
trailers expected for this operation) the applicant was able to reduce impacts from 6 55 acres (all
wetlands on the site) to 4 79 acres Further iterations of the plan after the discovery that the site
was almost entirely wetlands have reduced the proposed total impacts to 4 15 acres The proposed
impacts are comprised of 0 53 acres of impacts due to stormwater management pond construction
and 3 62 acres of land for the office /maintenance garage parking scales and scale house
loading /unloading area and metal stockpiles Not including the stormwater pond this represents
use of only 56% of the site and with the stormwater pond a use of only 64% of this industrially
zoned site
3 See responses to #2 above
4 We would like to meet with you to discuss options regarding site layout
5 Essentially the entire site which is owned by the applicant is wetland and there are no
opportunities to relocate the stormwater feature outside of wetlands
6 There are no streams or other surface waters on the property so we feel that the comment
regarding aquatic life passage is not applicable to this site
7 The site plan depicts the limits of impacts including fill slopes

Ms Karen Higgins
NCDENR
Page 3 of 3
June 7, 2012
8 With the collection of stormwater into a BMP and the use of erosion and sediment control
during development of the site no indirect impacts are anticipated
9 Information was submitted to the U S Army Corps of Engineers with the original permit
application and as of this date no formal Jurisdictional determination has been received by the
applicant We have met onsite with Mr Josh Pelletier to review the limits of wetlands and we
concurred that almost the entire site met the criterion for wetlands
10 The wetlands are non riparian and the following language was included in our original submittal
which was returned by your office We would like to discuss such compensation options at the
requested meeting
Compensation
As there are unavoidable impacts to wetlands associated with the project the applicant
proposes to compensate for the losses by purchasing credits from the North Carolina Ecosystem
Enhancement Program in lieu fee fund There are no approved commercial wetland mitigation
banks within the 03010107 HUC and the project site will only have 2 4 acres of unused
property of which approximately 0 1 acres is not wetland The applicant will however plant
the previously cleared area to provide approximately 2 3 acres of preserved wetland The
plantings will consist of hardwood tree species During permit application review we will work
with the regulatory agencies to negotiate an appropriate ratio for such preservation and will
complete the Wetland Assessment Method to determine the rating of functions and values of
the existing wetlands as well as complete the EEP request form
11 See responses to #11
Please contact me at your earliest possible convenience to arrange a project meeting
Sincerely
,�-Cwi\--
Jim Cahoon
Vice President
CC Josh Pelletier U S Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District
Attachments Site Plan Letters from County and Town

Town of Plymouth Planning
124 East Water Street
Plymouth, NC 27962
(252) 793 -9101
August 16, 2011
Josh R Pelleteer
Us Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Ave
Wilmington, NC 28403 1398
Re Brigman Recycling Center
Dear Mr Pelletier
I have been working with Mrs Lisa Brigman over the last eight months to establish a Recycling
Center within the Town of Plymouth Mrs Brigman approached the Town regarding the
issuance of a conditional use permit for a site located along US Highway 64 East within the
Town of Plymouth The Town's Board of Adjustment did not vote to issue the permit, and the
Brigmans were forced to locate a new site There are very few locations in the Town that meet
the criteria for the establishment of a light industrial facility like a recycling center
The Brigmans continued to work with the Town as well as the County Through these
discussions a site within the Washington County Industrial Park was identified The industrial
park property appears to meet all of the Brigmans needs, while not adversely impacting
adjoining property owners
It appears that the proposed site may be the last option for the establishment of this business
within the Town of Plymouth, as there is very limited acreage zoned for this type of use The
Brigmans have been persistent in their attempts to locate and acquire a site that meets their needs
while working with the Town to ensure that the property is suitable for the establishment of a
recycling center The Town supports the Brigmans' efforts and will provide any information
deemed necessary to facilitate the necessary permitting of the operation
If we can provide any further information please feel free to contact me at your convenience
Sincerely
x-�. 0�
Landin Holland MPA, AICP
Town of Plymouth Planner

From Cheryl Young <cyouna(cDwashconc org>
To Pelletier Josh R SAW <Josh R Pelletier(c)usace army mil>
Cc Lisa Bagman <hitechrecvcling cDyahoo com>
Sent Thursday September 8 20114 53 PM
Subject RE Hurricane Irene (UNCLASSIFIED)
Dear Mr Pelletier
I have worked with Lisa Brigman and her husband over the course of the last several months to establish
a location for their recycling business in Plymouth NC The Brigmans were put in contact with the
County to find a suitable location for the business when all other avenues had been exhausted At the
beginning of 2011 the County sold the Brigmans the last seven acres remaining in the Washington
County Industrial Park located off of Highway 64 in Plymouth Subsequently the Brigmans informed us
that a portion of the property was identified as wetlands The County then began looking for other
suitable property for the Brigman s business The County was unable to locate any suitable substitute
for the property
This letter is to support the Brigman s application to allow for the permitting of the proposed business in
the Washington County Industrial Park As a Tier One economically disadvantaged County Washington
County strongly supports the locating of the business in our county for both economic purposes as well
the benefits that will result from offering recycling of large metal items
If I can provide any additional information please do not hesitate to contact me
Thank you
Cheryl R Young
Interim County Manager
Washington County
P 0 Box 1007
116 Adams Street
Plymouth NC 27962
cyoune @washconc orrg
252 7910001 (ofc)
252 793 1183 (fax)

SITE PLAN NOTES:
OWNER: HI - TECH WELDING, INC
BUILDING SIZE: 4800 SF
1000 SF OFFICE
3800 SF GARAGE - MAINTENANCE
PROPERTY SIZE): 6.65 AC
PARKING PROVIDED: 9 SPACES
1 HANDICAP SPACE
PARKING REQUIRED: 1 SPACE PER 2- EMPLOYEES
1 SPACE PER 400 SF OFFICE SPACE
BOUNDARY SURVEY BASED ON PLAT BY
TIMOTHY ESOLEN DATED FEB 12,2011
ZONING:
IH - HEAVY INDUSTRIAL
SETBACKS 30'
UTILITIES:
WATER LINE - TOWN OF PLYMOUTH EXISTING WATER LINE
WASTEWATER - TOWN OF PLYMOUTH
WASTEWATER SERVICE: 4" GRA�4TY
WATER SERVICE: 1" SERVICE LINE
ALL NEW SERVICES SHALL MEET ALL
NC BUILDING CODE REQUIREME`ITS
ALL EXISTING UTILITIES ARE SHOWN
BASED ON FIELD EVIDENCE
PRIOR TO ANY DIGGING NC ONE CALL SHALL
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OF ALL EXISTING UTILITIES.
24' MIN. FROM THE
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CONTRACTOR. SERVICE SADDLES SHALL BE L!En 13N
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PVC WATER MAINS WHICH DO NOT MEET THE :fEQUIREMENTS
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