20120572 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20120703

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Waklld PE Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
July 3 2012
DWQ Project # 12 0572
Wake County
CERTIFIED MAIL 7012 0470 00013843 2833
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
David T and Lisa N Koch
6124 Oxfordshire Court
Raleigh NC 27606
Subject Property Fording of Dutchman's Branch
Dutchmans Branch [030402 27 43 4 5 WS iiI NSW]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr and Mrs Koch
On June 7 2012 the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated June 2 2012 to fill or
otherwise impact 24 linear feet of intermittent stream channel (permanent impacts) and 400 square feet of Zone 1
Neuse River basin protected riparian buffer to access land The 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
1 The buffer impacts included in the PCN application don t appear to be correct You need to calculate impacts
for Zone I and Zone 2 which lead up to each of the stream crossings Zone 1 is the first 30 feet measured
landward from the top of bank and Zone 2 is the latter 20 feet measured landward from Zone I
2 It is my understanding that a ford has been placed in the stream channel as well as the two culverts Please
include the ford stream and buffer impacts in the PCN application as well as the culverts
The 30 RCP culvert that is in the southwestern portion of the property appears to serve no purpose in
accessing your property Please explain the need for this culvert If there is no need for this culvert please
provide a restoration plan including removing the culvert and returning the stream and riparian buffer back to
natural conditions
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
Internet www ncwaterquality org
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Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone [phone] Customer Service
1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1628 FAX [phone] 623 6748
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4 The ditch that you propose to tie into the existing relic ditch has two 90 °turns Please explain how you plan to
attenuate flow so that the existing relic ditch and the banks of Dutchman s Branch do not erode or downcut
Please submit five 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 project will be withdrawn and you will need to reapply with a new application and a new fee
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
cc DWQ Raleigh Regional Office File Copy
WeBSCaPe — 1650 Mail Service Center
Sincerely
Danny Smit
Raleigh Regional Office Supervisor
Surface Water Protection Section
Filename 12 0572_Koch Fording of Dutchmans Branch_401_NBR_On Hold