20070245 Ver 8_Email from USACE_20210302

From:McLendon, C S CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)
To:Trone, Rick V
Cc:Shaver, Brad E CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); Mickey Sugg; Smith, Ronnie D CIV USARMY CESAW (USA);
Homewood, Sue
Subject:[External] RE: MARSOC Motor Transportation Maintenance Expansion-additional time request
Date:Tuesday, March 2, 2021 4:56:13 PM
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Good Afternoon Rick: We are in receipt of your letter regarding a request for an extension to a
Reasonable Period of Time (RPOT) for consideration of the 401 WQC for the referenced project. We
have not received adequate information from the applicant upon which to issue a Public Notice (PN)
for the proposed modification and therefore, no RPOT has been established for this project. Upon
receipt of the requested information we intend on issuing a PN at which time we will indicate the
RPOT for the NC Division of Water Resources to complete its review of the proposal for the required
401 WQC.

If you have any questions, please direct those to Mr. Shaver at

[e-mail]

Thanks

Scott McLendon

From: Trone, Rick V <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 11:27 AM
To: McLendon, C S CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>
Cc: Capito, Rachel A - DELETED <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] MARSOC Motor Transportation Maintenance Expansion-additional time
request

Chief McLendon,

On January 21, 2021, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received an application from MCB
Camp Lejeune for an Individual 401 Water Quality Certification for the MARSOC Motor
Transportation Maintenance Expansion (DWR # 20070245 Version 8). DWR requests your written
concurrence that a reasonable period of time for consideration of the 401 application is 60 days. In
support of this request we direct your attention to the following considerations:

Type and Complexity of Proposed Activity: The project has included several modifications
and this most recent version seeks authorization for new impacts and several after-the fact
impacts to jurisdictional streams and wetlands. The first version of the project authorized
permeant impacts to 12.5 acres of wetlands, 1.41 acres of temporary impacts to wetlands,
and permanent impacts to 12,800 linear feet of streams. A Violation and Modification
Agreement was issued on August 30, 2010. A modification to the permit was issued
September 8, 2011 to address various mitigation failures and violation restoration failures.
Further modifications were issued on September 12, 2017, November 7, 2017, and an after-
the-fact authorization for a vehicle bridge in 2018. The current request proposes after-the-
fact authorization for impacts to .06 acres of wetlands and 486 linear feet of streams for the
SOF CSS Facility. Additionally, impacts to 0.11 acres of wetlands and 65 linear feet of stream
are proposed for a Boat Maintenance and Storage Facility. A Large Vehicle Maintenance
Storage Building will require 0.58 acres of wetland impacts. Additional wetland impacts
beyond those previously authorized for the Loop Road (0.27 acres) are included in the
application as an after-the-fact impact. Lastly, the applicant is requesting an extension of five
additional years on the existing permit. The MARSOC Motor Transportation Maintenance
Expansion is located in Onslow County and is adjacent to Stone’s Bay. Onslow County is a
CAMA county.

Magnitude of potential impacts to aquatic resources: The MARSOC Motor Transportation
Maintenance Expansion proposes to impact 1.02 acres of wetlands and 609 linear feet of
streams. The applicant has stated that 0.33 acres of wetlands and 486 linear feet of impacts
are after-the-fact. The site is adjacent to Stone’s Bay and Stone’s Creek which are classified as
High Quality Waters (HQW) in the White Oak River Basin and has the potential to impact
these resources.

Unique or Complex Site Conditions: The project proposes to impact wetlands and streams in
addition to the large amount of impacts previously approved. The project location is adjacent
to High Quality Waters in the form of Stone’s Bay and Stone’s Creek. The project is unique in
its location and proximity to High Quality Waters, its history of permitting, violations, and
repeated requests to permit after-the-fact impacts.

Pending information request: DWR sent a request for additional information to the applicant
and consultant on February 23, 2021 which is attached for your review.

By making this request, DWR does not waive its right to determine that additional information or
time is necessary to process the application. Further, DWR does not waive its right to contest the
legality of the Corps’ August 7, 2019 Regulatory Guidance Letter, Corps regulations implementing
section 401 of the Clean Water Act, or any actions taken by the Corps pursuant thereto.

We respectfully request that you provide your written concurrence within five (5) days.

Sincerely,

Rick Trone
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
NCDEQ – Division of Water Resources

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