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Home My WebLink About19910239 Ver 1_More Info Received_19910501It P MEMORANDUM Date To From Through Subject I JW ✓ DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT May 1, 1991 John Dorney Planning Branch James H Gregson= Wilmington Region 1 ffice Dave Adkins \ 1L Wilmingto`- Reg onal Office Regional O` ice Review and Recommendations Application for Permit for Excavation and /or Fill Project # 9104 -E Pender County Board of Education Pender County PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Pender County Board of Education Proposes to construct a three - wing, 59,000 square foot middle school and an 44,000 square foot addition to the existing Topsail Elementary School 2 7 acres of .isolated wetlands will be filled as a result of the construction of the new middle school and associated football field The project has been reviewed to determine impacts to water quality The following comments have been provided It is my understanding that there is now a proposal to move the middle school location approximately 20 feet to the northeast to allow better siting of the waste disposal system This will reduce the total wetland fill by approximately 0 3 acres The applicants are also proposing to dedicate approximately 4 acres of wetlands on the Futch Tract as a conservation and nature area 1 The project will require a 401 Water Quality Certification 2 The project complies with the General 401 Water Quality Certification No 2176 for isolated wetlands 3 The proposed project should be done in such a way as to not cause the turbidity outside the immediate construction area to exceed 50 NTU This office has no objection to the project as proposed JHG 9104 -E APR cc Wilmington Regional Office Files Central Files J L WETLAND RATING SYSTEM INORKSHEET ProDect t o or description .7� y/J y C- Locat _on �, �14-f 9' f s w r-' /A- Ri% (-r basin and neares�- permanen Eva 11- -toi 1--A' 6- ,-Y Agenc and address,,,- �- , QJ Date and time evaluated 4//1 Ma]oi Wetland Type s t r e a m ypproxi.mate size of wetland system — IC acres - -,ppioxi.mate extent of wetlands in area acres 4 F within miles -hree most dominant plant species (in order) Xe� A-- Soil Series (if known) Ilk,, I U , ,' , � 6; -/ Hydro_ogic indicators Direct hydrologic connection? (circle one) YES ENO Existing Conditions Drainage Y, --VA , Disturbance i,a - (1 11, IN � Restoration potential Does site provide habitat for endangered or threatened species? If yes then score equals 100% State reasons for exceptional status Item iqo I Location /Landscape 1 Natural area buffer 2 Sensitive watershed II Ecological Values 3 Special ecological attributes 4 Dispersal corridor system 5 Wildlife 6 Aquatic life 7 Water storage 8 Streambank stabilization 9 Removal sediment /toxicant 10 Removal /transform nutrients 11 Groundwater recharge /discharge III Human Values 12 Outdoor recreation /education 13 Commercial value Score (circle one) 5 co 5 1 (01- 5 3 5 �0 ,1 5 ) 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 3 �� 0 5 3 1 6W 5 3 1 C� 5 3 1 5 3 5 3 0 5 V 1 0 Total score Percent score // 0 (out of a total of 65 points) Site description and notes 12 6 HENRY VON OESEN AND ASSOCIATES I +` CONSULTING ENGINEERS Telephone(919)7630141 AND PLANNERS Fax(919)7634186 805 NORTH THIRD STREET P 0 DRAWER 2087 April 9, 1991 Mr Jim Gregson Div of Environmental Management N C Dept of Environment, Health and Natural Resources 127 Cardinal Drive Extension Wilmington, NC 28405 -3845 Deur Mr Gregson WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA 28402 Re Clarification of Request for General Water Quality Certification Pender County Board of Education Topsail Campus Proposed School Sites From our recent telephone conversation, I would like to clarify our request for General Water Quality Certification for the above referenced project from the North Carolina Division of Environmental management I mistakenly requested a waiver from the General Water Quality Certification and I appreciate your response in clarify- ing this issue We believe that this project will not impact water quality and that it meets the requirements for general cer- tification by the NCDEM Should you have any questions Thank you Sincerely yours, HENRY VON OESEN AND ASSOCIATES, INC e,_, � A r)� �,� Christopher A Militscher, R E M Environmental Resources Manager CAM /GGB cc Mr John Dorney please feel free to call me stir +sit ssr :n //�� wr r� rn -7 C A S �. Li Li Po UTSi.r R D 3026 ��`�```; 4 ``�� u aHENRY VON CONSULTING AND PLANNERS 805 NORTH THIRD STREET April 2, 1991 I /)*- OESEN AND ASSOCIATES ENGINEERS Telephone (919) 763 0141 Fax (919) 763 4186 P 0 DRAWER 2087 WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA 28402 Mr Jim Dorney Water Quality Section Div of Environmental Management N C Dept of Environment, Health and Natural Resources P 0 Box 27687 Raleigh, NC 27611 -7687 Re Request for Waiver to Water Quality Certification Pender County Board of Education Topsail Campus Proposed School Sites Dear Mr Dorney On behalf of the Pender County Board of Education, we wish to request a waiver to Water Quality Certification for the Top- sail campus proposed school sites project Enclosed please find a copy of a Section 404 Nationwide Permit No 26 application which includes a site location map, proposed fill areas, an alter - natives analysis, and other supporting documentation We believe that significant efforts to eliminate impacts to water quality have been made during the planning process for this important public project A copy of this report is being for- warded to Mr Jim Gregson of the Wilmington Office of the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management to expedite and as- sist in the determination of this request Should you have any questions or require further informa- tion, please feel free to call me at (919) 763 -0141 Thank you Sincerely yours Christopher A Militscher, R E M Environmental Resources Manager CAM /GGB Enc cc Mr Jim Gregson Mr Tom Pappendick Mr Ken Gallaugher J6141v 6010OA/ /KcgofrM,z ;(saw v f�- ' l i ��7 �► o� oti.S �t�t rr � r• N114 f /OO 401" S.I v(AYCI Z)-F,m -0 4 � ,Z. 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