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Home My WebLink About20121074 Ver 1_Public Comments_20130107la -lo'l4 px�� CO January 4, 2013 North Carolina Division of Water Quality Attn: Ms. Karen Higgins 1650 Mail Service Center NFA �� Raleigh, NC 27699 -1617 N 7 2013 Re: Corps Action ID# SAW- 2012 -01900 Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. (916 Baltimore Rd., Advance, in Davie County, North Carolina), permit authorization application Ms. Higgins, My wife and I are homeowners in the Baltimore Trails subdivision which is located directly behind Ashley Furniture Industries on Baltimore Road and will be impacted by.said company's application for permit for permanent impacts to jurisdictional stream channels and jurisdictional forested wetlands adjacent to Buffalo Creek and the proposed expansion of their existing warehouse and manufacturing facilities located off of 916 Baltimore Rd, west of Advance, in Davie County, North Carolina. 1. We are requesting an extension of time to respond and comment to the public notice for the application from Mr. Michael Moran of Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. until, at least February 7, 2013. This will allow the public notice to properly recognized, and given the attention it deserves by all homeowners and the community and will allow time to prepare and submit comments to you regarding this matter. The request is based on the surreptitious action of Ashley Furniture to file for this permit over the Holiday season. 2. We are requesting a public hearing to occur in a Davie County venue that allows for all members who wish to attend and comment to do so. We request a minimum of 60 days notice for the date and time of the hearing. During this hearing we request clear, condse answers along with complete written documentation to the following topics. a. Exact Wet Detention Pond design, size and location(s) in regards to Buffalo Creek and /or any exiting Stream or Wetland type. b. Design, emergency plan and location of the emergency spillway(s). C. Detailed mapping including size of the conveyance systems from buildings and parking lots to the wet detention pond(s). d. Within the permit request there is mention of approximately 45 acres in paved parking lots but no reference given to the runoff for new or current paved areas. How can a true storm water runoff assessment be created without these critical figures? We request complete detailed plans outlining "ALL" paved areas, dimensions and storm water runoff collection. e. Flow estimates of Buffalo Creek after all mediation has been completed. f. Testing policies and procedures for contamination in the holding pond(s), discharge area and bottom sediment using the toxic characteristic leaching procedure. g. The Erosion and Sedimentation Control (E &SC) Plan for the site. h. Plans for the water quality declination, particularly contamination of current aquifers and Buffalo Creek water supply for all affected downstream along the Buffalo Creek during all phases of construction. Buffalo Creek flows into Dutchman Creek which in- turn flows into the Yadkin River. There should be established test areas and schedules to monitor beyond the 401 certification. i. Ashley's plan for contamination testing and disclosure of local residential well water during construction and monitoring for chemical intrusion once the manufacturing facility begins operations. j. The plan for testing surface water contamination to adjacent land from construction or manufacturing operations that could impact our Equestrian Developments with possible toxic effects on the horses due to their feeding on field grass. In the application, the statement on page 2 of public notice that "land use in the area around the Ashley Furniture property is mostly open pasture and forest with FEW rural residential properties..." is a miss representation. The fact is that Ashley does not recognize or acknowledge the land use in the area around their property as residential is disturbing. There are 24 lots with 14 homes in the Baltimore Trails and Baltimore Downs subdivisions. These two subdivisions were platted as such in 2005/2006 and encompass 247.170 acres directly adjacent to the Ashley property. Not to be dismissed are the many homes and farms (both livestock and harvesting) across and alongside Baltimore Rd. and others located further down Buffalo Creek. For these compelling reasons, we ask that we be granted both a public hearing to discuss our concerns and be given the opportunity to be heard as a community and to also extend the deadline for comments to be mailed to no earlier than February 7, 2013. Sincerely, � k W5 �t David Wittlinger Debora Yenny - Wittlinger Concerned Homeowners, Baltimore Trails Cc: Mr. John Thomas US Army Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regulatory Field Office 3331 Heritage Trade Drive Suite 105 Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 Senator Richard Burr United States Senator 2000 W. First Street, Ste 508 Winston - Salem, NC 27104 Senator Kay Hagan Unites States Senator 701 Green Valley Rd., Ste 201 Greensboro, NC 27408 Representative Virginia Foot 6000 Meadowbrook Mall, Ste 3 Clemmons, NC 27012 Representative Julia C. Howard NC House of Representatives 16 W. Jones Street, Rm 1106 Raleigh, NC 27601 State Senator Andrew C. Brock NC Senator 300 N. Salisbury St, Rm 623 Raleigh, NC 27603