20121049 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20130520

North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Pat McCrory Charles Wakild, P. E. John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Director Secretary

North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Winston -Salem Regional Office
Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston -Salem, North Carolina 27107
Phone: [phone] \ FAX: [phone] \ Customer Service: 1 -877 -623 -6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org

An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer

May 20 , 2013
DWQ# 12 -1049
Guilford County
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7011 1570 0001 8546 2415
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

Mr. Kevin Baker, Executive Director
Piedmont Triad Airport Authority
1000 A Ted Johnson Pkwy
Greensboro, NC 27409

Re: Section 401 Water Quality Certification application

Dear Mr. Baker:

On April 9 , 2013 , the North Carolina Division of Wate r Quality (Division) received additional information regarding
your application for a 401 General Water Quality Certification impact streams for the Honda Connector project at the
Piedmont Triad Airport in Greensboro, NC in Guilford County. After reviewing the submitted information it has been
determined that a dditional information is ag ain required in order that we may determine your project’s compliance with
15A NCAC 2H .0500. The Division will require this information in order to process your application to impact
protected wetlands and/or streams on the subject property. Therefore, we will place this project on hold as incomplete
until we receive this additional information, and if we do not receive the additional information requested below, we will
have to move toward denial of your application as required by 15A NCAC 2H .0506. P lease provide the following
information so that we may continue to review your project.
1. The proposed dry detention pond for the MRO Facility portion of the project is not sufficient to meet
the stormwater standard of 85% TSS removal required p er GC 3886/3890. Please provide a stormwater
management plan that removes 85% of the TSS from the entire MRO site. The DWQ highly
recommends that you contact Annette Lucas DWQ at (919) 807 -6381 to discuss the options available
for treating stormwater on the MRO portion of the site .
Please respond in writing within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter by sending a copy of this information to Sue
Homewood at the address on this letterhead, and a copy to Ian McMillan N. C. Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401
Certification Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -1650. If you will not be able to provide the requested
information within that timeframe, please provide written confirmation that you intend to provide the requested
information , and include a specific timetable delineating when the requested materials will be provided. If we do not
hear from you in 30 calendar days, we will assume that you no longer want to pursue this project and we will consider
the project as returned.

PTAA, Honda Road Connector
DWQ# 12 -1049
M ay 20 , 201 3
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Th is 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
Division. If you have any questions, please contact me at 336 -771 -4964 or [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Sue Homewood
DWQ Winston -Salem Regional Office

cc: Richard Darling, Baker Engineering (via email)
Larry Allen, Baker Engineering (via email)
Andy Williams, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWQ Winston -Salem Regional Office
DWQ Wetlands/401 Unit