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Town of Louisburg
110 West Nash Street
Louisburg, NC 27549-2526
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
June 28, 2007
DWQ Project # 04-1818, Ver. 2
Franklin County
Subject Property: Town of Louisburg - 2004 Sewer Improvements
Ut to Tar River [030301, 28-(24.7), WSV, NSW]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Sir or Madam:
On June 22, 2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated Apri130, 2007
to permanently impact 0.018 acres of 404/wetland, temporarily impact 0.71 acres of 404/wetland,
permanently impact 80 linear feet of perennial stream, and permanently impact 3,600 square feet (ft2) of
Zone 1 of the Tar-Pamlico River basin protected riparian buffers and 4,000 square feet (ft2) of Zone 2 of
the Tar-Pamlico River basin protected riparian buffers, to construct sewer line improvements at the site.
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 wetland, streams and/or buffers on the subject property. Therefore, unless we receive
the additional information requested below, we will have to move toward denial of your application as
required by 15A NCAC 2H .0506 and 2B .0233(8) and will place this project on hold as incomplete until
we receive this additional information. Please provide the following information so that we may continue
to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
As you probably know, DWQ's rules require that we certify that the project will not result in
"cumulative impacts, based on past or reasonably anticipated future impacts, that cause or will
cause a violation of downstream water quality standards" NCAC 2H .0506(b)(4). In reviewing
your plans, it appears installation of this sewer project is in response to additional growth within
several tracts. With respect to cumulative impacts, the Preconstruction Notification (PCN -
Section XIV, of the March 2005 version) form for the project asks,
"Will this project (based on past and reasonably anticipated future impacts) result in additional
development which could impact nearby downstream water quality? Yes or No If yes, please
submit a qualitative or quantitative cumulative impact analysis in accordance with the most recent
North Carolina Division of Water Quality policy posted on our website at:
http://h2o. enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/documents/InterimInternalPo licyCumulativeImpact. doc
Although, you have not addressed this question within your submitted PCN, in reviewing your
plans, it appears installation of this sewer project is in response to additional growth within
several tracts, therefore, there may be additional wetland and stream impacts in order to devel~
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these parcels and the stotrnwater from these developments have the may cause a violation of
downstream water quality standards.
Therefore, we will place this project on hold for incomplete information until the cumulative
impacts of this project are adequately addressed. Alternatively, one way to address this concern
is to have the Town of Louisburg commit to requiring on-site stormwater management measures
(such as level spreaders, bioretention or constructed wetlands) for the additional development
when those parcels are developed. However, the Division is open to other approaches that would
give us the assurance that downstream water quality would be protected from the cumulative
impacts of this project.
2. Please indicate all stream impacts including all fill slopes, dissipaters, and bank stabilization on
the site plan. All impacts to streams, wetlands and buffers should be indicated on the plans with
cross hatching.
3. Please indicate all wetland impacts including fill slopes on the site plan.
4. Please indicate all riparian buffer impacts on the site plan and clearly label impacts (Buffer
Impact 1, etc.). Please note that any parallel impacts in Zone 1 of the buffers will require
mitigation.
Please submit this information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter. 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 Ms. Cyndi Karoly or Mr. Ian McMill at 919-733-
1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discusst il~matter.
Sincere
Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
O1 Oversight/Express Review Permits Unit
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cc: Sean McLean, EarthTech, 701 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 475, Raleigh, NC 27607
Mike Horan, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
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Filename: 041818 Ver2TOLouisburg2004SewerLnprovements(Frank) in~n_Hold