20040343 Ver 2_More Info Requested_20130627

Division of Water Quality
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Acting Director Secretary
June 27, 2013
DWQ # 04 -0343 V2
Rowan County
Rowan County Environmental Management
Attn: Ms. Kathryn Jolly
2727 -D Old Concord Road
Salisbury, North Carolina 28146
Subject: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Rowan County Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Expansion
Dear Ms. Jolly:
On April 12, 2013, the Division of Water Quality (Division) received your application dated
April 10, 2013, requesting an Individual Water Quality Certification from the Division for your
project. The Division received the Public Notice from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on
May 14, 2013. The Division has determined that your application is incomplete and cannot be
processed. The application is on -hold until all of the following information is received:
1. The stream impact labeled as S1 on the plans appears to be longer than the 148 linear
feet of impact reported in the application. Please revise the map to reflect the actual
length of stream channel present or revise the amount of stream impact proposed.
2. Please provide a mitigation plan that conforms to the requirements of 15A NCAC 02H
.0500 for the linear feet of stream proposed to be impacted by the project. The
mitigation plan may include payment to a local mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program or
on -site mitigation.
If you are making a payment, please provide documentation from an appropriate
mitigation bank or the NCEEP indicating their willingness to accept your request
to purchase stream credit to mitigate for the proposed stream impacts listed in
your application. The mitigation plan may be proposed in phases to correspond
with the construction phases.
If you propose permittee responsible mitigation, please provide a complete
detailed mitigation plan (including full sized plans and detail sheets) for this
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Rowan County Landfill Expansion
DWQ# 04 -0343 V2
Request for Additional Information
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project. The mitigation plan may be proposed in phases to correspond with the
construction phases.
Pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 02H .0502(e), the applicant shall furnish all of the above requested
information for the proper consideration of the application. If all of the requested information
is not received in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter, the Division will be
unable to approve the application and it will be returned. The return of this project will
necessitate reapplication to the Division for approval, including a complete application package
and the appropriate fee.
Please respond in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter by sending three
copies of all of the above requested information to the Wetlands, Buffers, Stormwater —
Compliance and Permitting (Webscape) Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-
1650.
Please be aware that you have no authorization under the Water Quality Certification Rules for
this activity and any work done within waters of the state may be a violation of North Carolina
General Statutes and Administrative Code.
Please contact Alan Johnson at 704 - 663 -1699 or alan.iohnson @ncdenr.gov or Jennifer Burdette
at 919 - 807 -6364 or iennifer.burdette @ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Karen Higgins, Supervisor
Wetlands, Buffers, Stormwater —
Compliance & Permitting Unit
cc: HDR Engineering Inc., Eric Mularski — via email — eric.mularski @hdrinc.com
USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
DWQ MRO 401 files
DWQ Webscape Unit
Filename: 040343V2RowanCoMunicipalSolidWasteLandfillExpansion (Rowan)_401_ IC_Hold.docx