20061787 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20061222

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
December 22, 2006
DWQ# 06-1787
Guilford County
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7004 2510 0002 2177 4835
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Reference: Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Reserve at Adams Farm
Mr. Jim Grdich
Blue Ridge Companies
5826 Samset Drive
High Point, NC 27265
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Dear Mr. Grdich:
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On November 13, 2006, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your a'l~~~i~pn for
a 401 General Water Quality Certification to impact 2471inear feet of an unnamed tributary to Bull Run and
to impact 0.483 acre of pond area by excavation and grading in order to construct a stormwater detention
pond for the proposed Reserve at Adams Farm residential development in Greensboro, Guilford County.
On December 14, 2006, Mr. Daryl Lamb of DWQ's Winston-Salem Regional Office visited this site in
order to assess the proposed impacts. Based on the information provided in your application and Mr.
Lamb's site assessment, additional information is required in order that we may determine your project's
compliance with 15A NCAC 2H .0500. Please provide five (5) copies of the following information:
1. The proposed impact to 247 linear feet of intermittent stream consists of the placement of 24"
reinforced concrete pipe in the stream. This stream is located within the Randleman Lake
Water Supply Watershed and is subject to the buffer requirements described in 15A NCAC 02B
.0250 Randleman Lake Water Supply Watershed: Protection and Maintenance of Riparian
Areas. Please provide information which shows that the proposed impact will not violate the
requirements of 15A NCAC 0.2B .0250.
2. With the consent of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE), you are proposing to provide
onsite compensatory mitigation by restoring 416 linear feet of onsite degraded stream channel
which includes the areas of two small drained ponds. You are requesting authorization from the
USAGE to use Nationwide Permit 27 for the impacts associated with this restoration. The 416
linear feet of channel are not listed in the table for stream impacts on Page 8 of the Pre-
Construction Notification (PCN). Please provide a corrected table of impacts that lists all
proposed stream impacts on the project site and also provide a corrected table of cumulative
impacts, which is on Page 9 of the PCN.
Ane C~Ollria
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality
Wetlands Certification Unit 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 Phone [phone] FAX [phone]
2321 Crabtree Blvd. Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 Internet http:llwww.ncwateroualitv.org
Customer Service Number: 1-877-623-6748
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Mr. Jim Grdich
Page 2, DWQ# 06-1787
December 22, 2006
Until the information requested in this letter is provided, I will request (by copy of this letter) that the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers place this project on hold. Also, this project will be placed on hold for DWQ
processing due to incomplete information (15A NCAC 2H .0507(h)). The processing of this application
will begin when the requested information is received. Please be advised that if your proposed activity is
subject to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), you must also receive a Section 401
Water Quality Certification from the N. C. Division of Water Quality before you begin any work.
Please send the requested information to Mr. Ian McMillan, N. C. Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401
Certification Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650. If you have any questions, please
contact Mr. Daryl Lamb, DWQ, Winston-Salem Regional Office, at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Steve W. Tedder
Regional Supervisor
DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
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cc: Mr. Monte Mathews, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
DWQ, Winston-Salem Regional Office
Wetlands/401 Unit File Copy
Central Files
Mr. Charles Johnston, Environmental services, Inc., 3661 Alamance Road, Burlington, NC 27215