20061787 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20070122

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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
January 22, 2007
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Jim Grdich
Blue Ridge Companies
5826 Samset Drive
High Point, NC 27265
DWQ EXP Project # 2006-1787
Guilford County
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Subject Property: The Reserve at Adams Creek
UT to Bull Run [030608, 17-5-(2), WSIV, Ca]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Grdich:
On January 16, 2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) and the City of Greensboro met with
you and your consultant at your request, to discuss the December 22, 2006 DWQ request for
more information letter and concerns that DWQ and City of Greensboro had with your
November 3, 2006 submittal. The DWQ has determined that your application dated November 3,
2006, and received by DWQ on November 13, 2006 was still incomplete and/or provided
inaccurate information as discussed below. The DWQ will require additional information in
order to process your application to impact 2471inear feet of intermittent streams and 0.483 open
waters. Since this project was put on hold for additional information on December 22, 2006 and
it was determined in the January 16, 2007 meeting that you would not be able to address our
concerns without having to completely revise your plans, therefore we are returning your
application. If you want to carry out the proposed impacts, you will need to reapply and pay the
401 Certification fee again. Please be sure to address the information specifically requested
previously, and repeated herein. If you want to reapply, please provide the following
information so that we may review your project.
.Additional Information Requested:
1. The proposed impact to the 2471inear feet of intermittent stream consists of the placement
of the 24" reinforced concrete pipe in the stream for the purpose of constructing a parking
lot. This action would require a Major Variance as a "prohibited" use in Zone 1 of the
protected riparian buffers under 15A NCAC 02B.0250.
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] /FAX [phone] /Internet: http~//h2o.enr.state nc.us/ncwetlands
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Jim Grdich
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January 22, 2007
2. The inline (in stream) stormwater treatment you are proposing with pond #3 on your plan
sheet is not allowed per EPA Region 4. Your stormwater will need to be treated outside of
the stream and hydrologically connected pond network.
3. According to your plan sheet, stormwater will be piped directly to the stream and
hydrologically connected ponds on your site and will completely by-pass the buffers.
Stormwater must be treated as sheet flow through the buffers prior to discharging into the
stream per 15A NCAC 02B.0250 (5).
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 Cyndi Karoly or Amy Chapman at
919-733-9721 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss
this matter.
Sincerely,
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Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
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Enclosures:
cc: Daryl Lamb, DWQ Winston Salem Regional Office
Monte Mathews, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Matthew H. O'Brien, LSS; Environmental Services, Inc.; 3661 Alamance Rd;
Burlington, NC 27215
Virginia T. Spillman; P.E.; City of Greensboro; Water Resources Department;
Stormwater Management Division; 2602 S. Elm Eugene St; Greensboro, NC 27406
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Filename: 061787TheReserveatAdamsCreek(Guilford)Returnapplication