20130654 Ver 1_More Info Requested_20130726

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Acting Director Secretary
July 26, 2013
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
7012 2210 0002 4887 0895
Mr. Jay Johnson
North Carolina Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 1587
Greenville, NC 27835
Subject: The replacement of Bridge # 223 over Langs Mill Run with an aluminum box culvert on SR 1232 in Pitt County; DWQ
project number 13 -0654
Dear Mr. Johnson:
The Division of Water Quality has reviewed your submittal for a 401 Water Quality Certification and Neuse Buffer Authorization, for
the aforementioned project. Review of your application revealed it lacking necessary information required for making an informed
permit decision. The permit application was deficient in the following areas:
• Agency Comments. In order to process a bridge to culvert application, the appropriate resource agency having jurisdiction (NC
DMF, NC WRC, etc.) needs to have an opportunity to comment on the proposed structure. In this case, WRC has either not had
the opportunity to provide comments or they were not included in the application. Please provide the requested comments.
Therefore, pursuant to 15A NCAC 2H .0507(a)(5), we will have to place the permit application on hold until we are supplied the
necessary information. You have 21 days to respond in writing with the requested information or notification to this office that the
information is forthcoming. If, at the end of the 21 days, this office has not received this information in writing, we will assume you
are withdrawing your application and it will be returned. Furthermore, until the information is received by the NC Division of Water
Quality, we request (by copy of this letter) that the US Army Corps of Engineers place the permit application on hold.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Garcy Ward at (252) 948 -3922 or garcy.ward @ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
for Tho Reeder
Acting Director
cc: Tom Steffens, US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington Field Office (electronic copy only)
Travis Wilson, WRC
Sonia Carrillo, DWQ, TPU
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